Vile: Well, it's three days until Valentine's Day, and I hope I can think of something to give you guys for that day, but for now, here's my newest Decks-hibition!
Tokunosuke: *reads it* Hey, I'm finally the star of one of these, Ura!
Vile: Yep. It wasn't easy for me to think of a situation for you, but here's what I came up with.
Tokunosuke: Then let's go, already! *opens a lawn chair and sits down, pulling out some popcorn*
Vile: *rolls eyes in amusement* Okay then. Disclaimer's on the first page, any bolded cards are mine. Enjoy!
Decks-hibition
Story 11: Legit Business
Tokunosuke walked down the streets of Heartland happily, humming a small tune to himself. He was on his way to Kodoa's Card Shop to get Hikaya for another date. Every time he thought about Hikaya, he thought about how lucky he was that he even had a girlfriend to begin with. 'I was grateful enough to even know Yuma-kun, but thanks to him, I met Hikaya-chan, Ura. I need to thank him once of these days.' He finally made it to Kodoa's Card Shop, but when he walked inside, Mr. Kodoa didn't look too happy. "Kodoa-san? What's wrong, Ura?"
"Oh, hello, Tokunosuke. Business has been bad recently." Mr. Kodoa replied. "Ever since that new store opened three days ago, we haven't had a single customer."
"New store, Ura?" Tokunosuke wondered.
Hikaya then walked out from the back room and walked to the door. "That." He pointed at a new store at the end of the street. It was much larger than Kodoa's Shop and looked much fancier than it. Tokunosuke's eyes were wide. "Everybody's been going there nowadays. We may not be a big store, but at least we had some good business." A tear came down her cheek.
"Hikaya-chan?" Tokunosuke breathed.
"If… If we go out of business… we'll have to move back to our old home." Hikaya said, shocking Tokunosuke. Hikaya's tears began to fall. "I don't wanna go back! I'm happy here now!" She fell to her knees. "Why… Why is this happening to us?!"
Rather than words, a low growl was heard from the bespectacled boy. Hikaya looked up at him, seeing his eyes covered by the glare on his glasses. "…There's a hidden side to this. I'm getting to the bottom of this, Ura." He knelt down in front of Hikaya. "You won't have to move, Hikaya-chan." He smiled. "Trust me, Ura." He kissed her before standing up and leaving the shop.
Hikaya was blushing with an awestruck look. "T… Toku-kun…"
*Meanwhile*
Tokunosuke walked into the new Card Shop, his face clearly not impressed. Though the shop LOOKED fancy, it was basically the same as Kodoa's Shop: Racks of cards, a ring-up counter, and a door to a back room. 'What is so good about this place?' He went over to some of the card racks, and was immediately miffed. 'Nani? These cards are way more expensive than the ones in Kodoa's Shop! How is this place getting the business?!' Then, his eyes caught sight of a group of people near a table. Based on their voices, they seemed impressed with something. Tokunosuke's glasses shined, then he walked over to the group.
He moved his way through to find a man sitting on the table. He looked about 19, having black hair with green highlights and yellow eyes. He wore a white t-shirt with a purple vest, black pants, and red shoes. "Watch closely, everyone. Nothing up my sleeve- Oh wait, I don't have sleeves." He chuckled, making some of the girls giggle.
'Lame joke.' Tokunosuke thought.
The man unfolded four cards in his hands. "Four monsters, FIRE, WATER, EARTH, WIND." With some quick moves of his arms, the cards were gone. The girls in the group breathed in awe. "You may be wondering, where did those cards go?"
"Ahem!" Tokunosuke cleared his throat, getting everyone's attention.
"Is there anything I can help you with, kid?" The man said.
"Aside from explaining why you're doing the oldest card trick in the book, Ura?" Tokunosuke said with snark. Some of the girls didn't look too happy. Tokunosuke walked over to the table and swept his hands across four card spaces, unfolding them to reveal the man's cards. "Custom card backs to match a playing table. Mastered it years ago, Ura."
Some of the girls gave a bit of applause, but the man looked pretty annoyed. "You must think you're some kind of Duel Monsters Houdini, now, don't you?"
Tokunosuke smirked. "Not really. I just know when to spot the hidden side of things, Ura." He pulled out his own Deck and drew four cards. "To perform a true trick, you need to know every little detail of what you're doing." He folded the cards and unfolded, revealing eight cards in place of four. He folded them again and clapped his hands, revealing the cards to be gone, impressing some of the people. "You see, you may have fooled people with your basic tricks, Ura. But against me…" He pulled one card out of his hat, then one out of a girl's pocket, and a third from a man's sleeve before hopping onto the table toward the man. "…You're just a corner show." He pulled a fourth card out of his hair and hopped off the table, now holding the four cards in one hand. "So why don't you put on some cleated boots and take a hike, Ura?" He fanned out his cards, showing eight back in his hand. The group began to applaud him, angering the man. Then Tokunosuke turned to the audience. "Oh, and here's something else you didn't know. There's another card shop right by here with the same cards, only with better deals! Follow me if you want both bargains and a REAL show!" Tokunosuke walked out of the shop with the crowd right behind him.
The man on the table, however, wasn't too happy. 'Is that the way you wanna play, kid? All right, then. Business is business. And when it comes to business, Kikan Kemuri doesn't fail.'
*Back at Kodoa's Card Shop*
A table had been set up in the shop, allowing Tokunosuke to perform his tricks to the audience, who were also buying cards from the shop. When Tokunosuke finished his latest trick and got applause, Hikaya rushed up and hugged him tightly. "Arigatou, Toku-kun! I didn't know what I'd do if we had to leave."
Tokunosuke smiled back, hugging her with one arm. "It was no trouble, Hikaya-chan. I wasn't gonna let him cheat you out of business with some lousy tricks, Ura."
"Tokunosuke, you're a true magnet for business." Mr. Kodoa said. "Have you ever thought about working as our head of advertisement?"
"Hmm… that might be something to think about, Kodoa-san." Tokunosuke replied.
*The Next Day*
Tokunosuke, this time accompanied by Yuma and Tetsuo (who needed new cards), went back to Hikaya's Card Shop, but when they got to the street, Tokunosuke suddenly stopped with wide eyes. "What's wrong, Tokunosuke?" Yuma asked.
Tokunosuke scowled, looking right at Kikan's Card Shop. "The hidden side has emerged again, Ura. Follow me, guys." Yuma and Tetsuo looked at each other and shrugged before following Tokunosuke to the newer shop.
When the three boys walked in, there was a signboard right next to them. "'Try our new Mystery Box. For each pack you buy, you can pick a random card. If you're lucky, you can win an extremely rare card!'" Tetsuo read.
"Rare card? Awesome!" Yuma cried, about to rush to the card racks.
"Wait a minute, Ura." Tokunosuke said simply, grabbing Yuma's shirt and making him fall on his back. "He's cheating people again. I can feel it." The smaller boy walked up to where the Mystery Box was, seeing a bunch of people in line.
"Come on, gimme something good!" The person at the front said, eight packs in his bag. He picked eight cards from the box: All were mere Common cards. "Awww…" The man walked away, bummed.
"How many Common cards picked has that been so far, Jida?" Kikan, who was nearby, asked a blue-haired kid who was wearing a second-year Heartland Middle School uniform. Kikan wore a sick smirk.
"Adding those eight cards to the total gets… 234 Commons and 0 Rares, Kemuri-sama." The boy said.
"234 Commons and no Rares, Ura?" Tokunosuke asked, skeptical.
Yuma and Tetsuo were also skeptical. 'Astral.' Yuma said mentally. The blue spirit emerged from the Key. 'How unlikely is it for 234 Commons and no Rares to be picked from a randomized card box?'
Astral raised an eyebrow. "Almost impossible. At its worst, the ratio of Common cards to Rare cards is 50 to 1. There should have been many more Rare cards picked."
Yuma nodded. "Tokunosuke, you're probably right. 234 Commons and no Rares is way too unlikely."
Tokunosuke sighed. "He doesn't learn." He got in line behind the other customers.
Eventually Tokunosuke got to the front, getting an odd look out of Kikan. "You again? Finally decide to buy something?"
"No. I'm here to examine this 'Mystery Box', Ura." The bespectacled boy said. "I couldn't help but notice your record. Last count is now 252 Commons and no Rares, no?"
Jida looked at the record. "…Yeah, that's it."
"If you don't mind me asking, can you show us what kind of Rare cards we might find in the Mystery Box, Ura?" Tokunosuke asked.
Kikan immediately gained a sweatdrop. "Uhhh…" He quickly grinned and rubbed the back of his head. "Why would I do that? That ruins the surprise!"
Tokunosuke smirked. "I can handle it." He said, swiping the Mystery Box.
"Hey!" Kikan shouted.
"Relax, I'll put them all back, Ura." Tokunosuke said nonchalantly, hopping onto Kikan's card table and dumping cards out of the box. Once the box was empty, Tokunosuke tossed it aside and began sifting through the cards.
However, Kikan quickly grabbed him and held him up. "What's the big idea, you twerp?!" He growled.
"Oi! There's not a single Rare card in here!" Tetsuo griped. He and Yuma were rifling through the cards on the table.
"Gokibore? Skull Servant? Dokuroyaiba? All these cards are Common quality!" Yuma said. He looked at Kikan. "You gypped us!"
The crowd turned their attention to Kikan with glares, making him sweatdrop nervously. Tokunosuke then pulled his hair, making him yelp and drop him. "Let's go, guys." He said, Yuma and Tetsuo following him. He turned to the crowd. "When you're done with whatever you're doing, remember that Kodoa's Shop is still open, Ura!" The three boys left the shop.
"What do you think you unleashed in there, Tokunosuke?" Yuma asked.
"I really don't know. And honestly, I don't care. As long as that guy stops cheating people into giving him business." The smaller boy replied.
"You're just trying to get him out of here, aren't you?" Tetsuo asked. Tokunosuke merely grinned, his eyes gleaming.
*Four Days Later* *School*
Tokunosuke had a grin on his face as Hikaya walked besides him, her arms around his and her head on his shoulders. As they entered an open area, they overheard some other students. "Hey, did you hear? Garcia Panther is at Kemuri Card Shop today!"
This made the two short kids stop dead in their tracks. "No way! I've gotta get over there after school!" Another kid said.
"I've always wanted to meet Garcia Panther-sama!" A girl said.
Tokunosuke and Hikaya looked at each other. The look in their eyes told them they were thinking the same thing: "Not again…"
*Later That Day* *Kemuri Card Shop*
Tokunosuke entered the shop and looked around. Kikan was nowhere to be seen, but he did see who was apparently Garcia Panther, talking to a group of kids from school. However, one look at this man told him this wasn't Garcia. After all, Tokunosuke knew a disguise when he saw one. He walked up to the crowd, hearing "Garcia" talk to them. "So remember, kids: Try to Xyz Summon as much as possible for an easy victory!"
The kids were awed, but Tokunosuke wasn't. 'Pssh. What lousy advice.' He thought, moving to the front. "Excuse me, Garcia-san?"
The man looked down at Tokunosuke. "Why, hello there, son! Can I do something for you?"
'Completely faked voice, Ura.' Tokunosuke thought. "I'd like to ask you a question, if that's OK, Ura."
"Fire away!" "Garcia" said.
The small boy smirked. "Where was the first tournament you ever won located?"
"Garcia" immediately looked nervous. "Um… well…" He stuttered. The kids in the crowd were perplexed. "San Francisco, California, USA?"
Tokunosuke scowled and hopped onto the card table nearby. "Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. You should've known that, 'Garcia', since you were apparently born there." He deadpanned, grabbing the mask and ripping it off his face, revealing that it wasn't Garcia behind the mask, but Kikan's assistant, Jida. "Baka. You can't fool me with your lousy disguise." He reached out and pulled a valve on the shoulder, causing the muscled body to deflate around him, revealing Jida to be on stilts.
The kids in the audience immediately began booing him. "You suck!" "Fake!" "How dare you impersonate Garcia-sama?!"
Kikan must've heard the commotion and came out from the back room. "What's going on out here?!" He looked at the crowd and was shocked. "You again?!"
"Keep setting up tricks, Kemuri-baka! I'll expose you every time!" Tokunosuke said. "Ja ne, Kemuri-baka!" He left the store, followed by the crowd of students.
"Hey Omoteura-kun, do you know where we can find cheap cards?" One kid said.
Tokunosuke grinned, his glasses gleaming. "Sure, guys. Follow me!" He headed off with the kids behind him.
Kikan, however, watched vengefully from the window. 'All right… now it's time I played hardball!'
*Six Days Later*
Tokunosuke returned to the Kemuri Card Shop once more, having seen a sign that advertised: "Cards that you've never seen before!" Tokunosuke wasn't impressed with this new gimmick, and apparently Kikan had been expecting him, as he didn't even show any malice. "Well, well, well… come to try and bust me for being a fake again?" Tokunosuke merely nodded. "Well, you'd be wasting your time. I'm on the up and up this time, and business is booming."
"…Prove it." Tokunosuke merely said.
"As you wish." Kikan said, getting a new pack off a nearby rack. Tokunosuke held out his hand, making Kikan smirk. "Pay up, squirt."
"And why would I pay you, Ura? How do I know that those cards aren't fakes?" Tokunosuke asked.
"They aren't fakes." A kid in the store said, walking up to Tokunosuke. "Check 'em out!" He showed the bespectacled boy his own pack.
Tokunosuke was surprised, looking at the cards. They were all legit. No shoddy recoloring, no labels over words… everything was good. "I don't believe it, Ura…"
"See, kid? I've got you this time." Kikan said, waving the pack in his hand. "The offer's still on the table if you want it…"
Tokunosuke was still feeling off. "Kuso… fine." He pulled out some yen and gave it to Kikan, taking the pack.
"Pleasure doing business with you." Kikan said. Tokunosuke turned to leave, but Kikan spoke again. "Oh, and send my regards to Kodoa's Card Shop, heheh!"
Tokunosuke's eye twitched and he immediately glared at him. "Go to hell, Ura!" He snapped before rushing out of the building. Kikan chuckled.
*The Next Day* *School*
"Are… are you sure, Toku-kun?" Hikaya whimpered. Tokunosuke had the cards from his pack on the table, Yuma and his friends nearby.
Tokunosuke looked sad. "I'm afraid so, Hikaya-chan. These cards are all legit, Ura." He said.
Hikaya groaned. "With these cards, our business is doomed…"
Shark picked up a Panther Warrior card. However, he read the text and his eyes widened. "What the hell?"
"What's up, Shark?" Yuma asked.
"Look at this card's text! It says 'Sacrifice' on it!" Shark said.
"Nani?!" Hikaya cried, swiping the card from Shark. "This isn't right! 'Sacrifice' was phased out for 'release' a long time ago!"
"Look at this one!" Takashi said, holding up a Summoner of Illusions. "This one says 'Fusion Deck' instead of 'Extra Deck'!"
"What kinds of cards is he peddling, Ura?" Tokunosuke mused.
Then, Tokunosuke overheard someone talking. He looked and saw that it was Jida. "Man, I hate working for Kemuri. I don't get paid enough for what he makes me do. He's also a lousy sport when it comes to business. Get this: He found these old packs of cards at a flea market and convinced the old woman to let him sell them for her. Those cards are borderline worthless!"
Tokunosuke looked pissed. "That son of a bitch! He's selling crap cards for more than they're worth, Ura!"
"I can't stand this kind of person…" Hikaya said.
"Don't worry, Hikaya-chan. We'll show everyone what a fraud he is today, Ura." Tokunosuke said. The two kids smirked at each other.
*Later That Day* *Kemuri Card Shop*
Kikan was counting the money in the cash register when he saw Tokunosuke enter, Hikaya being with him. "Hello there, you two. Come to apologize for the crap you put me through before?"
"Far from that." Tokunosuke said with a smirk. "Attention, shoppers! The so-called 'never before seen' cards are worthless, Ura!"
"Nani?!" "What's he talking about?" "Worthless cards?!" The shoppers wondered.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's the big idea?!" Kikan griped.
"Listen up, everyone! My dad owns a card shop, so I know how to spot a lousy card! Take a look at these!" She held up some cards. "They say 'sacrifice' instead of 'release'! They say 'Fusion Deck' instead of 'Extra Deck'! These are way before the Master Rules, which makes them invalid! No sane buyer would take these! He's selling these cards for way more than they're worth! Kikan Kemuri is a fraud!"
"SHUT UP!" Kikan roared. "I'm not gonna take your lousy accusations! Get out! You two are no longer allowed here!"
"You can't do that!" Tokunosuke growled. "We aren't doing anything except exposing you for the fraud that you are, Ura!"
Kikan smirked. "Okay, so your cards were lousy! Big whoop! You paid for it, so no refunds!"
Tokunosuke then smirked and chuckled. "Don't need one. I gave you fake yen for that pack, Ura!"
Kikan's eyes widened. "NANI?! You little counterfeiter! I should call the cops on you!"
"And I can call the cops on you for selling worthless cards and have your shop closed down for good!" Hikaya countered. The other customers had already backed up.
The shop's owner immediately stopped his rant, looking back and forth. "Although…" Tokunosuke began, making Kikan look at him. "We might be willing to look the other way… if you move your shop somewhere else, Ura."
"Nani? Why would I do that?" Kikan asked. "Sure, I sold crap cards, but business is business!"
Tokunosuke gave an annoyed look. "I can tell that you won't give in, so I say we place a wager. You beat me in a Duel, we'll leave you alone, Ura. I beat you, you pack up and take off."
"Rgh… Fine! You're on!" Kikan said. Tokunosuke's glasses gleamed.
"Duel Disk, set!" Both players' D-Pads clacked onto their wrists and activated. "D-Gazer, set!" Tokunosuke equipped his Gazer onto his glasses while Kikan activated his Gazer.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." Both players' D-Gazers flashed, along with Hikaya's and the crowd's (those that were still there, as some had left). "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area around them morphed into the alternate reality.
"DUEL!"
Tokunosuke LP:4000
Kikan LP:4000
"Ore no turn! Draw, Ura!" Tokunosuke drew his card. "Kaadi ichi mai settei! Turn end, Ura!" A facedown monster emerged.
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Kikan drew his card. "Fireball Armadillo, Shoukan!" His monster rolled onto the field as a curled-up red armadillo with a sphere of fire around it. The armadillo uncurled itself and faced forward viciously.
Fireball Armadillo: Lv.3 FIRE Beast ATK:1700/DEF:300
"Fireball Armadillo no kouka hatsudo! When it's Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 3 WATER monster from my Deck! Icecube Eel, Tokushu Shoukan!" His new monster was a light blue eel that was lying flat on the ground, but its head and tail were pushed up 90 degrees, a cube of ice surrounding it.
Icecube Eel: Lv.3 WATER Fish ATK:300/DEF:1700 (Defense Mode)
"Fireball Armadillo, attack his face-down monster! Flame Roller!" The fiery beast began rolling rapidly, increasing the power of its fire, then shooting down the field toward Tokunosuke's facedown.
"Reveal yourself, Karasubone!" His monster flipped up to reveal what looked like some kind of crow, but it had bony wings and feet.
Karasubone: Lv.4 WIND Zombie ATK:900/DEF:1300
"Karasubone no ribaasu kouka (Flip Effect) hatsudo! I can Special Summon a Level 4 or below Flip Effect Monster from my Deck in face-down Defense Mode, Ura!" Tokunosuke grabbed a card and placed it face-down, but Fireball Armadillo smashed through Karasubone.
"Not bad, kid! Kaado ichi mai settei! Turn end!" Kikan's facedown emerged.
"Ore no turn! Draw, Ura!" Tokunosuke drew his card. "Garahebone, Ribaasu Shoukan!" His monster flipped up, revealing his monster to be a rattlesnake of sorts, but the head and rattler were made of bones.
Garahebone: Lv.3 DARK Zombie ATK:600/DEF:500
"Garahebone no ribaasu kouka hatsudo! One of your monsters can't attack while it remains face-up on the field, Ura!" Garahebone's tail rattled before its head was fired off, chomping Fireball Armadillo's shell, making it squeak. An odd poison was conducted into its body before the head returned to its body. "Chuubone, Shoukan!" His signature red-horned skeletal rat monster emerged.
Chuubone: Lv.3 EARTH Zombie ATK:300/DEF:300
"A snake and a rat?" Kikan wondered.
Tokunosuke's glasses gleamed. "Ore wa, Reberu San no Garahebone to, Chuubone de Obarei, Ura!" His two monsters turned fully purple and orange before shooting into the air in a spiral. A red spiral portal opened up, and both his monsters flew inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan, Ura! Arawareyo, Akitsunebone, Ura!" His Xyz Monster emerged as a fox-like skeleton that had three tails, but what was odd was that all of its bones were red. It let out a demonic noise as its yellow eyes gleamed, two red Overlay Units circling it.
Akitsunebone: Rank 3 FIRE Zombie/Xyz ATK:2000/DEF:1600 2 Overlay Units
"Yatta, Toku-kun!" Hikaya cried.
"Magic Card, Uraschool, hatsudo, Ura! This card allows me to Special Summon 3 Level 1 Flip Effect Monsters from my Deck in face-down Defense Mode!" He placed all three cards facedown. "Akitsunebone no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, all face-down Flip Effect Monsters I control are flipped into face-up Defense Mode, Ura!" Akitsunebone absorbed one of its red orbs by eating it, then it set out energy waves across Tokunosuke's field. "Reveal yourselves, my three Harisenbones!" His facedowns all flipped up to reveal a trio of skeletal fish monsters covered in yellow spikes.
Harisenbone x3: Lv.1 WATER Zombie ATK:200/DEF:400
"Harisenbone san tai de no ribaasu kouka hatsudo, Ura! You take 400 damage for each one, making 1200 total!" All three fish fired off the spines from their bodies at Kikan, striking him.
Kikan LP:2800
"Ore wa Reberu Ichi no Harisenbone san tai de Obarei, Ura!" All three of his skeletal fish turned fully blue before soaring into the air in a spiral. Another red spiral portal opened up, and all three monsters sailed inside. "San tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku, Ura! Ekishiizu Shoukan! Arawareyo, Kiirotakobone!" His new monster emerged as a skeletal octopus, but all of the bones were yellow. Three blue Overlay Units circled it.
Kiirotakobone: Rank 1 WATER Zombie/Xyz ATK:700/DEF:1000 3 Overlay Units (Defense Mode)
Tokunosuke gave a creepy laugh. "Now, Akitsunebone, attack Icecube Eel, Ura!" The red skeletal fox growled before fire appeared on each of its tails, which combined into one and fired at the eel.
"Trap Card, Thermal Wave, hatsudo! Since I control at least one FIRE and one WATER monster, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or below monster from my Deck of one of those two Attributes! Ignite Wizard, Tokushu Shoukan!" His monster emerged as a human male dressed in red, blue, and black robes and a red fedora hat, holding what looked like a large match. He drew the match along the ground to ignite it, then held the staff to his side while pulling hat over one eye, smirking.
Ignite Wizard: Lv.4 FIRE Spellcaster ATK:1500/DEF:1200
"Now that I control Ignite Wizard, you can't attack any WATER monsters I control!" Kikan said.
Tokunosuke grunted. "Whatever. Akitsunebone, change your target to Ignite Wizard, Ura!" The white flames changed course, striking the new wizard and destroying it.
Kikan LP:2300
"Kaado ichi mai settei! Turn end, Ura!" Tokunosuke's facedown emerged.
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Kikan drew his card. "Kaado san mai settei!" Three facedowns emerged. "I release my Fireball Armadillo! Adobansu Shoukan!" The fiery beast leapt into the air and began rolling rapidly, the fireball consuming it and growing larger. "Arawareyo… Flashover Dragon!" The fireball exploded in a wave of fire, leaving behind a large but thin dark red dragon that was hovering in the air with two wings with orange webbing. However, the wings were glowing eerily, giving off what appeared to be heat, as the air around it was rippling like during a heat wave.
Flashover Dragon: Lv.6 FIRE Dragon ATK:2400/DEF:1600
"Time to turn up the heat! Flashover Dragon no kouka hatsudo! Once per turn, aside from WATER monsters, I can destroy every other card on the field!" Flashover's wings glowed even brighter.
"Nani?" Tokunosuke gasped.
"Go, 500-Degree Wave!" The red dragon roared before shooting its wings out, expelling a wave of intense heat across the entire field. All of a sudden, Akitsunebone, Tokunosuke's facedown, and all three of Kikan's facedowns burst into flames, Akitsunebone squeaking in pain. Oddly, Iceberg Eel and Kiirotakobone were untouched. The flames consumed those that afflicted them, making them explode into their own heat waves. "Oh yeah, and you take 200 damage for each card I destroyed!"
The waves washed over Tokunosuke one at a time, five in total. "Aaack! Hot, hot, hot, Ura!" All of a sudden, a keg of black powder appeared in front of Tokunosuke before the heat made in explode, covering Tokunosuke with smoke.
Tokunosuke LP:1500
"Toku-kun!" Hikaya cried.
The smoke cleared, showing soot over Tokunosuke's face. Tokunosuke shook off the soot wiped the sweat off of his forehead. "What the hell was THAT, Ura?!"
Kikan flicked his hair. "One of the facedowns that was destroyed was Powder Keg, which blows up 1500 of your Life Points when it's destroyed by a FIRE monster while facedown. I also destroyed my Drifting Ice Floe, which lets me add a WATER monster from my Deck to my hand if it's sent to the Graveyard!" A card slid out from his Deck, which he grabbed. "But now, since Flashover Dragon used its effect, it can't use it next turn." The orange glow on Flashover's wings died down. "But my dragon can still attack you! Flashover Dragon, attack Kiirotakobone with Flash Fireball!" Within the time frame of a second, a fireball was generated and fired from its mouth, striking Kiirotakobone and burning it into nothing.
"Kuso…" Tokunosuke groaned.
"Turn end!" Kikan ended his turn.
"Ore no turn! Draw, Ura!" Tokunosuke drew his card. "Kaado ni mai settei! Turn end, Ura!" A facedown monster and a facedown Magic or Trap Card emerged.
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Kikan drew his card. Some of the glow around Flashover Dragon's wings returned, but no heat was given off. "Now I release my Icecube Eel! Adobansu Shoukan!" The eel turned into energy, causing the ice cube to explode, turning into swirling icy mist. "Arawareyo, Freezedry Dragon!" The snowy mist converged into another large but thin dragon, this one colored a dark blue. This one had large wings that had squared webbing, the webbing decorated in squares, making them look like large ice cubes. The dragon's body, however, was dry to the touch. It landed on the ground with its wings in front of it.
Freezedry Dragon: Lv.6 WATER Dragon ATK:1600/DEF:2400
"Another dragon, Ura?" Tokunosuke wondered.
"You better believe it! Freezedry Dragon no kouka hatsudo! Once per turn, I can Special Summon two Level 4 or below FIRE monsters from my Graveyard!" Freezedry moved its wings to its sides, causing icy mist to form in the Monster Zones beside it. "Freeze Packing! Return, Fireball Armadillo and Ignite Wizard!" The armadillo and mage returned to the field, but their fires were out, and they were dry and rigid to the touch: They were freeze-dried.
Fireball Armadillo: Lv.3 FIRE Beast ATK:1700/DEF:300
Ignite Wizard: Lv.4 FIRE Spellcaster ATK:1500/DEF:1200
"Now, normally these two monsters wouldn't be able to attack or leave the field, but since I control another FIRE monster in Flashover Dragon, they get heated up and can go on the offensive!" Flashover gave off a slight heat wave from its wings, causing both of the FIRE monsters to snap out of their stupor. Armadillo rolled on the ground to re-ignite itself, and Wizard struck its match across the ground to light it. "Now, since I used this effect, Freezedry Dragon can't use its effect next turn, much like Flashover." The icy dragon's wings melted, leaving only thin webbing. "But no matter! Ignite Wizard, attack his facedown monster!" The mage twirled his match before holding the burning end in front of him and blowing, sending a stream of fire forward.
However, Tokunosuke's facedown monster flipped up, revealing what looked like a skeletal turtle shell. "Kamebone no ribaasu kouka hatsudo! It gains 500 Defense Points until the End Phase, Ura!"
Kamebone: Lv.4 WATER Zombie ATK:0/DEF:2500 (due to effect, originally 2000)
The skeletal shell began to spin rapidly, deflecting the fire stream. Some of the fire was sent right at Kikan. "Rgh!"
Kikan LP:1300
"You're one slippery little rat, kid!" Kikan said. "Turn end!"
Kamebone DEF:2000
"Ore no turn! Draw, Ura!" Tokunosuke drew his card and widened his eyes. 'Yes! This can help me!' "Magic Card, Book of Reversal, hatsudo! This lets me flip my Kamebone back into face-down Defense Mode, Ura!" His turtle zombie turned back into a facedown card. "Kaado ichi mai settei! Turn end, Ura!"
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Kikan drew his card. Flashover Dragon's wings regained their full glow, a heat wave being emitted from them. Meanwhile, Freezedry Dragon's wings began to regain their original appearance. "Frozen Fireball, Shoukan!" His card appeared as a small fireball with eyes, but it was encased in ice, somehow not melting the ice and not fizzling out.
Frozen Fireball: Lv.2 WATER Pyro ATK:600/DEF:0
"Frozen Fireball no kouka hatsudo! If I control a FIRE monster, then I can hit you for 600 damage every turn!" The fireball within the ice shot another fireball right through the ice, taking shards of it with it to strike Tokunosuke. The ice quick-froze to repair itself.
Tokunosuke LP:900
Kikan grinned. "Kaado ichi mai settei!" The card in his hand emerged as a facedown. "Time to end this! Flashover Dragon no kouka hatsudo! Every other card on the field that isn't a WATER monster is destroyed, and you take 200 points of damage for each one! Even though your Kamebone is a WATER monster, you have two facedowns that I can wipe out, and I have three cards! That's five total, meaning 1000 damage!"
The crowd gasped in shock. 'NO!' Hikaya mentally cried.
"Flashover Dragon… 500-Degree Wave!" The red dragon's wings glowed, then it sent out a massive heat wave, catching Kikan's facedown and his two other FIRE monsters ablaze, destroying them.
As the heat barreled toward Tokunosuke, he grinned. The heat caught his cards ablaze, but the boy still grinned. "Trap Card, Uraversal, hatsudo!"
"Nani?!" Kikan cried.
The heat wave suddenly gathered around his card. "You never detected the hidden side, Ura! Uraversal allows me to send the damage back to you, and as a bonus, any Effect Damage you've already dealt me is sent to you as well, Ura! I took 600 earlier, and added to the 1000 I would've taken, that's 1600 damage, which is more than you can stand, Kemuri-baka!" The heat wave converged into a sphere, which suddenly iced over. "You lose, Ura!"
The iced heat wave shot down toward Kikan, exploding in a combination heat wave-cold wave, sending Kikan backward. "Gwaaaaaaah!" He landed on the ground.
Tokunouske LP:900
Kikan LP:0 – LOSER
Tokunosuke's face appeared with the word WIN and the buzzer sounded, and the Augmented Reality vanished. Tokunosuke merely held a fist up with his eyes closed, a small smile on his face. The crowd in the store cheered for him. "That was awesome!" "Sweet Dueling!" "Nice job, Omoteura-kun!"
Hikaya rushed to Tokunosuke and hugged him tightly. "Arigatou, Toku-kun!" Tokunosuke hugged her without changing his facial expression.
Kikan sat up slowly, groaning. "I don't get you, kid…" Tokunosuke looked at him lazily. "You went to all this trouble just to get me to move my store? Why all for that?"
Tokunosuke secured one arm around Hikaya's waist. "Because the shop I'm supporting is owned by a family whose only hope of staying here is their shop. And with this, there is no hidden side, Ura." He and Hikaya turned and left Kikan's store, followed by the crowd of customers. No one noticed Kikan's shocked expression.
*Three Days Later*
Tokunosuke went to Kodoa's Card Shop a few minutes before it opened and stopped when he saw the state of Kemuri Card Shop. Everything had been taken down, not a trace of what it was before. Tokunosuke went inside Kodoa's Shop, finding Hikaya and her father. "He actually left, Ura?"
Mr. Kodoa nodded with a smile. "Indeed he did. He sent us this, though." He held up a letter, which Tokunosuke took.
"'You probably won't accept this, but gomen-nasai for what I did. Now that I know the situation, I've packed up my shop for the North Sector of Heartland. I won't uproot a family just for business.'" He read off the letter. Tokunosuke smiled, Hikaya walking up next to him. "I guess he's not such an asshole after all." He handed the letter back to Mr. Kodoa. Hearing voices, everyone turned to see customers at the door. "I guess business will be good from now on, huh, Ura?"
"And it's all thanks to you, Tokunosuke." Mr. Kodoa said, heading for the door. "You'll certainly do well running this shop after you've married my daughter."
Tokunosuke and Hikaya suddenly went bug-eyed, their faces scarlet. "TOU-CHAN!" Hikaya cried. Tokunosuke hid his eyes behind the shine of his glasses. Mr. Kodoa merely laughed as he unlocked the door and flipped the sign to "OPEN", ready for another day of business.
Author-Made Cards
Fireball Armadillo
Level 3 FIRE Beast
ATK:1700/DEF:300
When this card is Normal Summoned: Special Summon 1 Level 3 WATER monster from your Deck in Defense Position.
Icecube Eel
Level 3 WATER Fish
ATK:300/DEF:1700
If this card is Tributed for the Tribute Summon of a FIRE monster: You can Normal Summon once more this turn, if the Normal Summon is that of a WATER monster.
Karasubone
Level 4 WIND Zombie
ATK:900/DEF:1300
FLIP: Special Summon 1 Level 4 or below Flip Effect Monster from your Deck in face-down Defense Position.
Garahebone
Level 3 DARK Zombie
ATK:600/DEF:500
FLIP: Target 1 monster your opponent controls: It cannot attack while it is face-up on the field.
Ignite Wizard
Level 4 FIRE Spellcaster
ATK:1500/DEF:1200
Your opponent cannot target WATER monsters you control for attacks.
Flashover Dragon
Level 6 FIRE Dragon
ATK:2400/DEF:1600
Once per turn: You can destroy all other cards on the field, except WATER monsters, then inflict 200 damage to your opponent for each destroyed card. You cannot use this effect again until your second turn after you used this effect. While this card is face-up: You cannot attack your opponent directly.
Freezedry Dragon
Level 6 WATER Dragon
ATK:1600/DEF:2400
Once per turn: You can target 2 Level 4 or below FIRE monsters in your Graveyard: Special Summon those targets. You cannot use this effect again until your second turn after you used this effect. If you do not control a FIRE monster when you use this effect: The Special Summoned monsters cannot attack or leave the field, and their effects are negated, until you control a FIRE monster other than those monsters.
Kamebone
Level 4 WATER Zombie
ATK:0/DEF:2000
FLIP: This card gains 500 DEF until the End Phase.
Frozen Fireball
Level 2 WATER Pyro
ATK:600/DEF:0
Once per turn, if you control a FIRE monster: You can inflict 600 damage to your opponent.
Akitsunebone
Rank 3 FIRE Zombie/Xyz
ATK:2000/DEF:1600
2 Level 3 Flip Effect Monsters
Once per turn, during either player's turn: Detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Flip all face-down Flip Effect Monsters you control into face-up Defense Position.
Kiirotakobone
Rank 1 WATER Zombie/Xyz
ATK:700/DEF:1000
3 Level 1 Flip Effect Monsters
If your opponent Xyz Summons an Xyz Monster: You can detach all Xyz Materials from this card: Take control of that monster.
Uraschool
Normal Spell Card
Special Summon 3 Level 1 Flip Effect Monsters from your Deck in face-down Defense Position.
Thermal Wave
Normal Trap Card
If you control at least 1 FIRE monster and 1 WATER monster: Special Summon 1 Level 4 or below FIRE or WATER monster from your Deck.
Powder Keg
Normal Trap Card
If this face-down card is destroyed by the effect of a FIRE monster: Inflict 1500 damage to your opponent.
Drifting Ice Floe
Normal Trap Card
When this card is sent to the Graveyard: Add 1 WATER monster from your Deck to your hand.
Uraversal
Normal Trap Card
If you would take Effect Damage: Your opponent takes that damage instead, then inflict damage to your opponent equal to all Effect Damage you have already taken this turn.
Vile: Ah, nothing like a Decks-hibition to keep the creative juices flowing. As I mentioned earlier, Valentine's Day is coming up soon, so if there's a certain pairing that anyone wants me to write about, leave your suggestions in your reviews (if you review, that is)! But remember, review only if you liked this story! Ja ne for now!
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