"Now ... the moment of truth is about to begin, with a victory for each team ... Who will be victorious in the end?" said the announcer.
"Well, I think Chrono already knows, the time has come..." Shion said to Am, as he walked through the corridors.
"Oh, it looks like the Team Blade of MidNight has announced he's fighter, and it's nothing more and nothing less than... Kiba Shion!" says the announcer.
"Ha, I knew you would do that." Chrono responded, seeing his friend leave the opposite corridor.
"So everything comes down to this." Tokoha thought.
"Wait a minute who will face Kiba Shion is ... his old partner Shindou Chrono!" the commentator said when he saw Chrono leave the hall.
"It all comes down to this, isn't it?" Shion asks Chrono.
"That seems ..." Chrono says blond.
"You know it won't be the same as the U20, right?" Shion answers.
"Who knows ..." the redhead replies.
"Stand up Vanguard!" Both shout...
"Chrono Dran!" Chrono declares.
"Blinking Knight, Millius" Shion declares... "This brings me memories, and no matter how much time you spend, you're still the same and just as predictable." due to Shion's comment, Chrono became upset.
"I'm going first..." Chrono said. "Ride Chronoethos Jackal!"
"My turn." Shion declares... "Ride Lunarfang Knight, Felax! Vanguard Attack! (8000 - 13000)"
"No guard ..." responds Chrono, who dropped a letter in his damage zone.
Chrono: []
Shion:
"Ride... Chronobeat Buffalo, Call Chronobeat Buffalo! Chronobeat Buffalo Vanguard Attack!" Chrono atacks.
"No guard" Shion answers him.
"Drive Check..." Chrono said, but he doesn't get a trigger.
Chrono:[]
Shion:[]
"I think it's my turn ... Ride Livarot, Call Knight of Twin Sword and also Call Archer of Heaven's Tower!" Shion said, who adds ... "now Knight of Twin Sword Vanguard Attack! (9000+ 7000 = 16000)"
"No guard..." Chrono answers...
"Now Millius supports Livarot, Vanguard Attack!"
"Guard" responds Chrono, who defends himself with 19000.
"Drive check" declares Shion ... "Critical Trigger! All effects to Livarot."
Chrono: [][][][]
Shion []
"Wow ... four damages, do you think Shindou is fine?" Emi asked.
"It will be, it has come out of worse situations ... it's not like I care or something like that." Tokoha replied to Emi, who only rolled her eyes, since she knew that Tokoha was worried about Chrono.
"Ride ... Chronojet Dragon G and I call ... Chronocharge Unicorn." said Chrono, who was calling one more unit.
"Come on, give me the best you have Chrono!" Shion told him.
"Chronojet Dragon G Vanguard Attack!" declared Chrono...
"No guard ..." the blond answered ...
"Drive check ..." said Chrono, who adds ... "Get Critical trigger"
"As always, luck smiles at you Chrono" thought Shion, who laughed.
"Second check ... Get Critical trigger." said Chrono, revealing another critic ... "both critics of Chronojet and Chronobeat bonuses."
Chrono: [][][][]
Shion:[][][][]
"They are very close ..." said Kazuma.
"Yes, now it's a resistance fight ..." Tokoha replied.
"It's time to end this... Ride Blue Sky Knight, Altmile!" Shiona called his Vanguard. "Stride Generation! Divine Knight of Lore, Selfes and I also call Altmile."
"Selfes skil: When this unit attacks, I choose any number of my cards from my hand, bind them face down, choose one of my rear-guards, and it gets + 5000 until end of turn. At the end of that turn, put the cards bound with this effect into my hand."
"Bring it on Kiba!" says Chrono.
"Altmile Vanguard Attack!" Shion declares.
"No guard!" Chrono answers him.
"Now! Selfes Vanguard Attack!" Shion said, who attack Chronojet, but...
"Kanzen guard!" Chrono simles at him.
"you forgot My Knight of Twin Sword... Vanguard Attack!" Shion said to him.
"no, I don't! Generation Guard! and Guard" Chorno protects with 4100.
Chrono: [][][][][]
Shion: [][][][]
"You're right, this ends here..." Chrono said. "Stride Generation! Metapulsar, Mystery-freeze Dragon."
"Chronojet Dragon G Skill, Chronobeat time-leap ... Call Chronojet Dragon G, I also call Chronoclaw." Chrono added.
"Show me the best you have Chrono!" said Shion.
"Chronoclaw skill: counterblas (1) and he gets + 5000. Chronoclaw Vanguard attack" declared Chrono.
"Guard!"
"Not bad Kiba, but I still don't finish ... Metapulsar, Mystery-freeze Dragon Vanguard Attack!" said Chrono, who adds... "Metapulsar, Mystery-freeze Dragon Skill: Generation Break 3: [Counter Blast (2)] Bind four cards from the top of my deck face up. Until end of turn, for the battle that this unit attacked, my opponent can not call cards from his or her hand with the same grade as the cards bound by this effect to (GC). If a grade 3 card was bound with this effect, this card gets drive + 1."
"Well, give your best." Shion told him.
"the first ... grade 1, the second ... grade 1, the third ... grade 2 and the last ... grade 3" Chrono told him revealing the four cards of the top of his deck.
"It was a good fight, I admit ... I can only say ... No guard!" said Shion.
Chrono: XX[][][]
Shion[][][][][][]
After the fight...
"You beat me again." Shion tells the redhead, who gives him his hand.
"It was a good fight, but now we have to go for a bigger prize." Chrono answers him.
"It will not be that easy and you know it, both Shiranui and Chaos Breaker know you're after them." the blonde replies.
"Yes, we'll think something." Chrono responds, who goes with his team.
"Let's go to the next phase!" Everyone is happy, except Tokoha.
"Well, I'm retiring," Tokoha tells his teammates.
"Huh ?, but we went to the next Round, it would be best to celebrate as a team." Emi suggests to them before Tokoha retires.
"Okay, I'll go, but please remove that face, Emi-san." Tokoha replies to Emi, since Emi had put puppy eyes.
"Are you going too, right Shindou-kun?" Emi asks him.
"No, I have to..." the redhead replies.
"What did you say? I clearly heard "Of course I have nothing better to do." Emi answers, who pinches him on the cheek.
Later...
"And what do you plan to do? The situation between these two lovebirds is very tense." Kazuma whispers to Emi.
"I think I was a bit rude with Chrono, but ... How do I apologize?" Tokoha thought.
"I will concentrate on the next round, but ... I have to find a way that what happened to Mikuru doesn't happen to anyone else." thought Chrono.
"You see they both want to make amends, but they do not know how." Emi replies to Kazuma.
"Here is what they asked for 4 specials." the waiter was telling them, carrying four huge bowls of ramen.
"Well, see you tomorrow at the airport." Chrono answers, who starts to retire.
"Yes, according to what ibuki-san told us, the tournament will be held in Europe, and only the 8 that qualified will be there." Emi said happily, because he would see his brother again.
"You heard that Anjou, you will return to France sooner than expected." Kazuma answers him, but is greeted by a blow from Emi.
"Yes, when this is over, I won't have to go back to Japan." she answers.
"Come on Tokoha, Kazuma didn't mean it, right?" Emi said to the green-haired.
"Yeah, it was just a joke, don't get so serious." Kazuma tells her.
"I know, but I did mean it." Tokoha answers very seriously.
The next day...
"Well, you're here." Ibuki tells Chrono.
"Yeah, what did you want to talk to me about?" asks Chrono.
"Some friends of mine are in the tournament, I think you already know them, if something comes up ... you can count on them." Ibuki replies to Chrono.
"I just hope that while I'm out of Japan, Mikuru is fine." thought Chrono.
"Don't worry about your aunt, she is being looked after by two people we trust." Ibuki replies to Chrono, since the redhead was somewhat thoughtful.
"Sorry I'm late ..." said Tokoha, who appeared with the rest of the team.
"Hello, little sister." said a voice that they knew very well.
"Mamoru-san?" Chrono reacts surprised.
"Chrono, you have a minute?" Mamoru says.
While with Chrono...
"What did you want to talk about Mamoru-san?" Chrono asks him.
"Thanks for everything" Mamoru thanked the young redhead.
"Why exactly?" Chrono answers confused.
"Technically for everything, for giving my sister a place to stay, for helping her when she needed it, for being a good friend and among other things." Mamoru replies.
"So... you were worried about her." Chrono says.
"Yeah, I know I was a little rough at first, but it's only because I care about her." Mamoru replies to the redhead.
"Yes, I think I understand you a bit." said Chrono who was worried about his aunt.
"You're right, but you care about her because you love her, I do it because I'm her brother." Mamoru replies, causing Chrono to blush a little.
"Who told you that ?, I mean, No! I'm worried about my Aunt Mikuru." Chrono answers who gets very nervous.
"Oh, so she's your aunt." Mamoru tells the redhead.
"What are you talking about?" Chrono question confused.
"Well, it's that Ibuki took me to meet someone at the hospital, although I should have guessed by the last name." he answers him.
"It's almost time." Chrono answers, who saw the clock on his cell phone.
"Okay then I'll take care of Mikuru-san, but you must take care of my sister." says Mamoru.
"But at this moment ..." said Chrono, who remembered having fought with Tokoha.
"I know, I know they're fighting, but it's not like this happened before, right?" he answers him.
"It seems to be a little more serious this time ..." Chrono tells him.
"I know you'll make it, and everything will go back to normal or maybe not?" Mamoru replies.
"You sound very confident ..." Chrono tells Mamoru.
"Of course ... I have to trust my new Little Brother." Mamoru replies, who is going to do his job without telling Chrono any more.
"Wait a minute ... he calls me his new little brother?!" Chrono shouts, who instantly blush.
To be continue...