Terribly sorry about the wait, but here is the fourth chapter of the Yu Boys vs Bracelet GIrls match-ups, Yuya vs Yuuz! I admit, I had trouble with this one, both with the actual duel and the setting. I hope you find both to be pleasing and I also hope that you enjoy!

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Maiami Championships were just a few days away and some duelists were still doing their best to have official duels to get enough points to qualify for the biggest event of the year. Not Yuzu though, she had long ago got enough points to qualify and she had spend most of her days training with Sora. Not today however. ''I'm glad Yuya is willing to do this with me.'' He had just yesterday finished his duel with Gongenzaka, meaning he was eligble to enter as well. ''I still can't believe he ended up using Fusion as well...'' Who knows, maybe one day he'll actually use Xyz and Synchro too! That would be something to see.

''Yuzu!'' She heard her name called when she got close to You Show Duel School and in front of it was Yuya with a big smile on his face as usual. Yuzu smiled and ran up to him and the two shared a quick high-five.

''Sorry. Did you wait for long?'' She had wanted to make sure that her deck was all ready for this and had gotten a bit carried away.

''No, I just got here myself.'' Yuya said back, still smiling pretty wide. ''Anyway, you wanted to have a practice duel with me? I thought you were fine training with Sora.'' Though he had heard that their training sessions had been interrupted more than a few itmes.

''I need practice in...something else.'' Yuzu said while playing with her fingers making Yuya tilt his head in confusion. ''Besides, Sora is busy today.'' And of course when she asked about it, he competely avoided the question and said it was something private. She just hoped that he wouldn't get into any trouble. His skills were notable, but he definitely had a bit of a mouth on him as well.

''Well let's go inside to talk more.'' Yuya said and Yuzu nodded and with that, both of them walked inside the colorful and lively Duel School. It was outdated and had only a handful of students, but it was their Duel School. The normally energetic building was very quiet since no one else was around today. Ayu, Futoshi and Tatsuya were all dueling with their other friends to perfect their decks for the Junior competition while Syuzo had a meeting with Nico Smiley. The two childhood friends walked over to the projector room, where they could choose a proper Action Field for them to duel in. ''So, why did you want this practice duel?'' He was always willing to duel her of course, but there was usually at least some sort of reason.

''Well, it's been a long time since I have dueled in front of a large audience. You have had plenty of duels like that, with your qualification matches and all, but since I already had everything I needed to qualify I...I haven't really had a proper Entertainment Duel in a while.'' There was their previous duel little after Yuya Pendulum Summoned for the first time, but that duel had been cut very short and she barely interacted with the audience in that one. Plus it ended with almost all of the kids leaving so it wasn't the best possible example of a succesful performance.

''Are you feeling nervous about MCS?'' Yuya asked and Yuzu shook her head.

''It's not that I'm nervous...It's just that this is our best chance to show what our Duel School can do so I want to make the best performance possible. That's why I need your help.'' There was no one else she could turn to when it came to these kind of duels after all. Yuya thought about it for a moment and then smiled.

''Sure! I could use training myself as well. I'm still nowhere near my dad's level after all.'' Nico said that he had exceeded his expectations when it came to being an Entertainment Duelist, but he hadn't exceeded his own expectations yet. He still had a lot to learn if he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. He really hoped he was able to not only see, but also duel him one day.

''Just one more thing Yuya. I would like this duel to be without Action Cards.'' Yuzu said, making Yuya confused. ''Of course in the actual tournament, I will use them when I have to, but I want to test my deck the best I can and to do that, I need this Action Duel to be without Action Cards.'' After all, there was always going to be a difference between winning a duel and winning a duel because you picked an Action Card before your opponent did.

''Well it's going to be a bit weird, but I'm fine with it.'' Besides, he knew just as well as Yuzu did that while Action Cards helped, they couldn't win you games if your deck wasn't working. At best you could stall and that was not something an entertainer did.''But since you're making all the rules, do you mind if I pick the Action Field?'' He hoped she would allow him to, since he had a perfect one in mind.

''That's fine. I'll go and get ready then.'' Yuzu said and she left the room and headed for the duel field, sure that Yuya would pick a good field for the both of them. To be honest, there was one other reason why she wanted to have this duel. ''Yuto...'' She knew now that the Xyz user wasn't Yuya, but there was still so much about him that bothered her. And then there was that Ruri girl who apparently looked a lot like her. As much as she tried to focus on her training with Sora, sometimes she started thinking about those two. She could only hope that someday she would learn more. But she couldn't let that bother her in the middle of a duel. The last thing she wanted was a repeat of her duel with Masumi.

''Action Field, Performance Hall, set!'' Yuzu heard Yuya's voice through the speakers and soon the plain room around her started to change. Multiple rows of chairs appeared behind her, along with high walls and a few small balconies, that also had chairs on them. In front of her rose a wide stage with curtains to the sides, a stage used for plays, musicals and such. ''With this, we can take turns in being an entertainer and the audience.'' Yuya said, having gotten down to the field as well and Yuzu turned towards him.

''In other words, we'll switch around who is on stage and who is in the audience?'' Yuzu asked and Yuya nodded, making her smile. ''Sounds good to me. Are you ready Yuya?'' Yuzu asked as she activated her duel disk.

''Of course Yuzu! Duelists locked in battle! Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!''

''They storm through this field! Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of dueling!''

''ACTION DUEL!''

Yuya's Life Points: 4000

Yuzu's Life Points: 4000

''I'll take the first turn!'' Yuzu said as she jumped on the stage while Yuya stayed in the audience, watching carefully to see what she was about to do. ''I'll Normal Summon Solo the Melodious Songstress!'' Yuzu's first monster was young woman in a red dress, who twirled around as she entered the stage.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 1600 Def: 1000 Level: 4

As soon as she appeared, she grabbed Yuzu's hand and twirled her around a bit, making the pink-haired girl laugh and smile. Solo wasn't the best singer she had in her deck, but she certainly knew how to dance. ''I set a card face-down and end my turn. You're up Yuya!'' While still holding hands, she and Solo jumped off the stage and she high-fived Yuya with her other hand as the two passed by.

''My turn! With the scale 3 Performapal Partnaga and the scale 8 Performapal Odd-Eyes Unicorn, I'll set the Pendulum Scale!'' Two pillars of light appeared on Yuya's both sides. To the top of the left one rose a friendly-looking red and yellow snake wearing a hat and to the right one a colorful unicorn with mismatched eyes. Yuzu smiled at this, not at all surprised that he would start out with Pendulums. ''With this, I can summon monsters with levels from 4 through 7. Swing, Pendulum of souls! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Appear now, my monsters! Performapal Whip Snake and Performapal Dag Daggerman!'' Two beams of light shot out from the middle of the two pillars and from the first light appeared another goofy-looking snake, this one purple in color. From the second light appeared a tall man in a top hat and colorful clothing. He was juggling daggers in his hands expertely.

(Whip Snake) Attribute: Earth Type: Reptile Atk: 1700 Def: 900 Level 4

(Dag Daggerman) Attribute: Earth Type: Warrior Atk: 2000 Def: 600 Level: 5

''First I activate Dag Daggerman's effect! On the turn he is Pendulum Summoned, I can discard a Performapal monster from my hand and draw a new card. I discard Performapal Teeter Topper Hopper! Let's do it!'' Yuya shouted as he drew the card in the air while Daggerman took aim. A blink of an eye later, he threw the dagger and hit the card right in the middle, making it disappear. But soon after, the card appeared on Yuya's duel disk, going to the graveyard as he drew a new card. ''Next I activate Whip Snake's effect! During either player's Main Phase, I can switch the attack and defense values of one of your monsters. Solo, if I may?'' Yuya bowed and Whip Snake jumped over to the ballerina, twirling it around with its tail until her Attack was 1000 and Defense was 1600...in other words, until she looked dizzy enouh.

''Looks like you're in top shape, as expected.'' Yuzu said with a small giggle. She knew it was bad her monster's points were dropped, but she wasn't going to complain if it happened in such an amusing way.

''I appreciate that.'' Yuya smiled and made another small bow. ''Finally I activate Partnaga's Pendulum Effect! Once per turn, I can target one monster I control and it gains 300 Attack from each Performapal card I control until the end of this turn. I choose Dag Daggerman and since I control four Performapal monsters, he gains 1200 Attack!'' Daggerman threw one of his daggers especially high, to demonstrate his new power of 3200 Attack Points. ''Now Whip Snake, attack Solo!'' Whip Snake wrapped itself around Yuya's arm and then shot out of it, like an arrow shooting out of a bow. Solo tried to dodge it by dipping, but Whip Snake bounced off of a wall and hit her back, destroying her.

Yuzu's Life Points: 3300

''I activate Solo's effect! When she's destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon a Melodious monster from my deck and I choose Elegy the Melodious Diva!'' Replacing Solo was a beautiful woman in elegant purple clothing. She also had a single purple wing that resembled a harp.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 2000 Def: 1200 Level: 5

''If Elegy is Special Summoned, not only do all Fairy-Type monsters gain 300 Attack, they can't be destroyed by card effects either.'' Elegy ran its left hand along its harp wing, making a short musical jingle play as her attack rose to 2300.

Yuya paused for a moment. Why would Yuzu Special Summon Elegy instead of Aria? Aria's effect would be more benefical to her right now. He wondered if he should even attack...but a true entertainer couldn't back down just because the opponent might have a trap. ''Daggerman, attack Elegy!'' Daggerman threw four daggers at the singer, two from each hand. The daggers neared and for a moment it looked they would actually connect, but then...

''I activate Score the Melodious Diva's effect from my hand!'' Suddenly the daggers halted in mid-air as a young girl holding a blue notebook and wearing a white dress appeared to protect Elegy. She was holding her hand out to keep the daggers in the air. ''When a Melodious monster battles, I can discard this card from my hand to make the opponent's monster's Attack and Defense 0.'' Score and Elegy raised their hands in the air and sang high notes together, making the daggers fly back right towards Daggerman, who couldn't react in time and was destroyed by his own weapons.

Yuya's Life Points: 1700

''Thank you Score.'' Score made a curtsey and smiled at Yuzu before she disappeared. ''And don't worry Elegy, you don't have to be alone for long.'' Yuzu said, feeling like her monster might be disappointed to be left without a partner yet again.

''So that was your plan.'' Yuya had expected that face-down to reveal itself, but it was still a mystery. Oh well, that's what made it fun! ''I set a card face-down and end my turn!'' Whip Snake wrapped itself around Yuya's arm and Yuya jumped. In that moment, Whip Snake stretched further, wrapping around a chandelier and Yuya used that to jump from the stage to the chairs. Yuzu meanwhile, just grabbed Elegy's hand and the two used the stairs to get back on the stage. She would've liked to do it in a fancier way, but her monsters didn't really allow for that much

''My turn! If I control a Melodious monster, I can Special Summon this card from my hand, Sonata the Melodious Diva.'' Another young woman appeared, this one with green hair in a blue dress with a large green wing.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 1200 Def: 1000 Level: 3

''While Special Summoned Sonata stays on the field, all Fairy-Type monsters gain 500 Attack and Defense.'' Elegy and Sonata joined together in a beautiful chorus, since together they raised attack by 800. With that Elegy's Attack raised to 2800 and Sonata's own attack to 2000. Yuya really didn't want to interrupt the performance, but he had no choice if he wanted to keep this duel going.

''I activate Whip Snake's effect to switch Elegy's Attack and Defense points!.'' Whip Snake once again took his chance and shot out from Yuya's arm to twirl the woman in the purple dress. She seemed to enjoy it at first, until the twirling got a bit too much, making her Attack 2000, the same as Sonata's. Sonata looked at her friend in corcern, but sighed in relief when she noticed that she seemed to be okay.

''Sonata, attack Whip Snake!'' The singer focused again and with a wave of her hand, send out a musical notes flying towards the panicking snake. It tried to crawl away, clearly trying to get to safety behind Yuya, but the musical notes hit it before it managed to make its getaway.

Yuya's Life Points: 1400

''Now Elegy, attack Yuya directly!'' Yuzu highly doubted this would be the end of it, this would hardly be a practice duel if it ended so quickly after all. And Yuya would never let himself get defeated that easily. Elegy opened her mouth and shot out a powerful sound wave.

''I activate a Continuous Trap Card, Performapal Pinch Helper! Once per turn, when you attack me directly, I can Special Summon a Performapal from my deck with its effects negated. I Special Summon Performapal Elephammer!'' Yuya called out and made a large jump. Underneath him appeared a large blue elephant wearing a top hat, with a hammer on its trunk. Yuya landed on the back of the big animal, who had crushed more than a fair share of chairs with its appearance. Elephammer then noticed the soundwaves coming at it and smacked them away with its hammer.

Attribute: Earth Type: Beast Attack: 2600 Def: 1800 Level: 6

''I doubt I have to address the elephant in the room, but this duel isn't over yet.'' Yuya said and he slid down the trunk of his animal buddy and stood on top of its hammer.

''I'll make you face the music soon!'' Yuzu said back and after a brief pause, the two started laughing, with Yuzu's monsters joining in as well. Elephammer was too focused on making sure that Yuya wouldn't fall to join in. ''I end my turn.'' Yuzu said and her two fairies grabbed her shoulders and flew down from the stage with her, all the while softly singing into her ear. Yuya took his time getting to the stage, wanting to make sure that Elephammer wouldn't cause too much damage. It was just an Action Field sure, but it's much nicer to duel in a location that wasn't crushed by an elephant. Eventually he got his monster to follow him carefully to the stage and he could get to the next act.

'My turn! With my already set Pendulum Scales, allow me to bring back a performer from the last act, Performapal Dag Daggerman!'' The sharp weapon expert of the circus appeared yet again, throwing his signature weapons up in the air. ''I activate his effect once again! By sending Performapal Friendonkey from my hand to the grave, I get to draw a card!'' This time Daggerman closed his eyes and threw the dagger as soon as the card hit the air, once again marking it perfectly. ''But that's not all, I activate Performapal Teeter Topper Hopper's effect from my Graveyard! When a Performapal monster is sent from my hand to the grave, I can Special Summon Teeter Topper Hopper to the field. And I'll summon it in Defense Mode!'' A spotlight suddenly appeared and shined on a hole next to Daggerman and from that hole jumped out an energetic and decorative grasshopper. On a quick glance one could think that it had two heads, but on closer inspection, the second one was clearly painted on.

Attribute: Earth Type: Insect Atk: 100 Def: 1200 Level: 4

''Finally, like last time, I activate Partnaga's Pendulum effect! I have six Performapal cards on the field so Daggerman gains 1800 Attack.'' The marksman suddenly started juggling all of his knives, fully confident in his ability and new Attack of 3800. ''Now Daggerman attack Sonata!'' The performer instantly threw all of his daggers at the opposing monster, very eager to make up for the failure of last time.

''I activate my Trap Card, Melodious Rhythm Change! With this card, I return one Melodious monster from the field to my hand and Special Summon another from my hand in its place. So say goodbye to Sonata and say hello to Aria the Melodious Diva!'' A spotlight appeared on Yuzu's side of the field this time and from the sky descended a purple-haired young woman with a reddish and orange color scheme and an orange wing. Once she was on Sonata's level, the two females held hands, switched places and Sonata ascended to the same place where Aria came from and once she was high up, she burst into a sparkle of light!

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 1600 Def: 1200 Level: 4

''There it is, the Aria-Elegy lock.'' Yuya said, not surprised that Yuzu had managed to assemble it fairly easily. As long as Special Summoned Aria was on the field, Yuzu's Melodious monsters couldn't be destroyed by battle or be targeted by effects. That combined with Elegy's protection from effect destruction heavily limited how to get rid of her monsters. But while Aria was in Defense Mode, Elegy was still very much in Attack Position, not to mention back to 2300 Attack because of Sonata's absence and as such... ''Daggerman, attack Elegy!'' The daggers the monster had thrown earlier curved around and went through Elegy, heavily scathing her, but because of Aria, she survived. Daggerman caught his weapons on the rebound.

Yuzu's Life Points: 1800

''Then Elephammer attack Elegy as well.'' The large animal threw its hammer at the opposing monster and once again it grazed Elegy, but didn't do any significant damage. Using its trunk, Elephammer sucked the hammer back and let out a small toot to celebrate the succesful attack.

Yuzu's Life Points. 1500

''You okay Elegy?'' Yuzu asked and even Aria was looking at her partner with concern. Elegy just smiled and nodded ''That's good.'' Yuzu sighed from relief. Her lock might be impressive, but she couldn't afford to be careless with her lifepoints or she would lose.

''With that I end my turn and at the same time, Partnaga's effect stops and Daggerman's attack returns to normal.'' Teeter Topper Hopper, Daggerman and Yuya all jumped on top of Elephhammer and the said elephant took very careful steps not to crush anything. ...Okay it ended up crushing more chairs, couldn't be helped when you were so big. Yuzu used the aid of Aria and Elegy to ascend to the stage and to start her next turn.

''My turn! I once again Special Summon Sonata with her own effect!'' The singer that had left the previous turn was now back, giving her 500 stat boost to all her friends. ''Then I Normal Summon Echo the Melodious Diva!'' Next one to arrive was a slightly younger-looking girl in yellow clothing and like the others, she had one single wing that was the same color as the rest of her body. Like Score, she was also holding a notebook.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 1500 Def: 1400 Level: 4

''Then I activate Echo's effect! By tributing one other Melodious monster I control, I can Special Summon a Melodious monster from my deck! I tribute Sonata to Special Summon Soprano the Melodious Songstress!'' Sonata started singing and Echo raised her notebook, making Sonata's voice echo all around the Action Field and once it reached its highest peak, Sonata burst into a glitter of light yet again and in her place was a new monster with long red hair, armor on the top half of her body and dress on the lower half, along with a small mask that covered her eyes.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 1400 Def: 1400 Level: 4

''Soprano...'' Yuya said under his breath. That had to be one of the new cards she got to aid her Fusion Summoning. Yuya still couldn't believe that both of them could use Fusion Summoning, he really had to properly thank Sora for everything he did.

''When Soprano is Special Summoned, I can add a Melodious monster from my Graveyard to my hand and of course I choose Score the Melodious Diva!'' A ray of light appeared on Yuzu's duel disk and a see-through image of Score floated up with it. Yuya frowned a bit, he would have to get through that one again and he highly doubted that Yuzu was done there. ''Next I activate Soprano's second effect! Once per turn I can Fusion Summon, using monsters on my side of the field as materials.'' Yep, he had expected as such. ''I fuse together Soprano and Echo! Angel's Song! Everlasting Melody! With guidance of the baton, gather your power! Fusion Summon! Now come here to the stage! Schuberta the Melodious Maestra!'' From a bright flash of light appeared a mature woman with long, flowing orange hair, wearing a large red and black dress. She was wielding a short, sharp-looking rapier in her right hand.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 2400 Def: 2000 Level: 6

'There it is...'' Yuzu's very own Fusion Monster. Yuya could see Yuzu practically smiling from ear to ear, looking so pleased with her deck and dueling. Seeing that, Yuya had to smile himself. ''Let's see what she can do!''

''Don't worry, you'll find out soon. But first, I change Aria to Attack Mode and start attacking. Aria, attack Teeter Topper Hopper!'' Aria floated in the air and shot out a sound wave from her mouth, much like Elegy. However, the goofy-looking grasshopper wasn't worried at all.

''Since Hopper was Special Summoned, it can't be destroyed by battle once per turn!'' The small insect dodget out of the way of the attack with a very impressive and high jump. It was just about to land and receive its applause when...

''Elegy, attack Hopper!'' The green insect's eyes widened when it heard that, but it had no way to dodge while mid-air so it was destroyed by Elegy's attack. ''Then I activate Schuberta's effect! Once while it's on the field, during either player's turn, I can target up to three cards in any Graveyard and banish them. I banish from your graveyard, Whip Snake, Friendonkey and Teeter Topper Hopper!'' Schuberta raised its rapier to the air and it started to glow white. Three orbs of light appeared from Yuya's Graveyard and they were sucked into Schuberta's weapon. ''For each card banished, Schuberta gains 200 Attack!'' And with three, that meant her attack rose to 3300. ''Next Schuberta, attack Daggerman!'' Schuberta moved fast with its rapier in front of her, making Daggerman panic and hope that Yuya had something to stop the attack.

''I activate Performapal Pinch Helper's second effect! By sending it to grave, I take no battle damage from this battle.'' Rapier found its mark and destroyed Daggerman, but a barrier appeared around Yuya, that protected him from the damage that would've plummeted his Life Points to 100. It was a shame that he had to get rid of his trap already, but letting the duel continue with such a small amount of Life Points would've been too risky.

''I end my turn with that.'' Yuzu said, feeling pretty confident. As long as she had Score in her hand, Yuya would be hesitant to attack her. Though there was also a nagging thought in her head that Yuya would figure out a way around it. Schuberta waved her rapier around like a baton as she led Yuzu, Aria and Elegy down from the stage while Yuya grabbed Elephammer's top hat and used that to lead the big animal to the stage carefully. There were only so many benches left to be destroyed after all.

''My turn!'' Yuya smiled, but he was a bit worried. He would have to figure out a way to get rid of Score without Yuzu actually getting the damage off. Yuya looked at the card he drew. ''Odd-Eyes...'' It was his signature monster, but it wouldn't help him in this situation...or would it? With this other card in his hand, he could...''With my already set Pendulum Scales, I Pendulum Summon from my Extra Deck, Dag Daggerman and from my hand, Performapal Odd-Eyes Light Phoenix!'' The familiar dagger-wielding entertainer appeared, though there was a hint of concern on his face that he was going to be destroyed again. Next to him descended a large orange, red and yellow bird in a suit and a top hat.

Attribute: Light Type: Winged Beast Atk: 2000 Def: 1000 Level: 5

''With Daggerman's effect, I discard Performapal Springoose from my hand to draw a card.'' Third time's the charm and Daggerman threw a dagger in such a wide arc that it pierced the card from behind, breaking both it and laws of physics. ''Next I activate Partnaga's Pendulum effect once again to incrase Daggerman's attack!'' And since there were five Performapal cards this time, his attack rose to 3500. He was looking a bit more confident now, but there was still a hint of nervousness in his eyes. ''Next I activate Performapal Springoose's effect from my grave! By banishing it, I can target two Pendulum monsters I control and/or two Performapal or Magician cards on my Pendulum Zones and return them to my hand. I return Performapals Partnaga and Odd-Eyes Unicorn to my hand.'' The two pilars of light on either side of Yuya disappeared. ''Then I place Scale 4 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon on my Pendulum Scale.'' To Yuya's right rose a new, but identical pillar, except to the top of this one rose a dragon that had mismatched eyes, but no wings.

''Odd-Eyes...'' Yuzu was surprised that Yuya had actually put it as his Pendulum Scale. He almost always just summoned it. Not only that, he had replaced his previous scales with just Odd-Eyes. Yuzu wasn't even sure what it's Pendulum Effect was!

''Finally I activate Light Phoenix's effect! By tributing it, I increase the attack of a Pendulum Monster by 1000 and once again, I choose Daggerman.'' Daggerman threw all of its daggers into the air and they joined together into one huge dagger as his attack points rose to a staggering 4500 which was enough for what Yuya had planned. ''Now Daggerman, attack Aria!'' Daggerman spun around and threw the giant weapon at his opponent with great speed, sure that this time, this time he would hit the mark perfectly with no interruptions.

Yuzu had no choice, she had to use Score's effect or she would lose! ''I once again discard Score from my hand to reduce your monster's Attack and Defense Points to 0!'' Like before, the young girl with the note book appeared to hold the weapon in place and this time she joined with Aria on a duet to send the sharp weapon back towards its owner. Daggerman looked upon his impending doom with a face that could only be described as 'not this again'. Unfortunately no amount of facemaking would save him as he was once again destroyed by his own weapon, but this time...

''With Odd-Eyes's Pendulum Effect, I reduce all Battle Damage I take from battles involving my Pendulum Monsters to 0!'' Yuya smiled. Thanks to his most precious card, he was able to get rid of Score while also avoiding any damage. ''Thank you Odd-Eyes.'' And he was sure it would help him again later in this duel.

''So that was Yuya's aim.'' He had to attack with something that could finish her as otherwise she could've just taken the attack and just use Score's effect on her own turn on any Attack Position monster he had. That was good planning from him.

''Next Elephammer, attack Aria!'' Once again the colorful elephant threw its large hammer at a singing diva, who took the hit with stride as per effect.

Yuzu's Life Points: 800

''I set a card face-down and during my End Phase, I activate Odd-Eyes's second Pendulum Effect! By destroying it, I can add one Pendulum monster with 1500 or less Attack from my deck to my hand and I choose Stargazer Magician!'' Yuya said and showed the card he added, one of his signature magicians and Yuzu was pretty sure he would use it next turn. He wouldn't add it to his hand for no reason after all. ''With that, I end my turn.'' Yuya had accomplished his goal of the turn so he was pretty satisfied, though Elephammer was getting a bit tired from having to constantly go up and down these stairs. Why couldn't he fly like those angels that Yuzu had? Surely a flying elephant in a circus would be something to see!

''My turn!'' She looked at the card she drew and smiled. That would definitely be useful later. ''Schuberta, attack Elephammer!'' The dangerous musician once again dashed forward with her baton rapier and with Elephammer being such a large target, there was no way that she could miss. With a few swift strikes, Yuya's largest monster was eliminated and he was forced to jump from top of it. But instead of jumping down, he jumped up.

Yuya's Life Points: 700

''I activate my Trap Card, Performapal Revival! When a monster I control is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Performapal from my hand or Graveyard and I choose to Special Summon Elephammer right back!'' Yuya looked like he was about to hit the ground, but Elephammer caught him with its trunk just in the nick of time. ''Nice timing!'' Yuya smiled at his monster who just tooted back.

''I change Aria and Elegy to Defense Mode, set a card and end my turn.'' Yuzu said and she sighed. ''That...wasn't very entertaining was it?'' Yuzu asked, Yuya having gotten himself out of Elephammer's trunk. Yuya hated to say it, but he had to agree with Yuzu here, but it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

''Not every turn has to be. Of course, an entertainer has to do their best with what they got, but sometimes even that might not be enough and that's okay. It's fine to let there be a less eventful turn if you make up for it later.'' Yuya said, remembering some of his past duels. He always wanted to entertain his audience of course, but there were times when he simply couldn't, like his duel against Mieru where he had a hand that he couldn't do anything with. But he managed to end the duel well and Mieru definitely seemed to enjoy it...maybe a bit too much.

''That's true...'' Yuzu looked at the only card in her hand. With it, she could definitely make her next turn eventful, if things started to look bad. And she was fully expecting Yuya to have something for her next turn. ''If you impress me enough, I'll let you see my deck's best singers.'' She said, egging him on and Yuya was more than ready to take that challenge.

''You're on, my turn! I start by activating a Spell Card, Performapal Recasting! With this, I reveal Performapals from my hand, shuffle them to deck and then draw cards equal to the amount returned plus one. As you know, I have Partnaga and Unicorn in my hand so I return those to my deck and draw three new cards!'' Yuya knew it was a bit risky to shuffle potential Pendulum Scales to his deck, but he needed more than this if he wanted to get anywhere with this duel. And luckily, his deck seemed to agree, based on these draws at least! ''With the Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Xiangsheng Magician, I set the Pendulum Scale!'' Once again two pilars of light appeared around Yuya except this time, instead of being funny-looking animals, the figures that rose to the top were humans. First one was a magician in blue clothing who wielded a staff and the second one was a magician in pink clothing, who wielded a most peculiar looking bow. ''With this, I can Special Summon monsters with levels 2 through 7! Pendulum Summon! Revive from the Extra Deck, Performapal Dag Daggerman, Performapal Odd-Eyes Light Phoenix and finally a dragon with wondrous and beautiful dichromatic eyes, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!'' Three beams of light shot out from the middle and from the first one came out Daggerman, who immediately sat down, really not eager to do a botched attack agian, Phoenix who flew up to the skies immediately and finally Yuya's ace monster, who roared loudly as it took center stage.

Attribute: Dark Type: Dragon Atk: 2500 Def: 2000 Level: 7

''All those monsters...'' Yuzu was sure that Yuya had some sort of plan to get past her monsters, but what was it? It probably involved Odd-Eyes, but...

''It's too early to be impressed when the main performer hasn't even arrived!'' Yuzu was a bit surprised to hear that, she had thought that Odd-Eyes would be the focus of his attack. ''I tribute Daggerman and Elephammer to Tribute Summon Performapal Laugh Maker!'' The weapon artist and lively elephant made way for a new entertainer, an adult man dressed in colorful clothes, wielding a staff with a diamond on both ends. He laughed and smiled as he descended onto the field.

Attribute: Light Type: Spellcaster Atk: 2500 Def: 2000 Level: 8

''Laugh Maker, huh?'' That definitely sounded like a card that was made to entertain.

''Now Laugh Maker, attack Schuberta!'' The man laughed fearlessly as he attacked, despite the 500 Attack difference. ''When Laugh Maker declares an attack, I can use his effect! He gains 1000 Attack from each opponent's monster who's attack is higher than their original attack. Since all three of your monsters have higher attack than their original, Laugh Maker gains 3000 Attack Points!'' Laugh Maker smiled even wider, feeling himself infused with immense amount of power, a total of 5500!

''Sorry, but I'll be having the last laugh! I activate my Trap Card, Deafening Melody! Now I can send any amount of Melodious monsters I control to the Graveyard and for each one, one of your monsters has its Attack and Defense reduced to 0 until my next End Phase. I send all three of my monsters to the grave to reduce the stats of all of your monsters.'' Yuzu's monsters raised their hand and heads up to the sky and started singing in harmony. The three sound waves came together in the sky and made a brilliant flash of light, blinding and deafening Yuya's monsters while also dropping all of their Attack and Defense points to absolute zero. All three singers bowed and a second later they disappeared from the field.

''Why would she get rid of all her monsters?'' Yuya wondered. She could've just chosen two to reduce Odd-Eyes and Laugh Maker's attack and leave Schuberta since Light Phoenix couldn't get over it. Maybe she had some reason for wanting an empty field? Laugh Maker had stopped laughing, but he was still grinning a bit, an optimistic to a fault. ''I set a card face-down and end my turn.'' This show was nearing its climax and Yuya had a feeling there weren't many turns left. Yuya jumped on top of Odd-Eyes and rode it off of the stage. Yuzu having nothing left to carry her anymore, just climbed up normally. Despite having no monsters on the field, she didn't seem all that worried.

''My turn!'' Yuzu drew her card powerfully and smiled when she saw it. That card was perfect for this! But before that...''I activate a Spell Card, Ostinato! I can only activate this card if I control no monsters. Now I can Fusion Summon a Melodious Fusion Monster...using monsters from my hand or deck as fusion materials!'' Yuzu smiled widely as Yuya's eyes went just as wide.

''Fusing from the deck?'' To think that she had a card like that!

''I fuse together Mozarta the Melodious Maestar and Tamtam the Melodious Diva from my deck! Supreme Genius! Energetic Sound! With the guidance of the baton, gather your power! Fusion Summon! Now come here to the stage! Sing the song of victory! Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir!'' An angelic chorus played as a rose bud appeared on the field. From that rose bud appeared a young girl in a while and light blue dress.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 1000 Def: 2000 Level: 6

''Then I activate Tamtam the Melodious Diva's effect! Since it was sent to the graveyard for a Fusion Summon, I can target a Melodious monster I control. She loses 500 Attack and you take 500 points of effect damage!'' A see-through image of energetic Tamtam appeared on the field and she banged the shield-like drum she had with her strange-looking weapon, which send out a small beam that hit Yuya directly.

Yuya's Life Points: 200

''That monster...'' It only had 500 Attack Points now, but Yuzu looked so confident in it. There was no doubt it would have a devastating effect.

''But that isn't all! Next I activate another Spell Card, Melodious Eulogy! Now I can banish Melodious Monsters from my Graveyard to Fusion Summon a Melodious Fusion Monster and I...choose to banish all of my Melodious monsters!''

''All of them?!'' Why would she do that?

''Aria, Elegy, Score, Soprano, Echo, Sonata, Solo, Tamtam, Mozarta and Schuberta! I use all 10 of my Melodious monsters in the grave for a Fusion Summon! Sounds and voices of harmonious angels come together! By the guidance of the baton, assemble your power! Fusion Summon! Now, on stage! The song of passion! Bloom Prima the Melodious Choir!'' Joining Bloom Diva was another young-looking girl, this one wearing a yellow dress with two flowers next to her blue-haired head.

Attribute: Light Type: Fairy Atk: 1900 Def: 2000 Level: 7

''Bloom Prima gains 300 Attack Points for each monster used for its Fusion Summon. Since I used 10, she gains 3000 Attack!'' Bloom Prima let out an especially high note as her Attack Points skyrocketed to 4900, leaving every other monster to the dust. Bloom Diva didn't seem to mind at all though, even clapping a bit at her friend's performance. ''And that's not all! I also banish Melodious Eulogy from my Graveyard to activate its second effect! A Melodious monster I control gains 100 Attack from each banished card and with 15, that's 1500 more Attack!'' Bloom Prima spread her arms to her sides and made the highest possible note it possibly could, worthy of 6400 Attack Points.

At this point though, Yuya had read Bloom Diva's effect and he knew that he couldn't allow it to attack, the same with Bloom Prima. ''I activate a Trap Card, Performance Showboating! During this turn, monsters who's current attack is different from their original attack, except Performapal monsters, can't declare an attack!'' Bloom Prima kept on signing and Bloom Diva joined in and it was clear they wouldn't stop until Yuzu's turn was over.

''I guess I have to end my turn then. A monster summoned with Ostinato would normally be destroyed, but Bloom Diva can't be destroyed by battle or card effects.'' Bloom Diva giggled a bit when she heard that. ''Also at this moment, Deafening Melody's effect ends and your monster's points return to normal.'' Odd-Eyes roared, Laugh Maker laughed and Light Phoenix cried, glad everything was back to normal. ''You better hope you draw something good though.'' Yuzu said and Yuya knew she was right. Since he controlled more cards than Yuzu did, Xiangsheng Magician's Scale had dropped to 4 so all he could Pendulum Summon were level 2 or 3 monsters and there were none in his Extra Deck. This next draw would determine everythig, but an entertainer wasn't going to balk at something like this.

''The fun is just getting started!'' Yuya shouted when he drew the card with as much energy as he could. Yuzu held her breath in anticipation as the time seemed to slow down to a crawl. Finally Yuya flipped the card over to see what it was and he smiled.

''Ladies and Gentlemen!'' Yuya stood up straight on top of Odd-Eyes as a spotlight hit him and he extended his hands to his sides. Yuzu knew this meant that she was most likely going to lose, but it was always worth it to see Yuya perform. ''Quite a predicament I have gotten myself into! With only 200 Life Points left and faced with a monster that has 6400 Attack Points and another that can take care of any Special Summoned monster. How will I get out of this?'' Yuya's exaggerated expressions and tone of voice during these situations really shone through, even without an audience. ...Except that there was an audience.

''Tell us Yuya!'' Yuzu yelled, playing her own part in this and Yuya smiled.

''With pleasure! All of today's main performers have already gathered and we'll start with Performapal Odd-Eyes Light Phoenix! I tribute it to increase Laugh Maker's attack by 1000!'' Light Phoenix flew high into the sky and burst into flames. It dived back down towards Laugh Maker, nearly making contact with the happy-go-lucky monster, but the flames disappeared just before the impact and Laugh Maker just laughed heartily as his Attack Points rose to 3500. ''Now Laugh Maker, attack Bloom Prima the Melodious Diva!'' Laugh Maker laughed some more as he spun his staff around! ''Thanks to Laugh Maker's effect, he gains 1000 more attack from all opponent's monsters whose attack is higher than their original attack!'' The staff started to glow as the Attack Points rose to 4500.

''But that's still lower than Bloom Prima's 6400 attack!'' Yuzu said, sure that that's how most people watching would react. Laugh Maker shot out a beam from his staff, but instead of reaching Bloom Prima...

''I activate a Quick-Play Spell, Performapal Comboost! By tributing a Performapal Monster I control, another monster I control gains all that Attack. I tribute Laugh Maker to increase Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's attack by 4500!'' Odd-Eyes jumped in front of the beam and took it all on. Laugh Maker laughed more than ever, the power of his beam getting stronger and stronger until it reached its peak. He tipped his hat at the dragon and disappeared. Odd-Eyes roared louder than ever before, a proof of a total of 7000 Attack Points. ''Now Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack Bloom Prima!'' Odd-Eyes shot out its signature laser beam from its mouth, the attack looking stronger than ever.

''But that won't be enough, I'll still have 200 Life Points left!'' She would play this role to the end, even though she knew how it ended.

''When Odd-Eyes battles an opponent's monster, all battle damage dealt is doubled!'' The laser hit its mark and Bloom Prima tried her best to struggle with it, especially since Bloom Diva was cheering her on all the way. But the attack proved to be too much and she was destroyed. Yuzu smiled as the remainder of the beam hit her.

Yuzu's Life Points: 0

The monsters and the Action Field disappeared all around them, Yuzu having dropped to one knee from the force of the attack. ''Yuzu, are you okay?' Yuya asked as he ran over to her and held out a hand to help her up. Yuzu grabbed it, looked up and smiled again.

''Yeah I'm fine.'' With Yuya's support, she got back up on her feet and looked down at her duel disk. ''Thank you girls, we tried our best, but it just wasn't enough.'' Yuya however shook his head.

''No, it was definitely enough. It was just a luck of the draw that I won...it usually is like that between us isn't it?'' Luck was always going to be an element in these duels, especially when the people dueling were of equal skill level. ''And honestly, I don't think you have to be worried about your entertainment.'' Yuya said as he put his hands behind his neck.

''What makes you say that?'' She did think that was a great duel, but she wasn't so sure about her entertainment part.

''Because of your trust in your monsters. They sing and peform, knowing they'll get a reaction from the audience, knowing that you'll answer to that reaction. Your entertainment comes naturally, it doesn't have to be practiced. There's no way you won't be able to respond to whatever the audience does.'' Yuya said while smiling, making Yuzu blush a little.

''Thank you.'' Yuzu really had nothing else to say to that. To prevent an awkward silence from starting, she decided to change the subject. ''As great as this duel was, I'm glad Sora didn't see it. He would've flipped out about me losing after all the teaching he did.'' Yuzu laughed a little and Yuya did as well, being able to easily imagine that.

''Just don't lose early during MCS, he won't be the only one getting upset if you do.'' Yuya said and Yuzu could already imagine it, her father going all the way in his hot-blooded support and then getting disappointed if it was all for nothing.

''Of course! It doesn't matter if it's Masumi or someone else, I won't lose and I'll face you in the finals!'' Yuzu clenched her fist as a sign of determination and Yuya did the same.

''Yeah, let's see each other in the finals and give the greatest show anyone has ever seen. That's a promise!'' Yuya extended his hand and Yuzu took it gladly.

''It's a promise!''

...

And that's it! ...Okay to people who are upset at this result, think about this. In canon, Yuzu is the only spin-off main female to not have lost to the main protagonst. Asuka lost to Judai twice, so did Aki to Yusei and Kotori lost her only duel against Yuma. Yuzu won the one and only duel she had with Yuya. So if you're upset at this, you can always think about that.

This ended up being notably shorter than the other chapters, but hopefully that isn't a problem. It's the duel that's most important after all. By the way, if you're curious as of why I had Yuya use Xiangsheng instead of Timegazer...it's because actual Timegazer has an annoying little restriction. It can't be activated if you control monsters.

Now since I'm sure some people are wondering about this I won't be writing a Zarc vs Ray duel! It's for a pretty simple reason really. Aside from the En-cards, we don't know anything about Ray's deck. Because of those, we know she can use multiple summoning methods and it's kind of difficult to make a deck from scratch that can use all three in good conjunction with each other. There's a reason why D/D/D is really the only one that does it.

I hope eveyone enjoyed this and maybe it made the end of Arc-V easier to swallow. I know a lot of people were disappointed by that...

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