Hey everyone sorry for the delay freshman year just started for me. But I'll try my best to write you guys more! Tanoshimu!
The rest of the day was a blur like it always was, Gao got a buddy monster named Drum Bunker Dragon Fang-something-13; the guy was super stuck up, he said that even though he came out of Gao's card he wasn't going to be his buddy just because of some argument about dragon knights. Then Tasuku Ryuenji from the Buddy Police showed up to give Gao a core deck case.
Then something happened that only Gao would be crazy enough to try, he challenged Tasuku to a buddyfight. Even I was surprised at Gao's stupidity, he had only just started buddyfighting this year and just got a buddy monster this second.
You had to give him kudos for bravery no matter how stupid. The teachers held off the fight until after school and let them duke it out in the Aibo Stadium, pretty lucky. The match was really close but Gao surprised everyone and won the match. After that Tasuku declared him and Gao as rivals. He then gave Gao his Gargantua Punisher card, and Gao gave him a Dragonblade, Dragobrave.
The students went home and Gao became a minor celebrity to the younger grades, the older ones merely saw him as the king of dumb luck. But I see potential in Gao, and now that he has a buddy monster there's nothing stopping him from piercing the cosmos.
I just wish I had a chance like that. A chance to leave my mark on the world, a chance to do anything and go anywhere if you just put your mind to it. I hate to say that I can't see that happening anytime soon.
For some reason Gao wanted me to come over to celebrate his victory, that or his mother somehow knew both of my parents were going out of town in a few days and wanted to let me know that if I ever needed anything I could come to the Mikado's in a split second.
Noodles, tempura, sashimi and miso were some dishes that were being served at the Mikado residence. Granny Mikado had cooked up some Octopus Dumplings, a rare delicacy to me. Miss Mikado had also set out some of her famous pudding for dessert, and most of it was going down Drum's throat in heaping mouthfuls. I guess they don't have many manners back at Dragon World.
I stayed out of the conversations, nibbling at my noodles and sushi until Gao asked me a question. "Hey Dante, I bet it won't be long until you get a buddy too, right?" Gao mother scolded him for being inconsiderate, "Gao Mikado, I raised you better than that. You shouldn't brag to your friends, it's dishonorable," I interrupted her, "Mrs. Mikado, it's no big deal, Gao's right I'm sure it won't be long!" I smiled past the pain, and looked blankly out a window. There was a cricket outside the window, chirping his little heart out. I watched him when Mr. Mikado leaned over to me and passed me a sake cup, filled to the brim. "I have a feeling you need it more than I do," he winked at me and went back to eating. I stared at the rice wine, I had drunk sake before and I loved the effects, but I was no alcoholic. Still I took the cup and while everyone was deep in chit chat, I downed it.
The sake tasted like an apple but was still spicy enough to burn my throat as it traveled down my esophagus. It took a while but the effects of a single, very strong, cup of sake kicked in and I felt instantly mellow. Like I had finally forgotten the pain and suffering and insanity that lurked at the back of my mind. I took advantage of the freedom instantly.
"Hey Gao, let's buddyfight!"