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"A Duel?" the bully is shocked. "What makes you think I'd Duel a wimpy-looking Duelist like you?"

"That's not true!" Yuma cuts in. "Astral's an amazing Duelist!"

"Shut up," snaps the leader. He turns back to me. "Fine. I accept your challenge."

He and his gang walk away. The leader takes his place across the Duel field.

"Yuma, I am going to need your deck. And your Duel Disk." I tell him. I don't have my own with me.

"Okay," Yuma hands them to me. "Good luck— not that you'll need it."

I nod briefly before I walk over to take my place on the field.

The leader smirks at me. "You're going to be crushed, newbie. It was a big mistake challenging me. Maybe—" he scratches his chin, thinking hard. "—we should make things more interesting."

I narrow my eyes. This isn't good— I can already tell from the smile spreading across his face.

"How about we set stakes; if I win, you can hand over your deck, and—" his gaze rests on Yuma. "—your friend's necklace. I can tell that it's important to him since he wears it all the time, so you must really care about it too, am I right?"

I'd rather not, but I don't think this ruffian is going to take 'no' for an answer. "I accept."

He pulls out his Duel Gazer. I don't have one, since I do not need one even though I am human. My right eye acts as one.

"Let's Duel!" we shout is unison.


This boy is an excellent Duelist. Although arrogant, he is skilled.

But it is my turn, and I have all I need to win.

"I Summon Gogogo Golem." As the Level 4 Monster appears, I take a Spell Card from my hand. "Next, I activate Monster Reborn to revive Gagaga Magician!"

"Those weak Monsters can't beat mine's Attack!" my opponent says smugly. He is smirking, like he has already won. Until he sees the look on my face. "What…what are you…?"

I ignore him. "I overlay my Level 4 Monsters in order to build the Overlay Network! I Xyz Summon Number 39: Utopia!"

"Huh?!"

"Go, Astral!" Yuma cheers from the sidelines.

"Utopia, attack!" I say. "'Rising Sun Slash!'"

The shockwaves created by the attack knock my opponent backwards. His Life Points are 0.

Augmented reality disappears, and spectators remove their D-Gazers. Yuma runs over to me. "Congrats, Astral! I knew you could do it!"

My opponent groans as he sits up. I walk over to him and extend my hand to help him to his feet. He mutters under his breath, "It must've been dumb luck…" he mutters as he takes my hand. "How on Earth…did you defeat me in just five turns?" he asks accusingly.

He thinks that I cheated. A poor sport, indeed. I answer simply, "I used my cards."

Glaring, he turns and marches away. His comrades hastily follow.

"Great job, Astral!" Tori exclaims. "Those boys sure picked the wrong Duelist to mess with!"

"I had a lot of fun, too." I admit. "By the way, I've been curious…" I turn to Yuma.

He cocks his head. "What is it, Astral?"

"What does 'ice cream' taste like?"

He laughs. "I'll take you right after school."


I'm sorry that I didn't write the entire Duel. But how on earth do you write about a Duel and make it interesting? XD
Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. Happy New Year! :D