Kaito set monster after monster in defense position, and Kenzan had yet to draw a card that would put an end to it all. Ultimate Tyranno tore down each and every one of the fish monsters.

"That's strange..." Shou said.

"What is?" Asuka asked.

"He's dueling as if he is desperately holding onto his life, not his life points, but his life isn't in danger against Kenzan-kun."

"So why?"

"I think we should ask those two." Rei gestured towards the other two blue students. The two boys stood next to them to watch the duel as well. After the group's questioning, they learned that the two did not realize that Kaito was dueling in such a way.

"Actually, that's how he duels, at least before this crush of his."

"What do you mean by that? The last time we dueled it was nothing like that." Rei said.

"Well, I guess that was before Kaito's parents intervened." The student in white said. Rei gave him a quizzical look.

"He didn't share everything with us, but I know something happened with his parents. After that, his dueling skills slipped, and he was acting really gloomy."

The student in blue continued, "Then one day, he told us of the singer that lifted his spirits, and the rest is what you guys probably saw before we got here."

Before the information fully set on the group, a dust cloud engulfed the field.

"W— who won?" Rei asked.

Kenzan was standing while Kaito was on the ground, clutching a single card close to his chest.

Kaito gave out a small chuckle as he got up. "Rei-senpai... You are correct. I am insecure, but I won't have you saying that I'm a coward."

He revealed his card. Its image was of a bird with open, flaming red wings. "I know my deck. There aren't any more fish monsters in it."

Kaito said as he put his card away. "I don't duel hiding behind winged beasts; I duel as they support me. I accept this defeat, and you—Kenzan-kun was it?—has obtained victory for her. My heart still burns, but I will wish the best for you two. Let's go back, guys."

Kenzan had a puzzled face before remembering why he challenged him in the first place. He bluttered, "W— wait-don! I never said that I'm—."

"They've already left, Kenzan-kun." Shou chuckled.

"So it seems like we have to search for Kenzan-kun's future wife now, huh?" Asuka joked, as she began to walk towards the lake. Shou soon followed after. The only ones that were left were the flustered Kenzan and troubled Rei.

'Just what happened to him?' Pushing her thoughts to the side, Rei grabbed Kenzan to join the others.

The four of them walked to the school's lake. The three with earplugs put them in their ears. Rei was designated to be the one to signal to the group if it is safe for them to remove them.

When they got to the lake, it appeared to be calm—no creatures were on, below, or above the surface. Rei signaled to them, and they removed their earplugs.

Recalling the red blur that she saw before the huge argument, Rei said, "Hey, I think we should go the Red dorm."

"Why-saurus?" Kenzan asked.

"I think that he would have gone back by now."

Kenzan, still uninformed of the other's day, looked to the others for answers. Shou spoke up, "If Aniki didn't want us to see us, he wouldn't want us to go there."

"But what if he's involved? What if he is in trouble?!" Rei argued.

The three shared a look. Asuka spoke up for the boys, "Alright, we'll do it."

Rei's face brightened and she said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Wait, we were supposed to meet the others by now." Asuka said, and before the others spoke up, she continued. "Don't worry; I'm just going to call to inform them where we are going." She dialed her brother's number, but he didn't answer. After a third try, she decided that Fubuki must have forgotten to charge his phone last night, again. She left a voice mail and tried to call Manjoume. However, she became worried when Manjoume—the slightly more responsible one—didn't answer her number.

Asuka informed the group of her worries.

"I think it'll be fine. I bet the two of them are making sandcastles at the beach. And Manjoume-kun also has his duel spirits with him. The three Ojamas can keep them out of trouble." Shou said.

His time with in the other world was difficult, but having Ojama Yellow with him made the ordeal easier. As a result, Shou understood the trust between humans and spirits more intimately. He was a little jealous that his Roid cards didn't talk to him in the same way, but no matter what, the cards will come through. That holds true to himself, his Aniki, and Manjoume as well.

'Actually, I think it's been awhile since I've last heard Manjoume talking to them…' Shou thought to himself before remembering who else Manjoume was with.

"Wait a minute; didn't Hane Kuribou catch Manjoume-kun's attention?"

The group decided to check out the beach and the school entrance to no avail. The only place left that they had a clue on Manjoume and Fubuki's possible whereabouts was the Red dorm.

"What are my brother and Manjoume doing there?" Asuka said before she gasped, and ran towards them for fear of what may have befallen them.

They haven't noticed the others approaching them. The two boys were lying along the cliff, looking below them. Asuka shook them both out of their daze.

"What's wrong you two?"

"He can sing..." Manjoume mumbled.

"Huh?"

"Judai can sing better than me!" Fubuki exclaimed. Tears started streaming out of him as he covered his eyes with his arms. "I'm moved, but heartbroken! To think that Judai could even—!"

Fubuki tried to explain further, but the words that followed were incomprehensible. Turning aside with a sigh, Asuka asked Manjoume for an explanation.

"At first, we thought that Judai was trying to solve the mystery, and I wanted answers, but..."

"But?"

"The source of the 'siren' was Judai himself."

Manjoume simply covered his ears until the group stopped gasping and screaming and let the information settle in; it sure hasn't settled in his nor his master's brain. Rei was shouting something, and his master was still crying. Shou tried to calm them down. Asuka was lost in thought, and Kenzan's mouth was agape.

When he was sure that they all could have a sensible conversation, Manjoume uncovered his ears—

"Wait, so I just won approval for Aniki's hand-sarus?!"

—too soon. He was about to re-cover them, but then realized that he and his master needed context for that nonsense. The group informed them of Kaito, his involvement in the rumor, and the duel that eventually had taken place before explaining how they came to their own conclusions about Judai.

"So, where is Aniki? You guys were the last to see him, right?" Shou asked.

"Yeah, he's just down th—" Manjoume paused. They all were pretty loud not too long ago. "He's not there!"

"We've gotta go find him-don!"

"Wait! Let's think this carefully. It's dark now, and we have no clues on where he could have gone. I think we should go back to our dorms and sleep for tonight. Besides, Judai would most likely be spooked and run again if we went after him." Manjoume suggested.

The group was in agreement. So much has happened that day, and they spent most of the day running around. Everyone was tired. Kenzan left for the Yellow dorm as the others returned to the Blue dorm.

AN: How much did Fubuki and Manjoume see? Enough. :P