This is a non-profit fanfiction of Buddyfight. Buddyfight is the product of Bushiroad. Plz support the official release.

Also, warning for potential references, OCs, potential spoilers from the canon series & the urge to spew blood from spotting a cliche beach episode.

GAME END. WINNER, GAO MIKADO!

"Oh, yeah!" shouted Gao, in a swim-wear.

"Oh curd," muttered his opponent as he pinches his nose.

Immediately, a gush of water fell onto his head as the trap door sprung under his feet. The water slide then carried his scream downstream to the pool below. SPLASH!

"And that is folks, yet another victory for Gao Mikado!" echoed the speakers. "I dare say that was astounding finishing move there, isn't it, Darren?"

"Indeed! And for those who are just joining us now, welcome to the Water World Park Challenge!" The crowd in the park cheered. "Before our next match, allow us to refresh slash introduce you to the rules. Take it away, Irukamaru!"

"Gladly! The challenge is modeled after the King of the Hill. The guy who wins & keeps winning stays on top! Lose even once & you'll get the dip! Stamps are rewarded based on how long you stay on top!"

GAME END. WINNER, TOUMA AKIYAMA!

"Oh... crUUUUUDDD!"

"BAAALLLL!" and... SPLASH!

"And oh, yes! For this one special day, our hardworking staff members will be joining in the party!" said Darren. "Defeat one staff member will grant you bonus stamps so go at it, challengers!"

"Hehe... as expected of Aniki," Nico lets out a smile.

"Say, sensei... why are we hiding in these bushes?"

"Now that, my self-proclaimed apprentice, is a very good question,"

The brown-haired teen then points his finger towards a shack to their left. Immediately, Tetsuya knows why.

"NNNIIIIIICCOOOO!"

"RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY, NICO-SAMAAA!" screamed Carly as she hung onto Wayne's waist.

"Oh... That's why..." said the boy as the two 'waltz' passed their bush, with their equally deafening wails.

The boy soon flashed a gaze back to his mentor.

"S-Say... Sensei," said the boy. "Normally, I won't ask but er... how come, yo?"

"Indeed, how come our teacher never taught about such birth defects?"

"N-no! It might just been my curiosity b-but..." His thumbs began twiddling. "I mean er... why Wayne-san is so-"

"So insisting on chasing you?"

"GYAAHH!"

"AAHHH!" The two jumped out.

One quick look back at their cover soon reveals a sneaky pink-skinned demon standing amidst the exotic leaves, with a snorkel & a float.

"So! Who's up for some water park fun!?"

Nico & Tetsuya hung their mouths open. The younger boy then lets out an awkward smile as the teen planted his face into his two palms.

"Why..." The word soon came out of Nico's.

"Indeed, why should we go for just water park fun activities while can have all of them!?" The demon transforms into his Let's Play! Asmodai form.

"No, you dimwit! That's not what I-"

And before he can finish, Carly's back-waist was thrown at his face. Like cartoons, the two victims then fly back towards the shack; Nico landing flat, face-up.

"NNIIICCCOOOO!" A certain blonde then crashed his butt on his belly. "AH-HA!"

"Congra-Hmp! Oh... Oh... god. That... That taste horrible,"

Wayne then held down the teen's respectively hands & feet. "Now, let's see if you can escape this, Nico!" said the blonde rider with a devious smile.

"The only thing I'll be escaping from is your sexual frustration, Wayne,"

Blood then gushed from Carly's buried face.

"GAH! Carly, what the f***!?" said one of her friends, while tending to the girl.

Wayne then furrows his brows. Nico raising one of his own brows, as the blonde boy on top of him, remained silent.

"So...?" Nico asks. "Don't you want something from me...?"

Closing his eyes, Wayne just bit his lip. "I... I..."

Nico just sighed with a disappointing look. "Lewis!"

From the shadows behind his back, purple haze soon erupts, shocking Wayne into loosening his grip.

"Crap! Jet!" A sonic boom then made a huge hole in the mist.

But unfortunately, Nico had escaped.

"Yo-ho!" Wayne quickly turned to the nearby lamppost. There stood Nico, on top of the post. "Better luck next time!"

Buddy Skill, On! And like a bird, he soon leaps away.

His fangirls immediately pursue.

"Nico..." muttered a somewhat shell-shocked Wayne.

His bike soon arrived, carrying his clothes & helmet. "So? We're chasing or not...?" asked Jet from within the vehicle.

After a sigh, the teen extends his hand to his garments.

"Er, so..." Wayne turns to the new voice. "So what's with you & sensei?" asked little Tetsuya.

GAME END. WINNER, TOUMA AKIYAMA!

"And there it is people! Touma Akiyama has done it again!" said Darren.

"It's almost a pity that he's only a staff member & not an actual participant," said Irukamaru.

Smirking, Touma just shook his head. "Nah, I'm not that competitive," he said that to himself as he gave his arms some slight stretches.

His eyes then trail off to the pool below. It's the third time since he had gone up for the challenge & after glancing around for his two little "brothers", his smile fades.

"So you're not going after them?" A voice then spoke from the armour on his right arm.

Touma glanced back to the Core on the back of his hand & sighed. "Don't worry your little head, Mike,"

"You could, at least-"

"And now, ladies & gents. Without further ado, let us move on to our next- Oh! Oh-hoho!"

A few people then responded as they saw Touma's new challenger ascends the tower. Several wooed; some then whistled & as the blue-haired boy in his swim shorts finally reached the top, the tan-skinned teen in his speedo just grinned.

"Oh? Here to avenge Gao-kun?"

The blue-haired boy replied with a similar smile & slight shoulder nudge. "Something like that,"

"Ladies & Gents! You know him, you love him, you might have a poster with his face on it... The infamous former Wonder Boy Cop, TASUKU RYUENJI!" The cheers then climaxed. "Now, then without any dela-"

"Without any delay!"

"Wha-Paruko!? Where did you-"

"BUDDDDYY! FIIIGGHHHTTT!"

"Open the Flag!"

"Open the Flag!"

From his mask, he soon saw the two Flag emblems appearing above their champion's heads.

"Dungeon World!" said the tan-skinned youth.

"Star Dragon World!" said Tasuku Ryuenji.

Touma gets the first turn. And as the fighter charges & draw, Specter's two eyes then drifted down from the arena to the pool below; near the edge & near one of the many food shacks available the venue.

He saw a dragon with a float leaping up from the waters. "Ganbare! Jack!"

"Ganbare! Tasuku-senpai!" Gao followed suit.

"Gao-chan! You want some milkshake?" asked their mother, the woman with a white shirt tied above her black, upper swimwear.

"Double Chocolate!"

"Double Chocolate, bal!"

"Kay!" She then turned to the girl with the beach ball; dazing off in the pool, not that far from Gao. "Hanako, take care of your brother, kay? Hanako?"

"Ah-Oh! Okay, Kacchan!" The girl walks out of the pool. "By the way, I want a Neopolitan sundae!"

"Okay!"

Hanako grins as she turned to the nearby table. And as she settled her beach ball down… KRACK! The sound of a broken branch quickly reached her ears.

KRRAASHH!

The girl looked up. Several green leaves, she saw falling before she moved in closer.

"Hanako-chan!" Bal's voice then calls out. "Come see this! Quick come see this-bal!"

"C-Coming!" The girl glanced back.

And after a few moments staring at the canopy, the girl finally turned away & gone back into the pool...

... unknowing of who had been watching them from the broken branch that she never discovered.

"Give him the dip, Tasuku-sama!" shouted the girl as she slammed Takosuke's head back in.

"Paruko! Hey, Paruko! Stop blocking the- PARUKO!"

"Just give up, Darren. The girl's high on boy abs," said Irukamaru, mic off'ed & consulting his friend. "And besides, we can still commentate-"

"I cast Oracle Dragonarms!" From the boy's Star Pulsar, the top 5 cards of his deck were revealed. "J-Igniter! [Crossnize]!"

One card from the five then flew into Jackknife Dragon. Green energy jolts & soon, on his left arm, another Ignite Blade materialized! Its energy blade drawn!

"Come on!" Irukamaru hurriedly nudges Darren.

"Ergh... whatever..." The human male then turned on his mic. "And there it is, folks! Double J-Igniter & a Critical of 5! Can the Wonder Boy Cop get even after that harsh beatdown last turn!?"

"Jack! Attack the fighter!"

"RWAARRGHHH!" The dragon quickly leaps! No more words as his blades sprung forth!

"Not quite," Along with a lightning hand, Touma counters! "Protection of Shalsana!"

"DENIED! A high Crit attack, DENIED AGAIN!" shouted Darren.

"Denied, indeed," followed Irukamaru. "But it seems young Tasuku is not ready to let this turn end just yet!"

"Dragnapulse [P-5000, C-2]!" A beam hit Touma in the elbow guard! "Star Remnant [S1: P-3000, C-1, D-3000]!"

"Sparkle Shoot!" And another blow to the tan-skinned teen, totaling up 3.

MOVE END.

YOUR MOVE.

"Draw," Touma swipes his right hand -clad in Core Gadget armor- slightly.

[[Tasuku] Life: 6; Gauge: 3; Hand: 3] - [Star Magnum, Dragnapulse]

- [Sphere Cemetery, Star Remnant] [Center] [Star Dragoner, Jackknife]

[[Touma] Life: 7; Gauge: 2; Hand: 3]

- [Mission Card, "Decipher Spell"] [Mission Card, "Recruit Adventurer"]

- [Apprentice Ninja, Akatsuki] [Center] [Guild Merchant, Lil' Grant]

"Not bad, not bad at all," said Touma, resting his armoured arm. "And I see that you're still headstrong as ever, aren't you?"

"A cop needs to headstrong, after all," Tasuku answers.

"Hoho, a smart tongue you have there, "former officer"," His eyes briefly wandered down; back to spot where those two stood & left. He turned to the youth before him. "So... I take it that you'll still keep going? Even if against the odds?"

"Of course," The boy answers with a smile.

"I see, then. Now, then... Charge this... And Draw!" His eyes then widen. "Heh... ehehe... so you want me to do the same? Eh! Why not!? I pay 2 gauge & Equip!" He held up his right hand.

Immediately, light & wind gathers to the gauntlet's palm, forming a book. Its thickness parallels to a dictionary; with the cover design befitting its name.

"Questing Encyclopedia [P-3000, C-1]! Upon equipping, I can put the top two cards of my deck into the soul of a card on my field... Recruit Adventurers!" To the old-looking poster -placed on the questboard standing behind him- two additional stamps. "And with its own skill, I can search my deck for a Size 1 or less [Adventurer] & add it to its soul, bringing it up to a total four!"

The poster soon glowed.

"And with that Mission Complete!" said Touma, seizing the notice before tearing it in half. "Two [Adventurers] to my hand & the rest to my gauge! And since a Mission Card is completed, Questing Encyclopedia allows me to draw! Lil' Grant's [S2: P-3000, C-2, D-5000] skill; I spend one gauge to buy one draw!"

"Four draws in one turn!?" said Hanako, flabbergasted.

"Yeah," Gao nodded. "And that's basically how I lose... I think..."

"Grant's second skill! By resting this card, it becomes a Size 1,"

"Time to settle down, Taffy!" said the young merchant, in Arab-ish clothing, to his odd camel steed as it sat down.

"And to the center, Buddy Call! Guild Mascot, Dragon Mick [S1: P-3000, C-1, D-3000]!"

Pink Smoke burst out from the floor. "Geez! How many times do I have to tell you? I'm not the guild mascot!" A chibi silhouette walks out. "I'm the guild's greatest Dragowizard, goddammit!" said the tiny dragon in a mage's attire as he tapped the floor with his larger-than-stature staff.

"Buddy Gift,"

"Here!" Mick nudges his staff & from the huge orb at the tip, a soft green light zapped towards Touma, healing him for one.

Touma smiled. "Thanks, Mick,"

"That's Great WIZARD Mick, thank you,"

"Heh... And since there is another [Adventurer] on the field... Mick!"

"[Cell Core] activate!" The little self-proclaimed dragowizard's staff then illuminates; sparks of harmless lightning surging out.

"W-WHAAATT!?" shouted Darren as the whole audience gasped in unison.

"[Cell Core]!?" uttered Gao. "That means-"

"There's... little to no sensation," Tasuku gripped his left chest. "Could it be-"

"It's the same as Nico's... right?" The blue-haired boy immediately turns back to his opponent. "It's a simple willpower trick if you're curious. Now, then... If you wouldn't mind, it's time... Mick!"

And with his tiny arms, Mick slammed his charged up staff to the floor under his feet. The surge dissipates but on the surface it hits, a huge magic circle was graphed around it.

Touma raised his item. "I Tribute my [Cell Core] Dragon Mick with Lil' Grant & Apprentice Ninja, Akatsuki!" The three monsters on the field then leaped into the air, transforming into orbs of colored lights before circling over the glyph. "Brethren, raise those cups! For today, we give recognition & give praise. Appreciation to she who kept out home floating on rough seas. X-Cell Call! Blessings to thy name! Guild Manager Whitney [C1: P-3000, C-1, D-9000]!"

The orbs then combined under an explosion of light! Everyone shielded their eyes & after the flash dies down, they soon saw a red-haired woman in a fantasy world-esque business suit, on his right; tilting her glasses up. A clipboard & a feather pen is seen in her hands & a fencing saber sheathed at her waist.

"Mick's skill," Touma reveals the top card of his deck. "An item card. It can go to my gauge but I'll just let it drop,"

"What?" Jack muttered in surprise, as the card falls & shatters.

Touma extends his hand towards to his right. "Whitney!"

"Coming up, sir," a retro ceramic telephone on a stool then appeared to her side. She quickly picked it up. "Human Resource, get me Sir Norman," Thuck! A card soon conjures into Touma's gauntlet.

"Call!" He flings the card to his left & another to his center. "Harsh Trainer, Sir Norman [S1: P-2000, C-1, D-4000] & Phantom Jester, Nicholas [S0: P-3000, C-2, D-1000]!"

"You need my services, Guildmaster?" said the old mustached man in armor.

"Some muscle for my non-existing abs," said the cloaked dagger-wielder, in a mimicking voice.

Immediately, Touma's right face twitched. "Whitney, file a report to Dungeon World me!"

"Oh, come on, other world Aniki. Don't be so harsh on me," said Nicholas, playfully.

"Ah, yes, Nicholas. About the damage fee last week-"

"LALALALA-LAA! BILL THAT TO WAYNE! HE LIGHTED THE FUSE!"

"Well, that's er... an interesting bunch," commented Jack as Tasuku lets out his awkward smile.

"Kay, kay, that's enough, Nicholas! All of you, Link-Attack the fighter!" commanded Touma.

"You heard the master! Follow my lead!"

"I DID NOTHING WRONG!"

"Engarde, boy!" Left to right, Touma's entire squad rushes in toward Tasuku's face!

"Earth Barrier-"

"Got you now! Mission Card "Decipher Spell' activate! By discarding the 3 souls in this card, I can nullify your spell!"

Instantly, the shield shatters. "Wha-"

"Sir Norman's skill, when link-attacking, I can return one item or X-Cell Monster from my drop zone to my deck to give Whitney an additional Crit! ...Now, the total damage is up to 5,"

One, two, three, Slash! "DWAAARRGGHHHH!"

"Tasuku-senpai!" shouted Gao.

"OOHH! Critical Hit! Now, Tasuku's already down to one Life! Can he survive or will he end up like the others!" said Darren.

"Nicholas' skill. Two of them, in fact," said Touma. "First, he will [Stand] Sir Norman!"

"Manager Whitney, I suggest we should bill my- I mean, Wayne's debt on Sir Norman's expensive wine cellar!"

"It's vodka! AND NOBODY'S TOUCHING IT 'CEPT ME!"

"And second, he will dismiss himself from the field,"

"Welp, guess time to exit... and sell me some vodka,"

"Don't you f***ing dare..."

Nicholas then took out a heavy-looking coin purse & said, "I believe... I've already did- MWAHAHAHA!"

"ARRRGGHHHH!" screamed Norman as Nicholas laughs himself into a fading purple mist.

"W-well, guess we're done with that. So Sir Norman, ready for another link attack?"

"RRWWAARRRHHHH!"

The tan-skinned teen just shrugged. "Eh. Guess that answers it," From the encyclopedia, he then fires out a blue fireball. "Sir Norman's skill. By returning my second item in the drop zone, Questing Encyclopedia gets a bonus... Critical!" Touma fires a second fireball, colliding it with the first; making it bigger.

"Tasuku-senpai!" shouted Gao.

"Proto Barrier!" The blue flames impacted & near instantly, dispersed.

Sir Norman leaped in to crack the shield but to no valid; he was repelled!

"DENIEEEDDD! TASUKU RYUENJI! HE SURVIVEEEDDD!" bellowed Darren, as the crowd goes wild.

Sir Norman returned to position shortly. He strokes his mustache. "Hmm... Not bad. Not bad, at all,"

"But regardless... you have lost... Mr. Ryuenji," said Whitney, tilting her glasses as Tasuku's eyes soon widen...

... A realization!

"FINAL PHASE!" shouted Touma as the crowd is once again stirred! "I now pay 3 gauge!" The young man then leaped into the air; his two monsters jets forward! "I cast... Full! Strash! FOORRMMAATIIOONN!"

Touma then fires a huge fireball & immediately after receiving a cross-slash to the chest, the flames engulfed him. The system soon sounded.

GAME END. WINNER, TOUMA AKIYAMA!

"Tasuku...?" asked a worried Jack as he landed next to the blue-haired boy.

"Nngh! He's... strong..." He got up. "Well... at least, Touma-san doesn't seem to be an enemy..."

"Hey, Tasuku-kun!" A voice then called. The boy raised his lowered had to it, finding a smiling Touma with a gesturing to him. "Thanks a bunch!" he said.

"Huh?" Puzzled, the boy reacted, as such. "Erm... may I ask for what?" he replied to Touma.

The young man just lets out a delayed chuckled; shaking his head. It's amusing how genuine his attitude is to "never giving up".

"Nevermind, then!" said Touma to the boy. "Also take tips this, kid! A clear, tranquil mind & the willpower to resist the voices! That's how you hide your Crest!"

"Voices? What voices?" And before Tasuku can say anything, the waters finally came pouring down as the floor gave in.

What's left is the scream of his green chibified dragon, clinging to his side; as the boy slide down, astonished & probably for the first time, found a genuine smile surfacing on his face from his pre-teen soul.

"Well, that was another awesome fight, isn't it, Darren?" said Irukamaru.

"Indeed, Irukamaru. To think, we would live to see the day Tasuku Ryuenji get curb- Oh, wait a min... Huh? He's quitting!?"

"Welp... time to find me some proofs," mutters Touma, taking one last peek at where his little 'brothers' were, before walking away from the stage.

"Throw it here, Kouji!"

"Kay-Oof!" The boy quickly turned around. "Oh, I'm sor-Grgh!" His eyes peeled open; cringing. Behind him saw, a man double his size in a loincloth. "I... er..."

The man backed a few steps back & bend his knee down. He picked up the beachball. "Here," The man gave him an easing smile. "Go play somewhere else,"

"Oh... okay..." The boy nervously grabs the ball before awkwardly replying, "Erm... Thanks!" before rushing back to his older brother.

Rekka, having witnessed the whole debacle from her shaded beach seat, crossed her arms. She turns to the Moai-face in proper swimming trunks beside her.

"And as you can see, Rekka-sama. There is nothing to worry about Genma-sama," said Doai.

The tan-skinned young lady raised a brow. "You... sure?" she then spun her finger in a circle. "Then, what's with these... bodyguards?" she said, referring to the Seifukai members; 'standing guard', like their leader.

Doai, feeling guilty, starts to stutter. "W-W-We-Well, that's-"

"Say, what do you want from the shack? My treat!" said a girl to her friends as they walked out of the pool.

"Shack? Uuurrgh! It's like the opposite side of the pool, isn't it?"

"U- Uumm, girls... Isn't there a shack right over-" And before she can finish, the blonde girl saw Genma; eyes glaring at them like two primed laser turrets. The blonde quickly turned back to her friends. "O-on second thought... the long walk's nothing, right, girls?"

"Er... y-yeah!"

"He's not going to chase us, is he?" said & whispered her friends before they walked away with haste.

Rekka just sighs, face-palming. "Doai, be honest with me, is Genma like this before I came back?"

"Ur... well..."

"Well, Genma did lose a brother figure once-death-shi," said the young boy in the beach seat next to Rekka's.

"Brother figure?" She turns back to Doai. "Genma lost... a brother figure...?"

Doai only purses his lips.

And after glancing back to her little brother, Rekka lowered her head. "I see... so he too..."

"Ane-sama?" said Doai.

It was then... a series of rustling noise caught their attention. Everyone turned to the nearby bush & a moment later, a Seifukai member -one not in swimsuit- bursts out of the greens; panic smeared on his face.

"What's going on?"

"DOAI-SAMA! It's- It's-"

Then, without a warning, PWUUUSSSHHH! From the whole bush & grass & trees... a huge gust blew! As suddenly as its sudden end soon afterwards!

"ANEUE! ARE YOU ALRIGHT!?" Genma rushed over to the young lady, kneeling in front of a hunkered down Shido. "Are you alright?"

"No worries here. Shido-kun?"

"Y-Yeah..."

"Doai! What is that? Report!" shouted Genma.

"Sorry! Just passing by!" A young lady's voice... A voice recently known by Genma & the Seifukai. "And Oh. My. God. Does this place looks like the perfect spot... to forget everything!" Smash! The patch of bush, broken & fallen to the concrete floor, flattened.

"Ah..." Rekka's eyes immediately widen.

"Chelsea!" said Genma to the orange-haired lady. "What is the meaning of this!?"

"Quiet!" A giant monster descends from the skies. It's an insectoid; resembling a monarch with large golden wings & equally large hands. Chelsea stepped forward. "Now, move along & let the grown woman speak... right? Rekka?"

"Chel..." muttered Rekka. Her face showed a shell-shocked patient.

"So you remember me, huh?" Chelsea let out a cold smile. "I'm surprised... after all that relaxing, you still remember..."

"You... You knew Ane-sama!?"

"I SAID 'QUIET'!" Instantly, another blast of wind! Sending Doai & a few Seifukai members flying into the pool! "Now, then... how about a little catching up- Huh!?"

Buddy Skill, On!

"GENMA!"

"YOU WILL NOT HARM MY SISTER!" Bellowed Genma; Duel Sieger following it up with a roar.

"Haha... Well, aren't you-"

BWWEEEEEE! Chelsea looked to her right. Immediately, she saw two humans & several humans; all in security uniforms & approaching them fast.

She clicked her tongue. "Tch! Fine! Alexandra!" The monster then lowers his hand. She hopped onto it. "I'll let you off the hook for now!"

"Wait! Chelsea!"

"But I swear... you will remember this face, TRAITOR!"

"Trai-"

"HOW DARE YOOUU!" Duel Sieger's fist flies.

But before it can reach, Chelsea's monster swings its wings forth, deploying a smoke screen.

The dragon was taken aback & just as the security arrives, BOOOMM! The insect rockets up into the skies.

"AFTER HER-"

"STAND DOWN!" A monster from the security then shouts, blocking Genma & Duel Sieger's path.

"But-"

"STAND! DOWN!"

And as per instructed, the teen stood down; soon retreating back to the ground. With clenched fists & teeth, he murmurs. "Never again..."

Meanwhile, on the ground, Rekka is seen kneeling; hands on the floor.

"So... I AM running away..." she whimpered to herself as slowly, her fingers clawed the pavement; teeth gritting. "Chelsea... Everyone..."

The air is stagnant; no from a foul odor but worry & mistrust. From the door, which he is facing towards while slumped on the hallway wall, another scream can be heard.

It's Noboru & Kagome, alongside Miseria & Arkaid is currently treating his 'ailment' right now.

"Patch me the bandages! Quickly!" said Kagome's muffled voice behind the door. "Now, keep him steady as I removed the seal,"

"RRRww-AAARRGGGHHHH!"

"Hardly a human-like scream," said Ban Enma, slumping near the door.

Zanya remained silent but if there's an agreement to that statement, it would be his sigh. He is glad that his brother is not here to see or hear any of this. Glad that he is kept occupied by his two ninjas in his room downstairs. Now, all his worries can now be focused on two things: Noburo... and the wary stares that are pointed at his direction.

"WWAAARRGHHH!" Noboru shouted again.

"I-Is he going to be okay-ki?" said Ban's little underling.

"He should be," replied the bespectacled boy. "Miseria & Arkaid is in there with her, after all,"

"And you're sure that she won't betray us?" Ban asked.

Zanya's shoulder twitched. "I... I wouldn't say 'betray' but-"

The door then opened & out came, Arkaid of the Fifth Omni Calvary Dragon. Behind her is none other than Zanya's O-Miko.

The boy walked up to her. "Kagome, how's Noboru?"

Her eyes briefly looked away. "The best that I 7could do is maintaining the seal... not improve it," said Kagome. "Dragon scales... and the constant emitting of energy... I've never seen anything like this,"

"Oh really?" said an approaching. "How can we be sure that you're not lying?"

"Doble!" said Arkaid.

"She assaulted Tasuku Ryuenji & his Buddy Police friends. We can't trust her!"

"Tasuku Ryuenji violated our agreement when the Buddy Police sent spies into the Shirushiboshi," said Kagome. "Plus, what ulterior motive would I have for lying to all of you? Kudo Noboru is also my responsibility-"

"His Sovereign's Crest!" And in that instant, as if struck by a grim reminder, Kagome's eyes widen from shock.

"I... I..." The girl looked around.

A wave of panic soon surges as she sees the eyes of Ban... Rikki... Arkaid & Doble staring down at her; slowly reducing her dignified composure to sand.

"I..."

"If there's nothing more we can do here, may we kindly take our leave?" Zanya suddenly proposed.

"Heh, so you ARE lying, then?"

"Doble, no-"

"Let them leave," Kiri came out of the door. "We asked them to be here, Doble. Is this how you repay help?"

"Tsk," The Dragonoid let his hand down.

Seeing this, Zanya quickly grabs Kagome's. "Come on. Let's go,"

"A-Alright," muttered the girl as she was dragged away from the scene.

And as the teens turned at the next corner, Arkaid soon turns to her comrade. "You DO know that she still has her deck on her, right?"

"Peh. I'll just take them all on,"

"Not right here," said Miseria. "Not while Noboru-kun's here,"

The two soon took an elevator down. It didn't take long since the whole hotel's near-empty but... Zanya wasn't worried about that.

"Say... Zanya..." said Kagome; her back slumped on the wall facing the door. "Should I... take... Noboru's Crest?"

"I... don't know..." muttered Zanya, standing next to the panels.

"It's consuming him... and there's nothing I can do that can really help him," Kagome then lets out a hopeless smirk. "Guess... I'll be taking it in due time... then..."

"If you don't want to, you could just... don't,"

"Huh?" The girl lifts her head. "What do you mean? I 'wanted' to do that,"

"But... your face says that you HAVE to do that,"

"W-What do you mean?"

With a clenched fist, the boy then turned to his O-Miko. "Sorry for offending you but..." With a determined look, he asked. "Are you sure that your choice & yours only? And not your grandfather's?"

"O-Of course it's mine!" said Kagome, agitated. "For the betterment of humankind as a whole, I must..." The O-Miko quickly pauses. Regaining her posture & composure, she soon lets out a sigh.

She stood face-to-face with Zanya, resuming & saying, "It is for the betterment of humanity that I stood here... to bear these burdens, understand?"

"I... see..." Zanya lowers his head.

Ding. The elevator then slides open.

The O-Miko walks out. "Come on. Akatsuki's waiting,"

"Okay..." Zanya soon follows. A hint of sadness found on his frowning brows as he exits the lift.

Flutters, the propeller of the chopper goes as the wind sweeps down on the helipad, in which Sofia, Mathilda & a few staff members stood.

Mathilda bears the face of near childish; like a child during his first tour to amusement park. Sofia, on the other hand, resumes her normal composure & posture; albeit with a hint of annoyance that is threatening to compromise her.

Before long, helicopter landed. And as the door slid open, Kyoya Gaen stepped out; dressed in a long white coat & hat that replaces his v-neck.

The orange-haired girl was exalted. "Kyoya-sama!" she quickly ran in, to Sofia's dismay.

"Ah, Mathilda! How's everything?"

"Smooth- I mean, perfect! Everything's brilliantly perfect!"

"I see," The white-haired teen smiles. "I've seen your performance. You are most spectacular!"

"Ah! Really!?" Kyoya nodded. "Ah! Thank you... Thank you so much..." said Mathilda before she covers her teary eyes & red nose.

"Lezhashchaya suka..."

"Hmm? Is anything the matter, Sofia?" asked Kyoya, whilst escorted off the pad.

"Net. It's nothing," said Sofia, dutifully following close behind. "However, we have acquired some crucial information over the last 10 hours,"

"Do tell,"

"First, we have eye-witness of Touma Akiyama utilizing an X-Cell Monster. He might be a Sovereign,"

Kyoya's eyes widen. A wide grin then curves on his face. "Good. Very good... Continue,"

"We also have confirmed that Kuguru Uki has arrived prematurely to this Growing Eden,"

"So has she discovered our plans?"

"It appears not,"

"And the equipments?"

"Already here before she came,"

His malicious grin curves again. "Perfect... proceed as plan!"

"Da,"

"Very soon... the power of the Crests will be ours,"

"Nico..." muttered Wayne as he rode down the streets.

"So, are you really okay not telling that kid anything?" asked Jet from inside his bike.

"I just..." The blonde biker clenched his teeth. "Just let me focus,"

"Kay- Huh? Hey! WATCH OUT!"

The bike quickly shifted sideways, drifting. And before Wayne can ask why, the road before his eyes quickly turned white into a wall. By instinct, he pulled on the brakes & had one foot out to the wall to hopefully steer the bike away.

SSHHRREeecchh... The tires grind the floor. It is only after Wayne's foot hits the wall does the bike finally slowed to a halt.

Slowly, the teen removed his leg on the wall. "Gah! What is this?" said Wayne, discovering strings stuck to his sole.

"Seems like some sort of web..."

"That's because it is,"

Alerted, Wayne turned around. At the opposite direction of the wall, he then spotted a young lady; Auburn-haired & is popping a lollipop into her mouth. Besides her is what he suspects to be her chibified Buddy Monster & the web wall creator, as it looks like a big plush butterfly.

The young lady then took her lollipop & raised her hands up. "Don't worry. It doesn't stick that bad," she said as her Buddy Monster returned to her pocket.

Wayne got off his bike; wiping his dirty sole against the floor. "So, who the hell are you?"

"Chelsea. Chelsea Scott.," she said. "I have an offer for you,"

"Huh?" The blonde raised a brow. "An offer? You want a trade with me?"

Chelsea just curves her lips, amused. She shook her head. "No, no... It's going to be long if I explain from the ground up so I'll be super straight," She moves one hand into her other pocket & takes out a phone.

After a few skillful taps, she displayed a picture; zoomed into a particular face. It's a tan-skinned woman, long black hair with a side-bang; smiling & having fun choke-holding an equally happy young adult tomboy.

Chelsea grits her teeth. "This. Is the b***h I want to get back at, & I believe..." She then swipe left. And in a near instant, Wayne loosens his lips; face coloured in dread. It's Nico's face... and THAT title. "This is the guy you want to get back at... right?"

Wayne instinctively shuffles back. "H-How did you-"

"It doesn't take long for the name 'Nicholas Middleton' to be searched in the news section." She then peers into her phone, reading. "March 27, Bekwaamheid Chō Tokyo High School... Long story short. Your BFF, Nicholas Middleton... assaulted Rin Akiyama," Wayne's eyes widen. "While are attending school here in Japan & in addition to the alleged assault he also put her into a coma that lasted till this day..."

"No... No, No..." Wayne grips his ears. His feet retreating further until his back hits his bike.

"Isn't that why you came here for?" said Chelsea, looking him straight in the eye. "For revenge? For justice? You liked that girl, didn't you-"

"ENOUGH!" Wayne screamed out. "I don't... I don't... Grrr-AARGGHH!" He then rubbed his two hands onto his lowered head.

"So that's your answer?" Chelsea asked again. "No payback? No desire to smash his face clean-"

"Hey, back off!" Jet flew out of the bike.

Seeing the robot bird, Chelsea slowly backs away. She glanced back to Wayne, still shaking his head; weakly & in denial. She grits her teeth. "A waste of time!" said the young lady before she turns around & leaves.

Jet, before long, flew back to Wayne's side. "You okay...?"

"I..."

Voices from recent memories soon flooded his brain, accompanied by the ringing of a school bell.

Rrrrriinngg! "How could he!? Wayne trusted him!"

Rrriinngg! "I thought you said he's there to protect her!"

Rriingg! "Always knew he was hiding something under that smile,"

Rr-Ing! "Open your eyes & sees reality, Wayne! Nicholas betrayed you! And in the worst! Way! Possible!"

"Don't... want to believe... but then... then..."

His hand soon fell as he lifts his head. Wayne then reached his hand out, lips moving to speak. "W-Wa..."

The end.

Plz do note the following fanmade cards/ OC's can be searched in the Buddyfight Fanon Wiki. Should any of these are not the Wikia, I humbly ask for your patience:

- Oracle Dragonarms

- Questing Encylopedia

- Mission Card, "Decipher Spell"

- Mission Card, "Recruit Adventurer"

- Phantom Jester, Nicholas

- Guild Mascot, Dragon Mick

- Harsh Trainer, Sir Norman

- Guild Merchant, Lil' Grant

- Guild Manager, Whitney

Also, should you have any comments, feel free to post it as a review or send me a note. This also includes the overall review on how the stories are going. Smooth? Problematic? Confusing? Feel free to tell me.