I just want to get this chapter out since it is kind of a basic and short chapter. Do not worry. I promise that next chapter will be longer and it will have a Duel. I hope you will enjoy this.

Chapter 4

Shard of Memory

Coolman was laying on his back. Avenger disappeared as the Duel ended.

Yusuke (who was at this point his mirror-self) got flashes of images through his mind.

"What's this?" He asked to himself.

"Sh…Shard…Collect….Shard." A female voice said through him.

The Mirror Card, Shadow Thing faded away as Coolman got his conscious back.

"Hey. Are you OK?" Yusuke gave him his hand.

"Um, yes. Thank you, young man." Coolman accepted his hand as he got up. "Just what's exactly happened?"

"You don't remember?" Yusuke questioned.

"I don't really remember a lot, but I do remember I was acting very strangely." He said. "But, nonetheless, I need to get back to my family. They must be worried about me."

After that Duel, the surrounding areas where it took place was closed for investigations. The Duel caused a mess; the police need to make it inaccessible for the public. After some talk with the police, Yusuke was allowed to go home.

"Hey, Yusuke. Are you alright?" She asked.

"Hm. Yeah, I'm fine. Don't sweat it, Haruka!" Yusuke showed off with a thumb-up. He was back to his original self.

Haruka felt kind of strange, looking at him very differently.

"Hey, Haruka. What are you looking at?"

She shrugged her head. "Ah! Nothing. Let's just go home."

As they walked back to the bus, she wondered. "Was I seeing things? During that Duel, Yusuke used that weird monster and that new summon. Mirror Summon. Also, he looked more…serious, but now.."

Yusuke was hop-scotching like a kid as they walked to the bus stop.

"Naw…It must be my imagination. Yusuke is still Yusuke." She thought.

Yusuke arrived back home. After eating dinner with his family (excluding his sister because she was on a school field trip and won't be coming back until Monday), Yusuke rested in his bedroom.

His bedroom was a simple one with one window, bed with blue covering, and shelves with many figurines. On the top shelf, there were Dark Magician Girl, Elemental Hero Neos, Future Utopia, Shooting Star Dragon, and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. On the bottom self, there were the Amibo figure; Mario, Pikachu, Samus, Ryu, and Megaman. There was also a TV and Nintendo Wii U system (A lot of Yu-Gi-Oh and Nintendo references!).

"So, this is your bedroom." His mirror-self said, appearing in a ghostly form that only Yusuke can see.

"Eeyup, but shouldn't you already know that?" Yusuke asked.

"This is my first time seeing this room. I was resting after you got out of the hospital."

"Oh! Well, make yourself welcome!" Yusuke smiled. "Anyway, that Duel was amazing! And that Mirror monster was so cool when you or me or whatever summoned it!"

"You should not get too excited. There is something I need to talk with you about." His mirror-self remarked.

"Sure. Hit me." He said as he lay down on his bed.

"Well first, I would admit that the Duel was exaggerating, but it was potentially dangerous as well. I have a feeling that he will face a Duel similar like the one we had today."

"Really? So, I am going to face more Mirror monster. Awesome!" Yusuke cheered.

"Not awesome." His mirror-self argued. "If you remember, and I am sure you do, the Mirror monster is overwhelming. It can even control the one who uses it if his or her greed or desire is strong."

"OK, but at least we were both fine, including that guy after that Duel was over." He pointed out. "By the way, how does Mirror Summon works anyway?"

"I was getting to that. You see, Mirror Summon is a way to summon a strong Mirror monster. You need to meet two conditions; first, you must tribute a monster with the same type for the Mirror monster's type. Second, its Level must equal to the Mirror Monster's Shard to summon it." His mirror-self explained.

"Shard?" Yusuke pondered.

"Shard is like a special Level for Mirror Monster specifically. Unlike the normal Level, it represents as a cyan orb with black star on the Mirror card (The card frame is monochrome; half-black and half white)."

"I see. So….what is that even mean?"

His mirror-self sighed. "Let's do an analogy. Like in the last Duel, I Mirror Summoned Dark Sealed Avenger. He is a Shard 7 Spellcaster monster. In order to Mirror Summon him, you need a Level 7 Spellcaster monster on the field to tribute it in order to Mirror Summon Dark Sealed Avenger."

"Oh I get it now! So, I just need a monster with the same type and equal Level." Yusuke understood.

"As far as I can remember, that is all to it for Mirror monster. However, another thing I remember after we dueled, I heard a voice. It sounded like a female person telling me something. It asked me to collect 'shard.' I don't know what it means, but if we continue to find someone with a Mirror monster, maybe my memo…." He looked at Yusuke, who was already drifted into the dream world.

He sighed again. "It looks like our talk will continue tomorrow, then."

-Not Yusuke's POV-

Somewhere else, in the deep core of Tokyo, there was a very tall skyscraper. At the top row of windows, there were four giant letters in different color. They were spelled IDLC.

The letters stand for "International Dueling League Committee." It is the largest organization in the world that's composed of members from different area of Dueling, such as Duelist, Dueling Card, etc. They host tournaments yearly, and create standard and rules for Dueling. They also act as an agency who gathers Duelists with potential to become a professional Duelist, something that all Duelists dream of. However, if you ask me, the way they run the business is kind of…tyrannical in my opinion.

"So, he won't be in the main tournament this year…again." A long, silver-haired man said. He sat in the middle seat at a bit, round table.

"Is there anyway you can persuade him, Chief Manager Sazaki!?" Other man scolded, yelling at another man just across from where he was sitting.

He had a purple, swirly hair at the top of his head while a curly strand downward on each side. His eye color was violet, and his nose was long, indicating that he is descent from European country.

"I am very sorry, Mr. Armstrong (who was the man scolding), but if the King says he doesn't want to be in the tournament, then he won't be in the tournament. I must respect his wish." Chief Manager Sazaki stated.

"No, Sazaki! Even if he is the King of Duelists, he must be in this tournament! It is mandatory! He may have gotten a way last year, but this time I am not letting him go his way! We already have trouble with one of the Four Horsemen of Dueling! At this rate, the tournament will lose its rating! Besides, it is a matter of time when the King will become obsolete and be replaced by a new one." He argued.

Chief Manager shot a stoic glare at him. "Mr. Armstrong, I do believe your argument is correct. It is true that the tournaments we host has been unpopular these days, but one thing you're incorrect significantly about is the King."

"What do you mean?" He growled.

"You should know better that the current King, Atsushi Kai, is a genius in Dueling. He has never lost a single Duel in any tournaments. His record shows that very clearly. I am sure you have information on that." Sazaki said.

Mr. Armstrong gritted his teeth, sweating little nervously in the situation.

"Gentlemen, please. Let's all be reasonable here." The silver-haired man said. Suddenly, a ringtone echoed in the meeting room.

"Excuse me. I need to see this." He said as he opened up the app similar to Line on his Smartphone.

"Interesting." He thought out loud.

"Is there something wrong, Mr. Vice President?" Armstrong asked.

"Nothing is wrong, but I got a message from the President. He want to show this video clip that his friend send to him. Please check this out." He plugged his smartphone to his laptop through a USB cable. A holographic projector presented the image. It was Yusuke's Duel against Coolman (still a ridiculous name to me). It showed the two Mirror monsters."

"What are those?" One of the other members questioned out loud.

"According to the President, apparently what he see is a new kind of monster called Mirror monster, which can only be summoned through what called a 'Mirror Summon.'" Vice President explained.

Everyone looked surprised. "Chief Manager. The President asked you to investigate this phenomenon."

"Certainly. I will do it right away. I am quite interested in this right now." Chief Manager accepted the job as the meeting closed at the end. He stared at the holographic video.

So, yes, this chapter is more of building a story development and explanation of Mirror Summoning. I hope you enjoy this, and thank you for everyone who reviewed this story. I want to give few shoutouts:

First, I want to say check out OPFan37's fanfictions, two particulary: Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-VOC and Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL: Numbers Truth. Both stories are really great. The first one is well developed. It is his own original retelling of the current anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V with his own OCs and original cards in the story. It is very good fanfiction with new characters, cards, and plot! Please check it out. His second story, ZEXAL one, is also retelling of the past anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL. This one has started recently. It only has two chapters, but it is really fun to read and if you like ZEXAL series, I think you will enjoy it.

Second shoutout I want to give is if you want to read another fanfiction that I wrote, I actually have another one; Yu-Gi-Oh Muikai. It is more developed and very far in the plotline. Currently, it is in a tournament arc called "The Cup of Scorch Arc." It contains another new kind of summoning; Muikai Summoning. Please check that out (It is in the Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V category).

Question for you readers: I was thinking of doing a Pokemon fanfiction. For anyone who knows about Pokemon a lot, which fanfiction idea do you prefer to see first:

1. Diamond/Pearl/Platinum story-This one is based on the video game version. It is a retelling of the video game series, with the main generic male trainer as the main character. His name is Lucas, and he goes on his first journey in his home region, Sinnoh region. Along on his journey, he will battle the mysterious Team Galactic, his rival friend Barry, help the secret agent named Looker (if that is his real name), and also mysterious, yet tough and strict rival who owns a Zoroua and he came from Unova. That is one of the big differences from the original version of DPPt.

2. Champion Cynthia's past story-This one is more original and still fanfiction. It is a story that tells about Cynthia's past when she first started as a Pokemon trainer. It explained how she became a Sinnoh League Champion, and how she also became interested in Sinnoh myths and other myths exist in the Pokemon world. All thanks to a certain young man she knew. This story is kind of romance story, but not too romantic I would assure you if you don't like that kind of genre.

Both fan fictions are something that I want to work with, but I can't decide which one I want to work first. Both will be Adventure story, just to let you know. Please let me know in your review which one do you prefer to read first. See you all next time.