-Chapter 9 The King, Atsushi Kai-
Several weeks have passed. The summer was approaching as Yusuke and his friends looked anxious for the summer field trip.
"Man, I can't wait for the summer field trip!" Yusuke cheered.
"I know right, but remember Yusuke. If you don't do well in your exams, you might not go with the class to the field trip." Haruka warned him.
"I know, but thanks to my baby sister, Yumi, I've been getting solid B and B+ in my classes. This will be a piece of cake!" Yusuke fist pawned in the air.
Haruka giggled to herself, seeing how happy Yusuke is, which made her happy.
After some classes, the school dismissed. Everybody got out excitedly as their weekend break began. Yusuke got out as Haruka chased after him.
"Woohoo! Weekend is here!" Yusuke said excitedly.
"Don't get too lazy, Yusuke. We still have to study for the exam on Wednesday."
"Don't worry, Haruka. Let's just take a break today, you know. Hey I know! Let's go to my place and eat! I am staving!" Yusuke suggested.
Haruka smiled to that idea. "Sure! As long as it is on you!"
"Of course!" He nodded.
They headed to Yusuke's parents' restaurant. When he opened the door, there was one man sitting at the counter, eating a bowl of ramen noodle soup.
"Hey Dad! Haruka and I want to eat! I would like to have the spicy fried rice." Yusuke said.
"I would like to have the veggie clam chowder." Haruka said.
"Sure, Yusuke! But you have a guest for you!" His father exclaimed.
"A guest?" He asked.
The man at the counter stood up, turning his face to him. "Hello, Yusuke-kun. My name is Hiro Sazaki, the Chief Manager of the IDLC. How are you?"
"Um, hi there. I am good…wait, did you say you're from IDLC!?" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Yusuke, manner!" Haruka whispered to him.
"That's right, young miss." Sazaki said. "It is pleasure to meet you, Yusuke-kun."
"Are you really from the IDLC?!" Yusuke asked excitedly.
That's exactly what he said, Yusuke.
"Yes, I am and I am the Chief Manager. I am here to ask you a special promotional Duel for you."
"A Duel, really?!"
"Yes, if you have the time and will to do it, that is. Tomorrow at the Tokyo Duel Dome at 10 am, if you come that is, I want you to Duel against my strongest Duelist in the IDLC league, the one and only, Atsushi Kai."
Yusuke's eyes widened. "At..Atsu…Atsus…Atsuhi….KAI!?" Soon, he fainted.
Some hours later, Yusuke woke up with a bag of ice on his head. He got up, with Haruka sitting next to him besides his bed.
"Oh hey, Haruka. What's happened?"
"Well, you…fainted, that's what."
"Why did I faint?" He asked.
"You don't remember. Well, that Chief Manager guy, Mr. Sazaki came and asks you to Duel Atsushi Kai." Haruka explained.
"OH YEAH! That's right! I remember now!" Yusuke jumped out of his bed. "This is so AWESOME!"
"Calm down, Yusuke!"
"How can I!? I am going to Duel against my long time role model!" Yusuke yelled. "I got to tell that Chief Manager guy that I want to do it! Where is he?"
"Well, after you fainted, he left, apologizing to your parents that he caused you to faint out of tremendous shock, and he left you his business card. He said that whenever you wake up, call him by his number." Haruka explained, presenting the business card to Yusuke.
Yusuke swiped the card from her. "Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeett! I'm going to call him right now!" Yusuke said, storming out of his room, walking downstairs fast like a roller coaster, and grabbed the phone as he dialed the number so fast like a printing machine.
Later that night, Yusuke switched around his cards with his Deck as he prepared for tomorrow. His mirror-self appeared next to him.
"Yusuke, may I speak with you?" He asked.
"Sure. Shoot, dude." Yusuke replied.
"Why are you so exciting for this particular Duel with the man named 'Atsushi Kai'? Who is he exactly?" He asked.
"WHAT!? You don't know who Atsushi Kai is!" Yusuke said, looking disbelieved at him. His mirror-self just stared at him. "Oh right, you're from another world. I forgot about that!"
Yusuke laughed to himself as he rubbed back of his head. "Yeah! So, Atsushi Kai is the one and only strongest Duelist in the world! He is the King of Duelists!"
"The King of Duelists?" His mirror-self said, tilting his head with a question mark popped above his head.
"The King of Duelists means that he or she is the strongest Duelist in the world, according the IDLC ranking system! They are the organization of Dueling agency that gathers and trains Duelist to become stronger, professional Duelists! I always dreamed of becoming a member and Duel against Atsushi Kai, so I can become the next King of Duelists!"
"I see. So, this Atsushi Kai person is very strong, then?"
"Of course, he is strong! He's the King after all! But, he has not been in any tournaments lately. Rumor has it that he is a huge slump, but most importantly, I am SO EXCITED that I'm chosen to Duel him! I can't wait to Duel him tomorrow, which is why I am preparing my Deck right now!"
After ramming his explanation, he goes back to modifying his Deck as his mirror-self think to himself.
"Atsushi Kai…what kind of Duelist you are?" He asked to himself.
That special day has arrived. Yusuke woke up early as he did some morning stretches. He ate his breakfast and went out to Tokyo. However, he didn't go alone. Haruka was him.
They arrived to Tokyo in less than 10 minutes by train since their hometown is a district part of Tokyo. They arrived at the Tokyo Station, which was overcrowded with many people.
"Woah! This place is buzzing like beehives!" Yusuke awed. "Now, where do I go to the Tokyo Duel Dome?"
"Yusuke, hold up! You'll get lost if you constantly look around like that!" Haruka yelled at him, but with no avail.
"Excuse me! Do you know where I can find Tokyo Duel Arena?" He asked one by one, but people just ignored.
"Geez! I know people have their own life and all, but at least help me out here." He moaned.
Just behind him, a woman with long red hair approached him and said, "You look like you're not from here, little boy."
Yusuke turned around. The woman wore a very short blue jean, black shirt with flame motif on the chest and short sleeves, and light red D-Ring around her wrist. Her eyes were red like her hair color. She also had pale skin, but looked quite gorgeous.
"Oh, hi there. Yeah, I am out of town and looking for the Tokyo Duel Dome. Do you know where it is?"
"Yeah. If you take the bus, it will take you straight there. The bus station is at the front of the station, so just exit out to the North Exist." She said.
"Sweet! Thanks lady!" Yusuke said as he ran off to the North Exit. Haruka found him.
"Hey, wait up! Where are you going!?" She yelled.
The woman with long red hair laughed to herself. "Hmph, interesting…"
Yusuke and Haruka took the bus to the dome. They arrived less than 7 minutes. Judging from the outside, it looked very big like a giant cocoon like a butterfly's cocoon.
"Wow! We're really here! We're really HERE!" Yusuke cheered like a little kid.
"Calm down, Yusuke. I know you're excited and all, but…still." Haruka said.
Suddenly, someone approached. A woman with brown hair and business suit came up to them. "Hello, you must be Mr. Yusuke Kagami and your friend, correct?"
"That's right, maim!" He smiled.
"My name is Aiko. I am Mr. Kai-san's manager. I will escort you both to the dome. Shall we get going?" She said.
"Woah! You're his manager! That's awesome." Yusuke exclaimed.
"Yes, let's get going then." She said formally. She escorted Yusuke and Haruka to the dome.
"She's sort of serious." Haruka whispered to her friend.
"Relax, Haruka. I think she's a nice lady."
"Me relax? You are the one who's jumping around like a kid at an amusement park!"
They entered the dome. It was bigger than it looked from the outside. Huge rows of seat surrounded the arena. The arena looked almost similar to a classic Duel arena from the original series, but of course it was built to be compatible with the D-Ring and the D-Wave technology.
"So, this is the Duel Arena! So awesome!" Yusuke awestruck excitedly.
"Mr. Kagami-san, please allow me to escort you to the arena. Your friend shall stay here and watch."
"Sweet! This is my time." Yusuke said before turning to Haruka. "Wish me luck, Haruka!"
"Good luck, Yusuke." Haruka said, giving her cheer to him.
Yusuke walked as he followed Ms. Aiko from behind her. His mirror-self appeared next to him.
"So, this is it then."
"Eeyup! I can't believe this is so all real! I am going to Duel against Atsushi Kai, the King of Duelists! This is so AWESOME! I still think this is all a dream, but it is NOT! Woohoo!" He cheered as Ms. Aiko looked worried.
"Yes, I can see that. I am actually curious to meet him, Atsushi Kai."
Yusuke brought to the arena shortly as he stood on one side. From the other side after waiting for a minute or two, his opponent entered. He was now wearing a black trouser with red lining and gray shirt with red vest. He stared at him with a serious, emotionless look as Yusuke squeaked to himself excitedly, trying to hold his excitement in.
Chief Manager Sakazi and Ms. Aiko sat at the bench across from Haruka.
"Go, Yusuke!" She cheered.
"So, you are Yusuke Kagami kid I heard about." Atsushi said.
Yusuke squeaked even louder. "You heard about me? Wow! This is even more amazing! I am like your biggest fan!"
"Yeah, yeah. Like I have not heard that millions of times. Let's get this started and over with." Atsushi said carelessly as he activated his D-Ring. His dark red D-Ring transformed into crimson-colored Duel Disk, just like his eye color and hair.
"Right!" Yusuke nodded. "Let's do this thing!"
Yusuke pressed his blue D-Ring, transforming it into his classic blue Duel Disk.
"Searching nearby Duelist. Duelist Found. Dueling Commence!" Both Duel Disks stated as both emanated a wave, creating the wave Duel field.
"DUEL!"
Yusuke vs. Atsushi: 4000 LPs.
"It looks it begin." Ms. Aiko said calmly.
"Yes, it is so. It is been long time since Atsushi-kun activated his Duel Disk." Sazaki said, grinning slyly.
"You go first, kid." Atsushi said, almost like an order.
"Really? But, you're the King. Shouldn't you go first?" Yusuke asked.
"I don't really care who goes first or second. It does not matter either way. I already know who will win, anyway." He stated.
"Um, OK! You are the King!" Yusuke said excitedly. "Alright! I will go first! I Normal Summon Iron Chestnut in Defense mode!"
The cute, little metallic chestnut with beady eyes appeared on his side. "This guy can be Normal Summoned in face-up Defense position! Then, I throw down two cards face down and end my turn."
"Hmph! Starting with defense I see. Very well. My turn." Atsushi said calmly as he drew his card. "Since you control a monster and I don't, I special summon U.M.C. Griffon in Defense mode!"
A brown feathered monster with a head of eagle, which were white and had yellow beak, and body of a lion, appeared with its wings extended out. Its eyes were yellow and sharp. It roared like a mix of lion and eagle, presenting its 1400 ATK.
"Woooo!" Yusuke awed.
"Then, I play the Spell, Double Summon, to normal summon up to twice for this turn." He declared, revealing the Spell card and playing it on the field.
"Next, I normal summon U.M.C. Chupacabra in Attack mode!" Another monster appeared next to Griffon. This one looked like a mix of wolf and coyote. Its skin was black, but had spikes over its neck, back, and all the way to its tail in one straight row.
U.M.C. Griffon-Level 4, Scale 9, WIND, Winged-Beast/Pendulum, 1400 ATK, 0 DEF.
U.M.C. Chupacabra-Level 3, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1200 DEF.
"Woah! Two monsters in one turn!" Yusuke shouted.
Atsushi looked a bit annoyed at him, but snickered. "U.M.C. Chupacabra's monster effect activates. If I control more monsters than my opponent, Chupacabra inflicts 200 points of damage for each U.M.C. monster I control. Since I have two, you take 400 points of damage!"
His second monster leaped in the air as it barked at Yusuke and bitted him on his arm.
"Grgh!"
Yusuke's LP: 3600
"Yusuke! Are you OK!?" Haruka cried.
"Don't worry, Haruka! I'm fine!" Yusuke said, giving her a thumb up to relieve her.
"Then, I tribute my two monsters to summon U.M.C. Pegasus!" His two monsters turned into energy as Chupacabra sent to the Graveyard and Griffon sent to the Extra Deck.
A white Pegasus with bright blue eyes and shiny white wings appeared, flapping them elegantly.
U.M.C. Pegasus-Level 8, Scale 1, LIGHT, Winged-Beast/Pendulum, 2500 ATK, 2300 DEF.
"Amazing! He summoned out a Level 8 monster even though this is still his first turn! No wonder he is a King!" Haruka exclaimed.
"U.M.C. Pegasus' effect activates! It inflicts 700 points of damage when this card is tribute summoned!" U.M.C Pegasus flapped its wing wildly, creating a wind storm. Yusuke stood strongly as he fought against the wind.
Yusuke's LP: 2900.
"Battle! Pegasus will destroy your Iron Chestnut!" He declared as Pegasus stormed in, charging at Yusuke's monster for an attack.
"Not so fast! I activate Iron Chestnut's effect! This guy can't be destroyed by battle once per turn!" Pegasus kicked Iron Chestnut. It rolled in the direction of the kick, but it didn't explode. It rolled back to its original position.
"Hmph! I set a card. Turn end." Atsushi finished.
"OK! My turn, I draw!" Yusuke drew his card enthusiastically.
"My, that boy, Yusuke Kagami is not that bad." Ms. Aiko said.
"Yes, quite, but I am curious to see if he will do that Mirror Summoning soon. I can't wait." Sazaki stated.
"I got to say, Mr. King Kai, you are really strong!" Yusuke commented.
Atsushi looked at him unimpressed. "Yeah, so. Also, don't call me that. Just call by my first name."
"Oh sorry about that, Atsushi-kun." Yusuke said, laughing.
"Don't refer my name with kun. I am not your friend." He said coldly.
"Oh! Sorry about that too…" Yusuke said, feeling little bit sad.
"I know he is a professional and all, but why does he have to be that cold?" Haruka asked in her mind.
"Anyway, I summon my one and only Battle Gargoyle!" His classic monster appeared to the field, roaring for battles. "Next, I special summon his lovely teammate, Battle Gargoyle Lady!"
This one was a female gargoyle who looked more like a human, but with sharp teeth pointing down from her upper jaw. Her lips were dark violet, her eyes yellow like a reptile, red-orange hair with two horns, green skin, and gargoyle wings with purple skin underneath the wings. She also carried a sword in a brown sheath on her belt as she wore a metal armor over her chest. She also had a tail with up-side down heart shaped tip at the end.
Battle Gargoyle Lady-Level 4, WIND, Beast-Warrior/Effect, 1400 ATK, 1000 DEF.
"She can be Special Summoned when I control Battle Gargoyle on my side of the field!" Yusuke explained shortly.
B.G. Lady winked at her superior as B.G. nodded in return.
"But, that is not all! When Battle Gargoyle Lady is on the field, for each monster that has 'Gargoyle' in its name, she gains 200 ATK points each!" Green aura surrounded her body as her ATK increased to 1800. "It's time to fight! Go! Battle Gargoyle Lady, attack his Pegasus!"
She leaped into midair, drawing out her sword as she launched for a strike on her target.
"Wait, Yusuke! His monster has higher ATK than your monster!" Haruka yelled.
"That may be, which is why I activate one of my set cards! Quick-Play Spell card, open! Magic Switch!"
The Seppl card flipped up, revealing an image of a magician swapping a cup very fast as the audiences looked astonished.
"When my monster targets and attacks on another monster, their ATK points are switched between them, meaning my B.G. Lady's ATK becomes 2500 while Pegasus' ATK becomes 1800!"
Their ATK switched before B.G. Lady sliced Pegasus in half. It cried before it exploded as its feather withered away.
The smoke from the explosion cleared out, but strangely Atsushi Kai stood there calmly and his Life Points have not changed at all.
"What!? That can't be right!" Yusuke gasped.
"Hmph, I activated my Trap card, Impenetrable Shield." Atsushi said. "If I were to take any battle damage during this turn, it is nullified."
"He had a way to protect himself. He must have predicted that I will destroy his Pegasus." Yusuke thought. "Cool, cool. I end my turn here, and at this point, B.G. Lady's ATK is returned to normal."
Atsushi drew his card as he yawned, getting quite bored of this. "This is going nowhere."
"Huh?" Yusuke looked confused.
"You're really boring me, kid. Aren't you going to do that summon? What was it called?" Atsushi thought to himself for few seconds until he remembered and said, "Oh yeah. That Mirror Summoning?"
"Wait, what!? How did you know I can Mirror Summon?!" Yusuke asked surprisingly.
"How did he know about the Mirror Summon?!" Haruka gasped as well.
"Well, are you going to do it?" He asked.
"Well…I might." Yusuke said, feeling little bit confused here.
"Yusuke!" His mirror-self appeared. "This man, Atsushi Kai, knows about Mirror Summoning. I suggest you to be careful."
"Why are you getting so hibby-jibby, my other me? Maybe he heard about it from somewhere." Yusuke said.
"I don't think so. I have a feeling that he either was informed by someone or that he may be possessed by a Mirror monster."
"Say what!? No way could he be possessed!" He exclaimed.
"Hey, who the hell are you yelling to?" Atsushi asked.
"Oh my bad! Hold on for one moment." Yusuke said putting on with his joker face as he turned around and talk privately with his mirror-self.
"Other me, I don't think he is possessed. So what he knows about Mirror Summoning."
"Well, I don't sense any evil energy coming from him, but I do sense something. He is holding back his true strength."
"His true strength?"
"He is not Dueling as seriously as he should. It is as if he does not want to Duel."
Yusuke looked little bit angry at him. "Well, I think you are being too serious. Let's just have fun. Maybe that is just his personality. Anyway, I am going to continue Dueling him and win!"
Yusuke turned back, facing his opponents determinedly. His mirror-self continued to watch silently.
"So, have you done talking with yourself, weirdo. If you are not going to do that whatever summoning, I will quit this Duel." Atsushi said.
"Wait, Atsushi! I don't want that! If I promise you that I will Mirror Summon, would you continue to Duel me?"
Atsushi looked perplexed. "It depends. Why don't you just do it then?"
"Um, sure, but I don't have the right material to do so yet, so could you at least maybe wait few more turns until I find a way to do it, please?" Yusuke demanded as he prayed to him.
"….Fine. You have three more turns and that will be it. If you don't do it within three turns, then I will quit." Atsushi said.
"Thank you, sir, I mean, Atsushi-kun, I MEAN, Atsushi. Thank you." Yusuke said happily, bowing to him several times.
"Let just get on with it." Atsushi said. He looked at the cards he currently has. "I play the Spell card, Pendulum Balancer!"
This Spell card depicted a big balance scale with Stargazer on one end and Timegazer at the other end, balancing out on the device.
"With this card, I select two Pendulum cards in my Extra Deck and placed them in my Pendulum Zone." Atsushi said. "I, using my Scale 1 U.M.C. Griffon and Scale 9 U.M.C Pegasus, set the Pendulum Scale!"
Suddenly, green and dark purple energy popped out from his extra Deck, revealing to be Pegasus and Griffon respectfully. They flew through the tower of light as a number 1 and 9, and a pendulum appeared respectfully.
"Woah! Could this be?!" Yusuke said.
"Oh ho, it seems that the King is getting little bit more serious now." Mr. Sazaki said.
Ms. Aiko looked astonished, so for Haruka. Meanwhile, that same woman with the long red hair watched from the entrance to the audience benches from the shadow.
"With that set, I can Pendulum Summon multiple monsters between Level 2 and 8. Also, Pendulum Balancer allows me to Special Summon one Pendulum monster from my Deck, counting it as Pendulum Summon as long as its Level fits between the scale!"
"Say what!?" Yusuke gasped.
"Swing, pendulum of my soul. Bring out the dragon with majestic wings of magical power of resurrection. No matter how many times my foe brings me down, I will always come on top! Pendulum Summon! Arise! Level 8, U.M.C. Phoenix Drago!"
A light shined out of his Main Deck as he drew that source of light. He placed the card on his Duel Disk blade. The portal opened, releasing out a fiery red energy. It took a shape, forming into a big body.
It had a face of a bird but with eyes of a dragon, sharp rows of teeth in its golden beak, red, blue, and green feathers on its forehead while its underbelly covered with golden feather and rest where fiery red feathers. Its legs were bird-like and black with sharp, red claw nails.
It roared horrifically, presenting its mighty 3000 ATK.
"Is that….your ace monster!?" Yusuke shouted excitedly.
"Yeah, that's right. This is my…ace monster." Atsushi answered as he snickered slyly with his phoenix dragon behind him, looking menacingly at Yusuke.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
U.M.C. Griffon-Level 4, Scale 9, WIND, Winged-Beast/Pendulum/Effect, 1400 ATK, 0 DEF. Normal Effect: When your opponent controls a monster and you don't, Special Summon this card from your hand. Pendulum Effect: Unknown
U.M.C. Chupacabra-Level 3, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1200 DEF. Effect: If you controls more monsters than your opponents; inflict 200 points of damage for each U.M.C. monster you controls on the field.
U.M.C. Pegasus-Level 8, Scale 1, LIGHT, Winged-Beast/Pendulum/Effect, 2500 ATK, 2300 DEF. Normal Effect: Inflicts 700 points of damage to your opponent when you Tribute Summoned this card successfully. Pendulum Effect: Unknown
Battle Gargoyle Lady-Level 4, WIND, Beast-Warrior/Effect, 1400 ATK, 1000 DEF. Effect: When you controls "Battle Gargoyle" on the field, Special Summon this card from your hand. This card gains 200 ATK for each monster that has "Gargoyle" in its name.
Magic Switch-Type: Quick Play Spell Effect: When your monster targets and attacks on your opponent's monster, switch their ATK points, until the End Phase after this card was activated.
Impenetrable Shield-Type: Normal Trap Effect: When you are about take Battle Damage, it is nullified for this turn, until the End Phase.
Pendulum Balancer-Type: Normal Spell Effect: Select two Pendulum cards in your Extra Deck and placed them in your Pendulum Zone; then, Special Summon 1 Pendulum monster from your Deck as long as its Level fits in between the current Pendulum Scales (This Summon is treated as Pendulum Summon). You can only activate and use 1 Pendulum Balancer per turn. If there is already a Pendulum card in the Pendulum Zone, remove them from play.
U.M.C. Phoenix Dragon-Level 8, Scale 4, FIRE, Dragon/Pendulum/Effect, 3000 ATK, 2500 DEF. Normal Effect: Unknown Pendulum Effect: Unknown.
Author's Note: Hey guys. I just want to get this chapter out as a treat since this week, Thanksgiving is coming (at least in the USA). I hope you are grateful for all the good things and maybe the bad things that happen in your life. Always be grateful for the people that cared and loved for you. Also, I am grateful that I am posting another chapter for you guys.
So, we finally begin one of the things I wanted to do since I begin this fanfiction! I hope you enjoy the introduction of the U.M.C. monsters. They stand for "Unknown Mysterious Creatures" or "Unidentified Mysterious Creatures." Whichever you want to call it, I really don't care. So, we came in with the complete summoning; first Ritual, then Fusion, next Xyz, Synchro, and finally, Pendulum. Next times in Yu-Gi-Oh Mirror, Yusuke will face against Atsushi's ace monster, U.M.C. Phoenix Drago. What kind of power it holds? Will Yusuke defeat it with his Mirror monster? See you all in the NEXT CHAPTER.