SailorStar9: This is Chapter 22 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Because, if I did own Cardfight! Vanguard and Sailor Moon, Aichi won't be such a wimpy protagonist and the Senshi would be kicking more MOTD butt than Sailor Moon.

Chapter 22: The Hidden Message

"Not a chance!" Kamui hid behind Aichi. "True, I did lose to you. But Team Q4 hasn't lost yet. So our agreement is still up in the air. I beg you, Brother. Please beat Gouki."

"Aichi's totally freaking out." Izaki remarked, Aichi having a mental meltdown in the competitor's stands.

"All right." Morikawa declared. "I, Morikawa Katsumi, will stand in for him."

"You can't." Reiji and Eiji chorused.

"For one thing, you're not registered as a team member, so it's out of the question." Ami pointed out.

"I don't blame him." Miwa remarked. "All this time, he has been dependent on the team, but now, it's his responsibility whether they win or lose. Who wouldn't panic?"

"When you put it that way, it's like, if they sold stress, he'd be all stocked up." Izaki agreed.

"I would never fight a guy who ran away, even once." Kai voiced and prepared his fight.

Riding 'Samurai Spirit', Kaoru moved 'Guiding Zombie' to the rear guard.

Riding 'Bahr', Kai also moved 'Conroe' to the rear and called two 'Iron Tail Dragons'. He then had one of his 'Iron Tail Dragon' attack 'Samurai Spirit'. Having 'Conroe' boost 'Bahr', he had the said unit attack. Checking for a drive trigger, he received a critical trigger on the first draw and giving Kaoru two damage in one shot. He then had his other 'Iron Tail Dragon' attack.

Kaoru retaliated with 'Skeleton Lockout' as guard. Riding 'Captain Nightmist', he called 'Samurai Spirit', 'Ruin Shade' and 'Dandy Guy, Romario'. Using 'Romario' as a boost, he had 'Ruin' attack 'Bahr'. In additional, he activated 'Ruin's ability, putting the top two cards of his deck into the drop zone and giving 'Ruin' a power-up of 2000 until the end of the battle. Then, having 'Nightstorm' attack, he checked for a drive trigger. Continuing his attack, he had 'Samurai Spirit' which was boosted by 'Guiding Zombie' attack 'Bahr'.

Kai just let the attack through without guarding.

"There he goes." Morikawa gaped.

"So he's finally done warming up, huh?" Miwa chuckled.

Drawing a card, Kai then rode 'Nehalem'. Moving 'Iron Tail Dragon' to the rear, he called 'Chain-attack Sutherland' and 'Gattling Claw Dragon to the field. He then activated 'Iron Tail Dragon's counterblast twice, adding 2000 power to the dragon until the end of the turn. Then, having 'Gattling Claw Dragon' boost 'Iron Tail Dragon', he attacked 'Captain Nightmist'. He continued his attack by having 'Conroe' boost 'Nehalem', giving Kaoru his fifth damage. Continuing the attack, he then had 'Iron Tail Dragon' boost 'Sutherland'.

Kaoru guarded with 'Romario' and had 'Ruin Shade' intercept.

"That guy's skating on thin ice." Miwa scoffed.

Riding 'Spirit Exceed', Kaoru called 'Skeleton Lockout' and activated 'Captain Nightmist's counterblast, resurrecting the said unit. Having 'Samurai Spirit' boost 'Nightmist', he declared an attack on 'Nehalem'.

Kai defended with 'Tahr'.

Kaoru continued his attack with 'Exceed', Kai letting the attack through.

"Picture it." Kai cast a back glance at Aichi.

Using 'Romario' to boost, Kaoru had 'Skelton Lockout' attack.

Kai simply let the attack hit.

"Why didn't you protect yourself?" Aichi was puzzled, now transported to Planet Cray as he watched the fight.

"Because it's not like he didn't protect himself." Ami, now in her Queen Isis form, voiced beside him. "He knew he would win without protecting himself."

"That girl…" Suiko gasped, recognizing the rainbow-colored aura around Ami.

"Isis-sama…" Rekka breathed.

"Finally, we've found her." Kourin muttered.

It was at that moment when Kai declared 'Final Turn'.

Riding 'Blazing Flare Dragon', Kai activated 'Gattling Claw Dragon's counterblast and retiring 'Skelton Lockout' from the field. He then moved 'Gattling Claw Dragon' to the soul and activated 'Blazing Flare Dragon's skill, increasing the unit's power by 3000 until the end of the turn. Then, he activated 'Sutherland's skill, powering up the said unit by 3000, before calling 'Bahr' to the field. Having 'Conroe' boost 'Blazing Flare', he had the Grade 3 unit attack. Checking for a twin drive, he received two critical triggers on both draws.

"Is he a demon?" Morikawa gaped.

"The demon's too strong." Miwa chuckled.

"Well, the fight's over." Isis remarked. "Let's go back, shall we?" she smiled, the golden winged spear in her right hand shining brightly, forcing Aichi to shield his eyes.

"Overkill." Kourin remarked.

"That kid was pretty amazing." Rekka added.

"Indeed." Suiko nodded. "Now I understand why Isis-heika chose him."

"Ya know," Miwa started, Kai re-taking his seat at the bench. "Weren't you overdoing it? I bet you freaked out Aichi there even more."

"Not quite." Kai corrected.

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