"Hey, Jexi. I wish you good luck on your match." Ace said.

"Thanks." Jexi said making the final preparations to his deck. "Now I'm ready to go." He said as he headed out.

"Okay people! Here we are with Day 2 of the GGG Cup! Now for this match...in this corner...we have the knight Noboro and his buddy El Quixote and Jexi with Red Warrior, Red Arthur!" Paruko said.

"Go Jexi! Kick their butts!" Luffy said.

"Wonder who they're fighting against?" Hope wondered.

Into the arena roared a gigantic beast that most of the heroes and Kabuki were familiar with.

"Yamigedo!" they said.

"Yamigedo?" Al asked.

"Wait...does this mean...don't tell me." Dan said as they saw a familiar fighter walk in. "And it's Mikazuchi!"

"It's Bolt!" Hope said. "What the heck is he doing here?!"

"You do realize he's not a bad guy anymore, right?" Starlight asked.

"I know, but it's still surprising." Hope said.

"Question… Who?" Kagura asked.

"He was an enemy of ours. Commander and leader of the Hundred Demons." Natsu said.

"Not anymore. He changed his ways." Ichigo said.

"Wait...who is he teaming up with? As if I really needed to ask." Hope said.

"Hoho! Fare thee well good citizens! The hero with the fantastic heart…" A voice as a figure jumped down beside Mikazuchi revealing to be Heart. "IS HERE!" he said posing.

"WHAT THE?!" Kagura said as she comically spat out a drink.

"Yup, I knew it." Hope smiled.

"Let me guess, the two of them used to be allies during a prior incident." David asked.

"It was back when Harlequin was still around. Heart then was part of his crew, aptly named the Royal Flush. He along with Diamond, Spade, Club and Ace were his enforcers." Hope said.

"It's really confusing when you have the same name as someone…" Ace muttered.

"Don't worry Ace, I didn't mean you and your brother." Hope said.

"Seems Heart is getting into it." A voice said as a familiar woman watched from the rafters.

"Gasp! Diamond!" Rarity said.

"It's just Diana now. Diana Flux." She said.

"You're one of the… Flux Family?!" Damien asked in shock.

"Everyone recruited into that task force was a member of the Flux Family." Diana said.

"Well isn't that some sort of a weird coincidence. I bet Ace and Spade were too." Hope said.

"Now...the time has come!" Paruko said.

"Omni Lords who command the heavens. Lend me your unlimited strength! Luminize! Omni Lord Knights!" Noboru said.

"Gather under this banner of legends! All who are hero or beasts, lend me your power! Luminize! Final Legend!" Jexi said.

"Let the skies open and yield to my power! Rise, Yamigedo! Luminize, King of Mikazuchi!" Mikazuchi said.

"My justice knows no bounds! I have come prepared with an amazing power! Luminize! Rescue Dragon Squadron...Delta!" Heart said.

"Okay everyone! Buddy…" Paruko began.

"FIGHT!" the crowd shouted.

"Raise the flag!" they said.

"Dungeon World!" Noboru said.

"Legend World!" Jexi said.

"Hero World!" Heart said.

"Parade of Hundred Demons!" Mikazuchi shouted.

"Never seen that flag before." Arnice said.

"It's a special flag that allows you to use all cards with Hundred Demons in its attribute." Hope said.

"Still, I can't believe that Bolt is here." Hope said. "It makes you wonder who else came…"

"Charge and Draw! I call to the center, Dogged Demon Lord, Asmodai!" Noboru said as Asmodai appeared in Omni Lord Form.

"With me here, you have Tetsuya's heart with ya." Asmodai said with a smirk.

"Whoa! A new omni lord form of Asmodai!" Paruko said.

"Asmodai Tackle!" Asmodai said shoulder ramming Bolt.

10-7

"My turn. Charge and Draw! I call Ground Fairy, Gnome to the left. Then Great Wind Fairy, Sylph to the right."

10-9

"With her ability, I equip the item I just sent to the drop zone from the gauge. I equip, Sword of the King, Sequence!" Jexi said. "Now I'm on the attack!" He said as he slashed Heart.

10-8

"And with that, I end my turn." Jexi said.

"Noboru and Jexi strike with wave after wave of punishing attacks! How will Mikazuchi and Heart respond?" Paruko asked.

"You're as skilled as I remember, Jexi… Draw! Charge and Draw!" Bolt siad. "I buddy call to the center Heavenly Spectre, Yamigedo Mikazuchi!"

The new incarnation of Yamigedo marched to the center.

"And here's something interesting. With Yamigedo's power...he can use the thunder mines of any Hundred Demon Thunder Mine users within his soul!" Mikazuchi said.

"Any of them?!" Hope asked.

"I call to the right, Mikazuchi Follower, Glasya Labolas! And i also equip Heavenly Claws, Raikiri!" Mikazuchi said. "Come Yamigedo, lets to a link attack on Asmodai! Raikiri can attack even with a center monster on my field!" He said as they crushed Asmodai.

10-8

"I use Asmodais effect. I look at the top five cards of my deck and add one to my hand." Noboru said.

"Yamigedo...attack!" Mikazuchi said.

"I cast! Divine Protection of Shalsana!" Noboru said.

8-9

"Labolas...attack the fighter!" Mikazuchi said.

9-8

"Now...it's time for a true hero to shine! Draw! Charge and...Draw! I call Rescue Dragon, Northern Bard to the left, Rescue Dragon Transmission to the right and Rescue Dragon, Electripaddle to center!" Heart said.

"It figures he's going with a solid Rescue dragon formation." Hope said.

"Now the time has come to show them our sense of justice! First, Transmission will attack Gnome!" Heart said. "Then I'll have Northern Bard attack Sylph! Finally...Electripaddle attacks the fighter!" Heart said.

"I cast! Holy Grail!" Jexi said blocking the attack.

"My turn ends." Heart said.

"Seeing Ikazuchi and Heart battle this way… it's almost like I'm watching all of the times we faced opponents that tested our limits and resolves." Hope said.

"Now it's our turn!" Noboru called.

"At the beginning of each of our turns, I'm allowed to put one Hundred Demons monster into Yamigedo Mikazuchi's soul from the deck." Bolt said doing so.

"Then I best finish things. Draw! Charge and draw! I buddycall Warrior Emperor Red Arthur to the right! And then call Arc Hammer Knight, Brontes to the left. Now I cast Heroic Tale! I increase my gauge by 4. Now I cast Fury of Odin and destroy all size 1 monsters on your side." Jexi said as all of Hearts Rescue Dragons vanished. Now...for more fun...I use another Heroic Tale! My hand is only down to a single hand card. Now the attacks can begin. Brontes attacks Heart!"

"I cast! I've seen through your moves!" Heart said.

"Won't work. If I have a hero item equipped and Brontes attacks alone...his attack cannot be negated!" Jexi said.

8-6

"Now Red Arthur attacks!" Jexi said as Arthur slashed Heart.

6-4

"And with four or more heroes in the drop zone...he gains double attack!" Jexi said.

4-2

"And I...land the final blow!" Jexi said slashing Heart.

2-0

Game over, Heart! Winner: Jexi!

"Wow, you're really good…" Noboru said. "Well, I'm not gonna fall behind that! Draw! Charge and Draw! To the left, I buddy call Omni Lords Loyal Knight, El Quixote!"

"Lets ride to victory together, Tiger Boy!" El Quixote said.

"Calling a size 1 Monster? Bad choice. You've just triggered three Thunder Mines in a row!" Mikazuchi said.

9-6

"With El Quixote's ability...I draw three cards and if any of them are Omni Lords...I can draw one of them." Noboru said.

"And by triggering effect, you triggered Labolas's thunder mine!" Mikazuchi said.

6-5

"And with Raikiri's effect, I draw two cards." Mikazuchi said.

"Now I call Karuna Cycle Emperor, Miseria to the right!" Noboru said as Miseria appeared.

"Another thundermine!" Mikazuchi said.

5-4

"Not gonna slow me down! I cast Secret Arts of the Water Lord. Increase gauge by one and deal 1 damage."

8-7

"I equip Wind Scaled Spear, Eskamal and Thunder Beast Spear, Bestia!" Noboru said. "El Quixote, Miseria! Let's all attack Yamigedo together!"

"Right, Tiger Boy!" El Quixote said as together they attacked Yamigedo.

"Here's some Penetrate from me!" Misera said slashing Mikazuchi.

7-5

"Soulguard!" Mikazuchi said as Yamigedo revived.

"Now...I declare Final Phase!" Noboru said. "It's time!" he said as nine portals appeared behind him as all of the Omni Lords came out.

"They're all here! First Omni Beast Lord, Zuin! Second Omni Demon Lord, Asmodai! Third Omni Water Lord, Miseria! Fourth Omni Fire Lord, Burn Nova! Fifth Omni Fire Lord, Tenbu! Sixth Omni Storm Lord, Variable Cord! Seventh Omni Earth Lord, Count Dawn, Eigthth Omni Deity Lord, Grangadez and Ninth Omni Brave Lord, Mukuro! It's a full on Omni Lord Assault!" Pinkie said.

"This impact...this was the one Gao used." Jexi said to himself. "Unparalleled Arts, Omni Lord Infinity Burst."

"Now...it's time for a full on assault!" Noboru said as every Omni Lord went and attacked, defeating Yamigedo, Labolas and finishing Mikazuchi.

Game over! Winner: Noboru Kodo!

"Wow…" Hope said.

"It's so amazing how strong Jexi is. And how great Noboru has gotten." Sunset said.

"It's a reminder how we all need to get stronger too. For all our sakes." Hope said.

"You push yourself too much." A voice said as Hope turned around to see Sasuke and Greninja having seen the battle.

"Sasuke, Greninja! You guys made it!" Rainbow said.

"Why is that girl looking like she's super excited about this?" asked a girl in pink.

"Cause she's an idiot." Sasuke said.

"I'm not an idiot!" Rainbow said. "Wait.. who are you?"

"Don't talk to my kid like that." Sasuke said.

"Huh?!" Rainbow said.

"Rainbow, don't be rude! That's Sasuke's daughter, Sarada Uchiha." Sunset said.

"We only came to see the fights. No more, no less." Sasuke said.

"Same old Sasuke." Hope said.

"Seems I wasn't needed here after all." another voice said as they saw a boy with brown hair with part of it covering one eye.

"Kitaro. Hey." Sunset said.

"Oh...it's you. It's been some time." he said bowing.

"Same here. I still never thanked you for helping with the Oni King thing. Thanks once again." Sunset said bowing back.

"Uh...who is this?" Hope asked.

"Oh right. This is Kitaro. He's a youkai who helps humans." Sunset said. "He helped us when we were fighting Rasen."

"It's nice to meet you." Hope said Bowing.

"Uh...same here." Kitaro said.

"Come on, that is not a way to greet someone." an eyeball said popping out of his hair.

"What the?!" Starlight asked.

"Its fine. This is my dad." Kitaro said plainly.

"His dad is an eyeball youkai? Okay. That's not strange." Hope said.

"Why are you here?" Sunset asked.

"I was sent a letter by that old man to come make sure no one misbehaves." Kitaro said.

"Yes. The Guru has been a good friend for many many years." Daddy Eyeball said.

"Many many...okay how old are you kid?" Kazuichi said.

"Huh...I never really counted before." Kitaro said.

"You what?!" Carrot said.

"How can he say things like that so casually?" Mahiru asked.

"He is a youkai after all. I've seen the group he runs around with and trust me, he's used to the strange ways of youkai." Sunset said.

"Ah." Hope said.

"What is with this kid? I can't read him at all." David thought.

"And now...for the next couple of fighters. The next match to be held will be...Wisdom and Despair vs Kyoya and Shade!" Paruko said.

"Huh?!" Hope said looking to the monitors. "Holy crap, she's right! Despair is here, and so's Shade!"

"Despair?! But isn't he supposed to be locked up right now?" Indigo asked.

"He's being allowed to participate but there have been many security measures taken on him." Naoto said.

"All that aside, it's great to see Shade again, right David?" Hope asked.

"Uh huh. After we fought, he offered me a challenge to Buddyfight. If we both win our matches, he may get his wish." David said.

"In that case, may I make a suggestion?" Einst asked materializing. "If Kyoya and Shade are to be your opponents in the semifinals, I wish that you would have me be your buddy for that match."

"Are you sure about this, Einst? After all, you'll be going up against Azi Dahaka as well." David asked.

"I am well aware of that, but with you by my side, I won't worry so much about that." Einst said.

"Understood. I accept your request." David said.

"My oh my, it is certainly surprising to see all of you here." A voice said as Christophorus floated down to them.

"Hey, Chris! S'been awhile since the whole Yomi thing." Asta said.

"Yes it has for all of you, but it hasn't been that long since I saw you and your friends, Ace Neptune." Christophorus said.

"Hold on, you met Chris in her world, Ace?" Hope asked.

"She isn't alone, I'll have you know." A voice said as a familiar dealer was beside her. "Been too long."

"It's Rio!" Gemini said.

"Rio?" Al asked.

"You'll find this interesting, Al. Not only is she a famous dealer at a casino, but she's so much of a good luck charm to the customers, they call her the Goddess of Victory." Hope said.

"Amazing! Teach me your secrets!" Al said with stars in her eyes.

"My, my. Quite the motley crew we've got here." A voice said as a portal opens revealing Muzet, Milla, Alvin, Rowen, Gaius, Elle and Nova.

"Long time no see, Alvin." Al said.

"Whoa, look at you guys! I didn't expect a gathering this big." Alvin said.

"You're here too, Nova?" Vera asked.

"Of course! I had to come! With Ludger and Julius gone and you traveling across the multiverse, I get kinda lonely sometimes, you know?" Nova asked.

"So this is Nova. Vera told me all about you. My name's Mari." Mari said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you! I'm glad to see my sister is making friends." Nova said.

"Y-you didn't have to say it like that." Vera said.

"So these are some of the people you travelled with on your first journey, David." Ace said.

"You bet. I wouldn't have been on the map if it weren't for these guys." David said.

"I see. In any case it's an honor to meet you all." Ace said.

Hope was looking at the fight between Kyoya and Shade and Wisdom and Despair.

"Something wrong, Hope?" Ichiro asked.

"Oh, sorry. I was just reminiscing." Hope said.

"About what?" Chopper said.

"Seeing Bolt, Kyoya and even Wisdom all here, reminds me of all the powerful enemies we've faced over the course of our journeys. We've met many who gave us a real challenge."

"You can say that again. Hades, Majora, Ganondorf, Lucemon, Laserman, Xehanort...it's a pretty long list." Pit said.

"You guys sure have faced quite the opponents huh?" Simon said.

"Don't you know it. Some of them I'm not even sure we could beat. I almost died when we were at Gran Tesoro and we were gambling our lives against Gild Tesoro and his twisted games." Hope said.

"That's funny, because someone from Luffy's world almost killed us too. I still can't get Shiki outta my head. Remember him?" Black Star asked.

"Let's not forget that some pirates leave that world too. Like Big Mom, she was something. So was her son." Jexi said.

"And we lost Pedro during the Rebellion Army incident, but he sacrificed himself so we could have a fighting chance." Ace said.

"Yeah. I gotta make that New World Pedro wanted me to bring to light." Luffy said. "But in order to do that, there's something I have to do first."

"That something is an unkillable goliath. If Big Mom was just the tip of the Iceberg, I'd hate to imagine what it's like taking on a monster like Kaido." Hope said.

"Besides him...isn't your old friend Shanks one of the four emperors too, Luffy?" Ace asked.

"Well yeah. I mean I'm gonna have to face him eventually. And when I do, I'm gonna keep the promise I made." Luffy said.

"Yeah, I'm sure he's waiting for you somewhere in the new world, but Kaido comes first before that." Roy said.

"Can I be the first to ask this? How in the hell are we gonna bring HIM down?" Kazuichi asked. "We're talking about a guy who attempts suicide...for a hobby!"

"We'll think of something as we journey, but for now we have the Dark Kingdom to worry about." Ace said.

"Now...without further ado...let the match begin!" Paruko said.

"Spread your wings and soar. In this world that the sun protected. Luminize, Wings of Creation!" Kyoya said.

"Demons born from torment! Ally under me so I may transmit your feelings! Luminize! Hundred Demons...of Good!" Shade said.

"The time is nigh! The gateway to a universe controlled by Chaos shall be opened! Humans! Dragons! The entire world! Everything will fall under my feet in tribute! Luminize! Everlasting CHAOS!" Wisdom said.

"Unlike Flux, my force has become even more evil and disastrous! I succeed where he failed! Luminize! New Army of the WIcked!" Despair said.

"Here we go people! Buddy...fight!" Paruko said.

"Raise the flag!" they said.

"Dragon Ein!" Kyoya said.

"Yet another new flag we've never seen. Judging by its name...it lets him use primarily dragon themed cards." Anna said.

"Parade of Hundred Demons!" Shade said.

"The CHAOS!" Wisdom said.

"Darkness Dragon World!" Despair said.

The fight escalated with earnest and devastation. It was Hundred Demons vs Dark Dragons, Geargod 99 vs Mark of Transgression, Azi Dahaka "SYS".

"Azi Dahaka Sys...that is not the true Azi Dahaka." Einst said.

"He's right. Likely a synthetic copy of him." Tails said.

"Well, Kyoya can't use the real one anymore. When Bal and Gao Defeated Azi Dahaka when he fused with Kyoya to make Demonic Dragon Deity of the Black Sun, Gaen, he was destroyed after that fight. It's possible Kyoya still wanted to fight with Azi Dahaka, but he didn't want to become something like that ever again." Hope said.

"Wait...I think I see Shade and Despair fighting. Shade's got Evil Deity Evil Demon, Goku Yamigedo and Despair has...oh lord! Negulbalz! The Void Omni Wicked Lord himself is here!" Paruko said.

"This one is tough to call. Both teams are very experienced with a lot of tricks up their sleeves." Hope said. "But.. I'm thinking Kyoya will come out on top."

"Why Kyoya?" Nu asked.

"Trust me on this one, Nu. When you've seen someone like Kyoya in action, it's hard not to bet against him." Hope said.

The fight went back and forth, and eventually Wisdom invoked Infinity the Chaos, and summoned Ultimate CHAOS, Geargod COMPLETE. He used Overkill: REBOOT to gain the upper hand, but Kyoya was able to counter the assault with a fake out. When Wisdom link attacked, Kyoya used Deity Sword of Creations, Aqualta Gwalneff to nullify the link attack.

"Whoa! Kyoya's got a new item! Awesome! He's gotten even stronger since the WBC." Rainbow said.

"Things are looking tough...Oh and what's this! The side battle has ended and the winner in that one...is Shade!" Paruko said.

"I… I lost?! How could I lose to a weakling from the Darkness Universe like you?!" Despair yelled.

"Weakling? The only weakling I see is you." Shade said as he walked off.

"I'll be joining you shortly, Shade." Kyoya said. "Azi Dahaka "SYS", attack!"

The copy of Azi Dahaka tore through Osiris, Brute, and finally Geargod COMPLETE with his triple attack.

"So strong…!" Wisdom said.

"With these twin demonic swords of Demise and Creation… this match is over!" Kyoya said attacking with both Aqualta Gwalneffs.

7-0

Game over! Winner: Kyoya Gaen!

"You're good. I thought I could only lose to Mikado." Wisdom said.

"I've lost to him 3 times. But I have a good feeling I'll beat him this time." Kyoya said as they shook hands.

"To be called a weakling… by that nobody..!" Despair said clutching his cybernetic arm. "I'll kill you, bastarrrrd!"

"Shade, watch out!" Hope said.

"GACK!" Despair was quickly knocked out, courtesy of a punch to the gut from Destiny.

"Wait...isn't that the girl from Susie's ship?" Simon asked.

"Destiny." Hope said.

"You have lost. Agreement ended. Taking you back to the ship." She said collecting Despair before jumping off.

"Well...that was a thing." Al said.

"Either way, it looks like our match is next, Riku." David said.

"Right. I'll look forward to showing you up." Riku said.

"Actually, now that I think of it, I don't think we've ever seen how your match with David ended in the Buddy Masters." Sora said.

"What's to say? He beat me. All there is to it." Riku said.

"Looks like this match is a chance for Riku to get some revenge." Sectonia said.

"You said it." A voice said as Sectonia turned to see a familiar figure.

"Taranza? You came too?" Sectonia asked.

"He is not the only one." Another voice said as a familiar masked swordsman walked up.

"Meta Knight? If you're here too then that means…" Al trailed off.

"Hiiii!" A familiar voice called out as a familiar pink puffball walked up next to him.

"Hey! Kirby!" Flamberge said.

"We came here to cheer you on. However, it seems Kirby was only following his stomach as usual." Meta Knight said.

"Hehehe. Hungry as ever aren't you Kirby?" Ace said as he picked Kirby up. "But where are the rest of the Star Allies?"

"They are back home." Meta Knight said.

"I see. In any case it's good to see you." Harpuia said.

"Yeah...and with today's matches all wrapped up...we should head back to the ships for some R and R." Jexi said.

"Definitely." Ace said.

"Sounds good to me." David said. "Gotta go and prepare my deck."

"Yeah...I hope tomorrow is as exciting as today's matches were." Natsu said.

"Either way, you're gonna do great tomorrow, David." Simon said.

"You know he will. When we first came to this world, he completely spazzed out on some of his monsters' effects." Scott said. "But now, he's come a long way, and he's a lean, mean, Buddyfighting machine! Well...Maybe not mean."

"But he is gonna put on an amazing fight. I know he will." Jexi said.