Don't Want to Lose...
The doctor blinked twice before looking at Hiro.
Doctor: " well, this is something unexpected. His mind is alright, nothing is wrong with him. I don't know what had caused such sudden development but..."
He looked at the blunette with a wide smile.
Doctor: " that means you will get discharged."
Haruka and Hiro had bright smiles as they looked at each other in relief...
Riko was watching as Tetsu and Genji were sparing against each other before walking out of the arena and to their leader up in the cafe.
Gouda: " what's the matter, Riko?"
Riko sighed as she slumped down on a chair.
Riko: " there is no one in the arena, only us."
Soon, Tetsu and Genji caught up with her, seems like if they got bored from sparing against each other for the whole time.
Tetsu: " it's boring that no one is here."
Gouda: " we can't help it, the rising attacks made people worry of them."
Genji: " not only that. The fact that this very place was attacked made everyone back of it. There are still some places holding LBX battles as usual."
Gouda: " we have to be careful, remember what Takuya-san said, we have to avoid battles as much as possible. We don't want to get attacked by those players."
Riko: "but-"
Gouda: " I know."
He clenched his fists on the plate he was cleaning.
Gouda: " I want to help Jin and the others as well. But like this I will only hold them back... Damn it..."
Inside his pocket, his CCM let out a weak blue light for a second but eventually died off.
Tetsu: " I wonder where are Sendou and Asuka? In this time, I would rather battle them."
Gouda: " the magician is actually battling the whole time against his girlfriend."
He stated offhandedly with a role of his eyes.
Riko: " wait, they battle together!"
Genji&Tetsu: " his girlfriend!"
Gouda blinked twice, to be fair he expected their reactions to be the others way around.
Gouda: " oh, right, you guys weren't here when all the mess about Asuka and Sendou being a thing. No one of them wanted to acknowledge that. But we kept calling them so anyway."
He chuckled, remembering the purple head's reaction every time he called Asuka his girlfriend...
It ended up with a tie again. Both pulled their LBXs from the diorama.
Asuka: " I still couldn't reach Takeru."
Sendou: " same here. We can always go visit. But knowing my sister, she will notice something is off. I don't want to worry her."
They came out of the game center.
Asuka: " I have to head to Cyber Lance now. See you tomorrow."
Sendou: " I will definitely win."
Asuka: " no you won't!"
She told him as she ran and waved goodbye. Sendou sighed and watched her heading before walking on his own way as well.
Suddenly his CCM vibrated. As he took it, a familiar owl mark appeared on the screen.
" Sendou Daiki, do you want to change your fate?"
The man rose his eyebrow quizzically at the logo of the owl when a card fell of his pocket. His eyes tore from his CCM and to it then they widened.
Sendou: " death!"
Immediately he looked after the path Asuka took, but she had already disappeared of his sight...
The bell rang as someone pushed the door.
Gouda: " welcome!"
A dark blue haired woman walked to the counter. Her low twin tails flowing with each step she took.
Gouda: " welcome, Mika."
Mika smiled gently as she took her seat. She was soon offered a mug of coffee by the green haired man.
Tetsu& Genji : " did you come for a battle?"
They actually begged her with their eyes for a battle.
Mika: " nope, not today. I'm worried about something else."
Gouda rose an eyebrow.
Mika: " have any of you contacted Ryuu recently?"
Genji: " we tried to ask him for a battle but he didn't pick up the call."
Gouda: " he didn't pick up my calls."
Mika: " same with me. And he didn't show up since I told him about the L Virus. Just what could have happened to him?"
Riko: " you can go to his house?"
Mika: " I was there. I rang the bell but there was no answer. Though I'm sure he is in there."
Seeing her fists clenching till her knuckles became white, the green head knew something was up.
Gouda: " now that's worrying."
He said taking off his apron.
Gouda: " I will go with you and see what's happening with him. You guys, can you take care of the shop?"
Riko: " yosh, you can depend on us, leader."
With a satisfied smile, he turned to the other women.
Gouda: " let's go, Mika."
Mika had a taint of pink over her face as Gouda looked down at her with his smirk.
Mika: " y... Yes."...
Few hours ago...
He peeked through the curtains and sighed when he saw the dark blue haired woman leaving.
He crawled back into the corner of his bed and balled on himself there, staring at his Ultimate Buld placed on the table. He had the feeling it was staring back at him.
Ryuu: " no one ever, should know about this."...
It was crowded in the train so they had to stand during the whole trip. Neither of them spoke up as the train rushed from one station to another. Gouda noticed the blue head was deep in thought and seemed restless.
Gouda: " what happened with Ryuu anyway?"
He decided to ask earning himself a sigh from her.
Mika: " actually, I can think of something, but I would hope it is not true."
Gouda rose an eyebrow at her.
Gouda: " what's it?"
Mika: " before you guys told us about the L Virus, we..."
Mika: " is this the place?"
She asked as she faced a narrow dark alley.
Ryuu: " right. They said we can be stronger here."
Mika wasn't sure if that's exactly what she wanted. But she followed Ryuu anyway.
They walked in and Ryuu called out with a shaking voice.
Ryuu: " we... We're here... Someone told me we can be strong if we come here..."
They heard a laugh coming from the back of the alley before someone with a hood covering his face walked out of the shadow.
" You sought the right place. I have just the right thing to you. Give me your CCMs."
Ryuu was about to delf to his CCM when Mika grabbed his hand.
Mika: " wait, tell us first what are you going to do with them?"
" What do you need to know if you will become strong."
Mika: " if you're not going to answer then we're leaving."
She said turning and dragging Ryuu with her.
Ryuu: " wait! Mika-chan!"
" We're going to add some kind of feature to them."
She stopped and looked back at him.
" It will give you unlimited HP. Unlimited EXP. Everything you need to win each and every battle you enter."
Mika: " a cheat code, huh. No thanks."
The boy was taken by surprise.
Ryuu: " Mika-chan!"
Mika: " I though it was some kind of a chip or a rare motor so I agreed to come here. But since it's this. I can't take it. I'm not going to taint the very thing I love. Gouda-san won't look at my face again if I do so. We're leaving, keep your cheat code to yourself."
She said and dragged Ryuu back...
Mika: " I couldn't help but noticing Ryuu was looking forward to that. I just hope he didn't do it."
Gouda: " this is bad. If it's true then we have to reach him before something bad happens."
Mika nodded but snapped when a giant hand was placed on her shoulder.
Gouda: " you made the right choice Mika."
He said with a proud smile. Mika smiled softly with a taint of pink.
Mika: ' Gouda-san praised me!'...
In the back yard of the building, a group of kids were having an LBX battle.
" Don't lose, warrior!"
" You're not beating Deqoo!"
The brown LBX with the red dark aura brought down its axe and chopped warrior to two, making it explode.
" No! Warrior!"
The other kid bursted into tears.
" You're weak. You can't defeat me."
He said with a wide smirk.
There was a bar on his CCM that was loading. When it reach 100, a spark was launched from the CCM and spread all over the boy's body. Making him scream in pain. When it stopped, Deqoo's eyes shone bright red as it jumped back to its player's hand.
The boy rose two dull eyes and smirked widely.
" As you wish, Leviathan!"...
Mika: " Ryuu ! Ryuu please open up! I know you're in there!"
She drummed on the door, but no answer came. Ryuu kept silence and didn't even breath, hopping she would leave if she gets tired.
Mika sighed in defeat, it was then when Gouda shoved her gently to the side.
Gouda: " leave it to me!"
He backed a few steps before running towards the door, hitting it with his shoulder.
Everyone in the neighbor appartements came out to check on the hitting sound. Gouda didn't bother thinking about them as he continued hitting the door, while Mika tried to calm them down, telling them that their friend was inside and didn't answer so they became worried.
Ryuu inside was shivering in fear as Gouda started hitting the door.
Gouda: " just open up!"
He kicked the door and it opened finally.
He and Mika walked in and took a peek around. Mika sighed as she looked through the door of Ryuu's bedroom with bored eyes.
Mika: " we can see you shivering underneath the blanket Ryuu."
The man had his eyes wide open at that and slowly came out
Ryuu: " why... why are you?..."
Gouda: " why didn't you answer us! We were so worried about you!"
Ryuu looked down and then at his Buld. Mika noticed that.
Mika: " Ryuu, it can't be..."
Before he could say anything, they all heard an explosion from the outside.
Gouda and Mika ran to Ryuu's balcony and looked down at the yard. There was a kid in there, his Deqoo was throwing energy slashes randomly around.
" Perish! Perish! Leviathan's world doesn't need weaklings!"
Mika: " is this..."
Gouda: " an infected LBX!"
He reached his CCM and dealt a number. When the one on the other side picked up, a lazy voice spoke.
Kirito: " we're ahead of you. We caught its signal."
Gouda: " then hurry up!"
Kirito : " we can't, the traffic was stopped because of another one. We have to deal with it. "
Gouda: " the others!?"
Jin: " Hiro and Ran are busy with another infected LBX."
Evangeline : " Kazu and Ami are on their way with Kazu's bike. But they will take some time."
Gouda looked at the LBX attacking everything and everyone in its sight.
Gouda: " but-"
Kirito: " I know. We can't help it. Just try to get everyone away from it."
Gouda bit his lip.
Gouda: " alright."
He ended the call and looked at Mika and Ryuu.
Gouda: " we're taking everyone out!"
And he rushed out the room. Mika followed behind him. Ryuu stayed there on his own. He looked at his LBX and then at the one which was rampaging outside...
Gouda: " everyone! You have to get out! This way!"
Mika: " this way! Don't panic!all of you will get out! Don't push each other!"
" I can't find my child!?"
Gouda: " don't worry. We will find him for you. Just get out and head to the safest place."
Gouda and Mika had been running back and forth through the halls, evacuating everyone.
" Mom! Mom!"
Mika: " there! I will help you get out!"
As she was running back, something in the yard got her attention.
Mika: " Ryuu!"
Gouda: " what!?"
He ran next to her and peeked through the window. True to her words, the man was standing outside, facing off the kid.
" Who are you?"
Ryuu: " stop! Why are you doing all of this!"
" All the weaklings should perish!"
Ryuu: " but you thought of yourself as weak as well! And that's why you sought this power!"
" Shut up!"
A burst of air caused by the LBX's axe pushed him away.
" The ones who chose Leviathan's path are not weak. They were shown the true meaning of power."
Ryuu: " why... Why did you sought that power? Why did you want to be strong? What was your reason?"
Ryuu stood up and gazed upon his own hand.
Ryuu: " mine you know... Because I always been afraid... While everyone were fighting on the front lines, I've been always at the back, shivering in fear. But I knew that was wrong. That I should help them as well. I wanted to be strong, because I as well wanted to protect my precious friends. I didn't want anyone to get hurt again."
Mika: " Ryuu..."
Gouda: " though he is still shivering, he..."
There was a feeling of frustration growing in his chest, the CCM in his pocket emitted a weak blue light.
Ryuu held up his LBX.
Ryuu: " I may have made the wrong choice to grab this power. But my feelings when I grabbed it is still the same and they won't change. I will protect my precious friends!"
He typed something on the CCM before a red tab appeared.
" L virus activated!"
Buld was overwhelmed by a dark red aura. Its eyes shone in red.
Ryuu: " even if I may end up losing my LBX, I don't mind it. I have precious friends I ought to protect! Even if they don't consider me their friend after this, I don't care!"
Buld dashed off while spinning its hammer, engaging into a battle with Deqoo.
As they clashed, they emitted a strong burst of air that broke all of the windows of the building. Gouda had to shield both Mika and the kidd to protect themselves from the shattering glass.
" You dare to use Leviathan's power against me!"
Ryuu: " if you are a threat for my friends then why not! That's the very reason that I sought this power!"
Mika: " that Ryuu..."
She couldn't help but smile at his words.
Gouda: " would you look at this, he is already heading ahead of us with steady steps."
The light of his CCM got stronger, but not enough to be noticed through the fabric of his pocket.
" Don't joke around!"
Deqoo moved its axe and it pushed Buld away.
" That's your first time using it, right! You can't defeat me! The one who had been using it for so long! The one who Leviathan chose and whispered to!"
Another attack send Buld flying. Sparks started coming out of it.
" It's your end!"
Deqoo walked to Buld and held up its axe, ready to plunge it into the other robot's chest.
" Attack Function! Sho Gao Cannon!"
Deqoo backed in time to avoid the lazer beam. Gouda jumped off the window and landed safely on the ground.
Gouda: " that was a good speech, Ryuu!"
Ryuu looked up at the other man.
Gouda: " you know..."
He looked back with a wide smirk.
Gouda: " I'm not gonna lose to you!"
Just at that moment, his CCM's screen bursted into blue light. The familiar owl symbole appeared.
" Gouda Hanzo, will you accept losing?"
A 'yes' and 'no' buttons appeared. Gouda blinked twice before narrowing his eyes in determination.
Gouda: " no! I will never accept losing to anyone! I will keep standing up again and again till I surpass them!"
He pressed the 'no' button immediately.
" Chosen one who chose to fight, you shall receive a great power. Please use it wisely."
Hakai-o Ouga's eyes shined as he brought up his large sword and dashed off to Deqoo, sending it flying back.
Hakai-o : " now!"
Gouda: " alright! Hissatsu Function!"
" Attack Function! Sho Gao Cannon!"
The LBX directed his lazer at Deqoo and it exploded in a matter of second. A spark flew off the boy's CCM before he fainted.
Hakai-O: " finally! I'm free! Now I can scold you Gouda! Putting me in each and every battle in your way! Never doing proper maintenance! What do you think me! Some kind of undefeated LBX!"
Gouda held up his hand at the angry Hakai-O with a sweat drop and awkward smile. Somehow it seemed Hakai-O was about to thrust his sowsword into him.
Ryuu: " Gouda..."
The male looked down at Ryuu.
Ryuu: "... I'm... I'm really sorry..."
The green head frowned slightly.
Gouda: " it's true, that what you had done is wrong. Trying to achieve power the easy way!?"
Ryuu looked even down, but two giants hands fell down on his shoulders, almost reaping them of their places.
Gouda looked at the other man's eyes with a proud smile.
Gouda: " but... I admire your feelings! You're a true man!"
Ryuu was confused at first what with Gouda's reaction. But he managed a smile eventually
" Seems all the fun ended here."
Kazu got off his bike and took off his helmet.
Ami: " what happened here?"
She wondered inspecting the area carefully. Gouda placed his arm around Ryuu's shoulders.
Gouda: " we took care of the infected LBX."
Ryuu: " we?!"
Ami blinked twice. She seemed more surprised more than Ryuu himself.
Ami: " we!?"
Hakai-O : " more importantly..."
He looked at Ryuu.
Hakai-O : " you may had done something more than defeating the infected LBX..."
He turned his look to Ultimate Buld, standing still a few feet away from them.
Hakai-O : " maybe you had just given us the key to solve this whole mess."...
