Author's Note


From an honest game to a Shadow Game! What could come out of my mind next? Let's find out!


Discrimination is still happening in the world. Despite Faunus existing in another continent, people have designated non-human beings as monsters. Because of this, some non-humans have been subjected to slavery while others have less human rights than human beings.

One such non-human was Veyle Crysta. This girl would develop a personality from being subjected to slavery and torture because of her being a daughter to the dragon of darkness, Sombron. This personality would kill everyone with her Dragunity monsters as well as her powers over darkness.

Eventually, she would be found by Tomura Shigaraki, allowing her to join his ranks. Little did she know that the personality she developed would become a slave to his every whim until she met Izuku Midoriya, who would win her freedom as well as his own.


Tomorrow morning, at school…

News about the sudden fire had spread like wildfire. No one involved knows what happened to make such an event happen. "Dekiru!" Ochako called Izuku. "A-Are you hurt?"

"Huh? Who are you talking to?" Izuku asked her.

"Y-You! You're Dekiru, right? Izuku?" Ochako asked back.

"Oh! Uh… Yeah."

"It's what Katsuki called you, so…" Ochako swayed her hips from side to side nervously with a blush on her face as she looked to Izuku's left side. "Huh?"

She saw a little girl in white with him who looked nervously at Ochako. "Oh, hey there! What're you doing here?" Ochako asked the girl.

"U-Um… Izuku thought that… m-maybe I'd have a… a place to stay i-in this academy…" The girl stuttered.

"Veyle. This is Ochako, one of my fellow Slifer Red students." Izuku introduced her.

"So your name's Veyle?" Ochako brought up to Veyle who nodded.

"Veyle Crysta." Veyle gave her full name.

"Midoriya."

Izuku whipped around and saw Satsuki approaching the trio. "It's almost time. You should be heading to your morning classes soon. …And who is this?"

"Uh, this is Veyle, Lady Satsuki." Izuku said as Veyle nervously tried to hide behind Izuku.

"...I suppose Ryuko could have a little sister of her own. Don't worry, little one. Ryuko will be very kind to you." Satsuki assured Veyle, patting her head gently with a gentle smile to match.

"Uh…" Veyle let out.

"Yes?"

"A… Are you aware of the dragon of darkness, Sombron…?"

"I am." Satsuki nodded.

"I… I-I'm…!"

"I already know." Satsuki held a hand up, stopping and surprising Veyle. "You are welcome here regardless. I sense no hostility from you. And therefore, you are no threat to this academy."

Veyle looks at her then looks down, nervous. "I-I don't know if… I'll be able to fit in…"

"This is Cross Tag Duel Academy, Veyle. You are fine just the way you are." Satsuki told, softly patting Veyle's head, making her give a thankful smile. "Now then. I believe you and Uraraka are to see Professor Naga and your Duel Runners, Midoriya."

"Oh! That's right! Let's go, Uraraka!"

"R-Right! We can't be late, Dekiru!"

With that, the two leave and run to Baozhai's class. "By the way, since Katsuki called you Dekiru, can I call you that too?" Ochako asked him.

"Huh? Uh… S-Sure! I-If you want to…" Izuku blushed madly.


Izuku and Ochako make it to Baozhai's class. "Good. You all made it. Just in time, too." Baozhai said as she had a motorcycle covered in a white cloth behind her. "What you're seeing behind me… is my Duel Runner. Behold, the Teotul!" She exclaimed, throwing the cloth off of her Runner.

Cue: Kyosuke Kiryu Theme (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)

The runner had a pirate turtle theme to it, with metal plating covering where the Duel Runner was most likely going to be hit by in the middle of a Duel. Most of the students looked at it with interest and amazement.

"Here it is. The Teotul. Ain't she a beaut? The scourge of Riding Duels!" Baozhai proclaimed.

"It's so cool…!" Izuku marveled.

"It's got a pretty cute design, too~!" Mina cooed.

"Heheh. Alright. That's enough gawking at my ride. Let us take a look at yours!" Baozhai ordered the students as she walked her way to the other Runners. "Behold, hayseeds. These are your new D-Wheels!" She exclaimed as she threw the white sheets off, uncovering them all.

Izuku's D-Wheel had a green electrical theme to it, with green, long, ear-like protrusions on the front. The helmet was also green with the same protrusions, had a visor, and a smile-like design on the bottom of the helmet. His uniform was a light green full-body jumpsuit with a red belt, elbow pads, knee pads, and gloves, along with red boots.

Lucy's D-Wheel had a zodiac theme to it, wheels shaped like the Cancer symbol, the helmet shaped like a 3-D Virgo symbol, and so on. Her uniform was a skintight yellow with the Aquarius symbol over the place where her heart would be.

Natsu's D-Wheel had a flaming dragon theme to it, flames painted over the motorcycle, the head of a dragon on the front. His helmet had a flaming dragon's skull while his uniform was black and orange with flames over the place where his heart would be.

Tanjiro's D-Wheel had a black and green theme to it and so did his uniform and helmet. Pretty basic stuff, so moving on…

Juvia's D-Wheel had a water theme to it, an angler fish's antenna being the seat. Her uniform and helmet carried the water theme with her D-Wheel.

Ichigo's D-Wheel was red, white, and black all over. It also had a white and red mask with teeth on the front. His suit shared the same color scheme as his D-Wheel while his helmet is white and red with a black visor.

Giorno's D-Wheel had a ladybug-like design, pink with black dots all over. His suit was a dark blue with red ladybug-like brooches on them. His helmet was completely golden with a purple visor.

Naruto's D-Wheel was orange and black and it had a fox theme to it. His uniform consists of nothing but an orange and black color and his helmet had an orange fox theme.

Ochako's D-Wheel was black and pink with three black dots on both sides and ends. Her suit was also black and pink with three black dots. Her helmet was pink and it had a tinted visor.

Ryuko's D-Wheel had a black color scheme with a yellow and red diamond-shaped eye on the left front and a black diamond with a gray X in it at the right front. Her suit was black and red and her helmet had the same color scheme as the D-Wheel.

Mako's D-Wheel had a gambling theme to it. A coin with the Heads symbol for the front wheel and a coin with the Tails symbol for the back wheel, a bunch of dice painted on the D-Wheel on each side, each die showing the different numbers. Her suit was black and red while her helmet looked like a certain silent student's hat.

Katsuki's D-Wheel was black and orange with an explosion theme. His suit was also black and orange with grenade-like symbols over where his heart is supposed to be. His helmet is black with black and orange explosions protruding from the left and right.

Momo's D-Wheel was red and yellow. Her suit was completely red while her helmet was black.

Chiaki's D-Wheel had a game-like design with digital ones and zeros displayed on it. Her uniform was a very dark green and her helmet was white with bunny ears.

Denki's D-Wheel had a yellow electrical theme to it with black lightning bolts marked across some parts of it. His uniform was black with white lightning bolts while his helmet was white with a blue visor.

Rindo's D-Wheel was black and orange with a white clock motif. His uniform and helmet share the same color scheme and motif.

Velvet's D-Wheel was a crimson and black colored motorcycle with a monstrous claw coming out the front. Her uniform was completely red while her helmet was completely black.

Makoto's D-Wheel has an orange and black color scheme with twin tonfas hanging out the front and a squirrel-like tail as the seat. Her uniform was also orange and black with sparkles on it. Her helmet was of a red and black color with a golden visor.

Sayaka's D-Wheel has a pink and white color scheme with a mini Ki-Sikil and Lil-La on the front. Her uniform is a pale red on the right and pale blue on the left. Her helmet shares her uniform's color scheme.

Miu's D-Wheel was pink, but hers has a more mechanical theme to it with wrenches holding the wheels. Her uniform was also pink and her helmet was a pale yellow.

Mina's D-Wheel is the third one in a row that has a pink color scheme. The front of the motorcycle has twin yellow horns like hers. Her uniform consists of a camouflage pattern while her helmet is just plain white.

Cloud's D-Wheel is a very dark gray. His uniform was completely black with a matching helmet.

Gundham's D-Wheel, surprisingly, is black with two hamsters on each side of the motorcycle, one for the front and one for the rear on the left and right sides. It also has a purple scarf attached to it. His uniform is also black with a white center and his helmet is red and gray on each side.

Sora's D-Wheel is key themed with yellow and black on the back and a bright silver on the body and front. His uniform is red with white on the collar and his helmet is black.

Bullet's D-Wheel was golden with orange flames, and, weirdly enough, a hornet on the front. Her uniform is black and white on the top and blue on the bottom. Her helmet is orange.

Tsuyu's D-Wheel has a green frog theme to it, despite using Marincess. Her uniform is green and black and her helmet is tan with goggles on them.

Yuno's D-Wheel has a dark green magic theme to it with a bird attached to the front. He has a tan colored uniform and a green helmet.

Alphen's D-Wheel has a flaming sword theme to it with red flames and a sword attached to each side of the rear. His uniform is silver with a blue collar and his helmet is black.

Rinwell's D-Wheel is purple and black with a book theme to it. Her uniform is a dark blue and black while her helmet is white.

Yu's D-Wheel is arcana themed, 11 cards of the arcana on the left side and the other 11 on the other side. His uniform is black with white on the center and his helmet is black on the back and white on the front.

Law's D-Wheel is themed after his Libromancer Fireburst, the monster's fist attached to the front with flames painted around it. The rest of the D-Wheel is painted purple. His uniform and helmet are also purple.

Noel's D-Wheel was blue with twin guns on the front and a golden trim. The guns don't do anything other than make the motorcycle look cool. She has a blue uniform with a white center and her helmet is also blue.

Nami's D-Wheel is weather themed, with lightning bolts attached to the wheels, a rainbow on the front, snow and clouds on the rear. Her uniform is completely white and she has a black helmet.

Eleanor's D-Wheel is white with a golden trim, twin spears attached to the wheels. Her uniform is blue on the arms and white everywhere else. Her helmet was red with sky blue diamonds in a circle on both the upper sides of it.

Kyoka's D-Wheel had a rockstar theme with a purple color scheme with guitars attached to the wheels, a jukebox attached to the rear, and a stereo on the front. Her uniform is black with the color of salmon on the center. She also has a blue helmet that doubles as her headphones.

Cereza's D-Wheel has an orange color scheme with black diamonds on it. Her uniform is red with an orange collar which has black triangles on it. Her helmet is also orange with black diamonds.

Shionne's D-Wheel shares the same color scheme as Eleanor's but hers is silver instead of white and it has a green gem attached to the front. Her uniform is white with bronze plating on the chest and her helmet is black.

Keebo's D-Wheel is robotically themed with black and green metal for the body, his wheels silver instead of the normal black. His uniform and helmet share the theme and color scheme.

Lianna's D-Wheel is animal themed with a tiger-like printed body and tiger claws and legs attached to the wheels. Her uniform is white with a zebra pattern and her helmet is pink.

Finally, Yusuke's D-Wheel has an artistic theme with pens and brushes attached to the wheels and a miniscule canvas attached to the front. His uniform is black with a white triangle at the center from the collar to the chest. His helmet is white and red with a fox theme to it.

The students marvel at their new and sweet rides. "Feast your eyes, hayseeds. These rides will get you far in this world, whether you're somewhere around Cross Tag Duel Academy or anywhere else." Baozhai declared.

End Song.

"I wanna take mine for a spin~!" Mina exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah, this looks like it'll be a blast!" Ryuko agreed with the same excitement.

"Hold it, kiddos. You don't even know how to ride." Baozhai denied.

"HUUUH!?"

"H-Hold on! How could you show our rides and just… deny us even ONE RIDE just like that!?" Miu asked.

"You'll get hurt." Baozhai answered bluntly. "Heroic Duelists and Hunting Duelists, the latter of which are from Remnant, are experts at riding their D-Wheels or Duel Runners or whatever you call them. That's why you don't see them crash very often. They're professionals."

"So… how can we get on them?" Sayaka brought up to her.

"You learn."

Cue: Calling (The World Ends With You)

The students draw their attention to a man with black tiger-like whisker marks on his cheeks. He also had golden eyes, a black suit, and a black helmet. They saw that his D-Wheel was a black and gray Leo themed D-Wheel with claws attached to the wheels.

"Wow… His D-Wheel looks pretty cool…" Izuku muttered.

"Welcome to Riding Duel 101, zeptograms!" The man "welcomed".

"Zeptograms?" The class repeated.

"Sho Minamimoto, Obelisk Blue student." Baozhai introduced to the class. "How many times have we told you not to call the Slifer Reds that?"

"So that's an insult!?"

"Teach, teach, teach. These guys don't even have the very number that would solve their problem. Without it, their chances of riding and dueling are at 0%." Sho stated.

"Number…?"

"You're talking about their learner's permits, right? Well, I can't deny that without a learner's permit, you're not allowed to drive around all willy-nilly." Baozhai admitted. "Still, you can't deny that they have the potential to ride around in a D-Wheel of their own as a Slifer Red, just like you did before they got here."

"Heh."

"Wait, you mean that the majority of students who graduated here were either a Ra Yellow or Obelisk Blue before they obtained a learner's permit?" Denki brought up to Baozhai.

"Yes, a majority. However, Sho Minamimoto is an Obelisk Blue student who managed to quickly learn how to drive a D-Wheel and win a Riding Duel. Or Turbo Duel, if you prefer, while he was a Slifer Red at the time." Baozhai nodded. The students marvel at his skill.

"Time for a little quiz: What's the possibility of any of you zeptograms beating me in a Riding Duel?" Sho asked the class who tried to think of an answer. "...A zeptopercent, if that." He answered his own question, confusing the class. One of them looked it up.

""Ten to the negative twenty fourth power". So that's zero point zero zero zero zero zero zero…" Rindo repeated the zeros.

"So… zero, basically." Ryuko summarized.

"But not exactly." Sho smirked before pulling out a megaphone out of nowhere. "Listen up, zeptograms. If you wanna be part of the equation, then follow my example!" He ordered while speaking into his megaphone, irritating the students, especially ones with enhanced hearing, and Baozhai who stomps over to him and swipes his megaphone.

"Okay, that's enough, Minamimoto!" Baozhai grunted.

"Tch."

"Get your ASS to the D-Wheel Training Grounds, PRONTO." Baozhai growled. Sho follows her order. "SAME TO YOU, HAYSEEDS! HARD TO PORT!" She shouted, the Slifer Red students scrambling to go to the training grounds.

End Song and Cue: Rua and Ruka battle 1 (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)


D-Wheel Training Grounds

Everyone was in their respective suits, holding their respective helmets. "It's time for the training wheels to come off early, boys and girls. That's right, we ain't getting you on autopilot! It's just you, your Wheel, and the cruel, cruel pavement! Now get on your rides and let me teach you how they work!" Baozhai exclaimed.

Glossing over that whole thing you don't need to know until it actually becomes real…

"And now you know how it works! All right, let me see how you ride!" Baozhai grunted. "Izuku Midoriya, Lucy Heartfilia, Natsu Dragneel, and Tanjiro Kamado, you four are up first!" She declared as the four got on their Runners.

'O-Okay, uh… I-I-I can do this… It's like… riding a bike! …At… Mach 1 speeds. …Oh man…' Izuku sweated.

"On your marks!"

The four get ready.

"Get set!"

They rev up their engines.

"GO!"

And with that, they were off. Trusting their instincts, they each made it past the turn. 'I-I did it! I can turn corners!' Izuku praised himself then sighed in relief.

"Well now~ Looks like you guys are more than hayseeds after all~" Baozhai mused. "All right! Next four!"

After 36 of the other students had their turn, some looked a bit banged up, but were still fine. However, they kept trying until they got it right. Izuku felt really bad, having to pass his turning test right away while some people, like Uraraka, struggled. Even so, Uraraka never gave up and was eventually able to do it on her 13th try in one day.

Something about that doesn't seem right… Eh.

With that, everyone was able to use a Duel Runner. "It's impressive, zeptograms. However, one of you lagged behind. And in order for one of you to pass, you'll have to factor into the equation… how you're gonna subtract 4000 of my Life Points down to zero or less." Sho declared. "That person who's gonna have to do that… is you." He pointed at Uraraka.

"Sorry, kid. That's the rules. The person who had the most attempts must duel Minamimoto at his best after taking the first turn before he can. That person must also win in order for anyone to gain a learner's permit." Baozhai said. "You don't have to do it right a-"

"I'm doing it. For my Slifer Reds!" Ochako exclaimed.

"Heh." Sho huffed in interest.

End Song.

The two were in their respective D-Wheels and were at the starting line. Ochako took deep breaths. 'Stay calm, Ochako. Deep breaths. Think of the feather…'

"Okay, hayseeds. It's time to begin the Turbo/Riding Duel Learner's Permit Exam! On your marks!" Baozhai raised her hand. "Get set!" The two revved their engines. "Riding Duel: ACCELERATION!"

Cue: Someday -NEO MIX- (NEO: The World Ends With You)

The two sped off. 'I have to take the first corner in order to get one step closer to passing this exam!' Ochako thought. Sho was right beside her, smirking at her. Right as they approach the corner, Ochako manages to accelerate a little further and turn before he could. 'I got it!'

"Not bad, zeptogram. You get the first move." Sho mused.

"DUEL!"

OCHAKO LP: 4000

SHO LP: 4000

Ochako was seen hesitating. "Something wrong, zeptogram? It's your turn." Sho said as he bumps his D-Wheel against Ochako's D-Wheel's rear. "Can't blame you for backing out now. I mean… nobody expects you to pass, anyway. You can't be scared, are ya!?" He growled, bumping into her again.

"Man, Sho's doing everything he can to shake her up, isn't he!?" Denki grimaced.

"Why does he have to be so mean…?" Mako complained.

"He's just making sure she can take it. Cause if a little pressure throws her off, then she can't pass this exam." Katsuki grumbled.

Ochako breathes in then out. She then carefully lets go of one of her handles and pulls her card out. "Here goes… I'm summoning… Magician's Robe!"

She summons the robes of the Dark Magician which come alive and float by her side.

LV: 2

ATK: 700

"Now, I'm placing two cards face down! With that, I end my turn!"

"My turn! Draw!"

"I'm activating the effect of Magician's Robe! By discarding a Spell or Trap from my hand during my opponent's turn, I can Special Summon a Dark Magician directly from my deck! I'll discard Graceful Charity. Come forth, to my side! Dark Magician!"

With that, the Dark magician appears and flies by Ochako's side as they approach and turn a corner.

ATK: 2500

"You may now continue with your turn." Ochako said to Sho.

"I'm activating the Spell Cynet Mining!" Sho exclaimed, showing a spell that features a bunch of dug up digital gold. "This card lets me discard one card from my hand then add a level 4 or lower Cyberse monster from my deck to my hand. I'm subtracting Mathmech Sigma from my hand to add Mathmech Circular to my hand. Now I'll activate Circular's effect! By sending a Mathmech monster from my deck to the graveyard, I can add Circular to my field with no costs! I'm sending Mathmech Multiplication from my deck to the graveyard! Come forth, Circular!"

Sho summons a digital monster that has a sword he swings in a circular fashion.

ATK: 1500

"And now I'm using Sigma's effect. Once per turn, while I control no monsters in the Extra Monster Zone, I can Special Summon this card from my hand or Graveyard, but when it leaves the field, I must banish it! Come on out!"

Sho summons another digital monster, but one that holds a red sword.

ATK: 1000

"Circular's effect now activates. If a Mathmech is Normal or Special Summoned while this card is on the field, I can add a Mathmech Spell or Trap from my deck to my hand."

"Not so fast! I'm activating my face down Quick-Play Spell Forbidden Droplet! By sending a card from my field to the graveyard, since I don't have any cards in my hand, I can target that many effect monsters and negate their effects as well as cut their Attack Points in half! I'm sending Magician's Robe to the graveyard to negate and lower Circular's effect and Attack Points respectively!"

The Magician's Robe disappears and Circular turns black and white.

ATK: 1500/2 = 750

"Not bad. Now watch this. I'm activating the Spell Small World!" Sho declared, showing a spell with the image of a man looking at a universe, ironically. "This lets me reveal a monster in my hand. Next, I get to choose one monster with the exact same type, Attribute, Level, ATK, or DEF as that monster then add another monster with the same type, Attribute, Level, ATK, or DEF as the monster I revealed in my deck and banish said revealed monster face down. Here's how it works in order: I reveal Effect Veiler from my hand then reveal Santa Claws from my deck. And after that, I add Mathmech Diameter from my deck to my hand then banish both Effect Veiler and Santa Claws face down. See how that works?"

"All of these monsters have one thing in common: They're LIGHT attribute…" Izuku hummed as he took notes.

"And now I'll normally add Diameter to my field!"

Sho summons another digital monster, but this one is silver with a half circle blade.

LV: 4

ATK: 1000

'All these monsters he's got in one turn, they don't hold a candle to Dark Magician… What's he planning?' Ochako wondered.

"When Mathmech Diameter is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a Mathmech monster from my graveyard, but I can't activate its effects. Come out! Mathmech Multiplication!"

Sho summons a golden digital being with twin swords.

ATK: 500

"Open! Circuit that leads to power! Summoning conditions are two Cyberse monsters! I'm sending Mathmechs Diameter and Multiplication to the Link Markers!"

Diameter and Multiplication get sent to the bottom and bottom right arrows. "Link Summon! Come forth! Cyberse Wicckid!"

A digital boy with a staff comes out from the blue gate and poses.

LINK: 2

ATK: 800

"And now I tune level 4 Mathmech Sigma with level 4 Circular!"

End Song and Cue: Your Ocean (NEO: The World Ends With You)

Matchmech Sigma turns into green rings while Circular turns into four motes of light. "I call upon all things mathematical! Come forth and give these zeptograms a lesson they will never forget! Synchro Summon! Cut their monsters to pieces! Level 8: Geomathmech Magma!"

Sho summons a red and white armored Mathmech with a flaming sword.

LV: 4 + 4 = 8

ATK: 2500

"Wicckid's effect now activates. Since I Special Summoned a Cyberse monster to a zone he points to, I'm able to banish a Cyberse monster from my graveyard in order to add a Cyberse Tuner monster from my deck to my hand. I'm banishing Mathmech Sigma and then I'll add Mathmech Nabla. Now I'll add Mathmech Billionblade Nayuta onto my Magma!" Sho declared as Magma's flaming sword is replaced by one with a jagged edge which Magma adds flames to. "When a Mathmech monster equipped with this card attacks an opponent's monster, I can send a Mathmech monster from my deck to the graveyard. And if I do, that monster's Attack Points are added to the equipped monster's until the end of the turn!"

"That's not good for Uraraka!" Mina wailed.

"Go! Mathmech Magma! Subtract that Dark Magician and his tricks! Oh, and I'll be using Nayuta's effect to send a Mathmech monster from my deck to the grave. Particularly… a second Circular!"

MAGMA ATK: 2500 + 1500 = 4000

"Any last words you'd like to spare your Magician?" Sho asked mockingly.

"...A lot, actually." Ochako smirked. "I was waiting for that! I'm activating the trap Magic Cylinder!"

She reveals a trap that shows the image of two, well, magical cylinders which blocks and absorbs the attack into the cylinders. "When you attack with a monster, I can activate this trap card to negate that attack! Then, you take damage equal to that monster's Attack Points! Geomathmech Magma currently has 4000 Attack Points! Therefore, you take 4000 points of damage! And that's just enough, isn't it!?"

"Way to go, Uraraka!"

"You show him who's the REAL boss of these Riding Duels!"

"Heck yeah! That's what I'm talking about!" Law, Rinwell, and Cereza respectively cheered.

"Don't get too excited. Ribbit."

The three look at Tsuyu. "Minamimoto-Senpai's smiling for some reason… I don't like it. Ribbit."

Sure enough, Sho was smiling. He then laughed. "Well well! You're aiming high! But not high enough to reach MY level! I'm activating the effect of Hanewata from my hand! By subtracting it from my hand, I reduce all effect damage dealt to me to 0 this turn!"

The flames fire from both cylinders, but the afterimage of Hanewata appears in front of Sho and takes the hit. "Even so, your attack is still negated! And you can't attack with any other monster due to the effect of Mathmech Circular, not that you'd want to! And besides, my Magician's Robe has an effect in my graveyard! Whenever I activate a Spell or Trap during my opponent's turn, I can Special Summon it back to my field! But when it leaves the field, I have to banish it!"

The robes return in a defensive position.

DEF: 2000

"Well then. I guess with that, I'm ending my turn. Your move, zeptogram."

MAGMA ATK: 4000 → 2500

"M-M-My turn…!" Ochako grunted before carefully placing her fingers on the top card of her deck.

"Uraraka! Look out! There's a turn!"

Heeding Izuku's warning, Ochako looked and saw that there was indeed a turn coming before she adjusted her body and vehicle to turn. She passed it, but she was wobbling. "Oh no… She's wobbling!" Kyoka exclaimed.

"I can't watch…!" Mina cried.

"If she doesn't get it together, she'll lose by default!" Shionne grimaced.

"What's wrong? It's your turn, isn't it? What's with the sudden shaking, huh!?"

Sho suddenly accelerates towards Ochako. "URARAKA, BEHIND YOU!" Yu called. Ochako looked behind herself and saw Sho approaching menacingly. Time seemed to slow down for her, like her thoughts were accelerated.

'You can't let this get to you, Ochako.'

Ochako heard a voice and looked for it with just her eyes. The voice was in her mind. 'Calm down. Breathe. Think of the feather.' The voice advised.

Ochako takes the voice's advice. She closed her eyes as time resumed as normal before she took some deep breaths and concentrated.

"What is she doing!? If she doesn't open her eyes in time, she's gonna-!"

WHOOSH

"Huh…!?"

Sho was right to huff in shock as Ochako managed to dodge his sudden charge tactic and keep herself balanced, making everyone sigh in relief. Sho looked at her with his shocked expression and saw Ochako opening her eyes. "It's my turn! Draw!" Ochako ripped a card from the top of her deck with confidence.

End Song.

"Y-You guys saw that, right? I'm not hallucinating, am I?" Tanjiro asked everyone.

"No, Juvia saw it too." Juvia answered.

"Yeah, me too." Naruto nodded.

Ochako looks at her card and takes another deep breath. She then glares at Sho with determination in her eyes.

Cue: Confronting Myself (Celeste)

"I'm activating the Spell card Pot of Greed! I get to draw two cards! Next, I'm activating Bond Between Teacher and Student! This card allows me to Special Summon Dark Magician Girl from my hand, deck, or graveyard if I control a Dark Magician! Come on out! Dark Magician Girl!"

Ochako summons the Dark Magician Girl.

ATK: 2000

"Next, with the effect of Bond Between Teacher and Student, I can set one Dark Magic Attack, Dark Burning Attack, Dark Burning Magic, or Dark Magic Twin Burst from my deck onto my Spell and Trap Zone! I'm setting Dark Magic Twin Burst… then activating it!" Ochako growled. "Dark Magician gains Attack Points equal to the total Attack Points of all Dark Magician Girls on the field and in the graveyards!"

DM ATK: 2500 + 2000 = 4500

"Okay, Dark Magician! Dark Magician Girl! Let that Geomathmech Magma have it!" Ochako shouted as the two magicians united their staves and surged with power.

"Even if you destroy Magma, I can still turn this around! Cyberse Wicckid can't be destroyed in battle or by card effects! Furthermore, any monster he points to shares his immunity to destruction by card effects! Even if you've got something to use to try and subtract, I'll be adding another monster eventually. And another, and another. Besides, Nayuta allows me to add a Mathmech monster from my graveyard to my hand after it's destroyed in the Spell and Trap zone! And if Magma is destroyed, I get to add another Mathmech Spell or Trap from my deck to my hand. Even when you destroy Magma, I'm still in the game!"

"You think so~?"

"What?" Sho huffed.

"I'm activating the effect of Apprentice Illusion Magician! During damage calculation, if another DARK Spellcaster monster, like my Dark Magician, battles an opponent's monster, I can discard this card to give that Spellcaster 2000 more Attack Points!"

"WHAT!?" Sho repeated with more shock.

"That means… Uraraka wins!" Alphen declared.

"Not bad." Cloud complimented with a smile.

"Here we go! Dark Magician! Dark Magician Girl! Apprentice Illusion Magician! Attack Geomathmech Sigma! DARK MAGIC TRIPLE BURST!"

ATK: 4500 + 2000 = 6500

With her shout of victory, her two magicians, now having a third, charge up then fire a blast of dark magical energy that destroys Sigma and creates a massive amount of smoke.

"Gh… Not bad, zeptogram. Not bad at all."

Sho emerged from the smoke, his D-Wheel still running. "But did you forget? I still had Nayuta. Nayuta allowed me to send a Mathmech monster from my deck to the graveyard to increase the equipped monster's Attack Points by the amount of Attack Points the Mathmech monster had on it. I sent a third Circular from my deck to the graveyard, which has 1500 Attack Points."

MAGMA ATK: 2500 + 1500 = 4500

ATK DIFFERENCE: 6500 - 4500 = 2000

SHO LP: 4000 - 2000 = 2000

"No way! Sho's still in this!?" Sora gasped.

"The duel is not over until the last of his cards are played." Gundham stated.

"And with Nayuta's effect, I'm adding one of my Circulars from my deck to my hand. I also get to use Magma's effect to add a Mathmech Spell or Trap from my deck to my hand." Sho said, doing so.

"Even so, Dark Magician Girl can still attack! So I'll have her attack Cyberse Wicckid! Dark Burning Attack!"

Dark Magician Girl charges ahead and blasts Wicckid with a burst of magic.

ATK DIFFERENCE: 2000 - 800 = 1200

SHO LP: 2000 - 1200 = 800

"Your Wicckid can't be destroyed in battle, so I have no choice. ...I end my turn."

"This is intense, dude…! He's almost there, but he's not out of it…!" Ryuko grumbled.

"Man, who knew that the opportunity would be so frightening…?" Makoto thought out loud.

"My turn! Draw! …It's been fun, zeptogram, but this is where your opportunity to win ends. I'm summoning Mathmech Nabla!"

Sho summons a Mathmech in black armor with a triangular lance.

LV: 4

ATK: 1000

"I'll then activate Wicckid's effect to add another Mathmech Diameter to my hand. Now, since I don't need him anymore, I'll use Nabla's effect on Wicckid! By tributing a Cyberse monster, I can Special Summon another Mathmech monster from my deck! I tribute Cyberse Wicckid! Come on out! My second Multiplication!"

ATK: 500

"Multiplication's effect! One of my level 4 Cyberse monsters becomes a level 8! I'm choosing Nabla!"

LV: 4 → 8

End Song.

"Wait, he's got a level 8 Tuner monster and a level 4 non-tuner! Which… Which means…!" Miu gasped.

"Oh no! Uraraka! He's going to bring out a level 12 Synchro monster!" Sayaka alarmed Ochako.

"A WHAT!? Ochako shouted in shock"

"You heard the blue zeptogram, brown haired zeptogram. I'm tuning level 8 Mathmech Nabla with level 4 Mathmech Multiplication!"

Cue: Transformation -NEO Mix- (NEO: The World Ends With You)

Nabla turns into eight green rings while Multiplication turns into four motes of light. "Here comes the final boss of your exam! A big bad MONSTER of a Cyberse! Here to ruin EVERY HOPE you EVER had! SYNCHRO SUMMON! Burn them away! Level 12: GEOMATHMECH FINAL SIGMA!"

A god-like Cyberse monster with a flaming sword and black feathery wings appeared.

LV: 8 + 4 = 12

ATK: 3000

"Oh man…" Ochako dreaded.

"Final Sigma is unaffected by card effects except Mathmech cards while in the Extra Monster Zone. Furthermore, while he's in the Extra Monster Zone, any battle damage you take from Final Sigma is doubled whenever it battles one of your monsters! Allow me to demonstrate! Final Sigma, attack that brown haired zeptogram's Dark Magician Girl!"

Final Sigma charges ahead and slashes Dark Magician Girl, causing a large explosion, causing Ochako to grunt from the effort of resisting the blast and keeping herself balanced.

ATK DIFFERENCE: 3000 - 2000 = 1000 X 2 = 2000

OCHAKO LP: 4000 - 2000 = 2000

Ochako was seen wobbling again. "Not again…! Not like this…!" Ochako grimaced as she tried to keep herself balanced again and did so with less effort than before as she sighed in relief.

"That's all for now. I await your next move." Sho smirked.

"This is bad… Final Sigma's got more Attack Points than the OG Dark Magician…!" Yuno grumbled.

"M-My turn…!" Ochako stuttered, hesitating to draw her card.

'Uraraka… Are you still nervous…?' Izuku wondered.

"Uraraka!"

End Song and Cue: Investigation -Cadenza- (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)

Ochako responded to the voice calling out to her. It was from Veyle! "Don't let him push you around! You can do this! If Midoriya can ride a D-Wheel, then so can you!" She cheered.

"Yeah! Show him who's boss!"

"You've got this…!"

"Give him hell!" Natsu, Giorno, and Ichigo cheered with her. Pretty soon, everyone was up and arms, making Baozhai and Sho give a warm smile.

"Everyone…" Ochako gasped before removing her visor and wiping her tears away. She then confidently placed her fingers on the top card of her deck as her visor came back on. 'Just breathe, Ochako… Your friends are by your side. You have your deck. You can still win this!' She exclaimed confidently in her thoughts. "I… DRAAAW!" She yelled at the top of her lungs, a pink glowing line of light trailing from the top of her deck to where she swung her arm with the card in hand. "I'm activating a second Pot of Greed! Two more for me!" She declared, drawing two more cards and seeing the cards in her hand. "They're here! I'm activating Polymerization!"

"She's been a Fusion User this whole time!?" Ryuko exclaimed.

"No one told me!" Mako shared Ryuko's exclamation.

"By fusing Dark Magician on my field and the warrior type monster Gaia, the Fierce Knight in my hand, I can Fusion Summon a Fusion monster that uses them as materials!" Ochako proclaimed as Dark Magician and Gaia, a knight on horseback with twin lances, soar into the air and spiral into each other. "The master of dark magic, fuse with the swift warrior! Join together and become one! For you will become my true hero! FUSION SUMMON! Arrive on the scene! DARK CAVALRY!"

A horse with glowing eyes appeared before a magical knight appeared and leapt on its back with twin magical lances.

ATK: 2800

The students marvel at her new monster as Ochako takes another turn. This time, she wasn't wobbling. Ochako breathes in then out.

Skip to 2:45 of the song.

"Dark Cavalry gains 100 Attack Points for each Spell or Trap face up on the field and in the graveyards! Magic Cylinder, Forbidden Droplet, Dark Magic Twin Burst, Graceful Charity, my two Pots of Greed, Bond Between Teacher and Student, Polymerization. All of those cards are in my graveyard. That's eight. You've got Cynet Mining, Small World, and Mathmech Billionblade Nayuta in yours. That's three. Add it together, that's eleven. Therefore, Dark Cavalry gains 1100 Attack Points!

ATK: 2800 + 1100 = 3900

"Sho. Thank you." Ochako said.

"Huh?" Sho huffed in confusion.

"You were harsh, but you pushed my courage to the limit. And that gave me the strength and courage needed for these Riding Duels. So for that... thank you."

"Heh. You're welcome... Uraraka."

"Finish the duel!"

"Go on! You can do it!"

"Go, Uraraka!" Momo, Kyoko and Izuku respectively cheered.

"Dark Cavalry! Go and attack Sho's Geomathmech Final Sigma!"

Dark Cavalry charges towards Final Sigma and leaps into the air to dodge its attack. Final Sigma couldn't help but be amazed as Dark Cavalry was under the sun, descending upon Final Sigma lance first.

"DARK MAGIC SPIRAL ATTACK!"

Dark Cavalry descends and impales Final Sigma with his lance, making it explode which makes Sho yell in defeat.

ATK DIFFERENCE: 3900 - 3000 = 900

SHO LP: 800 → 0

WINNER: OCHAKO URARAKA

End Song.

With that, steam emits from his D-Wheel, braking to a stop. Everyone cheers for Ochako who waves at them, laughing happily. However…

"Uraraka! Watch out for-"

CRASH

Everyone who looked at her crashing winced in some way. "I'm okay! Ow…" Ochako groaned in pain. Baozhai sighed.

"Girl needs to learn not to get distracted by a small victory…"

END OF EPISODE