The Academy Duelist
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NarutoxHarem
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Story Start
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''Normal Speech''
Inner Thoughts, Dialogue, or reading passages from books and scrolls
(Quick Notes and Messages or Echoes…Songs you go to Youtube and play. )
(Dark over lapping echoes)
''Boss Summons, Demons, Dark beings speaking, Demonic/Angry characters Speaking as well as extremely Dark spells and Magic.''
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Story Start
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It was early morning on the waters surrounding Duel Academy. A thin gray fog lay over the small waves like a blanket. Silence reigned throughout the island, except for the few barely perceptible sounds of early rising animals and waves lapping against the shore. Further away from here, a small boat was making its way across the water. Two figures were visible through the fog. One standing at the back was steering the craft, while the other was sitting cross legged at the front. The second looked like a bodybuilder; the white muscle shirt he wore emphasized this. "Put your back into it. I wanna reach Academy Island by daybreak," he said.
"Yes sir," he replied in a strained voice.
'I won't have my son wasting one more slacking day at that school. Hayato's coming home.'
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It had been almost a whole week and a half since the 'Power Bond' incident, which had been resolved between the two brothers. Life was great for the most part.
Today was just another day of the week except for Naruto as no other Shadow Game related incident happened since the forbidden dorm incident Today Naruto was lounging around from a secluded spot to get away from the rookies trying to challenge him to gain status at Academia and his sudden increase of fan girls. Lying upon the soft green grass Naruto was having another dream. He was so into the dream he didn't notice Shou walk up to him and try to shake him awake. ''Hhm Asuka, Hibiki-san, and Ayukawa-san no need to fight over me. You can all have me,'' Naruto sleepily giggled to himself perversely.
''Aniki wake up...'' Shou said waking Naruto up.
''Damnit Syrus,'' Naruto sat up and stretched. ''You better have a damn good reason for waking me up.
"Aniki, something horrible has happened!" Exclaimed Shou.
''What is it?''
"Hayato-kun…might be getting expelled!" Shou once more responded with an exclamation.
''Wait a minute, Hayato-Chumely? Man the only time he's not in the dorms or in the cafeteria he's with us? How can he be expelled? Is it because he's too fat?''
''No, come on hurry.''
At the dorm some of the Osiris Red residents crowded the area by the entrance to Daitokuji's room. That was the first thing Naruto and Shou first saw as they ran towards the dorms. They made their way through the crowd, stopping once they reached the doorway. Luckily for them, the door was opened slightly enough for them to look in.
Inside sitting on the floor around a small table, was Daitokuji and a well-muscled man, who was currently laughing at something. What that was, Shou and Naruto didn't know, but what they did know, was that the man looked like Hayato…an older, tanner, and more muscular version of Hayato.
''Is that Hayato's Otou-san? Damn must been a fluke in the genetics.''
"He came in person to take Hayato-kun back with him," explained Shou.
Shou and Naruto turned to the conversation between Hayato and Hayato's father, Kumazo Maeda.
"That Hayato only bein' in Osiris Red is deplorable…" Kumazo said as he crossed his arms. "On top of that, he's failing and has to repeat a grade…He could hardly be more of a pathetic man."
"Well, that's quite something, I guess…" Daitokuji said, laughing afterwords.
Kumazo waited until Daitokuji stopped talking before speaking.
"Then, abandonin' bein' a duelist in good grace and joinin' the family sake brewery is also th' path of a man!" Kumazo said, slamming his hand onto the table. "Am I wrong, Professor?"
Daitokuji just stared at Kumazo.
"N-No," replied Daitokuji. "Ah, that's Satsuma shochu liquor, if I'm not mistaken..."
"Go an' help yourself, if you want," Kumazo said, placing a large bottle wrapped in paper.
Daitokuji waved his hands as a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his head. Accepting this bottle wouldn't make him a good example to his students. The last thing he needed was to teach class with a hangover headache…
"Oh, no, no, no, I couldn't do that..."
Kumazo ignored Daitokuji and went back on subject about Hayato.
"So, therefore, I'm takin' Hayato back home, as of today!" said Kumazo.
Shou looked anxiously at Naruto.
"What should we do, Aniki?" asked Shou.
''If we really have to get involved...might as well talk to Chumley.''
Naruto and Shou walked into the room and gasped at the sight that lay before them. Hayato had his back turned to his roommates as he packed his bag, a pile of neatly folded clothes were by his side. Naruto and Shou ran up to Hayato.
"You're really quitting school?" Naruto asked.
Hayato continued to pack his clothes inside his back.
"Sure am," he said without bothering to look at Shou or Naruto.
"'Sure am'?" He repeated.
Hayato continued to pack his clothes as he talked to Shou and Naruto.
"Well, on that note, we had a short run together, but take care," said Hayato.
"You're just giving up on your dreams as a duelist just like that? Are you, Hayato?"
Naruto reached out and placed his hand on Hayato's shoulder. Hayato turned to look at Naruto, tears streaming down his eyes as he cried.
"Chumley…" Naruto stated.
Shou looked at Hayato concerned.
"You're crying?" Shou asked him.
Hayato looked at Shou and Naruto as tears continued to stream down his eyes.
"I…really never wanted to seriously become a duelist…" Hayato confessed, wiping his tears off using his sleeve.
Hayato took a deep breath and looked down.
"I've felt like 'Well, I guess it'd be nice to be one'…" Hayato said, opening his eyes and looking up. "But it's all different now. I've been thinking of actually trying my hardest for the first time…And it's because I was able to hear a spirit's voice."
Naruto blinked. "Did you say that to your dad?" he asked
A bead of sweat rolled down the side of Hayato's face as his expression was nervous.
"Hell no! My dad is really scary!"
Naruto grabbed onto Hayato's sleeve and started to pull him up. Struggling a bit because of Hayato's weight of course.
"Come on!"
Hayato looked at Naruto astonished as he wondered how he managed to pull him off the ground. Shou wondered that too, but stopped as Naruto started to run towards the doorway dragging Hayato with her. Shou followed Naruto as he and Hayato put on their shoes.
Meanwhile in the Chancellor's Office Hayato, Shou, and Naruto stood in front of Samejima's desk as Naruto explained to him, Daitokuji, and Kumazo.
"And that's the story," Naruto finished recounting the events. "So, is there any way you can give up on expelling Hayato?"
Kumazo looked at Naruto questioningly, his arms crossed.
"Hey, who the heck be ya?"
Naruto looked at Kumazo."I'm one of Hayato's roommates, Uzumaki Naruto, until I get into Ra Yellow, preferably Obelisk Blue,'' So I can be closer to the ladies. ''But that's not the point.'' Er…well, his temporary roommate, that is, but that's not the point!"
Kumazo arched his eyebrow at Naruto as Shou introduced himself.
"A-And I'm Shou Marufuji," Shou introduced himself. .
Samejima looked at Naruto."Uzumaki-kun, I understand how you all must feel, but this is a matter between Maeda-san's family," Samejima said, looking down. "For outsiders to stick their nose into it…"
Kumazo stared at Naruto.
"Fine," Kumazo decided. Samejima looked at Kumazo, who grinned."However, there's one condition," added Kumazo.
"Condition?"
Kumazo looked at Hayato."You're going to duel me, Hayato," said Kumazo.
Hayato gasped.
"If you beat me, we'll pretend this lil' matter never happened," said Kumazo. "But if I win, you'll come back home with me on th' double."
Hayato stared at his father in shock, moving only when Naruto pulled on his sleeve.
"Well?"
Hayato looked at Kumazo, who wore a grin."How about it? You accept?"
Hayato blinked and his expression turned from nervous to serious."I do!" said Hayato.
"Then, th' duel'll start tomorrow mornin'," said Kumazo.
Kumazo looked at Samejima.
"So, ya'll decided, Samejima?" Kumazo asked him.
Samejima nodded and smiled.
"Mm-hmm," Samejima remarked. "It's truly appropriate for Duel Academy. I think it is a good way to resolve things."
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Sometime later outside the Main Academy Building,
Shou, Naruto, Daitokuji, and Hayato were walking back towards the Osiris Red dorms. Naruto had her hands behind her head and wore a big grin, not noting the angry look on Hayato's face.
"In any case, I wasn't expecting him to okay things so easily, you know?"
Shou looked at Naruto, his expression somewhat concerned.
"He didn't specifically okay anything yet…" Shou pointed out. "There's the whole 'if he wins' condition attached."
''Right so all Hayato has to do is win, but something is nagging at the back of my mind. I swear that guys seems familiar.''
Daitokuji stopped walking and coughed loudly to catch his students' attention.
"For reference's sake, allow me to tell you something...," Daitokuji began.
Hayato, Shou, and Naruto stopped walking. Naruto and Shou looked at Daitokuji perplexed.
"Hayato-kun's father is a legendary duelist who has gained fame worldwide as a master of the Satsuma Jigen-style," explained Daitokuji. "The Satsuma Jigen-style is a one-hit kill sword style that specializes in datotsu sword strikes," said Daitokuji. "He's a frightening master of the art, said to slice his opponents in moments…with his one-hit kill that applies its secrets."
Shou's and Naruto's eyes widened.
"So the rumors say, anyway...!" said Daitokuji.
''Oh hell and Chumley has to duel him.''
Hayato turned around and glared at him as he smiled at him ecstatically.
''Don't worry guy, between Syrus and I, mostly me, will help you build a winning deck. Now come on Pandaman let's go.''
''Panda...I thought Hayato looked more like a Koala?'' Shou asked.
''Panda...Koala...doesn't matter...both are large beasts...Chumley fits in with either scheme.''
''Hey!''
At the Osiris Red Dorm in Daitokuji's room, Daitokuji and Kumazo sat around a small table holding cups in their hands. Pharaoh stood by Daitokuji's side, lapping up the sake that was poured into a small sakazuki for him.
"You don't say!" Kumazo exclaimed.
Kumazo laughed and poured in more sake into Daitokuji's cup as the professor held it out.
"Well then, it has to be damn rough on you, Professor," Kumazo replied.
Daitokuji shook his head and brought his cup closer to himself after Kumazo finished filling the cup up.
"Oh, no, no," Daitokuji remarked. "I wouldn't say that…"
Kumazo looked at Pharaoh as the tabby cat continued to lap up the sake, not once showing any signs of intoxication.
"But anyway, this cat can sure put it down," Kumazo said, taking a drink from his cup.
"He isn't 'cat'," Daitokuji replied offended. "He's Pharaoh..."
Kumazo placed his cup on the table and started to get up from the floor.
"If you'll excuse me, I'll just be steppin' out to the bathroom," Kumazo announced.
Daitokuji nodded and stopped as he remembered something.
"Please watch out for Uzumaki-kun," said Daitokuji.
Kumazo arched his eyebrow at Daitokuji and walked out of the room. Kumazo left the door open behind him as he walked down the corridor. He stopped when he overheard some students talking in their room, one of them he immediately recognized as his son and his friends.
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Meanwhile at the dorm Hayato reach over at Naruto, who currently resided in Shou's bunk bed.
''All of your cards are koalas, Hayato." Naruto stated the obvious after snatching Hayato's desk.
Hayato growled and crossed his arms.
"It's a Koala deck," Hayato stated. "And you could've asked!"
Shou sat on the floor as he watched Hayato snatch his deck away from him.
"Do you think you stand a chance with this 'Koala deck' the way it is?"
Shou stood up from the ground immediately as he pulled out a card from his pocket. Hayato and Naruto stared at Shou as he handed the card to Hayato.
"Right! Then, I'll give you this."
Hayato and Naruto looked at the card. The card was of a green kangaroo-like monster.
"It was in a pack I bought the other day, but I can't use it," Shou explained
"You're giving it to me?" Hayato asked astonished.
Shou smiled and nodded
"See, if you add a kangaroo to your koalas, you'll get an Australian Deck, right?" Shou asked him.
Hayato looked at Shou, his eyes starting to water as he was almost brought to tears by his roommate's action. Naruto blinked and got up from the bunk..
"All right!"
Hayato and Shou looked at Naruto, who was currently making his way toward his bed.
"In that case…just wait a sec," Naruto said as he began to look around his bed's mattress for something.
Hayato looked at Naruto questioningly as he accepted the card from Shou.
Listening to their current conversation from outside was Kumazo, who had heard everything. He stared at the door the trio had accidentally left opened a bit, wondering about the conversation.
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The Next Day Daitokuji, Kumazo, Shou, Naruto, and Hayato had made their way into one of the Main Academy Building's many rooms. The room was somewhat big and had a large scroll hanging on the wall with writings on it. The writing was written in big, sophisticated letters and read, 'To-kon'.
Kumazo and Hayato took their respective spots in the room, their duel disks on their arms. Naruto and Shou sat by Daitokuji and Pharaoh, the four of them facing the duel that was about to begin between father and son. Pharaoh meowed as Daitokuji stood up and started to talk.
"Well, allow me, Daitokuji, to serve as the official witness to this duel...," Daitokuji said, looking over at Kumazo. "Kumazo Maeda-san, if you lose this duel, you shall allow Hayato-kun to stay at this Academy, right...?"
Kumazo stared at Hayato with a slight grin, his duel disk on his left arm.
"That there is fine," Kumazo answered. "My word is as good as my bond."
Daitokuji smiled and nodded."Mm-hm," Daitokuji said, turning over to Hayato. "Hayato-kun, if you lose this duel, you'll gracefully drop out from school, and succeed in your family's sake brewery. Okay?"
Hayato held up his fist as he looked at Kumazo with determination in his eyes.
"It makes no difference to me," said Hayato.
"Mm-hm," said Daitokuji. "Very well, then."
Daitokuji held up his hand in the air."Well then, fight with all you have, without any regrets...!"
Hayato activated his duel disk and said, "Duel!"
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Hayato: 4000
Kumazo: 4000
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Shou sat on his knees while Naruto sat cross-legged with his arms crossed. Both of them stared at Kumazo and Hayato, silence filling the room. Pharaoh broke the silence with a loud meow and it was then the duel began.
"My turn!" Hayato said as he drew a card from his deck.
Hayato stared at the card in his hand and looked up.
"All right," he said, holding up the card. "First, I'll attack with this! I summon Death Koala!"
Death Koala, a large brown and white koala with eucalyptus leaves in its pouch and some in its mouth, appeared on the field in attack mode with 1100 attack points.
Naruto's jaw dropped as he stared at Hayato and his Death Koala, shocked.
"W-What!?" Naruto exclaimed. "He put Death Koala in attack mode?"
Shou looked at Naruto questioningly.
"Huh?" Shou murmured in confusion. "Something wrong, Aniki?"
''Baka...Death Koala's a Reverse Effect monster!"
Shou's eyes widened and he immediately forgot about his discomfort due to the news Naruto told him.
"Wha...?" Shou exclaimed.
Two small beads of sweat rolled down the side of Hayato's face as he stared nervously at Kumazo. Kumazo looked at Hayato sternly.
"You damned fool!" Kumazo exclaimed.
Kumazo stared sternly at Hayato, angry for the careless move.
"Death Koala is a card that deals 400 points of damage for each card in the opponent's hand when it's reversed!" Explained Kumazo. "The fact that you wasted it by summonin' it in attack mode proves you haven't studied enough!"
'I never did get this needlessly studying. I mean the effects are written on the card.'
Hayato looked down, regretting his first move.
"Y-You're right," Hayato said reluctantly. "I'll finish my turn…"
"You dummy, you're gonna hurry n' quit school and come back home!" Kumazo said, reaching for his deck afterward. "My turn!"
Kumazo glanced at the card in his hand and diverted his eyes on Hayato. He grinned and laughed a bit, earning Naruto's and Shou's full attention. Daitokuji looked at his two students.
"Be sure to observe his mastery, you two...," said Daitokuji.
Kumazo held the card he drew in his hand.
"Here goes, Hayato," Hayato stared anxiously at Kumazo."Here it comes!"
Kumazo held his card up in the air.
"I summon Drunken Tiger!" said Kumazo.
A yellow, black-striped tiger appeared on Kumazo's side field holding a sake bottle in one hand as he knealed. He wore black shades, a sleeveless white T-shirt, and tan-colored pants with a very wide, olive-green waistband with thin, vertical stripes on it. (1800 Attack)
At first glance, the tiger was very intimidating…that was until he stood up and exhaled deeply as he staggered back in an inebriated-style. Hayato stared at Drunken Tiger with shock and disbelief, a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his head.
"Drunken…Tiger?" Hayato repeated in disbelief.
Shou looked questioningly at Drunken Tiger.
"Is that his one-hit kill?" Shou asked.
''Appearances can be deceiving. I'm sure were about to see what the Drunken Tiger can do.''
Kumazo tightened his fist as he readied a punch.
"Drunken Tiger attacks!" Kumazo exclaimed, directing his punch in Hayato's direction. "Dead-Drunk Punch!"
Drunken Tiger swung his free hand up as he groaned, turning around and stumbling towards Death Koala afterwards. Drunken Tiger managed to knock Death Koala into the air, destroying it. Hayato gasped as Drunken Tiger reached out for him with his suddenly over-sized paw.
Hayato shielded himself as Drunken Tiger's fist passed right through him, leaving an aroma that made the koala-resembling boy gag. Hayato pinched his nose, showing a great dislike of the scent.
"It reeks of liquor…" Hayato gagged.
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Hayato: 3300
Kumazo: 4000
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Naruto stared at the duel, perplexed at what just happened. ''Since when the hell do Holograms have smell?''
Shou covered his nose, not wanting to smell the alcohol fumes from Drunken Tiger's attack.
Kumazo laughed at Hayato's dislike of the aroma as Drunken Tiger staggered around, trying to regain his unstable balance.
"A drunken cat's punch is more than enough for you! I end my turn!"
Hayato let go of his nose, the fumes having drifted away…unfortunately seeing as Shou and Naruto had to put up with it. Thankfully, Daitokuji had a fan in hand.
"Never knew how convenient having one of these would be...," Daitokuji said as he fanned away the fumes.
Naruto and Shou couldn't help but nod in agreement. After a few moments, they took their hands on their noses and sighed.
"Now, it's my turn!" Hayato declared.
''Hayato! Use the Angry Screaming Wombat!''
''What?'' He looked at Naruto perplexed.
''The Angry Screaming Wombat! Use it!''
''You idiot there is no such card. ''
''Really...well never-mind then just relax.''
Both Naruto and Shou looked over at Kumazo.
"Right!" Shou shouted to him. "Your father might not be as great as you expect!"
Kumazo overheard Shou and diverted his eyes at the blue-haired boy. Shou cried out in distress and quickly crawled behind Naruto to hide. He whimpered a bit from shock as he tried to avoid Kumazo's stare. ''Seriously? We need to get your balls to drop or something man.''
Hayato stared at his deck.
"R-Right!" Hayato announced. "Draw!"
Hayato drew a card and looked at it before redirecting his eyes on his hand.
"All right, then, I'll use this…" Hayato said, grabbing a card in his hand. "I activate the Magic card, March of the Koalas!"
Death Koala's card popped out of Hayato's Graveyard as a result of the Magic card. Hayato picked up the card as he explained March of the Koalas' effect.
"It special-summons a Level-4 or lower 'Koala' monster from my Graveyard!"
Death Koala appeared on Hayato's side of the field in attack mode. Shou stood up behind Naruto and had his hands on her shoulders as he stared out at the duel.
"Hayato-kun went and summoned another Death Koala in attack mode," Shou stated.
Naruto turned to Shou, noticing his concerned expression.
"It's okay," reassured Naruto. "March of the Koalas has another effect."
Daitokuji nodded as Pharaoh walked over to Naruto.
"Indeed, it does," said Daitokuji. "It can special-summon a monster identical to the monster special-summoned from the Graveyard from your hand-nya."
"I special-summon Death Koala from my hand!" said Hayato.
Another Death Koala appeared next to the one that was already on Hayato's field.
"Next, I sacrifice both Death Koalas to summon Big Koala!" said Hayato.
Both Death Koalas jumped into the air as smoke enveloped them. The smoke cleared, revealing a bigger and blue-colored Koala monster. (2700 Attack)
Kumazo stared at Big Koala as a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his head.
"Well, I'll be…" Kumazo said, astonished slightly.
Hayato tightened his fist as he stared at his father, determination in his eyes.
"Here I go, dad!" Hayato declared. "I use Big Koala to attack Drunken Tiger!"
Big Koala got on all fours and dashed towards Drunken Tiger.
"Surekill! Eucalyptus Bomb!"
Big Koala lifted up Drunken Tiger in one hand into the air. Drunken Tiger struggled and yelled as Big Koala threw him onto the ground, destroying Drunken Tiger. Kumazo shielded himself from the aftermath of the attack.
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Kumazo: 3100
Hayato: 3300
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"My turn's finished," said Hayato.
''Keep up the good work Hayato. Just keep dueling like that.''
"Go!" Shou shouted. "Go!"
It's not over yet!" Kumazo said as he reached for his deck. "My turn! Draw!"
Kumazo drew a card and looked at it. He grinned and held the card up.
"I summon Drunken Angel!" said Kumazo.
Drunken Angel, a young man with long, blonde hair, jumped into the air and stretched out his big, white wings.
"Awright!" he called out, laughing afterwords.
Drunken Angel landed on the floor, kneeling down on one knee before he stood up. He wore a white suit with a black shirt underneath and a red necktie along with a black hat. At first glance, he looked rather formal…that was until he stood up straight, showing off his slightly disheveled form as well as the bottle of sake he held in his right hand. He exhaled deeply, laughing afterwords as he wobbled in place. (1800 Attack)
Hayato stared at Drunken Angel questioningly.
"Another drunkard?" he asked.
Drunken Angel swung his hand with the bottle of sake up into the air, his body moving around from his unstable balance. He smiled as he stared at Hayato slightly confused.
"Whazzat?" The Druken Angel slurred. "I ain't drunk just yet, bro!"
Drunken Angel held out his hand with the bottle of sake as he looked at Hayato. While Drunken Angel might've denied being drunk, the blush tingeing his cheeks and his inebriated composure said otherwise.
Hayato gasped as he understood what Drunken Angel just said.
"There it is again! I heard a spirit's voice again!"
Pharaoh meowed and rubbed against Naruto, to which he responded by scratching behind the cat's ears. Naruto stared questioningly at Drunken Angel.
"I wonder if Hayato heard that…"
Kumazo held a card in his hand.
"Next, the Permanent Magic, One Bottle of Sake!" Drunken Angel let out another sigh when a bottle of sake appeared right in front of him. His eyes widened as he leaned closer to the bottle of sake."And then, the Permanent Magic, Flipping the Table!" .
Hayato gasped as the floor underneath him to where Kumazo was changed into the top of a table. Kumazo got off the table and placed his hands underneath it as he started to lift it up. Kumazo had managed to flip the table up into the air, sending Drunken Angel, the One Bottle of Sake, and Big Koala along with it while Hayato was thrown back onto the ground.
Hayato looked up, his eyes widened as Big Koala headed downwards, landing right on him. Big Koala was destroyed by the fall as Kumazo laughed at the sight.
"See that?" Kumazo asked Hayato. "The Permanent Magic, Flipping the Table, destroys all other cards on my field…and then destroys that many cards on my opponent's field! It's a One-Hit Kill card!"
Shou stared at Kumazo while Naruto picked up Pharaoh.
"So, that's what 'One-Hit Kill' meant?" Shou said questioningly.
'Satsuma Jigen-style my ass. It's more or less a reset button. And since when the hell could people lift holograms as well? Shit with the amount of money Kaiba put into this next generation shit he could had fed several small countries. '
Hayato scowled.
"You're always like this when something goes against your interest, dad!" Hayato declared steamed.
Kumazo laughed."There's nothing that won't let the head of the house get his way!"
Drunken Angel floated to the left, sighing in an inebriated-like manner. He stopped and started alternating which foot he stood on with the other. Hayato stared at Drunken Angel perplexed as a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his head.
"Huh?"Hayato wondered. "Why did he come back? Flipping the Table destroyed him, didn't it?"
Kumazo laughed and smirked at Hayato.
"You're too naïve, Hayato," said Kumazo. "Let me tell you Drunken Angel's Monster Effect. He can't be destroyed by Flipping the Table's effect."
Hayato gasped.
"W-What?" Hayato exclaimed.
Drunken Angel looked around relentlessly for something.
"The hell? That sake bottle disappeared?"
"Next, by destroying the Magic card, One Bottle of Sake, and sending it to the Graveyard, its Magic effect activates," said Kumazo. "You'll receive 500 points of damage!"
Alcohol fumes surrounded Hayato, whom reacted by pinching his nose due to his dislike of the scent.
"Reeks of alcohol!" Coughed Hayato.
"Brace yourself, Hayato!" said Kumazo. "I attack directly with Drunken Angel! Bottle Cannon!"
Drunken Angel laughed and wobbled around as he held his bottle of sake with both hands. He aimed at Hayato, surprisingly with perfect accuracy despite his drunken state.
A blast of alcohol fumes blasted out of Drunken Angel's bottle like a cannon. Hayato was hit with the full blast, gagging at the retched scent.
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Hayato: 1000
Kumazo: 3300
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Shou and Naruto gasped.
"Hayato!" exclaimed Naruto.
Hayato recovered from the blast and stared at his roommates with determination in his eyes.
"I'm not done yet!"
Kumazo stared at Hayato.
"Hmph," thought Kumazo. "This is turnin' out to be pretty good."
Kumazo ended his turn as Pharaoh meowed loudly in Naruto's arms. Naruto blinked and placed the tabby cat down. Pharaoh walked over to Daitokuji, to whom picked him up.
"Only 1000 life points left…" said Daitokuji. "This will be a do-or-die situation for Hayato-kun... Oh, and I recommend covering your noses right now."
"My turn!" said Hayato. "Draw!"
Hayato drew a card and looked at it.
"This card…!" thought Hayato.
Hayato stared at the card. It was the one that Shou had given to him last night.
"I…don't want to leave this school!" Hayato thought as he placed the card in his hand and grabbed a different one. "I activate the Magic card, Silent Dead!"
Hayato held the card in his hand as it glowed. He grinned as he explained the card's effect.
"It can special-summon a Normal Monster from my Graveyard! I'll use it on Big Koala!"
Big Koala appeared on the field in defense mode. (2000 Defense)
"I don't want to leave this dorm!" Hayato thought as he wore a determine look in his eyes. "And next, I activate the Magic card, Polymerization!"
Kumazo grunted as Hayato's side of the field glowed. A green, muscular kangaroo monster wearing a purple vest and red punching gloves appeared on the field. The kangaroo monster punched the air a few times before jumping up into the air by Big Koala.
"I fuse Big Koala with the Death Kangaroo in my hand…to summon Master of Oz!" said Hayato.
Big Koala and Death Kangaroo merged with each other, creating a new monster that was part koala and part kangaroo. (4200 Attack)
Kumazo's eyes widened.
"That card…!" thought Kumazo.
FLASHBACK!
Naruto returned with a card. ''This card really isn't my type. Hayato looked at the card as Naruto explained.
"Its Attack points are 4200," said Naruto. "Use it well, and you'll win for sure!"
Hayato looked at Naruto with disbelief.
"You're giving me an awesome card like that?"
Naruto smiled at Hayato.
"I want you to win," said Naruto. "I mean your my biggest source of income for heaven's sake. You cover for more then half the girl's on this island who are on those needless diets. Besides, and don't you tell no body this I consider you the slightly older and obese cousin figure I never had Chumley.''
''It's Hayato damnit! And thanks Uzumaki...''
Watching through the slightly opened door was Kumazo. He had seen everything.
Kumazo smiled.
"I use Master of Oz to attack Drunken Angel!" Hayato declared. "And I don't want to be away from Shou and Naruto!"
"Ayers Rocky!"
Master of Oz swung its fist back and punched Drunken Angel in the face, knocking him back. Drunken Angel slid to a stop before he was destroyed.
Shou snapped out of his daze from the loud sound and stared wide-eyed at the duel.
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Kumazo: 700
Hayato:1000
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"Your endgame is weak!" Kumazo remarked.
Hayato scowled.
"My turn's finished!" said Hayato.
Shou tightened his fists.
"He's got 700 points left!" said Shou. "He was so close!"
Naruto smiled. "Hayato's not as useless as he thinks he is. All he needed was a push in the right direction. He's Dueling not to lose instead of dueling to win.''
"Hayato!" Kumazo stated. "I applaud you for runnin' me down this far! But you're losing this duel!"
"Q-Quit bluffing me, I have my 4200-Attack Master of Oz out!"
Kumazo smirked.
"Hmph!" said Kumazo. "Did you forget that I have Permanent Magic, Flipping the Table? Its ATK could be 4000 or 5000, but I'll flip 'em onto their backs along with this table!"
"Then what'll you do after that?"
Kumazo arched his eyebrow as he looked at Hayato perplexed.
"I know 'bout it too!" said Hayato. "I'm your son, after all. Flipping the Table's demerit!"
"Huh?" said Naruto. "Flipping the Table's demerit?"
"After you use Flipping the Table's effect, you can't summon a monster," explained Hayato.
Kumazo gritted his teeth as a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face.
"As long as you end your turn being unable to summon a monster after flipping the table…" Hayato continued, pointing his finger at Kumazo, "…on my next turn, your field will be wide open, dad!"
Hayato smiled and held his fist up.
"I win this duel!" Hayato announced.
"Not a bad hunch," Kumazo commented as he closed his eyes. "To have understood Flipping the Table's effects that much…"
Kumazo opened his eyes and smiled at Hayato.
"You've impressed your dad a little," said Kumazo. "My turn! Draw!"
Kumazo glanced at the card he drew and grinned.
"I'm not finished yet!" He exclaimed. "You're about a million years to early to go n' surpass me! Two Bottles of Sake!"
Kumazo played two cards and two bottles of sake appeared by Master of Oz. Shou blinked and started to do the math from what he remembered earlier.
"When one Bottle of Sake is destroyed, it deducts 500 points…so, two Bottles…" said Shou.
Naruto finished for Shou, "Deduct 1000 points…He had that in reserve?"
"And the Permanent Magic, Flipping the Table!" Kumazo added as he flipped the table.
Master of Oz was sent into the air with the table and the two Bottles of Sake. Kumazo smiled and held up two fingers.
"Due to two Bottles of Sake bein' destroyed and sent to the Graveyard…the opposing player's dealt a total of 1000 points of damage!" said Kumazo.
Alcohol fumes surrounded Hayato again, who took no time to hesitate and covered his nose.
000
Kumazo: 700
Hayato: 0
000
Shou frowned.
"Hayato-kun lost!" said Shou.
"Hayato!"
Hayato fell onto his knees despondently and looked down.
"I lost…"
Kumazo stared at Hayato.
At the Osiris Red Dorm Naruto and Shou ran up to Hayato as he continued packing, putting in the last of his items.
"Are you really going?" asked Shou.
Hayato stopped and said, "I promised, so I have no choice."
Shou frowned, about ready to cry.
"That's true, but…" Shou said, sniffing a bit.
Naruto patted Shou reassuringly on the shoulder.
"Even if you're going over there, make sure you take care," Naruto said, holding out his hand to Hayato.
Hayato turned and smiled at his roommates.
"You guys, too!" Hayato said, holding Naruto's hand with both of his hands as tears started to stream down his eyes.
Shou wiped his eyes as he started to cry.
"Well, I'd better get going," Hayato said. "Dad's waiting for me at the foot of the bridge."
Naruto smiled. "We'll walk you there, then Pan-I mean Koala guy,"Hayato blinked and smiled at Naruto.
A few moments later, Hayato, Naruto, and Shou walked out of the Osiris Red dorms. They made their way towards the bridge and met up with Daitokuji with Pharaoh in his arms. Hayato looked around, noticing that Kumazo wasn't here and asked Daitokuji.
"Um, where's my dad?"
Daitokuji looked at Hayato. "If you mean your father, he went back home on his own...," answered Daitokuji.
"Huh?" said Hayato.
Daitokuji reached into his pocket and took out a folded piece of paper.
"And so, he asked me to give this to you," Daitokuji said, handing Hayato the paper.
Hayato took the paper and unfolded it…it was a letter from Kumazo. He looked over it and began to read what was written on it aloud.
"'This time…" Hayato read out. "I'll forgive you out of consideration for your friends.'"
Shou and Naruto tried to get a good look at the letter and stood up on their toes. Hayato reacted to this by lowering the letter, giving his roommates a better view of what was written.
"'You should take good care of those friends 'a yours,'" Hayato read, gripping the paper tightly afterwards.
Hayato suddenly broke into a run, surprising Shou and Naruto.
"Dad!" Yelled Hayato.
A few moments later, Hayato reached a spot, which was right on a cliff. He looked out at the ocean, spotting Kumazo's disappearing form on a small boat. Hayato placed his hands by his mouth and called out to his father.
"Dad!" Hayato called out, holding up his fist afterwards. "I'm…I'm going to get even stronger! And mark my words, no matter what, I'll beat you!"
Hayato continued to stare out into the sea as Shou and Naruto ran up to his side. The trio watched as the boat with Kumazo in it disappeared into the foggy horizon.