Chapter 1

Here is my rewrite of the Yugioh DXD. Since the first time I did it, the OC was a bit troublesome, but thanks to negotiating with my partner, we managed to fix it, so here we go!

The Duelist Kingdom. The kingdom where the best duelists in the world go to compete with each other to enter the Duelist Castle, and the lucky winner gains not only a cash reward prize of five million but also a bonus prize that allows you to fight the creator of Duel Monsters, Maximillion Pegasus, in a duel.

Many duelists came not only to fight stronger opponents but also to take on the champion himself. However, some were only interested in getting the chance to fight against others to make friends. This is why there was one duelist who was different from the other hundred competitors in the competition.

"Contestant number seventy-five, huh?" Issei Hyoudou said as he looked at the approaching island from the boat he was on before looking at the invite he received in the mail.

Dear Issei Hyoudou,

You are invited to participate in my upcoming Duel Monsters competition and have the chance to fight stronger opponents since I know you love the game and are skilled but need more competition given your town's lack of skilled fighters. This is why the cash prize is a bonus to you, but fighting stronger opponents will help you improve as a duelist and your decks as well.

Also, I was interested in seeing your decks in action since the small-town competitions you competed in were nothing worth your skills. So, I look forward to seeing how strong you truly are.

The rules shall be explained at the beginning of the first day when you reach the island, and you'll enjoy yourself once you meet the competition. Many duelists can definitely give you a challenge, so I hope to see that my tournament amuses you, Issei Hyoudou.

From Maximillion Pegasus.

Issei then looked at his left wrist to see his Star chips and the bracelet that came with the invitation before looking at the ace monster of one of his three decks.

"Heh. Looks like we'll be able to have some fun at this tournament. What do you think, Dark Mist? You excited?" Issei asked one of his favorite cards as he saw his duelist partner appear in their spirit form. The massive black fiend howled in excitement in fighting against stronger enemies with its dark power before a red and black-clothed magician appeared next to the two, as well as a massive black and red dragon.

This duelist was Issei Hyoudou, the best duelist in Kuoh Town and master of three decks: a Magician-type, a Fiend-type, and a Dragon-type deck.

"Attention! We'll be docking soon, so be ready to deport from the ship." The announcer said as Issei smiled in excitement as he put his deck away before going over to his travel pack and his carry safe with his decks inside of it as he was ready to take on this competition.

'I'm honestly surprised my parents were okay with this; then again, they probably saw this as an opportunity for me to gain some more friends.' Issei said as he smiled. He recalled his mother's joy when she learned Issei had found a friend after his old childhood friend moved away when they were ten. That was how he got into the game Duel Monsters, or Yugioh as others call it, and Issei was very excited since it allowed him to interact with other people and made him step outside his comfort zone.

Now, six years later, Issei is going off on his own to a new place away from his small hometown, which he didn't mind since it was a nice change of pace, especially since Issei was hoping to find someone who could give him a challenge since Issei and his monsters have been feeling bored about battling since their battles have been easy as of late.

Issei's thoughts were interrupted as he saw the island get closer and closer before the boat stopped at the dock. The captain then helped Issei off the ship and made sure he had everything he had brought before the captain saw him off.

"Stay safe out there, kid. There's a lot of strong players here for that cash prize." The captain said as Issei smiled in thanks before heading towards his destination.

"I'm looking forward to seeing these strong duelists. That's one of the three reasons that I accepted the invitation." Issei said as he got off the boat and headed towards the entrance of Duelist Kingdom Castle.

All in all, Issei was feeling good about his chances in the competition at the Duelist Kingdom due to his experience and knowing how to use his decks well, though he had a list of people he would like to compete against in the competition.

Meanwhile, at Duelist Kingdom Castle

"Ah. My special guest has arrived. How wonderful. I do hope he enjoyed the trip here." Pegasus said that he had heard of a person in a small town using three decks and was excellent at using all three of them, so when Pegasus watched the footage from a small competition in the boys home town, he was very impressed by the boy's skills but could tell that the boy didn't have a fire in his eyes when he won making Pegasus realize that the boy never felt challenged in the game so he was so used to winning against others.

"I'm glad he accepted my invite because now there's more entertainment for me than watching Yugi try to make it to my castle. Though I do hope Kiba boy shows up to reclaim his poor brother." Pegasus said as he then watched Issei head towards the castle grounds to get settled in before the competition began.

"Now show me what you and your deck are capable of, Issei Hyoudou. You aren't like the other two, but something about you is very special." Pegasus said as he could tell that the boy had a special connection to his cards. Granted, Issei didn't have a Millennium item like his eye or Yugi's puzzle, but something about him made him stand out to the game master.

Pegasus still had a smile on his face as the camera then showed Issei heading to the castle gate as he presented his invitation to the guard.

"Still, I was very surprised when the name Issei Hyoudou popped up since it was the same boy who won a special contest in having a couple of specially designed cards for him," Pegasus said as he recalled an eleven-year-old boy at a tournament Pegasus had and won the opportunity for some specially designed cards that would be one of a kind just for Issei himself in his deck.

Issei was amazed by this opportunity and was able to make special cards, twenty to be exact. As the boy thanked Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters, he saw the spirits of the cards, or more specifically Dark Mist, glare at the human while wrapping their tendrils around the boy as if they were protecting Issei from harm.

Pegasus was intrigued by this and pondered if the boy could see them as well. Hence, Pegasus kept an eye on Issei's battle. Still, as Issei fought in the tournaments back home, he could tell that Issei was feeling less and less excited with each victory, as if the idea of winning bored him now, which Pegasus could understand since the boy didn't have any real competition back in his home so Pegasus decided to invite Issei to his tournament to reignite his spark for battle and enjoy the thrill of Duel Monsters.

"Let's see how well you use those special cards, Issei Hyoudou," Pegasus said as he looked forward to the duels he would soon see in his kingdom.

Duelist Kingdom Entrance.

"Excuse me, sir, but I was told to come here to enter the outside of the castle for the opening ceremony?" Issei asked as the guard looked over the invite before patting the boy's head.

"You good kid, but you didn't bring anyone with you, no?"

"Oh no. The invitation and the tournament rules specifically said no friends or guests were allowed. Only those who are invited." Issei said as the guard looked at him for a moment before nodding.

"Good. Non-invited participants are not allowed. This place is for invited duelists only, not cheerleaders. Had to send a bratty kid who tried to hitch a ride to participate without being invited." The guard said as Issei winced at this since it is one thing that people can freely sign up for a competition back at home, but for a special tournament, only those who try to force their way in because they think they are good are just arrogant duelists who probably don't even play fair.

He hated cheaters with a passion, so Issei made sure to pay careful attention to a player's tricks and pretend to be naive about it until he crushed the cheater in their own game.

"Yeah. I know that feeling. What kind of idiot comes to a National competition without being invited? That's just unfair to the other duelists who were invited because they actually have skills to play the game." Issei said as the guard could tell that the kid was an honest one before he had a small smirk appear as he patted the boy's head again.

"Honest kid, huh? I respect that. Glad to see there's still some kids who know a thing about honesty and fair sportsmanship, even in card games." The guard said as he let Issei enter the castle grounds and head to the Duelist Kingdom's front yard before whistling at the many duelists who were excited to get started.

"Wow. I've never seen this many people for one competition before in my life." Issei said as he heard someone come from behind him.

"First time away from home to the big boy league?" Issei heard as he turned around to see a kid snickering at him as he introduced himself.

"Names Weevil Underworld, Bug Enthusiast. This your first time in a national competition?" Weevil asked as Issei nodded in reply while looking at the duelist.

Weevil was wearing large round yellow glasses, which had an insect horn in the center to connect the lenses, turquoise hair was arranged in a "Beatles' Haircut" fashion, and his eyes were blue. The outfit was odd as it consisted of a green jacket with a raised collar, a white shirt underneath, a red bow tie, brown trousers, and brown shoes.

Then again, his attire was something special since Issei had a cool style that his mother thought would make him both intimidating in battle but gentle outside of it. It was a black mantled trench coat paired with a long-sleeved red shirt and black jeans. Issei also wore a black choker around his neck, which he liked since it looked cool. His right hand was covered with a glove that was dark red. He liked the feel of the air blowing into the trench coat on windy days, and he liked the wind since it gave him a way to be intimidating but cool at the same time.

Issei never really wore it outside of battles, but he did like having it in his tournament matches since it made the ones who challenged him take him more seriously.

"Yeah. I'm used to the small tournaments back home, but I've never been to anything like a national tournament before in my life. I honestly thought my skills were…average." Issei said that he wasn't too confident in his skills due to him not having serious competition back home, and after winning so many times, it just got boring.

Weevil saw this and snickered. "Then I'm sure you'll be pleased by this since only the best of the world are here and not some wannabe rookies. Hope to compete against you soon."

Weevil said as he left Issei alone and the boy was glad that the guy was gone since the bug duelist creeped him out somewhat until Issei looked around to see some of the other competitors before his eyes widened as he saw a duelist bracelet with only one Star chip.

'Hold on. How come that guy only has a star chip? Every duelist who entered the tournament is given two chips, so either he already lost one of them in an unofficial match.' Issei said as he then narrowed his eyes on another duelist next to the kid with only one as well, which confirmed his suspicions.

'Or, the friend is either a cheater or an uninvited duelist is here in the competition.' Issei said in his mind as he saw two others without a duelist bracelet pulled out his phone and took a picture of the group before the competition roster loaded up and revealed that Yugi Moto had given away a Star Chip for his friend to participate, named Joey Wheeler, a third rate duelist with a fourth rate deck that had no victories.

'Tch. Giving away your Star chip before the competition starts is bad for both of them because if they lose it, then it's bye-bye to the tournament.' Issei said as he pondered what the kid was thinking by giving away his Star chip when he was invited and not his friend or the cheerleaders as well.

'According to the file on Yugi Moto, some older versions of him beat Kaiba, and yet others think this Yugi Moto was the one to do it. Also, this Joey Wheeler guy is a complete joke of a duelist. Losing multiple matches back in his hometown? And he doesn't even have ten spells or traps in his deck!? How much of a rookie is this guy?' Issei said as he looked up at the group and saw that Yugi had the most experience since the kid's grandfather ran a card shop back in their hometown.

Joey Wheeler, on the other hand, is the exact opposite, given that the blonde blowhard was an absolute rookie since his deck was filled with up to thirty-five monsters and so few spells and traps.

Tea Gardner had some victories against her classmates, but most of them were against Joey, and Tristan wasn't even an actual duelist, so it made no sense for him even to be here.

Issei rolled his eyes as he could tell that the blowhard was nothing but a third-rate duelist with an even worse deck than a trial one. However, before he can begin his plan to humiliate Joey Wheeler for the fraud he is, he decides to send a message to Pegasus about Yugi's cheerleaders being uninvited.

'Hopefully, When the competition starts, I'll show the uninvited duelist how I feel about fakers and cheaters. Issei said as his spirit partners growled in agreement at the group.

'Plus, we can show them how a real duelist fights in a tournament.' Issei muttered with a chuckle as his eyes gave off an intimidating glow before his train of thought was interrupted by a couple of horns being blown away. Issei looked up at the balcony to see Pegasus stand before them all.

"Welcome, Duelists! You have been summoned here to show me who is worthy to step into my castle and show me that you deserve to be among the top duelists. Since there are seventy-five of you, I'll explain the rules carefully." Pegasus said as a screen appeared behind him as he began the explanation.

"Rule 1: When a Duel begins, you must bet any number of Star chips, but know that if you surrender or are defeated in your duel, then you lose your Star chips.

Rule 2: Anyone with no Star chips will be given an extra fifteen minutes to try and claim a Star chip from another duelist; however, if when the fifteen minutes are up, and you still don't have a Star chip, then the loser will be sent home." Pegasus said as he looked at Yugi and Joey with a slight grin before continuing.

"Rule 3: There are facilities around the island that'll allow you all to rest and relax when the competition isn't going on. There are also different fields around the island, so make sure you choose which ones you wish to compete in since all of them can either help you or harm your chances of winning.

And finally, Rule 4: Once the first twenty-five duelists are taken out of the competition, then the real fun part of the game can begin, and in order to enter the castle, you must have a total of twelve-star chips to enter the castle." Pegasus said as he spread his arms wide in excitement.

"So I wish you luck in the games. Now, let the Duelist Kingdom National Tournament begin!" Pegasus said as he watched many duelists rush through the gates while Issei waited for many of them to leave until he began to head out.

"Ah, Issei Hyoudou, I do hope you enjoy the game and make some friends," Pegasus said. Issei was surprised that the creator of Duel Monsters spoke to him before the boy nodded silently as he then headed into the kingdom to begin his adventure.

"But first, it's time to take out a certain cheater who thinks he's such a badass," Issei said as he eyed Yugi's group before eyeing Joey Wheeler as he found his target.

'Perfect. Time to bait him into a duel.' Issei said as he walked over to Joey Wheeler and his friends before speaking to him.

"Excuse me, but are you Joey Wheeler? I heard you are a strong duelist and wanted to see if we could have a small, friendly duel?" Issei asked as he faked a smile and pretended to care about the cheater until Joey was excited about a potential fan. Tea and the others were surprised by Issei's request before Joey replied to him.

"No way, really? Well, sure, but it'll have to wait. My pal Yugi is about to take on that duelist, so I want to see this." Joey said as Issei let out a sad sigh.

"Oh. I understand. It's just that…" Issei then used his crocodile tears to make Joey and the others feel regret. "It's my first time in a national tournament from home, and I thought I'd make some friends, but I guess I'm not good enough," Issei said as he began to leave until Joey stopped him.

"Hey, kid! Hold on a moment!" Joey shouted as he apologized to his friends and headed to Issei before Issei turned around and looked at Joey.

"Why don't we have that duel now? My friend is crazy strong, so he'll be fine without me." Joey said as Issei wiped his eyes before asking.

"Are you sure? I don't want to be rude or anything."

"Hey, don't sweat it. I'd be happy to duel with a fan." Joey said as Issei smiled in thanks before shaking the guy's hand.

"Thanks. I really appreciate it. By the way, my name is Issei. Issei Hyoudou."

"Nice to meet you. Joey Wheeler is the name, so let's get this duel started." Joey said as he, Tristan, and Issei headed to a dueling dome and got on their respective sides before Issei opened his case and pulled out a purple deck before placing it on the table in front of him.

"I hope you don't mind me asking, but why do you only have one Star Chip? Did you lose your second one?" Issei asked as Joey and Tristan freaked out, but Joey replied anyway.

"Oh well, my pal Yugi beat me, and I gave him the star chip to help my buddy out."

"Wow. You're a cool guy, you know that." Issei said in fake surprise as the two former bullies bought the whole act like the suckers they were.

"Aw, thanks, man," Joey said as he got his deck out and smiled. "But let's get this party started!"

"Likewise," Issei said as he had a small smile on his face before pulling out his first five.

The lights lit up as a small crowd appeared around them.

"How many star chips will you bet?" Issei asked as Joey pulled out his only one and put it on display.

"Just one for me." 'I can't say that I only have one because my pal bailed me out; otherwise, he might get in trouble for it.' Joey lamented as he hated lying to the kid but had to save face; otherwise, Yugi might get kicked out of the competition and wouldn't be able to save his grandfather.

"Then I'll bet one of mine as well," Issei said as he put one of his two chips on display before the duel began.

"Let's duel! And I'll go first!" Joey said as he pulled a card before summoning his monster.

Joey Wheeler: 4000

Issei Hyoudou: 4000

"And I'll start with summoning White Wolf in Attack Mode!" Joey said as he summoned a white wolf. It howled at Issei before it began to glow a bit as its power grew, thanks to the Field Spell.

White Wolf: Normal Monster.

Level 3

ATK: 1200-200=1400

DEF: 800-200=1000

"Huh? How come my monster attack power rose?" Joey asked since he wasn't offended but wondered why it happened before Issei spoke to him.

"Uh, you do know we're playing on a Field Spell, right? It's the Grassland Field Spell, and it allows Warrior, Beast-Warrior, and Beast monsters to gain 200 attack and defense points. Every duelist who was invited was told there would be field spells for all duelists." Issei said as if it was basic knowledge, which made Joey stress about his secret slipping while Tristan palmed his face.

"I-I mean, of course, I knew that. I was testing you. In that case, I think I'll end my turn." Joey said as Issei pretended to be impressed while inwardly, he was frustrated at the idiot in front of him.

'How the hell did this guy get into the game if he doesn't know what different spell cards can do?' Issei said in his head as he drew his sixth card before smiling.

"Wow. Not bad, but now it's my turn, and I'll start by putting one monster in defense mode." Issei said as the card appeared face down before he played another card.

"And then I'll play the spell card Double Summon. This card lets me Normal Summon once more this turn, so I'll be summoning another monster." Issei said as he placed another card on the field.

"Say hello to Monster Tamer!" Issei said as the monster appeared as a female beast tamer of sorts with a whip; she smiled at the wolf.

Monster Tamer: Warrior/Effect Monster.

Level 4

When this monster defeats a Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Dragon Monster, it summons the defeated Beast to its side and doubles the stats of the monster. However, should this monster be destroyed, then the monsters that were summoned by this card disappear as well.

ATK: 1800-200=2000

DEF: 1500-200=1700

"Woah! That's awesome." Joey said as he looked at the female monster while Issei smirked at him.

"Oh yeah? Then I'm sure you'll like this." Issei said as he pointed to the White Wolf. "Beast Tamer, attack White Wolf!"

Beast Tamer cheers as she uses her whip and hits the wolf three times before it shatters into pixels, and Joey's life points drop.

Joey Wheeler: 3400

Issei Hyoudou: 4000

"Good move."

"Oh, you haven't seen anything yet because now I can activate Beast Tamer's special ability," Issei said as Beast Tamer blew a whistle before White Wolf appeared on his side of the battlefield, but much larger and fiercer than it was before.

White Wolf: Beast/Normal Monster

ATK: 2400200=2600

DEF 1600200=1800

"Hey! You stole my monster!" Joey shouted as Issei waved a finger in his direction.

"Yeah, you can't do that! That's cheating!" Tristan shouted as Issei explained as if he were talking to little kids.

"No, it isn't. This ability is actually Beast Tamer's skill. When she destroys a Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Dragon-type monster, then she can summon the Beast to my side and double the stats of the monster. So now…" Issei said as he smiled at Joey's shocked expression.

"He can use Joey's monsters to bolster his forces and attack Joey!" Tristan shouted as Issei smiled and nodded in response.

"Correct. Now, White Wolf, attack Joey Wheeler directly!" Issei ordered as the White Wolf howled and hit Joey's stand as his life points dropped a lot.

"Ah, man. Wasn't expecting that." Joey said as he stood back up and looked at his life points now.

Issei Hyoudou: 4000

Joey Wheeler: 3600-2600=1000

"Ah, man. That stinks." Joey said as Issei continued his turn. "But wait a minute, how come I took more damage than I was supposed to?"

"A Field Spell affects both sides, so of course, White Wolf would still get the Field Spell bonus. That's why both of our monsters are stronger than normal." Issei explained as he then finished his turn.

"And finally, I put two cards facedown and ended my turn. Make your choice, Joey. I hope I'm not going too hard." Issei said with fake concern as Joey bought it like an idiot.

"Oh no, it's fine," Joey said as he drew his next card and was worried about what to do next.

'Any other monster I summon will just get creamed by that wolf, but if I can take out Beast Tamer, then I should be able to take him down.' Joey pondered as he then summoned his monster.

"Now for my comeback! Say hello to Destroyer Golem!" Joey declared as a massive golem appeared on Joey's side as Issei whistled at the Golem.

Destroyer Golem: Earth/Normal Monster.

Level 3

ATK: 1500

DEF: 1000

"Impressive monster but not good enough," Issei said as he flipped a card over.

"Because I activate the trap card: Auto Flip. This trap allows me to automatically flip any monster from either face up or face down to their opposite position. So I'll take my face down, monster, and flip it up." Issei said as this surprised Joey and Tristan.

"But why target his monster?" Tristan asked as he looked to the selected card flip up and reveal a mage wearing brown robes and wielding a staff. "Meet Aussa the Earth Charmer!"

Assua the Earth Charmer: Spellcaster/Effect Monster. Take control of 1 Earth monster on the opponent's side of the field as long as this card remains face up.

ATK: 500

DEF: 1500

"And Aussa has a fun ability that allows her to take control of one Earth monster on your field," Issei said, much to Joey's shock.

"Huh?! But my Golem is an Earth Monster!" Joey said as he saw his Golem groan as Aussa chanted a spell that made the Golem move to Issei's side. Joey growled in annoyance as Issei smiled innocently.

"Grr. I'll end my turn," Joey said as Issei drew his next card before looking at Joey with a look of disgust and disappointment.

"You know I have to say that for an uninvited duelist and a blowhard, I expected a bit more from you," Issei said, much to Joey and Tristan's surprise, as Issei looked at him with a look of annoyance and boredom.

"Huh? What?" Joey stuttered as Issei rolled his eyes at the dumb duelist.

"I already knew about your little arrangement with Yugi Moto. He was invited to the tournament but not you, which meant that Yugi gave you a Star chip to participate, but I can't stand wannabe players who think they can cheat their way into the games and think they won't get caught." Issei said as he smirked at Joey, who was shocked by the change of personality. Issei smiled at him with a sinister grin.

"So why do you think I challenged you to a duel? Simple. To crush you and show you what a real duelist is capable of." Issei said as he looked at his drawn card before flipping it to show Joey.

"Joey, be careful!"

"Don't have to tell me twice, Tristan!" Joey shouted back to Tristan as Issei made his move.

"And it seems my deck agrees with me, so allow me to demonstrate what a real duelist is capable of," Issei said as both Aussa and the Golem vanished as a portal appeared above the arena.

"I sacrifice both Aussa the Earth Charmer and Destroyer Golem to summon the master of the dark arts and arcane magic. Appear before us in this battle and show your enemies their foolishness! Come forth, Dark Magician!" Issei chanted as the wind blew around them and Tristan looked up to see a crimson mage appear could see the similarities between Yugi's Dark Magician and this one, but their differences were the hair and color of the outfit.

Dark Magician: Spellcaster/Normal Monster.

Level 7

ATK: 2500

DEF: 2100

The Dark Magician smirked at Joey as it twirled its staff before floating next to White Wolf.

"What? You have a Dark Magician as well?! But I thought Yugi was the only one who had it." Tristan said as Issei chuckled at him before explaining.

"While it's true Dark Magician is a special card, this one is different since it's more of my style, and anyone can get a Dark Magician, but it's how you use it to bring out its full potential, and frankly, I don't think Yugi Moto is a true master of the Dark Magician," Issei said as a dark red aura enveloped his being before he pointed towards Joey.

"Now, Dark Magician, attack Joey Wheeler directly with Crimson Magic Blast and end this disgrace of a duel!" Issei shouted as the Dark Magician fired a beam of crimson magic that hit Joey's life points as dread and defeat filled the duelist's heart.

Joey Wheeler: 0000

Issei Hyoudou: 4000

Winner: Issei Hyoudou

Issei saw the Star chip move to his side before he picked up his two and the new one he earned before putting it on his duelist bracelet.

The crowd was shocked at Issei's skills and how he destroyed Joey before the underdog got up and walked over to him.

"I want to duel again!" Joey shouted as he looked at Issei with a serious look in his eyes. "Face me one more time, and let me get that chip back!"

Issei looked at Joey and scoffed at him. "Oh really? I've seen your style and can tell that you're a total rookie. You have no business being here if you're trying to get better at the game. You look like you barely have a good deck."

Joey growled as he walked over to him and grabbed Issei by the collar before yelling in his face. "Listen! I need this so I can win that money for my sister's surgery!"

Issei's face was impassive as he took Joey's hand off him and pushed him back before speaking to him. "It's a noble goal but a foolish one, given your skills. This tournament has players from all around Japan, and you think you can beat them, much less me again? You weren't even able to scratch my life points, so what makes you think you can beat me again?" Issei asked as Joey growled once more before Issei looked at the teen's eyes, sighing to himself.

"Fine. But one more duel. You only have fifteen minutes left before you go off the island." Issei said as he then walked back to his stand. Joey pulled his deck out and gripped it tightly.

"This deck is special to me, so I'll be taking you down!" Joey shouted as the duel began.

Issei rolled his eyes. He wasn't expecting the duel to change, as he could tell that the boy was trying to stay alive.

"I'd like to see you try. Let's focus on your new strategy. Losing." Issei said with a normal smile to others, but it was filled with satisfaction as he began the duel and destroyed Joey easily in less than five turns.

Two Minutes Later...

"Attack!" Issei shouted as his monster attacked Joey directly.

"Ah!" Joey shouted as he landed on his back to see that he lost again and wasn't able to scratch Issei's Life Points again.

"Grr. One more time!" Joey shouted as he wanted to try to use his more powerful monsters to face Issei, but Issei wasn't interested, so he put his deck away.

"Hm. Let me think about it." Issei said as he faked a thinking look before shaking his head.

"No. I'm not going to waste my time with a fourth-rate duelist who doesn't even know how actually to play the game." Issei explained as he put his deck away to see Yugi and his friends coming to Joey's side.

"Joey! What happened?" Yugi asked as Joey slowly got up and looked away from his friend.

"I'm sorry, Yugi, but I couldn't do it," Joey said as he couldn't face Yugi after his humiliation from Issei before Yugi gasped at Joey's empty bracelet to see Issei walk over to them.

"Your friend lost against me twice. I apologize, but I told him to give up and find someone else, but he was a stubborn one to try and beat me." Issei said as he showed the chip to Yugi, who was shocked at this, before reaching to the small kid, and Issei slapped Yugi's hand away.

"No," Issei said as he put the chip on his bracelet. Yugi was shocked at him.

"No? But I'm trying to help my friend!"

"If you really want to help your friend, then improve his skills. Joey's deck is a disgrace to even a trial deck, so don't give him false hope to chase some dream." Issei said as he looked at Joey before holding out a hand towards him. "Joey Wheeler. May I have your contact info?"

Joey and his friends looked at him in surprise before Issei explained his reasons. "Despite your whining like a little brat, I respect your reason for coming here and wanting to help your sister, so if I win, I'll send you the money," Issei said as Joey's shock became gratitude before hugging the guy.

"Thank you!" Joey shouted as Issei froze at the sudden hug. Before Joey let him go, said it was no problem.

"I suggest you try and find some Star Chips. If you wish to increase your skills, then you've got a long way to go before you are ready to take on any challenge since the strongest players are here." Issei said as Yugi was sad to see his friends rush off to find another duelist before Issei walked towards the kid.

"Hey. So that you know, I don't believe you really beat Kaiba." Issei said as he ignored Yugi's shocked expression before he explained. "I saw the footage, and it was an older version of you that beat him, so either you have a twin older brother, or you cheated somehow. Either way, it matters not, for we'll see how strong you are now that your friend Joey will soon be gone." Issei said as he walked away and looked back at Yugi.

"In this tournament, there are no friends. Just competition, so bring your A-game because I'm here to win." 'And to make some friends, but he doesn't need to know that.' Issei said before walking away from Yugi. Issei headed to one of the areas on the map with Pegasus, laughing at the matches he's just watched.

"I knew bringing him would be an amusing twist to the game. So what'll you do now, little Yugi? Your friend Joey Wheeler will soon leave the island, so will the Heart of the Cards win the day, or will it fail you in the end?" Pegasus asked as he watched Yugi leave the Meadow field with Tea to find Joey about to face another duelist.

Meanwhile, with Yugi and Friends.

"I can't believe Joey was beaten by that guy so easily. Ever heard of him Yugi?" Tea asked as she stared at Issei's back before Yugi pulled up the roster and was surprised to see that Issei was not only a champion of sorts back home but mastered three decks.

"According to this, Issei has had a lot of experience and success as a duelist, but he seems not to have been in any of the major league competitions except for the ones back in his hometown," Yugi said as he pondered how strong Issei was before Tea patted his head.

"Hey, look on the bright side, Yugi. You'll beat that guy, no doubt, and get Joey the prize money while also saving your grandfather." Tea said as Yugi nodded in agreement. They were shocked to see another duelist being taken down quickly.

"What? Another duelist was eliminated from the competition already!?" Yugi wondered aloud as he pulled up the roster to see that Issei had just taken the two-star chips from another player before making his total five.

"That guy just left. How did he get two more already?!" Tea wondered aloud before Yugi didn't say anything but had to know what his skills were while a certain bug user was snickering in the forest.

"Hm, so little Yugi is about to lose a friend to that new kid, huh?" Weevil said as he looked at his deck before smiling, an idea that popped into his mind. "Maybe it's time to see how strong the kid really is. Hehehe."

The Forest Field...

Issei was walking through the forest after taking two-star chips from a duelist who tried to pay him off, but Issei denied it and crushed him quickly while also taking the money, so now he's closer to the castle and some extra cash for himself.

"Are there no other duelists who are stronger? It's been disappointing so far." Issei said as he walked further into the forest before seeing Weevil appear and snicker at him.

"Welcome to your demise, Issei Hyoudou!" Weevil shouted as he pointed a finger at the duelist. "I challenge you to a duel, and if I win, then you'll give me all of your Star Chips."

"Oh? Does this mean you are betting all of yours as well?" Issei asked as he was intrigued by the bug specialist; however, before Weevil could reply and begin the duel, another duelist came out of the bushes.

"Hold it, bug breath. I saw him first." A woman said as she stepped into view, which made Issei surprised to see her since she seemed to be a Gyaru type in terms of personality.

She was rather fair-skinned with purple eyes and long, thick, spiky blonde hair. She wore large silver hoop earrings with a short-sleeved purple coat over her white tube top, exposing her midriff, black socks, and recurring purple high-heeled boots.

"Beat it, Weevil; I saw him first and want to challenge him to a duel. Go find some other brats to infest with your annoying bugs." The woman said as Weevil insulted and scolded her.

"I don't want to hear that from a cheater like you, Harpy!"

"Hah! Take a cheater to know another cheater, your infectious disease."

"Take that back!"

"Make me!"

The two then growled at each other as Issei looked at the two, amused, before speaking to them.

"Why not challenge each other, and the winner fights me?" Issei suggested as the two liked the idea and agreed.

"It's a deal!" The two shouted as they headed to the duel dome before Issei sat on a large rock and began to enjoy the show.

"Let's Duel!"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Duelist Kingdom was another duelist who was battling Rex Raptor.

Rex's opponent was a 16-year-old teen who stood 5'6" while sporting an athletic body, light fair skin and white hair with purple eyes, and handsome boyish face, high cheekbones, and finally, wearing a dark purple t-shirt with a white jacket and grey jeans, a black belt, and white shoes.

He then looked out from the mountain and could tell that there were strong duelists here in the area, so the teen known as Fenris appeared and challenged Rex to a duel. Rex was able to deal some damage to Fenris's life points, but the duelist didn't care as Rex then ended his turn with a smirk.

"Let's see how tough you really are when my dinosaurs tear your life points to shreds!" Rex shouted as his opponent merely rolled his eyes at the arrogant duelist before readying himself.

"Fine then. Let's see how tough you really are when your little dinosaurs face a true beast that puts your little fossils to shame." Fenris said as he smiled while the wind picked up and sent shivers down Rex's spine. Fenris's body began to glow with a silver aura before he sacrificed the monsters on his field.

Rex shielded his eyes as the sky began to darken before Fenris smiled at the boy.

"The Time of Ragnarok shall begin. Let the world know the God-Slayer has returned from slumber and is now ready to hunt down the gods and strike enemies down to their eternity doom! COME FORTH, MY FAITHFUL COMPANION! FENRIR!" Fenris shouted as the field started shaking uncontrollably with sounds of storms heard as a dark giant portal appeared behind the smirking Norse Duelist.

AWOOOO!

The sound of echoing howling of a wolf came within the portal, causing everyone to shiver up to their spine and gasp loudly as a giant black-furred wolf at a size almost thirty feet tall came out with red wicked crimson eyes and snarling in bloodlust down at very pale-skinned Rex Raptor.

"Finish him," Fenris said as Fenrir howled once more before the wolf sank its fangs into the Black Tyranno. The T Rex roared in pain as it fell backward, kicking up a massive dust storm that blinded Rex for a moment until he saw not only his dinosaur but his remaining life points vanish.

"I-I can't believe it. My strongest dinosaur was beaten?" Rex said as he collapsed on his knees before Fenris picked up his two new Star chips, walked over to Rex, and held out a hand towards him.

"Not bad. Hope to see you in the castle." Fenris said as Rex looked at his only one Star Chip and decided to get stronger, so like the tough dinosaur he was, Rex headed to find someone to challenge and earn his Star Chips.

"Heh. This'll be more fun than I thought." Rex said as he headed out, looking forward to his second battle with Fenris.

The two then growled at each other as their match ended with them ending in a tie, so Issei looked at the two with an amused expression before speaking to them, especially since Pegasus gave the two of them a special Star Chip as a compliment and gift for putting up a wonderful duel.

"How about a coin toss?" Issei suggested as he held up a coin. "Winner fights me first, then whoever lost the coin toss can challenge the winner of the duel."

The two liked the idea and agreed.

"It's a deal!" Both Mai and Weevil shouted as they saw Issei flip the coin into the air.

"Call it."

"Heads!"

"Tails!"

Mai and Weevil said respectively as the coin fell on the ground and landed on...

"It looks like the bugs win this round, Mai," Issei said as Weevil cheered while he, the two boys, headed to the duel dome before Mai, grumbling as she hated losing, sat on a large rock and got comfortable Zoe so she could enjoy the show.

"Let's Duel!"

Issei Hyoudou: 4000

Weevil Underwood: 4000

"Since you won the coin toss, Weevil, I'll let you go first," Issei said as Weevil snickered and replied to him.

"Oh, I will," Weevil said as he drew his sixth card before making his move.

"I'll start with one monster in defense mode and one card facedown. Ending my turn." Weevil said as Issei nodded as he drew his sixth card.

"Okay then. First, I'll summon Zure, Knight of Dark World." Issei said as a massive, dark, sinister knight appeared on the field smiled at his opponent's hesitation.

Zure, Knight of Dark World. Fiend/Normal

Level 4

ATK: 1800

DEF: 1500

"And before the battle, I'll be giving him a special sword," Issei said as he discarded one card from his hand before equipping it onto Zure; as the knight smiled at the new blade he'd been given.

Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou: Equip Spell. Send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard; equip this card to a monster. It gains 500 ATK. Negate the effects of monsters destroyed by battle with the equipped monster.

"Allow me to introduce the Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou. It's a special sword that I love to give to my Fiend monsters for reasons like this." Issei said as he ordered Zure to attack the facedown monster before it was destroyed.

"Yes! And now-huh? Why can't I use Pinch Hopper's ability?" Weevil asked himself as he was denied being able to use it until Issei explained.

"That's simple. When a monster equipped with Baou destroys an opponent's monster, the defeated monster can't use its abilities. It's a fun card to have when dealing with Flip Monsters or those with abilities that activate when destroyed. Plus, I can tell that you probably have a much stronger Bug in your hand and were hoping to use that ability from your grasshopper to bring it out. Unfortunately for you, that won't work on me." Issei said as he then placed two cards facedown and ended his turn.

Weevil growled a bit as he heard this and had to rethink his strategy as he drew his next card.

"Fine then. Have it your way then." Weevil said as he slammed a card on the field as Issei whistled at the bug. "Say hello to my Chainsaw Insect! And thanks to the field power bonus, he gains two hundred attack points that'll rev up his chainsaw."

Weevil said as the insect roared as it felt the Forest spell give it extra strength.

Chainsaw Insect: Insect/Effect Monster.

Level 4

ATK: 2400-2600

DEF: 0-200

At the end of the Damage Step, if this card is attacked or was attacked, your opponent draws 1 card.

"And I'll give him a special item to attack you directly!" Weevil said as he flipped over his facedown card. "This is Infected Mail, and as long as I have a level 4 or lower monster on my field, then they can attack you directly!"

Chainsaw Insect growled as it felt a special infection coat the chainsaws on its body while Issei looked impressed.

Infected Mail: Continuous Spell

Once per turn: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower monster you control; it can attack your opponent directly this turn. Send it to the Graveyard at the end of the Battle Phase.

"Now attack him directly, Chainsaw Insect!" Weevil shouted as the infected insect charged at Issei, but Issei didn't seem afraid; instead, he was smiling as his eyes glowed brightly as he shouted.

"I activate Bacon Savers ability from the Graveyard!"

"Huh?! What's that do, and when did you have that card there?" Weevil asked as Issei banished Bacon Saver. The small pig blocked the attack and negated it so Issei's life points were safe.

"Bacon Savers' skill lets me banish him from my Graveyard to not only negate the attack but take no battle damage. However, this ability can only be used once per duel, which impressed me since this little pig is one of my favorite creatures to have in my Fiend deck." Issei said with a small smile on his face. He then saw Chainsaw Insect groan in pain as it laid down and went to Weevil Graveyard as the bug enthusiast hissed in annoyance.

"Clever trick, but you've used it up. Unfortunately, since Chainsaw Insect attacked this turn, you can draw a card of your own. And since my spell card infected him, he had to go to the Graveyard after the battle phase." Weevil said in frustration as Issei nodded and drew a card of his own.

"I'll put one card facedown and end my turn," Weevil said as Issei drew his third card and smiled at it.

"Nice. First, I'll activate my facedown card, Demons of the Night." Issei said as he activated the spell card he put down on his last turn.

Demons of the Night

Normal Spell

Allows the user to summon up to five Level four or below Fiend Monsters from the deck to the field but without their abilities. Summoned monsters by this card cannot attack the turn they are summoned.

"So the four monsters I choose are four Giant Orcs," Issei said as the massive orcs appeared and roared at Weevil, who was scared of their power until Issei smiled at them. "Unfortunately, by using this card, they can't attack this turn, but they won't be around for long."

Issei said as a massive vortex appeared. The four massive orcs became beams of purple light as they flew into it. "And with these four level four monsters, I build the Overlay Network and XYZ summon!"

A massive explosion occurred as Weevil and Mai shielded their eyes before a dark being appeared from it. "Prepare yourself as the Demon King appears before us. The Lord of the Flies wishes to consume all who stand in his way. I summon Demon King Beelzebub!"

A massive demon that took on the form of a demonic fly emerged as Zure bowed in respect to the Demon King before him.

Demon King Beelzebub: Fiend/Effect Monster

Rank 4

ATK: 3000

DEF: 2500

When this monster defeats an opponent, the monster's highest stat is given to Beelzebub permanently. By using one Overlay Unit, Beelzebub can send any card of choice (spell, trap, and monster) from the field and hand it to the Graveyard, and for each monster in both graveyards, Beelzebub gains 500 attack points.

"Beelzebub is the Demon of Gluttony as he consumes all in his path. For every monster in both of our graveyards, he gets 500 attack points." Issei said as Beelzebub buzzed in joy as Weevil's two monsters gave the massive fly power.

"And now, by using one Overlay Unit, he can send all cards of choice from the field and hand of the opponents to the Graveyard. So I'll go ahead and use three of them to get rid of all your spells, traps, and monsters." Issei said that Beelzebub used three units and sent Weevil's remaining cards to the Graveyard.

"Let's see, that was four cards but only one trap, one spell, and two monsters. Looks like Beelzebub is getting more power now." Issei said as Beelzebub buzzed in more joy as he grew bigger and stronger due to the monsters in both graveyards.

Demon King Beelzebub: Fiend/Effect Monster

Rank 4

ATK: 3000-3500=6500

DEF: 2500

Weevil was scared of the massive fly. Issei ordered it to attack Weevil, and his life points dropped instantly.

"I-I lost to a fellow bug?" Weevil stuttered as he collapsed on his feet before Issei gathered his three new Star Chips, walked over to Weevil, and held a hand out.

"Don't be so hard on yourself. You good, and if it weren't for Bacon Saver in my hand, I probably would've been in more trouble." Issei said as he helped Weevil up before the bug enthusiast held out his deck for Issei until he pushed it back to Weevil.

"No. I wasn't ever going to take one of your cards. It wouldn't be right to hurt your deck since you built it from scratch. I can only imagine how it would feel for me if someone took one of my special cards." Issei said as Weevil was shocked by the difference in personality between the two Issei he saw—one in battle and one outside of it.

"I know, but I'm a duelist of my word. Any card of mine is yours, Issei Hyoudou. Plus, it might help your monsters." Weevil said as he wasn't budging. Issei nodded and looked at Weevil's main deck and his extra cards. None would've suited his deck or special monsters until he saw one that intrigued him.

"Brain Crusher, huh? That one looks like it'll be a good addition to my Fiend Deck." Issei said as he took the four Brain Crushers and thanked Weevil for the game before Weevil snickered.

"Heh. You wait, I'll get my Star Chips back and show how strong I really am. Take good care of them for me." Weevil said before rushing through the forest to take on others and get back into the game.

Issei then looked at Mai Valentine as she was intimidated by the battle side of Issei before smiling at his skills.

"You're not a bad kid, but I'm going to decline the duel for now. Next time we see each other, I'll definitely be ready to take you down." Mai said as she had a serious look in her eyes instead of a cocky one. Issei was intrigued by it and nodded in response.

"Then I'll look forward to it, Mai Valentine," Issei said as he watched Mai leave the forest area before looking at his chips. "Eight down and four to go."

Issei then headed out of the forest area as he was planning on locating some much stronger duelists while also smiling at Weevil and Mai chatting with him.

"They may not be my friends, but it looks like I've got two new rivals now. How exciting." Issei said with a smile on his face before pulling out the roster. He saw many of the duelists had been taken out already.

"Out of the seventy-five people that came to this island, twenty-three of them are taken out already," Issei said in surprise, as he couldn't believe many people were defeated so quickly. He then saw an announcement appear on the screen.

As you are probably aware, the first twenty-three duelists have been taken out of the competition, and now the real fun can begin soon because the new rules can be placed into the tournament. Instead of normal duels that are one-on-one, there is now a second type of duel. Tag Team Duels. These matches can only be done in a tag team, which means that the two players must battle together and share the spoils; because of this additional type of duel, any duelist wanting to enter my castle must either have a partner and twelve-star chips each or one person must have a total of twenty-four-star chips to enter my castle.

Twenty-six duelists of the remaining fifty-two will be given a partner, while the other half will be given the task of collecting twenty-four Star Chips.

This change is to help duelists who prefer to fight solo leave their comfort zone and work together with others to see how strong they are. Now, before the twenty-six, I've chosen to be in teams, pondering who will be fighting with whom. I already looked at the remaining duelists and made the teams, so you'll be receiving your partner's name soon. Meet up with them as soon as possible because a duel can only be made with there being four players.

Have fun dueling everyone.

Pegasus's announcement ended as Issei waited for his partner to show up until he saw his partner show up. "Vivian Wong? I've never heard of her before." Issei said as he tapped on the picture and saw that she was coming into the Plains area where he was.

"Issei Hyoudou!" A cheery voice shouted a massive blur and hugged him tightly, which sent the two down before Issei looked at his supposed partner and saw that she was a tall woman who wore a Chinese yellow dress and bracelets on her wrists. Red ballet flats adorned her bare feet, and her hair was put in two buns.

"Let me guess, Vivian Wong?" Issei asked as the woman looked at him with a big smile before hugging the sixteen-year-old into her bust, suffocating him a bit until he pushed himself off of the clingy woman. She didn't seem to mind but still tried to hug him.

"Mhm. It's an honor to meet you, Issei, finally. I'm such a huge fan!" Vivian cheered as she stopped trying to hug Issei, much to his relief.

"Well, I'm flattered and surprised you know who I am since I'm not that big on the circuit," Issei said as Vivian laughed in reply.

"That's not true. You are well known as the Dark Duelist due to your intimidating appearance and how you strike fear into the hearts of your enemies. You are such an amazing duelist, and so when I saw you at the ceremony, I wanted to come to meet you, but unfortunately, I got separated due to the crowd when they went to start dueling." Vivian said as Issei leaned against a tree before Vivian continued.

"But then I saw that you were challenging Weevil Underwood, and so I had to see if the rumors were true, and how you took him down was amazing!" Vivian said with stars in her eyes. Issei was surprised he didn't see her before Vivian grabbed his hands and continued chatting.

"And when I saw you not wanting to take his cards, it was a sign that you are a good person, and so when the announcement came out that I was your partner for the rest of the tournament, I was so happy to be paired up with you!" Vivian said as she hugged his head but was stopped by Issei pushing her face away from him as she struggled to pull him into one of her infamous bear hugs.

"I'm flattered, but can you not surprise hug me all the time? I like my spine, thank you very much." Issei said as Vivian apologized by lightly hitting her head and sticking out her tongue in a cute fashion before Issei sighed in reply.

"Well, since we're partners, I have to ask, how many chips do you have?" Issei asked as Vivian showed him her bracelet.

"I have six of them already. It was so much fun crushing those preschoolers and rookie duelists who thought this would've been easy." Vivian said as she then put an arm around Issei and spoke to him.

"And once we get all twenty-four of our chips, we'll dominate everyone else who gets in our way. Ahahahahah!" Vivian laughed as if she was a villain in a movie before Issei chopped her head lightly.

"Ow! That hurt." Vivian whined as Issei patted her head before the two saw that they were also near a pair of duelists.

"Want to go take them down?" Vivian asked in excitement before Issei stopped her with a hand in front of her.

"No. We should get a feel for each other's decks and fighting style so we can make plans to face off against other players. Many of them are probably arrogant and rushing into battles right now, so why throw ourselves into the fray when we can watch and see who is going to be our opponents for tomorrow? See, that way, we can plan our strategies and get to know each other more." Issei explained as Vivian was in awe of Issei's plan before internally squealing.

"You want to hug me, don't you?"

"Mhm."

Issei sighed as he opened up his arms before feeling himself get pulled into a bear hug from Vivian. She was happy to have a great partner until she released Issei after seeing that he had almost passed out from her strength.

"Phew. Thanks, Vivian." Issei said as he and his new partner headed towards a clearing in the Plains area. Issei started to set up camp while Vivian started to gather some wood for a fire.

Issei was happy to see that Vivian wasn't one of those girls who were afraid to get their hands dirty before Vivian came back with some big logs and placed them in a makeshift fire pit.

"I'm so happy we get to know each other more, Issei, though I'm surprised you're not in any of the National tournaments and such, given your skill set," Vivian said as she made a good fire pit before Issei replied to her.

"Well, it was because back in my hometown, many of the tournaments were small, and I never got invited to any others because I was too strong and always won. I still enjoyed playing the game, but it didn't feel the same when I kept winning all the time since no one was able to give me a challenge." Issei said as he was rolling out his sleeping bag. Vivian nodded in reply as she helped him finish their campsite until she asked if she could sleep in the tent as well.

Issei was surprised, but he questioned since he didn't think a woman, whom he barely knew, wanted to sleep in the same tent with him. Vivian, however, was okay with it as she was used to camping in the outdoors and dealt with her family on trips like this.

Issei then allowed it as Vivian excitedly put the sleeping bag into the tent and sat on a log big enough for both of them.

"So what should we cook?" Vivian asked as Issei pulled out some canned stew before asking Vivian to help with the fire.

The two worked together to light their fire as Issei used his camping gear to warm up the beef stew before the two began to idly chat about their lives and such while Issei cooked the food.

Issei learned that Vivian was not only a duelist but a kung fu champion as well as a bit of an actress as she had starred in a few kung fu movies. Issei was impressed by this as he explained that he was just an ordinary person from a small town and enjoyed dueling but also admired the female body, which made Vivian smile as she leaned into him and asked.

"So, do I fit your type of woman, Issei?" Vivian asked as she sandwiched her breasts on his arm, which made Issei blush as he looked at solely the food but nodded, which made the kung fu champion smile as she kissed his cheek and got some bowls ready for them.

At first, Issei wasn't sure what to think of his partner, but now he could tell that this would be a great experience for him.

And who knows, Issei may get a girlfriend out of this tournament.

Yugi sighed in relief as he was glad that he won two extra chips that put him at five-star chips. Joey was actually Yugi's partner in the tournament, which excited Yugi. Téa and Tristan sadly were allowed to stay on the island with their friends, but if they interfered with a duel in any way, then they would be dragged off the island. Joey and Yugi worked together and were able to win two in their first national tournament, so now, combined, they both had ten-star chips.

"I'm glad you are my partner, Joey, and don't worry, I'll help you along the way so we can get to the castle," Yugi said. Joey was glad to have a friend like him; they could fight together.

"So, looks like we went from enemies to partners," Weevil said as he looked at his four-star chips. He was able to win after losing to Issei, while Rex smirked in reply.

"Yep. Let's squash these guys and win those Star chips! With my powerful dinosaurs and your creepy bugs, I will be able to wipe the floor with them." Rex said as he was looking at the six-star chips that he earned from his duels.

"Just don't get in my way, kid. I plan on taking down Pegasus once we get to the castle." Bandit Kieth said as his partner rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Hm. This'll be interesting." Fenris said as he walked over to a comfortable spot and began to look through his decks for tomorrow while Keith just yawned as he began to take a nap.

"So you're telling me that you're a national champion from America?" Mai asked as Rebecca smiled in reply.

"Yep. I came here not only to beat a kid named Yugi Moto but also to win the Duelist Kingdom tournament. That way, I can increase my skills as a duelist, so get ready to be wowed, Mai!" Rebecca said as Mai smirked at the kid's attitude before ruffling her hair.

"Hah! I like you, kid. I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship." Mai said as she was going to enjoy this kid a lot.

Pegasus Castle...

"And now that the real tournament has begun. Now, let's see how they'll fight each other to be welcomed into my castle." Pegasus said as his Millennium eye shined in the light.

"Oh, and I do hope they enjoy the eliminators. They really do enjoy targeting weak duelists and taking them down a peg. Let's see how strong each of the pairings are, and if they defeat the eliminators, then that shows how strong they are, but if they lose well, then they'll be off my island and out of the competition."

The Players have been shown, and now it's time to DUEL!

I hope you all are okay with some of the cards I made up for some of the decks in both Issei Hyoudou and others in the future chapters.

This is going to be fun, and if anyone has an OC Card they'd like to have in one of the Duelists decks, then let me know in the reviews, and I'll see how I can fit it in.

Next Time: The Nightmarish Numbers.

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