A/N: Back to first person. Again, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V. I own Qing, her made up cards and some Action Cards. Generalhyna owns Sakaki Bella and her deck.
*Door breaks open*
Aki (who was doing the author's note): What the-?!
Coral: I F****NG WANT TO KILL HIM RIGHT NOW!
Aki: *hiding behind a table* W-What happened?
Coral: That bozo! Now he decide to believe me! My mother out of the way since she gave me an apology, I am not satisfied with my stupid father's action! I would be happy if it wasn't for what he called me instead of apologizing for not believing in me from the beginning!
Aki: *fearfully* C-C-Calm down, Coral... Besides, this isn't the time and place-
Coral: I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! So what if I cry a lot?! It can't be helped that I'm sensitive to loud voices and angry tones when mixed together!
Aki: I-I didn't say that!
Coral: *facing Aki* And instead of calling me a crybaby, you stupid father, how about admitting something that is your fault for once!?
Aki: *noticed something in hand* What's in your hand? S-...-ke? S-ke? S-ke... Sake?! You're drunk?! But you're a senior in high school!
Coral: Don't you dare talk back to me! *used Water Dragon's Wing Attack, almost hitting Aki*
Aki: I... think I hear Rua and Ruka calling. *tried escaping, when she saw escape route was blocked/destroyed*
Coral: DON'T TURN YOUR BACK WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU! *almost hit her with Water Dragon's Talons* YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE OLDER YOU KNOW MORE THAN I DO?! THAT YOU CAN DO OR SAY WHATEVER ABOUT ME?! IF ANYTHING, YOU BASTARD OF A FATHER, YOU KNOW NEXT TO NOTHING! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT AGAINST ME! JUST BECAUSE I CRY A LOT DOESN'T MEAN I LIKE TO CRY, YOU IDIOT! *using every single Water Dragon Slayer attack, destroying the studio and almost killing Aki, had the victim not dodge the hits*
Aki: SOMEONE SAVE ME! *realization* That's right! Black Rose Dragon, summon! *summoned her ace monster*
Coral: OUT OF THE WAY! *destroyed the dragon with a scalding punch*
Aki: ONE-HIT KILL!?
Coral: You stupid old man... *Aki flinched* *using more Water Dragon Slayer magic* I'LL KILL YOU THIS MINUTE! FOR NOT APOLOGIZING! FOR NOT ADMITTING YOUR MISTAKES AS USUAL! FOR NOT BELIEVING ME FROM THE BEGINNING! YOU THINK THAT ONE CALL FROM MY GUIDANCE COUNCIL AND CONFIRMATION FROM HIM IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME FORGIVE YOU?! YOU'RE MORE OF AN IDIOT THAT I THOUGHT! AND WHO WOULD CALL THEIR OWN DAUGHTER 'CRYBABY' JUST BECAUSE THEY CRY WHEN BEING HEAVILY SCOLDED, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE SENSITIVE TO SUCH THINGS?! I DON'T SEE YOU AS A FATHER ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THOSE AND ALL OTHERS! IF YOU HATE ME THAT MUCH, THEN JUST KICK ME OUT OF THE HOUSE! SEND ME OFF TO AN ORPHANAGE FOR ALL I F****NG CARE!
Aki: SOMEOOOOONE! SAVE MEEEEEEEE!
It had been a couple of days since that incident. Yuzu was clearly troubled about it, but tried hiding it. Yuya obviously didn't duel, but the guy who did duel looked too much like him, so I may know how she felt about the situation, especially the thing about duels outside of Action Field. Speaking of duel, the Yuya-lookalike's dueling... Seemed more than just a pro dueling. It was as though... he was actually fighting for something.
'Experience this in your very flesh! The rage and sorrow of battlefield!' Those words continued to repeat in my head. It kept me wondering and wondering about the duelist. Like where was he from? Was he in a war? Did it involve Duel Monsters? And his dragon's name.
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon. Like Yuya's Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, the Xyz monster was named after the kind of card it is. Not only that, but Rebellion? And that duelist's clothes... They seemed so tattered. Thinking about that now, there was no doubt that he was in an actual war. But it couldn't be close to Miami City, could it? Otherwise, the city wouldn't be this peaceful.
"ARGH! I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE!" I practically screamed in my pillow. I was currently on my bed in my temporary room in Yuzu and Shuzo's place. I was still surprised that they would take in a stranger like me, but it was better than nothing. Especially considering that I'm a teenager now.
Knock Knock Knock
"Qing? Is everything okay?" came Shuzo's voice.
"Just... stress!" I quickly lied. "Nothing to worry about!"
"If you say so..." The sound of Shuzo's footsteps came, indicating that he was walking off to somewhere.
'Can't tell Shuzo about this. Sure, he's Yuzu's dad and the principal of You Show Duel School, but that doesn't mean I can just tell him everything.'
"I need some air," I sighed, walking to the roof.
A nice breeze came, my hair flowing with the wind. All of a sudden, I hear and see my 'Naturu' monsters right by my side. Their sudden appearance surprised me so much, I hit my head on the roof. Yes, it was a slanted roof.
My monster spirits all huddled around me with worried looks on their faces.
"I-I'm okay guys," I assured, rubbing the back of my head. They seemed relieved and either flew or danced around me. It was kind of cute. "Thanks guys."
The next thing I knew, I felt something sniffing my neck. I got a bit fearful, since the thing sniffing me felt big. Turning around, I came face-to-face with Naturu Parkion.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed, thinking that, despite it was my monster, it would EAT me! The shock was so great, I slipped and slid down the roof. I would've fallen off and died, if it wasn't for the 'Naturu' monsters stopping my fall by either pushing/pulling me on the roof.
"T-Thanks..." I said, trying to calm my heart from the two-way near-death experiences.
"Qing!" came Shuzo and Yuzu's voice. We had the same idea of not wanting to see him my situation, and quickly placed myself back on the roof in a sitting position. A window opened and Shuzo looked up at me. "Are you okay?!"
"Y-Yeah!" I quickly answered.
"What happened?" Yuzu asked.
"I... thought I saw a spider!" I lied. I could've sworn I saw one of my 'Naturu' monster spirits who happened to be a spider flinched at my lie. "But it's okay, it was just my imagination!"
"If you say so. Be more careful up there! We don't want you to die, do we?" Shuzo said.
"Got it!" With that, the two of them went back in the house and closed the window.
I sighed in relief and turned to see Parkion and Spiderfang sulking on one side of the roof. "H-Hey... Don't be sad... You know I didn't mean it. Parkion, you surprised me and had your mouth wide open. Spiderfang, you're not like the spiders here; you're too cute."
They turned to me with hopeful looks on their faces.
"Yes, I meant it." The two suddenly either wrapped me in a tight hug or got on my face. "Can't breathe! Can't breathe! Let me go!" Almost instantly, the two spirits released me.
"Qing! Are you sure you're okay?!" came Yuzu's voice.
"Yeah! I'm okay! I'm 100% okay!" I lied, straightening myself.
"Are you sure?!"
"I am sure!"
"... Well... If you say so. Dad and I are about to head to You Show Duel School right now. Are you coming with us?"
"You guys go on ahead! I'll catch up!"
"If you say so." I sighed in relief as I hear Yuzu's footsteps fading away. As soon as I hear nothing but silence, I looked at my duel monster spirits.
"Okay. Let's try to do this calmly," I said. They all nodded in agreement to the idea. "So. How is it that, despite you're spirits, I can feel you guys? Or do none of you speak English?"
"I would take an offense to that," came a woman's voice.
"Which one of you said that?"
"I did." Parkion stepped forward. "As for how you can feel us... let's start with how you can see and hear us."
"Yeah, that's also my question. And how did I hear Bella's monsters?"
"You and Bella are both psychic duelists. You can see and hear each other's duel monsters. Likewise, you're both pure psychic duelists. Born with psychic powers."
I got confused at that information. "How is that possible? I lived for 28 years and, until now, I never hear or see any of you guys."
"The world your birth parents took you in was a normal world, one where things like magic and duel monster spirits never exist. You were raised in a normal world, with normal family, surrounded by normal people, so your powers were unable to manifest themselves. It was until you were introduced to duel monsters, did they awaken. But, as you grew older, the people you played duel monsters with gave up on the game, until eventually, you gave up on the game as well. Due to that, your powers' manifestation stopped and you were 100% a normal girl."
"Okay. And what does that have to do with how I can touch you?"
"Psychic duelists can touch their duel monster spirits, if their powers were at their full potential. You and Bella should consider yourselves lucky that Action Duels exist. Otherwise, whatever damage you inflict becomes real and people would see the two of you as monsters. After all, people fear things they don't know about."
"I think I can understand that. Now how about you explain to me how I got here? And why and how I got younger?"
I can see a troubled look on Parkion's face. "That even I don't know. But I can assume it had to do with what that man did back there."
"What man?" I questioned. It was then I remembered the clerk who gave me the box the day before I arrived here. "You mean... he's from here?"
"That's a possibility. However, what I don't get is how this world is at this time?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well..."
Before Parkion could explain, Naturu Ladybug made some kind of noise and got our attention.
"What's wrong?" I asked. We all walked to the rooftop and saw Bella arguing with a with white hair and... wings(?) on her sides. "Bella?" I faintly see a figure by her side. I rubbed my eyes and the figure became clear.
With Bella was a white and gold knight of some kind with long double swords.
"You can see him, can't you?" Parkion asked me.
"Is he... Bella's duel monster spirit?" I asked back.
"Yes. And the most protective."
"They look like they have a problem down there. We should check it out." Without waiting for a reply, I jumped off the roof and ran to the scene.
I arrived at the scene and heard some unexpected things.
"I still don't get why you're still at his family!" came the white-haired girl's voice.
"I told you why! Sakaki Yusho-san did so much for me! I'm not going to repay his kindness by leaving the family! Besides, he may not look like it, but Yuya needs me! I'm not just going to stand-by and watch people bully him behind my back!" Bella reasoned.
'Bully?' I mentally repeated.
"It's not like he's really your brother; you're not related to him. You're one of us and you know it."
"I know where I belong. And it's definitely not with you."
"You're only saying that because Yuya's weak. You think he needs you and cares about you when he wants nothing to do with you!"
"That's not true! He's my brother, whether or not we are related by blood!"
"Then why is it that you never show your face around him?" the girl brought up. "If you do care for him like a relative, you shouldn't be hiding your face around him at all."
"That's..."
I couldn't take another second of this and decided to stop the conversation there. "Hey! Who do you think you are to decide who she should be with?!"
"Huh? Who are you?" the girl demanded.
"I'm Qing. And you are?"
"Angel. Sakuran Angel."
"Sure don't look or act like one." Angel fumed at my insult.
"I never asked for your opinion!"
"I know you didn't. I also know that I don't like your attitude toward my friend." I grabbed Bella's hand. "Let's go Bella. You don't have time to deal with this bully."
"Hold it! I wasn't finished talking to her!" Angel got in our way.
"Do I look like I care about what a bully say to my friend?! Besides, what's this about Bella not being allowed to stay at Yuya's place?!"
"Someone like her has no right to have a family!"
"Don't be ridiculous! Bella has the right to make her own decisions!"
"Why don't you ask her yourself? She suffered more than her brother had after all."
Bella got in between the two of us. "The two of you, knock it off!" She faced Angel. "Angel. We will continue this conversation later. You know where to find me." With that, Bella dragged me away from the scene.
We stopped at a cafe, the very same one I went to with Futoshi, Ayu and Tatsuya when I first arrived in this world. We sat at a table in silence as we waited for our order.
"... You want to know, don't you?" Bella spoke.
"About what?" I asked.
"What Angel said back there. About me and Yuya not being related?"
"I kind of heard from the kids. Saying you were adopted."
"Did you know how I was adopted?" I raised an eyebrow at that question. "No one told you, huh? Then again, it was between me, Yuya, our mom, Yuzu and the Principal."
"You weren't adopted at an orphanage?" Bella shook her head.
"You probably wouldn't believe me if I tell you how I was adopted into his family."
"Try me."
We were in another silence. The waiter came and gave us our order, which consists of two milk teas, a slice of plain cheesecake, and a strawberry shortcake. I slowly took a bite out of my cheesecake, waiting for Bella to start her story, if she would talk about it that is.
"I was a bit of a rebel, you could say," she finally began. "I used to have a nice family before meeting Yusho-san. Until one day, they got into a car crash. I... didn't want to go to an orphanage like all orphans. Instead, I lived on the streets. I went around, stealing what I can to survive."
'How did she not get arrested?' I couldn't help but wonder.
"But then, that day, I messed up on my catch and got caught by the store manager. He would've had me arrested and sent to juvy or force me into an orphanage, if it wasn't for Yusho-san."
"That's Yuya's dad, right?" I interrupted.
"Yeah. He could've chose to ignore me like everyone else, but instead, he stood up for me. He paid for the things I stole and offered me a home. At first, I thought he was only joking with the offer, until I saw how happy they were. Yusho-san, Yoko-san, and Yuya. They were really happy that I was there. So I decided to stay."
I smiled at her story. "So that's how it happened." My smile faded as I realized one small thing. "What does this have to do with Angel though?"
"Before I met Yusho-san, I seemed to have a habit of running into her, for some reason. This one time, she tried to talk me into going to an orphanage she was staying at. Of course, I turned her down."
"Why didn't you want to go to an orphanage anyway?" I couldn't help but question.
"... I didn't want to trouble them," she answered. She noticed my confusion to her answer. "The people who may take care of me during my stay. I didn't want to add anymore trouble to them. An orphanage isn't something that is from a rich person after all."
I once again smiled at Bella's answer. "You know, for a prankster, I never thought you'd have that big a heart or history."
"And you seemed more mature than you look. Like an actual adult." I slightly flinched at her observation. After all, she wasn't far off; I may look like a teenager, but my mind is still one of an adult.
"What do you say we finish our sweets and head over to the Duel School?" I suggested. Bella nodded at my suggestion and we both finished out sweets.
We arrived at You Show Duel School with an unexpected surprise. At the front of our school are Bakatori's lackies.
"Hey! Sakaki Yuya! Come out, you coward!" one of the three dared to shout.
Instantly, Bella got mad enough that she got in their faces.
"What do you want with my brother?" she coldly asked.
"Oh look. It's-"
"H-Hey... B-Behind her..." Bully 2 said to Bully 3. The three looked behind Bella and saw me. One look and they took some distance away from us.
"W-W-Why are you here?!" Bully 3 demanded.
"Isn't it obvious? I go to school here," I simply replied.
"W-Well, just because you attend here, doesn't mean Sakaki Yuya is innocent!" Bully 1 exclaimed.
I sweatdropped at that statement. "I never said anything about Yuya. And isn't innocent of what?"
"What do you mean 'of what'? You saw after all!"
"Saw what?" Bella asked. "What did my brother do?"
"Isn't it obvious? Sakaki Yuya ambushed Sawatari-san!" Bully 3 answered.
'Oh. That time,' I mentally answered.
"WHAT?!" Bella practically screamed.
"You said he ambushed him?! Yuya would never do something so cowardly!" came a deep male's voice. We turned to the source and saw a big guy wearing a school uniform similar to the three stooges and Yuya's.
'He's huge!'
Apparently, whether it was his voice or Bella's or a mix of both, it got the attention of everyone who was in the Duel School.
"What's all the fuss about?!" Shuzo questioned.
"Oh, Principal! I, the man, Gongenzaka, was in the midst run for my leg training when I noticed, at the front of your Duel School, three suspicious male figures, Bella and someone-I-don't-know," Gongenzaka began to explain. "When the girls questioned them, they said Yuya ambushed someone! Unforgivable!"
The group gasped in shock, especially the person in question. "Ambushed?!"
"I did?!" Yuya added.
"That's right! And we won't let you say you forgot!" Bully 3 said in a cocky tone.
"We were there and saw you with our very own eyes!" Bully 1 followed in the same tone.
"There were four, no, six witnesses present!" Bully 2 added.
"Six?" Gongenzaka questioned.
"Sawatari-san, us, and... those two!" Bully 2 pointed at me and Yuzu.
"Isn't that right? Hiragi Yuzu-chan~? Qing-chan~?" the three of them said with the most overconfident face I've ever seen.
Yuzu had a shocked look as she took a step back.
"Is that true, Yuzu? You saw it too?" Gongenzaka asked her.
"Saw? What?" her dad asked.
"The face of the culprit!" Bully 3 answered.
"The son of the soon to be mayor, Sawatari-san's assaulter, the face of Sakaki Yuya!" Bully 1 extended. His answer just increased Yuya's confusion.
"Stop lying!" Futoshi shouted, as the kids and Sora got in front of him.
"Yuya-niichan would never do something like that!" Tatsuya defended.
"The one who attacked first was Sawatari!" Ayu corrected. "So to stop him, Yuzu-neechan went to duel him! Instead, Qing-neechan dueled him!"
"Wa-wait! The one who dueled him wasn't Yuya but Qing?!" Shuzo asked, trying to understand the situation.
"Yeah!"
"And the opponent was-?!"
"Sawatari!"
"Then that means... The one who ambushed him was Qing!?" WHERE DID HE GET THAT?!
'Thanks for the vote of confidence!' I mentally shouted.
"That's wrong!" the kids corrected in unison.
"We just told... it was Sakaki Yuya!" Bully 3 said.
"He's the one who attacked Sawatari-san!" Bully 1 added.
"I feel so sorry for Sawatari-san... He was injured so severely he was hospitalized!" Bully 2 added and lied.
Yuya and Yuzu were shocked "Hospitalized?!" Yuya gasped.
"No way!" Yuzu also gasped.
"His life could even be at risk!" Bully 2 added even more.
'Last I remember, the duel didn't go as far as to him being injured,' I mentally noted, for I recalled Bakatori (yes, that's what he will be called by me) standing back up after taking almost 4000 points of damage in one attack. And when his remaining Life points were reduced to zero, the spear didn't touch his flesh at all.
"If something happens to Sawatari-san, how are you going to take resposibility?!" Bully 3 demanded.
Yuya felt so much pressure onto him for being accused of something. I couldn't take any more of this indirect bullying and put an end to this.
"Okay. Let's stop there, before this accusation gets worse," I said.
"What accusation? You were there, too!" Bully 1 said.
"Yeah, I was there. However, tell me one thing: was that duelist really Yuya?"
"Of course it is! Hiragi Yuzu said it herself!" Bully 3 replied.
"Was if because of the face only? Or was it because it was him?" Everyone got confused at my question.
"What do you mean?" Bella asked.
"I don't doubt that that duelist's face was exactly like Yuya's, however, I do doubt that it was him."
"You have this many witnesses and you still say that!?" Bully 2 demanded.
"I'm saying this because I'm his friend and a witness." I removed my scarf. I walked up to Yuya and wrapped it around his neck, covering his mouth.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Yuya, talk as deep as you can with my scarf around you."
Although confused, he cleared his throat and obliged to my request. "How's this?"
"Not like that duelist's voice. His was much more deeper than your's." I got my scarf back.
"Please. It may have been a voice changer!" Bully 1 assumed.
"And where would one get such a thing from a place like this?" The three bullies slightly flinched at my question. "And even if he does have a voice changer, if I recall, all duelists are to have one duel disk only, aren't they? And yet, that duelist's disk is completely different from Yuya's. The color, the model, everything."
"T-That's like saying a duelist can't have more than one decks!" Bully 2 argued.
"Even so, speaking of, last I remember, leaving out the magicians and Odd-Eyes, Yuya's monsters and cards are all 'Entermate' archtype. Yet that duelist's cards are all 'Phantom Knights'."
"Now that you mentioned it, Yuya never had the cards that were used in that duel before," Yuzu pointed out, the doubts she was having leaving her.
"And Bella, since you're his brother, you may have gotten to his room before, have you? Was there anything in there that didn't seem to define Yuya?"
"Not that I know of. I used to share a room with him when we were younger and he didn't have any 'Phantom Knight' cards. Even when I sneaked into his room to leave a prank, I didn't see a weird duel disk, voice changer, or 'Phantom Knight' cards," Bella answered.
"You what?!" Yuya demanded. "No wonder why I fell for more of your pranks, Bella! And how did you even sneak in?! The door was locked!"
"That's a secret~"
"Anyway... Even if they are there, last I remember, the duelist's hair style and color are different from Yuya's. While Yuya's hair is red and green, that duelist's was black and purple," I continued.
The three stooges were losing their cool.
"It may have been a wig!" Bully 1 said.
"And what about the clothes? They seemed quite old and tattered. And I doubt there's anything like those clothes around here."
"Yuya may have had them for a long time!"
"Since he was a kid? How would he know how tall he would've grown at this age? And even if he can guess that good, let's not forget how that duelist dueled. I may have dueled Yuya only once, but I know enough that his dueling is completely different from that Yuya-lookalike. Even the way he talks is different." I could tell that they were out of options in this argument. "And above all that, last I remember, Ayu went to get Yuya. From here to the warehouse, do you really think a kid like Ayu would run fast enough to get Yuya for him to duel in our place?"
"Yuya-niichan was there when I ran back here," said girl pointed out.
"And also, the moment you guys left, that duelist also made a quick escape. A couple of seconds later, Yuya came exactly as he is now. Do you really still mean to tell me that it was Yuya who ambushed Bakatori that time?"
"That is... what happened..." Yuzu supported.
The three idiots were completely speechless at the evidence I listed.
"No comeback? All that means is that you guys are lying and trying to get Yuya arrested for something a lookalike did! I heard how much Bakatori hated him, but to go this far... You three plus that bird are a group of disgrace duelists!" They all flinched at that last statement.
"My, don't we have a guardian angel?" came an unfamiliar voice. We all turned to see a woman exiting out a limo.
Shuzo seemed to have recognized her. "You're LDS'-"
"Yes. I'm the current chairwoman. My name is Henrietta."
We all went in the school except the three boys.
"Everything they said is true," Henrietta began, sitting on a sofa in front of Shuzo while everyone else was listening in on the conversation. "Although I don't know about the details, one of our LDS students, Sawatari Shingo, was attacked as well as his statement that the culprit is Sakaki Yuya who is currently enrolled in this school."
Shuzo sighed at the information. "Well Yuya? Did you really-?"
"I didn't!" Yuya countered. "I would never do something like that!"
"I, the man Gongenzaka, believes his friend, Yuya!" Gongenzaka said. "It's the same for all of you, isn't it?!"
"Of course!" Futoshi exclaimed.
"Qing-neechan even gave us more than enough details of what actually happened!" Tatsuya added.
Yuzu turned to Yuya. "Yuya. That really wasn't you, was it, Yuya?"
Yuya turned to her. "I don't know what you saw Yuzu, but like Qing said, I didn't attack Sawatari!"
Everyone all turned to me, waiting for an answer. "Do you really need to ask me? I gave more than enough details to prove that it wasn't you." They all smiled, knowing that it was true.
"Oh my, what strong bond you have," Henrietta said. "It seems it would be impossible for me to ask you to hand Yuya over. But we can't back down at this point. If rumor spread that a student from LDS, the world's Number One Duel School, lost in a duel, it would bring forth immense damage to our reputation."
Shuzo was a bit furious with what she said. "But our Yuya didn't-"
"That is not relevant anymore! The problem here is the symbol of LDS has been dragged through the mud! The only way to clear this disgrace is a duel between the Duel Schools!"
"A duel?!" the president exclaimed. Most of us were just as shocked as he was.
"If your party wins, then we will ignore the case concerning Sawatari. But if we win, we will have you make this Duel School a part of the Leo Duel School!"
We were in even more shocked, Yuya being the most shocked of us all. "What did you say?!" Yuzu and Gongenzaka protested against the idea, despite the latter not being a part of this school.
"Chairwoman, I have heard that you've acquired many other Duel Schools across the world. Am I right saying that You Show Duel School has become your next target?" Henrietta only smirked at the principal's question. "Don't tell me you set up the entire attack on Sawatari just for this!"
"That's not the case. But it is true that I took a hold of a chance given to me. The chance to have LDS have Fusion, Synchro, Xyz and Pendulum Summoning as the four pillars to support our school." I saw Yuya seemed more shock at the mention of Pendulum Summoning. "Don't you think that up until now, you've been blessed with quite an amazing gift."
I may be a teenager, and I know of the phrase 'respect your elders', but it went on long enough! I lost my temper and patience. "Hey! Who do you think you are to just decide that?!" Everyone seemed quite shock at me raising my voice. "Just because you're a chairwoman of the number one Duel School doesn't mean you have the right to decide the fate of another's school! You call yourself the best Duel School in the world, but it sounds more like a monarchy if you ask me! I understand you care about your school's reputation, but doing this is going too far! And taking advantage of one of your student's fake condition for this?!"
"Q-Qing, calm down!" Yuya held me back.
"How can I calm down when she's going to take over your school if we lose, Yuya? And all just to have Pendulum Summon that you somehow invented! And not only that, but if we lose, they would take away what You Show Duel School represents! And all for just one loss? Not everyone is perfect! Even if they are in the best Duel School!"
They were all silent at my words. Their stares made me wonder if I said something I shouldn't have. At least, for someone of my current age.
"You..." Henrietta spoke in a suspicious tone. "How old are you again?" That question confirmed my own suspicion.
"I'm fourteen."
"You are, are you? Yet you sound quite mature for your age."
"I... mature fast."
"... I see. It's too bad for you. These days, things are usually settled in a duel." I lightly gritted my teeth when I heard that, unsure if it was true or not.
"Dueling is not a tool for fighting!" Yuya exclaimed. "But I don't want You Show Duel School or Pendulum Summoning taken away by someone else!"
"You Show Duel School is a Duel School our father created to teach Entertainment Dueling!" Bella added. "This is a Duel School that teaches that Duels should be something to be enjoyed and viewed by others! We're not handing it over to someone who thinks they can control anyone with money and power!"
Gongenzaka wrapped each his arms around Yuya and Bella's shoulders. "Well said, Yuya, Bella! I, the man Gongenzaka, agree whole-heartedly! In order to defend You Show Duel School, I'll fight alongside you!"
"But you're an outsider, aren't you?" Sora asked. "If You Show Duel School students are going to fight together, then Yuya, Yuzu, Bella, Qing and I should go right? I also wanted to fight against an LDS student too after all."
"To think you would exclude a man such as I Gongenzaka! It's unforgivable!"
"Calm down... Gongenzaka, right?" I spoke.
"Yeah. And who are you anyway?"
"She's You Show Duel School's new student," Tatsuya answered.
"She also saved us from Sawatari's friends," Ayu added.
"And she can use Synchro Summon! Her dueling is so shivering~!" Futoshi added to that.
Gongenzaka seemed quite shock, for his mouth was wide open. Next thing I know, he wrapped an arm around me in a tight hug. "I, the man Gongenzaka, am sadden for not giving you a warm welcome in this Duel School!"
I feel the air in me making a quick escape out my lungs. "Y-You're... crushing... me!"
"It seems your students' feelings are in line with each other," Henrietta said to Shuzo.
"Mine as well," he said. We all gathered behind him. "We won't hand over You Show Duel School!"
She sighed with a smile. "Well then, shall we begin?"
We all got to the school's Duel Field. Henrietta invited three students from her school over to our's. They were two boys and one girl.
One of the boys had purple hair with gold pins shaped like the Big Dipper. The other boy was somewhere around Sora's height and have unusual canines that sticks out of his mouth as well as a kendo stick. The girl had dark skin and wore a blue shirt with her LDS badge pinned on it.
"Three vs Three. The first who gets two wins is the victor. Is that good with you?" Henrietta suggested.
"That just means two of us sits out," I said.
"So then, who will go first?"
"Me!" Sora insisted.
"No, I will!" Yuya stepped up.
"Of course. After all, two of the rest don't seem reliable." Henrietta eyed Yuzu and Sora in particular. And I could've sworn she took a glimpse at me for some reason.
Sora didn't take her words all that well. "Hold it! What are you talking about old lady?! You don't even know how strong I am!"
"That's enough out of you," Yuzu said, patting his head.
"But it's in your best interest if you don't think you'll win that easily," Henrietta said. "They're all Junior Youth Duelists like yourself, Yuya. But they are aces of each LDS courses! And the one who will be your opponent from among them is-"
"LDS Xyz Course Member, Hokuto!" the purple boy finished, stepping up.
"Xyz?" Yuzu said in a stunned tone.
Tatsuya looked over a list of LDS Xyz Course members on his Duel Disk. Ayu and Futoshi looked over his shoulders.
"There he is! LDS Hokuto!" Ayu spoke.
"His record this year... 58 matches with 53 wins!? His winning percentage is over 90%!" Tatsuya calculated. I narrowed my eyes at his calculations.
"He's got over top scores in the Junior Class Rank Testings!" Futoshi added.
"Forget test scores! I heard he's said to be favored to win the championship!" Ayu finished.
"So it's okay if an ace from one of the courses didn't have a full 100% winning percentage, but it isn't okay when another LDS student lost a duel? That just shows how desperate you are for Pendulum Summon!" I stated to Henrietta. She gave me a glare, not that I care. I'm practically the same age as her, if not for the fact that I somehow got younger.
I faced Yuya. "Yuya. Don't worry. No pressure. Just duel your way and win, for our school!"
"Right!" he replied with a nod.
We all got out of the field, except Yuya and Hokuto. We were all by the window, watching the duel that will take place.
"Our students can handle any situation so choose whatever you like," Henrietta challenged Shuzo, who was in the control room.
"Can handle anything you say?! Then how about this?! Action Field on! Field Magic: Cosmo Sanctuary Activate! Use the powers of the stars to fight, Yuya!" Shuzo yelled from the speakers.
The field turned into a field in outer space with old pillars. Hokuto laughed at the choice for obvious reason. "Of all the things, you chose the field that suits me best!"
"What?!"
"Don't tell me you're that oblivous..." I muttered.
"Just by the name Hokuto you can figure that much out," Sora hinted out. Shuzo, although we can't see him, may have realized his mistake and may have felt stupid for choosing the field he chose.
"I'll definitely win the duel!" Yuya assured. "I will win and protect You Show Duel School! Dad's Dueling!"
"Duelists locked in battle!" Ayu began.
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Futoshi followed.
"They storm through this field!" Tatsuya followed him.
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!" Ayu continued.
"ACTION..." the two boys said together.
"DUEL!" Yuya and Hokuto ended.