A/N: Hello readers~. Sorry about that... little scene in the previous chapter. Let's all just forget about what happened before that chapter began and continue on with the story. Remember, I don't own Yugioh Arc V. If I did, I wouldn't have made Yuzu lose or 'die'. I own Qing and some cards in her deck. Sakaki Bella is owned by Generalhyna. Oh, and there will be a P.O.V change halfway through this chapter.
The two duelists, Yuya and Hokuto were staring down at each other as the duel began.
Yuya: 4000 LP
Hokuto: 4000 LP
"I won't let you get You Show Duel School!" Yuya declared. Dipper didn't stop his smirking.
"Don't lose, Yuya!" Bella shouted.
"He's quite an energetic boy, but I wonder how long he will be able to keep that up," Henrietta commented on the sidelines. "Now Hokuto, show us your abilities."
"Understood, Chairwoman," he replied. "I'll be taking the first turn! I summon Sacred Gredi!" A female in a white armor with a staff appeared on his field.
Sacred Gredi: Level 4/LIGHT/Spellcaster/1600 ATK/1400 DEF
"When this card is successfully summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Sacred' card from my hand! I Special Summon Sacred Kaust!" A white-armored centaur-like monster with a bow followed.
Sacred Kaust: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/1800 ATK/1700 DEF
"Sacred Kaust's ability activates! Twice per turn, this card can change the level of a monster by 1! I use one of them to raise Gredi's level by 1! And I use the second to raise Kaust's level by 1!" The centaur fired one arrow at a time, both that turned to raining light on the respective monsters.
Sacred Gredi: Level 4 + 1 = 5
Sacred Kaust: Level 4 + 1 = 5
"With this he has two level 5 monsters..." I muttered out loud. "Which should mean..."
"I overlay Level 5 Sacred Gredi and Sacred Kaust to build the Overlay Network!" Hokuto declared, as his two monsters turned into yellow light and flew into a portal on the ground. This act surprised those who aren't from LDS, except me and, for some reason, Bella. "Light of the stars, descend and shake this very earth! Xyz Summon! Rank 5! Sacred Pleiades!" A white-armored, warrior monster appeared.
Sacred Pleiades: Rank 5/LIGHT/Warrior/2500 ATK/1500 DEF
"Th-This is Xyz..." Yuya said in shock.
"Rank? Not Level?" Tatsuya asked.
"What? You don't know that much?" Sora asked. The three kids turned to him. "Xyz Summon. First, you use multiple monsters of the same level and that allows you to Special Summon a monster from your Extra Deck. Then they change into an Xyz monster which possess the rank equivalent to their Level."
"What are those lights orbiting around it?" Ayu asked.
"Overlay Units," I answered. The juniors turned to me. "Otherwise known as the monsters used to Xyz Summon the Xyz monster. Unlike all other summon methods, when you Xyz summon a monster, the monster used for that summon doesn't get sent to the Graveyard. Instead, you could say they get attached to the summoned monster."
"Like an Equip Card?" Futoshi asked.
"Yeah, except they're not in the Magic or Trap Card Zone."
"I end my turn with that!" Hokuto ended.
"My turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his sixth card. "I will, using Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician, set the Pendulum Scale!" He set the said cards onto his scale as the blade part of his active Duel Disk flashed PENDULUM across it. The two Spellcasters appeared by his side, along with an image of a swinging pendulum and the numbers that represents their scales. "With this I can summon monsters from Level 2-7 simultaneously! Sway, Pendulum of the Soul! Draw an arc across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my monsters!" A portal appeared and two monsters were summoned. "Entermate Sword Fish! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" A blue sword-like fish with a black pompadour appeared along with Yuya's ace monster.
Entermate Sword Fish: Level 2/WATER/Fish/600 ATK/600 DEF
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: Level 7/DARK/Dragon/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
Ayu and Futoshi cheered at the sight of Yuya's Pendulum Summon. Henrietta sounded impressed with the summon method.
"You're not going to use Xyz Summon?" Hokuto questioned.
"I wasn't the one who attacked Shingo! I've never used Xyz Summon before!" Yuya explained. "Besides, Qing said it herself that the guy who did attacked looked like me! Not it wasn't me!"
I sighed, wondering if it was okay for Yuya to duel. There was no doubt that either Henrietta didn't tell her students what I said or he was doing it to taunt Yuya and cost him the duel.
Just then, I heard the sound of one of my Duel spirits. I looked to the side and saw Naturu Dragonfly on my shoulder.
"What's wrong?" I softly asked, making sure no one heard me. The Insect-Type monster pointed behind me. I looked and saw someone spying on the duel. The person seemed to notice my stare and walked away. I had a suspicious feeling about him and went after the spy.
*GENERAL'S P.O.V*
As soon as Yuya performed his Pendulum Summon, Hokuto used his monster's effect to send Odd-Eyes back to his hand. Yuya, knowing that Sword Fish stood no chance against the Xyz monster, ran to an Action Card. However, the card he was going to get was already in Hokuto's hands, proving the Xyz user's statement about him and the current field. Without any other option, Yuya sets a card and ended his turn. At that moment, Sword Fish's effect on Pleiades wore off and the Rank monster's ATK returned to normal.
"It seems this was a bad opponent for him to face," Henrietta commented.
"By the way, since mastering Xyz, I've won 40 games in a row. So this'll be number 41. My turn!" Hokuto drew his next card. "Battle! I attack Sword Fish with Sacred Pleiades!" The LIGHT attribute monster swung its weapon on the WATER attribute, destroying it.
Yuya: 2100 LP
Hokuto: 4000 LP
"Yuya!" Yuzu called in a worried tone.
"Sheesh, not the slightest bit of resistance. Sawatari must be lacking to let someone like you ambush him," Hokuto mocked.
Yuya got back on his feet. "I keep telling you, I didn't do it! Right, Qing?!" He looked toward the windows and saw the only Synchro-User of You Show Duel School gone.
"Where'd she go?!" Tatsuya asked, as everyone else also saw the girl gone.
"My, my. Seems like someone decided to abandon you," Henrietta said.
"That's not true!" Ayu protested.
"Yeah! She probably went to use the bathroom!" Futoshi said, thinking of a reason for Qing's disappearance.
"She should've told us though, shouldn't she?" Sora pointed out.
"Not really helping, Sora," Bella scolded.
"Doesn't matter," Hokuto spoke. "Either way, you all will lose disgracefully and this Duel School will become a part of LDS!"
"No! I won't let you do that!" Yuya argued.
"Then try and stop me. I set one card and end my turn!"
*MEANWHILE, WITH QING*
Qing was still pursuing the guy who was spying on the duel, no doubt another member of LDS or some other school out to get Yuya.
"Hey! Stop!" she shouted. The guy didn't listen and instead led her to LDS. Although she knew that You Show Duel School was at stake, she couldn't help but be curious at the guy she was chasing, like why did another member of LDS watch the duel when he wasn't invited by the Chairwoman?
'I hope I'm not going to regret this,' she thought, as she followed him in the building.
Once inside, Qing found herself in a Duel Field. On the other side of the field, she saw the hooded figure.
"Who are you? And why were you spying on my friend's duel?" she interrogated.
The person turned around and brought down his hood, revealing two different shades of grey hair and red-framed glasses. "My name is Reiji. Akaba Reiji. I am the president of the Leo Corproation."
Her eyes widened at the information. "You're the president?!" Reiji nodded. "But why would you be at You Show Duel School? Spying, no less."
"I believe you know the answer to that, Qing Jungle."
Qing widened her eyes in shock. "How do you know my name?"
"There's a Duel Record of you."
"Just that?"
"Yes." Qing seemed to accept the reason. "Since Sakaki Yuya gave birth to Pendulum Summon, I've been keeping an eye on him and studied the method closely, aiming to recreate it so every Duelist can use it as well," he began to answer her earlier question.
"Why do I have a feeling that says there's more to that?"
"You're quite sharp. I was also there because of you. Qing Jungle... You're not from here, are you?"
Qing's eyes slightly widened in shock at how sharp Reiji was. "What makes you say that?"
"According to my resource, you dueled against three of my students and easily defeated them. I admit, that's something even I can't do. Not only that, but your Synchro Summon was something quite entirely different from all other Synchro Summons here."
"Different how?"
"The amount of energy when you performed your Synchro Summon, it was far more powerful than the Synchro Summon even my best Synchro user can perform. And also, your cards."
"My cards?"
"There was no such thing as 'Naturu' monsters until you came in." Qing's eyes widened at that statement. "It's pointless to hide it. Now tell me, are you an ally or an enemy?"
Qing kept silent. Though something didn't sound right to her. Although Reiji somehow found out that she wasn't from the world they reside in now, he had asked if she was an ally or an enemy. The world she was born and raised in didn't focus that much in Duel Monsters, which would mean that he was half-right about who she really is.
"No matter," he suddenly spoke, much to her surprise. "I'll have my answer soon enough. For now, how about a duel?"
"I won't," she instantly replied. "You Show Duel School needs me right now. I can't afford to waste any more time than I am right now. The next time we meet, maybe we will duel then." She tried to out the door she came from, only to find it shut tight. "I actually have no say in this, do I?"
"I am interested in seeing more of your Synchro Summon. However, I am not the one you will be dueling against," Reiji told her.
As if on cue, another door opened and a boy with long black hair held up in a ponytail entered. The boy, unlike most people, was wearing a black samurai kimono. On his left forearm was a brown duel disk.
"I'm here, Reiji-dono!" he saluted in a loud voice.
'Is he a samurai or a soldier?' Qing wondered, for his actions is different from his fashion sense and way of speaking.
"At ease," Reiji simply said. The boy obliged and dropped his arm.
"Reiji-dono! May I ask who it is I will be dueling?!" the boy asked in a loud voice again.
'Is he normally this loud or is he deaf to his own voice?' she wondered once more.
"You opponent is standing right before us," Reiji answered. The boy looked and took notice of Qing.
"Reiji-dono! I'm afraid I, Shido Sam, must refuse! It is not manly for a samurai to beat a lady!"
Those words hit a nerve on Qing. "Not manly for a samurai to beat a lady or you're just scared of getting beaten by one!" she shouted.
"It is within the law of a samurai to never-!"
"What law?! We're not in the Edo Period! I bet you're not so tough around girls!"
"That is not true!"
"Then prove it!"
"I will!"
And with that, the two duelists got a better distance away from each other and got into their dueling stance. Reiji just stood at the sidelines, sighing at Sam's horrible habit. He is indeed a strong duelist, however, he has a tendency of not only speaking so loud, but also for looking down on female duelists and protecting his samurai pride.
*BACK TO YOU SHOW*
Yuya got so desperate to protect his father's school. On his turn, he managed to Pendulum Summon his ace card and Entermate Turn Toad, only for the former to return to his hand again. The moment that happened, Yuya was on Odd-Eyes, the monster going in the direction of the Action Card Yuya spotted. Because of that, Yuya fell off the roof his monster was on when it disappeared, only to be saved by his Trap Card and bringing back Sword Fish. The Entertainment Duelist then grabbed the Action Card, only for it to be destroyed by Hokuto's Action Card. Yuya ended his turn with a face-down.
On Hokuto's turn, he managed to Xyz Summon another Sacred Pleiades. Not only that, using his unitless Pleiades, he Xyz Summoned Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7. Yuya noticed another Action Card and got on Turn Toad, the latter leaping its way over to the card. Unfortunately, Hokuto activated Pleiades's effect, returning Turn Toad to his hand. It didn't stop Yuya from advancing to the card. Hokuto declared an attack on Yuya's Defense Position Sword Fish while Yuya was inside a temple, searching for the Action Card he spotted from the shooting star. The attack not only destroyed Sword Fish, but also destroyed the temple Yuya was in. The You Show students and Gongenzaka were all worried that their friend might have... died, only to see him standing with some scratches, holding an Action Card in his hand. Hokuto was furious, stating he should've ran out of the temple, whereas Yuya replied that it wouldn't be exciting if he did that. Hokuto dismissed that statement and declared a direct attack with Messier 7, only for Yuya to activate his newly obtained Action Magic, reducing the Battle Damage and inflicting Effect Damage onto Hokuto. Hokuto ended with the Continuous Magic, Sacred Tempest, which forcefully halves Yuya's Life Points.
Sacred Pleiades: Rank 5/LIGHT/Warrior/2500 ATK/1500 DEF
Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7: Rank 6/LIGHT/Machine/2700 ATK/2000 DEF
Yuya: 200 LP
Hokuto: 3500 LP
And now it was Yuya's turn. "Ladies and Gentlemen! The fun has just begun! My turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his next card. "All right! I summon Entermate Trampolynx!" A purple cat with a body of a trampoline appeared.
Entermate Trampolynx: Level 2/EARTH/Beast/300 ATK/300 DEF
"When this card is successfully summoned, I can return one card on my field to my hand! I shall return Stargazer Magician to my hand!" Said monster dissolved into particles, returning to his user's hand.
"Then his Pendulum Summon will be..." Tatsuya began.
"What will happen to it?" Futoshi asked.
"Now step on up! The one who will take Stargazer's place is... Entermate Turn Toad!" Everyone got confused with Yuya's choice of monster, as the frog in performer's clothes appeared in the empty Pendulum Zone. "Now your attention please! I finished the Pendulum Scale with Scale 3 Entermate Turn Toad! With this I can summon monsters within Levels 4-7 simultaneously! Sway, Pendulum of the Soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my monsters!" A portal was opened and two lights came down. "First, I'd like to welcome Stargazer Magician back to the stage!" The white Spellcaster reappeared as a monster.
Stargazer Magician: Level 5/DARK/Spellcaster/1200 ATK/2400 DEF
"Summoning Stargazer Magician as a monster instead of a gate," Hokuto muttered.
"And it's time for the appearance of the main star's of today's event! With its ferocious or beautiful dual-colored eyes, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Said dragon appeared once more, letting out a loud roar.
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: Level 7/DARK/Dragon/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
"Sacred Pleiades' effect activates! By using one Overlay Unit, Odd-Eyes is returned to your hand!" Hokuto declared, as said Xyz used its last unit to send Yuya's monster back to his hand again. "With this, show-time's over!"
Yuya's smile didn't falter. "I think not! The main event is immortal!"
"What?!"
"Stargazer Magician's effect activates! Once per turn, when a Pendulum Monster I possess leaves the field, I can Special Summon that monster!" Stargazer used the power of the stars to bring back its ally. "Another splendid entrance, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"
"He did it! He can defeat Pleiades with Odd-Eyes' double damage effect!" Futoshi cheered.
"He would if he could," Bella corrected, confusing the kids.
"I already told you, Xyz have Ranks not Levels," Sora explained and reminded. "And besides, Odd-Eyes only doubles the damage, it doesn't increase its actual power."
"Then he can't win?" Ayu asked.
"Yuya said it, didn't he? The fun has just begun," Bella reminded.
"Now it's finally time for the climax! Turn Toad's Pendulum Effect activates! Until the end of this turn, it can change the ATK and DEF of one Pendulum Monster! My choice is Stargazer Magician!" Yuya continued, as said monster's power was swapped.
Stargazer Magician: 1200 -} 2400 ATK/2400 -} 1200 DEF
"In addition, I activate the Magic Card, Magical Star Illusion! As long as Stargazer Magician remains on the field, until the end of this turn, all monsters on either player's field gains ATK equal to the total level times 100!"
"The Level of monsters on Yuya-niichan's field is... Odd-Eyes is 7, Stargazer is 5 and Trampolynx is 2... A total of 14!" Tatsuya calculated.
"Each their ATK goes up by 1400 then?" Gongenzaka asked, as the three monster's power went up.
Stargazer Magician: 2400 + 1400 = 3800 ATK
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: 2500 + 1400 = 3900 ATK
Entermate Trampolynx: 300 + 1400 = 1700 ATK
"But won't the opponent's monsters go up too?" Futoshi asked.
"No because-"
Tatsuya cut Bella off. "I get it now! Xyz monsters don't have Level so-"
Ayu caught on. "Their ATK stays the same!"
"What did you say?!" Hokuto asked, not believing the situation.
Yuya got on Odd-Eyes. "Now then, shall we get started? Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Attack Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7! Spiral Strike Burst!" The dual-color eyed dragon released its crimson red attack onto the Machine-type.
Yuya: 200 LP
Hokuto: 2300 LP
"After that Stargazer Magician attacks Pleiades! Horoscope Cutter!" Said monster destroyed its opponent.
Yuya: 200 LP
Hokuto: 1000 LP
"And now for the finish! A direct attack from Trampolynx!" The trampoline-body cat made its way to the defenseless duelist.
Hokuto looked on in great shock. "My 41st consecutive win-" Trampolynx trapped him in its back, having the guy bounce out and hit the ceiling.
Yuya: 200 LP
Hokuto: 0000 LP
WINNER: YUYA!
"That's one win!" Yuya cheered, as the field returned to normal.
"He did it!" the kids cheered.
"Hot-blooded!" Shuzo yelled from the control room.
Yuya walked out the Duel Field, only to then be tackled by the three youngsters. Gongenzaka was watching him with tears of joy.
"Yuya! Well done!" the big guy shouted, crushing his friend in a hug. "As expected of I, the man, Gongenzaka's best friend!"
"You did a great job there, brother," Bella followed, loosening Gongenzaka's grip.
"You're welcome." Yuya noticed someone still missing. "Qing isn't back from the bathroom?"
"Now that you mentioned it, she sure is taking her time," Yuzu agreed.
"Maybe she got nervous or had a call from her parents," Bella thought.
"But why didn't she tell us before she left?" Tatsuya asked.
*BACK WITH QING*
The duel between Qing and Sam just began. The Action Field that was selected for the duel was Sogen. Normally this Field Magic would've boosted the ATK and DEF of Beast-Warrior and Warrior-Type monsters. However, since it was an Action Field, the effect doesn't apply.
"Duelists locked in battle!" Qing began.
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Sam followed.
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"ACTION... DUEL!" both shouted, as Action Cards spread all over the field.
Qing: 4000 LP
Sam: 4000 LP
"Ladies first!" Sam yelled.
"I got it. You don't need to yell," Qing said. "I summon Naturu Mantis!" A green mantis appeared on her field.
Naturu Mantis: Level 4/EARTH/Insect/1700 ATK/1500 DEF
"I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Sam drew his next card. "I activate the Continuous Magic, Unity of the Six Warmen! Every time a 'Six Warmen' monster is summoned, a Bushido Counter is placed on this card!" A Magic Circle of some kind appeared behind him. "While my opponent controls a monster and I control none, I Special Summon Elder of the Six Samurai from my hand!" An old man wearing a mask in a mechanical shrine appeared.
Elder of the Six Warmen: Level 3/EARTH/Warrior/400 ATK/0 DEF
"And because I summoned a 'Six Warmen' monster, a Bushido Counter is gained!" Rather than saying a counter, a sword shot out of the magic circle and stabbed the ground. "Next, I summon True Six Warmen - Kageki!" A samurai in yellow and orange with two extra mechanical arms appeared with the elder.
True Six Warmen - Kageki: Level 3/WIND/Warrior/200 ATK/2000 DEF
"I activate Naturu Mantis' effect! When my opponent Normal Summons a monster, I send one 'Naturu' monster from my hand to the Graveyard to destroy that monster!" Qing countered. "I send Naturu Ladybug to my Graveyard to destroy Kageki! Nature's Cutter!" The mantis crossed its arms, sending an X-shaped shockwave at the recently summoned monster, obliterating it.
"However, Kageki's effect activates when he is summoned! I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Six Warmen' monster from my hand! I Special Summon the Tuner monster, Impersonator of the Six Warmen!" A green samurai in brown armor appeared.
Impersonator of the Six Warmen: Level 2/EARTH/Warrior/400 ATK/1800 DEF
"And because a 'Six Warmen' monster is summoned, another Bushido Counter is gained!" Another sword was shot out. "Unity of the Six Warmen can only hold two Bushido Counters. However! I activate its effect! Removing it from the field to draw one card for each Bushido Counter on it! There are two Bushido Counters, so I draw two cards!" The card dissolved into particles as the two swords were suddenly shot into the air, changing into two cards for Sam. "And since I have two 'Six Warmen' monsters, I Special Summon Great Shogun Shien from my hand!" A red armored samurai with a purple cape appeared onto his field.
Great Shogun Shien: Level 7/FIRE/Warrior/2500 ATK/2400 DEF
"I now tune my Level 3 Elder of the Six Warmen with Level 2 Impersonator of the Six Warmen! Draw out your forbidden blade! Obliterate those that are against you! Synchro Summon! Level 5! True Six Warmen - Shien!" Another red armored samurai with mechanical wings was formed from the two monsters.
True Six Warmen - Shien: Level 5/DARK/Warrior/2500 ATK/1400 DEF
"Battle! True Six Warmen - Shien attacks Naturu Mantis! Samurai Cutter!" The Synchro Monster swung down its sword at the Insect-type monster.
"I activate my Continuous Trap, Naturu Sacred Tree!" Qing activated one of her face-downs.
"It's useless! I activate True Six Warmen - Shien's monster effect! Once per turn, when my opponent activates a Magic or Trap Card, that card's effect is negated and destroyed! And with Great Shogun Shien's monster effect, my opponent can only activate one Magic or Trap card per turn! Single Strike Slash!" Qing's eyes widened as her Trap card and Mantis got destroyed.
Qing: 3200 LP
Sam: 4000 LP
"When Naturu Sacred Tree is sent to the Graveyard, I can add one 'Naturu' card from my deck to my hand! I add Naturu Pumpkin!" Qing added said card to her hand.
"However, it won't stop my attack! Great Shogun Shien! Attack the player directly! Muramasa Blade!" Sam's Level-7 monster swung down its sword, sending a big, cut-like projectile at Qing, who moved out of its range.
Qing: 500 LP
Sam: 4000 LP
"I could've died from that..." she muttered.
"I end my turn with a face-down!" Sam ended. "It is not yet too late to forfeit, Qing-dono!"
"Shut up! My turn! Draw!" Qing drew her next card.
'I can't use Magic or Trap cards at this moment. Which means I'll have to get rid of one of those two monsters first,' she thought. 'However, even if I do Synchro Summon something, that face-down card... If it's a Trap Card, I can summon out Parkion to negate it, but what if it's an Instant Magic?' She took a good look at her hand and tried to form a best strategy. 'Looks like I have to bet on it!'
"I summon a monster in Defense!" A face-down card appeared on her field. "I end my turn!"
"My turn!" Sam drew his next card. "I activate the Equip Magic, Pitch-Black Famed Horse! This card can only be equipped to a 'Six Warmen' monster! That monster gains 200 ATK and DEF! I'll equip this to True Six Warmen - Shien!" A black horse in black armor appeared and the Synchro Monster mounted on it.
True Six Warmen - Shien: 2500 + 200 = 2700 ATK/1400 + 200 = 1600 DEF
"Battle! True Six Warmen - Shien attacks your face-down monster! Samurai Cutter!" The black horse charged at Qing's monster. The warrior on it jumped off and cut the face-down in half, revealing it to be Naturu Cherry.
Naturu Cherry: Level 1/EARTH/Plant/200 ATK/200 DEF
"Naturu Cherry's monster effect! When destroyed by an opponent's card, I can Special Summon two more Naturu Cherry in Defense Mode!" Qing declared, as two copies of the cherries monster appeared.
"That won't stop my monster! Great Shogun Shien attacks another one of your Cherry! Muramasa Blade!" The Effect monster swung its sword down and destroyed another Cherry. "I end my turn."
"My turn! Draw!" Qing drew her next card. "This could work. I summon Naturu Pumpkin!" Her green pumpkin-like monster appeared on her field.
Naturu Pumpkin: Level 4/EARTH/Plant/1400 ATK/800 DEF
"When this card is successfully summoned, I can Special Summon a 'Naturu' monster from my hand! I Special Summon the Tuner monster, Naturu Rosewhip!" Along with the pumpkin, a live rose with thorny vines appeared.
Naturu Rosewhip: Level 3/EARTH/Plant/400 ATK/1700 DEF
"Did you just say Tuner?!" Sam gasped.
"I tune my Level 4 Naturu Pumpkin with my Level 3 Naturu Rosewhip! Become the great roaring nature! One that protects its family! Syncrho Summon! Appear, Level 7, Naturu Landoorsu!" The two monsters formed the turtle made of rock and land.
Naturu Landoorsu: Level 7/EARTH/Rock/2350 ATK/1600 DEF
"And now from my Graveyard, I activate Naturu Ladybug's monster effect! When I Synchro Summoned a 'Naturu' Synchro monster, I can Special Summon it from my Graveyard!" The palm-sized insect appeared onto the field.
Naturu Ladybug: Level 1/EARTH/Insect/100 ATK/100 DEF
It was at this point, Qing took off running. "I now activate my Magic Card, Landols' Luminous Moss!"
"Have you already forgotten how pointless it is?! True Six Warmen - Shien's monster effect! Once per turn, when my opponent activates a Magic or Trap card, that card is negated and destroyed! Single Strike Slash!" The monster threw its sword at Qing's card. The 'Naturu' duelist managed to find and grabbed an Action Card, which didn't go unnoticed by Sam. "I already told you it's useless to use another card!" The sword closed in on the Magic Card, which got intercepted by a rock. "What the-?!" Sam gasped.
"Landoorsu's monster effect! When my opponent activates a monster effect, I send a Magic Card from my hand to the Graveyard to negate and destroy that monster!"
"Then... you got the Action Card for that?!"
"That's right! This is Land Reversal!" The 'Naturu' Synchro used its powers to drag the 'Six Warmen' Synchro down to the end of the Earth.
"Pitch-Black Famed Horse's effect! If the equipped monster is to me destroyed, this card is destroyed instead!" The samurai got off his horse, having the creature taken down instead.
"And because your monster effect was negated, my Magic Card's effect goes through! For this turn, all your monster's effects are negated! Which means, I can use the Magic Card, Fragrance Storm! I destroy one Plant-type monster I control to draw one card! If that card is a Plant-type, I reveal that card and draw another card! Help me out, Naturu Cherry!" The remaining Tuner sacrificed itself and Qing placed her hand on the top of her deck.
'Please... Come!'
"DRAW!" She drew her card. "Monster card, Naturu Strawberry! A Plant-Type! So I draw one more card!" She drew her next card and smiled. "All right! I activate Wonder Clover! By sending a Level 4 Plant-type monster from my hand to my Graveyard, a monster I control can attack twice this turn! I send Naturu Strawberry to the Graveyard to give Landoorsu the extra attack!" The Rock-Type monster glowed a green aura. "Next, I'll use Naturu Ladybug's monster effect! By releasing it, a 'Naturu' monster I control gains 1000 ATK until the end of this turn! All that power once again goes to Landoorsu!"
Naturu Landoorsu: 2350 + 1000 = 3350 ATK
Qing once again picked up an Action Card. "Okay! Action Magic, Nanana! A monster I control gains 700 ATK until the end of this turn!"
"What?!" Sam once again gasped as Landoorsu's power raised again.
Naturu Landoorsu: 3350 + 700 = 4050 ATK
Despite the amount of ATK power the monster has, Qing didn't stop running and searching. "Battle! Landoorsu! Starting from the Synchro, attack both his Shiens! Nature's Destruction!" The turtle-like monster went and destroyed the two warriors before him.
Qing: 500 LP
Sam: 900 LP
"I end my turn! At this time, Landoorsu's ATK returns to normal!" Qing ended, still searching for an Action Card.
Naturu Landoorsu: 4050 - 1700 = 2350 ATK
'Just one more attack. But to land that attack, I have to survive this turn!' she thought.
"My turn! Draw!" Sam drew his next card. "I summon Relic of the Six Warmen!" A purple armor possessed by a ghost appeared on the field.
Relic of the Six Warmen: Level 3/EARTH/Warrior/500 ATK/500 DEF
"Next I activate my Trap Card, Six Warmen Unannounced Visit! This card allows me to Special Summon one 'Six Warmen' monster from my Graveyard!"
"What did you say?!"
"I'll use this effect to bring True Six Warmen - Shien back to the field!" The Synchro monster was resurrected. "And next, Relix of the Six Warmen's monster effect! Once per turn, this card can be equipped to a 'Six Warmen' monster! I will equip him to Shien!" The armored ghost detached itself and attached itself on Shien's armor. "The monster this card was equipped to gains 500 ATK and DEF!"
True Six Warmen - Shien: 2500 + 500 = 3000 ATK/1400 + 500 = 1900 DEF
"This is the end! True Six Warmen - Shien attacks Naturu Landoorsu! Samurai Cutter!"
Qing grabbed an Action Card from the tall grass. "Action Magic, Avoid!"
"It's useless! Shien's monster effect! Avoid is destroyed! Single Strike Slash!" The samurai went to destroy the Action Magic before continuing his assault. Shien swung down his sword, destroying the card. He flew his way toward the Rock-Type, raising his sword for another strike. The sword hit, but the turtle was still standing. "What?!"
"Action Magic, Miracle!" the 'Naturu' duelist announced. "This saves my monster from being destroyed and halves the Battle Damage!"
Qing: 175 LP
Sam: 900 LP
"But wait, you couldn't be that lucky!" Sam shouted. "You're cheating, aren't you?!"
"Tell me now, what am I doing?" Qing asked back.
"You're running around with your tail-" Sam stopped, realizing why she was still running.
"You realized it, right? I'm not running around for nothing; I'm running around to locate the Action Cards. I'm running around so if I'm near the area the Action Card is, I could get it easily, either to use Landoorsu's effect or just activate them!"
"No way... I end my turn with a face-down. During the End Phase, the monster summoned by Six Warmen Unannounced Visit is destroyed. However, with Relic of the Six Warmen's equip effect, if the equipped monster is to be destroyed, this card is destroyed instead."
True Six Warmen - Shien: 3000 - 500 = 2500 ATK/1900 - 500 = 1400 DEF
"My turn! Draw!" Qing drew a new card. "I summon Naturu Flightfly!" A fly made of berries appeared on the field.
Naturu Flightfly: Level Level 3/EARTH/Insect/800 ATK/1500 DEF
"Flightfly's monster effect! All face-up monsters my opponent controls loses 300 ATK and DEF for each face-up 'Naturu' monsters I control!" The newly summoned monster splatted berries on the samurai.
True Six Warmen - Shien: 2500 - 300 x 2 = 1900 ATK/1400 - 300 x 2 = 800 DEF
"Battle! Naturu Landoorsu! Attack Shien! Nature's Destruction!" The Level 7 Synchro Monster unleashed its power onto the Level 5 Synchro, destroying it.
Qing: 175 LP
Sam: 450 LP
"I activate my Trap Card, Ultimate Last Stand!" Sam declared. "By paying Life Points until I have 100 left, I can Special Summon as many 'Six Warmen' monsters from my Graveyard as possible! Now come, my warriors!" Five of Sam's 'Six Warmen' monsters were resurrected from the dead. "And with True Six Warmen - Kageki's monster effect, he gains 1500 ATK if there's another 'Six Warmen' on the field!"
True Six Warmen - Kageki: 200 + 1500 = 1700 ATK
Qing: 175 LP
Sam: 100 LP
"Don't forget, because of Naturu Flightfly, your monsters' ATK and DEF are reduced!" Qing reminded, as the Insect-type splatted more berries on the newly summoned monsters.
Relic of the Six Warmen: 500 - 600 = 0 ATK/500 - 600 = 0 DEF
True Six Warmen - Shien: 2500 - 600 = 1900 ATK/1400 - 600 = 800 DEF
Impersonator of the Six Warmen: 400 - 600 = 0 ATK/1800 - 600 = 1200 DEF
True Six Warmen - Kageki: 1700 - 600 = 1100 ATK/2000 - 600 = 1400 DEF
Elder of the Six Warmen: 400 - 600 = 0 ATK/0 - 600 = 0 DEF
"And so what if they are? You can't touch any more of my Life Points!"
Qing continued to run. As she ran, she thought about what Sam just said.
'He's right... I can't do anymore damage like this. And with how the field is, there's only little chance that I will survive his next turn.' Just then, Flightfly flew by her side. 'Flightfly?' The bug was saying something to her in its own language, which Qing can somehow understand. The adult-minded duelist couldn't help but agree to it as she slowed to a stop.
"What's wrong?! Admitting defeat?!" Sam shouted.
Qing faced him. "As you say, as I am now, I would admit defeat. However, that's if I was serious this whole time!" Sam's eyes widened at those words.
"What do you mean if you were serious?!"
"I mean this! I activate Flightfly's other effect! Once per turn, I can take control of one monster my opponent controls until the End Phase! Come over here, Relic of the Six Warmen!" The possessed armor was forced over to the other side. "And now, I will overlay the Level 3 Naturu Flightfly and Relic of the Six Warmen! With these two monsters I build the Overlay Network!" The two monsters changed into brown lights as they jumped into a portal that formed beneath them. "Gain the power of the flames and take down the leader of those against you! Xyz Summon! Appear now, Rank 3, Grenosaurus!" A red tyrannosaurus rex with some mechanical parts and flames shooting out of its head appeared with two red orbs orbiting around it.
"You can use Xyz Summon as well!?" the samurai duelist gasped in great shock.
"And that's not all! I activate Grenosaurus' monster effect! Once per turn, by using one Overlay Unit, I can inflict 1000 points of damage to my opponent!"
"WHAT?!"
"Finish it, Grenosaurus! Flame Predator!" The dinosaur Xyz monster unleashed a fire breath at Sam, ending the duel at last.
Qing: 175 LP
Sam: 000 LP
WINNER: QING!
"No way! I lost!?" Sam yelled, as the field went back to normal.
"Yeah... Sorry, but I just can't keep holding back and keep using only Synchros. You should be proud though; you're the first person to make me use my Xyz since I got here," Qing said, trying to cheer him up.
"REALLY?!" Apparently he got a bit too cheery to fast.
"Y-Yeah..." Qing looked over to where Reiji was watching. "Satisfied?" Only to see him gone. "Where'd he go?!"
"Reiji-dono probably went back to your school."
"Then... he was keeping me here so You Show would lose!? I have to hurry back!" With that, Qing rushed back to the duel school.
*BACK IN YOU SHOW DUEL SCHOOL*
Yuzu had her duel with LDS Fusion User, Masumi. Sadly, the duel didn't go well, for she was unable to get the Action Card she needed due to being fooled by a reflection of the card. This made her realize how conflicted she is about her trust in Yuya, whom comforted her after her loss.
And now it was time for the third round. Bella was going up against the Synchro User, Yaiba. Sora told her she could go because he had a funny feeling about the guy. Gongenzaka was in a bit of tears, realizing he couldn't really help the school except by cheering them on.
"Be careful, Bella," Yuya told his adopted-sister.
"I will, Yuya," Bella assured.
"You have to win! For our school!" Gongenzaka encouraged.
"Even though you're an outsider," Sora said in a careless tone.
"I still wonder what's taking Qing though," Yuzu said.
"Why are you still wondering where she is?" Henrietta asked. "After all, she abandoned you."
"There's no way she abandoned us, not after she saved us from Sawatari's friends!" Futoshi exclaimed.
"That's right!" Ayu agreed.
"Besides, you don't know anything about her, so shut up!" Tatsuya added.
"Whatever. So, you're going to duel me or what?!" Yaiba demanded.
"I'm coming." Bella followed him to the duel field.