Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V. See Chapter 1 for details.
From an alley a masked individual wearing a tattered cloak and a red scarf watches LDS tower before looking at an LDS badge in his hand and then returning his atention to the tower.
Inside Sawatari was currently dueling one of his goons.
"I attack Power Darts Shooter with Mobious the Frost Monarch! Ice Lance!" Sawatari commands as his monster strikes and he wins.
"Sawatari the cards you've got this time are ridiculously strong!" the goon he beat says.
"You've got it wrong, what's ridiculously strong isn't the monster it's.." he says and then snaps his fingers
"Sawatari!" his three goons say at ones.
"Oh yes! What's important is the skill of the duelist, calculated tactics, precise decision making, a tough spirit, gifted looks, and the perfect combination of them all is.." he says posing around snapping his fingers at the end
"Sawatari!" his goons finnish again.
"Yes! Yes! Simply put, those who deserve to win will, a perfect duelist and that is..." he boasts again
"Sawatari!" the goons finnish once again.
"That's right! Actually wait with these new cards I would prefer if you called me Neo Sawatari!" he strokes his ego again.
"Neo-" he starts
"Sawatari!" the goons finnish.
"Okay! Okay! Ladies and Gentleman..." Sawatari exclaims, about to boast more.
"Looks like she actually influenced him a bit.." one of the goons says at hearing that line.
"You mean Yuya Sakaki right?" another asks.
"Don't say that name!" Sawatari yells as he remembers his defeat at the hand of Lemon Magician Girl.
"The reason I lost to her was because of the cards! Just because I wasn't lucky enough to have Pendulum Cards!" Sawatari says, trying to save his ego.
"What?! That totally contradicts what you just said! And you had the cards first since you tricked Yuya into giving them to you!" his goons say on by one, shocked by their bosse's statment.
"I'll do whatever it takes to beat her! Yuya Sakaki! Just wash your neck amd wait!" Sawatari vows his revenge.
Comedically Yuya was actually washing her neck at You Show. Taking her sweet time while Tatsuya and Sora dry their faces with towels, Futoshi still washes his and Yuzu stands next to her with a towel in hand.
Later that day Yuzu and Ayu were returning to You Show after buying ice cream that the others wanted.
"If they wanted ice cream that much they should have gotten it themselves!" Yuzu says, slightly annoyed.
"But while you are complaining you still bought them a lot, you're really nice big sis Yuzu." Ayu tells her.
Suddenly Yuzu stops and kneels down. Before Ayu can question her Yuzu signales her to be quiet as she looks at the road above them.
They spot two of Sawataris goons walking.
"Sawatari is going all out isn't he ' I'll do whatever it takes to crush Yuya Sakaki ' he says, sounds like he's going to do something awful! He's planning on just attacking her weak points!" one of the goons says. Yuzu and Ayu gasp at that and Yuzu gets a determined look on her face.
"Oh! We better hurry he gets even more selfish when he's hungry." the other says as they pick up the pace.
Yuzu runs after them with Ayu folowing behind her.
At the harbor the masked man stands on the roof of warehouse fifty-three staring at LDS tower. At the same time the goons from earlier enter warehouse fifty-two, which has ben redecorated as a hideout with a dartboard and a couch Sawatari was curently sitting on, with the third of his goons sitting across him on a box.
"Sawatari sorry for making you wait!" one of them says, at which Sawatari says their late, to which the other apologizes too.
"We got you your Sweet Milk Apple Berry Pie with Honey!" the first one says as he walks over to him.
Outside Yuzu looks at the warehouse the goons entered from a corner.
"Big sis Yuzu, shouldn't we tel big sis Yuya?" Ayu asks Yuzu worried.
"Last time Yuya desperately tried to save me, now it's my turn to protect her!" Yuzu thinks as she remembers Yuya ordering her magicians to save her and the children.
"Ayu go back to the Duel School!" Yuzu tells her as she hands her the bag with ice cream.
Ayu tries to retort but Yuzu takes of toward the warehouse. At that moment the masked man looks down after hearing the noise. When he sees Yuzu standing in front of the warehouse his eyes widen behind his mask.
"Why is she here?!" he thinks as he sees her.
Inside the warehouse Sawatari drools as he is about to take a bite from his pie, but chokes when the door is thrown open.
"You coward!" Yuzu calls him as she opens the door.
Sawatari coughs and one of his goons gives him water to help him swallow.
" ' I'll do whatever it takes to crush Yuya ' you said? I'll never let you!" Yuzu states as she angrily walks toward him.
"Yuzu Hiragi?! Why are you here?!" he questions still coughing.
"I don't have to explain that to you! You've got crumbs on your mouth." she says.
At that Sawatari get's a handkerchief from one of his goons which he uses to clean his face. Once done he regains his arrogant and overblone demeanour.
"Yuzu Hiragi it seems you have fallen right into-" Sawatari tryes to say
"Duel me!" Yuzu interrupts him.
He sweats and tries to continue but an angry Yuzu interrupts him again.
"I'll beat the crap out of you!" she declares.
"The goddes of victory is-" he tries again but
"What's wrong afraid of loosing to me?!" she shouts at him, her anger rising.
"Let me talk!" Sawatari yells, from being interrupted over and over again.
"I don't plan on listening to you! You coward, sore-looser, second-rate duelist!" she declares while insulting him.
"Second-rate you said?" Sawatari repeats clearly ofended.
"No you're even below that! Third-rate! Fourth! A hundred-rate duelist!" she ofends him with the truth.
"Now you've done it." Sawatari says, shaking with anger.
One of his goons closes the door as both him and Yuzu get in position to duel.
"What you just said if you want to take it back now is your chance." he says trying to save even a litle face.
"Too bad I don't feel like it, one bit! You cowardly, sore-looser, hundred-rate duelist!" she states repeating her insults.
Sawatari gets angry and puts on his duel disk saying he'll put her in her place.
At that the door opens and the goon that closed it thrown screaming on his back. Walking in slowly is now the masked man, Sawatari's goons getting behind their boss.
"Who are you?" Sawatari questions him.
"Back down." the masked man tells Yuzu confusing her.
The mans eyes narrow in anger as he spots Sawatari's LDS badge.
"Showing up all of a sudden, are you supposed to be a knight that's come to save the princess?" Sawatari asks as the goon that was tossed before gets behind him with the others.
Instead of answering he flings his cloak aside as he activates his duel disk.
"That's an odd duel disk you got there. So you won't answer my question then?" Sawatari notes.
"Hold on what are you doing, getting in the way like that? This is my duel." Yuzu says as she is about to put on her duel disk, but is stopped by the masked man.
"I don't wany you to get hurt anymore." he says, confusing her.
"Well aren't you cool?" Sawatari asks sarcastically.
"But you should leave it at that, sir knight. You'll just embarrass yourself." Sawatari says, mocking him. But the masked man remains silent.
"That's the perfect oportunity to test my new deck. I'll crush you!" Sawatari declares activating his duel disk.
"Duel!" they both declare.
Turn: 1
Unknown: 4000 LP
Hand: 5
Sawatari: 4000 LP
Hand: 5
"I'll go first!" the masked man says.
"Go ahead sir knight" Sawatari says condicending.
"I place all five cards in my hand face down!" the masked duelist says, surprising everyone as his facedowns appear.
"I end my turn." he says.
Sawatari is shocked before he starts laughing.
"Woah now, you come in here acting all cool, and that's all you can do? You didn't draw a single monster?" Sawatari says, mockong him.
"Didn't you hear me? I ended my turn." the masked man states uninterested at the mockery.
At the same time Ayu arives at You Show.
"Big sis Yuya!" she yells as she runs in and falls, the bag she was carying flying into the air.
Yuya catches her and the bag lands in Futoshi's arms.
"Are you okay?" Yuy asks her worried, as Futoshi notes that the ice melted with Sora calling it wasted.
"Ayu, what happened, where's Yuzu?" Yuya asks seeing Ayu on the verge of tears.
'Big sis Yuzu is in danger!" Ayu exclaims. Yuya's eyes widen slightly getting more worried.
Back at the warehouse Sawatari is about to begin his turn.
"I'll show you my perfect dueling. My turn, Draw!" he exclaims as he starts his turn.
Turn: 2
Unknown: 4000 LP
Hand: 0
Sawatari: 4000 LP
Hand: 6
"Allow me to use those set cards of yours." Sawatari says.
"If there are two or more cards in my opponent's Magic and Trap Zone, I can Special Summon this card from my hand! Come forth, Escher the Frost Vassal!" he exclaims as his monster appears.
Escher the Frost Vassal (LV.4) (800ATK/1000DEF)
"And now I release Escher to Advance Summon Mobious the Frost Monarch!" Sawatari continuous, to which his goons cheer.
Mobious the Frost Monarch (LV.6) (2400ATK/1000DEF)
"I activate Mobious effect! When he is Advance Summoned I can choose two Magic and Trap Cards on the field, and destroy them! Freeze Burst!" Sawatari explains as Mobious destroys two cards with a cold wave.
"I'm just getting started! From my hand I activate the Magic Cards, Advance Carnival! Since I already Advance Summoned this card allows me to do it again!" he explains, shocking Yuzu since Mobious already has 2400 attack points.
"I release Mobious the Frost Monarch and Advance Summon! Mobious the Mega Monarch!" Sawatari says.
Mobious the Mega Monarch (LV.8) (2800ATK/1000DEF)
"Usually this would require two releases for this one but, if I release a Advance Summoned monster it counts as two! That is the power of Mobious the Mega Monarch!" Sawatari exclaims, too which his goons cheer.
"I activate Mobious the Mega Monarch's effect! When it is Advance Summoned I can choose three Magic and Trap Cards and destroy them!" Sawatari explains.
One of his goons asks the masked man why he doesn't use his facedowns before they are destroyed and Sawatari points out he can't, since he Advance Summoned Mobious the Mega Monarch using a Water-Attribute monster the targeted cards can't be activated.
"Freeze and shatter!" Sawatari calls, as his monster unleashes a even stronger frost blast destroying the cards.
"How come I can feel the cold wind even though this isn't an Action Field?" Yuzu questions.
"With that all of your facedowns are destroyed and you have no cards in your hand. And you don't have a single monster out. After that cool entrance this is pretty pathetic." Sawatari says, mocking his oponent.
"Hey, you need to get it together! If that's all you can do then it would be better if you let me-" she tries to say, but the masked man silences her with a glare.
"Now then sir gloomy knight. I am sorry for the rude awakening but I'd appreciate if you stepped down from the stage." Sawatari says mockingly as he enters his battle phase.
"I attack you directly with Mobious the Mega Monarch!" Sawatari exclaims as the spikes on his monsters body grow larger and it prepares to attack.
"From my Graveyard I activate the Magic Card, Phantom Knight's Shadow Veil!" the masked man says shocking Sawataris goons.
"You're going to activate a Magic Card from the Graveyard?!" Sawatari asks equaly shocked.
"When a direct attack is declared, I can Special Summon as many of these cards as possible and turn them into monsters." the masked man explains as he takes the three copies of the Magic Card that are ejected from his Graveyard and summons them.
Phantom Knight's Shadow Veil (LV.4) (0ATK/300DEF) (X3)
"When the card's Summomed by this effect are sent to the Graveyard they are banished!" he explains as his three ghostly cavaliers appear.
Sawataris goons are surprised he summoned three monsters at once.
"You set these cards intending to use their effects to Special Summom them?" Yuzu asks the masked man.
"They are just a wall monsters you summoned while you were flustered!" Sawatari exclaims more annoyed than unimpressed.
"I'll destroy them! Go, Mobious the Mega Monarch! Attack Shadow Veil! Imperial Charge!" he commands to which his monster skewers a shadow veil and destroys it.
"When the destroyed Shadow Veil is sent to the Graveyard it's banished." the masked man explains.
"Looks like you barely saved yourself this time. I set one card and end my turn! I gues I'll let you live one more turn." Sawatari says ending his turn, as his facedown appears and his goons cheet for him.
"There will be no next turn for you!" the masked man declares.
"What?" Sawatari asks.
"My turn, Draw!" the masked man begins his turn.
Turn: 3
Unknown: 4000 LP
Hand: 1
Sawatari: 4000 LP
Hand: 1
"I thought you'd put up more of a fight but.. your dueling.. I don't feel the sharpness of a blade or the power of a bullet in it. Not even a fragment of it." the masked man says.
"What was that?" Sawatari asks not getting it, while his goons laugh at the masked man for being delusional.
"All the conditions have been met. When there are two monsters with the same level on my field, my deck's evolution manifests itself! I use the two Level Four Shadow Veils to, build the Overlay Network!" the masked man says as his monsters fly into the xyz portal, surprising everyone.
"Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, Descend! Xyz Summon! Rank Four! Dar Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" he chants at which his monster appears behind him.
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (Rank.4) (O.U.2) (2500ATK/2000DEF)
"Xyz.. Summon?" Yuz exclaims at what she sees.
Sawataris goons are shocked that the masked man was an xyz user exclaiming that only top level LDS students can take courses on that.
"I'll admit I was surprised when you Xyz Summomed so quickly." Sawatari says clapping his hands.
"But, are you planning on battling against my Mobious with that monster? Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's attack points are 2500, while Mobious has 2800 attack points! Seems your Xyz Summon turned out to be just a bluff!" Sawatari exclaims.
"The true power of Xyz monster's lies within their souls, their overlay units which they use to annihilate their foes." the masked duelist says.
"Enough with your Xyz lessons, I'm not interested!" Sawatari exclaims looking smug as ever.
"Then I shall have you bear witness to their power! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's effect activates! By using one overlay unit, it can halve the attack points of a Level Five or higher monster, and gain those points for itself until the end of the turn! Treason Discharge!" the masked duelist declares as one of his dragons overlay units gets absorbed and it's blade like wings unfold shooting purple lightng at Mobious binding it with it, and weakaning it while growing stronger.
Mobious the Mega Monarch (LV.8) (2800 - 1400ATK/1000DEF)
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (Rank.4) (O.U.2 - 1) (2500 - 3900ATK/2000DEF)
Everyone is shocked that now Dark Rebellion is stronger than Mobious, but the masked man wasn't done.
"I use the remaining overlay unit and activate Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's effect again! Treason Discharge!" he calls as more lightning shoots out of the dragon's wings and the one binding Mobious intensifies.
Mobious the Mega Monarch (LV.8) (1400 - 700ATK/1000DEF)
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (Rank.4) (O.U.1 - 0) (3900 - 4600ATK/2000DEF)
The goons get worried and Yuzu is surprised to see a monster with that many attack points.
"No, no, no way!" Sawatari calls panicking.
"Battle Phase! I attack Mobious the Mega Monarch with Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon! Go! Crush that glacier with your fangs!" the dragons wings spark with purple elecricity and a blue light as it prepares to attack.
"Revolt of Lightning Disobey!" he calls as his dragon flies toward Mobious stabbing it and making it explode.
The shockwave from the attack sends Sawatari flying backward and debris fly around. The masked man shields Yuzu and a piece of debris damages his goggles. Smoke erupts from the warehouse as the place itself is damaged.
Sawayari: 4000 - 100 LP
"What the hell is this?! It's no Action Field but we felt that impact!" one of the goons questions.
"The power of that guy's monster was what send us flying?!" another one asks.
"This is bad!" the third one states.
The masked man walks up to Sawatari, with his goggles now on his head.
"I will only ask you once, you will answer me properly! Is this badge from LDS? What is your connection with Academia?" the masked man asks holding up a LDS badge.
"A-Academia?! What are you talking about?" Sawatari asks not getting it.
"Don't pay dumb!" the masked man demands.
"I meam it! Anyone who's enrolled in LDS has a badge like that! I don't know anything about this Academia or whatever! I swear!" Sawatari exclaims.
"Then I have no business with you." the masked man says as he turns around to leave.
"Idiot! The Duel isn't over yet! I activate the Trap, Ice Rage Shot!" Sawatari says smirking as he gets up, while the masked man keeps walking to the exit.
"Since your monster destroyed my Water-Attribute monster in battle, this Trap destroys your monster and deals you damage equal to it's attack points!" Sawatari explains shocking his goons and Yuzu.
"Your Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon is destroyed and you take it's 4600 attack points as damage!" Sawatari explains before laughing.
"I red your moves and planned ahead by setting that trap card and now I've won!" Sawatari declares still laughing.
"Such cheap tactics, it's child's play honestly." the masked man says with his back turned to Sawatari, who is shocked by that statement.
"From my Graveyard I activate the Continuous Magic, Phantom Death Spear! When my opponent's Trap Card activates by banishing this card from my Graveyard, your Trap is negated and destroyed!" the masked man says still with his back turned as the spear apears behind him pointing at Sawatari, whose trap is destroyed.
"And then my opponent takes 100 points of damage!" he says, at which Sawatari panics.
"Wait! Wait!" Sawatari repeats over and over.
"Experience the rage and sorrow of the battlefield with your own flesh and soul!" the masked man says as he turns toward Sawatari and his spear fires at him.
Sawatari gets pinned to the wall scared for dear life as his LP drop to 0.
Sawatari: 100 - 0 LP
Winner: Unknown
The dragon and spear disappear. And Sawatari is left with a hole in his jacket.
The masked man removes his mask revealing his face that looks just like Yuya's. At that Yuzu's eyes widen in shock.
"I-it was you-!!" Sawatari says before falling to the ground and passing out.
His goons grab him and run for dear life.
Back at the warehouse the now unmasked man turns toward Yuzu.
"Who are you?" she asks him. At that question his eyes widen slightly before narrowing a bit.
"Yuzu!!" Yuya's voice is heard from outside.
Yuzu turns toward the door and at the same time the unknown duelist pushes a button on his duel disk which releases a light blinding Yuzu. When it wears of the man is gone confusing her more.
At that Yuya arrives and walks into the warehouse.
"Yuzu are you okay?" she asks concerned.
"Yeah. Let's just go okay." Yuzu says.
"Okay if you say so. This place reeks of smoke anyway. What happened here?" Yuya says as they walk away from the harbour.
"Who was that guy and why does he look like Yuya? Just what is going on here?" Yuzu mentally questions the mysterious duelist still on her mind.
In a dark alley said duelist leans aginst the wall with his eyes closed.
"She didn't know who I was and also didn't recognize any card I used. So it's not her? But then who was she?" the phantom duelist mentally questions as he thinks about Yuzu before the image of another girl with the same face comes to his mind, a tear sliding down his face at that.