Chapter 29

Pre-Evolution of Gouki

"And so…" The teacher was teaching his class a lesson. Tom and Emoti-chan were attending it, including Yusaku and Naoki, but they didn't pay too much attention as Naoki was checking his tablet, admiring at Playmaker, Blue Angel, and others while Yusaku stared in space at the windows.

Tom also didn't pay too much attention, too as he was worried about his missing friend and classmate. He looked over his shoulder at the missing seat behind him.

"Hey!" A familiar female voice whispered to him. "Where is he?"

"Morse?" Tom replied to Emoti-chan. "Sorry, but he is…well, not feeling well today."

"Oh…I see," she replied calmly, yet worriedly.

"It looks like Yu or Morse or whatever his name is absent today," Ai stated as he peeked out the duel disk.

"It seems like so," Yusaku replied.

Meanwhile, Yu was alone outside, laying down in the grass. He was looking at the sky quietly and seldom, deep in thought.

"Master Yu…" Rossy appeared in her robot form. "You should be at school."

"Hey, Rossy," he said. "Are you…really an Ignis Prototype? Just like what Revolver said?"

Rossy stared at her human master for few seconds until she spoke. "Master Yu, you should not believe what your enemy said. Revolver is only lying."

Yu gave a soft smile. "I guess so, but I am not quite if he was lying. He sounded like he was serious and telling the truth. At least that's what I think, but…."

"Master Yu, don't think too hard. Focus on the present, and your friends are waiting for you," Rossy said.

"You're right! I better get going," Yu said. "Though, if I did, Emoti-chan will definitely scold me for being late."

Rossy made a laughing face. "Definitely!"

"Yu Akira!"

He and Rossy stopped and turned around. A tall, bulky figure approached them.

"Hey! You're…!" Yu looked surprised.

"Go Onizuka!" Rossy exclaimed.

"Go Onizuka, why are you here?" Yu asked.

"I am here to ask you for a challenge," Go said.

"Say what!?" Yu and Rossy gasped.

Yu and Rossy invited by Go to a tea café, sitting at the table with just only three of them (besides the café master). They drank tea and ate French Toast.

"So, why are you asking me for a duel?" Yu asked.

"To be honest, you would be the first Duelist to tell you this," Go said as Yu and Rossy listened carefully. "I am thinking of changing my fighting style."

"Changing your fighting style?" Rossy questioned.

"Yes," he responded. "I want to improve myself so that I can become stronger, stronger than anyone else! I learn that when I dueled Playmaker."

"I see. That sounds logical," Rossy agreed.

"That does sound like an idea, but sorry. I am not interested in dueling anymore," Yu stated.

"Illogical!" Rossy gasped.

"What? Why?" Go asked, looking serious.

"It's…um, sorry. I can't say why, but I can't help you right now," Yu said as he got up and left.

"Ah, wait, Master Yu! Come back!" Rossy followed. Go just watched him leave.

Soon, the day became night time and Yu was still sulking and just walking around, looking sad and deep in thought. He stopped in the middle of the bridge and then looked at the river. Den City's light reflected in the river.

"Master Yu, it is getting late. We should go back home," Rossy said.

"Rossy…I really don't know what to do, anymore," Yu said straightforwardly.

"Master…" Rossy responded.

"A lot of things happened since I…. met Dark Knight and Revolver. I know that things are becoming crazier, but I just…just don't know how to handle all of this. It is just so overwhelming," he explained. "And all are caused by me just looking for the Legendary Codes!"

"Master Yu, don't feel sad. What you're doing is a noble thing. You want to fulfill your father's dream, don't you?" Rossy asked.

"What I'm saying is I'm not sure if fulfilling my dad's dream is really a good thing! Maybe the Legendary Codes aren't real. And even if they are real, what would happen if I collect all six?! How would I protect my dad's dream from other people who want to use them for terrible things?"

Yu looked sadder and frustrated. Rossy then gave a "nice, warm smile" on her "face."

"Master Yu, how about let's go and relax in Link VRAINS?" Rossy suggested.

Yu thought for a moment and then sighed. "OK, I guess we can since I have nothing else to do in real world."

Yu and Rossy went around a corner of the street where no other people would notice them.

"Into the VRAINS!" He exclaimed as blue sphere surrounded him, turning into his VR avatar form.

Yu entered LINK VRAINS and looked around. There were a lot of people walking down the virtual streets of Den City Hub, the main central hub of LINK VRAINS as he watched them from the rooftop of the building.

"According to my calculation, this place is about 95.5% popular place to view Den City," Rossy stated.

"It really is," Yu as Codebreaker commented. The neon lights of the city illuminated the streets and buildings.

"So, you logged in…" He turned around and encounter a familiar person.

"Go Onizuka!" Rossy gasped.

"Persistent guy you are," Yu said. "If you are here to ask the duel, sorry, but no. I don't want to duel."

"Yu Akira…No, Codebreaker, please allow me to duel you! Help me to get stronger!" Go was now bowing his head down to the ground with his knees down, too.

"Master Yu, I don't think Go Onizuka would leave you alone and he's 100% being honest with you," Rossy said.

Yu then sighed. "I guess one duel wouldn't hurt."

"Oh, thank you, Codebreaker!" Suddenly, he grabbed Yu and gave him big, yet painful man hug. "I'm glad that someone understands me!"

"Ack! Arrgh! Yeah, great! Could you please let me go?!" Codebreaker demanded.

Codebreaker and Go Onizuka stood far apart from each other. They decided to do Master Duel at the rooftop they were standing on so that they won't catch any attention from other users below.

"Master Duel is dictated by different rules, including the addition of five Main Monster Zones and five Spell & Trap Zones," Rossy explained.

"Alright then! My body is ready!" Go Onizuka declared as he gave himself a fist bump.

Rossy transformed into her duel disk mode, allowing her master to wield it onto his left wrist.

"DUEL!"

Codebreaker vs. Go Onizuka

Codebreaker (5h): 4000 LP

Go Onizuka (5h): 4000 LP

"I will go first!" Go exclaimed. "I Normal Summon Gouki Suplex!"

The blue Gouki monster appeared with 1800 ATK, but zero DEF. "His effect activates when it is normal summoned! Since it did, I can Special Summon 1 Gouki monster from my hand! I Special Summon Gouki Twistcobra!"

The green reptilian Gouki stood next to Suplex. "I'm not done yet! Now, I activate Gouki Headbatt's effect from my hand! I send my Gouki Riscorpio from my hand to the Graveyard, and then target 1 Gouki monster I control on the field to Special Summon this card in DEF position. I target Suplex. Now, come out! Headbatt!"

The third Gouki appeared, which this one looked like a bat with purple color.

"Gouki Suplex gains 800 ATK due to Headbatt's effect!" Go added as his first Gouki's ATK went up to 2600.

"Open the circuit!" The Link Square appeared on the ground in front of Go. "The summoning condition is at least 2 Gouki monsters. I set my three Gouki's to the Link Markers!"

His three Gouki monsters turned into blue, green, and purple twisters respectfully. They sank into the bottom rows of link arrows.

"Link Summon! Rise, Link 3! Gouki The Great Ogre!" His ace Gouki monster appeared with a monstrous battle roar, showing off its 2600 ATK.

"Go Onizuka Link Summoned a Link 3 monster!" Rossy exclaimed.

"I activate my three Gouki monsters that I used for Link Summon. If Suplex, Twistcobra, or Headbatt is sent from the field to the GY, I can add 1 Gouki card from my Deck to my hand," Go explained as he drew three cards. "Since I sent three of them, I get to add three Gouki cards!"

"I set a card and end my turn," Go finished as he put down two face-down cards on his side.

Go Onizuka (3h): 4000 LP

"OK, my turn. I draw." Yu drew his card and looked over what he had and what was on the field.

He saw that he had a good hand, but as he was going to make his move, he remembered Dark Knight's and Revolver's words. He was still thinking about what they said to him during their past encounters.

"Master Yu! Master Yu!" Yu's AI partner snapped him out of his thought. "It is your turn, master."

"Oh, um, right!" Yu shrugged. "I summon C# Wyrm and set a card, and then end my turn."

The small Cyberse wyrm appeared on his side with a card face-down that appeared briefly before it faded.

Codebreaker (3h): 4000 LP

Go glared at his field in thought.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He asked aloud. "Aren't you gonna duel me?"

"That's what we're doing," he replied.

"Are you…not taking me seriously?!" He suddenly looked angry.

"What? We're dueling, right? And I ended my turn. It is your turn now," Codebreaker said.

"You're not dueling seriously!" Go argued. "If you forgot how, I'll teach you! My turn!"

Go drew his card strongly. "Time to show you the fruit of my work! First, I normal summon Gouki Riscorpio!" The red Gouki with a tail of scorpion appeared behind Great Ogre's bottom left Link.

"Then, I play this card!" Go showed the card in his hand, revealing an Equip Spell. "Gouki Dark Mask!"

The same mask appeared over Great Ogre's face. It struggled to get it off first, but slowly and surely, the mask took over the Great Ogre, consuming it and controlling it.

"And now, I shall wield its power, too!" Go first bumped himself over his face and when he moved his hands away, he was wearing the same mask.

"What the?" Codebreaker said.

"Now…. I am Dark Onizuka!" Dark Onizuka appeared, roaring his name.

Wow! Suddenly, this duel became more of a WWE round!

"Gouki The Great Ogre's effect! All monsters on the field losses their ATK equal to their DEF! Ogre Pressure!"

His ace roared loudly, making Codebreaker covering their ears. Even Rossy's face glitched when it did that. C# Wyrm squirmed as its ATK drained to zero.

"Bzzt! Bzzt! The noise level is over 90%!" Rossy exclaimed.

"Gouki Dark Mask's effect!" He stated. "When Gouk the Great Dark Ogre activates his effect, you are inflicted with 500 points of damage!"

The Great Dark Ogre threw its ax at Codebreaker, which slightly cut his arm, but not too deeply since he managed to dodge barely.

Damn! That was close!

"Then, I normal summon Gouki Riscorpio!" The red Gouki with a tail of scorpion appeared behind Great Ogre's bottom left Link.

"Gouki Riscorpio can be Normal Summoned without Tributing if I control no monsters or all monsters I control are Gouki," Dark Onizuka explained. "Now, battle! I declare Gouki the Great Dark Ogre to attack your pathetic, little C# Wyrm!"

His ace got his ax back and used it to easily slice Wyrm in half.

"Grrggh! When C# Wyrm is destroyed by battle, I only take half of the battle damage from it!" Codebreaker admitted, taking only half of the damage, but still felt some pain.

Codebreaker: 4000 – 1300 = 2700 LP

"Not bad," Dark Onizuka praised before he glared mercilessly. "But, not good enough! Now, Riscorpio attack you directly!"

Riscorpio used his stinger tail to stave through Codebreaker, causing him to gasp in pain.

Codebreaker: 400 LP

Codebreaker dropped to his knees as he clutched his stomach, holding the pain.

"What's the matter? Are you giving up?" Dark Onizuka said.

"Master Yu, I know this is not an appropriate time to say this, but your Life Points are below 1000. If you take another hit, you lose," Rossy said.

"I know…. I know that!" Yu yelled. "But…. I just can't. I just…don't feel myself lately, but…"

He slowly got up, making Dark Onizuka looked at him. "I also don't want to give up. I just don't want to! But, I don't know how to fight back."

"Hmph! I can see that little flame of yours is still burning, but in your state now, it is weak!" Dark Onizuka stated as he pointed at Yu. "If you want to fight back and defeat me, you must go beyond what you are now!"

"Go beyond what I am?" Codebreaker thought. "What does he mean?"

-VRAINS Codes of Secrets-

Meanwhile, Yusaku, Ai, and Shoichi were in the van, discussing their plan.

"You sure that it would work?" Ai asked.

"Of course, it will. I am no ordinary hacker," Yusaku pointed out.

"He's right. If he isn't, he wouldn't be Playmaker after all," Shoichi joked.

"So, we're gonna hack into Codebreaker's server." Ai then snickered. "Hee, hee! This is gonna be fun."

"So, let's get cracking," Shoichi said as he began typing in front of the multiple computer monitors.

"Yeah," Yusaku agreed as he started working, too.

"Well, let me know if you guys need help, I will just take a nap," Ai said as he soon snoozed into sleep mode.

"Got it," Yusaku said.

"What? That was fast." Ai's snot bubble popped.

"His firewall is pretty simple. For programmers, he needs to improve his security program," Shoichi said.

"Anyway, it's time to go." Yusaku got up, grabbed his duel disk with Ai inside, and went into the room.

"Deck set! Into the VRAINS!" He shouted as a sphere of data surrounded him, transforming him into Playmaker and then logging in.

Playmaker logged into just outside the interpoint between Link VRAINS and Yu's private network. Some firewall in Link VRAINS represented as a literal gate, but Yu's firewall was like a huge door. It was like a wall that protected a city from evil giants or something like that. However, something was odd.

"Hey, I thought you said you cracked the firewall?" Ai thought aloud.

"Kusanagi-san, didn't we crack the firewall on his server?" Playmaker asked.

"Yeah, we did. What's wrong?" he asked.

"The firewall is still closed," Playmaker said.

"Mmf, mmf, mmf!" Playmaker and Ai turned around, hearing the eerie laugh.

"Greeting, Playmaker!" Suddenly, a figure logged in and appeared before Playmaker and Ai.

"Who the heck are you?" Playmaker questioned.

"My name is Joker, Top Charisma Duelist Number 2!" Joker greeted as he gave a little bow.

"Top Charisma Duelist? Number 2? Oh! So, you're the one who replaced Blue Angel's spot," Ai guessed.

"Correct! You're very smart AI, unlike the normal AI that most of us use, except you, Playmaker," Joker said.

"Why, thank you." Ai felt praised. "I am very smart indeed."

"Quiet." Playmaker discouraged him. "What do you want?"

"I bet you are wondering. Why a great hacker, possibly one of the best in all of Link VRAINS couldn't able to crack this humongous, yet simple network firewall?" Joker questioned teasingly. "Well, I will tell you why! I'm the better hacker than you, Playmaker."

"What the heck is he saying?" Ai asked.

"It means we really didn't crack the firewall because he got in our way," Playmaker answered.

"Oh! That bastard!" Ai angered.

Joker gave another eerie laugh. "But, I have my reason. I am here for you, Ai!"

"What?! Me?!" Ai gasped.

-VRAINS Codes of Secrets-

Back to the duel, Codebreaker's LP was very low while Go, I mean, Dark Onizuka had more.

"My turn! Draw!" Codebreaker drew a card and saw the way.

"This is….!" Codebreaker said. "OK, I think I know how."

Dark Onizuka raised an eyebrow.

"I summon C# Download Knight and use its effect!" His staple Cyberse Knight appeared. "I can Special Summon 1 C# monster from my GY or Deck! I choose my C# Webkumo from my Deck."

His second staple monster appeared. "Then, since I control C# monster, I can Special Summon C# Wyrm from my Graveyard!" The little Cyberse wyrm squirmed out of the GY portal and returned to the field.

"If you're thinking to Link Summon your ace, guess again!" Dark Onizuka yelled. "Gouki the Great Dark Ogre's effect! All your monsters lose their ATK equal to their DEF and then you're inflicted with 500 damages! This is the end for you, Codebreaker!"

"Trap Card, C# Virus Detect!" His set card flipped up, revealing a Trap Card which showed C# Wyrm going through the firewall as it was detected by C# Software Protect Golem, ready to crush the invader with its fist.

"If I would take an effect damage, that effect is negated!" Codebreaker stated.

"What?" Dark Onizuka looked a bit surprised.

"Now, I input the code to the circuit!" The Link Square appeared. "The summoning condition is 4 effect monsters! Via C# Webkumo's effect, it is treated as two Link Materials! I set my C# Download Knight, Webkumo, and Wyrm to the Link Markers!"

Webkumo split into while the other two monsters turned into blue and yellow twisters. The two Webkumo turned into two light blue twisters, absorbing into the other arrows.

"Link Summon! Link 4, Cyber Magician Girl!" His ace magician appeared as she winked and posed for her entrance.

"Just as I knew you would, I activate my Continous Trap Card, Gouki Trap!" His set card revealed, which showed Gouki The Great Ogre holding Suplex with one arm wrapped around the neck in the ring while the audiences (which were all duel monsters, which some that are commonly familiar, like Winged Kuriboh, Gagagigo, Gagaga Girl, and Ogama Yellow) cheered from outside the ring.

"When my opponent summons a monster while I control more Gouki Monster than the number of monsters my opponent controls, that monster's effect is negated and its ATK is reduced to zero!" Dark Onizuka exclaimed.

The Great Dark Ogre jumped into the ring, doing the same move on Cyber Magician Girl as she struggled to get out of its huge, muscular arm.

"But, I can still do this!" Codebreaker stated, making Dark Onizuka look. "I open the circuit!"

The Link Square appeared. "The summoning condition is at least 3 Effect Monsters. I set my Link 4 Cyber Magician Girl to the Link Markers!"

Cyber Magician Girl managed to get out of Great Dark Ogre's arm and turned into four multi-colorful twisters of red, green, blue, and yellow.

"Link Summon! Appear! Link 4, Null Dragon!" His ace dragon appeared with a strong roar that defiled the Gouki.

"Still, Gouki Trap will just trap your Dragon too!" Dark Onizuka pointed.

"Not really!" Codebreaker argued back. "When Null Dragon is Link Summoned, all face-up Spell and Trap Cards are negated! Nullification!"

His dragon roared, causing Gouki Trap and Gouki Dark Mask to gray-out.

"No! My Trap and My Equip Spell!" Dark Onizuka cried.

"Now! I activate Null Dragon's other effect, which allows me to Special Summon one Link Monster from my Extra Deck or GY, but it cannot attack this turn and it gains one additional Link Arrow! I choose my one and only Cyber Magician Girl, and she gains the left arrow!"

The female ace magician appeared next to Null Dragon's bottom arrow. "Then, I use Cyber Magician Girl's effect to take control of your Gouki The Great Dark Ogre!"

Cyber Magician Girl transformed her wand into a whip and then whipped at his ace Link, catching it and pulled it to her side. In the process, the mask was taken off by her strong pull, causing the Equip Spell to destroy itself.

"No, my spell!" Dark Onizuka's dark mask also cracked into pieces, returning to being normal Go Onizuka.

"Again, I input the final code to the circuit!" The Link Square appeared again. "The summoning condition is at least 3 Effect Monsters. I set my Link 4 Cyber Magician Girl to the Link Markers for the second time!"

His ace turned into four twisters again, absorbing into the arrows. "Link Summon! Appear your evolved form! Cyber Heart Magician Girl!"

His ace magician's evolved, an angelic form appeared, standing side with Null Dragon and Gouki the Great Ogre.

"I activate her effect! If she is Link Summoned using Cyber Magician Girl as the only Link Material, she gains ATK equal to the monster she's pointing to! Currently, she is pointing to your Gouki the Great Ogre!"

Gouki the Great Ogre and Cyber Heart Magician Girl gave each a high-five as if this was a tag match, increasing her ATK to 4600.

"4… 4600 ATK!?" Go gasped.

"Battle! I attack your Gouki Riscorpia with Null Dragon!" His ace dragon roared as it charged up its energy. "Omega Null Force!"

His dragon then fired a powerful white energy beam, obliterating Riscorpio.

"Gggggggrrrh!" Go pushed back by the impact of the beam.

Go Onizuka: 4000 – 100 = 3900 LP

"Cyber Heart Magician Girl, direct attack Go Onizuka! Finale Heart Pulse Beam!" His ace magician fired up her heart-shaped wand. The wand unleased a powerful red and pink beam of hearts at Go.

"Waaaaaaaaahhhh!" Go screamed as he lost the duel.

Go Onizuka: 0 LP

"Congratulations, Master! You won!" Rossy cheered.

"Yeah, I did," Yu responded as he panted, looking a bit tired.

Go Onizuka gave a friendly laugh. "Ha, ha, ha! I lost…. again!"

Go got up and walked over to Yu. "Codebreaker … No, Yu Akira! That was a great duel! I learned a lot from you and I always believed in you that you would win."

"Huh? What do you mean? I thought you would win," Yu said.

Go shrugged. "No. I wasn't here to win or lose. I only wanted to learn, and I now know that I still have a way to go. Thank you very much for the duel, Yu Akira. I will see you around."

Go Onizuka and Codebreaker shook hand on it as Yu gave a little grin to Go while Go gave a friendly smirk. He walked away and then logged out, leaving Codebreaker alone by himself.

He looked up to the virtual sky of Link VRAINS just as the virtual full moon shined its light over the city.

"Go beyond who I am now…." He repeated that quote in his mind.

New Cards Cheat Sheet

Gouki Trap-Type: Continuous Trap, Effect: If your opponent Link Summoned a monster while you control more Gouki Monsters than the number of monsters your opponent control on the field, that summoned monster's effect is negated and reduces its ATK to zero.

C# Virus Detect-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If you would take an effect damage by a card effect, negate that damage.

Hello, guys! The spring is finally here after an unexpected cold beginning, especially if you live in the eastern coast side of USA.

Here we are, folks! Codebreaker's duel with Go Onizuka! Actually, I think this is the first duel we see with Go Onizuka. Fortunately for him, I think he is finally going to be more active and important main cast characters in the current season 2 of the anime.

What do you guys think of the duel between Codebreaker and Go Onizuka in this chapter? Also, speaking of season 2 what do you guys think of season 2? I would like to read your thoughts about it in your review so looking forward to it :)

With all that said, I hope you guys have an awesome day and as always, here is the preview for the next chapter!

Link Summon...What if you can't Link Summon anymore in the duel? The Top #2 Charisma Duelist, Joker gets in Playmaker's way, trapping in the duel and not allowing him to make any moves!

Ai: Oye, oye, Playmaker-sama! This is bad, this is VERY BAD! We can't do anything in this duel!

Playmaker: Calm down! There is always a way!

Joker (laughing eerily): Show me, Playmaker! Show me what you can do!

Next time in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets, Ojama Trap!

Playmaker & Codebreaker: INTO THE VRAINS!