Hello, this is your writer speaking... just kidding. Anyway, hello. I bring you all a treat of Cardfight! Vanguard fanfiction. Now then, this fiction is my first canon plus OC fiction so I hope you all could bear with me. Some of you might dislike the way I write about the canon characters but please, do understand that I am doing my best at it, although I sucked at it.
But anyway, as I was saying. This fiction begins from Ep 50 or something in the anime. The episode where Aichi was saved from being to deluded with PsyQualia something... the episode after Kai defeated Aichi and he return to his normal self. That episode, yes that one. Anyway, enjoy.
Main pairing for the fiction: OC (Yukinojou Kojuurou) x Tokura Misaki
Prologue
Yukinojou Kojuurou or Kojuurou in short is an average eighteen year old young man, who happened to have a profession in Vanguard card game. He had distinctive messy long blonde hair, which he did not bother to tidy them, covering his eyes. Behind his long hair is a pair of cool regal eyes and seemingly handsome face, assuming if he had treated his facial hair problem. The blonde teen also has slight mustache and goatee growing on his face, giving him a young 'old man' appearance. Kojuurou wore a plain and simple black T-shirt with a 'Cardfight! Vanguard' logo embroidered on the left breast pocket, a beige trousers with many pockets and a bag strapped along his waist line.
Vanguard is the name of a card game that is so popular that it even spread its popularity overseas. Everywhere you look, be it the slums, schools or even the developed areas, anyone could find either people talking about the game or playing them. In fact, the card game is also opened to anyone.
Kojuurou began playing ever since when he was a child and made many friends. But one day, he had to leave due to family business with only one thing to regret… and he hated it.
Kojuurou looked up to the sky and let out a heavy sigh. "Ten years sure passed by quickly…" he commented as he reminisced those happy days in his childhood. Shrugging the old times off, he lower his gaze to the inn he is staying in Heiwamura Inn.
Kojuurou took a breathtaking view of his accommodation. It was a simple room that looked like a new house. The only thing available in the room is the futon in the closet and a window that provides fresh 'oxygen'. It was enough for him. Until the teen decided to settle down somewhere, the inn will be his temporary quarters. Kojuurou meet with the inn's landlady – Katie Minas. She appeared around his 'age' but despite the young high school girl like looks, she has a matron like atmosphere. The landlady had long aqua blue hair tied in a Dutch braid style and was wearing a topknot style behind her head. She wore a pale white casual furisode hakama with some pale cyan flowery patterns on it. The appearance simply made her look like a Japanese snow girl, puns completely intended (Kojuurou's name – Yukinojou means Girl of the Snow/Snow girl). Her eyes matched her hair color but were slightly paler.
"Yukinojou-san," she called gently, "Is the room to your liking?"
"Yes, it is Katie-san," Kojuurou replied, "I'm heading out now to see the neighborhood."
"I'm making dinner now, so don't come back late," she reminded him in a motherly way.
Kojuurou chuckled and commented, "Yes mom." He answered jokingly as he put on his shoes. His chuckles and actions were ceased to a halt when he felt a surge of killing intent leaked behind him. He turned mechanically and was granted the sight of a woman enveloped in purple malicious aura. He faltered and threw himself away quickly from the woman as he cowered further while screaming.
"Yukinojou-san… do you know that women dislike it when you talk about their age?" her voice sounded like a mumble but was loud enough for the frightened teen to hear. The now frightened messy teen apologized and the visage, whatever that was, receded. "Good."
The messy teen sighed in relief as he had returned to the green zone in the inn. He learned something essential today and that is the landlady of Heiwamura Inn is a demon in human skin… if she is angered, literally. Kojuurou sighed again and stood up after putting on his shoes and began to head off after he was stopped momentarily as the landlady gave him a good-luck-charm pat.
"Boy, that was nice!" he exclaimed smoothly. "Now that I'm done, I guess it's a perfect time to check the streets out." The messy haired teen left the inn as soon as he slid the sliding door close and checked for his wallets. He was ready, "Now then, let's see how things had changed over 10 years." Kojuurou stroked his goatee like a wise man as he walked around the streets of his new home.
Kojuurou walked down the streets around the neighborhood. The place was lively compared to the time he stayed in the city. He even noticed some of the shops had changed. Even his favorite bakery store he always passed by while he was a kid was replaced with a mini mart. Kojuurou disliked changes… especially when he wasn't aware of the process. He let out a sigh of relief when he found the park of his childhood. It was still there, unchanged. He walked to the park and sat on one of the benches, across the one occupied by a teenager, who is lying on it with his eyes closed.
"… Sure feels great to be back…" he said to himself soothingly. "I can't believe this place haven't changed at all… last I came." He continued ranting to himself as he closed his eyes and enjoyed the peacefulness of the place. He then turn to the teen across him and examined him.
The teen wore a kind of high school uniform that easily gave off his age being 16 or 17. He had light brown hair that somehow defied gravity and had the atmosphere of a cool guy.
Kojuurou gave a smirk at the teen and mouthed silently, "Too bad I don't have my deck with me… otherwise I would have demand a fight from you… like how I used to." True to his words. Kojuurou, as a child, used to challenge others to a cardfight. He would not take no for an answer. Even if he had lost some matches, he would still be happy and walk away with a genuine smile. Those days were his happiest, but now, he wished to live the life he once did. He sighed dejectedly and returned to his tranquilities.
Unknown to him, the teen in uniform heard every word the messy teen said. He opened the lit of his eyes and raised his head from his position to see the messy teen. "You…"
"Hm?" the messy haired teen snapped back to reality when he heard something. He turned to the obvious direction and saw the teen staring at him. "Oh, did I disturb you? I'm sorry." He bowed from where he sat and resumed his previous action, only to be interrupted again.
The teen had a calculative look in his eyes as he stared the stranger. He narrowed his eyes and noticed something, "Are you a cardfighter?" he asked bluntly.
The messy teen turned to the other brown haired teen and answered, "Used to be… but due to… circumstances, I can't fight anymore… well without a deck that is." He added while stroking his short beard.
"… Come with me." The teen said in a rather commanding tone.
"Huh?" Kojuurou was slightly confused with the sudden approach. He knew very well of the saying, 'do not trust strangers' ever since he was a child. But for some reason, he felt like he could trust him. Something told him to follow the stranger; whose age is about 2 or 3 years younger than him… maybe this is what his landlord's good-luck-charm meant. Dwelling on it no more, he followed the high school student anyway, "Sure…"
The two walked down the streets and Kojuurou was back to the streets district. He simply followed the high school student's lead. When he waited before the red lights, Kojuurou caught up with him and could examine the stranger more. His eyes were emerald in color and he could see a tragic past in those eyes. The messy teen could only guess what really happened, but knowing not to pry into other people's privacy, he press the subject.
As soon as the light flashed green, the two crossed the road and the high school student continued to lead the other. They walked for another few miles and eventually came to a halt before a small crowd gathering before a store. Curiously, the messy teen turned to point of interest. Apparently, the brown haired teen was leading him towards what most people are gathered for.
Before him is a three floor apartment. The base of the apartment is actually a store named Card Capital. "Here we are," he said before entering the store through the automated glass doors. Curiously, the messy blonde followed suit.
"How about Street Bouncer?" he heard. Kojuurou turned to one corner to meet the brown haired teen student talked to a grade school age boy by the counter, who has spiky black hair that defies gravity and red eyes. The boy wore orange shirt with a red vest over it, black shorts and red shoes.
On the other hand, two more people were around the counter. One of them was a middle school teen with blue hair and eyes. He spots a distinctive teal jacket and red shirt along with marine jeans and shoes. The other person was a… girl…
Kojuurou blinked and examined the girl. She had shoulder length lavender and… blue eyes. The girl was in black, which he hardly gave his attention to, and had a key like necklace hanging around her neck. She looked… like her… or is she her? He wondered.
"Thank you for the advice…" was the phrase that snapped him back to reality. Kojuurou refocused on the brown haired teen facing the boy. The boy seemed to stutter in his words and gasped, "Kai!"
So his name is Kai, Kojuurou deduced mentally. He saw the other two by the counter turned towards their direction. They too had the same surprised look like the boy.
"You gave me advice?" the boy continued as he stared the brown haired teen. For some reasons, Kojuurou felt like the two doesn't usually get along well. Judging from the boy's tone, Kojuurou deduced that the boy had personal grudges with the teen.
"If you don't like it, then don't take it. It's up to you." The teen named Kai replied coolly.
The group had on a surprised face. One small pregnant silence later, the boy responded by taking a pile of cards and placed the card into it. The others blinked with surprise in their eyes. The boy then turned to the brown haired teen, "I'll give this a try to see if it really is the best choice! Let's fight, Kai!"
"Alright," Kai answered with a smirk dawned on teen's face.
It was then the boy noticed Kojuurou standing by the entrance like a statue. "Huh, who's this?" he asked directing at Kojuurou. The others turned their attentions to him.
"Uh… hello, I think." He greeted as he ran a hand to the back of his head.
"Oh, looks like we have a new customer. Welcome to Card Capital, I'm Nitta Shin, the manager here." A man behind the counter spoke. Kojuurou spotted him. The said manager was a man with spiky green hair and thick glasses. He was sitting before a computer. "And this is the Sub Manager." He said directing to a… cat. The cat seem to resent that as it… steps on the keyboard, only to miss as the manager snatch the keyboard away. "Sub Manager, please!" The cat gave a narrowed gaze at the manager. Dejectedly, the green haired manager said, "Uh… Manager, please." The cat… manager? seem to behave itself now and meowed.
Kojuurou chuckled at the scene. "Nice to meet you, manager and… manager?"
The cat meowed with delight at the messy blonde.
Manager it is then, thought Kojuurou as he turned to the rest of the group around the counter.
"Hey!" he heard the boy called, "I'm Katsuragi Kamui, nice to meet ya!" the boy called enthusiastically. He then pointed to the others, "This is Aichi-niisan and the other is Misaki-san. This guy here is Kai Toshiki. Together we are Team Q4!"
"Team… Q4?" Kojuurou said bewilderedly as he heard the term. He wondered for a moment and snapped his fingers, "Oh, Team Q4, that Team Q4… what is that?" he said turning from enthusiastic to deadpanned.
"Uki!" the boy – Kamui, stuttered and barked with surprise, "What! You don't know about us reaching the Regionals and all?"
His surprise was cut short when Kai voiced out coolly, "The introductions are good and all, but don't we have a fight?"
"Huh? Oh yeah! I forgot." The boy boomed and before he left with the teen, he turned to Kojuurou, "Well, if you don't know us that I guess I can't help it. Anyway, I'll see you later!" he then darted to one of the tables. The other two, who were called Aichi and Misaki too leaved the counter and they too have a fight on another table. After they had greeted the new customer.
"Uh… is that a bad thing? I mean, sorry if I have never heard of Q4. I… well I just moved here, so…"
"No, it's alright. Since you're new here, let me welcome you to Hitsue City." Shin, the manager, said happily as he stood up. "So what can I help you today?"
"Uh…" the teen pondered on the question for a moment and sighed dejectedly, "Truth is, I'm not sure. That Kai person told me to follow him here so… I don't know."
"I see." The manager then watched the zoned out Kojuurou looking at the various fights going on in the store. "Are you interested in Cardfight Vanguard?" he asked, which seemed to have snapped the teen back to reality once more.
"Huh, sorry what?"
"Are you interested in Cardfight Vanguard?" the manager repeated.
"Oh… well, I used to. Now… I'm not sure."
"Why do you say so?"
"Well… many things happen. Family business…" he trailed off with a sad smile without finishing the sentence. If he had trimmed his hair, the manager would have see the sad look on his eyes.
He's like Misaki… in a way, Shin had a glum look but soon lighten the atmosphere. "Hay, how about you participate in a shop tournament?" he suggested.
"Shop tournament?"
"Yes, we're having one right now. Furthermore, you can even register now." The manager said pointing a finger wisely to the air.
"Huh? Oh… but… I don't have a deck." Kojuurou stated.
"In that case, how about I borrow you a trial deck?" the manager offered kindly. "After the tournament, you will need to return it to me of course."
"Huh… well alright… I think… sure, I'm in. It's been a while since I played." The teen answered enthusiastically.
After signing up for the socalled tournament, the teen ran through his deck. "Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya? Oh, an Oracle Think Tank deck." He said as he ran through the rest of the cards in the deck. "I see, I can do this with this… the unit I should begin would be this… then-" at this point onward, Kojuurou had already entered his own world of observations.
The manager on the other hand had a thoughtful look in his eyes as he watched the messy teen rant on and on about his strategies. To think that he could come up with this many strategies on the get-go with a deck that is new to him… he sure could help out with Team Q4's development.
"I think this deck will do fine," Kojuurou finally spoke to the manager after his analysis. "Thank you, Shin-san." The teen then joined the other players as he searched for an opponent…
Minutes turned into hours after Kojuurou's first match with a random player. He was doing marvelously in the store. Kojuurou had dominated every opponent that came his way with relative ease. His opponents were utterly shocked when they found out that they were defeated by a person who used a trail deck, for the second time. Some of them, mostly the juniors, were impressed and idolized him. His sudden rise of reputation seemed to have caught the attention of a certain teen. The said teen had spiky black hair that parted two ways. He wore a grey middle school uniform.
"Hey Ossan! You're not bad yourself!" he yelled somewhat blunt but harmless nonetheless. "In that case, I Morikawa Katsumi, the strongest fighter, challenge you!" he declared.
Kojuurou was somewhat confused but accepted the challenge nonetheless. "Strongest, you say…" he went into detective mode as he examined the figure who challenged him. He looked into his eyes and instantly identified him as… a self-proclaimed strongest fighter. Dismissing the thought and being the respectful guy, he shrugged the thought away and focused on his fight.
"Heh… so Morikawa's fighting with the new guy," a rather carefree like tone echoed through. The voice belonged to a blonde with blue eyes. He too wore the same uniform as Kai – Taishi Miwa.
"No joke, he's even as good as THE Morikawa," another said. He had a somewhat afro like brown hair and wore the same uniform as Kojuurou's opponent – Izaki Yuta.
Both Kojuurou and Katsumi sat down facing each other as they shuffled their deck with Kojuurou feeling uncomfortable as his opponent seem to have an 'evil' grin plastered on his face. The grin… was not as scary as his landlady's aura of doom but was only downright uncomfortable. Either Katsumi is intimidating him or over confident… he would find out.
They finished their draw and they both declared.
"Stand up, Vanguard! Battleraizer! (Grade 0/Nova Grappler/Battleroid/3000/10000/1)"
"Stand up for Vanguard! Lozenge Magus! (Grade 0/Oracle Think Tank/Elf/3000/10000/1)"
The two fighters appeared on a rocky mountain field. Both of them were then enveloped in a blinding flash and were replaced with units. On Katsumi's field, he is replaced with the figure of a red and white android. His opponent, on the other hand, was replaced by a beautiful woman with lavender hair and had a 'lavish' outfit along with a staff. (Authors Note: I know what you are thinking guys but let me remind you that this is rather T, so no gender bending, as tempting as it is.)
Katsumi's Stats
Front: None/Battleraizer/None
Rear: None/None/None
Hand: 5 (Gold Rutile/Tough Boy/King of Sword/Oasis Girl/Super Electronic Lifeform, Storm)
Soul: 0
Damage Zone: 0/6
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 44
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: None/Lozenge Magus/None
Rear: None/None/None
Hand: 5 (Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Dark Cat/Battle Sister, Maple/Sword Dancer Angel/Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya)
Soul: 0
Damage Zone: 0/6
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 44
"Now, who will go first?" Kojuurou asked politely.
"The strongest always go first," Katsumi quipped as he made his draw, "Strongest Draw!" he mouthed as he pulled his next card. He grunted as he revealed the card, "I got a weak card. Ah well, this is to be expected from a weak looking deck. All right then, I ride Tough Boy (Grade 0/Nova Grappler/Battleroid/8000/5000/1)!" The red and white android was replaced by a bulky violet-framed android. "Next, with Battleraizer's skill, when I ride another Nova Grappler, I can call this unit to the rearguard." He moved the card to the rear left of his field. With this, my end my strongest turn!" The middle schooler declared proudly.
Katsumi's Stats
Front: None/Tough Boy/None
Rear: Battleraizer/None/None
Hand: 5 (Gold Rutile/King of Sword/Oasis Girl/Super Electronic Lifeform, Storm/Queen of Heart)
Soul: 0
Damage Zone: 0/6
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 43
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: None/Lozenge Magus/None
Rear: None/None/None
Hand: 5 (Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Dark Cat/Battle Sister, Maple/Sword Dancer Angel/Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya)
Soul: 0
Damage Zone: 0/6
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 44
"Alright, my turn, then. Draw." Kojuurou declared as he pulled the top most card of his deck. He ran a few thoughts with the card he drew and then looked at his hand. "If this is the case, then here goes. I ride Battle Sister, Maple (Grade 1/Oracle Think Tank/Elf/6000/5000/1)!" A light enveloped the field around the lavender haired elf and she was replaced by an elf in a blue sister outfit. She was carrying a huge axe over her shoulder. "Lozenge Magus's skill activates. When I ride an Oracle Think Tank, I can move this card to my rearguard." Kojuurou moved the card to the rear left.
"Ok, Next I call Dark Cat (Grade 1/Oracle Think Tank/High Beast/7000/5000/1)," right on cue, a black robotic cat appeared. "Dark Cat's skill activates. When I call this unit while controlling an Oracle Think Tank vanguard, we both can draw a card." Kojuurou said as he drew a card.
His opponent drew a card and commented with a disappointed tone, "Another weak one… damn, this deck is so weak!"
Kojuurou sighed at his opponent's simple mindedness and continued, "Carrying on, enter Battle Phase. With a boost from Dark Cat, Battle Sister, Maple attack Tough Boy (6000+7000 = 13000)!" The elf in sister outfit was enveloped in dark violet aura. "Here comes some more, When my hand has 4 or more cards, she gains an additional 3000 power (13000+3000 = 16000)" The said sister smirked with the rise in power and she raised her battle axe.
"Heh, in that case, No Guard!" Katsumi declared.
"Check for Drive Trigger." Kojuurou declared as he ran his hand to the top card of his deck.
Drive Check – Sword Dancer Angel – No Trigger
He added the card into his hand. The elf sister lunged forward and slammed the battle axe down on the android. Katsumi dropped a sweat as he declared, "Damage Check…"
Damage Check – Mr. Invinsible – No Trigger
"Good… turn end." Kojuurou declared as he rested his hand.
Katsumi's Stats
Front: None/Tough Boy/None
Rear: Battleraizer/None/None
Hand: 6 (Gold Rutile/King of Sword/Oasis Girl/Super Electronic Lifeform, Storm/Queen of Heart/Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout)
Soul: 0
Damage Zone: 1/6 (Mr. Invinsible)
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 41
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: None/Battle Sister, Maple/None
Rear: Lozenge Magus/Dark Cat/None
Hand: 6 (Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Sword Dancer Angel/Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya/Dark Cat/Victory Maker/ Sword Dancer Angel)
Soul: 0
Damage Zone: 0/6
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 41
"YOSHI! My strongest draw!" Katsumi drew a card as he roared. When he revealed the card, he gave an 'evil' chuckle. "Strongest Draw, success. But in any case, Ride! Super Electronic Lifeform, Storm (Grade 2/Nova Grappler/Alien/9000/5000/1)" the android was then enveloped in bright lights. It was soon replaced by a blonde haired humanoid with notable green skin. "Next up! I call King of Sword (Grade 2/Nova Grappler/Battleroid/10000/5000/1), Queen of Heart (Grade 1/Nova Grappler/Battleroid/6000/5000/1) and Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout (Grade 1/Nova Grappler/Alien/7000/5000/1)." Katsumi proceeded as he played.
On the right side of the alien's field, a large android holding a sword appeared. Behind the android is another one. This one appeared more feminine and had a heart shaped jewel staff instead. Opposite the androids is an octopus like creature. The creature danced and shouted like a DJ.
"Here's more! I call Oasis Girl (Grade 1/Nova Grappler/Workroid/7000/5000/1)!" The final empty zone that is behind the green alien shined. The field was then taken over by a slim girl.
"Huh, it's fully occupied now." Kojuurou exclaimed with a bemused tone.
"Here goes my Stongest Battle Phase! Battleraizer's boost, Shout attack Maple (3000+7000 = 10000)!" Katsumi declared. The octopus danced around as it is enveloped in an aura and shouted, creating a sound wave. "There's more, when Battleraizer boosts a unit, the unit gains an additional 3000 boost (10000+3000 = 13000)"
"No guard." At the declaration, the elf sister winched as the attack impacted. "Check for Damage Trigger."
Damage Check – Weather Girl, Milk – No Trigger
"Alright, Now King of Sword! With Queen's boost, King (6000+10000 = 16000) attack Maple!" the King like android charged at the axe wielding elf. "There's more, there's more! Queen's skill activates! When Queen of Heart boosts King of Sword, she boosts an additional 4000 Power! (16000+4000= 20000)" The king continued.
"No guard," Kojuurou declared. As soon as the attack landed, he proceed, "Check for Damage Trigger.
Damage Check – Oracle Guardian, Wiseman – No Trigger
"Amazing…" one of the audience who witnessed the fight commented.
"To think that Makemi (Lose-mi) had become Katsumi… is an apocalypse coming?" another seemed to have over exacerbated the situation.
"I'm not done, with Oasis Girl's boost, Storm attack (7000+9000 = 16000) Maple!"
The alien prepared himself as he readies his attack.
"No guard," calmly, Kojuurou declared.
"Yoshi, Drive Trigger Check!" Katsumi drew the top most card and grinned as he revealed it.
Drive Check – Shining Lady – Critical Trigger
"Critical Trigger!" he roared, much to the audiences' surprise. The blonde high schooler and the brown afro middle schooler were also stunned by the display of timing. "I give all the effects to Storm (21000/5000/2)!" the alien, with his additional powers, charged towards the sister and attack.
"Check for Damage Trigger!" Kojuuroudeclared as he flipped the top most cards of his deck.
Damage Check – Victory Maker – Draw Trigger
"Get, Draw Trigger activate! I give 5000 power to Maple (12000/5000/1) and draw 1 card. He did as he said and continued, "Second Check."
Damage Check – Victory Maker – Draw Trigger
"A delightful view, Draw Trigger get!" Kojuurou declared as he placed the card he just drew to a side and proceeded to draw another.
"Alright, that's my strongest turn end!" Katsumi declared bluntly. "Furthermore, Battleraizer's skill activate. After this unit boosts a unit, it returns to my deck.
Katsumi's Stats
Front: Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout/ Super Electronic Lifeform, Storm/King of Sword
Rear: None/Oasis Girl/Queen of Heart
Hand: 3 (Gold Rutile/Death Metal Droid/Shining Lady)
Soul: 1
Damage Zone: 1/6 (Mr. Invinsible)
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 40
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: None/Battle Sister, Maple/None
Rear: Lozenge Magus/Dark Cat/None
Hand: 8 (Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Sword Dancer Angel/Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya/Dark Cat/Victory Maker/ Sword Dancer Angel/Lozenge Magus/Oracle Guardian, Nike)
Soul: 0
Damage Zone: 4/6 (Weather Girl, Milk/Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Victory Maker/Victory Maker)
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 35
The outcome of the turn astounded many. The crowd had increased by the time Kojuurou's turn ended. Kojuurou, on the other hand, was both amazed and thrilled as he could feel his adrenaline rushed to a new spike. He had missed this feeling and now, he will go on all out.
"Alright, Stand and Draw!" Kojuurou declared as he stood all his units and drew his next card. He reconsidered the cards in his hand and began to form up a reversal to the situation. Those who are an expert in the game could notice how quick the messy teen is going with his strategies as they could see him flicking his eyes rapidly. In less than ten seconds, Kojuurou had formed his strategy for the turn! "Alright then, here goes. I ride Oracle Guardian, Wiseman (Grade 2/Oracle Think Tank/Battleroid/10000/5000/1)" he declared. The sister disappeared in a vortex of light and is soon replaced by a stone statue that resembles The Thinker.
"Next," Kojuurou continued, "I call Sword Dancer Angel #1 and #2 (Grade 2/Oracle Think Tank/Angel/8000/5000/1)" The fields beside the statue shined and an angel appeared on each side. Both angels wore the same battle outfit and had a sword in their hands. "Carrying on!" Kojuurou continued, "I call Dark Cat (Grade 1/Oracle Think Tank/High Beast/7000/5000/1) to the rear!" The final vacant zone was then occupied by the same unit beside it. "Dark Cat's skill activate, we can now draw one card." He stated.
He drew the top most card and added it while his opponent… just went on and comment on how bad his luck is… meaning that the card he got is not a Grade 3.
"Also, Sword Dancer Angel's skill activate, when I draw a card, they gain an additional 1000 power boost." The two angels were charging with a faint aura (8000+1000 = 9000).
"Entering Battle Phase," Kojuurou declared as he proceeded, "First, Oracle Guardian, Wiseman attack Storm with Dark Cat's support (10000+7000 = 17000)!" The declaration surprised the audience. Usually, any players would attack with their rearguard(s) first before using their vanguards. This is because; they would need to perform a drive check. If they get a trigger, they could have more options to distribute the effects. But seeing what Kojuurou just did made them wonder, is he nervous or is he a greenhorn? But they were wrong as soon as Kojuurou continued.
"Man, you're such a greenhorn. In that case, No guard!" Kojuurou's opponent sneered as he declared confidently. Much to Kojuurou's expectations.
"I see, I was hoping you would say that." He said with a smirk, to everyone's bewilderments.
"What do you mean?" Katsumi asked.
"What I mean is this." He said with a smirk as he drew the card from his deck and revealed it to his opponent without even looking at it, "Drive Check, Trigger-"
Drive Check – Oracle Guardian, Nike – Critical Trigger
"-get! Critical Trigger." This shocked the audience as he revealed his prediction. His opponent jaw dropped to the fullest as he tried to comprehend what just happened. "I give the Critical to Wiseman (17000/5000/2), as for power, I give it to my right sword dancer (9000+5000 = 14000/5000/1)." Kojuurou declared as he distributed the effects. "Now then, carry on, Wiseman!" The Thinker statue tore the rocks that enveloped its true skin and fired a laser beam at the vanguard through its eyes.
Katsumi gasped as he (faked) a painful screamed, as if he had taken the damage for real. He recovered and continued with the proceedings, "Damage Check!"
Damage Check – Battering Minotaur – No Trigger
Damage Check – Cannon Ball – Stand Trigger
Katsumi giggled, "Hee hee, strongest Trigger Get! I stand Queen of Sword and give the power to Storm (9000+5000 = 14000)." Kojuurou nodded as he expected this.
"In that case, the Sword Dancer Angel on my left, with Lozenge Magus's support, attack Storm (9000+3000 = 12000)." The angel, enveloped in lavender aura, took the air and darted down towards the alien. "Here's more, Lozenge's skill activate. When this unit boosts, the boosted unit gains an addition 3000 power (12000+3000 = 15000)."
Kojuurou's opponent gritted his teeth as he wondered, should he guard or not. He finally declared, "In that case, No Guard!" The when the attack connected, he continued. "Damage Check."
Damage Check – Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout – No Trigger
"Alright, last attack! My second Sword Dancer Angel, attack your Vanguard. After a boost from Dark Cat, that is (14000+7000 = 21000)." Kojuurou added the final statement quickly as he rested the two said units. The second and final angel too took the air and dropped down at the alien.
"I'll go with No Guard again." His opponent declared somewhat in a proud and confident tone. The attack connected and he continued, "Damage Check." He then seemed to try and mimic Kojuurou's prediction, "Trigger Get! Heal Trigger!" he declared before flipping the top most card of his deck.
Damage Check – Tough Boy – No Trigger
Katsumi looked at the card with a somewhat dejected expression and gave a huge roar, "AAARRGH! Why isn't it Round Girl Clara?" he shouted and then dejectedly placed the card on the damage zone. "Never mind, but in my next turn, I'll win!"
"Well if you say so, then come on. Turn End. And during my turn end, Lozenge Magus's skill returns her to the deck." Kojuurou picked the card up and shuffled it into his deck. "You're cleared to go."
Katsumi's Stats
Front: Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout/ Super Electronic Lifeform, Storm/King of Sword
Rear: None/Oasis Girl/Queen of Heart
Hand: 4 (Gold Rutile/Death Metal Droid/Shining Lady/NGM Prototype)
Soul: 1
Damage Zone: 5/6 (Mr. Invinsible/Battering Minotaur/Cannon Ball/ Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout/ Tough Boy)
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 35
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: Sword Dancer Angel / Oracle Guardian, Wiseman / Sword Dancer Angel
Rear: None/Dark Cat/Dark Cat
Hand: 7 (Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya/Victory Maker /Lozenge Magus/Oracle Guardian, Nike/Weather Girl, Milk/Oracle Guardian, Gemini/Oracle Guardian, Nike)
Soul: 1
Damage Zone: 4/6 (Weather Girl, Milk/Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Victory Maker/Victory Maker)
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 34
"Alright, Here goes! Strongest FINAL TURN!" Katsumi declared loudly, which seemed to have attracted the attentions of everyone in the store. Even the Q4s heard this as they turned from their fight to the crowd gathering around one of the tables. The blue haired middle schooler, Aichi, seemed to be uninterested to find out, since he knew the owner of the voice very well, and he find it unsurprising. His opponent, Misaki, gave out a sigh and wished that the person who caused this commotion would at least quiet down a little. But knowing how futile it is, no matter how she wanted, she just let this one slide. Kamui was even more curious than the others and wished to end his fight with Kai quick, while Kai on the other hand… was not even bothered by it one bit.
Back in the fight, Kojuurou narrowed his eyes, although no one can tell it since his messy long hair covered them, in interest and gave a smug smirk as he awaited the final attack.
"Strongest Stand and Draw!" Katsumi pulled the top most card dramatically and revealed it. "Gold glitters for eternity. And my glory glitters for eternity too! Tinkling Twinkling, Ga-Gi-Gu-Ge-Gold Rutile (Grade 3/Nova Grappler/Battleroid/10000/-/1)!" The alien was wrapped in light. It was soon replaced with a magenta android holding a katana like heat blade in each hand.
The crowd let out an awe as they witnessed the display. "There it goes!" one of them exclaimed.
"There's more! Strongest Call! I move Shout," the octopus like alien moved to the rear, "then I call Death Metal Droid (Grade 3/Nova Grappler/Battleroid/10000/-/1)!" Katsumi declared as he called a green battleroid to the only vacant zone of his field. The battleroid has green and grey scheme carrying a heavy-duty gun.
"I go on with my strongest attack!" Katsumi proceeded, "But before that, I activate Oasis Girl's skill! Counter Blast! Oasis Girl gains 1000 power (7000+1000 = 8000)." The workroid girl with violet hair was wrapped in aura, "… I guess I'll do it four more times! No, three more times," Katsumi continued as he flipped three more cards in his damage zone into face down and Oasis Girl gained an additional boost (8000+3000 = 11000).
"Well then, come on," Kojuurou taunted with a smug smirk.
"Grrr… if you say so, watch out! Here comes my strongest attack!" the middle schooler growled and continued, "Battle! With Shout's support, Death Metal Droid attack Wiseman (7000+10000 = 17000)!" The heavily reinforced battleroid charged up its heavy-duty gun and fired at the statue.
"In that case, I guard with Oracle Guardian, Nike!" Kojuurou placed the card in the Guard Zone and with it, a statue appeared to the field (Shield: 10000+10000 = 20000). With it, the battleroid's shots were blocked off by the statue (7000).
"Tch, if that's the case, King of Sword. With Queen of Heart's support (10000+6000+4000 = 20000), attack Wiseman!" King like android lunged forward and struck at the statue.
"No Guard," Kojuurou declared and proceeded as the attack reached his vanguard. "Check for Damage Trigger."
Damage Check – Oracle Guardian, Apollon – No Trigger
"YOSH! Gold Rutile's skill activate, when one of my rearguard's attack hits a vanguard, I can unflip a card from my damage zone!" The middle schooler did as he had mentioned and continued, "Now for my final attack! Gold Rutile, with a support from Oasis Girl, Garuda Blade (11000+10000 = 21000)!" The vanguard proceeded with the attack.
"In that case, I guard using Oracle Guardian, Nike, Victory Maker and Oracle Guardian, Gemini (Shield: 10000+5000+5000+10000 = 30000)" Several units appeared on Kojuurou's Guard Zone quickly as they intercepts the attack. "I'm taking a huge gamble here, so come at me." Kojuurou taunted.
"In that case, Drive Trigger Strongest Check!"
Drive Trigger – Mr. Invincible - No Trigger
Drive Trigger – Round Girl Clara - Heal Trigger
"Trigger strongest get!" the middle schooler said in his created language he had created – Strongnese. But he then realized something, "Ah, NOOO! I can't add that power to Gold Rutile! Ah well, in that case, I'll add it to Death Metal Droid instead." Katsumi declared as the green and grey android is enveloped in green aura (10000+5000 = 15000). "Moreover, I recover one damage!" he removed one of the damage he received, leaving him with 2 faced downs and 2 faced ups. "My Vanguard may fail the attack, but I still have this! Gold Rutile's skill activates!"
"Huh? Wait…" Kojuurou stuttered but quickly halted the teenager before going ahead, "But Gold Rutile's skill can only activate when its attack hits a vanguard." He reminded.
"Huh? AHHHHHH!" he shouted at the top of his voice at the irony that came to him. He gave a dejected sigh and muttered, "Final Turn, Strongest Failure…" He then recovered quickly enough, "But, in my next turn, it'll definitely be a final turn! So Turn End!"
Katsumi's Stats
Front: Death Metal Droid/Gold Rutile/King of Sword
Rear: Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout /Oasis Girl/Queen of Heart
Hand: 3 (Shining Lady/NGM Prototype/Battleraizer/Mr. Invinsible/Round Girl Clara)
Soul: 2
Damage Zone: 4/6 (Battering Minotaur/Cannon Ball/Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout/Tough Boy)
Drop Zone: 0
Deck: 32
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: Sword Dancer Angel/Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Sword Dancer Angel
Rear: None/Dark Cat/Dark Cat
Hand: 3 (Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya/Lozenge Magus/Weather Girl, Milk)
Soul: 1
Damage Zone: 5/6 (Weather Girl, Milk/Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Victory Maker/Victory Maker/ Oracle Guardian, Apollon)
Drop Zone: 1
Deck: 33
"Well then, Stand and Draw," Kojuurou declared as he draw his next card, "Ride for Vanguard, Come forth, Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya (Grade 3/Oracle Think Tank/Noble/10000/-/1)" The statue on Kojuurou's field disappeared and was replaced by a rather beautiful woman in pink. The said woman had a serene atmosphere around her and had a shawl over her shoulders. In her hands is a red flower. Kojuurou carried on, "When this unit is called to the Vanguard Circle, I can send all my rear guards back to my hand." Kojuurou declared and all the other rear guards on his field were soon returned to his hand.
"Now I call, Sword Dancer Angel 1 and 2 again to my rear guard circle (Grade 2/Oracle Think Tank/Angel/8000/5000/1)," Kojuurou continued. When he laid down the cards, the two fields beside the noble were occupied by the same angels. "Next, I'll call Dark Cat 1 and 2 to my rear guard again (Grade 1/Oracle Think Tank/High Beast/7000/5000/1)." Kojuurou declared as two robotic cats appeared to the field again. "Now, you know the drill, we both draw a card. Since I have called 2, so we draw 2 cards." Kojuurou declared as he drew 2 cards from his deck.
"Also, since I have drawn 2 cards, Sword Dancer Angel gains 2000 power (8000+2000 = 10000)." Kojuurou remindedwith a smirk, "Now next up, I retire one Dark Cat," the dark cat behind the angel disappeared, "So that I can call Rack Bird (Grade 1/Oracle Think Tank/High Beast/5000/5000/1)" a phoenix like bird appeared in the cat's place, "Counter Blast 2. Now I can draw a card when I call this unit." Kojuurou drew another. "Also, don't forget Sword Dancer Angel's skill (10000+1000 = 11000)" Kojuurou reminded.
Both his opponent and the audiences were letting out a surprised gasp at the display.
Kojuurou continued, "I retire Rack Bird and call Weather Girl, Milk (Grade 1/Oracle Think Tank/Sylph/6000/5000/1) to the two of my rearguard circle." The phoenix disappeared and a pink haired fairy like girl appeared, both behind the angels. "Now final move, I retire Dark Cat and call Battle Sister, Maple (Grade 1/Oracle Think Tank/Elf/6000/5000/1)!" the second cat on the field is again replaced, but this time to a sister with a huge battle-axe.
"Now, battle! Sakuya, with Battle Sister, Maple's support, I will attack Gold Rutile (10000+6000 = 16000)" Kojuurou declared as he directed. The audiences were again surprised when Kojuurou used his Vanguard to attack first. They could only watch to find out why.
"In that case, I guard with Shining Lady and King of Sword (Shield: 10000+5000+10000 = 25000)" Katsumi declared as he laid out the cards on the Guard Zone.
"Check for Drive Trigger." Again, Kojuurou closed his eyes and drew them without looking at them, "First Check… none"
Drive Trigger – Dark Cat - No Trigger
"Second Check, Get-" he mouthed as he drew the card and revealed it to his opponent.
Drive Trigger – Dream Eater - Draw Trigger
"Draw Trigger, I draw a card and give the power to Sakuya (16000+5000 = 21000)." Kojuurou distributed after he drew a card. "Here comes the big one, when I have 4 or more cards in my hands, Sakuya and Maple gains additional power." This revelation sent all the audience gasped with surprised.
At this point, the Q4s, who were done with their matches, had become even more interested and they even proceeded to watch the fight. Of course, Kamui, being the most impatient one make a dash for it while Aichi and Misaki trotted towards the gathering audience. Kai, being himself, simply stayed where he is. They were then granted with a surprising sight.
"With Sakuya's skill, she gains 4000 power when I have 4 or more cards in my hand (10000+4000+5000 = 19000) and with Maple's skill she gains 3000 power when I have 4 or more cards, (6000+3000 = 9000), so in a way, I precedes your defenses." Katsumi gasped at the sudden power surge and yelled again when he 'felt' the attack connected.
"Damage Check," Kojuurou's opponent muttered as he flipped the top most card on his deck.
Damage Check – Tough Boy – No Trigger
Katsumi placed the card on the damage zone. He started to sweat drop with anxiety as he was nailed down to one more 'life'.
"Carrying on, and don't forget since I draw a card, thanks to draw trigger, Sword Dancer Angel gains another 1000 power, and with this, their powers are both 12000 points." Kojuurou reminded as he gave a smirk, "Now here I go, Sword Dancer Angel #1, attack Gold Rutile with a boost from Weather Girl Milk (12000+6000 = 18000)! Also, since I have more than 4 cards in my hands, the unit that Milk boosts will gain an addition of 4000 power. (18000+4000 = 22000)" the angel heard the command and she took to the air and dropped down on the android.
"In that case, I guard with Battleraizer, and NGM Prototype! (Shield: 10000+5000+10000 = 25000)" When the two units appeared, the angel retreated.
"In that case, Sword Dancer Angel, carry on!" Kojuurou declared as he rested the two similar units that attacked previously (22000). The other angel took to the air again. Right on cue, his opponent guarded again.
"In that case, I guard with Round Girl Clara. The rest, I intercept with King of Sword (Shield: 10000+5000+10000 = 25000)." Katsumi declared in a panic as he halted the attack. He then gave a sigh of relief as he somehow survived the attack.
Katsumi's Stats
Front: Death Metal Droid/Gold Rutile/None
Rear: Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout /Oasis Girl/Queen of Heart
Hand: 2 (Mr. Invinsible/Death Metal Droid)
Soul: 2
Damage Zone: 5/6 (Battering Minotaur/Cannon Ball/Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout/Tough Boy/Tough Boy)
Drop Zone: 7
Deck: 29
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: Sword Dancer Angel/Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya/Sword Dancer Angel
Rear: Weather Girl, Milk/ Battle Sister, Maple/Weather Girl, Milk
Hand: 5 (Lozenge Magus/Oracle Guardian, Gemini/Dark Cat/Dream Eater/Security Guardian)
Soul: 2
Damage Zone: 5/6 (Weather Girl, Milk/Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Victory Maker/Victory Maker/ Oracle Guardian, Apollon)
Drop Zone: 5
Deck: 27
The audiences were awestruck when the witnessed the outcome of the turn, mainly the Q4s. They had seen their fair shares of matches before, but the match before them were like a war, a war using only trial decks. They know about Katsumi's 'strength'. But when they witnessed the new fighter's capabilities, they were more awestruck.
"Well, too bad. Turn end," Kojuurou declared with a sigh. Despite putting up the face, the messy haired teen could still feel his adrenaline rushed to another height. He was determined to win the match even more than ever.
"ALRIGHT! NOW'S MY STONGEST TURN HAS ARRIVE!" Katsumi roared as he performed his 'strongest' stand and draw. "Now I call! Death Metal Droid (Grade 3/Nova Grappler/Battleroid/10000/-/1)." Another green and grey-framed android with a heavy-duty gun appeared to the field. The unit was placed beside the magenta android. "Out of the way!" he spat as he moved Queen of Heart to the Drop Zone, "Units that are not Grade 3 should give way to the strongest!" Somehow, Kojuurou felt sorry for his opponent's cards. "I call Mr. Invincible (Grade 3/Nova Grappler/Alien/10000/-/1)!" The zone that was once occupied by the Queen like android was replaced with a… superhero like alien, who is completely blue and had a red cape.
"Here I GO! MY STONGEST BATTLE!" Again with the 'Strongnese', Katsumi declared. "With a boost from Shout, Death Metal Droid attack Sakuya (7000+10000 = 17000)!" The heavy duty android charged up its buster and fired. "Also, Counter Blast 1. When this unit attacks, it gains 3000 power (17000+3000 = 20000)."
"In that case, I guard with Dream Eater, Gemini and Dark Cat (Shield: 5000+5000+5000+10000 = 25000) a tapir like creature, a mechanical like cat and two small cupid like angels appeared and took most of the damage.
"Grr… guard eh, in that case, Gold Rutile, accept Oasis Girl's support and attack Sakuya (7000+10000 = 17000)!" Katsumi declared.
"In that case, I guard with Lozenge Magus (Shield: 10000+10000)!" Kojuurou declared with a hint of hesitant. A lavender haired elf took the field and was prepared to take the damage.
The middle schooler grunted and proceeds, "Drive Trigger, Strongest Check!"
Drive Check – Queen of Heart – No Trigger
Drive Check – Oasis Girl – No Trigger
"AHHH! Why is my luck this bad! In that case, I'll attack withmy other Death Metal Droid (10000)!" Kojuurou face palmed at the irony of his opponent bringing out a Grade 3 unit, only to place it on the rear instead of the front row like everyone should. But he digressed.
"Sword Dancer Angel, intercept (Shield: 5000+10000 = 15000)," Kojuurou moved one of the angels to the front. The angel covered the noble girl as the opposing droid fired a shot. She shrieked and vanished when the attack impacted.
"DAMN IT! Turn End!" Katsumi gritted his teeth as he failed to win in his turn again.
Katsumi's Stats
Front: Death Metal Droid/Gold Rutile/Death Metal Droid
Rear: Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout /Oasis Girl/Mr. Invincible
Hand: 3 (Cannon Ball/Queen of Heart/Oasis Girl)
Soul: 2
Damage Zone: 5/6 (Battering Minotaur/Cannon Ball/Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout/Tough Boy/Tough Boy)
Drop Zone: 8
Deck: 26
Kojuurou's Status:
Front: None/Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya/Sword Dancer Angel
Rear: Weather Girl, Milk/ Battle Sister, Maple/Weather Girl, Milk
Hand: 1 (Security Guardian)
Soul: 2
Damage Zone: 5/6 (Weather Girl, Milk/Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Victory Maker/Victory Maker/ Oracle Guardian, Apollon)
Drop Zone: 10
Deck: 27
"Amazing," Kamui commented, "You're amazing 'Okusan'!" His comments confused some of the people present. Some of them were chuckling under their breaths as they tried very hard to stifle the sound. Kojuurou, meanwhile, had a stare down at the boy. Miwa, the blonde who wore the same uniform as Kai, tilted his head to his face his bubble of thoughts.
Okusan means wife in Japanese. Miwa's first thought was a comical image of the new customer being a 'housewife'. He gave a sheepish chuckle at the thought and corrected Kamui, "Kamui-kun, it's not Okusan but Ossan." And Ossan/Ojisan means old man. Kamui jumped startled at his mistakes and snickered sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head. "Still, you're right, that old man sure is good, not bad Ossan." Miwa, the person who shared the similar uniform as Kai's added.
It was at this point, Kojuurou snapped, "WHO ARE YOU CALLING OLD MAN (Ossan included)! I'M STILL A 19 YEAR OLD TEEN!" his snaps seemed to have a sudden change in atmosphere. The shop was shocked and they jaw dropped (with an exception of Kai of course).
Kamui, being the first person who started the Ossan deal, could only mouthed, "EH?"
His shocked speech was carried on to some other boys of his age, "NO WAY!"
"NW, yo!"
"AHEM!" Kojuurou cleared his throat as he wished to drop the subject, returned to the fight, "My stand and draw!" Kojuurou pulled the top most card of his deck. "Alright, time for the finale it seems." Kojuurou declared with a smirk scarred on his face. "I call Oracle Guardian, Apollon (Grade 3/Oracle Think Tank/Battleroid/10000/-/1)." The last vacant zone was the occupied with a large stone statue.
"Now, Battle!" Kojuurou rested the left most units, "With a boost from Battle Sister, Maple, Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya attack Gold Rutile (6000+10000= 16000)." The noble woman raised the red flower in her hands towards the opponent. Red flower petals soon engulfed the field.
"In that case, Cannon Ball, Queen of Heart and Oasis Girl! (Shield: 10000+5000+5000 = 20000)" Kojuurou's opponent declared as he was forced into the defensive. "How do you like my strongest guard?" Morikawa added with a laugh.
"Hm…" Kojuurou mocked a calculative expression and replied, "It's not bad… but not good either, after all… I still have to perform my drive check. I'll say this… Katsumi-san, you've already lost."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!" Kojuurou's opponent, upon hearing those words bellowed as he turned his eyes to Kojuurou's right hand, which was waiting on top of the deck.
"Check for Drive Trigger," He drew the card again without looking. "First check, get-"
Drive Check – Dream Eater – Draw Trigger
"Draw Trigger!" Kojuurou declared, much to everyone's surprise at his prediction. "I draw a card and give 5000 power to Sakuya, giving her enough power to penetrate that defense (16000+5000 = 21000)."
"GAH!"
"And don't forget, check for Drive Trigger second, flawless get-"
Drive Check – Lozenge Magus – Heal Trigger
"Heal Trigger." Once again, the audiences including the Q4s were shocked at Kojuurou's prediction. He had declared what card he drew without even looking at them. But on top of that, Kojuurou continued, "I heal one damage and give Sword Dancer Angel the power (8000+5000 = 13000)."
"OHH! NOOOO!" Katsumi bellowed at his now broken winning streak.
"Farewell," Kojuurou declared as the attack continued and penetrated the defensive line. The attack soon connected to the android.
Katsumi grunted as he eyed the card on his top most deck. "D-Damage Trigger… s-strongest check…"
Damage Check – Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout – No Trigger
"I… I lost! DARN!" he growled as he conceded his defeat.
End Results
Katsumi's Stats (LOSE)
Front: Death Metal Droid/Gold Rutile/Death Metal Droid
Rear: Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout /Oasis Girl/Mr. Invincible
Hand: 0 (None)
Soul: 2
Damage Zone: 6/6 (Battering Minotaur/Cannon Ball/Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout/Tough Boy/Tough Boy/ Screamin and Dancin Announcer, Shout)
Drop Zone: 11
Deck: 26
Kojuurou's Status (WIN)
Front: Oracle Guardian, Apollon/Goddess of Fortune Flowers, Sakuya/Sword Dancer Angel
Rear: Weather Girl, Milk/ Battle Sister, Maple/Weather Girl, Milk
Hand: 1 (Security Guardian)
Soul: 2
Damage Zone: 4/6 (Oracle Guardian, Wiseman/Victory Maker/Victory Maker/ Oracle Guardian, Apollon)
Drop Zone: 10
Deck: 23
The sudden appearance of a new victor shocked the people in the store. They themselves were defeated by the same new arrival but that was not the shocking news. In only a short amount of time, he defeated everyone in the senior department with only a Trial Deck, including the leading person in the senior department, who is also using a Trial Deck. Apparently, some of them even thought that they should get a new Trial Deck. Who knows, maybe they might have higher chance of winning as evident.
"Congratulations," the manager of the store mentioned and handed a winning coupon to Kojuurou.
"Sugoi! He defeated Make-mi with only a trial deck!" Kamui gasped at the outcome of the fight. "Yet… he even said that he's not an old man…" Kamui narrowed his eyes as he stared Kojuurou, who was busy reorganizing the cards back to the deck he borrowed. Kamui stared intensely and finally exclaimed, "No matter how you look at it… he still look like an old man to me!"
Sendou Aichi, another member of Q4 was also impressed at the fight Katsumi and the new customer had. Normally, he always defeats the 'powerhouse' Katsumi. But today, he was defeated by the same person. Because of this, he knew how strong Katsumi could be if he uses a balanced deck. However, after witnessing the same person being defeated by a new player, he was left speechless. He somehow wished that the person could give him some advice for the tournament.
Kai, who was standing against the wall, occasionally gave brief glance at the fight. He does not shows it, but he admitted that the person is good. Moreover, he even wanted to challenge Kojuurou to a fight… as soon as he got himself a deck that is.
Misaki, on the other hand, was also impressed by the fight the new customer had put up. In all her years working as the store's assistant clerk, she had never witnessed a well-played fight that is played with only a Trial Deck. She knew that the deck Kojuurou used was a Trial Deck because according to her memories, every single card in the deck was the same as the ones in the Trial Deck. But, on top of that, Misaki seemed to have a feeling that she had met the person before. She even felt that Kojuurou's quotes sounded familiar for some reasons.
"D-Don't get cocky just because you defeated me. This isn't my real deck you know, but when I got my real and strongest deck, you will see the true me! Card Capital's strongest Card Fighter, Morikawa Katsumi!" he bragged loudly and dramatically as pointed to the ceiling, much to Kojuurou's amusement.
"In that case, I'll be sure to drop by tomorrow and fight you at your strongest then. But until then, Katsumi-san, thank you for the duel, I really had fun." Kojuurou quipped politely as he raised his hands to his opponent for a handshake.
Katsumi paused and tilted his head to meet Kojuurou's hand. He suddenly brightened up and took the handshake, "Anytime, Ossan!"
THAT snapped Kojuurou.
"I'M NOT AN OLD MAN DAMN IT! I'M STILL 19 THIS YEAR!" he roared, reminding the middle schooler his age. Much to everyone's suspicion. "What don't believe me?" Kojuurou snapped at the ones giving him suspicious looks and pulled out his identification card and shoved it to their faces. Their face instantly turned white at the evidence.
"Now, now, calm down Kojuurou-kun." The wise words of the store manager instantly calmed the messy teen, "Well, how should I say this?" he pondered on his words before continuing, "Why don't you trim that hair and do something about the facial hair, that way, people won't call you an old man anymore."
Kojuurou countered, "Problem is, Manager-san, I just got back to town about a few hours ago, and I've been away for roughly 10 years. And 10 years is more than enough time for a lot of things to change. So I cannot rely on my memories of this city to find my way around anymore."
"Well, you could ask someone to show you around the city. Misaki, could you do that?" Shin asked his niece. The lavender haired girl narrowed her eyes at the manager before making a sigh.
"I guess it can't be helped then," she mouthed. "Kojuurou-san," she called the messy haired blonde, "we'll go right after the end of the shop tournament alright?"
"Sure, I'm fine with it. Thank you very much." In addition to his words, he bowed politely at the lavender haired girl albeit shyly. On the contrary, he felt nostalgic for some reasons. But he shrugged it off.
As soon as the awards were given out, the shop tournament ended with a young girl, Sendou Emi, being the winner of the Junior Division and Morikawa Katsumi winning the senior division, although he lost one match. Truthfully, Kojuurou, the shop's new customer won the tournament as he had the winning streak of 100%. However it wasn't the winning rates that they were counting on, it was the amount of wins they have. Since Kojuurou only fought with everyone other than the Q4 once, while Katsumi fought multiple times, therefore he was counted as a winner.
Kojuurou had a lot of fun and he admitted it. He was even congratulated by the manager personally and was even given a consolation price, much to everyone's surprise. He even told him to pick it up by tomorrow morning.
But either ways, presently, Kojuurou is now walking along the streets with Misaki as his guide. He took in the changes and the scene while reminiscing the past. Misaki had occasional glance at the messy teen. She could not see his eyes, but she could tell that he is looking nostalgically into the past. It would be a long day…
End Prologue
As you can see, there's the cliffhanger, sorry but that is as far I should write for the prologue. To me, this is the longest prologue I've ever written in all my fictions (although this is the third one). Also, this is the first canon fiction I've ever wrote that has an OC in it. I might be doing a bad work concerning the canon characters but please, I really did my best. Also, I must say my thanks to Fenikkusumarufor giving an inspiration of the fiction.
Now that aside, I would like to point out that the main character in this fiction is called Yukinojou Kojuurou. So basically, I'm going to avoid writing all of the canon cardfights as well as the minor ones. Also, I'm having some dilemmas on which deck I should give my OC here. So this fiction might be delayed until the sixth booster series is officially released. It is possible I will give my OC a Murakumo deck, since no one in the canon series had been using it yet. So I'm going to use it anyway.
Also, I would like to stress out that I am having a very busy day at school and I had to keep up with my studies. So those of you who are reading my previous fiction: Yugioh Zexal: Ninety-Nine Percent, I would like to apologize. I had did it halfway through but I'm too busy to continue on.
I hope all of you could pardon me for this. But in any case, I will try my best to write my fiction.