Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V VOL. 2

(I do not own any of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series)

(The English Sub is changed to English Dub)

Duel 01: Enter the Arc League Championships!

My name is Hiro Sakamoto. As you readers already know from the previous volume, I'm a Duelist that attends a Duel School called the You Show Duel School. But I know something that many others don't know...

Well, if you read this chapter and the other chapters that are soon about to come up later, then you'll understand what I mean. Anyways, right now... the You Show Duelists and I are to head for the Arc League Championships soon.

Since all of us achieved the requirements to participate in it, this competition will be to show much all of us had grown. Principal Boyle asked us to all come out so we could head there. But before we could, he prepared a small speech for all of us.

And when I say speech, I mean a speech that nearly made him a bit overdramatic as always...

"Sure we only have seven students at the You Show School... But while we lack in numbers, we make up for it with guts!" Principal Boyle spoke proudly. The seven of us all listened as our principal began to speak with us on how proud he was with us.

"I knew you kids were talented, but who'd have guessed you all would qualify for the Arc League Championships!? It's the proudest... moment... of my dueling career! Let's bring it in, everyone!" Principal Boyle shouted out.

He rushed towards us to give us all a big hug, but of course... we all stepped out of the way. I mean, it sounded rather awkward to us pretty much.

Of course, the salt was placed on his wound when someone drove a bike over his back, causing him to feel rather depressed for the embarrassing moment he got himself into.

"Let's pretend that didn't happen..." Principal Boyle groaned, causing all of us to sweat drop while Zuzu immediately agreed to her father's words.

"Okay... I don't have a problem with that." Zuzu said sheepishly before Allie reminded on how little time we had for the competition to begin.

"Shouldn't we be making a beeline to the arena?" Allie asked, causing our principal to recover from his misstep before he cleared his throat to explain on how it was going to work for all of us in the competition.

"Right you are, Allie... Ahem... But first, let's have a quick refresher!" Principal Boyle spoke before he explained to where we duel.

"As you may remember, this Championship will be sectioned off into three age brackets! Beginning with the Youth Division... That's where Tate, Allie, and Frederick will be competing!" Principal Boyle explained.

"Right!" The three kids called out before our principal explained of where the others and I will be competing in.

"While Yuya, Zuzu, Hiro, and Sora are competing in the Junior Division!" Principal Boyle pointed out, causing the four of us to agree on what division we'll be participating in during the tournament.

"And unless you've been asleep for the last decade, you know that these elite Championships are a titanic deal! Of course, all the top Duel Schools will be represented by their best and brightest... including the Leo Institute. But there will also be incredible Duelists from across the globe! So this is our chance to show the world that You Show's Dueltaining Style of combat is the best!" Principal Boyle pointed out.

Well... he's not wrong there. With many Duelists from around the world competing, there's no telling what might happen to us during the competition. But I know... that with all the effort we've been through, we can't lose that easily!

But of course, our overdramatic Principal had to go on with his speech of telling us to show our burning spirit to our opponents...

"You all made terrific teammates to each other, but starting now, it's get check time! And I want you all to think each other as potential rivals! Torch all your competitors! Burn up the field! Be the flames! Keep turning up the heat on your rivals until you reach the victory with a blaze of glory! Attack in a relentless inferno fiery of fury!"

Yeah, no... That's going way overboard. Too much flames would mean overheating, and that's never a good thing... especially when you're in a match.

So, by ignoring his blazing words, the seven of us all headed over to where the van was, so we could get ready to head for the Arc League Championships.

"All set!" Tate piped up, as he put on his seatbelt, with Allie expressing on excited she seemed to be.

"I can't wait!" Allie admitted, causing me to smile and agree with her.

"Yeah... I can't wait for the competition, too. I can only imagine it'll be big..." I spoke out, with Frederick wanting to get a move on as quick as we could.

"Time to hit the autobahn!" Frederick shouted out, with Zuzu calling us to move.

"Let's get rolling!" Zuzu called out, with Principal Boyle getting ready to drive out.

"All right! Next stop, the Arc League Championships!" Principal Boyle called out, causing all of us to cheer to where our destination might be.

"Time for the You Show Express to get underway! Onward to Victoryville! There's no stopping us now!" Principal Boyle called out as we all began to move...

Well, when I said all of us, I thought that, but...

"AH!" Zuzu's sudden shriek caught us all off guard as our principal braked to stop to turn to where his daughter was.

"What's wrong, Zuzu!?" Principal Boyle asked, until our Melodious Duelist explained.

"Sorry, Dad! We're one passenger short!" Zuzu explained, causing all of us to blink before we all turned to see who was missing from the van.

"W-What... Who's missing!?" Principal Boyle asked, causing all of us to know who was missing.

"Where's Yuya!?" All six of us Duelists called out in surprise as Principal Boyle seemed shocked as well.

"YUYA!?" Principal Boyle called out in disbelief as I gaped in disbelief.

What happened to him...? Did he not get into the van!? What gives!?

End POV

(Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Opening 2: Burn! (English Subbed))

Let's start! From a moment's glint of light

(Hiro and Yuya opens their eyes to show how determined they were)

Let's find! Yes, the way I should go

(Zuzu opens her eyes to show how determined she was)

Let's start! The real fun's just getting started

(Gong opens his eyes to show how determined he was)

Ready go! Raise the curtains on reality

(The four Duelists stand together in front of the Arc League Championships, all ready to duel)

(The Japanese opening title reveals itself)

The anticipated yet uneasy future will launch this moment

(Yuya activates his Duel Disk, until Tate, Allie, and Frederick all arrive to cheer him on!)

(But as Aura hugs Yuya, Zuzu lashes at them with her fan angrily)

Our firm desires are here, don't worry

(Yuya and Hiro runs together, with different Duelists appearing above them as their rivals)

(Yusho appears briefly, before glancing back with a small smile)

Aiming for the day I yearned for, I'll fight

Radiant strength dwells in the cards

(Yuya and Hiro's monsters all float up before Timegazer and Stargazer grabs their hand and lifts them up to the air)

Up and down, over and over again

Feel it! The beat bu-bu-bu-burn!

(Sylvio, Sora, Shay, Chaos, Julia, Dipper, Kit, Riley, and Declan all appear together)

(Declan's glasses show an image of Leo Akaba for a moment, before a machine appears briefly)

Transcend those limits I shook off once again, I'll be strong

I don't ever want to give up

(Hiro and Yuya faces Declan and his three Armageddon with Odd-Eyes, Light End, and Dark End)

(Yuto and Keith joins in with Dark Rebellion and Scar Lion by their side)

Ride that accelerating gale and spread my arms in welcome

(Yugo and Hiro's Synchro Counterpart appears together with Clear Wing and another Dragon)

(Yuri appears on half while Conan appears on the other half...)

For my dream that makes even tomorrow a beautiful sight

(Yuya and Hiro rides on Odd-Eyes as Dark End and Light End fly by their side on the rainbow)

(Rune-Eyes, Beast-Eyes, Twilight End, and another Dragon joins in to fight their enemies)

Pierce through those clouds and paint my dazzling dreams upon that azure sky

(The two ride on Odd-Eyes with Dark End and Light End flying besides them)

(A rocket flies in the air with Shay riding on Rise Falcon to go after it)

Let's start! From that moment's glint of light

Let's find! Yes, the way I should go

(Yuya and Hiro faces each other with their monsters together in the Action Duel)

(Nico, Skip, Allie, Tate, Frederick, and Yoko cheer for the two boys)

(Yuya faces Sylvio while Hiro faces Shay)

Let's start! The real fun's just getting started

(Zuzu and Julia appear together, as do Conan and Chaos)

Ready go! Raise the curtains on reality

(Yuya and Hiro lands on the ground together before standing with their friends and rivals)

[Opening Ends]

"This is Joy Jeeper reporting live from Paradise Square! The whole city is sizzling with excitement! And why? Because one of the year's most exciting event is just about to kick off! I'm talking about the Arc League Championship!" The news reporter explained brightly.

"Crowds are filling the arena, eager to see their favorite Duelists face off in the fantastic, realistic environments! Generated by the Leo Corporation's Augmented Reality Combat System! This remarkable technology has revolutionized Action Dueling, placing Duelists directly in the thick of battle! It's no wonder this past time has the world's most fanatic fanbase! They can't wait for this tournament to start! And neither can I!"

As the news reporter continued to comment on what was going to occur, there were scenes showing of Paradise City, along with the stadium on where the Arc League Championship would begin with Duelists clashing against one another.

"Any minute now, the opening ceremonies will begin and we can expect this crowd to go wild!"

But just as the reporter spoke, the crowd looked like they were cheering already, which caught her attention along with her news crew.

"Huh? Is the ceremony starting? No, wait... He's here! We have a major celebrity sighting! It's the one and only, Declan Akaba! President of Leo Corporation! The main sponsor of this competition! Listen to the crowd as they welcome one of the dueling world's greatest star!"

The camera showed Declan coming out into the public view with Henrietta and Riley accompanying him as the fans, mostly the girls cheered for him.

"Declan! We love you!" The people could hear the girls cooing at the sight of the D/D/D Duelist as the news went on.

"What an electric moment! It seems like ages since Declan made a public appearance at a dueling event!"

As the crowd cheered for the President of Leo Corporation, the young President himself waved to the crowd in response. As for Riley, she widened her eyes and held her teddy bear tight to her chest, unsure of how to respond to the crowd's cheering.

Meanwhile...

While Declan and the rest of his family was revealing themselves to the public, the You Show Duel School members were having a big of trouble as they couldn't find Yuya anywhere.

Believing that he had gone ahead to the arena, the You Show crew headed to the Arc League Championship arena, hoping that the Dueltaining Duelist was there. But unfortunately, they had their hopes up too high.

Nevertheless, wanting to believe that Yuya was right, the crew searched around for him while Sora would wait for them, as he held the number sign that would show them that they were the You Show Duel School.

It was some time before the three kids met up with another, with the three looking fatigued with the searching they had to do.

"Any luck?" Allie asked, as Tate and Frederick panted in exhaustion.

"None, really... There was no sign of Yuya..." Frederick panted.

"I wonder what in the world could've happened to him...?" Tate wondered.

Even Skip, Zuzu, and Hiro were struggling to find out where the Dueltaining Duelist was as Skip was searching for Yuya, while calling Zuzu and Hiro to see if they had any luck. When they confirmed that they didn't find a sign, Skip frowned as he continued to run around.

"Keep looking! And call me pronto if you spot him!" Skip grunted as he ended the call of his two Duelists before continuing to run around where the outside was.

"We better find Yuya before the tournament starts! Or else, Yuya's chances of becoming a Pro will be over before they even begin!" Skip panted, now feeling more desperate to find the Dueltaining Duelist.

Later...

After some more searching, the You Show Duelists met up with Sora, who waited at the same spot as they asked him to.

"Hey... Sora, did you see Yuya coming by?" Hiro asked, causing the Fusion user to frown as he shrugged.

"Mm... Nope. Not a lick of him." Sora responded, causing Allie to feel worried as she turned to the Melodious Duelist.

"Well, Zuzu? What next?" Allie asked, causing Zuzu to frown as she too had no idea on what to do.

"I'm not sure... I called his house, but his mom said that he wasn't there... And he didn't go back to the school... I don't have a clue where Yuya wandered off to..." Zuzu admitted sadly.

"This is a problem... If he stays missing like this, then rumors are gonna spread that he ran away like Mr. Sakaki did..." Hiro grunted, recalling of what occurred in the past years when Yusho went missing.

"No problem!" A girly voice called out. Everyone turned to see a Duelist that seemed rather small, but rather well-dressed as Zuzu widened her eyes, recognizing her.

"Aura!?" Zuzu exclaimed, causing Hiro to be confused.

"You know this girl?" Hiro asked, earning a nod from the Melodious Duelist.

"Yeah... She was the third opponent Yuya had to face when he aimed to win four Duels in a row to meet his requirements to participate in the Championships..." Zuzu responded back as Aura smiled before she spoke.

"If my boyfriend is lost, then I'm the one to find him!" Aura declared, bewildering Hiro while angering Zuzu.

"Wait... Come again!?" Hiro sputtered, while Zuzu looked like she was in flames!

"What do you mean... 'boyfriend'!?" Zuzu snapped, shocking the kids as Tate tried to calm her down.

"Zuzu, chill out! And don't be surprised, Hiro! Aura is just making things up ever since she lost in a Duel against Yuya!" Tate explained, causing Hiro to understand as he narrowed his eyes to where Aura stood.

"Ah...! I know where Yuya is! I'm having a vision of him right now as he visits my parents to ask them if he can take me out! Oh Mommy and Daddy... Please say yes!" Aura sighed happily in a dreamy way.

"This girl must be really attached to Yuya if she lost to him that badly in a duel..." Hiro thought as he sweat dropped with how pleasant Aura looked by thinking of what her parents might say about the Dueltaining Duelist.

But Zuzu on the other hand, wasn't amused at all as she gripped her fan out of nowhere, looking like she was blazing red due to her anger!

"I'll be happy to take you out with one whack!" Zuzu growled angrily, causing the kids to try and calm her down again.

"Save that fury for your first opponent, Zuzu!" Tate advised, with Allie starting to become concerned.

"But what should we do? They're gonna start the Championships soon!" Allie reminded, causing Aura to grin as she pointed at the You Show crew with a confident look on her face.

"Have no fear! If my clairvoyant powers can't locate Yuya, then the power of my love will!" Aura declared as she set down a cloth before placing her crystal apple down on the ground.

She then began to chant, as if she was trying to locate the Dueltaining Duelist with her fortune telling powers.

"Where are you, my darling sweetie-pie...? Oh... Speak to my heart, honey dearest!" Aura asked as she tried to get a clear focus on where Yuya might be.

While she was doing that, the trio kids and Hiro was trying to prevent Zuzu from doing anything rash.

Just when it looked like the Melodious Duelist was about to smack the fortune telling Duelist hard...

"I see him!"

That caught the You Show crew except Sora by surprise as Allie was the first to ask where Yuya might be at.

"Where is Yuya?" Allie asked, causing the fortune telling Duelist to point out where the Dueltaining Duelist should be at right now.

"That way!" Aura pointed out, causing Zuzu, Hiro, Tate, Allie, and Frederick to see nothing but the city and a bridge up ahead, far from where they were.

"Huh...? I don't see him..." Tate asked, causing Aura to glare at the young boy.

"Because you're not looking hard enough! He's way over there, on that bridge!" Aura pointed out, causing the You Show crew to try and look closer on where the Dueltaining Duelist was in.

"You lost me..." Hiro breathed out as he sighed. He tried to squint his eyes to see Yuya could be. Unfortunately for him, the Light and Dark Duelist was unable to see where his friend was clearly.

All he know was that he had to believe that Aura's fortune telling powers was true...

Later...

To the You Show crew's worry and fear, Hiro's words proved to be coming true as there were rumors being spread that Yuya had ran away just like Yusho had done.

"I heard that Yuya Sakaki went AWOL!"

"Yeah... Guess he's scared just like his father!"

Hiro twitched his eyes, annoyed for what the people were saying about his friend, yet he knew he couldn't lash out at them. For what he had known about Yuya, he knew the Dueltaining Duelist wouldn't want him to do something reckless.

The others seemed worried as well, except for Sora, who seemed rather relaxed of what was going on, despite the false rumors spreading around about the Dueltaining Duelist.

"If he doesn't turn up soon, it'll be too late!" Allie spoke out in worry. Both Zuzu and Hiro frowned together, unsure of what they needed to do, until a familiar voice called out to them!

"Oh great! I finally found you!" Yuya called out, catching everyone's attention.

The You Show crew turned in surprise to see their Dueltaining Duelist running over to where they were.

"Guys! Over here! What's up? I made it!" Yuya exclaimed as he waved to them while running over to where his friends were. The kids grinned at the sight of their friend coming over while Hiro sighed in relief.

"It's Yuya!" The kids all said together while Hiro gave a sheepish smile.

"It sure is... And in the nick of time, too." Hiro added, with Zuzu widening her eyes at seeing her childhood friend.

"He's back..." Zuzu breathed out as the Dueltaining Duelist reached them with a smile on his face.

"Did you guys miss me?" Yuya asked, causing both Hiro and Zuzu to glare at their friend.

"Miss you? We drove ourselves crazy all morning trying to track you down!" Zuzu snapped as Hiro folded his arms, giving an annoyed look to his friend.

"Where the heck did you go that made it so important for us to worry for you?" Hiro asked, causing the Dueltaining Duelist to scratch the back of his head sheepishly before he waved the two off.

"Nothing much, really! And besides, I'm here right now, aren't I? You now can call off the search! We better get moving! Don't want to be late!" Yuya chuckled as he headed over to where the entrance to the arena could be at.

"Carefree as usual when he's outside of dueling..." Hiro sighed while Zuzu watched her friend move cheerfully.

"You can be so annoying..." Zuzu groaned, causing the Dueltaining Duelist to grin cheekily at her.

"Me? Annoying?" Yuya repeated with a chuckle before he bumped into someone! That someone was big and he looked mean as he turned to glare where Yuya was!

"Watch where you're going, small fry!" The big Duelist smirked, causing Yuya to back away in shock as he recognized the big figure.

"Grizzlepike!?" Yuya gasped, causing Hiro to frown as he turned to the Melodious Duelist.

"Who's he...? He doesn't seem to be a good acquaintance to Yuya..." Hiro asked, causing Zuzu to frown and shake her head.

"He was a big bully to Yuya once, and it got worse when Mr. Sakaki disappeared before the duel against Sledgehammer... He was the worst case when it came to taunting Yuya..." Zuzu explained, causing Hiro to frown.

"I'm surprised you didn't high tail it out of the Championships like your wimpy old man once did!" Grizzlepike sneered, much to Yuya's annoyance as he glared back at his big enemy.

"What'd you say!?" Yuya snapped, as the big bully gritted his teeth a little in annoyance.

"I still can't figure out how the son of a despicable coward was able to beat Sledgehammer!" Grizzlepike added, causing Hiro to twitch his eyes, realizing that the insult against his mentor was intentional...

"Who's he?" Sora asked, as he was still clueless as to who the big bully was. Tate shrugged, unsure of how to respond as Grizzlepike continued to taunt the Dueltaining Duelist.

"No Sakaki is worthy of dueling in this stadium! Now how's about I show you and your lousy cards on where the exit is?" Grizzlepike scoffed, much to Yuya's anger. Hiro bit his lips and was about to step in, when...

"Back off, Grizzlepike!" A familiar voice snapped as a hand was placed onto the bully's shoulder. The You Show crew widened their eyes while Grizzlepike turned to see that it was none other than Gong Strong!

"Gong!" Yuya exclaimed as the bully scoffed, remembering the Superheavy Samurai user.

"Hah! So you're still this shrimp's bodyguard, huh? That figures... Once a coward, always a coward." Grizzlepike scoffed, only for Gong to close his eyes and respond to his rude words calmly.

"I'd be careful on what you say about my best friend." Gong reminded calmly, causing sparks to fly between the two. But just when things could get even more intense, the announcements announced about the opening ceremonies.

"The opening ceremonies will kick off shortly! All Duelists, please take your places behind your team banners!" The announcement called out, causing the tension to fly off for a while as the bully shrugs Gong's hand off of his shoulder.

"Heh! Tough talk means squat to me! Let's see how tough you are on the field!" Grizzlepike sneered as he took his leave, leaving the You Show crew be. Once he was gone, Gong scoffed at the bully's back.

"That guy give skunks a bad name..." Gong grunted before the Dueltaining Duelist turned to his old friend.

"Glad to see you, Gong! I was worried you wouldn't make the cut!" Yuya admitted brightly, his smile showing on how happy and relieved he was to see his big friend, causing the Superheavy Samurai user to chuckle.

"Heh! You can't keep a good Duelist down! Just before the registration deadline, Gong got just enough wins to make it!" Gong exclaimed, causing both Hiro and Yuya to smile at the good news.

"That's great! So I guess this means the whole gang has made it to the competition after all, despite the fact that you're from another Duel School and all..." Hiro smiled nervously, as Gong smirked.

"All right! Put 'er there, buddy!" Yuya exclaimed as he raised a hand, causing Gong to take the hand as the two childhood friends smirk at each other.

Meanwhile, at the stadium...

Stepping up to the stage to begin the opening ceremonies, Nico Smiley smiled and called out to the dueling fans that were eager to watch the tournament begin.

"Greetings, to all my dueling fanatics, both near and far! The day you've been waiting for has arrived as we flip the off switch for the 'See us in the Arc League Championships'! My name's Nico Smiley, and I'm thrilled to be your opening ceremony host! So, let the Arc League Championships begin!" Nico declared.

That earned him a wild cheer from the crowd as Nico began the opening ceremonies.

"And now, let's kick off the Arc League Championship!" Nico cried out, causing the crowd to go wild again as the Duel School teams were coming out one by one for everyone to see.

"Our daring Duelists will march in by school! Take it away, Joy!" Nico called out, allowing the reporter to take over.

"Thanks, Nico! First up, the Leo Institute of Dueling! Last year, Leo dominated the Championships by winning all three divisions! With the largest contingent of Duelists in this year's Championship, they're a hands down favorite to make another trophy sweep!" Joy explained.

As the You Show crew watched the Leo Institute Duelists make their way out to the stadium, someone had caught Yuya, Zuzu, and Hiro's eyes!

It was Shay Obsidian, the Raidraptor Duelist, which shocked Yuya and Zuzu, while confusing Hiro at the same time.

"That guy!?"

"He's dueling for Leo now!?"

Both Yuya and Zuzu turned to each other in surprise while Hiro expressed his confusion.

"Shay...? But why is he dueling for the Leo Institute when he was trying to target them...?" Hiro asked, causing Yuya and Zuzu to turn to their friend by surprise, while Sora gave him a glance.

"That's his name? Shay?" Yuya asked, causing Zuzu to remember last time.

"That's right... You disappeared alongside with him when Yuya was coming over with Kit and Dipper..." Zuzu breathed out inaudibly, causing only Sora to hear, as the Fusion user also remembered on what happened before.

"So Hiro knows this guy, huh?" Sora thought before he turned his eyes back on the screen.

"Our second group is determined to chop its way to victory! It's the Bandit Warrior Academy! The most powerful martial arts style of Dueling! Their best student, Iggy Arlo, finished second in the Junior League last year, and is now out for revenge!" Joy explained.

As the second group came out, the prodigy Duelist frowned at the sight of the Bandit Warrior Duelists.

"Something tells me that those guys aren't a fan of having fun in duels..." Hiro thought as the third group of Duelists were introduced to the public.

"And stepping up next, a team of far across the sea! The mysterious Knights of the Duel Disk! Behind them, we have another hometown team, and I'm sure they're ready to take down the competition!" Joy explained.

Hiro narrowed his eyes, before he glanced to see his friends looking rather puzzled upon seeing Shay being a part of the Leo Institute, considering the bitter history he had with the Duel School.

"Entering the stadium now, is the Abracadabra Academy! Famous for their philosophy of dueling by deception, their star pupil is Trick Tagart!" Joy continued on as Hiro listened in on what his friends were saying.

"So you know Shay, the guy who was marching in with the other Leo students, Yuya?" Zuzu asked, causing Yuya to frown as he explained of when he had first met the Raidraptor user.

"Yeah... I watched that guy take on three elite Leo members all by himself!" Yuya explained, much to Zuzu's surprise while Hiro remained quiet.

"I guess that must've happened way before I met Shay for the first time... It was when he was continuing to attack the Leo Institute, because he wanted to bait Declan out..." Hiro thought as more Duel Schools were being announced.

A frown came to the prodigy Duelist's eyes as he was frowning in confusion.

"But if Shay was trying to lure out Declan, then why is he dueling under Declan? Did something happen to make him serve the Leo Institute?" Hiro thought.

By the time he was done thinking, the You Show School were called down, causing them to head out to the stadium and join the other Duel Schools that were waiting for the competition to begin.

"Walking into the spotlight now are students from that small training facility for Dueltainers! The You Show School!" Joy announced as the crowd cheered for the Duel School coming out. As they were coming out, Skip and Yoko called out to their Duelists.

"Go, kids! Break a Duel Disk!" Yoko cried out.

"Battle your opponents with that old You Show razz!" Skip called out, as Joy pointed out the Duelist that would be the star of You Show School.

"This crowd has its radar screens tuned to You Show's Yuya Sakaki! His Pendulum Summoning has become the top of the Dueling world! I expect we'll see him unleash an early on in this tournament!" Joy explained.

As the Duel Schools were all revealed, the opening ceremonies continued on with the man greeting the Duelists that have come to compete.

"Greetings, Duelists. You've battled hard to be here. The fact that you stand before me now is proof that you're truly among the elite. I know that the coming days, you will face the challenges ahead with distinction and dignity!" The man announced.

That caused the audience to applaud at the small speech before Nico announced on who was going to say the Duelist's oath.

"Now, one of our competitors will recite the Duelist's oath! And the honor goes to... You Show School's Yuya Sakaki!" Nico declared, much to Yuya's shock, along with the rest of the You Show crew.

"HUH!? What do you mean, me!?" Yuya gaped in disbelief.

"Recite the Duelist's oath?!" Zuzu questioned.

"Well, that's a new one on me..." Hiro admitted while Yoko and Skip expressed their confusion and concern as well.

"Does Yuya even know it?" Yoko asked, causing Skip to sweat drop.

"Oh boy...!" Skip gulped as Yuya shook his head, trying to politely decline the invitation.

"Thanks for picking me, but I decline!" Yuya protested, but there didn't seem to be any choice in the matter as Nico called for the officials to take Yuya up on the stage to say the oath.

"Our martials will now escort Yuya to the podium!" Nico called out, causing Yuya to yelp as he was taken to the podium to stand with Nico and to stand above the Duelists that would compete against him.

"Escort? More like dragging him to the podium..." Hiro thought dryly as the Dueltaining Duelist was taken up. Gong didn't seem to be fazed as he encouraged his childhood friend to go along with it.

"Yuya! Reclaim that oath with pride, buddy!" Gong called out as Yuya was thrown up to the stage where Nico was. But just as he was released, the Dueltaining Duelist fell down, causing Nico to bend down to where he was lying.

The other Duelists found it amusing while some of the crowd seemed to find it funny, despite the fact that it wasn't supposed to be funny for the Dueltaining Duelist.

"Now, now... This is no time for comedy routines, my boy... Remember, it's a great honor to recite the oath! But no pressure!" Nico assured, causing the Dueltaining Duelist to sweat drop as this only pressured him even more.

But Hiro and Zuzu frowned, knowing that they had the right to be worried for their friend as Yuya stiffened while trying to stand up to face the crowd and his soon-to-be opponents.

"And now the oath..." Yuya started, earning an applause as Yuya struggled to find the right words to say for the oath as he cleared his throat.

"I... Suya Yakaki..." Yuya stammered, causing some of the Duelists to almost fall over as he was speaking on the wrong way of the microphone.

"His brain is shut down...!" Tate pointed out sheepishly, with Frederick frowning as Allie sighed.

"Like its full of sow croute..." Frederick added as Yuya continued to stammer in his way of speaking the oath...

"I... promise...!" Yuya struggled to say until Hiro and Zuzu had to shout it out to him.

"Yuya, stop freaking out! Say it in your own way!" Zuzu called out.

"She's right! You don't need to panic! Just say on how you feel like it!" Hiro added, causing Yuya to snap out of his daze and hear his friends' words.

"My own way... and how I feel like it... Like Dad would've done..." Yuya breathed out inaudibly, before he gripped on the pendulum that was on his neck. As Yoko and Skip watched, Skip frowned while Yoko knew what her son was doing.

"Yuya's brain is frozen up!" Skip exclaimed as Yoko smiled.

"Trust me, Skip. He'll be just fine!" Yoko assured, much to the principal's confusion.

For everyone, they awaited for what Yuya was going to say, as did the You Show crew. Finally, after what it seemed to be like a minute, the Dueltaining Duelist took a deep breath and spoke his words to everyone.

"Greetings, fellow dueling fans! I was asked to come up here and recite the Duelist's oath, but since most of us know it by heart, I've decided instead to tell you something you don't know! The story of why I'm here today!" Yuya began for he continued.

"You probably know by now that I'm the son of Yusho Sakaki. He was one of the most popular Dueltainers who ever stepped into the stadium! And definitely, one of the greatest! Then one day, he shocked everybody just before a big duel. Some kids used to tease me by saying I was a coward like my father, so I worked hard to prove them wrong. But I still couldn't face my problems!" Yuya explained with a frown.

The prodigy Duelist remained silent, as he was well aware of the night Yusho went absent when he was supposed to duel the Sledgehammer...

"Until... one day, I learned how to Pendulum Summon! Sure, my duels were more difficult, but I was having fun again! I still have a lot to learn, and have a long journey ahead of me, but I'll never forget to have fun along the way, because that's what we all love about dueling and that's why we're all here! Someday, I'm going to become a great Dueltainer like my father was! I promise that I'll never stop trying to improve my skills, that I'll always duel fairly, and that I'll do everything that I can to help others love Action Dueling as much as we do!"

By the time Yuya was done with his story and speech, Declan was the first to start applauding for Yuya's oath. Soon, everyone began to follow as the crowd applauded for Yuya's words, much to his surprise.

The You Show crew all smiled for the words Yuya spoke out as Hiro smirked.

"For some reason... I really think that Yuya will definitely be like Mr. Sakaki... No... maybe even more!" Hiro thought as Nico chuckled, as he too, was amazed for how big and great the speech was.

"Is he great or what!? Ha! That was even better than the official Duelist's oath! Take a bow, kiddo! You're a hit!" Skip called out, causing Yuya to bow sheepishly before he headed back to join his friends.

At the stands, Skip smirked, feeling proud for Yusho's son.

"Ha ha ha! That was spectacular! Yoko, if that boy of yours duels as well as he just spoke, then he just got the Junior Arc League title all locked up!" Skip declared, causing Yoko to smile before she stopped him.

"Don't get ahead of yourself. He hasn't won a thing yet. There are a lot of talented Duelists here." Yoko reminded him, causing Skip to realize the truth in those words.

"I guess so..." Skip agreed before the mother turned to where the You Show crew were.

"If Yuya wants to become the Junior Arc League Champion, then he'll have to earn it." Yoko reminded as the opening ceremonies was about to conclude, with Nico announcing on how the tournament matches were going to go.

"It's now time for the Duelists to learn who they will be facing in their first matches!" Nico declared, before he ordered the Duelists to use the cards they had received to find out about their first opponents.

"Okay, wannabe champions! Time to slot your data cards into your Duel Disk!" Nico called out, causing everyone to get the data cards out.

"What do we need these for anyway...?" Yuya asked, allowing Hiro to explain.

"What else? We need these to find out who our opponent will be, along with letting the officials tracking us to know on how we're doing so far." Hiro explained. It was at that point when Nico explained of what the data cards are to be used for.

"I'm no tech expert, but I'm told our central computer-a-diggy bleeps out tiny info right to your cards to tell them your opponent! We'll use the cards to keep track of winners and losers, then tally those results to calculate the next match-ups!" Nico explained.

With their Duel Disks out, everyone got ready to find out who their first opponents were.

"I wonder if we could use these to order snacks, too..." Yuya wondered, causing Hiro to give a sheepish smile.

"I seriously doubt that..." Hiro chuckled before the data cards were inserted into the Duel Disks...

"Let's see who my first opponent is... Huh?" Hiro started to say before he blinked in surprise.

"Who is it, Hiro?" Zuzu asked, causing the prodigy Duelist to frown as he responded back.

"Someone named... Tobias Jones." Hiro frowned, causing Yuya to widen his eyes as he seemed to recognize that name.

"Tobias...!? That's Grizzlepike's younger brother! But just like him, he's even more mean in dueling, and thinks hurting others is what dueling is all about!" Yuya exclaimed, much to the prodigy Duelist's surprise.

"So who's your opponent, Yuya?" Hiro asked, causing the Dueltaining Duelist to look and see...

"My first opponent is... Sylvio!?" Yuya exclaimed in shock, while Zuzu did the same when she learned who her first opponent was.

"My first opponent is... Julia!" Zuzu exclaimed as the date of the duels were released.

"I'm gonna duel... tomorrow! Yuya stated.

"My duel is gonna be around this afternoon..." Hiro added, with Zuzu frowning.

"My duel is this afternoon too. It's after yours..." Zuzu stated, until a familiar voice caught their attention.

"Gong's gonna have his work cut out for him..." Gong grunted, causing the You Show crew to turn to their giant friend.

"Why? Who's your opponent?" Yuya asked, causing the Superheavy Samurai user to show who his opponent was to his friends. And to Yuya and the others' surprise... It was none other than...

"Grizzlepike!?" Yuya exclaimed in shock and disbelief.

"We were destined to duel..." Gong grunted, as the younger members of the You Show School checked on when they were dueling.

"Mine duel starts right after we wrap up here!" Frederick pointed out with Allie smiling at the date she was dueling at.

"And then, I'm up next!" Allie explained, with Yuya smiling at the four You Show crew members that would be clashing against their opponents today.

"So Hiro, Frederick, Allie, and Zuzu will represent the first wave of Team You Show!" Yuya exclaimed as Tate turned to where Sora was, as he questioned the Fusion user about his opponent.

"And you, Sora?" Tate asked, allowing Sora to explain.

"I duel tomorrow... Against someone from the Leo Institute..." Sora explained, causing Yuya to peek at his Duel Disk.

"A Leo Duelist? Which one?" Yuya asked. The answer Sora gave out then surprised Hiro, Zuzu, and Yuya altogether.

"Some guy named Shay Obsidian... See for yourself. I believe you know of him, Hiro?" Sora asked, causing the three to see that Shay was indeed facing Sora in the first round, causing Hiro to frown.

"This can't be a coincidence, right...? Shay against Sora... Don't tell me... Did Declan...?" Hiro thought as Zuzu frowned.

"You're going up against Shay Obsidian...?" Zuzu spoke, until a familiar voice called out to her, in a smug way.

"There you are, Zuzu... My first victim of the tournament!" Julia's voice called out, causing the You Show crew to turn to see Kit, Dipper, and Julia all together as Zuzu confronted her Fusion rival.

"Julia... Julia, I know you don't like me and all, but I got to warn you! There's this guy, Shay, who's infiltrated LID's tournament team!" Zuzu warned, causing Julia to frown, as did her two friends.

"Shay's been at the Institute all year. He was in my Advanced Dueling Linguistics Class last semester." Julia explained with a frown, much to the You Show crew's shock, as the Melodious Duelist was the first to express it.

"What!?"

"What are you talking about!?" Even Yuya was confused at this, as Hiro just narrowed his eyes. He turned his gaze to where Shay was. The Raidraptor Duelist was checking his Duel Disk to see that Sora was his first opponent.

The prodigy Duelist could only hear Shay say...

"Sora Perse... Got it." Shay grunted, as Hiro frowned.

"Did Shay think of Sora as a Duelist from the Fusion Dimension already...? No... He couldn't have. The only way for Shay to know about Sora is when they duel... But something tells me... nothing good will come from the two of them clashing against each other..." Hiro thought.

Later...

After the opening ceremonies, the You Show crew was watching Frederick fighting against his first opponent. They were joined in by his parents watching him fight as Frederick used his sketch-like dinosaur monsters to fight against a kid named Trevor.

So far, Frederick was in a little disadvantage due to him having only 900 Life Points while Trevor still had 2200 remaining.

Frederick had a Doodle Beast - Stego monster on the field while Trevor had Red Mask on the field, with more ATK. The kid with the cape commanded his monster to attack, until Frederick stopped his attack with a Trap Card!

The Trap allowed the young You Show member to negate his attack, forcing Trevor to end his turn, which allowed Frederick to draw and summon an even stronger Doodle Beast monster, which was revealed to be Doodle Beast - Tyranno (2400/1200).

With Frederick being able to summon Tyranno, the young You Show member was able to use its ability to destroy Red Mask and have Tyranno's attack increase up to 3200! Then, with a direct attack...

WHACK!

"AHHH!" Trevor yelled as he bounced on the bouncy ground of the Action Field as he groaned in defeat.

Trevor LP 0

WIN: Frederick

"My super powers failed..." Trevor groaned as Joy announced the winner of the first match of the Youth Division.

"And that does it for Trevor! You Show's Frederick has won the first duel!" Joy announced as Frederick smirked happily for the first win he had gotten for his school.

"VICTORY!" Frederick exclaimed as the You Show crew cheered for their young friend.

"Attaboy, Frederick! You just scored You Show's first win of the Championships!" Skip praised, with Yuya joining in.

"You were spectacular out there!" Yuya added while Frederick scratched the back of his neck with a sheepish smile.

"It was a piece of strudel!" Frederick chuckled, while Gong raised up a point for everyone to hear.

"Try not to get overconfident! Gong admits you took an important step today, little fella. But always remember the same: One tree does not have the forest made." Gong reminded, much to Sora's amusement.

"That sounds like it came from a fortune cookie!" Sora chuckled, much to the Superheavy Samurai user's annoyance.

"Those cookies pack a lot of wisdom!" Gong protested while Zuzu turned to Allie, who was the next Duelist up to have her match against her opponent.

"Aren't you the next up, Allie?" Zuzu asked, causing Allie to smile and look at her Duel Disk to see who her opponent is.

"Yeah! It says my challenger is from the Leo Institute." Allie explained, much to Skip's surprise.

"From Leo!?" Skip exclaimed as everyone turned to see where Allie's first opponent was. As they all watched, Hiro widened his eyes in surprise as he recognized the opponent that Allie was facing next.

"It can't be... Riley!?" Hiro exclaimed in shock.

And he was right... Standing right across from the You Show crew... was none other than Riley Akaba.

To be continued...

Hiroto's DM Stats:

Wins/Losses: 15/2

Next duels:

Duel 02: Riley VS Allie! The Aqua Field!

Duel 03: The Brutal Dueling Path

Duel 04: The Wolf Shadows the Butterfly!

Duel 05: The Truth Revealed in Battle

Duel 06: The Confrontation of Xyz and Fusion

Next chapter preview:

Hiro: Okay... So Frederick won his match. And next is Allie's... Wait, isn't that... Riley!?

Riley: I knew I'd find you here... It's just like Declan said. You'd be here to compete...

Keith: Looks like little Allie is going up against our little girl. What now, Hiro? Whose side will you be on?

Hiro: That's obvious. Allie may be bright, but Riley on the other hand... She might need some help.

Skip: Wait, wait, wait! Wait a second! Why are you cheering for one of the Leo Institute Duelist, Hiro!?

Zuzu: Knock it off, Dad! Hiro already made his decision to support that girl since she doesn't seem to have anyone!

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