Capítulo 35: chapter 35
(Unknown location/ Play Yu Gi Oh! 5D's Sound Duel 3 Disc 1 19. Moment of Tension)
High in the blue sky above the clouds; a white and red plane soared through the air at incredible speed. On the left side of this plane were the logo "LID", a sign that it belonged to the Leo Institute.
Inside of the plane was a single passenger, but an incredibly important one. Sitting down on a single passenger seat was a magenta-haired adult woman that appeared to be in her late thirties and early forties. She is a fair-skinned woman with blue eyes and her magenta hair was curled into the shape of a heart. She wears a dark pink skirt and blouse with a high collar lined in black, and padded shoulders, in addition to magenta high-heeled shoes with golden attachments that resemble snakes curling around her ankles. This woman was also wearing gold long earrings and a golden necklace in a similar style with red lipstick and nail-polish.
This woman is Declan Akaba's mother, wife of Leo Akaba and step-daughter of Ray; Henrietta Akaba.
Henrietta was returning home after a good 2 months from a business trip out of Paradise City. She's been so busy that she has no idea what's happened in the city in her absence. This business trip's been an important one for her because it was a step in her quest of revenge against her husband Leo Akaba for abandoning her and Declan years ago. While her son was more focused on protecting the other dimensions, Henrietta's aim was revenge instead.
And just like her son; she had no idea about Leo's life in the United World and about Ray.
Right now; Henrietta was looking down at a tablet in her hands as she scrolled through it, currently looking through a site called "Today's LID NEWS", showing her successful business. She then pressed on the image of her shaking hands with an adult man, causing it to enlarge. Henrietta gave a pleased smile, feeling proud of herself and seeing this as one step closer to her revenge.
A sudden bell caught Henrietta's attention as she blinked and looked over to her left where the window is. "We will be arriving in the country of Paradise soon". The female AI voice announced, yet Henrietta paid it no attention. She gazed down at Paradise City, her home city and the place Leo Akaba abandoned. Yet her eyes were mostly focused on LID's tower in the middle of the city.
The LID plane soon landed in Paradise City's plane airport's runway, making a safe landing with no trouble whatsoever.
Not too long later; Henrietta was heading straight for Leo Institute of Dueling tower by a white LID van. Declan's trusted right-hand man; Claude had come to pick her up and was now sitting across his boss's mother as they awaited to arrive at their destination. "Congratulations on the successful negotiations, Madam Chairwoman". Claude congratulated Henrietta, deciding to start this conversation off gently first.
"Thank you Claude. It seems that everything is going according to plan so far". Henrietta stated, then looked over to her left side. "And what a plan it is. To grow the Leo Institute to new heights. And oh, it will be grand. Very soon with the help of the Leo Institute, Dueling will touch every part of the globe. It will become an entire way of life". She added with a pleased voice, turning to look back at Claude once she was done speaking.
"Yes, your hard work is starting to show. And the President is pleased with the results... But..." Claude paused, resulting in Henrietta narrowing her eyes at him in a serious way, yet there was confusion in them. "But what?" She questioned him, wondering what he had to tell her. "While you were gone Madam Chairwoman, there are some, shall we say, intriguing developments here. These developments all started almost 2 months ago by the appearance of a man named Yusei Fudo". Declan's right-hand man told Henrietta, certain that Yusei's the more important thing to tell her first before Pendulum Summoning.
Henrietta raised an eyebrow at Claude's words, the name he spoke unfamiliar to her. "Yusei...Fudo...?" She questioned, wondering how a single man could cause so many developments here in Paradise City while she was away. She really has no idea just how important Yusei is, the power he holds and how he seeks to stop Leo Akaba as well.
For the rest of the ride; Claude told Henrietta all LID knew about Yusei and the two girls he brought with him, starting with the day he appeared.
Claude had managed to tell Henrietta all about Yusei, what he's done, the changes he's made and how he has impacted the city since his one-sided victory over the Sledgehammer. It was understandable to say that she was shocked to hear how one man's able to impact Paradise City so much despite his short time here. She was a bit astonished to hear how he destroyed LID's mainframe with his Synchro energy over 3 times now.
She became suspicious at hearing how he's suspected to be someone from the Synchro Dimension, not to mention the two girls he brought with him. The Summoning energies of Lulu's Xyz Summons and Rin's Synchro Summons may not have been as strong as Yusei's Synchro Summoning energy, but it was still higher than anybody here in Standard.
Henrietta did become fascinated at hearing how Yusei's victory over the Sledgehammer inspired so many duelists in Paradise City to become stronger duelists and how much stronger LID students have become. The Ritual Course was a surprise to hear, but she didn't see any problem with it. The type of deck that Yusei uses surprised her though at learning he uses low Level monsters, yet how he uses them amazed her completely.
Just as Claude brought up the topic of Pendulum Summoning; they arrived at LID and Henrietta set out to see her son. She found him in his office, waiting for her to arrive. "Welcome back, mother". Declan greeted his mother, standing up and standing close to the U shape couch in the room. Henrietta walked up and stopped 5 feet away from her son. "Ahhh Declan, much has happened since I was away. Claude's told me much about this "Yusei Fudo", but I'd like to hear your thoughts about him". The Chairwoman of LID requested, curious to hear Declan's thoughts about the famed Duelist.
Declan gave a nod of his head, before gesturing to the couch with the right hand. "Very well then. Take a sit, this'll take a while". The silver-haired teenager advised, a suggestion that Henrietta took as she walked over and sat down on the couch. Declan held up a remote with his left hand and pressed on it. The celling opened up above, before a monitor came down from it.
Declan turned to look at his mother, right as the monitor turned on. "Yusei caught my attention on the day he arrived with his strong Synchro energy, along with the two with him called Lulu Obsidian and Rin". The purple-eyed male began, turning to look at the monitor as it showed the three profiles of Yusei, Lulu and Rin. "Yusei Fudo is 19 years of age and is close to becoming 20. Lulu and Rin are 14-years-old, and they live with Yusei. You could say they're Yusei Fudo's wards, but they refer to him as their adopted father". Declan explained, staring at Yusei's image with focused eyes.
Henrietta looked at the three images for a moment, before looking back at her son. "There isn't really that big of an age gap between them. It's just 5 years at most". She stated, honestly a bit baffled two teenage girls are calling someone their father when he's just 5 years older. "True, but Yusei doesn't act like a normal 19-year-old man. He's an individual that's seen the harsh side of the world, acts older than his age and is a masterful mechanic the likes of which I've never seen before". Declan replied without turning to look at her direction, still gazing at Yusei's image.
"Oh? Fascinating". Henrietta said with a small grin, taking Declan's words seriously since he's never one to exaggerate. "As I said; Yusei's Summoning energy caught my attention, but there was something else that grabbed a bigger piece of it. Him and the two girls unintentionally spread word that Yuusho Sakaki didn't run away from his title match from the Sledgehammer". Declan informed his mother, causing her grinning face to change into a shocked one.
"What?!" She uttered in shock, almost standing up from her seat yet managed to stop herself. "They claim that Yusho Sakai left not out of fear, but to stop a friend of his from committing a terrible crime. At first the city didn't believe them, that is until Yusei Fudo revealed that he had a special card that belonged to Yusho, the Spell card Smile World". Declan explained, right before pressing another button on the remote he's holding.
The monitor immediately changed to show an image of Yusei ridding his Duel Runner across the road. The sight of it made Henrietta widen both eyes in surprise, before she stood up on her feet. "Is that a Duel Runner?" She questioned, turning to look at her son who gave a nod of the head. Although LID didn't have much information about the other dimensions, they have a little bit on them and the information about the Synchro Dimension is that they use motorcycles called "Duel Runners" to have Turbo Duels.
"Indeed. Somehow Yusei Fudo is in possession of one ever since he arrived. My fascination with him had grown so much that I decided to give him a test. I secretly had the Sledgehammer publicly challenge Yusei Fudo to a Duel with the reward being a new house for him and his two wards to live in. I expected him to at least struggle a bit, but Yusei exceeded my expectations by easily defeating the Sledgehammer". Declan informed Henrietta, pressing another button on the remote.
The monitor's screen changed once more to show a recording of Yusei's Duel against the Sledgehammer 2 months ago. Even though she had already been informed about it; Henrietta was amazed at seeing Yusei easily defeat Sledgehammer without taking a single point of damage. Yusei's ace monster, Stardust Dragon also caught her attention as well with its appearance and power.
(Music end)
Once the recording was done, Henrietta turned to look at her son with an amazed smile. "He truly is impressive. It's as if he's fought more powerful Duelists that Sledgehammer doesn't hold a candle to". The Chairwoman of LID remarked, wondering what kind of opponents Yusei's faced to reach the level of strength he's reached. "Indeed. What's more is that Synchro Monster under his possession; the Stardust Dragon". Declan said with slightly narrowed eyes, right before the monitor changed to show Stardust Dragon's card.
LID's Chairwoman retook her seat, staring at Stardust Dragon's card with calculating eyes. "Stardust Dragon... Quite a spectacular monster". Henrietta stated, something that Declan gave a nod of the head to. "Indeed. Its ability is unique, one that I've never seen before. What's more is that when it was Summoned, our main frame was almost overloaded". The silver-haired male said with a hint of fascination upon remembering that day.
Henrietta slightly frowned upon hearing that, but quickly lost her frown. "So I've heard. I'm still finding it hard to believe that a single Synchro Monster was capable of such a feat". The female adult stated, wondering just what exactly the Stardust Dragon monster is. "I'd personally like to do some research on Stardust Dragon, but I unfortunately don't have it. We're getting off topic, allow me to set us back on track. Before winning his new apartment, Yusei, Lulu and Rin stayed with Yusho Sakaki's family". Henrietta's son informed her, pressing another button on the remote.
The monitor changed once more to show the profile images of Yuya and Yoko. Henrietta raised an eyebrow, but remained silent and allowed Declan to continue. "Yusei, Lulu and Rin joined the You Show Duel School shortly after arriving. Interesting enough; Yusei became Yuya Sakaki's teacher in not just dueling, but in life lessons as well". Declan further explained, right as the monitor started changing multiple times to show Yusei,Lulu and Rin interacting with the You Show Duel School.
Such as Yuya taking Lulu and Rin to a clothing store for new clothes with Zuzu following them, then to all of them wearing their new outfits. Another change to show Yusei and Skip talking outside the You Show Duel School and then to another one that showed Yuya and Lulu sitting down on a park bench with Lulu showing Yuya her deck. "They became close in the short time of a month, and Yusei has taught Yuya very well, teaching him how to Synchro Summon. Not only that, but Lulu Obsidian even taught Yuya Xyz Summoning as well". Declan said, right as the monitor showed the cards of Odd-Eyes Skater and Performapal Traveling Ghost Bat.
Henrietta slightly widen her eyes in fascination at hearing this. "Oh? I must admit that's impressive". She stated, amazed that this "Yuya Sakaki" was able to master Synchro and Xyz in just a month's worth of time. "Soon a month passed, and Sledgehammer challenged Yuya to a Duel. He had undergone training of his own and sought to test his new might against Yusei's student". Declan explained, turning to look at his mother as he explained.
"Ahh, yes. That's the Duel that this "Pendulum Summoning" was created, correct?" Henrietta said with a low voice, already aware of Pendulum Summoning's first debut. "Correct, mother. It was a rather impressive Duel". Declan replied, holding the remote out to the monitor and pressed another button. The monitor's screen changed once more, this time showing a recording of Yuya's first Pendulum Summon. Henrietta watched the recording in interest to see Pendulum Summoning.
(Recording/ Play 09 Swing! Pendulum of Souls)
Yuya gained a determine look on his face, before he looked forward with his pendant glowing a bright blue colour. "I'll use Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician to set the Pendulum Scale…!" Yuya called out as he held up Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician's cards with his right hand's index and middle fingers, before swiping his arm out to the side.
"I'm taking control of this duel, starting now!" The teenage boy continued as he placed his cards on the edges of his Duel Disk. The words 'Pendulum' appeared across the blade in rainbow colours. Both Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician appeared in a mysterious light as they were inside blue pillars of energy with the numbers '1' underneath Stargazer Magician, while '8' was underneath Timegazer Magician. Suddenly, a giant copy of Yuya's pendent appeared between the two magicians, circling around in a small circle. "Now thanks to this, I'm allowed to Summon monsters between Levels 2 to 7 all at the same time!" Yuya called out with a determine voice, his eyes showing a powerful resolve.
"Swing far pendulum! Carve the arc of victory!" Yuya chanted as the giant copy of his pendent swung between his two monsters. "My monsters are ready to swing into action!" Yuya called out into the heavens as he swung his right hand into the air to the giant pendulum as it drew an arc, creating a portal with two flashes of light shooting out from within it, one of them being green and the other being purple.
"First up is Performapal Springoose!" Yuya called out as the green light cleared to reveal Performapal Springoose.
Performapal Springoose ATK Points: 1100/ Level: 5.
"And now for my new monster! Turn up the heat, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" The teenage boy called out as the purple light cleared to reveal a new monster that looked a little like Odd-Eyes Dragon, like it was an evolved form. Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon was a little bigger than Odd-Eyes Dragon, had coloured spheres on his head and back body parts, and also had what looked like a blue-coloured jewel sticking out of its chest with armor around it. Its spikes were even different than before with a red and green orbs on them, even having horns on its head now that pointed backwards. The new dragon let out a fearsome roar, creating a gust of wind.
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK Points: 2500/ Level: 7.
It then suddenly changed LID's monitor room, right before one of the holographic screens that were showing Paradise City began acting up. "Sir! I picked up an unusual Summoning signal from the city's coastal zone. The reading is off the charts!" One of the workers told the head chief, getting his attention as he shot up from his seat. "Analysis, quick!" The head chief told the workers as they began analyzing what the Summoning was.
"I have the results, sir". One of the female workers stated as she looked up at the screen. "If the wave patterns are correct, someone is using… Pendulum energy?" The woman said in a confused voice as the screen showed the word 'Pendulum'.
(Recording end/ Music finished)
Henrietta blinked at the screen's image of the word "Pendulum", before she turned to look back at her son. "How can this be?" She questioned, keeping her cool despite the amazing incident that she just saw. "By way of a new type of card known accurately as a Pendulum card. As you saw by utilizing two of them, you can Summon numerous high Level monsters. I first thought that was all Pendulum Summoning can do, but I was wrong". Declan replied to his mother, much to her fascination at hearing this.
"There's more to Pendulum?" She questioned, curious to learn more about this new type of Summoning and card. "Indeed. Pendulum cards go in a Zone called Pendulum Zones where they act like Spell cards, activating abilities known as Pendulum abilities. What's more is that when a Pendulum card is destroyed or sacrificed on the field or hand, they're instead sent to the Extra Deck face-up instead of going to the Graveyard". LID's young president explained, turning to face his mother and cross both arms as he spoke.
"Is that so? Very fascinating". Henrietta said with a fascinated tone, lifting her right hand's index finger to her chin. "Pendulum Summoning doesn't just Summon monsters from the hand, but face-up ones from the Extra Deck as well. Meaning that Pendulum Monsters can be resummoned as much as possible so long as they're sent to the Extra Deck". Declan further explained about Pendulum Summoning and Pendulum cards.
"Fascinating... Is there more?" LID's Chairwoman asked with a hint of excitement leaking out of her voice, growing a deep desire for Pendulum herself. "There is. What I've discussed to you about Pendulum so far is only the beginning. There's still the advance stage of it". Declan answered, much to Henrietta's confusion at hearing this. "Advance stage of Pendulum?" She questioned with a tilt of the head.
Declan gave a nod of the head, returning his gaze to the monitor and pressed another button. Henrietta turned her gaze over to the screen, just as another recording played again.
(Recording/ Play Play Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Sound Duel 3 - Disc 2 - 19. 5D's' Theme)
"I tune Level 1 Star-Eyes Synchron to Level 7 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuya called out with a powerful voice, before his two dragons flew into the sky. "That thing is a Tuner Monster!?" Sledgehammer cried out in surprise, having not expected Star-Eyes Synchron to be a Tuner Monster.
Star-Eyes Synchron gave out a cry, before, to everyone's surprise, burst into cosmic energy. The cosmic energy was absorbed into Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, causing his whole body to be covered in cosmic energy with only his eyes visible, only now they were shining like a star. The cosmic energy covered dragon unleashed a powerful roar as it began transforming with the cosmic energy covering his form.
"Wondrous and beautiful dragon with dichromatic eyes! With the power given to you by the dragon of stardust, transform into a new dragons with eyes that shine a new future! I Synchro Summon! Star-Eyes Savior Dragon!" Yuya chanted as the cosmic energy covering the dragon unlashed a bright light that forced everyone in the stadium to cover their eyes. After a moment or two, everyone lowered that arms that they used to cover their eyes and opened them to see the new monster, before they widened their eyes at the sight.
Flying in the air was Odd-Eyes, but he had evolved into a new form now and looked a lot like Stardust Dragon. Star-Eyes Savior Dragon was bigger than he was in his Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon form, now just slightly smaller than Stardust. He was now a lanky dragon with a humanoid body plan in silvery white chrome armor and had black skin underneath. His bulky quad like legs were now like Stardust's legs, only with his armor on as well, but was recoloured to silvery white. His spikes had been replaced by wings that had claws and ribbed sections of silvery white skin protruding along the ridge of the wing finger, which extended far further than the other fingers.
There was a green gem on his left wing and a red one on his right wing. His once bulky torso was now lean with his torso armor reshaped to fit with a purple gem on his chest. His tail was tipped with four small, axe-like blades arranged in a cross just like Stardust's tail. His claws were now just like Stardust's claws, but were black with silvery white armor. His head and neck had changed a bit, no longer bulky and were now like Stardust's with some differences with his armor now reshaped to fit it. He had a short jaw in comparison to his large crest and long neck. The crest and neck both had black, ribbed sections of skin. The crest on Star-Eyes' head is now four-pointed like Stardust, with a fork-like trio of points extending from the back, and a single shorter point running down its nose. Finally, his heterochromia-like eyes were now shinning like that of a star and had a royal blue gem on his forehead.
Star-Eyes Savior Dragon's shinning eyes flashed a bit, before he spun around in the air and curled its claws, legs, wings and tail around itself. The Dragon-Type monster spread his claws, legs, wings and tail out and unleashed an earth-shattering roar that put Battleguard Tyrant's roar to shame, even had white glittering stars surrounding him.
Star-Eyes Savior Dragon ATK: 3000/ Level: 8/ Pendulum Scale: 10.
(Recording end/ Music end)
Henrietta blinked in astonishment as the screen changed to show Star-Eyes Savior Dragon's card, showing that it wasn't just a normal Synchro Monster. "This is..." She uttered with wide eyes, finding it hard to believe what she's seeing right now. "Yes... A Synchro Pendulum Monster. A Duel Monster we never thought existed". Henrietta's son answered, turning to look at his mother once more.
"Yuya Sakai showed that Pendulum Monsters can be used to set the stage to Summon monsters from the Extra Deck. Not only that, but there are even Pendulum monsters that are hybrids. Yuya's Star-Eyes Savior Dragon is the first hybrid that came into existence". Declan explained to Henrietta, pressing another one of the remote's buttons. It changed, still showing Star-Eyes Savior Dragon only with Star-Eyes Synchron's card now as well.
Henrietta stared at the cards' images for a few moments. She then turned to her son with a curious face. "Declan, what can you tell me about this Yuya Sakaki?" LID's Chairwoman asked Declan with curiosity about Pendulum Summoning's creator. Declan pressed another button on his remate, resulting in the monitor's screen changing to Yuya's profile picture once more.
"Yuya Sakaki is a 14-year-old boy that's enrolled in the You Show Duel School. As I mentioned before; he's the student of Yusei Fudo and is the son of Yusho Sakaki". The young president of LID began to explain and already; Henrietta was frowning. Normally she'd considered Yusho an enemy and ally of Leo Akaba, but after what she's heard about Yusei, Lulu and Rin defending the man has changed her opinion of him for the moment.
"He's in the Junior Arc League. Before he became Yusei's apprentice, his duel record was 46 matches and 26 wins. Now though he's been in 78 matches with 50 wins". Declan further explained; monitor showing Yuya's age, school, place in the Arc League and Duel history. "Is that so? Looks like he owes much to his master for teaching him so well". The female adult remarked with a grin, more than impressed with Yuya's incredible progress since becoming Yusei's student.
"Perhaps, or Yusei simply helped him unlock his potential. But anyway; Yuya was the first person to Pendulum Summon, but in the week since his match against Sledgehammer, that's changed. Lulu Obsidian and Rin have also somehow acquired Pendulum cards and learned Pendulum Summoning". Declan informed his mother, much to Henrietta's surprise at learning this.
"What?" She questioned, turning to look at her son once more. Declan kept his eyes on the monitor, right as its screen changed once more. Henrietta turned her gaze to it right as the monitor first showed Lulu's Pendulum Summoning and then Rin's one. The Chairwoman of LID watched with fascination, utterly speechless at how two possible residents from different dimensions were able to Pendulum Summon.
"There's more. Somehow; Lulu Obsidian is in possession of a Pendulum Xyz and Rin has a Pendulum Synchro as well". Declan informed his mother, right as the monitor's screen changed to show the cards of Lyrilusc - Neo Nightingale and Windwitch - Arctic Bell. Declan's mother let out a gasp, before climbing up to her feet and stared at the images with wide eyes full of shock.
"But how is this possible? How could those girls obtain Pendulum cards, even a Pendulum Xyz and Pendulum Synchro monsters as well?" Henrietta questioned, turning to gaze to Declan for an answer. "I do not know, mother. But what I do know is that Yuya's Star-Eyes Savior Dragon and Lulu's Lyrilusc - Neo Nightingale are proof that Pendulum has the potential to evolve. I'm certain that in time, even a Pendulum Fusion and maybe a Pendulum Ritual will be created". Declan said with a growing grin, feeling his very soul shake in excitement at the thought of seeing a Pendulum Fusion and Pendulum Ritual monster one day.
LID's Chairwoman lowered her head, staring down at the ground for a few moments. Eventually, she raised her head and looked at Declan. "What information do we have on those girls?" Henrietta questioned her son, curious to know what they know about the two girls. "Lulu Obsidian and Rin arrived in Paradise City on the same day that Yusei appeared. Lulu Obsidian was the first one to make contact with Yuya Sakaki". Declan began, pressing another one of the remote's buttons.
The monitor's screen changed to show the profiles of Lulu and Rin. "They're both 14-years-old, enrolled in the You Show Duel School, part of the Junior Arc League and their Duel records are rather low. Rin's been in 20 duels with 15 victories, while Lulu's record shows she has participated in 15 duels and won them all. That's all we have on them, not even their date of birth, where they lived before or if they have any blood relatives. But there is something else about the two". Declan continued, right as Zuzu's profile image joined the monitor's screen.
"Zuzu Boyle. She's a childhood friend of Yuya Sakaki's, daughter of You Show's current president and a member of the school as well. But what's truly fascinating is that she shares the same face with Lulu Obsidian and Rin". Declan said, turning to look at Henrietta just as she took her seat on the couch again. Henrietta looked at the three images and saw that true to Declan's words, they all had faces exactly alike.
"Very fascinating to see more than one person with the same face. Could it simply be that they're all twin sisters?" LID's Chairwoman asked, turning her gaze over to Declan once she finished speaking. "I already checked the possibility, and it isn't the case with them. Zuzu Boyle's data said that she was born a single child. The only other explanation could be that Lulu and Rin are the Xyz and Synchro versions of her". Declan answered, narrowing his eyes as he thought about another girl he met years ago, one that had the same face as these girls.
"Ahh, the theory of counterparts. That would explain a few things". The adult woman muttered to herself, losing interest in this topic since she doubted there was anything important to worry about. "All these events taking place on the day this "Yusei Fudo" came to Paradise City, or this dimension. The important question is where he stands in all of this. Is he friend or foe?" Henrietta questioned, turning to look at her son once more.
"I unfortunately don't have the answer to that. I admit that I would very much like to have Yusei Fudo as an ally in my battle against Leo Akaba, but there are still questions surrounding him, Lulu Obsidian, Rin and Yuya Sakaki. Questions that we need answers to, and I may have a way to have them answered". Declan stated, uncrossing both arms and dropped them as he turned to look at Henrietta.
"Is that so?" The Chairwoman asked with a curious voice on what this "way" that Declan's referring to. LID's young president slightly turned to his left, held up the remote and pressed another button, causing the monitor's screen to change to a public image of LID's symbol. "Just the other day; I received reports of an incident not far off campus". The silver-haired male revealed to his mother, words that made her raise an eyebrow in curiosity.
"A Duelist was sent to the hospital after a duel. He says the one responsible is Yuya Sakaki, but I highly doubt it". Declan said, crossing both arms with a small frown displayed on his face. "Why's that?" Henrietta questioned, wondering why her son doubted Yuya's responsible for this attack.
"I had our team go through the duel's data and discovered that the Duelist that Sylvio dueled used a different deck from Yuya's. A deck called "Phantom Knights" that focuses on Xyz Summoning. And what's more is that this mystery Duelist is in possession of an Xyz Monster called "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon". A monster that Yuya doesn't possess". Declan explained, pressing another button and turned to the monitor.
Henrietta turned to it as well right as it changed to show Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's card. She stared at it with narrowed eyes for a few moments, before she turned to her son. "This Xyz energy released by this monster was powerful, it matched Lulu Obsidian's Xyz energies perfectly. But what has me convinced that this wasn't Yuya Sakaki was how he did a Rank-Up-Evolution". Declan said with slightly narrowed eyes at Dark Rebellion's image. Henrietta frowned in confusion at what the silver-haired boy said, no clue what this "Rank-Up-Evolution" is.
Already aware that his mother had no clue what he was talking about; Declan held up the remote and pressed on it. The monitor began showing one last recording and Henrietta gave her full attention to watching this.
(Recording/ Play (Play Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Anime OST: Passionate Duelist (Extended)
The Mistress of Birds took a deep sigh, before rearing her right-hand in. "I activate the Spell card..." Lulu began, before thrusting her hand out to reveal Lyrilusc Sky Force's card. "Rank-Up-Magic - Lyrilusc Sky Force!" She finished, and then slotted the card into her Duel Disk. A large copy of Sky Force's card appeared in front of the Mistress of Birds.
"Sky Force has the power to take a Lyrilusc Xyz Monster I control and causes it to Rank Up into a new Lyrilusc Xyz Monster that's 1 or 2 Ranks higher!" Lulu explained the Rank-Up-Magic's power without a shred of doubt, further increasing the disbelief of everyone watching.
Lulu then thrusts her right hand into the air. "With the Rank 1 Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale, I rebuild the Overlay Network!" The Mistress of Birds called out as Assembled Nightingale transformed into a bright green light that shot out into the sky above. "As the new dawn breaks spread your wings upon its light and let its power crescendo into an orchestral symphony! Go, Rank-Up Xyz Evolution!" Lulu chanted as a black and gold galaxy Xyz portal appeared on the ground in front of her with the green light descending into it, causing an explosion of green energy. A bright light erupted out of the Fusion Dimension's Extra Deck zone, before it opened, and a single card slotted out.
The purple haired took hold of the card, before swiping it onto her Duel Disk's blade. "Ascend! Rank 2! Lyrilusc - Neo Nightingale!" The Mistress of Birds shouted out to the heavens as something shot out of the explosion of energy and flew high into the air. Neo Nightingale spun around, before giving a pose with 4 green overlay units circling around her.
Lyrilusc - Neo Nightingale ATK: 500/ Rank: 2/ Overlay units: 4/ Pendulum Scale: 1
(Recording finished/ Music end)
Henrietta breathed out in pure disbelief at what she just witnessed. The Rank-Up-Magic card, Rank-Up Xyz Evolution and the new Xyz Monster. Declan turned to look at his mother and spoke. "As you can see, Xyz Summoning has this sort of special evolution called "Rank-Up", something that Standard had no knowledge of its existence before now. These Rank-Up-Magic cards don't exist in our dimension, yet somehow both Lulu Obsidian and the Duelist that owns Dark Rebelion Xyz Dragon possess them". The silver-haired boy explained, capturing Henrietta's full attention as she turned to look at him again.
Are you saying that we aren't anywhere close to the full potential of Xyz? That we're lacking compared to people from the Xyz Dimension?" She questioned him, a small bit of rage at the mere thought of being behind someone in anything. "Unfortunately, that is the case. It's why I sought a partnership with Kaiba Corporation to help us create Pendulum cards, Rank-Up-Magic and even Pendulum Synchro and Xyz". Declan answered, crossing both arms once he finished speaking.
Henrieta narrowed her eyes at Declan's words. She had been informed about their corporation's new partnership with their greatest rival by Claude. She'd normally be against the idea extremely, but was convinced it was a good idea after everything she's seen so far. She looked down at her lap in thought for a few seconds, then looked at Declan with a slightly curious face.
"You said that you had something in mind for our question about Yusei Fudo to be answered, right? What did you have in mind?" The female adult asked with a curious voice, changing topics since there wasn't any point of being obsessed with something that's beyond their control. "Sylvio reported that the one who attacked him was Yuya Sakaki". Declan told his mother, yet that just made her raise an eyebrow at him.
"Is that so?" She questioned, wondering where Declan was going with this. "Indeed. But the evidence we have proves otherwise. Not to mention that Lulu Obsidian, Zuzu Boyle and Rin are living proof that there can be more than one person with the same face. I'm confident to say that the person that attacked Sylvio isn't Yuya Sakaki". The young president of LID explained to Henrietta, something that she believed just from seeing the look in Declan's eyes.
"I see. But you're planning to take advantage of this, aren't you?" She questioned with an almost unnoticeable grin, knowing her son enough to know he won't let an opportunity pass him by. "That is correct. As much as I hate placing the blame of someone else's actions on another, this is a chance I can't let pass by". Declan answered, pressing a button with the monitor turning off. "Tell me, what do you need me to do". Henrietta said with a sly grin, more than willing to assist with Declan's plan to get information.
(Later at Paradise City Hospital/ Play Yu Gi Oh! ARC V Ost 14- Busy Daily Life)
At Paradise City Hospital; Sylvio was "recovering" from his duel with Yuto, but still thought it was Yuya. He was lying down on a hospital bed, wearing creamy coloured robes and had a plaster around his right arm and left leg. "Yuya Sakaki's going to pay! He's the one that did this to me, he tried to hide behind that mask! But I know!" Sylvio exclaimed, slamming his bandaged right arm down on the bed a few times before holding it out as if he was pointing at someone.
He was so ticked off right now that he didn't care about the slightest possibility that it could have been someone else that hurt him instead of Yuya. He was ignorant and only wanted to blame someone right now and the only name that came to mind was Yuya's. Sylvio's mind even continued to flash back to when he saw Yuto's face, no care about the different eye colour of hair colour.
Sylvio's friends Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all stood to the side, watching with unimpressed faces as Sylvio resumed slamming his bandaged arm down on the bed. "I'm so mad it hurts!" The Ritual Duelist exclaimed, either stupid or dumb about the fact he's the one hurting himself right now. "Yeah, cause you're hitting yourself with your cast". Kakimoto remarked, making no move to stop his "friend's" rather stupid actions.
"Hard too". Ootomo added, grabbing Sylvio's attention fully as he turned to look at the three. "Quiet!" He shouted out with Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all flinching in fear. "Now, you three were there too, and you saw him! Right?!" Sylvio questioned his so called "friends", too angry to think straight right now. All three lackeys of Sylvio smiled nervously at their leader because they didn't want to tick him off more.
"Of course. Yeah". Kakimoto answered with a nervous voice and eyes closed, before he looked over to Ootomo, who looked down at him with his own nervous expression. "Yeah, for sure. It's true... We totally agree with you, bro". The ponytail male said, turning to look back at Sylvio as he spoke. "So totally agree. That means you won't dump us with your cast, right?" Yamabe laughed nervously as he rubbed his hands together with both eyes closed.
"The only one getting fault...will be Yuya!" An unfamiliar voice growled in anger, catching everyone's attention. They looked to the last person in the room standing on the left side of Sylvio's bed. It was a short overweight man with a small moustache, barely any black hair, wearing a brown suit. This man is Sylvio's father; Furio Sawatari.
"Because when you mess with Sylvio, you mess with me!" Furio shouted out in "rage", before rushing over to balcony door, pushed it open and ran to the balcony. He brought out a megaphone with his right hand and started shouting through it with tears anime falling from his eyes. "This is to all of you who do not think kindly of me being elected Mayor! These actions will not serve to hinder me one bit! In order to resolve this crisis..." He shouted through the megaphone, paying no mind to everyone inside.
Ootomo and Yamabe sweat dropped at Sylvio's father. The truth about Sylvio's father was that he wasn't really doing this out of concern for his son, but to increase his chances of becoming Mayor of the city. "Wow... He'll do anything for a vote, won't he?" Yamabe remarked, both him and Ootomo turning to look at each other with unimpressed faces. "Yeah". The ponytail male replied, before they went back to watching him.
"You know aside from actual work". Ootomo added, absolutely certain that Sylvio's dad is never gonna be president with that attitude of his. How could he when he hasn't even noticed that Sylvio faked his injuries all for the sake of making it seem major to get payback on Yuya. He didn't even pay for Sylvio's Black Luster Ritual deck, Sylvio paid for it himself with his savings from the cash Furio would sometimes send over.
"Dad!" Sylvio suddenly exclaimed with a grin as he brought up both fists, catching Furio's attention. "Hey, lose that smile!" Furio cried out, comically sliding up to his son's bed's left side and took Sylvio's bandaged right arm. Sylvio blinked in confusion, while Furio stared at him with anime teary eyes. "If I'm gonna get the sympathy vote, you need to look infirmed, okay?" The overweight man told his son, more concerned with his ratings than Sylvio's condition.
"Sorry pop, will do". Sylvio replied to his father, just as the hospital room's door opened. "Oh, there's our poor little patient. However are you coping, Sylvio". A familiar voice said with a sympathetic voice, grabbing both father and son's attention as they looked over to see Henrietta walking into the room with a bouquet of flowers in hand and Claude standing outside the door.
"Madam Chairwoman, w-when did you get back?" Furio stuttered, turning to face Henrietta right as she stopped a few feet away from him. "This morning, councilman. And seeing Sylvio was first on my to do list". LID's Chairwoman answered, watching Furio as he ran up to in front of her with a nervous smile. "Well, you grace us with your presence". The overweight man said nervously, moving to take the bouquet of flowers from her.
"So kind of you. Such a thing that happened, this delinquent doing harm to your sweet boy. And I'm certain that you're steaming mad and prepared to do whatever it takes to see that justice is served". Henrietta said with sweet words, secretly swaying the situation to her advantage. Furio blinked in surprise at Henrietta, before regaining his "rage" from earlier.
"How's this for steaming!?" He shouted out with actual steam somehow coming out of his head through the sides. He brought out a phone with his right hand and turned to it. "I'm calling for Yuya Sakaki's arrest RIGHT NOW!" Furio shouted out, lifting his left hand up and just a few buttons away from calling the police. "Actually". Henrietta spoke, catching Furio's attention as he looked up to see her staring at him with a sly grin.
"What if you let me handle this little matter for you. After all; you want to be Mayor, correct? And a Mayor delegates, right?" Henrietta said with soft voice, using Furio's own desires to become Major to have him hand this matter over to her. "Ehhh...I guess?" He answered with an unsure voice, neither adult paying the four teenagers staring at them any attention.
"This way you'll project power". LID's Chairwoman told the little man, leaning back a bit from him. "Eh, you think so?" He asked, honestly unsure how to go about this and whether to either let Henrietta handle this or not. "Sure... the voters will love it. So why don't you just relax and leave everything to me". Henrietta answered, grin growing a bit wider because she's got Furio on the ropes now.
(With You Show/ Music end. Now play Yu-Gi-Oh! 5d's OST II - Special Training)
Inside the You Show Duel School; all the students consisting of Yuya, Zuzu, Lulu, Rin, Allie, Tate, Frederick and Sora were sitting on chairs in front of four rows of tables. Yuya was sitting beside Zuzu on the back right table, Rin and Rin sat together on the back left table. Allie and Frederick sat together at the front right table and finally; Lulu and Tate were sitting down together at the front left table.
Skip stood at the front of the class with a large monitor screen behind him attached to the wall, displaying 5 random monster cards. A few feet away on Skip's left was Yusei, sitting down on a chair in front of a desk with a laptop in front of him. There were cords attached to both the monitor and laptop, connecting them together as Yusei helped Skip with today's lesson. And finally; Serenity stood right beside the classroom's door, leaning her back against the wall and gazing at Yusei's face with eyes full of affection, something that the Junk Duelist was pretending to not notice. Everyone was wearing their casual clothes today since there wasn't any school and everyone didn't feel like trying anything new.
"Good morning class! Today I'll be giving you all a crash course of Monster Summoning in a Duel!" Skip announced with an excited grin, both hands placed on his hips. Allie and Frederick both looked board at hearing this, Yuya, Lulu and Rin were paying close attention, Zuzu was looking down with a dazed expression and Sora was eating deserts with a textbook in front of him to act as cover.
"First up the Normal Summon!" Skip called out cheerfully, right before Yusei pressed a button on the laptop. The screen changed to show Speed Warrior's card. "This is the most basic Summoning where you take a Monster that's Level 1 to 4 from your hand and Summon it in face-up ATK mode, or face-down DEF mode once a turn. But there's ways to do more Normal Summons in one turn". Skip began to explain, right as the screen changed to show three cards; The Spell Double Summon, Trap; Ultimate Offering and Monster; Synchron Carrier.
"The Spell card Double Summon lets you Normal Summon again. Ultimate Offering does as well, but it requires paying 500 Life Points. And Synchron Carrier allows you to Normal Summon a Tuner Monster in addition". The You Show school's principal continued, taking a quick look at the monitor before looking back at his students. "Now who can explain a Tribute Summoning, or Advance Summoning if you prefer. Anyone? You Tate, tell us". Skip said, looking at the blue-haired boy with a massive grin.
The young boy stood up from his chair and nodded to Skip with a happy smile. "Sure! An Advance Summoning is almost exactly like a Normal Summoning, but this one needs a cost. For a Level 5 or 6 Monster, you need to sacrifice one monster. For Level 7 or higher, two sacrifices". Tate explained, the monitor changing to show the Level 5 Backup Warrior and Level 7 Blackwing - Abrolhos the Megaquake.
"That's right". Skip stated with a pleased nod of approval at Tate's explanation. "You forgot about something". Yusei suddenly spoke, catching everyone's attention. They looked over to him just as he pressed another button on the laptop. The monitor's screen changed to show the Monster card; Beast King Barbaros.
"There are some high Level Monsters that have an effect that needs a Duelist to sacrifice 3 monsters. Beast King Barbaros has an ability if it is Summoned using 3 tributes, all the opponent's cards are destroyed". Yusei explained, looking over the class of students over his left shoulder. Allie, Tate and Frederick all widen their eyes in surprise, while the other students weren't so surprised at learning this.
Skip, on the other hand, was comically crying waterfall tears with anime teary eyes at how Yusei knew something he didn't. 'At this rate; he'll become the principal instead of me!' The adult man screamed out inside his mind, anime afraid of Yusei taking his job as You Show's principal with how he seems better suited at teaching than him.
Yusei went back to the laptop and pressed another button on it. The monitor's screen changed once more, this time showing the Ritual Monster; Zera the Mant. Quick as a flash, Skip changed his comically crying face to a serious one as he got back to teaching his students. "And now onto one of the oldest Summoning methods of Duel Monsters; Ritual Summoning!" Zuzu's father announced, gesturing to the monitor behind him with his left hand.
Allie and Frederick started paying full attention now, while Zuzu went back to gazing down at the desk with lost eyes. Yuya looked at his childhood friend in confusion for a moment, before going back to watching the class. "Now, you could say that Ritual Summoning is like Tribute Summoning, but different. It requires a type of Spell card called a Ritual Spell..." Skip began to explain, right as the monitor displayed the Ritual Spell; Zera Ritual.
"There are four kinds of different Ritual Spells. One that Ritual Summons a specific Ritual Monster, the second one used for Ritual Monsters that have a specific attribute or type, one for Ritual Monsters that's names are listed and lasty, one that needs a specific type of tribute". Yusei suddenly began explaining, pressing a single button of the laptop. Zera's card disappeared from the screen and was replaced by three Ritual Spells that joined Zera Ritual's card.
They were the Ritual Spells Advanced Ritual Art, Spirit's Blessing and Gishki Aquamirror. "First Zera Ritual can only Ritual Summon Zera the Mant. Advanced Ritual Art can be used to Ritual Summon any Ritual Monster, but the tributes have to be Normal Monsters from the deck and exactly match the Ritual Monster's Level. Spirit's Blessing can Ritual Summon any LIGHT Ritual Monster, plus there's a different kind of Ritual Spells like this one that works for Monster-Types as well. Finally Gishki Aquamirror can be used for any Ritual Monster so long as it has "Gishki" in its name". Yusei finished explain about Ritual Monsters, keeping his eyes on the laptop's screen.
The young kids and Zuzu were amazed at learning it. Despite being able to Ritual Summon herself, Zuzu still doesn't know much about Ritual Summoning so this helped her greatly. Yuya slightly frown in fascination at the monitor, before he tilted his head down in thought. 'Ritual Summoning does sound like it takes longer than Fusion, Synchro or Xyz, but maybe it has its own advantages. Maybe I should get a Ritual Monster of my own one day'. The Odd-Eyes Duelist thought to himself, making plans to look up any Odd-Eyes or Performapal Ritual Monsters later.
Rin gave a low wolf whistle from Yusei's teaching the whole glass Ritual Summoning. "I'm all for Synchro Summoning, but even I have to admit that Ritual Summoning is impressive on its own. Why do you think, Sora-?" The Windwitch Duelist spoke, turning to look at Sora only to close her mouth and grow an unimpressed face at seeing the boy focusing on his deserts and completely ignored the lesson.
"I perform a Fusion Summon with Vanilla Ice Cream and Custard Pudding!" Sora lowly exclaimed, taking a bit of ice cream and pudding with a spoon he's holding with his right hand from the two cups in front of him. "Devour it all! Sweets Ruler Vanilla Prince!" He cheerfully called out, before closing both eyes and placed the mid ice cream and pudding in his mouth. "Delicious!" He moaned out in pure bliss, eyes closed in a happy manner.
'One of these days, eating all that sugar is gonna come back to bite him one day and I mean HARD'. Rin thought to herself, honestly disappointed that Team Academy allowed its students to not care about their health like this. She honestly thought that despite having an evil mastermind like Leo Akaba as its Professor, they'd care about making sure the students have a proper diet instead of allowing them to eat whatever they want without concern.
Sora took notice of Rin staring at him. He gave a smile as he held the spoon out for her to take. "Oh, want some Rin? I don't mind". The Fusion Duelist said without a care, much to Rin's disgust at the offer. "No thanks... Unlike you, I care about my health. And FYI, I don't want an indirect kiss with someone that's a head shorter than me". Rin replied, before she turned her head the other way to show she's lost interest.
Sora blinked at Rin with wide eyes, before looking down at the spoon he's holding. "Oh..." He made a perfectly 'O' shape with his mouth upon realizing that Rin was right that it would have been an indirect kiss. "Sorry". Sora apologized with an apologetic smile, turning to look at the green-haired female sitting right next to him. Rin pressed her left elbow down against the table and pressed her face against the hand. She did gave the "peace" sign with her right hand.
Yuya, who had been watching the two, gave a small chuckle. 'The day that Rin actually shows a romantic interest in a guy will be the day that global warming will be global freezing'. The Odd-Eyes duelist thought to himself with a grin. As long as he's known Rin, she's never been interested in guys at all. And even if there were some that were interested in her, Rin would flat out reject them all.
Yuya, Allie and Frederick had asked her at one point why she wasn't interested in romance. Rin's answer was "Because... I'm waiting for an idiot of mine to show up". It was easy to understand that she's waiting for someone, the confusing part was why she called the guy an "idiot" like that since it implied that she's insulting him. It was a big wonder if she's into this someone she's waiting for or not.
"This guy must have made a big impact on Rin, don't you think Zuzu?" Yuya asked with a grin directed at the "devil" disguised as a green-haired girl, well at least to him. Yuya got no reply, causing him to frown in confusion before he looked over to Zuzu and saw her gazing down at the desk again. "Zuzu, hello? Anybody home?" The Odd-Eyes Duelist said with a confused voice, before he snapped his right hand's fingers.
That unfortunately didn't snap Zuzu out of her daze as she continued looking downwards. Yuya tilted his head in confusion at Zuzu's lack of response, wondering just what's up with her. 'Is it about yesterday with what happened with Sylvio?' He thought to himself, wondering what exactly happened yesterday at the warehouse before he, Lulu and Rin showed up to help.
Zuzu didn't tell them what happened, not even a single word. She just continued to stare at Yuya as if he were a stranger for some reason. It was a bit confusing, but Yuya decided to just leave her alone and wait for Zuzu to tell him what happened later. 'I just hope it doesn't take another duel with Yusei to get her to open up'. The Odd-Eyes Duelist said inside his mind, turning to look back at the monitor just as Skip began speaking again.
"Alright, next up we'll be going over Fusion Summoning! So which of you would like to volunteer?" Skip asked with an eager voice, eyes shifting over to the textbook blocking his view of Sora. At the mention of "Fusion Summoning", Lulu almost flinched yet managed to stop herself. She let out a deep breath with both eyes shut, before turning her gaze back to the monitor.
Sora suddenly shot up from his seat, catching Skip's attention as he looked over to see Sora's notebook tipped over, showing the ice cream and pudding cups placed in front of him. Not only that, but the Fusion Duelist was now holding a donut and his own bagel. "Next I Fusion Summon...this donut and Principal Boyle's bagel! Here goes!" He called out cheerfully, before taking a bite out of Skip's bagel. Suddenly without warning...
Kablam!
A familiar right fist came down hard on Sora's head, resulting in Sora's eyes turning comically white in surprise and spat out some air from the sudden attack. Rin, who was the mysterious attack, glared down at Sora in disapproval. "I was willing to let you snacking in class slide, but I draw the line when you steal someone else's food and eat for yourself!" The green-haired girl growled down at Sora, who just gave a groan filled with pain in response.
Almost everyone gave a chuckle or giggle of amusement at seeing the strict Rin do her "job" of punishing those full of mischief. Rin lifted her fist from Sora's head, then took both the bagel and donut from Sora, right before Sora's face fell and went splat against the desk, causing Yuya, Frederick, Tate and Skip to wince a bit.
All of a sudden; Zuzu stood up from her chair and captured everyone's attention. They looked over to the pink-haired female standing up with both hands placed against the desk and staring at her dad with sort of desperate eyes. "Hey dad! Xyz Summon!" She suddenly cried out, much to the confusion of Yuya, Frederick, Allie, Tate and Serenity. Yusei, Lulu, Rin and Sora, on the other hand, narrowed their eyes at her for different reasons.
"Xyz Summon?" Skip said in confusion, wondering why Zuzu said that with such a tone. "Since we're learning about Summoning today, can you teach us about Xyz Summon?" The pink-haired girl asked her father, mind flashing back to Yuto's Xyz Summons. "Well, we may teach Xyz Summoning here now, but I'm not really the expert on it. Out of everyone here, Lulu's the one that knows it best". Skip answered his daughter, turning to look at the purple-haired female as he spoke.
At Skip's words, everyone turned their gazes over to the Mistress of Birds. Lulu grew a small frown at seeing everyone's attention on her, before she shifted both eyes to the right to where Sora sat behind her. This has become a bit dangerous since if she gave out too much information about Xyz Summoning especially talk about Rank-Up-Magic and Rank-Up Xyz Monsters, then Sora could find out she's from the Xyz Dimension or worst-case scenario him finding out that she, Rin and Yusei know exactly who he is.
She looked over to Yusei and saw him staring at her with slightly narrowed eyes. Satellite's Shooting Star gave a very short nod of the head, giving an unspoken message for her to proceed. The purple-haired girl returned the short nod with her own, before she gently stood up from her feet. "I don't mind doing this part of the class myself, but I'd like everyone to wait until I'm done before asking any questions". Lulu told her friends, walking around the desk to the front of the class next to Skip.
The adult man took a few steps back, allowing Lulu to take over as teacher for now. Yusei began typing away on the laptop's keyboard and very soon; the monitor changed to show Lulu's Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale's card. "To start us off; I'll begin by explaining Xyz Monsters' Ranks. Instead of Levels, Xyz Monsters have known as Ranks. Ranks aren't Levels, meaning effects that affects monsters with Levels won't affect them". The purple-haired female explained to her friends and peers of the You Show Duel School.
"To Xyz Summon an Xyz Monster, it's different from Ritual, Fusion and Synchro Summoning. You need monsters that have the same Level as each other, there are some monsters that have abilities that let them be treated as different Levels for an Xyz Summon. Now take my Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale; she really only needs 2 Level 1 Lyrilusc Monsters to Xyz Summon, but her Summoning conditions allow me to use more than just 2". Lulu continued to explain, right as the monitor changed to show 3 Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow cards and two Lyrilusc - Sapphire Swallow cards.
"Another difference Xyz Summoning has compared to the other Summoning methods from the Extra Deck is that the monsters used to Summon Xyz Monsters aren't sent to the Graveyard. Instead, they become what's known as Overlay Units. They stay on the field, but aren't monsters, instead used for the Xyz Monsters to activate their effects. My Assembled Nightingale has an effect that requires giving up an Overlay Unit". Lulu turned to the screen just as the three Monster cards went back to behind Assembled Nightingale's card.
"Now listen, there are some monsters that have special abilities that activate once they become Overlay Units. For example, the Monster Star Drawing". The purple-haired girl continued to explain, monitor's screen changing to show Star Drawing. "When Star Drawing is used for an Xyz Summon; it allows the Duelist to draw another card from their deck. Star Drawing's effect may be simple, but can come in handy. Finally, Xyz Monsters can't be used to Summon new Xyz Monsters since they don't have Levels themselves". Lulu added, reaching into her shorts' pocket and brought out her deck.
"Lastly, there's what's called "Phantom Xyz Summoning", an Xyz Summon using monsters from the Graveyard". Lulu said with a small grin, looking through her deck for a moment until she eventually stopped. She picked up a single card and turned it over, revealing it to be her "Lyrilusc - Vulture of Beyond Revival" card. "My Vulture of Beyond Revival has a special ability that activates from the Graveyard. By removing her from play, Vulture allows me to Xyz Summon a WIND Xyz Monster using Lyrilusc Monsters from my Graveyard". The teenage girl explained, putting her card back to her deck.
"That's all for now. Thank you for listening and respecting me request". Lulu thanked her friends, giving a small bow of the head to them all. Rin, Skip, Serenity, Allie, Tate and Frederick all started clapping their hands in applause for Lulu, while Yusei gave a small grin. Sora had slightly narrowed eyes at Lulu, quickly changing his expression to a smiling one. Zuzu, having learned what she wanted, lowered her head down in thought once more.
Yuya, on the other hand, was staring at his crush in confusion since she didn't make any mention of that Rank-Up Xyz Evolution she did in their Tag Duel against Sylvio and Cera. 'Why wouldn't she say anything about it? Well, I didn't exactly knew it existed before she played it back then, so I guess it would be hard to believe without seeing it first'. The Odd-Eyes Duelist thought to himself, mind flashing back to that incredible Xyz Summon she did that won them that Tag Duel.
"By the way Zuzu, why do you want to know about Xyz Summoning?" Skip asked his daughter with a curious voice, turning to look at her as he spoke. At Skip's question, Zuzu flinch and let out a low gasp, before she looked over to Yuya. The red and green-haired boy noticed Zuzu staring at him and grew confused why she was looking at him like that. "Huh?" He turned to Zuzu, however in Zuzu's mind she saw Yuto in Yuya's place with him frowning at her.
"...!" She let out a low, sharp gasp at the sight, much to Yuya's concern. Before he could ask her if she was alright, Zuzu sat back down on her seat. 'Just what is going on? Was that really Yuya, or was it someone else? I mean Lulu, and Rin and me I have the same faces, so could there really be another person that has the same face as Yuya?' The pink-haired female questioned inside her mind, feeling beyond confused right now.
"How dare you!" A familiar voice shouted out from outside the building, catching everyone's attention as they all blinked. Everyone except Sora recognized that voice to be Gong's, what got them all confused was why he sounded so ticked off. "You've made the Gong angry! Now things get ugly" The Superheavy Samurai Duelist added, everyone wondering who he's talking to right now.
"Uh-oh, I better get out there quickly before Gong goes and starts a fight again!" Yuya exclaimed in alarm, getting up from his seat and headed outside with Skip and Serenity on his tail. Lulu, Tate, Rin, Allie, Frederick and Sora all followed after them. Yusei stood up from his chair, then looked over to Zuzu and saw her walking after everyone else at a rather slower rate than how fast they were going. Finally, he walked out of the classroom and followed everyone else.
In just a couple of seconds; Yuya, Skip and Serenity were the first ones to make it outside through the blue elevator where they saw Gong standing just 5 feet away from You Show's entrance. "What's all the fuss about?" Skip questioned as he, Yuya and Serenity ran up to Gong. The Superheavy Samurai Duelist looked at them over his left shoulder, then spoke. "Something's brewing, but it's no haha matter. Gong was working out, doing duel sprints when he saw some suspicious characters lotting on your campus And confronted them". Gong explained to them, turning to face forward once he was finished speaking.
Yuya, Serenity and Skip turned to look at these "suspicious characters" that Gong was talking about and saw that it was Sylvio's friends Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe with all three of them grinning smugly. Yuya blinked in surprise at seeing them, but Gong wasn't finished speaking just yet. "They're accusing Yuya of hurting their pal Sylvio in a Duel". The Superheavy Samurai Duelist told them, much to the shock of Yuya, Skip and Serenity at hearing this.
"Yuya? Hurting someone in a duel?" Serenity questioned in surprise, turning to look at her friend with wide eyes. "Is this some sort of joke?" The Odd-Eyes Duelist questioned, very confused right now since there's no way he hurt Sylvio in their last duel. "Don't lie. You totally know it was you". Kakimoto said with a confident smirk on his face. "That's right, we saw you with our very own eyes". Ootomo remarked with a grin, taking a step forward. "We sure did. And, she did too". Yamabe stated, looking past Yuya, Gong, Skip and Serenity to You Show's open elevator where everyone else except Yusei stood.
"She who?" Gong questioned with wide eyes full of alarm, much to the amusement of Sylvio's friends. "One of Yuya's good friends... Right Zuzu?" Yamabe spoke, lifting his right hand and pointed right at Zuzu with the index finger. Yuya, Gong, Serenity and Skip all widen their eyes in surprise, before looking over to Zuzu and saw the utterly uncertain face she was displaying, paying no heed to Lulu, Rin, Sora, Allie, Tate and Frederick staring at her.
"Come on, it's true! Don't deny it Zuzu!" The three stooges all cried out at the exact same time, all growing smug faces at the pink-haired girl. Zuzu let out a gasp at their words, even taking a step back. The grins of Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all grew at seeing Zuzu wasn't denying their words and opened their mouths to speak again, only for someone to stop them.
A single card flew through the air and struck the back of Kakimoto's head, then Ootomo and Yamabe with all three of them crying out in surprise. The You Show Duel School all gave a cry of surprise at seeing this, while Sylvio's friends all groaned in pain as they placed their hands on the back of their heads. And as for the single Duel Monsters card, it somehow stabbed itself in the ground with the image revealing to be Speed Warrior.
"That hurt..." Yamabe groaned out in pain, rubbing exactly where that card struck him to sooth the pain. "Alright, who did that?!" Ootomo questioned with an enraged frown, opening both eyes and grew a deep glare. "I did". A familiar voice stated from You Show's right and the three stooges' left, followed by a loud and clear footstep.
(Play Bond of the three)
Everyone looked to see Yusei standing 8 feet away, glaring at Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe with his famed glare at the three and both arms crossed. Sylvio's three friends all began paling and sweating terrible at seeing Paradise City's greatest Synchro Duelist glaring at them, while the faces of You Show Duel School's members all eased at seeing him. "Yusei!" Yuya called out cheerfully at the sight of his teacher, feeling all his concerns gone now.
Yusei spared his student a quick smirk, before glaring at Sylvio's friends once more. "Those are some serious accusations you're throwing at Yuya. What makes you think that Yuya ambushed and attacked your friend Sylvio?" Satellite's Shooting Star questioned them, voice low and threatening. Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all shivered and took a step back, yet Ootomo found the courage to speak.
"Y-Yesterday Yuya showed up, dueled Sylvio a-and beat him b-badly to the point he had to be h-hospitalized". The ponytail male answered, much to the horror of You Show's members at hearing this. "And what makes you think it was Yuya that's responsible for Sylvio's condition?" Yusei questioned once more, no change to his expression or tone as he spoke. "W-We saw his face. It was Yuya Sakaki's face that we saw alright". Kakimoto answered, starting to grow some courage himself as he wasn't stuttering.
"And what makes you so certain that it was Yuya and not someone else?" Yusei questioned again, this one causing almost everyone to blink in surprise at him. Lulu and Rin were the only exceptions as they knew exactly what Yusei was thinking by asking that question. "S-Someone else? What are you talking about, man? There's no way there's someone else out there that could look like Yuya". Yamabe said with a nervous voice, shaking a little bit now from the fear towards Yusei he's feelings.
"You all lack imagination. Besides, the proof that more than one person with the same face exists is right there". Yusei said, uncrossing both arms and pointed over to Zuzu, Lulu and Rin with his left hand's index finger. Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all looked at where Yusei was pointing and saw the three females with the same face. "Huh?" They gasped in surprise, only now noticing that Lulu, Zuzu and Rin all indeed have the same face.
"Lulu, Zuzu and Rin all have the same faces, but different features like the colour of their hair and eyes. If it's possible for them, then who's to say that it isn't possible for Yuya to have a doppelganger as well?" Yusei questioned the three, crossing both arms once he finished speaking. What Yusei said made Zuzu widen her eyes in surprise, while Yuya looked at his teacher in confusion.
"E-even if that's true, we're certain that it was Y-Yuya..." Ootomo stuttered, losing more confidence by the second from the situation shifting to You Show's side in this discussion. "If you're so certain, then answer me these questions. What was the hair colour of Sylvio's attacker?" Yusei questioned the three once more, although he had a feeling he already knew who they're talking about.
"W-well... The guy's hair was black and a light purple. I think he even had gray coloured eyes". Kakimoto answered with fear still leaking out of his voice. What Kakimoto said captured Lulu's full attention as that description perfectly fit someone that she knew personally. Someone that she used to care for with all her heart once, but felt a bit of fear towards now.
Rin looked over to her sister in concern. That description that Kakimoto gave didn't fit Yugo or Yuri, so there was only one person left that could be Sylvio's attacker; Lulu's ex-boyfriend. Lulu was still undecided on how to feel about Yuto now after hearing how he's one fragment of a madman that almost destroyed the world. And maybe hearing how he "hurt" Sylvio could be a sign that he's gotten a bit worse since Lulu last saw him, but hopefully that wasn't the case.
Rin turned to look at Sylvio's three friends with a firm expression. "Hey brainless chumps!" She called out, grabbing the attention of Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe. They turned to look and frown at Rin at what she called them since it was very insulting to them. "Did the guy that ambushed Sylvio use an Xyz deck of monsters called "Phantom Knights" or something?" The Windwitch Duelist asked them, keeping a watch on Lulu through the corner of her right eye.
Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all blinked at the Witch of the Wind, while You Show's members stared at her in confusion. Yusei and Lulu were the only exceptions as Satellite's Shooting Star was staring at Lulu in concern and saw she was staring downwards now. "Y-Yeah, he did". Yamabe answered, wondering where Rin was going by asking a question like that.
"...!" Yuya widen his eyes, before turning to look at Sylvio's three friends with a confused look. "Phantom Knights? I've never heard of anything like those before, I only have one deck and that's my Odd-Eyes Pendulum deck". The teenage boy stated, no recollection of ever hearing about these "Phantom Knight" cards before even when looking through Yusei's briefcase.
"Yeah?! Well I'm still certain it was you because that Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon or whatever was something you would use!" Kakimoto exclaimed, pointing his right hand's index finger at the Odd-Eyes Duelist. "Huh?" Yuya slightly titled his head, before placing the right hand on his forehead and looked down. 'Dark Rebellion... Xyz Dragon? Why does that name sound so familiar?' The Odd-Eyes Duelist said inside of his mind, feeling so of nostalgic at hearing that name.
As for Lulu; that confirmed her suspicions on Sylvio's attacker being Yuto and it filled her with deep concern. 'Why is Yuto here in Standard? Did something happen back home or did he discover something here in Standard that could give the Resistance an advantage against Duel Academy?' Lulu questioned inside of her mind, head slightly tilted down as she thought of any possible reason why her ex-boyfriend would come here.
"Okay, we're getting a bit off track here, but what I've been able to get is that someone attacked Sylvio and it was someone else that looked like Yuya, so we're not in trouble at all!" Skip exclaimed with a cheerful voice at realizing Yuya didn't attempt assault on someone after all. "Think again old man! Someone's still got to pay!" Ootomo exclaimed with a glare, which quickly disappeared once Yusei started glaring at him and his two friends again.
"By someone, it's clear you guys mean me. But why though? We just discussed that it wasn't me, so why should I have to take the blame for someone else?" Yuya questioned with a small frown, clearly unhappy with the thought of being blamed for Sylvio's attack when he wasn't part of it. "Because even if it's true that there's someone else out there with you face, we don't know where he is! And Sylvio is demanding payback for getting sent to the hospital in critical-" Yamabe spoke, only for Lulu to suddenly speak up and interupt him.
"The hospital? You mean he's okay?" The Mistress of Birds questioned with a surprised voice, paying no mind as Allie, Tate and Frederick walked over to around her. Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all looked at the purple-haired girl with confused frowns, before the ponytail male spoke up. "Okay? He's in the hospital, how can he be okay there?" He questioned Lulu with a frown, no clue just what she meant by her question earlier.
Lulu felt like sighing in relief, but managed to keep herself from doing so to not give away anything to Sora. Hearing that Sylvio was in the hospital right now eased her concerns because it meant that Yuto didn't seal him away in a card. That meant that Yuto's sanity hasn't gone over the edge just like before and that this "crime" wasn't major. Lulu only hoped that this meant Yuto was here on his own, because that meant no innocents will get sealed away.
"They say he may never duel again. Poor bedridden Sylvio-" Yamabe spoke, only for Rin to cut in and interrupt him. "You guys are clearly exaggerating. If that idiot was hurt to the point of never being able to Duel again, it wouldn't be you three here and instead the actual police". The green-haired girl said with a deep frown, placing both hands on her hips as she spoke.
Kakimoto, Ootomo and Yamabe all flinched at Rin's words, something that she noticed and gave a grin. "Now why don't you idiots be truthful and tell us exactly what Sylvio's condition is". Rin said with a sly grin, but Sylvio's friends only glared at her in defiance. "And why should we?" Kakimoto questioned, no intention of complying with Rin.
Instead of answering; Rin brought up both hands and cracked her knuckles. Once done, she stared walking over to the three to "persuade" them.
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