"We're here." Ryuuga said as he walked out of the elevator. Looking at the left, all he saw was the hallway connecting to more hallways. Looking at the right, it was the same.

"It's a maze." Abbacchio said, looking at the map on the wall. "A very long one at that. It looks like one of those mazes where scientists placed rats into to see how much time they'd take in finding the exit."

"Only difference is that we don't win cheese when we find what we want." Joe sighed. "I should have brought a snack or something... I hope they have some vending machines in here."

"We came here to fight, not to compare ourselves to mice and cheese." Homura huffed, slamming her fists on top of Joe and Abbacchio's heads. "So what's our plan?" She asked, also looking at the map.

"In all honesty, it's all pretty mathematical." Ryuuga said, joining the trio in looking at the map.

"Math? Aight, I dip, see ya." Joe joked.

"Well, think about it. The Arcana has eleven members, three of which aren't fighting and one that we can't fight right away. That leaves us with seven fighters separated in two floors." Ryuuga explained.

"In another words, there's no way we can tell which floor has the lesser number of fighters, right?" Abbacchio asked.

"Pretty much." Ryuuga nodded. "If we were to assume, then it would be the fourth floor, since two of it's fighters are tag fighting."

"Or it could all be bullshit coming out of that kid's mouth." Homura grunted. "Let's be honest, no one here would be surprised if Mayuri was lying. He didn't exactly show proof of freely handing out info. Last time he gave us something to work with, we had to humiliate him at an airport."

"I'm sorry, which part of humiliate him at an airport are we talking about? The time he died to a big bird or the time he got thrown into a van?" Joe laughed.

"Stop trying to be funny." Homura replied, grinding Joe's head with her fist.

"Well, that's also true. But on the other hand, since only three fighting rooms are being used on the other floor, we can also assume it's the same for this one. If you want me to stretch things even more, with this being the higher floor, you can go and say that the big numbers are here, like The Empress, The Emperor or the Moon. Either way, it's safe to assume that at least one of us will most likely find an empty room with an elevator to Gin."

Abbacchio nodded. "I see. Well, there's no point in dwelling on doubt. Me and Joe will head to the left, you two head to the right."

"Right. Good luck, you two." Ryuuga replied.

(Opening)

"Right. Good luck, you two." Ryuuga replied.

"Same with you two. Let's get going, Waluigi. Know when you're getting into Smash?" Joe asked as he and Abbacchio started running down the left side of the hallway.

"On second thought, I miss it when you were quiet while having a mental civil war." Abbacchio smirked.

"Come on dude, don't do me like that." Joe replied, smirking aswell as he ran next to Abbacchio. "What would be of me without Abbacchibro?" He asked.

"I've been called weirder things." Abacchio replied. Putting a stop to his running when the two reached the end of the current hallway, where their path split into two different ones, Abbacchio looked down on Joe. "Do me a favour." He said.

"What could an upcoming manga writer such as yourself want from me?" Joe asked, in the most sarcastic tone he could.

"If you come across the empty fighting room, or any other room for that matter, turn away and keep looking. Go search for your brother, go make things better." Abbacchio said. Though initially his eyes showed seriousness, they soon became much calmer. "One day of self-loathing Joe is enough, alright?"

"Man..." Joe muttered, rubbing the back of his neck. Letting out a sigh, he looked back at Abbacchio with a thumbs up. "It really took just two or so months to gain bro status, didn't it?"

Abbacchio looked away, chuckling to himself. "Now, now. Don't toot your own horn that much." He looked back at Joe, extending to him his left fist. "There are times for serious Abbacchio, and there are times for Abbacchibro."

"Eh, never really took you for the overly wholesome guy. This are overwhelming news." Joe bumped Abbacchio's fist with his own. "But you're a wise guy, so yeah. I'll find Alan. It's about time I took responsibility."

Sharing a final glare and grin, the two yelled. "See you on the other side!" With that said, the two began running into different paths.

Unlike the rest of his friends, who kept running right off the gate, Abbacchio changed from a fast passed sprint to a calm walk after parting ways with Joe. Using a small notepad and a pencil he always kept around in his jacket, he began drawing the path he took, as a way to countermeasure the chance of getting lost within the maze, aswell as making sure he didn't end up going through the same hallways over and over again.

Humming as he entered yet another part of the maze, Abbacchio continued drawing out the layout of the floor. "This is already the seventh hallway in about..." He looked at wrist watch. "Eighteen minutes. The map is growing, but I haven't seen anything different so far. It's always the same section, just pointing in a different direction. Man, I'm not going to find a away out of here anytime soon, am I?" He asked to himself with a sigh, rubbing the back of his head.

As he continued forward and was about to enter the eighth hallway, all the lights around him were suddenly turned off, leading Abbacchio to trip on himself and end on the floor, his notepad and pencil flying off his hands.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...." Abacchio grunted as he got up the floor, his left eyebrow twitching in annoyance. Feeling his surroundings, he notice he was right next to a door, and in a quick movement, he kicked it open using sheer rage. "WHAT THE DAMN HELL, YOU ARCANA CUNTS?!" He yelled from the top of his lungs. Abbacchio began searching through his pockets, taking out his phone and using it's lantern to retrieve his notepad and pencil aswell as illuminate his path as he continued searching for a fighting room.

In the midst of walking with some annoyance over the lights going out, something got caught on the corner of Abbacchio's eye. A dead end path that lead to a door, and coming through the gap between the door and the floor, a weak purplish light.

'Light?' He asked in his mind as he began walking towards the source of light, turning off his phone's lantern and tossing it back into his pocket. Upon finally arriving at the door, he wasted no time and opened it, becoming shocked by what was behind it.

The fighting room that laid behind that door was, unlike most of the ones up to now, more well developed. For starters, it's illumination consisted of many candles, aswell as a weak violet light. On the wall opposite to the door was a throne on top of a three step altar, with an orange carpet going all the way from the door to the throne, and inadvertently, over the part of the room from where a fighting table would rise. The walls were filled with either paintings where the principal colour was orange or with orange coloured frames where cards from the Aqua Force, Royal Paladin, Nova Grappler, Great Nature, Genesis and Gear Chronicle clans were placed. To the right of the carpet, looking at the room from the Abbacchio's perspective, was a small round table with two chairs, one across the other, and on the left, a counter with a tea-making machine and some cups. And of course, with this being a fighting room, sitting on the throne was the one to whom the room belonged to.

Using her open fan to cover the lower half of her face, Hinta looked at Abbacchio from her throne, narrowing her eyes at Abbacchio's expression. "What do you think?"

"Honestly..." Abbacchio said, shuddering. "An orange Kool-Aid man threw up a week's worth of juice on this room. I've never seen so much together ever since I tried colouring a character I drew. It didn't end well, colouring sucks."

Hinata suddenly closed her fan and got up, walking down the three steps of her altar, though instead of heading towards the center of the room where the fighting table would appear, she headed towards the counter where the tea-making machine was. "I see you don't appreciate the colour orange then. It's not important. Take a seat, the tea is almost done."

"W-what...?" Abbacchio asked.

"I prepared tea." Hinata answered, pouring some tea into a pair of cups. "I don't have a particular interest on defending the Arcana or fighting in this war, but yet I'm here. This room won't lead you to Gin, putting that out there right off the gate. I neither harbor a dislike nor hate towards Royalties or towards any of you."

"Then why are you fighting?" Abbacchio asked, taking a seat on the table.

"Because we three people short, and because if I hasn't, I would never hear the end of that prepubescent stupid gravel that's only good for playing Royal Paladin." Hinata explained.

"Alan, I suppose?"

"Precisely."

"Figures."

"Yes. I'd personally prefer to take the calm route during this whole conflict. That's why I was going to offer tea to anyone who walked through that door, be it you or one of your friends." Hinata said as she carried the two cups over to the table and sat down across Abbacchio. "And now that some has finally arrived, why not have a simple chat? I like the game as much as the next person, but this is much more enjoyable." Hinata picked up her cup. "To a peaceful ceasefire."

"When you put it that way..." Abbacchio said, lifting his cup aswell. "To a peaceful ceasefire." 'What the hell is happening, I thought I'd be in a fight by now, not having some tea with some chick...' 

Five minutes into an awkward silence that was broken from time to time with one of the wo taking a sip of their tea, Hinata finally decided to take charge and break the ice. "Allow me to ask you one thing."

"Hm? What is it?" Abbacchio asked in return, looking at his empty cup.

"Be it in the distance or right next to you, you seem as the brooding bad boy type, but when the moment called for it, you stepped in for your friend back in the airport, when that gravel Alan was talking too much. Why did you do that?" Hinata asked, taking a sip of her tea. 

"That's a good question. I'm personally against hate between family members. I'm italian, my family is huge, I got five uncles and one aunt on my father's side and three uncles and three aunts on my mother's side, aswell as many cousins and all four of my grandparents are alive, aswell as my great grandfather from my father's side. On average, we're about something over thirty people. In a family this huge, we somehow managed to not have conflicts between ourselves, be it over money or something else. Thats why I can't just stand quiet when I see two family members having a conflict. And besides, Joe is my friend."

"I see... So you raised your voice to protect your friend. That was your ambition, your goal."

'The hell is she talking about?' "Sure, you could say that."

"Hm." Hinata nodded. 'He raised his voice because of his goals... And he plays a clan that was bad during it's first wave and probably knows how to cook! And there's no way that can be his actual hair, so his hair might be orange too! That's it, I'm advancing now!' "May I ask you something else?" She asked as she got up from her chair and began making her way towards Abbacchio.

"Huh, sure..." 'The hell's her deal...'

Placing her hands on Abbacchio's shoulders, Hinata tilted her head. "You seem dense. Why would someone with such beautiful orange hair hide it under.... This!" She exclaimed as he suddenly grabbed Abbacchio's hair and began pulling it.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" Abbacchio yelled as he got off his chair, making Hinata free his hair from her grasp. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" He asked, rubbing his head.

"W-wait...." Hinata muttered as she took a few steps back, terrified. "So your hair... I-isn't orange?!"

"What would make you think this was a wig? This is my actual hair!"

"B-but grey, and so long, and that purple part..."

"And no, I wasn't raising my voice because of some goal, I was raising my voice because that damn kid was starting to annoy me!"

"S-so you didn't raise your-"

"And what the hell is up with that random selection of clans on the frames?! I've been thinking about it for five minutes, I don't get what they share!"

"They're all clans that were bad during the first wave of support!" Hinata exclaimed.

"What- Great Nature was good, it won worlds with said first wave of support!"

"I-it did what... Do you even know how to cook...?"

"Not on the slightest."

"Y-you... You are.... You are gravel, unsuited for boyfriend material!" Hinata exclaimed, opening her fan.

"WHAT?! LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT, YOU'RE INTO PEOPLE WHO COOK, SCREAM THEIR GOALS, HAVE ORANGE HAIR AND PLAY A SUPER SPECIFIC CLAN? THAT'S SUCH A LIMITED DEMOGRAPHIC, HOW COULD YOU THINK I COULD FALL INTO IT?!"

"DON'T TALK BACK TO ME!" Hinata replied, stepping on Abbacchio's right foot with her heel.

"AHHHHHHH!" Abbacchio let out a scream as he turned back to the table and placed his hands underneath it, and as he was about to flip it, Hinata began pushing the table down to block him.

"WAIT DON'T DO THAT, THIS TABLE IS THE ONLY TABLE WE CAN USE TO FIGHT AND THE CUPS ARE STILL ON TOP OF IT! DON'T BREAK THE DAMN CUPS!" Hinata yelled.

After some moments for both Hinata and Abbacchio to regain their composure, and for Hinata to put the cups back on the counter on the other side of the room and far away from a possible table flip, Hinata looked at Abbacchio, once again using her fan to cover the lower half of her face.

"You have alot of guts in betraying a pure maiden like that. You played me like a fool, you gravel." Hinata said.

"Don't go and slam me for your own dellusions, woman! It was you who assumed I was someone completely different." Abbacchio replied.

"That ends our ceasefire. I don't take gravel lightly, specially lying gravel." Hinata explained, closing her fan and exchanging it for deck box.

"Again, it wasn't lying, it was you only being appealed by a very specific demography." Abbacchio said, taking out his deck box aswell. "But fine. I've came here expecting a fight, and that tea is finally kicking in."

"You'll pay harshly for trying to fool me into loving you!"

"That was all in your mind!" Abbacchio deadpanned.

Sitting across one another, Hinata and Abbacchio placed down their decks and began setting everything up. Before beginning the fight, the two share an equally annoyed look.

"Stand up, vanguard! Jet-ink Fox! (6000)" Abbacchio exclaimed, his vanguard circle expanding in orange.

"Stand up, my vanguard! First Aid Celestial, Peniel! (6000)" Hinata's vanguard circle also expanded in orange.

"Stand and draw. I ride Prober of Black Jet, Cecile! (8000) Jet-ink Fox's skill, I draw one card. Then, with Cecile's skill, I soulblast one to perform a lottery draw. (Censor, Mil Galago - Trigger) A trigger unit. With this outcome, I draw two cards, then discard two cards. Turn end."

Abbacchio
Hand: 6
Damage: 0
OXO
OOO

Hinata
Hand: 5
Damage: 0
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"Stand and draw. I ride Healtful Intendant! (8000) Peniel's skill, I draw a card and then put a Quick Shield Ticket into my hand. I won't do anything else this phase. Attack. (8000)"

"No guard."

"(Aid-roid, Zayin) No trigger."

"(Monoculous Tiger) No trigger aswell."

"Turn end."

Abbacchio
Hand: 6
Damage: 1
OXO
OOO

Hinata
Hand: 8
Damage: 0
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"Stand and draw. I ride Binoculous Tiger! (9000) I call Scale Toucan. (8000) Binoculous Tiger attacks the vanguard! (9000) I counterblast one to perform a lottery draw. (School Hunter, Leo-pald - Normal) It's a normal unit, so I draw one card. Then, since a card was put from the deck into the drop zone, Toucan gains 5k power for the turn. (8000>>13000)"

"I activate my Quick Shield Ticket and give 5k power to my vanguard. (13000) That's a one to pass."

"Very well. Drive check. (Scientist of Black Sheen, Mathilda) No trigger. Toucan attacks! (13000)"

"(Aid-roid, Lamedo) No trigger."

"Turn end."

Abbacchio
Hand: 7
Damage: 1
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Hinata
Hand: 7
Damage: 1
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"Stand and draw. I ride Rear Impetus Celestial, Armaiti! (9000) I start by using Intendant's skill. I move her into the damage zone face down and then superior call her. (8000) Now I use Armaiti's skill to soulblast one and superior call Lamedo from the damage zone behind him. (8000) Then, I put the top card of my deck face down into my damage zone. I call Aid-roid, Zayin from my hand. (9000) Boosted by Lamedo, Armaiti attacks the vanguard. (9000>>17000)"

"No guard."

"(Multimedical Angel) No trigger."

"(Geograph Giant)"

"Since a card was put into your drop zone, both Lamedo, Zayin and Intendant's skills will activate. Zaiyin gains 10k, and as for Intendant and Lamedo, both will gain 5k. (9000>>19000) (8000>>13000) (8000>>13000) Boosted by Intendant, Zayin attacks the vanguard. (19000>>32000) With his skill, in exchange of retiring after the battle, I move your Scale Toucan into your damage zone and you heal a damage."

"I heal my face down damage and don't guard. (Scientist of Black Sheen, Mathilda) No trigger."

"Zayin is retired. Turn end." Hinata spread out the cards in her hand like a fan and used them to cover the lower half of her face as per usual.

Abbacchio
Hand: 7
Damage: 3
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Hinata
Hand: 7
Damage: 1
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"Stand and draw." 'She plays cards that retire themselves, so it's not a stretch about her using Malkuth-melekh, even though I'm aware her main card is Ergodiel. And if she does use Malkuth, then her hand will continue to become bigger and her field will keep growing. I don't have much choice other than to play this card.' "Roar, shake the earth, shred all to pieces, god-king of the beast world! Surpass my limitations! I ride, School Hunter, Leo-pald! (12000)" Abbacchio slammed his card onto the vanguard circle, making it explode orange.

'Not Isabelle? It's true that Leo-pald can call more units, but either way, they'll all be gone in the end.' Hinata thought.

"Imaginary Gift, Accel II. I open a new circle and draw a card. Leo-pald's skill, I perform a lottery draw. (School Hunter, Leo-pald - Normal) A normal unit. Thanks to this, I look at the top four cards of my deck and superior call two grade 2 or lower units. I call Geograph Giant (9000>>14000) and Scale Toucan. (8000) I call Mathilda (9000) and counterblast one for her lottery draw skill. (Silver Wolf - Normal) A normal unit. For this turn, Mathilda's attack has a Battledore effect. Toucan's skill, add 5k (8000>>12000), and then, Geograph Giant's skill while on the Accel circle, add 8k. (14000>>22000) Leo-pald attacks! (12000) Steel Dance: Thunderclap and Flash!"

Hinata looked at her hand cards. "No guard."

"Twin drive! (Binoculus Tiger) (Cable Sheep - Draw) A draw trigger. I put the power on Mathilda and draw one card. (9000>>19000)"

"Damage check. (Hygienist Angel)"

"Boosted by Toucan, Mathilda attacks. (19000>>32000)"

"(Sunny Smile Angel - Heal) A heal trigger. I don't heal any damage, but I give the power to my vanguard. (19000)"

"And Geograph Giant! (22000)"

"Pinky Denturist! (34000)"

"That's all. Turn end."

Abbacchio
Hand: 10
Damage: 3
xXXO
  XOO

Hinata
Hand: 6
Damage: 3
OXO
OXX

"Stand and draw. Beautiful archaic white wings, dispel the lies of the heavens and reveal the beauty of the blue skies! I ride! Arch-aider, Malkuth-melekh! (12000)" Hinata's vanguard circle exploded in orange. "Imaginary Gift, Protect I. I put it into my hand. Then, Malkuth's skill. I counterblast two and heal one damage, that being Hygienist Angel. Then, Malkuth's second skill. Symphony of Revival! I soulblast one and superior call up to three units from the drop zone. I'll call only two, those being Zayin (9000) and Hygienist Angel. (7000) Add 5k to the front row. (7000>>12000) (12000>>17000) (9000>>14000) And finally, I deal a damage to my vanguard. (Critical Hit Angel - Critical) A critical trigger. I give all of it to my vanguard. (17000>>27000/2) Hygienist's skill, add 5k for every card in my damage zone. There are three, so add 15k. (12000>>27000) I call Multimedical Angel (8000) and use his effect. I put him on the bottom of my deck, draw two cards and discard a card from my hand. Battle. Boosted by Intendant, Zayin attacks the vanguard. With his skill, send Geograph Giant into your damage zone and you heal one."

"I heal the face down Geograph Giant."

"And since a card entered your damage zone, Zayin, Lamedo and Intendant's skill activate. (14000>>24000) (8000>>13000) (8000>>13000) (24000>>37000)"

"I don't guard this one. (Holy Great Sage of Black Shadows, Isabelle) No trigger."

"Zayin retires. Boosted by Lamedo, Malkuth-melekh attacks the vanguard! (27000>>40000/2) Heavens Symphony!"

"Cable Sheep, perfect guard!"

"Twin drive. (Multimedical Angel) (Battle Cupid, Nociel - Draw) I got a draw trigger. I give all the effecs to Hygienist and draw one card. (27000>>37000) She attacks. (37000)"

"I guard with Silver Wolf and Dictionary Goat! (42000)"

"Hmph. Turn end."

Abbacchio
Hand: 6
Damage: 4
oXXO
  XOO

Hinata
Hand: 10
Damage: 3
XXO
OXX

'Damn, the more I push the more she makes me lose units! She doesn't even have to worry about wasting cards from her to fill her field, Malkuth-melekh being used once already gave her a field advantage. Even though I'd love to just retire that Hygenist Angel before her power can get any bigger, my biggest problem is Lamedo and his sentinel block. Paired up with Ergodiel, even if I were to burn through all my counterblast this turn, which I even can't do with my current hand, the attack would still hit for a 35k in the least. Damn, I'd prefer to use Binoculus to get rid of her attacker, but getting rid of Lamedo will have to do.' Abbacchio thought, gritting his teeth slightly.

"Are you going to start your turn, you lying scum?" Hinata asked, hiding her pout behind her cards.

"I'm not lying scum, you're just a delusional bitch. Stand and draw! Howl, feral fangs of the knowledge spread through the cosmos! Ride the vanguard! Holy Great Sage of Black Shadows, Isabelle! (12000)" Abbacchio's vanguard circle exploded orange.

'Oh? So you're going to pair Isabelle with the Binoculus you got earlier in your drive check. But the question remains: will you get rid of Hygienist to lessen my attack power or retire Lamedo to make your defenses better?' Hinata asked in her mind.

"Imaginary Gift, Accel II. I open a circle and draw a card. Isabelle's skill. I soulblast to perform a lottery draw. (Scale Toucan - Normal) A normal unit. It doesn't really matter since now that your vanguard is at least grade 3. Isabelle's first skill triggers all lottery effects of lottery draw skills. I add Scale Toucan to my hand and Isabelle gains 15k for the turn. (12000>>27000) I call Scale Toucan (8000) and use his soulblast to return Mathilda to my hand. I call her again (9000) and counterblast for her lottery draw. (Triangle Snake - Critical) Isabelle's skill. Mathilda will gain both a critical and Battledore. (9000>>9000/2) Then, both of my Toucans activate their other effects. (8000>>13000) (8000>>13000) I call Binoculus (9000>>14000) and Geograph Giant! (9000>>14000>>22000) Battle! Boosted by Toucan, Isabelle attacks the vanguard! (27000>>40000) Howling End!"

"Protect I, complete guard!"

"Twin drive! (Triangle Cobra - Critical) A critical trigger. I give it all to Binoculus. (14000>>24000/2) (Monoculus Tiger) No trigger. Binoculus Tiger attacks! (24000/2) Counterblast, lottery draw. (Dictionary Goat - Heal) I draw a card, retire Lamedo and give 5k to Tiger, Mathilda and Giant! (24000>>29000/2) (9000>>14000/2) (22000>>27000)"

"I guard with Sunny Smile Angel! (32000)"

"Boosted by Toucan, Mathilda! (14000>>27000/2)"

"I guard with Multimedical and Intendant! (32000)"

"Giant at the vanguard! (27000)"

"I don't guard. (Cosmo Healer, Ergodiel)"

"That ends my turn." 'I'll have to tank this turn and end it on my next one. If this game goes on forever, I'll run out of deck before I hit six.'

Abbacchio
Hand: 8
Damage: 4
xXXOx
  XXO

Hinata
Hand: 5
Damage: 4
XXO
OOX

"Stand and draw! This is the end, the finale where I put an end to lying gravel such as yourself! I declare this the final turn!" Hinata announced.

"Again, I'm not lying gravel, you just find a very specific demography appealing!"

"Be quiet, gravel does not speak unless spoken to! Beautiful archaic white wings and glorious golden salvation, dispel the lies of the heavens and reveal the beautiful path of eternal and unbreakable love! Descend, my avatar of love! Cosmo Healer, Ergodiel! (12000)" Hinata's vanguard circle exploded in a pinkish white colour, similar to her hair. "Imaginary Gift, Protect I! And now, Ergodiel's skill! I counterblast one and send Geograph Giant and Binoculus Tiger into your damage zone, now you heal two."

'I don't have anything to lose by doing this.' Abbacchio thought as he placed his two units in the damage zone, and then into the drop zone. "I heal these two face up cards."

"Oh? Since at least one card was put, Ergodiel gains a critical! (12000>>12000/2) Intendant's skill also activates. (8000>>13000) I call Lamedo (8000>>13000) and Zayin. (9000>>19000) This isn't the first time a smartass tries to evade my Ergodiel and Lamedo play by not healing their face down damage. And if you still don't want to heal it, then I'll continue cleaning your field. Battle! Boosted by Intendant, Zayin attacks the vanguard! (19000>>32000) With his skill, I move Mathilda into the damage zone. Now heal one."

"I heal Mathilda. No guard! (Dictionary Goat - Heal) All to vanguard, I heal a face up damage! (22000)"

"Let's see how much you can keep that going. Zayin retires and Hygienist Angel attacks! (27000)"

"I guard with Cecile! (32000)"

"And boosted by Lamedo, Ergodiel attacks the vanguard! (12000>>25000) Ergodiel's skill, add 5k for every face up card in your damage zone, and then Lamedo's skill. Since there is a grade 3 card in my soul, I counterblast one to block you from using sentinels! (25000>>35000/2) Symphony of Heavens' Love!"

"I don't have any other choice, do I? It's do or die. I guard with Triangle Cobra and Monoculus Tiger! (47000) That's two to pass!"

"For love! Twin drive! (Critical Hit Angel - Critical) A critical trigger. I give it all to Ergodiel! (35000/2>>45000/3) And the second check! (Aid-roid, Lamedo) Hmph, no trigger. Since he used his skill, Lamedo retires. And with that, turn end."

Abbacchio
Hand: 5
Damage: 4
oOXOo
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Hinata
Hand: 5
Damage: 4
XXO
OOX

"Stand and draw! Now let me show you what a true final turn looks like!"

(Play the media)

"Roar, shake the earth, shred all to pieces, god-king of the beast world! Surpass my limitations, every single one of them! Let out the prideful roar of the beast! I ride, School Hunter, Leo-pald! (12000)" Abbacchio's vanguard circle exploded in orange.

'Leo-pald again?! He isn't going to stay or ride Isabelle for her skill?!' Hinata thought.

"Imaginary Gift, Accel II! Draw! Leo-pald's lottery draw times two now that there's a grade 3 card on the soul! (Triangle Cobra - Trigger) A trigger, add 15k and a critical to the vanguard! (12000>>27000/2) (Holy Great Sage of Black Shadows, Isabelle - Normal) And a normal unit, I check the top four cards of the deck and superior call Monoculus Tiger (8000) and Geograph Giant! (9000>>14000>>22000) I call Isabelle! (12000) Soulblast for a lottery draw! (Monoculus Tiger - Normal) Add 15k! (12000>>27000) Both Toucans have their skills activated! (8000>>13000) (8000>>13000) I call Cecile! (8000) Soulblast and lottery draw! (Prober of Black Jet, Cecile - Normal) A normal unit. I soulcharge and Cecile gets 5k! (8000>>13000) Call Leo-pald (12000>>17000) and Silver Wolf! (8000>>13000) Battle! Silver Wolf attacks! (13000)"

"No guard! (Hygienist Angel)"

"My rear-guard Leo-pald! (17000)"

"I guard with Lamedo! (22000)"

"Geograph Giant! (22000)"

"Critical Hit! (27000)"

"Boosted by Toucan, Cecile attacks! (13000>>26000)"

"Sunny Smile! (32000)"

"Boosted by Monoculus, Isabelle attacks! (27000>>35000) Monoculus' skill, soulblast and lottery draw! (Cable Sheep - Trigger) A trigger, this means you can only gard using trigger units during this battle!"

"I perfect guard with Nociel!" Hinata exclaimed, gritting her teeth.

"And finally, boosted by Scale Toucan, Leo-pald attacks! (40000/2) Steel Dance: Thunderclap and Flash, Thousand Strikes Style!"

"N-no guard!"

"Twin drive! (Binoculus Tiger) (Castanet Donkey - Front) All to my front row! (22000>>32000) (17000>>27000) (13000>>23000) (40000>>50000/2) (27000>>37000) (13000>>23000) Finish it!"

"Damage check... (Cosmo Healer, Ergodiel) Hmph, I lost to lying gravel." Hinata pouted as she began gethering her cards.

"I'm not lying scum, you just find a super specific demography appealing. Hell, only one person I know falls into all of those specific categories." Abbacchio said, gathering his cards aswell.

"What?"

"What what?"

"Someone you know, all four things, who is it?!" Hinata asked.

"One of the guys who came with-" Abbacchio was suddenly pushed to the side. All he saw was the chair across him empty and a trail of dust lifted by Hinata and all he heard were fast steps and the door being slammed open. "W-what... WHAT THE HELL IS YOU ISSUE?!" He yelled, looking back at the door.

While she could still hear him, Hinata yelled in response. "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SURROUNDED BY DUMB FANBOYS, I CAME TO THE ARCANA TO FIND MY OTHER HALF AND NOW I'M SURE I DID IT!"

"...what?" Abbacchio asked as his left eye twitched. Letting out a sigh, he looked to the side. "I guess I can understand her. I'm also tired of fangirls... Just hope you're having a better luck than me, Joe. I've had enough of mad chicks for a day. Well, now that she's gone, might aswell as more one cup of tea." He said to himself as he walked off towards the tea-making machine.

"DAMMIT, THIS GARBAGE IS ALL THE SAME REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!" Taira yelled as he ran through the hallways of the sixth floor. Like the hallways of the fourth floor where he had previously been, they were white and brown, filled with doors that lead to empty rooms. "YOU DAMN PROTAGONIST WHERE ARE YOU REEEEEEEEEEE- WHAT THE-" As he ran into a hallway to his left, he stopped running. Just a few meter sin front of him stood a member of the Arcana. "You're- You're the Empress thingy!"

Hinata looked at Taira, using her open fan to cover the bottom half of her face. Her eyes were mostly focused on his bright orange hair. 'Orange hair...'

'Man, she has huge boobs... Ah screw that, protag slay before hoes!' "Have you seen that damn protag Ryuuga?! I wanna kick his ass in the middle of this war even though we're on the same side!" Taira exclaimed.

"And you raise your voice to voice your goals..." Hinata muttered as she closed her fan and crossed her arms under her chest. 'That's two out of four...' "Tell me, do you know how to cook? I haven't been to Japan lately and I miss japanese food. Call it a seventeen year old girl's food wish." She asked.

"I- Of course I know how to cook, my dad's the top chef of a resturant he and my uncle own!" 'Cook for her...? She has a big appetite then... That's two out of four...'

"You're in this war so you play Vanguard, what clan do you play?!" The two asked.

"Aqua Force, ripping fronts with Revonn's freeness is where it's at!"

'He plays a clan that sucked during the first wave and knows how to cook... That's... Four out of four in the requirements...!' "Angel Feather. Malkuth-melekth is a name too big to chant so I play Egordiel."

'A-angel Feather?! S-she's only missing o-one thing..!!' Taira thought as his face began to turn red. "One more thing... Wha... W-wha.... WHAT'S YOUR NAME?!" 'I know Joe's cocky brother said it but I don't remember it at all! It was 'Hi' something, it might be Hisano! Come on, lady luck, give it to me!'

"Hmph, it's Hinata."

Taira froze, his hopes crushed by the harsh fate the universe had given to him by tricking him once again. 'S-so close... O-of course she isn't named Hisano...'

"But that is a nickname given to me by my parents. My real name is Hibana."

"E-eh...?"

Hinata opened her fan. "Hisano Hibana."

'Wha-wha.... Hisano, Angel Feather, boobs, appetite, Hisano, Angel Feather, boobs, appetite, HISANO, ANGEL FEATHER, BOOBS, APPETITE, HISANOANGELFEATHERBOOBSAPPETITE SHE'S PERFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Taira's turbulent thoughts were put to an end when a weird sound rang through the hallway. "Huh?"

"Hm? That's the speaker system..." Hinata muttered to herself.

"Ahem, cough cough." Hikaru's voice came out of the speakers. "Guess there's only one thing I can say to you now, Taira Ansei. One, two, three... LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Taira looked at the ceiling of the hallway and striked a salute, tears flooding down his eyes "I will, coach Hikaru!" He looked at Hinata and extend his left arm towards her. "M'lady, shall we go to the kitchen?"

"Hmph, why thank you." Hinata responded, hugging Taira's arm with a smile. "Now then, to the kitchen, my perfect other half!" 

(Ending)

Next Week:

#34: Masato's Redemption

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MINI SOUL: "Tea with Abbacchio"

Abbacchio: Hello my dear viewer, do you perhaps find inner conflict when choosing what tea to consume during certain occasions?

Joe: No and aren't you italian?

Abbacchio: Then allow me to be your guiding hand into this world of aromatic herbs and hot water.

Joe: Again, aren't you italian?

Abbacchio: First, let us look at black tea. It's perfect of any occasion.

Joe: Pretty sure it isn't and you don't know that because you're not british, you're italian.

Abbacchio: And for last, whenever you're in need of a moral support, I present to you the finnest blend of herbs on the world, a world favourite known as Agachabro Tips Imperial.

Joe: That isn't a real thing AND YOU'RE ITALIAN!

Abbacchio: This fine gentleman hasn't had his daily cup of Agachabro Tips Imperial.

Joe: WHAT?!

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Hinata: Our love scene was played again, my dear husbando!

Taira: Yes and it was beautiful, my waifu!

Hinata: Oh Taira, make me your wife!

Taira: Without a doubt, my dear Hinata!

Kaido: ...why couldn't you want marriage as much as her?

Emma: Shut up.

Abbacchio: I wanted to flip the table or break the door, but not even that I got. :sadmegumin:

Joe: *pats Abbacchio's back* You'll have all time in the world to do that when we're back in Japan.

Fun fact, by the time Joe thought about how Abbacchio was at the end of last week's chapter, Abbacchio was having his hair pulled by Hinata.

Abbacchio: It wasn't very skrrt skrrt.

Hinata: Indeed.

Here's your weakly meme.

This time it's not a wholesome Abbacchio meme, but we'll have those during the next QnA. That's all the time I have for you this week, I have to go back and grind on Zero to get those fucking pieces of shit Twin Blader and Silent Tom.

My name is Shida, thanks for reading and I will see you later. Bye bye!

Masato: Next week, redemption arc baby. Y'all ain't ready.

Gin: But are you ready?

Masato: The boxer is bullying me, help.

Ryuzaki: I'll help you when I stop being irrelevant.