"I'll show everyone my awesome power!" Ryuuga's dad shouted, getting up from his chair. "A blaze so strong that burns through destiny itself!" He placed his left foot on top of the chair. "And everyone will scream the name of the greatest fighter to ever be seen by their eyes! Now everyone, scream my name!" He threw his head back. "SHOUTOOOOOOO!"

Ryuuga, on the other end of the table, sweatdropped. "I'm not sure if you're supposed to scream your name during a ride chant..."

"Yeah, dad! Just ride the card already!" A young child on a couch near the table where Ryuuga and his were fighting said. His name was Izuru Sawada, age 12, and was Ryuuga's younger brother. He shared most of his father's traits, mainly the dark red hair and eyes with a lighter colour tone than Ryuuga's. "Just ride the big Overlord and end the game."

"Fine, fine." Shouto got his composure back together and sat down on his chair. "I ride Dragonic Overlord and obtain the Imaginary Gift of Force, which I give to the vanguard! Now burn, Spike Brothers!"

'I faced him in a ton of fights, I know how to dodge his strategy!' "Marylin, complete guard!"

"Not bad. Nehalem!"

"Double Brakki!"

"Not bad but I'm sure you didn't expected this! With the skill of Dragonic Gaias, a give a critical to the unit it boosts! Crested Dragon!"

'Crap, I didn't calculated this part!' "Damage check... That's game."

"The great Shouto wins again!" Shouto started laughing victoriously.

Ryuuga just shook his head and got up. "Izuru, pack my cards and put them in my room, okay? I'm off to see mom."

"Got it!" Izuru jumped off the couch andbrushed to the table.

"Take some money and bring mushrooms, I need them for dinner!" Shouto shouted to his son, who was already at the door.

"Don't worry, I need to go to the supermarket anyway! My hair dye is almost finished either way!" Ryuuga replied with his own shouts.

"He could just let his hair stay red like ours!" Izuru said happily once he heard the sound of a door being closed.

"If only, kiddo. If only." 

(Opening)

Ryuuga knocked on the white hospital door. "It's me!"

"Come in!" A female voice replied from inside the room.

He took his usual deep breath and opened the door, stepping inside the room and leaving the door open behind him. The room was quite normal. A bed and a small bathroom on the right and a desk. There was also a window perfectly centered on the middle of the wall opposite to the door. Nearby the window, there was a bench and sitted on that bench, there was a woman with brown hair reaching her waist, eyes of the same shade of brown, white clothes the patients wore and a glasses similar to the ones Ryuuga used. "H-hi mom, sorry for being late, I-"

"You don't have to apologize. You're a teenager, I understand when you come here outside your usual time." The woman said, covering a small laugh with her right hand. "Was it your girlfriend?"

"W-w-what! No! I-i was playing a card game with dad!"

"Calm down, I was just joking!"

Ryuuga sighed, walking towards the desk and sitting on the chair in front of it. The two of them started talking about their day as they always did everyday.

"Hey." A female voice with a familiar tone said after a knock on the door was heard. "May I come In?"

"F-fujiko!" Ryuuga said, his smile growing beigger due to her presence, catching the attention of his mother. "Sure! T-this if my mom, Yu! A-and-"

"Who's this cute young lady?" Yu covered her mouth, a bit of red appearing on her chees. "Is she your girlfriend?"

"W-what...?" Ryuuga's face returned to the blazing red from before. "AAAAH! NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO! NO!"

"Jo-ke."

"Ah........" He fell into his chair, his head aiming the floor.

"But you know, me and your father met through Vanguard. His blazing fighting spirit made me drop in his arms. That could happen to you two!"

"M-MOM!!"

"That was so embarrassing...." Ryuuga said to himself, sulking against one of the elevator walls.

"It wasn't that bad. I loved meeting your mother, she was very nice!" Fujiko said, pressing one of the elevator's many buttons.

"Yeah... But then there's was that thing..."

"Don't worry, she was joking. Besides..." She looked down. "I'm sure you wouldn't date something as unpleasant as me..."

"T-t-that's not what I s-said!! I-i'm sorry! You're a beautiful-"

"Jo-ke!"

"NOT YOU TOO!"

"You know what's ass?" Hikaru asked to the teenagers walking by his side. "Today feels dry."

"I would question you but you're too dumb to understand yourself." Fujiko replied.

"That's not what I mean. It's been a week ever since classes started and you got your ass kicked by Ryuuga. I'm susprised no other Royalty member came for his booty yet."

"H-how is that bad? I don't really feel like meeting another Royalty member after the way you described." Ryuuga answered.

"He has a point. You described them in the worst way possible."

"Pffff, I described them the way a high I.Q. Novas user would do."

"Which is?" Ryuuga asked.

"An ass way."

"Figures. Anyway, thanks for taking me to Hage. You two didn't had to keep me company."

"Oh please, we're teenagers. What are we supposed to do on our free time? Not play with cardboard?"

"Hey, I work on a place that seels cardboard!" Fujiko said with an angry tone.

"I know! How awesome is that? The shop owner is even gonna marry your sister. You don't have to be worried about buying cards unlike me and Ryuuga."

"A-actually, my father has a giant Vanguard colelction so must of the cards I use were given to me by him. And Ryuzaki also gives me cards when I need them."

"And yet I'm here paying up for some shiny rares. If only I could pull the generic protagonist anime plot armor thing and have a special deck given to me by fate." Hikaru sighed heavily. "But no, I'm no super important protag who gets replaced for his own story's sequel."

"What would you do if you had a special unique deck though?" Ryuuga asked.

"Well duh, enter a tournament using a whole different deck and ask my opponent if her boobs are real."

"I think I heard about that somewhere..." As Ryuuga tried to reach the depths of his memories, a familiar voice shouted in his mind and he remembered all of it. He remembered Ryuzaki showing him a video on YouTube of a boy around Ryuuga's age asking a black haired girl if her boobs real and Ryuzaki then boasting about being married to said girl in the present. "Oh so that's where I heard it from."

"Hikaru, you're a pig."

"Whatever you say, Queenie-the-Poo."

"Whether that's suppost to be an insult or not, it's not funny."

"Get a sense of humour, Fujiko." Hikaru laughed to himself, spanning his fingers in front of the store that lead to Hage and causing them to open. "Boom, magicianman."

"Not a real word." Ryuuga said as he walked into the store first.

"Better make up words than having my last name be Blaze and people never getting my name right." 

"Heyllo there." A deep male voice spoke. Once the three teenagers looked at the person in front of them, the faces of Hikaru and Fujiko changed into a surprised one while Ryuuga just looked confused. In front of them stood a teenager taller than them with yellow eyes and dark red hair. His skin was a bit tanned and he used a darker version of the jacket used in Heiwa's uniform.

"General Keno-" Hikaru's mouth was suddenly covered by Fujiko.

"Ryuuga, right?" The teenager asked.

"H-huh.... Y-yeah...?"

"It's a pleasure to meet you." He extended his hand. "My name is Emon Kiba. Please, call me Emon."

"R-r-r-right..." Ryuuga extended his shaking hand and grabbed Emon's hand, giving him a nervous handshake. "W-w-wha..."

"Why am I here to talk to you?" Emon  asked. "You don't need to be nervous, I'm not here to hrut you. I just wanted to see you."

"HE'S THE EMO ACE THAT DOESN'T CARRIES A KATANA AROUND!" Hikaru shouted after his mouth became free from Fujiko's hand.

"T-the Ace?!" 'Hiakru jinxed it, the Ace came here to kill me because I beat the Queen!!!'

"Yeah. I wanted to meet you."

"He came here for revenger! Close 'em cheeks, Ryuuga!"

"Hikaru, shut up!" Fujiko said angrily, shoving a piece of bread inside the boy's mouth. "Just eat and shut up." She looked at Emon. "You aren't the type of person to meet people or talk in general. What do you really want with Ryuuga?"

Emon sighed and looked at ryuuga. "I wanted to see you with my own eyes. I wanted to the see the one who's filled with potential."

"Spare the crap, what do you really want?"

"You got me. I wanted to challenge Ryuuga to a fight. Just for fun really. What do you say, Ryuuga?"

"Huh... Huh..."

Hikaru slammed his hand on Ryuuga's shoulder. "Challenge accepted! Today's tuesday, so you two will get to fight on thursday! Sounds good?"

"Sounds perfect. After school, here?"

"You got yourself a deal."

"I'll be waiting for that day." Emon placed his hands on his pockets and walked out of the store.

Slowly, Ryuuga turned to Hikaru, a dark look on his eyes. "WHAT DID YOU DO?! YOU DIDN'T HAD TO DO IT! NOW I HAVE TO FIGHT THE ACE!!"

"I know. And I know you're gonna kill it. After all, if you beat the Queen, you can beat the emo Ace without a katana."

"HIKARU THAT WAS RECKLESS AND DUMB! APOLOGIZE TO RYUUGA NOW!" Fujiko shouted, slamming a rolled up magazine on Hikaru's head like if he was a dog.

"STAPH! I'M NOT A DOGGO! I'M JUST A GOOD BOY!" Hikaru replied. The shouts from the three of them kept going for a while. Kamishiro wasn't on the counter to listen to them and the only other person there at that time was obviously Kaminari on his usual seat reading his usual book.

"Loud." Kaminari said to himself. "Very, very loud."

"Hnngh now I have to change my deck around and whatnot." Ryuuga scratched his head furiously. "For god's sake, this better go well or else I'm burning your rarest Raizer, Hikaru!"

"Leave Shiny Raizer out of this! He is innocent! And besides." Hikaru smiled. "You got this. I just know it."

"And that's the whole story." Ryuuga sighed. "Now I have to fight this guy called Emon because of Hikaru's big mouth."

"I'm sure your friend only wanted what's best for you." Yu said with a smile. "I'm sure he knew you could Emon and so do I."

"But he's the Ace of Heiwa. I won thanks to luck against Fujiko, I'm not ready to fight the Ace!"

"Luck is never the answer to anything. Do you think your father became strong because of luck? Do you thin he managed to get his own business because of luck? That luck made me a nuclear a physicist? That you were chosen for your internship becaise luck said so? Luck means nothing. Don't worry son, you can win everything as long as you put your mind into it! So don't blame luck for what you win or lose because you're the one who makes your victories and losses!"

Some nurses outside of the room started clapping their hands after the amazing confidence boosting speech Yu had created. "She's so cool!"

"So now go out there and beta that guy up! Beat him up good! Show him what us Sawadas are made off!"

"Huh... The fight isn't until after tomorrow..."

"GO OUT THERE AND FIGHT! SHOW THEM THTA YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!!"

"G-got it!!"

"And that's the whole story." Ryuuga sighed. "Now I have to fight this guy called Emon and my mom has too much faith in me."

"Then just win. Sack all of the crits on your deck." Ryuzaki, looked at some cards with a blue back. It's easy peasy."

"R-ryuzaki, this is actually serious. I can't rely on luck for everything. I lost to Hikaru for being reckless and wasting everything on a turn."

"I don't think reckless is the right word. I believe that each play a player makes is because they believe in themselves enough to make it. Trust me, I've seen alot of players who did 'reckless' plays and resulted in them losing, being it a ten minute main phase or just throwing twenty cards into the soul in the time spam of two minutes. I don't think those players acted reckelss. i think that they did what they believed on. Take a look at this." Ryuzaki extended his hand, placing on fo the cards in his hand in front of Ryuuga. "You said you wasted everything in one turn and lost for not being able to defend. Then consider the fact that improving your defensive options isn't a bad idea. I want you to look at the card in front of you and read it's ability."

"It says that by discarding one card, I can draw two... But this isn't a Vanguard card!"

"I know. But you can see how good the skill would be defensive wise if it was a Vanguard card. Too bad Vanguard doesn't has it's own Zoroark. If you want to win against this Emon guy without going madman mode like last time, then just try to play on the defensive side. I'm sure you'll find cards that help you draw and make your defenses harder to break through. You just need to put your mind into it."

'Just put my mind into it...' "Got it. T-thanks for the talk!!" Ryuuga got up and rushed outside the office.

"That kid is going to places. Now..." Ryuzaki looked the cards in his hand again. "Since both Zoroark and Hydreigon are Dark types, I'm sure they can have synergy. But on the other hand, since reading cards is hard, I might just get a decklist online. But then there's that mosquito that looks like Maverick and the dragon that should be inside Hulk's purple pants. At least this game's meta doesn't changes every five seconds."

"Huh? You challenged that guy? Why though?" Akira asked, using a plastic spoon to put rice into his mouth like an animal.

"I did." Emon replied, eating his food in a more civilized way. "He's new but he's strong. I see in him the same you saw on me when we were younger. I see potential. And I want to see it closer with my own eyes."

"Have fun with him then. I'd go and watch but I got stuff to do tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Akira. I understand." He got up and grabbed his jacket. "I'll see you later on class."

Akira watched Emon walk away with a bored face. 'That guy. He always has too fight new people. Guess he got that from being taught by me.'

On his way out of the school canteen, Emon took his deck out of the pocket where he kept it and looked through the cards in it. "The ratios are good, the engine is all here, I have a functional trigger line up. I'd say this deck is up and running." He looked at his cards happily but then it happened. In a flash, his cards flew out of his hand and landed on the floor by the side of the person Emon had n«bumped to and pushed to the ground by accident. "Oh! I'm sorry!"

"No worries, it's my fault, I wasn't paying attention." The eprson said, looking up at Emon with a surprised face. "Oh, hey Emon... S-sorry for bumping into you."

"You don't have to apologize, Ryuuga." Emon replaied, grabbing the arm of the shy boy and helping him get up before kneeling down to cleect his cards.

"H-hey, do you need help?"

"No, don't worry. I was the one who was holding them while walking, this is my fault." Emon got up and shuffled his deck with his eeys closed. "Fourty nine."

"W-what?"

"Fourty nine cards here. There's one missing. I wonder where it went..."

"I think I see it." Ryuuga took a steps ahead and grbabed the card, taking a quick look at it before handing it back to it's rightful owner. "Again, s-sorry. I was thinking about some stuff."

"And again, you don't have to apologize. Are you nervous about our fight tomorrow?"

"I would be lying if I said I wasn't but I wasn't thinking about that."

"Good to know. Don't let this fight be the main focus of your mind." Emon pat Ryuuga's shoulder and started walking away. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Y-yeah, see ya!" 'Undeux... I know that card. This could be a great advantage to me.'

'He knows what clan I play if he saw the missing. But knowing my clan won't make it an easier fight.' Emon thought.

Ryuuga laid on his bed, staring deeply into the ceiling above him. 'He plays Kagero just like dad. I know how to play around that but he's the Ace. He ust have an ace up his sleeve.' He sat up with his legs crossed and grabbed his deck from a small table by the bed's side. 'I have Panther to make a good presence and then leave the field but then there's Brakki who'll be retired before his main phase skill can be used. I need more cards that leave the field before Emon's units can retire them. I can pressure by making big numbers for a turn but then that will leave me in a disabventageous spot. But if I go for big numebrs, I'll have an advantage... Hnnngh' He scratched his head. "GODDAMMIT!"

"Are you okay?" Shouto asked from behind the closed room door. "I heard you shouting. And the neighbours most likely did too."

"I'm okay, I'm just thinking out loud..."

'Time to help my son!' Shout slammed the door open. "Need help?"

"I don't think you had to bust the door open..."

"I needed it for my awesome entrance! So, what's the problem? Tell me, tell me."

"I'm fighting this Kagero user tomorrow and I just don't know what playstyle to go with. I can't figure out what to do in any scenario and it's driving me nuts."

"You could try go aggressive. Pack a punch early on and leave a mark."

"Aggressive..." Ryuuga rubbed his chin, causing his father to grin.

"You got an idea, didn't you?"

"I did. I know what to do!" 'I know what to do now... And I will win!'

The door of Hage opened, revealing Emon. "It's time." In front of him stood his opponent, Ryuuga. "I guess I was the one getting late."

"W-we left school e-earlier..." Ryuuga replied.

"STOP STUTTERING AND BEAT HIS ASS! HE'S THE ENEMY!" Hikaru shouted into his friend's ear. "I REPEAT, E-NE-MY!"

"Stop being annoying, Hikaru!" Fujiko said, rolling up the magazine in her hand. "And don't shout inside the store again or else I'll have Kamishiro throw you out!"

"I was just whispering in a bigger sound tone."

"That doesn't changes anything!"

"Now who's shouting?"

"You little... Don't shout again to else you'll hit the streets!"

"Fine, fine. Anyway, you two ready? I got a table saved for your fight."

Ryuuga rubbed his ear. "Don't do that again... And I'm ready, E-emon?"

Emon nodded. "We can fight in any table. I'm not a picky person."

"Oh that case, we can-"

Kamishiro placed his hand in the space between Ryuuga and Emon. "I got a surprise for you two. I have a special table. Come on!" The manager guided the group to what it looked to be a cardfighting table from the year of 2018. "This baby is the newest made. Same design but so much tech inside it. Hell, it even does your math for you. And the bets part is that I got it for free! Mr. Mikazuchi is too nice!"

'M-mikazuchi?' Ryuuga noticed a symbol on the sides of the table. It was the symbol of the company Ryuzaki owned. 'Of course he would send one for free to Hage. It's only logical knowing him.'

"What we waiting for? I'd say this is the perfect table for our fight." Emon said, walking to one of the table's end.

"R-right." Ryuuga walked to the opposite end. He took his deck out and looked at it. 'I combine what my parents and Ryuzaki said and made the perfect deck. there's no way I'll lose.'

"A good thing about these tech tables is that they are able to choose a battlefield!" Kamishiro took a remote out of his appron and activated the table. "Just swipe left and right and until you get the field you want and you'll be all set."

"Got it. Mind if I choose the field, Ryuuga?"

"G-go for it."

"Thanks." Emon swipped left until an underwater temple appeared. "Perfect. Now I'll just set my starting vanguard and draw five... I'll keep this hand."

"I'll return three and draw three." Ryuuga shuffled his hand. 'I got most of the pieces I need to start strong and keep it ging for a while. Okay, this is starting good. But why an underwater temple? I thought he played Kagero...'

"Imagine it." Emon simply said.

"I-imagine.. It? Imagine w-what?"

"The fight. One of the key elements of Vanguard is the pwoer of each fighter's imagination. Now image it! Our units fighting on the temple deep within the oceans surrounding the Dragon Empire nation! A temple built with the intention of worshipping the mightiest Tear Dargon of Kagero!"

"What in the ass is he talking about? Why the hell is he talking about the lore?" Hikaru asked bluntly.

"Inspiration. That's all I'll tell you." Kaminari repled, getting up from his chair and joining the group watching the fight. "Before any of you ask, yes, I am able to get up from that chair."

'He got me there, I was gonna ask it.' Hikaru and Fujiko thought.

"Grasp the image of your vanguard! Stand up, vanguard!"

"S-stand up, the vanguard!!"

"I ride Lizard Runner, Undeux! (Grade 0|5000)" Emon's vanguard circle expanded yellow.

"I ride Mecha Trainer! (Grade 0|5000)" Ryuuga's vanguard circle expanded red. He closed his eyes and was able to picture it. He was able to see Undeaux and Mecha Trainer fight within the temple inside bubbles of air. "I-i imagined it!"

"Good. Now let me start us off by riding Lizard Soldier, Raopia! (Grade 1|8000) I draw a card using Undeux's skill and end my turn."

Emon
Hand: 6
Damage: 0
OXO
OOO

Ryuuga
Hand: 5
Damage: 0
OXO
OOO

"I ride Gyro Slinger! (Grade 1|8000) Mecha Trainer gives me a card! Gyro's skill. I'll send a hand card to he soul to call the top card of my deck after checking it. Superior call Commander, Garry Gannon! (Grade 1|8000) Add 5000. (8000>>13000) Then I call Cheerful Lynx from the hand! (Grade 0|5000)" 'Aggressive turn, just what I needed.' "Gyro! (8000)"

"No guard."

"Drive check! (Spike Bouncer)"

"Damage check. (Dragon Knight, Nehalem)"

"Lynx! (5000>>18000)"

"(Cruel Dragon) No trigger."

"Garry Gannon's skill! By moving him to the soul, I draw two cards and send a hand card to the deck. My turn is over."

Emon
Hand: 6
Damage: 2
OXO
OOO

Ryuuga
Hand: 6
Damage: 0
OXX
OOO

"Wait, so Ryuuga now runs good cards but calls rears like an idiot against Kagero? I got a bad feeling', y'know?" Hikaru asked in a joking tone, to which the other people watching ignored. "Geez, when did this get so crowded?"

"I ride Beserk Dragon! (Grade 2|10000) Beserk Dragon's skill when placed. Retire Cheerful Lynx in exchange of a counterblast and soulblast! And since Beserk Dragon is my vanguard, I draw one card! Since a rear-guard was retired, I am able to call this unit even though my vanguard is Grade 2! I call Cruel Dragon (Grade 3|13000), Dragon Armored Knight (Grade 2|10000) and Aermo (Grade 1|8000) to the rear-guard! Cruel Dragon takes aim! (13000)"

"Damage check. (Juggernaunt Maximum)"

"Wait, Cruel Dragon? What's this, a budget Kagero deck? Did he never heard about Dragonic Overlord? And is it just me or does the first damage Ryuuga takes always a Grade 3?" Hikaru asked. "No, seriously, someone explain me this shit."

"Cruel Dragon's skill. Since his attacked hitted the vanguard, I soulcharge and return him to my hand. Beserk Dragon! (10000)"

"I'll have Sonic Breaker put a stop to it! (23000)"

"No hit? Got it. (Dragonic Gaias) Nothing. Boosted by Aermo, Dragon Armored Knight attacks! Aermo's skill adds 3000, Dragon Armored Knight's skill adds 5000! (10000>>18000>>21000>>26000)"

'He runs Gaias just like dad...' "Damage! (Treasured, Balack Panther)"

"That's it for me."

Emon
Hand: 6
Damage: 2
XXO
XOO

Ryuuga
Hand: 6
Damage: 2
OXO
OOO

"Stand and draw. I ride Spike Bouncer! (Grade 2|10000) Bouncer's skill. I pay a counterblast and soulblast to check the top two of my deck and call one. I superior call Highspeed, Brakki! (Grade 2|10000) He gains 10000 power! (10000>>20000) Spike Bouncer attacks the vanguard! (10000)"

"I'll have Dragon Armored Knight intercept. (15000)"

"A-are you sure about that? It's a one to pass..."

"Yeah, I'm sure about it."

"Ok then... (Highspeed, Brakki) No trigger. Brakki! (20000)"

"Damage check. (Embodiment of Armor, Bahr) No trigger."

"I end my turn." 'So far so good. I just need to keep this up before going for a big finale.'

Emon
Hand: 6
Damage: 3
OXO
XOO

Ryuuga
Hand: 7
Damage: 2
OXX
OOO

"Stand and draw." Emon raised a card in the air. "Cruel flame, burn everything! Ride the vanguard, Cruel Dragon! (Grade 3|13000) Imaginary Gift, Force! To my vanguard! (13000>>23000) I call Bahr! (Grade 1|8000) His skill retires Brakki! Then, add 5000! (8000>>13000) Aermo retires itself so that I can countercharge and draw a card. I'll have Bahr move back and call another Dragon Armored Knight! (Grade 2|10000) Cruel Dragon, attack the vanguard! (23000)"

"I don't guard!"

"Twin drive. (Embodiment of Spear, Tahr - Critical|Red Gem Carbuncle - draw) Critical and draw trigger. I give all the power to Dragon Armored Knight and the critical to my vanguard. (13000>>13000/2) (10000>>30000)"

"Damage check. (Wonder Boy|Cheer Girl, Tiara - heal) Heal trigger! I heal one point of damage and give the power to my vanguard! (10000>>20000)"

"Dragon Armored Knight will attack boosted by Bahr! His skill adds 5000! (30000>>43000>>48000)"

"I don't guard. Damage check. (Commander, Garry Gannon) No trigger."

"I end my turn. Show me what you can do."

Emon
Hand: 8
Damage: 2
XXO
XOO

Ryuuga
Hand: 7
Damage: 4
OXO
OOO

"Stand and draw." Ryuuga looked at this hand cards. "My old chant used to call Seifried the 'reckless general'. It's like if I was blaming him for being a reckless player but in the end, it was all my fault. Thanks to Hikaru, I learned my biggest mistake... And I won't do it again!" He said confidently. "A brlliant strike at the hands of the Dark Zone general! I ride my vanguard! General Seifried! (Grade 3|13000) Imaginary Gift, Force! To my vanguard! (13000>>23000) I'll call Gyro from hand. (Grade 1|8000) Seifried's skill. Superior call a Gyro Slinger from the deck! Then, add 10000 power to both! (23000>>33000) (8000>>18000) Gyro's skill. A hand card to the soul and this time, I cheek the top four for a unit to call! Superior call Spike Bouncer! (Grade 2|10000) Add 5000 power! (10000>>15000) Bouncer's skill. I take the top three and call one! Cheer Girl, Frannie! (Grade 0|5000) Frannie's ability. I send Gyro Slinger from the drop zone to the deck and send her to the soul to countercharge. Seifried attacks the vanguard! Gallows Ball Touchdown! (33000)"

"So you finally pictured your perfect gamestyle. I don't guard!"

"Twin drive! (General Seifried|Cheer Girl, Marylin - Draw) Draw trigger! Power to Spike Bouncer. (15000>>25000)"

"Damage check. (Embodiment of Spear, Tahr - Critical) A wasted crit. I give it to my vanguard. (13000>>23000/2)"

"General Seifried's skill! Since his attack hit, I soulblast two to retired Dragon Armored Knight!"

"He goes. If you had atatcked with Spike Bouncer first, you could have stood him with that skill."

"But if I had done that, you would have stopped my vanguard attack, wouldn't you?"

Emon showed a small smile. "I'll admit, you got me there."

"I thought so. Gyro boosts, Bouncer attacks! (25000>>43000)"

"I take it. Damage check. (Dragonic Waterfall) No trigger."

'Waterfall... If he doesn't run Overlord then Waterfall can only be his ace card.' "Bouncer's skill. I'll pay a counterblast and send him to the soul to draw one card. With that, I end my turn."

Emon
Hand: 8
Damage: 4
OXO
XOO

Ryuuga
Hand: 9
Damage: 4
OXO
OOX

"I'll bring the end game this turn. Final Turn!"

"I thought calling Final Turn was illegal. Can we ban Emon the emo without a katana now?" Hikaru asked to Fujiko.

"That's... That's a 2018 rule, you dumbass."

"I stand and draw. Our never ending flame turns even the deepest oceans to ashes! Ride the vanguard! Dragonic Waterfall! (Grade 3|13000) Force! To my vanguard once again! (23000>>33000) I call Raopia (Grade 1|8000), Gaias (Grade 1|8000), Belicosity (Grade 2|10000) and then Nehalem! (Grade 2|10000) Nehalem's skill. I'll pay one counterblast to retire Gyro Slinger and add 5000 power! (10000>>15000) Raopia and Belicosity gain 5000 power too! (8000>>13000) (10000>>15000) Let me show why this is my final turn! Gaias boosts, Dragonic Waterfall attacks the vanguard! Dragonic Waterfall's skill. I soulblast a Grade 3 vanguard to add 10000 power, one critical and restrict you from using sentinels to guard! And then, I use Gaias' own skill to increase Waterfall Dragon's critical even more! Dragonic Tempest! (33000>>43000/3)"

'Usually, I would have lost to this strategy... But after fighting against my father, I know exactly what to do! This is the defensive strategy I made thanks to Ryuzaki!' "Tiara, Silence Joker and Garry Gannon will guard that! (58000)"

"Just two triggers to pass! Ryuuga can win this!"

"I wouldn't be so sure about that, Fujiko." Hikaru said. "If Emon the emo without a katana says 'The' in his drive check, he's gonna sack two crits. I've seen that happen. The power of the Kagero sacking."

"A two to pass? Challenge accepted. I'll take that head on! First check! (Demonic Dragon Mage, Rakshasa - Critical) Critical trigger! All effects to my vanguard! (43000/3>>53000/4) One more trigger and this is is game end. Second check!" Emon flipped over the top card of his deck, causing the group of people watching the fight to gasp. "I got nothing." He smirked and revealed Beserk Dragon.

"My guard was successful!" Ryuuga cheered as he moved his guardians to the drop zone.

"Oh, but I'm not done yet. I can end it this turn. Raopia lends a boost, Belicosity Dragon attacks the vanguard! (15000>>28000)"

"No guard! (Spike Bouncer)"

"Boosted by Bahr, Nehalem! (15000>>23000)"

"Wonder Boy, Brakki! (28000)"

Emon sighed. "There's nothing I can do now. My turn is over."

Emon
Hand: 6
Damage: 4
XXX
XOX

Ryuuga
Hand: 4
Damage: 5
OXO
OOO

(Play song in media until the end of the fight)

'I'll end this here and now by using the aggressive strategy I made thanks to dad!' "Stand and draw! I call Black Panther (Grade 2|10000), Seifried (Grade 3|13000) and Wonder Boy! (Grade 1|8000) With Wonder Boy's skill, I get to return a trigger from the drop zone to my deck and give Boy some power. (8000>>13000) General Seifried's skill! Superior call Balck Panther from the deck! Add 10000 power! (23000>>33000) (10000>>20000) I'll use that skill once again on Wonder Boy! (33000>>43000) (8000>>18000) And don't forget Boy's skill! (18000>>23000) I'll use this ability one last time on Seifried! (43000>>53000) (13000>>230000) A rentless assult is everything I can give you now. I attack the vanguard with Black Panther! Using his skill, add 15000 power! (20000>>35000)"

"You wasted all your remaining counterblast on that. Are you sure that was the best option?" Emon asked, revealing Cruel Dragon from the top of his deck and placing it into his damage zone.

"Yes. I'm sure that this was the best play because I'm sure I'll win the game this turn! General Seifried, attack! Gallows Ball Touchdown! (53000)"

"I'll use Wyvern Guard, Barri to nullify that attack!"

"That won't stop me! Twin drive! (Sonic Breaker - critical|Cheer Girl, Tiara - Heal) A double trigger! All effects to the rear-guard Seifried! (23000>>43000/2)"

"After so much filtering, he got a tasty double trigger. If only I could pull that off with my high IQ Novas." Hikaru said to himself. "Go for it, Ryuuga!"

"Wonder Boy boosts, General Seifried attacks! Gallows Ball Touchdown! (43000/2>>66000/2)" 'I can imagine it! Seifried's mighty fist coming crashing down against Dragonic Waterfall and winning us the game! Go, Seifried!'

'Even if I were to guard it, my total shield can only make my vanguard have 58000. This is the end for me in this game.' "I don't guard. Damage check. (Embodiment of Armor, Bahr) Nothing here. This is game over for me."

"I did it... I did it! I beat the Ace!" Ryuuga cheered, small tears of joy rolling down his face.

"Attaboy!" Hikaru said, slamming his hand on Ryuuga's back as usual. " I told ya you would win, didn't I?"

"You did... I shouldn't have doubted myself."

"You really shouldn't." Fujiko said, joining her two friends. "You did well. And the best part is that you won since I was the one teaching you how to play."

"Hey Queenie the Poo, I made him see the errors on his deck so buzz off! This is my proud moment!"

"Not it's not, it's my proud moment!"

Emon just shook his head and pakced his cards. Once he was done, he walked towards Ryugga. "Ryuuga..." He extended his hand. "It would be my pleasure if you allowed me to become your friend."

"A-a-allow..? Y-you don't have to ask, of course we can be friends." Ryuuga shook Emon's hand. "Thans alot. For having this game with me and for being a great opponent. Y-you showed me that I shouldn't be afraid of a fight just because of who my opponent is!"

"I'm happy you got learned something on our game."

"So, now Emon the emo without a katana is gonna join this mad trio, eh? Aren't you two friends already?" Hikaru asked, using his hands to point at the two Royalty members.

"Actually... We never really talked. Just because I'm the Queen, don't think that I'm good friends with the others. Akira is annoying as hell, Aijou is just a two faced cow and Ichigo is just loud. Like, louder than you."

"Akira can be a bit too happy at certain times." Emon said. "And stop calling me that. I'm not an emo."

"I know. But you would be if you carried a katana around and played Dark Irregulars. And what do you mean by 'two faced cow'? Are you saying big tiddy Joker is evil?"

"Not, I'm just saying that she's a total morron."

'He keeps winning against Royalty members but loses to that loud mouth Nova Grappler user.' Kaminari thought, returning to his usual chair. 'Either he is really good or that loud mouth is more than meets the eye. I'll need to see it for myself.'

Kamishiro looked at the four teenagers laughing together and talking to each other, causing a smile to form on his face. 'I can see those four becoming great friends with a burning friendship.'

(Ending)

Ichigo took out his phone and looked a picture of Ryuuga and Hikaru. He zoomed in on Hikaru. "So I finally get to look at your despicable rotten body after all these years, you filthy peasant."

Emon: Here's the preview!

On the next chapter: 

#5: The Manager's Request

"What? No way you can beat me on U-Brawlers. I'll make you swallow your own words, Hikaru."

"No way Ryuuga! I can't believe this!"

"I have a request for you four. I'll tell you later, just make sure you don't have any plans for saturday."

"Hmm... I'll cuck you with Buzzwole, the mosquito me!"

"You really are happy for having a student, don't you?"

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HEY GUYS, MASSIVE SHIDA HERE! Volume 1 ends next week with chapter 5 and then we have a tasty Q n A. Start send 'em questions ok? K thx

Shouto: Welcome to "What's in my pockets?" with me, Shouto Sawada!

Oh not this again...

Shouto: Today, I have Inu Blade with me! A fellow user of my clan!

Inu: Hi everyone! Today, you get an Overlord user like Shouto and a Blademaster user like me.

Shouto: THERE'S NO BLADEMASTER, ONLY OVERLORD AND OVERLORD THE CLAN! *pushes Inu away* Let's sart! First, I have a photo of Endeavor when he shouted "SHOUTOOOOO". Since my name is Shouto and I like Endeavor, I keep it around as a motivation booster. It also helps me when I go to the barber. I show him this photo and he knows how I want my beard done. I also have my mighty Overlord deck! OVERLORD IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS HERE! THAT'S WHY I DON'T RUN ANY OF THAT WATERFALL SHIT!

Emon: Rude.

Shouto: I also keep around a copy of all Overlords of Overlord the Clan.

There's too many of them.

Shouto: Shut up. I keep with me a photo of my family. Here we have my younger son Izuru, my older son Ryuuga and my beautiful wife Yu. I also keep a shopping list. this includes stuff like mushrooms and brown hair dye. Right, in case you haven't noticed, Ryuuga's hair isn't really brown. It's actually red but he dyes it brown. I also have a Mega Charizard X EX card. It's a fire dragon so therefore, it's related to Overlord. I always keep around some hot sauce and spice flakes. I like my food burning hot like the flames of Overlord. And I have salt too. I sprinkle it over my opponents when I beat them using Overlord. And last but not least, I have this golden key. It opens a lock for a a special box full of shiny Overlords I got through the years but I don't know where it is so minor. JOIN US NEXT WEEK! NEXT WEEK WE HAVE A MANLY MAN SHOWING WHAT IS IN HIS POCKETS!

Kamishiro: I'M SAID MANLY MAN!

Send em questions for the Q n A and I'll pray that they don't become giant memes.

Ryuzaki: I'll host the Q n A as usual. Also, what is an A/N without me?

A good one.

Ryuzaki: OOF

Thanks for reading. Don't be a ghost reader, vote and comment if you enjoyed, and I'll see you later. Bye bye!