The morning sunlight, with it's intense brightness and scorching heat, filled Ryuuga's room through it's open window, showering the sleeping male while he rested. On the streets around the building, noise was minimun. No car was honking it's horn, no person was yelling or talking loud enough to be heard by Ryuuga. Overall, an ideal summer morning.

On his bed, Ryuuga slept peacefully, hugging onto his pillow tightly with his face burried in it, and his left leg curled while his right one was fully extended and outside the bed. Ryuuga drool as he slept, creating a puddle of drool almost large enough for him to drown in it. From time to time, he let out a boar-like snore, but he wasn't one to snore normally.

But because nothing in the universe could last forever, the peacefulness was broken by the buzzing ring of Ryuuga's phone, which was resting on his bedside table and plugged onto it's charger.

Ryuuga briefly winced at the annoying and uncomfortable sound, but didn't bother to open his eyes. He reached for his phone and pulled it off it's charger. By swipping the red button on the screen, he answered the call and dropped his phone on his left ear. He didn't bother to check who the caller was.

"Hey girl, you back for some more that Ryuugadingdong..."

"What? What did you said about Natsumi? I'll break your goddamn legs, you asshole!"

"Hm...? What the hell is a Natsumi...?" Ryuuga muttered. He grabbed his phone and opened his eyes briefly, catching a glimpse of the name of the caller. He shrugged it off and placed te phone back on his ear. "Hey Mav... WAIT, SHIT, MAVERICK?!" Ryugga yelled, eyes fully opened now. He grabbed the phone and jumped off his bed. "Hey man, what's up? I was just playing one of those ero-games and stuff." 'How the hell is that a good excuse? Ah nevermind.'

"Ryuzaki's office in thirty. Don't be late. AND DON'T TALK ABOUT NATSUMI WITH THOSE DAMN DIRTY WORDS, YOU STUPID HORMONAL TEENAGER!"

"I can talk however I want about something that isn't real! That's how I can describe anime girls in such lewd way! It's called being a damn dirty lowlife and it's a way of living!" Ryuuga exclaimed.

"Natsumi is real, goddammit! I really have a daughter!"

"Oh yeah? Then why are you still living in Ryuzaki's mansion? Are you telling me she lived there with you and your wife, WHO I ALSO HAVEN'T MET SO THERE MIGHT BE A CHANCE SHE ISN'T REAL? Did you really left your daughter live in the same house as a boy like Kaido, who gets all the fangirls swooning? What about now? Are you letting her live in the same house as a smexy italian upperclassman like Abbacchio? Huh?! What do you have to say about now, bitch?!"

"Oh yeah? I hear you bark, let's see if you have some bite!"

"Oh it's so on!"

(Opening)

After finishing his morning session of yelling back and forth with Maverick about him having a daughter that he has never seen or heard about before, Ryuuga got out of his room with a loud sigh and walked into the living room of the apartment, where he instantly froze. His nose twitched as he felt a familiar scent and his head slowly turned to the right.

"Why the hell are you here...." Ryuuga growled, narrowing his eyes.

"Ara ara, I'm just having breakfast with Joe!" Yuri exclaimed, waving Ryuuga off. She sat by the kotatsu, eating some toast.

"Yeah man, she swung by with some fresh bread so we made some toast. Want some?" Joe asked. He sat across Yuri, munching on some toast aswell. "It's pretty good."

Ryuuga narrowed his eyes at Joe. "....did you clean the floor....?"

"What's that talk about, my guy? C'mon, come have breakfast with the fam." Joe insisted.

".....no, I have a pretty clear reason to not wanting Yuri here and I'm going to clean the floor either way...." Ryuuga answered, staring at Joe with a dead glare in his eyes and his voice colder than the previous winter.

"I'd say it's more of a white reason, ha ha!" Yuri giggled, looking away from the two boys.

"....you shut up, be glad I haven't found legal proof of that stuff happening on school grounds..." Ryuuga grumbled as he walked into the kitchen, fetching himself a blue bucket from the cabinet under the sink and a broom that was resting against a wall.

"Let's remember that obligatory sex ed class Ryuzaki gave us at work. He said that pulling out was an option, and a great one at that. I don't get what's the problem, man. I did the right thing back then, specially since you just happened to show up." Joe said with a shrug.

"Right thing... You did... The right thing...?!" Ryuuga eyes suddenly widened as his entire being became filled by rage. He dashed back onto the living rom and slammed Joe's head into the bucket. Now with both of his hands, he grabbed tightly onto the broom, which he raised and quickly swung down repeatedly, unleashing a flurry of strikes against Joe's weakly protected head. "BITE MY ASS YOU DID, THAT WASN'T THE RIGHT THING?! FIRST OF ALL, WHY OUR LIVING ROOM FLOOR?! WHY HERE?! HELL, EVEN THE COUCH WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE! SECONDLY, YOU HAVE WATCHED HENTAI, I'VE READ YOUR HENTAIHAVEN ACCOUNT! YOU DON'T DROP IT ON THE FLOOR, YOU DROP SOMEWHERE OVER YOUR STEP SISTER'S HOT BOD!"

"STOP KINK SHAMING ME!" Joe yelled as he was shook around by the swings of the broom.

"AND THIRD OF ALL, WHO IN THE ACTUAL HELL MAKES AN HENTAIHAVEN ACCOUNT?!"

A vein popped in Joe's head upon hearing those words. The easy going Joe was gone. He reached up for the broom, stopping it before it could deal another strike. As he got up, Joe threw the bucket onto the floor. "IT WAS A GREAT IDEA! THAT WAY WE CAN LEARN BETTER ABOUT EACH OTHER'S KINKS AND ANNIHILATE KINK SHAMERS LIKE YOU!" Joe exclaimed. With his newly acquired strength, the pulled the broom out of Ryuuga's hands and dropped it on the floor.

"Is that so? Well then, too bad for you that you suck at science!" Ryuuga laughed, pointing down.

"That has not to do with- Oh shit!"

The plastic bucket had rolled between the two cousins, and when the broom fell, it landed right over it, creating an improvised seesaw with the risen tip on Ryuuga's and the tip touching the ground right between Joe's legs.

Ryuuga let out a malicious chuckle as his face formed a sudden giant grin. His right leg was raised into the air and swung down upon the broom, striking it without holding anything back. The side of the broom that was on the floor quickly shot up as it's other side was forced down, striking Joe right where it hurt.

"M-m-m-m..." Joe muttered as he stepped back after the hit, but quickly fell on the ground. "M-m-my d-d-d-d.... B-b-b-b..."

"My, my, you're quite the kinky guy, Ryuuga." Yuri giggled, cupping her cheeks. "I always dreamed of genital torture between two guys when I was a little girl, my yaoi-loving dreams are all becoming reality!"

"....I suddenly want to commit seppuku... I'm going down to Ryuzaki & Co. because Maverick called so yeah, I'll hopefully not see you two here tonight." Ryuuga said, walking back into his room.

After getting dressed, Ryuuga left the apartment. Now outside, he placed his hands on the steel handrail and dropped to his knees, resting his head against the steel bars. He let out a despair-filled sigh and closed his eyes.

"Why did my life got reduced into living an episode of Interspecies Reviewers whenever I'm alone in the same room as Joe and Yuri and thirdwheeling all of the freakshow couple in this world.... Man, I need a girlfriend!" He cried.

Ryuuga swallowed his pain and got himself off the floor. He looked at the door of Kaido and Emma's apartment and wobbled his way there like a drunk person and slowly knocked on the door with his head.

The one to open the door was Emma, who greeted Ryuuga with her typical warm smile. "Howdy neighbour, what's up? You seem down."

"Well, y'know... Just contemplating the crippling heavy weight of my very poorly made life choices... Is Kaido around? I need to be at Ryuzaki's office in thirty and there aren't any trains or buses that will get me there on time." Ryuuga sighed, leaning his head against the door.

"Sadly, he isn't, but he left the keys so you might aswell just take the car!" Emma giggled. She walked over to a wooden bowl placed near the door and tossed a pair of keys that rested within it at Ryuuga, who grabbed them.

"Thanks... I'll pay for fuel if I end up using too much..." Ryuuga groaned. "When did my life became a compendium of very terrible life choices..."

"This has to be a joke of some sorts. Why'd they send me to this place when they know I hate it?" Ryuuga huffed.

After meeting with Ryuzaki and Maverick, Ryuuga was informed on what his task was. He was to drive up to the airport and pick up a new employee of Ryuzaki & Co., a new programmer for the programming team.

Ryuuga stood near the luggage conveyor belt, holding up a small sign that read 'Ryuzaki & Co. programmer' and nothing else. He wasn't given any information regarding the new programmer, only that they were arriving in Japan shortly. Name, gender, age, he knew nothing regarding that.

"Of course they send me to an airport of all things. The only not terrible thing that has ever happened to me in an airport was being kissed by a girl that I now know I didn't like and beating a kid's ass with a big bird, otherwise this is a pretty shitty place." Ryuuga ranted to himself.

"I'm sorry, are you the member from Ryuzaki & Co.?" Someone asked.

"Yeah, that'd be-" 'Holy jesus FUCK!' Ryuuga yelled in his mind as he came across the one who asked. He stood before a tall and buff entinity on a large grey hoodie, who's face was hidden by the hood it had on and by it's dark brown hair. "Uhm... Are you the new programmer...?"

The hooded person nodded. "That'd be me."

"Ah huh, I see... Well, the car is parked outside so let's get going. Is that alright?"

"Yeah, but I'd first like to make a question."

Ryuuga narrowed his eyes. "What is it?"

"What's this scent of a little bitch standing before me?" The person grabbed onto the sides of his hoodie and began pulling them, tearing the cloth to shreds and then tossing it away. It's long hair waved as if being hit by the wind, the marks on it's face seemed more glorious under the light of the sun, and it's red eyes looked down on Ryuuga. "What's up? It's been a-"

"GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!" Ryuuga cried. As if he was suddenly possessed by Joshu, he dipped head first onto the ground and hugged Gin's leg with a tight grip. "I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!"

"W-what the- Get off!" Gin grumbled, shaking his leg. "When the hell did you become Joshu?!"

"YOU DON'T GET IT! I'VE BEEN HUMILIATED BEFORE A BENCH, CONSTANTLY ABUSED BY KAIDO ON A VERBAL LEVEL, LOST TO AQUA FORCE, DEAL WITH JOE AND YURI'S DATING SHENENIGANS AND WAS CONSTANTLY ASSAULTED BY THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS, YOU'RE THE LAST NORMAL PERSON I CAN RELY ON! WAAAAAAAAH I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE BACK!"

"That's cool and all but get off, everyone's watching!" Gin exclaimed, shaking his leg faster and faster until Ryuuga was launched off his leg and landed some steps away from him. "Get yourself together! I managed to clear up my shit before summer ended, so let's go make some memories! A beach of babes is-"

"Oh me and Homura are trying to get together so we're in a 'more than friends but less than lovers' status at the moment so I don't know if I can or cannot do that, it's all up to Kaido since he got on his high horse and started acting like our love coach." Ryuuga explained.

"I- What? How does that- What the- That sounds like a super flawed plan!"

"We know that, everyone knows that but Kaido has his head stuck too far up his ass to accept that his plan is super flawed! He's Ryuzaki's son for crying out loud, you know he's too stubborn to change plans!"

"That's a yikes from me, man." Gin said. He looked around the airport, searching for a very specific location. After his eyes fell upon it, a smug grew on his face. He looked back at Ryuuga. "Hey Ryuuga, remember that table? Remember when I kicked your ass with Brandt out of all things? Remember when you cried like a little bitch about it?"

Ryuuga's eye twitched at every little jab Gin made. "You son of a bitch... Know what? Parking lot, let's box again. This time, I'll beat your fucking ass. Revenge for using the Brandt thing against me."

"Deal." Gin nodded.

On the parking lot outside, Ryuuga and Gin stood next to Kaido's car, with a distance of about two meters between the two. After they shared a glance and a smirk, Ryuuga charged forward, pulling his right fist back.

"This one is for the reverse sacking!" Ryuuga yelled, pouring his burning emotions into every word that came out of his mouth. He shot his fist forward, slamming around against Gin's chest. But then, he reached a conclusion and began quickly sweating. 'Holy shit, that dealt no damage.' Ryuuga looked up at Gin and let out a stupid laugh. "M-mercy...?"

"No. Meet my way of cuckery!" Gin pulled his right arm back and extended it, then swung it towards Ryuuga like a baseball bat. He striked Ryuuga's left arm with his just his forearm, forcing Ryuuga to crash against the car and then fall on the ground with a loud yell.

"O-oh...." Ryuuga muttered, hugging himself. "I think something just popped... And I don't think it should have been popping..."

"When the hell did you become such a wimp? I remember you being able to tank at least one hit or at least get up quickly after going down."

"It's a mix of a poor diet because of living with your cousin that isn't a master chef while you yourself aren't anything special on the cooking department and alot of cup ramen... Dear god, so much cup ramen... Little help please?"

"What about meals at school?" Gin askked. He reached down for the collar of Ryuuga's shirt and pulled him up.

"We only got the beef combo without the beef to save up money for premium. Getting these shiny Gear Chronicle strides is harder than you'd think."

"Who in their actualy mind would spend less money eating in order to buy cards?" Gin asked a question that the universe would soon answer.

Kaido stood outside Hage, arms crossed as he tapped his foot and leaned on the wall. Every so often, he'd check his wrist watch for the time, or look at the sidewalk for any sign of Ryuuga. Eventually, he just sighed and gave up.

"Dammit, I'll just go inside already."

"Hey wait up!" Ryuuga called out from the other side of the street. After crossing the road, he reached Kaido's side, slightly panting. "Sorry for being late."

"What took you so long?" Kaido asked, looking down on Ryuuga. "And what the hell was that screaming on the background when I called you?"

"To put it simply, that was Gin. You called right while I was doing an illegal left on the road and it turns out that Gin gets very heated on roads so he began yelling swears and giving the middle finger at basically every other driver."

"You did what with my car?"

"C'mon, I assure you that the police didn't saw it. As for why I'm late, I had to go put the car back in the garage- Like you told me to- And then get a bus to get here. But hey, I still showed up, didn't I?"

"Fair enough. Now let's go, I wanna see if I can pull that stupid giant galleon stride that sucks since Granblue lacks at good on place skills and there is no way in hell that I'm playing Break Ride in this day and age."

"Hey if people still play Brandt in 2048, why not Break Ride?" Ryuuga laughed as the two entered the card shop. "Good morning, sub manager."

"Heyo." Fujiko waved at the two, putting down the book she was reading. "Finally, some familiar faces. You don't have any idea of much refreshing it is to see you two."

"Yikes, why's that?" Kaido asked as he headed off towards the vending machine, his focused on the cans of macha soda.

"Because this morning was filled with people coming in and out of the store, except for those two underclassmen over there." Fujiko looked over ata table where two boys sat. "I'd say they are from some rich school, one has been buying boxes left and right and has a belt of one of those high priced designer marks."

"Damn, Hage's popping off and getting the rich clientele." Ryuuga whistled.

"And yet, I'm still stuck here instead of going out with friends... Then again, Aijou, Yuri, Hisano and Hinata all have boyfriends, those bitches." Fujiko pouted.

As Kaido popped some coins onto the vending machine, he looked over at the table where the other two costumers were, wondering about why they looked familiar.

On the table question sat a tall and muscular boy with messy hair, keeping his eyes focused on his phone alone. On the other hand, the other one, who was shorter and had cleaner hair, had a sleazy grin in his face and was opening packs. On the chair next to him sat a pile of empty booster boxes while a pile of cards filled the table.

"C'mon, give me the goods, I've been opening two packs forever now and still haven't gotten that damn shiny The Purge." The pack opening boy grunted.

"Are you still not that with that, Mitsuba? It's summer, we should be doing actual things instead of feeding your card pack opening habit!" The phone boy said.

"Quit it Yukimura, you're happily being a simp on your phone, searching social media for some spicy Sakigamiya summer photos! At least my habit is healthy and I can do it with the money my parents gave me for summer instead of begging Aki for private points!"

"Why you little- Say that again and I'll punch you!"

"I dare you!" The boy called Mitsuba opened his final two packs and sighed. "Dammit, still no The Purge. I need the shiny one, the one with the Kagero emblem on it! Only after that will I be able to go out with friends and enjoy summer! Ah yes, summer!" He got up from his seat and began heading towards the front counter, pulling his wallet from his pocket. "Going to the beach, seeing Kazuraba's Kazuraboobs, Rinbayashi's Rinbayatiddies or even Yogen's Yobreasts! I can attain heaven after I pull that card!"

"Kazuraba... Where did I heard that before?" Kaido asked himself as he popped open his can of matcha soda.

"Excuse me, beautiful lady behind the counter." Mitsiba said with an incredibly large smug. "I'll take another box, if you don't mind."

"Your attitude if very questionable but at least you pay so here you go!" Fujiko replied, placing down a booster box.

Mitsuba opened his wallet and came face to face with a heartbreaking realization. 'It's empty... OH SHIT, I WASTED ALL MY CASH ALREADY!' "Uh-uhm... W-we can work something out, right...? Y-yukimura, give me some money!"

"Hell no!" Yukimura exclaimed, blasting him with his middle finger.

"Here, I'll pay for the box." Ryuuga said, placing down the required amount. "Call it a present from an upperclassment."

"You precious angel... But why?" Mitsuba asked, looking at Ryuuga with tears forming on his eyes.

"I fully understand the need for shiny cards. Afterall..." Ryuuga slung his arm around Mitsuba's neck and looked at him with a sleazy smile equal to the one the younger boy had earlier on. "I also like me some shiny cards! Me and cousin sold some chairs and a table just to get money for cards, we're on the same page!"

"Stop being a bad influence for the underclassmen." Fujiko grunted.

"I see you're a man of culture aswell." Mitsuba nodded, repaying Ryuuga's sleazy smile with one of his own. "I went into debt one month of being into GEN for the sake of shiny cards."

And then, the full picture became clear.

Kaido chocked on his soda but pushed it down quickly. "Wait a sec, you two are in that bastard Takanori's class!"

"Takanori? You know him?" Yukimura asked, looking at Kaido. He also saw the full picture. "Wait, you're the one who caused our school material to get even worse!"

"Hell yeah I am, it's what that loser Takanori deserves. Beating his ass after kicking that chick Kazuraba's ass was priceless. Who the hell actually plays Brandt in 2048?"

"Well we're suddenly ignoring the New York thing." Ryuuga deadpanned.

With Ryuuga and Mitsuba's share of love for shiny cards, and Kaido and Yukimura sharing the enjoyment of calling that Takanori boy a loser, the four sat down together and talked for a whole twenty minutes, going over such things as Ryuuga being a national champion turned Royaltly King and student council president, the deal with Kaido being more laid back outside GEN, Kaido telling the two underclassmen the bench incident despite Ryuuga's attempts at blocking him, Vanguard, Maverick's daughter being real and her cousin relationship with Kaido and much more. They ended up by exchange contacts and Ryuuga giving Yukimura a copy of Chronojet Dragon that he didn't needed.

"Damn, that was fun but we have to go before lunch time arrives." Kaido said as he got up.

"Yeah, but maybe we'll see you fellas another time. You two are pretty cool dudes!" Ryuuga laughed.

"Hey man, we'll be here until summer ends. Good luck on that thing with that Homura chick." Yukimura said, fistbumping Ryuuga.

"Thanks for the support, good luck getting that Alice girl. GC gang for life, am I right?"

"Hell yeah!"

"Wait up, Ryuuga-senpai!" Mitsuba exclaimed. "Before you go, I must ask you something. It's a question as old as time itself, but since you are older, you probably have the answer."

Ryuuga nodded. "I can see you too search for the answer that our fellow men have been searching for many eons."

"I need you to use your answer to put an end to the conflicting ideals between me and Yukimura. Only you can do it."

"The hell's happening?" Kaido asked.

"Shoot the question, young Mitsuba."

"Here it goes.... Big boobs or small boobs?"

"The question is very simple... Big badonkas for life, baby! You can inflate me but you cannot change me!"

"Hell yeah! See?! If a national champ says big boobs are better, then big boobs are better! Get cucked, Yuki-!"

"Now hold on!" Ryuuga exclaimed, grabbing Mitsuba's attention. "Despite me prefering the big boulders, it doesn't mean that I don't like the iddie biddie tiddies. I think all breast sizes are equal. What truly matters are the thighs. Good thighs can compensate for small breasts, but big breasts can't compensate for thin thighs."

"I'm soaking all of this wisdom." Yukimura said.

"This is the greatest day of my life!" Mitsuba exclaimed.

"Remember. No man that is a thigh man can be that bad." Ryuuga said.

"What about that type of good looking nice dudes who get all the girls? Those damn dirty ikemen?" Yukimura asked.

"Hm... No man that is a thigh man and isn't a damn dirty ikemen can be that bad!"

"Please autograph that on my The Purge!" Mitsuba asked, giving Ryuuga the card a pen.

"No problem."

"In that case... You, Kaido! Can I... Also ues that nickname you gave Takanori?!" Yukimura asked.

"You know what?" Kaido looked through the pile of cards Mitsuba had gotten and pulled out a Chronovisor Heritage. Then, he sighed the sign with the mentioned nickname. "Knock yourself out, kid."

"Sweet, I can finally call Takanori a loner virgin shut-in NEET loser with daddy issues who had a crush on his mom!" Yukimura cheered.

"And there goes a pair of heroes that we always wanted, but never we knew we needed." Mitsuba cried proudful tears as he watched Ryuuga and Kaido leave the card shop. "I can finally go out into the world looking for Kazuraboobs, Rinbayatiddies and Yobreasts."

Ryuuga and Kaido stopped outside the store. "Hey Kaido, are we bad upperclassmen?" Ryuuga asked.

"Yes."

"Figures."

"Welcome back to our establishment, my masters!" Hanae bowed with a smile, greeting Kaido and Ryuuga as they entered the maid cafe. A clock on the wall counted the time to be ten past twelve.

"Hey, Hanae. Got a table for us?" Ryuuga asked, waving at the blonde maid.

"You may take any table you desire. The only other masters are those two boys on the table near the toilet, so all of the good tables are up to your choosing. But I'll guess you'll want the usual one, so come with me." Hanae explained, guiding the two to one of the tables closer to the door.

"Two guys? You can't mean-" Kaido glanced at the other table and sighed. "For a moment there I thought it was Mitsuba and Yukimura again." He chuckled as he sat down.

"Same here. Mitsuba is cool but no way in hell I'd let him in the same establishment as a maid-dressed Homura." Ryuuga huffed, sitting down aswell.

"So we're getting into the jealous phase already? Good progress." Kaido nodded.

"Oh drop it, your crappy list has only given me more problems than it solved. Remember that time Emma scolded us over making too much noise?"

"I remember you lost to Aqua Force on that day."

"I remember you make too many callbacks. We only got into that situation because you wanted me to cook something for her when I already sucked at cooking, so I spent all night trying to make tomato sauce, which ended up not going any good way. I triggered all my doom flags while doing that."

"Look at you, becoming the protagonist of an otame game. Taira would be proud, protag." Kaido laughed.

"Shut up, you're the bane to all my problems!"

Homura approached the table, smiling as she held onto her silver tray as per usual. "Welcome back, my masters. What may I- Oh, it's you two." She bluntly said, all the happiness in her face vanishing just like that.

"You could at least hide your disappointment a little..." Ryuuga muttered, looking down in despair.

"I think she's only diappointed in you." Kaido said.

"I know..."

"What do you two want anyway? I don't have all day so just order already."

"We're actually waiting for a friend so we'll just ask for the drinks. I'll have a cola." Ryuuga said.

"Matcha soda."

"Alright then. I'll return shortly with your drinks, my masters!" Homura let out a giggle and bowed before leaving.

"She can put that maid act so easily... And then as easily say things that end up hurting my poor heart..." Ryuuga sighed.

"So, this Gin guy, how's he? Now that I think about it, I didn't met him back in New York. I just heard about him from Rose and Iris. Anything I should get ready for?" Kaido asked as he look through the cafe's menu.

"Big, buff, long hair, marks on his face, red eyes, questionable deck choices, the usual guy." Ryuuga explained. "Despite all of the serious Arcana stuff, he's a pretty cool dude... Who packs a stupidly strong punch..." He muttered that final part, rubbing the side of his torso as he thought back to their one second brawl on the airport's parking lot.

"Yikes. I can handle it, no problem."

"He also thinks that you're plan for me and Homura is stupidly flawed."

"What is he? Fucking stupid?"

"He likes yakisoba bread, you tell me."

Suddenly, the cheerful and bright look of Hanae's changed completly. Her eyes turned darker, her face tensed. She shot a glare at Ryuuga, gripping onto her tray enough strength to give the idea that it was bending under her fingers.

"What...?" She asked.

"W-what do you mean, Hanae...?" 'Oh god, what did I do this time?!'

"The friend you're waiting for... You say he likes yakisoba bread?"

"Y-yeah...?"

"Hm... We'd appreciate if our masters didn't brough pets into the cafe, such as dogs, cats, or in the case of your friend, brainless monkeys." Hanae bowed.

"Why are you bowing after saying something so ru- Wait a sec, I completly agree! Yakisoba bread sucks!"

"It really does, master Ryuuga!" Hanae giggled. She had quickly changed back into her cheerful state.

"You two..." Kaido shook his head as Ryuuga and Hanae laughed like kids at their shared distate regarding yakisoba bread. "Grow up a bit, will you?"

"Yeah, because you're someone to talk, Mr. Wanna Get Married Before High School Ends." Ryuuga replied.

"Depends on the situation, Mr. Wants to Get Sued for Saying the Wrong Things."

"You two are still barking at each other?" Homura asked as she placed down a can of cola and a can of matcha soda on the table. "You two bickering like there's no tomorrow is annoying."

"I thought you were supposed to treat us nicely while working... This is a maid cafe afterall." Ryuuga sighed.

"I'll do that when the sun dies." Homura huffed.

"No, he has a point." Hanae shook her head. "You are a maid while working so you should treat master Ryuuga a bit better. I know Heiwa calls him things like Ryuuscum and Ryuutrash-"

"What?! Since when?!"

"But this is a safe space where he is to be taken care with love, so please treat him nicely."

"No way!" Homura exclaimed. "Besides, he... He..." She began turning red. "He already got treated well enough..." Homura muttered, looking away. Her mind became filled with the memories of the last time they had dinner together, where she used her lap as a pillow for Ryuuga's head.

"Oh oh, Homura!" Hanae put on a dumbfolded face as she got closer to Homura, reaching a point where it got uncomfortable for the other girl. "Oh oh, Homura!"

"Hanae... Get off...!"

"Is some yuri scene about to go down...." Ryuuga muttered to himself as he took a sip from his cold cola. 'My prayers are finally being answered!'

"I know what you're afraid of!" The cheerfulness and idiocy in Hanae's disappeared, and taking their place was the cold and dark glare from earlier. "Fujiko is such a nice girl, isn't she? She is beautiful, smart, and many boys would kill to have a girl like her on their side. She's the right type you'd want to see get defiled!"

Ryuuga choked on his drink and spat it out onto a napkin. "W-what?!"

"H-hanae, stop..." Homura began turning even redder, her eyes showing her to be getting more flustered by the second.

"The type of girl to be locked down on a basement and tormented for the rest of her life! But of course you're also a beautiful and smart girl, Homura! Many boys would kill to be in Ryuuga's place! You're without t a doubt the first girl I'd like to gobble down!"

"Eek! Scary!" Homura looked away, covering her head.

"Ah. Kaido?" Ryuuga asked, looking at defeated Homura with a blank expression.

"Yes, Ryuuga?" Kaido looked at Homura the same way.

"That 'eek!' she made. It was feminine, wasn't it?"

"I believe so."

"Ah, she really is easily scared by this type of things."

"S-shut up, you morron!" Homura pouted.

"Apologize to master Ryuuga before I go gobble gobble!" Hanae laughed it off, walking back to her spot near the cafe's door, but the vile aura she let off during her previous threats still clouded the table.

"I-i'm sorry for treating you so poorly, m-master Ryuuga..." Homura bowed to Ryuuga.

"It's fine... And drop the master thing, it's honestly freakier than Hanae's horror rant coming from you."

"Rude!"

"Sorry I'm late, I had to go through the whole building tour again and the servers were a mess, they managed to screw it up after I left." Gin said as he entered the maid cafe, already with his eyes set on the table where Ryuuga was.

Kaido looked back, narrowing his eyes at Gin. "Why the hell are you here? This isn't the place for people like you."

"K-kaido?" Ryuuga blinked.

"Oh? You're acting pretty big for someone so small." Gin replied, narrowing his eyes aswell.

"What the-"

Kaido got off his seat, eyes focused on Gin. "Wrong pal, hermano. You want some protein, you muscle freak? The meat joint is on the side of the street. You want to go to the meat place, not the cute cute maid cafe. Buzz off, Maverick wannabe."

"Oh yeah, he has a trauma to buff people because of that day at the Boarguard..."

"Oh? You know Maverick too? Who would have guessed. I happen to be friends with him aswell. In fact, we work side by side."

"Oh? And you think that gives you-"

"Kaido, that's Gin!"

"Ah?" Kaido blinked, and then bowed. "Thanking for taking care of my daughters."

"What the-"

"Gin, that's Kaido!"

"Ah?" Gin blinked aswell, and then bowed too. "I'm sorry for the father you have."

"My father isn't the only wrong thing in my family, believe it or not."

"Yes, I've heard about that woman Riku. I'm amazed at how strong the love she shares with Inu is."

"Wait, what the hell are you going on about?" Kaido raised his head.

"Isn't it obvious? She could have nabbed herself a richer man in GEN, like a teacher or even the headmaster, but yet she still stays with Inu, despite the times he isn't able to fufill the money requirement." Gin explained, also lifting his head.

"Holy crap, uncle Inu and aunt Riku share a love as mighty as mine and Emma's."

Ryuuga sighed as he rubbed his forehead with both hands. "How did two of the smartest friends I have become such big idiots during the summer..."

Twenty minutes into their lunch, Gin pouted as he looked at a spoonfold of omurice. "I don't get it. Why did I have to get the omurice? Yakisoba bread is just so much better."

"Because the head maid is a genki girl that can go scary mode pretty quickly and she hates yakisoba bread, so no way I'm putting my chances through hell for you. I can't be kicked out of his place just because you want to eat pasta inside a bread loaf." Ryuuga explained.

"Also, the omurice here is goddamn delicious. Not even Sakate can beat this omurice and he has made german dishes using spanish ingredients." Kaido said, taking a spoonful of rice into his mouth.

"Sakate... The Star Gate cultist?" Gin asked.

"No, the Hitler of Ass Gate. It's basically the same thing."

"That joke is gonna get us screwed one day. Mark those words." Ryuuga said.

"And why do you exactly hate the Star Gate and Dragon Empire stan armies so much again? Besides all the yelling you say they do."

"Because they're dumb." Kaido interjected.

"Because my bad life choices always lead me to being chased around by them. Honestly, I haven't made a single good life choice ever since I started living with Joe." Ryuuga huffed with his arms crossed. A sudden shiver ran down his spine, making him turn back. "W-wait, t-that's not what I-"

"Hmph, commit seppuku." Homura looked away from Ryuuga with a pout and walked off to the table where the other costumers were.

"I- What did I do this time?!"

"Master Ryuuga, all the good things that happened between you and Homura recently happened after you started living with master Joe, right?" Hanae asked.

"Yeah, why- I MADE SOME VERY GOOD LIFE CHOICES TOO, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!" Ryuuga exclaimed, looking back at Homura. Soon, he pouted. "Those guys are looking at her funny. I wanna lynch them. Let's lynch them on the nearest alley, Gin."

Gin nooded. "Let's lynch them."

"Then let's beat their ass on a rooftop and not wait for it to snow."

"Yeah, let's do it."

"And then let's not have a wholesome hospital visit moment."

"Completly."

"I still don't get the joke."

"Me neither and Ryuzaki told me he can only explain a joke every ten years."

"Balls."

"Indeed."

"And the jealous stage has been achieved." A confident smirk grew on Kaido's face. "I truly am one hell of a cupid. Love Sensei Kaido, pairing up tsunderes like there's no tomorrow. I really am great."

"Your plan is super flawed, a home-cooked meal doesn't come that early." Gin sweatdropped. "They should first have gone out for dinner-"

"How much money do you think I have?" Ryuuga asked.

"And split the bill. You pay the full thing on the second date because you have money, I know you got lucky with your pulls and avoided buying alot of singles, you flexed it for two hours straight while I was waiting for my flight in London a month ago. A home-cooked meal comes with holding hands on the third date."

"What the- Since when are you a love guru?" Ryuuga asked, lifting a brow. "And your advices suck! You don't hold hands on the third date, that one comes naturally!"

"Oh yeah? How'd you know that? You dunked the last relationship you had!"

"That's mean and I got far enough into holding hands, that's about how far I went before I dunked it! And we agreed that that wasn't a real relationship!"

"You just admitted to dunking it right before saying it wasn't real. Man, you two are lame and super unexperienced in the field of love." Kaido shook his head. "Leave this for the professional who actually knows what he's talking about, a.k.a me."

"Says Mr. Student Who Had To Explain To Class How To Make Babies With His Classmate!" Gin shot back.

A sudden burst of rage overtook Kaido's being, making him slam his hands on the table as he slowly got up from his chair. "Oh yeah?! Don't think you have the upperhand just because uncle Mav talks too much on saunas! You wanna go?! I'll kick your butt!"

"Fuck yeah I wanna go, I'll fuck you up, you tiny-"

Hanae slammed her heel into Gin's right foot, quickly quietting him as he tried his best to swallow his pain. "Sweet, spice, everything nice. That means no swearing."

"Yes ma'am...."

"So explain me again how we got in this situation." Ryuuga said.

Ryuuga stodd between Hanae and Homura, and across them, Gin and Kaido had set up a fighting table using their FiCas. As they shuffled their decks, they hurled small insults at one another, always trying to avoid the usage of swear words because of Hanae's presence.

"They decided to fight to decide who has the better romantic advices. I think it's also to prove who's the superior bro figure." Hanae explained.

"Yikes." Homura said.

Ryuuga looked up and remembered one of the weird jokes Ryuzaki tended to make, one about a pair of european guys with the tendency for screwing him up. "Yeah, I feel cucked enough by this whole situation. Hey Hanae?"

"What is it, master Ryuuga?"

"This situation is uncomfortable so I want you to take me down. You may hide yourself under that big maid outfit but I'm sure you're a rack bigger than Homura's under there."

"W-what the?!" Homura was shocked by those words, turning slightly red.

Hanae looked at Ryuuga and nodded, putting on her cheerful smile. "I'll realse you from your pain, master Ryuuga!" Her face quickly morphed into her serious state as she pulled her right fist back. She shot the fist forward, striking Ryuuga's face head on.

"Thank you..." Ryuuga weakly muttered as he fell back, towards Homura.

"Wait, don't punch him my way!" It was too late for Homura to dodge or push Ryuuga away, so she ended up falling to the ground with him. "You idiot..." Homura muttered with a pout. She sighed and got on her knees, placing his head on her lap. "At least you're too out to remember this... Eek!" Homura quickly turned red.

"What's this softy thing that my hand is squeazing... It feels familiar..." Ryuuga muttered.

"S-stop enjoying my thighs, you morron!"

"I'll use my Vanguard to prove that I'm the superior love sensei! My methods will get him to the end result faster than yours!" Gin declared, pointing at Kaido.

"Oh? We'll see about that, you filthy scoundrel! My superior Vanguard will prove that I'm the real deal, not some buff loser who wanted to be The World for a moment!" Kaido replied.

'Why can't I get a normal day during summer...' Ryuuga thought.

"Stand up, the vanguard! Captain Nightkid! (6000)" Kaido's vanguard circle expanded in icy blue.

"Stand up, vanguard! Shining Knight, Millius! (6000)" Gin's vangaurd circle expanded in indigo blue.

"What the- I was told you played Brandt! I had a bunch of one liners ready to be used because of that!" Kaido exclaimed.

"I may have played Link Joker back then, but Royal Paladin was the clan that first got my interest. As a boxer, I like the warrior aesthetic. Stand and draw! I ride Laurel Knight, Sicilus! (8000) Millius' skill, I draw one. And then, Sicilus' skill. I look at the top five cards of my deck, add Blue Sky Knight, Altmile to my hand, and shuffle the rest. Since I added a card, I discard a card. Turn end."

Gin
Hand: 6
Damage: 0
OXO
OOO

Kaido
Hand: 5
Damage: 0
OXO
OOO

"I see you've got all the new stuff, but I also got the new stuff. Stand and draw. I ride Seven Seas Helmsman, Nightcrow! (8000) Nightkid's kill, I draw one card and get a Quick Shield Ticket. Now I call Witch Doctor of the Seven Seas, Raistutor. (8000) Raistutor attacks! (8000)"

"No guard. (Absolute Blade Knight, Livarot)"

"Since the attack hit, Raistutor's skill activates!" Kaido grabbed a card from his Imaginary Gift pile and placed it under Raistutor. "I obtain a Treasure marker!"

"Treasure Marker? What's that?"

"It's a surprise tool that will help me later. Now Nightcrow attacks! (8000)"

"I guard with Sentflare Dracokid! (23000)"

"A no pass, huh? Drive check. (Seven Seas Pillager, Nightspinel) No trigger. Turn end."

Gin
Hand: 5
Damage: 1
OXO
OOO

Kaido
Hand: 7
Damage: 0
XXO
OOO

"Stand and draw! I ride Counteroffensive Knight, Suleiman! (10000) Suleiman's skill, I check the top seven cards of my deck for an Altmile and call it. Superior call Blue Sky Knight! (13000) The rest is shuffled back. I also call High Dog Breeder, Akane. (10000) Her skill activates. I counterblast one to superior call Pongal from the deck. (8000) Pongal's skill, soulcharge! I call Livarot! (10000) Since placed from hand, I can counterblast one to superior call a grade 2 unit from my deck, but since I don't have any face up card in my damage zone, I soulblast one instead. Come, Starlight Violinist! (10000) Since my damage zone doesn't has any face up cards, both Violinist and Altmile's effect will activate. All my grade 2s gain Boost and can intercept from the backrow while Altmile gets 15k! (13000>>28000) Boosted by Livarot, Altmile attacks! (28000>>38000)"

"(Chad the Ghostie - Critical) All on the vanguard. (18000)"

"Boosted by Violinist, Suleiman attacks! By soulblasting one and returning Altmile to my hand, add 5k! (10000>>20000>>25000)"

"No guard."

"(Absolute Blade Knight, Livarot) No trigger."

"(Ice Prison Necromancer, Cocytus)"

"Boosted by Pongal, Akane! Akane's skill, add 3k! (10000>18000>>21000)"

"I guard with Nightcrow. (28000)"

"That's it for my turn."

Gin
Hand: 4
Damage: 1
XXO
XXX

Kaido
Hand: 6
Damage: 2
XXO
OOO

"Stand and draw. Ride! Seven Seas Pillager, Nightspinel! (9000) Counterblast, mill two. (Rick the Ghostie) (Seven Seas Master Swordsman, Slash Shade) I superior call one Seven Seas unit other than Nightspinel from the drop zone. Slash Shade! (9000) Slash Shade and Raistutor change places, and since Slash Shade is now on a circle with a marker on it, add 15k during my turn. (9000>>24000) I call Greed Shade! (9000) With his skill, I discard one to mill two and return a card other than Greed Shade from my drop zone to my hand. (Witch Doctor of the Seven Seas, Raistutor) (Dolph the Ghostie) I return Rick the Ghostie to my hand. And from the drop zone, I use Nightcrow's skill. Since my vanguard is a Seven Seas unit, I soulblast one and retire Greed Shade to superior call him! (8000) Boosted by Nightcrow, Nightspinel attacks Akane! (9000>>17000)"

'I can quickly replace Akane with another unit, but he'll still get a marker. I'd like to guard, my hand is already small enough.' Gin shook his head. "She retires."

"Drive check. (Chad the Ghostie - Critical) I give the power to Slash Shade, but I'll have my vanguard keep the critical. (24000>>34000) (17000>>17000/2)"

"Huh? Why would he give the crit to a card that didn't even attack the vanguard?" Hanae wondered.

"Because that way Gin would have two damage to use." Homura said. "Gin's going to reach grade 3 first, it's obvious his first ride will be Blue Sky Knight. With that card, he could get a new Akane and call yet another Pongal."

"I'll assume she's right on the money." Kaido mused. "Nightspinel's skill, I place a treasure Marker on my front row's right circle. Now boosted by Raistutor, Slash Shade attacks! (34000>>42000)"

"No guard. (Knight of Determination, Lamorak)"

"Slash Shade's skill. I place a Treasure Marker on my vanguard's circle. Turn end."

Gin
Hand: 4
Damage: 2
OXO
XXX

Kaido
Hand: 6
Damage: 1
XXO
XXO

"Stand and draw. Here and now, surpass the skies and go beyond the heavens! A new tale of bravery begins with the strike of this blade! Ride the vanguard! Blue Sky Knight, Altmile! (13000)" Gin's vanguard circle exploded in indigo blue. "Imaginary Gift, Force II! I put it on my vanguard's circle. (13000>>13000/2) Altmile's skill. I counterblast one and discard a hand card to add two grade 2 units from my deck to my hand. I'll add Akane and Suleiman, then Suleiman! (10000) Altmile's other effect, aswell as Violinist's, also activate! (13000>>28000) Boosted by Violinist, Altmile attacks! (28000>>38000/2) Twin Light Advancement!"

"No guard."

"Twin drive! (Flash Shield, Iseult - Draw) I give the power to Suleiman. (10000>>20000) (Sarlight Violinist)"

"(Lord of the Seven Seas, Nightmist) (Troubadour Cadaver, Alfio)"

"Boosted by Livarot, Suleiman! Soulblast, return Pongal to the hand, add 5k! (20000>>30000>>35000)"

"(Rick the Ghostie - Heal) A heal trigger. I put the power on my vanguad and heal one. (19000)"

"Turn end."

Gin
Hand: 8
Damage: 2
OXX
OXX

Kaido
Hand: 6
Damage: 3
XXO
XXO

"Stand and draw. Come face to face with your fate! The freezing judgement awaits you under the cold depths of the seven seas! Arise, prosecutor of the cursed seas of the other side! Ride! Lord of the Seven Seas, Nightmist! (12000)" Kaido's vanguard circle exploded in icy blue. "This is my Imaginary Gift, Protect I! Now liberate the Generation Zone! Generation Stride! Ghostie Great Emperor, Big Obadaiah! (27000) Obadaiah's skill. Counterblast, turning an Obadaiah face up, I search my deck for five card and put them in the drop zone. I choose Grenache, Slash Shade, Nigthcrow, Raistutor and Nightmist. Then, for each face up card in my drop zone, I call two cards from my drop zone. I superior call Grenache (5000) and Greed Shade. (9000) Add 5k and Grenache becomes hollowed. (9000>>14000) (5000>>10000) Greed Shade's skill. I dicard one card and mill two. (Chad the Ghostie) (Seven Seas Pillager, Nightspinel) I return Chad the Ghostie from my drop zone to my hand. Nightcrow's skill. I soulblast one and retire Greed Shade to superior call him. (8000) Boosted by Nightcrow, Obadaiah attacks the vanguard! (27000>>35000)"

"Iseult, perfect guard!" Gin declared.

"Triple drive. (Greed Shade) (Ripple Banshee) (Rick the Ghostie - Heal) Heal trigger. I give the power to Nightcrow and heal one. (8000>>18000) Boosted by Grenache, Nightcrow will attack the vanguard. (18000>>28000)"

"Generation Guard! Holy Dragon, Laserguard Dragon! (28000) Since I have a grade 2 rear-guard, add 5k to the shield! (33000)"

"Annoying. Boosted by Raistutor, Slash Shade attacks the vanguard! (24000>>32000)"

"No guard. (Aerial Divine Knight, Altmile)"

"Since the attack hit, I get a treasure Marker, which I'll put on Raistutor's circle. Turn end. Since he was hollowed, Grenache retires. Then with his skill, I countercharge two."

Gin
Hand: 5
Damage: 3
OXX
OXX

Kaido
Hand: 9
Damage: 2
XXX
XXO

"Stand and draw. You have fought well, but this is-"

"The final turn?" Kaido interjected. "Hello fighter who says the generic ass line number two thousand and fourty eight, may I have your order?"

"You little..." Gin pouted. "Screw it, I was gonna say final turn, Final Turn! Twin blades that pierce the sky, shine even brighter in the dawn of this new tomorrow! Ride the vanguard! Aerial Divine Knight, Altmile! (13000)" Gin's vanguard circle exploded in indigo blue. "Force II, to Suleiman's circle! (10000>>10000/2) Now, liberate the Generation Zone! Holy dragon who's armour surpasses the defensive power of diamonds themselves, spread your dazzling wings and bring down the blade of justice! Generation Stride! Holy Dragon, Crystaluster Dragon! (27000)" Gin's vanguard circle exploded once again, this time sapphire blue. "Crystaluster's skill! I flip a G Unit face up to have him gain the skills of the heart card, making him have all skills Altmile has! Altmile's skill! Counterblast, soulblast! I superior call a grade 2 from both the deck and drop zone! From the drop zone, Akane! (10000) From the deck, Starlight Violinist! (10000) And since there are no face up cards in my damage zone, all my grade 2 units get 10k shield, 5k shield, and sicne I have an Altmile in the soul, a critical! (10000>>20000/2) (10000>>20000/2) (10000>>20000/2)(10000>>20000/2)(10000/2>>20000/3) Then, Generation Break 3! Since I have over three grade 2 rear-guards, when you would call cards from hand to guard, you must call three or more! Boosted by Violinist, Akane attacks! (20000>>40000/2)"

"Generation Guard. Eclipse Dragonhulk, Deep Corpse Dragon! (27000) His skill, I mill two to add 5k shield. (32000) And then, Nightmist's skill! Since there is at least one Treasure marker on my field, my Seven Seas units can intercept from the backrow. Why is that relevant? Because of Raistutor's skill. Since his circle as a marker, he gains intercept, so he'll intercept! (42000)"

Gin grit his teeth. "Boosted by Violinist, Crystaluster attacks! (28000>>48000/2) Diamond Rain Cluster!"

"Once again, Generation Guard! Diabolist of Soliciation, Negronora! (27000) Generation Break 1. I soulblast one and flip a G Guardian face up to superior call two units with different grades from my drop zone to my guardian circle. I'll call Dolph the Ghostie and Grenache! Dolph's skill, I discard one card and perfect guard!"

'He blocked it again!' "Triple drive! (Aerial Divine Knight, Altmile) (High Dog Breeder, Akane) (Counteroffensive Knight, Suleiman) Dammit, nothing good. Boosted by Livarot, Suleiman! (20000>>40000/3)"

"No guard. (Ice Prison Necromancer, Cocytus) (Seven Seas Pillager, Nightspinel) (Ripple Banshee)"

"Turn end."

Gin
Hand: 7
Damage: 3
XXX
XXX

Kaido
Hand: 6
Damage: 5
XXX
OXO

"Here's how you do a real final turn. Stand and draw. Final Turn!" Kaido declared.

(Play the media)

"Liberating the Generation Zone! Guiding vessel of the undead, the scourge of the pathway between life and death! Unleash the demonic blue flames dwelling on world of the dead! Generation Stride! Wight Legion Sailing Ship, Bad Bounty! (27000)" Kaido's vanguard circle exploded in ice blue.

"Wait a sec that's a literal ship!" Ryuuga exclaimed.

"Not just any ship, it's an ass kicking ship! Call, Nightspinel! (9000) Skill! (Witch Doctor of the Seven Seas, Raistutor) (Ice Prison Necromancer, Cocytus) I superior call Raistutor! (8000) Bad Bounty attacks! (27000) Cremation of the Underworld's Flames!"

"Akane, Suleiman, the Violinist behind Akane, intercept! (43000) Sentflare! (58000)" 'There, a no pass!'

"Clever, seeing as I play twelve crits. Triple drive! (Wild Seas Banshee - Critical) I give the critical to Slash Shade and the power to Nightspinel. (24000>>24000/2) (9000>>19000) (Wild Seas Banshee - Critical) I give the power to the Nightcrow behind my vanguard and the critical to Nightspinel. (8000>>18000) (19000>>19000/2) (Wild Seas Banshee - Critical)"

"That's one fat oof." Ryuuga said.

"Oh come on!" Gin wheezed.

"Deck milling is deck thinning which is deck winning. Power to the other Nightcrow, critical to Slash Shade! (8000>>18000) (24000/2>>24000/3)"

"Things are not looking too good for master Gin." Hanae chuckled to try and lift the mood.

"It's about to get worse." Homura said.

"Bad Bounty's skill! Counterblast, I discard three cards and take a grade 3 from my drop zone and ride it! Prosecutor of the unruly laws of the other side, drag this weakling into the cold depths of the world of the dead! Be cursed by the freezing scourges of the seven seas! Persona Ride! Lord of the Seven Seas, Nightmist! (12000)" Kaido's vanguard circle exploded icy blue once again.

"Ah. Gin lost." Ryuuga bluntly said.

"DUDE!" Gin exclaimed.

"Protect I. This is where the fun begins. Nightmist's skill! Since the number of Treasure markers I have is more than three, all my Seven Seas units can intercept and attack from the backrow, and also get 5k during my turn! (12000>>17000) (24000>>29000/3) (8000>>13000) (18000>>23000) (18000>>23000) (19000>>24000/2) Raistutor, attack. (13000)"

"Livarot intercepts! (23000)"

"Slash Shade. (29000/3)"

"I guard with Amulet Falcon and Suleiman! (38000)"

"The Nightcrown behind my vanguard. (23000)"

"No guard! (Aerial Divine Knight, Altmile)"

"His attack hit, so I place a Treasure marker on his circle. Nightspinel. (24000/2)"

"Pongal, Akane! (28000)"

"And now my standing Nightcrow. (18000)"

"No guard! (Healing Pegasus - Heal) I don't heal, but the power goes to my vanguard! (23000)"

"I put a Treasure marker on his circle. Nightmist attacks. (17000) Hundred Blizzard Strikes!"

"Sicilus! (33000) That's two to pass!"

"Deck milling is deck winning. (Ice Prison Necromancer, Cocytus) (Greed Shade) Maybe not that much."

"Hell yeah, get cucked!"

"And didn't say my turn was over, did I?" Kaido asked. "Six I have six Treasure markers on my field, Nightmist's final skill activates! At the end of the battle where he attacked, I stand all my rear-guards with Seven Seas on their name!"

"Ah. Gin died. Latom." Ryuuga bluntly said.

"I need some deck healing to do deck winning, let's go!" Gin exclaimed. "I'll take those attacks head on!"

"You don't quite have a choice because of that Altmile in your hand and two of your heals are out already, I attack with Slash Shade boosted by Raistutor, please die. (29000>>42000/3)"

"(Pongal) I got sacked to death..."

"Get cucked, SON! SUPERIOR LOVE SENSEI KAIDO REPPING THE MASSIVE SACKING POWER! ITSSU SO COORU, SONUVABISH!"

"Filthy weeb." Ryuuga said. He got up, finally fully recovered from Hanae's blow, and went to pat Gin on the back. "Now would be a good time to play Brandt in 2048."

"Shut up Ryuuga, you lost to Aqua Force." Gin snickered.

"DID YOU JUST DISS ME AFTER I CAME TO COMFORT YOU?! YOU'RE THE WORST!"

"Get cucked, loser who got blueballed my a bench." Kaido chuckled.

"Your credibility got taken away by that bench!" Gin laughed.

"I thought you'd be the one to not bully me..." Ryuuga mellowed, grabbing onto his head. "Whatever... What matters is that you're finall back in Japan. That means you only have one thing left to do."

"Yeah. I think now more than ever, I know what I want to do forward. The bonds The World destroyed have been fixed, so the only one left to fix is the one that was ruptured before The World came into existence."

"You go and do that, I have something else to do." Ryuuga walked back to Homura and quickly became a flustered mess like usual. "Do you... D-do you..." He looked away, slightly gritting his teeth. "W-wanna go out for dinner? I pay."

"I-i..." Homura nodded. "I-i'll call you later about it..."

"C-cool... B-but don't call me too early, I'm g-going over to my parents because of my uncle being back..."

"This is the freakshow I have to thirdwheel." Kaido sighed.

"Yikes." Gin whistled.

"H-homura, you meanie... I thought we were friends..." Hanae muttered, eyes filled with sadness and in the brim of tears. She sat on one of the benches of the cafe's locker room.

"You... Fine." Homura sighed in defeat and tossed her phone at Hanae.

"Yay!" Hanae quickly got back into her cheerful mode and began typing on the phone. "Since you're too tsun-tsun to call the pres, I'll do it for you! Just do this and this and hai dozu!" She tossed the phone back at Homura, who caught it with a slightly red face.

"Hanae..."

"Hello?"

"Uhm, R-ryuuga... I-"

"Ryuuga left his phone on the couch and went to take a leak, I'm his dad Shouto."

Homura opened her locker and threw her phone inside, then slammed the locker shut. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Hanae giggled. "Meeting his parents? Check!"

(Ending)

Fujiko laid on her bed, holding up a small book that she stared at. Suddenly, she sneezed and her eyes became wide open.

"Gin is back."

Next Week-

#43: Stride Festival

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MINI SOUL: "They'll never see it coming"

Kaido: Whenever I do something, they never see it coming.

Ryuuga: We're playing too much into your theme song.

Kaido: *pulls out new mechanic*

Gin: What is that?

Theme: You'll never see it coming!

Kaido: *sacks triple crit*

Gin: Bruh why-

Theme: You'll never see it coming!

Kaido: My whole baord stands, please die.

Gin: WHAT WHY-

Theme: *earrape* YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING

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Ryuzaki: The students I'm proud of made a cameo, Im so happy!

Yukimura: Imagine being the main protag of the bigger book but not getting a cameo. *laughs in Yuuto*

Mitsuba: Imagine being picked for a special artwork but not getting a cameo. *laughs in Nora*

Ryuuga: What do you mean his daughter is real?

Mitsuba: Yeah man, I whacked it too her once.

Kaido: The cards were revealed the same day the fight part was written, yayeet. I'm the fastest rich man on the story. Now do it like I thought you.

Yukimura: Loner virgin shut-in NEET loser with daddy issues who had a crush on his mom.

Kaido: Louder.

Yukimura: Loner virgin shut-in NEET loser with daddy issues who had a crush on his mom!

Kaido: I can't hear you!

Yukimura: LONER VIRGIN SHUT-IN NEET LOSER WITH DADDY ISSUES WHO A CRUSH ON HIS MOM!

Kaido: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! Who is a loner virgin shut-in NEET loser with daddy issues who had a crush on his mom?

Yukimura: Takanori Yuuto!

Kaido: Misses his middle school friend and loses to Brandt?

Yukimura: Takanori Yuuto!

Kaido: If hormonal teenager nonsense is what you wish-

Yukimura: Takanori Yuuto!

Kaido: Then drop by this school to meet the worst in history!

Yukimura: Takanori Yuuto!

Ryuuga: They sung the entire Spongebob opening to bully the poor guy.

Persona 5 looks cool but not being out for the Switch and Scramble not having an english release date confirmed is cucking me, remember to simp for best girl Makoto and Makoto only.

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