People meet each other and become friends, which allows them to influence and grow with one another.
Crow and Shinji knew each other from a very young age; he was the first "outsider kid" Crow met besides Yusei and Jack. Since both of their decks were called "BF," they quickly got along very well.
As people from the lower class, they both loved dueling, and their duels were very detailed, so they often exchanged ideas, practiced, and grew together.
The turning point in their lives might have been when Crow was busy dueling with Kiryu, Yusei, and Jack in the Lower City Area against the dueling gangs, searching for the meaning of his life, while Shinji chose to strive to become a Professional Duelist and then challenge the Upper Area duelists.
However, because he wasn't strong enough at the time, he lost to a duelist from the Upper City Area, who used rare and powerful cards to defeat him and then dismissed his cards as "too garbage to deserve a duel."
The most unacceptable thing for a Duelist is to have their cards insulted!
No matter what, he couldn't accept those words!
Already troubled by the vast living gap between the upper and lower classes, and extremely dissatisfied with the Upper City Area, Shinji grew more sincerely hostile towards it from then on.
He couldn't tolerate people in the Upper City Area enjoying themselves and squandering cards at will while children on his end had to rummage through garbage to survive.
He couldn't accept that the Upper City Area could remain leisurely while in the Lower City Area, they didn't even know where their future lay.
He couldn't accept that the cards he cherished were seen as rubbish by those in the Upper City Area.
His future might have been decided at that moment.
The rupture of a relationship often comes from a brief separation.
Even friends who grew up together might not "recognize" each other when they look back. The two trusted each other due to their aspirations, character, and skills, and with years of friendship, they thought the other still shared similar interests and beliefs, so they spent a lot of time together, day and night.
But as time passed, they gradually realized that in life and duels, they had more and more differences, more and more small disagreements, leading to more small conflicts.
One day, the already not so harmonious relationship would completely crack, and conflicts would break out thoroughly.
And at that time, they would ask the same question—why can't the other understand me? Why has the other changed?
Perhaps, they never changed.
The change wasn't them.
But no matter what—
The duel has reached this point!
"I activate the Spell Card, De-Spell! Destroy your Battlewasp Wind on the field!" Crow thought for a moment and still decided to activate this card, reducing the number of cards Shinji could search for in the next turn.
"Then, I set a card and end the turn!"
"My turn, Draw—"
Shinji drew a card.
"Crow, I've always considered you my best friend."
"I consider everyone my friend!"
"Regardless, I must defeat you. I must lead our people to revolt against the upper class so everyone can live a better life, even if it means dying, I don't care—" he said, raising his left hand, "Come on, take my life, whoever it may be!"
He shouted hysterically: "You're angry too, aren't you? You're dissatisfied too, right? As a 'God' from the lowest level, a 'God' who has endured endless torment!
Take my soul entirely, as long as I can resist, nothing else matters!!"
His eyes glowed blood-red, and the shadow of a monster that was much smaller and less powerful than other Earthbound Immortals appeared behind his D-wheel.
"It's on, Crow!"
"Activate the effect of Snipewasp!"
He shouted.
Once again, things unfolded.
"There it is again, that Monster!"
"Is it going to happen again?"
The group of police officers stared in surprise.
Indeed—
It's happening again.
The Battlewasp deck is like this, resisting continuously for the ultimate victory.
Moments later, two Synchro Monsters appeared on his field once more.
Battlewasp - Sachi the Ceremonial Bow, LV 6, Wind Attribute, Insect-Type, Attack Power 2400, Synchro Tuner.
Battlewasp - Halberd the Charge, LV 6, Wind Attribute, Insect-Type, Attack Power 2500.
"Crow, your Black-Winged Dragon and Zephyros the Elite are in attack position; once the attack goes through, I win!"
Indeed.
Many police officers nodded in agreement.
At this moment, as long as Shinji chose to attack, he should win.
"However!" Shinji suddenly changed the topic and said, "In my understanding of you, your Set Card must be used to protect other Monsters!"
"..." Crow didn't speak, but by not refuting this point, Shinji was convinced his guess was correct.
"Just as I thought..." Shinji's face was gloomy and uncertain, "You must be thinking, a card like the ultimate weapon, as the final decisive weapon, is the only one in my Deck, right—"
"But everything is different now!
I'm going to launch the ultimate revolution!"
"Tune the stars with the two Monsters on the field!"
What?
Crow widened his eyes and looked back.
"Gather the wings of allies, unite together!"
"The strength of collective resistance, become the spearhead of the revolutionary banner!"
"Synchro Summon!"
"LV 12, Battlewasp - Grand Partisan the Revolution!"