Kisaragi wandered the streets until she reached a game arcade. A promotional poster for the National Duelist Tournament was plastered across the wall.
"National Duelist Tournament…? Perfect. This can be my first step toward becoming the King of Games," she thought.
"Yo, beautiful lady—would I have the honor of showing you around this arcade today?"
Kisaragi turned.
A man with a blond pompadour and sunglasses stood there. His upper body was bare except for a sleeveless tank top, and he wore ripped jeans—every inch of him screamed biker-gang delinquent.
"No thanks," Kisaragi said flatly, turning to leave.
"So cold," he drawled. "But I saw you looking at that tournament poster. You're a duelist, aren't you? How about a duel with me?"
"Why would I duel you?" Kisaragi replied.
"Heh heh heh. If I win, you spend the whole day here with me. If you win, I pay for everything you buy in this place today. Deal?"
Kisaragi's lips curved slightly.
Perfect. I can test how strong this deck is… and use this guy as my first experiment.
"Fine. Your words—don't regret it later," she said.
"Don't worry. I always keep my promises!"
The two of them stepped onto a duel machine platform, facing each other across the console.
"So this is the duel machine from the anime…" Kisaragi's eyes sparkled as she looked over the interface.
"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet," the man said. "My name is Yamamoto Ryota. And what's your lovely name, miss?"
"You don't need to know," Kisaragi said. "And I'm not interested in yours, either."
"Tch. Sharp tongue," Yamamoto sneered. "Don't cry when you lose."
He slapped his deck onto the duel stage.
Kisaragi placed her own deck down as well.
"Just don't start whining when you can't accept defeat."
DUEL!
Kisaragi Aoi: LP 4000
Yamamoto Ryota: LP 4000
"I'll take the first move. No objections?" Kisaragi said.
"Ladies first. Go ahead."
"My turn—draw!"
Kisaragi looked at her opening hand and grinned.
"I activate the Spell Card Graceful Charity from my hand! Its effect lets me draw three cards, then discard two!"
As she drew, her heartbeat lifted with the familiar thrill.
Being able to freely use the forbidden cards from my past life… nothing feels better than this.
Next, she played a monster.
"I Normal Summon Luster Dragon in Attack Position!"
A gray dragon wielding spear and shield materialized on her field.
Luster Dragon (ATK 1700 / DEF 1300)
"Then I activate Luster Dragon's effect! By sending one Dragon-type monster from my hand to the Graveyard, its Attack increases by 300!"
She discarded a card.
Luster Dragon (ATK 2000 / DEF 1300)
"I set two cards face-down. End my turn!"
(Cards in hand: 2)
"Scary… you dropped a 2000 ATK monster on turn one," Yamamoto said, forcing a laugh.
"My turn—draw!"
"That monster's too dangerous. I'll remove it first!" Yamamoto smirked.
"I activate the Spell Card Tribute to the Doomed! I discard one card—then I destroy one monster on the field!"
He discarded a card.
Bandage-like wrappings burst from the ground and coiled around Luster Dragon. A mummy-like hand yanked it downward—dragging the dragon into the earth.
"Well? Your monster's destroyed!" Yamamoto said smugly.
Kisaragi… laughed.
"Heh."
"What are you laughing at? Did losing already make you snap?" Yamamoto barked.
"I'm laughing because you actually destroyed my monster with an effect," Kisaragi said, eyes sharp.
"What?!"
"I activate Luster Dragon's effect! When this card is destroyed by an opponent's effect and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one Dragon-type Normal Monster from my Graveyard… or yours!"
She reached into the Graveyard slot, pulled out a card, and slapped it down.
"Come forth—Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
A colossal white dragon erupted onto the field, roaring with power so intense it rattled the spectators.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon (ATK 3000 / DEF 2500)
"It's Blue-Eyes…!" Yamamoto's voice shook. "That's Kaiba Seto's ace! Why do you have it?! Who are you—what are you to Kaiba?!"
Around them, the crowd erupted in shock.
And among the spectators stood a man who had only just arrived—
Seto Kaiba.
He had been watching from afar, not yet seeing the girl's face clearly. But the instant Blue-Eyes appeared, his composure cracked.
"That's it… the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon," Kaiba muttered, eyes burning. "I finally found it."
Yamamoto's breathing steadied again, his mind snapping back into calculation.
"Only four Blue-Eyes exist in this world. Kaiba has three… which means this woman has only one. If I take it down—"
"I Set one monster in face-down Defense Position, set one card, and end my turn!"
(Cards in hand: 2)
"I'll use this to defeat Blue-Eyes!" he declared.
"At the end of your turn," Kisaragi said calmly, "I flip my face-down card."
She revealed a Quick-Play Spell.
"I activate Mystical Space Typhoon! It destroys one Spell or Trap Card on the field—so I'm destroying your set card."
A violent gust roared across the duel platform, ripping Yamamoto's set card into fragments.
"What?!" Yamamoto shouted.
"So it was Mirror Force," Kisaragi said with a grin.
There goes his 'comeback trap.' Next turn, I finish this.
Yamamoto clenched his teeth.
"D-Don't panic… my monster's still in Defense Position. Once I draw a card that can destroy your monsters, I'll—"
"My turn—draw!"
"This duel ends now," Kisaragi declared.
"What?!"
"I activate Monster Reborn from my hand! I revive Luster Dragon!"
Luster Dragon (ATK 1700 / DEF 1300) returned to the field.
"Next, I activate my other set card—Continuous Trap: Dragon's Rage!"
Kaiba, watching from below, narrowed his eyes.
"Hmph. It's over."
"As long as this card remains on the field, when my Dragon monsters attack Defense Position monsters, my opponent takes battle damage equal to the amount my Attack exceeds their Defense!"
"What?!" Yamamoto gasped.
"Battle!"
"Luster Dragon, attack his Defense Position monster!"
The strike landed—cracking the face-down monster's guard and blasting through.
Yamamoto Ryota: LP 4000 → 3000
"And now—Blue-Eyes White Dragon, direct attack!"
"Burst Stream of Destruction!"
A beam of white-blue annihilation slammed into Yamamoto.
"AAAH!"
Yamamoto Ryota: LP 3000 → 0
Kisaragi Aoi wins!
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