The threat to the club budget is out, only two children of a sign thief remain!

But Tate was still too depressed from how Mayumi shot him down. He was just kinda there, staring blankly at the ground. Izuru and Ban were trying to cheer him up, so that probably will go great.

"C'mon, dude! If you beat her in a card game, you'll give her plenty of reasons to go out with you! Girls love dudes who play card games, that's how I got a ton of them after me!" Izuru exclaimed.

Yikes, making Ibuki get one step closer to cosplaying as Rokuro, now are we.

"That's the worst thing you could say, you fucking idiot!" Ban deadpanned.

Make him the protagonist.

"It's true, she shot you down in the most savage away anyone from Heiwa ever got shot down, but that doesn't mean you can't go get your revenge on her for doubting how cool you are!"

From Heiwa? What about-

"From Heiwa? Dude, Ryuuga, bench, no?" Izuru asked.

Thank you.

"Ok fine, in Heiwa. Come on Tate, go show her why it was a mistake to refuse your vodka!"

"Yeah! Go show her the slav romance man in action!"

"Why can't Ibuki fight, they're both girls..." Tate sighed.

"Because true gender equality demands you to drop kick her in a card game!" Ban declared.

"Wait, I got an idea!" Izuru exclaimed.

Izuru pulled Tate closer to him, and whispered something to his ear. Whatever he said made Tate forget the big sad and outright go ultra instinct or something.

Tate got up, grabbed his deck, and walked over to the table. He slammed his deck down, and with the most giga chad glare in his eyes, he spoke up.

"White haired girls are overrated anyway."

"WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?!" Izuru screamed.

"So. That's what you whispered to him?" Ibuki asked.

"IT WASN'T, I SWEAR! WHITE HAIRED GIRLS ARE THE BEST! I LOVE THEM!"

"Like her?" She asked again, glancing at Mayumi.

"...BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN, IBUKI IS CONFUSING ME!" He cried.

"I say allow it, you had it coming anyway." Ban shrugged.

On the other hand, Manjiro and Nobuhiko just cheered with their animalistic screams as Mayumi placed her deck down.

"I'd rather get Sawada, but you'll do just as fine." Mayumi grinned.

"BEAT HIS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASS, BIG SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!" Nobuhiko yelled, applauding as he did so.

"SHOW 'EM THE POWER OF THE HITSUZEN IS INTERNATIONAL!" Manjiro screamed.

"Yeah, I'm sure people all around the world steal signs too." Ibuki sighed.

"Has your little heart recovered from being thrown out of a fifty story building?" Mayumi asked.

"My heart's getting itself back together, alright... But the way you treated me... It's fine. In the end, all ladies fall for big Papa Proletariat!" Tate exclaimed, even sending a wink Mayumi's way.

Yeah, that line went over as smooth as it sounded.

Manjiro and Nobuhiko were actually at a loss for words at what to say to demish Tate.

Izuru, Ban and Ibuki had their jaws dragged along the ground, and after a quick second to process it, Ban and Ibuki looked back at Izuru.

"I DIDN'T TELL HIM TO SAY THAT EITHER!"

"Don't worry, Miyuki. Big Daddy Rasputin has this." Tate said, sending a wink back to his best friend.

"THAT'S THE LAST LINE YOU WANNA BE SAYING! DON'T CONTRIBUTE TO THE AWKWARDNESS YOU STARTED, YOU BLYAT!"

"I mean, Rasputin was a holy man. Maybe the inherit russian holiness can sack yellows." Ibuki hummed.

"I- Don't support him." Ban deadpanned.

But back to the fighting duo. Mayumi was looking visible pissed, and boy, did Tate like it.

"I'm going to unlive the shit out of you in a card game, you weirdo." Mayumi scoffed, gritting her teeth.

"The more they hit him, the more Papa Tate likes it. Now, let's dance!"

One normal coinflip later, the fight began.

"Stand up, vanguard! Lizard Soldier, Conroe! (6000)"

"Stand up, vanguard! Werfleder Ordonnaz! (6000)"

"Thank god they didn't bet the club budget on this one, I can't go down as the King who lost the budget because of Reijy." Ban sighed.

"My turn! I draw and ditch one to ride! Ironheart Assassin! (8000) Ordonnaz's skill, I draw one! Pass!"

Tate
Hand: 6
Damage: 0
Soul: 1
OXO
OOO

Mayumi
Hand: 5
Damage: 0
OXO
OOO

"Draw. Ride, Seal Dragon, Kersey! (8000) Conroe's skill. Draw one and get a ticket. Then, Kersey's skill! Soulblast one and discard the ticket to retire one of your rear-guards!"

"H-huh- Ma'am, I-i don't have one..." Tate pointed out.

"Oh thank god, the smooth russian pimp act is finally over." Ibuki sweatdropped, to which Izuru nodded.

"The effect is not done. Now you can call a grade 2 from your hand if you want."

"R-really? Yeah, I think I won't." He chuckled.

"Then I draw two." Mayumi said, removing the top two cards of her deck and relocating them to her hand.

"POT OF GREED?!" Tate yelled.

"Shut up. You're annoying. Call Aermo (8000) Kersey attacks! (8000)"

"No guard!"

"(Sabel Dragonewt) No trigger."

"Damage! (Bestial Squeezer)"

"Turn end."

Tate
Hand: 6
Damage: 1
Soul: 1
OXO
OOO

Mayumi
Hand: 8
Damage: 0
OXO
XOO

"Draw! I ditch one to ride Emblem Master! (9000) Ironheart calls himself to the back, and then I counterblast one to throw three Ironhearts from the deck into the soul with Master's skill! (8000) I also call Bestial Squeezer! (8000) I botdeck a normal unit from drop to soulcharge one. Bestial Squeezer attacks! (8000)"

"No guard. (Seal Dragon, Corduroy)"

"Emblem Master! Ironheart soulcharges and countercharges one! (9000>>17000)"

"Heal Guard with Natashia. Buff skill. (33000)"

"Drive check. (Emblem Master) Turn end!"

Tate
Hand: 6
Damage: 1
Soul: 5
OXX
OXO

Mayumi
Hand: 7
Damage: 1
OXO
XOO

"Stand and draw. Ride, Berserk Dragon! (10000) Berserker Dragon's skill. Bestial Squeezer's retired, then I draw one. Aermo's skill, I draw again and countercharge one. I call two Sabel Dragonewt. (8000) (8000) And Corduroy too. (10000) Curdoroy's skill. Ironheart's retire. Now scry five and call a grade 2. If you want, of course." Mayumi chuckled in a really obnoxious tone.

"I won't let you get Pot of- MIYUKI, I WHIFFED, WHAT DO I DO?!"

"Huh... She gets the free stuff, I guess." Izuru sweatdropped.

"Aw man..." Tate weeped.

"Hell yeah. I countercharge one. Sabel's skills, I draw two in total. Curdoroy attacks. (10000)"

"No guard! (Number of Terror)"

Izuru and Ban's eyes lit up with hope. Could it be? Could the Reijy threat finally be over?!

"Berserk. (10000)"

"Heal Guard! Flavia! (34000)"

"Tch. Minor. Drive check. (Break Breath Dragon) Pass."

Tate
Hand: 5
Damage: 2
Soul: 5
OXO
OOO

Mayumi
Hand: 9
Damage: 1
XXO
OOO

"Stand and draw! Overturn the blinding darkness of night with a rondeau of red stars, crimson ruler! Ride! Scharhrot Vampir! (12000)"

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! THE FUTURE OF PLAYING REIJY IS NOT PLAYING REIJY!" Ban and Izuru cheered.

"Yeah, don't gotta tell me twice..." Tate sweatdropped. "Imaginary Gift, Protect I! I call Demonted Executioner! (9000) Counterblast one, soulcharge three, and since my luck sucks and a trigger went in, I draw a card! I call Flap Fixer and Number of Terror! (12000) (12000) Fixer's skill, I put a Number from the deck into soul, and Number's skill, get 10k! (12000>>22000) Ten soul exactly! Battle! Schar's skill! For each card in my soul, the front row becomes stronger! (9000>>19000) (12000>>22000) (22000>>32000) Number attacks! Since there's ten cards in my soul, I shove Fixer into soul to draw two cards! (32000)"

"No guard. (Seal Dragon, Blockade)"

"Schar attacks! His skill, I pay-!"

"Hey Tats, check your damage." Izuru spoke up.

"Hm? What do you- GODDAMMIT, I'M OUT OF COUNTERBLAST!"

"You're really pathetic!" Mayumi laughed like a pompous rich lady.

"Joke's on you, I like girls who look down on me! That's why I keep chasing after Ako-chan and Tamaki-chan! Schar still attacks! (22000) Breakthrough Spear Csejte!"

"You're disgusting... No guard." Mayumi shrugged.

"Twin drive! (Variants Killertail) (Blitzritter - Critical) Oh yeah! Crit on Schar, power to Executioner! (22000>>22000/2) (19000>>29000)"

"Tch. Damage check. (Lava Flow Dragon) (Wyvern Guard, Barri - Draw) Heh. On the vanguard. (20000)"

"Executioner, attack! (29000)"

"Lava Flow. (30000)"

"Turn end!"

Tate
Hand: 7
Damage: 2
Soul: 11
XXX
OOO

Mayumi
Hand: 9
Damage: 4
XXO
OOO

"I thought you were already lame, but you're annoying to boot... Ah, how fustrating! Let's get this crap done and over with! Stand and draw! Become free, sealed whirlpool of molten stone and let out the howl of an unleashed soul! Ride! Seal Dragon, Blockade! (13000) Imaginary Gift, Force I! I'll put it on the vanguard circle! (13000>>23000) I call Aermo and Break Breath Dragon! (8000) (10000) Corduroy's skill! Number gets killed, and you scry five!"

"Ah fuck... I call Emblem Master! (9000)"

"Aermo's skill! Countercharge and draw! I call Kersey and use his skill! (8000)"

"Hngh... I call Phantasma Executor! (9000)"

"Sucker." Mayumi grinned. "Blockade's skill! Counterblast, all of your grade 2 rear-guards are killed! And then, all units in my front get 10k for each killed card! (10000>>40000) (23000>>53000) (10000>>40000) And since you don't have a grade 2, Blockade's critical becomes two! (53000>>53000/2)"

"Oh shit, son of a-!"

"Blockade attacks! (53000/2) Reckless Inferno Drowning!"

"Oh jesus! Something's massive and not in a good way! Shit, I'll huh... P-perfect guard with Protect I! God, why did we never play this match up before?!"

"Because no one plays gimmicky Kagero decks, The X is all there is!" Ban replied.

"Gimmicky? That's what you idiots think of our decks? Man, you guys are really clowns." Mayumi grinned. "Ours decks aren't that simple. These are the bonds of siblinghood that unite us and make us able to kick down half-assed assholes such as yourselves! Twin drive! (Lava Flow Dragon) (Break Breath Dragon) Nothing here. Break Breath attacks! (40000)"

"No guard! (One-eyed Succubus - Critical) I'm starting to feel like a Regalia player! (22000)"

"Break Breath's skill! He dies and I draw one! Now boosted by Kersery, Corduroy attacks! (40000>>48000)"

"No guard either! (Scharhrot Vampir)"

"Hai, hai, pass."

Tate
Hand: 4
Damage: 4
Soul: 11
OXO
OOO

Mayumi
Hand: 9
Damage: 4
XXO
XOO

"Somehow, she's on the winning side... Since when were Seal Dragons good?!" Ibuki asked.

"They aren't, that's the problem! I thought Schar was supposed to take me to a holy land of massives bossman dubs!" Tate groaned. "But still... I'll be damned if I'll let it end like this! Stand and draw! I call Number, Emblem Master and Squeezer! (12000>>22000) (9000) (8000) Emblem's skill, he gets 5k! (9000>>14000) Squeezer's skill, soulcharge one! And then, battle! Schar's skill! (14000>>26000) (12000>>24000) (22000>>34000) Emblem Master attacks! (25000)"

"Tahr. (28000)"

"Number! Shoving Emblem into soul to draw two! (33000)"

"No guard. (Dragon Dancer, Natasha - Heal) Heh... This is the best!" Mayumi laughed. "Power to the vanguard and I heal one! (23000)"

"Crap! Boosted by Squeezer, Schar attacks! Skill, Number restands! (24000>>32000) Breakthrough Csejte Spear!"

"I'll guard with Natasha and Angry Horn. (53000) No pass."

"Twin drive! (Scharhrot Vampir) (Dark Knight of Nightmareland - Critical) Hell yeah! All on Number! (33000>>43000/2) Number attacks! Shoving Squeezer into the soul to draw two! (43000/2)"

"Tch. Perfect guard with Barri!"

"Alright! I managed to close the gap between us a bit! Man, I wish Ako-chan and Tamaki-chan were here to see me be this cool! Turn end!"

Tate
Hand: 8
Damage: 4
Soul: 14
OXX
OOO

Mayumi
Hand: 4
Damage: 4
XXO
XOO

"Half-assed..." Mayumi muttered, gritting her teeth.

"Hm? Did you say somethi-"

"You three are all half-assed pieces of shit, but amongst you, you're definitey the king of being a damn shitter!" She exclaimed.

"H-HOW DID YOU KNOW I'M THE ONE WHO TAKES THE MOST TIME IN THERE?!"

"That's not the point, asshole! Jesus! While those two may be fucking clowns, at least they changed over time! That monkey went from trying to recreate the russian revolution with delinquents to being the goddamn King! And the other guy somehow didn't get expelled yet!"

"R-russian what now with huh?!" Ibuki asked.

"No, no, she's out of line but she has a point." Ban nodded.

"She's right, Endo has alot of reasons to signs the papers to kick me out of here." Izuru said.

"But you.. You...!"

Mayumi took a deep breath. A small calming action before an explosion.

"YOU'RE THE WORST PIECE OF SHIT AMONG THE THREE! NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU ONLY LIVE TO DATE GIRLS! YOUR GRADES SUCK, YOU KEEP USING THE SAME BAD CARDS, BUT THAT'S FINE, BECAUSE FOR YOU, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THE FEMALES! HALF-ASSED PIECES OF SHIT PISS ME OFF, SO YOU'RE JUST ASKING TO GET A CROWBAR TO YOUR HEAD!"

That's where Tate had to interject.

"It's not always about the girls, Hitsuzen Mayumi-san! It's about the Expos, baby! Love the Expos! Alright baby, let's go, get a home run, love the Expos! Let's go Expos!"

"Ah?! Expos?!"

"Expose these nuts!"

Tate's words vibrated through the rooftop. Ibuki and Ban were speechless that he'd say something like that when confronted about the sad truth about his reality, Manjiro and Nobuhiko had visible concern in their eyes, and Izuru... Well Izuru was laughing his ass off. Afterall, that's the thing he told Tate to say.

"...one second, please..."

Mayumi placed her cards on the table.

She began walking away from the table...

...until she reached a bench.

That she grabbed.

And then began lifting.

And then began walking towards the boys with anger in her eyes!

"Oh, shi-!"

"DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Roaring, Mayumi hurled the bench in the boys' direction, but thankfully, they managed to evade it.

"My memory of that time Ryuuga got cucked by Bench-kun!" Izuru yelled.

"My physical health!" Tate screamed.

"MY BUDGET!" Ban cried, falling to his knees.

Priorities, I guess.

Mayumi returned to the table, picked her cards up and looked at Tate with what could only be described as the weird mix of a grin and smile. Oh right, a shit eating grin.

"I'm going to end your damn life, Serebryakov...!"

"Eek! W-wait, at least tell me what class you're fro-!"

"I'VE BEEN IN THE SAME CLASS AS YOU FOR YEARS! STAND AND DRAW! DROWN THESE WALKING PIECES OF MISERY! THE ROARING WATERS OF THIS WATERFALL ARE THE HOWL OF A RAGING SOUL!"

"W-waterfall?!"

"RIDE! DRAGONIC WATERFALL! (13000>>23000)"

"Oh what the-?!"

"Force I! On the vanguard! (23000>>33000) Waterfall's skill! Number is retired! I call Lava Flow! (8000) Skill, scry five, grab Blockade, ditch one! Call Blockade! (13000)"

"I-i really don't like where this is heading!" Tate squealed.

"Boosted by Lava Flow, Waterfall... ATTACKS! SKILL! LAVA FLOW GETS 5K, AND THEN I SOULBLAST BLOCKADE, ADD 10K, A CRIT AND SENTINEL BLOCK! (33000>>46000>>56000/2) LEVIATHAN'S DOWNFALL!"

"Huh, huhhhh, huhhhhh, fuck! Guard with Dark Knight, Blitzritter, Flavia and Fixer! Fixer gets 10k shield with his skill! (67000)"

"Two to pass? Well, at least him losing doesn't give Aimi any reason to murder us." Izuru shrugged.

"DUDE!"

"Twin drive! (Dragonic Waterfall) (Angry Horn Dragon - Critical) All on Corduroy! (10000>>20000/2) Boosted by Kersey, Corduroy! (20000>>28000/2)"

"One-eyed Succ! (42000)"

"Tch, Blockade! (13000)"

"No guard! (Bestial Squeezer)"

"Annoying bastard... Turn end!"

Tate
Hand: 4
Damage: 5
Soul: 14
OXO
OOO

Mayumi
Hand: 4
Damage: 4
XXX
XXO

(Media - Overdrive)

"Jesus christ, my ass somehow got out of that alive... Ah, I thought Schar was the good deck, how did I almost get whooped by a random Waterfall deck in this day and age?!" Tate screamed.

"Stop complaining, get to win the fight!" Ban exclaimed. "Show her the power of the russian thunder wonder!"

"Blunder?! Aaaaah, I'll ignore that for the sake of the cool rhyme... Alright! Katsu-chan, Miyuki, Bukki-chan, watch my victory!"

"Bukki-chan!" Izuru wheezed, before getting rightfully slapped.

"Stand and draw! Let's kick this into overdrive, and make some hot snow rain down on this cute lady! Scharhrot Vampir, the vampiric pimp, persona ride! (12000) Protect I! Call Killertail, Executioner and Emblem Master! (6000) (9000) (9000) Counterblast two to throw three Killertails from deck and drop into the soul, then soulcharge another three! I rest Killertail to throw a card from the damage to the soul, then put the top card in there face up! Then, Squeezer's skill from drop! I bind here to shove Killertail into the soul! Emblem Master's other skill! (9000>>14000) Time for battle! Schar's skill! My soul went from fourteen to twenty three, so take that! (9000>>32000) (12000>>35000) (14000>>37000) Executioner, go! (32000)"

"Shit! Intercept with Corduroy and guard with Angry Horn! (33000)"

"Emblem Master, flex next! (37000)"

"B-barri, perfect guard!"

"Schar attacks! This time, Executioner and Emblem Master'll stand together! Get ready for some real ass whooping! (35000) BREAKTHROUGH SPEAR CSEJTE!"

"N-no guard!" Mayumi declared.

"(Blitzritter - Critical) (One-eyed Succubus - Critical) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALRIGHT! MY SIGMA MUZHSKOY GRAYNDSET NEVER FAILS! ALL ON SCHAR! (35000>>55000/3)"

'He really said that in russian, huh?' Izuru and Ban thought.

"DAMN YOU, SEREBRYAKOV TAMETOMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (Lava Flow Dragon) (Seal Dragon, Corduroy)"

Victorious, Tate returned to his bros (and Ibuki).

"So how about that, huh? The great Tate is ba-"

And Ibuki immediately kicked him in the matryoshkas!

"Call me that again and I'll make sure you never date any girl ever again, you sad worm." Ibuki said, staring down at Tate with an empty glare.

Meanwhile, Izuru had a silly smile that gained a comment from Ban.

"Why're you smiling like that? It's freaky."

"Ahah, my girlfriend makes me scaroused..."

"Anyway, where'd you heard about Csejte anyway? I thought you were the dumb one among us." Ban asked, looking at Tate.

"Oh... I heard about it from this cute dragongirl idol that doubles as a vampire! She was so cute, it's a shame she's not real! I wonder what series she's-"

Out of nowhere, Izuru, Ban and Ibuki placed their hands on Tate's shoulders. Malicious shit eating grins appeared on their faces, as greed flashed in their eyes.

"G-guys...?!"

"Are you willing to go into debt for a gacha game?" They asked.

"...HEY GUYS, CAN I BE ADOPTED BY YOUR FOLKS, I DON'T WANNA BE IN THE ANTI-HITSUZEN SIDE ANYMORE!" Tate cried. "PLEA-!"

"QUIET!" Manjiro yelled.

The gacha addicts let go of Tate to look at Manjiro, who calmly walked up to the fight table and threw what remained of his cigar to the ground. With a loud stomp, he smashed the cigar butt.

Yes, that's what it's called.

"Come get your shit beaten, IZUUUUUUUUUUUURUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"

Two Hitsuzen siblings down, only the oldest one remained!