" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Chazz: ... ... ...

Yellow: Boss ! Boss, what's wrong ! You've been super out of here lately !

Chazz: ... A dream... ?

Green: He's been like that since the end of the battle against the Shadow Riders !

Black: He's acting weirdly... especially compared to them...

Crowd: WOOOOOOHOOOOOO !!

Students: You're so incredible !! You managed to defeat the Shadow riders !!

"Hehe... it wasn't that much, really~..."

Syrus: Wow, everyone knows about our fight against the Shadow Riders...

Chumley: For such a small island, it was a pretty visible fight, after all.

"... So this is what it feels like to be praised and applauded by a crowd... That's nice."

Black: So cool !

Yellow: Brother, you shouldn't do that. Not in front of the boss.

Chazz: Hmph. Who cares about the duels ?

Ojamas: Huh ?!

Ojamas: GYAAAAAaaaaaaaaahhhhh... !

*Tiling*

Chazz: ... All that matters to me at the moment is... 'Alexis... At that moment, I... In this cold blackness, all I could feel was the beating of your heart... Like you were just beside me... So calm, so warm... I wanted to stay like that with you... "Lose, Y/n, lose !" I repeated these words in my head, over and over...'

"BLURGH !!"

Syrus: A- Aniki ! Are you okay ?!

"I... I don't know... It feels like someone just back-stabbed me..."

Chazz: I must tell her how I truly feel ! Leaving things half-done like that, I... I...

Zane: How is Atticus ?

Alexis: He's okay now. Physically and mentally, he's the big brother I always knew.

Zane: I see. That's good. Then I can graduate with no worries. For Atticus, too.

Alexis: Thanks, Zane. I consider you also like a big brother, in a way. And I assumed so much things about you... I can't count all the times you helped me...

Zane: And now your real brother will be able to help you.

Alexis: ... ...

Zane: W- Well, maybe you'll have to help him sometimes too.

Chazz: ... ... Alexis... ... H- hey, is that... Atticus ?! And he's surfing too ?!

Atticus; Hey, Chazz ! Why the long face ? Shouldn't you be celebrating with everyone else ?

Mindy/Jasmine: KYAAAAAAHH !! Atticus !! Can we have an autograph, please ?!

Atticus: Of course, ladies. I'll be here for you... Forever.

Girls: Kyaaahhh !!

Chazz: ... That's... 'Atticus Rhodes... He's like a wizard of Love'... Master... I beg of thee, grant that humble Chazz Princeton your sacred guidance !

Atticus: H- Huh... ?

Atticus: I see... That girl on your mind is Alexis, isn't it ? At some point, your feelings were resonating throughout the entire universe.

Chazz: ... Sorry, I know she's your little sister...

Atticus: No need to apologize. I'm on love's side, after all.

Chazz: But Alexis is with the Kaiser, is she not ?

Atticus: Is she ? It's difficult to know with certitude about one's feelings. How do you intend to proceed to make your feelings knows to Alexis ?

Chazz: ... ... ...

Atticus: ... That's it ! A duel ! Love is a delicate thing, it's hard to grasp its true form. But if you can convert it in numerical values, a duel can work as a love Barometer.

Chazz: But I don't...

Yellow: Boss ! We managed to get back your deck, which is even more precious than love !

Pharaoh: 'Praaah. You better be grateful, human ! Should these three twerps in undies not show up, your deck would be buried in this giant kitty litter box you call a beach. Praah.'

Chazz: My... Deck ?

Atticus: Here, let me get a look at it... It's a good deck. But it's not always good to always attack. Sometimes, you need to stay back.

Chazz: R- Right..

Atticus: I will help you to build a deck. The only question left to ask then is how to challenge her to a duel. ... Hm.

Sheppard: E- EMERGENCY !!

Alexis: D- Did you hear ?!

Zane: I know ! The seven spirit keys...

"What the hell was he thinking about ?!"

Sheppard: ... "I'll be waiting on the beach. -Chazz."

Syrus: Chazz ! Here you are !

"And with the keys... Chazz, I'm gonna stay very polite here, and ask what the f*ck are you on right now ?!"

Alexis: Give back the keys !

Chazz: No.

Alexis: Why are you doing that ?

Chazz: B- Because... So I can have a duel with you, Alexis.

"And here I thought things until now have been crazy, why didn't you just ask her like a normal person would ?!"

Chazz: It wouldn't be enough ! I'm putting the Seven Spirit Keys at stake for a date with Alexis ! It's a love duel !

"... ... I think my brain melted from sheer stupidity..."

Alexis: Chazz, stop this nonsense !

Atticus: This is not nonsense, sis !

Alexis: Brother ?!

Chumley: Atticus, you...

Atticus: Chazz is putting all his feelings as a man as he challenges you. Alexis, will you put all your feelings as a woman to answer him ?!

Syrus: So that's the kind of person Atticus is...

"I don't remember anything like that being mentioned..."

Alexis: 'My big brother is behind all of that... ?'

Zane: So Atticus' bad habit is back in full force...

"I'm scared to know what it is, but I really want to anyway."

Chazz: Alexis !

Alexis: 'Chazz... I guess we really can't just talk this out...' Very well, I accept this duel !

Chazz: Yes !

Atticus: Well said, sis !

Alexis: But I'll make something clear. Even if you consider this a date, it doesn't mean anything.

Chazz: It does ! We're gonna have fun ! We'll buy things at the Academy's shop, picnic together at the volcano, then we'll have a heartfelt moment together next to your favorite lighthouse where I'll tell you how I feel...

Alexis: This will take an eternity. If you want to tell me something, say it during this duel !

Chazz: That's right ! I'll say it until you can't stand it anymore !

Both: DUEL !!

*4000/4000*

Chazz: My turn ! I draw ! I summon Ojama yellow, in attack mode !

Yellow: let me at her, boss ! I'll show your feelings !

Chazz: I set two cards face down, and activate my spell card, Love Letter !

Chazz: I can activate this card if I have a monster and a face-down card on my field ! Alexis, you must choose. Will you take control of my monster, or take one of my set cards to your field ?

Alexis: 'I really don't want to take control of Ojama Yellow...' I choose the second effect ! I will take one of your cards and set it on my field.

Chazz: Good. 'She doesn't realize my true love card is this one !'

Chazz: ... I activate the spell card, giant Trunade ! It makes all spell and trap cards on the field go back to the hand.

Alexis: Chazz ! Here's my answer !

Chazz: Alexis, this card is your answer to my love letter. Hidden wish !

Chazz: When Hidden wish come back from your field to my hand, it inflicts 1000 points of damage to you, and also restores 1000 of my life points.

Alexis: What ?!

*4000→3000*

*4000→5000*

Chazz: Alexis, your wish is to give me your life, no matter the cost... I received it !

Alexis

"Nope, we lost him. he's in his own little world now..."

Syrus: Yeah... he just set up everything up himself...

Chazz: then I activate Treasure map !! As it was sent back from the field to my hand, I can now draw two cards !

Chazz: I set two cards and end my turn.

Alexis: Gh, my turn ! I summon Blade Skater, in attack mode ! Next I attack Ojama Yellow with Blade Skater ! AXEL SLICER !

Yellow: Nooo !

Chazz: I activate my face-down ! Ring of Destruction !

*B-TOOOOOOOOM*

Chazz: Now we both take damage equal to Blade Skater's attack points.
*3000→1600*

*5000→3600*

Atticus: This is love, to share everything, even the pain... Chazz ! The palpitation in your chest, that's the pain of love !

Chazz: Understood, big bro !

Atticus: And you, Alexis ?

Alexis: I end my turn.

Chazz: My turn. I draw ! I activate Graceful Charity from my hand !

Chazz: I draw three cards, and discard two from my hand. I then activate Pot of greed, drawing two more cards !

Chazz: I activate my trap ! Ojama trio ! Special summoning three Ojama tokens on your field, in defense mode ! And when one of these tokens is destroyed, you take 300 points of damage. Poor situation.

Alexis: Gh...

Chazz: I activate the spell Polymerization ! Get out of here, you trash ! Ojama Black ! Ojama Green ! Fuse with Ojama Yellow, to summon Ojama King !!

King: Ojamaaa... King !!

Chazz: Ojama King's effect activates ! It makes up to three of your monster zones unusable !

Alexis: 'He really blocked all of my monster zones... Right now, I can't summon any monsters...'

Chazz: I set one card, and I end my turn. Your field is now filled with my monsters... meaning your heart is filled of your feelings for me ! isn't it ?

Syrus: i'm not quite sure it function like that...

"Huh huh... has Atticus' advice on love ever helped someone... ?"

Bastion: ... I think I start getting it !

"Bastion, no. Don't you dare.

Alexis: ... 'Kh... If only I could summon one of my high-level monsters... But I can't use the Ojama Tokens as tribute...' My turn ! I draw !

Atticus: A... Alexis... ?

Alexis: 'I'll find a way to summon...' I set a card and end my turn.

Chazz: My turn ! I draw ! I activate the Equip spell, Dress Up !

Chazz: I give it to Ojama king raising his attack points by 300 !

King: Thanks for the suit, boss !

Chazz: But Dress up has another effect ! It lets me switch your monsters to attack mode, and forces them to fight !

Syrus: But the Ojama tokens have no attack points...

"And when they're destroyed, Alexis takes 300 points of damage... Hey Atticus, what lesson is that ? If the other party doesn't share your feelings, force them to until they're destroyed ?!"

Atticus: Uhhhhhhh...

Chazz: Counting the battle damage, it'll be 1800 points. Alexis... In other words, your life points will reach 0.

Alexis: 'My face-down card is Doble pase... I can save an Ojama Token, but then I'll only have 100 points left...'

Chazz: In this duel, my goal is not to defeat you... It's to gain a place in your heart... So I will not use the effect of Dress Up. I will just attack one of the Ojama Tokens with Ojama King !

King: Here I go !

"Dammit, is there anyone here with at least a sliver of common sense left ?!"

Zane: Hm...

King: Flying Body attack !
Black: Hierarchy subversion !!

*3600→2900*

Chazz: The moment these damages are inflicted, my trap card, Dramatic Crossroads, activates !

Chazz: Once again, you must choose between two effects. You discard a random card from your hand, or show me your hand, and pick one card to add to mine.

Syrus: That's... An unreasonable decision.

"I think Chazz is well beyond reason at this point..."

Chazz: Alexis, if you accept my feelings, then show me your hand. I want to know everything about you. And I want to end this duel by the union of your cards and mine ! That could be our first activity as a couple !

"That's it, once this is over, i'm bashing his head in with his duel disk..."

Alexis: ... ... ...

Chazz: Alexis, please...

Atticus: Sadly, Chazz's love life is already at 0...

"So even you are siding against him now."

Alexis: Chazz... i'm sorry. I prefer discarding one card from my hand.

Chazz: ... ... ...

*SCHKLING*

Chazz: NO !! Uuuuuuuh...

Alexis: I will not betray this duel. I... I am in love with the duel itself.

Atticus: Chazz !

"well, that's about it. Nothing much more to see here. I mean, she really means it."

Syrus: What ?

"Remember that time after the festival ? She dragged me back to her room just so she could have that revenge duel with me. And she wasn't taking no for an answer."

Atticus: I'm so sorry, Chazz ! Throw the towel !

Chazz: Gh... I'm not done yet !! if that's the case, then... I shall steal your heart by winning this duel !

Atticus: Chazz...

Yellow: Boss ! You're so cool !

Chazz: Alexis, choose a card in your hand and discard it !

Alexis: ... 'if I end up choosing this card, my hopes of winning will be gone...' I send this card. And now, it's my turn ! I draw ! ... Chazz, I'll show you what I felt during this duel ! I play the spell Ritual Sanctuary !

Alexis: By discarding a spell card from my hand, I can add a Ritual spell card from my deck to my hand. And now I'll play it ! Machine Angel Ritual !

Chazz: What ?! What is happening ?!

Alexis: I can now ritual summon any monster with "Cyber Angel" in its name.

Chazz: Y- You can't ! All your monster zones are blocked ! And you can't use the Ojama tokens as tribute !

Alexis: This does not apply to tributes for ritual summons !

Chazz: if you destroy a Token, you'll take 300 points of damage !

Alexis: It's not a destruction, it's a tribute. So I'll tribute the three Ojama Tokens, to ritual summon Cyber Angel Benten !

Alexis: I attack Ojama King with Cyber Angel Benten !! Angelic turn !!

*SCHBROOOOOOOOM*

*2900→1400*

"... Hey, dumb question, but... Chazz stole all of the Spirit keys, right ?"

Syrus: yeah...

Chumley: That he did, yes.

"... So, wouldn't that kinda make him their guardian, technically... ?"

Bastion: I guess it would. Why ?

Alexis: Cyber Angel Benten's effect activates ! When she destroys a monster by battle, she inflicts damage equal to its original Defense points !

Chazz: But... Ojama King has 3000 !

"So, since Chazz is the guardian of the keys right now... And Alexis just beat him..."

Zane: ... Oh, no...

*1400→0*

"... What will happen concerning the seven spirit gates... ?"

Chazz: I... I lost this duel... My love is rejected... And yet, I... Always... CHAZZ IT UP !!

Atticus: Alexis ! Why did you reject Chazz ?!

Alexis: Chazz...

*BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*

"Uh Oh... Is that what I think it is... ?!"