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[DUEL FESTIVAL - DAY 7]

*It's the seventh day of the Festival, in the morning.

And to a lot of people's surprise, it seems like everything's getting packed up. Most of the booths and stands are closed down and getting put away, but it looks like the day's main event is still planned to commence. On the schedules everyone can access, there is only one event for the arena: "Wonder Quartet".

Up until this point, everyone assumed this to be basically a regular tournament to top off the event while everyone enjoyed their final day, but it seems like there's something more, with how hurried the organizers are.

Notably though, around the areas where screens are set up to show dueling video, online streams, and at the arena, there's two countdowns present-- one being for in a few minutes to something simply noted as "Announcement", and the other being for the oft-rumored "Wonder Quartet", a half-hour after that, starting at noon.

Best thing to do right now is to head for the arena, or watch one of the screens present or on your computer/phone/internet device of your choice.*

(([Log Files Go Here]))

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If I weren't preoccupied, I would find that just the coolest fucking thing.

So we're still in Domino. And nothing's blown up while I've been gone?

No, nothing's blown up, other than people's expectations.

Whaddaya mean?

People thought this was just going to be a regular tournament.

*he inserts the Shard into his graveyard. added*

But with this, anything goes. Anyone could end up making it to the top. A champion. A newcomer. Someone that no one's noticed before. And they even get to fight Akaba at the end.

Oh. Well.

That sounds like fun. If you get the title shot, here's a free piece of advice: Load up on Rai-Oh and Pachycephalo. And lots of S/T negation. S'what I was gonna do.

Anyway, I got stuff to do. See ya, Tezaki. [She's starting to walk away.]

... *he lets out a sigh, very audibly*

One last thing.

There's moderators going around kicking anyone who doesn't have a Shard registered to their disk out of the dueling area.

And you can't refuse challenges.

Okay, well, if anybody tries to kick me out of anything, I can throw them in a river, so --

[Enzo flies up to her with a Shard of Power.]

"This is quicker."

[Isabel looks at him. He kinda has a point. She just sighs and takes it.]

Okay. Thanks for the tip. See ya, dude.

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*at first, he was just gonna let her go. she even manages to start walking away.

But in the back of his head, a certain dragon's egging him on, because it knows that he wants to do it, until he finally it blurts out--*

Duel me!

Huh?

[She turns back towards him.]

Uhhhh.

No.

*ghnm. Well, he expected that. But. He has to keep his cool. Keep his head level. Shut up Black-Winged you're making things more awkward.*

"You can't refuse challenges". That's part of the rules for staying in the area.

... But, listen, I have another reason for wanting to challenge you. I don't know what happened to you or who "got" you, but I'm guessing you're going to try to track down whoever did that.

And maybe this is more assuming on my part... But I'm guessing you have no idea where in the city you even are, since you assumed we were in the Amazon first.

You're welcome to say I'm wrong, though.

[Isabel stops short of saying she doesn't give a fuck about the rules. She instead takes a second to listen to him...and lets out a breath.]

Yeah. Basically.

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I know where we technically are.

Duel me, and we'll move during it to get out of here, and I'll tell you what area we're in. If you find who or what you're looking for before our duel ends, I'll call forfeit on it and let you deal with what you wanted to do.

Dude, if you want this card that badly, I can just give it to you. [She holds it out to him.]

I really don't have time to duel you, I'm in the middle of some pretty serious shit. If you can't tell me where we are, I'll just figure it out myself.

... I think you miss the point of why I'd want to duel you in the first place.

You're the former champion. Of course I'm going to want the chance to duel you, not just to get your Shard. I don't care about that part in particular. I care about seeing how I match up to you, as someone Trendafilka looks up to and admires. As someone who has won it all before. And you know what? Maybe I can at least help in the process.

*... he lets out another sigh, looking to the side* You can keep refusing it if you want, though. But everyone else is probably going to try to challenge you, too, without regard to what you're dealing with. At least duel someone who'll let up once you find what you're looking for.

[Isabel rolls her eyes partway through this. It's all over her face how much she has absolutely no interest in dueling Kou right now.

Eventually, though, she fixes him with a long stare. And she pulls out her phone and dials somebody.]

Yeah. Yeah, it's me. Yeah, I know you've been worried about me. Well, I got bounced to the Mist Valley. It's a long story. Look -- I'll tell you later, point is, I'm back in the city, I think there's a dangerous person skulking around, I dunno anything about them or how to find them, can you come into this fake giant arena thing and help me find them. I'm in the middle of a giant jungle.

Okay. Okay. Yeah. See you in a bit.

[She slips her phone into her pocket and points at Tezaki.]

Get your shit ready. I'm doing this quickly and then moving on.

*his disk is already activated.

He's at least not wasting time about this.

... He'll deal with the negative emotions later of "wasting her time".*

*and before you know it, he's off in the lead-- he wasn't kidding about guiding, at least, but he gives you ample time to start following before he begins*

I start! Normal Summon, Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn! (1700/1000 ATK) *between the trees, you see Raiden appearing, filtered through the foliage*

[Isabel follows - and she's quick to respond.]

When a monster is summoned to my opponent's field, I summon Naturia Cosmobeet from my hand! (1000/700)

Raiden's effect! *two cards get sliced through-- Solar Recharge and Galaxy Cyclone. He makes a small "tch" sound.*

I set one card and end my turn!

*two cards flicker by. Shaddoll Dragon and Necro Gardna. Raiden and Necro Gardna. Hnm. Though Shaddolls being there can be a problem before long.*

Right now, this whole jungle area is basically the Festival Area itself. The Wonder Quartet extends far past it, from what I've been able to tell.

[Isabel thinks about that for a moment -- how big the area for the festival was and thus, how much ground this Solid Vision might be covering.]

...draw!

I activate Instant Fusion! (3000 LP) I Special Summon the level 3 Fusionist from my Extra Deck! (900/700) Then I tune the level 3 Fusionist with my level 2 Cosmobeet! [Cosmobeet becomes two rings that surround Cosmobeet. (2+3=5)]

Synchro Summon! Level 5, Naturia Beast! (2200/1700)

[She waves an arm out.]

Naturia Beast! Attack Raiden!

*Given how large the festival area was alone, it could be safe to say that saying you're in the middle of a jungle might've been a little too broad of a description.*

When you attack, banish! Necro Gardna! *the specter of the warrior appears to shield the blow, before vanishing*

[Naturia Beast's claw clashes against Necro Gardna. Isabel hesitates briefly, when she sees that. She stares at the two monsters clashing against each other...something about it seems to have caught her attention.

...]

Set two cards. Turn end.

I draw! Raiden's effect!

*two cards get sliced up. Jain, Lightsworn Paladin, and Shaddoll Falco-- who appears on the field as a set card, as floating dark orb signifying it as it keeps up with Kou's movements through the trees, Raiden powering up slightly to 1900 ATK-- but clearly nothing to handle Beast.*

I normal summon Shaddoll Squamata! (1800/1000) *a puppet lizard appears, carried along by strings that go to nowhere. A Level 4 Tuner and a Level 4 monster...

He thinks about it for a moment, but then he raises his hand up.*

Construct the Overlay Network! I overlay Raiden and Squamata! Xyz Summon! Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn!

Reverse card, open! Time-Space Trap Hole!

[Space warps around Minerva.]

I send Minerva back to the Extra Deck and lose 1000 life points! (2000 LP)

*that's more trouble for him. But with Falco there...*

I end my turn.

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