We r random yei!

... Did you hear about the Ghost of Osiris Red? They say it's a girl who died throwing herself into the sea...

... I heard there's something fighting boulders and lives at the waterfall...

... I've heard the ghost of Osiris Red is that creepy midnight professor's dead lover...

... Ghost that steals your Duel Disk and Jacket...

... Says there's a vampire from China...

... No, I heard she's an Oni from the Underworld...

[Evening News Bulletins]

... Recovery efforts on Heartland City going smoothly since Leo Corp and KaibaCorp have joined forces to contribute-- expected to be finished by 2019...

... A look back on the devastating earthquake that hit Heartland City, and where the people are now...

... Summer season for the Super Junior League (SJL) is in full swing; comments by current supervisor Edo Phoenix...

... Dueling committees still split upon ruling discussions concerning Action Dueling going forward...

... Riding Dueling seeing a resurgence in Pro Leagues; sales going up of D-Wheels as new models are announced...

... KaibaCorp's new Duel Disk has hit the market following a collaboration advertisement effort with Leo Corp...

... Press release concerning Leo Corp's new official CEO, Akaba Reiji, and the goals of the company moving forward...

... Computer security demand on the rise-- Den City's SOL Technologies have seen steady stock improvements since announcement of working with KaibaCorp's new "Duel Links" system...

... First consumer models of the Duel Links VR headsets will be released soon. Experts say that a headset-free version of the VR system will come out within the next year as technology advances, causing some discussion...

[Many of the articles are of the same lines. Business. Dueling. Notices about Heartland and the progress being made there.

Just a usual, entirely normal day, really.]

We've been given an update on the condition of the two duelists from yesterday's Duel Festival contest between Yuya Sakaki and Isao Kachidoki and how it is expected to affect the two duelists going forward.

Isao Kachidoki was determined to have suffered a severe neck injury at the end of the duel that will require neck surgery. The injury has left the continuation of Kachidoki's aspirations of a professional dueling career in serious doubt. With surgery and physical therapy, his doctor believes he could return to dueling eventually, but not for at least 9-12 months. This definitely removes Kachidoki as potential contender in the Wonder Quartet tournament, which he was expected to be a participant in.

Yuya Sakaki suffered a broken nose at the hands of Isao Kachdioki during the tournament, as well as a number of minor bruises and cuts. Sakaki was treated by medical staff at the arena and is not expected to miss any time as a result of the injury.

Super Junior League General Manager made a full statement at the Domino Stadium this morning about the news:

"I'm extremely upset at this news. I'm extremely upset that things got this far. I'm extremely upset that I let them get this far. For the past several months, I've tried to juggle enforcing the rules I was told to enforce while also keeping the safety of all of my duelists as my top priority. Looking back, I see so many points where this situation escalated that it just shouldn't have. I should've stopped it. Others should have stopped it. But we didn't and this is where we wound up. These two kids were put into a system that wound up completely failing them. I failed them.

I'm instating a ban on physical contact during Action Duels in the Super Junior League, effective immediately."

Johan pauses for a second....then he goes back and keeps talking:

"And I really hope that wherever he is, Ryozan Godagawa takes this incident for the wake-up call he desperately needs. He's been playing with fire for six months and it might've just cost one of his students his career before it even got started. He's the person I'd really like to see punished for this happening, but anything I can do would just punish the Ryozanpaku students in my league, who are all exceptional, hard-working duelists that deserve way better. I hope he's doing some real soul-searching right now. And I hope he has enough decency to let Isao see his family while he recovers."

That's about the angriest Johan's ever gotten... ...ever, maybe? Either way, true to his words, he looks really upset.

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Ryozan Godagawa, headmaster and owner of the Ryozanpaku Duel School, could not be reached for comment.

...and in dueling news, it would seem that Ryozanpaku's budding run of dominance in the dueling world, chiefly in the Super Junior League, may be starting to stall out. In the past several days, both the founder of the school, Ryozan Godagawa and one of the school's top students and the reigning Super Junior Champion, Hayate Tendou, have both lost their duels, respectively to former riding duelist Jinn Shrieves and the new Super Junior Champion, Yuzu Hiragi. Before that, the Super Junior Tag Team Champions, Isao Kachidoki and Lan Zheng, had lost their titles as well.

This has already had a noticeable effect on the controversial dueling school. Enrollment in the school, which was going strong right up until the Duel Festival, has notably slowed down to a crawl and some families are even seeking recourse to pull their children out of the school. Sources in Maiami City close to the school have indicated that parents feel that if the founder and top students of the school are not winning duels, then the school's methodology of "winning at any cost" is flawed, and it is not worth dealing with the school's strict rules and controversial methods. Many concerns have also been raised after an emotional outburst from the school's "ace", Isao Kachidoki at the Super Junior League right before the Duel Festival.

On the bright side for the school, one of their students did win under the bright lights of the Duel Festival, Lan Zheng. And Isao Kachidoki, goes into a duel against Yuya Sakaki of Duel Academy and the You Show Duel School tomorrow, on Day 6 of the festival.

Ryozan Godagawa could not be reached for comment on the controversy surrounding his school or the performance of himself and his students during the festival.

Nippon Professional Dueling has made an announcement regarding two duelists who were suspended last month, Isabel Marias and Timur Vesik.

Isabel Marias' suspension has been overturned and she is cleared to return to action, effective immediately. Meanwhile, Timur Vesik's suspension has been upgraded to a 1-year ban and a 25 Million Yen fine.

The statement from NPD mentioned that "Isabel Marias has cooperated with this investigation at every turn and after consultation with outside firms that are knowledgeable about the supernatural, our conclusion is that the actions of Isabel Marias were more pointed towards ensuring the safety of the NPD audience and personnel in the building that night than putting them in any further danger. Meanwhile, Timur Vesik and Jean-Michel Roget have refused all attempts at contact and have done nothing to refute the accounts of both Isabel Marias and outside experts who claim that any danger was squarely as a result of Timur Vesik's actions. Given this obstinance, the NPD is left with no choice but to ban Timur Vesik from any and all participation in NPD activities."

The ban on Timur Vesik will not go into effect until either Vesik or a representative of his make a statement and pay his fine. Effectively, as long as Vesik and his manager Roget refuse to cooperate with the NPD, the year long ban never actually starts and is, effectively, a lifetime ban. Neither Vesik or Roget have been seen or heard for nearly a couple of weeks, at this point. A representative of the Russian league said they have been in contact with a representative of Vesik's and they have no other comment at the moment.

With Isabel Marias' reinstatement to the league, the NPD was quick to book her at the Duel Festival in a rematch with the champion, Akaba Reiji, in a duel for the Action Dueling World Championship. Part of Marias' contract as the first champion was a necessary 1-on-1 rematch against whoever defeated her to take the championship. The first attempt at a rematch was interrupted almost immediately by Timur Vesik and the next duel was a 3-way involving Vesik, meaning the uninterrupted 1-on-1 rematch between Marias and Akaba will finally take place at the Duel Festival.

When reached for comment via text, Isabel Marias said: "(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧"

[LOG]

The 3-way duel between Isabel Marias, Timur Vesik and the Action Dueling World Champion, Akaba Reiji just concluded at the Kaibadome! An event that seemed close to, at times, turning into a disaster for all involved was calmed down by none other than the duelists in the ring themselves, culminating with the champion, Akaba Reiji, retaining his championship by defeating Isabel Marias!

The result aside, many eyes are on the climax near the end of the duel, when both Timur Vesik and Isabel Marias seemed to engage in strange transformations that did not come from any of their cards and were not a result of the Real Solid Vision system...Timur Vesik was helped out of the arena before his advocate, Jean-Michel Roget immediately took him out of the arena to secure private medical treatment. Isabel Marias walked off the field of her own power before requesting medical attention and was taken to a nearby hospital where she is said to be in stable condition. The champion, Akaba Reiji, walked off under his own power after speaking briefly to the audience.

We will comment on any new developments as they arise. As of right now, it is clear that Akaba Reiji's undefeated streak remains intact and he will be the Action Dueling World Champion heading into the Duel Festival, where he will await the winner of the Wonder Quartet event. The rules of the Wonder Quartet are still a closely guarded secret but as of right now it's believed to be a single-elimination tournament...