Chapter 14: Bloom of the Black Rose

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"This is the place, Yusei." Blister directed Yusei to yet another secluded garage. He wheeled in his runner backward. "You'll be safe here until the Fortune Cup. Not quite five stars, but it's got all the creature comforts you would expect from this part of town: cockroaches, mice, stray cat..."

"Thanks, I think..."Yusei noted what a complete downgrade the garage was in comparison to the Twins' Highrise. At least  Yusei's duel runner were familiar comforts.

"I decorated the place myself," Blister joked. Nobody laughed. "Er...get some rest. You still haven't recovered from that fall you took. And if you plan on dueling and winning the Fortune Cup, you're gonna need a clear head.

Yusei lowered his head and closed his eyes. "I'll rest, Blister, when my friends are safe."

"I hear ya Yusei," Blister agreed. "But you're no good to anybody if you don't have all your strength."

Yusei walking out of the garage looking up to the bright lights and building where he will be entering the Fortune Cup in order to save Rally and the others, including Clarice. "Don't worry, I heal real quick."

'And I'm going to show Goodwin just how good I feel

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'And I'm going to show Goodwin just how good I feel.'


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The Next morning dawned bright and early for everybody except one person.

"He's gone! No! No! No! No! No! No! NO!" Leo shouted, searching in highly unlikely hiding places.

Luna sleepily walked downstairs. "Tooth fairy forget you again?"

"Luna, he took his runner and left!"

"Well, did he leave a note or something?" Luna asked, not as hyped up as Leo.

"No! This is all your fault! You should've been nicer! He was going to teach me to be the best duelist ever and-" Leo running around angry.

"Will you calm down? Look at these..." Luna raised her upgraded duel disk. Leo's was fixed in the exact same way.

"What did he do to them?" Leo puts his duel disk on and surprised that it fits his arm, "It fits now! So how does it look, Luna?"

"Pretty good. Now I just wish we knew who he was so we could thank him."

"Well, it's his own fault for not telling us his name. I mean he had amnesia. We helped him. If he wanted a thank you he would've stayed."

"I guess so, but why no goodbye? Maybe he wanders the city streets and helps out struggling duelists. Kind of like a knight in shining armor, but with a deck!" Luna let her imagination run wild.

"A knight? Sounds more like a superhero, and his name's some big secret!"

The video chat monitor beeped and Leo checked who is calling them. A boy with brown hair, glasses, suspenders, a white shirt and a red bow tie to match his reddish brown eyes smiled on screen. "What up, my main man!"

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