#34: Graduation Day

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Ryuzaki was in his office, minding his own business as he did his usual work, which no one was very sure of what it actually was. However, he was stopped when someone knocked on his door. Lifting his head away from the laptop screen, he stared at the door for a minute. "Is this how everything is going to start? For crying out loud, come in!"

Mina pushed a door with little strenght, peaking inside. "Ryuuga is here to see you. Should I send him over?"

"Yeah, I'll be waiting."

"Actually..."

"He's standing behind the door, isn't he?"

"The determination on him was too strong." Mina opened the door for Ryuuga, who walked into the office and headed straight to Ryuzaki.

Looking at his mentor, Ryuuga placed his black deckbox, the dark purple emblem of Spike Brothers facing up, on his desk. "We need to talk. And this time, I mean it."

"Oh?"

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"We need to talk

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"We need to talk. And this time, I mean it." Ryuuga said, his voice showing his determination.

"Oh? What's up?"

"We can't do this anymore."

"You mean you coming to my office whenever you have to tell me something? Yeah, we could stop it. I invested a good bucks on communication stuff and had to waste a stupid amount of cash on a phone for a reason. But you aren't here for that, now are you?" Ryuzaki asked, leaning back against his chair.

"No. Our agreement. It has to end. Vanguard isn't just about travelling the world for me. It's about so much else. So, so much else. We can't keep this cycle going. I can't be always challenging you and always losing. I can't be your student forever and you can't be my mentor forever. One day, I will travel around the world. But when I do it, it won't be because I wasted years of my life trying to beat you. That's why I stand right ehre and now, before you, to make a final challenge. Ryuzaki, this will be our final fight. Either winning or losisng, I know that I'm doing is what right. If I only fought for my dream, then what good am I for everyone else?"

Ryuzaki let out a sigh of relief, smilling. He took his glasses off his face and placed them on his table. "We came full circle. Man, sure has been ages ever since we first made our deal. It was here, on this same office, months ago. I opened you a door for a whole new world, but you were the one who created that world. Can't really teach you anything unless you want to learn how to get super rich super quickly. So yeah, let's do it. Our final battle. The time and place are all up to you. Just tell me whe-"

"Hage, friday afternoon, right after my classes end. Is that good for you?"

"But that's like, tomorrow. You sure you wanna do it that early? I mean, you have fourty days fo summer vacation after tomorrow, why not do it during one of those days?"

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