Yu-Gi-Oh: Mythicys Counter

Chapter 1: Tournament Preparation

Yu-Gi-Oh: Dragon Counter
A Yu-Gi-Oh Fanfiction Series

"Sooooooo? You ready to make some duelists get their decks handed to them?" A grinning face appeared in the corner of Yuichi's eyesight, beaming happily at him. Breaking from his thoughts, he looked up at her, almost as if he was lost in thought.

"Mhm. I'm hoping there will be some proper challenges at the tournament." He stood up, pocketing his Duel Monsters Deck and picking up his schoolbag, pendant bouncing on his chest.

His twin sister, Yuna, huffed at him, crossing her arms. "The least you could do is look happy about it you know! This is exciting!"

"I am happy about it Yuna, you know that." He sighed with exasperation, beginning to walk out of the classroom. "I don't have to be as expressive as you. It's tiring to be that excited all the time."

"Pfffft, I swear, all boys think about is eating, sleeping and their games. Nothing ever changes~" She spoke dramatically, before chuckling and walking alongside her brother.

Exiting the gates of Soulton High, Yuichi did start to feel the bubble of excitement grow in his chest. He looked to the sky, smiling to himself as he thought about the short time left there was until he was a tournament participant. He had always wanted to participate, and he finally felt he was ready to take on anyone. Everyone who had watched him duel at school said he was a super serious duelist, but he didn't see it that way. To him, he as the duelist was the mind, and he let his deck show and speak his heart. He knew most people didn't think too much of the deck, and it was all about the duelist, but without a deck, there is no duelist. And without a duelist, a deck is useless, just like how the mind and heart are connected. By working in sync, anything is possible. His heart was in his cards, and always had been, since the very first day he ever got his own Duel Monsters card.

Yuna looked at his expression, and decided to speak up. "With the grin you have on your face, people might think you are imagining all the cute girls you'll meet at the tournament." This made Yuichi stop in his tracks, and his cheeks tinged slightly with pink embarrassment.

"YUNA, not fair! That's not the sort of thing I would think about! You know I focus on the duels!" Yuna laughed at her brother's defensive response.

"I was just teasing, no need to get your deck in the dumps! You were just smiling weirdly, so I said what came to mind- and boy am I glad I did! Anyway, did you hear? Derrick is going to be in the tournament too, and whisper on the wind is, that Mr Emanuel will be there too."

"Mr Emanuel? Why would he be there? He is hardly ever in his shop." Yuichi wondered how much truth to the remark there would be. He ran a store that sold Duel Monsters cards, which was the only place Yuichi had ever found the Dragonsbane cards he collected.

Yuna stopped at the end of the block, and pointed down the street, further into town. "Why don't we stop by, and see if we can ask him ourselves?"

Yuichi considered this, and gave a nod. "Sounds like a plan."

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They arrived at the card shop after a few minutes of walking, the bell ringing as the door swung open. It was only a small shop, but here you could buy specific cards, unlike most shops which sold them in small, sealed packets with random cards inside. Here, rare cards could be bought, and particular cards for finishing sets were acquired. Some people, like Yuichi, could have specific cards ordered in for them here, if they were willing to pay the extra money.

For once, Mr Emanuel was behind the counter, actually attending his own store. A look of surprise crossed Yuichi's face, and Yuna waved hello to the aging man. "Mr Emanuel! No time Long see!"