At the main duel hall, many students are lining up on both sides of many duel courts. One side is the third-grade seniors and the other side is the lower-grade juniors. On the senior's side, Judai is standing near Asuka while asking her why he has to make a pair with her. Asuka doesn't answer his question but says that they have never made a pair until now, so this should be a good chance. Judai doesn't seem to care. He says plainly that he just does his best in any kind of duel. Asuka seemingly looks annoyed by Judai's answer very much.

On the other side, Kenzan is making a pair with Rei. They are lining up with other junior students. Rei feels that it's boring because she wants to make a pair with Judai. Kenzan would like Rei to understand that the third-grade students can't make a pair with the the lower-grade students in this game. Meanwhile, Sho and Manjyome are watching over the duel at the upper level. They don't participate in this duel because they don't have a lady partner. As Manjyome is annoyed, Sho tries to make him understand that there are more boys than girls in Duel Academia.

People are moving into courts while Kenzan is announcing that the pairs in front of them are their pair opponents. Judai and Asuka become very amazed after seeing Principal Samejima and Tome in their court. Judai asks why both of them are on the lower-grade side. Tome explains that she wants to participate for Judai's good memory, and Principal Samejima is afraid that he can't refuse Tome's request. Anyway, Principal Samejima tells Judai and Asuka not to take it easy. Both Judai and Asuka look at each other and feel uncertain.

Sho doubts whether Tome is serious to participate. As far as he knows, Tome doesn't know how to duel. Manjyome thinks that she may be able to do it unexpectedly. Then, Kenzan announces to open the pair duel tournament. There are 12 pairs in total. Even Junko and Momoe also participate in the tournament with some Blue guys.

Judai	Hey. Why should I pair up with you?
Asuka	But we've never made a pair until now. Isn't it bit nice for a change?
Judai	No matter what kind of duel, I just try my best.
Rei	How Boring~ I would like to make a pair with Judai-Sama.
Kenzan	Third-year and lower-grade students can not make a pair. I hope you understand.
Manjyome	I cannot accept this. How can Manjyome Thunder be ignored?
Sho	Well, there's no way. There are too many boys in Duel Academia.
Kenzan	In front of you is the first duel pair!
Judai, Asuka	Eh?
Asuka	Principal?
Judai	Tome.... Why are you two in the junior students' group?
Tome	We decided to participate specially for Judai's memories.
Principal Samejima	Well... since Tome said it, I couldn't say no. Don't take it easy, Judai-Kun. Tenjoin-Kun!
Sho	Eh? Tome, I thought she didn't know how to duel?
Manjyome	But she may be able to do it well unexpectedly.
Kenzan	Then let's begin Pair Duel!

The first turn comes to Principal Samejima's team. Drawing a card, he gets Cyber Orge. Then, he plays Polymerization to fuse two Cyber Orges on his hand into [Cyber Orge-2 - 7/2600/1900: A Fusion Summon of this Monster can only be conducted with the above Fusion Material Monsters. When this card would attack, increase the ATK of this card by half the ATK of this card's Attack Target]. Setting up a face-down card, he ends his turn. Asuka is impressed by the play of Principal Samejima who can summon a high-class monster in a turn.

The turn comes to Judai's team. Asuka moves first. She draws a card and gets De-Fusion. Asuka plans to let Judai use her De-Fusion in the next turn, so she had better defend in this turn. She then summons [Etoile Cyber - 4/1200/1600: If this card attacks your opponent's Life Points directly, increase the ATK of this card by 500 points during the Damage Step only] onto the field in defense position.

Asuka sets up a face-down card, which is De-Fusion, and ends her turn. She turns back to Judai and smiles as if she hopes that Judai will understand her plan. However, Judai's face looks very blank as if he doesn't care about her play at all. The turn moves to Principal Samejima's turn. Principal Samejima switches his turn to Tome. Tome moves up confidently, telling Principal Samejima to trust her.

Somehow, Tome doesn't seem to know how to start a duel. He raises her arms forward and yells to come without doing anything else. Everybody is amazed by what she is doing. Asuka explains Tome that, at the first step, she has to draw a card. Tome hasn't realized it before. Once she draws a card, looks at it, smiles, and plans to use it immediately. Then, Tome summons [Marshmellow - 3/300/500: The user of the monster that attacks this card face-down, takes 1000 points of damage after damage calculation (Damage calculation is applied normally). This card is not destroyed as a result of battle at any time] onto the field in attack position.

Everybody is shocked by such an innocent play of Tome. Tome smiles confidently and asks how her monster is. She believes that her monster is strong because it can't be destroyed in battle (She just reads the texts on the card without understanding. Actually, she should have summoned it in a defense position). Asuka claims that her Etoile Cyber has 1600 defense point. Marshmellow with only 300 attack points can't defeat it anyway. Tome becomes amazed and doubts whether her monster really can't beat it. It can't be helped, so she just ends her turn without doing anything else.

Asuka wonders why Tome didn't declare the attack of Cyber Orge-2. Tome thinks that Cyber Orge-2 belongs to Principal Samejima, so he should be the one who can use it. Asuka explains that it's the rule for this game. Anyway, Principal Samejima is very impressed by Tome's originally bold strategy but he tells her not to think about him all the time. He is holding Tome's hands as expressing his feeling to her. Tome looks shy before telling Principal Samejima not to praise her much like that. Asuka seems tried of them. As Judai is moving out and calling for his turn, Asuka tells him to take care of the rest.

Note: In this tag duel, the rule is that both sides have 4000 LP. Each person can play all cards on the same side on the field even if he or she originally doesn't own those cards. It's the duel type that depends on good combination between two partners.

In the turn of Judai's team, it's Judai's move now. He draws a card actively and similarly gets De-Fusion as Asuka did. Judai doesn't seem to care about Asuka's face-down card (De-Fusion), doubting her whether he doesn't want to use it. The cards on another hand are Polymerization, E-Hero Sparkman, E-Hero Necro Darkman, E-Hero Neos, and Hero Barrier.

Judai decides to play Polymerization, fusing E-Hero Necro Darkman and E-Hero Sparkman on his hand into [E-Hero Dark Brightman - 6/2000/1000: This card can only be Fusion Summoned. If this card attacks with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Position monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. When this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step. When this card is destroyed, destroy one monster on your opponent's side of the field].

As Asuka has expected, Judai did play a fusion summon in his turn. He declares the attack of E-Hero Dark Brightman towards Marshmellow immediately. Tome doesn't understand why Judai declares the attack. As far as she understands, Marshmellow can't be destroyed in battle. Judai clarifies that although the monster can't be destroyed, damage has to be calculated normally.

The attack of E-Hero Dark Brightman passes Marshmellow, which can't be destroyed in battle, to Tome and Principal Samejima behind. Their LP decreases to 2300 (4000+300-2000). Ay this point, Asuka thinks that if Judai activates her face-down card, De-Fusion, he can do additional attacks and her team will obtain the victory. She doesn't see Judai care about her card, doubting what he is doing. She hopes Judai will use her face-down card quickly.

Instead of using Asuka's card, Judai surprises Asuka by playing De-Fusion on his hand to split E-Hero Dark Brightman into [E-Hero Sparkman - 4/1600/1400] and [E-Hero Necro Darkman - 5/1600/1800: While this card is in your Graveyard, you can Normal Summon 1 monster from your hand that includes E-Hero in its card name without Tributing, You can only use this effect once while this card is in the Graveyard].

Judai declares the attack of E-Hero Sparkman towards Marshmellow. The attack passes Marshmellow that can't be destroyed in battle towards Principal Samejima and Tome again. Their team's LP decreases to 1000 (2300+300-1600). Without waiting, Judai declares the next attack of E-Hero Necro Darkman towards Marshmellow. This strike seems to knock Tome down (Marshmellow represents Tome). She screams before collapsing into Principal Samejima's arms.

Principal Samejima can't forgive Judai who did this to Tome. He will let Judai pay back in the next turn. Judai is afraid that Principal Samejima may have that chance because his team's LP has already gone down to 0 (1000+300-1600) by the attack of E-Hero Necro Darkman. Principal Samejima looks very disappointed. Tome tries to comfort him that it's okey although they lost. At least, she had fun with dueling Judai. Principal Samejima doesn't mind and is okey if Tome is happy and says so. He holds Tome's hands and calls her name. Tome calls his name in response. Both of them seem to be a romantic mood.

Judai feels sorry to them before turning back and walking out. As he is passing Asuka, she interrupts him and is about to ask about her set-up card. She wants to know why Judai didn't activate it. Judai looks a her with his serious face. Seeing his face, Asuka doesn't want to continue asking. She turns her face away and tells him that there is nothing. Judai just tells her to see in the next round and walks out. He doesn't talk much with her. Asuka tries to be optimistic that Judai might see the same result by using De-Fusion on his hand and her face-down De-Fusion. Thus, he decided to activate his own card.

Many duels are continuing. There are 6 courts with 12 pairs. Junko's pair has already lost while Momoe's pair has been defeated by Kenzan and Rei. Kenzan holds his fist as a sign for the victory of his team one after another. He notices that Rei doesn't happy, so he asks what's wrong with her. Rei is looking at Judai's and Asuka's play on screen. She doesn't look happy because she wants to make a pair with Judai. Kenzan gets excited suddenly. As he has expected, Judai's and Asuka's pair has kept winning well.

Judai and Asuka are now in another round. It seems to be in the first turn of Asuka. She has [Cyber Angel Benten - 6/1800/1500: This card is Summoned by Ritual of the Machine Angel by tributing monster(s) from your side of the field and/or in your hand with a level equal to 6 or more. If this card destroys a monster as a result of battle, inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to its original DEF] on the field in attack position.

Note: Anime doesn't present how Asuka can summon Cyber Angel Benten. Since this is the first turn of the game and there is only Cyber Angel Benten on Asuka's field, we can assume that she has played Ritual of the Machine Angel from her hand to sacrifice a high-class monster on her hand to summon Cyber Angel Benten onto the field.

She equips [Ritual Weapon - Equipment Spell: This card can only be equipped to a Ritual monster of Level 6 or less. Increase the ATK and DEF of the equipped monster by 1500 points] with Cyber Angel Benten, increasing its attack points to 3300 (1800+1500). Setting up a face-down card, she ends her turn (Again, this is the first turn, so she isn't allowed to attack). Kenzan and Rei are impressed by Asuka's play to summon the high-class monster with 3300 attack points merely in the first turn.

The next turn is with a Blue boy. He summons [Stone Statue of the Aztecs ~ Aztecs No Sekizou - 4/300/2000: Any Battle Damage your opponent takes when he/she attacks this monster is doubled] onto the field in defense position. He then equips it with [Mist Body - Equipment Spell: A monster equipped with this card cannot be destroyed as a result of battle. (Damage calculation is applied normally)] and ends his turn at this point.

Mist Body Spell Card	Stone Statue of the Aztecs Monster Card

Asuka understands well that the monster equipped with Mist Body can't be destroyed in battle. Anyway, she has a plan to play against it. Her face-down card is Mystical Space Typhoon. If Judai activates it in the next turn, the troublesome Mist Body can be destroyed. Asuka smiles to her plan as going to talk to Judai who is walking pass. She would like to tell him to take care of the rest. However, Judai walks pass her quickly without listening or saying a word. Asuka looks surprised very much, wondering whether Judai is going to ignore her card again.

In Judai's turn, he draws a card and gets [N-Flare Scarab - 3/500/500: This card gains 400 ATK for each Spell and Trap Card on your opponent's side of the field], so he summons it onto the field in attack position. Next, he plays [Fake Hero - Spell: Special Summon 1 monster that includes E-Hero in its card name from your hand. The monster Special Summoned by this card' s effect cannot attack and is returned to your hand at the End Phase of the turn] to special summon [E-Hero Neos - 7/2500/2000] from his hand onto the field in attack position.

Judai declares contact fusion (Fusion without Polymerization) between N-Flare Scarab and E-Hero Neos into [E-Hero Flare Neos - 7/2500/2000: This card cannot be Special Summoned except by returning the above cards on your side of the field to your Deck; then you can Special Summon this card from your Fusion Deck (You do not use Polymerization). This card gains 400 ATK for each Spell and Trap Card on the field. This card returns to the Fusion Deck during the End Phase].

After that, Judai plays [Neo Space - Field Spell: Increase the ATK of E-Hero Neos and Fusion Monsters that have E-Hero Neos as a Fusion-Material Monster by 500 points. The Fusion Monsters that has E-Hero Neos as a Fusion Material-Monster cannot be sent back to your Fusion Deck at the End Phase], following by [H-Heat Heart - Spell: Select 1 face-up monster on your side of the field to activate this card. Increase the ATK of that monster by 500 points. During battle between that attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of that card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. These effects continue until the end of this turn].

With the combination of Neo Space and H-Heat Heart, the attack points of E-Hero Flare Neos can increase to 3500 (2500+500+500). Rei and Kenzan are impressed by the double power up with the two spell cards. Judai hasn't done yet. He plays the last spell card on his hand, [Gift of Martyr ~ Uketsukareru Chikara - Spell: Send 1 monster on your side of the field to the Graveyard. Select 1 monster on your side of the field. Increase the ATK of the selected monster by an amount equal to the ATK of the sent monster until the End Phase of the turn this card is activated].

According to its effect, he can send Cyber Angel Benten to the cemetery to increase the attack points of E-Hero Flare Neos by the original attack points of Cyber Angel Benten (Not by the attack points when Cyber Angel Benten is boosted up by Ritual Weapon). Asuka is looking shocked while seeing how Judai is treating her card. The attack points of E-Hero Flare Neos go up to 5300 (3500+1800).

By the special effect of E-Hero Flare Neos, its attack points can increase by 400 for each spell or trap card on the field. There are Mist Body, Neo Space, and Mystical Space Typhoon (Asuka's face-down card) on the field, so the attack poitns of E-Hero Flare Neos go up to 6500 (5300+400*3). Rei is very amazed by such a powerful monster. Kenzan understands that this strength along with the effect of H-Heat Heart should be sufficient for a single blow to finish off.

Judai declares the attack of E-Hero Flare Neos to destroy Stone Statue of the Aztecs immediately. Due to the effect of H-Heat Heart, although Stone Statue of the Aztecs is in defense position and can't be destroyed in battle, damages equal to the differences must be inflicted to the opponent. Thus, LP of the Blue boy's team decreases to 0 (4000+2000-6500) in merely a single strike.

Judai feels sorry to his opponents as going to walk out. As he is confronting Asuka, she he notices her getting angry. Judai asks why Asuka is mad. Asuka asks him directly what he intends to do. From what she could see, Judai didn't check or care about her face-down card at all. Besides, he sacrificed her Cyber Angel Benten powered up by the equipment spell as if it was nothing.

Judai turns his face away as answering that it should be good because they won. Asuka argues loudly that it really isn't good. This is a pair duel, so Judai should have trusted her as a partner even more. Judai doubts what Asuka is talking about. For him, he always try at his 100% best to win. He thinks that Asuka should trust him if she wants to win. Asuka is very mad after hearing those words from Judai. Judai seems not to realize yet why Asuka is very angry (She just wants Judai not to act alone but plays with her as a good pair. However, Judai seems not to care about anything but victory).

Asuka	Judai!
Judai	Why are you angry?
Asuka	What did you intend to do? You didn't even check the card I had put down before. Benten had been powered up by the equipment spell, but you sacrificed it as if it was nothing!
Judai	Well, it's done alright since we won.
Asuka	Not good!!! This is Pair Duel! You should trust me more as a partner!
Judai	What are you talking about? I am trying my 100% to win. So, if you trust me, then...
Asuka	What!
Judai	Asuka...

to be continued...

Sho	Big Brother and Asuka-San, their combination is the worst. Asuka-San should have made a pair with me!
Judai	The duel has been running perfectly. Asuka, what do you dislike?
Sho	Big Brother, you don't understand lady's heart at all.
Judai	To win is good enough, isn't it?
Sho	Next, [Judai VS Asuka: Face-Down Card of Hidden Emotions]! That isn't good!
Judai	Well, I haven't dueled Asuka for a long time.

This card can only be Fusion Summoned. If this card attacks with an ATK that is higher than the DEF of your opponent's Defense Position monster, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points. When this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Damage Step. When this card is destroyed, destroy one monster on your opponent's side of the field.

Eng OCG Code | [TAEV-EN042]
JP OCG Code | [TAEV-JP042]

[Asuka's Deck List]
New cards played | De-Fusion (S)

[Principal Samejima's Deck List]
New cards played | Polymerization (S)

M=monster, S=Spell, T=Trap

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