[color=9C5F25]"N-no way!"[/color] Kei stammered out as he was helpless against Aiya's onslaught. He was forced to watch his monster easily being crushed by the overwhelming might of Aiya's combos, leading to Kei folding his arms over the table and resting his head between them in frustration. [color=9C5F25]"I may have lost 100 times in a row... but next time, for sure, I'll finally get my first win over you...!"[/color]

[b][i]"It's finally Shinrei's turn again!"[/i][/b] sounded from the TV. Kei scrambled upright again to watch. The duel field was much the same as when it left off; Shinrei with a last remaining Cyber Larva, a set card on his field and the opponent's two dragons.

[color=CBCDCF]"I open my trap card, Rebirth Judgement!"[/color] Shinrei declared, the card on his field springing up. [color=CBCDCF]"I've had enough of this duel. All the monsters in my graveyard become Machine-type, including my Thunder Dragons. I'll banish them, their fusion and all my Cyber Larva to call forth a new monster!"[/color]

[color=9C5F25]"Huh?! He's not summoning Cyber End?!"[/color] Kei yelled in surprise. Indeed, after sacrificing the monsters on his field and in his graveyard, Shinrei debuted a monster nobody had seen him use before.

[color=CBCDCF]"Cyber Eltanin gains 500 ATK for each card used in its summon, meaning it has 3500. Further, all your monsters are sent to the graveyard."[/color]

The commentators went wild. [b][i]"What a turnaround! Has Shinrei been aiming for this the entire time?! While the challenger's lifepoints are high, a direct attack would wipe them out in one swift move!"[/i][/b] they yelled.

[color=CBCDCF]"Go, Cyber Eltanin! Draconis Ascension!"[/color] Shinrei declared, and in a brilliant flash of light, the opponent's field and life were wiped out in a single move. The tournament officials declared Shinrei the winner as the reigning champion simply turned around and walked off-stage.

[color=9C5F25]"Aaargh, no way! I thought he'd lose this year for sure!"[/color] Kei moaned in disbelief. [color=9C5F25]"Nevermind that complimentary soda, I'm gonna be buying drinks for the two of us... hey, can't we say those two cancel each-other out?"[/color] Kei begged his female friend, not wanting to admit he lost the bet both placed at the start of Shinrei's match.

In the end, though, Kei still went out to buy drinks for the both of them. He stood in front of the vending machine, bought a drink and then got another for free as a lucky bonus. [color=9C5F25]"Whoa! Is she psychic or something...?"[/color] Kei muttered in disbelief. He didn't waste the vending machine's generosity, though, so he just made his way back with the two cans in hand. Now that he had some time to himself, he began to think back a bit.

[color=9C5F25][i]'Honestly, I'm happy to hang out with her, but... I wish these moments lasted a bit longer.'[/i][/color] Kei's thoughts plagued him. [color=9C5F25][i]'She's probably off to another job soon. Maybe I should get her something for next time...?'[/i][/color] he continued being distracted. Kei didn't exactly look at where he was going, so he bumped into somebody and was bumped flat on his ass. Both cans were sent rolling off, but luckily neither of them spat open. [color=9C5F25]"Ow, ow...! Hey, sorry about tha- huh?"[/color]

Kei went to apologize to the person he bumped into, but they didn't seem to respond to him at all. The other person just blankly stared ahead, got up and ignored Kei wholesale. His face furrowed into a frown and he stuck his tongue out after them for being so rude about it. [color=9C5F25]"Man, I swear, it's like the third time some jerk's bumped into me like that this week..."[/color] he complained, gathered his belongings and got up to meet back with Aiya.