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"So the Yellow Lightning Hawk will win…" Leo mumbled as he watched the match, not realizing the young man sitting next to him looked over and smirked slightly before shaking his head.
In the arena, the Card Master of the Blast Turtle was licking his lips. He really wondered if he had gotten lucky or not. "Gi, keep it a ranged battle and fire Cloud Burst Shot."
The Blast Turtle lowered its head and angled the three protrusions on its back toward the Yellow Lightning Hawk. They began to light up, and seconds later, three pod-looking things fired out. They flew through the air at an incredible speed, making it hard to even see them before suddenly exploding in mid-air, creating a cloud that filled the stage between the two Card Masters.
"Lilly, show them what it means to underestimate you." The owner of the Yellow Lightning Hawk had a bright smile on her face as her Yellow Lightning Hawk suddenly shimmered with green light and flew forward at ten times the speed it normally would have, shooting through the cloud. Its body began to spark as it turned into a streak of lightning and slammed into the Blast Turtle, causing it to flip over on its back. It quickly turned and dive-bombed the underside of the Blast Turtle, smashing it into the stage once more.
"Gi!" The young my had no idea what was going on. He should have had time to set up his attack, but for some reason, this Yellow Lightning Hawk did not act as normal. Normally, any time there was a cloud in front of it, they would not pass through it. But now… "I give up…"
Back in the stands, the young man next to Leo raised an eyebrow in surprise. He looked at Leo, wondering how he knew! He was sure that the Blast Turtle would win due to its ability to make a cloud. Now he had lost all his Academy Points he had put on the match! He could only hope the next match would cover his losses. He leaned forward and bit the tip of his thumb as he waited for the next match to begin.
This time on stage was a Wood Bear against a Sonic Bat. 'Liana what do you think of this match up? I am not noticing any difference in their outward features.'
'Normally, in this match the Sonic Bat would win. But I feel something off about this Wood Bear. Sonic Bats use sound to attack their foes, which the Wood Bear is weak against. The person who got this match up would show signs of defeat already-but look. They are calm. So my guess is that there is something very different about this Wood Bear.' Liana could sense anything strange about it, which meant it was a physical change on the inside. She wondered just what it was. That was until she saw it. The Card Master of the Wood Bear reached out and tapped on the Wood Bear's butt twice. 'I see…'
'You see?' Leo was curious. It seemed Liana had figured it out.
'This Wood Bear is deaf. It can't hear anything meaning the attacks of the Sonic Bat will be useless. Such a condition is rare for monsters so the Sonic Bat Card Master must be thinking this match is easily won.' Leo would never have thought of such a thing. He stared intently at the stage, wondering if this was true. "I kind of feel bad for the Sonic Bat. It has met its worst enemy."
The young man sitting next to Leo was very confused as to what Leo meant, but he soon found out.
"Sonic Wave!" The Sonic Bat's Card Master called out. The Sonic Bat flapped its wings and did a small loop in place before spreading its wings wide and flapping them once hard. A wave of sound that was too high for humans to hear spread out and slammed into the Wood Bear. The Sonic Bat's Card Master thought he had won and began celebrating, only to hear a familiar screech. He turned to see the Wood Bear perfectly fine, stepping on his Sonic Bat. "I give up!" He had no choice. His Sonic Bat was pinned to the ground.
"How!?" The young man next to Leo cried out. He turned to Leo and shook him with tears in his eyes. "How did you know!?"
A few moments later. The young man, who had big, burly muscles, was now slapping Leo's back with great force. But what made him strange besides his size was the way he dressed. He was currently wearing the girl's uniform. "Hahahaha! Sorry about that. I lost myself there a bit after losing so many Academy Points. The name's Gerald, but everyone calls me Marrissa due to the way I dress."
"Ahah…" Leo was at a loss for words. He did not know how to answer this man… especially after being slapped so hard on the back. He knew Marrissa as he introduced himself, was not doing it to be mean but seemed to be just who he was. And everyone else in his group seemed to find it amusing.