Mansion where the Kibas resides.

Things had settled down for a while after what had happened during his cardfight with Chrono. The loss against Shouma Shinonome was a blow to his pride. Despite Chrono's attempts to console him and Tokoha Anjou after the regionals, he had almost given up on Vanguard. The swirly-haired kid did help him get a grip, though, and he had decided to continue on his dream of becoming a better cardfighter.

He was now reading a book, sipping his tea before placing the porcelain cup down on the saucer. It was good to be back in the mood of silent reading after the whole ordeal.

She's just walking around with her avatar card on hand, looking at it dearly as the tear dragon again gave her victory. It was then the wind blows, and her precious card fly away.

"Aah~!!"

She follows it until the card landed over the gates of a big mansion, quite far that even she reached out to it, can't get it.

"Can't be helped."

The black haired fighter pressed the door bell.

It wasn't long before the gate to the mansion moved, and the one greeting the young lady was Iwakura, his butler. He straightened his eyeglasses before speaking up.

"Ahh, welcome to the mansion, young lady. Is there anything you need?"

"Good afternoon sir! I would---"

Before she can finish her line, another strong wind blow and yet again her card flew with it.

"Aaa~!! Mael-ko~!!"

Without thinking she quickly runs inside.

While the lady and Iwakura were conversing, the wind blew up again, and the card was now approaching him. He stood up from his chair and finally caught the card with his free hand.

He then examined the card, and that's when he noticed the familiar Tear Dragon, the same unit that was once used by Leon Soryuu.

"Blue Storm Dragon, Maelstrom... I heard about that card before."

She saw her card went inside the room through an open window and saw the guy holding it.

"Umm, Excuse me! That's my card...!"

The blond boy stared at the card for a moment until the lady spoke up. His pale blue eyes were then fixed on the raven-haired girl. He then put down his book and left the house so that he could approach her.

"So that Maelstrom card is yours, meaning Leon is not the only one using it," he spoke, then he handed the card to her. "Here. You're lucky that the card landed inside and I managed to catch that. Otherwise, it would have been lost to another place."

Receives the card.

"Thank you."

She bowed a little and smiled and realized she entered the vicinity on her own.

"Aaa~!! I'm sorry, I'll be leaving now!"

Shion was now feeling a little uneasy when the girl freaked out. He tried to calm her down.

"No, no. It's fine. At least you entered the premises without being too intrusive."

That night was a bit of a mess with Chrono's determination to reach out even if the blonde didn't want to talk to him. Even his butler had to do the job of kicking the red-head out.

"It's still trespassing tho." She chuckled.

Keeps the card.

"Sorry for the intrusion, and again thank you."

She turned her back and starts to walk away.

Shion was glad that he was able to help the girl. His charisma was what drawn lots of girls to him, and unfortunately, it would sometimes get messy.

But as she walks away, his curiosity was now igniting inside him.

"Hey, wait. I would like to see that card in action."

If it was one way to train himself for redemption for the loss, he would do it.

She stopped and her long hair swayed as she turned around when the blonde's voice calling out to her.

"Eh...?" She wondered.

The girl's curious gaze now met his. And he just went on.

"One day, I would like to cardfight against you. Tell me when."

He may have heard of Jaime and Leon, but the girl may have something else up her sleeve, and he would like to witness that first-hand.

Just for a second when she was asked for a challenge, her gaze changed into something fiendish with a dark aura but quickly smiled back at him.

"Sure. Soon"

That sudden change might just be the blonde's imagination though.

Shion could swear that there was a glimmer of malevolence in her azure orbs, but that might be a trick played into his mind. He also saw that similar glint through Shouma's glasses during that first cardfight against the bespectacled man.

He had to stay vigilant.

"May I know you name? I'm Kiba Shion."

"I'm Kanrei. Nice to meet you Kiba-san."

Shion smiled when the girl finally introduced herself.

"Well, ok, Kanrei-san. See you later during our next meeting."

She lightly waved her hand and left.

Iwakura then asked him. "Young Master, are you sure about your decision?"

He definitely needed to know what Kanrei was capable of, with or without the illusory demonic glint. His hands balled into fist. If he needed a way to train to redeem himself for the defeat, this would be it.

"Yes, I'm sure."