Leander Xenovia
With the excitement of the event finally dissipating, Leander spent the rest of that day sleeping. A day like that called for some good ol' sleep, especially after what he'd been through. His sleep was blissfully peaceful as he dreamed about Duel Monsters. Sleep, of course, always had to come to an end though, but that was fine. After all, the days were only going to get better from there. Leander spent most of the week sleeping off some classes and looking over his collection of cards. There was also a time when he went into the card shop to expand his collection, and was pretty satisfied with what he got.
Leander was currently spending time in class paying attention to math and chemistry. Yes, that's right:
paying attention to
math and chemistry. Normally, such topics would have already bored him to death, but not this time. After all, Ryder and Melchior were making it so much more interesting by having Duel Monster images being used to show how those complicated processes and equations worked. For the first time, Leander could actually understand what teachers were talking about, and wondered why he couldn't get such simple things before. Those complicated math formulas that normally passed through one ear and out the other for Leander were easy to explain, and thermolypoly or whatever made sense too.
Unfortunately, those classes ended before Leander realized it, but at least there was the Standard Dueling class to look forward to. With a cheerful hum, Leander made his way over to the designated arena. At least there, he could actually Duel.
Maybe Shinrei would be there too, Leander thought. With that happy thought in mind, Leander's pace quickened. Perhaps the day would get even better than it already was.
Entering the arena, Leander saw that it was the legendary Transformer guy. Leander thought that he was really cool, and couldn't wait to get the class started.
Michelle Kine
After the event of the intruders, Michelle went through her deck, thinking about her Duels with Joshua. Neither of them had been satisfied with those Duels, and she still wasn't satisfied even now. The Duels had been boring and lackluster. She may have won both of them, but she had not gained any enjoyment out of them. Michelle couldn't accept that. Duels were meant to be fun for everyone.
And so Michelle looked back at the Duels, trying to figure out what went wrong. Remembering the events, it seemed like the most logical answer was that neither of their decks were at the most optimal state. They were still beginner structure decks with little consistency within it, and it would take time and effort to improve them. However, Michelle remembered how much time and effort it took to get her original Lightsworn deck working. It would almost certainly be no different now. Logically, the best course of action would be to get a new deck and start over.
Even so, Michelle couldn't just abandon Lightsworns. She had been through so much with them. She started Duel Monsters with them, and grew into the Duelist she was with them. To her, they were more than just cards. They were friends. Michelle debated the choice of moving on or staying for a while.
As she did so, Michelle and Leander ran into each other again. Leander was quick to see the turmoil in Michelle's eyes and ask what was wrong. Michelle talked to Leander about everything, her time as a Duelist and with the Lightsworns, how she felt about them and her indecision about them.
To Leander, the choice was simple. "
Just switch," he said. "
The Lightsworns will be sad to see you go, but they know that it's not good to think about the past all the time. You need to look forward and try something new."
Just like that, Michelle's worry disappeared. The answer was rather simple; it just took a while for Michelle to come to terms with it. Time passed, and Michelle said her farewells to her favorite archetype. She had purchased a new deck using the points from Joshua's Duels, and took the time to get used to them.
Classes came and went, and Michelle was soon on her way to the arena for Standard Dueling class. After she entered the arena, Michelle found that Transformer would be the one to teach the class. That alone made Michelle rather nervous. Just the sight of the intimidating muscle man was enough to make Michelle stay at the sides, moving away so that she was next to Ethel. Michelle gave her a glance, but didn't pay too much attention to Ethel. Class was going to start soon, after all.