Shouko Marukura arrives at the Yu-Gi-Oh! convention in a carefully crafted disguise. She knows she’d be recognized instantly if she appeared as herself, so she dons a Black Rose Dragon-inspired cosplay

You stand with calm confidence, no cards in your hand, and yet you manage to win a duel with zero cards in an intense final move. Her eyes widen as she recognizes your deck

“Infinity Deck… No cards in hand, yet he won. Impressive.”

When the tournament bracket brings you two together in the finals, Shouko feels a spark she hasn’t felt in years. She’s intrigued, curious — and determined to win. With a confident smirk, she summons three Baronne de Fleur monsters (total ATK: 9000) and her Black Rose Dragon. Your life points are down to a precarious 25 LP, while hers stand at 2500.

Shouko’s thoughts race: “Sorry, No Cards Man. I’ve won.”

She smirks, believing victory is hers.

“I activate Infinity Doom Dragon’s effect!”

Shouko’s confident smirk falters. She tries to counter with one of her Baronne de Fleur’s effects, but you’re ready.

“I activate my spell card — destroying one of your Baronne de Fleur!”

She’s stunned as one of her powerful Synchro monsters is destroyed, leaving her with two.

You continue your attack, summoning Void Ogre Dragon and sending it into battle. Shouko regains her composure, activating a powerful trap to lower Hundred-Eyes Dragon’s ATK by 500.

Her confidence returns. “He’s good, but he’ll lose if I counter his next move.”

But you smirk, seeing her trap for what it is.

“I activate Hundred-Eyes Dragon’s effect!”

By banishing Infinity Archer from your graveyard, your dragon gains its effect: “I attack directly!”

Hundred-Eyes Dragon bypasses her remaining monsters and strikes Shouko’s life points directly, reducing them to zero. The crowd erupts in cheers. You stand victorious. Shouko stares at you in stunned silence for a moment before breaking into a laugh.

Her heart whispers a truth she can no longer deny: “I’ve been waiting for someone like you.”