(GS3) Field: Rijuku Park

[NeoBuster]

"Its been awhile" Neo said to Haruki.

Neo gave Haruki a cold stare.

"Things have changed since our last encounter, I found out what happened to the clans and Im helping Neu keep them sealed." Neo said

[Kuro]

The glare from his friend seemed off, but Haruki was happy to hear that Neo made up with Neu. After their last encounter, Haruki thought they would be fighting even more than before.

"Well, it's great to hear that you're not leaving Neu. She may be a bit strange, but I believe she's a nice person, and really fun too." He wondered when Neo's glare would stop. "You found out about the missing clans too? So what happened with them?"

[Kisaragi Zane]

Jellal got up from his bench. He threw his arms in the air, as he yawned and stretched his whole body from the peaceful rest he was having. He looked at his phone, to see that no one had texted him, a usual response.

"Welp time to head out." He said while walking out of the bench. He noticed someone slummed over against a tree. He walked up to ask what on earth they could be doing there.

"Hey uhhh..." he said while approaching.

[NeoBuster]

Neo stood up, took a step then started talking.

"Neu sealed them away Haruki, so that the war can end and everyone can be happy" Neo started to say. "And I support her decision. The clans, The rift, my missing parents: Its all connected. So I will do anything to keep things the way they are and find out more about my parents!" Neo said

[Beryl]

Satoshi looked up and gave a slight smile. Blond hair. Recognizable voice. Yep, that was definitely...

"Jellal Kisaragi. Fancy seeing you here." He extended a hand. "We haven't formally met, even though we know each other's faces. I'm Satoshi Kurosaki. One of Yukino Espoir's friends."

[Kisaragi Zane]

"Satoshi Kurosaki..."

He heard of the name, but he definitely remembered the face. From the card shop, when he denied the communication of cards.

"Pleasure to meet you." Jellal said with a pleasant smile, offering his hand to help Satoshi up from the tree. "Were you waiting on something?"

[Kuro]

"Let's stick together then. Sounds to me like Neu did the right thing to help end this war. If you're staying by her side, then I will too, because I'll trust the decisions of my friends." The young man of justice gave a determined smile and reached out for a handshake. "Finding out about your parents is a step in the right direction. I'll help you out alright Neo?"

[Beryl]

Satoshi took his hand, got up, and then shook it. "This may surprise you, but...you, actually." He ran a hand through his hair to make sure it was messy in the right way. "A lot has happened since we all went to PSY Shop, and it's been on my mind for a bit, particularly because I've interacted with someone we have as a common enemy right now."

His eyes narrowed, taking a more serious look. "What do you know about Neu Edelweiss?"

[Kisaragi Zane]

"Neu Eedelweiss?"

He thought about it for a while, but shortly came back. "Yeah, once, at the Espoir Mansion. They're somehow responsible for the disappearance of 4 clans, if I'm not mistaken."

[Beryl]

"You'd be correct. But what if I told you..."

Satoshi raised his voice a little so that the two he had been passively listening in on could hear him. "What if I told you that Neu Edelweiss was using cardfighters to unlock the seals on those clans and use their power to take control of Cray for herself?"

[Kisaragi Zane]

"How exactly?" he said in a low confused voice. He tried to wrap his head around the idea but couldn't exactly understand it at the same time.

[Beryl]

Satoshi cleared his throat a bit and lowered his own voice.

"Neu currently has all four clans, but she doesn't have the ability to use the original avatars of the people who had them. At least, that was my impression when she used two different Limit Break cards against me between Royal Paladins and Kagero. But Haruka told me she used Dragonic Overlord against him shortly after I fought her..." He scratched his chin. "So what that says to me is that her fighting with these decks gets her closer and closer to controlling your avatars."

He sighed. "I got played for a fool by her and helped her along this path, so I'm trying to make up for it by getting as much of a strong group of people together as possible."

[Kisaragi Zane]

"Has she used Phantom Blaster? Either form?" Jellal asked. His concern for his former clan was present as he was still being caught up to speed.

[Hope]

Walking through the park, she began overhearing a conversation involving two familiar voices. One was leaf boy and upon closer inspection, she realized that the other was her rift classmate, Jellal. Always a sucker for rather fun reunions, Neu felt it would be enjoyable to go up to them and greet them. Of course, she ended up accidentally falling into the trap of somewhat eavesdropping, but at the same time, it might have been just a stroke of good luck.

Nonetheless, she nonchalantly approached them, waving hi hey hello gestures, and even giving off some cute smiley vibes that would usually make guys fall in love with her, even though she would never notice because she stinks at reading that kind of stuff. "Hey guys, whatcha up to? She casually asked both them.

[Beryl]

"Not yet, but if she's already used--"

Aaaaaand there was Neu. Perfect timing. How much had she even heard? Satoshi shook his head. It didn't matter. If anything, it benefitted her to be blatantly obvious with what her plan was, because if anything, the other problem with the whole unsealing theory was that it was also the only way he could think of freeing the clans as well. To fight her, over and over again, and give her that power that she wanted, on the off-chance that Ezel, Vortimer, Seph and...Maelstrom, if he remembered Seph's explanation of Aqua Force correctly, would collectively be able to fight her control and take them back.

"Of all times to go for a walk in the park, Neu..."