Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V: The Fifth Factor(slow updates)

Chapter 2: Pendulum vs Pendulum

Maiami City Airport.

Following his superior, Akaba Reiji's orders, Nakajima was awaiting the arrival of the highest ranking person in LDS apart from the President next to a luxurious limo. Although the heat was quite intense, the burly man showed no discomfort whatsoever.

After several minutes, Nakajima spotted the private jet belonging to said person slowly descending to the landing pad, before coming to a complete stop. Immediately afterwards, its side door opened, out of which emerged a woman with magenta, heart-shaped hair and blue eyes clad in a dark pink-colored blouse and skirt. Nakajima rushed to meet her, inclining his head slightly before her.

"It has been some time, Chairwoman Akaba."

Indeed, the woman standing in front of Nakajima was Akaba Himika, mother to Akaba Reiji and Chairwoman of LDS, who smiled at Nakajima's greeting.

"Indeed, it has been some time, Nakajima. I was met with some unexpected delays, but I was able to accomplish my goal successfully in the end and that's all that matters."

"Then, am I correct to assume that the acquisition was successful?"

Nakajima asked as she opened the limousine's door for Himika.

"Of course." Himika responded as the car began moving. "Everything is proceeding according to plan. With this, LDS is one step closer in having a presence all around the world. That should allow me and Reiji-san to easily scout the most powerful Duelists in the globe, all in preparation for 'that' day."

"That's very good to hear. However..."

Nakajima's hesitation was not lost on Himika.

"What is it? Did something happen while I was away?"

"...I didn't want to bother you since you were busy with the negotiations and everything." Nakajima began explaining. "Truth be told, there have been a number of...incidents over the past week that have caused quite a ripple."

"Incidents...you say? What sort of incidents?"

Prompted by Himika, Nakajima gave her a brief summary of everything regarding the sudden emergence of a new form of summoning.

"However, keep in mind that I'm not fully informed about all the details surrounding this case." Nakajima ended his report thus. "For more details, you should speak to the President."

"So it would seem..."

Himika muttered, her brow creased into a frown.

Upon arriving at the LDS tower after a few minutes, Himika quickly stepped outside the car and made a beeline for the top floor, ignoring the greetings of the personnel around her. She then quickly stepped inside Reiji's office without bothering to knock. If Reiji was surprised by this sudden intrusion, he didn't show it.

"Welcome home, Mother." Reiji greeted Himika. "You seem to be in an awful hurry."

"Reiji-san, is what I heard from Nakajima true?" Himika immediately questioned her son. "Apart from Fusion, Ritual, Synchro and Xyz, a new summoning method has appeared?"

Reiji fixed his glasses before responding.

"It's true, Mother. Its first recorded use was about a week ago."

Pressing a button on a remote, Reiji showed his mother a playback of Yuya's Duel with Strong Ishijima, where Yuya used Pendulum Summon in order to dominate the match.

"It appears this new summoning method is called Pendulum."

"Pendulum?"

"It involves placing two special Monster cards called Pendulum cards into your Duel Disk." Reiji elaborated. "Then, you can Special Summon multiple high-level Monsters whose Level is within the Pendulum Scale without releasing. It's something that has never been observed before so far."