First Step… Part V

“You can’t let it end here, Joke,” Madame Fon said. “I know you’ve set your target much higher than this. Or have you already forgotten that you’ve fought against someone a lot stronger than Viper? And you did very well back then.”

Dani and Rin turned to look at each other, not quite understanding what the Madame was saying. Then, Joke looked up to meet the woman’s eyes again. Those words reminded him of someone he had dueled with once.

“You had fun, right? Had fun creating your own deck. Had fun taking on the role as a challenger once and received an energetic response like that.”

Joke took a deep breath before nodding, truthfully admitting it.

“Good. Then you shouldn’t forget what made you start playing AOS and continue until now. Don’t forget that there are a lot more positive goals waiting for you to set your eyes on.”

At those words, Madame Fon showed her phone to Joke. On the screen were letters of a short message, saying…