Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! belongs to Takahashi Kazuki, Sugita Naoya, Hikokubo Masahiro, and other respective owners; it will never be mine.
Cover Illustration: Sheville Elvie
Rated: T
Genre(s): Slice of Life, Friendship
Warning(s): Alternate Reality/Universe where Yuamu had no sibling and a certain mysterious blond man ran a small bread shop alone.
Summary: It was not like Yuamu was a fan of bread, but once, she found this little bread shop.
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The doorbell of a small bread shop in the forest was ringing.
“Welcome.”
A flat welcoming voice from a low-toned voice was heard. Oudou Yuamu felt a strange serenity as she found the owner of the voice.
“Hello, Shop Owner. I see the new bread advertisement you put on the town’s bulletin board.”
Yuamu took a tong and a tray as she spoke. Inside her head, she was counting how many breads she should buy for her company employees.
The blond man Yuamu called as the shop owner did not speak any other words, but Yuamu did not even bother. That was just how the man was.
It was not like Yuamu was a fan of bread, but once, she found this little bread shop. The shop did not really have that many customers, but it was one of the factors why Yuamu liked the shop. Also, they did sell the yummiest breads, which was enough to impress Yuamu’s buds of taste.
“Oudou-san, are you sure you're not picking too much?”
Yuamu giggled as the shop owner commented when Yuamu put the tray of breads she picked on the cashier’s table. Recently, the owner started to talk to her even if she did not initiate the talks.
“You're underestimating our Tazaki-san, Mr. Shop Owner.”
“… You're buying these for them again.”
The Shop Owner did not really change his expression, but somehow Yuamu felt like the man was sighing inside his heart. Yuamu just stared at the man as he was packaging the pile of breads that Yuamu brought.
As they started to talk more, Yuamu realized some little things about the man. For example, about how he was not really amused with family talks or how Yuamu value her employees—her family.
“I wonder what kind of family the Shop Owner have.”
“It was only me and my little sister; we don’t even live together.”
Yuamu’s amethyst eyes widened. So he did have one!
“How old is she? She lives with your relatives?”
The Shop Owner smiled a little. He looked back at Yuamu.
“You seem to enjoy talks about siblings, huh?”
Yuamu just laughed dryly. He got her.
“I have no siblings, so I was wondering a lot how it feels to have one.”
She felt embarrassed as she explained herself. Her amethyst eyes were not directed at the man.
“Having one is not always a good thing.” Yuamu’s tension burned down as she heard the comment. Slowly, she looked back at the blond man; he looked unimpressed, but Yuamu caught a small smile on his face. “But it might be a nice thing to have a caring and hardworking family … just like you.”
Yuamu knew the man was trying to flatter her … but somehow, she felt worried about him. A drop of loneliness was definitely painted in his tone. Yuamu did not know much about the man, but she roughly guessed he might feel uncomfortable with his family. Every time Yuamu realized it, she felt bad for the man.
“Shop Owner, how old are you?”
“15.”
“Wow, you’re younger than how you look.”
The Shop Owner just smiled at Yuamu’s rude comment. He then looked back at the cashier machine as he finished his calculation of the breads Yuamu brought.
“That’s the total price. I will give you a discount as you’re my regular.”
Yuamu gasped as she saw the numbers on the cashier machine's display screen.
“1000 yen for this much? You sure the shop won’t go bankrupt?”
“So you don’t need the discount?”
Yuamu quickly pulled out a sheet of one hundred yen and slammed it onto the cashier's table with a big smile.
“Who said that? I will gladly accept it.”
The ship owner smiled in satisfaction, then handed Yuamu a small paper card. Yuamu took the card and looked at it curiously.
“It’s a stamp card. You can get one stamp for a purchase a day. If you collect 8 stamps, you will get one bread of the month for free.”
“Wow! What’s the bread this month?”
“Green curry bread.”
Yuamu frowned.
“You … don’t tell me you make curry bread again even though you hate spicy things. How do you even taste it before putting it on sale?”
“Everything will be okay as long I put the right amount of ingredients.” The shop owner answered with his usual flat face.
Yuamu sighed hard before she smiled in defeat.
“I never ate anything nasty here, so I will believe in your sense.”
“Thank you for your patronage.”
Yuamu put the stamp card in her purse, then took the brown paper bag full of breads she bought after she put her purse back in her pocket.
“Then, I will come back again.”
Yuamu left the store with a smile on her face. She got a big deal today. It might be her lucky day.
Yuamu took her step out of the forest while thinking about the job she should be doing after breakfast. But, in the middle of her thoughts, she realized something.
“I forgot to ask his name again.”
Yuamu sighed.
“Well, nothing can be done. Can just ask another day.”
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A/N:
Is that man …? No, I will answer nothing besides the fact that the ship in this series is just like what you guessed. And I will just say this is actually one of the settings I always had in my head.
I put this as a multichapter story, but actually, I planned to just update the stories like a one-shot every chapter so I can just write as how I like. I hope I will post another one of the series in the future though. I did have ideas in my head but finishing it is certainly not an easy one.
I decided to write the story down as I scrolled down my ZuweeYua collection in my gallery and realised my favourite piece was a perfect one to be the cover of the series. Thank you to Sheville Elvie who made the illustration that inspired me to write the story. ✨
Again, Zuwee and his talks about protecting Yuamu. His facial expression changed when he remembered Yuamu telling hIm to protect Yuuhi. I was seriously curious if that was a worry or if he was just feeling complicated because the one he protected now was not Yuamu but Yuuhi, which was different from what he first thought about his mission.
I WAS SERIOUSLY EXCITED WHEN ZUWEE SUMMONED ELYSIUM, SERIOUSLY. Because, well, I see Elysium as a symbol of ZuweeYua's.
AND. FINALLY. NEXT EPISODE TALK.
So the whole ZuweeYua convo was because Zeyet told Yuamu that Zuwee was her fated partner or something.
I seriously do not know how to feel seeing official GR mention them in a romantic way for real. If it was a serious one, of course, I would be happy. But, in the end, it seems that this will end as a joke. Plus, we have Mitsuko, so I was seriously surprised they seriously brought up Zuwee as Yuamu's romance candidate, even if it was just a joke. I will not mention that it would be more natural if they brought up Fisher, even though it was a major Yua ship. They seriously do not seem to have any romantic or deep interaction on the show, especially after the time skip. Of course, Fisher respected Yuamu more than how he respected other characters, but that was all. Do not get me wrong, I also like SukaYua, but it was not like Fisher showing that he would only move for Yua. But Zuwee was following Yuuhi's words because Yua told him to do so.
But, well, so the official noticed that the recent ZuweeYua seemed like they had something more if it showed from people who did not know Zuweejou or Yuamu since the start. I will just prepare my heart not to wish for anything real next episode. It is 100% will end as a joke. 🥲
And I was kind of surprised since they showed Yua blushed at the thought of Zuweejou and not Yuudias. Now I can see that Yuudias was just not her type—it not like Yua was even had the time to think about romance though.
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! belongs to Takahashi Kazuki, Sugita Naoya, Hikokubo Masahiro, and other respective owners. Anyway, it will never be mine.
Rated: T
Genre(s): Friendship, Romance
Warning(s): Alternate Reality, diary fanfiction.
Summary: I, Zeyet, decided to start this journal after watching Dark Matter's newcomer, Zuweejou, for some days. One day, Dark Meister told Fukamura to take him to our headquarters alive. I do not understand why Dark Meister took an interest in him.
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I, Zeyet, decided to start this journal after watching Dark Matter's newcomer, Zuweejou, for some days.
If I remember right, his name was Zuweejou Zwil Velgear—I hope I wrote it right.
He was a super strange person.
One day, Dark Meister told Fukamura to take him to our headquarters alive. I do not understand why Dark Meister took an interest in him. He was undeniably strong. She might have felt his power. After all, nothing can hide from her in Dark Matter Space … right?
Zuweejou was super unsociable. But, somehow, Sabhuath liked him.
It was not like I hated him, but I did not know how to treat him anymore since he refused to even talk if it was not needed. So, I watched him for some days.
He mostly spent time loitering around the castle if he was not in Dark Meister's darkness. He was the most frequent guest to Dark Meister's darkness—I do not count Kuyamuya in because she is Dark Meister's closest aide. Even if he did not call, he would watch Dark Meister from afar. It was super weird. We, the Darkmen, of course, want to watch Dark Meister every time we can, but I was afraid it would be an impudent act to watch her so openly like that. At first, I was annoyed knowing this habit Zuweejou had, but now it made me wonder if he was just a clumsy man who did not know about manners.
Every time he looks at Dark Meister, he has a strange glint in his gaze. My guts tell me that Zuweejou might know Dark Meister better than us. It is really annoying.
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Yesterday, Blhuair said that the look Zuweejou has for Dark Meister was improper. Was it because he actually just pretended to be loyal while mocking Dark Meister inside his head? But it does not sound right. What did Blhuair actually mean?
I finally plucked up the courage and requested an audience with Dark Meister. Wanting to meet her is one thing, but I am also curious about what she thought about Zuweejou's act.
"Just let him be. He's just like that."
Her words suggested that Dark Meister might have known Zuweejou long before we knew her.
Then, why did he act like he did not know Dark Meister when he was first taken to the castle?
"Zuwee's gaze. So suffocating. Full. Determination."
That was Sabhuath' comment when I talked about Zuweejou's act. Sabhuath was somehow enjoying the sight of Zuweejou watching over Dark Meister. What was actually good about it?
Dark Meister is calling us. I have to stop here today. I hope I can see Dark Meister longer today.
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Dark Meister is someone from the light. Those guys from the light called Dark Meister "Yuamu".
Is it her name? What a beautiful name she had.
Her real looks were smaller than the Dark Meister figure we always saw. She was so petite … that I was scared our enemy would crush her so easily with their filthy hands.
Zuweejou did not seem surprised when Dark Meister showed her real appearance. As Zuweejou was someone from the light side, he might realized her identity at some point. Zuweejou knew Dark Meister longer than us. He was actually our senior?
As Fukamura betrayed us and decided to stay behind, Zuweejou might be the one with the highest position on our side now. But, I did not feel any annoyance on that guess. He had the qualifications for that.
On the other hand, we got a newcomer from the light side. What was it again? "Yuuhi"? Dark Meister seemed to like him a lot. She did not say that, but we just realized. Yuuhi might be more terrifying than Zuweejou. Who is he actually?
We will have a meeting in a few minutes from now. I will make sure to discuss this Yuuhi person.
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Zuweejou's determination to serve Dark Meister is deeper than I thought. Sabhuath did not seem to be surprised at Zuweejou's words when he said he would protect and fight for Dark Meister.
Who knew he kept that fiery spirit behind his cold demeanour?
A new curiosity hit me. Was he that close to Dark Meister? More than Yuuhi, her brother?
Yuuhi seems to not understand Dark Meister even though he is her sibling. But, on the other hand, Zuweejou seems like he will even offer the galaxy to her if she wishes for it.
Now that Yuuhi has become our underling officially, I can ask a lot about Dark Meister to him.
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Different from what I thought, Zuweejou was not that close to Dark Meister. They did not even interact that much—according to Yuuhi. Both of them interacted more with someone called Yuudias—who once defeated me—than they interacted with each other.
Blhuair said it might be unrequited. I did not understand what he meant. Yuuhi might be the same as me.
I thought I could hear more about Dark Meister and Zuweejou, but what could be done if they did not even interact much in the past?
Then, was Zuweejou pledged himself to Dark Meister purely because of her resolution? If yes, then he is seriously a strange guy. I cannot guess what is on his head, more than Dark Meister. At least, Dark Meister has richer expressions than Zuweejou. Now that she uses her real appearance more, she become way more cuter than before.
Oh, no, I am talking about Dark Meister again. Should I just change this journal to Dark Meister Observation Journal?
Anyway, as long as Zuweejou is loyal to Dark Meister, then there is no problem. Zuweejou, I am really looking forward to his service.
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A/N: Thank you for reading. I use different spellings for The Darkmen's names because of some trivial personal obsession with name spelling. Anyway, in my head, The Darkmen just could not help but give their affection to Dark Meister, so I made Zeyet look like she was a simp for Yuamu. I do not mind how readers interpret Zeyet's affection for Yuamu. Since the latest arc, especially since the episode where Zuweejou revived and pledged to Dark Meister, I just cannot help but be impatient for GO RUSH's episodes every week. I just want to see my lovely girl, Yuamu. She is just my favourite since the first episode. I hope I have the power to make another fanwork for Yuamu. ✨
They seriously did not install the crane game in Kyushu—yea, I am in Kyushu—and I just hate the idea of playing online crane games, so I randomly explore Mercari and found people are selling them at low prices …. Yeah, cheaper than the money I might use if I found the machine somewhere in the town ….
Ship talks below, btw. Now, you can scram. ☺️💦✨
They are my second favourite Yuamu sando ship, but also the first to get into my favourite list. I like ZuweeYuaYuga since it was just interesting that Yua was trying so hard to help Yua, and Zuweejou helped her because of her determination and maybe also because he also wanted to help him in the first place, but their position just did not let him. Like, ZuweeYua was connected by Yuuga but also not completely. Anyway, Yuuga definitely played a role in the change of their relationship since there was no way Yua would have Zuweejou to help her directly if it was not for Yuuga.
While, ZuweeYuaPhase was just interesting since, once, Zuwee and Phaser were said to be somehow similar. They kind of have similar vibes, but tbh I like Phaser more personally. He just looked more ikemen to me, LOL. Zuweejou seemed to be clumsy in taking care of himself, and Phaser might be too. Even so, they were both a great leader, just like how Yua was. Tbh, I like them just because I am into their visuals and vibes together.
Another Elysiumship Short If Situation Some Years After GR Ending.
Zuwee, once "died" on the battlefield they had since the Sengoku Period, was revived again after some years after Yuudias' reunions with the twins. I will not talk about what happened when he died or how he revived, just imagine crazy plots as you like since I also had my own that was too long to explain.
Anyway, Zuwee was wandering in the town, seeing how the town had changed, but at the same time also felt familiar as some parts stayed the same. Then, he saw a brunette girl who somehow looks familiar, and he was enchanted right then. When he saw the girl's amethyst eyes, he recognised her right away.
It was the same girl he had secretly always wanted to meet and worried about … who had all grown up way better than how he had imagined all this time.
Now, I just want to see that scene when Zuwee saw her face. HAHAHA. 😭💦💦
Yua is always full of confidence; she treats Zuwee as if nothing happened with the man. But, when Zuwee approached her aggressively until Yua could not feign ignorance anymore, she became all flustered as the man looked her directly in the eyes.
That time, she felt it was embarrassing to learn Zuwee always had a direct gaze, and those gazes were directed at her.
Guess I have to drop it since it has been bothering me for a day or two.
Some years after the ending, Yua got thrown into a parallel where Otes Zuwee existed. Just call him Otezu.
Yua, who did not realise she was thrown into another parallel, got anxious as she saw how different Mutsuba City was from what she last remembered. Then, she suddenly got caught by The Darkmen—not the main five darkmen btw. Still not understanding what happened, Yuamu was brought to the headquarters—ValVelgear or Mutsuba Tower, I had not decided. There, she saw him, Otes, with a strangely similar body build to Zuwee, and he even had his hair.
"How was your last ranaway went? I have to admit it took me longer to find you this time, and might be longer, if you don't bring your foot into the city …, Dark Meister."
It was then that Yua was finally sure, she got thrown into a different parallel. That voice, that smirk, and the way Otes called her, Yua could not help but remember his brother when he turned into Otes.
WAAAH, I WANT TO WRITE IT BUT IT MIGHT BE TURNED INTO A DRAFT JUST LIKE MY OTHER FANFICS. HAHAHAHA. 😭
