"Battle, Great Tornado, attack!"
"Waaaahhhh——"
"We won, what an interesting duel!"
The gust of wind blew, and the holographic images on the field gradually dissipated. Mitsuzawa Daichi did not struggle as much against Judai as in the original story, losing in just three turns to a powerful new card acquired from the Other Dimension.
So that feathered guy evolved into Great Tornado in the Alternate Space?
Yeah, Great Tornado is a really powerful Fusion Monster...
Tenjo saw Mitsuzawa walk off the Dueling Arena with a dejected look and walked over to him.
Pfft—
Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but chuckle.
Can we win?
We're doomed to lose!
Blink and you'll miss it, yesterday he was bragging to me, and today he lost to Judai!
"Yo, Tenjo! Haha, why didn't you ask me yesterday? Judai learned in the Other Dimension that having just one Fusion card wasn't enough, so he added other Fusion Cards to his Deck. If you'd known, you wouldn't have foolishly just sealed [Polymerization] today!"
Mitsuzawa sealed "Polymerization" with a Counter Trap, preventing Judai from using Fusion throughout the whole duel, but Judai was no longer who he used to be and had added Fusion Gate to his Deck!
Mitsuzawa Daichi wasn't in the mood for joking around with Tenjo Hikari anymore. He glared at Tenjo, then sighed and said, "Tenjo, go win it back for Yellow Academy!"
Mitsuzawa Daichi was quite open-minded.
That's precisely why Tenjo enjoyed bantering around with him to lighten his mood.
Tenjo shrugged: "It's not that easy; I don't even know who my opponent is."
"Yeah... considering they're second years."
Tenjo Hikari adjusted his uniform, put on his Duel Disk, and walked onto the Dueling Arena. In the stands, just moments ago those who had been dueling with Mitsuzawa Daichi, waved energetically and cheered him on: "Go, Hikari!"
"That's right, Tenjo-san! You got this!"
What's with the nickname, Hikari?
"Professor Cronos, I'm ready!"
Tenjo Hikari said to Cronos who was acting as the referee.
In the original story, after Mitsuzawa lost to Judai, Professor Cronos was quite upset since Mitsuzawa was a student he recommended. But a remark from the principal made him even more uncomfortable—why could the Yellow and Red Academy cultivate such outstanding students?
This was questioning the capability of Professor Cronos.
Now, seeing Tenjo Hikari stepping up in his purple uniform made him even more sorrowful.
Why are there such outstanding newcomers even in the Fusion Department?
He's completely lost the mood to think about "expelling low-performing students" and was pondering how much of a failure his educational career was.
"Now, student Ryu from the second year of Obelisk Academy recommended by Professor Akaba Leo, please take the stage."
Tenjo Hikari noticed a student with a gloomy look, dark circles under his eyes, wearing a blue uniform, stumbled onto the stage.
Really, can this guy handle playing cards?
Dueling in this world isn't just a game; it involves real damage!
"Prof... Professor, is this really okay? This upperclassman looks like he's in bad shape," Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but say.
"Hmph, don't act so concerned, Tenjo Hikari!" Ryu snapped, "The reason I'm like this today is because of you, stop pretending, today I'm here for revenge!"
"..." Tenjo Hikari was silent for a long time, hesitating for a while before asking, "Who are you?"
"Don't joke around!" Ryu exploded with anger, almost rushing to punch Tenjo Hikari as he gnashed his teeth and muttered: "Half a month ago, Fusion Department, theft—"
Tenjo Hikari's eyes instantly sharpened, remembering it!
"So it was you..."
Tenjo Hikari had been dueling with different classmates every day, especially in the Fusion Department. Since he defeated a senior student from Blue Academy, he became immensely popular among the Fusion Department students in Red and Yellow Academy, with classmates challenging him every day.
With so many people, it was impossible for him to remember everyone, so forgetting one was quite normal.
With Ryu's mention, he naturally recalled.
So it was this guy.
Well... today might be difficult.
Don't think that a defeated opponent is easy to deal with; on the contrary, precisely because they are a defeated opponent, they are more familiar with your Deck and more likely to have filled their Deck with counter cards!
Still, in just a few days, he looks like he's come down with some illness, quite bizarre, isn't it?
Tenjo Hikari sized up the surroundings and noticed several students in purple outfits, wearing goggles, escorting a burly person draped in a cape into the venue, taking seats in the back row, watching the stage with expressionless faces.
Akaba Leo—
Tenjo Hikari frowned.
Is it really his doing?
What is this guy really thinking?
"What are you looking around for!" Ryu yelled!
"Hmm... fine then."
"Duel!" ×2.
Tenjo Hikari LP:4000
Ryu LP:4000
"As the upperclassman, I'll let you have the first move!"
"Here we go again, never mind... My turn, draw!"
Tenjo Hikari took a glance at his hand cards.
Uncertain about which Deck his opponent is using this time.
He glanced at his hand cards.
Usually, he couldn't draw a monster, but this time an Ancient Gear Monster appeared again.
Hmm...
"Lord, it seems like the other side doesn't look favorably upon my allies." Tenjo Hikari heard Dark Flare Knight's quip.
"Yes." Tenjo Hikari nodded, but didn't explain, instead starting to act directly.
"I set a monster and one card, ending my turn."
"Heh heh, where is your Polymerization? Can't use it, or do you have another purpose?" Ryu looked at Tenjo Hikari with a sinister smile, "Haha, it doesn't matter, because I've already seen through you—
It's my turn, draw!"
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, Mystical Space Typhoon!"
Whoosh—
A gust of wind blew through, sweeping up the set card on Tenjo Hikari's field, revealing its true nature.
"Flame Swordsdance!" Ryu revealed a sinister smile. "So you planned to use this card to aid when I special summon a monster? Too naive, do you think I'm still the same as before!"
"Also—I activate Continuous Spell Card, Prohibition!"
"Prohibition?!" Countless students in the stands were in an uproar.
How could anyone bring something like this!
"Declare a card name; as long as this card exists on the field, neither side can activate, use, summon, flip summon special summon, change position, or use it as material for a summon!"
"I declare—Flame Swordsman!"
Ryu displayed a mad smile.
"This... this is clearly a counter card!"
"Who would use such a card?"
"Oh no, big brother, Tenjo's main Fusion Monster is Flame Swordsman!" Shou remembered this point.
"Be careful, Hikari!!" Judai also hurriedly stood up to cheer for Tenjo.
"Wow, Lord, what's this guy doing!" Even Dark Flare Knight's spirit couldn't help but shout in Tenjo's ear.
He originally wanted to fight happily in the human world, but just as he was about to make an appearance, such a thing happened!
"It's not over yet!" Ryu continued to operate viciously, the effort of drawing cards as if trying to tear the card apart, "Weren't you always saying something about polymerization supremacy? Then, let me show you a stronger fusion!"
"Activate Spell Card, Absorb Fusion!"
"Absorb Fusion?!" Tenjo Hikari was truly surprised.
It's actually Gem-Knight? Where did it come from?! Found the DT??
"Haha, the surprise is still to come; during the turn I activate Absorb Fusion, I can only special summon [Gem-Knight], according to its effect, add Gem-Knight Tourmaline from the deck to the hand, next, the Absorb Fusion effect processes again, I can banish monsters from hand or field to perform a Fusion Summon!"
"Wow, incredible fusion, not only can you search for a card from the deck, but you can also fuse?!"
"I heard he's an elite of the Fusion Department!"
"Then why is he wearing blue clothes?"
This piercing remark stabbed deep into Ryu, who shouted angrily, swung his hand, and looked over fiercely, scaring that student to close their mouth immediately: "Hmph, I fuse two Gem-Knight Tourmalines to Fusion Summon!
Gem-Knight Topaz!"
The gems flew out from two cards, clashing, shattering, flashing, and eventually transformed into a brighter knight.
Gem-Knight Topaz, LV 6, Earth Attribute, Thunder-Type, ATK 1800.
"Gem-Knight Topaz can attack twice in one battle and inflict damage equal to the opponent's monster's ATK points when destroying a monster!"
"So... so strong!"
"Oh no, if Tenjo's monster has an ATK over a thousand..."
"Hmph, I summon in Attack Position, Ancient Gear Knight!"
Ancient Gear Knight, LV 4, Earth Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 1800, DEF 500.
"Wow, this way, if that Fusion Department student's monster has an ATK over 400 points, they're guaranteed to lose!"
"Amazing, as expected of the senior class..."
Ryu sneered: "Ever since because of you, I was ordered by the school to leave the Fusion Department and faced everyone's criticism, if it weren't for you, I would never—"
"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense." Tenjo Hikari interrupted his speech again, "After all, the wrong was yours to begin with. You're just being unreasonable causing me trouble now. Even if you want to change your reputation by beating me, at least duel properly, okay?"
"You!" A flash of anger appeared on Ryu's face, gritting his teeth, he shouted at Tenjo Hikari, "You can only maintain your momentum now, enter battle, I use Topaz to attack your set monster!"
"Hikari!"
"Tenjo!"
As everyone exclaimed, Tenjo Hikari pressed down on his Duel Disk with his mouth corners down, "Activate the effect of Trap Card!"
"What? Where did you get a trap—"
"The effect of the Trap Card, Flame Swordsdance, during the opponent's battle phase, banish this card from the graveyard, I can use a face-down monster on my field as a sacrifice to activate this. Special summon a [Flame Swordsman] monster or a monster with that card name from the deck or Extra Deck!"
"Senior, I already told you about this effect!"
"Even so, Prohibition has sealed Flame Swordsman!"
"I send my set Ancient Gear Knight to the graveyard, special summon from my Extra Deck..." Tenjo Hikari was enveloped by terrifying black flames, those flames illuminating him like a demon god, "I have emphasized it again and again, senior!
You are unworthy of fusion!
Come, Dark Flare Knight!"
Pitch-black flames spread throughout the field, the warrior holding a red shield and a golden longsword leisurely arrived at Tenjo's side, even having the time to smirk at an empty spot.
Dark Flare Knight, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2200.
The fusion materials are Dark Magician and... Flame Swordsman!