"Teacher, how is Tenjo-san!?"
In a daze, Tenjo Hikari seemed to hear a girl's voice.
"I can't believe even that Tenjo Hikari has collapsed? Darkness Duel truly is a dangerous thing..." This was a male voice filled with dramatic flair.
"...Darkness Duel..."
Tenjo Hikari tried hard to open his eyes, looking toward the bedside.
"I've already said, Tenjo-san just fainted because his body was overly exhausted, what Darkness Duel, are you still kids? Do you actually believe in that kind of thing?" Inside the school infirmary, the school nurse stood with one hand on her hip, somewhat puzzled by the students' thoughts.
"Uh..." Mitsuzawa Daichi didn't quite know how to explain to the teacher, just as he was about to speak, on the other side, Judai had already noticed Tenjo Hikari waking up, and dashed over to his side.
His brows were furrowed, his face lacked its usual casualness, and he looked abruptly stern, far more serious, as he gazed at Tenjo Hikari and spoke, "Hikari, how are you feeling?"
"See, I told you not to make noise, you've woken the patient." The teacher complained unhappily.
Tenjo Hikari rubbed his head as he slowly regained consciousness, feeling a bit thirsty, glanced around, and it was Asuka, the attentive girl, who first reacted and handed him a cup of water.
"Thank you." Tenjo Hikari took a sip of water, then said, "I feel alright, nothing serious?"
While drinking water, Tenjo Hikari, who had just woken up, gradually figured out the situation.
A person's own household knows its own matters.
Was he really knocked out by a Darkness Duel? Though it did hurt a lot, his body had indeed been strengthened by Super Polymerization, and with Captain Crystal's protection when struck by flames, the damage was far less painful than when Jonouchi Katsuya was burned by Divine Fire, surely not enough to cause a faint.
The reason he fainted was entirely because "Polymerization" energy overwhelmed him at the moment.
Darkness may have created a side account, but even a side account represents the ultimate darkness, even if not fully absorbed, the energy was enough to overwhelm Tenjo Hikari.
Of course, he couldn't say any of this to others.
To have transmigrated to this world, even possessing a real Super Polymerization card, wasn't something to casually share no matter how he thought about it.
"Speaking of which, Tenjouin-san, how is your brother doing?"
"The teacher said the injuries aren't severe, probably need some recuperation before he can be active again." Asuka was still a bit scared.
Back then, for some reason, she did those things that now she wouldn't imagine doing—how could she harm others for her own brother?
Realizing that Tenjo Hikari was fine, Judai let out a sigh of relief, then turned even more serious, looking at his classmates and saying, "Everyone, let's go first and let Hikari rest alone."
His voice was strong and powerful, completely unlike his usual self, and the classmates who came to visit Tenjo Hikari glanced at each other, knowing that since Tenjo Hikari was okay, they shouldn't disturb him, nodding in agreement.
"Hikari, rest well." Mitsuzawa Daichi brought a gift for Tenjo Hikari, who accepted it graciously.
Despite wanting to know the details of the Darkness Duel, with Asuka around to ask later, the classmates didn't dwell on it too much, left some fruits, and followed Judai out.
However, they all looked a bit somber.
Even Tenjo Hikari couldn't withstand the power of the Darkness Duel; though they won, he ended up hospitalized, what about them?
Especially Yuki Judai, at this moment, his mind was filled with "responsibility," walking faster, ignoring Shou calling behind him.
After everyone left, Tenjouin Asuka still remained, seemingly to accompany?
Because he saved her brother, she was very grateful to Tenjo Hikari, and since her brother had Marufuji Ryo to take care of him, she didn't need to worry, while Judai and Mitsuzawa were planning to help, Asuka insisted on staying.
"Tenjouin-san, don't worry about what happened before." Tenjo Hikari reached for his Duel Disk, removed his Deck, glanced at Asuka, and said, "If I'm guessing right, that guy must have mind-control or memory-reading superpowers, otherwise there's no way he could imitate your brother so well or know things about you two."
As he spoke, Tenjo Hikari quickly shuffled his Deck, examining card by card.
Midrash is halfway complete! So fast, much quicker than he imagined!
Apart from that, there was a new LV 8 Fusion Monster in his Deck, Meteor Black Dragon...
But this thing is, well, kind of useless?
No—
It's useful! Suddenly, he remembered something.
"Huh?" Asuka was clearly surprised, then slowly smiled a reluctant smile, "Thank you, Tenjo-san, I didn't expect you to be unexpectedly good at considering people's feelings..."
She still looked guilty.
Never mind.
Tenjo Hikari shrugged.
"Where's that 'Soul-Sealing Card' that guy mentioned? Did you bring it back?"
"Ah, here—" Asuka quickly found it and hurriedly handed it to Tenjo Hikari.
Tenjo Hikari took the card, which had no words, only a picture on it—a mask of darkness bound by chains.
In the original story, Dark Fubuki could even use this thing on himself, entering the Dark Fubuki state, using the Red-Eyes Deck that only darkness had.
Simply put, for Tenjouin Fubuki, once proficient, this thing was their "Masked Rider Transformation Device."
But in Tenjo Hikari's hands, it's different!
Tenjo Hikari's face showed excitement, making Asuka shiver, instinctively rubbing her arm.
Tenjo Hikari's smile was too sinister, as if he had stumbled upon a terrifying weapon capable of destruction.
But in reality—
This is the darkness's avatar!
Even just dueling against it produced so much energy, then what about... this card?
In Tenjo Hikari's eyes, this thing wasn't a card but a battery, a "Philosopher's Stone," material for his Super Polymerization!
Moreover, this card might even be able to forge the "Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
Tenjo Hikari spent two days in the school infirmary, leaving when the examination confirmed he was fine.
After leaving, he nearly rushed back to his dormitory, preparing to start his great alchemy.
For several days, Tenjo Hikari, with the help of a few spirits, tried hard at creating cards.
Then, he confirmed a few things.
First, he indeed could use Super Polymerization to imprint cards, though his Spirit Power remained insufficient, several days of effort, with darkness's close assistance, gradually showed results, holding hope.
Second, if reliant on himself for directional fusion, it seemed he could only fuse Low-Level Monsters; whenever he intended to fuse a Monster, Hanami would hastily stop his self-destructive behavior, so currently, it's still randomized Super Polymerization that provided transformations.
Third, handcrafting cards feels really awesome!
Seeing the freshly produced "Predaplant Chlamydosundew" after depleting all his accumulated material, Tenjo Hikari felt unspeakable pride.
Even though the card is completely useless at the moment.
Now, Tenjo Hikari could truly call himself an "Alchemist."
Sooner or later, handcrafting the "Philosopher's Stone" will not be a dream!
He was nearly bursting with laughter.
And this is just the first "Seven Stars!"
There's still six more to go!