While Team 5D's exhausted themselves, racked their brains, panted out of breath, finally snatching one rest day during the Fusion Dimension exchange, there was another person also showing a quite satisfied smile.
Reiji Akaba, who was usually unsmiling and looked mysterious and calm, lightly pushed up his glasses, looked at the things in the laboratory, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Haha..."
Of course.
Having stayed in the Synchro Dimension for over a month, he'd seen the strongest batch of duelists in this dimension. Under that, he'd also seen this world's strengths.
Gods.
No matter which side's god, they had powerful strength, could provide their chosen with sufficiently powerful cards, and guide them forward.
This supernatural power was something guns and warships couldn't compare to. Even the worst-performing god's chosen could easily do various terrifying things.
This had always put pressure on him.
Though he himself knew a god named Sophia, he'd never been able to understand her thinking, nor accept it.
Especially when her true thinking, which was restarting the world, letting humans who didn't protect the environment start over, became known to Reiji Akaba. After that, he grew even more wary of Sophia.
To this day, he hadn't studied or used Ritual cards, precisely because of this.
Though recently, the duel between Sophia and Tierra had exposed more details of their own thinking, it didn't affect Reiji Akaba's personal judgment.
Gods were powerful.
Gods were equally dangerous!
For their base dimension, which had no mystique and had no gods, no matter who it was, they were dangerous!
He absolutely couldn't accept placing the ethereal future on a so-called god that didn't belong to their world and wasn't particularly friendly to humans.
Without his own mastery of power to converse with the strong, there wasn't enough to survive in the future world.
If their world always only relied on the outside, then one day, they'd become fat meat in other worlds' eyes!
Regardless, this kind of matter had to have advance arrangements and attempts.
And he happened to have that chance.
Though before attempting, he'd been quite worried, with wariness and doubt filling his heart, when he actually started the experiment, this perfect result still made him laugh.
As expected.
This world's perpetual-motion technology combined with his world's Solid Vision technology was very, very powerful.
He looked at the mechanical dragon in the laboratory and silently nodded.
Some time ago, he'd obtained a special perpetual-motion machine from President Rex Goodwin's hands. That was a perpetual-motion machine that could directly operate, generate energy, and store it. During this time, while Yuya and the others participated in the competition, Reiji Akaba used this perpetual-motion machine to recover energy generated by D-wheels, using it for his experiments.
Though when he got the perpetual-motion machine, Reiji Akaba had a strong uneasy premonition in his heart, after watching Tierra and Sophia's duel, this unease was replaced by greater sense of crisis.
No matter where the unease came from, his world had to have sufficient power.
Otherwise, how could they handle terrifying existences like Sophia who could destroy a mountain with a wave of her hand?
Reiji Akaba looked at the creation in the laboratory.
In the laboratory was a massive mechanical dragon occupying nearly half of the lab space.
Its body was overall black, assisted with some silver-white radiance. The mechanical quality was very beautiful, full of presence.
Their world's unique Solid Vision technology could turn images into substance, could be touched, could be ridden. But in most cases, due to insufficient energy, it couldn't be applied in too many places. More often it created things like balloons in duels to make dueling more interesting.
Though Solid Vision technology could directly materialize tanks and aircraft, the energy problem had always been their world's difficulty.
No matter how powerful the creation, insufficient energy was insufficient. Couldn't be reproduced using Solid Vision technology, couldn't be maintained long-term.
But under perpetual motion, these problems were instantly resolved.
The thing in the laboratory was the result of Reiji Akaba's experiments during this period!
A solid mechanical dragon!
Entirely utilizing Solid Vision technology, not relying on cleverness, not relying on his own mechanical knowledge, not relying on any other technology. An existence created solely by Solid Vision technology!
Merely relying on Solid Vision technology, he could rewrite all creation, directly creating a Pseudo-God Machine that he'd previously racked his brains to produce. Even stronger than the previous Pseudo-God Machine, even more perfect!
This was Solid Vision technology with sufficient energy!
"Our world truly conceals infinite treasures." He lightly pushed up his glasses.
This second-generation Pseudo-God Machine he'd made not only had all abilities of the previous Pseudo-God Machine. It could temporarily use quite a few of this world's decks through Solid Vision ability during duels. More importantly, it was more slender than the prototype Pseudo-God Machine, consumed less energy, and could operate for longer.
And under such evolution, it still had enhancements!
That was impact resistance!
The previous Pseudo-God Machine, facing Sophia's attack, actually hadn't lasted long at all. But this current Pseudo-God Machine, by his calculations, could not only block Sophia's attack. More importantly, its endurance was very strong. It could copy more powerful cards. Whether as electronic AI practice combat or in battle, it had considerable advantage.
A complete evolution!
Under such circumstances, Reiji Akaba laughing out loud was naturally expected.
After all, no brain-work needed, no resources consumed. Just Riding Dueling could create a Pseudo-God Machine. Though not as good as a true god, if mass-produced, it could slightly maintain his own world.
But not enough.
Reiji Akaba sighed.
Compared to other worlds, his world had started too late.
That said, Yuya Sakaki had performed extremely well in this duel. He'd even Fusion-Summoned a powerful Fusion Monster called Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon. That Fusion Monster was a genuine Fusion Monster.
That was genuine Fusion. Yuya Sakaki used that Hikaru's Pendulum Fusion to fuse out a Fusion exceeding what dueling in their dimension could use. He'd summoned a monster that truly possessed Fusion's special power. On this alone, Yuya Sakaki hadn't let him down.
But not enough.
In the end, it was only Yuya Sakaki.
Everyone else, even Gongenzaka and Yuzu, performed quite ordinarily. As for the other participants, needless to say. Masumi, who'd also received Hikaru's card gift, had nothing like Yuya Sakaki's performance.
Expecting his world's people to suddenly explode in growth, then obtain abilities, levels, and combat power on par with other dimensions, was really a bit fanciful.
Setting aside other things, in the recent Team Despair vs Team 5D's and Team Xyz duel, he'd dare say none of his people could win against that Gossip Shadow.
Even if Gossip Shadow had no duelist's wisdom and could only summon Heroic Champion Rhongomyniad, it was still so!
In this situation, even knowing using perpetual motion and Solid Vision technology was very dangerous, he had to try.
He lightly pushed up his glasses.
Fortunately, he'd actively withdrawn, giving up the next duels. Later, Yuya and the others could still find people in this dimension to spar, duel, and learn. But he could also return to the base dimension earlier, then try using knowledge he'd mastered beyond Solid Vision technology to create more advanced Pseudo-God Machines.
Though pure imagination was useful, to let the Pseudo-God Machine advance further still required genuine calculation and scientific research.
This version of the Pseudo-God Machine was far from enough. Even if it couldn't be placed alongside true gods, it should at least be able to resist gods, not simply be cannon fodder.
After returning to his own dimension, he was preparing to promote Riding Duel. This free dueling, not only full of speed's passion but also quite violent, should be very easy to promote for his dimension's people who liked entertainment and pursued happiness.
That's right, exactly so.
A voice seemed to sound in Reiji Akaba's heart.
"Hah..."
He shook his head.
He'd been truly exhausted recently. Or was it that with Sophia's departure, without a reference object, he'd started getting paranoid and uneasy?
Recently, this kind of voice would often appear in his heart. At first listen, it sounded a bit like Sophia. On closer listening, it wasn't Sophia's holy goddess voice at all. It was more like a male voice. On even closer listening, it felt like he was talking to himself.
That is, so-called inner voice.
He looked at the giant mechanical dragon in the laboratory.
The mechanical dragon's figure was slowly disappearing.
About that time.
Reiji Akaba nodded.
Though he could already purely rely on virtual image technology to produce beings at this level, it was ultimately forcibly created, with no technical content or technique. So it still couldn't be permanently maintained.
Only by truly achieving infinite energy giving birth to infinite mass would it be possible to truly create a god.
Otherwise, forever it could only be a Pseudo-God Machine.
Fortunately, he didn't necessarily have to create a true god. Being able to help their world, letting their world's people and letting Pendulum, before growing enough to contend with other worlds' people and summoning methods, first get by with Pseudo-God Machines was fine.
The Pseudo-God Machine's figure slowly dispersed. Finally, only a faint phantom was left, still declaring its existence.
"Then again."
Though it wasn't necessary to create a true god, things had come to this point. He had to create a sufficiently strong Pseudo-God Machine.
Those support, mass-produced Pseudo-God Machines for future use could be set aside, no special record needed.
But in this situation, calling his true goal a Pseudo-God Machine seemed a bit too cold?
He pushed up his glasses.
As a student, scholar, company president, scientist, duelist, how important names were, he knew.
Then what should he call it?
He closed his eyes and recalled the past.
Yuya Sakaki's father Yusho Sakaki was his teacher, and also his enlightenment for contending and resisting Leo Akaba. His and Leo Akaba's past actions and failures to create a beautiful future had also always been silently recorded in his heart.
He didn't know whether Yusho Sakaki had found Leo Akaba, whether he'd found useful information.
"Oh!"
He remembered. He remembered a great existence.
That hero of the past who had, when Leo Akaba backstabbed colleagues, betrayed their world, destroyed Yusho Sakaki's "GOD" experiment that he didn't want to mention again, rescued their dimension.
He looked at that giant dragon phantom.
He slightly pursed his lips. His right hand finger pressed against his forehead, carefully thinking.
He had it.
His eyes lit up. His thumb waved forward, as if a light bulb appeared beside him.
Ah!
He had an excellent idea.
"If that's the case, then call it Z-ARC." Using this name to commemorate the great hero who once existed!
As Reiji Akaba's voice fell, the phantom dragon's eyes seemed to flash with light. From artificial, it slowly transformed into an existence possessing spirituality. It actually roared in place.
Reiji Akaba froze at the sight.
Could it actually respond to his words?
Soon, he softly laughed.
As expected!
His experiments and attempts were all correct!
Under this great joy and laughter, the dragon's phantom completely dispersed, becoming bubbles.
But Reiji Akaba's heart was more firm, more certain than before.
His path and choice were absolutely not wrong!
So under excitement and laughter, Leo Corporation's next goal and operating policy were settled.
More effort to promote DT dimension's cards, vigorously develop Riding Duel duelists, and privately conduct Z-ARC's creation and experiments!
While Reiji Akaba excitedly conducted experiments, Hikaru and the others had also arrived at the Fusion Dimension's location.
"Wow! Yusei! Long time no see!"
"Jaden, long time no see."
Yusei smiled and greeted Jaden who excitedly waved at him. Then Hikaru pushed out a pile of things from behind, with Jack, Crow, and a few others helping.
"What's this, Hikaru?" Chazz asked.
"Some specialty snacks I ate in this dimension. Very interesting. Specially brought for everyone to see." Hikaru smiled and answered.
Hikaru had, counting front and back, barely lived in the Synchro Dimension for close to half a year. He had decent impressions of some specialty foods here. Though he himself didn't care what he ate, these were all good snacks approved by Tierra. Hikaru had tried them too. They were suitable for gatherings with friends.
Compared to other teams, exchange with the Fusion Dimension wasn't trouble at all for Team 5D's, but rare rest time!
Since that was the case, of course they had to play with everyone to their heart's content!
Beyond being a duelist, beyond being chosen by gods, beyond all these things, Hikaru had one more identity. That was friend to friends, student to teachers. This was his most important link on the "person" level.
Because, long ago, Yusei had already connected with this world's people.
Long ago, Hikaru had already become his friend.
Watching Hikaru instantly blend into the Fusion Dimension's group, with everyone welcoming Hikaru back, either teasing him about the previous duel with Tierra, or pretending to blame but actually worrying about him in Team 5D's high-intensity dueling, Yusei silently curled the corner of his mouth.
This was the scene he wanted to see.
That day, that exchange between the Synchro Dimension and Fusion Dimension, was the scene he most reminisced about.
Everyone, regardless of origin, regardless of ideology, regardless of age, even regardless of race, regardless of whether they were human, trusting and supporting one person.
The world he longed to create was this kind of world.
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