Tenjo Hikari achieved her first victory, but this success felt completely different for both sides.
After losing, Yugo wasn't too discouraged, after all, it was just a defeat in a duel, and it wasn't a big deal. He often lost to Rin and Yusei, but after his loss, those Sector Security officers came up and dragged him away roughly, cursing, "People from the Satellite Area are useless," which made him very angry.
He struggled continuously, wanting to punch them, but this time the Sector Security officers were smarter. They not only arranged for two of the strongest among them but also had others use batons against him. Even Yusei would have to be careful in this situation, let alone them, who were still young.
"Hey, you guys, how can you treat kids like this!!" Judai couldn't stand it any longer and wanted to stop them. However, someone held his hand, and he turned to see John, who also had a clenched fist but didn't step up, gradually calming him down.
Yes.
They were ultimately people from two different worlds, and this wasn't something they should intervene in.
Otherwise, when they left this world, what kind of revenge would these people face?
They could act like heroes and leave, but what about those left behind?
This was just their first contact, and there was very little they could do! Even if they wanted to make a real change, it required more interaction!
On their side, most of them were still in shock. The other side might not have felt much, but when they saw "Dark Paladin," they were as shocked as they could be.
Especially since this time, Tenjo Hikari used a real Dark Magician for fusion, without using the "substitute Fusion Material" card!
That is one of the most precious cards in the world!
Although there should be a dozen or so left in the world, without exception, they are top collector's items, symbolizing the ace monster of the first Duel King!
Yet besides the shock, many had different thoughts.
The Tyler Sisters exchanged glances, seeing both shock and speculation in each other's eyes.
They held a high position within the Fusion Army, known as the strongest Tag Duelists, and were aware of many secrets within the organization.
The Dark Magician that Tenjo Hikari used before was just a flash, but it reminded them of the card that their organization had lost before.
They exchanged another glance, seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.
If it's true, then wouldn't that make things even more interesting!
As for the others, after a moment of shock, they flocked around Tenjo Hikari, wanting to see the true Dark Magician. After all, most of the time, Dark Magician could only be seen as a replica in exhibitions, while the real ones were carefully preserved. It seemed Tenjo Hikari was the first duelist in recent years to put Dark Magician into a deck and use it. They were naturally very curious about what the real Dark Magician looked like.
Even though the color was different from Mr. Yugi's Dark Magician, it was still a Dark Magician!
"Well played, Hikari. Hey, could you show me the Dark Magician?" This was Judai speaking directly.
"Ahem, Tenjo, you know, my master is that person, so, I've always wanted to duel a Dark Magician, so…" This was Manjome, trying to be tactful.
Besides, both those they knew and didn't know, not just duelists, even many of the staff came over to catch a glimpse of the Dark Magician.
"Beautiful duel." While they were enthusiastically celebrating Tenjo Hikari and finding all sorts of excuses to see the Dark Magician, someone came over.
Upon hearing the voice, they hurriedly turned their heads and upon noticing the person, quickly made way for him.
Muto Yugi!
He glanced at Tenjo Hikari, then briefly at Tierra, who got scared and hid slightly behind Tenjo Hikari when noticed. Hikari then smiled bashfully with a bit of embarrassment.
"I watched your duel from start to finish. It was very beautiful." He simply praised Tenjo Hikari and then silently reached into his pocket, taking out a card from the card box on his waist, and said with a light smile, "This card is for you."
Tenjo Hikari opened her mouth in shock, carefully extended her hand, looked at the card, then looked up at Muto Yugi and quickly expressed her gratitude: "Thank you very much, Mr. Yugi!"
Indeed, from Muto Yugi—what a generous gift!
No less than a rare card!
Gaia The Fierce Knight!
Yugi gently nodded at them and then smiled and turned to leave. From a distance, Kaiba watched this scene, deeply imprinting Tenjo Hikari's appearance in his mind.
Although he had already noticed Tenjo Hikari before, he didn't personally get involved in Hikari's business. But seeing her use Dark Magician this time and even getting a card from Yugi, his level of attention to Tenjo Hikari soared several folds.
"Wow..." The remaining people watched this scene, unable to forget it for a long time.
Soon after, they suddenly realized something else.
"Hey, hey, hey, wouldn't that mean if we perform well!"
"Maybe, that guy Yuki before also got a card from Mr. Yugi, didn't he!"
"Hmm—yeah—let's do our best, let's do our best!"
Some were excited, feeling it was really worth coming this time, some were fantasizing about getting Muto Yugi's recognition, reaching the pinnacle of their lives, and becoming local stars, while others had already started studying their decks, silently cheering themselves on.
Before coming, Kaiba Company hadn't told them there were any prizes for the event.
But—
If they could get a card from Muto Yugi like Tenjo Hikari did, who would need any other prize?
Even just a word of praise could instantly make them a hot topic at their school!
On the other side, Yugo was dragged into the cage by two officers as if being thrown away like rubbish, but fortunately, he was tough. Even though he took a beating, he wasn't very hurt, and after moving around a bit, he stood up again.
"Hey, what a pity to have lost…" He sat cross-legged on the ground, his hands on his back, reflecting.
"You did well." Yusei encouraged him, "It's just that your opponent was more prepared than you."
Yugo was still young, and Yusei could see he had much to learn, so losing wasn't surprising—after all, his opponents were excellent students from the Other Dimension Duel Academy, and Yugo was not yet old enough to attend such a school.
He frowned, discontented with the situation.
Even though he requested the other side not to put a child of this age on stage, they still sent a child. How could the people of the Upper Area be so irresponsible?
Just as he was trying to comfort Yugo, a voice came from outside.
"Number 1, who's Number 1, come out quickly!"
Yusei glanced over, instructed the two kids, "Rin, I'm going to duel, take care of Yugo."
"Don't worry, Yusei, he'll be fine!"
Yusei nodded, picked up his Duel Disk and Deck, and silently walked towards the outside of the cage.
Meanwhile…
In the Upper Area, inside the Sector Security, a man with hands behind his back quietly watched him walk out of the cage.