"Huh?" Yugo was momentarily dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Everyone, whether it be the local Satellite Area residents or those in the Upper Area watching the duel with glasses of red wine, were puzzled by Tenjo Hikari's statement that "Fusion is the noblest way of summoning."
The reason is simple.
In this world, does "Fusion Summon" also exist?
It's not that surprising.
Where did this lunatic come from, or are all Other Dimension people like this?
In fact—
Not to mention them.
Even the Tyler Sisters, and the Duelist from the Fusion Army beside them, couldn't help but frown upon hearing Tenjo Hikari's words.
After all, the opponent summoned a high-level monster with 2200 ATK using only two cards. Although it doesn't look powerful, such a convenient summoning method is quite impressive.
Tenjo Hikari's extreme pursuit of Fusion even made them feel puzzled.
Why such a strong belief in Fusion?
Tenjo Hikari rubbed his hand cards.
The hand wasn't as good as imagined, and it seemed that the opponent's "strength" was actually quite high, or rather, the opponent's luck was truly high.
However, it's just "not as good as imagined."
"First, it has to be this." Tenjo Hikari looked at his hand cards and chuckled.
"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Flame Swordsrealm."
Last time he used this card was against the Phantasm, and Tenjo Hikari reminisced about it fondly.
"Once per turn, you can send your hand card and monster on the field to the Graveyard to Special Summon [Flame Swordsman] as a Fusion Summon."
"I send Elemental Hero Avian from my hand to the Graveyard and Fusion Summon from the field—Flame Swordsman!"
Boom~
The roaring flames burned fiercely, the armor became larger and thicker, and the Swordsman, wielding a greatsword, stood by Tenjo Hikari's side.
Flame Swordsman, LV 5, Fire Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 1800.
"Haha, my master, leave it to me!"
Seeing that the opponent's ATK was only 2200, Flame Sword got excited immediately, and since the opponent had no Set Cards, wasn't this the perfect time to display its prowess?!
"Flame Swordsman, huh…" Muto Yugi glanced at the card, reminiscing a bit.
This card was once Jonouchi's ace.
On the other side, Judai and others cheered.
Indeed, at this moment, it has to be Flame Swordsman who makes his entrance!
No wonder it's one of Hikari's favorite cards!
"He can successfully fuse with just one card?" Yugo blinked.
"Wow, impressive, huh?" As much as he had systematically learned dueling under Fudou Yusei, having a clear understanding of duels, he knew well why Fusion—requiring Fusion Material and Spell Cards—is no longer popular in this world.
Compared to the convenience of Synchro, where as long as the level is sufficient and paired with a Tuner monster, you can summon from the Extra Deck anytime, Fusion, requiring specific materials and Spell Cards, is just too weak.
However, conversely, if this flaw could be compensated for, there'd be no essential difference between Fusion and Synchro, it's just about the strength of Synchro Monsters and Fusion Monsters.
Understanding this, he immediately declared: "Bring it on; I will crush all your monsters!"
"Oh! As expected of our world's Duelist, facing such a shocking declaration but calming down so quickly, now, why is Yugo so confident? Let's wait and see—" the MC hyped up the atmosphere.
Tenjo Hikari saw his opponent so confident, shrugged.
He glanced at his card and unceremoniously declared: "Activate the Spell Card, Junk Fusion, which can banish monsters from the opponent's Graveyard to Fusion Summon, even allowing a Fusion Summon of the opponent's Fusion Monster in that situation."
"Eh eh eh?" Yugo was astounded, seeing Tenjo Hikari use such a card, "What is this? Using my monsters—wait, I don't have any Fusion Monsters?"
Yugo instinctively checked his Extra Deck.
All sorts of toys, Synchro Dragons; there are no Fusion Monsters?
"No worries—I have!"
"What, what?"
Even Rin couldn't help but lean in, looking out.
Being more familiar with Yugo's cards than Yugo himself, she used his deck better than he did; how come she didn't know about any cards capable of Fusion?
"I banish your Graveyard's Speedroid Tri-Eyed Dice and Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke!"
"Huh? These two?" Yugo was dumbfounded.
Those two cards are crucial components for his follow-up tactics!
"The Fusion Conditions—two Tuner Monsters!"
Tenjo Hikari raised his hands, clenched them into fists, then swung them in front of him: "Fusion Summon—
Tuner Fusion Monster!
Sea Monster of Theseus!"
Under his loud proclamation, a dilapidated sunken ship rose from the ground. At first glance, it seemed just like an old ship, but upon closer inspection, parts of its hull looked like they had turned into an unknown octopus-like monster!
Sea Monster of Theseus, LV 5, Water Attribute, Zombie-Type, ATK 2200.
Yugo's mouth fell open.
"Wow… Hikari even got such a card?" Judai gazed dumbfounded at the card.
"Judai, your classmate is really something!" John was also excited, "I'd really love to duel him!"
"Tenjo, after using Tuner Monsters for Fusion last time, has stepped onto a higher level of Fusion? The materials turned out to be two Tuners? And—that Fusion Monster is also a Tuner!?" Manjome exclaimed.
"Th-that—that's—unbelievable!!" the MC, witnessing this unfold, enthusiastically shouted into the microphone, "Declaring Fusion is the most noble, Tenjo not only Fusion Summoned Flame Swordsman with one card but also fused an Adjustment Fusion Monster using the opponent's Graveyard monsters!!!"
"Oh no!" Yugo finally came back to his senses, involuntarily taking a step back, "Tri-Eyed Dice can block one attack in the grave, and Den-Den Daiko Duke can revive Tuner monsters—"
"Eh?" Hearing this, the MC paused briefly, then quickly shouted with professional flair, "What, did I just hear? The Fusion not only summoned a Fusion Monster, but disrupted Yugo's carefully prepared defense and follow-up strategies!?
Truly excellent, is this what an Other Dimension person is?
Let's witness your Fusion, Tenjo Hikari!"
This MC is as enthusiastic as ever.
Tenjo Hikari shook his head.
"Battle, attack with Sea Monster of Theseus—at this moment, Flame Swordsrealm's effect will activate too! My monsters on the field, during battle, can decrease the ATK of one Warrior-Type monster by 1000, while all other monsters' ATK increases by 1000 until the end of the turn!"
Flame Swordsman ATK: 1800→800.
Sea Monster of Theseus ATK: 2200→3200.
"Battle, Sea Monster of Theseus attack Demon Sword Jade!"
"Waaah—" Watching the ship smash the robot and extend its tentacles toward him, Yugo's face twisted into bizarre, rubbery expressions, astonishing to behold.
Yugo LP: 4000→3000
"Then, a direct attack from Flame Swordsman—"
Yugo LP: 3000→2200.
"Ugh, feeling a bit nauseous…" The alternating heated and icy blows, life and death attacks left Yugo dizzy.
Tenjo Hikari glanced at his hand, Setting one card with a smile to end his turn: "Set a card, end my turn."
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