The duel is over.
However, the sky showed no signs of clearing, the surroundings were still foggy, and those unconscious police officers remained unconscious.
Tenjo Hikari looked at the Skull Knight, becoming wary.
Although not under the Fusion Army's banner, who knows for sure?
What if this Skull Knight is also someone who refuses to admit defeat after losing a duel?
But—
Upon closer inspection, Tenjo Hikari realized that this time, he had no idea why the opponent suddenly challenged him to a duel. Before the duel, he had made no agreements with this Skull Knight.
Whether it was about the lives of these police officers or any other aspect, it seemed there was not even the slightest agreement.
In other words, it was simply a forced duel.
Therefore, he had to be on guard against his opponent, in case the opponent suddenly made a move.
However, when he looked at the Skull Knight, he noticed something unusual.
The Skull Knight's body was slowly disintegrating.
His bones were starting to detach, bone fragments gradually falling from his skeletal body, as if he was about to collapse or even disintegrate completely.
What is going on?
Tenjo Hikari frowned.
"Interesting… Other Dimension human." The Skull Knight watched his hand slowly disintegrate; after observing it for a while, he looked up at Tenjo Hikari, "Other Dimension human, it seems you are indeed not an ordinary duelist."
Not intending to "fight"?
In that case, Tenjo Hikari relaxed.
Still, he didn't understand why this person came to him.
But he could wait for the other side to explain.
"Other Dimension human, you possess remarkable technology, and you yourself have extraordinary powers, but… this world is not as simple as it seems on the surface. You should understand this, right?"
His point was that since Tenjo Hikari possessed such dark, evil powers and hid among ordinary Other Dimension People, he should also realize that similar situations exist in this world.
However, Tenjo Hikari was quite familiar with the original work of "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's," so after hearing this, he nodded directly without much thought.
"Since you understand, then, Other Dimension human, do not get involved in the changes of this world—" His robe was blown away by the wind, revealing the mostly disintegrated skeleton underneath, and he did not tell Tenjo Hikari what exactly was happening in this world, nor did he intend to inform Tenjo Hikari and others about what his "brother" was going to do.
In his view, the Other Dimension People were just passersby in this world, and after time passed, they would return to their own world; by then, everything in this world would be entirely unrelated to them.
As such, not knowing the inside information of this world, not knowing the grievances between the Red Dragon and Earthbound Immortals, not knowing the world was going through one "cycle" after another, was a positive thing for them.
After that, the Skull Knight casually flipped his hand, and with a swoosh, two cards were thrown over. Tenjo Hikari instinctively caught them and glanced at the images.
Youhe and… Netherworld Dragon!
What's going on?
When he looked back, the Skull Knight had completely disintegrated, leaving only a slowly moving and lightly working jaw.
"Human, my last trace of existence from when I was alive, my final humanity, is yours—I think, as the Absolute Fusion Master, you won't let it be obscured." After saying this, the Skull Knight's figure completely disappeared, leaving behind a "D Horse" without a master, which neighed long into the open sky and then galloped away like the wind from the area.
The aura of darkness and death gradually dissipated. Tenjo Hikari stood there, staring blankly at the card in his hand, then looked up to exchange glances with Tierra, looking at each other in dismay.
After a while, Tenjo Hikari heard the groans of the police officers, estimating they were about to awaken, and at this point, Tierra was also stroking her chin, pondering aloud: "Is it like this, Tenjo Hikari.
Because you are a duelist who pursues fusion, and this person's trump card is a Fusion Monster not well-regarded in the S Dimension, and because of the Shaddoll's power, he thought you were similar to him during his lifetime and so gave you his final power?"
"Sounds like it, perhaps?" Whether from logic or experience, it seems to be the case.
"Hahaha, then you should thank me properly, Tenjo Hikari, otherwise you wouldn't have gotten such… um… quite an impressive card so easily." She was speaking from the perspective of "power."
Although not in its complete form, her personally controlled Satan was not a trivial spirit, and this Netherworld Dragon could withstand it in a "clash," indicating a high rank among spirits.
Tenjo Hikari also knew she was telling the truth.
After all, this is the Red Dragon's "Duel Dragon"!
While the presence of spirits in "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's" was not prominent, with only Luka able to see Duel Monster Spirits, it didn't mean there were no spirits in this world. In fact, the dragons of the protagonist team all had spirits present. Furthermore—this world even has the "Three Polar Gods," which are identical in Divine Attribute and Divine Beast-Type to the "Three Egyptian Gods"!
The status of the Duel Dragon is defined here.
Because as long as it's a Duel Dragon, there's a possibility of leveraging the world's most powerful "God," the God of Synchro, and wielding the power of the Red Dragon that can control and traverse time!
And although the Netherworld Dragon is a Fusion Monster, it also has a "Synchro Monster" complete form. While it might not be usable by himself, its essence is already very strong.
Considering his recent performance, Tierra's performance, this card appeared quite "graceful"—it completely accepted its new master because its new master was selected by the original, a Fusion System Duelist with Death Faction powers.
This matches the type of duelist it required perfectly.
Unexpectedly, after arriving in the Other Dimension, not only could he meet Yusei, Yugo, and Rin, but there were also these delightful surprises!
"After gathering the materials, I'll help you create the next Infernoid." Tenjo Hikari didn't forget Tierra's help.
Although now it seems Tierra's help was probably limited and the other party had observed him for a long time, so with or without Tierra, the end result might not have changed, only the timing of the outcome decision would.
But Tenjo Hikari was not someone who was stingy.
"Hahaha, I appreciate that about you~~" Tierra also knew her claim for credit was tenuous, so when she heard Tenjo Hikari respond so politely, she couldn't help but laugh.
In essence, this may have been the "reward" for their good cooperation over time, and both she and Tenjo Hikari understood this.