Boom, boom.
Tenjo Hikari was sitting on the train. Beside him, Tierra and Serena were playing cards at a table.
"Cyber Dragon attacks directly! I win!"
"Ah—why!"
Tierra was losing her mind.
Six losses in a row.
Using the same cards, why was this happening!
The two were using a shared deck randomly for the duel. The extra deck, everything was shared, so their starting point was exactly the same, but no matter what Tierra drew as her starting hand, she would always lose in the end.
Tierra was angry.
But her anger was useless.
Even though Tierra wasn't really bothered about losing, she was just casually trying it for fun.
But by the third round, she simply didn't understand it anymore.
She even wanted to secretly use her "stats," but unfortunately, these stats couldn't be used in casual card games.
It's inevitable.
Tenjo Hikari wasn't in an official duel. He often lost while playing cards with friends.
After all, his luck was always terrible.
And obviously, Tierra's luck wasn't much better.
As for Serena, she was quite something; her luck was really good.
Moreover, since last year, she'd participated in the Fusion Department's activities, gaining rich experience in random duels. Compared to her, Tierra was naturally overshadowed.
Of course, the most amazing one is Marufuji Shou. In the original, Marufuji Shou duels using a simulator, ranking first in the school, completely crushing everyone, not even Judai could compete.
"Beep—beep—" As the two spent time.
Tenjo Hikari swiped his phone, opening a message he just received. In the message, Fubuki's flashy teeth and his "yay" gesture appeared in the photo, next to him were Asuka looking helpless and Marufuji Ryo laughing heartily, having defeated an opponent.
It looks like the Tenjouin Siblings are traveling with Hell Caesar in this dimension.
Tenjo Hikari was relieved.
If it were anyone else, Tenjo Hikari would still be quite worried about Marufuji Ryo.
But with Fubuki, it'd be fine.
In the original, after Marufuji Ryo became Hell Caesar, Fubuki used Darkness's power to duel Hell Caesar, hoping to awaken Caesar back to his original self.
Unfortunately for him, he encountered the debut of the Cyber Dark Style, and the Dragon-Type monsters he used became Cyber Dark Style's equipment, getting countered and killed.
But midway through the duel, Fubuki conversed with Marufuji Ryo's inner self, quickly discovering something.
Caesar had transformed, but not into a madman; he became more "mature," understanding everything anew.
When his teachers and brother couldn't understand, Fubuki immediately got it. Caesar was still his good buddy.
It's fair to say Fubuki was truly a soulmate to Caesar; no wonder Caesar worked so hard to find him after Fubuki disappeared.
Even though Fubuki in the original was somewhat unreliable, never won a card game, he could understand elders, brothers, and later even Judai; and at the end of the original, he even resisted brainwashing.
Unfortunately, at his most glorious moment, he was defeated by time reversal.
Tenjo Hikari swiped his phone, giving it a like.
Then he saw Manjome's message, glanced at it, and sat up straight, observing carefully.
"Manjome, that little guy, he actually got recognized by the LV 12 level."
"What, what? That guy did, without a word, achieve such a thing first?" Mitsuzawa exclaimed.
Next, he couldn't help but clench his fist: "No way, I can't let you guys stretch the lead!"
He hurriedly took out his deck, studying it more earnestly.
As for Tenjo Hikari, after checking on everyone's recent status, he searched for updates on other classmates.
The circumstances of ordinary students in the Fusion Department were his utmost concern; as the head, he couldn't just care about his friends, he needed to pay attention to other members too. If a student lost a duel, he'd occasionally offer comfort; if a student defeated a strong opponent, he'd give them a like or directly message them.
Being the head is tough—
"Oh, Kagurazaka, he actually got a LV 5 stamp? That's great." Getting the LV 5 stamp generally meant he didn't have to worry about grades; next was whether he could achieve a higher level.
He gave a like, praised it, then kept scrolling, watching for a while, suddenly his expression became stern.
A classmate said he'd discovered strange black clouds in the Critical Point Dimension, unsure if it was a phenomenon in this dimension.
Another classmate said he saw an Archfiend covered in slime, but since he wasn't a Star Duelist, he didn't pay much mind.
Tenjo Hikari stroked his chin, pondering.
Quite a few Archfiends match these two traits, so he couldn't easily draw conclusions.
But, suppose it is?
What troubled Tenjo Hikari was that since everyone was so scattered, it was difficult to deduce recent circumstances by relying on individual information.
If someone hadn't messaged for a long time, was it because they were busy with matches, or because of an accident, it was hard to determine.
Even for well-acquainted classmates, confirming their friends' state was challenging.
After pondering for a while, he edited a message and sent it to all his classmates in the Fusion Department.
Thankfully—
Because Tierra caused something and opened her stats to win, the weird scene from that day was seen by all classmates at Critical Point, giving Tenjo Hikari the chance to make up a story.
"Attention all Fusion Department members, recently abnormal weather has erupted at Critical Point. Through visits to the Spirits, I learned that an Archfiend of the highest level might have appeared, very dangerous, and could potentially pose a threat to common people's lives. Please ensure your safety.
Please always and everywhere watch time, watch the weather, watch surroundings, try not to leave Kaiba Company's stations to avoid lost communication.
If encountering the following situations, please immediately contact or send information..."
Tierra glanced over.
She raised an eyebrow, crossed her legs lightly, resting her chin in her right hand, watching Tenjo Hikari type.
This human, Tenjo Hikari, is far too responsible, right.
Traveling, yet worrying about those trivial mortal matters.
But she had to admit, as a "leader" of a force, Tenjo Hikari indeed spared no effort, missing nothing.
"Beep beep beep—beep—"
After Tenjo Hikari sent "White Dragon X," he started reviewing Emerald, and soon the train announcement echoed.
"Arrived at Battle Rainforest Zone."
"Attention passengers, this area's duels are quite frequent. Please maintain your stamina."
Here.
Tenjo Hikari and the others packed up, followed the team, and disembarked one after another. Just after getting off, Tenjo Hikari noticed a blue-haired boy preparing to board the train.
It was John.
"Oh! Tenjo Hikari!" John also noticed Tenjo Hikari, seeing the emblem on his chest, noticing five stamps, he was suddenly astonished, couldn't help but stretch his muscles, "You've already earned five stamps!? That's incredible, I can't lag behind!"
His stamps were four.
He was headed to another mountainous region, coincidentally not overlapping with Tenjo Hikari's travel, Mitsuzawa and Serena also encountered the exchange student for the first time who didn't mind the "Fusion" matters, chatted with him a bit.
Of course, John also asked about Judai's current situation, Tenjo Hikari thought for a moment, took out his phone, searched a bit, and told him where Judai was now.
"Hahaha, looks like the destinations can't overlap." He laughed, not proactively seeking Judai.
Then he thought of the conditions here, his smile slightly narrowed, informing Tenjo Hikari and his company: "By the way, here in the jungle, it's quite intense; you all must be careful. Who knows, at any moment, a guy could suddenly appear from the shadows to attack you."
There's such a thing?
Here in the rainforest, it's quite unfriendly.