The falcon was absorbed into the synthesis mage's magic ball, then fell silent.
"Turn ends, at this moment, the synthesis mage is removed from the game—"
Haruki laughed loudly, "Did you see that, Tenjo Hikari? This is the power given to me by Lord Saiou. This is the power of destiny!"
Tenjo Hikari lowered his head, rubbing his neck slightly.
He felt an inexplicable urge.
It was a compulsion to kneel and worship a giant—in the midst of these thoughts, beside him, several students with weaker mental resistance subconsciously knelt down, prostrating themselves before Nephilim.
"Hmm... it seems that even if you obtain that card, you'll need to cleanse it again." Tierra watched the scenes around.
Nephilim was originally a central control device, on top of which Saiou seemed to have added other powers that even Tenjo Hikari, who was dueling, was somewhat affected.
However, after Tierra's reminder, she snapped her fingers, and this mental influence vanished.
It was a bit absurd.
Tenjo Hikari clenched his fist.
The Shaddoll Series, as expected, were special monsters. Midrash's card itself had some peculiarity, and now this Nephilim, even without Tierra's powers, could accomplish such feats.
If he lost the duel, he might become Saiou's lackey, just like the original Manjome.
"My turn, draw a card."
After drawing, Tenjo Hikari scanned the card.
"By the way, your Power of Death, can it really let you draw any card you wish?"
"Uh, yeah?" Haruki was slightly surprised to hear Tenjo Hikari's question.
"So, given that, why use [Polymerization]?"
"What kind of question is that?" Haruki appeared even more puzzled than Tenjo Hikari, "Would an Absolute Fusion Master like you question why someone else uses fusion?"
"That's not what I meant. What I mean is, surely there are more suitable cards?" Tenjo Hikari rubbed his chin, raised a finger, and said, "Why not use Fusion Gate?"
Haruki was momentarily stunned.
Tenjo Hikari continued pondering: "Your deck should be themed around removal, an Other Dimension deck, and beyond that, you added the other cards Saiou gave you, making your deck stronger. Relying on the Death Card, you can also achieve things you couldn't before.
Given that, why not replace Polymerization with three Fusion Gates?
Fusion Sage can search for Polymerization, and Terra-forming can be used to search for Fusion Gate.
And as long as Fusion Gate is on the field, you can use its effect to remove Jeanne and the falcon, that way, not only can you use Other Dimension Return to Special Summon Jeanne, but you can also banish my falcon, preventing the falcon from being Special Summoned to block an attack, right?"
Of course, Tenjo Hikari also had a Set Card; defeating him in one turn was impossible.
"Eh... uh?" Haruki was taken aback.
No.
Rather, Haruki's own "consciousness" began to think.
Not just him, but those students nearby couldn't help but nod repeatedly.
"Yeah, if using this removal tactic, Fusion Gate is obviously much better than Polymerization."
"As expected of Tenjo Hikari, as soon as it involves fusion, he immediately comes up with new ideas."
"Putting aside luck for drawing cards, in terms of deck building, that guy's deck clearly has flaws!"
"Tch, that Tenjo guy, even though the opponent is just a badge collector blocking at a station, he still kindly points out the deck issues of the opponent..."
A group of students chattered—again, in this zone, the students were more or less top-notch, each having their insights in dueling.
Upon hearing Tenjo Hikari's words, they almost immediately realized that Tenjo Hikari was absolutely right.
If successful, it was even possible to win in a single turn, directly defeating Tenjo Hikari in that just-ended turn.
Yet, he didn't do so.
"No, impossible, shut up—there's nothing wrong with my deck, damn it, I don't even use fusion, why would I think so much—" Such discussions severely affected Haruki.
The reason he was chosen to be the user of the "Death Card" mainly had two points.
He had good luck.
Secondly, he detested others discussing the construction of his deck, always believing that his deck had no problem, just like Tenjo Hikari could fully immerse in Fusion Duel, his deck was flawless.
Moreover, by adding Nephilim, his already decent Spirit Power became stronger.
With the enhancement of both, coupled with Saiou's brainwashing, his duel wielded a large-scale Spiritual Power, and combined with Light Power's influence, if Tenjo Hikari was hit, he might even suffer a spiritual blow—even though he hadn't been directly hit, Tenjo Hikari already felt a brief dizziness. Normally, through a mental offensive, even if he couldn't beat Tenjo Hikari, he could leave a mark of "Light" or "Destiny" in Tenjo Hikari's heart.
The problem is, he doesn't use fusion, stuffing these cards into his deck would obviously be odd and unreasonable, isn't that obvious!!!
This resulted in Tenjo Hikari managing to launch a reverse mental attack against him.
"Ugh... eh..." Haruki clutched his head, in pain.
Perhaps because he was feeling lost, the puppet strings surrounding him began to crack, and the radiant light of the looming giant dimmed considerably.