Summoner Aleister!
Tenjo Hikari looked at the card, sat down, leaned against the chair, and fell into deep thought.
As a card from nearly ten years ago, Aleister is renowned. Even at the time before the dimensional travel, this card appeared in some second-tier decks. When the "Abyss" series card story began to be released, this card even formed a deck with the Shaddoll and Dogmatika series, making a resurgence in the mainstream environment.
As a single card, it stands on par with entire series!
Theoretically, Aleister and the Chimerafflesia in Tenjo Hikari's hand are from the same era of cards, but they held entirely different meanings.
Because it was once considered a card that "changed Polymerization."
As for another card that genuinely "changed Polymerization"... "Predaplant Verte Anaconda," it seemingly cannot be found in this world as of now.
So, when Teacher Daitokuji once said this card was a fusion beyond its time, it might not be too exaggerated in this world.
Of course, it's another matter for decks like Tearlaments that changed Yu Gi Oh.
Besides the significance in terms of cards, this card also holds a more unique meaning.
For the "veterans" of the Fusion Department at Duel Academy, for Professor Cronos, for Tenjo Hikari, in short, for all those participants in the "Seven-Star Incident," this card possesses extraordinary significance.
As the final enemy of the Seven-Star Incident, as the terminator of the entire event, as the "final boss" they faced, Daitokuji single-handedly ensnared almost all of them, and finally, Tenjo Hikari, through a slight oversight of Daitokuji, turned the tables, also relying on Aleister's effect.
Aleister was Teacher Daitokuji's trump card. In some sense, it was the starting point for all of their growth. Tenjo Hikari's thorough inheritance of Daitokuji's alchemy practice began with "Emerald Book" because of it.
After that, Tenjo Hikari traveled to many dimensions.
He wanted to collect "Summoner Aleister," but he couldn't find it in any world.
Even in the Secret Village of the Spellcasters, where it seemed most likely, the mages there clearly told Tenjo Hikari that "Crowley" was one of the three sages who founded the Secret Village of the Spellcasters, and they couldn't usually contact them.
So, later on, Tenjo Hikari understood.
Just like a Black Luster Soldier among the Warrior-Type, for mages, becoming "Ah Lai" is also a highly challenging endeavor.
"Aleister" represents an exceptionally powerful Spellcaster-Type Spirit.
Unexpectedly, Professor Cronos managed to acquire such a card.
Tenjo Hikari pondered.
...
Even such a card can be acquired...
If the professor wanted an Ancient Gear Fusion Monster like Chaos Giant, it would probably take less than a few minutes for Kaiba Company to find it and compensate him.
Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath.
It's time to readjust the deck.
Tenjo Hikari spent some time remixing the deck.
Actually, Tenjo Hikari's deck was quite "normal" now, with plenty of Gem-Knight and Shaddoll series cards besides Polymerzation, allowing him to frequently duel using a single axis.
But having Aleister was different.
He had the opportunity to crudely connect the two axes with Aleister.
Moreover, he doesn't need to worry about Aleister being Fusion-summoned away by Super Polymerization.
Because...
Tenjo Hikari picked up the Emerald Book beside him, slowly opened it, searched carefully for a while, and from a certain page, took out a card that was used as a "bookmark" and protected.
Earth Invoked, Invoked Magellanica.
Teacher Daitokuji's favorite Invoked Monster, also a card Aleister the Spirit left him initially.
Most of the Invoked monsters' Fusion Materials are also very simple, generally "Aleister the Invoker" and a monster with a specific attribute.
So he inevitably doesn't need to worry about Super Polymerization.
The only problem is, Tenjo Hikari currently only has the Earth Attribute Invoked, and Tenjo Hikari doesn't have an Earth Attribute El Shaddoll.
After adjusting the deck for a day, Tenjo Hikari even tried dueling with Serena.
Although the attributes weren't quite right, Serena quickly understood why Tierra and Tenjo Hikari were so thrilled about Aleister.
A single card that initiates, no cost, direct Fusion, and can be recycled!
Even in a friendly spar, Serena could feel the power of this card.
Having not used Aleister for a long time, Tenjo Hikari felt a bit nostalgic.
After fine-tuning the deck, Tenjo Hikari didn't put down the Emerald Book.
Previously, Tenjo Hikari couldn't progress further in his alchemy path, so he hadn't continued to unlock the dimensional coordinates left by Teacher Daitokuji.
But he still remembered the letter from the Spellbook Magician.
Back when he met the Spellbook Magician in the Secret Village of the Spellcasters, it not only reported Teacher Daitokuji's "safety," but also mentioned the Magic Academy's certification card.
With the Magic Academy's certification card, one can apply to challenge high-level mages in the Secret Village of the Spellcasters.
Although Tenjo Hikari still didn't encounter a Dark Magician, it wasn't that important.
What was important is that Tenjo Hikari recently deciphered the special conditions for entering the "Mage Domain."
Which is the [Proof of the Three Sages].
And the so-called "Three Sages" refers to "Crowley, the Magistus of Grimoires," the leader of the Spellbook Dimension and Summoner Aleister; "Endymion, the Magistus of Mastery," the king of the Magic City Dimension, Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic; and "Rilliona, the Magistus of Verre," the leader of the Witchcrafter Workshop, Witchcrafter Madame Verre.
These three are collectively called the "Three Sages," spirits who founded the Secret Village of the Spellcasters, a dimension accessible to all Spellcasters. These three spirits have special authority. As long as the Proof of the Three Sages is gathered, the dimensional gate of the "Mage Domain" can be forcibly opened—thus bypassing the hassle of searching for coordinates and heading directly to the Mage Domain.
In summary—
Just this one card.
Provided Tenjo Hikari with solutions to almost all challenges concerning his deck, alchemy, personal goals, and friends' expectations!!
Therefore, Tenjo Hikari slightly altered his original plan of wandering slowly in the Critical Point Dimension. He decided to change his itinerary, first heading to the LV 1, LV 2 regions to help Serena gather the 4 Seals, ensuring she passes this semester, and incidentally ensuring he collects the 8 Seals.
He and Serena boarded the train heading back to the Initial Point. Tenjo Hikari planned to return to the Initial Point, hoping to use the dimension gate there to return to school, then go back to the Great Cosmic Workshop to plan the collection of the Proof of the Three Sages, which would avoid detouring to the Knight Zone and save time.
However, while Tenjo Hikari and Serena were on the train, quietly waiting, Tenjo Hikari noticed a "dark cloud" covering the sky.
No—
It wasn't a dark cloud!
But rather, demons one by one carrying weapons!