Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 770 The Strongest vs. The Strongest (14,000 words, please vote with monthly tickets!!)

"My turn."

Yusho Sakaki spread his arms wide, welcoming all the spectators around him: "Ladies and gentlemen, today, I will face the renowned Absolute Fusion Master. In order to face such a duelist, I will give it my all, a 100% entertainment duel!"

"oh oh!"

"I can't wait!"

Many viewers were very excited.

Although Sakaki Yusho was already somewhat famous, these viewers would still have some questions when they mentioned Sakaki Yusho or recommended him to others.

That is—how strong is this person?
A fun duel?

Isn't it just a duel and a performance at the same time?

What's the big deal?

Ultimately, a duel is a duel. If you can't win a duel and don't have the fighting power, then no matter how much you put on a show, it's meaningless, right?

Now, Yusuke Sakaki's opponent is the world's most renowned and well-known "Fusion Duelist," who has even been certified by the "KC Cup" and is an invited duelist who can directly participate in the official KC Cup competition!
Such an opponent is quite "strong".

If Sakaki Yukatsu can demonstrate the value of "entertainment duels" in duels against such duelists, then that would truly earn him widespread recognition in the world.

Yusho Sakaki looked at his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips. Then, he gently pinched a card between two fingers and said, "Today, I'm going to perform magic!"

magic.

A form of performing arts that uses constant change to keep people guessing and capture their curiosity and thirst for knowledge, bringing novel experiences to the audience.

The fact that he used this right from the start shows that Yusho Sakaki really values ​​this duel.

"The Continuous Magic Card - The Magician's Reenactment!"

Sakaki Yusho raised a card in his hand, and then, from the sky, a pile of chains, binding a huge magical coffin, slowly descended in front of him.

"While this card is face-up on the field, you have one chance to revive 1 Spellcaster monster from your Graveyard."

"Huh?" a viewer asked in confusion, "But there are no monsters in your graveyard?"

"So, next, we're going to make a big surprise—if you have a Continuous Spell Card on your field, you can Special Summon this card directly from your hand!"
Entertainment Partner: Sky Magic Girl!

A gentle breeze blew, and several colorful rings flew down from the sky. On them, a green-haired girl walked gracefully and waved to the audience.

Entertainment Partner: Sky Magic Girl, Level 5, Wind Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 2000.
"This effect can only be activated if this card is Special Summoned from your hand. Send 1 Level 4 or lower LIGHT Spellcaster monster from your Deck to the Graveyard."

Come on, I'll send my Entertainment Partner, Current Events Dancer, to the graveyard, and then—"

He gently tapped the magic coffin with his cane, and the coffin opened in response. A girl waved and walked out with a "clang~".

Entertainment Partner: Current Affairs Show Dancer, Level 3, Light Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 800.
"oh oh!!"

"Is this how you introduce the monster?"

Don't say it.

Hikaru Amagi was watching from directly opposite, and he seemed quite interested.

Yusho Sakaki is an excellent entertainment duelist. Not only are his duels and actions top-notch, but his music and visual effects are also top-notch. Moreover, he will let the audience participate in the discussion before he performs his actions, which is a testament to his professionalism.

Even Ansel had to admit that it was truly professional.

"Magic Card, Magic Wand. Equip this card to Sky Magic Girl, then activate the effect of Magic Wand to send it and Sky Magic Girl to the Graveyard and draw two cards."

The Sky Magic Girl landed on the ground, gave a slight bow, waved goodbye to the surrounding audience, and then vanished without a trace with a "pop".

Yusho Sakaki glanced at the two cards he had drawn and smiled slightly: "The 'Current Affairs Show Dancer' can be released as two 'Entertainment Partner Monster Summoner's' as two 'Advanced Summoner's'."

I release it, summoned by the superior—

Entertainment Partner: Sky Magician!

call--

call--

A gentle breeze blew from all directions, and a slender magician flew through the air with a cloak that resembled wings, before landing in front of Hikaru Amagi.

Entertainment Partner: Sky Magician, Level 7, Wind Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 2500.
"Oh!!"

"Mr. Yukatsu Sakaki's ace card!"

In this materialistic world, Yusho Sakaki still uses a Level 7 high-level monster, and even uses standard high-level summons. Many duelists think he is going backwards, but it is precisely with this attitude of "no matter what, I will use Sky Magician" that he has won the applause of many people.

“Well, the real show is just beginning—” Sakaki Yukatsu pointed to the Continuous Spell Card on the field, “Activate the effect of Entertainment Partner Sky Magician: Once per turn, you can target 1 Continuous Spell Card on your field. Return that card to its owner’s hand. After that, you can activate 1 Continuous Spell Card of the 'Magician' class from your hand.”

"Huh?" Tierra clicked her tongue in amazement. "This guy... isn't just all talk."

By now, Tiera had watched many duels and even fought many herself, including one against Amagi Hikaru. She immediately realized that this combo was not a mindless attack, but rather a result of a thought process derived from both a "magician" and a "duelist".

"I return the Continuous Spell Card 'Magician's Replay' from the field to my hand, and then place the Continuous Spell Card 'Magician's Right Hand' onto the field!"

"Hey, why not just activate it directly? What's the difference?" Some viewers didn't understand Sakaki Yukatsu's actions and were puzzled.

"This……"

Yusho Sakaki smiled, raised his hand, and said, "In that case, the effect of Sky Magician is activated. Once per turn, if you activate a Spell Card, this card gains 300 ATK!"

Sky Magician, ATK: 2500 → 2800.
"Not only that, but the Magician's Replay effect can also be used a second time!" Sakaki Yukatsu smiled confidently, then set down the next card. "Set down a card, now, begin your turn, Amagi Hikaru."

"Ah! That's it!"

"That's how it works. The Magician's Replay can only be activated once on the field. As long as it's returned to your hand and activated again, it can be activated a second time!"

"Wow!! As expected of a [Magician], he's actually performing [magic]!"

This is actually not a rare tactic; it's a fairly common reuse in duels. However, ordinary people might not pay much attention to such details and therefore not be aware of it.

Of course.

Even so, normal duelists cannot explain their actions during a duel. To understand such actions, one either needs to wait for an expert to explain or figure it out oneself.

Few duelists truly explain their actions—but Yusho Sakaki was one of those rare ones.

Only by explaining his duels to the audience can people understand his "magic".

Generally speaking, if the person telling the joke explains the punchline, the joke's humor will plummet.

However, this is not the case for recreational duelists.

Because—they need to let the audience feel the joy of dueling!
"My turn, draw a card."

Hikaru Amagi drew a card from his deck, glanced at it, and casually played it: "Activate - Normal Spell Card, Fusion Armor!"

"This card is a Fusion Monster exclusive to Fusion Monsters. You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster by sending the Fusion Materials from your hand or field of a Fusion Monster Card of the Fusion type 'Fusion' to the Graveyard."

Hikaru Amagi held up the card, but the light on the card was twisting and gradually losing its color.

"Eh!??"

"what--"

"What happened? Why did the fusion attempt fail?"

The audience looked at each other in astonishment, completely baffled as to why the fusion of equipment and materials had suddenly lost its color.

"Oh dear! I'm sorry, Hikaru Amagi, the effect of Magician's Right Hand! Once per turn, if you control a Spellcaster monster, negate and destroy any Spell Card effects activated by your opponent." Yusho Sakaki gently shook his finger, indicating that Hikaru Amagi's operation was not going to work.

"Eh--"

The audience was even more surprised.

But they were actually just surprised by the effect of the magic card, surprised that Amagi Hikaru's fusion was nullified.

Tiera, however, stood to the side, filled with awe.

She was also surprised by the effect of the magic card, but not by the fact that Hikaru Amagi's magic card was negated; she was shocked by how powerful the effect was.

"Amagi Hikaru, could this card be..."

Hikaru Amagi nodded slightly: "Yes, it can neutralize [Hyperfusion]."

Tiera raised an eyebrow.

Wow--

Such a powerful magic card.

This guy named Sakaki Yusho is indeed quite skilled.

"Then, I will pay 1000 life points to activate the magic card - Easy Fusion."

Hikaru Amagi casually took out another Fusion Spell Card from his hand.

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000→3000.
"This card can be Fusion Summoned directly from the Extra Deck by paying 1000 Life Points to 1 Fusion Monster of Level 5 or lower."

"Ha...the show has only just begun!" Sakaki Yusho suddenly shouted, "Activate the Sky Magician's effect!"
Once per turn, you can target 1 Continuous Spell Card you control; return that card to its owner's hand. After that, you can activate 1 Continuous Spell Card from your hand with "Magician" in its name!

"what?"

"Wow!?"

"This effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn!?"

A group of spectators were shocked and exclaimed loudly.

This is another talent of Yusho Sakaki – even if he has already told the audience all the effects and tactics of his cards, he can still surprise the audience a second time by hiding a little.

"This is my magic trick—"

"I activate the effect of Sky Magician to return the right hand of the Magician on my field to my hand."

Yusho Sakaki chuckled and collected the Continuous Spell Cards from the field.

"But what's the point of that?"

"Yeah...it doesn't seem to make much sense, does it? Are we going to activate the magician's reenactment?"

"No—" Sakaki Yusho seemed to hear the audience's questions, "What I'm going to activate... is the Magician's Right Hand, which was just added to my hand!"

In the sky, the sky magician tossed the ring in his hand into the air. The ring spun a few times in the air and miraculously put the magician's hand back on the stage.

"Now the magician's right hand can be activated again!"

Sakaki Yusho explained.

At the same time, the simple fusion in Amagi Hikaru's hand, like the equipment fusion, gradually lost its color and merged into the graveyard.

“Interesting tactics.” Tiera, watching from the side, understood perfectly. By repeatedly using and transforming magical monsters into multiple versions, even if it was just using “primitive” high-level monsters, Yusuke Sakaki’s dueling mind was far superior to Yuya Sakaki’s.

Then, Tiera had a question.

With such a smart father, why is his son only now becoming more perceptive?
"But, generally speaking, this kind of ineffective effect shouldn't be..."

Some viewers raised questions.

Because they did indeed misunderstand it a little.

How can the magician's right hand, which has just been activated, nullify the previously activated Simple Fusion?

Doesn't the person have to be present first for the clause to be invalid?

“Negative effects that don’t form a chain.” Hikaru Amagi spoke first, before Yusuke Sakaki could explain. “Generally speaking, the [counter] effects of Spell, Trap, and Monster must be on the field first. They can only be chained and negated when the opponent activates the corresponding card.”

but--

The Magician's right hand is a non-chainable Spell/Trap Negator. As long as it's on the field, it will always negate the effect of the opponent's most recently activated, first Spell Card.

“Oh, it seems that Amagi-kun recognizes this card?” Sakaki Yukatsu was not surprised.

This is the "strongest fusion user." It's not surprising that they know this.

“Not only that—” Amagi Hikaru then raised a finger and said, “It is [necessary], so it must negate the first spell card I activated.”

Sakaki Yukatsu pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized.

It was intentional after all.

No wonder they activated the Fusion Magic Card, Armor Fusion, first.

There are two key details to consider in my right-hand tactics.

The first point is that the first spell card activated during Amagi Hikaru's turn will be negated.

The second point is relatively subtle—because it doesn't fully explain all of the Sky Magician's effects, which can be activated during the opponent's turn.

Therefore, when Hikaru Amagi wants to activate a key spell card, as long as he chains that key spell card and resets his right hand, Hikaru Amagi's card will be negated.

Amagi Hikaru noticed this detail, so he prioritized using the Refinement Fusion to accept the ineffectiveness, and then forced himself to activate the effect using [Simple Fusion].

He looked at Hikaru Amagi's extra deck.

Because Hikaru Amagi's Extra Deck will definitely have that monster—Thousand-Eyed Natsumi.

As long as the fusion doesn't fail, Hikaru Amagi will definitely be able to deal with his Sky Magician...

After figuring all this out, Sakaki Yukatsu couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

Hikaru Amagi truly deserves the respect of people in this dimension.

Unfortunately, the details here are meaningless to the audience, and trying to explain them would only leave them with a sense of bewilderment, like "I don't understand but I'm impressed" or "That's it?"

"Now, it's my turn to perform a magic trick."

"Oh, you know magic too?"

Hikaru Amagi smiled, raised his cue card, and waved it slightly: "The magic trick I'm going to perform is... cue card change!"

He quickly took out two cards and slapped them on either side of the duel disk: "Set the pendulum scale with Rare Armor Warrior - Bismuth Wizard with scale 8 and Mixed Armor Warrior - Mercury Wizard with scale 1!"

"A pendulum!?" When Yusho Sakaki saw the two cards, the smile on his face finally crumbled.

Refining Equipment -

It's a pendulum card!?
"Pendulum scale?"

"what is that!?"

Wow, a pendulum card?

The audience also looked up, watching this scene in astonishment.

"It's a pendulum..."

“That’s right, this is the Pendulum Monster Card created by your son, Yuya Sakaki,” Hikaru Amagi said with a smile.

“Pendulum Monster…” Sakaki Yusho was not so happy, but rather looked a little worried.

"Activate the effect of Mercury Witch's Pendulum. Once per turn, you can target 1 face-up card you control other than this card; destroy that card, and set 1 [Refurbished] Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your field."

I destroyed my Bismuth Witch on the field and set a Continuous Trap Card and an Armored Combo from my deck.

"Then, activate the effect of Bismuth Witch. This effect can be activated if this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect. During the End Phase of this turn, add 1 [Refurbish] monster from your Deck to your hand."

"It's not over yet—I set the Pendulum Scale with the Scale 1 Armored Warrior Goldrish, and then activate its effect: Once per turn, you can target 1 face-up card on your field other than this card; destroy that card, and set 1 Armored Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your field."

"I will destroy, Mercury Witch!"

"Set the second card in your deck, Armor Refinement Union, face down!"

"At this moment, the effect of Mercury Witch is activated. If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can activate this effect. Add 1 face-up Refined Pendulum Monster other than Mercury Witch to your hand from your Extra Deck. This turn, you cannot activate any cards added to your hand by this effect, or any cards with the same name as that card, in your Pendulum Zone."

"what? What?"

"Two armor-refining joint sheets were placed on top?"

“Ehhh—”

"Why did the destroyed armored monster go to the Extra Deck!?"

"How strange, why can those monsters still activate their effects as Spell Cards?"

The appearance of the pendulum made the already excited audience even more excited and engaged in discussions.

"But what's the point?"

"Uh--"

Hikaru Amagi swiftly raised a card from her hand: "Magician's Twin Souls Effect. If this card is in your hand, you can send 1 Level 6 or higher Spellcaster monster from your Deck to the Graveyard and Special Summon it directly from your hand. Alternatively, send this card to the Graveyard and Special Summon 1 Dark Magician or Dark Magician Girl from your Graveyard."

I sent the Dark Magician from my deck to the Graveyard and Special Summoned him—"

"The Magician's Twin Souls!"

The illusory black magician and the illusory black magic girl appeared on Amagi Hikaru's stage, and the already excited and expectant audience responded to Amagi Hikaru with a thunderous cheer.

Those are a dark magician and a dark magician girl—

Just seeing these two monsters made many people feel... this trip was worthwhile!
“Alright, next up, the magic trick I’m going to perform… is about to begin…” Amagi Hikaru chuckled, “Activate the effect of Magician’s Twin Souls—you can activate this by sending up to 2 Spell/Trap Cards from your hand or field to the Graveyard. Draw the number of cards you sent to the Graveyard.”

I sent two copies of the Armor Refining Union to the graveyard and drew two cards.

"Eh!?"

Hikaru Amagi drew two cards from his deck, glanced at them, and then raised his hand, saying, "Immediately afterward, the effect of the two 'Assassination' cards activates! This effect can only be activated if this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard. Add 1 'Assassination' monster from your Deck to your hand."

I added Armored Warrior Steelman and Armored Warrior Silverbird from my deck to my hand.

"Wow!?"

"I drew two cards and also retrieved two more!"

"Oh my god—the cards really have changed!"

"And the cards that were changed were also 4!"

Hearing the enthusiastic cheers from below, Yusho Sakaki couldn't help but smile and say to Hikaru Amagi, "Amagi-kun, it seems you also have the potential for entertaining duels."

"No—duel is a kind of game, and games bring joy... that's only natural."

Hikaru Amagi picks up a card from his Graveyard: "I activate the effect of the Fusion Artifact in my Graveyard. This card can only be activated while it is in the Graveyard. Shuffle this card into your Deck. Then, I draw 1 card from my Deck."

The weapon was quickly shuffled and fused, and then Amagi Hikaru drew a card from the deck.

He glanced at the card that had been drawn.

"Use Silverbird with scale 1 to set the Pendulum Scale, then destroy the Gold Rush on my field and place the Fusion from my deck onto my field."

"Next, I set the Steel Man with 8 scale to Pendulum Scale, destroy the Magician's Twin Souls on my field, and fuse the Mixed Set from my deck and set it to my field."

Is this another fusion?
But... what about combining materials?

Sakaki Yukatsu glanced at the scene involving Amagi Hikaru.

Simply combining materials doesn't seem to be enough.

Suddenly, Amagi Hikaru raised his hands, and beside him, in two suspended pillars of light, Armored Warrior Silver Bird and Armored Warrior Steel Man suddenly lit up, their crimson 8 and azure 1 shining brightly.

"The two Pendulum Cards have scales of 1 and 8, so I can Pendulum Summon any Level 2 to Level 7 monsters from my hand and face-up Pendulum Monsters in the Extra Deck!"

"!!"

That's amazing!

"I Special Summon Level 4 Armored Warrior Gold Rush and Level 7 Armored Warrior Mercury Witch from my Extra Deck!"

"Then, open the overwrite card!"
Magic Cards, Equipment Fusion!

coming!

Fusion Card -

"Use the Armor Warrior Gold Rush and Armor Warrior Mercury Witch on the field to fuse them. The fusion conditions are 1 Armor Monster and 1 Pendulum Monster."

"Behold the magical creation of alchemy, the versatile alchemical material... mithril!"
Fusion Summon, Level 6, Armored Warrior - Mithril Angel!

The pink-haired princess, holding guns in both hands, flew down from the sky using mechanical power.

Armored Warrior - Mithril Angel, Level 6, Fire Attribute, Telekinetic Race, Attack Power 2600.
"Then, the Spell Card, Fusion Fusion. This card can be used to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster by sending Fusion Materials of Fusion Monsters from your hand, field, and face-up monsters in your Extra Deck to the Graveyard. At that time, you can use up to 1 card from your hand, field, and Extra Deck as Fusion Materials."

The fusion requirement is two Armored Monsters!

Using the Extra Deck's Armored Warrior Mercury Witch and the Hand's Armored Warrior Bismuth Witch as Fusion Materials, perform a Fusion Summon—

A crimson axe appeared beside Amagi Hikaru, and a fierce male warrior stood there, wielding two axes.

Armored Warrior - Orichalcum Berserker, Level 8, Fire Attribute, Psychic Race, Attack Power 2800.
"Wow……"

"Pendulum Summoning, that's powerful."

"But even with such a powerful summoning method, it's just a way for Amagi Hikaru to combine fusion summoning... As expected of Amagi Hikaru."

Seeing this amazing way of gathering material, many viewers praised it repeatedly, saying that it truly deserves to be called the answer to fusion, the ultimate fusion duelist Amagi Hikaru. Even the coolest other summoning methods are nothing more than the process of fusion.

It is precisely this ultimate pursuit of fusion that leads people to believe that Amagi Hikaru is the "strongest fusion user".

"Activate the effect of Mithril Angel once per turn: You can target 2 Refined cards in your Graveyard and 1 card on the field. Return the targeted card from your Graveyard to your Deck, and return the targeted card on the field to its owner's hand."

I'm targeting my two copies of the "Mortar and Armor" card from my graveyard and your "Sky Magician" card on the field with my effect!

"Wow--"

"This way, even if our attack power isn't as strong as the Sky Magician's, we can still attack directly!"

"And the attack power is 2600 and 2800!"

"This kind of attack guarantees victory—"

A group of spectators watched this scene in shock, somewhat incredulous.

Is there really such a big difference between Mr. Sakaki Yukatsu and Amagi Hikaru?!
"Come on, return to your hand." Hikaru Amagi returned two Trap Cards from the Graveyard to the Deck, and then, Yusho Sakaki's Sky Magician on the field also jumped back and returned to Yusho Sakaki's hand.

Seeing the Sky Magician back in Sakaki Yusho's hands, many viewers couldn't help but whisper his name, feeling that he was about to be instantly killed by Amagi Hikaru.

but--

At that very moment, a golden ring appeared in front of Amagi Hikaru.

Ok?
"That was close! But don't panic, everyone!"

The real show is just beginning!

Sakaki Yusho chuckled, and the Sky Magician reappeared beside him from nowhere, carrying him out of the arena.

"The magic trick I'm going to perform next is—Escape from Danger!"

"Sky Magician's Monster Effect. If this face-up card leaves the field, you can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that card."

“What I want to destroy is…” Sakaki Yukatsu hesitated for a moment.

Hikaru Amagi's strategy was actually quite wise.

If Amagi Hikaru returns his Sky Magician to the deck after fusing Mithril Angel, he can directly choose to destroy the Fusion Set, preventing Amagi Hikaru from fusing Orichalcum Berserker.

And now...

Hikaru Amagi has two monsters on the field, and he is clearly not the kind of person who is unprepared.

Judging from his response to his own "Magician's Right Hand," he clearly understands his cards well, so he certainly wouldn't be unaware of the Sky Magician's effect.

Therefore, these two fused monsters must each have their own "characteristics" that make Hikaru Amagi unafraid of being destroyed.

As for disrupting the pendulum...

Yusho Sakaki could tell just by looking at the form of the previous Pendulum Summon.

The Armor Refinement series is a tactical series that involves constantly destroying oneself and then recycling the equipment.

2800 and 2600...

After pondering for a while, Yusho Sakaki finally chose: "Destroy the Mithril Angel!"

As he spoke, Sakaki Yusho landed on a high point on the stage, where the lights shone on him, making him appear quite tall.

At the same time, the Mithril Angel disappeared from the field under a crescent moon.

"Then, the effect of Mithril Angel is activated!"
This effect can only be activated if this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard. Special Summon a face-up Alien Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck or an Alien Pendulum Monster targeted by you.

I Special Summon the Mixed Armor Warrior, Mercury Witch, from the Graveyard!

Mixed Armor Warrior - Mercury Witch, Level 7, Fire Attribute, Telekinetic Race, Attack Power 2000.
"This—2000 and 2800, added together, is still more than 4000!"

"It's a pity that if Mr. Sakaki had destroyed Hikaru Amagi's Orichalcum Berserker, he wouldn't have had to worry about being killed in one go."

"yes……"

Sakaki Yusho stood on the high platform, a hint of panic on his face.

"During the combat phase, use the Orichalcum Berserker for direct attacks—"

The Orichalcos Berserker raised his long axes and hurled them far away.

With a loud boom, smoke and dust filled the entire dueling arena.

Amagi Hikaru frowned slightly.

"Eh--"

"pity."

Regret filled the dueling arena.

However, amidst their regret, the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, while the lights grew brighter and brighter.

The spot where Sakaki Yukatsu had been standing was now empty. He had somehow appeared in the center of the stage, very close to Amagi Hikaru.

Beside him was a sunny, cheerful magician!
He himself, however, did not lose any health points at all!
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is—the magic of escape!!" Entertainment Partner Smiling Magician, Level 8, Light Attribute, Mage Race, Defense 2000.

Pendulum Monster!?
Amagi Hikaru's pupils constrict slightly.

In the original work, Yusho Sakaki did not have any Pendulum Monsters!
"Eh!?"

"How come there's suddenly a magician?"

Wow—that's how you hold up!

The audience, who had just been "frightened," were naturally both surprised and delighted to see Sakaki Yushō unharmed.

Yusho Sakaki gently pointed to the flipped-up Trap Card beside him: "Continuous Trap Card, Entertainment Partner Crisis Helper. As long as this card is on the field, once per turn, when your opponent's monster declares a direct attack, you can activate this effect. Negate that attack, and Special Summon 1 'Entertainment Partner' monster from your Deck. Negate the effects of the monster Special Summoned by this effect."

So that's how they survived!
Many people finally understood.

"A pendulum monster... You actually have a pendulum monster?" Hikaru Amagi asked curiously.

“Of course. In the end, pendulum summoning is the subject that Akaba Zero and I researched.” Sakaki Yukatsu didn’t want to talk too much about this topic, so he just mentioned it briefly. “Although I didn’t successfully create a pendulum monster card, but… once the pendulum was born, the feeling was pretty much there.”

Amagi Hikaru frowned.

"So, you knew the pendulum had already been created, yet you didn't go back to see your son, and instead you were slacking off here?"

"Huh?" Sakaki Yukatsu was a little confused. "I was quite surprised that Yuya created the pendulum... but I'm not just sitting here doing nothing."

Yusho Sakaki straightened his clothes and said, "The people in this dimension are too eager for victory in duels. In this world, I've seen too many friends break off their friendships because of one or two duels. For the sake of victory, the people here are becoming more and more aggressive."

Moreover, because they interacted with other dimensions, they became even more eager to pursue powerful cards, thus becoming blinded by greed.

I hope to spread the concept of entertaining duels here, so that more people can understand this game more easily and directly.

What he said wasn't entirely wrong.

The premise is that he himself does not have any other "job".

Amagi Hikaru frowned even more deeply: "As far as I know, you were commissioned by Akaba Reiji to find Akaba Rei-King and his Fusion Army, right?"

"You even know about Zero?" Sakaki Yusho was slightly surprised, but quickly nodded in agreement. "That's right, I was commissioned by him to investigate Zero King."

"Then you know that King Akama Zero is dead, right?"

"Of course."

"Then what are you doing dawdling here?!" Hikaru Amagi couldn't hold back any longer. "Do you know how long you've been in this world?! You haven't even contacted Reiji Akaba yet?"
It wasn't until six months ago, when I ran into him at the WRGP tournament and told him his biological father had died, that he finally learned his father was dead. Before that, he was always on guard, cautious, fearing our dimension might be detrimental to your world—

And do you know how much humiliation your son suffered in your world's competition?! You were called the King of Escape, and he was affected by it. If it weren't for his good luck in creating the pendulum, he might have become autistic.

You don't actually think someone who almost lost their father can laugh, do you?

Hikaru Amagi rarely speaks so much about a duel with malice towards someone.

This time I really couldn't resist.

Sakaki Yukatsu hesitated for a moment, then said nothing.

Because Amagi Hikaru wasn't making things up.

He was asked that question, and naturally he couldn't answer it.

Amagi Hikaru rubbed his forehead: "I...I have a disciple named Serena, she is...the daughter of [King Red Horse Zero]."

Is Akama Zero the daughter of the king?
The audience looked at each other in bewilderment.

Some people recognized Serena, so they weren't too bothered by it.

But most people were drawn in by the words of Amagi Hikaru and Sakaki Yukatsu, and began to ponder the inside story.

It doesn't seem so simple.

“Zero King’s daughter… could it be…” Sakaki Yusho’s expression changed instantly, and he became nervous.

Back then, he, along with Akaba Zero and three other like-minded friends, conducted research with the ambition of creating the ultimate means to bring happiness to all of humanity—GOD.

They attempted to create "God Cards" with infinite power by using virtual imaging technology to compress infinite mass into a single card.

But at that time, the "soul" began to "oscillate".

The soul of Akama Zero King swung towards desire, yearning to use this God Card to rule the world.

I foolishly believed him back then, which resulted in the experiment going completely wrong.

Fortunately, volunteers "Zack" and "Zero" stopped his scheme in time. The "God Card" shattered and merged into their bodies. After that, they split into humans again and were transported to different dimensions.

Yuya was one of the clones of "Zack" that he found.

Over the years, he hadn't seen any problems, so he continued to raise Yuya, hoping he would grow up freely and happily.

Now that Akama Zero is dead, he figured it wasn't a big deal anymore, so he stopped paying attention to Zack and Zero.

Could it be that……

“Besides Serena, another girl who looks exactly like her, from the Hyperion dimension, is also an exchange student at our Duel Academy.” Hikaru Amagi squinted and tapped his forehead lightly as he said, “On the day of the KC Cup warm-up, both of them suddenly felt a strange sense of crisis.”

Do you know what this means?

Sakaki Yusho's usually stable mindset suddenly began to show signs of collapse.

broken--

Oh no, oh no, oh no!

He realized... something really seemed to be wrong.

"So, I want to go to the base dimension to see if something has happened there—or you should hurry back to your world now and exchange information with Reiji Akaba."

Hikaru Amagi said with a hint of helplessness, "You haven't seen your family in a long time, have you? Don't you miss them?"

With a wife and son, why would he be so willing to promote entertainment duels in public?
Yusho Sakaki took a deep breath, but suddenly changed the subject: "What you said... is not without reason, but, Hikaru Amagi, I am an entertainment duelist, and before anything else, I must take responsibility for my duels."

He stretched out his hands and looked at the audience around him with a big smile: "Only the smiles of the audience are my most precious possessions!"

“Besides…” he smiled and turned to look at Amagi Hikaru, “You should respect the duel more than I would just leave here—come on, let’s continue your turn.”

Amagi Hikaru clicked his tongue twice.

Nothing.

This guy really values ​​"entertainment duels" more than his own family.

He looked at his hand: "Set one card face down to end the turn. At this moment, the effect of Bismuth Witch activates, and I add Armored Warrior Tungstenfire from my deck to my hand."

"Then, it's my turn, draw a card—"

Yusho Sakaki drew a card from his deck, glanced at the card illustration, and nodded slightly.

I drew a useful card.

He turned his gaze to the other card in his hand.

"Next up is a brand new magic show—magic cards, X-ray vision!"

A card slowly flips over, revealing a magician with his left hand facing a card that is facing away from him, pointing a single finger to his forehead, using "telekinesis" to view the image on that card.

“Choose 1 card from your opponent’s Spell/Trap Zone and declare 1 type, either Spell or Trap; reveal the chosen card. If it is the declared type, shuffle it back into your opponent’s deck and draw two cards. Otherwise, return it to its original position, and your opponent may draw two cards.”

"what?"

"This is a gambling card—"

The audience was amazed.

"No—this is magic!"

Yusho Sakaki, however, confidently stated, "One of the most interesting magic tricks is seeing through cards to guess their suits."

What I'm guessing is—a trap card!

Amagi Hikaru, expressionless, flipped open the overlay card.

Trap Card: Flame Sword Dance!
"It really is a trap card?"

"Could it be that Mr. Sakaki really has X-ray vision?"

"Special abilities?"

"But isn't that cheating—"

"It's not cheating, it's magic!"

Some viewers argued about it.

“No, no, no—” Sakaki Yukatsu gently shook his finger, “It’s not a special ability, but… [magic].

Yusho Sakaki gently twirled his cane: "It's a very simple principle. Amagi-kun already saw the effect of my Magician's Right Hand last turn, so he knows very well that setting a Quick-Play Spell Card isn't very meaningful, or even negligible—"

Unless I cover both cards, I might not be able to summon Sky Magician in time to negate the second Quick-Play Spell Card, or even if I do summon Sky Magician, I might not be able to use Magician's Right Hand to negate two Quick-Play Spell Cards on the same chain twice.

"Therefore—if there is only one face-down card, the probability that card is a trap card is much higher than that of a spell card!"

The essence of magic is technique and "psychology".

Because Amagi Hikaru is good enough, he wouldn't be foolish enough to just cover up a magic card and wait to be negated by his Magician's Right Hand.

Considering psychological factors, benefits, tactics, and the habits of duelists.

This card can only be a [Trap Card].

Otherwise, Hikaru Amagi would probably rather not overwrite the magic card than overwrite it.

This is precisely where Sakaki Yukatsu is stronger than Sakaki Yuya.

Even though both are "entertainment duels" and both use "entertainment partners," Sakaki Yukatsu's thinking far surpasses that of Sakaki Yuya.

Even his performance during the duel actually concealed his strategy of testing his opponent, which was far superior to Sakaki Yuya's reckless and chaotic attacks.

Thinking of this, Amagi Hikaru shook his head again.

Yuya Sakaki's talent is quite remarkable.

But until he personally engaged in duels, Sakaki Yuya had basically only learned various performances and acrobatics... When he really needed the experience of a senior, he couldn't find Sakaki Yusatsuto.

Hikaru Amagi's trap card was knocked away, and then Yusho Sakaki drew two cards from his deck.

"The Continuous Magic Card, The Magician's Reenactment!"

"The show is about to begin, Amagi-kun."

"Activate the effect of Magician's Replay: This card can be revived once per day from the Graveyard by reviving 1 Level 3 or lower Magician monster."

That's right, what I want to resurrect is still...

Entertainment Partners Current Affairs Show Dancer.

When the Current Affairs Show Dancer is summoned as an Entertainment Partner Monster, it can be released as two monsters.

I invoke the liberation of current affairs show dancers as a summons from above: Come on—

Entertainment Partner: Sky Magician!

In the gentle breeze, the magician returns once more.

"Activate the Spell Card - Smiling World!"

Hikaru Amagi's eyebrows twitched wildly!
Tiera was stunned by this, and couldn't help but feel nervous. What kind of effect could this card have that could cause such a huge emotional fluctuation in Amagi Light?
As the magic cards were activated, colorful, illusory smiling faces appeared on the stage, floating around as if trying to shove smiles directly onto the faces of the audience.

"The effect of Smile World increases the ATK of all monsters on the field by 100 per monster until the end of the turn."

?

That's it?

Tierra was a little confused.

As the effect activated, the monsters on Amagi's field of light became beaming with joy.

Entertainment Partner Sky Magician, ATK: 2500→2900→3200.
Entertainment Partner: The Smile Magician, ATK: 2500→2900.
Armored Warrior - Orichalcum Berserker, ATK: 2800→3200.
Mixed Armor Warrior - Mercury Witch, ATK: 2000 → 2400.
"Increased attack power across the entire field?"

"Then...what's the point?"

"Increased the total attack power?"

Sakaki Yuukatsu chuckled and gently twirled his magician's hat before announcing, "Enter battle phase—"

"Ladies and gentlemen, what we are about to present to you is the final performance on this stage!"
Attack the Mercury Witch with the Sky Magician!

Despite the increased attack power, the result remains the same: the Sky Magician has a higher attack power than the Mercury Wizard.

After a struggle, Amagi Hikaru's mercury shattered.

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 3000→2200.
"The effect of Mercury Witch is activated. Add the Armored Warrior Gold Rush from the Extra Deck to your hand."

"Next, activate the monster effect in your hand!" Yusho Sakaki said with a smile.

"The monster effects in my hand!"

"And at this time??"

Yusho Sakaki grabbed a ring: "You can activate this effect by returning 1 Level 5 or higher Entertainment Partner Monster you control to your owner's hand. Special Summon this card from your hand. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn!"

"I return the Sky Magician from the field to my hand, and Special Summon Sky Apprentice!"

Entertainment Partner Sky Apprentice, Level 3, Light Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 800.
"At this moment, the effect of Sky Magician will activate!" Yusho Sakaki explained with a smile, "When Sky Magician leaves the field, you can target 1 card on the field and destroy that card."

"what!"

"In that case, as long as the Orichalcum Berserker is destroyed, the Smiling Magician can attack directly!"

"Wow, what a rational strategy!"

"I thought Sakaki Yusho was going to take Amagi Hikaru's monster down with him, but it turns out he had this trick up his sleeve—"

The Sky Magician brought a whirlwind that lifted the Orichalcos Berserker into the air.

Hikaru Amagi gently shielded the storm with his left hand, and after the Orichalcum Berserker disappeared, he spoke: "The effect of the Orichalcum Berserker! If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, you can target 1 card on the field; destroy that card."

"They have the same type of effect!"

"Wow, Hikaru Amagi can do magic too!"

Sakaki Yukatsu frowned slightly.

He looked somewhat at a loss—but that was just an act.

He also has a quick-play spell card, "Illusion Balloon," in his hand.

This card's effect can be activated if a monster you control is destroyed. Reveal the top 5 cards of your Deck. You can Special Summon 1 "Entertainment Partner" monster from among them. Shuffle the remaining cards back into your Deck.

This was the final "magic trick" he had prepared.

He guessed that the Orichalcum Berserker, like other crafted monsters, had a specific "last words" effect, which was why he was prepared.

If Amagi Hikaru destroys his Smiling Magician, then he can reveal his deck.

This will be the most intense and exciting "entertainment".

Because, before fully revealing all 5 cards, even he couldn't be sure which 5 monsters they were, or whether any of them had an attack power that just exceeded Hikaru Amagi's life points.

This is the true essence of entertainment: randomness, the unknown, and also fun.

As long as Hikaru Amagi destroys his monster...

"I choose to destroy the magician's right hand."

"what?!"

Sakaki Yusho was startled.

They actually damaged the magician's right hand!?
Sakaki Yusho was shocked.

He didn't just randomly activate the cards.

From the start of this round until now, he has been building up the atmosphere, and for this purpose, he didn't even use the Sky Magician's effect to reclaim the Magician's right hand, as if he wanted to win this round quickly.

In this kind of atmosphere, you would usually choose to destroy the monster in order to have a "next turn"!

However, Hikaru Amagi did not choose to destroy the monster, but instead destroyed "The Magician's Right Hand," which had the greatest impact on him...

Doesn't Shiro need health points that day?

Do not--

I'm afraid... Hikaru Amagi has some defensive cards in his hand.

But the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released. Without further thought, Yusho Sakaki pointed at Hikaru Amagi and said, "Then, use the Smile Magician to directly attack the opponent."

If this attack succeeds, Amagi Hikaru's health will be reduced to zero.

Many spectators craned their necks, like swans, eagerly anticipating what would happen next.

They were also curious about why Hikaru Amagi chose to destroy the magician's right hand instead of the monster.

"When a monster declares an attack, this card can be Special Summoned from your hand!"

"bring it on--"

"Vampire Heiress!"

Vampire Heiress!
Sakaki Yukatsu suddenly realized.

The famous vampire princess, one of Hikaru Amagi's most frequently used support monsters!

Vampire Heiress, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Undead, Defense 2000.
"...The Smiling Magician continues his attack."

"The effect of Vampire Heiress is to pay 900 health points to increase her defense by 900 points."

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 2200→1300.
There's nothing we can do now.

Sakaki Yukatsu shook his head slightly: "As expected of Amagi Hikaru."

"I set one card face down to end my turn. All monsters on the field regain their original ATK."

Entertainment Partner: The Smile Magician, ATK: 2900 → 2500.
Although it was not successfully activated during your own turn, it can still be used during your opponent's turn.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Hikaru Amagi drew a card from his deck, looked down at it, and couldn't help but lean back slightly.

"Huh?" Tierra was also slightly surprised.

I actually drew this kind of card?

"I activate the effect of the Fusion in my graveyard, return it to my deck, shuffle it, and draw a card."

Hikaru Amagi glanced at the card he had drawn and couldn't help but nod.

"Activate the Equip Spell Card, then fuse it. Pay 800 Life Points to Special Summon Mithril Angel from my Graveyard."

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 1300→500.
"Then, activate the effect of Mithril Angel to return the Refined Warrior Orichalcum Berserker and the Hybrid Refined Warrior from the graveyard to the deck, and return the Continuous Trap Card, Entertainment Partner Crisis Helper, from your field to your hand."

Sakaki Yukatsu's heart skipped a beat when he saw this action.

This is--

He's got murderous intent.

Entertainment Partner Crisis Helper can not only Special Summon monsters from the Deck, but also send itself to the Graveyard, reducing the damage of a monster battle to 0.
Now it's back in my hand.

"Based on the effect of Silver Bird on the field, destroy Steel Golem, set the Fusion Set in the deck; set the scale of Tungstenfire at scale 8, then destroy Steel Golem, set the Fusion Set, and then place Gold Rush at scale 1."

"Now we have both a Fusion Spell Card and a Pendulum Monster from the Extra Deck!" one viewer exclaimed, finally understanding.

"Furthermore, the Extra Deck now includes the Fusion Monster, Orichalcum Berserker!"

“That’s right!” Hikaru Amagi raised his hand: “Pendulum Summon!”

"Come forth, my alchemy materials—Armor Warrior Silverbird, Steelman, Mercury Witch!"

Three more pieces of material appeared in an instant—

"Activate, weapon fusion!"

"Use the Silver Bird and Steel Man on the field to fuse them, Fusion Summon, appear once more, the crystallization of alchemy..."

"Forged Warrior - Orichalcum Berserker!"

Armored Warrior - Orichalcum Berserker, Level 8, Fire Attribute, Psychic Race, Attack Power 2800.
“They’re back again…” Sakaki Yusho looked at the two monsters that had appeared in the previous round with a slightly serious expression.

One allows you to return a monster to your hand, while the other can destroy a card directly...

These are all tricky cards.

Fortunately, I still have a lot of health points.

Even if all these monsters swarm at you, you will still have health points available.

"Then—spell card, fusion."

Fusion!!
"Fusion!?"

"It's actually the most basic fusion!"

"Wow, what should we be fusing at this time?"

Despite having the option to fuse other fusion monsters with mixed equipment, it suddenly activated the most basic fusion at this moment.
What does it mean.

Hikaru Amagi took out a card from his hand: "Mr. Sakaki, in this world, duels are the continuation of the duelist's will, and also the continuation of [destiny]."

?

"You might think you can rest easy now, but... from ancient times to the present, there has never been a word like 'peace of mind'! Only by constantly moving forward, constantly venturing out, and constantly... changing can you truly persevere."

For example—right now, perhaps your son really needs your help.

What, what does it mean?

"The fusion conditions are... one Pendulum Monster and one [Odd-Eyes] Monster!"

what! ?

Sakaki Yusho's eyes widened.

It's... heterochromia!?

"This is the card your son gave me in the Synchro Dimension. Look closely at this fusion of destiny, this fusion of the future—"

I'll fuse the Pendulum Monster on the field, Armored Warrior Mercury Witch, with my Entertainment Partner, Odd-Eyes Phoenix, from my hand!

"Soul, swing, swing toward the merging I long for—"

hum-

Two eyes, one red and one blue, lit up on the field. A green dragon flew down from the sky, its posture exactly the same as the "heterochromatic dragon" in Sakaki Yusho's memory!
Fusion Summoning!
Level 7!

Heterochromatic-eyed Wind and Thunder Dragon!

Heterochromatic Wind Thunder Dragon, Level 7, Wind Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2500.
“Heterochromatic eyes…” Sakaki Yusho looked into the eyes of the heterochromatic-eyed Feng Leilong, as if he were seeing the image of his own child.

He... wavered.

"When Odd-Eyes Thunder Dragon is Special Summoned, you can target 1 face-up Attack Position monster your opponent controls; return that monster to your hand."

Without uttering a single word, the heterochromatic-eyed Wind and Thunder Dragon spun its wings, transforming them into a fan that sent the smiling magician on the Sakaki Yusei Stadium flying back.

Sakaki Yukatsu looked to the side in astonishment.

"Whether you're a Sky Magician or a Smile Magician, isn't your child, your 'disciple,' more important than your identity, status, or ability?"

"Then, let the battle begin!"

Amagi Hikari points to Sakaki Yusho.

"Using the Orichalcum Berserker to attack the entertainment partner, Sky Apprentice!"

bang——

The Orichalcos Berserker sent Sky Apprentice flying.

Sakaki Yusheng, LP: 4000→2000.
"After that, activate the effect of Illusion Balloon. This effect can only be activated the turn a monster you control is destroyed."

"Don't even think about it—" Hikaru Amagi gently raised his hand, "Mr. Sakaki, you don't really think your child has made no progress at all, do you?"

This monster is proof of his growth, the result of his hard work, and ultimately, the [fusion] that I may see him again.

Don't think that nothing matters anymore—

Let me show you its power!
The effect of Odd-Eyes Wind and Thunder Dragon. This effect can be activated when a monster's effect, Spell Card, or Trap Card other than this card is activated. Return 1 face-up Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck to your Deck. Negate that activation and destroy it!

I'm returning the Mercury Witch to my deck!

bang——

The balloon burst.

Looking at the empty scene, where only the "re-enactment" was taking place, Sakaki Yusho couldn't help but gently scratch the back of his head with his cane.

It really was a lesson learned...

"Heterochromatic Wind Thunder Dragon, attack directly!"

"Thunder Vortex Assault Explodes!"

The Wind and Thunder Dragon took a deep breath, and then, a power mixed with thunder and storm swept out, transforming into a torrent that pierced through Sakaki Yusho.

Sakaki Yusheng, LP: 2000→0.
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