Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 850 A Duel of Health (18,000 words, bonus chapter, please vote with monthly tickets~~)

A giant dragon, a mixture of black and red, hovered on the field, its wings flapping as if two gusts of wind were supporting its body, allowing it to soar more easily.

"Abyss Dragon White Realm Reincarnation Dragon".

As Hikaru Amagi spoke, the red and black dragon slowly descended and stood guard behind him.

"The conditions for Fusion are 1 or more Albus's Descendant and 1 or more Dragon-Type monsters. In addition to Fusion, you can also Special Summon it from the Extra Deck by sending the above cards from your or your opponent's field to the Graveyard."

As a Fusion Monster, its appearance does not require material list indication. Therefore, if you do not destroy it when I set up the monster, I can directly summon it.

"I see……"

It was only then that Yuya snapped out of his daze and came to his senses.

No wonder Amagi sent the opponent's monster straight to the graveyard; it turns out he used this kind of fusion...

No need for fusion summoning, not even face-up, just overwrite and then you can fuse. That's amazing.

On the other hand, Yuri was also pondering the details of this process.

Surprisingly, Hikaru Amagi's deck contained a Dragon-type Fusion Monster similar to "Chimera Fortress Dragon".

No wonder—

Although both Synchro Dragons have excellent field control abilities, their value will plummet as long as Albus is present. Even Crystal Breakthrough Dragons will appear weak in front of Albus.

Because any dragon monster can be directly fused by Albus without any "process".

but……

He turned to look at the Tyrannosaurus Rex beside him.

but.

Tyrannosaurus Rex is a "Fusion Pendulum Monster".

White World Reincarnation Dragon requires sending the monster to the Graveyard to be Special Summoned, just like Chimera Fortress Dragon. However, Tyrannosaurus Rex is a Fusion Pendulum Monster and cannot be sent to the Graveyard. Therefore, Hikaru Amagi cannot send Tyrannosaurus Rex to the Graveyard to Special Summon it.

Of course, Hikaru Amagi actually had a way to directly fuse with Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Albus's Fallen is an extremely excellent Fusion Material, as it can perform something similar to Super Polymerization by discarding one card when it is played.

This effect is very powerful, but if Hikaru Amagi summons and activates the effect, she will definitely destroy it with the effect of Synchro Dragon.

Therefore, to achieve this, one must use a card like "hyperfusion," but such resource consumption is extremely high.

Yuri had to take another look at the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

He had previously thought this card was nothing special, and frankly, it might not be stronger than the Ferocious Venomous Predatory Fusion Dragon. However, as a Fusion Pendulum Monster, its characteristics "saved" his board state.

It seems that GOD's words weren't entirely without value; at least this card made up for his shortcomings, which seems to be true.

He looked at Hikaru Amagi, about to praise him, but unexpectedly, Hikaru Amagi suddenly raised a finger and spoke.

"White World Reincarnation Dragon, as a fusion monster, has a basic characteristic."

"?"

"This card cannot be used as Fusion Material. It can only be Special Summoned by Fusion Summon or by the method just mentioned."

"!!!???" Yuli's eyes widened.

At the same time, Yuya's expression changed, and he hurriedly said to Amagi Hikaru, "Amagi-nii, there's no need to tell him this!"

Yes.

There's no need to tell the opponent this.

Not far away, Yusei Fudo silently nodded, agreeing with Yuya's "logic".

but--

This is logic, not a duel!
As the representative of "Synchronization", he immediately understood what Amagi Hikaru had just been doing.

This is a very simple thing.

To be honest, the inability to use it as Fusion Material is a rather serious "flaw" in Hikaru Amagi's deck, because Hikaru Amagi is a Fusion-specialized duelist and insists on using almost every method to perform Fusion.

Therefore, the inability to integrate is a serious flaw.

After all, this is not an effect, but card text, a rule that must be followed even if the card is sent to the graveyard or placed in the Extra Deck.

Therefore, neither Amagi Hikaru's Tears of Elegy nor Recycling Fusion can be used on it.

But compared to this drawback, this card has another "strategic significance".

It is known that both Hikaru Amagi and Yuri are users of [Hyperfusion]. If Hikaru Amagi did not tell Yuri this information, then when Yuri tries to stop or hinder Hikaru Amagi, Hikaru Amagi only needs to quietly wait for Yuri to activate Hyperfusion, but in the end, he will be unable to fuse with the White World Reincarnation Dragon.

At that time, Youli will waste resources out of thin air, then fall into losses, and even be at a disadvantage.

At that time, Hikaru Amagi's chances of winning will greatly increase!

However, he didn't do that. Instead, he explained the characteristics of the cards, and even—their effects!
"White World Reincarnation Dragon can make an attack against a monster during one Battle Phase up to the number of monsters that have this card as its Fusion Material."

"Is it the same as the Chimera Overload Dragon?" Yu Li frowned slightly.

However, its attack power is only 2500.
"Another effect you should be familiar with—this card can only be activated during the End Phase of the turn it is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 Normal card with Fusion in its name from your Deck to your hand."

"A Fusion Monster that searches all Normal Spell Cards? What a high-quality Fusion Monster!" Yuri exclaimed in admiration.

On the other side, Fudo Yusei thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

Although he was slightly surprised when he saw the "White World Reincarnation Dragon", he appreciated Amagi Hikaru's "fusion" and "purity" more.

In this "most integrated duel between fusion duelists", he chose to be truly "open and honest" and tell his opponent all the effects on his side. The purpose was obviously to prove that his fusion was more correct!

Similarly, only when "everyone understands the effects of the other's cards, and it's not a hidden competition, but a pure contest, can we truly determine who is stronger."

after all--

Isn't this exactly what the game is trying to achieve?
Naturally, Yuri understood what Amagi Hikaru was doing.

When the White World Reincarnation Dragon appeared, he actually considered whether to activate the Tyrannosaurus Rex's effect. However, he only thought about it for a brief moment before he didn't continue. This was because it was Amagi's turn. If the White World Reincarnation Dragon had an appearance effect, he could chain the White World Reincarnation Dragon's appearance effect and activate the Tyrannosaurus Rex's effect to negate it.

But now, the priority is with Amagi Hikaru, so he doesn't need to worry about activating it.

If the White Realm Reincarnation Dragon has any major stage effects, the Rhinoceros Horn Dragon's effect can be used to nullify them.

However, these contents still need to be "thoughtfully considered".

Duel is a high-intensity "game".

Although it may seem like just standing on both sides and playing cards, in reality, both physical and mental exertion are consumed extremely quickly. The more intense the duel, the more things need to be thought about, considered, and strategized.

In this situation, if Hikaru Amagi proactively states the effects, then the amount of thinking and "anticipation" required will be greatly reduced!
The duel will become a pure "game" and "competition"!
And this is exactly what Youli craves, loves, and wants to experience the most!
A pure, absolute, and authentic clash of fusion!

"Hahahaha, Senior Amagi, as expected, as expected you are the strongest Fusion Master, this is really interesting—" Although the duel has not yet been decided, Yuri couldn't help but bring up this title again.

Even if he wins, in his heart, Hikaru Amagi might still be the stronger one.

His purity, his "authenticity," is exactly the kind of game that Youli wants to enjoy!
But also—

If that's the case, then Amagi still wins.

Then, I'm afraid no one would dare to question the prestige of the title "Strongest Fusion Master".

Engage in intellectual exchanges with those who crave recognition and seek discussions of ideas; and clash with those who crave power and engage in pure combat!
This is...

Amagi light!
That purest form of fusion duelist!
Amagi Hikaru didn't say much. After placing the card on the field, he glanced at Yuri's field and said, "You used one card to complete the opening. I should have used one card to deal with your field as well, that would have been more reasonable."

However, even Albus couldn't handle the fused pendulum monster—perhaps that's your advantage.

but.

Next, this card will tip the scales of the battle in my favor.

Such confidence!?
What kind of card is it?!
Yuri watched with excitement and anticipation as Amagi Hikaru activated the card.

"Fusion Magic Card—"

"Ketu Star!"

I've never seen this card before!
Youli's eyes widened even more.

but!

【Stars】?
It's a card from the Celestial Gunner archetype, so it should be a Celestial-themed Spell Card, right?
Moreover... the monsters on the card are different from the gunner.

In other words, there are other Star Monsters, and even... Fusion Monsters!?
"You can only activate 1 card with this name per turn."

As Hikaru Amagi spoke, a huge golden magic circle lit up in the sky, its power pulling Hikaru Amagi's deck and drawing one of the cards out of it.

"Add 1 [Starry Sky] monster from your Deck to your hand. If your opponent controls a monster, you can also apply the following effect."

Use monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 Dragon/Spellcaster Fusion Monster!

"As expected!" Yuri exclaimed with a knowing look, "It really is fusion magic!"

"So... what do you want to fuse with? Could it be... a fusion monster of the stars!?"

"Yes."

Hikaru Amagi held the card between two fingers, holding it horizontally in front of her, as she spoke, while starlight gradually fell from the magic circle in the sky.

Yusei, standing to the side, seemed slightly dazed.

He remembered the card—to be precise, he remembered "Stars".

This is the power of the "star" that Hikari and he fought together in his world and ultimately gained.

"I added Star Cannon Treasure Monster from my deck to my hand, and then performed a Fusion."

First, I got the Aquarius!

Next came the fusion.

"The fusion condition is that you must have at least one Star Monster and one monster from your hand!"

"What are the conditions for this fusion?" Youli was a little unsure for a moment.

What amazing fusion conditions!

"How many monsters do you want to fuse with?"

"I'm going to use the three monsters in my hand—Star Dragon Lion Dragon, Shaddoll Beast, and Gacha Shell—as fusion materials to fuse them!"

3. Material integration.

In this way—

Hikaru Amagi's hand only has one card, which is [unknown]!
Hikaru Amagi slowly stretched out his right hand, clenched his fist, opened it, clenched his fist again, and then opened it again.

This monster to be fused with is no ordinary monster...

This is a fusion monster that he obtained by dueling with one of the three forbidden monsters, the "Insect."

And its effect did not disappoint Amagi Hikaru's expectations at all, and even far exceeded them.

This thing is amazing!

That was Amagi Hikaru's only thought at the time!
"I'm fusing three monsters together, Fusion Summon!"

Purple light shone across the entire magic circle, and then a strangely shaped, massive dragon with countless crab claws on its back slowly descended from the magic circle.

It didn't look nearly as imposing as the "White Realm Reincarnated Dragon," and its aura didn't excite the player at all; in fact, it gave off a "that's all" feeling.

but--

Its effects are truly amazing!
Fusion Summon!

"Level 8!"

"Star Claw Dragon, Cancer, Capricorn Dragon, Demon!"

The name seems to follow the naming style of Star Monsters.

It sounds like a combination of Cancer and Capricorn?

Is the attack power... 3000?
Star Claw Dragon, Cancer, Capricorn, Dragon Demon, Level 8, Earth Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 3000!

"Each effect of the Claw Dragon card name can only be used once per turn. When this card is Fusion Summoned, you can target monsters on your or your opponent's field or in your Graveyard up to the number of monsters in your hand that were used as Fusion Materials. Return those monsters to your hand."

"...Huh?"

Youli paused for a moment.

On the other side, Yuya scratched the back of his head, pondering the effect.

It seems to work, but it also seems like it's not that powerful.

"The monster in the recycling yard/graveyard?" Yuri repeated the effect, "..."

He pondered this effect, and the more he thought about it, the more astonished and shocked he became!

Wait, this effect—

"Based on the effect of the Claw Dragon, I will choose—your Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ferocious Hungry Poisonous Pteranodon on the field, and my Graveyard, Little Mermaid of the Tearful Elegy race, a multiplied G."

"what!?"

Yuya was startled, then his face paled with shock.

Wait, this effect!
"In addition, we also need to deal with the effects of the monsters used as fusion materials!"

"The effect of the Gacha Shell can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard or banished as Fusion Material. Draw 1 card."

"Shaddoll's effect: This effect can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect. Draw one card."

"The effect of Star Dragon Lion Dragon. You can activate this effect if this card is sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material. Set 1 Star Dragon Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your field. Then you can destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card on the field!"

“What…” Yuri’s already astonished face became even more flustered.

"Wow, that's outrageous!" Yuya stared at the card in disbelief.

This effect... is absolutely terrifying!
Moreover, the more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes!
At first glance, Yuya didn't realize what was happening, but when Amagi Hikaru explained the full effect, he suddenly came to his senses.

First, there's the recycling effect. In the worst-case scenario, all the cards used as fusion materials can be recycled!

That's one point!

In other words, in the worst-case scenario, Hikaru Amagi can return all these monsters with "card drawing" abilities to his hand. Combined with their own card drawing abilities, this means he can fuse them without any cost and even draw two more cards, allowing him to fuse them again in the next turn!
However, this is only "one" of the reasons!
This is only the "worst-case scenario"!
The even better situation is what it is now!

By utilizing the effect of Star Claw Dragon, Tyrannosaurus Rex, which has the ability to negate monsters and destroy card effects, can be returned directly to the hand—that is, clearing the field.

At the same time, the Little Mermaid, which can jump out on its own and has 3 copies in the graveyard, will be recycled, and the multiplied G, which can draw 1 card when the opponent special summons it, will also be recycled!

The power of these two cards is no less than that of "Gashapon Shell and Shaddoll".

more importantly--

This effect can be used not only now, but also in the next round!
Because, given Hikaru Amagi's "fusion cycle," there's a real possibility that she'll fuse "Claw Dragon" once every turn. This would lead to an extremely absurd situation—fusing one Claw Dragon every turn, recycling a stronger monster, and using the mermaid to recycle even more fusion monsters...

If this continues, it will be endless, and even... more and more!
"That guy Hikaru's [Cycle of Fusion]... has advanced even further!" Judai, who was watching the live stream, was filled with fighting spirit.

Could it be... that A-Guang is really about to reach the limit of fusion!?
But then, a brand new problem arose that faced the tourists—

Oops.

He quickly reviewed the effects of the fusion materials and fusion monsters, then considered the current situation.

First of all, needless to say, Tyrannosaurus Rex, which is about to bounce back into the deck, urgently needs "protection". At the same time, the "non-targeting backrow destruction" of Star Dragon Lion Dragon also needs to be taken into account.

One of his overlay cards is Hyperfusion. If Hyperfusion is destroyed, then he will not be able to use Hyperfusion to interrupt or carry out subsequent actions.

However, because Lion Dragon's effect is non-targeting, even if it chaines into Super Polymerization at this time, the other card will be destroyed.

And this isn't even the most serious problem.

The most serious problem is—

Because of Amagi Hikaru's card effects chaining, Tyrannosaurus Rex cannot activate the effect "Once per turn, when the effects of other cards on the field are activated, you can activate this effect. Destroy 1 card on the field."

At the same time, he also has to face another trade-off.

Tyrannosaurus Rex's first effect: Once per turn, if your opponent Special Summons 1 face-up monster, you can target that monster. Until the end of this turn, this card gains ATK equal to that monster's ATK, and negates that monster's effects.

Now is the moment of entry. If it is not activated in a chain, then Tyrannosaurus Rex will not be able to activate this effect.

but--

Hikaru Amagi has a card in her hand that says "Star Cannon Aquarius"!
Hikaru Amagi didn't use that card as a fusion material, so the answer is obvious: he was preparing to chain it at any time and perform a second-stage fusion at any time!
Therefore, even if the Tyrannosaurus Rex's effect is activated, it will be chained by the Star Cannon and merged with the Claw Dragon!

In that situation, even if he activates Rhinoceros Horned Dragon's effect, it won't be useful, because Rhinoceros Horned Dragon's effect negates the effects of monsters with predator counters. Even if Rhinoceros Horned Dragon chains with Bottle Devil and activates its effect, chaining predator counters onto Clawed Dragon is meaningless, because after that, Clawed Dragon will be used as Fusion Material in the Graveyard, and he cannot negate Clawed Dragon's effect.

In other words...

Tyrannosaurus Rex will definitely be returned to the deck!?

Unstoppable!?
He stood there for a long time.

This time, it's not a card like Super Polymerization or Beyond Polymerization that prevents the opponent from chaining the effects of Spells, Trap Cards, or Monsters. Instead, it's a "guaranteed field clear" achieved through card effect combinations, synergies, and choices!
No matter what he did, he couldn't save the ferocious, venomous pterosaur!

calm--

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, then he focused his attention.

The key point is not only the ferocious, venomous pterosaur, but also... the battle that follows!

If Amagi Hikaru were to eliminate the Shining Wyvern without suffering any losses at this point, then, relying on the Star Claw Dragon's attack power, Amagi Hikaru might be able to defeat himself directly.

After all, he only had 2000 health points left.

Once his "hyperfusion" is destroyed, he is virtually powerless to resist.

and so!
Even if it means incurring greater losses, it must be used wisely.

Even if it's just consuming the Amagi Light Hand Card!

"Activate, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ferocious Hungry Pteranodon effect!" At this moment, the ferocious smile on Yuli's face did not diminish at all, and even became more intense.

He felt incredibly exhilarated!

That was a kind of pure joy for him—

The joy of engaging in the purest battle of wits with the strong, the true masters, and the opponents truly worth fighting for!
"Once per turn, if your opponent Special Summons a monster face-up, you can target 1 of those monsters; until the end of this turn, that monster gains ATK equal to that monster's ATK, and its effects are negated."

Amagi Hikaru looked at him, picked up the Star Gunner in his hand, and said casually, "You should know the effects of the Star Gunner, so I won't go into detail—I want to talk about another effect."

"Oh?"

"The effect of Star Dragon Lion Dragon: If this card is in your Graveyard, you can target 1 Star Monster in your Graveyard; return this card to the bottom of your Deck and add the targeted monster to your hand."

Upon hearing this, Youli's smile widened even more: "I see!"

"Hiss..." On the other side, Yuya, who had been surprised countless times today, finally couldn't keep his expression down any longer. "So, this set of tactics can really be repeated!"

The Lion Dragon can directly overwrite a Star Spell!

In other words, if Amagi Light covers the second Ketu Star... then the next turn will likely be the exact same situation!!

Do not--

In the past, Amagi could often replicate his fusion scenes, but this time, it was completely different!

Because this time, Brother Tiancheng will make the scene even more exaggerated!

Spiral growth, getting bigger and bigger!
While the game demonstrated "what a single card can achieve", Amagi maintained his "cyclical fusion" and even went a step further!
"But it doesn't matter!" Yu Li's lips curled into a smile, his excitement undiminished. "Because my fusion will not be hindered—"

"Discard a card from your hand, activate a face-down card, a Quick-Play Spell Card, and then Super Polymerize!"

"What!?"

"What--"

Some viewers in the live stream, stunned by the scene, spoke up almost simultaneously, while question marks filled the entire chat room.

Hyperfusion!?

The strongest fusion spell card, arguably the card of the final battle, has been activated at this very moment!?
Shouldn't it be launched at a more critical and meaningful moment?

Besides, even if you're worried about it being destroyed, there's no need to be in such a hurry. Isn't there still a 50% chance of saving it?

“Although I could gamble on that 50% probability, there’s no need for it!” Yuri’s face was contorted with a ferocious grin. He was trembling with excitement, seemingly reveling in his own actions. “A true Fusion Duelist wouldn’t be afraid of such a thing!”

A true fusion duelist has only one thing to fear most—

That is [fusion]!

"The beginning of integration, the process of integration, and the result of integration!"

Yuri raised three fingers, and the light in her eyes made Yuya feel somewhat unable to look directly at her.

"That is, the [number of fusions], the [materials used for fusion], and the [monsters used for fusion]!"

“Indeed, Amagi Hikaru, I cannot stop you from taking my Ferocious Venomous Pteranodon away, but I can decide where it goes, and I can decide how it is used! I can decide even more—your fusion of the three elements!”

He pointed to Hikaru Amagi's hand: "You only have one card in your hand right now, which means that card must be a monster card. The reason is simple, just like you told me."

White Realm Reincarnated Dragon cannot be used as fusion material!

Therefore, if you can fuse Star Cannon with Star Claw Dragon, it will inevitably be Star Claw Dragon on the field and 1 monster card in your hand.

"Right now, if I were to dispose of your Starclaw Dragon, you would be unable to fuse it due to a lack of fusion materials."

He waved his hand sharply, his cloak fluttering in the thunderclouds and storm: "In other words, the Star Cannonman fired in vain, and the Star Claw Dragon left the field, unable to complete the fusion."

"Complete the destruction of all three elements in the same instant?" Yuya muttered to himself, realizing what Yuri was trying to do.

And more importantly...

This is something that cannot be stopped!
Because he activated—Hyperfusion!

"The fusion condition is a Fusion Monster and a DARK attribute monster!" He pointed to Starclaw Dragon. "Starclaw Dragon is a Fusion Monster."

Then, he gave a thumbs-up and pointed behind him without turning his head: "Tyrannosaurus Rex, it's a dark attribute monster."

Boom!

The massive thunderclouds, stirred up by the hyperfusion, relentlessly bombarded the ground, plunging the entire area into darkness.

At this moment, Yuri's eyes, flashing with red light, were like those of a demon—bright and sinister!
The Starclaw Dragon's body began to twist and eventually became abstract, transforming into a long string of lines. On the other side, the Glowing Wyvern retreated far behind, standing behind Youli as if to protect her.

Before long, an abstract "rhinoceros horn dragon" that looked like a plant and a simple line drawing appeared on the field.

Fusion Summon!

"A plant-eating rhinoceros hornosaur!"

A second rhinoceros hornosaur!

Plant-eating rhinoceros horn dragon, level 8, plant race, attack power 2700.
"Come on, let's deal with the chain reaction!" Yuri looked at Amagi Hikaru with great anticipation.

Hikaru Amagi couldn't help but scoff. He spread his hands and shook his head: "As you thought—I only have one card in my hand, and the monster on the field is White World Reincarnation Dragon. Therefore, I cannot perform a Fusion, and the Fusion of Star Cannon is invalid."

"Hahahahaha—" Youli burst into laughter.

But this time, it wasn't mockery—

Yuya could sense it.

During his duel with Yugo, Yuri would often burst into laughter abruptly. The laughter was extremely malicious and sounded particularly grating.

He speaks in a seemingly gentle manner, but you can still sense his belittling and disdain for others.

That was genuine mockery.

But not now.

Yuri is simply enjoying the duel!

Purely...enjoying the duel?
Yuya was momentarily dazed.

"Then, let's deal with the effects of my monster."

"I draw two cards and add two monsters from my graveyard to my hand."

Hikaru Amagi placed his hand on the deck, which automatically popped up two cards. He picked them up and glanced at them, pausing slightly and even frowning slightly. His expression relaxed a little when he saw the other card.

He then added the multiplied G and the Little Mermaid from the graveyard to his hand.

"Then, the effect of Lion Dragon. I placed Star's Horn from the deck on the field."

"Trap Card?"

“I’ll tell you its effect later,” Hikaru Amagi said casually, pointing to Yuri’s overlay card. “I’m going to destroy that card.”

"Heh, whatever, this card is... Predator Planet."

This card could have been used in conjunction with the effect of Rhinoceros Horn Dragon for a search, but there's simply no opportunity to chain it or use its effect now.

Fortunately, it can still activate its effect in the graveyard, so it's not a complete loss.

After all the effects were resolved, Amagi Hikaru pointed to the face-down card: "Starry Horn. You can only activate 1 card with this name per turn. You can target 1 Attack Position monster on the field; return that monster to your hand or Extra Deck. After that, you can apply the following effect."

Return 1 Star Card from your Graveyard (excluding Starfall) that is currently banished to the bottom of your Deck. Then, draw 1 card.

"Purely an obstacle? I see... It's a method of recycling and fusing monsters!?" Yuri suddenly understood. "Hahaha, Senior Amagi, you really like this set of [Alchemy Fusion Theory]? Such a theory is outdated!"

If alchemy were truly that useful—it wouldn't have been phased out!

"And what about you?" Hikaru Amagi retorted. "Have you not realized the error of the thoughts you had when you were alone, even after the passage of time?"

Youli frowned.

In matters of theoretical discussion, he certainly couldn't win against Amagi Hikaru.

Fortunately, he didn't care.

He pointed to the scene with Amagi Hikaru: "In that case, it doesn't matter."

"Because I have a DARK Fusion Monster Special Summoned to my field, I can activate the effects of cards in my Graveyard."

The predation plan was effective!

"Predator Plan...is it a card that's sent to the graveyard by the prey?" Yuya remembered this card.

"While this card is in the Graveyard, if you Fusion Summon a DARK Fusion Monster, you can banish this card, then target 1 card on the field; destroy that card!"

"At the same time, the effect of the Glandular Wasp, which was discarded by the Super Polymerization, can also be activated. Add the Predator Plant Bottle Ant from the Deck to your hand."

"Oh no—" Yuya instantly understood Yuri's thoughts.

Amagi clearly intended to use the Starry Sky's Rift to retrieve the fused monster and, incidentally, get Yuri's monster off the field, thus allowing for continued combat.

But now—

In the darkness, a giant vine stretched out and bound Amagi Hikaru's covering card, then instantly tore it apart.

The star's cracked edges turned into fragments, falling into the graveyard.

"Uh oh, does that mean Hikaru Amagi can't do anything at all?!"

"It seems that's really the case?"

The number of viewers in the live stream has exceeded one billion, even surpassing the live stream of Yugi Muto who was testing the deck at the time, making it the live stream with the most viewers in this competition.

Because he broke the staggering number of over a billion, other curious humans and elves flocked in, making the already densely packed live stream room even more terrifying. Even though Kaiba Corporation split the traffic into thousands or tens of thousands, the barrage of comments still covered the live stream room like a curtain.

Naturally, with more people, there will be more high-quality duelists. Many people have begun to think about, analyze, and distinguish the two duelists' ideas and tactics, and guess their cards. In the past, it was difficult for them to completely guess all of the two sides' thoughts, but now it is different.

because--

The effects of all the cards used by both sides are completely transparent!
That is why they are able to analyze to the fullest extent.

It is now known that Hikaru Amagi used a Normal Summon, and the cards he retrieved were Little Mermaid of the Tearful Song type and Multiplying G. He drew two cards, and the remaining card was a monster that could be fused with Starclaw Dragon.

At this point, Hikari Amagi can use the effect of Star Dragon in the graveyard to recycle Star Gunner, but Hikari Amagi cannot perform another fusion this turn.

Because his "fusion segment" is missing.

He has one Fusion Monster on his field, but its ATK is only 2500. On the other hand, Yuri's monsters on his field not only have an ATK of 2700, but also have the effect of giving them counters and making their Level 1. As long as they are on the field, the effects of monsters with counters are negated!
In this situation, it seems that Hikaru Amagi has no way to continue his turn!
This means that all of Amagi Hikaru's setups and removals throughout the entire turn were completely destroyed!

"The key point is... hyper-fusion!"

Hyper Polymerization is indeed a card for the final battle, but it is still a card, and as long as there are cards, they have their uses!

The decisive use of Hyper Fusion is precisely one of Yuri's strengths!

"Could it be that this guy can actually defeat Amagi Hikaru?"

"No, impossible! I don't believe this madman is the spokesperson for fusion!"

"Go for it, Guang-ge! The whole school is cheering for you!!"

In the live stream room, all sorts of chaotic noises could be heard.

However, Amagi Hikaru didn't pay much attention and continued his turn: "Then, I activate the effect of Star Dragon Lion Dragon in the graveyard, return it to the bottom of the deck, and add Star Gunner from the graveyard to my hand."

"Please go ahead." You Li extended her hand with a smile.

"I then cover two cards and end my turn."

Haha!

The smile in Youli's eyes remained unchanged.

"My turn, draw a card!"

He became increasingly agitated.

the reason is simple--

With just a simple calculation, it's clear that he's about to win!

The cards in Amagi Light's hand are: Little Mermaid of the Tearful Song Clan, Star Gunner, Proliferation G, and the card that was previously prepared to be fused with Star Claw Dragon.

At this point, once he enters the combat phase, Amagi Hikaru will have to consider whether to use the Star Gunner's effect.

If he doesn't use it, then he only needs to use Rhinoceros Horned Dragon #1 to destroy the White Realm Reincarnation Dragon, use Rhinoceros Horned Dragon #2 to attack directly, and finally activate the effect of Predator Planet in the graveyard to fuse the two Rhinoceros Horned Dragons on the field into a Fusion Dragon, and then he can win directly!
However—if Hikaru Amagi is forced by him to activate the Gunner's effect and perform fusion before entering the battle phase, then he can also use the Rhinoceros Horned Dragon's effect to negate the effects of the monsters that have entered the battle.

In this situation, even if Hikaru Amagi manages to overcome the obstacle of Rhinoceros Horned Dragon again, he can still use the effect of Predator Planet to fuse with the four Heavenly Dragons Fusion Dragon. In this case, he can negate the effects of Hikaru Amagi's monsters, and at the same time, he can use the monsters on Hikaru Amagi's field as fusion materials to continue fusing!
Although this means the multiplied G can draw two cards... it doesn't matter, by then, he had already won!
He made a move to prepare for battle—

But just then, Amagi Hikaru suddenly spoke up: "Judging from your happy look, you want to jump straight into the battle phase, right?"

You Li suddenly froze.

"Attack with two Rhinoceros Horned Dragons, then fuse them with the Predator Planet from the graveyard. This will deal over 4000 damage."

"...Hahaha, I forgot, Amagi-senpai, you're also a user of predatory plants." Although not as pure as him, Amagi Hikaru is indeed very skilled at using predatory plant monsters. "So, Amagi-senpai, would you like to use the Gunner's effect?"

"Heh... I'm going to explain to you the effects of the Star Claw Dragon."

"……what?"

"The effect of Star Claw Dragon Cancer Capricorn Dragon Demon: If this card is in the Graveyard, and 2 or more monsters are sent to the Graveyard at the same time, you can activate this effect. Special Summon this card. If this card Special Summoned by this effect leaves the field, banish it."

Yuli stopped moving and did not continue into the battle phase.

This is the effect I've seen!

He quickly went through it in his mind.

In his mind, the No. 1 Rhinoceros Horned Dragon fought and destroyed the White Realm Reincarnation Dragon, and the No. 2 Rhinoceros Horned Dragon attacked directly, causing a total of 2900 points of damage.

At this moment, he used the graveyard effect of Predator Planet, excluding himself, to fuse the two Rhinoceros Dragons into the Four Heavenly Dragons. Its attack power is 2800 points.

but!

Hikaru Amagi's Star Claw Dragon can be Special Summoned from the Graveyard.

Although it's Special Summoned from the Graveyard, and Four Heavenly Dragons can activate its own effect to negate its effect, reduce its ATK to 0, and change it to DARK, the Fusion effect of Four Heavenly Dragons: Ferocious Hungry Poison Fusion Dragon is: "You can activate this effect when your opponent activates an effect. Use this card or any DARK monsters on your or your opponent's field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 DARK Fusion Monster." Therefore—when Starclaw Dragon activates its effect, it's not on the field; when it's on the field, its effect doesn't activate!

It cannot be chained together for fusion!
At that time, even a fusion dragon with higher attack power couldn't directly attack...

The result is that... Amagi Hikaru can freely use the Fusion of Star Cards during her turn!

Because both of his rhinoceros hornosaurs disappeared.

Well--

His brows were furrowed, but his smile remained unchanged; on the contrary, he was as excited as ever.

This made Yuya even more concerned.

Yuli looked at the card in his hand.

So--

What is the better solution?
He racked his brains frantically.

With-

He can revive the Wandering Whale in the Graveyard using Predator Graft, and then place a counter on White World Reincarnation Dragon using Rhinoceros Horned Dragon #1. In this way, he can Special Summon 1 Predator Plant Monster from the Deck using the effect of Wandering Whale.

As a trade-off, Amagi Hikaru will likely activate the multiplication effect of G, drawing a card...

However, it's worth it.

In this situation, you can win without fusing and directly use a lower-level monster, two Rhinoceros Horned Dragons.

Similarly, in this situation, Amagi Hikaru must use the Star Gunner!
And that way, he can control the field with monsters!

that's it--

"I activate the Equip Spell Card, Predatory Graft. You can target 1 Predatory Plant Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster, and equip this card to it. When this card leaves the field, destroy that monster."

"Ah—" Although Yuri didn't think for long, Yuya had already caught up with his train of thought.

As Yuri's duel with Amagi Hikaru continued, he gradually tried to understand and comprehend Yuri's thoughts, and worked harder to understand Yuri. It was because of this that he came up with this [Victory Strategy]!
If this continues, Brother Tiancheng will...

"Open the overwrite card!"

! !
"Trap Card, Roar of the Stars!"

"Stars—"

Yuli's thoughts were instantly disrupted.

Oh no—

If it's a [Star], then it must be [Recycling]!
Moreover, this card picture shows... the Lion Dragon that Amagi Hikaru just used!

"The effect of 'Starry Roar' can be activated by targeting 1 face-up Spell Card on the field. Negate that card's effect until the end of the turn. After that, the following effect can be applied."

Return 1 Starry Night card (excluding Roar of the Stars) from your Graveyard (which is currently banished) to the bottom of your Deck. Then, draw 1 card.

"Forehead--"

Hikaru Amagi pointed to the graveyard: "I negate the effect of your Predator Graft, and then I choose to draw a card from Ketu Star in the graveyard!"

Yuri watched as the equipment and magic cards around her gradually weathered away, eventually turning into charcoal. Meanwhile, Ketu Star, which had shone brightly in the previous round, returned to Amagi Hikaru's deck.

Hikaru Amagi then drew a card!

"Wow……"

Yuya exclaimed in surprise and admiration.

"Deliberate inducement!"

That's right, it was a deliberate attempt to mislead!

Hikaru Amagi deliberately revealed the monster's effect at this time, in order to make Yuri activate the magic card!
And Youli fell for the trap!
Although Hikaru Amagi would explain the effects of all the cards, it's clear that he wouldn't tell Yuri what a card drawn out of thin air is—that wouldn't be a fair duel, but rather foolishness.

but!

Hikaru Amagi didn't say anything, but in the story, one should definitely "imagine" it!
Because this is a duel!

Youli frowned immediately.

Oops……

In this way.

There are quite a few problems.

In this way, he has no way to win quickly.

but--

I still have some ideas!

If one move fails, he immediately comes up with a second; if the second move fails, he instantly comes up with a third winning strategy.

Yuya noticed that Yuri's smile was becoming more and more "ordinary"—although he himself didn't know if it was because he had gotten used to it or because it had been too long, and his smile was very scary and exaggerated, this smile, in Yuri's experience, was definitely the most simple and "pure" smile.

However, this line of thinking is far less stable than before.

The reason is quite simple—

In this situation, Hikari Amagi can be Special Summoned using the effect of "Little Mermaid of the Pearl-Tears Clan" and then placed in the Graveyard.

If the second Tearful Elegy monster in the graveyard is found, Hikari Hoshino can perform an additional fusion.

but--

The arrow is on the bowstring, and it must be released!
"Alright, in that case, let's use Plan 3!"

Yuri raised his right hand and made a three: "Activate the effect of the Rhinoceros Horned Dragon, place 1 Predator Marker on your White World Reincarnation Dragon!"

"Activate the Little Mermaid's effect to Special Summon 3 cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard—"

Yuri looked nervously at Amagi Hikaru's deck.

Hikaru Amagi didn't keep them in suspense for long, directly flipping over three cards from the deck to reveal their appearance.

Upon seeing the three cards of Amagi Hikaru sent to the graveyard, Yuri breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not great, but it's not terrible either. Only one of the three cards is useful!
"Tragedy, comedy, and tragedy—send these three cards to the graveyard." Hikaru Amagi looked at the three cards, unsure whether this was a sign of fate or simply a stroke of bad luck.

"The effect of 'Tragedy of Death: The Actor of the Gotham' can only be activated if this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect or banished. Add any Gotham of Death monster other than 'Tragedy of Death' from your Deck to your hand."

I added the Guiding Albedo of the Dead Prison to my hand.

The seed fell onto the body of the White Realm Reincarnated Dragon along with the storm.

White Realm Reincarnated Dragon, Level 8 → 1.
"Then, I can activate the effect of the Predatory Plant Glandular Wasp in my Graveyard. This effect can only be activated if this card is in the Graveyard and a monster on the field has a Predator Counter placed. Special Summon this card. If this card Special Summoned by this effect leaves the field, banish it."

He has Bottle Ant in his hand, which he searched last turn. If he Normal Summons Bottle Ant and Fusions it with Predator Planet from the Graveyard to create Chimera Giant Flower, he can banish Amagi Hikari's Reincarnation Dragon and then attack directly.

Although Hikaru Amagi can still use Gunner to perform Fusion, in this situation, even if he fuses a monster, he can still defend with Rhinoceros Horned Dragon alone—in fact, he doesn't even need to banish White World Reincarnation Dragon, because in this case, once Hikaru Amagi's fused monster lands, Rhinoceros Horned Dragon will be ineffective, and then Chimera Flower will banish it, which will suffice.

Even if Amagi Hikaru revives the Star Claw Dragon in the graveyard, it won't make a difference, because when the Chimera Giant Flower makes an attack oath during battle, it can reduce the opponent's attack power by 1000 and increase its own attack power by 1000.

The only dangerous part is the Little Mermaid, but the results haven't been perfect yet, so it's not that dangerous!

but……

The cost is that Amagi Hikaru can use the multiplied G to draw two cards.

The good news is that Hikaru Amagi didn't recycle Shaddoll or Gacha Shell, and Star Dragon is currently the second to last card in the deck, making it impossible to draw. Therefore, Hikaru Amagi can't utilize many of these cards anymore.

Such a price is acceptable!

“Then, at this very moment!” Amagi Hikaru revealed G directly.

"During your or your opponent's turn, you can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to activate this effect. During this turn, the following effects apply!"

Each time your opponent Special Summons a monster, you draw 1 card!

"Wow, that's exhilarating!" Tierra finally couldn't help but exclaim.

She had been holding back her words because she didn't want to disturb Amagi Hikaru's state, but now that she saw the multiplied G being thrown out, she finally couldn't help but speak up: "We've been getting thrown by the other side all this time, but this time we can finally throw it out."

Hikaru Amagi nodded: "It's a pity there's no Hercules—"

"Hey, it's alright, Hercules is nothing special."

The moment he finished speaking, Hikaru Amagi had already drawn a card from his deck.

Tierra looked at the card.

It's useless...

Hikaru Amagi shook his head and continued looking at the other side.

He is still waiting.

After pondering for a moment, Youli realized that the Little Mermaid effect hadn't been perfectly executed, and he had many more opportunities.

So he began to speak:

"Entering combat phase—"

Yuri once again pressured Amagi Hikaru!
At this crucial moment before entering the battle phase, Hikari Amagi must make a choice. If Hikari does not fuse, then Yuri can use the two Rhinoceros Horned Dragons to attack and then use the Predator Planet to fuse into the Chimera Giant Flower.

At the same time, since the Glandular Wasp is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, it will be excluded during Fusion, so the effect of the Star Claw Dragon will not be triggered!
This will allow you to deliver the fatal blow!

Hikaru Amagi must make a decision!
"Heh... Alright, then, I'll activate the Star Cannon in my hand!"

coming!

Youli stared wide-eyed.

"Speaking of which, you must have considered what card the Star Claw Dragon could fuse with, right?"

Youli didn't hide his intentions and nodded.

"According to my estimation, the other fusion monsters in the Celestial series should also be combinations of Celestial monsters and hand monsters." Hikaru Amagi looked at his hand. "So, if there were other Celestial monsters, they could have been fused at will back then."

Unfortunately, I only have one Star Claw Dragon card right now.

Good news—

"However, Dragon and Mage races are a very large category, and more importantly... the cards in my hand are the best cards in this category!"

What do you mean?
Hikaru Amagi flipped the card in his hand and showed it to his opponent: "The reason is simple, the card in my hand is Fusion Spell Creature - DARK!"

"Ah, it's a universal material!" Yuya recognized the card.

"...This card?" Yuri had a strong impression of this card.

“That’s right—this card was drawn for me by Serena.”

At that moment, Serena, who had noticed the live stream because of the "excitement" and "instinct," saw the card and immediately straightened her back and became proud.

Akama Reiji, standing to the side, was also quite surprised.

It's actually a fusion cursed creature - Dark?
This card is very popular.

Therefore, many people know that this twisted and ugly monster is a symbol of the bond and friendship between Amagi Hikaru and Serena. This card, drawn by Serena, has appeared in almost every deck of Amagi Hikaru, making it a truly "most important component," comparable to cards like Dragon Magic Guardian and Tiera.

Yu was slightly dazed, not because of "Serena", but because she had unexpectedly seen this card that represented so-called "friendship".

Such a card—

He saw it in Yuwu—the Twin Wind Gods of Heavenly Thunder.

And now, even Amagi Hikaru is using such a card.

"This card can replace one Fusion Material that is listed in the name of a Fusion Monster. At that time, the other Fusion Materials must be legitimate."

"Could it be..." Yu Li raised an eyebrow, recalling a classic monster.

“That’s right.” Hikaru Amagi tapped the extra key lightly. “The Dark World’s Dragon God King Grafa—however, it’s a demon monster, but that’s not a big problem, because… it just needs to be ordered. Even if the gunner can’t fuse with demons, I can still fuse and summon it!”

"The fusion conditions are: Albus's Fallen and one Dark-attribute monster—"

"Fusion Summoning, Divine Flame Dragon, Hellfire Dragon!"

Divine Flame Dragon, Level 8, Light Attribute, Dragon Race, Defense 3000.
Amagi Hikaru shrugged and continued, "Then, at this moment, the effects of the Star Claw Dragon in the graveyard and the Little Mermaid of the Pearl Tear Elegy Clan in the graveyard activate."

"Special Summon: Star Claw Dragon! Then, Little Mermaid's effect returns herself and a Fusion Mark creature from the Graveyard to the Deck in a DARK Summon! At the same time, the effect of Crimson Dragon allows you to discard 1 card from your hand and return any monster on the field, in the Graveyard, or banished to the Deck for a Fusion Summon."

Star Claw Dragon, Cancer, Capricorn, Dragon Demon, Level 8, Earth Attribute, Dragon Race, Defense 2500.
"He's using a fusion seal on a creature again..." Yuri stared intently at Amagi Hikaru's triple fusion.

Darkness spread, and a pact from hell, from the abyss, from death was written in blood-red, blood-like script behind Amagi Hikaru.

"Use the cursed creature and the little mermaid to perform a fusion summon!"

"Fusion Summon, Level 10!"

"Grafa, the Dragon God King of the Dark Realm!"

A six-legged, four-winged demon dragon emerged from the spreading, dark fog.

Grafa, the Dragon God King of the Dark Realm, Level 10, Dark Attribute, Demon Race, Defense 2300.
"...Defensive posture?"

"In addition, the Fusion effect of the Hell Dragon - I returned it and Albus's Fallen Blood from the graveyard to the deck!"

Ultimate Fusion—

Amidst thunder, dark clouds, gales, and torrential rain, icy pillars of light rained down from the sky, eventually transforming into a terrifying frost dragon.

Ice Sword Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Phantom Dragon Race, Defense 2500.
"Another defensive signal?" Yuri's face didn't show any confusion, but rather an expectant smile.

Hikaru Amagi responded smoothly: "The answer is simple, you only have one chance to fuse!"

Hikaru Amagi calmly raised a finger, seemingly echoing Yuri from before.

"The Predator Planet in your graveyard can only activate its effect once, therefore you can only perform one Fusion."

“In the most dangerous situation, you can fuse and summon the Trident Hell Flower Goddess of Spike Vine. With just one strike, you can defeat me instantly.”

Spike Vine Trident Hellflower can increase the combined ATK of all monsters on the field other than this card that have Predator Counters.

“That’s true, but Senior Amagi, have you forgotten something? Right now, you don’t have any cards in your hand, which means that the Dragon God King’s protective ability is no longer available! I can negate your Ice Sword Dragon effect in advance!”

Yuri pointed at the Ice Sword Dragon: "The effect of the second Rhinoceros Dragon is activated! Place 1 Predator Counter on the Ice Sword Dragon!"

Ice Sword Dragon Illusion Ice Dragon, Level 8 → 1.
Hikaru Amagi glanced at it but didn't say anything more.

"Immediately afterwards, I activated the effect of the Predator Planet in the graveyard!"

He suddenly raised his hand and shouted, "Merge the glandular wasps on my field with the bottle ants on my field!"

Fusion Summoning -

A pineapple-eating, insectivorous, wandering whale!

The second wandering whale!

"At this moment, their effects activate. Predatory Plant Fangfish Towerflower and Overlord Predator Fusion from the deck are added to the hand!"

"That way, I'll win!"

Yuli trembled with excitement and couldn't help but rub her hair with one hand.

He had assumed that Hikaru Amagi would activate a monster's effect at that moment, negating the effect of one of his monsters. He was prepared, so both monsters could be searched—

But now, it seems that it's no longer necessary?

Hikaru Amagi gave up resisting!

The Predatory Fusion Monster can use the opponent's monster as Fusion Material. Moreover, it is a Quick-Play Spell Card, and the Dark Dragon King cannot change its effect!

He has already won!
but--

in case!

What if Tiancheng Guang draws another vampire heiress, or the power of the secret ritual?
We can't open the champagne yet.

We can only feel at ease when we fight to the very end.

"I Tribute Ice Sword Dragon Phantom Ice Dragon to Special Summon Predator Plant Fangfish Pagoda Flower - This card can be Special Summoned from your hand by Tributing 1 monster with Predator Plant Counter on your opponent's field."

"Then, at this moment, I will activate the effect of Ice Sword Dragon. This Fusion Summoned card can only be activated if your opponent leaves the field. During the End Phase of this turn, destroy all monsters your opponent controls!"

"Ha, what a powerful effect—but that time is gone!"

Yuri pointed to the field where Amagi Hikaru was positioned, and vines lashed at Amagi Hikaru's dragon like whips: "Battle! Rhinoceros Horned Dragon attacks White World Reincarnation Dragon!"

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000→3800.
"Immediately afterwards, the second Rhinoceros Horned Dragon attacked the Star Clawed Dragon!"

In the darkness, the vines dragged the clawed dragon out of the starry sky, transforming it into a vegetation of bewitching, blood-red flowers.

"Then, a quick-play spell card, Predatory Fusion! This can only be activated if there is a Predatory Plant monster on the field. Send 2 or more of your DARK Fusion Material Monsters (as stated on a DARK Fusion Monster Card) from your or your opponent's field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck!"
I'm using the second Rhinoceros Horned Dragon, the Pineapple Insect-Eating Valley Spirit Whale, and your Dark Realm Dragon King as fusion materials to perform a fusion!

Yuri laughed menacingly: "I know you never include the Dark World Dragon God's true form in your deck, so you can't trigger the Dragon God King's effect. Now, I can attack at will!"

Yes--

Hikaru Amagi never includes the Dragon God King's true form in his deck; he always uses materials instead!

As the monsters on the Amagi Light Field were pulled apart, a dragon, soaked in blood and radiating boundless despair, slowly made its appearance—

Predatory plant Spikeleaf Vine Trident Hellflower Goddess, Level 9, Dark Attribute, Plant Race, Attack Power 3000!

"Three thousand and two thousand, it's over, is Amagi going to lose?!" Yuya couldn't care less about Yuri at this moment. He looked at Amagi Hikaru, his face turning pale.

Not only him, but countless duelists and elves watched the scene in disbelief.

This...this can't be possible!

That Amagi Hikaru, that Absolute Fusion Master, that pure Amagi Hikaru, he, he couldn't possibly lose!
No.

He could lose, but how could he lose to a guy like this, to, to the leader of the Fusion Army!
"It's over, Senior Amagi. I will always remember you."

"and many more."

Hikaru Amagi suddenly interrupted.

Youli paused for a moment, stunned.

"Want to say your last words? I'll let you finish, since it's you."

"Ha, last words? It's not time for that yet." Hikaru Amagi shook his head with a smile. "What I want to ask is, have you realized your true thoughts in this duel?"

"What are you really thinking? Hahaha, as long as I'm happy—"

"Let me put it another way: putting aside whether you won the duel or not, during the duel, did you... feel happy?"

Youli was stunned.

Is there happiness?
Yes, absolutely!
Hikaru Amagi truly lives up to his reputation as the strongest Fusion User—even though it's almost his turn, Hikaru's duel, his strategy, and his ideas are all exceptionally brilliant!
My victory was partly due to good luck, but partly because the power of Amagi Hikaru's card seemed slightly inferior to mine.
If the tears can work perfectly, then maybe we can win.

Unfortunately, it seems that's not the case.

"Ah, I see—" On the other side, Yuya suddenly realized, "I understand, I finally understand, Yuri, you do care about your friends and your loneliness, right?"

What you really care about is finding worthy duelists and then engaging in a duel to your heart's content!

"Huh?" Yu waved his hand dismissively. "Do you think I'd let you off the hook by saying such cheesy things now?"

"No—" Yuya retorted, "Don't you feel it yourself? There was no clear winner or loser, no clear result, but you're happy because you finally got to fight the strongest fused being, finally got to experience that exhilarating feeling—"

I understand, I get it. After meeting Mr. Game, I had the same thoughts!

"Shut up, you're so noisy, you fly—" Youli rarely swore.

"Desires that are confined, restricted, and oppressed become distorted over the years... So that's how it is?" In this respect, Hikaru Amagi hadn't really understood yet, and it was only after Yuya said it that he realized it.

Yuri is a pure duelist. He doesn't really care about anything else. He only has one thought—playing cards, having fun!
"Ha, it doesn't matter. No matter what you think, as long as I'm the winner in the end, that's enough."

Yuya's words reminded Yuri of the boredom of building sky islands at the Fusion Army base and waiting for the enemy to come knocking, as well as the boredom of seeing whether Akaba Zero was evil or not...

but--

Whatever!

He wants to prey on everyone so that he can enjoy himself forever!

“Yuri, so, here’s a question. At this stage of the duel… do I have a card that I haven’t activated yet?”

"One card hasn't been activated? What's the point of saying anything now..." Yu Li said, then slowly stopped, her pupils contracting as she realized something.

"Disaster--"

“Yuri, your dueling, your strategy, your quick wit all tell me, tell everyone, that you are an extremely excellent duelist—but you can’t beat me.”

"What do you mean by that..." Youli lowered his voice.

"The reason is simple: if you can't rediscover your original intention, you will never, ever, defeat me, the Absolute Fusion Master!"

"Discard a card!"

"Open the overwrite card!"

Their spirit, momentum, and aura are completely different!

Like the ocean, like the Milky Way, like the universe—

As the card was revealed, everyone present felt a terrifying attraction.

Going a step further—

When the card's name is called out, the viewer, and even dimensions, universes, and beyond, all tremble and call out that name!
Even those who weren't watching the live stream, even those who were asleep, even those who were unconscious, all realized at this moment that the card had been activated!

A green card was flipped open.

Quick-Play Spell Cards -

Hyperfusion!

Sizzle sizzle sizzle—

The magic card stood upright in front of Amagi Hikaru, and a terrifying current surged wildly from the card. It burst out of the card, out of the border, and to the astonishment of everyone, the elves, and the gods, the fused light spread beyond the card's artwork, to the border of the magic card, to the effect text, and to the entire card!
"What...is this?" Yusei, who was at the scene, was so shocked that he could hardly speak.

"What, what did he do?" Hubert pointed at the screen with a trembling expression, while Judai's eyes flashed with frenzied excitement.

"Cards are spreading?" Yuma Kujuku opened his mouth wide, grabbed the star-like figure next to him, and kept shouting, "Get me one too, get me one too!"

Not just them—

At this moment, everyone with common sense and knowledge was deeply attracted to this card.

Whether it's people from the same dimension like Katsuya Jonouchi and Ryuzaki Dinosaur, or people from another dimension like Kyosuke Kiryu and Kaito Amagi, or even spirits like Shin no Hikari and the Black Magician, at this moment, no matter where they are, they are all shocked by this radiance!

Even if...

Underworld!

Deep within the city of Tsutono, a being wearing a red hat, neither human nor inhuman, also noticed this scene and couldn't help but clap softly.

Amagi light.

I felt an unprecedented sense of exhilaration, an unprecedented feeling of ease!
At this moment, he felt an endless "fusion" manifesting within him.

Tiera instinctively moved closer to Hikaru Amagi, half-hugging him, excitedly tugging at his shoulders, but muttering incoherently, unable to articulate what she wanted to say.

Hikaru Amagi nodded to her and then continued operating the system.

Hikaru Amagi realized an exciting fact—it seemed he was about to acquire the power of [Full Fusion]!
But before that...

"Quick-Play Spell Card, Super Fusion!"
You cannot activate the effects of Spell/Trap/Monsters in response to the activation of this card.

You can activate this effect by discarding 1 card from your hand. Use monsters on your or your opponent's field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster.

"Uh……"

Youli felt increasingly heavy, and even had a feeling of wanting to kneel down.

That was... an absolute, pure difference in "status".

But he held on, he didn't move an inch, he bit down, refusing to give in—

"It's actually a hyperfusion... Damn it, I should have thought of that..." Yu said with a headache.

But at the same time, he also felt excited—

No wonder!
No wonder!
No wonder Amagi Hikaru didn't even look at what card she drew, even though she lost the G. It's because no matter what the G was, no matter what the Dragon King was, no matter who it was, it was all a deliberate "trap"!
He—in a fair duel, in a situation where "everyone knew the other had Hyperfusion," made himself [forget] about Hyperfusion!
That's amazing!
"The conditions for fusion are..."

"In the game, I can only fuse with one monster."

"!!" Yuri suddenly looked up, realizing something. "Could it be—"

"That's right!"

Hikaru Amagi slowly clenched his fist and raised it high.

It's not some fancy monster.

It's not some powerful dragon.

Not any powerful being—

Instead, it's something everyone knows: "Beloved Monster"!
"The fusion condition is one Plant-eating Monster and one Dark-attribute Monster!"

"I'll use your Sharp-toothed Fish Pagoda Flower and your Spikeleaf Vine Tri-point Hellflower Goddess as fusion materials to fuse them!!"

"Uh--"

"Witness my faith, my power, my purity, my—fusion!"

Fusion Summon!!

"Level 7!"

Countless people realized what card Hikaru Amagi was about to summon.

"Wow!!" Serena cheered excitedly, even more so than when she saw Amagi Hikaru use the Fusion Seal on the creature Darkness—

Because this was an old friend she knew well!
"Predatory plant Chimera Flower!!"

The soil churned, vines stretched out, and fragrance spread from all directions. The fierce and terrifying forest seemed to transform into a fairyland in that instant.

The nature of a card's behavior is often related to its holder.

This monster, with its astonishing battle record, far-reaching fame, and countless hard-fought battles, has proven its existence at every stage of Amagi Hikaru's path of fusion. Like a beautiful bright moon, it blooms beside Amagi Hikaru.

What fell beside Youli was cold, endless ice.

The power of the Illusionary Ice Dragon shattered the Rhinoceros Horn Dragon; the frost seemed to freeze Youli, freezing his ambition, freezing his rage, freezing his fury, freezing his madness—

In that instant, Youli felt an unprecedented tranquility, an unprecedented, and even deeper—

ecstasy!

"Hahaha—hahahahaha!!!"

Yuri suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Senior Amagi, this is so funny, so funny, hahahaha!"

Such an opponent, such an outcome, such a battle—this is exactly what he expected, what he was driven by!

"My turn, draw a card."

Hikaru Amagi did not say anything more.

Just as he said—he proved something to the swimmers, and even to all existence.

Him, Amagi Hikari.

that is!

The strongest Fusion Master!

"Direct attack on the predatory plant Chimera Giant Flower! Well then—farewell."

Amidst the bustling city and the icy landscape, relentless thorns coiled around Youli from all directions!
Finally, finally!
In the game, LP: 2000 → 0!

The victor is Amagi Hikaru!
　18,000 views, requesting monthly votes. I recommend a book, *The Accomplice of God*, a new book by a fellow author. It's still in its early stages, but its potential is very promising. Highly recommended!

　　
　
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