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Chapter 858 Your Mischievous Friend's Pot of Greed (6K)

"Pay 800 life points, activate the equipment magic card, and then fuse."

Hikaru Amagi smiled slightly and placed the card into the slot.

Tiera, standing to the side, smiled radiantly.

For her, what exactly Hikaru Amagi was was completely unimportant. The connection between her and Hikaru Amagi had long surpassed the differences between their races, just as they had said during their duel.

For these "lives" who can't even define themselves, race is meaningless.

What really matters is—

If Amagi Hikaru is the Amagi Hikaru who has walked with her to this point, then it doesn't matter.

Because this is the Hikari Amagi she loves, and the Hikari Amagi that everyone respects and admires.

"This card costs 800 Life Points. You can activate this effect by targeting 1 Fusion Monster in your Graveyard. Special Summon that monster, equip this card to it, and banish that monster when this card is destroyed." Hikaru Amagi activated the Spell Card without hesitation.

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 3000→2200.
"For a monster in the Extra Deck to be Special Summoned from the Graveyard, it needs to be officially brought to the field before it can be revived by other means. This is known as the revival restriction."

However, monsters Special Summoned via Easy Fusion are Fusion Summoned, so further fusion can directly revive the Thousand-Eyed N'Zoth from the Graveyard.

Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God, Level 1, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 0.
"Moreover, the Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God's effect has no turn limit, so it can use this effect immediately after being resurrected."

Hikaru Amagi points to the monster on the field in Pot of Greed: "Activate the effect of the Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God, equip the Ancient Gear Beast as an Equip Card to it!"

The eyes on the body of the Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God emitted an eerie light, aimed at the ancient mechanical beast. Guided by the light, the mechanical beast slowly melted away, flowing into the body of this evil god like liquid.

Thousand-Eyed God Offering, ATK: 0→2000.
“That leaves his field completely empty, except for the traps,” Tiera added, continuing her discussion with Amagi Hikaru. “Should we attack?”

With a single overlay card, if it were any other time, Amagi Hikaru would definitely choose to attack first to see what it looks like.

but--

If it were the deck of the person who started it, attacking at this point might have been a loss.

He could even imagine what the card was.

It's highly likely to be a "declaration of war" type trap card!
Hikaru Amagi's current hand of cards isn't very strong. If he attacks rashly, with his current life points, once the Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice is dealt with, he only needs to Normal Summon an Ancient Gear Monster with high enough attack power, and Hikaru Amagi will become defenseless and be defeated instantly.

Therefore, Amagi Hikaru should not attack rashly.

Perhaps some people have already forgotten.

Thousand-Eyed Revenant actually has a "lockdown" effect: as long as Thousand-Eyed Revenant is in the Monster Zone, monsters on the field other than this card cannot attack or change their battle position.

Based on this effect, it should be possible to provide a certain level of protection.

Amagi Hikaru thought for a moment, then instead of attacking, he picked up two cards, placed them on the field, and ended his turn.

"How cautious you are, Amagi Hikaru."

The spirit of the Pot of Greed chuckled. Just as Amagi Hikaru had guessed, its cover card was indeed an offensive trap, and moreover, it was—Explosive Armor!
Although the Pot of Greed was slightly disappointed that it didn't activate its effect, the trap was still there, so it didn't matter.

It glanced at its hand and then controlled the Pot Demon: "My turn, draw a card."

"Magic cards, the charity of angels."

"Draw three cards, then discard two..."

The spirit of the Pot of Greed leisurely accomplished another great feat.

Then, it looked at the Thousand-Eyed Sacrificial God on the Heavenly City's light field and continued:
"Indeed, as long as the Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God does not attack or trigger the trap, no matter what kind of monster I summon, as long as the Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice God is present, it will be unable to attack due to its effect."

However, that's only if the monster is present.

I activate the spell card, Lightning Strike.

"This doesn't seem like a card that would appear in a pre-made deck," Hikaru Amagi couldn't help but say again.

If the previous Pot of Greed triple could be attributed to Yulong adding two extra Pot of Greed cards to their pre-built decks, then this Lightning Strike is definitely not a card that would appear in a pre-built deck.

Although Lightning Strike wasn't highly regarded in his memory, it was a genuinely rare card—both in his memories and in this world.

Hikaru Amagi remembers that his first opponent was a Blue Academy student who was about to join the Fusion Army. Because he had the help of senior students in the Fusion Department, he used a pre-built deck of new members before the duel, so he had cards like Ancient Gear.

Hikaru Amagi received that pre-set card after joining the Fusion Club, and he remembered the general card information inside very clearly.

Things like divine punishment and the Pot of Greed can be explained.

However, Lightning Strike is definitely not a card that would be in that deck.

This thing is very expensive!

There's no way I'd give Akama Zero King to a student!

"Haha, how can a duel with an old friend be so boring? So, I've added a little bit of my own ideas to this deck." The elf of Pot of Greed laughed heartily, then, controlling the Pot Demon, raised a finger and said, "Don't worry, the strength is controllable, it definitely won't be much stronger than your old deck."

Tiera, standing to the side, didn't even bother to complain.

In short, the lightning struck down, and the mage who had just been revived on the Heavenly City Light Field was blasted into a blackened charcoal with a loud bang.

Amagi Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

"Immediately afterwards, I activated the fusion effect of the magic card in my hand."

Fusion Summon: Fusion Summon the Swamp Demon King from your hand and the High-Tech Wolf from your hand!

"Level 7, the Labyrinth's Demon Chariot!"

"Oh—" Tiera couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation of surprise.

He's an old friend—

Even today, this is the car that Hikaru Amagi and Tiera occasionally use when they relax and play cards during their dates.

This is a card that Amagi Hikaru had with him for quite some time, a card full of memories.

The Labyrinth's Demon Chariot, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Mechanical Race, Attack Power 2400→2900.
This card is a classic card in pre-built decks, and Hikaru Amagi obtained it through a pre-built deck in the Fusion Department.

“Open the face-down card,” Hikaru Amagi said without hesitation, “This can only be activated when a Trap Card, Flame Sword Dance, is Special Summoned. Special Summon 1 Flame Swordsman of Level 7 or lower, or a Fusion Monster with that card name in its name, from the Extra Deck. After that, you can change 1 face-up monster on the field to face-down.”

"As expected, this card is here." Upon seeing the card, the elf in the Pot of Greed was not surprised, but rather seemed to have expected it.

Flames burned around Amagi Hikaru, and a burly swordsman stood guard beside her with a solemn expression, without the slightest hesitation or fear.

"The Blazing Sword Dancer and the Blazing Swordsman." The spirit of the Pot of Greed knew them all too well.

Amagi Hikaru's classic combination: classic cards and classic monsters.

From the moment he appeared in this world, he began to use the Flame Swordsman, a gift from who-knows-where, but which Amagi Hikaru accepted perfectly and gradually grew into a towering tree.

Flame Swordsman, Level 5, Flame Attribute, Warrior → Machine Race, Attack Power 1800 → 1300.
"The demon chariot that covers the labyrinth!"

The newly launched green version of the car hadn't even had a chance to burrow underground before it was engulfed in flames and slowly covered up.

“Good, it seems we’ve successfully defended against it.” Tiera nodded.

"Watch my performance, my lord!" Although he turned into a machine upon his appearance, the Flame Swordsman was as energetic as ever. Relying on being the first and most famous Fusion Monster card in the Amagi Light deck, the Flame Swordsman confidently addressed his companions.

Several of Yan Jian's old acquaintances immediately revealed funny expressions. In their view, there was naturally no problem with Yan Jian assisting Tiancheng Guang, but the real problem was, was it really... enough to just have Yan Jian?
As if to confirm the elves' thoughts, the elves of the Pot of Greed soon performed something entirely new for them.

"Just as I expected, the Flame Swordsman." The spirit in the Pot of Greed chuckled as it manipulated the pot. "Now your resistance should be depleted—"

"Then, I activate the spell card, Foolish Burial."

"This card can send 1 monster from your Deck to the Graveyard."

“This card is definitely not the kind of card that person would put in that deck.” Although Tiera hadn’t specifically checked that deck, she had seen that duel and knew the student’s personality. In Yulong’s mind at the time, this kind of card would definitely be, “What a piece of trash card, what’s the point of sending a monster from the deck to the graveyard?”

"I sent the Night Train and Blue Traveler Train from my deck to the graveyard."

"Hmm?" Hikaru Amagi raised an eyebrow upon hearing the name. "What does this mean? Is it some kind of ancient machine?"

"Earth attribute, mechanical race, that's normal."

The Pot Demon confidently stated: "If the Night Train Blue Traveler Train is in your Graveyard, you can target 1 other Machine-Type EARTH monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster and this card. After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon non-Machine-Type monsters from your Extra Deck until the end of this turn."

"I chose the heavy-duty freight train crane freight car in the cemetery."

"Two level 10 monsters—" Tiera felt like she'd really seen something amazing today. "You bastard, you're not planning on using an overkill, are you?"

"Hahaha, as expected of the Creator God, your guess was spot on."

"You're a top-tier elf, someone who would be revered as a god even in the elf world. Aren't you ashamed?" Tiera felt this was truly outrageous. "Using so many underhanded tactics in a duel."

"That's not it, Creator God—although I did put a lot of clever ideas into this deck, even if you lose this duel, it won't matter. You've participated in countless life-threatening dark duels, and you've been driven crazy by the designs of countless evil beings..."

But not here.

I'm your friend. I was just joking. Even if I lose, you can fight me again, or you can just leave. It won't have any consequences.

“Oh, then I’ll activate Hyperfusion.” Hikaru Amagi suddenly spoke up.

"Huh?" The spirit of Pot of Greed had just Special Summoned two monsters from the Graveyard, and then saw Hikaru Amagi with a "I knew this would happen" look on her face as she flipped over a face-down card—

That's right, the famous Hyperfusion!
"You put Super Polymerization in your deck??" The spirit of Pot of Greed stared in astonishment at Hikaru Amagi's face-down card. "That card shouldn't have been in your original deck. Back then, you didn't use the Super Polymerization ability at all; you should have taken it out as a separate card."

“But I do have Super Polymerization in my deck right now.” Hikaru Amagi tapped her deck lightly. “And there are two of them. In your dimension, although my deck was restored to its original form because of your special rules, it seems that it doesn’t affect Super Polymerization.”

Immediately, Amagi Hikaru laughed again: "However, even if I were to rebuild the deck myself, I would definitely include Super Polymerization in it. Because I don't think you're the kind of Spirit who would honestly use that kind of deck."

Then, while looking through the extra deck, Hikaru Amagi said, "I understand your situation perfectly. You keep saying it's just a nostalgic deck brawl, but then you fill your deck with three Primal Stones of Light."

He claimed he would teach newbies how to play with simple decks, but in reality, he pulled out an ultra-mainstream deck and blew his opponent away.

I had a bad feeling when I saw the divine punishment, and now I know it was true…

"Hehe—" The elf of the Pot of Greed just chuckled and didn't argue any further.

After an awkward laugh, it said, "But what can you fuse into from the monsters on my field? Two Machine-type monsters aren't so easy to fuse..."

Before the duel, it might be the kind of "old friend" you can reminisce with, but once the duel begins, Hikaru Amagi can sense that its aura and behavior have changed drastically.

It's as if you've become a "bad friend" who hasn't seen you for years and finally has the chance to mess with you.

but--

This is precisely the strongest state of the "Pot of Greed," the "Original Pot."

Because in this state, it will have many extra cards in its deck, and with its strong deck advantage, it would be difficult for duelists with decks restored to their initial state to defeat it.

However... Amagi Hikaru won't be so polite.

"That's easy."

Hikaru Amagi laughed: "The fusion condition for Garuda of Shared Fate is a monster of the same race and attribute but with a different card name."

"That card wasn't in your original deck."

"Hey, back then I was a single person, but now, I'm inseparable from Tiera, so that makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"

"...Uh, well, that works too, right?"

The Pot of Greed watched as Amagi Hikari fused into a monster that "shouldn't have appeared," glanced at Tiera with her arms crossed and her head raised involuntarily, and finally said nothing.

As a friend, if you encounter this situation, you should definitely offer your blessings.

The duel escalated, and eventually, both sides couldn't help but start hurling insults.

"What is this 'Beyond Dragon: Icebound Brachiosaurus'?! Isn't that a Synchro Monster?! Hikaru Amagi, you have absolutely no idea how to use this kind of card—"

"Nonsense, this is a Brachiosaurus, the first fusion monster I used! How could I not use it? On the contrary, you even wrote your will, didn't you? Not giving anyone a way out?"

"Isn't that because you summoned the support magic pitcher Magnum? Is this card's strength reasonable compared to the current duel decks? How did you even manage to add this card to your Extra Deck?"

"This is the power and attention given by Boss Light... the Light of Destruction. I wanted to refuse it, but it won't leave."

"Fine, fine, I can tolerate the Super Polymerization, but what's with this Infernal Dream? Your deck didn't even have Infernal Machine! You're not going to keep acting, are you? — Well, then I won't hold back!"

As the duel "upgraded," the two players' decks also began to "iterate" at lightning speed, eventually evolving into a situation that suited Amagi Hikaru's current battle environment.

Pot of Greed ultimately lost. Although it had a lot of ways to replenish its hand, the "foundation" of its deck was still the same deck that had once lost to Hikaru Amagi. Adding some things to it was fine, but after drawing some low-level monsters that it could not use at all, its actions would come to a standstill.

This is the hardest level because your deck will never be as good as your opponent's.

This is also the easiest hurdle. Because, as long as you want to, as the Pot of Greed says, "do whatever you want," then this hurdle will easily melt away.

Because the Pot of Greed is your friend.

It won't hurt you; it'll just play a joke on you.

After the duel ended, Hikaru Amagi found a place to sit down. The result of the duel was no longer important; he had simply enjoyed a long-awaited card game where "anything can be done."

Towards the end of the duel, he and Pot of Greed even started spouting nonsense, saying things like, "This is light attribute, it can suppress your dark attribute."

This is a game that Hikaru Amagi has never experienced before.

But it was precisely this kind of free and easy duel that gradually made Amagi Hikaru truly understand how real and genuine the Pot of Greed's claim of "I am your friend, your old friend" was.

Although they had only known each other for a day, it felt as if they had known each other for a long time, which made Amagi Hikaru start to think about the idea of ​​the Pot of Greed.

The crisis facing other elves is a crisis, and the idea of ​​the Pot of Greed cannot be ignored.

"What lies ahead?" Amagi Hikaru asked the Pot of Greed.

"It is darkness, it is pitch black, it is a seal... it is a prison."

The Pot of Greed said, "You should be more or less used to dueling with me, dueling with the special rules of my world."

However, you should still be careful when going to that prison.

"In that prison, all your cards have to be reviewed. Forbidden cards cannot be put into the deck, restricted cards can only be put in 1, and semi-restricted cards can be put in 2."

"Your Magic Scientist, your Cannonball, your Amazonian Archer, your Old Gods—none of these will be able to be included in your deck. Pot of Greed and Angel's Charity will also vanish. You can only use a maximum of one low-level Tearful Song monster, one Multiplying G, and one Easy Fusion, Branded Fusion, Ketu Star, or Sudden Mutation..."

He suddenly mutated and was released from prison?
Also—only one Ketu Star can be placed!
I finally got my hands on the cool new fusion series, but there's only one usable card left.

Hikaru Amagi listened to what the Pot of Greed said in a daze.

"Finally, and most importantly, what you will face is the [Fragment of God] that resides there."

"The power of the Dragon of All Marks, huh? I've seen that a few times... At least it's not something that directly confronts the concept of [Forbidden Limits], so it's alright?" Hikaru Amagi thought for a moment, then remembered Little Red Riding Hood, "Right, since it's not the [Dragon of Marks], then doesn't that mean..."

"Yes, there is an elf who has obtained the power of the gods."

"who is it?"

Amagi Hikaru asked curiously.

His next step is to retrieve the divine power of the last and largest imprinted dragon, which should alleviate the collapse of the elven dimension.

However, with his arrival, "restrictions" may gradually begin to exist...

"It seems to be called... Thunderfire Boiling Motion Machine?"

Hikaru Amagi vaguely remembered this, but when he came to this world, this series should not have appeared yet, or it should have been released soon but he didn't have time to watch it.
"Compared to all of this—Amagi Hikaru, how do you feel now?"

In which aspect?

"You must have always had doubts about your background, because you can't remember your past friends, so you must be a little sad about it, right?"

“There was indeed a time when I doubted myself a lot because I never worried about my parents or considered their health,” Hikaru Amagi said. “Later, people celebrated my birthday, and I met many people in this world. I integrated into this world and lived like a life in this world. I had my own things to do and gradually began to give up exploring the past.”

I am very grateful to you, Pot of Greed. You told me the truth, even though I may give up on seeking it many years from now. But after you told me, I no longer have to worry about it.

Regardless of his past or his background, it doesn't really matter.

Importantly, he, Hikaru Amagi, is a resident of this world, a duelist, and an envoy of fusion.

"However, thinking about it this way... it's more accurate to say that the pressure is even greater."

"?"

"Because I now know that I was born of a beautiful prayer, wouldn't it be a disgrace to our past if I did something evil?"

“Uh—” the Pot of Greed said, “That’s not what I meant.”

"Haha, that's not what I meant either—but anyway, since I've decided to help the elves, I've decided that I'm going to face the last possessor of divine power."

"I must remind you, Amagi Hikaru, it is not a spirit from our Three Forbidden Dimension."

When you enter the [Forbidden Zone] and then into that guy's [Prison], divine power will involuntarily emanate from his body.

Your life might be assimilated by divine power in an instant. Facing it, your eyes will ache, your mind will become unstable, your movements will slow down, your physical strength will rapidly decline, and your thoughts will become chaotic...

Your deck will be significantly reduced because in that world, you can only use cards that meet certain requirements.

In this situation, you'll be facing an opponent imbued with divine power, capable of wielding countless powerful cards and engaging in duels at will, possibly even unaffected by restrictions!

Are you really going to go any further?

Hikaru Amagi felt a lot of pressure when he heard this.

Tiera said from the side, "Don't worry, I will help Amagi Hikaru get through all the mental blows."

"Thanks, Tiera—but even if I can't hold on, it doesn't matter! This is my decision, so I must do it! For the elves' homeland, for my master's teachings, for my friends' efforts, and for my... fusion!"

"..."

“Hmm…but I still need to make some preparations…” Amagi Hikaru reached into the Emerald Book at his waist.

The spirit of the Pot of Greed slowly flew back to the Pot of Greed, and the surrounding scenery began to distort again as it changed, with dimensional portals suddenly appearing all around.

"Go and gather your companions."

"Hahaha—" Amagi Hikaru couldn't help but laugh.

Truly, he truly deserves to be called "the duelist's friend".

At this crucial moment, Hikaru Amagi really wanted to call on his friends.

The Three Sages, Master Daitokuji, the vampires, and many more like-minded people...

Let us face together the final enemy that will cause the division of the Elf World!
　6K6K, congratulations to PK for finally releasing a new card.

　　Additionally, I'd like to briefly mention my creative process. Actually, from the very beginning of this book until now, many elements have been gradually revised and changed. For example, the original ace was the Purple Trident, but now it's more like the Flame Swordsman and the Chimera Giant Flower. A-Guang was originally set up as an ordinary high school boy, but that has gradually changed as well. Although many friends jokingly say I plagiarized book reviews, I always directly say, "Good idea, it's mine," and that's really true. The initial handling of the Forgotten Dimension and Gaia were all ideas from readers. For example, using the Magic Hat for pure magic fusion was learned from readers. Now, as the writing has progressed to this point, I am still constantly influenced by readers, just as A-Guang has been influenced by the people and events of that world. He has become a true inhabitant of the world, and this book has reached this stage under this mutual influence.

　　I really enjoy this feeling, so I decided to write a "metaphor" to some extent—just as the content of this book was written through mutual influence. Hikaru's personality and his persistence weren't solely determined by me. I love this feeling, this sense of ritual, this "fusion." Therefore, Hikaru's core character is the "high school student who loves dueling" I originally envisioned, while his traits, characteristics, and special behaviors are the parts provided by readers and friends. Thank you to all the readers who have followed this far; thank you for your continued support.

　　
　
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