Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

"I'm just sharing my experience with you as someone who's been there. Once you fall into darkness, it's very difficult to turn back," Fubuki said earnestly. "Don't let temporary gloom cloud your mind, and don't so easily abandon what you've always held onto, Judai!"

"Tch, you nosy, talkative fellow! Who gave you permission to interfere in my conversation with Judai!" Seeing that Judai's dark side, which had been stirred up by Fubuki's words, vanished in an instant, "Amon" felt extremely angry, like smelling a scent that wasn't his after taking in a blanket that had been airing all day!

"boom!"

Although the duel was still ongoing, and it was still Jaden's turn, "Amon" commanded his [Sword God - Shiranui] to attack Tenjouin Fubuki in the distance. However, the former's slash was intercepted in mid-air by Jaden's [E·hero Flashy New Universe Wingman].

"I won't let you hurt anyone in front of me again!" Judai was terrified that he had so easily had the thought of taking someone's life. He was surprised that it came from his own heart, and he was certain that it was not a suggestion or mental interference from any supernatural power released by "Amon". It seemed to be a thought that arose naturally from the bottom of his heart.

Thanks to Fubuki's timely interruption, I was prevented from easily putting my thoughts into practice and doing something irreversible.

"What was that look, Judai?" Seeing the change in Judai's eyes, "Amon" was a little anxious. "I clearly saw it just now, I saw your hatred and love for me. At that time, you only had my image in your eyes. Why did that pure look disappear just now? Was it because of what that man said?"

"Don't look at me like that, remembering other people! It's me in front of you, why can't you just look at me?!" His expression was incredibly dark, and "Amon" gritted his teeth. "Give back the love that belongs only to me!"

"...I will still defeat you without mercy, 'Amon'." Looking at the boy in front of him, Judai calmed himself down. Fubuki's words were like a stimulant, bringing his heart back from the brink of darkness. "But not with the murderous intent you lured out, but with the anger of avenging others and the determination to take Amon Garlem back from you!"

"Do you think you can do something like that just because you want to, Judai?" Grabbing his shirt, "Amon" smirked. "I told you, didn't I? This man's heart is filled with a deep darkness, and that's what allows me to control my body so freely. The only way to break free from my control over him, besides making me give up willingly, is to eradicate that darkness from his heart!"

"But it is precisely because light and darkness coexist within the human heart that we are human. The human heart is not a pure machine; a human heart without darkness cannot exist. Where there is light, darkness will be born, just as the glorious 'hero' you admire abandoned me and cast me into a cold and dark world."

"Without darkness, the human heart loses its light. The only way you can cut off the endless stream of darkness produced within him is to take his life, hahahaha!"

With arms outstretched, "Amon" laughed maniacally as he awaited Judai's attack with [E·hero Flash Neo-Winged Man], offering no resistance whatsoever.

Upon hearing Amon's words, Jaden calmly replied, "That sounds like an impossible miracle? But if it were me, if it were my [Hero], if it were what Master Daitokuji said about my [fusion]..."

With a sharp look in his eyes, Judai played a card: "If it were me, I could do it, because Master Daitokuji said that my fusion technique is highly similar to alchemy and can create miracles. And to make the impossible possible is a 'miracle.' In other words—I am the one who can turn the impossible into the possible!"

"Under the effect of the previous [Water Bubble Illusion], I can activate a Trap Card directly from my hand, and the card I'm going to activate is this one: the Trap Card [Wisdom Stone Alchemist]!"

"I can banish a total of four [Hero] monsters from my Graveyard and field. Then, I can target a single [Hero] monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it to my field, ignoring its Summoning conditions! I will banish the following four monsters from my Graveyard: [E·Hero Bubble Man], [E·Hero Sky Man], [E·Hero Solid Man], and [M·Hero Hearthfire]!"

"Earth, water, fire, and wind—the four elements of heaven can turn stone into gold!"

【E·hero Flash New Universe】【ATK5800→4900】

The attack power of [E·hero Shiny Neos] on the field of the tenth generation decreases as the number of monsters in his graveyard decreases, but there is a huge amount of elemental energy gathering in his graveyard. The four elements seem to be reenacting the creation of the world, combining the concepts of "dry", "wet", "hot" and "cold" to form a magnificent sword that looks colorless but also seems to contain all the colors in the world!

Behind the giant sword floating in the air, from the grave of the Tenth Generation, the dark side of justice in the universe—[E·hero Neos]—appears!

【E·hero New Universe】【ATK2500】

"It's [E·Hero Neos] again... Do you really like those heroes that much, Jaden!" Looking at [E·Hero Neos] reappearing on Jaden's field, "Amon" didn't seem to care much. "You went so far as to lower the attack power of [E·Hero Shining Neos], but in the end you only summoned a monster with an attack power of 2500. What can a monster like that do?"

"I said I would turn the impossible into the possible!" Jaden made a gesture of grasping the sword with a serious expression, and in sync with Jaden's action, [E·hero Neos] also raised his hand and grasped the greatsword in front of him.

The light weight made it feel like holding a willow branch, but the simple act of raising the blade perpendicular to the ground overhead created a gust of wind on the field. To Amon's astonishment, the attack power of [E·hero Neo-Universe] surged!

【E·hero New Universe】【ATK2500→5000】

"When I gather the four attributes of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind from the [Hero] monsters banished because of [The Alchemist of the Wise Stone], the fifth element—Aether—will be born here. This is the 'Wise Stone Aether Sword'!" Jaden shouted, raising an invisible sword. "[E·Hero Neos]'s ATK will be boosted, doubling its original ATK, and it will also negate the effects of all face-up cards on the opponent's field!"

"Varied--!?"

Amidst Amon's astonished expression, the "Sage Stone Aether Sword" in [E·hero Neos]'s hand shone with colorful light, and endless magical power from a parallel world surged forth, emptying or even sealing all other energies on the field. The effects of his five monsters on the field were simultaneously nullified!

"But in the end, you're just another high-attack monster. All you ever did was give me pain and love, didn't you?"

Faced with "Amon's" counter-question, Jaden denied it, saying, "No, the power of [E·Hero Neos] is different. It's [E·Hero Neos] who obtained the 'Kenshi Aether Sword'. I'll say it one last time, I'm going to make the impossible possible, 'Amon'!"

"Enter the battle phase! Use [E·Hero Neos] to attack [Red-Eyes Undead Dragon]!"

【E·hero Neos】simply raised his greatsword and slashed down at his target, but at the very moment the "Sage Stone Aether Sword" made contact with 【Red-Eyes Undead Dragon】, Jaden and "Amon" saw black lightning erupt from the point where the sword and the black dragon's body made contact, and an invisible current flashed and "passed" through Jaden and "Amon's" temples.

Uncontrollably, their consciousnesses were drawn together into a suddenly unfolding space of consciousness.

In what Fubuki and O'Brien's eyes was less than a second later, both "Amon" and Jaden suddenly took two or three steps back, as if they had been shocked. Jaden had an expression of surprise on his face and muttered something like, "So this is the shadow in Amon's heart, 'the darkness of the Gallamy family'?"

"Amon" was even worse off, looking like he had a headache, raising his hand to cover his head, while angrily looking up at [E·hero Neo-Universe] who had just started fighting in the air: "What a disgusting guy, don't trespass into other people's heads!"

"The one who should be saying that is me!" As if experiencing a split personality, "Amon" spoke again, but his tone was completely different from before. Although they hadn't known each other for very long, the group instantly realized that the person speaking now was Amon—not the energy life form using "Amon's" body, but the consciousness of "Amon Garlem" himself!

"Impossible! How could your consciousness resurface? I clearly covered your mind with the darkness within you!?" The sudden change seemed to be beyond "Amon's comprehension. To make matters worse, "he" discovered that he had suddenly lost all feeling in his body.

—No, to be precise, as he moved, Amon Garlem's body became out of sync with his consciousness. His arm remained in its original position, while his own golden, translucent arm made of energy detached from it!

A more accurate way to put it seems to be that I am being excluded?!

"What on earth happened, Judai!" "Amon," whose face was half-detached from Amon's body and who had lost control of it, stared at Judai and the [E·hero Neos] in mid-air. "You and [E·hero Neos], what did you do?!"

"What did I do? I accomplished the 'miracle' you spoke of as impossible—using the power of the 'Sage Stone Aether Sword,' I found the darkness within Amon's heart and then severed it!" the Tenth Proxy said matter-of-factly. "Indeed, fusion is the power that can turn the impossible into the possible!"

"I can no longer control Amon's body. Now I can unleash my full power to destroy you, 'Amon'!"

Chapter 1778 The one who will punish you is my [Hero]!

What Jaden did may seem like a "deus ex machina," as he inexplicably managed to eliminate the darkness in Amon's heart and sever Amon's control, but the principle behind it is actually quite simple.

He possesses a certain talent that Hayato calls "New-Type," an ability previously referred to as "Planar" by Shadi and others. This ability is often associated with "dimensional ascent," but in reality, an ability is just an ability and never implies any mission or destiny behind it.

Catalyzed by the growing popularity and increasing importance of "Duel Monsters" in people's lives, the potential of "New-Type" is actually being sown in people's hearts at an explosive speed. However, only a few people have been able to discover and awaken this ability. Even in Duel Academy, where students are frequently exposed to Duel Monsters, there are no more than ten people with such talent.

While not as rare as innate abilities like "Elf Masters," "New-Types" are still incredibly rare, to the point of being considered extremely rare.

However, their rarity doesn't cause "New-Types" to experience the same sense of loneliness that John, Jaden, and others felt as children—the "blood-soaked loneliness" of being able to see card spirits that others can't. On the contrary, "New-Types" are abilities that allow people to overcome barriers between each other.

Just as people with vocal cord impairments who cannot make sounds and people with hearing impairments who cannot receive sounds can use visual language—sign language—to communicate in place of sound, a major manifestation of "New-Type" ability lies in enabling people with hearing impairments who have no hands and people with vocal cord impairments who have no sight to understand each other—a pure spiritual communication that transcends language, sign language, and even physical mediums.

When a "New-Type" communicates with its counterpart, the "Old-Type," it's not as convenient as when both are "New-Types." However, by using a special medium that doesn't exist in the physical world, a certain degree of spiritual resonance can still be achieved. "Duel Energy" is precisely such a medium that seems fictional yet truly exists in the "non-physical world." The "Wisdom Stone Itachi" that Jaden created using the "Wisdom Stone Alchemist" card is a product of the aggregation of Duel Energy.

With the help of the attack of [E·hero Neos] hitting [Red-Eyes Corpse Dragon], Jaden and the controlled Amon were linked together as if they were holding an invisible wire. However, compared to Amon, whose mind was blinded by darkness and therefore did not actively explore Jaden's mind, Jaden chose to actively delve into Amon's mind.

In that dark world, Jaden saw Amon, who had once given up all hope and waited for death while watching the clouds; he saw Amon Garlem, who waited for the light of hope and worked hard to become a useful person in order to repay the kindness; and he also saw Amon, who once lost everything and then gained everything again, and then had everything around him taken away little by little by the biological son of his adoptive parents, thus giving birth to a deep and dark heart.

He made no comment on Amon's actions or thoughts, even though Amon had the terrible thought of "killing his brother and taking everything back" in his mind. Judai remained unmoved because he saw something deeper in the darkness, something hidden in the darkness of Amon's heart.

Even though he was just a child whose values ​​were not yet fully formed, and even though he had experienced the pain of losing everything and felt more deeply about the feeling of having nothing than most people after his adoptive parents focused more attention on his newborn brother Sid, he did not turn his terrible thoughts into reality. Instead, he made up his mind from then on to serve his brother Sid with all his strength, even if he lost everything again or even his life, he would repay the kindness.

All of this was not based on the admonitions of others, but on Amon's own judgment. What was hidden beneath that seemingly dark heart was clearly a pure heart as clear as water, grateful and unconcerned with gain or loss!

Amon has never let go of the memory of that night when he almost harmed his brother, but the underlying logic is not regret for not doing so, or confusion about whether his fate would have been different if he had. His thoughts are simply his rejection and fear of himself for having such dark thoughts back then.

It is precisely because of this mentality that Amon is blinded and controlled by darkness, and what Jaden needs to do is very simple: to "sever" this darkness from Amon's heart!

"Cut off the darkness in people's hearts?! That's impossible!" Without hesitation, "Amon" refuted Judai's words. His reaction wasn't one of being unable to accept reality, but simply stating a self-evident rule. "Don't talk about 'turning the impossible into the possible,' even you, Judai—"

"Wait a minute, could it be that you cut out the 'darkness' from people's hearts?" Seeing that Judai and "Amon's" expressions suddenly became quite shocked, "No wonder you used the word 'cut out' instead of 'eradicate,' but that's meaningless. You can only temporarily remove such darkness from their hearts; you haven't actually cured it at all!"

"...I see, I see. I had forgotten your true nature, Jaden. That's right, you've always saved others in this way. For you, this is enough, isn't it?"

“Although I don’t understand what you’re talking about, one thing is true—that’s enough, ‘Amon,’ or rather, the bastard who’s taken over ‘Amon’s’ body!” Judai pointed at the golden energy life form opposite him, whose head had detached from Amon’s body. “You hurt everyone in the school with the ‘Death Gloves,’ transferred everyone to this dangerous world and put so many people in danger, and took someone’s life in front of me for the second time after Professor Cobra.”

"I can no longer tolerate your existence in this world. Expelling you from Amon's body is enough for me. The one who will punish you next is my [Hero]!"

"After the battle damage calculation, [E·hero Neos]'s result is... No need to hold back! [E·hero Flash Neos]'s attack has shattered [Red-Eyes Immortal Dragon Emperor]!"

Upon hearing this, "Amon" raised his head to say something to [E·hero Shining Neo Cosmic Wingman], but [E·hero Neo Cosmic Wingman] had deliberately suppressed his combat damage until now before unleashing it. An exaggerated sword aura cleaved through the body of [Red-Eyes Undead Dragon], severing its undead remains entangled in resentment.

The soul, finally freed from the curse of the corpse, thanked [E·hero Neo-Universe] for his actions, while the sword energy advanced straight ahead and struck Amon Garlem's body.

With this strike, the golden energy life form that had already shown signs of separating from Amon was directly eliminated—or more accurately, Amon Garlem's body was pushed away by the sword energy. Although he couldn't control the force in time, causing Amon's body to crash directly into the iron door of the warehouse with a loud "thud," it at least successfully helped Amon break free from control.

At the original location of Amon, the golden energy life form, having lost its host body, began to calculate combat damage!

"Well!"

[Amon Garram: 4000 → 1400 LP, 0 cards in hand]

The one who cried out in pain was not the energy life form, but rather Amon, who had escaped the duel area. He gasped, and even Amon himself found it difficult to distinguish whether the pain he felt at this moment was greater from the damage caused by the battle when they were not completely separated, or from the pain in his back when he hit the iron gate.

—Feel it closely, and it really is my back; the iron gate has been dented from the impact!

"Oh, my back..."

Hearing the Spider-Man-like noise coming from Amon's side, Jaden was happy for him, because it meant that Amon had completely regained his body instead of being bound by others.

On the other hand, having lost its physical body, the golden energy entity seemed not to feel the portion of the battle damage that Amon had borne, which made it even more difficult for it to accept: "No! This was clearly a battle between me and you, Jaden! My love! Why, even in this state, do you have to share your love for me with someone else!"

"Unforgivable, Amon Garlem!"

But just as he was about to attack Amon, who wasn't far away, [E·hero Shining Neo Cosmic Warrior] had already begun his attack. Light gathered in his palm, enveloping it in a golden glow, and he approached [Red-Eyes Immortal Dragon Emperor] at meteor speed. [E·hero Shining Neo Cosmic Warrior] then unleashed his attack with his palm!

"The last... Shining-Finger!"

The body of [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor] was melted in the flash. In the sublimated corpse-dragon body, [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor] received the same liberation as [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon]. After breaking free from the shackles of gravity on his body, the soul of [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor] even moved forward with the attack of [E·hero Flash Neo Cosmic Warrior], rushing towards that energy life form!

"Pfft-"

Like the sound of strong acid corroding, the attack of [E·hero Shining New Universe Winged Knight] caused a large cloud of smoke to rise after it landed on the energy life form. The energy life form, which had no physical form, also felt real pain under such an attack!

[“Amon”: 1600→500LP, 0 cards in hand]

The Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor, with an attack power of 3800, blocked most of the power of the attack from E-Hero Shining Neos. The final battle damage was only 1100 points, which was not enough to completely wipe out the remaining energy life form. However, before the soul of the Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor, which rushed at him along with E-Hero Shining Neos, could even exert its power, the Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor, which was already in a soul state, suddenly ignited itself and turned into a large ball of soul fire!

"【E·Hero Shining Neoswing】After destroying a monster in battle, inflict effect damage to the opponent equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK!" Jaden waved his hand, "I will destroy that utterly wrong light that forces other beings to accept your so-called 'evolution'!"

"Shining Shatter! I'll return the original 2800 damage from [Red-Eyes Undying Dragon Emperor] to you!"

The soul fire landed on the energy life form and began to spread rapidly, instantly engulfing it and turning it into a large, burning flame. But within this azure flame tinged with purple, came the energy life form's joyful laughter: "So you only focused your attention on me at the very end? That's not enough, Judai!"

"Your love for me has diminished so much, this won't do, I can't satisfy you at all. I definitely need more drastic measures to make you look at me the way you do now. Give me some more time, Jaden, I'll come back to you with the right methods—or perhaps, you'll come to me on your own? Hahahaha!"

"Are you... trying to run away!?" Upon hearing this, Judai's expression changed. He had already made up his mind to kill this guy who had put everyone in danger right here, how could he let him escape like this? Without hesitation, he immediately commanded the other [Heroes] on the field, "His Life Points are already zero, the duel is over, so there's no need to talk about chivalry with such a heretic. Everyone, attack together!"

【E·hero Sunrise】 charged ahead and kicked 【Giants - Magella】 to the ground, sending him to the graveyard. Just as the other 【Hero】s on the Jaden field were about to follow up, a cry of pain came from Amon's side.

Even if those monsters on the field were summoned by Amon while he was being manipulated, and are currently being controlled to block the golden energy life form that is trying to escape, it seems that destroying them would transfer the damage to Amon's side!

Judai hesitated for a moment because of Amon's reaction. In that instant, the golden energy life form's body disappeared as if it had been burned to ashes. The flames engulfed it from bottom to top and then extinguished. All that remained were a few specks of ashes that were thrown into the air, as if the golden energy life form had been destroyed.

However, Judai, who overheard the last words the other party said, along with Fubuki, O'Brien, and Amon, did not think that way at all.

"You won?" For the first time, Jaden did not feel the usual exhilaration of winning a duel; instead, he only felt a sense of relief after the victory.

"You won, Jaden!" Standing behind Jaden, Fubuki immediately patted him on the back and congratulated him. "Another interesting duel?"

"I used to say that, but today's duel just doesn't feel interesting to me at all." Only after Fubuki supported him did Jaden realize he was so exhausted he almost collapsed, even though the "Duel Energy Distributor" was still enveloping Duel Academy. Nodding to Fubuki in thanks, Jaden said with a bitter face, "Synchronization Summoning again, and even this so-called 'Accelerated Synchronization'? Have the versions of Duel Monsters improved that fast?"

“I think that probably wasn’t that guy’s own power.” Amon stood up, leaning against the wall. He immediately took the cards used in this duel from his Duel Disk, only to see the Synchro Monster cards turn to ashes one after another. “The disappearance of these cards is the best proof.”

The disappearance of dozens of cards left Amon's deck with only a thin stack of cards, which was originally Amon's "Cloud Monster" deck. The Zombie monsters also disappeared along with the Synchro Monsters.

Chapter 1779 A Gender Equality Advocate Who Kicks Anyone Without Hesitation