Duels should be played with a smile.

Although its appearance, name, attributes, and physique have little to do with Neos, Cross Guardian is indeed a support card for Neos.

"I'm recruiting [Elemental Hero Flame Warrior] from my mobile phone!"

[Flame - 4★ - Warrior - Attack Power 1200]

"Blazing Blaze's effect can only be activated during the Main Phase: Send 1 Elemental HERO monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, except for the one with the same name. This card becomes the same as the monster sent to the Graveyard by this effect in terms of Attribute, ATK, and DEF until the end of this turn."

The Duel Disk pushed out a card, and Leyou smiled as he took the card out, showed it to Jaden, and then put it in the Graveyard.

"It's this card... Such a puzzling move is very much in line with your style."

After a surge of flames engulfed Blaze, he performed a gender swap on the spot—the flames enveloped his body, transforming him into the appearance of a hot woman.

"No, no, no, actually my intention is very clear." Leyou explained with a smile, "Since I'm using a Hero deck, there's one monster that I can't avoid no matter what. I just casually built a graveyard while preparing, and I definitely didn't have any other intentions."

"Come on! It's time to start the fusion!"

"Spell Card [Fusion] activated! Send Liquid Man from my hand and Flame Man from the field as Fusion Materials to the Graveyard!"

"Light the way to dawn! Fusion Summon! [Elemental Heroes: Sunrise Warrior]!"

[Light - 7★ - Warrior - Attack Power 2500]

The fourth monster appeared on the field, and the incredibly bad Fusion left Leyou with only 2 cards in his hand.

Jaden was not surprised to see Sunrise Knight appear. Whether it was him or others he had seen using hero decks, they almost never hesitated when they could summon Sunrise Knight.

In most cases, Sunrise is the optimal solution for hero decks.

It's so good that if you don't play it, it means you don't want to win.

"In that instant, I have three effects activated simultaneously! Self-queue chain!"

"C1, Liquid Man's effect in the Graveyard: This card can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard as material for a [HERO] Fusion Monster. Draw 2, discard 1."

"C2, another effect of Cross Guardian: If this card is in the Graveyard and you successfully Special Summon an Elemental HERO Fusion Monster, you can banish this card to activate this effect: Draw 2 and return 1 card from your hand to the bottom of your Deck."

"C3, Sunrise Special Recruitment Search [Miracle Fusion]".

Instantly, after dealing with Liquid Hero's card-drawing effect, Leyou's hand increased from 2 cards to 6 cards.

"Then, regarding the follow-up effects of Liquid Man, what I need to discard is this card."

A gentle breeze swept by, and a few wisps of white feathers fell from the sky, landing on Judai's shoulder.

"I discarded the [Elemental Hero Winged Knight]."

"Now you know my intentions, right?" Leyou asked with a smile.

“Ah, I know. If this is your intention, then I’m not surprised,” Jaden replied indifferently, casually brushing the feathers off his shoulder.

"No, actually, you don't know everything yet." Leyou shook his head slightly as he saw the feather fall to the ground.

"Come! The miracles of heroes are meant for you to witness!"

"I activate [Miracle Fusion]! Exclude the hot girl and the winged man from the graveyard!"

"Fusion Summon! [Elemental HERO Flame Wingman]!"

"And then, this is my purpose!"

"[Neocrypha Fusion]! Send my Flamewing Knight on the field and another Neocrypha Knight from my deck to the Graveyard!"

"Witness it, Judai Yuki! Witness the new miracle that is rightfully yours!"

Chapter Ninety-Four: Your Teacher Will Always Be Your Teacher

"We are not some insignificant minions! Divine Flame Emperor! Repel His attack!"

"My companions are not so fragile! My companions, lend me your power! I send the three Crystal Beasts on my field, which I use as Continuous Spell Cards, to the Graveyard! Use them for me! Thunder Emperor!"

"Behold, I will defeat you with absolute and pure power! Illusion Demon Emperor, unleash the Celestial Crushing Fist upon Him!"

"And me! I can't fall behind! Mechanical Chaos Giant! Wipe out all of His monsters, da yeah!"

Under the control of John and his companions, three Phantoms, one Chaos Giant, and four enormous monsters attacked the Faceless Giant. After summoning monsters strong enough to contend with the Faceless Giant, they finally managed to turn the tide of the battle.

"How about it? The power of the Illusion Demon, not bad, right?" Manjoume wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, panting heavily.

Using the full power of the Illusionary Demon would also place a considerable burden on their bodies.

John nodded. He was in much better condition than Manjoume and was the most relaxed of the group.

"Not bad. The power of Thunder King Hamon has a good synergy with the power of the Gem Beasts. Although it feels a bit like a coincidence, being able to turn the tide is a good thing!"

The Jewel Beasts stood guard in front of John, channeling their power into Harmon, who stood like a magnificent wall, shielding John from all harm.

Professor Chronos, who controlled the Chaos Giant, had improved his strength after being severely beaten by Leyou. Even without using the power of the Phantom Demon, he still performed well thanks to the powerful explosive force of the Chaos Giant.

Edward's deck didn't synergize well with the Phantom, but after adding support monsters, along with his invincible Blood Demon D and Phoenix Man, he gradually turned the tide of the game.

Now, the three Phantom Demons are gathered on the field, and the Chaos Giant is leading the charge. The valiant figures of the four are etched in the eyes of all the spectators, showing everyone that in addition to the invincible Overlord, there are many other powerful duelists capable of protecting the Fusion Dimension.

As the battle situation outside changed, the duel inside also intensified.

Flame Wingman.

This is a very important hero for Jaden.

After Leyou's intervention, Flame Wingman's status in Jaden's heart not only did not decline, but became even more important.

Absolute Zero and Winged Kuriboh are both his partners, but Flame Wingman can be said to be a manifestation of part of his own will.

Passionate and unrestrained like a flame, free and untamed like a whirlwind.

This is the original Yuki Judai.

In the original timeline, the arrival of Neoske was no longer the most relied-upon monster for Jaden, but Flamewing still held an important place in his heart.

In this timeline, without Neo-Universe, Jaden has a special affection for Flame Wingman.

Therefore, when the Flame Wingman descended, Jaden could no longer remain calm.

"Flame Wingman, I'm not surprised."

Jaden had a vague idea about Leyou's purpose, so it wasn't surprising that Leyou summoned the Flame Winged Warrior.

However, seeing this hero, who could not be considered powerful among all heroes, appear on the opposite side still stirred up ripples in Jaden's heart.

After he chose to become the Overlord, his Flame Wingman took on a different form.

The original form did not disappear, but the initial form, which already had almost no chance of appearing, became even less necessary after the emergence of the more powerful evil form.

Normally, Flame Wingman would appear in different forms to help him accomplish certain tasks, but he has truly never appeared in a duel again.

"If the appearance of the Flame Winged Man was merely to awaken some memories in you, then the monster you are about to see is what I want you to see: another possibility that you should have possessed."

Even though he bears the name of the Overlord, Jaden did not become almost a different person as in the original work. In the mouths of the people from the merged dimension, he is a true hero.

For true heroes, Leyou has absolutely no need to "take action".

However, for Leyu, the Jaden he envisioned was not to become a hero.

"To be honest, when I first took you in as a child, I had my own expectations for you. However, I also knew that a person's growth should not be interfered with too much. So, I would only say a few words to you when I felt it was necessary, hoping that you would remember what I said to you when the time came."

Becoming a hero isn't something that happens easily.

Because when disaster strikes, while ordinary people flee, only heroes must step forward and not desert their posts.

In a time when the word "hero" has become somewhat distorted for various reasons, the Overlord XIII that Leyou sees now is a person worthy of the name of a hero.

That's good. Whether or not he intervenes, this boy, who originally had the heart of a child, will grow into someone worthy of the name of a hero.

But this isn't a good thing either.

“When you were little, when I saw you smiling and saying you wanted to be a hero, I never doubted whether you could actually do it—but all I hoped for was that you would just be an ordinary boy who could always keep smiling and be cheerful.”

When he said these words, Leyou did not look directly at Jaden.

He looked up at the sky, but at that moment, several different figures appeared in his mind.

The original world line, the current world line, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, ordinary student, school hero, overlord—several different figures flashed through my mind one by one before finally settling on a single image.

The boy, now smiling again, was full of vigor and, together with his companions, launched a final assault on the powerful god of the underworld.

"It's regrettable that I couldn't witness your growth, but I'm also fortunate that I had the opportunity to communicate with you through a duel at this time, and to convey my thoughts to you..."

He closed his eyes, then opened them again, and the image frozen in Leyou's mind overlapped with the image of the Supreme King Jaden in front of him.

"And the heroes that rightfully belong to you will be returned to your hands."

Judai remained silent, sensing the complex emotions in Leyou's heart.

Feathers from Flame Wingman's broad wings may occasionally fall onto his shoulders or palms.

He grabbed it.

Slowly raise your head.

He opened his mouth slowly.

"In that case, let me see for myself."

"Show me my potential through your duel."

"Then watch closely!"

With a shout from Leyou, a gust of wind arose, flames blazed, and the light of hope spread across the land.

"When the light of the newborn universe unites with the heroes who bear the weight of expectations, a new light of hope will descend!"

"Spell Card [Neuro Fusion]! Send Flamewing Knight on the field and Neos Knight from your deck to the Graveyard!"

Fusion Summon!

"A new light! Piercing through the darkness! Descend! [Elemental Heroes: Shining New Cosmic Warrior]!!!"

[Light - 8★ - Warrior - Attack Power 3100]

A hero always shines with light. This light is always dazzling, but it is never blinding.

Their fiery passion is directed only at the enemy, while they leave their gentlest silhouettes for those they protect.

This is what makes a hero.

A blazing flame condensed on the pure white blade. The new Universe Wingman stared at Jaden, who was not far in front of him. With a flicker of his eyes, he dissipated the flame on the blade.