Chapter 110

Tenjou Hikari should have thought of it.

As a scholar at the Magical Scientist Fusion Research Institute, it was only natural for the Mathematician to use a Magical Scientist deck.

He himself had obtained many Fusion Monsters from him through Magical Scientist's puzzles, and there were several Dark Flare Knights; it would be too strange if Magical Scientist didn't give his friends and employees something for "self-defense" when they left.

After everyone realized the terror of the Mathematician's tactics, they no longer treated the Mathematician as someone joining in the fun or deliberately dragging them down; they realized that this duel, no matter which aspect it was viewed from, was definitely not "play."

What kind of kind old grandfather is this!?

This is a terrifying old man!

"Good! Truly not bad!" The Empress couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Truly not bad, Misawa Daichi! The teammates and opponents you chose for me are all very good!!"

The Empress was finally a bit more satisfied.

This is passionate enough, this is exciting enough!

The Mathematician laughed he-he twice more, took two cards from his hand, and placed them in the set zone.

"Set two cards, end turn."

While saying this, he added: "During the end phase of the turn Mirage Knight battles, it must return to the deck."

Mirage Knight's body gradually became illusory and dissipated, disappearing like a bubble after a while.

"Then, Fusion Recycling Plant's effect: during either player's turn, I can return a fusion material monster used this turn to my hand." Tenjou Hikari opened the graveyard and took one from it, "Of course, still Shaddoll Lizard."

The Empress looked at the cards in Tenjou Hikari's hand.

Unknowingly, there were so many again!

She frowned.

Protracted warfare seemed very unfavorable for them!

"Good! Finally my turn again!" Gloria was full of strength, high-spirited.

In the past two turns, Tenjou Hikari not only dealt damage, recycled resources, but even restricted the opponent's card attacks; it could be said that not a single point was missed, which made her very excited, and she couldn't help but want to perform and compare with Tenjou Hikari.

Anyway, she still had fusion materials on her field; at worst, she could fuse the Empress again, and then attack that dangerous Magical Scientist, which could also deal quite a bit of damage.

If she could draw any useful card this turn to resolve the Empress, that would be even better!

"My turn, draw card!"

She drew a card, glanced at it, and her eyes lit up.

Beautiful!

The cards she drew combined perfectly to resolve this situation!

"At this moment, I want to activate a Trap Card."

But unexpectedly, after Gloria finished drawing the card, the Mathematician opened his set card directly.

"Trap Card, Mind Crush!"

Wow...

Tenjou Hikari raised his eyebrows.

This old man is nasty.

"Mind Crush is a trap card that guesses a card in the opponent's hand to destroy it." Misawa Daichi explained this card.

Actually, there was no need for him to say it; the students present basically all knew this card.

After all, this card was quite famous.

It's just—

The problem is, normally, very few people can successfully activate this card's effect.

After all, guessing the opponent's hand is really a bit difficult.

But today is different.

One of the cards in Gloria's hand is a card everyone knows!

"Spell Card, Fusion."

Gloria looked at her hand, her face solemn, but she had no choice, and could only reveal one of them and send it to the graveyard.

"Eh? This doesn't seem to have any meaning, right?" A student was confused.

"Why?"

"Because, look—there is Tenjou Hikari's Field Spell Card, Fusion Recycling Plant, on the field, so Gloria only needs to discard 1 card from her hand to add Fusion from the graveyard to her hand."

"Eh, that's right?"

Gloria frowned.

The reason is very simple, and that is the hand size problem.

The only card she drew that could crack the opponent's Empress was the Trap Card "Rescue."

This is a special Trap Card.

It can be activated when a card targeting an [Amazoness] monster on the field is activated. Return the targeted monster card to the hand, and Special Summon 1 other monster from your hand.

Yes, this is an "Amazoness" card that can affect the entire field!

Using the Quick-Play Spell Card in her hand to target the opponent's Amazoness Empress, and then chaining this Trap Card, she could return the Empress, and then Special Summon 1 monster from her hand, gaining a free Special Summon and resolving the Empress.

But there is one problem, this card has two major restrictions.

First, there must be a card that can target the opponent's card; second, there must be a monster card in the hand!

Her hand is: Rush, Amazoness Swords Woman, Rescue.

If any of the three are discarded to get Fusion, the entire chain will be destroyed!

Now, she's stuck here.

However...

She looked at the set card beside her.

The Monster Reborn she set last turn wasn't used by Tenjou Hikari, but was left behind and returned to her hand.

She could choose to Special Summon the Amazoness Warrior Chief in the Empress's graveyard.

Because her deck is also an Amazoness deck, using its effect can search for Amazoness Spell/Trap cards or directly set a Fusion.

But the problem is.

She looked at her deck.

There aren't enough [Fusion] cards.

She didn't put in three Fusion cards because she updated her deck and had Spiritualist and other cards to assist, which allowed her to save card slots for Fusion and put in some other cards.

Similarly, reviving Tenjou Hikari's dinosaur is useless.

What to do?

She bit her lip gently, hesitating.

"Gloria."

Just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard a voice.

She looked up at Tenjou Hikari.

Why did this guy take the initiative to talk to her!?

She had thought that Tenjou Hikari was really deciding to fight two people alone because of the faction issue.

"We are tag dueling." Tenjou Hikari let out a sigh, lifted his chin gently, and said to Gloria, "As a normal fusion duelist who pursues fusion, I hate the Fusion Army very much.

But you are not the Fusion Army that has truly carried out aggression; you haven't really committed unforgivable evil."

Gloria frowned and looked at Tenjou Hikari, while the minds of the surrounding Fusion Army members also cooled down.

The Empress looked at this scene curiously.

Aggression?

Hostility?

Humans also have many interesting things.

Then, under everyone's gaze, Tenjou Hikari raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist: "And since that's the case, then you are not someone I absolutely reject, or even someone I'm too lazy to cooperate with—because, fusion encompasses everything!"

Gloria's eyes opened wider and wider.

Grace covered her mouth with both hands, surprised in a low voice.

"Everyone present and every spirit, since you still have doubts in your hearts, then I will declare it again.

Fusion is the noblest summoning method in the world!"

"Wow..."

"What guts..."

"Hikari, does Hikari really not care at all what others say?"

The actions of the Fusion Army caused fusion users to receive huge public opinion pressure.

Although this trend will always pass, at such a critical moment, Tenjou Hikari still dared to say it in front of so many people.

It can only be said that Tenjou Hikari doesn't care about anything else at all!

"This is not an excuse, a reason, or a slogan, but what I firmly believe!

So—"

Tenjou Hikari turned back, looking at his opponent with burning eyes: "No matter what happens, I will not change."

"You don't need to doubt me either."

Gloria clenched her right fist tightly; her glove made a creaking sound because of her strength.

You saw it?

But it doesn't matter anymore!

"Interesting, interesting, Tenjou Hikari—sure enough, sure enough, fighting together with a guy like you makes one's heart pound!"

What faction, what Fusion Army or not, aggression or not.

They sisters don't care about those things at all!

"Good, then Tenjou Hikari—let me use your power!"