Chapter 13: The Final Turn

Upon hearing the declaration of "the final turn," the entire audience grew agitated.

They were deeply curious: on what grounds could Tenjou Hikari be so confident as to call this "the final turn"?

"Interesting. That Tenjou Hikari—his face is full of confidence." Kaiser Ryo folded his arms, watching him with a look of delight in his eyes. The number of excellent duelists in the academy was increasing; even he, who was about to graduate, couldn't help but feel a stir of excitement.

Although in his view, Judai was still far from his own level, he had already begun to show talent. Now that another person had appeared, how could he not be excited?

The urge to duel was rising!

"But with insufficient hand resources and the attack power of his monsters on the field permanently halved, how exactly is he going to turn the situation around?"

Asuka's question was the same one held by most of the students.

Lacking hand resources, having his monsters' attack power reduced, and his trap cards destroyed—it was practically a desperate situation. In such circumstances, what could even a Fusion summon accomplish?

After all, even if he wanted to fuse that "Ancient Gear Ultimate Golem," looking at the current field and his hand, it seemed insufficient.

But Tenjou Hikari actually knew better than anyone that there was no "Ancient Gear Golem" in his deck; it was fundamentally impossible to fuse an Ultimate Golem.

"Judai, Tenjou-kun's field is in terrible shape. As long as you hold out, you're sure to win!" Maeda Hayato was cheering for Judai.

"At this point, could this guy actually have another trick up his sleeve?" Even the Elemental HERO Flame Wingman, fused from Avian, was quite puzzled. In such a hopeless situation, what could Tenjou Hikari possibly do to defeat him?

It wasn't him boasting, but after evolving, he had the confidence to defeat even the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Even if its effect had already been activated, a mere 1200 attack point Labyrinth Tank was far from being a match for him.

Judai didn't understand either.

But his heart, beating with fervor, made him incredibly excited; he couldn't help but look forward to Tenjou Hikari's move!

"Alright, come on, Tenjou! Let me see your Fusion!"

"Alright, Judai, then let me tell you: the reason you will lose is precisely because you are challenging me in the field I am most proficient in—

I activate the spell card, Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower!"

"That card—"

The students who had watched the duel yesterday immediately recognized the card.

"Pay 2000 Life Points and declare a card name. If that card exists in your deck, you must choose to add it to my hand or special summon it to my field!"

Tenjou Hikari LP: 2100 → 100

"Hmm..." Judai was a bit confused.

At this stage, why pay 2000 Life Points?

"So, what are you declaring?"

"Elemental HERO Burstinatrix!" Tenjou Hikari smiled and pointed at Judai's Duel Disk. "I checked your graveyard. From the start of the duel until now, you haven't used Burstinatrix, so she must be deep in your deck!"

"Ah, that is indeed true..." Judai took out his deck and checked, discovering that Burstinatrix was indeed at the very bottom. He took it out and tossed it directly to Tenjou Hikari.

After receiving the card, Tenjou Hikari didn't rush to use it. Instead, he activated the effect of "Flame Sword Domain" on the field: "I send Labyrinth Tank from my field to the graveyard to Fusion summon a second Flame Swordsman from my Extra Deck!"

"Haha, I'm back!" Although one was a standard Flame Swordsman and the other was a card inhabited by the spirit of the Flame Swordsman, the spirit itself could traverse between the two cards. Now that it had a chance to appear, it cheered and puffed out its chest toward the "Dark Flame Knight" in the deck.

"The attack and defense of Labyrinth Tank were reduced; leaving it on the field would only make it a target. Using it as material for a Fusion is indeed a wise move," Marufuji Ryo nodded again.

But... what was the point of this?

"Then... for the final preparation, Judai." Tenjou Hikari pointed to the Continuous Spell beside him. "I activate the effect of the Continuous Spell, Future Fusion."

"Eh?" Judai was stunned. "Isn't that card specifically for fusing Labyrinth Tank?"

He was momentarily unable to react.

"According to the effect of Future Fusion, I reveal a Fusion monster from my Extra Deck and can send one of its Fusion materials to the graveyard! This turn, I cannot special summon that monster, nor can I activate that card's effect!"

Tenjou Hikari took out his Extra Deck, searched through it, and with a smile on his face, said: "The one I am revealing... is this!"

He held up a purple Fusion monster high so that everyone could see it as clearly as possible!

"Ah!?"

"What—"

"Whoa!"

"Big Brother!"

Even Marufuji Ryo stepped forward in surprise, shocked: "It's actually this card?"

Judai slowly opened his mouth, then gradually revealed an excited expression: "Flame Wingman!"

Yes, the Fusion card Tenjou Hikari revealed was... Flame Wingman!

"I send Avian from my deck to the graveyard!" Tenjou Hikari opened his deck, revealed the Avian inside, and then shoved it into the graveyard. Seeing this, the Elemental HERO Flame Wingman felt indescribably uncomfortable.

It's over! I'm going to be hit by my own side again—

"You've been carrying this card all along?" Judai suddenly realized. "Ah! Yesterday, on the dueling field, you told the senior that you would use this card to fuse with my monsters!"

"That's right. Ever since I returned from the other dimension, I've kept this card in my Fusion deck." In reality, that day, Super Polymerization had fused the two Elemental HEROes in his deck into this.

Judai gasped: "Not just the Fusion materials, but even the Fusion monster..."

Tenjou Hikari spread his arms and admitted it generously: "Fusion is the noblest form of summoning in the world!

As a duelist pursuing the ultimate Fusion, as a member of the Fusion faction, as a Fusion duelist—

Not only the Fusion materials, but even the Fusion monsters should all be mastered!

Now, I normal summon Burstinatrix! And then, sorry, Judai, I win.

Fusion spell, Miracle Fusion!"

Next, there was no need for explanation.

The Fusion materials were Burstinatrix and Avian. The winged warrior with a giant dragon head growing on its right arm descended into the scorching fire domain!

Elemental HERO Flame Wingman, Level 6, Wind attribute, Warrior type, Attack 2100.

When it destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the graveyard, it inflicts damage to the opponent equal to that monster's attack power!

Flame Sword Domain can reduce the attack power of one Warrior-type monster on the field and increase the attack power of all other monsters by 1000.

The attack power of Flame Swordsman is... 1800.

Won!

Although it wasn't the fully realized Judai, and although he was just a newly enrolled protagonist, there was no doubt: Tenjou Hikari—won!

"Battle phase. Flame Wingman attacks, activate the effect of Flame Sword Domain!" Tenjou Hikari wore a smile.

Defeating a "protagonist" who truly existed was quite a challenge for him!

Seeing his favorite monster rushing toward him, Judai didn't regret why he hadn't used Wild Wingman to destroy Flame Sword Domain earlier—that would have definitely increased his winning percentage. He now had only one thought—

"What an interesting duel!" He happily extended his fist, facing his favorite monster head-on. "Come on, Hikari!"

"Wow!!!"

"Fusion! Fusion! Fusion!"

"Tenjou Hikari! Tenjou Hikari!"

The duel projection gradually dissipated. The field became bright again.

Thunderous cheers and applause began to resound through the dueling arena. They had witnessed a duel that, in the true sense, had no "loser."

No one could have imagined that in the very end, it would be Hero against Hero!

"Winner, Tenjou Hikari!"

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