Chapter 177: As Before

This time, Tenjo Hikari did not take the first attack.

It wasn't that his cultivation was slower than any child's, but according to the agreement, the choice of first or second attack in the first match belonged to the opponent, with alternating rights afterward.

So naturally, the first attack went to Yūgo.

Looking at Yūgo's youthful face, Tenjo Hikari guessed he was probably about two years younger than his original counterpart, roughly the same age as Tierra.

Speaking of Yūgo, one must mention the most appealing aspect of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! A5—namely, that both the male and female protagonists each had a parallel counterpart in a different dimension, and apart from hairstyle, their doppelgängers were completely identical, each using a unique "Summon Dragon" specific to their world's summoning method.

Yūgo's was the "Synchro Dragon."

"My turn—" Yūgo drew a card.

After observing, Tenjo Hikari noticed that whether in the S Dimension or the X Dimension, the rule allowing the first attacker to draw a card was still preserved.

After drawing, Yūgo swung his arms excitedly, his right hand spinning like a windmill as he laughed and activated a Magic Card: "I discard the Speedroid Tachyon Grand Duke from my hand to activate the Magic Card, Speedroid Roulette!"

As he shouted, a massive roulette wheel appeared on the Duel Field, a motorcycle racing at high speed within it, while stickers labeled 1-star to 6-star were pasted across its surface.

"Oh my!" MC instinctively took control of the broadcast, "Yūgo has activated a strange Magic Card—what effect does this card have!? Viewers of City, let's wait and see!"

"After this card is activated, roll a die. Then, I can Special Summon up to two Speedroid monsters from my hand or deck whose combined Levels equal the rolled number—though if no such monsters exist, I take 500 points of damage!"

"Huh? Isn't that pure luck?" Wan Wan Zhangmu couldn't help but complain, "Who would use a card like that?"

"Is that so? I think it's pretty cool," Judai found the card quite interesting.

While the two were discussing, Yugi's voice echoed in their ears: "An interesting card—this one reminds me of Katsuya…"

"Ah! Mr. Yugi!"

As the two reacted in excitement, the roulette wheel had already stopped spinning, and the final result was—

Six!

"What incredible luck!!" MC instantly responded, avoiding any mention of dumb luck or narrow escapes, continuing his commentary: "This is our city's contestant—this is the Duelist of our first match against beings from another dimension!"

"So—quickly, Yūgo, show us your card!"

Seeing Yūgo roll a six, Tenjo Hikari instinctively felt speechless.

No wonder he's the "comic relief"—his luck is truly phenomenal.

Of the four male leads centered on Yūshi, their core personalities are actually not bad—indeed, quite good. Aside from Yūri, who was emotionally broken by Akiza Zero, both Yūshi, Yūto, and Yūgo have decent personalities. But compared to Yūgo and Yūto, Yūshi and Yūri were terribly unlucky to be raised by Sakaki Yūshō and Akiza Zero, who molded them into different degrees of obsession in opposite directions.

Sigh—

Thinking of this, Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but sigh.

Meeting Tierra but not Yūri is truly unfortunate, but judging by the current situation, Yūri has likely been secretly confined all along.

"From my deck, I Special Summon Speedroid Bamboo Fly Bot… and the Tuner monster, Speedroid Tri-eyes Dice!"

Speedroid Bamboo Fly Bot, Level 3, Wind Attribute, Machine Type, ATK 600.

Speedroid Tri-eyes Dice, Level 3, Wind Attribute, Machine Type, ATK 300, Tuner Monster.

"Wow, it's a six!"

"What terrible luck…" a Duelist watching couldn't help but complain.

Who would decide their first turn by rolling dice?

"By the way, aren't those monsters based on toys? How nice—I used to play alone with toys and cards as a kid. Seeing these brings back memories," Judai said, hugging the back of his head with nostalgic delight.

Wan Wan Zhangmu sharply picked up on this remark, glancing at Judai with a sudden tremor in his heart—how could this guy be so similar to him in every way?

"Then… next—" Yūgo, looking perfectly confident, raised his hand and shouted, "Synchro Summon using Tri-eyes Dice at Level 3 and Bamboo Fly Bot at Level 3!"

"Oh! Here it comes! Yūgo!"

"Synchro Summon?"

A group of Duelists looked up as the monster cards soared into the sky. One instantly disintegrated into stars, transforming into three rings that circled the other monster, which gradually became translucent before revealing three green stars. After a cycle of acceleration, a brand-new form appeared on the field.

"O Cross-shaped Demon Sword! With your power, shatter all enemies!"

Synchro Summon!

"Come forth! Level 6, Speedroid Swordian!"

A cross-shaped mechanical sword appeared on his field, accompanied by a gust of wind.

Speedroid Swordian, Level 6, Wind Attribute, Machine Type, ATK 2200.

"Huh!"

"So this is Synchro Summoning? Just add the Levels and match them?"

"Hmm… not too different from Xyz Summoning…"

Having witnessed Xyz Summoning, the students weren't as astonished.

"Activate Swordian's effect: once per turn, banish one Machine-type monster from my graveyard to inflict 500 points of damage to my opponent! I banish Bamboo Fly Bot from my graveyard! Inflict 500 points of damage!"

The tip of Swordian began to gather energy; an image of a dragonfly-headed robot appeared above it, slowly charging before firing a direct beam.

Tenjo Hikari casually blocked the light, feeling no pain.

Tenjo Hikari LP: 4000 → 3500.

"Hah!" Yūgo punched the air excitedly.

For him, this was a "perfect opening."

"Great job, Yūgo, keep it up!!" Nearby, Rin shouted loudly to cheer him on.

As someone very familiar with Yūgo's deck, she knew that although his opening seemed to feature only one monster, it was in fact highly balanced and not easy to break.

"I'll end my turn!"

Yūgo threw a punch upward, revealing no cards, confidently ending his turn.

"He performed a Synchro Summon and inflicted damage—Yūgo's brilliant opening! Now—what dazzling move will the other-dimensional Duelist, Tenjo, bring us next?"

Tenjo Hikari drew his card, coughed twice, and cleared his throat.

"First, let me introduce myself—I am Tenjo Hikari, a second-year student at the Sun God Yellow Academy of our world's Dueling Academy!"

Judai, Wan Wan Zhangmu, and Asuka exchanged glances and immediately understood what Tenjo Hikari intended to do—they couldn't help but smile knowingly. Tierra also appeared at this moment, floating behind Tenjo Hikari, unable to suppress a smile.

"As the first Duelist from our world to participate in a Friendship Duel, I deeply appreciate your support—and—"

He narrowed his eyes, his aura shifting abruptly, startling Yūgo.

Then—

Just as before!

Just as now!

And forever shall it be so—

Everyone watching the livestream, everyone in the arena, whether students, company staff, or ordinary spectators—all realized at once what Tenjo Hikari meant to do, what he meant to say—

"Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!"

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(End of Chapter)