Chapter 18: Prohibition Edict!

"Battle, Great Tornado Hero, attack!"

"Waaaaahhh—"

"I won; what an interesting duel!"

The gale blew past, and the three-dimensional images on the field gradually dissipated; Misawa Daichi did not fight Judai to a stalemate as he had in the original story, but was defeated in just three turns by Judai using powerful new cards obtained from another dimension.

So that Winged Man evolved into Great Tornado Hero in hyperspace, did he?

Mm-hmm, Great Tornado Hero is a very powerful Fusion Monster...

Seeing Misawa leave the duel arena looking utterly dejected, Tenjou Hikari walked over to his side.

Pfft—

Tenjou Hikari couldn't help but let out a laugh.

Will you win?

Definitely lost!

Here today, gone tomorrow; just yesterday he was bragging to me, and today he's already lost to Judai!

"Yo, Sky! Haha, why didn't you ask me yesterday? Judai realized that having just one Fusion card wasn't enough after his experiences in another dimension, so he added other Fusion cards to his deck; if you'd known that, you wouldn't have foolishly sealed only 【Fusion】 today!"

Misawa Daichi had used a Counter Trap to seal the card "Fusion," preventing Judai from using Fusion for the entire duel, but Judai was no longer who he used to be; he had added Fusion Gate to his deck!

Misawa Daichi was in no mood to joke around with Tenjou Hikari anymore; he glared at Tenjou, then sighed and said, "Tenjou, good luck; win it back for our Yellow Academy!"

Misawa Daichi was certainly open-minded.

Precisely because Misawa was a decent person, Tenjou was happy to banter with him to lift his spirits.

Tenjou shrugged: "It's not that easy; I don't even know who my opponent is."

"Yeah... after all, he's a second-year."

Tenjou Hikari adjusted his attire, equipped his Duel Disk, and walked onto the duel field; upon seeing Tenjou take the stage, Judai and the others who had just dueled Misawa Daichi immediately began waving enthusiastically from the stands, cheering him on: "Go for it, Guang!"

"Yes, Tenjou student! Good luck!"

What "Guang"? Where did that nickname come from?

"Professor Cronos, I am ready!"

Tenjou Hikari said to Cronos, who was serving as the referee.

In the original story, after Misawa lost to Judai, this professor had felt quite upset, since Misawa was a student he had recommended; but the principal's single sentence made him feel even worse—why could the Yellow and Red Academies cultivate such outstanding students?

This was questioning Professor Cronos's talent.

Now, seeing Tenjou Hikari step onto the stage wearing the purple uniform, he felt even more pained in his heart.

Why does even the Fusion Department have such outstanding freshmen?

He had completely lost any mood to think about "expelling poor students" and was instead reflecting on how much of a failure his educational career had been.

"Next, please welcome Ryu student from the Obelisk Academy, second year, recommended by Professor Akama Reo."

Tenjou Hikari noticed a student in a blue uniform, with gloomy eyes, heavy dark circles, and an appearance somewhat like a drug addict, stagger up onto the stage.

For real? Can this body even play cards?

Card games in this world aren't purely a game; they inflict physical damage!

"P... Professor, is this really okay? This senior's body looks a bit terrible?" Tenjou Hikari couldn't help but speak up.

"Hmph, don't pretend to be kind-hearted, Tenjou Hikari!" Ryu said viciously. "The reason I am like this today is all because of you; stop being so hypocritical! Today, I am here to take revenge on you!"

"..." Tenjou Hikari fell silent for a long time; after hesitating for quite a while, he finally asked tentatively, "Who are you?"

"Don't joke around!" The single phrase "Who are you?" ignited Ryu's entire being; he nearly rushed over to beat up Tenjou Hikari, gnashing his teeth as he muttered: "Half a month ago, Fusion Department, theft—"

Tenjou Hikari's gaze instantly turned sharp; he remembered!

"So it was you..."

Tenjou Hikari dueled different classmates every day, especially within the Fusion Department; ever since he defeated the senior students from the Blue Academy, he had gained immense popularity among the Fusion Department students of the Red and Yellow Academies, with classmates challenging him to spars every single day.

With so many people, it was impossible for him to remember every single one; forgetting one was naturally quite normal.

Once Ryu said this, he naturally remembered.

So it was this kid.

In that case... today might be difficult.

Do not assume that an opponent who is a former defeated subordinate is easy to handle; on the contrary, precisely because they are a former defeated subordinate, the opponent is even more familiar with your deck and is more likely to... fill it with counter-cards!

However, to look as though he had contracted some terrible illness after just a few days of not seeing him truly looks bizarre.

Tenjou Hikari looked left and right, seeing several classmates in purple uniforms wearing goggles cluster around a large figure in purple draped in a cape as they entered the venue, took seats in the back row, and watched the stage expressionlessly.

Akama Reo—

Tenjou Hikari frowned.

As expected, was this his doing?

What exactly is this guy thinking deep down in his heart?

"What are you looking around for!" Ryu shouted loudly!

"Mm... alright."

"Duel!" ×2.

Tenjou Hikari LP: 4000

Ryu LP: 4000

"As a senior, I'll give you the first turn!"

"Here we go again with this routine; never mind... My turn, draw!"

Tenjou Hikari glanced at his hand.

He wondered what deck the opponent was using this time.

He took another look at his hand.

Normally, he could never draw a Monster Card, yet this time an Ancient Gear Monster had appeared again.

Mm...

"My Lord, it seems the opponent is not very well-liked by my colleagues," Tenjou Hikari heard Flame Swordsman's sarcastic remark.

"Mm." Tenjou Hikari nodded but did not explain to him, instead immediately beginning his move.

"I place one monster face-down on the field, along with one card, and end my turn."

"Hehe, where is your Fusion? Can you not use it, or do you have some other purpose?" Ryu looked gloomily at Tenjou Hikari, a cold sneer hanging on his lips. "Haha, it doesn't matter, because I have already seen through you—"

"My turn, draw!"

"I activate the Quick-Play Magic Card, Cyclone!"

Whoosh—

A whirlwind blew past, and the face-down card on Tenjou Hikari's field was instantly swept up, revealing its true form.

"Flame Sword Dance!" Ryu displayed a ferocious smile. "As expected, you wanted to use this card to assist when I Special Summon a monster, right? Too naive; do you think I am still the same me as before!"

"And furthermore—I activate the Continuous Magic Card, Prohibition Edict!"

"Prohibition Edict?!" Countless students in the stands below erupted in an uproar.

Who would even bring such a thing!

"Declare one card name; as long as this card remains on the field, neither player can activate, use, Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon the declared card, nor change its battle position, nor use it as material for a Special Summon!"

"I declare—Flame Swordsman!"

Ryu revealed a manic grin.

"Th... That's clearly a counter-card!"

"How could anyone use such a card?"

"Oh no, Big Brother; the Fusion Monster Tenjou primarily uses is Flame Swordsman!" Sho remembered this point.

"Be careful, Guang!!" Judai also hurriedly stood up to cheer for Tenjou.

"Wow, My Lord, what is this guy doing?!" Even the spirit of Flame Swordsman couldn't help but cry out beside Tenjou's ear.

He had wanted to fight freely in the human world, but just as he was about to make his debut, something like this happened!

"It's not over yet!" Ryu continued his vicious maneuvers, drawing with such force it seemed as though he intended to tear the cards apart. "Haven't you always been preaching about 'Fusion above all'? Then let me show you an even more powerful Fusion!"

"I activate the Magic Card, Gem-Knight Fusion!"

"Gem-Knight Fusion?!" Tenjou Hikari was truly surprised.

Could it be Gem-Knights? Where did he get those?! Did he find DT??

"Haha, the surprises are yet to come; during the turn I activate Gem-Knight Fusion, I can only Special Summon a 【Gem-Knight】; according to its effect, I add Gem-Knight Beryl from my deck to my hand; immediately after, the effect of Gem-Knight Fusion resolves again, allowing me to banish monsters from my hand or field to perform a Fusion Summon!"

"Wow, what an amazing Fusion; not only can it search for a card from the deck, but it can also Fusion Summon?!"

"I heard he's an elite of the Fusion Department!"

"Then why is he wearing blue clothes?"

This piercing remark deeply wounded Ryu; he let out a roar, waved his hand, and glared fiercely, scaring that classmate into immediately shutting his mouth: "Hmph, I fuse two Gem-Knight Beryls to Fusion Summon!"

"Gem-Knight Topaz!"

Gems flew out from the two cards, clashing, shattering, and sparkling, finally transforming into an even brighter knight.

Gem-Knight Topaz, Level 6, EARTH Attribute, Rock Type, ATK 1800.

"Gem-Knight Topaz can attack twice during each Battle Phase, and when it destroys an opponent's monster, it inflicts damage equal to that monster's ATK!"

"So... so strong!"

"Oh no, if Tenjou's monster has an ATK of 1000 or more..."

"Hmph, I Summon in Attack Position, Ancient Gear Knight!"

Ancient Gear Knight, Level 4, EARTH Attribute, Machine Type, 1800 ATK, 500 DEF.

"Wow, at this rate, if that Fusion Club student's monster has more than 400 ATK, he's definitely lost!"

"Good, so impressive, just what I'd expect from an upperclassman..."

Liu sneered: "Ever since you caused me to be ordered by the school administration to quit the Fusion Club, I've had to endure slander from others; if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have—"

"Alright, alright, cut the nonsense." Tenjou Hikari interrupted his speech once again. "At the end of the day, you were the one in the wrong; you causing trouble for me now is simply making trouble out of nothing. Even if you want to win against me to change your reputation or something, can't you at least duel properly?"

"You!" A flash of anger crossed Liu's face; gritting his teeth, he shouted at Tenjou Hikari, "You can only maintain this momentum for now! Once we enter the Battle Phase, I'll use Huang Yu to attack your face-down monster!"

"Hikari!"

"Tenjou!"

As everyone screamed in shock, Tenjou Hikari pressed his lips downward and activated his Duel Disk: "Activating the effect of my Trap Card!"

"What? Where did you get a Trap Card—"

"Trap Card, Flame Sword Dance. During the opponent's Battle Phase, I can banish this card from the Graveyard and Tribute one face-down monster on my field to activate it. I can Special Summon one 'Flame Swordsman' monster from my Deck or Extra Deck, or a monster that mentions that card name!"

"Senior, that effect... I told you about it!"

"E-even so, the Proclamation banned Flame Swordsman!"

"I send the face-down Ancient Gear Knight on my field to the Graveyard and Special Summon from my Extra Deck..." Terrifying black flames rose around Tenjou Hikari, illuminating him like a demonic god. "I've emphasized this repeatedly, Senior!

You are unworthy of Fusion!

Come forth, Black Flame Knight!"

Pitch-black fire spread across the entire field. A warrior holding a red shield and a golden longsword leisurely appeared beside Tenjou, even finding the spare moment to pout at an empty space with a smile.

Black Flame Knight, Level 6, DARK Attribute, Warrior Type, 2200 ATK.

The Fusion Materials are Dark Magician and... Flame Swordsman!

Just realized Black Flame is called Black Flame Knight, not Black Flame Swordsman; I've already corrected his name in this chapter and previous chapters.

Asking for recommendations and monthly tickets, hey~~

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