Chapter 231: Hands-On Teaching Through Example

"Tch, end phase!" The War God of the Dark World leaned back half-reclining, as several demons hurried to prepare a seat for it, letting it sit comfortably at the center of the battlefield.

"My turn. Draw."

After drawing his card, Tenjo Hikari directly placed it into his dueling field.

"Pay 1000 Life Points to activate the spell card, Simple Fusion!"

Tenjo Hikari LP: 4000 → 3000.

"Simple Fusion?"

The War God stared at the card in confusion.

Since this was their first duel, it had no idea what kind of duelist Tenjo Hikari was—but to start with such a useless card as Simple Fusion? Could this human really not be a strong fighter at all?

Tenjo Hikari didn't waste words and immediately activated the effect: "By paying 1000 Life Points, you can activate this effect: Special Summon one Level 6 or lower Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck, excluding Effect Monsters."

"The monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack, and is destroyed during the End Phase."

"From my Extra Deck, I Special Summon—Level 6, Metal Dragon."

"Come forth, Metal Dragon."

A mechanical dragon, resembling an Electron Dragon in shape and segmented in body, emerged from a card in Tenjo Hikari's hand and landed beside him.

Metal Dragon, Level 6, Wind Attribute, Machine Type, ATK 1850.

"ATK 1850?" The War God stared at the monster, then burst into loud laughter; nearby demons couldn't help but join in, howling with mirth.

"Hahahaha!!"

"Only 1850 ATK?! Even Beiki can't beat it!"

"Sounded so impressive, thought you were some big shot—this is all you've got?!"

Laughter filled the air.

This scene made Serena, who had been too terrified to think clearly, suddenly leap forward and shout at the surrounding demons: "Stop laughing! You fools—my Master is the Absolute Fusionist who pursues the ultimate fusion!"

Yet her defense only made the demons laugh harder.

"How dare you—" Serena's temper flared; she rolled up her sleeves, ready to charge out and punch the demons barehanded.

"No need for that, Serena!"

"Master?"

Tenjo Hikari pulled a card from the ones he held in his left hand, raised it before his eyes, and said: "I'm glad you've regained your composure."

"Ah! Uh, hehe, Master…" Serena snapped back to herself and rubbed the back of her head.

Tenjo Hikari gave a light chuckle.

Tenjo Hikari usually had no overwhelming presence—except when speaking to Fusion Army members, where he'd say things like "Neither fusion nor club," he was mostly calm and composed.

So his interruption of the War God's words wasn't simply because he was annoyed by the noise.

Serena had been intimidated by the demons and crushed by the War God's aura, trembling and paralyzed with fear—Tenjo Hikari, as her "Master," couldn't just pretend not to see.

But he wasn't a true teacher, so he didn't know how to advise her, how to guide her, and feared that if he messed around, he'd lead her astray—so his attitude was simple: lead by example.

In the future, Serena would travel to many dimensions; beyond dueling, the most important thing was not to be shaken by opponents or the environment.

Even if a volcano erupted, you must still duel well!

"Don't underestimate a monster just because it's weak—when weak monsters gather together, they form a brand-new power!"

"Just like this Heroic City, just like how heroes excel at cooperation."

"Heh, the heroes you talk about? I've driven them all off!"

"They were forced to retreat!" Tenjo Hikari narrowed his eyes. "They're ready to counterattack at any moment—forever, endlessly—they will never give up!"

"As for now, let me show you my fusion—activate spell card, Fusion Deployment!"

On-screen, warriors of the Dark World leapt from the dragon's body, arriving at the front line.

"That's the Dark World's gatekeeper…" The War God recognized the monster on the card.

Dark World Warrior, Dark Sword—later, this card joined the "Don't Forget" series and became part of the Fusion Deck.

"Fusion Deployment can only be activated once per turn; during the turn you activate Fusion Deployment, you cannot Special Summon any monster from the Extra Deck unless it's a Fusion Monster."

As he spoke, Tenjo Hikari opened his Extra Deck: "Show one Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck to your opponent; Special Summon one monster from your hand or deck that matches the Fusion Materials listed in its card text."

Huh?

Is it really that convenient?

The Dark World War God, who relied purely on random draws, muttered to herself.

"I reveal Electron Twin Dragon from my Extra Deck; from my deck, I Special Summon its Fusion Material—Electron Dragon!"

This time, it was the real Electron Dragon!

Electron Dragon, Level 5, Light Attribute, Machine Type, ATK 2100.

"Electron Dragon… Hmph. ATK 2100 is much stronger than the previous Metal Dragon—it can even defeat a Vanguard." The War God crossed its arms and nodded slightly. "But this alone won't stop my army."

"And it certainly won't end me this turn!"

Tenjo Hikari didn't waste another word—he revealed his final card: "Spell Card, Overload Fusion."

"Overload Fusion?!" The Dark World War God was stunned. "Again with fusion cards? What kind of deck are you even using?!"

"My Master's deck is a full Fusion Deck!" Serena proudly lifted her head. "Except for a tiny number of Fusion Materials, every single card in the deck is 【Fusion】!"

"All Fusion?! Can such a deck even be used—"

Before it could ask further, Tenjo Hikari acted: "This is a Fusion Spell Card exclusive to Machine-Type monsters. By banishing monsters from the field or graveyard, you can Fusion Summon one Machine-Type, Dark Attribute Fusion Monster!"

"Fusion? But your Fusion Materials aren't—ah!"

He realized.

The graveyard!

Earlier, when the War God used Hand Destruction, Tenjo Hikari had discarded at least five cards from his hand!

"As a duelist, always think when using any card, Serena," Tenjo Hikari said, opening his graveyard, pulling out several cards, showing them to his opponent, then placing them into the satchel at his waist. "Just like before—when Hand Destruction discarded cards, you must at least check what types they were."

Though in this world you can't directly see what cards your opponent discards, you can at least observe carefully to determine their types.

"I banish the Electron Dragon and Metal Dragon on the field, and the Cannon Soldier, Ancient Mechanical Knight, and Ancient Mechanical Giant from the graveyard."

"F-Five monsters as Fusion Materials?!"

The Dark World War God knew immediately from the Fusion Materials that this was dangerous.

"Fusion Condition… Electron Dragon and at least one Machine-Type monster!"

"Fusion Summon!"

"Chimera Overload Dragon!"

Chimera Overload Dragon, Level 9, Dark Attribute, Machine Type, ATK?

"Chimera Overload Dragon's ATK equals 800 points multiplied by the number of Fusion Materials used. It currently has five Fusion Materials, so its ATK is—"

"F-Four thousand?!"

"Ah!"

"Whoa!"

The demons gasped.

Chimera Overload Dragon, ATK:? → 4000.

"Battle—Chimera Overload Dragon attacks the Dark World's Battle God!"

The War God, initially startled by the 4000 ATK mechanical dragon, now grinned confidently and laughed heartily: "Foolish! You attack a Defense Position monster with 4000 ATK? I won't lose any Life Points—so you still think you'll end me this turn?!"

"No, no!" Serena danced excitedly in place. "Chimera Overload Dragon can attack once for each Fusion Material it has! With five materials, it can attack five times!"

"W-What?!" The Dark World War God stared, dumbfounded.

Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath.

"Serena, do you understand now? If you stay calm, you can use the exact same strategy as me to defeat this enemy!"

Even under moonlight, there are Fusion Monsters that can attack all monsters!

She too had strategies to boost ATK!

In other words, Tenjo Hikari's entire strategy was completely replicable for Serena!

In fact, for her deck, four Level 4 monsters with 2000+ ATK weren't intimidating—they were just four perfect targets!

You didn't even know what deck your opponent used, yet you casually placed five monsters with zero resistance or defense—what's the difference between that and just handing them victory?!

It would've made more sense to Summon all five in Defense Position!

"Yes!" At this moment, Serena finally forgot the hostility of the surrounding demons—because these so-called demons weren't nearly as terrifying as they seemed!

Though this skyscraper was occupied by the War God, now that she thought about it, it was just a creature that had fought a five-hundred-round stalemate with a "newbie village chief," barely overcoming the native spirits with the help of Light of Annihilation.

In reality, it was only about half again stronger than the opponent Serena was originally supposed to face!

Seeing her smile, Tenjo Hikari nodded and said with a grin: "No matter how powerful your opponent or how terrifying the environment, what matters most—always—is keeping your inner self steady!"

Never adopt the mindset that a single touch of Light of Annihilation makes you invincible.

"Then, battle continues—Chimera Overload Dragon attacks the Dark World's War God!"

Streams of light surged as the mechanical dragon spat searing flames, shattering the silver-white general.

"Waaahhh!!" The Dark World War God, seated on its chair, was thrown backward by the shockwave.

Dark World War God, LP: 4000 → 2600.

"Next—attack the Dark World's Ghost God!"

"Boom—" The Dark World War God had barely stood up when it was blasted backward again by the residual force.

Dark World War God, LP: 2600 → 1300.

"Fourth strike—"

Tenjo Hikari slightly narrowed his eyes; beside him, Tierra lightly raised her hand, snapped her fingers, and only then did Tenjo Hikari continue: "Hybrid Overload Dragon, attack the Dark World's Martial God!"

Seeing the mechanical dragon's seven or eight heads all aimed at him, the Martial God froze in place, utterly paralyzed and unable to react at all.

I should've never summoned myself—

"Repent before the Hero and the spirits you attacked!"

"Evolution Fusion Blast!"

"Aaaaaa!!!"

The Dark World's Martial God was washed away by countless white torrents, shattered into fragments amid screams, transforming into a card that drifted down like a feather, emitting a soft pattering sound.

Chapter Three, Chapter Three, add tomorrow too, add tomorrow too

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