Chapter 342

The duel ended, yet Edo was neither discouraged nor pained; instead, he revealed a gentle smile, which was a rare sight.

However, this smile was only fleeting.

"As expected of Department Head Tiancheng, the brand-new Flame Swordsman born from fire and fusion is as dazzling as the sun."

After the duel concluded, Edo and Tiancheng Guang shook hands.

The two had no real conflict, and before this, they had almost no intersection in terms of events, but whether it was their first meeting or the several times Tiancheng Guang dueled members of the Dimensional People or the Fusion Army afterward, Edo, as a member of the Fusion Department, had always watched silently, and he had always deeply admired Tiancheng Guang's conviction in pursuing fusion.

Although he had long wanted to duel Tiancheng Guang, a duelist of his caliber, to improve his own strength from other aspects, he actually did not want to duel in such a setting; he wanted to duel Tiancheng Guang on a more formal and reasonable stage, such as a professional arena.

Yes, he personally believed that a duelist like Tiancheng Guang was perhaps the most suitable duelist for the professional arena.

However, despite the unexpected accident, he ended up dueling Tiancheng Guang under this coincidental "fate."

Perhaps, this was the best time after all.

After the duel ended, Edo did not linger at the scene.

On one hand, he wanted to see what cards his father had left him before he passed away, and on the other hand, Edo was still thinking about the matter regarding Saiou.

Once he calmed down, the Light of Destruction could no longer affect his thinking, so he immediately realized the various abnormalities from before.

At that time, when dueling D. D., that voice of Saiou.

And the voice of Saiou he heard later...

Although the results were helpful to him, looking back now, the two voices were not the same.

One was gentle, the other violent; one was persuasive, the other deceptive.

Could it be.

He recalled his previous state.

Although he had not been completely controlled by the Light of Destruction, he had also developed some self-destructive impulses; so, what about Saiou, who had been eroded by more, larger, and stronger Light of Destruction, and had been infected since he was a child?

I'm afraid Saiou has already completely split into "two minds"!

He had actually never discovered it!

Must prepare for what's next...

"Edo."

Just as he was leaving, burdened with thoughts, Tiancheng Guang called out to him again; he stopped his steps and turned back to look at Tiancheng Guang.

"If you still have difficulties, there's no need to think about them alone," he said.

Because he was very afraid that Edo would suddenly go to challenge Saiou when he didn't know, and if he wasn't careful and got himself killed, he wouldn't even know about it.

After his initial surprise, Edo slowly calmed down, nodded gently, and replied to Tiancheng Guang.

"... Thank you for your concern, Department Head."

Afterward, he smiled, turned around, and continued to leave.

He was not alone.

Saiou, his father, had actually always been with him, and the reason he lacked friends was simply because he didn't want to accept more people.

But now, the clock of his life began to run, the hands of his life began to rotate forward; perhaps the clock would return to the same position, but in fact, he had already moved forward one full circle.

Seeing Edo choose to leave, Tiancheng Guang didn't say anything more.

After all, Edo Phoenix was also a person with his own strong opinions, with his own thoughts and decisions.

After sending Edo away, Tiancheng Guang turned back to look at the members of the Society of Light.

Several members were expressionless, evidently brainwashed to the extreme.

Silver Yin Liuxing and Rose Princess came before Tiancheng Guang; Silver Yin Liuxing stood with his hands behind his back, first congratulating Tiancheng Guang on his victory and praising Tiancheng Guang's dueling level.

Although he was also brainwashed, his dueling level was still there; after seeing the duel between Tiancheng Guang and Edo, he felt that he couldn't compare to anyone, so he was very impressed.

But—his life had already been handed over to Lord Saiou, handed over to fate, so he was only impressed.

"Then, according to the agreement, Tiancheng Guang, this card is the gift we prepared this time."

Accompanied by Silver Yin Liuxing's words, several members of the Society of Light wearing white uniforms respectfully held a small box and handed it to Tiancheng Guang.

"What's in this box are the cards and addresses we obtained from the Fusion Army; I believe Department Head Tiancheng will definitely like these things."

Tiancheng Guang raised his eyebrows, took the box, and opened it to take a look.

In the box that could hold two large rows of mooncakes, it was filled with white ornaments, among which were placed two cards; on one, stars were drawn, evidently the coordinates of some dimension, and below that, it was written "Frightfur Sanctuary."

Wow.

It's the Frightfur dimension.

Tiancheng Guang's eyes lit up.

It really was; he had rummaged through every base of the Fusion Army and hadn't found any trace of the Frightfurs; for the inside of the Fusion Army, the Frightfurs were also a top-secret location.

In this regard, it was indeed easier for those in the Society of Light who had "guidance" to find it.

As for the other one.

Tiancheng Guang raised an eyebrow.

D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc.

D/D/D??

Where did this come from?

Tiancheng Guang was greatly surprised.

"This card is a card Lord Saiou obtained from Declan Akaba."

"What?" Tiancheng Guang suddenly raised his head and asked Silver Yin Liuxing in surprise and suspicion.

"Huh?"

"That's Declan Akaba's card?"

"Hmm..."

Many students who were still watching clearly showed uncomfortable expressions.

Over this period, they had completely recognized Tiancheng Guang's purity and extremity, so they would no longer suspect that Tiancheng Guang was a member of the Fusion Army.

But seeing someone take out Declan Akaba's own card to give to others really made people mutter.

What is going on with this Society of Light?

On the other side, Serena kept raising her feet, looking up, watching curiously.

Father's card—

What kind of deck does he actually use?

Tiancheng Guang frowned as he looked at the d'Arc in his hand, which was D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc.

How on earth did this come about?

This card alone shouldn't have appeared, right?

"A year ago, Lord Saiou met Declan Akaba in another dimension; at that time, Declan Akaba used cards as a reward to invite the Society of Light to cooperate with their Fusion Army." Silver Yin Liuxing stood with his hands behind his back and said directly; many people who heard these words immediately showed hostility toward the Society of Light, and even those students who had been saved by the Society of Light couldn't help but start to worry, "But—"

Soon, Silver Yin Liuxing's words began to turn: "Lord Saiou saw at a glance that Declan Akaba harbored evil intentions and was not an upright and kind teacher; although he recommended Mr. Edo to the Fusion Army, under the guidance of 【Fate】, he let him get to know Department Head Tiancheng's Fusion Department."

Tiancheng Guang couldn't help but pout and bite his teeth lightly to keep himself from laughing out loud.

How can you talk such nonsense?

Tiancheng Guang still remembered that on that day, Edo was clearly dueling against the "opposing" representative Syrus Truesdale because of the "Fusion Department," and it was by mistake that he joined the Fusion Department.

Although Tiancheng Guang didn't see it at the time, after communicating later and chatting a few more times, Tiancheng Guang had long known about this.

However, although Silver Yin Liuxing was talking nonsense, it might just be that Saiou let him talk nonsense like this.

He might not know the real situation at all.

Moreover, in his words, there was actually some information that could be used.

Looking at it this way, at the beginning, Edo was really recommended by Saiou to be the commander of the Fusion Army!

The Fusion Army with Edo as commander and the Fusion Army without Edo as commander are not the same thing.

After all, Edo is truly a hero favored by fate.

If Edo were present, things like the blitz on the Heart-Land would definitely not have ended up like this or happened so early.

As a reward, Declan Akaba probably gave Saiou quite a lot of things, right?

Cards are probably only a small part; after all, what Declan Akaba is better at is technology!

(End of chapter)