Chapter 445: From 0 to Infinity

"Dragon's Mirror?" Manjoume looked at Daichi Misawa's Graveyard.

He was very clear about what was in Misawa's Graveyard.

"Could it be, Chemicritter is a Fusion deck—no, that's not right... Oh, you want to fuse that, right?"

"That's right, what I want to summon is exactly this card!"

"The Fusion condition is two Gemini monsters, Fusion Summon, Level 8, Superalloy Beast Raptinus!"

The familiar synthetic dragon from the Fusion Sect appeared on the field.

"It's the dragon the Sect Leader used Ancient Gear Fusion for—"

"Misawa has actually started using Fusion too?"

Some Fusion Sect members who had seen this Fusion monster whispered curiously.

The Fusion Sect didn't force members to use Fusion. Hikari Tenjou had always been very straightforward; the Fusion Sect was just a happy club for everyone to gather, without any mandatory measures.

Superalloy Beast Raptinus, Level 8, Light Attribute, Dragon-Type, DEF: 2200.

"ATK 2200..." Manjoume pondered, "This value, it's definitely not for ATK, which means, it's for the effect?"

"But Raptinus's effect, I remember it just allows Gemini monsters to enter the Gemini state directly, right?"

This level of effect wasn't a big deal.

"Don't miss the details, Manjoume. What you are about to see next is the wonder of 【Math】—"

Oh?

Manjoume became interested and watched the scene intently.

"Strange, what exactly does Daichi Misawa want to do?" Even Jim was a bit surprised.

"The wonder of math..." Kaiser frowned in confusion.

What kind of duel could claim to be "the wonder of math"?

"Seems like that." Hikari Tenjou looked at the scene and couldn't help but say, "So that's what Misawa went to practice—indeed, with this kind of combo, no matter which dimension, any duelist, or even anyone with some brains, would know."

That?

Several people looked at each other, not knowing what Hikari Tenjou was talking about.

But at the same time, precisely because Hikari Tenjou said so, they realized that Hikari Tenjou definitely knew what Daichi Misawa wanted to do—that, then, would be very terrifying.

Misawa's tactic was seen through using only one card; then how strong must Hikari Tenjou be?

"Open the covered card, Continuous Trap Card—Ultimate Offering!"

"As long as this card is on the field, I can pay 500 Life Points to Normal Summon 1 monster."

"Is it here? Do you want to use the Chemicritter tactic?" Manjoume wasn't surprised when he saw this card of Misawa's.

Last year, when Daichi Misawa dueled Hikari Tenjou, he also used this card, so he had been prepared for a long time.

"Normal Summon, Blazewing Butterfly."

Flames burned, and a butterfly with wings made of flames flew out from behind him.

Blazewing Butterfly, Level 4, Fire Attribute, Insect-Type, ATK: 1500. Gemini monster.

"Gemini monster..." Manjoume touched his chin and nodded gently.

It was very normal for Misawa to use a Gemini deck and have some other Gemini monsters besides Chemicritters.

"It's here—" When no one else noticed the situation, Hikari Tenjou shook his head directly after seeing this monster, "It depends on whether Lightning has an effective defensive means."

What?

Is it that exaggerated?

The few people around looked at each other.

What exactly was it that made Hikari Tenjou so certain?

"Haha—I'll still keep you in suspense and let Daichi play it out; that will be even more interesting." Hikari noticed their confusion and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Pay 500 Life Points, use the Blazewing Butterfly on the field as a Sacrifice, Tribute Summon, Gigaplant!"

Daichi Misawa LP: 4000 -> 3500.

The butterfly flew slowly on the duel field, and the fragments turned from flame scales melted into the ground, turning into a huge plant.

Gigaplant, Level 6, Earth Attribute, Plant-Type, ATK: 2400, Gemini.

"What is this again?"

"Looks so strange?"

"A bit like the Sect Leader's Predaplant; the roots and stems look like blades."

"Gigaplant's Gemini Summon effect, can be activated once per turn during my Main Phase. Special Summon 1 Insect-Type or Plant-Type monster from my hand or Graveyard."

Daichi Misawa held up a finger, comparing a number: "This is—1."

"Su Sheng, Blazewing Butterfly!"

"Then, I pay 500 Life Points again, Normal Summon—Cannon Soldier!"

Daichi Misawa, LP: 3500 -> 3000.

This time, a different monster appeared!

"Eh?"

"Isn't this the material for the Fusion monster in the Ancient Gear deck?"

"Ah! It's that, Labyrinth Tank, Hikari used to like using it!"

Manjoume looked at these monsters and was a bit confused.

He mainly didn't recognize these cards and didn't understand what Misawa was doing.

And some who recognized these cards were gradually sweating, and even felt like a venomous snake was wrapped around their bodies, their backs feeling cold, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Cannon Soldier's monster effect, Tribute 1 monster on the field to inflict 500 damage to the opponent!

I Tribute Gigaplant! Inflict 500 damage to you!"

The huge plant instantly turned into a red cannonball and merged into the magazine behind Cannon Soldier.

"This is—2, Lightning!"

The soldier fired flames, causing Manjoume's Life Points to drop instantly.

Manjoume, LP: 4000 -> 3500.

Manjoume used his left hand to block the flames slightly, then, as if thinking of something, he was suddenly stunned.

If it only Tributed one monster to inflict 500 damage, it would be impossible to win at all. So, Daichi Misawa's goal definitely wouldn't be this simple; there must be something he hadn't thought of!

"Blazewing Butterfly's Gemini Summon effect, Tribute this card to target 1 Gemini monster in your Graveyard other than 【Blazewing Butterfly】. Special Summon that monster. The monster Special Summoned by this effect is treated as being in the re-summoned state!"

"Hmph..." Seto Kaiba, who was watching the duel on the spaceship, couldn't help but laugh coldly, "Pegasus, that guy..."

Guardian of the Dragon-Magician, Level 4, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, DEF: 1300.

"This card is a variant art card specially made for me by Mr. Pegasus, and this card itself will be released in International Illusion's card game later." Hikari Tenjou said calmly about this card.

"Actually a card specially made for you by that 【Pegasus】 President?"

"And, this... isn't this clearly Hikari Tenjou?"

"Really... really curious, what kind of card will it be that Mr. Pegasus specially designed for Hikari Tenjou?"

Hikari Tenjou laughed, and there seemed to be a faint purple halo on his body: "Activate Guardian of the Dragon-Magician's effect! This effect of this card name can only be used once per turn. The turn this card's effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck except for Fusion monsters.

When this card is Summoned/Special Summoned, discard a card to activate. Add 1 Normal Spell Card with 【Fusion】 in its name from the deck to the hand!"

Hikari Tenjou took a look at the card in his hand, selected one, and put it into the Graveyard.

"What?"

"Oh oh oh oh oh—"

"So that's it!"

Many people suddenly realized.

No wonder—

This effect was indeed the effect Hikari Tenjou liked!

The card designed by President Pegasus for him would naturally have this kind of effect!

"Is that Hikari Tenjou so famous that President Pegasus specially designed a card for him?"

Someone exclaimed.

And on the spaceship, Johan, who had the most experience in this, went from initial shock to subsequent realization: "So that's it, that Mr. Pegasus must really like Hikari-kun's spirit and pursuit. Designing a card for him is simply a matter of course."

"Fusion Normal Spell Card, although the range is not as large as Chimerafflesia, it is already large enough." Daichi Misawa lowered his head and recalled, "Simple Fusion, Ancient Gear Fusion, are all Normal Spell Cards."

"If you take another Simple Fusion at this time, you should be able to solve Cyberdarkness Dragon."

"No, no! Obviously there are more other choices, Hikari Tenjou's deck must have that kind of card."

Several people discussed, all thinking about what card was more critical at this time.

"What card..."

Kaiser's smile didn't fade. He thought and said, "Should be that card—Fusion Deployment!"

Fusion Deployment?

Not to mention the audience, even the quarterfinalists on the spaceship were confused for a while when they heard this card name.

Hikari Tenjou had too many "Fusion XX," "XX Fusion," "XX Combination" in his hand, especially many cards that were only used once or used again after a long time. Therefore, after hearing this name, they didn't even realize what Hikari Tenjou's tactic was at the first time.

Only Kaiser, as Hikari Tenjou's opponent, had considered before the duel what the card in his opponent's deck that threatened him the most was—

Cyber Dragon!

"Activate Cyberdarkness Dragon's monster effect again!" Kaiser didn't stop at all, laughing out loud, "Send Future Fusion on the field to the Graveyard to negate your monster effect activation and destroy it!"

Future Fusion emitted bright white light, Cyberdarkness Dragon's figure dissipated and twisted slowly, but before it completely dissipated and returned to the "future," it still exploded with its final power, destroying Hikari Tenjou's clone.

Black-blue electric current pierced the sky, forcing Hikari Tenjou to dodge. The light cannon rushed out of the spaceship, forcing the spirits watching the battle around to clear an empty path.

The electric current crossed the sky, centered on the spaceship, until the end of the sky, so that at this moment, all existences looking up at the sky could see this shell, as if it were declaring Kaiser's fighting spirit, lingering for a long time.

"Ah! I forgot, Future Fusion is also an Equip Spell Card!" Misawa gasped.

"That is to say... the equipment version of Future Fusion directly Fusion Summons Cyberdarkness Dragon, and it comes with a negation effect?" Manjoume blinked, a bit unsettled.

Why is Future Fusion so powerful!?

Is it too late to acquire it now?

He recalled the effort Professor Cronos spent to acquire an equipment version of Future Fusion for Hikari Tenjou last year.

Think about this duel again.

The equipment version of Future Fusion fused Midrash, not only could draw cards, but also prepare a Shaddoll Fusion; Future Fusion fused Cyberdarkness Dragon, not only sent five Cyberdark cards to the Graveyard, but also acted as an activation effect itself...

He shook his head.

He already had a conclusion in his heart.

After this duel ends—no, right now, he could guarantee that no one in his world would easily sell "Future Fusion" again.

Because the performance of this card was obvious to all, and anyone with eyes could see how strong and easy to use it was.

Although he lost Cyberdarkness Dragon, Kaiser didn't particularly care.

On one hand, he had already stopped Hikari Tenjou's "Fusion" three times. From the number, Cyberdarkness Dragon had done enough.

"It's a pity, Hikari's counterattack was all destroyed by Kaiser's Cyberdarkness Dragon!"

"That's right... three times, three whole opportunities... all were negated."

The quarterfinalists on the spaceship sighed one by one.

In Hikari Tenjou's hand, there was still a Predaplant, a Fluffal Patchwork, but Hikari Tenjou no longer had a second Chimerafflesia...

However, Hikari Tenjou tapped his forehead gently and said to Kaiser: "Kaiser, your decision is actually not a problem, but... some things, you calculated wrong."

Calculated some things wrong?

Kaiser was slightly confused, then his eyes widened slowly, and the smile on his face almost froze instantly.

"Could it be—"

"Exactly that could it be, Kaiser, activate Normal Spell Card, Fusion Deployment!"

!!!

The atmosphere on the spaceship changed instantly.

"What—"

"Actually!"

"So it was in the hand all along!"

Hikari Tenjou's mouth curled.

【Baiting】 and 【Tricking】.

The duelists in his world had mastered relatively advanced techniques. It was just that in this world, there were not many duelists who possessed "negation," and even fewer like Kaiser who had three-color negation in one card, so Hikari Tenjou hadn't really exerted this kind of technique much.

However—

In the end, it was still the "gambling" that Hikari Tenjou was better at.

"Are you ready?! Kaiser!"

"Fusion Deployment can only be activated once per turn. The turn this card is activated, I cannot Special Summon from the Extra Deck except for Fusion monsters!

Show 1 Fusion monster from the Extra Deck, Special Summon 1 Fusion Material listed on that Fusion monster from your hand or deck—

I show Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, Special Summon Cyber Dragon from the deck!"

Hum—

A Cyber Dragon that was different from the regular silver-white and mixed-black paint job shone on Hikari Tenjou's field. There were some purple patterns on its body, symbolizing that it was different from Kaiser's Cyber Dragon.

"Oh ho... as expected, it came."

Cyber Dragon, Level 5, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK: 2100.

"Kaiser, 【Fusion】 is in progress. You are one of my most respected seniors and best friends, so, now, I am going to fuse your monster with my monster!"

"Send Cyber Dragon on the field and your Cyber Dragon Nova to the Graveyard!"

"Appear, the 【Fusion】 result of the Machine-Type—"

"Chimeratech Fortress Dragon!"

The bodies of Cyber Dragon and Cyber Dragon Nova began to decompose. The parts tore, dispersed, and assembled in the sky. Finally, a mechanical dragon composed entirely of mechanical rings shone and appeared!

Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK: 0.

"The original ATK of this card becomes the number of Fusion Materials for this card x 1000."

Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, ATK: 0 -> 2000.

Looking at the huge mechanical dragon standing slowly in front of him, Kaiser couldn't help but sigh lightly.

"As expected of you..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 451 =====

"Continuous Trap Card, Ojama Pajama. Activate during your or your opponent's Main Phase. Add 1 'Ojama' card from the deck to the hand. After that, select 1 card from the hand and discard it—I add Ojama Magic to my hand, then discard it. In this way, I can activate Ojama Magic's effect to add the three small fry from the deck to my hand."

"Yay! Big Brother~" "Big Brother, we're here!" "Yay~ Big Brother~"

Manjoume added the three Ojama monsters from the deck to his hand.

"My turn, draw—Activate Ojama Pajama's effect again, add Ojama Delta Hurricane!! to my hand from the deck, discard Ojama Yellow from my hand."

"Activate Spell Card, Ojama Delta Hurricane!! Show 1 Machine-Type Light Attribute Fusion monster from the Extra Deck. Banish any number of 【Ojama】 monsters from your hand, field, or Graveyard to activate. Special Summon Fusion Material monsters that list the Fusion monster card name from your hand, deck, or Graveyard equal to the number banished."

"Ha, are you going to Special Summon that new XYZ Fusion monster?"

Manjoume's mouth curled: "No—"

"What I want to show is, XZ!"

XZ?!

"Banish Green from my hand and Yellow from the Graveyard, Special Summon, X-Head Cannon, Z-Metal Tank!"

"Just like you use Gemini monsters, Misawa, sometimes, stronger and newer monsters might not win."

"Terrible..."

"Combine them, banish—Come on, XZ-Tank Cannon!"

The tank and the blue robot connected up and down, combining to appear as a brand-new monster.

XZ-Tank Cannon, Level 6, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK: 2400.

"Activate Continuous Trap, Soul Su Sheng—" Misawa hurriedly opened the covered card, "Target 1 Normal Monster in your Graveyard to activate. Special Summon that monster in Defense Position!

Come back, Gigaplant."

"DEF 1200... this is not enough."

"So that's it, compared to the more powerful XYZ-Dragon Cannon, although XZ cannot activate its effect during the opponent's turn, it has the effect of discarding a card from the hand to destroy a face-down Spell/Trap card." Jim watched the duel and nodded slowly, "Therefore, Jun Manjoume's purpose in summoning this monster is only one, and that is to force Daichi Misawa to use his covered card, otherwise he will lose it for nothing."

"In this way, it's over, Misawa—"

Manjoume picked up the card he got from the monster effect last turn.

Armed Dragon LV10.

ATK—3000!

"Ha... prepared for it long ago... really amazing."

Armed Dragon has the effect of discarding a card to destroy the opponent's monster. Although LV5 can only destroy one and requires the discarded monster to be larger than the opponent's ATK, 3000 ATK will never lose to any conventional monster!

"You are also very strong. If it weren't for luck, I should have already lost." Manjoume admitted honestly.

If it weren't for the fact that he happened to draw an Ojama Trio, he would have had no remedy at all for Misawa's chain, and could only watch himself take infinite direct damage.

"Perhaps you have found your own path, but my goal is—the strongest duelist!"

"Oh oh oh!!"

If it was just a slogan before.

Now, Manjoume not only stopped the infinite loop but even prepared in advance and activated the rather difficult-to-use effect of Armed Dragon. This strength was enough to make anyone look sideways.

Even—his master, Seto Kaiba himself.

"Hmph—" Kaiba stood in the building, looking straight at the duel, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"Activate Armed Dragon LV5's effect—discard Armed Dragon LV10 from my hand to destroy your Superalloy Beast!"

Armed Dragon's right hand rotated into a gale, turning toward Superalloy Beast, sawing it like wood and exploding it into golden light spots.

Manjoume raised his hand again.

"One!"

"Ten—" Some audience members familiar with him followed along.

"Hundred!!!" Accompanied by the audience's voices, even the spirits on the scene shouted along.

"Thousand!!!" The live audience, everyone who was interested and amazed by Manjoume, couldn't help but shout at the same time.

This person was never just the "youngest brother of the Manjoume family," but—

Chasing the strongest...

"Ten thousand!" Manjoume waved his fist, "Manjoume Lightning!"

"Lightning!" "Lightning!"

"Battle, Misawa—"

"XZ destroy your Gigaplant, and then, Armed Dragons, direct attack!"

Two huge armored dragons flew from both sides, punching Misawa, knocking him flying backward.

Daichi Misawa, LP: 3000 -> 0.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 446 =====