Chapter 549

Millennium-Eyes Restrict, Level 1, DARK, Spellcaster, ATK 0.

A monster even stronger and more domineering than Thousand-Eyes Restrict!

Just looking at its larger, more gorgeously shining body, everyone knows how powerful this monster is.

That's right, judging from the results, this card is an enhanced version of Thousand-Eyes Restrict!

"If it's an evolution of Thousand-Eyes Restrict, wouldn't it... possess even stronger effects than Thousand-Eyes Restrict!?" France swallows hard.

He was originally a personal fan of Pegasus, so he is very familiar with many of Pegasus's cards.

And "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" and "Relinquished," two cards that have been reprinted many times, have become increasingly familiar to people because Tenjou Hikari frequently uses them to resolve powerful monsters, and because Tenjou Hikari is becoming more and more famous in their world.

How simple, convenient, and easy to use Thousand-Eyes Restrict is with the cooperation of Instant Fusion is something many duelists who want to learn Tenjou Hikari's Fusion tactics know very well.

After all, you only need a Fusion Spell like "Instant Fusion" to resolve a monster with sky-high ATK with one card; it's very convenient.

An evolution of such a monster will likely only be stronger!

"That's right—you're thinking correctly."

!!?

Pegasus widens his eyes.

Tenjou Hikari is also suddenly shocked.

Several people didn't react at first, but then they also widened their eyes in shock.

"... Ho, how is that possible!?" Pegasus is greatly shocked. "You can actually hear their inner thoughts through the protective door!?"

"Hehehehehahaha—Pegasus, you are too naive; you don't look like yourself at all." Thousand-Eyes uses its hand to gently brush its hair, then speaks, "I am you, and you are me. You don't think you can use those doors meant to seal bloodthirsty spirits to lock me up, do you?"

Pegasus's complexion is not good.

"What's more... idiot, as long as someone is by your side, I can hear them!" It laughs loudly, looking at Tenjou Hikari. "So, long before you came to this duel arena, I already knew that when you heard I could hear your inner thoughts, you would use 'random tactics'! In the end, you are not that kind of instinctive duelist, but a duelist who relies on strategy and game theory.

So—no matter how random you are, you cannot resist the power of 'Millennium-Eyes Restrict'!"

Thousand-Eyes' golden eye begins to emit a dim light, flickering as it says: "Because unlike Thousand-Eyes Restrict! Millennium-Eyes Restrict does not have the restriction of 'at most 1 equip'!"

"Actually..." Maeda Hayato swallows hard.

"Not only that, as long as a monster is equipped by Millennium-Eyes Restrict, the effects of monsters with the same name as that monster are negated, and they cannot attack."

"So, so strong—"

"It's actually this strong!?"

Tenjou Hikari frowns and retorts: "But evolution also has a price. As a price, Millennium-Eyes Restrict cannot actively absorb other lives!"

Cannot actively absorb other monsters?

If that's the case, it's indeed a bit better.

But it sounds like it can "passively" absorb other monsters?

That still seems a bit scary.

"Hehe, indeed, in this way, Millennium-Eyes Restrict lacks initiative—but, do you think I wouldn't be prepared?"

It suddenly raises its hand, takes out a card, and shows it to everyone: "Activate the effect of Millennium-Eyes Illusionist in my hand! Discard this card from my hand and target 1 Effect Monster on the opponent's field.

Select 1 'Eyes Restrict' Fusion Monster or 'Relinquished' on your field, and use the opponent's monster targeted by that effect as an Equip Card for that monster's effect.

Hehehe... this effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn."

A golden light sweeps over. Thousand-Eyes looks at the Gem-Knight on Tenjou Hikari's field and says: "You previously wanted to use Fusion Substitute to perform a Fusion on the field, and then even if the Fusion Monster on your field was dealt with, you could use Fusion Substitute in the Graveyard to increase your hand and add brand-new possibilities.

Then, I will—equip Gem-Knight Seraphinite as an Equip Card for Millennium-Eyes Restrict!"

Before Seraphinite could exert her ability as a little helper for combos, she is grabbed by an invisible giant hand. Then, accompanied by a golden light, she turns into a small acrylic plate and floats above Millennium-Eyes Restrict's head.

Millennium-Eyes Restrict, ATK: 0→2300.

"The ATK increased!?"

"Ah, wait, if Millennium-Eyes Restrict can equip multiple monsters, doesn't that mean its ATK can also increase by that much?"

5 monsters!

If it equips 5 monsters, it would have 10,000!

Moreover, the effects of the monsters it equips are negated!

"What a powerful effect... but, if that's the case, why specifically mention the effect of Millennium-Eyes Illusionist?" Maeda Hayato is worthy of being a junior designer appreciated by Pegasus. Listening to Thousand-Eyes describe the card's effect, he feels something is strange.

"Yeah." France is also thinking about this effect.

"Hehehe... it's very simple... the effect of Millennium-Eyes Illusionist in the Graveyard!" Thousand-Eyes raises its right hand as if showing off a treasure and says, "Millennium-Eyes Illusionist has two effects, and each of the two effects of this card name can be used once per turn!

If an 'Eyes Restrict' monster or 'Relinquished' monster is Special Summoned to my field, it can be added directly from the Graveyard to my hand."

"So that's how it is..." France nods in realization at this moment.

With this kind of effect, combined with some revival methods, you can recover this card during the opponent's turn and then exert its effect.

It's just, why did that Millennium-Eyes openly explain all these things?

"Tenjou Hikari... is it? It's no wonder those people outside praise you so much. You are worthy of being a Fusion duelist who claims to have 'no Fusion I don't understand'... I didn't expect that when I used this card, the effect of this card would flash through your mind."

Tsk...

Oh!

A group of people suddenly realizes.

So Tenjou Hikari knows these cards!

No wonder—

It's not being generous; it's that since the opponent already knows, he might as well show off his "strength" in front of the passersby!

Thousand-Eyes points at the monster on Tenjou Hikari's field: "Battle, Millennium-Eyes Restrict attacks Edge Imp Chain."

A green light flashes over Millennium-Eyes Restrict's head. The gem passes in front of Tenjou Hikari, shattering the monster.

"But it doesn't matter. If Chain goes from the field to the Graveyard, you can take a Fluffal card, right? In this way, Tenjou Hikari can still have follow-up Extra Deck tactics." Miya says.

"That's right, although Fluffal Patchwork can only be activated once per turn, Tenjou Hikari's deck should still have cards like Frightfur Fusion."

"Naive."

Thousand-Eyes sneers: "Too naive."

It glances outside the room.

Although under this special glass, people inside the laboratory cannot see the scene outside, it is not using "sight."

It looks precisely at the Paradox Brothers and chuckles: "Do you think Tenjou Hikari dares to use this effect?"

Tenjou Hikari is silent and shakes his head.

"Why don't you activate this effect?"

The audience outside asks in confusion.

"Thousand-Eyes Restrict's effect. Once per turn, when an opponent's monster effect is activated, target 1 Effect Monster on the opponent's field or in their Graveyard. Equip that opponent's Effect Monster to this card as an Equip Card."

"Uwa..." Maeda Hayato cannot help but knock on the window. "That is to say, even if Tenjou-kun uses the effect, it will be directly absorbed and then become an equip that increases ATK by 1200?

Moreover, because it is equipped, even the search effect cannot be used..."

Pegasus frowns tightly.

"Nonono~~ I won't choose that card." Thousand-Eyes mimics Pegasus's movements. Its movements are vivid, as if it were Pegasus himself. "Tenjou Hikari, if you want to activate the effect of that card to recover Frightfur Fusion, then go ahead and activate it. I promise you, I definitely won't equip that Chain."

Tenjou Hikari is somewhat speechless, glancing aside and ignoring it. He isn't afraid of Millennium-Eyes Restrict's effect, because in his memory, the card's errata states it cannot be activated during the Damage Step. However, listening to its description, it seems it might be possible to activate it. But the key is that it doesn't matter; Tenjou Hikari isn't searching mainly because he only brought the Fluffal Patchwork component this time and doesn't have other Frightfur Fusions, so there are no cards to search for.

Seeing Tenjou Hikari not falling for it, Thousand-Eyes casually sets two cards, not feeling too regretful.

"Why?" Maeda Hayato asks in confusion.

Yeah?

Several members and newcomers of Industrial Illusions ask this question at this moment.

Why?

This guy doesn't seem to want to deceive anyone.

"It's that card." Pegasus speaks up at this moment, explaining to everyone, "Monster card, A-Assault Core. That monster has the special effect that 'the equipped monster is unaffected by other opponent's monster effects.'

This effect can take effect even if it is equipped by a card like Millennium-Eyes Restrict."

"Eh?" Maeda Hayato listens and asks in confusion for a moment, "But if it's equipped, wouldn't it be negated by the effect of 'Millennium-Eyes Restrict'?"

"No—" Pegasus shakes his head gently. "Hayato, if you want to become an excellent designer, having art alone is not enough~~ You must understand the effects and rules of cards well—

Millennium-Eyes Restrict's effect is to 'negate the effects of monsters with the original card name and the effects of monsters equipped by this card's effect, and they cannot attack,' but the 'A-Assault Core' that is an Equip Card will be treated as an 'Equip Spell Card'... so, it has an 'effect'."

"Eh—" Maeda Hayato and France are both surprised.

"Me didn't want to design such a strong card." Pegasus rests one elbow on the glass and says, "Such a card has only pure strength and absolutely no aesthetic—"

"What are you talking about, Pegasus? Isn't such a card designed by you! Relinquished was designed by you in the first place!" Thousand-Eyes looks displeased, snorts a few times, glances out the window, and continues, "As long as one is a duelist, one will definitely pursue more powerful cards; this is only natural!

You want this world that has seen other dimensions and spirits to continue developing in the old direction; that is impossible in the first place!

Accept reality—powerful cards are the truth of this world!"

Thousand-Eyes snorts twice, looks at Tenjou Hikari again, and says: "Just like that 'Dragonmaid Laundry' you have high hopes for, its weak effect is simply useless. It cannot open up the so-called 'future' for you at all!

End your turn like this, it's your turn, Tenjou Hikari."

Tenjou Hikari frowns, looking at the two set cards on Thousand-Eyes' field, thinking with a frown.

"Draw."

"Before you make your move, I activate the Continuous Trap Card, Call of the Haunted. Revive Thousand-Eyes Restrict from the Graveyard." Before Tenjou Hikari starts his move, Thousand-Eyes performs its second expansion.

Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Level 1, DARK, Spellcaster, ATK 0.

"Then, because Thousand-Eyes Restrict is Special Summoned to the field, Millennium-Eyes Illusionist in the Graveyard is added to my hand."

"Oh no, not only is there the evolved Millennium-Eyes Restrict, but there's also Thousand-Eyes Restrict... If Thousand-Eyes Restrict is on the field, other monsters on the field cannot attack!" France feels that this situation is a bit difficult to handle.

"Moreover, Millennium-Eyes Illusionist has also been recovered from the Graveyard. Now, if Tenjou-kun Fusion Summons a monster, it will be equipped to Restrict by Millennium-Eyes Illusionist, right?" Even though the room is quite cool because of the air conditioning, he is sweating profusely looking at this scene.

Tenjou Hikari looks at the card he drew.

Spell Card, Contact with the Abyss.

Tenjou Hikari glances at his hand.

There are no "Shaddoll" monsters in his hand, so this card cannot be used for the time being.

If that's the case, then use Fluffal Patchwork.

Take one Edge Imp and one Fusion to increase Fusion materials and Fusion Spells first.

"Wait, activate Trap Card!"

!?

"Trap Card, Mind Crush!"

What???

Tenjou Hikari is suddenly stunned.

Activated?!

Oh—

It really activated!

That's unreasonable!

"What are you doing, how can you use a card like Mind Crush!" Pegasus completely loses control of his emotions. Seeing a strange existence use his face to activate such a card that makes him feel familiar and embarrassed, he feels completely uncomfortable.

"Hehe... since I have the ability to read minds, then I should exert this advantage." Thousand-Eyes doesn't care how embarrassed Pegasus is. "Mind Crush's effect: declare a card name. If the declared card is in the opponent's hand, the opponent discards all copies of that card. If the declared card is not in the opponent's hand, you discard one random card from your hand."

"Tsk..." Tenjou Hikari looks unhappy. "So it's Mind Crush. No wonder it revived Restrict first..."

Mind Crush cannot be used if there are no cards in hand.

"Hehe, Tenjou Hikari, I know, you only have 1 useful card in your hand now. Discard that card, that... Fluffal Patchwork!"

Tenjou Hikari curls his lips slightly and casually sends Fluffal Patchwork to the Graveyard.

It's not too bad.

He has seen other duelists who carry "Mind Crush." After all, in the new era of dueling, there are a large number of search cards. Using a Mind Crush at a necessary moment can sometimes be even more effective than "Ash Blossom."

"So what exactly is 'Ash Blossom'?"

"Can't you read my inner thoughts?"

"Although I would like to claim so, I can only know things within the duel."

Is that so.

"In short, you can't do anything now. Hurry up and end it." It looks very confident.

"Indeed, if I only use the cards currently in my hand, I really can't do anything." Tenjou Hikari touches his chin, looking at the cards in his hand, thinking, "But that's only the hand I have now."

"?"

"I said it, the 'future' is something even I am not sure about." Tenjou Hikari looks at the cute Little Blue on the field, a smile on his face. "After sending 6 cards to the Graveyard, Little Blue replenished 1 card to my hand, and in this Graveyard, there is still 【Metalfoes Fusion】, which can be returned to the deck, shuffle the deck, and draw 1 card."

"What use can one card have?" Thousand-Eyes says casually. "What kind of 'future' can that kind of weak monster talk about? This is too ridiculous."

"You dare to look down on Little Blue? It seems I have to let you see—the possibilities of Fusion."

Tenjou Hikari returns Metalfoes Fusion to the deck, automatically shuffles, and draws a card.

Tenjou Hikari glances at the card in his hand.

"Heh..." Tenjou Hikari looks up at the opponent.

The opponent frowns.

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Royal Temple."

The ancient temple rises from behind Tenjou Hikari, and the shadow of an ancient temple emerges.

"Royal Temple: by sending one 'Holy Beast Serket' on the field to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 monster from your hand or deck, or 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck.

However, you don't have Prisma in your hand, so you can't use this effect."

"Then I'll use its first effect—you can activate 1 Trap Card the turn it is set. I will set this card I just drew and activate it immediately."

"Wha... what?"

"Activate a Trap Card the turn it is set?"

"Eh—"

Tenjou Hikari slaps the card onto the field and activates it directly: "Activate Trap Card, Fusion Replication!"

Fusion... replication?

"This card can be activated by targeting 1 'Fusion' Normal Spell Card in your or your opponent's Graveyard, banishing that card, and applying the effect of that Spell Card when it is activated!

What I want to banish is, of course—Spell Card, Fusion Birth!"

!!

The card that was sent to the Graveyard by that Dragonmaid earlier!

"Send the top 5 cards of the deck to the Graveyard. If there are Fusion Materials that can be used for Fusion among them, then perform a Fusion Summon!"

"How about it, Millennium-Eyes? This is a Fusion that bypassed all your directions of perception!"

"Tsk, a card Pegasus gave you? But how can you be sure what the 5 cards you send to the Graveyard next will be?"

"Yeah—" Tenjou Hikari raises his left hand to his face, puts his right hand on the deck, and smiles. "Yeah! Millennium-Eyes, even I don't know what these 5 cards will be. Don't you think this is interesting!?"

"Interesting?" Millennium-Eyes snorts. "In the end, your Dragonmaid sent a total of 6 cards to the Graveyard, and I didn't see any use for them. Is such an effect really interesting?"

"Hahaha... then let's see these 5 cards!"

Tenjou Hikari draws the top 5 cards of his deck and reveals them directly.

Monster card, Shaddoll Lizard; Monster card, B-Buster Drake; Spell card, The Eye of Timaeus; Spell card, Instant Fusion; Spell card, Invocation.

"Three Fusions, isn't that too many Fusions!" Ansel still can't stand Tenjou Hikari's deck full of Fusions.

"Ah! It's a Shaddoll and a LIGHT monster!" Maeda Hayato cheers immediately.

"The Fusion materials are gathered! How is that possible!?" Millennium-Eyes cannot believe its eyes.

What else could it be? He has already milled 11 cards; it's impossible for him to be so unlucky that 20 cards don't reveal anything, right?

"Start Fusion! The Fusion conditions are: a Shaddoll and a LIGHT monster!"

Tenjou Hikari raises his fist high: "Fusion Summon!"

"Level 8, the Shaddoll of the Light, El Shaddoll Construct!"

The giant angel shines in the air, and purple radiance flickers throughout the laboratory.

"Then—at this moment, activate the effects of the cards on the field and in the Graveyard! When Construct is successfully Special Summoned, activate: Send 1 'Shaddoll' monster from my deck to the Graveyard!

Shaddoll Lizard's effect: when this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, send 1 'Shaddoll' card other than 'Shaddoll Lizard' from the deck to the Graveyard!"

"Then, I activate Millennium-Eyes Restrict's effect," Millennium-Eyes says, not panicking, pointing at the card on Tenjou Hikari's field, "I will equip your El Shaddoll Construct to Millennium-Eyes Restrict!"

"Ha, then don't forget, the card I drew this turn—Quick-Play Spell Card, Contact with the Abyss. This card can use monsters in my hand or on the field as Fusion Materials to perform a Fusion Summon!

I want to fuse Construct and Laundry to perform a Fusion of a WATER Shaddoll!"

Because he has El Shaddoll Anoyatyllis, Tenjou Hikari can now perform a WATER Shaddoll Fusion, but Millennium-Eyes doesn't stop its operation directly: "Hehe, don't forget, this turn, I also recovered this card from my hand—Millennium-Eyes Illusionist!

You have no monsters in your hand, so as long as you don't have Fusion materials, you can't perform a Fusion Summon!

I will use Millennium-Eyes Illusionist's effect to directly equip that ridiculous monster to Millennium-Eyes Restrict!"

Millennium-Eyes Restrict's eye aims at Little Blue. Little Blue struggles for a moment, then lets out a "wa" and turns into an acrylic plate, hanging next to Millennium-Eyes Restrict's crown.

On the other side, Construct doesn't fare any better. Her originally giant figure turns into a giant gem before long, floating next to Millennium-Eyes Restrict.

Millennium-Eyes Restrict, ATK: 2300→5100→5600.

"5600 points!?"

"Wow... it's already higher than Five-Headed Dragon..."

"Moreover, because they were turned into Restrict's equips, their effects are also negated."

Millennium-Eyes laughs, seemingly mocking Tenjou Hikari's overestimation of his own abilities: "How about it, Tenjou Hikari, your so-called 'future' and so-called interesting 'possibilities' end here..."

"No—" Tenjou Hikari raises a finger and responds with a smile, "Don't forget, I still have the effect of one card being processed."

One card...?

"Shaddoll Lizard's effect: send Shaddoll Dragon from the deck to the Graveyard!"

Tenjou Hikari takes a card from his deck and places it in the Graveyard.

"A brand new chain, Shaddoll Dragon's effect: when this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, I can destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card on the field."

"... Oh no!" Millennium-Eyes Restrict's expression changes.

It should have used Restrict's effect to target this card as an equip!

No, that's not right—if it used Restrict's effect to target this card as an equip, then Tenjou Hikari wouldn't need to use "Contact with the Abyss" to use Construct's effect to send Shaddoll Dragon to the Graveyard.

And even if it used Millennium-Eyes Illusionist to target Construct as an equip, Tenjou Hikari could still use Contact with the Abyss to fuse!

Even if it chose "A-Assault Core," it actually wouldn't change the result, because there would definitely be one 【Shaddoll Dragon】 sent to the Graveyard to destroy Restrict's equip!

It realizes the interaction in an instant.

"Information is indeed valuable, but dueling with revealed cards is no big deal!" Tenjou Hikari's eyes flash with purple light. "My dueling, my Fusion, even if it's done 'randomly,' it's no big deal!

Rather... this is better! In terms of strategy, I've already made preparations, but I won't give up on 'instinctive' Fusion either! Because only in this way can I truly move towards the ultimate Fusion and pursue a higher, higher, and more eternal Fusion!"

"Destroy the Construct equipped on your field!"

Construct's gem shatters with a bang, and then, she emerges on Tenjou Hikari's field once again.

Millennium-Eyes Restrict, ATK: 5600→2800.

"Construct's effect: when this card is sent to the Graveyard, target 1 'Shaddoll' Spell or Trap Card in my Graveyard. Add that card to my hand...

I choose, Shaddoll Fusion!"

Oh no!

Millennium-Eyes suddenly realizes the problem.

There, there's a problem...

Why, why is it like this?

Didn't he just randomly discard 3 powerful cards to the Graveyard at the beginning?

"In the Graveyard, Fusion Substitute's effect activates. Return Construct to the deck, then I draw a card!" Tenjou Hikari draws a card and glances at it.

"Then, activate the recovered Shaddoll Fusion—"

Oh... oh no!

Millennium-Eyes Restrict feels sweat on its forehead.

It, it seems a bit too hasty. If it had known it would turn out like this, it would definitely have used Mind Crush to destroy Fusion Replication.

Fu... future, and "possibilities"????

"Oh oh oh!" Maeda Hayato watches and understands.

"If there is a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck on the opponent's field, Shaddoll Fusion can use monsters in my deck for Fusion.

I send Shaddoll Hedgehog and... C-Crush Wyvern from my deck to the Graveyard!"

Tenjou Hikari slowly opens his arms.

"The Fusion conditions are... a Shaddoll monster and a LIGHT monster!"

"Fallen angel and human, messenger of God and central controller—everything gathered in one body!

Appear!

Fallen giant!"

Tenjou Hikari slams his palms together.

"Fusion Summon!"

"Level 8, God's Shaddoll, El Shaddoll Construct!"

El Shaddoll Construct, Level 8, LIGHT, Fairy, ATK 2800.

The ancient giant appears shining once again!

This time, Lazuli isn't embarrassed or shy at all. After adapting to this body slightly, she happily charges: "Lord Hikari, use me to your heart's content!"

Tenjou Hikari nods at her with a smile. It seems that Seraphinite's failure made her want to save face a bit.

"When Construct is Special Summoned, I can send one Shaddoll card from my deck to the Graveyard. I send Shaddoll Core to the Graveyard. Then, Core's effect: when this card is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, I can add one Shaddoll Spell or Trap Card other than this card from my Graveyard to my hand.

I return Contact with the Abyss to my hand."

Tenjou Hikari shows the recovered card.

"Unknowingly, Tenjou Hikari has sent half his deck to the Graveyard..." France looks at Tenjou Hikari's deck, deep in thought.

"Destroy, crush, recover, sublimate—it's truly interesting. This is the Fusion Tenjou-boy insists on—" Pegasus cannot help but clap repeatedly. "Beyond all possibilities, sending cards to the Graveyard in a random form, and then performing repeated Fusions...

Even if the opponent knows Tenjou-boy wants to fuse, they cannot determine the final result!"

"Hmph, stop talking big." Thousand-Eyes is still not convinced. "As long as Thousand-Eyes Restrict is on the field, monsters on the field other than Thousand-Eyes Restrict cannot attack."

It lowers its voice and says: "Although your Construct has the ability to destroy monsters directly when battling a Special Summoned monster, it cannot attack!

Next turn, as long as Thousand-Eyes Restrict turns it into an equip, you'll have no way out."

"No way out... is it?"

Tenjou Hikari taps his forehead gently and says: "I don't know if you've noticed, but unknowingly, amidst the 'randomness,' I have already finished one thing."

Random?

Unknowingly?

"The Paradox Brothers outside the laboratory should know what I did."

"What did he do?" The Paradox Brothers look at each other, then point at each other, exclaiming "Ah!" at the same time.

Just like "Gate Guardian"!

Tenjou Hikari cannot see the scene outside, but he can anticipate it.

"Now, my Graveyard has gathered 【A-Assault Core】, 【B-Buster Drake】, and 【C-Crush Wyvern】!"

Eh—

"That's right, it's the very first materials I used 【Brilliant Fusion】 to send to the Graveyard!"

"... Wha, what? How is that possible!?" Thousand-Eyes looks incredulous. "Impossible, you didn't intend to do this at all at the beginning!"

"Of course not. Using my deck to gather three Union monsters is too difficult... but Little Blue helped me facilitate this!" Tenjou Hikari really hadn't thought about this.

His deck isn't like Manjoume's; gathering three Union monsters is too hard for him.

Thousand-Eyes' words are stuck in its throat.

If it weren't for Dragonmaid Laundry, Tenjou Hikari would have drawn Fusion Birth or Future Fusion, which would have been "Mind Crushed" by it, and the subsequent cards would have had no hope at all.

After all, it had long known that Pegasus was going to give Tenjou Hikari the card Fusion Birth, so it was prepared with ten thousand times the vigilance.

But precisely because of Dragonmaid Laundry's effect, which sent Fusion Birth to the Graveyard, it didn't pay attention at all, and never thought this result would occur—even though... even though Tenjou Hikari, because he is too used to thinking, had even thought through all the monsters in his Extra Deck for this duel!!

"Then—it's time to show it!"

Tenjou Hikari raises his hand.

The 【A-Assault Core】 he obtained in the 【Union Dimension】, the bond with Manjoume that gave him the copy card 【B-Buster Drake】, and the new Union diplomatic partner 【C-Crush Wyvern】 that personally came to thank him after Tenjou Hikari defeated Chima Lingwang!

"Banish the three ABC machines in the Graveyard!"

"Ultimate machine that controls lightning, show your possibilities representing the 'future,' and be born amidst this 'randomness'—"

Tenjou Hikari opens his Extra Deck and takes one out.

The gift and combat power of the Union Hangar!

"Combined Summon!"

The three mechanical monsters fly into the air, combine, and finally turn into a mechanical dragon with two mechanical heads, two thick long cannons, and a giant golden track.

"Level 8!"

"ABC-Dragon Buster!"

ABC-Dragon Buster, Level 8, LIGHT, Machine, ATK 3000.

The mechanical dragon's cannons aim at Millennium-Eyes.

"Dragon Buster can activate once per turn during either player's turn by discarding 1 card and targeting 1 card on the field. Banish that card." Tenjou Hikari looks at the last card he drew, cannot help but smile, and reveals it: "Then, I discard Golden Evil God."

Thousand-Eyes sighs slightly.

Randomness and the future?

"Banish Thousand-Eyes Restrict, then, use Construct to attack Millennium-Eyes Restrict—Construct's effect: activate at the start of the Damage Step when this card battles a Special Summoned monster. Destroy that monster."

With a bang, Millennium-Eyes Restrict is shattered, and Tenjou Hikari's Fusion Monster and Little Blue return to his side.

"Wuhu!" The two designers cannot help but high-five and cheer, then noticing that the one celebrating with them is Maeda Hayato, France snorts, puts his hand down, and hides to the side.

Ansel finally puts down his worries, puts his hands behind his head, and pretends to be relaxed.

And veteran duelists like Pegasus and the Paradox Brothers have already started clapping non-stop for Tenjou Hikari's duel.

Thousand-Eyes' figure turns ethereal, Pegasus's figure slowly dissipates, and finally, only a golden eye remains.

And this golden eye turns ethereal again, and finally, completely turns into Millennium-Eyes Restrict.

It was the spirit of Millennium-Eyes Restrict all along?!

Tenjou Hikari is slightly stunned, wanting to look out the window, but unfortunately, he cannot see Pegasus's expression here. Finally, he points to the opponent: "Then ABC-Dragon Buster attacks the opponent directly!"

The two cannons gather orange-yellow lightning, and then, as if a Little Blue turned into a cannonball, it shoots out and hits Millennium-Eyes Restrict.

"Gu—"

It endures the attack with a body without any equips, letting out a muffled groan.

Millennium-Eyes Restrict, LP: 3000→0.

(End of chapter)