Chapter 557

"The splitting of the Spirit World..."

"To think such a thing happened."

After returning to the Duel Academy, Manjoume and Judai's minds were still immersed in the major event of the Spirit World's collapse.

Especially after learning that the Spirit World was actually still continuously and slowly splitting even now, the two of them always wanted to do something.

But let alone them, even Tenjou Hikari, who knew in advance, and even Professor Dadesi, who knew even earlier, as well as top-tier spirits including Invoked Aleister, were now completely in the dark and had no idea what had actually happened.

This was a very terrifying thing. Because according to them, even that 【Dark Magician】 in the Magician Realm didn't actually know what had happened.

That strongest magician in the true sense didn't know!

Therefore, after testing Manjoume and Judai's abilities, Professor Dadesi felt he could set his mind at ease and prepared to continue investigating deeply with Aleister.

He didn't have enough energy and stamina "before he died," so he had no way to find the truth. Now that he had turned into a spirit, although he was worried about the students, after seeing the students' growth, he wasn't that worried anymore, so he simply told Manjoume and the other about the Spirit World and was about to go investigate.

A reunion after more than a year, only to face a separation that might last even longer, made Judai feel slightly sad. Fortunately, after Marufuji Ryo's departure, he had already accepted such things; he just made an agreement with Professor Professor Dadesi that once the crisis in their world was resolved, they would go to meet up with Professor Professor Dadesi.

Tenjou Hikari looked at the "Five-Rainbow Magician" that had appeared in his hand.

This card was Professor Dadesi's brand-new "true body" now. As long as this card existed, even if Professor Professor Dadesi encountered danger in other dimensions, he could quickly evacuate by relying on this card's positioning.

Perhaps this was also an advantage of becoming a spirit.

In short, Professor Dadesi handed this card to Tenjou Hikari. On one hand, Tenjou Hikari was his most trusted disciple; on the other hand, only Tenjou Hikari's deck could make use of it.

Although there were Spellcaster-type monsters in Judai's deck, it was too difficult to gather his Fusion materials.

And Tenjou Hikari's deck was full of magicians everywhere.

This made Judai feel very sorry, because he also really wanted to use Professor Professor Dadesi's cards.

"There will always be a chance." Tenjou Hikari answered with a smile.

"Sigh—"

Judai lay on the table, feeling a bit listless.

Tenjou Hikari opened the "Book of Emerald" and took a rough look.

According to Professor Professor Dadesi, those dimensions he specially marked were all dimensions that had "possibly been in contact" with that mastermind or were "currently being influenced," such as "Eldlich."

Professor Dadesi had personally adventured in the Eldlich of this world, because that dimension was also a famous dimension for alchemy research, so Professor Dadesi had always been very interested. It turned out that when he arrived there, he found that the Golden Lord there had gone crazy for some special reason, and it was only under his rescue that he gradually regained his senses.

After that, the Golden Lord became his good friend and had also been accumulating strength, preparing for "revenge."

If there were no accidents, according to Professor Dadesi and Aleister's speculation, the Golden Land where the Golden Lord resided was probably one of the locations that was "pierced from the front," which was why the spirit Golden Lord had gone crazy as shown in the card art.

Although now, it seemed there was no influence in the Golden Land, or it might be because it was hit from the front, so the Eldlich dimension was instead one of the locations furthest from that "mastermind." But regardless, Eldlich was very dangerous; there were many spirits inside that were affected from the front. Except for the Golden Captain and the Golden Evil God who joined later, it was basically impossible for the spirits in Eldlich to leave their responsibilities and follow Tenjou Hikari, so Professor Dadesi did not suggest Tenjou Hikari go there.

Of course, if he wanted to get the Golden Lord's recognition and obtain some special alchemy materials, Tenjou Hikari could try.

Besides that.

The Gloomy World was also one of the dangerous zones. Professor Professor Dadesi highly advised Tenjou Hikari not to go, but if he really wanted to challenge his "self," it wasn't actually impossible.

The only dimension Professor Professor Dadesi truly opposed Tenjou Hikari going to was that one—

The Abyss Actors!

Tenjou Hikari touched a card and kept rubbing his chin.

【The Abyss Actors was the center point when the dimension split, and it was... the very center!】

The very center!

A location even more central than the Golden Lord, it was the initial location of the split and also the location most deeply influenced by that mastermind. Professor Dadesi had once arrived at that dimension, but only took one look and evacuated at light speed.

At that time, his conclusion was "a dimension humans absolutely must not go to" and "visual and mental destruction that human bodies cannot resist." And even though he had transformed into a top-tier magician spirit, Professor Dadesi still had lingering fears now.

Because, even as the world's most excellent alchemist, after entering that dimension, he was infected by "art" and even had the thought of giving up alchemy and devoting himself to painting art!

This was simply terrifying—because he had spent his whole life studying alchemy and could be said to be the darling of alchemy!

To think that even he had such a thought!

So even as he was now, he would not consider going to the Abyss Actors again in the short term!

On one hand, the danger level was too high; on the other hand, the Abyss Actors was now the "very bottom" of all Spirit Dimensions. It was indeed the dimension most affected, but at the same time, it was also the dimension furthest from the mastermind.

After exploring other dangerous dimensions and not obtaining any information, he might consider stepping into that dimension again.

"To think it's this dangerous..." Tenjou Hikari looked at the card in disbelief.

"Could it be that that dimension can make you forget Fusion and devote yourself to art after you enter? I don't believe it." Tiera complained from the side.

"But since Professor Professor Dadesi said so, there shouldn't be any other possibility, right?" Hearing Tiera's words, Judai scratched his head, "But... Hikari who doesn't fuse but is obsessed with art... ah, it's so hard to imagine."

Manjoume also nodded.

He also couldn't imagine such a thing, but conversely, if the dimension of the "Abyss Actors" could even do such a thing, it was definitely a human forbidden zone.

If even a "Fusion" duelist of Tenjou Hikari's level would have his brain washed, then other duelists would probably never return if they went.

Tenjou Hikari leaned lightly on the chair and tilted backward, feeling his body much more relaxed.

Finally having achieved his long-standing goal, Tenjou Hikari felt his heart become light all of a sudden.

In the future, he wouldn't have to work hard to find the Three Sages, gain recognition, and then go to the Magician Realm. With this experience, maybe he could visit more often in the future; at least Dark Magician Girl was quite easy to talk to. If he went again next time, he should have time to find that Magicalized Fusionist and ask.

Moreover, because he had saved his goals, Tenjou Hikari could finally go to the dimensions of "Gladiator Beast" and "Vampire" next.

Flap—

The room door was pulled open directly. Tenjou Hikari and the others looked over and saw Serena and Ruri.

"Eh, Master? You're back!?"

Tenjou Hikari quickly sat up, straightened his posture, and then asked: "What's wrong?"

"Oh my..." Serena was slightly embarrassed, and Ruri on the side couldn't help but lower her head, looking like a child who had done something wrong.

The three of them looked at each other.

Manjoume asked with a bit of PTSD: "Serena, you aren't thinking of secretly going to other dimensions alone again, are you? And bringing Ruri along?"

"No, no—" Serena waved her hands quickly, feeling a bit embarrassed, and said, "Actually, it's like this..."

She explained.

It turned out that earlier, Professor Chronos brought professors from other branch schools to visit the Fusion Department. The first-floor lobby had basically been toured, and they were currently on the second floor. Serena felt a bit bored and troubled, and was afraid that Professor Chronos would make her "perform talents" in front of many professors when he saw her, so she wanted to find a place to slip in and hide.

There was no place more suitable for the two of them to hide than a conference room that was "in session," so they simply ran in.

Obviously, they were prepared to play cards for a while and hide from the crowd, and talk about it after everyone had left.

It was normal enough.

Tenjou Hikari would occasionally have times when he hid from teachers to have some peace and quiet alone; they were students, after all.

What's more, Serena and Ruri were two years younger than them, more playful, and thus it was even more normal.

"Professors from other schools... huh?" Tenjou Hikari thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then you guys hide here, keep quiet, I'll go take a look."

"Really? Thank you, Master!" Serena shouted excitedly.

Tenjou Hikari stood up. Manjoume and Judai thought about it and also stood up. Both of them were very interested in the upcoming Global Duel Academy Exchange Meeting, and the latter was especially looking forward to meeting some novel friends, so they quite wanted to go take a look.

Leaving the conference room, the three walked down to the second floor, just happened to run into Professor Chronos, and quickly waved and ran over.

The three's school uniforms were of different colors—red, black, and blue—but the three of them came together, immediately attracting the attention of all the professors.

Tenjou Hikari, Manjoume, the champion and runner-up of the GX Tournament!

And who was that in the red school uniform?

"Professor Chronos!" The three hurried over and greeted him.

Tenjou Hikari scanned slightly and also saw the person he expected... "Professor Professor Yanjingshe."

He didn't know if he had reached a cooperation with Yu Beier now, but in any case, Tenjou Hikari scanned twice and didn't find anything strange.

Seeing the three appear, Professor Chronos quickly began to introduce his proud students to the many professors. Most of the professors' gazes stayed on Tenjou Hikari; only Professor Professor Yanjingshe looked at Judai from time to time, obviously paying close attention to him.

However, this initial meeting did not result in any intersection. A group of professors just followed Professor Chronos to visit the Fusion Department. In the end, amidst Manjoume and Judai's mutual teasing and bickering, the group of professors slowly left the Fusion Department. It was when Judai and Manjoume were bickering that he suddenly shivered violently again and couldn't help but wrap his clothes tighter.

Tenjou Hikari noticed these details and guessed that she should have arrived.

Yu Beier.

Although he didn't know where she was hiding now, clearly, she must have arrived on this island.

Tenjou Hikari stretched.

It seemed it was time to see to what extent his Fusion Department members had grown over the past year.

Tenjou Hikari waited for the professors to leave and couldn't help but stretch his muscles.

Although Tenjou Hikari's thought had always been "everyone has their own business and goals, there's no need to interfere," so he never managed what others wanted to do.

But among these, there were still a few things Tenjou Hikari would specifically manage.

One was Professor Chi Ma Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang; Professor Chi Ma Professor Chi Ma Chima Chima Lingwang made Tenjou Hikari feel disgusted and annoyed.

The other was Yu Beier—Tenjou Hikari, who knew the "original work," was very clear that even if he didn't want to manage Yu Beier's affairs, Yu Beier would definitely target him, the "close friend" of "Yuki Judai," from all aspects.

Guaranteed.

So, it was time for him to make preparations as well.

Solve the second messenger of the "Light of Destruction" that was on the surface and known.

However...

Before that, he still had the last thing he needed to do this summer vacation.

The next day, Tenjou Hikari received a call. A private jet arrived at the Duel Academy. Tenjou Hikari boarded the plane curiously, thanked the other party, and then asked about the destination curiously.

However, even the other party didn't know the final destination; he only knew he was to send Tenjou Hikari to New Domino City.

And upon arriving in New Domino City, Tenjou Hikari saw that legendary legend, the legend of all legends, the strongest duelist, the strongest gamer, the person of 【Certain Victory】, the King of Games—

Muto Yugi!

The first moment he saw him, Tenjou Hikari thought he was going to duel this master. Although he was a bit shocked, he was also a bit excited.

To duel with the strongest in the true sense of this world, and perhaps even the strongest duelist in the entire dimension, even if he lost, it would be worth it!

But soon, seeing the drawing board and other things Muto Yugi was carrying, Tenjou Hikari knew that this time, the opponent was probably not Muto Yugi.

The two boarded the Kaiba Corporation's private jet, transferred to another place, flew from noon to afternoon, and finally arrived at their destination in a place covered with yellow sand.

It was also at this time that Tenjou Hikari learned who the opponent he had to face was for this duel opportunity with a "legendary duelist" that Dinosaur Ryuzaki had obtained for him through his operations—

The Gravekeeper clan!

Tenjou Hikari felt a shock.

Previously in the GX Tournament, there were duelists from the Gravekeeper clan who appeared, but at that time, Tenjou Hikari thought they were just Gravekeeper clan duelists who had come out to adventure.

But now it seemed that was not the case.

It seemed that when Tenjou Hikari didn't know, Kaiba Seto and Muto Yugi had already reached an agreement or cooperation with the Gravekeeper clan?

A gust of wind and sand blew by, and several figures slowly walked out from a hidden place. Some people with exotic customs gradually appeared before Tenjou Hikari's eyes. Among them, a bald man with dark brown skin attracted all of Tenjou Hikari's attention.

Muto Yugi smiled lightly and said in a low voice: "How about it, Tenjou-kun, a suitable opponent I specially found for you."

(End of chapter)