Chapter 63: Sweating Profusely

A multi-headed mechanical dragon, its body almost entirely composed of tires, appeared on Tenjo Kou's field, replacing the ancient mechanical two-headed hound and the Cyber Dragon, both of which had vanished.

"This…"

"My two-headed hound!?"

"What just happened!?"

"Hehehe," Tenjo Kou raised the monster card on his field, "The Fusion Material for Armored Fortress Dragon requires one or more Cyber Dragon and Machine-type monsters. It is a Fusion Monster that can be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck by sending itself and the Fusion Materials listed on the opponent's field to the Graveyard."

This process requires no 【Fusion】, nor does it need the opponent's consent.

Its Attack Points equal the total of its Fusion Materials multiplied by 1000."

Armored Fortress Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 2000.

"Damn it…" Shinrin Yo clenched his fists, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

When Tenjo Kou had scolded him for not fusing and not joining a club, he hadn't felt this miserable.

The two-headed hound wasn't even a Soul Card to him—just a tool—but watching his own massive monster vanish without even a word made his fists tighten with rage.

"Ryo, that Cyber Dragon…?" Asuka asked curiously.

Marufuji Ryo nodded: "Earlier, Tenjo traded me a Cyber Dragon for Cyber Revolution."

He had countless Cyber Dragons—original, Type II, Type III, Type IV—various versions, and even multiple copies of the base Cyber Dragon, kept as backups for his younger brother, so he could easily spare one to trade with Tenjo Kou.

Trading a Cyber Dragon for Cyber Revolution was worthwhile from any perspective.

"As for Armored Fortress Dragon… it's different from mine," Caesar replied with a smile. "He probably obtained a card from another world somewhere in the dimensional rift."

Never mind that this world already had countless cards with identical names but different effects—like how Caesar's Future Fusion was completely different from Tenjo Kou's Future Fusion, and how he'd once wondered why Tenjo's Future Fusion was so weak—now with the existence of "other worlds," it was perfectly normal for different versions of cards to appear, so everyone immediately accepted this explanation.

"Then, Armored Fortress Dragon, direct attack!"

"Tch—Trap Card, Mirror Force! Activate!"

My God, Hanoh's Power!

"Aww, so close—Tenjo almost dealt massive damage!"

"Wait, it's a Sacred Shield? If not for that…"

"Now Tenjo's field is completely empty!"

Tenjo Kou propped his left hand on the table, gazed at the dissolving Cyber Dragon, sighed, and shrugged.

"Watch closely, Xiang," Caesar suddenly spoke.

"Huh?"

"Watch what Tenjo does next."

Xiang jumped again and immediately focused intently.

"Then, Second Main Phase." Tenjo Kou suddenly pressed the field button, causing the Duel Disk to automatically deploy the field area: "Field Magic—Fusion Regeneration Mechanism!"

Ding-ding—clack-clack—click, click.

A pile of bizarre machines rose from the field, replacing the surrounding trees, drawing everyone's attention to the new environment: a massive factory emerged behind Tenjo Kou, scanning its surroundings continuously.

"What is this?"

"A… Field Magic for Fusion?"

"Effect of Fusion Regeneration Mechanism: Once per turn, discard one card from your hand to add one 【Fusion】 from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand."

"Huh?" Marufuji Xiang tilted his head. Then why not use Fusion Sage?

Shinrin Yo also frowned in confusion.

"I discard Swap Fusion from my hand. From my Deck, I add the second Swap Fusion to my hand."

???

Aside from Marufuji Ryo, Judai, and Wan Wan Zhangmu—who instantly understood the situation—almost everyone was baffled by Tenjo Kou's move.

Discard one Fusion, then draw another Fusion?

What's the point?

But soon, Sanze Sanze Dadi, known for his exceptional memory and eagerness to explain things to confused classmates, sighed and said: "I see… the effect of Swap Fusion. Banish it from the Graveyard to return one Fusion Monster to the Extra Deck and draw one card."

"Fusion Monster…" Shinrin Yo murmured, then his face turned pale.

"Exactly!" Tenjo Kou snapped his fingers. "You understand now? I return Armored Fortress Dragon to the Extra Deck, banish Swap Fusion, and draw a card."

Shinrin Yo's expression darkened.

What's more terrifying than knowing the opponent's Extra Deck holds a monster that devours all your Machine-type monsters?

The answer: watching the opponent return that monster to their Extra Deck right before your eyes—and explicitly telling you it'll devour your monsters again next turn.

"Born again!!"

"Born again?" Hearing this, Tenjo Kou's face darkened further. "Who the hell is the one born again!?"

"Senior, I respect you enough to call you 'senior.' If I don't respect you, then you're the one born again!"

"The Fusion Department is full of bullying. Students from different academies despise each other. It's supposed to be a club dedicated to studying Fusion, yet it's run like a military training camp. How dare you call yourselves the Fusion Department!?"

"Since I have this chance today, I'll make sure you witness my determination!"

"Fusion should mean combination, unity, contact, cooperation, collaboration…"

"Not like this!"

"Cover three cards, end my turn!"

Three cards total!

Three cards face-down, slammed down! Today, Tenjo Kou's strategy was pure torment.

Shinrin Yo felt his hands trembling.

What could those three face-down cards be?

Meanwhile, some first-year students who had always favored Tenjo Kou couldn't help but echo his words; some even began voicing their complaints about how miserable they'd been in the Fusion Department.

Such things weren't rare in the academy—even outside the Fusion Department, there was severe bullying between factions.

After all, this house system wasn't like Harry Potter's Sorting—everyone was equal in rank. And even in Harry Potter's system, bullying still emerged.

But the Fusion Department amplified this mindset—that made them truly deserving of death.

Shinrin Yo barely drew a card.

He, who had always been strict with himself, was now drenched in sweat, unable to resist wiping the cold sweat from his forehead regardless of his dignity.

Though he'd long known Tenjo Kou was a true, hardcore Fusion Extremist duelist, he'd never faced him directly—now, in actual combat, he understood even more why the professor disliked him so much.

Tenjo Kou's purity made him feel insignificant…

What's going on? He was a third-year student! He should be far stronger than Tenjo Kou!

He wiped the cold sweat again.

"Don't think this is over!"

True, next turn, he could use the Cyber Dragon to destroy his own Machine-type monsters.

But as long as he won this turn, it didn't matter!

Ancient Machine monsters cannot activate face-down cards when attacking!

Sorry, I tested some cards for a while—I originally planned to use the field to recover the Cyber Dragon, then realized Armored Fortress Dragon is Special Summoned and can't be recovered by field effects, so I had to make last-minute changes.

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