Chapter 66: Goldenization Curse

The Golden Captain stood majestically at the center of the city, arms crossed, radiating supreme presence.

He glanced briefly at the Winged One and sneered: "Winged One."

"Yes!"

The Winged One jumped again in fright.

"I remember, on the day we parted, we made a pact—if either of us encountered Judai, we'd find a way to notify the others," he slowly unclasped his arms, fixing his gaze on the Winged One. "Then why, until I returned to the human world, did you never reach out to me?"

"Well—" The Winged One turned his head away, whistling. "You know how it is—communication between the human world and the dimensional realm is random. The portal at Judai Academy was recalled. I had no chance to find you."

Not convincing at all.

The Golden Captain continued to stare coldly at him.

Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.

No wonder this guy acts so terrified around the Golden Captain.

He always thought this Winged One acted like he ruled the universe, looking down on everyone—so why was he so nervous around the Golden Captain? Turns out he messed up?

So you're trying to keep Judai all to yourself?

"Ah, you're the captain—the Golden Captain, right!" Judai remembered the Golden Captain and burst into excitement. "I recall now—you're the Golden Captain, an Elemental Hero! Wow, the real spirit is even cooler than the card!"

The Golden Captain's pose of arrogance began to crack.

"Cough." At that moment, the golden entity beside him, covered in eyes, let out a soft cough. "Golden Captain, don't forget the mission assigned by His Majesty, the Golden Lord."

Mission?

Oh right—there was something like that.

The Golden Captain turned to Judai and Tenjo Hikari.

Tenjo Hikari was still pondering the Golden Lord; seeing the Golden Captain look at him, he couldn't help but grow suspicious.

Because he was an "Elemental Hero," Tenjo Hikari hadn't initially suspected any mastermind—but now, hearing "Golden Lord" and "mission," his mind began connecting the dots.

Could it be that Luan Dan was pulling another stunt?

But that couldn't be right?

Why would Luan Dan command Elemental Heroes?

Then…

"Let's begin with introductions," the Golden Captain sneered again. "We are the Golden Captain and the Golden Heresy God, Seventh Star Rank Six. We've come on orders to seize your keys!"

"What! You're really the Seventh Star!?"

Hearing this, Judai forgot nostalgia and immediately glanced at Tenjo Hikari, shouting: "Watch out, A-Guang!"

The Golden Captain clenched his fist, then relaxed it.

"The duel format is 2v2. Rules—you should all know them already." Beside him, the Golden Heresy God carefully studied Tenjo Hikari, every one of its eyes scanning him up and down, as if evaluating something.

"The loser will be cursed with 【Goldenization】." The Golden Captain raised his right hand from his crossed arms, revealing a card Jiazaishouzhijian —depicting a pile of golden coins.

"What?! Are you insane!?" The Winged One roared, baring his claws into a battle stance. "What do you mean?! Looking for a fight!?"

It's his fault if he messed up—but you, Golden Captain, dare to threaten Judai like this? Are you out of your mind?

"Goldenization? That's a great opportunity!" Wan Rong the Alchemist suddenly brightened. "I—I—I can help him partially Goldenize, right!?"

The Winged One stared at it and bluntly said: "Hey, Xikalige, are you mentally unstable?"

"Heh…" Tenjo Hikari chuckled softly, then looked at the Golden Captain. "But you two… you're already Goldenized, aren't you? That's hardly fair."

"Hehehe, simple." The Golden Heresy God raised one finger. "If you win, we'll each become your cards. We've already studied your decks—our abilities match perfectly, right?"

A little. But not much.

Tenjo Hikari thought.

But the Golden Heresy God can serve as a legitimate Fusion Material for Thousand-Eyed Offering God—fine.

Plus, it's a Level 1 monster, so it can directly "Sudden Mutation" into Thousand-Eyed Offering God.

So actually, it's not bad.

"Moreover, His Majesty the Golden Lord has prepared a generous prize for you—" He stepped aside slowly, gesturing to reveal a pile of junk stacked behind him—

Gems!

Red, blue, yellow—all gems!

A mountain of gems, enough to dazzle the eyes!

"Wow…" Judai couldn't help but exclaim.

"Whoa." Tenjo Hikari's eyes lit up.

With gems, I could try synthesizing a lower-tier Gem Knight, right?

As always, Tenjo Hikari only cared about having enough money to eat. The rest didn't matter. Of course, selling some to buy rare cards would be great—cards in this world are still too expensive.

"Seems fairly balanced…" The Winged One scratched the back of his head with a claw. "But if you actually turn Judai into gold, and the boss finds out, you'll regret it."

"Enough talk." The captain extended his left hand; a gleaming Duel Disk materialized on his golden arm guard. Simultaneously, a Duel Disk formed from gold appeared on the Golden Heresy God's right arm.

"Judai, you go first!" the Golden Captain sneered. "Then me."

"Just like before," Judai looked at Tenjo Hikari; they exchanged a glance and nodded.

Back in the "Field of Warriors," Judai had gone first, followed by the Winged One.

Meaning—no matter what deck the Golden Captain used or what personalities the two spirits had, their "thinking patterns" were nearly identical!

So, we can already guess at least some of their deck composition.

"Alright, my turn—Draw!" Judai drew a card, then revealed a monster.

Elemental Hero Clayman, Level 4, Earth, Warrior, ATK 800.

"Attack position Clayman?" The Golden Captain froze, glaring fiercely at the Winged One—clearly thinking: Did Judai turn into this mess because of you?

"What are you glaring at? Watch—Judai's far stronger than you think."

"Ahahaha…" Judai sheepishly scratched his cheek, then grew serious. "Activate Spell Card—Sudden Mutation!"

Sudden Mutation?

The Golden Captain was surprised.

"According to its effect, I can tribute one monster on the field to Special Summon a Fusion Monster of the same Level from the Extra Deck!"

"Clayman, transform into your new form!"

"Special Summon—Elemental Hero Clay Guardian! Defense Position!"

Elemental Hero Clay Guardian, Level 4, Earth, Warrior, DEF 2800.

"Huh." Seeing his familiar partner transformed into a new Hero form, the Golden Captain was slightly startled.

"Place one card face-down. End turn."

The Golden Captain shook his head.

"Just barely…"

"My turn—Draw. Activate my effect: discard myself—【Evil Hero Dark Star Demon】—and add one 【Dark Fusion】 or card with that name from my deck to my hand."

"I add Dark Fusion to my hand."

Of course!

Tenjo Hikari and Judai exchanged glances and nodded.

Now everything made sense!

Speaking of which, after Sudden Mutation was banned, everyone said the worst off was Neo Aqua Knight—but actually, there were unlucky ones like the original Clay Guardian, who never got O-carded and could only appear via Sudden Mutation.

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(End of Chapter)