Chapter 86

Tenjou Hikari hadn't thought that Dinosaur Ryuzaki would appear here.

But when he saw Dinosaur Ryuzaki, he felt it was reasonable.

It's normal.

No matter what, Dinosaur Ryuzaki's current strength is definitely no problem as an examiner.

Dinosaur Ryuzaki was also very happy to sit down and chat with Tenjou Hikari when he saw him, which could be considered a rest outside of work.

When he was hospitalized, people from Kaiba Corporation approached him and asked if he was interested in appearing as a duelist among the "Twelve-Star Duelists." Dinosaur Ryuzaki, who was preparing to completely say goodbye to his past, naturally accepted this proposal.

His star level is "Nine."

Very, very high.

According to the GX Tournament rules, in conventional seal acquisition, seals of the same star level will only take effect once, so if you want to obtain 8 seals, you must have eight Twelve-Star Duelists of different levels, or the recognition of hidden duelists.

This is also a kind of elimination mechanism.

Otherwise, if anyone could get 8 seals and then participate in the final, how long would the final have to be played?

Kaiba Corporation had seen Dinosaur Ryuzaki's duel with Tenjou Hikari and Insector Haga, and had an assessment of his current strength, so they gave him a "Nine-Star" rating.

Because the star level is high enough, some duelists who are confident or "arrogant" in their own strength would come to him to duel.

As mentioned earlier, getting a seal doesn't necessarily mean you have to win, you just need to get recognition.

However, in the past half month, no one had received Dinosaur Ryuzaki's recognition.

The reason is simple.

Too arrogant and too self-righteous.

They hadn't even mastered the basics, yet they were aiming too high and wanting to defeat him, this "legendary duelist," to become famous, which was truly laughable.

It's not that he doesn't accept students being naive, but he finds it hard to accept them being self-righteous to challenge him just to become famous—that's what he hates the most.

However, after seeing Tenjou Hikari, his mood improved a lot, and the anger accumulated over the past two weeks was swept away at once.

"You saw those billboards outside, right?" Ryuzaki said with his hands in his pockets and his back hunched. "The company will promote your duel here later."

"?"

"Ha, although there are some bad rumors circulating in the market, the company will always support you."

He didn't say any nonsense, but stated the result directly.

Not only that, he also pressed the switch of the dueling arena, lighting up the entire street. Suddenly, the entire street was filled with Tenjou Hikari-related slogans and advertisements, scaring some people who had just passed by almost to the ground.

Whether it's for the sake of profit, future considerations, the company's long-term plan, or trust in excellent students who have helped the company, etc., etc., the Kaiba Corporation would support Tenjou Hikari and would never change because of public opinion.

"...I understand."

True trust doesn't need multiple guarantees; just two sentences, and Tenjou Hikari thanked Dinosaur Ryuzaki.

Although those advertisements were a bit awkward, he was quite moved.

Of course, Dinosaur Ryuzaki didn't duel Tenjou Hikari at all, but took Tenjou Hikari's badge and stamped it directly.

He was too lazy to do those flashy things.

He was the examiner, so he had the final say. It wasn't the first time he had watched Tenjou Hikari's duel, so there was absolutely no problem—

Pass!

However—

Misawa Daichi and Serena didn't have such good luck.

If they didn't show their strength or their beliefs that he could recognize, he wouldn't stamp these two.

So.

Tenjou Hikari smoothly obtained a total of 3 seals in just a few days, and each seal had a fairly high level.

As for Serena and Misawa Daichi.

Unfortunately.

Neither Misawa Daichi nor Serena satisfied Dinosaur Ryuzaki. After dueling once, he waved his hand to drive them away, telling Tenjou Hikari to go do whatever he wanted.

"You two brats, you haven't even figured out your own duels, get back and learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division!" He shouted impatiently at the two.

In a daze, the two followed Tenjou Hikari out of the dueling arena.

Looking at their state, Tenjou Hikari estimated that it was unlikely they would get Dinosaur Ryuzaki's recognition in the short term.

It might even be difficult to get recognition even if they won.

But it's fine.

It just so happens that Tierra also needs to collect information for a while.

Getting three seals in just one week, Tenjou Hikari was not in a hurry at all.

"Three, really fast."

At the starting point of the Critical Dimension.

Although at the very beginning, because of the principal's tears and curiosity about the other dimension, most students were very excited to adventure in this dimension, after finishing the initial adventure, there were still many students hiding at the starting point, thinking about slacking off even if they failed all subjects, so there were still many student dormitories and rooms in use at the starting point.

And among them, there were some special situations.

They were the type who had strength but wouldn't go out.

In a built fortune-telling booth, Saiou Takuma flipped through tarot cards and muttered in a low voice: "Even if you arrived in this dimension nearly a week late, you can catch up with the duelist with the most seals in a very short time... This is the talent of a duelist."

Don't ask how the seals were obtained.

What matters is that they were obtained.

A duelist's ability is not just dueling; interpersonal relationships, understanding of cards, and understanding of spirits are all important parts.

Knock, knock, knock.

The door was knocked.

"Lord Saiou."

Saiou didn't speak, waiting for the other party to speak.

"The person you scheduled has arrived in the volcanic zone."

"Fate has already told me." Saiou flipped over a tarot card, and the Death card appeared before his eyes.

The corners of his mouth curled up.

Tenjou Hikari's wheel of fate had already told him the current situation.

"Then... please take a look."

The person behind him walked slowly from behind the curtain and respectfully placed a card on the table carefully.

The smile on Saiou's face became brighter and more satisfied.

"Well done."

That was a purple card.

That is, [Fusion Monster].

In the picture on the card, there was a giant with arms outstretched like a saint, and near the giant, there was a small Spellcaster, holding a staff and controlling it with countless purple puppet strings.

El Shaddoll Construct!

After Akaba Reo failed to attack the X Dimension, he quickly abandoned most of his bases, cut off his tail to survive, and maintained his remaining base at the fastest speed.

Although he didn't know how that guy escaped his control of "fate" and hid, that didn't matter.

"Sure enough..." He picked up the card.

Akaba Reo had seen El Shaddoll Midrash before and had a deep understanding of the dark power of that card. After divining that Tenjou Hikari had some kind of peculiar power, Saiou immediately thought of using this point to reverse-engineer it.

Therefore, he immediately sent out all the members of the Society of Light, relying on his understanding of fate, to search for this card in some of Akaba Reo's bases.

Sure enough—

Light-attribute Shaddoll.

This is a very excellent carrier!

He could even guess that Akaba Reo must have thought that since Tenjou Hikari relied on the dark-attribute Shaddoll, the light-attribute Shaddoll would definitely be able to restrain him.

Therefore, he specifically spent countless manpower and material resources through various technologies and sciences to obtain this card to restrain Tenjou Hikari.

And now.

Everything is as fate predicted.

All of Akaba Reo's efforts have become his wedding dress, becoming his stepping stone to destroy the dimension!

This is the guidance of fate.

And next.

He picked up the Death tarot card.

Black smoke surged wildly on the tarot card.

Next, let's see the revelation of [Fate].