Chapter 99: Forbidden! Forbidden Card!

"Welcome, traveler from another world. Lady Mana has already informed us of the details—please this way."

At the main gate of the Magic Tribe's Village, Tenjo Hikari and Sanzawa Daichi stepped out of the portal, took a breath of the air, and were immediately approached by several spirits.

The welcoming spirit was a female with deep blue hair and a ruby ornament; Tenjo Hikari studied her for a moment but didn't recognize her, while Sanzawa Daichi recognized her at once and quickly greeted her: "Ah, you're… Eltin? Hello."

He was exceptionally courteous; Tenjo Hikari also offered a greeting.

Eltin? Tenjo Hikari strained his memory for a long while before recalling this card from deep within his mind.

Wasn't she a Level 3 Light-attribute Normal Monster with 950 ATK? He'd seen her among the "by-products" of Wan Rong the Alchemist.

Eltin smiled and gestured for Tenjo Hikari and the others to follow her.

The Magic Tribe's Village was a vast forest filled with treehouses; occasionally, faint golden lights would fly past and circle in the air, as if greeting them.

This place is really nice.

Tenjo Hikari waved to the spirits along the way.

Along the path, he saw countless spirits: Tree Spirits, Ancient Spirits, Holy Spirits, Water Magi, High Priestesses, and even the Dark Alchemist, one of Kaiba's favorites.

Eltin guided Tenjo Hikari into a large treehouse within the Magic Tribe's Village, which appeared to be a communication hub and guild.

"Greetings, visitors from another dimension? Thank you for your trouble, Eltin." At the guild counter stood a pink-haired mage with wings—Injection Angel Lily—a fairly powerful card, at least strong by the standards of this world. "Please write your names and details here."

Tenjo Hikari and Sanzawa Daichi exchanged glances; Sanzawa Daichi couldn't help but sigh: "I've never met an interdimensional entity so friendly before."

"Haha," Injection Angel explained with a smile, "this Magic Tribe's Village is a dimension open to all magicians, jointly established and maintained by the Three Sages and powerful magicians. Not only magicians, but other spirits occasionally come here too, so everyone's used to it."

"The Three Sages—do you mean Aleister?" Tenjo Hikari asked casually.

"What! Aleister?!" Sanzawa Daichi's expression changed instantly upon hearing Tenjo Hikari's question. "Can you see that Aleister here?!"

Although Tenjo Hikari had defeated Master Professor Dadesi, Aleister had left a deep impression on Sanzawa Daichi—he saw Aleister as an almost godlike monster that had completely reshaped his understanding of Fusion.

Before this, even Tenjo Hikari had merely been impressed by how creative Fusion could be.

"Do you know Lord Crowley?" Injection Angel paused, then smiled. "But that was long ago. Mr. Crowley hasn't appeared in the Magic Tribe's Village for a very long time. We don't know where he is now."

So that's how it is.

It seemed his plan to sneak a Summoner card here by pretending to be one was doomed to fail.

"You two may write your challenge targets here. If your target is interested—or also wishes to hone their skills in other worlds—they may accept your challenge and proceed to the Duel Rite."

"Is that so?" Tenjo Hikari nodded. "Then can I write 'Dark Magician'?"

"Hahaha, guest, you're joking, right? The Dark Magician is the strongest magician…" Injection Angel's face twisted into an awkward but polite smile as she coughed twice.

First the Three Sages, now the Dark Magician—what a bold heart.

"Of course, you may write the name of a Dark Magician. Perhaps a few might respond to your summons?"

She didn't outright deny his attempt.

If so, Tenjo Hikari didn't hold back—he quickly wrote his name, brief bio, slogan, and deck, then added: "Fusion is the noblest summoning method. I am a Duelist who seeks the ultimate Fusion. If you too wish to walk the path of Fusion, respond to me!"

Then he swiftly wrote down a list of names.

Dark Magician, Chaos Dark Magician, Dark Fantasy Magician, Black Magician - Dark Magician—just try them all.

As he finished, under Injection Angel's awkward expression, the paper floated up, drifted through the air, and then the writing slowly dissolved, as if it had never been written at all.

"Tsk tsk…" Tenjo Hikari shrugged, unsurprised.

"Yes!" On the other side, as Tenjo Hikari failed, Sanzawa Daichi cheered.

He had written "Mathematician" on the paper; it floated slowly, spun in circles, sprouted wings, gently tapped him, then flew outward.

"Tenjo, I'm off!" he shouted excitedly, turned, and hurried after the flying challenge letter.

"The Mathematician? That old gentleman is very kind," Injection Angel smiled in congratulations, calling out as Sanzawa Daichi left the guild: "Good luck, guest!"

Tenjo Hikari scratched his head, preparing to write two more applications, when a voice spoke.

"Hey, kid over there. You're a human warrior, right? Interested in writing my name on that application?"

Tenjo Hikari turned at the voice, his pupils contracting sharply, his mouth opening.

It was a bald middle-aged man in a clean white lab coat, wearing black glasses with lenses so dark his eyes were invisible, grinning with confident, bold charm, hands in his pockets, radiating an aura of supreme self-assurance.

"Ah, Professor Scientist, good morning!" Injection Lily waved to him.

"You too, Lily," he stepped forward a few paces.

"You—you're the Magician Scientist?!" Tenjo Hikari gasped.

Forbidden! Forbidden card!!

"You know me? Haha!" The Magician Scientist chuckled, rubbing his chin. "Looks like my reputation's pretty good in the human world."

Good? That was an understatement.

Tenjo Hikari's lip twitched.

Before his transmigration, the Magician Scientist was known as the "Second Strongest Monster in History," the most absurd card in the OCG meta.

"I saw on your application that you seek ultimate Fusion. Coincidentally, I too am a magician who pursues Fusion," the Magician Scientist said, hands still in his pockets. "Though I don't plan to leave this world yet, I have many experimental products related to Fusion. How about challenging me?"

"That's exactly what I've been hoping for!" Tenjo Hikari replied without hesitation and immediately wrote the Magician Scientist's name on the paper.

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The new card, Heavenly Dragon, seems strong, and Dragon Fairy is cute

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