Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 686 The End of Excess (8K, please vote with monthly tickets~)

"I'll start the attack. Light."

"it is good."

Hikaru Amagi quickly agreed to the request.

This duel was relatively lenient for the humans, who could freely choose who would go first. Kaito Amagi was quite confident in himself and naturally took the initiative to go first.

However, confidence is only part of the reason why he wants to take the initiative.

There's another reason: if he attacks first, he'll have more time and energy to chat with Amagi Hikaru.

If Amagi Hikaru attacks first and Amagi Hikaru initiates the duel, he is unsure when he should speak without disrupting Amagi Hikaru's train of thought.

Duel is a very easy thing to do, but it also needs to be taken very seriously. As the world's most renowned "strongest duelist," he is very clear about this.

What happens when you're chatting with a friend during a duel and accidentally activate the wrong card order, causing a winning situation to collapse in an instant? Or what happens when you don't calculate carefully before activating a card, only to find you don't have enough life points and end up self-destructing?

Such things happen all the time, and he certainly doesn't want them to happen to people around him or to his teammates.

Moreover, this duel is a crucial one, as it concerns whether he can make contact with "Yang Dou".

Kaito Amagi had a pretty good impression of Hikaru Amagi. On one hand, Hikaru brought back Yuma Tsukumo, which made his almost exploding blood pressure much better. On the other hand, Ryo Marufuji had mentioned "Hikaru Amagi," in Ryo Marufuji's concept of Kaito Amagi's "parallel world counterpart," to him quite often.

In Marufuji Ryo’s view, Kaito Amagi, who is obsessed with “Galaxy Eye” and obsessed with “No. Hunting”, is the same type of person as Hikaru Amagi. Coupled with their names, it’s really hard not to make the connection.

However, this kind of thing is actually nonsense for the more "professional" Kaito Amagi.

Because he knew very well that the so-called "parallel world counterparts," that is, the cases like Yuto and Yugo, should be humans from different dimensions who were born on the same day and have the same appearance.

It's clearly not that kind of situation between him and Hikaru Amagi.

But this doesn't stop him from having a good impression of Hikaru Amagi.

When Hikaru Amagi arrived at their Hyperdimension residence with Yuma Tsukumo, bringing back a lot of good news and spending the whole night discussing the underlying logic of various recent events, he felt even more favorably toward Hikaru Amagi.

Not to mention, Amagi Hikaru is the genuine person Marufuji Ryo acknowledged, who helped Marufuji Ryo hunt No. Monsters, but was not tempted by the No. Monsters and insisted on his own duel.

In short, he already had a pretty good idea of ​​Amagi Hikaru before he actually met him, and after meeting him, he felt that this person was reliable—especially since there was a familiar feeling about Amagi Hikaru.

That is……

Sense of responsibility.

as well as--

A sense of being overworked.

“I heard from Yuma that he accepted a duel of the ‘evenly matched’ level here last time.” Kaito looked at his card, glanced around, and then said, “When we reviewed that duel later, it didn’t seem that impressive. However, if Yuma was hungry, he wouldn’t have been able to unleash his full potential. Yet, in that situation, they managed to fight to a standstill.”

That means the existence of this place truly demonstrates considerable foresight.

As Kaito spoke, he discarded a card in his hand: "But at this moment, the so-called 'Great Leader' personally dispatched an additional opponent—where exactly is the scale measured?"
Let me test the temperature first.

"it is good!"

Hikaru Amagi nodded.

He had talked to Kaito before, and it felt more like Kaito from Z4, without much of an A5 influence. Although Hikaru Amagi did see him use the "beam" of a series of monsters, his calm and composed demeanor was truly reassuring.

"Discard Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from your hand to activate the effect of Galaxy Warrior. Special Summon this card from your hand in Defense Position."

Starting with a Galactic Warrior deck, or discarding the Galactic Eyes Photon Dragon, seems like a pretty good hand.

Just as Amagi Mitsuru was thinking this, suddenly, the two "Amagi" noticed precisely—

Rimuhart abruptly raised his left hand!

The Duel Disk... moved!
what's the situation?
Amagi Hikaru was startled.

The order of the duels is: Kaito Amagi, Arceus, Hikaru Amagi, and Rimhardt.

but.

In the first round, which is Kaito Amagi's round, he actually faces "Rimhard" which is only in his hand. Only after Kaito Amagi's round ends will his opponent be replaced by Arceus.

So, at this very moment...

What on earth is it doing?!

"Wait a moment, Kaito Amagi."

"what?"

"While you discard a monster and activate its effect... activate the effects of monsters in your hand."

"Monster Card, Multiplying G!"

Nest!

Hikaru Amagi's eyes widened.

Ace Monster!!!

"Proliferating G?" Kaito Amagi repeated, puzzled.

"There's a cockroach!!" Mizuki Kotori exclaimed in surprise—but she wasn't actually that scared.

"The effect of the card 'G's Proliferation can only be used once per turn." Reimhart smiled as always, holding up a card in his hand, looking very kind, but the words he spoke had nothing to do with kindness!

"During your or your opponent's turn, you can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to activate this effect. This turn, I will apply the following effect."

Each time your opponent Special Summons a monster, you draw 1 card.

"Now that you've Special Summoned once, I'll draw one card."

Having said that, it drew a card from its deck, then raised an eyebrow and placed it in its hand with a smile.

"Wow, this guy..." Yuma muttered to himself, "He looks all smiles, but he's ruthless when he strikes!"

Although he hadn't thought deeply about the card's effect, he instinctively felt it was already terrifying.

"...Every time you Special Summon, you have to draw a card?" Astral was more theoretical, and after hearing the effect of this card, he understood how terrifying it was almost instantly. "When you discard it from your hand, you can actually draw at least one card."

In other words, in most cases, discarding this card will at least give you a replacement card, or force the other party to find a way to deal with it.

And if you pass the test, you have to draw one card every time you Special Summon... That's terrifying, it's practically an invincible card.

Aside from Normal Summoning, you need at least two monsters to perform an Xyz Summon. If one of them is Special Summoned, then you need at least one card. And to perform an Xyz Summon, you need to draw another card...

If you're playing a Mahayana battle, you need to Special Summon four or five low-level monsters one after another, and then stack them multiple times. The cards you draw—"

The more he calculated, the more serious his expression became.

"Tsk..." Tierra snorted coldly from the side.

That's not all!
In this duel, this card actually brings something even more terrifying... psychological pressure!
Because the person who drew the card was not Amagi Kaito's next opponent, "Aeus," but Rimuhart, who would appear two rounds later.

Kaito Amagi could actually just ignore everything else, fight according to his own ideas as much as possible, and then leave the mess to Hikaru Amagi.

but……

That's unreasonable!

Kaito Amagi was naturally aware of this as well.

Unless you can defeat your opponent during Amagi Hikari's turn and prevent the "fourth turn" from coming, randomly using Special Summoning is just causing trouble for your teammates!
but--

If we let this opportunity pass us by, we'll be wasting it.

"Activate the effect of Galactic Warrior: This effect can only be activated when this card is Special Summoned. Add 1 [Galactic] monster from your Deck to your hand."

Kaito Amagi's Duel Disk automatically flashed a bright white light, and the next second, a card popped out of his deck.

"I choose Galaxy Knight."

Kaito Amagi caught the card and glanced at it.

He actually had more powerful and better options, but that would involve too much work.

It's highly likely that he'll inadvertently give his opponent several extra cards, something he absolutely doesn't want to see.

"If you control a Photon Monster or a Galaxy Monster, this card can be Summoned without Tributing."

"Galaxy Knight".

With a snap, Kaito summoned the Galactic Knight onto the field. A warrior, much thinner than the Galactic Warriors but taller and wielding a longsword, appeared on his field.

Because it's a Normal Summon, the multiplied G cannot draw cards.

"If this card is successfully summoned by this effect, you can target 1 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon in your Graveyard. This card loses 1000 points until the end of this turn, and Special Summon the targeted monster in Defense Position."

He slightly widened his pupils, and a bright red cross slowly coalesced from particles of light beside him. He raised the cross and flung it into the sky.

"O Milky Way that shines in the darkness, become the light of hope and dwell within me!"

The embodiment of light has descended! Appear!
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!

Centered on the cross, radiant white photons gathered in front of him, and countless rays of light converged, eventually transforming into a dragon of light born from pure radiance!

Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon, Level 8, Light Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 3000!

Rimuhart chuckled and drew another card from his deck.

"I'm sorry, Hikaru Amagi," Kaito said calmly. "I need to perform one more Xyz Summon."

“No problem.” Amagi Hikaru accepted the situation instantly.

Although another Special Summon would require Reimhart to draw another card, Kaito believed it was necessary.

The principle is also relatively simple.

While it might force the opponent to draw two more cards, if he can successfully hinder the opponent's next turn's development or action, then the turn after that will be smoother for Amagi Hikaru.

This was a choice made out of necessity.

"Use a Level 8 Galaxy Eye Photon Dragon and a Level 8 Metroid to perform Xyz Stacking."

The two monsters instantly transformed into golden spheres, which were then engulfed in the Xyz Vortex. After a period of twisting and turning, the giant warrior wielding a greatsword slowly rose from the Xyz Vortex.

"Defense Position Xyz Summon, the warrior shining in the galaxy, No. 90 Galaxy Eye, Guang Ziqing!"

No. 90 Galaxy Eyes Photon, Rank 8, Light attribute, Warrior race, Defense 3000, 2 Xyz Materials.

"A wise choice." Upon seeing the monster's appearance, Astral didn't hold back his praise. "In the face of the opponent's multiplying G, instead of choosing to almost skip the turn, he prioritized Xyz Gale Eyes Photon. As expected of Kaito."

He remembered the effect of Photon Lord, which not only negates the effects of the opponent's monsters, but also searches for Galaxy or Photon cards in the deck. It is a powerful Xyz Monster that combines offense and defense.

Moreover, it is a "No." card, possessing a full 3000 points of defense and being immune to battle destruction by monsters other than numbered monsters, making it an extremely powerful monster.

As a last resort, this card is well worth summoning, even more so than "No Random Keys"!
"Hey—Kaito didn't forget what I told him, he summoned No. right off the bat, without holding back!"

In reality, they wouldn't normally use "No." in a duel or sparring match, but when facing a Pokémon, not summoning a No. monster would put them at a significant disadvantage. Kaito clearly listened to him, which is why he fought that way!

But what he didn't know was that during the WRGP qualifiers, Kaito didn't care about such things at all.

He's here to compete to win and advance; he doesn't care who you are!

Anyway, I can control the force!

"Cover a card and end the turn."

The best outcome under duress.

Hikaru Amagi nodded slightly, offering no objection to Kaito's actions.

If it were him, and the opponent threw a G while he had no ash or finger, that would be his fate. What else could he do?

If there were cards like "Persuade the Dragon" and "Eclipse Wyvern," which could even be linked, that would be a different story, and there might be other strategies and ideas. But in this world, if the opponent plays a G, you either pass or just summon it once or twice.

As things stand, it's not a loss.

The problem now is...

What kind of deck is this Arceus?

Based on the atmosphere of this world, it should be a card deck similar to a mech battle game.

The problem is that the card Arceus can be used in almost all Xyz decks, so who knows what kind of card it actually is?

It's hard to say what might happen if it's some strange deck.

Boom boom boom——

During Aeus's turn, it slowly raised its hand, and a card from its deck flew into the sky, shining brightly amidst the twinkling stars.

The surrounding spirits all crowded around to watch, seemingly full of interest, looking forward to seeing how Hikaru and Kaito Amagi would react.

Hikaru Amagi was a little confused.

What kind of deck is it...?

"Quick-Play Spell Card, Forbidden Drop!"

Tsk——

Is this the symbol of "strength is the power of God"? First foot G, then a forbidden drop, right?
"You can only activate 1 Forbidden Drop per turn. Your opponent cannot activate card effects of the same type as the card that was sent to the Graveyard to activate this card."

I discard one Spell Card from my hand to activate this card's effect. Negate the effect of your No. 90 Galaxy Eyes Photon.

Gundam didn't waste any words; the sound of mechanical electricity emanated from its body.

The good news is magic.

Kaito raised his hand and said, "Activate the effect of Photon Lord of Galaxy Eyes. Once per opponent's turn, add 1 Photon or Galaxy card from your Deck to your hand or use it as Xyz Material for this card."

I added Galaxy Soar to my hand from my deck.

Not only does Galaxy Eyes Photon possess the ability to block monster effects, but it can also retrieve subsequent developments. After obtaining Galaxy Sky Soar, you can use it to perform other actions during Kaito Amagi's next turn, making it definitely worth searching for.

Seeing that his opponent happened to have a card that could counter the Photon Lord's effect, Kaito was not surprised and immediately activated the effect of the Galaxy Eyes Photon Lord, taking the subsequent combo cards from the deck into his hand.

"Then, I activate the effect of the discarded card."

"A discarded card?" Yuma peeked out.

He couldn't see what the cards the Skybreaker had discarded were at all. There was nothing he could do about it; the Skybreaker was simply too enormous to see any trace of the cards.

"The card I discarded is a magic card, Disruption Magic."

"Disruption—" "Magic!???"

Not to mention these few people from the Hyperdimension, even Hikaru Amagi was taken aback.

It turned out to be...

disturb!?
"It's the Disruption series?" As the duelist facing the Skybreaker, Kaito Amagi was undoubtedly the one who could feel that strange... absurdity the most.

It's actually a disruptive series!
The Disruption series exists in almost every world, but due to their weak stats and lack of attributes, they are discarded by people from all dimensions and have very few users.

He did learn from Marufuji Ryo that there was an extremely skilled user of disruptive decks in the Fusion Dimension named Manjoume, who was currently in the Fusion Diplomacy team. However, that person's main focus seemed to be dragons and machines, not disruptive monsters at all.

And... what about this Aeus?
"If this card is sent from your hand or field to the Graveyard, its effect is 'Disruption Magic.' Add Disruption Yellow, Disruption Green, and Disruption Black from your Deck to your hand."

On the field of the Sky Thunder, three cards shimmered with a terrifying light and coalesced.

Immediately afterwards...

"Normal Summon, Rank 2, Disruption - Red".

What a nuisance!

Or is it just pure disruption?
This left almost everyone on the human side dumbfounded, and the elves, as expected, let out some chuckles.

Clearly, they all know what Arceus's deck is made of, and they also know what Arceus is about to do at this moment!
At this moment, Amagi Hikaru belatedly realized something.

wrong--

Disrupts lower-level monsters; all of them are level 2!

That means... there are at least 4 Level 2 monsters!

The little red orc flew out of the card and landed on the ground with a confident look on his face. At the same time, the voice of the Thunderclap echoed around: "When the Disruption Red is successfully summoned, you can Special Summon up to 4 monsters whose names contain Disruption from your hand to your field in Attack Position."

I Special Summon all three of my Disruptor Yellow, Disruptor Green, and Disruptor Black cards!

really!

Amagi Hikaru immediately understood the tactical thinking behind the Sky Thunder.

This is going to be a "stack of fun"!
Hikaru Amagi is actually quite sensitive to the disruption of monster levels.

Although in the past, Disruption Monsters didn't have much use and were more of a gimmick deck, after a certain deck suddenly appeared, any deck with a level of "2" became... slightly different.

That deck is "Satellite Shining"!
Any Level 2 monster can suddenly become a terrifying "super mainstream" deck. For a period of time, "Normal Summon Multiplying G" was no longer a joke, but a terrifying signal.

For a period of time, how to efficiently and frequently Special Summon Level 2 monsters became an "academic problem" that Yu-Gi-Oh! players enjoyed discussing.

Of course, not long after, a stronger, more dominant contemporary deck with "Earth Angel" brought this issue to a close.

But regardless—

At this very moment, the duel continues.

“A level 2 monster with 0 attack power…” Kaito Amagi looked at the cards and fell into deep thought.

"Watch out, Kaito! There are four Level 2 monsters!" Yuma shouted a warning.

But even without him saying it, Kaito Amagi would already know.

However, he was actually more concerned about the four lower-level monsters.

Kaito Amagi is a powerful and excellent duelist. He had been communicating with people from other dimensions for a long time, so he knew about the Spirit World, the Trial Duel, and its underlying logic much earlier than other humans from the Hyperdimension.

He learned a lot about other dimensions through Ryo Marufuji, and naturally, he also thought about it after everything was over.

"There are four monsters with an attack power of 0. What are you trying to say?" Kaito Amagi asked.

"Humans—" The massive Skybreaker slowly moved its body, then gradually spoke, saying, "The trial of a warrior is not one where victory guarantees everything."

Kaito Amagi frowned slightly.

He didn't fully understand.

"Kaito, Yuma should have told you about the last duel, right?" Hikaru Amagi interjected at the opportune moment.

Kaito Amagi looked up at him and slowly nodded.

He originally wanted to help Amagi Hikaru reduce the pressure and discuss tactics or future cooperation with him during the duel, but he didn't expect Amagi Hikaru to beat him to it.

“It seems you don’t have a clear enough grasp of the details.” Hikaru Amagi then raised a finger and explained, “Just like the last duel, just like the duel between Yuma, Sho and them.”

Although we won that duel and successfully left that dimension to reach the Synchro dimension, from the perspective of [belief], that duel remained unchanged.

Hikaru Amagi continued, "Because victory does not represent the combination of thoughts and ideas."

Marufuji Sho came to this dimension only to obtain Ryuki Takumi's power and then try to awaken his brother. Therefore, after Ryuki Takumi lost to them, he did give him cards, but those cards were merely cards, not the cards themselves.

Long Huiqiao never chose to follow Marufuji Sho; he simply wanted to help Marufuji Sho because he seemed like a promising duelist!

"I see." Kaito immediately understood what Hikaru Amagi meant. "I came here only to use the power of Zeus... That's what you meant, right?"

Hikaru Amagi smiled.

Chatting with Kaito Amagi is always pleasant, and Kaito Amagi feels the same way.

He found it very easy to talk to Hikaru Amagi—compared to Hikaru Amagi, those troublesome guys in his own dimension were simply a headache to be reckoned with.

So……

What about Aeus?

He looked toward the field where Aeus was positioned.

"Could it be that you are the kind of person who believes that the weak can become strong by uniting, or the kind of person who fights to protect the weak?" Kaito Amagi didn't mean any harm to such a person, but he himself was not that kind of person.

Arceus did not respond to Kaito's words at all, and silently said, "Construct an Xyz Network using the four monsters on the field."

Four monsters transformed into golden spheres, streaking across the universe and constructing a three-dimensional model within a massive black vortex.

"Xyz Summon, Tier 2, Fairy Tale Animal - Enchanting Mommy".

This time, the amount was even more exaggerated, with pink hearts falling from all directions and eventually turning into a strange little animal.

Fairy Tale Animal - Enchanting Mommy, Rank 2, Earth Attribute, Beast Race, Attack Power 1000, 4 Extra Materials.
"Wow, so cute—" Mizuki Kotori exclaimed.

It feels really romantic and interesting that this monster can travel through the universe.

"This card cannot be destroyed in battle if it has 3 or more Xyz Materials. If it has 4 or more Xyz Materials, the damage this card takes from battle becomes 0."

"Battle! Use Fairy Tale Animal: Enchanting Mommy to attack No. 90, Galaxy Eye Guang Ziqing."

The pink animal stood still for a moment, then suddenly charged and appeared on Kaito Amagi's field, striking Mitsuko on the forehead with its paw, causing Mitsuko to tilt her head and look puzzled.

Hey?

"What's the point of this?" Yuma asked, puzzled.

Indeed, not only him, but even the astral body was quite confused when it saw this scene.

What's the point of this?

"Watch out, Kaito," Hikaru Amagi suddenly called out.

? !
"Battle Phase End, Main Phase 2." The mechanical voice of Arceus rang out again. "This card can be Xyz Summoned during Main Phase 2 by placing it directly on top of one of your Rank 3 or lower Xyz Monsters."

Use the Magic Mommy app to stack them together.

Excessive transformation.

"Meow~"

The little animal howled and jumped into the huge vortex that suddenly appeared in front of it. Its body was slowly drained of energy and then transformed into a brand new ball of light.

This is--

"It's actually a rank advancement?"

"...That makes sense. Since he's an opponent comparable to Kaito and Kaito, it's not surprising that he'd level up, is it?"

"Xyz Summon, Rank 4, Disappointing Bookworm Magician".

A magician whom Hikaru Amagi was familiar with appeared on the court, stretched lazily, and seemed uninterested.

Disappointing Bookworm Magician, Rank 4, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 2100→3100, Xyz Material 5.
“3100 attack power? Does each material increase attack power by 200 points?” Astral saw the special effect when its attack power increased and analyzed, “However, the battle phase is over, so even if we summon an Xyz Monster with 3100 attack power, it will be meaningless.”

"Perform the highest level of Supercharge Ascension—"

Suddenly, light flashed all over the Sky Thunder's body, and electricity filled its entire body, as if its bodily functions were being activated one by one.

"Hmm, what happened?" Tsukumo Yuma shielded his eyes from the light, trying to see what was happening.

"Only once per turn during which an Xyz Monster battles, you can directly overlay your own Xyz Monster to summon it!"

"I'm using the Disappointing Geek Magician to stack individual units!"

"Witness my glory!"

"Extra Rank Up Change, Rank 12!"

"Upward mobility!!"

The spoilsport bookworm magician transformed into a giant sphere of light and merged into the black Xyz Network. Then, from within the Xyz Network, a gigantic robot, much smaller than Aeus and only three or four people tall, flew out.

Beside this tall, magnificent giant were six golden energy spheres orbiting around it like satellites!
"Class 12, Sky Thunder Aeus!"

boom!
A purple lightning bolt sweeps across the battlefield, and humanity's ultimate god-slaying weapon makes its dazzling debut!

Sky Thunder Ace Zeus, Rank 12, Light attribute, Machine race, Defense 3000, Xyz Material 6!

"Attack power and defense power are both 3000!"

"Is class 12?"

Both Yuma and Astral exclaimed in surprise.

"Any Xyz Monster can be stacked?!" Kotori Mizuki couldn't help but cover her mouth. "Then even I can be stacked!"

"No, little bird, this is a 12th-tier advancement, don't even think about such a thing!"

Kaito Amagi stared intently ahead, his expression grave: "The highest rank, and... almost all Xyz Monsters, can be deployed in a powerful yet simple way!?"

There are many excess vertices.

but--

There is only one finish line!
"So what about the effect? ​​Although the way you appear is very convenient, what about the effect—" Astral Entity raised its first question.

"My results."

Arceus's calm voice seemed unchanged: "During your turn or your opponent's turn, you can activate this effect by detaching two of my materials. Send all other cards on the field to the Graveyard."

!!!

“Wow…” Tiera exclaimed softly.

Even someone as worldly-wise as her had to admit...

This thing is incredibly powerful!
"Any time to activate, not just once per turn, and it can even be activated without limit!?" Astral was astonished. "How can there be such a convenient, all-powerful Xyz Monster!"

"God-Destroying Thunderfire!"

Zeus, the Thunderclap, has 6 to 4 Xyz Material.
On the field, Tian Ting raised his hands in front of him, gathering infinite energy, and then flung his hands to the side, and lightning easily swept everything away!
"At this moment, I activate a trap card. Photon Delay." Kaito activates the trap at lightning speed. "I choose 1 Photon or Galaxy Continuous Spell Card/Continuous Trap Card from my Deck to add to my hand or place on the field. I choose to add to my hand."

Add the Galaxy Hundred Style card from your deck to your hand.

"So it was photon delay," Yuma suddenly realized.

“As expected of Kaito Amagi,” Astral said. “Because of the G-spell of proliferation, he had to give up the multiple special summons, and in order to assist another Kaito Amagi in his duel, he overspelled Photon Lord. But even under these circumstances, he was still not at ease, so he overwrote Photon Delay.”

If Arceus destroys a face-down card to clear face-down interference, the turn will end immediately due to the Photon Delay effect. In that case, the opponent will be unable to complete their combo, and the pressure on the other Amagi will be reduced.

Moreover, even in situations like encountering Arceus, you can activate it directly to search for other cards and assist in the combo.

All I can say is that Kaito Amagi truly lives up to his name. Even when facing an enemy he knows nothing about, he fights as if he were omniscient, which is extremely exaggerated—this has always been the impression that he and Yuma have of Kaito.

However, that's not the case for Kaito Amagi.

Because he was "hindered" quite a few times during this duel.

In some ways, he was the one who was seen through!

Even Amagi Hikaru, though surprised, was not "unexpected".

"interesting……"

but--

Kaito Amagi is calm and perceptive.

From the long silence of the Sky Thunder, he gradually understood: "Sky Thunder, so this is what you are?"

Kaito Amagi waved his hand, pointed at his opponent, and said, "By stacking monsters with 0 attack power multiple times, it seems at first glance that even weak monsters can become strong by helping each other."

However, your layering, your presentation, is actually quite different from your behavior—

Are you saying that no matter who you are, no matter what kind of Xyz Monster you are, in the end, only you will exist!?

The Sky Thunder finally reacted, slowly turning its massive head to look at Kaito.

"With you, any Xyz Monster can become a powerful being. Conversely, only the most powerful humans are worthy of you, and capable of controlling you—the strongest and purest humans!"

Only the bravest, strongest, and most courageous humans who dare to challenge the gods can gain the approval of the Sky Thunder.
So that's how it is. The so-called courage, the so-called daring to challenge the gods, first and foremost requires... challenging the Sky Thunder!

A rare fighting spirit gleamed in Kaito's eyes: "Alright, let's give it a try!"

"Interesting humans, they understood it right away—"

It slowly turned its huge eyeballs and looked at Amagi Hikaru: "However, this duel is not just about you alone, nor is it just about me as your opponent."

Are there any other details?

Kaito Amagi lost his voice slightly.

And... a deeper "belief" that he was unaware of?
　Okay, I had a few things to do during the day and was busy for half the day. I'll try to finish writing this tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)