Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 721 The Creation of the Future (5K)

Time flies by.

On the third day, the duel began once again.

Hikaru Amagi hummed a tune softly as he adjusted the machine.

He has been very happy these past few days.

Aside from not having to rack his brains to find and eliminate enemies, Hikaru Amagi had Tiera accompanying him on vacations every day, allowing him to truly enjoy a relaxed daily life.

Beyond that, the most important thing is that Amagi Hikaru can see the most luxurious Yu-Gi-Oh! 5DS up close—or rather, live!
This is so much better than the experience of watching anime on a computer back then.

More importantly, even though he was familiar with the person and had already seen "5DS" once, experiencing it live was still a completely different and exciting experience.

Of course, there is another point: even Amagi Hikaru only has "guesses" about what will happen next, without "certain knowledge." This sense of the unknown adds to the interest and excitement about the "unpredictable stage of fate."

No wonder Boss Guang loves going to the show so much; it feels really great!
He only needed to be there and watch; he didn't have to worry about anything else. This close-up, blockbuster-like experience made Amagi Hikaru sigh – damn it, he had really been living a miserable life for the past two years.

“Don’t relax too much, Hikaru Amagi.” Tiera muttered to him as she ate pastries, “Every time you think it’s none of your business, trouble comes knocking on your door.”

Tiera's reminder calmed Amagi Hikaru down.

Tierra is right.

Every time Hikaru Amagi thinks, "Hey, this seems to be over, and it has nothing to do with me anymore," he discovers—there's still a master!
But to be honest, it's not really "troublesome" because every time this happens, it's actually Amagi Hikaru who takes the initiative to step forward.

When real trouble arises, Hikaru Amagi cannot sit idly by and let those "troubles" cause trouble.

Perhaps, only in the case of Daitokuji-sensei was it that Amagi Hikaru was forced to go and deliberately crash into it.

After Tiera said that, Hikaru Amagi once again focused his attention on the broadcast screen.

After two days, the remaining four teams have been determined.

It was roughly the same as when Hikaru Amagi first saw the match list.

The Nordic "Ragnarok Team" successfully defeated their opponent, and did so using only one "Godlike" card.

The remaining teams, the City Hall team, including Marufuji Ryo and his group, unfortunately encountered the New World team.

Logically speaking, they had a chance to compete for a higher ranking, and if they were lucky enough, it wouldn't be impossible for them to reach the finals. However, in the first match of the second day, they encountered the New World team.

It was precisely because of this duel that Hikaru Amagi and the rest of the world finally learned the specific deck of Team New World.

First, Paradox, needless to say, is ostensibly a sin deck, but actually uses "Crystal Machine".

Secondly, Apollia, just like in the original work, uses the "Machine Emperor" deck.

To be honest, it's actually a little bit eerie.

Because Hikaru Amagi knew very well that the New World Team's goal was to "destroy Synchro".

ZONE doesn't have that much time or that many attempts to make, so the future humans' choice is to directly destroy Synchro, or even just destroy Duel Monsters altogether, so that this world will never have Duel Monsters, thus nipping the root of this world's destruction in the bud.

You can't say this method is useless; you can only say it's too extreme.

Because as long as we can get through it, no matter what else happens, at least this world will definitely not die because of a "perpetual motion machine" and a "machine emperor".

Therefore, in reality, the New World Team probably wouldn't use Synchro Monsters.

But now, for the sake of convenience and to withstand greater power, Paradox has chosen to accept ZONE's gift, using the deck he used before and adding brand new cards created by ZONE—so he is using Synchro.

That left Apolia in a very awkward position.

Because... Antinomi, in the future, exists as a "Duel Champion," a duelist who specializes in learning and using "Accel Synchro"!
Yes.

Antinomi was so excited when he saw Yusei summon the Space Yoh Dragon, not only because Yusei had done something beyond history—in the original history, Yusei obtained the Space Yoh Dragon with the help of the Red Dragon.

In this new world, Yusei not only abandoned his identity as a Dragon Signer, but was also an incomplete One God. As a result, he actually created Cosmic Blaze Dragon and Accel Synchro ahead of schedule by relying on his intelligence and the will of a duelist.

His disciple and his grand-disciple were naturally excited.

Hikaru Amagi also saw his reaction at the time, and he was thinking about it then.

All the Tech Genus Librarians have been given to Yusei. How many Tech Genus cards are left in Antinomi's collection?
As it turned out, he saw something completely different yesterday.

They actually used explosive bodies!!

This was something that Cheng Guang had never expected.

Amagi Hikaru was familiar with things like the Tech-based Halberd Gunner Burst, but he had never actually seen anyone play with it.

Furthermore, the "Explosive Body" is not something that appears in the main storyline of the 5DS anime or manga; it's more of a promotional item. K-Bill has never mentioned the Explosive Body in his previous promotions, so Hikaru Amagi was genuinely surprised when she saw it.

But then I thought about it.

Hey--

It really is!
Since the goal is to eliminate Synchro Summon and eradicate their existence, it's normal for members of the New World Team to use other types of cards.

did not expect.

I initially thought Apollia was the only one who didn't fit in, but it turns out that Paradox was the one who didn't fit in in the Future Stratos.

but……

Hikaru Amagi pondered in his heart.

Explosive body.

Could there be something I've never seen before?
Hikaru Amagi was very skeptical of this.

You have to understand, ZONE isn't the kind of person who's idle and waiting around. Since he can create brand new cards for Crystal Machines, it's only natural that he would create some brand new cards for Antinomi, right?
We must not let our guard down and will remind the asteroids when the time comes.

As for the final four...

Hikaru Amagi wasn't pessimistic about them, but the New World team was simply too terrifying for them.

Each and every one of them is a top-tier survivor among top-tier powerhouses who survived the crisis of human extinction.

Leaving aside the most outrageous ZONE, even Apollia started fighting against the Machine Emperor from his youth, fighting until he was too old to walk and finally gave up in despair.

Genuine martial virtue!
It's very difficult to outmaneuver someone like that.

same--

The same applies in the dueling arena.

Amagi watched as Jack and Dragan clashed wildly and recklessly in the dueling arena, and couldn't help but shake his head.

These two guys are really going all out.

In fact, when the duel actually began, and Dragan recounted his past, Jack knew everything.

Back when he was "KING", Godwin did do some similar things to make "KING" invincible. Jack didn't know this at the time and only thought that he was always very strong, and was proud of it.

but……

That day, he suddenly realized that he wasn't "strong" but rather stuck in his ways.

That was the duel between the Synchro Dimension and the Fusion Dimension.

Although he defeated the duelist from the Fusion Dimension, he felt no joy whatsoever, only utter boredom. After the duel ended, he pointed at the leader of the Fusion Dimension and issued a challenge.

That event—

A duel with Seto Kaiba!

Although he lost in the end, even suffered a crushing defeat, he finally understood why he was unhappy and his pain and shortcomings.

It was only after that that he began to try to reconcile with Yusei.

It can be said that the turning point in his life was that duel.

Therefore, Jack was well aware that Dragan, as a duelist who had deliberately lost, would not be at peace either.

Therefore, after revealing the truth, Jack did not simply say that Dragan was stupid or that the mistake had nothing to do with him. Instead, he went straight to the heart of the matter: what does it mean for a duelist to voluntarily admit defeat?
Since you're here today, let's not waste any more time on small talk!
To finish the duel that was left unfinished back then!
This is to prove our "coordination"!
then……

These two were acting like they had no regard for their lives, not only frantically summoning their trump cards for collisions, but also simply colliding their cars together.

"Bang—Sizzle—"

The two D-wheelers collided again, their tires tearing through the ground and leaving long, narrow black tracks.

"This is terrible." Amagi Hikaru shook his head as he watched this scene.

This is really dangerous.

These two guys don't care about their lives at all. When you're driving at high speed or even fighting with divine power, why would you do something like this collision?

He could even faintly hear the sound of screws being ejected.

“Ugh, this idiot… I’ll go get ready.” Crowe sighed.

Hikaru Amagi nodded, while on the other side, Braver couldn't help but shake his head, picked up his helmet, and prepared to go to the scene.

After a while——

"BOOM!!!" The car overturned!!!

The two D-wheels could no longer withstand the damage from the battle and impact, and flew off in unison. Clearly, neither vehicle was drivable!

but--

Before that!

Dragan's health has reached zero, while Jack still has some health remaining!
Although according to the WRGP rotating duel rules, even if Jack has life points, he has to rotate to the next person because the D wheel cannot be used, there is no doubt that Jack is the winner!

Dragan snorted twice, spitting out blood. Seeing that Jack hadn't moved and was lying in the car, he suddenly jumped up and quickly lifted D-Wheel in the firelight.

As if sensing something, Jack opened his eyes and caught sight of Dragan "walking in the sky" in his field of vision. He rolled over, struggled to push away the stone pressing on him, then braced himself, quickly lifted the car, and ran towards the starting point.

Seeing Jack start running, Dragan, not wanting to be left out, also started running, ignoring his injuries and blood, and even began to accelerate.

"Don't even think about it!!" Jack roared, pushing the cart at an even more frantic speed.

After the duel ended, after the round ended, and during the team rotation time, these two unwilling people started competing again!
“Ha…” Amagi Hikaru shook his head, but couldn’t help laughing.

What Jack Atlas lacked most was someone to compete with. In this duel, because of the story of Dragan, Jack Atlas also adopted a purer hand-to-hand combat tactic, giving the world the bloodiest, most violent, and purest "duel of warriors".

"Hahahaha-"

Finally, Jack Senderragan, a full fifteen meters long, sent the D-Wheel back to the starting point first, then burst into wild laughter. Not long after he finished laughing, he lay down on his back with a thud.

"Jack!" "KING!" The staff hurriedly lifted him up.

"Phew..." On the other side, Dragan pushed the car back, his body went limp, and he sat down on the spot, but he was clearly in better shape than Jack.

He looked at Jack's unconscious state and snorted coldly again, but there was no longer any hostility in his voice.

Jack Atlas...

5DS...

Could they really do it?

Compared to the madness of these two, the duel between Braver and Crowe was much more "peaceful".

However, what is described as "peaceful" is actually "undercurrents".

The two players used similar tactics. Brave had the advantage of having an extra "Thor" card, but Brave didn't pay much attention to it. After summoning his god "Loki," he started to compete with Crow in terms of "brains."

In fact, without saying a word, the two of them had already made their own preparations.

Since Jack and his friends are competing in strength, then they should compete in wisdom.

Through the interplay of monsters and traps, and through the countermeasures and reserves of traps, the two engaged in a colorful "battle in the underworld."

Normally, comparing decks from different decks would be boring and tedious, but the counters, chains, and reuse of Kro and Braver, and the fact that traps used in the previous turn have hidden surprises in the next turn, all opened the eyes of the audience.

Especially Yuya.

While watching the two fight, he exclaimed "Wow!" and became dazed.

When Yugi Muto dueled with him, although Yugi used a lot of traps and he was quite uncomfortable, he wasn't particularly unhappy. So later, he learned from Yugi and used trap cards to assist in his own duels—but his opponents didn't show the slightest bit of joy.

Today, the duel between Braver and Crowe was full of strange things, especially since both of them were smiling!
"Haha, you've fallen for it."

"No, you've been tricked—"

This kind of talk has been repeated several times.

This made Yuya understand.

If you want to use trap cards for "entertainment," you should at least give your opponent a sense of tacit and wonderful joy, like, "Hey, we're all smart people, I have your preparations too." Otherwise, you'll just be stuck in your own little world, and no one else will be happy!

turn out to be--

That's how Mr. Game was back then.

It has to be said that every time he recalls that duel, he always notices something new and previously unnoticed. What was just a duel to test the characteristics of "Pendulum Monsters" for Mr. Game, now seems to be a series of "aftereffects" that have a profound impact on him.

Through his tireless recollection and absorption of the duel, Crowe emerged victorious!
Even with two Extreme Gods, Kro still won!

The key to victory is...

Absolute King J Revolution.

"That Jack actually had a trick up his sleeve." Because he was feeling better, Dragan was able to continue watching, and when he saw the Absolute King card, he immediately understood.

Jack still has energy left for his duel with himself!
He was initially angry, but then he couldn't help but smile with relief.

It seems that the bond between the 5DS is deeper than theirs.

A moment later, although Crow managed to turn the tide thanks to the Absolute King card, he was quickly defeated after Harald entered the fray, leaving him with no resources. However, Crow's battle wasn't in vain; in his final moments, he used a trap card to banish Thor and Loki from the duel.

In this way, when Yusei and Harald dueled, it was almost a normal duel!

hum-

The duel begins again!

Yusei vs. Harald!

"Yusei, thank you for agreeing to fight me to the end."

Harald said to Yusei with a smile.

Yusei smiled and nodded gently at Harald.

Essentially, Yusei, who possesses the Cosmic Transformation Dragon, is actually more suitable to lead the charge, because the effect of the Cosmic Transformation Dragon allows him to remain on the field even when all three of his characters' life points are reduced to zero.

For this reason, Yusei, who was originally supposed to appear last as the "General" and "Captain," changed his mind and appeared first.

But before the duel, Harald invited Yusei to join him in the final showdown.

He wanted to see how his teammates performed, and also how the "partners" that Yusei was looking for would perform.

In the end, it turns out that Yusei's teammates were actually more "coordinated" than his teammates—because his teammates were actually just using his God Cards to duel by relying on the infinite resurrection ability of the Extreme God.

But Jack and Crow were not like that at all.

Tactics and monsters all require additional ideas and collaboration, and in this respect, Yusei's friends are clearly better at it.

Over the past few days, he has tested Yusei a lot and asked him many questions. Now, it's time for him to have a real duel with Yusei, instead of just being the one asking the questions.

And in this way, everyone can finally see the power of the "God Card" possessed by Harald, the captain of the "Ragnarok Team"!
Supreme Holy Emperor Odin, Level 10, God Attribute, Phantom Beast Race, Attack Power 4000.
It possesses a powerful effect that can directly negate the effects of Spell/Trap Cards that the opponent activates against your Mythical Beast-Type monsters—and can be used an unlimited number of times!

Not only that, it also has the same ability as other ultimate gods: to revive infinitely at the end of the turn and to draw cards infinitely!

This was also demonstrated in his duel with Yusei.

Because of the duel rules, during Harald's end phase, Odin is resurrected directly from the graveyard and draws a card. Even the Cosmic Transformation Dragon cannot prevent this—

The "effect" of the Cosmic Yogg-Saron returning from its banishment is not an effect, but rather its "cost," and it cannot be chained to activate any other effect.

This is the rule of the duel: during the end phase of the turn, the player whose turn it is has priority. Therefore, Odin will Special Summon first and then immediately trigger his effect to draw cards from the deck. This applies regardless of how powerful the effect of Radiant Transformation is.

But also!!

During Yusei's turn, because of its priority, Radiant will return from the banished zone first, and Odin will be Special Summoned next. In this way, Radiant can achieve unlimited negation by banishing itself at the end of the turn, no matter how strong Harald's Odin is!

As for attack power, Yusei only needs to Synchro Summon one "Stardust Dragon" to ensure that he can defeat Odin with a Space Radiant Dragon with the same attack power as Odin.

Thus, this duel became a battle of "who can last longer in their turn" and "who can finish off the opponent's ace in their turn"!

"Looks like it's over." Harald panted, looking at his cards and shaking his head helplessly.

Although he can draw a card each turn through Odin's effect, he also has to play a card each turn to deal with the effect of Cosmic Radiant Dragon.

After a long stalemate, this immortal dragon returned from beyond the dimension countless times, protecting Yusei countless times, protecting Yusei's dream countless times...

This is a duel about perseverance!

It started from the very beginning, from the moment Jack appeared—

The answer is that Yusei is more persistent than him.

He took a deep breath.

But... was it that he fought with all his might but failed to defeat Yusei, or had he already decided in his heart to believe in and support Yusei?
Perhaps I already had the answer the day before yesterday.

If it were Yusei, perhaps he could truly connect everyone!

"Yusei, since that's the case, I'll give you all my [knowledge]!" His eyes flashed with strange runes, and before Yusei could react, the runes in his eyes disappeared. At the same time, a huge character was imprinted on Yusei's face and then merged into his body.

"This is..." Yusei felt the flow of his life returning—

Is this a "blessing"?!

He then looked at Harald and, amidst Harald's laughter, completed his attack.

　Ultimately, I completely deleted the previous content. According to the rules, it's impossible and not allowed to complete Odin's special recruitment, transformation back to normal, Odin drawing cards, transformation invalidating the card draw, and then Odin returning and transforming back again. Although not many people reacted, I thought about it and decided to change this fabricated content. I directly modified the previous duel, completely omitting the Ragnarok team's duel. After all, we must respect the rules; otherwise, if we just make things up, future writing will become careless and irresponsible. Perhaps the previous content was good for the overall chapter and the Ragnarok team's plot, but it's dangerous for all the content that follows in the novel… So I deleted it.
　　By the way, thanks to Konami! Wow, this new Burst form card came at just the right time!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)