Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 728 Karma and Retribution!! (13,000 words, please vote with monthly tickets!!!)
"My turn!"

Godwin, abandoning his usual refined and easygoing demeanor, violently drew a card from his deck. The card exuded a chilling aura in the whirlwind. He glanced at the card he had drawn and then let out a ferocious laugh.

"During my preparation phase, the effect of the Underworld Dragon's Lament will activate. You can target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. That monster's ATK is halved, and you inflict damage to your opponent equal to that amount."

"What I will choose is naturally the Chimera Giant Flower."

Chimera large flower, ATK: 2500→1250.
Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000→2750.
"Oh no..." Judai gasped as he looked at the scene.

"Under normal circumstances, the Chimera Giant Flower is even capable of fighting against a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with an attack power of 4500... However, with its attack power reduced by half, even if it reduces the Dragon's Sigh's attack power by 1000 and increases its own attack power by 1000, it is still 750 points short!"

not to mention……

Godwin slowly raised one hand and placed a card from it, covering the magic trap area.

"Because of the card covering it, the effect of Ultimate God is activated!"

Special Summon: Moonflower Dragon Black Rose!

Black Rose!?

Seeing this, Aki Izayoi in the player lobby couldn't help but anxiously open her deck and start checking it.

"How could it be Black Rose!?" Kro asked in disbelief.

Shouldn't this card be in Aki Izayoi's hands?

"The Red Dragon is the source of all Synchro Summoning. When He truly desires to use it, no Duel Dragon can disobey His command." Godwin sneered, as if he had anticipated the reactions of the 5DS members. "Moreover, Jack, Crow, Ryuja, Ryuko, Izayoi... and the other duelists hidden in this world, do you really think you have obtained all the Duel Dragons?"

“What are you saying—” Crowe was the one who understood the sentence the least.

Because in his mind, he was not a Dragon Signer at all, let alone a so-called "Duel Dragon".

"Have you ever thought about where these Duel Dragon cards in your hands came from, or why they ended up in your possession?"

Fudo Yusei's pupils contracted: "Could it be..."

“That’s right—” Godwin patted himself lightly, “It was I who gave you these cards so that you could accumulate duel energy and thus call upon the gods.”

He held a card in his hand: "So, it's perfectly normal for me to be able to use these cards."

He grinned and laughed loudly: "Let's fight! Amagi Hikaru, let's use this card to end our karmic ties—Netherworld Turbid Dragon's Lament, direct attack!"

A direct attack with 4000 attack power; if you get hit even slightly, you're done for!

"Roar!!" The Netherworld Dragon roared to the sky, its red markings acting like a dragon's seal, controlling it to attack Tiancheng Guang.

"Ryutan, I will soon relieve you of this suffering." Amagi Hikaru revealed a card from his hand. "Activate the effect of the Predator Plant Bottle Ant in my hand!"

"You can activate this effect when your opponent's monster declares a direct attack. Special Summon this card from your hand!"

Predatory Bottle Ant, Level 1, Dark Attribute, Plant Type, Defense 600.
"Phew—" Many people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Heh, you summoned a monster to defend against the attack?" Godwin looked at the monster and sneered. "However, Dragon's Lament has an effect similar to, or even better than, Dragon's Death—when Dragon's Lament destroys an opponent's monster in battle and sends it to the graveyard, it can launch another attack on the monster."

Even if this attack is blocked, your position will still be wide open, and your health can still be easily reduced to zero.

After all, Hikaru Amagi's health points were down to only 2750.

However, Hikaru Amagi was not nervous. He raised his hand to block in front of him and said, "This can only be activated after the damage calculation for the Bottle Ant and the opponent's monster have been completed. Destroy that opponent's monster."

The bottle ant was struck by the Netherworld Dragon, and took the opportunity to scatter countless spores, which enveloped the Netherworld Dragon before dragging it into the soil.

"Tsk, it actually has this effect?" Godwin glanced at it but didn't care. "It doesn't matter, we can have as many Duel Dragons as we want."

"Predatory Plant Bottle Ant can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect or destroyed by battle. Add 1 Predatory card other than Bottle Ant from your Deck to your hand. I added Predatory Plant Glandular Wasp to my hand."

"Not only can it block attacks and destroy monsters, but it even has a search effect? ​​However, it seems unfortunate that this card cannot search itself, otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to continue attacking—"

And now, your stage is completely empty, what can you do?

"Use Moonflower Dragon Black Rose to directly attack Amagi Hikaru."

Hikaru Amagi calmly revealed the card in his hand: "Activate the effect of Vampire Heiress in my hand! This effect can only be activated when a monster declares an attack. Special Summon this card from my hand in Defense Position!"

sough--

A black full moon rose out of nowhere, and a coffin appeared in front of Amagi Hikaru. Then the coffin opened automatically, revealing a lazy, blond blood demon stretching.

Vampire Heiress, Level 5, Dark Attribute, Undead, Defense 2000.
She's a daughter!
The students and teachers at the Duel Academy instinctively cheered. At the City Hall, Caesar, upon seeing the card, was somewhat taken aback.

There is also a daughter's gold

"However, its defense is only 2000! Moonflower Dragon, continue your attack!"

"It doesn't matter. The effect of Vampire Princess is that when your own Undead monster battles an opponent's monster, you can only activate it by paying a multiple of 100 Life Points during the damage calculation. The ATK and DEF of that own monster only increase by the amount paid during that damage calculation."

"Sigh, it's a bit of a pity. Amagi-kun's HP is 2750 points. Even if he pays 2700 points, his defense will only be 4700 points. The Moonlit Dragon's attack power is 2400, so he can only lose a maximum of 2300 HP." While others were relieved that Amagi Hikaru had persevered once again, Marufuji Sho felt a little regretful.

Perhaps because he lost to his brother in the past due to his lack of precision, Marufuji Sho has become increasingly sensitive to numbers.

Godwin doesn't have many health points. If Hikaru Amagi could win by counter-attacking, she would only need to pay 2900 points to defeat Godwin. However, due to the effect of the Underworld Dragon, Hikaru Amagi doesn't have that many health points to pay.

Therefore, the best solution for Hikaru Amagi is still to protect his life.

"Pay 400 health points to increase Qianjin's defense by 400 points."

Qianjin gently raised her hand, and the umbrella in her hand blocked the attack of Yuehualong.

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 2750→2350.
"An interesting defense." Godwin nodded slightly as he saw Hikaru Amagi use her Undead monster to dodge the attack, praising, "As expected of the strongest Fusion User, even when facing the expansion of G and the blockade of the Ultimate God, even when her own Fusion Monster was returned, she was still able to dodge the attack."

However... the power of the Red Dragon, the Duel Dragon, is not that simple.

Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, Duel Dragon's Flight!

What card?!
It's actually a special magic card exclusive to "Duel Dragon"?
"Damn it, Godwin has been hiding something from us from the very beginning!"

Jack was the most unhappy one.

He had previously become the "King" of City as Godwin's puppet, and at that time, he was dissatisfied with Godwin's constant restrictions on his duels. Later, when Godwin provided him with the Crimson Demon Cards, although he accepted them, he could easily discover that many of the cards were missing their matching or related cards.

He had previously simply assumed that the problem was in the hands of Crimson Nova, but now it seems that was not the case at all.

"This guy keeps saying he doesn't believe in the ugliness and greed of humanity, but he never intended to let us see the truth from the beginning!" Crowe said angrily.

Only now did he belatedly realize that "Blackwing Dragon" was very likely one of the Duel Dragons, otherwise Godwin would have had no reason to mention his name.

Godwin ignored the curses from Kro and Jack, grinning maliciously: "The effect of Duel Dragon's Flight is: Send 1 Duel Dragon on your field to the Graveyard. Set all your face-down cards to face-down again."

"What!?" Upon hearing this, Yusei immediately understood the meaning of the card.

"Wait a minute, are there no limitations to the effects of Ultimate God?"

"Not once per round!?"

Some viewers also raised questions.

The answer is, of course, no.

"Hahaha, I sent Luna Dragon to the Graveyard, re-seal two cards, and then, based on the effect of Ultimate God, Special Summon: Machine Dragon Power Tool; Fairy Dragon Ancient Fairy!"

Two crimson dragon seals flashed in the air, and then two enormous ancient dragons, under the control of the seals, appeared on the field, their bodies shimmering.

Mechanical Dragon Power Tool, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Mechanical Race, Attack Power 2300.
Fairy Dragon Ancient Fairy, Level 7, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2100.
"Aaaaaah!!" Long Ya and Long Ke screamed in unison—

Power tool dragons and ancient fairy dragons!!

Why is it so dark?

The two children never expected to see their respective trump cards in this duel, and in a way they had never seen before!
Crowe immediately understood.

Clearly, these are Duel Dragon cards that Godwin hid and did not actually give to their rightful owners!
"That was close. Luckily, Hikaru didn't sacrifice too much health to cause damage, otherwise..." Daichi Misawa frowned, "In that case, Hikaru would have lost another 400 health points..."

"The battle continues." Godwin pointed at the vampire princess on the Sky City Light Field, "Attack your monster with two dragons."

Hikaru Amagi frowned and paid out his life points twice.

"Are you alright, Lord Hikari?" The vampire heiress who was guarding Amagi Hikari was still somewhat worried despite having withstood two attacks.

In a life-or-death duel, having to deplete one's life points for defense can be extremely damaging to one's mental state.

“You don’t need to worry about that.” Tiera, who hadn’t spoken until now, interrupted the vampire heiress’s question. “With me here, Amagi Hikaru only needs to focus on the duel.”

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 2350→1950.
Hikaru Amagi rubbed his head and said to Tiera beside him, "Thank you for your help."

“What trouble is there now? Every time we encounter a powerful enemy, it’s me who has to deal with it—just focus.” Tiera replied with a smile.

"What an amazing duel, Amagi Hikaru." Seeing Amagi Hikaru withstand the attack, Godwin exclaimed, "Even with the suppression of the gods, you were able to hold on for so long."

Vampire Heiress, I remember this card is the one you used to summon the Underworld Dragon, right? You were so angry before, you must have wanted to summon the Underworld Dragon, right?

It's not that easy.

"Entering Main Phase 2, I activate the Field Spell Card, Starlight Overpass!"

drip-

Starting from Godwin, the entire track burst into purple flames. Then, like a blazing fire after a spring breeze, the flames spread from one end to the very bottom. In the blink of an eye, the dueling track built around the City was replaced by purple flames!
"Our overpass!!!" some workers screamed, and several workers who were satisfied with the completion and inspection some time ago even fainted on the spot when they saw this scene.

"A bridge symbolizing the connection between the upper and lower levels!!" Upon seeing this scene, those dedicated to reconnecting the upper and lower levels immediately knelt down, unable to believe their eyes.

The purple flames burned with their dreams, and also with the possibilities that belonged to the City.

"That's... outrageous." Ushio watched this scene and unconsciously lit a cigarette, smoking it.

He had never hated himself for having worked under Godwin as much as he did now.

"If you activate a Field Spell Card, Fairy Dragon's effect activates. You can draw 1 card."

"Then, equip the magic card, Spirit Cannon Kush Sibi, to the power tool—depending on the power tool's effect, when you have an equipment card to equip it, you can draw a card."

He drew a card, glanced at it, and exclaimed, "Ha, a spell card, Synchro Greed. You can only activate this if there's a Synchro Monster on the field. Draw 1 card. If there are 3 or more Synchro Monsters on the field, you can draw another card. I'll draw two cards!"

He swiftly drew two cards from his deck, then looked at one of them and instinctively grinned maliciously.

"Activate the effect of Equip Spell Card, Spirit Cannon Kush Siby. Once per turn, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the number of monsters on their field x 100. Since there are currently two Duel Dragons on the field, Ultimate God and your Vampire Princess, inflict an additional 400 damage!"

The power tool raised the hand cannon in its left hand and aimed it at Amagi Hikaru.

"No!!!" Longya cried out, clutching his head.

He hadn't played many matches in this tournament, and now he had to watch others use their ace players to attack his teammate. This was too much of a shock for him.

The power tool paused slightly, glancing briefly in his direction, but ultimately continued its attack after the crimson marks on its body flashed.

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 1950→1550.
"Damn it... Hikaru's life points are being devoured bit by bit..." Cold sweat dripped down Judai's forehead.

What's truly terrifying isn't these Duel Dragons, but the Red Dragon that indiscriminately Special Summons them onto the field!
It's obvious that Synchro Summoning Monsters requires consecutive Synchro Summonings and the cooperation of multiple monsters to achieve this.

But now——

The red dragon tells the world a simple truth!

If He wants to, He doesn't need to cooperate at all!
He alone can achieve "harmony"!
This is a qualitative difference!

"Activate the effect of Fairy Dragon Ancient Fairy. Once per turn, if there is a Field Spell Card on the field, you can target and destroy 1 card on the field. I'll destroy your vampire princess—even with the best defense, there's no effect resistance, vanish!"

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I must take my leave now." The vampire heiress bowed apologetically to Amagi Hikaru before disappearing into the black, demonic light.

"In that case, you won't be able to directly fuse the Netherworld Dragon using the Dark Fusion technique." Godwin sneered. "Because of the effect of the Ultimate God, both sides can only set one Spell/Trap Card per turn. I have nothing else to do now. It's your turn, Amagi Hikaru. Let me see your legendary fusion."

"My turn. Draw a card."

Hikaru Amagi glanced at the card in his hand.

"That was a good draw." Tiera's eyes lit up when she saw the card Hikaru Amagi drew. "Should we use this card first, or finish it off with a Magic Toy?"

Hikaru Amagi thought for a moment.

"Let's try patching first."

Amagi Hikaru didn't rush to use it.

"Activate the Spell Card, Magic Toy Repair."

Godwin chuckled lightly, without making any reaction.

Hikaru Amagi frowned: "The effect of Magic Toys Addition is to add Sharp Imp Chain and Fusion from the deck to your hand."

"Next, activate the spell card, Shaddoll Fusion!" Seeing that Godwin did not stop her, Amagi Hikaru then activated the spell card she had just drawn.

"This card is on the opponent's field..."

"Heh, Hikaru Amagi, needless to say, the famous Shaddoll Fusion, I think everyone knows it. So, do you recognize this one?" Godwin slowly revealed a card from his hand.

Amagi Hikaru's pupils contracted.

"Oh no!" Yusei exclaimed in alarm.

"When your opponent activates an effect that sends a card from your Deck to the Graveyard, you can discard this card from your hand to activate it. Negate that effect."

A petite girl circled around Amagi Hikaru, and the magic card that had just been activated shattered instantly.

Hikaru Amagi frowned.

"So, a magic card, Fusion—Fusion material, still Glandular Wasp and Sharp Imp Chain!"

Fusion Summon, Level 7, Predatory Plant, Chimera Giant Flower!

"Activate the effects of all cards, draw one card from the deck, add one Predator Monster from the deck to the hand, add Predator Slime Mantis from the deck to the hand, and add Magic Toy Patch from the deck to the hand."

"Heh, no bottle ants, huh?" Godwin chuckled eerily.

"Oh, what a pity. The best outcome would have been to activate Shaddoll Fusion directly, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, if Shaddoll fuses with Hikaru's Nephilim, no matter how high the opponent's attack power is, it can stay on the field, which means everything will be fine."

"Furthermore, if Shaddolls were to undergo continuous fusion, it might not necessarily be worse than the continuous synchronization of an Ultimate God."

Upon hearing this, Tierra instinctively straightened her chest and raised her head.

Yes, yes, I think that red dragon is nothing special!
Hikaru Amagi glanced at the card that had been drawn and narrowed his eyes.

it is good!
You've arrived—

"Normal Summon, Level 4, Blazing Wyvern Ghost Wyvern!"

"If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate this effect. Add 1 'Ghost Fusion' card from your Deck to your hand!"
I added the Spectral Fusion from my deck to my hand.

Hikaru Amagi searched through the cards, added the Ghost Fusion from the deck to his hand, and then placed it in his hand.

"Beautiful! Ghost Fusion!!" Manjoume excitedly punched himself on the spot.

Ghost Fusion can be used to fuse with Zombie-type cards on the field and in the deck. Although it is not the special "Ghost Fusion", as long as it can fuse to create Ghost Dragon Death, it can deal more than 3,000 damage with the effect of Dragon Death!

"Do you want to fuse with the Netherworld Dragon?" Godwin understood immediately when he saw Amagi Hikaru's actions. "Do you want to prove that you are more suitable for the Netherworld Dragon than I am? Or do you simply want to regain face for the Netherworld Dragon?"

“Ha, foolish.” Hikaru Amagi retorted, “Indeed, the ultimate god Ultraman Tzolkin possesses extraordinary abilities and can summon Duel Dragon at will. However, even he cannot control all beings.”

Hikaru Amagi opens the Extra Deck and takes out the Underworld Dragon.

"This Netherworld Dragon that I received from you, this dragon that has accompanied me on my dimensional journeys, is a card you can never use!"

!! ?
Godwin's expression turned serious, and he looked quite angry.

"Huh? What is Hikaru Amagi saying?"

No, I don't understand—

The audience was confused.

"How amazing! Could it be that Amagi Hikaru, the strongest Fusion Master, has even more strategies in such a dire situation?!" MC cheered.

Hikaru Amagi chuckled: "The Red Dragon can indeed summon Synchro Dragons onto the field at will, but it will never be able to directly summon the Underworld Dragon, Dragon Death."

The reason is simple—the Underworld Dragon can only be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck via Fusion Summon!

This is the self-restriction of the Underworld Dragon, which prevents Amagi Hikaru from summoning Underworld Dragon Death using cards like Otherworld Resonance - Synchro Fusion.

but!
This is also a skill!
"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!" MC immediately understood.

He quickly explained to the audience why the Ultimate God could not summon the Netherworld Dragon's true form.

Because the effect of Ultimate God is not Fusion Summon, it is impossible to summon the Underworld Dragon, which is a Fusion Monster!

“Just like now, Godwin!” Hikaru Amagi pointed at Godwin. “I’m here because what I stand for is on a completely different level from what you’re spouting nonsense!”

Godwin's face was terribly grim: "Heh, interesting, Amagi Hikaru, do you think this is the limit of God? Naïve, so naive."

"Open the overlay card."

?

Amagi Hikaru raised an eyebrow. What did he mean?

"Trap card, load the cylindrical magazine!"

!! ?
Hikaru Amagi stared at the card, stunned for a moment.

"You can set 1 [Spell Cylinder] from your Deck or Graveyard to your field. If you set it from your Deck, you can activate that card during the turn it is set."

"I put the cap off the Magic Cylinder in my deck."

"Then, the effect of the ultimate god!"

"Special Summon, Crimson Dragon of the Jade Dragon!"

"Damn Godwin!!!" Jack was so angry he jumped up and down when he saw this.

He actually summoned his own soul onto his field, what a bastard!

"We must defeat him, Amagi! Let him see the power of a true duelist!!"

Yanmolong Crimson Lotus Demon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 3000.
"Field magic, the effect of the Starlight Overpass!"

"During your opponent's turn, if you Special Summon a Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck, you can target 1 card on the field; return that card to its owner's Deck! I choose: Spectral Winged Dragon of the Blazing Inferno!"

A raging fire erupted on the Starlight Bridge, and the Ghost Wyvern, struggling, was sent back to Amagi Hikaru's deck.

Hikaru Amagi looked down at his deck, his brows furrowing slightly.

Then, he felt somewhat relieved.

"To conceal his vulnerability, he doesn't even want to see the Netherworld Dragon?"

"Say whatever you want, what can you do now, Hikaru Amagi!" Godwin laughed wildly.

Now that things have come to this, what can Hikaru Amagi do?
"Oh no, the magic cylinder I just covered can be activated this turn..." MC muttered to himself.

Although he is not a duelist, he has been commentating on duels for so many years. No matter how dangerous the duel is, he will be there in person to commentate. So he can naturally see the danger in the current situation.

While Hikari Amagi's Chimera Flower can reduce the opponent's attack power, the Magic Cylinder's effect will also activate at the same time as the attack is declared.

With only 1550 health points, Amagi Hikaru will lose all her health points the instant she attacks!
Many people were somewhat disappointed.

Does this mean it's over?

So-called cooperation is not even comparable to a single scale or claw of God.
"Heh, is that what you're planning? Don't underestimate my fusion!"
Pay half your health to unlock the overwrite card!

The trap card slowly flipped open, and countless skyscrapers appeared around Amagi Hikaru.

"Trap Card, Dreadbringer's Domain! You can activate this during your or your opponent's Main Phase by paying half of your Life Points. Send the Fusion Materials from your hand, Deck, or field of Dreadbringer's Fusion Monster Card to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck!"

Aura Hikaru's eyes shimmered with a purple haze.

Tiera raised her hand to help her.

"I sent the Fearsome Dragon Scythe Dragon and Fearsome Dragon Brachiosaurus from my deck to the graveyard to fuse them!"
Fusion Summon!

"The Fearless Dragon Queen, the Nail-like Dragon!"

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 1550→775.
A blonde dinosaur-like figure in a futuristic bodysuit leaps onto Hikaru Amagi's field, confidently looking at his opponent.

Fearful Peptide Mad Dragon - Nail-like Dragon Queen, Level 6, Dark Attribute, Dinosaur Race, Attack Power 4000→3225.
"How could he possibly sacrifice half of his life points under these circumstances, Amagi Hikaru!" MC exclaimed in panic.

"This monster was used against No. 69, the Crest of the Aegis, right? It's a monster whose attack power increases the lower its life points."

"But what's the use of this?"

Yeah, what's the point of that!

Despite giving it my all and having a higher attack power than my opponent, the Magic Cylinder with its face-down card is still a daunting challenge!

"Fight," Amagi Hikaru said in a low voice, his face cold.

“Oh, are you giving up hope, Hikaru Amagi?” Godwin shook his head when he saw Hikaru Amagi move like this. “Indeed, the difference between ordinary beings and gods is too great.”

But don't worry, although it's a duel to the death, you are a duelist and a human being worthy of respect, so I won't hurt you.

Godwin himself was a man of principle. Hikaru Amagi was a young man he greatly admired. Moreover, Hikaru Amagi was not from their world, so there was no need for him to perish with the humans of this world.

"Stop being so self-satisfied—Chimera Flower attacks Fairy Dragon Ancient Demon!"

"The effect of the Chimera Flower is to reduce the opponent's attack power by 1000 points and increase your own attack power by 1000 points!"

"Naive! Activate Trap Card: Spell Cylinder! When your opponent's monster declares an attack, you can target 1 attacking monster. Negate that monster's attack and inflict that amount of damage to your opponent!"

"Then I'll activate the effect of the trap in the graveyard!"

"What!?"

"The effect of 'Dragon's Domain' is: If your Life Points are below 2000, and your opponent activates a Spell/Trap/Monster effect, you can banish this card from your Graveyard to activate this effect. This turn, any effect damage your opponent inflicts on you becomes 0!"

"...Ha, so you're waiting here!? Hikaru Amagi! Interesting!"

Godwin burst into laughter.

The magic tube deflected the flower's attack, and the nail-shaped dragon queen crossed her arms, her arm blades emitting a scorching red light. With a sword dance, she neutralized the attack.

"As a result, the Fairy Dragon's attack power will decrease by 1000, becoming 1100 points!"
"I'll attack the Fairy Dragon with the Spike Dragon Queen!" The Spike Dragon Queen leaped up and slashed at the Fairy Dragon, shattering its dragon mark and freeing it.

As a result, Godwin will lose 2125 health points!

Godwin, LP: 2500 → 375.
"Gah... their health has dropped below 1000, and the number is so unusual..." MC was a little lost for words, but quickly recovered and shouted excitedly, "Amazing!!!"

As expected of Hikaru Amagi of the 5DS—no—as expected of the strongest Fusion User! As expected of the Absolute Fusion User!

Even under these circumstances, it's still possible to deal damage using Fusion Trap Cards and Fusion Monsters!!!

He is truly a duelist who shines like a light in the darkness!

"Activate the effect of Chimera Flower, banish one monster of a lower level than itself. Banish Mechanical Dragon Power Tool."

Chimera, equally adept, swung out a vine to bind the mechanical dragon, then tossed it out of the arena. As the dragon disappeared, it even seemed to hear a thank you.

"call--"

The siblings, Ryoma and Ryoma, hugged each other and watched their Duel Dragon disappear, finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Senior Amagi wasn't injured because of this, otherwise they would have been heartbroken.

"Cover a card and end the turn."

“…Amazing, truly amazing.”

Godwin exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

Under the divine aura, Hikaru Amagi showed no hesitation or cowardice, responding calmly and even managing to inflict damage under such circumstances. No wonder the people of the fusion dimension called him the strongest fusion user.

Moreover, what is even more commendable is that even after seeing such a simple harmony with the gods, they still persisted in their original intention and wanted to fuse with the Netherworld Dragon.

This mindset is not something that ordinary people can possess.

He recalled watching the duel between Akama Zero and himself.

Compared to back then, Hikaru Amagi has definitely grown a lot.

"But I will win—" Godwin's spirit intensified, "My turn, draw a card!"

He drew a card from his deck.

"Attack Position Summon: Shapeshifter King. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, you can target 1 face-up monster on the field other than this card. This card's Level becomes the same as that monster's. You gain Life Points equal to that monster's Level. After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck until the end of this turn."

"The Yan Demon Dragon is level 8, so I have recovered 1600 health points."

Godwin, LP: 375 → 1975.
"How could this be?! We finally managed to reduce their health points!!!"

"This is terrible..."

More and more viewers are getting involved in the discussion about the duel, and they are supporting Amagi Hikaru more than Godwin.

Because no matter how you look at it, Amagi Hikaru is aboveboard.

No matter how eloquent Godwin's words were, he never shared his slogans, his dreams, or the future he described with anyone. Before this, he feigned gentleness and refinement, only thinking of seizing the spoils of victory when the red dragon appeared.

How could they possibly believe that?

If Godwin were to truly become a "god among men," would he be able to keep his promise?

They are suspicious.

"Activate the effect of the Crimson Lotus Demon on the field!"

"Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can destroy any monster in Attack Position other than this card. If you don't destroy a monster using this effect, this card cannot attack!"

"What? It's different from my Yanmo Dragon!?" Jack was slightly stunned after hearing this.

Even stronger than his!

That damned Godwin!!

The dragon mark on the Crimson Lotus Demon's chest shimmered with light.
Bang——Bang——

On Amagi's field, two Fusion Monsters in Attack Position were instantly destroyed, and at the same time, his own Hexagon King was also instantly destroyed.

"The Ultimate God can remain undestroyed once per turn."

"The effect of Spike Dragon Queen can only be activated if this card is destroyed by battle or card effect. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Dreadnought from your Graveyard."

I hereby Special Summon Dreadnought Frenzy Dragon - Therizinosaurus.

The pink-haired, beautiful girl, Dinosaur, jumped onto Hikaru Amagi's field.

"This effect can only be activated if the Scythe Dragon is Summoned or Special Summoned. Choose 1 Trap Card of the Fearsome Dragon from your Deck and set it face-down in your Spell & Trap Zone. I set Fearsome Dragon Frenzy face-down."

"Hmph, they actually managed to find a defensive monster?"

He thought that without the bottle ants, Hikaru Amagi would have no way to protect herself.

Godwin looked at the card in his hand.

Since you've used up all the cards that can directly cover other cards, prioritize placing defensive cards at this point.

"Because I put the card face down, I can Special Summon it, hehehe..."

The light shone brightly on his field.

"This light... Could it be...?"

Some familiar audience members shouted in panic.

“This light—” Jack and Crow were somewhat lost in thought.

"It's Stardust!!!" Izayoi Aki screamed.

Yusei's eyes widened in disbelief.

In this final moment, Godwin chose... Stardust, the Flash Dragon!!
Shining Stardust, Level 8, Light Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2500.
"Hehehe, so it ends like this! Hikaru Amagi, use the dragon of the person you trust to finish you off!!!"

“Amagi Hikaru,” Tiera reminded Amagi Hikaru.

Hikaru Amagi nodded: "Open the face-down card, the trap card, prepare for Fusion, reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck to your opponent, and add 1 Fusion Material Monster from that monster's card name to your hand. After that, you can add 1 Fusion Monster from your Graveyard to your hand."

I'll show you the Super Magician Swordsman - Dark Magician Swordsman from my Extra Deck, adding Dark Magician from the deck to my hand. I'll also add the Fusion from my Graveyard to my hand.

“Oh? Dark Magician?” Godwin recognized the card. “It’s a Fusion Monster that increases the ATK of each Dragon-Type monster on the field or in the Graveyard by 500, right? Indeed, this card can be considered the bane of Dragon-Type monsters… but this card can’t save you in this moment.”

"The battle continues, Yanmolong attacks the Fearsome Dragon - Therizinosaurus!"

The Yanmolong raised its right hand, and a crimson, magma-like dragon mark condensed on its right claw. Then it roared and slammed it onto the sickle dragon's body.

The monster, with a defense of 0, was overwhelmed and collapsed instantly.

"If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can activate this effect by banishing 1 Trap Card from your Graveyard. Special Summon any Level 4 or lower Dreadnought monster from your Graveyard, except for Therizinosaurus."

I hereby specially summon: Draconis the Fearful Dragon!

The young man with white hair jumped onto Amagi Hikaru's field and stood guard in front of him.

"Lianglong has an effect similar to Sickle Dragon, which activates when it is Normal or Special Summoned. Send the Fearful Dragon card from your Deck to the Graveyard. If my Life Points are below 2000, inflict an additional 500 damage to your opponent."

I reversed the Fear-Energy Dragon and sent it to the graveyard.

A stray arrow whizzed past, and Godwin noticed a gash on his face.

Godwin, LP: 1925 → 1425.
"Oh—what a pity!"

"It's a pity that if Godwin hadn't recovered his health, we would have won outright!"

But most people understand.

This wasn't luck; rather, it's because strong enough duelists understand what they should do next during a duel—just like Hikaru Amagi's phrenoplastin prevented the magic cylinder from working.

It's not surprising that highly skilled duelists possess the ability to predict the course of a duel.

"...Living on in a daze!!" Godwin roared in fury, his hair standing on end without wind. "The battle continues! Flash Dragon, attack Brachiosaurus!"

"Bypassing the effect of Lianglong, Special Summoning Therizinosaurus, except for Frenzy."

Hikaru Amagi calmly placed the beautiful girl back onto the field.

"End turn."

"My turn, draw a card." Amagi Hikaru looked at the card he had drawn and couldn't help but smile instinctively.

“Aha—” Tiera laughed along with her.

"During the Standby Phase, the effect of Chimera Giant Flower is activated. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, activate this effect during the next Standby Phase. Add 1 Fusion Spell Card from your Deck to your hand."

I added the Bright Fusion from my deck to my hand.

Bright and harmonious, your partner!
"Open the face-down card, Synchro Zone for a Continuous Trap Card." Godwin flipped over a face-down card. "Now, Amagi Hikaru, what can you do?!"

"Hiss—" Jack realized.

With Stardust Dragon, the cards on the field can be protected from destruction. This way, even if Hikaru Amagi uses Bright Fusion to create a Gem Knight Fusion Monster, it will be unable to attack because it is a Fusion Monster.

Moreover, even the Jewel Knight Prism Crystal cannot destroy the Synchro Zone!
This is bad! If this continues, Godwin can Special Summon Synchro Monsters at will, and Hikaru Amagi will be left with nothing but trouble!

"Go for it, Hikari!!!" But in the distance, Yusei seemed oblivious to his ace appearing on the opposing team; instead, he was more concerned about Hikaru Amagi. "Don't lose!!"

It's not about winning, but about hoping that Hikaru Amagi won't actually fail, get injured, or die.

Hikaru Amagi turned around, looked up at the sky, and smiled.

"Don't worry, I've already won."

?

Godwin looked at Amagi Hikaru with a puzzled expression.

Immediately, Amagi Hikaru's face turned cold, and he revealed the card in his hand: "Continuous Spell Card, Brilliant Fusion! Based on its effect, send Jewel Knight Neferu, Jewel Knight Quartz, and Jewel Knight White Crystal from the deck to the Graveyard to Fusion Summon Jewel Knight King Diamond!"

Gem Knight King - Radiant Diamond, Level 9, Earth Attribute, Rock Race, Attack Power 2900.
"Activate the effect of a monster sent to the Graveyard. If this card is sent from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard, you can activate this effect. Send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard, and Special Summon this card."

The effect of Quartz is activated when it is sent to the Graveyard or banished as a material. Add a Gem Knight other than Quartz from your Graveyard to your hand.

I add White Crystal to my hand, then discard White Crystal with Non-Sulfur and Special Summon it.

The effect of "Dreamscape" activates, draw one card. The effect of "Nafiru" can only be activated if it is Normal or Special Summoned. Add 1 Gem Knight card other than "Nafiru" from your Deck to your hand. During this turn's Main Phase, your opponent takes half effect damage.

"I added Gem Knight Dispersion to my hand."

"But—even so, there's still no way to break through the synchronization zone, right?" Mitsutsu Masumi muttered nervously.

Yes--

In the Pendulum Dimension, a group of people watched this scene with tension.

Nowadays, they no longer underestimate those from the same dimension; they only now realize how chaotic and dangerous this world truly is.

The moment the red dragon appeared, they felt as if their bodies and minds had been pierced through, and they dared not even breathe.

"I activate the Spell Card, Magic Toys, to add the Displacement Fusion and Sharp Imp Scythe from my deck to my hand."

Hikaru Amagi casually activated a magic card.

"And then... hehe."

His smile left Godwin somewhat bewildered.

“Godwin, many people like to talk about reincarnation, but the so-called reincarnation is not so intuitive.” Amagi Hikaru raised his hand and said to Godwin, “The reincarnation that people talk about all the time is not reincarnation at all, but cause and effect and retribution.”

"Cause and effect?" Godwin was puzzled.

Are we now resorting to superstition because we can't win?
"Godwin, everything arose because of the One God and because of the Synchro, which is why there is the present Yusei and the future ZONE."

Similarly, because you witnessed my duel, new ideas arose, leading to the current situation.

These are the words of Godwin.

"You introduced the power of another dimension into this world, mixing it into the duel of the One God, thus making the Synchro power of this world stronger, but also making it less pure, which does not align with Yusei's ideas. So he hesitated, wanting to deal with these things first."

And you, seizing this opportunity, want to seize the world's moral high ground, to become humanity's god. Because this is the perfect time.

"But this also means that I, the only winner and an outsider, have the opportunity to duel with you."

"What on earth are you going to say?"

Hikaru Amagi shook his head, stretched out his hands, and pointed in all directions: "Listen to the people's voices, do any of them support you!?"

Godwin paused for a moment, then looked up to listen to the sounds around him.

"How can it be!"

"How could I possibly trust someone who has been hiding things from us all along!"

"Exactly, maybe he'll abandon us all after he becomes a god. Anyway, as long as there are people living, there will be gods and humans, right? He can easily raise a whole bunch of people."

"That's it!"

"It's better to trust Yusei than him, since Yusei never hides anything from us."

"Yup!"

“You guys—” Godwin’s expression was incredibly interesting.

He did this for the sake of humanity!
But surprisingly—at this final moment, no one supported him!

even……

“There are even more people supporting Yusei!” Amagi Hikaru declared firmly.

"I have to thank you for that, Godwin."

"Damn it—so what!!!"

Hikaru Amagi took a deep breath: "So-called destiny is nothing more than the result of countless choices. Godwin, if you had been open and honest with Yusei from the beginning, if you had cooperated with Yusei, if you had discussed things with Yusei after the Red Dragon appeared, things would have gone much further than this."

Perhaps, just now, Yusei was even considering that if there truly was no way to get the world to cooperate, then the choice between humans and gods wasn't necessarily an impossible one—after all, his time was running out.

"What are you talking about...?"

"It's because of your self-righteousness... no, to be precise, it's because you never trust anyone but yourself that... I was able to appear before you, that I was able to make 'everything' conform to the needs of this world!!"

"Godwin, I'm going to give you the greatest cruelty imaginable!!!"

"Let me show you what my very own [Ultimate Fusion] is like!!!!!!!!!"

Hikaru Amagi screamed.

Beside her, Tiera snapped her fingers lightly, and her body vanished into nothingness.

"Show the Dreamscape! Show the Fusion! Show the Frenzy of the Fearsome Dragon! Show the Bright Fusion! Show the Fusion of the Destructive Swordsman!"

"Show me the Sharp Imp - Great Scythe! Show me the Fearsome Dragon Scythe Dragon! Show me the Jewel Knight King - Diamond! Show me the Jewel Knight - Nefertir! Show me the Black Magician!"

Ten cards flew into the air and swirled around Amagi.

"Wh-what is that?" Godwin was dumbfounded.

"No way, could it be—" Judai muttered to himself.

"To actually be in front of billions of people in the world..." Huber was completely speechless.

“This action is…” Akama Reiji looked at the sky.

Hikaru Amagi holds up a card.

Amagi Hikaru's right eye ignited with a visible blue flame.

"The condition for its arrival is that 10 different types of cards from your hand and field, other than this card, are returned to their owners' decks!"

"Life is a cycle, life will die and be reborn, life will inevitably be filled with both joy and sorrow!"

"Witness the coming of God!"

"My ace, my soul, my comrade, my symbol—"

"Creating a Star is a New Beginning!!!"

The flames surrounding the entire City track burned back from the finish line.

The sun, moon, and stars began to cycle and alternate, and people in the dark regions found that the sky had turned into daylight, while people in the daytime found that the world had entered night.

Throughout the world, countless clocks began to spin their hands frantically.

Level 11

"Tiera, the Goddess of Creation!!"

A huge hole appeared in the dark clouds.

Black and white legs, a colorful body and tail, and ten wings of light and dark symbolizing reincarnation.

Red flames burned throughout the city as a colossal being, no less massive than the "Ultimate God Ultraman Tzolkin," slowly descended.

He gently descended upon the City, looking down upon all things, and subtly protecting the light of the heavenly city.

shhhhh--

Hikaru Amagi's hand cards and Godwin's hand cards were returned to the deck.

"What's going on?!" Godwin exclaimed in shock.

But then——

All of Amagi Hikaru's Spell Cards, Trap Cards, and Monster Cards in his graveyard disappeared, turning into cards that uncontrollably returned to his deck.

Similarly, all the cards in Godwin's graveyard involuntarily and uncontrollably flew back to his deck and to his Extra Deck.

Godwin looked up and saw in the sky some uncontrollable and forcibly transported power from the elven dimension out of this world.

Not only that, the familiar power of the God of Despair was also instantly repelled, and then merged into Tiera's body halfway through.

This caused Him to grow larger and larger, gradually becoming as if He stood tall and upright.

And finally—

"Roar!!!" "Awooo—"

The dragon marks on the two Duel Dragons began to flash, but they could not resist the passage of time and the cycle of reincarnation. In the end, they turned into ordinary cards, just like the cards on Amagi Light Field, and returned to their respective decks.

finally.

All that remained were Tiera on the Sky City Field and the Ultimate God on the Godwin Field.

but--

Even a red dragon!

Even in a duel, the supreme rules of dueling must be followed!

certainly--

"Ultimate God Ultraman Tzolkin" did not attempt to contend with Tiera's power. He merely raised his head and roared twice. However, what the world heard in this strange sound was not pain or anger, but joy—

“What… happened?” Godwin stared blankly at the sky, then instinctively looked at himself.

His eyes widened.

His dragon seal, his dark seal, all the power within him have vanished!

He... became a normal person again!!!

Do not--

He also has a hidden mark.

He reverted to being the same person he was at the beginning, with only one dark mark!
"Activate when the Creator God Tiera successfully descends. All cards in both players' hands, fields, and graveyards except this card, as well as face-up Pendulum Monsters in the Extra Deck, are returned to their respective Deck."

This effect cannot be activated to trigger the effects of Spell, Trap, or Monster!
Furthermore—the descent of the Creator Goddess Tiera will not be nullified!

Godwin's eyes widened.

In other words, even the halberd gunners couldn't stop it!?
Creator Goddess Tiera, Level 11, Light Attribute, Demon Race, Attack Power 3400.
"Tiera is the god who governs the cycle of life and death." Hikaru Amagi looked at Tiera in the sky, and Tiera's huge jaw swayed gently, smiling at him.

She was naturally happy to have such a huge opportunity to conquer an entire dimension—especially in front of an invincible god like the Red Dragon.

and.

Only she could do that.

“And what Tiera excels at is returning everything to its origin,” Amagi Hikaru said leisurely. “As you can see, everything has been sent back to where it belongs. Your plan has completely failed, and even the power you have collected over the years has been sent back to its original rightful owner.”

“You…” Godwin was speechless.

Because—everything about him has come to an end…

No.

They've all gone back!

This was the most terrifying punishment and the cruelest thing ever done to him.

All his years of preparation, the perfect outcome he envisioned, the best opportunity, and the most realistic answer—all vanished into thin air!
"Of course, everything now is temporary. Only the victor of the duel can truly finalize everything... just like now!!!"

Amagi pointed at Godwin, his aura rising steadily: "Tiera, attack directly!"
"Reincarnation is absolute!!"

Light illuminated the entire city, flames soared, and everything was consumed—

Godwin, LP: 1425 → 0.
　1W3, 1W3, Laoti makes his official debut!!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)