Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 738 What an interesting duel! (11,000 words, please vote with monthly tickets~)

The duel officially began.

The middle school students watching the duel on camera couldn't help but swallow hard, extremely nervous.

This was their first time participating in dimensional travel, and also their first time personally experiencing the uncontrollability of "dimensional travel".

Although Jaden Yuki was very famous and had participated in the exchange duel with Synchro Dimension, the problem is that after that, Jaden Yuki seemed to disappear, becoming just another ordinary person, as if he never showed his talent again and simply vanished from people's sight.

The reason for this is that he did not participate in the GX competition, so the general public knows very little about him.

Although—for some reason—everyone here, including Lin Guo, felt a sense of closeness to Yuki Jaden, a vague feeling as if they had seen him before and knew he must be very powerful, this inexplicable "feeling" could not be taken as evidence.

Jaden Yuki glanced at his hand, drew one card, and placed it directly into the Duel Disk: "My turn, activate the Spell Card, Fusion!"

"Huh?! Starting with Fusion right away?!" A junior student expressed his doubts, "Using Fusion at the very beginning, won't that—"

Now, dimensional travel has been running for more than ten years, and there is more and more communication with other dimensions. These young people naturally receive different information through various channels, whether it is online or in the classroom. They will more or less learn about the weaknesses of their own dimensional "summoning method".

Compared to Synchro and Xyz Summoning, the Fusion Summoning method, which requires the use of Spell Cards, consumes a lot of cards in your hand.

Furthermore, the duel rules have been changed, and the first player cannot draw cards. They must use at least two cards from their hand and one spell card to fuse the cards before entering the field, which is a huge disadvantage.

"Using fusion right off the bat?" The mysterious man looked at Jaden Yuki's actions, trying to keep his voice low, and said, "That's just ridiculous."

"Ha—sorry, I'm not the same person I used to be." Jaden Yuki didn't seem to mind what the other person said. He picked up the two cards in his hand and said, "I'm going to fuse the Elemental HERO Liquidman and the Elemental HERO Mist Lady in my hand."

"Huh, what can these two cards be fused into?" Saotome Rei asked in confusion.

Since losing to Jaden Yuki, Rei Saotome has been cramming on the Elemental HERO series. She knows that Elemental HERO has the characteristic that even the same monster can be fused to produce different results—this was especially evident during the GX tournament.

In a duel, Hikaru Amagi once performed multiple fusions using Elemental HERO Winged Man and Elemental HERO Explosive Lady, resulting in different outcomes.

But... could it be that Liquid Man and Shadow Mist Lady are going to merge with Elemental Hero Absolute Zero?

"The condition for fusion is two elemental hero monsters with different attributes!"

Fuse the Liquid Man and the Shadow Mist Lady!
Fusion Summoning -

Level 8!

Elemental Heroes: Flame Wingman - Flame Strike!

"Eh!? A winged fireman!?" Almost all the spectators couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Although everyone knows that elemental heroes possess extraordinary fusion properties.

but--

Why did they fuse into a fire-winged human?!
Jaden Yuki did not explain anything.

If Tiancheng's integration was about inclusion, and Bawang's integration was about domination, then for him, integration was the purest pleasure.

Although... he no longer shows much joy and has started to consider his "responsibilities," if he could, he still wants to do what he has always loved.

That is to summon the Flame Winged Man!
Elemental Heroes Flame Wingman - Flame Strike, Level 8, Wind Attribute, Warrior Race, Attack Power 2100.
"Attack power 2100, it really is a Flame Winged Man—"

"The summoning conditions are such simple materials... Does that mean that basically any Elemental HERO deck can fuse this monster?"

One is to use a pair of materials to create endless possibilities.

One is to use an unlimited amount of materials to combine your favorite monsters.

The mysterious man watched for a while but did not speak.

"Activate the monster's effect!" Jaden Yuki then opened his palm forward and began to operate, "The monster used as fusion material and Flame Strike both have their own effects."

First, activate the effect of Flame Strike. This effect can only be activated if this card is Special Summoned. Add 1 "Beloved" card from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand.

The effect of Elemental HERO Lady of the Mist can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard. Add 1 HERO monster other than Elemental HERO Lady of the Mist from your Deck to your hand.

Liquid Man's effect: This card can be activated if it becomes Fusion Material for a Hero's Fusion Monster and is sent to the Graveyard or banished. Draw two cards from your Deck. Then discard one card from your hand.

"Wow--"

"They all worked!"

"I see, using fusion materials and the effects of fusion monsters to make up for missing cards! I've learned it!"

Jaden drew two cards from his deck and glanced at them: "Discard Crossguard."

"I added the Elemental HERO Neos from my deck to my hand."

Finally, add the Trap Card and Beloved Contact to your hand.

After some maneuvering, Jaden Yuki's hand was back to 5 cards.

"Magic Card, Neo-Universe Fusion".

Jaden Yuki didn't stop there, activating a spell card from his hand: "Neuro Fusion. From your hand, Deck, or field, send the Fusion Materials of a Fusion Monster to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck with only 2 materials from a monster that includes Elemental HERO Neos. After activating this card, you cannot Special Summon monsters until the End Phase of this turn."

I sent Elemental HERO Neos and Elemental HERO Semi-Neuros from my deck to the Graveyard for Fusion!

"Special Summon, Level 7, Elemental HERO Neos Valiant!"

Neos Armor leaped onto the field, and only then did the younger members belatedly realize that the Pokémon that had protected Jaden Yuki was none other than this "Neuska."

Elemental Hero: Valiant New Universe Warrior, Level 7, Light Attribute, Warrior Race, Attack Power 2500→2900.
"The effect of Cross Guardian in the Graveyard. If this card is in the Graveyard and you successfully Special Summon an Elemental HERO Fusion Monster, you can banish this card to activate this effect. Draw two cards from your Deck, then return one card from your hand to the bottom of your Deck."

Jaden drew two more cards from his deck, examined them briefly, and then placed one at the bottom of his Duel Disk.

"Cover a card, end the turn!"

"Is this the end of the round?"

"It feels so decisive and cool..."

Several boys watched the video of Jaden's performance and were filled with admiration.

Simple, crude, direct, but efficient.

This was the first round of Jaden's duel. There was no complicated process: one Fusion, one Deck Fusion, and the cover card was most likely the "Beloved Contact" card that was searched.

The Jaden Yuki in front of them now truly resembles the "hero" from anime and manga.

It's not just because of the subtle "charm" that Jaden Yuki possessed after defeating Darkness; another reason is that the current Jaden Yuki is quite capable and handsome, no longer the lazy person he used to be.

In addition, these students also witnessed firsthand how the tenth generation overcame numerous difficulties to find the "mastermind behind it all".

In conclusion, no matter how you look at it, Jaden Yuki deserves the title of "hero".

But the more this happened, the more oppressive the atmosphere seemed to become.

As the rounds of Yuki Jaden came to an end, they felt a strange sense of suffocation.

“A very standard turn, Jaden Yuki.” The mysterious man slowly said, “I have checked your deck. The cards most suitable for going first in your deck are Affection Fusion and Masked Hero Dark Claw.”

"So he really is an acquaintance of the Overlord..." Judai whispered warily.

"This simple opening allows for various developments later on; it can disrupt the opponent or facilitate your own next move... However, your thinking has serious problems!"

?

"This is just the mindset of a poor student!"

! ! ? ?
Jaden's pupils contracted, and he shuddered, instinctively looking at Hikaru Amagi. Hikaru Amagi was looking at the arena, but simply shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.

Yes--

Ah-Guang only just found out he was coming to this dimension.

but……

This feeling.

Could it be...

"My turn, draw a card!" The mysterious man placed his left hand in front of his chest, and a card automatically popped out from the blade-shaped duel disk, which he caught casually.

"I have completely seen through your thinking."

Activate the Spell Card – Imprison!

Oops……

Yuki Judai was immediately startled.

"They've actually taken him into custody!?"

"Isn't this an extremely rare card?!"

"I heard from my brother that this card is more expensive on the black market than Future Fusion!"

A group of students started shouting and yelling.

If this mysterious person is human, then the fact that he can produce such an extremely rare card means he is definitely not an ordinary person.

If this mysterious person is an elf, being able to condense a card of the "Capture" level in their own deck is also surreal for an elf!
"Pay 1000 Life Points to activate. Check your opponent's hand and discard 1 card from it."

Mysterious Man, LP: 4000 → 3000.
"Oh no..." Jaden Yuki looked at his card and his expression turned serious.

The next second, his card flashed with light, appearing on the entire scene.

"Damn it!" Hubert shouted angrily from the side.

the reason is simple--

"As expected." The mysterious man looked at Jaden's hand and said rather coldly, "There are other cards hidden in your hand; this is precisely the secret tactic of your opening strategy—"

I choose to discard the Hubert Elf in your hand!

The search result for "New Universe Elf" is merely a disguise, a false impression to give the other party the impression that "I have no other protective measures."

In fact, Jaden Yuki possesses an "invincible" offensive and defensive card, which is... the Eubel Elf!

It serves as both a transit point and a terminal!
Judai watched the card in his hand disappear, but he wasn't as angry as Hubert. After all, he had expected this when he saw the card being confiscated.

"Just in case, use the Spell Card, The Named of the Graveyard, to banish the Hubel Elf from the Graveyard."

"Damn it, what the hell is that bastard trying to do?!"

It was almost obvious that they didn't like her.

On the other hand, Jaden was more concerned about... what if the next card was...?

"Then, the magic card, Great Storm!"

The mysterious figure gracefully took a card from his hand with two fingers and then placed it into the Duel Disk.

really!

A spell card that destroys all Spell/Trap Cards on the field!

"But Yuki-senpai only has one card on the field, and it seems to be a card that can be used immediately!"

"That doesn't seem like a bad deal—"

“No,” Amagi Hikaru interjected as if anticipating their thoughts, “because the purpose is different. Even if the Great Storm can only destroy one spell card, and even if Jaden’s set card can be used immediately, ultimately, the purpose of Jaden’s trap card is to interfere, not to swap.”

This is a very simple principle.

If the tenth generation overlay card didn't achieve the expected results, then... it's a failed overlay card.

"Activate Trap Card, Affectionate Contact!" But, despite saying that, Jaden couldn't afford to waste a card, so he immediately flipped over a face-down card. "Affectionate Contact allows you to return the Fusion Material Monsters specified by a Fusion Monster to the bottom of your Deck in any order from your hand, field, Graveyard, or banished state. Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster made with a [HERO] monster as Fusion Material from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions. If this effect returns Elemental HERO Neos to the Deck, neither player can return the monster Special Summoned by this effect to the Extra Deck."

I return Elemental HERO Flamewing Blade - Flame Strike from the field and Elemental HERO Neos from the graveyard to the Deck and Special Summon them!
Elemental Heroes: Shiny New Cosmic Warrior!

Element Heroes: Shining New Universe Winged Knight, Level 8, Light Attribute, Warrior Race, Attack Power 3100.
"Wow, what a cool monster!"

Jaden, though disappointed, still explained the monster's effect: "Shining Neoswing increases its ATK by 300 points based on the number of monsters in its Graveyard. I currently have 3 monsters in my Graveyard, so its ATK increases by 900 points!"

Shining New Universe Wingman, ATK: 3100→4000.
However, on the other hand, because of the lack of monsters, the attack power of the Valiant Neos has decreased.

Brave New Universe, ATK: 2900→2800.
"Attack power 4000!"

"What a cool monster!"

"Is it a fusion of the Flash Flame Wingman and the Neocosmic Warrior? So cool—"

"Attack power of 4000 should be a sure thing, right?"

I think there shouldn't be any problems with Saotome Rei.

After all, it has 4000 attack power.

On the other side, Hikaru Amagi continued to act as the narrator, explaining to them why Jaden looked so regretful.

When Shining Neos is Special Summoned, it can destroy cards on your opponent's field up to the maximum number of different monster types on the field.

It should have been sabotaged at a more crucial moment, but unfortunately, it was forced out by Da Lan.

"Normal Summon, Rank 4, Ancient Mechanical Commander."

A mechanical commander made of rusty gears and steel appeared on the field.

"As expected—" Jaden Yuki recognized the monster, and even with his slow-wittedness, he realized it was really you, Professor Chronos!

Upon hearing this, the mysterious man nearly dropped the card in his hand, exclaiming, "My goodness, my brilliant disguise—uh—"

Judai couldn't help but laugh and shake his head, the sense of urgency he had felt instantly dissipating. He couldn't help but ask, "Professor, what are you doing...?"

"Huh? Is that Principal Chronos?"

"That seems to be the case. After all, Senior Yuki said so."

"Moreover, Principal Chronos seems to know that he has been exposed."

Now that he'd been exposed, Professor Chronos dropped the pretense, removed his heavy disguise, and stared directly at Jaden.

"Professor, what exactly are you doing, setting up traps and arranging monster attacks...?"

“Judai, I will not allow a poor student like you to leave the academy so easily. There are still many things you are not prepared for,” Professor Chronos said in a deep voice.

"Sigh... But, Professor, didn't we agree on this? I'll be taking a leave of absence in a few days..."

"Suspension of school?! What!!! Why, Judai-sama!!!" Saotome Rei panicked—she wanted to apply for early admission to the Duel Academy headquarters in order to participate in this exchange program, but if Judai wasn't there, then skipping a grade would be pointless.

But at this point, no one cared about her feelings anymore.

On the dueling field, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but scratch the back of his head and said, "Besides, Professor, you designed all these traps and monsters to test me, right? Now that I've passed the test, it's okay if you're still worried, isn't it?"

“No—” Professor Chronos shook his head, “That’s precisely why I’m even more worried about you.”

What's the point?
Even Hubert couldn't understand it.

Jaden thought for a moment, then put on a confident expression and said, "Professor, I won't lose so easily! I will defeat you and put your mind at ease!"

Looking at the appearance of the Jaden, Professor Chronos felt both reluctant to part with him and a little regretful.

His relationship with Judai was initially very bad because Judai defeated him in front of the new students, making him lose face, so he was always unhappy with Judai at that time.

Moreover, since Jaden got into Duel Academy through "back channels," he was already dissatisfied with Jaden. In addition, Jaden didn't attend classes properly, skipped classes, and slept in class, so he was even more annoyed with this "bad student" and often caused trouble for him, wanting to get rid of him.

But it was through his contact with Judai and the various battles between Amagi Hikaru and Akaba Rei-oh's Fusion Club that he gradually realized that his teaching was one-sided and ignorant, and he gradually began to care about the students he had given up on.

He originally thought he was good enough, but he still "grew up" under the guidance of these lovely children.

but.

Sometimes, growing up isn't necessarily a good thing.

"Activate the effect of Ancient Machine Commander: Send 1 Ancient Machine Giant from your hand, Deck, or face-up card on the field to the Graveyard to activate this effect. Summon 1 Ancient Machine Monster."

I summoned the ancient mechanical statues.

Professor Chronos tossed the card, which landed on the ground.

"Then, release it and activate its effect. Special Summon 1 Ancient Gear Giant (except Ancient Gear Statue) or any monster whose name is written on it from your hand or Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions!"

"I liberate the ancient mechanical statue, Special Summon!"
An ancient mechanical dark giant!

Ding ding ding, bang bang bang.

Sharp gears rose from the ground, and a huge mechanical giant appeared on the field, which made people feel a little scared.

Ancient mechanical dark giant, level 8, earth attribute, mechanical race, attack power 3000.
"This effect can only be activated if Ancient Gear Dark Giant is Summoned or Special Summoned. Up to 2 Ancient Gear cards or Gear Street cards other than Ancient Gear Dark Giant can be added to your hand from your Deck. After that, discard 1 card from your hand. After this effect is activated, you cannot set cards until the End Phase."

"Huh? Self-restraint? That's a rare self-restraint effect."

"Indeed, does that mean the principal wants to decide the outcome in this round?"

The middle school students looked at Lin Guo, and Lin Guo, being stared at, could only shake her head blankly, indicating that she did not know.

"I'm adding Ancient Mech Battle and Ancient Mech March from my deck to my hand." Professor Chronos took out two cards from his deck, revealed them, and then sent the other one from his hand to the graveyard.

As Judai watched the professor's actions, he felt increasingly pressured.

The professor was unusually attentive today!
But... now, he has no way to change any of the processes.

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, Ancient March. When this card is activated, its effect resolves: add 1 Ancient Gear Card from your Deck to your hand, except for Ancient Gear March."

I added the ancient mechanical fortress to my hand.

"Activate the ancient mechanical fortress."

Boom boom boom——

Behind Professor Kurosno, a massive mechanical fortress rose from the ground, its countless gears clanging as if preparing for war.

"As long as Ancient Machine Fortress is on the field, the opponent cannot activate the effects of Spell, Trap, or Monster cards in response to the effects of Ancient Machine Cards."

Wow—that's an amazing effect!

Hubert leans back.

This human is incredibly powerful.

"Incredible! Your teacher has managed to do something like this through his hard work and dedication." Tiera rarely praised Professor Chronos.

Hikaru Amagi nodded, but to avoid affecting the junior students in the middle school, he didn't talk to her about it, only sighing inwardly.

Since becoming the principal, the professor's abilities have steadily increased.

"Furthermore, as long as this card is on the field, Ancient Gear Monsters that you Normal or Special Summon this turn cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects, and your opponent cannot target them with card effects."

Such a troublesome resistance.

"The effect of Ancient Gear March can be activated once per turn by Tributing 1 monster you control. Draw 1 card. During this turn, you do not need to Tribute Ancient Gear Giant or any Level 5 or higher monster whose name is on the card."

"I'm liberating the ancient mechanical commander on the liberation field. Draw a card."

The professor glanced at the card drawn, then commanded the army: "Activate the effect of Ancient Machine Commander in the Graveyard. Banish this card from the Graveyard to activate this effect. Place 1 Ancient Machine Continuous Trap Card from your hand face-up on your field!"

"Wow!"

"It can actually activate a trap directly?"

"It directly bypassed the self-restraint measures."

"Wow... As expected of the principal, he's amazing."

Without activating or overwriting, you simply place a trap card on your field and let it take effect – something many people have never seen before.

This alone is enough to excite these children.

Now they know that although this dimension is dangerous, it is actually controllable, because this dimension seems to be a dimension specifically for Yuuki-senpai to "test" and "experiment".

After learning these things, they were naturally no longer as afraid as before.

Meanwhile, they discovered that the headmaster of the academy they would be attending was such a powerful duelist, which naturally made them happy.

After all, although teaching doesn't necessarily depend on dueling strength, children who are duelists and whose goal is to become powerful duelists naturally prefer to have strong duelists as their principals.

"Oh no... this is bad." Judai's eyebrows twitched as he looked at the scene.

Because he knew what was going to happen next.

Professor Chronos picked up the trap card he had previously retrieved, flipped it over, and placed it in the Spell & Trap Zone: "I place the Ancient Machine Battle card from my hand onto the field."

As long as this card is on the field, Ancient Gear Giant in your Monster Zone and monsters with that card name are unaffected by your opponent's monster effects.

Wow!? Another resistance has been added!?

"It can't be selected as a target for effects, it can't be chained into effects, and it's unaffected by effects... Wow, that's powerful..."

"Battle—" Professor Chronos pointed at Jaden, "Attack the Valiant Neos with the ancient mechanical Dark Giant."

The Dark Giant raised his right fist and slammed it down on Jaden's Brave Neos.

Yujo Judai, LP: 4000 → 3800.
bang——

"Although 3000 attack power is already quite high, it's still much less than 4000, isn't it?"

"Yes, and because the Valiant Neos is destroyed, the Flash Neos' attack power will increase by 300 points, becoming 4300 points!"

"Even if the resistance increases significantly, it doesn't seem to matter?"

The group of younger students looked at each other, wondering what the principal was up to.

I still lack sufficient knowledge.

Amagi Hikaru didn't explain to them at this time, because explaining it would actually diminish the enjoyment of watching the game.

“Poor student…” After finishing his attack, Professor Chronos looked at Jaden Yuki, his mind a jumble of thoughts, and couldn’t help but continue, “I’ve always been very dissatisfied with you.”

He ranked last in the entrance exam, didn't study properly at school, and even led a few classmates, such as Marufuji Sho and Dilano Kenzan, as astray.

But now, it seems you are a student I can be proud of.

As Chronos spoke, it was as if he were looking back on his past experiences: "You are brave, you are skilled in battle, you are kind, you will take the initiative to fight when you encounter injustice, you are not afraid of any powerful enemy, or even yourself. These are qualities that ordinary children do not have. As a user of the Hero Deck, you have truly become a hero."

Wow--

A group of younger students stared wide-eyed at the principal's words, unable to believe their ears.

The principal actually has such a high opinion of Senior Yu Cheng!?
Saotome Rei also felt a sense of honor, but more than that, she was concerned about why Judai-sama had to take a break from school.

Chronos recalled that from the Seven Stars to the Fusion Army, then to the Dark World, and later to Darkness, Jaden was always at the forefront. Every time, Jaden disregarded his own safety and strived for justice and what was right.

But precisely because of this, he felt even more heartbroken.

"Hehehe, Professor, I didn't expect you to praise me..." Judai was unusually embarrassed.

For nearly two years, Professor Kronos had never praised him, but now that he was applying for a leave of absence, the professor praised him instead, which made him very embarrassed.

“But, poor students, that’s the last thing I want.” Professor Chronos became serious, straightened his face, and said to Judai, “A person’s life should be about doing what needs to be done at the right time.”

You're so young, you have a long life ahead of you, but now you're expected to dedicate your life to upholding justice, doing what's right, and making amends for your mistakes... That's too cruel for you.

While dueling is certainly an extension of the duelists' beliefs, in the very beginning, dueling was just a game. And since it's a game, the first priority must be—fun.

He even pointed to Amagi Hikaru watching the show from the side: "Even though Amagi is more professional than many teachers, even though his technical skills are even higher than some scientists, he still studies and absorbs knowledge seriously, and still lives a relaxed and happy life in the academy every day."

I don't want you, a struggling student, to face hardship before you've even had a chance to enjoy life.

At least... at least I can have another year of peaceful college life.

At this point, even the younger students who didn't understand the truth realized that Professor Chronos did indeed have feelings for Jaden and had indeed thought things through seriously. These words alone were not something someone who didn't understand could say.

Even Hubert couldn't help but nod beside Jaden at this moment, putting aside the fact that Chronos had thrown him directly into the graveyard, and admonishing Jaden.

Really unnecessary.

Judai can definitely wait until next year when he graduates.

Jaden hesitated for only half a second before smiling and saying, "I can wait, but the spirits suffering cannot wait."

Professor Chronos opened his mouth, sighed, and knew for certain that it was impossible to persuade Judai.

He even knew that his selfishness was unfair, but he really hoped that Judai could come later, much later.

He took a deep breath: "Then you have to at least beat me to prove you really have the ability!"

"Bring it on!" Judai retorted enthusiastically.

"The effect of Ancient Gear Battle! You can activate this effect if your opponent controls a monster. You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster with Ancient Gear Battle in its card name, by banishing monsters from your field or Graveyard, including Ancient Gear Giant, which you control, as Fusion Material. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect can attack 3 times during the same Battle Phase."

The Ancient Gear Dark Giant card on the field can be considered as Ancient Gear Giant. I'll banish the Ancient Gear Dark Giant on the field, the Ancient Gear Statue in the Graveyard, and the Ancient Gear Giant - Ultimate Strike (abandoned by Dark Giant) for Fusion!

"Fusion Summon!"

Boom boom boom——

Hikaru Amagi looked up at the familiar monster and instinctively curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

This card was the starting point of his connection with the professor—

"Ancient Mechanical Ultimate Titan!"

An ancient mechanical ultimate giant, level 10, earth attribute, machine race, attack power 4400.
"Attack power 4400!?"

"It's 100 points higher than the Flashy New Universe Wingman!"

"And it can attack three times!?"

4400 attack power deals 3 damage, and the battle rank seals magic and trap effects—that's enough to kill even 8000 LP, let alone 4000!?

"Ultimate Titan Attacks: Flashy New Wingman!"

"If a Fusion Monster you control that uses Elemental HERO Neos Fusion Material is destroyed by battle or card effect, or returned to the Extra Deck by its own effect, you can banish this card instead."

This effect doesn't need to be activated; it replaces destruction, so it can be enabled!

New Universe Wingman used his sword to block the Ultimate Titan's attack, but despite his best efforts, the blade was still knocked away.

Yujo Judai, LP: 3800 → 3700.
"Then, the second strike!" Seeing that one punch could not destroy the monster, Professor Chronos was not surprised at all and commanded the monster to continue its attack.

Yujo Judai, LP: 3700 → 3600.
Although he only lost 100 health points, the new Flashy Cosmic Wingman was gone.

Even the New Winged Warrior, clad in gleaming armor, couldn't withstand the mechanical fist and was ultimately destroyed.

"The final blow, Judai—"

"At this very moment, I hereby Special Summon Neos!"

In the shattered Neo-Winged Tomb, a transparent Neo-Winged Man leaps out and stands directly in front of Jaden.

Elemental Hero: Neo-Elf, Level 7, Light Attribute, Warrior Race, Defense 2000.
"You can activate this effect when your opponent declares an attack. Special Summon this card from your hand in Defense Position. This card Special Summoned by this effect cannot be destroyed by battle—because this is a monster effect, I can activate its effect when Ancient Machine Ultimate Giant attacks."

Professor Chronos pondered for a moment, then continued to direct: "But don't forget, the ancient Machine Ultimate Titans possessed the ability to penetrate!"

Jaden took a deep breath, his hands supporting the front of him, and at the same time, the Neos Spirits also took a defensive stance.

The massive, rusted iron arm, accompanied by thunder, swung down towards the silver-white hero, but no matter how powerful the giant or how ancient the being, it could not penetrate the resilience of the soul.

Yujo Judai, LP: 3600 → 1200.
"Phew—that was close."

Jaden wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his heart pounding.

It's been a long time since I dueled with the professor, and it's still just as thrilling. If I'm not careful, the professor will take me down in one go.

Professor Chronos sighed: "End round."

Since he couldn't cover the card, he had nothing else to do.

"I'm so excited, Professor. Now that I think about it, the first opponent I encountered at the Duel Academy was actually you..."

Professor Kronos seemed to recall that day as well.

That day, which was extremely humiliating for him, now seems to be the beginning of a wonderful time.

"In that case, I must truly put the professor's mind at ease—Professor, I have always been myself, I have never changed!" Jaden smiled as he drew a card from his deck, glanced at it, and then couldn't help but laugh. "Spell Card, Pot of Greed, draw two cards from the deck."

A pot that looked quite like Chronos appeared on the field, then shattered. Jaden drew two cards from it and then instinctively widened his eyes.

This is……

He looked up at the serious-looking professor not far away and couldn't help but laugh again.

"Professor, I activate the effect of the Neos Elf on the field, returning it to the Deck. I then Special Summon Elemental HERO Neos Elf from the Deck!"

“Then—Spell Card, Fusion.” Jaden opened the back row area and placed the Fusion card in his hand into it. “The condition for fusion is two Elemental HEROes with different attributes.”

I'm fusing Elemental HERO Nendoroid from my hand with Elemental HERO Neos from the field!

In the darkness, a red light slowly rose from the horizon, like the rising sun illuminating all directions.

"Fusion Summoning, Elemental Heroes: Rising Sun!"

A crimson hero is born amidst the light!
Elemental Hero Sunrise Warrior, Level 7, Light Attribute, Warrior Race, Attack Power 2500→2700.
"Sun...rise?" Professor Chronos paused for a moment when he saw the card.

“That’s right, it’s sunrise! Professor, this card… was designed by Hayato! The same Hayato Maeda you recommended to International Illusion Company!”

It's him--

He finally...

“Professor, Hayato has always been very grateful to you, because without your recommendation, Hayato would never have had the opportunity to gain Mr. Pegasus’s appreciation. And actually… I am also very grateful to you.”

Professor Chronos paused for a moment.

"It was you who tolerated my immaturity, and it was you who supported me and our Fusion Club through countless difficulties," Judai said firmly. "That's why I must never let you down!"

I should embark on my journey now.

"A poor student... Tenth generation..."

Professor Kronos seemed a little dazed.

"Sunrise Hero's effect can only be activated if this card is Special Summoned. Add 1 Miracle Fusion from your Deck to your hand."

"I add Miracle Fusion to my hand, then activate it to banish Elemental HERO Neos (Level 7) and Clayman (Level 4) from my Graveyard!"

"Professor, witness me, the end of my magnificent past, and the beginning of my new future..."

Fusion Summon!

Elemental Heroes: Grand Hero!

A hero who combines elements of the Flash (weapons), winged claws and wings, Bubble Man (armor), and so on, yet is not quite like that, appears on Jaden's stage.

Elemental Hero Grandmaster, Level 6, Light Attribute, Warrior Race, Attack Power: ?
"Magnificent Warrior's attack power increases by a total of 300 points based on the combined level of the monsters used as fusion materials. Neos Warrior and Nendoroid Warrior have a combined level of 11 stars, so that's 3300 points. Adding Sunrise Warrior's effect, that's 3700 points!"

"However, it's still not enough to match the attack power of the Ultimate Titan!"

"Professor—Heroes need a stage to fight!"

!!!

Professor Kronos was startled by these words.

"Field Spell Card, Skyscraper!"

Black skyscrapers rose up behind Jaden, followed by hundreds and thousands of skyscrapers that covered the entire dimension!

"The Skyscraper's effect is that the Elemental HERO monster's attack power is increased by 1000 points only when attacking a monster with a higher attack power than itself!"

"Magnificent Warrior's attack power is lower than that of Ultimate Titan, therefore, his attack power can be increased by 1000 points!"

"Professor, I'm using the Magnificent Slayer to attack the Ancient Machine Ultimate Titan!"

"...Charge! The ancient Machine Ultimate Titan!"

The peculiar hero spun several times in the air before finally crashing into the Ultimate Titan, causing an explosion similar to a comet hitting the Earth.

Professor Chronos, LP: 3000→2700.
"Wow, if that's the case, Sunrise Warrior can just attack directly and win, right!?"

"So cool, so incredibly cool, hero!"

"It's not that simple," someone else quickly added. "The Ultimate Titan is effective!"

"The effect of Ancient Gear Ultimate Giant: If this card is destroyed, you can target 1 Ancient Gear Giant in your Graveyard; Special Summon that monster regardless of its Summoning conditions."

"I hereby Special Summon: Ancient Mechanical Giant!"

"...Professor, the effect of Magnificent Knight! When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can Tribute this card to activate this effect. Special Summon 1 Elemental HERO Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions. Monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack monsters with a Level lower than their own."

what--

Professor Chronos swayed slightly.

next moment.

Two brand-new monsters gradually appeared in the skyscraper.

An ancient mechanical giant, level 8, earth attribute, mechanical race, attack power 3000.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman, Level 6, Wind Attribute, Warrior Race, Attack Power 2100→2500.
Among countless skyscrapers, even the colossal giant appears somewhat small. And in the darkness, on the tallest of all the skyscrapers, a half-winged hero stands gracefully atop the spire, arms crossed.

"This is..." Professor Chronos looked around at the scene, his voice choked with emotion.

"Exactly the same as that day, Professor..." Jaden said with a bright smile, pumping his fist at Chronos, "Exactly the same as the day we entered school!"

Back then, during the entrance exam, he defeated the ancient mechanical giant using a skyscraper and a flame-winged man.

and.

Time passes.

At this moment, Judai, burdened with responsibilities he hadn't realized before, became dashing, spirited, righteous, handsome, and charismatic.

At this moment, Professor Chronos became the principal, recognized his shortcomings, led a brand-new faculty, and cultivated even more outstanding students.

They had entirely new ideas, new goals, and new considerations.

Things have changed, but...

A duel is still a duel.

"...Professor, I'm going to go!" Judai shouted with a laugh.

He has changed, but he has not become someone else. He is still the same Jaden Yuki who enjoys dueling, and that is enough.

Chronos let out a long breath. A smile played on his lips as he nodded slightly, then chuckled and muttered, "Just as I expected, the idiot's three tricks."

"Battle has begun, Professor! The Flame Winged Men are attacking the ancient mechanical giants!"

"Due to the Skyscraper's effect, the Flame Winged Man's attack power has increased by 1000 points!"

The Flamewing Man leaped from the tallest building, charging towards the giant he had once defeated and was now facing again, amidst the darkness and the lights of the skyscrapers, disregarding his own safety.

The brave warrior draws his sword and heads towards the stronger!

Professor Chronos, LP: 2700→2200.
"When the Flame Winged Man destroys an opponent's monster in battle, it inflicts damage equal to the destroyed monster's original ATK points!"

Professor Chronos, LP: 2200→0.
Professor Chronos, unlike before, did not frantically dodge the shattering ancient mechanical giants. Instead, he stood calmly on the field, letting the flames and steel scatter, unyielding. Yet, amidst the flames, a hint of contentment could be seen in his smile.

Judai revealed a set of bright white teeth.

"You won!! What an interesting duel, Professor Chronos!"

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