Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

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Regardless of what cards Exodia uses to cover, at this point, Amagi Hikaru must continue his actions.

He looked at the hypnotized sheep in his hand, his mind replaying the events.

What he found slightly regrettable was that although the King of the Underworld gave him a number of cards from the "Forget Me Not" series that seemed "brand new" in this world, in reality, the cards that Amagi Hikaru considered relatively important were not included.

One of them is undoubtedly "Netherworld Dragon Fusion - Forget the Underworld King Spirit". This one doesn't really need much explanation. As a special type of monster with 11 stars, it's definitely not something that can be achieved in a short time. Moreover, the Lion Wizard himself, who shows signs of this, is more concerned with maintaining and reshaping the Forgotten World during the time that Forget the Underworld is born than with evolution.

Furthermore, even if it didn't do these things, but instead focused on evolving and striving to evolve into a more powerful form, it wouldn't be so easy, and it wouldn't be something that could be achieved in a short time.

And secondly...

This is the powerful "initial starting point" of the Forget-Me-Not series: the Forget-Me-Not Warrior's Dark Sword.

I don't know why these swords are all so good at disappearing, but at least in this world, the Dark Sword is still very famous. Manjoume has the Dark Sword and its fusion form.

Even if no one uses these monsters, because of Amagi Kota's fame, the "Fusion Squad Knights" on the "Fusion Squad" will not easily fade from the sight of ordinary people.

There's another point, and it's the most important one—because of the contract, the overlord of the Dark Demon Realm has locked himself in his own world. Even the spirits of the Dark Sword could potentially merge into the contract, making it very difficult for any spirit of the Dark Sword to fall into this world.

Therefore, even the simplest and most basic evolution—evolving from an old card of the same name into a new card of the same name—is not so easy.

If you had the Dark Sword, there are actually quite a few better options.

But since there isn't one, we can only resort to the "clumsy method" to devise a plan.

"You can activate this effect during your turn or your opponent's turn when your monster is destroyed by a card effect. Remember to Special Summon Sleepy Sheep from your hand."

"Special Summon, don't forget Hypnotic Sheep."

Based on its effect, this card can only be activated when it is Normal or Special Summoned. Use monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster of the "Forget Me Not" rank.

I fused the Sleepy Sheep and the Forgotten Attic Monster on the field.

When summoning through fusion, don't forget the Twin-Headed Dragon.

A two-headed thunder dragon clad in skeletal armor appeared on Amagi Hikaru's field.

"Huh? What kind of monster is that?" This time, the King of the Underworld was somewhat surprised.

Who is this?

They don't seem to have such a person here.
Of course.

Although the Two-Headed Thunder Dragon rarely has any outstanding performances, it is quite well-known in this world. Hikaru Amagi used it frequently before, and moreover, this card is even the trump card of Kaiba Corporation's "number two" Kaiba Mokuma. It is impossible for it to disappear from people's sight easily. Therefore, evolving the Forgotten Two-Headed Thunder Dragon in this world of the Forgotten is also a very difficult thing.

This was created by Amagi Hikaru using alchemy.

After all, he really did have several two-headed thunder dragons.

Do not forget the two-headed dragon, level 7, light attribute, thunder race, attack power 2800.
"The effect of 'Don't Forget the Two-Headed Dragon'. If this card is Fusion Summoned, activate this effect. Destroy 1 'Don't Forget' monster in your hand or face-up on the field, and add up to 2 'Don't Forget' monsters from your Deck to your hand. You can only have one card with the same name."

I destroyed the Forgotten Two-Headed Dragon itself, and then added Forgotten Heart Key Spirit and Forgotten Horned Demon Dragon from my deck to my hand.

The two-headed thunder dragon didn't stay on the field for long before it curled up and then suddenly burst into golden light. Before the two Pokémon watching the duel outside could react, they found that Amagi Hikari had taken them into her hands.

"After that, the effect of the Forgotten Two-Headed Dragon activates. This effect can only be activated if this Fusion Summoned card is destroyed by a card effect. Special Summon 1 Level 6 or lower Forgotten monster from your Graveyard."

I Special Summon Level 3 Sleepy Sheep.

"After searching through two, I've collected two more monster cards. Is this Mo Wang?"

Amon noticed that the Tiancheng Light Card had been changed, and he gained some understanding of the Mowang series.

"Mo Wang" was created by Amagi Hikaru in this world, but at that time, there was actually only one Mo Wang Heart Key Essence, and his understanding of the Mo Wang series was not profound.

It now appears that Mo Wang is a deck that continuously destroys resources, acquires more resources, and then uses those resources to repeatedly expand its deck.

The integration concept is very similar to that of Amagi.

No wonder it was Hikaru Amagi who brought this world to life.

but.

As far as it knows, the Heart of the Unforgotten has no ability to Special Summon itself from the hand.

In that case, how should Tiancheng summon the Forgotten Heart Key Spirit?

And soon, he found out.

"I activate this card."

Abruptly.

Amon saw that Hikaru Amagi had taken out a card with a completely different style from the ones he had used before—

"A perpetual magic card!" Hikaru Amagi's lips curled into a smile.

Let me show you the fun of "Greedy" decks!
"The Deception of the Sinful Treasure!"

what! ?

Almost everyone present thought the same thing in their hearts.

Suddenly, a card appeared that hadn't left a trace—

"This card can be activated by Tributing 1 monster from your hand or field. Add 1 card with 'Thistle' in its name from your Deck to your hand."

"Hey, what is thistle flower?"

The group of elves looked at each other in bewilderment.

Hikaru Amagi chuckled and snapped his fingers. Behind him, a crimson badge seemed to slowly emerge.

"I release the Forgotten Heart Key from my hand. I add Sacred Thistle from my deck to my hand."

Unexplained, abrupt, and unexpected.

"Alright, now everything is ready." Hikaru Amagi pointed to the Heavenly Witch on the field. "Activate the Heavenly Witch's effect. You can target 1 Level 2 or lower Forgetful Monster in your Graveyard. Destroy 1 Forgetful Monster you control, and Special Summon the targeted monster."

I choose the Forgotten Heart Key Spirit that was just freed from the graveyard, and then destroy the Forgotten Sleepy Sheep on my own field.

Special Summon, Don't Forget the Heart Key Spirit!

Tiny angels wearing ram's head and skull masks flew out of the graveyard.

As the "world's first Forget-Me-Not Monster," it was one of the first spirits to regain its senses, and therefore the spirit most willing to help Hikari Amagi.

"At this moment, the effect of 'Forget-Me-Not Hypnotic Sheep' activates. This effect can only be activated if this card is destroyed by battle or card effect. Send 1 'Forget-Me-Not' card other than 'Forget-Me-Not Hypnotic Sheep' from your Deck to the Graveyard."

I sent Mo Wang Fu to the cemetery.

Amagi Hikaru stuffed a card into the graveyard.

"Then, activate the effect of Forgetful Heart Key Essence. You can activate this effect during your Main Phase. Destroy 1 Forgetful Monster you control, and add 1 Forgetful Card other than Forgetful Heart Key Essence from your Deck to your hand."

I added the "Netherworld Fusion - Forget-Me-Not Fusion" to my hand.

The fusion has arrived!?

So—next, is it the final fusion?
"Then—Quick-Play Spell Card, Undead Fusion - Forget-Me-Not Fusion!" Amagi Hikaru activated the card he had retrieved with a snap.

"This can only be activated during either player's Main Phase. You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster by using monsters from your hand or field, including the Forgotten Monster, as Fusion Material. If a monster is destroyed by a card effect this turn, you can also return a Forgotten Monster from your Graveyard to your Deck as Fusion Material!"

I'm returning the Forget-Me-Not Two-Headed Dragon, Forget-Me-Not Attic Monster, and Forget-Me-Not Seahorse from my graveyard to my deck for Fusion!

"Guardians of the forgotten, commanders of the dead in the underworld, become kings of bones, and show your unforgettable kingly way!"

Fusion Summon!

Grade 9
King of the Underworld - Never forget the spirit of the King of the Underworld!

Nearby, King Ling of the Underworld heard his name called, and without the slightest fear, calmly approached Amagi.

It gazed into the distance at the place where the sky served as a duel arena, the earth as a monster zone, and the world was sealed in endless darkness—the source of resentment, oblivion, and hatred.

It took a deep breath.

It wasn't originally from this dimension; it was just a magician who came to this world by chance.

However, its character, its abilities, and its aspirations led it to stay without hesitation after witnessing the devastation of the world, protecting the spirits and preventing them from being completely consumed by Exodia's resentment.

Although it never regarded Exodia as an enemy, although it could understand and feel Exodia's resentment, and although there were various reasons... but if it left this world, what would happen to the poor elves here?
Therefore, even when it did not consider this great mage an enemy, it, the Lion Wizard, was actually always an enemy of Exodia.

This time, however, it stood directly opposite Exodia.

But perhaps, this is the best choice.

Only in this way can it confront Exodia head-on!
Netherworld King - Never Forget the Netherworld King Spirit, Level 9, Earth Attribute, Fantasy Demon Race, Attack Power 3000!

Fantasy Demons!?
Exodia was visibly surprised.

This was a race it had never seen before.

“I heard that Mr. Pegasus created a brand new race, the Fantasy Demons. I never imagined that Lord King of the Underworld was also a Fantasy Demon.”

Amon was somewhat surprised.

The King of the Underworld listened and also mentioned this matter.

In fact, although it had the potential to evolve before, it was unable to create its own "card" until a few months ago, when this feeling of stagnation finally disappeared.

Hikaru Amagi knew that was the moment when Pegasus's experiment succeeded.

"The effect of the King of the Dead can only be activated when this card is Fusion Summoned. Send 3 cards of the Forgotten One from your Deck or Extra Deck to the Graveyard. I sent the Seahorse Beast, the Forgotten Goblin, and the Forgotten Kakutas from my Deck that I just added to the Deck to the Graveyard."

"I activate the effect of Forgetful Fusion in my Graveyard, and banish this card during my Main Phase. Destroy 1 monster you control, and add 1 Forgetful Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand. I destroy Forgetful Witch on the field, and add the last Forgetful Fusion card from my Deck to my hand."

"Then, in the Graveyard, the effect of Forget-Me-Not Kakutas. This effect can be activated if this card is in your Graveyard and a face-up Forget-Me-Not monster in your hand or on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect. Special Summon this card."

A strange-looking sea creature appeared on Hikaru Amagi's field.

"You can activate this effect if this card is Normal or Special Summoned. During this turn, Level 9 or higher Forgetful monsters can attack directly."

"A direct attack with 3000 attack power?" Amon stroked his chin and nodded. "Considering the effects of the Exodia lineage, a direct attack is indeed a good choice."

"Activate the effect of the King of the Underworld - Forget the King of the Underworld. During your turn or your opponent's turn, you can target the same number of Forget the King monsters you control and the same number of cards your opponent controls; destroy those cards."

【madness.】

Two distorted characters twisted in the sky, seemingly a cold snort from Exodia.

"Heh, I won't destroy the Phantom Summoning God—I know that card can't be destroyed by card effects, right!"

No new words appeared, but the Dark Archmage suddenly stopped moving from the sealed gate to look—it was quite unexpected.

However, the other people present remained very calm.

That's perfectly normal.

Although Hikaru Amagi himself is quite modest and hasn't mentioned it much lately, many people believe that—once they've merged, there's no one Hikaru Amagi doesn't know!
While the phantom summoning god Exodia is indeed special, it doesn't mean that Hikaru Amagi doesn't recognize him.

"I choose the card I have on my side, Mokutas, and the card on the far left of your side, the cover card."

Hikaru Amagi pointed to the cards on the field and then said.

In reality, Amagi Hikaru's current "Don't Forget" card is in a rather awkward situation.

Although there are quite a few "Forget-Me-Not" monster cards, there are almost no support spell or trap cards. The only ones are Hikaru Amagi's own three "Minghai Fusion - Forget-Me-Not Fusion" and the Forget-Me-Not Twin-Headed Dragon he created.

Similarly, because the Lion Wizard himself had only recently evolved into the Netherworld King and didn't have any extra copies of himself, he couldn't use them to search for the Forgotten Netherworld when he fused with it.

However, the relatively important "Netherworld Palace - Never Forget the Netherworld" has not actually been created yet. It seems that this world has not been completely transformed yet, so even the Lion Wizard does not have this card.

In short, it's short of ingredients and lacks connection, so it definitely won't produce a very impressive performance.

However, it can still be used for things like clearing the back field and repeated recycling.

The card on the left slowly flipped open, revealing it to be a supplementary personnel card.

When Amon saw the card, he immediately understood.

This is probably a card that Exodia plans to use to recycle its own parts. I used to include this card in my Exodia decks.

"If this card is destroyed by a card effect, you can target 1 other Forget-Me-Not card in your Graveyard that is banished. Add that card to your hand. I return the Forget-Me-Not cards that were banished this turn to my hand via Fusion."

Amagi Hikaru picked up the Forget-Me-Not fusion item in its unaffected state, gave it a glimpse, and held it in his hand.

"The Phantom Summoner is an extremely powerful card. Not only can it not be destroyed by card effects, it can overwrite a powerful trap once per turn, and it can negate and destroy the effects of Spell & Trap once per turn. Furthermore, during the Battle Phase, it also has the ability to directly increase the Duelist's Attack Power by increasing their Life Points."

Hikaru Amagi looked at Exodia calmly: "In other words, although its attack power is 0 now, it will instantly become a powerful monster with an attack power of 4000 once it enters the battle phase!"

hiss--

So comprehensive?

Many elves hid even further away.

However, Amon did have a sudden realization.

Yes.

This is more like the power of Exodia!
But how can we resolve this situation?
He looked at the scene with some confusion.

“The answer is simple.” Amagi Hikaru showed the card he had retrieved. “Just use this.”

this?

"Magic Card, Sacred Thistle".

Hikaru Amagi activated the magic card he had previously searched, and many viewers only realized what it was after hearing the card's name.

Hikaru Amagi specifically searched for this card beforehand, so it certainly wasn't a waste of time!

"This card is a Fusion Spell Card exclusive to the [Thistle] series!!" Hikaru Amagi suddenly shouted loudly.

This left some people who knew about the Sky City Light People and Elves feeling somewhat... bewildered.

Hikaru Amagi looks a bit strange today.

"Sacred Thistle is a Saint's Fusion Spell Card. Reveal 1 Thistle Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck to your opponent, then send 1 of that monster's Level (for every 4 Levels) from your hand or field to the Graveyard. After that, Special Summon the revealed monster as a Fusion Summon!"

What I'm going to show you is this card—

The thirsty saints ravenously devoured the blazing sun!

what! ?

Upon hearing this, Amon was first taken aback, then turned pale with shock.

Void fusion!?
Uh—no, this should be called Magic Card Fusion!?

A Fusion Spell Card that simply uses Spell Cards to fuse elements—

"The level of the Thirsty Saint is 6, which means I need to send one Sinful Treasure card to the graveyard as its fusion material!"

I'm sending the Deception of the Sinful Treasure on the field to the Graveyard for a Fusion Summon!

Green flames burned beside Hikaru Amagi.

A skeletal knight emerges from the darkness.

Thirsty Saint Flame-Splitter, Level 6, Dark Attribute, Fantasy Demon Race, Attack Power 2700.
"If this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, you can target 1 card on the field; send that card to the Graveyard!"

The Phantom Summoned God is not destroyed by effects; it can still be sent to the graveyard by effects!

The thirsty saint spun his spear and flew towards the Illusionary Summoning God. With a powerful slash, he sent the Illusionary Summoning God off the field, and the endless rage was easily shoved back into the sealed gate.

"If there are 3 or more types of Forgotten Monsters in your Graveyard, Forgotten Horned Dragon can be Special Summoned."

Forget-Me-Not Horned Dragon, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Dragon Race, Attack Power 2850.
In this way, the attack power far exceeds 4000 points!
"Battle phase!"
Attack directly with the Underworld King!

The Lion Wizard took a deep breath.

It knew that Lord Hikari was giving it an opportunity, a chance to convey its thoughts to Exodia!

It is the closest being to Exodia in this world of the Forgotten, and the one who has felt Exodia's wrath for the longest time—if it is—

It brandished its enormous scepter and charged toward Exodia.

just.

At this very moment!
A card, slowly turned open!

Trap Cards —

[Discard a card from your hand to activate a Trap Card: Rainbow Life.]

"What!" King of the Underworld exclaimed in surprise.

Endless text, a vast string of characters burning with crimson flames, seemingly composed of rage itself, appeared before the King of the Underworld, blocking its path and preventing it from getting even a fraction closer to Exodia.

[Until the end of this turn, you recover that amount of Life Points as a substitute for damage taken due to battle or card effects.]

The magic of the skeletons struck the words, and in an instant, the already angry words became even larger. Dark clouds enveloped the entire world, and the endless resentment seemed to become tangible, making the already trembling and weak elves even more distressed.

"Why—" Amon asked, puzzled.

It rejects the clash of souls!?

Hikaru Amagi was also somewhat taken aback.

Duel is a ritual, a foundation of this world, a clash of souls.

but--

Exodia rejected the collision.

It's not just because it used this card, but more importantly, because of Exodia's performance.

Its anger, its resentment, its pain are not only because of the torment it suffers, but also because of... things it cannot forgive or tolerate.

Amagi Hikaru was stunned for a moment.

Could it be that--

Amagi Hikaru suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Could it be that... Exodia himself decided to do it this way?

Come to think of it, no matter how deep Exodia's resentment is, if it encountered its original owner, the old man Sugoroku Muto, whose soul was so close to itss, it would be impossible for it to still stubbornly stay here.

There are more reasons why Exodia is here.

It's not just the behavior of insects and moths; there must be other reasons.

And this is perhaps something he cannot do.

Hikaru Amagi frowned, realizing this as Exodia's health had already recovered to 7000 points.

Exodia, LP: 4000→7000.
Hikaru Amagi frowned, pondered for a moment, and then covered the next card.

"Cover a card and end the turn."

Continuing the attack is definitely out of the question; Amagi Hikaru isn't stupid.

bang——

bang——

The sealed gate roared once more, and the sky seemed to shatter.

The enormous arm pushed open the seal, and in the dim light, Amagi could already see the dark archmage's blood-red eyes.

It drew one card from the deck.

"Activate the effect of Thirsty Saint: During your or your opponent's Standby Phase, you can target 1 Thistle Card or Sinful Treasure Card in your Graveyard. Add that card to your hand. I recycle Sinful Treasure's Deception from the Graveyard."

One reason why Hikaru Amagi didn't activate the second effect of Deception before was that she didn't want to keep it on the field permanently, fearing that it would be destroyed in one go and her sustain would be cut off.

Then--

Enter the main stage.

"Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, and don't forget Fusion!"

When Amagi saw that it didn't immediately activate the card it had drawn, it directly opened the face-down card.

Fusion of the Undead - Never Forget Fusion!

Since Amagi Hikaru had already played a card in the previous round, the spirits didn't react in any particular way.

They all knew that Mo Wang Fusion could only be performed once per round. Since Tiancheng Guang had chosen to reclaim Mo Wang Fusion in the previous round, he would definitely continue to fuse it during the opponent's round.

They're just a little strange.

What should we integrate at this point?
Hikaru Amagi picked up the two cards in his hand, seemingly preparing for a standard "finding" process.

One image shows the Forget-Me-Not Horned Dragon that Amagi Hikaru just Special Summoned, and the other image is...

The Dark Magician!!
"This can only be activated during either player's Main Phase. You can Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster by using monsters in your hand or on the field, including a [Forget-Me-Not] monster, as Fusion Material. If a monster is destroyed by a card effect this turn, you can also return a [Forget-Me-Not] monster from your Graveyard to your Deck as Fusion Material—My Dark Magician and the [Forget-Me-Not] Horned Dragon on the field!"

The fusion condition is: Dark Magician and Red-Eyes Black Dragon or a Dragon-type Effect Monster—

Eh! ?

Amon's eyes widened.

"A black magician and a red-eyed black dragon?!" The King of the Underworld was also shocked.

How can there be such a master?!
Even Exodia's reaction was very intense—or rather, excessively intense!

"Bang bang bang!!"

The gate that sealed it rattled wildly, its earth-shattering roar seemingly piercing the entire world, causing countless elves to instinctively cover their ears.

Even Tiera, standing next to Hikaru Amagi, couldn't help but frown, muttering to herself what was wrong with this magician, why was he suddenly so irritable.

"Descend—"

Amagi Hikaru didn't care about that.

"The legendary fusion, the ultimate magician!"

"Level 8, Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight!" A pair of black dragon wings spread out, and the magician, covered in jet-black dragon armor, slowly descended onto Amagi Hikaru's field. He had a cold and aloof appearance, looking like a myth.

Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight, Level 8, Dark Attribute, Mage Race, Attack Power 3000.
Hikaru Amagi couldn't help but feel a little excited.

finally--

finally!!
I've finally gathered all the "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix"!

However, the summoning in the spirit world was not formal enough. I need to perform a proper summoning in the future to satisfy him.

"The legendary fusion... those two legendary monsters can actually fuse..." Amon was somewhat astonished.

This is truly... a scene I never expected before.

Meanwhile, for some unknown reason, Exodia was furious, more furious than ever before!
This left Amagi Hikaru feeling somewhat bewildered.

What does that mean?
Exodia's roar lasted for a while, then it silently raised the card it had drawn.

Normally, the Millennium Cross is a magic card.

"Activate the effect of Red-Eyes Dragon Knight!"

"Once per turn, when a card's effect is activated, you can discard one card from your hand to activate this effect. Negate that activation and destroy it, and this card gains 1000 ATK!"
I discarded it; don't forget to merge the last one!

Before Anka Cross could remain in the air for even half a second, the black-clad magician swung his greatsword and cleaved the magic card in two.

Red-Eyes Dragon Knight, ATK: 3000 → 4000.
"Hoh—"

"Open the overwrite card!"

It opened its mouth! ! ?

Hikaru Amagi paused for a moment.

"The scales of judgment!"

Amagi Hikaru's eyebrows twitched wildly.

This is……

The power of God!

A giant scale appeared on the field, and the cards on Amagi's field were directly divided into one side of the scale, while the other side was empty.

"This effect can only be activated if the number of cards your opponent controls is greater than the total number of cards in your hand and on the field. Draw the difference from your deck."

Of course, Hikaru Amagi wouldn't be foolish enough to blow up the Underworld King and this card, so he watched indifferently as the two cards flew out of Exodia's deck, flashing with golden light.

This is... what it looks like when they're "getting serious".

Even the sky of this world seemed to be affected, and it began to boil.

"The Pot of Greed".

Classic move.

Hikaru Amagi had no objections.

Swish, two more.

"Activate...Millennium Cross!!!"

Exodia flipped over a card in his left hand, and then the other four cards in the deck were revealed one by one.

The first Exodia part, no, it should be the second one?
Hikaru Amagi remembers that the card Exodia had discarded before was also one of the parts.

Phantom Summoning God!
Reunion!!
But that's not all—

Because, immediately afterward, Exodia opened another card.

Magic Card: Lightning Strike!!!

"I'll crush everything on the field!!!"

The left hand, freed from the seal, clenched into a fist and swung towards Amagi Hikaru's field. Amagi Hikaru remained expressionless as several monsters dodged left and right, but they couldn't evade the attack and were shattered by Exodia's strike. Even the King of the Underworld had to leave the battlefield, looking at the scene in bewilderment.

It's completely different from what it imagined...

It believed that Lord Hikari was eliminating the resentment of the dead through a duel.

But it seems like it's gotten even darker?

Exodia's attack on the Super Magic Knight was arguably the most severe; it practically attacked the Dark Magician with a murderous intent, but—

The Red-Eyed Dragon Knight darted and weaved through the air, avoiding being caught or attacked, and skillfully dodged with spells, utterly unharmed.

"Red-Eyes Dragon Knight cannot be destroyed by card effects, and neither player can target this card with card effects."

“…” Exodia fell into a distinct silence.

"In the Graveyard, remember the effect of Kakutas. If this card is in the Graveyard, and a face-up Kakutas monster in your hand or on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can Special Summon this card."

That's incredible, Kakutas.

How awesome would it be if the Evil Hero's Fallen Claw could be used once every turn?

However, since it's highly likely that it's an original card that I can't remember, it's reasonable that its effect isn't as good as Mo Wang's.

"Special Summon to the field in Defense Position".

"……Battle Phase!!! My clone, Attack Power, Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight!"

"At this moment, its effect activates. Attack power increases by the user's base score!"

Exodia, the Phantom Summoner, ATK: 0 → 7000!
boom! ! ! !

Immense pressure and terrifying rage, seemingly capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, poured down upon the black magician—

Despite his best efforts, the dark magician was still powerless and could not resist, ultimately vanishing with a bang.

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000→1000.
Hikaru Amagi gasped.

Even someone as experienced as him as he was, felt pain when hit head-on by Exodia.

This is just one component!
"Activate the effect of Wrathful Inferno in the Graveyard! Banish this card from the Graveyard if it was not sent to the Graveyard this turn, and add 1 sealed monster from your Deck or Graveyard to your hand."

I added my sealed left hand to the card.

Left and right hands!
The graves contain skulls.

"That card can directly retrieve parts?!" Amon exclaimed in surprise.

Including the "skull" found in the cemetery, that makes three parts.

As expected, Exodia will activate its effect again, overwriting a second copy of Infernal Fury.

"End of round."

The Phantom Summoner gathered his hands in the middle, and a card was once again condensed and placed on the field.

The expressions of the Underworld King and Amon immediately changed.

The second card is "The Blazing Inferno"...

Amagi Hikaru observed the scene for a while, then looked at the vanished black magician, and suddenly realized something.

"I see, so that's what's going on."

?

Amon and the King of the Underworld were somewhat puzzled by Amagi Hikaru's reaction.

"I just realized that too." Hikaru Amagi stroked his chin, thinking. "Normally, if it's a simple duel, if someone sees a monster with 2700 attack power on my field, they should at least try attacking with a monster with 7000 attack power to see if they can win directly, right? After all, I might not have any cards in my hand that can block damage."

However, you ignored the other monsters and focused all your attention on the Dark Magician… Now it seems we were wrong all along.”

Previously, Hikaru Amagi had always believed that Exodia's greatest resentment stemmed from the pain and anger of being the world's first forgotten card set.

But now take a look.

actually not.

Its true, greatest anger, even its dissatisfaction with itself, is actually...

It did not accompany its master, nor did it help its owner win when the master was in trouble.

They didn't help the nameless king complete the trial, nor did they remove obstacles for the strongest gaming genius!

"This seems to be a resentment I can never get rid of," Hikaru Amagi couldn't help but shake his head.

On the other side, Amon, who had just realized the truth, also understood.

Yes--

This is a resentment that can never be eliminated!

Even if you kill the insects and moths, you can never make up for Exodia's regret!

Ugh--

pity.

It seems there's no way to get Exodia to agree with Amagi.

In its heart, there will always be only one true owner.

“But it doesn’t matter.” Amagi Hikaru smiled, a smile that left Amon somewhat bewildered, yet felt familiar to countless elves.

Tiera gently placed her hands together, smiling as she looked at Hikaru Amagi's profile—a smile she had seen countless times before.

That's the expression you only have when you're looking for like-minded partners.

"Time does not go back and forth, and life and death are in a cycle, but no matter what, when the clock hands rotate once, when the spiral staircase is climbed once, perhaps from the perspective above, it is just standing still, but everyone has already embarked on a new path."

I am Hikaru Amagi, the Hikaru Amagi who pursues the ultimate fusion. My fusion is about inclusiveness and the future, but the most important point is cyclical repetition.

Crushed, recreated, purified, and sublimated!

"If we cannot make up for the regrets of the past, then let us create a brand new and better future! Exodia, I will show you my cycle, my fusion!"

Amon got a little agitated after hearing this.

He had witnessed it many times, seen the fusion of Amagi Hikaru and his efforts, but even so, the passion in this duel ignited his fighting spirit.

The elves, who had already awakened their self-awareness by listening to Amagi Hikaru's "legend" and regarded Amagi Hikaru as "Master," were even more excited at this moment. Many elves were no longer afraid of the giant hand in the seal, but ran behind Amagi Hikaru to help it.

【snort……】

Exodia clearly didn't quite believe Amagi Hikaru's words.

True power only requires one card!

This is also its duel.

The Millennium Cross, the Pot of Greed, Lightning Strike, Oneself.

Simple and efficient!

And—incredibly powerful!
Amagi Hikaru's hand is missing due to Fusion, and all of his Forgotten Fusion cards have been used. Faced with its ability to negate Spell/Trap cards once, destroy the entire field once, and its ATK of over 7000, and its inability to be destroyed by card effects, what can it do?
"Then let me show you my fusion cycle after I'm completely unified—"

"My turn, draw a card!"

Hikaru Amagi drew a card and glanced at it.

"Pay 800 Life Points, target the King of the Dead in the Graveyard, Equip a Spell Card, and then Fusion!"

Amagi Hikaru, LP: 1000→200.
King of the Underworld——

It turned out to be the case.

The King of the Underworld has the ability to destroy his own Forget-Me-Not cards while simultaneously destroying the opponent's cards.

If the fusion is successful again, the King of the Dead can be used to destroy the trap card.

So, this is a coverage card that we have to deal with.

but……

What effect should I use?
Should we use the clone effect, or a trap?

Because it is an Equip Spell Card, it can be destroyed with a Trap Card, rendering its effect meaningless.

But this would destroy Kakutas, who was standing nearby.

However, if the clone effect is activated, and if this human uses a fusion deck, then there is no way to stop it.

and so……

It's more reasonable to prioritize destruction over using ineffective methods!

"Let me show you the fury of a god!"

"Trap Card: Wrathful Blaze Demon God's Flame Cannon!!"

The Phantom Summoning God aimed at Amagi Hikaru's field, and a burst of flames erupted, shattering everything on Amagi Hikaru's field!
As Amagi Hikaru watched his scene vanish, having lost 800 health points out of thin air, he showed no concern whatsoever. Instead, he smiled and said, "Ha, just as I suspected, the Dark Archmage!"

"..."

"Activate Kakutas's effect. If this card is destroyed by a card effect, you can target 1 other card in your Graveyard that is banished; add that card to your hand."

Hikaru Amagi opens his graveyard to reveal the cards inside: "I'm going to fuse the card 'Forget-Me-Not' from my graveyard into my hand."

Perhaps it would be possible to retrieve the Seahorse Beast at this time, but Hikaru Amagi has other ideas than retrieving the Seahorse Beast.

Just as Exodia revealed the source of his anger and regret through cards, Hikaru Amagi will also demonstrate his will through genuine "fusion".

"Activate, Spell Card: Forget Fusion!"

Hikaru Amagi immediately activated the magic card she had just retrieved.

"You should already know the effect of this card!"

"Hmph—I'll nullify it with my effect!"

Exodia realized he had been tricked.

Because... it cannot determine what the result of this card's "fusion" will be!
Putting aside other things, if Amagi Hikaru's Extra Deck had another Thirsty Saint, he could fuse it with the Undead King and the Forgotten Attic Monster to create Thirsty Saint. At that time, Thirsty Saint would instantly send its clone to the graveyard.

However, even without the thirsty saints, the fusion scope of "Never Forget Fusion" only requires not forgetting monsters and ignores everything else, so it is unknown what will be fused.

If it were a card like "Shadow Inafel", who knows what terrible situations might arise.

"I've stopped Mo Wang's fusion, but... my fusion isn't over yet." Amagi Hikaru smiled. "I'm activating the effects of the cards in my graveyard!"

Um! ?

besides! ?
"The effect of Sacred Thistle! If this card is in your Graveyard, you can target 1 Thistle monster you control or in your Graveyard; return that monster to your Deck, and add this card to your hand."

"What!" Exodia exclaimed in a low voice.

"Ah?" The elves exclaimed in surprise.

"...Is this really a fusion of the void?" Amon was completely speechless.

The Deception of Sinful Treasures can retrieve Sacred Thistles, Sacred Thistles can be sent to the Graveyard to deceive and fuse with Thirsty Saints, and Thirsty Saints can reclaim the Deception of Sinful Treasures in the Graveyard...

One in front and one behind, it's truly making the most of everything.

"Activate the Spell Card, Sacred Thistle—send the Deception of the Sinful Treasure to the Graveyard, Fusion Summon! Thirsty Saint Fiery Sun Glutton!"

The valiant phantom, wielding a long spear, reappeared on Amagi Hikaru's field.

"In this way, the Thirsty Saints can send the Illusionary Summoning God to the graveyard once again!"

…………

The sound stopped behind the gate.

"Wow!!"

"awesome!"

"Exactly the same as last time!!"

The elves were amazed.

Is this the legendary fusion cycle of Lord Hikari? It's even more powerful than the legends say!

It was as if time had turned back to just ten minutes ago!
"...Interesting kid, but if it's just a monster, that's nothing..."

"Then look forward to it—look at this card in my hand!" Hikaru Amagi's lips curled up. "The magic card I drew this turn is Thunder Dragon Fusion!"

Thunder Dragon Fusion?

Shouldn't this be Thunder Dragon's exclusive Fusion Spell Card?

Amon still has a pretty good impression of this card. Amagi especially loves "Gem Knight Prism Crystal". Amagi Hikaru often uses various Fusion Spell Cards to summon Prism Crystals in different ways in various Duels at different levels. Among them, Thunder Dragon Fusion is the most common type of Fusion.

ThunderClan...

and many more!

"Could it be——"

"That's exactly it!" Hikaru Amagi clenched his fist. "Thunder Dragon Fusion is a Fusion Spell Card exclusive to Thunder-Type monsters! Unlike Forgotten Fusion, which requires at least one monster with 'Forgotten' in its name as fusion material, you can fuse any monster to summon any Fusion Monster!"

Thunder Dragon Fusion, on the other hand, uses any fusion materials to perform a one-way fusion, summoning a specific Thunder-type Fusion Monster!

it turns out--

"Activate its effect: Return monsters on your field, in your graveyard, or banished to your Deck as Fusion Material, and Fusion Summon 1 Thunder Fusion Monster!"
I returned the Undead King - Forget-Me-Not King of the Underworld from my graveyard, and the Forget-Me-Not Sleepy Sheep from my graveyard to my deck for Fusion Summoning!

"Level 7, don't forget the Two-Headed Dragon!"

"Oh my God……"

Some perceptive elves have already realized what is about to happen.

"At this moment, don't forget the effect of the Twin-Headed Dragon!"
Destroy the Forgotten Two-Headed Dragon itself, and add two Forgotten monsters from your deck to your hand. I added Forgotten Hypnotic Sheep and Forgotten Heavenly Witch to my hand.

In the Graveyard, due to the effect of Forget-Me-Not Kakutas, if I control a Forget-Me-Not card that is destroyed by battle or card effect, I Special Summon it; due to the effect of Forget-Me-Not Two-Headed Dragon, if this card is destroyed, I can activate this effect. Special Summon 1 Level 6 or lower Forget-Me-Not from my Graveyard. I Special Summon Forget-Me-Not Seahorse.

Amon's eyebrows twitched wildly.

This……

"Normal Summon: Forgotten Witch of the Sky, activate its effect, add another Attic Monster from your Deck to your hand, then Special Summon Hypnotic Sheep from your hand. Hypnotic Sheep's effect Fusion Summon itself, Forgotten Witch of the Sky, and Attic Monster."

"Come again!!"

"The king of the underworld, the guardian spirit of this world!"

"Level 9, King of the Underworld - Mo Wang, King of the Underworld!"

The King of the Underworld has returned once again!
This time, however, it appeared even more imposing!

Having understood the true source of Exodia's rage, it rekindled its desire to engage in a soul-to-soul clash with Exodia, to diminish its resentment, to make the world brighter, and to end the suffering in this world of the Forsaken!
This is its wish!
As a result, it seemed to gather more power, and in response to its struggle, the spirits it protected selflessly transferred all their power to it.

Many grains of sand can form a tower, and many drops of water can form a river.

The dead will truly become... [Royal Spirit]!
Netherworld King - Never Forget the Netherworld King Spirit, Level 9, Earth Attribute, Fantasy Demon Race, Attack Power 3000!

Attack power 3000, attack power 2700, attack power 1350, attack power 1700... The total attack power has reached 8750 points!
And more importantly...

Hikaru Amagi proved that he was capable of replicating the first round!
It's even enough to make many people doubt whether they're still asleep, whether they've missed something, or whether they're still in the previous round—

The gate gradually calmed down.

After a long while, another string of words floating in the air appeared in front of Amagi Hikaru.

Humanity, can you truly remain true to yourself, stay true to your heart, and embrace harmony?

This time, perhaps you can overcome the difficulties, or perhaps you will repeat the cycle, but there is no external pressure yet to change you.

If one day I discover that you have failed to complete the ritual, then I will return once more!

Although it is only the resentment of the Dark Archmage, and not the real Dark Archmage, if one were to be targeted by it, it would be an evil thing that could cause countless people to live in constant fear.

If it were an ordinary person, faced with such a threat and oppression, they might show fear, they might worry, they might...

But Amagi Hikaru just smiled.

From joining the "Fusion Department" simply to survive when he first came into this world, to now leading a "Fusion Department" that truly belongs to him, Hikaru Amagi has changed a lot, and perhaps he will continue to change in the future.

But some things will never change.

That is, he will always be himself.

Conversely, as his travels expand and he meets more people, his integration will become increasingly solid, and even if he wanted to abandon it, it would probably not be an easy thing for him to do.

And now! It's time to make his "fusion" even stronger!
"fighting!!"

"King of the Underworld! Make it fall silent completely, so that it will never again affect your protection of this world!"

"My fusion partners, attack the opponent directly!!"

"Never forget, Bone Party!!"

Amidst a cacophony of cheers and shouts, a horde of unforgettable monsters, led by the King of the Underworld, charged toward the gate. With each attack, a wisp of darkness dissipated from the world; with each collision, more ordinary elves regained their senses; with each blow, the gate slammed shut tighter, and the world grew ever more magnificent.

Amidst countless attacks from the spirits, this world finally became completely clear.

With the crown falling, the King of the Underworld officially became the leader of this newly born [dimensional]!

The seal of resentment was completely closed, and only one card fell from it. It was carefully caught by the King of the Underworld and sent to Amagi Hikaru.

Exactly—

Exodia, the Phantom Summoner!

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(End of this chapter)