Fusion is the noblest form of summoning!.

Chapter 792 Tension (4K)

The preliminary rounds proceeded much faster than Amagi Hikaru had imagined.

Although there are more contestants in the preliminary rounds, eliminating hundreds or thousands of people can be very slow, but precisely because there are more contestants in the preliminary rounds, duelists and spirits from all dimensions are present, so the "matching" speed is much faster.

Basically, as long as a player wants to participate in a competition, they can be matched with a suitable opponent in a very short time.

However, during this initial period, apart from some veteran duelists or those who were particularly eager to advance, most duelists would fight one match, take a break or rest, and then continue dueling.

Therefore, Hikaru Amagi actually had time to collect information on all the matches of his acquaintances.

First, there are those who didn't participate in the competition at all.

Since the preliminary selection stage has now begun, Kaiba Corporation has also announced the "specially invited duelists" from other dimensions.

Amagi Hikaru saw that the members of Synchro Dimension 5DS and Team Ragnarok had been directly placed into the ranks of invited duelists.

Not only them, but no one knows how Jaeger managed to find Kyosuke Kiryu and get him to agree to participate, thus becoming one of the invited duelists.

Kiryu is indeed strong enough. Moreover, considering that the Earthbound Gods in this world are not the same as those in the original work, and that Red Dragon may have "released" the Earthbound Gods after his duel with Yusei.

It's highly likely that the Dark Signer, Guiliu, still has that card in his hand—that invincible card—Hundred-Eyed Dragon!

Hikaru Amagi stroked his chin.

If Hyakume Ryu were still in Kiryu's hands, let alone being specially invited, Amagi Hikaru would think it was worth considering for him to directly participate in the final tournament and compete in the top 32.

After all, the effect of that Hundred-Eyed Dragon is that it can copy the effects of all DARK monsters in the Graveyard.

On the Xyz Dimension side, Hikaru Amagi also found that, in addition to the main characters that Hikaru Amagi was familiar with, such as Kaito Amagi, there were also some people with strange names, such as Mizael.

Judging from this, it seems the crisis in the Hyperdimension has passed.

Otherwise, there's no way these people could appear on the same list.

However, now that the fight was over, Shiromitsu was somewhat relieved.

After all, a thousand lords are still a rather dangerous existence.

And the pendulum dimension...

Specially invited duelists such as Reiji Akaba and Yuya Sakaki could have directly participated in the final elimination stage, but in order to improve and hone their dueling skills, they voluntarily participated in the preliminary rounds, so they will definitely advance in the end.

One special note was jointly issued by Kaiba Corporation and Lion Corporation: even if a special invitee from the Pendulum Dimension defeats an opponent, the opponent will not have their number of defeats recorded. On the contrary, if a contestant from another world defeats a special invitee from the Pendulum Dimension, the contestant will gain a victory and have that victory recorded.

After all, we can't let the invited players affect the win-loss relationship of the other players for nothing.

“I see, no wonder we were able to find Yuya Sakaki’s name.” Tiera confirmed from the side.

This competition includes all of the human world and elves. Anyone who wants to participate, even a vengeful spirit, can join to determine the ultimate strongest duelist.

Naturally, in order to adapt to the scale of this competition, Kaiba Corporation introduced various tools and inventions to help Pokémon use human tools.

Although Tiera does not manifest a physical body, she can still use the equipment of the Seahorse Corporation to view and collect information.

In addition to the data of these specially invited players, Hikaru Amagi also took a look at the duels of the other players.

For example, regarding the data of other dimensional friends like Yuya and Yuto, what Amagi Hikaru is particularly concerned about is that, through observation and summarization, he discovered that the four pairs of Yuzu and Yuya were exactly staggered and each was in a different hall—this also shows Tiera's sensitivity to data.

She discovered that the numbers for Serena's guild were the same as Yuugo's, and then she quickly collected Ruri's data and discovered this situation.

It's important to know that this is completely random, and there have been instances where there are exactly four pairs in four specific guild halls—although these four pairs are staggered, this phenomenon has already alerted Tiera.

"As expected, there were still problems with Akaba Reiji's research before."

Amagi Hikaru smacked his lips.

That makes perfect sense.

Perhaps in the eyes of Akama Reiji and "Zack", he, as someone who is not from the Pendulum Dimension, or someone who does not know the specific situation of "GOD", would not have any special reaction even if he saw the name "Tyrannosaurus Rex Zack".

But here's the thing.

Hikaru Amagi has read the original work!

This Tyrannosaurus Rex Zack is actually the final boss in the original story!?

Although Hikaru Amagi couldn't be sure what "Zack" was thinking, he knew that Zack would definitely affect the "Yuya"s.

Now, the fact that four couples are meeting at staggered times is definitely influenced by Zach.

Hikaru Amagi rubbed his temples.

Knew it……

Whenever a "grand competition" is held, all sorts of unexpected events always occur.

What Akama Reiji did was not an isolated case. After all, he glanced at the duel between the Fusion Army soldiers and guessed that Yuri also wanted to make a "result" in this competition.

Hikaru Amagi stopped looking at Yuya and the others and started checking on her own friends.

First is Ryo Marufuji. As a true duelist who believes "victory is everything," his desire for victory surpasses that of most people in the world. After leaving the Xyz Dimension and Synchro Dimension incidents, he has completely mastered Xyz Summoning. Moreover, he has no idea what matchmaking is. After finishing one match, he immediately starts the next one. After winning the second match, he immediately starts matchmaking.

In just one day, Caesar had secured three victories and was now preparing for the next round of duels.

Seeing Marufuji Ryo's performance, Hikaru Amagi felt that there was nothing wrong with his body, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, as long as there were no heart problems, Caesar's performance was always perfect.

Aside from him, Ed, John, Jim, and O'Brien weren't in such a hurry. After the regular matches, they were all quite relaxed. Only O'Brien started training after his duel. The others remained calm, and Ed even rested after his duel, doing something in his room.

Perhaps they're manufacturing a new "Phoenix Warrior" suit, who knows?

Asuka and her brother Tenjouin secured their first victory and, after a short rest, began another round of matchmaking. Fubuki, on the other hand, fared differently.

He didn't even seem to have fought the first duel before he turned on the live streaming function and led the audience on a tour of his "hall".

His club seemed to be one with relatively few human duelists; half of the participants were elves. He got excited and immediately started introducing and inquiring about the club to the audience from other dimensions.

Whether it was because everyone else was dueling while he was just strolling around, making him stand out, or because his looks were so undeniably appealing, in a very short time, Tenjouin Fubuki's livestream quickly rose to become one of the most popular livestreams. Eventually, because of his immense popularity, some viewers couldn't bear to watch any longer and urged him to duel, so he reluctantly participated in one.

"Hmm, using a Synchro Duelist? That's interesting, but—Normal Summon: Windbird x Robin~~"

In front of the camera, Tenjouin Fubuki grinned, revealing her gleaming white teeth, and then summoned a very cute-looking little bird.

Because of the monster's stunning appearance and adorable design, the live stream chat exploded with a massive barrage of comments during just one normal summon, with the screen almost completely filled from right to left.

Some praised the robin as cute, some cheered for Tenjōin's name, and some wanted to be his girlfriend or boyfriend...

There are just too many to list.

Hikaru Amagi turned off the comments.

Migratory birds carried by the wind...

Hikaru Amagi's lips twitched.

This is no ordinary card.

Tenjouin Fubuki chuckled and, while operating the device, began advertising: "Those interested can follow XX Magazine, which merges dimensions; I publish my photography there..."

Then, if this card is successfully Summoned, you can activate the Robin's effect. Add 1 Level 4 or lower Winged Beast monster from your Deck to your hand. After that, you can Summon 1 Winged Beast monster.

I add the Bald Eagle to my hand and then Summon it. Then I activate its effect to add a Level 7 or higher Winged Beast monster to my hand. After that, I can perform one more Normal Summon.

"Huh? A Normal Summon deck?" His opponent was initially confused by his various actions, but after seeing his deck, he became even more bewildered.

What is this called?
What era are we living in? Still using a Normal Summon deck? And judging by the looks of it, it's going to be a Triple Summon?
"Heh..." Tenjouin Fubuki chuckled softly, "I'll add the Windbird X Imperial Enterprise from my deck to my hand, and then Tribute the two monsters on the field to summon them!"

In this frigid snowfield dueling arena, the storm dispelled the chill from the entire arena, and the huge sun shone on the arena, bringing a touch of warmth to the otherwise cold environment.

An adorable penguin stands on the ground!
Wind-Walking Bird X Imperial Enterprise, Level 10, Wind Attribute, Bird-Beast Race, Attack Power 2700.
"This effect can only be activated if this card is successfully Tribute Summoned. Add 1 Windwalker Spell/Trap Card from your Deck to your hand. Then, instead of sending the two Tributed Windwalkers to the Graveyard, banish them directly..."

Tenjouin Fubuki performed a series of dazzling maneuvers, and her opponent ultimately only understood one sentence.

Anyway, the sacrifices from the liberation were recovered, he summoned a high-level monster, and then searched for a spell card...

"Then, at this very moment, I activate the effect of the Hungry Crocodile Dragon Ancient Fish Dragon, discarding 2 cards from my hand, and can then target 1 card on the field to activate this effect. That card is destroyed—what!? Why can't I activate it?"

"What a pity, since the Superior Summoned Imperial Enterprise is in the Monster Zone, the Attack Position monsters Special Summoned by the opponent cannot activate their effects."

"What!?"

If you had told me it would have this effect, I would have recruited the Guardian!

Tenjouin Fubuki won very easily.

It's really not easy—in the original work, Fubuki-senpai is a genuine legend.

and……

“A wandering bird on the wind,” Tiera commented from the side. “This deck is very much in line with this guy’s style. It seems that after getting rid of the curse of darkness, he has finally found something he likes.”

Hikaru Amagi nodded.

Afterwards, he searched for information about his other companions, and found that they were all doing well.

It seems that as long as they don't run into each other, they should have a hard time losing.

What worried Hikaru Amagi a little was Professor Chronos. He had encountered a duelist from the Xyz Dimension, who also specialized in finishing off opponents in the second round. The situation looked extremely dangerous. It was unclear whether Professor Chronos's bad luck had taken effect, but he almost lost in the first duel. Fortunately, the professor was experienced, otherwise Hikaru Amagi felt like he was about to faint.

This is the first duel in the knockout stage. If I lose, my mentality will explode. What if I can't recover?
"Hahaha--"

When the duel ended, Tiera couldn't help but burst into laughter. Hikaru looked at her and saw her fly to his side. She couldn't help but poke Hikaru's face and say, "Hikaru, you were more nervous today than when you were dueling by yourself."

Hikaru Amagi coughed twice.

More nervous than when I'm dueling myself?

That's for sure. Apart from the duel with Darkness, Hikaru Amagi has never felt more nervous than today.

I always feel like my palms are covered in cold sweat.

"Alright, stop looking." Tiera saw Amagi Hikaru preparing to slide down to watch the other duels, grabbed his right hand, and then poked his face with it.

"No matter how much you think about it, you can't directly take their place on the field. Instead of watching them fight and worrying about them, you might as well wait for them to arrive during the knockout stage."

Amagi Hikaru thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

He actually trusts his friends, partners, and teachers quite a bit, but seeing them participate in such a large-scale competition always makes him feel uneasy.

After all, he wasn't a participant in the duel, so he didn't know what they had or what kind of duel their opponents would engage in.

Although he knew very well that in this world, "true duelists" were virtually impossible to be targeted and would never lose due to a "deadly hand," watching the live stream still made him a little nervous.

If he were there in person, experiencing the atmosphere of the duel and the flow of its power, he probably wouldn't have acted this way.

Of course, there was another reason: Professor Chronos' performance in the first duel was indeed unsatisfactory, and coupled with the issues with Zack and the Fusion Army, all of this made him a little nervous, and he couldn't help but want to see how the others were doing.

"Don't waste your time."

Hikaru Amagi took two deep breaths and then turned off the live stream.

Tierra hummed softly, in a good mood.

"Let's go, it's time to get to work. Don't forget, the new coordinates we just got, and the restoration of the mark, are just around the corner."

“Okay—” Amagi Hikaru took a couple of breaths, feeling that he should trust them even more.

Since the organizers have given him so much free time, he should make good use of it to collect and acquire what belongs to him as "fusion".

　4K4K, I'm preparing to add more chapters. I must make up for the one I missed in the middle of the month by the end of the month!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)