Five or six days passed one after another, and Tenjo Hikari and the others returned to the real world with the company of Kaiba Company.
Kaiba himself seemed very satisfied with this exchange and generously said that he would increase investment in Duel Academy and also gave bonuses to all the accompanying personnel.
The students like Tenjo Hikari received the most, after all, they were responsible for dueling. Naturally, the bonus was the highest. Roughly calculating, even if Tenjo Hikari stayed back for seven or eight years at Duel Academy, won scholarships every year, it probably wouldn't be this amount.
Indeed, that's Kaiba for you, so generous.
Although Tenjo Hikari had never met the world's Kaiba, his fondness for Kaiba Seto skyrocketed.
With this money, he could sweep clean an old card store in Domino City.
But currently, there's no need for this.
After returning to the academy, Tenjo Hikari first went to find Judai and the others, inquiring about the current situation, and then saw Mitsuzawa Daichi foolishly drinking chili sauce.
"What's going on?"
Tenjo Hikari stood outside the Red Academy cafeteria and asked suspiciously.
"Eh..." Asuka was somewhat helpless, holding her head and shaking it, "It's all my brother's fault..."
"Ah?"
"Mitsuzawa experienced unrequited love... probably." Marufuji Shou, standing nearby, pondered over the right wording.
"So what exactly happened, Judai? Manjome?"
"Hahaha, Mitsuzawa had a duel with a seven-star duelist before, and after losing, he's been like this ever since."
Could it be the Amazoness Warrior?
Tenjo Hikari curiously asked them about the recent situation. After asking, he found that the real world's sequence isn't quite like what he remembered.
During this period, Judai and the others consecutively encountered three "seven-star" duelists, but although they're said to be three, there were actually quite a number of people involved.
First is the "Dark Scorpion Burglars." They infiltrated the academy, disguised themselves as academy teachers and staff, and then attempted to steal their keys. However, upon discovering that three keys weren't in the academy but had gone to another dimension, they were unable to complete the task and got discovered by "Famous Detective Manjome." Helpless, they had to abandon the keys and flee.
During the pursuit, Judai and the others encountered the true hidden "seven-star," the Rogue of Endymion. In a moment of carelessness, Manjome lost to the rogue, then Judai came forward and defeated the rogue.
"Endymion? Is it that Master Magician Deck?"
"Ah... yes, that Spell Card strategy is quite interesting!" Judai tilted his head in recollection, "If it weren't for Manjome dueling with that guy and uncovering their ace card, I probably wouldn't have won either."
It seems, the seven-stars all got stronger indeed?
Moreover, this time Manjome played the classic male second lead sacrificed plot!
"And then?"
"Asuka defeated a Darkness Duelist named Titan? Seems he was also a seven-star?"
"Titan, what deck does he use?"
"Fiend Deck, dice rolling." Judai mentioned with a smile.
?
Isn't that the original seven-star—
So weak.
"So is it the fifth seven-star showing up now?"
"Yes." Judai nodded.
Manjome sighed: "I didn't expect Mitsuzawa to become like this just after losing once."
"Even though he lost to a Darkness Duelist, he shouldn't be this downcast." He raised his hand and told Tenjo Hikari about what happened these days.
The incident took place two days ago.
Suddenly, some boys in school went missing.
Through Manjome's investigation—although Manjome lost to the Rogue of Endymion, he was first to notice the boys' disappearance and quickly conducted an investigation, started counting the number of students in each class.
"So impressive?" Tenjo Hikari looked at Manjome in surprise.
"Heh." Manjome snorted lightly.
"Manjome is really smart," Marufuji Shou added, mentioning, "When the Dark Scorpion Burglars stole the keys, Manjome deduced their identities just from traces and clues.
Unfortunately, if it weren't for being ambushed by the Rogue of Endymion, not feeling well physically, he might not have lost at all?"
"Losing is losing, don't talk nonsense about it." Manjome continued talking to Tenjo Hikari.
After his investigation and search, he found a gladiatorial arena suddenly appeared in the southern part of Academy Island, but he no longer had the seven-star key on him, so he hurriedly gathered other companions.
The arena guard was a muscular woman. Mitsuzawa lost unexpectedly after dueling with her, and then became this way.
Blushing, absent-minded. Drinking chili sauce, pouring tomato juice.
Besides.
This is the Red Academy cafeteria!
Mitsuzawa Daichi, from Yellow Academy, came here inexplicably!
"What does it have to do with your brother?"
He avoided asking when Tenjouin Fubuki recovered, focusing on the main point.
"That idiot..." Mentioning Fubuki, Asuka's forehead veins popped, "He said Mitsuzawa must be in love and encouraged Mitsuzawa to propose. For that purpose, he even tricked my key..."
When I couldn't find my brother, I worried about his safety. Once he returned and recovered, I just wanted to punch that unreliable brother.
"Didn't lose again, did he?"
"Eh..." Asuka sighed, "If only it were that simple. But the female duelist didn't pay any attention to Mitsuzawa, thought his behavior was too low and despicable. Because of that, Mitsuzawa became even more distracted."
"Eh, this foolish Gozawa Umi." Tenjo Hikari shook his head, "If he loses his hold on second place because of this, I'd be delighted. But this is way too embarrassing."
"Ah!" Yuki Judai also nodded his head, "That's why I decided today that I'm going to duel with that person!"
He showed a passionate expression: "What do you say, Hikari! You too—"
"Um, I have other plans."
"?"
"Hikari, do you have something important?" Asuka asked suspiciously, "Just returned from Kaiba Company, maybe you're feeling unwell? Should we ask the school nurse teacher...?"
"Ah, no, it's just that I have some personal matters these days." Tenjo Hikari waved his hand and pointed to his clothes, saying, "I'm leaving the Fusion Department."
"What!?"
"Ah?"
"Flutter flutter—"
Mitsuzawa Daichi, who was absent-minded at first, got startled and fell right off the long bench, no longer absent-minded, immediately sprang up, turned and ran to the door, shouted loudly: "Is the sky falling!? Is the world ending!?"
"Hahaha, Umi, I thought you couldn't even hear me."
"What's going on, Tenjo, have you lost your mind!?" Even Manjome, who was just posing with arms crossed, couldn't help but release his arms, looking at Tenjo Hikari in shock.
"Could it be, Tenjo-san got brainwashed in another dimension!?" Marufuji Shou folded his hands in prayer, "I must be dreaming, definitely dreaming!"
"Hahaha, you misunderstand." Tenjo Hikari shook his head, "Actually, I feel the current Fusion Department... isn't very fused. So I want to form a New Fusion Department, let's call it NEO Fusion Department?
I wanted to ask if you guys are interested, for example, Judai?"
"Oh oh oh! NEO Fusion Department? Sounds so cool!" Judai's eyes lit up. He loved the sound of NEO, "I don't have a club either. Since Hikari you want to set up a new club, I'm in!"
"Interesting, I'll join too." Manjome recovered and said with his arms crossed.
"Manjome, do you have Fusion Monsters?"
"You haven't forgotten VWXYZ, have you!? You guy!"
"So... should I too?" The remaining few saw that everyone joined and couldn't help but prepare to join in on the fun.
A club after all is more like extracurricular entertainment. Familiar with Tenjo Hikari, the club he establishes certainly won't be as crazy as the current Fusion Department. That's a good thing indeed!
Good!
Tenjo Hikari smiled.
He came for the purpose of "recruitment for the club"! A club shouldn't have only one person!
With Judai and the main group joining, why worry about the New Fusion Department not flourishing!? The old Fusion Army won't be immortalized?