"This robot looks pretty good, doesn't it? These lines, these gears, these chains, awesome."
"Oh oh oh, Cyber Dragon? Nice design, nice design. When I'm revived, I want to make one like that too."
"Hey, human, you could've used Polymerization to summon Labyrinth Tank just now, right? Why summon some Wingman instead? It looks too lively."
Serena held a card in her hand, blinking continuously, staring blankly at the green-haired Spirit floating beside her master, not knowing what to do.
Among the watching students, Judai and Manjome also stared blankly next to Tenjo Hikari, a bit dumbfounded.
"What's wrong, Serena? It's your turn." Mitsuzawa Daichi, acting as the referee, asked in confusion.
"Uh... I Special Summon Cyber Dragon?" Hearing Senior Mitsuzawa's voice, Serena came to her senses, pulled out Cyber Dragon from her hand, placed it on the table, then sent Tenjo Hikari and her own Machine-Type monsters to the Graveyard, and from the public extra zone, summoned Chimeratech Fortress Dragon from Tenjo Hikari's collection.
"Oh oh oh! This design is nice." The female Spirit beside Tenjo Hikari nodded repeatedly, "I should have designed Shaddolls like this back then."
"Well done." Mitsuzawa Daichi continued explaining as if nothing was amiss, "Chimeratech Fortress Dragon not only clears the field but also gains 2000 ATK, though it can't defeat Flame Wingman, at least it took care of the Mechanical Giant."
"I see, is it because of fear of Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, so Wingman was fused?" Tierra suddenly realized, "Oh oh oh, got it, but the big robot still looks cooler..."
Tenjo Hikari twitched the corner of his mouth, ignoring her, revealed a Trap Card on the table.
"What an energetic Spirit!" Judai surprisingly marveled at it. But since he had seen Wingman, he wasn't too shocked.
"There... are Spirits with this kind of personality too?" Manjome also sweated a bit; his Armed Dragon and Light and Darkness Dragon were all silent and only appeared when needed. None were as talkative as this Spirit.
After the usual duel ended, Tenjo Hikari got a cup of water and said to Tierra beside him, "Can you make it so only I can see you? Or can you leave Little Winda's body soon?"
"Leave?" Tierra tilted her head, "What are you talking about, this is my body?"
?
"Do you think an ordinary Spirit could enhance your powers, let you see Spirits?" Tierra explained to Tenjo Hikari, "Since you finished making the Midrash card, and Midrash started figuring out ways to teleport to the Human World through the power of the card, that was me in action!
Otherwise, how could an ordinary Spirit come to your world so quickly?"
"And don't worry, the consciousness within this body was sent back to the Spirit World long ago. I don't like that chaotic world." As she spoke, she seemed to think of something, her eyes brightened, and she raised a finger, saying, "Hey, you should thank me, if not for me, you would've had to duel with Midrash's Spirit, and win her approval to use this card, right?"
Tenjo Hikari listened, a bit speechless.
Gods really can do whatever they want, even if it isn't their creation, but a Card Spirit born from the existence of creation, can also be controlled at will.
He wasn't annoyed by Tierra but Judai, Serena, and Manjome's gaze had been a bit off toward him today, which made him slightly embarrassed.
Instead of being annoyed, he was quite pleased—because Tierra seemed to forcibly enhance his Spirit Adaptability, though currently at LV 5, he could already see Spirits, and according to Tierra, the higher his personal Star Level, the greater the boost from her, potentially giving him up to an Eleven-star boost, second only to the legendary Duel King.
Tenjo Hikari washed his face and returned to the activity room, seeing the just-arrived Marufuji Ryo.
Today, he was still wearing that blue school uniform, with the Seven-Star Key hanging around his neck, drifting like an accessory.
"Caesar, weren't you going to the Other Dimension with Fubuki today?" Tenjo Hikari asked.
"Oh oh, this is the Cyber Dragon user, huh? Nice taste!" Tierra shouted along.
Tenjo Hikari was used to the voice of this machine enthusiast, didn't mind, Marufuji Ryo, upon hearing this voice, noticeably paused for a moment, then smiled, "That's right, before the holiday, I arranged with Fubuki, this holiday I'm planning to visit Domino City. It's relatively safe there, just right for Fubuki to rehabilitate."
"Ah, that's nice. I want to visit Domino City too..." Judai placed his hands behind his back, complaining, "Why can only use the Dimension Gate once during the holiday, I also want to visit Domino City or Magician's Village to play."
"That's to prevent students from overusing teleportation, causing unnecessary harm." Caesar shook his head with a smile, "Judai, has your application been approved?"
"It's approved, just today!" Judai smiled and punched the air, "I asked Manjome to come along."
"Don't make me sound like an extra," Manjome snorted, "if I hadn't written it for you, you'd still be waiting, right?"
During the holiday, each academy could perform Dimensional Teleportation once, of course, only outstanding students of the academy could apply, or simply like Marufuji Ryo, who didn't need to apply but was directly appointed. This was also why Judai said he and Tenjo Hikari couldn't go to the same Other Dimension before.
After all, there was only one chance, he didn't want to miss the chance to find friends, nor did he want Tenjo Hikari to waste a hard-earned opportunity.
"Then, who is Master going with?" Serena's eyes lit up, "Could it be—"
"Serena, have you seen your body check report?" Tenjo Hikari said from the side, "Besides, you're not a student in the high school division of the academy. This time I'm going with Mitsuzawa, his application is also approved, and he happens to not know where to go."
"Eh... Senior Mitsuzawa?" Serena frowned tightly, emotionally downcast, seeming a bit unable to accept reality.
"I always feel like you're being rude?" Mitsuzawa Daichi sweated on his forehead, "No matter what, I'm still second in the Yellow Academy, you know..."
"Hahaha, Shidai, it's alright. You're great too." Tenjo Hikari patted Mitsuzawa on the back and laughed twice, "Not being able to hear a spirit's voice is no big deal!"
"Yeah, yeah, Mitsuzawa, keep it up!" "Hmph, I'll pray for your safety, Mitsuzawa."
The words from Judai and Manjome hit Mitsuzawa Daichi right in the heart.
Isn't it just low Spirit Adaptability? Who did I offend!
I also went to the Other Dimension!
Joking and chatting, the day's activities ended, and Marufuji Ryo packed his belongings, organized his deck, and arrived at the teleportation area of the Blue Academy.
In the Three-color Academy, Obelisk is the wealthiest and most luxurious, and their Teleportation Gate has always been the latest model, receiving assistance from the Kaiba Company every year.
Even though Tenjouin Fubuki had been missing for a year, and still didn't know what he did during that lost year, he was once a genius on par with Marufuji Ryo in the academy, so he was quite familiar with the Teleportation Gate.
He waved with a smile to his fans and then followed Marufuji Ryo, pressing the Teleportation Gate.
Initially, there was no change in the Teleportation Gate, but just as the two were about to leave, a strange symbol appeared on the gate's frame.
It was a green symbol, a circle with an opening on the outside, and a dot inside. It looked like an Ouroboros that hadn't bitten its tail.
What?
The two instinctively jolted.
Subsequently, the Teleportation Gate emitted a bizarre green light, transporting the two to the Other Dimension.
"Where are we!?" Marufuji Ryo hurriedly stood beside Fubuki, and Fubuki instinctively stood back-to-back with Ryo, vigilant of their surroundings.
This was an Other Dimension they had never been to before. From appearances, it seemed like a massive workshop, filled with furnaces and strange equipment. The roof of the building had no ceiling, where a vast planet floated extremely close above the open rooftop.
The Sun, Venus, Jupiter... with their knowledge, they could simply identify the surrounding environment.
Could it be that they were in the cosmos?
"What is this place?"
"Ryo, be careful!"
Just as the two were perplexed and bewildered, a man dressed in a large cloak, wrapped in bandages, wearing a mask, with strange red light emanating from his eyes, slowly stepped out from the workshop.
His eyes squinted slightly, then he slowly raised something symbolizing their identity.
It was a book inlaid with a golden eye.
"I am Armnile, the seventh of the Seven Stars."
His voice was elusive and mystical, making the two top students of the Blue Academy furrow their brows deeply.
"He's coming for me, Fubuki!" Marufuji Ryo quickly grasped the situation.
Not encountering any new Seven Stars for nearly two months, Marufuji Ryo had become somewhat complacent, but the appearance of the masked man brought him to full attention.
"Sorry, Fubuki, it seems I've dragged you into this!"
"Why such distant words!" Tenjouin Fubuki laughed, shrugged, and lit up his Duel Disk, "Just as well, dueling normal enemies wasn't much fun. Don't underestimate me!
Hey, Seven Star, let me be your opponent then!"
"Doesn't matter." The masked man saw Tenjouin Fubuki's actions and seemed not to mind at all, "Either works, or you guys can come at me together if you want."
Tenjouin Fubuki and Marufuji Ryo's expressions instantly darkened.
"One-on-one, two-on-two, that's the true Duelist!" Caesar exclaimed angrily.
"A handicap match? Don't underestimate us, you Dark Duelist!" Tenjouin Fubuki dashed forward without hesitation, inserting his deck into the Duel Disk, "Let me duel you, Ryo, watch from the side for now!"
"Alright!"