"Hikari, be careful, his duel is beyond our imagination!" Seeing Tenjo Hikari engaging in a duel with Teacher Daitokuji without hesitation, Marufuji Ryo couldn't help but remind him.
Tenjo Hikari nodded.
On the other side, Judai slowly awoke, leaning against the planet, clutching his arm, and said, "Hikari... cough, cough, cough... sorry."
"Judai, you rest first, don't push yourself too hard!" Tenjo Hikari looked at Daitokuji, filled with doubt.
It doesn't make sense?
How could Judai possibly lose?
Could it be that I set too many flags for him?
"What's wrong, aren't you going to start your turn?" Daitokuji appeared very calm.
Tenjo Hikari frowned, looked at his hand card, and then drew a card from the deck.
"My turn, draw!" Tenjo Hikari immediately revealed the card in his hand, "I activate the Continuous Spell, Overload Future Fusion, revealing Labyrinth Tank, and send Cannon Soldier from the deck to the graveyard, followed by Continuous Spell Card, Flame Swordsrealm.
I'll send Ancient Gear Knight from my hand to the graveyard, activating the effect of Flame Swordsrealm to Special Summon, Flame Swordsman!"
Flame Swordsman, LV 5, Fire Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 1800.
"Next, I set a card and end my turn!"
Watching Tenjo Hikari's moves, Daitokuji chuckled softly and pinched his own face, crushing a piece of it, then said, "Hikari-san, you don't seem surprised at all by my appearance?"
"...Hmm." Tenjo Hikari couldn't admit he was a time traveler, so he just nodded and said, "I sensed it a long time ago; Teacher Daitokuji's alchemy is authentic, but his usual demeanor is so weak."
"Is that how you confirmed it?" Daitokuji chuckled and nodded, "You're indeed the most gifted alchemy student in school."
"Teacher Daitokuji, why exactly!" Maeda Hayato shouted excitedly, running up to the isolated planet, "Why did you become one of the seven stars... why did you harm Judai!"
"Hehe..." Daitokuji chuckled softly, opening his eyes to reveal ones glowing with red light, "Not became, from the beginning, the seven stars were formed by me."
"Ah!" Fubuki suddenly recalled, "I remember now, it was Teacher Daitokuji who made me lose my memory back then—"
"That's how it is." Daitokuji smirked coldly, drawing a card from the deck, "Then, my turn, draw."
He glanced at his hand, smirked, and looked at Tenjo Hikari, showing the cards in hand: "Then, Hikari-san, let me show you a higher level of alchemy!
Normal Summon, Aleister the Invoker!"
What the hell!?
Tenjo Hikari widened his eyes.
No wonder Judai would lose!
Can this thing even be considered alchemy!
Accompanied by a fierce wind, a mage dressed in a massive mage robe, wielding a magic staff and a magic book appeared on the field.
Aleister the Invoker, LV 4, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 1000.
After appearing, Daitokuji coughed, Aleister glanced at him, and the two exchanged a simple nod.
"Only 1000 ATK?" Mitsuzawa Daichi, who had been holding his breath, saw the monster and frowned in puzzlement, "Is this Daitokuji's card? I've never heard of it on the market."
"Be careful, Hikari! That monster, it's too strong!" Several imprisoned students shouted hastily upon seeing the monster.
Cold sweat dripped from Tenjo Hikari's forehead.
He knew all too well how powerful this thing was!
"Aleister's monster effect, this card can only activate its effect when summoned or flip summoned. Add 1 [Invocation] from the deck to your hand!"
"It's coming, human." Little Winda's figure appeared next to Tenjo Hikari, reminding him with interest.
"Activate Spell Card, Invocation!" Daitokuji showed the card in his hand, "This is a Fusion Spell Card, which can send monsters from hand to the graveyard to perform a fusion.
And when I perform a Fusion Summon for an [Invoked] Fusion Monster, I can remove monsters on my field and from both my and your graveyards as Fusion Material for the Fusion Summon!
I banish Aleister on the field and your Ancient Gear Knight from the graveyard.
Fusion Summon!
Bear witness, Earth Attribute Invoked, Invoked Magellanica!"
A giant bound with summoning magic rose from the ground, staring straight at Tenjo Hikari.
Invoked Magellanica, LV 8, Earth Attribute, Rock-Type, ATK 3000, DEF 3300.
"W-what???" Mitsuzawa Daichi gaped in shock.
"Wait, in this instant, I flip up the Set Card, Flame Swordsdance!" Tenjo Hikari, without hesitation, flipped the Set Card, "Trap Card, Flame Swordsdance!"
"Flame Swordsdance?" Daitokuji chuckled, "It's been a while since you used these cards."
"You should know its effect, Teacher."
"Ah, Special Summon Flame Swordsman and cover my monster, right? Doesn't matter. Go on."
The students and teachers watching, sealed in place, could nearly sense Daitokuji's absolute confidence, an invincible mindset, from his words.
Tenjo Hikari gritted his teeth: "I Special Summon, Dark Flare Knight, and cover your Earth Attribute Invoked."
Dark Flare Knight, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2200.
Daitokuji casually covered the monster.
"A good defense, but my turn continues, activating the effect of Invocation in the graveyard, returning it to the deck, I can add one banished Aleister the Invoker to my hand."
"What, what!?" Mitsuzawa Daichi gaped, "How could such a powerful monster exist! Could it be that every turn he can casually summon Invoked!?"
"Aleister is a powerful monster capable of altering fusion." Daitokuji glanced to his side, where an Aleister Spirit appeared, glanced at Tenjo Hikari, then spoke to Daitokuji.
"Daitokuji, as agreed, this is the last time I'll assist you."
"Ah, it's fine." Daitokuji nodded nonchalantly, replying softly, "After all, I'm almost at my end."
He then raised his voice, "I'll end my turn."
"He actually... actually ended his turn directly?" Marufuji Shou hugged his knees, trembling, "So confident, so terrifying..."
"But his monster, it truly inspires confidence!" Asuka's face showed terror.
"3300 DEF, and a card born by devouring Hikari's monster..." Caesar was somber, "With this, both Overload Future Fusion and Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem fusions are obstructed!"
Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath.
In the original, Daitokuji was already a formidable opponent, but he didn't expect this world's Daitokuji to ditch the Alchemy Deck and directly start summoning Aleister!
He had to find a way to restrict Aleister!
Or...
He pondered the possibilities, then suddenly his eyes lit up, an executable strategy formed in mind!