Watching Tenjo Hikari glance at the scene twice and start solving puzzles, Tierra, who initially wanted to join the fun, gradually found it a bit boring.
She was quite aware of Tenjo Hikari's excellence, being someone who pointed things out while by his side every day.
As it looked, considering the whole school beneath the educational duel ritual, Tenjo Hikari's level might be among the top three, so it wasn't surprising for him to solve puzzles.
She actually wanted to join in and play with these puzzles, but unfortunately, there were many cards she hadn't seen before, like "The Last Warrior from Another Planet" or "Pair Cycroid", and she didn't know what made these cards so strong.
So, she casually grabbed a box of instant noodles, opened the packaging, took out a serving, added the seasoning and hot water, and started eating with a fork.
"Hmm!?" As Tierra took a bite, her eyes sparkled like stars, "Hmm? Oh wow! Hmm, hmm, hmm!"
As a God, she really hadn't tasted much, not to mention, she originally lacked such worldly needs. Her current body, though not particularly strong, was after all a shell of a Duel Spirit and didn't really need to eat, so she hadn't experienced such a sensation.
It felt really nice.
Meanwhile, while she was making her instant noodles, Tenjo Hikari had already solved the tenth puzzle.
"So fast and impressive, Tenjo Hikari," Tierra casually complimented while eating her noodles.
She didn't really understand, but it seemed very impressive.
After all, she had only started learning about duels recently and it was just a few days ago that she barely had her first duel with a person, a lot of cards she saw she didn't really understand what they did.
She was an outsider.
The Magical Scientist lightly adjusted his glasses.
Outsiders think it's impressive because they are outsiders.
This insider wanted to call Tenjo Hikari a Superman.
How could he respond immediately after just a glance?
Why, despite the rarity of the cards, could he instantly figure out how to navigate the scenario just by glancing at the card image and text?
And some cards shouldn't even exist in your world, right?
Like the Elder Entity N'tss, it shouldn't exist in your world, right?
Why did he think immediately to send it from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard and activate its effect to destroy cards on the field?
"How can he be this amazing?" The Magical Scientist couldn't help but mutter to himself.
By now, he had no doubt Tenjo Hikari could solve all the puzzles, only curious about how much time he would take.
He happened to notice Tenjo Hikari because as Mathematician took the challenge note, he happened to be nearby, and at that time, he was really curious, just who was this person who chose all the "Dark Magician" cards for the challenge all at once?
Was it confidence or arrogance?
Moreover, more importantly, he even claimed to pursue the "extreme of fusion."
This piqued the interest of the Magical Scientist.
Extreme fusion?
I'm a spirit that pursues extreme fusion, so I want to see just how capable you are.
Therefore, he proactively appeared and engaged in conversation with Tenjo Hikari, just to assess the caliber of this human.
Originally, in his view, if Tenjo Hikari could win 15 times, he would open up his "laboratory" to him, allowing Tenjo Hikari to use cards to exchange for his own cards there.
But he didn't expect him to be this formidable!
You should know, some card information he painstakingly collected from interdimensional data, had never been seen even in the Spirit World—like the Elder Entity or Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste.
When he initially collected these data, the spirits in his lab went crazy!
When he himself was designing the puzzles, he had to deduce for a long time, but Tenjo Hikari completed them with just a glance!
"That's just incredible, does he know all these Fusion Cards?"
"What's so surprising about that, you're just not used to it," Tierra said, as she finished cooking her second cup of noodles, waving her fork lazily in the air, "As long as it's about Fusion, Tenjo Hikari knows!
At least he claims so. I'm quite happy to believe it."
"You're just a spirit residing in an enclosed dimension, although it's a dimension of mutual communication, at the end of the day, you only interact with a bunch of mages.
You haven't seen many of the deities from the Otherworld, or the rare races from the Spirit World, so how can you be so sure you understand Fusion better than anyone else?"
Tierra slurped her noodles, her face carrying a barely noticeable smile: "Mortal, don't let your power limit your imagination, judging by your Spirit Power, you indeed are quite a strong spirit, ranking high in this Secret Village of the Spellcasters.
But you're still a spirit.
Whereas he is not.
Because he was born to exist for Fusion. He is the one pursuing the most extreme fusion."
"Losing to him is no shame."
The Magical Scientist looked at Tierra, taking a deep breath, and said to her, "I was too arrogant before. Thank you very much for your insight... Oh! By the way, judging by your form, you must be Miss El Shaddoll Winda, right? A truly rare mage!
Indeed, since he has such a rare spirit companion like yourself, his vision wouldn't be limited.
I've indeed been too shortsighted."
As a scholar-type spirit, after realizing his arrogance, he quickly adjusted his mindset.
"Hey, who said I was his companion?" Tierra's face turned cold instantly, "Also, I'm no mere spirit!"
The Magical Scientist looked at her expression, a bit puzzled.
But ultimately, he knew one thing—he got it wrong again.
Indeed. He was still too stuck in his ways.
Perhaps it was time for him to set out again? To see the current other dimensions?
In any case, after a period, although a few puzzles failed two or three times, Tenjo Hikari still managed to solve all the puzzles in a very short amount of time.
Even though it was somewhat old-fashioned, Tenjo Hikari surprisingly found it quite enjoyable.
In his current world, although he could play using virtual image technology every day, much more enjoyable than before the transmigration, the environment was rather singular, and the students' decks were quite simplistic, especially after obtaining the Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, ordinary students' decks focused on "Ancient Gear" were heavily suppressed by him, losing much of their enjoyment.
But with the Magical Scientist, he could use some cards unavailable on the market to have fun—for example, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Dark Paladin, and Synchro and Xyz Monsters that couldn't be used in his world.
This was a refreshing change for him, who had been dueling similar decks recently.
Although they were just card images, not real cards, it felt really fun to duel.
"Amazing!" On the other side, the Magical Scientist couldn't help but start applauding, actually, his puzzles were time-limited, needing to be solved within a set time to count, but Tenjo Hikari's speed exceeded the time he set, so he didn't mention it at all, "You are the first in the entire research institute to complete all the puzzles... so, as per our initial agreement, I will give you the cards for all thirty puzzles."
As he spoke, he picked up a box from the side, slowly opening it, revealing it was filled with cards.
From the initial "Crimson Sunbird" and "Vermilion Bird" to the mid-range powerful "Dark Flare Knight" and "Gaia the Dragon Champion", and further to the more powerful Fusion Monsters later, the box was packed full.
Of course, most importantly, was that final card, as the "ultimate prize"!
Elder Entity N'tss!
It really exists!
He accepted the box with surprise.
Just this one card made the trip worth it!