The card of the Legendary Dragon.
From the flash of a shadow just now, it should be "The Claw of Hermos".
Hmm...
Tenjo Hikari rubbed his temples.
The card that Super Polymerization never managed to bring out before surprisingly appeared in his deck in this form today, which took him by surprise.
And since he obtained it—even if it was just an illusory card, Tenjo Hikari still wanted to think about the "origin" of this card, what was really happening.
The appearance of the Legendary Dragon, could it mean that the "God of Orichalcos" has reappeared in the world?
But it doesn't seem like it.
Tenjo Hikari also hasn't heard of any place suddenly having a group playing cards with the Losing Barrier.
Previously, when he chatted with Dinosaur Lyuzaki, he also asked about some of Lyuzaki's past.
Although Dinosaur Lyuzaki didn't want to talk much about his past, especially the things before he ended up on the streets, he wasn't really willing to mention them. But seeing Tenjo Hikari's curiosity, with the mindset of someone who's been there, he still shared some things with him, advising him not to "go astray" and to stay true to his path.
About the matters of Orichalcos, he also experienced them and naturally spoke about them, but he was just a minor character at that time, quickly losing to Jonouchi. Afterward, he only had a vague memory of the events, and after that, his body seemed to feel weaker and weaker, or rather his spirit was becoming more and more debilitated.
It wasn't until after being on the streets for a long time that he came to terms with himself, and with the help of Fengguang Company, became a "notable" Duelist.
As for the happenings of the last decade or so, he could only marvel at how Kaiba has become increasingly terrifying.
So from this line of thinking, it seems it actually has nothing much to do with "Doma" and "Orichalcos".
It couldn't be that the bald-headed strong enough to astonish the heavens and move the gods absorbed even the Doma Organization, and in an attempt to replicate the Three Phantasm, even wanted to meddle with the God of Orichalcos?
Leaving aside the ability to or not.
Tenjo Hikari hasn't seen any inclination towards such research at his subordinates'.
So far, what Tenjo Hikari has seen is that his biggest task, besides inheriting the Three Phantasm from President Kagemaru's hands, is plotting to create artificial Dark Magician Spirits, using this to lure more people into the Fusion Army.
Still aiming to fight the Dimensional War, huh—
So, this card, most likely, has not much to do with those past events.
In any case,
This card is definitely related to the energy resulting from the duel with Mr. Dinosaur Lyuzaki that brought it into being.
In other words, there must be some characteristic peculiar to Dinosaur Lyuzaki that brought about this change.
It's either the reputation as the "Legendary Duelist";
Or perhaps the strange state of "Negative Adaptability".
In any case, these must be the reasons.
To confirm his assumptions, Tenjo Hikari specifically asked Tierra, hoping she would tell him about the specific circumstances at the time. Tierra, seeing his earnest attitude (from Tierra's perspective), very kindly told her Divine Favored.
Dinosaur Lyuzaki's state was indeed quite a fragmented one, and for him to duel with a spirit in that state, it wouldn't take long before he would pass out due to his severely depleted soul condition.
Of course, this isn't to say his soul was devoured, but rather his energy and strength were depleted.
If he wants to recover, he either needs to rely on robust dueling power to regenerate or use dark methods to seize others' power.
"Since Mr. Dinosaur is still in such a condition, surely he hasn't done much over the past decade." Tenjo Hikari acknowledged after hearing her words.
Tierra wasn't interested in this human, Dinosaur Lyuzaki, and casually responded, then continued to explain to Tenjo Hikari.
He has learned Alchemy quite well, even successfully setting up a Dimension Gate. Coupled with the power of that card in his possession, he instilled "hope" and "expectation" in the usually dejected Dinosaur Lyuzaki during their duel. Therefore, his Spirit Power was reclaimed and purified, while the impurities, those things that shouldn't exist, were refined by Tenjo Hikari into this occasionally appearing and disappearing card.
"So, I should duel with Mr. Dinosaur a few more times?"
"Not enough, he alone definitely isn't enough." Tierra said off-handedly, "However, perhaps those 'Legendary Duelists' might be."
She tilted her head, reevaluated once again, and finally nodded affirmatively: "If those 'Legendary Duelists' aren't just boasting, then it should be possible.
As long as they're somewhat similar to that dinosaur human."
Then...
Could it be.
This is how it actually is.
He looked at the Claw of Hermos in his hand.
This card, in the original Yu Gi Oh, was once possessed by the tertiary character Jonouchi Katsuya, and at that time, one of the duelists assaulting Jonouchi was Dinosaur Lyuzaki.
So, deducing backward.
It's not that Dinosaur Lyuzaki's energy allowed Tenjo Hikari to obtain this card, but rather that he is indeed "part of the legend."
Perhaps, merely dueling with those Legendary Duelists gives him a chance of acquiring related cards of the Legendary Dragon?
Aye—
Upon this thought, Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but slap the table.
"What happened?" Tierra, feeling bored and was about to try the Instant Fusion sample sent by Fengguang Company when she saw Tenjo Hikari slap the table, felt a bit surprised by his loss of composure and couldn't help but ask.
Tenjo Hikari didn't tell her.
He felt a bit of "regret."
If only he had traveled earlier!
Had he met Judai earlier, he might have had the luck to duel with the "Maze Brothers", perhaps not only obtaining the Fusion Cards of the Gate Guardian series but also activating the Legendary Dragon early on, saving him from a year of haphazard experimentation and wastage of so much Alchemy Materials!
However, this was merely a moment of rant.
Not to mention the discrepancy in the "Legendary Duelists" of the Maze Brothers in this world and Dinosaur Lyuzaki's "Legendary Duelists" being wide. Just mentioning Tenjo Hikari's initial strategy upon arriving in this world was to blend in with the Fusion Department to become familiar, he didn't really have the opportunity to team up with Judai to fight the Maze Brothers.
Furthermore, Judai at that time hadn't traveled through dimensions with Tenjo Hikari to become acquainted, surely he'd prefer his good brother Marufuji Shou, Tenjo Hikari had no chance.
"Hmm... The taste is alright." Tierra tasted the instant noodle cup, "At this level, it's almost good enough. When sold out, it can also show mortals the choice of the Gods."
Tenjo Hikari couldn't help but chuckle.
Then, he promptly coughed a couple of times, placing the Legendary Dragon card into a separate card box.
Anyway, with a new direction, there will completely be opportunities to duel more Legendary Duelists under Fengguang Company's operations, and then, Fusion will provide him with the answers.
Next up, he has to prepare for the final dimensional travel of this semester!