The duel is over.
Tenjo Hikari packed away the Duel Disk and Deck, stretched a bit, then turned and left.
"Hey, Tenjo-san, you're leaving already?"
"What else?" Tenjo Hikari waved his hand.
Did they expect him to say, "Looking forward to our next duel"?
Don't kid around, he'd puke.
Fengguang Company seemed to still have some details to discuss with the notary and the camera crew, so he understood there was no way to leave immediately. He simply told them he'd rest in the car and they could take care of things themselves.
He's just a duelist, only responsible for duel-related matters; it made sense to leave the rest to them.
The others assumed dueling with a Legendary Level duelist like Tenjo Hikari was draining, so they didn't persuade him further, allowing Tenjo Hikari to be alone in the car, reclining on the seat, going through his Deck.
Tierra sat beside Tenjo Hikari, curiously observing the Deck.
Tenjo Hikari knew exactly what kind of person Insector Haga was.
He was notorious in the original work, the first and only character Muto Yugi used the tactic of "Whip Over the Corpse" on. Despite being subjected to multiple Mind Crush-level Personality Correction Arts, he never changed, so hoping to change such a person through just one duel was impossible.
Besides, it's been ten years.
Ten years without change, still the same person.
Could Tenjo Hikari hope he would reform just from a single duel?
Moreover, he crushed Dinosaur Lyuzaki's hand with a machine before the duel and set up a trap to crash into him.
Without Tierra, all Tenjo Hikari could do was dodge; in a normal person, they'd probably be paralyzed.
Thus, before the duel, Tenjo Hikari and Tierra's plan was "drain the pond to catch the fish."
First, take as much Duel Energy as possible from Insector Haga.
Tierra didn't care about human life, but she liked this kind of thing because the more energy taken, the more she could absorb to prepare for her resurrection components. Tenjo Hikari still couldn't perfectly channel all Duel Energy into Super Polymerization.
This way, any excess energy could be used for her own purposes.
What happens to the person, how long until they wake up, whether they drool when awake...
What does that have to do with her?
As for Tenjo Hikari.
He's even less concerned with Insector Haga's situation.
Even if he wakes up insane or company needs to support him, that's better than having to deal with a lurking bug in the dark.
Dying is unlikely—not because Tierra couldn't do it, but because it needed to be recorded and because it wasn't a Darkness Duel; killing someone too openly would be suspicious.
Tenjo Hikari focused more on the cards in his hand.
Firstly, the most important task—rapidly check if any cards in the Deck had transformed into "Kahyoreigetsu."
After all, dueling against a representative of the Insect-Type Deck; if such a card appeared, he'd have to rethink.
But obviously, Tenjo Hikari was overthinking.
Such as "Kahyoreigetsu," it clearly requires dueling with Serena or Rin for a chance to appear.
Honestly, Kahyoreigetsu's effect, without Fusion Parasite, is somewhat useful.
Tenjo Hikari stopped the aimless card inspection, put the Deck down, and slowly took out his precious backup cards.
Evidently, inside were all sorts of "side" cards Tenjo Hikari acquired during this period.
Armityle the Chaos Phantasm, Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, and then...
Tenjo Hikari gazed at the card pulsing with light, becoming more brilliant and solid.
The Claw of Hermos!
Compared to its previous completion level, now it's likely one-fifth complete!
The completion level soared!
Of course, such good opportunities will be hard to come by in the future.
After all, the card's rapid completion was due to Tenjo Hikari's aggressive extraction of Duel Energy in this duel; he wouldn't do such a thing in a friendly duel with Dinosaur Lyuzaki.
But back to the point.
Logically...
Against Insector Haga, he should've obtained that card, right?
The Eye of Timaeus.
In the original work, against Insector Haga, it was Muto Yugi himself who held the "Legendary Dragon" card, The Eye of Timaeus.
In the end, he didn't get The Eye of Timaeus, but instead, increased The Claw of Hermos's completion.
Honestly, even if The Claw of Hermos were complete, it wouldn't be of use to Tenjo Hikari.
Simple reason—Tenjo Hikari realized early on that while his "Super Polymerization" had the same specifications of Extraordinary Power, all cards provided by it were Fusion or Fusion-related cards from either "OCG" or "TCG" versions.
This means, even if The Claw of Hermos was in his hand, it'd be OC version. He couldn't freely modify cards as in the original work.
Instead of directly merging it with the Dark Magician to transform it into a Fusion Monster, The Claw of Hermos requires specific Fusion Material and Fusion results that Tenjo Hikari didn't have.
Not to mention Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Tenjo Hikari didn't have Time Wizard either.
Of course, Time Wizard is an even more Super Rare Card in this world.
However, the original card has its benefits, the OC version has OC benefits.
At least the OC version doesn't restrict specific monsters to summon the Fusion Monster, as long as a certain type is present, The Claw of Hermos can directly fuse; should Hermos's Claw be completed, he might use other Fusion Materials to fuse out Fusion Monsters with Hermos's Claw.
Like the Goddess's Holy Bow - Yatsuki that Tenjo Hikari desperately desires.
Or the occasionally useful Time Magic Hammer.
Both cards sometimes have miraculous effects.
For Tenjo Hikari, who lacks destruction and defense, these cards are extremely useful.
Seeing the company's representative approaching after finishing their conversation, Tenjo Hikari casually pocketed the cards.
"Tenjo representative, we've completed the discussions." The company's representative sat in the car, telling Tenjo Hikari, "Thanks for coming during your busy academic schedule."
"Haha, after all, I'm part of the company, a contract, a contract." Tenjo Hikari leaned against the seat, laughing in response.
Meanwhile.
Dinosaur Lyuzaki turned off the duel he watched repeatedly, caressing his Deck while his glance drifted outside.
Outside the window, the flowerbed holds many beautiful flowers, colorful and catching attention.
But occasionally, some insects lurk within, startling onlookers.
Gardeners or hospital staff approached, holding boxes, spraying some unknown liquid, but overall, the flowers appeared more vivid and beautiful.
"Ha..."