So this classmate in front of me is also one of those students, but it seems he was invited as a Duelist—no wonder in some aspects he quite resembles Pegasus; it seems intentional.
Tenjo Hikari pondered, since Pegasus isn't dead, it might be a purely animated world, not likely to have the grudges of Tenma Gekko, Tenma Yako, and Yugi.
But from the discussions around him, it appears the Tenma Brothers exist in this world too.
Famous as card designers and duelists for Industrial Illusions...
Speaking of which, they should also count as "Legendary Duelists," right?
Tenjo Hikari suddenly thought.
Thinking this way, collecting the Legendary Dragons might not be as difficult as he imagined; there actually are many Legendary Duelists.
During Tenjo Hikari's contemplation, Barbaros Ür had already made a full appearance.
Beast Machine King Barbaros Ür, LV 8, Earth Attribute, Beast Warrior-Type, ATK 3800.
"ATK 3800!"
"That's such high ATK, and it doesn't require a Sacrifice to appear directly!"
"Far exceeds the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
The crowd marveled at Barbaros' stats, but Ansueeru earnestly explained its effect: "Beast Machine King can banish one Beast Warrior-Type and one Machine-Type Monster from your Hand Card, field, or Graveyard for a Special Summon; it's a card Young Master Yako redesigned, interested audiences remember to draw the latest Beast Warrior-Type special card pack—ahem, but note, the battle damage caused by Beast Machine King's battles to the opponent will become 0, so without Skill Drain, don't count on it too much."
"As for now, it's my chance to turn the tables!"
"I Normal Summon, Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei!"
A muscular hulk jumps out from his field.
Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, LV 4, Earth Attribute, Beast Warrior-Type, ATK 2300.
"Battle, Beast Machine King attacks Prism Crystal!"
The armor on Beast Machine King emitted heat, then with a buzzing sound, charged towards the top of Prism Crystal, knocking it down with one blow; Crystal only felt dizzy, and the next moment entered the Graveyard.
"Then, Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, direct attack!"
The muscular hulk rushed towards Tenjo Hikari, swinging an elbow at him.
Tenjo Hikari LP, 4000→1700.
"After Indomitable Fighter attacks, it changes to Defense Position."
Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, ATK→DEF, DEF:0.
"Then I activate the Continuous Spell Card, Messenger of Peace."
Tenjo Hikari saw the familiar Spell Card and couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
This sticker guy really knows how to duel.
A white dove flew down from the sky, landing on him: "As long as this card is on the field, face-up Monsters with ATK 1500 or more cannot declare an attack!"
He just finished attacking and activated such a card; honestly, quite a few Duelists from the preparatory seats frowned.
But for the duel, undoubtedly, this was correct.
He turned to the audience, waving: "Thank you everyone, thank you all for cheering, allowing me to counterattack this turn!"
Although this time the cheer wasn't as strong as before, using Magic Planter to send his own Trap to the Graveyard and turning the tables, regaining the advantage still felt thrilling to the spectators watching.
Some supporting Traps, or Monsters with effects similar to Lei Lei couldn't help but cheer more vigorously.
"How is it, Tenjo Hikari, can you manage?" Tierra asked.
She wasn't worried about Tenjo Hikari; she just felt the opponent was quite prepared.
Not only did it cause damage but also defended; with Barbaros's 3800 ATK there, it's indeed very high.
"No problem, it's pretty much like I expected." He didn't anticipate his opponent would pull out such a specialized Barbaros card, but it was within his acceptable range.
After all, he already knew the opponent's tactical ideas.
"And what I'm going to do, I've prepared long ago—"
"My turn, draw card!"
Tenjo Hikari quickly drew a card, numerous cameras focused on him at this moment.
"That sure was a nice response, Ansueeru, went all out, even threw away the protective Trap just for countering, such courage is admirable—
And I'm going to offer my duel as well!
My [Polymerization]!"
He suddenly raised his hand, pointing towards the Graveyard: "Activate the effect of Fusion Substitute in the Graveyard, banish this card, return one Fusion Monster from the Graveyard to the Extra Deck, then draw a card!"
Many who saw this operation calmly nodded, not finding anything unusual.
But soon, they'll understand what the theme of Tenjo Hikari's [Polymerization] today is.
"Then... I activate this card, Normal Spell Card, Thunder Dragon Fusion!"
Thunder Dragon Fusion?
"At this point, if it's fusion for Thunder Dragon Colossus, it can only hold for two turns, right?"
"No, Thunder Dragon Fusion returns Monsters to the Deck for fusion, it's impossible to have Graveyard Monsters withstand destruction—"
Duelists in the Duelist Hall exchanged their thoughts eagerly.
Caesar lightly furrowed his brow, realizing Tenjo Hikari's idea.
"No way," Manjome directly spoke, "So that's it—this guy Tenjo, last time the performance was [using the same Fusion Materials for different fusions], today he's using the opposite variety?"
A different variety?
Many were puzzled.
"Ah—That guy, he's going to fuse just one!?" Mitsuzawa Daichi suddenly realized.
Tenjo Hikari raised his hand, in the sky, thunderclouds rolled, a figure hidden within them seemed to gradually emerge: "Thunder Dragon Fusion's effect, returning Fusion Materials that are on the field, in the Graveyard, or in banished state to the Deck, to perform a Fusion Summon for one Thunder-Type Fusion Monster!"