Even for her, Yuki Judai was quite a special "life entity". Having the opportunity to witness this transformation process and record it for Tenjo Hikari to study was also beneficial for manufacturing her other mechanisms.
"Ahhh------"
As the Darkness Power intensified, Judai's body erupted with terrifying black waves. The cardboard armor he wore was instantly shredded, and after the black whirlwind, the black waves surged outward like tidal waves, even affecting the form of Tenjo Hikari.
As for the Fusion Department, countless pieces of equipment were blasted away by the aftermath of those waves. Some valuable apparatuses exploded on the spot due to bearing forces they were not supposed to withstand.
The "Physical Image Equipment" invested by Fengguang Company at high cost for Tenjo Hikari was simply blown up with a bang and then directly turned into powder by the black waves.
As Tenjo Hikari was preparing to continue increasing the "dosage," a familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang out.
"Enough."
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.
He stopped his actions.
The black waves began to reverse, flowing from the outside in, with the pitch-black force frantically gathering onto Yuki Judai's body. Eventually, those dark powers began to take physical form.
Eventually...
A genuine set of armor draped over Judai's body.
He turned his head to look at Tenjo Hikari, his golden eyes seemingly glowing, and said in Judai's voice, indifferent: "That's enough."
Upon hearing this, Tenjo Hikari frowned.
Failed?
Tenjo Hikari pinched the bridge of his nose slightly.
The Supreme King...
From the outcome, it seemed he indeed successfully awakened "The Supreme King's" consciousness, but this situation was not the result he and Judai wanted.
Quite simply, Judai wanted to properly duel The Supreme King, connect hearts, understand himself, and then achieve Unification.
Therefore, what he hoped to do was to bring The Supreme King into this world while maintaining Judai's consciousness—that was the key point of Demon Ritual Arts.
However.
The Supreme King directly replaced Judai's will, which was not what Tenjo Hikari wanted.
Seemingly perceiving Tenjo Hikari's thoughts, The Supreme King glanced at him and calmly spoke: "That's not possible."
?
The Supreme King looked at Tenjo Hikari calmly, saying, "Your guess, hypothesis, and calculation are all correct."
"His self-awareness is also correct."
"We have never been [others], but the same [entity]."
He glanced around before continuing: "Consciousness, soul, essence, power, these external things are all the same.
However..."
He suddenly raised his hand, pointing to his forehead.
"[Memory] is different."
Tenjo Hikari blinked, then slowly widened his eyes.
Ah...
That's what it is.
Even if Judai and The Supreme King are entirely one, you can't just roughly attempt Unification due to this.
Because their "lifespan" and "memory" are indeed different!
Despite The Supreme King's apparent form being exactly like Judai, it does not mean he's the same age as Judai.
The Supreme King's experience, the time he lived, his memory all far exceeded Judai, perhaps even several times or ten times the difference.
If exaggerated, if The Supreme King's species lifespan is longer than humans, that ratio would become even larger!
If forcibly unified, then at that time, Judai's memories would mostly be The Supreme King's memories, and his own memories would only be a small piece. At that point, who exactly is "Judai" or "The Supreme King"?
Perhaps, his personality would still be Judai, still Tenjo Hikari's friend, the Deck used would not change, but his style and conduct would surely become more inclined towards The Supreme King!
"I see." Tenjo Hikari nodded.
Afterwards, he gazed at The Supreme King, falling into a dilemma.
According to this explanation, Judai actually only needs to slowly wait for growth, because now he is already gradually absorbing The Supreme King's memory. Whether it's the matter with Yubel or some things about The Supreme King, Judai has been slowly absorbing them. Given enough time, fully absorbing all the memories wouldn't be difficult.
At that time, he would seamlessly inherit all of The Supreme King's power without bearing risks.
But the problem lies in.
Time is insufficient!
In the original story, Darkness didn't begin acting against the Human World until the third school year, but here, he started a whole year early, Judai doesn't have the time to absorb slowly.
He started pondering what to do.
Meanwhile, The Supreme King slowly took a step, walking within the Fusion Department.
As a past "Undead," although he could also "see" external matters like Judai, they were too ephemeral. For him, everything in this Human World was actually unfamiliar.
However, there are things that are not unfamiliar.
"Super Polymerization."
He suddenly spoke.
Tenjo Hikari heard it, stopped pondering, and looked at The Supreme King.
"If you urgently want to obtain my power, the easiest and simplest way is to use the power of [Super Polymerization]." The Supreme King casually raised his right hand, forming a palm and slowly gripping it in front of Tenjo Hikari.
"Ultimate Invincible, the strongest power—Super Polymerization.
You have it too, possess that power."
He looked at Tenjo Hikari's hand.