Although the use of "Flame Swordsman" is prohibited, Black Flare Knight, as the "upgrade" of Flame Swordsman, can appear at will.
Of course, generally speaking, without the fusion of Dark Magician and Flame Swordsman, Black Flare Knight cannot appear in this world either.
But Tenjo Hikari's Trap Card slapped Ryu hard across the face.
"A Fusion Card that can be activated in the Graveyard? Amazing, huh?"
"No, no, no, this can't be described as just amazing, right?"
"Using cards from the Graveyard and a monster on the field, bypass the normal fusion process to summon a Fusion Monster... this is too strong!"
Off to the side, Judai was originally a bit worried, but now seeing that Tenjo Hikari not only didn't get hurt but also restricted the opponent, he instantly high-fived Marufuji Shou in celebration.
"Tch... I set a card and end my turn!"
Ryu wiped the sweat from his forehead, gritting his teeth as he watched Tenjo Hikari.
"My turn, draw a card." Tenjo Hikari drew a hand card, glanced at his hand, and made a "Wow" sound.
Alright—
It looks like he's going to fuse again!
Though Ryu's face was tense, he already had a surefire way to win in his heart!
His Set Card is—Mirror Force!
Ever since he lost to Tenjo Hikari, ever since he was kicked out of the Fusion Department, ever since Professor Cronos publicly criticized him, he has been thinking day and night about how to defeat Tenjo Hikari!
In his opinion, Yellow Academy is Yellow Academy, and Blue Academy should be above Yellow Academy, even if they are both members of the Fusion Department, it should be so!
So he never thought he was at fault, it was that bold Tenjo Hikari's fault! It was that guy who didn't appreciate things, it was Professor Cronos who didn't stand up for him!
And after receiving help from Professor Akaba Leo, he finally had a chance to take revenge!
Following Akaba Leo's teachings, he went to the Other Dimension and found several Gem-Knight cards, but that was only "secondary," the truly important thing was the boundless "darkness" power hidden in that dimension.
According to Akaba Leo's teachings, he tainted his Deck with "shadow," so long as he defeated Tenjo Hikari, he could strip away that arrogant confidence, even directly erode it as his own power!
And this Trap Card was the strategy he had painstakingly devised over many days!
Tenjo Hikari is indeed very powerful with his Full Fusion Deck, but as everyone knows, these fusions don't have card destruction effects!
No matter what kind of Fusion Monster attacks...
"Senpai."
?
Tenjo Hikari studied the cards in his hand, gently rotating one card, looking at the sky, as if contemplating something: "Actually, I've been thinking for a long time since then, sometimes pondering if what I did back then was wrong."
"Ha, now you finally know you need to apologize to me..."
"Thought about it for half a month, I finally reached a conclusion—" Tenjo Hikari refocused his gaze on his opponent, smiled and said, "I wasn't wrong. I was absolutely right."
"You!"
"I pay 2000 Life Points and activate the Spell Card—Lullaby of Obedience!"
"This... What is this?"
Tenjo Hikari touched his chin, pondering, "Hm, I originally prepared this for a duel with Judai, after all, the Heroes are very high-quality Fusion Materials."
"Hey, Hikari, what are you saying, you're trying to steal my Heroes!" from the stage below, Judai raised his fist in protest against Tenjo Hikari.
"This, can this be called…"
"Alright, no need to say, I know what you're going to say," Tenjo Hikari interrupted him, "Can this be called fusion? That's too narrow a view, senpai. In duels, it's never been stated that only your own monsters can be Fusion Materials!"
!!
"You standing here today, talking nonsense about revenge and specifically bringing cards targeting my Deck means you must want to return that statement to me, right?
That statement... 'If you don't respect and cherish your cards, your cards naturally won't respond to you.'
So, you must have that card!
I declare, Ancient Gear Golem!"
"Ugh!!" Ryu was startled, stepping back.
Lullaby of Obedience allows you to declare the name of a card. If the opponent finds the named Monster Card in their Deck, they must choose to either hand it over to the activator's hand or Special Summon it to the activator's field, ignoring its summoning conditions.
"It's actually a card similar to Prohibition?"
"Is this called 'using others' methods against them'?"
"I think it's well done."
The audience below was abuzz with discussion.
"Hurry up and check, senpai, it's definitely there, right?" Tenjo Hikari said.
"Tch." Ryu flipped through his deck, found a card, and flung it to Tenjo Hikari, who caught it and chuckled lightly. "If you don't want me to Special Summon, that means…"
"No matter, I activate the Spell Card, Ready Fusion, pay 1000 Life Points, Special Summon a non-effect Fusion Monster of LV 6 or lower from the Extra Deck, Special Summon, Bracchio-raidus!"
"Next, I tribute Black Flare Knight and Bracchio-raidus on the field for the Tribute Summon of Ancient Gear Golem!"
Black Flare Knight shrugged, his body dissolving into golden light and disappearing. He was happy to appear since Flame Swordsman couldn't, so giving way to Gu Jujie wasn't a big deal.
Rumbling, the mechanical giant composed of steel and gears slowly stood up. He twisted his head to look at Ryu, his eyes emitting a crimson glow.
Ancient Gear Golem, LV 8, Earth Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 3000!
"Ugh, why does it look a bit weird?" Tenjo Hikari glanced at the somewhat darkened Ancient Gear Golem beside him and instinctively asked.
"It's Ancient Gear Golem!"
"It's actually a Tribute Summon? Didn't Tenjo say he was going for Full Fusion?"
"Hold on, Tenjo Hikari's fusion has already surpassed my imagination. Maybe there's something big coming later!"
"Yeah, yeah, Tenjo Hikari, doesn't this mean you didn't perform a fusion?" Ryu was still struggling.
"Naive, too naive." Tenjo Hikari shook his head, "It's because of your lack of understanding of fusion, your stupid ideas about fusion, and your blind hatred towards me that you've ended up like this, right?
Who knows what you've been through lately, but it doesn't matter.
What's that got to do with me."
"You!"
"Fusion is not that simple, senior. Don't think that just getting a fusion and summoning a monster means you can compete with me in the same arena!
You can't communicate with your monsters; your understanding of fusion is rigid. You don't know how to repent after failing, and you're clumsy in your techniques. How dare you even talk to me about fusion!?
Now, let me show you, the power of fusion!"
"Activate Spell Card, Antique Gear Fusion!"
"Antique Gear Fusion!?"
"What even is that!"
"Never heard of such a card!"
"Mamma mia!" Even Professor Cronos couldn't help but run to the edge of the dueling arena, clutching the edge, and started to lean outward.
He didn't know anything about Antique Gear Fusion!
"Just as the name suggests, Antique Gear Fusion is a dedicated fusion card for Ancient Gears!" Tenjo Hikari began to explain, "It allows for a fusion summon of an [Ancient Gear] fusion monster using monsters as fusion materials from the field or hand—
However, if Ancient Gear Golem on the field is used as a fusion material, this card allows you to use monster cards from the deck as fusion materials!"
"From the deck!?"
"Using monsters!?"
"Fusion!!!???"
All of the spectators were exclaiming.
We know you like fusion, but isn't this too strong!?
"It's starting!" Tenjo Hikari raised his right hand, pointing to the sky, "I will use the Ancient Gear Golem on the field, the Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Chimera, and Ancient Gear Knight from the deck as fusion materials to perform a Fusion Summon!"
Countless steel and gears surged out from the deck, flying into the sky, and attaching themselves to the Ancient Gear Golem, assembling more of its body!
He clapped his hands together in front of him with a loud snap, shouting: "Fierce hound, knight of steel, now, become one with the ancient giant, transform into the ultimate machine!
Fusion Summon, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem!"
The towering giant with four legs, its hands becoming incredibly massive and solid, enveloped the entire dueling arena, countless students looked up, unable to see the full picture of the giant!
Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem, LV 10, Earth Attribute, Machine-Type, ATK 4400!
"Mamma mia, it's the Ultimate Giant—" Professor Cronos of course recognized this card, but… how could an ordinary student get such a card?
"So, so big..." Marufuji Shou cried out in terror as he looked at the monster.
"Such high attack power!" Maeda Hayato gulped, "Judai, be careful of this monster!"
While Yuki Judai was cheering: "So cool, Fusion!"
"This monster is the fusion of Ancient Gear Golem and inherits its effects. When it attacks, the opponent cannot activate Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the damage step."
"Ultimate Giant attacks Gem-Knight Topaz—"
"Wait, wait—" Ryu looked at the massive robot, retreating in fear.
He noticed the black eerie aura entwining the massive robot.
Perhaps it's because its fusion material was his own card!
He, he remembered, Akaba Leo telling him, the higher the attack power, the greater the "impact"!
"Ultimate Heavy Strike!" Tenjo Hikari shouted.
The 4400-attack power of the Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem, with such a hit, his body—
"No, no, don't—"
With a bang, as the punch landed, Tenjo Hikari was about to operate when he suddenly tilted his head in confusion.
Why did the hologram disappear?
Professor Cronos quickly propped himself up with both hands, jumped onto the dueling arena, ran to Ryu's side, checked his breathing, performed simple CPR twice with his hands, shook his head, then turned around and shouted: "Ryu has lost consciousness, the winner is Tenjo Hikari!"
"Quick, notify the school nurse!"
Tenjo Hikari was stunned, hearing all this.
Did he really knock someone out just by playing cards?