Upon hearing the declaration of "the final round," all the spectators were stirred with excitement.
They were very curious as to why Tenjo Hikari was so confident to declare "the final round" with such assurance.
"Interesting, that Tenjo Hikari, his face full of confidence." Caesar Ryo crossed his arms, observing him with eyes filled with delight. The academy's outstanding duelists were increasing, and even though he was about to graduate, he couldn't help but feel a bit excited.
Although in his eyes, Judai was still far from reaching his level, his talent was starting to show. Now another person had emerged, how could he not be excited?
The thrill of the game was upon him!
"But with insufficient resources in hand and the monsters on the field permanently halved in ATK, how can he turn the tide?"
Asuka's question was also the question of most of the classmates.
With insufficient resources in hand, monsters on the field weakened in attack, and the trap card destroyed, it seemed almost like a desperate situation. In such circumstances, even with Polymerization, what could be done?
After all, to attempt to fuse the "Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem," just looking at the field and the hand cards, seemed somewhat lacking as well.
But Tenjo Hikari knew better than them that his deck didn't even contain "Ancient Gear Golem," so it was impossible to fuse into the Ultimate Giant.
"Judai, Tenjo-san's situation is dire. Just hold on, and victory will be yours!" Maeda Hayato cheered for Judai.
"At this point, could this guy possibly have another trick up his sleeve?" Even the fusion of Great Tornado with Wild Wingman wasn't sure. In such a despairing scenario, what could Tenjo Hikari do to defeat him?
It wasn't boasting, the evolved him, he was confident he could defeat even the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Even having activated its effects, the mere 1200 ATK Labyrinth Tank was far from a match.
Judai didn't understand either.
But his heart pounding with excitement made him eager to see Tenjo Hikari's move!
"Alright, let's see it, Tenjo, show me your fusion!"
"Alright, Judai, let me tell you then, the reason you will lose is precisely because you chose to challenge me in my most proficient domain—
I activate the Spell Card, Lullaby of Obedience!"
"It's that card—"
The students who had watched the duel yesterday immediately recognized the card.
"Pay 2000 LP and declare the name of a card. If your deck contains that card, you have to either add it to my hand or Special Summon it to my field!"
Tenjo Hikari LP: 2100→100
"Hmm..." Judai was a bit puzzled.
Even at this stage, he would still pay 2000 LP, but for what?
"Then, what's your declaration?"
"Elemental Hero Burstinatrix!" Tenjo Hikari smiled, pointing at Judai's Duel Disk, "I've checked your graveyard. Since the duel began, you haven't used Burstinatrix, so she must be deep in your deck!"
"Ah, that's indeed the case..." Judai took out his deck and checked, finding that Burstinatrix was indeed at the bottom. He pulled her out of his deck and directly tossed her to Tenjo Hikari.
After obtaining the card, Tenjo Hikari held onto it without rushing to use it. Then he activated the effect of "Flame Swordsrealm" on the field: "I send Labyrinth Tank on the field to the graveyard for a Fusion Summon from the Extra Deck of a second Flame Swordsman!"
"Haha, I'm back again!" Although one was a regular Flame Swordsman, and the other was a card hosting the spirit of a Flame Swordsman, the spirit of the Flame Swordsman could travel between the two cards. With the chance to appear, it immediately cheered and stood boldly before the "Dark Flare Knight" in the deck.
"The Labyrinth Tank's ATK and DEF were lowered, staying on the field would just make it a target. Using it as fusion material was indeed wise." Marufuji Ryo nodded in agreement.
But...what was the point of this?
"Then... final preparation, Judai." Tenjo Hikari pointed at the Continuous Spell beside him, "Activate the effect of the Continuous Spell, Overload Future Fusion."
"Huh?" Judai was startled, "Isn't that card specifically for fusing Labyrinth Tank?"
He couldn't react for a moment.
"According to the effect of Overload Future Fusion, I reveal a Fusion Monster in the Extra Deck and send one of its Fusion Materials to the graveyard! This turn, I cannot Special Summon that Monster or activate that card's effect!"
Tenjo Hikari took out his Extra Deck, searched for a card, and revealed a smile, saying, "The card I want to show is... this one!"
He held up a purple Fusion Monster, letting everyone see it as clearly as possible!
"Ah!?"
"What—"
"Wow!"
"Bro!"
Even Marufuji Ryo stepped forward two steps in astonishment, exclaiming, "It's actually this card?"
Judai slowly opened his mouth, then gradually revealed an excited expression: "Flame Wingman!"
Yes, the fusion card Tenjo Hikari revealed was... Flame Wingman!
"Send the Wingman from my deck to the graveyard!" Tenjo Hikari opened his deck, displayed the Wingman from the deck, and then stuffed it into the graveyard. Seeing this, the Great Tornado felt a difficult to describe discomfort.
It's over! About to be hit by his own side again—
"You've always had this card?" Judai suddenly realized, "Ah! Yesterday, in the dueling arena, you told the senior that you would use this card to fuse my monster!"
"That's right, ever since returning from the Other Dimension, I've always had this card in my Fusion Deck." In fact, that day, Super Polymerization had fused his two Elemental Heroes in his deck into this.
Judai gasped: "Not only the fusion materials, even the Fusion Monster..."
Tenjo Hikari extended his arms, openly admitting: "Fusion is the most noble summoning method in the world!
As a Duelist pursuing the ultimate in fusion, as a member of the Fusion Army, as a Fusion Duelist—
Not just the fusion materials, but even the Fusion Monsters should be fully mastered!
Now, I Normal Summon, Burstinatrix! Then, sorry Judai, I've won.
Fusion Magic, Miracle Fusion!"
After this, no explanation was needed.
The fusion materials were Burstinatrix and Wingman; a winged warrior growing a giant dragon head on the right arm descended in the scorching Flame Realm!
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman, LV 6, Wind Attribute, Warrior-Type, with ATK of 2100.
When a monster is sent to the graveyard in battle destruction, inflict damage to the opponent equal to that monster's ATK points!
Flame Swordsrealm can reduce the ATK of one Warrior-Type Monster on the field, while all other monsters' ATK increases by 1000 points.
Flame Swordsman's ATK is... 1800.
800 and 3100, totaling 3900, while Judai's Life Points are at 3200!
Victory!
Although Judai wasn't at his complete form, and even though it was just the beginning for him as the protagonist, without a doubt, Tenjo Hikari—won!
"Battle Phase. Flame Wingman attacks, activates the effect of Flame Swordsrealm!" Tenjo Hikari smiled.
To him, defeating a real "hero" was quite a challenge!
Seeing his favorite monster charging at him, Judai didn't regret not using Wild Wingman to destroy Flame Swordsrealm earlier, which would have greatly increased his chances of winning. He now had only one thought—
"What an interesting duel!" He happily extended his fist, facing his favorite monster, "Bring it on, Hikari!"
"Wow!!!"
"Fusion! Fusion! Fusion!"
"Tenjo Hikari! Tenjo Hikari!"
The duel image gradually dissipated. The venue returned to brightness.
Thunderous cheers and applause began to echo in the dueling arena. They had witnessed a truly "defeated" duel with no losers.
No one could have imagined that, in the end, it would be hero against hero!
"The winner, Tenjo Hikari!"