"Then as agreed, these gemstones are yours." The Golden-Eyes Idol pointed to the gemstones beside him.
"Let's split them in half; I don't really understand these things anyway. We'll just split them down the middle, one half each," Tenjo Hikari said to Judai.
Judai didn't think much about it. He was actually not short on money and readily agreed with Tenjo Hikari.
"To sell these things, we'll probably need Auntie Tami's help," Tenjo Hikari scratched his head.
They'll sell some first, then acquire a version of Future Fusion and Scrap Fusion for this world.
He's been eyeing those two cards of Caesar Ryo for a long time.
After the two Spirit Duels ended, they didn't disappear or leave. Both had their own purposes. Captain Gold, needless to say, came to Judai's side, looking at the grown Yuki Judai, continually nodding and remarking, then pointed to a corner saying, "Go squat over there."
The Winged Kuriboh obediently ran over to squat, not like a Hero but more like a thug.
"This guy, without discipline, is getting more unruly," Captain Gold shook his head, while Judai responded with forced laughter.
"Judai, long time no see, you're much more excellent and brave than I imagined. You face Darkness Duels without fear and don't push yourself too hard, leaving hope of victory to your friends. I'm proud of you!" Captain Gold sincerely expressed his pride in Judai.
As the "captain" of the heroes, he was someone who valued teamwork and cooperation. He guarded Judai's spirits like a parent, but unfortunately, because of "that incident," they and their other companions were sent to the Other Dimension.
"Haha, honestly, it's been recent actually," Judai laughed, "It's all thanks to Hikari. In the past six months, he's taught me a lot!"
Hikari?
The alchemist named Hikari?
Captain Gold looked at Tenjo Hikari.
Before arriving, he had already heard about Tenjo Hikari from Eldlich the Golden Lord. After some thought, he transformed into a series of cards that fell into Judai's hand.
Elemental Hero Captain Gold, Evil Hero Adusted Gold, Elemental Hero The Shining, and... Evil Hero Dark Gaia.
"Judai, let's entrust the power of Dark Gaia to him. I sense a familiar fear in him; he should be able to harness this power. Consider this card a token of gratitude for his support to you," Captain Gold's voice echoed in his ears, "You've worked hard all this time. From now on, I'll always be by your side!"
"Ha! Thanks, Captain!"
On Tenjo Hikari's side, what he was more curious about was why they came to this world and what mission they carried.
After understanding the situation, Tenjo Hikari finally knew.
They are spirits residing in the "Eldlixir".
It's a dimension ruled by the "Lich" of the world,
Eldlich the Golden Lord of Eldlixir.
Unknown how many years ago, Eldlich encountered an event that drove him berserk, losing control over his body, thoughtlessly invading other Spirit Dimensions, consequently suffering severe setbacks.
It was at that time, a rare Era-Defining Alchemist appeared before him, curing, healing, and even - elevating him.
He supplemented the missing force in Eldlich, transforming him into the "most Eldlich of Eldlich" spirits.
Thereafter, Eldlich became friends with that Era-Defining Alchemist and promised to seek him for help if in trouble.
Subsequently, Eldlich refrained from invading other dimensions, silently amassing power, quietly gathering spirits, seemingly preparing for something big.
This time, they came to this world under the guidance of that Era-Defining Alchemist.
"Hey, wait a minute," Tenjo Hikari raised his hand, interrupting, "You're saying that the [Era-Defining Alchemist] didn't use a Teleportation Gate but built a dimensional channel to bring you to this world?"
"Yeah."
"Moreover, the broken dimension we're in now, resembling a Skyscraper city, was also created by that Era-Defining Alchemist?"
"That's right."
"That Era-Defining Alchemist even managed to remedy the missing process in Eldlich spirits?!"
"It's been repeated several times— that rare alchemist has traveled countless dimensions, personally crafting the Philosopher's Stone, dubbed the strongest alchemist across countless dimensions and Parallel Worlds!" The Golden-Eyes Idol tirelessly explained, "Rumors mention the alchemist once traveled through countless dimensions, interacting with numerous spirits. Even in the Spirit World, he's a legendary figure!"
Oh my heavens.
Tenjo Hikari blinked in astonishment.
That Teacher Daitokuji?
No—
He vigorously shook his head to clear his thoughts.
Unlike Judai, Tenjo Hikari knew long before that Teacher Daitokuji was the "Leader of the Seven-Star" in the original story. Moreover, to some extent, the other so-called "Seven-Star" merely joined for fun; having one Teacher Daitokuji was enough.
In the original, after other Seven-Star Key holders succeeded, with only Teacher Daitokuji remaining, he alone dealt with all duelists except Judai, personally waiting for Judai to perform splendidly in his lab to see how far he'd grown.
Unlike those crowd-filling Seven-Stars, he's the indisputable "strong duelist."
Frankly, even among the "Seven-Star" in this world, he remains the strongest from the original.
Never mind those tag-team heroes, Otherworld vampires, preemptively arriving Darkness alts, none could likely match Teacher Daitokuji.
After all, in the original, he was a top-tier alchemist capable of producing the "Philosopher's Stone."
And now, upon hearing the Golden-Eyes Idol's comment, he realized a new problem.
In the original, Teacher Daitokuji traveled the world to unravel the mysteries of alchemy.
In this world...
Perhaps not "all dimensions," but journeying through many Other Dimensions before life's end, where would this alchemist reach?
A rare Era-Defining Alchemist?
The legendary strongest alchemist?
"Haha, overall, your duel was quite satisfying. The synergy between you two is unparalleled, better than me and that introvert; for an alchemist, it demonstrates exceptional blending ability!
Allow me to follow—"
"Really!" Suddenly, Wanrong the Alchemist popped up again, inching close, intently staring at its golden eyes, "Really, really, really?"
"Master, may I touch it—" saying so, Wanrong already took out a hammer, ready to hit some components off the Golden-Eyes Idol.
"WTF! Where'd this lunatic come from?! Don't hit me!"
"Uh, you should ask it, right?" Tenjo Hikari said to Wanrong.
Watching the two spirits bicker, receiving new Fusion Monsters from Judai, Tenjo Hikari gradually came to his senses from the shock, patting his face, revealing a smile.
Haha!
Got it all wrong!
Isn't this a huge stroke of luck!!
Teacher Daitokuji is stronger than in the original, learning alchemy from him, isn't that even better?!