He glanced at his hand and immediately revealed the card in his hand, "Normal Summon, Aleister, in Defense Position."
Seeing Ah Lai appear once again, the surrounding students looked somewhat dim, but with Judai's constant cheers, they continued to support Tenjo.
"Add 'Invocation' from the Deck to the hand, then activate..."
"At this moment, I activate the Trap Card, Counter Trap, 'Paradox Fusion!'"
Tenjo Hikari coughed as he unveiled the Set Card: "Banish one face-up Fusion Monster on the field to activate! At the end of the second turn after activation, the banished Monster returns to the field in face-up Attack Position! I banish Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon!
According to its effect, the activation of Spell and Trap Cards is negated and destroyed!"
"It's rare to see you use a Counter Trap. And you specifically waited for me to use 'Invocation,' confirming that I only had one 'Invocation' before using it..." Daitokuji said with a smile, unworried.
The surrounding students are the best demonstration of how strong Aleister is when Summoning in Defense Position.
He glanced at the distant Flame Swordsman.
Then he looked at Tenjo Hikari's Set Card.
"That card is 'Salamandra with Chain,' isn't it?" Daitokuji said softly, stroking his chin, "Otherwise, you could have just banished the Flame Swordsman with lower ATK, retaining the Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon."
!!
Tenjo Hikari was taken aback.
"Looks like I guessed right."
Indeed, having his Set Card guessed, Tenjo Hikari was quite surprised.
"'Salamandra with Chain' can increase a Monster's ATK by 700 points, and Aleister in your hand can increase a Monster's ATK by 1000 points. It wouldn't be wise to rush in recklessly now.
In that case, I banish the first Aqua Spirit from the Graveyard, Special Summon in Defense Position, Aqua Spirit."
His hand is filled with Spirits of various Attributes, used to complement the materials for various Fusion Monsters. When the activation of 'Invocation' fails, he can only use the Spirits themselves.
Aqua Spirit, LV 4, Water Attribute, Aqua-Type, DEF 1200.
"End turn."
"My turn, draw card..."
"At this moment." Daitokuji raised his hand, "Aqua Spirit's effect, forcefully changing the battle position of your Flame Swordsman on the field, this turn, it cannot change its battle position."
Flame Swordsman, Attack Position → Defense Position, DEF 1600.
Tenjo Hikari looked at his hand, panting, listening to the cheers of the surrounding classmates, looking at the card he just drew, gritting his teeth.
"Did you not draw the crucial card?" asked Tierra from the side.
"There's still one more chance to draw a card!" Tenjo Hikari looked at the Fusion Substitute beside him, gritting his teeth, saying.
"Then why not draw?" Tierra tilted her head, "Are you scared? Do you need me to provide more strength? If you die, waiting for the next person might really take quite a while."
"Doesn't everyone here count?"
"Of course not, you possess special power." She smiled as she raised her Magic Staff, "My resurrection ritual requires a large amount of materials. I still need power like yours, or maybe that guy opposite would do. But he might not be willing, right? How about it, need it?"
Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath.
In such a situation, forcibly requesting a blessing from a God?
"Go for it, Hikari!" Judai shouted with effort.
"Do it!" Marufuji Ryo clenched his fist.
"Not needed!" Tenjo Hikari suddenly stood up, "This turn, let's settle the score!"
"Oh?" Teacher Daitokuji looked at him with surprise, seemingly more interested.
"I activate the effect of the Fusion Recycling Plant, discarding Fusion Substitute once again, adding the last Fusion Substitute from the Deck to my hand!"
This is the last one!
"Fusion Substitute's effect, banish it, return Dark Flare Knight from the Graveyard, draw one card!"
Tenjo Hikari drew the card with all his strength, as the card was drawn, it seemed to tear through the air, leaving a purple streak as dark as ink in the air.
"Wow?" Tierra watched as Tenjo Hikari drew the card, unable to help feeling a burst of joy for this human she wasn't really particularly concerned about.
Impressive...
Is this the life of a new era? The power of a new era?
For the first time, she genuinely had an interest in the rituals of a new era.
Tenjo Hikari glanced at his hand, took a breath, and then cast his gaze on the planet beside him, locking eyes with Professor Cronos.
"What?"
"Teacher Daitokuji, take a look at my answer!" He revealed the card from his hand, "Quick-Play Spell, 'Junk Fusion!'"
"Beautiful!" Marufuji Ryo possessed this card, and upon seeing it, immediately got excited, "Junk Fusion is a Fusion Spell Card that allows you to use cards from your opponent's Graveyard for Fusion!"
"Using... mine?" Daitokuji mumbled these words, tapping the book lightly.
"But," Manjome seemed worried, "To use that card, you need to know what's in the opponent's Extra Deck, right?"
That's right...
Hikari, do you know?
"I choose Aleister the Invoker in the Graveyard and... Water Invoked!"
Daitokuji widened his eyes.
"Could it be!"
"The process of Alchemy is destruction and re-creation, purification and deepening! Teacher Daitokuji, your Extra Deck must have that card—Invoked Augoeides!"
Tenjo Hikari shouted these words while his heart pounded rapidly. If Daitokuji's Extra Deck didn't have this card, then he was definitely going to lose.
Fortunately, Daitokuji, this "Era-Defining Alchemist," wasn't boasting. After hearing Tenjo Hikari's words, he couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Even my Alchemy Materials and Alchemy Products are being used?"
"This is a card Professor Cronos helped me buy, and using this card is to complete your assignment, teacher, no problem!"
"Interesting, very interesting! Hikari, you really are my best student!" Daitokuji revealed the Extra Deck, "Alright, go ahead, Augoeides!"
Crack, crack.
A Summoner appeared on Tenjo Hikari's field, followed by countless mechanical metals surrounding its body, eventually forming a giant Invoked that resembled a robot.
Invoked Augoeides, LV 8, Fairy-Type, Attack Power 2000.
"Augoeides?"
"Tenjo-san, you actually knew..."
"Ah Lai knows everything about Fusion!" Judai excitedly patted the barricade, shouting passionately, "Go, Hikari!!"
"Augoeides' effect, when this card is Special Summoned. You can target one monster on your opponent's field. Destroy that monster!"
Boom—the Earth Invoked was instantly torn apart.
"Heh, it doesn't matter." Daitokuji hugged his arms, "Just with this, you cannot defeat me this turn."
"Moreover, I activate my Set Card, the magic name—Great Beast!"
"According to this card's effect, I can Special Summon an Invoked from the banished. Too bad, Hikari! I Special Summon, Water Invoked, in Defense Position!"
Invoked Cocytus, DEF 2900.
"Augoeides can banish Fusion Monsters in the Graveyard to increase the attack power of that monster, but, even if you banish Labyrinth Tank, Augoeides with 4400 Attack Power cannot attack directly.
Seems like this is your finale."
Tenjo Hikari closed his eyes and took two deep breaths: "Activate the effect of Thunder Dragon Fusion in the Graveyard, not sent to the Graveyard this turn; you can banish it to add a Thunder-Type monster from the Deck to your hand. I add Gem-Knight Tourmaline to my hand."
"Hmm?"
"Next, Normal Summon Aleister the Invoker!"
"What?!"
"Wait——"
"Could it be!"
"Sorry, teacher, until just now, I was deceiving you."
"..." Daitokuji was initially dumbstruck. Suddenly snapping back to reality, he shook his head with a smile, and said nothing more than one word: "Good."
I see; in the game, I lost, huh! Hikari, seems like I was wrong. I'm not the one who should be disappointed; you have surpassed my expectations long ago, exceeded the target I originally expected!
"Aleister the Invoker's effect, from the Deck, adds [Invocation] to the hand!"
"Spell Card, Invocation, fuse Thunder Dragon and Gem-Knight Tourmaline from the hand!"
"Fusion conditions are a Gem-Knight monster and a [Thunder-Type] monster!"
"Shine before me, Gem-Knight Prismaura!"
Gem-Knight Prismaura, Earth Attribute, Thunder-Type, Attack Power 2450.
"Next, Prismaura's effect, discard Gem-Knight Sapphire, destroy one face-up card on your field... This is the end, Teacher Daitokuji!"
"Destroy Aqua Spirit, in battle, Aleister attacks Aleister, Flame Swordsrealm's effect, lowers Flame Sword's attack power by 1000, other monsters' attack power rises by 1000!"
Prismaura attacks Water Invoked.
And finally——
Augoeides, direct attack!"
A dazzling light began to shine, illuminating this vast Cosmos like the sun; when the light faded, the star formations slowly descended.
Tenjo Hikari, win.