"Set a card, end turn."
Manjome now exhausted all his hand cards.
However, his play has been truly impressive.
He didn't chase damage, but his strategy was spot-on!
Just what you'd expect from Manjome, beautifully played.
Though, he might be boasting a bit too much.
Except——
He didn't know that in the eyes of Manjome and many in the Fusion Department, what he just said wasn't "boasting," but the truth!
As the smoke gradually cleared, the Tyler Sisters' figures slowly appeared, Grace lightly fanned the dust with her hand, saying, "Hmm... So that's how it is..."
"I understand too." Gloria followed up.
"Because my sister and I have always been together, we've never understood the [Polymerization] with others." The two sisters almost spoke simultaneously.
"Looks like it's necessary to engage in some student socializing, don't you think, Grace?"
"If they're not some boring people, it should be okay, Gloria."
The two exchanged simple remarks.
"However, the duel isn't over yet!" Grace swiftly drew a card, then gently flipped it against her cheek, "Normal Summon, Amazoness Swords Woman."
The red-haired Amazoness Swords Woman swung her longsword, standing valiantly on the field.
Amazoness Swords Woman, LV 4, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK: 1500.
"When Amazoness engages in battle, damage is borne by the opponent!"
"And—activate the Equip Spell Amazoness's Secret Treasure." A green gemstone appeared on the field, attaching itself to the swordswoman.
"Amazoness Monster equipped with this card won't be destroyed by battle once per turn, plus, the monster attacked by this Amazoness Monster equipped with this card is destroyed after damage calculation."
Thanks to the Amazoness Hot Spring, she doesn't need to worry about battle damage being reduced, rather, with over 10,000 Life Points, there's really no need to worry about the battle damage—which is also why Manjome chose to increase Gem-Knight Prismaura's attack instead of destroying the Amazoness Hot Spring for more damage.
Manjome frowned.
"Since that's the case... then Tenjo, be prepared!"
Tenjo Hikari clicked his tongue.
"Trap Card! Ring of Destruction!"
"Eh???"
"Select a monster on the field, destroy that monster, both sides take damage equal to its ATK!"
A flaming explosive ring latched onto the swordswoman, then gently contracted, erupting with a terrifying boom.
Boom—
Tenjo Hikari shielded himself from the flames with his hand.
Boys' team LP: 1700→200.
Tyler Sisters LP: 10750→9250.
"Using self-destruction to evade this attack?"
"Impressive, but this leaves you with only 200 Life Points."
"The candle is flickering, Tenjo Hikari!"
"Although dueling with you is quite interesting, still—should my sister draw an Amazoness direct-damage monster, or simply draw a Monster Reborn, we've won."
Grace declared.
They still have a full 9250 Life Points, not easily defeated!
Letting Tenjo Hikari attack, how could they be emptied?
The two monsters on the field total only 4850 points, even with an additional monster with 2400 ATK, it's definitely not enough.
"It's a pity that until the end, we didn't see the so-called further Polymerization."
"You really want to see further Polymerization that badly?" Tenjo Hikari asked.
"Of course."
"Isn't it obvious?"
The sisters responded.
"Why?" Tenjo Hikari wondered, "There must be a reason, right?"
"Reason?"
"Didn't think the renowned Fusion Master could be so dull," Grace remarked, gently stroking her hair.
"Dueling strong duelists and feeling joy, that's a duelist's instinct!"
"In the Fusion Army, such opponents are never scarce!"
"Indeed, thanks to the Fusion Army, we had the chance to face you, it's quite interesting."
Now he understood.
Tenjo Hikari recalled.
In the original, the Tyler Sisters were quite abstract characters.
As the "special forces" of the Fusion Army, they obliterated the resistance at the Xyz Dimension Spade Branch, then returned to school without staying.
Later returning to the Xyz Dimension was due to hearing about the strange Pendulum Summon used by the Lanceman Corps, finding it intriguing—these two's dueling style was extremely unforgiving, mercilessly crushing ordinary Xyz Dimension duelists who were merely support, yet simultaneously shown bored and uninterested attitude.
The opponent wasn't strong enough; they found it quite tedious.
After losing to the main character's "Entertainment Duel" in the original, although still unclear about the circumstances, Grace quickly began appreciating Entertainment Duel, with Gloria soon dragged into it by her sister, not long after they defected.
The essence of these two was simply a desire for more advanced, stronger duels.
As for whether it's Fusion or not, Xyz, Pendulum or not, they didn't really care.
Honestly, they were among the few in the A5 original Fusion Army who were "lose and you are right" duelists—this is a true duelist.
"So that's how it is."
"9250 Life Points, indeed quite a lot... but that doesn't mean it can't be worked through."
The two sisters watched Tenjo Hikari with interest, seemingly anticipating a duel from him.
"Since you've always wanted to see it, allow me to show you, the Fusion of... my new power!"