The duel challenge between Insector Haga and Dinosaur Lyuzaki was part of a "brand duel," so after Dinosaur Lyuzaki lost, the Fengguang Company urgently contacted Tenjo Hikari to coordinate with Dinosaur Lyuzaki.
According to Haga's statement after the last duel, if Fengguang Company lost the next duel as well, they would have to surrender the brand name.
Though it meant nothing to Insector Haga, this was the essence of a proxy duel.
Since they had lost once before, the dueling arena and order of this duel were chosen by Insector Haga.
The duel was set in an abandoned factory.
Tenjo Hikari was still dressed in his uniform, accompanied by a photographer and a witness hired by Fengguang Company, and walked into the factory.
Tenjo Hikari had already prepared his deck and duel disk, striding confidently into the factory first.
From the factory entrance, you could see stacked debris and chaotic steel waste.
At the very top of these piles of junk, there was a figure lying there.
One of his legs dangled idly, leaning on his arm, boredly gazing at the sky, and he only slightly tilted his head when he heard Tenjo Hikari and his team's arrival.
"I'm the representative for Fengguang Company—this is our other dueling representative, Tenjo Hikari!"
"Ah, you're here." The person lying down chuckled and suddenly sprang up with a kip-up.
Before Tenjo Hikari could even clearly see his face, he suddenly started shouting "Eh, eh, eh, ah, ah, ah, oooh oooh oooh—" and then slipped, kicking something out.
Immediately, whatever was kicked out seemed to strike something, triggering something suspended in the air.
A basketball-sized hunk of scrap iron tied to a rope suddenly swung down from the edge of the sky.
"Wow!!" the witness exclaimed in shock.
"Oh no—" the photographer instinctively retreated in fear.
"Get out of the way, Tenjo!" The Fengguang Company employee in charge of this duel quickly tried to shove Tenjo Hikari aside.
But at this moment, Tenjo Hikari had no intention of moving, nor did he show any hint of panic.
He raised his hand.
"Zzzzz—"
To everyone's amazement, Tenjo Hikari caught the iron block with his bare right hand and then slowly and powerfully squeezed it.
The iron appeared to shrink in his grip until it was molded to the size of a shot put, and he tossed it behind the person in the factory.
Whoosh—
Boom!
The iron ball grazed past the person's ear, instantly shredding countless hairs, then smashed into the wall with a resounding crash, embedding itself deeply without leaving a trace.
"Eeek, eeek, eeek!"
Seeing this, the person shrieked in terror.
"Stop the tricks!" Tenjo Hikari blazed with fury, striding forward. "If you're a duelist, decide the outcome by a duel!"
"You brat…"
The same word—
Completely different feelings!
"My name is Tenjo Hikari! The representative of Fengguang Company, the junior colleague of Dinosaur Lyuzaki! Call me by my name!"
"Eeek eeek!!"
The person shrieked again.
It was only then that Tenjo Hikari finally had the chance to see what kind of person this was.
He was very different from Tenjo Hikari's expectations.
First was the height; Insector Haga was much taller than Tenjo Hikari expected, even taller than Judai, who was taller than most of his peers.
But aside from the height, everything else appeared "unkempt."
He slid down to the bottom of the scrap, hunching over, his complexion even paler than Dinosaur Lyuzaki's, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, looking gloomy.
This was the "Legendary Duelist" Insector Haga?
Tierra was greatly disappointed.
The "Superman" act by Tenjo Hikari earlier was naturally accomplished by her. Otherwise, Tenjo Hikari would definitely have chosen to dodge first.
"Tenjo Hikari, even a soul of this level can't charge much of energy for the Legendary Dragon."
"I understand," he didn't really care about that, "but that's not the main point."
"What are you muttering about?" After landing, Insector Haga no longer displayed his prior fear, bending over like a frail mantis.
"Why are you causing trouble for Big Brother Lyuzaki?"
"Why?" Insector Haga chuckled, "It's all his fault! Living so well and not lifting a hand to help me! It's all his fault!"
"What are you talking about?" Tenjo Hikari felt as if his ears were playing tricks on him.
"I said, it's all his fault!" Insector Haga snorted coldly, "That guy's been living so happily recently, right? With big companies giving him money, free instant noodles to eat, and a loyal little brother like you—that guy suddenly appearing in front of me, that's his fault!"
He glared with mismatched eyes, extending his middle finger, showing contempt: "Aren't we good friends? He's living so well, yet doesn't help me out, isn't that strange!? Isn't that his fault!"
The two from Fengguang Company exchanged glances, seemingly at a loss for words. They more or less knew the story between Dinosaur Lyuzaki and Insector Haga. It was well known that they were "good brothers" and that Dinosaur Lyuzaki became successful but didn't reach out to his…
"Nonsense!" Tenjo Hikari cut in sharply, "You are also a Legendary Duelist. If you want to have the life Big Brother Lyuzaki has now, wouldn't letting go of your pride and resolving to change accomplish that!"
Tenjo Hikari clenched his fist, glaring at him fiercely: "There are countless companies in the world eager to welcome a duelist like you!
It's because your reputation is awful, and you don't know how to change yourself! That's why you're still aimlessly wandering even now!
Given that, how can you blame him?"
He snapped his hand sharply: "Moreover, even now, when I visited him, he didn't wholly distrust you or suspect you of using those damned scummy tricks!
Before I even got here, he was hoping you had changed, not still the trash you used to be, but what have you done?"
"Ah, talking nice, aren't you! I'm a Legendary Duelist, you know? Legendary! They should offer it to me themselves—" Insector Haga picked his ear with his pinky, then seemed to think of something and laughed slyly, "Haha, I get it, you're the protégé he favors, right? If I destroy you here, that guy will definitely be in complete despair, right? Hehehe…"
Tenjo Hikari relaxed his hand.
He took a deep breath, and rather than looking as furious as before, he calmly asked the person next to him: "Are you recording?"
"Y-yes!" the cameraman quickly replied.
"You!" Insector Haga widened his eyes, pointing at Tenjo Hikari.
"Once I win this duel, I'll upload this video online." Tenjo Hikari pressed his duel disk, speaking in an even tone, but his words were chilling, "I will thoroughly crush you here, from body to soul."
"I'm your super senior, kid, don't be so arrogant. Even if you're unhurt, I can still beat you! So just obediently hand it all over to me!"
"Duel!" X2.
Insector Haga, LP: 4000.
Tenjo Hikari, LP: 4000.