The security officers, holding duel disks, slowly surrounded him, clearly ready for a multiway match.
It was Tenjo Hikari's first time facing this kind of situation, but he wasn't too panicked.
He was still observing the surroundings.
Some haggard citizens hid behind doors or in alleyways, watching the scene fearfully. Although some children wanted to speak up for Tenjo Hikari, their parents covered their mouths, telling them not to say anything.
Most people had faces ashen as death, looking as if they had no will to live.
Tenjo Hikari looked at the video being played, showing not only Jack Atlas's defeated duel but also his previous failed match against Kaiba Seto, even accompanied by captions like "Previous King" and "Not Fit."
"What's wrong, trash, still hoping for your great hero to save you?"
"Even the Previous King can't protect himself, and you still count on him?"
"Hmph, once you're in prison, you'll have plenty of time to watch him repent."
These security officers seemed to be of a rather extreme faction.
"Do you intend to go three against one?"
"?" One officer, possibly feeling this was inappropriate, said, "Hmph, to deal with a Lower City trash like you, there's no need—"
"No problem, a three-on-one it is. Since it's three against one, I'll start the first turn, and after each of you finishes a turn, it will be my turn. You all share the field, how's that sound?"
"Don't—" A child couldn't help but shout.
These were incredibly disadvantageous terms, impossible to agree to, so why propose it?
Isn't this courting death?
The officers exchanged glances, then burst into laughter: "If you're that eager to die, don't blame us!"
"We'll give you compensation—12,000 Life Points, how's that?"
"Hmph, fair enough."
"Duel!"
Tenjo Hikari, LP: 12,000.
Three security officers, each LP: 4,000.
"My turn, draw." Tenjo Hikari drew his card and glanced at it.
Hah—
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He looked around again.
This was the Lower City Area, but he still felt something odd.
He looked at the mark on his left hand.
He was brought to this world by the Red Dragon, yet upon arrival, the Earthbound Immortal mark appeared immediately.
Though he hadn't yet discerned what animal the mark depicted, it was undoubtedly an Earthbound Immortal mark.
The last time he came to this dimension, he stayed within a small range, unable to move freely, but had talked with Fudou Yusei extensively. He knew the main issue in this dimension was the chasm-like disparity between the upper-class nobles and lower-class citizens.
Some nobles even treated the Lower City Area as a dump, casually tossing uneaten items into the area.
Back then, Tenjo Hikari saw it purely as the amalgamation of the worlds of 5DS and A5, unable to delve deeper.
But now things were different.
He truly possessed the "Duel Dragon," had indeed been summoned by the Red Dragon to this dimension, and was genuinely entwined with the power of the Earthbound Immortals, symbolizing that the conflict between the Upper and Lower City Areas was even greater than the apparent wealth disparity.
Previously, despite the wealth gap between Upper and Lower Cities, there was still Jack Atlas, the "King" who rose from the slums, providing a rare thread of consensus between them.
Upon returning, Jack Atlas had fallen, with the Upper City even broadcasting his disgrace.
"What's wrong, trash, start or concede!"
Tenjo Hikari turned to face them.
Alright, let's duel first and assess the situation.
"I activate the Normal Spell Card, Shaddoll Fusion." Tenjo Hikari casually picked up a card, "This card is a dedicated Fusion Spell Card for Shaddolls, sending Shaddoll Beast and Shaddoll Hedgehog from my hand to the Graveyard for a Fusion Summon."
"Fusion?"
"Who uses Fusion?"
"Heh, Lower City trash without tuners, that's normal."
The three officers watched this with zero sense of threat, even snickering.
Tenjo Hikari didn't waste words. He extended his hand, clasped them before him, and began:
"Listen! Voice of God! God's Word! God's Command!
Fusion Summon!
Descend!
LV 5!
El Shaddoll Winda!"
Purple Puppet Strings flew in from all directions, sealing off the entire street, as the green-haired mage slowly descended from the void, standing in front of Tenjo Hikari.
El Shaddoll Winda, LV 5, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 2200.
"ATK 2200 points?"
"Hah, with such low attack power, do you think you can withstand our enforcement team's attack?"
"Looks like just one of me is enough."
The three enforcement officers seemed quite confident.
Tenjo Hikari had no interest in engaging them in conversation, and directly activated effects: "Activate the effects of two Monsters in the Graveyard, when Shaddoll Beast and Shaddoll Hedgehog are sent to the Graveyard by effect, they can activate their effects; the former lets you draw a card, the latter adds one Shaddoll Monster from the Deck to the hand.
I add Shaddoll Squamata to my hand and then draw a card."
Tenjo Hikari looked at the card he drew.
"Set one card, and end the turn."
"Heh, such an uneventful turn." The first enforcement officer sneered, "It's my turn, draw!"
"Looks like even with 12000 Life Points, it can't save you." He looked at the card he drew, smirking, "Normal Summon, LV 4, Jutte King."
Jutte King...
Tenjo Hikari glanced at the Monster that suddenly appeared before him, slightly raising an eyebrow.
If memory serves, it should be a card from A5, it definitely wasn't real card-form before he traveled here.
Jutte King, LV 4, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 1600.
"When this card is successfully summoned, you can Special Summon one LV 2 or below Warrior-Type Tuner Monster from your hand."
"Special Summon, Jutte Fighter!"
Jutte Fighter, LV 2, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 700.
"Use the two Monsters on the field for Tuning, hahahah—hah… huh?"
As he operated the cards, he suddenly found that he couldn't perform the Tuning!
Looking down at the Duel Disk, he noticed, unexpectedly, that it had been covered with thick Puppet Strings.
"What is this!?" He frantically waved the Duel Disk, but those Puppet Strings seemed to be truly linked to his life, refusing to come off.
"While Winda is on the field, both players can only perform one Special Summon per turn." Tenjo Hikari casually shook his finger.
"Eh?"
"Meaning, no Synchro at all?!"
Seeing this, the citizens of the Lower City Area who were secretly watching gasped in disbelief.
"Damn…" The enforcement officer's expression was grim, but he didn't give up easily, "These Lower City trash actually using such methods to block Synchro… however, Jutte Fighter's effect, once per turn, can change one of the opponent's Attack Position Monsters to Defense Position!"
Winda, ATK 2200 → DEF 800.
"Good job, now Jutte King can destroy that damned Monster through battle—"
"Attack, Jutte King attacks Winda!" The enforcement officer showed a frenzied excitement on his face, as if completing this action equaled victory.
"At this instant, I activate Quick-Play Spell Card, El Shaddoll Fusion."
Tenjo Hikari suddenly flipped open the Set Card, "This card is a Fusion Spell Card exclusively for Shaddoll. It sends the Fusion Material decided by the Fusion Monster Cards from the hand and field to the Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon of one Fusion Monster.
I fuse Shaddoll Squamata from my hand and Winda on the field—"
"Eh?"
"Fusion Summon, a second Winda!"
Winda, which had just been changed to Defense Position by Jutte Fighter, shifts its position back to Attack Position.
"Then, Shaddoll Squamata's effect sends Shaddoll Core from the Deck to the Graveyard. Winda's effect, when sent to the Graveyard, adds one 'Shaddoll' Spell and Trap Card from the Graveyard to the hand. I add El Shaddoll Fusion to my hand.
Next, Shaddoll Core's effect, when sent to the Graveyard by effect, can add one 'Shaddoll' Spell and Trap Card from the Graveyard other than Shaddoll Core to the hand. I take Shaddoll Fusion."
"This… hum… damned Lower City trash."
"Don't panic, this way, we can Synchro during Main Phase 2!"
"Yes, seize the opportunity, teach that guy a lesson!"
"That's right—" The first officer regained some confidence, commanding the two Monsters on the field, shouting, "End Battle Phase, Main Phase 2, use the two Monsters on the field for Tuning, Synchro Summon!
Come forth!
Goyo Guardian!"
The Japanese Guard twirled the Lock Fork in its hand, sneering as it made its appearance.
Goyo Guardian, LV 6, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2800.