"3750 ATK!"
"Far exceeds the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
"Oh, truly befitting a Legendary Duelist, it looks incredibly strong!"
Some of Manjome's relatives, who were just there for the fun, were amazed when this Monster appeared.
They didn't understand Duels very well, but they knew numbers, and they knew that a Fusion Monster that could directly banish cards from the Graveyard to appear was definitely not a weak card.
Upon seeing this Monster appear, Dinosaur Lyuzaki's previous nonchalance gradually faded away.
Previously, he had watched other Duels of the Maze Brothers, and at that time, they weren't using this Monster.
It seems these two guys have learned from their mistakes and have changed many details of their Deck.
That might mean the Duel for Tenjo and the others won't be so easy this time.
"Oh oh oh! Has the Gate Guardian also evolved!?" Judai couldn't help but cheer excitedly upon seeing this Monster, "I didn't expect it could directly banish Monsters from the Graveyard for contact Fusion, it's a step further than Neos!"
"Hmph— Kid, you're not the only one in this world progressing." Para extended a finger, gently tapped his forehead in front of him, and then said, "Enter Battle Phase, use the Gate Guardian to attack Brave Neos!"
"Brave Neos' ATK will increase to 3100 points because of the Hero Monster added to the Graveyard."
"Heh, but the Gate Guardian's ATK is still higher!"
The Gate Guardian's body, with its three heads, charged simultaneously, unleashing thunderballs, storms, and water flows to engulf the armored Neos into the heart of the Maze.
Tenjo Hikari & Yuki Judai, LP: 8000→7350.
"Heh... End turn." The Maze Brothers crossed their arms as if all was well.
"Leaving only one Monster on the field, it won't be easy to defeat Hikari." Judai continued to speak.
"Ha, this isn't just 'one Monster.'" Para shook his finger courteously, "Just like your Absolute Zero, the Gate Guardian is not a simple Monster."
Like "Absolute Zero"?
Judai's pupils shrank suddenly.
What does this mean?
No matter what it truly means, it was now Tenjo Hikari's turn, and at this moment, he once again heard Tenjo Hikari's voice. Just as he started to suggest that Tenjo Hikari could use his card, he found that Tenjo Hikari wasn't responding to his voice.
"Ha, your teammate is much smarter than you are." Para laughed, shaking his head, "Haven't you realized? He can't hear your voice."
So that's it—
Yuki Judai suddenly understood.
Is this what the Maze is used for?
"How interesting, do you want to compete with us in tacit understanding!?" Judai laughed aloud, "Then you're wrong.
Hikari pursues Extreme Fusion, and a tag team Duel is a Fusion of minds and thoughts between teammates.
Hikari won't make mistakes."
"Oh ho—"
Hearing his words, Para was slightly surprised.
Does he trust his teammate so much?
Upon hearing Judai's words, Manjome was very surprised and couldn't help but mutter, "Did that Judai actually say something so philosophical?"
Dinosaur Lyuzaki couldn't help but nod repeatedly.
This kid is quite clever—if Manjome heard his comment, he'd certainly doubt if he had fallen into a Parallel World.
Ruri sighed that Tenjo Hikari has many good companions, whether it's Senior Manjome or Senior Judai, they all seem excellent.
"Did Senior Judai actually say something like that?" Serena couldn't help but mutter in the audience. Naturally, knowing the specific situation of the two, she was quite aware that they couldn't communicate with each other, and was a bit worried about their coordination, never expecting Judai to say something so full of confidence and trust.
"My turn. Draw—"
Tenjo Hikari drew a card, quickly glanced at it, confirmed it wasn't a card he needed immediately, and immediately activated a Set Card: "Activate Set Card—"
"Activate Set Card?"
"Oh, right, that kid Yuki Judai did Set a card."
"But he didn't use it last turn; what can it be if he uses it this turn?"
The crowd was quite puzzled.
"Trap Card, Fusion Reserve!" Tenjo Hikari revealed the card.
"Fusion Reserve?" Even the Maze Brothers were surprised to see this card.
"A Trap Card assisting Fusion? It seems your teammate trusts you greatly." Dox said to Tenjo Hikari.
"Heh, indeed—
According to Fusion Reserve's effect, show a Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck to the opponent, and you can add a Fusion Material Monster listed in its card name from the Deck to the Hand. After that, you can add a [Polymerization] from your Graveyard to your Hand.
I reveal the Evil Hero Malicious Fiend from the Extra Deck!"
"Evil Hero?"
Ruri couldn't help but slightly cover her mouth; this was a series completely unheard of in her world.
Is there something unusual about the "EHERO" series?
"Evil Hero, huh—"
"Today's Fusion by Tenjo Hikari is also a Hero?"
"But it's a Hero different from Elemental Hero."
Those among the audience watching knew well enough what Tenjo Hikari's Deck was, so it wasn't strange for them to see any Fusion he might play; hence, they weren't surprised.
"Following Fusion Reserve's effect, I add Evil Hero Malicious Edge from the Deck to my Hand, and then I'll add the Polymerization from the Graveyard to my Hand." Tenjo Hikari's Duel Disk automatically began operating, a card flew out from the Deck, hovered in the air for a moment, and then landed in his hand, simultaneously, from the Graveyard, Judai's Polymerization was also added to his hand.