"Thank you." Jonouchi didn't explain much and offered this card to Tenjo Hikari as a token of gratitude.
He knew that if it wasn't for Tenjo Hikari, Dinosaur Lyuzaki would never set foot in Domino City again.
It was because of Tenjo Hikari, like a beam of light, that illuminated the life of Dinosaur Lyuzaki, who was on a straight path to the end, allowing him to move forward once more.
No matter what Lyuzaki thought, as a "friend," he was very happy.
"Take it." Lyuzaki glanced over and spoke, "After all, isn't this why you came here?"
Tenjo Hikari thought so too, nodded in agreement, thanked Jonouchi, and then picked up the card and put it away.
Afterward, Jonouchi didn't chat much with everyone, stood up, and said he had other matters to attend to. He couldn't continue catching up with Lyuzaki as he had to head to the next dimension and left in a hurry, looking very pressed for time.
Despite being very busy, he still made time to see old friends, but his busyness made it impossible to linger for long.
But that's the nature of duelists. After a duel, Lyuzaki understood.
But that's okay!
As long as he catches up with Jonouchi, there will be plenty of time for them to compete!
And the simplest way is, naturally—
"Grandpa, I want to buy some card packs!" Lyuzaki shouted to Grandpa Sugoroku without hesitation.
"Ho ho ho, you're in the right place." Grandpa chuckled and said, "I have super deluxe card packs here, made up of several dimensions—not the kind of old-stock from Other Dimension."
He took out several card boxes, and Tenjo Hikari and Dinosaur Lyuzaki bought them all at once, not caring much about the cost.
However, compared to Lyuzaki who opened the boxes directly on the spot, Tenjo Hikari was much calmer and simply put the boxes away.
Relying on luck to open strong standalone cards or powerful support cards, they might as well hope for Super Polymerization tomorrow to give them another Super Polymerization.
Of course, they would bring them back to Duel Academy and let Ruri and Serena draw them!
Flaunt it by letting them see what the highest peak card box in this dimension contains.
"You're obviously hoping your students can rely on their amazing luck to give you strong cards, aren't you?" Tierra teased.
Otherwise?
If he draws them himself, what if they all go to waste—
Dinosaur Lyuzaki, after drawing cards for a while, consolidated some useful cards for himself and put them away.
"By the way, both of you want to get stronger, right?"
Grandpa Sugoroku watched Lyuzaki finish drawing cards and noticed his lack of expression despite drawing some "Rare Cards," curious.
The two nodded.
Lyuzaki's answer was simple. Since rediscovering himself and realizing that after connecting with Fengguang Company, especially after meeting Tenjo Hikari, he embarked on a new path, he needed to urgently catch up on the ten years of lacking knowledge.
Tenjo Hikari responded, "Of course, the pursuit of Polymerization is endless."
"Ho ho ho, then let me tell you a story."
Grandpa bent over, leaned on the counter, and began telling a story.
"You should have heard of the story of Exodia, right?"
The two exchanged glances, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.
"Of course—"
"Heh heh, then you should know I'm the first and only one in the world to complete Exodia." Grandpa bragged a bit about his achievements, then said, "Since you know this, you also know that Yugi's Exodia was once thrown into the sea."
The two remained silent and exchanged another glance.
They knew more than that.
Wasn't it Insector Haga, the "good brother" of Dinosaur Lyuzaki, who threw Yugi's card into the sea?
Anyway, Grandpa started with the "lost Exodia" and narrated a story.
"The card was thrown into the sea, but cards in the sea don't just vanish without a trace.
In reality, all abandoned and forgotten cards eventually find an eternal resting place."
Is that so?
The two listened curiously.
"That place is the Forgotten World!"
"The cards there, transformed into ghosts and spirits, build their lives, then curse those who abandon them or fall into that world!"
Dinosaur Lyuzaki slightly shrank his head and said, "Sounds like the kind of ghost story that only kids tell each other, Grandpa. Isn't this supposed to be related to becoming stronger? Doesn't sound connected at all."
"NO! NO! NO!" Grandpa suddenly chuckled, opened a drawer, and took out a card to show them.
The Unstoppable Exodia Incarnate!
Dinosaur Lyuzaki slowly opened his mouth wide.
It's—it's actually Exodia!?
And, it's a fusion form of Exodia?
"Could it be—" Tenjo Hikari thought of a possibility, "That 'world' is actually a dimension of spirits!?"
Dinosaur Lyuzaki, upon hearing this, had a revelation and quickly understood the logic.
So that's it!
It's the "Abandoned Spirit Dimension!"
With this, everything makes sense!
So, the actual situation is that Grandpa discovered an "Abandoned Dimension," and through circumstances, obtained a new "Exodia"?
"To be precise, it's the 'Forgotten Dimension.'" Grandpa chuckled while picking up a card and placing it on the table.