Scatter Fusion!?
Masumi Kotsu saw this card, and her heart skipped a beat.
How could it be, Scatter Fusion?
"That face, I've seen that face before!"
"It's that guy, isn't that Tenjo Hikari—"
The audience buzzed with discussion, many in attendance recognized him instantly.
People in the Pendulum Seats and Xyz Seats heard the nearby chatter and instinctively looked around, while those in the Pendulum Team dueling against the 5DS were especially confused.
A Fusion Duelist seemed to be quite famous here?
"It's actually a fusion lackey!?" In City Hall, seeing Tenjo Hikari use fusion, Kurosaki Shun shot up, staring at the figure on the screen, fuming with rage.
"Tenjo Hikari."
"What?"
"That's the person's name."
"It's Tenjo too?"
Compared to Kurosaki Shun, Yuto was somewhat calmer. He watched the screen image, noting the astonished and shrieking spectators, and grew suspicious, "Is he a duelist from your dimension?"
"No..."
Goodwin smiled as he turned, looking at the two, speaking softly, "He's a friend of Yusei, from the Fusion Dimension... a true Fusion Duelist."
So he really is a duelist from the Fusion Dimension!
"Dammit, there's a fusion lackey hidden in your team."
"Please calm down, Mr. Kurosaki Shun, it's not 'hidden,' but 'invited'—he's Fudou Yusei's friend." Goodwin then raised a finger and spoke calmly, "Also, he's not some so-called fusion dimension lackey.
Mr. Kurosaki Shun, he is—the 'strongest Fusion Duelist'!"
The strongest!?
The two were shocked beyond measure.
"The strongest Fusion Duelist, why would a guy like him appear in the 5DS team—and can people from your world truly accept someone like him?" Yuto couldn't help but ask.
Indeed.
After the initial shock, the audience quickly raised questions and doubts.
Though many City residents knew of Yusei, Crow, and Tenjo Hikari's past experiences, knowing that Crow had once shared life-and-death bonds with Tenjo Hikari, it truly made one question whether a duelist from the Fusion Dimension was fitting for the 5DS team?
But.
No matter what, the duel must go on.
Masumi Kotsu, although shocked, quickly suppressed her concern, listening to the cheers of her teammates and classmates, before focusing again on her opponent.
"The effect of Scatter Fusion... haha, you should be well aware, right?" Tenjo Hikari placed the card on the field while speaking.
"Of course." Masumi Kotsu replied without hesitation.
Her father was a renowned jeweler in the Pendulum Dimension. She had seen all kinds of dazzling gems from a young age. When she first saw the Gem-Knight deck, she was deeply drawn in by it, falling helplessly in love with the deck.
Since she learned to wield the Gem-Knight deck, she could even gauge an opponent's 'brilliance' during a duel, which led her to discover Yuzu, an unpolished gem, establishing friendship gradually.
"Then, I will activate Scatter Fusion's effect. Send Fusion Materials from the deck to the Graveyard, then perform a Fusion Summon of a non-Rock-Type Gem-Knight Fusion Monster."
"The cards I will send to the Graveyard are these two.
Gem-Knight Tourmaline; Gem-Knight Nephilim."
A Tourmaline and a Gem-Knight I don't know.
It's likely to fuse into a Thunder-Type Gem-Knight!
In Tenjo Hikari's hand, two cards turned into streams of electricity, flying out from the deck, then with a thunderous roar, a giant horned warrior wielding a shield and a silver lance appeared on the field.
Gem-Knight Prismaura, LV 7, Earth Attribute, Thunder-Type, ATK 2450.
"Oh oh oh!!!"
"It's Prismaura!!"
"Long time no see, I never thought I'd see Prismaura in this world."
Duel Academy students cheered.
Seeing Tenjo Hikari here, using Gem-Knights, felt both nostalgic and endearing.
Dinosaur Lyuzaki crossed his arms, watching Tenjo Hikari on the screen, unsure of his reasons for hiding his identity in the team, but he knew there'd be a reason for it.
Moreover... this was an opportunity, perhaps he'd have a chance to duel Tenjo Hikari again without personal emotions in the mix.
"In this instant, activate the effect of Gem-Knight Nephilim in the Graveyard." Tenjo Hikari completed the Fusion Summon, raised his hand, and countless purple puppet strings emerged from the ground, slowly lifting a figure from the Graveyard.
"Gem-Knight Nephilim's effect in the Graveyard, triggers when sent to the Graveyard from hand or deck. Select one card in your hand and send it to the Graveyard, this card Special Summons.
I send Gem-Knight Fusion to the Graveyard, Special Summon Nephilim."
A miniature Nephilim flew out from Tenjo Hikari's Graveyard, then flapped its wings, flying alongside Tenjo Hikari's D-wheel.
Eeh!
That Monster!
Masumi Kotsu stared at the distinctly different, almost alien-like creature compared to Gem-Knights, lost in thought.
"Nephilim's effect triggers during Special Summon. Add one Gem-Knight card, excluding Nephilim, from deck to hand. Until the end of this turn's main phase, effect damage received by opponents is halved."
As Nephilim gently flapped its wings, Tenjo Hikari's deck naturally glowed with a purple brilliance.