"Hmph, end turn."
Tenjo Hikari placed his hand on the deck, while Tierra looked at him eagerly from the side.
"Go, Tenjo Hikari, make it spectacular!"
Though she was worried about Tenjo Hikari, she strongly believed in him, convinced he wouldn't lose to anyone. She just wished he could play more majestically.
Tenjo Hikari was at a loss for words.
He shot her a glance.
"Draw card."
Oh.
Fusion Recycling Plant?
Coming at this time, there's no resource left to replenish.
However...
He looked to his left.
There were other tricks up his sleeve.
It's rare for Tierra to be serious about being a proper deity this time.
Moreover, the opponent was the Fusion Army, which Tenjo Hikari despised the most.
"Activate Field Spell Card, Fusion Recycling Plant."
"Ha? Fusion Recycling Plant? At this point, Tenjo Hikari, using it now, isn't it too late?"
"As long as it's fusion, it's never too late."
Tenjo Hikari watched as buildings around him rose with a rumble and placed a card from his hand into the graveyard: "Activate its effect, discard a card from the hand to activate. From the deck or graveyard, add one Fusion to your hand."
Tenjo Hikari discarded a card, then drew a Fusion from his deck.
"Then... Normal Summon, Golden-Eyes Idol!"
A golden light rose on the field as a roundish mage abruptly appeared. Each of his hands held a book, his countless eyes fixated on the books, studying them, until he came to rest on the ground and suddenly snapped back to attention.
"Eh!?"
Golden-Eyes Idol, LV 1, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 0.
He had hardly appeared in Tenjo Hikari's duels. Despite being a veteran, his presence wasn't significant, usually residing at the bottom of the deck reading.
This unexpected summon was truly surprising.
"Lord Hikari, it seems you need my wisdom!"
"Indeed, sorry for the sudden interruption."
"Hahaha—no worries, I'm glad to have a chance to be active!"
Watching their interaction, Burns had an uneasy premonition.
"Then, activate the effect of Golden-Eyes Idol. Once per turn, inspect all the cards in the opponent's hand. This card is treated as 'Thousand-Eyes Idol' until the end of the turn."
"How despicable!" he muttered.
Phantasmal images of the cards floated in the sky as Tenjo Hikari surveyed them, confirming his thoughts.
Mostly Edge Imp, along with Patchwork and Fusion.
Indeed, Frightfur was consciously protecting the Fluffal.
"Activate the effect of Glow-Up Bulb in the graveyard."
?
What is that...?
"Send the top card of the deck to the graveyard. Special Summon this card."
Tenjo Hikari glanced at the card sent to the graveyard, finding it was a Metalfoes Fusion.
The little buddling was quite lucky.
After the little bud burst out, it immediately hid behind Tenjo Hikari, very afraid of the opposing side.
Glow-Up Bulb, LV 1, Earth Attribute, Plant-Type, ATK 100.
"Don't worry. It'll be over soon."
"Summoning so many weaklings, what's the point?" Burns sneered, barely holding it together.
"You still don't get it. Activate the effect of Shaddoll Schism—banish El Shaddoll Winda and Shaddoll Dragon from the graveyard, Fusion Summon the second Winda!"
Another Little Winda appeared on Tenjo Hikari's field.
But—
Tenjo Hikari didn't use the effect of Schism to send the opponent's cards to the graveyard.
Burns sensed something ominous.
"Then—tune the LV 1 Glow-Up Bulb with the LV 5 Winda!"
"What!? Tuning!?"
"Tuning!!!"
Even the soldiers of the Fusion Army shouted in disbelief.
"Ancient Dragon pursuing Extreme Fusion across dimensions, now, with the help of the young bud, transform into a versatile fusion creation!"
"Synchro Summon—"
"LV 6, Muddy Mudragon!"
The two monsters turned into stars forming a large ring, and then, like a rain cloud, the ring slowly dripped mud, accumulating into a glowing blue dragon.
Muddy Mudragon, LV 6, Dark Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 500.
The Muddy Mudragon cheerfully waved at Tenjo Hikari, who smiled and nodded back.
"How could it be Tuning!?" Burns felt a sense of collapse, "You, too, abandoned fusion, didn't you—"
"Foolish." Tenjo Hikari placed his hands in his pockets, looked at his opponent, and shook his head, "At this point, haven't you realized yet?"
?
"Whether it's Xyz or Synchro, what does it matter in the end?"
"The real issue is—you talk about uniting humanity, peace, development, all this and that.
But what you actually do is just like chanting 'Fusion is the noblest summoning method'.
Hypocritical, false, not even believing it yourselves."
"And I—" he didn't continue on that topic, instead said calmly, "Fusion is the noblest summoning method."
"Activate the effect of Muddy Mudragon. When this card is Synchro Summoned. During your Main Phase. Fusion Monster Card decides include this card's Fusion Material from the field to the graveyard, Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster!
At the same time—Muddy Mudragon can substitute as one of the named Fusion Materials listed on a Fusion Monster Card. At that time, other Fusion Materials must be legitimate items.
By the way, don't forget. Golden-Eyes Idol is named 'Thousand-Eyes Idol'."