After the duel ended, Finger became the sacrificial offering for the Earthbound Immortal and was devoured.
Tenjo Hikari looked up at the sector security officers, then fixed his gaze on Lilos, raising his left hand: "Come down."
Lilos clenched his fist, his whole being consumed by rage.
Being provoked, especially by Tenjo Hikari—a duelist who was completely at odds with them—even if he could bear it, there's no way he would endure it.
Moreover, when leaving, Akaba Leo had specifically instructed him that if Count Finger lacked the strength to defeat Tenjo Hikari, then he should handle the aftermath.
He had almost taken his deck out from his clothes, but halfway through, he forced himself to put the deck back.
Given the current situation, insisting on a duel would be truly unwise.
Despite having researched Tenjo Hikari thoroughly and attempted certain methods to contain Tenjo Hikari to secure victory, ultimately, they lost.
Sure enough, part of the reason was Finger's arrogance, leading to his defeat in the duel.
But even if Finger had stuck to his strategy, could he truly have won?
After all, Tenjo Hikari's duel just proved one thing: even without using Spell Cards, he could still perform Polymerization and continue the duel.
So… Tenjo Hikari saying that their Fusion Army was insufficiently fused was not only belittling and looking down upon them but also stating a real, factual truth.
Lilos clenched his fists, making cracking sounds, gritting his teeth, ultimately doing nothing.
Now his "targeted efforts" are all meaningless!
"Tenjo Hikari…"
"I understand now. Since you're so eager to prove yourself right. Then, next time, I'll genuinely use our [Fusion] to defeat you." After saying this, he leapt upwards, jumping even higher.
"Tsk." Tenjo Hikari snorted, somewhat disinterested.
Compared to defeating a noble from the S Dimension that seemingly appeared out of nowhere, the Fusion Army was more motivating.
Moreover…
At this moment, he turned to look at the Earthbound Immortal Card in his hand.
From this Earthbound Immortal, a feeling was conveyed.
That feeling was — lying down.
This Earthbound Immortal in Tenjo Hikari's hand remained utterly motionless, despite theoretically possessing an intensely raging evil power that could invoke one's inner madness and dark intentions, but nothing stirred within Chauque Charihua.
Tenjo Hikari attempted to connect with the card using his own power, and he could feel that the card offered no resistance to his probing, projecting an aura that let Tenjo Hikari do as he pleased.
Giving up.
Complete and utter giving up.
So that's it —
Tenjo Hikari had some rough guesses.
After all, this world is not entirely the same as the original; in this S Dimension, the grand backdrop of "The One's war" has occurred countless times.
Perhaps occasionally other Gods would emerge victorious, or perhaps The One's position would periodically change, but regardless, even among the Earthbound Immortals, there exist beings weary of this war.
The Chauque Charihua in Tenjo Hikari's hand is likely one of them.
After all, even if not picking Bommer from the original, randomly selecting a Dark Signer to act as their proxy in "The One's war," they wouldn't easily choose someone lacking a duelist's spirit and courage.
It makes no sense; it's not possible.
After all, even a Geo protector would pick a competent Shinji as a trial participant in "The One's war;" for a true God like Chauque Charihua, there are plenty of people to choose from.
So, for Chauque Charihua to end up in the hands of a noble determined to gain its power through sacrificing life appears very strange.
The reason can only be that it completely does not care.
Tenjo Hikari silently put the card away.
The good news is —
This thing is called "Earthbound," so it can practically function as Fusion Material for Geo Squid, meaning Tenjo Hikari doesn't need to worry about this card disappearing due to Super Polymerization power.
Right now, although Chauque Charihua itself is devoid of vitality, its power is genuine and significantly supplements Tenjo Hikari's Duel Energy and Spirit Power.
Though Tenjo Hikari's own Spirit Power is already quite strong, supported by Tierra, it's at the apex of human limits, yet if it could become stronger, who would refuse?
Moreover!
After the duel completely ended, the figure of Geo Squid also seemed completely liberated; the chains and restraints shedding from its body, ultimately transformed into a card and flew into Tenjo Hikari's hand.
Harmonic Synchro Fusion from the original version!
It's important to note, the key difference between the animated version and the physical card version is that the physical card version involves "Special Summon," neither treated as Fusion Summon nor Synchro Summon.
Meaning the O-version Tenjo Hikari's Harmonic Synchro couldn't even fuse Fusion Dragon or Netherworld Dragon.
What kind of "Harmonic Synchro Fusion" is that?
It couldn't even bring forth S Dimension's "Duel Dragon"!
But the animated version of Harmonic Synchro Fusion is different, and it could be treated as Fusion and Synchro Summon, far stronger than the O-transformed version in countless ways.
Most importantly, its card name differs from the "Youhe" that Tenjo Hikari previously received from Skeleton Knight.
Because O Version's Youhe has a full name "Youhe - Ghost Fusion," Tenjo Hikari had no way of retrieving the [Youhe] given by Skeleton Knight with a hand-made Ghost Wyvern, but this card shares the same name as the O Version's "Harmonic Synchro Fusion," meaning it can be retrieved directly using the effect of "Earthbound Servant Spindle Walker."
Tenjo Hikari was full of smiles, eagerly putting the card into his Deck.
Afterward, he again looked up at the roadway, looking towards the sector security officers: "So, are you still going to arrest me?"
The officers looked at each other then finally turned their eyes to Ushio.
Ushio looked embarrassed, scratching the back of his head: "Ah, don't treat me like your captain only now, you brats."
"Uh, well, Tenjo Hikari, we are sector security officers, bound to obey the orders of the nobles. Since Count Finger ordered that you can walk away after winning, then go ahead. We won't stop you anymore."
"Ha…" Tenjo Hikari chuckled twice, pushed his vehicle, re-entering the roadway, then again put on his helmet.
"Before leaving, Officer Ushio, I don't know your dimension's specific situation, but… I presume that with a noble dying under your [protection], those nobles will surely hold you accountable, right?"
Ushio's face showed some embarrassment.
"That guy named Lilos… The organization behind him is called [Fusion Army], a terror organization in our dimension, aiming for dimensional domination."
"What?" Ushio's embarrassed expression vanished, replaced by shock.
"A piece of good news is, I happen to have their invasion footage of X Dimension… Manjome was very thorough in preparing." Tenjo Hikari muttered, then pressed the device switch, transferring the video from the D-wheel to a nearby police car, saying, "Here, take it… With this, you should be able to report to your superiors; when it comes to invasion matters — ha, it should serve as a good bargaining chip, right?"
Tenjo Hikari didn't understand the situation with Sector Security.
But he knew one thing, that Goodwin could hammer the nobles once, and could surely hit them a second, third, and countless times.
After transmitting the video, Tenjo Hikari's eyes beneath the helmet aimed at Ushio, further adding, "Officer Ushio, these past few days should also more or less let you realize some true [truth] of this world, and some authentic [thoughts] of the nobles, right?
I hope in the coming events, you'll make the correct choices."
"Coming events?"
Ushio looked bewildered.
Tenjo Hikari chuckled.
In the past, it was always others playing riddles, but today he finally got to be the one enigmatic.
However, most likely it's just a few days' events, so there's no need to clarify.
He twisted the throttle, leaving his last words: "Then, farewell."
Subsequently, the D-wheel automatically sped up and rushed towards the road he came from.
Ushio watched Tenjo Hikari's departing silhouette, gazed at the men watching the video, and recalled Finger's prior words…
[A bunch of parasitic termites wasting social resources, not quite worthy of humanity, perfect to be sacrificed for a better future, it's their blessing, after all.]
To obtain power, sacrificing humans directly to monsters?
How did his world become this way!