It's too boring for her, as a god, not to show these weak mortal creatures a thing or two.
"Thank you so much, Lady Tierra!" Lapis excitedly bowed to Tierra, "Now I can finally apply to join the fight!"
Oh my——
She nodded silently, grunting a couple of times, casually dismissing Lapis.
She really liked "Lapis," appreciated "Crystal," and was very satisfied with "Winda"— referring to their prototypes.
Although Crystal isn't Crystal, and Lapis isn't Lapis, it didn't seem that important to her anymore.
Having gone through a lot with Tenjo Hikari and witnessed many duels, she had come to terms with the whole "DT Spirit" matter.
Your own happiness is what matters.
"Good work." Tenjo Hikari thanked Tierra on the side.
"Haha." Tierra laughed genuinely.
Since time was tightly scheduled, Tenjo Hikari didn't dare to take special time to conduct experiments with Witchcrafter Haine and them regarding Lapis.
He had previously contacted "Ansueeru" and "Maeda Hayato," set up a schedule, so in a few days, he had to head to Industrial Illusions Company immediately. Arrival in the Forgotten World must also be on time, and considering the unknown duration of time on the other side, they had to be organized.
Tierra, when it comes to transforming life forms, is certainly one of the most credible gods in multiple dimensions.
Her "colleague" Sofia is probably not as professional as she is in this regard.
So in this matter, Tenjo Hikari absolutely trusted Tierra.
"If I had known it was this simple beforehand, you should have let the Universal Alchemist do it directly." Tierra folded her arms, looking quite disinterested, "I watched that duel, and the direction of that world seems completely determined thanks to your Polymerization.
But this process is bound to be very slow.
If I were there, I could definitely speed up the evolution of the whole dimension with ease."
"You haven't fully recovered, and you want to waste your power like this?" Tenjo Hikari spread his hands and said, "Forcing yourself to push through all the resentment and pain of every spirit in the Spirit Dimension, and then accelerating the world's evolution process?"
He saw Tierra raise an eyebrow, seeming quite displeased.
"Okay, I admit, you can indeed do it, but you're not fully resurrected; after doing such a thing, how long would you sleep?"
"Ha, the power of a god is even more magnificent than you think, Tenjo Hikari—as my Divine Favored, you should trust in me!" She glanced sideways slightly.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Tenjo Hikari laughed, responding casually.
He felt that Tierra, in the Great Cosmic Workshop, wanted to assert her authority when forcefully changing Lapis's life state in front of so many spirits, was even audacious enough to say such exaggerated things.
However, there was no need for him to completely expose Tierra's lies.
When fully resurrected, she might actually be able to do it.
At least at this point, letting Tierra seem more superior in the eyes of the spirits wasn't an issue—he noticed that even the Archfiend and the Phantasm spirits couldn't help but quietly discuss this transformation among themselves after seeing it.
This unknown god "Tierra" indeed has some tricks up her sleeve, no wonder Tenjo Hikari trusts her so much?
Transforming something that theoretically requires endless time and processes in a few short hours or perhaps even less, without any side effects, made the spirit called Lapis appear as if it had always been this way since birth…
This kind of performance.
Changing a world's ecosystem and cycle doesn't seem impossible?
A bit strong, a bit strong indeed.
Tenjo Hikari didn't get tangled up with these issues, he took out the previous deck, besides the "Mementotlan" he had before, the Forgotten World…well, "Mementomictlan" and other cards were also brought out.
Tenjo Hikari carefully removed those forgotten cards from the deck and placed them in his side deck to prevent them from being transformed by Super Polymerization.
If all goes as expected, these Monster Cards should eventually become "Mementotlan," but before that, let them feel again the world of the living, the world of those adored.
"Mementotlan Mace." Tierra leaned in, looking at the extra monsters in Tenjo Hikari's deck, "Hmm…nice design, I like it a lot."
Though different from the mechanical demon style of the Infernoid, the Skull Angel also had its charm, and she found the design quite interesting, perfectly aligning with her tastes.
Tenjo Hikari nodded in agreement.
He'd always liked the Card Image of the Forgotten Series.
Speaking of Card Image…
Tenjo Hikari took out "Keeper of Dragon Magic," a monster card with resonances of his style, evidently drawn with his input, glowing with an ethereal purple light.
Hmm.
A little preparation, and soon it will be time to take the ship to Industrial Illusions Company.
Tenjo Hikari adjusted for two days at the Great Cosmic Workshop. On one hand, Tierra had him cleanse the "spirit resentment" on him and healed some of his wounds; on the other hand, he continued laying low.
Although the frenzy in the Duel Academy about him had started to decline, there were still persistent reporters, and before the term started, Tenjo Hikari certainly preferred to keep things quiet.
Apart from taking some time to mention to Professor Cronos that Ed might attend school next semester, Tenjo Hikari had been studying the "Emerald Book."
Honestly, he was a bit surprised.
He always thought he had completely mastered all the alchemy left by Teacher Daitokuji, yet upon fully obtaining the "Proof of the Three Sages," he found there were still a few pages he was not allowed to view—not that he couldn't solve them, but upon solving the puzzles, he found Teacher Daitokuji had left a few words hoping Tenjo Hikari wouldn't break the second seal.
Which means…
Could it be related to the "Dimensional Coordinates" of the mastermind behind the division of the Spirit World?
Tenjo Hikari guessed it was possible.
Also, there was a page with coordinates that Tenjo Hikari vaguely remembered but had been deeply buried.
Golden Land.
Am I also not advised to go there?
Tenjo Hikari naturally knew Teacher Daitokuji was acquainted with "Eldlich the Golden Lord," after all, Judai's Captain Gold, and Tenjo Hikari's Golden-Eyes Idol all had tutored under it for a period.
He flipped a few more pages.
Lair of Darkness and "Ecole de Zone"?
The former he could barely understand.
But why the latter?
Especially Ecole de Zone, Tenjo Hikari unexpectedly saw that Teacher Daitokuji left a note behind this coordinate, and it was the only special note in the entire "Emerald Book"—
Artists are all madmen!
Tenjo Hikari looked puzzled.
He remembered this card being an ordinary one in "5DS," and didn't expect this Ecole de Zone dimension to be so evaluated by Teacher Daitokuji.
Up until Tenjo Hikari bid farewell to Professor Cronos and boarded the ship to the "Industrial Illusions" company, he kept contemplating this matter.
The more forbidden something is, the more curious it makes one, especially since Tenjo Hikari already knew about Eldlixir, seeing his alchemy teacher specifically mark certain forbidden dimensions only made him more curious.
And among this multitude of curiosities, Ecole de Zone, seemingly ordinary at first glance, yet associated with a bunch of "Expert Dimensions" and even specially attended to, became even more intriguing.
More importantly…
The chairman of Industrial Illusions, the father of Duel Monsters, the owner of Millennium Eyes, Pegasus J. Crawford…
He's a bona fide [artist], a stunningly talented [painter]!
A few days later.
Tenjo Hikari alighted from the ship with a couple of others, looked up, and saw Ansueeru waiting for him.
Ansueeru still had a joyous face, showing no sign of private despondent, warmly welcoming Tenjo Hikari: "Wow! Look who's here—if it isn't the world's greatest Fusion Master, Tenjo Hikari!"
"Uh…umm…" Tenjo Hikari stiffly walked down, uncharacteristically not responding rightly to a friend.
The reason was simple—
All around the port, there were "chibi character" balloons of Tenjo Hikari, with exaggerated smiles and astonishing proportions, making even Tenjo Hikari, who dares to proclaim his beliefs openly to many, feel a bit awkward.
Not far away, the Maze Brothers waved at Tenjo Hikari, and Maeda Hayato scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, seeming not used to such scenes either.
"Hahaha, surprised?" Ansueeru suddenly laughed.
"This was specially prepared for you by the president, what do you think—isn't it entertaining, hahaha, well, Tenjo-san, the president has been waiting for you for ages!"
"Waiting for you, a Duelist that dazzles him with pure [Fusion]!"