It's actually a curse?
A few members of Industrial Illusions Company immediately asked Mr. Pegasus in a panic how to handle this matter.
Pegasus gently shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter—"
What kind of person is Pegasus? He's experienced countless battles and seen much.
God's Card, Evil God Card, Pyramid, Light Dragon—weren't all these cards brought into the world by his hands?
The curse of the Millennium Eyes indeed exists on him, but this curse is also an "opportunity."
Because he has discovered that beyond the thick fog and darkness lies a brand new "possibility"!
If he can resolve the "lost souls" lingering here, and break the curse of the [Eye], then he may be able to explore and create entirely new Monsters!
"Entirely new Monsters?" "A race that doesn't currently exist?" "Is Mr. Pegasus going to create a new design myth again!?"
Maeda Hayato and France, two designers, exclaimed one after another.
Compared to creating cards, Mr. Pegasus, worthy of being the father of Duel Monsters, is already thinking about "designing" a whole new species!
"The only problem is, I no longer have that kind of possibility—" Pegasus whispered while shaking his head, pointing to his forehead, then looked at Tenjo Hikari, "Tenjo BOY, by now, YOU should understand why ME called you here, right?"
He had indeed tried before to duel with the [Eye], but unfortunately, after years of not dueling, he was almost instantly defeated. On top of that, his physical condition, without the Millennium Eyes, was notoriously poor. After being defeated, he almost lay bedridden for a month, knowing he couldn't do it, so he began searching for someone who could do this for him.
And during the duel with the [Eye], although he didn't defeat the opponent, he found out what type of possibility these "entirely new Monsters" could be, so he knew he needed an outstanding person with the possibility of [Polymerization].
Then…who could this [possibility] be?
Tenjo Hikari barely nodded.
Pegasus then spoke, "Very SORRY, I didn't tell YOU beforehand what exactly you were coming for. I just commissioned the Maze Brothers to bring you here to duel with me.
After all, I also didn't tell them about the situation here."
"I watched your duel during the GX Tournament; I asked Ansu Boy to observe you closely and gave you the [Keeper of Dragon Magic] card, and by the way, also commissioned Mr. Muto Sugoroku to use the Forgotten World to gauge your resilience.
The result was undeniably perfect.
You are indeed the Duelist I need!"
Only then did Tenjo Hikari realize that there were such details involved.
The Maze Brothers exchanged glances; the older brother shrugged, and the younger brother nonchalantly spread his hands.
They really thought Pegasus called Tenjo Hikari to challenge a promising junior Duelist, wanting to see Pegasus being embarrassed.
For years, although Pegasus has made a lot of new cards, he hadn't really dueled in over a decade and couldn't even hold a Duel Disk properly. They were actually very curious to see Pegasus duel against such a new-era, outstanding, powerful Duelist as Tenjo Hikari.
Sadly, they wouldn't get to see it.
After explaining everything, Pegasus solemnly apologized to Tenjo Hikari with a bow, under the curious gazes of those around and with Hikari's assistance, he started to express his thoughts.
As the father of Duel Monsters, he found it hard to accept "new species" standing before him, and yet, he could only watch, unable to touch them.
So he really wanted to surpass the [Eye].
"Mr. Pegasus, if that's the case, then let me do it!" France shouted, reaching into his pocket to pull out his Deck.
For Pegasus, he was ready to reveal the "Mound of the Bound Creator," which he never dared show Pegasus.
But Pegasus shook his head, "MR. France, you're an excellent designer, but you are only a genius designer. If it were just about defeating the [Eye], there are indeed people in the world who could defeat it.
However—ME needs someone who can, after defeating the Eye, simultaneously preserve the new possibility."
Such a task requires someone special to handle it.
Apart from Tenjo Hikari, he didn't see a second candidate. Even his most admired Ed and John didn't have the talent in this area.
Is that so…
Tenjo Hikari knew that Pegasus probably hadn't seen Judai's duels, or else there might have been another choice.
However, Tenjo Hikari didn't mind.
Because he had secretly heard from Maeda Hayato that Pegasus was quite weak in terms of dueling and likely couldn't match him in a duel.
Since that's the case, it doesn't matter.
"Mr. Pegasus, you could have let me know these things in advance, then I could be prepared—However, since you trust me so much, I won't let you down." Tenjo Hikari lit up his Duel Disk, "Leave it to me!"
"Oh! Worthy of Tenjo BOY!" Pegasus couldn't help but applaud.
"Then…" Pegasus took out a card from his suit jacket, smiling as he handed it to Tenjo Hikari, "This card, I'll leave it to you. Whether YOU can defeat [him] or not, I believe, the person most suited for this card should be you."
Fusion Birth!
Tenjo Hikari's eyes suddenly brightened.
So powerful—
Tenjo Hikari cheered inside.
This seemed to be the first time Tenjo Hikari received a "prize" even before the duel started.
The Fusion Birth is a Normal Spell Card, and it could be directly searched by the Keeper of Dragon Magic. No matter if it can be fused or not, dumping 5 cards to the graveyard is a total win for his Deck!
Then, Pegasus told Tenjo Hikari that if he could defeat the [Eye], in the future, he would definitely give the [new species] card to Tenjo Hikari in advance.
That's even better—
Who said artists are mad? This is fantastic!
Tenjo Hikari walked into the room, and the door slowly closed automatically. In the dark, Tenjo Hikari and that [Eye] locked gazes.
Then, suddenly, the room lit up!
Countless lights shone on the floor, and Tenjo Hikari finally saw the entire structure of the room.
This was a large Dueling Arena, with that floating [Eye] hovering in the air for a while before flying to the other side of the Duel Arena. Then, it emitted a golden light and gradually transformed into an apparition after shining for a moment.
An…
Apparition of a man in a red gentleman's coat, with long silver-white hair, looking refined and courteous.
Pegasus!
The designers and staff watching from outside the door gasped simultaneously.
No wonder—
No wonder Mr. Pegasus couldn't resolve it by himself.
It turns out the opponent is [himself]!
Several people looked at each other.
The [now] Mr. Pegasus could never defeat another version of himself.
Pegasus, outside the large lab, picked up the microphone and told Tenjo Hikari inside, "Tenjo BOY, be careful, that [Eye] has an extreme Mind Reading Ability, even if you have any magic tricks to avoid mind reading, it won't be avoidable!"
Tenjo Hikari furrowed his brow.
I see. That's indeed challenging.
Tenjo Hikari flicked his left wrist, his Duel Disk automatically opened, emitting a faint purple light. Opposite him, the figure smiled, gently raising his left hand, transforming into a semi-transparent Duel Disk with an "eye symbol."
"Duel!"
Tenjo Hikari, LP: 4000.
Millennium Eye's Shadow, LP: 4000.