Millennium-Eyes Restrict, LV 1, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 0.
A Monster that's even stronger and more domineering than Thousand-Eyes Restrict!
Just by looking at its even larger, gorgeously shining body, everyone could tell how terrifying this Monster was.
That's right, judging from the result, this card is basically a powered-up version of Thousand-Eyes Restrict!
"If it's an Evolution of Thousand-Eyes Restrict, then doesn't that mean… it'll have an effect even stronger than Thousand-Eyes Restrict!?" France swallowed hard.
He was originally a personal fan of Pegasus, so he was very familiar with many of Pegasus's cards.
And these two cards, "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" and "Relinquished", which had been reprinted many times, were frequently used by Tenjo Hikari to deal with powerful Monsters. As Tenjo Hikari grew more and more famous in their world, these cards also became increasingly well-known.
How easy, convenient, and useful Thousand-Eyes Restrict is when combined with Instant Fusion is something that many Duelists who want to learn Tenjo Hikari's Fusion tactics know very well.
After all, with just a Fusion Spell Card like "Instant Fusion", you can use 1 card to deal with 1 sky‑high ATK Monster. Extremely convenient.
A Monster like that, after Evolution, will probably only be even stronger!
"That's right—you're exactly right."
!!?
Pegasus's eyes widened.
Tenjo Hikari also jolted in shock.
At first the others didn't react, then they too stared with shock‑widened eyes.
"…H-how is that possible!?" Pegasus was greatly shocked. "YOU can actually hear their inner thoughts through the protective gate!?"
"Hehehehehahaha—Pegasus, you're way too naive, that's so unlike you." Thousand Eyes lightly brushed his hair back with his hand, then said, "I am you, you are me. You don't really think those doors meant to seal bloodthirsty Spirits can seal me, do you?"
Pegasus's expression turned ugly.
"Besides… you idiot, as long as they're by your side, I can hear them all!" He laughed loudly, looking at Tenjo Hikari. "So, long before you even came to this Dueling Arena, I already knew that when you heard I could hear your inner thoughts, you'd switch to using 'random tactics'! At the end of the day, you're not that kind of instinctive Duelist; you're a Duelist who relies on strategy and mind games.
So—no matter how random you make it, you still can't resist the power of 'Millennium-Eyes Restrict'!"
Thousand Eyes' golden eye began to emit a murky light, flickering as he spoke: "Because unlike Thousand-Eyes Restrict! Millennium-Eyes Restrict has no restriction of 'can equip at most 1 Equip'!"
"No way…" Maeda Hayato gulped.
"Not only that, as long as a Monster is equipped to Millennium-Eyes God of the Cult, the Monster Effects of Monsters with the same name as that Monster are negated and they cannot attack."
"S-so strong—"
"It's this strong!?"
Tenjo Hikari frowned and retorted, "But Evolution comes with a price. As the price, Millennium-Eyes God of the Cult can't actively absorb other lifeforms!"
Can't actively absorb other Monsters?
If that's the case, it's indeed a bit better.
But from the sound of it, it can still 'passively' absorb other Monsters?
That still sounds pretty terrifying.
"Heh, true, in that sense, Millennium-Eyes God of the Cult is lacking in initiative—but did you really think I wouldn't be prepared for that?"
He suddenly raised his hand, drew out a card, and showed it to everyone: "I activate the card effect of Millennium-Eyes Illusionist in my Hand Card! I discard this card from my Hand Card and target 1 Effect Monster on the opponent's field to activate it.
I choose 1 'Eyes Restrict' Fusion Monster or 'Relinquished' on my field, and treat that targeted opponent's Monster as an Equip Card for that Monster's effect.
Hehehe… this effect can also be activated during the opponent's turn."
With a sweep of golden light, Thousand Eyes looked toward the Gem-Knight on Tenjo Hikari's field and said, "Earlier, you wanted to use Fusion Substitute to perform an on-field Fusion, and then even if your own Fusion Monster on the field got dealt with, you could still use Fusion Substitute in the Graveyard to increase your Hand Cards and open up brand-new possibilities.
In that case, I'll turn—Gem-Knight Seraphinite into an Equip Card for Millennium-Eyes Restrict and equip it!"
Before Seraphinite could show off its ability as a little helper for extending plays, it was grabbed by an invisible giant hand and, with a flash of golden light, transformed into a small acrylic plate, floating above Millennium-Eyes Restrict's head.
Millennium-Eyes Restrict, ATK: 0→2300.
"Its ATK went up!?"
"Ah, wait, if Millennium-Eyes Restrict can equip multiple Monsters, doesn't that mean its ATK can go up by that much too?"
Five of them!
If it equips 5 Monsters, that'd be 10000!
And the Monsters it equips have their effects negated!
"What a powerful effect… But if that's the case, why did he make a point of explaining Millennium-Eyes Illusionist's effect?" Maeda Hayato, as expected of the junior designer appreciated by Pegasus, felt something was off as he listened to Thousand Eyes describe the card's effect.
"Yeah." France was also mulling over this effect.
"Hehehe… it's simple… the effect of Millennium-Eyes Illusionist in the Graveyard!" Thousand Eyes lifted his right hand as though showing off a treasure and said, "Millennium-Eyes Illusionist has two effects, and each of those two effects with this card name can be used once per turn!
If a situation occurs where an 'Eyes Restrict' Monster or a 'Relinquished' Monster is Special Summoned to my field, it can be added directly from the Graveyard to my Hand Card."