First comes "gratitude" — it's grateful that Tenjo Hikari brings little toys to amuse it amidst its daily slumber and boredom, for it's truly difficult to communicate with other beings. Having the chance to chat with someone, for it, is like a ray of light in an otherwise grey, tedious life.
As for Tenjo Hikari's "queries," it said it could answer, as long as it knew the things, it could tell Tenjo Hikari, but—
It's impossible to give Tenjo Hikari information for free.
It had seen for a long time that Tenjo Hikari and the other Spirits were trying to get information from it. Wasn't it using Tenjo Hikari to change its own life?
Thus, it would not refuse Tenjo Hikari's "reward"—though the scale is entirely on a different level, there are things Ecole de Zone cannot do, and it hopes Tenjo Hikari can help.
In exchange, it will provide some of the information Tenjo Hikari wants to know, on the same level as the things it wishes to recover.
"Recovery of specific dimensions?" Tenjo Hikari looked at the audio information in his hand, a bit puzzled.
"It seems... there are different lost parts of it across different dimensions, right?" Tierra also analyzed along, "I see, pierced by that Red Light, while it birthed a will, at least half of the body was actually blasted into other dimensions, right?"
"Oh!" Several Spellcaster-Type Spirits suddenly understood.
Tenjo Hikari looked further down.
The first target... the Dark World?
Tenjo Hikari was slightly stunned.
Could it be... those "special dimensions" Teacher Daitokuji recorded?
"Ecole de Zone said once we get there we'll find it, because it's very obvious, and visually, it's just a card." Witchcrafter Haine said while flipping through.
"That makes it convenient then."
Tenjo Hikari pondered that this task was not difficult for him now.
Because his Spirit Adaptability was already high enough, every month it's no longer limited to just one Spirit Dimension. Helping to find things is something he can completely handle.
But before that...
Tenjo Hikari, as if looking at a treasure, gazed at the coordinates provided by Ecole de Zone.
Coordinates of the Branded World!!
He called to his companions, getting Flame Sword, Black Flame, and Crystal ready, then directly in the Great Cosmic Workshop, input a string of coordinates.
Purple light slowly flickered on the Dimension Gate, but quickly, green light dissipated, a blood-red color entirely replaced the Dimension Gate's hue.
The next second, Tenjo Hikari's body dissipated, reassembled, and when he came to, he was already at the base of a giant mountain.
Red light streaked across the sky.
In the sky, it was as if it cracked open, countless Thunders fell from within. Before Tenjo Hikari could react, a huge Axe Staff fell beside him.
Seeing this, Tenjo Hikari raised his left hand, revealing purple energy, blocking the attack.
Then, he hastily retreated, attempting as much as possible to avoid the attack range.
Luckily, in the next second—
"Get out!"
Tierra appeared beside Tenjo Hikari, raised her hand and threw, countless Purple Puppet Strings struck out, sending the mysterious attacker flying.
However, the attack, which had always been infallible, landed on that monster, yet did not cause much damage. Only hearing "Heh heh heh" laughter, the monster swung its Axe Staff, seemingly unaffected at all.
Tenjo Hikari looked there.
He saw a tall and slender figure, covered with red thorns and claws, grinning like an Archfiend while swinging a jagged Axe Staff...
Its body shimmering with red light, black aura pervading all around, making one feel a foul stench, nauseating.
Tenjo Hikari discerned for a while, then was surprised.
Isn't this... isn't it...
[Whom do you seek]?
Tragic Playmaster, Whom do you seek!
As Tenjo Hikari preferred to call, "Despian Quaeritis!"
The Archfiend grinned for a moment, waved the long staff in its right hand, transforming into a Duel Disk shaped like fangs, and then, like a Sharp Blade, pierced onto its right hand.
Duel!
Despian Quaeritis, LP: 4000.
Tenjo Hikari, LP: 4000.