Chapter 831
Finally, an Opportunity
Chapter 831 Finally, an Opportunity (4K)
"Don't spoil her."
After Amagi Hikaru said he didn't blame Serena, Tiera appeared in the city, landing directly next to him. She rolled her eyes at him and said, "How could you not blame her?"
Hikaru Amagi and Tiera's attitudes toward Serena have changed noticeably.
At first, Hikaru Amagi was very "laissez-faire" towards Serena, and Tiera didn't care about Serena at all. Later, after they were in the Synchro Dimension, Serena caused trouble, and Hikaru Amagi suddenly became much stricter with Serena. Tiera, on the other hand, changed her attitude and started making all sorts of wonderful little gadgets for Serena, giving her plenty of help and means so that she wouldn't waste Hikaru Amagi's time.
When the WRGP tournament came around, after Hikaru Amagi and Serena dueled, Hikaru felt that Serena no longer needed his personal instruction, so he basically went back to the way he used to be, only teaching her knowledge and skills.
And it was after that that Tiera, who had been relatively lenient with Serena, suddenly became strict.
But actually—
Tiera's attitude towards Serena never changed.
She had always liked Serena very much, but Tiera disliked anyone else, especially elves, wasting Amagi's time.
Rather than risk another mistake that would force Hikaru Amagi to fix Serena's mistakes again, it would be better for her to rigorously train Serena to minimize her errors.
In Amagi Hikaru's view, this incident was clearly a misfortune for Akaba Reiji. Upon arriving at the scene, Amagi Hikaru glanced around and immediately realized that Akaba Reiji had probably been "spyed" on by GOD all along, but neither he nor Tiera had discovered or been able to uncover such a secret matter, so Akaba Reiji was very unlucky.
No.
It's not just bad luck.
With Akama Reiji's personal abilities, he should have been able to recognize this, but he was limited by his own sense of crisis, which is why he didn't realize it or was just deceiving himself.
but--
Tierra, however, thought differently.
"Uh, yes, I'm sorry..." Serena rubbed her forehead, stood up and apologized to Tiera.
Tiera casually pointed to the black cocoon next to her and said to Serena, "This kid is just born unlucky. Like that human named Amagi Yoto who was targeted by the Goddess of Despair before, he was born to be targeted. So what happened to him today was bound to happen sooner or later."
When you conduct alchemical experiments, it's normal and reasonable for you to test them first instead of immediately starting. This is much more cautious than your previous approach of acting on a whim.
but!"
Tiera landed in front of Serena and kept poking Serena's forehead with her finger. The cold touch made Serena involuntarily lower her head and hunch her neck, adopting an ostrich-like posture, as she listened to Tiera's lecture: "Didn't I warn you a long time ago about things that are hard to say at a glance!"
If you encounter something that is related to your background or your soul, call for help immediately!
You have so many seniors, they're not just there for show!
"If you'd let me watch, would Tiancheng Guang have changed his mind and come here like this?!"
"I'm sorry..." Serena quickly apologized again.
Seeing that Serena knew she was wrong, Tiera didn't scold her anymore. Instead, she looked at the black cocoon, picked up the detector from the ground, and her right hand glowed with blue infernal fire, burning the machine. While repairing it, she said to her, "Never mind, at least you know to call the alarm..."
Not to mention Serena, even the seemingly shrewd Akama Reiji didn't expect that he would be forcibly devoured. How could Serena have imagined that the moment the body data was being detected, it would detonate?
Serena was overjoyed.
No need to get scolded anymore—
But soon, she became worried again: "Then, Master, Ling'er, how is that guy?"
Tierra looked up at Serena.
She didn't really care about that.
For her, besides Hikari Amagi, the human she cares about most is Serena, and all other humans...?
Whether she lives or dies is none of her business.
As far as she was concerned, Serena was alright; the rest...
“It’s not a big problem,” Hikaru Amagi suddenly interjected.
He just stood there watching the black cocoon.
"Huh!?" Serena was taken aback.
This is considered a minor problem?
“Serena, I’m not like Tiera.” Hikaru Amagi tried to keep a straight face. “Her requirement is that you can’t get hurt, and you can’t affect me.”
"Cough cough cough—" Tiera coughed softly twice.
“But my requirements are different. My requirements are that you can’t get hurt, and you can’t harm others.”
Upon hearing this, Serena instinctively scratched the back of her neck, turned her head away, and looked in another direction, feeling quite guilty.
After all, judging from his appearance, Akama Reiji didn't seem to be alright.
“Don’t worry, Reiji Akaba is fine. It was a wise choice for you to smash the mirror at the last moment,” Hikaru Amagi said. “Compared to the preciousness of life, alchemical artifacts… well, they’re ruined.”
Although that guy enveloped Akaba Reiji with his power at the last moment, it didn't actually have a decisive effect.
"Is...is that so?!"
Hikaru Amagi nodded.
"Although I didn't see everything, I can guess from speculation that GOD probably tried to devour Reiji Akaba through the mirror when you were testing his body."
The reason he could do this wasn't just because GOD was strong, but because at that moment, Akaba Reiji's "I" was divided into the "id," the "other self," and the "superego"... well, you don't need to understand too much, anyway, at that time, the reflection in the mirror could make the "choice" for him.
That's the real reason he'll be devoured.
Serena was momentarily dazed, then she understood.
The characteristic of a pendulum is that it is a "swing of the soul," and the result of this swing requires a "choice."
In that instant, God made the choice for Reiji Akaba, and that was the root of the problem!
"But after the mirror is destroyed, this can no longer happen. Unless Reiji Akaba is willing to cooperate with GOD, He can never take over Reiji Akaba's body."
He walked to the black cocoon, gently tapped it with his hand, listened to the hollow sound, and nodded slightly.
If there was even the slightest "hesitation," "greed," or "ambition" in Reiji Akaba's ego, then Reiji Akaba would have already been controlled by GOD before he even arrived here.
But not now.
In other words, he is still fighting with another version of himself for control of his body.
Although he was tricked by GOD, Reiji Akaba is not the kind of person who will give in.
"oh!!"
Serena breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.
That was close, that was really close.
She had finally made a new relative, and she didn't want anything to happen to them.
But then, a new question arose in her mind.
"Then... Master, how long will this take?"
"do not know."
Hikaru Amagi answered calmly.
"well!?"
Tiera spread her hands: "What I mean is, even your master doesn't know how long the conflict between that human and GOD's will will last."
She snapped her fingers, and a picture of a DD (Double-Edged Sword) dog appeared in her hand.
She held the card in her right hand and pointed to the two markings on the left and right with her left hand.
"Now, that human and the GOD component within that human are like these two scales on the left and right. Although they are both the number 3, one is red and the other is blue. Which one is the real [card] is like two seemingly parallel lines. Outsiders can never determine when they will [intersect]."
Tiera pondered for a moment, then added, "This human is the master of the body. As long as he doesn't want to, he should be able to regain control sooner or later. But whether it will be a day, ten days, a month, or a year... that depends on how strong his will is."
"Of course, if we use that kid Judai's method, we might be able to shorten the time."
But then she shook her head: "Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be able to duel with himself."
Artificial supernatural abilities are definitely not as powerful as Jaden Yuki's innate darkness. "Eh—" Serena's face instantly turned pale.
Forget about a year or a month, even just 10 days could prevent Akama Reiji from participating in the KC Cup, let alone the things he had told me before.
Although she had only known Akama Reiji for a day, she was the one who could best understand and empathize with Akama Reiji's worries.
in case.
If she didn't have Amagi Hikaru and those seniors around, when she left Akama Rei-oh, and even heard that Akama Rei-oh only used her as a tool, could she really stay calm? Could she really still have hope?
If she had no one to help her at that time, she dared to say that she would have felt even more insecure than Akama Reiji, and her killing intent would have been even stronger than when she was at her peak in the duel.
Moreover, he had previously told himself that the reason he forcibly injected the Adam Factor into his body was because he realized he had made a mistake, so he had to make amends and solve the problem as much as possible before things got worse.
If he were to wake up and find that everything had settled down, what kind of pain would that be for him?
The duelists' souls are probably about to vanish.
"Master... is there a way to wake him up beforehand?"
Hikaru Amagi turned around and glanced at her.
He raised an eyebrow slightly: "You want to save him?"
"It's all because of me, that's why—"
At this point, she felt that all of this was too sentimental: "I want to save him! Because he is a friend I just met, he also has lofty goals, and more importantly, I don't want to watch an evil guy waste a duelist's time for nothing."
That God is the root of all evil in our family... I can't let Him do whatever He wants!
I want to prevent Him from accomplishing anything He wants, only then can I feel at ease!
I'm going to kill him!
Tiera leaned back slightly.
That's quite impressive!
She kind of likes it.
Hikaru Amagi's eyelids twitched wildly.
She bluntly said "Kill Him," and this girl's bloodlust is growing stronger.
"Then... let's wake him up ourselves."
"Eh?"
"Just like you initially intended to do. Now that you know the composition of his soul, proceed with the decomposition."
"Ah! I understand now." Serena suddenly realized. She dusted herself off, took the repaired detector from Tiera, looked at the data on the detector, and strode towards the alchemy cauldron next to her.
After running a couple of steps, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Master, what if there's an accident halfway there..."
"Go ahead and do it." Hikaru Amagi smiled and flicked his left hand, causing the Duel Disk to spin again. After spinning for a while, it unfolded and flashed with purple light.
"I'll handle the impact during the process."
Serena was overjoyed.
If she were to control the alchemy while simultaneously engaging in a duel, she would likely be quite flustered, as she wouldn't be able to focus on alchemy at all when she's fighting.
Upon hearing this, Serena cheered herself up and ran to the alchemy cauldron, quickly getting to work.
Tiera floated lightly to Hikari Amagi's side and said, "Hikari Amagi, even at a time like this, you're still thinking about teaching her alchemy?"
"If she can perfectly complete the refining this time, it means she has already graduated in this field, isn't that great?"
Tierra could agree.
but--
She thought that Hikaru Amagi might have wanted to beat up that human for a long time, which was why she was standing here.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be much safer for Serena to fight the next guy while he goes to separate?
She landed on the ground, waiting for time to pass, waiting for Serena to begin her transformation step by step.
Incidentally, she also recalled something.
GOD……
Back when Akaba Zero was defeated by Amagi Hikaru, that guy suddenly appeared in front of Amagi Hikaru and her, trying to stop Amagi Hikaru from killing Akaba Zero.
At that time, they had already formed a grudge, so Hikaru Amagi never hid her malice towards GOD.
Even more so.
think carefully.
In fact, "GOD" is the real "culprit of the Fusion Army".
In the past, Hikaru Amagi might have simply thought that Zero Akaba was a complete beast, which is why Hikaru Amagi harbored great malice towards Zero Akaba.
but now……
Tierra looked at the figure that had been twisted into a lump.
In retrospect, it was actually a two-way street.
Akama Zero is no good, and this "G·O·D" isn't really without its own ulterior motives, nor is it truly just a matter of humans "choosing" it.
What's there to say?
Let's rally together and fight!
Ding.
The blue light gradually faded, and Serena wiped the sweat from her forehead, manipulating the alchemy cauldron to begin its work.
And at this moment.
It's you again.
A synthesized voice, incorporating the voice of Akama Reiji, emanated from the black cocoon, after which the black mass began to twist rapidly.
More and more power, belonging to the pendulum and to the "future," came from the sky.
Then, the black mass gradually began to shrink, and finally, a figure slightly taller than a person, resembling a Kamen Rider, slowly condensed.
The enormous crimson scarf billowed in the wind, resembling a tokusatsu hero from a comic book or anime.
Amagi Hikaru frowned slightly.
That's really true...
Is it God Zero King?
"Amagi Hikaru, my affairs have nothing to do with you, so why do you keep stopping me?"
"That mixed voice said."
"Ha—I'm really fed up. Why do you keep appearing in front of me and doing all this inexplicable and annoying stuff?"
Red Horse Zero King and the Fusion Army weren't enough, and now there are simulated personalities too?
Do you know how awful I felt when I saw the second and third Akama Zero Kings?!
Hikaru Amagi's pent-up anger over the past two days was almost completely undisguised.
Hikaru Amagi is no longer pretending—
Serena, standing to the side, almost dropped what she was holding because of Amagi Hikaru's undisguised anger, and it took her a while to come to her senses.
While Akama Reiji's bad luck left Amagi Hikaru speechless, there was only one reason why he rushed over immediately and did not continue to pursue the Fusion Army!
There is a "super high-ranking" member of the Fusion Army!
"This is a perfect opportunity." He said with a dark face as he pulled out his deck and put it into the Duel Disk. "I'm going to take this opportunity to show you that humanity's choices are its own, not something you can toy with!"
Seeing Amagi Hikaru's reaction, G.O.D knew there was no need to say anything more.
Because He had seen this scene countless times while observing the soldiers of the Fusion Army.
"Duel!" X2.
Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000.
GOD Zero, LP: 4000.
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(End of this chapter)