Chapter 836
Time's Almost Up
Chapter 836 Time's Almost Up (4K)
Before discussing the issues, we need to clarify what the issues are.
So, Amagi Hikaru gave a very simple summary to Akaba Reiji.
The problem he is currently facing is...
What happened? What were the consequences of what happened? And what will happen in the future because of these consequences?
And what should you do?
"First, let's talk about what happened."
Hikaru Amagi casually pulled a list out of his school uniform.
"Uh--"
When Akama Reiji saw this scene, his eyes paused.
Serena, who was standing to the side, might not have realized what it was at first, but the moment he saw it, he knew what it was.
Isn't this the paper from Hikaru Amagi's notebook when she was in the Pendulum Dimension?
Judging by the degree of wear and tear—
It seems to be the time when I started recording!
His lips twitched slightly.
Does it start from that time?
"You can look at the contents of this list yourself."
Akama Reiji took the list and glanced at it.
Unlike Serena, Reiji Akaba is smart enough and has a clear sense of self-management, so Hikaru Amagi doesn't need to constantly instruct her.
More importantly, Akama Reiji is actually someone who can admit his mistakes and correct them.
of course.
You need to make him realize that he is wrong, and make him believe that he is wrong.
Akama Reiji looked at the summary above and then slowly started to sweat.
He felt as if his back was soaked, and his headache was getting worse.
First and foremost, the most obvious thing is "Zack." In retrospect, Zac was likely influenced by GOD. Regardless of what kind of person Zac was in history, or how heroic he was, the Zac influenced by GOD now must have some aspects that he didn't expect.
Furthermore, since the strongest "Adam" at present is that Yuri, if Zack really comes back to life... then he will definitely be more inclined to be in the same state as Yuri.
Clearly, this was a huge mistake in his "pseudo-divine machine" plan.
and--
Hikaru Amagi is unaware of this yet.
He built four more androids to monitor Zach, and now those are gone too.
Clearly, those four pseudo-god machines must have ended up in the hands of the other Adams.
Second.
Perpetual motion machine.
Amagi Hikaru investigated this point very thoroughly.
He had clearly discovered that perpetual motion machines also existed in this Citongye City—it's a simple matter. This Dimensional KC Cup, which unites four dimensions, originally had investment and technical support from all four dimensions. While he was helping and preparing for the competition, he had already installed the perpetual motion machine in this dimension and then sent energy into his own world, attempting to create Zack.
After all, creating Zach requires a massive amount of energy to materialize the virtual image.
He was aware of the problems with perpetual motion machines, but after weighing the pros and cons, he still felt that protecting the present was more important than the future.
Now it doesn't matter; he can order his men to stop using the perpetual motion machine right now—after all, the pseudo-god machines have already run away.
If perpetual motion machines were used purely as an energy source, their world wouldn't even have enough energy to use up.
After all, their world doesn't lack energy, so turning off the perpetual motion machine won't affect the essence of their multidimensional world.
Moreover, shutting down the perpetual motion machine might cause those pseudo-divine machines to crash or reduce their activity.
Although he knew it was wishful thinking, what if it happened?
Finally, here is a summary of the current situation.
Serena performed a physical examination on him, and Hikaru Amagi watched from the side and also helped summarize the results.
Simply put, due to this sudden conflict, the Adam factor in Reiji Akama's body has now been fully integrated and incorporated into his body.
This has resulted in Reiji Akama having an extremely high level of Adam Factor in his body—even more than any other "Adam"!
Yes!
More than Yuya, more than Yugo, even more than Yuri!
Considering that GOD himself possessed him, a new and large amount of inactive Adam Factors appeared in his body. His total Adam Factors may be seven or eight times that of Yuya.
It can be described as extremely large.
This allows Reiji Akaba to create many of his own pendulum cards using these Adam Factors.
In other words, Akama Reiji suddenly became much stronger.
but--
"Can't we predict whether that guy will make a comeback?" Akaba Reiji asked before Amagi Hikaru could continue.
Hikaru Amagi nodded.
He didn't know that God could no longer actively influence this era—and even if he did know, he wouldn't believe it so easily.
It's definitely something we should take precautions against, at least a little.
"The good news is that you should now be able to fight the other party deep within your own soul, instead of simply relying on the strength of your will to awaken," Amagi Hikaru said casually. "This is easy to learn; with your intelligence, you should be able to do it very quickly."
Akama Zero nodded.
Now that things have come to this, he's not so confident in his own wisdom anymore.
It seems that the only thing we can truly believe in and trust is...
He glanced at the deck beside him.
Only a duel.
“I can’t predict whether you’ll be harassed by GOD again, and I can’t follow you around forever,” Hikaru Amagi explained. “More importantly, these things are your business.”
You will have to bear the consequences of your actions.
“I understand.” Akama Reiji gently pushed up his glasses. “I will go and retrieve those pseudo-divine machines.”
“Those?” Amagi Hikaru raised an eyebrow.
Akama Reiji silently pushed up his glasses again.
Hikaru Amagi paused for a moment, then didn't pursue the matter further.
"If we're talking about recycling, you do have an advantage now."
"Advantage? Oh—I see, so I'm the one who's the 'most Adam' now, right?" He immediately realized what Hikaru Amagi was saying.
Yes.
After eliminating the will of GOD from his body, the Adam Factor contained within Akaba Reiji naturally belonged entirely to him.
Although they cannot be certain whether GOD will make a comeback, these Adam Factors are undeniably real forces.
This leads to a reality.
Unless the real "Adam" and "Eve," or the split-off Zack or Zero, combine all their power, none of them can compare to Akaba Zero.
This is a very significant advantage.
This not only makes it easier for him to find those people, but more importantly, as long as he remains the one with the most, then "GOD's" plan will be stalled.
Because he is not Zach, but he is the "strongest" Adam.
“By utilizing this advantage, we can revive Zack without him going completely insane like Yu-ri,” Amagi Hikaru explained.
"indeed……"
Akama Reiji nodded.
"If Zack can really be resurrected, and resurrected normally, it wouldn't be a bad thing for him, as a former hero of your dimension. He might even solve the problem you've been worried about."
Reiji Akama wasn't embarrassed at all that his thoughts had been exposed.
If the real hero Zac were to be resurrected and willing to protect their world, that would certainly be a happy ending for everyone.
The problem now is that, due to GOD's actions, Zac may not be resurrected normally.
"Moreover, this is also a good thing for me." Amagi Hikaru thought for a moment and said, "Although, because of GOD, Tiera and I couldn't find the person we were looking for, things are different now."
If you find anything in the game, please let me know immediately.
In the past, Reiji Akaba would have nodded to indicate he understood upon hearing such words, and would have personally dealt with Yuri if the situation actually arose. After all, he trusted himself more.
But now.
It's hard to say for sure.
On the one hand, he personally experienced Amagi Hikaru's duel from a first-person perspective.
Although he didn't personally duel with Hikaru Amagi, as a duelist, he could clearly experience those things about Hikaru Amagi from the duel.
Persistence, determination, integration.
These are the most basic.
Secondly, it is about controlling "fate".
Using the word "fate" might be a bit too far-fetched and slightly derogatory, but Akama Reiji couldn't find any other word for it at the moment.
But he could understand that Hikaru Amagi believed that "things that need to be done should be done by the people who need to do them."
So even though he messed things up, he didn't really abandon him and handle it all by himself, ignoring his thoughts—that's what he meant by "respect" when he dueled with GOD.
Respect other people's choices and ideas.
He won't help unless someone is genuinely unable to continue their own business or actively seeks help.
However, when it comes to God, it is something that belongs to him and cannot be abandoned or let go.
There was a long-standing grudge between him and God, as well as a sense of "fate" and a "death match that had to be fought".
That was the obsession and pain of the Three Phantom Demons, so he wouldn't let this opportunity pass.
Similarly—
The Zach he created, the things he released, Amagi Hikaru either quietly waits for the outcome to be seen, whether it's good or bad, or he quietly waits for him to deal with it.
This is his thing, his "destiny".
But the situation is different in the game.
From their dueling philosophies to their dueling actions, and even the factions they belonged to, almost everything about them was either the same or the opposite.
The two are adversaries on a broad scale called "fusion".
Therefore, he did not want his duel to be influenced by others.
"I understand. If I find him, I will notify you immediately."
Akama Reiji nodded.
This doesn't affect his affairs.
Anyway, Hikaru Amagi has no way to absorb the Adam Factor.
If it was him who notified Amagi Hikaru, and Amagi Hikaru also won, then those powers would naturally flow to him, allowing him to complete the recycling process, without any conflict.
And wouldn't it be better if those Adam factors were integrated?
This eliminates the risk of subsequent processing.
Hikaru Amagi and Reiji Akaba discussed the details for a while, and Reiji Akaba felt he had learned a lot.
Unlike the last time in the Pendulum Dimension, where Hikaru Amagi diligently taught him some of his strengths, he didn't explain things very clearly or comprehensively because of his "seclusion and dimensional lock-in" mentality at the time.
This time, they chatted for a long time and immediately felt they had gained a lot.
Naturally, he also gained a better understanding of the fusion between Amagi Hikaru and Amagi Hikaru.
However, that's how it ended.
Hikaru Amagi had more to do—he'd been talking here for far too long, and right now, there were still plenty of Fusion Army soldiers causing chaos everywhere.
He didn't want to waste time.
In order to find Yuri more quickly, Amagi Hikaru will not travel with them.
Tiera called out to Serena, asking if she wanted to go with Amagi Hikaru.
Although Tiera didn't particularly like Serena traveling with them, she didn't want anything to happen to Serena at a time like this.
But Serena only thought about it for a moment before shaking her head.
She decided to continue her journey with Akama Reiji.
“…You’ve grown up, little girl.” Tiera pinched Serena’s cheek hard.
"Alright, good luck, Serena—you want to duel with Ruri and the others, right?"
"Hey, Sister Tierra, you figured it out?" Serena exclaimed in surprise.
"Ha..." Tyella chuckled, "You actually doubt me?"
Even if Serena didn't say anything, Tiera could guess what was going on.
This girl must have her own ideas.
Whether out of gratitude, friendship, or kinship, or even out of her own destiny as "Eve," she will eventually seek out her sisters to duel.
This is Serena's "fate," and also her "fusion."
Moreover, Tierra noticed it.
Serena, this little girl who longs for family and friends, truly considers Akama Reiji her brother, and now, she is clearly in a state where she "cannot let go" of Akama Reiji.
Perhaps Serena is still thinking that if Akama Reiji suddenly goes crazy again, she'll be the one to defeat him.
Serena is so easy to understand.
"Good luck." Tierra released her hand, but this time she didn't give any instructions, nor did she say the classic line, "If you encounter any danger, notify me immediately."
Without realizing it.
Serena really doesn't have much left to teach.
She has her own ideas, her own judgment, and her own things to do.
Tiera raised her hand and waved at the two of them, then turned around and followed Amagi Hikaru away without looking back.
Reiji Akama and Serena each went their separate ways, each with their own thoughts.
Everyone has their own choices and their own path.
And at this very moment—
Two people met on the road.
"Hey!!! It's you—"
A silver-white boy driving a D-wheeler in the city took off his helmet, pointed at a boy not far away, and shouted, "I finally found you!!"
"Who?"
On the other side, the boy who was called out instantly became alert, did a backflip, and then cautiously looked at the person who had called out.
That was a boy with the same face as him!
"It was you!" the white-clad boy huffed angrily. "You're the one who sent that guy to snipe me, aren't you? And what about Rin's grudge—"
"Who are you?" The black-clad youth casually tossed aside his cloak, revealing a duel disk.
"I am Yuugo!"
"What?! You're a fusionist?!"
You Dou tensed up.
Calling someone a fusion expert?! Is that really an exaggeration?!
Although he vaguely felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, he quickly set up the duel disk due to mild post-war PTSD.
On the other side, the clueless Yugo also jumped off the car and took the Duel Disk from the D Wheel.
If Yugo had looked down at the rearview mirror at that moment, he would have seen that his eyes were shining.
In fact, Yu Dou, who was well prepared, now had a faint purplish-black light emanating from his eyes.
"Huh?" Across the street, a boy of the same age as them turned around. He saw two people who looked exactly like him and was slightly stunned.
It's Yugo and... Yuto, right?
Yuya was somewhat confused.
Why did they have to duel?
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(End of this chapter)