Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.
"According to the effect of Pot of Avarice, I can select 5 Monster Cards from the Graveyard to return to the Deck, then draw two cards. Of course, I'll choose Ojama Yellow, Ojama Green, Ojama Black, XYZ-Dragon Cannon and Armed Dragon Thunder LV3!"
Five monsters flew out from the Graveyard, the three Ojama brothers cheered as they returned to their beloved Deck, while XYZ was reassembled and returned to the Extra Deck.
Manjome drew two cards, glanced at them, but didn't pay much attention.
"Activate the effect of XYZ Hyper Dragon Cannon on the field!" Manjome pointed at the Hyper Dragon Cannon on the field, "Banish this card from the field and Graveyard. Show one Machine-Type, Light Attribute, LV 8 Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck to your opponent. Special Summon up to 3 Fusion Materials mentioned in that monster's card name from your Banished zone!"
"What?" Mitsuzawa Daichi exclaimed.
"You're actually going to abandon the Hyper Dragon Cannon for older model monsters?!" Caesar was also taken aback.
Manjome's operation startled the audience, and furthermore, the ordinary viewers watching the live stream were also dumbfounded by Manjome's move.
Whether in this world or other dimensions, whether ordinary humans or Spirits, fighting with stronger, more powerful, newer monsters is almost an instinctive thought. Ignoring newer, stronger monsters seems like "throwing the game" to viewers who don't understand.
However, in Tenjo Hikari's view, this choice was indeed correct.
"Banish XYZ Hyper Dragon Cannon, reveal XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Special Summon from the Banished zone, X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank!"
X-Head Cannon, LV 4, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, Attack Power 1800.
Y-Dragon Head, LV 4, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, Attack Power 1500.
Z-Metal Tank, LV 4, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, Attack Power 1500.
"Then, the three monsters are banished!" Manjome waved his large hand, assembling the three monsters in his operation, even though they are older models, they were his models, the models he used.
"Ha..." Beside him, Kaiba Seto showed a faint smile for the first time.
"Here it comes, LV 8, XYZ-Dragon Cannon!"
Boom!
The old robot descended amidst the electric light!
XYZ-Dragon Cannon, LV 8, Light Attribute, Machine-Type, Attack Power 2800.
"Did you really abandon the stronger monster for the older monster?" Mitsuzawa Daichi was shocked.
"Oh! Are you winning with your old friends?" Caesar thought from his perspective.
"No—" At this moment, it was Tenjo Hikari who suddenly interjected during the duel, "He just made the decision he thinks is right."
"Exactly, hahaha—Tenjo!" Manjome laughed loudly, "You are indeed you, Tenjo, you are the most mature, excellent, smart, cautious, and goal-driven among all of us. I once aimed to defeat you and Judai to earn true respect and admiration.
But after spending time with you, investigating the Fusion Army, cooperating in Other Dimensions, and teaming up for duels, I gradually felt uncertainty."
He shook his head slightly: "Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out my thoughts by myself and needed my mentor to enlighten me. But you also have Teacher Daitokuji teaching you Alchemy, so it's even."
Indeed, Teacher Daitokuji's Alchemy was incredibly valuable to Tenjo Hikari, saving him a lot of unnecessary trouble and time wastage.
"Now, I only want to move towards the goal that all duelists should have had from the beginning—to become the best duelist. So, I have only one thing to do, achieve victory through intelligence and cards!"
He extended his hand towards XYZ-Dragon Cannon on the field: "Indeed, Dragon Cannon doesn't have the attack power and interference abilities of Hyper Dragon Cannon, but it has its own excellence!
And that is cooperation!
XYZ Hyper Dragon Cannon can cooperate with it, VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon needs it, and perhaps in the future, the AtoZ we seek also needs it—right now, for me, it's the card I need most!
Activate the effect of Continuous Trap Card: XYZ Hyper Cannon on the field! During your own turn, target one of your Banished Union Monsters. That monster returns to the bottom of the Deck, then draw a card."
"I'll return Z-Infinite Tank to the Deck, draw a card!"
He looked at the card he drew: "Good—"
He pointed the card with his left hand towards Armed Dragon Thunder LV5: "LV5's effect, send one monster from the hand to the Graveyard to activate. Special Summon one Armed Dragon monster of LV 7 or below from the Deck.
I'll send Armed Dragon LV3, just drawn, to the Graveyard—come, evolve!"
"Evolve towards a more distant future!"
The body of Armed Dragon LV5 was already a full circle larger than LV3, just by looking at its grandeur, it was comparable to XYZ Cannon, and as the thunder on its body struck down, its body became stronger and stronger. Soon, a gigantic armored dragon, wrapped in silver-white armor, swung its stout metallic tail, clutching thunder as it descended.
"Armed Dragon Thunder LV7!"
Armed Dragon Thunder LV7, LV 7, Wind Attribute, Dragon-Type, Attack Power 2800.
"LV3's effect, activate when this card is sent to the Graveyard for a Dragon-Type monster's effect. Draw one card from the Deck."
"Draw—"
As he drew the card, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"It's here, Tenjo—third Ojamagic." He showed the card he just drew to everyone.
"Wow..." Mitsuzawa Daichi was stunned. Manjome's duel profoundly demonstrated what "deck compression" meant, as if his Deck seemed to have few cards left in such a short time.