With a buzz, two D-wheels shot through the tunnel, and Tenjo Hikari saw the duel track on both sides.
On the left, there was the dazzling lights and nightlife of the Upper City Area, bright as day even at night; on the right, it was the desolate, empty Lower City Area, pitch black and devoid of any sign of human life.
"Kid, stop looking around aimlessly, I'll go first—"
"My turn, heh, Spell Card, Card Destruction."
Tenjo Hikari glanced at the five cards in his hand, confirmed his next move in his mind, and then placed them into the Graveyard.
When watching the duel between Kaiba Seto and Jack earlier, Tenjo Hikari realized that this world was part of the A5 World's Racing Duel. In the A5 World, Racing Duels allow the use of Spell Cards, otherwise Tenjo Hikari would have to specially modify his Deck into a Trap-focused one.
"Your El Shaddoll Winda can block the Special Summon of Monsters, which brought a lot of trouble to my subordinates," said Ushio with a sneer as he drove beside Tenjo Hikari, "but in the first turn, you can't block Special Summons, can you?"
"I Normal Summon, Furious Captain!"
"Haaah!" A warrior, bristling with arrows, face full of rage, ran alongside Ushio with all his might.
Furious Captain, LV 1, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 400.
"When Furious Captain is successfully summoned, it can target a monster in your Graveyard with Level 4 or lower and Special Summon it in Defense Position. The effect of the monster Special Summoned by this effect is negated." Ushio wore a slight frown, matching the theme of his cards.
"Rise again, Jutte Fighter!"
The bespectacled warrior made his reappearance.
Jutte Fighter, LV 2, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 700.
Tenjo Hikari glimpsed at it: "With this Monster, are you trying to say, you want to avenge your subordinates with this card?"
"Ha, you're quick to catch on." Ushio smirked coldly, "Don't say you're innocent, mingling with those Lower City criminals, resisting arrest, even attacking the police—"
Tenjo Hikari listened silently without responding.
"Hmph..."
"Using the Level 2 Jutte Fighter and the Level 1 Furious Captain on the field for Tuning. Behold, Other Dimension People, this is the pride of our Dimension—Synchro!"
Dong Dong—
One Monster transformed into stars, the other into a green light ring, which encircled it. As the stars melded into the ring, a new form appeared within the green circle.
"Synchro Summon—LV 3, Goyo Defender!"
Pa!
A resolute little Guard appeared on his field.
Goyo Defender, LV 3, Earth Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 1000.
"Goyo Defender's effect: Once per turn, if the only Monsters you control are Warrior-Type Earth Attribute Synchro Monsters, you can Special Summon one 'Goyo Defender' from the Extra Deck."
Goyo Defender turned, summoning another identical Goyo Defender to the field.
"It's not over yet, the effect of the second Goyo Defender Special Summons a third Goyo Defender!"
The two Goyo Defenders raised their shields together, then parted, and a third Goyo Defender emerged.
"Three Monsters with ATK 1000?" Tierra sat on Infernoid Pirmais, looking on in puzzlement, "Besides, they're three identical Monsters, what's the meaning of this?"
Before Tenjo Hikari could respond, the three Goyo Defenders gathered in front of Tenjo Hikari, forming a shield wall that blocked him.
Because of them, Tenjo Hikari's D-wheel seemed to be affected, slowing down, allowing Ushio to overtake and take the lead.
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.
Oh—
So this is possible!
He recalled that indeed, in 5DS there were tactics to create walls to disrupt the acceleration in Racing Duels.
As expected of the Police Captain.
Tenjo Hikari looked at the map on his Duel Disk.
The map wasn't long; although they had just started, wasting a bit of time might lead straight to the finish line.
So that's how "Pursuit Duel" is strategized?
After all, as police, their main goal is to catch criminals, so a third tactic emerges beyond reducing life or Deck—reducing speed.
In Racing Duels, besides this, there's also life point reduction; when the opponent's life points are drastically cut, their speed plummets.
"Set two cards, end turn."
"Reducing speed huh? You say that, but with three Monsters with ATK 1000, just a simple attack can break through the defense." Tierra suggested from the side, "So, which one to use?"
Tenjo Hikari glanced at the cards in his hand, not anxious, and shouted toward Ushio ahead: "You just said, mingling with criminals in the Lower City?"
"Heh, you finally speak, I thought you were mute." Ushio chuckled twice, "Of course, the Lower City is full of robbers and thieves, habitual criminals. Being with them makes you a criminal-in-training!"
"Originally, if you came to our world normally, we would have welcomed you. After all, the last Friendship Cup was quite entertaining.
But you shouldn't have done this— even if caught, as long as you reveal your identity, you could have enjoyed the treatment given to Other Dimension People. Like I said, even now if we arrest you, we would at most deport you."
He punched his palm in the car, furious, seemingly wanting to teach Tenjo Hikari a good lesson for his subordinates.
"Law?"
"Of course."
"Well, have you ever wondered why they become thieves, become robbers?"
"Hm?" Ushio looked confused, "Why should I think about these things? After all, it's their own problem, why don't we have as many thieves and robbers in the Upper City Area?"
"Ha, their own problem?" Tenjo Hikari laughed, "Falling garbage from the Upper City Area hitting their heads, leaving them unconscious, is their own problem? Looking at a police officer on the street, then being driven to the sides of the road, also their own problem? No income and their cards confiscated by Upper City Area people, also their own problem? Accidentally entering the Upper City Area, just because Upper City Area people saw them, arrested for being dirty, also their own problem?"
"You..." Ushio was momentarily choked, unable to retort.
"Officer, this is just a small part of what I've learned during my little, less than a month stay in this dimension. What I've seen in these few days is even more frightening than what I've heard—on that day, if I hadn't been skilled enough to dodge, wouldn't I have been hit directly by the police?
If I wasn't physically fit and was killed, would it also be my own problem?
Are you going to say—Oh! Why were you standing by the roadside, not watching our official business! I wasn't standing in the middle of the road, I didn't stop you from dispersing the crowd! I didn't obstruct anyone!"
Ushio remained silent.
"To say the least, officer, why do the same Upper City Area people like you and your subordinates have to patrol all the time, while many in the Upper City can do nothing and watch you duel for fun?"
"Stop talking!" Ushio's face worsened more than before.
In reality,
Even this duel has people from the Upper City Area watching.
Chasing "Other Dimension People," such an unusual pursuit duel, even for the Nobles, it's rare, and the ratings are probably high.
"If you want to return alive to your dimension, you better say less." Ushio said.
"Huh, seems like you realize this yourself." Tenjo Hikari let out a soft laugh, "Alright then, let's focus on the duel, or I'll fall too far behind."
During their conversation, the distance between them has widened, with Tenjo Hikari already falling three to four car lengths behind.
"My turn, draw a card.
Abandon Evil Hero Adusted Gold from my hand, activate its effect."
Not Shaddoll—
Ushio's eyes widened.
"This card activates when discarded from hand. You can add one 'Dark Fusion' card from your Deck to your hand, except 'Evil Hero Adusted Gold.'
I add Dark Calling to my hand."
"Then, activate the Spell Card, Dark Calling." Tenjo Hikari placed the card into the Duel Disk, and on the racetrack, a Spell Card automatically lit up, "This card can banish monsters in the hand and Graveyard as Fusion Material and Special Summon one Fusion Monster that can only be summoned by Dark Fusion as a Dark Fusion Summon.
I banish Elemental Hero Sparkman and Elemental Hero Clayman from the Graveyard."
Boom!
A bolt of lightning struck the racetrack, creating a slight pit on the track.
"Fusion Summon!"
"Come forth, Evil Hero Lightning Golem!"
A mighty giant stands on the earth, moving with the car under the power of electromagnetism.
Evil Hero Lightning Golem, LV 6, Light Attribute, Fiend-Type, ATK 2400.
This card is one of the many Light Attribute Monsters given to him by Boss Hikari, never thought he'd use it today. He was originally considering fusing Ancient Dragon or Magical Steel Knight.
"Evil... Hero, huh, kid, are you trying to play hero?"
"No, I'm just pursuing higher fusion, whether in the past or in the future, whether in my dimension or in this dimension, I just want to reach a farther fusion."
Ushio listened, feeling a bit puzzled.
Then why did you come to our dimension, which is mainly about Synchro!
"Three identical monsters on the field, no matter what, surely wanting to use their effects to hinder the opponent, right?
So, I won't just charge up for battle stupidly.
Lightning Golem's effect, once per turn, targeting one monster on the field, destroy that monster.
I want to destroy your third Goyo Defender!"
Lightning Golem runs and gathers power in both hands, aiming at a Guard in front of Tenjo Hikari's car.
With a boom, the Guard was shattered directly, the other two still wanting to hinder Tenjo Hikari's advance, but not as effective.
"Tch... when Goyo Defender is attacked, the ATK increases by 1000 for each Earth Attribute Warrior-Type Synchro Monster on the field... such accurate guess." Ushio looked regretful, feeling sorry for his tactical failure.
He thought, the opponent isn't from their dimension, shouldn't know their cards, unexpectedly the wisdom in the duel wasn't worthless, instantly solved it.
Truly a famous Dimensional Duelist from the Friendship Cup.