"Forgotten World?"
In a quiet divination room, Ed Phoenix sat on a stool, curiously looking at the card.
Saiou Takuma sat opposite him, gently shuffling the cards, while his sister Saiou Mizuchi poured tea for the two.
Since the Wave of Light pulled the consciousness from Saiou's body, he gradually returned to his previous self. Although the talent for precognition lost its enhancement due to the departure of the Wave of Light, this talent would not be lost.
During this time, with the help of Mizuchi and Ed, the branches of the Light Society around the world began to transform and disband, and the lives of the three gradually returned to the right track.
Just like Ed had told Tenjo Hikari earlier, once everything settled, he decided to go surfing to fully enjoy a new life. Therefore, during the summer vacation, he rarely participated in professional leagues. Apart from matters concerning the Light Society, he spent his days traveling around the world—and occasionally disguised as "Phoenixman" to catch robbers and thieves.
Even though he had already taken down his father's murderer, he wouldn't abandon this career and still dedicated himself to fighting such criminals.
For this reason, his ranking in the professional league dropped over ten spots, but he didn't care.
Despite always relaxing, he was ultimately a duelist. After more than a month of leisure, he felt he couldn't remain "depressed" like this and sought out Saiou to ask if there was anywhere he could become stronger.
His intent was to find some strong duelists to challenge since the half card "Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer" in his hand still hadn't recovered, and he was keen to complete this card, then share it with Tenjo Hikari or directly replicate a copy.
However, when he posed the question, Saiou, through divination, provided a different answer.
That was—The Forgotten Dimension.
He asked puzzledly, "Why go to such a place?"
His style and deck fundamentally didn't align with this type of spirit.
During this period, he had indeed visited the Other Dimension, had accessed a "Production Team" dimension, and acquired a card named "Vision Hero," so he was definitely open to dimension travel.
But, "Forgotten World"…
He was confused.
Firstly, he had never abandoned any card, even the Elemental Hero, which he quietly kept in his deck.
Secondly, he specialized in Hero Decks as a duelist, and while heroes might retire, they surely wouldn't be forgotten since the world always had heroes.
It somehow didn't fit him.
"This is the result of the divination," Saiou said warmly to Ed, "It's more about, although here you may not gain any card, you should encounter something much more wondrous... an opportunity that can make you stronger."
Could such a thing exist?
He thought about it, though he wasn't suspicious of Saiou, he was still somewhat puzzled.
Because...
The [Forgotten World's World] can't be reached by Dimensional Teleportation!
Speaking of which.
In a massive office building, a man wearing Buddhist beads gently pushed his glasses and continued to write diligently, drafting responses on various documents.
A figure opened the room door, saluted, and then stood aside, saying to him, "The new leader of the Manjome Group has been confirmed, Young Master Amon, this is the report."
"Thank you, Aiko."
He responded with a nod.
His name was Amon Garam, the foster son and eldest son of the Garam Group, and the "representative" of Duel Academy Eastern Branch.
Many years ago, he was barely alive when his foster father adopted him and nurtured him as an heir. Later, when the foster father had a biological son, his situation became a bit awkward.
Though he hesitated briefly, he soon resolved to assist his younger brother, and after his brother fell ill with an extremely strange sickness, he even sought out countless renowned doctors, kneeling to plead for them to heal his brother, ultimately successfully saving his brother Sid.
This is precisely why he was quite trusted within the group.
During the GX Tournament, although he was interested in participating in duels, he wasn't inherently very competitive. Thus, during the Critical Point Dimension, he traversed mountains and lands, healing ordinary spirits and unfortunate students, almost never participating in matches, finally settling for passing grades before returning to school, earning criticism from quite a few professors at the Eastern Branch.
Of course, he still wouldn't mind.
Yet—
His lover, his partner "Aiko" didn't think the same.
She grew up with Amon, understanding the goodness and righteousness in Amon's heart, aware of his magnanimity. She believed Amon possessed the talent, the ambition, and the [King's Artifact], hence she was never content with him only serving as a deputy to his younger brother.
However—she deeply loved Amon, hence she wouldn't proactively change Amon's thoughts.
She merely subtly, with other methods, wanted to slightly adjust Amon's mindset.
"It's almost time."
She looked at the watch and suddenly spoke.
"Witching Hour, is it—"
[Forgotten World].
It was said to be a dimension where abandoned, forgotten spirits reside, also described by some as a "world."
It's a dimension similar to the Critical Point, supposedly regardless of which world you're in, once something is forgotten, it might end up there.