"Draw."
"Before you make your move, activate the Continuous Trap Card, Call of the Haunted. Revive Thousand-Eyes Restrict from the Graveyard." Before Tenjo Hikari could make his move, Thousand-Eyes initiated his own secondary deployment.
Thousand-Eyes Restrict, LV 1, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 0.
"And then, because Thousand-Eyes Restrict was Special Summoned, Millennium-Eyes Illusionist is added to my Hand Card from the Graveyard."
"Oh no, not only is the evolved Millennium-Eyes Restrict here, but also Thousand-Eyes Restrict... With Thousand-Eyes Restrict on the field, other Monsters can't attack!" France felt the current situation was a bit troublesome.
"Also, Millennium-Eyes Illusionist has been retrieved from the Graveyard. Now, if Tenjo-san attempts a Fusion Summon, the Millennium-Eyes Illusionist will be equipped to the Restrict, right?" Despite the air conditioning in the room keeping it cool, looking at this scene made him break out in a sweat.
Tenjo Hikari glanced at the drawn Card.
Spell Card, El Shaddoll Fusion.
Tenjo Hikari looked at his Hand Card.
Currently, there's no "Shaddoll" among his Monsters, so this card can't be used for now.
If that's the case, then I might as well use Frightfur Patchwork.
Retrieve an Edge Imp and a Polymerization, first increasing the Fusion Material and Fusion Spell Card.
"Wait, activate Trap Card!"
!?
"Trap Card, Mind Crush!"
What???
Tenjo Hikari was suddenly stunned.
It opened?!
Oh—
It really opened!
No reasoning anymore, huh!
"What, how can you use a card like Mind Crush!" Pegasus completely lost his composure; seeing some strange presence using his face to activate a card that made him feel both familiar and uncomfortable just didn't sit right with him.
"Hehe... Since you have the ability to read minds, you should make use of that advantage." Thousand-Eyes was completely indifferent to Pegasus' embarrassment. "Mind Crush's effect: declare a card name to activate. If the declared card is in the opponent's Hand Card, the opponent discards all copies of that card from their Hand. If not, you discard one random card from your Hand."
"Tsk..." Tenjo Hikari looked displeased, "So this is Mind Crush, no wonder you revived the Restrict first..."
Mind Crush can't be used without a Hand Card.
"Hehe, Tenjo Hikari, I know that you only have one useful card in your Hand right now, discard that card, that... Frightfur Patchwork!"
Tenjo Hikari slightly curled his lips, casually sending Frightfur Patchwork to the Graveyard.
It's okay.
He had seen other Duelists with Mind Crush, after all, in the new era of dueling, there are a lot of cards for searching. Using a Mind Crush at a critical moment might even be more effective than Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.
"So what exactly is Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring?"
"Can't you read my mind?"
"Although I wish I could claim that, I can only know what's happening in the Duel."
Really.
"In any case, you can't do anything right now, can you? Just finish it already." It looked very confident.
"Indeed, if I were to only use the cards I currently have, there's nothing I can do," Tenjo Hikari pondered while stroking his chin, looking at his cards, "But that's just my current Hand Card."
"?"
"Like I said, the future is uncertain even to me." Tenjo Hikari looked at Little Blue on the field, a smile on his lips, "Stacking six cards, Little Blue provided me with an extra Hand Card, and in this Graveyard, there's also Metalfoes Fusion, which can be returned to the Deck, shuffled in, and draw a card."
"What use is a single card?" Thousand-Eyes said carelessly, "Such a weak Monster, what future are you talking about? That's ridiculous."
"Daring to underestimate Little Blue, it seems I'll have to show you—the potential of Fusion."
Tenjo Hikari returned Metalfoes Fusion to the Deck, automatically shuffled it, and drew a card.
Tenjo Hikari looked at the card in his hand.
"Huh..." Tenjo Hikari lifted his head to look at his opponent.
The opponent's brows furrowed.
"Activate Continuous Spell Card, Temple of the Kings."
An ancient temple floated up from behind Tenjo Hikari, casting a shadow.
"Temple of the Kings, by sending one Mystical Beast of Serket from the field to the Graveyard, allows one Monster from hand, Deck, or Extra Deck one Fusion Monster to be Special Summoned."
"But you don't have Prismatic Hero in your hand, you can't use that effect."
"Then I'll use its first effect—I can activate a Trap Card in the same turn it's Set. I'll set the card I just drew and activate it immediately."
"Wha... what?"
"Activating a Trap Card in the same turn it's Set?"
"Eh—"
Tenjo Hikari directly placed the card onto the field, then immediately initiated: "Activate Trap Card, Fusion Duplication!"
Fusion... Duplication?
"This card allows me to target one Polymerization Normal Spell Card in either player's Graveyard, banish it, and the effect of that Spell Card when activated becomes applicable!"
"What I want to banish, of course, is—Spell Card, Fusion Birth!"
!!
The card previously sent to the Graveyard by that Dragonmaid!
"Send the top five cards from the Deck to the Graveyard. If there are Fusion Materials that can be Fusion Summoned, then perform a Fusion Summon!"
"So, Thousand-Eyes, this is a fusion that bypasses all of your sensory directions!"
"Tch, is this a card given to you by Pegasus? But how can you be sure of what the next five cards sent to the Graveyard will be?"