"It's okay, Ed—"
Just as the two began to argue over the issue again, the unconscious Aiko seemed to send a voice.
Her soul floated beside the Dark Great Mage, persuading Ed, "If it could help Amon realize his ideals, I would be willing to sacrifice myself..."
"Aiko..." Amon looked at her, his tone heavy.
"Foolish—foolish!" Ed had no intention of stopping because of Aiko's words, "If that's the case, how can it be called protecting everyone? You are murdering before even rescuing everyone!"
A group of Spirits looked at each other.
Initially, although they feared Amon's actions, seeing the man and woman like this, they thought Ed wouldn't have much to argue against.
But unexpectedly, Ed didn't care whether the other party was willing.
"Does willing mean it's not murder?" Ed's tone was serious, "Alright, assuming you succeed now, even assuming, Amon, you gain the Dark Great Mage's power, go and defeat the hidden villain, so what!
No matter the outcome, during this process, you have already [murdered] someone!
If you rescue all humanity by murdering a woman, conversely, all of humanity would bear the guilt of killing a companion... guilt!"
He rarely spoke such a long string of words.
"...I will bear this guilt, forever... forever!" Tears drifted at the corners of Amon's eyes.
To personally kill his beloved was a pain he couldn't bear, but if he could overcome evil and achieve peace and equality for all humanity, then he was willing to pay the price—
"You will bear it... Then, standing before me is no longer a classmate with whom I have exchanged words but a murderer." Ed's face was like water as he reached for the top of his Deck.
"Anyone can talk big, but to date, you haven't saved anyone!" Amon spoke coldly.
Neither he nor Aiko were close with Ed, he and Ed just had a nodding acquaintance in the academy, occasionally collaborating in the medical room.
But now, Ed was tangled here...
"It's time to let go; everything here has nothing to do with you!"
"Seeing evil happening right before me, as a Hero, I can't just stand by." Ed rarely was this passionate, considering himself a hero, "And now, I'm going to rescue a classmate who is about to commit murder and perhaps stray!
"Do you still have any moves, Amon!"
"...If you still insist, then no one can save you—" Amon said.
As long as it's not Ed's turn, then Exodia is only unsealed, not completely unsealed.
But if Ed takes his turn, then Exodia will slowly unseal, ultimately destroying everything!
Despite the heartlessness of the words, during this time, Amon had some bond with the academy students, making it hard to harm them.
"My turn ends."
"It's my turn, Draw—"
Ed drew a card from the Deck, and that card seemed to be burning with intense flames.
Not only the card, but even his body at this moment seemed to be burning.
He squinted, looking at the card.
Boom, boom—
His heart seemed to be beating fiercely.
An intense flame with him at the center rose abruptly.
The enormous flame seemed to burn the entire Dimension to a cosmic change.
"Oh oh oh—" The Lion Witch saw and was somewhat amazed.
This, these soaring flames?
It seems I underestimated these humans.
Initially, only focusing excessively on Lord Hikari, not paying extra attention to these humans, it turns out these humans aren't ordinary Duelists either—
"Last turn, Diamond Man activated the effect to send Heavy Storm to the Graveyard, now the effect will be activated!"
"Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field!"
A terrifying storm blew from a distance, countless Spirits swayed, needing to cling to the Lion Witch to barely avoid being blown away, but in the storm's center, Ed and Amon just stood in place, gazing at each other.
The dark smoke cloud, the black flames roaring to the sky, at this moment, didn't change at all.
"Hmph, but I don't have Spell Trap Cards on my field; it's your field that has them. Is this your so-called destiny? If this is destiny, it seems that destiny is on my side."
"No, this is Destiny Choice."
"Hmm?"
"The card I destroyed is—Trap Card, Break Destiny!"
The Trap Card automatically flipped, revealing Blood Demon D's pose fighting amid blood rain.
"Break Destiny?" Amon saw this and paused.
"Break Destiny's effect, only one can be activated per turn—and this card can also activate effects while in the Graveyard!"
Is it a Trap Card that only activates effects when sent to the Graveyard?!
"Banish this card from the Graveyard, and add one Spell·Trap Card from the Deck to the Hand Card, except for 'Break Destiny' that has the card name 'Destiny End Dragoon' or 'Destiny Hero'!"
He quietly opened the Deck, revealing a Trap Card: "The choice I want is Trap Card, D - Tactics."
He added the Trap Card to his Hand Card, then played the card he just drew: "Then for the finale, in light, the power created by the minister—