Yu-Gi-Oh: Fusion Is the Noblest Summoning Method!

When the duel officially began, Zane Truesdale finally realized what he had just done.

Dueling a robber was one thing, but his opponent was an interdimensional visitor who had committed a robbery for some unknown reason!

What was wrong with this guy? And how did he have the guts to rob a store under the KaibaCorp banner? All of that should be taken into serious consideration.

But... if it's just a duel, there shouldn't be a problem, right?

He muttered that to himself.

"My turn! Draw!" The robber, dressed in an extremely wild fashion, drew a card, placed it into his left hand, then pulled another card from his left hand. "I summon, in Defense Position, Serene Psychic Witch!"

[Serene Psychic Witch]

Level 3 │ EARTH │ Psychic │ 1200 DEF

"End my turn!"

That's it?

Zane was a little stunned by the scene.

"Hey, it's your turn!"

"Fine, then..."

In the end, he's just a robber, not a professional duelist.

Zane quickly drew a card.

"If your opponent controls a monster and you control none, you can Special Summon this card from your hand!"

"Come on, Cyber Dragon!"

The image of Cyber Dragon appeared in front of him.

[Cyber Dragon]

Level 5 │ LIGHT │ Machine │ 2100 ATK

"Cyber Dragon?" At that moment, the people who had fallen earlier, a man and his mechanical servant, had unknowingly entered the shop and were watching the duel.

When the man saw Cyber Dragon, a faint memory surfaced, but he couldn't recall it clearly.

"Master Kite!" The strange little robot beside him saluted, then aimed its eyes at the wall, projecting holograms. "Master Kite! This person is Zane Truesdale, known as 'Kaiser,' from the Dimensional Newcomer Exchange last year!"

The master and servant who had entered began exchanging information.

"So it's him." Kite nodded.

He had seen Kaiser duel before and was aware of his level.

But precisely because he knew Kaiser's level, the fact that he appeared in Neo Domino City without the Exchange going on was highly suspicious.

Is he here on vacation, or...

"Battle! Cyber Dragon attacks Serene Psychic Witch!"

"Evolution Burst!"

"Foolish." Watching the duel, Kite sneered the moment Zane declared his attack.

"Huh? What's wrong, Master Kite?"

Kite had no interest in explaining.

He simply realized Zane hadn't gone all out.

Because it's simple, Cyber Dragon was Special Summoned, and beyond that, he hadn't performed a Normal Summon at all.

From Kite's perspective, facing any Number holder should mean attacking ruthlessly with full force, no holding back.

Boom.

The witch was hit directly by a blast of light and shattered into fragments with a scream.

"Right now, Serene Psychic Witch's effect activates! When destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can banish one Psychic monster with 2000 or less Attack from my Deck. During my next Standby Phase, that monster is Special Summoned!"

Waving his iron rod, the robber shouted, "I banish Hushed Psychic Cleric from my Deck!"

"I see..." Zane nodded.

"Then, I set a card and end my turn."

"My turn, draw!" The robber, who had a post-apocalyptic vibe, drew a card, glanced at it, then started laughing madly. "Now, Hushed Psychic Cleric, banished by Serene Psychic Witch's effect, returns to my field!"

A portal opened as if tearing through space, and an elderly figure dropped onto his field.

[Hushed Psychic Cleric]

Level 3 │ EARTH │ Psychic │ 0 ATK

"Then, I play the Spell Card, Monster Reborn!"

"I revive Serene Psychic Witch from my Graveyard!"

The Serene Psychic Witch, destroyed last turn, was revived.

What's the point of this...

Wait!

Zane suddenly realized something.

He had nearly forgotten. This wasn't his world. This was Neo Domino City.

Two Level 3 monsters?

"Hehehehe..." The robber cackled like a madman, the strange symbol on his forehead glowing even brighter.

"I overlay my Level 3 Serene Psychic Witch and Level 3 Hushed Psychic Cleric to build the Overlay Network!"

Boom.

The two monsters turned into purple light and slammed into the ground. A pitch-black vortex appeared in the card shop.

"Hahahaha..."

"Explorer of dimensions, the cephalopod that traverses the shadows between worlds, appear now!"

"Xyz Summon!"

"Rank 3, Number 26: Spaceway Octobypass!"

A giant cube materialized, and from its center, countless projections extended outward, forming an octopus with strange symbols on its head. The projections solidified one by one until it took a complete form.

[Number 26: Spaceway Octobypass]

Rank 3 │ LIGHT │ Psychic │ 2400 DEF │ Materials: 2

"Hehehe, hahahaha..." The robber scratched at his forehead like something was being sucked out of it.

Meanwhile, the massive octopus emitted strange, multicolored lights.

"It's here, Master Kite!" The robot frantically switched to scanning mode. "I see! This Number has dimensional traversal abilities!"

Kite nodded.

So that's it. Because interdimensional visitors exist, this guy relies on this dimension-hopping Number to frequently cross worlds, robbing cards for profit.

Or perhaps the opposite. He sought this Number exactly to gain more ways to make money.

"Hehehe, end turn."

Ending already?

Zane drew a card, puzzled.

No...

No matter what, since the opponent has summoned their ace, it's time to step it up.

"My turn, draw. I activate Polymerization! I fuse the Cyber Dragon on my field with the Cyber Dragon in my hand!"

"Fusion Summon, Cyber Twin Dragon!"

[Cyber Twin Dragon]

Level 8 │ LIGHT │ Machine │ 2800 ATK

"Battle."

"Master Kite, shouldn't we tell him that Numbers can only be destroyed by other Numbers?"

"For a duelist, experience is the best teacher. That guy's famous in his dimension, so let him figure it out," Kite replied casually.

But he didn't expect. The opponent activated an effect at that very moment.

"Hehehe, I activate Spaceway Octobypass's effect! At the start of either player's Battle Phase, by detaching 1 material, only 1 monster can attack this turn, and that monster attacks directly!"

"Linear Warp!"

With the robber's shout, a golden sphere orbiting the octopus was absorbed. The octopus then opened a one-way dimensional corridor, creating a massive hole before Cyber Twin Dragon. On the other side of the hole was the robber himself.

"What?!" The robot jumped in shock.

Kite raised an eyebrow, then quickly figured out something.

...Doesn't make sense.

Zane was utterly confused.

"Cyber Twin Dragon can attack twice per turn!"

It didn't matter if he didn't get it. The battle must go on.

"Cyber Twin Dragon, direct attack!"

Boom. The light blast pierced through the dimensional hole, striking the robber directly.

"Aaaaargh..."

[Robber, LP: 4000 → 1200]

"Alright then, Cyber Twin Dragon's second... Cyber Twin Dragon?"

Just as Zane was about to declare a second attack, he realized something was wrong. Very wrong. With Cyber Twin Dragon.

"Hehehe..."

"When a monster inflicts battle damage to the opponent through a direct attack, at the end of the Damage Step, control of that monster switches to the opponent!"

"What!!"

Zane shouted, trying to stop it, but a hole opened beneath Cyber Twin Dragon. In the next instant, it was standing on his opponent's field.

...

Bonus Chapter

Stones PLZZ