Chapter 782 - 782

["What the hell is this supposed to be?! Hey, hey, hey! Is there even any way for us to survive this?! How are we supposed to win?!"]

Hoshino Alter, who voiced the same doubts as Hoshino, deeply felt the difference between the monster standing before them and the bosses they had faced in the past after witnessing the three effects representing the Supreme Fusion God's brilliant dimensional tread.

It was practically screaming "Invincible" right in their faces.

"So this is the Supreme Fusion God born from the fusion of twelve dimensions…"

Alexis placed both hands against her chest and tried to step backward, only to discover that her trembling legs could no longer even carry her away.

Minazuki suggested, "How about surrendering? Would surrendering and only losing half count?"

Akasha quickly chimed in, "Yeah! In the rules of our world, surrendering means you only lose half!"

Of course, the two of them had just made that up. There was no such rule as "surrender and lose half." And besides, what exactly would "lose half" even mean?

"Oh, I see. There is such a rule?"

The Supreme Fusion God stroked its chin. Unexpectedly, Minazuki and Akasha's stream of nonsense had actually managed to fool it.

"If you can surrender, then I can agree to that, Hoshino Chiyuki… I had originally intended that, if you lost this duel, I would erase the existence of every one of your incarnations throughout the twelve dimensions."

"Then if we only lose half, does that mean you only have to erase six of them?!" Minazuki's eyes widened as he suddenly saw a glimmer of hope.

"Deal!" Akasha hurriedly nodded. "As long as you leave Hoshino-nee from this dimension behind, you can erase however many of the others you want!"

The Supreme Fusion God smiled.

"If you only lose half, then I will erase half of each body of yours that exists across the twelve dimensions. As for whether I leave you with your upper half or your lower half, I'll let you choose for yourself~"

Delighted.

Hoshino could now be certain that this Supreme Fusion God, who ruled over the twelve dimensions, was absolutely the type who took pleasure in tormenting others.

"Then I want the upper half!" Akasha answered immediately.

Hoshino helplessly covered her forehead.

"Don't agree to things on your own! This guy is obviously just messing with us."

A god who could even see through the truth hidden within the dimensions — how could it possibly be fooled by an improvised gimmick like "surrender and lose half"?

"Perhaps this is what they call the lingering confidence of the strong. Right now, you probably think you absolutely cannot lose."

"Oh?"

A faint flicker of interest appeared in the Supreme Fusion God's sidelong gaze as it looked at Hoshino's attitude.

"Do you really think that, in your current state, you still have even the slightest chance of winning?"

"Isn't there?"

Hoshino raised the remaining cards in her hand before her eyes and asked in return:

"God, since you know the outcome of every dimension, why don't you tell me what the ending of this dimension will be? Do I really have absolutely no chance of winning?"

It did not answer directly.

It seemed that Hoshino's question had struck precisely at the Supreme Fusion God's blind spot.

As the god who ruled over the twelve dimensions, it truly did know the direction in which every dimension would develop.

Except for this one.

This dimension, forcibly fused together through the power of Supreme King Jaden, had produced variables and possibilities that existed outside the original dimensions, completely beyond the Supreme Fusion God's understanding.

After sweeping its gaze over Hoshino's current field and the cards remaining in her hand, the Supreme Fusion God confidently analyzed the situation.

"There is no chance. You have absolutely no possibility of winning this duel."

"Is that the outcome you see as a god, or merely your calculation of this duel? A god must not deceive the people of the world!"

"You…"

Hoshino had accurately seized its weakness.

Unable to perceive how this dimension would ultimately develop, the Supreme Fusion God slightly furrowed its brow, apparently very displeased with Hoshino's somewhat provocative attitude.

"What exactly are you expecting, Hoshino Chiyuki? Anyone with common sense already knows that your defeat is inevitable."

The Supreme Fusion God continued,

"You are very strong. Whether it is the current you or the concept of 'Hoshino Chiyuki' existing in the other dimensions, your strength is completely unreasonable! Even in this situation, if you were allowed to drag this duel out for several more turns, perhaps you might find a winning probability so tiny that it would only appear after the tenth decimal place. But I, the Supreme Fusion God, will not give you such an opportunity, nor will I allow this duel to continue any longer."

Jeanne Alter Lily, specifically left behind by Supreme King Jaden, whose existence could be destroyed by battle, would become the opening it needed.

On the next turn, the Supreme Fusion God only needed to move its finger slightly, and this duel — along with the very existence of the duelist standing opposite it — would reach its final curtain.

"You have already entered the Battle Phase. You only have two monster cards and one Normal Spell left in your hand. You can accomplish nothing. And on the next turn, this duel will be won by me with 100% certainty!"

"Is that so? I understand."

Hoshino picked up the cards in her hand and held them before her eyes, then smiled in relief.

"I understand now! You — you can't see the outcome of this duel at all. Since that's the case, then I still have a chance!"

Hoshino Alter said incredulously,

["Aibo, you said there's still a chance? With an effect like that, practically writing 'Invincible' all over its face, what can we possibly do now?"]

"The opponent only has 'Invincible' written on its face. It's not actually invincible, so what's there to be afraid of? And most importantly, it even got the number of cards in my hand wrong!"

Like a magic trick performed once again, Hoshino rubbed the cards held between her fingertips.

The number of cards that appeared to be three when viewed from the back abruptly became four.

"Eh? Senpai's hand isn't three cards?!" Alexis exclaimed in astonishment.

"I remember that after Senpai banished Oda Nobunaga, the cards she could still use should have been Heroic Spirit – Irisviel von Einzbern, the Fate/Grand Order Memories I that replaces drawing a card, and the monster card she drew through Ishtar's effect."

"I've always referred to the number of cards remaining as the number of cards I could use. That's why I kept this unusable card hidden behind the others. Minazuki, you should still remember, right…?"

"Ahhhhh! That card!" Minazuki suddenly cried out as the memory surged back into his mind.

"The Quick-Play Spell Card Golden Apple! The effect of that card!"

[Golden Apple — Quick-Play Spell Card Effect: You gain 2000 LP. After that, add 1 DIVINE monster from your Deck to your hand.]

Hoshino smiled triumphantly, as though her plan had finally succeeded.

"That's right. I've been hiding a god in my hand this whole time! The Wicked Dreadroot!"

Because the strongest Evil God, The Wicked Avatar, already existed on Hoshino's field, Dreadroot, whose effect and appearance rate were somewhat inferior, had naturally been overlooked by everyone under Hoshino's deliberate guidance.

Akasha asked suspiciously,

"But in this situation, if even Avatar can't do anything, then having another Evil God in your hand shouldn't make any difference, right?"

"It's not merely that I gained another Evil God… there are three Evil God cards, and I've gathered all three of them this turn!"

Hoshino turned over all of the cards in her hand and revealed them.

The monster card Hoshino had placed on top of her Deck this turn by using Chloe's effect was none other than the last Evil God remaining in her Deck — The Wicked Eraser.

A development far beyond everyone's expectations.

Who could have imagined that, in the final draw leading toward victory, Hoshino would place a god on top of her Deck?

And then, through Ishtar's effect — the very effect everyone had thought would fail at the worst possible moment — she had gathered all three Evil Gods at an unexpected point in the duel.

"The Three Evil Gods, abnormal deities born from the Fusion Dimension."

The Supreme Fusion God spoke solemnly.

"Originally, they were created as collections of negative energy to balance the existence of the Three Egyptian Gods in this dimension. And even now, you still intend to struggle?"

"Don't misunderstand something, Fusion God of the Twelve Dimensions."

Shaking her shoulders, The Wicked Avatar, now transformed into her true Gothic form, emphasized her words.

"What I said before was that, with my 'current' power, I cannot reach your existence. But don't make the mistake of thinking that we will remain stuck at our 'current' state forever!"

A convergence of the abyss, carrying enough power to resist the dimensional shockwaves.

The tiny body of Avatar in her Gothic form now flowed with an energy that far exceeded even the word "vast."

"Get ready, girl. It's time to show this arrogant bastard our full power!"

"Of course!"

Raising the arm equipped with her Duel Disk, Hoshino held the other two Evil God cards high above her head.

After witnessing Kaiba fuse the souls of Obelisk the Tormentor and Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Hoshino had also decided to inherit that will and create a new possibility for gods in this world.

"Challenge this dimension! No — challenge the strongest Fusion God of all twelve dimensions! The moment we seize victory will be proof that we have reached the Divine Path, the endpoint of the path to becoming the strongest!"

"Ikkai, The Wicked Avatar! Activate the Trap Card Evil God Invocation in my Graveyard—"

The Trap Card Hoshino had originally used to resist the board-wiping effect of Yubel, allowing her to Tribute Summon an Evil God from her Deck.

Now, this card lying in the Graveyard could finally display its true effect after all three Evil Gods had gathered.

[Evil God Invocation — Trap Card Effect: If this card is in the Graveyard, banish The Wicked Avatar, The Wicked Dreadroot, and The Wicked Eraser from your hand and/or field; Special Summon 1 Wicked Avatar: Transcendence from your Extra Deck.]

The power of the three Evil Gods transformed into wings of evolution that expanded toward infinite possibilities.

Avatar transcended its former limits and obtained the power necessary to reach the Supreme Fusion God.

Akasha nervously said,

"┌(.Д.)┐ The black ball is actually evolving?! What is it going to transform into? An even blacker, rounder ball?!"

"Black ball, black ball… how rude. Mortal, be silent and simply gaze upon the Evil God appearing in the most magnificent form!"

Amid the darkness of the evolving abyss, The Wicked Avatar emerged.

Abandoning the spherical form that could previously transform into any shape, the Evil God released its final power in the familiar form of a Gothic girl.

[The Wicked Avatar: Transcendence ★★★★★★★★★★★★ (Level 12)][DIVINE][Evil Divine-Beast/Fusion/Effect][ATK: ?/DEF: ?]

[This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "Evil God Invocation".]