This time, Hikaru did not take the first turn.
It wasn't because his training was slower than any child's; rather, according to their agreement, the choice of going first or second in the first duel belonged to his opponent, and afterward, this right would alternate.
Therefore, naturally, it was Yugo who took the first turn.
Observing Yugo's youthful face, Hikaru guessed he was about two years younger than in the original series, roughly the same age as Celina.
Speaking of Yugo, one must mention the most intriguing aspect of the original "Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V" that is, the protagonist and heroine each have parallel counterparts in different dimensions. Besides their hairstyles, these counterparts are exactly "identical" to each other, and each uses a unique "Summon Dragon" corresponding to their dimension's summoning method.
For Yugo, that would be a "Synchro Dragon."
"My turn!"
Yugo drew a card.
Through Hikaru's observations, it appeared both Dimension S and Dimension X still maintained the "first-turn draw" rule.
After drawing, Yugo excitedly swung his arm, his right hand spinning like a windmill.
Laughing heartily, he activated a Spell Card, "I discard the Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke from my hand to activate the Spell Card, Speedroid Wheel!"
Following his shout, a giant roulette wheel appeared on the Duel Field, with a motorcycle racing inside it at high speed. Inside the wheel were stickers numbered from 1 to 6 stars.
"Ohh!" Seeing this, the MC instinctively began hyping up the crowd. "Duelist Yugo has activated a peculiar Spell Card! What could its effect possibly be? City residents, let's watch closely!"
"When this card is activated, I roll a die. Then, I can Special Summon up to two Speedroid monsters from my hand or deck whose total levels equal the dice roll, of course, if I can't Special Summon any, I take damage equal to the rolled number times 500!"
"Isn't that purely luck-based?" Chazz said, "Who would use such a card?"
"Really? I think it's pretty neat," Jaden found the card quite interesting.
As the two were discussing, Yugi Muto's voice sounded beside them, "Interesting card. It reminds me of Joey."
"Ah! Mr. Yugi!"
As the two got excited, the roulette wheel stopped spinning, and the final result was a six!
"What incredible luck!!" The MC immediately reacted, avoiding any derogatory terms. "This is the duelist representing our city! This is our first duel with someone from another dimension! Now, quickly, Duelist Yugo, show us your cards!"
Seeing Yugo roll a six, Hikaru instinctively felt somewhat speechless.
Indeed worthy of a "comic relief character," his luck was genuinely outstanding.
Regarding the four male protagonists centered around Yuya Sakaki, they were fundamentally good people, even exceptionally so, excluding Yuri, who had been negatively influenced by Leo Akaba, Yuya, Yuto, and Yugo actually had great personalities.
Unfortunately, compared to Yugo and Yuto, Yuya and Yuri were very unlucky to have encountered their guardians, Yusho Sakaki and Leo Akaba, who educated them differently into various degrees of madness.
Thinking of this, Hikaru couldn't help sighing.
Encountering Celina but not Yuri was quite regrettable, but judging by the current situation, Yuri had likely been secretly detained long ago.
"I Special Summon Speedroid Taketomborg and, Tuner Monster, Speedroid Tri-Eyed Dice from my deck!"
[Speedroid Taketomborg] Level 3│WIND│Machine│600 ATK
[Speedroid Tri-Eyed Dice] Level 3│WIND│Machine│Tuner│300 ATK
"Wow, it's actually six!"
"That's some crazy luck," some duelists couldn't help wondering.
Who would decide their first turn play by rolling dice?
"Speaking of which, those monsters' designs look like toys, right? That's nice. When I was a kid, I only had toys and my own cards to play with. Seeing these makes me nostalgic," Jaden happily reminisced, scratching the back of his head.
Chazz keenly noticed this information and glanced at Jaden, feeling another wave of resonance. Why was this guy so similar to himself in even these aspects?
"Then, next!" Acting like his play was perfect, Yugo raised his hand and shouted, "I tune the Level 3 Tri-Eyed Dice with the Level 3 Taketomborg!"
"Oh! Here it comes, Duelist Yugo!"
"Tune?"
A group of duelists looked up at the monsters flying into the sky. One instantly disintegrated into stars, forming three rings surrounding the other monster, which began to blur and revealed three green stars. After accelerating in a cycle, a new figure appeared.
"Magical sword bearing a cross! Slash apart all enemies with your power!
"Synchro Summon!
"Appear, Level 6, Hi-Speedroid Kendama!"
A cross-shaped mechanical sword emerged amidst a gust of wind on his field.
[Hi-Speedroid Kendama] Level 6│WIND│Machine│2200 ATK
"Whoa!"
"Is this a Synchro Summon? Just add levels until they match?"
"Huh, pretty similar to Xyz Summoning."
Having witnessed Xyz Summoning, the students were less surprised.
"Activating Kendama's effect! Once per turn, I can banish one Machine monster from my graveyard to inflict 500 damage to my opponent! I banish Taketomborg from my graveyard to deal 500 damage!"
Energy gathered at Kendama's sword tip, forming a Taketomborg image, which then shot forward.
Hikaru casually blocked the beam, feeling no pain.
[Amagi Hikaru, LP: 4000 → 3500]
"Haha!" Yugo excitedly punched the air.
For him, this was indeed a "perfect opening."
"Great job, Yugo! Keep it up!" Not far away, Rin loudly cheered him on.
As someone very familiar with Yugo's deck, she understood that although he only had one monster visible, it was actually quite comprehensive and not easy to counter.
"I end my turn just like this!"
Yugo punched upwards, not setting any cards, ending his turn confidently.
"Yugo ends with a Synchro Summon and damage inflicted! A splendid opening! Now, what exciting performance will our dimensional duelist, Amagi, bring us next?"
After drawing a card, Hikaru coughed lightly, clearing his throat.
"First, allow me to introduce myself. I am a second-year student from the Ra Yellow dorm of Duel Academy in our world, Amagi Hikaru!"
Jaden, Chazz, and Alexis exchanged looks, immediately understanding what Hikaru was about to do, sharing knowing smiles. Tierra also appeared behind Hikaru, smiling softly.
"As the first duelist from our world participating in this friendly duel, I greatly appreciate everyone's support."
His eyes narrowed, his demeanor changing abruptly, startling Yugo.
Then, as always!
As is now!
And forevermore.
All viewers, whether students, staff, or ordinary audience members, realized what Hikaru was about to say:
"Fusion is the noblest summoning method!"