"The center of the Multiverse, huh? What a pain."
Kira rubbed his temples.
Mentioning Dimension Fusion reminded him of something.
The infamous Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, the fifth-generation Yu-Gi-Oh! series so bafflingly bad that it was regarded as fanfiction, had absurd plot, character personas, and themes—but in terms of worldbuilding alone, it had taken an unprecedentedly significant step for the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.
ARC-V had been the first work to attempt linking together the worlds of every previous generation, introducing a dimension setting akin to a Multiverse for the first time. The world was divided according to Summoning Methods into the Standard, Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Dimensions, while the mastermind's attempt to fuse the four major dimensions into one formed the story's central plot.
So when Faker mentioned that fusion was inevitable in the future, Kira naturally and quickly thought of ARC-V's boss, Leo Akaba.
Could there also be someone in the Multiverse right now trying to fuse every dimension together?
"Forget it. I don't have anything else to ask for now."
Kira stood up and waved for someone nearby to take Faker away.
"Continue preparing for the operation."
The operation was the procedure to extract a "Number." Kira's side had already successfully completed multiple Number separations in a row, and their technique was relatively mature by now.
However, Faker was a vanguard personally chosen by the Barians, and the Number he possessed was stronger. Extracting it would probably be somewhat more difficult than with other Numbers.
Still, Kira felt Faker's Number was necessary. Whether it was Heart of the Earth, whose anime effect made it unaffected by any card effects, or Heart of the Earth Dragon, which could Banish all cards the opponent summoned or set each turn, either one was a perfect tool for building a lockdown strategy.
Kira had