Including the exchange before the Preparation Phase, that was also why he had come.
If he had not done so, he feared he would not even be able to chant properly.
She brought her five fingers together and gripped the end of the whip, wielding it like a queen as she viciously lashed down at the composite beast.
That ugly mass of fused material was shattered by the whip.
Though the composite beast was a five-star, it could not even last a single round against Bastemon.
Bastemon had not used either her Ultimate Move, Confusion, or Vampire Dance. She had merely stretched out her hand and controlled the power of darkness to condense a whip as thick as a water barrel.
Bastemon's innate ability to control the power of darkness always made people suspect that she was not a Magic Spirit at all.
Then, with another flick of her wrist, the whip condensed from dark power instantly dispersed into countless black bats that swooped toward the Blue Side's Magitech Ball.
The countless bats engulfed the Magitech Ball, completely biting through the Life Barrier in the blink of an eye.
"Victor: Dark Demon!"
"Beep—"
"The battle is over."
But as he retrieved Trash Slime, he suddenly froze, then remembered that Magic Spirits after Fusion had to have their Fusion undone before they could be retrieved separately.
Since he had yet to master Fusion Release, he could only wait for the effects of Fusion to end naturally.
The duel had proceeded smoothly from beginning to end, encountering few obstacles.
However, Dark had indeed gained a warning from this duel. As he quickly considered how to respond and resolve such situations, he began returning the Magic Spirits to their cards.
Dark smiled brightly. "Thank you."
Then he waved at Steven Colm and walked