Tetsuhiro easily dealt with the Sacred Beasts. Exodia emerged hoping to hog the feast, but failed and had to share them with the other spirits.
Red Dad moved first, followed by Exodia, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Destruction Dragon, and Red-Eyes Black Dragon, who pounced one after another.
Amid the Sacred Beasts' screams and curses, each spirit kept only a little pure energy, then gave half the remainder to Tetsuhiro and transferred the other half to Madara.
Feeling his dark energy surge, Tetsuhiro couldn't help thinking, If I offed Anubis and the Light of Creation God too, could I reach another level?
"So this is the dark energy unique to this world?" Madara closed his eyes and carefully savored the sensation.
Once they had devoured every last scrap, Tetsuhiro and Madara left Yotsuki's Mindscape together.
...The Real World...
The instant their consciousnesses returned, Yako Tenma woke up as well.
Looking into his clear eyes, Tetsuhiro checked with Madara once more to confirm that Yako had indeed recovered. Only then did he explain what had happened to Maximillion Pegasus, who was sitting on the ground.
"I see~ Then I can rest easy. Thank you for stepping in, Boss. And Lord Madara, you have my deepest gratitude!"
Madara glanced at him and said mildly, "It was nothing."
Yako hurried over and offered up the Sacred Beasts cards, thanking them repeatedly.
"It's fine. You were only being used. Learn from this and work on strengthening your resolve. Learn more from your older brother, Yako. The Empire has no place for people who keep making the same mistakes."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand."
Tetsuhiro accepted the cards and examined them closely. Although the artwork hadn't changed, he could clearly sense that the consciousnesses and energy within them were gone.
They were just like the two [Blue-Eyes