"Damn, turns out you really can duel in ruins!?"
At the ancient dueling arena, seeing Kira and the chief take their places, Jaden was frustrated.
Why does Kira always beat me to the duels?
"But Kiran actually managed to bargain with them just now..." Syrus couldn't help but say.
Chumley nodded, "Yeah, he always seems so calm, no matter the situation. I was scared out of my mind just now..."
Lyman hugged his cat and silently watched Kira.
He felt more than ever that this student was not just a genius, but seemed to have everything under control.
This was supposed to be his secret planโhe'd deliberately led everyone here.
But now it felt like everything was going according to Kira's script.
...
"Duel!" x2
[Kira, LP 4000]
[Gravekeeper Chief, LP 4000]
"I'll go first. Draw." The chief said seriously, drawing two cards, setting a monster face-down in defense, and a card in the back row. "Turn end."
"My turn, draw."
Kira immediately revealed the card he'd drawn.
"Spell Card 'Graceful Charity'โdraw three cards, discard two."
He drew, then discarded two cards.
"One discarded card is 'Card of Compensation.' When this is sent from hand to grave, I draw two more."
"Hmph, building up graveyard resources already?" The chief sneered. "In this valley, any attempt to disturb the dead won't be tolerated."
Kira could guess his thoughtsโbasically, "my deck is all about graveyard play."
The Gravekeeper deck gives him that confidence.
But Kira just smiled, "Next, I summon 'Abyss Soldier'."
[Abyss Soldier, ATK 1800]
"Abyss Soldier's effect, once per turn, discard a Water monster to return a card on the field to the hand."
Kira discarded a Water monster.
"I send 'Sinister Serpent' to the graveyard, and return your back row card to your hand."
Abyss Soldier's trident unleashed a torrent, sweeping away the set card.
"I chain and activate my set card, 'Needlebug Nest'โsend the top five cards of my deck to the graveyard," said the chief.
Five cards went to the graveyard; Kira squinted at him.
Who was it that said sending cards to the graveyard was defiling the dead?
So, tomb raiders must die, but it's fine if the gravekeepers do it?
"Abyss Soldier, attack the set monster," Kira said.
Abyss Soldier lunged and struck.
[Gravekeeper's Recruiter, DEF 1500]
The trident pierced the Recruiter, who exploded.
Chief: "When Recruiter goes to the graveyard, I can add a Gravekeeper monster with 1500 or less DEF from my deck to hand."
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