Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25 - 25: Is It On?

"Duel!" x2

[Kira, LP 4000]

[Genichirou, LP 4000]

"I'll take the first turn," Genichirou said, drawing his card. He didn't play immediately, just grinned darkly and licked his lips.

"Let this duel be your feast of darkness. I want to savor your pain."

"First, I play 'Pot of Greed'—draw two cards."

"Next, Spell Card: 'Fiend's Sanctuary!'"

He slotted the card into his duel disk; a magic circle appeared at his feet, and a faceless metal imp materialized.

[Metal Fiend Token, ATK 0]

"Fiend's Sanctuary lets me special summon a Metal Fiend Token," Genichirou explained. "Then I tribute it for a Tribute Summon!

With the will of darkness, let all enemies tremble beneath the shadows—

—Level 6, Dark Driceratops, Summon!"

[Dark Driceratops, ATK 2400]

"Then I set two cards, turn end."

Genichirou licked his lips again.

"Your move. Hurry—I want to taste your pain, heh heh—"

That look and those gestures reminded Kira of six-year-old Marik, though this guy was a pale imitation compared to the master of crazy faces.

"My turn, draw."

Kira was just as decisive.

"I set a monster, and four cards in my back row. Turn end."

A classic five-set for maximum hospitality.

"Huh?"

Genichirou paused.

Having watched Kra's finals against Rex Raptor, Genichirou expected another Machine style—but apparently not.

Could it be he wasn't using his main deck?

"Heh, just setting cards? Such a passive duel will make you a sacrifice to darkness quickly."

He sneered.

"But at your End Phase, I activate my set card—"

He flipped a backrow card.

"Quick-Play Spell—'Fires of Doomsday!' This lets me special summon two 'Doomsday Tokens'!"

[Doomsday Token, DEF 0] x2

"I can't summon other monsters this turn, but since it's your End Phase, I couldn't summon them anyway."

Genichirou shrugged.

"Now, my turn, draw."

He drew and glanced at Kira's backrow.

"Maybe you're trying to stall with traps, but such tactics are useless against me.

From my hand: Spell Card—'Night Beam!'"

The spell glowed, a golden beam targeting one of Kira's set cards.

"Night Beam targets and destroys a set Spell/Trap, and that card can't be activated in response!"

He pointed at Kira's middle backrow.

"I destroy your middle set card!"

Kira replied, "In that case, I chain—"

"Useless," Genichirou said. "I said you can't chain the targeted card."

"I know I can't chain the targeted card to Night Beam, but I'm activating a different one—this one."

Kira flipped another backrow.

"Trap—'Dark Deal!' When my opponent plays a Spell, I pay 1000 LP to randomly discard a card from their hand."

[Kira, LP 4000 → LP 3000]

As his LP dropped, his heart skipped a beat, a sharp pain stabbing through him, as if a dam in his soul had burst.

"Ugh—!"

Kira felt weak, staggering.

Silent Magician appeared next to him, casting him a worried glance.

"I'm fine," he waved her off.