Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! Chapter 30: It's Normal Because It's a Dog - Novel Cool

Chapter 30: It's Normal Because It's a Dog

Chapter 30: It's Normal Because It's a Dog

The examiner with sunglasses now seemed to understand why this particular examinee had asked a question before the start of the exam, inquiring if the examiner's mood could affect his test scores.

Because if it were possible, he would have the urge to put a big "X" on this examinee's file and tell him to get lost.

In just the first round, he had lost half of his hand, yet the field was still empty. To make matters worse, he had also been thrown a "Blast Held by a Tribute," a powerful trap card that could directly destroy an opponent's monster during an attack, without even having the chance to set it.

Of course, this thought was just a fleeting moment.

The sunglasses-clad examiner temporarily suppressed the urge.

Stay calm, he told himself. He was a professional examiner, and no matter what happened, he must not lose his temper.

You Xuan, with the ID number 001, entered the exam room, already the center of attention among the examinees in the current field. After this round, even more eyes turned towards this exam hall, and many people became curious about him.

"That boy, You Xuan, is this year's top student," said Tenjouin Asuka, leaning against the railing. "I don't know, his duel feels a little different from what I imagined the top student to be like."

". . ."

Over by Manjoume's side:

Lackey A: "It's starting! It's starting! That You Xuan is at it again!"

Lackey B: "That's right! That's it! This development, this trajectory... even Manjoume-kun was pitted to the point of hopelessness!"

"You guys are exaggerating too much."

Manjoume muttered.

He had, after all, struggled for a few rounds before falling into the abyss of the underworld.

Then he put on a gloomy, horrifying expression.

"But if they think that's all there is, they're too naive. For that dog, this is just the beginning."

The two lackeys looked at him with sympathetic eyes.

"Manjoume-kun, you're so experienced."

"Yeah, you know how to make people feel sorry for you."

Manjoume: "Shut up (you're so annoying)!"

". . ."

"My turn, draw a card."

You Xuan calmly inserted another card into the Duel Disk.

"Magic card, 'Trick Demon Twins,' pay 1000 LP to randomly discard one card from your opponent's hand, and then they select another card to discard."

【You Xuan, LP 3000 → LP 2000】

A blue and a red demon flew out, each holding one of the examiner's cards, mocking him as they flew away, laughing mischievously.

Examiner: ". . ."

Secret Technique: Hand Card Evaporation.

He pushed up his sunglasses and looked down at the only card left in his hand.

【Continuous Magic Card – Chivalry.

Effect: Your monsters will not be destroyed in battle with monsters of the same ATK.】

A completely incomprehensible card.

Rounding it up, he had no more cards to play.

If this were in an anime, the examiner with sunglasses would probably be close to a volcanic eruption, with steam shooting out from the top of his head.

The only things stopping him from angrily slamming the Duel Disk and storming off were his strong professionalism and constant self-reminder.

I am a professional; I must not lose my temper...

You Xuan: "Normal Summon, 'Black Forest Witch.'"

【Black Forest Witch, ATK 1100】

"Black Forest Witch, direct attack."

【Examiner, LP 4000 → LP 2900】

The examiner stood there with a dark expression, taking the attack as if he were building up his anger.

"End turn."

". . ."

Lackey A on the spectator's stand: "It's really like what Manjoume-kun said."

Lackey B also shook his head and even started to feel a bit sorry for the unlucky examiner.

Manjoume remained silent, but with his fingers crossed, he leaned forward to watch the duel, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

"Hehehe... hehehehe..."

Manjoume couldn't suppress the upward curl of his lips.

To be honest, he didn't know why.

But seeing the examiner suffer below, it felt like he was watching himself from yesterday.

Suddenly, he felt a strange sense of pleasure.

It was only then that he realized that when he wasn't the one on the receiving end, an underworld duel could bring such joy.

Lackey B, who was peeking at his increasingly exaggerated smile from behind, couldn't help but whisper, "Big brother, your smile is so creepy..."

". . ."

"My turn, draw a card!"

The examiner calmed his breathing and tried to focus his attention on the duel.

"I activate the magic card 'Silent Dead' from my hand. It allows me to Special Summon a Normal Monster from my Graveyard in face-down Defense Position, but monsters Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack.

I will revive the card you discarded last turn."

The examiner took the card that had been discarded from the Duel Disk's Graveyard.

"Millennium Shield!"

A huge shield emerged from the vortex of the underworld, spanning the examiner's field.

【Millennium Shield, DEF 3000】

"It's the Millennium Shield!"

A student exclaimed in surprise.

It was said to be a legendary shield passed down from the ancient Egyptian royalty, capable of withstanding even the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon's Burst Stream of Destruction. It was an indestructible legendary monster.

"End turn."

Although he wanted to make more moves, the examiner had no more cards to play. However, this was the Millennium Shield, a shield with the defensive power of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, so it shouldn't be broken so easily.

There was still a chance to hold out until the next turn.

"My turn." You Xuan said, "I activate the Equip Spell Card 'Magical Wand' from my hand. It can only be equipped to Spellcaster monsters.

I equip it to 'Black Forest Witch,' increasing its ATK by 500."

【Black Forest Witch, ATK 1100 → ATK 1600】

"Then, I activate the second effect of 'Magical Wand.' Send the equipped monster and this card to the Graveyard, and draw two cards.

I send 'Black Forest Witch' and 'Magical Wand' to the Graveyard and draw two cards."

You Xuan drew two new cards, then pulled out his Deck from the Duel Disk and revealed them.

"Mahabhiru, with 1400 DEF, joins my hand," Yu Xuan said, "and now I Normal Summon 'Mahabhiru' in an attack position."

【Mahabhiru, ATK 1550】

Mahabhiru, originally part of Yugi Muto's deck, was later gifted by Yugi to Mako Tsunami, and it had also played an important role in the anime.

"Then, from my hand, I activate the Equip Spell Card, 'Blast Held by a Tribute.'"

Yu Xuan inserted another card into the Duel Disk, and the image of the Spell Card appeared in his backrow.

"The effect of 'Blast Held by a Tribute' increases the ATK of the equipped monster by 400 points," Yu Xuan explained, "and furthermore, when the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster, if its ATK is higher than the DEF, it inflicts piercing battle damage."

The examiner nodded in understanding: "I see. So, you're planning to break through my defensive monster in one go by equipping and boosting the ATK of your monster, then dealing piercing damage?"

However, the Millennium Shield had a DEF of a whopping 3000 points, so piercing through it was no easy feat, let alone dealing effective damage.

To pierce through the Millennium Shield and achieve a direct victory, this student would need to amass an ATK of 5900 points, which seemed nearly impossible.

"Who said I was going to equip my own monster?"

Yu Xuan smiled faintly and pointed to the Millennium Shield on the examiner's field.

"The target of my Equip Spell is... 'Millennium Shield'!"

【Millennium Shield, ATK 0 → ATK 400】

Examiner: "?"

Equipping the opponent's monster? What does this mean?

Do you think this game is about efficiently managing your own resources and also generously providing resources to your opponent?

"Then, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Whirlwind' to destroy one Spell or Trap Card on the field." Yu Xuan continued, "and the target of destruction is my own 'Blast Held by a Tribute'!"

Examiner: "???"

This examiner was getting more and more confused by these bewildering moves.

Could it be that this student was so confident in his victory that he was kindly gifting away two cards as a show of friendliness?

A black whirlwind appeared on the field, lifting Yu Xuan's Spell Card into the air, where it was struck by a lightning bolt and shattered into pieces.

"This is pointless," the examiner blurted out, unable to contain himself any longer. "Even if you do this, my Millennium Shield still—"

Nani?!

His eyes widened in utter shock as he realized that his field was now empty.

The Millennium Shield was gone.

Where... where did my shield go?!

Where's my huge shield?!

He couldn't help but ask aloud, "Where's my shield?!"

Yu Xuan smiled. "I sent it to another dimension."

Examiner: "???"

What sorcery is this?! Do you want me to send you to another dimension?!

As the examiner teetered on the edge of a mental breakdown, Yu Xuan patiently explained, "The Equip Spell Card 'Blast Held by a Tribute' not only has the effect of boosting the ATK of the equipped monster and granting it piercing damage, but it also has a side effect, teacher.

When this card leaves the field, the equipped monster is removed from the game."

Upon hearing this, the onlooking crowd burst into an uproar.

"Using an Equip Spell that boosts the opponent's monster to instead get rid of it through its side effect..." Asuka Tenjoin's expression was complex. "I mean, it's impressive, but also..."

She struggled to find the right words to describe what she was feeling.

But the thoughts running through her mind could be summed up in two words.

Diabolical.

"That's just like him," she concluded. "It's exactly the kind of tactic I'd expect from that guy."

Manjoume was initially startled by this combo, but he quickly accepted it as par for the course.

After all, the opponent was a dog.

It was only natural that he would come up with such tactics and usage of cards.

Yu Xuan calmly revealed two more cards.

"Equip Spell Card 'Devil's Axe' and 'Magician Power' are activated, and I equip them to 'Mahabhiru.'"

In the field, the Black Magician slowly opened her eyes, and a devil-headed axe floated beside her, enveloping her in a golden aura.

"The effect of 'Devil's Axe' increases the ATK of the equipped monster by 1000 points.

The effect of 'Magician Power' increases the ATK of the equipped monster by 500 points for each Spell and Trap Card I control. I have two Equip Spells on the field, so that's an increase of 1000 points.

Both Equip Spells combined boost the ATK by 2000 points."

【Mahabhiru, ATK 1550 → ATK 3550】

"Then, we have the effect of 'Mahabhiru' itself!" Yu Xuan pointed to the magician on the field. "For each card equipped to her, this card gains 500 ATK.

Since I equipped two cards to her, her ATK increases by 1000 points."

【Mahabhiru, ATK 3550 → ATK 4550】

The examination hall erupted into another wave of astonished exclamations.

"4550 ATK?!?"

Marufuji Shou, a test-taker who hadn't entered the exam yet, was stunned: "That's higher than the legendary Obelisk the Tormentor! No, it's even higher than the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's ATK!"

This was the highest ATK seen so far in today's examination.

"Can he just casually reach such a high ATK?!"

His underling almost fell off his chair.

Manjoume, on the other hand, wasn't overly surprised, but his expression grew even gloomier.

Yes, he had already seen through it. That dog wasn't just good at screwing people over.

Manjoume had long suspected that screwing people over wasn't just a hobby but also a part of his tactical repertoire.

However, even setting that aside, this guy...

was strong.

It was evident that the examiner had no cards left to play and no means of defense, and even without piercing through the Millennium Shield, he could have achieved a victory. Yet, he chose not to.

Apparently, he found greater joy in sending the examiner's Millennium Shield to another dimension.

"Mahabhiru," Yu Xuan declared, "direct attack."

【Examiner, LP 2900 → LP 0】

(End of Chapter)

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