Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16 - 16: Kira, The Villain

"My turn!"

Rex drew a card and immediately revealed it.

"Spell Card 'Graceful Charity.' Draw three cards, then discard two from my hand."

After swapping cards, he played two more.

First, he slapped one onto his duel disk.

"I special summon 'Gilasaurus'!"

[Gilasaurus, ATK 1400]

"Oh, Rex immediately goes for a special summon!" Kogashi explained to the viewers.

"Gilasaurus can be special summoned from the hand, but lets the opponent special summon a monster from their graveyard," added Sasaki.

"But since it's the first turn, Kira has nothing in the graveyard, so the effect doesn't matter here."

Rex played his second card: "Now, special summon a second 'Gilasaurus'!"

[Gilasaurus, ATK 1400]

Rex hadn't been idle in all those years away. He was called a 'legendary duelist' mostly because he once fought Yugi and Joey. Back then, he'd underestimated the nobody Joey, but now, all he could brag about was being beaten up by Joey Wheeler.

To return to the top, he'd refined his tactics, focusing on dragon and dinosaur strategies, inspired by Seto Kaiba's aggressive playstyle.

"Dragons are the strongest creatures! Dragon tamers must suppress their foes with overwhelming force!"

Rex declared, "Quick attacks suit dragons best! Feel a dragon's power! Battle—first, my 'Gilasaurus' attacks your face-down monster!"

The dinosaur charged. Kira's face-down monster flipped up—a small, red Machine-type.

[Machina Peacekeeper, DEF 400]

Machina, an old archetype from the DM era, first appeared in Yu-Gi-Oh R. Despite its age, it still had strong cards.

With only 400 DEF, the Machina was easily destroyed. Kira calmly sent it to the graveyard. "Machina Peacekeeper's effect activates. When destroyed and sent to the graveyard, I can add a Union monster from my deck to my hand."

He drew a card and showed it. "I add 'Machina Gearframe' to my hand."

"Machina?" Rex frowned.

Kira hadn't used this archetype at all in previous matches.

"Saving his main deck for the finals? Does that mean all his previous decks weren't even his best? That's a lot of confidence."

It's rare for someone to hide their main deck all the way to the finals—if you lose without using your best, you're a laughingstock.

"But whatever—against my dinosaurs, it doesn't matter," Rex said. "Battle continues! My second 'Gilasaurus' attacks directly!"

"Flip card," Kira said as a trap triggered.

"Trap Card—Magic Cylinder!"

Rex was shocked. "Magic Cylinder!?"

Even Sasaki was excited, "Wow, Magic Cylinder—the legendary trap from Yugi Muto's deck! It negates an attack and deals damage equal to the attacking monster's ATK!"