Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 160

Chapter 160 - 160: The Revival Match is So Hard

[Jinzo - Lord, ATK 2600]

This card appeared in GX, but not with Jinzo's spirit—it was later used by Makoto Inotsume, the heir of the Jinzo Art Dojo.

But since it already exists, it's not surprising for the spirit to have the evolved form.

"That's right," Professor Lyman explained, "Normally, Limiter Removal would cause the Machine to self-destruct at the end of the turn, but by tributing itself to evolve, it avoids self-destruction!"

He hugged his cat tighter.

"Spirits are terrifying, nya~!"

Pharaoh: "Meow~"

Even the cat seemed to agree.

"My evolved form suppresses Traps even more!" Jinzo declared. "Jinzo - Lord, activate effect!

Once per turn, destroy all Trap Cards in your opponent's hand and on the field!" (Anime effect)

The real-life card was nerfed to only destroy face-up Traps on the field—a big downgrade.

"Royal Oppression, I'll destroy it now! Trap Scan!"

Two red beams shot from his eyes, slicing through Kira's set card, which shattered with a flash of red.

"For each Trap destroyed, you take 300 damage."

[Kira, LP 3200 → LP 2900]

Jinzo pointed to another card in his hand, flipping it.

"Next, I play the Spell 'One Day of Peace.'

Both players draw a card, and until the end of your next turn, all battle and effect damage becomes zero."

He drew, and a new card shimmered into Jinzo's hand.

"Turn end."

"My turn. Draw." Kira said. "Standby Phase, 'Sinister Serpent' returns from the graveyard."

The Serpent was back.

Jinzo scowled. "That thing again. But your Abyss Soldier is gone—Sinister Serpent's just a low-level trash card now." _{frёewebnoѵēl.com}

Kira smiled, not bothering to argue. "I play 'Graceful Charity'—draw three, discard two."

He showed another card.

"Spell Card 'Card of Burial Magic.' Banish 'Foolish Burial,' 'Monster Reborn,' and 'Graceful Charity' from my grave to draw two." (Anime effect)

With new cards in hand, he activated another.

"Equip Spell 'Premature Burial'! Pay 800 LP to revive a monster from my graveyard in attack position!"

[Kira, LP 2900 → LP 2100]

Jinzo was startled: "You're reviving that monster again?"

"Correct! I pay LP to revive 'Abyss Soldier'!"

A whirlpool of water surged, and the revived Abyss Soldier slashed through with his trident, returning to the field.

[Abyss Soldier, ATK 1800]

"Ugh, this again..." Jinzo gritted his teeth.

Now, with Sinister Serpent, the combo was back, and even his mighty Jinzo Lord could only endure the pain.

"Abyss Soldier's effect: discard the WATER Sinister Serpent from my hand to return a card on the field to the hand."

Kira tossed his card to the grave.

"I'll return the Equip Spell 'Premature Burial'!"

Jinzo: "!"

Everyone: "!!"

Returning your card again?

Abyss Soldier's trident sent a wave crashing down, sweeping up the Equip Spell, which flashed gold and returned to Kira's hand—while Abyss Soldier remained.

Jinzo was shocked. "Wait, your Equip Spell is gone. Shouldn't the revived monster be destroyed?"

"Nope," Kira explained, showing the Equip Spell.

"Read the text on 'Premature Burial': 'When this card is destroyed, destroy the equipped monster.' But it doesn't say anything about other ways the card leaves the field, right?"

Jinzo was stunned.

Huh? Is that really how it works?

He instinctively felt it was wrong, but couldn't argue.

"So, even if I return it to my hand, the Abyss Soldier stays," Kira said. "Then I pay 800 LP again, activate 'Premature Burial'!

Revive the second 'Abyss Soldier' I just sent to the graveyard!"

[Kira, LP 2100 → LP 1300]

Another water blast and a second Abyss Soldier arrived.

[Abyss Soldier, ATK 1800]

"You have two of these?" Jinzo was even more frustrated.

"The second Abyss Soldier's effect," Kira said, "I discard the WATER 'Elemental HERO Bubbleman' from my hand to return 'Jinzo - Lord' to your hand!"

The trident's energy sent a jet of water under the Psychic Emperor, sending him back with a howl.

Half a second later, Jinzo's spirit, back to his half-dead ghostly self, returned to the Duelist Zone, glaring at Kira.

In one duel, he'd jumped back and forth between the living and the dead, only to lose again, sent back to the underworld by another trident.

Truly, a spirit's life is all ups and downs... and downs... and downs.

The revival match is just too hard.

Jinzo: "Damn it, I have to revive in this duel, no matter what..."

"I haven't done my normal summon this turn," Kira said. "Now I summon 'Doomcaliber Knight'!"

A knight in black armor rode in on a hellish steed, his sword radiating a sinister aura.