Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 170

Chapter 170 - 170: Armament Reincarnation

Tenma Gekko, Yako's twin. In the spinoff, he was mistaken for Yako by Yugi and others, but at the time he was under Yako's mind control.

He was also called the Perfect Duelist by Pegasus.

Misawa and Alexis held their breath.

A sudden duel—and the opponent is a legend.

Before enrollment, they would have thought it impossible to win against someone like this.

But now it was different.

Come to think of it, Kira had already defeated more than one or two legends—most notably the Paradox Brothers, who probably still didn't want to touch their decks for a while.

In their eyes, Kira had gone from "eccentric top student" to "the guy who beats up legends."

Misawa was curious about Kira's true limits.

"Duel!" x2

[Gekko, LP 4000]

[Kira, LP 4000]

"I'll go first. Draw."

Gekko played two cards.

"I set a monster in face-down Defense Position, then set a card in my back row. Turn end."

"My turn. Draw," Kira said.

He drew, and immediately played Professor Crowler:

"Spell Card 'Pot of Greed'—draw two cards."

He then played his first monster:

"Summon 'Blade Knight'!"

[Blade Knight, ATK 1600]

Nowadays, it might seem unremarkable, but when it was released, Blade Knight was a meta staple.

Base 1600 ATK—decent for a Level 4 beater. Its first effect: if you have one or fewer cards in hand, Blade Knight gains 400 ATK.

Blade Knight's heyday was during the "hand destruction" era—duelists often had few cards in hand, so Blade Knight could easily reach 2000 ATK, a solid attacker.

Its second effect negates the effect of any Flip monster it destroys in battle.

Back then, Flip monsters were a key part of the game—cards like Morphing Jar, Fiber Jar, and Magician of Faith were all powerful, and there were many Flip-effect monsters for field control.

So, Blade Knight's second effect was quite useful.

Another important point: it's LIGHT Attribute, fitting for Chaos decks.

"Blade Knight attacks your set monster."

Gekko's set monster flipped up: a bespectacled elf girl with pointy ears, a short skirt, and stockings, holding a spellbook.

[Learning Elf, DEF 1500] (original card)

A monster Gekko used in the show. Unlike his brother Yako, most of Gekko's deck never got real cards.

Yako's side, with the Wicked Gods and his Barbaros series, had all been printed and got good treatment.

"Learning Elf's effect—when sent to the Graveyard, I draw a card," Gekko said. "She's not a Flip Monster, so Blade Knight's effect doesn't negate her." _{freewebnovel.cσ๓}

The short-lived elf retreated, and Gekko drew a card.

Kira took a closer look at the elf fading into light.

Learning Elf.

The effect is "when sent to the Graveyard, draw a card"—not just from the field.

This card seems pretty good...

Kira played four more cards in a row.

"I set four cards face-down. Turn end."

"Four set cards..."

Gekko frowned.