Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56 - 56: The Seal of Orichalcos

"Battle phase," Kira commanded.

"Silent Magician, attack the face-down monster!"

The magician spun her staff, summoning a wave of white light that swept across Keith's field.

The face-down monster flipped up—a grinning, monstrous tomato.

[Mystic Tomato, DEF 1100]

The tomato never stood a chance. The wave destroyed it instantly.

"Heh, you fell for it!" Keith shouted. "At this moment, my set card activates!"

A trap card flipped up.

"Trap Card—Michizure! When a monster is sent to the graveyard, I can destroy one monster on the field!"

Keith grinned wickedly, pointing at Kira's field.

"Say goodbye to your Silent Magician!"

Golden light burst from the trap card, and the destroyed tomato's spirit shot toward Silent Magician.

"In response, I activate the quick-play spell 'My Body as a Shield' from my hand!"

Kira waved his hand, and a magic card appeared.

"When your opponent activates an effect that would destroy a monster, pay 1500 LP to negate and destroy it!"

The spell redirected the attack; the tomato spirit crashed into Kira instead. He staggered back, gritting his teeth.

[Kira, LP 4000 → 2500]

"So shadow duels hurt for real..."

Silent Magician looked at her master in alarm, concerned and uncertain.

"Oh? A duelist shielding his monsters?" Keith sneered. "Cards are just weapons, tools. True strength is knowing how to use each piece.

The strong rule the weak—that's the unchanging truth. A duelist is a commander who can sacrifice everything but himself to win!"

Kira eyed him. Dude, are you okay?

At this rate, if I don't shield Silent Magician, won't you just attack directly next turn?

But he realized this was the perfect opportunity to boost his bond with Silent Magician. Putting on a show, he gritted his teeth:

"You're wrong! A duelist must trust their monsters, trust their deck!

Every card is a carefully chosen, irreplaceable partner. If you don't understand that, you're not worthy of being called a duelist, no matter how strong you are!"

He remembered countless speeches about bonds and trust from the anime—just improvise!

Sure enough, Silent Magician looked at him with gratitude. If he could see a favorability meter, it would probably read [Favorability +99].

A stronger bond means better draws, right?

Kira was quite satisfied—almost wanted to thank Keith for setting up the moment.

"So annoying," Keith muttered, face darkening. "You're just like those other guys—always going on about duelist pride and trust in cards...

You guys are the worst."

Kira guessed he meant Yugi and Joey.

Keith, after losing to Pegasus, fell into darkness and would do anything to win—including cheating and stealing. He was the classic by-any-means-necessary type.

"Let me bury your naïve ideals—and your so-called partners—for good!" Keith shouted.

"When Mystic Tomato was destroyed, its effect was already activated! When this card is destroyed in battle, I can special summon a DARK monster with 1500 or less ATK from my deck!"

"I special summon 'Snipe Hunter'!"

[Snipe Hunter, ATK 1500]

"I set a card and end my turn."

[Silent Magician, ATK 3000]

"My turn! Draw!"