Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78 - 78: Alchemy Class

Kobayashi Yuki spent the whole day with his head down.

He woke up early to avoid the crowds when leaving the dorm, skipped the cafeteria, and got by on bread from the convenience store for lunch. Even for classes, he kept his hood pulled low and blended into the largest group of students he could find, bolting out the moment the bell rang.

The reason was simple: his next opponent in the dormitory exchange matches was that guy.

A legendary figure—within just one week of starting school, this man had earned the title of "Final Boss" across the whole Ra Yellow dorm. He was also the one student nobody ever wanted to be matched against. _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}

Losing to anyone else meant just a single lost duel and a few credits, but this guy was different. It was said that after dueling him, you wouldn't sleep a wink that night. Some even claimed he could kill your passion for dueling entirely, making you wonder if maybe you were better off as a bricklayer than a card player.

So, whenever someone saw that their next opponent was this guy, they'd instantly look like they'd just lost a family member. The other dormmates could usually guess what had happened and would either shake their heads or stifle a laugh, patting them on the shoulder and telling them to hang in there.

Yuki thought he'd covered his tracks perfectly, staying out of the Final Boss's path all day. Even though he knew hiding was pointless, some primal instinct just told him to avoid the horror as long as possible.

At least, today seemed to have passed peacefully.

Finally, after a day of tension, Yuki relaxed as he headed back to the dorm, ready for a hot shower and a bit of chill time with a show.

Then he froze.

Because there, leaning against the stairs on the only route to his room, was the Final Boss, smiling brightly and waving.

"Yuki, right?" Kira grinned. "Did you forget we had a duel scheduled?"

Yuki wanted to cry. He almost wanted to say "You've got the wrong guy," but Kira already had his duel disk out.

"Don't worry, this won't take long," Kira said cheerily. "Come on, let's do this."

Yuki: "..."

"Dimensional Prison! Your monster gets banished!"

"Submarineroid, direct attack!"

"Pair Cycroid, direct attack!"

Kira wasn't lying—it was over quickly.

Ten minutes later, Yuki was sprawled on the ground, eyes glazed, face blank, utterly defeated. He'd fallen so hard that his deck had scattered all over the floor.

Anyone passing by who didn't know better might think he'd just lost a Shadow Game.

Another one was sent to the Shadow Realm.

"Ah, a nice duel before bed—feels great," Kira stretched and politely bid his opponent farewell.

"That was a good duel. Good night, Yuki—sweet dreams."

Yuki: "..."