Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 86

Chapter 86 - 86: What a Fun Duel

The day of the first phase test finally arrived.

Like the entrance exam, the phase test had both a written and a practical section. For a dueling academy, the school cared surprisingly much about written scores.

After all, Jaden Yuki had always been a top duelist since enrollment, but because of poor written scores, he was stuck in the Slifer Red Dorm.

The written test was in the morning, practical in the afternoon. Kira arrived early, finished the test in about twenty minutes.

But the rules said you couldn't hand in your paper until half an hour had passed, so he had to keep checking a test he thought was already perfect, rustling the pages and drawing envious, jealous, and resentful stares from those around him.

Almost everyone else was still frantically writing, even model students Misawa and Alexis were frowning in concentration. Kira had nothing to do, so he started spinning his pen.

Some students who already knew him were annoyed.

How does this guy manage to tilt everyone just by taking a test?

The moment the clock hit thirty minutes, Kira stood up and handed in his paper, leaving the room with a cool exit.

The pressure on the remaining students instantly went up. (Relatable.)

A while after Kira left, Jaden finally showed up, slapping the sleeping Syrus awake.

"Inexcusable, Syrus, sleeping in the test room! What a waste!"

"Huh!? B-brother?"

"Cheer up, Syrus!" Jaden grinned. "The real battle is just beginning!"

His words drew looks from everyone nearby.

Alexis frowned, wondering if he thought this was just child's play and if he could ace it easily.

Misawa was also confused—if this guy was so strong, why did he never appear to take things seriously?

Professor Lyman, overseeing the test while petting Pharaoh the cat, watched it all with a smile.

This year's academy has some real talents. One just arrived, the other already gone.

Each had managed to mess with his classmates' nerves in their way.

But even though Jaden marched confidently to his seat, he didn't finish the test. Ten minutes later he joined Syrus in snoring until the end.

Professor Crowler, passing by the back door, nodded in satisfaction.

Just as he expected—bad students didn't need any help to fail the written test. As long as he fiddled with the practical test—

Heheheheh...!

...

After lunch, Kira arrived early at the duel arena to get a good seat for the practicals.

"You're early, number one."

Misawa Bastion sat next to him.

Kira grinned, "So are you, number two."

"But after today, maybe those rankings will switch," Misawa smiled.

The practical test paired students from the same dorm. As expected, as the top two in Ra Yellow Dorm, they were matched against each other—just as Misawa predicted.

During the internal Ra Yellow Dorm tournament, they hadn't faced each other, and both were undefeated. So today, not only was it a test, but it was also the most anticipated duel in Ra Yellow Dorm.

Today would decide the Ra Yellow Dorm king.

"Huh?"

Misawa looked at the field below and was surprised.

"Is that Jaden Yuki from Slifer Red? And his opponent is Chazz Princeton?"

Many eyes were drawn to the field—it seemed this matchup broke the rules.

But Professor Crowler had his reasons.

"With Jaden's outstanding dueling record, he can't be properly matched within Slifer Red Dorm, no? Only Chazz Princeton is suitable as your opponent, no?"

He wasn't entirely wrong. Jaden was a very unbalanced student—failing written tests but peerless in dueling. In Slifer Red Dorm, he was absolutely a big fish in a small pond.

Crowler wanted to maintain the school's elite ranking system. He picked Chazz not just because he was strong, but because Chazz had the credentials for automatic promotion to Obelisk Blue.

"But as a tradeoff, if Jaden wins this duel, he can be promoted to Ra Yellow Dorm early. Is that okay?" Crowler asked.

"No problem!"

Jaden agreed instantly. _{frёeωebɳovel.com}

He probably didn't even hear what Crowler said—he just heard "time to duel."

So, the professor announced the match and quickly stepped aside.

First up today: Jaden vs. Chazz.

Kira watched with mild interest. If nothing had changed, this was supposed to be Chazz's debut with VWXYZ, but now that deck was in Kira's hands—he was curious what Chazz would use.

Chazz started with a defensive play, summoning "Stone Dragon" (ATK 2000) and setting three cards in the back row before ending.

Without VWXYZ, it seemed he was going for a Dragon deck now.

So, is he going for the manga version of Chazz's deck?

No, it's just one monster—can't tell yet.

But those three ominous backrow cards...

Yeah, nothing to do with me, Kira thought.

Then it was Jaden's turn. Jaden played solidly as always, opening with Avian, Burstinatrix, the classic fusion duo, plus Polymerization. That familiar Elemental HERO flavor.

No surprise there.

Flame Wingman, the star of the entrance exam, made a glamorous first-turn appearance. But as Jaden excitedly prepared to attack, Chazz suddenly threw his head back and laughed.

"Got you, Jaden Yuki!"

Chazz shouted.

"Activate face-down card! Trap Card—Chthonian Polymer! When your opponent successfully fusion summons a monster, you immediately gain control of that monster!"

"Huh!?" Jaden blinked.

So that means...