[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh":3,"chapter-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-11":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2248860,4388,"Chapter 11: That's the Flavor","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-11",11,"\u003Cp>\"My turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz declared in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation on the field was absolutely unfavorable, and he currently had no means to counterattack in his hand, but his Life Points were still plentiful; he still had a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Draw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the card he had just drawn, Chazz's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, the goddess of victory still stands on my side after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz drew two cards from his hand, sent one to the Graveyard, and played the other directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I activate the Spell Card 'Cost Down'! By discarding one card from my hand, all Monster Cards in my hand have their Levels reduced by two stars this turn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cost Down reduces the number of Tributes required for high-Level Monsters in the hand, allowing them to be Summoned directly. It was also a tactic frequently used by Seto Kaiba in Duel Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, the card I just discarded to activate the effect of 'Cost Down' was the Spell Card 'Card of Compensation'. When this card is discarded from the hand to the Graveyard, I draw two cards from my Deck.\" (Original anime card)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan: \".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The draw engines in the anime are truly monsters; they draw cards at the slightest provocation. If placed in the real card game environment, it would simply be explosive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Due to the effect of 'Card of Compensation', I draw cards from my Deck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his ammunition replenished once again, the corner of Chazz's mouth curled upward; it seemed he was recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've actually caused me, the great me, quite a bit of trouble. It seems I underestimated you. However! It ends here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz raised his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Due to the effect of 'Cost Down', the Level of 'Kaiser Sea Horse' in my hand, originally Level 6, has become 4, allowing it to be Summoned directly without a Tribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, I Normal Summon this guy. Appear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Kaiser Sea Horse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden storm whipped up in the field, and emerging from the vortex was a domineering dragon clad entirely in imperial gold, its whole body as if adorned with golden flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kaiser Sea Horse, ATK 2400]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your little tricks end here. In duels among elites, only power is the key to victory!\" Chazz raised his hand. \"Use Kaiser Sea Horse to destroy 'Spiritualist Art Master - Haikuu'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden dragon opened its mouth, and a spiral shockwave shot forth from its jaws. The monk holding prayer beads was instantly pierced, exploding with a boom and exiting in a cloud of smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You Xuan, LP 1700 → LP 1100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I set one card face-down on the field. Turn end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, just a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had regained the rhythm; just a little more and he could crush the defenses of that detestable fellow before him and deliver a fatal blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz himself might not have realized that, unknowingly, his mindset had shifted from \"casually obliterate the opponent to advance\" like bullying the weak, to a state of \"only one of us is walking out of here today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as though the duel had gradually turned into a grudge match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never before in any duel had he felt such an unbearable desire to knock his opponent flat as he did today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about the scene where the opponent's Life Points would soon hit zero, knocked to the ground by the full-force impact of his holographic solid vision, made him want to burst into hearty laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My turn. Draw.\" You Xuan said calmly. \"First, I activate this Spell Card from my hand: 'Heavy Storm'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green storm whipped up, and powerful wind pressure swept across the entire field. Chazz had to cross his arms to protect his face, and the face-down card in his back row was blown back into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the standard cards in Katsuya Jonouchi's deck in Duel Monsters, but in the real card game environment, it was also a banned card confined to the little black room for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Heavy Storm' is a card that returns all Spells and Traps on the field to their owners' hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch.\" Chazz looked at the face-down card bounced back into his hand and pursed his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back-row setup had been dismantled. But it shouldn't be a major problem. Kaiser Sea Horse was a high-Level monster with 2400 Attack Points; it shouldn't be so easily broken through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Kaiser Sea Horse hid a powerful Monster Effect. In the event that it was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, it could return any one monster on the field to its owner's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, even if the opponent truly had the ability to immediately create a big monster surpassing Kaiser Sea Horse on the next turn, after defeating Kaiser Sea Horse, it would immediately be removed by this death rattle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Chazz thought about it, the more pleased he became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent had only seen the face-down card in the back row and surely thought himself safe now that the Trap was removed. Little did he know that true elite duels involved deep consideration; he had set a double trap as insurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His advantage was huge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I Summon 'Killers Tomato' in Attack Position.\" You Xuan continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Killers Tomato, ATK 1400]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz snorted coldly. \"Heh, as expected, you can only Summon trash to act as a wall monster... Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a minute, Killers Tomato in Attack Position?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly had an ominous premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, I activate a Spell Card from my hand...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan waved his right arm, and the image of a Spell Card popped up before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spell Card - Forced Transfer! Both players must each select one monster on their respective fields and exchange control of them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz: \"Nani!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell? Is your deck nothing but this kind of stuff?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can't we have a proper duel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The monster I choose is, of course, this one on my field.\" You Xuan pointed at the large tomato head on his field. \"'Killers Tomato'. Now, you choose the monster you wish to exchange as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz: \".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh, I choose your grandpa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, Chazz had no choice at all; there was only one \"Kaiser Sea Horse\" on his field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this Spell Card forcibly required both players to choose; even if there was only one option, the system could not make the choice for the duelist. Thus, Chazz could only tearfully click on his Kaiser Sea Horse himself, watching unwillingly as his big monster with 2400 ATK was stolen away to the opponent's field,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and exchanged for a red, round tomato head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz turned his head and even discovered that this tomato head was grinning cheekily with its mouth wide open, as if mocking him ruthlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Battle Phase.\" You Xuan said. \"Use 'Kaiser Sea Horse' to attack 'Killers Tomato'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden giant dragon opened its mouth, and a domineering breath attack blasted through the small tomato, showing no mercy to its owner from just one second ago. Killers Tomato exploded into fragments, and the shockwave forced Chazz to stumble back half a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chazz, LP 3300 → LP 2300]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\" Chazz gritted his teeth and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this wasn't even the end of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killers Tomato, activate effect.\" You Xuan waved his large hand. \"When Killers Tomato is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a DARK Attribute monster with 1500 or less Attack Points from my Deck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz: \"!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz, worthy of being a top student, figured out the situation regarding this effect resolution in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In duel rules, even if control of a monster was temporarily changed via a card effect, when it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, according to the rules, it is sent to its original owner's Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original owner of Killers Tomato was You Xuan, so even though control had been switched to Chazz's field, when it was defeated, it would still go to You Xuan's Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, when its effect was processed after being destroyed, naturally it was You Xuan who could Special Summon from the Deck, not Chazz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having figured out this crucial point, Chazz's face instantly turned even darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, so I'm responsible for taking the beating, and you're responsible for searching, is that it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster got stolen to the opponent's side, I'm the one taking the hits, and the search is done by the opponent themselves...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was something no normal person who hadn't spent ten years or so in the underworld could conceive of; it was a combo that maxed out one's blood pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chazz, who thought this degree of underhandedness was already the height of the underworld, was clearly still too young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan drew the Monster Card he had searched from the Deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Due to the effect of 'Killers Tomato', I Special Summon this card from my Deck—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Chief Gilford!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chief Gilford, ATK 1400]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Battle Phase is still continuing. Since it was Special Summoned during the Battle Phase, my 'Chief Gilford' can also continue to attack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan said, waving his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Direct attack on Chazz.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-eyed chief coolly pulled out two revolvers, firing rapidly with a pair of guns, and virtual ammunition once again pierced through Chazz's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\" Chazz gritted his teeth, struggling to steady his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chazz, LP 2300 → LP 900]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, the effect of 'Chief Gilford' activates.\" You Xuan said. \"When Gilford inflicts battle damage to the opponent, he can randomly select one card from the opponent's hand and discard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one I will destroy is that card on your right hand side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gilford fired his revolver again, and the ammunition blasted with a bang through one of the cards in Chazz's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chazz looked at the \"Ojama Delta Hurricane!!\" in his hand that now had a hole punched through it, and suddenly felt darkness before his eyes, feeling a bit like he wanted to spit blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ojama Delta Hurricane!! was a powerful Trap that could destroy the monster with the highest Attack Points on the opponent's field when the opponent declared an attack. Many duelists relied on this thing to turn the tables when trapped in a desperate situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, this was the card that had just been blown back into Chazz's hand by \"Heavy Storm\"; it was crushed right in his hand without any chance to unleash its mighty power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a heavy expression, Chazz sent Ojama Delta Hurricane!! to the Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was still a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had one last card in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Equip Spell, Premature Burial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By paying 800 Life Points, one could revive a monster from their own Graveyard; in many situations, it was a god-tier card for turning the tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was, having dueled until now, Chazz didn't have a single damn monster in his Graveyard; they had all been kicked into another dimension...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Main Phase 2.\" You Xuan revealed another card from his hand. \"I activate the Spell Card 'Graceful Charity.' I can look at your hand, choose one card to return to your deck, and then you shuffle your deck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manjoume: \".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twitched as he struggled to contain his raging emotions. Silently, he shoved his last remaining card back into his deck. The sheer effort of controlling his facial muscles made him look as though he were performing some bizarre facial gymnastics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Manjoume's final hand card was returned to his deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a real trading card game tournament, the match would effectively be over at this point; hoping to turn the tide with a single draw next turn would be nothing but a fool's dream. However, considering that everyone in the anime seems capable of miraculous draws in desperate situations, You Xuan decided to play it safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I set one card and end my turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his final insurance policy to seal the victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My turn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manjoume gritted his teeth, staring intently at the top card of his deck as adrenaline surged through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be eliminated by a level-one rookie with no track record? What a joke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, Manjoume, had participated in countless tournaments. Though he hadn't always claimed the championship, an experience like this was truly unprecedented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not accept such humiliation, and surely his family could not either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't over yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would bet everything on this next card!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Draw!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One glance at the card he drew, and Manjoume's expression instantly became complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Graceful Charity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Spell Card. It allows you to draw three cards from your deck, then discard two cards from your hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this desperate situation, it was undoubtedly a miraculous draw; drawing three extra cards would significantly increase his chances of pulling a game-turning card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this painfully reminded him of the \"Premature Burial\" that had just been forced back into his deck. If Premature Burial were still in his hand, then with this \"Graceful Charity,\" if he drew a high-level monster among the next three cards, he could discard it to the Graveyard via Graceful Charity's effect, then revive it with Premature Burial to achieve a spectacular comeback from the brink of defeat...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, all thanks to that damn \"Graceful Charity\" just now, that was now impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manjoume suddenly realized that dueling this guy felt strangely off. The entire match made one feel slightly annoyed at first thought, but upon deeper reflection, bloody well furious...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this draw gave him a chance to continue playing. Manjoume rallied his spirits and lifted his head, preparing to activate the Spell Card, when he suddenly noticed that his opponent's face-down card in the back row had already been activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trap Card – Drop Off. Activated during the opponent's Draw Phase; the opponent must immediately discard the card they just drew to the Graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manjoume: \".\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A killing trap, You Xuan's final insurance, which had strangled even the probability of a miraculous draw in its cradle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, Senior Brother Sato Koji, who was watching from the front row, suddenly leaped out of his seat and slapped his thigh with a loud clap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this! This is exactly the flavor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2370,"2026-06-19T08:58:34.393Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9071ee1a0979d9acc43c3c4f292395222cfe4d566dd1a5622fe8d790a806664c","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-12","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-10",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]