[{"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-22":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},2248871,4388,"Chapter 22: Spirit","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>The gym's treasured card, the symbol of the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, this description made You Xuan immediately think of that phrase passed down among card gamers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should abandon all mainstream decks and play my invincible Cyber End Dragon—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—which is to say, Cyber Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser Ryo Marufuji of Duel Academy was already the inheritor of the Cyber Style Gym's legacy before even entering the academy. According to the Cyber Style Master, who later became the Duel Academy principal Samejima, Ryo Marufuji moved the spirit of Cyber End Dragon with his perseverance, earning the chance to inherit the legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, however, in the anime's portrayal, this so-called \"moving the spirit\" just meant Ryo Marufuji practiced drawing god-cards every day without fail, until he finally mastered the 502 technique where, no matter how you shuffle, he always starts with three Cyber Dragons and a fusion in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Principal Samejima's account, mastering such a god-draw technique meant one's kung fu was truly complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from that, the only other school appearing in the anime was the later Psychic Style Gym, whose representative treasured card embodying the gym's legacy was Jinzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So our own gym has something like this too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless rare cards from the same era flashed rapidly through You Xuan's mind as he imagined what kind of deck it might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Originally, I very much wanted to spread our school's fame, but alas, my abilities truly fell short. After losing our Master, the gym went from bad to worse; recently, hardly anyone has even heard the name of our style anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gym Master Takeuchi continued speaking, then took a deep breath and looked at You Xuan with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until now, I have witnessed your transformation. I had almost given up, but now I think, perhaps you are the person I have been waiting for all along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps you can inherit this nearly vanished name and make it great once more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, the deck of our school that you mentioned?\" You Xuan asked cautiously, testing the waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were a typical xuanhuan story reaching the point where the master bestows a golden reward, he would certainly be expecting some divine pill or high-grade magical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, the first thought popping into You Xuan's head was whether that thing would brick his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no helping it; although the Gym Master's eyes sparkled with great confidence at this moment, You Xuan dared not be overly optimistic. Because he knew clearly that the duelists in the anime defined a deck's \"strength\" differently from reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan was acutely aware that his card playing relied on construction and strategy; if the Gym Master, full of expectation, stuffed some eight-star normal monster into his hands, he really wouldn't be able to carry it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gym Master Takeuchi smiled mysteriously: \"Have you ever heard of the legendary LV series?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, You Xuan's heart immediately sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The LV series refers to monsters that automatically level up based on the number of turns they remain on the field; generally, these are decks featuring the ability to \"send a monster to the Graveyard to Special Summon a higher-level LV monster from the Deck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mentioned in the GX plot that the LV series consists of rare cards that ordinary duelists simply cannot buy; they are all priceless with no market availability. For instance, the \"Armed Dragon LV\" series that appeared in the anime was the treasured school artifact handed over by the Academy Headquarters to Duel Academy's Northern Branch, later ending up in Manjome's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was the anime setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason You Xuan's heart sank was that, in the real card game environment, the vast majority of LV series decks seemed to be combat power five scum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct! And the 'Silent Style' inherited by our gym stems precisely from the tactics pioneered by the King of Games, Yugi Muto! And as the pinnacle of our school, the card symbolizing our legacy, is this one—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With great ceremonial flair, the Gym Master presented to You Xuan the card that had been sealed away for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—True Silent Magician!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan raised an eyebrow, unexpectedly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Silent Magician, Level 4, ATK 1000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned. You can Special Summon this card by Tributing one Spellcaster-Type monster on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This card gains 500 ATK for each card in your hand. Once per turn, you can negate the activation of a Spell Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this card on the field is destroyed by battle or an opponent's card effect, you can Special Summon a \"Silent Magician\" monster other than this one from your hand or Deck.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current environment, this was still a card of considerable strength, but You Xuan remembered that in reality, this should be a new Silent variant printed in the future; naturally, its strength stood out more in the early-game environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Silent deck had existed since the DM era, and in this world, the development of classic ace cards used by legendary duelists like Yugi and Kaiba had always been a priority. In the movie, Kaiba had already printed \"Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon\" several years ago, so compared to that, this seemed normal enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he took the card from the Gym Master's hand, in a daze, his peripheral vision seemed to catch a glimpse of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right there on his right side, in the corner of the grand hall, a figure appeared faintly, as white as the first winter snow, flowing robes like clouds gently caressing the sky—a tall, elegant form draped in wide mage robes, long hair silver as snow, swaying softly and silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when You Xuan whipped his head around, he saw only empty space on that side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a patch of shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Gym Master Takeuchi seemed to have noticed nothing and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing...\" You Xuan murmured thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it a hallucination? Or could it be—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gym Master Takeuchi did not ask further, only saying solemnly to him: \"Take good care of it; this is not merely a rare card. It is said that a spirit resides within this card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A spirit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan looked at the card's exquisite artwork, then looked again in the direction of the hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there was still nothing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Perhaps. Actually, I don't know either. Hahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gym Master Takeuchi scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only heard about it in the past; I've never seen one with my own eyes. The previous Master said that not everyone can see spirits... Who knows? Just assume it's true, haha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan examined the card from every angle, truly unable to feel anything special about it. However, considering the uniqueness of this world, he felt it was better to believe such rumors existed than not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was indeed a spirit card, then its nature would be completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ordinary cards, he might only consider practicality and strength, and whether including some ambiguous thing would brick his hand. But spirits were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Provided you hadn't gone to Egypt to dig up graves and unearth divine artifacts, Duel Monster spirits generally accounted for eighty percent of the source of the supernatural in this world; they were the simplest way for ordinary duelists to touch the supernatural circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Jaden Yuki in the anime, before awakening the Supreme King's power in the alternate dimension, whenever he encountered a supernatural situation, he basically relied on spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early stages, he had Winged Kuriboh given to him by Yugi; several times when facing dark duels or when the opponent tried to play dirty tricks outside the rules, it was Kuriboh carrying the team. In the mid-stages, he even gained Ultraman (Elemental HERO Neos), who could fly directly out of the Deck to clash beams with villains, and even fly into the outer atmosphere to help him blow up satellites and save the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in this world, even setting aside duel practicality, if one wanted to survive in a realm where cheats flew everywhere and gods and demons roamed, even a spirit that was deck junk was something one absolutely had to include.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Duel Academy entrance exam is next week, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gym Master Takeuchi changed the subject, turning to walk over to a table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up a small card case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard from some students that you previously asked them about certain cards, saying you were willing to pay to acquire them. Some cards are hard to come by these days, but well, this old man has been around for so many years; though I lack great skill, I do have some friends and a few channels of my own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the card case and held it out before You Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Although many of the cards you inquired about weren't available, I managed to get these before the exam. Take a look; if they can be of help at the time, just use them for now. As for anything else you want, you'll have to figure out how to buy them through the Academy's internal channel after you get in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before seeing anything else, You Xuan immediately spotted that the top card in the case was none other than \"Jinzo - Psychic Shockwave,\" which he had searched for right from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commonly known as Jinzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, this... Master, you actually went out of your way to find these...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan took the card case and shoved it into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This is too embarrassing, isn't it? It doesn't seem appropriate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gym Master Takeuchi narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it's inappropriate, then fish it out of your pocket...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell me you thought this was a free gift?\" the Gym Master said irritably. \"This is an investment. Mark it down; once you enter the Academy and make it big, you must repay me at market price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, there is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gym Master took a deep breath and spoke with a serious tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, up until now, not a single student from our gym has successfully passed the Duel Academy entrance exam. But this time... there will be no failure, understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\" You Xuan agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just an exam; how big of a deal could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1715,"2026-06-19T08:58:34.393Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","05e8cf038ad66589fac2417ec18a22d827db2018d94a3c2b6a8c997f13f8c04d","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-23","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-21",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]