[{"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-81":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},2248930,4388,"Chapter 81: Absolutely Suspicious!","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>“It’s you!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhangmu suddenly sat back down in his chair, staring at him with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re joining the Duel Club too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. Why so worked up?” You Xuan glanced at him oddly. “Miss me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Wan Zhangmu realize his reaction had been excessive; he shot You Xuan a furious glare and sat back down in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too careless—he should’ve known this bastard would show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhangmu, who had just seconds ago been imagining himself dominating the Duel Club and making a name for himself, now suddenly felt the club was nothing special—joining or not, it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Junior A sidled up and asked cautiously, “Big Brother, maybe we should just drop it and not apply?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhangmu immediately glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would backing out now make him, Wan Zhangmu, look like a coward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need.” Wan Zhangmu snorted, coldly eyeing You Xuan. “Good. I’ve long wanted a rematch. Last time I underestimated you—but I’m not the same person anymore. Next time, I’ll win.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure thing.” You Xuan agreed readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhangmu wasn’t truly afraid of him. Ever since accepting the premise that this old schemer was also coming to Duel Academy, he’d already been planning a rematch to erase his past humiliation. Whether he joined the club or not, the second match was inevitable—it wasn’t that Wan Zhangmu was scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had a strange premonition. He sensed that if this man passed the evaluation and joined the Duel Club today—which was highly likely—the club’s environment might soon go off track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had this talent: wherever he went, he brought a thick aura of gloom, almost like a walking plague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, near vermilion you turn red, near ink you turn black. Wan Zhangmu wasn’t sure he wanted to be in the same environment as this guy—he feared he’d be reshaped into an exact copy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan didn’t know exactly what Wan Zhangmu was thinking, but he could tell from the man’s unwavering stare that it had something to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm. The kid’s got rebellious tendencies—probably hasn’t been beaten enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No big issue. Find a chance to retrain him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhangmu might think last time was just him underestimating you—perhaps he’s right, maybe he’s truly stronger now. But during this time, You Xuan has expanded his deck massively with spirits; he’s no longer on the same level as his starting phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rematch will teach this kid what the real world is like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, You Xuan was surprised to notice the familiar jellyfish-head wasn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unscientific. How could Dai-ten not show up during a card-playing event?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the universally acknowledged biggest card addict among protagonists, Dai-ten alone played 67 duels in the 180-episode TV anime. Clearly, to Dai-ten, not playing cards wasn’t even human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But You Xuan immediately remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, Dai-ten is Obelisk-Red. The Duel Club doesn’t recruit them. Never mind then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a duel academy that champions elite education, Obelisk-Red students sit at the very bottom of the social hierarchy. Naturally, the Duel Club wouldn’t give Obelisk-Red students any chance during recruitment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To join an elite club, you must at least be promoted to Yellow Dorm first to qualify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s begin the Duel Club recruitment evaluation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A senior from Obelisk-Blue stepped onto the stage and picked up the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since time is limited, I’ll keep it brief: the Duel Club will designate several defending members as champions; newcomers may challenge any senior of their choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, the club’s seniors are all seasoned elites, so you don’t necessarily need to win your duel—but you must display your own flair and style.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The judging panel will score your performance on a ten-point scale. A score of six or higher means you pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy hell, there’s a judging panel? You Xuan wondered if playing stylishly would also earn him a mentor’s nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, if a newcomer defeats a defending member, they may skip the scoring entirely and pass automatically,” the host added with a smile. “And upon joining, they’ll receive the club’s highest-priority resource support.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew dueling relied heavily on talent, so it wasn’t impossible for a gifted freshman to crush veteran members—this had happened before. But overall, it remained rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seniors had undergone systematic training at the academy; their card-drawing and deck-building skills were naturally stronger. They’d also accumulated more rare cards over a year’s time, so barring rare prodigies, the Duel Club’s seniors rarely lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without further delay, the evaluation begins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan watched briefly as several students stepped forward in turn to challenge. As expected, none were a match for the defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first five challengers all lost, but one barely scraped through with a six-point score and passed into the Duel Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As You Xuan watched the matches, he logged into the Duel Club’s evaluation module via a student terminal and checked the profiles of several defending judges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as each judge’s past honors, tournament wins, events they’d represented the academy or club in, preferred decks, and fighting styles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a general sense of the field, You Xuan stood up from his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about time for him to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next up is Tengmu You Xuan, correct?” the host asked. “Which senior would you like to challenge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan stepped onto the dueling field and bowed politely. “I’d like to challenge Senior Watanabe Shuichi. Is that acceptable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, many eyes turned toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watanabe Shuichi was the only defending member still unchallenged. The reason was simple: he was one of the Duel Club’s mainstays and had the most impressive record in the evaluation module.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered the academy as an elite from the middle division, was sent to represent the school in competitions, won two major tournaments, and has been a core member of the Duel Club since joining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuichi, clad in blue uniform, rose from his seat, donned his dueling disk, and stepped onto the field, studying You Xuan with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was here to defend, he’d fully expected today to be a mere formality—just filling seats. He’d prepared mentally to sit through the whole day, certain no one would dare challenge him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuichi smiled. “Don’t think choosing to challenge me means the evaluation standards will be lowered. The judges’ scoring won’t change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand. No need to hold back, Senior.” You Xuan smiled politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. Courage is exactly what the Duel Club needs,” Shuichi paused. “...Provided you have the skill to back it up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let the senior find out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Duel!” x2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the arena, students had begun murmuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this newcomer really that confident?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone actually challenged Shuichi? How arrogant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you hear? This year’s Yuehua Cup...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, really? Is this freshman that strong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the entire arena, only Wan Zhangmu, who had just sat beside You Xuan, had a faint inkling of how this duel would unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Zhangmu was now staring fixedly at You Xuan without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing others earnestly analyze how strong Senior Shuichi was, how flawless his tactics were, he nearly blurted out a rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—you all don’t realize how serious this is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before You Xuan stepped up, Wan Zhangmu had watched him scrolling through the list of defending members on the terminal, especially studying each one’s common cards and key monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the instant he reached Watanabe Shuichi’s profile, Wan Zhangmu clearly saw You Xuan’s eyes suddenly light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he’d spotted something brilliant, eager to get on the field and test it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t know what filthy scheme this schemer had cooked up, one thing Wan Zhangmu was certain of:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard is definitely up to something!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1282,"2026-06-19T08:58:34.393Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","58fd69e2c16111ba657633e27d646c62e149b8c84a57c09fda3a0630758b37ad","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-82","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-80",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]