[{"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-86":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},2248935,4388,"Chapter 86: Teacher, I Want to Learn Card Sealing","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-86",86,"\u003Cp>The second week at the Duel Academy was drawing to a close, and the Yellow Dorm’s exchange battles were finally nearing their end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan had already fought nearly everyone he needed to, though he still felt a bit unsatisfied. Occasionally, he still saw students from the Yellow Dorm finishing their matches around the dormitory area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan had paused occasionally to watch. Overall, though many students had been trained by his duels over the past two weeks, there had been no noticeable surge of “Underworld disciples” like in the dueling dojo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, those admitted to the academy were already elites among duelists; each had their own attachment and pride in their deck, and wouldn’t easily change it—unlike dojo students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed by, he saw a Yellow Dorm student: “My turn, draw! I set four cards face-down, end my turn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he felt like he’d seen this play before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, there’s always an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He observed: aside from that, the ratio of “Red Holes” among Yellow Dorm students seemed to have risen recently. Though no one had directly copied his deck, students still stuck to their own decks and main monsters, yet there was a subtle trend creeping toward the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, and if a large-scale dorm exchange duel ever took place, the students from the other two dorms—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, if we stretch this even further—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the “Underworld disciple” phenomenon kept spreading until one day it dominated the entire Duel Academy, and when Sai Wang came to visit, he’d shake his head and leave within a week, saying, “This place is too dark—I, the Light of Annihilation, am powerless here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the Yubel arc arrived and the whole academy was transported to another dimension, the tone of the entire story might shift from “Students and Teachers Struggling to Survive in Another World” to “The Underworld Catastrophe of the Interdimensional Spirits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan reflected: if such a thing ever happened, it certainly wouldn’t be his fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu-Gi-Oh! is a game meant for two players, but only one can truly play it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dueling is just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afternoon, Alchemy class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the second week even ended, the number of students attending Alchemy class had visibly dropped by a quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was understandable. To most students, Alchemy seemed like something mystical, offering no obvious benefit to dueling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that the fact that Professor Daisiji was clearly the type easy to take advantage of—he didn’t take attendance, didn’t care how many were absent, just lectured to himself and left when class ended. Thus, Alchemy became the easiest class to slack off in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Daisiji also noticed: even with his indifferent demeanor, the Yellow Dorm student You Xuan remained perfectly upright throughout, diligently taking notes. No one else in the classroom showed such focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That intense dedication made Daisiji himself wonder—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Is my lecture really that good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, this student actually came out after class to ask questions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, since arriving at the Duel Academy, Daisiji had never seen a student this diligent in all these years—not even this year’s model student, Tenjou Asuka, or the legendary Marufuji Ryou back in his day. They’d at most listen attentively and respect their teacher, but never shown such passion for Alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher, after my first class, I became very interested, so I researched extensively at the school library.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan intercepted Daisiji in the hallway outside the classroom, pulling out a detailed list of questions he’d prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found several clues in many texts—about Alchemy’s development in ancient Egypt, its connection to artifacts from the same era, and other matters. I’ve listed them all—please tell me if I’m correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daisiji, one hand holding his fat cat named “Pharaoh,” took the list with the other, peering through narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the evidence suggests Alchemy has been linked to Duel Monsters since ancient times, correct, Teacher? That’s why our academy offers Alchemy courses?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daisiji carefully examined the excerpts You Xuan had copied, studied him through his glasses for a moment, then let a faint smile curl at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, well... is that really true? You Xuan, you’re such a diligent student...” He paused. “There are indeed many theories linking Alchemy’s origins closely to Duel Monsters, but it’s only one school of thought. Academic consensus remains highly contested.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan knew: this was the official answer Daisiji gave, because yes, it was still a disputed issue in academia. But in the anime, Daisiji had clearly told Juudai before dying that he firmly believed Alchemy’s ultimate truth lay within Duel Monsters—and that Juudai was a natural-born master Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve also read many Alchemy textbooks and introductions. It feels to me like Alchemy is very similar to ‘Fusion Summoning,’ Teacher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Xuan continued in humble tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is just my personal opinion—if I’m wrong, please don’t mind. But I think: the Alchemical methods described in the texts, and the duel process of fusing two ordinary monsters to create a new, powerful being—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that just like turning stone into gold? Isn’t it itself a miracle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daisiji: “!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daisiji, an Oscar-worthy actor, couldn’t hide his shock—his perpetually narrowed eyes nearly flew open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help being stunned—this student’s words struck straight to his heart. These were precisely the insights he’d spent years as an Alchemist developing, yet he’d never voiced them in class or shared them with anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This student, merely through research and self-study, had arrived at such a similar understanding—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, it was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this exact theory had originally come from Daisiji himself—in the anime’s Seventh Star arc, what he told Juudai. Of course, he’d long forgotten the exact words, but the meaning was nearly identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps for the first time in front of a student, Daisiji dropped his usual bumbling, timid facade. He narrowed his eyes and studied You Xuan intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You Xuan, is it? You’re very interested in Alchemy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Teacher,” You Xuan replied seriously. “I hope to receive your guidance often in the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mask was off—he revealed his true intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to learn Card Sealing from the academy’s hidden master of Card Sealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1034,"2026-06-19T08:58:34.393Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0cd49d33a8cc31ce77106c1418c5e6c7c113d9b6994b3d3dc32ad316eafc1d60","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-87","who-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-chapter-85",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-let-him-play-yu-gi-oh-cover.jpg"]