Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?

Chapter 833: Chapter 806: Grandpa’s Card

When Yugen was a child, he thought Grandpa Solomon was quite an extraordinary figure.

This old man seemed harmless from his first appearance, as if he didn’t have much ability, mainly serving as the "Thousand-Year Hostage" to drive the plot forward.

From the first episode of the anime, he was hospitalized by President Kaiba, barely settled at home before being kidnapped by Beckas and having his soul taken. He was practically a plot NPC throughout the whole show. Grandpa’s contribution to DM’s story spanning over two hundred episodes was undeniable, covering at least a third of the story.

But upon closer thought, one realizes Grandpa is not ordinary.

Leaving aside that he shares the Duel King level hairstyle with his grandson, firstly, he casually gifted his grandson a super divine artifact that saved the world three thousand years ago, containing a boss-level strongest ruler inside.

Moreover, out of the total four Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards worldwide, he had one in his small card shop, causing someone like President Kaiba to offer a whole box of cards in an attempt to trade with him.

Later, when Yugi used Grandpa’s card deck to duel President Kaiba, we discovered Grandpa’s card deck also contained an epic level divine card, the Five Corpse Pieces, the legendary Black Mage Exodia...

The Egypt arc confirmed that this was no coincidence. Grandpa was also one of the reincarnated priests from three thousand years ago, and Exodia was indeed his spirit three thousand years ago. Back then, Grandpa was also a prominent figure capable of confronting the Great Evil God Zok head-on.

Of course, the saying goes that a simple life is the true way. Grandpa Solomon is no longer involved in the affairs of the Dueling Realm. Now he just runs a card shop, making a little money and living a retired life.

"Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve seen Joey."

Grandpa warmly served the tea.

"How’s Mutou doing?"

"Ahahaha, same old, doing alright."

"The same old situation isn’t ideal?" Grandpa spoke earnestly, "When do you plan to get married?"

Joey nearly choked on his tea, coughing for a long time before responding.

"Speaking of which, this young man is the current Duel King, huh." Solomon Muto smiled contently, nodding repeatedly, "He truly is a talented person."

"More like he looks the part," Joey mumbled behind him.

Solomon Muto turned confused, "What?"

"Ahahaha, it’s nothing, I said the tea is really good."

Joey chuckled dryly, took a huge gulp of tea, and changed the subject, "By the way, any news about Yugi lately?"

"No, not really." Solomon Muto smiled, "Well, it’s sort of like he’s on a journey."

"Oh? Mr. Yugi?"

Judai was keenly curious about his idol’s matters.

"Does even Mr. Yugi need to continue learning?"

"Hahaha Of course, people can always progress, even for Yugi."

Solomon Muto chuckled and touched his beard.

"Yugi’s life still has a long way to go, he’s traveling the world now, hoping to improve further."

"Haha, that guy Yugi will never stop, huh." Joey mused.

"Yeah."

Solomon Muto gazed out the window, losing himself in thought, speaking to himself.

"After all, that kid said there was a promise he must keep no matter what. Perhaps he still hasn’t come out of it yet..."

Joey fell silent.

As a newcomer, Judai was a fan of Yugi but didn’t know much about their past, so he didn’t quite understand what this meant. But Joey, as Yugi’s close friend, understood immediately.

The promise Grandpa referred to was related to the undefeated legend of Yugi and Atom, achieved together in the Dueling Realm.

That year at the Battle Ceremony farewell, he proved to Atom that he could stand alone as a duelist. From then on, even on his own, he must protect this legend.

"Yugi that guy, it’s not easy for him either." Joey muttered, finishing his tea.

"Wow, amazing, all rare cards!"

Judai praised as he leaned over the counter.

"Hahaha of course, Grandpa here may not have much else, but plenty of good cards, guaranteed by Grandpa."

Talking about this, Solomon Muto proudly puffed out his chest, like a child praised by classmates for his toy collection.

"Since you’re Joey’s friend, for Joey’s sake..."

At this, Joey stood up tall, wearing a proud expression.

Then Solomon said, "One set price, twelve-fold."

Joey nearly fell off his chair, "Eh? Why does my face warrant a discount?"

"Ahahaha just kidding." Solomon chuckled, "Wait here, I still have more treasured good cards inside, feel free to pick..."

Upon hearing rare cards, Yugen grew interested and joined Judai to browse around.

Though logically, Grandpa’s street-side shop resources weren’t comparable to those of International Fantasy Association or Kaiba Group’s influential leaders, he realized Grandpa was also a deeply skilled master.

After all, this inconspicuous shop produced divine cards like Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Exodia, let alone the Black Mage family pack, Chaos Warrior series, Gaia, Dragon Slayer Knight, etc., countless rare cards, and exclusive editions, all came from Grandpa’s shop.

So this place might conceivably have rare treasures hidden away.

However, Yugen found that despite having good cards, there were not many that really caught his eye. Given that he frequented big company warehouses, his standards seemed elevated.

Among the rare cards used by Yugi that he found were quite a few limited series, like numerous support cards for Black Mage, such as Thousand Knives, Black Mage.

Nonetheless, speaking of which, there were support cards but not the Black Magician himself. So those, while rare cards, were more for collection than play.

But Yugen discovered a plant-themed card deck that interested him.

Or rather not a deck per se, but several quality scattered cards with a Plant Race theme.

For example, the card "Lonely Spark." Once per turn, sacrifice a Plant Race monster on your field to special summon any Plant Race monster from your deck. freёweɓnovel.com

Needless to say, an effect so strong that it’s easily recognizable. If it were a popular race - say Dragon Race - without a doubt, it would warrant life imprisonment.

Additionally, he discovered a classic card that surprised him, once used in various tricks back in the day in the Plant Race field. freēwebnovel.com

Field Spell - Black Garden.