Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!?

Chapter 846: Chapter 819: Deciding Fate

"Trap Card - Farewell’s effect, forcibly ends this turn’s battle phase!"

The fluctuations of the trap card released a powerful energy that suppressed the entire field. The Cyan Jade Flying Horse, charging halfway through, seemed to hit a barrier made of golden lightning, and was knocked back with a muffled sound, forced to return to its original position.

Even though the other Jade Beasts hadn’t attacked, they were also pinned to the ground by the pressure of the trap, with sparks of electricity fluttering around them, as if shackled and unable to move.

"And the Magic Card I discarded is ’Card of Compensation’," Yugen said leisurely, "This card is sent to the graveyard, then two more cards are drawn from the deck." freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Ah, damn it, can’t even break through like this?"

John began to run his hands through his hair, further disheveling a hairstyle that already looked adept at playing cards.

He was full of confidence initially, thinking he’d finally make a move against the opponent. But just as the battle phase started, he couldn’t even make the first attack declaration before hitting an iron wall unexpectedly, and the battle phase was gone again.

The feeling was like preparing for a long time, finally getting the chance to showcase oneself in a passionate way, only to be interrupted halfway through, forced to hold back a rising tide you can’t release, leaving you feeling frustrated and uncomfortable.

"Calm down, John, don’t fall into the opponent’s rhythm!"

The Jade Turtle reminded him.

"Yeah, yeah, I know."

John took a deep breath.

"My attack plan still had flaws... sorry, everyone.

My turn ends."

"Then it’s my turn, draw a card."

Yugen drew a card and then revealed a Magic Card in his hand.

"Activate Magic Card ’Earth Shattering’.

Destroy the face-up monster with the highest Defense Power on the opponent’s field."

"Do you want to destroy my beloved family?" John frowned, "On my field, the Jade Beast - Jade Turtle has the highest Defense Power..."

[Jade Beast - Jade Turtle, Defense Power 2000]

"Then go ahead and destroy the Jade Turtle."

Yugen’s finger lightly flicked towards the green-shelled turtle.

The ground instantly cracked open, revealing a long fissure. The Jade Turtle, caught off guard, fell into it and exploded into a fireball in the crevice.

Of course, it immediately turned into an emerald crystal and appeared in John’s backfield.

"Well, actually it doesn’t matter which one is destroyed." Yugen smiled, "I just need to free up a monster zone."

John: "?"

Freeing up a monster zone on my field? Are you sure that’s okay?

"Then activate the Magic Card ’Necromancy Sacrifice’," Yugen said, "By Special Summoning monsters from your graveyard to the opponent’s field, you can reduce the number of tributes needed for an Upper-level Summon of a monster in your hand." (Original Card)

He discovered the card left by Saio was really useful.

At first glance, it seems to be just an auxiliary Upper-level Summon Magic Card to reduce tributes, but in practice, assisting the summon is secondary; sending various inexplicable things to the opponent’s field is the primary use.

Actually, in real card environments, there are similar cards that "send disruptive things to the opponent’s field", such as the commonly used Trap ’Equal Exchange’ by Yusei Fudo, which similarly sends monsters from your graveyard to the opponent’s field.

Yugen hasn’t found this card yet, probably because the Trap from the Synchro Era hasn’t been released yet. But it’s not a big problem; the effect of ’Necromancy Sacrifice’ is about the same.

"So I summon a monster from my graveyard to your field, reducing one tribute needed for my Normal Summon. I want to summon this one..."

Yugen smiled and revealed a card.

"Secret Ceremony Power 0 - The Fool!"

John was greatly surprised: "Eh? You want to give me this indestructible monster used for blocking?"

"Yes, don’t hesitate to accept it," Yugen smiled with squinted eyes, "And you can decide the position it represents."

John pondered for two seconds: "Then Defense Position."

[Secret Ceremony Power 0 - The Fool, Defense Power 0]

"And because this is a Special Summon, not a face-down set on the field, The Fool needs to be rotated to randomly determine its upright or reverse position when summoned."

Yugen said.

Thus, the card of The Fool on John’s field began to rotate.

But it stopped at the reverse position.

"Seems like John’s luck isn’t very good," Yugen smiled, "A reversed The Fool cannot be affected by any effects from its own team and cannot be targeted by any effects either."

John frowned slightly.

"But I decide the position when The Fool is summoned," he said, "Even if it doesn’t receive the effect from my card, The Fool itself is a strong shield."

"Indeed... but its function is not just a shield."

Yugen smiled again and revealed a Monster Card in his hand.

"According to the effect of ’Necromancy Sacrifice’, I can reduce a tribute count and perform a Normal Summon with a monster in my hand. So I summon this card—

—Secret Ceremony Power 12 - The Hanged Man!"

[Secret Ceremony Power 12 - The Hanged Man, Attack Power 2200]

An animation-only Secret Ceremony not available as a physical card but included in card power video games.

"When summoning a Secret Ceremony Power monster, rotate the card for upright or reverse effects," Yugen paused, smiling.

"However, with The Fool on the field, its additional effect is... the opposing player can decide upright or reverse positions when effects requiring a coin toss are activated.

Moreover, this effect is The Fool’s basic function, unrelated to its own upright or reverse position.

In other words, as long as The Fool is on your field, no matter if its position is upright or reversed, I can choose coin faces freely."

John: "!"

Is there really such a thing?

He couldn’t help but stare at The Fool on his field.

"Yes, The Fool wields Destiny Power. But regretfully, the only one who can choose fate freely... is its opponent."

John: "..."

He stared at The Fool for a while, at a loss for words.

Though what he wanted to say roughly was, well, you certainly are a ’Fool’...

Thus, I choose the reverse position effect of ’Secret Ceremony Power 12 - The Hanged Man’."

The Hanged Man’s card rotated and stopped at the reverse position.

"Then activate Magic Card ’Holy Grail A’. Again, I toss a coin; if heads, I draw two cards, if tails, the opponent draws two cards."

Yugen paused and smiled brilliantly.

"Of course, with The Fool, coins are unnecessary. I draw two cards directly."

John: "..."

Yugen boldly drew two cards.

"Then the battle," Yugen waved his hand, "Secret Ceremony Power 12 - The Hanged Man, attack ’Jade Beast - Amber Mammoth’."

Green gelatinous tentacles shot from the ground, binding the Mammoth tightly, exploding into fragments with a boom.

[John, LP4000→LP3500]