Who Let Him Play Yugioh? (Re-Upload)

Magic Cylinder!

The most famous damage-reflecting trap, legendary for its use by the original King of Games. For Kira to pull out Magic Cylinder at such a critical moment had even the students in the audience standing up in surprise.

”Bladedge’s attack is negated, and you take damage equal to its ATK,” Kira said. ”In other words, the attack is reflected!”

”Knew you’d have a trap ready. Then—”

Jaden narrowed his eyes, raising his arm.

”I activate my set card—Counter Trap ’Protection of the Elements!’ Until the end of the turn, I can banish an Elemental HERO on my field to negate and destroy an opponent’s Spell or Trap activation!”

This was also a trap Jaden used in the manga.

”I banish ’Elemental HERO Bladedge’—’Magic Cylinder’ is negated and destroyed!”

Bladedge temporarily left the field, and Magic Cylinder shattered in golden light.

Syrus wiped his brow: ”Phew, that was close—at least he blocked it.”

”This is a duel where you can’t let your guard down for even a second,” Chumley said.

”Can’t believe he couldn’t get the attack through again—Kirajust never gives an inch.”

Jaden laughed. ”Then, I activate the Continuous Spell ’Mirage of Nightmare!’

During your Standby Phase, I draw until I have four cards. But in my turn, I randomly discard the same number of cards I drew.”

”Real discard or fake?” Kira smiled.

So far, he’d never seen anyone actually discard for real.

”Who knows,” Jaden grinned. ”I set three cards to my back row and end my turn.”

A golden glow appeared on his field, a whirlpool of time and space opening. The shining hero dropped from the vortex, returning to his field.

”’Protection of the Elements’ returns the banished HERO to my field at the end of the turn,” Jaden said. ”Come back, Bladedge!”

[Elemental HERO Bladedge, ATK 2600]

Kira: ”Alright, my turn, draw.”

”Standby Phase—’Mirage of Nightmare’ activates. I draw until I have four cards.” Jaden drew.

”At this moment, ’Appropriate’ also activates. Whenever my opponent draws outside the Draw Phase, I draw two.”

Kira drew, then glanced at Jaden’s field.

With the anime effect, Skyscraper would also boost Bladedge’s ATK when attacked, meaning it was effectively 3600. Even BLS couldn’t get through that.

”Then I activate ’Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning’s’ effect again,” Kira said. ”Once per turn, banish a monster on your field. I choose ’Elemental HERO Bladedge.’

Chaos Dimension Slash!”

The soldier’s blade swung, light and dark cleaving space toward the golden HERO.

”This is what I was waiting for.” Jaden grinned, ”Watch, Kira—my HEROes have infinite possibilities even without Fusion!

I activate my set card—Trap Card ’Edge Hammer!’

I tribute ’Elemental HERO Bladedge’ to destroy a monster on your field, and you take damage equal to its original ATK!”

Another HERO-specific trap.

Jaden’s deck was full of these dedicated traps and HERO combos. When it worked, some of these combinations were actually really strong.

Like this one.

”I tribute Bladedge to destroy ’Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning!’ So, Kira, you take 3000 damage!”

[Kira, LP 2800]

”Sorry, Kira,” Jaden smiled confidently. ”Looks like I win!”

Bladedge, powered up by the trap, assembled a huge golden hammer and charged straight into BLS’s blade!

”Then I activate my set card,” Kira said. ”Trap Card—’Shift!’ When a monster on my field becomes the target of an opponent’s Spell/Trap or attack, I can switch the target to another monster on my field!”

Silent Magician turned and nodded at Kira.

”I switch the target of ’Edge Hammer’ to ’Silent Magician!’” said Kira.

Jaden: ”But you have five cards in hand—Silent Magician’s ATK rises by 500 for each, so she has 3500 ATK!”

[Silent Magician, ATK 3500]

”No,” Kira smiled, ”’Edge Hammer’ deals damage equal to the destroyed monster’s ’original’ ATK.

Silent Magician’s current ATK is 3500, but only her base ATK counts. So I only take her original ATK as damage…”

Boom!

The hammer smashed down, both the white-robed mage and golden HERO vanished in a storm of destruction.

”…which is 1000.”

[Kira, LP 2800 → 1800]

”You’re strong, Kira,” Jaden said, then laughed. ”But now your Silent Magician is destroyed, and BLS already used its effect, so you can’t attack this turn.”

”Maybe not,” Kira chuckled. ”Did you forget Silent Magician’s other ability?”

”Oh, right…”

Even though Bladedge was gone for good, when Silent Magician was destroyed, the released energy formed a white magic circle.

”When Silent Magician is destroyed by battle or card effect, I can Special Summon a ’Silent Magician’ monster other than herself from my hand or deck, ignoring Summoning conditions.

From the intersection of chaos and order, the light magician descends—

—Silent Magician LV8!”

A white silhouette spun from the magic circle, robes fluttering, staff twirling, silver hair billowing like a dream.

[Silent Magician LV8, ATK 3500]

The students in the stands held their breath.

Now, with Bladedge tributed, Jaden’s field was empty.

[Jaden, LP 3300]

In just a few seconds, Jaden’s finishing move became Kira’s counterattack.

A complete reversal!

”Silent Magician LV8, direct attack!” Kira ordered.

White light gathered at the staff’s tip, a magic blast flying straight for Jaden.

”Then I activate my Trap—”

Jaden raised his hand and shouted,

”—A Hero Emerges!”

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