Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 347

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Chapter 347: Chapter 346: The Secret Plan in Motion (Bonus)

"With this, you have all six Puzzle Cards now, right?" Zane said.

"Yeah," Kira replied. "Sorry for taking your shot."

Zane shook his head with a smile. "No, we’re competitors. Duelists have to carve their own path with their own hands. Since you won, it’s only right that you advance first."

Then, pausing, he added confidently, "But I’m not dropping out. I’ll win the last two Puzzle Cards as quickly as I can, make it to the finals, and face you there again."

"Is that so? Good luck." Kira smiled. "But even then, I won’t go easy on you."

"I’d expect nothing less."

Zane waved and prepared to leave. Now that he was down a Puzzle Card, he’d need at least two straight wins, so he had to hurry.

But just as he was leaving, he paused, remembering something.

"Oh, right." He turned to Kira, hesitated, then asked, "With Chimeratech Fortress Dragon—did you develop it because you believed in its potential?"

Kira nodded. "Of course."

Zane thought for a moment.

Chimeratech Fortress Dragon—he had one too, though he rarely used it. But even after holding onto it so long, he’d never noticed its other possibilities.

So this is the difference talent makes...

In the anime, Chimeratech Fortress Dragon isn’t a contact fusion. Its attack is zero, can’t be destroyed in battle, and deals zero battle damage to its controller.

Its effect allows it to attack once for each fusion material used, and each attack deals 400 damage to the opponent.

So, if you fuse ten monsters, it can hit ten times for 400 each—enough to finish the game at once.

Still, even then, it didn’t feel as impactful as Kira’s revised version.

No, impactful isn’t the right word—psychologically devastating is better.

Though it’s a Cyber Dragon fusion monster, it’s basically a Cyber Dragon killer. It just devours the opponent’s monsters for free, needing no resources. Even thinking back to their duel, Zane still felt a bit stifled.

It’s the ultimate inside agent for Cyber Dragons.

Such a twisted Cyber Dragon... just... wow.

"Say, does your lab have any more ’Chimeratech Fortress Dragons’?" Zane finally couldn’t help but ask.

"I want to buy one."

Kira laughed.

If you can’t beat them, join them, huh?

But given Zane’s standpoint, it was only natural.

First, this was a brand-new Cyber Dragon fusion form. As a Cyber Dragon specialist, he couldn’t accept not having a main-deck monster that someone else did.

Second, Chimeratech Fortress Dragon isn’t just a Cyber Dragon killer—it’s a machine-type killer for anyone playing Cyber Dragons.

With it, Zane’s deck could devour any number of machine-type monsters on the opponent’s field for free.

That’s why Chimeratech Fortress Dragon is meta-defining. Its two strongest uses are: when you run into another Cyber Dragon player, and when you, as a Cyber Dragon player, face a machine-type deck.

Later, when Jinzo’s user comes to challenge the Cyber Dojo with a full machine deck, seeing all his Jinzos devoured by Chimeratech Fortress Dragon in a single turn will be hilarious...

"We don’t have any spares yet, but it’s under development," Kira smiled.

"Our team has found that Cyber Dragons have incredible untapped potential. There’s a ton of room for development. I’d been thinking about this for a while."