Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397: Chapter 396: The Arbiter’s Deck

"Duel!" x2

[Koyo — LP 4000]

[Arbiter — LP 4000]

"I’ll go first. Draw," the Arbiter said.

Koyo focused, watching intently.

The Arbiter was new to him, but he could sense this person was no ordinary foe.

Perhaps even stronger than the dark duelist who’d ambushed him the night he became champion.

It was only after that defeat that he realized: the peak he’d reached was just the limit of what most people could see.

The appearance of that dark duelist proved the world of dueling was far broader than he thought. The true strongest and most dangerous didn’t care about glory in competitions.

That night, he’d glimpsed just a corner of the hidden dark world.

Now, he’d seen and felt firsthand the terror of Shadow Duels. But even so, he would not back down.

He was a pro duelist, long resolved to dedicate his life and all he had to dueling. No matter how dangerous the road ahead, he’d never turn back.

Besides—

Koyo glanced at the sidelines, catching Jaden’s eye.

Oddly, Jaden wasn’t excited or cheering, just met his gaze with a worried expression.

"Koyo..."

Jaden had a bad feeling, especially after watching the last duel and what happened afterward.

Even he could sense the opponent was dangerous.

"I set one monster in face-down defense position," the Arbiter said calmly, placing a card.

"Then set two cards face-down and end my turn."

Kaiba watched the Arbiter closely.

"Koyo Hikibi, the world champion... he should be enough to test that guy’s strength," Kaiba muttered.

If he had to say, this was the opponent he most wanted to face in this tournament.

Kaiba Seto hadn’t lost to many, and those he couldn’t get revenge on were even fewer. Dartz was gone, but the Serpent God’s avatar was an old rival.

Koyo also noticed that even when facing him, the Arbiter’s eyes seemed to drift to the audience.

There were only two people he truly cared about—Kaiba, and Kira, who’d taken the Sealing Device and left him uncertain.

"So, you don’t even see me as an opponent," Koyo said darkly.

"I’ll make you regret that. My turn—draw!"

He immediately played a card.

"I summon Elemental HERO Stratos!"

The famous Sky Guy from the real card game; when he appeared, tornadoes swirled. But right now, he was just a decent vanilla.

[Elemental HERO Stratos, ATK 1800]

Stratos could halve his attack to attack directly, but Koyo glanced at his opponent’s field, then aimed at the monster.

"Stratos attacks the face-down monster!"

Direct attack would only be 900 damage—better to probe the opponent’s monster.

"Trap Card—’Negate Attack.’"

The Arbiter raised his hand, releasing a vortex from the trap card that swallowed Stratos’s attack.

"Protected that monster?"

Koyo frowned, reviewing his options.

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