Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 565

Chương 565: Chapter 565: A Weary Life

"Quick-Play Spell 'Mystical Space Typhoon'—destroy a Spell/Trap on the field!" 1

Kagemaru slammed down the spell.

"First, that eyesore of a trap," he barked. "Continuous Trap 'Gravity Bind'—begone!"

A black whirlwind lifted the trap into the air; a bolt split it to pieces. Gravity's shackle vanished, and the invisible field on Kira's side dissipated.

"With that, the attack lock is gone!"

"Indeed," Kira nodded with a smile. "So, I take it you've prepared a counter to the Sacred Beast?"

Kagemaru snorted heavily without answering.

"Special Summon 'Breeze Sphere'!"

[Breeze Sphere, ATK 700] 1

"A Special Summon?" Kira said.

Kagemaru: "If the opponent controls a Level 5 or higher monster, Breeze Sphere can be Special Summoned from the hand." (manga card)

"I see," Kira nodded.

"Then I Tribute 'Breeze Sphere', 'Troposphere', and 'Gene-Warped Warwolf' to Tribute Summon the ultimate Sphere!"

The moment that card was lifted by the mechanical arm, a force that could contend with a Sacred Beast blossomed.

Transparent cyclones wove a storm, breathing with the will of the sky itself! The aura was unlike any prior Sphere—not a mere tempest, but a tapestry of countless micro-cyclones.

The eddies danced and spun, as if the wind itself had gained life. The living gale gathered into broad wings; the colossal divine bird descended wreathed in air.

The ultimate current: The Atmosphere—Summon!

[The Atmosphere, ATK 1000] 1

"That looks like your ace," Kira said flatly.

The The Atmosphere is the last of the three "Sphere" cards to be printed. Its printed summoning condition is actually "buffed" compared to the manga.

The manga required three Tributes for a Tribute Summon, but the printed card can't be Normal Summoned at all.

The printed version can only be Special Summoned by banishing two monsters from your field and one from your GY.

"The Atmosphere's effect: absorb one monster your opponent controls, and gain that monster's ATK and DEF!"

Kagemaru shouted.

"Absorb Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder!"

His eyes seemed to turn blood-red.

"Sacred Beast—become my power!"

The Atmosphere's power activated; even a Sacred Beast couldn't escape the irresistible gale! Invisible hands in the storm seized Hamon and dragged it under, sealing it within the bird's atmospheric ring.

Hamon roared, but its lightning was siphoned away, flooding into the bird.

[The Atmosphere, ATK 1000 → ATK 5000]

Five thousand attack!

"Direct attack with the The Atmosphere!" Kagemaru roared. "Die—just die!"

"The power of the Sacred Beast is mine! Mine!" 1

Heaven's thunder coursed into the storm, which hurled forth under a crown of wind blades! Endless lightning exploded around Kira, gouging craters and billowing black smoke.

In the life pod, bubbles gurgled. The old man panted harshly.

Win… I won.

He'd turned the tables from the brink. Once more, with his most trusted ace…

[Kira, LP 600]

Kagemaru: "!?"

"Why…"

"Close one. In that instant I activated the Trap 'Nutrient Z'—if I'd take 2000+ battle damage, I can gain 4000 LP once." 1

"Uh."

Kagemaru muttered.

"Troublesome guy—he takes a 5000 direct hit and still won't fall… Then I'll set one and end."

"We can't let things be too easy, can we?" Kira dusted himself off. "So, in that instant when you thought you'd won—how did it feel?"

"Joy? Or the satisfaction of finally succeeding?"

"Professor Lyman told me about you. He truly believed you were once a hero."

Through the glass and murky fluid of the life pod, Kira looked at Kagemaru.

"I could hear it—he respected who you were. Your deeds, your ideals, what you fought for."

"And look at you now. Look at this room. What you've done—these people you've exploited. Seeing yourself become indistinguishable from what you once fought—how does that feel?"

"How does it feel?"

Kagemaru chuckled coldly.

"I think the past me was a joke. Hot-blooded passion? Ideals? Just youthful naivety."

"Once you die, nothing remains. In the face of life and death, ideals are laughable. In a life where we leave with nothing, if you can't even stay alive, what else matters?"

He looked at Kira.

"And what right do you have to judge me?"

Kagemaru's tone was ice.

"I can tell, Duel King. You aren't some paragon of justice. You're not one to sacrifice everything for righteousness."

"Tell me, King—do you truly care for anyone besides yourself?"

"How are you any different from me?"

Kira smiled.

"Perhaps I'm not. But…"

He paused.

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