Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 1090

Chapter 1090: Chapter 1090: Plant Potential

Akiza: "!"

Not his own deck?

Thinking about it, she realized it was true. When she found out even Goodwin from Security used the same Plant deck as hers, she’d thought it was odd.

At duel’s start, she’d gotten the upper hand thanks to Plant synergy.

Take her Continuous Trap "Rose Flame"—normally she built it to combo with "Black Garden". Each time she summoned a monster, she could also summon a Plant Token on the opponent’s field, burning them for 500 each time with "Rose Flame".

But today her opponent also used Plants, so summoning monsters would burn both sides, raising her burn potential more than usual.

She’d chalked it up to luck, but maybe there was more to it.

And if it’s not his main deck... then this guy, using an off-deck and under the handicap of "Rose Flame", still could hold his own against her.

No—holding his own was an understatement.

Though she hadn’t noticed in her anger, now calmer, she could sense he was always in control.

"I used Plants," Kira said, "because I know, Akiza, that Plants are your best deck. So only by doing this could I make you see how immature—how weak—you really are.

Your grasp of your own deck isn’t even scratching the surface. Just like your understanding of your own power.

My turn. Draw."

A golden light shimmered from his graveyard.

"Activate the effect of Magic Card ’Take Over 5’ from the grave. At the start of my turn, if this is in the grave, I banish it and a copy from deck to draw one card."

The magic card faded in gold light; Kira drew.

"Now, the field card I took from your grave last turn."

He lifted his Magic Card.

"Field Spell—Black Garden!"

Once used by Akiza, then destroyed by Black Rose Dragon, it now reappeared as Kira’s own field. Black vines covered everything, turning the entire floor into a plant cage.

Akiza’s expression tightened.

Back comes Black Garden, taken from her.

What was he planning?

"Next, I’ll Normal Summon ’Kotodama’ in Defense Position."

[Kotodama, DEF 1600]

Though an Angel monster by type, what appeared was a shriveled, inky-black zombie-like creature carved with mysterious runes.

This card, based on the old legend of "Kotodama", believed that in ancient myth, words themselves were spells—if you could speak the true name of a being, you could control it as your servant.

Akiza frowned. "I don’t know what you’re planning... but any monster you Summon is affected by your own Black Garden—its ATK and DEF halved.

Also, a ’Rose Token’ is Special Summoned to my field."

[Rose Token, ATK 800]

"Right, a Rose Token is Special Summoned to your field."

Kira smiled, then pointed to the Continuous Trap he’d had set all along.

"But you haven’t forgotten, have you? I still have ’Remove Brainwashing’ face-up."

Akiza: "!"

That’s right—Remove Brainwashing returns all cards to their original controller.

Since Kira now controls Black Garden—all tokens generated go to their original owner, which is Kira. So even though the Rose Token is on Akiza’s field, by the effect of Remove Brainwashing, it instantly reverts to Kira.

Akiza watched as the Rose Token appeared, only to immediately fly over to Kira’s side. She seemed unconcerned, replying coldly: "So what?"

In other words, this combo means whenever Kira summons a monster, he gets a "buy-one-get-one" free Rose Token. At best, that’s a plus one in card advantage. But it’s only an 800 ATK token, so what of it?

"Next, activate Spell Card ’Spirit Elimination’," Kira said. "This turn, if a monster in the graveyard would be banished, I may instead banish one monster from my field in its place."

Akiza: "?"

Sacrifice a field monster instead of banishing one from the grave?

At first glance, it made no sense—field monsters are more valuable than graveyard resources. Normally you’d always want to banish graveyard cards, not your board. So who would want to use this effect?

"Now, the setup is complete."

Kira spoke calmly.

"My turn is over."

Akiza: "?"

That’s it?

After all that big talk, Akiza had braced for his all-out assault.

But... that’s all?

All that commotion, yet nothing threatening on board that she could see.

"Indeed, my turn is finished."

Kira closed his eyes gently, with a small smile.

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