Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 1099

Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099: Buy One Get One Free

"Ahhh, I lost..." Leo sat cross-legged on the ground, rubbing his head.

The honor student with glasses said, "See, Leo, I told you—you’re not thinking far enough ahead. Our teacher said that dueling isn’t just about setting up your own tactics; you have to be able to see through your opponent’s strategy too. If you always rely on intuition, just reacting to whatever comes up, you’ll never get far."

Leo frowned miserably. "But thinking during a duel is exhausting..."

Imitating Goodwin, Kira folded his hands behind his back, walked over, and gave Leo a gentle smile.

"No, maybe it’s fine for you to stay just the way you are."

Leo perked up. "Really!?"

Kira smiled, "Yes. Dueling purely by intuition and putting your entire trust in your deck is also a kind of faith. If you truly trust your deck, your deck will respond in kind."

Kira wasn’t just spouting platitudes; there was real truth to his words.

Back in the day, when Jaden was Leo’s age, he wasn’t anywhere near as strong as he is now either. Kira had seen talent in action—the strength of such gifted duelists increases every day, even if they don’t deliberately practice, they just get stronger by the day.

Maybe that’s genius for you.

Jaden and Yusei, as two generations of protagonists, both embodied the somewhat mystical quality of "faith in the heart of the cards." However, their dueling styles were quite different.

Yusei did sometimes pull off miracle top-decks, but overall he preferred planning and calculated combos, using precise strategy and psychological mind games to win duels.

Jaden, however, didn’t care for tactics or gambits at all—miracles were just his normal attacks. No matter the situation, as long as he drew exactly the right card (even ones he didn’t know he needed), tactics were just window dressing.

Maybe that’s what "one force breaks ten thousand schemes" means in the dueling world.

Leo also had a bit of a protagonist’s blessing—maybe not as strong as Jaden’s, but strong enough to make him stand out among duelists. It was obvious to Kira that Leo was the same type as Jaden, destined for great things.

"It’s not that I’m bad!" Leo protested to his friend. "It’s just that this guy is too strong!"

The honor student didn’t argue—he couldn’t, actually, because Leo was completely right. Kira’s strength defied all common sense.

How impressive was summoning Zushin in one turn?

The honor student felt this silver-haired man had just, through this one duel, surpassed every ace duelist he’d ever known. Honestly, he even suspected this uncle seemed stronger than the absolute champion—Jack Atlas himself.

"Why don’t you compete in tournaments, Uncle? With skills like yours, if you pulled off a Zushin summon in any event, you’d become a superstar overnight in the world of dueling!"

Kira only smiled, without answering.

He knew he was stronger than Jack—for now. Not just Jack, but Yusei and the rest of the 5Ds protagonist team were still rookies at this stage and far from their strongest.

But to claim you could walk through the entire 5Ds world with only Zushin would be underestimating all the other heroes.

Zushin was powerful, but not invincible. First, it was immune to everything, but it could still be beaten by something like Lava Golem.

The chances of running into Lava Golem in 5Ds was small, but not impossible.

Also, Zushin’s effect only affected ATK—encounter a card like "Big Shield Gardna" with 2600 DEF and only 100 ATK, and it’d have a tough time breaking through.

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