Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 1101

Chapter 1101: Chapter 1101: The Skeleton Knight

When Kira arrived at the Satellite Zone on his Duel Runner, he saw the massive altar at the center of the abandoned factory. Flames still roared in the braziers, but the area around the altar was completely deserted.

Yes, Kira had also gotten himself a Duel Runner. In this world, any duelist without a cool ride would always be seen as second-rate. Of course, this new vehicle was acquired through Goodwin’s authority. The Duel Runner he’d used to travel through time—Paradox’s Duel Runner—was still in hiding for now.

"An altar?"

Kira glanced at the enormous altar still blazing with fire. He couldn’t help but frown slightly.

Was something like this in the original story?

As he drew closer, the flames atop the altar grew even more striking. On top of the altar a figure appeared: a person sitting atop a horse in full armor, cape fluttering behind him. He wore a mask resembling a skull. The horse beneath him was wrapped entirely in bandages like a mummy; its exposed head was just bone, giving off a chilling appearance.

Kira’s gaze sharpened.

Is this guy the Skeleton Knight?

The Skeleton Knight was an antagonist from the "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s" manga—a mysterious duelist, spoken of in the Satellite Zone like an urban legend. In the manga, he appeared out of nowhere and challenged Yusei Fudo to a riding duel with their lives on the line.

Kira’s memory of the 5D’s manga plot was a bit fuzzy, but he still recalled that the Skeleton Knight’s true identity was Roman Goodwin, the parallel universe counterpart from the manga, who was also the chief of the Dark Signer group in the anime.

Though the manga and anime are separate parallel worlds, and though there are no Dark Signers in the manga, the Goodwin brothers still served as the "double boss" antagonists in that world.

But unlike the anime, the Goodwin brothers in the manga had both survived for five thousand years—ancient immortals, cursed to live on.

High atop the altar, the Skeleton Knight looked down and met Kira’s eyes. Suddenly, he pulled hard on his reins. His D-Horse leapt into the air like it was flying, then landed a short distance in front of Kira.

The Skeleton Knight’s gaze locked on Kira.

"At last, the warrior from another world has arrived." The Skeleton Knight’s voice was deep, booming, but a bit muffled.

Kira knew that "warrior" was how ancient people referred to duelists. He still narrowed his brow slightly.

Another world, huh?

Does that mean he’s seen through that I’m from another world? Or, is the Skeleton Knight himself from another world?

Kira asked, "Let me guess—you’re Roman Goodwin?"

If we go by the manga, that should be the real identity of the Skeleton Knight. But when he heard the name, the Skeleton Knight neither accepted nor denied it, nor did he show any surprise. He simply let out a cold, sinister laugh.

"So what if I am? So what if I’m not? You’ve entered the sacred altar’s racetrack. All who enter this forbidden ground await but one fate—"

He spurred his horse, leaping into the natural racetrack encircling the altar.

"Race around the altar! Engage in a life-or-death riding duel, wagering your very soul!"

"Lose, and your soul is devoured. Refuse to fight, and your soul will still be scattered at this altar! Such is the fate of a knight!" the Skeleton Knight declared loudly.

Though his words were different, Kira knew full well that he had already been pulled into the realm of a Shadow Duel. He’d been through this sort of thing many times before, so it wasn’t a big surprise—just that this time, it was a riding duel, betting on their lives while riding instead of standing still.

Correction: he was riding a Duel Runner, while the opponent was on horseback.

Yes, the Skeleton Knight would ride a horse for the duel, since five thousand years ago there obviously weren’t any Duel Runners.

Naturally, there was also no "Speed World" field spell exclusive to riding duels five thousand years ago.

In the 5D’s anime, riding duels had to be conducted in the special "Speed World" field. In Speed World, you couldn’t use normal, continuous, or quick-play Spell cards; only exclusive original spell cards for riding duels known as "Speed Spells."

But in the manga, there was no such restriction: no Speed World, no Speed Spells. Riding duels in the manga followed essentially the regular rules.

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