Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 1140

Chapter 1140: Chapter 1140 – The Model Duelist: Jack

As the plot advanced, the Earthbound Immortals awoke, and the hidden powers of the Signers began to emerge in turn, pushing this fateful war to its climax.

On the Signers’ side, the main powerhouse was, of course, the Satellite’s very own hero: Yusei Fudo, the orphan of Satellite Town. Facing his old friend and rival Kessler, this time Yusei didn’t hold anything back. They launched straight into a heartfelt and ferocious duel. During the battle, Yusei even used the long-lost technique of the "Duel King"—talk-no-jutsu—and after a round of "verbal attacks," Kessler’s heart was swayed. In the end, he believed Yusei had not betrayed him to Security all those years ago, and their misunderstandings were completely resolved.

Of course, making peace didn’t stop Kessler from being sent back to the underworld by Yusei’s Majestic Star Dragon’s soul attack.

Yes, Majestic Star Dragon—the new ace card Yusei printed out on the spot. This marked the first time in 5D’s that the Crimson Dragon Printing Press fired up, and Kira already foresaw that this battle would usher in Yusei’s never-ending collaboration with the Crimson Dragon Card Factory from this point forward.

If Yusei’s side is all about the passionate bonds and friendships that define the "Yu-Gi-Oh King" tradition, then Jack’s part was perhaps the least like a Yu-Gi-Oh King episode.

As a man capable of running a harem in this series, Jack displayed astonishing charm this battle, to the point where he nearly pulled the fallen Carmine back from the Dark Signer side—basically with a straight-up confession.

As the saying goes, "In fights, there is intimacy; in scolding, there is love." After this battle, Jack and Carmine could have been married on the spot, and no one would’ve been surprised. But it’s as if, at this very moment, the scriptwriter suddenly smacked their forehead and realized, "Wait, aren’t we making ’Yu-Gi-Oh’? Isn’t the plot going a little off course?"

So the writers quickly tagged on a new setting: after a Dark Signer duel, the loser simply loses all memory of the battle—allowing Carmine to forget not only the game, but all of Jack’s heartfelt words.

However, come the end of 5D’s, it turns out this memory loss plot only really stuck with Carmine—everyone else (Kessler, Greiger, etc.) seemed to remember, leaving Carmine and the other two "harem members" forever circling around Jack, only for the grand finale to feature Jack’s famous line: "I want to be the world champion—women are just a distraction."

Carmine herself is left with no memory that she was ever so close to a romantic breakthrough.

It’s hard to believe the scriptwriters didn’t do this on purpose.

Still, Jack truly embodied the "duelist never marries" spirit—he is the model for us all.

On another front, Luna managed to overcome the Dark Signer she faced with the aid of her brother Leo, and successfully broke the seal on her Ancient Fairy Dragon in the spirit world.

Lastly, there’s Akiza’s battle. She faced a world-famous model, Misty. Misty, believing her brother was killed by Akiza, fell into darkness as a Dark Signer and sought revenge. But in reality, Akiza knew nothing of this and it was Sayer who was truly responsible for her brother’s death.

This crucial information had already been unearthed and delivered to Akiza by Kira. Compared to the original story, Akiza had complete control over the situation this time.

With Kira’s evidence, Akiza quickly convinced Misty that she wasn’t her brother’s murderer, resolving the misunderstanding between them.

Of course, the evil god behind the Dark Signers wasn’t about to let his pawn go so easily. Sensing the fight was about to end, he forcibly took over Misty’s body to fight in her place.

Unfortunately for him, while his status was impressive, his dueling skills in the original were infamously poor—never securing a win in any of his "stand-in matches," revealing himself as a textbook "loves to play, but not very good" type.

As a result, Akiza was able to clinch victory against Misty even more effortlessly than in the original story.

Of all the Dark Signers, Greiger was the first to act, sneaking behind enemy lines to directly attack Goodwin, the golden support among the Signers. Unfortunately, Greiger still hasn’t returned from his mission, making him the fifth Dark Signer to fall.

Now, only one remains.

...

Satellite Area, Old Perpetual Engine Site

Rudger Goodwin slumped, leaning against a wall, clutching his head in agony as sweat poured down his face.

At that moment, a voice spoke from behind him.

"Looks like you’re the only one left standing."

Rudger turned and saw his brother from years past, Rex Goodwin, standing there with arms crossed, smiling.

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