Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 640

Chương 640: Chapter 640: Heroes in the Dark

"Destiny HEROs," Kira said. "A rare branch of the HERO series indeed."

He paused, then smiled.

"Speaking of which, I've heard there's a young HERO user at Duel Academy with some potential. You two should trade notes sometime."

"Jaden Yuki, is it." Aster frowned.

Sartorius had been mentioning him often of late.

"Oh? So you know already."

"A mediocrity," Aster said bluntly. "I'm not like someone who uses HERO power for his own amusement.

Heroes bear a heavy fate—they can only advance by fighting. Our reasons for fighting, what we shoulder—it's not the same. Don't compare me to someone like that."

"A heavy fate borne by Heroes, huh…" Kira smiled. "But is that truly the fate of the Heroes, or are you binding your Destiny HEROs with your own so-called fate?"

"What did you say?"

Aster snapped.

"What do you know about me or my Destiny HEROs?"

He refused to argue further and continued.

"Destiny HERO – Diamond Dude's effect! Once per turn, reveal the top card of my Deck. If it's a Normal Spell, send it to the GY. Next turn's Standby Phase, I can activate that card's effect.

If it's not, return it to the bottom of the Deck."

Diamond Dude is a fascinating card. Not because its raw power is absurd, but because it's uniquely positioned in the entire card pool—still unmatched even today.

Activating the effect of a Spell you "hit" means you ignore its activation conditions and costs. In other words, if there were a Spell with a near-impossible cost but an effect that says "You win the Duel," and Diamond Dude mills it, you can ignore the ridiculous condition and just apply "win the Duel."

It's hard to use consistently, but the ceiling is obvious. Back in the day, people built all sorts of "trick" decks around it, even full Spell-centric builds.

Of course, in reality it comes down to luck—will you hit a Spell, and will it matter?

But this is anime. At least when Aster is on screen, Diamond Dude never seems to miss.

"I hit the Spell Card Trade-In."

Sure enough, Aster revealed the Spell.

"Trade-In lets me discard a Level 8 monster to draw two. Per Diamond Dude, I send Trade-In to the GY."

He slid the Spell into the Graveyard. A chill glimmer flashed over Diamond Dude's facets.

"Next turn, during my Standby, I'll apply 'draw two from Deck' without discarding a Level 8."

"As expected of a pro," Kira nodded.

Not that the line was flashy—just that Aster never whiffed. With Diamond Dude, he always hit a Spell.

"Next, I activate the Spell: Over Destiny!" Aster said. "Target a Destiny HERO in my GY, then Special Summon a Destiny HERO from my Deck with a Level less than or equal to half of the targeted monster's Level. 1

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