Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 671

Chương 671: Chapter 671: A Shaken Destiny

By the end of this duel, Aster was practically out of his mind.

No—not just this duel. Lately, nothing felt normal.

Sartorius's prophecies had been broken again—something that hadn't happened in all these years, but had now occurred three times in a row.

First, the duel with the Revolver. Sartorius foretold a complete victory, yet in hindsight it felt more like a complete defeat. That Chariot card seemed far more fitting for the opponent.

Next, the Pro League duel against Zane Truesdale. He believed Sartorius's nonsense again, about how victory was guaranteed by destiny. In the end, he didn't even get to use his real deck before being pinned down, losing like a clown.

Then there was today's match at Duel Academy against Jaden. Another total disaster. Sartorius's prophecy was once again hot air—he foretold nothing; reality didn't match his words at all.

By this point, Aster's long-standing trust in Sartorius—and in "destiny"—had completely collapsed.

Destiny? Destiny my ass.

And it wasn't just that he lost—it was how bizarrely he lost.

First the duel with the Revolver was a festival of ritual, dark gas, bird cages, and NTR—utter nonsense. Then against Zane, the guy laser-focused on countering his Elemental HEROes with Future Fusion and De-Fusion and Warrior Elimination, culminating in Cyber Dragons eating his Shining Phoenix Enforcer alive...

And now today's duel with Jaden, a pure disaster. Every time he made a big boss, the opponent just tossed down Grand Mole to bop it back to hand. And then out of nowhere Jaden whipped out a dumb Aqua Dolphin that wiped his hand clean; by the end he literally had no plays...

For the first time since he became who he is, Aster felt lost.

Times have changed? Am I the one who's fallen behind?

Is this what dueling is like now? (PS: It's the new Duel King era. Of course, the Meta will change. Hehe!) 4

"I won!" Jaden chirped. "That was a really fun duel!"

The finishing blow was inspired—a hammer to Aster's chest. He nearly spat blood.

Something's wrong. Definitely wrong!

My destiny is cursed!

Kira, however, thought the outcome was entirely expected.

After all, Jaden had already obtained Neo-Spacian power. From a deckbuilding perspective, Jaden's deck used to be a pile of Elemental "trash" HEROes plus a bunch of bespoke spells and traps. Now he'd also mixed in a whole system that had nothing to do with the rest—and more bespoke spells and traps—pushing the piloting difficulty from "hell" to something inhuman. Normally, that should be a nerf.

But you can't judge the anime world by common sense. By mixing in a whole unrelated system, Jaden's deck actually became more versatile. Plus, a bunch of cosmic spirits joined him, elevating his "destiny power" to a level incomparable to before.

Not to mention Jaden had been around Kira long-term, soaking up his influence. The moment he got the new cards he immediately spotted the Neo-Spacian dynamic duo with the most firepower—Mole Bro and Dolphin Bro.

Dolphin Bro needs no introduction—he was heavily nerfed on the real card. In the anime, he has no "once per turn" on his discard-and-peek, and the fused Aqua Neos can nuke two from the opponent's hand—enough to make even the sunny Mr. M. from back in the day give a big thumbs-up.

Mole Bro's reputation is even bigger. Even in the real card meta he earned honors on the banlist. From the moment he saw play he was a staple across many decks; at his peak, practically everyone jammed one copy of Grand Mole.

No mystery: you slam it down, bounce the opponent's boss to hand, and effortlessly recoup all the resource investment they made to summon it. It doesn't get destroyed by battle, returns to your hand, and you can reuse it next turn. Before the game sped up, it was an obviously strong, anti-fun beater with zero reason not to include.

Aster might be a little anti-fun himself for a while...

But it didn't matter. The shard of Light lodged in Aster's deck had already been shattered by Kira's own hand, severing his direct connection to the Light of Destruction. On top of that, his faith was now shaken. As Sartorius's strongest enforcer, this chess piece was basically out of play.

Over at the Academy, the students led by Jaden were clearly seasoned enough to handle Sartorius's offensive.

What surprised Kira was that, later that same day, Sartorius's sister, Sarina, reached out.

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