Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 856

Chapter 856: Chapter 856: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

Duel Academy Island.

Waves crashed against the shore. Thin moonlight filtered through dense canopies, barely lighting the moss and ferns on the ground like the faintest signs of life amid the silence.

Professor Viper, from the Western Academy, walked through the woods. Twigs cracked underfoot. The air was thick with an indescribable heaviness and pressure, as if even breathing had grown laborious.

He held a device in hand, walking and stopping, using it to orient himself.

It was his first time on the island. His impressions so far were hard to put into words—especially in the middle of the night in this forest. The towering ancient trees cast huge interlacing shadows, like an invisible net that wrapped tightly around all outsiders.

It didn’t feel like a school, but like the forbidden domain of some demon lord.

But he eventually found what he was looking for.

Hidden deep within the island: a long-abandoned laboratory.

A rusted metal door hung ajar like a portal to another world. Moonlight seeped faintly through cracked window glass. A chilly wind threaded through the fractures with a low, wailing hum.

You’d never imagine how many bizarre secrets were buried on an island that seemed to house only a school.

This place had originally been an animal-centric lab exploring whether animals could learn to duel. It sounded absurd, but the research had proven feasible.

Back in Jaden’s first year, a dueling monkey escaped from this lab and even dueled him.

Some scholars argued that compared to humans, animals have greater natural affinity with spirits, so having animals duel could help explore ties to the spirit world. The project was later shut down for suspected animal cruelty.

The lights flicked on. The control room’s monitors lit up, casting an ominous glow across Professor Viper’s stern face.

"Outdated equipment," Viper sniffed, unimpressed. "Well, at least it works."

He tapped away at the consoles and pulled up surveillance feeds—projections from across Duel Academy.

He’d already planted covert surveillance devices throughout the campus, plus some mobile probes. Tiny cameras, nearly invisible to the naked eye, moved around the academy to feed him first-hand intel as fast as possible.

With that, the school’s every movement was essentially under his control.

At the thought, a viper-like dangerous smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

The situation had diverged a bit from his plan, but overall remained within control.

The Duel King, Kira... He hadn’t expected this guy’s influence to be so great in the open. Judging by the vibe, if he raised a banner to overthrow the chancellor, the whole school would side with him...

No—Sheppard might support it himself.

And he’d specifically asked to duel him. Had he already grown suspicious?

Viper stroked his chin, thinking.

Well, whatever.

His goal was just to absorb enough dueling energy to revive that Lord. The original plan already accounted for personally stepping in if the energy fell short. He was quite confident in his own dueling ability.

The Duel King... why not.

A duel with him should produce high-quality energy.

Everything was under control.

But clearly, Professor Viper had never heard the old saying:

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