Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 237

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Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Did You Really Shuffle?

[Bonus]

A Hero Emerges!

"When your opponent declares an attack, randomly select a card from your hand. If it’s a monster card, Special Summon it directly to the field. If not, send it to the Graveyard."

Jaden currently had four cards in hand, all drawn this turn thanks to the effect of "Mirage of Nightmare." So, there’s no way this setup was planned last turn since whether he’d draw a monster, or which monster, is theoretically random.

Of course, for true duelists, everything is inevitable.

"So you really do have confidence in your luck?" Kira smiled.

"Hahaha, I do! But just to be safe..." Jaden said, "I’ll Chain the Quick-Play Spell ’Emergency Provisions,’ sending my Spell/Trap Cards on the field to the Graveyard and gaining 1000 Life Points for each.

I’ll send both ’Mirage of Nightmare’ and the currently activating ’A Hero Emerges’ to the Graveyard, gaining 2000 Life Points."

[Jaden, LP 3300→LP 5300]

A second layer of insurance. This way, even if Kira doesn’t select a monster card, and Jaden takes the full brunt of Silent Magician’s attack, he won’t lose immediately.

"Of course, since ’A Hero Emerges’ has already activated, sending it off the field won’t affect its resolution."

Jaden chuckled and showed up his four cards.

"Pick one."

Kira pointed casually: "The second from the left."

"Nice, it’s a monster card!" Jaden said. "So I Special Summon ’Card Blocker’ in Defense Position!"

[Card Blocker, DEF 400]

He smiled confidently: "I’m pretty good at this. I’ve never lost at pulling wild cards so far."

"Then ’Silent Magician LV8,’ attack ’Card Blocker,’" said Kira.

"Card Blocker’s effect! When it’s targeted for an attack, I can send up to three cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard. For each, its DEF increases by 500."

Jaden immediately drew three cards from his Deck.

"I’ll send all three to the Graveyard—Card Blocker’s DEF increases by 1500!"

[Card Defender, DEF 400→DEF 1900]

Of course, even this much DEF doesn’t matter before Silent Magician. His real aim is to mill three cards as resources.

Boom!

A magical light sphere crashed down, the little shield quickly pierced, and Card Blocker exploded.

"Then I set two cards face-down and end my turn," said Kira.

"Alright, my turn—draw!"

Jaden glanced at his drawn card and immediately played it.

"Spell Card ’Fifth Hope’! Shuffle five ’Elemental HERO’ monsters from my Graveyard back into the Deck, then draw two cards."

Cards flew out of the Graveyard in golden light.

"I’ll shuffle ’Avian,’ ’Burstinatrix,’ ’Clayman,’ ’Bubbleman,’ and ’Bladedge’ back into my Deck."

The five cards returned in order; Jaden quickly shuffled and slid the Deck back into his Duel Disk.

"Then I draw two cards!"

"Appropriate’s Effect," Kira said, "When you draw outside your Draw Phase, I also draw two cards."

"Activate ’Pot of Greed!’" Right after drawing, Jaden revealed another card. "Draw two more cards from my Deck."

Kira chuckled: "Then I’ll draw two more as well."

Kira became more convinced his judgment was right—this Continuous Trap, unremarkable in the real card game, was insanely strong in the anime world. In this relatively slow-paced environment, with lower Special Summon frequency, it was even better than the infamous hand trap "Maxx ’C’."

And facing this card, Jaden’s situation felt similar to the competitive dilemma: "To push through Maxx ’C’ or not."

If he doesn’t have a combo to break through, doing nothing might mean losing next turn. If he accelerates his own draws, there’s a chance to turn the tables—but also a risk of giving the opponent more cards.