Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 369

Chapter 369: Chapter 368: The Impostor

"When did you figure it out?"

Iwao asked casually.

"For some time now," Kira replied coolly. "One of my spirits is very sensitive to the scent of Orichalcos."

As he spoke, Black Luster Soldier’s spirit materialized at his side, hand on sword, watching warily.

"I see... Black Luster Soldier, huh? I knew I shouldn’t have let him escape. What a nuisance."

Iwao muttered, then pulled off his disguise.

The bulky man shrank, turning into a lean man.

Luca, one of New Doma’s Three Swordsmen.

"Let me guess, from the very first time we met, it’s been you, right?" Kira asked. "What about the real Iwao?"

"What do you think?"

Luca shrugged.

"If I’m taking his place, I can’t risk him ruining my plans, can I?"

He smiled and pulled out a card.

It was the Seal of Orichalcos Card. In a duel under the Seal of Orichalcos, the loser’s soul is sealed in such a card.

And on it was the real Iwao.

"I see." Kira nodded. "So what was a Doma Swordsman doing among a bunch of refugees?"

"Mainly looking for that guy you just eliminated. I thought he might be hiding among the survivors."

Luca said nonchalantly.

"Tragoedia is a powerful monster—the organization could use him.

And I also wanted to find that legendary duelist..."

"Joey Wheeler, right?" Kira said.

"Yeah." Luca shrugged. "Too bad, never found a lead. He really is in high demand—lots of people looking for him."

He paused and smiled.

"Of course, meeting you was a pleasant surprise. I can sense you’re special too—your dueling style is unique yet as strong as any top duelist. And that inexplicable confidence..."

He narrowed his eyes, smiling.

"So you were so sure I was the enemy, locking me in with the zombies without hesitation? Didn’t you consider even a ten percent chance you might be wrong?"

"No need," Kira shrugged, glancing at Black Luster Soldier. "A duelist only needs to trust his spirit monsters. If you can’t do that, how can you step onto the field?"

"Haha, fair enough. I’m starting to like you."

Luca licked his lips and unfolded his duel disk.

"Shame I still have to kill you. Our factions are different, and you just happen to have something we want."

Kira didn’t say more, also opening his duel disk.

"Duel!" x2

[Kira, LP 4000]

[Luca, LP 4000]

"I’ll go first. Draw."

Luca drew, then narrowed his eyes.

"Starting off with this card... looks like even if I wanted to go easy, the gods wouldn’t allow it. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Shake the earth with your power—Earth Monarch, Granmarg, appear!"

A golden beam shot from the ground, splitting it open. Granmarg’s massive golden body, like a mountain clad in gold armor, emerged in a swirl of smoke.

[Granmarg the Rock Monarch, ATK 2400]

Luca’s face changed slightly. "Summoning a Monarch right away? That effect is..."

"Granmarg’s effect: destroy a set card on summon," Kira said. "Destroy your set monster."

Granmarg hammered the ground, the shockwave splitting the field. Luca’s set monster was revealed.

As expected, a Worm Yagan.

Its flip effect would have bounced a monster back to the hand, costing Kira his Monarch if he’d attacked recklessly.

But Granmarg’s effect destroyed it before it could flip.

"Granmarg, direct attack," Kira ordered.

Granmarg’s huge fist crashed down like a mountain. The solid blow slammed into Luca, knocking him back into the barrier, his chest heaving.

[Luca, LP 4000 → 1600]

He knelt, clutching his chest, steadying himself after the Monarch’s blow.

"Tch, a Monarch to counter flips... and you banished ’Shield Crush’ from the graveyard too—another anti-flip card.

So, you adjusted your deck specifically after getting intel from Seto Kaiba, huh?"

He stood, wiping blood from his mouth, unfazed.

"Looks like I underestimated you."

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