Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 448

Chapter 448: Chapter 447: Reckoning (Bonus)

In the very center of White Dragon Island, the tournament organizers held the official awards ceremony. Under the gaze of thousands, Kira was formally bestowed the title of the new Duel King.

Oh, and of course, a huge prize fund, too.

After all, this was a KaibaCorp-sponsored tournament, and prizes at Duelist Kingdom events had always been generous. With the president himself competing, staking the title of Duel King, this event was more meaningful than ever, and the prize money was even more considerable.

Recently, Kira had spent heavily on deck construction—not just upgrading his own deck, but also purchasing a lot of cards for research.

Though his lab always had a research budget, that funding had to be split among several project groups. Kira would often invest his own money into research for his primary decks, and with all the cards and equipment bought, he’d spent quite a bit of his savings.

Fortunately, what he spent was quickly replenished. This prize money alone more than restored his savings; it even surpassed what he had before. It looked like he wouldn’t be short on cash for quite a while.

And that was just the prize money. Now that he was Duel King, his fame and influence would only increase. With greater fame would come more investment and funding, certainly far more than before.

If he wanted, there would be no shortage of endorsements, public appearances, and paid guest spots at various tournaments. The opportunities that fame and strength brought were countless—he could pick and choose based on his interests.

But as much as he had, it still might not be enough.

Research was a bottomless pit—look at KaibaCorp, which poured astronomical sums into development every year. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

And just this trip to Duel City had been extremely lucrative even aside from the tournament rewards. From the Arbiter alone, he gained cards like the once-meta Armageddon Dragon, the rare Yubel, that Elemental Hero deck that had driven Koyo crazy, and even the Orichalcos arsenal belonging to the Snake God itself.

The Seal of Orichalcos, of course, couldn’t be used recklessly. As powerful as it was, the soul-draining effect was too troublesome, and as a righteous duelist, Kira had no interest in using such evil tools.

Not to mention, it came with a "whoever uses it dies" curse. The Arbiter had managed to break the curse and win a game against Koyo, but one victory couldn’t erase the Orichalcos’s dark history.

Besides, the barrier was probably still connected to the snake. Even if the snake seemed to be dead, it claimed as long as darkness existed in human hearts, it would never truly die. If Kira used the barrier too much, the snake might just return—best not to risk it.

So, forget that card.

Still, there were plenty of OP original cards from Doma. Some Orichalcos-related cards were actually printed in the real game years later, though they were nerfed to the point of being nostalgia-fodder. But in early formats, they had potential.

But the best prize was Yubel.

Players in the future all knew how high Yubel’s potential was. The new series printed a lot of Yubel’s anime cards as new variants, and their power was off the charts. Even one or two would be game-changers.

Becoming the Duel King seemed like reaching the peak, but his to-do list was longer than ever.

To outsiders, his victory in Duel City was like a war god’s triumph. But to Kira, it was the first time he sensed his own limits, and realized he couldn’t afford to relax in the future.

He’d had the artifact boost in both of his final duels, even the Winged Dragon of Ra helping out. That was a huge advantage, but he knew it didn’t count as his own strength—not yet.

With the God of Orichalcos defeated and the Arbiter gone, he picked up the Winged Dragon of Ra card from his duel disk and studied it. Soon, a golden light glowed on the card.

The light gradually faded, as if taking all the divine power with it. First the card art blurred, then the text disappeared, as if the golden light was washing all the information off the card.

At last, the entire card faded, turning into golden motes of light and vanishing from his hand.

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