Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 479

Chapter 479: Chapter 478: Severing the Past (Bonus)

Illusion Gate, activate!

One of the most taboo magics of the early anime era—the heavy door of the Sacred Beast creaked open, and a violent energy stormed out.

Like the roar of a demon, evil power spewed forth. Abyssal darkness, cold as ice and hot as fire, wove endless chaos and destruction.

Before such force, 8000 ATK might as well have been paper. The Sacred Beast power coalesced into black claws wrapped in warped arcs and dark flames. It seized the End Dragon—steel body dissolving in the dark—electricity bleeding out as the form was crushed to scraps.

Then the darkness carried the fragments to Camula’s field, where they reformed—steel body reassembling. Three heads roared in unison, electric serpents bursting—yet now the Cyber Dragon’s eyes glowed an evil crimson.

[Cyber End Dragon, ATK 4000]

"Your Cyber End Dragon belongs to me!"

Camula laughed aloud.

Zane said nothing, face grim.

"Next, Vampire Genesis’s effect," Camula continued. "Once per turn, by discarding a Zombie from my hand, I can Special Summon from the Graveyard one Zombie with a Level lower than the discarded monster."

She revealed another card.

"I send the Zombie ’Despair from the Dark’ from my hand to the Graveyard.

"Despair from the Dark is Level 8, so I can revive any Zombie of Level 8 or lower."

A card slid from the Graveyard into her hand. She raised it high.

"I revive the second ’Vampire Lord’ I discarded when I activated ’Red Ghost Moon’ last turn!"

A blood-red vortex spun up, and the vampire baron swept his cape and landed. His face was corpse-pale, mouth curled in a cruel smile—faint fangs glinting.

"Your field is empty, your hand is 0! Your Life Points flicker like a dying candle; mine are a full 8700!

"Your ace was captured by me, and I command both ’Vampire Genesis’ and ’Vampire Lord’!"

Camula spread her arms, tongue flicking out as she mugged, laughing wildly.

"Why not surrender yourself to me? Become my doll—at least you’ll suffer less pain.

"You might lose your freedom, but I promise you’ll feel good forever."

She licked her lips, eyes like a predator’s on prey.

"I refuse," Zane said flatly.

He stood straight, stared down his treacherous old friend—and the terrifying lineup on her field.

"You’ve told me this duel is not just about me, but a battle between humans and vampires. Then what I bear here is no longer my own win or loss. I must not be defeated."

He paused, lowered his head, looking at his hands—lost in thought.

"And I’ve decided."

Camula: "Decided what?"

"To fight, from here on out, with victory as my only goal." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The instant he said it, Zane felt a breath trapped in his chest finally escape. The knot that had plagued him for days loosened; his thoughts fell into place.

Yes. This is the true meaning of dueling.

Victory. Victory is everything. He’d never thought so before—because he’d never grown up, never faced cruel reality.

Whatever it takes—only a life that wins has meaning. No—only if you win do you even have a life to speak of.

"How un-cute," Camula said, indifferent. "Well, no matter what resolve you’ve found now—it’s too late.

"Because of One Day of Peace I can’t finish you this turn, but with your Life Points hanging by a thread..."

She giggled.

"Cyber End Dragon—a mighty 4000-ATK monster. Ohoho... sending you off by using the power of your most trusted old friend—how poetic..."

"My turn. Draw."

Zane drew, stared at Cyber End Dragon for a moment, then said quietly:

"It’s true—I’ve relied too much on it all this time. I clung to having it by my side, to it being the one to accompany me to victory.

"But that luxury has no place in the cruel world of dueling.

"And for victory—my old friend... please become my stepping stone."

His arm swept out, voice ringing.

"I activate my set Continuous Trap—

—DNA Surgery!

"Declare one Type; all monsters on the field become that Type!"

Camula frowned. "A card that changes Types?"

"I declare Machine!" Zane snapped. "Your Cyber End Dragon is already a Machine. In addition—your Vampire Genesis and Vampire Lord now become Machines!"

Camula watched as every vampire on the field quietly became Machine-Type.

Oh? And then?

"Then I activate the Trap, Return from the Different Dimension!" Zane said. "I pay half my Life Points to Special Summon, as many as possible, my banished monsters."

[Zane, LP 500 → LP 250]

Camula: "Book of Life banished one Cyber Dragon, and ’Cybernetic Fusion Support’ banished two more Cyber Dragons and a Proto-Cyber Dragon..."

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