Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!

"My turn! Draw!" Reggie called.

She glanced at her card, then glared at her own stolen Tethys.

"Tch. You dared steal my angel. You've got guts."

Kira just smiled.

The darkness around Reggie thickened, and a distant, cold voice whispered again.

"Don't panic. Tethys is only under his control as long as Lyna's effect lasts.

The Elemental Charmers are tricky against their corresponding attributes, but their effects must be maintained."

Reggie's eyes lit up. "You mean…"

"Exactly."

The eyes in the mist narrowed, glaring at Kira.

"He's clever—he only emphasized that Lyna 'can take control,' purposely vague about the effect.

But he can't fool me."

"I see." Reggie understood. "If Lyna leaves the field, control of Tethys returns to me."

[Lyna the Light Charmer, ATK 500]

Only 500 attack!

Reggie glanced at her cards and made a plan.

"Continuous Spell: 'Court of Justice'!" she declared. "Its effect only works if I have a Level 1 Fairy. Since I have 'Divine Spirit Parmal,' I can activate it.

Once per turn, I Special Summon a Fairy from my hand!"

The golden circle glowed brightly—a new angel about to descend.

So long as she had a Level 1 Fairy, she could summon her strongest angels every turn. That was Reggie's main tactic: quickly call forth powerful Fairies to dominate the field.

"This woman's good too," Jaden said. "With a Level 1, she can summon any high-level Fairy instantly?"

Zane, arms folded, frowned.

No. It wasn't that simple.

At first glance, Lyna seemed like an exploitable weak spot, but this was the Yellow King—he'd have more tricks than just stealing an angel.

And sure enough, Kira said, "Oh right, with Court of Justice, you can call another big Fairy. If Lyna is destroyed and you get Tethys back, you'll attack me again. Oops, my bad."

"Quick on the uptake," Reggie sneered. "But dirty tricks won't save you. This turn's your last."

"True, letting you through would be trouble. So…"

Kira grinned slyly and snapped his fingers.

"Activate set card: Quick-Play Spell 'Quick Summon.' I can Normal Summon a monster from my hand."

Reggie tensed.

A sudden Normal Summon now?

"I tribute 'Tethys, Goddess of Light' to Tribute Summon—"

Kira raised his hand; Tethys vanished in a white whirlwind. In her place stood a domineering white machine, radiating oppressive force.

"Spell Canceller, summoned!"

[Spell Canceller, ATK 1800]

Reggie's face twisted.

"NANI—?!"

Spell Canceller!?

"Oh, you recognize it." Kira smiled. "While it's on the field, neither player can activate Spell Cards, and all Spell effects are negated.

So your 'Court of Justice'—"

"Gets negated!" Jaden chimed in. "Nice one, Kira!"

Zane said nothing, but wasn't surprised.

See? Just as expected.

The Yellow King would never settle for just stealing an angel.

"Not just Court of Justice," Kaiba remarked. "Reggie's deck heavily relies on Spells. Her other core, 'Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen', also allows Special Summoning any Fairy every turn.

If she can't use those, her usual tactics are crippled."

Mokuba: "That's Kira for you."

His dueling always struck right at the opponent's weak point.

"A dangerous kid."

A cold voice whispered in Reggie's ear.

"Step back. I'll handle him myself."

Reggie's face changed.

"No, wait! I can still fight, please don't—don't come into my body—"

But the force ignored her. Black mist surged into her, and she collapsed, clutching her heart.

But the darkness propped her up again—her eyes now cold and vicious.

"Tragoedia, I presume?" Kira said. "Long time no see."

"Hmm, you can sense me even through this woman? You're dangerous, kid."

Dark energy erupted from Reggie.

"You can't be left alone."

Tragoedia, controlling Reggie, snapped her hand.

"Activate trap: 'Sixth Sense!'"

A sinister voice.

"Declare two numbers from 1 to 6. The opponent rolls a die—if it lands on one of the chosen numbers, draw that many cards. Otherwise, send that many from the top of your deck to the graveyard."

"Of course: I declare 5 and 6."

The die rolled. Reggie's eyes glowed red, dark energy surging.

"Fate is as set as this die—stop!"

It landed on 5.

"Draw five cards!"

PS: Bonus chapter at 300 PS