Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!

With Tragoedia in control, Reggie's presence skyrocketed—five cards drawn instantly!

"Next, the effect of 'Samsara Dragon' discarded by Card Destruction."

Reggie's tone was icy.

"Banish this card from the graveyard to return a Level 5+ Dragon from the graveyard to the hand, then Tribute Summon it."

"Ah, so there are non-Fairy monsters," Kira mused.

Reggie's deck should've been pure Fairies, but as Tragoedia's puppet, it made sense he'd add his own cards.

"Banish 'Samsara Dragon' to add 'Krystal Dragon' from the graveyard to hand!"

"Crystal Dragon has 2600 ATK—if summoned, that's trouble."

"Well, no choice…"

Kira calmly raised his hand, shadows flickering across his face.

"Activate set card: Continuous Trap—'Light-Imprisoning Mirror!'"

Tragoedia: "!"

The crowd was stunned—

—he's not leaving any hope at all!

"While 'Light-Imprisoning Mirror' is on the field, all LIGHT monster effects activated on the field or in the graveyard are negated."

Kira said casually, "I put this in for your Fairies—but Samsara Dragon is also LIGHT, right?"

Tragoedia: "…"

Even the now-suppressed Reggie was shaken.

Seriously!?

Spell Canceller and Light-Imprisoning Mirror together basically shut down her entire deck.

She hated being possessed, but for once, she was almost glad Tragoedia was in control—because if it was just her, she'd have no way out. She couldn't even play.

"Samsara Dragon's effect is activated from the graveyard. Light-Imprisoning Mirror negates any LIGHT effect from the field or graveyard, so Samsara Dragon's effect is negated."

"Tch. You dare challenge me." Tragoedia's voice was cold. "Then see what happens when you anger me.

The effect of 'Angel O1' in my hand: By revealing a Level 7+ monster, I can Special Summon it.

I reveal the Level 8 'Splendid Venus' and Special Summon 'Angel O1'!"

[Angel O1, ATK 200]

A tiny angel appeared, but all eyes were on the card just revealed—

The Planet Series, Venus!

"Brother, another Planet Series!" Mokuba looked at Kaiba.

"Oh? Venus is with this one?" Kaiba said.

Venus was Reggie's ace in the original, but probably given by Tragoedia.

"While 'Angel O1' is on the field, once this turn, I can Tribute Summon a Level 7+ monster in face-up Attack Position."

Tragoedia continued:

"I tribute 'Angel O1' and 'Divine Spirit Parmal'—descend! Planet Series—

—Splendid Venus, summoned!!!"

The golden-armored angel descended, white wings shining, feathers drifting in the holy light.

[Splendid Venus, ATK 2800]

"That's Venus," Koyo said gravely. "A fellow Planet Series to my Terra."

"To call out a Planet Series with that lineup… this girl's strong," Mokuba said.

"No, it's not her dueling anymore," Kaiba replied.

"Huh?" Mokuba was confused.

But Kaiba just frowned at the black mist circling Reggie.

This Duel City's contestants were even more complicated than he'd expected.

"Hahaha! Now that Venus is here, the tables have turned. She's the perfect Planet Series against you!" Tragoedia laughed. "'Splendid Venus's ability—Absolute Sanctuary!'"

Her staff struck the ground; a golden barrier spread out, blocking Spell Canceller's effects.

"While Venus is on the field, none of my Spell/Trap effects can be negated!"

In the card game, this effect was later changed to: "The activation and effects of your Spell/Trap cards on the field cannot be negated."

A subtle but important difference.

At first glance, it's minor, but it changes a lot of Venus's combos. After the nerf, many old tricks no longer work.

"The Planet Series Venus… so that's the effect," Zane muttered. "Giving all your Spell/Trap cards 'cannot be negated' protection—she's the nemesis of decks that try to lock you down."

He glanced at Kira.

For you, that's probably the most troublesome monster type, right? So what will you do now?

"…"

"Venus's effect is continuous—it doesn't require activation," Tragoedia said. "'Light-Imprisoning Mirror' only negates activated effects of LIGHT monsters, so Venus is unaffected and her effect persists.

And since Venus was Tribute Summoned with 'Angel O1's effect, I haven't used my normal summon yet."

He revealed another card.

"So, I Normal Summon—'Dark Valkyria'!"

PS: Bonus chapter at 500 PS