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Chapter 364: Jellyfish Head
"Heheheh, so that guy Hayato Kobayashi became the King of Games, huh?"
"Hmph, then, I, who once Dueled him and pushed him into a dangerous situation, am also a King of Games by approximation, hahaha!"
Standing in front of the entrance to Kaiba Land, Shouji Manjoume watched the Duel Monsters promotional video on the large screen above. Seeing the scene where Iso announced Hayato becoming the King of Games, he laughed triumphantly.
And standing beside him, Jun Manjoume looked at his increasingly comical second brother with a helpless expression.
Even though they were the same age as Mr. Hayato, why was the gap between them so huge?
Complaining inwardly, Jun Manjoume didn't really want to bother with his second brother, who was overflowing with self-consolation. His gaze wandered around the first-floor Hall of Kaiba Land.
Before his eyes could even complete a full scan, he noticed a conspicuous billboard hung in a prominent spot on the first floor of Kaiba Land. It read, "To celebrate the successful hosting of the Battle City Tournament, children under 12 can use all facilities free of charge."
There's such a good thing?
Jun Manjoume glanced at his second brother, who was still rambling. He leaned over and told him he planned to go play in the Duel Monsters Zone, but only received Shouji Manjoume's monologue in return: "If I tell girls I'm actually a King of Games too, will they confess to me?"
Is this guy an idiot? Jun Manjoume sighed helplessly. He took out the Tin Box containing his Deck from his satchel and excitedly took the elevator to the Duel Monsters Zone in Kaiba Land.
With a "ding," the elevator reached the floor, and Jun Manjoume was the first to step out. Seeing the other kids his age in the elevator startled by the abundant Blue-Eyes White Dragon decorations in the Duel Monsters Zone and hesitant to come out, Jun Manjoume felt quite smug.
Hmph, a bunch of cowards, so immature. What's there to be afraid of about a Normal Monster like Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which is useless except for its high Attack?
As expected, Mr. Manjoume has extraordinary talent!
With this mindset, Jun Manjoume happily searched for an available Duel Field. As if by luck, just as he stepped out of the elevator, the status of one Duel Field changed from "In Use" to "Not In Use."
However, Jun Manjoume's happy mood didn't last long. With a "That was a pleasant Duel," coming from the room, Jun Manjoume remembered the first defeat he had experienced in his life, after being undefeated for so long.
It was that Jellyfish's voice!
He abruptly pushed open the door to the Duel Field. As expected, Jun Manjoume saw the "Jellyfish Head" he had been thinking about, standing on one side of the Duel Field, showing a bright smile to the Duelist on the other side.
Jun Manjoume's sudden intrusion seemed quite unexpected to the "Jellyfish Head." "Huh? Is the line outside that long already? There weren't many people when I just arrived."
"Sorry, sorry, we've finished our duel and will leave right away."
Hearing the "Jellyfish Head" speak so politely, Jun Manjoume couldn't help but get angry. This guy didn't even remember who he was!
"You bastard, I've been looking for you for a long time!"
Although he usually acted like a grown-up kid, Jun Manjoume was ultimately still a child, and his biggest sore spot was being ignored.
Angrily running to the Duel Platform opposite the "Jellyfish Head," Jun Manjoume urged the dejected person who had just lost the duel against the "Jellyfish Head" to leave quickly. After placing his Deck on the Duel Platform, he called out to the "Jellyfish Head" who was organizing his Deck and preparing to leave.
"Hey, you, Jellyfish Head, stay right there!" Slightly raising his chin, Jun Manjoume said with arrogance, "The shame of defeat you brought me back then, I've been waiting for this opportunity to return it to you for a long time!"
"Come and have a proper duel with me—Jun Manjoume!"
Seeing Jun Manjoume's expression, the "Jellyfish Head" was also a bit surprised. He really didn't remember dueling Jun Manjoume before. But...
"Since it's a duel invitation, I won't refuse, Jun Manjoume." Happy that he didn't have to wait in line and could have another Duel Monsters match, the "Jellyfish Head" also pointed his thumb at himself. "My name is Judai Yuki, and I use a Warrior-Type Deck centered around Gaia the Fierce Knight."
After Hayato became the King of Games, some busybodies published a detailed list of the Deck Hayato had used on the network, so detailed it was as if they had copied the King of Games' Deck card by card.
Because of the publication of this list, a wave of retro style suddenly swept through Duel Monsters fans. Many duelists specifically replaced some monsters in their Decks with monsters Hayato had used, including but not limited to Death Stalker, the Ojama brothers, and Gaia the Fierce Knight.
Of course, what these Hayato admirers ultimately received was one crushing defeat after another. After all, not everyone could pull off the Heart of the Cards.
The only beneficiary of this trend was probably Solomon Mutou, who had received advice from the revealer of that list—Hayato himself—and had previously stockpiled a batch of low-Level Normal Monsters that no one usually bought.
"Hmph, don't think that just because you beat me once, you have the qualification to be remembered by This Great One."
Both sides simultaneously drew five cards from their Decks and shouted:
"Duel!"
[Judai: 4000 LP]
[Jun Manjoume: 4000 LP]
"I'll take the First Turn, Draw Card!"
Drawing a card and looking at it, Jun Manjoume was first stunned, then burst into laughter. "Hehehehaha, to actually draw this monster on the first Turn, I'm so lucky!"
"But unfortunately, my luck is your misfortune!"
Saying this, Jun Manjoume played a card. "Activate the Effect of the Spell Card Star Blast! I pay Life Points in multiples of 500. For every 500 Life Points paid, I can decrease the Level of one Monster in my Hand or On the Field by 1 Star until the End of the Turn!"
"I will decrease this Monster's Level by 4 Stars! Therefore, I pay 2000 Life Points!" Boldly decreasing his Life Points to only half in one go, Jun Manjoume flipped over the monster he had just drawn and revealed it.
[Jun Manjoume: 4000 → 2000 LP]
"Although I don't know why this card, which I clearly gave to Hayato-nii, has appeared by my side again. But since you want to serve Mr. Manjoume so much..."
"O Giant Dragon that denies all things, clear away all obstacles before me!"
"Light and Darkness Dragon!"
Starting with a bang, at the cost of 2000 Life Points, Jun Manjoume summoned Light and Darkness Dragon, which cannot be Special Summoned, on the first Turn of the duel!
[Light and Darkness Dragon] [Level 8 → Level 4 / LIGHT]
[Dragon-Type / Effect]
[2800 / 2400]
"S-Such a powerful monster! Its Attack is a full 2800 points! To summon such a strong monster on the first Turn!" Judai Yuki was also quite surprised by the appearance of Light and Darkness Dragon, and his exclamation made Jun Manjoume feel quite pleased.
"Hmph, even if you praise me like that, I won't go easy on you in this duel." His tone was indifferent, but Jun Manjoume's smugness was written all over his face. "My Turn ends. Alright, Jellyfish Head, it's your turn."
[Jun Manjoume: 2000 LP, Hand 4]
[Light and Darkness Dragon] [ATK 2800]
"Huh? You're not setting any cards? You still have four cards in your hand." Judai Yuki said, looking a bit confused. "Also, my name is Judai Yuki, not Jellyfish Head."
"Although I don't know what that monster's effect is, I won't hesitate because of it. My turn, drawing cards!"
Drawing the card from the top of the Deck and looking at it, Judai seemed quite happy. "Alright, I drew such a strong card on the first Turn."
"I activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed, I draw from my Deck—"
Judai Yuki didn't even finish speaking. The Pot of Greed had just appeared on his field, and Jun Manjoume hadn't given Light and Darkness Dragon any command, when the two-colored divine dragon flapped its black and white giant wings behind it. A chaos storm instantly turned Judai's Pot of Greed into a Shard of Greed.
"Huh? Huh?!!!"
Clearly, Judai completely failed to understand what had just happened.
"Let me answer your confusion, Jellyfish Head." Jun Manjoume said, looking triumphant. "As long as Light and Darkness Dragon is On the Field, whether it's an Effect Monster's Effect or the Activation of a Spell/Trap Card, they will all be Negated."
"Struggle to your heart's content! Anyway, no matter what kind of effort you make, it won't have an effect in front of my invincible Light and Darkness Dragon!"
Just then, the light wrapped around the wings of Light and Darkness Dragon, which had just whipped up a storm, dimmed and shattered. Its wings drooped weakly, forcing Light and Darkness Dragon to land back on the ground, its feet touching the ground.
[Light and Darkness Dragon] [2800/2400 → 2300/1900]
"Hmm? Light and Darkness Dragon's attack suddenly decreased?" Judai Yuki naturally noticed this point. Although he didn't understand what was happening again, his intuition told him this was a very key point.
He had a guess in his heart, but because it had no basis, Judai didn't immediately develop his strategy based on that guess.
"I Summon Death Stalker in Defense Position, and then Set two Set Cards in my Backrow. My Turn ends here."
He didn't have a card combination in hand sufficient to defeat Light and Darkness Dragon, so Judai Yuki felt it was better to put his monster in Defense Position first.
[Judai: 4000 LP, Hand 2]
[Death Stalker] [DEF 800]
[Set Card] X2
(End of Chapter)
"Heheheh, so that guy Hayato Kobayashi became the King of Games, huh?"
"Hmph, then, I, who once Dueled him and pushed him into a dangerous situation, am also a King of Games by approximation, hahaha!"
Standing in front of the entrance to Kaiba Land, Shouji Manjoume watched the Duel Monsters promotional video on the large screen above. Seeing the scene where Iso announced Hayato becoming the King of Games, he laughed triumphantly.
And standing beside him, Jun Manjoume looked at his increasingly comical second brother with a helpless expression.
Even though they were the same age as Mr. Hayato, why was the gap between them so huge?
Complaining inwardly, Jun Manjoume didn't really want to bother with his second brother, who was overflowing with self-consolation. His gaze wandered around the first-floor Hall of Kaiba Land.
Before his eyes could even complete a full scan, he noticed a conspicuous billboard hung in a prominent spot on the first floor of Kaiba Land. It read, "To celebrate the successful hosting of the Battle City Tournament, children under 12 can use all facilities free of charge."
There's such a good thing?
Jun Manjoume glanced at his second brother, who was still rambling. He leaned over and told him he planned to go play in the Duel Monsters Zone, but only received Shouji Manjoume's monologue in return: "If I tell girls I'm actually a King of Games too, will they confess to me?"
Is this guy an idiot? Jun Manjoume sighed helplessly. He took out the Tin Box containing his Deck from his satchel and excitedly took the elevator to the Duel Monsters Zone in Kaiba Land.
With a "ding," the elevator reached the floor, and Jun Manjoume was the first to step out. Seeing the other kids his age in the elevator startled by the abundant Blue-Eyes White Dragon decorations in the Duel Monsters Zone and hesitant to come out, Jun Manjoume felt quite smug.
Hmph, a bunch of cowards, so immature. What's there to be afraid of about a Normal Monster like Blue-Eyes White Dragon, which is useless except for its high Attack?
As expected, Mr. Manjoume has extraordinary talent!
With this mindset, Jun Manjoume happily searched for an available Duel Field. As if by luck, just as he stepped out of the elevator, the status of one Duel Field changed from "In Use" to "Not In Use."
However, Jun Manjoume's happy mood didn't last long. With a "That was a pleasant Duel," coming from the room, Jun Manjoume remembered the first defeat he had experienced in his life, after being undefeated for so long.
It was that Jellyfish's voice!
He abruptly pushed open the door to the Duel Field. As expected, Jun Manjoume saw the "Jellyfish Head" he had been thinking about, standing on one side of the Duel Field, showing a bright smile to the Duelist on the other side.
Jun Manjoume's sudden intrusion seemed quite unexpected to the "Jellyfish Head." "Huh? Is the line outside that long already? There weren't many people when I just arrived."
"Sorry, sorry, we've finished our duel and will leave right away."
Hearing the "Jellyfish Head" speak so politely, Jun Manjoume couldn't help but get angry. This guy didn't even remember who he was!
"You bastard, I've been looking for you for a long time!"
Although he usually acted like a grown-up kid, Jun Manjoume was ultimately still a child, and his biggest sore spot was being ignored.
Angrily running to the Duel Platform opposite the "Jellyfish Head," Jun Manjoume urged the dejected person who had just lost the duel against the "Jellyfish Head" to leave quickly. After placing his Deck on the Duel Platform, he called out to the "Jellyfish Head" who was organizing his Deck and preparing to leave.
"Hey, you, Jellyfish Head, stay right there!" Slightly raising his chin, Jun Manjoume said with arrogance, "The shame of defeat you brought me back then, I've been waiting for this opportunity to return it to you for a long time!"
"Come and have a proper duel with me—Jun Manjoume!"
Seeing Jun Manjoume's expression, the "Jellyfish Head" was also a bit surprised. He really didn't remember dueling Jun Manjoume before. But...
"Since it's a duel invitation, I won't refuse, Jun Manjoume." Happy that he didn't have to wait in line and could have another Duel Monsters match, the "Jellyfish Head" also pointed his thumb at himself. "My name is Judai Yuki, and I use a Warrior-Type Deck centered around Gaia the Fierce Knight."
After Hayato became the King of Games, some busybodies published a detailed list of the Deck Hayato had used on the network, so detailed it was as if they had copied the King of Games' Deck card by card.
Because of the publication of this list, a wave of retro style suddenly swept through Duel Monsters fans. Many duelists specifically replaced some monsters in their Decks with monsters Hayato had used, including but not limited to Death Stalker, the Ojama brothers, and Gaia the Fierce Knight.
Of course, what these Hayato admirers ultimately received was one crushing defeat after another. After all, not everyone could pull off the Heart of the Cards.
The only beneficiary of this trend was probably Solomon Mutou, who had received advice from the revealer of that list—Hayato himself—and had previously stockpiled a batch of low-Level Normal Monsters that no one usually bought.
"Hmph, don't think that just because you beat me once, you have the qualification to be remembered by This Great One."
Both sides simultaneously drew five cards from their Decks and shouted:
"Duel!"
[Judai: 4000 LP]
[Jun Manjoume: 4000 LP]
"I'll take the First Turn, Draw Card!"
Drawing a card and looking at it, Jun Manjoume was first stunned, then burst into laughter. "Hehehehaha, to actually draw this monster on the first Turn, I'm so lucky!"
"But unfortunately, my luck is your misfortune!"
Saying this, Jun Manjoume played a card. "Activate the Effect of the Spell Card Star Blast! I pay Life Points in multiples of 500. For every 500 Life Points paid, I can decrease the Level of one Monster in my Hand or On the Field by 1 Star until the End of the Turn!"
"I will decrease this Monster's Level by 4 Stars! Therefore, I pay 2000 Life Points!" Boldly decreasing his Life Points to only half in one go, Jun Manjoume flipped over the monster he had just drawn and revealed it.
[Jun Manjoume: 4000 → 2000 LP]
"Although I don't know why this card, which I clearly gave to Hayato-nii, has appeared by my side again. But since you want to serve Mr. Manjoume so much..."
"O Giant Dragon that denies all things, clear away all obstacles before me!"
"Light and Darkness Dragon!"
Starting with a bang, at the cost of 2000 Life Points, Jun Manjoume summoned Light and Darkness Dragon, which cannot be Special Summoned, on the first Turn of the duel!
[Light and Darkness Dragon] [Level 8 → Level 4 / LIGHT]
[Dragon-Type / Effect]
[2800 / 2400]
"S-Such a powerful monster! Its Attack is a full 2800 points! To summon such a strong monster on the first Turn!" Judai Yuki was also quite surprised by the appearance of Light and Darkness Dragon, and his exclamation made Jun Manjoume feel quite pleased.
"Hmph, even if you praise me like that, I won't go easy on you in this duel." His tone was indifferent, but Jun Manjoume's smugness was written all over his face. "My Turn ends. Alright, Jellyfish Head, it's your turn."
[Jun Manjoume: 2000 LP, Hand 4]
[Light and Darkness Dragon] [ATK 2800]
"Huh? You're not setting any cards? You still have four cards in your hand." Judai Yuki said, looking a bit confused. "Also, my name is Judai Yuki, not Jellyfish Head."
"Although I don't know what that monster's effect is, I won't hesitate because of it. My turn, drawing cards!"
Drawing the card from the top of the Deck and looking at it, Judai seemed quite happy. "Alright, I drew such a strong card on the first Turn."
"I activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed, I draw from my Deck—"
Judai Yuki didn't even finish speaking. The Pot of Greed had just appeared on his field, and Jun Manjoume hadn't given Light and Darkness Dragon any command, when the two-colored divine dragon flapped its black and white giant wings behind it. A chaos storm instantly turned Judai's Pot of Greed into a Shard of Greed.
"Huh? Huh?!!!"
Clearly, Judai completely failed to understand what had just happened.
"Let me answer your confusion, Jellyfish Head." Jun Manjoume said, looking triumphant. "As long as Light and Darkness Dragon is On the Field, whether it's an Effect Monster's Effect or the Activation of a Spell/Trap Card, they will all be Negated."
"Struggle to your heart's content! Anyway, no matter what kind of effort you make, it won't have an effect in front of my invincible Light and Darkness Dragon!"
Just then, the light wrapped around the wings of Light and Darkness Dragon, which had just whipped up a storm, dimmed and shattered. Its wings drooped weakly, forcing Light and Darkness Dragon to land back on the ground, its feet touching the ground.
[Light and Darkness Dragon] [2800/2400 → 2300/1900]
"Hmm? Light and Darkness Dragon's attack suddenly decreased?" Judai Yuki naturally noticed this point. Although he didn't understand what was happening again, his intuition told him this was a very key point.
He had a guess in his heart, but because it had no basis, Judai didn't immediately develop his strategy based on that guess.
"I Summon Death Stalker in Defense Position, and then Set two Set Cards in my Backrow. My Turn ends here."
He didn't have a card combination in hand sufficient to defeat Light and Darkness Dragon, so Judai Yuki felt it was better to put his monster in Defense Position first.
[Judai: 4000 LP, Hand 2]
[Death Stalker] [DEF 800]
[Set Card] X2
(End of Chapter)
