Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 157 – Stealing the Spotlight Again

Chapter 157 - 157 – Stealing the Spotlight AgainLate night.

Kira sat in his lab chair, yawning and stretching.

The spacious lab was empty, the entire corridor dark except for his lonely room, still lit. Moonlight spilled into the deserted school building, the lights flickering in the silence.

Normally, he'd have gone back to the dorm long ago, but he was on a roll with his re

Kira squinted at him.

The guy's acting was as good as ever.

"But Professor, haven't you always told us Duel Monster spirits are real?" Chumley asked.

"Well, yes... but this is the first time I've seen one with my own eyes." Lyman adjusted his glasses.

Jaden took a deep breath and stepped forward to talk to Jinzo, but Kira beat him to it.

"You're the spirit of Jinzo, right?"

Jinzo's form flickered in the power plant's lightning, ignoring him.

The three missing students were passed out nearby—they could still be saved.

Seeing Jinzo unresponsive, Kira took out a card.

He produced his Jinzo card.

Sure enough, Jinzo reacted, stepping eagerly toward him, clearly coveting the card.

"So, this card will help you fully revive, right? You want this card?"

Jinzo considered for a few seconds, trying to read his intentions.

Then he replied in a low voice:

"I want that card, but I won't give up the three sacrifices. They promised themselves to me for my revival."

He stressed again:

"But I want that card, too."

He was an adult spirit—wanted it all.

"You're all duelists, aren't you? Then let's settle this your way."

Jinzo pointed at Kira's Duel Disk.

"So, it comes down to a duel after all."

Kira nodded.

Completely as expected.

"I have no problem dueling. If you win, the card is yours, and I won't interfere with your business anymore.

But if you lose, what then?"

To a spirit, dueling is sacred, so the stakes must be agreed upon.

Jinzo thought, then said: "If I lose, I'll give up the three souls who willingly offered themselves."

Kira shook his head: "I don't know those three."

Jinzo: "?"

Everyone else: "???"

Why aren't you following the script?

Aren't those lines supposed to come from the good guy?

Jinzo was silent for a few seconds, then asked: "So what do you want?"

"To a duelist, every card is like a part of your soul. Since I'm putting up my partner, you should offer something of equal value," Kira said.

Jinzo hesitated: "So you want... my soul?"

"As expected of a high-level spirit—so perceptive."

Kira smiled.

"If I win, you can reside in this card. From then on, you won't need sacrifices or souls to revive. Is that alright?"

That way, winning would naturally free the three students as well.

"Heh, interesting. Human duelist, do you want to become my master?" Jinzo said in a low voice, already readying his duel stance.

"Then you must first earn my recognition."

"I'll take that as a yes."

Kira activated his Duel Disk.

"Duel!" x2

Negotiations were over, it was time to settle things with cards.

The others had no chance to interject—by the time they realized, the duel was already starting.