Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1396 Let's Show the Dice
The earth trembled, and countless cracks spread across the ground like a spiderweb. With a deafening explosion, a crimson pillar of fire burst from the earth, staining the night sky blood-red. The flames twisted and swirled in the air, gradually coalescing into the shape of a giant dragon. First, its unfurled fiery wings obscured the moonlight; then, its long tail swept across the battlefield; finally, its ferocious head rose from the flames.

As the fiery cloak faded, the crimson-eyed black dragon's jet-black scales gleamed with a metallic sheen in the firelight. It roared to the heavens, its cry mingled with the sulfurous stench of hell.

Red-Eyes Black Dragon, resurrected!

Just then, the phantom of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon appeared in mid-air, flickering like a ghost. The phantom began to burn, transforming into countless streams of dark red energy that flowed into the Red-Eyes Black Dragon's body like rivers flowing into the sea.

The Red-Eyes Black Dragon, having absorbed the power, suddenly expanded in size, with a magma-like red light seeping from the gaps between its scales. Its outstretched wings seemed to be ablaze with black flames, and each breath exhaled scorching waves of air. When its claws stomped on the ground, the arena cracked, and scorching steam spewed from the fissures.

[Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Attack Power 2400 → Attack Power 4800]

"No matter how big the monster is, attack power is the most important thing!" Jonouchi said. "Go! Red-Eyes Black Dragon, attack 'NO.9 Sky Cover Star - Dyson Sphere'!"
Black Flame Bullet!!!

An ominous red light shone from deep within the throat of the Red-Eyed Black Dragon. With a deafening roar, a jet-black fireball tore through the air and shot straight into the sky. Dark red lightning crackled across the surface of the fireball, scorching and distorting the air in its wake. Just as it was about to strike the golden shell of the Dyson Sphere, golden ripples suddenly appeared in the void.

With a muffled boom, the black flame bomb exploded more than ten meters from its target, as if it had struck an invisible wall. The golden barrier revealed a spiderweb-like pattern upon impact, countless tiny particles of light shimmering within the black flames. The pitch-black flames scattered and flowed along the barrier's surface, swirling and spreading like ink dripping into water, eventually dissipating into wisps of black smoke into the night sky. The electronic patterns on the Dyson sphere's surface flickered faintly, as if silently mocking this futile attack.

Jōnei was startled: "What?"

"Your tactics are good; the legendary power of the Red-Eyes is indeed astonishing."

V said calmly.

"Unfortunately, this is useless against Dyson Sphere. Because the effect of 'Number 9 Sky Cover Dyson Sphere' is that if this card is attacked by an opponent's monster while in battle with Xyz Materials, that monster's attack can be negated!" (Anime effect)

Jonouchi: "!"

The attack was completely ineffective?

Doesn't this amount to attacking and blocking?
And that's indeed the case. The actual card effect of Sky Cover Star Dyson Sphere has also been weakened; a Dyson Sphere equipped with Xyz Material can only negate the opponent's attack once per turn. However, in the original anime, there was no limit to the number of times an attack could be negated.

In other words, as long as this card is on the field, the opponent's attack is essentially completely sealed.

"Damn it, was the reason they allowed my 'Red-Eyes Black Dragon' attack to pass through just so I would lose 400 points of my own health?"

Could it be because even if he summons the Red-Eyes with an attack power of 4,800, the attack will be nullified anyway, so he has nothing to fear?

But Jōnei still had doubts.

Even if my attacks are sealed, how will you win?

Jonouchi pondered that although all his attacks would be nullified, his opponent allowed him to summon a Red-Eyes with an attack power of 4,800, while his opponent's Dyson Sphere only had an attack power of 2800. In that case, his opponent should not be able to attack him proactively.

But V still looked completely unfazed, as if he didn't take the Red-Eyes' astonishing 4,800 stats seriously at all. Why?
However, the answer was quickly revealed. "My turn, draw a card," V said coldly. "'NO.9 Heavenly Cover Star - Dyson Sphere', another effect activated!"
If a monster with higher ATK than a Dyson Ball is on your opponent's field, detach 1 Xyz Material, and this turn, the Dyson Ball can attack your opponent directly!

The castle was once again in shock.

"A direct attack with 2800 attack power!?" Jonouchi exclaimed, "Hey, hey, this is outrageous!?"

Attacking and blocking is one thing, but to actually attack directly in front of someone is another. How are we supposed to compete with that?
Is this the power of a ninth-tier No. 1?

An abundance of material was absorbed into the core of the Dyson sphere, which then emitted a blinding white light, as intense as a supernova explosion. The golden patterns on the sphere's surface flickered wildly, and with a humming sound of mechanical operation, countless beams of light burst forth from the core.

The sky was filled with countless tiny points of light, like dark clouds pressing down before a storm. These points of light plummeted rapidly, leaving hundreds of dazzling trails in the air. The first beam of light struck the ground with a deafening explosion, instantly blasting a huge crater in the earth. Immediately following were the second, third, and hundreds and thousands more beams of light, plunging the entire battlefield into a frenzy of destruction.

The shockwaves from the explosions overlapped, creating gusts of air tens of meters high. Thick smoke and dust formed a curtain that blotted out the sky, with occasional stray beams of light piercing through the smoke and casting eerie spots of light on the ground. The man inside the castle was blasted into the air, his back slamming heavily onto the ground.

【Within the city, LP3600 → LP800】

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Jonouchi scratched his head. "Damn it, that's why you allowed my sub-black dragon attack to pass."

The prerequisite for a Dyson Sphere to attack directly is that the opponent has a monster with higher ATK than the player's own. The reason V was allowed to summon a Red-Eyes monster with 4800 ATK last turn was simply to fulfill the condition of a Dyson Sphere attacking directly.

Anyway, no matter how high the attack power is, it can't hit the Dyson ball, so it's no threat at all.

“Exactly, no amount of power matters against a Dyson sphere.” V drew two more cards from his hand. “I set two cards face down. Turn over.”

"Damn it, there are monsters like this in the Hyperdimension too." Jonouchi took a deep breath and jumped up again.

The Dyson Sphere, with its attack lock-down and ability to overpower opponents, along with its impressive attack stats, is undeniably somewhat of a "self-defeating" weapon.

"Being unable to be attacked is a bit troublesome, and speaking of which, it seems that NO. couldn't be destroyed by battle to begin with, so it looks like I'll have to show some of my true abilities."

The castle was not intimidated; on the contrary, it seemed to be even more eager to fight.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Of course, those familiar with Jonouchi probably already know what "showing some real skills" means.

It mostly means that the God of Gamblers is about to reveal the dice.

“I summon this card in Defense Position,” Jonouchi said, “and summon ‘Time Magician’!”

(End of this chapter)