A few days later, Mokuba sent over the list of Rare Cards that had originally been scheduled for delivery to Duel Academy, just as promised.
Sure enough, just as Kira had expected, he immediately spotted the "VWXYZ" series occupying a prominent place on the list. Without hesitation, he claimed that series first.
Since they had originally been intended for sale through Duel Academy's internal channels, the prices were ones that could never be found outside. Moreover, Kira had barely touched the prize money he had received from KaibaCorp, so his budget was still quite ample.
Next, he noticed the "Manifold Mallet" that Manjoume had used in the anime. Its anime effect allowed the user to shuffle any number of cards from their hand, including this card, back into the Deck, then draw the same number of cards.
It was the kind of card that could replace any cards in hand when you had a Hand Brick.
The real-life version had been nerfed into, "Shuffle all cards in your hand except this card into the Deck, then draw the same number," instantly turning it into a one-card loss and greatly reducing its usefulness.
Kira thought about it. Under the anime effect, it could refresh your hand without losing cards, so it was not entirely unusable. But in this anime world where Destiny Power reigned supreme, even Deck-searching effects were not particularly favored, let alone this thing.
Besides, he had stockpiled a whole pile of anime-exclusive draw-filtering cards, so under normal circumstances, he had even less use for Manifold Mallet.
Still, after checking the price, Manifold Mallet seemed to be among the cheapest cards in the entire Card Box. And while it was unnecessary for normal play, it might come in handy for certain gimmick Decks, so he bought three copies anyway.