Grandpa's Cards

Kira had thought ever since he was little that Grandpa Sugoroku was quite an extraordinary person.

From his very first appearance, the old man had seemed harmless to humans and animals alike, as though he had no particular skills. His greatest role seemed to be serving as the "Millennium Human Shield" to drive the plot forward.

From getting beaten into the hospital by President Kaiba in the very first episode, to having his soul kidnapped by Pegasus again before he had even had time to settle back in at home, he could practically be called an NPC who ran throughout the entire story. For Duel Monsters to have continued for over two hundred episodes, Grandpa deserved at least a third of the credit.

But on closer thought, Grandpa was actually no simple man either.

Setting aside the fact that he had the same Duel King-level hairstyle as his grandson, the first thing was that the casual gift he gave his grandson was a super artifact that had saved the world three thousand years ago, with a boss-level supreme King hidden inside it.

Then there were only four Blue-Eyes White Dragons in the entire world, yet a small-time card shop owner like him had one. Even President Kaiba had tried to trade an entire case of cards for it.

And when Yugi used Grandpa's Cards to face President Kaiba in a duel, they discovered that Grandpa's Deck even contained the five legendary pieces of the Dark Sage Exodia.

The Egypt Arc further proved that this was no coincidence. Grandpa was also one of the High Priest Reincarnations from three thousand years ago, and Exodia had been his spirit back then. The old man had once been a major figure who could face Great Evil God Zorc head-on.

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