After landing a successful blow and securing victory by burning life points with trap cards, Jinzo - Psychic King did not disappear immediately. Instead, he crossed his arms over his chest, tilted his head back proudly, and lingered for several more seconds as though savoring his hard-won victory.
Finally!
Soga could no longer remember when he had last claimed a kill.
Ever since following his current Master, he had not received many opportunities to appear throughout the year. And for some reason, as if some bizarre curse clung to him, even when he did get the chance to take the field, he was usually cannon fodder. Before this, his greatest goal had merely been, "If I survive until the next turn, I win."
But today, his luck had finally turned around. Well, perhaps the curse had not truly been broken, since he had still died rather quickly today. It was just that his Master had given him plenty of opportunities. Though he died quickly, he also revived quickly, repeatedly hopping between the underworld and the world of the living. Compared to stubbornly staying On the Field, that was even better at getting under the opponent's skin.
More importantly, he had claimed the finishing blow after so long!
That alone was enough for him to brag in front of Caius the Shadow Monarch, the rival he never got along with, for an entire year.
But as some great person had once said, happiness in this world was mostly conserved. If one person gained it, someone else had to lose it.
And that was precisely the case now. Soga had gained happiness, while one cheerful Gravekeeper had lost his.
Though Kira was not particularly familiar with Rishid, based on his own experience, he guessed that this Gravekeeper Big Brother's duels had generally