Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Heroes Author: Fujihashi Yuu

Introduction:

[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Fan Art]

In this book, you will see:

Hero decks battle against all rivals, Friend Hero seals off the opponent's graveyard, Aleister sticks to all sorts of strange things, Destroyer Phoenix jumps back and forth repeatedly, Rainbow Neos Hero clears the field back and forth, Ice Sword Dragon noblely banishes without targeting, Fusion beats Synchro and Xyz Summon, and heavy traps bring smiles to the opponent's face...

And the classic among classics—

Draw cards and get stalemate, Special Summon cards and get stalemate, send cards to the Graveyard and get stalemate, use effects and get stalemate, turn into a turtle...

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In short, this book tells the story of an OCG card player who transmigrates into the Yu-Gi-Oh! world and brings joy to everyone through duels!

001 Traveling to the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

"Ugh, why did I run into such bad luck?" In the central park of Domino City, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy was looking at the scenery in front of him with a gloomy face and sighing.

The boy's name is Yusei, that's right, Yusei, exactly the same name as the protagonist Yusei Fudo in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5DS.

Because of this, he became a celebrity at school, and people would come to him to play cards every few days.

But having the same name doesn't mean he has the same abilities as Crab Bro.

The main characters in animation all possess, to varying degrees, an extraordinary aura and incredible luck.

They can not only draw cards using their bond and willpower, but also get whatever they want.

They can also print cards on-site to create a spectacular comeback from a desperate situation.

In real life, Yusei doesn't have the ability to draw cards by chance, and he can't print cards when he can't win, so he basically loses more than he wins, and sometimes he even gets completely crushed by some veteran players...

However, precisely because of this, his card-playing skills were constantly honed and greatly improved, transforming him from a clueless novice into a master cunning strategist...

Every day when he gets home, Yusei opens the Yu-Gi-Oh! battle platform on his computer and plays a few duels.

This is an online battle platform spontaneously formed by Yu-Gi-Oh! enthusiasts in China. Players can decide their own duel rules, play doubles with friends, and there are also ranked matches and other features...

In short, the content is very rich.

The battle platform updates whenever a new card is released.

After years of development, it has basically established a loyal audience.

Yusei was one of them.

However, he is the type who plays single-game style, showing off and then running away, and rarely plays the best-of-three match mode.

In his words—

"In a single game, we can even surprise the opponent."

"If it's a best-of-three series, your opponent will have figured out your strategy after just one game... making it much harder to gain an advantage."

"Instead of getting entangled with the opponent and wasting time, it's better to finish the game and run away."

There are many strange quirks in the Yu-Gi-Oh! community. For example, some people are terminally addicted to dragons and insist on using dragon-type decks when playing cards. Monsters like Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Blue-Eyes White Dragon are staples in their decks, and they won't give them up even if the strength is average.

In their words, that is—

"Whether someone is strong or not is a matter of one version, but whether someone is handsome or not is a matter of a lifetime!"

In the current meta, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon deck can barely compete in competitive matches, while the Red-Eyes Black Dragon deck is really only good for casual games.

Although new cards have been constantly appearing in the Red-Eyes series in recent years, their strength has never been able to improve.

This awkward situation continued until one day, Konami suddenly had a brain fart and used his butt to print out the "Super Magical Dragon Knight - Red-Eyes Dragon Knight" monster card, a bug-level monster card.

With 3000 attack power, it cannot be targeted or destroyed by effects. It can destroy the opponent's monsters up to twice per turn and can also counter the opponent's effects once per turn.

By using the effect of the Link Monster [Predatory Plant - Blue Lock Dragon Anaconda], you can copy [Red-Eyes Fusion] and easily summon Red-Eyes Dragon Knight from your deck.

It's simple to use and produces results, yet it's ridiculously powerful. It can also be used as a mini-system, added to various decks...

Join if you can't beat it!

The environment changed drastically in a short time, and everyone was on edge. Red Daddy was a common sight in almost every deck.

The Soul Card Red-Eyes Black Dragon, which had been deliberately ignored, has become highly sought after, rising from the sewers and reappearing in the world's sight...

then……

Then Red Daddy was honorably added to the banned card list, and from then on became a legend... (￢_￢)

……

Because of his name, Yusei is often mistaken for Crab Bro who plays the "Scrap Stardust Dragon Deck".

However, in reality, he is a die-hard fan of hero decks, just like those dragon addicts, with an extraordinary obsession with hero decks.

However, the hero deck itself is generally not very strong, lacking effective suppression cards. It relies on burst damage from the second turn and is quite luck-dependent. Therefore, Yusei, who lacks a lucky draw skill, often finds himself at a disadvantage in duels.

To compensate for this weakness, Yusei came up with a solution: to add a large number of red traps to the deck, such as Divine Judgment, Divine Warning, Divine Announcement, and Sublime Power... as many as he could find.

The end result was that nearly half of the cards in the deck were trap cards with red borders...

This behavior may seem idiotic, but it can be surprisingly effective in certain situations.

During duels, when opponents see that Yusei is using the [Hero Deck], they often lower their guard and launch a careless attack, only to trigger his hidden trap cards... Then, amidst Yusei's taunts, they completely collapse and are wiped out in one fell swoop by Yusei's bursting Hero Deck.

This kind of "heavy-handed" behavior is fine to play online, since even if people are disgusted, they can't come over through the internet to beat you up; they can only stare at you and feel annoyed.

However, in reality, if you encounter someone who's enraged, they might skip the duel and launch a "direct attack" instead...

……

In a certain offline duel competition, Yusei relied on the Red Pit Hero Deck to fight his way through the competition and make it to the finals.

His opponent in the finals used the then-mainstream deck—the Sky Striker deck.

Logically speaking, this should have been a duel with no suspense whatsoever.

Mainstream decks like Sky Striker are basically one-sided when they encounter fun decks like Hero decks.

Unfortunately, Yusei was a cunning old fox. He deliberately feigned weakness at the start, making the opponent think that he had a complete advantage and thus lowered their guard to launch a bold attack.

As expected, after triggering Yusei's red pit and being stunned by various nullification effects, the opponent, having lost resources, could only be taken down by a burst of power from the hero deck.

The onlookers also cast scornful glances at Yusei's shameless tactics.

Heroes are supposed to be partners of justice, but in this guy's hands, they've become a deck forced into heavy traps...

However, Yusei, who had been through countless battles, had already developed a thick skin.

Instead of feeling despicable, he began to mock his opponent for being so easily tricked.

This act enraged the crowd. Yusei, who had won the final and was beaming with pride, was then ganged up on and beaten by the crowd, and immediately passed out.

When Yusei woke up again, he found himself transported to the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!

The first thing Yusei did upon waking up was to touch the card deck pocket at his waist.

After confirming that the deck was still there, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

For card players, their deck is practically their lifeblood!

……

After walking around the park and asking a few passersby, Yusei finally understood the current situation.

He was in the central park of Domino City.

Domino City is the hometown of Yugi Muto, the first protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the card shop run by Yugi Muto's grandfather, Sugoroku Muto, is not far from here.

The current time is ten years after Yu-Gi-Oh! DM, which is the era of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

In this era, dueling has long been popular and accepted by the public, and there are even special dueling schools.

After graduation, these students will become professional duelists, participating in various competitions to win prizes and honors.

The wandering star, who suddenly arrived in this world, is now penniless.

The most pressing issue to be addressed right now is survival.

Time to make some money!

Yusei's intuition told him that he should head to Muto Sugoroku's shop now.

Places like this usually hold competitions regularly, and you can get a prize if you win.

While I can't guarantee anything else, when it comes to card duels, Yusei has never been afraid of anyone!

Having already traversed the hellish realm and become a seasoned villain, Yusei's duels in this world are a piece of cake.

According to the plot of the animation, the people in this world are all very straightforward, and there are basically no treacherous dogs.

(Little cousin: ??? I feel offended!)

If a veteran duelist like myself went in, wouldn't I just be killing everyone?

Thinking of this, Yusei couldn't help but want to burst out laughing.

Having made his decision, he decisively ran towards the card shop.

He had already found out the location of Muto Sugoroku's card shop while he was wandering around earlier.

"Ahhh... I'm late! I'm late!!!"

"At such an important time, the tram is actually late."

"No! This is a trial for me! I must win! Wait for me, Duel Academy!" Just as Yusei was running towards the card shop, a boy's energetic voice suddenly came from the opposite direction.

"Ah! Danger!"

Unable to dodge in time, Yusei collided head-on with the boy.

The two of them fell down, and a large number of duel cards flew out of the boy's pocket.

"Holy crap... What the hell! Isn't that Jaden Yuki?" Yusei rubbed his head and looked at the boy who had bumped into him. The boy's signature jellyfish hairstyle made him recognize him immediately.

In the original anime, Jaden Yuki was rushing to make it to the Duel Academy exam because the train was delayed, and he bumped into Yugi Muto.