Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The fate of a duelist who has lost the will to fight is predictable.

"Everyone... even though I can't do anything..."

Hayato looked at the two people below the cliff and clenched his fists.

It was only at this moment that he truly felt his own powerlessness for the first time.

"It will definitely be alright."

Suddenly, a beautiful girl's voice came from behind Yusei and the others.

Upon hearing the voice, Yusei immediately recognized the person—Obelisk Blue's Tenjouin Asuka, the girl who had been frequently in contact with them lately.

"Asuka?"

Hayato stared at Asuka walking in their direction, his face full of confusion.

"After deciding to hold a sanctioned team duel, I thought you guys would be depressed. But it seems you're actually quite happy now."

Asuka glanced at Yusei, who had his arms crossed and looked calm, then walked over to his side and looked at the open space below the cliff.

"Is Marufuji Sho dueling with Yuki Jaden?"

Looking at the two people facing each other with their Duel Disks in hand, Asuka asked Yusei a question.

"Well, that kid Marufuji Sho doesn't seem to have much confidence in me and Yuki Judai. He always thinks we'll be expelled from school, so we thought we'd let him experience our strength firsthand..."

"As soon as Marufuji Sho heard that he wanted to duel with us, he immediately chose Yuki Judai without even thinking..."

Yusei shrugged at Asuka, a helpless expression on his face.

"Well... I can understand."

"Your previous tactic really scared everyone..."

Recalling the scene where Yusei mercilessly destroyed Marufuji Sho's deck and hand in the first round of the monthly exam's practical test, Asuka couldn't help but shake her head with a wry smile.

……

"Xiang! Don't be shy, don't try to test the waters first..."

"...Attack with all your might!"

Jaden Yuki waved in Marufuji Sho's direction, indicating that he was ready to start an interesting duel at any time.

“ε=(?ο｀*))) Sigh... Why do you always look so happy, big brother…”

"He's about to be expelled from school..."

With his shoulders slumped, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but sigh softly after seeing Yuki Jaden's positive attitude.

"Did you say something?" Jaden Yuki suddenly asked.

Being quite far away, Yuki Jaden didn't hear Marufuji Sho's quiet murmur clearly.

“…There’s nothing there.” Upon hearing Judai Yuki’s words, Sho Marufuji instinctively shuddered.

"Is that so? Then let's get started!"

Jaden Yuki stopped dwelling on Sho Marufuji's statement and instead raised his Duel Disk.

"duel!"

"duel……"

(Yuki Jaden's LP: 4000)

(Marufuji Sho's LP: 4000)

The crashing waves against the rocks on the shore signaled the official start of their duel!

"My turn, draw a card!"

Yuki Judai decisively seized the initiative from the passive Marufuji Sho and drew a card from his deck.

(Judai's hand size: 5 → 6)

Jaden Yuki just drew the card [Elemental HERO Wingman], and the five cards in his hand are [Elemental HERO Electroman], [Elemental HERO Burst Girl], [Attack Nullification], [Warrior Survival], and [Hero Visit].

"Yoshi~"

Without being able to draw the Elemental HERO's signature card, Fusion, a strong and effective play cannot be executed this turn.

However, if the opponent is his own underling, Marufuji Sho, then there's no need to worry about this issue.

"I summon Elemental HERO Winged Warrior (1000 ATK) from my hand to the field in Attack Position."

Thinking of this, Yuki Judai decisively summoned the Ordinary Hero from his hand to the field.

The hero, covered in green down, appeared before Jaden Yuki, flapping a pair of white wings on his back.

"Then lay a trap with one card, and the turn ends."

136 A Rebellious Heart

The player who goes first cannot attack in the first round.

After inserting a Trap Card into the back row of the Duel Disk, Jaden Yuki ended his turn.

"Ah this..."

Looking at Jaden Yuki's silly behavior, Yusei couldn't help but wipe the black lines that appeared on his forehead.

The Winged Warrior, with an attack power of only 1000, actually dared to directly attack the summoned creature...

It can only be said that at this time, Jaden Yuki had not yet suffered enough from the harsh realities of society.

Fortunately, his opponent was only Marufuji Sho.

If it were Yusei instead... then Jaden Yuki would have no choice but to give up...

"My turn... draw a card."

Marufuji Sho drew a card from his deck and discovered it was a monster card called "Police Car Robot"! Its effect is that during your Main Phase, you can check one face-down card on your opponent's field.

(Marufuji Sho's hand size: 5 → 6)

"Great! With the attack power of the [Police Car Robot], it can defeat Big Brother's Winged Warrior!"

"No matter what you do, a good start is always the most important!"

As Marufuji Sho pondered these matters, he subconsciously began to daydream.

He imagined his older brother kneeling at his feet after his [Police Car Robot] knocked out Jaden Yuki's [Elemental Hero Wingman] with a single punch.

"As expected of you, Xiang! I still can't beat you."

"From now on, you're my big brother!"

After defeating the monster, Jaden Yuki plopped down on the ground. Looking at Sho Marufuji standing in front of him, he couldn't help but feel an urge to kneel down...

Meanwhile, Marufuji Sho held up the Duel Disk with a resolute expression, seemingly taking it all for granted...

……

"Hehehe..." As Marufuji Sho imagined these unrealistic scenes, a smug expression involuntarily appeared on his face.

He didn't pay attention to the empty field around him, but just stood there grinning foolishly.

In the context of the game, Marufuji Sho was essentially in an AFK (away from keyboard) state at this point.

"How should I put it... it feels a bit disgusting..." Noticing the expression on Marufuji Sho's face, Asuka couldn't help but frown slightly.

"To be honest, I think so too..."

"+1!"

Yusei and Hayato couldn't agree more with what Asuka said.

"Hey! Xiang! What are you doing!"

Seeing Marufuji Sho standing there blankly, seemingly lost in thought, Yuki Judai couldn't help but urge him on.

"Oh no! The duel is still going on..."

"I summon the [Police Car Robot] in attack mode! (Machine/Earth/4-star/Attack 1200/Defense 1200)"

Upon hearing Jaden Yuki's voice, Sho Marufuji, snapping out of his daze, quickly placed the monster card face up on the Duel Disk.

With a flash of white light, a police car that looked like it had run out of a cartoon world slowly appeared in front of Marufuji Sho, its big, half-open eyes still sleepy.

"Alright! Let's fight!"

"Go! Police Car Robot! Launch a ramming attack on Winged Man!"

Marufuji Sho recalled the scene he had just imagined, and his whole body couldn't help but swell with pride.

He leaped high into the air and gave the order to attack the police car robot.

In his eyes, he seemed to already see his elder brother kneeling before him...

Upon hearing the command, the police car robot, with its short, tire-shaped legs, charged towards Winged Man.

Even with only 1200 attack power, it is still stronger than the Winged Warrior with 1000 attack power.

"How naive you are, Xiang!"

Facing the police car robot rushing towards him, Jaden Yuki calmly opened the back cover.

"At this moment, I activate the ambush card in the back row!"

"Counter-Trap! [Attack Nullification]!"

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[Attack ineffective]

(Counter Trap Card)

Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack, you can target that attacking monster. Negate that attack. Then, the Battle Phase ends.

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Suddenly, a vortex-like airflow appeared in front of Winged Man, and the police car robot that touched the airflow hurriedly slammed on the brakes.