Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Hayato... that lazy dog ​​who's always glued to his bed..."

"That guy who doesn't talk much..."

"They're actually cheering me on so hard..."

Looking at Hayato, who was loudly encouraging him, Sho Marufuji couldn't help but show a look of shame on his face.

"Even if it's just to reciprocate Hayato's feelings, I have to do my best!"

Thinking of this, Marufuji Sho clenched his fist, jumped up from the ground, and raised the Duel Disk in his hand again.

His eyes seemed to have rekindled his fighting spirit!

+【}!

"Thanks to Hayato's support, he seems to have regained his motivation."

Seeing the obvious change in Marufuji Sho, Asuka couldn't help but smile gently and say something.

"Hey……"

Hayato was taken aback when Asuka suddenly spoke to him.

"Because I am like this..."

"So I can understand how discouraged people feel..."

Hayato, who could have been so confident just moments before, now lacked the courage to look directly into Asuka's clear eyes.

After hearing Asuka's words, he could only scratch the back of his head sheepishly.

"If you can understand other people's feelings, you must be the kind of person who thinks you're not good enough."

Asuka offered this assessment of Hayato's self-deprecating remarks.

In her opinion, Hayato, who was able to understand other people's feelings, was not as useless as he claimed.

"I see...hehe..."

It was a rare and novel experience to receive praise from someone, and Hayato's cheeks couldn't help but blush.

138 The Sealed [Power Combination]

"No, why are you blushing like a teapot?"

Seeing the shy expression on Hayato's chubby face as he stroked the head of the Pharaoh in his arms, Yusei couldn't help but complain.

Just how tragic has this kid's life been so far?

Is there really no one around him who can even praise him?

"Oh no... I almost forgot they're still dueling..."

To ease his shyness, Hayato turned his attention back to the dueling arena and watched the duel between the two.

"My turn, draw a card!"

With his spirits lifted, Marufuji Sho drew a new card from his deck.

"This is... the Pot of Greed?"

Looking at the card he had just picked up, a look of surprise unconsciously appeared on his face.

"You can't beat Big Brother just by relying on the monsters in your hand..."

"So this is the time to use this card!"

Thinking of this, Marufuji Sho activated the magic card he had just drawn, "Pot of Greed".

"I activate the Spell Card [Pot of Greed] from my hand!"

"Based on this card's effect, I can draw two cards from my deck!"

A green pot with a ferocious face appeared on Marufuji Sho's field, and after he drew two cards from his deck, the pot exploded automatically.

"This is... [Power Combination]..."

Marufuji Sho drew two cards through the effect of Pot of Greed: the Normal Spell Card [Fusion] and the Fusion Spell Card [Power Bond], which is used for Machine-Type Fusion Monsters.

Looking at the [Power Combination] he had just drawn, Marufuji Sho suddenly froze.

【Power Combination】is a powerful card that can be used in place of 【Fusion】 and can double the ATK of Machine-Type Fusion Monsters summoned by Fusion.

However, as a trade-off, at the end of your turn, you will take damage equal to the original attack power of that fusion monster.

Upon seeing this card, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but recall his duel from elementary school.

At that time, he was launching a rebellion duel against the person who had been bullying him. He had just obtained the [Power Combination] card and was planning to use it to defeat his opponent, but his actions were stopped by Marufuji Ryo, who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

why?

Why are you stopping me?

I was about to win!

Feeling puzzled, Marufuji Sho began to question his brother's behavior.

Until his brother showed him the opponent's hidden card on the field - [Hexagram Curse].

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The Curse of the Hexagram

(Continuous Trap Card)

Effect: Target 1 monster your opponent controls. The targeted monster cannot attack or change its battle position. When the targeted monster is destroyed, this card is destroyed.

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Even if Marufuji Sho uses "Power Combination" to summon a Fusion Monster with doubled attack power, he will be bound by his opponent's Trap Card and unable to launch an attack.

When the round ends, he will suffer the consequences of his actions, losing due to damage exceeding his remaining LP.

Marufuji Sho's biological older brother, Marufuji Ryo, once told him that the card "Power Combination" was a sealed card.

Marufuji Sho is not yet qualified to use this card, so it must be sealed.

"What's wrong, Xiang..."

Did I draw a powerful card?

Seeing that Marufuji Sho had been in a daze ever since the cards were drawn, Yuki Judai couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

"Hey! What's wrong this time?"

Looking at Sho Marufuji, whose body suddenly trembled as he stared at the card in his hand, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but ask.

"what!"

Sho Marufuji, whose consciousness was brought back by Judai Yuki's voice, shook his head vigorously to banish distracting thoughts from his mind.

He set aside [Power Bond] and instead activated another spell card in his hand.

"I activate the Spell Card [Fusion] from my hand!"

"Just you wait, big brother!"

"Now it's my fusion monster's turn to fight back!"

Looking at Jaden Yuki, who only had two Ordinary Hero Monsters on the field, Sho Marufuji revealed a confident expression.

"I send the [Steam Robot] and [Gyrobot] from my hand to the Graveyard as materials to Fusion Summon [Steam Gyrobot] (Machine/Earth/Level 6/ATK 2200/DEF 1600)!"

The vortex created by the Fusion Spell Card absorbed the Material Monsters from Marufuji Sho's hand.

As the vortex disappeared, a blank fusion monster with the physical characteristics of a train and a helicopter and an attack power of 2200 appeared in front of Sho Marufuji.

"How did you manage to fuse this thing together?"

"...A bicycle that can be directly attacked, isn't that appealing?"

Even though there were better options available, Marufuji Sho simply wouldn't do them...

Seeing the monster that appeared in Marufuji Shojo's field, Yusei couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

"Battle has begun! [Steam Gyrobot] is attacking [Elemental Hero - Winged Warrior]!"

"A bidding whirlwind!"

Marufuji Sho gave the attack command to the monster in front of him.

Upon receiving the order, the propeller at the waist of the [Steam Gyrobot] began to spin at high speed, and a gray tornado gradually formed around its body.

The tornado, like a javelin, hurtled straight toward Winged Man, shattering his body.

This attack dealt 1200 damage to Jaden Yuki.

If Marufuji Sho had used the [Power Fusion] fusion summon, the [Steam Gyrobot]'s attack power would have doubled to 4400 points!

The battle damage inflicted on Jaden Yuki will also be higher!

If only I had a [Limit Removal] that could double the attack power of machine-type monsters...

The attack power of the [Steam Gyrobot] will be greatly increased again, reaching 8800 points!

A monster with 8800 attack power...

Such terrifying attack power, even if it's just a blank slate with no effect, is enough to make one's heart tremble...

Machine-type decks are just that terrifying...

Unfortunately……

Marufuji Sho lacks both the ability and the vision...

He didn't even dare to use [Power Combination], let alone [Restriction Removal]...

"Well……"

Affected by the wind pressure generated by the Winged Man's explosion, Jaden Yuki instinctively protected his head.

(Jaden Yuki's LP: 4000 → 2800)