Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

[That guy, Sho... didn't use the power combination at the very end...]

Something must have happened between him and his brother...

[In that case, a duel with his brother would surely clarify the whole story.]

Jaden Yuki rested his chin on his hand, pondering his next plan.

As he was pondering this, Yusei happened to see Professor Kunonos walk into the sales department.

Professor Kunonos, upon entering the sales area, immediately spotted the two people writing something.

"Well... before asking his brother that question, let's have a duel first!"

Jaden Yuki, engrossed in writing his challenge letter, was completely unaware of Professor Quinnos approaching from behind.

"Hey! Judai..."

Before Yusei could even remind Jaden Yuki, Professor Kunonos snatched up the challenge letter that Jaden Yuki was almost finished writing.

"Hmm? You're requesting permission to duel?"

Professor Kunonos raised an eyebrow as he looked at the large characters at the top, his interest piqued.

You little brat... Instead of preparing for the team duel, you're here writing challenge letters for others?

They're really not taking my threats seriously at all!

"The opponent is..."

"...Ryo Marufuji???"

Upon seeing the opponent that Jaden Yuki was challenging, Professor Kunonos's eyes widened in shock.

What? Am I seeing things?

Jaden Yuki... actually intends to challenge Emperor Caesar of Duel Academy?

Is he crazy?

Looks like I don't even need to lift a finger...

This kid is planning to bring about his own destruction!

"Give it back to me... I haven't finished writing it yet!"

Jaden Yuki couldn't help but complain when his challenge letter was suddenly taken away.

"That's not necessary!"

Professor Kunonos shrugged at Jaden Yuki and said, "You absolutely cannot win a duel against Ryo Marufuji, the No. 1 player in Duel Academy."

"For underachievers, this duel is a million years too early~~~"

With a flick of his right index finger, Professor Kunonos began to deliver merciless taunts to Jaden Yuki.

To Jaden Yuki's astonishment, Professor Kunonos reached out and tore the challenge letter to shreds.

"What the hell!"

Seeing Professor Kunonos's arrogant behavior, Yusei clenched his fist.

No matter what, tearing someone else's things up in front of them is going too far.

Looks like I need to teach you a lesson today!

"Mommy!!!"

Seeing Yusei striding towards him with his fists clenched, Professor Kunonos immediately sensed something was wrong. He screamed and then quickly ran out of the sales area.

"Ah this..."

"I never imagined Professor Kunonos would be so talented in this area..."

Seeing Professor Kunonos's lightning-fast escape, Yusei and Jaden Yuki couldn't help but gape in astonishment.

"What do you mean? Should we continue writing?"

Seeing the scraps of paper left behind by Professor Kunonos, Yusei couldn't help but ask Jaden Yuki a question.

"Well... never mind..."

Feeling somewhat helpless, Jaden Yuki sighed at Yusei.

With Professor Kunonos's interference, the challenge letter could no longer be written.

After returning the pen and paper to the saleswoman at the counter, Jaden Yuki and Yusei left the sales department together and headed towards the Osiris Red Dormitory.

143 Yusei's Regret

Having escaped from Yuki Jaden's side with his momentum, Marufuji Sho wandered aimlessly around the island before finally slinking back to the Osiris Red Dormitory.

In the empty room, Marufuji Sho, who had gradually calmed down, finally realized his mistake.

He covered himself with the blanket, squatted dejectedly on his bed, and pondered his past actions.

You are not eligible to use this card!

[Until you possess the power befitting a duelist, that card must be sealed away!]

Looking at the magic card [Power Combination] in his hand, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but recall the words Marufuji Ryo had said to him.

A bitter feeling gradually spread through his chest, and Marufuji Sho, feeling pain, subconsciously wanted to escape from it all.

He closed his eyes tightly, covered his ears with his hands, and curled his body into a ball, as if resisting everything from the outside world.

"Knew it……"

"With my cowardly personality... I'm simply not qualified to be the boss's underling..."

Marufuji Sho chuckled self-deprecatingly, then buried his face in the bed.

……

In the forest near Osiris Red, Maeda Hayato, who climbed up a tree trunk like a koala, saw Marufuji Sho, who had run into the dormitory alone with a gloomy face.

At this moment, he really needs to be alone to calm down.

The understanding Hayato chose not to disturb Marufuji Sho, but instead chose to check his deck on the tree trunk.

Just as he said before, after being influenced by Yusei, Hayato, who had already resigned himself to death, wanted to give it another try.

[Pot of Greed], [Undo Fusion], [Scapegoat], [Wildness Unleashed]...

In front of Hayato, there were some extraordinary cards casually placed.

"As expected... I still can't just leave this card unattended..."

Looking at the [Death Tree Bear] in his hand, Hayato couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He seemed to see another version of himself in the monster's card art.

They're not exactly the same, but rather completely similar!

Just as he was pondering these things, he suddenly heard several footsteps beneath him.

Startled, Hayato accidentally knocked his deck of cards off the tree trunk and lost his balance...

"Professor Kunonos, really!"

"Who would tear up a challenge letter in front of someone else?!"

Yukichi, furious, stomped his feet hard on the ground, still feeling somewhat indignant.

The thing I painstakingly wrote was torn to shreds in an instant...

No one would feel good in this situation.

"Well... who would have thought he'd show up there..."

With his hands behind his head, Yusei followed behind Yuki Jaden with a helpless expression.

"In that case, I'll just..."

"Ah! My card!"

Suddenly, a scream came from the tree trunk above the two people who were chatting, followed by a large pile of cards falling down.

Surprised, Yusei and Jaden instinctively looked up and saw a koala clinging tightly to a tree trunk...

"Koala...?"

"Ah! Isn't that Hayato? What are you doing here?"

Looking at Hayato struggling on the tree trunk, Yusei and Jaden Yuki wore speechless expressions.

Didn't this kid go after Marufuji Sho before?

How did it end up in the tree again?

Could it be a case of atavism?

"Hey hey hey..."

Hayato, clinging to the tree trunk, looked at the two people below with an embarrassed expression.

"You... could it be..."

"...Are you interested in a duel?"

Looking at the cards scattered on the ground, Jaden Yuki seemed to realize something.

What's going on? Hayato, the lazy dog ​​who's welded to the bed and has no interest in anything, is actually getting excited about a duel... Is the sun going to rise in the west?!

"No...that's not it!"

"I was just using the cards for divination..."

Hayato grinned at the two of them and slowly began to explain.

"Oh, I see!"

Judging from his drawn-out tone, Jaden Yuki clearly didn't believe Hayato's words at all.

"Ah! Right... I can't stay here any longer, I need to get to the Obelisk Blue dormitory right away!"