Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Or... you can come find me~"

She winked at Yusei, a teasing look on her face.

Everyone: "..."

Yusei: "Σ(☉▽☉"a……"

Upon hearing what Ms. Yu said, Yusei was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized that he had been teased by her...

This is the principal's office. Even if she has something on her mind, she wouldn't just say it directly; she would contact me by phone...

"...Alright then, I'll wait for you to come find me."

Amidst the somewhat mocking gazes of the crowd, Yusei shook his head, banishing distracting thoughts from his mind, and left the principal's office with Yuki Judai and his group.

The conversation that Tiangong Jie mentioned should refer to the incident at the old school building and issues related to the team duel.

Well... anyway, Miss Jie is on my side. Someone as smart as her doesn't need to worry about her having any bad thoughts after hearing only the principal's side of the story.

After watching Yusei disappear from sight, Tenmiya Yui turned around and went to the principal's desk, looking directly at Principal Samejima.

"Then, Principal Samejima, let's have a proper talk."

Unlike when facing Yusei, when facing Principal Samejima's Amamiya Musubi, she adopted the demeanor of a powerful businesswoman.

The story revolves around a specially admitted student being assigned to the worst dormitory, Osiris Red Dormitory; and a student facing expulsion after helping a female classmate search for her brother…

She's here today to get justice for Yusei!

……

Yusei, Jaden Yuki, Hayato Maeda, and Sho Marufuji, led by their teacher Daitokuji, headed towards Osiris Red.

"I didn't expect... this problem to be solved so easily!"

Jaden Yuki walked out of the Duel Academy area, put his hands behind his head, and said with a relaxed expression.

Beside him stood Hayato, whose face was deathly pale.

"It's been resolved, but not completely..."

Yusei spoke up to refute Jaden Yuki's statement.

Strictly speaking, Hayato hasn't escaped the crisis of dropping out of school yet; he still needs to defeat his father in a duel, so now is not the time to relax.

Seeing Hayato's ashen face, one could imagine how anxious he was, far from the nonchalant tone that Jaden Yuki had made it sound.

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169. Don't judge a book by its cover.

"That's exactly what I was saying, brother!"

"It's not completely OK yet... Isn't it too early to say that? There's still the condition of winning the duel."

Upon hearing Judai Yuki's somewhat optimistic remarks, Marufuji Sho, as his subordinate, couldn't help but retort.

"Hahaha... That uncle is obviously a complete novice. Even someone of Hayato's skill level should be able to win easily."

"Isn't it obvious that winning the duel will make his dad cancel his plans to drop out of school?"

In response to Yusei and Marufuji Sho's rebuttal, Yuki Jaden shared his own thoughts.

In his view, the muscular man who challenged Hayato to a duel was clearly moved by the bond between them and was simply trying to save face.

"What do you think, Hayato?"

Yusei asked Hayato, who had a worried look on his face.

As one of the parties involved in tomorrow's father-son duel, Yusei wants to hear his opinion.

"Huh? Oh...oh..."

Hayato, who had been dealt another blow by Jaden Yuki, still looked worried.

Hayato finally snapped out of his daze when Yusei asked him what he thought.

"Cough cough..."

Just as Hayato was about to say something, Daitokuji-sensei, who was walking at the front of the crowd, suddenly cleared his throat, stopped, turned around, and said with a smile to everyone, "As a reference, I'll tell you something."

"!?"

Upon hearing what Master Daitokuji said, everyone stopped in their tracks, waiting for his next words.

"Although you can't tell from his appearance, Hayato's father is a legendary duelist who uses the Satsuma Dimensional Style and is famous all over the world, you know?"

Master Daitokuji adjusted his glasses and continued in a deep voice, "The Satsuma Dimensional Style is a sword technique that even the great swordsman Togo Tobei was proud of—a one-hit kill technique. It is said that duelists who master its ultimate form and achieve a one-hit kill will become terrifying masters who can instantly kill their opponents!"

"Eh? Real or fake?"

"What?! That brute-like old man is actually a legendary professional duelist?"

Yuki Judai and Marufuji Sho wore expressions of disbelief upon hearing Daitokuji's statement.

"A professional duelist? I'd love to have a match with him!"

Hearing Daitokuji-sensei praise Hayato's father so highly, Yusei couldn't help but develop a strong interest in that middle-aged man.

"Well... that's what the legend says."

"As for the actual situation, I don't know either."

With an innocent shrug at everyone, the once somewhat reliable Daitokuji-sensei teacher reverted to his lazy, complacent state.

"I'll pour it!"

Startled by Daitokuji-sensei's antics, Yuki Judai slumped to the side and fell onto the grass.

"So, Hayato knew about this situation too?"

Yusei looked in Hayato's direction and saw the resolute expression on his face, as if he were facing certain death.

If Hayato, who used to be welded to the bed board, was just a goofy koala, then now, full of fighting spirit, he's like a berserk killer panda!

They both have obese bodies, but their auras are completely different.

"Is that so? So Hayato knew about this situation, but still accepted the challenge."

"He wants to prove his strength to his father, right?"

After getting up from the ground, Jaden Yuki understood Hayato's thoughts and couldn't help but cheer him on, "In that case, let's hurry back and build our deck!"

With one arm around Sho Marufuji and the other around Hayato's neck, Judai Yuki, with one arm around the other (both men), embarked on his journey back to the dormitory.

"Tsk tsk..."

Looking at the somewhat cringe-worthy scene before him, Yusei couldn't help but click his tongue.

……

The time comes at night.

Inside the administrator's room of the Osiris Red Dormitory.

Maeda Masan, who plans to stay here for one night, is currently drinking and chatting with his teacher, Daitokuji Temple.

"Wow! Teachers really work hard!"

Maeda Masan raised the sake bottle, filled Daitokuji-sensei's sake glass, and then let out a heartfelt exclamation.

"No, no... that's not true..."

Faced with flattering words, Master Daitokuji simply smiled and waved his hand.

"Speaking of which... this cat can really drink..."

Maeda Mozan's gaze fell upon the fat cat beside the table—the Pharaoh.

In front of the Pharaoh was a porcelain plate filled with wine, and the Pharaoh had been licking the wine from the plate ever since.

"Oh ho ho... This isn't a cat... It's a Pharaoh..."

Slightly intoxicated, Daitokuji-sensei corrected Maeda Mozan's statement.

"Really……"

"Excuse me, I'll be out for a bit..."

Completely baffled by the difference between the two titles, Maeda Mozan put down his wine glass and stood up unsteadily.

Having drunk quite a bit of alcohol, he gradually felt the urge to urinate rising from his lower abdomen.

"The restroom is just a short distance outside the door, isn't it?"

The understanding teacher from Daitokuji Temple pointed in a certain direction.

"oh oh……"

Maeda Mozan stretched his body, opened the door and walked in the direction that Daitokuji-sensei had pointed out. Shortly after he left, he heard Yusei and the others' voices coming from the second floor on the night breeze.

Upon hearing this voice, Maeda Mozan instinctively stopped in his tracks.

"What? Hayato, why are all the monsters in your deck Koalas...?"

"Of course, I'm using the [Kobold Deck], so it's normal for it to be full of Kobold monsters, isn't it?"

Inside the dormitory, Yusei, Judai Yuki, Sho Marufuji, and Hayato Maeda were sitting together, discussing the composition of Hayato's deck, completely unaware that their loud, secret plot had been overheard by Maeda Mozan outside...

"【Koala Deck】... Can this thing really beat that old man...?"

Looking at Hayato's deck composition, Jaden Yuki said with some concern.

"For a Beastman deck, how about adding a few copies of [Wild Release]? The effect of transferring defense to attack can be used as a burst damage tool..."

Yusei offered his opinion to Hayato.

"Ah! Speaking of Beast decks, I remember..." Marufuji Sho suddenly stood up and started rummaging in his pocket, as if he had just remembered something.

"Then, this card is for you!"

As he said this, Marufuji Sho took a card out of his pocket.