Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Oh? Changing dorms? Misawa, are you going to be promoted to Obelisk Blue?" Hearing Yusei and Misawa Daichi's conversation, Yuki Jaden couldn't help but interrupt.

He was very interested in the topic the two were discussing!

"Well... I haven't decided yet..." Seeing the others looking at him, Misawa Daichi quickly waved his hand.

He is still considering Professor Kunonos's proposal and has not made a decision immediately.

"By the way, you're a powerful duelist who defeated the examiner during the entrance duel! If Obeliskran didn't only accept students who come directly from the junior high school, you would probably have been assigned there already!"

In response to Daichi Misawa's humble statement, Jaden Yuki immediately said that it was a natural result, considering that he had won the entrance exam by using the "Destruction Wheel" self-destruction tactic, which had surprised everyone.

"That's great, Misawa!"

Upon hearing Yuki Judai's words, everyone congratulated Misawa Daichi.

"well enough……"

Misawa Daichi originally wanted to explain in more detail that one had to defeat Manjoume to advance to Obelisk Blue, and that it wasn't something that could be done directly. However, after seeing the smiles on Yusei and the others' faces, he didn't say anything more and instead watched the group enjoying their food with a smile.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Obelisk Blue dormitory was shrouded in night.

Having escaped from class and returned to his dormitory, Manjoume is currently having a video call with his brothers.

"Hey! Zhun, you know that, right?" A man's authoritative voice came from the other side of the screen. Having been in a high position for a long time, his words carried an invisible pressure.

The eldest brother, Manjoume Nagasaku, the second brother, Manjoume Masaji, and the third brother, Manjoume Jun—these are the three brothers of the Manjoume family.

“Yes, Nagasaku-nii, and Seiji-nii…” As the youngest child in the family, Manjoume could no longer maintain the arrogant attitude he had towards his classmates when facing his older brothers.

At this moment, he was like a child who had made a mistake and was waiting for punishment from his elders.

"Speaking of which, how have you been lately? It's been so long since school started, you should have made some progress by now! Not to mention me, Masashi is very busy with his work at the bank, and he basically doesn't have time to contact you..." With his slicked-back hair, full beard, and the appearance of a successful middle-aged man, Manjoume asked about Manjoume's recent situation in a serious tone.

"It's only natural that you got first place, right, right, Jun?" The man called Seiji had a handsome face with sharp, angular features. Dressed in a crisp blue suit, he exuded the aura of a business elite.

"My brother is in politics, I'm in finance, and Jun, you should be ruling the world of card games and realizing the Manjoume clan's plan to conquer the world!" Manjoume Masashi described a bright future to Manjoume Jun in an exaggerated tone.

"……Oh."

Upon hearing his second brother's words, Wan Zhangmu merely pursed his lips slightly without uttering a word of rebuttal.

How old are you? Conquering the world... Aren't you ashamed? You're probably still dreaming.

"You should know very well, right? Accurate!"

"You bear the future of the Manjoume clan on your shoulders!"

"I see……"

After putting double pressure on the depressed Manjoume, Manjoume Chosaku and Manjoume Seiji hung up the video call with satisfaction.

"..."

As the screen returned to black, Manjoume, leaning back on the soft sofa, was unable to calm down for a long time, and began to blankly recall the series of events that had recently occurred.

"What should I do? My situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse. I can't tell my brothers about being downgraded from Obelisk Blue to Apollo Yellow..."

Ever since losing to Yusei, Manjoume has been on a downward spiral. The No. 1 spot he once held from the junior high school seems to be being stolen by Misawa Daichi, the No. 1 freshman from outside the school.

"What... should I do?" Remembering what Professor Kunonos had said to him during the day, Wan Zhangmu began to feel agitated.

Feeling depressed, Wan Zhangmu stood up from the sofa and walked to the dormitory window, letting the night breeze calm him down.

Just then, he happened to see Yusei and his group who had finished dinner and were heading towards the Osiris Red Dormitory.

Because Daichi Misawa's room had just been repainted today, it was temporarily uninhabitable. To repay Daichi Misawa for his hospitality, Yusei and the others warmly invited him to Osiris Red's dormitory.

"That's... Misawa? Why is he with those Osiris Red guys at this time?"

Seeing Misawa Daichi walking arm in arm with Yusei and the others towards the Osiris Red Dormitory, Manjoume couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

"I don't know what's going on... but this is a great opportunity! There's no one else in that guy's dorm right now..."

Watching the figures of the group depart from afar, a wicked thought flashed through Wan Zhangmu's mind.

To be honest, Manjoume wasn't confident of winning the duel with Misawa Daichi, but he absolutely couldn't afford to lose the subsequent dormitory swap duel.

Therefore, in order to win, he decided to resort to dirty tricks again...

History is written by the victors. As long as I win, the means don't matter at all!

"...That's fine then!"

Without hesitation, Wan Zhangmu, having made up his mind, immediately sneaked into the dormitory of Sun God Huang under the cover of night.

Because Misawa Daichi's room had just been painted in the ancient style, the furniture that was originally placed in the room was now casually placed in the empty room next door and in the corridor.

Without breaking a sweat, Manjoume found the deck that Misawa Daichi had placed in the drawer.

202 Rescuing Abandoned Deck

“【Diamond Dragon】, 【Blood Demon】, 【Destruction Wheel】...that’s it!” Looking at the deck in his hand, a sinister expression flashed across Manjou’s face.

I'll just throw away your deck and see what you have left to fight me with!

Recalling the ridicule he received in class, a raging fire began to surge in Wan Zhangmu's heart, and the last remaining shred of rationality was burned away.

……

"Don't blame me, Misawa! Who told you to go against me?" On his way back, he told himself these comforting words and threw Misawa Daichi's deck into the dark sea near the lighthouse.

Looking at the card that seemed to have been swallowed up by a giant abyss, Manjou couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.

……

At this moment, Misawa Daichi was unaware that his deck had been thrown into the sea by Manjoume.

Having worked all day, he was exhausted. After taking a shower in the public shower room of Osiris Red, he collapsed next to the fast-sleeping Yuki Jaden.

"Who is this person?"

Looking at Misawa Daichi, who was lying next to Yuki Jaden and wearing the yellow uniform of the sun god, Hayato, feeling puzzled, couldn't help but ask.

This should be considered their first meeting.

"Oh... he's Misawa Daichi, the sun god of yellow, the top scorer in the entrance exam!" Yusei, lying on the bed, explained when he saw Hayato's puzzled expression.

"Because his house was just painted, he didn't have a place to sleep for the time being, so we let him stay here for a while," Marufuji Sho added after hearing Yusei's words.

"He acts like nothing's wrong in other dorms... So even the sun god Huang has people like that..." Looking at Misawa Daichi, who was fast asleep, even Hayato, the god of sleep, couldn't help but sigh.

"Hehe... the main thing is that we met when we enrolled in school, and he and Yuki Judai seem to get along very well..."

"I see..." After hearing Yusei's response, Hayato didn't say anything more.

And so, unaware that his deck was already defeated, Misawa Daichi spent this extraordinary night in Yusei and his friends' multi-person dormitory.

……

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

"Something terrible has happened! Judai! Yusei!"

The next morning, Yusei and his group, who were lying in bed, were awakened by Aunt Tomie's banging on the door and her exclamations.

"What's wrong, Aunt Duomei?"

Seeing Aunt Tomie, who was plump and wearing the sales department uniform, appear in front of the door, Yusei, who had just woken up and whose eyelids were still closed, scratched his head and asked.

While speaking, he couldn't help but yawn a few times.

"Although no ships have unloaded their cargo, there are a bunch of cards floating on the water under the bridge near the lighthouse..." Aunt Domi, who had just prepared the supplies early in the morning, spotted a large number of cards floating on the water as she passed by the Osiris Red Dormitory.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, she immediately put down what she was doing and knocked on Yusei's door.

After all, they were the good kids who had helped me before. What if one of their decks accidentally fell into the sea? That would be a real problem...

While there's still time, hurry over and tell them to try and salvage the card!

"What? A card..."

Upon hearing what Aunt Tomie said, Yuki Judai immediately transformed into a righteous hero and ran towards the bridge.

Whoever's deck falls into the ocean, it's a huge loss!

We must save as much as we can! Let's get there quickly!

"Hey! Judai!"

"Big brother!"

Seeing Yuki Judai's reckless actions, Misawa Daichi and Marufuji Sho exchanged a glance and followed behind him.

"Wait, take this with you!"

Seeing that Yuxing was also about to get up and follow the others, Aunt Duomei quickly took out several fishing nets with long poles from the car behind her.

These tools are needed to retrieve the cards from the sea.

"?!"

"I see!"

Upon realizing what was happening, Yusei thanked Aunt Tomie and quickly took the fishing net from her, following behind Yuki Judai and the others.

As for Hayato... he was still lying in bed, dreaming of playing chess with the Duke of Zhou (a figure in Chinese mythology associated with sleep).

……

The group of people walked to the bridge and followed the direction of the water flow to the viewing platform near the lighthouse.

"【Destruction Wheel】, 【Fusion Release】, 【Blood Demon】... In other words, the discarded cards are all Misawa's cards..." Looking at the cards floating on the sea in front of him, Jaden Yuki, who had transformed into a famous detective, saw through the origin of the cards at a glance.

The card that Daichi Misawa originally kept in the dormitory of the sun god Huang was abandoned in the sea at some point...

Fortunately, there hadn't been any heavy rain recently, and the weather had been relatively calm, so the cards weren't swept into the deep sea by the waves. Instead, they drifted with the currents around the path to the vicinity of Osiris Red Dormitory.

“They’re still floating… These cards were placed on the table in the hallway yesterday…” As the card holder, Misawa Daichi was naturally very clear about the composition of his deck.

Despite his reluctance to believe it, the facts before him constantly reminded him that this abandoned deck was indeed his!