Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Even a powerful card like [True Dragon Sword Emperor Zhuo Huixing - Puzzle], which boasts a second-speed card-destroying ability and high resistance, can only obediently face the fate of turning into a turtle!

However, Daichi Misawa, whose deck lacks Kaiju, obviously cannot pull off such a fancy maneuver as Yusei...

Furthermore, he couldn't survive by shifting to a defensive stance, since against the [Horus Black Flame Dragon LV8] with its armor-piercing ability, all defensive stances were meaningless...

If Misawa doesn't resolve the Black Flame Dragon issue this turn, then in the next turn, Manjoume, who will have another Normal Summon opportunity, will summon a new monster and easily overwhelm the enemy, securing victory in the duel.

At that time, Misawa Daichi, who originally had the opportunity to be promoted to Obelisk Blue, will have to face expulsion!

"What's wrong, Misawa? You've been spacing out over there, are you scared?"

"Hahahaha!!! Where did all those boastful words you made at the start of the duel go?"

Seeing that Misawa Daichi was deep in thought and hesitated to proceed, Manjoume couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh.

In his view, Misawa Daichi was clearly at his limit, and his victory was a foregone conclusion!

You want to demote me from Obelisk Blue? Are you kidding me?!

Just you wait! Those guys who dare to look down on me!

I will use the victory in this duel to slap you all hard across the face!

"If magic cards can't be activated, what about trap cards?" Misawa Daichi said slowly in front of Manjoume, who was convinced of his victory.

After the initial shock subsided, he quickly conceived a new formula for victory.

"Nani?"

Seeing that Misawa Daichi did not show the despair he had imagined, Manjoume couldn't help but frown.

"Your little tricks won't work on me, Misawa!"

Pointing his finger at Misawa Daichi, Manjoume sneered in a flippant tone, "Are you saying... that you think you can defeat me at full health with just that face-down card in your back row?"

"Go ahead and try it if you dare!!!"

By the end, Manjou's words had taken on a fierce tone.

You think you can fight back in this situation? Do you think I, Black Flame Dragon, am a pushover?

I, Wan Zhangmu, am not easily frightened!

"Tsk tsk... This is quite a strong flag..." Yusei couldn't help but smack his lips as he watched Manjoume, whose resentment from the past few days had suddenly erupted due to Misawa, and who was furiously planting flags for himself.

At this rate, even if he wasn't dead to begin with, he'd be dead now...

"Hmph! Sorevaldocana (Is that so?)! The formula to defeat you is complete. Just wait and see!" With a slight smirk, Daichi Misawa pressed the button on the Duel Disk, activating the Trap Card in the back row.

"Activate the hidden card—[Chemical Combination-DHO]! Return one [Deuterium Dragon], one [Hydrogen Dragon], and one [Oxygen Dragon] from your hand or Graveyard to the Deck to activate this effect!"

Special Summon 1 [Water Dragon - Cluster] (Sea Dragon/WATER/Level 10/ATK 2800/DEF 2600) from your hand or Graveyard!

After returning the Deuterium Dragon from the graveyard and the Oxygen Dragon and Oxygen Dragon from his hand to the deck, Daichi Misawa then placed the last card in his hand onto the Duel Disk.

"Come forth! My ace monster from my deck! The Ultimate Water Dragon!"

As Daichi Misawa finished speaking, a towering column of water suddenly shot up from the ground in front of him, reaching the top of the stadium!

A two-headed dragon, composed of blue torrents and with a massive body made of water, appeared before Misawa Daichi.

The Water Dragon - Cluster roared angrily at the Black Flame Dragon floating in mid-air, looking down at it! Sensing the provocation from its opponent, the Black Flame Dragon also let out a long, menacing cry.

Fire and water, the Western dragon and the Eastern dragon, two completely opposing monsters, stand facing each other from afar.

"【Water Dragon - Cluster】...? But my monster's attack is still higher!"

The attack power of [Horus's Black Flame Dragon LV8] is 3400, while the attack power of [Water Dragon - Cluster] is only 2800. They are not even in the same league!

"Is this your trump card monster? Misawa, you've really disappointed me! Let me teach you..."

Seeing that Manjoume was about to say something sarcastic, Misawa Daichi interrupted him and said, "At this moment, I activate the monster effect of [Water Dragon - Cluster]! This effect can only be activated if this card is Special Summoned. Effect monsters Special Summoned by your opponent have their ATK reduced to 0 until the end of the turn, and they cannot activate their effects."

"What?! Is that so...?"

“You…what did you say???”

"Could it be that... all the duels so far have been within Misawa's expectations?"

Upon hearing Misawa Daido describe the monster effect of [Water Dragon - Cluster], Manjoume's smug smile vanished instantly, replaced by an undisguised look of shock.

Even Professor Kunonos, who was acting as the referee, couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he saw the two-headed dragon in front of Daichi Misawa.

Able to turn any Special Summoned monster on the opponent's field into a vanilla monster with 0 ATK... [Water Dragon - Cluster]... What a powerful monster!

"It's over! Manjoume!" With a calm expression, Misawa Daichi pointed a finger at the shocked Manjoume and declared, "【Horus Black Flame Dragon LV8】was a Special Summoned monster, which means that due to the effect of 【Water Dragon - Cluster】, it will be reduced to a mere mortal with 0 attack power!"

As Misawa Daichi finished speaking, the two heads of [Water Dragon - Cluster] roared with overwhelming power towards the sky above the dueling arena.

A colossal wave appeared in the dueling arena with its roar, then swiftly rushed towards the bewildered Black Flame Dragon in mid-air, sweeping away the black flames swirling around it, along with its massive body and its slightly terrified cries, into the merciless wave...

209 Reap what you sow

(Attack power of [Horus Black Flame Dragon LV8]: 3400 → 0)

Under the targeted and terrifying effect of [Water Dragon - Cluster], the Black Flame Dragon LV8, which was swept into the towering waves, had its attack power reduced to 0 points, and the effect was sealed...

At least in this round, it was unable to put up any resistance and could only be slaughtered like a fish on a chopping board...

"This...this is..."

As the giant waves subsided, what appeared before the shocked Manjoume was the Black Flame Dragon, lying weakly and listlessly on the ground of the dueling arena like a defeated rooster...

The destructive black flames that had been swirling around his body had now vanished.

That once majestic figure, reflecting a black and gold light, had now become dull and lifeless...

Where is its former glory now?

“Black… Black Flame Dragon…” Wan Zhangmu tremblingly stretched out his palm towards the monster in front of him, his eyes filled with disbelief.

How can it be?

How could my invincible Black Flame Dragon possibly fall here?

Yes! This must be fake, I must be dreaming...

This kind of thing... this kind of absurd thing should not be possible!

As an elite member of Obelisk Blue, the No. 1 in junior high, and only slightly weaker than Caesar (Fingertip Universe), I actually suffered a defeat at the hands of Misawa Daichi, the Yellow Sun God...

Are you kidding me? I absolutely refuse to believe such an absurd thing could happen!!!

"Mizawa!!! You bastard!!!"

"Go! [Water Dragon - Cluster] Attack [Horus's Black Flame Dragon LV8]! Ultimate Water Impact!"

Facing Misawa Daichi, who had put him in this predicament, Manjoume let out a resentful roar, but what he was met with was only Misawa Daichi's declaration of attack, devoid of any emotion.

Upon receiving the command from Misawa Daichi, the Water Dragon Cluster immediately extended its two heads and sprayed two high-pressure water jets towards the location of the Black Flame Dragon.

The two water columns intertwined in mid-air, eventually transforming into an even thicker spiral water column that swept Black Flame Dragon, along with the hate-filled Manjuro-mu, off the dueling arena!

Thanks to the damage reduction effect of the Duel Disk, Manjoume did not suffer much damage.

However, the fact that he was directly swept off the dueling arena by the intense water pressure made him feel extremely humiliated.

Just like a contestant who is knocked off the stage in a martial arts tournament, although Manjoume's health points did not reach zero at this moment, the victory of the match had already slipped away from him.

(Wan Zhangmu's HP: 4000 → 1200)

"The final blow! The [Mathematician] launches a direct attack on Manjoume!"

The area around the dueling arena was now submerged by the giant waves generated by the [Water Dragon - Cluster]. The water flowed down from the arena and reached up to Yusei and the others' knees.

Facing Manjoume, who had fallen from the dueling arena into the water below, the mathematician raised his staff and unleashed a magic bullet to deliver the final blow.

Under this attack, Manjoume lost his chance to switch dormitories with Misawa Daichi... no! It was a duel that cost him his expulsion!

(Wan Zhangmu's HP: 1200 → 0)

"Manjoume, as a duelist..."

Having won the duel, Misawa Daichi raised an eyebrow as if he wanted to say something to Manjoume, but was immediately interrupted by Manjoume, who popped his head out of the water: "Mizawa, shut up! The only reason you won today was because you happened to choose a water-attribute deck! If our positions were reversed, I would be the winner today!"

As the duel ended, the 3D image on the field disappeared, and what appeared before Daichi Misawa was Jun Manjoume, who had lost the duel and was sitting on the ground with a face full of unwillingness.

"It wasn't a coincidence..." After hearing Manjoume's words filled with intense resentment, Misawa Daichi slowly shook his head and continued, "Before the duel even began, you had already revealed the details of your deck to me, so the outcome of this duel wasn't accidental, but inevitable!"

Six decks? Hmph! Let my flames of resentment burn away those bluffing tricks!

"Was it around that time?!"

After being reminded by Misawa Daichi, Manjoume finally came to his senses and realized that he had leaked his deck information himself, so he had no one else to blame.

"The outcome was already decided before the duel even began!"

"Furthermore, Manjoume... the card you threw into the sea must be mine!" Misawa Daichi declared in an irrefutable tone, looking at Manjoume who was sitting on the ground in a state of frustration.

"Why... are you so sure?"

Manjoume was utterly puzzled by Misawa Daichi's unwavering attitude.

Do you think your Misawa Daichi card would betray you? Do you think I'm an idiot?

"If I had to explain why, it's because this card told me..."

As he spoke, Daichi Misawa reached into his pocket and pulled out a card, which was the monster card "Blood Demon" that Yusei and the others had previously retrieved from the sea.

"The formula written on this card is the decisive evidence! There's only one card in the whole world with these contents written on it!"

"I see, so that's how it is!"

Upon hearing Daichi Misawa's words, everyone instinctively turned their attention to his hands.

On the card art of the Blood Demon in Misawa Daichi's hand, there were densely packed, complex formulas written in black ink...

At Duel Academy, the only person who would do something so bizarre with precious cards is probably Daichi Misawa, who uses his room as a scratch paper...

"Manjoume! A duelist who doesn't cherish his cards is unqualified! You can't earn the trust of your deck right now!" Despite treating his cards like scrap paper, Misawa Daichi began to lecture Manjoume with a righteous expression.

Faced with Daichi Misawa's double standards, Yusei could only helplessly shrug...

"Uuuuuuu..."