Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Although the academy had not issued a formal notice of expulsion, and Professor Kunonos's remarks were just a momentary outburst, Wan Zhangmu, who had made such a bold statement, did not intend to stay here and live a life of mere survival.

Goodbye, Duel Academy!

After taking one last look at the Duel Academy, Manjoume left without looking back, embarking on a journey to an unknown future.

……

"Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

As the automatic doors in the classroom opened, Marufuji Sho's urgent voice began to echo in the quiet classroom.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry..."

"Xiang? What happened?"

Looking at Marufuji Sho, who ran into the classroom panting and came to their side, Yusei and Yuki Jaden couldn't help but show puzzled expressions.

It's still class time. Unless something major happens, Marufuji Sho's loud and boisterous behavior is undoubtedly disrupting class order and will earn him disapproving looks.

"Something terrible has happened..." After calming down, Marufuji Sho finally managed to say the message he wanted to convey: "Manjoume... Manjoume has disappeared!"

"what?"

"Hey?"

"real or fake……"

Upon hearing Marufuji Sho's unexpected words, the crowd couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

"Oh? Manjoume... I heard he hurriedly packed his bags and ran away this morning..." The one who said this in a teasing tone was Manjoume's follower A. He had been following Manjoume around like a servant before, but as soon as he saw Manjoume lose power, he immediately changed his tune.

"Ah... so it's because he lost to Misawa that he felt he couldn't stay any longer, huh... hehehe..." Follower B echoed Follower A's words, uttering words laced with sarcasm.

"That's really awful..."

"They must have given up, choosing to run away like a stray dog..."

Seeing that no one around them objected, the two henchmen spoke even more enthusiastically.

As if to vent their resentment at being bossed around by Manjoume, the two of them blurted out everything they could think of to mock Manjoume, like beans spilling from a tube…

If Manjoume saw the current state of his two henchmen, he'd probably be furious...

It's good to leave this place of sorrow.

"Hmph! A fence-sitter..."

Yusei glanced at the two making sarcastic remarks and let out a disdainful snort.

At least Manjou bravely fought a duel, what have you two done? All you do is talk nonsense!

212 The Many Layers of Girls' Tactics

“Those guys…they were just looking up to Manjoume a moment ago, but now they’re putting on this act…” Looking at the two making sarcastic remarks, Yuki Judai’s face showed a complicated expression.

He didn't know much about the ugliness of human nature, so he couldn't understand the change in these two people's mentality for the time being.

"Big brother...could it really be like what they said...that after losing the duel, Manjoume really gave up completely?"

Influenced by the words of his followers, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but utter a disheartening statement.

"If Manjoume were so easy to give up, he should have given up long ago when he lost to me in the first place, instead of waiting until now."

Seeing Marufuji Sho waver, Yusei offered words of comfort. Yuki Judai, standing nearby, chimed in, "That's right! How could something like that happen! Manjoume isn't that kind of person..."

"……Maybe."

After careful consideration, it's clear that while Manjoume's dueling skills are decent, he cheated in a duel and directly dismantled Misawa Daichi's deck... Given his contradictory personality, it's hard to believe anyone can truly understand what he's thinking right now...

"How about... we..." Seeing the thoughtful expression on Yuki Jaden's face, Yusei made a "skip class" gesture to him.

"Hmm...uh..." After hesitating for a moment, seeing Yusei's gesture, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but nod.

Curiosity was at play in his heart, and all he wanted to do was find Wan Zhangmu as soon as possible and ask him to tell him his true thoughts.

"Huh...really?" Marufuji Sho was dumbfounded as he watched the two communicate with hand gestures. Skipping class so openly, was that even allowed...?

"But it's class time now, the gate is closed, right... what should I do?" Suddenly realizing this crucial question, Jaden Yuki scratched his head.

"Well... I have a brilliant plan!" Yusei put his finger to his lips and winked at the two people beside him.

However, what they didn't know was that their "secret" conversation was almost entirely observed by Asuka, who was keeping a close eye on Yusei.

From the moment Marufuji Sho ran into the classroom with the news, Asuka's gaze had been fixed on Yusei and the others, so she was naturally aware of their reactions.

……

After a while.

At the bottom of the side wall of the Duel Academy, there is a gap.

"See? Once you decide to come up with something, nothing can stop you!"

Seeing that no one seemed to be around, Yusei, who had crawled out of the gap, dusted himself off and gave a smug thumbs-up to the two people behind him.

"There are actually places like this..."

Following Yusei out of the academy, Jaden Yuki and Sho Marufuji, after looking somewhat dumbfounded, quickly crawled out through the gap.

This gap, caused by the aging of the wall, will probably be patched up by the college soon; it's only useful for now.

"Alright! Let's set off..."

"Where are you guys planning to go skipping class?"

Just as Yusei was full of vigor and ready to set off to find Manjoume, a clear and melodious female voice with a hint of teasing suddenly came from his ear.

"What are you guys doing here?"

Yusei couldn't help but show a shocked expression when he saw Tenjōin Asuka suddenly appear before him, along with her two best friends, Mamida Junko and Hamaguchi Momoe, standing beside her.

Holy crap! How the hell did you guys get here...?

"Is there even a question? Of course, we're going to find Manjoume!" Before Yusei could even ask the three women why they had come, the honest Yuki Judai told them his purpose directly.

"..."

After being thwarted by Jaden Yuki, Yusei gave up his plan to deal with Asuka and the others.

Although I don't know what's going on, the fact that they're blocking my way is undeniable...

Looking directly into Asuka's clear eyes, Yusei could only helplessly shrug and say, "Well... that's how it is. We can't just leave that guy alone... If Manjoume really drops out of school, we'll lose a lot of fun."

"Oh right! We must keep our trip to see Manjoume a secret from our teacher and the others!" Suddenly remembering something important, Judai Yuki quickly reminded Asuka and the others.

"Keep it a secret...hehe..." Asuka let out a meaningful laugh and, with a hint of smugness in her eyes, suggested to Yusei, who was leading the group, "It's possible, but there's a condition."

"Oh? What are the conditions?" Upon hearing Asuka's statement, Yusei's face showed an expression of interest.

As top students, they would choose to skip class just like Osiris Red herself, and deliberately stay here to watch over them. It's impossible that they were planning to go on an adventure to find someone with them!

"The condition is... that the rest of us have to go too!"

"..."

The flag has been raised!

Seeing that his ominous premonition had come true, Yusei couldn't help but cover his head.

"Um... ladies... we're not going on a picnic, you know? This island is quite dangerous. If you come with us, who knows what might happen..." Yusei tried to persuade the expectant girls in a conciliatory tone.

If they could heed my words and voluntarily give up their plans to come along, that would be even better.

"Oh? Is that so? Since it's such a dangerous thing, we should probably go and report it to the teacher..." Hearing Yusei say this, Asuka nodded in agreement, then smiled slightly at Yusei and prepared to turn around and go to report to the teacher.

"Huh? Ami (Stop it!)!" Seeing that Asuka was about to go to the teacher to tell on him, Yusei, realizing what was happening, quickly grabbed her arm and stopped her from leaving.

Having just resolved the previous expulsion incident, Youxing doesn't want to cause any more trouble right now.

"Oh? Changed your mind?" Seeing Yusei grab her, Asuka didn't rush to shake off his hand. Instead, she looked at the embarrassed Yusei with a half-smile.

"Okay...you win! You can all come along..."

As if resigned to his fate, Yusei released his grip on Asuka's hand and made a gesture of surrender to the smug blonde beauty in front of him.

It's all a routine, a complete routine!

Yusei, rendered speechless by Asuka's words, couldn't help but think this.

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"Hoo hoo... Just like you said, we also feel that we can't just let Wan Zhangmu go unchecked."

"So, please include us in your adventure today!"

Smoothing a strand of hair that had fallen behind her ear, Asuka, who had gained the upper hand in her argument with Yusei, did not let out a triumphant laugh. Instead, she winked at Yusei and then told Yusei and the others their true thoughts.

“ε=(?ο｀*))) Sigh…”

Upon hearing Asuka's words, Yusei sighed with a sense of helplessness and then led the way into the distant forest.

"As expected of Asuka, even Yusei-sama can't do anything about you..."

"Such an interesting event, and they actually want to exclude us? That's incredibly cunning..."

From behind Yusei, one could hear Junko and Momoe talking.

They didn't try to lower their voices, so their conversation quickly reached Yusei's ears.

"Ha ha……"

Asuka simply smiled faintly at Junko and Momoe's compliments and didn't say anything more.

"Manjoume... I never imagined so many people would care about you..."

Looking back at the group behind him, Yusei couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.

Although Manjoume's spoiled personality is somewhat annoying, he is indeed quite popular... at least there are still so many people worried about him.

If Manjoume hadn't run away, Yusei might not have known this information.

……