Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The island where Duel Academy is located is situated on a stretch of ocean in the Pacific Ocean, giving it a somewhat isolated feel.

Therefore, if you want to leave this island, land transportation such as cars is completely impossible; you can only choose to take a boat or a plane.

Regardless of the route, it requires traversing this vast forest. Manjoume, who departed from Duel Academy, would inevitably pass through this route, which is why Yusei and his group's search for Manjoume began here.

"Hey! Manjoume!"

"Manjō-mō!"

"Manjou-mu, come out and play cards~~~~"

The voices of Yusei, Yuki Judai, and Marufuji Sho echoed through the silent forest from time to time.

Despite their shouts to each other along the way, they received no response from Wan Zhangmu, as if he were no longer nearby.

"Ugh! Really..."

Seeing the three boys in front of her shouting weakly, Asuka couldn't help but sigh softly, hands on her hips.

The decision to come along was indeed the right one... Now it's her turn to make her appearance.

Taking a deep breath and cupping her hands around her mouth, Asuka shouted loudly to the surroundings as her chest heaved: "Manjoume! Come out here! It's just a duel, is it really that easy to back down? You're making a fool of yourself!"

The clear soprano voice immediately echoed through the surrounding forest, and the drawn-out notes even startled the flocks of birds in the distance, causing them to scatter and flee.

"Fuck..."

Hearing Asuka's loud shout behind him, Yusei couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.

Judging by this situation... if anyone dares to molest Asuka, her cries for help might be heard all over the island...

"You're still so harsh..."

Hearing Asuka's words, which were neither clearly meant to encourage Manjoume nor were they meant to be sarcastic, Jaden Yuki, who was also somewhat dumbfounded, couldn't help but retort.

"Heh, isn't that obvious? Boys these days are so weak!" Junko Mamida, who hadn't gotten along with Judai Yuki, had a strong personality. Hearing Judai Yuki's sarcastic remarks, she quickly retorted on behalf of Asuka.

"But... Manjoume is definitely not the same. And why... it's because he's a handsome guy, just like Yusei-sama!"

Hamaguchi Momoe, who has little resistance to handsome men, couldn't help but swoon when she recalled Manjoume's aloof demeanor.

Although Yusei-sama is very handsome, Manjoume and Caesar are also quite good...

Ugh...it's such a tough choice! Can I have them all?!

Unlike the strong-willed Junko, Momoe's personality is somewhat unpredictable. She likes to play dumb, but it turns out she still likes handsome guys the most!

"……(*^▽^*)"

Hearing the beautiful girl praise him like that, Yusei couldn't help but smile sincerely.

One's own opinion is a completely different concept from that of others.

Since even the discerning girls have said so, my image must be pretty good, right? If not the best, then it must be among the top.

Going up further, there's Ed Phoenix, the holder of the [Destiny Hero] deck—a handsome young man with the potential to be a cross-dresser!

“Hey… this…”

Seeing that the topic was being steered astray, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but show a somewhat disgusted expression.

Girls are such a hassle! Duels are much more fun!

"What? This topic is so boring..."

The girls' conversation didn't touch on him at all, and feeling ignored, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but show a hint of jealousy on his face.

"Didn't you say Misawa was pretty good before? Does that mean anyone can be good-looking?" Junko complained to Momoe with a hint of helplessness, recalling their conversation in the girls' bathroom in Obelisk Blue.

"Hahaha...Is that so..."

Hearing Junko say this to her, Momoe, who had been twirling her long black hair around her fingers a few times, smiled and gave an ambiguous answer.

As expected of my inseparable best friend... she saw right through my true thoughts.

"Attention everyone! Something's coming!"

Just as the girls were chatting happily, Yusei's sharp eyes noticed the movement in the bushes.

Something seemed to be heading this way, following Asuka's shout.

"What's wrong? Is it Manjoume who's here?"

Upon hearing Yusei's wary shout, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know..."

Yusei slowly shook his head at Jaden Yuki, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The sound of violently rubbing against the branches just now seemed to be something that humans couldn't do. Perhaps the creatures rushing towards them were of other types.

"Hmm! Something was moving over there just now..."

Asuka pointed to the bushes not far ahead of Yusei and his group, stretching out her slender white arm and speaking a reminder.

"Oh? It's true..."

Following the direction Asuka pointed, everyone looked toward the bushes and sure enough, they saw the leaves and branches swaying.

Something seemed to be lurking in the bushes in front of them.

"Was it Manjoume... who heard Asuka's voice and rushed over here like a little puppy?" Looking at the swaying bushes, Marufuji Sho voiced his guess.

"Hey! Is this Manjoume? It's Jaden Yuki! Stop being so coy, come out already!" Jaden Yuki called out affectionately as she walked towards the bushes.

Seeing his bold actions, Yusei and the others couldn't help but follow him.

“Chirp!!!”

As Jaden Yuki and his group approached, a dark figure hidden in the bushes suddenly leaped out, revealing its wild and untamed form.

"Ugh!"

Jaden Yuki, who was closest, was so frightened that black lines appeared on his forehead, while the timid Sho Marufuji immediately hid behind Jaden Yuki...

Meanwhile, Junko and Momoe, who were further away, screamed and hugged each other tightly.

As the empress-level figure of the Obelisk Blue dormitory, Asuka has a rather strong personality. She was only slightly surprised by the sudden event and did not scream like her two best friends.

"Holy crap! What is this thing?!"

What appeared before Yusei and his friends was a monkey covered in various devices, as if it had traveled out of Dragon Ball!

The monkey let out a threatening roar at the approaching group, then pounced on them, seemingly intending to fight Yusei and his friends to the death...

In an instant, everyone became entangled with the attacking monkey.

"Aaaaah! No! Monkeys are so annoying!!!"

When the chaos subsided, what appeared before everyone's eyes was Junko being carried away on the monkey's shoulder.

"What...what..."

Because things happened so quickly, Asuka, who had fallen to the ground, didn't immediately understand what had happened.

"That was... a monkey... right?" Momoe asked uncertainly, watching the dark figure carrying Junko disappear from the bushes.

"Whirring whirring!!!"

"...Is this the way? Grab that guy quickly!"

Just as Yusei and his group were completely bewildered, hurried footsteps came again from the direction of the bushes.

Then three strangers dressed in suits with name tags pinned to their chests appeared before Yusei and his friends.

The three people who suddenly appeared were an elderly man with a thick beard who was the leader; a burly man with a slicked-back hairstyle; and a security guard wearing black sunglasses and holding a tranquilizer shotgun.

"Tch! That guy got away again?"

The burly man, who looked around but couldn't find his target, let out a helpless sigh.

Ever since the monkey escaped from the facility last night, they have been searching for its whereabouts. However, the beast is too cunning, so it is only now that they have finally caught a glimpse of it.

"You guys..."

"Aaaaaah~~~~ Help me! Asuka! Yusei-sama!"

Just as the burly man was about to ask Yuxing and the others about the monkey's whereabouts, they suddenly heard Chunzi's urgent cry for help. Upon hearing this, they immediately understood the monkey's location.

"over there!"

"Go after it! You must catch it!"

"Yes!"

Under the old man's command, the other two immediately chased after the monkey.

"Squeak!!!"

As if ignoring the person chasing it, the monkey carrying Junko was leaping back and forth between the branches while laughing triumphantly.

"Well~ Junko, really... when did she run off over there?" Looking at her best friend in trouble, Momoe adopted a detached and teasing attitude.

"It's that monkey from earlier... Junko got kidnapped by it!" Asuka, finally realizing the situation, showed a worried expression.

"...I'm here." Yusei, who had been underestimated by the monkey, decisively started walking after hearing Junko's cry for help and followed the men in suits.

"Hey... what's going on?"

Confused by a series of events, Marufuji Sho's eyes turned into whirlpool shapes.

"...Although we don't know what happened, the most important thing right now is to rescue Junko from that monkey's clutches!"

After telling Marufuji Sho his decision, Yuki Jaden followed behind Yusei.

And so, the monkey found himself being relentlessly pursued by the men in suits and Yusei's group.

"No!"

"Let me go!"

"Let me go! You stinky monkey!"

Junko was busy the whole way, constantly telling everyone where she was.