Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

While reminiscing, he also recalled the fact that he had repeatedly said that if the person he was talking to was a girl, he would give himself to her...

"What's the deal with the name Yuito? Ria said she doesn't know any boy with that name at all," Yusei asked, trying to hide his embarrassment.

“Well…” Yuto thought for a moment and then said, “It’s not exactly a pseudonym.”

After saying this, Yuto took a few steps closer to Yusei and then stopped. The two were about a meter apart and could see each other clearly with the naked eye.

In Yusei's eyes, Yuto was still that composed boy who wore androgynous clothing, had a flat chest, wore thick glasses, and whose entire body, including his neck, was tightly covered.

At this moment, deep down he thought that Yuito was a girl, so he subconsciously thought in that direction.

Yuito took off his glasses, revealing clear, deep red eyes just like Ria's. Combined with long eyelashes, smooth, ear-length short hair, and snow-white skin… he looked every bit the beautiful young woman; where was there even a trace of a boy?

Yuito's face looks exactly like Ria after she's grown up a bit, full of youthful charm.

"You little brat... you're such a beautiful girl!" Yusei finally understood why Yuto wore thick glasses to cover her face; otherwise, it would be impossible to hide the fact that she was a girl.

"Let me formally introduce myself. My name is [Amamiya Yui], the eldest daughter and heir of the Amamiya Group. I am seventeen years old this year and currently in charge of various affairs of the group's Domino City branch. We are partners with Kaiba Entertainment Group." Yui, no, Amamiya Yui, said to Yusei.

"The [Amamiya Ria] you just met is fourteen years old and is my biological younger sister. To my shame, in duels, I am no match for her at all..."

"My name is [Yui], and Yuto is a name I chose for convenience. The two are similar, which is why I said that Yuto is not exactly a pseudonym." Yu smiled slightly, answering Yusei's question.

(Don't ask why Jie is so powerful at seventeen; it's just part of the plot, or quantum mechanics...)

024 Heavenly Palace Knot

"So, should I call you 'Yuito' or 'Yui' from now on?" Even though he had been mentally prepared, Yusei was still completely bewildered by the overwhelming amount of information. He paused for a moment and asked Yuito, no, Yui.

"Actually, it doesn't matter. Whether it's [Yuito] who you know or [Yui] who is a young lady, they are both me."

"Then I'll call you 'Jie' from now on?" Yusei thought for a moment and said. After all, she was a girl. It was fine before that her identity wasn't confirmed, but now that he knew her identity, it wouldn't be good to act as casually as before.

"Actually, you don't need to be so reserved... Just treat me like you treated me before, as your friend." Jie's brows furrowed slightly, revealing a melancholy expression.

“…Hmm,” Yusei scratched his head, indicating that he would try to do so.

He is no longer the mastermind who strategizes and dominates the dueling arena, but just a teenager who is hesitant and awkward in front of pretty girls.

"Oh right, there's also the duel with Ria..." Although there was still a lot he wanted to say, now was not the time. Yusei had already agreed to Ria's request, and he had to hurry over to keep his appointment.

I've already spent some time building the deck, and now I've spent some more time talking to Yui. It's not good to keep Ria waiting.

“Let me take you there. This area is quite large, and it’s easy to get lost,” the paired Yuxing suggested.

“Indeed…” When Yusei followed the knot earlier, he had already memorized the general route in his mind.

However, the space here is quite large. The route is also relatively difficult to remember, and since he is a stranger, wandering around aimlessly could easily cause misunderstandings. Having someone familiar with the area to guide him would be ideal.

Following behind Jie, Yusei quickly arrived at the lobby on the first floor.

In the center of the hall, a space was naturally cleared by the crowd, and there stood Ria, with Grandpa Sebastian standing guard not far behind her.

"Ugh, big brother, you're so slow! I'm getting impatient!" Ria complained as she saw Yusei arrive.

"Sorry, sorry, I had to talk to your sister for a bit and got held up. Let's begin now." Yusei raised the Duel Disk on his arm, indicating that he was ready and could start the duel at any time.

"Ah~ It really is my sister. As expected, Yusei-nii-san didn't lie to me!" Ria saw Yui next to Yusei and gave her a genuine smile. Yui nodded slightly to indicate that she had seen Ria.

"Uh (▔,▔)ㄏ..." Yusei thought, "Didn't you initially think I was a bad guy? After explaining for so long and confirming my identity, you finally let your guard down. It's not as simple as it sounds..."

For the sake of the Duel Disk, I, Yu, will not hold a grudge against you, little loli.

In fact, this was just an excuse Yusei made up for himself. Even if Ria hadn't given Yusei the Duel Disk, Yusei wouldn't have gotten angry with her or done anything over such a small matter.

After all, a cute little girl like Ria is so adorable that just looking at her melts your heart; how could you possibly get angry?

"Have you heard? The Second Miss is going to duel with this kid?" someone in the crowd said, seemingly an employee of the company.

"Oh? This cute little girl is a duelist? No way..." This bystander seemed to not recognize Ria.

"Hmph~ You don't know this, do you? Don't be fooled by the Second Miss's harmless appearance, she's a super powerful duelist~ I once saw the First Miss being humiliated by the Second Miss..." The one who said this seemed to be the secretary who had spoken with Yusei before, so it seems she had already completed Yusei's enrollment procedures.

"Holy crap, really?! Is this little girl really that violent?" The onlookers misunderstood upon hearing this.

"I was talking about a duel. What are you thinking?" the secretary said, indicating that he should stop slandering the second young lady.

……

...

Yusei turned her head and looked at Yui beside her. Yui shrugged and gave her a helpless expression, indicating that it was true that Ria was indeed stronger in duels.

"I believe your strength is no less than Ria's, but it's still better to be careful. Don't let your guard down just because Ria is a child." Yui reminded Yusei, but she didn't tell him the contents of Ria's deck. She was still very rational in this regard.

"...I see. Then I should observe first and see what Ria's deck is like before making any moves..." Yusei thought for a moment and began to devise a strategy.

"Big brother, can we start the duel now?" Ria urged Yusei.

"Okay, we can begin." Yusei walked into the cleared area.

"Duel!" X2

The two walked to the left and right sides of the arena respectively. After shouting the words to start the duel, Yusei turned on the switch of the Duel Disk, then raised his left hand and waited for the Duel Disk to unfold on its own.

Yusei thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of the Duel Disk unfolding, as if he were raising the Spark Lens and transforming into Ultraman.

As the indicator light on the Duel Disk illuminated, the front areas on both sides of the core area automatically assembled. The white border of the Duel Disk subtly shimmered with light, which, combined with the pure black background and the flamboyant and sharp appearance of the Duel Disk, made it look extremely cool.

When Yusei was watching the anime, he thought the Duel Disk was voice-activated, and that it would automatically unfold just by saying "Duel" to it...

After he got his hands on it and studied it for a while, he found that it wasn't like that. Not only did it need to be opened manually, but it also needed to be charged regularly. He didn't know if the Duel Disk used electricity or a new type of energy unique to this world.

A data cable can be pulled out from the back of the duel disk to connect to other devices.

This world's technology tree is a bit off; it can't produce large-screen smartphones, but it can create advanced technology like the Duel Disk. Yusei studied it for a long time but couldn't understand its principles, so he simply gave up.

Who cares how it's made, as long as it works.

Yusei looked towards Ria. The little girl handed the teddy bear to Sebastian, who was not far behind her, before opening the Duel Disk in her hand.

The white Duel Disk in her hand is a pair with the black Duel Disk in Yusei's hand, differing only in some details. Therefore, the special effects after unfolding are quite similar.

Yusei's black Duel Disk has a faint shimmering light along its white border, while Ria's white Duel Disk produces a similar effect along its black border.

Both Duel Disks were white, not the black light effect that Yusei had initially envisioned.

025 The Girl Who Controls Vampires

"Hehe... Don't blame your big brother for not reminding you, don't cry if you lose." As Yusei walked into the dueling arena, that feeling of having everything under control descended upon him, and he began to spout nonsense at Ria.

"Hmph... Big brother, don't underestimate Ria. We'll see who's crying later!" Ria remained unmoved by Yusei's words.

"..." Yusei really wanted to say that I wasn't exaggerating, but he had no way to prove it directly.

"If big brother doesn't say anything, then I'll go first~" After saying that, Ria drew a card from her deck, and now she has 6 cards in her hand.

"???" Yusei was somewhat confused by Ria's behavior.

"Wait... can you draw cards when you go first?" Yusei asked Ria, remembering that he always started with 5 cards when he went first.

"Huh? Big brother, that's a strange question. You can definitely draw cards if you go first." Ria looked puzzled.

Yusei thought about it carefully for a moment before suddenly realizing that this was the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, which was completely different from his original world. Whether it was the off-track tech tree or the rules of the duels, everything was different from his original world.

In the anime, the duelist who goes first can indeed draw cards, and there is no limit to the number of cards in the Extra Deck.

Yusei realized that he seemed to have made a huge mistake...

He turned his head and asked in the direction of the Heavenly Palace Knot, "During our duel, wasn't it that the first player couldn't draw cards? I remember you didn't look puzzled when I did that!"

"I remember the poster at the card shop said that the duel used special rules, and the first player couldn't draw a card. I thought you already knew that," Yusei said.

Yusei recalled the contents of the poster. It seemed there were indeed some small text descriptions in the lower right corner, but his attention was entirely focused on the prize money illustrations. He hadn't paid close attention to the text, only remembering that there were a few lines of it. He never expected it to be a special rule explanation...

Fortunately, no blunders occurred in the end, and Yusei successfully won the championship and received a prize of 100,000 yen.

"Holy crap! There's actually such a thing... This time we've really suffered a cultural disadvantage!"

Yusei pressed his head, looking utterly dejected. If he'd known this was coming, he wouldn't have cared about the extra cards at all; he would have just stuffed in as many as he could!

"Big brother doesn't even understand the rules of the duel?" Ria came to this conclusion after hearing Yusei's question to Yui.

"No, no, no! Of course I know! It's just that happiness came too suddenly, and I need some time to adjust." Yu Xing said that after understanding the current situation, he had a bold idea in mind and needed some time to think about it.

"I see. Well then, I'll continue..." Ria said, looking at the cards in her hand with a thoughtful expression on her face.

“No problem, I’ll take a look at what type of deck you have.” In Yusei’s opinion, the type of deck and the duelist are generally a good match.

A passionate young man like Jaden Yuki uses a pure Elemental HERO deck, and his current ace monster is Elemental HERO Flame Wingman, which represents his fiery heart.

Ed Phoenix, burdened by a deep-seated blood feud, uses the dark-themed "Destiny HERO" deck. Even after becoming a star duelist and being appreciated by Pegasus J. Crawford, the "father of Duel Monsters," he couldn't shake off his inner shackles. His deck, like himself, runs counter to the traditional image of a righteous hero.

Given that Ria is such an adorable little girl, Yusei guesses that she probably uses a deck with cute-looking monsters like [Fairy Tale Animals] and [ Plush Toys].

"They activated the Spell Card 'One-on-One' from their hand. Based on this card's effect, you can send one monster from your hand to the Graveyard, and then Special Summon one Level 1 monster from your hand or Deck. Come forth! [Vampire's Familiar] (Zombie/DARK/Level 1/ATK 500/DEF 0)."

Ria chose a monster from her hand and placed it in the Graveyard of the Duel Disk. Then, a card automatically popped out of her deck. Ria took out the card and placed it horizontally in the front field of the Duel Disk. Then, a cloud of black mist appeared on the field, and a small black bat flew out of the mist.

"A vampire deck? I remember the cards to watch out for in this deck are the monster card [Vampire Heiress] and the trap card [Vampire Domination]. One can be Special Summoned during the Battle Phase, and the other can negate the activation of effects..." Upon seeing the bat, Yusei immediately understood the type of deck Ria had.

"When 【Vampire's Familiar】is Special Summoned, you can pay 500 Life Points to add one 【Vampire】 monster other than this card from your Deck to your hand. The one they chose was 【Vampire Red Death】 (DARK Zombie Level 5, ATK 2000, DEF 1400)."

"They choose to release [Vampire's Familiar] as a tribute, usually to summon [Vampire Red Death] from their hand."

As Ria's voice faded, the small bats on the field were enveloped in white light, and then a gray-haired girl with wings on her back and wearing a red hooded coat appeared on the field. The upper half of the girl's face was covered by a mask, making her features unclear, and in her hand she held a huge, broad-bladed scythe.

"Ria, remember to cover the backcourt!" Yusei reminded the little girl on the other side.

"They know!" Ria was furious that Yusei treated her like a child.

Speaking of Ria's verbal tic, if a burly, muscular man were to say it repeatedly in front of Yusei, he would definitely be so disgusted that he would throw up his lunch... But if it were a cute gothic lolita saying it, no matter how many times he heard it, Yusei would not get tired of it, but would instead hope that she would say it more.

Therefore, it's important to consider the person you're speaking to. The same words spoken by different people can have completely different effects.

Ria has already used her Normal Summon opportunity this turn to Tribute Summon [Vampire Red Reaper], so she can only Special Summon from now on.

"They activated the Continuous Spell Card 'Vampire's Domain' from their hand. According to its effect, once per turn, you can choose to pay 500 Life Points to Summon a 'Vampire' monster during your Main Phase. Come forth, 'Vampire Slayer'!" Ria activated the Spell Card in her hand, and according to its effect, she performed another Normal Summon in addition to the Normal Summon.

"I'll place a card in my back row and end this turn." Ria placed a card in her back row and ended her turn.