Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

In just a short while, they have already attracted a lot of curious glances. If this continues, rumors might start to spread.

There's absolutely no doubt about girls' ability to spread information!

If we're not careful, something like this might happen tomorrow—

"Shocking! The Ice Queen of Obelisk Blue actually has someone she loves unrequitedly?!"

"What? Asuka actually likes XXXX?"

"Men are silent after reading this, women are in tears... The truth behind this incident is actually this, and 99% of people don't know it!"

……

Such strange rumors.

248 Another "Superior Person"

"That... the boy who saved Asuka before, his name was Ayanokouji, I think..."

"...He's supposedly the captain of the tennis club in Obelisk-Blue's third year, a renowned student under Coach Ayano!"

Located in a relatively quiet and secluded spot along the corridor of the Duel Academy, where she wouldn't be disturbed by others, Asuka, arms crossed and leaning against the wall, listened with a helpless expression to the report coming from Junko.

"Ah...ε=(?ο｀*)))"

"...So it's the captain of the tennis club. No wonder he was able to hit that ball so high."

Holding Junko and Momoe's hands, Asuka came here from the changing room. Listening to her best friend tell her about the boy's personal information, she couldn't help but let out a slightly helpless sigh.

She had no interest in these kinds of love-related gossip.

To be honest, Asuka didn't have a very deep impression of the boy who stole the spotlight.

If Junko and Momoe hadn't brought it up again, she would have almost forgotten that such a person existed.

"...Oh right, I heard that besides tennis, his dueling skills are also quite strong!"

"As fellow third-year students of Obelisk-Blue, this guy might actually be able to go toe-to-toe with Ryo Marufuji!"

After Junko explained Ayanokouji's general information, Momoe quickly added a sentence.

"...I've already said I'm not interested."

Seeing Momoe looking at her with such an enthusiastic expression, Asuka, arms crossed, sighed helplessly once again.

Just as she was about to say something more, she suddenly heard the voices of boys.

The footsteps of Yusei, Yuki Jaden, and Marufuji Sho, along with their conversation, reached the girls' ears.

"Big brother...you're going to try out the tennis club next, are you sure you're okay with that?"

"I have a feeling that Professor Kunonos is plotting something..."

"Don't worry, Sho! Although I don't know what the situation is over there, as long as Yusei is here, I believe there won't be any problems..."

"Huh...is that so? But Yusei can't help you much with tennis either."

“(⊙o⊙) Uh… well… that makes sense…”

"I am speechless..."

"Speaking of which... where exactly is the tennis club? I've been looking for ages and still can't find it..."

"There's nothing I can do... It's my first time going there too, and it takes time to find it using a map."

……

Led by Yusei, who was holding an electronic map, Yusei and his group, who were heading towards the tennis club, ran into Asuka and her friends who were hiding there talking.

Yusei, who was chatting with Yuki and the others, was taken aback when he saw the girls talking not far in front of him.

"What are you guys doing here?"

Before Yusei and the others could even ask, Asuka, who was trying to escape the conversation, seized the opportunity and interrupted her friends, striking up a conversation with them.

"?"

A big question mark appeared on Yusei's face. He was about to ask a question back, but after seeing Asuka wink at him with a pleading look, he had no choice but to go along with her and continue explaining.

"Um...it's like this..."

In response to Asuka's question, Yusei, who was in charge, gave a brief explanation of what Jaden Yuki had experienced afterward, the outcome, and their plans.

Basically, that all-out tennis shot hit Professor Kunonos squarely in the face, sending him flying from the referee's chair to the infirmary.

Professor Kunonos, who had just awakened from his coma, was furious. With the real culprit, Ayanokouji, already on the run, Jaden Yuki had no choice but to take the blame...

Now, the group plans to go to the tennis club and accompany Yuki Jaden for a one-day induction experience.

"...How could this be? This is so unfair! I was so optimistic about him just now!"

"Exactly... I never imagined he would be such an irresponsible scumbag!"

As a devoted fan, Junko naturally believed Yusei's vivid and detailed account 100%.

Momoe, who had just been quite optimistic about Ayanokouji and compared him to Marufuji, now showed a look of disgust.

For some reason, I feel a little sorry for that guy...

Hearing the negative comments from the girls, Yusei couldn't help but sigh.

"Me too……"

Jaden Yuki nodded in agreement with Yusei's words.

He didn't have a good first impression of the boy who suddenly appeared, and he was very pleased with the outcome.

Serves you right for tricking me!

"Um... the tennis club is over there!"

Raising her slender arm, Asuka pointed in a direction and then continued to Yusei and the others, "That playground over there is the tennis club's activity room. At this time, today's classes should have already ended."

"Oh, I see. This direction... it seems we've finally found the right path!"

Putting away the electronic map, Yusei immediately started walking in the direction Asuka pointed. Seeing this, Jaden Yuki and Sho Marufuji immediately followed behind him.

……

"Speaking of the tennis club... isn't that where that guy named Ayanokouji is?"

"Lord Yusei and the others are going over there... which means?"

Watching Yusei and the others gradually walk away, Junko and Momoe, who had recovered from their indignation, suddenly thought of something.

"...It seems to be getting interesting!"

"Hmm... I don't understand the specifics of the situation, but let's go quickly, Momoe!"

With interest gleaming in their eyes, the two girls, who seemed to have found a new source of amusement, decided to follow Yusei and the others to the tennis club to watch.

Who knows, besides tennis, we might also see a great duel today!

"You two... really are..."

Seeing her two best friends following behind Yusei and the others, Asuka, covering her head and sighing, decided to follow them.

"Asuka-san, may I bother you for a moment?"

At that very moment, Daitokuji-sensei, who was holding the Pharaoh in his arms, suddenly appeared behind her without her noticing.

"!?"

"Master Daitokuji... what are you doing here?"

First it was Yusei and his friends, then it was Daitokuji-sensei. As she kept running into familiar faces in the "secluded" spot she had chosen, Asuka couldn't help but feel a row of black lines appear on her forehead.

"Well... there's something I'd like to talk to you about..."

Stroking the Pharaoh's head, Master Daitokuji wore a serene smile.

……

"Hey!"

"what!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

On the playground where the tennis club is located, Jaden Yuki, dressed in a tennis outfit, is having a difficult stalemate with Ayanokouji, who is the club president.

Having received the news from Professor Kunonos, Ayanokouji naturally knew immediately the purpose of Jaden Yuki's visit.

"You're bringing your friends and family to the club visit? You're really irresponsible!"

Leaping high into the air, Ayanokouji gripped her racket and delivered a smash to Jaden Yuki.

"Huh? You coward who ran away at the last minute... do you have the right to talk to me like that?"

Jaden Yuki forcefully returned Ayanokouji's ball, and a look of utter disbelief, as if he were looking at an idiot, appeared on his face.

The tennis club captain, Ayanokouji, is actually the guy who made me take the blame!

Professor Kunonos clearly knew his identity, yet he still took all the responsibility upon himself.

"Hey! Don't put it so harshly!"

Taking the new tennis ball from his teammate, Ayanokouji swung his racket at Jaden Yuki again. "Please call my actions clever, okay? If I stay there, won't I have to share the responsibility with you?"

"How can I, an elite of Obelisk Blue, be compared to you, of Osiris Red?"

"……what?"

Seeing Ayanokouji's condescending attitude towards ordinary people, as if he were bestowing charity upon them, Yusei couldn't help but show a mocking expression on his face.

The last person to strike this pose, Manjoume, had been repeatedly humiliated, lost his temper, and left the Duel Academy to train elsewhere.

Who do you think you are, daring to yell at me here?

"Damn it... Kronos, you'll remember this!"

"...Ugh!"