Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Ayanokouji bent down to re-tie his shoelaces, and as he stood up, he and Yusei, who had finished resting with their eyes closed, simultaneously raised their duel disks.

"duel!"

"duel!"

(Yusei's LP: 4000)

(Ayanokoji's LP: 4000)

With all the main characters as witnesses, and accompanied by their simultaneous shouts, the duel disks in their hands automatically unfolded.

And so, the duel, with Asuka's fiancé status as the stake (Asuka: ?), officially began.

"Hmph! My turn, draw a card!"

With a slight smile revealing her pearly white teeth, Ayanokouji snatched the initiative from the silent Yusei.

Just as Yusei was unaware of his deck composition, Ayanokouji was also unaware of just how powerful Yusei's explosive abilities truly were.

However, Ayanokouji, who never took Yusei seriously from the beginning, probably wouldn't care too much even if he knew Yusei's tricks.

So what if it's a hero deck? I, Ayanokouji, play heroes!

"The first move wins!"

As Ayanokouji spread out his six cards in front of him, a smug expression appeared on his face.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Serve Score' (Anime Card) from my hand!"

A projection of a magic card appeared on his field, accompanied by Ayanokouji's voice.

"Hmm? Instead of summoning monsters, he activates a spell card right away?"

Seeing Ayanokouji insert one of his cards into the Duel Disk without hesitation at the start of the game, Jaden Yuki, who usually Normal Summons a Normal Hero Monster in Attack Position at the start of the game, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Based on the effect of the magic card [Serve to Score], guess what kind of card this is..." Ayanokouji pulled out a card from his hand, facing away from Yusei, and shook it, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Guess the type of card? Could it be..."

The image of that exaggerated face inside the gambling king's city flashed through Yu Xing's mind, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

If Jonouchi were here, he'd probably go on a killing spree...

The title of "King of Gambling" – someone who can quell any dissent – ​​isn't given lightly!

"That's right! It's a gambling card!" Seeing the look of sudden realization on Yusei's face, Ayanokouji's expression became even more smug.

You're a first-grader, you've never seen such amazing cards before, have you?

As a friendly senior, today I'm going to show you just how powerful I am! And just how vast the gap is between us!

"Guess if this card is a Spell Card, a Trap Card, or a Monster Card... one of these three types. If you guess right, great, but if you guess wrong..."

At this point, Ayanokouji abruptly changed the subject, "You will receive 1500 points of damage from the magic card [Serve Score]!"

"What? If I guess wrong, I'll suffer a whopping 1500 points of damage... Is this the kind of tense and exciting situation we're in right from the start?"

"My heart is starting to race a little..."

Upon hearing Ayanokouji's description of the magic card's effect, the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

As expected of a student who can enter Obelisk Blue... It seems that this guy does have something to brag about when it comes to duels!

"Alright... Yusei, make your choice!"

"Is this card in my hand a spell card, a trap card, or a monster card...?"

Seeing Yusei resting his chin on his fingers, looking thoughtful and hesitant to give an answer, as if he were reminiscing about someone, Ayanokouji, feeling slightly impatient, couldn't help but urge him on.

251 So strong! Absolutely too strong!

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[Serve to score]

(Normal magic)

Effect: Choose 1 card from your hand other than this card, and your opponent guesses the type of that card. If the guess is correct, the card is destroyed; if the guess is incorrect, the chosen card is banished, and the opponent is dealt 1500 damage.

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"Hey! Yusei... don't tell me you want the X-ray vision card!"

Based on the effect of the magic card [Serve to Score], Ayanokouji took out another card from his hand.

Looking at the silent Yusei, Ayanokouji suddenly thought of a certain possibility, waved the card in his hand that was facing away from Yusei, and a mocking expression appeared on his face.

No matter how hard you try, you can't possibly learn the art of clairvoyance and see through the card in my hand!

Instead of wasting time here, we should make a decision as soon as possible.

It's just 1500 points of damage, right? Just go for it, that's all!

"It's decided... It's the demon..."

"Curry, curry~~~"

Seeing Ayanokouji activate the magic card earlier, Yusei instinctively wanted to blurt out the word "magic card" when he suddenly heard Kuriboh's voice.

Upon hearing the voice, Yusei subconsciously looked at his hand and saw the [Kuriboh] card on the card, which was stretching out its short arms and trying to make a "fierce" gesture, making the appearance of a monster with bared teeth and claws.

Hmm? Is it a monster?

A sense of unease crept into his heart, but Yusei maintained a calm demeanor on the surface. He then changed his words, saying, "That thing in your hand..."

"This card...it's a monster card!"

"Hmm? That's strange, I feel like I heard Kuriboh's voice..."

Hearing the faint sound of Kuriboh around him, Jaden Yuki took out his deck with some confusion and looked at the card art of Winged Kuriboh at the top of the deck.

After seeing that Winged Kuriboh had no reaction, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but scratch his head.

what's the situation?

Did I just hear that right?

"……Why?"

Looking at the monster card [Legendary Super Server] that he had drawn out of his hand, large beads of sweat appeared on Ayanokouji's forehead.

I rub!

You guessed it right on the first try, that's impressive...

"...Are you sure it's okay? If you want to make changes, now's the time, okay?"

Striving to maintain a calm expression, Ayanokouji, whose face was slightly pale, asked Yusei's opinion again, seemingly believing that this could salvage the situation and change Yusei's mind.

"No changes, um, leave it like this."

Seeing the change in Ayanokouji's expression, Yusei, who vaguely realized that he seemed to have guessed correctly, revealed a confident expression on his face.

The Elf cheat is something Ayanokouji can only dream of!

What might be a matter of probability for you is a 100% certain result for me, thanks to the help of the Kuriboh!

"You guessed right... This card in my hand is indeed a monster card."

Seeing that Yusei had made up his mind, Ayanokouji's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he reluctantly flipped the card that was facing away from Yusei over.

[Legendary Super Server] (Earth Attribute/3-Star/Warrior Race/Attack 300/Defense 800)

Without a doubt, as Kuriboh suggests, this is a Level 3 monster card.

"Looks like I guessed right! In this way, your magic card will be destroyed by its own effect!" Yusei pointed his finger and looked at Ayanokouji, who had a constipated expression, with a mocking look.

Seeing the arrogant clown who was just moments ago now looking so defeated, Yusei couldn't help but show a pleased expression.

"That bastard named Ayanokouji!"

Seeing Ayanokouji's discomfiture, Marufuji Shou shouted at the top of his lungs, "You're a million years too early to be Asuka's fiancé!"

"Compared to Yusei, you're nothing but a fart!"

Asuka: "?"

Junko: "..."

Momoe: "Well~"

"I've been wanting to ask this since just now... what is a fiancé?"

Just as the women were speechless because of Marufuji Sho's words, Yuki Judai suddenly said something that made them even more speechless.

Jaden Yuki, who looked puzzled, was clearly not teasing them, but genuinely didn't know the specific meaning of "fiancé".

“Brother…you…”

Even Marufuji Sho, who had just been shouting at the top of his lungs, was shocked by Yuki Jaden's astonishing statement.

He's just a card-playing idiot, doesn't he understand common sense?

"That short, blue-haired guy with glasses, I'll remember you!"

A sinister glint flashed in his eyes. Having been humiliated by Marufuji Sho, his face flushed red. Ayanokouji inserted another card into the back row of the Duel Disk: "I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Smash Ace]!"

"Based on the effect of this spell card, I can flip over the top card of my deck. If that card is a monster card, I can inflict 1000 damage to my opponent. The card flipped over by this effect will be sent to the Graveyard."

"...Gambling cards again?"

With his hand on his chin, Yusei began to think about his next move.

Unlike before when he was asked to guess the cards, this time it was Ayanokouji's turn to gamble on his luck.

If Yusei draws a card and it is a monster card, he will take 1000 points of damage.

If not, then nothing will happen.

In this situation, everything is random, and it seems... there's no chance to take shortcuts...

We can't just end up like the big boss in Yu-Gi-Oh! Z4, the Thousand Masters (a cheater), who turns his cards upside down on the spot...