Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

……

As the duel ended, the monster's holographic image slowly disappeared from the tennis court.

Ayanokouji, who had been knocked away by his own monster, was finally freed from the oppression of his mechanical body.

"We did it! Yusei won!"

Seeing the arrogant Ayanokouji being instantly defeated by Yusei's attack, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Wow, that's amazing, Yusei!"

As Yukichi Jaden watched the towering figure of the three gradually disappear, he let out a heartfelt sigh and unconsciously clenched his fist.

As he continued to improve, Yusei never stopped.

Yusei, you truly are my lifelong rival...

A fierce light blazed in his eyes, and Jaden Yuki secretly resolved to become stronger...

"Waaah... I lost, I actually lost..."

"The one who defeated me, Ayanokouji, was none other than Osiris Red..."

Lying prone on the ground, Ayanokouji muttered to himself the facts that filled him with utter despair.

Despite being an elite, he actually lost a duel to a first-year student from Osiris Red...

It’s so outrageous!

"...Gone, gone...All gone..."

Reputation. Status. Women...

Everything's gone!!!

"Hey...are you alright?"

After carefully putting away his deck, Yusei started to return the Duel Disk to Ayanokouji. Looking at Ayanokouji lying on the ground, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

It's just a lost duel, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?

Look at Yuki Jaden, I've beaten him so many times, but he still doesn't give up.

Not only is he morally corrupt and hypocritical, but he also has such a fragile mentality...

Ayanokouji, you really are a disgrace to being called an elite!

"Yusei~~~~ You bastard!!!"

Upon hearing Yusei's question, Ayanokouji, who instinctively looked up at Yusei, uttered a resentful voice filled with intense emotion.

Just when Yusei thought Ayanokouji was about to suddenly attack him and have a real-life duel, Ayanokouji stood up and took the Duel Disk from Yusei's hand, but suddenly changed his expression.

"Waaaaah... I actually lost!!! Even my dad couldn't beat me!" As if there were no limits, tears streamed down Ayanokouji's face.

"I hate duels the most!!!"

Ayanokouji uttered his innermost thoughts, having lost the duel to Yusei, and was immediately thrown into a state of emotional breakdown...

Yusei: "Σ(゜ロ゜;)???"

Everyone: "(⊙o⊙)..."

And so, amidst the speechless gazes of everyone, Ayanokouji, displaying the utterly shameless behavior of a spoiled mama's boy, ran out of the tennis club's activity room while crying.

Judging from his appearance, it will probably take him a long time to recover.

Even if they recover later, they will still have a deep psychological shadow in their hearts.

Well... in this situation, I guess you could say you brought it on yourself.

"Huh? Does that mean Yusei will become Asuka's fiancé?"

Marufuji Sho's untimely voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.

Looking at this guy who couldn't read the room, everyone couldn't help but cast speechless glances in his direction.

"idiot……"

Seeing Marufuji Sho's bewilderment, Yusei and Asuka, who were directly involved, couldn't help but give this assessment in unison.

It was stated before the duel began that the winner becoming Asuka's fiancé was merely Ayanokouji's one-sided wish.

Now that the duel is over, everyone tacitly avoids mentioning the matter again. However, oblivious to the atmosphere, Marufuji Sho brings up this awkward incident once more...

"Huh? Why are you scolding me?"

Upon hearing Yusei and Asuka's evaluation of him, Marufuji Sho, unaware of his mistake, couldn't help but put on an innocent expression.

"Xiang, although I don't quite understand the situation either..."

Patting Marufuji Sho on the shoulder, Yuki Judai, as the older brother, gave Marufuji Sho a reassuring smile: "But, this time you were indeed impolite!"

254 The Rumors of the Giant Duelist

With Yusei summoning Sannin to send Ayanokouji away, the farce caused by tennis came to an end.

With tennis club president Ayanokouji having lost face and running away on the spot, Jaden Yuki's one-day club experience naturally came to an early end.

Even the head of the tennis club was driven away by these "fierce" guys, so the remaining members naturally wouldn't come looking for trouble...

If no one comes to cause trouble, there's no point in Yusei and the others staying there any longer.

After all, apart from the group of girls, the guys, including Yusei, weren't particularly interested in tennis...

And so, Professor Kunonos's conspiracy was once again thwarted by Yusei.

……

A few days later...

That night, in a forest near the Duel Academy headquarters, a private card duel was taking place.

Just like when Yusei and Manjoume wagered their rare cards in a previous duel, the winner of this duel can take a valuable rare card from the loser.

"boom!!!"

Along with the huge light generated by the Duel Monster's successful attack, a boy wearing an Obelisk blue uniform was blasted away from his spot, card and all, after his life points reached zero.

Like willow catkins dancing in the wind, the boy's deck scattered in mid-air before falling around his body due to gravity.

Looking at the cards that were once his, scattered around him, the boy who had lost the card duel couldn't help but show a look of utter terror on his face.

"Waaaaah!!!—Don't come any closer!!!"

In the boy's pupils, which were widening with fear, a man dressed in multiple Obelisk blue uniforms, as tall as a troll, with his face shrouded in shadow, slowly walked toward him.

"As agreed in the duel, I'll take this rare card!"

A deep voice echoed through the dense forest at night. The man picked up a "Perfect Mechanical King" card from among the scattered cards on the ground, turned his gaze to the boy who was squatting on the ground, trembling, and said, "After this lesson, you should change your arrogant temper!"

"If I see you showing off again... you know what I mean..."

Leaving behind this threatening statement, ignoring the boy who was staring at him with frightened eyes, the tall man took the card and disappeared into the dark forest.

Only the bright moon hanging in the sky witnessed the series of events that had just occurred...

……

On the second day of class, Yusei and his group, walking down the corridor, happened to overhear this rumor.

"Hey! Did you hear? Someone else was attacked by that guy last night!"

"Oh! I know, I know... It's that guy who uses the banned card-playing rules to ambush lone Obelisk Blues, isn't it?"

"Oh, I see...another poor kid's rare card has been stolen..."

"Poor Jibao! Those pretentious bastards should have been taught a lesson long ago!"

"Speaking of which, the victims all seem to be boys from Obelisk Blue... Is someone deliberately targeting them?"

"This is absolutely satisfying! I've been fed up with those pretentious people for ages! Just because they were assigned to Obelisk Blue, they act like they're superior all the time... What a bunch of idiots!"

"Exactly! I wholeheartedly agree!"

……

"Gambling rules? Is it the same rule that Manjoume used back then... the one where the winner can take one of the loser's cards?"

Yusei glanced at the boys around him—the yellow one representing the sun god and the red one representing Osiris—who were whispering amongst themselves, and the blue one representing Obelisk, who was walking in groups and seemed much more obedient than usual. A thoughtful expression appeared on Yusei's face.

"Rumor has it... that duelist who's been attacking Obelisk Blue boys everywhere is supposedly a terrifying creature, like a spider..."

Hayato touched his protruding belly and a look of fear appeared on his face.

Having finally managed to get out of bed and been dragged to class by everyone, he had only been in the academy for a short time when he heard this terrifying rumor.

"Hmm? Is that so? I heard he's a muscular guy who looks like a troll and is known as the Giant Duelist?"

Scratching his head, Marufuji Sho asked with some confusion after hearing Hayato's words.

"Maybe that guy is someone who looks like a spider and a troll at the same time!" With a bright smile on his face, Jaden Yuki suddenly made a bold hypothesis.

Hayato and Marufuji Sho are both right, but they may have only heard half of what was said.

The rumor is that the guy only appears at night, is as tall as a troll, and wears multiple uniforms that spread out like spider legs, which is why there are such contradictory rumors.

Well... rumors are just rumors after all.

As for the specifics, we'd probably have to ask the victim directly.

only……

These guys who were the victims were all boys from Obelisk Blue who called themselves superior people...

Even in Obelisk Blue, a place teeming with pretentious show-offs, these people are among the best.

Putting aside their dueling skills, when it comes to putting on airs, they are undoubtedly top-notch "superior" figures!

Hoping that these hopeless pretentious fools will take the initiative to admit their mistakes and honestly recount their tragic experiences...

...Let's just forget about it.

Even if they really lost their valuable rare cards, they would probably still deny their defeat outright...