Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

If you ask directly, you'll either be avoided or you won't get any useful information at all, which is a complete waste of time!

"……is that so?"

Hearing this seemingly outrageous rumor, Yusei couldn't help but have an idea—

Perhaps this spider-man, who appears at night and is known as the Titan Duelist, has figured out the little schemes of Obelisk Blue and his gang, knowing they wouldn't dare to tell anyone, so he did this on purpose...

If that's the case, then this guy is quite smart!

"It doesn't make sense, it really doesn't make sense!"

Just as Yusei and the others were discussing information about the giant duelists who only appeared at night, Professor Chronos's signature hoarse voice suddenly came from the other end of the corridor.

"The boys of Obelisk Blue, whom I supervise, actually lost to an unknown duelist... and using a gambling rule that violates school regulations..."

"This is bad... If people find out, my supervisory position will be in danger..."

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Realizing that everyone around him was staring at him, Professor Kunonos felt uneasy and lowered his voice, muttering to himself.

"How to do how to do?"

Staring at the ceiling, Professor Kunonos, covered in sweat, began to drift off into his own world.

"...Ugh!"

Professor Kunonos, who was in a panic, didn't notice that he bumped right into Jaden Yuki, who was walking straight towards him.

Just as Jaden Yuki, who was flanked by men, was about to fall, Yusei reached out and caught him. Meanwhile, Professor Chronos, who was left unattended, fell flat on his backside.

"Which blind fool dares to ambush this professor!"

Distracted from his thoughts, Professor Kunonos got up from the ground and looked at the person who had just bumped into him with resentment.

Although he had his own reasons, Professor Kunonos, who was "strict with others but lenient with himself," immediately shifted the blame to others without a second thought.

"Ah! Sorry, I was so busy chatting that I didn't see what was in front of me..."

Realizing he had bumped into someone, Jaden Yuki quickly apologized and turned his gaze toward the direction from which the sound came.

"Huh?...Professor Kunonos?"

"Yu, Jū, Shiro!!!... It's you again, kid!"

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Professor Kunonos's face flushed red as he looked at the student who had repeatedly caused him trouble.

"If an apology were enough... wait!"

Professor Kunonos, who was about to lose his temper, suddenly came up with a brilliant idea that could kill two birds with one stone.

Let's just let that kid Jaden Yuki deal with that giant duelist!

If he wins, his troubles will be over; if he loses, Jaden Yuki's rare card will be stolen...

Regardless of winning or losing, Professor Kunonos will benefit, making it a sure-fire way to make money!

"That bad student over there... no! Yuki Judai-kun~~~?"

"Let bygones be bygones. In exchange, could you please hear my request?"

Professor Kunonos performed a classic Peking Opera face-changing act in front of everyone, his face beaming with smiles, and called out Yuki Judai's name in a friendly and kind tone.

Judging from his tone, anyone who didn't know better would think that Jaden Yuki was Professor Chronos's prized possession!

"Holy crap... what are you going to do?"

Upon hearing Professor Kunonos's unusually earnest words, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.

It felt awkward, extremely awkward...

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing!

This is definitely a trap!

"Don't be so cold... Actually, I'm planning to give you a project!"

Seeing that everyone, including Jaden Yuki, remained silent and looked at him with suspicion, Professor Kunonos, deciding to give them a little something, continued, "How about this... if you successfully solve this problem, you won't have to submit your dueling theory report!"

"Huh? Such a good thing?"

Upon hearing that Professor Kunonos was planning to give them special treatment, Yusei couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

That petty, self-centered Professor Kunonos actually started caring for his students like a real teacher…

How strange... I'm afraid it's going to rain tomorrow!

"Yes, that's really true!"

"Look into my sincere eyes, and you'll know I'm not lying!"

Professor Kunonos, waving his finger and pointing to his lust-filled eyes, tried to put on a friendly expression with his handsome face, which resembled a "pot of cravings," and stated his conditions to Yusei and the others: "Have you heard about that giant duelist who's been attacking Obelisk Blue boys everywhere? Take care of that guy, and you won't have to hand in your reports!"

"How about it? Pretty good exchange, right? This is a perk just for you guys! I think this is much more interesting than writing dozens of pages of reports, isn't it!"

"I……"

"Okay! We're done!"

Just as Yusei was hesitating, Jaden Yuki, upon hearing Professor Kunonos's conditions, immediately agreed to his request.

Reports and such... just thinking about them is terrifying...

It's more interesting to deal with the Giant Duelist incident!

"Hehehehe... They've taken the bait..."

Professor Kunonos felt a surge of joy as he saw that Jaden Yuki had fallen into the trap just as he had expected, and he immediately burst into laughter.

"Well... anyway, let's do a good job!"

Forcibly suppressing his inner joy, Professor Kunonos waved to the crowd and then quickly left.

Right now, all he wants is to get back to his personal office as soon as possible and have a good laugh without caring about anyone else.

To think I could come up with such a brilliant idea, that's so impressive!

……

"What do you say now?"

"Even if we wanted to find that giant duelist, we have no clue what to do..."

With his arms crossed, Yusei turned to Jaden Yuki, who had just agreed to Professor Chronos's request, and asked about his future plans.

Although the giant duelists had been active at night for several days, they only learned about this today.

It was precisely because the matter had not yet escalated and remained merely a rumor that Professor Kunonos had the time to seek their help in resolving the issue.

"To be honest, I became quite interested in that guy when we were discussing this earlier!"

After wiping the tip of his nose, Jaden Yuki gave Yusei a confident look.

He was actually quite interested in what Professor Kunonos mentioned.

Even without Professor Kunonos's request and the perk of not having to submit a report, Jaden Yuki still planned to investigate the incident.

"Well... there's always a way... that guy only operates at night, so let's patiently wait until night to investigate!"

With an excited smile on his face, Jaden Yuki put his hands on his hips, threw his head back, and laughed heartily, exclaiming, "Hahahaha! No need to submit a report, and I get to duel with powerful duelists! This is a huge win!"

"Big brother, you really are..."

"This style, it's just like you, Judai..."

Seeing Yuki Judai laughing with his hands on his hips, Marufuji Sho and Maeda Hayato couldn't help but sigh.

255 Just as I was about to doze off, someone handed me a pillow.

"Hmm...that's interesting."

Recalling Professor Kunonos's smug expression before leaving, and glancing at Yusei's radiant smile on Jaden Yuki's face, I couldn't help but ponder a question—

Professor Kunonos felt he had come up with a brilliant idea that would guarantee a profit and kill two birds with one stone.

Jaden Yuki also felt that he had gotten a good deal.

This is a win-win situation!

The only one who might get hurt is probably that giant duelist who's always causing trouble and teaching Obelisk Blue a lesson...

"Well... although it wasn't my intention, you'll become my experience point..."

Muttering to himself about his plans for the evening, Yusei then started walking towards the dueling arena.

Private duels are occasionally held in the academy's dueling arena.

Compared to using the Duel Disk alone, the Duel Arena with special effects is obviously more visually impactful and can attract more viewers.

"Oh? It seems like someone's having a duel!"

"Look at the colors of these uniforms... one blue and one yellow... it's Obelisk Blue and Apollo Yellow!"

When Yusei and his group arrived at the duel arena, they happened to witness the duel between Obelisk Blue and the Sun God Yellow Student.

Looking at the two on the dueling field, Marufuji Sho, somewhat surprised, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Within the Duel Academy, the relationship between Obelisk Blue and Apollo Yellow is essentially that of a student from the academy versus a student from another academy.

It's just a difference.

In terms of strength, there isn't actually that much difference.

At least, it won't be as drastically different as Obelisk Blue and Osiris Red...

Outstanding students like Manjoume and Asuka, who were directly promoted from the junior high school of Duel Academy, will be assigned to Obelisk Blue.

Students like Misawa Daichi, who transferred from other schools, would only be assigned to the Apollo Yellow School, no matter how outstanding they were.

As for Jaden Yuki... having offended Professor Chronos and ranking outside the top 100 in the written exam, he was naturally assigned to Osiris Red, a group full of underachievers...