Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Completely bewildered by the current situation, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but express his heartfelt admiration for the savage.

To be able to find a way out in this situation is truly remarkable; no wonder he was able to steal the golden egg bread. His luck and skill are clearly beyond ordinary people, and he's on par with them!

"Judai, what are you planning to do by cheering for the enemy? If he escapes, won't all our efforts tonight have been for nothing?"

"Ah?...Oh right...Hehehe..."

Reminded by Asuka, Jaden Yuki realized that his words were somewhat inappropriate, and then scratched the back of his head with a silly grin.

"..."

Looking at the grinning Jaden Yuki and Asuka clutching her head, he couldn't help but sigh heavily.

It's already very late; if we keep chasing it, it'll be tomorrow...

If the savage manages to escape here, then the group will have no choice but to temporarily abandon their pursuit.

After all, a student's primary responsibility is to study (and play cards).

This kind of arrest falls under the responsibility of the maintenance department and has nothing to do with them.

We've done everything we could to help Aunt Duomei.

"...Goodbye, everyone!"

"...Be proud! You're among the first to chase after me this far!"

Seemingly guessing that the group didn't intend to continue pursuing him, the savage who had successfully escaped the encirclement made a farewell gesture with one hand at the waterfall, and then planned to climb over the waterfall to escape.

A place for spiritual practice can be found again.

Now that this place has been discovered, there's no need to linger on it.

As for the pile of personal belongings by the waterfall, I doubt these people would be interested... I can clean it up later.

When it's time to make a decision, you have to make a decision. In the current situation, saving your life is the most important thing!

If I get caught, it'll be a bit troublesome...

"Oh no! That guy's about to get away again... We need to chase after him!"

Marufuji Sho got up from the ground, his face full of anger, and yelled in a voice like a duck.

And so, Marufuji Sho's exclamation echoed through the forest at night.

"Such a tall waterfall, what are you going to do about chasing it?!"

Yusei slapped Marufuji on the forehead, his face showing an expression as if he were looking at an idiot.

If they could catch up, they would have done so already. Would they need your reminder, Marufuji Sho?

"Uh...(⊙o⊙)..."

Sho Marufuji, who had been woken up, looked at the waterfall that was several meters high and couldn't help but swallow.

This posture...

It seems...indeed...there's no way to pursue it...

"Dashan! You are Dashan, aren't you!"

Just as the savage was about to disappear from everyone's sight again, Aunt Duomei's voice suddenly came from the dark forest.

Yuki Judai: "...Ooyama? Who's that?"

Yusei: "Big Mountain? That wild man? Are you sure it's not Tarzan?"

Wild Man: "...Damn! I was recognized after all."

Upon hearing this sound, the savage froze, standing still on the waterfall.

Instead of continuing to flee, he slowly turned his head towards Aunt Duomei who had rushed over, revealing a nostalgic expression.

"Ah!...(⊙o⊙)..."

...Plop!

Just as the savage was about to say something, his attention wandered, his hand slipped, and he lost his balance, falling down the waterfall and into the deep pool below, splashing water everywhere.

"As expected... it really is a mountain!"

Seeing the wild man's head emerge from the pool, Aunt Duomei, who had rushed over, couldn't help but show a kind expression.

This face looks familiar, like I've seen it before...

So it was a student who used to frequent the sales area!

"Auntie Duomei, it's been a long time."

Dashan emerged from the pool and nodded to Aunt Duomei in greeting, then faced the gazes of the crowd with a serious expression.

"Auntie Duomei, who is this guy? Is he someone you know?"

Pointing to the Wild Man Mountain in the pool, Yusei couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, his name is Ōyama Hei. Don't let his current disheveled appearance fool you; he's an outstanding student at Obelisk Blue!"

Holding up her finger, Aunt Duomei explained the true identity of the wild man to everyone.

"Ugh... Obelisk Blue... Him?"

Upon hearing Aunt Domi's words, Marufuji Sho's face showed a rather shocked expression.

Upgrading to Obelisk Blue was his long-cherished dream, but this disheveled savage who came to steal bread in the middle of the night had already achieved something he could never have imagined...

The Wild Man of the Mountain, whose true identity is actually an elite of Obelisk Blue...

Judging from his appearance, he seems to be their senior...

How could he possibly accept this surreal reality?

"How did the students of Obelisk Blue end up like this?" Jaden Yuki scratched his cheek and asked a question that everyone wanted to know.

"Actually, Dashan suddenly disappeared a year ago..." After a pause, Duomei continued, "I never expected him to appear here..."

"So it really is a missing person? In that case..."

A thoughtful glint flashed in Asuka's eyes, and she began to stare intently at Daiyama, seemingly trying to find clues about her brother, Tenjōin Fubuki, from him.

"But... Dashan, you're really amazing! You actually managed to draw the Golden Egg Bread from so many breads... Just a year ago, you were a student who could never draw the card you wanted..." The topic suddenly changed, and Aunt Domi began to praise Dashan's luck.

"Wow ha ha ha ha!!!"

Upon hearing this, Daishan suddenly burst into laughter: "...Of course! I've been reborn!"

"...After a year of secluded cultivation in the mountains, I have now grasped the essence of gacha!"

He climbed out of the pool, came to the mountain on the shore, and, seeing the curious looks from the crowd, continued with a reminiscing expression: "A year ago, I always got first place in the written exams, but in the actual battles, I just couldn't draw the cards I wanted..."

"Even though the tactics were already in my mind, even though I had more than a 50% chance of drawing the right cards, even though my deck had a ton of starting points... I couldn't even draw the card I wanted, and ended up losing to my opponent for nothing..."

"This feeling of having strength but being unable to use it, of being helpless... can you understand it?"

Yusei: "Unlucky? I get it! Just get rid of the cards!"

"I want to draw the card I want... I want to break through my own barriers!"

With his muscular arms crossed in front of him, Daiyama wore a relieved expression: "Having lost the duel, I came to the seaside alone to contemplate life!"

"Looking at the vast and boundless sea, in that instant, I understood!"

"From the past to the future, like the ocean waves, the art of gacha will never change; the true essence of drawing items lies within nature itself."

"So you..."

Upon hearing this, Yusei showed a look of sudden realization.

Asuka, standing to the side, frowned slightly: "...It's not this person."

"That's right! Just what you think!"

Nodding to Yusei, Daiyama clenched his fist and said, "Having figured all this out, I resolutely gave up my comfortable life in Obelisk Blue and chose to live in seclusion in these mountains, in harmony with nature!"

"Having become one with nature, I have acquired its wisdom, and have even become nature itself..."

"In order to have exceptional luck in drawing cards, I trained arduously this year... practicing drawing cards from the torrents of a waterfall..."

Yuki Judai: "I understand the logic, but what does this have to do with you stealing bread?"

"That's to verify whether my cultivation is complete!"

With a resolute expression, Daisan explained, "To prove that I have mastered the power of gacha pulls, I chose to conduct the 'Fate Egg Bread Test'... to draw that one and only light from the pile of bread!"

"The result was just as I expected... Having gone through the training, I drew the golden egg bread in one go!"

"Now I have been completely transformed, becoming a brand new person! No... you could even say I have surpassed humanity! I have glimpsed the realm of gods!"

"Waaaaah... Finally! I did it!"

As if wanting to vent all the grievances and tears of the past year, with tears of emotion streaming from his eyes, Dashan began to look up at the sky and cry bitterly.

"Well! Although your story is pitiful, it doesn't change the fact that you stole the bread!"

Pulling out his Duel Disk, Yusei challenged the tearful Daiyama to a duel: "Instead of egg bread, let's test it out with an actual duel!"

"If you beat me, I'll let you go tonight. If you lose, you'll be at Aunt Domi's mercy."

"Well then, Da Shan, now that you've successfully completed your cultivation, do you dare to fight me?"

With a provocative expression on his face, Yusei presented Daiyama with a reasonable proposal.

Both logically and emotionally, Yusei believed that Daisan would not refuse this duel.

This duel is only to resolve this incident and give everyone a way out, not to take the opportunity to retaliate against Dashan for stealing my chance!

"Interesting! It's so interesting!"

Stopping his tears, Da Shan smiled, a slight smirk playing on his lips: "A gacha battle... to test our gacha skills through a duel?"

"I accept this duel!"

After saying that, Dashan ran to the pile of miscellaneous items by the waterfall and began rummaging through it, seemingly intending to pull out his Duel Disk and Card Deck.

While he was searching for something, Youxing, who had made preparations, had arrived at an open space by the waterfall and was patiently waiting for the mountain to arrive.