Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Just as Yusei was pondering his next move, Jaden Yuki's suggestion suddenly echoed in his ears.

Turning his head to look at Jaden Yuki, who was beaming and giving him a thumbs-up, Yusei returned the same smile.

To bring righteous punishment upon the people of the underworld...

The final blow will be delivered by Heroic Flash!

"Spell Card - [Hero's Arrival] activated!"

"Pay half of your Life Points to Special Summon Elemental HERO Lady of the Mist (ATK 1000) from your Deck!"

Yusei inserted the magic card he had just drawn into the Duel Disk to activate it, a rather pleased expression on his face.

As the Shadow Mist Lady appears with an elegant figure in the dueling arena, the memories etched into Yusei's DNA are also revived one by one.

"Based on the effect of [Elemental HERO - Lady of the Mist], when this card is successfully Special Summoned, I can add one [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card from my Deck to my hand."

The indicator light on the Duel Disk flashed for a moment, and then a card popped out automatically.

"It's coming!"

Yusei yanked out the card that popped up and entered his battle phase without hesitation: "[Elemental HERO - Mist Lady], launch a direct attack on Mount Dai!"

"—Shadow Mist Fire!"

Upon receiving Yusei's command, the Shadow Mist Lady nodded slightly to him, then gathered a ball of black fire in front of her and projected it toward the mountain.

"Ah... have I entered the battle stage?"

Seeing the attack approaching, Da Shan finally came to his senses and hurriedly activated the effect that had previously caused the "One-Hit Kill! Iai Draw" to send him from the deck to the graveyard. The effect of a monster currently in the graveyard read: "I activate the effect of the monster 'Bone Boar Throw' (Zombie/DARK/Level 2/ATK 700/DEF 600) in my graveyard, which can only be used once in a Duel. Banish this card from the game to negate this attack of your monster!"

As the mountain's voice faded, a cute little pig with dark skin suddenly appeared in front of him.

Facing the oncoming black fireball, the black pig exerted its strength and threw its skeleton out, blocking the attack.

After accomplishing all of this and fulfilling its mission, it slowly disappeared from the dueling arena.

"See? You're not the only one who can activate effects during the opponent's turn!"

Pointing his finger in the direction of Yusei, Oyama, having regained his composure, forced himself to calm down.

It doesn’t matter!

Don't panic!

There are still 1900 health points remaining...

If we can get through this round, we'll still have a chance in the next round!

"...Hehehe! It's over!"

Before Yusei could speak, Jaden Yuki called out to Daiyama on his behalf, "Daiyama! Are you thinking of surviving this round and pinning your hopes on the next gacha pull?"

"...What a pity! You don't have a next round!"

Youxing: “…”

"Nani?"

Upon hearing the words spoken by Yuki Jaden, Daiyama, looking surprised, suddenly turned his gaze towards Yusei.

After the attack of [Elemental HERO: Mist Lady] was blocked by [Bone Boar Throw], Yusei did not end his battle phase as Daiyama had expected. Instead, he slowly took out a card from his hand...

271 Return, Heroes Shine! (5K)

"Is this... coming?"

As the familiar scene flashed before her eyes, Asuka couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

As Yuki Jaden uttered those words, the image of that hero involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

That righteous hero who brought the roar of defeat to his opponents.

Its name is—Friend Hero!

"Quick-attack spell—[Mask Change] activated!"

Yusei activated his spell card by inserting it into the back row of his Duel Disk, and then opened his right hand towards the direction of Mount Tai.

Do you think the battle is over?

Do not!

This is just the beginning!

"What?! It's a Quick-Play Spell Card that can be activated during the Battle Phase!"

An overwhelming sense of astonishment welled up inside Da Shan.

Having never met Friend Hero before, Da Shan was clearly bewildered and clueless about You Xing's actions.

In his mind, he should have already dodged Yusei's direct attack, leaving himself a way out for the next round...

but……

What exactly is going on now?

Could it be... that he intends to continue the attack?

"Based on the effect of the Quick-Play Spell Card 'Masked Change,' I can send one of my 'HERO' monsters to the Graveyard, and then Special Summon 1 'Masked HERO' monster with the same Attribute as that monster from my Extra Deck!"

A merciless voice echoed through the forest at night, and Yusei's lips slowly curled into a smile.

"Masaka (Could it be)...?!"

Upon hearing these words, Da Shan's forehead broke out in a fine sweat.

"That's the one!"

"I choose to send the [Elemental HERO - Lady of the Mist] who has launched an attack to the Graveyard, and then Special Summon a [Masked HERO] of the same type as her!"

Gazing at the chaotic mountain, Yusei, a smile on his face, shouted loudly, "Come on! My Tamashii (Soul Card)!"

"—【Masked Hero - Dark Claw】(Attack Power 2400)!"

thump——

As Yusei finished speaking, a strange sound suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

As the mountain stared in astonishment, golden light gradually appeared on the Shadow Mist Maiden's body, then spread outwards.

"This light... what exactly is it..." Unable to look directly at the dazzling light brought by the masked transformation, Daiyama couldn't help but cover his eyes with his arm.

Obscured by darkness, the mountain's hearing became more acute than before.

In the dim light, he seemed to hear the sound of armor appearing one by one and then assembling together...

seemingly……

Interspersed among the crowd were exclamations of admiration and playful banter from onlookers…

The praise, of course, is for that monster called "Friend Hero".

As for the teasing...

Could it be referring to myself?

"Now...what's going on?"

As the surrounding light gradually faded, Daiyama slowly removed his arms, which he had been using to shield his vision, and looked in the direction where Yusei was.

The Shadow Mist Lady who had previously thrown a black fireball at him had vanished.

Instead, a werewolf-like hero monster wearing blue-black armor has appeared!

"Big Mountain, let's be friends!"

Suddenly, a chaotic sound of indistinct gender emanated from the mouth of the monster before them.

Judging from his tone, it seems he intends to get along with me amicably?

Duel Monsters actually have their own consciousness...

How can this be?

"This……"

"【Masked Hero - Dark Claw】Direct attack on the mountain! Take this—Heroic Flash (Physical)!"

Before Daiyama could recover from his shock, Yusei immediately gave the order to attack to his friend, Kamen Rider.

Without needing many words, the friend Xia had already started walking towards the mountain the moment Youxing opened his mouth.

As Yusei shouted out the name of the move, Tomokazu had already arrived in front of the mountain and swung his claws, powerful enough to tear the earth apart, at the mountain who was standing there dumbfounded...

Their bodies intersected, followed by a lightning-fast attack from Friend Hero that was barely perceptible to the naked eye.

Thus, Da Shan's last bit of health was taken away by Friend Xia's flash attack, leaving nothing behind.

In the moment of defeat, Da Shan couldn't help but think of one thing: emmm... what happened to being friends? ? ?

(Dashan's LP: 1900→0)

"I won! What an interesting duel!"

He stretched out his finger and half-closed his eyes.

Having won the duel, Yusei struck the standard victory (or rather, super) pose of Jaden Yuki against Daiyama, who was kneeling on the ground due to Tomokazu's attack!

"Yada zai (Great!)!" Watching Yusei secure the final victory, Jaden Yuki excitedly raised his right fist and swung it towards the sky.

Ah! That's a reasonable outcome!

How could the invincible Yusei possibly lose?

"Ugh... I actually lost..."

Slamming his fist on the ground in front of him, the defeated mountain looked utterly bewildered: "Could it be... that all my training this past year has been for nothing?"

"That guy over there named Dashan..."

Seeing the mountain kneeling on the ground, dejected and crestfallen, and knowing the duel was over, Jaden Yuki, who had walked to Yusei's side, couldn't help but say, "Don't you realize? Your training... is over!"

"What?! My training is already complete?"