Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Fuck you..."

—Thump! ! !

The attack, launched in an instant, crossed the sea and created an overwhelming force.

With a flash of light, the outcome of the duel was revealed.

Before Kagurazaka could utter a curse, the attack from the Red-Eyes Dragon Knight severed the space, taking away his last bit of life points and forcing him to swallow his curse.

(LP of Kagurazaka: 3400→0)

Kagurazaka, who was defeated in the duel, fell off the stone wall due to the impact of the attack, just like Marufuji Sho before him, and became a pitiful drowning dog.

The Duel Disk and the deck inside it that were originally in his hand were snatched away by the Red-Eyes Dragon Knight who had just approached Kagurazaka and taken into his own hands.

He absorbed the deck from the Duel Disk and the cards scattered on the ground into his hand, then placed the Duel Disk on the stone wall and returned to Yusei's side.

This time, however, he did not turn his back to Yusei, but floated in front of Yusei and held up the deck he had taken back from Kagurazaka in his outstretched palm.

"...Oh? So you're here, Master."

Seeing the Red-Eyes Dragon Knight's spontaneous actions, Yusei's face instinctively showed a hint of surprise.

He originally thought that Mahad would only manifest his own will when he was in his Black Magician form.

But now it seems... that's not the case.

Master Mahad, now in his Super Magical form, still possesses his own thoughts and will, bearing some resemblance to the situation of the android Soga when he transformed into his Xyz form...

"...After that, put it back where it was."

The original location here refers to the glass display case in the exhibition hall.

Mahad shook his hand slightly, signaling Yusei to quickly take the deck from his disappearing hand.

Master Mahad, who has transformed into his Super Magical form, seems to have become more somber than before.

It wasn't until the duel was over that Yusei heard him speak for the first time.

"OK! Leave it to me with confidence!"

Yusei nodded to Mahad, giving him a reassuring look, and then reached out to take the deck that Mahad handed him.

"Um……"

After handing the deck to Yusei, Mahad's figure slowly began to disappear.

He appears as a Duel Monster rather than a Spirit, and after the duel ends, he will return to the deck.

"That should end it..."

After that, as long as the deck is returned to the exhibition hall, the incident will basically be over.

"Ah! Right... there's one more thing I almost forgot..."

Upon seeing Jaden Yuki, Yusei suddenly remembered something, then, with his eyes half-closed, extended his right index finger towards Kagurazaka, who was standing up from the shallows with a blank expression: "I won! What an interesting duel!"

puff! ! !

The hurtful sarcasm pierced through Kagurazaka's last line of defense.

Kagurazaka, now in a vulnerable state, slowly knelt down in the shallows.

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

"Even such a powerful deck can't bring me an absolute victory...?"

Only now, with the moonlight reflecting off it, did Kagurazaka finally see her own appearance clearly.

Nearly half of his cheeks were stained black, his originally highlighted brown hair had turned completely gray, and even his outstretched arm looked incredibly old...

That's it, the deck is gone, and I'm finished too.

Life is lost, the soul is broken, the duel was lost, and he has turned himself into this inhuman and ghostly state.

"I really am... a useless piece of trash with no talent..."

Everything that has been lost can never be recovered, even though Kagurazaka's face showed an expression of deep regret.

However, the price he paid and the mistakes he made will not disappear with the end of the duel.

He will ultimately have to bear all the bitter consequences himself.

"It's a bit too late to regret it now, isn't it?"

A slightly aloof voice suddenly echoed on the silent coastline. Upon hearing the voice, Kagurazaka abruptly raised his head and looked in the direction from which the voice came.

"Caesar...?"

"And Asuka is there too..."

"elder brother……?"

From the end of the road appeared the figures of Marufuji Ryo and Asuka.

Seeing the two unexpected people appear here, not only Kagurazaka, but even Yusei was a little surprised.

"Huh? Asuka, what are you doing here?"

Seeing Asuka waving at him with a big smile next to Marufuji Sho, Yusei couldn't help but ask in confusion.

These grown men went to the exhibition hall early so they could see the card decks sooner, which led to the series of events that followed.

But Ryo Marufuji and Asuka...

They are the perfect representatives of Obelisk Blue!

Surely it couldn't be for a similar reason...

"Because we also want to see the decks earlier than others."

After frankly stating his purpose, Caesar maintained an extremely calm expression.

It was as if what he did was the most normal thing in the world.

Youxing: “…”

Okay... you win!

"When I got to the venue, all I saw was Professor Chronos pacing around anxiously... and the damaged display case. I didn't see the deck I expected..."

At this point, Asuka smiled slightly and said, "After getting a general understanding of what happened from Professor Kunonos, we thought we'd look around and that's how we found you."

"...What a coincidence?"

Scratching his cheek, Yusei asked again, "You guys couldn't have just arrived, could you? You know, those beams of light shot out countless times just now..."

“Of course not…” Ryo Marufuji, who was smiling slightly in Yusei’s direction, shook his head and said, “I originally wanted to stop you… but it would be such a pity if such a wonderful duel were to be stopped!”

“...That makes sense.” Misawa Daichi, who had almost been ignored, finally found a chance to interject and quickly expressed his opinion.

After observing Yusei's performance, he had new ideas for building his new deck.

"Hey... why are you just watching? It's Yusei who's fighting to the death! Come and cheer him on!" Faced with the two who suddenly appeared, Jaden Yuki began to stand up for Yusei.

If we had known you were there, we wouldn't have been so worried.

"Good grief... So you two have seen through one of my trump cards—[Chaos Hero]?" Yusei complained, realizing that he had been spied on by the two of them.

“It’s not just us…” Asuka waved her finger at Yusei and then pointed to the edge of the cliff above them.

"Um……?!"

Following the direction Asuka pointed, Yusei saw one figure after another appearing in the area.

Among the crowd, the red of Osiris, the yellow of Apollo, and the blue of Obelisk's uniforms shone brightly, and countless eyes immediately focused on Yusei.

The scene at this moment was truly a spectacle that had everyone's attention!

"So...everyone had the same idea!"

Unconsciously uttering such a sigh, Yusei, surrounded by countless gazes, immediately withdrew his gaze and turned to look in the direction of Kagurazaka.

"Ugh... Ahhhhh..."

Unconscious gurgling sounds emanated from her mouth; Kagurazaka's consciousness seemed about to vanish into nothingness.

No! This is not true!

I must be dreaming!!!

For the victorious Yusei, this situation was a glorious and splendid stage, but for the defeated Kagurazaka, it was nothing short of a massive social disaster...

Despite being a member of the Sun God Yellow faction and using the same Duel King deck, he was still no match for Osiris Red...

Facing utter defeat in the duel, his appearance was transformed into a wretched, inhuman figure...

With myself like this, with Kagurazaka like this, what face do I have left to live in this world...?

"Ughhhhhhh...!!!"

Upon realizing this, Kagurazaka lost her mind and desperately swam towards the depths of the sea, seemingly wanting to perish in the ocean.

"Holy crap... Could Kagurazaka really be...?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... That's ruthless!"

"It's not that bad...it really isn't that bad..."

"Sigh... If I were him, I wouldn't have the face to stay here any longer..."

There was no scene of someone rushing out to save people, as one might have imagined.

One sarcastic and mocking voice after another echoed in the surrounding space, making Kagurazaka's desire to end her own life even stronger.

"This place...it really doesn't seem suitable for him..."

Seeing the indifferent scene around him, Yusei closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment before shouting loudly at Kagurazaka, whose figure was gradually moving away from him: "Kagurazaka!!! You trying to run away, kid???"

"...Yusei?"

Upon hearing these words, both Jaden Yuki and Asuka looked in Yusei's direction.

They didn't understand Yusei's actions, so they could only watch him.

"……run?"