Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

As the duel began, both men simultaneously raised their duel disks.

(Yusei LP: 4000)

(Saotome Rei LP: 4000)

“Since it was you, Yusei, who initiated this duel, then I’ll take the first turn!” With a matter-of-fact expression, Saotome Rei placed her finger on her deck: “My turn, draw!”

"Emmm...you only bring this up after you've already drawn the cards...well, fine!" Yusei rubbed his head with a hint of helplessness and then began to observe Saotome Rei's actions.

If I remember correctly...

The girl in front of me is using a deck that seems to be... a graveyard-focused Lightsworn deck?

I just wonder if there's any Synchro deck that synergizes with [Shiranui]...

"Sigh... If I had attacked first, I could have conjured up a Friend Hero and sealed off his grave right away..."

"Without cemetery resources, the Light Path... tsk tsk tsk... isn't it just a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered?"

Thinking of this, Yusei couldn't help but sigh with regret.

"...It's too late to regret it now, Yusei!"

Seeing Yusei sigh, Saotome Rei assumed he was regretting his decision and immediately put on a confident expression: "Let me show you my strength after passing the Duel Academy transfer exam!"

After saying this, Saotome Rei immediately inserted one of her cards into the back row of the Duel Disk: "I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Light's Reinforcements]!"

"You can activate this effect by sending the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard. Add 1 Level 4 or lower 'Lightsworn' monster from your Deck to your hand."

"Hmm? It's actually the [Reinforcements of Light]... Could it be that they're coming?... Brother Deng!"

Upon seeing the appearance of the magic card—Light's Reinforcements—Yusei immediately thought of Saotome Rei's next move.

Generally speaking, the spell card "Lightsworn Reinforcements" is used to search for "Lightsworn Assassin Raiden," also known as Raiden.

so far so good……

Fortunately, Saotome Rei only opened a deck search and didn't pull out an ultimate graveyard-dumping card like "Neighborhood Grass Cut" or "Monster Gate" on the spot...

That's alright!

"The card I've chosen to add to my hand is [Lightwalker Ra-den] (Warrior/Light/Level 4/Attack 1700/Defense 1000)!"

The indicator light on the duel disk flashed, and then a card was ejected and added to Saotome Rei's hand.

Just as Yusei had predicted, the girl in front of him had retrieved and drawn the Tuner monster from the Lightsworn deck, the beloved graveyard prince—Rayden!

"Next, I activate the effect of Minerva, the Lightsworn Maiden, which was sent to the Graveyard by Lightsworn. When this card is sent from my hand or Deck to the Graveyard, I can send the top card of my Deck to the Graveyard."

After sending the top card of her deck to the graveyard, Saotome Rei, with a smile on her face, slammed Deng onto the Duel Disk: "Next, I will Normal Summon [Lightsworn Assassin Raiden] in Attack Position! And activate his effect: Once per turn, send the top two cards of your deck to the graveyard. If one of them is a [Lightsworn] card, Raiden's ATK will increase by 200 until the end of your opponent's turn!"

Holding a golden dagger, with a serious expression, a dark-skinned young man who was shirtless and wore a blue scarf around his neck, appeared before everyone as Saotome Rei called out.

Upon hearing Saotome Rei's instructions, Raiden immediately raised the golden dagger in his hand and cut the two cards that appeared in front of him in half.

"Another graveyard-sending effect? ​​What is Saotome planning? If this continues, won't her deck be finished?"

Marufuji Sho, who was watching the battle from the cliff, couldn't help but show a puzzled expression after seeing Saotome Rei's actions.

This was the first time he had ever seen a deck that relied on graveyard stacking.

Therefore, he was completely baffled by Saotome Rei's actions...

"Lightsworn...is this...a new deck?"

Caesar raised an eyebrow as he saw Raiden appear before Rei Saotome.

As I recall, Xiaoli's deck should have been the "Love Girl" series, which mainly featured the Minotaur effect...

It seems that, without his knowledge, the girl in front of him had also grown accordingly!

"Is Harden alright...?"

Looking at the handsome, dark-skinned man holding a dagger in front of him, Yusei couldn't help but recall his past experiences wandering the YGO wilderness...

Other people's Harden always manages to get the cards they want.

His character, Deng, like Xiao Lan in the Dragon Maid deck, frequently sends reverse cards like [Super Polymer] or [Forbidden Drop] to the graveyard...

"Send two cards to the graveyard... Ah... Here it comes!"

似乎是终于堆到了想要的卡片，早乙女礼的脸上不由得露出了欢快的表情：“我发动被【光道暗杀者·莱登】的效果送入墓地里的【光道弓手·费莉丝】（兽战士族/光/4星/攻击力1100/守备力2000）以及【光道兽·沃尔夫】（兽战士族/光/4星/攻击力2100/守备力300）的效果，这两张卡在从卡组送去墓地时，都可以发动从墓地里特殊召唤的效果！”

"Furthermore, because of the Lightsworn cards, Raiden's attack power will rise to 1900 points before the end of the opponent's turn!"

"……wipe!"

Upon hearing the words spoken by the girl in front of him, Yusei couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

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Just as Yusei was marveling at Saotome Rei's good luck, the Lightsworn Archer Felis and the Lightsworn Beast Wolf appeared on her field accompanied by white light.

Felis appears as a catgirl with long green hair. Unfortunately, her face is also cat-like, not the cat-eared human you might imagine, so Yusei can't judge her appearance from a normal person's perspective.

From a cat's perspective... it should be alright, right?

The other Lightsworn monster, Wolf, needs no introduction. His name is a transliteration of "wolf," so in appearance, he naturally resembles a silver werewolf.

With Phyllis, Wolf, and Raiden from before, Saotome Rei now had three Lightsworn monsters gathered on the field.

"Hiss—three monsters summoned in one go! The Lightsworn deck, terrifying indeed!" Seeing the spectacular scene in front of Saotome, Hayato was shocked and couldn't help but gasp.

General recruitment, graveyard buildup, and special recruitment—all done in one smooth motion…

Heroes in duels!

Based solely on the strength she has displayed, Saotome Rei has already surpassed most of the students at Duel Academy.

No wonder she was able to overcome such an incredibly difficult exam!

Hayato, who was repeating a year, was instantly crushed by the girl in front of him.

"Three 4-star monsters, including two Tuners..."

Looking at the monster in front of Rei Saotome, Yusei couldn't help but tease, "Could it be that Rei, are you planning to perform an Xyz Summon?... Or are you planning a Synchro Summon?"

Yusei had already witnessed the Xyz Summoning scenario during his previous battle with the Android Soga.

Therefore, even if the girl in front of him were to recreate the entire sequence, he wouldn't show too much surprise.

"Huh? How did you know I was going to do an Xyz Summon... This summoning method is only being tested on a small scale right now..."

Upon hearing Yusei's casual teasing remark, Saotome Rei's eyes widened in surprise.

Mingming wanted to give everyone a surprise.

But the boy named Yusei in front of him saw through his plan at a glance.

Just as he saw through her disguise as a man from the very beginning, it seems nothing can escape his eyes...

"Huh? Isn't that something that should come to mind immediately?"

Yusei scratched his head, revealing an expression of complete entitlement.

Monsters of the same rank, Lightsworn decks...

There are no slots for connecting summons now...

Pendulums and Lightways are completely incompatible...

Excluding those two, what else could it be besides Extra? Could it be that a "dragon-shaped black hole" [Judgment Dragon] will pop up in the first round and destroy all the cards on the field?

What's the point of doing that?

"??? I can't accept this reason..."

Seeing Yusei's matter-of-fact reaction, Saotome Rei couldn't help but show a troubled expression.

Just like textbooks in schools, which are always a few years or even a decade or more behind the technology in society.

Yusei and his friends at Duel Academy shouldn't know about this new summoning method, which is currently only being tested on a small scale on the main island...

Moreover, the cards from Duel Academy are all delivered by special personnel from Kaiba Corporation on the main island, so the update progress is always a bit slower than that on the main island.

Saotome Rei, who recently transferred here, acquired the rare black-framed card before coming here thanks to a series of coincidences...

How did Yusei, who has been staying at Duel Academy, know this information?

"Xyz Summon... what is that?"

Ryo Marufuji and Asuka, who hadn't witnessed Yusei's duel with the android Soga, couldn't help but ask after overhearing Rei Saotome's conversation with Yusei.

"Ah... that? How should I put it?" Scratching his cheek, Jaden Yuki stood up and replied, "Simply put, it's a new summoning method that allows you to stack two monsters of the same level together to summon a new monster..."

"...Stacked?" Upon hearing this word, Asuka's expression became even more puzzled.

"In short, it's a summoning method similar to Fusion Summoning, except that unlike Fusion Summoning which sends the material monsters to the Graveyard, Xyz Summoning directly stacks the material monsters under itself, using them as the cost to activate the effect..."

After speaking at length, seeing that Marufuji Ryo and Asuka looked like they understood but didn't, Yuki Judai couldn't help but point in the direction below the cliff: "Well... you two just need to watch patiently. Once you've seen it once, you'll naturally be able to do it again."

“That makes sense.” Nodding to Jaden Yuki, Ryo Marufuji and Asuka then turned their gaze toward the arena.

……

"Well... fine, now I'll show you my trump card!"

Seemingly not intending to dwell on the topic, Saotome Rei, with a confident smile, then took off her wide beret and ripped off the headscarf that held her hair back, letting her long black hair fall freely and dance in the night breeze.

While Jaden and the others were talking, Rei Saotome overheard their conversation on the cliff.

Realizing that her true gender had been revealed, Saotome Rei felt that there was no longer any need for her to hide it.

Instead of being timid and hesitant, it's better to show your most authentic self.

Once you see the person you wanted to see, all the efforts you made beforehand will not have been in vain!

Then, tell that person your thoughts.

In this way, I have achieved my purpose in coming here.

292 Fast forward to Fusion Battle Xyz

Saotome Rei didn't think too much about what would happen after her identity was exposed and her true gender was discovered.