Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Looking at the situation before him, Yusei seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but look towards where Mogi was.

In his eyes, Mogi still had that relaxed expression that seemed to indicate he didn't care about anything.

However, deep within his eyes, Yusei could still vaguely see a hint of annoyance.

It seems that being repeatedly rejected by the elves had indeed taken a psychological hit on him.

He just didn't show it so obviously!

"Take this! Joyful Flame~~~!"

"—Beep beep!"

Upon hearing Mogi's command, the four-winged angel with a heart symbol on its head leaped about and then breathed out a pink flame toward Friend Hero's location.

"……snort!"

Faced with the pink flames rushing towards him, Friend Hero didn't even look at them, but simply waved his hand lightly, and the flames were completely deflected back.

--boom!

And so, the "Happy Lovers" were burned into particles of light by the flames they themselves had fired, disappearing from the field without a trace.

Mogi, affected by the aftershocks, also lost 1600 health points.

(Motegi LP: 4000→2400)

309 You think I'm a fusion, but actually I'm an oversupplier! (6K)

"Because of Friend Hero's effect, all cards you send to the graveyard will be banished from the game," Yusei reminded, pointing to Mogi's graveyard.

"Ok, I know……"

Mogi put [Happy Lovers] into his pocket and then said, "But... at the moment [Happy Lovers] is destroyed, the effects of the spell cards on my field will also be triggered."

"The Angel-Type monster 'Happy Lovers' was just destroyed by 'Masked HERO Dark Claw'... According to the effect of the Continuous Spell Card 'Angry Yo-Yo,' when 'Yo-Yo' is face-up on your field, if an Angel-Type monster on your field is destroyed, 'Yo-Yo' on your field becomes 3000 ATK until the End Phase of this turn."

(Youyou's attack power: 300 → 3000)

Seeing her companion destroyed, Youyou was stunned for a moment before suddenly waving her short arms, and her body swelled up in an instant.

Its swollen, bright red form is exactly the same as the appearance on the Continuous Spell Card "Angry Yo-yo".

Jaden Yuki: "What... my attack power has increased tenfold all at once?!"

Professor Chronos: "...Damn it!"

Due to the influence of the magic card, Yuu's attack power has now reached the level of the [Ancient Gear Giant]...

Professor Chronos, upon witnessing this scene, couldn't help but gasp.

Has their prized ace monster been reduced to a mere unit of combat power?

...Unforgivable, Pegasus!

"So that's how it is..." Yusei raised an eyebrow as he watched the changes on Mogi's field.

If I'm not mistaken, this is the time for that equipment magic card to come into play...

"The battle continues. I will use the [Evil Token] that I Special Summoned using [Frigga's Apple] in the last turn to attack [Masked Hero Dark Claw]."

Extending his arm again, Mogi chose to launch an attack using a Fiendish derivative with the same attack power as Friend Hero.

"It's always like this... There are clearly better options, but they insist on sending low-attack monsters to their deaths... Mogi keeps saying it's for the good of the fighting monsters... but his actions are completely different."

Observing Mogi's actions, Jaden Yuki made this assessment.

Professor Chronos: "The [Evil Essence Derivative] has the same attack power as [Masked Hero Dark Claw]. Is Mogi planning to take them both down with him?"

“No, that’s not it…” Mogi shook his head upon hearing Professor Chronos’s words, and then said, “At this moment, I activate the effect of the Equip Spell Card [Underdog Jewelry]. When the equipped monster fights against a monster of a higher level, the equipped monster’s attack power increases by 500 points, which is the difference between the level of the monster it is fighting and the level of the equipped monster.”

"The [Evil Essence Derivative] is at level 1, while the [Masked Hero Dark Claw] is at level 6... Therefore, at this moment, the [Evil Essence Derivative] will increase by 5*500, which is 2500 points of attack power!"

The necklace located around the neck of [Evil Essence Derivative (Friend Hero)] suddenly burst forth with a golden light.

Enveloped in this radiance, the evil spirit derivative doubled in size and its attack power instantly!

(【Evil Spirit Derivative (Friend Hero)】Attack Power: 2400→4900)

"Hiss... It's only a 1-star Normal Monster... Its attack power has reached 4900 points?! Mogi... That's terrifying!" Professor Chronos felt his eyes were opened after witnessing Mogi's combination attack.

So, even low-star mortal monsters can become this strong?

"...Battle begins! Heroic Flash (Fake)!" Mogi shouted out the name of Yusei's move, mimicking Yusei's stance from the previous turn.

"Push them back—Heroic Flash!" At the same time, Yusei stretched out his arm and gave the order to counterattack.

Even when faced with an overwhelming and irresistible offensive, Friend Hero did not show the slightest sign of discouragement.

Undeterred by difficulties, fearless...

Heroes should be like this.

And so, under the watchful eyes of several people...

One large and one small, one gold and one black, one real and one fake, two friends who look similar but are completely different inside, rushed towards each other at the same time, and then in mid-air, they simultaneously extended their right fists and collided!

--boom!

The sounds of violent impacts and friction against the air resonated all around, while the black and gold lights were locked in a stalemate of opposing waves in mid-air.

However, in the end, the monsters on Mogi's side were still superior in terms of attack power.

After a brief stalemate, Yusei's friend was ultimately no match for the evil spirit's derivative and perished in mid-air, filled with resentment...

Yusei himself was also affected by the aftershocks of this impact, losing a full 2500 points of health.

(Yusei LP: 4000→1500)

"Hmm... If only there were Shinu Shinu Kamen Rider right now..." Yusei sighed as he thought of this, then looked in the direction of Yuki Jaden.

If I remember correctly, Jaden Yuki only gained new power from the universe—the Neo Spaceman—after being defeated in a battle against Ed Phoenix's "Hero of Destiny" and while feeling lost and confused.

At this point in time, Jaden Yuki is still a novice, lacking key cards and not particularly strong in duels...

The reason they were able to win was mostly due to a lucky draw.

"Next, I'll launch a direct attack with [Yoyo] (Attack Power 3000)!" Seeing that his tactic had worked, Mogi wiped his nose and immediately chose to continue attacking.

“—Yusei!” Jaden Yuki’s voice rang out with concern.

"Hehehehehe... As expected, Obelisk Blue is the strongest in the Duel Academy!" Professor Chronos on the other side opened his mouth and chuckled sinisterly.

Yusei has 1500 health points left, while Youyou has a whopping 3000 attack power.

If this attack succeeds, Yusei will face defeat...

Even if they are defeated, Yusei will not voluntarily give up his representative status as Professor Chronos had predicted.

But, as expected, I still don't want to lose!

Who wouldn't want to win if they could?

"At the moment you attack, I activate the effect of 'I-I-I-Guard' in my hand. When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack, this card can be Special Summoned from my hand."

Seeing Yuyu flapping its little wings and charging straight at him, Yusei slammed one of his cards onto the Duel Disk and announced, "In Defense Position, I Special Summon—[Gagagagagguard] (Warrior/Earth/Level 4/ATK 1500/DEF 2000)!"

As Yusei finished speaking, a red-haired youth wearing a long black trench coat, protective goggles, and holding a large shield appeared in front of Yusei amidst a burst of light.

Facing the oncoming [Youyou], [WoWoWoGuard] raised his large red and black shield and held it in front of him.

"What?! [Gag Gag Guardian]?...Isn't Yusei's deck a Hero deck? I just saw Friend Hero, how did this monster appear?"

Professor Chronos's eyes bulged as he saw the new monster appear before Yusei.

Can be Special Summoned from the opponent's hand during their turn...

He had never seen this monster before!

"It's alright, the battle continues... Even if you don't get hurt, your monster will be destroyed in this attack." Seeing [GagaGaga Guardian] appear, Mogi still gave the order to attack.

It seems he doesn't think he can kill Yusei so easily either.

Therefore, he had a slight premonition about the current situation and did not show much surprise.

Reduce Yusei's monsters at this moment, and then deliver the final blow on your next turn!

This was his plan.

"Solvador Kana (That's not necessarily true)!"

Hearing Mogi's words and seeing Yuuyu (Angry) crashing into "GagaGaga Guard", Yusei couldn't help but smile smugly: "At this moment, I activate the effect of "GagaGaga Guard". When this card is targeted for an attack, you can discard 1 card from your hand to prevent this card from being destroyed in that battle."

Sending one of his cards to the Graveyard, Yusei then crossed his arms and struck a relaxed pose: "Useless, you can't destroy my monster!"

“…What?” Upon hearing Yusei’s explanation, Mogi finally showed a surprised expression.

Damn... this monster is incredibly good at hiding!

There is no limit to once per turn, which means that as long as Yusei has enough cards in his hand, I can keep defending indefinitely.

As long as Mogi's Fairy-Type monsters are not destroyed by Yusei, the effect of the Continuous Spell Card "Angry Yoyo" will not be triggered, increasing Yoyo's ATK to 3000 until the end of the turn...

Even with the 2400 ATK of the [Evil Token (Friend)], which increases the ATK of the opponent's monster by 500 times the difference between its own and the opponent's level during the Battle Phase, it still cannot deal damage to the [GagGagGuard] in Defense Position...

This seems a bit awkward!

"...I've placed two cards in ambush. Turn over."

Mogi buried his cards in the back row and then pointed to the Continuous Trap Card in front of him: "At the end of this turn, the effect of [Swarm Tactics] activates. Because [Happy Lovers] was destroyed by [Masked Hero Dark Claw] this turn, I can Special Summon a Level 1 or lower Fairy-Type Normal Monster."

"...In defense mode, I hereby Special Summon [Yoyo]."

White papaya tofu... Ah, I mean Yuyu, appeared on his field with Mogi's voice.

This way, Mogi will have two Yoyo (1-star, 300 attack power) on his field, one for offense and one for defense, as well as one...

Attack-type [Evil Essence Derivative] (1-star attack power 2400)

In his back row, besides the Continuous Spell Card [Angry Yo-yo] and the Continuous Trap Card [Swarm Tactics], there are two face-down cards of unknown origin.

"My turn, draw!" Reaching out the top card of his deck, Yusei gazed at Mogi's current state and fell into deep thought.