Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The award was not presented to Yusei and Manjoume, the two people involved, but to someone else?

It's quite confusing...

"...The award for this awards ceremony is—"

After building up everyone's suspense, Professor Chronos, his mouth agape like a pot of greed, delivered a crucial message in his loudest voice: "—Miss Duel Academy!"

"Huh? Miss Duel Academy?"

"...Do such people really exist?"

"Tsk tsk tsk... Is this young lady proper?"

"Ew! You're so dirty-minded! How could you even think of that kind of thing?"

……

Hearing Professor Chronos's shout, the crowd, who loved to join in the fun, quickly gathered together and came to the front of the stage.

"Hmm...could it be Asuka?"

Yusei made a guess.

"Miss Duel Academy" literally means the most beautiful person in Duel Academy.

When it comes to the most beautiful and charming woman in Duel Academy, it has to be the Queen of Obelisk Blue – Asuka Tenjouin.

"No... I didn't receive such a notification..."

Shaking her head in confusion, Asuka denied Yusei's guess.

Just as Yusei had guessed, someone should have notified her beforehand.

"Uh... if it wasn't you, then who could it be?"

Raising an eyebrow, Yusei guessed, "Could it be... there's some hidden character who hasn't appeared yet? Like... someone like Fujiwara Yukino who appeared in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Power series?"

The image of a purple-haired, twin-tailed queen flashed through his mind, and Yusei couldn't help but rest his chin on his hand and start thinking.

If it were someone like Fujiwara Yukino, she certainly had the ability to fight against Tenjouin Asuka.

Whether it's in appearance or the size of her breasts...

but……

Yu Xing, however, had never heard of such a person in the academy.

Ritual decks that manipulate [Shadow Cloak] and "Fat Bird" can hold their own even in Obelisk Blue, a region teeming with powerful players.

Logically speaking, given her appearance and fighting skills, she shouldn't be unknown.

It's possible that she hasn't enrolled in school yet.

Or perhaps she has already graduated.

"—Now, please welcome Miss Duel Academy!!!"

Just as Yusei was pondering these things, Professor Chronos reached out and pressed the switch in his hand.

As he moved, the platform beneath the stage automatically rose, revealing a beautiful woman in a cheongsam...

"Holy crap! What is this?!"

"...Ugh! A man-made monster!!!"

What appeared before everyone was a surprise in a different sense, or rather, a shock...

With heavy makeup on her face and wearing a high-slit orange cheongsam, she swayed her body pretentiously and gracefully (?) strode onto the stage with her thick legs.

Looking at Aunt Duomei, who was constantly giving the audience flirty looks... (Note: Duomei is the auntie from the convenience store.)

"I'd rather face the hellish scroll of [Water Hundred Phoenix Warrior] than see this horrific man-made monster..." Clearly, this was Yu's reaction.

"...I'm begging for eyes that didn't see this!!!"

"—Ugh! I'm blind!"

"Ugh ugh ugh!!! I can't take it anymore! I'm outta here..."

"Damn it! They dragged me into this mess, I'll watch it even if I have to crawl on my knees... Ughhhhh!!!"

……

"Ahem... Now, please welcome the principal of the winning team to the stage to receive the award!" After making his final declaration, Professor Chronos smiled, put his hands behind his back, and stepped aside.

After that, he was no longer needed.

"Domi-san!!! I'm coming!!!"

Ignoring the audience below who were petrified by excessive shock, Principal Samejima, with light steps, was like a primary school student about to go on a field trip. With a smile on his face, he clapped his arms happily and rushed to the center of the stage, then stood next to Tami and cast an expectant look at her.

"Pop—kiss—" Facing the beaming bald Samejima, Aunt Domi didn't hesitate to press her lips onto his face.

Then, under everyone's gaze, the two of them snuggled together happily.

They were mutually attracted and willing.

Logically speaking, such a scene should be quite pleasing to the eye.

However, if both parties are of the grandparents' generation, then it's a different story.

Whether I'm happy or not, I don't know, but going blind is certain...

Jaden Yuki: "No... isn't this what we fight for?"

Yusei: "Damn it... Where's my Yukino?"

Looking at Principal Samejima, who seemed to have achieved his goal and reached the pinnacle of his life, Jaden Yuki and Yusei couldn't help but ask this question.

There was no Yukino, and no extra special rewards...

All that remains is a baptism and impact on the eyes and soul.

"...Ughhhhhh!!! Manjoume, you have to get stronger! You absolutely have to get stronger next year!"

Unlike the petrified crowd below the stage, Ethan Johnson, with his hand on the shoulder of Manjou beside him, was emotionally agitated, his face revealing a despair as if he had witnessed the end of the world.

"...Goodbye! Manjoume! Waaaaaah...!!!"

“…Principal? Uh…you…”

Before Wan Zhangmu could say anything, I Qiangsen, who no longer wanted to watch Samejima and Tami being affectionate in front of him, took off running up to the deck of the Northern Academy submarine, crying bitterly.

Upon seeing the heartbroken principal return, King, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly took over the task of setting sail, replacing the seemingly distraught and dejected E. Johnson.

After waving goodbye to Manjoume on the shore, the group from Northern Academy embarked on their journey home.

"...Oh no! I forgot to tell Manjoume to return the Armored Dragon to me!!!"

When Duel Academy shrank to a tiny dot on the sea surface, Ethan finally realized that he had forgotten something quite important.

The Northern Academy's treasure... the rare card given to them by that man—Armed Dragon—is still in Manjoume's hands and hasn't been retrieved...

At this point, Johnson had already missed his best opportunity to speak.

Having finished saying all the farewell words and expressing all the hopes and expectations, to then deliberately turn back to find Manjoume... it would be truly embarrassing for Ikkisen to look so disgraceful.

"—Damn it!!!"

And so, on the vast, boundless sea, echoed Johnson's shouts, filled with resentment and helplessness.

……

Samejima: "That should do it, right...?"

Manjoume: "...Of course, it's all over."

Saying goodbye to the classmates from Northern College with whom he had spent time, breaking ties with his brother, opening his heart, and bidding farewell to his past self...

At this moment, Manjou had a satisfied smile on his face.

"but……"

At this moment, Daitokuji, who was holding Pharaoh in his arms, suddenly interjected: "Even if he stayed here at the Duel Academy, Manjoume Lightning, who has been absent for three months, will not be able to advance to Obelisk Blue!"

"...What?!" Manjoume exclaimed in shock.

If I can't go to Blue, where should I go next?

Could it be...

No, no, no! That can't be right, can it?

"...Ahem! That's how it is."

Clearing his throat, Master Daitokuji continued with a smile, "In the days to come, if you want to advance smoothly or graduate successfully, you'll have to enter Osiris-Red, which has nothing to do with attendance."

"Me, the No. 1 in the junior high school... the dignified Mr. Manjoume... is actually going to join the bottom-ranked Osiris-Red...? Become their colleague?"

He pointed at "these guys" with wide eyes, his gaze suddenly widening as if he couldn't accept the reality before him.

Yusei: "I'll leave the rest to you, sir~~~"

Jaden Yuki: "Hehehe... Let's get along well from now on, Manjoume~"

Manjoume: "It's Mr. Manjoume! How many times do I have to say it before you understand?!"

The worst fears came true, and Wan Zhangmu's face immediately fell.

Manjoume, who had just said those words, couldn't help but look at Yuki Judai, who was grinning foolishly, and Yusei, who was standing with his arms crossed, seemingly deep in thought.

Both of these people were people who had defeated him in the past...

Putting aside other aspects for the moment, their strength in dueling is beyond doubt.

It seems... there's nothing wrong with becoming their colleague?

Perhaps, it can even help me climb to the next level...

"So... to celebrate Manjoume's lightning move into our Red Dormitory..."

At this point, Yusei patted Jaden Yuki on the shoulder, gave him a knowing look, then pointed his finger high into the sky and shouted, "Hey!"

"Ten!" Jaden Yuki, having understood, then shouted out the rest of the words.

"Hundred!" Seeing Yusei and Jaden Yuki's actions, the surrounding crowd spontaneously joined in and shouted out.