Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Although you're very excited, let's have lunch before we start exploring."

Yusei grabbed Jaden Yuki by the collar, who was about to rush into the ruins, and began to call for everyone to gather together.

He then took out rice balls, sandwiches, and tea that he had prepared in advance, enough for many people to enjoy, from his backpack.

After all, food is the foundation of life; you need to fill your stomach first before you have the energy to do anything!

"Wow~ What a feast! Yusei, you managed to carry so much stuff this far!"

"Hehehe, it's just so-so...basic operation!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... Never mind all that, let's just eat! It's a rare opportunity for a picnic like this!"

"I just can't do anything with you guys! Let's eat our bento boxes first... Hehehe... Teacher here has a special bento box that Auntie Tomie prepared especially for you!"

"Oh? Could it be that special bento box that can boost power?!"

"Hehehe... just like that, meow~"

Setting down the large travel bag slung over his shoulder, Daitokuji smiled broadly as he unzipped it, and then…

Then I saw the figure of the "Pharaoh" hiding in the backpack, his belly bulging out as if he were ten months pregnant.

Everyone: "..."

Daitoku-ji Temple: "(⊙o⊙)..."

Pharaoh: "Meow meow meow~~~burp!"

After licking the remaining rice grains around its mouth, the fat cat "Pharaoh" let out a burp and then curled up again inside its backpack.

"Noooooo~~~~!!! My bento box ahh ...

Seeing the Pharaoh, who was facing away from him, having devoured the special bento box and was even sticking his butt out in satisfaction, Daitokuji-sensei instantly broke down and knelt on the ground in a dejected forward bend (OTZ)...

Rows of black lines began to spread rapidly across his body.

"I just can't do anything with you... Teacher, come and eat with us!" With a slight sigh, Yusei raised his hand to beckon Teacher Daitokuji, gesturing for him to come and eat with them.

"Waaaaah! Yusei..."

Tears flowed out.

Upon hearing Yusei's sincere words, Daitokuji felt a pang of guilt.

He originally intended to enjoy the delicious Domi bento box all by himself, but his students didn't mind sharing it with him.

As a teacher, as an adult, as someone who has lived for a century and a half... No! It's nothing...

In short, Daitoku-ji was deeply moved and eagerly joined the group's meal...

While everyone was happily enjoying their bento boxes, the Pharaoh, having eaten and drunk his fill, emerged from his backpack and began to stroll around.

"Meow~ Meow...Meow?"

While taking a walk, I suddenly stepped on a pharaoh on a stone brick, and felt a strange sensation on the fleshy ball.

Curious, the fat cat instinctively stretched out its paw and lifted the stone brick, which had become somewhat loose due to the passage of time.

As it moved, the sand and soil hidden under the stone bricks were thus freed from darkness and allowed to see the light of day again.

In one corner of the sand, a sliver of golden light can be seen.

It seems that something is buried beneath this sand.

"What's wrong, Pharaoh? Did you find something?" Yusei noticed the Pharaoh's actions out of the corner of his eye, and immediately stood up and came to the Pharaoh's side.

"What... is inside?" Looking at the stone bricks that the Pharaoh had lifted, Yusei curiously reached out and turned over the sand inside.

Beneath the sand lay a small disc with an eye pattern printed on it.

As we all know, the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! is part of a multidimensional universe, where countless parallel world lines exist in the same spacetime.

And the number of Millennium Artifacts is far more than seven...

"This pattern... is exactly the same as the eye relief on the Millennium Artifact? Could it also be..."

Just as Yusei was about to reach out and pick up the disc, the strange disc, which had returned from the bottomless darkness and seen the sunlight again, suddenly burst out with a dazzling green light centered on its eye.

As the light on the disc shone, huge green beams of light began to form around the ruins, then shot into the sky!

Before anyone could react, the pillars of light that had risen around them gradually converged, forming a circular encirclement that surrounded both the people and the cat.

Judging from this, it seems that some unknown force is at work, not intending to let everyone leave.

Yusei: "This is...?!"

Daitoku-ji Temple: "..."

"What...what??? What happened?!" Jaden Yuki, with a rice ball stuffed in his mouth, stared blankly at the green pillar of light shooting straight into the sky, a series of question marks appearing on his forehead.

No...we haven't even gone inside the ruins yet...how did it start?

Anyway... what started?

"...Yusei!"

"Asuka!"

"...Tenth generation!"

"Big brother!"

“…Master Daitokuji!”

Surrounded by light, the people instinctively called out each other's names.

At this time, the strange phenomena of the changing world were only just beginning!

"Ah! What happened? The sun... it actually turned into three?!"

Picking up the panicked Pharaoh who was running around in a panic on the ground, the teacher of Daitokuji Temple looked up at the sky and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

"Really... there are three suns!"

"I've never seen such an unusual natural phenomenon before..."

"To be honest...it's really beautiful!"

Following his gaze and voice, everyone couldn't help but look towards the sky.

Above them, the seven-colored aurora borealis rippled like a skirt, spreading across the sky and intertwining with the three suns hanging in the heavens to create a dazzling spectacle.

The people gazing at this scene were as if bewitched by some indescribable creature, and they couldn't help but fall into a state of intoxication.

Ah... such a beautiful view, I wish I could stay here forever... and never leave...

Duels and all that... I just don't really care anymore...

"...Master, danger! Wake up!"

"—Curry~~Curry!!!"

"...!!!"

Just as Yusei was captivated by the scenery and lost in a trance, the voices of the spherical Kuriboh and the girl Wa Wa Wa suddenly echoed in his mind, pulling him back from the deep darkness.

Meanwhile, Jaden Yuki seemed to have received a reminder from Winged Kuriboh, shaking his head vigorously to wake up from his abnormal state.

"...Jūdai! Quickly get everyone to a safe place, I'm coming right away!"

Realizing that the strange phenomenon he was witnessing was not a good thing, but rather a harbinger of a great disaster, Yusei hurriedly issued a warning to Yuki Jaden, who also possessed self-awareness at that moment.

--boom!

Just as Yusei spoke up to warn them, dark clouds instantly enveloped their heads, and a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky, shattering a large area of ​​the ground around them.

"Danger! Everyone get out of here immediately!"

Awakened by the sudden clap of thunder, the crowd quickly took cover inside the ruins.

Yusei quickened his pace and returned to the spot where he had found the disc, swiftly retrieving it from the sand.

It all started with this prop in my hand.

Therefore, if you want to leave this place, this is an indispensable element.

Perhaps, when it shines again, it will open a path back to the present world...

328 Arrested on the spot!

The disc engraved with an eye pattern may be the key to all these changes.

With this in mind, Yusei chose to split up with Yuki and the others.

Therefore, he missed the best opportunity to take refuge and was swallowed up by the white light that followed from the sky.

"...Yusei!"

Before being engulfed by the white light, Yusei seemed to hear Asuka's worried voice.

However, at this point, he had no time to take any further action, and could only manage to give the worried crowd in the distance a reassuring look...

……

"master...master..."

"Curry... Curry Curry..."

"Well……"

After an unknown amount of time, Yusei finally regained consciousness.

As his vision gradually cleared, Yusei slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on a lush meadow.

Around him, the materialized [Spherical Kuriboh] and [I-I-I Girl] were calling out to him while casting worried glances at him.

"here it is……?"

The first thing Yusei saw when he looked up from the ground was the image of a towering pyramid reaching into the clouds.

It is not a triangular pyramid like those of ancient Egypt, but rather a tall building similar to those built by the Maya.