Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Standing before the seemingly endless, towering staircase is a magnificent temple atop the pyramid.

Behind Yusei stood a U-shaped archway.

The original dilapidated scene has long since disappeared, replaced by a completely unfamiliar otherworldly landscape.

Three bright suns hung in the sky, so bright that they weren't dazzling even when looked directly at.

The sky itself was no longer the azure blue of the past, but a pure green, as if... a hallucination after masturbating too much, making it hard to believe that the space-time you were in was a normal world.

"After being swallowed by that light... I came here..."

Pressing his hand to his head, recalling what had happened, Yusei couldn't help but think to himself, "This must have been what that ruin looked like before..."

"In other words, by some coincidence, I, who was swallowed by the light, returned to the time when the ruins were still intact, and I myself am currently a stranger in this world..."

As a transmigrator, Yusei quickly realized his situation.

"Am I dreaming? Little ball, try catching me." To confirm his guess, Yusei stretched out his palm, indicating that he needed Kuriboh's help.

Upon hearing the command, the spherical Kuriboh didn't hesitate to stretch out its little hand and scratch Yusei's hand.

"Ugh... Master's being unfair... I want to try too!"

Seeing Kuriboh interact with Yusei, the girl quickly joined in, hugging Kuriboh, whom she hadn't been able to catch before, along with Yusei: "This way, you can really feel our presence, right?"

"..."

Yusei, who was being held by the girl, had a golden sphere between his chest and his arms. At that moment, he felt that he was having some difficulty breathing.

"Alright, alright... I've verified it, you can let go now... Hey, hey, hey... Don't hug me so tight! I can't breathe!"

Unlike Jaden Yuki's Winged Kuriboh, whose body is soft, Kuriboh, known as the "Young Winged Dragon of Ra," has a hard body structure. Therefore, at this time, Yusei's chest is essentially stuffed with a ball... which is really a bit hard to hold.

"Phew... Well, there's nothing I can do about it then. After all, I don't want to put Master in a difficult position..."

"Curry, curry~~~"

Seeing Yusei's reaction, and realizing that her behavior seemed to be causing some trouble for her master, the girl quickly let go of his arm and obediently stood aside.

Meanwhile, the spherical chestnut ball floated lightly, hovering near Yusei's shoulder.

"What's going on? How did you suddenly become materialized..." Yusei asked the two spirits, stroking his chin.

Logically speaking, Duel Pokémon can only materialize on their own within their own Pokémon world. In the normal world, they would have to expend Duel Energy to do so.

Could it be that this temple is also part of the elven realm?

"You lot... This is a sacred place, not a place for you! Get out of here right now!"

"?!"

Just as Yusei was chatting with the elves, a beautiful girl's voice suddenly echoed in his ears.

Following the direction of the sound, Yusei subconsciously turned his head and saw a beautiful woman in Egyptian style who looked to be about twenty years old, wearing a black onesie and sandals.

At this moment, she was watching Yusei, who had suddenly appeared here, and the two spirits beside him with a wary gaze.

"Hmm? You can see elves too... No! Before this... weren't you holding my backpack?"

In the woman's hands, she was clearly carrying the backpack that Yusei had previously used to carry his lunchbox.

Before being engulfed by the white light, Yusei vaguely remembered that his backpack should have been carried by Asuka.

However, at this moment, the backpack appeared in the woman's hands, which means...

"Could it be... that you've seen my companions? You mean the people wearing similar uniforms to me..."

Pointing to the red uniform of Osiris from Duel Academy that he was wearing, Yusei posed his question to the woman who had suddenly appeared.

"Oh, right, there's also a blonde girl wearing a blue and white uniform and a short skirt." As if he felt that this description wasn't enough, Yusei added more details about Asuka's appearance.

"them……"

"Well……!!!"

Just as the woman was about to say something, a series of slightly hurried footsteps suddenly came from above the pyramid staircase.

Upon hearing the sound, the woman quickly grabbed Yusei's arm and hid in the shadows of the building. She then nestled against Yusei and quietly held her breath.

"If you don't want to end up like your companions, captured and forced to become tomb guardians, then you'd better shut your mouth..."

By placing her finger in front of her lips, the unnamed woman gestured for Yusei to shush at close range.

Sensing the atmosphere, Yusei followed suit, pressing himself into the shadows of the building and holding his breath.

However, seemingly feeling that this was not safe enough, the woman moved her body even closer to Yusei's side.

Youxing: “…”

Being pressed against by a beautiful foreign woman, Yusei couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

……

"Alright, we're safe now."

As the footsteps of the group gradually faded into the distance, the woman voluntarily separated herself from Yusei and returned the backpack to him.

"...You just said they were captured? So, my companions were captured by that group of people?" From the woman's words, Yusei deduced the current situation.

It seems that after him, Jaden Yuki and Asuka were also swallowed by the white light and then transferred to this world.

Because they were in different locations from Yusei, Yusei couldn't see them when he woke up.

The group of Yuki, who were hiding inside the building, were very likely teleported directly to the top of these black-robed men's heads, or right under their noses... and then they were mistaken for tomb raiders and captured on the spot!

With this thought flashing through his mind, Yusei looked at the woman in front of him again, waiting for her answer.

"This is the sacred royal tomb... Anyone who trespasses here and digs a grave will be buried in the tomb according to the rules here..."

To the bewildered Yusei, the woman explained the current situation: "Your companions are also awaiting execution..."

"...This won't do! It's fine with the others, but Asuka and Jaden Yuki can't be hurt... Wait, Jaden Yuki shouldn't have been caught by them, right?"

"Yuki Judai? You mean that boy with the jellyfish-head hair? He seemed to want to have a glorious duel with us, but he was knocked unconscious by the guards before he even saw the High Priest."

Banbing: I usually summon my fist to launch a direct attack on you!

"Alright... How about a real duel?"

Listening to the woman's story, Yusei couldn't help but silently mourn for Yuki Jaden for a while.

If it were just a simple card game, Yusei believed that the current Yuki Jaden would definitely be able to take the victory from these guys.

However, if it were a real-life duel... we'd have to wait until Yuki Gendai, who has merged Yubel's and the Overlord's personalities, appears!

"Please... take me to everyone, I will rescue them all!"

After checking his deck, Yusei pulled out his Duel Disk from his backpack and made his request to the woman in front of him.

Since there is a ritual for dueling, the victor will naturally gain corresponding rights.

Yusei has plenty of confidence when it comes to duels.

It's time...

He brought Xiao Rong to these primitive people from another dimension with a "pure hero deck"!

"Just you alone? If you go there... you'll be buried too." Seeing the determination in Yusei's eyes, the woman sighed slightly but did not refuse his request. Instead, she beckoned Yusei to follow her.

"A turquoise sky, three suns hanging overhead... and this boundless wilderness... what kind of place is this?"

Following in the woman's footsteps, Yusei wandered through the tomb, gazing into the distance through the building's windows.

What appeared there was not the dueling academy one had imagined, but towering buildings that seemed to rise from the void.

Floating islands.

Besides the pyramid where Yuxing is located, there are also various exotic buildings on the distant floating islands.

Below these islands lies a vast, desolate, and seemingly endless gray sea of ​​sand.

With his enhanced sixth sense gained here, Yusei seemed to sense the danger buried beneath the sea of ​​sand!

It seemed that countless creatures were watching the island with pious and greedy eyes.

"If I fall from here, even if I don't die from the fall, I'll probably be torn to pieces by these unknown creatures..."

Muttering these words to himself, Yusei quickened his pace to catch up with the woman.

Right now, all he wants is to end it all as soon as possible, rescue his companions, and then, with the power of the disc or something else, leave this bizarre world and return to a normal life.

Although Osiris Red's dormitory was rather simple, it was still habitable.

Compared to this indescribable and eerie place, isn't the place known as the Royal Family Tomb a million times better?

"We've arrived. Wait here for a moment... I'll go scout ahead..."

After leading Yusei to a small room, the woman pulled a sharp dagger from her waist, then turned around and headed out.

"Wait, I'll go too... The more people there are, the more help we'll have."

After glancing at the spirits on either side, Yusei then offered his idea.

"No! This tomb is huge. If you wander around inside, you'll get lost very quickly!" Upon hearing Yusei's words, the woman quickly rejected his proposal.

In her opinion, a handsome young man like Youxing is obviously not very capable; his only redeeming quality is his good looks.

If they actually get into a fight, he'll only be a hindrance to her.

"Don't worry, I won't hold you back." Having understood the woman's inner thoughts, Yusei struck what he thought was a cool Kamen Rider pose.

Heroes are fearless.

female:"……"

"...Hmph! You're not going anywhere!"

Just as Yusei was struggling with the woman, a majestic voice suddenly came from outside and echoed in their ears.

Upon hearing this voice, the woman's face immediately showed an expression of extreme terror.

It was as if she had committed a colossal mistake, which had just been discovered by the highest-ranking official.

"Who are they! Uh... so many people... Holy crap!"