Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"I have a feeling that Professor Chronos seems a little different from usual today...!"

Narrowing his eyes, Yusei looked in the direction of Professor Chronos and murmured to himself.

343 Leo Ku

"Hiss... So the rumors about vampires are true!"

Looking at the swarm of black bats surrounding the vampire and the alien features Camilla had just displayed, Daitokuji-sensei, who was leisurely standing to the side with Pharaoh in his arms, couldn't help but adjust his glasses, revealing a knowing look on his face.

I don't know if it's real or just an act.

"Camilla... right? Quickly explain the rules of the duel to this professor!"

Facing Camilla across from him, Professor Chronos, feeling somewhat impatient, raised his arm and urged, "...Let this arrogant fellow witness my formidable strength!"

Professor Kunonos's decks are dark medieval decks themed around Ancient Gear monsters, and generally have the effect of blocking the activation of Spell & Trap cards during the Battle Phase.

Since losing to Jaden Yuki in the entrance exam, Professor Chronos, feeling deeply ashamed, has never used this deck in a formal setting again, focusing instead on how to make things difficult for Jaden Yuki.

At this moment, facing the King of the Seven Stars, Professor Chronos finally overcame his inner demons and chose to confront the enemy before him.

Even when his opponent is a woman, Professor Chronos shows absolutely no mercy.

Right now, all he wants is to completely crush the enemy before him...

Fortunately, I can demonstrate my authority as a teacher in front of the students!

That was all I could think of.

In the world of Yugi-Oh!, the prevailing values ​​are just that realistic...

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"The rules of this dark duel are simple: the winner will be qualified to advance to the next challenge... while the loser's soul will be sealed within this puppet."

With a faint smile, Camilla showed the crowd on the shore the blank cloth doll the size of her palm.

Just like the blank cards previously shown by Darkness, the soul of the loser in the duel will become the final piece of the puzzle to complete the puppet.

"Sealing the soul within a doll?"

"No way?"

"Hmph! Nonsense... Utterly laughable!"

Who would believe your nonsense?

Hearing Camilla's seemingly fantastical words, the others, who had never faced the Seven Stars directly, except for Yusei, showed varying degrees of confusion on their faces.

Professor Chronos, standing at the very front, touched his nose and put on a disdainful expression.

"...Yusei?"

Jaden Yuki and Asuka, both survivors of the Darkness attack, turned their questioning gazes toward Yusei, seemingly wanting to learn the truth about Camilla's information from him.

"Camilla's words are true."

Nodding to the two of them, Yusei gave an affirmative answer to their questions.

The Darkness mask that Tenjouin Fubuki wore before, the golden collar that Camilla is wearing around her neck now, and even the semi-circular disc hanging on Yusei's chest are all items that can draw back the curtain of the Dark Duel.

The Seven Star King, possessing these items, can naturally trigger phenomena that defy common sense.

The majestic silhouette of a castle standing amidst the mist, the red carpet spread across the lake, the white illusions that gather here abnormally, and the swarms of bats...

These various unusual phenomena are enough to explain the problem.

"...You'll soon find out whether it's nonsense or not!"

Lowering her head slightly, Camilla's lips curled into an unnatural shape: "Kronos...is that it? Are you ready to die?"

At this moment, she resembled the Kuchisake-onna from urban legends, her appearance ferocious and terrifying, a stark contrast to her elegant demeanor upon her first appearance.

"Tsk... She really is a master of facial expressions." Yusei, resting his chin on his hand, couldn't help but mutter a complaint as he watched Camilla's changing expressions.

Sure enough, compared to this vicious old woman, the cute silver-haired little girl is much more pleasing to the eye.

Both being users of the vampire deck, Ms. Yui's younger sister, Ria Amamiya, is far superior to this woman named Camilla!

"Hmph! Let's begin!"

With a cold snort, Professor Kunonos straightened his body, displayed the sensor-activated Duel Disk hanging around his neck, and then gracefully reached out to take the five cards that popped out of his deck: "...Duel!"

As mentioned before, Professor Kunonos's Duel Disk is not the common style that Yusei and the others wear directly on their arms, but rather a specially customized, huge, suspended Duel Disk, like the Duelist Hunter - Titan.

The core area containing the deck and graveyard is located on his chest, while the deck area where the cards are placed is separated and carried by Professor Chronos in his hand.

He's handsome, stylish, and his fashion sense goes without saying.

It's just that it falls a little short in terms of portability.

Unlike a regular duel disk, it can't be worn on the wrist for extended periods or carried around in a backpack...

"Duel"

The golden Duel Disk in bat form unfolded in Camilla's hand. She put away her exaggerated facial expressions, her expression returned to calm, and she drew five cards from her deck.

After a moment of silence, seeing that Professor Kunonos did not make a move, Camilla waved his arm and took the initiative: "I'll go first, draw a card!"

"...I will use an attack as a signal, normally summoning the [Undead Werewolf] (Attack Power 1200)!"

With a wolf howl, a blue-haired werewolf with its arms bound by iron chains and wearing only a pair of green shorts emerged from the light and stood guard in front of Camilla.

An undead monster with an attack power of 1200; its attributes are average.

"Ambush two cards, end of turn."

You cannot attack in the first round.

Camilla then raised his arm and inserted his two cards into the back of the Duel Disk, ending his turn after setting a card.

Unlike the previous Darkness expansion, it didn't start with a crazy OTK burst that drained health...

Next, it's Professor Kunonos's turn.

"Hmph! That sinister dog monster, what a bluff!"

"Using weak monsters as bait to set traps, Camilla, your tactics are so easy to see through!"

With a smug look on his face, Professor Kunonos, who thought he had a great advantage, stretched out his finger and caught the card that popped out of the deck on his chest, then casually straightened his bangs: "My turn, draw a card."

"Ah……"

Camilla, mocked, smiled but said nothing, only revealing a meaningful expression.

"I activate the Continuous Spell Card from my hand—[Ancient Mechanical Fortress]!"

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Ancient mechanical fortresses

(Continuous Magic Card)

effect:

①: Ancient Gear monsters on your field cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects during the turn they are Normal or Special Summoned, nor can they be destroyed by your opponent's card effects.

②: The opponent cannot activate the effects of Spell, Trap, or Monster cards in response to the activation of the effects of "Ancient Gear".

③: This effect can only be activated if this card in the Spell & Trap Zone is destroyed. Special Summon 1 "Ancient Gear" monster from your hand or Graveyard. After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon monsters that are not "Ancient Gear" monsters until the end of this turn.

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Behind Professor Chronos, a magnificent super fortress rose up.

On the fortress's sheer cliffs, countless gears, cannons, and strongholds revealed themselves, baring their sharp teeth at any invading enemy.

Camilla: "[Ancient mechanical fortress]?"

Professor Chronos: "That's right... As long as this card is on the field, you cannot activate your effect in response to the effect of my [Ancient Gear] monster, and my [Ancient Gear] monster cannot be destroyed by card effects or targeted by card effects during the turn it is Normal or Special Summoned!"

Grants your monsters the effects of not being chained, not being targeted for one turn, and not being destroyed by effects.

The ancient mechanical fortress, as its name suggests, is a solid pillar protecting the mechanical soldiers.

"Oh my god... Professor Chronos has such a powerful card in his possession!"

Jaden Yuki, who used the Flame Winged Man technique to send Professor Kunonos flying during the entrance exam, couldn't help but let a bright light flash in his eyes.

If Professor Chronos had pulled out this card during the enrollment process, the outcome would have been very uncertain.

"I remember... this card is supposed to be used for bombing, right?"

Touching his chin, Yusei thought with some uncertainty.

Compared to its resistance effect, this card is better suited as a special summon point for a combo.

"Resistance effects and chain blocking? What an eyesore of a card! Well then... just disappear!"

Listening to Professor Kunonos's explanation, Camilla frowned and flipped over a face-down card in the back row: "Quick-Play Spell Card [Whirlwind] activated! Destroy your [Ancient Mechanical Fortress]!"

A massive black whirlwind descended from the sky, unleashing unstoppable power, sweeping everything within the fortress away to an unknown distance.

After the whirlwind swept through, all that was left was a pile of ruins and debris.

"Hmph! Everything is exactly as I predicted!"

"Nani?"

Seeing his Continuous Spell Card destroyed by Camilla, Professor Chronos remained completely calm. Instead, he waved his hand and announced, "Activate the third effect of [Ancient Gear Fortress]! When this card in the back row is destroyed, I can Special Summon 1 [Ancient Gear] monster from my hand or Graveyard to the field!"

"Let us carry on the soldiers' legacy and be reborn!"

"Come forth! — [Ancient Mechanical Giant] (Machine Race/Earth/8-Star/Attack 3000/Defense 3000)!"

-【$* From the ruins of the metal fortress, the enormous mechanical monster slowly rose, took majestic steps, and walked to Professor Kunonos. Then, it exerted tremendous pressure on Camilla opposite it.

"Attack power 3000! It's Professor Kunonos's ace monster!" Hayato, who was watching the scene unfold, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise as he saw the giant monster that had appeared before him.

"Hmm... [Ancient Mechanical Giant] prevents the opponent from activating Spell/Trap Cards when attacking, and also grants the opponent a penetration effect when attacking a defense position monster."

"If Camilla doesn't dispel this monster, even if he uses the monster's defense, it will be meaningless, and he will still suffer a lot of damage."