Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

Facing the onlookers, Camilla raised an eyebrow and let out a sinister laugh: "...For example, using your brother as my substitute...making his soul a sacrifice to activate the Phantom Gate or something..."

"Ah...run! Xiang!"

"Ha...too late!"

Realizing Camilla's malicious intentions, Caesar quickly shouted at his brother after he came to his senses.

However, Camilla, who was prepared, had already instructed her bat familiars to block Marufuji Sho's retreat.

Then, like a vampire in a movie, Camilla floated up behind Marufuji Sho in a ghostly manner, and before anyone could react, she bit down hard on his neck.

"……what!"

Attacked from the shadows, Marufuji Sho had no time to react before collapsing to the ground. Camilla then carried him back to the Phantom Gate on the high platform.

"...Xiang!"

"Brother...Brother..."

The Marufuji brothers exchanged a glance in mid-air. Before Caesar could say anything, Camilla, who had grabbed Marufuji Sho, pointed to the sky and shouted, "Hehehe... I will use Marufuji Sho's soul as a sacrifice to specially summon the [Vampire Creator] from the graveyard!"

After letting out a deafening roar, the vampire beast with purple skin slowly emerged from the inside of the Phantom Gate and came to stand in front of Camilla.

Meanwhile, Marufuji Sho's soul, under the influence of the Phantom Gate, became connected with the [Vampire Creator].

Once Camilla is defeated, Marufuji Sho will take her place and have his soul stolen by the Phantom Demon!

[The Founder of Vampires] (Attack Power 3000)

"Hahahaha!!! Now, whether we win or lose doesn't matter anymore!"

"Once you defeat me, this child's soul will never be able to return to this world."

With a maniacal laugh, Camilla, who had taken Marufuji Sho hostage, gave Caesar a playful look: "Onii-chan... so... what are you planning to do next?"

"...Are you going to attack me with the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon]? Is it really okay to do that?"

They are clearly despicable persecutors, yet they deliberately pretend to be the weaker party.

At this moment, Camilla appeared incredibly deserving of a beating in Caesar's eyes...

If he could, he really wanted to activate the back panel right now—[Electronic Overflow]—and destroy Camilla's monster along with her!

however……

"..."

"...Gu!"

My victory will cause Xiang's soul to vanish from this world...

Even if I win, I can't save everyone...

I……

"...You're so despicable, Camilla!" Unable to contain his feelings, Yusei shouted angrily at Camilla.

Originally, he thought Camilla would be a ruthless person like Darkness.

In the end, she turned out to be nothing more than a despicable scumbag who would stop at nothing to protect herself!

Such a guy is not worthy of any pity and has no right to be called a duelist!

"That's right... Why don't you fight Caesar fairly and squarely? Are you scared?" After Yusei started it, Jaden Yuki also shouted provocative words at Camilla.

No matter how despicable Marufuji Sho may be... he's still my underling!

If we just let him have his soul stolen, where will I put my face as the older brother?

"Yusei, Judai..."

Although the two men had stolen his words, Caesar's face remained completely expressionless.

After learning that someone still cared about his younger brother (?), Caesar, who had the upper hand, slowly closed his eyes, seemingly making a significant decision in his heart.

"Despicable? Hehehe... Well, thank you for the compliment~~~"

"Speaking of which... being upright and honorable... just hearing about it makes me feel disgusted!"

Having completely exposed his dark side to everyone, Camilla, who had no intention of losing face, covered his mouth and let out a series of mocking sounds, seemingly laughing at everyone's naive thoughts.

351 Farewell, Caesar

At this point, the advantage in the dueling arena becomes less important.

After all, if he didn't care about the life of his younger brother, Marufuji Sho, then Caesar could have simply used the burst of light from the Electronic Terminator Dragon to take Camilla's life.

While achieving victory, rescue Professor Chronos, who has been turned into a puppet.

But, if we do that...

Caesar essentially killed his own brother with his own hands...

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to activate your face-down card to finish me off?"

"I'm so scared~~~~!"

Although he was pleading for mercy, Camilla's face revealed undisguised mockery and sarcasm.

History will be written by the victors.

People will only remember that the invincible Caesar was defeated by the vampire Camilla, but no one will care about the specifics or pay attention to them.

Ultimately, everyone just cares about the result!

Isn't the result more important than the tedious process?

So what if you use hostages to threaten your opponent into releasing you at sea? So what if you don't directly confront them? So what if you throw insults at them?

Come and hit me if you dare!

Ha ha ha ha ha……

A bunch of greenhorn kids! In the hell after death... they can regret their naivety to their heart's content!

I, Camus, have won this dark duel that gambled with my soul!

"Go ahead and attack if you can!" With her arms outstretched, Camilla struck a pose of surrender, ready to be pampered at any moment, her mockery growing even more pronounced than before.

After realizing that his threat had some effect on Caesar, Camilla's lips unconsciously curled up, almost as if he were about to ride on Caesar's head and lord it over him.

The invincible Sebastián, huh?

Caesar... if you really don't care about your brother's life or death, then go ahead and attack me!

Anyway, even if I lose, I can try again...

However, your younger brother will be destroyed by your own hands and can never be brought back to life!

Caesar: "..."

If he could, Caesar would love to skip the duel and just give Camilla a good punch!

But that kind of thing is unrealistic; it's just something to dream about...

Putting aside the differences in physical abilities between humans and vampires, his incredibly arrogant personality alone makes it impossible for him to commit the despicable act of insulting a duel like Camilla!

"Brother...you have to win...brother..."

While Caesar remained silent, Marufuji Sho, whose consciousness was already blurred, finally did not choose to hold him back, pester his brother, or beg him to sacrifice himself to save his life. Instead, he did something that surprised everyone.

Marufuji Sho, this timid and cowardly little guy, struggled to raise his head and, facing his older brother Caesar, uttered a string of courageous words completely out of character for Marufuji Sho—

“Brother… as the proud Caesar, you have always been my role model…”

"So, even for my sake, you absolutely must not lose..."

"It's okay... No matter what I become in the future... I will never hate my brother again..."

"Because... I'm just the bottom of the Osiris Red... just a younger brother who will embarrass your older brother, Obelisk Blue..."

"My duels will only be met with ridicule..."

"Even if I were to participate in the competition... I would only get a very bad result... I would be completely incomparable to you, brother..."

"It's no use... No matter how hard I try... it just won't work..."

"To let my brother lose because of me... would be an absolutely wrong choice..."

"Am I right...brother?"

After realizing that he had become a burden to his brother, Marufuji Sho, who had been captured by Camilla, did something that greatly surprised Yusei: he resolutely chose to give up his own life so that Caesar would not care about his life or death.

"That kid Marufuji Sho...could he have been possessed?"

Narrowing his eyes, Yusei began to ponder Marufuji Sho's thoughts: "Or... is he deliberately playing the emotional card after knowing that Caesar would never abandon him?"

If that's the case, then this is going to be interesting.

Marufuji Sho, you're really cunning!

However... it's also possible that Yusei is overthinking things. There might genuinely be some kind of bond between the brothers that outsiders can't understand...

Who knows.

“No! Sho... Compared to the old you, you’ve done a much better job now…” Ignoring Camilla’s teasing gaze, Caesar blinked and slowly put down the Duel Disk in his hand.

Although he didn't choose to win quickly, his actions at this moment already revealed his thoughts.

Caesar, this proud and aloof man, ultimately chose to confront his own inner self.

Saving her younger brother was more important than a meaningless victory.

Even if... that younger brother wasn't worth him doing this for...

"You should be more confident..." Caesar said calmly, smiling slightly at his younger brother.

"……elder brother?"

"From now on, you have to work hard too... Xiang..."

"Brother...why...why did you say those words to me, as if you were saying goodbye?"