Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Just as Yusei was reflecting on the outcome of the duel, Marufuji Sho suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, the Caesar doll that Yusei was holding emitted a purple light, broke free from his grasp, and returned to its original form.

At this moment, Caesar lay on the floor of the hall, unconscious.

"Caesar has turned back? That means..."

Seemingly realizing something, Wan Zhangmu looked towards the outer pocket of his black trench coat.

Sure enough... purple light began to emerge from there as well.

“Professor Chronos…you…”

Because Professor Chronos was kept in Manjoume's pocket, he was now in a position where he was tightly embracing Manjoume as Caesar returned to his original form...

"What on earth happened, None?"

"It feels like I've always been in a doll-like state..."

Professor Chronos, whose body had suddenly returned to normal, was in a daze for a moment, not yet understanding the current situation.

His current memory seems to be briefly stuck at the moment he was knocked down by Camilla...

In short, he was like a person who had fallen into water, instinctively grabbing onto the nearest object and holding on tightly with all his might...

"...HA☆NA☆SE (Let go)!!!"

Manjoume, who was being hugged by Professor Chronos, instinctively opened his mouth wide, displaying an expression of utter despair.

Ahhh... Yami!

Let go of me, Professor Chronos!

What if people misunderstand me as a man with throbbing eyes...?!

Asuka... she's been watching me the whole time!!! (No...)

"Hehehe... Manjoume, you and Professor Chronos have such a good relationship~~~" Watching Manjoume and Professor Chronos, who was tightly hugging him, pulling at each other's bodies, Yuki Judai, who couldn't read the air, laughed foolishly and made a teasing sound.

"Are you blind, Jaden? Come and help me pull him away!"

With a disdainful look at Jaden Yuki, Manjoume increased the pressure in his hands, trying to forcibly break free of Professor Chronos's restraints.

"Uh...is that so? I thought..."

Realizing he might have said something wrong again, Jaden Yuki scratched his head and walked toward Manjou's direction.

At that moment, the castle began to shake violently.

"Oh no! This place is about to collapse... Everyone, get out of here!"

"It's true! This place has started to collapse!"

"Hurry up...get out of here, don't dawdle..."

"Ouch! Who's the blind fool... stepping on my foot, Lord Manjoume?!"

"Ahhhh...!!!"

……

With Camilla, the master of the castle, gone, this castle, which should never have existed, will naturally crumble as well.

After urging everyone to leave quickly, Yusei, along with the others, helped Caesar out of the medieval castle...

Standing by the lake, watching the massive castle gradually crumble and the dawn breaking as the dark clouds dispersed, Yusei, a survivor of the catastrophe, suddenly felt a strange sensation in his heart.

"After the game was completed, it disintegrated on its own along with the disappearance of its master... As expected, this castle must be Dracula's Castle!"

As imagination and reality overlapped, Yusei suddenly uttered a sentence that left the others present somewhat bewildered...

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I, Camilla, yearn for the light!

356 Tata open! A self-drawn Tata open!

"Yusei, you did it! You defeated that cunning vampire..."

Feeling the intense tremors coming from afar, he lay on his side on the hospital bed, gazing at Tenjōin Fubuki in the distance. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and a look of relief spread across his face.

After seeing the clouds disperse outside the window and the light shining through the gaps in the clouds, he realized that Yusei had successfully defeated the second member of the Seven Stars—the vampire Camilla—in his place, despite his inability to move!

Following Darkness, another Seven Star King has fallen beneath the footsteps of heroes.

"It was like... a nightmare..."

Asuka, her brows slightly furrowed, gazed at the azure sky by the lake, smoothed a strand of hair that fell beside her ear, and sighed softly.

In just one night, two of their souls were taken by vampires.

Then, Yusei took it back himself through a duel.

The series of events that followed, such as the Dark Duel, the Phantom Gate, and the Descendants of Vampires, completely overturned everyone's imagination.

There are too many things that are incomprehensible, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion for a time.

"It wasn't a nightmare. Camilla... he's a real vampire..."

Yusei shook his head at Asuka, giving an affirmative answer.

In his arms, he still kept the card called "Vampire Heiress," which served as a constant reminder that the previous duel was not a nonexistent illusion, but a real event!

"Duel in the dark...how terrifying! The loser...will have their soul or life taken away no matter what..."

"Who on earth could have come up with such a terrible idea! To turn a duel that brings joy and happiness into a tool for spreading fear and hatred?!"

The words spoken by Yuki Jaden represent the sentiments of the majority.

However, even Yusei couldn't give a precise answer to this question.

Just as conflicts are inevitable where there are people, shadows will inevitably be born where the light doesn't reach...

Dark Duel, Dark Duelist, Card Hunter...

These entities, originally active in the underworld, have now been brought into the open and become tools for someone to achieve their selfish desires...

Regardless of the circumstances, the person behind the Seven Stars cannot escape their due responsibility for the recent series of events!

"The Seven Star Kings, there are still five left..."

Stretching out his arm towards the lake ahead, pointing his index finger toward the unknown horizon, Yusei struck the classic "Eren gazing at the sea" pose.

Although... what lies in front of him right now is just an inland lake on an island.

"Across the sea, there are enemies..."

"...If we defeat all those guys, will we really gain the peace we desire? (If we wipe out all the enemies across the sea, will we truly be free?)"

Overwhelmed with emotion and seemingly suffering from a relapse of his illness, Yusei launched into a declaration that was the height of his chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) without regard for anyone else.

His current appearance makes one wonder if, at any moment, he will resolutely infiltrate the enemy camp and, on some crucial occasion, stage a spectacular attack on their heart and soul...

"Yusei...you..."

Although she didn't know what he was thinking at that moment, Asuka still walked to Yusei's side, stood next to him, and then looked at the opposite shore of the lake together.

"Yusei, do you still remember that night? You were piloting a small boat, alone, from Osiris Red to Obelisk Blue for a night raid..."

"Cough cough...! Mmm... Let's go back!"

Realizing what Asuka was trying to express, shameful memories flooded back to Yusei.

Yusei, whose relapsed chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) was now masked, coughed loudly.

Judging from his expression, it seems he's trying to forcefully steer the conversation away from the topic using this method...

"In short, our battle is not over yet."

"The duel to come may be even more difficult..."

Looking at the crowd watching him, Yusei cleared his throat and then announced the end of the meeting: "Anyway, everyone has worked hard all night... Now let's go back and rest!"

"……Oh!"

Although some people still have doubts about Yusei's statement.

However, given the prevailing trend, no one chose to dwell on this unimportant topic any further.

As Yusei said, after the battle, all that came over them was a deep sense of exhaustion, and what they needed most now was a good rest.

Only by maintaining peak condition can you better prepare for the battles to come...

……

Back in his dorm, Yusei collapsed onto his soft bed, utterly exhausted, and fell into a deep sleep.

Tonight's battle ended with a fairly satisfactory result.

However, Yusei, who was directly involved, was not having such a good time...

Although he is physically fine, Yusei is in a state of relative mental depletion.

The unified dark disc was able to unleash that cleaving-through-the-dark strike at the crucial moment thanks to the dueling energy possessed by Yusei!

In order to resist Camilla's dark tools and other external factors, and to prevent her from taking her companions hostage again, Yusei has done almost everything he can.

Both of the Seven Stars' generals were defeated by him.

While everyone else was filled with fear, he alone resolutely raised his rebellious claws and won a series of victories in the Dark Duels!

Although he often says things like he's afraid of trouble and wants others to go first while he stays behind, in practice he never falls behind anyone.

He found Asuka's brother, saved Jaden from his descent into darkness, took the initiative to accept Manjoume's return, and stood resolutely in the front line against the Seven Stars...

It is precisely because of his efforts that we have achieved a happy ending together.

Although this peace is only temporary.

Although, there are still more enemies to face.

The battle will not end; hostile enemies will continue to swarm towards him.