Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

(Previously, a new big brother with all resistances was released on the Cyber ​​Dragon side, Armored Dragon. It feels like it could be used as an ace in the late game with Infernal Kaiser, and then we could create a fusion of surface and internal electron flow...)

054 Hayato, who chose to lie down

"If Pharaoh won't do, how about calling me Big Brother?" Marufuji Sho was still unwilling to give up. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and put on a pitiful expression for Yuki Judai.

“There’s no affection between duelists, they’re just rivals…” Seeing Marufuji Sho’s expression, Yuki Judai’s face showed a helpless look.

“But no matter what I say, I still feel sorry for you…” Marufuji Sho lowered his head and sighed in disappointment.

"Wait! Dude! Please don't spread a 'philosophical' atmosphere, okay?" Yusei couldn't help but remind him as the conversation between the two was starting to take an inappropriate turn.

“Yes, yes! Compared to this kind of thing…” Following up on Yusei’s topic, Jaden Yuki chose to avoid asking Sho Marufuji’s question.

He turned his back to Marufuji Sho, scratched his cheek, and said somewhat awkwardly, "From now on, let's strive to become the Duel King!"

As she spoke, seemingly to change her mood, Yuki Jaden pulled open the tightly closed curtains beside her, letting the sunlight stream into the room.

"Ah! My eyes!"

"It's so bright! Quickly close the curtains!"

As the sunlight streamed in through the window, a complaining voice suddenly came from the bed next to Yuki Jaden.

Upon hearing the sound, Yuki Jaden instinctively pulled the curtains back closed.

With the light blocked, the dormitory returned to its previous dim state.

"So there was someone here?" Marufuji Sho looked in the direction of the voice and saw the raised blankets on the bunk bed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were sleeping..." Jaden Yuki scratched the back of his head, a hint of apology on his face.

"Oh right! This is a four-person dorm room. I was wondering why I always felt like something was missing from the beginning..." Yusei lightly punched his left palm with his right fist, making a look of sudden realization.

If I remember correctly, there was a student living in this dormitory before they came here.

The student seemed to be... named Hayato, Yusei thought, he wasn't sure, after all, it had been a long time since he watched the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, and he was bound to have forgotten some of the little details.

"You're freshmen this semester, right?" Hayato (?), who was lying on the top bunk, lifted the blanket, sat up, and revealed his face that had been covered.

“…Holy crap!” Upon seeing his face, Yusei immediately thought of the Australian koala, the creature that spends most of its time perched in trees and is also known as a koala.

"A tree! A koala!" Yuki Judai and Marufuji Sho were startled and hugged each other tightly.

"Don't call me Koala! I hate it when people call me that!"

"I'm Maeda Hayato, your roommate among the three of you! Remember that!"

Hearing their exclamations, Koala... no! Hayato clenched his right fist and instinctively complained.

Hearing Hayato's words, Jaden Yuki and Sho Marufuji, who were tightly embracing each other, finally relaxed, let go of each other's hands, and began to introduce themselves.

"I'm sorry about that! My name is Yuki Judai."

"I am Sho Marufuji..."

The two of them grinned foolishly and told Hayato their names.

Hayato's gaze swept over the two of them, finally settling on Yusei, who stood beside them with his arms crossed, seemingly waiting for his answer.

"My name is Yusei." When Yusei saw that the three people were looking at him, he put his arms down and introduced himself briefly.

"This name... is it a foreigner?" Hayato asked, a hint of confusion on his face when he heard Yusei's name.

"Yes, I was admitted as a special admission student and did not take the exam."

"Why would a special admissions student be here? Well, whatever, it's none of my business anyway." After listening to the three people's self-introductions, Hayato chose to lie back down on the bed.

He pulled the covers back up, rolled over in bed, and positioned himself facing the wall.

After doing all this, he sighed heavily, seemingly regretting the future of Yusei and the other two.

"Do you know what Osiris Red represents?" Hayato-sensei decided to give these newbies who entered the Duel Academy with high hopes a little general knowledge.

Yusei and Jaden Yuki exchanged a glance, then simultaneously replied, "I don't know."

"Uh... does this color have any significance?" Marufuji Sho asked, puzzled.

Hayato glanced at the three of them out of the corner of his eye and said, "Red stands for Red-Zone, which means dangerous guys."

Yusei: "Well..."

Marufuji Sho & Yuki Jaden: "Huh?!"

Hayato rolled over on the bed again, so that he was facing the ceiling. His eyes darted around, as if he were looking at something in the distance.

"At the Duel Academy, students are divided into three dormitory categories based on their academic performance: Obelisk - Blue, Apollo - Yellow, and Osiris - Red."

"【Oberisk-Blue】is selected from outstanding students in the academy's middle school,"

"Among the new students who entered the higher education program after passing the entrance exam, those with excellent grades will first be assigned to the [Sun God - Yellow]..."

Hayato stared at the ceiling and said calmly.

"So, [Osiris-Red] is...?" Marufuji Sho seemed to understand something.

"Everyone here is a poor student who was rejected by [Sun God-Yellow], you understand?" Hayato gave the answer.

"Those who are sent here have no future from the very beginning."

"Your dream of becoming the Duel King is just something to think about. For [Osiris Red], it's an absolutely impossible goal." After saying this, Hayato turned to face the wall, seemingly having lost interest in the three of them.

"The freshman in front of you is a powerful duelist who shone brightly in the entrance exam and defeated Professor Kunonos!" Looking at the self-deprecating Hayato, Marufuji Sho extended his hand towards Yuki Judai and introduced him. At this moment, he was already showing signs of becoming Yuki Judai's underling.

Maeda Hayato: "..."

"Well... if I had to say, Yusei's dueling skills are above mine. He should be considered the strongest among this year's freshmen!" Jaden Yuki scratched his head, feeling a little uncomfortable with being fawned over.

"Is there something you need?" Yusei chose the empty lower bunk next to Hayato's. He was putting down his backpack and organizing his luggage when he heard his name mentioned in their conversation, so he asked instinctively.

"Nothing... I just wanted to ask if you'd like to go out for a walk with us later." Jaden Yuki said in response to Yusei's question, deciding not to discuss the topic any further.

"Wait a moment, let me pack my things." As a seasoned card player, Yusei naturally carries his card deck with him at all times.

After all, this is a dueling academy, so there's no shortage of things related to dueling.

055 Marufuji Sho's True Nature

After packing their luggage, Yusei followed Yuki Judai and Marufuji Sho, intending to return to the academy headquarters along the same route.

"Sigh...sigh..." On the way to the academy, Marufuji Sho hunched over and kept sighing, seemingly anxious about his future.

"Are you still upset because of what Hayato said earlier?" Jaden Yuki asked Marufuji Sho with some concern.

"But... I was just told that." Thinking of his "miserable" life over the next three years, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but sigh again.

"I think the Red Dorm is alright, it's not that hopeless," Yusei couldn't help but complain to Marufuji Sho.

Marufuji Sho's current negative and pessimistic thoughts are easily contagious to others, so it's best to try to control them.

"I also think red is great!"

"I love red the most! When I see it, I think of burning fire and a fiery atmosphere."

"I think the red dormitory is perfect for me."

Yuki Judai stopped in his tracks, looked up at the sky, clenched his fist, and concluded, "Besides, school life has only just begun. Who can say what will happen in the future?"

As they talked, the three of them arrived near the academy gate.

"makes sense……"

Marufuji Sho's heart began to burn with passion after hearing Yuki Jaden's enthusiastic words.

"Yes! We can't let ourselves get so discouraged right now!"

"I need to do my best! Fight!"

Yusei, walking behind the two, seemed to see flames beginning to burn on Marufuji Sho... Yuki Judai's passionate and positive personality immediately infected Marufuji Sho.

"I've made up my mind! I'm already so frustrated before I've even started! This is so degenerate! Big brother!" Marufuji Sho clenched his fists, and even his eyes started to blaze with fire.

He turned his head toward Jaden Yuki, wanting to thank him for his encouragement, but all he saw was Jaden's back as he sprinted toward the academy gates...

"Well, good luck." Yusei patted Marufuji Sho on the shoulder, then followed Yuki Jaden and quickly walked into Duel Academy.

"You two, wait for me!" Sho Marufuji, who had been left behind by Yusei and Jaden Yuki, quickly ran to catch up with the two.

"I heard it! There's a duel going on somewhere nearby!" Jaden Yuki, who was walking in front, turned around and said to the two who were chasing after him.

"A duel can be heard?" Yusei looked surprised after hearing Jaden Yuki's words.

“Yeah! I didn’t hear any dueling sounds at all.” Marufuji Sho chimed in, as if only Yuki Jaden himself could hear the dueling sounds from a great distance.

“Um… I remember the sound should have come from around here…” Jaden Yuki followed the direction of the sound, with Yusei and Sho Marufuji following behind him.

"By the way, how did you know there was a duel here, big brother?" Marufuji Sho couldn't help but ask, looking at Yuki Judai who was looking around.

"I smell it! I smell it! It's the smell of a duel!" Jaden Yuki stopped at the intersection ahead.

He closed his eyes, feeling the energy coming from all directions.

"...This works too?" Yusei really wanted to complain about Jaden Yuki's dog-like nose, but he held back.

"Huh... what does a duel taste like?" Marufuji Sho asked with a frown after hearing Yuki Jaden's words.

Instead of answering his question, Yuki Jaden ran off in a certain direction, seemingly having found the source of the sound.

Yusei and Marufuji Sho exchanged a glance and chose to follow behind Yuki Jaden.

The three walked through the winding corridor and soon arrived at a place that resembled a sports stadium.

"Seriously, is it really okay for you to just come in like this?" Marufuji Sho asked with some concern, watching Yuki Judai walk forward without a second thought.

"If anyone asks, just say we're freshmen visiting the classrooms," Yusei reminded Marufuji Sho, implying that they were students here and what questions they could possibly have.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Jaden Yuki exclaimed as he walked through the corridor ahead, gazing at the view before him.

"?" Upon hearing what Jaden Yuki said, Yusei quickly walked to his side and began to observe their surroundings.

The space is structured like a stadium, with rows of seats around the perimeter and a huge dueling arena in the center.