Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

After completing his routine conversation with Tengu Kyou via mobile phone, he got up and left, heading towards Osiris Red's dormitory.

Let Manjou handle his family affairs himself; I just need to sit back and enjoy watching the show.

……

Time flies.

Before they knew it, the day that would decide the fate of Duel Academy arrived.

Principal Samejima, Teacher Daitokuji, Yusei, Judai Yuki, Asuka...

Those who had received the news earlier, as well as the many students who had come to watch the show, had all arrived at the duel arena and were sitting in the audience, patiently waiting for the duel to begin.

Standing on the stage of the dueling arena, Manjoume, who was being watched by everyone, crossed his arms and stared expressionlessly at the man in front of him—his own older brother, Manjoume Chosaku.

The man who constantly put pressure on himself.

The man who imposed his ideals on himself.

Finally, the day arrived when I would face him directly.

"Undeterred by unfavorable conditions... you actually came, Akane! I thought you were going to run away!"

"Let me commend you on your courage in this matter!"

With the help of his younger brother, Manjoume Masaji, Manjoume Chosaku, who had the Duel Disk strapped to his arm, began to ramble on in Manjoume's direction while familiarizing himself with the new object in his hand.

That arrogant attitude practically screamed, "I'm your father! Kneel down before me!"

"Brother, before the duel, I want to clarify that, as previously agreed, all the monsters in my deck currently have less than 500 attack power..."

"...Not only that, all my monsters have an attack power of 0!"

With a calm voice, Manjoume uttered words that shocked the audience: "...This is my disadvantage."

"Oh? Attack power 0?" Yusei stroked his chin, a look of interest on his face.

"Hey! I've never heard of this!"

Upon hearing these words, Yuki Judai instinctively leaned back, feigning surprise.

That guy, Manjoume, actually put together a deck using the pile of cards he picked up yesterday!

Did he really not think about adding anything in?

For example, [Lightning Strike], [Feather Duster], [Lightning Storm], etc...

"What?! Attack power 0?"

"Holy crap! Really?... So how does he plan to win?"

"Win my ass! Manjoume is clearly planning to concede on purpose!"

"...Oh my! I knew it! That kid Manjoume conspired with his brother to seize Duel Academy, and you didn't believe me..."

"Well... it's better to take a look first..."

"Exactly, isn't it a bit too early to say these things now?"

A cacophony of voices rose from the audience as Manjoumu's earth-shattering words resonated.

Upon hearing this news, Manjoume Nagasaku, feeling underestimated, frowned and glared at his foolish younger brother: "Ha! Jun... are you underestimating me? Do you think I'm a beginner in dueling and are deliberately holding back?"

Even though he didn't know much about duels, he could tell that Manjoume was courting his own destruction.

As for how others see it, that goes without saying.

What is the point of defeating an opponent who will not fight back in a duel?

Or is this what that kid was planning, deliberately trying to annoy me?

If that's the case...

"No, I have no such intention."

Shaking his head, Manjou denied his brother's guess.

He had no intention of letting the enemy go easy on him, nor did he intend to simply sit and wait to be killed and surrender.

He already had a plan in mind regarding how to achieve victory.

"Hmph! Interesting... Then I'll see how you plan to defeat me in a duel!" For a moment, somewhat confused about his opponent's intentions, Manjoume Nagasaku angrily raised his Duel Disk and shouted, "Duel!"

"...Duel!" Meeting the gaze directed at him, Manjoume immediately unfolded the Duel Disk on his arm, raising the rebellious fangs of defiance against his brother.

(Wan Zhangmu's LP: 4000)

(Manjou-moku (Lightning) LP: 4000)

"My turn, draw a card!"

Taking the initiative, Manjoume reached out and drew the top card of his deck, then slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "In Defense Position, I Normal Summon [Soul Tiger] (Beast/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 2100) from my hand! Then end my turn!"

--Roar!

With a long roar from the Beast King, the Soul Tiger, which greedily coveted human souls, appeared before Manjou, still crouching on the ground.

Although its attack power is 0, it has a full 2100 points of defense... enough to be compared with the rabbit god in the fairy tale forest who likes to sit on tree stumps!

"A monster with 0 attack power will naturally choose defense position."

"With a defense rating of 2100, you won't be taken down so easily!"

Asuka and Jaden Yuki each shared their opinions on the monster.

However, in his mind, Yusei just thought to himself, "Stop healing me... What if I die from your healing?"

"Hmph! My turn... Draw a card!"

A smug smile played on his lips as Manjō-no-Makaki's face broke into a triumphant expression: "Accurate! If you intend to use this monster to defend against my attack, you're in for a disappointment!"

"...Nani?"

Upon hearing his brother's voice, Wan Zhangmu's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

An ominous feeling began to spread within him.

"Here it comes! I activate my Spell Card—[Fusion]! I'll send [Dragon Doomsday Dragon] and [Dragon Ruler] from my hand to the Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon!"

A white light flashed across the dueling arena, forming a vortex that sucked both monsters in.

Then, light burst forth.

The messenger of the gods and the lord of the dragons merged into one in the light, transforming into a completely new being!

"...Come forth! [Dragon Demon King of Dragon Knights] (Attack Power 2400)!"

Sending the matching card in his hand to the graveyard, Manjoume Nagato waved his hand and summoned his ace monster.

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Dragon Knight King

(Dragon/Dark/7-star/Attack 2400/Defense 1100)

Fusion/Effect: "Dragon Ruler" + "Divine Dragon Doomsday Dragon".

①: As long as this card is face-up in the Monster Zone, your opponent cannot target Dragon monsters with card effects.

②: Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster from your hand.

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"Oh my god!!! Dragon Knight King, that's that super expensive rare card!!!"

"...No wonder they're rich! I'm so envious..."

"Damn it, if I had the money, I'd do that too..."

"...+1!"

……

The onlookers, watching the fusion monster that appeared on the field, constantly flashing white light, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Leaving aside the issue of strength, the visual impact alone is enough to attract attention.

"Wait... if that's the case, doesn't that mean there will be more..."

Upon seeing the monster, Yusei seemed to realize something.

Now that we have the Dragon King, we can't be without the Guards, right?

"The effect of 【Dragon King Dragon Knight】 activates! Once per turn... Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster from your hand!"

"Come forth! [Emerald Dragon] (Attack Power 2400)!"

The old silver coin dragon, having devoured countless jade treasures and thus acquired some of their characteristics, yawned as it folded its wings and stood guard in front of the Dragon Knight King, acting as his protector.

There are two monsters with an attack power of 2400, and so far, Manjoume Nagasaku has not used his once-per-turn Normal Summon opportunity.

His performance was completely unbecoming of a beginner's level (normally, a newbie at this point would summon an Axe King with 1700 attack power and then stare blankly at a Soul Tiger with 2100 defense power).

Perhaps this is the power of money for players who spend real money...

"There are two..."

There was only one monster on the field, and the only thing that could be defended against was the attack of a single dragon.

Then, he will inevitably be directly attacked by one of these two monsters!

"...Battle has begun! [Dragon Demon King, Dragon Knight] attacks [Soul Tiger]!"

"Take this, Flame Breakthrough!"

Having finished showing off, and feeling that he had a great advantage, Manjoume Chosaku did not choose to continue summoning monsters. Instead, he simply waved his hand and entered his battle phase, issuing an attack command to the monster in front of him.

His hasty actions almost infuriated Yusei, an OCG player who was just watching the drama unfold.

Hmm... then just pull out any Axe King or Tauren Chieftain (1700 attack), and pair it with [Emerald Dragon]... 2400 + 1700... wouldn't you win this round? ??

Dude... what are you doing?

You even said that Wan Zhangmu was lenient... Aren't you just as bad yourself?

--boom!