Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Taking advantage of this opportunity, we can also do Misawa a favor, wouldn't that be a huge profit?

"Hmm... then I accept this duel!"

Hearing Yusei's words, Tania's lips curled into a smile, and she raised her Duel Disk with a big laugh: "I used a deck that represents [Wisdom] before, so this time, I'll use another deck that represents [Power]!"

The previous duel was not Tania's full strength.

Rather than using her brain, fighting with a large cleaver suits this Amazonian queen much better...

380 A glimmer of hope illuminating the chaos (5K)

If we move the timeline back a little, after Misawa Daichi was defeated by Tania and everyone left the arena.

"I lost……"

Even though I used all my strength, I still lost!

Having lost to Tania, who was even more capable of drawing money than himself, Misawa's face was full of disappointment.

No matter what, losing is losing.

After struggling to get up from the ground, he finally made up his mind to offer himself up to the tiger and was ready to fulfill his previous agreement.

However, after Tania won the duel and drove everyone away, she did not rush to do anything. Instead, she silently watched Misawa Daichi, who had a righteous and awe-inspiring look on his face.

Judging from her expression, she seemed to be considering her next move.

"What's wrong? Hurry up and get on me!" Spreading his body out in a stark spread-eagled manner, Misawa Daichi uttered a statement that made everyone blush with embarrassment.

"Hmm... never mind, you can go!"

With a graceful turn of her body, Tania, having finished her thought, resolutely said, "A husband as weak as you cannot satisfy me. All I seek is a strong man, and you do not meet that requirement."

"Varied……"

Upon hearing Tania's heartless words, Misawa Daichi, who had struck an embarrassing pose, froze on the spot: "...So, does that mean I can leave now?"

"Hmm, you..."

Just as Tania was waving her arms, as if trying to say something, her gloves, which were given to her by Kagemaru and had an eye pattern engraved on them, suddenly burst out with a golden light.

That appearance seemed to be a reminder that there was another wielder of a dark artifact nearby, urging her to prepare for battle.

"Ok?"

Just as Tania was feeling puzzled, a black domain suddenly broke through the wall and spread out around her.

A deep resentment, along with a host of negative emotions, immediately rushed towards her, attempting to drag her into the abyss of despair...

"—Ah!"

Using her fighting spirit to dispel the resentment, Tania gripped her gloved right hand and sensed the source of the aura. Immediately, she used the power of her underworld tools to push aside the darkness that was attacking her and strode towards the exit!

Then, as she opened the door, she bumped right into Yusei, who was standing behind his friend Kamen Rider with a big smile on his face...

……

"I accept your duel request!"

"But... as you know, I have two decks in my possession."

The duel between Yusei and Tania thus began rather hastily.

Holding two decks in her hands, Tania, radiating high spirits, addressed Yusei: "I've already shown the [Wisdom] deck, so now I'll be showing you another one, the [Power] deck!"

"If you intend to reclaim the land of Misawa, then defeat me in this duel, defeat the King of the Seven Stars!"

Tania had originally intended to let Misawa go, as he had disappointed her.

Yusei's arrival just happened to give her an opportunity to fight.

Compared to romantic love stories, she was much more interested in this exhilarating battle.

“OK, let’s do it that way.” Yusei nodded to Tania, raised his Duel Disk, and then stood on the other side of the duel arena: “...Duel!”

"...duel!"

A chorus of shouts rang out simultaneously with the sound of the Duel Disk opening. Under Tania's watchful gaze, Yusei, who was full of mischief, curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

I've seen through all your tactics, so now it's my turn to put on a one-sided show!

"My turn, draw a card!"

Yusei drew a new card from the top of his deck, decisively taking the first turn, and said to Tania with a smile, "Tania, I'll take the first turn!"

"Oh! Show me your power! Just don't disappoint me!" Tania pounded her chest, gradually getting excited, and patiently waited for Yusei to make his move.

Despite being a member of the Seven Star Kings, Tania exudes no trace of darkness.

That exhilarating, straightforward, and passionate battle fully showcased her personal style.

however……

At this moment, however, she had no idea what kind of opponent she was about to face...

"First, I activate the Spell Card 'Hero's Arrival,' paying half of my Life Points to Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Elemental HERO monster from my Deck!"

(Yusei LP: 4000→2000)

In an environment where the opponent doesn't have Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Yusei doesn't need to worry at all that Hero Arrival will turn into Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring.

Yusei stretched out his arm and waved, saying, "Come on... [Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Lady] (Defense 1500)!"

The female hero, with her long blue hair fluttering in the wind and clad in black body armor, came to Yusei's side with one hand on her hip, responding to his call.

"The effect of Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Lady is activated! If this card is Special Summoned, I can add one 'Change' Quick-Play Spell Card from my Deck to my hand... I choose to search for 'Masked Change'!"

Holding that incredibly familiar Quick-Play Spell Card in his hand, Yusei couldn't help but show a relieved expression.

Misawa's biggest disadvantage was that he didn't have an effective way to deal with Tania's graveyard, so he could only watch helplessly as she continuously recycled the graveyard's resources and resurrected monsters time and time again.

But... now that it's Yusei's turn, it's a completely different story!

【Masked Hero - Dark Claw】...

This dark hero, almost synonymous with "Hero's Arrival," is arguably the bane of all graveyard decks.

Now that he has obtained the [Mask Transformation], it goes without saying what Yusei will do next!

"I set a card in ambush position, then I Summon Elemental HERO Solidman in Attack Position and activate its effect to Special Summon Elemental HERO Skyman from my hand!"

The Shadow Mist Lady has two different search effects, and can only choose to activate one of them per turn.

To maximize his gains, Yusei chose to place the quick-play spell card he had just acquired in his hand in the back row, intending to give Tania a huge surprise on her next turn.

"Next, the effect of [Elemental HERO Sky Knight] activates. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one [HERO] monster from my Deck to my hand! I choose [Phantom HERO Solitary Hero]!"

Because the effect has no limit of once per round, the wind-attribute hero - Sky Knight - who has been overworked to death, is now being forcibly dragged out to work overtime by his companion Solid Knight...

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[Phantom Hero: Solitary Good Man]

(Warrior/Dark/5-star/Attack 1600/Defense 1800)

effect:

The effects ① and ② of this card can each be used once per turn.

①: You can activate this effect by discarding 1 "HERO" monster other than this card from your hand. Special Summon this card from your hand.

②: If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate this effect. Select 1 "Phantom HERO" monster from your Deck other than "Phantom HERO Soleil" and place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Trap Card. After this effect is activated, you cannot Special Summon non-"HERO" monsters from your Extra Deck until the end of this turn.

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The card that Sky Knight retrieved was the starting point for the storytelling of that [Hero Deck] – the Alone Good Man!

However, Yusei had no intention of continuing his storytelling using it at this time; he only picked it up out of habit.

After all, once his effect is activated, Yusei will also suffer the consequences of self-restriction, meaning he cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck unless they are "Hero" monsters until the end of the turn.

If you do that, you won't be able to perform an Xyz Summon this turn.

"Shadow Mist Lady, Sky Knight, Solid Knight... You summoned three monsters at once. As expected... you are much stronger than that guy named Misawa Daichi from before!"

Tania punched her left palm with her right fist, and when she looked at Yusei, her eyes couldn't help but light up with excitement.

The stronger the opponent, the more it ignites her fighting spirit.

Watching Yusei's dazzling performance, Tania couldn't help but lick her lips...

Perhaps, we could also kidnap this delicate-skinned boy and take him back to be our bandit queen?

"Don't rush, the best is yet to come...this is just the beginning!"

Yusei waved to Tania, noticing that Asuka and the others had re-entered the arena, and stretched out his arm again toward the void in front of him: "...I'll use the monsters [Elemental HERO Sky Warrior] and [Elemental HERO Solid Warrior] to construct a stacking network for an Xyz Summon!"

The black vortex, representing an overwhelming amount, sucked in two 4-star hero monsters, and then... it burst forth with a pure white light that far surpassed darkness!

"My battle begins here! Place your hopes on the white wings, appear! No. 39! Incarnation of light, Hope Emperor Hope!"

The Imperial Key, a blend of gold and white, floated silently in front of Yusei, accompanied by twinkling starlight.

The golden number "39" slowly appeared on the back of his hand.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the radiant Royal Key slowly unfolded, gradually transforming into a warrior of light clad in golden-white armor!

The two golden dots, representing the excess materials, rotated regularly around him, like satellites orbiting a planet.

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[No. 39 Hopeful]

(Warrior/Light/Tier 4/Attack 2500/Defense 2000)

XYZ/Effect: 2 Level 4 Monsters

①: When either your or your opponent's monster declares an attack, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to activate this effect. Negate that monster's attack.