Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

②: If this card is targeted for an attack when it has no XYZ Materials, this card is destroyed.

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"【No. 39 Hope Emperor Hope】...is a monster that has never appeared before..."

"The embodiment of light..."

Before the arriving crowd could even marvel at the monster's imposing form, Yusei had already begun a new round of operations: "Next, I'll use [No. 39 Hope the Great] as Xyz Material to perform a Shiny Xyz Transformation!"

Raising his right hand high, displaying the "Golden 39" symbol on the back of his hand to everyone present, Yusei continued shouting: "...Flash Xyz Summon! When the order of the universe is disrupted, a ray of hope to illuminate the chaos will descend! Xyz Summon! Flash No. 39, Hope the Emperor!"

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[SNo.39 Hopeful Hopp]

(Warrior/Light/Tier 4/Attack 2510/Defense 2000)

XYZ/Effect: 3 Level 4 Light-attribute Monsters

This card can also be Xyz Summoned by overlapping "No. 39 Hope the Royal" on your field.

If your Life Points are 3000 or more lower than your opponent's, you can detach 3 Xyz Materials from this card and pay Life Points to reduce it to 10 before activating this effect. Destroy and banish all Special Summoned monsters on your opponent's field. Then, inflict damage to your opponent equal to 300 per monster banished by this effect.

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Eight golden wings, accompanied by golden light that seemed to materialize, floated silently behind him.

The Warrior of Hope, wielding a longsword in his right hand, descended upon the arena in a completely new form.

Although there was no Astral Transformation or Flash Gacha skill bonus, Yusei still managed to summon Hope Flash's new form after its upgrade—Hope One.

Above that is the Lightning Emperor, who can crush everything.

"...Upgraded super transformation! There's even this kind of operation!"

"So it's possible to perform a second Xyz Summon on top of an Xyz Monster?"

"Uh... I always thought that class was unchanging. I didn't know there was such a saying?"

"It's hard to say about others, but if it's Yusei, who keeps bringing us surprises and miracles, then it's perfectly normal..."

For the people of this world, special summoning methods other than fusion are still in their infancy.

The crowd couldn't help but express their sincere admiration for Yusei's skillful handling.

"It's a pity... Lightning Emperor can't be used as material for Xyz Summoning... Otherwise, we could have stacked it again at this point..."

With a sigh of regret, Yusei paused his actions and quietly watched the golden warrior floating in mid-air.

Next, it's time to summon that monster!

"...Hmm? Is your development finally over?"

Tania, who was sitting in jail with her arms crossed, looked at Yusei's behavior and asked him impatiently.

That initial curiosity was gradually replaced by anxiety.

After watching Yuxing talk for so long, she finally couldn't contain her excitement any longer.

Hurry up, it's my turn already!

"Well, it's almost over, just a little bit left."

Nodding to Tania, Yusei began his final operation, taking the card he had retrieved from the well from his Extra Deck and placing it face-down on top of [SNo. 39 Ultron: The Emperor of Hope]: "I discard [Rank-Up Spell - The Power of the Heat] from my hand to the Graveyard. In exchange, I can Xyz Summon this card by placing it on top of any [Ultron: The Emperor of Hope] monster I control!"

"...What?!"

"Accept the endless power of hope!! Create a new world for a new era!!"

"...Flash downgrade transformation! Come forth—[SNo.0 Hope of Different Heat and Unity] (Warrior Race/Light/0 & 1st Rank/Attack: ?/Defense: ?)!"

Inside the circular arena, golden light radiated outwards from Hope I.

At the call of the star, the radiance emanating from Hope transformed into a towering pillar of light, opening the path to the future.

Then, an ultimate warrior with waist-length crimson hair, tied into a ponytail behind his back, and wielding the Sword of Hope, answered the call and descended from the distant future, severing time and space.

"...A monster with an attack power of 0? Is this Yusei's terminal?"

"Uh...could it be that he has some powerful hidden ability? Judging from his appearance...he shouldn't be weak, right?"

"A second flash upgrade... Oh no, this time it should be a downgrade... Anyone with a brain could tell that a monster like this is definitely not weak!"

Number 0, Rank 0 (rules treat it as Rank 1), Attack power is also 0.

This monster, which was transformed from Hope, who radiated endless brilliance, seems to... not possess the strength that matches its appearance.

As for this monster, everyone expressed their opinions.

"OK... my presentation is over."

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Yusei smiled slightly and began to explain: "The Attack and Defense of [SNo.0 Hope of the Heat] will increase by 1000 points based on the number of Xyz Materials he has... He currently has 4 materials (Sky Warrior, Solid Warrior, Hope, and Hope One), so his Attack and Defense will also increase to 4000 points!"

(Flash No.0 Hope of the Heat and Heart Attack Power: 4000)

The back row is lurking with [Mask Change], while the front row features [Elemental HERO: Lady of the Mist] in defense position and [SNo.0 Hope of the Heat] in attack position. This is Yusei's current terminal.

Although we can do better, it's good enough as it is now.

After all, [SNo.0 Hope of the Otherworldly Heart], the true form of the cult leader from another dimension, was one of the strongest Xyz Terminals that was locked in the black room (OCG banned card list) long ago!

381 Tania, I wasn't lying (6K)

A ray of hope illuminating the chaos—[SNo.39 Hope Emperor Hope I], under the influence of the power of the source number, transformed into the radiant light of hope for opening up the future.

At this moment, at this instant, the avatar of light that had once vanquished the God of Despair once again wielded the radiant sword that could sever everything, and descended into this lower-dimensional spacetime.

On those long, crimson hairs swaying in the wind, twinkling starlight that seemed to stretch into the future...

Just by standing there, he exuded an unstoppable and fierce pressure on the surroundings.

【SNo.0 Hope of Different Heat and Unity】(Attack Power: 4000)

"A Rank 0, no! It's a Rank 1... Xyz Monster, but... it has an attack power of 4000 points..."

"Uh...wasn't it said that the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's 3000 attack power was already legendary? So if it's 4000, wouldn't that surpass legendary and reach the realm of gods?"

Some people couldn't help but start making fun of the humanoid monster that had attracted everyone's attention.

Four golden orbs, representing an abundance of materials, surrounded the cult leader's body.

As Tania watched the Xyz Mega Monster's stats suddenly surge, her brows furrowed involuntarily.

Like the [Superconducting Fighter Emperor Magnetic Cannon King], the [SNo.0 Hope of Different Heat Heart], with its 4000 attack power, truly made her feel a deep pressure.

"Tsk! That old guy Kagemaru...didn't he say the opponents were just a bunch of students? How come they're all so strong? Monsters with 4000 attack power, when did they become so common?"

The excitement of encountering a powerful opponent, intertwined with resentment towards her employer, caused a complex mix of emotions to appear in Tania's eyes.

There's excitement about encountering a formidable opponent, but also struggle with how to overcome this obstacle.

"Although it is difficult... it is not impossible."

Although she was planning to use a deck based on the "Power" mechanic, Tania hadn't given up on thinking about it.

The boy named Yusei in front of me seems to have made the same mistake as Misawa Daichi...

If you only have one big monster standing there, that's fine, as I don't have any effective countermeasures for the time being.

But... besides that, you still have another Shadow Mist Lady on your field!

Based on the synergy between the Amazonian Empress and the Amazonian pet tiger lion, I can use this monster to weaken the SNo.0 Hope of the Heat and Heart before defeating it in one fell swoop!

Your unnecessary actions not only failed to help in any way, but also sowed the seeds of your failure!

"My turn, draw a card!"

Having figured out her next move, Tania, a smile playing on her lips, drew a card from her deck.

At this point, she was still unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

"Oh! This is the moment!"

Seizing the moment Tania drew her card, Yusei raised his arm and activated the High Priest's effect: "At the instant you draw your card, I remove one Xyz Material and activate the effect of [SNo.0 Hope of Different Heat]..."

"...No need to say anything more, I don't want to hear it! You've been rambling on for so long, now it's my turn!" Seeing that Yusei seemed to be planning a long speech, Tania quickly waved her hand to interrupt him.

Now it's my turn, and I won't allow you to act recklessly in my turn!

I've been patient for so long, and now I don't want to wait a second longer!

"Uh... alright then." With a helpless shrug, seeing the impatient look on Tania's face, Yusei could only give up on continuing to explain.

In short, my effect has already been activated.

If you don't want to listen, then it's none of my business.

A golden sphere of light surrounding the cult leader's body shifted its trajectory and merged into the cult leader's body as Youxing spoke.

Upon receiving this power, the cult leader's eyes suddenly burst forth with golden light.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the entire arena was suddenly enveloped by a high-dimensional power.

Because an excess material was removed, the leader's attack power also decreased by 1000 points.

(【SNo.0 Hope of Different Heat and Heart】 Attack Power: 4000→3000)

"Hehehehe... To actually lower your own monster's attack power is such a foolish move. If its attack power were 3000, it wouldn't be a match for my Amazonian monster!"

With a smug look on her face, Tania, having entered the main phase, immediately placed her two cards on the left and right sides of the Duel Disk: "Watch closely, these are brand new cards that I've never shown before... a brand new way to summon!"

"...I will set the pendulum scale for the [Amazon Golden Whip Wielder] at scale 1 and the [Amazon Silver Sword Wielder] at scale 7! To perform a pendulum summon!"

Tania placed the two cards with special graphics on the left and right edges of the Spell & Trap Zone, respectively, and then continued, "This way, I can Special Summon any number of Level 2 to Level 6 monsters from my hand once per turn, without any limit!"

"...Pendulum card? Scale?"

"What??? Able to summon monsters of the same level within the scale at the same time? That's too cheating!"

Unheard-of terms echoed in the empty arena.