Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The three Phantom Demons, sealed away for so long, will inevitably need some kind of energy to awaken and unleash their malice...

Following this line of thought, our battle with the Seven Stars was clearly the result of someone deliberately orchestrating and arranging it.

The purpose was to gather energy for the duel, so that they could conserve their strength and prepare for their next plan...

"Tsk... How could they be so despicable!"

It was clearly a conspiracy, but once it was laid bare and became an open scheme, Yusei and his group still didn't have any effective means to deal with it.

After all, even if Yusei and the others don't attack first, the Seven Star Kings will still come and cause trouble.

Ignoring their words could lead to serious consequences.

But if we try to control them... it will inevitably lead to conflicts and battles...

Even if you tell them that they are just pawns being used as tools by the mastermind behind the scenes, it probably won't change the current situation.

After all, the fact that the mastermind dared to hand over underworld tools to the Seven Star Kings meant that they had full confidence that their plan would be successfully implemented and that they had effective countermeasures even if they were betrayed.

In any case, these emerging problems cannot be avoided...

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There are at least four Kings of the Seven Stars left.

In other words, even if you win every battle, you'll still have to fight the Seven Star Kings at least four more times before you meet the mastermind behind it all...

This perfectly aligns with the mastermind's plan.

This is... a bit tricky!

"I'll go first, draw a card!" While Yusei was thinking, Anasis on the other side had already taken the initiative and drawn a card from his deck.

In any case, now that the duel has already begun, he has no intention of stopping.

"OK... Uncle, please begin your performance."

Extending his right hand, Yusei, having regained his senses, indicated to Anasis that he could confidently and freely unleash his power; there was neither Ash nor G in his hand, nor any Infinite Bubble.

"Oh! Well then, you'd better watch out for my strength, Puffin!"

Laughing, Anasis waved his arm and showed a card in his hand to everyone present: "First... I activate the effect of [Warrior of Atlantis] in my hand, discarding this card from my hand and searching my deck for a Field Spell [Legendary City of Atlantis]!"

Anasis sends an aquatic monster that looks a bit like Dolphin to the graveyard, and then adds a Field Spell Card to his hand.

"...Atlantis? Isn't that the ancient civilization that angered the gods and was sunk to the bottom of the sea?"

"Hmm... since he's a merchant who made his fortune at sea, his deck is also related to the sea..."

"Ancient civilization...undersea city...is it a city like R'lyeh, the underwater city in the Cthulhu Mythos where the ancient gods slumber?"

According to the world view of the original Yu-Gi-Oh!, the sinking of the ancient civilization city of Atlantis should be inextricably linked to the leader of the Orichalcos cult, the fake Card King Dartz.

"Yes, it's just what you think!"

Hearing the voice beside him, Anasis smirked and placed the Field Spell Card into the side area of ​​the Duel Disk: "Field Spell Card - [Legendary City of Atlantis] Activated! Let's turn this environment into the domain of the sea!"

After a burst of light, the transparent glass aquatic monster was instantly replaced by an underwater ruined city.

With his arms outstretched, Anasis fully experienced the changes in his surroundings.

Since the scene at this moment is an illusion created by the giant egg device inside the submarine, and not the real scene in the Dark Duel, no one will have any unusual reaction even though they are in the depths of the sea.

Thrombophobia, claustrophobia... none of these will be triggered in the face of these virtual images.

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Atlantis, the legendary city

(Field Spell Card)

effect:

This card name is used as "Sea" according to the rules.

①: Increases the ATK and DEF of any Water-type monsters on the field by 200.

②: As long as this card is in the Field Zone, the Level of any WATER monster in either player's hand or on the field decreases by 1.

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"Oh dear... seeing all that real seawater around me, I almost panicked just now!"

Judai Yuki, who had wanted to shout out in surprise, immediately shut his mouth after recalling the previous blunder. Looking at the calm expressions of the people around him, he couldn't help but pat his chest with relief.

Thank goodness... thank goodness it was just a virtual image, thank goodness I didn't scream...

If I were to be treated like an idiot again, even someone as strong-willed as me would feel a little embarrassed...

"[Legendary City Atlantis]... You activated this field spell, surely it wasn't just to change the environment?"

Looking around at the underwater landscape, Yusei couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Having grown accustomed to the high-speed nature of modern duels, seeing an ancient magic card like "Legendary City of Atlantis" inevitably evoked a sense of nostalgia in Yusei.

I thought I was the only one who would put that pretty useless "Skyscraper" card in my deck just for nostalgia...

Surprisingly, someone actually used an even more useless Field Spell Card in a real battle...

If you pulled out a [Demon Bell Cave] card, I might look at you a little better, but... [Legendary City Atlantis], what the hell is that?

Besides enabling you to summon a Level 5 Water-type monster, what other uses does it have?

No way, right?

Surely no one really cares about an extra 200 points of attack power, right?

"Hahaha...of course it's not just that!"

Anasis wagged his finger and laughed, "Due to the effect of the Field Spell Card, the Level of all WATER monsters in both players' hands and on the field will decrease by 1 star. This way, I can summon a Level 5 monster directly from my hand without needing to tribute!"

According to the rules of the duel, generally speaking, a certain number of tributes are required for a monster of 5 stars or higher to be released in order to appear.

5-6星一只、7-8星两只、9-12星3只……

This is the general process.

However, there are exceptions, such as... various special summons, and situations like now where the star rating is reduced.

"Hmm... a 5-star monster, so what are you planning to release?"

With his arms crossed, Yusei adopted a posture of watching a good show.

Now that things have come to this, he's even too lazy to feign surprise anymore.

Uncle Anasis, please don't let a mere mortal pop out of here!

Otherwise, I might not be able to hold back my laughter...

"Hehe~~~ Speaking of 5-star monsters, this card is definitely the one!"

Under the silent gaze of everyone, Anasis slammed the card that everyone had been waiting for onto his Duel Disk: "Come on! [Sea Dragon God - Leviathan] (Sea Dragon/Water/Level 5/ATK 2000/DEF 1700)!"

The sea surged and whirlpools appeared, and the sea overlord known as Leviathan, with its enormous body swirling around, came before Anasis.

Its streamlined body, resembling that of a python, and the sharp fangs standing upright on either side of its face, all demonstrate its nature as a hunter.

"Due to the effect of [Legendary City Atlantis], the ATK and DEF of all my WATER monsters on the field will increase by 200!"

(【Sea Dragon God - Leviathan】2000/1700→2200/1900)

"A monster with an attack power of 2200... not bad."

Touching his chin, Yusei gave the sea serpent dragon in front of him a fair assessment.

At least, it's not an ordinary monster like [Demon Lizard Yihao].

"Yusei, you better remember this..."

After summoning his monster, Anasis didn't rush to activate its effect. Instead, he raised his arm and pointed at Yusei's location: "In this world, with money, you can do anything... Status, reputation, and people's hearts can all be bought with money!"

"Mmmmmmm..."

Yusei gave an ambiguous response to Anasis's statement.

It neither expresses agreement nor disagreement.

He simply used "hmm" to indicate that he had heard what was said.

For someone like Yusei, who is determined and has already found his own path, listening to others' opinions is fine, but ultimately they won't affect his judgment.

Anasis's words have their merits and contain his insights gained over the years, but... they also have certain limitations.

For example, both President Kaiba and Ms. Yu are very rich. Let's assume they are both willing to pay for Yusei for one night, and the president's offer is even more...

But Yu would absolutely refuse the president's unreasonable request without hesitation and throw herself into Ms. Yu's side, even if her heart is not so noble.

It wasn't for any other reason than that he simply didn't have any particular interest in that area.

I have no sexual interest in the same sex, no matter how much you offer!

This is You's bottom line.

"Money is everything... but there's one thing I can never have..."

"...Oh? Something that can't be obtained no matter what? Something that money can't buy... Is it some kind of mystical thing called love?"

When you have more money, it's inevitable that a group of people with various motives will gather around you.

Perhaps Anasis harbored such anxieties, always worrying that others approached him with ulterior motives, coveting his property.

Looking in the direction of Yusei, Anasis slowly explained, "No... I meant the Three Phantom Demon Cards!"

384 This smell is the smell of a lie!

"No... I meant the Three Phantom Demon Cards!"

Looking in the direction of the asteroid, Anasis sighed. No matter how much money he had, this was something he could never buy.

What are women anyway? I'm sick of them!

My puffin... is only interested in cards now!