Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Yes...meow..."

With his eyebrows drooping, a lingering gloom hung over the face of Master Daitokuji.

I thought that keeping the key in a safe would be a good option.

However... the actual result was incredibly cruel...

"It's gone... I've lost my keys..."

Squatting in the corner of the room, Master Daitokuji drew circles with a look of despair on his face.

"Heh... Looks like something terrible has happened!" Magure, arriving a step too late, appeared at the doorway where there was no door, accompanied by laughter.

Looking at the gloomy scene inside, a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

"Inspector Magure...and you guys too?"

Behind Magure, you can see the figures of unfamiliar faces: handyman Gao Ge, transfer student Zik, school doctor Mina, security guard Cliff...

Looking at the group of people who appeared with Magure, each wearing their own uniform, Yusei raised an eyebrow: "What brings you all here?"

“Ah, I called them over.” Pointing to the four smiling, silent people behind him with his right thumb, Magure, who was standing at the door, said with a smile, “Because… I want them to help me investigate some things.”

The key was inserted into the seal but there was no response, a fact that puzzled Magure himself.

Therefore, he wanted to take this opportunity to instruct his subordinates to thoroughly investigate this matter.

That's right, the leader of the Black Scorpion Thieves was none other than Magure, who called himself a detective.

From the moment he stepped onto the island, the members of the bandit gang who had been hiding there before him had already paved the way for his arrival.

The reason Magure had previously suspected his own team members was to gain their trust so he could seize the key!

This temporary status can be abandoned at any time!

Once they obtained the key, their efforts became worthwhile.

Everything, everything, was for the purpose of breaking the seal on the Seven Star Gate...

In a sense, they did achieve their goal, but... it was not fully achieved.

Although they had the key, it couldn't break the seal on the door, so everything they had done before was basically for nothing...

Thus, Magure, having received this unfortunate result, had no choice but to think of other solutions.

Fortunately, he doesn't seem to have become a suspect yet.

“…Alright everyone! Help us search room by room, and we can talk as we look for the keys!” Magure, with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face, then turned to leave.

However, at this moment, Yusei suddenly spoke, interrupting his actions: "Magure... Detective! Are you trying to run away?"

"What…" Upon hearing Yusei's words, Magure's smile gradually faded, and he turned to look at Yusei not far away: "...What do you mean?"

"Yusei...you don't actually think Detective Magure is a bad guy, do you? Although it was his idea, hasn't he been spending all his time with Daitokuji-sensei?"

Scratching his head, Jaden Yuki looked puzzled.

He's not really good at things that require thinking.

“Yes, meow~ I can guarantee that~” Daitokuji-sensei replied, raising his arm.

"Jūdai... don't you understand what I mean?"

Looking at Asuka and Manjoume, who understood, and with a relieved expression, Yusei, who felt that there were still a few people among the crowd who could be saved, slowly explained, "What I mean is... the culprit who stole the key is among everyone here right now, there is no need to search for him specifically."

"So...you think I'm the mastermind behind this?"

Magure, whom Yusei considered the prime suspect, crossed his arms and calmly questioned, "Yusei... what evidence do you have for saying this?"

Heh... We, the Black Scorpion Thieves, are professionals in this field!

You will absolutely not be able to find any evidence of a crime!

"...Evidence?"

Looking into Magure's eyes, Yusei narrowed his own and chuckled, "I really didn't..."

"Then say a J..."

"...But it exists!"

Just as Magure was about to utter the vulgar words, Yusei suddenly pulled a card from his pocket and waved it in front of Magure's eyes: "[I-I-I Girl]... She saw everything while you were doing this and recorded the evidence with her magic phone!"

390 Rebirth, Dark Fusion!

The blonde beauty in the card winked playfully.

【I, I, I, the girl】seems to be expressing a silent mockery of Magure and his group's foolish behavior through her actions.

Thinking themselves incredibly clever and having overlooked no important details, they could never have imagined... that they would slip up in this rather tricky place.

"...What?! An elf?!"

Unlike Manjoume and his group, who looked puzzled, Magure and his group, whose true identities were members of the Black Scorpion Thieves, felt a sinking feeling upon hearing Yusei's explanation.

Ordinary people might not understand what Yusei was trying to say, but the other spirits, who were also members of the card "Black Scorpion Burglary," instantly grasped the meaning and subconsciously took a few steps back.

His previous calm expression had vanished, and a clear look of panic could be seen on Magure's face.

Use the Duel Spirit as a lookout, then use it as bait to enforce the law...

Who the hell could have imagined something like this!

How dare you! You brat, you ambushed me... you abducted me, a comrade several generations your senior!!!

“Maguleisan? You really… stole our keys? With your companions…” Adjusting his glasses, Teacher Daitokuji looked uncertainly at the man who called himself a detective.

It seemed that only at this moment did he truly see the man's true colors.

Were you deliberately deceiving us from the very beginning?

So all those previous suggestions were lies?

"Damn it! I didn't expect them to have this trick up their sleeve!"

Seeing that his scheme had been exposed and his true identity revealed by Yusei, Magure remained silent for a moment before giving up the struggle and bursting into laughter with his hands on his hips: "...That's right! I am the mastermind behind this incident—the leader of the Black Scorpion Thieves! The key you lost was indeed taken by us!"

"...You actually admitted it?!"

Yusei was somewhat surprised by Magure's straightforward answer.

He originally thought that Magure would at least put up a token struggle, saying something like, "I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense, I can't see what Duel Spirit is, your evidence is bullshit..."

However, Magure abandoned these options altogether and jumped straight to the final showdown.

What on earth is he thinking about?

Do you have some kind of reliance that makes you feel invincible?

"I admit it... but so what? What can you do to us now that you know?"

Magure, shrugging his shoulders and displaying a calm and composed expression, led the members of the Black Scorpion Thieves in performing a miraculous "one-click outfit change" right in front of everyone.

They didn't do anything special, but in the blink of an eye, their uniforms had been changed into the red and black uniforms ordered by the Black Scorpion Thieves...

Everyone in the group is a villain.

"...Magulei, why did you take our keys? Could it be that you are also a member of the Seven Star Kings?" Jaden Yuki, who had just failed in his deduction, tried to make amends for his mistake.

Even though he's emotionally oblivious, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when faced with a situation where reality suddenly slapped him in the face...

"Heh...why?" Magure let out a cold laugh and continued, "You seem to have misunderstood something. Our Black Scorpion Thieves received this commission from someone a long time ago. In order to steal the key to the Seven Stars Gate, I had my men infiltrate this island in advance...and I myself am the fourth member of the Seven Stars Gate, no! It should be 'us'! After all, the Black Scorpion Thieves Gate is a unified entity!"

"A long time? But... didn't the Seven Star King only appear recently? What were you all doing before that?"

If it weren't for the stolen keys, no one would have realized that the enemy had infiltrated their lives.

The task was accepted a long time ago, but it's only now that it's being carried out.

Good grief... You're being ordered to slack off, aren't you?

"Uh...this..."

When asked this question, Magure looked slightly embarrassed.

Judging from his expression, he seemed unwilling to dwell on this issue too much: "In short... that's it! Making thorough preparations before taking action is the style of our Black Scorpion Thieves! As for our experiences in the meantime... there's not much to say. In any case, judging from the results, we now have three keys, surpassing the achievements of any previous Seven Star King, and that's enough!"

"Fully prepared? But you can't open the Seven Star Gate just by taking the key, you know? Didn't you know that?" A slight wry smile appeared on his face as he offered his opinion on this somewhat strange group of thieves: "Or... did you not even consider this beforehand? Did you just think that getting the key would be enough?"

"This……"

Upon hearing Asuka's words, Magure's face lit up with a thirst for knowledge: "Then, little girl... how exactly do you break the seal on the Seven Star Gate?"

In fact, they are also troubled by this problem.

Just getting the key doesn't seem to be enough; it seems we need to do it through other means. In short, it means "cheating is not allowed," "skipping levels is not allowed," and "skipping class is not allowed."

"Heh...does that even need to be said? Of course, it's a duel!" Wearing the Duel Disk on his arm and taking Asuka's place, Yusei raised his arm towards the Black Scorpion Thieves and said, "You guys should also have Duel Disks and decks, right?"

"Want to open the door? It's simple... just defeat us key holders in a duel!"

"Huh? We clearly have the key, so why do we have to beat you to use it? Is there any necessary connection between the two?" Magure, unable to grasp the logic, raised an eyebrow in confusion: "Never mind... in short, let's just have a duel, okay?"

"Yes, that's it." Yusei nodded.

"I see... No wonder the client specifically gave us this when they accepted the commission. So this is what it's for!"

With a look of sudden realization, Magure took a mass-produced duel disk from one of his men and slammed it onto his arm. "In that case, come and duel me, kid! This time I'm going to win the key from you fair and square! Let's start with you!"

Magure, who was blindly choosing, recklessly picked Yusei, who was probably the strongest character, right from the start.

In his eyes, this brat who had seen through his true identity was definitely the most difficult one to deal with.

Once we deal with him, the rest will be no problem.

"...As you wish!"

Yusei, whom Magure called a brat, fearlessly raised his Duel Disk in the face of the opponent's strong aura: "Let me dispel your foolish ideas!"

"If you win, I will hand over the key to you; otherwise, if you lose, you will have to obediently hand over the key, make up for our losses, and then leave this place obediently, abandoning your previous plan!"

On the surface, he wore the expression of a passionate duelist, but deep down, Yusei revealed a standard villainous smile.

Hehe ...