Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

You're finished, I'm telling you!

It's unrealistic to expect these thieves to give up their ways, but Yusei doesn't want to take their lives either.

Therefore, his choice is clear.

That is to extract surplus value from these people just like capitalists exploit workers.

"...Oh! Bring it on!"

Still unaware of the seriousness of the problem, Magure, who seemed to have only just begun to explore the Duel Disk, led his men down the stairs to the front of the dormitory.

……

And so, in an open space in front of Osiris Red Dormitory, Magure, nominally a detective but actually a thief leader, and the famous detective Yusei, began their duel, betting on the key to the Seven Star Gate.

"Duel!" (Magnus LP: 4000)

"...Duel!" (Yusei LP: 4000)

"I'll go first, draw!" After fiddling with the Duel Disk for a while, Magure, who seemed to have mastered the technique without any instruction, drew a card from his deck and slammed it horizontally onto the Duel Disk: "...I summon [Rock Golem] in Defense Position (Rock/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 800/DEF 1800)!"

As the words fell, a gray stone golem with an archway-like exterior, wielding a huge long axe, appeared in front of Magure.

That unwavering stance fully demonstrated the essential qualities a guardian should possess.

"A monster with a defense of 1800... Is Magure's tactic leaning towards a defensive stance?" The onlookers couldn't help but sigh as they watched Magure's actions.

If it's only this bad, then the outcome of this duel seems pretty much a foregone conclusion...

In terms of thieving skills, none of the people present could match the professionals like Magure and his companions.

But if this competition were changed into a duel, the outcome would be hard to predict!

"...Then lay a trap with one card, and the turn ends."

Magure buried one of his cards in the back row, then waved his hand, ending his turn.

A monster in defense position, and a face-down card whose contents are unknown.

Overall, it's fairly decent, at least far superior to Jaden Yuki's mindless "summon Winged Warrior (1000 attack power) and then end the turn immediately" gameplay...

To win like that is just pure luck; the protagonist's plot armor must have been on their side, and their opponents were really going easy on them...

If he hadn't been beaten by Yusei one after another, Jaden Yuki probably still wouldn't have made any changes even now...

"Heh... My turn, draw a card!"

Glancing at Magure across from him, Yusei sent the card he had just drawn to the graveyard: "I send 'Evil Hero Dark Star Gold Demon' from my hand to the graveyard and activate its effect—You can activate this effect by discarding this card from your hand. Add 1 card with 'Dark Fusion' in its name, other than 'Evil Hero Dark Star Gold Demon,' or 'Dark Fusion', from your Deck to your hand."

Jaden Yuki: "Oh! Dark Fusion... Is it coming! The E-HERO of the Demon race!" (Note: The Japanese card art for Evil Heroes is also labeled E-HERO, just like Elemental Heroes.)

Adding this Fusion Spell Card, exclusive to Fiend-Type monsters, to his hand, Yusei then swung his arm and inserted it directly into the back row of the Duel Disk: "...Next! Activate the Spell Card 'Dark Fusion'! Send 'Elemental HERO Wingman' from my hand and 'Swamp Demon King' (using 'Elemental HERO Burst Girl' as Fusion Material) to the Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon of a Fiend-Type monster!"

A deep blue flame shot into the sky, forming a vortex unlike any other fusion, and appeared before everyone's eyes.

"...[Dark Fusion]? How is it different from ordinary fusion?" Looking at the dark vortex before him, which was different from ordinary fusion, Magure couldn't help but ask this question.

"That's right, [Dark Fusion] is a Fusion Spell Card exclusive to Fiend-Type Fusion Monsters. Monsters Fusion Summoned by this card cannot be targeted by your opponent's card effects during the turn they are Fusion Summoned! (In the anime, the additional effect of [Dark Fusion] is that it cannot be destroyed by card effects during the turn, and there's no restriction that [Evil HERO] must be Special Summoned using [Dark Fusion]. Anyway, let's use the OCG rules for now...)"

A fleeting golden light flashed in his eyes as Yusei, fueled by the power of the Overlord, stretched out his right arm expressionlessly towards him: "...Come! The first demon born from evil—[Evil Hero - Winged Demon of Inferno]!"

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[Evil Hero Karma Fire Winged Demon]

(Demon/Fire/6-star/Attack 2100/Defense 1200)

Blending/Effects:

"Elemental Heroes Winged Warrior" + "Elemental Heroes Hot Girl"

This card can only be Special Summoned using the effect of "Dark Fusion".

①: If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict battle damage equal to the difference between its ATK and its DEF.

②: If this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, activate this effect. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the higher of that monster's original ATK and original DEF.

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A violent explosion rang out in front of the dormitory!

The crimson skirt swayed gently in the breeze.

Emerging from a vortex of dark blue flames, a black-winged female demon, expansive with wings and accompanied by intense malice, descended upon Yusei.

This evil hero, transformed from a flame-winged human, is the first demon-type fusion monster that the Overlord has revealed after his corruption!

391 My art style is superior to yours!

"Battle has begun! The Inferno Winged Demon attacks the [Soldier Stone Golem] - Inferno Blast!"

As Yusei finished speaking, a blue fireball began to gather in the gradually closing hands of the Karmic Fire Wing Demon.

She unabashedly hurled her malice, along with the fireball, towards the direction of the barbarian stone figures.

Enveloped in a storm, this attack carried an unstoppable force!

"Hahahaha... It's no use! My monster is in Defense Position, you can't hurt me!"

As he watched his monster being engulfed by the fireball, a smug look appeared on Magure's face.

According to the rules of the duel, even if a monster in the defense position is destroyed, its owner will not be harmed. Even if you add a zero to the end of the attack power of the Blazing Winged Demon, it's still useless!

"Soleiwado Kana!"

"...What?!"

Magure's smugness quickly turned into astonishment.

Because he saw that his life points displayed on the Duel Disk had indeed decreased, and that decrease was exactly the difference between the attack power of the Blazing Winged Demon and the defense power of the Vanguard Stone Golem.

(Magore LP: 4000→3700)

"Why the hell?! Why did my HP still take damage even though I was in defense position?!" Although he only took a small 300 damage, Magure's brows furrowed sharply.

what is the problem?

Could this be a bug?

If that's really the case, then this is ridiculous!

"No, there's no problem, and there's no bug. The reason you took damage is because the [Evil Hero: Winged Demon of Karma] has an armor-piercing effect..."

Speaking calmly, Yusei continued, "Not only that, I can choose the higher attack and defense power of the monsters destroyed by the Karmic Flame Winged Demon to inflict damage on my opponent!"

“…Nani!”

Compared to the Flame Winged Man's effect of "inflicting damage equal to the attack power of the monster he destroyed," the corrupted Infernal Winged Demon has a more comprehensive effect.

She can not only deliver penetrating blows to her opponents, but also inflict high damage on either the offensive or defensive side.

In other words, regardless of whether the opponent's monster is in attack or defense position, he will take at least the attack power of the Blazing Winged Demon, which is 2100 points of damage.

Once the attack succeeds, this damage is unavoidable.

"The [Stone Golem] has an attack power of 800 and a defense power of 1800... Therefore, you will receive 1800 points of effect damage!"

Without giving Magure a chance to catch his breath, Yusei immediately activated the second effect of Hellfire Wing Demon after finishing his attack: "Take this! Hell Back Fire!"

The Blazing Winged Demon soared into the sky, spreading her arms, and the black wings on her back stirred up a fierce storm.

As he moved, a large patch of dark blue flame storm began to emerge beneath Magure's feet.

"Ughhhhhh...!!!"

Engulfed by the firestorm, Magure instinctively let out a howl of pain.

Although it doesn't have the true damage impact of a Dark Duel, the malicious attacks brought by the evil heroes are bound to be unpleasant.

(Magore LP: 3700→1900)

"Two cards are hidden here. End of turn!"

Yusei inserted two cards from his hand into the back row of the Duel Disk, smiled, and ended his turn.

Although he could easily kill his opponent in one round, that would be too boring.

Sasha, Magure! Rebel against me to your heart's content!

Although I'm not the king of car crashes, I'd still like to have an "entertaining" duel today!

"...I see! You have some pretty good monsters!"

Magure, who had just gotten up from the ground, wiped the corner of his mouth and looked at the Blazing Fire Winged Demon floating in mid-air with some fear. After enduring the pain just now, he had a new understanding of the monster in front of him.

In her presence, defense is meaningless...

So what I need to do next is to launch a fierce attack with all my might!

"My turn, draw a card!"

Magure drew a new card from his deck and activated it without hesitation: "Spell Card [Pot of Greed] activated! Based on this card's effect, I draw two cards from my deck!"

The Jar of Kunonos appeared before everyone's eyes, and after Magure drew two cards from his deck, it was destroyed and vanished into nothingness.

"Hmph! Here it comes!" Magure smirked as he glanced at the card he had just drawn, then swiftly placed it onto his Duel Disk: "First... I Normal Summon myself—[Leader Zaru G] (Warrior/DARK/Level 4/ATK 1400/DEF 1500)"

Unlike regular cards, after Magure places the monster on his Duel Disk, there is no aura or other special effects appearing in front of him when the monster is summoned.

"What's wrong? Why aren't any monsters appearing?" Seeing this strange scene, everyone couldn't help but ask.

“Hmm… Since this is the real world, I will personally enter the battle arena!” Bypassing the Geka in front of him, Magure took a few steps forward and arrived at the area where the Duel Monster was located.

Everyone: "...This works?"

Yusei: "...Absolutely amazing."

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Black Scorpion Summon] from my hand! This can only be activated if you control a face-up 'Leader Zaru G'. You can Special Summon all monster cards with 'Black Scorpion' in their name from your hand. (Only one copy of each name is allowed.)"

“集结起来吧！【黑蝎-强力的高戈】（战士族/暗/5星/攻击力1800/守备力1500）、【黑蝎-荆棘的美奈】（战士族/暗4星/攻击力1000/守备力1800）、【黑蝎-拆除陷阱的克里夫】（战士族/暗/3星/攻击力1200/守备力1000）、【黑蝎-飞速逃跑的齐克】（战士族/暗/3星/攻击力1000/守备力1000）……”

Magure, having placed his four cards one by one on the Duel Disk, stood in the Monster Zone, raised his arm towards the sky, and shouted, "Brothers, time to get to work!"

"……oh!!!"