Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Hmm... this is..."

"So you've finally woken up?"

As the light enveloping his body gradually dissipated, Yusei regained consciousness and found himself in a strange place.

Hearing the greeting, he subconsciously turned his head and saw the figures of the group that had been enveloped in light and teleported here with him.

"Everyone... including the teachers?"

To Yusei's surprise, besides the people at the port who were enveloped in light, Daitokuji-sensei, who was holding the Pharaoh, also appeared there.

Yusei, Tenjouin Asuka, Manjoume Inazuma, Yujou Judai, Daitokuji Temple...

These remaining key holders, it seems, were forcibly brought together under someone's will.

"I was just about to have dinner when the mummies forcibly dragged me here, meow~" With a helpless shrug, Daitokuji-sensei explained.

"Here they come, challengers!"

Just as Yusei was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from beside them.

Following the direction from which the sound came, Yusei turned his head and immediately spotted the figure of someone sitting on the throne.

Upon seeing this person again, Master Daitokuji reflexively and fearfully fell backward, trembling on the ground...

Yuki Judai: "...Master Daitokuji?"

"Never mind him, he's useless anyway!"

Looking at the cat slave lying on the ground pretending to be dead, being teased by the Pharaoh with his claws, Manjoume made a sarcastic remark without any politeness.

Everyone had become accustomed to Daitokuji-sensei's cowardly behavior.

“That’s true… We should pay more attention to the people on the stage than to the teachers…” After nodding, everyone walked towards the throne.

"Who are you, and why did you bring us here?"

Standing at the very front of the crowd, Yusei voiced his question.

"Why?" The man on the throne slowly rose, and under the watchful eyes of his servants, stepped forward to stand before them: "My name is Abidas III, one of the Seven Stars."

"I?"

Yusei couldn't help but purse his lips at the mention of that name.

Although the title "朕" (Zhen) is meant to represent humility, it actually carries a sense of pretentiousness.

The last time I heard this word was in a period drama, when the emperor uttered it...

"Abidas III? Isn't that the name of the duelist who was said to be undefeated in his life?" Looking at the man whose face was covered by a golden mask, Manjoume's brows furrowed tightly.

If, as the legends say, this man has created a myth of never being defeated in his lifetime, then he is very likely to be the most difficult one to deal with among the Seven Stars!

After all, he is the god of duels who has lived from ancient Egypt to the present day!

"Let's duel! I'll take your keys!"

Having frankly stated his purpose, Abydas III quietly awaited the responses of the crowd.

"Is this... a duel against a duelist known as a god?"

"This guy... wants to get all the remaining keys at once!"

"So, the remaining enemies are starting to get anxious too?"

"An opportunity to duel with a god is rare indeed!"

Crossing his arms and looking at the crowd, Abydas III asked calmly, "If you're going to throw down the keys and run away, now's the time... Alright, what do you plan to do next?"

"I...I...let me go!"

Just as Yusei was about to make a move, Jaden Yuki raised his arm and waved it before him, then stood in front of Avidas III in his place.

"How dare you speak to our king in such a tone!" Hearing Judai's nonchalant tone, the guards nearby couldn't help but get restless.

“It’s alright.” With a wave of his arm, Abidas III stopped his men from acting and turned his interested gaze to the self-recommended Judai Yuki.

"Yusei, leave this opponent to me! I've always wanted to have a duel with that guy!" Judai Yuki clenched his right fist and pounded his chest, expressing his thoughts: "Perfect timing, I also have a bunch of new cards I haven't had a chance to use!"

"Jūdai... do you even understand the situation? Your opponent is the King of the Seven Stars! What you're about to face is a Dark Duel, do you know that?"

Looking directly into Jaden Yuki's eyes, Yusei explained, "If you lose, you might die, you know that?"

“I know this is reckless behavior… but…” Jaden Yuki blinked and said with a smile, “… I just can’t contain my excitement!”

"You..." Seeing that Yuki Judai's face showed no fear at all, but was instead filled with a strong fighting spirit, Yusei didn't know what else to say, and silently retreated behind him: "...Fine."

Since he wants to do it, let him do it.

Perfect timing, he also wanted to see how much Yuki Jaden had grown up.

"Heh... Interesting, those eyes that know no fear."

King Abidas III had clearly heard Jaden Yuki's words, and after taking over Jaden's idea, he immediately raised the Human Duel Disk in his hand: "Then... let's duel!"

"Oh! I'm going in!"

Taking the Duel Disk from the crowd, Jaden Yuki enthusiastically stood a short distance in front of Avidas III and unfolded the Duel Disk in his hand: "Duel!"

"Duel!"

(Abidas III LP: 4000)

(Yujo Judai LP: 4000)

"It's my turn, draw a card!"

Abidas III, having seized the initiative, drew a card from his deck: "I summon [Royal Guardian] (Undead/Earth/Level 2/ATK 900/DEF 0) from my hand in Defense Position!"

One of the guards standing to the side appeared before Abydas III amidst a beam of light.

Transformed into the undead, they were able to protect the Pharaoh for thousands of years thanks to their loyal souls.

"...A normal monster with 0 defense?"

Everyone was puzzled as to the monsters summoned by Abydas III.

They had initially thought that Abydas III, who held the title of god, would put on a spectacular show in the very first round…

The result... was just summoning a tank with 0 defense?

Could it be that he has other ideas?

"I've placed two cards in my hand. End of turn." Abidas III placed his two cards into the back row of the Duel Disk and then waved his hand to end his turn.

"My turn... My turn, draw!" With a smile, Jaden Yuki reached into his deck and drew a new card.

"At this very moment, I activate the Trap Card [First Coffin]!" Seizing the moment when Jaden Yuki draws a card, King Abidas III flips over the face-down card in the back row.

As he finished speaking, a perpetual trap card with an Egyptian-style coffin printed on it appeared in front of Abydas III.

"Oh? I've never seen this card before!" Jaden Yuki said with a hint of sarcasm after looking at the Trap Card. "If it's number one, then are there going to be second and third coffins?"

“That’s right…” Abidas III gave an affirmative answer to Jaden Yuki’s guess: “At the end of the opponent’s turn, the second coffin and the third coffin will also be placed on the field in sequence.”

"When all three coffins are collected, the cursed gate will open, plunging you into deep despair and darkness!"

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The First Coffin

(Continuous Trap Card)

effect:

During the end phase of your opponent's turn, bring 1 card from your hand or Deck face-up on your field in the order of "Second Coffin" and "Third Coffin".

When any one of these cards leaves the field, all of them are sent to the graveyard.

When all the cards are on your field, you can send them all to the graveyard and Special Summon 1 "Pharaoh's Spirit" from your hand or deck.

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"Three cards? If it takes at least three turns to take effect... isn't that a bit too slow?"

Listening to Abidas III's explanation, Yusei couldn't help but think of the three continuous trap cards in the [Time Machine God] deck—[Void Machine], [Infinite Machine], and [Infinite Light].

Similar to Abydas III's Three Coffins, the Time Machine God's Continuous Trap Cards must also be activated in the above order.

To activate the final [Infinite Light] and unleash the full power of the Time Machine God, you must first activate the effect of [Void Machine] and set the other cards in sequence.

However, the effects of [Infinite Light] are clearly incomparable to those of these three coffins.

"You need to collect all three cards? Interesting!" Jaden Yuki's face also showed interest. "But, Your Majesty! Can you really win with such a conventional duel?"

"A stupid question..."

As an invincible pharaoh, Abidas III clearly had not considered this issue.

Because the result is already obvious, isn't it?

In his three thousand years of life, he was never defeated, which is enough to explain everything.

"Well, never mind... Anyway, it's my turn next!"

"I summon Elemental HERO Winged Warrior (ATK 1000) from my hand in Attack Position! Then, targeting Winged Warrior, I activate the Spell Card 'H-Heart of Fire' in my hand to increase its ATK by 500!"

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【H - A Passionate Heart】

(Normal Spell Card)

Effect: You can target 1 face-up monster you control. That monster gains 500 ATK until the end of this turn. If that monster attacks a defense-position monster this turn, inflict battle damage to your opponent equal to the difference between its ATK and its DEF.

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A blue "H" symbol was attached to the Winged Warrior, granting him a stat boost. His attack power increased to 1500 points, and he gained the ability to penetrate defense for the rest of the turn.

"Attack! [Elemental Hero Winged Warrior], attack [Royal Guardian]!"

Waving his arm, Jaden Yuki gave his monster the command to attack: "Special move! Winged Sky-Splitting Fist!"

As Jaden Yuki finished speaking, Winged Man's body rose into the air, and he threw his right fist toward the location of the "Guardian of the Royal Family".

Then, multiple feathers, accompanied by a storm, transformed into sharp blades and pierced through the body of the Royal Guardian.