Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

①: You can discard 1 card from your hand to Special Summon this card.

②: If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate this effect. Add 1 "Dark Magician" from your Deck to your hand.

③: When a battle occurs between one of your DARK Spellcaster monsters (other than this card) and an opponent's monster, you can send this card from your hand or field to the Graveyard to activate this effect. That monster gains 2000 ATK and DEF only during that damage calculation.

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"The effect of [Apprentice Magician of Fantasy] is activated. If this card is Special Summoned, I can add one [Dark Magician] from my Deck to my hand."

As Mana said this, she reached into her deck and added the Dark Magician, the master of the Dark Magician Girl, to her hand.

Professor Chronos: "Fantastic! Dark Magician Girl! Your performance was absolutely outstanding~ Here you go!"

Misawa: "Huh? Dark Magician?...Master? Isn't that a card that only exists in the deck of the legendary Duel King—Yugi Muto?"

Caesar: "That's the real deal!"

The three people who came later each expressed their own opinions on Mana's performance.

By this point, they had more or less realized that the girl who was fighting Yusei was not someone who could be judged by common sense.

"Alright, I'm going!" Mana, initiating her second round, inserted another card into the back row of the Duel Disk: "Activate the Spell Card [Fusion]! Send [Apprentice Illusionist] on the field and [Dark Magician] from my hand to the Graveyard for a Fusion Summon!"

Instead of choosing [Magic Valkyrie], I chose [Imaginary Apprentice Mage] as the fusion material.

While expanding her defenses, Mana did not forget to strengthen them.

With two [Magic Valkyrie] monsters on the field, she can ensure that her Spellcaster monsters will not become targets of Yusei's attacks.

"The summoning conditions are either [Dark Magician] or [Dark Magician Girl] + a Mage-type monster..."

Muttering the material requirements for fusing monsters, and looking at the phantom of the dark magician—Mahad—appearing before her, Mana gently closed her eyes and prayed in her heart, "Master, please lend me your power!"

"This material requirement, could it be...?" Yusei's eyelids twitched as he thought of a certain fusion monster from the "Super Magician" series.

Although Mana didn't pull out an invincible Red Daddy card for him on the spot, the monster that was about to appear was also an extremely troublesome opponent.

"Fusion Summoning! The Bond Between Master and Disciple - [Grand Magister - Dark Magician Master and Disciple] (Attack Power 2800)!"

Mana, bathed in light and calling out the monster's name, walked two rows forward and arrived at the Duel Monsters area.

Then, as a black circular magic circle lit up, the figure of the black magician, Mahad, appeared beside her.

Mahad simply nodded to his apprentice without saying anything more.

The combination of the Dark Magician and the Dark Magician Girl makes up the "Super Magician - Dark Magician Master and Apprentice"!

A bond spanning a thousand years has long since brought them together.

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[Super Magus - Black Magician and Apprentice]

(Mage/Dark/8-star/Attack 2800/Defense 2300)

Blending/Effects:

"Dark Magician" or "Dark Magician Girl" + Magician-type Monster

①: Once per turn, if a Spell/Trap Card's effect is activated, you can draw 1 card from your Deck. If that card is a Spell/Trap Card, you can Set it on your field. If you Set a Quick-Play Spell/Trap Card, that card can also be activated the turn it was Set.

②: If this card is destroyed, you can activate this effect. Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" or 1 "Dark Magician Girl" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.

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"Battle has begun! Two [Magic Valkyries] are attacking two [Summoned Beasts - Merkaba] simultaneously!"

"Double - Magic Illusion!"

Having completed the fusion summon, Mana immediately entered her battle phase, issuing an attack command to the monster.

Upon receiving the command, the two monsters simultaneously leaped into the air, then crossed their staffs and unleashed a blue magic ball at the light chariot!

Caught by the forbidden power of the fallen angel, the two light vehicles were utterly powerless to resist. Cursed and bound, they could only silently endure the onslaught of magic before being sent to the graveyard, filled with resentment.

"……Well!"

Raising his arm to shield himself, Yusei felt his life points gradually draining away.

Looking at the 700 points that had been reduced, Yusei's heart sank.

He knew this was just the beginning; an even bigger shock was yet to come…

(Yusei LP: 4000→3300)

"It's not over yet! Next up is the direct attack!"

Mana, having set down her Duel Disk, and Mahad beside her, raised their magic wands together and swung them down without hesitation in Yusei's direction: "...Take this! Black Blast Magic!"

The master and disciple's staffs overlapped, and the dark purple energy ball that gathered from them rushed towards Yuxing's location.

"Oh my god~ Mana's attack dealt a whopping 2800 points of damage!"

Looking at the almost one-sided situation on the field, Manjoume, who never misses a good show, shouted with some schadenfreude, "If Yusei takes this attack head-on, his HP will be greatly reduced!"

"Manjoume, I'm sorry to say, your flag... is not going to be raised!"

Facing the incoming explosive energy ball, Yusei quickly pressed the button on his Duel Disk, activating the face-down card in the back row: "Trap Card [Hero's Visit] activated! This card can only be activated when your opponent declares an attack. Allow your opponent to randomly choose 1 card from your hand. If the chosen card is a monster card, Special Summon it to your field; otherwise, send it to the Graveyard."

With his hand facing Mana, Yusei quietly spoke, "So! Choose! The card that will decide my fate!"

406 Impossible! My hero is invincible!

Because Yusei's trap card "Hero's Visit" has activated, Mana, who has launched a direct attack, must choose a card from Yusei's hand.

If the card she chose hadn't been a monster card, then Yusei would have been overwhelmed by the attack of [Super Magician - Dark Magician Master and Apprentice], and his life points would have dropped from the current 3300 to 500!

In an instant, it became as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind...

If that card is a monster card, then Yusei can Special Summon the hero from his hand at this crucial moment.

The monster was used as a meat shield, taking the hits from the [Super Magus - Black Magician and Apprentice] in his place, thus avoiding the worst outcome.

"Hmm... Shall I choose a card?"

"But... before that, because you activated a trap card, I can also chain the effect of [Super Magister - Dark Magician Master and Apprentice] to draw a card from my deck."

The black energy ball, named "Black Burst Magic," temporarily lost its target and remained suspended in mid-air as both effects were activated.

Mana, waving her arm and activating a monster effect, then drew a new card from her deck and revealed it to everyone: "I drew the Continuous Trap Card [Eternal Soul]. Based on the effect of [Super Magister - Dark Magician Master and Apprentice], I choose to set it directly to the field, and this card can also activate its effect during the turn it is set!"

"Hey... Activating the effect of a trap card you just drew in the same turn is a bit much, isn't it!"

Seeing Mana's incredible draw, directly drawing the key card in the deck, Yusei couldn't help but break out in a bead of sweat on his forehead.

Even the versatile trap card [Infinite Impermanence], which is a hand trap, has a certain range limitation. It can only be activated from your hand when you have no cards on your field.

And the [Eternal Soul] can activate its effect in the same turn...

Combined with the [Dark Magician] who was just sent to the graveyard as fusion material...

Wouldn't that mean we could summon a [Dark Magician] who can repeatedly jump around and has all resistances?

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【Eternal Soul】

(Continuous Trap Card)

Effect: You can only use the effect of this card's name ① once per turn.

①: You need to select one of the following to activate this effect.

●Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician" from your hand or Graveyard.

● Add 1 "Dark Magician" or "Thousand Blades" from your deck to your hand.

②: As long as this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, "Dark Magician" in your Monster Zone is unaffected by your opponent's card effects.

③: If this face-up card leaves the field, activate this effect. Destroy all monsters you control.

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With her fingers on her cheek, striking a pose like a lazy bum, Mana finally decided to choose a card: "Since I have to choose, then... I'll choose the rightmost card~!"

"...the far right?"

Glancing at his hand and hearing Mana's selection, Yusei's face immediately showed a relieved expression: "The card you chose is the Level 5 monster card - [Evil Hero: Corpse Demon] (Fiend/DARK/Level 5/ATK 1600/DEF 1800). Because of the effect of [Hero's Visit], I can Special Summon it directly to the field right now!"

"Hmm...what a pity!"

Mana, who had chosen the Monster card, stomped her foot in disappointment.

"Hehehe...looks like I'm in luck!"

Yusei placed his monster card horizontally in defense position on the Duel Disk and then smiled as he looked towards his monster zone.

With a burst of light, the dark form of [Elemental Hero: Necromancer] – the Fiend Corpse Demon – appeared in front of Yusei along with a purple halo.

He stretched out his arms, adopting a posture of hugging the wall, transforming into a solid shield to protect Yusei!

"A monster with 1800 defense? No problem, keep attacking!"

"...Destroy that monster!"

The black energy ball, which had been suspended in mid-air, drifted back toward Yusei as Mana's voice rang out.

With a spell of destruction in its wake, "Black Explosion Destruction Magic" swallowed the newly appeared ferocious corpse demon whole, and then disappeared with it into the other side of time and space.

"Since [Evil Hero: Corpse Demon] is in Defense mode... I will not be harmed!"

"It's not over yet! Next, I'll open my face-down card and activate the Continuous Trap Card 'Eternal Spirit' to revive 'Dark Magician' (ATK 2500) from the Graveyard!"

Without ending her battle phase, Mana immediately launched another attack after her previous attack was blocked.

Facing the dark magician Mahad who emerged from the stone tablet of the Eternal Soul, she gave the command to attack directly: "Master... no! [Dark Magician] Attack Yusei directly!"

"——�?Magic Guide（ブラック?マジック）!!!"

Mahad did not speak, but simply waved his staff.