Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Long Huiqiao's presence turned the duel into a game of rock-paper-scissors...

If you can't beat them, join them...

This is the power of [Long Huiqiao]!

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"I will release another Xyz Material of [Dragonlight Trickster - Fukushima 2μβ'] as a Ritual Summoning Tribute (ATK 2000) to Special Summon [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] from my Graveyard (ATK 1800)!"

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【Electronic Angel - Benten-】

(Angel/Light/6-star/Attack 1800/Defense 1500)

Ritual/Effect:

The "Ritual of the Mechanical Angel" has arrived.

①: If this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, activate this effect. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's original DEF.

②: This effect can only be activated if this card is Tributed. Add 1 Fairy-Type LIGHT monster from your Deck to your hand.

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Sending an overload of Star Destroyer material to the graveyard, Asuka then retrieves the [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] from the graveyard as a release material and places it on the Duel Disk in frontal attack stance.

With a flash of light, Benten, the [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] who was holding a folding fan-shaped chain, finally escaped her fate as a tool monster and returned to her original family. Asuka called her to her field.

"That will be enough."

Looking at the row of Sogo ammunition in her hand, Asuka couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Although Asuka could still continue her strategy at this point, for example, she could stack the 6-star [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] and the upgraded 6-star [Announcer's Witch], Xyz Summon the Rank 6 [Eternal Lady Beatrice], and then activate the Lady's effect to discard [Extraterrestrial Life] from the deck, thereby replenishing her two more ammunition for Sovereign...

But the current situation is already sufficient.

With so many people watching, there's no need to reveal all your cards at once.

For Asuka, the gambler Mizuo, dressed in white, was just an enemy from her childhood. After so many years, the hatred from that time has gradually faded.

Strictly speaking, in Asuka's eyes, he is now just a semi-stranger she has no affection for.

Even if it's just a stranger, there's no need to invest too much emotion.

"Battle begins! [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] Attack [Gambling Angel Bunny Girl]!" Asuka swung her arm and gave the attack command to her monster.

Upon hearing the command, Benten raised his folding fan in the direction of the bunny girl.

"Don't try to succeed!"

Seeing Asuka launch an attack, Mizuo frowned and instinctively activated his face-down card in the back row: "I activate [Monster Box]..."

"By linking with your activation, I will also activate the effect of [Announcer of Radiance]!"

Seeing Mizuo foolishly take the bait as she had expected, Asuka's lips curled into a slight smile as she shouted, "【Announcing of Radiance】can negate and destroy the activation of a Spell/Trap/Monster Card, or negate and destroy a monster's Special Summon by discarding one Fairy-Type monster from my hand... and this effect has no limit of once per turn. As long as I have enough Fairy-Type monsters in my hand, I can keep negating it!"

"...What?!" Upon hearing Asuka's explanation, Mizuo's eyes widened suddenly, and his mouth opened slightly involuntarily due to excessive shock.

Isn't this effect like a human-shaped "Divine Declaration" combined with a "Divine Warning"?

With such a monster standing on the field, what's the point of playing?

"I discard [Crimson Light Announcer] from my hand to negate and destroy your activated Trap Card!" Asuka flicked her finger at the Continuous Trap Card [Monster Box], which had just been revealed and hadn't yet activated its effect, and directly announced its destruction.

Then, the trap card was enveloped in a layer of starlight and disappeared from the field in fragments.

"Now... there's nothing in the way."

Asuka reached out and smoothed the strands of golden hair that fell beside her ear. Seeing Mizuo's dumbfounded expression, a satisfied look appeared on Asuka's face.

The effect of the [Monster Box] is to reduce the attack power of the monsters that the opponent attacks to 0 by guessing the heads or tails of a coin toss.

Once this effect is successfully activated, the [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] who initiated the attack will be counter-killed by the [Gambling Angel Bunny Girl] after its attack power drops to 0...

Of course, the above only describes the result after a trap card's effect is successfully activated.

After the effect of [Announcer of Radiance] is activated, these possibilities are transformed into non-existent ones.

"—Ah!"

The sharp iron fan slashed across the bunny girl's body. The attack of [Electronic Angel - Benten-], escorted by "Master Kong", successfully reached the bunny girl's location and sent her to the graveyard in one fell swoop.

"Well……"

Mizuo, who had taken 600 points of combat damage, instinctively raised his arm to protect himself.

(Shuiwei LP: 4000→3400)

"It's not over yet! Mizuo! At this moment, the effect of [Cyber ​​Angel - Benten-] activates, dealing damage equal to the original DEF value of [Gambling Angel Bunny Girl]!"

Pointing towards Mizuo, Asuka proclaimed her merciless words.

The Gambling Angel Bunny Girl has an attack and defense of 1200, so Mizuo will also take 1200 damage.

The end of the folding fan held in Benten's hand was connected to a long iron chain.

At the other end of the chain was a sharp razor that gleamed with a cold light.

After Asuka finished speaking, Benten threw the razor in his hand as if it were a projectile towards Mizuo.

"Uh ah ah ah..."

Having withstood the razor's attack head-on, Mizuo's body swayed violently, and he half-knelt on the ground.

After recovering from his shock, he finally realized the current situation.

(Shuiwei LP: 3400→2200)

"Next up is a direct attack from [Announcer of the Radiant] (Attack Power 2000) and [Announcer's Shaman] (Attack Power 500)!"

"It's over... Mizuo. I hope that after this duel, you'll realize how important it is to make the most of your tactics in a duel."

The moment the declaration of attack was made, Asuka already foresaw the outcome.

On her field, there is a reliable "Master Kong" (a brand of instant noodles).

At this point, even if Mizuo had hand traps like [Warbreaker] and [Quick Attack Scarecrow] that could stop direct attacks, he couldn't make any waves!

Therefore, without any suspense, Asuka, who successfully passed the attack, dealt a total of 2500 points of damage to Mizuo, reducing his health to 0.

(Shuiwei LP: 2200→0)

Affected by the light emanating from the two proclaimer monsters, Mizuo, kneeling on the ground with his life points at zero, tasted the pain of defeat alone.

Years later, he lost to the same person again.

This also made him realize one thing—no matter how much time has passed, he will never be a match for Asuka.

"Great! Asuka wins!"

"That's amazing! As expected of Asuka-san!"

"Wow! Long Huiqiao...so strong!"

As the duel ended, the images of the monsters on the field vanished without a trace.

The onlookers expressed their heartfelt admiration at the outcome of the duel.

Asuka, having put away her duel disk, silently walked to Mizuo, who was kneeling on the ground, bent down, and took the headscarf back from his powerless hands.

"Gulp... Just take it, it's my most precious thing!"

Watching Asuka take the headscarf from her pocket and turn away without looking back, Mizuo struggled for a moment before finally revealing his true thoughts: "...Because it's a headscarf that the girl I like owns, I want it no matter what!"

Asuka: "...Huh?"

Asuka, who had initially wanted to ignore Mizuo, turned around upon hearing these somewhat inexplicable words, turning her gaze back to Mizuo, and they met eyes with him as he knelt down.

"So... Tenjouin, I love you!" With her arms outstretched and kneeling on the ground, Mizuo revealed her true feelings, loudly declaring the confession that she had never said before.

Everyone: "..."

Asuka: "..."

Asuka was unsure how to react when she heard these words from her former enemy.

But what is certain is that Mizuo's heartfelt confession did not stir any emotion in her heart, nor did it move her in any way.

"There are plenty of people who like Asuka, what are you compared to her?"

Seeing that Mizuo stood up and seemed ready to continue harassing her, Yusei quickly stood on the stage and protected Asuka.

After receiving the blessing of the spirits, Yusei's physique has already surpassed his former self.

Therefore, even when facing Mizuo, who had defeated the security personnel, there was no sign of panic on his face.

"You guy..."

Looking at Yusei, who stood in front of him like a knight, Mizuo's face immediately showed annoyance.

While waiting for Asuka's reply, he keenly noticed the affection in Asuka's gaze as she looked at Yusei.

This fact also ignited a flame of jealousy in his eyes.

"Enough, Mizuo... I have no feelings for you whatsoever."

Seeing Mizuo's determined stance, Asuka's eyes narrowed, and she spoke in a serious tone, giving the answer she wanted: "Because you like me, you want to take my gift... I have no feelings for someone as inexplicable as you, so even if you said what you just said, I wouldn't be happy at all..."

Shuiwei: "..."

One hurtful word after another, like a sharp sword, pierced Shuiwei's heart.

His values ​​differed from those of ordinary people, and only now did he vaguely realize that his ideas were too idealistic.

"I..." Mizuo stretched out her arm, trembling, and met Asuka's merciless gaze. After realizing that her feelings were not enough, she silently lowered her arm.

After taking one last look at the beautiful past, he turned and left without hesitation.

"I have a feeling... this guy is really pitiful!"

Jaden Yuki, who had absolutely no interest in romance, patted his chest with a hint of lingering fear as he looked at Mizuo's pathetic state, like a defeated rooster.

"Well, for you, Judai, romance is too early." Yusei patted Yuki Judai on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Compared to that, dueling is much more fun, right?"

"Oh! That's natural!"