Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Clenching his fist tightly, Yuki Judai's face revealed a look of deep agreement.

Women are such a hassle! Nothing beats a duel.

413 The Seventh Man's Figure (6K)

"Aaaaaah... I overslept!"

"Breakfast...my breakfast! My life-giving elixir!"

"Hey hey hey... there's still rice, but... where's my natto? Where did my big bowl of natto go?"

"And my grilled fish too..."

"+1! My fried egg is gone too..."

Early in the morning, the noise of Yusei and his friends could be heard in the cafeteria of Osiris Red Dormitory.

Because they overslept, they arrived at the cafeteria much later than usual today.

They rushed out of the dormitory and into the cafeteria, heading straight for their usual table without saying a word.

Then... looking at the breakfast that was obviously underweight, the group of people with puzzled expressions couldn't help but turn their gaze to Manjou, the only other person besides themselves who was still in the cafeteria.

"...Manjoume? Did you do this?"

As they walked together to Manjoume, who was leisurely sipping his morning tea, Yusei and the others gave him a scrutinizing look.

Seeing this guy who was clearly the culprit, the group started rubbing their hands together in anticipation.

Hey kid, you've been sneaking food, haven't you?

"Hmph! First come, first served~ The early bird catches the worm~~~"

Wan Zhangmu, looking completely unconcerned, continued to sit with his legs crossed, leisurely sipping his tea, showing absolutely no sign of panic or confusion.

His attitude at this moment clearly indicated that he was tacitly acknowledging everyone's speculation.

That's right, it was me who did it. What can you do about it?

If you have to blame someone, blame yourselves for being late!

"Give it back to us! Give our food back to us! Hand it over right now!"

With his hands braced on the edge of the table, Marufuji Sho took the lead and began to attack Manjoume. Having had his grilled fish stolen, he was the one who suffered the greatest loss among everyone present.

"If you want it, just say so. What are you yelling about?"

Glancing at Marufuji Sho out of the corner of his eye, Manjoume continued slowly, "Besides... I've already finished eating, how am I supposed to give it back to you? Do you expect me to spit it out?"

"Master Daitokuji! Look at Manjoume..."

"Ah! I want one too... Master Daitokuji!!!"

Seeing Wan Zhangmu's nonchalant attitude, Marufuji Sho instinctively wanted to tell the teacher.

Seeing his actions, Yuki Judai and Maeda Hayato also began calling out the name of Daitokuji-sensei.

"...Master Daitokuji is no longer here."

"Uh……"

Yusei spoke up to remind the three who were shouting, explaining the current situation.

After Asuka defeated Titan in the Dark Duel, regained Fubuki's memories, and learned the truth about the disappearance, Daitokuji-sensei vanished from their lives as if he had evaporated into thin air.

The current Osiris Red Dormitory is without a manager, and the meals are prepared by someone specially sent by the college.

Until a new administrator arrives, the Osiris Red Dormitory will remain in this semi-autonomous state.

"Oh...where did he go, Daitokuji-sensei?"

Upon hearing Yusei's reminder, Jaden Yuki, realizing what was happening, instinctively turned his head and looked towards the kitchen.

Recalling the many ways his teacher, Daitokuji, had taken care of him, a sad expression appeared on his face.

Regardless, he wanted to meet with the teacher at Daitokuji Temple in person to get the answer and ask him why he did those bad things.

……

The alchemy class at the Duel Academy headquarters was originally taught by Professor Daitokuji.

Because the teacher at Daitoku-ji Temple has disappeared, no teacher came in to teach even though the school bell had rung for a long time.

Still missing his teacher Daitokuji, Judai Yuki had a melancholy expression on his face even when he came to the classroom.

"Big brother, it's alright, Master Daitokuji will definitely be back soon~"

"Yes, yes, I believe that Master Daitokuji must have some unspeakable reason why he cannot appear before us..."

After exchanging a glance, Marufuji Sho and Hayato comforted the dejected Yuki Judai.

Although they had no idea what to expect, they could only look on the bright side.

They also refused to believe that the good-natured Daitokuji teacher could be a hypocrite who harmed his students.

"I heard that the principal is already doing everything he can to find Mr. Daitokuji..."

Looking at the empty podium, Yusei couldn't help but show a curious gaze: "But... what should we do with today's alchemy classes, and even the classes for the foreseeable future? Are we just going to turn them into self-study classes?"

"This……"

"maybe……"

As the group was discussing this, the classroom's automatic door suddenly opened.

Then, Professor Chronos, with textbooks tucked under his arm, appeared at the classroom door.

"Everyone, quiet down~ Here you go~"

Using his classic personal quirk to quell the slightly noisy classroom, Professor Chronos swayed to the front of the class and slammed his textbook onto the desk: "Today, I will be teaching you alchemy in place of Professor Daitokuji!"

"Huh? Professor Chronos, you know alchemy?"

"Uh...although Professor Daitokuji's classes are quite soporific, it's undeniable that he's incredibly knowledgeable...Professor, are you up to the task?"

"Hmm! It's just alchemy, what's so difficult about it?" Hearing the doubts from the crowd, Professor Chronos frowned, tapped the button on the table in front of him, and projected a swirling diagram onto the white screen behind him: "Anyway, let's begin the lesson! Everyone, keep your eyes wide open and watch carefully!"

"Oh oh oh..."

Seeing Professor Chronos's confident demeanor, no one dared to say anything more and could only quietly wait for what would happen next.

Maybe, possibly, probably... Professor Chronos might be a polymath, who knows?

"Um... let me see..."

}*【_

"This swirling thing... is the symbol of a company called AMUNAERU, it seems... it seems to be the symbol of alchemy..."

Looking at the obscure and difficult textbook, Professor Chronos couldn't help but have a series of question marks appear on his head.

This content on alchemy clearly touched upon areas where his knowledge was lacking.

"Then... next is... the basics of alchemy..." Turning the heavy pages, Professor Chronos suddenly felt a headache coming on: "What... what... things that exist in the upper realm but also exist in the lower realm... ???"

"Professor Chronos?" Someone couldn't help but call out Professor Chronos's name as he stuttered and stammered.

"In short... alchemy is the ancient practice of turning metals into gold, making black medicines, and other extremely ugly and dark things!"

Beads of sweat appeared on Professor Chronos's forehead, and he looked embarrassed as the students stared at him with questioning eyes.

He slammed the heavy textbook shut and then began to jump around in front of the lectern, gesturing wildly.

Under the students' watchful eyes, he made exaggerated gestures while uttering words that clearly came from a novice: "That's...that's it! Anyway, alchemy is something like magic!"

Jaden Yuki: "Professor Chronos... seems to have a lot of opinions about alchemy?"

Yusei: "Well... he's a materialist, so it's understandable that he doesn't believe in these unscientific things~"

"OK! The basic content has been covered. Now let's begin the experimental phase!"

After easing the tension of his explanation, Professor Chronos pulled a jumbled stack of equipment from under the lectern and began what he understood as an alchemical experiment: "Like this...like this...and then like that...uh...it should be like this..."

In short, he was conducting experiments based on his own intuition.

Professor Chronos then mixed together some ingredients whose specific uses were unknown, placed them in a glass vessel, and turned on the alcohol stove to begin the heating process.

"Uh... it shouldn't explode, right?"

Watching Professor Chronos's perplexing actions with a mix of fear and trepidation, Yusei couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.

"Watch closely... this is the refining process..."

Before Professor Chronos could finish speaking, the heated vessel, just as Yusei had predicted, exploded...

The black fog spread out, then gradually dissipated.

Professor Chronos, covered in soot from the explosion, coughed violently and slammed his fist on the table: "Did everyone see that?! That's why I said it! Alchemy and all that... are absolutely unbelievable!"

Despite it being a problem with his own operation, Professor Chronos blamed the failure of the experiment on alchemy.

Looking at this farcical scene, Jaden Yusei shrugged helplessly: "Sigh... If only Daitokuji-sensei were here..."

Yusei: "Judai... It's not really appropriate to say this now, but weren't you sleeping the whole time in class?"

Jaden Yuki: "Uh... really?"

Marufuji Sho & Hayato: "...Yes, yes."

"...hehehe."

Remembering that such a thing did indeed happen, Yuki Jaden scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Indeed, some people and things are only appreciated when they are lost.

……

"You guys, come with me to the principal's office after class."

After class, Professor Chronos specifically called out names, keeping Yusei, Jaden Yuki, Asuka, Manjoume, and others who held the keys to the Seven Star Gate behind, and then took them all to the principal's office.

As the students arrived, Principal Samejima solemnly announced the results of the search.

No trace of Master Daitokuji was found on the island.