Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Principal Samejima had reason to suspect that Yusei...

He deliberately sneaked into the newbie village to bully the weaker players...

"Don't worry!"

Unhurriedly inserting the magic card in his hand into the back row of the Duel Disk, Yusei slowly said, "Chairman Kagemaru... never mind! I'll just call you Kagemaru!"

"Kagemaru... you must know that Duel Academy's signature summoning method is Fusion Summoning, right? So you should patiently wait for what happens next, instead of rushing to show off your wisdom, shouldn't you?"

"Hmph! I don't need you to explain..."

Kagemaru, rebuffed, stared at Yusei with a scrutinizing gaze: "Then I'll wait... I just hope your so-called development won't disappoint me!"

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Narrowing his eyes, Yusei immediately activated the effect of the card he had just inserted into the Duel Disk: "Spell Card [Summoning Magic] activated! I send [Summoner Aleister] on the field and [Entertainment Mage Trickster] from my hand to the Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summon!"

Raising his arm high, Yusei shouted the name of the monster: "...Come forth! Chariot of God—[Summon: Merkaba] (Attack Power: 2500)!"

As Aleister raised his twin serpent staff, a dark blue magic circle slowly appeared behind him.

Using the magician's energy, Aleister successfully summoned a silver knight in heavy armor, riding a chariot, from the summoning circle.

That was none other than the pinnacle of summoned beasts, the true elder brother of the false [Summoned Beast Erythion], the Chariot of God—Merkaba!

"...Attack power of 2500 points? This monster is passable." Looking at the powerful and imposing Merkaba, Kagemaru nodded reluctantly, acknowledging that Yusei's monster had caught his eye.

"...It's not over yet!"

"At this moment, the effect of [Entertainment Mage Trickster] activates! Once per turn, if this card is sent to the Graveyard, I may pay 1000 LP to Special Summon it to my field with its ATK reduced to 0."

The clown, standing upside down, holding a balance ball and rolling around, came to Yusei's side with a call.

At the same time, as a trade-off, Yusei also lost 1000 health points.

(Yusei LP: 4000→3000)

"A monster with zero attack power? Ha..."

"No need to say anything, I understand!"

As Kagemaru's lips curled into a smirk, preparing to unleash a torrent of abuse, Yusei quickly extended his hand, interrupting him: "I'm laying a trap with a card and activating it directly."

Yusei inserted the Trap Card "Phantom Knights: Dark Cloth Armor" into the back row of the Duel Disk, then stretched out his arm and flipped it over.

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【Phantom Knights' Dark Cloth Armor】

(Trap Card)

effect:

You can only activate 1 card with this name per turn.

If there are no Trap Cards in your Graveyard, this card can be activated during the turn it is Set.

①: After this card is activated, it becomes a Normal Monster (Warrior? DARK? Level 4? ATK 0/DEF 300) and is Special Summoned in Defense Position in the Monster Zone (not treated as a Trap Card).

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"What?! They actually activated a hidden trap card in the same turn?!"

A bit bewildered by Yusei's actions, Kagemaru's sarcastic remark, which he was about to utter, turned into a question.

"...When there are no Trap Cards in your Graveyard, [Phantom Knights Dark Cloth Armor] can be activated immediately in the turn it is Set, turning it from a Trap Card into a monster on the field."

Although he was a little confused about the old man Kagemaru's high-class image, Yusei still explained the current situation.

He activated a trap card, which was entirely in accordance with the rules of a duel.

Jaden Yuki: "In this way... there will be two Level 4 monsters on the field."

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Asuka: "Could it be that Yusei is planning to...?"

“…That’s it!”

After regaining his composure, Yusei raised his arm forward and said, "I will stack the 4-star [Phantom Knights Dark Mask] with the 4-star [Entertainment Mage Trickster Clown] to perform an Xyz Summon!"

426 This phantom is not that phantom

As Yusei finished speaking, a black vortex representing an Xyz Summon appeared in front of him.

The human-faced armor engulfed in eerie blue flames and the magician clown wielding a balancing ball and a round-headed staff instantly transformed into two streaks of silver-white light, both plunging into the black vortex.

After that, a dazzling golden light burst forth from the very center of the vortex.

A fourth-order Xyz Monster is about to reveal itself!

"...My battle begins here!"

"Place your hopes on the white wings, appear! Incarnation of light—[No. 39 Hope Emperor Hope]!"

The golden Imperial Key was born from the black vortex!

As it slowly unfolded, it finally transformed into a warrior clad in golden armor.

That sacred figure is proof of the Warrior of Light!

"...【No. 39 Hope Royal Hope】!"

"Ahhh! It's Hope!!! Yusei... he really is getting serious!"

In just the first round, Yusei demonstrated two completely different development methods: Fusion and Xyz.

Without a universal auxiliary connection card like the "Hundred-Headed Water Machine," he calmly put on a show, boosting everyone's confidence in the process.

"...Two cards are laid in ambush, turn ends."

After completing the fusion and Xyz Summon, Yusei originally planned to carry out a second round of development.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, he finally gave up on the plan.

Because he suddenly remembered something.

That is... this [Three Phantom Demons] is not that [Three Phantom Demons].

Unlike the three Phantom Demons in the OCG adaptation, which are incredibly weak, these cards in the original anime possess incredibly strong abnormal status resistance. They are unaffected by the effects of trap cards or spell cards that are not activated this turn.

If we continue to deal with things in the same old way, we are very likely to be the ones who suffer the consequences.

"Hehehehehe... Next, it's my turn!"

With a swing of his mechanical arm, Kagemaru drew a card from his deck, and then... he immediately buried three of his cards in the back row: "I'm burying three trap cards in my hand."

"Huh? Why did this guy specifically mention the type of face card?" The puzzled crowd couldn't help but ask, "There's no need for him to reveal his face card information."

Given Kagemaru's behavior, if he were to build an "Ancient Relic" monster in the back row, wouldn't that directly expose his purpose?

"Ha...what do you know?"

Disdainful of the crowd's doubts, Kagemaru spoke up, "These are the conditions required for summoning a phantom demon!"

"...What?!"

"The summoning conditions for the Phantom Demon???"

"Heh... You guys better watch out! This is the true form of the Phantom Demon!" With his eyes widening suddenly, Kagemaru raised his arm and shouted, "I'm sending the three Trap Cards on the field to the Graveyard to perform a Special Summon!"

"Come forth! The First Illusionary Demon—[Divine Flame Emperor Uria]!!!"

As Kagemaru finished speaking, three trap cards were flipped over one by one in front of him.

These cards, released as sacrifices to the Phantom Demon, instantly transformed into three golden pillars of light, which together plunged into the obelisk behind Kagemaru.

Then... a towering flame erupted in an instant, dyeing the entire surrounding sky red.

From the raging flames, a crimson dragon coiled its body and appeared before everyone's eyes, releasing an unstoppable, world-destroying pressure.

"What's this?!"

"A dragon born from flames...?"

"Divine Flame Emperor... Is this the Three Illusionary Demons? This aura... Ahhhhh... This is really bad!!!"

A fierce wind swept across the land, and with the appearance of one of the three Phantom Demons, an aura that could not be ignored began to spread around.

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【Uria the Divine Flame Emperor】(Anime)

(Fire Clan/Fire/10-Star/Attack: 0/Defense: 0)

effect:

This card cannot be Normal Summoned; it can only be Special Summoned by sending 3 Trap Cards from your field to the Graveyard.

①: This card is unaffected by Trap Card effects, and Spell Card effects are only effective during the turn they are activated.

②: This card's ATK and DEF become 1000 times the number of Trap Cards in your Graveyard.

③: Once per turn, you can destroy all Trap Cards on your opponent's field (turn face-down cards face up to check).

④: If this card is in the Graveyard, you can send 1 Trap Card from your hand to the Graveyard; Special Summon this card from the Graveyard. This turn, if you control a monster other than this card, this card cannot attack.

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"【Divine Flame Emperor Uria】's attack and defense will be increased to the number of Trap Cards in the Graveyard * 1000. Since I have three Trap Cards in my Graveyard, her attack and defense will also increase to 3000!"

(【Divine Flame Emperor Uria】Attack Power: 0→3000)

A red battle aura spread around him, and the attack power of the Divine Flame Emperor surged to 3000.

"3...3000...summoning a monster with an attack power of 3000 right off the bat???"

"No! Not only that... the attack power of the Divine Flame Emperor increases with the number of Trap Cards in her graveyard... In other words, as long as Kagemaru has enough Trap Cards in her graveyard, her attack power will rise to a terrifying level!!!"

"What's most infuriating is... this effect is permanent; it doesn't need to be activated at all, it just changes on its own..."

"Yusei... what do you plan to do?"