Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Once per turn, send a card of the same type as the effect activated by your opponent from your hand to the Graveyard, negate that effect, and banish it!"

Yusei sends [Summoner Aleister] from his hand to the graveyard as the cost of Merkaba activating his effect.

"Holy crap! This effect is amazing!"

"This monster is not only terrifying in appearance, but its effects are also so exaggerated..."

"Not only can it negate the opponent's card effects, it can also banish them directly..."

"Merkaba! Terrifying!"

"Manjoume is completely finished now!"

Everyone shared their opinions.

Anyone with eyes can see that Yusei has cut off all of Manjou's escape routes.

The outcome of this duel has been revealed.

"What did you say!"

His pupils dilated involuntarily, and his face was filled with fear that he could no longer suppress.

Upon hearing about the effects of Merkaba, Manjoume also envisioned the scene to come.

As an elite of Obelisk Blue and the No.1 in junior high school, he actually lost to a poor student of Osiris Red in a duel!

"Impossible! Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"Yes! This must be a nightmare!"

An expression of disbelief appeared on Wan Zhangmu's face. He held his head and began to mutter to himself, retreating step by step until he reached the edge of the dueling arena.

"Manjoume-san..." The two followers behind Manjoume also had complicated expressions on their faces when they saw his distraught appearance.

"Take this! Light of Judgment!"

The upper body of Merkaba, the human-shaped knight, raised the longsword in his hand.

A dazzling white light condensed at the tip of the longsword.

Merkaba swung his longsword, and the white light at the tip of the sword transformed into a crescent-shaped blade of light, cleaving the kite robot in two with a single strike.

"Beep—" The kite robot made an inexplicable sound, then broke into points of light and disappeared from the field.

This is what is known as: my attack is ineffective, and your attack is ineffective.

"The fight continues!"

"Summoned Beast Merkaba launches a direct attack on Banjou-jun!"

Merkaba's massive body, propelled by inertia, crashed directly into Manjoume, sending him flying.

(LP of Wan Zhang Mu: 1200→0)

The two henchmen behind Manjoume rushed over and caught Manjoume when he was knocked away.

Fortunately, thanks to the enhanced virtual imagery of the duel arena, which provided appropriate restrictions, Merkaba's impact did not cause Manjoume too much damage.

Yusei thus defeated Manjoume in a single round, securing victory in the duel.

"Concession."

Yusei cupped his hands in greeting to Manjoume, who was being supported by his henchmen, then put away his Duel Disk, turned around, and walked off the Duel Arena toward Yuki, Jaden, and the other two.

As the duel disk closed, the virtual images on the field also disappeared.

"Yusei, you're amazing!" Jaden Yuki was the first to greet her after the duel ended.

"Ah! Big brother! You beat me to it!" Marufuji Sho protested to Yuki Judai, raising his hands.

"Not bad at all," Asuka smiled, commenting on Yusei.

She never expected that the boy in front of her would actually defeat Manjoume, and win by an almost overwhelming margin.

This made her want to fight Yusei.

"Absolutely!" Yusei flashed a V-sign, a sign of victory, at the three people in front of him.

"Damn it! Why does Osiris Red have a guy like you!" Manjoume's unwilling voice came from behind Yusei.

Upon hearing Wan Zhangmu's voice, Yuxing turned his head to look at him.

Manjoume stared at the indifferent Yusei, his eyes flashing with intense emotion, seemingly dissatisfied with the outcome of the duel.

In his opinion, Yusei's ability to defeat him must be due to good luck, just like Jaden Yuki.

"You're not convinced?"

Recalling the duel just now, Yusei felt no goodwill towards Manjoume in the present state. He figured he could wait until he had learned his lesson before having any further interaction with him.

"The color of a uniform does not represent a duelist's strength."

"The student you consider a poor student might not necessarily be worse than you in a duel."

"Don't even mention me, even if your opponent is Jaden Yuki, you still can't win!"

"That guy you mentioned who defeated Professor Kunonos by luck is actually far stronger than you!"

"Ask yourself honestly! What gives you the right to call yourself number one right now?"

Faced with Wan Zhangmu's questioning, Yusei pointed out his misconception—he was too fixated on his so-called identity and forgot the most basic qualities of a duelist.

"Oh~ Yusei, what you said... is making me feel embarrassed... (* /ω＼*)"

Upon hearing Yusei's praise, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but blush. He scratched the back of his head, revealing a shy expression.

Yusei: "ヽ(??`)ノ"

"..." Wan Zhangmu lowered his head, his thoughts unreadable.

After a moment of silence, he shook off his henchman and threw a card at Yusei.

Yusei reached out and took the card. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was the [Kite Machine] that Manjoume had just used.

That cheesy card that can block two direct attacks.

(I've seen the comments in the comments section, and I'll try to control the length of duels more often in the future...)

068 Dust (Temporary)

"Hmph! A bet's a bet!"

"Just like we agreed at the beginning, this card is yours now!"

Manjoume remained in the position of throwing the card, staring directly into Yusei's eyes.

The meaning behind that look is very clear: I've got my eye on you!

Yusei also thought of this.

At this moment, a question began to linger in his mind: Why are all the men eyeing me, Yuu-sama, such men? Yuu-sama Judai, Manjoume, and who knows, maybe even Caesar Ryo will join them...

(President Kaiba: Don't I have any dignity???)

Couldn't we have a pretty girl instead?

For example, Asuka, Saotome, etc...

As Yuxing pondered these matters, his mind began to wander.

"Manjoume-san... are you alright?" Follower A murmured to himself, looking at Manjoume's complicated expression.

"Let's get out of here quickly..." Seeing that Manjoume had been defeated, he seemed to be planning to run away.

"Let's go!" Manjoume waved to his two henchmen and left the dueling arena first.

"..." Yusei watched Manjoume's departing figure, then looked at the [Kite Machine] in his hand.

His impression of Wan Zhangmu changed slightly.

It seems this guy isn't so hopeless after all.

Although he used despicable means in the duel, he still accepted the loss and showed a sense of contractual obligation.

Unlike Tengu Yu, Manjoume did not have such strong self-control.

To be able to maintain one's true self in a luxurious environment and not be influenced by the outside world.

As the third young master of the Wanzhangmu Group, he was pampered since childhood and was truly spoiled.

This time, after being thoroughly beaten by Yusei, he realized the truth that there are always people more capable than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding.

This is also a rare opportunity for growth for Manjou.

Yusei rested his chin on his hand, pondering these matters.

"It sounds like footsteps are coming this way..." Jaden Yuki heard the sound of someone approaching from a great distance.

"Did Manjoume and the others turn back again?" Marufuji Sho asked Yuki Judai.

“The frequency of these footsteps… doesn’t seem to be the same as what Manjoume and the others just left…” Judai Yuki closed his eyes, put his hand to his ear, and carefully examined the sound.

“That footsteps…the sound of military boots on the floor…could it be?” Jaden Yuki described the footsteps he heard, as if he had thought of something.

"Are the school's security personnel coming?" Yuxing answered for him.

On their way here, they had been avoiding security personnel the whole time, and they were very familiar with their footsteps.

After all, coming to the academy in the middle of the night and being discovered by security personnel would inevitably cause all sorts of trouble.

"The guards are coming, let's get out of here quickly!" Upon hearing Yusei's words, Asuka hurriedly urged the three who were standing still.

"Hey...why are you in such a hurry?" Marufuji Sho asked, puzzled. They were just having a duel here and hadn't done anything wrong.

"The gambling rules that Wan Zhangmu mentioned are behaviors that are explicitly prohibited by school regulations."

"And we're using the duel arena at this time."

"If we get caught, we'll be expelled for violating school rules!"

Ms. Asuka explained the school rules to the three students.