Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Huh? Is there such a rule? I was planning to have another duel with Yusei..." Jaden Yuki looked astonished, completely unaware that such a rule existed.

"Didn't you read the student handbook?" Asuka took out the electronic device that had been given to the club at the beginning of the semester and asked Jaden Yuki with some doubt.

"Uh... well... (⊙o⊙)..." Jaden Yuki scratched his head, revealing a shy expression.

As the first person to doze off during the principal's opening speech, Yuki Jaden naturally wouldn't look at something as dry and boring as the student handbook.

As for Marufuji Sho, that goes without saying.

Okay, actually Yusei didn't watch it either...

Only a top student like Asuka Tenjouin would follow such rules and restrictions.

Seeing the three people's obviously ignorant reactions, Asuka couldn't help but sigh.

She had guessed that Manjou would definitely not give up today, which is why she came here at this time.

She originally intended to help Yusei and the others out of their predicament.

However, when she arrived, she unexpectedly witnessed a fierce battle between Yusei and Manjoume.

For a moment, they even forgot about stopping them.

After the duel between Yusei and Manjoume ended, Asuka remembered the school's rules.

If their gambling duel is discovered, they could very well face expulsion from school...

-

The sound was coming from the entrance they came in through, so they obviously couldn't go that way anymore.

The dueling arena has multiple entrances and exits. Just now, Manjoume and the others chose one of these paths to leave.

"Let's get out of here quickly!" Yusei waved to Yuki Judai and Marufuji Sho, then followed behind Asuka toward the other exit.

Despite Yusei's urging, Jaden Yuki remained standing in place, refusing to leave.

He gazed at the arena filled with cutting-edge technology, a look of resentment on his face.

He seemed to be feeling resentful that he hadn't been able to experience the dueling arena.

"Big brother! This is bad! If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

Seeing that Yuki Jaden was still unwilling to leave, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but feel anxious.

"No! I haven't experienced this place yet, I don't want to leave!" Jaden Yuki hugged himself and twisted his body, saying somewhat willfully.

"..." Yusei covered his forehead, speechless at Yuki Judai's behavior.

Once the topic of dueling comes up, this guy starts refusing to listen to anyone's advice.

But at this point, it's clear that Judai Yuki can no longer act recklessly.

We must leave this place before the security personnel arrive.

“After we get back to the dorm, I’ll duel you again. Let’s leave here for now!” Yusei suggested to Jaden Yuki.

"!"

"Okay, okay! You said it!"

Upon hearing Yusei's words, Jaden Yuki immediately ran towards him.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go back and duel!" Jaden Yuki, who had been planning to stay put, was the first to rush out.

"Big brother! Wait for me..." Marufuji Sho reached out his hand towards Yuki Judai's back and followed closely behind him.

"Damn it..." Yusei wiped the black lines from his forehead and looked at Yuki Jaden speechlessly.

"Hehe..." Asuka couldn't help but laugh as she watched the play performed by these clowns.

The group quickened their pace and left the area.

Before leaving, Asuka made sure to turn off the power, pretending that no one had been there.

By the time the security personnel arrived, the place was completely deserted.

All they could see was a dark, empty classroom.

The sounds that came from here just now seem to have been their imagination.

069 Sorry, I won!

It was midnight, at the side exit of the Duel Academy.

Yusei and his group, who left through the other exit, had already evaded the security personnel.

"Honestly, you're such a troublemaker!" Asuka, who was walking in front, turned around and complained to Jaden Yuki, who had been acting recklessly in the dueling arena earlier.

"Tch! What a busybody." Jaden Yuki declared without hesitation, for him, dueling was far more interesting than women.

"Thank you, Asuka-san," Marufuji Sho said, expressing his gratitude to Asuka for helping them out of the predicament.

"You're welcome." Asuka politely responded to Marufuji Sho's thanks.

However, her gaze remained fixed on Yusei.

As Yusei was observing his surroundings, he sensed a gaze directed at him.

He instinctively looked towards the source and met Asuka's clear eyes.

Yusei sensed a hint of scrutiny in Asuka's gaze.

Yusei scratched his head subconsciously, looking at Asuka with a somewhat innocent expression.

He didn't know why she was staring at him like that; it couldn't be that she was impressed by his valiant performance in the dueling arena.

Yusei didn't think that his overwhelming victory over Manjoume was anything remarkable.

However, what he considered a trivial matter was viewed very differently by others.

……

Asuka crossed her arms and stared at the three new students from Osiris Red with a complicated expression on her face.

She originally wanted to ask the three members of Osiris Red how they felt after receiving the baptism of Obelisk Blue.

However, the object of today's baptism seems to have become Obelisk Blue's massive eyes.

The person who caused this situation is currently staring innocently at Asuka.

Asuka rubbed her forehead and sighed softly.

Yusei's amazing performance in the dueling arena inspired her deeply.

His instinct as a duelist was to crave a duel with Yusei...

Yusei and Asuka stared at each other in silence, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

"That was close! If we had come out any later, the guards might have spotted us!" To ease the awkwardness, Yusei brought up a new topic.

"..." Asuka blinked, then looked away.

She also realized that her staring intently at Yusei was somewhat impolite.

"Speaking of which... we should hurry back! We have class tomorrow!" Marufuji Sho suddenly remembered that the three of them had sneaked out.

It's already past midnight, and I still have to go to class on time tomorrow.

If you're late on the first day, you might become a celebrity.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry back to the dorm!"

"You too, Yusei! Remember to duel me when we get back! We agreed on that earlier!" With that, Jaden Yuki was the first to rush towards the Red Dormitory.

Marufuji Sho followed closely behind Yuki Jaden, just like before.

"Well... see you later." Yusei waved to Asuka and followed Yuki Judai and Marufuji Sho as they left.

"Yusei... he's quite an interesting fellow."

"It seems that my life at the academy won't be too boring from now on."

Asuka watched Yusei's departing figure, a slight smile crept onto her lips.

-

Osiris Red Dormitory.

Yusei and his two companions tiptoed back to their dormitory.

The dormitory lights had already been turned off, and it was pitch black everywhere.

By the moonlight, Yusei was about to take out his key from his pocket to open the door when the doorknob turned automatically.

Someone opened the dormitory door from the inside, and a koala appeared in front of the three of them.

A huge black shadow loomed over Marufuji Sho.

"!"

Seeing this scene in the middle of the night, Marufuji Sho couldn't help but want to scream, but fortunately Yusei reacted quickly and covered Marufuji Sho's mouth.

Just kidding, what if Marufuji Sho, that useless teammate, actually called him out?

Given the poor soundproofing of the red dormitory, the whole dormitory would surely find out.

Then everyone will know that the three of them ran away in the middle of the night.

Then Yusei's previous clandestine actions were basically wasted.

"Ugh ugh ugh..." Marufuji Sho instinctively struggled, but with his small frame, he obviously couldn't break free from Yusei's nearly 1.8-meter-tall physique.

"Sho... what are you doing?" Looking at the struggling Sho Marufuji, Judai Yuki couldn't help but ask.

Marufuji Sho pointed to the koala standing at the door, a look of horror on his face.

"What happened to Hayato?" Jaden Yuki looked in the direction Sho Marufuji was pointing and saw Hayato Maeda coming out of the door.

By the light of the moon, Marufuji Sho was finally able to see the true face of the shadowy figure from before.

It's Hayato, the guy I mistook for a koala during the day.