Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Could it be that this monster has a similar effect of mutual destruction, and can also harm itself when it is destroyed?

"No! That's not it... I'm not courting death."

At this moment of the battle declaration, facing Caesar's question, Yusei extended his arm and explained: "The effect of [Kia Fried, the Divine Phoenix Sword Saint] is activated! This effect can only be activated at the start of the Damage Step when this card attacks. Equip 1 face-up monster on the field other than this card to this card as an Equip Card that increases its ATK by 500!"

The target of this selection is not limited to the monsters on your own field.

That is to say...

"What...could it be..."

"That's right, the target I've chosen is none other than your [Cyber ​​Finisher Dragon]!!! Come here!!!"

The minotaur was eventually killed by the minotaur.

Yusei stretched out his finger and pointed it at the three-headed steel behemoth that was coiled around Caesar's body, who looked surprised.

At the same time, a tremendous attraction emanated from Phoenix Sword Saint's body, enveloping Caesar's [Cyber ​​End Dragon] on the field.

As flames ignited, a layer of crimson flames began to appear on the surface of the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], which was enveloped by an invisible force.

Then, the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], its body enveloped in flames, plunged into the flames behind the Phoenix Sword Saint, becoming a part of his body.

The Phoenix Sword Saint, having acquired the equipment monster, had the enormous silhouette of the [Cyber ​​Terminator Dragon] faintly appear behind him, and his attack power increased by 500 points.

(【Divine Phoenix Sword Saint Gia Fried】(Attack Power: 3000→3500))

"Electronic Terminator Dragon, my old friend..."

"Now you have no cards left on your field!" Despite various twists and turns, Yusei finally cleared Caesar's front and back fields.

After losing the protection of the monsters, Caesar will face a direct attack from the Phoenix Sword Saint!

The 3500-point combat damage will completely deplete his health, handing victory to Yusei!

Caesar's defeat stemmed from his lack of understanding of Yusei's deck composition.

In his view, Yusei's deck should be a "pure hero deck" like Jaden Yuki's, but he never imagined that Yusei would stuff all sorts of strange cards into his deck.

However, even if you show Yusei your deck before the duel begins, it probably won't make much of a difference.

If you don't understand, you don't understand. No matter what, you need to play a few duels to gradually become familiar with the deck's opening strategies and card composition.

"This result, ha... let me struggle one last time."

Even as defeat loomed, Caesar showed little sign of panic.

Facing the oncoming Phoenix Sword Saint, he calmly sent one of his cards to the graveyard: "At the moment you attack, I send [Kite Machine] from my hand to the graveyard and activate its effect to negate the damage of one direct attack!"

"Then, I'll chain the effect of [Divine Phoenix Sword Saint Gia Fried] and send [Cyber ​​End Dragon], which is an Equip Card, to the Graveyard to negate and destroy the effect of [Kite Machine]!"

The Phoenix Sword Saint held the longsword, which was wreathed in flames, and swung it without hesitation at the monster blocking his way, cleaving the [Kite Robot] in two.

"Go! Phoenix Sword Saint! This is the final blow!!!"

By removing the equipment monster and reducing attack power by 500 points, Yusei resolved Caesar's last struggle.

The aftershocks of Phoenix Sword Saint's attack, with its towering flames, also reached Caesar, taking away his remaining 3000 health points.

(Ryo Marufuji LP: 3000→0)

“…Good job.”

With his eyes closed, Caesar, engulfed in flames, was thus plunged into defeat.

Since it wasn't a dark duel, the seemingly exaggerated attack effects didn't actually cause him much damage; they simply pushed his body to the ground behind him.

Caesar had already shown his full strength, so this result was not unacceptable to him.

At this moment, he finally felt a sense of relief.

In the last duel, Yusei used Marufuji Sho's robot deck, not his own hero deck.

That duel could be described as careless, and one could find excuses to comfort oneself.

But today's duel can no longer be justified with such excuses.

A loss is a loss. Although Caesar is very strong in duels, Yusei is stronger than him.

This mysterious boy possessed something that Caesar had never had before, and it made Caesar realize that there is always someone better.

If you lose, then continue to cultivate, grow, and become stronger!

On the vast stage of future professional duels, countless powerful opponents await his challenge.

"Are you alright, Caesar?" Yusei asked with concern as Caesar lay on the ground staring at the ceiling.

"Ah, it's nothing, I was just thinking about something."

Standing up from the ground, Caesar walked over to Yusei and gently placed his right hand on his shoulder: "...So-called perfection, in a sense, is my limit."

"Yusei, like Jaden Yuki, you possess limitless potential, and in the future... you will only shine brighter than me!"

"Thanks, Caesar. I truly appreciate the words from the graduate!" Yusei nodded and put away his Duel Disk, indicating that he had received recognition from his opponent.

This time, under the spotlight, Yusei did not strike his signature victory (taunt) pose, but calmly accepted the result of the victory.

"Ah! I'll leave the rest to you... current student!"

"Well, leave it to me, graduate... Congratulations on graduating from the Duel Academy!"

"...Well, that's all for now. See you all again sometime."

With a smile playing on his lips, Caesar, having fulfilled his wish, wore a satisfied expression.

Looking at the crowd who stood up and silently bid him farewell, Caesar turned his back to them, waved his arm gracefully, and then left without looking back.

And so, the baton was passed to Yusei. The man named Ryo Marufuji ended his three years of school life and went to the grand stage of professional dueling...

End-of-volume summary & preview

The chaos of the phantom demons, which began with the key to the Seven Star Gate, has now officially come to an end.

The next chapter marks the start of the new semester and tells the story of a new volume, revolving around the light of destruction and the darkness of the universe.

At Duel Academy, as the older generation of characters gradually leave to pursue their own paths, a new batch of characters will soon arrive, bringing a fresh new look to the place.

After leaving the Duel Academy, Caesar will awaken his ambition during his professional dueling career. In order to become stronger, he will return to his old haunts, head to the Cyber ​​Dojo, and steal the Re: Cyber ​​deck from Principal Samejima.

After that, his deck will no longer be limited to the [Light] attribute, but will include [DARK] attribute monsters (Chimera Rage Dragon, Chimera Overload Dragon, and Cyber ​​Dark series monsters such as Armored Black Dragon, Armored Hell Dragon, and Armored Emperor Dragon).

Just as the color of the Xyz Swirl foreshadowed, his deck will also turn black and white. (Famous scene: This is my last struggle to survive!!!)

The main characters will also be promoted to second year, becoming senior students to the new students.

Jaden Yuki will face the biggest defeat of his life, doubt his own duels, and then go to find his original intention.

And the final pieces of the hero puzzle, the Fate Hero representing darkness, and the new Space Hero representing light... will also appear one by one and join the protagonist's deck.

……

So, it's time to introduce the new character.

Characters who will officially debut soon include, but are not limited to:

Drano Kenzan, a first-year student who wields the [Ultimate Conductor Terror Beast] with an attack power of 3500, is arrogant, domineering, and clearly in need of discipline.

Professor Chronos's officially recognized partner is Napoleon, who has a mustache, is full of bad intentions, and has a very distinctive appearance, just like Professor Pot of Greed.

Starting with the "most beautiful newcomer"—[Destiny Hero - Phoenix Man of Destruction]—Ed Phoenix, under the instructions of Saiou, makes contact with Yusei and his group in order to find the murderer of her father. She frequently uses Phoenix Man of Destruction as a one-card taunt and unleashes a full-field AOE attack.

(That's right, the author has turned Ed into a female character here. Actually, in the original work, Ed's personality would be perfectly fitting as the female lead... Yu-Gi-Oh! confirmed!)

Chosen by the Light of Destruction, a charlatan fortune teller who relies on his trump card combination—the "World Lock"—to cheat and cheat wildly—is known as Saiō Takuma.

The priestess of fate, Edward's childhood friend, and Saiou Takuma's younger sister—Saiou Misuchi and her four attendants who each control one of the six elemental emperors.

(PS: According to tradition, there are actually more than four Heavenly Kings...)

The addition of the Synchro Dimension to the Stardust Dragon deck's new Synchro Terminal—Stardust Dragon—makes it seem like Jonouchi has been reincarnated...;

And then there's the long-lost true female lead, Tengu Yu, who, in terms of her role, is practically the protagonist's mother.

Next, she will come to the Duel Academy as the acting principal, to handle the relevant affairs of the Duel Academy in place of Principal Samejima, who has to leave here for some reason.

Some pictures of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

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440 A new semester begins, a fateful encounter

In October, the new semester began at Duel Academy.

Yusei and his friends passed the advancement exam and successfully advanced to the second year.

However, the accommodation environment remained unchanged, still the simple prefab houses typical of Osiris Red, and the uniforms were still the same ones, so it felt rather unreal.

The biggest change, however, has to be the Duel Academy itself.

In the new semester, in order to popularize the new Master Rules, the Academy has equipped all students with brand new Duel Disks, adding two extra EX zones to the original ones.

Samejima, who was in charge of the school, had to take a long leave of absence due to unforeseen circumstances, and President Kaiba found someone else to take over the affairs of the Duel Academy.

Upon learning of this, Chronos, the former interim principal, immediately fell silent after realizing that his position as principal was slipping away.

What annoyed him even more was that, starting this year, he had another colleague – Napoleon, who served as the student instructor and was a foreign teacher with a very distinctive appearance.

At this moment, at the beginning of the new semester, the two were rushing towards the port, intending to welcome the new students and the new acting principal.