Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

A dazzling light shone as a silver-armored knight, wielding a sword and shield, appeared before Yusei in his chariot.

With an attack power of 2500, it undoubtedly occupies the position of the protagonist's exclusive monster.

"【Summoned Beast Merkaba】...also known as the Light Chariot. Its effect is to discard a card from your hand to negate and banish the corresponding type of card effect activated by your opponent."

Following Kenzan's example, Yusei began to explain the effects of the light vehicle.

"Sword Mountain, perhaps you're planning to use the effect of Battle Breaker's Last Word to survive this round and then make your move in the next round... But I won't give you that chance."

"As long as the light car is on the field, your dinosaur has to obediently curl up!"

Kenzan: "...Gurgle!"

Whispering a demonic whisper, Yusei then reached for the Duel Disk with his right hand: "Next... the second effect of [Summoning Magic] activates! I return this card from my Graveyard to my Deck, thereby adding the banished [Summoner Aleister] to my hand."

"Damn it! You get all the good stuff!" Kenzan muttered, shoving the [Ultimate Transmission Terror Beast] into his uniform pocket with a hint of resentment.

However, at this moment, he also noticed the predicament that Yusei was facing.

He gave up his one-time summoning opportunity per turn to the white-robed summoner, so he will be unable to summon any new monsters for at least this turn.

Even with its 2500 attack power, the [Summoned Beast Merkaba] couldn't inflict much damage on Kenzan after defeating the [Jurassic Velociraptor] with 1700 attack power.

A mere 800 points of damage is nothing to worry about!

Never mind, Sword Mountain!

The current difficulties are nothing to worry about; the best thing to do is to be patient and wait for the next round.

In the next round, another explosive development will take place, and that will be your victory!!!

"It seems you feel safe now?"

Noticing the slight smile on Kenzan's lips, Yusei paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Kenzan, do you think my strategy ends here? That it can only deal you 800 points of damage?"

"Isn't that right?" Upon hearing this, Kenzan's expression faltered slightly.

“Of course not…” Tapping the Duel Disk on his arm, Yusei raised his head and looked at the freshmen opposite him: “This is the Fusion Academy, and most of the content taught here is related to fusion…”

"What do you mean?"

"That means... I'm going to perform a fusion summon next!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yusei drew a magic card from his hand and placed it in the back row of the Duel Disk: "Spell Card [Brand Fusion] activated! This card's effect is—send 2 Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Fusion Monster Card from your hand, Deck, or field to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster that used 'Albus's Fallen Child' as Fusion Material from your Extra Deck!"

"A...a deck??? It actually uses monsters from the deck as fusion materials?!" Upon hearing this, Kenzan could no longer suppress the boiling emotions in his heart and shouted in panic.

Damn... The graveyard fusion was already outrageous enough, and now this deck fusion has popped up!

Using a deck of cards to play cards? What the hell?!

"In conclusion... I'll send [Shadowdome] and [Albus's Fallen Child] from my deck to the Graveyard for a Fusion Summon!" After sending the two cards he named from his deck to the Graveyard, Yusei flipped a card from his Extra Deck and placed it on the Duel Disk: "Come forth! The embodiment of 'Crimson Dragon'—[Divine Flame Dragon Crimson Dragon] (ATK: 2500)!!!"

Amidst soaring divine flames and raging inferno, the six-horned dragon, its body covered in silver armor, displayed its majestic form.

It spread its crimson wings, brandished its dragon tail, and roared towards the location of Sword Mountain, a roar that shook the heavens and the earth!

"If the effect of 'Divine Flame Dragon: Crimson Dragon' is activated, and this card is Fusion Summoned, you can discard 1 card to activate this effect. Return the Fusion Material Monsters listed on a Level 8 or lower Fusion Monster Card (excluding 'Divine Flame Dragon: Crimson Dragon') to their owner's Deck, and Fusion Summon that Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck. This turn, this card cannot attack, and you cannot Special Summon monsters from your Extra Deck that are not Fusion Monsters."

"And at this very moment... the effect of [Shadowduck Dragon] will also be triggered. If it is sent to the Graveyard by an effect, target one Spell/Trap Card on the field and destroy it instantly! I choose to destroy the Field Spell Card—[Lost World]!!!"

According to the order of chain reverse processing, the effect of [Shadow Dragon] will be triggered before that of [Divine Flame Dragon].

As Yusei finished speaking, countless purple threads emerged from the body of the Shadow Dragon, continuously attacking the surrounding space.

Then, darkness spread, accompanied by the mournful cries of dinosaurs, and the Jurassic paradise teeming with flora and fauna vanished without a trace, while the figures of the crowd returned to the vicinity of the man-made bridge.

"...My paradise, my dinosaurs! Ughhhhh!!!"

Seemingly struck by the harsh reality before him, Kenzan, still in the OTZ pose, slowly knelt down.

Oh no! We're doomed!

Damn! I ran into a cunning old fox pretending to be a newbie this time!!!

"Next, based on the effect of [Divine Flame Dragon: Crimson Dragon], I will return [Divine Flame Dragon: Crimson Dragon] from the field and [Albus's Fallen Heir] from the graveyard to the deck for a Fusion Summon!"

Yusei placed a new card on the Duel Disk, replacing the original Divine Flame Dragon. Victory still shone in his eyes: "Fusion Summon! Descend! The ultimate dragon that unites four powers—[Ice Sword Dragon Phantom Ice Dragon] (ATK: 3000)!!!"

Its body, composed of extreme ice, radiates a cold glow.

Her long silver hair, accented with red, danced in the wind.

Four enormous ice swords, each engraved with strange patterns and reflecting the silhouettes of different dragons, representing—the Sword of the Imprinted Dragon White Realm Dragon, the Teaching Dragon Fallen Yin Dragon, the Treasure-Protecting Cannon Demon Iron Drive Dragon Swift Demon Dragon, and the Iron Beast Trace-Eating Dragon Thief Beast Dragon—floated silently in front of it.

【Ice Sword Dragon Illusion Ice Dragon】, this ultimate phantom dragon transformed from Albus, constantly exudes an undeniable and powerful aura.

Under this oppressive aura, Jian Shan and his underlings shrank several feet and were forced to lie prostrate on the ground in front of them.

"The effect of 【Ice Sword Dragon Illusion Ice Dragon】 activates, sending 【Imprinted Dragon White World Dragon】 from the Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and banishing 1 card on the field without targeting! Sword Mountain... I choose to banish 【Jurassic Velociraptor】 from your field."

Pointing at the red-headed dragon opposite him, Yusei gave his monster a command.

Then, the enormous ice sword pierced through the dinosaur's body in an instant, sending it directly to an unknown other dimension.

From then on, the front line of Kenzan was completely cleared, and it was no longer possible to mount even the slightest resistance.

"That concludes the attack! The final assault... [Ice Sword Dragon Illusion Ice Dragon] (Attack Power: 3000) and [Summoned Beast - Merkaba] (Attack Power: 2500) will launch a direct attack on Dilano Sword Mountain!!!"

Without even needing to discard Aleister from his hand, Yusei now possesses the power to change the status quo.

Under the combined attack of the two giant monsters, Jian Shan, who was lying on the ground, lost all his health points and was defeated in the duel.

(Dilano Sword Mountain LP: 4000→0)

(Winner: Yusei)

……

...

"Ahahaha... So you're Osiris Red's senior! My apologies for not recognizing you..."

"According to our previous agreement, I can now make a request, right?"

"Uh...that's natural!"

"Then I demand that you return all those stolen duel disks."

"........."

Afterwards, the victorious Yusei explained his purpose to Kenzan, asking him to hand over the Duel Disks he had taken. Kenzan, who had lost the duel, readily agreed to the request and instructed his underlings to return the Duel Disks to the administration office.

With that, the commotion among the Duel Disk Hunters was resolved, and Yusei and his friend received a gift from the acting principal, gaining the qualification to advance without taking the exam.

For Yuki Judai, who dislikes studying, this is undoubtedly an excellent gift, far more appealing than the rewards of being upgraded to other dormitories.

There was a little incident in the middle, namely, Kenzan, who was defeated by Yusei, wanted to become Yusei's subordinate no matter what... but Yusei was not interested in men, so he did not agree to it.

Unwilling to give up, Kenzan turned his attention to Yuki Jaden.

Get up from where you fall.

Having learned his lesson, Kenzan, with this in mind, planned to get revenge on another senior who was traveling with Yusei. Yuki Jaden, who was challenged by Kenzan, readily accepted his challenge and began the duel with his duel disk.

The result...

Facing the god-like Jaden Yuki, Kenzan was undoubtedly drawing the grand prize once again, and naturally fell into the gray vortex of defeat.

Although he cornered Jaden Yuki during the duel, even reducing his life points to a mere 100...

However, he ultimately failed to defeat the overpowered protagonist with the protagonist's halo. After giving it his all, he was unfortunately defeated by Jaden Yuki, who had a godlike draw. He suffered the attack of [Elemental HERO Shiny Flame Wingman], which was boosted by the Skyscraper Impact and the monsters in the graveyard, and lost his last life points.

Thus, realizing that there are always people more skilled than oneself and that there is always something beyond one's understanding, Kenzan decided to continue honing his dueling skills.

Through persistent pestering, he became Yuki Judai's new underling, and together with Manjoume, who was renovating the dormitory, they stayed in Yusei and the others' dormitory...

……

"So, Kenzan... are you just planning to stay here like this?"

Osiris Red Dormitory, Yusei and his friends' room.

Seeing Kenzan walk into the room carrying a large bag of luggage, Yusei, feeling somewhat speechless, scratched his head and asked this question.

"Yeah! You, Kenzan, are a first-year student, right? This isn't a place for you!" Upon hearing that his older brother had recruited a new underling, Marufuji Sho felt a strong sense of crisis and openly displayed his hostility towards Kenzan.

“That’s right, this room is already too narrow, there’s no room for anyone else!” Manjoume, lying on the bunk Hayato had previously occupied, wearing a black trench coat, strongly agreed with Marufuji Sho’s statement.

However, upon hearing this, Marufuji Sho rolled his eyes and retorted sarcastically, "Manjoume... didn't you also come here and linger without permission?"

"I..." With an embarrassed look on his face, Manjoume stubbornly said, "I'm just staying here while the [Manjoume Room] is still under construction. I'll move out as soon as the room is rebuilt!"

"Hmph... I've made up my mind. I'll continue to hone my skills in this Crimson City of Osiris, where masters gather!" Ignoring the complaints of others, Kenzan said with a smile, "For this reason, I've disbanded my underlings. Now, I only want to stay by the side of my elder brother, Judai!"

"You bastard... don't call me big brother! Big brother is my big brother!" Seeing Kenzan's overly familiar manner, Marufuji Sho was furious and immediately retorted.

"Hey... Sho, calm down." Seeing that the two were about to have a conflict, Yuki Judai quickly stepped in as a peacemaker.

"Ahem... Anyway, although I'm only a first-year student..." With his left hand behind his back and his right hand extended, Kenzan said earnestly to Jaden Yuki, "I look forward to your guidance from now on, big brother!"

"Oh... I really can't do anything with you!" With a look of half-understanding on his face, under the watchful eyes of Manjoume and Yugi, Jaden Yuki gained a new follower.

At that moment, the corners of his mouth subtly curled up.

453 Edward vs. Caesar: A Clash of Geniuses

After graduating from the Duel Academy and stepping onto the stage of professional dueling, Caesar quickly advanced to the finals with a brilliant record of ten consecutive victories.

With his strategy of attacking second without shuffling and using the "electronic final dragon" combo, Caesar swept through the competition with ease.

Some of their opponents didn't even have time to unleash their full potential before being instantly knocked to the ground by the "Eternal Evolution Flame" from the [Electronic Terminator Dragon], tragically facing defeat.

For Caesar himself, along with the continuous victories came offers of sponsorship from various sources and countless fans who were captivated by him.

And it was under this halo of glory that Caesar met his destined rival...

……

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Duel Academy, Osiris Red Dormitory.

In Manjoume's newly renovated and luxurious dormitory, Misawa Daichi, who came from the Aurora Yellow dormitory, Tenjouin Asuka, who ran away from the Obelisk Blue dormitory, and Yusei and the others, are gathered together in front of the large screen TV in Manjoume's room, waiting for the live duel that is about to begin.