Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Having staked their "throne" on the title of the number one henchman of the Yujou Tendai, the two, fully prepared, immediately donned their duel disks and faced off against each other from afar.

"So slow! Kenzan... I thought you didn't dare to come!" Fighting in his home territory, Marufuji Sho was clearly quite confident.

To deal with the dinosaurs of Sword Mountain, he has stuffed a bunch of big treasures into his deck this time, just waiting to give his opponent a surprise!

"Hmph! I just went back to the Apollo dorm for a meal, don't think I'm as cowardly as you!" Stretching his limbs, Kenzan raised his arm and pointed in Marufuji Sho's direction: "You know what I mean, right, Marufuji Sho-senpai? The outcome of this duel will determine who Jaden Yuki belongs to. If I win, he'll be mine alone!"

“Oh! Similarly, if I win, I’ll be Big Brother’s underling!” Raising his arm, Marufuji Sho pointed at Kenzan opposite him: “And… you’ll become my underling!”

"Wait, why did you add conditions on your end?"

A voice of doubt emanated from Kenzan's mouth.

However, he didn't intend to add any extra conditions; he simply wanted to take Marufuji Sho under his wing.

"Hmm... I agree!" Tenjouin Fubuki, acting as the referee, waved her small flag, which was considered as agreeing to the demands of both sides.

"Hey! You idol over there, don't make decisions for me without my permission!"

"Kenzan, if you're a man, don't worry about these little details!" Marufuji Sho's tone shifted, a cunning look appearing on his face: "...Or is it that you lack the confidence to beat me?"

"Hehehe... Interesting, what you said is really interesting!"

Seeing Marufuji Sho's smug attitude, Kenzan couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh.

Although he knew that the other party was deliberately using a provocation tactic, he had no intention of giving up. In any case, no matter what, he, from the Sun God Yellow Dormitory, would not lose to Marufuji Sho, who was at the bottom of the rankings.

"Bring it on, who's afraid of who!" Kenzan, wiping his nose with his thumb and a smile, immediately raised his arm and unfolded his duel disk: "...Duel!!!"

"...Duel!"

(Marufuji Sho LP: 4000)

(Dilano Kenzan LP: 4000)

478 Super Transport Robot - Mobile Base (6K)

"...My turn, draw a card!"

Occupying the home field and seizing the initiative, Marufuji Sho glanced at his hand, a smirk playing on his lips. He drew a new card from his deck and placed it on the Duel Disk: "...Kenzan! Let me show you the power I've gained after all this growth! First... I summon [Emergency Healer] in Defense Position (Machine/EARTH/Level 3/ATK: 300/DEF: 1200)!"

A miniature, anthropomorphic ambulance appeared on his field, its arms wrapped around the tires, following Marufuji Sho's movements.

On the headlights of this monster crouching on the card are a pair of big, energetic eyes.

"...Next, I'll lay a trap with one card, then it's time to end my turn!"

After glancing at the monsters on his field, Marufuji Sho pondered for a moment and then buried a new card in his back row.

A tank monster plus a face-down card—that was his end of the turn. Overall, it was fairly average, without any explosive developments.

However, even so, it is still much better than the naive period last year when there was no open enrollment policy.

"Ha...is this how you've grown? Marufuji Sho-senpai! This is truly laughable!"

With a mocking tone, Kenzan found Marufuji Sho's mediocre performance, which contradicted his words, somewhat amusing. He then reached for his deck: "...My turn, draw!"

"Well then, it's my turn to perform!"

"If your opponent controls more monsters than you control, you can Special Summon this card directly from your hand!"

Holding a card in his hand, Kenzan smiled mysteriously before slamming it onto the Duel Disk: "Come on! I Special Summon from my hand—[Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops] (Dinosaur/EARTH/Level 7/ATK: 2600/DEF: 0)!"

A green Triceratops wearing a boxer's belt appeared on the field as Jianshan spoke.

The monster, which appeared on the field in a half-crouching posture, was full of explosive and powerful energy.

Just by standing motionless in place, its aura of strength brought immense mental pressure to Marufuji Sho on the other side.

"...Pankrasin Horned Dragon? Is that the monster with the Speed ​​2 card-bombing effect? ​​Sho is in trouble now! Even when it's its turn, it will be constantly threatened by this monster!"

Tenjouin Fubuki, standing to the side, stroked her chin and made such a comment.

Although he said it was troublesome, his face was actually full of a happy smile.

Ahhh... The clash between friendship and affection, this duel... it's just too wonderful!

Judai! You are truly a sinful man!

"Next, I will Normal Summon [Archaeopteryx - Ancient Bird] (ATK: 300) from my hand in Attack Position! Archaeopteryx, my destined archaeopteryx! Once again, use your wings to guide me on the path of evolution!"

An ancient blue bird appeared before Kenzan, accompanied by light.

Facing the monster, Kenzan pulled out a card from his hand and shoved it into the back row of the Duel Disk to activate it: "Next, I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Mega Evolution Medicine? Modified]!!!"

"This card's effect is—Tribute 1 Winged Beast monster you control to Special Summon 1 Dinosaur monster from your hand!"

The illustration on the magic card depicts the intertwined silhouettes of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a bird against the backdrop of red and blue pills.

This means that the bird will evolve into a Tyrannosaurus Rex, transforming from the ruler of the sky into the overlord of the land!

"...Come on! Archaeopteryx Mega Evolution!!! I Special Summon in Attack Position—[Dark Tyrannosaurus Rex] (ATK: 2600)!!!"

As this spell card was activated, the body of Archaeopteryx was enveloped in light, transforming into an egg radiating golden light.

As Jian Shan shouted, the Egg of Light gradually grew larger as it continued to spin.

Finally, under everyone's watchful eyes, it transformed directly into a giant dinosaur with brown skin.

Facing the direction of Marufuji Sho, this newly appeared dinosaur stomped the ground forcefully, emitting a heart-stirring roar.

"...Gulp! That guy Jianshan actually summoned two huge monsters all at once! Are you kidding me?"

Feeling the immense pressure emanating from the two dinosaurs, Marufuji Sho, finding it difficult to bear, lowered his body and gritted his teeth in frustration.

Compared to Kenzan, who still possesses top-tier dueling skills even in the Yellow Dormitory of the Sun God, Marufuji Sho, who is at an average level in the Red Dormitory of Osiris, is indeed much weaker.

This is an undeniable fact.

However, Marufuji Sho does not intend to give up so easily.

The outcome of a duel is never known until the very last moment, and this is one of the most important things his elder brother, Jaden Yuki, taught him.

"Attack power 2600, attack power 2700... You summoned two monsters in one go, as expected of you, Sword Mountain!"

Nodding in deep agreement, Misawa Daichi, also a member of the Sun God Yellow Dormitory, felt quite gratified by the growth of his junior.

As expected of the man who defeated Professor Kabayama, Kenzan, you did a great job!

"Hehehe... Now, let's fight!"

Raising his arm, Kenzan immediately gave the attack command to his monsters: "The effect of [Dark Tyrannosaurus] is—when there are only defense position monsters on your opponent's field, this card can attack directly!"

"...Take this—X-Shock!!!"

With a roar to the sky, under Kenzan's command, the Dark Tyrannosaurus Rex immediately dragged its massive body over the defensively positioned Emergency Healer and charged directly towards Marufuji Sho.

"...Let's just be swallowed up by the tide of the new era, Sho Marufuji-senpai!"

As Kenzan spoke, the Dark Tyrannosaurus Rex's large foot simultaneously stomped on Marufuji Sho's head, pinning him to the ground and creating a human-shaped dent.

"—Ugh! Damn it!!!"

(Marufuji Sho LP: 4000→1400)

Bearing the ton of damage head-on, and crushed by this irresistible force, Marufuji Sho finally managed to get up from the ground with a muffled groan.

At this moment, he was covered in dust and looked extremely disheveled.

"...So, are you planning to surrender?"

Raising his head, Kenzan looked at Marufuji Sho, who was getting up from the ground, and said, "Osiris Red and Sun God Yellow... Marufuji Sho-senpai, you're not some special being like Yuki Jaden and Yusei-nii. Our strength... can be said to be completely on different levels! I don't think this duel is necessary anymore, right? You know, I haven't even summoned my ace monster yet—[Ultimate Transducer Terrorbeast]!"

"Hmph! Sword Mountain, you brat... what nonsense are you spouting!"

Sho Marufuji, waving his arms wildly in an attempt to disperse the spreading dust, struggled to lift his head, his face bearing the exact same expression as Jaden Yuki when he first entered the academy: "No matter what, I will never give up before my life points reach zero!"

At this moment, Marufuji Sho's eyes held the dawn of victory, and were filled with hope and radiance.

Even when faced with difficulties, even when confronted with insurmountable monsters, he still had no intention of giving up.

With this unwavering belief, he was determined to fight to the very end!

"Heh... Is that so? Then I'll be the one to put an end to your unrealistic dreams!"

Unconvinced by Marufuji Sho's persistence, Kenzan frowned slightly before issuing the order to continue the attack: "...Battle continues! [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops] Attack [First Aid Robot]!!!"

Stretching its limbs and displaying its slightly exaggerated muscles, [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops] shook its head before executing a high-difficulty maneuver involving a sprint, a high jump, and a diving wrestle, sending the anthropomorphic [Emergency Rescue Robot] to the graveyard with a loud bang!

"We finally made it through! Now it's over!"

"...No! It's not over yet!"

Hearing Marufuji Sho's exclamation, Kenzan frowned and immediately raised his arm: "At this very moment, the effect of [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Triceratops] activates! You can Tribute 1 'Dinosaur Wrestler' monster you control, then target 1 card your opponent controls. Destroy that card. This effect can also be activated during your opponent's turn."

"This effect... could it be!!!"

“That’s right, what I’m going to destroy is that face-down card you’ve been hiding in your back row!” With a grin, Kenzan pointed at the face-down card in front of Marufuji Sho: “I’ll release [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Diablos] to activate its effect… Vanish, you eyesore card!”

Having just destroyed the [Machine] monster, Pankrasian Horned Dragon immediately unleashed a powerful tail sweep upon hearing Kenzan's voice, sending the face-down card in front of Marufuji Sho directly into his graveyard.

Having accomplished all of this, the Pankrasin Diablos, having fulfilled its mission, crossed its arms and was carried to the graveyard of Sword Mountain in a very pretentious pose.

"Hmph~~~ Marufuji Sho-senpai, now your area is completely cleared out! Hahahaha!!!"

Kenzan wiped his nose, feeling quite satisfied with the result he had caused, and immediately put his hands on his hips and burst into laughter.

Whatever your plans, I'll just ruin them all!

One force can overcome all methods; no matter how much scheming one has, it is all in vain in the face of absolute power!

“Heh… Sorewadocana (that’s not necessarily true)!!!” Marufuji Sho lowered his head slightly, a smirk playing on his lips. The moment he saw the Geka destroyed, a look of “plan in motion” appeared on his face.

“…What?” Kenzan’s eyes reflected Marufuji Sho’s expression, which was completely different from what he had imagined. A bad feeling welled up in Kenzan’s heart.

"...Kenzan! Your unnecessary actions have become the cause of your defeat! If you hadn't activated the self-sacrifice effect of [Dinosaur Wrestler Pankrasin Ceratops], I would have been in a difficult position!"

Holding the face-down card that had been destroyed in his hand, Marufuji Sho proudly displayed it and shouted, "The face-down card I just destroyed was a trap card whose effect can only be triggered when the card leaves the field—[Troublemaker]!"

"...If this Set card leaves the field due to an opponent's card effect and is sent to the Graveyard or banished, you can activate this effect. I can Special Summon 1 monster from my Deck or Extra Deck!"

Everyone: "...It was actually a case of 'stirring up trouble'!!!"