Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"I refuse... Manjoume, you wouldn't be trying to obtain something that can't be obtained in the dueling arena through conversation, would you?"

Asuka frowned slightly and asked again, "Besides... what can you actually see right now?"

"What can you see? Hehehe~~~ Don't be scared when I tell you!"

Raising his head to look at the ceiling, Manjoume slowly said, "There are so many things I can see, for example... human destiny..."

Asuka: "...Human destiny?"

Manjoume: "That's right! Fate is something beyond human control, but those who are bathed in the light of truth can see the future in advance!"

Asuka: "Excuse me, I'm not a fatalist... In my opinion, the future is something that is created by human consciousness! And I've lived with that belief all this time!"

Manjoume: "Hmph hmph hmph hmph~~~~ Humans are just weak creatures, Tenjouin, open your eyes and wake up, then be guided by the light of truth!"

Asuka: "...What nonsense are you talking about? I'll show you right now!"

Unable to reach a consensus with Manjoume, who was in a trance-like state, Asuka took a deep breath and unfolded her Duel Disk: "...Duel!"

"Heh heh heh~~~ Come on! Tenjouin!"

Seeing Asuka's actions, Manjoume also raised his arm, smiling smugly as he unfolded his Duel Disk: "Duel!"

(Manjoume LP: 4000)

(Asuka LP: 4000)

"My turn, draw a card!"

Taking the initiative, Manjoume suddenly drew a brand new card from his deck.

After glancing at the card he had just drawn, he swung his arm and inserted the card into the back row of the Duel Disk, activating it: "I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Hell White]! Due to this card's effect, I will now face my hand in this duel!"

"What? It's an open-card duel?"

As they listened to Wan Zhangmu's explanation and saw the projection of the hand card appearing above his head, gasps of surprise rippled through the crowd.

Wouldn't that be equivalent to exposing all of your cards to your opponent?

What on earth is that Manjoume guy thinking?

"Huh... Open hand? Does Manjoume think he's playing Dou Dizhu?" Yusei, sitting in the audience with his arms crossed, couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark while watching Manjoume's bewildered actions.

Good grief, you're still so arrogant in the face of the combination of the Declarer and Long Huiqiao. I'd like to see what you have in your hand!

Raising an eyebrow, Yusei then turned his gaze to the top of Manjou's head.

[Great Sandstorm], [Summoning Limiter], [Skill Draw], [Armed Dragon LV5], [Thunder King]

These are the five cards that Manjou-moku has shown in his hand.

Looking at these cards, Yusei suddenly had a bad feeling.

This situation... is not good for Asuka!

"The light will shine on everything fairly, and we, the Society of Light, have no shadows to hide..." With all his cards laid out, Manjou's face showed no fear.

After making a vague declaration, Manjoume took out his three cards and placed them face down in his back row: "Natural Summon [Thunder King], then bury three cards, end turn!"

As Wan Zhangmu moved, three Trap Cards and one Monster Card disappeared from the displayed cards.

A blue monster with conductive limbs appeared before Manjoume.

Because it was a duel with Manjoume's cards face up, anyone who wasn't blind could basically guess what his face-down cards were.

Jaden Yuki: "That Manjoume guy... he actually crammed so many meaningless cards into his deck!"

Kenzan: "But... even he couldn't win if he played with his cards face up, right? You know, Asuka-senpai is no easy opponent!"

Yusei: "Hmm? Where are the Disruption Brothers? Why aren't they around Manjoume?"

Sensing a strange sense of unease, Yusei touched his chin and muttered the above statement to himself.

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

Upon hearing Manjoume announce the end of the turn, Asuka immediately raised her arm and drew a new card from her deck.

Just as she drew her card, Manjoume suddenly spoke up: "At this moment, the effect of the Continuous Spell Card—[Hell White]—activates! Tenjouin, during each of your Standby Phases, you will suffer 600 points of effect damage!"

"Varied……?"

Just as Asuka was surprised, a jolt of electricity suddenly struck her.

After taking this attack, her health dropped by 600 points in an instant.

(Asuka LP: 4000→3400)

"...It doesn't matter. I'll summon the [Declarator's Shaman] (Attack Power: 500) in an attack stance!"

Enduring the damage caused by the effects of the magic cards, Asuka shook her head and summoned the monster cards in her hand onto the field.

As it moved, the priestess, radiating a seven-colored light, appeared before her, accompanied by a silvery-white summoning light.

"If the effect of [The Proclaimer's Sorcerer] is activated, and this card is Normal or Special Summoned, send 1 Fairy-Type monster from your Deck or Extra Deck to the Graveyard; this card's Level increases by that card's Level until the end of this turn..."

"Don't even think about chaining your monster effects! I'm opening my back row face-down cards!"

Seizing the opportunity, Manjoume's eyes narrowed, and he abruptly pressed the button on the Duel Disk, simultaneously opening two face-down cards in the back row: "...Activate the Continuous Trap Card [Summon Limiter]! Then I will pay another 1000 LP to activate the same type of Continuous Trap Card [Skill Drain]!"

"Based on the effects of these two cards, the effects of all face-up monsters on the field are negated, and both players can only Normal Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon monsters a maximum of two times per turn!"

(Manjoume LP: 4000→3000)

The double pressure suddenly descended upon the field.

As the Trap Card's effect activated, an aura of corruption from the underworld instantly enveloped the bodies of [Thunder King] and [Declarator's Witch], sealing the activation of their effects.

Furthermore, based on this, Asuka can only perform one more summoning action this turn.

"Are the effects and summoning counts of the monsters on the field all sealed? If so..."

Looking at her hand, Asuka frowned subconsciously and began to think about her next move.

A normal play would undoubtedly require multiple Special Summons, but with two Trap Cards with Restriction Effects on the field, this is clearly not feasible.

In the vast arena, there is currently an attack-indicating [Thunder King] (Attack Power: 1900). Under these circumstances, direct attacks cannot be carried out smoothly.

The best course of action now is to deal with the trap cards activated by Manjoume!

"I activate the effect of [Light Lance Dragon Shadow Cloak] in my hand, discarding this card to add one other [Shadow Cloak] monster from my deck to my hand!"

Asuka displays the Ritual Monster Card in her hand and sends it to her graveyard.

Then, during the Duel Disk search, Asuka reached out and took a brand new [Shadow Spirit Robe] monster card from her deck: "I'm going to search for this card in my hand... [Shining Sword Bird Shadow Spirit Robe]!"

It's the same Ritual Monster Card, but unlike the previous ones, this card features the figure of [Shadow Robe Sorcerer Schlit] dressed in a feathered robe and holding a large bird feather.

504 The Power of the Shadow Spirit Robe

"Ritual Monster Search Ritual Monster... What is Asuka planning to do?"

Unable to understand Asuka's plans, curious questions began to emanate from the crowd.

Although monster cards with activated effects in your hand cannot be negated by the effect of [Skill Drain], what is the point of doing so?

In the end, won't she just summon monsters and watch their effects be nullified by [Skill Drain]?

"...I discarded the [Radiant Sword Bird Shadow Robe] from my hand and activated its effect, adding a [Shadow Robe] Spell/Trap Card from my deck to my hand. I chose to search for the Ritual Spell Card - [Shadow Robe Kaleidoscope]."

Once again discarding monster cards from her hand, Asuka activated a card effect and precisely retrieved a Ritual Spell Card from her deck.

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【Shadow Spirit Robe's Kaleidoscope】

(Ritual Spell Card)

effect:

The "Shadow Robe" ritual monster is required for its summoning.

The effect of this card's name ① can only be used once per turn.

①: Until the level of a Ritual Summoned monster is the same, you can Tribute 1 monster from your hand or field, or send 1 monster from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and Ritual Summon any number of "Shadow Cloak" Ritual Monsters from your hand.

②: If you control no monsters, you can banish this card and 1 "Shadow Cloak" monster from your Graveyard to activate this effect. Add 1 "Shadow Cloak" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.

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"...Next, I activate the Ritual Spell Card 'Kaleidoscope of Shadow Cloak' from my hand! Based on this card's effect, I send the Level 4 Fusion Monster 'Old God Nutz' from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard, thereby Ritual Summoning the Level 4 Ritual Monster 'Shadow Cloak of Unicorn' from my hand!"

As the light of the ritual summoning emerged, a warrior wielding a spear and wearing a purple cloak appeared before the crowd.

Even though the effect of the [Shadow Robe of Yuniko] that had appeared had been negated by the trap card, he still raised his arm towards the direction of Wan Zhangmu, pointing the tip of his spear at the [Thunder King] floating in front of him.

With an attack power of 1900, [Thunder King] is clearly no match for [Yoneko's Shadow Robe], which is also a 4-star monster but has an attack power of 2300.

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[Unicron's Shadow Robe]

(Mage/Water/4-star/Attack: 2300/Defense: 1000)

Ritual/Effect:

The "Shadow Robe" ritual spell card has arrived.

This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Ritual Summon. The effect of this card's name ① can only be used once per turn.

①: You can discard this card from your hand, then target 1 "Shadow Cloak" card in your Graveyard other than "Yonex's Shadow Cloak" to activate this effect. Add that card to your hand.

②: While this card is in the Monster Zone, the effects of face-up monsters Special Summoned from the Extra Deck are negated.

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"Hmph! Ritual Summoning is also a Special Summoning, Tenjouin... In that case, you won't be able to continue this turn!"

Watching Asuka's actions, a smug look flashed across Manjoume's face.

Due to the existence of the Continuous Trap Card [Summon Limiter], both players can only perform a maximum of two Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon actions per turn.

Before performing the ritual summoning, Asuka had already summoned the [Announcer's Shaman] using normal summoning.

After performing this ritual summon, his remaining summon count for this turn will also be reduced to zero.