Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Don't let yourself accidentally capsize in the ditch!

"Well... since Yuya is so confident, he must have a solution. We just need to watch patiently."

Looking at the calm and composed Yuya Sakaki, Yusei stroked his chin and said, "After all, even the strongest stage can't beat a dog-pulling dog. If he had a Winged God Egg in this situation, then it would be much easier to solve."

By using the Winged Dragon of Ra's spherical form, we can forcibly release the three troublesome monsters: [Starry Night - Dark Evaba], [Super Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon], and [Loader Barrel Savage Dragon], and then add a backup plan: a tin can that transforms into a sea turtle...

In this way, Yoshida's perfect performance will be corrected into a useless one...

With his extra resources almost exhausted, it is virtually impossible for him to muster a second full-scale offensive like this.

It can be said that as long as Yuya Sakaki can get out of his current predicament, then this duel will be a complete victory for him!

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

With a wave of his arm, Yuya Sakaki drew a new card from his deck.

Like a swaying pendulum, the card he drew from his deck also traced a perfect semi-circular arc in the air.

"Ironclad that can summon Star Destroyers to destroy cards at any time, White Barrel that can negate card effects, Mother that negates and destroys cards that have been activated at the cost of its life points, and Super Thunder Dragon that can block card searches..."

Ignoring the [Technology Super Librarian] who was currently serving as a background character, Yuya Sakaki held the card he had drawn in his hand and began to look up and down the monsters lined up in front of him.

"This is a bit troublesome. Well then, I'll activate this card before we officially begin!"

As he said this, Yuya Sakaki smirked slightly and slammed the card he had just drawn into the back row of the Duel Disk: "Spell Card - [Hades Barrier Wave] Activated!"

"...You cannot activate a monster's effect in response to the activation of this card! According to this card's effect, all face-up monsters on your opponent's field have their effects negated until the end of this turn. After this card is activated, your opponent takes 0 damage until the end of this turn."

"...What??? It's a barrier wave!!!"

In Yoshida's pupils, which widened unconsciously due to extreme shock, the terrifying aura emanating from Hades swept across the entire area in an instant.

The metal sheet was frozen in place, becoming a pitiful blank slate; (Defense: 0)

The white gun barrel was forcibly suppressed, losing its ability to negate card effects; (Attack power: 4050 → 3000)

Dark Evaba knelt on one knee, too preoccupied to assess the actions of the others; (Attack Power: 2200)

Even the invincible Mega Thunder Dragon was forced to lower its head, which had been raised high, and lay on the ground, turning into a worm... (Defense: 2400)

The relatively harmless super librarian was naturally caught in the crossfire and temporarily became a blank slate monster in the literal sense... (Defense: 1800)

"Ughhhhh... No! Impossible!!! My monsters, my invincible defenses... were breached so easily!!!"

Yoshida was stunned to find his field cleared by a spell card that couldn't be chained by monster effects, and an incredulous look appeared on his face.

He had considered that Yuya Sakaki would struggle in this desperate situation, but he did not expect that Yuya Sakaki's struggle would be so intense that it overturned all his preparations and rendered his plans futile.

The [StarCraft - Ironhide] on the field has become a blank board, which means that the [StarCraft - Dark Scimitar] will also be awkwardly stuck in his hands and unable to play its due role.

"Hmm...this looks much better~"

Although we can no longer damage Yoshida this round, we can take this opportunity to find a way to get rid of these ineffective blank cards, thereby cutting off Yoshida's ability to resist.

After nodding in satisfaction, ignoring the look of utter disgust on Yoshida's face, Yuya Sakaki sent his activated spell card to the graveyard and began his spellcasting: "...Spell Card [Foolish Burial] activated! Based on this card's effect, I'm sending [King of Kings Dragon - Dark Wyvern] from my deck to the graveyard!"

"Next, the effect of [King of Kings - Dark Wyvern] in my Graveyard activates. If I control no monsters, I can Special Summon this card from my Graveyard! Furthermore, if this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one [King of Kings] Pendulum Monster Card from my Deck to my hand!"

"...I searched my deck for [Overlord Zero] (Fiend/DARK/Level 7/ATK: 0/DEF: 0)!"

Resembling a juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex Zack, this 4-star Dark-attribute Pendulum Dragon, with its body full of sharp edges, struggled out of the graveyard, flapped its wings, and delivered the Tyrannosaurus Gate into Yuya Sakaki's hands.

"...Activate the Spell Card [Seven-Star Sword], banish the Level 7 monster [Overlord Zero] that I just searched into my hand, and draw two cards from my deck!"

Without hesitation, Yuya Sakaki discarded the unused tools and drew two more cards from his deck.

Lying on the ground, the Super Thunder Dragon could only gurgle and make sounds with a mixture of grief, indignation, and helplessness as it looked at the scene.

Pitiful, weak, and helpless...

(Number of cards in Sakaki Yuya’s hand: 5)

"Now, let's get to the important part!"

With the standard smile of a duelist, Yuya Sakaki, waving his arm, placed a card on the Duel Disk and performed a Normal Summon: "...Normal Summon 'Entertainment Partner - Skull Acrobat Jester,' and activate this card's effect. When this card is successfully Summoned, add 1 "Entertainment Partner" monster, 1 "Magician" Pendulum Monster, or 1 "Odd-Eyes" monster from your Deck to your hand, except 'Entertainment Partner - Skull Acrobat Jester.'"

"...I choose to search for the [Rainbow Magician] in my deck!"

【Rainbow Magician】, also known as the human form of the heterochromatic pendulum dragon, one of the Four Heavenly Dragons.

As the monster's effect was activated, the indicator light on the Blade Duel Disk on Yuya Sakaki's arm began to flash and automatically ejected a card.

Yuya Sakaki took the card and immediately placed it, along with another card from his hand, into the Pendulum Zones on either side of the Duel Disk: "I set the Pendulum Scales with Scale 8 [Rainbow Magician] and Scale 5 [Wise Eye Magician], then set Link Arrows for [Entertainment Partner - Skeleton Acrobat] and [King of Kings - Dark Wyvern] on the field to perform a Link Summon!"

"The summoning condition is two Pendulum Monsters... Come forth! Pendulum Light—[Newly Forged Warrior - Silver Princess]!!!"

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[Newly Forged Warrior - Silver Princess]

(Psychic/Fire/Attack Power 1800/LINK-2/)

Connection/Effect:

2 Pendulum Monsters

The ③ effect of this card name can only be used once per turn.

①: This effect can only be activated if this card is Link Summoned. Add 1 Pendulum Monster from your Deck face-up to your Extra Deck.

②: Once per turn, you can target 1 face-up card you control other than this card; destroy that card. Then, add 1 face-up Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck to your hand.

③: If a card in your Pendulum Zone leaves the field, activate this effect. Draw 1 card from your Deck.

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The Pendulum Light, which is on par with the Fusion Light [Predatory Plant - Blue Lock Dragon Anaconda] and the Synchro Light [Crystal Machine - Inherited Fiberglass], – [Steel Armor Warrior - Silver Princess] – emerged from the flames of the explosion, propelled by its Steel Armor Wings, and arrived in the Extra Monster Zone in front of Yuya Sakaki.

(Warrior Princess - Awashima: What about me? Aren't I the Xyz Light???)

Duelists: Who are you? Does this card even exist? Aren't all the big guys in the Overkill deck already on the table?

"If the first effect of [Newly Forged Warrior - Silver Princess] is activated and a Link Summon is successfully completed, add [Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon] face-up from my Deck to my Extra Deck!"

Raising her arm, the Silver Princess opened a portal in front of her and then teleported the [Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon] from her deck to Yuya Sakaki's Extra Deck, face-up.

"Next, I activate the pendulum effect of 'Magician of Insight.' This effect can only be activated if there is a 'Magician' card or a 'Entertainment Partner' card in your other Pendulum Zone. This card is destroyed, and you place 1 'Magician' pendulum monster from your Deck, other than 'Magician of Insight,' into your Pendulum Zone… I choose to place 'Magician of Black Fang' at Scale 8."

"And as the Magician with the Eye of Wisdom destroyed it, at that very moment, the third effect of the Newly Forged Warrior - Silver Princess activated, and I drew a card from my deck."

As he said this, Yuya Sakaki added another card to his hand.

At the same time, the self-destructive [Wise Eye Magician] also pulled a new magician—the Dark-attribute Black Fang Magician—to his original location.

"The play continues. I activate the second effect of [Newly Forged Warrior - Silver Princess] to destroy [Rainbow Magician] in the Pendulum Zone, and then pull [Insightful Magician] from the Extra Deck back into my hand."

The Pendulum effect of [Magician with Insight] has no limit of once per turn. This means that Yuya Sakaki, who retrieves this card, can trigger his self-destruct effect again, pulling another Magician monster from the Deck to the Pendulum Zone.

"...At the moment of destruction, the effect of [Rainbow Magician] was activated, adding a [Pendulum Calculation] card from the deck to my hand. I chose to search for the Continuous Spell Card - [Starfrost Pendulum Calculation]."

(Sakaki Yuya's hand count: 6, including the recovered Insightful Eye and the Starry Sky Reading Formation retrieved from his hand)

"That Yuya guy... he's used so many cards, but he doesn't seem to be reducing his hand size at all..."

"Not only that, judging from his expression, this seems to be just the beginning..."

Watching Yuya Sakaki demonstrate his new pendulum summoning technique and his seamless retrieval and recovery operations, Yusei and Jaden Yuki, who were behind him, couldn't help but sigh with admiration.

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PS:

The rules of Pendulum and Link Summoning are relatively complex and have a certain learning curve.

To truly connect with this storyline, one needs to have read the Yu-Gi-Oh! A5 manga.

So I positioned it as a side story separate from the main storyline, showcasing the Four Heavenly Dragons and the scene of Bale burning insects, and then bringing out Zack as the ending, that's roughly the idea.

After this duel, we will return to the main storyline of the Society of Light.

511 The Four Dragons Gather

Just as the Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon can only unleash their full power in the hands of Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba, the Odd-Eyes, Pendulum Magician, and Entertainment Partner series are decks that only Yuya Sakaki can unleash their full potential.

If anyone else were to use this deck, which mixes various high and low agility cards, the most likely outcome would be a stuck hand of bad cards...

The text filled with card illustrations, along with the complex summoning logic and formulas, would leave most people bewildered by the long, convoluted descriptions before they even begin to unfold...

"Continuous Spell Card - [Starfrost Pendulum Array] activated! While this card is in the Spell & Trap Zone, your opponent cannot target Spell Card effects with the effects of Spell Cards... and once per turn, if a face-up 'Magician' Pendulum Monster Card leaves your Monster Zone or Pendulum Zone, activate this effect. Add 1 'Magician' Pendulum Monster from your Deck to your hand."

Holding the magic card retrieved by Rainbow Magician in his hand, Yuya Sakaki activated it immediately.

As he moved, the azure magic circle bloomed instantly above his head like flowers.

Behind the magic circle, one could vaguely glimpse the figure of a magician who blended seamlessly into the environment.

"...Next, I set [The Magician with the Eye of Wisdom] to the Pendulum Zone again and activated its effect to destroy it. Then I replaced it with [The Magician with the Curved Clouds] (Spellcaster/DARK/Level 5/ATK: 800/DEF: 2300) from the Deck."

The cards at scale 2, namely "Magician of the Clouds" and at scale 8, are the two cards that Yuya Sakaki currently has placed in his left and right pendulum zones.

According to the rules of Pendulum Summoning, in this state, he can Special Summon as many Pendulum Monsters of Level 3 to 7 as possible from the Extra Deck and his hand to the field.

"...Since [Magician of Insight] was destroyed by its own effect, the second effect of [Starfrost Pendulum Calculation] will also be triggered. I search my deck for a Level 3 Pendulum Monster - [Magician of the Sword]!"

(Number of cards in Sakaki Yuya’s hand: 5)

"I continue with the Continuous Spell Card—[Soul Pendulum]! I lower the scale of [Magician of the Clouds] to 1, and then raise the scale of [Magician of the Black Fang] to 9. In this way, I can Special Summon monsters of levels 2 to 8 from my face-up Extra Deck and my hand!"

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【Soul Pendulum】