Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Just as Gin Meteor was moved by Yuki Judai and was about to reach out and grasp Yuki Judai's outstretched right hand, Saiou's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

The voice was directed at him personally, so no one else heard what the King of the West said.

Upon hearing this voice, Yin Liuxing froze instantly, and the expression on his face changed from a smile to deep fear.

From his perspective, all he could see was a pure white light rushing towards him.

Enveloped in light, he seemed to have been reborn within it...

"Hey! Are you okay?"

Seeing that the duel was over, Yusei and the others came to Yuki Jaden's side.

Yusei asked, looking at the drooping head of the Silver Meteor.

Could it be that this kid is desperate because he lost at cards?

"Uh ah ah ah..."

Suddenly, under everyone's gaze, Yin Liuxing, who was frozen in place, had his hair and the color of his pupils turn silver-white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, he slowly raised his head.

Everyone: "...?"

"Aaaaaaah... I see light! I see light!!!"

As if he had become a completely different person, Yin Liuxing, whose personality also began to change drastically after his physical appearance changed, suddenly stood up from the ground.

His hair had turned white, and his face now displayed an expression of utter fanaticism.

"...For Lord Sai-ō, I have finally been reborn!!!!!"

"What's going on, Meteor?" Scratching his head, Jaden Yuki, puzzled by the current situation, couldn't help but utter a questioning sound.

They were fine just a moment ago, how did they suddenly become so dim-witted?

"Heh...nothing to be surprised about."

Manjoume, standing to the side, answered everyone's questions: "This is... Lord Saiō's power! Hahahaha!!!"

With a triumphant laugh, Manjoume, who had witnessed the outcome of the duel, then left with Asuka.

Before leaving, he turned his gaze and glanced at another hero out of the corner of his eye: "Yusei... after Jaden, it's your turn next!"

Youxing: “…”

519 Assassins from the Professional League

"...King Zhai, what exactly are you planning to do by using the Duel Academy as a frontline base?"

That night, at the port near the lighthouse of Duel Academy.

Alone on his private yacht, leisurely enjoying the sea breeze, Ed Phoenix gazed at the Duel Academy in the distance and couldn't help but ponder the thoughts of his old friend, Saiou Takumo.

The words that Wan Zhangmu had said earlier still lingered in her mind.

After learning of the King's true purpose, Edward couldn't help but start to ponder the real reason why he did what he did.

Just as Edward was idly thinking about these things, a cruise ship that had come from the outside world suddenly docked at the shore.

A sinister-looking man in a suit slowly stepped out of the cruise ship.

The man, who looked like a corporate slave on the verge of sudden death, glanced at his pocket watch and, after confirming that he wasn't late, smiled with satisfaction.

"That guy... isn't he X from the professional league?"

Seemingly recognizing the newcomer, Edward, leisurely playing with his silver hair, frowned and began to mutter to himself.

As a newcomer to the professional league, although she has a brilliant record in duels, she is unable to surpass the veteran professional players who have accumulated years of experience in terms of points.

Having accumulated experience over time, although they couldn't match a genius like Edward in dueling, they still rose to a higher position than Edward through their seniority and connections.

And the man named X in front of us is one of them.

As a veteran of the professional league, he should be very busy.

But for some reason, he made a special trip to the Duel Academy in the middle of the sea late at night.

Curious, Edward watched X's departing figure, and after a moment's thought, he stood up and quietly followed behind X.

"Oh my gosh~~~ Isn't that the Beauty Under the Moon? How rare!"

Following the road toward the Duel Academy, a man named X happened to find a blooming white flower by the roadside.

"Beauty under the moon" is another name for the epiphyllum.

The epiphyllum only blooms briefly at night, and after a short period of bloom, it withers quickly.

It is precisely because life is short that it is all the more precious.

"He actually had the mind to stop and admire the flowers; it seems this guy isn't so bad after all..."

Ed, who had been observing X from the sidelines, had a slightly different impression of X after witnessing his actions.

Just as she was thinking this, X adjusted his glasses, then suddenly raised his right foot and stomped on the cluster of flowers under the moon, pressing them into the soil beneath his feet.

Seemingly feeling that this wasn't cruel enough, he twisted his foot forcefully, pushing the epiphyllum even deeper.

Edward: "..."

Okay, never mind...

Reflected in his pupils was X's face, which was filled with a joyful expression. After a brief moment of astonishment, Edward put his right hand on his forehead and sighed in silence.

Yes, this is indeed the normal way things should develop.

There are hardly any normal people among these guys in the professional league.

"...Just for this brief moment of Duancha, I'm desperately opening myself up, sparashi~~ This feeling is just too wonderful~~~"

X cupped his face in his hands, his expression contorted, gradually leaning towards the direction of acting. He then stomped his feet, delivering several more kicks to the battered beauty under the moon: "...Ahahahahaha!!! It's precisely this kind of beauty that's worth destroying!"

"Little Flower, don't blame me... It's your own fault for appearing right in front of me like that."

"Ughhhhh... How could I possibly... suppress this destructive urge welling up from within me!"

"Is there really anyone... who could resist tearing you to pieces?"

While lamenting the fleeting nature of flowers, they also wholeheartedly play the role of perpetrators.

X, clutching his head and oblivious to everyone else, began to have his episode. After thoroughly tormenting the moonlit beauty, he then turned his distorted face toward the sky.

As if wanting to envelop the moon in its own palm, X, licking its tongue and uttering nonsensical words, also made a gesture of clenching its five fingers in the direction of the moon.

"Tsk..."

Seeing all this, Edward's face showed only undisguised disgust.

Eek! That's perverted!!!

He looks like an innocent-looking office worker who works long hours and is on the verge of collapse, so why would he do something so twisted?

Doesn't this guy have any bottom line?

Just as normal people can never understand what's going on in the minds of mentally ill people, Ed Phoenix, a normal, beautiful girl, could never understand X's thoughts.

……

...

The upright Death Tarot card represents destruction and undeniable ruin.

Saiou, who was skeptical of the new hero's power, drew this card in a divination and then chose to send X, a player from the professional league, as the assassin to attack Yusei and his friends.

In his view, if Yusei couldn't even overcome this fate, then the so-called hero was nothing more than that, and not worth his, Prince Sai's, excessive attention.

With Manjoume, who had joined the Society of Light, as an inside agent, X, who had come to the Duel Academy, quickly understood the role he needed to play. Following the instructions sent through his phone, he waited for his duel opponent tonight in a quiet and secluded water curtain cave near the Duel Academy.

Following behind him, Edward, who had come here with him, was still hiding in the shadows, playing the role of a bystander.

"Judging from X's movements, he seems to be preparing for a duel with someone..."

"But who else would come to a place like this so late at night besides him and me?"

"Moreover, how many people on this island are qualified to enjoy this honor, even if they are professional players as opponents?"

Having not grasped the full picture of the incident and excluded from the King's plans, she now wore a bewildered and confused expression.

While these questions were on his mind, Edward once again entered a state of deep thought.

……

"Manjoume! How long are you going to make me wait?! Hurry up and take down Yuki Judai and the others!"

Formerly the Obelisk Blue boys' dormitory, now the headquarters of the Society of Light Duel Academy.

Lying back on the soft sofa in the luxurious room, Wan Zhangmu could hear the roar of Napoleon, the instructor.

Upon learning of Yin Liuxing's failure, he was furious and rushed to Wan Zhangmu's place, presenting him with an attitude of demanding an explanation.

Another loss? Lost to those guys from Osiris Red again!

Manjoume... can't you stand up straight for me, kid?

"If we just beat those guys, we could get the Duel Academy to recognize the White Dormitory..."

"Tsk! You just shut up and watch!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Wan Zhangmu glanced at the Napoleon instructor jumping around beside him, feeling somewhat impatient. He scratched his head and stood up.

Having interrupted Napoleon, he then calmly said, "Hmph! Lord Sai-wang has already arrived on this island!"

"What?! An assassin?! Is that even possible? Who is it?"

Stunned by Wan Zhangmu's speech, Napoleon, the coach, who had been bombarding him with a series of questions, showed a clear look of astonishment on his face.

wipe……

So the plan had already begun without my knowledge?

Manjou, I misunderstood you!

As expected, you are still my hope, my lifeline in bringing down the Osiris Red Dormitory!