Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The illustration on the magic card depicts a scene in a void, gazing upon a giant eyeball whose surface is covered with dark cocoons of eyeballs.

Through the effect of this magic card, Saiou will be able to glimpse the fate of Kenzan and learn the specific information about the card he is about to obtain.

"Hehehe~~~~ Sword Mountain, let me see! What kind of existence will you have in your next life? Will you be a magician or a warrior, or... just a pitiful insect?"

With a swift movement, Saiō arrived at the foot of Kenzan and extended his right palm toward it.

"Hmph! Is there even a question? It's obviously a dinosaur!"

Without even thinking, Kenzan gave his answer.

At the same time, due to the effects of the magic cards, he had no choice but to take his deck out of the Duel Disk and hand it over to Saiou.

"Dinosaurs, really? Then what's the truth?"

Giving an ambiguous answer, Saiou took the deck and then reached out to draw the top card.

——【Super Evolution Medicine - Modified】.

A spell card that can transform a Bird-type monster on the field into a Dinosaur-type monster.

"...The first card is a magic card, right? Well then, I'll continue drawing cards."

As he said this, Saiō reached out and drew the second card from his deck.

—【Ultimate Terror Beast】, a high-level Dinosaur-Type monster with an attack power of 3000, possessing the ability to attack each of the opponent's monsters once.

"...I see, that makes sense! The second card I drew was a dinosaur monster~"

Looking at the card, Saiou smiled mysteriously and nodded as if in agreement: "According to the follow-up effect of the magic card [Vision of the Afterlife], when the type of the monster card I draw is the same as the type of the monster on my opponent's field, my opponent recovers 1000 LP and then puts the drawn card back into the deck in its original order."

524 Are you kidding me?

Both [Ultimate Terror Beast] and [Giant Spinosaurus] are Dinosaur-type monsters. Therefore, according to the follow-up effect of the Spell Card [Vision of the Afterlife], Kenzan will recover 1000 Life Points.

(Kenzan LP: 4000→5000)

"Hehehe... Sorry, it seems like my luck is on the side this time!" Jianshan puffed out his chest smugly and wiped the tip of his nose.

"Heh... no need to be polite."

With a mysterious smile, Saiou returned the deck to Kenzan and walked back to where he had been standing.

"What's wrong with this guy? He's deliberately giving away his life points as a gift to Kenzan..."

"...Yes, yes, what exactly is Prince Zhai up to?"

Unable to understand Saiō's plan, Jaden Yuki, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, couldn't help but ask this question.

Marufuji Sho, who was his younger brother, nodded vigorously in agreement.

"No, that's not the case."

Just as Jaden Yuki and Sho Marufuji were wondering about this, Yusei's voice suddenly echoed behind them.

Yusei, carrying a pile of bread, came to their side along with Edward.

"...The effect of that spell card isn't just as simple as restoring Kenzan's life points." Picking up where Yusei left off, Edward smoothed his stray hair and continued, "Actually, by activating this spell card, Saiou has already learned of Kenzan's future, and the effect of his [Secret Power 1 - Magician] on the field will also be triggered, doubling its attack power..."

Jaden Yuki & Sho Marufuji: "I...I see!"

(【Arcane Power 1 - Magician】Attack Power: 1100→2200)

Just as Ed said, as the magic card was activated, a pale green halo began to appear on the surface of the magician's body.

Enveloped in this light, the magician's attack power surged to 2200 points, surpassing the [Giant Spinosaurus] (Attack Power: 2000) on the field!

Kenzan: "What...?!"

Saiō: "Ha... The battle has begun! The magician attacks the Giant Spinosaurus! Take this—Arcana Magic!!!"

Waving to enter his battle phase, Saiou issued an attack command to the Mystic Power monster on his field.

Upon receiving the instruction, the magician simultaneously brought his hands together in front of his chest, assuming a posture of gathering energy.

As he moved, several wisps of green mist began to appear around him, then rushed straight toward the location of the Giant Spinosaurus.

Enveloped in mist, the gigantic Spinosaurus vanished from the field as if by magic, leaving not a trace whatsoever.

"Hmm... Giant Spinosaurus!"

(Kenzan LP: 5000→4800)

Watching his monster disappear in the magic, Kenzan couldn't help but grit his teeth.

As he felt his life points drain away, a nameless rage welled up within him.

How dare you destroy my dinosaur... Prince Zhai, how dare you!

"Next, I'll lay two cards in wait, and then the turn ends."

After finishing his turn, the King of the West pondered for a moment, then placed his two cards face down in the back row and waved to end his turn.

As the round ended, the magician's attack power returned to its original 1100 points.

"Ugh... It's my turn! My turn, draw a card!"

Upon seeing Saiou announce the end of the turn, Kenzan, eager to play, immediately drew a brand new card from his deck.

Without even the slightest hesitation, he slammed the card in his hand onto the Duel Disk deck: "...I summon [Archaeopteryx - Ancient Bird] in Attack Position!"

"...Next, I target it and activate the Spell Card I just drew—[Evolution Potion - Modified]! I Tribute one Winged Beast Monster on my field and Special Summon one Dinosaur Monster from my hand!"

The artwork on the magic card depicts an overlapping image of birds and dinosaurs.

Using the effect of this card, Sword Mountain can evolve the bird-and-beast monsters on his field, transforming them from birds in the sky into overlords on the earth!

"Heh... Since the magic card has been activated, the effect of [Arcane Power 1 - Magician] will also be triggered, and its attack power will be doubled until the end of the turn!"

Seeing that Kenzan had activated his magic card, Saiou pointed to the Magician on his field and activated its effect.

(【Arcane Power 1 - Magician】Attack Power: 1100→2200)

"...It's alright!"

Seeing the magician's attack power double again, Kenzan, who had already anticipated this outcome, fearlessly stretched out his arm and placed a new card in place of [Archaeopteryx - Ancient Bird] on the Duel Disk: "Come forth! [Dark Tyrannosaurus Rex] (ATK: 2600)!!!"

Prince Zhai: "...Attack power 2600?"

Kenzan: "That's right, even a magician with doubled attack power wouldn't be a match for the Dark Tyrannosaurus Rex!"

"Attack! I'm using [Dark Tyrannosaurus Rex] to attack [Arcane Power 1 - Magician]... X-Impact!!!"

The giant Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared, dragging its body, and delivered a powerful, accelerating tail-whip attack towards the magician.

As the Tyrannosaurus Rex moved, the magician's body was immediately whipped away like a spinning top, exploding and disintegrating into golden specks that vanished into the air.

At the same time, Saiō also suffered damage from the difference in attack power between the two monsters—400 points.

"...Gu!"

(Zaiwang LP: 4000→3600)

With his health points reduced, the calm expression on the King of the Sea's face finally disappeared.

After giving the opposite sword mountain a hateful glare, Saiō waved his hand to dispel the smoke from the explosion around him.

"Hehehe... Talking about fate and other incomprehensible things, but in the end, it's all just this!"

Despite holding the advantage, Kenzan did not forget to finish off Saiou.

Clenching his right fist, a sword-like smirk playing on his lips, he shouted towards Saiō's direction, "Saiō... For me, who awakened the immense power of a dinosaur after meeting my elder brother and the others, no amount of bluffing will work!!!"

"..."

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

After a moment of silence, Saiō, whose expression had returned to calm, reached out and drew the top card from his deck.

After looking at the card he had drawn, he raised an eyebrow and slammed it onto the duel disk: "...Activate the magic card [Pentagram Coin]! Like the cards with the power of magic, this card will also produce different results depending on its face-up or face-down position."

"...Sword Mountain, would you like me to explain the effect of this card?"

"No need! STOP!!!" Jianshan casually stretched out his arm, not believing that his fate was already predetermined, and directly shouted the message to stop.

As his voice faded, the spinning card finally came to a stop in its upright position.

"Heh... The effect of the card in the correct position is activated. I draw one card from my deck and recover 500 life points."

With a smile on his face, Prince Sai drew a card from his deck.

At the same time, the damage caused by the sword mountain's attack was also replenished, and there was a slight overflow.

(Zaiwang LP: 3600→4100)

"Have you recovered from the damage you just suffered? Sai-o, you're really lucky!" Kenzan couldn't help but exclaim, looking at Sai-o's condition.

"Lucky, isn't it? But... fate guides everyone equally! Now, let me prove that to you!"

Saying this, Saiou took a new monster card in his hand and then slapped it onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot] in Attack Position! And activate its effect. The effect varies depending on the monster's position when it is summoned!"

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[Arcane Power 7 - Chariot]

(Angel/Light/4-star/Attack: 1700/Defense: 1700)

effect:

When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, you can toss a coin once to gain the following effect.

●Upright Position: When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can Special Summon that monster to your field.

●Reversed Position: When this card is destroyed by battle, it can be Special Summoned to your opponent's field.

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"Sword Mountain! Continue to choose your destiny!"

A mysterious monster with multiple tentacles waving around its body, resembling an alien war chariot, appeared on Saiou's field as he moved.

With a pleased smile, Saiō pointed to the top of the monster's head and urged the direction of Tsurugi Mountain.

"Ugh... not again?"