Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Echoing Yusei's guess, Edward nodded in agreement.

If Prince Jai were really that easy to deal with, then she wouldn't need to act so cautiously.

Kenzan: "It's alright... Saiō still has 200 health points left, as long as we make it to the next round..."

Prince Zhai: "Hmph! You don't have a next round!"

Kenzan: "What?!"

"My turn, my turn, draw!" Forcibly ending Kenzan's turn, the Prince of the Palace, his purple eyes gleaming with divine light, then drew a brand new card from his deck.

After glancing at the card's information, Saiou immediately placed it into the back row of the Duel Disk: "...I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Necromancer's Tribute]. According to this card's effect, I can Special Summon 1-2 monsters from my Graveyard to my opponent's field..."

"What?! Summoned to my field...?!"

Upon hearing Saiō's explanation, Kenzan was momentarily stunned.

This time, the spell card not only lacks the ability to choose between face up and face down like before, but its effect is to send monsters from your Graveyard to your opponent...

Excuse me?

Is this card really not for charity?

"That's right... Sword Mountain is Special Summoned to your field, and... you can freely decide the attack and defense status of these monsters."

Tapping the Duel Disk, Saiou continued, "Using the effect of a Spell Card, I Special Summon 'Arcane Power 7 - Chariot' from my Graveyard to your field!"

Waving its numerous tentacles, the previously destroyed chariot reappeared beside the [Dinosaur Chariot] and [Little Horned Dragon] of Sword Mountain, accompanied by a burst of light.

At the same time, the card on its head also began to rotate clockwise.

“Heh…is that even a question? Of course I’ll choose attack!” Without thinking, Kenzan placed the chariot that Saiou had given him face up on the field.

"So, at the moment that [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot] is Special Summoned, its effect will also be activated... This time, it's my turn to choose the right one or the wrong one."

Waving his fingers and watching Kenzan's reaction, Saiou revealed a smug smile: "...Now, STOP!"

As the king's voice faded, the card above [Secret Power 7 - Chariot] finally came to rest in its reversed position.

"...The reverse position effect of [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot] is that if it is destroyed by battle, it can be Special Summoned to the opponent's field."

"I know the effect, you don't need to repeat it so many times!" Jianshan waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Saiou's attempt to continue explaining.

"Is that so? Then I'll Special Summon this card next!" With a faint smile, Saiou flipped over one of his cards and pointed it at Kenzan: "The follow-up effect of [Necromantic Tribute] is that when I perform a Normal Summon, it reduces the number of Tributes required to Special Summon a monster using this effect."

"Come forth... [Mystic Power 8 - Strength]!"

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【Secret Power 8 - Strength】

(Angel/Light/5-star/Attack: 1800/Defense: 1800)

effect:

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

● Table: Select 1 monster on your opponent's field and gain control of that monster.

●Reverse: Transfer control of all monsters on your field except this card to your opponent.

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A pure white alien angel, more like the eighth arcane power of the mechanical race than the angel race, appeared on the field as the King of the Sea moved.

Like all the previous Arcane Power monsters, the [Arcane Power 8 - Strength] that appeared this time also had a [symbol of power] above its head.

A card that rotates clockwise.

"...Power? Is it a new arcane power monster?"

Looking at the new secret ritual power that appeared in front of the King of the West, Kenzan couldn't help but show a somewhat dazed expression.

"Choose your destiny, Sword Mountain!"

Extending his right arm with a mysterious smile, Saiō pointed to the location of the sword mountain: "In the proper setting, I can..."

"Gain control of one monster on your field; if the card is reversed, transfer control of all monsters on your field except this one to your opponent!"

As before, there were no monsters other than [Secret Power 8 - Power] on Saiou's field.

In other words, even in the worst-case scenario, King Sai would not suffer the slightest loss.

"...STOP."

Seizing the opportune moment, Kenzan shouted the order to stop.

But the final result was that it stopped in the correct position.

"Hehehe... The effect of [Arcane Power 8 - Strength] is activated, Sword Mountain, I will gain control of your [Dinosaur Chariot] on the field!"

Seeing the final result of [Power], Saiō couldn't help but smirk.

"Don't even think about it! When I activate the second effect of [Dinosaur Tank], which targets only this card on the field, I can target 1 other card on the field. That target is transferred to the card that is the correct target!"

Raising his arm as well, Kenzan shouted, "Saiou! I've changed the target of your effect to your own monster... which means that [Secret Power 8 - Power] will be transferred to my field because of its own effect!"

King of the West: "..."

[Dinosaur Chariot] let out a roar and directly deflected [Mystic Power 8 - Strength].

Affected by the backlash, [Secret Power 8 - Strength] immediately and decisively turned into a traitor, defecting to the Sword Mountain's camp.

The altar where the King of the West had performed the ritual was once again completely empty.

Furthermore, having already performed a Normal Summon this turn, he is no longer able to summon any new monsters...

"Hehehe~~~ Prince Zhai, thank you for your generous gift!"

He wiped his nose and let out a mocking laugh.

All that fancy stuff turned out to be a waste of his time; the Prince of Zhai must be furious!

"...Isn't it a bit too early to say thank you now?"

To Kenzan's surprise, Saiou, whose monster was taken away by the ox, did not exhibit any signs of madness.

As if he had foreseen this scene, Saiou smiled faintly and continued, "Just because of one mistake, someone's life can be completely ruined; similarly, sometimes just because of a single card, the course of a duel can turn completely unfavorable..."

"……what?"

"Trap Card activated! [Reversed Fate]!"

Pressing the button on the Duel Disk, Saiou flipped over the face-down card in the back row: "Based on the effect of this card, I can switch the face-up and face-down effects of all [Arcane Power] monsters on the field!"

Kenzan: "...!!!"

As the trap card was activated, the cards above [Arcane Power 7 - Chariot] and [Arcane Power 8 - Power] were instantly flipped over.

Calling for both sides, reversing reality and illusion.

The situation on the field also underwent a dramatic change!

"...The reverse effect of [Arcane Power 8 - Power]: Transfer control of all monsters on your field except this card to your opponent."

With a knowing smile spreading across his face, Saiou couldn't help but burst into laughter, displaying his most expressive facial expressions: "Hahahaha... [Dinosaur Tank], [Little Horned Dragon], and [Secret Power 7 - Tank]! Come to my field, all of you!!!"

Kenzan: "...Ami!!!"

Enveloped in the aura of [Secret Ritual Power 8 - Strength], the monsters that were originally on the Sword Mountain field immediately switched sides and all joined Saiou's camp.

With a smile on his face, Saiou transformed into a minotaur and brought all the monsters on the field of Kenzan, except for [Secret Power 8 - Strength], to his own field...

"Hmm..." As the dinosaurs left him and became his enemies, a visible look of disappointment appeared on Kenzan's face.

"Ha... Let's fight!"

Glancing at the horde of monsters before him, Saiou, his exaggerated facial expressions gone, unhesitatingly issued the attack command: "Take this, Kenzan! [Dinosaur Chariot] Attack [Secret Ritual Power 8 - Strength], Flame Impact!!!"

Whether intentional or not, Saiou deliberately chose to have the [Dinosaur Chariot] (Attack Power: 3000), which originally belonged to Kenzan, attack [Secret Ritual Power 8 - Strength] (Attack Power: 1800)...

Of course, he had no other choice.

--boom! ! !

With a violent explosion, the familiar flames once again appeared before everyone's eyes, but this time, it was Sword Mountain's turn to suffer the damage.

"Ughhhhhh...!!!"

(Kenzan LP: 0)

[Mystic Power 8 - Strength] vanished into nothingness in the flames, and the already meager health of Kenzan, damaged by the aftershocks of the [Dinosaur Chariot] attack, dropped to 0 in an instant.

Without a doubt, the duel ended with Saiō's desperate counterattack.

"Sword Mountain!!!"

"...Kenzan! Are you alright?!"

As the duel ended, the 3D image generated by the Duel Disk vanished without a trace.

All that remained before everyone's eyes was Kenzan, who had collapsed to the ground after taking the attack, and the figure of Saiou slowly walking towards him.

Looking towards Sword Mountain, the crowd couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

527 A childlike heart remains intact.

"Sword Mountain, your defeat in this duel is your ultimate fate..."

"Of course, you can see it as a new destiny... In any case, a path of light has opened before your eyes... It is a straight, pure white, beautiful path..."

As he walked toward the mountain of swords lying on the ground, Saiō muttered words that sounded like prophecy.

At this point, Saiou was already looking forward to Dilano Kenzan, a rather powerful duelist, being transformed into a new executive of his Society of Light.

Just like Manjoume, who lost to him in the duel, Kenzan will also turn white under the influence of the light of destruction, thus joining the opposing camp of Yusei, Yuki Jaden and the others.

The feeling of betrayal from relatives and friends stirred a sense of pleasure within King Jai.

"Hey! Saiō...you better stay away from the Sword Mountain!"

"Oh……!"

Seeing that Saiō was approaching the mountain of swords, Yuki Jūdai quickly spoke up to stop him.