Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The duelist using the "Blood Substitution Gear" deck—High school boy B—was clearly far inferior to his opponent, the delicate-looking boy with glasses, in terms of skill and awareness.

在中学男生B场上的【红色零件】（机械族/地/4星/攻击力1300/守备力1500）被眼镜少年的【潜伏海底的深海龙】（海龙族/水/4星/攻击力1700/守备力1400）给战斗破坏，随后又受到了【海皇的长枪兵】（海龙族/水/2星/攻击力1400/守备力0）的直接攻击后，他的LP便被直接削减为0，输掉了决斗。

After a brief standoff, middle school boy B quickly succumbed to the bespectacled boy's onslaught and retreated dejectedly with a helpless expression.

"...I won."

Despite winning the semi-final, the bespectacled boy didn't show much excitement on his face.

It seemed to him that this victory was a matter of course, a perfectly normal outcome.

The bespectacled boy, having won, turned around and nodded calmly in Yusei's direction.

As Yusei stared at him, he also became aware of Yusei's presence.

Yusei nodded in response to his upcoming opponent.

"Hmm... a crippled aquatic deck, huh? I feel like this hastily put-together hero deck of mine can still hold its own for a while..."

In the upcoming finals, Yusei will face off against the bespectacled boy who uses a seafood deck.

Yusei was still using the same [Fusion Hero] deck that had instantly defeated Middle School Boy A in the previous match.

There are some unused strategies in this deck, such as the fact that [Elemental HERO Sunrise Rider] has never appeared before, not to mention his usual bunch of red trap cards.

The reason why Yusei doesn't use heavy traps in duels is partly to enjoy the simple card-playing environment of today.

After all, the romance of a card player mainly lies in the unfolding stage...

In the past, Yusei, who used the Hero Deck, always had to be careful to avoid the opponent's hand traps. If he was not careful, he would end up with his deck "collecting dust".

Turn the [Hero's Arrival] ability, which costs half of your health, into [Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring]...

(Ash Blossom: refers to the opponent using the effect of Ash Blossom, which negates effects related to the deck. Along with Proliferate Golem, it is considered a toxic element in the current meta, being one of the most common hand traps, and can be surprisingly effective at disrupting the opponent's combo.)

In today's world, there's no need to worry about your actions being interrupted!

Without the risk of getting stuck, Yusei can completely relax and have fun...

……

The semi-finals have ended.

After resting for a while, Yusei and the bespectacled, handsome boy prepared for their duel.

The winner of this final will receive a prize of 100,000 yen provided by Sugoroku Muto.

It's not a lot, but for Yusei, it's essential start-up capital.

People need food to survive! With this income, Youxing can solve his immediate survival problem...

"Before the duel begins, let me introduce myself."

The bespectacled boy didn't seem very interested in the prize money; his gaze was mostly fixed on Yusei.

Before the duel began, the bespectacled boy approached Yusei and politely introduced himself: "My name is 'Yuto,' and my deck... as you've seen, is mainly composed of Water-attribute monsters, namely the 'Sea Emperor Crystal Scale' deck... or rather, the 'Sea Emperor' deck, an aquatic deck..."

"Yusei, you're using the [Hero] deck." Since the other party has taken the initiative to introduce themselves, it's only out of politeness that I should tell them my name.

With this in mind, Yusei frankly shared his basic information.

He hadn't introduced himself before simply because no one had ever asked him.

anyway……

In the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!, duelists are generally dueling-minded, always looking for a duel...

Some aloof duelists don't even bother to know their opponents' names, because in their eyes, their so-called opponents are merely stepping stones, and there's no need to know their names at all.

A duelist as polite as "Yuito" is incredibly rare in this world, almost like an endangered species...

006 Elemental HERO Deck VS Poseidon Deck (Part 1)

In the past, the order of attack in a duel was usually determined by rock-paper-scissors.

The winner of rock-paper-scissors can choose whether to go first or second.

In the anime, the order of attack is determined by who gets to grab it first! Whoever grabs it first gets to attack...

Make the first move! This is where the advantage of having a loud voice can come in.

"It seems both sides are ready, so I hereby declare... the final match officially begins!"

After they finished preparing, Yusei and Yuto tacitly arrived at the open space in front of the card shop and stood facing each other from a distance.

Seeing that both sides were ready, Muto Sugoroku, acting as the referee, immediately blew his whistle, announcing the official start of the duel.

"Duel!"

"Duel!"

The shouts of the duel echoed in unison, drawing expectant expressions from a large group of onlookers.

One side is a hero deck that can kill the opponent in one turn.

The other side is the Sea King deck, which has multiple combinations.

The duel between these two had transcended the level of ordinary beginners and reached a level that was pleasing to the eye.

"I choose……"

"Wait... I choose to attack from behind!"

Seeing that Yusei seemed to have made up his mind and was about to decide the order of his attacks, Yuto quickly spoke up and interjected, "I also studied and thought about your duel just now, and it seems that I'll be at a great disadvantage if I attack first..."

"...So this time, I'm choosing to attack second!"

At the start of the duel, Yuito explained his personal reasons and decisively chose to attack second.

As expected of a duelist who can win all the way to the finals, he can immediately see through the weakness of the hero deck's lack of initiative...

"Ha...just playing petty tricks...Fine! We'll attack from behind then."

Like Yuto, Yusei had also roughly grasped his tactics during the match he had just witnessed.

Although Yusei couldn't help but laugh at Yuto's words, he didn't refuse his request.

In any case, it doesn't matter whether I attack first or last when fighting this boy...

Even if I don't summon any monsters...

You think you can kill me in one hit?

If you think that doing this will stump me, You... then you're sorely mistaken!

Having gone through countless duels and been tempered to perfection... there's no way I wouldn't have noticed such a huge problem with the Hero Deck...

The reason I don't care is simply because I don't consider you newbies as real opponents at all!

Just as he thought, in Yusei's eyes at this moment, the duelists present were just a bunch of simple newbies who posed no threat whatsoever.

This boy named Yuito, although he has a certain level of skill and uses a stronger aquatic deck than the average player, is still no match for him.

Even though Yusei's current hero deck is just a temporary, fun deck that doesn't include common cards like Phantom Hero or Masked Hero, he would never lose to a bunch of newbies in a duel!

Yusei's opponent at this moment, a handsome and gentle boy named Yuto, is not the protagonist of the original work—Yuki Jaden.

So there's absolutely no need to worry that while he's playing cards, he'll suddenly put on a show of being blessed with protagonist's halo, drawing incredible luck, or making a miraculous comeback...

Without any special aura, and against a deck like [Water Hundred Phoenix Warrior] that's just weak and unreliable.

So what is there to worry about?

Just go for it!

With that in mind, Yusei agreed to the other party's request.

When a lion fights a rabbit, he also uses all his strength.

This carelessness might become a hidden danger, causing Yusei to stumble unexpectedly... Of course, it's hard to say...

After all, Yusei is a seasoned veteran of the shady business...

It will be quite difficult to trick him.

"Then I'll attack first!"

"My turn! Five draws to start!"

With the Duel Disk on his left arm held horizontally in front of his chest, Yusei then extended his right hand and drew five initial cards from his deck.

As the card was drawn, it also traced an arc in front of Yusei.

Yusei had wanted to try this iconic card-drawing move for a long time, but in his original world, there was no such advanced technology as the Duel Disk, so he never had the chance to do it.

Making this move at this moment, although it's incredibly cringeworthy, actually gives Yusei a strong sense of satisfaction.

The world of Yugi-Oh!

Being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) is perfectly acceptable!

If you don't have a dyed hairstyle that looks like you're playing cards, you can't even call yourself a duelist...

"I remember in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, you could draw cards if you went first, right..." Yusei scratched the back of his head, suddenly remembering something, and began to mutter to himself.

The rules for playing cards vary from region to region.

In the previous OCG environment, going first meant you couldn't draw cards, the field could coexist, and there were extra EX zones and pendulum zones...

In the current Yu-Gi-Oh! GX world, none of these things exist...

Therefore, Yusei, who is used to the OCG environment, will need some time to adapt to the rhythm of the card-playing rules in this world...

Monster Card [Elemental HERO Flamebringer], Monster Card [Elemental HERO Solidman], Spell Card [Reinforcement], Spell Card [Skyscraper], and Trap Card [Divine Shield - Mirror Force -].

"Hmm... if I have these cards..."

Looking at the card in his hand, Yusei began to think about his next move.

You cannot attack in the first round when you are in the first position, so generally speaking, it is best to choose to defend in order to deal with the opponent's attack in the next round.

On the one hand, this approach seems more prudent and avoids revealing one's tactics.

On the other hand, it also gives you the opportunity to understand your opponent's tactics so you can take appropriate countermeasures.