Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Incomprehensible.

"You don't understand...you're confused, aren't you?"

Yusei, who had just teetered on the brink of defeat, crossed his arms and looked at Franz, who was standing there dumbfounded, and said with a smile, "Then let me answer that question! The reason why the Winged Dragon's attack stopped was because the effect of [Attack Nullification] had been successfully activated!"

"What... but trap cards are clearly ineffective against gods?!"

"That's true, trap cards can't affect Winged Dragon of Ra... However, the effect of [Attack Nullification] has a follow-up: it can directly end the opponent's Battle Phase. And this effect is activated on the duelist himself, not on Winged Dragon of Ra, so it won't be negated!"

Waving his fingers, Yusei explained the situation in simple terms.

The gist of it is that the Winged Dragon of Ra is not the problem; the problem lies with Franz himself.

During the attack just now, it was he, as the pilot, who hindered the Winged Dragon of Ra, causing the chance for victory to slip away and disappear before Franz's eyes.

"Ugh! Always trying to be clever!"

"...I'll let you live one more round then. Next time, this won't happen again!"

After Yusei's explanation, Franz finally understood the situation. After opening his mouth, he gritted his teeth in resentment and said, "...I'll set aside a card, end of turn!"

"My turn! My turn! Draw a card!"

Yusei calmly drew a new card from his deck, looked at the card in his hand, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

Just like Franz drew the Destiny Card in the previous round, Yusei now has an extra card in his hand that is most suitable for clearing the field.

In fact, after Winged Dragon of Ra was given strong resistance by Field Spell Cards, the difficulty of removing it, which has a high ATK, has increased exponentially.

It will not be disrupted by effects, and it will not become the target of effects...

Trap cards are negated; Spell and Monster cards can only be used for one turn...

During the main phases of both sides' gameplay, attack power can be linked to health points, allowing the values ​​to switch back and forth.

Facing the Winged Dragon head-on is undoubtedly a very difficult task.

Yusei's original plan was to use the effect of the Almighty in his hand to perform a standard combo, eventually fusing the material monsters into one, and Special Summoning [Phantom Heroes: Trinity] with doubled ATK to 5000, and then defeating Winged Dragon of Ra in one fell swoop with the invincible Farmer's Three Punches.

However, at this moment, Yusei had a new plan.

"Franz, you gave me a great gift last time, so it's my turn to return the favor this time!"

"...Huh?! What do you mean?"

Franz, who was momentarily stunned by Yusei's meaningful remarks, was taken aback and a big question mark appeared on his head: "...Reciprocity? What reciprocity?"

Did I give you any gift?

"What I mean is, just like how you released my monster and turned it into an egg before... I'm planning to give you an 8-star monster next!"

"Winged Dragon of Ra, huh? You'd better become my new turtle food!"

With a slightly villainous, exaggerated smile on his face, Yusei threw the card in his hand directly at the other side, just as Franz had done before: "I'll return the favor to you just now!"

Franz: "...Nani?!"

Yusei: "...Based on the effect of [Turtle Kaiju - Gamesiale] in my hand, I can Tribute one of your monsters and then Special Summon it to your field!"

"...Could it be that you're planning to..."

"Hehehe...you know what I mean! It's exactly what you're thinking~~~"

"...Ami! Stop it! That kind of thing...no!!!"

Franz caught the card thrown by Yusei and, realizing what was about to happen, his expression instantly shattered.

My blood pressure spiked instantly, reaching the critical level.

Franz's face also turned bright red at a visible speed.

Just moments ago he was riding high, radiating arrogance, but now he looked as if he'd eaten ten pounds of instant noodles, his face contorted in a grotesque expression that defies description…

"Who's going to stop, you idiot!"

Amidst Yusei's slightly wicked, triumphant laughter, the Winged Dragon of Ra, which had been spreading its body on the field, followed the example of the previous monsters, twisting its body into golden specks of light and vanishing without a trace.

Without its target, the iron chain scattered helplessly, crashing onto the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

The Winged Rathalos was thus sent to the graveyard, and in its place appeared before everyone a blue sea turtle, lounging lazily in front of Franz in a frontal attack stance...

583 God - Phoenix!

As a new light shone forth, the Winged Dragon of Ra, one of the three Egyptian Gods, immediately vanished like twisted solar flames in the wind, turning into nothingness.

Instead, a monster with the shape of a sea turtle appeared on the field, in an attack stance.

Turtle Kaibun - Gamesiere (Attack Power: 2200)

"The sun god... has turned into a sea turtle?!"

"Winged Dragon of Ra... the God Card has disappeared?!"

"...Turtle Kaibunta, this is the card that devoured Red-Eyes Dragon Knight before!"

"Oh my god!!! In that case, it's really hard to say who will be the winner!"

Upon seeing the blue sea turtle appear before Franz, the crowd, recognizing the monster, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Even the incredibly powerful and resistant Camille could not escape becoming food for the turtle.

Unable to unleash its full power, the Winged Dragon of the Sun was sent to his grave, never to return to the field, amidst Franz's roar filled with regret and remorse.

All that remained before everyone's eyes was the innocent-looking sea turtle burping contentedly...

"...Damn it!!! You bastard, how dare you turn my Winged Rathalos into this piece of trash!!!"

Unable to contain his anger, Franz unleashed it relentlessly in Yusei's direction.

However, he seemed to have forgotten that he had done something similar before.

"Scraps? Franz, as a card designer, is it really appropriate for you to say something like that?"

Looking at the hypocrite in front of him, Yusei smiled, a disdainful expression appearing on his face.

Your former boss, Pegasus, was listening in the middle of it. Aren't you afraid of being erased from society after saying such things?

"Hmph! What's wrong with calling trash trash trash?"

Narrowing his eyes and furrowing his brows deeply, Franz continued, "When a weak card encounters a strong card, it is destined to be annihilated. What this era seeks is only the strong card!"

Pegasus: "...Mr. Franz."

Hearing these words, Bekas couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with Franz when Franz was still in the company.

At the time, he chose Hayato's work, a promising newcomer, over the two designers' work.

This action, however, drew the ire of Franz, a long-time employee.

"...Why, President Pegasus?! Why did you choose Hayato's work, that newcomer, and ignore my idea? What's wrong with a powerful card?"

This was Franz's genuine doubt at the time.

In his view, only powerful cards are what everyone is looking for; weak cards like ordinary ones are not worth printing at all.

Not only will it fail to generate revenue for the company, but it will also raise questions about the designer's competence, doing more harm than good!

"...The cards you designed rely too much on power, and that's not the kind of card I want."

And that was the answer Bekas gave at the time.

Duels exist for the pursuit of pleasure. To blindly seek victory and crave greater power is to put the cart before the horse and forget the original purpose.

Imagine if everyone chased after so-called power, joining the ranks of the Netherworld Pearl Tears or the Kusha Wrathful Clan, turning Yu-Gi-Oh! into a hurricane of spinning tops...

Then what's the point of the duel itself?

How many people can find genuine joy in it?

……

As the owner and founder, Bekas's idea was undoubtedly correct.

But clearly, Franz did not understand his deeper meaning, and his heart was still filled with resentment and jealousy, which led to his later theft of the God Card and his departure.

In Franz's mind, a bold idea was brewing.

That is, to create a card that surpasses all predecessors and would frighten even legendary duelists, in order to prove one's strength to Pegasus.

"See that, Pegasus! I can now... even manipulate gods!"

Pointing to the Field Spell Card [Binding Tomb] that was currently being activated, Franz continued, "No! I should say that I have obtained power surpassing that of a god!"

"...NO."

Looking at his former subordinate who was obsessed with power, a hint of pity flashed in Pegasus's eyes, and then he turned his head away.

Franz interpreted this reaction as Bekas's unwillingness to acknowledge the fruits of his labor.

"So you're unwilling to admit that I made these cards, no matter what?"

Franz gritted his teeth in resentment, abandoning his plan to continue proving himself. Now, his emotions began to surge toward destruction.

"That's enough... I activate the Field Spell Card [Skyscraper 2 - Hero City]!"

Not wanting to continue experiencing Franz's negative emotions, Yusei raised his arm, inserted the Field Spell Card that Hayato had given him into the Duel Disk, and activated it in one go.

As new Field Spell Cards are activated, older Field Spell Cards will naturally be sent to the Graveyard.

The iron chain cage of the Bound God's Tomb, on which Franz had placed high hopes, was immediately replaced by the modern city that Hayato created.

Franz: "...!!!"

Seeing his creation replaced by the one created by the newcomer Hayato, Franz's face immediately contorted in a grotesque expression.

Having experienced a renewed sense of resentment in every sense of the word, a strong sense of dissatisfaction began to rise in his chest once again.

Damn it! How dare you? How dare you do such a thing?!

Watch closely! Next round, next round...

When the sun god is revived, I will...

As Franz clenched the [Monster Resurrection] in his hand, a strange light flickered in his eyes.