Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

The card he had hidden was a trap card he specifically used to save his life: [Explosive Armor]. Its effect is that when an opponent's monster declares an attack, you can target 1 attacking monster and destroy it.

However, as a god card, Winged Dragon of Ra is immune to the effects of all trap cards, so even if he activates this card, it will be in vain.

Looking at the overturned card in front of him, Franz realized that this was a futile effort, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Naturally, the trap card that Franz had placed high hopes on failed to stop the Winged Dragon of Ra's offensive.

The golden divine flames, like a raging flood, instantly engulfed Franz and the trap cards in front of him.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, a violent explosion rang out from where Franz had been standing, and immediately a figure was thrown into the air by the impact.

"...Ughhhhhh!!! Oh my god!!! I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled!!!"

Struck by the flames of divine wrath, Franz, whose body was thrown into the air in an instant, let out his last cry of resentment.

However, his angry roar of resentment went unanswered by anyone.

Under the influence of gravity, Franz, falling from mid-air, ultimately landed face-first on the cold ground, making a close and intimate encounter with it...

--boom! ! !

(Franz LP: 0)

(Winner: Yusei!!!)

Everyone: "..."

Seeing Franz's tragic end, everyone turned away from each other, unable to bear it.

Judging from the loud noise just now, one could roughly tell that Franz, who landed face down, must have suffered massive psychological and physical damage.

For someone like him who is obsessed with power and doesn't reflect on his actions, perhaps this is the best possible outcome.

"Goodbye, Winged Rathalos."

"……roar!

As the duel ended, Winged Dragon of Ra and Yusei's bodies separated.

Having won the duel, Yusei stepped back onto the ground, and bid farewell to the Winged Dragon of Ra behind him.

Before disappearing, the Winged Rathalos responded to Yusei's words with a low growl.

……

"The greater the power, the greater the tragedy it will cause..."

"Moreover, it will leave behind damage that can never be undone..."

Pegasus took the [Winged Dragon of the Sun] back from Franz's hand, looked at his former subordinate who was struggling to get up from the ground, his face covered by long silver hair, and sighed deeply. He then approached Franz and raised his arm to move the hair in front of his cheek.

In the past, Pegasus, the wielder of the Millennium Eye, one of the Seven Sacred Treasures, was influenced by the darkness within him and held a grand event in the Duel Kingdom with a specific purpose.

The conspiracy he instigated was ultimately thwarted by the nameless Pharaoh. After a period of silence, Pegasus, realizing the source of his problems, reformed himself and reappeared in the public eye with a completely new attitude.

This led to the influential International Fantasy Society we know today.

However, although the "Millennium Eye" that had affected him had been taken away and sunk into the underworld with the Pharaoh, the painful memories of that time, along with the missing eye, remained forever in Pegasus's heart.

"President...you?!"

Looking at Pegasus's face, half-hidden beneath his long hair, and his dark eye sockets, Franz, who had been clenching his teeth and showing a look of resentment, was stunned for a moment, and his expression turned to astonishment.

He had heard about Bekas's past mistakes, but he was unaware of the serious consequences of those mistakes.

"...I don't want my precious subordinate to repeat my mistakes, so...Mr. Franz, I've decided to give you a chance to redeem yourself. Come back to the International Fantasy Club. I believe you'll grow after this incident. I'm really looking forward to your new card~"

"Gurgle! President Pegasus...!!!"

"I...I want to keep creating new cards..."

Tears flowed out.

Franz, whose emotions erupted in an instant, couldn't help but cover his cheeks.

Inspired by Bekas's forgiving attitude, he knelt down and adopted the classic "Coach, I want to play basketball" pose from "Slam Dunk".

Seeing this reaction, Pegasus nodded in satisfaction and, together with Hayato who had arrived, helped Franz up from the ground.

Everyone makes mistakes, but the most important thing is whether you can learn enough lessons from those mistakes to avoid similar situations in the future.

Having grown from this experience, Franz will likely learn from it, reflect deeply, and create entirely new cards with his own unique style...

……

"Hayato, Mr. Pegasus, goodbye!"

Goodbye! Come visit us again sometime!

"Ah! Yusei boy~ Judai boy~~~ I'll definitely do it next time~"

Just like before, after resolving the internal affairs of the International Fantasy Society and retrieving the God Card.

Pegasus and his group then bid farewell to Yusei and the others, and left the island of Duel Academy in a private helicopter.

As they departed, Yusei and his group waved goodbye.

Having witnessed the duel between Yusei and Franz, Jaden Yuki, unable to contain his excitement at the prospect of fighting a strong opponent, began his own exploration: "...Oh! Yusei is really strong, but... I can't lose either. I'm going to find my opponent now!!!"

If you're afraid of losing and give up the chance to duel with professional players, that would be incredibly pathetic.

With this in mind, and accompanied by many others, Jaden Yuki finally found his opponent atop a mountain.

Or rather, it was his opponent who actively sought him out.

"I am the cherry blossom that blooms in the Xiaoman Festival, the king of the entertainment industry, and my name is Kabukid!"

Appearing before everyone as Jaden Yuki's opponent was a duelist dressed in a performance kimono, resembling a Kabuki actor, and using the "Hanafudae" deck, which primarily relied on Synchro Summoning.

Incidentally, Professor Chronos and Coach Napoleon, who planned to witness the duel live, also appeared here and joined Yusei and the others in witnessing the upcoming duel.

作为职业选手的卡布基德，用着让常人感到眼花缭乱的手法，接连拉出了【花札卫-月见花-】（战士族/暗/6星/攻击力：2000/守备力：2000）、【花札卫-猪鹿蝶-】（战士族/暗/6星/攻击力：2000/守备力：2000）、【花札卫-雨四光-】（战士族/暗/8星/攻击力：3000/守备力：3000）、【花札卫-五光-】（战士族/暗/10星/攻击力：5000/守备力：0）这四只本家的同调怪兽。

【Hanafuda-Ei - Tsukimi-】 is a special Synchro Tuner Monster that combines two characteristics. It also has the effect of treating all monsters, including itself, as Level 2 monsters for Synchro Summoning.

【Hanafuda Guardian - Ino-Shika-Cho -】Not only can it grant all 【Hanafuda Guardian】 monsters on the field the ability to break through defense, but it also has the effect of banishing one 【Hanafuda Guardian】 monster from your own Graveyard, thus preventing the activation of card effects and Special Summoning actions in your opponent's Graveyard until the end of their turn.

【Hanafuda Guardian - Rain of Light -】Above 【Hanafuda Guardian - Ino-Shika-Cho -】, this adds an effect to all 【Hanafuda Guardian】 monsters on the field, making them immune to card effects and destruction. Furthermore, it inflicts 1500 damage to the opponent during each of their draw phases.

Finally, as the eldest brother, [Hanafuda Guardian - Gokko-] can negate and destroy the activation of Spell & Trap Cards once per turn, and grant [Hanafuda Guardian] monsters on your field the ability to negate the effects of your opponent's monsters during the Battle Phase.

Furthermore, once the Synchro Summoned [Hanafuda Guardian - Five Lights -] leaves the field, Kabukid can summon a new [Hanafuda Guardian] monster from the Extra Deck...

All the Spell, Trap, and Monster cards were targeted, so Neos' Contact Fusion didn't get a chance to fully unfold.

Under this immense pressure, Jaden Yuki's life points were reduced to a mere flickering flame!

Fortunately, the chosen ones, favored by heaven, can radiate new hope even in the most desperate situations.

In a desperate situation, Jaden Yuki's eyes turned into burning gold, awakening him into his Overlord form. Relying on the combined effect of the trap cards "Wise Stone Alchemist" and "Evil Hero - Evil Blade Demon King", he negated all face-up cards on Kabukid's field after banishing the four ordinary knights with the Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind attributes from his graveyard.

After that, thanks to the effect of the [Wisdom Stone Alchemist], the [Evil Hero - Evil Blade Demon King], who was resurrected from hell and whose attack power doubled to 7000, activated the effect of forced taunt, forcing Kabukid's monsters to make a forced suicidal attack on him.

And so, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Kabukid, who was controlling the [Hanafuda Guardian] monster, was ultimately defeated by the attack of his own monster.

The duel ended with the victory of Jaden the Great...

585 The White Knights' Assault

"You've got some nerve, kid... you actually dared to accept my challenge!"

"Hmph! No matter who the opponent is, anyone who dares to challenge our Society of Light is unforgivable!"

A new day begins at Duel Academy, in the early morning twilight.

Manjoume, who was wandering around the Duel Academy headquarters, also found his opponent.

His opponent, though not ranked very high, was undoubtedly a professional duelist with strength far exceeding that of ordinary duelists.

The two, who were looking for each other's rivals, met by sheer chance.

"Ha! Instead of running away in fear, you're walking towards me? Let me see how long your intimidation can last!"

"...Let you, this guy in the white uniform, become a part of my glorious record!"

With a disdainful snort, the black-clad professional player, like an exhibitionist, ripped open his coat, revealing the multiple badges hanging inside his uniform.

That was proof of the countless duelists he had defeated and won from their hands.

"So what? It's the same for me!"

In response to the black-clad man's boastful words, Manjoume, not to be outdone, lifted his uniform, revealing an equally large number of badges.

At a glance, the number of badges hanging inside the white uniform was definitely more than that of the man in black.

In terms of showing off, the man in black was clearly at a disadvantage.

"What...? You brat, you must have snatched the badge from those scumbags, right?"

"Then, let's make you one of those scumbags too!"

"Gulp...you brat!"

Shocked by Wan Zhangmu's achievements, the man in black gritted his teeth and revealed a look of resentment: "...You can only be proud now...Duel."

On the other side, Manjoume, who had gained the upper hand, triumphantly unfolded his Duel Disk: "If you can do it, then come on, Duel!"

After exchanging a few words, the two began their duel.

Upon noticing the duel between the two, a crowd quickly gathered and surrounded the area.

……

"So, which lucky guy will be my opponent today?"

Let's move back a little bit in time to the Osiris Red Dormitory.

Yusei got up early and went to the dormitory with his roommates to stretch his body while looking forward to the arrival of his opponent.

"Yes, I'm really looking forward to my next opponent! It seems quite a few professional players have come to the island recently, and I'm really looking forward to dueling with them!"

Beside Yusei was Jaden Yuki, who also wore an expectant expression.

As a user of the Hero Deck, Jaden Yuki's strength has obviously increased significantly since his encounter with the new space deck, compared to before.

Furthermore, it possesses an overpowered state that is almost like having cheat codes.