Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Therefore, he maintained an undefeated record.

"You two... are so calm!"

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a voice tinged with complaint echoed in their ears.

Along with the sound, a blue trash can appeared in front of the two of them with lightning speed.

"Holy crap, the trash can has come to life?!"

"Wh...what the hell?!"

Shh! Don't be so loud!

Before the two people with surprised expressions, the lid of the trash can was slightly lifted, revealing the figure of Marufuji Sho hiding inside.

At this moment, he seemed to be afraid of being discovered by others, and with an extremely cautious attitude, he kept observing his surroundings while whispering to Yusei and Jaden Yuki.

"Xiang?! What are you doing? Why are you hiding in the trash can?"

"Brother, can't you tell? I'm hiding!"

"So why hide?"

With a twitch at the corner of his mouth, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but ask a question as he looked at his little brother's ridiculous reaction.

"That's because... the GX tournament has a rule that you can't refuse someone's challenge the first time each day!"

With a look of horror on his face, Marufuji Sho slightly closed the bucket lid, revealing only his eyes, and continued, "...If the person who came to challenge me in the first place was an extremely powerful guy, then wouldn't I, who couldn't refuse, just become their experience point?"

"You know, there are a whole bunch of guys in the yellow and white dorms who are eyeing me covetously!"

"...That's true."

Recalling the extremely high initial hatred level of Marufuji Sho when the tournament was announced, Yusei could roughly understand his thoughts.

"...What are you afraid of? If someone comes to challenge you, just accept it, right?"

Seeing his younger brother's timid and pathetic appearance, the eldest brother, Yuki Judai, showed a look of disappointment and frustration on his face.

Xiang! You're not planning to just stay holed up in the trash can until the competition is over, are you?

"We'll lose!"

How will you know if you don't even try?

"I heard that the number of badges and the number of days I've survived both affect my grades. Since I can't get more badges, I guess I'll have to try to do something else!"

Speaking of his thoughts, Marufuji Sho lifted the trash can lid again and pointed to the woods next to the dormitory: "Big brother, and Yusei, didn't you guys feel it? The gazes of those cunning old bastards lurking in the forest!"

"Those guys have been eyeing the bottom-ranked Osiris Red Dormitory, waiting for their prey to run into their guns!"

"I see. No wonder I felt multiple eyes staring at us from the beginning. I thought they were people who came to challenge us to a duel."

Nodding in confirmation of Marufuji Sho's guess, Yusei then propped his chin up: "Sho, so you're saying that many people share your idea, intending to deliberately stall for time to avoid the duel in order to improve their own reputation?"

"Yeah, yeah! As far as I know... some people in Huang's dorm haven't gone back since the GX tournament started, they're just deliberately trying to fleece Osiris Red here!"

He nodded sharply, a resolute look of evasion in Marufuji Sho's eyes.

"Uh, is that so? How did a perfectly good dueling tournament turn into a wilderness survival battle royale...?"

Listening to the conversation between Marufuji Sho and Yusei, Yuki Judai, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but break out in a big bean of sweat on his forehead.

The current situation seems to have deviated somewhat from the original intention of holding the conference, doesn't it?

"Something's wrong, big brother!"

"Oh no! Someone's coming!"

Suddenly, Kenzan's voice echoed at the end of the road. Upon hearing this voice, Marufuji Sho quickly closed the trash can lid and pretended to be dead.

Yusei and Jaden Yuki exchanged a glance before looking at Kenzan, who was rushing towards them.

"I felt like I heard someone else's voice just now..."

Stopping in front of the two, Kenzan raised an eyebrow and scratched his head in confusion.

"Hahaha...that must be your imagination~"

"That's right!"

"Is...is that so?"

Marufuji Sho: "..."

Yusei: "Speaking of which, what's wrong, Kenzan? Why do you look so rushed?"

Jaden Yuki: "Yeah, what happened?"

Kenzan: "Ah! That's... Right now, Manjoume and a professional duelist are dueling at the Duel Academy headquarters!"

Hearing Marufuji Sho's voice faintly, a look of doubt flashed across Kenzan's face.

However, compared to such trivial matters, there is now more important news to convey to the two of them.

"...Huh? Manjoume and a professional duelist..."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go over there right away!"

"Ah! That's exactly what I was thinking!"

Upon hearing the news, the three hurriedly headed towards the location of the duel.

Meanwhile, Marufuji Sho, who was hiding in the trash can, hesitated for a moment before hopping and skipping after them.

He still doesn't seem to have any intention of getting out of there.

……

"Is that person over there... Edward?"

When Yusei and his group arrived at Duel Academy, they quickly spotted the silver-haired girl standing alone in the middle of the crowd, her presence extremely strong.

After sensing the aura of hostility emanating from the girl, the people around her subconsciously moved away from her, and their faces couldn't help but show a look of fear.

As a dark horse in the professional league, she directly defeated the powerful duelists Jaden Yuki and Caesar, and her strength is undoubtedly superior to 99.9% of duelists.

So far, she has only been defeated once by You Xingdian's "Tears of the Netherworld".

Apart from that, they have never lost.

Faced with such a terrifying existence, no one wanted to become the next victim and lose their badge for nothing, so they all treated it with the utmost fear...

"Ed, is it true that Manjoume is dueling with a duelist from the Pro League?"

Unlike the others, Yusei took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Edward and inquire about his current situation.

Edward, who arrived earlier than them, clearly had more information about the matter.

"Well, that's right."

After glancing at Yusei who had come close, Edward paused for a moment before speaking calmly, "Although this guy's ranking isn't very high, his strength is decent. At least he's not worse than those self-proclaimed 'elite' Obelisk Blue students from Duel Academy."

"In that case, Manjoume..."

"...His words currently hold the advantage."

"Hey?"

Jaden Yuki, who had overheard Edward's words from behind Yusei, was still worried about Manjoume's condition.

However, Edward then made a statement that greatly surprised him.

In a duel against a professional league duelist, Manjoume actually has the upper hand?

……

"...My turn, draw! I summon [Marshmallow] (DEF: 500) in Defense Position! This monster cannot be destroyed by battle! End turn!"

In the dueling arena, Manjoume, surrounded by the crowd, is dueling with a black-clad man who is a professional duelist.

Just as Edward said, Manjoume's side currently holds the advantage.

Under Manjoume's relentless attacks, the arrogant man in black was forced to switch from offense to defense and was compelled to take a defensive stance.

"Ha! My turn, draw a card!"

A smirk curled at the corner of his mouth, and he let out a disdainful sneer.

Manjoume then abruptly drew a card from his deck and slammed it onto the Duel Disk: "I summon [White Knights Lancer] in Attack Position (ATK: 1500)!"

A silver-armored knight, wielding a double-edged spear in his right hand and waving his white cloak, appeared before Manjō.

This monster, with its completely new form, is a brand new card that Manjoume has never used before.

Yusei: "...[The White Knights' Lancers]? What about a monster I've never seen before?"

Jaden Yuki: "White...is this the new deck that Saiou gave to Manjoume?"

"Next, I will target the [White Knights' Lancer] and activate the Equip Spell Card [Hell's Shoulderpads] from my hand!"

Showing the magic card in his hand, Manjoume continued, "According to the effect of this card, I can give the equipped monster the ability to attack twice by Tributing one of the monsters on my field."

"...I release the White Knights Swordsman on my field to activate the effect of the Equip Spell Card!"

"Next, the effect of [Swordsman of the White Knights] in the Graveyard is activated. While this card is in the Graveyard, it can increase the ATK of any [White Knights] monsters on my field by 300."

(【White Knights Spearmen】Attack Power: 1500→1800)

"...Hmph! Idiot!"

Watching Manjou's actions, the man in black scoffed, "Didn't I tell you? [Cotton Candy] can't be destroyed by battle, and monsters in defense position can't be damaged by battle. Your actions are completely meaningless!"

"You're the idiot!"

"【The White Knights' Lancer】When attacking a monster in Defense Position, it can inflict damage equal to the opponent's ATK exceeding its DEF!"

"Nani?!"

"Attack! The White Knights' lancers launch an attack on Marshmallow!" Pointing at the shocked man in black opposite him, Manjoume made his final pronouncement: "It's over! The White Knights' double piercing strike!"

"Uhhhhhhhh!!!"