Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

Clearly, the presence of the disruptive monsters greatly hampered Jaden Yuki's progress.

If your normal combat power is 10000, then now it's probably less than half that.

"...Damn it! What on earth is my brother doing?!"

He clenched his fists tightly, feeling as if there were ants crawling on a mountain of swords in his heart, and an unbearable impatience appeared on his face.

In order to awaken Manjoume's consciousness, his older brother, Jaden Yuki, deliberately used those disruptive monsters that were completely out of place with the Hero Deck, but were the ones Manjoume was most familiar with.

If it weren't for these junk monsters holding Jaden back, this duel would never have ended up like this!

Manjoume, Manjoume, how do you plan to repay your elder brother's kindness?

"...At the very moment the monster is destroyed, I activate the effect of my Continuous Trap Card, 'Beyond Limit'!"

Pointing to the flipped-over Trap Card in front of him, Jaden Yuki continued, "...Pay 500 LP, Manjoume, I will restore the [Disruptive Yellow] that you just destroyed to my field!"

(Yujo Judai LP: 700 → 200)

Even though his body was covered in wounds, Huang still managed to crawl out of the cemetery and stand on the opposite side of Wan Zhangmu.

[Disrupt Yellow] (Defense: 1000)

"Jūdai! Why... are you so obsessed with these worthless monsters?"

Time and again, watching [Disruptive Yellow] repeatedly revive from the graveyard, Wan Zhangmu's brows furrowed, and his face revealed an unbearable impatience.

Damn scum, what do you want from me?!

"Manjoume, the reason I did this... is because there was no other way to bring you back to your senses!"

After shouting his determination to Manjoume, Jaden Yuki looked down at [Disruptive Yellow] in front of him: "Are you alright? Disruptive Yellow, can your body hold up?"

The disturbed yellow bird, repeatedly destroyed and sent to the cemetery, has begun to develop various wounds, large and small, on its body.

At this moment, Huang's body was covered with bandages and plasters. Even the simplest thing, standing up, required almost all his strength. He looked like a seriously ill patient.

Even so, an indomitable flame still flickered in its eyes.

Before he could and would not fall down, he had to do everything he could to bring back his elder brother, Manjou!

"...Young Master Ten, I'm alright! No matter how many times I'm killed, I can handle it! No... I have to hold on!" Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at the chaotic yellow figure opposite her, where Manjoume was, and her body trembled slightly: "Compared to..."

The physical pain was unbearable, but what I found even harder to accept was the way Brother Manjoume looked at me, as if I were a complete stranger…

"Waaaaah... Brother Manjoume can't remember anything about us no matter what, and I just can't accept it!"

"Brother Wan Zhangmu, have you really forgotten about us???"

Tears welled up and burst forth from Huang's troubled eyes like a fountain.

Disruptive Yellow lay on the ground with a sorrowful expression, surrounded by a faint halo of sadness.

The sound of wailing was like a sharp sword, piercing deeply into the heart of the man opposite him.

Yujou Judai: "Manjoume..."

Manjoume: "...Gulp! What is this intense feeling of sadness?!"

The disturbing cries of Huang echoed in his ears, and a sharp pain shot through his heart. He couldn't help but raise his right arm and clench it tightly against his chest.

It was as if they had committed some grave mistake.

An indescribable sense of sorrow began to spread uncontrollably through Wan Zhangmu's heart, causing his inner world to be violently shaken.

“Sadness…no, this painful feeling, as if someone has stabbed my heart…what exactly is it…”

"Manjoume, remember!" Seizing the opportunity, Judai Yuki shouted at Manjoume, who was stuck in a daze, "Remember for me that the Disruptors were once your partners!!!"

"Varied……!!!"

While simultaneously pressing his head and chest, enduring the pain, Manjoume subconsciously began to recall: "...Partners? Those disruptive monsters, they're my partners?!"

Jaden Yuki: "That's right! The reason you were able to climb to the top of Northern Academy, obtain the academy's prized treasure—the [Armed Dragon], and break free from your brothers' constraints, is all thanks to their help!"

Disruptive Yellow: "Hmm! That's right, Manjoume, remember now! The Society of Light and all that is completely unsuitable for you!"

Manjoume: "...Gurgle!!!"

"Manjoume, your uniform isn't the one you're wearing. Your uniform should be the black one stained with soy sauce..."

"That's right, Brother Manjoume, that white uniform doesn't suit you at all! What suits you is that wicked black one!"

Pointing to the black uniforms draped over the stone tablet, the two men shouted loudly at the same time.

"What...what nonsense are you talking about! I clearly..."

Just as he was about to refute their glaring eyes, he noticed, as he raised his arm, the traces of soy sauce that had spilled onto the table were still on the sleeve of his white uniform.

"This...this is?!"

Time changes, and people's memories may also change.

However, these ingrained habits are firmly etched into the body, and even if one's stance changes, they will remain accurately.

Even though his memories were sealed and he became Saiou's henchman, Manjoume still retained the habits he had when he lived in the Red Dormitory of Osiris.

Even when he was with the Society of Light, Manjoume would still subconsciously use the arm of his uniform to wipe away any remaining traces on the table.

"...!!!"

“That’s right… this light that sings praises of peace and equality has stolen the light of my true existence…”

"I am not a pure white person. I, the Manjō-gaze Lightning... should be someone who has been tainted by darkness, someone with the impurities of a dream to climb to the peak of dueling!"

His eyes widened suddenly, and in a fleeting moment, he remembered his true self's boundless gaze. Oblivious to everyone around him, he shouted out his innermost thoughts: "I know very well the tenacity of those impurities and the strength of stubborn stains... Even if everyone around me pursues purity, I will never blindly follow the crowd..."

"This is me, this is a ten, a hundred, a thousand... ten thousand bolts of lightning!!!"

Raising his head, all pain and discomfort vanished from his body, Manjou's face revealed an unprecedented determination: "That's right! It was those disruptive monsters that taught me..."

Disruptive Yellow: "Most importantly, the friendship between our partners is strong! And..."

Manjoume: "...Servants also have their uses!!!"

Everyone: "..."

Disruption Huang: "...I'm speechless!"

After a long time, the little drama that happened between Manjoume and the brothers who caused chaos was once again played out in front of Yuki Jaden.

Symbolically, Manjoume, who has transformed back into a comedian, has completely broken free from the constraints of Saiō and truly awakened from his long state of confusion.

The effects of the Light of Destruction on him have disappeared. Thanks to the efforts of Jaden Yuki and the disruptive monsters, Manjoume... has returned!

"...Why am I here? Why am I wearing this white uniform?"

"And... what is this white monster? Why would I use this deck for a duel?"

"Jūdai, why are my cards on your field?!"

"...[Disrupting Yellow]! You dare to be my enemy?"

"Is it possible..."

Countless questions flooded my mind at once.

Just as if he had been offline for a long time and finally reconnected, Manjoume regained his memories and almost forgot all the events that had happened to him during that time.

His memory remained stuck on the night he first met Prince Sai.

Manjoume vaguely remembered that he seemed to have lost to Saiō's cheating techniques...

Then, in the next instant, he found himself in front of the Duel Academy, dueling with Jaden Yuki, and time jumped back to daytime...

"Brother Manjoume?!"

"Manjoume, have you returned to normal?"

"Is it possible..."

Looking at Judai Yuki, whose face was filled with surprise, with a suspicious gaze, Manjoume narrowed his eyes and said, "Judai, you stole my deck, didn't you?"

Yuki Judai: "..."

592 The Light of Destruction? Get lost!

"Jūdai, you're the one who stole my deck, aren't you?"

"...How could that be! Manjoume, don't you remember anything at all?"

Upon waking up, Manjoume immediately drew a completely nonsensical conclusion based on the information he had gathered.

Despite being his own underling, [Disruption Yellow] actually appeared on the field of the opposing Jaden Yuki. This reality surprised Manjoume and also made him feel a surge of anger at being betrayed.

Unwittingly taking the blame, Yuki Judai immediately spoke up to refute the accusation without hesitation.

"Manjoume, don't you remember? How I and the rest of the brothers tried our best to save you, and those slightly touching words I just said..."

"Well, not at all."

Shrugging his shoulders, Manjou spoke with an innocent expression.

"...In short, until just now, you were under Saiou's control." Pointing to the White Knights' lord, who stood before Manjoume with his arms crossed, Jaden Yuki continued, "...That monster is the best proof of your loyalty to the Society of Light! It's the card you obtained from Saiou!"

"The Society of Light? I've been implicated by Saiou?"

The words that left him utterly astonished echoed in his ears, and Manjou, unable to comprehend them, had a look of surprise in his eyes: "...Speaking of which, ever since that night when I was defeated by Saiou, my memories..."

"Ugh! I can't stand this kind of twisted sense of humor!"

"Who would wear that dazzling white uniform! I am now a duelist with a black heart, walking the path of darkness!"

"...one, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand bolts of lightning!!!"

Seemingly fed up with his pathetic situation, Wan Zhangmu, filled with anger, ripped open his white uniform and casually tossed it into the air.

After that, bidding farewell to the white uniform and the Society of Light, he angrily walked to the stone monument by the roadside, picked up the black uniform that Yuki Jaden had draped over it, and put it back on.

After changing back into his original black trench coat, feeling the familiar smell of soy sauce enveloping him, Manjoume stepped back to his original spot, and a slightly satisfied expression finally appeared on his face.

Indeed, the black uniform suits me better!

"...Great! Manjoume has been resurrected in a flash!!!"