Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

With a determined look in his eyes, Hell Caesar swung his arm and roared, "When the opponent activates the effect of a Spell/Trap/Monster Card, you can send one Equip Spell Card from your field to the Graveyard to activate this effect, negate that activation and destroy it! There is no limit to the number of times this effect can be used!"

I remove the Equip Spell Card "Dark Dragon Claw" to negate and destroy the activation of "Absorption Shield"!

"What...it's an unlimited three-color Kang?!" Upon hearing Hell Caesar's roar, Tenjouin Fubuki's body immediately froze in place due to excessive shock.

In other words, as long as [Armored Dragon - Electronic Dark Dragon] has enough accessories, it can keep attacking without being limited by the number of chains or turns, right?

"Is this... the power of the Inner Electron Flow... the [Electronic Darkness] series?"

The effect of the trap card was negated by [Armored Dragon Cyber ​​Dark Dragon]. As the card shattered, the attack from [Armored Dragon Cyber ​​Dark Dragon] also broke through all defenses and was reflected back onto Tenjouin Fubuki.

The damage of up to 8000 points not only eliminated the [Meteor Dragon Meteor Black Dragon], but also reduced Tenjouin Fubuki's HP to 0 in one fell swoop.

(Tenjōin Fubuki LP: 4000→0)

In the moments before her defeat, Fubuki Tenjouin's mind was filled with heartfelt admiration for the powerful effects of the [Cyber ​​Dark] series.

The next second, his body, along with the [Meteor Dragon Meteor Black Dragon] on the field, was engulfed by the energy wave emitted from the back of the [Armored Dragon - Electronic Dark Dragon].

His own consciousness, like a slideshow, followed the impact and arrived in a dark space of consciousness.

"Get out of here, my friend."

"That sound is... Liang?"

In the void of dark consciousness, a spark of hope suddenly ignited. The voice of Marufuji Ryo came from this spark and echoed in the ears of the hazy-conscious Tenjōin Fubuki.

Upon hearing the voice, Fubuki instinctively turned her gaze in the direction from which the sound came, and then she saw the phantom of Hell Caesar appearing from the flames.

"Fubuki, I am not in the darkness, nor am I bound by it, so I do not need you to save me..." The phantom of Hell Caesar spoke softly, conveying his current state to Fubuki.

"You mean...you haven't lost yourself?"

"...I just want to find the new power that exists in the darkness where even the light cannot reach."

Upon hearing this unexpected news, Fubuki instinctively paused in surprise.

Huh? Didn't Principal Samejima say that his beloved student had gone astray and was controlled by dark forces? What happened?

"Why? Why did you do such a thing?" Fubuki asked, voicing the question she most wanted to know: how did the old Marufuji Ryo become like this?

"That was... for victory."

"Victory? Why be so obsessed with victory?"

Unable to understand her best friend's obsession with victory, Fubuki instinctively wanted to lean closer to him.

"..."

"Liang! Answer my question!"

The only answer to Fubuki's question was a long silence.

As Fubuki shouted those words, the figure of Hell Caesar gradually dissipated and was pulled out of his consciousness.

As her consciousness returned and she awoke from the darkness, Fubuki realized that she had collapsed on the ground behind her due to the impact of the duel.

The evil dragon mask, representing the power of darkness, vanished along with the black mist as the duel ended, returning to his body to await its next awakening.

"That was indeed brilliant, and he didn't forget to respect his opponent."

Having sensed the true meaning hidden beneath Hell Caesar's cold exterior through the duel, Fubuki shook her head, then reached into her pocket, took out her GX badge, and tossed it in front of Hell Caesar: "As expected of you, Ryo! This badge is yours!"

"...I have no interest in this kind of thing."

Hell Caesar, who had won the duel, didn't even glance at the badge that Fubuki had thrown at him.

He put away his duel disk, looked at Fubuki who had gotten up from the ground, and let out a series of smug laughs: "Now, all I need is victory! Hehehehehehe~~~"

Hell Caesar had no interest in the GX badge that symbolized victory in duels, or in the vain title of becoming the champion of the GX tournament.

After confirming the strength of the Cyber ​​Flow deck through his duel with Fubuki, he felt a surge of new power and decided to seek out other, even stronger opponents on the island to serve as the next testing ground for his new deck!

"Fubuki!"

"Fubuki-senpai, are you alright?!"

"Yusei, big brother... wait for me~~~"

Just as Caesar, having won the battle, was about to leave the crater, Yusei and his group, who had been drawn by the duel between the two, arrived at the same time.

The earth-shattering battle between the colossal Black Flame Dragon and the Evil Bone Dragon was so powerful that it was impossible to ignore the situation.

Everyone was stunned as they looked at Tenjōin Fubuki, who was sitting on the ground, and Caesar, whose demeanor had changed drastically as if he were about to leave.

Marufuji Sho, the younger brother of Hell Caesar, was completely dumbfounded after seeing his brother in person.

"...Brother, are you back?"

What...what's going on?

Why did my brother have to duel with Fubuki-senpai?

Judging from the result, it seems to be a victory for the older brother...

What exactly happened?

604 Let your brother cure your internal strife!

"Brother, why have you become like this?"

Marufuji Sho, the younger brother, had many questions about his returning older brother, Marufuji Ryo.

Ryo Marufuji, who used to respect duels and his opponents, has now become the infamous Hell Caesar in the professional league.

Why did he become like this? Why did he severely injure his opponent in a professional league match...?

And why... even when facing his own younger brother, did he not show much intimacy, but instead gave him a cold expression as if he were looking at a stranger...?

"Xiang, my foolish little brother, has time stopped for you? Why haven't you made any progress? It seems... you still haven't mastered the [Power Combination] that I gave you before!"

He stopped in his tracks and looked at his good-for-nothing brother with a scrutinizing gaze.

Marufuji Sho was still wearing the Osiris red uniform.

Unlike his brilliant and star-like brother, he did not possess any amazing talent in duels, nor could he compete with those who were more talented and worked harder than him.

Furthermore, his personality tends towards escapism and cowardice.

Therefore, even though so much time had passed since the second year of Duel Academy, Marufuji Sho was still stuck in the same place, without making any progress.

When faced with difficulties, he hides behind his older brother, Yuki Judai. He only needs his older brother when things are going well, and Judai is always there when things are not. He is a complete parasite.

It was precisely because he realized this that Caesar of Hell stopped and let out a heartfelt sigh for his foolish Ododo.

"Brother...I...I..."

Feeling ashamed that Caesar had seen right through him, Marufuji Sho instinctively shrank back.

He originally planned to hide behind his older brother, Yuki Jaden, as he had done countless times before, in order to escape.

However, under the meaningful gaze of Hell Caesar, Marufuji Sho, feeling terrified, could only steel himself and meet his brother's eyes.

Unlike his younger brother, who had long been sheltered in a greenhouse, Caesar, the older brother, was a powerful warrior who had returned from hell and experienced life-or-death battles.

Therefore, even though he did nothing, the aura he subconsciously exuded made Marufuji Sho feel a suffocating pain, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"...Sho, if you want to know the answer, then defeat me in a duel."

Narrowing his eyes, seemingly losing interest in continuing the conversation, Caesar extended his right index finger towards Marufuji Sho: "Defeat Hell Caesar, surpass my achievements, and then you will know the answer you seek."

"Huh? Brother Chaoyue? Are you kidding me..."

Hearing the utterly absurd words from Caesar's mouth, Marufuji Sho, filled with fear, instinctively revealed a terrified expression: "...How could I possibly be a match for you, brother!"

"Then you will not be able to get the answer to the question."

Withdrawing his finger, the black-clad Hell Caesar crossed his arms and raised them high in front of him, then looked down at his younger brother with a disdainful expression: "...Three days. I'll give you three days to make a decision."

"Three...three days?"

“That’s right. Come and duel me in front of the Duel Academy in three days.”

With another step forward, Caesar of Hell made this declaration, then brushed past his brother's trembling body and left without looking back.

"If you don't dare to come, then it means I misjudged you, Sho. At that point... you might as well give up being a duelist and find a factory job."

Carried on the breeze are the last words left behind by Caesar of Hell.

These seemingly insignificant remarks, which meant little to Yusei and the others, pierced deep into Marufuji Sho's heart like sharp swords.

Devastated by his brother's words, Marufuji Sho turned to the group of people with complicated expressions and gave them a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Um... good brothers, please help me!"

Everyone: "..."

Well, Caesar was indeed quite accurate in judging people.

Marufuji Sho is just like that; he can't change his personality.

……

Unable to resist Marufuji Sho's repeated requests, Yuki Judai, as the eldest brother, and Kenzan, who is also Yuki Judai's younger brother, decided to give Marufuji Sho, who had been slacking off for so long, an intensive, hellish training session.

Yusei originally didn't intend to get involved, but after seeing the two's lukewarm behavior, he couldn't resist joining in and increasing the intensity by dozens of times.

The so-called special training, simply put, meant that apart from the most basic needs such as eating and sleeping, Marufuji Sho was constantly being beaten up by Yuki Jaden and Kenzan.

After Yusei joined, Marufuji Sho experienced the wonderful feeling of being beaten in shifts day and night, and even sleep became a luxury.

"...Ami! Big brother, Yusei, stop it! This isn't a real duel at all!!!"

"Huh? Xiang, why are you backing out so quickly? Didn't you say you wanted our help?"

"...Do you still want to win? Facing a strong opponent like your brother, do you think it's possible to win by taking the normal path?"

"That's what I say, but..."

"Hey! What's with all this fussing and worrying? Don't say anything, just listen to us!"

"That's right, that's right, Marufuji Sho-senpai, if you give up like this, I'll look down on you!"

"I... Ughhhhhh...!!!"