Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

It seemed that his previous defeat had vanished from his heart without a trace.

"...Speaking of which, do you want revenge? To personally defeat the one who defeated me before, using your own strength?"

Seeing that Caesar did not respond, Ed, who was playing with his hair, made a new challenge to a duel.

She was also very curious about how much this man, now transformed into the Caesar of Hell, had grown, and whether he could surpass her destined hero like Yusei.

"...Revenge?"

After repeating the key words from Edward's words, a dazzling glint appeared in Caesar's eyes.

Just as he was about to say something, Marufuji Sho's voice suddenly echoed in his ears, diverting his attention from Edward and causing him to subconsciously turn towards the direction from which the voice came.

"...No, brother! You absolutely cannot take revenge!"

Along with this voice, Marufuji Sho, sounding anxious, stepped in front of his brother to shield him.

Before Caesar could speak, he quickened his pace and said to Ed, "Please, Ed, don't duel with your brother."

"Brother, didn't you promise me you'd duel with me today?" After making the request to Edward, Marufuji Sho turned to look at his brother.

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Unlike a few days ago when he hid behind Jaden Yuki, Sho Marufuji now at least has the courage to stand in opposition to his Hell Caesar.

In these few short days, his good-for-nothing younger brother seemed to have managed to straighten out his attitude.

Judging from this, Fubuki and Yusei must have given him a good beating.

"...Seriously, you should take a good look at your brother's eyes."

"……Why?"

Watching Marufuji Sho talk to himself, Edward sighed and pointed to the location of Hell Caesar: "...Your brother's eyes, they weren't the kind of eyes that were concerned with face or dignity, but rather he was looking at something in front of him...I think that must be something like the victory he was pursuing."

"Um...so, brother doesn't plan to seek revenge?"

"Heh... Your brother and I are both professional duelists. We can duel whenever we want. There's no need to be bound by the current time."

After putting away the duel disk and walking to the side, Edward continued, "Since you've already made an appointment, then I'll give you this opportunity. I don't mind."

“Me too, it doesn’t matter whether it’s you or Edward.” Echoing Edward’s words, Hell Caesar also revealed his true thoughts: “…Sho, let me see the changes that have happened to you.”

"Anyway, victory will be mine no matter what."

Marufuji Sho: "..."

Caesar, who uttered these words, exuded an extremely strong sense of self-confidence.

Feeling the pressure from this powerful figure, Marufuji Sho's hidden cowardice resurfaced.

"Don't be afraid, go for it, Xiang!"

"That's right. Think about the special training you've gone through these past few days. Summon your courage and stand up to your brother. Don't let us look down on you!"

Just as Marufuji Sho was having second thoughts, Yuki Judai and Yusei appeared in everyone's sight.

Addressing his younger brother, Jaden Yuki shouted words of encouragement.

At this moment, Yusei added fuel to the fire, igniting the courage within Marufuji Sho.

"...Everyone...I..."

Hearing the encouragement from the crowd and reflecting on everything that had happened to him over the past few days, Marufuji Sho placed his hand on his chest and took a deep breath.

"Brother, come and duel with me! I will defeat Hell Caesar with a duel full of respect!"

"Heh... Xiang, you said... you want to defeat me?"

As if triggering some mechanism, listening to Marufuji Sho's arrogant and slightly conceited words, Hell Caesar couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, revealing a mocking smile: "It seems that I need to let you personally experience the duel of Hell Caesar!"

Instead of using the pain amplification device he used in underground duels, Caesar looked at his younger brother and immediately unfurled his black duel disk: "Duel! Come on, my foolish little brother!"

"...Duel! I'm going for it, brother!"

(Hell Caesar LP: 4000)

(Marufuji Sho LP: 4000)

"I'll go first, it's my turn, draw!" Seizing the initiative in the duel, Marufuji Sho suddenly drew a card from the top of his deck.

After looking at his hand, he immediately drew one of the cards and sent it to the graveyard: "I activate the effect of [Dragon Machine] in my hand, discard this card from my hand, and I can add one [Machine] monster other than WIND from my deck to my hand!"

"...I choose to search for the [Express Man] with the location attribute."

"...Next, I will Normal Summon [Blender] (Machine/Wind/Level 4/ATK: 0/DEF: 2200) from my hand, and then target it to activate the Spell Card [Machine Copy]!"

A green, anthropomorphic blender appeared on Marufuji Sho's field as he moved.

Faintly, under the influence of the magic card, this monster, which looks like a dump truck, seems to be about to split into two.

"...Mechanical replication?" A curious voice asked from the crowd that had come to investigate.

"That's right, this spell card can only be activated against one Machine-Type monster with 500 or less ATK on the field. According to this card's effect, I can Special Summon the same-named cards of those monsters from my Deck... Come forth, the other two 'Blender Man'!"

Responding to the crowd in the microscopic realm, Marufuji Sho began to explain the effects of the magic cards.

As the Spell Card was activated, two identical monsters appeared on either side of the green anthropomorphic mixer located on Marufuji Sho's field.

Three enormous "Blender Men" stood like a thick wall, firmly blocking Marufuji Sho's path.

"Huh... a 4-star monster with 2200 defense? Is this your tactic, Sho?" Raising his head arrogantly, Hell Caesar had a rather amused expression on his face: "You just said you would defeat me with your own hands, but you turned around and chose a defensive stance. Your actions and your words don't seem to match."

"No, brother... this is only the beginning!"

Waving his arms and refuting Caesar's words, Marufuji Sho continued his actions: "I activate the effect of [Blender] No. 1. Once per turn, you can Tribute 1 [Machine] monster on the field, and then Special Summon 1 [Machine] monster other than WIND from your Deck."

"I release [Blender Man] #1 to Special Summon this card from my Deck!"

As he said this, Marufuji Sho pulled his deck from the Duel Disk and slammed a card onto it: "...Come on! [Armored Machine - Armored Electric] (Machine/EARTH/Level 8/ATK: 2700/DEF: 2000)!!!"

Based on the space shuttle, the [Armored Robot - Armored Electric], which has a size far exceeding that of other robot monsters, appeared on Marufuji Sho's field in its place after the departure of [Blender].

Judging from its attributes alone, this monster is just a little short of being qualified to fight a legendary dragon with an attack power of 3000.

"It's not over yet, my story isn't finished!"

After pulling a high-level monster from his deck, Marufuji Sho raised his hand again and shouted sharply, "I'll stack the two remaining Level 4 [Blender Man] monsters on the field to build an Xyz Network and perform an Xyz Summon!"

"Come forth! Tier 4—[No. 27 Heavy Battleship - Quasi-Dreadnought]!!!"

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【No. 27 Heavy Battleship - Quasi-Dreadnought】

(Mechanical/Water/Tier 4/Attack: 2200/Defense: 1000)

Overdose/Effect:

2 or more 4-star monsters

The effect of this card's name ① can only be used once per turn.

①: You can activate this effect at the end of the Battle Phase if this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle. Special Summon 1 Rank 10 or higher Machine-Type Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck by Xyz Summoning it over this card on your field.

②: If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card instead.

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Suddenly, a surging wave rose up on the otherwise empty ground.

As the supermassive vortex erupted, a warship with the red number 27 engraved on its hull floated up and appeared on Marufuji Sho's field.

Two orbs of light, representing Xyz Material, rotated around it like satellites orbiting a planet, highlighting the massive Xyz Monster's invincible and domineering presence.

"I've buried one card, and my turn is over." Marufuji Sho placed one of his cards face down in the back row and then waved his hand to end his turn.

"Heh... Xyz Summoning, is that it?"

Casting an appreciative glance at the monster on Marufuji's field, Hell Caesar then suddenly waved his hand and drew a card from his deck: "My turn, my turn, draw!"

"I Normal Summon [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] from my hand and activate its effect!"

Summoning the small electronic core from his hand to the field, Caesar continued, explaining calmly, "Based on this card's effect, I can search my deck for a [Cyber] or [Cyber ​​Technology] Spell/Trap Card. I choose to search for the Spell Card [Cyber ​​Horizon]."

The indicator light on the Duel Disk flashed, and as Caesar's voice faded, a card was automatically ejected.

"Next, I will activate [Electronic Horizon] directly!"

As Caesar spoke, he shoved the "Cyber ​​Horizon" card he had just retrieved into the back row of his Duel Disk: "...You can activate this effect by sending 1 Dragon/Machine-Type 'Cyber' monster from your hand and 1 from your Deck to the Graveyard (maximum 1 of the same Attribute). Add 1 Dragon/Machine-Type 'Cyber' monster from your Deck to your hand, and send 1 Machine-Type 'Cyber' Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck to the Graveyard."

609 The Dark World of Electronics

"...Activate the Magic Card [Cyber ​​Horizon]!"

Inserting the spell card into the back row of the Duel Disk, Caesar continued, "Based on the effect of this card... I will send the [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] from my hand and the [Cyber ​​Dark Chimera] from my deck to the Graveyard, then search for a [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] from my deck, and then send the Fusion Monster [Cyber ​​End Dragon] from my Extra Deck to the Graveyard."

Caesar placed three cards into the Graveyard of the Duel Disk.

The last card was one he personally added to his hand.

"At that moment, the effects of [Cyber ​​Dragon Core] and [Cyber ​​Dark Chimera] activated simultaneously. Based on the graveyard-sending effect of [Cyber ​​Dragon Core], I added a [Cyber ​​Dragon] from my deck to my hand. Then, based on the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark Chimera], I sent [Cyber ​​Dark Horn], which had the same name and was not in the graveyard, to the graveyard."

Just like in the previous battle against Fubuki, Kaiser's [Cyber ​​Dark] series requires a lot of materials for Fusion Summoning before he can pull out a powerful monster from the Extra Deck.

Therefore, the process of accumulating resources for storytelling is particularly important to him.

"Next, I activate the effect of [Cyber ​​Dark Claw] in my hand, discarding this card from my hand and adding a [Cyber ​​Dark] Spell/Trap Card from my Deck to my hand... I choose to search for the Continuous Spell Card [Cyber ​​Dark World]!"

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[The Dark World of Electronics]

(Continuous Magic Card)

effect:

You can only activate 1 card with this name per turn, and you can only use the second effect of this card name once per turn.

①: As part of the effect processing when this card is activated, you can add 1 "Cyber ​​Dark" monster with the same name that is not in your Graveyard from your Deck to your hand.

②: Can only be activated during your Main Phase. Summon 1 "CyberDark" monster.