Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

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"...Oh my god!!! I don't know what's going on, but it looks like the duel is about to start, right?"

"Let me see... Brother Yusei's opponent is... that old man?! Holy crap, is it for real?"

Jaden Yuki, who arrived a little late, saw Yusei posing for a duel in the tiered classroom and immediately showed an excited expression.

Who cares what happened? Let's just play cards and that's it.

Meanwhile, Kenzan showed a similar expression to Yusei earlier, casting a strong look of suspicion at Xiutan, whose appearance was not particularly cool and who lacked the hairstyle of a strongman.

No... Grandpa, you must be in your seventies or eighties, right?

At your age, you're trying to play cards like us young people?

I'm afraid you'll get so emotional while playing cards that you'll have a heart attack!

Are you really alright?

"...So that's how it is! So this old man is the famous Dr. Tubein, who won the Nobel Prize! No wonder he looked so familiar, like I'd seen him somewhere before..."

Hidden in a dark corner of the classroom, Misawa Daichi overheard Yusei and the old man's conversation.

Upon hearing Tubine's name, a look of realization flashed across his face: "Yusei... and Dr. Tubine, their duel must contain some eye-catching clues. I must observe it carefully!"

Although Dr. Tubein was not an incarnation of a god, for a duelist like Daichi Misawa, who was obsessed with academic theories, he could be considered a god-like figure in the academic world.

If I could become a disciple of such a person, I would surely grow as a person.

With this in mind, Misawa Daichi kept a close eye on the situation on the field.

Next, he would firmly remember the process of this duel in his heart.

"Duels involve logical elements such as mathematics, physics, and science, so winning a duel is equivalent to winning against physics..."

Crouching down, Tubein put his white lab coat—a standard researcher's outfit—into his briefcase. Instead of drawing cards, he began to lecture Yusei.

Seeing Tubine's incessant rambling, Yusei realized something was wrong and, feeling a bit overwhelmed, immediately retorted, "Well... I think there's something wrong with what you're saying, old man. You can't win a duel just by logic, you know?"

"……what?"

"...Yes, that's what I think too. In the end, a duel depends on the bond between the duelist and the deck... Whether the two are truly connected is the key to victory."

Echoing Yusei's words, Jaden Yuki, who had walked behind Yusei, also took over the conversation and expressed his own opinion.

Upon hearing the two's objections, Tubaiyin immediately stopped his teaching.

"...Hmph! What you're talking about is just a matter of luck; it can't provide any valid theoretical basis."

Tubein adjusted his round-framed glasses, dismissing the theory of luck, and then said, "...You little star boy, and that jellyfish-headed brat over there, watch your step! Today, I'm going to use this duel to correct your misconceptions!"

In fact, Dr. Tubein, standing at the podium in the classroom, had a view that covered the entire classroom.

He not only saw Yusei and his two companions standing opposite him, but also noticed Misawa Daichi secretly hiding in the corner.

Seeing Misawa Daichi observing them with an air of humility, Tubai's lips curled into a slightly pleased smile.

Hehe~~ That white-haired young man I ran into before is watching too...

That's perfect, let's take this opportunity to prove the correctness of my theory of unification through duels!

And you, be a witness to this history!

"First strike is my turn, it's my turn... Draw a card!"

Suddenly extending his arm, Tubein, taking advantage of Yusei's inattention, immediately took the initiative with a move unbecoming of an elderly person, and quickly drew a new card from his deck.

Due to its excessive speed, the card even left a semi-circular afterimage in the air.

"Damn it, old man, you have no sportsmanship!"

Yusei originally planned to first call out his friend Xia to directly block Thubein's graveyard, so that this rather confident old man could see the strength of a young man.

However, Tubaiyin, disregarding martial ethics, seized the initiative and began his turn.

That's disrespectful to elders! That's disrespectful to elders!

"First... I activate the Field Spell Card [Relative Terrain] from my hand!"

After placing a card in the side area of ​​the Duel Disk, Tubine explained, "According to the effect of this card, when both players' Life Points decrease, the ATK of the monsters on each player's field will also decrease by the corresponding amount."

As the magic card was activated, the entire classroom scene, centered on Tubein's feet, was instantly replaced by a brilliant galaxy in outer space.

This feeling of being instantly transported to outer space evoked a sense of unknown wonder in everyone's hearts.

"Is this the world of logic that Dr. Tubein spoke of?"

Experiencing the wondrous feeling of being in outer space, Daichi Misawa couldn't help but sigh to himself, "In this environment filled with theory, those things that rely on luck probably can't function properly either."

"...I activate the spell card [Pot of Greed] and draw two cards from my deck."

"Next, I place a monster in face-down defense position, and end my turn."

Instead of starting at this point, Tubai chose to cover one of his cards after drawing it.

After that, he readily ended his turn, handing the initiative over to Yusei.

"Huh? That's it? It's over just like that?"

Yusei originally thought that Tubein, who had taken the initiative, would unleash a powerful attack right before his eyes, pulling out one or a bunch of extremely powerful monsters with a series of dramatic maneuvers.

but……

A Field Spell Card with an unclear meaning, and a monster face down... and that's it?

Excuse me?

"I don't know what you're up to, but now... it's my turn to perform!"

Yusei pointed at Tubein, who was smiling but saying nothing, and then placed his finger on his own deck, drawing a card: "My turn, draw!"

"Oh? It's here?" Looking at the card he had just drawn, Yusei smirked and immediately inserted it into the back row of his Duel Disk: "Spell Card [Hero's Arrival] activated! Pay half of my Life Points to Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [Elemental HERO] monster from my Deck!"

Stretching his arm forward, Yusei shouted, "...Come on, [Elemental HERO - Mist Lady] (Attack Power: 1000)!"

(Yusei LP: 4000→2000)

The effect of "Hero Arrives" was successfully activated, and it did not turn into the much-anticipated "Ash Blossom & Joyous Springs Arrives".

At the cost of half his life points, Yusei Special Summoned the Shadow Mist Lady from his deck to his field.

As a dark mist appeared before Yusei, the female hero, with one hand on her hip, gracefully entered his arena.

"At this moment, because your Life Points have decreased, the effect of the Field Spell Card [Relative Terrain] will also be activated." Pointing to the Shadow Mist Lady on Yusei's field, Tubine continued, "[Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Lady]'s ATK will decrease by 2000 points, becoming 0!"

(【Elemental Hero - Shadow Mist Lady】 Attack Power: 1000 → 0)

"Then, I'll activate the Shadow Mist Lady's effect at this moment!"

"...If this card is Special Summoned, I can add one [Change] Quick-Play Spell Card from my Deck to my hand! I choose to search for [Masked Change]!"

Yusei's expression did not change despite the decrease in the Shadow Mist Lady's attack power.

He reached into the deck and added the card that had automatically popped out halfway to his hand.

"Next, I summon Elemental HERO Solidman from my hand in Attack Position and activate its effect to Special Summon Elemental HERO Skyman from my hand!"

When Solidman is successfully summoned, he can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [Hero] monster from his hand.

Using his effect, Yusei, who had used up his normal summon opportunity this turn, Special Summoned Sky Knight from his hand to the field.

"When the effect of [Elemental HERO Sky Knight] is activated, if this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can search for 1 [HERO] monster in my Deck, or destroy Spell/Trap Cards equal to the number of [HERO] monsters on the field other than this card!"

"...Heh heh? A monster with two effects?" Stroke his stubble, Tubine chuckled jokingly. "So, Yusei-kun, are you planning to destroy my Field Spell Card?"

"No, I choose to activate the search effect."

After a moment's thought, glancing at the Yusei on the field in Tubein, I made my decision: "Based on the effect of [Elemental HERO Sky Knight], I'm adding [Destiny HERO Blood Demon - D] to my hand from my deck!"

"...Hero of Destiny? Blood Demon-D?!"

Seeing Yusei's unconventional actions, Tubein, who had studied Yusei's previous duel, and Jaden Yuki, who was watching the drama unfold behind Yusei, were all stunned.

Normally, shouldn't the strategy at this point be to search for the Almighty One, then use the "discard the bridge" tactic to pull out the additional One, then Special Summon the Android, then search for and fuse the One, and start a massive expansion?

What is Yusei planning to do?

"...Using that same old farmer's three punches combo all the time is getting a bit too boring. Let me take advantage of this rare opportunity and use another method to quickly end this fight!"

Tubein: "...Hmm? Another way?"

With that announcement, Yusei waved his hand and sent the three monsters on the Duel Disk to his grave.

Then, he slammed the Ultimate D card he had previously retrieved onto the Duel Disk, replacing the three departing heroes: "Let this card, the beginning of destiny, end our fate... Descend, Ultimate D-HERO—Blood Demon-D!!!"

618 - You're not the only one with hand-pitting problems.

【D-HERO·Bloo－D】, or 【Destiny Hero·Bloo-D】, as the first Destiny Hero to be born, he also possesses the most powerful strength.

Even on the chaotic stage of the OCG, among the dazzling family of heroes, Blood Demon-D is the only powerful monster capable of completely suppressing both the Crouching Dragon (Red-Eyes Dragon Knight) and the Phoenix Chick (Destroyer Phoenix Man), two ultimate nascent monsters.

Red-Eyes Dragon Knight cannot be destroyed by card effects, nor can it be targeted by card effects. It has the ability to destroy all three monsters once per turn, and during each of its own turns, it destroys the two most monsters on the opponent's field and inflicts damage equal to that attack value on the opponent...

Simple to produce and highly effective, its very existence was, in that context, a nuclear bomb.

And the destruction of the Phoenix people goes without saying.

Even after Red-Eyes Dragon Knight was banned, Phoenix Man of Destruction remained a popular card in various decks, becoming an extremely powerful add-on.

Each turn, you can destroy cards without targeting, and you can also reduce the stats of monsters on your opponent's field based on the number of HERO monsters in your Graveyard.

Its widespread use even led to jokes circulating in the community like, "Wow! Even hero decks are getting Phoenix added now?"

In short, facing the formidable presence of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, no other hero could achieve the same effect.

The moment Blood Demon-D appears, the crimson light of the Red-Eyes Dragon Knight will be absorbed, turning it into a blank board with an attack power of 3000. The Phoenix Man of Destruction will also lose its ability to spread its wings and soar, turning from an immortal phoenix into a turkey, standing on the same starting line as the Neo-Universe Warriors...

Under the powerful seal of the gravity of blood, even those as strong as them could only retreat in defeat, becoming equipment cards to enhance the attack power of [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D].

Of course, such a powerful card also has corresponding side effects.

It's unclear whether there's some kind of causal influence, but in the original work, once Edward summons [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D] during a duel, no matter what advantages Edward had beforehand, the duel would always end in Edward's defeat, without exception.