Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

On Tubine's field, there is one Field Spell [Relative Terrain], one Continuous Spell Card [Schrödinger's Mischievous Cat], and two face-down cards.

On Yusei's side, there is also a face-down card.

In other words, with the departure of [Demon World Arithmetician Laplace], Yusei will also suffer damage of 5 cards x 300 points, which is a total of 1500 points!

Yusei: "...Tsk!"

A layer of red light waves representing the loss of life points appeared on the surface of his body. As Yusei subconsciously clicked his tongue, the life points displayed on the Duel Disk on his arm also decreased by three-quarters at the same moment.

(Yusei LP: 2000→500)

"Hmph hmph hmph~~ Young ape, in my space filled with logical theories, you will not be able to achieve miracles as you have in the past."

Pointing to himself, Tubai continued, "My life points are still at full strength of 4000, while yours are only 500, less than 1000. Under these circumstances, how do you plan to win this duel?"

"...Whether it's 500 or 5000, as long as there are still life points remaining, the outcome is still unknown."

Brushing the dust off his clothes, Yusei said calmly, "Grandpa, isn't it a bit too early to say these things? Are you so sure I won't draw the key card to turn the tide? What if a miracle happens?"

"Grandpa, drawing cards isn't about luck, it's about the miracle that happens when you connect with the heart of a Duel Monster!"

With the winged Kuriboh's voice of approval echoing in his mind's eye, Jaden Yuki spoke to Tubein, who looked indignant, "Your logic and tactics are completely ineffective against me and Yusei, who believe in miracles!"

"Hmph! Then let me see... the so-called miracle you speak of!"

Unable to agree with the two juniors' opinions, Tubai irritably blew on his mustache: "...End of round."

After reducing Yusei's health to almost nothing, Tubein's turn ended, and it was now Yusei's turn to respond.

"...My turn, draw a card!"

"At this moment, I open the face-down card in my back row and activate the Continuous Trap Card [Summon Limiter]!"

Waving his arm, Yu placed his finger on top of his deck and drew a card from it.

At that precise moment, Tubine simultaneously pressed the button on the Duel Disk, activating the face-down card in the back row: "According to the effect of the Continuous Trap Card [Summon Limiter], as long as this card is face-up on the field, both players can only Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon a monster a maximum of 2 times per turn!"

"...Holy crap! Another trap?! That old geezer is really wicked!"

Watching Tubaiyin's repeated outrageous actions, Jianshan, who was watching from the back row, couldn't help but mentally criticize this disrespectful old man.

Goodness, so you're the newspaper duelist, huh?

"...It's not over yet!" Tubai, whom Jianshan called a lousy old man, did not stop what he was doing after activating the trap card.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, he continued his actions, chaining the activation of the [Summon Limiter] to unlock another face-down card: "...Activate the Continuous Trap Card [Cry of the Living Dead]! Special Summon 1 monster from my Graveyard in Attack Position!"

"The one I've chosen to revive is none other than [Demon Arithmetician Laplace (Attack Power: 1000)], who was just destroyed by the [Black Hole] effect and sent to the graveyard!"

"【Cry of the Living Dead】?! He specifically chose this card..." Yusei's lips twitched involuntarily as he instantly understood Tubein's plan.

Although its effect is not as good as [Monster Resurrection], this card, as a trap card, has the powerful advantage of being able to activate its effect during the opponent's turn.

Unlike regular cards with a revival effect, monsters resurrected from the graveyard by "Call of the Living Dead" are bound to trap cards in their existence.

When a monster revived by its effect is destroyed, [Cry of the Living Dead] will be sent to the graveyard.

Conversely, once [Call of the Dead] is destroyed, the monster revived by its effect will also be destroyed.

Tubein did this to resurrect the special-effect [Demon World Arithmetician Laplace] from the graveyard, turning him into a time bomb that would threaten Yusei.

If Yusei attempts to destroy Twynn's backcourt in large numbers, then [Demon World Arithmetician Laplace], who leaves the field, will simultaneously bestow blessings upon Yusei.

Yusei currently has 500 life points remaining, and Laplace will activate its effect the moment it leaves the field, dealing damage equal to the number of cards on the field multiplied by 300.

If, at the moment Laplace leaves the field, both players have two or more cards on the field, Yusei will suffer damage exceeding his Life Points and be defeated in the duel.

Even if Yusei manages to summon a monster with high attributes, he cannot easily damage Laplace.

After all, if this monster is destroyed, Yusei will suffer the same backlash.

"What's wrong? Didn't you just say you were going to show us a so-called miracle? Why did you stop?" Seeing Yusei standing still after drawing the card and not making any further moves, Tubein, who felt he had a great advantage, spoke up with a teasing tone.

Although Tubein, an expert in physical dueling techniques, had no personal grudge against Yusei, he was merely a temporary helper summoned by Saiou.

However, now that the envelope theory has been personally refuted by the two younger generation, even he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

No one is perfect; everyone has a dark side, it's just that the size of the shadow in different people's hearts varies.

"A miracle... Well then, I will grant your wish."

With a blank expression, Yusei looked at Tubein, who had set up the battlefield, and a faint golden light flashed in his eyes. He slammed the card he had drawn during the draw phase onto the Duel Disk: "...Normal Summon [Surf Inspector]".

The existence of the [Summon Limiter] temporarily restricts the hero's ability to engage.

Use a smile to fight a smile, and when facing magic, use magic to fight back as well.

As Yusei finished speaking, a white robot with flashing red and blue warning lights above its head and riding a skateboard appeared in front of Yusei, accompanied by a burst of light.

Like the Phoenix Man that destroyed it, when that figure stood on the opposite side of the field, it was the ultimate beast! But when it stood on our side, it would be the most beautiful rebirth, enough to break the current predicament!

"It's actually the [Surfing Prosecutor]?! This monster is... tsk!"

Just like Yusei, the well-informed Tubein also discovered his own tactical blind spot.

His entire plan relied on the departure effect of [Laplace the Mathematician].

If this effect fails to activate, then the so-called blockade is just a joke.

As luck would have it, the [Surf Prosecutor] that Yusei summoned happened to have the ability to lock down enemies.

As long as [Surf Prosecutor] is face-up in the Monster Zone, the number of monster effects each player can activate per turn will be reduced to the maximum number of times the number of monsters of each type (Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, Link) can be activated.

If any of the above types of monsters are not present on either player's field, then naturally, neither player can activate the monster's effect.

"...Battle has begun! I'm attacking [Demon World Arithmetician Laplace] (Attack Power: 1000) with [Surf Prosecutor] (Attack Power: 2000)!"

In one smooth motion, Yusei transitioned from Main Phase 1 to the Battle Phase, waving his arm and issuing an attack command to the monsters on the field without hesitation.

Upon hearing his instructions, the Surf Prosecutor immediately propelled his skateboard into the air, delivering a divine punishment to the ram-headed demon holding an abacus on the Tubine field, sending it back to the underworld.

--boom! ! !

"……Well!"

(Thubine LP: 4000→3000)

As the monster was destroyed, Tubein, who was injured by the monster's impact, instinctively raised his arm to shield himself.

Since there are no other monsters on his field, even if the effect of the Field Spell Card [Relative Terrain] is activated as his Life Points decrease, there is no target to reduce its attack power, so it is a wasted effect.

“【Surf Prosecutor】, like 【Relative Terrain】 and 【Summoning Limiter】, is a card that affects both players simultaneously…” Entering Main Phase 2, Yusei placed a card face down in his back row and then said to the gritting-teeth old man, Thubein, “Old man, now it’s your turn to bear the pressure brought by their combination!”

Summoning a fusion monster would break the blockade imposed by the Surf Inspector, but now is not the time to do so.

Under the current circumstances, although Yusei, whose summoning attempts are limited, cannot deploy, the same applies to Twynn.

On Yusei's field stands the [Surf Prosecutor] with an attack power of 2000. Even if Tubein tries to summon [Demon World Arithmetician Laplace] again, he will no longer be able to deal corresponding damage to Yusei through its departure effect.

620. I'll treat you to your favorite big slap! (5000 words)

Under the attack and complete suppression of [Surf Prosecutor], [Demon Arithmetic Laplace] was sent to the Graveyard of Tubine along with the Continuous Trap Card that revived it.

Despite Yusei's still precarious health, which is only a meager 500 points.

However, due to the presence of [Surf Prosecutor], [Demon World Arithmetician Laplace] will also be unable to activate his exit effect at the moment of leaving the field, preventing Yusei from suffering even the slightest damage.

"...The battle phase is over, and that's how I end my turn."

With a calm wave of his arm, Yusei did not make any further moves after successfully resolving Tubain's "life-threatening crisis," but simply waved his hand to end his turn.

The presence of the [Summoning Limiter] on the Thubyne field limits both players to a maximum of two combined summons per turn.

Without absolute certainty, there is really no need to deliberately summon monsters and thus reveal your tactics.

At this moment, on Yusei's field, besides the attack-position "Surf Prosecutor," there are two face-down cards whose specific information is unknown.

"Tsk... Has my logic been cracked?"

With his health points dropping from a full 4000 to 3000, Tubein clicked his tongue, reached into his deck, and drew a card: "My turn, draw!"

"Young Star, it seems your physics is rather poor."

After drawing the card, Tubein didn't rush to unfold it. Instead, he leisurely wiggled his free finger and said to Yusei, "Then let me give you a lesson on how, in any world of any universe, there is a relative logic that makes it even more beautiful~"

"To actually get that Nobel Prize-winning Physics PhD to personally teach him... Yusei, what a lucky man! Damn, I'm so envious... no... I should say, for me, listening to these words, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Hiding in the shadows, Misawa Daichi couldn't help but reveal a look of jealousy on his face.

Hmph, I'm going to take this opportunity to thoroughly learn about Dr. Tubein's knowledge!

"Huh?! A class during a duel? Are you kidding me...?"

Unlike Daichi Misawa's enthusiastic reaction, Yusei's lips twitched involuntarily as he listened to the barrage of technical jargon coming from Tubein's mouth, which made his head spin. A large bead of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead: "...Grandpa, please spare me!"

Why are we having a physics lesson again when we're just playing cards?

Old man, please let me go!

Hey, stop! This isn't a real duel!!!

"Well, well~ don't say that~ listen carefully..." Ignoring Yusei's rebuttal, Tubine waved his hand and continued to explain: "First of all, do you know that duels are formed by three forces?"

“Uh… three kinds? Ah, um…” Yuki Jaden, who was behind Yusei, also heard Tubein’s words and subconsciously began to seriously think about the answer to the question.

However, it is quite obvious that for a duelist like Jaden Yuki, who is more focused on practical combat, theoretical questions are indeed too difficult, and he couldn't answer them even after thinking for a long time.

High emotional intelligence: Emphasis on practical application.

Low emotional intelligence: The theory is terrible.

"You mean magic, traps, and monsters, right?" Noticing the confused look on Jaden Yuki's face behind him, Yusei thought for a moment and then voiced his guess.

If we had to name three elements closely related to duels, generally speaking, it would only be the three main types of cards.

"...That's right, these three elements constitute the duel we are witnessing today!"

Stroke his beard, Tubine nodded in satisfaction at Yusei's half-guessing answer: "Magic, traps, monsters... I have been studying the unifying logic of these three forces for a long time, and now I have finally completed this theory."

Yusei: "...Hmm?"

Noticing the special emotion in Tubein's words, Yusei crossed his arms and waited for his next move.