Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

In my mind, angels and demons are clashing fiercely.

Looking at Yuki Jaden's carefree sleeping face, Marufuji Sho seemed to have figured something out, abandoned his plan to wake Yuki Jaden, and quickly ran towards the door.

"Ah this..."

Hayato, who had been watching the whole thing, couldn't help but break out in large beads of sweat on his forehead.

Xiang ah...

Your actions and words are completely contradictory!

He was just a moment ago righteously declaring that he would never betray his elder brother, but he changed his mind a short while later.

……

Yusei had just finished showering and reached the dormitory entrance when he saw Marufuji Sho rushing out of the door.

On Marufuji Sho's face was an expression of having made up his mind.

"what happened?"

As Yusei dried his hair, he watched Marufuji Sho's figure gradually disappear into the distance and murmured to himself.

“Sho chose to abandon Yuki Jaden.” Hayato said to Yusei as he walked in with a puzzled look on his face.

"Huh?" Yusei didn't understand Hayato's meaning for a moment.

He glanced at the still-sleeping Judai Yuki and the "ritual tools" on Sho Marufuji's table, and then he understood.

Marufuji Sho, is he planning to go solo?

"No wonder he had that expression just now..."

Thinking of this, Yusei walked up to Yuki Jaden and pulled off his blanket.

Feeling the cold air coming at him, Jaden Yuki immediately opened his eyes.

"Huh...aren't I still in a duel...?"

"How did you get back to the dorm so quickly?"

Jaden Yuki rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked Yusei a question in front of him.

You even dream about duels... Just how much do you love duels...?

Yusei silently complained to himself, then said to Jaden Yuki, "Get up! The exam is about to start!"

"What? It's already this time?"

"Where did Xiang go? Why didn't he come to call me?"

Yuki Judai was clutching an alarm clock, his face showing a confused expression.

"If you're looking for Xiang, I've been calling you for ages and there's been no response. He just went out by himself."

Hayato-sensei didn't forget to deliver the final blow to Jaden Yuki.

“…” Jaden Yuki scratched his head, then remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.

However, at that time, he was still asleep and in a daze.

"You...you really don't seem to have any sense of urgency at all!"

Yusei looked at Yuki Jaden like this and sighed softly.

-

"Yes! Hayato is right."

"This academy is the battlefield for duelists."

"If I don't take down others, I'll be taken down by them."

"My older brother also said when school started that duelists are rivals..."

"If I choose to do this, my brother won't blame me, right?"

As Marufuji Sho ran along the road, he tried to convince himself as he hurried toward the academy.

"My goal is to become a duelist with top-tier skills!"

"For this reason I..."

With a determined look on his face, Marufuji Sho didn't pay attention to his footing and tripped and fell flat on his face...

The momentum they had just built up vanished in an instant.

……

Yusei and Jaden Yuki calmly left the house and headed towards the Duel Academy.

Because Yusei woke him up, Jaden Yuki no longer has to worry about being late.

On the uphill road to the Duel Academy, the two saw an auntie in a convenience store uniform struggling to push a small cargo cart.

On the aunt's face, you could see beads of sweat the size of soybeans, clearly showing an expression of extreme strain.

"Sigh... I'm completely helpless when it comes to things like this!"

Seeing the strained expression on the aunt's face, Yuki Judai covered his head and then subconsciously ran over there.

"Let me help you, auntie!"

Yuki Jaden ran up behind the freight truck and pushed it hard.

"There's really no other way... I'll help too!"

Seeing the warm and kind Jaden Yuki, Yusei couldn't help but be inspired and joined the group pushing the cart.

With the help of the two teenagers, the aunt's stress was greatly reduced.

The freight trucks began to move forward slowly.

"You two... you'll be late like this..."

"Today is the day of the exam, isn't it?" The aunt said to the two people who came to help, her voice trembling as she looked at their red uniforms.

"So what if you're late! How can you just stand by and watch someone in need die?" Yuki Judai subconsciously let go of the stroller's arm and made a gesture of encouragement to the aunt.

Seeing Yuki Judai's matter-of-fact expression, the aunt who was supporting the freight truck was stunned and slightly loosened her grip.

"Hey, hey... you can talk, but don't let go!"

With two fewer people pushing, the entire weight of the car fell on Yusei's shoulders.

Fortunately, the vehicle was just a small cargo truck; otherwise, that single blow would have been enough to hurt all three of them.

"Oh...sorry..."

Realizing this, Judai Yuki quickly moved to the back of the car and started pushing it. Then he said to the aunt, "Anyway, we'll deal with the rest later. There'll always be a way."

“You’re right, leave it to us.” Yusei nodded to the aunt.

095 Marufuji Sho, come here and get beaten up!

"Kids... I'm really sorry..."

"If the car hadn't suddenly stalled... this wouldn't have happened..."

The auntie gripped the front of the cart tightly and pushed it forward.

She turned her head to look at the two people behind her, a complicated expression on her face.

I was touched, but also felt a little apologetic.

"What are you saying... When we encounter difficulties, it's only natural for everyone to help each other, isn't it?" Yusei said to the aunt who looked apologetic.

"Ah! Yusei, you said what I wanted to say..."

"hey-hey……"

The place Auntie was going to was the Duel Academy's sales counter, which happened to be on the same route as Yusei and the others.

The three of them, with heavy steps, slowly pushed the car forward, making their way towards the academy.

It looks like I'm definitely going to be late today...

Looking at the Duel Academy, which was faintly visible in the distance, Yusei sighed softly.

Marufuji Sho betrays his older brother for his own "future," while Yuki Judai is late for his exam because he helps a stranger.

There is a clear difference between the two in terms of their character.

-

Duel Academy.

A written test is currently underway in the tiered classroom used for classes.

The classroom was filled with the sound of pens scratching across paper.

Nearly half an hour has passed since the exam started.

The exam was proctored by Osiris Red's dormitory supervisor, Mr. Otokuji.

Unlike in class, the students in Obelisk blue, Apollo yellow, and Osiris red sat in staggered rows.

Daitokuji sat in front of the podium, squinting at the students while stroking the orange cat "Pharaoh" on his lap.

From his perspective, he could clearly see the scene in the classroom and the students' little actions.

He has a rather easygoing personality and is much more tolerant of students' minor misbehaviors than other teachers.

Daitokuji glanced around the classroom briefly, not seeing Yusei or Yuki Jaden, but immediately spotting Marufuji Sho, who was fast asleep on the desk.

"Big brother..."

"I'm sorry... Big brother..."

From time to time, apologetic gurgling sounds could be heard from Marufuji Sho's mouth.

Marufuji Sho seems to have seen himself being reprimanded by Yuki Judai in his dream.