Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Now that you mention it, it seems there might be something like that..."

After exchanging a glance, Jaden Yuki and Kenzan came to Yusei's side and looked in the same direction as him.

The three of them were currently on a cliff highland near the sea.

From this angle, the situation at the harbor can be clearly seen through the moonlight streaming down from the sky.

That place, where Edward's four-person yacht was originally moored, was where she lived.

But now, the yacht that used to be moored here is nowhere to be found.

Clearly, Edward had already left the Duel Academy and was sailing somewhere on his yacht.

"Is Edward out having fun so late at night?"

"No, given her reclusive personality, I think she's more likely to become a part-time dark hero..."

"Speaking of which, Ed doesn't live in the dormitory at Obeliskland; she seems to be deliberately keeping her distance from us..."

"Yes, that's how it is..." Yusei responded casually to Jaden Yuki and Kenzan's words, but for some reason, a sense of worry suddenly flashed through his mind.

As a spirit user, he always had a strange premonition.

It's as if, if he just goes straight home tonight without doing anything, something he doesn't want to happen might happen.

Perhaps he will never see Edward again, never see that girl who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, with a unique personality...

"...Hurry back and wake up that guy, Manjoume!"

"Huh? Manjoume? Yusei, what are you trying to do?"

"...That guy Manjoume is probably lying in his dorm like Marufuji Sho right now, right? After seeing how close you and Asuka-senpai were, he seemed to have figured something out, and he's been like this listless, useless guy ever since. Let's just leave him alone, shall we?"

Seeing Yusei suddenly adopt a serious expression, Jaden Yuki and Kenzan were taken aback, a long string of question marks appearing above their heads at the same time.

What's going on? Why did they suddenly go to see Manjoume?

That guy ignores everyone during the day, is there really any point in going to him?

"Well, let's talk as we walk. Didn't Manjoume park one of his company's helicopters near the dorm? I was thinking of borrowing it..."

"If he won't open the door, then we'll just barge in!"

On his way back to the Osiris Red Dormitory, Yusei shared his thoughts with the two of them.

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Recalling what Professor Chronos had said during the day, he suddenly had a strange premonition.

He felt that if he didn't do something tonight, he would regret his actions later.

Driven by this premonition, he decided to borrow the private helicopter from Manjoume's family to search for Edward's whereabouts in the vicinity.

Although he could ask Yui's mother for help, and Yusei believed that she would help him unconditionally, unfortunately, Yui was far away in the mainland, and even if she wanted to come and help, she wouldn't have enough time to act.

Moreover, she currently has many collaborations with the Seahorse Entertainment Group and also has her own matters to attend to. Even her regular contact with Yusei during this period has seemed somewhat rushed.

If possible, Yusei hopes to resolve this matter through his own efforts, rather than seeking help from Ms. Yui every time a problem arises.

He owes her so much kindness that he can hardly repay it in this lifetime, and she also holds expectations for him, hoping that he can replace her, who cannot leave, and witness the highest scenery of the dueling world.

Like a mother to her, Yui Amamiya has given her selfless help; her little sister, Ria; her classmate Asuka Tenjouin, with whom she has an ambiguous relationship; Edward Phoenix, who has a white-haired, attack-like personality and is cold on the outside but warm on the inside; and perhaps also Rei Saotome, with whom she made a promise to meet again a long time ago...

These girls who appeared in Yusei's life and had more or less contact with him were, in a sense, irreplaceable to him.

As a ruthless player who has never lost a game, Yusei, according to the Yu-Gi-Oh! world view, might have a personality similar to a certain player who has suffered a major setback, a proud duelist who looks down on women.

Even if they weren't as extreme as Jack, saying things like "I'm going to be the world's number one man, women are just a nuisance!" and feeling disgusted or even contemptuous of pretty girls, they would probably focus on dueling storytelling rather than women, just like Crab Bro.

However, reality and imagination are often quite different.

Unlike other transmigrators who came to this modified version of the card game world, You, who transmigrated into this world, did not have a cheat system or cheat codes to start his unparalleled journey in this other world.

As a mortal, the first person he encountered was the Heavenly Palace Knot, with whom he seemed to be destined to meet.

Yu Xing, who mistook the cross-dressing Miss Jie for Brother Jie, even had some crazy thoughts like, "Oh no! I've run into a guy! Danger! My chrysanthemum is in danger! Oh no! Brother Jie, stop it!"

Fortunately, the misunderstanding was eventually cleared up, and Yusei unexpectedly received help from Yui-san, entered Duel Academy, and met peers such as Jaden Yuki, Asuka, and Manjoume, who were either enemies or friends, thus beginning his new life in another world.

Along the way, they defeated many powerful enemies and formed bonds with all sorts of people.

Due to the combined effects of various factors, Yui Amamiya, who was not always by Yusei's side, gradually became a special person in Yusei's heart, who was both a mother and a friend, and who could not be replaced by anyone else.

It was precisely because the first girl he met was such a person that he felt the beauty and kindness of the world, which is why Yusei was willing to gradually open his heart and accept the existence of other people.

If he could, he wouldn't want to miss any of the girls he'd ever crossed paths with in his life; he wanted to use his abilities to create a warm home for them.

Even if he was called a womanizer, even if people said he had lost his card-playing integrity, becoming obsessed with women and forgetting the pride of a duelist, he still accepted it.

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After all, this is the "way of me" he chose, unrestrained by common sense, unrestricted by others, and full of freedom!

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"My turn..."

On DD's luxury cruise ship.

Edward, who was being completely suppressed by [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D], had an extremely solemn expression on his face at this moment.

With time frozen in her mind, she realized something very bad was about to happen.

After taking a deep breath and calming his agitated emotions, Edward, having adjusted his mindset, placed his finger on top of the deck.

She didn't rush to draw a card, but remained calm and silently observed the two sides' playing fields.

In addition to the Field Spell Card "Time Tower of the Underworld", there is a face-down card in her back row, and the rest is the card that will be drawn.

On DD's side, there stood the fully formed [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D], along with [D-Power], plus a face-down card.

As a consequence of activating the effect of [D-Power], DD cannot draw cards during its draw phase to replenish its hand.

However, in return, he gained a powerful force sufficient to suppress Edward through this sacrifice.

Having absorbed [Destiny Hero - Doctrine] and empowered by [D-Power], [Destiny Hero - Blood Demon - D] not only applies a one-sided skill drain effect to Edward, turning all the monsters she summons into blanks, ignoring all destruction resistances, but also attacks twice per turn, putting double the damage pressure on Edward.

At the same time, the existence of Blood Demon-D itself also allows the effects of some of its supporting cards to be activated.

By using the effect of the spell card "Time Dry," DD skipped both players' preparation phases, freezing the "Prison Clock Tower," which already had two counters, rendering it a useless card.

Furthermore, and more seriously, the revival effect of [Destiny Hero - Phoenix of Destruction] can only be activated during the preparation phase.

Now that the preparation phase has been skipped, even with his immortality, he has lost the conditions for revival and lies completely collapsed in the graveyard...

It can be said that Edward has been driven into a desperate situation by DD's offensive!

"...Draw a card!"

After observing the situation on the field, Edward sighed deeply, then waved his arm and drew the card at the top of his deck, adding it to his hand.

"This card is..."

The card she drew was a spell card—[Monster Resurrection], which has the ability to revive one monster from both players' graveyards without any special summon restrictions.

Edward can use this card to revive the [Destiny Hero - Phoenix of Destruction] in the graveyard.

But... it's meaningless.

It's just adding another meat shield for myself; if there aren't two or more monsters, they can't stop Blood Demon-D's attack.

Even if you resurrect and destroy the Phoenix, you will be subjected to a second round of direct attacks and lose your remaining health.

"...Ed, you invincible phoenix, it seems there's no way to stop the harm from you anymore."

Seeing Edward's slightly pale face, DD raised an arm, adjusted his glasses, looked at Edward who was now completely alone in the arena, and said with a smug smile, "Edward, your struggle ends here. To be able to fight me to this extent, I shall sincerely commend you!"

"...By the way, the effects of my [D-Strength] have a follow-up!"

"...The attack power of [Destiny HERO Blood Demon-D] will increase by 100 points based on the number of monsters in both players' graveyards. Although the token I used as a tribute has disappeared, you still have many monsters in your graveyard!"

"Ha ha……"

Extending his fingers and casually fiddling with them, DD muttered a series of numbers: "Let me think... Phoenix Destroyer, Depthy Person, Alone Good Person, Denial Person, Demon Person, Demonic Person, Sprint Person, Divine Person... When you add it all up, it really is a terrifying number~"

Edward: "..."

A cemetery? A cemetery!

Oh right, I still have some resources from the cemetery that I haven't used!

Hearing DD's smug boast, Edward, who had fallen into a mental trap under immense pressure, suddenly had a flash of enlightenment.

633 My beloved hero, though late, has arrived!

The effect of 【Destiny HERO Blood Demon - D】 is similar to 【Skill Drain】, it can only target monsters summoned on the opponent's field.

However, monsters that can activate their effects in the hand, graveyard, or deck are unaffected by this effect and can still activate their effects.

After hearing DD's triumphant words, Edward was suddenly struck by a flash of inspiration, and he also thought of the cards that had been sent to the graveyard in the past few rounds.

Unlike Jaden Yuki's Four Bone Warriors, the Destiny HERO monsters she possesses can activate their effects in both her hand and graveyard, surpassing the existence of Element HERO monsters!

"...I bury a card, then I activate the effect of [Destiny HERO - Divine Man] in my graveyard. When I have 0 cards in my hand, I can banish itself and another [Destiny HERO] monster to draw two cards from my deck!"

"By banishing [Destiny HERO - Divine Man] and [Destiny HERO - Dystopian Man] from my graveyard, I draw two cards!"

Ed moves [Monster Reborn] face-down to his back row, restoring his hand to 0 cards. He then banishes [Destiny Hero - Divine Man] and [Destiny Hero - Dystopian Man] from his graveyard, thereby replenishing his hand with two cards.

"...What?! It's an effect that was activated from the graveyard?!"

Like Edward, DD's eyes were also focused on the field.

Having maintained his advantage, he subconsciously overlooked potential unexpected events from other places.

This point became the key to Edward's breakthrough.

"...However, once you summon a monster, you cannot escape Blood Demon-D's blockade. Even if you draw [Black Hole] or [Lightning Strike], my Blood Demon-D will not be destroyed by its effect!"

A sense of foreboding flashed through DD's mind, and he issued a scathing declaration towards Edward: "It's no use! Edward! What you've done... is just another futile struggle! The victor of this duel will ultimately be me!"

This situation, which was beyond his expectations, had clearly affected DD's calm mindset.

His tone began to unconsciously betray a hint of panic.