Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

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As the dormitory door was pushed open, everyone's attention was drawn to the unexpected visitor and his strange behavior.

"Lord Yusei... please save Prince Okin! I beg you!!!"

He started with a standard dogeza (a deep bowing gesture).

Seeing the woman, who seemed to be Prince Okin's personal secretary and was of an older sister generation, kneel down without hesitation at the dormitory entrance, Yusei's lips twitched. He couldn't help but stand up, scratch his head, and help her up from the ground.

"Wha...what's wrong?"

Still a bit dazed by Edward's sudden attack and in a state of confusion, Yusei helped the female secretary who had appeared there and asked, "Um... I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush, tell me the whole story first! I don't understand why you came here."

Edward: "..."

Although Ed wanted to say something, it wasn't a good time to speak, so she ultimately chose to remain silent and instead listen to the conversation.

"Ah... I'm so sorry to bother you so late."

The female secretary smoothed her slightly disheveled hair, apologetic on her face, and after a moment's pause, explained her purpose to everyone: "I am Prince Aujin's secretary and assistant, [Lingduo]. I have come here specifically to visit you, hoping that Lord Yuxing can do me, and our Serpent God Kingdom, a favor!"

"Uh...why did you specifically make me..."

Yusei pointed to himself, a puzzled expression on his face.

It seems he's not very familiar with that Prince Auchin, is it? Is it necessary for him to get involved in this mess?

"That's because I saw your duel with Tenjouin Asuka earlier, and I saw you awaken her from the state of being controlled by Saiou."

With a passionate gaze in her eyes, as she uttered her plea, Rindo instinctively pressed her mature body close to Yusei's: "Please... please grant my request... I'll do anything..."

"Wh...you can do everything?"

Upon hearing the secretary's rather charming proposal, Yusei subconsciously began to look her up and down.

To be honest, Prince Auchin's secretary can't compare to top beauties like Miss Yui, Edward, or Asuka.

However, by ordinary standards, she can be considered a beauty, especially with her older sister aura, which adds to her charm.

At the very least, it can trigger some kind of stress response in You's mind, such as "Let's stop playing cards here for today, and now it's time to open the browser..."

"uh-huh……?"

"...Yusei?"

As this proactive woman came to deliver the goods and flirted with her man, Edward and Asuka simultaneously cast scrutinizing glances at Yusei's back.

"Ahem... Anyway, let's come in first and talk about it later."

Seeing the worry mixed with something indescribable on Lingduo's face, and sensing a certain danger behind him, Yusei paused for a moment, then righteously pushed Lingduo's body away.

Seeing this, the people sitting around the round table in the room made room for Lingduo, indicating that she could come over and sit down to talk in detail.

"Here, have a glass of juice first..."

"There are snacks here too!"

As Judai's underlings, Marufuji Sho and Kenzan exchanged a glance and then, on behalf of their elder brother, politely greeted the nighttime visitor.

At everyone's enthusiastic invitation, the female secretary, Lingduo, who knelt down at the round table, couldn't help but show a sentimental expression: "Thank you all... I was thinking, if Prince Aujin had friends like you, he probably wouldn't have become like this, would he?"

"Prince Auchin? You mean the man who's with King Jai now?" Caesar, arms crossed, suddenly asked, seemingly having some recollection of Prince Auchin.

Unlike Yusei and his classmates at the Duel Academy, Caesar, as a graduate, had never witnessed the scene of Prince Auchin being instantly defeated. Therefore, his impression of this person was limited to his name, and he only knew that such a person existed.

"Ojin? What happened to him?" Following Caesar, Jaden Yuki also asked curiously.

"Yes, the current Prince Auchin... has been brainwashed by the King of the West and has become his servant."

Lowering her head, carefully considering her next words, Lingduo answered the questions, then adopted a serious expression and continued speaking to the curious crowd: "Please, please save Prince Aujin... no, please save this world!"

Yusei: "Huh? Prince Auchin...saving the world? How are these two things related?"

Kenzan: "Miss... saying something like that all of a sudden can be quite startling!"

Xiang: "That's right, that's right..."

Jaden Yuki: "Why are you suddenly bringing this up... Speaking of which, why does it have to be Yusei?"

“That’s because…” Rindo looked at Yusei beside her and began to explain, “Because Yusei was the chosen one, and as evidence… he obtained the key from that Saiō.”

"...Is this the key you're talking about?" Upon hearing Lingduo's explanation, Edward, as if remembering something, took out the key that the Prince had given her earlier and displayed it in his palm.

That was one of the two keys that could open the briefcase containing the satellite control device.

Two identical keys, one in Yusei's hands and the other with Edward. Saiou's side only possesses an unopenable Pandora's box.

Even if the prince intended to forcibly destroy the box, it would be of no use.

Because while doing so, the internal control device will self-destruct due to a pre-set built-in trigger mechanism.

The only way to open the suitcase normally is to insert both keys into the holes of the suitcase at the same time.

"This……"

Seeing the key Edward took out, Lingduo subconsciously paused, "...The day before yesterday, I overheard Prince Auchin and Saiou's conversation and learned that the key to the Sura Satellite was sent out by another personality within Saiou...I also learned that one of the keys was in Yusei's hands...I didn't expect to find out the whereabouts of the other key so quickly..."

“It seems the keys are exactly the same.” Yusei also took out the key he was keeping and showed it to Edward.

From the outside, the two keys, which look like styluses, are like twins, with almost no difference. At least, you can't tell the difference with the naked eye.

"...At that time, I secretly saw that the King of the West was very confident in his attitude towards Prince Auchin. He just said things like 'This is fate,' 'Rest assured, Prince,' and 'Take this opportunity to decide who among you is qualified to be the true holder of that key,' and he completely captivated our country's Prince Auchin..."

Lingduo continued her explanation, doing her best to convey all the information she knew to everyone present.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is this key?"

While fiddling with the key in his hand, Yusei casually asked.

"That is... the key that could lead the world to destruction..."

Knowing the importance of this thing, Lingduo cast a frightened look at the key dangling in Yusei's hand: "That's one of the activation keys for the 'Sura' satellite, a killing weapon that can turn all living things to ashes, currently located above the stratosphere and floating in Earth's orbit in outer space!"

"...Huh? Really?"

"The satellite's...start key?"

"So, these two keys... will lead the world to destruction?!"

The first reaction of most people present when they heard this was disbelief; they thought it was pure fantasy and laughable.

Do you really think that a small country like yours, possessing such advanced high-tech weapons, would sit idly by and do nothing?

However... Lingduo's expression didn't seem to be lying; there was absolutely no hint of joking on her face.

This caused a serious expression to appear on everyone's faces.

If this isn't a joke, but real, then the situation becomes quite serious.

"...Everything I said is true. In fact, it was precisely because of his desire to seize our country's 'Sura' satellite that King Jai defeated Prince Okin in a duel."

Feeling the gazes of everyone, Lingduo shook her head: "After losing to the Prince of Zhai, Prince Aojin seemed to become a different person, directly handing over our country's treasures... This strange phenomenon is undoubtedly the influence of the Prince of Zhai!"

"...Hmm? But that doesn't make sense. If Saiō needs these two keys to achieve his goal of destroying the world, why would he voluntarily hand them over? Wouldn't it be better to keep them for himself?"

Recalling the scene when he received the key, Yusei couldn't help but ask curiously.

Although he already had a guess in mind, he still hoped to hear the corresponding answer from the person involved.

"I think... perhaps it's because his heart has been constantly struggling between good and evil..."

Recalling the evil face of the current King of the West, Lingduo narrowed her eyes, a worried look on her face: "The one who taught you the key is the personality of the King of the West's benevolent side, while the one who intends to destroy the world is the personality of the King of the West's malevolent side."

"So... what Mijuchi mentioned about dual personality, right?" Edward added, "When we defeated Mijuchi, she told us that her brother Saiou Takuma has two personalities, one light and one dark, within him... The one representing evil should be the one that was born from the influence of the Light of Destruction, right?"

Yusei: "Hmm... So that's why Saiou wanted to take the key back after handing it over... If these two things didn't come from the same person's will, then everything makes sense."

Lingduo said worriedly, "...King Zhai ordered our Prince Aojin to retrieve the key, so that King Zhai on the evil side will have the means to activate the 'Sura' satellite."

"Don't worry, we will never let this happen, no matter what." Asuka smiled at Rindo, holding her hand, and gave her a reassuring look.

"I understand the cause and effect, but what should I do next?" After roughly understanding the sequence of events, Yusei asked Rindo about her expectations.

"...Defeat Prince Auchin in a duel!"

"So it really is a duel? But what will happen to Prince Auchin if I win?"

"To be honest, I don't know either... but it will be better than it is now, right? He's a completely different person now... Once he breaks free from the control of the Prince of the West, I believe he will definitely return to his original kind self, right?"

"That guy... was he also being manipulated by Saiou?" Upon hearing this, Judai Yuki instinctively clenched his fists: "Saiou... is truly an unforgivable guy!"

Lingduo: "Having watched Prince Aujin grow up, I can assure you that he has absolutely no intention of destroying the world... Please, Lord Yusei, defeat him for me and find the prince we once knew! Find the prince who, no matter how lonely he felt, always smiled and never let anyone worry about him!"

“Miss Lingduo, to be honest, I’m not sure if I can turn Prince Aujin back to his original form…” Scratching her head, Yusei continued, “But I will try my best.”

"Lord Yusei... thank you so much!"

637 This prince is quite clever, just a little foolish.

In short, at the urgent request of his secretary, Rindo, Yusei arrived at the former Obelisk Blue boys' dormitory, which is now the location of the Society of Light.

Just as the group arrived to pay their respects, Prince Okin, who was ordered by Saiō to retrieve the satellite control key from Yusei, also emerged from the Society of Light and appeared before them.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the target he was looking for. After a moment of stunned silence, Prince Auchin was overwhelmed with joy.

"Hmph... Yusei! I didn't expect you to come looking for me on your own initiative? It's like a gift from heaven! Have you come to your senses and decided to hand over the keys?"

"...It's better to keep sleep talking in your dreams."

Looking at the inexplicably confident prince in front of him, Yusei couldn't help but roll his eyes.

What the hell are you talking about?

Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?

"……Yeah?"

Upon spotting Lingduo in the crowd, Prince Aujin quickly understood the situation: "So, Lingduo sent you? What a busybody!"

Lingduo: "..."

"...Clearly, as long as one surrenders to the embrace of light, one can achieve the ultimate sublimation."