Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"...What? You two are saying there are strangers next to the dorm?"

"How can you tolerate this? Suspicious guy... Stop right there!"

"Hey... Judai!"

After learning from the spirits that there were suspicious people around the dormitory, Jaden Yuki, realizing what was happening, immediately opened the dormitory door and chased after the fleeing shadow.

John, after a moment of surprise, followed closely behind Jaden Yuki, catching up with the mysterious figure shrouded in darkness.

In any case, anyone sneaking around spying on us late at night is definitely not a good person. In short, if we catch him, we'll find out the whole story.

"Damn it, this guy runs pretty fast!"

"Judging from this, he's a seasoned veteran who knows the dense forest well!"

The two followed the shadowy figure into the depths of the jungle.

However, the two, who had lost their way slightly in the forest, were unable to keep up with the shadowy figure and briefly lost track of each other.

Finally, what appeared before the two who had just emerged from the jungle was not the shadowy figure from before, but rather the stern-faced O'Brien, who had also sensed the presence of the newcomers, prematurely ended his card-drawing training at the cliff edge, and then appeared before them.

671 Who is Miss Jie? I don't know her at all!

Following the trail of the shadowy figure, John and Judai Yuki set off from the Red Dormitory and headed into the depths of the dense forest.

However, after losing track of the shadowy figure for a time, what finally appeared before the two was not the shadowy figure who had been spying on the red dormitory, but the figure of O'Brien, the champion of the Duel Academy West Branch, who had temporarily ended his training and walked from the edge of the cliff.

"Is that you? O'Brien? You're the one who was spying on the Osiris Red Dormitory?"

"..."

Without any hesitation, the single-celled organism Yukichi Jaden immediately identified O'Brien as a suspect.

O'Brien, who was usually quiet, did not speak up to refute, but simply stared at Jaden Yuki with an expression of utter disbelief.

That expression clearly indicated that he was questioning Yuki Judai's intelligence and emotional intelligence.

"No, not O'Brien."

Fortunately, Judai had the observant John by his side at that moment.

While Jaden Yuki was facing the taciturn O'Brien and foolishly complaining, "O'Brien, say something! How am I supposed to know what you're thinking if you don't talk?", the observant John had already found clues from the surrounding scenery and ruled out O'Brien as a suspect.

On the cliff in the distance, a few sparks remained, clearly proof that O'Brien had just been practicing there.

He couldn't possibly be in two places at once, which means that the person spying on Osiris's Red Dormitory was actually someone else.

“I heard that at the western branch campus… there is a duelist who trains with his life on the line.”

John glanced at the inverted hanging device left on the edge of the cliff, imagining the scene of training that no ordinary person could endure, and smiled slightly at O'Brien, saying, "He must be planning to use this method of dying if he loses to increase his fighting spirit, right?"

The person John was referring to was clearly O'Brien standing right in front of him.

However, he didn't directly mention the other person's name; instead, he used a teasing tone to subtly imply something about them.

"Uh, really? Does this really work? Should I give it a try?"

Upon hearing about this novel training method from John for the first time, Jaden Yuki, who was quite interested in it, immediately cooperated and showed an eager attitude.

“I refuse… This isn’t a child’s game of playing in the mud.”

Finally, O'Brien, thoroughly annoyed by the two's conversation, frowned and calmly rejected Jaden Yuki's proposal.

That kind of life-risking training can only be endured by someone who has experienced hell with his mercenary father since childhood. Someone like Jaden Yuki, who only tries it out of fun, will only face his own destruction.

At that time, not only will they fail to achieve the desired effect of cultivation, but they may also risk their lives.

O'Brien, who still possessed a conscience and was not as ruthless as Professor Cobra, could not tolerate such a thing happening before his eyes.

"Little child...how rude of you!"

"Never mind, we got the wrong person, sorry!" John placed his hand on Jaden Yuki's shoulder, smiled apologetically at O'Brien, and then pulled Jaden Yuki away from the scene.

Upon seeing John apologize, Jaden Yuki stopped complaining and also said sorry.

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, O'Brien turned around and continued his card-drawing training.

"That guy's eyes... are terrifying."

"Well, I've heard that O'Brien is Professor Cobra's confidant, and no one knows what he's thinking."

Having distanced themselves from O'Brien's location and lost track of the shadowy figure, the two embarked on their return journey.

On the way, the two talked about their impressions of O'Brien and eventually concluded that he was an incomprehensible guy.

He seems to be more of a doer than a talker.

……

"Daddy...Daddy...Save me...It's so dark and cold here..."

"Wait... my child... don't go... don't leave me..."

"Power... the power to fight for my duelists... then your wish can be fulfilled..."

Professor Cobra's residence was arranged in the luxurious Obelisk Blue boys' dormitory.

This place used to be the headquarters of the Society of Light. It was once dyed pure white by the students controlled by Saiou. It was the residence and base camp of the duelists who joined the Society of Light.

After Yusei defeated the evil Saiou, the students, having returned to normal, personally restored the dormitory's original appearance.

Professor Chronos and Coach Napoleon, who had been kicked out, also took this opportunity to get their rooms back.

At this very moment, Professor Cobra, in a room somewhere in Obelisk Blue, is being plagued by a recurring nightmare.

Professor Cobra's child, who died in an accident, calls out Professor Cobra's name in his dreams almost every night, calling him "Dad" and asking for his help.

Professor Cobra, troubled by the soul of the deceased, also obtained the key to Pandora's Box by chance, opening a taboo that should never be touched.

He came to the Duel Academy to collect the energy of the duelists, intending to use it as a tool to revive that person.

Once that adult is resurrected, Professor Cobra will also receive a corresponding blessing, allowing his own dead child to be resurrected.

He himself will also be able to get rid of his long-standing nightmare and get a long period of peaceful sleep.

"--ah!!!!"

Startled awake from a nightmare, Professor Cobra instinctively reached for the energy-collecting device beside his pillow, which resembled a watch and had been given to Jaden and John.

During the previous battle between Jaden Yuki and John, the devices on their arms absorbed a considerable amount of energy, which greatly pleased that person.

In particular, after absorbing Jaden Yuki's energy, that person praised Professor Cobra highly, indicating that he had done a very good job.

If he continues to maintain this pace and acquires more and better energy, then the time for him, the cobra, to realize his wish will become even closer.

"...Energy, more energy!"

Professor Cobra, his body covered in cold sweat, stood alone in the darkness, a wicked thought flashing through his mind.

Hey... If we just gather all the students together and give them this device, wouldn't the energy surge towards that great man like a tidal wave?

"Hehehehehe... Well then, let's do it this way."

……

Without further ado, the next day, Professor Cobra announced his idea to the students at the morning assembly and gave each duelist present a watch device for collecting energy, just like the ones worn by Jaden Yuki and John.

In conjunction with the previously announced duel, Professor Cobra, who was serving as the temporary instructor, took this opportunity to pressure the students.

In his words, this energy-collecting device was transformed into a "power disclosure system".

The duelists will also use the information collected by this device to comprehensively evaluate their passion, dueling ability, judgment, fighting spirit, and other information, and ultimately give them a corresponding score.

Finally, those students who consistently slack off and passively cope with their tasks, resulting in substandard grades, or who lack enthusiasm for the duels, will face expulsion.

In Professor Cobra's words, "Those duelists who lack passion have no reason to stay at the Duel Academy!"

Although the students reacted strongly, with some hot-tempered students even throwing the device aside on the spot, most of them obediently followed Professor Cobra's instructions and put the device on their arms.

After all, Principal Samejima, who was watching from the sidelines, did not step in to stop Professor Cobra.

Even though Professor Chronos and Coach Napoleon expressed their opposition, Principal Samejima simply smiled and gave a perfunctory answer, trying to smooth things over.

With the principal adopting this attitude, the students naturally had nothing more to say. They could only end the morning assembly with their devices, each with a different expression, and walk out.

……

"This device... Ha... What the hell is this power disclosure system? Does it think I, You, am some kind of idiot like that old man from Samejima?"

Walking on the way to the classroom.

Holding the device given to him by Professor Cobra, Yusei, who sensed an extremely obvious conspiracy from it, smiled and casually placed it under his foot, crushing it into dust.

This thing is clearly a prop given to the victims in those "battle royale" scenarios, making them kill each other according to the organizer's wishes.

Don't listen to that Cobra professor spouting nonsense on stage, even though he sounds very eloquent.

Anyone who wears this is an idiot!

Principal Samejima is senile. If you believe him, then just wait to be drained of your energy after the duel and become a victim of Professor Cobra's personal plan!

"Asuka, and Rei... you two don't need to look anymore, just throw this stuff away."

Beside her as they left the auditorium for the morning meeting were Asuka, who was wearing an Obelisk blue school uniform that showed off her beautiful figure, and Rei Saotome, who was clinging to Yusei's arm and acting cute.

Surrounded by two girls with completely different personalities on his left and right, Yusei, who was experiencing the feeling of being surrounded by angels, often had an uncontrollable joy on his face during this period.

At this moment, Yusei, who had first destroyed the device, spoke up to warn his two female friends who were standing on either side of him.

With the arrival of transfer students from Yotsuka Academy, the people around Yusei also changed.

Previously, he was always surrounded by men like Judai Yuki, Manjoume, and Kenzan, and there were hardly any girls around.

Even when he occasionally goes on dates with Asuka, it can only be said that he takes time out of his schedule, and he is forced to put spending time with girls after beating up the Society of Light.

After the Saiou incident ended and the new semester began, Yuki Judai and John got together, and everyone else found their own path. Only then was Yusei finally freed from the complicated interpersonal relationships and had time to spend with the people he truly cared about.

Women don't play cards...

Ahem, I mean, what's more important than playing cards? Spending time with girls?

Thinking back on the blissful experience he'd had over the past few weeks, almost forgetting even the important matter of playing cards, Yusei couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Let's leave aside the fact that Xiao Li was still in junior high school.