Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Not only that, according to Jim, the electromagnetic waves were also amplified to a certain extent during the duel between Yusei and O'Brien, to the point that Karen, being a reptile, went out of control and attacked the passing Kenzan!"

He pointed to the alligator that was now quietly crouching under Jim's bed, making unintelligible gestures with his hands.

Jaden Yuki, who also witnessed the entire event, described the situation to the people gathered there in an exaggerated tone.

"Does this mean that during the period of electromagnetic wave amplification, students who are dueling might experience this situation?"

Noticing the key information contained in Yuki Jaden's words, Ayukawa-sensei asked another question.

"I think... that's about it."

Looking at the two people lying on the hospital bed, unconscious due to excessive fatigue.

Yusei, who could be considered the person involved to some extent, slowly nodded at this moment, giving her an affirmative answer on behalf of Yuki Jaden.

"Oh my god! If that's really the case, then the problem has become very serious!"

Professor Kronos and Coach Napoleon, who appeared at the door, also overheard the conversation taking place in the school infirmary.

His face involuntarily contorted with terror. He (claiming to be) the second-in-command under the Duel Academy principal, hurriedly entered the room and questioned Ayukawa-sensei: "Ayukawa-sensei! Is it really as Yusei-kun said? The students fainted because of that duel organized by Professor Cobra?"

When Professor Cobra announced that he would be holding a deathmatch tournament similar to a "PUBG Challenge," Professor Chronos, who felt the proposal was inappropriate, raised the issue with Principal Samejima.

However, Principal Samejima, who was laughing like a fool at the time, simply brushed off his objections with a smile and did not offer any rebuttal.

After all, Professor Cobra was an "expert" he had specially invited from the western branch campus. He had already come all the way here, so why would he go back?

Principal Samejima, holding this view, gave Professor Cobra the green light and tacitly approved of all his actions.

As a result, this is what happened.

Following O'Brien, Jianshan and Jim also collapsed one after another after their duel.

Although they are not in any immediate danger, if things continue like this, that day will come sooner or later.

What should we do when someone actually dies?

The image of Principal Samejima's stubborn face, unwilling to listen to others' opinions, flashed through his mind, and a visible gloom immediately appeared on Professor Chronos's handsome face, which resembled the "Pot of Greed".

in case……

If he were the principal, no... if the previous acting principal, Tengu Yu, hadn't left Duel Academy for other reasons, then this situation certainly wouldn't have happened, right?

Old man from Samejima, you... you truly deserve to die!

Having reached this conclusion, Professor Chronos, whose lips twitched uncontrollably, ultimately placed all the blame on Principal Samejima, who had done such an idiotic thing.

“Professor Chronos, I know you are angry…”

Sensing the intense emotions emanating from Professor Chronos, Yusei, calmly considering his current state, continued, "But please think about this calmly first."

"...Yusei-kun?"

Professor Chronos stared intently at Yusei's location, awaiting his next words.

"In the current situation, most students... are indeed not greatly affected. Apart from the three who have experienced abnormal physical symptoms, the other students are just a little more tired than usual."

"The current situation is not enough to produce the kind of conclusive evidence you want that would bring Professor Cobra to his knees."

However, these current circumstances alone are not enough to persuade the stubborn Principal Samejima to abandon Professor Cobra's teaching plan.

"Hmph! It's all Professor Cobra's fault for that bullshit proposal, forcing everyone to be in this tense state 24 hours a day..."

Professor Chronos crossed his arms and gazed into the distance, seemingly lost in thought: "In this situation, the students' physical and mental strength will be severely depleted, and they may even break down physically and mentally..."

"Let's put the reasons aside for now!"

Interrupting Professor Chronos's speech, Napoleon, equally anxious, clenched his fists and shouted from the bottom of his heart: "Such a dangerous duel should be stopped immediately!"

"Hmm? What's wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly so agitated?"

Seeing Napoleon's unusual and rare style, everyone couldn't help but focus their attention on him.

Unlike Professor Chronos, who truly repented after experiencing so much, Napoleon shouldn't be the type of person everyone thinks he is, right?

Given his cunning and treacherous nature, wouldn't the wisest course of action at this moment be to cleverly exclude himself from trouble?

"Uh...this..."

Stared at with strange looks, Napoleon, looking embarrassed, scratched his head and replied, "I was just acting as an instructor, concerned about the students' safety..."

In fact, Napoleon's biological son, whose style is completely different from his own, is among the freshmen of this year's Duel Academy.

As a student from another school, he entered the Sun God-Huang dormitory with excellent grades.

Originally, Napoleon thought he could take care of his son and properly cultivate the estranged relationship between him and his son caused by his divorce from his ex-wife.

As a result, just as he was holding onto this wonderful idea, he heard from Professor Cobra about the death duel tournament that included almost the entire school and forced them to participate...

Damn it!

At the time, Napoleon, through sheer willpower, barely managed to suppress his intense resentment and resist the urge to strangle Professor Cobra, that troublemaker…

"...Heh, questioning my teaching plan, huh? But as things stand, the majority of students are still not involved in this duel."

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived.

Just as the teachers were discussing Professor Cobra's various behaviors and planning to gather evidence to severely criticize him and make him lose face, he was sent back to West College.

The main subject of the conversation, Professor Cobra, with a calm expression, appeared from the other end of the corridor with his hands behind his back and a military-like, regular gait, and came to the infirmary where everyone was gathered.

"...Professor Cobra?!"

"You... how dare you show your face in front of us? Look at the mess you've made!"

Professor Chronos, having found an outlet for his anger by pointing angrily at Professor Cobra's nose, then pointed his other finger at the unconscious students.

As a result of his actions, everyone turned their hostile gazes toward Professor Cobra, who had taken the initiative to appear there.

"Oh..."

Professor Cobra, who was being stared at with suspicion by everyone, seemed to have anticipated the current situation and did not show much panic on his face.

However, despite his unchanged expression, he wisely refrained from stepping into the infirmary.

As Professor Chronos pointed his finger at his nose, he merely glanced sideways at Jim and Sword Mountain lying on the hospital bed.

Then, under everyone's gaze, with a disdainful look on his face, he curled the corners of his mouth and said: "...Similar situations have occurred at the Duel Academy West Branch. I know you are questioning my teaching plan and think that I am deliberately tormenting the students and making trouble for no reason."

"But... those of you who have this idea, please come back to see them in a month!"

"In just one month, tremendous changes will occur in the students, and they will become true duelists, like warriors!"

At this point, Professor Cobra glanced in Yusei's direction, and their gazes met in mid-air as Yusei also turned his gaze towards him.

Youxing: “…”

Professor Cobra: "..."

"By the way, I will also do everything I can to correct the bad habits of those disobedient students..."

After a moment of silence, Professor Cobra made this pointed declaration to the crowd.

Professor Cobra narrowed his eyes slightly in Yusei's direction before looking away.

He wasn't an idiot; how could he not have noticed the strangeness on Yusei's body now that things had come to this?

Even O'Brien, his prized student who had survived the battlefield, couldn't bear the feeling of dueling energy being stripped from his body, and fell into a state of utter weakness after the duel.

How could Yusei, living in such a privileged environment, possibly stand still unharmed and unaffected?

The reason why this situation occurred, and why he did not suffer the same fate as O'Brien... is that there is only one possibility: Yusei did not wear the device that absorbs duel energy as he was instructed.

Moreover, through his observations, Professor Cobra also discovered that even top students like Asuka Tenjouin did not heed his words.

Professor Cobra, who was quite annoyed by this phenomenon, felt a strong sense of resentment.

Hmph! Getting in my way

"But, Professor Cobra! Even though you said that..."

Addressing Professor Cobra, who was about to leave, Ayukawa voiced her doubt: "But judging from the physical condition of those people, this wasn't an ordinary duel... If a large number of students were to fall ill in the future, would you still be able to say such things then?"

"How rude of you, Ayukawa-sensei! Do you think I would harm the students, or that I don't care about their lives?"

“No… this…”

He waved his hand, interrupting the school nurse's questioning. Seeing the hesitant expression on her face, Professor Cobra, with an unfriendly look, continued, waving his finger, "My current goal is to identify some students with problems. As for the explanation part, we'll leave that for later!"

After saying this, without waiting for the teachers to say anything more, Professor Cobra quickened his pace and left, heading towards the Duel Academy rooftop.

As he himself said, his main purpose today was not to justify his actions, but to deal with the transfer student from the Eastern Branch who had trespassed into his territory—Amon.

Professor Cobra, who sees this as an obstacle to his plans, will now use his authority as a teacher to forcibly order a duel!

684 Yuki Jaden: What about me?

"Following yesterday, another student collapsed today due to dis-duel..."

With his hands behind his back, Professor Cobra walked with heavy steps up the stairs to the rooftop of the Duel Academy.

As soon as he stepped onto the rooftop, he spotted Amon Garlem standing at the far end of the rooftop with his back to him, holding some kind of recording device and muttering something to himself.

Looking at the man who seemed to have discovered his plan, was following him, and appeared to be trying to hinder his actions, Professor Cobra narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hostile expression appeared on his face.

Hmph! What a self-important brat...

See how I deal with you!

Don't think that just because you're the young master of the "Galem Consortium," you can enjoy special privileges in my hands!

"Cough cough..."

"Huh? Professor Cobra?"

Stepping up behind Amon, Professor Cobra deliberately cleared his throat, reminding Amon of his arrival.

Attracted by the voice, Amon subconsciously turned around and paused his note-taking when he saw Professor Cobra.

Without batting an eye, Amon put away the device in his hand and, with an unchanged expression, looked at Professor Cobra who had come to visit: "Professor Cobra, as a very busy person, did you come here specifically to see me?"

"Hmm, Amon, it seems you've never even participated in a single dis-duel, have you?"