Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"It is Mr. Manjoume."

The man who had just called himself "this great master" cleared his throat and changed to a more refined name.

After nodding, he pointed with his thumb in the direction of the door he had just opened: "It's not enough space here, let's go outside and have our duel."

"...I have prepared the tools for our duel."

"Oh? A prop?"

Amon, who was quite interested in the topic, put the Golden Duel Disk back into the safe and then followed Manjoume out of the hall.

Although Amon did not directly agree to Manjoume's challenge, his reaction was tantamount to acknowledging the duel.

Seeing this, Yusei and his friends, who were determined to watch the drama unfold, followed the two out of the noisy hall where the duel was taking place.

Originally, Yusei planned to win the magnificent Duel Disk for the two girls so they could use it as a toy.

However, given the current situation, due to the intrusion of Wan Zhangmu, this matter must be temporarily put aside.

"...That's...a helicopter from the Manjoume Group? That guy actually prepared something like that?"

As the group walked out of the hall, they immediately saw two helicopters hovering in the night sky, their rotors spinning and making a lot of noise, and glass platform-like structures that seemed to serve as dueling arenas, which had been lowered from the helicopters to the ground.

Yusei, who had previously seen Manjoume's two older brothers arrive in the same type of helicopter, recognized the origin of these helicopters from the markings on them.

At that moment, Manjoume and Amon stepped onto the glass platform.

As the helicopter lifted the platform higher and higher, it gradually arrived above the large lake in front of the Obelisk Blue dormitory. The two people on the glass platform were now facing each other from a distance.

Looking at the lake below, Amon pondered for a moment before asking Manjoume for his thoughts: "...Manjoume, why did you choose me as your opponent?"

"Heh, is that even a question? Amon Garham, you are the heir of the Garham conglomerate, while I, Manjoume Jun—no, Manjoume Lightning—am the third young master of the Manjoume Group."

He began by explaining their respective family matters, his face resolute, and pointed to where Amon was: "However, a duel is always won by one's own strength. I will never forgive someone like you who tries to cheat by relying on family background!"

"So...right here now, let's settle this once and for all!"

687 Amon and the "Cloud Monster" Deck

"...A duel is a battle won through one's own strength. Someone like you who tries to cheat by relying on family background is absolutely unforgivable!"

"So... Amon Garlem, now stand here and fight me!"

Clenching his fist tightly, Wan Zhangmu's eyes blazed with genuine fury.

Compared to Amon, a young master from a wealthy family who has never experienced any major ups and downs in his life, Manjoume, who has always been suppressed by his older brothers and finally crawled out of hell after experiencing many events, feels an unresolved emotion in his heart.

If he doesn't vent his emotions, Manjōmu probably won't be able to sleep tonight.

Therefore, having made up his mind, he made special preparations and summoned Amon from his dormitory in Obelisk Blue to engage in this duel that staked on their respective beliefs.

With unwavering conviction in his heart, Manjoume was determined to make this guy named Amon realize just how incredibly foolish his attempt to corrupt the Duel Academy with money was!

"...Professor Cobra must be scrambling to keep up with all these duels starting at once, right?"

"Heh, if that guy sets the dis-belt's absorption power to the maximum, it could turn into a mass killing!"

Looking at the energy absorption device on his wrist, Amon narrowed his eyes, imagining the embarrassed expression on the man's face after realizing the situation.

At that moment, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a pleasant smile.

After that, he turned his gaze back to Manjoume before him, looking at his opponent: "Then, let the duel begin as you wish."

"Ha, there's no point in saying more!"

"...Duel!" ×2

As Manjou let out a cold laugh, the two, who were locked in a fierce confrontation, unfolded their duel disks on their arms.

With the simultaneous shout of "Duel," the duel officially began.

(Amon LP: 4000)

(Manjoume LP: 4000)

"...I'll go first! My turn, draw a card!"

As a wealthy young master, Amon did not use the gold duel disk inlaid with gems that had just been shown. Instead, he used a blue and white duel disk with an extremely simple appearance that seemed completely incompatible with his status.

Amon, who had the first move in the duel, drew a card from his deck.

After looking at his hand, he inserted one of the cards into the back row of the Duel Disk and activated it: "...I activate the Spell Card from my hand—[Fel Cloud]!"

Based on this card's effect, during the turn this card is activated, if I Normal Summon, Flip Summon, or Special Summon two "Cloud Monster" monsters with the same name, I can draw two cards from my Deck during the End Phase.

As Amon moved, a large image of a magic card with a blue border, emitting a faint glow, appeared in front of him.

The scene above the card is a magnificent spectacle of light shining through the clouds and scattering across the sea.

"Huh? At this hour... is the moonlight out too?"

Whether it was the effect of the magic card or not, at that moment, the clouds that had been obscuring the moon drifted away from above the two of them, and the moonlight took the opportunity to shine onto the lake surface beneath their feet.

Looking down at the shimmering lake, Amon picked up a new card and activated it: "Now, I'll activate the Continuous Spell Card in my hand—[Summoning Cloud]!"

"Summoning Cloud?"

Noticing the keywords in the card name, Manjou subconsciously raised an eyebrow.

If nothing unexpected happens, this card's effect should be related to summoning.

"That's right. The effect of [Summoning Cloud] is that once per turn, during my Main Phase, if I have no monsters on my field, I can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower [Cloud Monster] monster from my hand or Graveyard."

However, if a Special Summon is performed from the Graveyard, the [Summoning Cloud] will also be destroyed.

"...I Special Summon [Cloud Monster - Sheep Cloud] (Angel/WATER/Level 1/ATK: 0/DEF: 0) from my hand in Defense Position, and then Normal Summon another [Cloud Monster - Sheep Cloud] in Defense Position!"

Holding the two identical cards in his hand, Amon placed them onto his Duel Disk in one go.

As the monster summoning light shone, two fluffy white clouds, resembling sheep, simultaneously appeared in the void in front of Amon.

"A monster with 0 defense?"

Looking at the two monsters summoned by Amon, Jaden Yuki, who was watching the duel between the two by the lake, couldn't help but show a puzzled expression: "Is he planning to use the two monsters as meat shields to defend against Manjoume's attacks?"

"【Cloud Monster】...Is this the deck used by Amon Garrum, the champion of the Eastern Branch School? It looks quite interesting. What kind of effects do they have?"

John, also looking in Amon's direction, wore an expectant expression.

Now, among the duelists who have visited the Duel Academy headquarters, only Amon has not yet shown his strength.

Tonight is a rare opportunity to witness his dueling style.

"Yusei, who do you think will win, Manjoume or Amon?"

Looking at Yusei beside her, Asuka asked for his opinion in a consultative tone, as was her habit.

"Is there even a question? Asuka-senpai, of course it will be Amon's victory. After all, she's the branch school champion. How could Manjoume possibly be his match!"

Before Yusei could answer, Saotome Rei, who had her hands behind her back, gave the reply with a smile on Yusei's behalf.

In fact, during this period, she had several duels with Manjoume, and the result of the duels was undoubtedly her victory.

Although Manjoume once managed to summon his top-tier ace monsters—the [Armed Dragon Strike Cannon] (Attack Power: 3500) and the [Atoz-God Dragon Annihilation Cannon] (Attack Power: 4000)—by disrupting the three brothers, he attempted to defeat Rei through sheer brute force.

However, under the overwhelming effects of the invincible [No. 16 Color Ruler] and [Skybreaker - Azeus], ​​all these methods became futile and hopeless resistance.

Although it's hard to admit, in terms of card skills and luck, Manjoume is indeed no match for Kore...

After his effects were blocked, all that awaited him, now reduced to a blank slate, was the fate of being beaten up by Gundam (Aeus), the dragon (Judgment Dragon), and the woman (Saintess of Light)...

That's why Saotome Rei, who was watching the game, said that Manjoume was inferior to others.

"Well... well..."

Listening to Xiao Li's words and witnessing her pull out various powerful terminals one after another during the duel, Yusei felt slightly ashamed.

After clearing his throat, he said to the girls, "If it were the old Manjoume, he would definitely lose to Amon without any surprises."

"But now, having crawled out of hell and experienced so many events, his rebirth as Black Lightning will surely bring us a different outcome."

Both were born into wealthy families, but the one who was surrounded by his underlings in the past, Manjou, was clearly the kind of person who was all talk and no action, destined to become a stepping stone for the protagonist.

However, after returning, he reformed himself, realized his problems, and continuously repented.

The current Manjoume is many times stronger than before!

If possible, Yusei wouldn't want him to lose to Amon.

For the two players with conflicting stances, a draw might be a good result.

"...At the end of this turn, since I summoned two Cloud Monsters with the same name this turn, I can draw two cards from my deck."

Using the effect of the magic card [Treasure Cloud], Amon, who was announcing the end of his turn, replenished his hand with two cards from his deck.

"Hmph! Now it's my turn!"

As Amon announced the end of the turn, Wan Zhangmu, who had been impatiently waiting, suddenly waved his arm and drew a card from his deck.

After looking at his hand, he took out one card and held it up in front of him: "Go! I activate the Continuous Spell Card from my hand—[X·Y·Z Fusion]!"

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[X·Y·Z Combined]

(Continuous Magic Card)

Effect: You can use each of the following effects of this card once per turn.

①: You can activate this effect if one of your Machine-Type LIGHT Union Monsters is banished. Special Summon 1 of the following from your Deck: "X-Boss Cannon", "Y-Dragon Head", or "Z-Metal Track".

②: You can activate this effect by returning 1 Fusion Monster you control to your Extra Deck. Special Summon up to 2 banished monsters from your side of the field: "X-Boss Cannon", "Y-Dragon Head", and "Z-Metal Track". You may also Special Summon up to 1 copy of each of these monsters.

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The illustration on the Spell Card depicts three Machine-Type monsters, X, Y, and Z, about to merge into one under the attraction of electric current.

After activating this card, Manjoume immediately pulled out another card from his hand: "Next, I will activate the Continuous Spell Card in my hand once again—[Dimensional Hangar]! According to the effect of this card, I banish 3 Union Monsters of Level 4 or lower from my Deck!"

As the magic card was activated, a black vortex appeared in the void above Manjoume's head and began to spin silently.

Looking at the black vortex that appeared above their heads, leading to another dimension.

Manjoume, who had just put three Union Monsters—W-Catapult Wing, Y-Dragon Head, and Z-Metal Tracks—into his pocket, continued, "At this moment, thanks to the effect of X-Y-Z Fusion, I Special Summon X-Boss Cannon (ATK: 1800) from my Deck to my field!"