Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

102 Fate has sent me to trick people!

"This card is not..."

Looking at the fourth card in his hand, Yusei showed a thoughtful expression.

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【The Executioner - Masura】

(Warrior/Dark/4-star)

Effect: During the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard, the owner of this card can activate Trap Cards from their hand.

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The card used by Malik Ishtar, the "King of Facial Expressions," in the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series.

Another banned card!

Like the [Heavenly Treasure], this is the effect before any modifications.

Without any restrictions, Trap Cards that should have been set for a turn to activate can be activated like Spell Cards, allowing them to activate their effects in the same turn.

Seeing Yusei with "Executioner Masura" immediately reminded me of the "Current Underworld Deck" that swept through the meta back in the day.

Use various cards with draw/filter effects to get key cards into your hand while simultaneously keeping 15 or more cards in your graveyard.

Then, in conjunction with the effect of [Executioner Masura], the trap card [Reversal of the Real and the Underworld] is used in the first turn, paying 1000 LP to exchange both players' decks and graveyards.

Since this is the first round, the opponent's graveyard has no cards.

Therefore, this action is equivalent to sending the opponent's deck directly to the graveyard...

At this point, combining this with effects like "Dark World's Summoning," "Temporary Truce," and "Handbook Annihilation" that force the opponent to draw cards can cause the opponent who cannot draw cards to lose directly, thus achieving an FTK effect!

(FTK stands for First Turn Kill, meaning to kill the opponent in the first round.)

"They've even got the executioner, Masura... could it be that..."

A possibility flashed through Yusei's mind, and he decisively flipped over the last card.

Sure enough, the trap card that came into view was the one called "[Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld]"!

"Is this fate?"

Yusei stared blankly at the last card that appeared, muttering to himself.

Having collected [Executioner Mosura], [Reversal of the Real World and the Underworld], [Bitter Choice], and [Angel's Charity], Yusei can now use the aforementioned tricks to completely overturn the opponent's deck...

Since it's Heaven's will for me to use "Netherworld Flow" to trick people, then I won't hold back!

"Hey Hey……"

Yusei pursed his lips, trying hard to suppress the excitement welling up inside him.

The opponent in the afternoon practical exam...

Which unlucky guy will it be?

Thinking of this, Yusei couldn't help but want to burst into laughter.

……

"A card that swaps the graveyard and the deck..."

"It seems to be working well. This card can be used to recycle resources from the graveyard..."

Jaden Yuki, observing the effects of the "Reversal of the Real World and the Underworld," offered his own assessment.

He glanced at the [Executioner - Mosura] card, then at the trap card, and felt as if he had overlooked something important...

"Brother, did you miss the effect?!"

"This trap card has certain conditions..."

"You need at least 15 cards in your graveyard to activate this card, that's a rather demanding condition..."

"Usually, this card can only be used after several rounds."

"It doesn't seem to be very useful."

This time, Marufuji Sho didn't look down on the trap card anymore.

He just felt that although the card's effect was good, the timing of its activation was too late.

This card is rarely used in regular duels.

As for [Executioner Masura]...

He subconsciously ignored it.

It's just a regular effect monster, nothing to worry about.

"Is that so...?" After hearing Marufuji Sho's words, Yuki Judai still felt that something was not right.

His duelist instincts told him that this trap card was not as simple as it seemed.

If you can't figure it out, then forget it!

The cheerful Jaden Yuki promptly dismissed this doubt.

Instead of pondering such uncertain questions, it's better to think about what to eat for lunch.

"Well... don't be disappointed. You got the [Heavenly Treasure Card], so this pack of cards is a win!" Jaden Yuki patted Yusei on the shoulder, indicating that he didn't need to worry about the other few "useless" cards.

"Where am I feeling down?" Yusei pointed to his face and asked Jaden Yuki with a puzzled look.

"After seeing those cards, you had a complicated expression on your face the whole time."

"Isn't it because you're disappointed that you didn't draw any good cards?"

Jaden Yuki scratched his cheek and said in confusion.

"..."

"alright, you win……"

Yusei wanted to explain that he wasn't disappointed, but rather trying to suppress his excitement.

But after thinking about it again, he gave up the idea of ​​explaining.

Instead of wasting time talking here, let's give everyone a surprise in the practical exercise this afternoon.

"I'm just saying..."

"Let's go eat lunch!"

Jaden waved to Yusei, then walked toward the classroom exit.

Marufuji Sho naturally took the lead and followed behind him.

Watching Yuki Jaden's retreating figure, Yusei shook his head helplessly.

Ignorant boy...

You're still too inexperienced...

……

"Who exactly is that guy who bought all the cards?!"

"What a wasted trip... I didn't buy any cards at all..."

In the corridor of Duel Academy, Manjoume and his two henchmen were discussing the lunchtime sales.

The men in black, who appeared out of nowhere, snapped up all the rare cards that had just been delivered, leaving the students who went there empty-handed.

It's said that the guy in the black cloak has a really irritating tone!

Judging from his expression, he clearly had already made the plan.

"Manjoume-san! What are we going to do about the exam this afternoon?" Manjoume's follower A asked for help from Manjoume, who was walking ahead of him.

"Yeah, it's all that guy's fault!" Henchman B couldn't help but start complaining again.

Hearing their complaints, Manjou frowned and stopped in his tracks.

"Why are you panicking?"

"It's just a monthly exam. So what if there's no new card?"

"Anyway, there's no one in this academy who can fight..."

Just as Manjoume was about to say that there was no one in this academy who could defeat him, Yusei's face immediately came to mind.

Recalling the scene of losing to that guy before, the words that Manjoume wanted to say were swallowed back halfway through.

"Manjou-sang?"

"Ahem...it's nothing."

Manjou cleared his throat and calmed himself down.

Fortunately, the duel was just a private match between them, and it was a gambling duel that did not comply with the academy's rules, so not many people knew that Manjou had been defeated.

(Two more is the limit of human capability...)

103 Everything is exactly as I expected!

"Heh heh... were you just saying that no one in this academy can rival you, right!"

"But what if your opponent is Jaden Yuki?"

A teasing voice reached Wan Zhangmu's ears.

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing the voice, Manjou instinctively looked in the direction from which it came.

A mysterious figure, wearing a black baseball cap that covered half of his face and a black cloak, appeared on the steps beside the three.

"With your current deck, are you confident you can beat him?"