Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

When the light faded, what remained on the field was Friend Hero striking a cool pose.

"Let's be friends!"

From the mouth of the masked hero Dark Claw came a chaotic voice whose gender was indiscernible.

"Huh? Did that monster just speak?" Holmes discovered the blind spot.

"...Masked Hero?"

"Isn't this guy named Yusei a duelist who uses the [Elemental HERO] class?"

Someone in the crowd raised this question.

"He's here! Friend Hero... no! I mean Dark Claw!" Because Yusei always called Dark Claw Friend Hero, even an honest man like Daichi Misawa was almost misled.

When Misawa Daichi saw Yusei summon [Masked Hero Dark Claw], he subconsciously identified it as "Elemental Hero: Friends".

"Xiang...you're really in trouble this time!"

Having witnessed the immense power of his friend, Yuki Judai, he couldn't help but feel a pang of worry for Marufuji Sho.

In the duel while waiting to enroll in school, Yusei used the effect of Friend Hero to directly seal Yuki Jaden's graveyard, causing all the cards Yuki Jaden sent to the graveyard to be banished from the game.

Now, Yusei is clearly planning to use the same trick again! He's going to seal off Marufuji Sho's grave as well!

……

If possible, Yusei plans to send Marufuji Sho's deck directly to another dimension.

However, "Reversal of the Realm and the Underworld" involves swapping the deck and the graveyard, not sending the deck to the graveyard.

Therefore, effects like "Friend Hero" and "Great Universe" cannot be applied.

Yusei chose to summon Tomokazu first before proceeding with the main event simply out of habit.

Because of the effect of Friend Hero, also known as Masked Hero Dark Claw, the opponent's graveyard will be directly locked, and cards sent to the graveyard will not be sent to the graveyard, but will be banished directly from the game.

Therefore, common hand traps like [Effect Veiler], [Proliferate G], and [Ghost Rabbit] that require being sent to the graveyard to activate their effects are almost completely countered by Friend.

The effect of 【Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring】 (Ulala) does not involve sending it to the graveyard; it can be activated simply by discarding it from your hand, so there is no way to prevent this.

However, it is obvious that Urara would not be in Marufuji Sho's deck.

In short, when in doubt, just bring in a hidden claw to fight!

Regardless of the consequences, sealing off the other party's grave is always the right thing to do.

……

Yusei's move resulted in three cards being placed in the graveyard.

He only used one card in his hand.

Generally, to summon a Fusion Monster, you need to use the Fusion Spell Card.

Fusion Summoning has always been synonymous with card disadvantage.

To summon a Fusion Monster, you need at least three cards.

A very few special monsters, such as [Neo-Spacian], only require two copies, but both monsters used as materials must be on your field to perform the special contact fusion.

Fortunately, Manjoume, who had lost the duel, had already left the stadium.

Otherwise, Manjoume, who had spent all his cards and had to combine five monsters to summon [VWXYZ - Powerful Dragon Cannon], would probably be so angry at Yusei's card-gaining behavior that he'd die on the spot...

"I activate the Spell Card 'Bitter Choice'. According to this card's effect, I can choose 5 cards from my Deck to show to my opponent. My opponent chooses 1 card from these cards. The card chosen by my opponent is added to their hand, and the other cards are discarded to the Graveyard."

Yusei inserted his second card into the Duel Disk to activate his Duel.

This card is the very same spell card, [Bitter Choice], which Marufuji Sho previously mocked as having a "trash effect."

"Sho, you said before that this card was a useless piece of junk, right?" Yusei asked Marufuji Sho.

"...I did say that." Marufuji Sho hesitated for a moment before answering Yusei's question.

"Now I'll tell you the real purpose of this card."

With that, Yusei selected five cards from his deck and showed them to Marufuji Sho.

It includes the monster card "Executioner - Moshura" and the "Super Electromagnetic Turtle" which can forcibly end the Battle Phase.

Both of these cards need to be sent to the graveyard to activate their effects.

"It's actually... [Super Electromagnetic Turtle]..."

"A rare card that can forcibly end the opponent's combat phase!"

Marufuji Sho's attention was immediately drawn to the [Super Electromagnetic Turtle], and he completely ignored the other cards.

【Executioner - Moshura】was ignored by Jaden Yuki and Sho Marufuji as an "ordinary monster", while 【Super Electromagnetic Turtle】was different.

Sho Marufuji, who uses a Machine-type deck, naturally knows how powerful the universal card "Super Electromagnetic Turtle" is.

This was the card he had been dreaming of; he never expected to find it in Yusei's deck...

The moment Marufuji Sho saw this card, he made a decision in his heart: he absolutely could not let [Super Electromagnetic Turtle] enter the Graveyard!

He made a decisive choice, adding [Super Electromagnetic Turtle] to Yusei's hand.

His choice played right into Yusei's plan.

In fact, Yusei deliberately had the Electromagnetic Turtle provide cover for Executioner Moshura.

The goal is to have Marufuji Sho personally send [Executioner - Moshuro] to the graveyard, thereby triggering its effect.

Marufuji Sho's seemingly clever actions actually tolled his own death knell!

Yusei's hand also contains the magic card "Angel's Charity," which has the effect of drawing three cards from the deck and discarding two cards from the hand, thus creating a draw effect that also sends cards to the graveyard.

So it doesn't matter whether Marufuji Sho chooses to add [Executioner - Moshuro] to Yusei's hand or sends it to the graveyard.

Neither option will affect Yusei's plans.

From the moment the card "Reversal of the Real World and the Underworld" was drawn, the outcome of this duel was already decided.

All Yusei needs to do now is fill the graveyard with 15 cards.

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Yusei's first card, "Hero's Arrival," summons Friend Hero while simultaneously sending three cards to his graveyard. (Hero's Arrival, Shadow Mist Lady, Masked Change)

The second card in his hand, "Bitter Choice," sent five cards, including himself, to the graveyard.

At this point, there are a total of 8 cards in Yusei's graveyard.

His hand contained five cards, including [Angel's Charity], [Super Electromagnetic Turtle], and [Reversal of the Real World and the Underworld].

"So that's why Yusei would use a card like 'Bitter Choice,' he was planning to use it to send 'Super Electromagnetic Turtle' from his deck to the graveyard!"

Jaden Yuki, sitting in the audience, clapped his hands, a look of sudden realization on his face.

“Starting just now… Yusei has been deliberately piling up cards in the graveyard. What is he trying to do?” Misawa Daichi rested his chin on his hand, assuming a thoughtful posture.

He noticed a small detail that Jaden Yuki had missed.

If even these two couldn't understand Yusei's plans, then Marufuji Sho was even less likely to understand.

He's still basking in his self-satisfaction!

"I never expected... that you would see through my tactics." Yusei covered his head, giving Marufuji Sho a serious expression.

On his face, one could see frustration, regret, and a hint of resentment.

By any measure, it looks like their scheme has been seen through.

If Miss Yu saw Yusei like this, she would definitely see through his antics and his deliberate act of weakness at a glance.

After all, she had let her guard down because of Yusei's acting skills, and in the end, she was directly taken away by Yusei's red pit...

Unfortunately, Tiangongjie was not among those present.

……

"Hehehe... Don't underestimate me!"

Seeing Yusei's expression, Marufuji Sho became even more smug.

Who would have thought that Yusei, who could easily defeat his older brother, would actually suffer a setback at his own hands.

This feeling is simply too good!

Thinking of this, Marufuji Sho's heart, which had been pounding with nervousness, couldn't help but relax.

"Tch... I thought this guy was something special!"

"Osiris Red... what can one expect from him?"

"Hehehe~ Just as I thought... good looks and talent can't coexist~"

Seeing Yusei "suffer a setback" at Marufuji Sho's hands, various boos inevitably arose from the crowd.

"Something's wrong..."

"Something feels off..."

Asuka, sitting in the audience, instinctively felt a little uncomfortable watching Yusei feign fear.

How could someone so strong and confident make such a basic mistake?

Yusei is clearly toying with Marufuji Sho on purpose!

……

"Damn it..."

Yusei lowered his head and stared at the ground, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

The sarcastic remarks coming from the surroundings seemed to have a great impact on him.

"...Just kidding~"

After a moment of silence, Yusei suddenly raised his head.