Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

"Huh? Hayato, what are you doing?"

Yusei asked Hayato, who had somehow ended up in a corner of the cafeteria.

Hayato, who was sitting next to Marufuji Sho, suddenly disappeared into the shadows without him noticing.

Hayato pressed his trembling body against the corner wall, seemingly trying to alleviate his inner panic.

The story that Marufuji Sho just told him had greatly frightened him.

"!?"

"It's just a Level 4 story, Hayato, are you making a big deal out of it..."

Jaden Yuki wasn't frightened by Sho Marufuji's story; instead, he was startled by Hayato Maeda's reaction.

He muttered complaints about the cowardly Hayato as he drew a card from the deck on the table.

"It's my turn..."

"...A 1-star Killer Serpent?"

Looking at the card he had drawn, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Hearing that Jaden Yuki had drawn a low-star monster, Hayato felt relieved and immediately returned to his seat.

"Tch... a Level 1 monster..."

"Just don't be so boring that I fall asleep."

Marufuji Sho yawned and spoke somewhat perfunctorily.

One star is the lowest level of Duel Monsters, and the story it represents is naturally the least scary kind.

"Can the story of LV1 really be considered a horror story?" Yusei asked.

"Yes! The story of LV1... is actually quite hard to find."

Yuki Judai reached out and scratched his cheek, making a thoughtful expression.

"Then let me tell you about my childhood..."

Jaden Yuki leaned against the table, slowly recalling the supernatural events he had experienced as a child.

"When I was little, I could often hear the sounds of monsters fighting at night..."

"Like fairies in fairy tales... Monsters popped out of the cards while I was sleeping. I even wondered if they were having a party~"

"Out of curiosity, I got up in the middle of the night to check the card box..."

He paused deliberately when talking about Yuki Jaden.

"...(swallows saliva)"

Before they knew it, they had all become captivated by the story of Yuki Jaden.

"...Of course, nothing happened."

Yuki Judai grinned at the three of them.

"……wipe!"

"What... I thought there really were card spirits..." Feeling somewhat deflated, Marufuji Sho slumped onto the table.

"But recently, I seem to have heard the sounds of Duel Monsters again..."

The image of Winged Kuriboh involuntarily surfaced in Jaden Yuki's mind.

This card, which he received by chance from someone, reminded Jaden Yuki of some things from his childhood.

For some reason, my memories of that time are very vague.

He always felt that he had forgotten something important.

That matter was so important that he still thinks about it to this day.

"Well... never mind, I'll stop thinking about this for now..."

Shaking his head, Jaden Yuki temporarily suppressed the strange thought that had inexplicably surfaced in his mind.

"..."

Looking at Jaden Yuki, who was deep in thought, Yusei remained silent.

As a time traveler, he naturally knew about the "Yubel" incident.

At this point, it wasn't appropriate for him to explain it to Judai Yuki.

Such important memories still require Jaden Yuki himself to recall them.

Unsolicited intervention could lead to unpredictable consequences.

"Next, it's my turn..."

As Yusei spoke, he placed his hand on the card deck.

Just then, a huge black shadow appeared behind Yusei and Jaden Yuki...

115 The Legend of the Old School Building

"!!!"

Upon noticing the presence of the shadowy figure, everyone instinctively stopped what they were doing.

Their bodies became incredibly stiff from the sudden surge of fear.

Sensing someone's presence, Yusei turned his head to look in the direction of the shadowy figure.

A huge humanoid creature was seen slowly walking towards them, chuckling.

Marufuji Sho's heart jumped into his throat.

Looking again at Hayato, he had indeed vanished into the corner in an instant...

I really don't know how his koala-like, obese body can move so nimbly...

The dark figure approached the group step by step.

In the candlelight, Yusei finally saw the true face of the shadowy figure.

The Daitokuji master, who was holding the Pharaoh, looked at the group of people sitting at the table with a smile.

"Hehe... What are you all doing gathered here?"

The teacher from Daitokuji Temple stroked the Pharaoh and asked with a smile.

"Oh no!" Marufuji Sho, relieved to have just recovered from a false alarm, collapsed to the ground.

I thought I'd really encountered a ghost...

The truth was that the dormitory supervisor came to inspect...

"Scared me!"

"Master Daitokuji! Don't scare people on purpose!"

The group couldn't help but complain when Daitokuji-sensei suddenly appeared in the cafeteria.

Even now, Hayato is still trembling in the corner.

Despite being terrified of horror stories, I can't help but want to join this grand adventure.

This contradictory mentality perfectly reflects Hayato's true nature.

"Hey?"

Seeing the reactions of the others, Daitokuji was completely dumbfounded, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Could it be that the students have mistaken me for a ghost...?

"teacher!"

"Ok?"

"We were just having a game where we had to tell a ghost story based on the level of the card we drew."

Once he calmed down, Marufuji Sho got up from the ground and explained the rules of the game to Daitokuji-sensei.

"Oh? That sounds interesting..."

"This might be really fun!"

"Then I'll give it a try."

As he spoke, Master Daitokuji placed his hand on the deck.

Seeing this, Youxing decisively gave up his chance.

If you really asked him to tell a ghost story, I honestly couldn't think of anything suitable right away...

The teacher at Daitokuji Temple flipped over the card he had drawn.

It was none other than the LV12 [Five Emperors Dragon]!

A fully-starred monster with an attack power of 5000, formed by fusing 5 dragon monsters!

"It's here! A level 12 card..."

Looking at the open "Five Emperors Dragon" scroll on the table, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but sigh.

Yusei patted his chest, still shaken.

so close!

Luckily, I didn't draw a card...

Good heavens, it's suddenly a top-level monster...

Where am I supposed to find ghost stories of that caliber for you?!

"Master Daitokuji, please tell a horror story that's appropriate for your level!" Marufuji Sho looked at the silent Daitokuji with a smile.

"Hehehe..."