Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

He first smiled slightly at the three of them, including Yuki, then looked at Asuka lying peacefully in the coffin, and finally turned his gaze to Titan, who looked shocked.

Those emotionless golden eyes were now slightly narrowed, revealing a strong sense of disdain.

As Titan stared directly into the golden pupils of the Overlord, a nameless fear welled up from within him.

He felt as if he were being targeted by a demon from the abyss, and for a moment he became unable to move.

"……impossible!"

"How could such an absurd thing happen!"

"He was clearly affected by the 'Millennium Puzzle,' yet he woke up so quickly...?! What's going on?" Titan looked at the "Millennium Puzzle" in his pocket with deep confusion on his face.

His pupils, hidden beneath the mask, began to constrict with sudden fear.

And his heart began to pound wildly and uncontrollably...

A feeling he had never experienced before gradually spread within him.

"As a Dark Duelist...who has hunted down countless duelists...I'm actually...afraid of this brat?"

Noticing his disheveled state, Titan subconsciously began to mutter to himself. Although he was desperately trying to resist these negative emotions internally, his body uncontrollably and honestly responded...

"Thank you so much for taking care of me just now!"

"Now, let me repay you properly, you filthy rat!"

As Yami Yusei spoke emotionlessly about the impending judgment against Titan, he walked up to Hayato and took the Duel Disk from his hand.

He tossed the duel disk into the air and then stretched out his left arm upwards.

The duel disk he threw flew through the air a few times before falling downwards due to gravity, landing right on Yami Yusei's raised left arm.

Upon feeling the Duel Disk, Dark Yusei swiftly inserted his deck into it, the entire action flowing smoothly and seamlessly, as if he had rehearsed it countless times.

The Duel Disk, which detects the deck, automatically unfolds on Yami Yusei's left arm.

Having prepared, he stood silently opposite Titan, assuming a fighting stance.

"...fuck!"

"Yusei's move was so cool!"

Seeing the bizarre scene unfolding before their eyes, Maeda Hayato and Marufuji Sho's jaws slammed onto the floor with a loud thud.

Even Jaden Yuki, who was furious at Titan's provocation, was now astonished and opened his mouth wide.

It seems like Yusei is different now...

Although his appearance hadn't changed much, his entire demeanor seemed completely different... somewhat familiar, yet somewhat strange...

The Titan who called himself the Dark Duelist, in his presence at this moment, seemed like a lamb to the slaughter...

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(For convenience, we'll refer to the overlord appearing here as Dark Yugi from now on, just like Dark Bakura and Dark Yugi.)

123 Pandemonium and Mojera

"Damn it!!! I'll teach you a lesson, you arrogant brat!"

Enraged by his own disgraceful behavior, Titan raised his Duel Disk and glared at Dark Wanderer, who stood not far in front of him with a blank expression.

"Ah……"

Facing the Titan who was staring intently at him, Dark Star simply sneered and raised the Duel Disk in his hand.

"duel!"

"duel!"

The enraged Titan and the calm Darkstar stared at each other in silence.

Even with the mask on, Titan could not look directly into his seemingly burning golden eyes.

As Dark Wanderer's opponent, he could clearly feel the immense pressure emanating from him.

"I'll attack first, draw a card!"

Seeing Darkstar's indifferent attitude, Titan decisively seized the initiative.

"I summon the [Queen of Inferno Demon] in attack stance (Demon/Fire/4-star/Attack 900/Defense 1500)!"

A skeletal demon, dressed in a purple robe and covered with a red half-body armor, appeared on the field accompanied by a beam of light.

The exposed part of the face was nothing but skin and bones, and occasionally, gray-black bones could be seen peeking out from beneath the robes fluttering in the wind.

From its appearance, this monster looks incredibly ugly.

"This guy is using a Demon deck!?"

Looking at the demonic monster that appeared on the field, Jaden Yuki couldn't help but frown.

"A rat is a rat, and even the monsters it uses are disgusting."

Dark Star placed his right hand in front of his mouth, making a disgusted gesture.

From the very beginning, he didn't take the Titans seriously.

"...What the hell!"

Upon hearing Darkstar's mockery, Titan instinctively felt an urge to curse.

But he had been under constant pressure from the other side since the beginning, and he already felt somewhat powerless just to engage in a normal duel, so he simply didn't have the energy to refute the other side's words.

"...I activate the monster effect of [Queen of Inferno]: While this card is on the field, you can designate one monster you control whose name contains the word 'Demon' and increase its ATK by 1000!"

On Titan's field, there was only the [Queen of Inferno Demon] that had just been summoned.

“In other words…” Marufuji Sho noticed Titan’s plan.

"That's right! [Queen of Blazing Inferno]'s attack power will increase by 1000 points due to her own effect!"

As Titan finished speaking, purple flames suddenly ignited on the body of the Demon Queen of Inferno. Enveloped by these flames, her attack power increased from 900 points to 1900 points!

"Hahahaha! See that? That's the power of the Fiend deck! It can easily summon monsters with extremely high attack power! After seeing this, can you still be so calm?"

"That's it?" Dark Wanderer's face flashed a mocking smile as he looked at Titan laughing loudly in front of him.

"You brat..."

As Titan entered duel mode, he gradually began to gain confidence.

This kid in front of me is probably just putting on airs, just like before!

Ha... I'll tear off that arrogant face of yours!

While glaring hatefully at Darkstar, Titan had already devised his next tactic.

"While Demon decks are very powerful, they require a significant amount of Life Points to maintain the number of monsters on the field during the Standby Phase!"

Despite the Titan's outrageous pronouncements and the Demon Queen of Inferno's attack power that instantly increased by 1000 points, Jaden Yuki maintained a calm expression.

A powerful lower-level monster will inevitably come with corresponding limitations.

While the Fiend deck boasts powerful Effect Monsters, as a price to pay for using them, the player must sacrifice a significant amount of Life Points during each Standby Phase.

Titan made a pact with the demons of Hell!

"Hehehe... Is this the price?"

"With this card, you don't need that kind of thing!"

Titan let out a series of sinister laughs, then placed a card into the huge bracelet on his left hand and activated it.

"Field spell activated! [Pandemon Palace - Lair of the Devil]!"

As Titan's voice faded, the stone walls in the underground space were instantly stained blood red, demon statues rose from the ground, and bone-like patterns on the ground began to spread beneath everyone's feet.

Despite the changes before him, Dark Wanderer's eyes remained unblinking, as if the surrounding changes had no effect on him whatsoever.

After everything returned to calm, this originally dark underground space was transformed into a lair inhabited by demons.

"What is this...?"

Looking at the terrifying scenery around them, Marufuji Sho and Hayato couldn't help but shrink back.

"Turning the entire arena into a hellish world of demons... Just now, I activated the arena spell [Pandemon Palace - Lair of Evil]!"

Titan pressed his top hat down with his hand and slowly began to explain the current situation.

“Pandemon Palace?” Jaden Yuki repeated Titan’s words.

"Yes, because of this card, my [Fire] monsters can gain the ability to reincarnate when they are destroyed except in battle!"

"Furthermore, the life points required during the preparation phase do not need to be paid."

"Did you think I would summon a demonic monster without any preparation?"

Seeing the surprised expression on Jaden Yuki's face, Titan couldn't help but smirk.

He turned to look at An Youxing, hoping to see the same expression on his face, but to his disappointment, An Youxing remained expressionless.

Not only did he not show the slightest shock, but he even seemed to want to laugh.

"...It's not over yet!"

"I activate the Spell Card [Double Summon] from my hand! Because of this card's effect, I can perform another Normal Summon this turn!"

"Come forth! [Jera's Warrior] (Warrior/Earth/4-Star/Attack 1600/Defense 1600)!"

A warrior in blue robes, wearing a green helmet with two red horns sticking out, appeared on the field, gripping a demonic sword tightly in his hand, accompanied by a burst of light.

"A normal monster with an attack power of 1600, and it's not a Fiend... Why would someone waste their precious second Normal Summon opportunity just to summon this low-rarity mortal monster... What exactly is Titan trying to do?"

Jaden Yuki wore a thoughtful expression in response to Titan's perplexing behavior.

"I see... Is this your plan?" Before Titan could make any further moves, Dark Star seemed to have seen through everything. With [Pandemon Temple - Lair of Evil] and [Jera's Warrior] gathered on the field, Titan's next move was obvious.

"Hehehe... When I have [Pandemon Temple - Lair of the Devil-] on my field, I can Tribute one of my face-up [Zera's Warrior] cards to Special Summon this card!"

As Titan spoke, he showed the monster in his hand to Dark Star opposite him.