Yu-Gi-Oh! The Pitfall Hero

He took out his cards from the card pouch at his waist and began to build his deck.

Yusei's deck consists of HERO monster cards from various factions, including not only Jaden Yuki's Element HERO and Ed Phoenix's Destiny HERO, but also Mask HERO, Phantom HERO, and Ultron HERO, which have never appeared in the anime before... and even the Overlord's Evil HERO.

Besides these monsters, the card pack also contains a large number of red pit cards.

While building his deck, Yusei couldn't help but think of Jaden Yuki, whom he had encountered before.

As a transmigrator, he naturally knew that Jaden Yuki was still in his novice stage, with most of his deck consisting of ordinary hero monsters, relying solely on the [Fusion] spell card for burst damage.

Jaden Yuki's ace monster, Elemental HERO Flame Wingman, is a fusion of Elemental HERO Wingman and Elemental HERO Burst Girl, a classic three-for-one exchange.

From Yusei's perspective, this kind of fusion summoning using lower-level monsters that are usually found in Elemental HEROes is an absolute waste of money.

Aside from Souls players, probably not many people play like this anymore...

Jaden Yuki is currently still a novice, his dueling skills are terrible, and he relies almost entirely on luck when playing cards.

However, as the protagonist of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, various events will always occur around him. After experiencing a series of events, he will eventually grow up and become a powerful duelist who can stand alone.

While building his deck, Yusei was also quietly contemplating his future plans.

After you go to Duel Academy, it's best to get along well with Jaden Yuki, as this will make it easier to trigger various events from the original work.

Then, playing cards from God's perspective, using a righteous (and beggar-thy-kind) hero deck, crushing all sorts of arrogant bosses, arms crossed, watching the shocked expressions on the villains' faces with an air of haughtiness...

That feeling was absolutely indescribable...

(The first two chapters were revised, some awkward parts were fixed, and the paragraphs were re-divided, so there may be some misalignment between the paragraphs...)

(If I have time, I'll see if I should revise the rest as well...)

003 Heroes on the Move!

Because of his extensive battle experience, Yusei quickly assembled his deck.

At this moment, instead of using his usual old, shady deck, he rebuilt a more entertaining [Fusion Hero] deck.

After all... showing off requires a gradual approach. There are only so many tricks up your sleeve. If you use all your tactics now, you won't have anything to show off in the later duels.

Moreover, a simple card-playing environment like this is rare these days.

Enjoy life while you can, young man!

And so, Yusei took out cards from his card pack and assembled a pure Elemental HERO deck, intending to make do with it for the time being and then gradually modify it later.

The deck contents are as follows:

20 Monster Cards, 15 Spell Cards, 5 Trap Cards

[Elemental Heroes Winged Warrior] *1 [Elemental Heroes Burst Girl] *1 [Elemental Heroes Nendoroid] *1

[Elemental Heroes: The Flash] *1 [Elemental Heroes: Bubble Man] *1

[Elemental Heroes Sky Warrior] *3 [Elemental Heroes Solid Warrior] *3 [Elemental Heroes Liquid Warrior] *1

[Elemental Heroes: Flame Warrior] *3 [Elemental Heroes: Prism Warrior] *1 [Elemental Heroes: Wild Warrior] *1

[Elemental Heroes Golden Captain] *1 [Elemental Heroes Jungle Knight] *1 [Elemental Heroes Ocean Knight] *1

【摩天楼】*1【融合】*3【融合回收】*1【融合解除】*1【奇迹融合】*1

[E-Emergency Call]*3 [Reinforcements]*1 [R-Justice Judgment]*1 [Hero Arrives]*3

[Attack Nullification] *1, [Holy Shield - Mirror Force -] *3, [Divine Declaration] *1

15 extra cards

[Elemental Heroes Core Hero] [Elemental Heroes Earth Hero] [Elemental Heroes Tornado Hero] [Elemental Heroes Storm Hero] [Elemental Heroes Nova Lord] [Elemental Heroes Flash Hero] [Elemental Heroes Absolute Zero Hero] [Elemental Heroes Ghost Lady] [Elemental Heroes Sunrise Hero] [Elemental Heroes Flame Wingman] [Elemental Heroes Flash Flame Wingman] [Elemental Heroes Sailor Hero] [Elemental Heroes Magnificent Hero] [Elemental Heroes Steam Healer] [Elemental Heroes Thunder Giant]

……

Overall, the strength is not very high. It belongs to the pure burst type of [Elemental HERO] deck, which is more suitable for going second and can be used for fun matches.

Although there aren't many cards with suppression effects, and no major traps have been added, it's enough for current duels.

After all, Yusei's opponents at this moment are just a group of true newbies who have just started playing cards.

However... he overlooked an important factor despite having this idea.

Yusei is still playing cards with outdated thinking, completely ignoring the differences in dueling rules in the anime world...

……

The previous rounds of elimination duels were part of a board game, so the duel disk wasn't used.

It wasn't until the current semi-finals that the card shop kindly provided the duel disks needed for the duels.

The Duel Disk is a unique product of the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, developed by Kaiba Corporation. It can project monsters from Yu-Gi-Oh! cards into the real world as virtual images.

The Duel Disk had some minor flaws at the beginning, but after decades of continuous improvement, even the mass-produced Duel Disk has undergone several updates and upgrades, and its functions have become more and more user-friendly.

……

Under the guidance of Muto Sugoroku, the semi-final match began quickly.

Yusei's opponent is an ordinary passerby, whom we'll simply call Middle School Boy A!

Middle school boy A did not switch to his own deck like Yusei, even though it was now the semi-finals.

He was still using the basic deck that the shop initially provided, which was basically powerless...

Using such a basic deck in the semifinals shows he's definitely a newbie to the game; his wins so far are purely due to luck.

Yusei felt absolutely no pressure facing such a complete newbie.

The ensuing duel was almost a foregone conclusion...

Another boy who also advanced, who seemed to be his companion, let's call him middle school boy B!

Middle school boy B's opponent is that bespectacled boy (?) who had given Yusei some strange ideas.

……

The duel is based on the rules of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. The two players go first and go second. Each player can draw a card from their deck during their turn, even if it is the first turn of the player who goes first.

The side that attacks first cannot enter the combat phase to launch an attack on the opponent in the first round.

In return, the attacking side doesn't have to face interference from the opponent's backcourt and can launch their attack with confidence.

However, with hand traps everywhere in the current meta, this advantage is almost useless now, given the prevalence of items like [Infinite Bubble], [Effect Mask], [Ash Blossom], and [PSY Skeleton Gear]...

They professionally interrupt everything that happens, leaving you frustrated and helpless...

Yusei, who could survive in such a chaotic and chaotic fighting environment, was certainly no ordinary guy.

Without a doubt, his rival, the middle school boy A, will become the first victim since Yusei arrived in this world...

"Duel!"

"Duel!"

(Yusei LP: 4000)

(Secondary school boy A, LP: 4000)

After Yusei and the middle school boy A stood facing each other, Muto Sugoroku blew his whistle, signaling the start of the duel.

"My turn, draw a card!"

Seeing that Yusei seemed about to speak, middle school student A hurriedly seized the initiative.

His actions played right into Yusei's trap!

Yusei deliberately opened his mouth just now to lure his opponent into making the first move.

The Elemental HERO deck that I put together on the spot focuses on burst damage and is not suitable for going first.

"...I summon the [Mouthman] (Beast Warrior/Earth/Level 4/Attack 1700/Defense 1000) from my hand in Attack Position!"

"End of round!"

As the middle school student placed the monster card in his hand onto the front field of the Duel Disk, a huge phantom card suddenly appeared in front of him.

Then, a minotaur-like monster with a head and body, wearing red armor and standing nearly three meters tall, emerged from the card and appeared before everyone's eyes.

The minotaur brandished his giant axe and roared deafeningly toward the direction of the wandering star.

"Holy crap! This 3D image is so damn realistic!"

Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from the opponent's monster, Yusei couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sigh.

Although I had seen many scenes of monster summoning in anime before, witnessing this scene in person for the first time still left me feeling incredibly shocked.

"OK! It's my turn now!"

"My turn! Draw a card!"

Recovering from the initial shock of seeing the 3D image for the first time, Yusei shook his head and then drew a card from his deck.

Then he looked at his hand.

The six cards in my hand are, in order: [Elemental HERO Sky Warrior], [Elemental HERO Winged Warrior], [Elemental HERO Solid Warrior], [E-Emergency Call], [Hero Arrival], and... the core card of the hero deck that I just drew—[Fusion]!

The three monster cards and three spell cards are very well-balanced.

As Yusei pondered his tactics, he glanced up at the middle school boy A opposite him.

This kid... doesn't seem very cunning...

[The first player didn't even have a face-down card, clearly they don't understand any tactics at all, it's just pure recklessness...]

[This is only the semi-finals; there's still a final match to play. We should hold back our strength for now...]

The passersby in front of me are nothing to fear; the real problem is that bespectacled boy who seems a bit strange to me… that guy might be my opponent in the finals.

Given the current situation, it's better to save some cards for the final round; there's no need to go all out.

With these thoughts in mind, Yusei quickly devised a strategy.

Faced with this novice stranger, he decided to finish the fight quickly!

"I activate the Spell Card [E-Emergency Call] from my hand. According to this card's effect, I can add one [Elemental HERO] monster from my Deck to my hand..."

After saying this, Yusei inserted the Spell Card from his hand into the back row of the Duel Disk to activate it.

"The card I chose to search for is [Elemental HERO Flamebringer]!"