Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes

"...Nani?!"

As Teacher Sato shouted, the petals that emerged withered and died in an instant, turning into debris in the air.

The hummingbird was fast enough, but even so, it still couldn't catch up...

The sky hummingbird, which failed to touch the petals, looked at the other party's hand that had returned to its original state in confusion. In the end, it could only flap its wings helplessly and return to its original place, crouching in front of Youxing.

At this time, Mr. Sato, with a happy smile on his face, slowly opened his mouth and fully described the effect of [Scarred Scaled Knight] on the field.

"Useless Yusei, the scars on the Scarred Scaled Knight will cause all life to wither. As long as it is face-up on the field, all life recovery effects will be invalidated!"

"what?"

"And, at this moment, I activate the effect of [Requirer] to forcibly change a monster on your field to Attack Position!"

As Mr. Sato's words fell, two restraining claws shot out from behind the [person in need] simultaneously.

While locking onto the body of [New Space Man Sky Hummingbird] with his hook, [The Requirer] also pulled him up from the ground with force, forcing the new Space Man, who was in defense position and could avoid combat and the Minotaur's effects, to change to attack position.

[New Spaceman·Sky Hummingbird] (Attack Power: 800)

"It's not over yet! The effect of [Scarred Scaled Knight] has a follow-up! The monsters in attack position on the opponent's field must attack this card!"

In addition to the effects of not being destroyed by battle, Minotaur, and invalid life recovery, [Scarred Scaled Knight] also has a forced taunt effect.

Even if you don't want to come and deliver it, you must attack him.

"Come on! Sky Hummingbird, cross that darkness and attack me!"

With his arms opened with a smile on his face, Mr. Sato made a grand welcome gesture towards the new space hero with wind attribute whose eyes were glowing red due to the effect of taunting.

With the end of this attack, the Sky Hummingbird will leave Youxing's front, just like Aleister before, and come to his field to become a member of his Minotaur family.

"Don't even think about it! At this moment, I activate the Trap Card [No Entry!] in the backfield! I force all monsters in attack position on the field to change to defense position!"

Seeing that Mr. Sato was planning to drive away his monster again, Yusei quickly opened the cover card in the backfield and forced the monsters on the field into defense position.

The trap card shows a guard with his hands behind his back, standing in front of the prison bars in a marching step.

Under the effect of this card, the monsters on both sides' fields suddenly crouch down uncontrollably and change to defense position.

Under such circumstances, the sky hummingbird's attack would naturally fail.

"Tsk...Gai Ka, huh?"

Sensei Sato smacked his lips with regret, having failed to successfully perform the Minotaur act on Yusei for the second time, and a gloomy look appeared on his face.

Although there is still a blocked card in his backcourt at this moment.

But that card can't do anything about the current situation.

In any case, even if you plan to make further progress, you can only wait for your next turn to come.

"I'll ambush one more card in the backfield, and the round ends!"

Patting his chest with lingering fear, looking at the sky hummingbird in front of him that was almost driven away on the spot, Youxing couldn't help but reach out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

The effect of that continuous trap card - [Graveyard of Super Ancient Creatures], is too restrictive for him.

We have to find a way to get rid of that card.

699 Where Do the Righteous People Come From?

(Youxing LP: 2200)

(Sato teacher LP: 3000)

As Yusei ambushed one of his cards in the backfield and announced the end of the round, the initiative of this round once again left his hands and came to Mr. Sato.

During the Battle Phase of the previous turn, Yusei activated the Trap Card [No entry!], forcing all monsters on both sides of the field to defense position. Therefore, [Scarred Scaled Knight] will not be able to use its taunt effect to bully the Sky Hummingbird on Yusei's field.

Furthermore, now that it is in defense mode, [Scarred Scaled Knight] will lose its resistance to being destroyed in battle.

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[Scarred Scaled Knight]

(Warrior type/dark/4 stars/attack power: 0/defense power: 0)

effect:

When this card and a card with the same name are on the field, destroy this card.

Your opponent's monsters in Attack Position must attack this card.

This card in Attack Position cannot be destroyed by battle.

Place 1 "Scar Counter" on the monster that battles this card in Attack Position. At the end of the Battle Phase, you can gain control of the monster with the "Scar Counter".

While this card is face-up on the field, both players' Life Point recovery effects are negated.

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"…It's my turn, draw a card!"

"Entering Main Phase 1, I change all monsters on my field to Attack Position."

When it was his turn, Mr. Sato adjusted his glasses as usual and took the opportunity to change all the monsters on his field to attack position.

As the Scarred Scaled Knight came out of his crouching position that represented a defensive display, the black mist that exuded an ominous aura once again appeared on the tattered armor on his body as he stood up.

[Required Person] (Attack Power: 800)

[Summoner Aleister] (Attack Power: 1000)

[Scarred Scaled Knight] (Attack Power: 0)

"If powerful people cannot discover the truth, then this world will be like hell for mankind..."

The long-haired man, Mr. Sato, repeatedly opened and clenched his free palm. Feeling that the advantage of the duel was back on his side, he did not rush to launch an attack or command the monsters to attack. Instead, he turned to the direction of Yusei and explained his thoughts: "... Yusei, let me tell you what the mistake you made is?"

"Mistake? Teacher... In my opinion, you are the one who made a big mistake by standing on the opposing side of the Duel Academy and helping Professor Cobra, right?"

Yusei pointed out his opponent's position at the moment mercilessly, and said so with a raised eyebrow after being slandered for no reason.

You are a jerk, how dare you say I made a mistake? Are you kidding me?

"Even if the former principal Samejima treated you badly and ignored you, causing you to want to find another way out, you shouldn't have defected to the enemy so quickly, right?"

"Huh... betrayal? I see. Is that how you see me?"

Mr. Sato shrugged his shoulders and smiled, then a look of reminiscence appeared on his face.

At this time, he also began to explain the reason why he made this choice: "Yes, standing in my current position, blocking your way forward, I am indeed not in a position to blame you."

"For someone like me who was born in a poor family and studied hard for many years before finally becoming a teacher, opportunities are something that we desire but cannot obtain..."

"In order to support my family, I once used my talents on useless performances and social events for a tiny bit of reward, and fought meaningless and numb duels with those clowns.

After hearing that I, a former professional duelist, had the strength to rival the league champion DD, but had not been able to make my talent blossom because I wasted too much energy on these trivial matters, Professor Cobra took the initiative to find me and gave me the opportunity to take on a big responsibility here. At the same time, I also received an unimaginable amount of money from him as a reward. "

"After receiving this compensation, my life and that of my family have been greatly improved, and we have completely bid farewell to the miserable poverty we had in the past."

"Tell me, is it wrong for me to join this place? If I choose to stay in the Duel Academy, I'm afraid I will never be able to make a name for myself in this life, and I will just be an unknown background board, right?"

"Well..."

Yusei, who had previously treated the long-haired teacher as a background figure, was at a loss for words for a moment.

"Heh... Yuxing, the adult world is not as simple as you think."

Adjusting his glasses on the bridge of his nose, Mr. Sato raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Sometimes, what determines a person's position is not a simple thing like good and evil, but a real interest... There is no such thing as right or wrong, and it is not something that does not change, but something that changes with the surrounding situation."

"... To put it bluntly, isn't it just about money?"

Feeling somewhat resentful towards the teacher who hurt Yuxing, Xiao Li folded his hands and directly pointed out the nature of Teacher Sato's behavior.

No matter how high-sounding the words are, in the end, it is only for one's own interests.

"Money? I guess so... In your eyes, I may be a traitor who defected to the enemy camp for profit, but in the eyes of my family who benefited from it, I am the hope of the whole village who has finally made it... Haha, this kind of contradiction is the reality of this world."

"Just like in my opinion, you guys are the ones who are actively looking for trouble. Different people will have different opinions about me."

Without paying attention to Xiaoli's sarcastic remarks, Mr. Sato, who was mentally prepared, responded with a smile without saying a word.

“Well… it’s true.”

Indeed, that's right.

If the positions were reversed, Yusei didn't think he could necessarily do better than Mr. Sato.

Perhaps, as a teacher, he would try to gain more benefits.

However, there are no ifs in this world, and Youxing now has no shortage of these material possessions.

"I've strayed off topic a bit. Anyway, I gave up professional dueling and was prepared to devote my life to the dueling juniors, so I came to this academy."

"In my opinion, my tactics and knowledge, which have been honed through actual combat, will definitely help those new students avoid detours and avoid the misfortune I had..."

At this point, Mr. Sato sighed slightly: "But, what disappoints me is that most of the students here are useless!"

"There are only a few people who are worthy of attention. The so-called elite gathering place of Obelisk Blue is nothing more than a gathering place for a bunch of playboys!"

"They come from privileged families, but they have no motivation to strive for success, no desire to become stronger and change themselves, they are arrogant and unwilling to listen to others' opinions... During this period, they even stopped attending classes..."

"Ah, teacher... this is because..."

Thinking of those students who collapsed due to lack of physical strength, Asuka, who was watching the game, seemed to want to explain something to Teacher Sato.

However, Teacher Sato waved his hand and interrupted her speech directly: "Don't say anything! Asuka... As an excellent student, you don't have to plead with those lazy guys. I have been patient for a long time and have already made up my mind to take revenge on them. I want to let those students who are arrogant and don't take classes seriously see my true strength!"

"And Youxing..."

Teacher Sato's eyes moved around, finally stopping at Yusei: "You solved the Three Phantom Demons incident and the Light Society incident, defeated the Seven Star Kings and Saiou, but you didn't take classes seriously and wasted your talents. You will be my first target!"

"It would be fine if you were just an unknown ordinary person, but what I find most unforgivable is that you clearly have the identity of a "hero" who can save the school and even the world, but you don't set a good example and role model for the younger students!"

"After seeing that you, who played badly and didn't take your class seriously, could become a hero, everyone started to imitate your behavior, which severely challenged the order of teaching!"

"Students have lost their motivation one after another because of your attitude... Even now, don't you think you are wrong?"

His eyes suddenly widened and he pointed towards Youxing. As a former professional player, Mr. Sato, who possessed extremely strong strength, now had a flash of anger in his eyes.

Youxing, you bastard!

I only attended the required courses to ensure passing grades, and other than that I attended based on my mood.

Even when he came to class, he didn't look very serious, only slightly better than Yuki Judai who openly ignored the teacher and slept soundly.

The test scores were deliberately set at the passing mark, regardless of the difficulty of the test, provoking the dignity of the teachers who set the test...

Recently, there were rumors that he had a chaotic private life, had affairs with several female classmates, and stayed overnight in the girls' dormitory...

Looking at Asuka Tenjouin and Rei Saotome who were worried about Yusei, Teacher Sato twitched his lips and became even angrier.

Damn it! Even model students like Tenjouin and Saotome have been influenced by you?

Unforgivable, unforgivable!

"Huh? You can blame me for that? Those guys are not motivated. Isn't it because they are lazy or your class is too boring?"

Pointing at the tip of his nose, Youxing, who was dissed by the angry Sato, couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face: "Besides, I'm not the father of those guys. What does their behavior have to do with me? Did they make any mistakes and I have to clean up their messes?"

"You solved the incident of the Three Phantom Demons and saved the world from the threat of the Light of Destruction... Whether you like it or not, you have achieved these feats and become the hero of this academy. You have become the object of everyone's admiration and a role model for them."

Shaking his head to himself, with a tone of disappointment, Teacher Sato continued to say to Yuxing: "With great power comes great responsibility. While possessing such great power, Yuxing, you also have responsibilities that you must bear. You have the obligation to guide these weaklings and lead them onto the right path!"

"I have a damn obligation..."

Yusei rolled his eyes helplessly. He was speechless at the words of the righteous man from Mr. Sato, who was now playing the role of the villain. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Teacher, I don't intend to be a model student. I'm just doing things according to my own preferences."

The path chosen by Yusei is neither the "royal way" of the Duel King Muto Yugi, nor the "domineering way" of his nemesis Kaiba Seto, but the "my way" that is as unrestrained as the wind and represents freedom.

They act according to their own will, not bound by common sense and morality, have a flexible bottom line, and cannot be considered with common sense...

This is the path that Youxing has chosen, and it is also the principle he has always believed in.

The reason why such a wandering star would take the initiative to solve the above-mentioned issues is purely because those people's ambitions just happened to affect his life and disturb his peaceful life.

As for saving the world and becoming a role model for all students in the school, it was just a side benefit.

"Gu! Allowing yourself to fall into depravity without any thought of repentance is also your sin, Yusei!"