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Chapter 360: For the Emperor!
Duel City, just like that, came to an end.
Unlike Duelist Kingdom, as the ultimate victor of Duel City and the holder of the "King of Games" title, Hayato didn't receive any substantial rewards besides the cards he collected along the way and the system's rewards.
When Hayato asked Kaiba if he would give him 60% of KaibaCorp's shares, he only received a glare from the President, who was somewhat annoyed by losing the duel.
"Not everyone is like Maximillion Pegasus, who doesn't care about the assets under his control."
Standing in the central hall of the "S.S. Anne", Mokuba put down the tablet he had been holding all this time, leisurely holding a glass of milk and watching the scenery outside the airship.
Hayato turned his head to look behind him. As the airship set sail, the distance between them and Devil's Island grew wider, and the Duel Tower also became smaller in their sight. After the airship reached a safe distance, a deafening explosion, audible even from several kilometers away, sounded, and the silver-white Duel Tower vanished.
Kaiba gazed deeply at Devil's Island, which had disappeared with the explosion, and murmured, "Devil's Island, to me, you are the lingering departed soul of Gozaburo. As the stage for the Duel City Final Battle, that was your greatest value. Along with Gozaburo Kaiba's ambitions, become obsolete!"
Not long after Hayato and Kaiba's duel ended, Kaiba impatiently announced the end of Duel City and then informed everyone of his plan to blow up Devil's Island.
Devil's Island had been bought by Gozaburo Kaiba a long time ago and became a private island. Its disposal was within the authority of Kaiba, who inherited all of Gozaburo's assets. And under Kaiba's precise demolition, Devil's Island was erased from the map, ceasing to exist.
Now, the group who had finished their trip to Duel City were still aboard the "S.S. Anne" airship, preparing to return to Domino City.
"This time, we won't suddenly be hijacked like before, right?" Joey Wheeler recalled the previous incident where the airship was hijacked by Noah, and they were forced into the Virtual World at gunpoint, feeling a bit fearful. Because of that experience, somehow, he also started to feel that the "S.S. Anne" airship was unlucky, just like Hayato.
Hearing this, Kaiba, who had been watching Devil's Island disappear over the horizon, turned back and said, "Hmph, if you don't want to take the airship back to Domino City, you can just stay on the island, mediocrity."
"Huh? Kaiba, you bastard, do you want to fight!"
"Hmph, I have no intention of dueling a loser and reliving a victory I've already experienced."
Watching Tristan and Otogi, almost reflexively, skillfully pull back Joey Wheeler, one on each side, just as Kaiba and Joey Wheeler were about to clash, Yugi Mutou couldn't help but smile.
Although they were noisy, wasn't this just everyday life?
Since they no longer needed to board the "Sky Duel Arena" on the airship during the return trip, Kaiba gave the command for the "S.S. Anne" to go full power, estimated to reach Domino City in just over two hours. Having nothing else to do, Yugi Mutou and Joey Wheeler started practicing their duels in the hall.
And Kaiba, who had just claimed he wasn't interested in dueling Joey Wheeler, also had his dueling addiction piqued by their duel and joined in.
Hayato, on the other hand, came to the infirmary with Ishizu Ishtar. Marik, who had returned to his body, had woken up, but because Dark Marik often used the Dark Game to inflict torture upon himself and enjoy the pain, Marik's body was still weak and he was resting in the infirmary.
Standing in front of the infirmary, Ishizu Ishtar reached out to open the door, but just as she was about to touch the handle, her hand stopped.
"What's wrong?" Hayato asked.
Ishizu Ishtar shook her head. "I just... I just don't know how to face Marik."
"Although Rishid and I hid the truth from Marik back then to protect him, it was also because of this concealment that Marik was completely unaware of the existence of his dark personality and had his body taken over when he was unprepared, and even almost suffered soul annihilation."
"I'm a completely unqualified sister. I suppose Marik must be full of hatred towards me in his heart..."
Ishizu Ishtar, who usually gave off a mature and steady impression, spoke with an indescribable sense of dejection at this moment.
"That's not true."
Ishizu Ishtar looked up and at Hayato beside her. A gentle smile hung on Hayato's face. "Marik doesn't blame you at all. On the contrary, he's very grateful to Rishid and you, Ishizu Ishtar, for always caring about him."
"Before Marik returned to his body, he knew he was likely heading into a dangerous situation. Do you know what he said in the end? He said you were a kind person and hoped you would live well."
Patting Ishizu Ishtar's shoulder, Hayato smiled and pushed open the door to the hospital room for her. "So, smile, smile. You should smile when visiting a patient."
Ishizu Ishtar looked at Hayato's smile, nodded, and also smiled. "Okay, thank you, Hayato-kun."
"Click~"
Pushing open the door to the room, Hayato and Ishizu Ishtar's gazes fell inside. Then, almost at the moment the door opened, a white paper airplane flew past the two of them.
"Hahaha, witness the excellent performance of Apophis III, you federation lackeys!"
"Damn it, Nut V isn't just for show, for the Emperor!"
Facing away from the door, Marik, wearing a hospital gown, held two paper airplanes in his hands and threw them simultaneously towards the corner of the room, even voicing the pilots on the "airplanes".
"Ba-Bakana! This is the Cobra Maneuver!"
"Do you dare defy me, who possesses Nut V, hmphahaha!"
One of the two paper airplanes thrown simultaneously arced through the air due to its aerodynamic design. Marik, while voicing it, followed the paper airplane that made a wide turn with his gaze, which led him to look behind him.
Then, his gaze met Hayato and Ishizu Ishtar's.
"So, you still say you're not a three-year-old?" Hayato glanced at the paper airplane on the ground. The material seemed to be medical report paper?
"N-No, it's not like that, listen to my excuse— ah, no, listen to my explanation, sister, brother-in-law!" Marik felt like he was socially dead on the spot, desperately trying to salvage the situation with an anxious expression.
Hearing Marik call Hayato "brother-in-law", Ishizu Ishtar's face flushed slightly. She glanced to the side and saw that Hayato was looking speechlessly at Marik and wasn't paying attention to her, so she stammered, "Ma-Marik, seeing you so energetic, I'm relieved. I-I'll be going now!"
With that said, Ishizu Ishtar suddenly ran off.
Looking at Ishizu Ishtar who had suddenly run off, Hayato glanced at Marik.
Marik spread his hands. "Did I say something wrong?"
Duel City, just like that, came to an end.
Unlike Duelist Kingdom, as the ultimate victor of Duel City and the holder of the "King of Games" title, Hayato didn't receive any substantial rewards besides the cards he collected along the way and the system's rewards.
When Hayato asked Kaiba if he would give him 60% of KaibaCorp's shares, he only received a glare from the President, who was somewhat annoyed by losing the duel.
"Not everyone is like Maximillion Pegasus, who doesn't care about the assets under his control."
Standing in the central hall of the "S.S. Anne", Mokuba put down the tablet he had been holding all this time, leisurely holding a glass of milk and watching the scenery outside the airship.
Hayato turned his head to look behind him. As the airship set sail, the distance between them and Devil's Island grew wider, and the Duel Tower also became smaller in their sight. After the airship reached a safe distance, a deafening explosion, audible even from several kilometers away, sounded, and the silver-white Duel Tower vanished.
Kaiba gazed deeply at Devil's Island, which had disappeared with the explosion, and murmured, "Devil's Island, to me, you are the lingering departed soul of Gozaburo. As the stage for the Duel City Final Battle, that was your greatest value. Along with Gozaburo Kaiba's ambitions, become obsolete!"
Not long after Hayato and Kaiba's duel ended, Kaiba impatiently announced the end of Duel City and then informed everyone of his plan to blow up Devil's Island.
Devil's Island had been bought by Gozaburo Kaiba a long time ago and became a private island. Its disposal was within the authority of Kaiba, who inherited all of Gozaburo's assets. And under Kaiba's precise demolition, Devil's Island was erased from the map, ceasing to exist.
Now, the group who had finished their trip to Duel City were still aboard the "S.S. Anne" airship, preparing to return to Domino City.
"This time, we won't suddenly be hijacked like before, right?" Joey Wheeler recalled the previous incident where the airship was hijacked by Noah, and they were forced into the Virtual World at gunpoint, feeling a bit fearful. Because of that experience, somehow, he also started to feel that the "S.S. Anne" airship was unlucky, just like Hayato.
Hearing this, Kaiba, who had been watching Devil's Island disappear over the horizon, turned back and said, "Hmph, if you don't want to take the airship back to Domino City, you can just stay on the island, mediocrity."
"Huh? Kaiba, you bastard, do you want to fight!"
"Hmph, I have no intention of dueling a loser and reliving a victory I've already experienced."
Watching Tristan and Otogi, almost reflexively, skillfully pull back Joey Wheeler, one on each side, just as Kaiba and Joey Wheeler were about to clash, Yugi Mutou couldn't help but smile.
Although they were noisy, wasn't this just everyday life?
Since they no longer needed to board the "Sky Duel Arena" on the airship during the return trip, Kaiba gave the command for the "S.S. Anne" to go full power, estimated to reach Domino City in just over two hours. Having nothing else to do, Yugi Mutou and Joey Wheeler started practicing their duels in the hall.
And Kaiba, who had just claimed he wasn't interested in dueling Joey Wheeler, also had his dueling addiction piqued by their duel and joined in.
Hayato, on the other hand, came to the infirmary with Ishizu Ishtar. Marik, who had returned to his body, had woken up, but because Dark Marik often used the Dark Game to inflict torture upon himself and enjoy the pain, Marik's body was still weak and he was resting in the infirmary.
Standing in front of the infirmary, Ishizu Ishtar reached out to open the door, but just as she was about to touch the handle, her hand stopped.
"What's wrong?" Hayato asked.
Ishizu Ishtar shook her head. "I just... I just don't know how to face Marik."
"Although Rishid and I hid the truth from Marik back then to protect him, it was also because of this concealment that Marik was completely unaware of the existence of his dark personality and had his body taken over when he was unprepared, and even almost suffered soul annihilation."
"I'm a completely unqualified sister. I suppose Marik must be full of hatred towards me in his heart..."
Ishizu Ishtar, who usually gave off a mature and steady impression, spoke with an indescribable sense of dejection at this moment.
"That's not true."
Ishizu Ishtar looked up and at Hayato beside her. A gentle smile hung on Hayato's face. "Marik doesn't blame you at all. On the contrary, he's very grateful to Rishid and you, Ishizu Ishtar, for always caring about him."
"Before Marik returned to his body, he knew he was likely heading into a dangerous situation. Do you know what he said in the end? He said you were a kind person and hoped you would live well."
Patting Ishizu Ishtar's shoulder, Hayato smiled and pushed open the door to the hospital room for her. "So, smile, smile. You should smile when visiting a patient."
Ishizu Ishtar looked at Hayato's smile, nodded, and also smiled. "Okay, thank you, Hayato-kun."
"Click~"
Pushing open the door to the room, Hayato and Ishizu Ishtar's gazes fell inside. Then, almost at the moment the door opened, a white paper airplane flew past the two of them.
"Hahaha, witness the excellent performance of Apophis III, you federation lackeys!"
"Damn it, Nut V isn't just for show, for the Emperor!"
Facing away from the door, Marik, wearing a hospital gown, held two paper airplanes in his hands and threw them simultaneously towards the corner of the room, even voicing the pilots on the "airplanes".
"Ba-Bakana! This is the Cobra Maneuver!"
"Do you dare defy me, who possesses Nut V, hmphahaha!"
One of the two paper airplanes thrown simultaneously arced through the air due to its aerodynamic design. Marik, while voicing it, followed the paper airplane that made a wide turn with his gaze, which led him to look behind him.
Then, his gaze met Hayato and Ishizu Ishtar's.
"So, you still say you're not a three-year-old?" Hayato glanced at the paper airplane on the ground. The material seemed to be medical report paper?
"N-No, it's not like that, listen to my excuse— ah, no, listen to my explanation, sister, brother-in-law!" Marik felt like he was socially dead on the spot, desperately trying to salvage the situation with an anxious expression.
Hearing Marik call Hayato "brother-in-law", Ishizu Ishtar's face flushed slightly. She glanced to the side and saw that Hayato was looking speechlessly at Marik and wasn't paying attention to her, so she stammered, "Ma-Marik, seeing you so energetic, I'm relieved. I-I'll be going now!"
With that said, Ishizu Ishtar suddenly ran off.
Looking at Ishizu Ishtar who had suddenly run off, Hayato glanced at Marik.
Marik spread his hands. "Did I say something wrong?"
