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Chapter 361: Iron Knight - Gearfried · Joey Wheeler
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the S.S. Anne successfully arrived above Domino City.
Hayato and Marik, who had changed back into his own clothes, walked out of the infirmary, each holding a paper airplane.
Although Marik was quite spirited when Hayato and Ishizu Ishtar visited him, according to Marik himself, the damage to his body was mainly concentrated in his brain. While it wouldn't largely affect things like his intelligence or thinking, compared to before, the current Marik would tire more easily, and his willpower and similar attributes were greatly weakened.
In other words, his ability to handle pressure was poor. Ordinary Duels were fine, but intense activities like Dark Games were out of the question.
Furthermore, perhaps because Dark Marik was already dead, Marik had also completely recalled his forgotten memories, including the sins committed when the Dark Personality controlled his body, and the act of killing his father in childhood.
Marik said that after he returned, he would disband the Ghouls. Since he was lucky enough to live a second life, he would spend the rest of his life atoning for his sins.
In the hall, Hayato saw a dejected Joey Wheeler and an annoyed Kaiba. Yugi Mutou's face held its usual gentle smile. Even without asking, Hayato could tell from their expressions that their sparring had ultimately ended with Yugi Mutou's complete victory, and Joey Wheeler's defeat to Kaiba once again.
Ishizu Ishtar, who had confirmed Marik's awakening and then, for some reason, suddenly left the infirmary, was also in the hall. Seeing Marik changed back into a suit of casual clothes, Ishizu Ishtar smiled softly, and then, upon seeing Hayato, seemed to remember something, turning her head away with a slight blush.
"Ah, we're finally back in Domino City. It only felt like we left for a day," Joey Wheeler exclaimed, his dejection coming and going quickly as he peered out the airship's glass window, gazing at the tall buildings passing below.
Mai Valentine stood beside Joey Wheeler, also looking at the scenery below, and said with a smile, "Perhaps it's because there were too many interesting things that happened during this one day. Thinking about it carefully, we really did experience a lot."
Turning her head to look at Joey Wheeler's profile, Mai Valentine hesitated slightly and spoke, "Joey"
"Huh? What is it, Mai?" Hearing Mai Valentine call out to him, Joey Wheeler shifted his gaze from the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery below and looked at Mai Valentine.
After calling out to Joey Wheeler, Mai Valentine only glanced at him, shook her head, and said with a smile, "No, it's nothing. I don't know why I suddenly called you."
But did she really not know?
The airship slowly landed, and everyone returned to their departure point—the Domino City Sports Center.
The cabin door opened, and Marik's eyes narrowed slightly, adjusting to the warm sunlight outside, as he slowly walked down the steps. But after only a few steps, he saw a person standing not far away.
With dark skin carved with mysterious symbols and a shining bald head under the sunlight, it was Rishid.
"Master Marik, Lady Ishizu." Rishid immediately spotted Marik and Ishizu Ishtar among the people disembarking from the airship and bowed slightly. But before he could bend his waist too far, Marik rushed forward and gave Rishid an extremely passionate embrace.
"Rishid!" Holding the man who was like both a brother and a father to him, Marik's voice was choked with emotion, "It's great, it's really great to see you again, Rishid."
"Master Marik" Rishid was somewhat flustered by Marik's sudden passionate embrace and didn't even know where to place his hands.
"Marik previously thought that Rishid was dead," Hayato explained to Ishizu Ishtar, standing beside her. "He seems to have some kind of telepathic connection with Rishid? Anyway, when something happened to Rishid, he could sense that something was wrong, and then due to the influence of the **Millennium Rod**, he was led by Dark Marik to believe that Rishid had died, which is why his body was taken over."
"It was also fortunate that I was by Rishid's side at the time, and before dueling Rishid, Seto and I had been dueling Ghouls members throughout Domino City. The rescue was relatively timely, and that guy Rishid didn't suffer any lasting health issues from nearly dying."
Ishizu Ishtar listened to Hayato's words with a gentle smile on her face. "Thank you very much, Hayato-kun. Besides that, I truly have no way to repay you."
"I wasn't helping for repayment, just lending a hand where I could," Hayato waved his hand. "Speaking of which, Ishizu Ishtar, now that the Three Egyptian God Cards are gathered, do you have any plans?"
Ishizu Ishtar tilted her head slightly, showing a thoughtful expression. "My main purpose in coming to Domino City was to follow the ancestral teachings of our Tomb Keepers and help the Pharaoh collect the Egyptian God Cards."
"However, my stated reason for coming to Domino City as a foreigner was the Egyptian Artifacts Traveling Exhibition. Although it was just an excuse placed on the surface, I still have to make it happen," Ishizu Ishtar said with a helpless expression on her face, smiling at Hayato. "So, next, I still need to stay in Domino City for a while."
As she spoke, Ishizu Ishtar seemed to have shed a burden, and for once, like a lively girl, she winked at Hayato.
Hearing Ishizu Ishtar's words, Joey Wheeler also turned his head to look at Mai Valentine. "Mai, I remember you..."
"Yes, like most Duelists, the reason I came to Domino City was the Battle City Tournament. Now that Battle City is over, I'm going back to America," Mai Valentine's voice was deliberately calm, trying hard to appear as if she didn't care too much about leaving Domino City.
She couldn't possibly say something like "I don't want to leave here, I don't want to go," which wouldn't fit her "strong woman" persona, right? She wanted to hear Joey Wheeler say a few reluctant words. Maybe, just maybe, she would stay in Domino City.
But hoping for Joey Wheeler to hold her back was a lost cause.
"Is that so? All good things must come to an end. Take care, Mai," Joey Wheeler didn't hide his reluctance at all, but similarly, he didn't say anything to make her stay. "If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll go to America to find you. When that happens, you have to tell me about some fun places, okay?"
"Likewise, next time you come to Domino City, remember to call me. I know all the fun places here!"
"Hiss—! Mai, why did you step on me?! Hey, where are you going!"
Looking at Mai Valentine, who suddenly left in a huff, Joey Wheeler complained to Tristan in dissatisfaction, "Women are too fickle! Why did she suddenly get angry when everything was fine? They're too hard to understand!"
Tristan wasn't an emotional idiot like Joey Wheeler. Hearing Joey Wheeler's words, he sighed and patted Joey Wheeler's shoulder. "Joey Wheeler, your love life is pretty much over for this lifetime."
"Huh? Why are you talking about dating?"
"So feel free to leave Serenity Wheeler to me!"
"Dream on!"
(End of this chapter)
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the S.S. Anne successfully arrived above Domino City.
Hayato and Marik, who had changed back into his own clothes, walked out of the infirmary, each holding a paper airplane.
Although Marik was quite spirited when Hayato and Ishizu Ishtar visited him, according to Marik himself, the damage to his body was mainly concentrated in his brain. While it wouldn't largely affect things like his intelligence or thinking, compared to before, the current Marik would tire more easily, and his willpower and similar attributes were greatly weakened.
In other words, his ability to handle pressure was poor. Ordinary Duels were fine, but intense activities like Dark Games were out of the question.
Furthermore, perhaps because Dark Marik was already dead, Marik had also completely recalled his forgotten memories, including the sins committed when the Dark Personality controlled his body, and the act of killing his father in childhood.
Marik said that after he returned, he would disband the Ghouls. Since he was lucky enough to live a second life, he would spend the rest of his life atoning for his sins.
In the hall, Hayato saw a dejected Joey Wheeler and an annoyed Kaiba. Yugi Mutou's face held its usual gentle smile. Even without asking, Hayato could tell from their expressions that their sparring had ultimately ended with Yugi Mutou's complete victory, and Joey Wheeler's defeat to Kaiba once again.
Ishizu Ishtar, who had confirmed Marik's awakening and then, for some reason, suddenly left the infirmary, was also in the hall. Seeing Marik changed back into a suit of casual clothes, Ishizu Ishtar smiled softly, and then, upon seeing Hayato, seemed to remember something, turning her head away with a slight blush.
"Ah, we're finally back in Domino City. It only felt like we left for a day," Joey Wheeler exclaimed, his dejection coming and going quickly as he peered out the airship's glass window, gazing at the tall buildings passing below.
Mai Valentine stood beside Joey Wheeler, also looking at the scenery below, and said with a smile, "Perhaps it's because there were too many interesting things that happened during this one day. Thinking about it carefully, we really did experience a lot."
Turning her head to look at Joey Wheeler's profile, Mai Valentine hesitated slightly and spoke, "Joey"
"Huh? What is it, Mai?" Hearing Mai Valentine call out to him, Joey Wheeler shifted his gaze from the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery below and looked at Mai Valentine.
After calling out to Joey Wheeler, Mai Valentine only glanced at him, shook her head, and said with a smile, "No, it's nothing. I don't know why I suddenly called you."
But did she really not know?
The airship slowly landed, and everyone returned to their departure point—the Domino City Sports Center.
The cabin door opened, and Marik's eyes narrowed slightly, adjusting to the warm sunlight outside, as he slowly walked down the steps. But after only a few steps, he saw a person standing not far away.
With dark skin carved with mysterious symbols and a shining bald head under the sunlight, it was Rishid.
"Master Marik, Lady Ishizu." Rishid immediately spotted Marik and Ishizu Ishtar among the people disembarking from the airship and bowed slightly. But before he could bend his waist too far, Marik rushed forward and gave Rishid an extremely passionate embrace.
"Rishid!" Holding the man who was like both a brother and a father to him, Marik's voice was choked with emotion, "It's great, it's really great to see you again, Rishid."
"Master Marik" Rishid was somewhat flustered by Marik's sudden passionate embrace and didn't even know where to place his hands.
"Marik previously thought that Rishid was dead," Hayato explained to Ishizu Ishtar, standing beside her. "He seems to have some kind of telepathic connection with Rishid? Anyway, when something happened to Rishid, he could sense that something was wrong, and then due to the influence of the **Millennium Rod**, he was led by Dark Marik to believe that Rishid had died, which is why his body was taken over."
"It was also fortunate that I was by Rishid's side at the time, and before dueling Rishid, Seto and I had been dueling Ghouls members throughout Domino City. The rescue was relatively timely, and that guy Rishid didn't suffer any lasting health issues from nearly dying."
Ishizu Ishtar listened to Hayato's words with a gentle smile on her face. "Thank you very much, Hayato-kun. Besides that, I truly have no way to repay you."
"I wasn't helping for repayment, just lending a hand where I could," Hayato waved his hand. "Speaking of which, Ishizu Ishtar, now that the Three Egyptian God Cards are gathered, do you have any plans?"
Ishizu Ishtar tilted her head slightly, showing a thoughtful expression. "My main purpose in coming to Domino City was to follow the ancestral teachings of our Tomb Keepers and help the Pharaoh collect the Egyptian God Cards."
"However, my stated reason for coming to Domino City as a foreigner was the Egyptian Artifacts Traveling Exhibition. Although it was just an excuse placed on the surface, I still have to make it happen," Ishizu Ishtar said with a helpless expression on her face, smiling at Hayato. "So, next, I still need to stay in Domino City for a while."
As she spoke, Ishizu Ishtar seemed to have shed a burden, and for once, like a lively girl, she winked at Hayato.
Hearing Ishizu Ishtar's words, Joey Wheeler also turned his head to look at Mai Valentine. "Mai, I remember you..."
"Yes, like most Duelists, the reason I came to Domino City was the Battle City Tournament. Now that Battle City is over, I'm going back to America," Mai Valentine's voice was deliberately calm, trying hard to appear as if she didn't care too much about leaving Domino City.
She couldn't possibly say something like "I don't want to leave here, I don't want to go," which wouldn't fit her "strong woman" persona, right? She wanted to hear Joey Wheeler say a few reluctant words. Maybe, just maybe, she would stay in Domino City.
But hoping for Joey Wheeler to hold her back was a lost cause.
"Is that so? All good things must come to an end. Take care, Mai," Joey Wheeler didn't hide his reluctance at all, but similarly, he didn't say anything to make her stay. "If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll go to America to find you. When that happens, you have to tell me about some fun places, okay?"
"Likewise, next time you come to Domino City, remember to call me. I know all the fun places here!"
"Hiss—! Mai, why did you step on me?! Hey, where are you going!"
Looking at Mai Valentine, who suddenly left in a huff, Joey Wheeler complained to Tristan in dissatisfaction, "Women are too fickle! Why did she suddenly get angry when everything was fine? They're too hard to understand!"
Tristan wasn't an emotional idiot like Joey Wheeler. Hearing Joey Wheeler's words, he sighed and patted Joey Wheeler's shoulder. "Joey Wheeler, your love life is pretty much over for this lifetime."
"Huh? Why are you talking about dating?"
"So feel free to leave Serenity Wheeler to me!"
"Dream on!"
(End of this chapter)
