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Chapter 511: How Dare He Keep Me in Suspense, Unforgivable, Pegasus!
Pegasus found himself appearing in a desert in a daze.
"Where am I?"
The bewildered Pegasus looked around and found that he seemed to be in the center of a desert. Besides the incredibly calm sand dunes under the pitch-black night sky, there was nothing else around. Even the airflow was stagnant here.
However, it couldn't be said that there was "completely nothing else in existence." Following a shadow on the ground not far away, Pegasus looked up into the sky and observed three majestic figures.
The long red dragon named "Osiris," who took over the duty of the Underworld King from Anubis, **Slifer the Sky Dragon**;
The blue giant god named "Obelisk," the symbol of the God of Destruction Seto, **Obelisk the Tormentor**;
And the golden dragon-falcon named "Ra," the Sun God, head of the Ennead, supreme in Egypt, who rises again even after once setting, **The Winged Dragon of Ra**.
"These are the Three Egyptian Gods?"
As the creator of Duel Monsters Cards who personally depicted the "Three Egyptian Gods" from the tablets that recorded them onto cards, and who "slightly" beautified the somewhat awkward tablet designs of the three giant gods, Pegasus naturally wouldn't mistake the three deities.
Even though who knows how much time had passed, Pegasus still felt lingering fear for the tragic deaths of the other creators who made the "Three Egyptian Gods" cards with him back then.
However, while being wary of the Three Egyptian Gods, Pegasus was not only puzzled as to why he appeared in this strange place but also had new doubts.
"I should have been holding the Duel Monsters Convention in Domino City yesterday. After it ended perfectly, I should have safely returned to the Castle on Duel Kingdom Island by aircraft."
"Furthermore, the Three Egyptian Gods shouldn't be here. Aren't they all in Hayato boy's hands?"
However, before Pegasus could figure anything out, the stagnant air around him suddenly began to flow again. Airflow rose from his feet, blowing his silver long hair and simultaneously sending countless golden light points before Pegasus's eyes.
Pegasus looked around in surprise, finding that everywhere his gaze reached, countless tiny light points, like fireflies, rose from the vast and boundless Desert, rushing straight towards the Three Egyptian Gods in the sky!
Although those golden light points looked so sacred, the "Three Egyptian Gods" all let out sounds of pain upon contact with the light points. Clearly, these light points made them quite uncomfortable, and even **The Winged Dragon of Ra**, the highest-ranked among the "Three Egyptian Gods," was no exception.
The God Cards began their respective actions. For a time, lightning, gale, and intense flames filled the space between the golden light points. The "Three Egyptian Gods" attempted to disperse these light points that caused them such discomfort in this manner. However, their effort was completely negated. Not only did the light points not disperse, but they gathered even more as time passed.
To the surprise of Pegasus, who watched with some terrified eyes from the sand dune, he saw the light points gather together to form a four-sided pyramid-like shape, completely sealing the "Three Egyptian Gods" within, and even further condensing into a giant glass pyramid!
On the side of the giant pyramid facing Pegasus, there was a huge golden engraving of the "Eye of Wjat/Udjat." This was not a mark that could be left on just any object. The "Eye of Wjat/Udjat" symbolized "punishment" and was the incarnation of a part of the soul of the former Underworld God "Anubis" in Egyptian Mythology, capable of monitoring the souls in the Underworld and the living beings on the ground.
Even among the precious Millennium Items, not all items were qualified to be inscribed with the complete "Eye of Wjat/Udjat." Only the **Millennium Puzzle** was engraved with the same symbol, and coincidentally, the shape of the **Millennium Puzzle** was exactly the inverse of the glass pyramid before him.
However, compared to the **Millennium Puzzle**, which symbolized "royal authority," the "Eye of Wjat/Udjat" on the pyramid before him gave off a feeling of extreme darkness and strangeness. The pupil position of the "Eye of Wjat/Udjat" was not the usual golden color, but a blood-red filled with evil energy. Just looking at that red circle, Pegasus felt as if his soul was about to be drawn into it!
"Ugh!!" Pegasus woke up abruptly, sitting up in bed, covered in cold sweat from his face to his body, even soaking the pajamas printed with a cute chibi **Relinquished** that he was wearing.
The **Toon Dark Magician Girl** doll he usually loved so much was knocked onto the carpet by his movement of getting up, but Pegasus didn't pick it up immediately. Instead, he sat on the bed, panting heavily, looking completely shaken.
After a long while, Pegasus's vision focused. He got out of bed, picked up the doll that fell onto the ground, placed it by the bedside, and arranged it in a cute pose, but his mouth was still muttering, "What was that dream about..."
While arranging the doll, due to the angle, the light entering the room through the gap in the curtains shone across Pegasus's eye. He glanced towards the window, walked over, and pulled open the curtains, allowing the sunlight to fully pass through the balcony outside the window into the room.
"Is it morning already?" Pegasus pressed his temples slightly, feeling annoyed.
For some reason, even though everything went smoothly yesterday, Pegasus himself had a constant illusion that he had been killed by someone somewhere. Then, after the Duel Monsters Convention ended and he returned to his residence, he had such an uncomfortable nightmare in every aspect.
This feeling was even worse than walking downhill on an icy road with his hands in his pockets in the middle of winter, accidentally falling down before he could take his hands out, and then sliding into the smelly ditch by the roadside.
However, instead of continuing to waste brain power on that annoying dream, Pegasus was now looking at a contrail in the sky that split the clouds, muttering:
"Is that, Kaiba boy?"
Although the aircraft gradually approaching Duel Kingdom Island did not display any identification, Pegasus could determine it was Kaiba just by the shape of the jet plane.
For no other reason than the fact that no one in the world would design the appearance of an aircraft, especially a jet plane, to be completely unrelated to a "streamlined shape" and full of sharp angles like a **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, just because it looked good. They even added four large output nozzles to the rear of the plane for this, as if to prove that sheer power allows even bricks to fly.
Pegasus felt that he wouldn't be surprised if one day Kaiba sent a **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**-shaped satellite into space using a **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**-shaped rocket, after all, it was Kaiba Seto.
However, Pegasus, who had a nightmare that felt like blacking out from drinking, also recalled that shortly after the Duel Monsters Convention opened yesterday noon, he had sent Kaiba a video email, wanting to make a deal with him.
Also during the Duel Monsters Convention yesterday, Pegasus, who had just arrived at the scene, had just gotten off the helicopter and was looking at the Domino City Commercial Street Central Plaza with hardly anyone there, wondering if he was outdated and had no influence anymore, when Hayato dragged him away to help hypnotize the crowd.
Pegasus now thought that his nightmare might be due to Hayato asking for his help. After losing his **Millennium Eye**, the dark power he could use was not as strong as before, and the nightmare was related to the Three Egyptian Gods that Hayato held.
Then, after he finally finished being busy, Hayato asked him to call people to move and preserve the wreckage that looked like a motorcycle, saying it could be sold for a high price, and also asked Pegasus to find someone to bury the remains that looked like a robot.
Despite being somewhat skeptical of Hayato's words, Pegasus still chose to believe Hayato. Anyway, even if something needed to be done, he didn't need to do it himself when he was already exhausted. As a result, before the Duel Monsters Convention even ended yesterday, Pegasus received good news from his adopted son, Tenma Tsukihiro.
Although neither of the two wreckage pieces was in complete condition, even with the simplest disassembly, they could see that the level of technology contained within surpassed the current world's level by at least several hundred years. The technological level was at least two or three stories high.
Even with the limitations of the basic technology not being fully developed, as long as detailed research could be conducted on them, at least dozens of technologies surpassing the era could be developed.
However, this was limited to the "humanoid" one.
Due to the death of his first love in the past, Pegasus, after establishing Industrial Illusions, primarily focused on Duel Monsters, but also made some achievements in the medical field. Thus, he reached a level where he could barely understand the technology used in the "humanoid." However, they were helpless regarding the "motorcycle."
At most, they could only tell that the "motorcycle"'s power system seemed to be based on a certain substance, but when they attempted reverse engineering experiments, there was no substance existing in nature that responded.
After some hesitation, Pegasus chose to follow Hayato's advice. He did not conduct in-depth research on the "humanoid" but had Tenma Tsukihiro bury it. The "motorcycle" that could not be utilized was the item for Pegasus's deal with Kaiba.
Although researching the "humanoid" seemed to yield greater profit, just as Pegasus reflected and repented after being defeated by Hayato and Yugi back then, he would try his best to atone for his sins in his future life. While he might not be able to do much, he would at least no longer harm others for profit, not even a deceased person.
The jet plane landed in an open space not far from the Castle where Pegasus lived. By the time Kaiba, guided by a servant, met Pegasus, he found the man sitting in the spacious dining room, enjoying breakfast alone at the long table.
Besides Pegasus, even the butler who usually served him in the Castle was not in the dining room. The guiding servant also exited the room immediately after leading Kaiba to Pegasus and closed the dining room's great gate, creating a one-on-one conversation space for the two inside.
"Hmph, you're quite leisurely, Pegasus." Holding a briefcase in his hand, Kaiba looked coldly at Pegasus leisurely cutting a piece of cake and putting it into his mouth. "As you invited, I have come to make a deal with you. I have also agreed to your previous request."
"Unbelievable! Kaiba boy, me started off thinking you wouldn't agree to my outrageous demand. Me even prepared to haggle with you." Pegasus had a smile on his face, a composure about him, showing no sign of his disheveled state when he woke up this morning.
Although Pegasus proposed a deal to Kaiba and also sent Kaiba the preliminary appraisal report of the "motorcycle," he demanded 10% of KaibaCorp's stock held by Kaiba in exchange.
One must know that although the current Kaiba had successfully reclaimed the stock held by The Big Five, he held a total of 70% of KaibaCorp. The remaining stock was 20% held by Keipei and 10% held by other shareholders and retail investors.
To trade 10% of his stock for a scrapped "motorcycle" he hadn't even seen, Pegasus never believed such a deal would be established from the bottom of his heart. He thought Kaiba would definitely cut the price, so he just casually gave an excessively high price.
As a result, Kaiba actually agreed?
Pegasus never thought Kaiba was an idiot. On the contrary, he had always thought highly of Kaiba, who developed the virtual projection system that was incredibly compatible with Duel Monsters. Kaiba agreeing to such a deal seemed very wrong.
However, Pegasus was not in a hurry to talk business. He put down the knife and fork in his hand and extended them towards Kaiba, causing Kaiba, who had been watching Pegasus, to finally notice that there was another untouched cake and clean knife and fork on the dining table.
"Now, don't be in a hurry, and don't be shy. I suppose Kaiba boy, you haven't had breakfast yet either. Me had someone specially prepare it for you."
But Kaiba merely glanced at the cake, uninterested: "I don't really like sweets."
It wasn't a habit like "tough guys don't eat sweets." The main reason was actually that there was nearly half a day's time difference between Domino City, where Kaiba was before, and America, where Pegasus was.
Although Pegasus had just woken up and was eating breakfast, Kaiba had already eaten dinner before setting off, and he ate his favorite foie gras beef tenderloin.
"In that case, it would be a wasted effort. Ah, could you help me get the cherry on the cake? Although it's a bit greedy, me really like cherries."
Kaiba casually pushed the cake with the plate towards Pegasus.
"Thanks~" Pegasus thanked him casually and reached out to pick up the cherry from the plate and put it in his mouth. However, just as Pegasus was about to perform his cherry-eating skill, Kaiba spoke up, interrupting him.
"Let me confirm something with you first, Pegasus. You undoubtedly positioned yourself as the 'creator' of Duel Monsters in the past, right? However, you created the powerful **Three Egyptian Gods** that even you couldn't control." Kaiba looked down at Pegasus sitting in his seat. "Don't you feel even a trace of unwillingness in your heart?"
"Judge with your eye as the Father of Duel Monsters. Does that newly completed Blue-Eyes you mentioned possess power even greater than the deities?"
Upon hearing this, Pegasus sighed helplessly: "As expected, Kaiba boy, you didn't just come for a deal."
"If Kaiba boy, you just came seeking an answer, then me can tell you, the answer is yes. That card, completed based on the data of the **Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon** you gave me, undoubtedly possesses power that surpasses deities, surpasses duels, and even surpasses destiny."
"But, me cannot give Kaiba boy that card now."
Pegasus found himself appearing in a desert in a daze.
"Where am I?"
The bewildered Pegasus looked around and found that he seemed to be in the center of a desert. Besides the incredibly calm sand dunes under the pitch-black night sky, there was nothing else around. Even the airflow was stagnant here.
However, it couldn't be said that there was "completely nothing else in existence." Following a shadow on the ground not far away, Pegasus looked up into the sky and observed three majestic figures.
The long red dragon named "Osiris," who took over the duty of the Underworld King from Anubis, **Slifer the Sky Dragon**;
The blue giant god named "Obelisk," the symbol of the God of Destruction Seto, **Obelisk the Tormentor**;
And the golden dragon-falcon named "Ra," the Sun God, head of the Ennead, supreme in Egypt, who rises again even after once setting, **The Winged Dragon of Ra**.
"These are the Three Egyptian Gods?"
As the creator of Duel Monsters Cards who personally depicted the "Three Egyptian Gods" from the tablets that recorded them onto cards, and who "slightly" beautified the somewhat awkward tablet designs of the three giant gods, Pegasus naturally wouldn't mistake the three deities.
Even though who knows how much time had passed, Pegasus still felt lingering fear for the tragic deaths of the other creators who made the "Three Egyptian Gods" cards with him back then.
However, while being wary of the Three Egyptian Gods, Pegasus was not only puzzled as to why he appeared in this strange place but also had new doubts.
"I should have been holding the Duel Monsters Convention in Domino City yesterday. After it ended perfectly, I should have safely returned to the Castle on Duel Kingdom Island by aircraft."
"Furthermore, the Three Egyptian Gods shouldn't be here. Aren't they all in Hayato boy's hands?"
However, before Pegasus could figure anything out, the stagnant air around him suddenly began to flow again. Airflow rose from his feet, blowing his silver long hair and simultaneously sending countless golden light points before Pegasus's eyes.
Pegasus looked around in surprise, finding that everywhere his gaze reached, countless tiny light points, like fireflies, rose from the vast and boundless Desert, rushing straight towards the Three Egyptian Gods in the sky!
Although those golden light points looked so sacred, the "Three Egyptian Gods" all let out sounds of pain upon contact with the light points. Clearly, these light points made them quite uncomfortable, and even **The Winged Dragon of Ra**, the highest-ranked among the "Three Egyptian Gods," was no exception.
The God Cards began their respective actions. For a time, lightning, gale, and intense flames filled the space between the golden light points. The "Three Egyptian Gods" attempted to disperse these light points that caused them such discomfort in this manner. However, their effort was completely negated. Not only did the light points not disperse, but they gathered even more as time passed.
To the surprise of Pegasus, who watched with some terrified eyes from the sand dune, he saw the light points gather together to form a four-sided pyramid-like shape, completely sealing the "Three Egyptian Gods" within, and even further condensing into a giant glass pyramid!
On the side of the giant pyramid facing Pegasus, there was a huge golden engraving of the "Eye of Wjat/Udjat." This was not a mark that could be left on just any object. The "Eye of Wjat/Udjat" symbolized "punishment" and was the incarnation of a part of the soul of the former Underworld God "Anubis" in Egyptian Mythology, capable of monitoring the souls in the Underworld and the living beings on the ground.
Even among the precious Millennium Items, not all items were qualified to be inscribed with the complete "Eye of Wjat/Udjat." Only the **Millennium Puzzle** was engraved with the same symbol, and coincidentally, the shape of the **Millennium Puzzle** was exactly the inverse of the glass pyramid before him.
However, compared to the **Millennium Puzzle**, which symbolized "royal authority," the "Eye of Wjat/Udjat" on the pyramid before him gave off a feeling of extreme darkness and strangeness. The pupil position of the "Eye of Wjat/Udjat" was not the usual golden color, but a blood-red filled with evil energy. Just looking at that red circle, Pegasus felt as if his soul was about to be drawn into it!
"Ugh!!" Pegasus woke up abruptly, sitting up in bed, covered in cold sweat from his face to his body, even soaking the pajamas printed with a cute chibi **Relinquished** that he was wearing.
The **Toon Dark Magician Girl** doll he usually loved so much was knocked onto the carpet by his movement of getting up, but Pegasus didn't pick it up immediately. Instead, he sat on the bed, panting heavily, looking completely shaken.
After a long while, Pegasus's vision focused. He got out of bed, picked up the doll that fell onto the ground, placed it by the bedside, and arranged it in a cute pose, but his mouth was still muttering, "What was that dream about..."
While arranging the doll, due to the angle, the light entering the room through the gap in the curtains shone across Pegasus's eye. He glanced towards the window, walked over, and pulled open the curtains, allowing the sunlight to fully pass through the balcony outside the window into the room.
"Is it morning already?" Pegasus pressed his temples slightly, feeling annoyed.
For some reason, even though everything went smoothly yesterday, Pegasus himself had a constant illusion that he had been killed by someone somewhere. Then, after the Duel Monsters Convention ended and he returned to his residence, he had such an uncomfortable nightmare in every aspect.
This feeling was even worse than walking downhill on an icy road with his hands in his pockets in the middle of winter, accidentally falling down before he could take his hands out, and then sliding into the smelly ditch by the roadside.
However, instead of continuing to waste brain power on that annoying dream, Pegasus was now looking at a contrail in the sky that split the clouds, muttering:
"Is that, Kaiba boy?"
Although the aircraft gradually approaching Duel Kingdom Island did not display any identification, Pegasus could determine it was Kaiba just by the shape of the jet plane.
For no other reason than the fact that no one in the world would design the appearance of an aircraft, especially a jet plane, to be completely unrelated to a "streamlined shape" and full of sharp angles like a **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, just because it looked good. They even added four large output nozzles to the rear of the plane for this, as if to prove that sheer power allows even bricks to fly.
Pegasus felt that he wouldn't be surprised if one day Kaiba sent a **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**-shaped satellite into space using a **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**-shaped rocket, after all, it was Kaiba Seto.
However, Pegasus, who had a nightmare that felt like blacking out from drinking, also recalled that shortly after the Duel Monsters Convention opened yesterday noon, he had sent Kaiba a video email, wanting to make a deal with him.
Also during the Duel Monsters Convention yesterday, Pegasus, who had just arrived at the scene, had just gotten off the helicopter and was looking at the Domino City Commercial Street Central Plaza with hardly anyone there, wondering if he was outdated and had no influence anymore, when Hayato dragged him away to help hypnotize the crowd.
Pegasus now thought that his nightmare might be due to Hayato asking for his help. After losing his **Millennium Eye**, the dark power he could use was not as strong as before, and the nightmare was related to the Three Egyptian Gods that Hayato held.
Then, after he finally finished being busy, Hayato asked him to call people to move and preserve the wreckage that looked like a motorcycle, saying it could be sold for a high price, and also asked Pegasus to find someone to bury the remains that looked like a robot.
Despite being somewhat skeptical of Hayato's words, Pegasus still chose to believe Hayato. Anyway, even if something needed to be done, he didn't need to do it himself when he was already exhausted. As a result, before the Duel Monsters Convention even ended yesterday, Pegasus received good news from his adopted son, Tenma Tsukihiro.
Although neither of the two wreckage pieces was in complete condition, even with the simplest disassembly, they could see that the level of technology contained within surpassed the current world's level by at least several hundred years. The technological level was at least two or three stories high.
Even with the limitations of the basic technology not being fully developed, as long as detailed research could be conducted on them, at least dozens of technologies surpassing the era could be developed.
However, this was limited to the "humanoid" one.
Due to the death of his first love in the past, Pegasus, after establishing Industrial Illusions, primarily focused on Duel Monsters, but also made some achievements in the medical field. Thus, he reached a level where he could barely understand the technology used in the "humanoid." However, they were helpless regarding the "motorcycle."
At most, they could only tell that the "motorcycle"'s power system seemed to be based on a certain substance, but when they attempted reverse engineering experiments, there was no substance existing in nature that responded.
After some hesitation, Pegasus chose to follow Hayato's advice. He did not conduct in-depth research on the "humanoid" but had Tenma Tsukihiro bury it. The "motorcycle" that could not be utilized was the item for Pegasus's deal with Kaiba.
Although researching the "humanoid" seemed to yield greater profit, just as Pegasus reflected and repented after being defeated by Hayato and Yugi back then, he would try his best to atone for his sins in his future life. While he might not be able to do much, he would at least no longer harm others for profit, not even a deceased person.
The jet plane landed in an open space not far from the Castle where Pegasus lived. By the time Kaiba, guided by a servant, met Pegasus, he found the man sitting in the spacious dining room, enjoying breakfast alone at the long table.
Besides Pegasus, even the butler who usually served him in the Castle was not in the dining room. The guiding servant also exited the room immediately after leading Kaiba to Pegasus and closed the dining room's great gate, creating a one-on-one conversation space for the two inside.
"Hmph, you're quite leisurely, Pegasus." Holding a briefcase in his hand, Kaiba looked coldly at Pegasus leisurely cutting a piece of cake and putting it into his mouth. "As you invited, I have come to make a deal with you. I have also agreed to your previous request."
"Unbelievable! Kaiba boy, me started off thinking you wouldn't agree to my outrageous demand. Me even prepared to haggle with you." Pegasus had a smile on his face, a composure about him, showing no sign of his disheveled state when he woke up this morning.
Although Pegasus proposed a deal to Kaiba and also sent Kaiba the preliminary appraisal report of the "motorcycle," he demanded 10% of KaibaCorp's stock held by Kaiba in exchange.
One must know that although the current Kaiba had successfully reclaimed the stock held by The Big Five, he held a total of 70% of KaibaCorp. The remaining stock was 20% held by Keipei and 10% held by other shareholders and retail investors.
To trade 10% of his stock for a scrapped "motorcycle" he hadn't even seen, Pegasus never believed such a deal would be established from the bottom of his heart. He thought Kaiba would definitely cut the price, so he just casually gave an excessively high price.
As a result, Kaiba actually agreed?
Pegasus never thought Kaiba was an idiot. On the contrary, he had always thought highly of Kaiba, who developed the virtual projection system that was incredibly compatible with Duel Monsters. Kaiba agreeing to such a deal seemed very wrong.
However, Pegasus was not in a hurry to talk business. He put down the knife and fork in his hand and extended them towards Kaiba, causing Kaiba, who had been watching Pegasus, to finally notice that there was another untouched cake and clean knife and fork on the dining table.
"Now, don't be in a hurry, and don't be shy. I suppose Kaiba boy, you haven't had breakfast yet either. Me had someone specially prepare it for you."
But Kaiba merely glanced at the cake, uninterested: "I don't really like sweets."
It wasn't a habit like "tough guys don't eat sweets." The main reason was actually that there was nearly half a day's time difference between Domino City, where Kaiba was before, and America, where Pegasus was.
Although Pegasus had just woken up and was eating breakfast, Kaiba had already eaten dinner before setting off, and he ate his favorite foie gras beef tenderloin.
"In that case, it would be a wasted effort. Ah, could you help me get the cherry on the cake? Although it's a bit greedy, me really like cherries."
Kaiba casually pushed the cake with the plate towards Pegasus.
"Thanks~" Pegasus thanked him casually and reached out to pick up the cherry from the plate and put it in his mouth. However, just as Pegasus was about to perform his cherry-eating skill, Kaiba spoke up, interrupting him.
"Let me confirm something with you first, Pegasus. You undoubtedly positioned yourself as the 'creator' of Duel Monsters in the past, right? However, you created the powerful **Three Egyptian Gods** that even you couldn't control." Kaiba looked down at Pegasus sitting in his seat. "Don't you feel even a trace of unwillingness in your heart?"
"Judge with your eye as the Father of Duel Monsters. Does that newly completed Blue-Eyes you mentioned possess power even greater than the deities?"
Upon hearing this, Pegasus sighed helplessly: "As expected, Kaiba boy, you didn't just come for a deal."
"If Kaiba boy, you just came seeking an answer, then me can tell you, the answer is yes. That card, completed based on the data of the **Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon** you gave me, undoubtedly possesses power that surpasses deities, surpasses duels, and even surpasses destiny."
"But, me cannot give Kaiba boy that card now."
