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Chapter 800: It's the Same Type of GM Item
"Pharaoh, your Tomb is just ahead."
Although Seto spoke to him with a respectful appearance, Dark Yugi always felt something strange when listening to his words, especially since Seto's words gave him a strange sense of déjà vu, like "General, Huanggu Village is ahead," "General, this place is called Fallen Phoenix Slope," or "Big Brother, drink your medicine."
"Mm, I understand." Ignoring this strange feeling for the moment, Dark Yugi looked at Priest Seto, who had recovered from his coma and was riding alongside him on a horse, and asked with concern, "Are you feeling alright, Seto?"
Seto shook his head, indicating he was fine: "Thank you for your concern. After receiving treatment from the Physician, my body is completely normal."
In the past, Seto's behavior was always measured and polite, knowing his proper place. However, Seto, who had recovered from his coma after leaving Thief Village, was acting a little unusual today. He didn't maintain his usual position behind the Pharaoh, but instead rode alongside Dark Yugi.
Not only that, but Seto also didn't refer to himself as "subordinate" every time he spoke to Dark Yugi, as he had before, but directly and unceremoniously referred to himself as "I".
Although he had recovered most of his memory and remembered many things, due to the ingrained common sense he learned while living in the present, Dark Yugi didn't feel that Seto's behavior beside him was impolite in any way.
Even if Dark Yugi noticed the difference in Seto's words and actions compared to the past, he wouldn't care too much. After all, considering his experience in Thief Village, even if Seto's personality suddenly changed drastically and he became as arrogant as Kaiba, Dark Yugi wouldn't be too surprised.
They had been traveling from Thief Village for about half a day. They had also rested at an Oasis along the way. After all, from yesterday morning until now, they had been entangled with the Great Dark Priest and Bakura all night without sleep. Resting allowed them to move forward better.
Seto's coma was partly due to being attacked by the dark power of the Millennium Items, but also because he had temporarily received too much shocking and worldview-shattering news. After the Physician's treatment, he successfully awakened, but like Hayato and Dark Yugi, his Duel Disk was also scrapped by Bakura and couldn't be used.
Although Seto had woken up and was safe and sound, the other two didn't seem to be so lucky.
Isis was the first to challenge the Great Dark Priest, or rather, Aknadin's **Diabound Kernel**, with Duel Monsters. She was severely injured once, and then she was the first to be ambushed by **King of the Skull Servants** during the retreat. After that, she had been stubbornly maintaining the summoning of the Stone Tablet Monster.
The result was that the Physician gave a diagnosis: if Isis stayed away from all dark power, whether it be Millennium Items, Duel Disks, or Stone Tablet Monsters, and recuperated properly for at least a few months, she could recover completely. Otherwise, her body condition could rapidly deteriorate, and in severe cases, there was even the possibility of her soul scattering.
Therefore, although Isis was one of the few who still had a usable Duel Disk, Dark Yugi strictly ordered her not to use any related items. The **Millennium Necklace** continued to be kept by Malik, and the Duel Disk was temporarily borrowed by Hayato.
And then there was Aknadin.
Bakura claimed that Aknadin was corrupted into the Great Dark Priest because his methods stirred and amplified the inner darkness and desire in Aknadin's heart. Naturally, this involved the infusion of malice and the erosion of dark power. Not to mention, when Aknadin was about to lose his usefulness, Bakura decisively used his GM Item, **Limiter Removal**, on him.
As everyone knows, powerful items are often accompanied by great risk. The greater the power **Limiter Removal** exerted on Aknadin, the greater the influence it had on him. Even though Aknadin, brought out by Dark Yugi, received treatment from the Physician, he is still unconscious. It's even highly likely that he will remain unable to wake up like this in the Future.
However, even so, Hayato specifically had Mahad and Mana set up a seal on Aknadin before Mahad returned to the tablet to rest, to control his actions and the mobilization of power, preventing him from being unruly if he were to wake up at some point.
Even though Bakura had already taken the blame for Aknadin's corruption, no one could guarantee whether Aknadin, separated from Bakura's control, could return to his former self, nor could they confirm which stance he currently stood on. In short, it's always better to be safe than sorry.
And so, as the party walked through the Desert towards Dark Yugi's Tomb, after walking for a while, Dark Yugi saw several people walking towards them from a Sand Dune in the distance.
Even from a long distance away, Dark Yugi could already see the colorful Starfish head on one of the people, identical to his own, with his excellent eyesight that could see the card effects on others' Duel Disks. The symbol was distinct; it must be Yugi's party.
"It's Aibo and the others!"
Looking at Dark Yugi, who was simply excited at the sight of Yugi, Hayato ranted: "Does your eyesight get a boost when you're looking for Yugi? Being able to see clearly from this distance is a bit too much."
However, a relaxed smile also appeared on Hayato's face. Ranting aside, his eyesight was actually quite good too. Looking from here towards Yugi and the others, he saw Nefertari's figure at one glance and felt a subconscious sense of happiness.
Another key point was that it seemed like Yugi and the others had already brought Dark Yugi's Name out of his Tomb. This meant that Dark Yugi, having obtained his Name, could begin summoning that invincible existence.
It wasn't some kind of "invincible" that was boasted about and came with negative buffs, but truly invincible in every meaning. The only Creator God, the ultimate existence symbolizing the light and sun that create the World, **Horakhty the Creator of Light**.
As long as Dark Yugi obtained his true name and summoned this existence, let alone the monsters released from the Millennium Stone Tablet, even the true form of the evil will within the tablet, and even the Orichalcos God, they could all come. None of them would be his opponent.
There was nothing left to fear.
With a pleasant mood, upon seeing Yugi and the others, the group also quickened their pace and quickly crossed the short distance. Yugi's party successfully brought the Nameplate inscribed with Dark Yugi's true name to his side.
"Aibo!" "The Other Me!"
They hadn't been separated for long, but it felt like a long time. Dark Yugi and Yugi embraced each other, affectionately calling out to the other.
"Eek, ugh!" Watching the two close friends, Hayato stood aside and sighed casually, looking at Téa, who couldn't intervene between the two.
Beside Hayato, Nefertari also greeted him lively: "Good afternoon, Meriamun. Honestly, next time you go on a long trip, can't you tell me in advance? I suddenly couldn't find you anywhere."
"Mm, good afternoon, Nefertari." Hayato paused, scratched his head, and said somewhat perfunctorily, "Next time for sure, okay? Next time for sure."
Hearing their conversation, Tristan on the side frowned and muttered to himself, confused: "I've been wondering about this for a while, isn't the Name Nefertari... And Meriamun, I remember it's..."
"Huh? Joey Wheeler, what did you say?" Joey Wheeler, who hadn't heard Tristan clearly, asked. Tristan also shook his head, "No, it's nothing."
Joey Wheeler didn't pay much attention either; actually, he had just asked casually.
Letting go, Yugi took out the treasured Nameplate from his arms and solemnly handed it to Dark Yugi.
"Aibo, this is---" Staring intently at the Nameplate in his hand, Dark Yugi could feel a unique attraction towards himself emanating from it. "My, Name?"
"Mm, with this Nameplate, you'll never lose your Name again, The Other Me." Yugi said, looking at Dark Yugi before him, feeling empathy for the urgency in his heart that could be felt without words.
Having slumbered within the Millennium Puzzle for three thousand years, everything had changed when he woke up, and he didn't even have a single memory left, unable to even exclaim "everything has changed." Now, Dark Yugi's memories were being recovered little by little, and the most important Name was about to return to his hand. Yugi was genuinely happy for him.
Holding the Nameplate, Dark Yugi looked at the Name inscribed on the face of the Nameplate under everyone's expectant gaze.
However, the expected special reaction didn't appear even after Dark Yugi stared at the Nameplate for a long time. Everything was completely normal, which made Hayato feel a little strange.
"Have you remembered your Name, Pharaoh?" Seto asked, looking at the silent, motionless Dark Yugi.
Dark Yugi still looked at the Nameplate and finally shook his head helplessly after a long while: "I can feel that this is indeed my Name, but for some reason, even looking at my Name before me, I can't recall my Name, nor can I read the text on it."
"I have a feeling, as if I'm not yet ready to bear the weight of this Name. This is my intuition from the bottom of my heart." Dark Yugi's expression was somewhat dejected, and he said helplessly with his arm hanging down, "You all came here for nothing, Aibo, everyone."
"Not at all, you're being too distant by saying that, Yugi, we're friends." Joey Wheeler said cheerfully, "Even if you can't remember it temporarily, as long as this Nameplate is on your body, you can look at it anytime. You'll remember it eventually."
Téa also nodded and said: "Right? It's just a Name, it shouldn't be too urgent to remember, right?"
"I do remember that in Ancient Egypt, people regarded Names as very important, considering them equal to soul, body, and Life Points, believing they possessed special mystical power." The observant Tristan noticed the expectant expressions of the others when Dark Yugi received the Nameplate earlier, as if they thought something would happen after Dark Yugi remembered his Name.
With his sharp observation skills, he asked: "What happened when you went to that Thief Village, Hayato, Yugi?"
"Well, that's a long story." Hayato briefly explained what happened in Thief Village in a few words, mentioning Bakura's death in Necrovalley along the way, and finally talked about the six Millennium Items that were taken and placed on the Millennium Stone Tablet. "That's roughly how things are."
"The Name of the Nameless Pharaoh is the foundation of this World's Existence and the most fundamental law. If The Other Yugi successfully remembers his Name, he will inevitably gain the Power sufficient to defeat the monsters released by Bakura." Hayato paused and said helplessly, "I just didn't expect the current situation to occur."
Hayato had already prepared to welcome the descent of the invincible Creator of Light. After all, in the original plot he knew, Dark Yugi also successfully remembered his Name shortly after obtaining it, and then, guided by his 'Egyptian Ghost' Father, successfully summoned the Creator of Light.
But now, not only was the Creator of Light not summoned, which Hayato could somewhat understand (after all, Kaiku Corporation's official cards also printed that three Egyptian Gods were required as tribute for its summon), but Dark Yugi couldn't even remember his Name, which was beyond Hayato's expectation.
Moreover, saying things like "not yet having the ability to bear the weight of the Name" - compared to the original plot, the current development of events has indeed shown many differences, but the various changes that have occurred shouldn't have affected Dark Yugi.
The biggest difference is that besides Dark Yugi, Hayato also participated in this Memory World as a Player. It's impossible that just because there's one more Hayato, the weight of the Memory World has changed to a degree that the current Dark Yugi cannot bear, right?
Hayato could only guess that perhaps the time was not yet ripe, and it wasn't time for the invincible Creator of Light to descend.
But the problem is, before Bakura's hidden card that corresponds to the Creator of Light, or rather, the true form of Bakura sealed within the Millennium Stone Tablet, descends, they currently can't even deal with the monster released from the Millennium Stone Tablet after the six Millennium Items were placed on it.
Without the Creator of Light, they still had to find a way to enhance their power, to gather as much power as possible to subdue Bakura. Since things had come to this, Hayato also made up his mind and walked towards Malik behind him.
"Malik, I remember you said before that Seto... I mean Kaiba, had you use the power of the **Millennium Necklace** to help him awaken the spirit in his heart, right?"
"That's right, I was actually a bit surprised that it actually worked. Seems like I'm pretty amazing, huh?" Although Malik was a little strange as to why Hayato was asking him about this now, he still nodded, then said somewhat impatiently,
"You're not going to ask me again what spirit Kaiba Seto awakened, are you? I already told you I was unconscious at the time and didn't see anything. When I woke up, I just saw Kaiba next to me, I didn't see anything like 'Kaibaman'."
"No, it's not about that. It's fine as long as you successfully used the **Millennium Necklace**." Hayato had previously asked Malik for confirmation about the connection between 'Kaiba Seto' and 'Kaibaman', but as Malik said, there was no result, and Kaiba himself refused to admit it. However, he wasn't looking for Malik for this matter now.
Taking out the treasured item from his body, Hayato solemnly said to Malik: "The **Millennium Necklace** possesses the ability of Future Sight. If this item is used on it, what kind of power can it unleash?"
The GM Item in Hayato's hand was called **Stardust Crusaders**. It possessed the ability to record a GM Item that has been used and copy its effect. At this moment, it was recording the **Limiter Removal** that Bakura had used!
"Pharaoh, your Tomb is just ahead."
Although Seto spoke to him with a respectful appearance, Dark Yugi always felt something strange when listening to his words, especially since Seto's words gave him a strange sense of déjà vu, like "General, Huanggu Village is ahead," "General, this place is called Fallen Phoenix Slope," or "Big Brother, drink your medicine."
"Mm, I understand." Ignoring this strange feeling for the moment, Dark Yugi looked at Priest Seto, who had recovered from his coma and was riding alongside him on a horse, and asked with concern, "Are you feeling alright, Seto?"
Seto shook his head, indicating he was fine: "Thank you for your concern. After receiving treatment from the Physician, my body is completely normal."
In the past, Seto's behavior was always measured and polite, knowing his proper place. However, Seto, who had recovered from his coma after leaving Thief Village, was acting a little unusual today. He didn't maintain his usual position behind the Pharaoh, but instead rode alongside Dark Yugi.
Not only that, but Seto also didn't refer to himself as "subordinate" every time he spoke to Dark Yugi, as he had before, but directly and unceremoniously referred to himself as "I".
Although he had recovered most of his memory and remembered many things, due to the ingrained common sense he learned while living in the present, Dark Yugi didn't feel that Seto's behavior beside him was impolite in any way.
Even if Dark Yugi noticed the difference in Seto's words and actions compared to the past, he wouldn't care too much. After all, considering his experience in Thief Village, even if Seto's personality suddenly changed drastically and he became as arrogant as Kaiba, Dark Yugi wouldn't be too surprised.
They had been traveling from Thief Village for about half a day. They had also rested at an Oasis along the way. After all, from yesterday morning until now, they had been entangled with the Great Dark Priest and Bakura all night without sleep. Resting allowed them to move forward better.
Seto's coma was partly due to being attacked by the dark power of the Millennium Items, but also because he had temporarily received too much shocking and worldview-shattering news. After the Physician's treatment, he successfully awakened, but like Hayato and Dark Yugi, his Duel Disk was also scrapped by Bakura and couldn't be used.
Although Seto had woken up and was safe and sound, the other two didn't seem to be so lucky.
Isis was the first to challenge the Great Dark Priest, or rather, Aknadin's **Diabound Kernel**, with Duel Monsters. She was severely injured once, and then she was the first to be ambushed by **King of the Skull Servants** during the retreat. After that, she had been stubbornly maintaining the summoning of the Stone Tablet Monster.
The result was that the Physician gave a diagnosis: if Isis stayed away from all dark power, whether it be Millennium Items, Duel Disks, or Stone Tablet Monsters, and recuperated properly for at least a few months, she could recover completely. Otherwise, her body condition could rapidly deteriorate, and in severe cases, there was even the possibility of her soul scattering.
Therefore, although Isis was one of the few who still had a usable Duel Disk, Dark Yugi strictly ordered her not to use any related items. The **Millennium Necklace** continued to be kept by Malik, and the Duel Disk was temporarily borrowed by Hayato.
And then there was Aknadin.
Bakura claimed that Aknadin was corrupted into the Great Dark Priest because his methods stirred and amplified the inner darkness and desire in Aknadin's heart. Naturally, this involved the infusion of malice and the erosion of dark power. Not to mention, when Aknadin was about to lose his usefulness, Bakura decisively used his GM Item, **Limiter Removal**, on him.
As everyone knows, powerful items are often accompanied by great risk. The greater the power **Limiter Removal** exerted on Aknadin, the greater the influence it had on him. Even though Aknadin, brought out by Dark Yugi, received treatment from the Physician, he is still unconscious. It's even highly likely that he will remain unable to wake up like this in the Future.
However, even so, Hayato specifically had Mahad and Mana set up a seal on Aknadin before Mahad returned to the tablet to rest, to control his actions and the mobilization of power, preventing him from being unruly if he were to wake up at some point.
Even though Bakura had already taken the blame for Aknadin's corruption, no one could guarantee whether Aknadin, separated from Bakura's control, could return to his former self, nor could they confirm which stance he currently stood on. In short, it's always better to be safe than sorry.
And so, as the party walked through the Desert towards Dark Yugi's Tomb, after walking for a while, Dark Yugi saw several people walking towards them from a Sand Dune in the distance.
Even from a long distance away, Dark Yugi could already see the colorful Starfish head on one of the people, identical to his own, with his excellent eyesight that could see the card effects on others' Duel Disks. The symbol was distinct; it must be Yugi's party.
"It's Aibo and the others!"
Looking at Dark Yugi, who was simply excited at the sight of Yugi, Hayato ranted: "Does your eyesight get a boost when you're looking for Yugi? Being able to see clearly from this distance is a bit too much."
However, a relaxed smile also appeared on Hayato's face. Ranting aside, his eyesight was actually quite good too. Looking from here towards Yugi and the others, he saw Nefertari's figure at one glance and felt a subconscious sense of happiness.
Another key point was that it seemed like Yugi and the others had already brought Dark Yugi's Name out of his Tomb. This meant that Dark Yugi, having obtained his Name, could begin summoning that invincible existence.
It wasn't some kind of "invincible" that was boasted about and came with negative buffs, but truly invincible in every meaning. The only Creator God, the ultimate existence symbolizing the light and sun that create the World, **Horakhty the Creator of Light**.
As long as Dark Yugi obtained his true name and summoned this existence, let alone the monsters released from the Millennium Stone Tablet, even the true form of the evil will within the tablet, and even the Orichalcos God, they could all come. None of them would be his opponent.
There was nothing left to fear.
With a pleasant mood, upon seeing Yugi and the others, the group also quickened their pace and quickly crossed the short distance. Yugi's party successfully brought the Nameplate inscribed with Dark Yugi's true name to his side.
"Aibo!" "The Other Me!"
They hadn't been separated for long, but it felt like a long time. Dark Yugi and Yugi embraced each other, affectionately calling out to the other.
"Eek, ugh!" Watching the two close friends, Hayato stood aside and sighed casually, looking at Téa, who couldn't intervene between the two.
Beside Hayato, Nefertari also greeted him lively: "Good afternoon, Meriamun. Honestly, next time you go on a long trip, can't you tell me in advance? I suddenly couldn't find you anywhere."
"Mm, good afternoon, Nefertari." Hayato paused, scratched his head, and said somewhat perfunctorily, "Next time for sure, okay? Next time for sure."
Hearing their conversation, Tristan on the side frowned and muttered to himself, confused: "I've been wondering about this for a while, isn't the Name Nefertari... And Meriamun, I remember it's..."
"Huh? Joey Wheeler, what did you say?" Joey Wheeler, who hadn't heard Tristan clearly, asked. Tristan also shook his head, "No, it's nothing."
Joey Wheeler didn't pay much attention either; actually, he had just asked casually.
Letting go, Yugi took out the treasured Nameplate from his arms and solemnly handed it to Dark Yugi.
"Aibo, this is---" Staring intently at the Nameplate in his hand, Dark Yugi could feel a unique attraction towards himself emanating from it. "My, Name?"
"Mm, with this Nameplate, you'll never lose your Name again, The Other Me." Yugi said, looking at Dark Yugi before him, feeling empathy for the urgency in his heart that could be felt without words.
Having slumbered within the Millennium Puzzle for three thousand years, everything had changed when he woke up, and he didn't even have a single memory left, unable to even exclaim "everything has changed." Now, Dark Yugi's memories were being recovered little by little, and the most important Name was about to return to his hand. Yugi was genuinely happy for him.
Holding the Nameplate, Dark Yugi looked at the Name inscribed on the face of the Nameplate under everyone's expectant gaze.
However, the expected special reaction didn't appear even after Dark Yugi stared at the Nameplate for a long time. Everything was completely normal, which made Hayato feel a little strange.
"Have you remembered your Name, Pharaoh?" Seto asked, looking at the silent, motionless Dark Yugi.
Dark Yugi still looked at the Nameplate and finally shook his head helplessly after a long while: "I can feel that this is indeed my Name, but for some reason, even looking at my Name before me, I can't recall my Name, nor can I read the text on it."
"I have a feeling, as if I'm not yet ready to bear the weight of this Name. This is my intuition from the bottom of my heart." Dark Yugi's expression was somewhat dejected, and he said helplessly with his arm hanging down, "You all came here for nothing, Aibo, everyone."
"Not at all, you're being too distant by saying that, Yugi, we're friends." Joey Wheeler said cheerfully, "Even if you can't remember it temporarily, as long as this Nameplate is on your body, you can look at it anytime. You'll remember it eventually."
Téa also nodded and said: "Right? It's just a Name, it shouldn't be too urgent to remember, right?"
"I do remember that in Ancient Egypt, people regarded Names as very important, considering them equal to soul, body, and Life Points, believing they possessed special mystical power." The observant Tristan noticed the expectant expressions of the others when Dark Yugi received the Nameplate earlier, as if they thought something would happen after Dark Yugi remembered his Name.
With his sharp observation skills, he asked: "What happened when you went to that Thief Village, Hayato, Yugi?"
"Well, that's a long story." Hayato briefly explained what happened in Thief Village in a few words, mentioning Bakura's death in Necrovalley along the way, and finally talked about the six Millennium Items that were taken and placed on the Millennium Stone Tablet. "That's roughly how things are."
"The Name of the Nameless Pharaoh is the foundation of this World's Existence and the most fundamental law. If The Other Yugi successfully remembers his Name, he will inevitably gain the Power sufficient to defeat the monsters released by Bakura." Hayato paused and said helplessly, "I just didn't expect the current situation to occur."
Hayato had already prepared to welcome the descent of the invincible Creator of Light. After all, in the original plot he knew, Dark Yugi also successfully remembered his Name shortly after obtaining it, and then, guided by his 'Egyptian Ghost' Father, successfully summoned the Creator of Light.
But now, not only was the Creator of Light not summoned, which Hayato could somewhat understand (after all, Kaiku Corporation's official cards also printed that three Egyptian Gods were required as tribute for its summon), but Dark Yugi couldn't even remember his Name, which was beyond Hayato's expectation.
Moreover, saying things like "not yet having the ability to bear the weight of the Name" - compared to the original plot, the current development of events has indeed shown many differences, but the various changes that have occurred shouldn't have affected Dark Yugi.
The biggest difference is that besides Dark Yugi, Hayato also participated in this Memory World as a Player. It's impossible that just because there's one more Hayato, the weight of the Memory World has changed to a degree that the current Dark Yugi cannot bear, right?
Hayato could only guess that perhaps the time was not yet ripe, and it wasn't time for the invincible Creator of Light to descend.
But the problem is, before Bakura's hidden card that corresponds to the Creator of Light, or rather, the true form of Bakura sealed within the Millennium Stone Tablet, descends, they currently can't even deal with the monster released from the Millennium Stone Tablet after the six Millennium Items were placed on it.
Without the Creator of Light, they still had to find a way to enhance their power, to gather as much power as possible to subdue Bakura. Since things had come to this, Hayato also made up his mind and walked towards Malik behind him.
"Malik, I remember you said before that Seto... I mean Kaiba, had you use the power of the **Millennium Necklace** to help him awaken the spirit in his heart, right?"
"That's right, I was actually a bit surprised that it actually worked. Seems like I'm pretty amazing, huh?" Although Malik was a little strange as to why Hayato was asking him about this now, he still nodded, then said somewhat impatiently,
"You're not going to ask me again what spirit Kaiba Seto awakened, are you? I already told you I was unconscious at the time and didn't see anything. When I woke up, I just saw Kaiba next to me, I didn't see anything like 'Kaibaman'."
"No, it's not about that. It's fine as long as you successfully used the **Millennium Necklace**." Hayato had previously asked Malik for confirmation about the connection between 'Kaiba Seto' and 'Kaibaman', but as Malik said, there was no result, and Kaiba himself refused to admit it. However, he wasn't looking for Malik for this matter now.
Taking out the treasured item from his body, Hayato solemnly said to Malik: "The **Millennium Necklace** possesses the ability of Future Sight. If this item is used on it, what kind of power can it unleash?"
The GM Item in Hayato's hand was called **Stardust Crusaders**. It possessed the ability to record a GM Item that has been used and copy its effect. At this moment, it was recording the **Limiter Removal** that Bakura had used!
