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Chapter 580: You're Next, Nameless Pharaoh

Thinking rationally, Yugi was confused. Joey Wheeler, on the other hand, seeing Valon step aside, quickly pushed Yugi's back and said to him, "Good chance, Yugi! Hurry up and go find Pegasus while this guy's moved out of the way."

However, Joey Wheeler only told Yugi to hurry up and go. He himself had no intention of leaving at all. Instead, his gaze remained fixed on Valon and Kujaku Mai, who had found their positions and were about to start their Duel.

"What about you, Joey Wheeler?"

Hearing Yugi's question, Joey Wheeler tilted his head and gestured towards Kujaku Mai: "That Valon is from Organization Doma, right? Maybe that Valon was involved in sealing Rex's soul."

"I can't trust that guy named Valon. What if he does something to Mai..." Joey Wheeler thought about the possible situation and clenched his fists. "I won't let him get away with it!"

"Even if it means losing my Duelist's dignity, I'll intervene in the Duel before that guy lays a hand on Mai!"

Along with Joey Wheeler's resolve, a faint dragon roar echoed in his ears, and Yugi also caught a glimpse of a fleeting Black Dragon Phantom behind Joey Wheeler.

Yugi understood the situation before him. It seemed like this was a sign of Joey Wheeler's Card Spirit about to awaken. It was truly unexpected that Joey Wheeler, who knew nothing about Duel Monsters back then, had now reached the point of being close to awakening his Card Spirit.

However, although Joey Wheeler had the idea of staying, Tristan patted his shoulder and said, "If it's something like that, leave it to me."

"Honda?"

"That Valon said 'they' were the ones who sealed Pegasus's soul on the Top Floor of the Building, right? That's at least two people. It would be too dangerous if only you went up, Yugi. So, Téa and I will stay here." Tristan pointed to himself with his thumb. "My athletic ability is super strong. I can definitely interrupt the Duel before that Valon activates that strange Spell Card. At least getting Mai out is absolutely no problem."

During Yugi's Duel with Grimo last time, Tristan had noted the time it took for the Domain to expand after the Seal of Orichalcos Card was activated. First, a green light shot up from the card, then a magic circle was drawn in the air, and then the magic circle descended, enclosing both players. Aside from the descent phase where obstruction might make rescue impossible, there were at least ten seconds at other times.

A certain dolphin enthusiast whose hair was connected to his hat could beat a centenarian to death in less than a second. Nine seconds was enough for someone extremely hyped to sing a song. And ten seconds, even if Tristan was just a normal person who could punch and kick the Great Evil God, was enough for him to intervene in the Duel and take Kujaku Mai away by force before the Domain fully expanded.

Of course, only Joey Wheeler and Tristan would be so wary of Valon activating the Seal of Orichalcos. After all, although they could see that Valon treated Kujaku Mai somewhat differently, they didn't know exactly what position she held in his heart.

"Honda..."

Seeing Joey Wheeler looking at him seriously, Tristan patted his chest: "Heh heh, don't worry, Joey Wheeler. Don't forget, you've never won a fight against me so far."

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? Every time I was about to win, you'd suddenly surrender and lose half, okay? And the times you won were just me letting you win."

The atmosphere relaxed slightly. Joey Wheeler smiled and entrusted Tristan, "Then, Mai is in your hands, Tristan."

"Oh, don't worry."

To Joey Wheeler, Tristan made his manly promise.

Joey Wheeler, Yugi, and the others' loud scheming was heard clearly by Valon and Kujaku Mai. However, what Kujaku Mai found strange was that Valon merely looked down at the faintly glowing emerald ring on his hand and made no move to stop Yugi and the others. He just watched as Yugi and Joey Wheeler climbed over the fallen rocks on the ground and entered the Stairs.

Kujaku Mai was actually aware of Valon's feelings for her. After all, having worked as a card dealer on a Cruise Ship, she had seen plenty. If she were a naive young girl who was slow to understand emotions, she would have been taken advantage of long ago.

But she wasn't the type to string people along; Kujaku Mai hated people like that the most. Regarding Valon, she had always been very clear: 'We're not close, don't come near me, I have someone I like.' However, Valon had always been "loyal".

But to say that Valon was the type of person who would easily abandon his responsibility for a woman, Kujaku Mai didn't think so.

She believed she was good at reading people. She could tell that Valon might appear to be without desire or competitiveness in everyday life, but that was purely because he was actually an arrogant person. He was arrogant enough to believe he could achieve anything he wanted, so there was no need to strive for it. He was quite self-centered, even someone who lived only for himself.

Someone like Valon would change and disrupt other people's plans based on his own ideas, but letting Yugi and Joey Wheeler leave like this and letting his quests fail was very strange no matter how she thought about it.

Valon seemed like saw Kujaku Mai's confused expression. He glanced at Tristan and Téa, who were not even Duelists, remaining on the first floor, and shifted his gaze back to Kujaku Mai with disinterest: "Are you confused about why I didn't stop Mutou Yuugi and Katsuya Jounouchi, Mai-chan~"

"Alright, alright, Mai, Kujaku Mai, is that better?" Seeing Kujaku Mai show an angry expression because Valon had used that intimate way of calling her without permission, Valon quickly corrected himself, which slightly eased Kujaku Mai's expression. "Within Organization Doma, I actually belong to a small team called the 'Doma Three Swordsmen'. My status in the entire organization can be said to be second only to one person and above everyone else."

"Although that's the case, I've been assigned to work quite a bit. Ultimately, I'm just working for someone else."

"But, recently, although we have the quests of collecting Duelists' souls, it's been the most leisurely time for us 'Three Swordsmen', because a newcomer who quickly climbed to a very high position recently joined 'Doma'."

"This time, sealing Pegasus's soul should also be done by him. And I think even the Father of Duel Monsters won't last too long against him, after all, he's an opponent he's already defeated once."

As Valon spoke, he showed the ring on his finger, which was embedded with an Orichalcos Fragment. "When this Fragment glows, it means someone within sensing range has activated the Seal of Orichalcos, which cannot be terminated once used. I think if Alister's opponent is Kaiba Seto, his movements shouldn't be that fast, so Pegasus has most likely already been caught in a Duel."

"Even if Mutou Yuugi and the others rush to the top floor now, it's actually too late. And I'm suddenly looking forward to seeing what kind of expression they'll have when they see that guy, ha ha ha~"

Yugi and Joey Wheeler, who were walking up the Stairs, naturally couldn't hear what Valon was saying. Although they didn't know Pegasus's current situation, they were still heading to the upper floors as quickly as possible.

Although the Elevator might have been the most suitable way, the ceiling that Valon had punched through earlier happened to block the Elevator entrance on the first floor, making it impossible for Yugi and the others to enter. They could only go to a higher floor and then take the Elevator to the top floor.

But, the designer of the Industrial Illusions Headquarters Building was likely drunk when drawing the blueprints to find inspiration. If you wanted to take the Elevator, there was an entrance on the first floor, but the Elevator didn't stop on the second floor, third floor, or fourth floor at all. You had to go all the way up to the fifth floor to find the second floor with an Elevator.

This meant that Joey Wheeler and Yugi had to climb four flights of Stairs in one go!

Especially since the floor height of the Industrial Illusions Headquarters Building was also higher than that of ordinary buildings, this resulted in Yugi being out of breath after reaching the fifth floor with his initial burst of momentum.

This made Yugi suddenly feel that his identity as a major Shareholder of Industrial Illusions might come in handy. Although it wasn't directly interfering with Industrial Illusions' operations, getting a designer fired for stepping in with their left foot first was something he could do.

Looking at the navigation map he got from the front desk, Joey Wheeler pointed in a direction: "The Elevator is that way."

Compared to Yugi, Joey Wheeler was in much better condition. After all, putting aside the gap in physical fitness, Joey Wheeler's height also gave him an advantage over Yugi. However, Yugi also seemed like finally entered his late growth spurt recently, and his height had increased.

Looking in the direction Joey Wheeler pointed, Yugi did see the Elevator entrance. They were only separated from it by a Hall. As long as they crossed here, they could reach the Elevator and then go to the top floor. However, compared to the Elevator, something else attracted Yugi's attention even more: Kaiba and Alister standing on opposite sides in the center of the empty Hall.

The two of them seemed like had been dueling for some time now. It was currently Alister's Turn, but before Alister started his Draw, he noticed Yugi and Joey Wheeler who had just come out of the Stairs.

"Nameless Pharaoh, you actually came up so quickly?" Alister frowned, thinking Yugi and the others' movements were too fast. But upon realizing that only Yugi and Joey Wheeler had come up, and Tristan, Téa, and Kujaku Mai hadn't, he understood something. "Tsk, that Valon guy, he's really unreliable."

Needless to say, Valon was probably being held back by that woman named Kujaku Mai, which was why the Nameless Pharaoh and the others could come up so quickly.

As for the possibility that Valon had been defeated?

Alister had also watched the replay of the Finals of the All-American Duel Monsters Tournament a while ago. Because Valon had looked particularly excited, he thought a super powerful Duelist would appear, but it turned out to be a duel between Kujaku Mai and that Rex. That's how Alister knew Kujaku Mai's strength.

Although she was first-rate for ordinary Duelists, in his opinion, she was just a third-rate Duelist using a fourth-rate Deck.

"Hmph! You're dueling me, and you still have the nerve to look around, you rat!" Kaiba's cold snort made Alister refocus his attention back on the duel. "I've already summoned the invincible **Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon**, and you still dare to space out? You're courting death!"

On Kaiba's Field, the **Blue-Eyes** Deck's strongest resistance monster, **Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon**, looked down at Alister.

Although in the original timeline, **Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon** burned itself out in the battle against Anubis, because of Hayato's intervention back then, Kaiba had kept this card. And in the first turn, as if he hadn't done any shuffling, he summoned her at the stakes of five cards from his Hand.

[Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon] [ATK3000 → 4200]

"Tsk, don't be so proud, Kaiba Seto. This time, I'll defeat you with my full power and make you die in torment and pain!"

Hearing Alister's words, Kaiba merely crossed his arms over his chest and gave a disdainful cold snort. Keipei, who was standing Off-field with a chocolate-flavored lollipop in his mouth, said confidently, "Heh heh, stop talking big. Brother's **Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon** is invincible, and it's not just for show!"

"You're not trying to escape from dueling Brother, so you're using stopping Yugi and Joey Wheeler as an excuse to run away, right?"

Keipei's provocation was extremely effective on Alister: "I'm scared of Kaiba Seto? Hmph, you ignorant kid, let me show you how amazing I am. Just a mere **Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon**, watch how I defeat it in one go!"

"Besides, I never had any plan to stop them from going up." Alister said, glancing at Yugi and Joey Wheeler, who had run into the Elevator while Alister was dueling Kaiba, and reached for a necklace around his neck.

The necklace had an emerald pendant. The irregularly shaped gem was currently emitting an ominous green light that attracted attention. Alister had no interest in explaining to the Kaiba Brothers, he just said proudly, "Seemed like the Nameless Pharaoh is already too late. Pegasus's soul will probably be sealed soon."

"But what kind of expression will they have when they reach the top floor and see someone unexpected appear?"

Taking the Box Elevator and pressing the button for the top floor, the 100th floor, Yugi felt the pressure exerted on his body by the accelerating Elevator. However, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart. It was as if something peculiar was about to happen next.

Turning to look at Joey Wheeler beside him, Yugi found that Joey Wheeler was also looking at him with a strange gaze.

What is this feeling, exactly—

"Ding~"

The Elevator doors opened after arriving at the 100th floor. Yugi and Joey Wheeler both looked out the door, only to see Pegasus's Life Points being cleared by a mechanical demon whose entire body was burning with flames.

[Infernoid Belphegor] [ATK2400]

[Pegasus: 300LP → 0]

Without even being able to say his last words, the green Ring Domain that surrounded him and the other person began to shrink. His soul was instantly stripped away. As the person with their back to Yugi and the others took the card from their Duel Disk, the soul was sealed into the card.

Then, the person who had just now defeated Pegasus, as if unaware that the Elevator doors behind them had opened and Yugi and Joey Wheeler had arrived at the top floor, didn't even think about looking back. They casually tossed the card in their Hand to Rafael, who was standing nearby.

"With this, the soul of the Father of Duel Monsters, Pegasus J. Crawford, is sealed." Catching the tossed card, Rafael looked at Yugi and Joey Wheeler who had walked out of the Elevator. "You're next, Nameless Pharaoh."

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