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Chapter 631: What the hell are you talking about? Who said I died?
It must be said that the helicopter hijacked by Alister arrived just in time. Since neither wanted to cause further trouble or conflict, Hayato and Rafael retreated to the helicopter immediately.
"Can't bring yourself to lay a hand on your former friend, Hayato Kobayashi?"
Hearing Rafael's words, Hayato let out a scornful laugh. "Don't make me laugh, Rafael. How can a human be friends with bread?"
"Rather, you, after finally defeating Yugi, why did you seal such a thing?" Saying this, Hayato raised his hand, revealing a card. It was none other than the Seal of Orichalcos card that Rafael had abandoned on the Ground earlier, which had sealed Weevil's soul. "Furthermore, are you really willing to leave without sealing Yugi's soul?"
"Who knows where that soul came from," Rafael said, frowning, seeing that Hayato had actually picked up the card he had planned to discard. "You can do whatever you want with that card. Throw it away, tear it up, it doesn't matter."
"As for the Nameless Pharaoh, there's nothing left to fear. I've already found a way to make the 'Legendary Dragon' abandon the Nameless Pharaoh according to Lord Dartz's will. The task is complete. Even if he managed to escape with his life, he won't be a threat."
Boarding the helicopter, Rafael and Hayato sat in the back of the Aircraft Cabin. As soon as he entered the Cabin, Hayato saw Keipei sitting in the front passenger seat, tied up hand and foot, with a helpless expression.
Even without Alister and Keipei saying anything, Hayato could guess what was going on with this helicopter. It seemed that with Grandpa Solomon absent, Keipei-san had naturally taken over the position of the Millennium Hostage.
"Wait a minute! Don't think you can get away!"
On the Rooftop, watching Hayato and Rafael get into the helicopter which was about to lift off, Marik anxiously swung the Millennium Rod in his hand. The phantom of Lava Golem instantly manifested, reached out towards the helicopter, as if trying to grab them and prevent the three from leaving.
He wanted Hayato to give him, or rather, Ishizu, an explanation. However, before the Lava Golem's lava giant hand could reach the helicopter, it was cleaved by a sword swung by Guardian Eatos.
Sitting in the Aircraft Cabin and watching the agitated Marik on the Rooftop, Hayato arrogantly said, "Remember this day, Marik, because on this day you almost caught the famous Hayato Kobayashi. Now, I'm making my escape~"
Although Kaiba and the others still wanted to give pursuit, they were hesitant, considering Keipei was still in the helicopter and it had already begun to ascend. They were somewhat constrained.
With a moment of free time, Hayato finally turned his head and greeted Alister, who was sitting in the pilot's seat. "You're too slow, Alister. Did it really take you that long to deal with a child like Naruto (Keipei: Who's that!)?"
Alister, in the pilot's seat, heard Hayato's complaint and said helplessly, "I finally waited for a suitable moment to jump into the helicopter circling below, alright? This isn't easy work. If you think you can do better, you can try next time."
As he spoke, Alister pulled the helicopter's control stick with one hand, making the helicopter ascend to a certain height.
After ascending slightly, Alister looked at Keipei beside him and said gently, "Although I do feel a bit sorry for taking you as a Hostage, Keipei, you don't need to worry. I won't hurt you."
Although his words were gentle, Alister was actually planning to push Keipei out of the helicopter's passenger seat and return him to Kaiba. The helicopter was only about five or six meters above the Rooftop at the moment. Although it might sound a bit strange, Alister had great confidence in Kaiba's heart to protect Keipei and his strong physical fitness.
However, considering Alister was currently the helicopter's controller, and despite Keipei having been quite well-behaved and not struggling much until now, just in case, Hayato, who was sitting in the back, took over the task of throwing Keipei down.
Carried from the front seat to the back by Hayato, Keipei looked at the man before him and let out a helpless sigh. "Brother Hayato, are you really..."
"Answering the same question so many times, even I would get impatient, Lambo." Pulling out a piece of chocolate from somewhere, Hayato stuffed it into Keipei's mouth, making him close it just in time, then patted Keipei's shoulder. "But no matter how many times you ask, I only have one answer."
"That is, for greater Power."
As Hayato's magnetic voice sounded in Keipei's ear, Keipei felt something else being stuffed into his clothes pocket. Then his body was suddenly lifted, and Hayato carried him by the waist to the outside of the Aircraft Cabin.
"Seto, catch!"
The feeling of falling came and went quickly. Keipei was soon caught by Kaiba, who had been waiting for a long time, and suffered no damage whatsoever. After Kaiba caught Keipei, the helicopter carrying Rafael, Hayato, and Alister quickly ascended to an uninterceptable height, and everyone could only watch as the three flew away.
Marik suffered a slight backlash after his Lava Golem was destroyed by Rafael's Guardian Eatos. Although this damage was merely a drizzle for ordinary duelists, Marik's body was not in good condition to begin with, and he could only stand with Rishid's support at the moment.
However, more than the physical discomfort, Marik's heart was filled with anger, dissatisfaction, and disappointment.
For Marik, he was never a person who would stand on the side of justice. He had always been a self-interested person. Although the birth of the Dark Marik personality was somewhat guided by the Millennium Rod, it ultimately originated from Marik himself. Even without the existence of the dark personality, Marik could be considered a villain worthy of the name.
However, even villains have their aesthetics. For Marik, who had almost died once, Rishid who was like a Brother, Ishizu who was forced to bear his burden, and Hayato who saved his life, these were the only important people in Marik's heart now.
He wasn't upset about Hayato joining Doma. He was upset that Hayato, who clearly hadn't disappeared during the "Pyramid of Light" incident at that time, had kept this message hidden until now, not letting him know, even though he didn't look like he had just returned recently.
It's like you consider someone your best friend, but that person doesn't consider you their best friend. Even when something good worth sharing happens, the first person they share the good news with isn't you.
Besides this emotion, although Hayato always called him a "Three-year-old" who was even worse than his dark personality "Six-Year-Old", Marik wasn't an idiot. After his emotions calmed down slightly, he connected the message that "Hayato is still alive" with the various incidents over the past period, and looked at Ishizu with a rather strange expression.
If based on the logic that "Hayato died, and Ishizu refused to accept the fact and kept using the Millennium Necklace," Ishizu's actions over the past period were somewhat reasonable, but the occasional relaxed mood she showed seemed completely wrong, unless you added "Ishizu went crazy" to the basic logic to barely make sense of it.
However, looking at it from another perspective, "Although Hayato disappeared, he's actually fine." Based on the premise that Ishizu knew this information, her behavior instantly became exceptionally reasonable.
"Older Sister, tell me honestly, did you already..." Marik frowned, looking at Ishizu, and received a nod of confirmation as an answer from his Older Sister. This made Marik instantly feel a bit awkward.
Although Marik felt his aura was cool just now when he questioned Hayato about "Do you know how worried Older Sister was about you?", if Ishizu hadn't actually worried about Hayato's safety at all, even Marik couldn't help but feel a little awkward.
More importantly, he also noticed something.
Even after knowing that Hayato had joined Doma, Ishizu still didn't have any excessive reaction just now. This meant that Ishizu had most likely already seen some fragments of the future. Although Marik knew that the troublesome interference ability of the Millennium Ring meant Ishizu wouldn't see too much too clearly, she could at least touch upon a considerable part of the truth.
Combining Hayato's dark humor, that guy joining Doma... could it be—
Marik, who was gradually approaching the truth through wild guesses, thought of this, and the corner of his mouth curved up. Instead, he felt somewhat relieved and began to look forward to the reaction of the two Organization Doma members who had acted with Hayato just now when they discovered Hayato's true face.
"Hayato." Looking at the departing helicopter, Joey Wheeler murmured Hayato's Name, his clenched fist helplessly loosening.
Meeting him again and again had made Joey Wheeler completely clear on one thing: the current Hayato had truly stood on their opposite side and was working for Doma. Bringing Hayato back through conversation was completely impossible now.
However, this didn't mean Joey Wheeler had the idea of giving up on Hayato. On the contrary, it only strengthened his resolve.
Just as summoning an invincible monster in Duel Monsters doesn't mean the Duelist is invincible, if he couldn't bring Hayato back, then he would just eliminate all of Doma first. At that time, the "Brainwash" on Hayato would surely be dispelled as well.
"I will definitely stop you, Hayato, even if I have to bet my life!"
Just then, Joey Wheeler also heard Tristan and Téa 's voices from behind him. "Yugi? Yugi is awake!"
Straining to open his eyes, Yugi had just woken up and saw the circle of people around him. Still a bit slow to react, he sat up from the Ground in a daze. "I, this is..."
"Thank goodness, you're okay, Yugi." Téa helped Yugi up, saying with concern, "We were so worried when we saw you collapsed on the Ground. We thought you had lost the duel against that Organization Doma person."
Seeing his friend safe and sound, Tristan also smiled with relief. "How could that happen? Yugi is perfectly fine right here. Didn't that Seal of Orichalcos from Organization Doma seal the soul of the loser into a card?"
Honda spoke without thinking, but Yugi, hearing his words, trembled. He suddenly recalled everything that had happened after his defeat in the duel just now, and his drooping hands clenched tightly.
And Joey Wheeler also noticed this. "Are you okay, Yugi?"
Although he wasn't a smart person, Joey Wheeler vaguely felt that something was wrong with the Yugi in front of him now.
Then, he suddenly remembered that the feeling Yugi gave off at this moment was not the gentle and kind Yugi Mutou they were most familiar with in his normal state, but rather Dark Yugi, who usually only appeared from the Millennium Puzzle during duels?
"I, I'm fine..." Tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes. Dark Yugi, who always seemed strong, now looked at the Ground, speaking as if unable to accept the truth. "Why am I fine!"
"Wait, Yugi, you—" Although a step slower than the intuition-driven Joey Wheeler , Tristan also realized that the Yugi in front of him wasn't Yugi Mutou but Dark Yugi. And upon hearing Yugi's words, his pupil shrank. "That... could it be!"
"Yugi, you... Yugi, he..." Téa couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her mouth.
"Aibo... he took my place, before the Seal of Orichalcos sealed my soul!" Dark Yugi, whose memory stopped at the moment Yugi Mutou pushed him out of the Seal of Orichalcos, could no longer maintain his expression. With a sorrowful face, he looked up at the sky. "Aibo! Aibo!!"
'What's wrong, The Other Me?'
Because of Dark Yugi's heartbroken and hoarse cries, the atmosphere in the Outside World was somewhat sorrowful at this moment. Dark Yugi, immersed in this atmosphere, was feeling down, when he heard Yugi Mutou's voice.
'Ai... Aibo?!' Dark Yugi's eyes widened. He hadn't even had time to wipe away the tears on his face, revealing an expression of disbelief. 'Your soul wasn't sealed? You... you didn't die?'
'?'
Yugi Mutou in the Millennium Puzzle hadn't been awake for long either. As soon as he woke up, he heard the The Other Self's cries from outside. He spoke up, wanting to ask what had happened, only to hear the The Other Self say that he had died.
'What the hell are you talking about? Who said I died?' Those words were spoken by Jiang Wen. Yugi Mutou, of course, wouldn't say such a thing. He just said with considerable helplessness, "Well... Although I did have the idea of taking your place, The Other Me, a lot happened after I pushed you out. It's a bit hard to explain all at once."
Yugi Mutou was a bit unsure how to explain what had happened inside the Seal of Orichalcos before, but just knowing that Aibo wasn't dead made Dark Yugi incredibly excited.
'It's good that you're okay, Aibo. You can tell me what happened later. For now, let's switch back.'
However, what Dark Yugi didn't expect was that when he tried to switch places with Yugi Mutou, he failed.
'Sorry, The Other Me, I might not be able to come out right now.' Yugi Mutou in the Millennium Puzzle had a helpless expression. 'Although I avoided having my soul sealed, I heard him say that if I appear, the Seal of Orichalcos will activate again and seal me. So, I'll have to trouble The Other Me to continue acting outside for a while.'
It must be said that the helicopter hijacked by Alister arrived just in time. Since neither wanted to cause further trouble or conflict, Hayato and Rafael retreated to the helicopter immediately.
"Can't bring yourself to lay a hand on your former friend, Hayato Kobayashi?"
Hearing Rafael's words, Hayato let out a scornful laugh. "Don't make me laugh, Rafael. How can a human be friends with bread?"
"Rather, you, after finally defeating Yugi, why did you seal such a thing?" Saying this, Hayato raised his hand, revealing a card. It was none other than the Seal of Orichalcos card that Rafael had abandoned on the Ground earlier, which had sealed Weevil's soul. "Furthermore, are you really willing to leave without sealing Yugi's soul?"
"Who knows where that soul came from," Rafael said, frowning, seeing that Hayato had actually picked up the card he had planned to discard. "You can do whatever you want with that card. Throw it away, tear it up, it doesn't matter."
"As for the Nameless Pharaoh, there's nothing left to fear. I've already found a way to make the 'Legendary Dragon' abandon the Nameless Pharaoh according to Lord Dartz's will. The task is complete. Even if he managed to escape with his life, he won't be a threat."
Boarding the helicopter, Rafael and Hayato sat in the back of the Aircraft Cabin. As soon as he entered the Cabin, Hayato saw Keipei sitting in the front passenger seat, tied up hand and foot, with a helpless expression.
Even without Alister and Keipei saying anything, Hayato could guess what was going on with this helicopter. It seemed that with Grandpa Solomon absent, Keipei-san had naturally taken over the position of the Millennium Hostage.
"Wait a minute! Don't think you can get away!"
On the Rooftop, watching Hayato and Rafael get into the helicopter which was about to lift off, Marik anxiously swung the Millennium Rod in his hand. The phantom of Lava Golem instantly manifested, reached out towards the helicopter, as if trying to grab them and prevent the three from leaving.
He wanted Hayato to give him, or rather, Ishizu, an explanation. However, before the Lava Golem's lava giant hand could reach the helicopter, it was cleaved by a sword swung by Guardian Eatos.
Sitting in the Aircraft Cabin and watching the agitated Marik on the Rooftop, Hayato arrogantly said, "Remember this day, Marik, because on this day you almost caught the famous Hayato Kobayashi. Now, I'm making my escape~"
Although Kaiba and the others still wanted to give pursuit, they were hesitant, considering Keipei was still in the helicopter and it had already begun to ascend. They were somewhat constrained.
With a moment of free time, Hayato finally turned his head and greeted Alister, who was sitting in the pilot's seat. "You're too slow, Alister. Did it really take you that long to deal with a child like Naruto (Keipei: Who's that!)?"
Alister, in the pilot's seat, heard Hayato's complaint and said helplessly, "I finally waited for a suitable moment to jump into the helicopter circling below, alright? This isn't easy work. If you think you can do better, you can try next time."
As he spoke, Alister pulled the helicopter's control stick with one hand, making the helicopter ascend to a certain height.
After ascending slightly, Alister looked at Keipei beside him and said gently, "Although I do feel a bit sorry for taking you as a Hostage, Keipei, you don't need to worry. I won't hurt you."
Although his words were gentle, Alister was actually planning to push Keipei out of the helicopter's passenger seat and return him to Kaiba. The helicopter was only about five or six meters above the Rooftop at the moment. Although it might sound a bit strange, Alister had great confidence in Kaiba's heart to protect Keipei and his strong physical fitness.
However, considering Alister was currently the helicopter's controller, and despite Keipei having been quite well-behaved and not struggling much until now, just in case, Hayato, who was sitting in the back, took over the task of throwing Keipei down.
Carried from the front seat to the back by Hayato, Keipei looked at the man before him and let out a helpless sigh. "Brother Hayato, are you really..."
"Answering the same question so many times, even I would get impatient, Lambo." Pulling out a piece of chocolate from somewhere, Hayato stuffed it into Keipei's mouth, making him close it just in time, then patted Keipei's shoulder. "But no matter how many times you ask, I only have one answer."
"That is, for greater Power."
As Hayato's magnetic voice sounded in Keipei's ear, Keipei felt something else being stuffed into his clothes pocket. Then his body was suddenly lifted, and Hayato carried him by the waist to the outside of the Aircraft Cabin.
"Seto, catch!"
The feeling of falling came and went quickly. Keipei was soon caught by Kaiba, who had been waiting for a long time, and suffered no damage whatsoever. After Kaiba caught Keipei, the helicopter carrying Rafael, Hayato, and Alister quickly ascended to an uninterceptable height, and everyone could only watch as the three flew away.
Marik suffered a slight backlash after his Lava Golem was destroyed by Rafael's Guardian Eatos. Although this damage was merely a drizzle for ordinary duelists, Marik's body was not in good condition to begin with, and he could only stand with Rishid's support at the moment.
However, more than the physical discomfort, Marik's heart was filled with anger, dissatisfaction, and disappointment.
For Marik, he was never a person who would stand on the side of justice. He had always been a self-interested person. Although the birth of the Dark Marik personality was somewhat guided by the Millennium Rod, it ultimately originated from Marik himself. Even without the existence of the dark personality, Marik could be considered a villain worthy of the name.
However, even villains have their aesthetics. For Marik, who had almost died once, Rishid who was like a Brother, Ishizu who was forced to bear his burden, and Hayato who saved his life, these were the only important people in Marik's heart now.
He wasn't upset about Hayato joining Doma. He was upset that Hayato, who clearly hadn't disappeared during the "Pyramid of Light" incident at that time, had kept this message hidden until now, not letting him know, even though he didn't look like he had just returned recently.
It's like you consider someone your best friend, but that person doesn't consider you their best friend. Even when something good worth sharing happens, the first person they share the good news with isn't you.
Besides this emotion, although Hayato always called him a "Three-year-old" who was even worse than his dark personality "Six-Year-Old", Marik wasn't an idiot. After his emotions calmed down slightly, he connected the message that "Hayato is still alive" with the various incidents over the past period, and looked at Ishizu with a rather strange expression.
If based on the logic that "Hayato died, and Ishizu refused to accept the fact and kept using the Millennium Necklace," Ishizu's actions over the past period were somewhat reasonable, but the occasional relaxed mood she showed seemed completely wrong, unless you added "Ishizu went crazy" to the basic logic to barely make sense of it.
However, looking at it from another perspective, "Although Hayato disappeared, he's actually fine." Based on the premise that Ishizu knew this information, her behavior instantly became exceptionally reasonable.
"Older Sister, tell me honestly, did you already..." Marik frowned, looking at Ishizu, and received a nod of confirmation as an answer from his Older Sister. This made Marik instantly feel a bit awkward.
Although Marik felt his aura was cool just now when he questioned Hayato about "Do you know how worried Older Sister was about you?", if Ishizu hadn't actually worried about Hayato's safety at all, even Marik couldn't help but feel a little awkward.
More importantly, he also noticed something.
Even after knowing that Hayato had joined Doma, Ishizu still didn't have any excessive reaction just now. This meant that Ishizu had most likely already seen some fragments of the future. Although Marik knew that the troublesome interference ability of the Millennium Ring meant Ishizu wouldn't see too much too clearly, she could at least touch upon a considerable part of the truth.
Combining Hayato's dark humor, that guy joining Doma... could it be—
Marik, who was gradually approaching the truth through wild guesses, thought of this, and the corner of his mouth curved up. Instead, he felt somewhat relieved and began to look forward to the reaction of the two Organization Doma members who had acted with Hayato just now when they discovered Hayato's true face.
"Hayato." Looking at the departing helicopter, Joey Wheeler murmured Hayato's Name, his clenched fist helplessly loosening.
Meeting him again and again had made Joey Wheeler completely clear on one thing: the current Hayato had truly stood on their opposite side and was working for Doma. Bringing Hayato back through conversation was completely impossible now.
However, this didn't mean Joey Wheeler had the idea of giving up on Hayato. On the contrary, it only strengthened his resolve.
Just as summoning an invincible monster in Duel Monsters doesn't mean the Duelist is invincible, if he couldn't bring Hayato back, then he would just eliminate all of Doma first. At that time, the "Brainwash" on Hayato would surely be dispelled as well.
"I will definitely stop you, Hayato, even if I have to bet my life!"
Just then, Joey Wheeler also heard Tristan and Téa 's voices from behind him. "Yugi? Yugi is awake!"
Straining to open his eyes, Yugi had just woken up and saw the circle of people around him. Still a bit slow to react, he sat up from the Ground in a daze. "I, this is..."
"Thank goodness, you're okay, Yugi." Téa helped Yugi up, saying with concern, "We were so worried when we saw you collapsed on the Ground. We thought you had lost the duel against that Organization Doma person."
Seeing his friend safe and sound, Tristan also smiled with relief. "How could that happen? Yugi is perfectly fine right here. Didn't that Seal of Orichalcos from Organization Doma seal the soul of the loser into a card?"
Honda spoke without thinking, but Yugi, hearing his words, trembled. He suddenly recalled everything that had happened after his defeat in the duel just now, and his drooping hands clenched tightly.
And Joey Wheeler also noticed this. "Are you okay, Yugi?"
Although he wasn't a smart person, Joey Wheeler vaguely felt that something was wrong with the Yugi in front of him now.
Then, he suddenly remembered that the feeling Yugi gave off at this moment was not the gentle and kind Yugi Mutou they were most familiar with in his normal state, but rather Dark Yugi, who usually only appeared from the Millennium Puzzle during duels?
"I, I'm fine..." Tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes. Dark Yugi, who always seemed strong, now looked at the Ground, speaking as if unable to accept the truth. "Why am I fine!"
"Wait, Yugi, you—" Although a step slower than the intuition-driven Joey Wheeler , Tristan also realized that the Yugi in front of him wasn't Yugi Mutou but Dark Yugi. And upon hearing Yugi's words, his pupil shrank. "That... could it be!"
"Yugi, you... Yugi, he..." Téa couldn't help but raise her hand to cover her mouth.
"Aibo... he took my place, before the Seal of Orichalcos sealed my soul!" Dark Yugi, whose memory stopped at the moment Yugi Mutou pushed him out of the Seal of Orichalcos, could no longer maintain his expression. With a sorrowful face, he looked up at the sky. "Aibo! Aibo!!"
'What's wrong, The Other Me?'
Because of Dark Yugi's heartbroken and hoarse cries, the atmosphere in the Outside World was somewhat sorrowful at this moment. Dark Yugi, immersed in this atmosphere, was feeling down, when he heard Yugi Mutou's voice.
'Ai... Aibo?!' Dark Yugi's eyes widened. He hadn't even had time to wipe away the tears on his face, revealing an expression of disbelief. 'Your soul wasn't sealed? You... you didn't die?'
'?'
Yugi Mutou in the Millennium Puzzle hadn't been awake for long either. As soon as he woke up, he heard the The Other Self's cries from outside. He spoke up, wanting to ask what had happened, only to hear the The Other Self say that he had died.
'What the hell are you talking about? Who said I died?' Those words were spoken by Jiang Wen. Yugi Mutou, of course, wouldn't say such a thing. He just said with considerable helplessness, "Well... Although I did have the idea of taking your place, The Other Me, a lot happened after I pushed you out. It's a bit hard to explain all at once."
Yugi Mutou was a bit unsure how to explain what had happened inside the Seal of Orichalcos before, but just knowing that Aibo wasn't dead made Dark Yugi incredibly excited.
'It's good that you're okay, Aibo. You can tell me what happened later. For now, let's switch back.'
However, what Dark Yugi didn't expect was that when he tried to switch places with Yugi Mutou, he failed.
'Sorry, The Other Me, I might not be able to come out right now.' Yugi Mutou in the Millennium Puzzle had a helpless expression. 'Although I avoided having my soul sealed, I heard him say that if I appear, the Seal of Orichalcos will activate again and seal me. So, I'll have to trouble The Other Me to continue acting outside for a while.'
