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Chapter 735: Mind Unlock
"Using the Millennium Key or something on you doesn't make sense, does it?" Shada said, looking a little strange after hearing Hayato's words. "Don't you already have your own spirit? We all saw that Giant Dragon you summoned that day."
Currently, the only monsters that can contend with Bakura's Diabound are the Divine-Beast summoned by Dark Yugi and Hayato's Drytron. Seto's goal in having Shada use the Millennium Key was to increase the number of people on their side who possess top-tier power. Using the Millennium Key on Hayato, who has already awakened his spirit power, is fundamentally meaningless.
Facing the strange gaze that Seto and Shada directed at him, Hayato explained, "You guys haven't misunderstood something, have you? Drytron isn't a spirit that I awakened from my inner thoughts; he comes from the Starry Sky. I haven't actually awakened my own spirit yet."
"But I have the confidence that a spirit awakened by someone as full of sunshine as me must be an existence that symbolizes love and justice, mm."
Seto and Shada, who didn't know what kind of reputation Hayato had in the Duel Monsters World of modern society, hadn't interacted with Hayato deeply enough yet, so they didn't feel that there was anything too strange about his statement. After exchanging a look, Shada nodded at Hayato and said, "Alright, then, Hayato Kobayashi, I'm going to use the power of the Millennium Key on you now."
Hearing this, Hayato also nodded, and spread his arms to show he was ready.
Originally, the standard process for turning the power of spirits from one's inner thoughts into tablets should actually be: first, the Millennium Key confirmed the existence or non-existence of the spirit and the strength of its power; then, the Millennium Eye confirmed the spirit's specific ability; the Priests who control the Millennium Items could then begin to choose whether they wanted this spirit to join their Stone Tablet Temple according to their needs; and last, the Millennium Rod was used to seal the spirit into the corresponding tablet.
However, now, firstly, because the spirit awakened by Hayato would naturally be used by himself, there was no need for the extra step of analyzing its abilities. Secondly, Priest Aknadin's state wasn't very good, so it was best not to trouble him by having him use the evil power of the Millennium Eye if possible.
Gripping the Millennium Key in his hand and raising it, Shada aimed the Ankh Rune's ring portion at Hayato, as if taking aim, and chanted, "O Dark Key that seals spiritual power, I, Shada Sin, who have made a contract with you, hereby order you: Mind Unlock!"
As he spoke, the Millennium Key suddenly radiated golden light, enveloping Hayato!
At first, the slightly dazzling light made it a little hard for Hayato to open his eyes, but he quickly adapted to the strength of this radiance. He looked at Shada, slightly confused, and said, "Is that it? Why don't I feel anything?"
Shada held up the Millennium Key and didn't speak. Seto, who was beside him, also kept his arms crossed over his chest, not moving at all.
Hayato scratched his head, feeling a bit confused. What was wrong with these two? They weren't paying him any attention. Could it be that when using the Millennium Key, there were precautions he didn't know about, like not being allowed to speak?
As he moved a little closer to Seto and Shada, Hayato also started to notice that something was strange. If Seto and Shada were currently focusing all their attention on him as he received the power of the Millennium Key to awaken his spirit, then even if they couldn't speak, their gaze should at least move along with his movement.
However, their eyes were still staring straight ahead, without even blinking.
It was almost as if they were frozen in place?
Filled with curiosity, Hayato reached out his hand towards Seto, thinking of touching him. But just as Hayato's finger was about to touch Seto's shoulder, he discovered that his finger had actually passed through Seto's transparent body!?
No, that's not right, it wasn't Seto's body that was transparent, it was my body!
Turning back sharply, Hayato was surprised to find that behind him, there was another him, still standing there with his eyes closed!
Looking at it from a different perspective, it wasn't that Seto and Shada weren't moving; rather, it seemed he had entered a state of soul separation and thought acceleration, causing the speed of the two of them to appear too slow in his eyes, as if they weren't moving at all!
Unable to resist glancing at Shada's bald head, Hayato couldn't help but mutter, "Why do I suddenly feel like this guy Shada is remarkably similar to the Sorcerer Supreme? He's bald and makes people's souls leave their bodies."
After his soul left his body in the Memory World, Hayato's soul reverted to its Real World appearance. He hadn't noticed it just now, but now that he reacted, Hayato also noticed that he was a bit taller than Seto at the present moment.
However, now wasn't the time to measure height. Trying to stand back in the position where his body was and striking a similar pose to make his soul and body overlap as much as possible, Hayato attempted to return to his body this way.
However, this method he learned from movies had fundamentally no use at all. His soul was still in a state of separation from his body and hadn't returned to his body. Seto and Shada also still remained in a state close to stillness.
Temporarily unable to return to his body, Hayato had no other method, so he simply began observing the other people around him.
Because of his current mental rampage state, the world in Hayato's eyes was slowed down to near-infinite slowness, almost stopping time. Seto's Troops were still lined up at the City Gate, ready to depart, but Hayato noticed that a few of the less disciplined ones seemed to be scratching themselves while no one was paying attention.
The pedestrians on the road were also motionless. Several elderly women in front of a vegetable stall were haggling with the Merchant. The boss of the butcher shop next door was looking at them expectantly, as if hoping the women would buy some meat from him after buying their vegetables. A child was running down the Street balancing a can of beer on his head.
And just as Hayato was observing the view on the Street, passing the time while thinking of a way to return to his body, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind him. The newcomer approached Hayato while speaking, "Hoh? You finally entered this place, huh?"
Hearing someone speaking behind him, Hayato frowned and turned around while speaking, "I knew the normal process for awakening a spirit wasn't like this. Someone must be playing ghost. You didn't keep hiding, huh, you guy who acts all mysterious and plays tricks———What's up!?"
"Hmph, seeing the Royal 'I' standing before you, is there a need to show that kind of surprised expression?"
A man with the exact same appearance as Hayato, wearing many gold ornaments and a white cloak, said with one hand on his waist.
The segment where I fight myself is about to begin.
(End of Chapter)
"Using the Millennium Key or something on you doesn't make sense, does it?" Shada said, looking a little strange after hearing Hayato's words. "Don't you already have your own spirit? We all saw that Giant Dragon you summoned that day."
Currently, the only monsters that can contend with Bakura's Diabound are the Divine-Beast summoned by Dark Yugi and Hayato's Drytron. Seto's goal in having Shada use the Millennium Key was to increase the number of people on their side who possess top-tier power. Using the Millennium Key on Hayato, who has already awakened his spirit power, is fundamentally meaningless.
Facing the strange gaze that Seto and Shada directed at him, Hayato explained, "You guys haven't misunderstood something, have you? Drytron isn't a spirit that I awakened from my inner thoughts; he comes from the Starry Sky. I haven't actually awakened my own spirit yet."
"But I have the confidence that a spirit awakened by someone as full of sunshine as me must be an existence that symbolizes love and justice, mm."
Seto and Shada, who didn't know what kind of reputation Hayato had in the Duel Monsters World of modern society, hadn't interacted with Hayato deeply enough yet, so they didn't feel that there was anything too strange about his statement. After exchanging a look, Shada nodded at Hayato and said, "Alright, then, Hayato Kobayashi, I'm going to use the power of the Millennium Key on you now."
Hearing this, Hayato also nodded, and spread his arms to show he was ready.
Originally, the standard process for turning the power of spirits from one's inner thoughts into tablets should actually be: first, the Millennium Key confirmed the existence or non-existence of the spirit and the strength of its power; then, the Millennium Eye confirmed the spirit's specific ability; the Priests who control the Millennium Items could then begin to choose whether they wanted this spirit to join their Stone Tablet Temple according to their needs; and last, the Millennium Rod was used to seal the spirit into the corresponding tablet.
However, now, firstly, because the spirit awakened by Hayato would naturally be used by himself, there was no need for the extra step of analyzing its abilities. Secondly, Priest Aknadin's state wasn't very good, so it was best not to trouble him by having him use the evil power of the Millennium Eye if possible.
Gripping the Millennium Key in his hand and raising it, Shada aimed the Ankh Rune's ring portion at Hayato, as if taking aim, and chanted, "O Dark Key that seals spiritual power, I, Shada Sin, who have made a contract with you, hereby order you: Mind Unlock!"
As he spoke, the Millennium Key suddenly radiated golden light, enveloping Hayato!
At first, the slightly dazzling light made it a little hard for Hayato to open his eyes, but he quickly adapted to the strength of this radiance. He looked at Shada, slightly confused, and said, "Is that it? Why don't I feel anything?"
Shada held up the Millennium Key and didn't speak. Seto, who was beside him, also kept his arms crossed over his chest, not moving at all.
Hayato scratched his head, feeling a bit confused. What was wrong with these two? They weren't paying him any attention. Could it be that when using the Millennium Key, there were precautions he didn't know about, like not being allowed to speak?
As he moved a little closer to Seto and Shada, Hayato also started to notice that something was strange. If Seto and Shada were currently focusing all their attention on him as he received the power of the Millennium Key to awaken his spirit, then even if they couldn't speak, their gaze should at least move along with his movement.
However, their eyes were still staring straight ahead, without even blinking.
It was almost as if they were frozen in place?
Filled with curiosity, Hayato reached out his hand towards Seto, thinking of touching him. But just as Hayato's finger was about to touch Seto's shoulder, he discovered that his finger had actually passed through Seto's transparent body!?
No, that's not right, it wasn't Seto's body that was transparent, it was my body!
Turning back sharply, Hayato was surprised to find that behind him, there was another him, still standing there with his eyes closed!
Looking at it from a different perspective, it wasn't that Seto and Shada weren't moving; rather, it seemed he had entered a state of soul separation and thought acceleration, causing the speed of the two of them to appear too slow in his eyes, as if they weren't moving at all!
Unable to resist glancing at Shada's bald head, Hayato couldn't help but mutter, "Why do I suddenly feel like this guy Shada is remarkably similar to the Sorcerer Supreme? He's bald and makes people's souls leave their bodies."
After his soul left his body in the Memory World, Hayato's soul reverted to its Real World appearance. He hadn't noticed it just now, but now that he reacted, Hayato also noticed that he was a bit taller than Seto at the present moment.
However, now wasn't the time to measure height. Trying to stand back in the position where his body was and striking a similar pose to make his soul and body overlap as much as possible, Hayato attempted to return to his body this way.
However, this method he learned from movies had fundamentally no use at all. His soul was still in a state of separation from his body and hadn't returned to his body. Seto and Shada also still remained in a state close to stillness.
Temporarily unable to return to his body, Hayato had no other method, so he simply began observing the other people around him.
Because of his current mental rampage state, the world in Hayato's eyes was slowed down to near-infinite slowness, almost stopping time. Seto's Troops were still lined up at the City Gate, ready to depart, but Hayato noticed that a few of the less disciplined ones seemed to be scratching themselves while no one was paying attention.
The pedestrians on the road were also motionless. Several elderly women in front of a vegetable stall were haggling with the Merchant. The boss of the butcher shop next door was looking at them expectantly, as if hoping the women would buy some meat from him after buying their vegetables. A child was running down the Street balancing a can of beer on his head.
And just as Hayato was observing the view on the Street, passing the time while thinking of a way to return to his body, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind him. The newcomer approached Hayato while speaking, "Hoh? You finally entered this place, huh?"
Hearing someone speaking behind him, Hayato frowned and turned around while speaking, "I knew the normal process for awakening a spirit wasn't like this. Someone must be playing ghost. You didn't keep hiding, huh, you guy who acts all mysterious and plays tricks———What's up!?"
"Hmph, seeing the Royal 'I' standing before you, is there a need to show that kind of surprised expression?"
A man with the exact same appearance as Hayato, wearing many gold ornaments and a white cloak, said with one hand on his waist.
The segment where I fight myself is about to begin.
(End of Chapter)
