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**Chapter 758: Dynasty's Extinction? Doesn't Matter, I'll Take Action**
Just as Hayato faced an illusion within the Mental World inside the Millennium Ring, in the Outside World, Seto led the Troops, escorting everyone back to the City.
After all, the Pharaoh's state alone forced Seto to bring him back to the City to be properly cared for and treated by the Court Physician. Although Dark Yugi was fortunate enough to preserve his life, the injuries he sustained were still real and had not disappeared.
Although the Pharaoh's initial goal for leaving the City was to find something, in the current situation there was simply no extra manpower to do so, and Shada was also not in a good state. Compared to an item whose importance was uncertain and whose whereabouts were unknown, Seto judged the Pharaoh's safety to be more critical.
Because Hayato had submerged his mind into the Millennium Ring, his external appearance was currently the same as Shada's, looking as if he were asleep. Thinking that treating one was the same as treating two, Seto brought Hayato back to the Royal Palace as well.
However, what Seto didn't know was that Yugi and the others, whom he couldn't see because he lacked the relevant memory, were precisely the "item" Dark Yugi was looking for, and they had entered the City with Seto's Troops. Since no one could see them, the four of them hitched a ride on the Pharaoh's exclusive carriage.
Although Seto had tried his best to choose an approach that would have minimal influence on the people, as Dark Yugi had instructed him before, the sheer size of the Army meant the commotion couldn't be small. The vehicles escorting Dark Yugi, Shada, and Hayato attracted a lot of people's attention.
If Seto hadn't been so thoughtful, having considered the potential unrest among the people if they knew the sacred Pharaoh had been attacked and was in danger, and had specifically arranged for enclosed wooden carriages to escort Dark Yugi and the others, the populace would likely already be in a panic because the new Pharaoh was on the verge of death just a few days after his ascension.
First, Bakura launched a night raid on the Royal Palace, then he had his Subordinate set fires in the City, and then even the Strongest Priest Mahad died. If the people were to know that the Pharaoh had been attacked again and nearly perished, the Royal Family's dignity would be completely gone.
Meanwhile, although Kaiba couldn't fully satisfy his hunger because Bobasa ate too much, he was content. He was wandering the Street, searching for Duel Monsters from this era. Having personally witnessed **The Winged Dragon of Ra** appearing Outside the City, Kaiba firmly believed that Duelists also existed in this era and could serve as nourishment for his growth, allowing him to become stronger and surpass Yugi and Hayato upon returning to the present.
However, Kaiba only found disappointment. This era was different from the future. Forget about Duelists, he couldn't even find traces of Duel Monsters' existence, as if Duel Monsters didn't exist yet.
But **The Winged Dragon of Ra** was absolutely not an illusion. Kaiba had a certain confidence in his eyesight and didn't believe he had seen incorrectly before. And since **The Winged Dragon of Ra**, one of the Three Egyptian Gods at the apex of Duel Monsters, existed, Kaiba believed that Duel Monsters must also exist in this era, just in other forms different from the cards of the modern era.
Because Bobasa was just a Riddler who only pretended to be foolish and had disappeared somewhere after bringing Kaiba breakfast, Kaiba stood alone in the center of the path, letting the pedestrians on the road pass through his body, thinking with composure.
He was temporarily forgetting the common sense he had subconsciously memorized in the modern era, attempting to think from an outsider's stance.
Due to the influence of numerous events like "Duelist Kingdom" and "Battle City," as well as the vigorous promotion by the various large and small beneficiaries of Duel Monsters, such as Industrial Illusions, KaibaCorp, Schroeder Corp, and the Manjoume Conglomerate, Duel Monsters in the future exploded in popularity all at once many years after Pegasus created it, becoming popular.
Before that, Duel Monsters was merely a niche entertainment hobby. Kaiba remembered that during his few school experiences, only Yugi in his class would play Duel Monsters cards during free time, and Joey Wheeler and others only learned Duel Monsters later.
Because the cards weren't widely promoted, Kaiba remembered that when he went to the Game Shop opened by Yugi's Grandpa, Solomon Muto, the store sold many other sundries besides Duel Monsters cards, such as building blocks and puzzles, to increase income.
It wasn't until he hosted "Battle City" that Duel Monsters truly became popular, to the point where even old men in the roadside Park would enthusiastically play a few rounds of cards.
Eliminating the thought inertia of "Duel Monsters are everywhere" from his mind, Kaiba felt that perhaps in this era, Duel Monsters were also in a state of not being widely promoted, merely a hobby for a small number of people.
Combining the fact that ordinary people in ancient times would spend most of their energy just on subsistence, Kaiba deduced that if there were anyone in this era most likely to come into contact with Duel Monsters, or knowledge related to Duel Monsters, it would probably be those Important Figures at the top who were free from worries about food and clothing. And the easiest place to find such Important Figures was in the Royal Palace.
Relying on his so-called 'Quantum Entanglement State', Kaiba completely ignored the Soldiers blocking the Street to allow the Troops to enter the City in an orderly fashion, walking towards the Royal Palace, the most eye-catching Building in the City.
But he hadn't walked far after passing through the blocking Soldiers when he suddenly froze, staring intently at the figure riding a war horse and guarding a carriage.
Wasn't that Priest Seto, who was escorting the injured Dark Yugi and others back to the Royal Palace?
"Is that... me?"
"No, impossible, absolutely impossible. How could I exist in this era from a thousand years ago!"
Frowning, Kaiba was not noticed by Priest Seto. He watched the other party proceed towards the Royal Palace. His mind raced, and Kaiba instantly completed the reason for himself: "It's because of the Quantum Entanglement State. My existence has also been projected into a part of this era, which is why That Person looks exactly like the me in my impression."
"The Quantum Realm truly holds many unsolved mysteries. Since someone who looks like me can appear, then I don't need to care even if I see people who look like Yugi, Hayato, and the others next. They are all just fictional shells projected onto the people of this era because of my memory."
"So that's it, I completely understand."
Thinking this, Kaiba believed he had understood everything. His gaze shifted downwards to the Duel Arena worn on Seto's hand, and he smiled confidently, muttering to himself, "As I thought, it's exactly as I expected. Although it's different from the Duel Disk I created, that style is absolutely inseparable from Duel Monsters."
"Looking at that attire, is he a Priest or Noble/Royal Family from Ancient Egypt? Just like wealth and resources, Duel Monsters are also concentrated in the hands of that group of people at the Top of the Pyramid."
Watching Seto, who was escorting the carriage, gradually move away, Kaiba frowned. "However, it's like knowing the cup in your hand is about to be knocked over, but you can only watch it fall to the ground. Just seeing someone who looks exactly like me fills me with a feeling of annoyance from the bottom of my heart."
"This direction, is it heading to the Royal Palace? In that case, I might as well go and see. The direction this Army came from seems to be the same direction where I saw **The Winged Dragon of Ra** before. Perhaps the Pharaoh of this era will possess even more powerful Duel Monsters. Even I can't help but feel a little anticipation."
Following the moving Army, Kaiba also walked towards the Royal Palace with Seto. Before long, he saw the Plaza in front of the Royal Palace where Dark Yugi had faced all the people who came to worship on the day of his ascension.
Kaiba didn't know if it was his imagination, but the closer he got to the Royal Palace, the more he felt that there was some existence in the direction of the Royal Palace that was attracting him, as if some important existence closely related to him was within the Royal Palace. This feeling grew stronger and stronger, reaching its apex upon arriving at the Plaza in front of the Royal Palace. Kaiba couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.
In front of this Plaza, Seto dismissed the Army, sending the Soldiers, who had been drawn from various parts of the City, back to their original posts. There was temporarily no need for Soldiers to guard within the Royal Palace; Seto could do it alone, and not just anyone could enter the Royal Palace.
Watching the Soldiers around him disperse in an orderly fashion, the person who looked like him changed to the carriage and was about to enter the ancient Royal Palace before him. Kaiba, who had recovered his senses, naturally followed. However, Seto's movements, wanting the Pharaoh and Shada to receive treatment quickly and also very worried about Aknadin's situation, were faster than he expected, causing him to fail to keep up with the other party.
The moment Seto drove the carriage into the Royal Palace, the Royal Palace's gate closed directly, giving Kaiba no opportunity to follow.
Kaiba, left Outside the Royal Palace gate, had a black face. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed that he had suddenly been absent-minded and zoned out just now, preventing him from following into the Royal Palace.
Although he was currently in a Quantum Entanglement State and couldn't interact with ordinary people and items of this era, if he truly couldn't interact with any substance, Kaiba would have fallen into the Earth's core due to gravity long ago. The Earth and Buildings beneath his feet were existences he could touch and wouldn't pass through. Therefore, facing the closed, heavy gate, Kaiba couldn't enter the Royal Palace.
"Hmph!" With an annoyed cold snort, Kaiba didn't want to give up just like that because of that inexplicable attraction. He had to find a way to enter the Royal Palace; a mere gate couldn't stop his advance.
But first, he would go look for other Entrances. There was no need for him to stubbornly clash with one door. This was called knowing how to adapt, yes.
Meanwhile, inside the Royal Palace, Aknadin, who had just woken up not long ago, was receiving information from the Guard before him.
According to the two Soldiers, not long after Aknadin entered the Pharaoh's Stone Tablet Temple, a scream suddenly came from within the Temple, accompanied by lightning and a dragon roar. By the time the Guards at the Temple's door entered the Temple, they only saw Aknadin fall on the Altar.
Aside from that, there was no one else in the Temple, and one of the three tablets within the Temple that enshrined the Egyptian Gods protecting the Pharaoh had an evil-infused long sword inserted into it.
Naturally, the Guards concluded that a thief must have broken into the Royal Palace again, attempting to destroy the Pharaoh's tablets within the Temple. However, Lord Aknadin's sacrifice had obstructed their plan, causing the Invincible Lord Aknadin to fall again.
"Cough cough, the 'again' is unnecessary." Aknadin coughed lightly a couple of times, recalling his memory. For some reason, Aknadin's own memory, from meeting the Pharaoh, awakening **Anhk Kuriboh** for Shada, all the way until finishing breakfast at home, was relatively clear. But the memory after that was somehow a bit blurry.
He could only tell himself that perhaps his memory had become a bit blurry because of the struggle with the other party. Aknadin subconsciously found a reason to convince himself and then inquired with the Guards about the news of the Pharaoh and Priest Seto who had left the City.
Upon hearing that Seto and the others had actually been successfully ambushed by Bakura, Aknadin immediately panicked and quickly inquired about the current situation of the battle.
And the Soldiers only assumed that Priest Aknadin was worried about the Pharaoh's condition, comforting him by saying that the thief had been driven away. Unfortunately, the Pharaoh's physical condition was not very good at the moment, and among the personnel who went out of the City together, only Priest Seto had returned safely. Both the Pharaoh and Priest Shada were currently receiving treatment from physicians in the Royal Palace.
After hearing that Seto's body was unharmed, Aknadin also breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the Pharaoh, he was actually more worried about Seto's safety.
It wasn't that he didn't care about the Pharaoh; rather than worrying about the Pharaoh's safety, Aknadin was actually worried about the stability of the Dynasty that the Pharaoh represented. He deeply loved this country, and the Pharaoh's safety was closely related to the stability of this country. Many times, the Pharaoh could indeed be completely linked with the Kingdom, but on a deeper level, the two could not be equated.
And after hearing the message brought back by Seto that the Pharaoh was currently in a coma, the delusion that he had repeatedly suppressed in Aknadin's heart resurfaced.
A dynasty cannot be without a Pharaoh for a single day. After the former King Aknamkanon entered the Underworld, even though he was still young, the Current Pharaoh had to succeed the throne and become the Pharaoh. But now, the Current Pharaoh has fallen into a coma. If he cannot wake up like this, or dies due to an accident, won't the dynasty face extinction because the Pharaoh has not yet left an heir?
"Is the message reliable?" Aknadin's thoughts were manifold, and he asked the Guard in a deep voice.
In the face of the dynasty's extinction crisis, as a subject, I must act. I've decided, I will elevate Seto to the position of Pharaoh!
(This chapter is finished)
Just as Hayato faced an illusion within the Mental World inside the Millennium Ring, in the Outside World, Seto led the Troops, escorting everyone back to the City.
After all, the Pharaoh's state alone forced Seto to bring him back to the City to be properly cared for and treated by the Court Physician. Although Dark Yugi was fortunate enough to preserve his life, the injuries he sustained were still real and had not disappeared.
Although the Pharaoh's initial goal for leaving the City was to find something, in the current situation there was simply no extra manpower to do so, and Shada was also not in a good state. Compared to an item whose importance was uncertain and whose whereabouts were unknown, Seto judged the Pharaoh's safety to be more critical.
Because Hayato had submerged his mind into the Millennium Ring, his external appearance was currently the same as Shada's, looking as if he were asleep. Thinking that treating one was the same as treating two, Seto brought Hayato back to the Royal Palace as well.
However, what Seto didn't know was that Yugi and the others, whom he couldn't see because he lacked the relevant memory, were precisely the "item" Dark Yugi was looking for, and they had entered the City with Seto's Troops. Since no one could see them, the four of them hitched a ride on the Pharaoh's exclusive carriage.
Although Seto had tried his best to choose an approach that would have minimal influence on the people, as Dark Yugi had instructed him before, the sheer size of the Army meant the commotion couldn't be small. The vehicles escorting Dark Yugi, Shada, and Hayato attracted a lot of people's attention.
If Seto hadn't been so thoughtful, having considered the potential unrest among the people if they knew the sacred Pharaoh had been attacked and was in danger, and had specifically arranged for enclosed wooden carriages to escort Dark Yugi and the others, the populace would likely already be in a panic because the new Pharaoh was on the verge of death just a few days after his ascension.
First, Bakura launched a night raid on the Royal Palace, then he had his Subordinate set fires in the City, and then even the Strongest Priest Mahad died. If the people were to know that the Pharaoh had been attacked again and nearly perished, the Royal Family's dignity would be completely gone.
Meanwhile, although Kaiba couldn't fully satisfy his hunger because Bobasa ate too much, he was content. He was wandering the Street, searching for Duel Monsters from this era. Having personally witnessed **The Winged Dragon of Ra** appearing Outside the City, Kaiba firmly believed that Duelists also existed in this era and could serve as nourishment for his growth, allowing him to become stronger and surpass Yugi and Hayato upon returning to the present.
However, Kaiba only found disappointment. This era was different from the future. Forget about Duelists, he couldn't even find traces of Duel Monsters' existence, as if Duel Monsters didn't exist yet.
But **The Winged Dragon of Ra** was absolutely not an illusion. Kaiba had a certain confidence in his eyesight and didn't believe he had seen incorrectly before. And since **The Winged Dragon of Ra**, one of the Three Egyptian Gods at the apex of Duel Monsters, existed, Kaiba believed that Duel Monsters must also exist in this era, just in other forms different from the cards of the modern era.
Because Bobasa was just a Riddler who only pretended to be foolish and had disappeared somewhere after bringing Kaiba breakfast, Kaiba stood alone in the center of the path, letting the pedestrians on the road pass through his body, thinking with composure.
He was temporarily forgetting the common sense he had subconsciously memorized in the modern era, attempting to think from an outsider's stance.
Due to the influence of numerous events like "Duelist Kingdom" and "Battle City," as well as the vigorous promotion by the various large and small beneficiaries of Duel Monsters, such as Industrial Illusions, KaibaCorp, Schroeder Corp, and the Manjoume Conglomerate, Duel Monsters in the future exploded in popularity all at once many years after Pegasus created it, becoming popular.
Before that, Duel Monsters was merely a niche entertainment hobby. Kaiba remembered that during his few school experiences, only Yugi in his class would play Duel Monsters cards during free time, and Joey Wheeler and others only learned Duel Monsters later.
Because the cards weren't widely promoted, Kaiba remembered that when he went to the Game Shop opened by Yugi's Grandpa, Solomon Muto, the store sold many other sundries besides Duel Monsters cards, such as building blocks and puzzles, to increase income.
It wasn't until he hosted "Battle City" that Duel Monsters truly became popular, to the point where even old men in the roadside Park would enthusiastically play a few rounds of cards.
Eliminating the thought inertia of "Duel Monsters are everywhere" from his mind, Kaiba felt that perhaps in this era, Duel Monsters were also in a state of not being widely promoted, merely a hobby for a small number of people.
Combining the fact that ordinary people in ancient times would spend most of their energy just on subsistence, Kaiba deduced that if there were anyone in this era most likely to come into contact with Duel Monsters, or knowledge related to Duel Monsters, it would probably be those Important Figures at the top who were free from worries about food and clothing. And the easiest place to find such Important Figures was in the Royal Palace.
Relying on his so-called 'Quantum Entanglement State', Kaiba completely ignored the Soldiers blocking the Street to allow the Troops to enter the City in an orderly fashion, walking towards the Royal Palace, the most eye-catching Building in the City.
But he hadn't walked far after passing through the blocking Soldiers when he suddenly froze, staring intently at the figure riding a war horse and guarding a carriage.
Wasn't that Priest Seto, who was escorting the injured Dark Yugi and others back to the Royal Palace?
"Is that... me?"
"No, impossible, absolutely impossible. How could I exist in this era from a thousand years ago!"
Frowning, Kaiba was not noticed by Priest Seto. He watched the other party proceed towards the Royal Palace. His mind raced, and Kaiba instantly completed the reason for himself: "It's because of the Quantum Entanglement State. My existence has also been projected into a part of this era, which is why That Person looks exactly like the me in my impression."
"The Quantum Realm truly holds many unsolved mysteries. Since someone who looks like me can appear, then I don't need to care even if I see people who look like Yugi, Hayato, and the others next. They are all just fictional shells projected onto the people of this era because of my memory."
"So that's it, I completely understand."
Thinking this, Kaiba believed he had understood everything. His gaze shifted downwards to the Duel Arena worn on Seto's hand, and he smiled confidently, muttering to himself, "As I thought, it's exactly as I expected. Although it's different from the Duel Disk I created, that style is absolutely inseparable from Duel Monsters."
"Looking at that attire, is he a Priest or Noble/Royal Family from Ancient Egypt? Just like wealth and resources, Duel Monsters are also concentrated in the hands of that group of people at the Top of the Pyramid."
Watching Seto, who was escorting the carriage, gradually move away, Kaiba frowned. "However, it's like knowing the cup in your hand is about to be knocked over, but you can only watch it fall to the ground. Just seeing someone who looks exactly like me fills me with a feeling of annoyance from the bottom of my heart."
"This direction, is it heading to the Royal Palace? In that case, I might as well go and see. The direction this Army came from seems to be the same direction where I saw **The Winged Dragon of Ra** before. Perhaps the Pharaoh of this era will possess even more powerful Duel Monsters. Even I can't help but feel a little anticipation."
Following the moving Army, Kaiba also walked towards the Royal Palace with Seto. Before long, he saw the Plaza in front of the Royal Palace where Dark Yugi had faced all the people who came to worship on the day of his ascension.
Kaiba didn't know if it was his imagination, but the closer he got to the Royal Palace, the more he felt that there was some existence in the direction of the Royal Palace that was attracting him, as if some important existence closely related to him was within the Royal Palace. This feeling grew stronger and stronger, reaching its apex upon arriving at the Plaza in front of the Royal Palace. Kaiba couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.
In front of this Plaza, Seto dismissed the Army, sending the Soldiers, who had been drawn from various parts of the City, back to their original posts. There was temporarily no need for Soldiers to guard within the Royal Palace; Seto could do it alone, and not just anyone could enter the Royal Palace.
Watching the Soldiers around him disperse in an orderly fashion, the person who looked like him changed to the carriage and was about to enter the ancient Royal Palace before him. Kaiba, who had recovered his senses, naturally followed. However, Seto's movements, wanting the Pharaoh and Shada to receive treatment quickly and also very worried about Aknadin's situation, were faster than he expected, causing him to fail to keep up with the other party.
The moment Seto drove the carriage into the Royal Palace, the Royal Palace's gate closed directly, giving Kaiba no opportunity to follow.
Kaiba, left Outside the Royal Palace gate, had a black face. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed that he had suddenly been absent-minded and zoned out just now, preventing him from following into the Royal Palace.
Although he was currently in a Quantum Entanglement State and couldn't interact with ordinary people and items of this era, if he truly couldn't interact with any substance, Kaiba would have fallen into the Earth's core due to gravity long ago. The Earth and Buildings beneath his feet were existences he could touch and wouldn't pass through. Therefore, facing the closed, heavy gate, Kaiba couldn't enter the Royal Palace.
"Hmph!" With an annoyed cold snort, Kaiba didn't want to give up just like that because of that inexplicable attraction. He had to find a way to enter the Royal Palace; a mere gate couldn't stop his advance.
But first, he would go look for other Entrances. There was no need for him to stubbornly clash with one door. This was called knowing how to adapt, yes.
Meanwhile, inside the Royal Palace, Aknadin, who had just woken up not long ago, was receiving information from the Guard before him.
According to the two Soldiers, not long after Aknadin entered the Pharaoh's Stone Tablet Temple, a scream suddenly came from within the Temple, accompanied by lightning and a dragon roar. By the time the Guards at the Temple's door entered the Temple, they only saw Aknadin fall on the Altar.
Aside from that, there was no one else in the Temple, and one of the three tablets within the Temple that enshrined the Egyptian Gods protecting the Pharaoh had an evil-infused long sword inserted into it.
Naturally, the Guards concluded that a thief must have broken into the Royal Palace again, attempting to destroy the Pharaoh's tablets within the Temple. However, Lord Aknadin's sacrifice had obstructed their plan, causing the Invincible Lord Aknadin to fall again.
"Cough cough, the 'again' is unnecessary." Aknadin coughed lightly a couple of times, recalling his memory. For some reason, Aknadin's own memory, from meeting the Pharaoh, awakening **Anhk Kuriboh** for Shada, all the way until finishing breakfast at home, was relatively clear. But the memory after that was somehow a bit blurry.
He could only tell himself that perhaps his memory had become a bit blurry because of the struggle with the other party. Aknadin subconsciously found a reason to convince himself and then inquired with the Guards about the news of the Pharaoh and Priest Seto who had left the City.
Upon hearing that Seto and the others had actually been successfully ambushed by Bakura, Aknadin immediately panicked and quickly inquired about the current situation of the battle.
And the Soldiers only assumed that Priest Aknadin was worried about the Pharaoh's condition, comforting him by saying that the thief had been driven away. Unfortunately, the Pharaoh's physical condition was not very good at the moment, and among the personnel who went out of the City together, only Priest Seto had returned safely. Both the Pharaoh and Priest Shada were currently receiving treatment from physicians in the Royal Palace.
After hearing that Seto's body was unharmed, Aknadin also breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the Pharaoh, he was actually more worried about Seto's safety.
It wasn't that he didn't care about the Pharaoh; rather than worrying about the Pharaoh's safety, Aknadin was actually worried about the stability of the Dynasty that the Pharaoh represented. He deeply loved this country, and the Pharaoh's safety was closely related to the stability of this country. Many times, the Pharaoh could indeed be completely linked with the Kingdom, but on a deeper level, the two could not be equated.
And after hearing the message brought back by Seto that the Pharaoh was currently in a coma, the delusion that he had repeatedly suppressed in Aknadin's heart resurfaced.
A dynasty cannot be without a Pharaoh for a single day. After the former King Aknamkanon entered the Underworld, even though he was still young, the Current Pharaoh had to succeed the throne and become the Pharaoh. But now, the Current Pharaoh has fallen into a coma. If he cannot wake up like this, or dies due to an accident, won't the dynasty face extinction because the Pharaoh has not yet left an heir?
"Is the message reliable?" Aknadin's thoughts were manifold, and he asked the Guard in a deep voice.
In the face of the dynasty's extinction crisis, as a subject, I must act. I've decided, I will elevate Seto to the position of Pharaoh!
(This chapter is finished)
