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# Chapter 792: Untitled
"Well done, Mana!"
Mana, who had been ignored by everyone since coming Underground, delivered the brilliant blow that ended the battle. Watching the [Diabound] before him disappear because the tablet it resided in was destroyed, [Dark Magician] also praised Mana.
No matter how troublesome its immortality was, [Diabound] was still a stone tablet monster at its core. If the tablet it resided in was destroyed, no matter what kind of power it possessed, it would be useless and its only outcome would be to disperse into nothingness.
As the incarnation of resentment of the villagers of Thief Village Creielna, [Diabound] roared unwillingly, its body gradually collapsing and dispersing. In the moment before it turned to dust, it desperately attacked its surroundings, attempting to drag others into mutual destruction.
However, [Dark Magician], [Duos], and [Thunder Dragon Colossus] had all left the vicinity of [Diabound] immediately, avoiding being affected by its death struggle.
It wasn't just the two [Diabound] that Dark Yugi and the others were facing; the one on Hayato's side also dispersed simultaneously. As soon as there was no longer a need to keep [Diabound]'s attention, Hayato immediately rushed back.
"This time, we've really taken care of this spirit, right?"
Watching [Diabound] be destroyed and the Great Dark Priest be defeated, Seto said, panting heavily. Using Karim's Duel Arena, he had summoned **Thunder Dragon Titan**, but as a cost, Seto felt his stamina was completely drained at this moment.
"Counting Hayato's time, [Diabound] has been taken down twice now, right? If [Diabound] could revive a third time after this, what kind of plot point would that be? Only a third-rate novelist who can't think of a plot would make something up just to pad the word count."
Dark Yugi muttered. As he spoke, he looked towards [Dark Magician] and walked over to him, temporarily handing the [Millennium Scale] he held in his hand to Seto for safekeeping.
Before, because of Bakura, he had fallen into a comatose state, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He unexpectedly saw a part of "himself" from the past in a dream while he was unconscious.
Memories with Mahad, memories with Mana, and even memories with the Previous Pharaoh when he was still alive, his own Father. Dark Yugi remembered many things because of this, but it was regrettable that he still hadn't been able to know his name.
As things stood, even Dark Yugi already knew that his lost name was not something ordinary. No matter who he asked, he couldn't obtain an answer, as if his name had been directly erased, just like the script on that memory tablet at that time.
It was the same even for people extremely close to him like Mana and Priest Shimon. Priest Shimon had even overseen the construction of his tomb, but the result was the same. This made Dark Yugi couldn't help but wonder if the people in this Memory World were under some kind of invisible restriction, preventing them from saying his name.
Before Hayato left the Royal City to rush to Necrovalley, he had mentioned to Yugi and the others that he would look for Dark Yugi's Tomb in Necrovalley along the way to see if he could find his name. However, after Dark Yugi woke up and remembered some memories, he knew that Hayato wouldn't have any gains, because he also remembered that his tomb was not in Necrovalley.
On this trip to Thief Village, Yugi, Joey Wheeler , and the others did not travel with Dark Yugi. They specifically went to Dark Yugi's Tomb built by Priest Shimon to see if there might be any clues left behind. After all, people might be influenced and unable to convey information about the Pharaoh's name, but inanimate objects might be an exception.
And [Dark Magician], or rather Mahad from the past, as the Pharaoh's childhood playmate, naturally knew Dark Yugi's true name. Dark Yugi felt that perhaps he might also be able to obtain clues from Mahad.
This was the more rational explanation. The more emotional explanation, and also Dark Yugi's true situation, was that due to the partial recovery of his memory, he recalled the bits and pieces of time he spent with Mahad. However, this feeling, finally remembered, only returned now that Mahad was already dead, making Dark Yugi miss Mahad even more. When he saw [Dark Magician] appear, he was also exceptionally surprised.
And watching Mana and Dark Yugi walk towards [Dark Magician], Hayato, who had returned to their side, wisely didn't disturb them. Instead, he looked at the defeated Great Dark Priest. Mana's attack just now was quite heavy, knocking the opponent out almost completely and leaving him unable to recover, having completely lost his threat.
Hayato wasn't in a hurry to deal with the Great Dark Priest. Instead, he glanced at Seto and said, "Although it might be hard for you to accept, can I leave the Great Dark Priest for you to judge, Priest Seto?"
Seto was slightly puzzled by Hayato's words, but he nodded and said, "I am a Priest of the Pharaoh. Naturally, I will administer just judgment upon Sinners. This is not only guaranteed by my own honor as a Priest, but also because of the [Millennium Scale] I hold in my hand."
As he spoke, Seto held up the golden scales that Dark Yugi had entrusted to him. The Priests under the Pharaoh each had their own duty. Karim's previous responsibility was the judgment of Sinners, and now that Karim had made his sacrifice, Seto, who temporarily held the [Millennium Scale], had also temporarily taken over this duty.
Although the [Millennium Items] have different functions, they generally all have additional functions. For example, the [Millennium Rod] hides a small knife that can be used to peel fruit, the [Millennium Puzzle] can be taken apart and used as building blocks, the [Millennium Necklace] is good-looking, and the [Millennium Scale] also has the ability to weigh the severity of a person's sin.
And in the distant Future, three thousand years later, because Duel Monsters directly printed the **Polymerization** card, the fusion ability possessed by the [Millennium Scale] became quite awkward. Not only did its use require recognition from a [Millennium Item], but its effect wasn't as convenient as simply playing a **Polymerization** card directly, and the effects weren't much different.
In the end, in the hand of the [Millennium Scale]'s User, the [Millennium Director] Shadi, the [Millennium Scale] could only be used for its ability to weigh sins.
Hayato nodded but didn't explain further. Anyway, Seto would find out why he said that in a moment. Rather than telling him the truth himself, it was better to let Seto see the Great Dark Priest's identity with his own eyes.
Now that Bakura was already dead, and the Great Dark Priest had been defeated and was about to be subdued, no matter how Hayato looked at it, the Player behind them, Bakura, was clearly at the end of their rope. Could he possibly conjure up another controllable character to continue the struggle?
However, just in case, Hayato felt it was necessary to first take down the two [Millennium Items] embedded in that Underworld Stone Tablet. The crisis had clearly been dispelled, but for some reason, Hayato always felt a hidden threat from that tablet, as if it absolutely couldn't be left alone.
Thinking this, Hayato immediately took action. He climbed onto the Underworld Stone Tablet, preparing to retrieve the [Millennium Puzzle] and [Millennium Key] that the Great Dark Priest had placed inside it before.
However, to his slight surprise, the two [Millennium Items] were surprisingly firmly attached to the tablet, as if they had been stuck with glue. Even though Hayato exerted a lot of strength, he still couldn't pry them off.
"What is this thing, Mjolnir or Sword in the Stone?" Hayato, who had squatted down and tried to pry off the [Millennium Puzzle] for a long time without success, stood up again and looked at the Underworld Stone Tablet beneath his feet with a frown.
According to common sense, most people facing this situation might think it was their own reason, such as not having enough strength, using the wrong method to take the [Millennium Item], or not having unlocked some fixing device first.
But Hayato was different.
"It's obvious, this is fundamentally not my problem, but the tablet's problem." Hayato, who felt he couldn't possibly be wrong, said with a matter-of-fact attitude, looking at the tablet beneath his feet with a dangerous gaze.
The concept that this tablet communicated with the Underworld below wasn't the Great Dark Priest bluffing. As far as Hayato knew, if all the [Millennium Items] were fully embedded in this tablet, the gate to the Underworld would open, and the Wicked God trapped within the Underworld would be released into the World.
In other words, the tablet itself was the gate and Passage to the Underworld, and the [Millennium Items] served as the key. So, here's the question: what would happen if Hayato destroyed the "gate" directly in order to take down the "key"?
The answer certainly couldn't be that the Wicked God would descend upon the World just because the gate was gone. If destroying the Underworld Stone Tablet was enough for the Wicked God to descend, then it wouldn't be Hayato's turn to destroy it now; Bakura could have taken action ages ago.
And watching Hayato casually pick up a stone and smash the Underworld Stone Tablet, vowing to smash it to pieces, Seto's twitched mouth showed his helplessness. Only at this moment did Seto feel that Hayato was acting like an eight-year-old child.
Well then, it was time for the adults to do what adults do.
Thinking this, Seto approached the Great Dark Priest, who was fallen beside the wall, with a cold expression on his face.
"Foolish person who dared to provoke our Pharaoh, Great Dark Priest, whether you can hear me or not, here, I, Seto, as a Priest under the Pharaoh, declare judgment upon you." As he approached the Great Dark Priest, Seto spoke, raising the [Millennium Scale] at the same time. "Before the [Millennium Scale], your sin will be weighed."
As Seto walked, the [Millennium Scale] showed a stability that defied the laws of physics. The closer he got to the Great Dark Priest, the more one end of the scale would sink. Seeing this result, Seto also declared judgment: "Then, meet your doom here, Great Dark Priest."
"However, before I kill you, I will reveal your true nature to the public."
Putting down the [Millennium Scale], Seto drew a short knife from his [Millennium Rod], planning to kill the Great Dark Priest on the spot to prevent delays. However, before stabbing the fallen and unable to get up Great Dark Priest, Seto instead bent down and grabbed the Great Dark Priest's armor, lifting him up from the ground.
As the Great Dark Priest separated from the ground, the fragments of a broken mask on his face also fell to the ground piece by piece. Along with the sunshine that illuminated the Underground Space more brightly as the sun gradually rose above their heads, Seto attempted to recognize his true form by the Great Dark Priest's red hair,
With just one glance, Seto successfully recognized who the "Great Dark Priest" before him really was. But this one glance stunned him, because he clearly saw a face he had greatly respected for over a decade!
"P-Priest Aknadin!?!"
"Great Dark Priest, why would it be you!?"
Even not long ago, Aknadin attempted to capture Kisara, who held a unique status in Seto's heart, in order to extract the powerful spirit power hidden inside her body. Because the other party's stated purpose to Seto was for the Kingdom, even though Seto almost had a falling out with Aknadin because he endangered Kisara, in Seto's heart, he still actually trusted and respected Aknadin.
When young, his Village was destroyed by slave traders. It was Aknadin who proposed to the Previous Pharaoh that he, a Commoner, should also participate in the Priest's training. During that time, Aknadin always wholeheartedly taught him. For Seto, who had never seen his Father, Aknadin was not only his teacher, but actually even more so his understanding of the "Father" image.
The ambition to become an Ally of Justice was established since childhood by Seto. And his loyalty to the Pharaoh and his heart of love for the Kingdom were all based on Aknadin's influence.
Why would Priest Aknadin, who was like that, turn into the Great Dark Priest before him? What exactly is going on!
It seems like Seto called out his name, waking up Aknadin. Awakened from his coma, Aknadin opened his single eye, looked at Seto, and opened his mouth with some difficulty, but didn't make any sound.
"Aknadin, answer me, why did you attack the Pharaoh!"
"..."
Facing Seto's question, who was now calling him by name, Aknadin opened his mouth again. What was said in his mouth was mumbling, but Seto saw a strange plea and struggle in Aknadin's eyes.
"What did you say?"
Seto asked again, moving closer. This time, he finally heard clearly what Aknadin said.
"...Seto..."
"Quick... Run..."
"I... I can't control him much longer!"
Before Seto could understand who Aknadin was talking about controlling, the next moment, a repulsive force suddenly came from his hand, pushing him out and causing him to fall to the ground. And a large amount of dark magic power suddenly surged from Aknadin's body, separated from Aknadin and suddenly rushed towards the Underworld Stone Tablet that Hayato was destroying not far away.
In the instant the mystical power contacted the tablet, many white spirits suddenly emerged from within the Underworld Stone Tablet, attacking the people in the Underground Space. The first to bear the brunt was Hayato, who was standing above the stone slab!
"Well done, Mana!"
Mana, who had been ignored by everyone since coming Underground, delivered the brilliant blow that ended the battle. Watching the [Diabound] before him disappear because the tablet it resided in was destroyed, [Dark Magician] also praised Mana.
No matter how troublesome its immortality was, [Diabound] was still a stone tablet monster at its core. If the tablet it resided in was destroyed, no matter what kind of power it possessed, it would be useless and its only outcome would be to disperse into nothingness.
As the incarnation of resentment of the villagers of Thief Village Creielna, [Diabound] roared unwillingly, its body gradually collapsing and dispersing. In the moment before it turned to dust, it desperately attacked its surroundings, attempting to drag others into mutual destruction.
However, [Dark Magician], [Duos], and [Thunder Dragon Colossus] had all left the vicinity of [Diabound] immediately, avoiding being affected by its death struggle.
It wasn't just the two [Diabound] that Dark Yugi and the others were facing; the one on Hayato's side also dispersed simultaneously. As soon as there was no longer a need to keep [Diabound]'s attention, Hayato immediately rushed back.
"This time, we've really taken care of this spirit, right?"
Watching [Diabound] be destroyed and the Great Dark Priest be defeated, Seto said, panting heavily. Using Karim's Duel Arena, he had summoned **Thunder Dragon Titan**, but as a cost, Seto felt his stamina was completely drained at this moment.
"Counting Hayato's time, [Diabound] has been taken down twice now, right? If [Diabound] could revive a third time after this, what kind of plot point would that be? Only a third-rate novelist who can't think of a plot would make something up just to pad the word count."
Dark Yugi muttered. As he spoke, he looked towards [Dark Magician] and walked over to him, temporarily handing the [Millennium Scale] he held in his hand to Seto for safekeeping.
Before, because of Bakura, he had fallen into a comatose state, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He unexpectedly saw a part of "himself" from the past in a dream while he was unconscious.
Memories with Mahad, memories with Mana, and even memories with the Previous Pharaoh when he was still alive, his own Father. Dark Yugi remembered many things because of this, but it was regrettable that he still hadn't been able to know his name.
As things stood, even Dark Yugi already knew that his lost name was not something ordinary. No matter who he asked, he couldn't obtain an answer, as if his name had been directly erased, just like the script on that memory tablet at that time.
It was the same even for people extremely close to him like Mana and Priest Shimon. Priest Shimon had even overseen the construction of his tomb, but the result was the same. This made Dark Yugi couldn't help but wonder if the people in this Memory World were under some kind of invisible restriction, preventing them from saying his name.
Before Hayato left the Royal City to rush to Necrovalley, he had mentioned to Yugi and the others that he would look for Dark Yugi's Tomb in Necrovalley along the way to see if he could find his name. However, after Dark Yugi woke up and remembered some memories, he knew that Hayato wouldn't have any gains, because he also remembered that his tomb was not in Necrovalley.
On this trip to Thief Village, Yugi, Joey Wheeler , and the others did not travel with Dark Yugi. They specifically went to Dark Yugi's Tomb built by Priest Shimon to see if there might be any clues left behind. After all, people might be influenced and unable to convey information about the Pharaoh's name, but inanimate objects might be an exception.
And [Dark Magician], or rather Mahad from the past, as the Pharaoh's childhood playmate, naturally knew Dark Yugi's true name. Dark Yugi felt that perhaps he might also be able to obtain clues from Mahad.
This was the more rational explanation. The more emotional explanation, and also Dark Yugi's true situation, was that due to the partial recovery of his memory, he recalled the bits and pieces of time he spent with Mahad. However, this feeling, finally remembered, only returned now that Mahad was already dead, making Dark Yugi miss Mahad even more. When he saw [Dark Magician] appear, he was also exceptionally surprised.
And watching Mana and Dark Yugi walk towards [Dark Magician], Hayato, who had returned to their side, wisely didn't disturb them. Instead, he looked at the defeated Great Dark Priest. Mana's attack just now was quite heavy, knocking the opponent out almost completely and leaving him unable to recover, having completely lost his threat.
Hayato wasn't in a hurry to deal with the Great Dark Priest. Instead, he glanced at Seto and said, "Although it might be hard for you to accept, can I leave the Great Dark Priest for you to judge, Priest Seto?"
Seto was slightly puzzled by Hayato's words, but he nodded and said, "I am a Priest of the Pharaoh. Naturally, I will administer just judgment upon Sinners. This is not only guaranteed by my own honor as a Priest, but also because of the [Millennium Scale] I hold in my hand."
As he spoke, Seto held up the golden scales that Dark Yugi had entrusted to him. The Priests under the Pharaoh each had their own duty. Karim's previous responsibility was the judgment of Sinners, and now that Karim had made his sacrifice, Seto, who temporarily held the [Millennium Scale], had also temporarily taken over this duty.
Although the [Millennium Items] have different functions, they generally all have additional functions. For example, the [Millennium Rod] hides a small knife that can be used to peel fruit, the [Millennium Puzzle] can be taken apart and used as building blocks, the [Millennium Necklace] is good-looking, and the [Millennium Scale] also has the ability to weigh the severity of a person's sin.
And in the distant Future, three thousand years later, because Duel Monsters directly printed the **Polymerization** card, the fusion ability possessed by the [Millennium Scale] became quite awkward. Not only did its use require recognition from a [Millennium Item], but its effect wasn't as convenient as simply playing a **Polymerization** card directly, and the effects weren't much different.
In the end, in the hand of the [Millennium Scale]'s User, the [Millennium Director] Shadi, the [Millennium Scale] could only be used for its ability to weigh sins.
Hayato nodded but didn't explain further. Anyway, Seto would find out why he said that in a moment. Rather than telling him the truth himself, it was better to let Seto see the Great Dark Priest's identity with his own eyes.
Now that Bakura was already dead, and the Great Dark Priest had been defeated and was about to be subdued, no matter how Hayato looked at it, the Player behind them, Bakura, was clearly at the end of their rope. Could he possibly conjure up another controllable character to continue the struggle?
However, just in case, Hayato felt it was necessary to first take down the two [Millennium Items] embedded in that Underworld Stone Tablet. The crisis had clearly been dispelled, but for some reason, Hayato always felt a hidden threat from that tablet, as if it absolutely couldn't be left alone.
Thinking this, Hayato immediately took action. He climbed onto the Underworld Stone Tablet, preparing to retrieve the [Millennium Puzzle] and [Millennium Key] that the Great Dark Priest had placed inside it before.
However, to his slight surprise, the two [Millennium Items] were surprisingly firmly attached to the tablet, as if they had been stuck with glue. Even though Hayato exerted a lot of strength, he still couldn't pry them off.
"What is this thing, Mjolnir or Sword in the Stone?" Hayato, who had squatted down and tried to pry off the [Millennium Puzzle] for a long time without success, stood up again and looked at the Underworld Stone Tablet beneath his feet with a frown.
According to common sense, most people facing this situation might think it was their own reason, such as not having enough strength, using the wrong method to take the [Millennium Item], or not having unlocked some fixing device first.
But Hayato was different.
"It's obvious, this is fundamentally not my problem, but the tablet's problem." Hayato, who felt he couldn't possibly be wrong, said with a matter-of-fact attitude, looking at the tablet beneath his feet with a dangerous gaze.
The concept that this tablet communicated with the Underworld below wasn't the Great Dark Priest bluffing. As far as Hayato knew, if all the [Millennium Items] were fully embedded in this tablet, the gate to the Underworld would open, and the Wicked God trapped within the Underworld would be released into the World.
In other words, the tablet itself was the gate and Passage to the Underworld, and the [Millennium Items] served as the key. So, here's the question: what would happen if Hayato destroyed the "gate" directly in order to take down the "key"?
The answer certainly couldn't be that the Wicked God would descend upon the World just because the gate was gone. If destroying the Underworld Stone Tablet was enough for the Wicked God to descend, then it wouldn't be Hayato's turn to destroy it now; Bakura could have taken action ages ago.
And watching Hayato casually pick up a stone and smash the Underworld Stone Tablet, vowing to smash it to pieces, Seto's twitched mouth showed his helplessness. Only at this moment did Seto feel that Hayato was acting like an eight-year-old child.
Well then, it was time for the adults to do what adults do.
Thinking this, Seto approached the Great Dark Priest, who was fallen beside the wall, with a cold expression on his face.
"Foolish person who dared to provoke our Pharaoh, Great Dark Priest, whether you can hear me or not, here, I, Seto, as a Priest under the Pharaoh, declare judgment upon you." As he approached the Great Dark Priest, Seto spoke, raising the [Millennium Scale] at the same time. "Before the [Millennium Scale], your sin will be weighed."
As Seto walked, the [Millennium Scale] showed a stability that defied the laws of physics. The closer he got to the Great Dark Priest, the more one end of the scale would sink. Seeing this result, Seto also declared judgment: "Then, meet your doom here, Great Dark Priest."
"However, before I kill you, I will reveal your true nature to the public."
Putting down the [Millennium Scale], Seto drew a short knife from his [Millennium Rod], planning to kill the Great Dark Priest on the spot to prevent delays. However, before stabbing the fallen and unable to get up Great Dark Priest, Seto instead bent down and grabbed the Great Dark Priest's armor, lifting him up from the ground.
As the Great Dark Priest separated from the ground, the fragments of a broken mask on his face also fell to the ground piece by piece. Along with the sunshine that illuminated the Underground Space more brightly as the sun gradually rose above their heads, Seto attempted to recognize his true form by the Great Dark Priest's red hair,
With just one glance, Seto successfully recognized who the "Great Dark Priest" before him really was. But this one glance stunned him, because he clearly saw a face he had greatly respected for over a decade!
"P-Priest Aknadin!?!"
"Great Dark Priest, why would it be you!?"
Even not long ago, Aknadin attempted to capture Kisara, who held a unique status in Seto's heart, in order to extract the powerful spirit power hidden inside her body. Because the other party's stated purpose to Seto was for the Kingdom, even though Seto almost had a falling out with Aknadin because he endangered Kisara, in Seto's heart, he still actually trusted and respected Aknadin.
When young, his Village was destroyed by slave traders. It was Aknadin who proposed to the Previous Pharaoh that he, a Commoner, should also participate in the Priest's training. During that time, Aknadin always wholeheartedly taught him. For Seto, who had never seen his Father, Aknadin was not only his teacher, but actually even more so his understanding of the "Father" image.
The ambition to become an Ally of Justice was established since childhood by Seto. And his loyalty to the Pharaoh and his heart of love for the Kingdom were all based on Aknadin's influence.
Why would Priest Aknadin, who was like that, turn into the Great Dark Priest before him? What exactly is going on!
It seems like Seto called out his name, waking up Aknadin. Awakened from his coma, Aknadin opened his single eye, looked at Seto, and opened his mouth with some difficulty, but didn't make any sound.
"Aknadin, answer me, why did you attack the Pharaoh!"
"..."
Facing Seto's question, who was now calling him by name, Aknadin opened his mouth again. What was said in his mouth was mumbling, but Seto saw a strange plea and struggle in Aknadin's eyes.
"What did you say?"
Seto asked again, moving closer. This time, he finally heard clearly what Aknadin said.
"...Seto..."
"Quick... Run..."
"I... I can't control him much longer!"
Before Seto could understand who Aknadin was talking about controlling, the next moment, a repulsive force suddenly came from his hand, pushing him out and causing him to fall to the ground. And a large amount of dark magic power suddenly surged from Aknadin's body, separated from Aknadin and suddenly rushed towards the Underworld Stone Tablet that Hayato was destroying not far away.
In the instant the mystical power contacted the tablet, many white spirits suddenly emerged from within the Underworld Stone Tablet, attacking the people in the Underground Space. The first to bear the brunt was Hayato, who was standing above the stone slab!
