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## Chapter 813: Sons and Grandsons Will Multiply Endlessly
In the end, Dark Yugi and the others untied Aknadin. On one hand, it was indeed as he said; if he was to lead the way, being tied up would be inconvenient. On the other hand, while seeing a muscular old man tied up in a Kikkō-bind might seem a bit comical at first glance, looking at it for too long was simply too much to bear.
However, they didn't completely release Aknadin. Besides Mana using Aknadin as a teaching aid under **Dark Magician**'s guidance and applying a magic-sealing talisman to him, restraints on his movement were also essential. After all, no one would feel comfortable letting Aknadin, who had a history of hostility, move around freely.
"Having something is better than nothing. At least now I can scratch myself," Aknadin said, taking it in stride, still looking indifferent despite his hands being cuffed. "But speaking of which, how long has it been since Seto took the **Millennium Necklace** and left?"
"About an hour, maybe?" Although he didn't know why Aknadin was asking, Tristan looked up at the position of the sun in the sky, estimated the time, and replied. This was a little trick for judging time in the Wilderness that he had learned in Hawaii.
"In that case, there's probably about another hour left," Aknadin said, nodding. "There might be some deviation, but because I was linked to the **Millennium Stone Tablet** before, my time estimation shouldn't be too far off. **Great Evil God Zorc** should have about an hour left before obtaining the **Millennium Necklace** and breaking the seal to revive."
"A few minutes before **Great Evil God Zorc** revives, its dark power should overflow from the **Millennium Stone Tablet** and dye the sky pitch-black. So we need to obtain that thing I left behind before the sky turns black."
"If we can find a way during this time before **Great Evil God Zorc** revives, there's still a chance of solving the problem. However, if we exceed this time and let it revive, then hope becomes slim. So without delay, let's set off quickly."
Hearing this, Malik sneered at Aknadin and said, "You've been talking for ages, and you still haven't told us what the thing we're looking for is, or what use it has, have you?"
With the help of several attendants, Aknadin sat on the Camel Malik was riding. However, even with his hands cuffed, Aknadin's performance on the Camel was better than Malik's.
"Don't be impatient, Malik Ishtar. I'll tell you on the way. For now, let's hurry," Aknadin said with a grin, looking at Malik sitting in front of him.
Since Aknadin said so, Dark Yugi also nodded to the others. Several people rode horses and left the Troops.
The place they were going to next didn't require an Army, and Isis and Hayato were in a state where they couldn't move easily, so they weren't suitable for going on an adventure following Aknadin's guidance.
After discussion, everyone finally decided that Yugi, Joey Wheeler , Téa , and Tristan , along with Dark Yugi, Mana, Malik, and Aknadin, a total of eight people, would act together and go to the location Aknadin mentioned. Isis would lead the Troops to escort her and Hayato back to the Royal City, and Kaiba would also accompany them.
Kaiba had no interest in anything mystical or ghostly, nor did he believe that Aknadin, who spoke constantly of "magic" and "alchemy," could truly lead Yugi and the others to find the power to defeat **Great Evil God Zorc**. More than that, Kaiba, who had accidentally been taken away from the Royal City by Hayato earlier, was more concerned about the woman he had glimpsed before.
After the two groups split up and moved some distance apart, Aknadin withdrew his line of sight from the direction behind them, which was already blocked by the Desert. He turned his head and looked at Tristan , who was more skilled at riding a Camel than the embarrassing Egyptian, Malik. "What was that child's name again?"
"Huh? You mean Kaiba?" Tristan was startled, not knowing why Aknadin suddenly asked about Kaiba. Seeing Aknadin nod, Tristan , who felt there was nothing that couldn't be said, replied, "His full name is Kaiba Seto. He's sort of our companion, I guess. Although he always acts like he doesn't fit in, basically everyone knows he's just a Tsundere and usually expresses his emotions in the opposite way."
"Oh right, his disdain for Joey Wheeler isn't fake. He really doesn't get along with Joey Wheeler . Almost every time they meet, he'll say something like, 'You're a second-rate Duelist with a third-rate Deck,' 'normal monster,' 'Commoner,' 'novice,' and so on."
"There's no need for the final imitation part, Tristan !"
Joey Wheeler said angrily, "Calling me a novice and stuff, how amazing is Kaiba anyway? At least my academic qualification in the Future will be better than his. That guy has been skipping class for a long time."
Yugi scratched his head and said somewhat awkwardly, "Um, Joey Wheeler , you might not know this, but Kaiba actually stopped coming to school a long time ago because he graduated early. He even received an acceptance letter from Todai, but he refused because he had to take over KaibaCorp."
"Yeah, he's not some stubborn idiot who still has to worry about exam grades," Téa hinted at Joey Wheeler .
Hearing their words, the corner of the mouth of Aknadin slightly curved up. "Kaiba Seto, Seto... Although I don't quite understand graduation, that child must be quite intelligent, right?"
"On that point, yes. I remember Hayato saying that even though he talks about science all the time, Kaiba's brains are capable of achieving magic through human power. It wouldn't be surprising if he built a time machine or an item for crossing between the human world and the spirit world one day."
Aknadin nodded again and asked, "However, is that child's surname Kaiba? Why would it be that surname? Shouldn't he be an Egyptian?"
"Egyptian? I don't know. Kaiba was adopted, you see, along with his Younger Brother Keipei, by a man named Gozaburo Kaiba. That's why his surname is Kaiba. But it's said that Seto was his original name, not one he took later."
Seeing Aknadin nodding to himself, Tristan felt a bit strange. "Why are you suddenly so interested in Kaiba? You couldn't possibly have known him before."
"Heh heh, of course I didn't know him. But just hearing of his existence, I feel that our action this time has a high probability of success. We will definitely be able to correct Seto's distorted thought," Aknadin chuckled, not continuing further.
In his opinion, the answer was already obvious. Leaving aside the coincidence of the names having the exact same pronunciation, just looking at the appearance and completely identical personality of Seto and Kaiba Seto, no matter how you look at it, as a person from the Future who is with these starfish-headed kids, Kaiba Seto is definitely a descendant left behind by Seto.
Since Seto's descendant was left behind in the Future, it means his wish was fulfilled. Although he didn't know what kind of difficulties the process would involve, in the end, he would definitely be able to correct Seto's current distorted thinking and make him leave behind descendants.
As for why Seto's descendant's name doesn't sound Egyptian at all? Didn't these kids say it? That Kaiba Seto was adopted. Maybe during his childhood, because of war, he was separated from his parents, and maybe Kaiba Seto was originally an Egyptian.
Just like this starfish-headed kid, his appearance is fundamentally carved from the same mold as Aknamkanon's son, whose hairstyle mutated. Don't look at how intimately they call each other "Aibo" and "The Other Me"; maybe they are also in an ancestor and descendant relationship.
But speaking of which, when that old man Simon was young and his hair wasn't white, it seemed quite colorful, didn't it? Could it be that Aknamkanon, that crybaby, was... No, it should just be a coincidence.
Grumbling internally about his deceased Brother, Aknadin opened his mouth to change the subject. "Back then, when I deciphered the mystery on the **Millennium Spellbook**, because I knew that the creation of the **Millennium Items** required communicating with the will of a Different Dimension, for safety measure, I actually left behind more than one contingency plan."
"To prevent others from deciphering the manufacturing method of the **Millennium Items** after me and communicating with **Great Evil God Zorc** again, I disassembled the **Millennium Spellbook** into several parts. Each part simply recorded some deciphered information, and I handed them over separately to trustworthy manpower in various places for preservation. The part about the truth of the **Millennium Items**, I gave to the Ishtar Family."
"Huh? That book actually recorded such explosive content!?" Malik was startled and turned his head. "Why didn't I think of flipping through it before? Damn it, I missed out on a great time."
"Unfortunately, the things I recorded on it were also encrypted. Without even basic knowledge of alchemy initiation, it's fundamentally impossible to understand what was written on it," Aknadin looked at Malik with disdain and said contemptuously, "To put it bluntly, that thing requires brains. You wouldn't understand it even if you read it, otherwise why would I feel comfortable handing it over to others?"
"Damn it!"
Speaking beautiful Egyptian, Malik wished he could turn and give Aknadin a punch. How dare he look down on him, Malik, like that.
Unfortunately, just sitting steadily on the Camel was his limit. To think that he, Malik, was the Clan Head of the Ishtar Family! No! When he goes back, he must properly study that book! Even if he can't understand it himself, after he dies there are sons, and after his sons die there are grandsons, sons and grandsons will multiply endlessly!
Thinking of this, Malik the Foolish Ishtar chuckled foolishly, like a three-year-old.
"Oh, no wonder I, Mana, have been to almost every place in the Royal Palace over the years, not even sparing under the Prince's bed or the rooftop, and never saw that Spellbook. So it was hidden away," Mana said casually, seemingly revealing something incredible unintentionally. Téa , behind her, cast a death line of sight at Mana sitting in front.
Meanwhile, Yugi remembered the incomplete Spellbook they had seen in the Real World shortly after arriving in Egypt, led by the former Clan Head Geb among the Tomb Keepers. It contained part of the truth about the creation of the **Millennium Items**, but it wasn't complete.
Aknadin didn't pay attention and continued, "Secondly, when communicating with the Different Dimension and bringing **Great Evil God Zorc** to This World, normally, to prevent **Great Evil God Zorc**, which provides power output for the **Millennium Items**, from leaving, the Passage it came through would be completely blocked."
"However, because I felt that the World **Great Evil God Zorc** was in seemed to be a Higher-Dimensional World, I deliberately didn't close the Passage completely, only narrowed it to a degree where Zorc couldn't return but humans could pass through. If This World were to be ruined by humans someday, I thought I could use that Passage to ascend to a Higher Dimension to escape. Similarly, this method was recorded on a portion of the **Millennium Spellbook** and entrusted to the Sin Clan for safekeeping."
"The other branch of the Tomb Keepers, the Sin Clan, where Priest Shada is?" Dark Yugi recalled and said. And if he remembered correctly, Shadi, who had appeared before them more than once in the modern era, seemed to have introduced himself with the full name Shadi Sin. Just like Ishizu and Malik, Shadi should be the successor of the Sin Clan.
However, Dark Yugi didn't find either of the two methods Aknadin had mentioned very reliable. Firstly, he couldn't create the **Millennium Items** again just to defeat Bakura's true form - **Great Evil God Zorc Necrophades**. Leaving aside whether the strategy of using one enemy to defeat another was good or bad, the mere act of creating a massacre made this plan outside Dark Yugi's consideration.
And the option of dimension ascension to a Higher Dimension, which was giving up, was also discarded. Although this ultimate dark game seemed more like an RTS (Real-time Strategy) game like StarCraft, released a few years ago, rather than a tabletop RPG, Dark Yugi had also played that game. However, unlike Hayato, he didn't particularly like the base trade tactic used by a player named F91.
In Dark Yugi's view, the option of ascending to a Higher Dimension was base trade. Giving up because he couldn't defeat Zorc wasn't his style. What True Duelist would change their offensive strategy and sneak attack from behind just because they saw the situation was bad? Oh, except for Hayato.
Although Aknadin no longer had the **Millennium Eye** that could see through the thoughts in people's human heart, the thoughts revealed on Dark Yugi's face were quite easy to understand. He also knew a bit about reading the room, and continued, "I know, Pharaoh, that you're not interested in these two plans, which is why I chose to bring you here."
Following Aknadin's guidance, everyone arrived near an unremarkable area of Hills. Aknadin, sitting on the Camel, continued, "After my thought was immersed in dark power, I felt my brain instantly broaden significantly. Things I once valued greatly now seem insignificant to me as long as they can help me achieve my goal, even if I discard them."
"Among these, was my former Disciple."
To better pass down their respective **Millennium Items**, each Priest essentially had their own Disciple to inherit their mantle. Just like Simon, who had already passed down the **Millennium Key** to Shada, Mahad also once had the plan of passing his position to Mana, and Aknadin was naturally no exception.
Looking into the distance, Aknadin said, "He is now buried ahead, along with the third method I left behind. While alive, his name no longer held meaning, but I gave him a name after death..."
Paused, the name Aknadin spoke made the people from the modern era subconsciously widen their eyes, remembering the Pyramid of Light Incident that almost killed Hayato.
"...Anubis."
In the end, Dark Yugi and the others untied Aknadin. On one hand, it was indeed as he said; if he was to lead the way, being tied up would be inconvenient. On the other hand, while seeing a muscular old man tied up in a Kikkō-bind might seem a bit comical at first glance, looking at it for too long was simply too much to bear.
However, they didn't completely release Aknadin. Besides Mana using Aknadin as a teaching aid under **Dark Magician**'s guidance and applying a magic-sealing talisman to him, restraints on his movement were also essential. After all, no one would feel comfortable letting Aknadin, who had a history of hostility, move around freely.
"Having something is better than nothing. At least now I can scratch myself," Aknadin said, taking it in stride, still looking indifferent despite his hands being cuffed. "But speaking of which, how long has it been since Seto took the **Millennium Necklace** and left?"
"About an hour, maybe?" Although he didn't know why Aknadin was asking, Tristan looked up at the position of the sun in the sky, estimated the time, and replied. This was a little trick for judging time in the Wilderness that he had learned in Hawaii.
"In that case, there's probably about another hour left," Aknadin said, nodding. "There might be some deviation, but because I was linked to the **Millennium Stone Tablet** before, my time estimation shouldn't be too far off. **Great Evil God Zorc** should have about an hour left before obtaining the **Millennium Necklace** and breaking the seal to revive."
"A few minutes before **Great Evil God Zorc** revives, its dark power should overflow from the **Millennium Stone Tablet** and dye the sky pitch-black. So we need to obtain that thing I left behind before the sky turns black."
"If we can find a way during this time before **Great Evil God Zorc** revives, there's still a chance of solving the problem. However, if we exceed this time and let it revive, then hope becomes slim. So without delay, let's set off quickly."
Hearing this, Malik sneered at Aknadin and said, "You've been talking for ages, and you still haven't told us what the thing we're looking for is, or what use it has, have you?"
With the help of several attendants, Aknadin sat on the Camel Malik was riding. However, even with his hands cuffed, Aknadin's performance on the Camel was better than Malik's.
"Don't be impatient, Malik Ishtar. I'll tell you on the way. For now, let's hurry," Aknadin said with a grin, looking at Malik sitting in front of him.
Since Aknadin said so, Dark Yugi also nodded to the others. Several people rode horses and left the Troops.
The place they were going to next didn't require an Army, and Isis and Hayato were in a state where they couldn't move easily, so they weren't suitable for going on an adventure following Aknadin's guidance.
After discussion, everyone finally decided that Yugi, Joey Wheeler , Téa , and Tristan , along with Dark Yugi, Mana, Malik, and Aknadin, a total of eight people, would act together and go to the location Aknadin mentioned. Isis would lead the Troops to escort her and Hayato back to the Royal City, and Kaiba would also accompany them.
Kaiba had no interest in anything mystical or ghostly, nor did he believe that Aknadin, who spoke constantly of "magic" and "alchemy," could truly lead Yugi and the others to find the power to defeat **Great Evil God Zorc**. More than that, Kaiba, who had accidentally been taken away from the Royal City by Hayato earlier, was more concerned about the woman he had glimpsed before.
After the two groups split up and moved some distance apart, Aknadin withdrew his line of sight from the direction behind them, which was already blocked by the Desert. He turned his head and looked at Tristan , who was more skilled at riding a Camel than the embarrassing Egyptian, Malik. "What was that child's name again?"
"Huh? You mean Kaiba?" Tristan was startled, not knowing why Aknadin suddenly asked about Kaiba. Seeing Aknadin nod, Tristan , who felt there was nothing that couldn't be said, replied, "His full name is Kaiba Seto. He's sort of our companion, I guess. Although he always acts like he doesn't fit in, basically everyone knows he's just a Tsundere and usually expresses his emotions in the opposite way."
"Oh right, his disdain for Joey Wheeler isn't fake. He really doesn't get along with Joey Wheeler . Almost every time they meet, he'll say something like, 'You're a second-rate Duelist with a third-rate Deck,' 'normal monster,' 'Commoner,' 'novice,' and so on."
"There's no need for the final imitation part, Tristan !"
Joey Wheeler said angrily, "Calling me a novice and stuff, how amazing is Kaiba anyway? At least my academic qualification in the Future will be better than his. That guy has been skipping class for a long time."
Yugi scratched his head and said somewhat awkwardly, "Um, Joey Wheeler , you might not know this, but Kaiba actually stopped coming to school a long time ago because he graduated early. He even received an acceptance letter from Todai, but he refused because he had to take over KaibaCorp."
"Yeah, he's not some stubborn idiot who still has to worry about exam grades," Téa hinted at Joey Wheeler .
Hearing their words, the corner of the mouth of Aknadin slightly curved up. "Kaiba Seto, Seto... Although I don't quite understand graduation, that child must be quite intelligent, right?"
"On that point, yes. I remember Hayato saying that even though he talks about science all the time, Kaiba's brains are capable of achieving magic through human power. It wouldn't be surprising if he built a time machine or an item for crossing between the human world and the spirit world one day."
Aknadin nodded again and asked, "However, is that child's surname Kaiba? Why would it be that surname? Shouldn't he be an Egyptian?"
"Egyptian? I don't know. Kaiba was adopted, you see, along with his Younger Brother Keipei, by a man named Gozaburo Kaiba. That's why his surname is Kaiba. But it's said that Seto was his original name, not one he took later."
Seeing Aknadin nodding to himself, Tristan felt a bit strange. "Why are you suddenly so interested in Kaiba? You couldn't possibly have known him before."
"Heh heh, of course I didn't know him. But just hearing of his existence, I feel that our action this time has a high probability of success. We will definitely be able to correct Seto's distorted thought," Aknadin chuckled, not continuing further.
In his opinion, the answer was already obvious. Leaving aside the coincidence of the names having the exact same pronunciation, just looking at the appearance and completely identical personality of Seto and Kaiba Seto, no matter how you look at it, as a person from the Future who is with these starfish-headed kids, Kaiba Seto is definitely a descendant left behind by Seto.
Since Seto's descendant was left behind in the Future, it means his wish was fulfilled. Although he didn't know what kind of difficulties the process would involve, in the end, he would definitely be able to correct Seto's current distorted thinking and make him leave behind descendants.
As for why Seto's descendant's name doesn't sound Egyptian at all? Didn't these kids say it? That Kaiba Seto was adopted. Maybe during his childhood, because of war, he was separated from his parents, and maybe Kaiba Seto was originally an Egyptian.
Just like this starfish-headed kid, his appearance is fundamentally carved from the same mold as Aknamkanon's son, whose hairstyle mutated. Don't look at how intimately they call each other "Aibo" and "The Other Me"; maybe they are also in an ancestor and descendant relationship.
But speaking of which, when that old man Simon was young and his hair wasn't white, it seemed quite colorful, didn't it? Could it be that Aknamkanon, that crybaby, was... No, it should just be a coincidence.
Grumbling internally about his deceased Brother, Aknadin opened his mouth to change the subject. "Back then, when I deciphered the mystery on the **Millennium Spellbook**, because I knew that the creation of the **Millennium Items** required communicating with the will of a Different Dimension, for safety measure, I actually left behind more than one contingency plan."
"To prevent others from deciphering the manufacturing method of the **Millennium Items** after me and communicating with **Great Evil God Zorc** again, I disassembled the **Millennium Spellbook** into several parts. Each part simply recorded some deciphered information, and I handed them over separately to trustworthy manpower in various places for preservation. The part about the truth of the **Millennium Items**, I gave to the Ishtar Family."
"Huh? That book actually recorded such explosive content!?" Malik was startled and turned his head. "Why didn't I think of flipping through it before? Damn it, I missed out on a great time."
"Unfortunately, the things I recorded on it were also encrypted. Without even basic knowledge of alchemy initiation, it's fundamentally impossible to understand what was written on it," Aknadin looked at Malik with disdain and said contemptuously, "To put it bluntly, that thing requires brains. You wouldn't understand it even if you read it, otherwise why would I feel comfortable handing it over to others?"
"Damn it!"
Speaking beautiful Egyptian, Malik wished he could turn and give Aknadin a punch. How dare he look down on him, Malik, like that.
Unfortunately, just sitting steadily on the Camel was his limit. To think that he, Malik, was the Clan Head of the Ishtar Family! No! When he goes back, he must properly study that book! Even if he can't understand it himself, after he dies there are sons, and after his sons die there are grandsons, sons and grandsons will multiply endlessly!
Thinking of this, Malik the Foolish Ishtar chuckled foolishly, like a three-year-old.
"Oh, no wonder I, Mana, have been to almost every place in the Royal Palace over the years, not even sparing under the Prince's bed or the rooftop, and never saw that Spellbook. So it was hidden away," Mana said casually, seemingly revealing something incredible unintentionally. Téa , behind her, cast a death line of sight at Mana sitting in front.
Meanwhile, Yugi remembered the incomplete Spellbook they had seen in the Real World shortly after arriving in Egypt, led by the former Clan Head Geb among the Tomb Keepers. It contained part of the truth about the creation of the **Millennium Items**, but it wasn't complete.
Aknadin didn't pay attention and continued, "Secondly, when communicating with the Different Dimension and bringing **Great Evil God Zorc** to This World, normally, to prevent **Great Evil God Zorc**, which provides power output for the **Millennium Items**, from leaving, the Passage it came through would be completely blocked."
"However, because I felt that the World **Great Evil God Zorc** was in seemed to be a Higher-Dimensional World, I deliberately didn't close the Passage completely, only narrowed it to a degree where Zorc couldn't return but humans could pass through. If This World were to be ruined by humans someday, I thought I could use that Passage to ascend to a Higher Dimension to escape. Similarly, this method was recorded on a portion of the **Millennium Spellbook** and entrusted to the Sin Clan for safekeeping."
"The other branch of the Tomb Keepers, the Sin Clan, where Priest Shada is?" Dark Yugi recalled and said. And if he remembered correctly, Shadi, who had appeared before them more than once in the modern era, seemed to have introduced himself with the full name Shadi Sin. Just like Ishizu and Malik, Shadi should be the successor of the Sin Clan.
However, Dark Yugi didn't find either of the two methods Aknadin had mentioned very reliable. Firstly, he couldn't create the **Millennium Items** again just to defeat Bakura's true form - **Great Evil God Zorc Necrophades**. Leaving aside whether the strategy of using one enemy to defeat another was good or bad, the mere act of creating a massacre made this plan outside Dark Yugi's consideration.
And the option of dimension ascension to a Higher Dimension, which was giving up, was also discarded. Although this ultimate dark game seemed more like an RTS (Real-time Strategy) game like StarCraft, released a few years ago, rather than a tabletop RPG, Dark Yugi had also played that game. However, unlike Hayato, he didn't particularly like the base trade tactic used by a player named F91.
In Dark Yugi's view, the option of ascending to a Higher Dimension was base trade. Giving up because he couldn't defeat Zorc wasn't his style. What True Duelist would change their offensive strategy and sneak attack from behind just because they saw the situation was bad? Oh, except for Hayato.
Although Aknadin no longer had the **Millennium Eye** that could see through the thoughts in people's human heart, the thoughts revealed on Dark Yugi's face were quite easy to understand. He also knew a bit about reading the room, and continued, "I know, Pharaoh, that you're not interested in these two plans, which is why I chose to bring you here."
Following Aknadin's guidance, everyone arrived near an unremarkable area of Hills. Aknadin, sitting on the Camel, continued, "After my thought was immersed in dark power, I felt my brain instantly broaden significantly. Things I once valued greatly now seem insignificant to me as long as they can help me achieve my goal, even if I discard them."
"Among these, was my former Disciple."
To better pass down their respective **Millennium Items**, each Priest essentially had their own Disciple to inherit their mantle. Just like Simon, who had already passed down the **Millennium Key** to Shada, Mahad also once had the plan of passing his position to Mana, and Aknadin was naturally no exception.
Looking into the distance, Aknadin said, "He is now buried ahead, along with the third method I left behind. While alive, his name no longer held meaning, but I gave him a name after death..."
Paused, the name Aknadin spoke made the people from the modern era subconsciously widen their eyes, remembering the Pyramid of Light Incident that almost killed Hayato.
"...Anubis."
