Who asked him to play Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 1494 Awakening
There was no pain, no excruciating pain of being slashed or torn apart, and no feeling of life force draining away as one would expect when their life points reach zero.

To his surprise, Drubey found himself even feeling somewhat comfortable.

A soft white light enveloped him, warm and reassuring. The light transformed into the form of a warhorse, flapping its wings and flying to him, its eyes gentle and sorrowful.

For some reason, Drubey felt that the horse looked like it was about to cry at any moment.

After hesitating for half a second, as if possessed, Drube couldn't help but reach out, spread his fingers, and slowly place his palm on the horse's body.

The buzzing in my head reached its peak at that moment.

Countless memories, originally just a myriad of broken fragments, now seem to have suddenly acquired a core, drawn towards that core from all directions, automatically adhering and piecing themselves together like a jigsaw puzzle. But each fragment knows it belongs in an unknown puzzle.

As the puzzle pieces were pieced together, memories began to be restored. It felt as if a missing segment of his life was being stuffed into his mind, creating a fierce conflict with his memories of being one of the glorious Seven Emperors of the Balian.

It was as if two souls were fiercely battling inside this body.

Faces flashed before him. Faces that felt both strange and familiar, faces he was certain he had never met in his life, yet clearly had comrades who had fought alongside him through thick and thin.

Those inferior humans, whom he, as one of the seven noble Balian emperors, should have despised and looked down upon.

Finally, the confusion in my mind reached its peak.

"Ahhh-"

Drubey covered his head and knelt down.

"How could this be? How could this be?"

"Am I human?"

My past life, my soul

He felt confused and bewildered, unable to understand why two completely conflicting life stories could appear in his life at the same time.

As he suddenly looked up, his memory seemed to provide the answer.

He saw the endless ocean.

That was the Sea of ​​Oblivion, a forbidden land in the world of the Balian, a realm even their supreme seven emperors were not allowed to set foot in. Because sealed beneath this sea was the most terrifying being of this world—no, perhaps of all worlds.

The creator god of the Balian world, the Lord of a Thousand.

At this moment, the towering phantom appeared above this forbidden ocean, looking down at the kneeling Drube and letting out a sinister laugh.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, as if he understood.

Why would his comrades, who had risked their lives with him in the past, suddenly betray him when he left his hometown? Why would they turn against him without hesitation, even slaying Drube and Pegasus from his past life?

Behind those once-respected warriors and important comrades, a phantom slowly emerged.

The dark silhouette, the legendary creator god of Balian, seemed to transcend time and space, grinning sinisterly at him through the ocean of consciousness.

It's him!

Drubey suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Anger, fear, lingering fear, resentment, and doubt all mingled together, but all of them were suppressed by the shock of this moment.

It is thousands of lords!
Back then, thousands of lords bewitched the bravest warriors of this country, manipulated their minds, made them greedy, and led them to rebel, even turning their swords against their former best friends.

Then, after Drube's death, thousands of sovereigns, who had already orchestrated this scheme, intercepted his soul and manually began his life as one of the Seven Valian Emperors. Yes, he was human.

Drubey's expression was contorted with pain.

He is a human. His proud status as one of the Seven Emperors, his unwavering mission, his current life, his responsibilities, and even his most trusted and entrusted partner to date, "Radiant Angel Radiant Halo," are all fabrications by thousands of masters.

He should have been a hero to humanity, but he was brainwashed and manipulated, turning against humanity and becoming its greatest enemy.

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Hope and Pegasus's images had disappeared, and the Imperial Key had landed. They had all returned to the human world, standing on an open field.

Yuma watched as Drube knelt on the ground, remaining silent for a long time. Only when Drube slowly rose did he finally ask, "Are you alright?"

Although he won the duel, he wasn't sure if the plan had succeeded.

Drubey glanced at them, his eyes filled with sorrow, and said, "Yuma, I'm sorry for everything that happened to Starlight so far."

Yu Ma's eyes lit up.

This looks like it succeeded!?

"I remember now, I remember everything."

Drube had by this time deactivated his Valiant form and returned to human form. In his human form, he looked like a boy not much older than Yuma, wearing glasses and with a refined and scholarly appearance.

"I am human, and Pegasus is my most important companion." He glanced at the relic number that was now in his hands and said softly, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so many years."

The astral body asked, "So what are you going to do next?"

Drubey shook his head: "I don't know. Although I've remembered the truth, my stance hasn't changed. Whatever the process or reasons, I am now a Balian, one of the Seven Balian Emperors."

The entire world of Balian will trust me and place their hopes in me. And my most important companions—I cannot abandon them so easily.

He paused, then looked up, his gaze firm.

"However, I can't just let this go. The deception and manipulation of my life by thousands of sovereigns—even a god must pay the price. As for the conflict between humanity and the Balian world, we can deal with that later."

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Yuma's face lit up with joy. "I've always said that nothing has to be solved by fighting to the death. If we all work together, we can always find a better way!"

Remembering something, she looked at You Xuan beside her and smiled, "Thank you too, You Xuan. Without your help, we wouldn't have been able to turn from enemies to friends with the Balian people."

Completely unsurprised by this turn of events, You Xuan casually waved his hand, while shaking the drink in his hand with a hint of regret: "Ah, it's finished."

The astral body looked up at a certain spot in the sky for a moment, then turned to Yuma and said, "Yuma, someone's coming."

Yuma: "Huh?"

He followed the gaze of the astral body and saw a small black dot rapidly approaching in the sky. It vaguely resembled a human figure, but it seemed to have a pair of wings behind it.

As the figure flew closer, it removed the wings from its back—which turned out to be a pair of metal hang gliders. The figure jumped from the air, and a superhero figure resembling the president of Kaiba Corporation landed in front of them.

Yuma exclaimed in delight: "Kaito!"

(End of this chapter)