Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

As he spoke, Kaiba placed the card in his hand on the dueling platform: "I activate the Spell Card [Ultimate Burst], and then enter my Battle Phase."

"【Ultimate Burst】will grant my 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】the ability to attack three times during a single battle phase, and the opponent will be unable to respond to 【Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon】's attacks until the damage step ends and no spell, trap, or monster effects are activated!"

"Swallow the surging storm and radiance, and unleash boundless fury, [Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon]!" Kaiba pointed at Pegasus's [Toon Dark Magician] on the field, "Attack [Toon Dark Magician], Burst Stream of Annihilation!!"

One of the three heads of the Ultimate Dragon opened its mouth, and a dazzling sphere of light gathered within its mouth, transforming into a torrent of light that poured forth. Seeing this, Pegasus said resentfully, "[Cartoon] Monsters cannot be destroyed—"

"But you still have to take the damage from the battle!" Kaiba's cold voice interrupted Pegasus. "Only destruction can create. If you don't understand this path, just let yourself be swallowed up by the attacks of [Blue Eyes] and drown in the 'present'."

[Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon] The other two dragon heads were also ready, and following the first attack, two more dragon breaths were released with the sound of the seahorse.

"And I will forge ahead on the path to the future!"

"Crush!"

"Jade Shattered!!"

“Big cheers!!!”

"Ughhhhhh!!!!"

[Bekas: 3000→1000→0→0LP]

Despite being just a virtual projection, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon's triple attack carried a powerful impact that sent Pegasus flying from the dueling platform, landing in the aisle behind him, where he struggled to get up for a while.

Kaiba didn't care about Pegasus's thoughts. Under Pegasus's gaze, he put away the cards on the dueling platform and walked steadily and firmly to the table where the two of them had placed their suitcases. He then opened the suitcase that Pegasus had put down.

Inside the box was a small stack of cards, well-protected and neatly arranged without damage. The seahorse reached out and picked up the stack of cards, unfolding them.

The box contained not only the card Pegasus created based on the data of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but also many other cards that he successfully designed and manufactured but were not taken out directly for various reasons. For example, Kaiba saw a card called "Confrontational Destiny".

The card depicts two monsters, Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician, facing off. Pegasus clearly designed this card based on the stone tablet currently on display at the Egyptian Antiquities Exhibition in Domino City.

However, Kaiba, who hadn't taken Isis's words to heart, completely ignored the card "Destiny of Confrontation" and took out two cards from the six or seven cards in his hand: "Then, I'll accept these two cards. As for the transaction, I'll take the initiative to find Kobayashi Hayato and Muto Yugi."

"Two cards?! How could this be?!" Pegasus lay on the ground, his face filled with disbelief. "Didn't we agree on just one? Why did you take another one? Is stealing my card some kind of joke?"

I originally thought only people like Hayato Kobayashi would steal other people's cards, but I never expected that someone as handsome and shrewd as Seto Kaiba would steal my cards too!

If I had known it would be like this, I should have only taken out one card!

"Wait! Seahorse boy!"

Pegasus struggled to his feet, trying to persuade Kaiba to take back the extra card he had taken, but Kaiba moved too quickly and had already left the dueling hall, not forgetting to take his briefcase with him, since it contained the signed share transfer agreement.

——————Blue-Eyes Jet Dragon in flight——————

Domino City, Egypt Artifacts Traveling Exhibition Hall.

Although the exhibition hall was initially intended as a cover for the cards of the "Three Egyptian Gods," Isis, as the person in charge of the traveling exhibition of cultural relics, remained in Domino City to ensure that everything was done properly and from beginning to end.

The “Egyptian Antiquities Touring Exhibition” is not actually a “national tour” in the conventional sense. After all, Isis’s initial goal was to bring Malik, who was still in Gruz at the time, to Domino City. It was impossible for him to travel all over the country. The so-called “tour” actually refers to the “tour” of the antiquities.

In other words, by exhibiting a portion of the cultural relics at a fixed location for a period of time and then replacing them with other cultural relics, the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the preservation of the cultural relics, and even the necessity of building a new exhibition hall is eliminated.

Hayato, with a camera dangling from his chest, casually snapped a photo of the pharaoh's coffin, which wasn't yet encased in a glass case: "Is this Tutankhamun? He doesn't really look like he's cursed."

"'Deathwing will descend upon those who dare disturb the Pharaoh's sleep.' Although such words are inscribed outside the Pharaoh's tomb, unfortunately, the so-called 'curse of the Pharaoh' is just a baseless rumor. Pharaoh Tutankhamun did not possess any great power during his lifetime."

Isis, standing nearby, smiled and explained to Hayato that since they were at work, she was wearing the Egyptian attire that covered her face.

"Because Pharaoh Tutankhamun was one of the few pharaohs whose tomb was not visited by tomb robbers, the archaeological team led by British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered a large amount of gold and silver treasures and precious artifacts in Tutankhamun's tomb. In order to prevent tomb robbers from coveting it, they deliberately fabricated this rumor."

Upon hearing this, Hayato scoffed, "I think it's not just to prevent tomb raiders from getting involved; there's probably also the reason to scare the locals away from the cemetery so they can transport the artifacts to the British Museum."

"After all, it is common knowledge that once the British Museum returns the artifacts to their rightful owners, the museum is completely empty."

Isis smiled wryly. Like Hayato, she had no fondness for the "archaeological teams" who plundered artifacts from other countries under the guise of protecting cultural relics: "However, Hayato, you're wrong about one thing. The artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb were not taken by them. In fact, all the Egyptian artifacts in the British Museum are fake."

"After all, although the tomb-guarding clan lives a secluded life, we can't just stand by and watch when someone makes a move on the pharaoh's tomb."

"In that case, sister, stop chatting with brother-in-law for now, don't just stand there watching, come and help me out~" Malik's voice came from behind Hayato and Isis.

Malik, carrying a sealed box, walked slowly toward Hayato and the others, complaining as he went, "Once she got a sweetheart, she completely forgot she has a younger brother. And even though you can't take pictures of artifacts, she didn't even stop her brother-in-law, and she even made me do all the hard labor..."

"Alright, alright, Malik, you've been getting more and more nagging lately. I'll help you with that." Hayato said helplessly as he walked over to Malik, took the box, and told Malik to rest for a bit.

When Hayato took the box, he felt its unusual weight, as if it contained something extraordinary: "What's inside...?"

“This box?” Isis glanced at the box Hayato was holding, recalling the updated catalog of artifacts. “Oh right, this box contains a stone slab, an artifact that was recently unearthed about eight years ago. Several other artifacts from the same batch will also be on display this time.”

“Moreover, this stone slab is actually quite special,” Isis paused, looking at Hayato, “because the existence of the Three Egyptian Gods is also engraved on the stone slab.”

Chapter 515 The Change of Prophecy

Helping Isis move the stone slab from the box to a glass case at the end of the exhibition hall, Isis put on gloves to prevent sweat from corroding the slab and opened the box.

As Isis took the stone tablet out of the box and placed it in the open glass case, Hayato's gaze was drawn to something next to the stone tablet that had just been placed down.

It was a crystal-like pyramid model, almost exactly the same size as the triangular stone slab that Isis had just taken out. In the center of the front was a golden relief of the "Eye of Ugato," except that the eyeball was red.

If Pegasus were here, he would immediately recognize that this was the pyramid that sealed the Three Egyptian Gods in his dream last night. Unfortunately, Pegasus was indeed very interested in archaeological artifacts from various countries, but his purpose was only to revive his first love. Now, he has long lost interest in anything related to artifacts.

"This stone slab was excavated together with this crystal pyramid. Although the stone slab looks very similar to the 'Millennium Block' where the nameless pharaoh resided, or even looks like it was just upside down, the direction of the text on the stone slab confirms that it is."

As Isis leaned the stone slab against the support, she explained to Hayato. As the director of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority, an important figure in the Egyptian government, and the head of a clan of tomb keepers, this basic knowledge came naturally to Isis.

"The inscription on the stone tablet states that this crystal pyramid was called 'Light' in ancient Egypt, a symbol of the King of Light, and can be said to be the complete opposite of the 'Millennium Block' or 'Millennium Cone' of the nameless pharaoh, the 'King of Darkness'."

"But compared to the Millennium Blocks, which clearly symbolize 'royal power,' the symbolism of the Pyramid of Light is much more ambiguous."

Isis pointed to the stone slab she had placed securely, gesturing for Hayato to look in her direction. Her finger traced over several hieroglyphs on the slab: "'God,' 'Exile,' 'Destruction and Creation,' 'Light.' The only character on the slab whose description of the Pyramid of Light is damaged beyond recognition is the Pyramid of Light. Only these few characters can be read."

Malik, who was also listening to Isis's explanation of the stone tablet, looked annoyed: "This feeling of being cut off from information at a crucial point is just like when the author of a serialized novel deliberately leaves a cliffhanger at the end of a chapter, only saying half of what's said. I'm suddenly starting to hate those tomb raiders too."

Hearing Malik's words, Isis knew he probably assumed the damage to the stone slab was caused by tomb robbers. She closed the glass case containing the stone slab and the Pyramid of Light, shaking her head as she continued her explanation: "No, the damage to this stone slab was not man-made, but an accident. An Egyptian government archaeological team discovered this stone slab and the Pyramid of Light, but a strange collapse occurred at the archaeological site, which led to the complete annihilation of the archaeological team trapped underneath, as well as the damage to the stone slab."

Isis paused slightly after speaking, looking at a glass display case not far away, in which a coffin was on display.

The coffin was unearthed from the same tomb as the stone slab and the "Pyramid of Light". Of the three artifacts, only the seemingly most fragile crystal pyramid "Light" was completely undamaged, while the wooden coffin and the stone slab were damaged to varying degrees.

The mummy in the coffin was undamaged, and the relief of Anubis, the god of the underworld, on the outside of the coffin was also undamaged. Only the ancient Egyptian writing on the side of the coffin, which also contained some inscriptions, was partially destroyed, leaving only about half of the inscription intact.

It contains the following information...

"Oh, this coffin?" Just as Isis was lost in thought, Hayato heard a familiar voice coming from not far away. Looking into the distance, he saw two starfish of different colors stuck to a glass display case.

Hayato looked again and realized he'd misread it. It was Yugi and his grandfather, Muto Sugoroku, who had been a hostage for a thousand years, standing in front of the booth. Accompanying them were Jonouchi, Kyoko, and Honda.

"Huh? Hayato's here too?" Unlike the grandfather and grandson who were staring intently at the mummy around the coffin, Jonouchi wasn't interested in mummies at all. He looked around and was the first to notice Hayato and the other two who had also spotted them.

Although she is usually outgoing and cheerful, Kyoko is still a girl after all. From the beginning, she had been hiding behind the game, which was shorter than her, to avoid seeing the scary mummy. Hearing Jonouchi's words, she found a way to distract herself and immediately turned around: "Isis-san, are you on a date with Hayato?"

"Even if you're looking for a thrill at a haunted house, no one would go on a date in a museum full of mummies, right? Besides, Miss Isis is the curator, so it's perfectly normal for her to be here," Honda casually remarked. After seeing Malik, they nodded to each other from a distance as a greeting.

Hayato's camera, hanging around his neck, swayed as he walked. He lifted it up by the strap with one hand: "That kid Malik was conscripted by Isis, so I came along to take pictures so I can give them to the newspaper for publicity."

"But you guys, I remember there was a sign at the main entrance of the exhibition hall saying it was temporarily closed. How did you get in?"

Upon hearing Hayato's question, Jonouchi and the other two were unfazed. However, Muto Sugoroku and Yugi, who had been watching the mummy with great interest, exchanged a glance, looked at Hayato with embarrassed expressions, and honestly told him the whole truth.

The story actually begins yesterday, after the first Duel Monsters Tournament concluded at the central plaza of the shopping district, when Hayato and Yugi watched Yusei and Jaden leave and go their separate ways.

Although he spent a whole day outside, during which he not only had to duel Paradox for the future of the world, but also had to deal with even more troublesome fans, he didn't feel tired when he got home and still had plenty of energy.

The same goes for Mr. Muto Soroku. Although he is quite old, he doesn't feel tired at all after looking at women for most of the day. He is also full of energy.

So, as soon as the two energetic kids got home, they accidentally broke the bag of trash that their mom had spent the whole day sorting out. The only good thing was that what fell to the ground and scattered all over the floor were just some recyclable trash, like old newspapers.

As a result, Yugi's mother, who had a very low profile and was even mistaken by Jonouchi for not living with Yugi, scolded the grandfather and grandson for a long time and punished them by making them clean up the cardboard and newspapers on the ground.

Both Yugi and Sugoroku knew it was indeed their fault, and after watching their mother leave to make dinner, they could only obediently pick up the papers on the floor.

While tidying up, Yugi and Sugoroku found quite a few old items, such as drawings Yugi made in art class when he was in elementary school, a life plan that Sugoroku made when he was young but never followed, and an IOU from when Professor Arthur went drinking and didn't have any money and asked Sugoroku to borrow money, etc.

For a moment, it also stirred up many memories for the two of them.

While searching, Muto Sugoroku found an old newspaper from about seven or eight years ago. It published an article about an Egyptian archaeological team encountering an accidental landslide during an archaeological expedition, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people. This brought back many memories of Muto Sugoroku's time archaeological work in Egypt. He also took the opportunity to tell the game about the many dangers he had encountered, among which landslides were the most terrifying.

Other crises, whether it's traps in a tomb or poisons in the desert, cause pain and death in an instant. However, a landslide can trap people in a confined space, where they die slowly in dryness, confinement, hunger, darkness, and despair. It is the most despairing way to die.

Professor Arthur and Sugoroku Muto were buried together under the rubble of a landslide. It was during that time that Professor Arthur gave Sugoroku Muto his Blue-Eyes White Dragon card as a symbol of friendship.

Hearing his grandfather bring up the matter again, Yugi suddenly remembered that when he saw Paradox's "Sin - Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and asked Paradox how he could steal Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes", although he said that his deck contained the strongest cards from various eras, he always avoided answering his question directly.

—Could it be that that guy actually stole the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Chicken Sauce in the future, and is too embarrassed to say something so shameful?

Incidentally, the game also noticed a black-and-white picture in the newspaper reporting the archaeological accident. It was the "Pyramid of Light" that Isis had mentioned, and the game asked Muto Sugoroku what it was.

Having had experience with Egyptian archaeology, Sugoroku Muto, while not able to read the ancient Egyptian priestly script, could still manage to read some basic and simple Egyptian texts. Using the stone slab next to the "Pyramid of Light," Sugoroku Muto translated an explanation that was essentially the same as Isis's.

Just then, the television broadcast a news report stating that the previous exhibition of artifacts at the "Egyptian Antiquities Traveling Exhibition" had ended and that a new batch of artifacts would be exhibited soon. The report also included several photos taken by the Egyptian Antiquities Authority, among which was the "Pyramid of Light" that Yugi and Sugoroku had just noticed.

The game was inspired by a subconscious feeling that there was some connection between the Millennium Puzzle, which housed another version of himself, and the crystal pyramid. Meanwhile, Sugoroku Muto was interested in a coffin from the same batch of artifacts, but the photos were taken eight years ago and were too blurry to read the inscriptions on the side. The grandfather and grandson immediately agreed to visit the exhibition the next day.

The next day, just as they were leaving, the grandfather and grandson happened to run into Jonouchi, Kyoko, and Honda, who were looking for games to play. They then extended an invitation to go together, and the group arrived at the exhibition hall.

As for the "Temporarily Closed" sign at the entrance of the exhibition hall and the security guards responsible for preventing unauthorized personnel from entering, unfortunately, although they were very professional and dedicated, they were no match for the delinquent teenager Jonouchi and the gang leader Honda. They were easily lured away, and the group of five was able to "sneak in" openly.

After hearing what Yugi had to say, Isis was quite helpless. Luckily, the person who infiltrated was Yugi Muto, the host of the nameless pharaoh, and the others didn't have any intention of stealing, otherwise, the theft of precious artifacts would have been a terrible disaster.

In particular, there are several important coffins here, including the mummies of the most important pharaohs in Egyptian history, which can be called national treasures. For example, there is the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, which Hayato just photographed, and the mummy of Ramses II, which has been removed but not yet transported.

"Next time you can say you came to see me," was all Isis could say.

The game enthusiasts knew that what they were doing was wrong, and since they had been caught red-handed by the person in question, they sincerely apologized, saying, "We're sorry, we will definitely not do it again."

After a perfectly standard 90° "red bean paste private horse race", Muto Soroku turned his gaze to the coffin next to him again, his face full of regret: "It's a real pity that the text recorded on this coffin was almost half destroyed by the previous landslide, and the rest of the text is almost completely illegible."

"Unfortunately, I haven't learned that part very well. I should have learned more from Arthur when we were in Egypt."

"Huh? Even Master can't understand it?" Jonouchi scratched his head in distress, and Honda also looked regretful. "What a pity, then we just barged in for nothing."

Mr. Shuangliu came to the museum because he was curious about the incomplete inscriptions on the stone slabs. He wanted to see if there were any inscriptions on the coffins unearthed in the same batch. Now he knows that there are indeed inscriptions on the coffins, but half of them are destroyed and the other half is incomprehensible, which is a real pity.

But Kyoko remembered something else: "Grandpa Sugoroku, you forgot? Miss Isis is right next to us."

Upon hearing this, Yugi, who was also very interested in the coffin, lit up: "That's right, Miss Isis is from a family of tomb keepers, and the Egyptian Antiquities Authority has been studying this coffin for so many years, they must know what's written on it." As he spoke, he looked at Isis with expectant eyes.

Under the gaze of the others, Isis glanced at Hayato, who shrugged helplessly. She nodded and walked to the coffin, looking at it. "Although the writing on the lower half of the coffin was mostly damaged in the accident, after years of restoration, the Egyptian Antiquities Authority has managed to piece back in some of the text. It specifically reads—"

"The Lord of Light will bury the Lord of Darkness through battle, but when the light overflows, the Lord of Destruction will be reborn from the light."

"as well as,"

"'The Sun King will cover up the destruction with [ ], but the destruction will also take away [ ]'."