Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

After all, even at that time, Yami Yugi had not yet learned from Hayato how important his name was.

Although Priest Simon couldn't come, Yami Yugi obtained a simple map from him and gave it to Yugi and the others as a guide. Simon even marked some precautions on the map, including the mechanisms to watch out for inside the tomb.

While Priest Simon's plan was thorough, there was one significant problem: none of the four—Yugi, Kyoko, Jonouchi, or Honda—could read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Yugi, being able to read them himself, was completely unaware of this until the group opened the map after Yugi had left and were about to depart.

Fortunately, they encountered Nefertari, who was literate, and she happened to have the time and inclination to accompany them to the Dark Game's tomb.

Unfolding the map and walking along a path leading to the tomb, Nefertari glanced at the map, then turned to the game beside her and said, "The map says that to get into the tomb through this path, you need to find a cat relief inside and light the oil trough below it. Then, text will appear on the wall above the trough. Read the text aloud, and you can proceed to the next level."

"Cats? The ancient Egyptians loved cats so much that they even made cat statues in their tombs."

Upon hearing this, Jonouchi casually remarked, but Honda, standing beside him, chuckled and explained with a hint of pride, "That's not how it works. In ancient Egypt, cats were sacred animals with the power to conquer death, and they believed that mummifying corpses could grant immortality."

"Furthermore, because cats like to sunbathe, the ancient Egyptians believed that cats had the ability to communicate with the sun god Ra."

Upon hearing Honda's words, Jonouchi gave him a suspicious look: "Are you really Honda? How could that idiot Honda know so much about ancient Egypt?"

"The one who calls others idiots is the idiot!" Honda frowned and squeezed Jonouchi's shoulder hard. "Can't I have some hobbies?!"

However, Kyoko casually exposed Honda's lie: "Hobbies? Didn't you ask Miho-chan what her hobbies were, and then, after learning that she was interested in ancient Egyptian history and even thought mummies were cute, you made me study ancient Egyptian history?"

The "Miho-chan" that Kyoko mentioned refers to Nosaka Miho, the class's library committee member, also known as "Little Ribbon." Honda had previously pursued her and confessed his feelings on the day of the school's cultural festival, but he and Manjoume Masashi, who also liked "Little Ribbon," were both rejected and heartbroken.

Honda's ability to flaunt his knowledge of ancient Egypt to Jonouchi at this moment is probably largely due to his efforts to get closer to "Little Ribbon" back then.

Honda blushed slightly after his lie was exposed: "N-nothing like that, Kyoko, how could you slander me like that?"

"Oh, you're blushing? How old are you? Still so shy." Seeing this, Jonouchi took the opportunity to break free and put his arm around Honda's shoulder instead. "I think you don't understand at all. Otherwise, I'll introduce you to some good deals..."

"Um, I think Shizuka is just like—"

"Get up!"

Amidst the playful banter of the two men who couldn't be serious at all when they got together, the group of five successfully entered the part of the tomb that was only above ground through a small door that seemed to be for the builders to leave, and arrived at a spacious palace.

As a pharaoh's tomb, even the one the game's characters entered was quite grand. Although there were no valuable items adorning it, the numerous ferocious reliefs surrounding it alone gave it an aura of majesty. In particular, the falcon-headed, human-bodied statue at the very top, representing the sun god Ra, made one feel as if they were being judged under the gaze of a god.

Following the map's directions, the group quickly located the cat relief mentioned above. They took out a fire source and lit the oil trough beneath the relief, and sure enough, ancient Egyptian writing gradually appeared on the wall in front of them.

"Further ahead from here lies the realm where the great Pharaoh slumbers. Any intruders will be punished by the gods, their bodies decaying and their souls buried in darkness." Nefertari read the words aloud and said quite earnestly, "I apologize for disturbing this Pharaoh's eternal slumber. Please forgive me if I have offended him."

"No, no, Nefertari-chan, this tomb is still empty." Kyoko said quickly, looking at the serious Nefertari. "This is the tomb of the current Pharaoh. The other Pharaoh in the other game is still alive, so it's okay."

“Well, then let’s consider this an advance apology for any future offenses,” Nefertari said with a smile after a moment’s thought.

As they were talking, the ground in front of them began to move, and as a section of the floor moved away, a staircase leading to the real tomb of the pharaoh underground was revealed.

The group of people who came for this purpose walked down the steps without hesitation, but as they walked along the road, they suddenly felt that something in the city seemed familiar.

"I don't know why, even though this is probably our first time visiting this mausoleum, I feel like I've heard descriptions of this mausoleum somewhere before."

“Huh? Jonouchi, you feel the same way?” Honda was taken aback and said, “Actually, I feel the same way. It’s like someone described the mechanisms in this tomb to us, such as the place with many mechanical puppets after you go down the steps.”

As they were talking, the group had already climbed the not-too-long flight of stairs and arrived at the underground. What came into their view was indeed a room filled with mechanical puppets holding swords and knives, and except for a very narrow, winding passage, it was all a bottomless abyss.

Kyoko and Yugi were slightly taken aback. They exchanged glances with Honda and Jonouchi, and said in unison, "Chicken-chan/Master/Grandpa Sugoroku, you were talking about this place before!?"

Chapter 799 The True Name, Get

"Ok?"

Nefertari tilted her head in confusion as she watched Jonouchi and Honda, who had previously needed her to lead the way, suddenly walk confidently ahead after arriving at the tomb's underground, seemingly unafraid of stepping on traps.

After thinking for a moment, she reminded the group, "The map says that the traps here are those armed puppet soldiers, and you will be killed if you advance without respect and fear. However, it doesn't specify what exactly constitutes 'respect and fear'."

"In terms of liking to make people guess boring jokes, that priest Simon who looks a lot like Master Sugoroku is exactly the same," Jonouchi said nonchalantly, confidently walking in front, stepping onto the narrow, suspended stone slab that was only one person wide, and heading straight for the corner in front of him.

At that very corner, a statue holding two sickle-shaped swords seemed to sense someone stepping onto the suspended stone slab, and it straightened up and moved towards the city.

"Hehe, are you getting closer to me? Instead of running away, you're approaching me, Jonouchi?" Mimicking Hayato's tone from his memory, Jonouchi uttered the words he had long wanted to learn. "But Muda Muda, Master Sugoroku already gave us the answer. As long as you keep your right foot forward, then—uwa!"

Before he could finish speaking, Jonouchi, whose cool demeanor lasted less than three seconds, instinctively bent over and narrowly dodged the statue's swinging blade that seemed to be about to slice him in half, his face showing a look of utter shock.

"W-this isn't right, isn't it? Didn't you say that all you had to do was step forward with your right foot!?"

Seeing Jonouchi stumble backward, Honda, unable to bear it any longer, covered his forehead and reminded him, "Idiot, it's your left foot, not your right! You've got it completely wrong!"

"Huh? Huh?" Upon hearing Honda's reminder, Jonouchi quickly adjusted his stance, switching to left foot forward and right foot back. Sure enough, the statue that was attacking him stopped waving its weapon, and the blade remained suspended in mid-air without falling.

Jonouchi breathed a sigh of relief, then stubbornly said, "Well, actually, of course I remembered to step forward with my left foot. I just wanted to test whether these statues could actually move. Hmm, the test went smoothly, hmm."

"You're really stubborn," Honda retorted, then said to the others, "But it seems like it really is like the story Grandpa Sugoroku told us: as long as you keep your left foot forward, you won't be attacked by the statue."

"In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh was regarded as the representative of the gods on earth, and after the pharaoh died, he was regarded as a god. The statues offered to the pharaoh had to be placed with their left foot forward, just like offering the pharaoh's heart. If you wanted to move forward, you had to express your respect by placing your left foot forward. This represented absolute obedience in the divine realm of the pharaoh's tomb. Forgetting this humility would result in death."

But as Honda was talking, he realized that no one was listening to him. Yugi and Kyoko, along with Nefertari, had already followed Jonouchi onto the suspended stone slab: "Hey, you guys are going too far! It hurts my pride!"

"Nobody's interested in that stuff anymore, hurry up and catch up, Honda." From afar, Jonouchi called out to Honda, "You're the slowest now, I'm already halfway there."

Although the movement of always keeping your left foot forward is a little awkward, as long as you carefully avoid the statues and don't fall into the abyss, this level is incredibly easy.

Honda pursed his lips and walked towards the suspended stone slab: "Walk slowly, Jonouchi. Don't forget that Grandpa Sogoku mentioned there's a mechanism here that triggers a moving wall of spikes when you step on it. Be careful not to—"

"Click".

Honda paused, glancing down at his feet. As if on cue, the mechanism was triggered before he could finish speaking, though not by the castle itself, but by his own actions.

For a moment, the people at the front couldn't help but turn around and look at Honda. At the same time, behind Honda, the steps they had come up with were blocked by a huge boulder that had fallen down, and sharp spikes were protruding from the wall behind them and began to advance forward.

"Don't just stand there, everyone, move forward!" The game quickly reminded everyone, as the time they had to pass this level had suddenly become quite tight after triggering the mechanism. "Make sure your left foot is forward!"

Although he usually speaks softly, having been with Yami Yugi for so long, Yugi can also show a brave side with leadership qualities when necessary. Everyone quickly followed and carefully made their way forward. Finally, before reaching the spiked wall, the whole group passed the level.

Upon reaching the next level, the group saw a statue prominently displayed directly in front of them, its head adorned with a rare starfish-like hairstyle. First of all, this couldn't possibly be a statue of Yugi Muto or Sugoroku Muto; it's unlikely that Priest Simon would place a statue of himself in the Pharaoh's tomb.

Then there is only one answer: this statue is the statue of Dark Game, also known as the Nameless Pharaoh. And even though it is underground and there are no torches around to illuminate it, everyone can clearly see that something seems to be carved on the bottom of the statue, and it is now emitting light to attract everyone's attention.

“As the pharaoh’s tomb, it should be the place where his great achievements are inscribed. However, since the owner of this tomb is still alive, it is not possible to inscribe the pharaoh’s great deeds for the time being. It is probably just that the pharaoh’s name is signed.” Nefertari said, looking at the statue. “Hmm, in other words, that should be the place we are looking for, the place where the pharaoh’s real name is recorded.”

"Alright, let's hurry over there!" Jonouchi said excitedly upon hearing Nefertari's words, and started walking forward. The path leading to the statue was a suspended stone path they had walked before, but unlike the previous level filled with attacking statues, this time the stone path seemed to have patterns carved on it, but Jonouchi didn't pay any attention to this.

Kyoko quickly stopped Jonouchi, who was acting faster than thinking, and warned him, "Wait a minute, Jonouchi! Don't forget this is the tomb of another game, full of traps! Didn't you see that stone slab standing there? Let Nefertari decipher it before we go any further."

Upon hearing Kyoko's words, Jonouchi noticed that this level was different from the previous ones. There was a stone slab placed in a prominent place after entering the gate, with some ancient Egyptian writing engraved on it, as if explaining the rules of this level.

"The monsters dwelling on the stone slabs will punish those who disturb the Pharaoh's slumber; the moment fear arises, their souls will be devoured by the monsters." Nefertari translated the words on the stone slabs and read them aloud to everyone. When they looked back at the stone path, they discovered that the patterns on the slabs really did resemble monsters.

However, judging from the appearance of the monsters on these stone slabs, it seems that a lot of effort was put into their creation. Each one looks ferocious and terrifying, as if they would really jump out of the stone slabs and swallow people up and kill them.

After translating the words on the stone tablet, Nefertari looked at the markings on the map. But after reading the map, she looked up and said with a strange expression, "However, the map says that this level can be easily passed by simply ignoring the words on the stone tablet."

"Huh? There's clearly a stone slab at the entrance, obviously left as an improvement, so why do you say we can get through without looking at the slab?" Jonouchi asked, puzzled.

Kyoko nodded, somewhat puzzled, and then glanced at the stone slab she couldn't understand: "Besides, the hint came a little too late. We've already looked at that stone slab, haven't we?"

As for the game, after thinking for a moment, he figured it out: "I know, this level probably uses the psychology of 'don't think about the rooster'?"

“Under normal circumstances, people’s thinking is easily guided. Even if you are not thinking about ‘rooster’, you will subconsciously think about rooster when you hear someone tell you ‘don’t think about rooster.’” The game explained to everyone. “Like Jonouchi just now, he probably wouldn’t even look at the stone slab under his feet and would go straight to the statue of the other me. But after seeing the prompt, he will notice the stone slab under his feet.”

"The previous checkpoints will filter out tomb raiders who are not smart or careful enough, as well as those who are illiterate. Those who can get here are basically literate and cautious. They will naturally read the clues on the stone slabs and notice the monsters on the stone slabs under their feet. Knowing that they will come out to kill people, they will naturally become vigilant and even fearful, and finally be killed by the monsters on the stone slabs."

Jonouchi's gaze at the stone slab instantly changed: "What a cunning tactic! It's like a game where you always play five cards face down first during a duel. You're so calculating. I'm starting to wonder if Sugoroku's ancestors migrated from ancient Egypt to Domino City."

Honda joked, "Maybe. Look at the hairstyles of the game, Grandpa Sugoroku, and Priest Simon. They're practically hereditary. Even the hairstyle of another game is hereditary."

"Alright, you two unreliable guys, stop making up gossip here." Kyoko impatiently pushed Jonouchi and Honda, who were arm in arm, gossiping like old ladies. "Since as long as we don't look at our feet, let's hurry up and write down the name of the other game so we can return it to him."

Having discovered the secret of this challenge, the group moved forward, their gaze fixed straight ahead rather than on their feet. Sure enough, they passed safely through the suspended stone path and arrived at the statue of the Dark Game. Upon closer inspection, they were finally able to see what the glowing inscription beneath the statue truly meant.

On the stone slab, where a large space had been left for later modifications, several ancient Egyptian characters seemed to possess a powerful magic, gleaming brightly. As the group approached, the light gradually faded, but the gamers had already found the glowing characters.

Looking at the inscription on the stone slab, Anzu thought for a moment, then took out a metal pendant from her person and showed it to him, saying, "I bought this souvenir at the airport when I first came to Egypt. It was said to be used to engrave the names of royalty and pharaohs. I'll use this to engrave his name and give it to him."

“Oh, that’s very thoughtful, Kyoko.” Jonouchi said, looking at Yugi. “Then Yugi, the task of engraving your name is yours. We can’t do this kind of thing for you.”

Yugi nodded and took the metal nameplate from Kyoko's hand. With this nameplate, even if his other self lost his memory again, he would never forget his name. Just like their memories, which could not be erased by the passage of time.

Turning around, Yugi opened the nameplate's casing, took out the metal plate, and stuck the nameplate onto the stone slab. The metal plate deformed as it adhered to the stone slab, leaving behind the name of Dark Game.

The moment the nameplate recorded Yami Yugi's real name, the group saw the name on the stone tablet erased out of thin air, as if the name could only exist in one place and had been transferred from the stone tablet to the nameplate in Yugi's hand.

"Hey~ I was thinking of asking Nefertari to translate the name of another game, or at least to find out how it's pronounced." Honda scratched his head, looking at the name that had disappeared from the stone slab. "It just vanished into thin air after being touched?"

Jonouchi nodded in agreement: "What a coincidence. I was actually also curious about the pronunciation of another name. It would be quite embarrassing if I couldn't even read it or pronounce it."

Watching the game carefully place the nameplate bearing the name of Dark Game back into its protective case and seal it away, Jonouchi turned to Nefertari and asked, "Nefertari, can you read this name?"

However, Nefertari shook her head: "No, I don't know why, but I should be able to recognize these words when they are separated, but I can't read them when they are put together, and it feels like only the owner of this name can read them."

“It’s alright, Nefertari,” Kyoko comforted Nefertari. “Next, we’re going to return this name to the Pharaoh, and from him we can learn how to pronounce it.”

"Yes, if I can find my name again, my other self will be very happy." Yugi looked at the nameplate in his hand and smiled, genuinely happy for his other self. After carefully putting the nameplate away, Yugi looked at everyone and said, "Now, let's go back and find my other self."

"That's true, but the way we came is blocked by that spiked wall," Honda said somewhat awkwardly, after all, he was the one who triggered that mechanism. "We still have to—wait, what?"

As they were talking, they saw a faint golden light emanating from the walls surrounding the underground tomb, enveloping the group around the statue. In a flash, they vanished from the underground and were instantly transported to the surface.

Before they could even react to the sudden change in their surroundings, the group, who had returned to the sand dune where they had stood earlier, saw the Dark Game's tomb they had just passed through suddenly enveloped by a sandstorm whipped up by a raging wind.

It was as if, after the group took the name of the Dark Game, the tomb had fulfilled its duty and disappeared into the desert.

Chapter 800 contains the same type of GM item.

"Pharaoh, your tomb is just ahead."

Although Seth spoke to him with a respectful demeanor, Yami Yugi felt something was off about his words, especially since Seth's speech gave off a strange vibe, like "General, Huanggutun is just ahead," "General, this place is called Luofengpo," or "Young Master, it's time to take your medicine."

"Okay, I understand." Ignoring the strange feeling for the time being, Yami Yugi looked at the priest Seth, who had recovered from his coma and was riding alongside him on horseback, and asked with concern, "Are you feeling alright, Seth?"

Seth shook his head to indicate that he was fine: "Thank you for your concern. After receiving treatment from the doctors, I am perfectly healthy."

In the past, Seth was always well-mannered and knew how to behave properly. However, after leaving the Thieves' Village and waking up from his coma, Seth's behavior today was somewhat abnormal. Instead of keeping his position behind the Pharaoh as usual, he walked side by side with Dark Game.

Moreover, Seth no longer referred to himself as "subordinate" whenever he spoke to Dark Game, as he had done before; instead, he directly and unceremoniously referred to himself as "I".

Although most of his memories have now returned and he has remembered many things, due to the preconceived notions he had learned from his modern life, Yami Yugi did not find Seth's behavior at all impolite.

Even if Yami Yugi noticed that Seth's words and actions were different from usual, he wouldn't care too much. After all, considering his experience in the Thieves' Village, even if Seth's personality suddenly changed drastically and he suddenly became arrogant like Kaiba, Yami Yugi wouldn't be too surprised.

They had been away from the thief village for almost half a day, and had even stopped to rest in an oasis along the way. After all, they had been entangled with the Dark High Priest and Bakura all night without sleep since yesterday, and only after resting could they move forward better.

Seth's previous coma was partly due to being attacked by the dark power of the Millennium Item, but also partly due to receiving too much overwhelming and shocking news at once. After treatment by the doctors, he successfully woke up, but like Hayato and Yami Yugi, his Gladiator's Disk was destroyed by Bakura and could no longer be used.

While Seth woke up unharmed, the other two didn't seem to be so lucky.