Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

Thinking this to himself, Yami Yugi subconsciously looked in Hayato's direction, only to find that Hayato was also looking at him. As if reading his thoughts, Hayato suddenly spoke up: "There is another way. Although the odds of winning are infinitely close to zero, it is still not zero."

"As long as there is hope, even a one percent, one thousandth, or one ten-thousandth chance can be magnified into a one hundred percent certainty. This is a basic ability of us duelists."

Hayato, who was in poor condition, pointed out to Yugi, "That's your real name, Yugi. Shout it out loud!"

Hearing Hayato's words, Maliku hesitated and said, "But didn't the Pharaoh already see his name before? Even if he saw the inscribed words, the Pharaoh couldn't remember the name."

"Not to mention, that nameplate with his name on it has been stolen by that guy Seth, and we don't even know who gave it to, where it is, or if it still exists. Without the nameplate, can the Pharaoh really pronounce his own name?"

“It definitely can!” Kyoko said angrily to Mariko. “I believe in the other game!”

Jonouchi and Honda nodded in agreement: "We do too. He won't let us down in the other game."

“Me too, my other self. I believe you can do it.” With his back to Yami Yugi, Yugi turned his head to look at Yami Yugi and said, “You are my hero. You can always turn the impossible into possible. This time you can do it too.”

"Have hope, Yugi." Hayato also gave Yami Yugi a trusting look.

“Aibo, everyone…” Looking around at the people, Yami Yugi closed his eyes, recalling the words on the nameplate he had seen before.

Chapter 826 Shout out my name!

In the mental world of Dark Game with his eyes closed, the nameplate engraved with his own name reappeared before him, but the writing on the nameplate was blurry and indistinct, and he could not see what it said at all.

Every time Yami Yugi struggled to decipher the words on the plaque, the surrounding darkness drew ever closer, entangling the words. The desperate wails of the city's commoners echoed around Yami Yugi, and in a moment of daze, the words on the plaque were swallowed by the darkness.

Zorc's voice echoed in Yami Yugi's ears, whose eyes were closed: "Give up, nameless pharaoh. This world is shrouded in darkness, and your lost name has been swallowed up by endless darkness and despair..."

"If it's just you alone, how much darkness can your light dispel?"

After devouring the words on the nameplate, darkness ensnared Yami Yugi's body. Although Yami Yugi struggled to emit light, it was far too weak compared to the endless darkness around him. His body, enveloped by darkness, became as stiff as a stone statue, and the dark crystal almost imprisoned Yami Yugi's spirit.

As darkness threatened to engulf the last glimmer of stubborn light within Yami Yugi, he listened intently with his eyes closed, sensing a faint sound emanating from beyond the darkness.

"What is that sound?"

At first, the sounds were somewhat chaotic and disordered. An Yugi could only hear the wails of the civilians who had been interfering with him, their despair seemingly infecting him as well. But gradually, amidst the desperate complaints, curses, and cries, several voices became clearer and louder.

"Game!" That was Jonouchi and Honda's voices;

"Game." That was Kyoko's voice;

"Game~" That was Hayato's voice;

"Game!" That was the seahorse's voice.

Gradually, the sounds increased:

"Pharaoh!" It was Seth's voice;

“Pharaoh.” These were the voices of the priests: Simon, Isis, and Shada. Besides them, Dark Game could even distinguish the voices of Kalim and Aknadi.

"Pharaoh." That was Mahad's voice.

"Prince!" It was Mana's voice;

“Child…” This was the voice of his deceased father, the previous Pharaoh Akhenam Khanum.

More and more voices emerged from the despairing cries, ringing in Yami Yugi's ears. Along with them came glimmers of light, some bright, some faint.

"Hold on! The Pharaoh and the priests are still working hard. We must also defend the walls!"

"Consider this as atonement for what you did before. You all escape to a safe place quickly, and we soldiers will cover your retreat!"

"Grandma said that Pharaoh is the incarnation of God, and he will definitely win!"

One beam of light after another swept past Dark Game and disappeared into the plaque that was completely covered by darkness and whose inscription had vanished. At the same time, in the darkness behind the plaque, the light cleared a path, and one after another, phantom figures appeared on the path of radiance.

Friends he met in the modern era, companions he knew three thousand years ago, and the people he protected as a pharaoh—many people, whether he knew them or not, appeared before him, casting hopeful glances at him.

"Light, so much light..." Even Yami Yugi was stunned by the scene before him. The darkness around him was dispelled by the light, and the crystal that imprisoned his spirit was cracking and on the verge of shattering. Involuntarily, Yami Yugi reached out his hand.

A hand grasped the outstretched palm of Yami Yugi, and he saw his Aibo standing in front of him, a smiling expression on his face.

"Another me..."

"Aibo..."

“I see, I understand completely now.” Yami Yugi’s lips curled up, revealing a smile as well. “The light of one person alone can never illuminate the darkness, but the bonds that come together will create an incomparably dazzling light.”

"This is the true light!"

Dark Game and Game beside him held hands, and together they reached out their other hands to grasp the plaque on which the darkness had been dispelled. The text on it had been completely erased by the darkness, but Dark Game didn't care about that. He held one end in his hand and raised it above his head with Game.

"Everyone, please share some of your light with me!"

Like a reversed meteor shower, everyone standing before Yami Yugi offered a ray of light from themselves, surging towards the nameplate in Yami Yugi's hand. The converging light painstakingly re-engraved the missing words on the empty nameplate, writing Yami Yugi's lost true name once more.

This time, surrounded by light, Yami Yugi uttered his name without any hindrance!

"My name is Atum!"

"Humanity is born with darkness, but it also yearns for light. Humanity's story is born from darkness, but its ending is not a return to darkness, but a tale that concludes in endless radiance." Gazing at the darkness before him, Yami Yugi, or as Atum, proclaimed, "Gather in the true name of the Pharaoh, radiant humanity!"

Clutching the nameplate engraved with his name tightly in his hand, Atum opened his eyes: "Now, I hold hope in my hands!"

In reality, as Atum opened his eyes, the radiant plaque, seemingly the embodiment of hope, appeared out of thin air in his hand. Moreover, Atum's own body began to glow, transforming into a pillar of light that shot into the sky.

"He succeeded in the other game!" "The prince succeeded!" Seeing this, Anzu and Mana excitedly hugged each other, happy for Atum.

"Oh, as expected of another game, it easily accomplished what we couldn't!" "It's truly exhilarating and exciting!" Honda and Jonouchi put their arms around each other's shoulders, looking at Atum, who was bathed in light and clearly had succeeded.

As Hayato felt the light illuminating his body, he felt incredibly light. The side effects of Zorc's use of darkness to devour the sun seemed to have vanished as well. Looking at Atem, he couldn't help but proclaim loudly, "Rejoice! The king who transcends time and space, born in the past and raised in the future, has rediscovered his long-lost true name. His name is Atem, the last twilight sun. At this moment, the legendary tale has reached its final chapter!"

"Atum? Is that the Pharaoh's name?" Maliku bathed in the light emanating from Atum, feeling his previously restless mind calm down.

However, in contrast, Zorc felt that the light emanating from Atum after he regained his name was too dazzling, and even gave him a faint sense of danger, with stinging sensations coming from all the parts of his body that were illuminated by the light.

"Light, you wretched light! Have you found your true name again, you nameless pharaoh?!"

In the holy light, the three Egyptian Gods, who had previously turned to stone, were resurrected and formed a triangle, surrounding Zorc.

Looking at the three Egyptian Gods, Zorc arrogantly said, "It's useless. I've said it before, human gods have no effect on me!"

“Of course I know that, Zorc!” Atum looked up at the Great Evil God Zorc, and despite the unprecedented darkness before him, Atum, bathed in an equally unprecedented light of hope, stepped forward without fear. “Then, what about the god of gods?”

“God, God?” Zorc was taken aback upon hearing this.

The three Egyptian Gods emitted the same light as Atum, and besides Atum, two other pillars of light rose up beside the three Egyptian Gods.

"Is this... light?" Surrounded by light, Set looked up at the blue giant before him. "[Obelisk the Tormentor], is this the power of a god?"

"Oh, oh, oh, the power is surging!" Hayato, his hair billowing in the updraft and his face beaming with excitement, was accompanied by the golden sun god soaring beside him. "Even if darkness temporarily covers the earth, the sun will still shine eternally. Respond to me, [Ra]!"

Behind Atum, the red dragon [Sky Dragon of Osiris], crackling with lightning, bared its fangs at Zorc.

"Justice and the name of God coexist, and the Pharaoh is the embodiment of God on earth. By uniting the names of the Pharaohs of the past, present, and future, we shall rule over the three Egyptian Gods!" Atum shouted, waving his hand forward. "The power gathered will awaken the endless light of the gods who created all things!"

Not only Hayato, Atum, and Set, but beams of light shot into the sky, instantly dispelling the darkness. Before Zorc's eyes was an almost endless expanse of light. That one percent, one thousandth, one ten-thousandth chance had now transformed into a definite ray of hope!

"I... I've become light?" Jonouchi stared blankly at his hands, while Honda, who was also bathed in light, said, "I've become light too? How warm it is."

"What is this?" "It feels really nice." "Such gentle light." It wasn't just the two of them; countless people were enveloped in the light, or rather, they were all emitting light.

"We have all become light!" The game, also bathed in light, looked ahead and saw countless lights converging and coalescing in one place.

Although it was his first time experiencing something like this, guided by his inner voice, Seth raised the Millennium Scepter above his head and shouted, "In the name of the Pharaoh, the Three Egyptian Gods, and all the light, become one!"

The endless radiance transformed into a human form, standing on the earth. Although it had not yet revealed its true form, its mere existence was enough to make people feel its majesty and holiness. The darkness and despair that had previously lingered in people's hearts were now dispelled by the power of that light.

Atum affixed the nameplate to the Millennium Cone and threw a punch into the air: "Vanish, darkness!"

Hayato placed his hands on his chest, his fingers circling the Millennium Wisdom Wheel, then suddenly opened his arms wide and shouted, "Now, shout out my name!!"

"【Creator God of Light - Harakti】!!!" X3→X∞

The golden god opened his eyes, looked at Zorc with a calm gaze, and raised his arms to him.

Looking at the [Creator of Light - Harakti] before him, Zorc felt genuine panic and fear for the first time. Ironically, the dark god Zorc Nelofa could absorb the dark emotions in people's hearts to amplify his power, but at this moment, when the whole world was shrouded in light, the only fear he could absorb came from himself.

"No, it's impossible! I can't be wiped out like this!"

Unable to accept the situation before him, Zorc threw a punch at [Creator God of Light - Harakti], attempting to destroy him before he could attack. However, his invincible power seemed like a farce against [Creator God of Light - Harakti], and even the radiance surrounding [Creator God of Light - Harakti] could not be shaken.

As soon as Zorc's fist entered the range of light, it dissolved on its own, and even his immortality was ineffective, making it impossible to recover.

"Impossible, impossible! Impossible, impossible, impossible!" Without his hands, Zorc used his dragon head to forcefully spew out dark power, attempting to attack [Creator God of Light - Harakti], still not giving up. But the result remained unchanged. In Zorc's despairing eyes, [Creator God of Light - Harakti] condensed a ball of pure white light in his hand.

"Light of Salvation." The calm voice of [Creator of Light - Harakti] rang out, pushing the ball of light towards Zorc.

"No, no! I am the Great Evil God Zorc! I am immortal!" In despair, Zorc turned around and tried to escape, trying to avoid the seemingly ordinary but deadly orb of light. He even thought of killing one or two more people before being destroyed, and used his dragon head to spew dark magic towards Hayato and Atem.

However, Zorc was instantly annihilated in less than a second before being attacked by the God of Light, Harakti. This time, the light penetrated directly into Zorc's inner existence, erasing him from the root, as he was immortal as long as darkness existed. The dying attack vanished before it even reached Hayato.

"I am immortal—" Before Zorc could finish speaking, he was swallowed by endless light. The power of light transformed into a towering structure that stood at the spot where Zorc was destroyed, reaching straight to the sky. The sun, which had been covered by darkness, also reappeared in the sky, casting its warm light down.

The dark clouds dispersed, and the pillars of light that had stood on the earth disappeared one by one, leaving only the [Creator God of Light - Harakti] standing in place.

Looking down at the crowd before him, [Creator God of Light - Harakti] spoke: "Three thousand years ago, when Zok Nelofa descended upon the earth, the lone pharaoh, unable to destroy him with his own light, chose to seal him away with his own name."

"But three thousand years later, the gathered light of hope changed the outcome."

"In the struggle between light and darkness, humanity has successfully moved towards a future of light."

"This ultimate dark game is a victory for Atum and humanity."

The golden colossus of light gradually became transparent and disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Chapter 827 Classic Three-of-a-Kind with Four

"That god... he's vanished..." Looking at the disappearance of [Creator God of Light - Harakti], Jonouchi scratched his head. "But, Atum, is that the real name of the other game?"

"We're used to calling it 'game,' so it's a bit hard to switch back all at once," Kyoko said with a smile, looking at Atum who had turned around to look at everyone.

The game tilted its head and smiled, "We can't call it 'another me' anymore."

“No, it’s okay. You can continue to call me ‘Game’ as before.” Atum smiled gently at his companions. “Even if we regain all our memories and names, it doesn’t mean that everything we’ve experienced and the bonds we’ve formed are negated.”

"But it feels really strange. Before, Aibo and I shared the name 'game,' but now we finally have our own name. It feels as good as wearing brand new underwear to greet the first day of the new year. Hahahaha."

At this point, Atum couldn't help but reveal an unprecedentedly hearty and relieved smile, laughing easily.

Meanwhile, the game player beside Atum was overjoyed that he had found his real name again.

'That's it. I am me, and the other me—no, Atum—is not anyone else, but yourself. Although it's still a little lonely, it's fine this way.'