Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

After that incident, the Millennium Key, one of the two Millennium Items he could use, stopped responding to him. After several unsuccessful attempts, he simply handed it over to Hayato, only to find that Hayato could still use its power.

Ever since he lost his body several years ago and was caught between life and death, his power has been greatly diminished. He is no match for Hayato now, not to mention that there are so many people here besides Hayato, such as Malik, Pegasus, and the Pharaoh's Soul.

It seems I won't be able to persuade the Pharaoh's soul to embark on the journey to the underworld today; in that case, I'll have to retreat first.

"If you are still basking in the joy of regaining your memories, I have indeed disturbed the Pharaoh's celebration by coming here specifically to warn you. But one day, the Pharaoh will realize that I am right, and at that time, I will still dedicate my power to sealing the [Millennium Artifact] for you, Pharaoh." Even though it was obvious that he was going to run away, Shadi still managed to say some nice words, and then turned and left without hesitation.

Bakura, who had been staring at Xia Di for a long time, finally mustered up the courage to speak after hearing Xia Di's words: "Um, are you called Xia Di? I'd like to ask, have we met somewhere before?"

However, after hearing Bakura's words, Xia Di only paused slightly before silently continuing to walk towards a corner, disappearing instantly after stepping into that corner.

"That guy's finally gone." Jonouchi made no attempt to hide his dislike for Shadi, after all, that guy had said he wanted Atum to leave them and go to the Underworld. He looked at Atum and said, "Don't take that guy's words to heart, Yugi. Putting everything else aside, do you think any of us would have any desire for the Millennium Item?"

"Idiot, Atum has already found his name, why are you still calling him Game?" "Hey, I was just worried he might overthink it and accidentally say the wrong name."

Atum looked at Honda and Jonouchi, and then noticed the worried look from Kyoko beside him. He smiled and shook his head to reassure her, and without saying anything, returned to the Millennium Puzzle.

Chapter 839

Xia Di's arrival was merely a passing episode for everyone, and they quickly forgot about it and stopped mentioning it. But was it that they genuinely didn't care, or were they intentionally ignoring it?

The handling of the "Millennium Artifact" that Shadi mentioned is not the main point. The main point is Atum himself. Shadi is right about one thing, which is that this era is not Atum's era.

His era was in ancient Egypt three thousand years ago, and it has already vanished into the past. Whether it was Mana, Simon, Shada, Set, or Aknadi, they had all entered the underworld and were no longer in this world. Atum was the last remnant, and this era had no vessel capable of containing him.

Even though it's just a game, because of the Millennium Puzzle, the two of them are one and share two souls. Perhaps they are both satisfied with this state now, but it is foreseeable that as the game continues to grow up, after he graduates, gets a job, and gets married, their coexistence will become increasingly unstable.

After Shadi brought up the matter, both Game and Atum, being quite intelligent, realized it. However, they both remained silent and didn't bring it up. Naturally, the others could only intentionally skip the topic and let the two think about it themselves.

However, someone broke the somewhat strange atmosphere. From the corner where Xia Di disappeared, several uniformed staff members casually walked over and were stunned when they saw Hayato and his group gathered together.

In an attempt to steal the jewelry belonging to Queen Nefertari of ancient Egypt, which was on display three thousand years ago, Axel O'Brien and Fanny Valentine bribed the local gang responsible for selling tickets to the site, but they did not bribe the staff inside the site.

After all, there are too many staff members in the scenic area, so problems are bound to arise. Unlike gangs, where you can control your subordinates by bribing the leader, bribing the leader of the staff is useless. No matter where you are, even a primary school student can learn the trick of "snitching" without being taught.

For these staff members, Axel chose to have the gang members he had bribed create some noise to attract their attention and divert some of the staff from key locations. It wouldn't take too long; about ten minutes would be more than enough for him.

As for the specific time required, Axel was indeed right. He stole Princess Nefertari's jewelry from the guards and took it outside the museum even faster than expected. He was just waiting to leave the site to complete the transaction with Fanny Valentine.

What he didn't expect was that Hayato and his group would suddenly appear out of nowhere from a hidden passage. There was no such secret passage in the park map that he had stolen and which was circulating among the park staff. Moreover, the Hayato group that suddenly appeared was excessively powerful. They defeated him by using supernatural powers and fighting monsters.

Even more outrageous, her employer, Fanny Valentine, lost his life due to greed. Forget whether Nefertari's jewelry was still in her possession; even if it had been taken out, there was no employer to deliver it. Finding another buyer might offer a higher price than Fanny Valentine, but that would add even more trouble, and she might even be double-crossed.

If Exel were awake now, all of the above would certainly be a source of trouble for him. However, because he wasted a lot of time in his duel with Hayato, new troubles have arisen, and they are even greater than the previous ones.

"Hey, who are you guys? What are you doing here?!"

Because they were staff members who regularly came into contact with travelers from all over the world, the two Egyptians who spotted them spoke fairly fluent English—at least not with a heavy accent—which is one of the main languages ​​spoken in Egypt these days—and asked Hayato and his group.

Since this morning, they had learned from their colleagues at the entrance and exit that ticket sales were unusually slow and not a single tourist had come. Winter should be the peak tourist season in Egypt, so they didn't know what the ticket-selling gang was up to. But anyway, they were just getting a fixed salary, so it didn't matter to them whether they sold a lot or a little tickets.

The problem is, there shouldn't be any tourists buying tickets, so why did the two of them suddenly see such a large group of people in the scenic area? Especially the 1.95-meter-tall man standing inside, he gave them a strange sense of malevolent oppression, as if they had encountered the worst of the worst villains.

Moreover, even within scenic areas, there are completely open areas, restricted development areas, and prohibited areas. The location where Hayato and his group were was not a place where tourists could freely enter and exit, but a strictly controlled prohibited area, where important cultural relics were stored, making it impossible for tourists to enter!

As one of them observed Hayato and the others who were not moving, he seemed to notice something. His pupils contracted, but he suppressed his surprise and subtly nudged his colleague, reminding him to look at the group. The person who was reminded glanced in that direction and saw a deformed and broken gun.

Even from the angle the two were standing at, the black man lying on the ground, who looked like he had been shot dead... covered in mud, had a gun tucked into his waistband!

Although they had complained about their jobs at the scenic area before when they drank together after get off work—the pay was good, but the work was also tedious and boring, and they really hoped to encounter more interesting and exciting things at work—wasn't this kind of excitement a bit too much?

Unlike some beacons of freedom, Egypt also has a complete ban on guns. Although we don't know what the relationship is between those standing and those who have fallen, it's always best to report this situation first!

Immediately, one of the staff members took out his issued walkie-talkie and opened the full channel to broadcast: "Intruders have appeared in area code 114514. They are armed. Security personnel number 1919 and 810, please report!"

"Huh!? Um, We're not bad!" Although the academically challenged Jonouchi couldn't understand what the two staff members were saying, he could tell that they were communicating with someone else, so he quickly replied with his extremely limited English vocabulary.

However, Jonouchi's persuasion skills were clearly not up to par, and he couldn't dispel the staff's wariness with just three words. On the contrary, his step forward made them even more nervous.

Behind his colleague who was using a walkie-talkie, another staff member drew a baton and said to Jonouchi, "Stand there and don't come any closer!"

"If you move even one more time, someone will die!"

When Hayato heard the two speak, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had heard their voices somewhere before. After taking a closer look at their appearances, he suddenly realized that the two were exactly the same as the two guards he had defeated when he was trying to infiltrate the palace in his memory world.

"Heh heh, you clearly sensed the danger here, didn't you? You knew that tipping off me, Kobayashi Hayato, was fatal, yet you still managed to muster the courage to face me, Kobayashi Hayato?" Hayato, hands on his hips, ignored their warnings and strode forward, a wicked smile on his face. "You think you can rely on that stick in your hand?"

Even though Hayato had no weapon in his hand, the staff member holding the baton felt a strange phantom pain as he approached, as if he had been beaten up by him.

“Uh, I mean I’m going to die…” He instinctively took a step back.

"Huh? What are you afraid of?" However, his colleague behind him didn't understand what was going on and warned Hayato and the others, "Although we don't know who you are, since you've barged in here with guns, you're definitely not good people. This place is where many valuable cultural relics are kept. Even if you kill us, we two will never let you take the things away so easily!"

“Please wait a moment, sir.” Pegasus quickly stopped Hayato, who was putting on a suspicious face, from continuing to negotiate with the security personnel. He stepped forward in his place, took out a business card from his pocket, and said in unusually fluent English, “My name is Pegasus J. Crawford, president of the International Illusion Society. If you have heard of ‘Duel Monsters,’ you should know me, right?”

"Please don't be so nervous. We are just tourists who have wandered here by mistake. We are not dangerous or suspicious individuals."

"Pegasus? The father of Duel Monsters?" The security guard was also taken aback. He reached out and took the business card Pegasus handed him. Looking at the embossed name on the pure gold business card, which Pegasus, who was clearly not short of money, had made.

Even though the security guard had only heard of Pegasus's name and never seen his face, he was somewhat convinced of Pegasus's identity after accepting the business card. While a business card alone cannot completely prove Pegasus's identity, Pegasus's sincere words were quite convincing, far more so than the weight of gold.

Just when the group thought they had managed to calm the two security guards down, the man who had accepted the business card raised his hand, pointed to the briefcase they had placed on the ground, and said, "If it were the famous 'Father of Duel Monsters' Pegasus, I might believe you, but I now believe you 100%."

"But what's in that box over there? Medicine? Guns? Or important artifacts stolen from here? I'm now 100% sure you're not suspects, but that's not enough. Please open that box and show it to me so I can trust you 101% more."

Upon hearing this, Yugi and the others felt a chill run down their spines. While they were indeed innocent—the only thing they'd done wrong was skipping the ticket—the box was the one that couldn't be opened. Inside were Nefertari's jewelry, which Fanny Valentine had hired Exor O'Brien to steal!

If they open the box and let the other party see what's inside, even if it wasn't them who did it, they'll have to take the blame. After all, the other party will never believe the story that "an American hired that black guy on the ground to steal things, but that American just vanished into thin air!"

Why did I have to notice that box?

"Hmm? You're hesitating? Hesitating to open that box? So what's inside? Please open it." The security guard frowned. "Or were you deceiving us with your words just now?"

Upon hearing this, Hayato sighed and said, "My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my deeds are righteous." As he spoke, he was about to pull out the Millennium Scepter from behind his back, giving the two modern Egyptians a little taste of ancient Egypt.

In the end, it was still the same; they still had to use the Millennium Scepter to brainwash and hypnotize him. Hayato is a pure love person, so I really didn't want to do it.

However, just as the Millennium Scepter was halfway drawn, Malik reached out and stopped Hayato. Facing Hayato's puzzled look, Malik calmly said, "It doesn't matter, I will take care of it."

“I wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but instead I was met with constant questioning and suspicion.” As he approached the two security guards, Malik casually pulled out an ID. “I’m not pretending anymore. I’m coming clean. I’m from the Ishdar family. I’m coming clean.”

"You just told us you weren't one of Ishtar's people, what a quick change of heart!" Jonouchi retorted mercilessly. "And even if it were Ishtar, what does this have to do with ordinary people?"

Honda chimed in, "Exactly! Do you think they'll just abandon us if we give them our surname?"

Then, the two of them saw the two security personnel who had just been on guard against the crowd change their expressions immediately after seeing the name on the ID in Malik's hand. The one holding the baton quickly put it away, and the other hurriedly said into the walkie-talkie, "The situation is cleared up, everything is normal. It's a big shot from Ishdar."

"Huh? Why?" Jonouchi looked at Malik, who was taking back his credentials, and asked in Japanese that the security personnel couldn't understand, "Why are they so afraid of 'Ishtar'?"

Malik shrugged: "I thought you guys should know that although the staff here are government employees, the power of their superiors is far less intimidating than the ubiquitous gangs."

"Unfortunately, although they advocate seclusion, the Ishdar family, the tomb keepers, is arguably the largest gang in Egypt."

Hayato glanced at the ID in Malik's hand with a puzzled look: "But what's with that ID? Aren't you still a wanted criminal?"

“Oh, this,” Malik said proudly, waving the document in his hand. “I picked it up from the tomb-guarding clan’s territory. It’s my father’s old document. He looked quite like me when he was young.”

"You actually stole chickens and dogs? Malik, you've become such a bad kid, I'm really disappointed in you."

"Brother-in-law, why don't you stop taking other people's decks?"

Chapter 840 I forgot to add a title to the previous chapter, and it can't be changed after publishing.

Because of Ishtar's unexpectedly useful identity, the group of people who sneaked into the restricted area of ​​the scenic spot without paying were not only not kicked out after being discovered by two staff members, but were also warmly guided and told which places in the scenic spot were most worth seeing.

If it were three thousand years ago, both Hayato and Atum would have been more familiar with the area than the staff. However, after three thousand years, these professionals are more aware of what has disappeared and what remains.

After declining the offers from two security personnel who had drastically changed their attitude and volunteered to act as tour guides, the group walked along the passageway within the scenic area toward the recommended attractions.

"Hey Pegasus, are you still working on card designs or something?" Hayato asked Pegasus on the way. "I've been in Egypt for several days now, but I haven't seen you take out any design drafts or anything like that."

Upon hearing Hayato's words, Pegasus, who had been somewhat excited and looking forward to the journey ahead, froze, his steps faltering slightly.

He chuckled twice and said, "Oh ho ho ho, my card making is going very smoothly. Thanks to you guys, Hayato boy and Game boy, I'm bursting with inspiration, as if I'm possessed by a god. Compared to the progress before I went to Egypt, it's a leap forward of 1000%."

Bakura had already learned from Hayato that Pegasus organized this trip to find inspiration for creating new Duel Monster cards, so he innocently replied, "That's wonderful, Mr. Pegasus. In that case, you'll be able to complete the creation of the new cards very soon, right?"

However, Pegasus could no longer maintain his fake smile, and his expression fell flat.

"Huh? Did I say something wrong?" Bakura was taken aback and hurriedly asked Hayato beside him, worried that he might have said something he shouldn't have.

However, before Hayato could even speak, Jonouchi confidently said, "Heh heh heh, at times like this, it's time for the great detective Jonouchi to make his move. No one knows Pegasus's expression better than me."

"Hayato, Yugi, Bakura, you used to be good students who did your homework on time, but I'm different. I know better than you the look on Pegasus's face that comes from having too much fun playing video games the night before and only remembering the homework he was assigned the next morning."

"No, more accurately, it should be the expression on your face when you haven't done your homework and find that everyone else has already finished and handed it in, and you don't even have a chance to find someone to copy your homework!" Honda, standing next to Jonouchi, said confidently.

"There's only one truth, Pegasus. Before you came to Egypt, the card's production progress was already 0%. Even if it were 1000%, that's ten times the original progress, it's still 0!" x2

They all pointed at Pegasus, and Jonouchi and Honda, back to back, said in unison.

Malik's lips twitched: "Where should I even begin to complain? Is it about how Pegas could blatantly slack off for so long, or is it the case you two are using for comparison?"

"What do you know? Can you call it slacking off when it comes to the creator's work?" Pegasus argued forcefully, ignoring everyone's stares, and spouting things like "only by gathering a wide range of materials can we decide which scheme to use" and "only carefully crafted cards have a soul."

“But didn’t you say before that the card design was basically half done?” Hayato looked at Pegasus with some helplessness. “Don’t tell me that half meant that the new folder was already finished.”

Pegasus sighed and said helplessly, "Even I wouldn't do something so tasteless as to leave people hanging. Actually, this is still related to you, Hayato boy."

As he spoke, Pegasus took out a notebook from his backpack. His expression was conflicted, and his movements were hesitant. But in the end, he made up his mind and opened the notebook: "Because you are Game Boy and Hayato Boy, I think I can show you my manuscript. But please don't spread the contents of this notebook out."

The others, intrigued by Pegasus' unusually serious tone, crowded around to look at the contents of the notebook. On the page Pegasus had opened, seven differently shaped and colorful gems were prominently displayed; they all knew what they were.

Because of the abnormal global ocean currents caused by Dartz, the International Illusion Society salvaged a national treasure from an ancient country—seven gems said to have magical powers. This is the appearance of the gems that Pegasus copied. The core purpose of this trip was for Pegasus to design new Duel Monster cards based on a few of the gems.

However, around the seven clean gems, there are many images related to "gems" and "crystals," something they had already learned from Pegasus, who knew that he could never find the most suitable design that would move people.

But what does this have to do with Hayato?

Pegasus noticed their confusion, pointed to the far side, and said, "Actually, after arriving in Egypt, thanks to Hayato-boy and your luck, and some clues about the cards, this monster is one of the Duel Monsters from the Ancient Gem."

At the spot where Pegasus pointed, he redrawn the blue jade, one of the seven precious stones, and added a soaring unicorn next to it.

“Pegasus, is this your personal opinion? This is another version of myself saying this.” The game quotes Atem from Millennium Puzzle, indicating that he is also interested in the new Duel Monster card, even though he was just influenced by Shadi’s words. “However, I also feel that this design is quite suitable.”

Pegasus glanced at the game and nodded approvingly, saying, "Compared to the imposing Pharaoh's Soul in Duel Monsters, you might have even more talent in card design, Yugi-boy."

"Many people think that designing a card is simply a matter of drawing the image of the card and designing an effect to complete the creation of a New Card. But that's not actually the case. The most important thing to create a new card, besides inspiration, is feeling. It's that subconscious feeling of resonating with the spirits of the Duel Monsters and helping them come into the card."

"If this card is created, I would like to name it 'Jade Pegasus,' with the prefix 'Jade Beast,' and design seven different creatures around the seven jewels. As for the Pegasus's design, it's just a coincidence."

The design of the "Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus" happened to coincide with his own name, "Pegasus." Pegasus helplessly shrugged, then pointed at the "Jade Beast - Jade Pegasus" and said seriously, "Don't you think it's cool? As a card designer, I think it's so cool. It perfectly matches my imagination of 'jade,' and is full of natural charm and fantasy."

However, compared to Yugi, the other people's talent in card design is not very obvious. They cannot feel the kind of innate feeling that "this card should look like this" that Yugi and Pegasus mentioned, nor can they feel what is cool about the [Jade Beast - Blue Jade Pegasus] which is still just a pencil sketch.