Chapter 53: Please Turn Into an Egg!

After the Duel ended, Isono followed You Tian's instructions and sent Malik to Room 7.

When Isis saw her younger brother return safely, tears instantly filled her eyes.

Huh? But why are there so many bruises on his chest?

After thanking You Tian and greeting the others, Isis remained in Room 7.

The rest returned to Room 3, Jonouchi's room.

"That was close, You Tian! That guy Malik held back a trick—thankfully you spotted it in the end," Jonouchi said, still shaken.

Game also nodded.

"By the way, You Tian, where did you get that Millennium Item?"

With the matter settled, Game still asked this question.

You Tian fell silent for a moment.

"A man dressed like an Egyptian gave it to me—he said his name is Shadi. He also gave me the earlier Lightning Rod."

You Tian told the group a slightly altered version of the truth.

Game pondered slightly.

So it really was Shadi—he's on this Airship too?

But I'm more curious about something else.

Game's gaze secretly landed on You Tian.

Generally, Millennium Items can only be used by those chosen. But when You Tian beat up Malik just now, why did the Millennium Scale activate?

Could it be that You Tian was chosen by the Millennium Scale?

At that moment, You Tian was also thinking.

Logically, the Millennium Artifacts in DM shouldn't be usable by ordinary people. Anyone who can use them must have something extraordinary about them.

Like Dark Yugi—he's the Pharaoh himself; Pegasus, under Shadi's guidance, created the Duel Monsters.

And me? Could it be because I'm a transmigrator, a traveler from the Other World?

You Tian rubbed his chin.

Another question: Shadi lent me the Millennium Scale—I've finished the Dark Duel now, should I return it?

And why did he lend it to me in the first place?

Could this really be Yugi's world????

Thinking of this, You Tian felt a sudden tightness in his buttocks.

"By the way, everyone else has finished their Duels. The fourth Duel should be Seto-sama versus Ms. Isis, right?" Jonouchi said.

"Oh, right!" You Tian suddenly remembered.

In the Original Plot, the CEO, prompted by the Millennium Rod, performed the famous ritual of sacrificing a god-card and defeated Isis.

But now that Malik is out of the picture and there's no Millennium Rod, how will the CEO win?

Ding!

At that moment, the cabin's intercom sounded again.

"Notice: Contestant No. 8 has withdrawn. The fourth Duel, between Contestant No. 2 Seto Kaiba and his opponent, is decided by default."

"The four semifinalists are now confirmed: Mutou Yugi, Jonouchi Katsuya, You Tian, and Seto Kaiba."

"The Airship will proceed to the final Duel Ground to determine the Duel King."

Everyone:!!!

"This is rigged, right?" Jonouchi questioned.

"Did Seto just declare Ms. Isis defeated without fighting?"

"Uh, probably not," You Tian replied.

"Maybe Isis entered the Duel solely to save Malik—and now that Malik's been saved, she has no reason to compete?"

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

Yet…

"Ms. Isis, why did you withdraw directly?"

"This Duel was between you and Seto-sama—by withdrawing like this, others will say we're giving Seto-sama special treatment!"

"We don't care, but Seto-sama's reputation will be damaged!"

"Ms. Isis, please, no matter what, continue competing!"

The staff pleaded.

"Sigh~" Isis sighed helplessly and quietly raised her Duel Disk.

"It's not that I don't want to Duel—you see."

"Wh-what!!" The staff stared in disbelief at Isis's Duel Disk.

The spot where her deck should have been was now completely empty—not a single card remained.

"Ms. Isis, where is your deck?" the staff asked urgently.

At this, Isis's expression turned peculiar.

"This morning, some strange guy took it and casually stuffed it into his pocket—he hasn't returned it yet."

"What! There's such a despicable scoundrel on this Airship, daring to openly snatch a contestant's deck!" the staff fumed.

"Who is that bastard? Ms. Isis, tell us—we'll get your deck back for you!"

Isis smiled and shook her head.

"No need…"

Saying this, she turned her head toward Malik and Rishid, who lay on the bed.

"That guy already gave it back to me…"

Staff:???

Inside Room 1.

"Achoo!!"

Out of nowhere, You Tian sneezed on the bed.

"Weird, who's talking about me?"

He stretched his limbs, then pulled out the newly acquired 【The Winged Dragon of Ra】 and examined it closely.

Finally, the first of the ThreePhantomGods was in hand. But I can't use it—what a pain.

"By the way, the ThreePhantomGods definitely have Card Spirits, right?"

In the Original Plot, the ThreePhantomGods occasionally showed up to fight.

If that's the case, maybe I can negotiate with them?

Thinking of this, You Tian sat up, smiling broadly.

"Bro Ra, I know you're there—can I talk to you about something?"

No response.

"I know I don't have the right to wield… uh, not that—I mean, to be your user."

"How about this: you turn into an egg form, call it 【The Winged Dragon of Ra - Spherical Form】—I'll borrow you for two days, how's that?"

Still no response.

Hum~ hum~

Naji Mo and Death Ritualist emerged from the deck.

"Hey, Nana, what's up with the master? Why's he being so polite to this big yellow bird?"

Naji Mo felt a twinge of envy.

"Hmph! A lickspittle! Lickspittles never die well!"

Death Ritualist: Huh?? Is Nana talking about the master… or pointing at me??

Seeing that Slifer the Sky Dragon still ignored him, You Tian took out paper and pen and drew a sketch of 【The Winged Dragon of Ra - Spherical Form】.

"I don't need much effect—just sacrifice three of the opponent's monsters to Summon it!"

You Tian said this.

Still no response.

Damn it! Is Slifer the Sky Dragon this cold? I'll even give up 【Lava Golem】 if you just turn into an egg!

After a long while, still no response.

You Tian sighed helplessly.

Sigh, I've got too many spirit problems.

"Forget it, forget it." You Tian put away 【The Winged Dragon of Ra】.

"Then I'll just stick to the original plan."

Hum~

Suddenly, another hum—and Shadi appeared abruptly in You Tian's room.

Both spirits and You Tian were startled.

"Holy shit! Shadi, can't you knock? You scare the hell out of people like this!"

Shadi stared at You Tian with a blank expression.

You Tian clicked his tongue.

"Fine, fine, here you go!"

Saying this, You Tian pulled out the Millennium Scale Shadi had previously lent him from behind his back.

To be honest, You Tian felt reluctant.

After all, he still had battles ahead against Kaiba and the Game—eventually, he'd have to face the ThreePhantomGods.

With a Millennium Artifact in hand, first, it would protect him from being erased by "GOD·HAND·IMPACT" or "Thunder Force"; second, it would prevent him from being instantly killed by some sudden dark force.

But this was Shadi's item.

I, You Tian, am not someone who hoards other people's belongings!

"Huh?" Isis, tending to Rishid and Malik in Room 7, suddenly felt a wave of nausea.

Facing You Tian's offer of the Millennium Scale, Shadi merely glanced down—but did not reach out to take it.

Huh? What's going on? Has Shadi gotten this stuck? How long since he got oiled?

"You Tian, don't forget what I said: at midnight, the Darkness on this Airship will peak. One of you will vanish due to the rule of 'Darkness Mutual Consumption'."

"Be careful."

With that, Shadi vanished again with a soft "hum."

"What the hell?"

You Tian was utterly baffled.

"Didn't I kill Dark Malik?"

He helplessly scratched his head.

Could Shadi be joking with me? No—that doesn't fit his character.

Besides, he's called Shadi because most of the DM plot was secretly orchestrated by this man.

His words could never be meaningless.

"Could it be… that Dark Malik isn't dead?"

You Tian furrowed his brow tightly.

After a long while, he still couldn't come up with an answer.

"Forget it, I'll go find Jonouchi first—I still need his help later."

Saying so, You Tian threw on his clothes and walked out the door.

Not knowing how much longer it had been, a hum—Shadi's figure appeared once more.

"You don't need to return it to me, that was originally yours…"

Inside Room 3.

Shizuka, Anzu, Honda, and Otogi had all gone out to see the scenery. At this moment, the only one left in the room was Jonouchi.

He too was now frowning, lying on the bed with his hands behind his head.

"The top four, huh?" Jonouchi muttered to himself.

"Game, Kaiba, and You Tian—those three are all very strong, and they also hold God Cards."

"But what about me?"

The duel with Rishid earlier—if Rishid hadn't suddenly used the copy card of Slifer the Sky Dragon, he would probably have lost.

Thinking of this, on Jonouchi's eternally cheerful face appeared a rare melancholy.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Suddenly, the door of Room 3 was knocked on.

Jonouchi got up and went to open the door, puzzled.

How did Shizuka and the others come back so quickly?

But the moment Jonouchi opened the door.

You Tian: "Jonouchi, quick! I can't hold it in!"

Jonouchi:????