Domino City, Art Museum.
Before the start of Duel City, the stone tablet unearthed from Egypt, featuring the image of an ancient priest, was brought to this art museum for display.
Engraved on the stone tablet is a three-thousand-year-old war, with Priest Set facing off against the Nameless Pharaoh. The two sides control a robed magician and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, respectively.
As for Kaiba—although the priest on the stone tablet is said to be his reincarnation, without his iconic hairstyle and given the somewhat abstract artwork on the tablet, the priest resembles Kaiba more in aura than actual appearance.
In fact, Youyu always thought Ishizu's ability to recognize Kaiba's reincarnation at a glance from such an abstract piece of art was quite impressive...
To retrieve the Nameless Pharaoh's memories that are lost in the world without a home, Yugi and his friends... along with a passerby named Youyu, came to the stone tablet at the museum.
According to the instructions from the Gravekeeper Race, the Pharaoh just needs to present the three Divine Cards to the tablet to open the door to memories from three thousand years ago. The Nameless Pharaoh will regain his life and memories, finding his place of belonging.
Of course, the King, who has already established bonds in the modern world and has a significant dependency on AIBO, also does not wish to part from everyone.
But at this point, it's no longer just about him.
The Pharaoh's companions from three thousand years ago, the most loyal servants who devoted their lives and souls to him, and even the Ishtar Clan, including Marik, who spent over three thousand years underground preserving the Pharaoh's memory...
...for the sake of all those who sacrificed everything for him, as the Pharaoh, Dark Yugi cannot escape facing his destiny here.
Everyone gathers under the massive stone tablet. Yugi takes a deep breath, switches personalities, and hands control of his body over to Dark Yugi.
At this moment, Youyu hesitated slightly.
Unlike the others, he knew that the King wouldn't succeed here. When the King presents the Three Egyptian God Cards to the Memory Tablet, they would be interfered with by an extremely powerful mysterious force.
Not only would the door to memory not open, but the tablet would also be sealed by that force.
Afterward, an organization called "Doma" and its leader, a boss named Dartz, would gradually emerge. Dark Yugi would be forced to confront this organization, and the tablet would not reopen to him until Dartz is completely destroyed.
However, after thinking it through, Youyu still handed the two Divine Cards he held to Dark Yugi.
Even if he explained to the King that someone was tampering in the shadows, Youyu couldn't explain how he knew, and even if the King believed him, it would be to no avail.
This trap is similar to knowing there's a trap card in play during a duel but still having to spring it. If you don't trigger the trap, it will always be there, and you'll never be able to move forward.
As expected. The power of the Three Egyptian God Cards was disrupted, and the entire Memory Tablet was sealed in ice.
The King's initial attempt to unlock memories was unsuccessful.
Unable to find the cause, the group had to temporarily give up on the attempt.
Frankly, this outcome actually made Yugi and his friends feel somewhat relieved deep down. After all, they had experienced life and death together with Dark Yugi, and parting suddenly would be hard.
However, coincidentally, as Dark Yugi's attempt failed, chaos erupted on the streets outside.
A large number of Duel Monsters suddenly materialized in the sky and on the streets. Dragons flew in the sky, lizards crawled on the ground, and all kinds of monsters filled the streets, as if it were a Halloween party.
In principle, the data for Duel Monsters in Domino City is managed entirely by Kaiba Company. The Duel Discs are all sold by Kaiba Company, and the 3D Imaging System is provided by them. Therefore, with such a large-scale incident occurring citywide, everyone naturally turned to Kaiba Company headquarters.
As the event had just unfolded, a horde of swift reporters blocked the entrance to Kaiba Company.
The reporters raised their microphones, inquiring chaotically about the system malfunction, with a demeanor suggesting they'd storm in if unsatisfied. However, Kaiba Company was prepared and immediately sent Izono, an elder statesman, to handle the situation.
Uncle Izono, tasked with a critical responsibility, stood with a poker face at the entrance, making it clear that entry would be impossible no matter what was said.
Uncle Izono, who once didn't blink upon witnessing Egyptian Gods wreak havoc, found dealing with a bunch of fast-running reporters a minor task.
Of course, such a citywide riot naturally had a huge impact on Kaiba Company. The incident drew national and even global attention, with numerous authorities demanding an explanation from Kaiba Company.
Although Kaiba Group hadn't officially responded, Youyu knew that the president might not be to blame this time.
During the incident, Kaiba Company immediately shut down all 3D Imaging Systems and carried out extensive maintenance on its servers. Yet, the monster images continued to appear until they eventually vanished much later.
This indicates that these monster images had no relation to Kaiba Company's system, but were caused by some other influence.
As for the reason... Youyu had a sense.
Most likely, it was the leader of Doma, the guy named Dartz, causing trouble.
That guy was trying to revive the "God of Orichalcos," disrupting the balance between the human world and the Spirit World, leading to unprecedented chaos in both. This caused monsters from the Spirit Realm to appear in reality.
Speaking of which, in the animation, it seems that the Dark Magician Girl spirit specifically summoned Yugi and Dark Yugi to the Spirit World and also gave them a new tool—the Legendary Dragon Timaeus the Knight of Destiny.
Timaeus is supposedly one of the three Legendary Dragons guarding the Spirit Realm in ancient times, but it exhausted its power and was sealed in the Spirit Realm for so long that its name was forgotten, referred to as the "Nameless Dragon."
At this moment, Youyu suddenly thought—
—Wait, doesn't my family have a Dark Magician Girl too?
With this thought, he took out the Dark Magician Girl card from his pocket.
The spirit maiden floated out: "Master, do you have any instructions?"
"By the way... is there some trouble in your Spirit World?" Youyu asked.
"Huh?" Dark Magician Girl blinked dumbly, "Uh... I'm not really sure about that..."
"You're a spirit and you don't know?"
"Because I haven't been back for a long time." She said sheepishly, "I've always been by Master's side..."
"I see." Youyu pondered, "Do you know the legend of the 'Nameless Dragon'?"
"Yes, I know." Dark Magician Girl nodded, "It's very famous in the Spirit World, the legend of the three Nameless Dragons sealed for countless ages."
"Can you take me there to have a look?"
"Huh?" Dark Magician Girl was puzzled, "I... can I?"
Youyu: "..."
He wasn't sure if it was his imagination. He felt that the Dark Magician Girl over at Yugi's house seemed a bit smarter than his...
The Dark Magician Girl from his house, how to put it...
...fair and lovely as she was, always seemed a bit ditzy.
But then again, she was quite adorable. Besides, she was quite reliable in critical moments, and without her, Youyu might not have survived.
"As far as I know, ordinarily, Master, you shouldn't be able to come to our world." Dark Magician Girl said softly, "Um… I think. I don't know any way to bring Master over."
Is that so?
Then how did Yugi travel to the Spirit World in the animation?
Youyu pondered carefully. He remembered it was in the animation where Yugi, while asleep in the middle of the night, his consciousness entered the Maze of the Heart within the Millennium Pendant, and found a door in the maze. When he opened it... it was the Spirit World.
...Oh, he had a Divine Artifact, huh, well, excuse the intrusion.
Youyu seemed to understand. Yugi could go to the Spirit World because he carried a Divine Artifact, putting him outside the bounds of common logic.
Simply put, it was because Youyu, as a master, was too weak. No Divine Artifacts, no background, no wonder the spirits...