Pharaoh

The golden game box shines with dazzling brilliance.

The card for the recovery of the dead slowly rose in full view.

The light was so dazzling that people couldn't see the expressions in the shadow of the two dueling teenagers.

The king of darkness walked into the world of light, leaving everyone with only his back.

Everything falls under the light.

So this is the end.

-

Why do we all say goodbye before parting?

──Because humans are always looking forward to seeing each other again.

He sat on the window seat and watched the bustling pedestrians passing by outside the window.

The early spring sunlight came in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making him squint his eyes subconsciously.

The hand holding half of the face rested on the table, and that lazy face gave people a feeling of sleepiness.

To be honest, he was really a little sleepy after being exposed to the sun like this.

He lazily maintained this posture, and really had the idea of ​​sitting down for a long time.

The girl walking towards him through the crowd in the shop changed his mind.

He stood up and smiled at the girl.

Two years after the end of the final trial, as an ordinary student, he, Jouchi and the others took the college entrance examination and got admitted to different universities.

Kyoko gave up the college entrance examination and went to the United States.

Friends who were once close as a family went their separate ways.

Fortunately, there are still computers, mobile phones and other things in modern times, so that the contact between several people has never been broken.

He was originally an introvert who didn't like to take risks. Since his other self left, because he was tired of constant challenges, he gradually faded out of the dueling world.

In fact, winning the title of Duel King means that he has reached the pinnacle in the world of duels.

So there is gradually nothing that attracts him in this world.

Now he is just an ordinary college student.

Probably the kind of ordinary that can't be found again after being thrown into the crowd.

The only thing that makes him fortunate is that after entering university, his height finally began to rise slowly.

Although there are not many—according to Jouchi, it has evolved from elementary school students to junior high school students, and the baby face has not changed at all.

Losing the aura of the dueling king, poor grades, bad sports, and no special features, he once thought that he would probably return to the time when he was alone again.

But now there are them in the city. Although they are in different universities, they will gather together every once in a while, so he thinks he probably won't feel lonely.

What he didn't expect was that after entering university, he would be unexpectedly popular. Not to mention a few boyfriends he had made friends with, he was actually quite popular among girls.

"Because you are very gentle."

A girl once said with a smile like this.

"It's as cute as a younger brother."

Ahh, I knew it.

Although he complained so much in his heart, the gentle temperament he had cultivated since he was a child still prevented him from really getting angry with girls.

At most, I was depressed about my height for a while.

Ahh, when will I grow taller, at least as tall as the other me...

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered.

The other self has been gone for almost two years.

Thinking about when the other self had just left, they were always cautious in front of them in Xingzi City, hiding themselves for fear of mentioning something that would make them sad.

In fact, at that time, he always wanted to tell them that there was no need to be so nervous. He had already prepared himself mentally, so he was not as sad as they imagined.

But saying this kind of thing was just considered by them to cheer them up for them, and they still looked nervous in front of him.

So he let them go, and it didn't matter to cooperate with them.

It's okay not to mention 'that person'.

So the past two years have passed so casually.

Going to school, eating, sleeping, playing games, partying, the same as when 'that person' was around.

Except that it will be sad at first, but once being alone becomes a habit, there will be no sadness.

He is still him, Yugi Muto.

Smiling, he took the class notes returned to him by the girl sitting across from him. He tilted his head slightly, and the ends of his hair flashed an arc in the sunlight.

He raised his head slightly to avoid the sun, which was a bit too glaring today.

Just like that day...

On the day before choosing an opponent for another self──

"Please fight the pharaoh."

Isis said she looked at him without blinking.

That day, the sun in the desert exposed the golden sand.

He felt a little glaring for no reason, and raised his hand to slightly block the sunlight that shot at him.

"'Another me' wouldn't choose me as an opponent," he replied.

"So it's up to you to ask."

Isis is still looking at him, this woman with a weak appearance is unexpectedly stubborn in some aspects.

Her beautiful pupils were like an oasis in the desert, staring at him without blinking.

"I only allow you to duel with the king. If the opponent is someone else, I refuse to open the cemetery we guard."

He was silent for a while, then looked up.

"reason."

He has always been a self-aware man.

He is very aware of his own strength, he is no match for 'him', no match for hippocampus, what is the reason why Isis must have him.

The woman who inherited the millennium mission of the tomb guards was silent for a long time, and finally opened her mouth when he became somewhat impatient.

The wind and sand in the desert are very strong, and where the wind blows, it will often shatter that person's language.

The woman's voice was very low, as if she was afraid of being eavesdropped.

Even though she has blocked the space where they are with the Millennium Artifact.

Even 'that person' couldn't hear her despite her conversation with him.

The wind and sand passed, and the ground was covered with golden sand.

They glisten in the sun.

He bent down and picked up the hot sand that had been exposed to the sun, and the fine quicksand fell from between his fingers.

The woman who stopped talking stood quietly beside him.

He turned and left without saying a word, and never looked at the woman again.

The sun was setting in the west, and under the backlight, his hair was blown up by the wind, and the shadow of his hair covered his expression.

The night is as cool as water, and the moon is in the sky.

He leaned over the railing of the balcony, and the night wind brushed his forehead hair.

"Partner, I think, my opponent..."

The figure of the ancient Pharaoh appeared beside him, his eyebrows that were always tight and relaxed, and his eyes that were always sharp were staring at him with a gentle smile.

He was not surprised, compared to that cold and calm face, this was the expression he often saw.

The Boy King with a warmer smile than anyone else is an existence that only he can see.

It's just that you won't see it anytime soon.

He raised his hands, stretched himself, and then smiled back at his other self.

It was his childlike innocent smile that everyone was familiar with.

"Another me, I will be your opponent."

He said, smiling wider.

"I'll fight you."

He repeated: "This is my responsibility."

He saw moonlight shining through the transparent figure of the ancient boy king.

Because the light was not refracted, he couldn't see the young king's expression at the moment.

"……OK."

He heard another answer from himself.

"Then I'm counting on you, buddy."

The Boy King answered his partner with a voice softer than the warm wind tonight.

There seemed to be a smile in the voice, but the expression on the translucent face that was penetrated by the moonlight was still unclear.

The author has something to say: The time of this article is the time after the ending of "Yu-Gi-Oh" and the plot of the original work is not very related, only the first chapter or two has a little connection with the ending of the original work.

Poke your finger, in fact, it is okay to read it as an original text, continue to poke your finger.

So for those who are willing to treat it as an original article, just read the general plot summary in bold below.

3000 years ago, Pharaoh Atum sealed a dark priest who threatened the safety of Egypt with his life, but the seal was not complete.

As a price, the pharaoh's soul was imprisoned in the golden blocks of Egyptian artifacts.

3000 years of slumber caused Atum to lose his memory.

3000 years later, a young man named Yugi Muto assembled the 3000-year-old golden building blocks, and the soul of the Pharaoh therefore possessed the young man.

Probably because of fate, their appearance is almost identical. (But Pharaoh is cooler, more handsome, and a head taller than the game...)

Whenever Youyu and his friends are in danger, the Pharaoh's soul will use Yuyu's body to defeat the bad guys.

In the end, Pharaoh Atum retrieved his memory with the help of the game, and this time completely sealed the Dark Priest.

In order to rest the pharaoh's soul in peace, the game decides to fight Atum in front of the gate of the underworld.

In the end, the game tearfully defeated the Pharaoh.

He watched the pharaoh's soul walk into the underworld, and the two intimate souls never met again...

(i.e., the Pharaoh took the bento OTZ and bit the handkerchief to resent the ending)

PS:

Pharaoh called the game: "Partner" (Japanese pronunciation AIBO)

The game calls Pharaoh: "Another me."