Yu-Gi-Oh!: This is the real duel!

Priest Mahad's eyes widened as he recalled something: "Pharaoh, this is the final artifact—the Tablet of Prophecy! The same tablet we see in the mortal world today, the Millennium Tablet!!"

Atum suddenly remembered everything.

Three thousand years ago, unable to defeat the evil god Zorc, he sealed away his memories, soul, and the evil god Zorc. The seven Millennium Artifacts and the Name of the King were the keys to completely sealing Zorc. In order to prevent the apostles of the evil god from finding his name as the eighth key, he erased all his names one by one in the end, including the name on the prophecy tablet.

This is why, while the rest of the thousand-year-old stone slab is perfectly intact, there is one spot that has been scraped away.

The game we are in now is a tapestry woven from memories of three thousand years ago and the present. Three thousand years ago, King Yu destroyed the stone tablet, and to end it all, he must restore it to its original state, including every mural on it and, most importantly, the name of the king!

Atum revealed the key to their ultimate victory to everyone.

Honda was very excited: "Then let's hurry up and restore it!"

“But… it’s simply impossible…” Yugi Muto’s voice trembled slightly. “The murals and inscriptions on the millennium stone tablet are extremely complex. We can restore the King’s Name, but there’s no way to restore the other inscriptions…”

At this moment, everyone was plunged into utter despair.

Victory is within reach, but to reach it, we must solve the most difficult puzzle.

At that moment, Kyoko stepped forward and said firmly, "We can! We can restore this stone slab!!"

Everyone was taken aback.

"Really? Apricot?"

"There's only one prophecy tablet; if anything goes wrong, it's all over!"

"Yes, of course we remember part of this mural, but it's impossible to replicate it exactly!"

Anzu walked step by step to the huge stone slab, her eyes filled with tears: "Game... no, now perhaps I should call you Atum."

"From the moment I learned that you were the Pharaoh from three thousand years ago, I knew that the distance between us would only grow further and further apart..."

"Perhaps it's the sadness and inner turmoil that drives me. Every time I feel upset, I take out the photo of the ancient stone slab from my phone, because... it's a record of our first and only date..."

Atum stood there, stunned.

Tears rolled down Xingzi's face as she continued, her voice trembling:

“I remember every mark on that stone slab, whether you were fighting for the Egyptian God Cards in the Duel Tower, dueling with Orichalcos for the world, or even having fun in White Dragon Park… I remember it all…”

"Because that's the only proof that you exist in this world!!"

"I don't want this one and only memory of you to be buried forever in the yellow sand after you leave!!"

“Yoo… Atum, believe me, I can restore this stone slab exactly as it was; every detail on it is etched deep in my memory!”

"Although... all these efforts are only pushing you further and further away, to the point that you won't even remember me after you leave this world..."

"But as long as it helps you, I don't care at all!!"

In the distance, the heavily injured Zorc had already stood up before the three Egyptian Gods. With time pressing, there was no room for everyone to catch their breath or think!

"Come on!! Anzu!! Let's say goodbye to another game together!!"

"Let's attack together!! Carving the stone slab requires the power of the soul!!"

"Hurry!! Zorc is almost here!!!"

Everyone gathered around, transferring all their power to Xingzi. Standing before the massive stone slab, Xingzi took a deep breath and used the combined energy of everyone as a brush to carve all her longing and reluctance into a mural on the stone slab!

Atum stood before the stone slab, watching the girl writing stroke by stroke in the raging sand, and then watching the gradually appearing, perfectly accurate engravings, and his eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"No...no!" Zorc struggled to his feet, roaring, "I can't let you brats succeed!! I've absorbed enough resentment, die!!!"

Zorc roared and unleashed the terrifying Demon God Cannon once more!

But at this moment, Xingzi has completely restored the thousand-year-old stone slab.

A dazzling holy light descended from the sky, and Atum stepped forward to protect his companions, summoning the ultimate power of light!

"Zork!!!"

"I won't let you hurt my comrades!!!"

"This dark game is over!!!"

"In the end, it is always light that defeats darkness!!!"

"Halakti, the Creator God of Light!!!!!"

Chapter 315 The Duel Ceremony – Atum VS Yugi Muto

"Halakti, the Creator God of Light!!!"

The moment Atum shouted, the world shrouded in darkness finally saw the long-awaited dawn. Bright light shone down from the clouds, clearing away all the gloom, even completely dispelling Zorc's irresistible demonic flames!

The three Egyptian Gods offered up their remaining power, and the Holy Goddess, symbolizing light, appeared in the world. With a gentle wave of her hand, true light descended, and Zorc's screams and wails echoed throughout the heavens and earth!

"No...no!!"

Zorc roared furiously, but its voice grew weaker and weaker. Under the true divine light, its body disintegrated at an extremely fast speed, turning into a cloud of black mist and disappearing into the holy light in the blink of an eye.

"Pharaoh!!"

"This is not over yet..."

"I will destroy this world!!"

"No!!!!!"

The terrifying evil god was finally defeated, and this agonizing dark RPG game came to an end.

After bringing light and hope to the earth, the God of Light quietly departed, leaving behind only a desolate battlefield and the crowd standing before the prophetic stone tablet.

"Is it... over...?" Jonouchi's eyes widened, a lingering fear in his heart.

Atum nodded. He could no longer sense any trace of Zorc. This feud that had lasted for three thousand years had finally come to an end. When everyone was victorious, the disasters in the world receded, and everything returned to its original state.

Standing in front of the city gates, the crowd cheered and jumped for joy, as if they hadn't been this excited in a long time.

Along the way, they experienced far too many terrible things because of the Millennium Artifacts and the God Cards. Now, countless terrifying memories have been buried under the yellow sand with the disappearance of Zorc.

They can finally truly enjoy every duel, and finally return to their most authentic lives!

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Honda screamed in despair.

"Are we...are we going back to class?!"

"It's so painful!!"

Normally, Jonouchi would be wailing with him at this time, but now he is standing with Mai, watching the incredibly romantic sunrise over the distant mountains.

Looking at Honda's pathetic performance, Kyoko said, "What? Do you want to experience the Dark Game a few more times?"

At that moment, Atum slowly walked over, picked up the nameplate gift that Anzu had given him, and handed it to her: "Anzu."

"Huh?" Suddenly, Xingzi blushed. In her most desperate moment, she released all the emotions she had suppressed for so long. Now, recalling those cheesy words, she was so ashamed that she wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.

Atum smiled and said, "Kyoko, please engrave my name on it."

“Me, me?” Kyoko was both surprised and delighted. Her heart was pounding and her hand holding the knife trembled slightly, but in the end she still wrote down the very neat words. It was Atum’s real name.

“Thank you, Anzu.” Atum couldn’t reciprocate Anzu’s feelings, so he could only say, “This way, I will never forget my name.”

"And whenever I see this plaque, I think of the person who carved this mark with their own hands."

"Kyoko, I will never forget everyone. This memory will forever remain in my heart..."

In the distance, Seto Kaiba and Yuzuru leaned against the city wall, watching two couples in a romantic embrace and a savage in a grass skirt going mad.

"Tsk..." Seto Kaiba sneered, "How boring."

“Seahorse,” You Che said, “I’ll be leaving here soon.”

Seto Kaiba frowned and turned to look at her: "Where are we going? To participate in a world-class duelist tournament? Heh, perfect, let's have a showdown there!!"

"Although you and Yugi both defeated me, and the title of Duel King fell into Yugi's hands, your last duel was just pure entertainment."

"The one I truly want to defeat is still you—You Che!!"

However, Yu Che shook his head and said, "Kaiba, I can't bring out my strongest form anymore. What's the point of defeating me like this?"

Seto Kaiba stood there, stunned.

Only then did he realize that the current Youche had lost its Disruption, lost its Dark Magician, lost its Sleeping Giant Gudu... Even the small warrior formed from a portion of Sleeping Giant Gudu's energy sacrificed itself to become a protective force when Youche struggled to emerge from the sandstorm.

In this dark RPG game, Yuzuru, a spirit user, has lost the vast majority of his spirits.

Now, he is once again left with only himself and the Armed Dragon, just as they were when they first met.

A rare hint of disappointment flashed across Seto Kaiba's eyes.

Through numerous trials, his mind and soul have been greatly tempered, and his mental strength has now reached its peak.

However, Yuzuru seems to be no longer the same person he was in Duel Kingdom and Duel City.

That's right.

Even if he could actually win, Seto Kaiba would find it boring.

At this moment, Seto Kaiba finally realized that the peak he had always wanted to climb had unknowingly become a shadow of the setting sun.

"Then where are you going?" Seto Kaiba was still somewhat unwilling. "You'll become stronger again someday, and I'll wait for that day to have a real duel with you!!"

You Che said, "First, I'll go to the Elf Realm to revive Hermoti, and then I'll find a way to return to my original world."

"The original world?" Seto Kaiba was quite surprised. "Are you like the game?! You're all..."

You Che remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

Seto Kaiba felt as if the world was collapsing: "What a joke!! There are only two people in this world who have truly defeated me!! And both of them are from other dimensions!!"

You Che laughed and said, "But doesn't this also prove that you are the truly strongest duelist in this world?"

Seto Kaiba was speechless. In an instant, he felt that everything had become meaningless. Now he could fulfill his long-held dream of opening Hakuryu Paradise all over the world, but how could he make up for the regret in his heart?

"What kind of world is over there?" Seto Kaiba sighed, gazing at the slowly rising sun.

You Che still smiled: "It's not as exciting as here, but it's interesting. There are no duels over there, the cards are just a pure game, but the version is countless generations ahead of here."

"So that's how it is." Seto Kaiba understood why he had lost to Yuzuru, but he still respected him very much. "I really want to go there and see, even if it's just a duel in the most primitive way, I want to see those new-era cards."

The dark RPG game ended at this dawn.