Sella has left.
Youyu was quite interested in the "Quantum Cube" that Aigami held in the theatrical version. This thing was called the "Eighth Great Millennium Item," and the power it contained was certainly not weak, more importantly, it also held power over space.
The traditional Millennium Items were all very picky, choosing only the masters they deemed worthy. But this "Quantum Cube" that appeared in the theatrical version, with its completely different style, wasn't explained in detail, leaving its usage limitations unclear.
Still, even if there were usage limitations, Youyu could always have Kaiba use his company's increasingly advanced black technology to find a way.
At the end of the theatrical version, it seemed that Kaiba picked up Aigami's "Quantum Cube" and was inspired by this space artifact, finally breaking through technological barriers to successfully find the passage to the Netherworld...
As long as President Haima's grave-digging intentions are quelled, once the Prana leave, this artifact would naturally take on Youyu's surname.
Now the key part of this headache-inducing issue falls on the president...
Based on Youyu's observation and conclusion, he felt that the president didn't really want to defeat Atem, he simply wanted to play cards with him.
If he lost, the president appeared outwardly furious, but inside he might secretly enjoy it, all the while muttering, "Hmph, curse you, Yu↑ gi↓, remember this. Next time I'll win for sure!"
If he won, the president might go berserk: "This guy isn't the true Yu↑ gi↓ at all! Such a duel is meaningless even if I win!"
It's quite troublesome.
This matter needs careful consideration over time.
The card game ended, and Youyu collected himself, turning back to pick up the pink umbrella with a maiden motif that he had just left on the roadside.
Even though Chinai certainly wouldn't say anything if he lost it, it still wouldn't feel right.
Youyu brought the umbrella, walking along the rain-dampened sidewalk, thinking as he disappeared down the street.
Shortly after he left, a figure appeared at the corner behind him.
It was a girl. She was tall and had nearly perfect proportions, with a delicate face like a porcelain doll and gem-like blue eyes.
Anmu Natsuki, it really was the lost girl Youyu and Chinai met during the day at Kaiba Land.
However, at this time, her expression was solemn, her fair face as if covered with a layer of frost, beautiful to a somewhat unreal degree but also cold enough to inspire awe.
Her clear blue eyes shot a sharp, steely gaze directly at the direction where Youyu's back had disappeared.
"Duel King, Youyu." She murmured to herself in an icy voice, "He certainly is a duelist worth noting."
"..."
This aura, perfectly melding an evil mastermind and an Iceberg Queen, lasted on her for about ten seconds.
Until Youyu's voice, which should have already faded into the distance, suddenly sounded from behind her.
"Spying is a bad habit, you know."
"Ah!"
The Iceberg Queen's domain was instantly shattered, and the girl screamed in shock, nearly jumping up. She startledly turned back, took two steps back, instinctively crossing her arms over her chest, her small face full of wariness.
Upon seeing Youyu suddenly appearing behind her, the girl seemed to let down her guard, puffing her cheeks in a pout: "You scared me to death!"
Youyu couldn't help but be speechless: "But you're the one stalking me..."
Judging by her defensive posture and cautious little eyes, anyone unaware might think Youyu was up to no good.
"Why are you following me?" Youyu straightforwardly asked.
"Eh?" Natsuki finally came to her senses. "I...I'm not."
Youyu was unconvinced: "You know, looking away while you're talking is almost like having 'I am lying' written on your face, right?"
"...Mmh."
Natsuki interlocked her fingers, started looking at her toes, her head drooping as though caught making a mistake, looking quite cute.
"So what are you here for?"
"I...I left something at Kaiba Land and wanted to go back to get it. Just happened to pass by." She said softly, starting to move tentatively, "Then...if there's nothing, I'll go first..."
Youyu pointed expressionlessly in the opposite direction: "Kaiba Land is that way."
The girl awkwardly stopped her moving steps.
Being a professional road idiot is like this.
"What did you forget?"
"I...um...forgot my glasses."
"But you don't wear glasses."
"Ah?" Natsuki was evidently too nervous to notice this issue, and had to bluff her way through, "I...um...contact lenses."
Youyu was helpless: "Do you believe that yourself?"
Natsuki nodded like a pecking chick, then lifted her eyes to sneak a peek at Youyu's expression, quickly retracting her head, then shook it.
Her reaction seemed to say: To believe—or not to believe?
Youyu sighed: "Besides, Kaiba Land has long closed at this hour."
"Oh, I see, then I'll come back tomorrow. Thanks~"
The girl slightly bowed to offer thanks, then turned around intending to leave...
...only to be pulled back by Youyu grabbing her collar.
"So why are you following me?"
Natsuki looked like she was about to cry: "I'm sorry, I'll never dare to secretly follow you again, please let me go okay QAQ"
Youyu: "..."
Originally, Youyu thought she might be some sort of mischief-making villain, following him for some devious plot, perhaps even related to the robot causing trouble in the haunted house during the day.
Now it seemed he might have overthought things...
Also, he had noticed a small detail he'd previously overlooked.
"Anmu Mizuki, Fukuhara Natsuki... Aren't these the names of the two singers invited to perform an original song at Kaiba Land's anniversary? I just remembered seeing their names on the anniversary event's promotional poster until I saw you just now."
Youyu's gaze shifted back to the girl.
"Anmu Natsuki... What a coincidence, your name."
"It is...quite a coincidence..."
The girl's watery blue eyes started darting around again, her gaze flitting everywhere but daring not to meet Youyu's eyes directly.
Coincidence? What kind of coincidence is that!
Only Edogawa Conan might agree it's a coincidence...
"So your name isn't really Anmu Natsuki, is it?" Youyu continued to ask, "Who are you, really?"
The girl couldn't help but cover her face, her expression as if saying—
—Please don't ask, I beg you not to ask anymore!
Finally, realizing she couldn't get away today, she bit her lip, seemingly making some kind of important decision.
Youyu noted as she flipped her small hand, a silver-white folded Duel Disc suddenly appeared out of thin air on her wrist, a model and design he had never seen before.
With just that little display of hers, it was enough to prove she was no ordinary person.
The girl adjusted the Duel Disc on her slender arm, then opened her big blue eyes to look at Youyu.
She bit her soft lips, not saying a word, but her eyes clearly seemed to ask—
—Mister, shall we duel?
"...Alright then."
Youyu removed the card deck he had just used to duel Sella, casually swapped it with another, inserted it into the Duel Disc, and activated the system.
"But if I win, you'll have to honestly explain everything to me."
The girl continued nodding like a pecking chick.
However, Youyu had absolutely no idea that he wouldn't even need to win this duel. The duel had just begun, and he had already received the answer to his question.
[Natsuki, LP 4000]
[Youyu, LP 4000]
"I go first...draw a card."
The girl drew a card, glanced at her hand, hesitated for a moment, and seemed to resolve to make an important decision.
She pulled out a card, held it in mid-air, hesitated for a long time before finally placing it down.
Youyu: "?"
It's just a card game, why did playing the first card feel so excruciatingly difficult, like giving birth or something?
"I summon 'Maiden with Eyes of Blue', attack position."
Youyu: "!!??"