A card was slapped onto the Duel Disc, and the holographic Monster Card appeared.
The air seemed suffused with a faint scent of sandalwood, and a girl walked up to him. She had unforgettable silver-white long hair and clear blue eyes, as blue as the sky washed clean.
[Maiden with Eyes of Blue, Attack Power 0]
Youyu was not surprised that the girl actually had the "Maiden with Eyes of Blue," a card that even Kaiba hadn't managed to print yet as part of the exclusive white bride set... Well, that's quite surprising, but what shocked him even more wasn't the card.
What truly captivated him was the "Maiden with Eyes of Blue" in front of him... and the girl behind, wearing a Duel Disc and standing as a duelist, who looked exactly the same.
Naturally, Youyu thought of the traditional card game talent—the self-summoning.
Youyu finally remembered why this girl seemed familiar and suddenly understood many things. Her appearance at Kaiba Land, their encounter, and those unusual reactions... many details suddenly had an explanation.
But that couldn't reduce the astonishment in his heart.
After hesitating for a moment, he tentatively asked, "Are you... Kisara?"
The girl was startled and exclaimed, "How do you know!?"
"..."
Oh man, it really is her.
Youyu rubbed his temples, feeling his head swelling a bit. He felt like a dozen questions were crammed into his mind, and more kept popping up every moment, but he didn't know where to start asking...
"Master!" The Dark Magician Girl floated out, her expression very serious, "This girl... she's like me, a spirit!"
"I noticed..." Youyu sighed, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Ah?" Dark Magician Girl lowered her head, "I... I didn't notice before..."
Youyu: "..."
Fine, she's already a little scatterbrain, naturally unreliable.
But he had a whole family of spirits, yet not one reminded him the girl was actually a monster spirit?
Youyu's Masked Hero was a silent type, essentially acting as Youyu's Stand, working silently without speaking.
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Silent Magician: "..."
Kuriboh: "Kuri Kuri."
Well, maybe Kuriboh tried to remind him, but unfortunately, Youyu probably didn't understand or notice...
Youyu raised his head, "Are you a spirit?"
The girl bit her lip and nodded.
Among the little partners around the King three thousand years ago, Mahad directly became a spirit, and Mana reincarnated into one. So considering the connections with Priest Set, the White Dragon girl reincarnating into a spirit might not be surprising either.
Her relationship with the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" spirit might be akin to avatars, the same rationale as Yugi's pile of Black Magician, Dark Eradicator Warlock, and Sorcerer of Dark Magic, all being different identities of the teacher.
Youyu couldn't help but ask, "So your hair, shouldn't it be... um... white, like hers?"
Youyu pointed to the holographic projection of the "Maiden with Eyes of Blue" that was summoned.
Not recognizing the girl as Kisara had a significant factor—her hair color. Kisara's snowy silver-white long hair left a profound impression.
But this girl, who introduced herself as "Anmu Natsuki," appeared with black hair initially, making Youyu not think in that direction.
The girl didn't speak, only gently closed her eyes. Moments later, her flowing long hair gradually transformed back to spotless white, scattering countless crystalline specks, like snowflakes.
So spirits can do that?
Youyu then recalled the spirit Honest that appeared later in GX, even disguised as the long-lost owner, playing as a student in the Duel Academy for a while.
He glanced at his spirits on the side, "Can you do it too?"
"Sure can!"
Dark Magician Girl proudly said, her chest puffing up with confidence.
"I can even change my appearance with magic! Whatever image the master desires, I can transform into!"
"That's quite exciting... I mean, convenient..."
Youyu murmured casually.
He turned to Kisara, "So following me... is it because of President Haima?"
At the mention of this topic, Kisara's cheeks slightly reddened, and her gaze began to wander.
"It's... um... maybe..." her voice unclear, sounding like she was speaking with something in her mouth.
Youyu felt a bit of subtlety.
Initially, he discovered the girl tailing him, thinking she was a malicious foe, confronting her aggressively to settle accounts. Turns out she's the white bride herself, the legitimate consort of President Haima spanning over three millennia.
Now it's he who feels a bit restless...
"I want to know what he's like now." The girl gazed elsewhere, speaking softly, "I want to understand his work, people around him, friends he connects with..."
Youyu fell silent, "Then why don't you just directly approach him?"
"I..."
She mumbled for a long time before finally squeezing out a few words.
"...don't dare."
Actually, it's not entirely her fault for hesitating.
Every time she tries to get close to Kaiba, get into his vicinity, seeing Kaiba's foreboding look that seems ready to tackle whenever, her already scarce courage immediately turns to a deficit, turning trembly right away.
Also, Kaiba has really peculiar temper. Despite being an eighteen-year-old boy, President seems completely uninterested in females, always uttering "boring."
Then he's extremely dismissive about any supernatural phenomena, highly reliant on science. Mentioning monster spirits or soul reincarnation to him immediately earns you his dead-fish eye, followed by a "boring" and turning to leave.
Then our pitiful spirit White Dragon girl simultaneously hits multiple button-topping keywords—"girl," "spirit," "reincarnation"—and becomes the President's most disliked zone, practically disco dancing on a minefield in his vocabulary dejection glossary...
So now Kisara's situation is reminiscent of a shy girl afraid of confessing, her mind filled with "What if I get rejected"...
However, if she genuinely thinks this way, maybe it shows she doesn't quite understand the President yet.
Despite President Haima dismissing supernatural things like "soul reincarnation" and "Netherworld," he is still obsessively digging graves and doing research, trying to pull the King's spirit back from the Netherworld...
"Alright, so I roughly understand everything now." Youyu sighed, preparing to retract the Duel Disc, "Then we have no reason to duel. Your matter... um... if you don't want it, I can refrain from mentioning it to President Haima for now..."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing that, Kisara shook her little head quickly.
"No, please continue the duel."
Youyu: "?"
Why is that? Do you want to substitute for President and beat me up to vent anger?