Chapter 215: The Millennium Necklace

Chapter 215: The Millennium Necklace

"Is this stone tablet depicting me and Kaiba?" Yugi Mutou asked Ishizu Ishtar, sounding unsure.

Facing their questions, Ishizu Ishtar calmly shook her head, as if she had long anticipated them asking this.

"What is depicted on the stone tablet is a battle that took place three thousand years ago, between a Priest and a Pharaoh. The two Monsters you see on the stone tablet are the prototypes for Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician, created by Maximillion Pegasus in Duel Monsters."

After hearing Ishizu Ishtar's explanation, Kaiba merely looked doubtfully at the Priest on the stone tablet who closely resembled him, the one associated with the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

And Yugi Mutou, too, stared entranced at the Pharaoh with the starfish hair.

"In Egyptian legend, the Pharaoh is the Avatar of the God on earth, an existence that controls all things and phenomena, possessing the ability to command the Three Egyptian God Cards, reigning supreme over everything in heaven and on earth," Ishizu Ishtar's tone grew slightly excited as she spoke, as if proud of the legend.

"And the one depicted on the stone tablet is the legendary Pharaoh, which is to say, the other Yugi Mutou hidden within the Millennium Puzzle."

Ishizu Ishtar stared intently at Dark Yugi, who had manifested at this moment, causing him to be momentarily stunned. "I am the Pharaoh?"

"Hmph, talking nonsense. Are you going to say next that I'm that Priest, or his reincarnation?" Although Kaiba said this, his long-held scientific worldview had already begun to waver slightly. He was simply resisting the acceptance of such unscientific concepts. "That's enough of this joke!"

Looking at the stubborn Kaiba, Hayato couldn't help but sigh helplessly. After all, this was Kaiba. When it came to stubbornness of belief, this guy was second to none in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! World. Even if you caught a ghost and put it in front of him, he would explain the ghost's existence using various scientific concepts he could understand.

Then he'd build a machine for Transmigration to go duel the Pharaoh in the Underworld.

It really must be tough for Ishizu Ishtar to try and educate such a Kaiba about the actually existing Egyptian legends. Thinking this, Hayato glanced at Ishizu Ishtar.

Noticing the sympathy in Hayato's gaze towards her, Ishizu Ishtar returned his look with a smile, though it was hard to see clearly due to her veil. Seeing that Kaiba was about to turn and leave, Ishizu Ishtar could only skip the Pharaoh legend she had originally planned to continue explaining and fast-forward to the main point of inviting the three of them here.

"As I said before, the Pharaoh possesses the power to command the Three Egyptian God Cards, and with this divine power, dominates everything in heaven and on earth. Like other stone tablets unearthed by archaeology, the Monsters on this stone tablet were also made into Duel Monster Cards by Maximillion Pegasus."

Ishizu Ishtar said, raising her hand to point at Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "Entwined with a destiny of conflict are the Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon of the Pharaoh and the Priest, as well as the Gods of Duel Monsters: Obelisk the Tormentor, the symbol of the Obelisk; Slifer the Sky Dragon, the symbol of the Underworld; and The Winged Dragon of Ra, the Avatar of the Sun God."

"These are the three strongest, rarest, and most special Duel Monster Cards, collectively known as the Three Egyptian God Cards. However, after Maximillion Pegasus completed the God Cards using this stone tablet as inspiration, perhaps because he offended the dignity of a God, he drew down the wrathful Divine Punishment."

"Everyone who participated in the creation of the God Cards or had contact with them died mysteriously one after another, with none survived except for Maximillion Pegasus himself. After realizing that the God Cards were great existences that mortals cannot control, Maximillion Pegasus deposited the God Cards with the Egyptian Antiquities Authority for safekeeping, until two of them were stolen by the Ghouls."

Incredible. Dueling has risks, and printing cards has risks too. Hayato muttered inwardly, his gaze wandering over the artifacts around him, looking for something slightly more interesting. A mummy not far away attracted his attention. For some inexplicable reason, Hayato wanted to go closer and look, but considering that Ishizu Ishtar was still seriously explaining, he restrained himself.

"You just said, two of them were stolen?" Kaiba precisely ignored everything else Ishizu Ishtar said, focusing only on her last sentence. "Which means, you still have the last of the so-called God Cards in your hands, right?"

"Yes, President Kaiba. The cards that were stolen are The Winged Dragon of Ra and Slifer the Sky Dragon. The third card, Obelisk the Tormentor, is still in my possession. However, you don't need to use the method of Dueling to take this card. Because I originally intended to give this card to you to use."

Ishizu Ishtar, amidst Kaiba's surprised expression, took out the blue-bordered card from her person. Even though it was just a card that hadn't been used in a Duel, as soon as she took it out, the entire exhibition hall was enveloped in an oppressive atmosphere that seemed to come from ancient times.

"This is Obelisk the Tormentor?!" Kaiba took the card, feeling a strange sense of familiarity coming from within it, just like the feeling when he drew Blue-Eyes White Dragon during a Duel.

What he didn't know was that the name Obelisk means "Obelisk," representing a symbol of worship for the Sun God "Ra," and is also a symbol of the God of Power "Set." And Kaiba's previous life was precisely the Priest Set, who bore the name of a God upon himself.

As for Yugi Mutou, compared to the Obelisk the Tormentor card Kaiba had just received, he was more interested in Ishizu Ishtar's "jumping the gun" just now. Taking this opportunity, he asked Ishizu Ishtar: "Miss Ishizu Ishtar, I remember you said that even if people merely came into contact with the Three Egyptian God Cards, quite a few suffered Divine Punishment?"

"Yes, anyone who dared to touch a Divine Body suffered Divine Punishment. Only the holders of the Millennium Items have the ability to be exempt from Divine Punishment. Maximillion Pegasus also escaped disaster because of this," Ishizu Ishtar nodded.

"If that's the case, then, Miss Ishizu Ishtar, are you also a holder of a Millennium Item?" Yugi Mutou asked, but his gaze was already on the string of gold jewelry hanging around Ishizu Ishtar's neck, already having the answer in his heart.

Ishizu Ishtar nodded, her hand touching the gold ornament hanging on her collarbone. "That's right, I am the wielder of the Millennium Necklace. The functions of the different Millennium Items are all different. The Millennium Necklace represents the ability of Future Sight."

Hearing Ishizu Ishtar's words, Kaiba coldly snorted. "Delusional madwoman. How could anyone in the world possibly predict the future? The so-called Millennium Items are simply a lie you've fabricated. If only holders of Millennium Items can use God Cards, then why am I perfectly fine?"

Because you're a Millennium Duellist!