The Millennium Wheel of Wisdom, one of the seven Millennium Items.
Although it had appeared early on, it had not been phased out by the changing metagame for conventional reasons such as "late-game power creep." The Millennium Items had always retained an exceptionally lofty status throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh! system, ranking among the very highest class of Dark Items.
Back when the Thief King's entire village had been slaughtered and sacrificed to create the seven Millennium Items, a trace of the Great Evil God Zorc's evil intent had attached itself to the Wheel of Wisdom among them and persisted into the modern era.
For that reason, when people spoke of the seven Millennium Items, the Millennium Puzzle was generally regarded as the Pharaoh's symbol, while the Wheel of Wisdom was seen as the Great Evil God Zorc's representative.
At this point, both Zorc's Remnant Soul and Bakura's evil spirit had been driven out through the duel just now, leaving not the slightest trace behind. Logically, the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom should have reverted to an ordinary Millennium Item, free of any miscellaneous contamination and merely a high-grade artifact.
But as Kira held it up and examined it, he could not help frowning slightly.
He could sense that Zorc's Remnant Soul was indeed gone, with no lingering evil intent either. Yet he could still feel that something inside this thing was unclean.
It was not as though Kira had never encountered Millennium Items before. He knew what their power felt like and what sort of sensation they gave off. That was why he was certain this Wheel of Wisdom was far more than an ordinary Millennium Item. It had been mixed with all sorts of strange energies.
Atem said, "Let me see."
Kira handed the Wheel of Wisdom to Atem. Although Kira