Kira woke especially early the next day.
He felt that he had slept well that night, and he was in excellent spirits when he got up. But when he recalled what he had seen in his dream—the already half-transcendent Yugi Mutou, and the utterly unscientific matter of receiving cards through a dream—the more awake he became, the stranger it all seemed. He could not help doubting whether it had been real.
"Silent?"
Kira summoned Silent. Turning his head, he saw her sitting obediently on her knees on the bed beside him, tilting her head as she waited for his instructions.
Kira asked, "Did you come into my dream last night?"
Silent nodded.
Kira asked again, "We met Yugi Mutou? Was all of that real?"
Silent nodded again. After thinking for a moment, she raised a small hand and pointed at the Card Box by the bed.
Kira understood. She meant that he would know by looking at the card Yugi had given him. So Kira leaned over, picked up the Card Box, and opened it. The top card appeared to be the very card he had received in the dream.
But when he drew it out, he found that it was still coated in a layer of golden light, just as it had been in the dream. Pale golden radiance flowed over it like a veil, obscuring all the card's contents. Through that light, he could vaguely make out what seemed to be artwork and text, but they were far too blurred to see clearly.
Kira sighed.
"Another card with an unclear purpose."
The big eye floated out beside him and said unhappily, "Who are you calling unclear?"
Kira figured that since it had been a gift from Yugi, it probably carried some special meaning. Given the current situation, it