The second floor of Yugi Muto's home.
"Heh." Tetsuhiro smiled faintly. "I'm just a card player who brings everyone 'smiles.'"
"What exactly are you after?!" Sugoroku Muto demanded sharply, blocking Tetsuhiro's path.
"I came from Egypt. You must have searched for this before." Tetsuhiro took out a gold-bordered card.
"Hm?" The old man cautiously glanced at the card in his hand, then found himself unable to look away.
"This is!!!" He immediately leaned closer for a better look.
"A God Card-Obelisk the Tormentor!"
The old man was so excited that he could no longer speak.
Wait! On second thought, he could barely get a proper look at it. How could he verify whether it was real?
"Want to authenticate it?" The God Card went back into his pocket. "You'll have a chance later. I can freely command the wielders of all three God Cards and five Millennium Items. Do you really think I'd covet the Millennium Puzzle?"
"Could you be...?"
"Take a guess." Tetsuhiro smiled without elaborating.
While Sugoroku Muto stood there in bewilderment, Tetsuhiro noticed the shadows throughout the room shifting. Through his perception of natural energy, he sensed the dark energy here steadily intensifying!
Could it be?! His gaze shifted to Yugi, who was behind Sugoroku, concentrating completely on assembling the puzzle.
The dark energy was emanating from it.
Suddenly, all the shadows began to writhe violently. Grotesque silhouettes stretched out from within them, converging into monsters of every shape and surrounding Yugi!
The monsters looked hideous and ferocious, as though waiting for a chance to devour anyone who dared desecrate the Millennium Item. Tetsuhiro even saw a Kuriboh baring a mouthful of sharp fangs, perched on Yugi's head and ready to take a bite.
Just then, the nearly completed pyramid-shaped puzzle in the Gold Sarcophagus gave a