With Tetsuhiro's convincing explanation and demonstration of his strength, the little incident was soon resolved.
Everyone now considered him a [repeat offender]. Whether it was his real body or a clone, they would keep their distance from now on.
They were afraid he might suddenly do something strange and outrageous. His clone had thoroughly traumatized them.
Of course, Isis and Mai Valentine did not feel that way. Mai Valentine actually found the clone's domineering behavior rather exciting.
The night passed peacefully as Tetsuhiro sorted through his memories, resolved the lingering problems, and organized his deck.
The next day, the finals officially began right on schedule!
Dark Marik VS Dark Yugi
Everyone gathered around the stage, consciously or otherwise keeping their distance from Tetsuhiro.
He could do nothing about it. Yesterday, the system notifications had kept ringing out as his bond levels plummeted.
My life is so hard. You damned clone...
"Duel!" the two men onstage shouted together.
"Nameless Pharaoh, let me show you what I can do!" Dark Marik licked the Millennium Rod, and dark energy instantly enveloped their surroundings.
"Let the Shadow Game begin. Here's something nice for you." Dark Marik waved the rod, and two figures suddenly appeared beside him and Dark Yugi.
Kaiba and the others looked closely. They were identical to the men onstage!
The regular Marik and Yami Yugi were bound to crosses, their bodies translucent.
"Heh heh~ They're the sacrifices for this Shadow Game. The darkness will consume their bodies in proportion to the Life Points we lose. We're both dark personalities, so this is the perfect chance to seize control of our bodies."
"I'm nothing like you!"
"Hahahahaha... Scream in agony~ Entertain me! Make me feel good all over!"
"If I lose, Aibo will be swallowed by the darkness. But if I defeat