Inside the control space...
The instant the name appeared on the round table, Bakura burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha! You fell for it! That name is the eighth item sealing away the Great Evil God Zorc!"
"Now that I know your name, I can break the seal on this item!" With that, he pulled out a black hourglass.
"No matter how strong you are, you're still bound by this world's rules. Za Warudo!"
"What did you do?" Atem stared in shock at everyone, frozen beneath a colorful membrane.
"This is my world item-the timed hourglass. I can stop anyone in the game from acting whenever I want. Pretty good, huh?"
"Hahaha!" He laughed smugly. "I don't mind telling you that I have two more items like this. Want to guess what they do? Not that I'll tell you."
"Are you sure about that?" Atem suddenly folded his arms and looked at Bakura with confidence.
"Do you think Teacher Li wouldn't know your plan? He made arrangements for this ages ago!"
"What?! Impossible! I already changed my original plan. How could he still know?" Bakura instantly panicked. The man's fearsome reputation left him unable to trust his own judgment.
"Don't you think someone's missing?"
"Tch, you scared me for a second. I thought he could ignore the rules. It's only Shadi. He won't cause much trouble. I told you I'd give you a welcoming gift. Just you wait."
As he spoke, the image on the table automatically switched to the perspective of Bakura, the Thief King.
Bakura was desperately trying to shake off Tobirama and the others' pursuit when he suddenly sensed something. He immediately raised his hand and roared, "Za Warudo!"
Tobirama and the others instantly froze around him.
"So this is time stop?! It's actually this powerful!"
Tobirama