Meanwhile, on the enormous platform above the Chamber of Secrets...
Professor Cobra had long since risen to his feet and resumed his Duel with Jaden. With the giant eye behind him lending its full support, he had now recovered completely.
Except...
He guiltily scanned his surroundings. Only after confirming that Tetsuhiro was nowhere in sight did he secretly sigh with relief and feel safe enough to keep drawing cards.
The spectators found it baffling. Why?
After everything that had happened to him, how had the professor bounced back in just a few minutes and continued the Duel as though nothing was wrong?
Was he being controlled? Or was something even more powerful orchestrating all of this?
"Brr~"
Only after receiving energy from Cat Spirit could Jesse see the black aura pouring from Professor Cobra's body and the enormous crimson eye behind him controlling him.
He hurriedly called out, "Wait, Professor! What's that monster behind you? Are you being controlled? What are you really after? Why are you doing this?"
Professor Cobra paid him little heed and replied calmly, "I'm creating a miracle."
"What do you mean?" the others asked in confusion.
"It can be done with that great being's power." The professor slowly began to explain. "I once served in a special forces unit. We were ordered to retrieve something."
"Our plane crashed unexpectedly, and I was the only survivor. To complete the mission, I crossed forests and mountains until I finally found it."
"It was a monster's left hand."
"As it crawled toward me, it kept calling for help, saying it was the darkness in my heart..."
"Yes, Rick was calling to me. He was the angel who saved me, the son I took in. But then... a car accident tore us apart forever!"
Professor Cobra wiped away his