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(One week later after the gang encounter.)

Yugi gasped, gawking at the news on the newspaper Sugouroku was holding. "Wow! They found a Pharaoh's Tomb in Egypt!" His grandpa nodded. "Yeah. And it's full of treasure."

Yami blinked, Yugi's outburst had intrigued him. 'Pharaoh? That sounds...familiar...somehow.'

(Two months later.)

"Whhhaaaatttt? An Egyptian Exhibit?!" Exclaimed Yugi's friends. Yugi smiled excitedly, his hands waving around in the air as he chattered. "Yeah! It's opening tomorrow at the Domino Museum!" Anzu smiled at his child like excitement. "That sounds interesting! Let's go!" Yugi grinned. "The collage professor who discovered the Pharaoh's tomb is my grandpa's friend, Professor Yoshimori. He invited us, so we can visit for free!"

Anzu tilted her head. "Yoshimori? That's the guy in the newspaper!" Honda blinked. "Hmmm. Did they find a mummy?" Instantly Jonouchi went pale. "Y-yerk! A m-mummy?! I don't wanna get cursed!" Anzu giggled, then pointed at Yugi's millennium puzzle. "Egypt is such a mystical place. That's where your puzzle's from right?" Yugi looked down at it, holding it with one hand fondly. "Yeah." Anzu then made a rather depressing creepy face. "Um. Yugi? Didn't your grandpa say that the archeologists who found it all died mysterious deaths?"

Jonouchi gasped, running over to Yugi and grabbing his shoulders. "Yugi! Are you cursed? You aren't right?" Yugi laughed nervously. "Uh...ahahaha...no. Uh. No I'm not." "Anzu. Don't scare him." He whispered. Then he frowned. 'But, ever since I completed the puzzle, there are times I lose my memory. It scares me. I know that the other me is behind it though. Better not tell anyone.'

Yami frowned. 'Oh Yugi if I could tell you I would. But...I can't. I don't want to scare you.'

Anzu spoke up. "Tomorrow's Sunday. Let's all meet at the museum at 1:00." Yugi brightened. "Yeah!" Honda cheered too. "Let's go!" Jonouchi gulped. 'W-what about the m-mummies...'

(Sunday at Domino City Museum.)

Honda waved as Yugi and Anzu showed up. He glanced around. "Where's Jonouchi?" A shadow appeared behind Anzu, before revealing itself as Jonouchi. "H-Hey g-guys." Honda smirked. "Let's go see the mummies first." Jonouchi instantly became paler than snow. "Rrrgghhh." Sugouroku walked up, greeting Yugi before turning to the others. "Hey now. Everyone's here." Honda gave a thumbs up. "You bet." The game shop owner glanced around. "My friend was supposed to meet us here...let's wait a while longer."

Jonouchi glanced at Yugi. "Y'know. You don't need to wear your school uniform on the weekends." Yugi blinked innocently. "Huh? Why not?" The blond just smiled at shook his head.

"Hey! Mutoh!"

Sugouroku turned, seeing a middle aged man with short brown hair and a bit of a beard running towards him. "Hey. It's good to see you my old friend." Yoshimori smiled. "Yes. It is rather good." Sugouroku shook hands with him. "Thank you for inviting us to your show!" Yoshimori just shook his head. "Oh no no no. No need to thank me."

Sugouroku turned towards the waiting group of friends. "Let me introduce you. This is Professor Yoshimori!" The man smiled warmly. "Hello. Nice to meet you all." Jonouchi looked him up and down. "Woah. You're famous! You know that?" Then Sugouroku pointed to a short round man next to Yoshimori. "Who's this?"

Yoshimori nodded. "Ah Yes. This is the owner of this museum. He provided the grant for the excavation and is sponsoring this event." Kanekura nodded. "Welcome to my museum." Then he turned to Professor Yoshimori, cupping a hand around his mouth as he whispered into his ear. "Ask them what we talked about." Yoshimori sighed. "Ah. Yes. Um Mutoh? You told me your grandson had completed the millennium puzzle." Sugouroku nodded. "Ho ho. I did tell you that didn't I?" Yoshimori glanced at Yugi, noticing the mentioned artifact hanging proudly around his neck. "So you're Yugi?"

Kanekura rushed over to him, grasping the puzzle. "Wow! So this is the legendary millennium puzzle!" Yugi sweated nervously. "Uhhh...Yeah." Kanekura continued to babble. "This is wonderful! Such an important piece of Pharonic history and it's hanging around your neck."

Yugi blushed. "Aha. You think so?"

Yoshimori looked at Yugi apologetically. "Sorry about his outburst. Kanekura makes his living in the art business. He has an eye for antiquities." Yugi blinked. "Wow." Suddenly Kanekura stood up, letting go of Yugi's puzzle, exclaiming at him loudly. "Yugi! I beg you! People have got to see this! Let me put it on display." Yugi gaped at him. "W-what?" Kanekura bowed. "Please."

Yugi fiddled with the leather cord holding the puzzle. "..." He jumped as he heard a voice in his head he hadn't heard in nine weeks.

/Yugi! Don't trust this guy! Don't give him the puzzle!/

Yugi scowled. /Yeah. It's nice to hear from you too./ Confusion, So Yugi elaborated. /Nine. Whole. Weeks./ A feeling of guilt awashed him. /I'm sorry./ Yugi snorted. /Really? That's it?/ No response.

Yugi turned to Kanekura. "I guess you can have it for a day. That's it." Kanekura's eyes glittered. "Oh thank you." 'Heheh. One day is plenty.' Yugi slipped the cord off his neck, holding the puzzle out to the man. A faint but still recognizable voice shouted in his head. /No! What are you doing! Yugi! Take it back! Don't let him have it!/ Yugi felt his annoyance flare. /What's your deal? Calm down. It's only a day. You've survived thousands of years without me./

Kanekura took the puzzle as the faint voice answerd him back.

/That's not what I meant! Kanekura! I can sense that he's planning on doing something with the puzzle. And it's not displaying it./

Yugi frowned, a bit worried as Kanekura walked into the museum, one last final call for Yugi to take the puzzle back echoing in Yugi's mind.

End Of Chapter Twelve Part One