They did so, and just in time, since the ruler just walked out to the balcony from those doors that lead to the throne room. The ruler appeared to be at least 40, with dark brown hair, very tall, very muscular, and tan skin. He was wearing a grey business suit with a black tie, and a golden pin attached to the left upper part of his suit. The pin resembled a snake coiled over a fire, with a peace sign being held in the snake's mouth.

Instead of everyone cheering for the Pharaoh, everyone was screaming, yelling, cursing and booing at him. Yami took great note of this.

The ruler adjusted the microphone to his desired height, then said in Arabic, "My citizen's of Egypt, I have several new laws that were passed, that need to be told to the general public."

What creeped Yami, Yugi and his friends out was that there was a glass wall that separated the Pharaoh from the public, and for a good reason too. The public wasn't ready to hear the speech; they were ready to shut him up; new un-right laws were the last thing they wanted, so they were prepared to throw whatever they could at him. The pharaoh continued.

"As you may know, the laws that are currently in session, the general public won't follow, so new laws were made. Making new laws helps constrict the public to have no other choice but to obey the laws over all. These new laws are-" "Wait! I will be speaking right now, not you."

Yami walked over to the Pharaoh and pushed him away from the stand. Since Yami already got rid of the guards that were there, nothing could stop him from speaking. "Tie him up!" yelled Yami as Joey, Tristen, and Bakura tied up the Pharaoh against a tall pillar, making him unable to move. They also taped his mouth so he couldn't speak. The entire crowd was confused yet amused to see their Pharaoh tied up like that, so they let Yami speak.

Yami's heart was pounding; he hasn't spoken to a crowd like this in centuries, but, he swallowed his fear and began to speak. "People of Egypt, I am Yami, the King of Games. As some of you may know, I defeated the world famous Maximilian Pegasus at his tournament 3 months ago. I am also, Pharaoh Atem of Egypt, but I was pharaoh 3,000 years ago." The whole crowd was astonished, but let Yami continue speaking; they would rather hear Yami speak than their current ruler.

"I have seen the devastation you and your families have been experiencing, and I won't allow for it anymore. With all the protesting, wars, and everything else in between, I will bring Egypt back on its feet again. I, Pharaoh Atem, am 17 years old. Does my age as ruler satisfy you all?"

Yami's heart was thumping again- he was hoping they would want him, not Yugi. If they wanted someone at Yugi's age, his relationship with Yugi would fall apart-completely.