This post about "Eighty without haggling once struck" immediately stirred up great enthusiasm among the sand-sculpture players in the Linked World.
The background story of Youyu, the "fake protagonist of the world," has always been a subject of great interest among the sand-sculpture players. Many have been speculating about Youyu's true identity for a long time.
In particular, Youyu recently indicated that he knows the true identity of the Great Evil God Sok. This detail not only surprised Sok himself, but also caught the attention of some players, sparking a series of heated discussions in the forums.
Most people generally believe that Youyu must also be some person connected to the battle between the Egyptian Gods and Evil Gods three thousand years ago. However, up until now, everyone has been blindly guessing, without making any progress.
Now the sand sculptures are gathering their wits, and new threads continue to roll in. In no time, the forum has collected quite a few "good" ideas.
For example, one sand sculpture suggested bluffing Bakura, claiming that Youyu is actually the father of the Nameless Pharaoh, the former Pharaoh Aknamkanon. After all, Aknamkanon was also once a Pharaoh and the previous owner of the Millennium Pendant. In this worldview, it's not strange if his soul lingered into the present or if he reincarnated.
While this seemed normal, some follow-up posts became increasingly bizarre.
For instance, someone suggested that people could think outside the box and not be bound by fixed thinking patterns.
Look, aren't the historical figures in recent anime games often gender-swapped? For instance, King Arthur can be a girl, and so can Nero...
... So why can't we go the other way?
Although Youyu is male, maybe three thousand years ago, he was actually the Queen of Egypt. Perhaps he was Yugi's wife, or maybe Kaiba's...
When seeing this ridiculously far-fetched reply, Youyu almost lost it on the spot and felt a long-lost urge to "follow the internet line and cut that bastard's tongue off."
Damn it, do they think I'm not on the forums?
However, these nonsensical replies definitely couldn't be used recklessly. Some of the answers with glaring flaws would likely be immediately caught by Bakura.
The other party was already suspicious of him, so spouting nonsense at this time would surely be exposed.
So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply ambiguously, saying that they were just workers for Youyu and only knew what he let them know. They didn't know more and didn't dare to ask...
Under Bakura's relentless questioning, "Eighty without haggling once struck" had no choice but to check the forum's speculations about Youyu's identity and use them as a reference to answer Bakura's questions.
Thus, a vague outline of Youyu's background identity began to form.
Firstly, we've confirmed that Youyu must be someone from three thousand years ago. It's known that he can command the Three Egyptian Gods, so even if he's not the Pharaoh, he must be an associated figure.
Bakura continued to ask, saying, "Can you accurately describe my true form (a dark blob with a big dragon beneath), was that also something he described?"
"Eighty without haggling once struck" naturally nodded like a pecking chick.
This wasn't something Youyu told them, but something they learned from watching the anime. However, he couldn't explain it that way to Bakura, so he just attributed it all to Youyu.
Bakura began to ponder.
So he met me three thousand years ago?
The Millennium Items were created during the reign of Dark Yugi's father, Aknamkanon, but before the Great Evil God Sok emerged, Aknamkanon was already buried.
So the Pharaoh who personally experienced that battle and faced the Great Evil God should only be Dark Yugi and the Pharaoh who succeeded him, the then Priest Set (which is Kaiba's past life).
Excluding Yugi and Kaiba, is there anyone else from that era who could have commanded the Egyptian Gods during the battle?
Bakura thought and thought, racking his brains, recalling for a long time before an extremely terrifying idea finally popped into his head.
Wait... Could it be!?
Apart from Yugi and Kaiba, there really was another existence three thousand years ago who knew his true form Sok and could freely command the Three Egyptian Gods!
An existence that was like a nightmare persisting for three thousand years for the Great Evil God Sok, one that made his hands and feet turn cold with just a thought!
Holactie the Creator of Light!
Originally, this great evil god thought he was invincible and fearless, but now, he suddenly seemed a bit intimidated.
He wasn't afraid of the Pharaohs or the Three Egyptian Gods, but he was genuinely terrified of that supreme "Creator of Light." Indeed, he was terrified to the point of extreme fear.
... Wait, calm down.
Bakura forced himself to stay calm.
The Creator of Light had long ceased to exist; he had confirmed this repeatedly before daring to make any moves.
Even if Sok could fully resurrect in the present world, it wouldn't matter; wouldn't he still be instantly wiped out in one move without a chance to act?
However, he couldn't help but wonder—
—If I, the Great Evil God Sok, can leave a fragment of my soul to persist to this day waiting for the chance to resurrect, could it be that Holactie did the same?
Maybe that Duel King named Youyu is in a state similar to mine and is actually an incarnation of Holactie?
Thinking of this, despite the hot weather, Bakura suddenly felt a chilling cold all over his body...
He remembered how even without any Egyptian God Cards, Youyu managed to snatch Slifer the Sky Dragon from Marik and later defeated various legendary figures, eventually collecting all Three Egyptian God Cards even before the Nameless Pharaoh.
Even Kaiba, who was a reincarnation of the Pharaoh, was not his match. The Nameless Pharaoh only managed to tie with him once. Marik's Ghouls were pounded by him until they were inconsolable, and the leader was eventually purified while the underlings turned against him. Even the ancient demon Dartz seemed to be taken for a ride, ultimately dying filled with resentment...
With so many glorious achievements, defeating all sorts of gods and demons, Bakura now wouldn't believe even in death that Youyu is just an irrelevant bystander with no background.
In light of this... it's quite possible that guy has a connection with Holactie!
Of course, there are no credible clues, and this entire idea might just be his wild imagination, with an extremely low probability of it being true. But if it possibly involves the Creator of Light, Bakura wouldn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
This ultimate Darkness Game... he must be cautious!
"Tch, the never-ending meddler," Bakura gritted his teeth, "Three thousand years passed, and now it must still interfere with my plans?"
As he spoke, his face was full of shadows, and his fierce eyes even showed a hint of fear, forming a stark contrast to his previous arrogant, sky-high ego.
"Eighty without haggling once struck" naturally noticed this detail, and many other players watching the stream did too.
Could it be that the Great Evil God figured out Youyu's true identity?
Yet he seems... terribly afraid?
The sand-sculpture players' thoughts moved quickly, and the forum threads about "Youyu's background" were once again pushed to the top.
But no matter his true identity, it didn't matter as long as Youyu was awesome!
"..."
"Achoo!"
The wandering Youyi, who was trekking through the wilderness, suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose involuntarily.
Damn, who is it that keeps thinking about my good looks?