[ Epsiode 201 ] Openning the Gate of Memory

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Finally, people reached Cairo International Airport in Egypt to start their journey on recovering Yami Yugi's memory. While Jyonouchi askes what everybody should do next, Anzu is going to buy some souvenir from a store. So Honda and Jyonouchi have to tell her to buy it later, and that they don't come here to have fun. Suddenly, People hear greeting voice from Malik. They are glad to see that Malik, Rishid and Isis are ready there to welcome them. After greeting, Yugi changes himself into Yami Yugi. Isis starts calling him "Namonaki Pharaoh (Nameless Pharaoh)", saying that she and the others will bring him to where the ancient tablet is located on.

Later, two cars are running pass through desert region and pyramid area. Jyonouchi and Anzu are very excited by large pyramid and sphinx:however, Yami Yugi isn't interested in anything at all. He looks very serious and keeps quiet all the way long. Finally, people have arrived in front of a white dome, the entrance into the ancient tablet. Isis tells Yugi that she, Malika and Rishid will stay here. Also, Malik says that when the three god cards are shown up in front of the ancient tablet, the door the Pharaoh's memory world is openned. It is time for nameless Pharaoh to reveal his own road. Then Yami Yugi, Anzu, Jyonouchi and Honda starts moving into the entrance. Malik tells his sister that his family mission for more than 3,000 years has already been accomplished. Isis understands that, thinking that everybody has his own path to return. Similarly, Pharaoh is following that way. At the same time on the hill, Yami Bakura is hiding himself and seeing people's moving. Time to open the door to Pharaoh's memory world comes very closer.

Yami Yugi, Anzu, Jyonouchi and Honda walk down and then reach a small room with the ancient tablet attached on the wall. This tablet was removed from the exhibition at Domino City in Japan to its original place. Yugi looks at Pharaoh image on the tablet and starts thinking quietly. Anzu looks at Yugi and thinks that she calls this guy "Yugi" as usual. In fact, there is the real personality of him hidden inside Yugi. So Anzu would like to know his real name. Then she calls Yugi again and gives him a cartouche pendant that she bought from the airport. Everybody wonders what it is. Anzu explains that ancient Egyptian Pharaohs usually engraved their royal names inside cartouches. Receiving it from Anzu, Yugi says that he sees nothing engraved on it. Anzu says that when Yami Yugi's real name is recovered, she would like him to put that name on the cartouche pendant. Pharaoh's real name engraved on the ancient tablet was deleted and then his name was lost from the history, so Anzu would like to know Yami Yugi's real name and doesn't want him to forget his name again by putting the name on the cartouche. Hearing that, Yami Yugi really appreciates Anzu's feeling. He thanks her and says that he will keep this important stuff well. Putting on the pendant, Yami Yugi takes out the three god cards. He has been very curious what will happen and he is going to get the answer here. At the same time, a part of Yami Bakura's spirit inside in the Yugi's maze in the millennium puzzle feels that the time has come. Thus, Yami Bakura who is walking down from the entrance also feels and understands the same situation. Heart-beating sound of Yami Yugi becomes louder. Then he starts showing the three god cards in front of them tablet. Suddenly, the millennium puzzle image on the ancient tablet glows while Yami Yugi's spirit is separated from little Yugi's body. His spirit is absorbed into the millennium puzzle on the tablet. Yami Yugi sees himself moving inside a big hole in another dimension, going back to his memory inside the tablet. Meanwhile, the part of Yami Bakura's spirit separates from the millennium puzzle, following Yami Yugi behind. Also, the millennium ring of Yami Bakura, who is walking down, starts shining. Yami Bakura's spirit is separated from the original body and absorbed into the millennium puzzle on the ancient tablet, too. Then his spirit is combined back with the another one that is following Yami Yugi. Both Yami Yugi and Bakura are going to back the world of memory together while Yami Yugi hasn't realized of Yami Bakura's follow. When the millennium puzzle on the ancient tablet stops glowing, little Yugi notices that Yami Yugi has gone from his body. He feels no Yami Yugi's spirit from neither his millennium puzzle nor hid mind. Therefore, people are shocked by hearing that. Suddenly, there is a sound behind expressing that Pharaoh's soul has already been back to his memory world. Jyonouchi turns back and asks who is speaking. Then an appearace of the guy is Shadi. Honda remembers that Shadi ever saved him and Otogi on the Battle Ship. Little Yugi tells everybody that Shadi is also a millennium item holder.

On the other side, Yami Yugi's spirit has reached the exit, the memory world, and moved into the body of Pharaoh standing on a stage of the royal palace. When he gains his consciousness, he is very surprised by front pictures: big crowd who is calling "Pharaoh!", ancient construction, and his appearance as Pharaoh. Then an old guy moves towards him, saying that the population is waiting for Pharaoh's response. Yami Yugi is still confused by people's act. Anyway, he moves his right hand up slowing to greet his population. After that, all people bow their entire bodies to give their respect to his new king. Yami Yugi's eye becomes big, getting surprised by what he is watching and facing now. Then the old guy says that everybody is waiting for the new Pharaoh inside the hall. When the curtain is openned, Yami Yugi walks through the main hall and sees many people bowing their bodies. The old guy leads Pharaoh to the seat, walking through many servants. Meanwhile, Yami Yugi is trying to understand that this is really his memory world. When Yami Yugi sits on his throne, the old guy tells people to move up their bodies to see the face of the new Pharaoh. Then Yami Yugi gets shocked again when he sees Kaiba's and Isis's faces there. He starts calling the old guy ''Grandpa" to ask next. The old guy looks very surprised why his Pharaoh calls himself, a Pharaoh's servant, "Grandpa". The priest Seto starts calling the old guy's name "Shimon", asking whether Pharaoh is tired. Once, Yami Yugi tells him that he is fine and lets the priest Seto continue the process. As a result, the priest Seto stands up and announces formally to start the feast. While the feast is running with some dancers and music, Yami Yugi is looking around and observing the millennium items held by the six chosen priests...

[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	What is this...?
[ Shimon ]	Pharaoh! People are waiting for your reaction. Please give them response.
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	I am...Pharaoh...?
[ Pharaoh Yugi gives his response to people ]
[ Shimon ]	Come on Pharaoh! People are also bowing and waiting for the appearance of their new Pharaoh inside the hall.
[ Inside the main hall at Royal Palace ]
[ Shimon ]	Pharaoh! Please go to the king's seat.
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	This is... my memory world.
[ Shimon ]	Everybody! Raise you faces! Our new Pharaoh is ready.
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	Kaiba!? Isis!? ... Grandpa...
[ Shimon ]	Grandpa..!?
[ The Priest Seto ]	Hum... Shimon-San! Pharaoh looks a bit tired...?
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	A..No!... I am okey. Please continue...
[ The Priest Seto ]	Hai! (Yes, sir) Everybody! Let's start the banquet! To release Pharaoh's tiredness! And for our prosperity!
[ Pharaoh Yugi ]	What... What am I supposed to do? Those are the millennium items... the seven chosen priests...

From now on, I will call Yami Yugi "Pharaoh Yugi" and Yami Bakura as "The theif Bakura"

On the other side, while two soldiers are taking a theif, Bakura, in the desert, Yami Bakura's spirit, which followed Yami Yugi, is returning into the theif body. The soldiers are attacked and fall down. When the Yami Bakura gains his consciousness, he sees that the game has finally started. Looking into the sky and sees the bottom part of the millennium puzzle, he is certain that there is Pharaoh's memory world inside the puzzle. Then, there are many people with clothes covering their faces riding horses towards Yami Bakura. One of them gets off his horse, draws his sword and cuts the chain tying Yami Bakura's hands. Also, he falls on his knees to give respect to Yami Bakura. When Yami Bakura is released, he remembers all of these guys and the story between him and Pharaoh in the past that is being rerun.

Back to the royal palace, people are having the feast while the six priests are standing around. At the same time, Pharaoh Yugi on the throne is looking thoroughly and noticing his grandpa acting as Shimon, Isis acting as the priest Isis and Kaiba acting as the priest Seto. He thinks that perhaps the stroy that his grandpa discovered the millennium puzzle in Egypt and that Isis met him didn't occur by accident. Also, he is certain that the priest Seto is the priest facing against Pharaoh on the ancient tablet. While the feast is still continued, there is guy on a corridor aiming a dart towards Pharaoh Yugi. Suddenly, the millennium tauk of the priest Isis starts glowing. So, the priest Isis knows the coming future, calling the priest Mahado to protect Pharaoh Yugi. The priest Mahado blows his cloth to block the dart to save him at once. Then the priest Seto makes an order to capture the criminal while people are running around and the party is ceased. Anyway, Pharaoh Yugi looks surprised by sudden event.

The criminal is brought in to the front. The priest Isis claims the guy's guilty to assassinate Pharaoh and the priest Mahado agrees to give him punishment. Then the priest Seto interrupts and purposes to show the new Pharaoh the priests' punishment power. As a result, he asks the priest Akunadin and Shimon for permission. Both seniors agree with the priest Seto's idea. Thus, the priest Seto declares the punishment ceremory. Pharaoh Yugi is still amazed by mean of the punishment. Then the six priests surround the criminal and say that they are going to judge and give the punishment to him by millennium items. Hearing that, Pharaoh Yugi is suprised by the real judgement purpose of the millennium items. The priest Seto lets the priest Shada to act first. So the priest Shada comes out and points his millennium ankh straight to the criminal. By its power, he can see and look inside people's mind. Then he sees an evil monster there. After that, the priest Akunadin uses power of his millennium eye to take out that monster. When the millennium eye is glowing, there is smoke coming out from the criminal's mouth. Pharaoh Yugi is amazed again what it means. Thus, Shimon explains that it is a monster inside people's minds called "Ka". Ka's form depends on characteristic of each person. The chosen priests have their ability to take out Ka and seal it into a stone tablet. Then the stone tablet is lift up behind the priest Seto. Pharaoh Yugi has just realized what the the tablet means. Next, the priest Akunadin tells the priest Seto to seal the criminal's Ka into the tablet. So, the priest Seto releases power of his millennium rod, moving Ka into the stone tablet. At this point, Pharaoh Yugi understands everything what real power of the millennium items is for.

Back to little Yugi and the others, they are facing Shadi who suddenly appeared. Shadi explains that Yami Yugi has already returned into his memory world 3,000 ago. Yami Yugi is just going back to face his experience again. Hearing that, Jyonouchi walks towards Shadi, tries to touch him and asks whether Yami Yugi can't come back. However, his hand passes through Shadi's body. Jyonouchi is getting shocked by seeing the ghost and running back behind Honda. Shadi explains that he, in fact, was already dead and killed by Bakura. Also, he adds that the spirit of Yami Bakura now is with Pharaoh in the memory world. When Pharaohs' spirit was returned, Yami Bakura's spirit also followed it. That means Yami Bakura and Yami Yugi are facing against each other by a shadow game inside the memory world. Everybody is very worried about Yami Yugi now. As a result, little Yugi asks Shadi how he can help Yami Yugi, claiming that Shadi should know something. Otherwise he might not appear here. Little Yugi tries to ask Shadi for suggestion because he really wants to support Yami Yugi. Thus, Shadi guides him the way out. Little Yugi has to find the real door in the Yami Yugi's mind maze inside the millennium puzzle. Behind that door, there is Pharaoh's memory world.

In Pharaoh's memory world, the theif Bakura can breack into Pharaoh's tomb and get many treasures. He tells his followers that it is time to greet Pharaoh while draging the corpse of previous Pharaoh in the tomb with him. At royal palace, the priest Akunadin praises the priest Seto for such a great job. He suggests that to give less punishment ot the criminal because the monster in his mind has already been appeared. Next, the preist Seto turns to blame the priest Mahado for carelessness of guard responsibility. Mahado understands well, so he reports himself in front of Pharaoh and asks him permission of increasing guards. Pharaoh Yugi still looks confused, telling the priest Mahado to do as he wishes. The the priest Seto makes an order to the soldiers to bring the stone tablet with Ka to keep at Ouiju shrine. Anyway, Pharaoh Yugi seems very confused by many events that he still doesn't understand. He is uncertain whether this is really Bakura's shadow game. Seeing Pharaoh's face, Shimon tries to release his anxiety. He tells Pharaoh that he has already prepared for Pharaoh's tomb. Setting many traps inside the tomb, Shimon is ensured that no one can intrude there and Pharaoh will sleep well forever. However, Pharaoh Yugi looks more anxious by this topic. After that, the priest Akunadin tries to let the feast continued. Nevertheless, the priest Isis stops him, saying that she feels that confusing future has come closer. So, everybody looks very worried by this news. Outside the royal palace, the theif Bakura with his six followers are ready on the hill. The ultimate game is going to start...

To be Continued...

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>> This episode's story matches that of comic episode 282-284
>> Japanese scans of comic episode 283-284
>> English scans of comic episode 282-284
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