The Supreme King.
Hearing the name again, Jaden fell silent for a while, thinking.
But soon he looked up and laughed brightly.
"It’s fine now."
"But you said he’s inside you—you’re one and the same," Kira leaned back into the sofa, lifting the teacup Alice had brought.
"So we have to consider the possibility he could lose control, don’t we?" Kira paused, then added, "Or maybe you can stay stable normally, but under certain conditions there’s still a risk—right?"
"You mean, if one day all my friends suddenly turned against me—or worse, someone might die because of me?"
Jaden’s face grew serious.
Kira didn’t answer, meeting his gaze just as seriously.
After several seconds of this strange stare-off, Jaden snorted a laugh.
"That’s a bit much, right?"
But Kira didn’t smile.
"Wait, you’re serious?" Jaden raised a brow.
"It’s a possibility we have to account for," Kira said. "We’re dealing with a Supreme King who once ruled twelve dimensions. You faced him—you know how dangerous he is."
"I know, but... how to say..."
Jaden scratched his head, thought for a moment, then flashed his signature grin and gave a thumbs-up.
"In short, it’s fine. I promise—he won’t be a problem anymore."
Kira held his gaze a moment longer. Jaden kept the pose.
Finally, Kira shrugged.
"Alright, if you insist."
That was the plan anyway.
Dartz once said that the darkness in people’s hearts can’t be erased. Rafael thought he’d purged his inner darkness, and even the Orichalcos barrier vanished without claiming souls. But facing Dartz again, a few words rekindled Rafael’s rage—and the barrier, along with the supposedly erased darkness, returned.
The Supreme King is Jaden’s inner darkness; it can’t truly be destroyed—unless you take Jaden with it.
So Jaden’s optimal outcome—like many strong duelists—is to learn to face the darkest part of himself and coexist with it.
Kira actually felt that in the later anime, while Jaden could tap the King’s power when serious, he’d only absorbed part of it—or couldn’t fully wield it.
But now Jaden had that chance.
"By the way, Mr. Joey left the island today," Jaden said.
He and Joey hit it off and had gotten along well lately.
"He left?" Kira asked.
Joey had stayed mainly to help with their cross-dimensional expedition. Now that it was done, leaving wasn’t surprising.
"Yeah... but he said he’s just going to handle something and will be back for a victory party—to celebrate clearing the twelve-dimension raid."
Jaden tilted his head, thinking.
"He said Pegasus invited him."


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