Who Let Him Play Yu-Gi-Oh! novel Chapter 993

Chapter 993: Chapter 993: Inner Demons

Complete darkness. Nothing tangible could be seen anywhere, not even a sense of direction. Jaden Yuki walked through the darkness, glancing around.

"Kira?"

"President Kaiba?"

"Anyone there?"

No response at all.

Jaden kept walking, starting to feel uneasy.

He’d never been good at finding his way. He’d heard that in a desert, if you can’t find any landmarks, you’ll likely walk in circles, dying of exhaustion.

That was how so many desert travelers lost their way.

"This is trouble," Jaden scratched his head.

But after walking a few more steps, he saw a vague human shape in the darkness ahead. He didn’t care whether it was friend or foe—he rushed forward, catching up, and found it was a teammate.

"Kira?"

Jaden instantly felt relieved. With Kira here, nothing could go wrong. From experience, the only problem with teaming up with Kira was that you might not get a chance to shine.

But when he called out, Kira just turned his head, glanced at Jaden with a blank face.

Jaden froze: "Kira?"

He started to feel something was off. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

But Kira didn’t reply. He slowly turned his head back, muttering to himself.

"You’re always like this, Jaden. No matter what happens, you always think of me first."

"I tried. I really tried. I know you’re gifted, I know you have potential. I wanted you to grow up quickly, to stand on your own, but you always disappoint me."

Kira shook his head, looking away.

"Of course, I never expected you to surpass me. I know that’s impossible. It’s just... forget it."

He waved his hand, looking exhausted, as if he couldn’t be bothered to say more.

"Maybe I just expected too much from you."

Before Jaden could respond, Kira had already turned and walked away.

Jaden tried to catch up, "Wait, I didn’t—"

But after a few steps, he reached out to grab him, only to grasp empty air. The figure vanished into the darkness, leaving no trace.

Jaden was startled, taking two steps back. But as he retreated, he suddenly bumped into someone behind him.

He turned quickly and saw—it was Chazz.

"Chazz?"

Jaden was surprised. But he quickly realized it wasn’t just Chazz; next to him were Syrus, Alexis, and others.

"This can’t be real."

Jaden reacted at once.

His classmates had no reason to be here.

"Is that so?"

Chazz said, voice chilling.

"Or maybe, we finally died because of one of your reckless impulses."

Jaden frowned, "I didn’t—"

Syrus said, "Big bro’s always like this. How many times have we been dragged into danger by you?"

Alexis added, "That’s who you are, Jaden. You only care about yourself. Just like how you duel for your own fun, you never care about the risk you bring to those around you."

Jaden said, "I never wanted anyone to get hurt because of me—"

But no one listened. Or rather, before he could explain, all the figures dissolved into nothingness.

"No, this isn’t real."

Jaden gritted his teeth, running through the darkness, trying to shake off the images and the negativity clinging to his mind.

These weren’t his real friends, weren’t their true selves, and not a word was their own.

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