...Yuugi has proven himself to be a fine duelist in his own right and worthy of the title of King of Games. But it's always been him behind most of the duels and ridiculous adventures.

I've known for a while. I can't lie to myself about that. But I had no good way of explaining it before. I suppose I still don't; it sounds insane no matter how I try.

The Puzzle and the rest of the artifacts are gone, and I'm no longer beholden to any influence of the shadow games played. I can finally move ahead without any worry that some new magical threat will arise because someone just couldn't get put to rest like any proper king.

...Perhaps I just never thought he would actually be gone. But if it was going to happen, of course it'd be in some flashy and dramatic way.