"Wait, mou hitori no boku," Yugi stood then and placed his hand on Yami's arm, hoping to convey that he wanted to do this, even if it meant taking the blame. He sighed, then, and turned his head towards his mother, though he kept his gaze on the floor. It was hard to stand up to an angry parent.

"Nine years ago, Grandpa went on an expedition through an Egyptian tomb. There, he found this." He held the puzzle in his hands, and while Yami wasn't in there anymore, he still held it as if it was his most precious treasure. "Only... It was completely broken apart. It was a puzzle, Grandpa said. The hardest one that's ever been made. It took me eight years to complete it, even though I worked on it every night." Yugi looked up at Yami then, a small smile on his face as his confidence started to return to him. "His spirit was sealed inside the puzzle for thousands of years, and when I solved it... It let me act as his host. I didn't even realize it until a few weeks later, during that tournament I went to. You know, the one Pegasus held?"

Finally, he was able to meet his mother's gaze with his fists clenched. "Mom, he's been my best friend ever since then. You wouldn't believe how much he's changed my life! And I think I might have changed his, too... But just this morning, we woke up like this, him with his own body. That's never happened before... But please, let him stay here! Or if you want to kick him out... I'll go, too!"