Seeing Zarc standing there, a separate entity from his four reincarnations, was a massive shock to the four counterparts. He seemed to be slightly amused as he approached the frozen Yuus. He looked over each of them one by one, first Yuto, then Yuri, then Yugo, and finally Yuya. He frowned a little when his eyes fell on the tomato-haired boy.

"So, you four are my reincarnations...?" Zarc mused, his tone seemingly more curious than anything else. "How interesting! I've seen all of your memories. Do you realize how annoying it was to try and sort out which memories were yours and which belonged to me? Very annoying!"

Despite his words, he didn't actually seem to be too annoyed with his reincarnations. If anything, he seemed more amused than annoyed. Yuya hesitated, then asked, "W-what are you going to do with us...?"

"Well, now that I've got all four of you here, I think this is the perfect time to bond with my little Yuus," Zarc replied. This made his reincarnations blink in surprise and confusion. Zarc smirked at the sight. "You all blink the same way at the same time. How cute!"

"So... you're not planning on hurting us or getting rid of us?" Yuto asked skeptically. Zarc walked over to him and patted his eggplant head. "Of course not. I have no reason to now that I have my own body separate from the rest of you. I only wanted to sacrifice you four to bring myself back, but now that I'm back, there's really no reason for me to want you gone. In fact, I think I'd like to keep you all for myself!"

"Then why did you tie us all up like this?!" Yugo snarled. Zarc chuckled in amusement. "Why, to stop you from trying to run away from me! I have plans for you boys! Big, fun plans!" He turned toward Yuya and began approaching him slowly. "Especially you, Yuya! I was none too happy that you were able to resist my influence for so long, especially since you were able to snatch control from me after my first revival. Not to mention you were able to get through to Yuto when he and Yugo were dueling. I've no doubt that if you'd been able to talk to Yugo before his attack, you'd've been able to get through to him too! I was pretty annoyed with you for a while, though I did come to admire that iron will of yours. I wonder how long it'll last when I punish you for your resistance, hm?~"

Yuya's face went pale as he looked up at Zarc with wide, frightened eyes. Bound in this position, there was absolutely nothing he could do to stop Zarc from doing as he pleased. He had no doubt that Zarc was planning excruciating agony for him.

"Leave Yuya alone!" Yuto yelled, thrashing around as he desperately tried to break free of his bonds to save Yuya. Zarc looked back at him with an unreadable expression. "Yuto, chill. I know you adore Yuya and you're very protective of him, but I can assure you that I'm not going to hurt him."

Yuto wasn't reassured, but Zarc turned back to Yuya and smiled brightly. "I think I'll summon a bit of help to bond with you. Let's see." He drew a couple cards from his duel disc and set them into play. "I'll summon Stargazer Magician to start. You know him well, don't you, Yuya?~"

Stargazer Magician appeared next to Zarc, and the asparagus haired man knelt down in front of Yuya's feet, which Yuya suddenly realized were bare. "I have all your memories. I know how sensitive you all are. I know you all secretly enjoy being tickled. I know all your death spots. And I made sure to tie you all up so that your death spots would be easy to get to."

All four of his Yuus' eyes went wide at his words. Was Zarc seriously planning on tickling them all? The unspoken question was answered when Zarc dragged a finger up the sole of Yuya's left foot.

"AHAHAHAHA! NOHOHOHOHO! NOHOHOHOT THAHAHAHAHAT!" Yuya shrieked, frantically trying to get his foot free from the stocks. "AHAHAHANYHYHYHYTHIHIHIHNG BUT THAHAHAHAHAT! PLEAHEAHEAHEAHEAHEASE! NAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Stargazer, get his other foot," Zarc instructed. Stargazer Magician obediently began tickling Yuya's right foot as the Demon Duelist continued tickling his left. Yuya howled with laughter, thrashing around in his chair. Tears were already streaming down his face from how insanely ticklish he was.

"What's that phrase you like to say, hm?~" Zarc purred, scrabbling his fingers up and down Yuya's arches. "Oh yes, that's right! The fun has just begun!~"