Chapter Summaries

Kira used an infinite Spell loop to power up Magical Beast Cerberus, then summoned Magical Marionette and repeated the loop to give it infinite ATK and Magic Counters. He destroyed Alpha’s Arcflame Dragon twice, leaving Alpha facing a monster that could repeatedly destroy anything on the Field.

• Alpha claimed he was an independently evolving AI designed from Seto Kaiba, while Kira wondered whether his group was behind the attacks on KaibaCorp and Industrial Illusions.
• Kira revived Magical Beast Cerberus with Reinforced Rebirth, searched for Iron Knight Gearfried, and used Butterfly Dagger - Elma to give Cerberus infinite ATK.
• Alpha tried to stop Cerberus with Absorption Shield, but Kira Tributed it to summon Magical Marionette with Quick Summon.
• Kira repeated the Butterfly Dagger - Elma loop to give Magical Marionette infinite ATK and Magic Counters, then used its effect to destroy Arcflame Dragon.
• Alpha revived Arcflame Dragon with Revive Puzzle, but Kira used Magical Marionette’s effect again to destroy it, revealing that the effect had no once-per-turn limit.

Alpha revived Darkflame Dragon and summoned Gravity Strike Dragon, destroying Kira’s Infinite ATK Magical Marionette. Alpha’s attempted finishing attack failed to remove Iron Knight Gearfried, and he ended his turn with two Set cards.

• Alpha recovered Life Points with Emergency Provisions and revived Darkflame Dragon from his Graveyard.
• Alpha summoned Gravity Strike Dragon and used its effect to destroy Kira’s Magical Marionette.
• Alpha attacked Iron Knight Gearfried with Darkflame Dragon, but Kira banished Shield Warrior to prevent its destruction.
• Gravity Strike Dragon destroyed Iron Knight Gearfried, but Kira revived it with Time Machine.
• Alpha drew two cards with Card of Sanctity, Set two cards, and ended his turn.

You Xuan defended Seto Kaiba’s legacy to Alpha before using Blazing Girl and High Morale to burn Alpha with an infinite combo. Alpha’s attempts to stop the loop failed, and the duel ended with his Life Points reaching zero.

• Alpha accused Seto Kaiba of seizing the Kaiba name and Corporation through ruthless crimes, but You Xuan said Kaiba had made the world better and remained committed to his childhood dream.
• You Xuan used Card of Demise, Blazing Girl, High Morale, and Butterfly Dagger - Echo to create an infinite damage loop, but Alpha banished Butterfly Dagger with Cosmic Cyclone.
• You Xuan used Creature Swap to give Alpha Iron Knight Gearfried, then equipped it with Cursed Armaments.
• Iron Knight Gearfried destroyed Cursed Armaments, which equipped itself to Iron Knight again, letting You Xuan repeat the High Morale and Blazing Girl effects indefinitely.
• Blazing Girl’s infinite fireballs reduced Alpha’s Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated Alpha, one of several AIs modeled after Seto Kaiba, and learned that the machines were targeting the Sacred Beasts and that a stronger AI named Delta would come after him. After KaibaCorp collected the wreckage, Mokuba thanked Kira for understanding his brother and invited him to see newly developed Decks.

• Kira defeated Alpha, who warned that Delta would finish the mission and then shut down.
• Seto Kaiba and Mokuba revealed that KaibaCorp had tracked the infiltration and suspected the AIs were targeting the Sacred Beasts kept in a sealed facility on the island.
• Judai and Asuka reported defeating other AIs, and KaibaCorp employees collected the three machines for analysis.
• Mokuba thanked Kira for recognizing Seto Kaiba's dream of bringing smiles to children around the world.
• Mokuba invited Kira to KaibaCorp headquarters to see newly developed Decks, and Kira agreed to go.

Kira helped KaibaCorp’s Black Luster Soldier and Gaia researchers develop new Gaia forms, then discovered the company had also created a Kuriboh Deck. He took a set of Kuriboh cards and considered whether a pure Kuriboh Deck could be made competitive.

• The Black Luster Soldier Research Team told Kira that his suggestion about Gaia had led them to develop two new forms that supported Black Luster Soldier.
• The team leader said KaibaCorp’s Gaia researchers wanted to collaborate, and Kira agreed to help them when he had time.
• Mokuba showed Kira KaibaCorp’s Shining Dragon Deck and Kuriboh series, and Kira chose to take a set of Kuriboh cards.
• Kira wondered whether he could adjust the cards into a pure Kuriboh Deck capable of defeating an opponent with Kuriboh from start to finish.

Kira received a Link System headset and accepted a Virus Lockdown Deck from Judai, while the students anticipated the arrival of Yugi Mutou’s Deck. That night, Kagurazaka challenged Kira after claiming he had obtained the legendary Deck.

• Kaiba dismissed the AIs and warned Kira not to disappoint him in the tournament, while Mokuba showed Kira the nearly finished Link System headset.
• Mokuba hinted that Kira’s school would receive a surprise, and Kira guessed that Yugi Mutou’s Deck was about to arrive.
• Judai told Kira that the machine that invaded Academy Island had seemed connected to Dark Dueling, then gave Kira the Virus Lockdown Deck he had taken from it.
• Judai and the others planned to sneak into the exhibition hall to see Yugi’s Deck, but Kira stayed in his dorm that night.
• Kagurazaka confronted Kira on the road, claiming to have obtained the strongest Deck and challenging him to a duel for the title of Yellow Dorm’s king.

Kira and Kagurazaka dueled over Kagurazaka’s stolen Duel King Deck, and Kira used a prepared draw to stop Kagurazaka’s attack. The duel remained unresolved as Kira redirected Royal Straight Slasher into D.D. Warrior Lady.

• Kira used Graceful Charity and Spellbook Organization, arranged his next draws, and ended his turn with a monster and a card Set.
• Kagurazaka revived Queen’s Knight, summoned King’s Knight and Jack’s Knight, then used Royal Straight to summon Royal Straight Slasher.
• Kagurazaka sent five monsters from his Deck to the Graveyard, and Royal Straight Slasher destroyed Kira’s Set monster and Mirror Force.
• Kagurazaka declared a direct attack, but Kira banished Clear Kuriboh from his Graveyard and drew the monster he had placed on top of his Deck.
• Kira Special Summoned D.D. Warrior Lady in Defense Position, forcing Royal Straight Slasher to attack her.

Kira used Kuriboh and Catapult Turtle to damage Kagurazaka, who insisted that the stolen Deck was his soul Deck and drew with Card of Sanctity. The duel continued with Kagurazaka preparing to refill both players’ hands.

• Kira banished Kagurazaka’s Royal Straight Slasher with Dimensional Warrior Lady, and Kagurazaka ended his turn.
• Kira drew cards, summoned Des Frog and Kuriboh, multiplied Kuriboh into four Tokens, and boosted one Token to 4300 ATK with United We Stand.
• Kagurazaka activated Threatening Roar to prevent Kira from attacking that turn.
• Kira Tribute Summoned Catapult Turtle and launched the boosted Kuriboh Token at Kagurazaka, reducing his Life Points from 4000 to 1850.
• Kira set two cards, and Kagurazaka declared that his stolen Deck was his soul Deck before activating Card of Sanctity to make both players draw until they had six cards.

Kira overwhelmed Kagurazaka’s stolen Deck with Kuriboh tactics, dismantling his legendary monsters and defeating him. The duel ended with Kagurazaka reduced to zero Life Points after four Kuriboh struck directly.

• Kagurazaka used Dark Magic Curtain to summon Dark Magician, then brought out Dark Magician Girl and Set Dark Magic Attack.
• Kira activated Minefield and sacrificed his three Kuriboh Tokens to destroy Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and Dark Magic Attack.
• Kagurazaka used Pot of Avarice to return five monsters to his Deck, then summoned Black Luster Soldier—Envoy of the Beginning, but Kira’s Fiend's Chain stopped it from attacking.
• Kira summoned Kuriboh Five Brothers and tried to enable direct attacks with Rainbow Blessing, but Kagurazaka destroyed the Equip Spell with Dust Tornado.
• Kira transformed Kuriboh into Thousand-Eyes Restrict, which absorbed Black Luster Soldier, then used Soul Release to banish Kagurazaka’s Graveyard, including Super-Electromagnetic Turtle.
• Kira sent the Kuriboh Four Brothers to attack directly, reducing Kagurazaka’s Life Points from 850 to zero.

After Kagurazaka lost with the Duel King's Deck, he resolved to imitate Judai even more completely, while Judai soon found a new dueling partner in Saotome Rei. As the academy prepared to choose a representative for its upcoming competition, Kira reflected on his rapid growth and new cards, wondering if he was building toward a collection of World Champion Decks.

• Zane Truesdale praised Kagurazaka's performance with the Duel King's Deck but said it could reach its full potential only in Yugi Mutou's hands.
• Kagurazaka returned the Deck, identified his mistakes, and decided to copy Judai's appearance and habits as well as his dueling style.
• Judai discovered that the new Red Dorm transfer student, Saotome Rei, was a girl disguised as a boy and demanded that she duel him to keep her secret.
• Principal Samejima announced that the academy had yet to choose its representative for the upcoming competition, and Judai eagerly hoped to qualify.
• Kira anticipated competing with Judai for the representative spot and considered how his growing collection, including Raiza the Storm Monarch, could lead him toward a World Champion collection.

Kira logged into KaibaCorp’s Link System and explored Virtual Domino City, where Black Luster Soldier sensed that the data world was close to an independent dimension. The chapter ended with Kira agreeing to let him investigate a possible connection to the Spirit World.

• Kira created the player ID “Happy Dueling” and logged into Virtual Domino City.
• Kira explored the city, tested its player interface, and learned that shops sold physical cards and virtual goods.
• Kira headed toward the arena, hoping to duel skilled players from the Professional League.
• Black Luster Soldier sensed that Virtual Domino City was nearly an independent dimension and that a Spirit World Dimension lay close by.
• Kira agreed to follow Black Luster Soldier and investigate the possible connection to the Spirit World.

Kira used the Link System and Big Envoy’s power to enter the Spirit World as a projection, then let a squad of fiends escort him toward the Bunker. He suspected the stronghold belonged to Orichalcos and eagerly anticipated what he might find there.

• Kira arrived in a deserted town beneath a crimson moon and learned from Envoy of the Beginning that he was present as a projection created through the Link System.
• Kira encountered a group of fiends, who surrounded him and ordered him to come with them.
• Kira asked the fiends about their destination, and they told him the Bunker was a stronghold of the True God and a prison for Rebels.
• Kira suspected the fiends served Orichalcos and that the Bunker held spirits displaced from the town.
• Kira repeatedly asked how much longer the trip would take, leaving his fiend escorts confused by his eagerness.

Kira was brought to a demon prison bunker, where a gang tried to intimidate him and discovered he was a duelist. The four-eyed leader challenged Kira to a duel for control and authority in the bunker.

• A guard opened a prisoner's cell and told the demon inside to teach the newcomer the bunker’s rules without killing him.
• Kira entered the bunker’s arena, where the demon escort locked him inside with a group of prisoners.
• Four-Eyed Demon claimed authority over the prisoners, and one of his lackeys attacked Kira.
• Kira used Silent Magician’s defensive magic to send the attacking demon flying into a wall.
• Four-Eyed Demon revealed his duelist Deck and challenged Kira to a duel, which Kira accepted.

Kira dueled Four-Eyed Demon in the fortress and used a chain of cards to disrupt his opening turn. Four-Eyed Demon lost his remaining monster to Kira’s Trap, leaving him with no monsters on the field.

• Kira opened the duel by setting one monster and four cards in his Back Row.
• Four-Eyed Demon warned Kira that duel winners could claim one card from losers, then began his turn.
• Kira activated Drop Off to return Intercepting Demon from Four-Eyed Demon’s hand to his Deck.
• Kira activated Great Frost, then used Spirit Mirror to transfer Great Frost’s restrictions to Four-Eyed Demon.
• Four-Eyed Demon Normal Summoned Archfiend Soldier, but Kira banished it with Bottomless Trap Hole.

Kira continued dismantling the Four-Eyed Demon's hand and thwarted his attempt to recover by redirecting Pot of Greed's effect with Spirit Mirror. He then attacked the demon's remaining Life Points and won the duel.

• Kira used Mischievous Twins and the Iron Knight Gearfried–Smoke Grenade of Thief combo to discard every card from the Four-Eyed Demon's hand.
• Kira attacked with Iron Knight Gearfried and Master Kyonshee, reducing the demon's Life Points to 1700.
• The Four-Eyed Demon drew and activated Pot of Greed, but Kira used Trap of Darkness to copy Spirit Mirror and redirect the Spell's effect to himself.
• Kira drew two cards from Pot of Greed, then attacked with Iron Knight Gearfried and reduced the Four-Eyed Demon's Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated Four-Eyed Demon in a duel and took over his followers, then decided to challenge the other duelists in the Bunker and seize their Decks. Four-Eyed Demon led him to the prison plaza, where he called out the next opponent.

• Kira won the duel, and Four-Eyed Demon's lackeys switched their allegiance to him.
• Kira changed the rules so future duels would be for the winner's entire Deck, despite Four-Eyed Demon's warning that the Bunker absorbed Duel Energy and prohibited taking Decks.
• Kira took Four-Eyed Demon's Deck and forced him to lead the way to other duelists.
• Four-Eyed Demon explained that Orichalcos had invaded the land and enslaved its people, while he despised demons who served the Evil God.
• Four-Eyed Demon brought Kira to the prisoners' activity plaza and called for another duelist to come out.

Kira killed a demon in a duel, collected its Deck, and learned that an explosion might signal a prison break. Meanwhile, the fortress warden warned officials to watch for a disguised envoy from the God of Orichalcos, just as someone attacked the fortress to free prisoners.

• Kira used Abyss Soldier and Burst Flame Penetration to defeat and kill a demon, then took its Deck.
• Kira asked the Four-Eyed Demon to lead him to two more spirits who could duel, but a blast interrupted them and guards ordered the prisoners back to their cells.
• The Four-Eyed Demon explained that powerful figures had attempted prison breaks before, and Kira grew eager to meet whoever was attacking.
• The fortress warden warned his officials that an unknown envoy from the God of Orichalcos might be disguised as anyone, including a guard or prisoner.
• An explosion shook the fortress, and a demon rushed into the conference room to report that someone was breaking prisoners out.

Dark Demon Bishop broke into the fortress to free Death Knight Count while the Vampire Lord distracted the warden. Kira confronted them before they could escape, determined to stop them and claim their gold coins.

• The Vampire Lord challenged the warden to a duel while monsters attacked the fortress.
• Dark Demon Bishop breached the fortress wall and reached Death Knight Count’s cell with a key.
• Dark Demon Bishop told Death Knight Count that he had arranged an escape route and urged him to leave quickly.
• Kira appeared before them and refused to let them go, summoning his Duel Disk.
• Dark Demon Bishop told Death Knight Count to wait while he prepared to dispose of Kira.

Kira faced Dark Demon Bishop in a duel and used a wall of traps to destroy Bishop’s monsters and drain his Life Points without summoning anything. The chapter ended with Bishop realizing Kira might be trying to trap him to death.

• Dark Demon Bishop opened with Pot of Duality and Pot of Greed, added Sakuretsu Armor to his hand, summoned Alligator's Sword, and set two cards.
• Kira used Hand Destruction, set five cards, and passed without summoning a monster.
• Bishop tried to destroy Kira’s back row and draw cards, but Kira protected his cards with Pandora's Treasure and drew more through Appropriate.
• Kira negated Bishop’s Special Summoned Aqua Spirit, then destroyed Sea Scaled Serpent with Piercing Trap Hole and cut Bishop’s Life Points to 3100.
• Kira destroyed Alligator's Sword with hellfire and reduced Bishop’s Life Points to 2150, leaving Bishop wondering if Kira meant to trap him to death.

Kira used Jinzo - Lord to shut down Dark Demon Bishop’s traps, then attacked him while drawing more cards. He equipped Jinzo - Lord with Cyber Enhancer, allowing himself to use traps while keeping his opponent locked out.

• Dark Demon Bishop used Nightmare's Steelcage to draw cards and set a card, while Kira drew from Mirage of Nightmare and Appropriate.
• Kira activated Graceful Charity, revived Jinzo - Lord with Jinzo - Returner, and prevented Dark Demon Bishop from activating Bottomless Trap Hole.
• Kira drew four cards with Spellbook of the Buried and Consecutive Spells, then Normal Summoned Jet Plane.
• Dark Demon Bishop used Emergency Provisions to sacrifice Nightmare's Steelcage and two Set Cards, but Jinzo - Lord and Jet Plane still damaged him.
• Kira equipped Jinzo - Lord with Cyber Enhancer, changing its trap-locking effect so only Dark Demon Bishop was prevented from activating traps.