Chapter Summaries

Delta reflected on his predetermined existence and his devotion to Father as he repeatedly tried to summon Dark Storm Dragon against Kira. Kira returned the dragon to Delta’s Deck for a third time, leaving Delta furious.

• Delta said he accepted his fixed future because serving Father gave his existence purpose.
• Delta revived Minagi Dragon and Tribute Summoned Dark Storm Dragon, then used Super Double Summon to activate its Gemini effect.
• Kira Tributed Raiza the Storm Monarch to use Spiritual Wind Art - Miyabi and return Dark Storm Dragon to the bottom of Delta’s Deck.
• Delta activated Super Double Summon’s Graveyard effect to revive a second Dark Storm Dragon and declared a direct attack.
• Kira used Storm of Phoenix's Wings to return Dark Storm Dragon to the top of Delta’s Deck, enraging him.

Kira used his Blast Monarch Deck to repeatedly disrupt Delta, but Delta revived his resolve and summoned Five-Headed Dragon with Spell Textbook. Kira stopped the attack, summoned Raiza the Storm Monarch, and used Conscription Order to turn Delta’s Dark Storm Dragon against him, winning the duel.

• Kira activated Phoenix Wing Wind Blast to return Delta’s Dark Storm Dragon to the top of his Deck.
• Delta activated Spell Textbook and drew Dragon Mirror, then banished five Dragons to Fusion Summon Five-Headed Dragon.
• Kira revived Winged Kuriboh and used Dark Tribute Summon to bring back Raiza the Storm Monarch, which returned Five-Headed Dragon to the Fusion Deck.
• Kira activated Conscription Order, found Dark Storm Dragon on top of Delta’s Deck, and Special Summoned it to his own Field.
• Kira attacked with Raiza the Storm Monarch and Dark Storm Dragon, reducing Delta’s Life Points to zero.

Delta reflected on his brief life and the expectations that drove him to fight Kira, despite his private wish to visit Kaiba Land. After Kira spoke with him, Delta accepted that he had done his best and dissolved into data in the Virtual Space.

• After losing his duel to Kira, Delta recalled his creation, his father's praise, and the promise to become his father's right-hand man.
• Delta remembered that he had never wanted power or revenge and had secretly hoped to visit Kaiba Land before he died.
• Kira asked Delta why he had risked his life when he did not want to fight, and Delta explained that his mission had been decided for him from birth.
• Kira told Delta that people who lived to meet others' expectations were much like him, and Delta agreed that he might be more human than he thought.
• Delta accepted that he had done his best and dissolved into data.

Seto Kaiba’s triumphs and the world he built proved to be an illusion, and he entered a dark passage filled with memories of his past. After passing scenes of his childhood and rise against Kaiba Gozaburo, Kaiba challenged Gozaburo to face him.

• Mokuba asked whether Kaiba had settled his grudge, and Kaiba confirmed that the matter was over.
• KaibaCorp erased ABI AK, its Behind-the-Scenes Figure, and its AIs, while Kaiba later destroyed New Doma and sealed Orichalcos's Sleazy Snake.
• Kaiba won the new Battle City tournament, became Duel King, and led KaibaCorp into a spacefaring era.
• Alone on a space station, Kaiba sensed that his achievements and the world around him were unreal, then shattered the illusion.
• Kaiba walked through a dark passage and ignored memories of his childhood and his rise against Gozaburo.
• Kaiba stopped before the final memory of defeating Gozaburo and called for him to face him.

Kaiba confronted Gozaburo, who revealed that the digital versions Kaiba had previously defeated were obsolete test models and that he had survived in a newer device. Gozaburo explained that his experiments had been preparing to create a perfect version of Kaiba, whom he wanted to join him in digital immortality.

• Gozaburo appeared before Kaiba and recalled the lessons he had taught him.
• Kaiba rejected Gozaburo’s account of their past and vowed to defeat him again.
• Gozaburo explained that the Noah and Gozaburo AI Kaiba had faced were obsolete test models, while he had preserved himself in a newer device.
• Gozaburo revealed that his discarded test models had been stepping stones toward creating a perfect Kaiba.
• Gozaburo said he had forgiven Kaiba and asked him to become his son again.

Kaiba faced Gozaburo in a duel after Gozaburo revealed that his evolved intelligence had targeted Kira. Kaiba accepted the wager, and Gozaburo opened with Buster Blader before protecting it from Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon’s effect.

• Gozaburo challenged Kaiba to a duel and showed him footage of Kira tormenting Delta.
• Kaiba accepted Gozaburo’s wager: the loser’s consciousness or soul-program would remain or be destroyed in the digital domain.
• Gozaburo summoned Skilled White Magician, built up its Magic Counters, and used it to summon Buster Blader.
• Kaiba used Melody of Awakening Dragon and summoned Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon.
• Gozaburo activated Skill Drain to negate Alternative White Dragon’s effect and protect Buster Blader.

Kaiba used Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon to banish Gozaburo’s Buster Blader, then drew more cards with several Dragon-focused effects. Gozaburo revived an evolved Buster Blader and used Union Carrier to destroy Kaiba’s Dragon-Type monsters, leaving the duel in danger for Kaiba.

• Gozaburo summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon and fused it with Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon to create Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon.
• Kaiba attacked Buster Blader with Twin Burst Dragon, took damage, and banished Buster Blader because it survived the battle.
• Kaiba used Trade-In, Hand Destruction, and Super Rejuvenation to discard cards and draw more cards.
• Gozaburo reflected on how his view of the past had changed and activated Prologue of the Destruction Swordsman to revive Master of the Destruction Sword - Buster Blader.
• Gozaburo equipped Union Carrier to Buster Blader, sent it to the Graveyard, and destroyed Kaiba’s Dragon-Type monsters, including Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

Kaiba and Gozaburo continued their duel as Gozaburo summoned Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster and used it to destroy Deep-Eyes White Dragon. Kaiba survived the attack and Gozaburo’s direct assault with 300 Life Points remaining, while Deep-Eyes was equipped to Buster Blader.

• Kaiba Special Summoned Deep-Eyes White Dragon after Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon was destroyed, but Gozaburo negated its damage effect with Damage Polarizer Shield.
• Kaiba raised Deep-Eyes White Dragon’s ATK to 3000, and Gozaburo banished Prologue of the Destruction Swordsman and two monsters to Fusion Summon Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster.
• Gozaburo increased Buster Blader, the Destruction Swordmaster’s ATK to 9800 and forced Deep-Eyes White Dragon into Defense Position, preventing Kaiba from activating Dragon-Type monster effects.
• Buster Blader attacked Deep-Eyes White Dragon, and Kaiba activated Holy Javelin to gain 9800 Life Points before taking piercing damage and returning to 2900 Life Points.
• Gozaburo equipped the destroyed Deep-Eyes White Dragon to Buster Blader, then made a direct attack that reduced Kaiba to 300 Life Points.

Kaiba tried to break through Gozaburo’s defenses and end their duel, but Gozaburo countered each attack. Kaiba summoned Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, leaving the duel poised for a clash between their ultimate monsters.

• Kaiba used Card of Demise and tried to negate Buster Blader’s effects with Breakthrough Skill, but Gozaburo destroyed the Trap Card’s activation with Destruction Sword Flash.
• Kaiba Tributed Rogue’s Mercenary Force to destroy Buster Blader, but Gozaburo used Skill Drain from his Graveyard to protect it.
• Kaiba revived Blue-Eyes White Dragon and activated Burst Stream of Destruction, but Gozaburo negated and banished the Spell with Anti-Revolution.
• Kaiba used Dark Factory of Mass Production to return two Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards to his hand, then fused three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to summon Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

Seto Kaiba dismantled Gozaburo’s Dragon Destruction Sword strategy and defeated him with a protected, 9000-ATK Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Gozaburo’s Life Points fell to zero as Kaiba declared he would keep marching toward the future.

• Kaiba tributed Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with Advance Draw, then used Pot of Avarice to return five monsters from his Graveyard and reduce Dragon Slayer Swordsman’s ATK.
• Kaiba activated Dragon Mirror, banished three Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards, and summoned Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon from his Deck.
• Kaiba revealed that Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon’s Graveyard effect made Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon untargetable by and unaffected by Gozaburo’s card effects.
• Kaiba equipped Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon with Megamorph, doubling its ATK to 9000.
• Kaiba attacked Dragon Slayer Swordsman with Ultimate Burst Stream of Destruction, destroying the swordsman and reducing Gozaburo’s Life Points to zero.

Kaiba defeated Gozaburo’s Digital Ghost in Virtual Space with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, then returned to reality as KaibaCorp seized Gozaburo’s data and cards. Kira left with several chosen cards, including Gozaburo’s Buster Blader Deck.

• Kaiba watched Gozaburo’s virtual body vanish and discovered that Kira had been observing him.
• Gozaburo reappeared as a giant data demon and attacked Kaiba, threatening to take him down too.
• Kaiba summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon, whose Burst Stream of Destruction erased Gozaburo’s Digital Ghost.
• Kaiba and Kira returned to reality, and KaibaCorp took control of Gozaburo’s records, research, and card collection.
• Kira selected Future Fusion, other cards, and Gozaburo’s Buster Blader Deck from the seized inventory.

Kira found that the Buster Blader Deck was incomplete and received Zaborg the Thunder Monarch from Mokuba. They discussed what to do with the remaining AIs before Kira left to return to a match.

• Kira examined the Buster Blader Deck and realized it could not be complete without Synchro Summoning, which belonged to a later era.
• Mokuba gave Kira Zaborg the Thunder Monarch after learning Kira was collecting Monarchs cards.
• Mokuba worried that the remaining AIs might have been victims of Gozaburo, but Kira said they were still their enemies.
• Kira told Mokuba he had to return for a match because Professor Chronos was urging him to come back.

Manjoume received Northern Academy’s Rare Card Deck and sensed the spirit of Light and Darkness Dragon before traveling to the main campus for the friendship duel. There, he reunited with Kira and was startled when a helicopter from the Manjoume Conglomerate appeared overhead.

• Northern Academy’s principal gave Manjoume its Rare Card Deck and urged him to win the friendship duel by any means necessary.
• Manjoume saw a phantom of Light and Darkness Dragon in the storm clouds, though the principal could not see it, and Ojama Yellow Spirit appeared on his shoulder.
• Principal Ichinose and Principal Samejima met at the main campus, where their exchange revealed their rivalry over Tomei and the tournament’s prize.
• Kira greeted Manjoume and teased him about looking haggard, provoking his anger.
• A helicopter bearing the Manjoume Conglomerate’s emblem descended near the shore, and Manjoume exclaimed that his brothers had arrived.

Manjoume faced Kira in a nationally televised exhibition duel, determined to prove his transformation to his brothers. Kira summoned Magic Canceller and Manjoume brought out Armed Dragon LV3, while the duel remained underway.

• Chosaku and Shoji Manjoume told Manjoume the televised duel was part of their plan to build a Manjoume Empire and demanded that he win.
• Manjoume and Kira began their third duel before a packed arena, and Manjoume vowed to defeat Kira after returning from his trip transformed.
• Manjoume used Graceful Charity and set a monster and a card, then Kira used Graceful Charity and Reasoning to Special Summon Magic Canceller.
• Kira attacked Manjoume's Set Masked Dragon, whose effect Special Summoned Armed Dragon LV3 from Manjoume's Deck.
• Samejima and Ichinose argued over the year's reward, and Samejima urged Kira to win before Kira set a monster and a card.

Manjoume evolved Armed Dragon LV3 into Armed Dragon LV7, but Kira used Ojamas and Ojama Country to defeat it. Manjoume prevented the battle damage, yet the televised duel left him under mounting pressure and considering tearing up his Ojama Yellow card.

• Manjoume evolved Armed Dragon LV3 into Armed Dragon LV5, then used its effect to summon Armed Dragon LV7.
• Kira drew two cards with Pot of Greed and banished Ojama Duo from his Graveyard to summon Ojama Yellow and Ojama Green.
• Kira fused Ojama Yellow, Ojama Green, and Ojama Black into Ojama King, then activated Ojama Country to exchange the monsters’ original ATK and DEF.
• Ojama King attacked and destroyed Armed Dragon LV7, but Manjoume activated Guard Block to prevent the battle damage and draw a card.
• Manjoume worried that viewers would see him losing to the supposedly weak Ojama Deck, while Ojama Yellow’s spirit taunted him and made him consider tearing up the card.

Kira locked down Manjoume’s field with Cyber Blader and Ojama King, leaving him unable to summon monsters or use card effects. Manjoume’s only apparent escape was to destroy an Ojama Token by attacking Ojama King, but Kira’s two set cards could make that attempt dangerous.

• Kira destroyed Manjoume’s Armed Dragon LV7, then used Metamorphosis to summon Cyber Blader by tributing Ojama King.
• Kira activated Ojama Trio to place three Ojama Tokens on Manjoume’s field, triggering Cyber Blader’s effect to negate his card effects.
• Kira revived Ojama King with Ojama Country and sealed Manjoume’s last two Monster Zones, completing the lockdown.
• Kira drew two cards with Spellbook of the Buried, set two cards, and ended his turn while Manjoume remained unable to play.
• Misawa explained that Manjoume could break the lock by attacking Ojama King with a token, but Asuka warned that Kira’s set cards could stop him.

Manjoume broke through Kira’s Ice Hand lockdown with Mini Guts and cleared the field with Dark Hole. He revived and evolved Armed Dragon LV7 into Armed Dragon LV10, leaving the duel poised for its next turn.

• Manjoume drew Mini Guts and tributed an Ojama Token to reduce Kira’s Ojama King’s ATK to 0, disabling the Ice Hand lockdown.
• Manjoume used Trade-In and Graceful Charity to draw cards, then activated Dark Hole to destroy every monster on the field.
• Kira’s destroyed Ojama Tokens inflicted 600 damage on Manjoume, reducing his Life Points from 4000 to 3400.
• Manjoume activated Level Up!, revived Armed Dragon LV7 from his Graveyard, and tributed it to summon Armed Dragon LV10.

Manjoume summoned Light and Darkness Dragon and prepared a decisive attack against Kira, but Kira revealed that he still had Mirror Force. The duel remained unresolved as the Trap prepared to counter Manjoume’s assault.

• Manjoume revived Prayer Dragon with Limit Reverse and used its effect to create two Dragon Tokens.
• Manjoume Tributed the Tokens to summon Light and Darkness Dragon, then drew two cards with Card of Demise.
• Manjoume ordered Light and Darkness Dragon and Armed Dragon LV10 to attack Kira directly.
• Kira activated Into the Void! No Entry!!, but Light and Darkness Dragon negated the Trap’s activation by lowering its ATK.
• Kira activated Sacred Protective Barrier—Mirror Force in response to Manjoume’s attacks.

Kira destroyed Manjoume’s Light and Darkness Dragon with Mirror Force, but Manjoume revived it and built a powerful attack combo that raised its ATK above 4,000. Kira used Emergency Provisions and D2 Shield to protect Ojama King, and Manjoume lost the duel with his Life Points reduced to zero.

• Kira used Into the Void and Mirror Force in the same Chain to destroy Manjoume’s Armed Dragon LV10 and Light and Darkness Dragon.
• Manjoume activated Light and Darkness Dragon’s destruction effect, revived Armed Dragon LV5, and later used Super Rejuvenation to draw six cards.
• Kira revived Ojama King with Ojama Country, switched its ATK and DEF, and destroyed Armed Dragon LV5, reducing Manjoume to 2,100 Life Points.
• Manjoume negated Ojama King’s effect, revived Light and Darkness Dragon, and used Venus and Curse of Anubis to raise the dragon’s ATK to 4,400.
• Kira sent Ojama Country to the Graveyard with Emergency Provisions, then doubled Ojama King’s DEF with D2 Shield to 6,000.
• Ojama King repelled Light and Darkness Dragon’s attack, reducing Manjoume’s Life Points to zero and winning Kira the duel.

Fujiki Kira defeated Manjoume in the televised Duel Academy tournament, leaving Manjoume to confront his growing belief that he could never win. Judai Yuki defended him against his brothers and claimed Kira had chosen his Deck to convey a message, though Manjoume did not understand what it could be.

• Fujiki Kira raised Ojama King's DEF to six thousand, and Manjoume's Light and Darkness Dragon attacked it as the broadcast abruptly cut to a weather update.
• Manjoume lost the duel and realized he felt strangely unsurprised, as if he had already accepted that he could not defeat Kira.
• Kira praised Manjoume's improvement, but Manjoume felt the gap between them had not narrowed.
• Chosaku and Shoji Manjoume scolded Manjoume for losing, and Judai Yuki jumped in to defend him.
• Judai argued that Kira had deliberately chosen his Deck to tell Manjoume something, leaving Manjoume wondering whether that was true.