Chapter Summaries

Kira investigated the Dark Web, an underground market for Dark Duelists, hoping its alchemy trade would lead him to Kagemaru. After discovering that the market sold people’s souls sealed through Shadow Games, Kira confronted a stall owner who was offering children for sale.

• Kira left the island and visited the Hanoi Knights’ headquarters, where Heiqi told him they had found leads on the Seven Stars.
• Heiqi led Kira to the Dark Web and explained that it traded in underground Dark Duels, Rare Cards, and other illicit goods.
• Kira learned that the Seven Stars had recently searched the market’s alchemy materials section, which might help him locate Kagemaru.
• Kira found a stall selling people’s souls sealed through Shadow Games and heard the owner claim they would obey any command.
• The stall owner offered Kira a girl who was not of age, and he suddenly felt the lethal killing intent coming from Kira.

Kira attacked a stall owner selling cards containing captured souls, including a young girl, and challenged the Dark Web’s rules against violence. He left the story facing the market manager, the Armorer, in a duel over those rules.

• Kira knocked the stall owner through his shelves and collected the scattered cards, including one containing a little girl’s sealed soul.
• Black-robed guards surrounded Kira as onlookers gathered, and Heiqi crouched down in alarm.
• The Armorer arrived, introduced himself as the market manager, and reminded Kira that violence violated the Dark Web’s rules.
• Kira told the Armorer that his problem was with the rules themselves and asked him to change them.
• After the Armorer confirmed he was the strongest duelist stationed at the market, Kira challenged him to prove his ability.

Kira dueled Armorer, a Machina user who dismissed him as an inexperienced fame-seeker. After Kira summoned Machina Fortress and destroyed Armorer’s Machina Sniper, Armorer assembled his own monsters to bring out Machina Force.

• Armorer began the duel by summoning Machina Sniper and setting a card.
• Kira sent Machina Cannon from his hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon Machina Fortress, which destroyed Machina Sniper and reduced Armorer’s Life Points to 3300.
• Kira set a card and ended his turn, while Armorer drew and summoned Machina Commander Covington.
• Armorer paid 1000 Life Points to activate Bond of Brotherhood, summoning Machina Soldier and Machina Defender from his Deck.
• Armorer activated Call of the Haunted to revive Machina Sniper, then combined it with Machina Soldier and Machina Defender under Machina Commander Covington to summon Machina Force.

Kira used Catapult Turtle alongside Machina Fortress to repeatedly launch monsters at Armorer and reduce his Life Points to zero. Armorer lost the duel after Kira’s final shot with Machina Megaform.

• Armorer combined four Machina monsters into Machina Force and destroyed Kira’s Machina Fortress, dropping Kira to 1900 Life Points.
• Kira activated Damage Condenser and Special Summoned Catapult Turtle, then revived Machina Fortress from the Graveyard on his turn.
• Kira used Catapult Turtle’s effect to launch Machina Fortress at Armorer, who recovered 1000 Life Points with White Robe Angel.
• Kira revived Machina Fortress again and launched it a second time, reducing Armorer to 800 Life Points.
• Kira Special Summoned Machina Megaform and used Catapult Turtle to launch it at Armorer, reducing his Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated Armorer at the Underground Market and questioned him about the Master of the Seven Stars, learning that the man had bought living alchemy materials and might be connected to Alchemy Star. Kira left the market after challenging the Dark Web to come after him, with Alchemy Star as his next lead.

• Kira defeated Armorer with his unconventional Machina strategy, then demanded that the Underground Market change its rules.
• Armorer warned Kira that the Dark Web would retaliate, but Kira welcomed the prospect and asked about the Master of the Seven Stars.
• Armorer revealed that the Master of the Seven Stars had bought living alchemy materials for research into Human Transmutation and Immortal Alchemy.
• Armorer suggested that Kira contact Alchemy Star, an organization devoted to forbidden alchemy, to find the Master of the Seven Stars.
• Kira left the market with Heiqi, who worried that they had declared war on the Dark Web, while Kira looked forward to meeting its experts.

Kira sealed the criminal Jasper Abyss into a card, then returned to Duel Academy, where he learned the Manjoume Conglomerate planned to acquire the school through a representative duel. Manjoume was chosen to defend the academy against his Brothers under a restriction that barred him from using Effect Monsters.

• Kira ordered Heiqi to investigate Alchemy Star, then tracked down Jasper Abyss and confronted him over his human trafficking and Soul Enslavement crimes.
• Kira defeated Jasper in a Dark Duel and sealed him into a Soul Sealing Card.
• Kira returned to Duel Academy, where Judai eagerly pulled him toward another exploration of the Spirit World.
• News spread that the Manjoume Conglomerate would acquire Duel Academy, with ownership to be decided by a representative duel against a student chosen by the academy.
• Chosaku Manjoume told Manjoume that he and his Brothers would duel him for the academy, and that Manjoume could use only Normal Monsters while Chosaku used a powerful rare Deck.

Manjoume built an unconventional Normal Monster Deck under the ban on Effect Monsters and faced his brother Chosaku in a duel over Duel Academy’s future. He summoned the Ojama Trio, then used Ojama Yellow as the cost for a Spell that let him draw two cards.

• Manjoume reconsidered his usual strategy while thinking about Kira’s unconventional approach to dueling, then chose a card from his Normal Monsters to build a new Deck.
• Manjoume arrived at the Duel Arena and faced Chosaku as students watched, many booing him because his family intended to acquire Duel Academy.
• Manjoume began the duel by activating Graceful Charity and discarding two cards.
• Manjoume paid 800 Life Points to activate Trial of the Princesses and Special Summoned Ojama Yellow, Ojama Green, and Ojama Black.
• Manjoume activated Cost Down, sending Ojama Yellow from the field to the Graveyard to draw two cards.

Manjoume used Ojama cards to lock down Chosaku Manjoume’s Monster Zones, but Chosaku fused two Ojama Tokens into Ancient Dragon. Chosaku prepared to defeat Jun and make him a stepping stone in the family’s plan to take Duel Academy.

• Manjoume fused Ojama Green and Ojama Black into Ojama Knight, which sealed two of Chosaku Manjoume’s Monster Zones.
• Manjoume used Spellbook of the Buried to draw cards, then set three cards and ended his turn.
• During Chosaku’s Standby Phase, Manjoume activated Ojama Trio and filled Chosaku’s remaining Monster Zones with Ojama Tokens.
• Chosaku paid 500 Life Points to activate Double Fusion and fused two Ojama Tokens into Ancient Dragon.
• Chosaku explained Ancient Dragon’s protections and declared that he would defeat Jun and use him as a stepping stone to take Duel Academy.

Chosaku Manjoume overwhelmed Manjoume with powerful Dragon-Type monsters and nearly defeated him, but Manjoume’s trap destroyed Sapphire Dragon and bought him another turn. After seeing how far he still had to go to match Kira, Manjoume drew again with renewed fighting spirit.

• Chosaku used Double Fusion to summon Dragon Knight—King of Dragon Knights, then negated Ojama Knight’s effect with Forbidden Chalice and Special Summoned Sapphire Dragon.
• Chosaku’s Ancient Dragon destroyed Ojama Knight, and Dragon Knight—King of Dragon Knights reduced Manjoume to 800 Life Points with a direct attack.
• Manjoume activated Chaos Foil during Sapphire Dragon’s direct attack, forcing it to battle the King of Dragon Knights and destroying it.
• Chosaku set a card and ended his turn, declaring that Manjoume had only delayed the inevitable.
• Manjoume remembered Kira’s example, refused to give up, and drew a card with renewed resolve.

Manjoume used Normal Monsters and Ojama cards to trap Chosaku in a lockdown, then defeated him with Ojama Delta Thunder. Chosaku’s Life Points fell to zero, ending their duel with Manjoume victorious.

• Manjoume revived the Ojama Trio, Fusion Summoned Ojama King, and doubled its DEF with D2 Shield to reduce Chosaku to 100 Life Points.
• Manjoume summoned Sealing Master Meishin and used Trap Seal Curse, Level Limit - Area B, and Magical Village to prevent Chosaku from using Traps, attacking, or activating Spells.
• Chosaku restored his Life Points by tributing Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste, but could not break Manjoume’s lockdown and repeatedly ended his turns without acting.
• Manjoume drew cards with Will of the Commoner, then used De-Fusion to bring back the Ojama Trio.
• Manjoume activated Ojama Delta Thunder, destroying Chosaku’s cards and dealing 3,000 damage to reduce his Life Points to zero.

Jun Manjoume defeated Chosaku Manjoume, preserving Duel Academy and proving himself to his brothers and fellow students. After Kira praised Manjoume’s borrowed tactics as part of dueling’s shared progress, Judai wondered why Professor Daitokuji had been missing for several days.

• Professor Chronos announced Jun Manjoume as the winner, and the students chanted Manjoume Thunder’s name.
• Chosaku Manjoume told Shoji Manjoume to let the matter go because Jun had grown, and the brothers left the arena.
• Seto Kaiba dismissed the duel report, saying Duel Academy students were bound to win.
• Judai congratulated Manjoume, who blushed and insisted he had not deliberately copied Kira’s tactics.
• Kira told Manjoume that duelists developed new tactics together, and the others admired his perspective.
• Kira asked Manjoume about finding the Ojama Brothers in a well, and Judai wondered what had happened to the missing Professor Daitokuji.

Professor Daitokuji remained missing, leaving Judai worried, while Kira believed the professor was preparing for the end of his artificial body. In the Spirit World, Kira and Judai found a Supreme King's Army Camp, gathered supplies and mounts, and left the story with a vampire squad in their path.

• Duel Academy launched searches for Professor Daitokuji, while Judai grew listless with worry and Kira remained unconcerned.
• Kira and Judai reached a Supreme King's Army Camp after six days of travel and befriended its garrison through card games.
• The camp's spirits gave Kira supplies, including Duel Disks, cards, armor, and two Chocobo-like mounts for Judai and Kira.
• Kira and Judai rode toward the northeast and covered much more ground before returning to the Spirit World after their daytime work.
• Kira and Judai investigated a disturbance and spotted an army squad of vampires.

Judai and Kira encountered a battered vampire force that mistook them for Supreme King soldiers, and Kira accepted the leader Cursed Vampire’s challenge to a duel. Kira began with a combo that forced Cursed Vampire to summon himself onto Kira’s field.

• Judai and Kira emerged from hiding and were recognized as apparent Supreme King lackeys by a group of defeated vampires.
• Cursed Vampire challenged Kira to a duel, while Judai stepped aside to watch with Flame Wingman guarding them.
• Cursed Vampire summoned Vampire Bat Swarm in Defense Position and set a card before ending his turn.
• Kira summoned Thunder King Rai-Oh and activated Obedience of the Celestial Voice, declaring Cursed Vampire.
• Thunder King Rai-Oh prevented Cursed Vampire from adding himself from the Deck to the hand, leaving him to Special Summon himself to Kira’s field.

Kira used Obedience of the Celestial Voice to take Curse of Vampire from his Deck and force him to Special Summon himself to Kira's Field. Curse of Vampire destroyed every monster with a Trap, then revived himself on his own Field and revealed his loyalty to a prince opposed to the Supreme King.

• Kira Special Summoned Curse of Vampire to his Field with Obedience of the Celestial Voice.
• Curse of Vampire activated Evil God's Great Disaster when Thunder King Rai-Oh attacked, destroying every monster on the Field, including himself.
• Vampire Bat Swarm negated its destruction by sending a copy from the Deck to the Graveyard.
• Curse of Vampire paid 500 Life Points to revive himself on his own Field and increased his ATK to 2500.
• Curse of Vampire identified himself as His Highness's Noble Vampire Knight and condemned those who served the Supreme King.
• Kira set two cards and ended his turn.

Cursed Vampire used Vampire Empire and summoned Vampire Lord, then attacked Kira’s Amazoness Swords Woman. Her effects inflicted damage on Cursed Vampire and Amazoness Onslaught banished him, leaving the Duel unresolved.

• Cursed Vampire activated Vampire Empire, which boosted Zombie-Type Monsters’ ATK during damage calculation.
• Cursed Vampire Tributed Vampire Bat Swarm to Tribute Summon Vampire Lord.
• Kira activated Amazoness Onslaught and Special Summoned Amazoness Swords Woman from his hand during the Battle Phase.
• Cursed Vampire boosted Curse of Vampire’s ATK with Vampire Empire and attacked Amazoness Swords Woman.
• Amazoness Swords Woman redirected battle damage to Cursed Vampire, reducing his Life Points from 3500 to 2500.
• Amazoness Onslaught banished Cursed Vampire after he battled Amazoness Swords Woman.

Kira used Life Point recovery and Amazoness Swords Woman to withstand Cursed Vampire’s attacks and destroy his Trap, but Cursed Vampire revived his banished clone and activated Eye of Domination. The swordswoman was forced to her knees as the vampire prepared to make direct attacks.

• Cursed Vampire boosted Vampire Lord’s ATK and attacked Kira directly, but Kira activated Super Z Energy Enhancer to recover 4000 Life Points before damage calculation.
• Vampire Lord’s effect sent a Spell from Kira’s Deck to the Graveyard, allowing Vampire Empire to destroy Amazoness Onslaught.
• Amazoness Onslaught’s effect Special Summoned Amazoness Swords Woman from the Graveyard, and Cursed Vampire ended his turn after setting a card.
• Kira drew cards with Pot of Greed and Nightmare Steelcage, set three cards, and ended his turn.
• Cursed Vampire used Different Dimension Revival to bring back Curse of Vampire, then activated Eye of Domination to prevent Kira’s monsters from defending.
• Eye of Domination pinned Amazoness Swords Woman to the ground as Cursed Vampire prepared to attack directly with his Vampires.

Cursed Vampire used Destruction Potion to destroy himself, recover Life Points, and revive stronger during the Battle Phase. He prepared to attack again while Kira calmly faced his renewed assault.

• Kira activated Enemy Alert to redirect Cursed Vampire’s attack to Magic Mirror Guide - Boundary Reflector.
• Cursed Vampire activated Destruction Potion to destroy himself and gain 2000 Life Points, avoiding the reflected attack.
• Cursed Vampire paid 500 Life Points to revive himself with 2500 ATK and an additional attack.
• Cursed Vampire declared that he would fight for the honor of the Vampires, while Kira considered recruiting them as allies against the Supreme King.
• Cursed Vampire announced that his revived monster could still attack during the Battle Phase and prepared to strike Kira again.

Kira turned Cursed Vampire’s attacks and field effects against him before summoning the Ten-Star monster Yubel. Yubel reflected Cursed Vampire’s final attack as damage, reducing his Life Points to zero.

• Kira used Emergency Provisions to recover 2000 Life Points, then redirected Cursed Vampire’s direct attack to Magic Mirror Guide, which reflected damage back at him.
• Cursed Vampire destroyed Magic Mirror Guide and Amazoness Swords Woman, then attacked Kira directly and used Vampire Lord’s effects to send cards from Kira’s Deck to the Graveyard and destroy his remaining swordswoman.
• Kira activated Buried Offering, banished Vampire Bat Swarm and Magic Mirror Guide as Tributes, and summoned Yubel.
• Kira ordered Yubel to attack Cursed Vampire, and her effect reflected the negated battle damage back at him, reducing his Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated Cursed Vampire but spared him, then revealed that he and Judai planned to challenge the Supreme King and asked for directions to Vampire Castle. When Cursed Vampire refused, Kira restrained him and began probing his mind with a Dark Duel technique.

• Cursed Vampire lost to Kira’s unusual Level 10 Monster and wondered whether Kira’s tactics represented the dueling of true masters.
• Kira told Cursed Vampire that he and Judai were heading to challenge the Supreme King and hoped to visit Vampire Castle.
• Cursed Vampire refused to reveal the castle’s location, remaining wary despite suspecting Kira was an outsider.
• Kira bound Cursed Vampire with black mist and began using a Dark Duel technique to examine his mind.
• Judai watched Kira and thought that he was starting to look less and less like a good guy.

A vampire princess faced the Supreme King's Army as it attacked the Ancient Castle, but unexpected reinforcements disrupted the army's ranks. Kira and Judai confronted General Zure, leaving the battle poised for a duel.

• The vampire princess learned that the Cursed Baron had not returned and began building a tombstone while her people prepared for the Supreme King's Army.
• A vampire warned the princess that the Supreme King's Army had arrived, and she went to the castle wall as fighting erupted outside.
• The princess saw Silent Magician and Black Luster Soldier tear into the army's rear, then watched Kira and Judai arrive.
• Zure, Knight of Dark World, challenged Kira and Judai for obstructing General Zure under the Supreme King.
• Kira recognized Zure as the former prison-camp garrison leader who had once fought Judai.