Chapter Summaries

Kagemaru used Forced Activation and Cost Down to Tribute Summon Virtual Air Circle Bird, but Kira turned its attack against its teammate with Attack Guidance Armor. Kagemaru tried to clear Kira’s back row with Heavy Storm, only for Kira to counter with Judgment of Anubis and leave him with 100 Life Points.

• Kagemaru activated Forced Activation to trigger his set Cost Down and paid 500 Life Points to Tribute Summon Virtual Air Circle Bird.
• Kagemaru attacked directly with Virtual Air Circle Bird, but Kira activated Attack Guidance Armor and redirected the attack to Synthetic Air Circle Bird, costing Kagemaru 1200 Life Points.
• Kira set a card and ended his turn without summoning a monster.
• Kagemaru drew two cards with Akashic Records and activated Heavy Storm to destroy the Spell and Trap Cards on the Field.
• Kira discarded a card to activate Judgment of Anubis, negated and destroyed Heavy Storm, then destroyed Virtual Air Circle Bird and reduced Kagemaru to 100 Life Points.

Kagemaru summoned Simorgh, Bird of Divinity and pierced Kira’s Mirror Force, but lost the monster protecting him from attacks. Kira then summoned the mysterious Chaos Core and set three cards, leaving Kagemaru to target it with Forbidden Chalice.

• Kagemaru revived Synthetic Air Circle Bird and Air Circle Bird, then Tributed Synthetic Air Circle Bird to summon Simorgh, Bird of Divinity.
• Kagemaru attacked Kira, whose Mirror Force was ineffective against Simorgh’s Trap immunity, and dealt 2400 damage.
• Kagemaru ended his turn with Air Circle Bird destroyed and one card set, leaving his defense exposed.
• Kira summoned Chaos Core in Defense Position, set three cards, and ended his turn.
• Kagemaru drew two cards with Pot of Greed, then activated Forbidden Chalice to target Chaos Core and negate its effects.

Kira explained how he had obtained the Three Phantasm Beasts and sent them to the Graveyard, enraging Kagemaru. He then revived Thunder Emperor Hamon, leaving the duel poised to escalate.

• Kira used Chaos Core's effect to send God Flame Emperor Uria, Thunder Emperor Hamon, and Phantasm Emperor Raviel from his Deck to the Graveyard.
• Kira told Kagemaru that Duel Academy had entrusted him with the Sacred Beasts because he could control their power.
• Kagemaru summoned Gene-Warped Warwolf and attacked, while Simorgh, Bird of Divinity destroyed Chaos Core despite Kira's Supergravity Net.
• Kira activated Fire of Doomsday during the End Turn to summon two Black Flame Tokens, then drew two cards with Pot of Greed.
• Kira activated Immortal Rank, Tributed both Tokens, and Special Summoned Thunder Emperor Hamon from his Graveyard.

Kira summoned Hamon and overwhelmed Kagemaru, whose Sacred Beast-resistant traps could not stop the attack. After restoring his Life Points, Kagemaru drew a card and vowed to seize the Sacred Beasts' power, preparing for a desperate last stand.

• Kira summoned Descendant Thunder Emperor—Hamon and declared an attack on Kagemaru's Simorgh, Bird of Divinity.
• Kagemaru used Messenger of Peace to prevent battle damage and monster destruction for the turn.
• Kira chained Emergency Provisions, sending four cards from his Back Row to the Graveyard and restoring Kagemaru's Life Points from 100 to 3100.
• Kira ended his turn after setting two cards, leaving Kagemaru under pressure from Hamon.
• Kagemaru drew a card and vowed to take the Sacred Beasts' power, determined to survive.

Kira defeated Kagemaru after surviving Atmosphere God Bird’s direct attack and summoning Lord of Searing Flames - Uria. Kagemaru lost the duel and reflected on the ideals he had abandoned as the Sacred Beast he had pursued destroyed his final monster.

• Kagemaru destroyed Kira’s Supergravity Net, summoned Atmosphere God Bird, and absorbed Thunder Emperor Hamon to raise its ATK to 5000.
• Atmosphere God Bird attacked Kira directly, but Kira activated Super Z Energy Enhancer and recovered 4000 Life Points.
• Kagemaru defended his pursuit of immortality, while Kira said he could face himself in the mirror.
• Kira used Take Over 5 and Call of the Haunted to revive Phantasm Summoning God, then tributed it to retrieve Lord of Searing Flames - Uria.
• Kira summoned Uria with 9000 ATK, destroyed Kagemaru’s Set Soul Barrier, and ordered Uria to attack Atmosphere God Bird.
• Uria’s Hyper Breath destroyed Atmosphere God Bird and the sealed Thunder Emperor Hamon, reducing Kagemaru’s Life Points to zero.

Kira defeated Kagemaru, bringing the Seven Stars Organization to an end, and its surviving cadres joined Revolver’s Hanoi Knights. Zane Truesdale returned to the Cyber Style dojo on Snow Mountain Peak to claim its ultimate secret.

• Kagemaru looked back on his life as the Sacred Beasts’ attack killed him.
• Kira emerged from the destroyed room and confirmed that the Master of the Seven Stars was dead.
• Daitokuji mourned Kagemaru as the remaining Seven Stars members discovered their leader’s identity and death.
• The Seven Stars disappeared, and its surviving cadres joined the Hanoi Knights, prompting rumors that Revolver had absorbed the organization.
• Zane Truesdale climbed Snow Mountain Peak and returned to the Cyber Style dojo to take its ultimate secret.

Zane Truesdale defeated Master Samejima at the Cyber Style Dojo and claimed the forbidden Back Cyber Style Deck, convinced that every power was a tool for victory. As graduation approached, Zane revealed that he had already chosen his opponent for the traditional Graduation Duel.

• Zane defeated Master Samejima and said he could still hear Cyber End Dragon but no longer cared about its voice.
• Zane argued that winning mattered above all else and demanded the Cyber Style's ultimate secret.
• Zane tore down the Cyber End Dragon curtain and took the hidden Back Cyber Style Deck despite Samejima's warning that it was forbidden power.
• Samejima accepted that he could not stop Zane and learned that his former student was nearing graduation.
• Samejima told Zane that the graduate representative could choose any student for the Graduation Duel, and Zane said he had decided on his opponent long ago.

On graduation score-release day, Zane Truesdale took the top ranking and chose Fujiki Kira for the representative duel, seeking to overcome the opponent who had pushed him past his old limits. Zane opened with an unusual Cyberdark-style play, and Kira began equipping Zane’s Infernal Dragon to Truckroid.

• Duel Academy announced the final scores, with Zane Truesdale ranked No. 1 and named graduating student representative.
• Zane Truesdale challenged Fujiki Kira to a graduation duel, and Kira accepted.
• Zane Truesdale and Fujiki Kira began their rematch with 4000 Life Points each.
• Zane Truesdale summoned Infernal Dragon in Defense Position, set one card, and ended his turn.
• Fujiki Kira summoned Truckroid and attacked Infernal Dragon, activating Truckroid’s effect to equip the destroyed monster and gain ATK equal to its ATK.

Kira used Truckroid and Macro Cosmos to disrupt Zane Truesdale’s Cyberdark strategy, forcing Zane to summon Five-Headed Dragon with Future Fusion. Kira then summoned Submarineroid, leaving Zane facing another threat while his Dragon-Type resources were banished.

• Kira used Truckroid to absorb Zane Truesdale’s Infernal Dragon, raising Truckroid’s ATK to 3000.
• Zane Truesdale activated Future Fusion and sent five Dragon-Type monsters from his Deck to summon Five-Headed Dragon.
• Kira activated Macro Cosmos, causing the five dragons and all other cards sent to the Graveyard to be banished instead.
• Zane Truesdale ended his turn with Five-Headed Dragon unable to attack that turn.
• Kira activated Roid City, destroyed the equipped Infernal Dragon, searched for Submarineroid, and Normal Summoned it.

Zane Truesdale used the cards Banished by Macro Cosmos to Fusion Summon his new Cyber Dragon evolution, Chimeratech Rampage Dragon. It destroyed Kira’s Macro Cosmos and Set card, then prepared to gain additional attacks.

• Kira used Submarineroid to attack directly and activated Roid City to raise its ATK during damage calculation.
• Zane Truesdale activated Power Wall, discarding eighteen cards from his Deck to prevent the attack’s damage; Macro Cosmos Banished them.
• During his next Standby Phase, Zane’s Banished Card from a Different Dimension returned to his hand and let both players draw two cards.
• Zane activated Parallel World Fusion, shuffled two Banished Cyber Dragons into his Deck, and Fusion Summoned Chimeratech Rampage Dragon.
• Chimeratech Rampage Dragon destroyed Kira’s Macro Cosmos and Set Dimensional Prison, then Zane activated its effect to send up to two LIGHT Machine monsters from his Deck to the Graveyard and gain extra attacks.

Zane used Chimeratech Rampage Dragon and Cyberdark Edge to clear Kira’s field and launch a series of attacks, but Kira survived with Kiteroid’s effects. On his turn, Kira summoned Cyber Dragon, borrowing Zane’s old friend against him.

• Zane used Chimeratech Rampage Dragon’s effect to send two Proto-Cyber Dragons from his Deck to the Graveyard and gain two additional attacks.
• Zane summoned Cyberdark Edge and equipped it with Infernal Dragon from his Graveyard, raising its ATK to 2800.
• Zane destroyed Kira’s Truckroid and Submarineroid, then attacked directly with Chimeratech Rampage Dragon and Cyberdark Edge.
• Kira used Kiteroid from his hand and then from his Graveyard to prevent damage from Cyberdark Edge and Five-Headed Dragon’s direct attacks.
• Kira Special Summoned Cyber Dragon from his hand, saying he would borrow Zane’s old friend for victory.

Kira used Cyber Dragon and Zane Truesdale’s Machine monsters to summon Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, then boosted it and tried to clear Zane’s Field. Zane survived with Messenger of Peace and answered by using Kira’s Fortress Dragon to summon his own Chimeratech Fortress Dragon, leaving the Duel poised for a new turn.

• Kira fused his Cyber Dragon with Zane Truesdale’s Cyberdark Edge and Chimeratech Rampage Dragon to summon Chimeratech Fortress Dragon.
• Kira used Limiter Removal and Armored Cyber Wing to target Zane’s Five-Headed Dragon and Set Card, but Zane activated Messenger of Peace to prevent battle destruction and damage.
• Kira ended his turn and sacrificed Armored Cyber Wing to protect Chimeratech Fortress Dragon from Limiter Removal’s side effect.
• Zane used Graceful Charity, Special Summoned Cyber Dragon, and fused it with Kira’s Chimeratech Fortress Dragon to summon his own Chimeratech Fortress Dragon.

Zane Truesdale summoned Armor Black Dragon and raised its ATK to 7300, but Kira outmaneuvered him with a string of Cyber Dragon plays. Kira ended the duel by using Power Bond to summon Pair Cycroid, whose direct attack defeated Zane.

• Zane used Cyber Fusion Support and Polymerization to summon Armor Black Dragon, then equipped it with Five-Headed Dragon and raised its ATK to 7300.
• Kira stopped Armor Black Dragon’s attack with Waboku, then used Monster Recovery to shuffle his cards and draw five.
• Kira Fusion Summoned Chimeratech Rampage Dragon with Future Fusion and targeted Zane’s Set card and equipped Five-Headed Dragon for destruction.
• Zane activated Zero Force, but Kira used De-Fusion to remove Chimeratech Rampage Dragon as its target and revive two Cyber Dragons.
• Kira activated Power Bond and fused the Cyber Dragons into Pair Cycroid, doubling its ATK to 3200.
• Pair Cycroid attacked directly and reduced Zane’s Life Points to zero.

Zane Truesdale accepted his loss to Kira, chose to pursue a career as a Professional Duelist, and promised to return stronger. As finals approached, Judai continued exploring the Spirit World Dimension with Kira and Joey instead of studying.

• After losing the graduation representative duel, Zane told Kira he had learned to face defeat and grow without denying his past.
• Zane decided to enter the professional circuit, climb to its peak, and return to challenge Kira.
• As the older students graduated and finals neared, the academy grew quieter while Judai kept spending his nights in the Spirit World Dimension.
• Joey asked Judai why he was exploring instead of preparing for finals, and Judai chose dueling over studying despite possibly failing.

Kira repeatedly defeated Zallug in duels by turning the Black Scorpions’ own cards and effects into brutal combos. Convinced Kira was the Duel God from the rumors, Zallug offered to follow him, but Kira cut him off before he could finish.

• Zallug challenged Kira to become stronger, and Kira emptied his hand with a Black Scorpion discard combo to win.
• Zallug demanded another duel, and Kira used Chick the Yellow and Call of the Haunted to reduce his Life Points to zero again.
• Kira began a Creature Swap and Hell Cop combo, but Zallug surrendered before it could finish.
• Zallug realized Kira could draw extraordinary power from ordinary cards and believed he was the rumored Duel God.
• Zallug abandoned his plan to make the Black Scorpions stronger and approached Kira to offer his loyalty, but Kira stopped him mid-sentence.

Revolver investigated Soul Eater, a newly awakened Dark Duelist suspected of killing thirteen women in Domino City. He attacked Soul Eater’s warehouse with the Black Scorpion Thief Gang and confronted the killer inside.

• Heiqi briefed Revolver on Soul Eater’s murders and the Dark Power traces found in the victims.
• Revolver told Heiqi they were acting because they were Allies of Justice, then jumped from their plane toward Soul Eater’s warehouse.
• Revolver broke through the warehouse roof as armed thugs opened fire, then left the Black Scorpion Five-Man Team to fight them.
• The Black Scorpion Five-Man Team defeated the thugs while Revolver headed deeper into the warehouse.
• Revolver blasted open a locked door and found Soul Eater, whom he mocked for his inflated title.

Kira finished a Dark Duel while speaking with Mokuba, then absorbed the defeated Soul Eater’s power using a technique from Daitokuji’s Alchemy Tome. After flying to KaibaCorp to discuss the tournament ceremony, Kira’s Black Scorpions settled their rivalry over who was his best lieutenant when Silent Magician appeared.

• Kira defeated the Soul Eater during a phone call with Mokuba, who discussed the tournament opening ceremony and Kira’s appearance.
• Kira drained the Soul Eater’s power with an alchemical plundering technique, and the Hanoi Knights entered to clean up.
• Kira flew toward KaibaCorp while the Black Scorpions argued about which of them was his most capable lieutenant.
• The five Black Scorpions agreed that they were strongest as a team, then fell silent when Silent Magician appeared.

Kira welcomed Silent Magician to the real world and agreed to help her enroll at Duel Academy. After Mokuba reported a riot at Prison Number Seven, Kira changed course and arrived to investigate the chaos.

• Silent Magician appeared on Kira’s plane and asked him to help her get a human identity and enroll at Duel Academy.
• Kira agreed to help Silent Magician and reassured her that she was his best partner.
• Mokuba called Kira and urgently told him to come to Prison Number Seven because a riot had broken out.
• Kira redirected his plane to the prison and saw its walls burning and close to collapse.
• Kira met Mokuba outside the prison and offered to go inside, while Mokuba stopped a guard from challenging him.

Kira entered Burning Prison during a prison riot and confronted Segawa Kage, an armed outsider who had been sent to cause trouble for KaibaCorp. They began a Dark Duel, and the chapter ended with Segawa activating Venom Swamp after Kira destroyed Black Mamba.

• Kira entered Burning Prison and fought off rioting prisoners with help from Zallug and Silent Magician, defeating Burning Soldier.
• Zallug shot a black snake that had attacked Kira, and Kira met the outsider Segawa Kage in the prison.
• Segawa claimed he had been ordered to cause trouble for Prison Number Seven and challenged Kira to a Dark Duel.
• Segawa summoned Black Mamba and set a card, while Kira summoned Gozuki and sent Vampire Grace from his Deck to the Graveyard.
• Gozuki destroyed Black Mamba, and Segawa activated the Continuous Trap Venom Swamp to Special Summon a low-Level Snake Monster from his Deck.

Kira used his Vampire cards to destroy Segawa’s Venom Swamp, then watched Segawa summon Ouroboros and destroy Gozuki. Kira was left considering the research potential of Segawa’s unusual Deck.

• Kira recognized that Venom Swamp could repeatedly summon Reptile monsters whenever one was sent to the Graveyard, and ended his turn after setting two cards.
• Kira activated Vampire Conversion and revived Gozuki, then summoned Vampire Grace and used Vampire Awakening to bring out Vampire Duke.
• Vampire Duke made Segawa send a Spell Card from his Deck to the Graveyard, triggering Vampire Empire to destroy Venom Swamp.
• Segawa Tributed Black Mamba to summon Ouroboros, which weakened and destroyed Gozuki in battle, reducing Kira’s Life Points to 3400.
• Kira considered whether Segawa’s Deck could provide material for further research and publications.