Chapter Summaries

Tetsuhiro used a series of cards to summon all three Egyptian God Cards and then brought forth Halaakhti, defeating Yusaku. Yusaku lost consciousness as his Life Points fell to zero, while Little Black remained focused on absorbing Cyberse.

• Tetsuhiro activated a long combo of spells and traps, summoned Slifer the Sky Dragon, and refilled both players’ hands.
• Tetsuhiro used The True Name to reveal Monster Reborn, then added Obelisk the Tormentor to his hand and summoned it.
• Tetsuhiro tributed three monsters to summon The Winged Dragon of Ra and increased its ATK and DEF to 6100 and 6000.
• Tetsuhiro used The True Sun God to find Halaakhti, then tributed Slifer, Obelisk, and Ra to summon it and win the Duel.
• Halaakhti blasted Yusaku, who called out to Ai before collapsing as his Life Points dropped from 4000 to zero.

Tetsuhiro arrived at the final battle against Supreme King Z-ARC and watched the heroes fall one after another. After secretly saving Kite and Shun Kurosaki and helping King Jack, Tetsuhiro decided to join the fight as Little Black investigated the world's dueling rules.

• Little Black integrated Cyberse, completed Tetsuhiro's side quest, and earned him another targeted Lottery draw.
• Tetsuhiro and Little Black entered the ARC-V world, where Tetsuhiro recognized Supreme King Z-ARC facing four duelists.
• Tetsuhiro ordered Little Black to hack Sora Perse's Duel Disk and investigate the world's network and dueling rules.
• Kite Tenjo and Shun Kurosaki fell from the sky, and Tetsuhiro used Repulsive Force to lower them safely to the ground.
• Gongenzaka, King Jack Atlas, Crow, and Shingo Sawatari lost to Z-ARC, while Tetsuhiro secretly knocked King Jack's D-Wheel aside to prevent a crippling injury.
• Tetsuhiro decided to challenge Z-ARC, and something suddenly cut through the air.

Tetsuhiro challenged Supreme King Dragon Z-ARC with his newly acquired Shinobi World Deck and began using Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya to counter Z-ARC’s dragons. The chapter ended as Minato prepared to sacrifice himself with the Reaper Death Seal to negate Odd-Eyes.

• Tetsuhiro intervened as Crow and his companion fell, then challenged Z-ARC to a duel.
• Tetsuhiro Special Summoned Minato Namikaze, whose Flying Thunder God Technique lowered the ATK of Odd-Eyes and Z-ARC.
• Crow warned Tetsuhiro that Z-ARC was unaffected by effects and explained the powers of Supreme King Gate Zero and Supreme King Gate Infinity.
• Tetsuhiro Special Summoned Jiraiya and equipped him with Temporary Sage Mode.
• Tetsuhiro activated Spiral Forbidden Technique: Reaper Death Seal, and Minato prepared to send himself to the Graveyard to negate Odd-Eyes.

Minato sacrificed himself to seal Odd-Eyes, and Tetsuhiro summoned Kushina, whose attacks weakened Z-ARC and bound both Supreme King Gates. Tetsuhiro then summoned Danzo and Hiruzen as Reira raced toward the surface, leaving the duel poised for its next turn.

• The Shinigami sealed Minato and Odd-Eyes, and Minato vanished after summoning Kushina through his leaving-the-field effect.
• Kushina transformed with Nine-Tails chakra, weakened Odd-Eyes with a Tailed Beast Bomb, and bound Supreme King Gate Zero and Supreme King Gate Infinity with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Tetsuhiro told Declan Akaba that the right moment had not yet come, while Reira Akaba ran toward the surface and encountered a ninja underground.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode with two toads and used Sage Art: Goemon to weaken Odd-Eyes further.
• Tetsuhiro summoned Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi, and Obito, then used Itachi as material to Xyz Summon Danzo and Special Summon Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Tetsuhiro summoned Hashirama and Tobirama Senju, revived Danzo and other allies, and assembled a growing force against Z-ARC. The chapter ended as Tetsuhiro began a Link Summon using Hiruzen, Itachi, and Madara.

• Tetsuhiro Synchro Summoned Hashirama Senju, who bound Odd-Eyes with Wood Release and reduced its ATK.
• Tetsuhiro revived Danzo, then used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Tobirama Senju, who reduced Odd-Eyes's ATK to zero with Explosive Tags.
• Tetsuhiro overlaid Danzo, Jiraiya, and Kushina to summon Madara Uchiha, who set two Uchiha Spell or Trap Cards.
• Tobirama revived Itachi, Kushina, and Jiraiya, and Tetsuhiro Tributed Kushina and Itachi to summon Tsunade.
• Hiruzen summoned Orochimaru with Teacher's Call, and Tetsuhiro began a Link Summon using Hiruzen, Itachi, and Madara.

Tetsuhiro completed Six Paths Madara and defeated Z-ARC with a single attack, but Z-ARC revived his dragons and attacked Tetsuhiro. Tetsuhiro emerged unharmed in Tenseigan Mode as Zuzu took control of the duel.

• Tetsuhiro used Z-ARC’s effect to complete Six Paths Madara, raising his ATK to 6,000.
• Madara used Limbo: Border Jail to destroy Supreme King Dragon Odd-Eyes and reduce Z-ARC’s Life Points to zero.
• Z-ARC activated Supreme King's Outrage, summoned his four dragons, and attacked Tetsuhiro with dark-green flames.
• Zuzu, possessing Reira, revealed herself while Tetsuhiro emerged unharmed in Tenseigan Mode.
• Declan threw four cards toward Zuzu, but Z-ARC tried to burn them before Zuzu began her turn.

Rei used the Four Cards to weaken Z-ARC and reveal his true form, while Tetsuhiro restrained him and Little Black infiltrated his Duel Disk. Reiji deduced that Tetsuhiro came from the future and uncovered how Z-ARC had manipulated Yuya, as Rei argued that Pendulum Summoning proved Z-ARC had a kind side.

• Rei activated [Flower], [Bird], [Wind], and [Moon], negating the dragons and destroying every monster on the field to weaken Z-ARC.
• Z-ARC's Tyrannosaurus vanished, revealing his damaged, muscular true form with Yuya Sakaki's face and black wings.
• Tetsuhiro restrained Z-ARC and sent Little Black into his Duel Disk to copy its data.
• Reiji deduced that Tetsuhiro had come from the future, that Little Black was an intelligent program, and that Tetsuhiro had been stalling while it copied Duel Disk data.
• Z-ARC admitted he had created Pendulum Summoning and secretly manipulated Yuya to resurrect himself.
• Reiji argued that Z-ARC's hesitation came from the influence of his counterparts, while Rei said Pendulum Summoning reflected the kind part of Z-ARC that became Yuya.

Yuzu helped Yuya resist Z-ARC, and Ray destroyed him, but his vengeful soul entered Reira as the four dimensions began merging. After the merger, Tetsuhiro revealed a plan to bring people back to life and repeatedly crushed Yuya in duels, leaving him unable to smile.

• Yuzu reached Z-ARC through their bond, letting Yuya regain partial control, while Reiji threw him the necklace.
• Yuya used Smile Universe, then Ray activated Flower to destroy the monsters and deal Z-ARC a decisive blow; Tetsuhiro took Z-ARC's deck and Duel Disk before the blast obliterated him.
• Ray tried to imprison Z-ARC, but his vengeful soul entered Reira, who reverted to infancy, while the four dimensions began merging into the Standard Dimension.
• Tetsuhiro told Leo Akaba and Reiji that he came from the past and asked them to help build something that could bring people back to life.
• After the merger, Tetsuhiro repeatedly defeated Yuya in duels, and Yuya broke down, saying he never wanted to smile again.

Tetsuhiro challenged Yuya and Yusho’s ideas about entertainment Dueling, forgiveness, and social change, arguing that their methods relied on coercion and unrealistic assumptions. Yuya protested, but Tetsuhiro ended by accusing him and Yusho of being unable to defeat their enemies without the power of the rules.

• Yusho Sakaki tried to volunteer as an opponent, while the crowd laughed and Reira smiled; Tetsuhiro’s wrist device announced that it had touched the power of the world’s Duel rules.
• Yuya recalled that Z-ARC had once wanted to bring people smiles, but audience demands for more brutal Duels had corrupted him.
• Tetsuhiro condemned Yuya’s defense of Z-ARC and criticized his entertainment Dueling as shallow, coercive, and unable to resolve deeper conflicts.
• Yusho explained that he had withheld proper instruction from Yuya to prevent Z-ARC from influencing him, and Tetsuhiro argued that the philosophy of forcing people to smile amounted to brainwashing.
• Tetsuhiro challenged Yuya and Yusho’s account of peace in the Synchro World, warning that their imagined equality could collapse and leave ordinary people vulnerable.
• Tetsuhiro cited Yusho’s pursuit of Leo Akaba, Yuya’s failure to resist Z-ARC, and Reira’s role in stopping him as evidence that they depended on the power of the rules; Yuya shouted that he was wrong.

Tetsuhiro confronted the crowd about the hidden power shaping their world, but the rules seemed to turn them against him. After proposing a duel and summoning monsters, he devised a strange demand to make them curse the force behind the story.

• Tetsuhiro argued that Ray and the counterparts had been shaped and discarded by the power of the rules, provoking outrage from Yuya, Yusho, and the crowd.
• As Little Black reported progress against the defensive barrier, Tetsuhiro used force and Conqueror’s Haki to suppress the crowd, knocking out many spectators.
• Yuya stood between Tetsuhiro and Yusho’s accusation that he would destroy the world, and Tetsuhiro proposed that the loser of a duel obey the winner.
• Yuya volunteered to duel, but Tetsuhiro summoned enormous monsters from his shadow and declared that fighting them was the duel.
• Tetsuhiro insisted he had not denied Ray and Reira’s deeds or threatened to destroy the world, then demanded that everyone curse Tsutomu Ueda.

Tetsuhiro discovered that cursing Tsutomu Ueda freed people from malicious mental restraints and loosened the world's defensive barrier. Reiji organized people worldwide to join in, but the breach stalled at ninety-nine percent.

• Yusho and Yuya cursed Tsutomu Ueda and felt their minds clear as Little Black reported that the rules' power had loosened by more than half.
• Reiji tested the effect by cursing Tsutomu Ueda, awakened to the restraints, and urged his father and the others to do the same.
• Tetsuhiro woke the unconscious duelists, and the people in the arena broke free of their restraints, including Shun Kurosaki, whose grief returned.
• The breach reached seventy-one percent, so Tetsuhiro asked Reiji to organize people worldwide to curse Tsutomu Ueda.
• LDS rallied people around the world, pushing the breach to ninety-nine percent before its progress stopped.

Yuzu returned to the Duel Arena, and Yusho’s curses against Shin Yoshida completed the defensive barrier breach. Tetsuhiro gained preliminary control over the dueling rules and joined Little Black in helping finish the system.

• A golden light carried Yuzu from the Laboratory to the Duel Arena, where Yuya welcomed her home and their friends celebrated her return.
• Tetsuhiro asked Yuzu to curse him, but her attempt did not work, so he had Yusho curse Shin Yoshida instead.
• After Yusho finished, the system announced that defensive barrier breach progress had reached 100%, and Little Black entered the wristband.
• Tetsuhiro tried to help Leo Akaba and Reiji with construction but could not follow their technical work, so he wandered around supervising and distracting the others.
• Little Black returned and announced that they had gained preliminary control over the dueling rules, then agreed to help Tetsuhiro finish building the system.

Tetsuhiro used Little Black and the new LINK VRAINS system to separate the souls merged inside Yuya and Yuzu, then gave six souls digital bodies so they could reunite. Yugo and Rin, and Yuto and Ruri, celebrated being together again in the virtual world.

• Tetsuhiro used Little Black to help finish and activate LINK VRAINS, which displayed a replica of Cyberse.
• Tetsuhiro separated the four souls inside Yuya Sakaki and Yuzu Hiiragi, restored them to their original bodies, and sent the six other souls into the system.
• Little Black provided six prepared Cyberse bodies, and Yugo, Yuto, Yuri, Rin, Ruri Kurosaki, and Serena were reborn as digital data.
• Tetsuhiro explained that Z-ARC's evil consciousness was gone and left the reunited friends to spend time together in LINK VRAINS.
• Yugo and Rin reunited with a playful argument, while Yuto and Ruri spoke happily about dueling together again.

Serena and Yuri reunited in the digital world, dueled, and set off to explore the desert together. Elsewhere, Vector absorbed several Barian Emperors and confronted Nash, whose duel was interrupted by a huge gateway opening nearby.

• Serena and Yuri exchanged blunt remarks about their past and their possible partnership before agreeing to duel.
• Yuri defeated Serena, and she reflected that she had never enjoyed dueling at the Academy; afterward, Serena dragged Yuri into the desert to explore their new world.
• Tetsuhiro quietly left, while Crow and Reiji watched him go and hoped they would meet again someday.
• In the Barian World, Vector absorbed a demon and revealed that he had also absorbed Merag, Dumon, Girag, and Alit.
• Nash attacked Vector in anger, but Vector dodged the blast and challenged him to a duel.
• Nash and Vector began their duel as a huge gateway opened nearby.

Tetsuhiro escaped a spatial rift and arrived at the Royal Palace ruins, where Nash and Vector were dueling. After a lottery draw gave him a Duel Card instead of a way to restore his strength, Tetsuhiro emerged from the rubble and offered to help Yuma, Astral, and Tori.

• Tetsuhiro and Little Black searched the spatial rift for an exit, and Tetsuhiro opened a Space Gate just before another storm struck.
• Tetsuhiro crashed into the ruins beside the Royal Palace during Nash and Vector's duel, then recovered enough to heal his external wounds.
• Tetsuhiro used a targeted lottery draw and received the Duel Card-Dark Ruler No More, which did not restore his strength.
• Yuma, Astral, and Tori arrived, and Vector evolved while Nash rejected Yuma's attempt to reach him.
• Tetsuhiro climbed out of the rubble, replaced his torn clothes with a wood-formed robe, and told the group he had come to help.

Nash defeated Vector, awakening Vector’s memories and revealing that Don Thousand had corrupted him after his father’s and mother’s deaths. Overcome by guilt, Vector tried to atone by urging Nash to destroy both him and Don Thousand, and Nash took control of Vector’s remaining Xyz monsters.

• Nash used Xyz Charge to survive Vector’s attack, took control of Judgment Demon, and increased its ATK.
• Judgment Demon destroyed Vector’s shadow monster, triggering the return of Vector’s memories.
• Everyone learned that Vector had once been a compassionate prince and that Shadow Demon had twisted his mind into evil.
• Vector accused Don Thousand of deceiving him, while Yuma and Tori tried to reassure Vector that he could still make amends.
• Vector activated Xyz Radiation and asked Nash to destroy him together with Don Thousand as atonement.
• Nash discarded a card and took control of Vector’s two remaining Xyz monsters as Yuma shouted for him to stop.

Tetsuhiro stopped Yuma from interrupting Vector’s sacrifice, revealed his knowledge of the past and future, and offered to help defeat Don Thousand and revive the dead in exchange for Number Dragon. Yuma agreed, but Vector’s grief and desire to die remained unresolved.

• Tetsuhiro used Repulsive Force to hold Yuma back as he tried to stop Vector from sacrificing himself, then praised Yuma’s kindness and determination.
• Vector admitted he had hidden his kind nature beneath cruelty after believing he had willingly killed his parents and subjects.
• Tetsuhiro revealed that Kite Tenjo was dead, prompting Yuma and the others to grieve, then said there was a slim chance to revive Kite and everyone on Earth.
• Tetsuhiro offered to help defeat Don Thousand and revive the dead if Yuma gave him Number Dragon, and Yuma agreed after Astral supported the deal.
• Tetsuhiro revealed he could see Astral, and Astral asked him to release Yuma before Vector cried out that he deserved to die.

Vector revealed that his remorse was an act, destroyed Nash’s monsters, and burned Don Thousand to dust. Nash survived Vector’s damage trap, but Vector summoned Chaos Chimera Dragon and launched a direct attack that was still heading toward him.

• Nash attacked with Endless of the End, but Vector activated Trick Back and destroyed Nash’s three Attack Position monsters.
• Vector transformed, unleashed his power, and burned Don Thousand away before Trick Back’s effect dealt damage to Nash.
• Nash activated Dream Shark’s Graveyard effect to negate the damage and Special Summon it, then set two cards and ended his turn.
• Vector summoned CNo.5 Obscuring Dragon, Chaos Chimera Dragon, and used its effect to attack Dream Shark repeatedly.
• Dream Shark survived the first attack, was destroyed and banished by the second, and Chaos Chimera Dragon halved its ATK before attacking Nash directly.

Nash defeated Vector with Chaos Number 73: Abyssfall Splash Deity, but Vector tried to destroy everyone by lifting the circular ruin. Tetsuhiro stopped its ascent with Repulsive Force, and a familiar figure appeared behind Vector.

• Nash used Infinite Fang to fuel a comeback, summoned Number 73: Abyss Splash Deity, and ranked it up into Chaos Number 73: Abyssfall Splash Deity.
• Abyssfall Splash Deity raised its attack to 8000 and destroyed Composite Dragon, reducing Vector's Life Points to zero.
• Vector rose again and began lifting the circular ruin, threatening to take everyone with him as he tried to become a god.
• Yuma caught Kotori when the shaking ground nearly made her fall.
• Tetsuhiro used Repulsive Force to stop the ruin from ascending and said Nash's companions would arrive soon.
• A familiar figure appeared behind Vector, who recoiled in terror and asked how they had survived being burned to death.

Don Thousand absorbed Vector and used his power to break his seal, while Tetsuhiro and Anubis protected Yuma and the others. As the Barian World began merging with the human world, Mizar arrived from the moon.

• Don Thousand revealed his true form and used a powerful suction to draw Vector, Yuma, and the others toward the opening in his navel.
• Yuma caught Vector, and Tetsuhiro summoned Anubis, who knocked away Don Thousand’s hands and shielded the group.
• Vector let go of Yuma and was absorbed by Don Thousand, who used his power to break his seal.
• Tetsuhiro and Anubis protected the others from Don Thousand’s attack as he completed his resurrection and began transforming the Barian World.
• Don Thousand began merging the Barian World with the human world, and Mizar arrived from the moon.