Chapter Summaries

Tetsuhiro summoned Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands and defeated Dark Marik’s divine monsters, forcing the Egyptians to submit. He left Egypt under his rule and flew toward the Beautiful Country to find someone.

• Dark Marik used the Winged Dragon of Ra’s God Blaze Cannon, but Tetsuhiro summoned a giant wooden Buddha in response.
• Tetsuhiro’s Buddha scattered Ra’s flames, deflected Slifer the Sky Dragon’s attack, and crushed both gods until they dissolved.
• Ishizu pleaded for Dark Marik’s life, while Shadi and Rishid acknowledged Tetsuhiro’s power and discussed surrendering.
• Marik regained control and offered the divine cards, but Tetsuhiro took Obelisk the Tormentor and ordered Marik confined for six months while he continued the original plan.
• Tetsuhiro ordered the Egyptians to hand over their ancient texts, put Shadi in charge of contacting the priests, and declared that he now ruled Egypt.
• Tetsuhiro flew toward the Beautiful Country, while Jinan told the Egyptians that three other worlds had already been conquered.

Li Tetsuhiro forced Maximillion Pegasus to submit by promising to help resurrect Cyndia, then took an interest in Pegasus's card collection and challenged him to a duel. The chapter ended as Tetsuhiro began the first turn of their match.

• Li Tetsuhiro blocked Pegasus's attack and revealed that he had defeated Shadi and the God Cards, then offered to support Pegasus's research and bring back Cyndia.
• Pegasus agreed to submit, and Tetsuhiro promised Egypt's support for Pegasus's magic cards and a virtual image of Cyndia.
• Tetsuhiro examined Pegasus's rare cards, declared they should be called Duel Cards, and said their rules should be refined.
• Tetsuhiro built three decks from Pegasus's cards, and Pegasus challenged him to a duel in the castle's great hall.
• Pegasus and Tetsuhiro shuffled decks and set the match's rules before Tetsuhiro began his turn.

Tetsuhiro defeated Maximillion Pegasus with a Life Point recovery and burn-damage combo, then took Pegasus’s Copycat card and left for Nippon. He rode an airliner toward Domino City, eager to meet Yugi Muto, while Pegasus was left fuming over the duel and its rules.

• Tetsuhiro summoned Fire Princess and used Spell Absorption with several Spell Cards to raise his Life Points and repeatedly damage Pegasus, reducing Pegasus’s Life Points to zero.
• Pegasus complained that his Toon monsters and other aces had not been given a chance, then collapsed after spitting blood; Tetsuhiro helped him and told him to refine the rules.
• Tetsuhiro demanded Pegasus’s Copycat card and asked him to develop a Shinobi World Deck, promising that someone would provide its artwork, names, and effects.
• Tetsuhiro left Pegasus’s castle and flew toward Nippon, thinking about Yugi Muto and the Millennium Puzzle in 1998 Domino City.
• Tetsuhiro spotted an airliner, settled on its roof, anchored himself with chakra, and fell asleep as Pegasus muttered about the duel.

Li Tetsuhiro joined Yugi Muto’s class as its new PE teacher and used his intimidating abilities to force the students to listen and behave. He watched Yugi and the others leave school, planning to intensify the lessons the next day.

• Miho told Anzu that a tall, muscular new PE teacher was coming, while Anzu defended Yugi from Joey and Tristan’s teasing.
• Li Tetsuhiro entered the classroom with the homeroom teacher, shouted down the laughing students, and was introduced as their new PE teacher.
• Li Tetsuhiro canceled outdoor PE and delivered a strict lecture, using a piece of chalk and a board eraser to silence inattentive students.
• The system announced that Li Tetsuhiro’s bonds with Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Anzu Mazaki, and Hiro Taylor had increased by three percent.
• Li Tetsuhiro caught the students misbehaving during later classes and warned them that they would have real fun the next day.
• Yugi decided to study more seriously, Anzu grew interested in Li Tetsuhiro, and Li Tetsuhiro watched Yugi and the others leave school.

Tetsuhiro intervened when Ushio targeted Yugi, then watched Joey recover Yugi’s lost Puzzle piece and make amends. At Yugi’s home, Tetsuhiro challenged Sugoroku Muto’s habit of solving Yugi’s problems and revealed that he knew the old man’s gambling and archaeological past.

• Tetsuhiro stopped Ushio from intimidating Yugi and earned Yugi’s gratitude.
• Ushio beat Joey and Tristan, demanded two hundred thousand yen from Yugi, and threatened him; Yugi ran home, determined to handle the situation himself.
• Joey realized Yugi had always treated him as a friend, searched for Yugi’s lost Puzzle piece, and jumped into the river to retrieve it.
• Tetsuhiro secretly guided the Puzzle piece to Joey, then teleported to Yugi and encouraged him to keep assembling the Puzzle.
• Sugoroku Muto returned the Puzzle piece Joey had delivered and secretly tried to give Yugi money, but Tetsuhiro returned it and urged Sugoroku to trust Yugi.
• Tetsuhiro recounted Sugoroku’s past as a gambler and explorer, including how he found the sealed Gold Sarcophagus, leaving Sugoroku demanding to know who Tetsuhiro was.

Tetsuhiro showed Sugoroku Muto Obelisk the Tormentor, watched Yugi complete the Millennium Puzzle, and befriended him before mysteriously vanishing. The next day, Tetsuhiro put his students through PE training and began advising Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor, and Yugi on how to handle Ushio's threats.

• Tetsuhiro showed Sugoroku Muto Obelisk the Tormentor and claimed he could command the God Cards and Millennium Items.
• As Yugi assembled the Millennium Puzzle, shadow monsters emerged to protect him, then vanished after he completed it and wished for a friend.
• Sugoroku Muto encouraged Yugi to recognize the blond boy's friendship, and Tetsuhiro offered to be Yugi's friend and talked about his friendship with Maximillion Pegasus.
• Tetsuhiro vanished from Yugi's home, leaving Sugoroku Muto astonished and prompting him to question Yugi about his teacher.
• The next afternoon, Tetsuhiro made his students complete an exhausting obstacle course while Miho and Anzu complained about the training.
• Tetsuhiro called Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor, and Yugi aside to explain how to deal with Ushio's threats.

Yugi Muto’s friends fought Ushio to protect him, and their beating drove Yugi to yearn for the power to defend them. The Millennium Puzzle awakened the Pharaoh, who trapped Ushio in a Shadow Game and began a deadly contest over the money.

• Yugi Muto asked Ushio to stop bullying people, but Ushio knocked him down and fought Joey and Tristan.
• Joey and Tristan used their special training to attack Ushio, but he overpowered them as they kept trying to protect Yugi.
• Yugi wished for the power to overcome his weakness, and the Millennium Puzzle glowed as he lost consciousness.
• The Pharaoh took control of Yugi and challenged Ushio to a game, transporting them to a skyscraper where the loser would fall into an abyss.
• The Pharaoh revealed an ace and then a queen, while Ushio drew a king and a six and plunged down the rope.

Li Tetsuhiro learned that the Millennium Puzzle housed a Pharaoh who had defeated Ushio, then guided Yugi and his friends as Duel Cards swept the school. The chapter ended when their homeroom teacher brought a handsome, white-haired boy into class.

• Li Tetsuhiro healed Joey Wheeler and Tristan Taylor, then explained that the Millennium Puzzle contained the Pharaoh's soul and that the evil god Zorc threatened to return.
• Dark Yugi emerged and questioned Li Tetsuhiro, who refused to reveal the Pharaoh's mysteries and encouraged him to uncover the answers himself.
• Over the next month, Dark Yugi defeated challengers and punished villains while Li Tetsuhiro taught regular Yugi to use strength to protect others.
• Magic and Wizards Cards became Duel Cards and sparked a worldwide craze, while Li Tetsuhiro used a classroom lesson to teach strategy and self-control.
• The homeroom teacher entered the classroom with a handsome, white-haired boy.

Bakura Ryou joined Class 1-B while the Millennium Ring’s spirit took control of him and plotted against Yugi and the Pharaoh. During a visit to Bakura’s villa, Tetsuhiro joined the group for a game of Monster World, where Bakura sent the players into the Dark Forest on a hidden quest.

• Bakura Ryou transferred into Class 1-B, and his chest began hurting whenever he approached Yugi and the Millennium Puzzle.
• Bakura learned that the Millennium Ring had made his former friends unconscious and discovered its spikes embedded in his chest; an evil spirit took control of him and vowed to destroy the Pharaoh and the Puzzle.
• Tetsuhiro and the others visited Bakura’s villa, where Tetsuhiro embraced him and Bakura invited the group to play Monster World.
• Bakura played Dark Master Zorc while Yugi and the others explored the game’s town, triggering a hidden quest to find the innkeeper’s son in the Dark Forest.
• The group accepted the quest and followed Joey into the forest as Yugi sensed something was wrong and Tetsuhiro hinted that the game needed excitement.

Joey Wheeler and the others followed Xiao Ke into the forest, where he revealed himself as Zorc and trapped players’ souls in their figurines. With 'Yugi' and Anzu also transferred, a grim, still-standing 'Yugi' confronted Bakura.

• Anzu fed the weakened Xiao Ke bread, and he told the group that the Hero’s Sword could harm Zorc and led them toward the forest.
• Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor, and 'Yugi' defeated three monsters, with 'Yugi' turning one into a companion named Pochi.
• Xiao Ke brought the group to Zorc Castle, transformed into a demon, and revealed that he had lured them into a trap.
• Bakura used Mind Transfer to imprison Miho’s soul in her figurine, then transferred Tristan Taylor’s soul after he broke the game’s rules.
• Joey Wheeler rolled 9-9 and was targeted by Mind Transfer, while 'Yugi' and Anzu asked Bakura to transfer their souls into their figurines too.
• Bakura claimed victory, but 'Yugi' remained standing and condemned him for his crimes against souls.

Dark Yugi and Bakura battled through a game controlled by their dice, while Tetsuhiro secretly helped the heroes survive Zorc’s attacks. The heroes were left at one HP after Zorc returned, and Bakura began a new dice contest to determine who would act first.

• Dark Yugi used a 0-0 roll to let Anzu blast Zorc, but Bakura summoned monsters from Zorc’s wounds and launched Dark Calamity at Joey Wheeler and the others.
• The Trident Kunai redirected Zorc and his attack into the distant Dense Forest, while Dark Yugi tamed Zorc’s wyvern with another 0-0 roll and Tristan Taylor defeated the giant-eyed monster.
• Tetsuhiro suggested that both players drop their dice straight onto the table, and the heroes continued through the Dense Forest to gain levels before Zorc returned.
• Bakura secretly swapped his dice and used a 2-8 roll to help Zorc find the heroes, but his left hand changed Zorc’s attack value and left everyone with one HP.
• Bakura moved the computer away from his left hand, while the heroes recovered and Dark Yugi rolled 0-2 against Bakura’s 2-9 in a contest triggered by Zorc’s Fateful Attack.

Dark Yugi and his friends defeated Dark Bakura in the Shadow Game, rescued the real Bakura Ryou, and returned to their own bodies. Bakura chose to keep the Millennium Ring, which flashed after Tetsuhiro and the others left.

• Dark Yugi realized the real Bakura Ryou was trapped inside Zorc and used Magic Glove to free him.
• The group weakened Zorc, endured his Ultimate Form attack, and rescued Pochi from the eye in Zorc’s chest.
• Zorc attacked ordinary Yugi, but the flying dragon saved him, and Yugi interrupted Zorc’s next spell.
• Dark Yugi and Dark Bakura both rolled 0-0, but the real Bakura and the others shattered Bakura’s dice with the power of their unity.
• Dark Yugi used Mind Shatter to destroy Dark Bakura, and the White Mage restored Bakura and the others to their bodies.
• Bakura chose to keep the Millennium Ring as a keepsake from his father, and it flashed as Tetsuhiro and the others left.

Tetsuhiro returned Obelisk the Tormentor and previewed new Duel Monsters rules before Seto Kaiba returned to school and demanded Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The class learned Miho Nosaka would transfer schools, leaving her friends shocked and Tetsuhiro’s bonds with them strengthened.

• Tetsuhiro returned Blue-Eyes White Dragon to Sugoroku Muto and showed everyone Obelisk the Tormentor, explaining that future rules would require tributes for higher-level monsters and include more effect cards.
• After PE, Miho Nosaka hid her distress while Anzu Mazaki noticed her troubled mood.
• Tetsuhiro’s covert operatives reported that Erwin had taken control of Egypt and that their plans involving Maximillion Pegasus were progressing.
• Seto Kaiba returned to Class 1-B and offered Tetsuhiro rare cards in exchange for Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but Tetsuhiro refused and frightened him with his killing intent.
• The homeroom teacher announced that Miho Nosaka would transfer schools in a few days, and Tetsuhiro told the class that true bonds would endure distance.
• Miho Nosaka cried over a card as Tetsuhiro left, and the system reported that his bonds with Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Anzu Mazaki, Hiro Taylor, and Miho Nosaka had increased.

Tristan confessed his feelings to Miho, and she accepted him before the friends visited Kaiba Corporation and learned that Sugoroku had lost a duel to Seto Kaiba. Li Tetsuhiro used his killing intent to stop Kaiba from destroying the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, while Dark Yugi accepted Kaiba’s challenge to continue Sugoroku’s duel.

• Tristan recited a confession to Miho, who shared his feelings and walked away with him hand in hand.
• Yugi and his friends shared their hopes for the future, then found Sugoroku’s note saying he had gone to Kaiba Corporation to duel Seto Kaiba.
• At Kaiba Corporation, Yugi found Sugoroku defeated and collapsed after Kaiba’s three Blue-Eyes White Dragons reduced his Life Points to zero.
• Li Tetsuhiro released his killing intent, stopped Kaiba from tearing up the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and warned him not to challenge his authority again.
• Dark Yugi took Sugoroku’s cards and accepted Kaiba’s challenge to bring him back to the right path.

Dark Yugi defeated Seto Kaiba with Exodia, while Tetsuhiro healed Kaiba and took control of Kaiba Entertainment Game Company. Tetsuhiro and Dark Yugi began a duel that ended with Tetsuhiro claiming his first move would leave Yugi no chance for another turn.

• Dark Yugi drew and summoned all five pieces of Exodia, destroying Kaiba's three Blue-Eyes White Dragons and reducing his Life Points to zero.
• Dark Yugi used Mind Crush on Kaiba, and Tetsuhiro explained that Kaiba would sleep for three days before recovering.
• Tetsuhiro restrained Mokuba, took his necklace, and ordered Maya to transfer Kaiba Entertainment Game Company into his name.
• Tetsuhiro and Dark Yugi agreed to duel over the possibility of Exodia choosing a new master, then exchanged decks and began the match.
• Dark Yugi summoned Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress in Defense Position and set one card before ending his turn.
• Tetsuhiro drew and told Dark Yugi he would not get another turn.

Tetsuhiro defeated Dark Yugi with Cannon Soldier’s effect, then recruited Yugi and Joey for the National Duel Monsters Selection Tournament and took custody of Sugoroku’s Blue-Eyes White Dragon. He left the hospital to return to Kaiba Corporation, where the aftermath of an attack on its executives awaited him.

• Tetsuhiro used Cannon Soldier to tribute Scapegoat tokens and itself, reducing Dark Yugi’s Life Points to zero and winning their duel.
• Dark Yugi agreed to enter the tournament if Tetsuhiro competed, and Tetsuhiro said Joey Wheeler would join them.
• Tetsuhiro persuaded Sugoroku Muto to let him safeguard the Blue-Eyes White Dragon after the card’s exposure put it at risk of theft.
• Tetsuhiro encouraged Joey to compete for the prize money needed for his sister Shizuka’s eye surgery, while Sugoroku agreed to train him and Tetsuhiro invited the others to participate.
• Tetsuhiro used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Kaiba Corporation, where five executives sat amid broken glass after a group of intruders attacked them.

Li Tetsuhiro oversaw Kaiba Corporation’s plans for portable Duel Disks and a full-dive gaming device before turning to the qualifiers, where Joey Wheeler defeated Rex Raptor. Anzu battled Weevil Underwood, who threatened to evolve his Larvae Moth on his next turn.

• Li Tetsuhiro ordered Kaiba Corporation’s shareholders to develop portable Duel Disks and inspected their full-dive device, demanding better virtual-world monitoring and safeguards against trapped consciousness.
• Li Tetsuhiro checked on Tristan Taylor and the others’ training before the qualifier quarterfinals began.
• Joey Wheeler used Yugi’s Time Wizard to transform Bagon into Millennium Dragon and defeat Rex Raptor.
• Anzu destroyed Weevil Underwood’s equipped Insect Man with Divine Power Battle Goddess, but Weevil warned that his Larvae Moth would evolve into Great Moth on his next turn.

Anzu defeated Weevil with Blast Magician, and Yami Yugi faced Tristan Taylor in a qualifier duel. Tristan used traps to disrupt Yugi's opening plays, and the duel continued with both players preparing their next moves.

• Anzu destroyed Weevil's Great Moth with Maha Vailo, then used Blast Magician's flip effect to reduce his Life Points to zero.
• Tristan opened his duel with Yami Yugi by setting four cards, then negated Heavy Storm with Magic Jammer and recovered Sword of Deep-Seated.
• Yugi fused Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts and Berfomet into Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast, but Tristan banished it with Bottomless Trap Hole.
• Yugi activated Chimera's effect to summon Gazelle, which attacked Tristan's face-down Morphing Jar and triggered its effect, making both players discard their hands and draw five cards.
• Yugi and Tristan ended the exchange with Yugi holding two cards and controlling Gazelle and several face-down cards, while Tristan held five cards and one face-down card.

Tristan lost his duel to Yami Yugi after Dark Magician destroyed his field, while Tetsuhiro criticized Tristan’s Deck and promised to help him improve. The tournament advanced to the semifinals, with Yugi Muto facing Anzu Mazaki and Li Tetsuhiro facing Joey Wheeler.

• Tristan summoned monsters and set cards, but Yami Yugi destroyed his defenses and dealt damage with Marshmallon.
• Tristan boosted his Barbarian monsters and attacked, but Yami Yugi used Shift and Big Shield Gardna to reduce Tristan to 450 Life Points.
• Yami Yugi summoned Dark Magician, cleared Tristan’s back row, destroyed his monsters, and won the duel.
• Tetsuhiro scolded Tristan for running weak cards and offered to give him Deck-building advice.
• The host announced that Yugi Muto would face Anzu Mazaki and Li Tetsuhiro would face Joey Wheeler in the semifinals.

Li Tetsuhiro and Yugi Muto began their tournament final, trading layered spell effects as Tetsuhiro tried to use Fire Princess and Spell Absorption to damage Yugi. Yugi survived the exchange and ended his turn with Tetsuhiro at 1000 Life Points and his own at 1500.

• Joey Wheeler surrendered to Li Tetsuhiro, and Yami Yugi defeated Anzu with Catapult Turtle before the final was announced.
• During the break, Dark Yugi emerged from the Millennium Puzzle and took over the duel against Tetsuhiro.
• Dark Yugi opened by setting five cards, while Tetsuhiro activated Spell Absorption and summoned Fire Princess.
• Dark Yugi used Offering to the Doomed, My Body as a Shield, Magic Jammer, and Spell of Pain in a chain of counters that left Tetsuhiro at 500 Life Points and Dark Yugi at 1500.
• Tetsuhiro activated Graceful Charity, recovered 500 Life Points through Spell Absorption, set two cards, and ended his turn unable to draw because of Offering to the Doomed.