Chapter Summaries

Tetsuhiro defeated Kaiba with a series of traps and a powered-up Blue-Eyes White Dragon, leaving Kaiba to reconsider his mistakes. Tetsuhiro taunted him as he left, and Kaiba angrily turned back to respond.

• Kaiba summoned Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but Tetsuhiro destroyed it with Bottomless Trap Hole and then used Torrential Tribute after Kaiba revived the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.
• Kaiba protected his dragons with My Body as a Shield, but Tetsuhiro’s Cyber Jar wiped out the field and made both duelists draw new cards.
• Tetsuhiro summoned Blue-Eyes White Dragon, boosted its attack to 5500 with Mage Power, and attacked Dark Artist, prompting Kaiba to activate Crush Card Virus and Negate Attack.
• Tetsuhiro used Solemn Judgment to negate Kaiba’s Negate Attack, and his Blue-Eyes White Dragon struck Dark Artist to reduce Kaiba’s life points to zero.
• Kaiba quietly left after reflecting on his defeat, while Tetsuhiro revealed he had used Genjutsu and taunted Kaiba about being unable to beat Yugi Muto without Exodia the Forbidden One.
• Kaiba stopped and angrily challenged Tetsuhiro’s right to criticize him.

After defeating Kaiba, Tetsuhiro tried to recruit him and revealed that Gozaburo and his son were hiding in a virtual world. Tetsuhiro demonstrated his supernatural powers to convince Kaiba, who reluctantly listened to his conditions before being stunned by a card Tetsuhiro showed him.

• Tetsuhiro urged Kaiba to join him and claimed Gozaburo had staged Kaiba’s rise so he could secretly watch him from a virtual world.
• Kaiba rejected Tetsuhiro’s claims and insisted he would build his own future, while Mokuba tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to trust Tetsuhiro.
• Tetsuhiro restrained Kaiba and Mokuba, then had Maya and the other five figures demonstrate ninjutsu before creating a forest with Wood Release.
• Kaiba abandoned his disbelief and asked Tetsuhiro who he was and what he wanted, then listened as Tetsuhiro offered a chance to verify Gozaburo’s whereabouts and assigned him work with Maximillion Pegasus.
• Kaiba challenged why he should help Tetsuhiro, but a card Tetsuhiro produced caught his attention and left him stunned.

Tetsuhiro persuaded Kaiba to reconsider opposing him, but Kaiba chose to duel Dark Yugi before deciding whether to accept Tetsuhiro’s offer. The group reached Duelist Kingdom Castle after collecting ten Stars each, while Tetsuhiro left Bandit Keith in a vegetative state for cheating.

• Tetsuhiro revealed Obelisk the Tormentor and offered Kaiba a role in card production and the Kaiba Branch, but Kaiba deferred his answer until after defeating Maximillion Pegasus and confirming his suspicions.
• Kaiba challenged Dark Yugi and lost when Dark Yugi’s cards defeated Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon; Kaiba left with Mokuba after Dark Yugi and Mokuba encouraged him.
• Tetsuhiro’s group traveled through Horror Cave and a mysterious labyrinth, defeated Onizuka’s trio and the Paradox Brothers, and Tetsuhiro took Power of the Force from them.
• Joey Wheeler defeated the cheating Bandit Keith, and Tetsuhiro punished Keith with Mind Blast, leaving him in a vegetative state.
• The group reunited after collecting ten Stars each and entered Duelist Kingdom Castle.

Dark Yugi confronted Maximillion Pegasus, who revealed that Seto Kaiba and Mokuba were trapped in cards and demanded a duel for their release. While the others prepared for the tournament, Tetsuhiro discussed their plans with Pegasus, and the elimination matchups were announced.

• Dark Yugi demanded that Maximillion Pegasus release Seto Kaiba and Mokuba, and Pegasus challenged him to win them back in a duel.
• Tetsuhiro spoke privately with Maximillion Pegasus about [Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon], expanding their influence, working with Seto Kaiba, and developing new Duel Cards.
• Tetsuhiro asked Pegasus for his Sealing Cards and warned him to prepare for more powerful supernatural enemies.
• The group ate in the Dining Hall, where the tournament matchups were announced: Joey Wheeler versus Tristan Taylor, Mai Valentine versus Yugi Muto, and Anzu versus Tetsuhiro.

Tetsuhiro watched Dark Yugi defeat Pegasus in a shadow game, then healed Yugi’s weakened soul so they could begin their own duel. After accepting Pegasus’s three Sealing Cards, Tetsuhiro also resolved to investigate and eliminate the hidden threat he believed was behind the shadow games.

• Pegasus struck Tetsuhiro’s name from the semifinals bracket and gave Tetsuhiro a bye, then began his duel against Dark Yugi.
• Tetsuhiro coached Dark Yugi while Anzu, Tristan Taylor, and Joey Wheeler used Tetsuhiro’s method to enter the black dome and lend Yugi their strength.
• Dark Yugi used Kuriboh, Multiply, and Dark Magician of Black Chaos to destroy Pegasus’s Thousand-Eyes Restrict and win the shadow game.
• Tetsuhiro suspected that Anubis and other gods absorbed souls sacrificed in shadow games, and resolved to stop the threat.
• Pegasus handed Tetsuhiro the three Sealing Cards, and Tetsuhiro restored Yugi’s weakened soul before starting a normal duel with Dark Yugi.

Li Tetsuhiro and Dark Yugi battled for the Duelist Kingdom championship, with Tetsuhiro assembling Exodia and winning the duel. Afterward, Tetsuhiro suspected Dark Bakura had returned and sent clones to protect Maximillion Pegasus and search for Bakura Ryou.

• Dark Yugi summoned Dark Magician, but Tetsuhiro drew a large number of cards and used Painful Choice and Dark Energy Factory to gather pieces of Exodia.
• Dark Yugi destroyed Dark Magician with Cyber Jar, then attacked Tetsuhiro's Mystic Tomatoes while Tetsuhiro used their effects to summon more copies.
• Dark Yugi revived Exodia, but Lightforce Sword banished Tetsuhiro's Left Leg of the Forbidden One from his hand.
• Tetsuhiro summoned Breaker the Magical Warrior, destroyed Lightforce Sword, assembled Exodia, and defeated Dark Yugi with Exodo Flame.
• Tetsuhiro noticed Bakura Ryou was missing, suspected Dark Bakura might be targeting Maximillion Pegasus, and sent eight Wood Clones to find Bakura and protect Pegasus.

After winning the duel, Tetsuhiro gave Joey Wheeler the prize money for Shizuka’s surgery and invited everyone to Egypt. He visited Maximillion Pegasus, learned the story of Cyndia, and asked him to create the Sacred Beasts while warning him of their danger; the chapter ended with Tetsuhiro organizing the trip and arranging help for Shizuka.

• Tetsuhiro received the King of Games prize cards, gave the check to Joey Wheeler for Shizuka’s surgery, and left [Ties of Friendship] with Yami Yugi.
• Tetsuhiro announced a group trip to Egypt and insisted that Seto Kaiba and Mokuba join, despite Kaiba’s plan to confront Gozaburo.
• Tetsuhiro and the others visited Maximillion Pegasus, who apologized to Kaiba and told them how he had gained the Millennium Eye while seeking to see Cyndia again.
• Tetsuhiro asked Maximillion Pegasus to make the Sacred Beasts and warned him that the cards could amplify darkness and enslave their users.
• Tetsuhiro urged Maximillion Pegasus to pay more attention to Yako and Yako, then directed Maya to send money to Tongshi Hospital for Shizuka’s surgery and began planning the Egypt trip.

Li Tetsuhiro arrived in Egypt to a jubilant welcome and used Wood Release to transform the desert around Cairo, winning the people’s devotion. He then headed to the Royal Palace Council Chamber with his companions, planning to show them another world and speak with Madara.

• Erwin welcomed Li Tetsuhiro to Egypt, where tens of thousands hailed him as Nabu-Ra, and Li summoned Isis and the Ishtar Family to meet him.
• Erwin reported shrinking oases, famine, and southern uprisings; Armin offered to help govern, and Li assigned him to work with Erwin.
• Li used Sage Art-Wood Release to grow forests around Cairo and ordered the Ninja forces to redirect the river south, reviving the land.
• The Egyptians praised Li as a divine king, while Kaiba and the others watched in astonishment and Pegasus examined the trees’ life energy.
• Li granted farmers a three-year tax exemption and ordered grain thieves executed, then led his companions toward the Royal Palace Council Chamber.

Tetsuhiro ordered Shadi to contact Diva and verify Yami Yugi, but the Millennium Items reacted to Seto Kaiba and pulled him and Tetsuhiro into a vision of ancient Egypt. Tetsuhiro saw Seto and Kisara beside the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, leaving him questioning who the fourth dragon was connected to.

• Tetsuhiro told Shadi to find a way to contact Diva before the Battle of Destiny and allowed him to test Yami Yugi.
• Shadi touched Yami Yugi's forehead with the Millennium Key, while Isis and Dark Marik's Millennium Items began glowing.
• Tetsuhiro stopped Mokuba from moving Kaiba and identified the golden beams pointing at him as evidence of a possible connection to the Millennium Items.
• Rishid restrained Marik when he tried to seize a chance to break free from Tetsuhiro.
• Tetsuhiro saw a vision of Seto kneeling before the Blue-Eyes White Dragon tablet with Kisara, and wondered who the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon represented.
• Kaiba and Tetsuhiro regained awareness as the vision faded.

Tetsuhiro entered Yami Yugi’s Mind Maze, spoke with Dark Yugi, and returned to the Royal Palace as Kaiba experienced visions tied to his past life. Shadi escaped the trial with new information, though the chapter left the results of his investigation unclear.

• Tetsuhiro told Kaiba that he had been Priest Seto in a past life, then took the Millennium Rod from Dark Marik and entered Yami Yugi’s mind.
• Tetsuhiro found Dark Yugi in the Mind Maze, learned that Shadi was being tested, and offered to help Dark Yugi avoid resting in the Underworld by traveling to another world.
• Tetsuhiro returned to the Royal Palace and gave the Millennium Rod to Seto Kaiba, who was drawn into another vision when it blazed with golden light.
• Tetsuhiro assigned Pegasus to work with Isis, arranged for guides to show his students around, and heard Yami Yugi describe Dark Yugi as kind.
• Joey Wheeler and the others affirmed their friendship with Yami Yugi, while Shadi told Tetsuhiro that he had barely escaped the trial but had confirmed a few things.

Tetsuhiro delayed the King's Trial until Yugi gained the Three God Cards’ recognition, then learned from Isis that a future mechanical army nearly destroyed humanity. He promised to prevent that future and offered to help free Marik from his evil personality, while his flirtation with Isis intensified and left them in a compromising embrace.

• Shadi warned Tetsuhiro that Yugi needed to perform a Magic Ritual before beginning the King's Trial, so Tetsuhiro ordered Kaiba and Pegasus to organize a dueling tournament.
• Tetsuhiro dismissed the audience and asked Yugi to speak with Shadi, while Joey Wheeler led Mai Valentine out of the hall.
• Isis told Tetsuhiro that her vision showed future cities plagued by inequality and mechanical weapons attacking humanity.
• Tetsuhiro identified the threat as the Meklord Emperor and explained how Stardust Particles could turn against humanity, promising to avert the catastrophe.
• Tetsuhiro flirted with Isis and offered to help remove Marik's evil personality; Isis stumbled, and Tetsuhiro caught her in his arms.

Tetsuhiro’s Wood Release and the completed waterworks brought rain and hope to Egypt, while his growing relationship with Isis took a personal turn. Shadi then reported that someone had broken Tetsuhiro’s laws, leaving the king ready to judge the offender.

• Tetsuhiro’s rain drenched Cairo, and the villagers celebrated as his prestige rose among the people and the visiting students.
• Rishid led Seto Kaiba, Maximillion Pegasus, Yugi, and the others to learn about Duel Cards, the Millennium Items, and the Pharaoh.
• Tetsuhiro and Isis became intimate, and Isis agreed to stay by his side and help Egypt after its hidden dangers were dealt with.
• Mai was caught lingering near Tetsuhiro and Isis, then Shadi arrived and reported that he had arrested someone for violating Tetsuhiro’s laws.
• Tetsuhiro flew into a rage and demanded to pass judgment on the offender.

Tetsuhiro won Egypt's support by publicly executing corrupt officials, then led Yugi Muto and the others into the Underground Temple of Thebes. The group reached the Pharaoh's tomb entrance and continued through its traps under Shadi's guidance.

• Tetsuhiro arrived at the square as Shadi used the Millennium Scales to expose Is's guilt, and the officials who had exploited the people were publicly executed.
• The cheering crowd praised Tetsuhiro's rule, while Isis foresaw Egypt's increased grain production and resettlement rations under Shinobi Country.
• Tetsuhiro sent Shadi to guide Yugi Muto's group and Maximillion Pegasus's team through the Underground Temple of Thebes.
• Bakura triggered a trap, and Shadi stopped it before Mai Valentine lost her balance and Tetsuhiro carried her above a stone statue's attack.
• Tetsuhiro rescued Yugi and Bakura near the tomb entrance, then told the group to cross the remaining traps on their own as a test.

Tetsuhiro used Obelisk the Tormentor and Slifer to tempt Kaiba into joining the Empire, explaining that Kaiba and Mokuba would have to pledge loyalty and complete missions in exchange for the God Card and access to resources from other worlds. Kaiba considered the offer while Shadi and the Tomb-Keeper Tribe prepared to pursue their plans concerning Zorc and Diva.

• Shadi led the group into the lower level, where Dark Yugi felt that the tomb was familiar and like home.
• Shadi explained how seven golden items had helped ancient warriors defeat an invading nation, while Joey, Anzu, and Tristan discussed the Millennium Items.
• Kaiba bluntly demanded a God Card from Tetsuhiro, and Tetsuhiro challenged him to accept the terms for obtaining one.
• Tetsuhiro offered Kaiba a God Card if he and Mokuba pledged loyalty, met performance requirements, and completed missions.
• Tetsuhiro described the Empire’s backing, its points system, and its access to resources from other worlds, astonishing the group.
• Shadi considered his duties to help destroy Zorc and find traces of Diva, while Kaiba weighed Tetsuhiro’s offer.

Tetsuhiro persuaded Kaiba to accept Obelisk the Tormentor and encouraged him to pursue the other God Cards through a Duel tournament. After the group explored the tomb, Tetsuhiro planned to study Egyptian lore and claim more powerful cards.

• Tetsuhiro convinced Kaiba that he should keep Obelisk the Tormentor and suggested holding a tournament to collect the other God Cards from Marik.
• Tetsuhiro gave Kaiba Obelisk the Tormentor, and Kaiba discovered he could read its ancient Egyptian writing.
• Kaiba challenged Joey Wheeler, but Joey was restrained, and Dark Yugi offered to Duel Kaiba before Tetsuhiro stopped them and told them to save their strength for the tournament.
• Shadi continued explaining the tomb’s history, and Anzu noticed that the figures of the priest and Pharaoh resembled Kaiba and Yugi.
• After sunset, the group crossed the suspended walkway; the next day, Tetsuhiro sent them sightseeing while he stayed behind to study Egyptian lore and plot to obtain more God Cards.

Tetsuhiro brought Yugi and his friends to a guarded Portal and revealed that it connected to four worlds under his rule. They arrived in one of them, where soldiers mistook them for intruders until Tetsuhiro appeared and identified himself as their king.

• After Maximillion Pegasus made progress on his work, Tetsuhiro summoned everyone and led them to a guarded Portal.
• Tetsuhiro revealed that he had crossed over from another world through the Portal and that he ruled four connected worlds, then insisted his guests would be safe.
• Tetsuhiro sent the group through the Portal, where armed soldiers sounded an alarm and aimed their weapons at them.
• Yami Yugi identified the group as Tetsuhiro's students and subordinates, but the soldiers prepared to detain them and deployed humanoid puppets.
• Tetsuhiro arrived and was recognized as the king by Monzaemon and the soldiers, who stood down and let him take the group around.

Li Tetsuhiro took his guests through several worlds under his rule, showing them the Titans, the Kabaneri world, and the Technology World. After discovering brutal training practices in the Shinobi World’s Water District, he ordered an immediate investigation and returned to Pangaea Castle.

• Tetsuhiro introduced the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, then showed the group Pure Titans and met with the Founding Titan, Historia, and the Armored Titan, Reiner.
• Tetsuhiro led everyone through a portal to the Kabaneri world, where they passed military inspections and traveled by train toward a forest base.
• Tetsuhiro showed the group the Technology World, where Li Tetsuhiro explained the Martial Arts Alliance and said the imprisoned Pot Chickens were war criminals.
• In the Shinobi World’s Water District, Li Tetsuhiro discovered trainees were forced into deadly trials and ordered Hatake Shinha to report the abuses to Pangaea Castle and demand that Byakuren rectify them.
• Li Tetsuhiro brought everyone to Pangaea Castle, asked them to explore the city, and flew toward Taiji Hall.

Uzumaki Reiko and Uchiha Hikari welcomed Yami Yugi’s group aboard the airship, where the visitors introduced Duel Monsters and shared stories from their world. After reforming the Water District, Tetsuhiro discussed the Duel Monsters World’s hidden dangers with Tobirama and Madara, and Tobirama volunteered to lead a team to capture Aigami Diva.

• Uzumaki Reiko introduced herself and Might Guy, then had Uchiha Hikari guide the visitors aboard the airship.
• Yami Yugi showed the hosts his Duel Monsters deck, and Anzu reassured him after he remembered Weevil Underwood’s betrayal.
• Dark Yugi challenged Kaiba, while Maximillion Pegasus began telling Reiko about ancient Egyptian magic.
• Tetsuhiro ended the Water District’s brutal training, suspended Byakuren, appointed Hozuki Gengetsu acting governor, and outlined plans for the Duel Cards World.
• Tetsuhiro warned Tobirama and Madara about the Duel Monsters World’s gods, Prana, and Aigami Diva’s dimensional banishment technique.
• Tobirama offered to lead the effort to capture Aigami Diva and left after trading insults with Madara.

Tetsuhiro discussed the card monsters and an upcoming campaign against gods with Madara, then returned home to Mito and Kaguya. After a night with them, he set out the next morning for a shopping trip with both women.

• Tetsuhiro explained the card monsters and their Dark Energy to Madara, who dismissed them and insisted he would fight the gods alone.
• Tetsuhiro introduced Exodia and described his sealed power, while Madara remained unimpressed.
• Tetsuhiro returned to Liangyi Palace and relaxed in the garden with Mito and Kaguya.
• Mito and Kaguya flirted with Tetsuhiro, and the three went inside together for the night.
• The next morning, Tetsuhiro left with Mito and Kaguya for a shopping trip, already dreading the ordeal.

Li Tetsuhiro told Yugi and the others about the future threats awaiting their world, then toured the Five Great Districts with them before sending them home. As they returned, Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju’s assembled forces followed close behind, while Tetsuhiro prepared to pursue his plans around Dark Yugi and Zorc.

• Mito sealed Bakura and his dark personality, and Kaguya transported them to the harmless First Ancestor Space before Tetsuhiro explained Zorc’s immortality to Yugi and the others.
• Tetsuhiro described the coming dangers in the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, including Noah and Gozaburo Kaiba, Dartz, Anubis, Paradox, and later threats such as Yubel and Z-one.
• Kaguya released Bakura, and Tetsuhiro took the group on a tour of Konoha and the other districts, where they sampled local food, entertainment, and ninjutsu.
• During the five-day visit, Pegasus learned that Tetsuhiro could resurrect the dead and promised to bring Cyndia back, while the visitors shared their plans and their bond levels with Tetsuhiro rose.
• On the sixth morning, the group boarded a spaceship home as Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju led the Empire’s assembled forces behind them, and Tetsuhiro planned to keep watch on Dark Bakura and Shadi.