Recaps

Yūki completed the difficult freshman theory exam in twenty minutes, impressing his classmates and the proctor with his accurate answers. He left for the academy store just as a heavily guarded shipment of rare cards was being flown to Duel Academy.

• Yūki answered the exam questions on Chain ordering, card advantage, and Battle Phase strategy, then checked his work and submitted the fully completed exam after twenty minutes.
• Chazz assumed Yūki had rushed through the exam, while Asuka, Jaden, Syrus, and Bastion reacted to how quickly he had finished.
• The proctor checked Yūki’s answers, confirmed they were correct, and allowed him to leave.
• Yūki headed toward the academy store, quickening his pace once he was outside the classroom building.
• Off Duel Academy Island, armed helicopters carried locked cases of rare cards from a gray warship toward the island under heavy security.

Yūki arrived early at the academy shop to buy the new card packs, but learned they had not yet arrived. Auntie Tami let him wait inside and buy first, and the chapter ended as the guarded delivery reached the shop.

• Yūki entered the academy shop and greeted Auntie Tami, who offered him a cookie and explained that the new card packs were delayed at sea.
• Yūki recalled how Cronos had bought out the packs in the original story and worried the professor might show up before the delivery.
• After receiving a call that the cards were nearly there, Tami closed the shop for the handover and let Yūki stay inside to buy first.
• Students gathered outside and argued about the new cards while Yūki and Tami talked about how rare cards affected duelist courtesy.
• A naval officer carrying a secured card case entered with armed guards, paused when he saw Yūki inside, and listened as Tami explained he had arrived early.

Yūki used Silent Magician’s clairvoyance to identify packs containing three [Magical Mallet] cards and one [Ojama King], then bought them with all eight of his credits. As a crowd gathered outside the shop, Chazz Princeton arrived and claimed the remaining rare packs for himself.

• Tami verified the sealed card case and explained that each random pack cost two credits plus a hundred thousand.
• Yūki used Spirit Command to merge with Silent Magician and gain her magical perception.
• Yūki saw through the wrappers, found three packs with [Magical Mallet] and one with [Ojama King], and selected all four.
• Yūki paid eight credits and four hundred thousand for the packs before the security personnel opened the shop to the waiting students.
• Chazz Princeton pushed through the crowd, saw Yūki’s purchase, and ordered Tami to bring him the best remaining packs.

Yūki used his new Magical Mallets to build a Fire Princess burn Deck for the monthly exam’s practical duels. As the first-year students gathered at Duel Arena One, he wondered who would face the Deck first.

• Yūki opened four packs, added Ojama King to his Fusion Deck, and built a draw-filtering Fire Princess burn Deck around his three Magical Mallets.
• Bastion returned from the crowded card shop and told Yūki that Chazz Princeton had bought over twenty packs, while Jaden and Syrus had managed to buy one each.
• Yūki wondered whether Jaden’s pack contained Transcendent Wings, despite the changes to the day’s events.
• The academy called the first-year students to Duel Arena One for the practical exam, and Yūki arrived with Bastion as the matchmaking lists began loading.

Cronos explained the monthly test rules, including the risk of expulsion after repeated losses and the rewards for challenging students in higher dormitories. The registration results revealed that Fujiwara Yūki had applied to challenge Obelisk Blue, while Jaden planned to try a Higher-Rank Challenge next month.

• Cronos announced that students would generally duel within their dormitories, with winners earning five credits and losing three consecutive monthly tests leading to an Expulsion Evaluation.
• Syrus worried that future losses could put him at risk of expulsion, and Jaden reassured him that he should focus on winning.
• Cronos explained that successful Higher-Rank Challenges doubled credits, raised practical grades, and could lead to dormitory promotion after three consecutive wins.
• Jaden said he wanted to try a Higher-Rank Challenge at the next monthly test, while Syrus doubted he could handle a stronger opponent.
• Cronos checked the four applicants and saw that Fujiwara Yūki had registered to challenge Obelisk Blue.

Yūki entered the higher-dorm challenge and was matched against Chazz, who was eager to avenge his earlier loss. As the crowd gathered for their rematch, both duelists began the duel in the Central Arena.

• Yūki signed up for the higher-dorm challenge to test a new deck and earn double credits.
• The matching system paired Yūki with Chazz, prompting Chazz to announce that they would settle their previous match and show the gap between their dorms.
• Students from across the venue gathered at the Central Arena to watch the duel between the top students of Ra Yellow and Obelisk Blue.
• Cronos worried that Yūki had drawn a formidable opponent, while Jaden, Bastion, and Asuka discussed their confidence in Yūki.
• Yūki and Chazz took their places, unfolded their Duel Disks, and began the duel.

Yūki began his duel with Chazz by using a string of Spell Cards to draw and cycle through his deck before summoning Fire Princess and activating Spell Absorption. He hinted that his strategy was about to begin, leaving Chazz and the spectators unsure of his plan.

• Yūki went first and used Pot of Greed, Graceful Charity, and Cup of Ace to draw several cards.
• Yūki activated Magical Mallet, returning three cards to his deck and drawing replacements.
• Yūki Normal Summoned Fire Princess, whose attack was 1300.
• Yūki activated the Continuous Spell Spell Absorption, which restored 500 Life Points whenever either player activated a Spell Card.
• Yūki told Chazz that it was almost time, while Chazz and the spectators wondered what strategy he was preparing.

Yūki used Into the Void and a chain of Spell Cards with Fire Princess and Spell Absorption to deal heavy damage to Chazz. Chazz was left with 2000 Life Points on Yūki’s first turn, furious that his preparations had failed against another unfamiliar deck.

• Yūki activated Into the Void, drawing a card despite having to discard his hand at the end of the turn.
• Yūki used Goblin Thief while Spell Absorption and Fire Princess turned its damage and Life Point recovery into repeated damage to Chazz.
• Chazz’s Life Points fell from 4000 to 2000, and the spectators realized Fire Princess was the center of Yūki’s strategy.
• Yūki told Chazz that using Spell Cards to burn his Life Points was a fair battle of wits, angering him further.
• Chazz complained that Yūki had not summoned monsters, while the spectators watched sympathetically as the duel continued.

Yūki continued his Spell Card combo, damaging Chazz while summoning Gearfried the Iron Knight. With one Spell Card left, Yūki revealed Butterfly Dagger - Elma, and Chazz realized his remaining Life Points might not be enough to survive the turn.

• Yūki activated Double Summon, restoring Life Points through Spell Absorption and triggering Fire Princess to deal Chazz 500 damage.
• Chazz fell to 1500 Life Points as the spectators and Bastion Misawa discussed whether Yūki would run out of Spell Cards before Chazz could counterattack.
• Yūki Normal Summoned Gearfried the Iron Knight, leaving Chazz unable to attack until his turn.
• Yūki revealed Butterfly Dagger - Elma as his final Spell Card, and Chazz grew confident that he could survive its effects.
• Yūki reminded Chazz to consider how many Life Points he had left, freezing Chazz's smile.

Yūki used Gearfried the Iron Knight and Butterfly Dagger - Elma to create a repeating loop that healed him and damaged Chazz Princeton. After explaining the combo, Yūki activated it again, leaving Chazz with 500 Life Points and insisting that he had already lost.

• Yūki equipped Butterfly Dagger - Elma to Gearfried the Iron Knight, gained 500 Life Points through Spell Absorption, and dealt 500 damage to Chazz Princeton with Fire Princess.
• Gearfried the Iron Knight destroyed Butterfly Dagger - Elma, whose effect returned it from the Graveyard to Yūki’s hand.
• Chazz Princeton, Bastion Misawa, Asuka, Jaden, and Syrus realized that Yūki could repeatedly activate the dagger, trigger healing and burn damage, and have Gearfried destroy it so it returned to his hand.
• Yūki told Chazz to accept defeat, but Chazz refused and insisted the duel was not over.
• Yūki repeated the combo, reducing Chazz Princeton from 1,000 to 500 Life Points.

Fujiwara Yūki used a repeating card-effect loop to defeat Chazz Princeton before Chazz could take a turn. The duel ended with Chazz humiliated and Yūki saying he had hidden only enough to beat him.

• Fujiwara Yūki repeatedly equipped Butterfly Dagger - Elma, recovered Life Points with Spell Absorption, dealt burn damage with Fire Princess, and returned the dagger to his hand using the Iron Knight.
• Chazz Princeton’s Life Points fell to zero before he could play a card from his hand, and the referee confirmed Fujiwara Yūki’s victory.
• Bastion Misawa and Asuka identified how the cards formed a repeating damage loop, while Jaden celebrated the combo.
• Professor Crowler considered promoting Yūki to Obelisk Blue, while Professor Kayama applauded his victory for Ra Yellow.
• Chazz Princeton asked how much more Yūki was hiding, and Yūki replied that he had hidden just enough to beat him.

Yūki defeated Chazz Princeton in a one-turn duel, leaving Chazz shaken after his new VWXYZ deck never got to play. Yūki returned to his friends as Asuka said Professor Crowler might promote him to Obelisk Blue.

• Yūki received Soul Power, Duel Coins, and the VWXYZ Union pack after defeating Chazz Princeton.
• Chazz realized his month of preparation had failed and wondered whether he could ever match Yūki.
• Chazz’s two lackeys left for their own assessments without noticing he was still on the arena.
• Jaden excitedly praised Yūki’s deck and asked to duel against it, while Syrus questioned his enthusiasm for a one-turn-kill loop.
• Asuka congratulated Yūki and said Professor Crowler might transfer him to Obelisk Blue; Syrus envied his growing prospects.

Yūki, Asuka, Jaden, and Bastion won their duels during the Higher-Rank Challenge tests, but Syrus lost after indecision let his opponent defeat him. Seeing everyone else succeed left Syrus ashamed and resentful, and he slipped away without waiting for Jaden.

• Asuka teased Yūki about his repeated good fortune, while Bastion explained that deck construction and probability shaped draws; they watched Chazz leave after losing without using his new cards.
• Asuka defeated an Obelisk Blue duelist with Cyber Blader and Cyber Tutu, then waved her deck at Yūki.
• Jaden survived a difficult duel, used Kuriboh and Miracle Fusion to summon Elemental HERO Shining Flame Wingman, and won with Magic Cylinder.
• Syrus hesitated throughout his duel, allowing his opponent to Tribute Summon and reduce his Life Points to zero.
• Syrus compared himself unfavorably with Yūki and Jaden, wished Jaden had lost too, and left the venue without waiting for him.

After Syrus lost his monthly assessment duel, Jaden, Yūki, and Bastion discussed why he was upset and tried to invite him to eat. Yūki explained that Syrus might feel left behind by his friends’ victories, leaving Jaden wondering how to reassure him without making things worse.

• Bastion reviewed Syrus’s mistakes in the duel while Jaden assumed food would cheer him up.
• Yūki realized Syrus might feel worse because Jaden had won so impressively after Syrus lost.
• Jaden messaged Syrus about fried shrimp and curry rice, but Syrus did not reply.
• At the cafeteria, Jaden ate most of the fried shrimp he claimed he was saving for Syrus.
• Yūki told Jaden that Syrus might feel he was holding his friends back, and Jaden worried about how to comfort him.

Yūki reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of his Fire Princess deck, then spent all his Duel Coins on HERO cards after earning ten credits for the monthly test. When he went to the Training Hall to find duels and earn more coins, the students fled from him because of his brutal victory over Chazz Princeton.

• Yūki assessed how easily opponents could disrupt his Fire Princess combo and considered using the deck to surprise duelists prepared for his other strategies.
• Yūki received ten credits for his monthly test and spent all his Duel Coins drawing from the Elemental HERO Neos Spirit Archetype.
• Yūki added Neo-Spacians and Contact Polymerization cards to his HERO deck, leaving himself with zero Duel Coins.
• Yūki went to the Training Hall to find duelists, but students avoided him because he had not let Chazz Princeton take a turn.
• Yūki entered the Training Hall and heard students say his victory had made others fear dueling him; he blamed the image of Chazz kneeling for the damage to his reputation.

Yūki struggled to find duelists willing to face him, but rebuilt his Duel Coin savings and Soul Power through cautious duels. When Summoned Skull sensed a dark presence near the old school building, Yūki went to investigate, suspecting the intruder might be tied to Kagemaru or a dark duelist organization.

• Yūki learned that students avoided dueling him because his varied decks and costly victories made him a difficult opponent to prepare for.
• Yūki held back in later duels, but losing students still warned their friends about him, leaving him with fewer opponents.
• After half a month, Yūki had saved over eight thousand Duel Coins and raised his Soul Power progress from sixty-nine percent to seventy-five percent.
• Summoned Skull sensed a concealed dark presence moving toward the old school building and warned Yūki that it had recently arrived on the island.
• Yūki considered whether the intruder was connected to Kagemaru or a dark duelist organization, then chose to investigate before notifying the academy.
• Yūki and Summoned Skull quietly left Ra Yellow Dormitory and headed toward the old school building.

Yūki investigated the dark presence inside the Abandoned Dormitory and encountered Asuka Rhodes, who had come to remember her missing brother, Atticus. As Summoned Skull sensed the power growing stronger within the building, Yūki realized the figure inside might be a genuine Shadow Duelist.

• Yūki and Summoned Skull approached the Abandoned Dormitory, where Summoned Skull sensed a strong dark presence.
• Asuka arrived carrying flowers, and Yūki questioned why she had come to the abandoned building at night.
• Asuka told Yūki that her older brother, Atticus Rhodes, had disappeared near the dormitory and that the academy had found no trace of him or his deck.
• Summoned Skull warned Yūki that the dark power was growing stronger inside the building.
• Yūki suspected that whoever was inside might be a real Shadow Duelist rather than the fraud Titan from the story he remembered.

Yūki and Asuka entered the sealed Abandoned Dormitory to investigate a sound and search for clues about Fubuki’s disappearance. Jaden, Syrus, and Hayato arrived after playing a horror game, and as they joked about Yūki and Asuka being on a date, Summoned Skull warned that the Dark Power was moving.

• Yūki heard something moving inside the Abandoned Dormitory and crossed the cordon to investigate.
• Asuka joined Yūki, explaining that she wanted to search for clues about her missing brother, Fubuki.
• Jaden, Syrus, and Hayato ran out of the woods after following a horror game to the Abandoned Dormitory.
• Jaden teased Yūki and Asuka about sneaking out on a date, making Asuka blush and glare at him.
• Summoned Skull told Yūki that the Dark Power was moving, and Yūki’s smile faded.

Yūki led Jaden, Syrus, Hayato, and Asuka into the abandoned old dorm after spotting a strange red light, and Summoned Skull sensed a dark presence beneath the building. As they approached the underground presence, Asuka wondered whether it was connected to her missing brother.

• Yūki spotted a dark red light in an old dorm window and decided someone was inside.
• Jaden crossed the cordon, and Yūki led the others through the gate into the abandoned dorm despite Syrus and Hayato's fears.
• Summoned Skull told Yūki that a dark presence had stopped underground, close to them.
• Jaden proposed splitting up to search, but Yūki told everyone to stay together.
• Yūki said his spirit could sense a Shadow Game duelist, and Asuka considered whether the dark power was connected to her brother's disappearance.

Yūki led the group into a hidden cavern beneath the old dormitory, where they found evidence that Shadow Games had once been held and that Atticus may have disappeared there. After Yūki called out the concealed presence, a black-robed man emerged and threatened to spare Yūki’s soul only if he explained how he had found him.

• Jaden, Yūki, Asuka, Syrus, and Hayato uncovered a hidden staircase beneath the old dormitory and descended into a cavern.
• Yūki and Asuka found broken dueling patterns, discarded cards, and claw marks, and Asuka recognized the cavern as a possible site connected to Atticus’s disappearance.
• Yūki sensed a hidden presence in the empty plaza and called it out, threatening to bring academy security if it did not appear.
• Black mist filled the cavern and formed a hooded man, who asked Yūki how he had discovered him and threatened his soul.

Yūki, Asuka, Jaden, Syrus, and Hayato confronted a black-robed Shadow Game duelist beneath the Abandoned Dormitory. After Yūki suggested they all duel him together, the furious man singled Yūki out, and they began their duel.

• Yūki challenged the black-robed man to a duel instead of listening to his ominous speech.
• Asuka stepped in to protect Yūki and demanded answers about her brother Atticus Rhodes's disappearance three years earlier.
• Jaden eagerly volunteered to duel the man, while Syrus and Hayato reacted fearfully.
• The black-robed man created a dark barrier that sealed the cavern and challenged the five students to face him.
• Yūki proposed that all five students duel the black-robed man at once, provoking him to choose Yūki as his first opponent.
• Yūki accepted the black-robed man's challenge, and they declared the duel.

Yūki faced a black-robed Shadow Duelist in a genuine Shadow Game, relying on his versatile HERO Deck and assistance from Little White. The opponent summoned Mad Dog of Darkness and boasted of its invincibility, leaving Jaden, Syrus, Hayato, and Alexis alarmed by its powerful stats.

• Yūki prepared to duel with his newly tuned HERO Deck, confident that Little White would prevent a disastrous opening hand.
• The black-robed figure took the first turn, drew a card, and declared that he would summon an invincible monster.
• The black-robed figure summoned Mad Dog of Darkness, a Level 4 Beast with 2000 ATK, and shook the cavern with its arrival.
• Syrus and Hayato recoiled at Mad Dog of Darkness’s attack points, while Alexis recognized the card and noted its drawback.
• Alexis grew wary of the black-robed figure, who wielded Dark Power and possessed an unusually strong low-level monster.

The Hooded Man equipped Mad Dog of Darkness with Axe of Despair, raising its ATK to 3000 and threatening Yūki with a Shadow Game. Yūki calmly began his turn and summoned Elemental HERO Stratos, leaving the duel poised for his response.

• Asuka warned Yūki about Mad Dog of Darkness, but Jaden encouraged him and expressed confidence in his Deck.
• The Hooded Man equipped Mad Dog of Darkness with Axe of Despair, increasing its ATK from 2000 to 3000.
• The Hooded Man set two cards and ended his turn while threatening Yūki with the Shadow Game’s pain.
• Yūki drew a card and Normal Summoned Elemental HERO Stratos.

Yūki used Miracle Exclusionist and a chain of searches and summons to build his HERO field while the black-robed man mocked his deck and underestimated his plays. The chapter left Elemental HERO Neos facing Mad Dog of Darkness as Yūki’s opponent complained about his summoning sequence.

• The black-robed man mocked Yūki’s Elemental HERO deck, prompting Jaden Yuki to defend HEROs before Yūki told him to let the duel prove their strength.
• Yūki used Elemental HERO Stratos to add Miracle Exclusionist to his hand, then explained that its name counted as an Elemental HERO card under the rules.
• Yūki sent Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin to the Graveyard to Special Summon Miracle Exclusionist, which added EN Shuffle to his hand.
• Yūki activated EN Shuffle to return Elemental HERO Stratos to the Deck and Special Summon Elemental HERO Neos Spirit.
• Yūki used Elemental HERO Neos Spirit to add Polymerization to his hand, then returned Neos Spirit to the Deck to Special Summon Elemental HERO Neos.
• The black-robed man complained that Yūki’s sequence had left only a 2500-ATK monster on the field, while Yūki dismissed his lack of understanding.

Yūki dismantled the Hooded Man’s powerful field with Grand Neos, then summoned Sunrise and raised both HEROs to 2900 ATK. The Hooded Man stopped Yūki’s direct attack with a Trap, but ended the turn with his field cleared and Yūki firmly in control of the Shadow Game.

• Yūki paid 1,000 Life Points to Special Summon Grand Neos, which returned the Hooded Man’s Mad Dog of Darkness to his hand and destroyed its equipped Axe of Despair.
• Yūki fused Miracle Exclusionist and Neos to summon Elemental HERO Sunrise, whose effect added Miracle Fusion to his hand and boosted both HEROs’ ATK to 2900.
• Yūki ordered Grand Neos to attack directly, but the Hooded Man activated Negate Attack to stop the attack and end the Battle Phase.
• Yūki used Sunrise’s effect to destroy the Hooded Man’s other set card, then set two cards and ended his turn with two powerful HEROs on the field.