Chapter Summaries

Chazz Princeton rejected his brothers’ three-hundred-million-yen prebuilt deck and vowed to face Fujiwara Yūki with his own cards. After Ojama Yellow’s fearful devotion steadied him, Chazz took confidence in his Armed Dragon deck and newly awakened Spirit Vision as he prepared for the nationally televised match.

• Chosaku and Shoji presented Chazz Princeton with rare cards and a prebuilt deck, explaining their plan to make him the public face of their dueling business.
• Chazz slammed the case shut and refused their offer, declaring that he would defeat Fujiwara Yūki with his own deck.
• In the competitors’ corridor, Chazz privately worried about the broadcast and facing Fujiwara Yūki.
• Ojama Yellow begged Chazz to flee, then praised him fervently after Chazz slapped him.
• Chazz regained his confidence by recalling his Armed Dragon deck and Spirit Vision, and resolved that he had the advantage.

Zane Truesdale studied an ancient manuscript in search of a new power after Yūki’s overwhelming Cyber End Dragon exposed the limits of LIGHT machines. At the nationally broadcast Friendly Match, Yūki revealed he had built a new deck, frightening Chazz Princeton just before their duel began.

• Zane Truesdale examined an ancient manuscript about dark power and resolved to find a breakthrough beyond LIGHT machines.
• Professor Crowler introduced Chazz Princeton and Fujiwara Yūki as the representatives in the Friendly Match.
• Principal Ichise wagered on North Campus winning, while Principal Samejima insisted Yūki would defeat Chazz.
• Chazz boasted that his Armed Dragon would crush Yūki’s schemes, but panicked when Yūki announced his new deck.
• Fujiwara Yūki and Chazz Princeton began their duel with both players at 4000 Life Points.

Chazz cautiously opened the Duel with a face-down monster and a set card, expecting Yūki’s new Deck to contain some nasty trick. Yūki summoned Silent Magician, leaving Chazz relieved that the Deck appeared to be an honest Spellcaster strategy.

• Chazz went first, set a monster face-down, and set one card in his back row.
• Yūki drew and Normal Summoned Witch of the Black Forest in Attack Position.
• Yūki Tributed Witch of the Black Forest to Special Summon Silent Magician from his hand.
• Chazz recognized Silent Magician and relaxed, while Ojama Yellow collapsed in relief.

Yūki boosted Silent Magician and destroyed Chazz Princeton’s Masked Dragon, but Chazz used its effect to summon Armed Dragon LV3 and promised to destroy Silent Magician on his next turn.

• Yūki activated Witch of the Black Forest’s effect and added Spellbook Magician Erbate to his hand.
• Yūki raised Silent Magician’s ATK with its hand-count effect and Spellbook of Water Divination, then Set two cards.
• Silent Magician attacked and destroyed Chazz’s Masked Dragon, letting Yūki add Spellbook of Ice and Fire to his hand.
• Chazz activated Masked Dragon’s effect and Special Summoned Armed Dragon LV3 from his Deck.
• Chazz taunted Yūki and vowed to destroy Silent Magician on his next turn.

Chazz Princeton evolved Armed Dragon LV3 into Armed Dragon LV5 and used Dark Armed Dragon to activate its destruction effect against Yūki’s Silent Magician. The chapter left Silent Magician targeted for destruction, with the duel unresolved.

• Yūki ended his turn as Silent Magician’s ATK fell from 3,500 to 2,500.
• Chazz Princeton entered his Standby Phase and sent Armed Dragon LV3 to the Graveyard to Special Summon Armed Dragon LV5 from his deck.
• The North Campus crowd and Principal Ichise celebrated Armed Dragon LV5’s arrival, while Principal Samejima urged Yūki to keep going.
• Chazz Princeton sent Dark Armed Dragon from his hand to the Graveyard to activate Armed Dragon LV5’s effect, targeting Silent Magician for destruction because her 2,500 ATK was below Dark Armed Dragon’s 2,800 ATK.

Yūki used Silent Magician’s destruction effect to summon Silent Magician LV8, whose 3500 attack points overwhelmed Chazz Princeton. Chazz was left stunned, with no monster in his Deck able to match her strength.

• Chazz Princeton’s Armed Dragon LV5 destroyed Silent Magician with its effect, but Yūki stayed calm.
• Yūki activated Silent Magician’s effect and Special Summoned Silent Magician LV8 from his Deck.
• Silent Magician LV8 appeared with 3500 attack points, stunning the duel’s spectators and Chancellor Ichise.
• Chazz Princeton realized his strongest monster, Armed Dragon LV10, had only 3000 attack points and could not defeat Silent Magician LV8.

Chazz refused to yield to Yūki’s 3500-ATK Silent Magician LV8 and began strengthening Armed Dragon LV5 instead. After reviving Armed Dragon LV3 and searching his Deck for an Equip Spell, he equipped United We Stand to Armed Dragon LV5, leaving its boosted power yet to be revealed.

• Chazz rejected Ojama Yellow’s suggestion to fake an illness and resolved to keep fighting Yūki.
• Chazz activated Premature Burial, paid 800 Life Points, and revived Armed Dragon LV3 from his Graveyard.
• Yūki recognized that Chazz could not revive Dark Armed Dragon with Premature Burial because of its summoning conditions.
• Chazz activated Weapon Hole, sent the top card of his Deck to the Graveyard, and added an Equip Spell from his Deck or Graveyard to his hand.
• Chazz equipped United We Stand to Armed Dragon LV5, surrounding the dragon with golden armor.

Chazz used [Premature Burial], [Weapon Hole], and [United We Stand] to raise [Armed Dragon LV5]'s attack to 4000, turning the crowd and Principal Ichise into jubilant supporters. He entered the Battle Phase and ordered the dragon to attack Fujiwara Yūki's [Silent Magician LV8].

• Chazz activated [United We Stand], raising [Armed Dragon LV5]'s attack from 2400 to 4000.
• Professor Crowler and the crowd reacted excitedly to Chazz's powerful combination, while Principal Ichise wept with joy.
• Principal Samejima urged Yūki to stay calm and find a way to stop the attack.
• Zane watched Chazz's play and acknowledged that he had underestimated him.
• Chazz boasted about his strength and ordered [Armed Dragon LV5] to attack [Silent Magician LV8].

Yūki activated Magic Cylinder to negate Chazz’s four-thousand-ATK Armed Dragon LV5 attack and reflect its damage at him. Chazz revealed that he had anticipated Yūki’s trap and exposed the face-down card he had set on his first turn.

• Chazz raised Armed Dragon LV5’s ATK to four thousand and sent it diving toward Silent Magician LV8.
• Yūki activated Magic Cylinder, which would negate the attack and inflict damage equal to Armed Dragon LV5’s ATK on Chazz.
• Chazz and the spectators recognized the trap, while Zane, Principal Ichise, and Professor Crowler reacted with alarm.
• Chazz claimed he had expected Yūki to use Magic Cylinder and had prepared for it.
• Chazz revealed the face-down card that had been in his back row since his first turn.

Chazz Princeton used [Dark Bribe] to negate Yūki's [Magic Cylinder], then destroyed [Silent Magician LV8] and attacked Yūki directly with [Armed Dragon LV3]. Chazz ended his turn convinced he had secured the advantage, while Yūki stood at 2300 Life Points with an empty field.

• Chazz activated [Dark Bribe], negating and destroying Yūki's [Magic Cylinder] while allowing Yūki to draw a card.
• [Armed Dragon LV5] attacked and destroyed [Silent Magician LV8], reducing Fujiwara Yūki's Life Points from 4000 to 3500.
• Chazz ordered [Armed Dragon LV3] to attack Yūki directly, dropping his Life Points to 2300.
• Chazz ended his turn as the North Campus crowd celebrated, believing his powerful monsters and Life Point lead had put him ahead.

Yūki appeared to be on the verge of defeat against Chazz Princeton, whose Armed Dragons had overwhelming attack power and a monster-destroying effect. As the crowd and Chazz’s supporters celebrated, Yūki stayed calm, making Chazz suspect the last face-down card might turn the duel around.

• Chazz’s Armed Dragon LV3 and Armed Dragon LV5 stood ready, with the latter boosted to 4,000 attack points, while Yūki had no monsters and only one face-down card.
• Spectators, Professor Crowler, and Principal Samejima feared Yūki had lost, while Chosaku and Shoji Manjome celebrated and ordered the cameras to focus on Chazz.
• Principal Ichise gloated to Samejima about the North Campus’s apparent victory and his hopes of winning Tami-chan’s kiss.
• Yūki calmly brushed dust from his sleeve without showing fear, and Chazz noticed his faint smile.
• Chazz questioned how Yūki could remain so composed and focused on the last face-down card, while Ojama Yellow feared it might destroy the dragons.

Yūki drew [Lava Golem] and used it to Tribute Chazz Princeton’s two Armed Dragons, overturning Chazz’s seemingly overwhelming advantage. The summon began transforming the Open-Air Dueling Field into a sea of lava and fire.

• Chazz Princeton dismissed Yūki’s face-down card and taunted him while his two Armed Dragons stood on the field.
• Yūki praised Chazz for using [Premature Burial] to bring back [Armed Dragon LV3], leaving Chazz with exactly two monsters.
• Yūki drew without looking at the card and revealed [Lava Golem].
• Yūki Special Summoned [Lava Golem] to Chazz Princeton’s field by Tributing [Armed Dragon LV3] and [Armed Dragon LV5].
• The Dueling Field cracked open as lava and black smoke erupted around the summon.

Yūki summoned Lava Golem, which Tributed Chazz Princeton’s Armed Dragons and trapped Chazz in an iron cage. Seto Kaiba watched the broadcast and recognized Yūki as the boy Mokuba had said commanded Marik’s monsters.

• Lava Golem erupted from the ground, caged Chazz Princeton, and seized his Armed Dragon LV3 and Armed Dragon LV5.
• Lava Golem crushed and consumed both dragons, along with their equipped cards, then landed on Chazz’s field.
• The duel spectators and Manjome family reacted in shock, while Principal Samejima celebrated Yūki’s move.
• Seto Kaiba watched the duel broadcast from Kaiba Corporation headquarters and wondered if Yūki was the boy Mokuba had mentioned.

Yūki used Monster Reborn to revive Witch of the Black Forest, then Tributed her to Special Summon a second Silent Magician. Chazz remained trapped inside Lava Golem’s cage, expecting to survive until his next turn and use the monster against Yūki.

• Lava Golem trapped Chazz and Ojama Yellow in its iron cage after devouring Chazz’s Armed Dragon monsters.
• Chazz reassured himself that Lava Golem’s 3,000 ATK would threaten Yūki’s low Life Points next turn.
• Yūki activated Pot of Greed and drew two cards.
• Yūki activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Witch of the Black Forest from the Graveyard.
• Yūki Tributed Witch of the Black Forest to Special Summon his second Silent Magician from his hand.

Yūki boosted Silent Magician’s ATK to 3,000, then activated Silent Magic Blast to fill both players’ hands to six cards. Silent Magician rose to 4,000 ATK, but Chazz drew five cards and believed he could survive her attack and turn the duel around on his next turn.

• Witch of the Black Forest was Tributed to Special Summon Silent Magician, and her effect let Yūki add Breaker the Magical Warrior to his hand.
• Yūki’s four-card hand raised Silent Magician’s ATK to 3,000, matching Chazz’s Lava Golem.
• Yūki activated Silent Magic Blast, which made both players draw until they had six cards.
• Yūki drew three cards, raising Silent Magician’s ATK to 4,000.
• Chazz drew five cards and concluded that Lava Golem could survive one attack while leaving him cards to fight back with on his next turn.

Yūki used Change of Heart to take back the Lava Golem he had forced onto Chazz’s field, then defeated Chazz with a direct attack from Silent Magician. Chazz’s Life Points fell to zero, leaving him sprawled at the edge of the arena.

• Yūki activated Change of Heart and took control of Chazz’s Lava Golem.
• Yūki banished Silent Magic Blast from his Graveyard to add Silent Magician to his hand, restoring her ATK to 4000.
• Yūki entered the Battle Phase and ordered Silent Magician to attack Chazz directly.
• Silent Magician’s attack reduced Chazz Princeton’s Life Points from 3200 to zero and knocked him down at the edge of the field.

Yūki defeated Chazz Princeton in a single devastating turn, ruining the Manjome brothers’ expensive live-broadcast publicity campaign. Chazz was left in shock while Yūki credited his victory to a stronger bond with his Deck.

• Yūki returned [Lava Golem] to his own side and dealt enough damage to reduce Chazz Princeton’s Life Points to zero.
• Chosaku Manjome and Shoji Manjome ordered the director to cut the live feed, but the decisive moments had already aired nationwide.
• The broadcast switched to a weather forecast as Shoji lamented the ruined publicity campaign and Chosaku blamed Chazz for the family’s humiliation.
• Chazz Princeton sat dazed among his scattered cards while Ojama Yellow anxiously tried to get him to respond.
• Yūki dismissed his monsters, praised Chazz’s improved dueling skills, and said his bond with his Deck had been stronger.

Yūki won the match against Chazz Princeton, prompting the arena to celebrate while Principal Ichise mourned his lost wager. When Chazz’s brothers berated him for losing, Yūki intervened and praised Chazz’s strength, leaving him stunned.

• Professor Crowler declared Yūki the winner, and Duel Academy’s students and Principal Samejima celebrated while Principal Ichise wept over his lost chance with Tami-chan.
• Chosaku Manjome and Shoji Manjome dragged Chazz Princeton up and scolded him for losing the match and ruining the family’s plans.
• Chazz accepted his brothers’ criticism and sank into self-doubt as he recalled his defeat by Yūki.
• Yūki stopped the brothers and defended Chazz, praising his dueling skills and accomplishments at both campuses.
• Chazz blushed faintly as he realized Yūki genuinely thought highly of him.

After Chazz lost his duel to Yūki, Jaden, Asuka, Bastion, and Zane defended his performance against his brothers’ scorn. When his brothers ordered him to leave Duel Academy and return to the family, Chazz refused.

• Jaden praised Chazz’s tactics and said he might have lost to him, while Yūki privately doubted Jaden’s claim.
• Asuka and Bastion agreed that Chazz had shown major improvement, but Chosaku and Shoji dismissed their praise as cheap sympathy.
• Zane arrived and said Chazz had lost only because Yūki was exceptionally strong, which made the brothers reconsider their judgment.
• Shoji and Chosaku ordered Chazz to pack and return to the family, saying Duel Academy would only bring him humiliation.
• Chazz knocked Chosaku’s hand aside and declared that he would not go back.

Chazz Princeton refused to leave Duel Academy after losing to Fujiwara Yūki, and Yūki stopped his older brothers from forcing him away by challenging them to a duel. Chosaku Manjome and Shoji Manjome fled rather than face Yūki, leaving Chazz determined to stay and defeat him someday.

• Chazz Princeton declared that he would remain at Duel Academy and train until he could beat Fujiwara Yūki.
• Chosaku Manjome ordered his bodyguards to take Chazz away, but Yūki stepped in and challenged the brothers to a duel.
• Chosaku Manjome and Shoji Manjome backed down, threatened to cut Chazz off from family money and cards, and hurried away.
• Chazz gathered his [Armed Dragon] cards and told Yūki he would repay his defeat someday.
• Yūki told Chazz he did not need thanks and invited him to duel more often.