Chapter Summaries

Yūki used DNA Surgery and Weapon Hole to prepare Cyber-Stein to summon Naturia Barkion, leaving the Paradox Brothers stunned when he paid no Life Points. The duel remained unresolved as the crowd accused Yūki of cheating.

• Yūki activated DNA Surgery and declared all face-up monsters Psychic-Type, then used Weapon Hole to search his Deck for Telekinetic Power Well.
• Yūki equipped Telekinetic Power Well to Cyber-Stein and activated its effect to summon a Fusion Monster by paying five thousand Life Points.
• Yūki summoned Naturia Barkion, whose 2800 ATK surpassed both Gate Guardians.
• Mei and Gong noticed that Yūki and Asuka still had all 8000 Life Points and questioned why Cyber-Stein's cost had not been paid.
• Spectators reacted with disbelief, and an Obelisk Blue Dormitory student accused Yūki of cheating.

Yūki revealed that Telekinetic Power Well removed Cyber-Stein’s Life Point cost and that the monster had no once-per-turn restriction, allowing him to summon four Fusion Monsters. He entered the Battle Phase and sent Gilti-Gearfried the Magical Steel Knight to attack Sanga of the Thunder.

• Yūki explained that Telekinetic Power Well removed the Life Point cost of Cyber-Stein’s effects.
• Yūki pointed out that Cyber-Stein had no once-per-turn restriction and used it to summon Darkfire Dragon, Master of Oz, and Gilti-Gearfried the Magical Steel Knight.
• The Paradox Brothers and the spectators were stunned as Yūki’s four Fusion Monsters filled the field.
• Paradox insisted that Sanga of the Thunder and Kazejin could reduce the attackers’ ATK during damage calculation.
• Yūki entered the Battle Phase and ordered Gilti-Gearfried the Magical Steel Knight to attack Sanga of the Thunder.

Yūki dismantled the Paradox Brothers’ defenses and defeated them in a one-sided duel, saving himself and Asuka from expulsion. The academy celebrated his victory as the spectators reacted to his overwhelming strength.

• Yūki negated Suijin’s effect with Steel Magic Knight-Giltia-Fried, then destroyed Kazejin on Gong’s side of the field.
• Yūki boosted Giltia-Fried’s ATK and used Naturia Barkion to negate Mei’s Sakuretsu Armor and Gong’s Negate Attack.
• Yūki destroyed Suijin and launched direct attacks with Naturia Barkion, Darkfire Dragon, and Master of Oz, reducing the Paradox Brothers’ Life Points to zero.
• Asuka realized she had barely needed to act, while Jaden celebrated and Syrus worried that he could not keep up with Yūki.
• Professor Cronos celebrated Yūki’s victory and noted that his and Asuka’s expulsions were now void.

Yūki and Asuka defeated the Paradox Brothers without losing a Life Point, ruining Hiraoka’s plan to punish the students. Yūki gained Soul Power, Duel Coins, and a new system feature, then asked Asuka to arrange a private meeting with Zane Truesdale because he was concerned about Syrus.

• Yūki and Asuka won their duel against the Paradox Brothers, earning cheers from the students and leaving Hiraoka furious.
• Hiraoka blamed Yūki’s victory on luck and expected the Paradox Brothers to defeat Jaden Yuki and Syrus in the next match.
• Yūki received sixteen Soul Power and twelve thousand Duel Coins, reached Soul Power Lv4, and unlocked Transcendent Time and Space Duel and the Gate Guardian pack.
• Yūki praised the Paradox Brothers’ rewards, then left the arena with Asuka after their duel.
• Yūki asked Asuka to introduce him to Zane Truesdale, explaining that he wanted to meet him because Syrus seemed troubled.

Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale began the second punishment duel against the Paradox Brothers, who expected an easy victory over two Slifer Red students. Gong summoned Gate Guardian, leaving the duel poised for its first major clash.

• Yūki told Asuka that Syrus’s condition was serious and arranged to see him after the duel.
• Jaden encouraged Syrus as they took the stage, while the furious Paradox Brothers vowed to reclaim their dignity by defeating them.
• Yūki watched the duel, confident in Jaden and curious about how the darkness had changed Syrus.
• Director Hiraoka expected the Paradox Brothers to defeat the two Red Dormitory students.
• After several ordinary turns, Gong tributed Suijin, Kazejin, and Suijin to summon Gate Guardian with 3,750 ATK.

Syrus broke away from Jaden’s partnership and defeated the Paradox Brothers with a devastating Machine-focused combo. After the duel, the Brothers were sent for emergency treatment, postponing Yūki and Hayato’s scheduled match until the afternoon.

• Syrus rejected Jaden’s attempt to work together, declaring that he would prove himself and escape his brother’s shadow.
• Syrus used Painful Choice and Mixeroid to load his Graveyard and Special Summon Super Vehicroid - Stealth Union.
• Syrus activated Power Bond to summon Super Vehicroid - Jumbo Drill with 6000 ATK, then equipped the Paradox Brothers’ Gate Guardian to Stealth Union.
• Syrus attacked directly with both Fusion Monsters and reduced the Paradox Brothers’ Life Points to zero.
• Syrus left without acknowledging Jaden, while Yūki praised his combo from the stands.
• The referee announced that the Paradox Brothers had been sent for emergency treatment, postponing Yūki and Hayato’s duel until the afternoon.

The Paradox Brothers recovered from their humiliating losses and received two counter cards from Hiraoka to help them win the final punitive duel. Yūki and Hayato entered the arena to face them, and the duel began with both teams at 8000 Life Points.

• Gong and Paradox vowed to stay at the academy and win their third match rather than risk damaging their reputations by leaving.
• Hiraoka gave the brothers [Prohibition] and [Divine Wrath] and demanded that they win the afternoon duel.
• Yūki reassured a frightened Hayato that he could leave the duel to Yūki while Hayato focused on breathing.
• Yūki and Hayato entered the arena and traded taunts with the Paradox Brothers, who mocked Hayato as a weak partner.
• The four duelists activated their Duel Disks and began the match with both teams at 8000 Life Points.

In the third duel against the Paradox Brothers, Yūki opened with Pot of Greed, a set monster, and four facedown cards, repeating the setup that had overwhelmed them earlier. Mei activated Prohibition and declared Cyber-Stein, attempting to shut down Yūki’s signature strategy.

• Yūki activated Pot of Greed and drew two cards.
• Yūki set one monster and four cards in his back row, then ended his turn.
• Gong recognized Yūki’s opening as the same setup used in the first duel and grew nervous.
• Mei mocked Yūki for repeating his strategy and revealed his confidence in a counter card from Hiraoka.
• Mei activated Prohibition and declared Cyber-Stein, barring it from being played, activated, summoned, used, or attacking.

Mei and Gong tried to lock down Fujiwara Yūki with Prohibition, but Yūki revealed he was not using Cyber-Stein this duel. Mei summoned Suijin, and Hayato began his turn with Des Kangaroo and a set card.

• The spectators reacted to Mei’s Prohibition, while Chazz Princeton pointed out that Yūki changed decks between duels and Syrus Truesdale watched him intently.
• Yūki told Mei and Gong that he was not using Cyber-Stein, leaving the brothers shocked and uncertain.
• Mei Normal Summoned Mine Spider, Tributed it with Tribute Doll to Special Summon Suijin, set a card, and ended his turn.
• Hayato Normal Summoned Des Kangaroo, set one card, and ended his turn.

Gong assembled the Paradox Brothers’ three demon gods and combined them to summon Gate Guardian, their 3,750-ATK ace. Yūki applauded the feat, then mocked Gate Guardian as a giant vanilla monster after the Brothers traded away three monsters with powerful effects.

• Gong revived Mine Spider with Monster Reborn, then tributed it to summon Kazejin with Tribute Doll.
• Gong used Pot of Greed, summoned Bearded Anglerfish, and activated Double Summon to set up a Tribute Summon.
• Gong tributed Bearded Anglerfish to summon Suijin, completing the trio of demon gods alongside Sanga of the Thunder and Kazejin.
• Gong tributed all three demon gods to Special Summon Gate Guardian, stunning the spectators with its 3,750 ATK.
• Yūki applauded the Paradox Brothers and mocked them for trading the three monsters’ powerful effects for a giant vanilla.

Yūki banished the Paradox Brothers’ newly summoned Gate Guardian with Bottomless Trap Hole, leaving Gong unable to continue his turn. On his next turn, Yūki summoned Silent Magician and prepared to press his advantage.

• The Paradox Brothers summoned Gate Guardian, boasting about its 3,750 attack points.
• Yūki activated Bottomless Trap Hole, which destroyed and banished Gate Guardian.
• Gong denounced Yūki’s trap but ended his turn with no cards or monsters to defend himself.
• Yūki Flip Summoned Witch of the Black Forest and tributed her to Special Summon Silent Magician.

Yūki strengthened Silent Magician with two copies of Power of the Guardians and used Card of Demise to raise her ATK to 4,000. She negated Mei’s Book of Moon and dealt him 4,000 damage, leaving the Paradox Brothers’ duel in a dire state.

• Yūki used Witch of the Black Forest’s effect to add Magicalized Rijin to his hand, then equipped Silent Magician with Power of the Guardians.
• Yūki activated Card of Demise, drew until he had five cards, and equipped Silent Magician with a second Power of the Guardians.
• Yūki used Silent Magician’s effect to increase her ATK to 3,000 based on his four-card hand.
• Yūki declared a direct attack on Mei, and both Power of the Guardians cards gained Spell Counters to raise Silent Magician’s ATK to 4,000.
• Mei activated Book of Moon to turn Silent Magician face-down, but Yūki negated it with her effect.
• Silent Magician’s attack struck Mei and reduced the Paradox Brothers’ Life Points from 8,000 to 4,000 as Gong cried out for his brother.

Yūki protected Silent Magician from Man-Eater Bug, then negated Gong’s Graceful Charity and defeated the Paradox Brothers with a direct attack. The brothers were left unconscious with their Life Points reduced to zero.

• Mei revealed Man-Eater Bug and used its Flip Effect to target Silent Magician for destruction.
• Yūki used Power of the Guardians to prevent Silent Magician’s destruction, and Hayato’s Des Kangaroo destroyed Man-Eater Bug.
• Gong activated Graceful Charity, but Yūki used Silent Magician’s effect to negate and destroy it.
• Yūki drew a card, restored Silent Magician to 4000 ATK, and raised her ATK to 5000 with Power of the Guardians.
• Silent Magician attacked Mei directly, reducing the Paradox Brothers’ Life Points from 4000 to zero and knocking them unconscious.

After Fujiwara Yūki and Hayato Maeda defeated the Paradox Brothers, the Academy revoked the students’ punishments and granted Yūki an exceptional direct promotion to Obelisk Blue. Yūki welcomed the upgrade and collected his duel rewards, while the defeated brothers were carried away for medical care.

• The Paradox Brothers were carried off on stretchers as the crowd reacted to Yūki’s overwhelming victory.
• The deputy director announced that the expulsions of Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, and Hayato Maeda were revoked and the demotions of Fujiwara Yūki and Alexis Rhodes were annulled.
• The deputy director granted Yūki a direct promotion to Obelisk Blue, and Yūki accepted it.
• Yūki considered Obelisk Blue’s better resources and private villas, deciding the promotion was far preferable to staying in Ra Yellow.
• The system awarded Yūki 4 Soul Power Points and 12,000 Duel Coins, bringing his balance to 40,300.
• Yūki watched the Paradox Brothers leave in an ambulance and privately looked forward to challenging them again with a more punishing deck.

After Yūki won promotion to Obelisk Blue, his friends celebrated while Syrus brooded over being overlooked and grew consumed by jealousy. Yūki rejected the students eager to become his followers, then invited Jaden and Asuka to celebrate over dinner.

• Jaden and Hayato congratulated Yūki, and Asuka thanked him for overturning the Academic Affairs Office's punishment and breaking the freshman promotion record.
• Syrus resented that Yūki received praise and promotion despite Syrus's own victory over the Paradox Brothers, and dark mist appeared in his eyes.
• Two former followers of Chazz Princeton shoved and mocked Syrus, then hurried away to seek Yūki's favor.
• Syrus blamed Yūki for his humiliation as black mist writhed beneath his feet.
• Students crowded around Yūki to congratulate him and offer to serve as followers, but he refused, calling such company dead weight.
• Yūki invited Jaden and Asuka to make the Academic Affairs Office pay for a celebratory cafeteria feast.

Yūki settled into his new Obelisk Blue villa and spent Duel Coins to start a Transcendent Time and Space Duel against Jaden Yuki’s future self. The duel brought him face to face with an armored figure who appeared to be Supreme King Jaden.

• Yūki and Asuka walked back from the cafeteria, joked about the meal, and agreed to visit Zane the next morning to discuss Syrus.
• Asuka gave Yūki directions to his lakefront villa and advice on how to approach Zane.
• Yūki explored his new villa, arranged his decks, and reviewed the system’s Transcendent Time and Space Duel feature.
• Yūki spent 10,000 Duel Coins to challenge Jaden Yuki’s future self, hoping to obtain Jaden’s later HERO cards.
• The duel transported Yūki to a strange space-time arena, where an armored, golden-eyed figure appeared and Yūki suspected he was facing Supreme King Jaden.

Yūki faced Supreme King Jaden in a Transcendent Time and Space Duel and decided to counter his powerful Evil HERO deck with a stall-burn strategy. As the duel began, Yūki believed his knowledge of Jaden's cards and his hidden deck gave him the advantage.

• Yūki realized the system had brought Supreme King Jaden instead of the promised test and judged that he could not defeat him in a direct fight.
• Yūki identified the danger of Dark Fusion and Super Polymerization, then chose to switch to a stall-burn deck.
• Yūki summoned Little Red, Lava Golem's spirit, and prepared to face Supreme King Jaden without Yubel present.
• Supreme King Jaden demanded to know whether defeating Yūki was the condition for leaving and declared that he would crush him.
• Supreme King Jaden activated his Duel Disk, releasing overwhelming Dueling Power, while Yūki confidently prepared to duel with his matchup advantage.

Yūki opened his Duel against Supreme King Jaden with a defensive setup, but Jaden broke through it and powered up Evil HERO Inferno Wing for a punishing attack. The attack was aimed at Yūki’s face-down monster, whose identity and fate remained unresolved.

• Yūki set a face-down monster and three Trap Cards, then activated Swords of Revealing Light to prevent Supreme King Jaden’s monsters from attacking.
• Supreme King Jaden fused Elemental HERO Avian and Elemental HERO Burstinatrix with Dark Fusion to summon Evil HERO Inferno Wing.
• Supreme King Jaden activated Supreme King's Castle and used Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Yūki’s Swords of Revealing Light.
• Supreme King Jaden entered the Battle Phase and sent Evil HERO Malicious Edge from his Deck to the Graveyard, raising Inferno Wing’s ATK from 2100 to 3500.
• Supreme King Jaden ordered Inferno Wing to attack Yūki’s face-down monster.

Supreme King Jaden negated Yūki’s board-clearing Trap with Red Reboot, then attacked through Marshmallon and inflicted heavy battle damage. The turn ended with both Duelists at 1,000 Life Points and Yūki still determined to fight.

• Yūki activated Blazing Vortex to destroy Supreme King Jaden’s Attack Position monsters and deal matching damage, but Supreme King Jaden paid half his Life Points to activate Red Reboot and negate it.
• Supreme King Jaden forced Yūki to Set a Trap from his Deck and prevented him from activating Traps for the rest of the turn.
• Supreme King Jaden attacked Yūki’s face-down monster, revealing Marshmallon, which survived the battle and dealt 1,000 damage to Supreme King Jaden.
• Infernal Flame Winged Demon’s piercing effect dealt 3,000 damage to Yūki, leaving both Duelists with 1,000 Life Points.
• Supreme King Jaden ended his turn, and Yūki faced him with renewed determination.

Yūki tried to wear down Supreme King Jaden with burn damage, but Jaden destroyed the field with Heavy Storm after Yūki’s Just Desserts reduced him to 100 Life Points. As the storm cleared, ominous background music began and Jaden’s oppressive presence surged, leaving Yūki stunned.

• Yūki drew Pot of Greed, set a monster, and used Leaky Thunder to reduce Supreme King Jaden from 1,000 to 600 Life Points.
• Supreme King Jaden drew with Pot of Greed and activated Heavy Storm to destroy every Spell and Trap on the field.
• Yūki chained Just Desserts to Heavy Storm, dealing 500 damage and reducing Jaden to 100 Life Points before the storm destroyed the back row.
• Yūki noticed the Supreme King’s execution theme playing as Jaden’s presence intensified despite his critical Life Points.