Recaps

Jiang He misdirected Yuma Tsukumo about the new students’ meeting place, then joined the welcome ceremony as Duel Academy introduced special students from Heartland City. The ceremony was interrupted when Yuma finally rushed in, arriving just as Chancellor Sheppard was about to finish.

• Jiang He told Yuma Tsukumo that the main classroom was two floors down, omitting that the meeting had been moved to the duel stadium.
• Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and Rei Saotome realized Jiang He had sent Yuma to the wrong place and found him at the stadium.
• Chancellor Sheppard introduced Kite Tenjo, Dextra, and Nistro as recommended duelists from Heartland City, and Jiang He recognized Kite as a formidable opponent.
• Chancellor Sheppard presented several new students from Heartland Academy and began to close the welcome ceremony.
• Yuma Tsukumo came tumbling through the side door and slid to the front of the stage.

Yuma Tsukumo arrived at Duel Academy, volunteered to represent the new students in a welcome duel, and was matched against Jiang He. Jiang He accepted, viewing Yuma as a future opponent to challenge again, and the chapter ended as both prepared their Duel Disks.

• Yuma Tsukumo explained that he had gone to the wrong meeting place after asking Jiang He for directions, then introduced himself to Chancellor Sheppard and Vice Chancellor Bonaparte.
• Vice Chancellor Bonaparte announced a welcome duel between a new student and a Duel Academy representative, and Yuma volunteered to represent the newcomers.
• Bonaparte named Jiang He as the academy's representative and asked him to duel Yuma; Jiang He agreed, while Aster Phoenix declined to step in.
• Yuma and Jiang He took their places on the duel stage, and Yuma activated his futuristic Duel Disk and light-screen headset.
• Jiang He put on his jeweled gold Duel Disk and inserted a newly acquired underworld deck, stunning Yuma, Kite Tenjo, Dextra, and the watching students.

Jiang He faced new student Yuma Tsukumo in a representative duel as Yuma demonstrated the future Heartland City method of Xyz Summoning. The duel began with Yuma summoning Number 17: Leviathan Dragon, leaving the spectators astonished by the unfamiliar technique.

• The instructor began the welcoming duel, and Jiang He and Yuma drew their opening hands with 4000 Life Points each.
• Astral warned Yuma not to underestimate Jiang He, while Jaden Yuki and Chazz Princeton noticed the Duel Monsters Spirit beside Yuma.
• Yuma summoned Gagaga Kaiser and Special Summoned Gagaga Child, then changed Gagaga Child's Level to 3.
• Aster Phoenix explained that Heartland City used a new Special Summoning method instead of Synchro Summoning, and the spectators watched curiously.
• Yuma overlaid his two Level 3 monsters and Xyz Summoned Number 17: Leviathan Dragon, astonishing the watching students and faculty.

Yuma Tsukumo introduced Xyz Summoning by bringing out Number 17: Leviathan Dragon, drawing the attention of Kite Tenjo and his companions, who had come to collect Number cards. Jiang He began his turn by summoning Swap Frog and setting up a revival, leaving Yuma unaware of the threat to come.

• Yuma Tsukumo Xyz Summoned Number 17: Leviathan Dragon and explained how its materials worked.
• Nistro and Dextra recognized the Number monster, while Kite Tenjo fixed his attention on Yuma and watched Jiang He warily.
• Jiang He drew Swap Frog and Special Summoned it by discarding a WATER monster.
• Jiang He sent Ronintoadin from his Deck to the Graveyard with Swap Frog's effect, then banished a Frog monster to revive Ronintoadin.

Jiang He used his frogs to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome, shocking Yuma and the spectators who had not expected him to know Xyz Summoning. He then summoned Dupe Frog and attacked Yuma’s Number 17: Leviathan Dragon, but the monster remained unharmed.

• Jiang He banished a Frog from his Graveyard to Special Summon Ronintoadin.
• Jiang He overlaid Swap Frog and Ronintoadin to Xyz Summon Toadally Awesome, stunning Yuma, the spectators, and Kite Tenjo’s group.
• Yuma blushed as he remembered explaining Xyz Summoning to Jiang He, and Jiang He gained Yuma Tsukumo's Emotion Points +800.
• Jiang He Normal Summoned Dupe Frog in Defense Position and teased Yuma about his fear of frogs.
• Jiang He ordered Toadally Awesome to attack Number 17: Leviathan Dragon, but Yuma's monster remained unharmed.

Yuma Tsukumo used Astral’s advice to assemble two Level 4 monsters and began an Xyz Summon, while Jiang He watched his opponent’s setup. The chapter ended as Yuma summoned his ace, Number 39: Utopia.

• Jiang He ended his turn after setting two cards, and Yuma Tsukumo drew a card.
• Astral advised Yuma to use the card he drew to summon their ace, prompting Jiang He to regard Astral as a dubious strategist.
• Yuma summoned Gogogo Golem in Defense Position and activated Xyz Reception.
• Yuma used Xyz Reception to Special Summon Gagaga Magician with its effects negated and its ATK and DEF reduced to zero.
• Yuma overlaid Gagaga Magician and Gogogo Golem, then began an Xyz Summon of Number 39: Utopia.

Yuma Tsukumo summoned his ace Number 39: Utopia, but Jiang He used Toadally Awesome to negate and destroy Yuma’s Number 17: Leviathan Dragon, then took control of it. The duel left Yuma reeling as the spectators watched Jiang He’s trick play.

• Yuma Tsukumo summoned Number 39: Utopia, surprising Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yusei Fudo, Kite Tenjo, Nistro, and Dextra.
• Jiang He explained that Dupe Frog forced Yuma’s monsters to attack it, and Yuma activated Number 17: Leviathan Dragon’s effect to raise its attack.
• Jiang He discarded Aqua Frog and used Toadally Awesome to negate and destroy Number 17: Leviathan Dragon’s effect.
• Jiang He used Toadally Awesome’s effect to set the destroyed Number 17: Leviathan Dragon on his field.
• Yuma cried out over losing his monster as the watching duelists leaned back in shock.

Jiang He kept Yuma Tsukumo from attacking [Toadally Awesome] by reviving [Dupe Frog] and began assembling materials for another Xyz Summon. Yuma and Astral watched warily as Jiang He repeated his Frog setup.

• Yuma Tsukumo attacked and destroyed Jiang He's [Dupe Frog], but Jiang He used its effect to add a second [Swap Frog] from his deck to his hand.
• Yuma ended his turn after setting one card, and Jiang He began his turn by drawing.
• Jiang He detached an Xyz Material from [Toadally Awesome] to Special Summon another [Dupe Frog], restoring his defensive barrier.
• Jiang He activated [Pot of Greed] to draw two cards, then discarded a Water monster to Special Summon his second [Swap Frog].
• Jiang He used [Swap Frog]'s effect to send a second [Ronintoadin] from his deck to the graveyard, repeating his setup for another Xyz Summon.

Jiang He repeatedly revived Frog monsters and Xyz Summoned two more [Toadally Awesome], leaving three on his field. Yuma Tsukumo and Astral were shaken, but Astral then spotted an opportunity for them.

• Jiang He revived [Ronintoadin] from his graveyard and used it with [Swap Frog] to Xyz Summon a second [Toadally Awesome].
• Jiang He revived another [Ronintoadin] and overlaid it with [Dupe Frog] to Xyz Summon a third [Toadally Awesome].
• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yusei Fudo, Kite Tenjo, and the other spectators reacted with alarm to Jiang He's three monsters.
• Yuma Tsukumo and Astral grew distressed at Jiang He's field, but Astral noticed an opening and pointed it out to Yuma.

Jiang He boosted his three Toadally Awesome with Solidarity and battered Yuma Tsukumo with attacks, leaving Yuma at 2300 LP. Yuma began his next turn by activating Hope for Escape and drawing cards, hoping for a decisive draw against Jiang He’s frogs.

• Jiang He activated Solidarity, raising each Toadally Awesome’s ATK from 2200 to 3000.
• Jiang He ordered all three Toadally Awesome to attack Number 39: Utopia, dealing Yuma 1500 damage while Utopia remained intact.
• Yuma’s LP fell from 3800 to 2300, and the spectators recoiled at the frogs’ attacks.
• Jiang He ended his turn and told Yuma to play.
• Yuma activated Hope for Escape, paid 1000 LP, and drew cards without Jiang He negating the trap.

Yuma Tsukumo drew the cards he needed to stage a comeback, but Jiang He repeatedly used his Toadally Awesome monsters to stop his plays. Jiang He left Yuma’s final Spell destroyed rather than taking it, and Yuma ended the chapter furious.

• Yuma Tsukumo drew three cards in succession, while Jiang He and the spectators reacted to his lucky draws.
• Jiang He used Toadally Awesome to Special Summon Des Frog from his deck.
• Yuma activated Pot of Greed, but Jiang He sent Des Frog to the graveyard to negate and destroy it, then set Pot of Greed on his field.
• Jiang He used Des Frog’s graveyard effect to draw a card, and Yuma activated The Huge Revolution is Over to target Solidarity.
• Jiang He discarded the Aqua Frog monster he had drawn to negate and destroy The Huge Revolution is Over, then chose not to set it on his field.
• Yuma clenched his fists, angered by Jiang He’s dismissal of his card.

Yuma Tsukumo tried to turn the duel around with Miracle's Wake, but Jiang He stole his powered-up Number 39: Utopia with Massivemorph. Yuma was left with no cards in his hand, no monsters, and no set cards, while Jiang He urged him to continue his turn.

• Yuma activated ZW - Tornado Bringer, but Jiang He used his last Toadally Awesome to negate and destroy it, then set it on his field.
• Yuma revealed Miracle's Wake, raising Number 39: Utopia's attack by 1,000 and allowing it to attack twice, while Jiang He drew a card as the activation's cost.
• Jiang He revealed Massivemorph and used it to take control of Yuma's Number 39: Utopia.
• Yuma was left with no cards in his hand, no monsters, no set cards, and no usable Graveyard effects as Jiang He told him to continue his turn.

After Jiang He defeated Yuma Tsukumo, Kite Tenjo decided to pursue Jiang He himself while his companions targeted other cards at Duel Academy. That night, Camula’s sudden change in behavior led Jiang He to discover that she had found the Number card Force Focus, whose influence he sealed away.

• Yuma Tsukumo surrendered after Jiang He left him with no chance to continue, and Chancellor Sheppard declared Jiang He the winner.
• Kite Tenjo named Jiang He as his own target and assigned Nistro and Dextra to search for other Number-series Darkness Cards.
• Camula asked Jiang He whether he noticed anything different about her, and he sensed the influence of a Number card.
• Jiang He used his power to remove the black card’s influence from Camula and sealed its energy.
• Camula recognized the card as Number 25: Force Focus, which she had found in a roadside bush while visiting Aunt Dorothy’s shop.

Jiang He noticed several newly admitted students at Duel Academy, including Yuma Tsukumo and Tori Meadows, and checked his growing Emotion Points. At lunch in his luxury cabin, Chazz asked Yuma about the Duel Monsters Spirit that had been following him, only for Yuma to reveal he did not know what a Duel Monsters Spirit was.

• Jiang He returned Number 25: Force Focus to Camula because he considered the card and its spirit unimpressive.
• During Professor Banner's alchemy lecture, Jiang He spotted new students Kite Tenjo, Reginald Kastle, Yuma Tsukumo, and Tori Meadows.
• Jiang He checked his system panel and found he had 80,000 Emotion Points, much of the recent increase coming from Yuma's duel.
• Rei Saotome introduced Tori Meadows to Jiang He and invited her to lunch at his luxury cabin.
• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, Yusei Fudo, Yuma Tsukumo, and others joined Jiang He's group for lunch and ate rice balls and sandwiches.
• Chazz asked Yuma where the Duel Monsters Spirit that followed him had gone, and Yuma asked what a Duel Monsters Spirit was.

Jaden and Jiang He met Yuma Tsukumo and learned that Astral was a messenger from the Astral World whose scattered memories and powers had become dangerous No. cards. The group discovered that Jiang He already possessed one sealed No. card, and Astral and Yuma promised to repay him with rare cards.

• Yuma explained that Astral had lost his memories and powers when they became one, scattering them into No. cards.
• Jiang He explained that the Astral World was a special dimension within the Underworld, and Astral confirmed it was connected to his recovered memories.
• Yuma warned that No. cards could amplify darkness and desires or control their holders, prompting the group to discuss finding the cards at Duel Academy.
• Jiang He had Camula show Astral and Yuma the sealed [No. 25: Force Focus].
• Jiang He pretended that sealing the card had exhausted him, and Astral promised that he and Yuma would repay him with rare cards.

Jiang He discovered that Kite Tenjo and his companions had taken Darkness Cards from two Duel Academy students, then bought Rank-Up Evolution and two new underworld decks from his System Shop. He planned to confront Kite, while Kite prepared to challenge Jiang He and collect Number cards to cure his younger brother.

• Jiang He learned that Dimitri and Koyama had been knocked unconscious and suspected Kite Tenjo, Nistro, and Dextra had taken their Number series Darkness Cards.
• Jiang He decided Kite and his companions should not be allowed to keep taking cards and leaving students in the infirmary.
• Jiang He found Rank-Up Evolution in the System Shop and exchanged for the skill despite its high energy cost and uncertain success.
• Jiang He skipped the Cheerleader Deck and bought the Galaxy Cyber Dragon Deck and Dark Chef Exodia Deck.
• Kite sensed a chill, then resolved to test Jiang He and collect enough Number series Darkness Cards to cure his younger brother.

Kite Tenjo sent Orbital 7 to trap Jiang He and his companions in a special field, then challenged Jiang He to a Half Shadow Duel for their Number Series Darkness Cards. Jiang He freed the frozen students and rejected Kite’s attempt to bind him, leaving the Shadow Duel about to begin.

• Jiang He and his companions headed toward Aunt Dorothy’s shop after class, while Akiza Izinski and Sphere Kuriboh sensed a presence watching them.
• Orbital 7 released a special field that froze nearby students, but Jiang He and several companions remained mobile.
• Kite Tenjo appeared in disguise as the Number Hunter and questioned why so many people could move within the field.
• Jiang He used a green mark to free Bastion Misawa and the other frozen students.
• Kite challenged Jiang He to a Half Shadow Duel and fired an energy whip to bind his wrist, but Jiang He deflected it and invited him to start a Shadow Duel directly.

Jiang He trapped Kite Tenjo in a Shadow Duel and wagered the Number Series Darkness Cards they held, while onlookers realized Jiang He was bluffing about his supposed cards. Kite took the first turn and began summoning multiple Daybreakers, setting up a play whose outcome remained unresolved.

• Jiang He used the Dark Ring to create a Shadow Duel and challenged Kite Tenjo to wager their Number Series Darkness Cards and Number Xyz Monsters.
• Kite accepted the terms, while Yuma Tsukumo, Astral, and the other spectators realized Jiang He had displayed Dark Synchro Monsters rather than Number Xyz Monsters.
• Kite won the first turn and activated Photon Veil, returning three LIGHT monsters to his deck to add three Daybreakers to his hand.
• Kite activated Photon Lead to Special Summon a Daybreaker, then used its effect to Special Summon a second Daybreaker from his hand.

Kite Tenjo used [Daybreaker] and a series of card effects to assemble a field of monsters while Jiang He and the onlookers watched. He revived two [Photon Thrasher] monsters from his Graveyard, leaving his next move poised for another summon.

• Kite Tenjo Special Summoned three [Daybreaker] monsters and used them as Xyz Materials to summon [Number 10: Illumiknight].
• Kite Tenjo detached an Xyz Material and discarded [Card of Compensation] to draw a card, then activated the Spell Card’s Graveyard effect to draw two more.
• Kite Tenjo activated [Graceful Charity], drew three cards, and discarded two [Photon Thrasher] monsters.
• Kite Tenjo activated the discarded [Photon Thrasher] monsters’ effects and Special Summoned both from his Graveyard.

Jiang He used Graceful Charity and Overload Fusion to summon Chimeratech Rampage Dragon against Kite Tenjo’s two Number monsters. He began to challenge Kite’s confidence in his monsters’ protection, but the duel’s result remained unresolved.

• Kite Tenjo Xyz Summoned Number 20: Giga-Brilliant using two Photon Thrashers, then set two cards and ended his turn.
• Jiang He drew three cards with Graceful Charity and discarded two Cyber Dragon Core monsters to the Graveyard.
• Jiang He activated Overload Fusion and banished the two Cyber Dragon Core monsters to Fusion Summon Chimeratech Rampage Dragon.
• Kite Tenjo argued that Jiang He’s 2,100-ATK Fusion Monster could not defeat Number 10: Illumiknight and that Giga-Brilliant could not be destroyed by battle by a non-Number monster.
• Jiang He replied that Kite’s assumptions might be wrong and gestured toward Chimeratech Rampage Dragon.

Jiang He used Chimeratech Rampage Dragon to destroy Kite Tenjo’s set cards, boost its attack, and strike Number 20: Giga-Brilliant three times. Kite’s Life Points fell to 2500, and the triple attack left him paralyzed by the shocks.

• Jiang He used Chimeratech Rampage Dragon’s Fusion effect to destroy Kite Tenjo’s two face-down cards, Sakuretsu Armor and Mirror Force.
• Jiang He sent Cyber Dragon Core and Cyber Dragon Nachster from his deck to the graveyard to give Chimeratech Rampage Dragon two additional attacks, then recovered Cyber Dragon Nachster with Cyber Dragon Core’s effect.
• Jiang He activated Machine Development Factory, raising Chimeratech Rampage Dragon’s attack power to 2300.
• Chimeratech Rampage Dragon attacked Number 20: Giga-Brilliant three times, inflicting three 500-point shocks on Kite Tenjo and reducing his Life Points to 2500.
• Kite Tenjo was left numb and paralyzed after enduring Jiang He’s triple attack.

Kite Tenjo summoned Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Photon Cerberus, whose effect prevented either player from activating traps that turn. He then ordered Galaxy-Eyes to attack Jiang He's Chimeratech Rampage Dragon, leaving the duel poised at the start of the battle.

• Jiang He set four cards and ended his turn, making Kite Tenjo wary of his face-down field.
• Kite Tenjo used Number 10: Illumiknight to discard Card of Compensation and draw, then drew two more cards with the discarded Spell's effect.
• Kite Tenjo boosted Number 20: Giga-Brilliant's attack and tributed it and Number 10: Illumiknight to Special Summon Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.
• Kite Tenjo Normal Summoned Photon Cerberus, whose effect stopped both players from activating traps that turn.
• Kite Tenjo ordered Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon to attack Chimeratech Rampage Dragon.

Jiang He used Dimension Explosion to replace Chimeratech Rampage Dragon with banished Cyber Dragon Cores, then turned their destruction into Junk Counters. After drawing more cards, he summoned Galaxy Soldier and prepared to use its other effect against Kite Tenjo.

• Kite Tenjo attacked Chimeratech Rampage Dragon with Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, but Jiang He activated Dimension Explosion and returned the Fusion Monster to his Extra Deck to Special Summon two banished Cyber Dragon Cores in Defense Position.
• Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Photon Cerberus destroyed both Cyber Dragon Cores, allowing Machine Development Factory to gain four Junk Counters.
• Kite Tenjo set two cards and ended his turn, and Jiang He drew a card before activating Pot of Greed to draw two more.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Galaxy Soldier in Defense Position by discarding Cyber Dragon Nachster, surprising Kite Tenjo with the Galaxy monster.
• Jiang He began activating Galaxy Soldier's other special effect.

Jiang He used two Galaxy Soldiers to Xyz Summon Cyber Dragon Nova, then evolved it into Cyber Dragon Infinity. He left Kite Tenjo stunned after Infinity absorbed Kite’s Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon as Xyz Material.

• Jiang He added a second Galaxy Soldier to his hand, discarded a LIGHT Cyber Dragon monster, and Special Summoned it.
• Jiang He overlaid his two Galaxy Soldiers to Xyz Summon Cyber Dragon Nova, surprising Kite Tenjo and the watching duelists.
• Jiang He used Xyz Change to evolve Cyber Dragon Nova into Cyber Dragon Infinity.
• Jiang He activated Infinity’s effect and absorbed Kite Tenjo’s Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon as Xyz Material.

Jiang He’s Cyber Dragon Infinity negated Kite Tenjo’s Trap Card and destroyed Photon Cerberus, leaving Kite with 900 Life Points and almost no field. Kite summoned Marshmallon to defend himself, but Jiang He began activating Machine Development Factory’s effect on his next turn.

• Jiang He used Cyber Dragon Infinity to absorb Kite Tenjo’s Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon as an Xyz Material, raising Infinity’s Attack to 3100.
• Kite activated Battle Simulation to weaken both battling monsters and prevent their destruction, but Jiang He negated and destroyed it with Cyber Dragon Infinity’s effect.
• Cyber Dragon Infinity destroyed Photon Cerberus, and its attack reduced Kite’s Life Points from 2500 to 900.
• Kite drew and summoned Marshmallon in Defense Position, hoping to hold out behind its battle-destruction immunity.
• Jiang He drew a card using his Top-Tier Clear Mind and began activating Machine Development Factory’s effect.