Recaps

Jiang He Tribute Summoned a second god-tier Qliphort monster and dismantled Yuya Sakaki’s defenses while preparing to add another Stealth Qliphort Killer to his hand. Yuya kept a few monsters on the field, but he feared Jiang He’s next lockdown would leave him with even fewer options.

• Jiang He used Qliphort Scout and Qliphort Sacrifice to search for and equip a second Qliphort Sacrifice, then Tributed Qliphort Genome and Qliphort Archive to Summon Stealth Qliphort Monolith.
• Jiang He activated the Tributed monsters’ effects to target Yuya Sakaki’s set card and Performapal Coin Dragon.
• Yuya Sakaki activated Super Hippo Carnival, Summoned Performapal Hip Hippo, and created three Hippo Tokens before the Spell was destroyed and Coin Dragon returned to his hand.
• Jiang He activated Qliphort Sacrifice’s Graveyard effect and added a second Stealth Qliphort Killer from his Deck to his hand.
• Yuya Sakaki worried that another Stealth Qliphort Killer would weaken his monsters and force him to send more cards to the Graveyard.

Jiang He used Trap Stun to restore Stealth Qliphort Monolith’s effect despite Skill Drain, then seized Yuya Sakaki’s Performapal Hip Hippo and made Yuya Tribute a Hippo Token. Jiang He followed up with Stealth Qliphort Killer’s effect, forcing Yuya to choose another monster to send to the Graveyard.

• Yuya Sakaki pointed out that Skill Drain would negate the effects of monsters summoned after it was activated, and Bastion Misawa and Professor Crowler explained the ruling.
• Jiang He activated Trap Stun to negate Skill Drain for the turn and restore Stealth Qliphort Monolith’s effect.
• Jiang He used Stealth Qliphort Monolith to take control of Yuya Sakaki’s Performapal Hip Hippo.
• Jiang He activated Share the Pain and Tributed the Hip Hippo, forcing Yuya Sakaki to Tribute one of his Hippo Tokens.
• Jiang He activated Stealth Qliphort Killer’s effect and made Yuya Sakaki choose a monster from his hand or field to send to the Graveyard.

Yuya tried to revive Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and use United We Stand to turn the duel around, but Jiang He revealed Zero Space, which prevented either player from Special Summoning. Yuya was left unable to Pendulum Summon and with his comeback blocked.

• Yuya sent Performapal Coin Dragon from his hand to the Graveyard, leaving one Hippo Token on his field.
• Jiang He’s Stealth Qliphort Killer and Stealth Qliphort Monolith destroyed Yuya’s two Hippo Tokens, and Jiang He set two cards before drawing two more with Qliphort Monolith’s Pendulum Effect.
• Yuya drew with Pot of Greed, then activated Monster Reborn to Special Summon Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon from his Graveyard.
• Yuya equipped Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with United We Stand, planning to increase its power by Pendulum Summoning more monsters.
• Jiang He revealed the Continuous Trap Zero Space, preventing both players from Special Summoning and blocking Yuya’s Pendulum Summon.

Jiang He defeated Yuya Sakaki by turning Yuya’s own [Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon] against him, leaving Yuya unconscious after he corrected the name of its attack. Shuzo Hiiragi and the others rushed to help Yuya as the duel ended.

• Yuya raised [Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon]’s attack with [United We Stand], but Jiang He activated [Mirror Wall] and cut its attack in half.
• Yuya ended his turn, and Jiang He let [Mirror Wall] destroy itself before using [Stealth Qliphort Monolith] to take control of [Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon].
• Jiang He used [United We Stand] to raise the dragon’s attack to 4,900 and attacked Yuya directly with “NTR Dive Burst,” reducing Yuya’s LP to zero.
• Shuzo Hiiragi, Yuzu Hiiragi, and Gongenzaka Noboru rushed to help Yuya, who corrected Jiang He by saying the attack was called “Hell Dive Burst” before passing out.

After Yuya Sakaki lost the visiting challenge duel, Jiang He used the wager to persuade the You Show Duel School group to join Duel Academy and work toward repaying their debt. He arranged rooms for them at Slifer Red, while suspecting Leo Akaba might otherwise have tried to kidnap Yuzu Hiiragi and the others.

• Jiang He won the duel after Yuya Sakaki’s Life Points were emptied, and Professor Crowler announced him as the victor.
• Shuzo Hiiragi tried to leave with the supposedly unconscious Yuya Sakaki, but Jiang He stopped them and brought up their wager.
• Jiang He offered to arrange for Yuya Sakaki, Gongenzaka Noboru, and the others to study at Duel Academy, with Shuzo Hiiragi working as a health teacher to help repay the debt.
• Jiang He added interest to the debt, and Shuzo Hiiragi and Yuya Sakaki agreed to his proposal after accepting that the You Show Duel School could not remain open for now.
• Jiang He arranged rooms for the newcomers at Slifer Red and considered that Leo Akaba might have tried to kidnap Yuzu Hiiragi and the others if they had left the island.

Jiang He exchanged for the Divine Seal of Orichalcos and several decks, while Leo Akaba arranged to bring another girl into his plans. The chapter ended with the Tyler Sisters watching Yuzu Hiiragi and Celina at Duel Academy, apparently ready to act on Leo's orders.

• Jiang He exchanged for the Divine Seal of Orichalcos, causing his existing marks to glow in response.
• Jiang He also exchanged for Yuya Sakaki's Magician Deck, the Abyssal Fish Deck, and The Fabled Deck.
• Barrett reported to Leo Akaba that he had retrieved the green-haired girl and that Yugo had accepted Leo's terms.
• Leo Akaba ordered Barrett to summon the Tyler Sisters after deciding to change the plan.
• At Duel Academy, Jiang He noticed the Tyler Sisters staring at Yuzu Hiiragi and watching Celina as well.

Jiang He and his companions returned to the Slifer Red dorm, where Yugo arrived under Leo Akaba’s orders and challenged Jiang He to a Shadow Duel. Yugo had come because Leo was holding his companion Rin, and he had mistaken Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi for her.

• Celina warned Jiang He that Gloria and Grace Tyler seemed ready to act on Leo Akaba’s orders against her and Yuzu Hiiragi.
• Jiang He and his companions headed back to the Slifer Red dorm for lunch, with Yuya Sakaki and Yuzu’s group following them.
• Sphere Kuriboh alerted the group to pursuers, and Yugo rode out from the trees on a white D-Wheel and confronted them.
• Yugo mistook Celina and Yuzu for Rin, even after Celina struck him with a stone and told him who she was.
• Leo Akaba’s voice reminded Yugo that Rin was still in their hands, and Yugo turned to Jiang He, introduced himself, and prepared for a Shadow Duel.

Jiang He and Yugo began a Shadow Duel while the Tyler Sisters trapped Celina and Yuzu in electrified ropes and forced them into a second duel. Yugo built a Speedroid field and prepared for a Synchro Summon.

• The Tyler Sisters appeared and used electrified energy ropes to bind Celina and Yuzu, threatening that everyone would die if the ropes were broken by force.
• Celina agreed to duel Gloria while Yuzu faced Grace, as their friends watched helplessly.
• Jiang He and Yugo began their Shadow Duel with 4000 Life Points each, and Yugo took the first turn.
• Yugo Special Summoned Speedroid Terrortop and Speedroid Taketomborg, then added a Speedroid Tuner from his Deck to his hand with Terrortop's effect.
• Yugo Normal Summoned Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice in Defense Position, setting up a possible Level 7 Synchro Summon.

Yugo summoned Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, revived Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice, and used it to Synchro Summon Hi-Speedroid Kendama. The onlookers reacted to the dragons’ connection and Yuya’s apparent link to Supreme King Z-ARC as Yugo ended the chapter with two ace monsters on his field.

• Yugo changed Speedroid Terrortop to Level 6 and Synchro Summoned Clear Wing Synchro Dragon.
• Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, and the others noticed Clear Wing Synchro Dragon resembled Jiang He’s Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon.
• Yuya Sakaki clutched his chest as Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon reacted to Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, prompting Gongenzaka Noboru to call out to him.
• Yugo revived Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice with Speed Recovery, changed Speedroid Taketomborg to Level 5, and Synchro Summoned Hi-Speedroid Kendama.
• Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and the other onlookers were surprised by Yugo summoning two ace monsters in one turn, while the others glanced at Yuya.

Jiang He began his turn against Yugo by activating The Most Distant, Deepest Depths and summoning two Level 4 monsters, then set two cards and ended without Xyz Summoning. Yugo remained confused about Jiang He's plan as his own next turn began.

• Yugo used Hi-Speedroid Kendama's effect to deal 500 damage to Jiang He, whose LP fell to 3500, then set two cards and ended his turn.
• Jiang He activated The Most Distant, Deepest Depths, banished a Fish monster, and added Ixeep, Omen of the Ghoti from his Deck to his hand.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Ixeep, then Normal Summoned Wattaildragon in Defense Position.
• Jiang He used Wattaildragon's effect to send a Fish monster from his Deck to the Graveyard and activated that monster's effect to boost one of his monsters' ATK by 500.
• Jiang He set two cards and ended his turn without Xyz Summoning, leaving Yugo baffled before Yugo drew for his turn.

Jiang He used the Ghoti monsters’ effects to Synchro Summon during Yugo’s turn, repeatedly escalating his field while Yugo grew increasingly frustrated. Jiang He ended by activating Askaan’s effect to banish a Fish monster he controlled and a card on Yugo’s field.

• During Yugo’s Standby Phase, Jiang He Special Summoned the banished Paces, Light of the Ghoti and Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti.
• Jiang He used Paces and Wattaildragon to Synchro Summon Arionpos, Serpent of the Ghoti during Yugo’s Main Phase.
• Jiang He used Arionpos’s effect to banish Zep, Ruby of the Ghoti from his Deck, then Special Summoned Zep with its effect.
• Jiang He used Zep and Arionpos to Synchro Summon Askaan, the Bicorned Ghoti, further angering Yugo.
• Jiang He activated Askaan’s effect to banish a Fish monster on his field and a card on Yugo’s field.

Jiang He used Ghoti Chain to evade Yugo’s Clear Wing Synchro Dragon and banish it, then revived Askaan, the Bicorned Ghoti. Yugo summoned Speedroid Dominobutterfly and prepared to bring out an evolved form of his ace.

• Jiang He activated Ghoti Chain, banished Askaan to dodge Clear Wing Synchro Dragon’s negation, and resolved Askaan’s effect to banish Clear Wing Synchro Dragon.
• Jiang He Special Summoned Snopios, Shade of the Ghoti with Ghoti Chain’s effect.
• Jiang He banished Wattaildragon from his graveyard and used Askaan’s effect to Special Summon it back.
• Yugo summoned Speedroid Dominobutterfly, prompting the onlookers to suspect he would Synchro Summon an evolved form of Clear Wing Synchro Dragon.

Jiang He used [Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti] to Synchro Summon [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] during Yugo’s turn, then banished every card on the field. His Ghoti cards’ effects began restoring them for his next turn, leaving Yugo furious and Jiang He poised to summon his ace again.

• Jiang He used [Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti] and [Askaan, the Bicorned Ghoti] to Synchro Summon [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] during Yugo’s turn.
• Jiang He activated [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond]’s effect and banished every card on the field, including Yugo’s monsters and set cards.
• Yugo ended his turn in anger, while the watching duelists recoiled at Jiang He’s play.
• Jiang He used the banished effects of [Snopios, Shade of the Ghoti] and [Ixeep, Omen of the Ghoti] to recover cards and set [Ghoti Cosmos] back on the field.
• Jiang He explained that [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] would return during the next Standby Phase, then summoned it again as his turn began.

Jiang He defeated Yugo in a Shadow Duel, causing Yugo to surrender before his monsters could attack and sealing him in a card. The focus then shifted to Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi's difficult duel against the Tyler Sisters, where Celina summoned [Lunalight Tiger] as the battle continued.

• Jiang He boosted [Ghoti of the Deep Beyond] to 3,000 attack and Special Summoned [Snopios, Shade of the Ghoti] by banishing [Paces, Light of the Ghoti] and [Shif, Fairy of the Ghoti].
• Yugo declared that Jiang He had defeated only his incomplete self, then surrendered as a dark presence emerged from him and he collapsed unconscious.
• The Shadow Duel ended, and Yugo was sealed in a card while Jiang He took his Duel Disk and deck.
• Jiang He and the others watched Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi struggle against Gloria and Grace, who urged them to surrender and set two cards.
• Celina drew and summoned [Lunalight Tiger], then insisted she had not summoned it merely to serve as a wall.

Celina revived her Lunalight monsters and Fusion Summoned Lunalight Panther Dancer, then boosted its attack to 5,600 and attacked Amazoness Tiger Lion. Gloria and Grace redirected the attack to Amazoness Scouts, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Celina used Lunalight Perfume to revive Lunalight Cat Dancer and recovered Polymerization with Lunalight Tiger’s effect.
• Celina fused Lunalight Cat Dancer and Lunalight Tiger to Summon Lunalight Panther Dancer.
• Celina used a second Lunalight Perfume to revive Lunalight Blue Cat, whose effect doubled Lunalight Panther Dancer’s attack to 5,600.
• Celina ordered Lunalight Panther Dancer to attack Amazoness Tiger Lion.
• Gloria activated Amazoness Substitute, and Grace Special Summoned Amazoness Scouts in Defense Position to redirect the attack.

Celina used Lunalight Panther Dancer to damage the Tyler Sisters, then revealed a trap learned from Jiang He that reduced their monsters' attacks to zero. Grace responded by activating De-Fusion to undo Amazoness Tiger Lion's fusion, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Celina had Lunalight Panther Dancer attack Amazoness Tiger Lion twice, reducing the Tyler Sisters' Life Points from 4000 to 900.
• Celina set her last card and ended her turn, while the Tyler Sisters mocked her and prepared to attack.
• Grace boosted Amazoness Tiger Lion's attack and sent it after Lunalight Panther Dancer.
• Celina revealed Graveyard Grudge, reducing the attack of the Tyler Sisters' monsters to zero because their Graveyard held at least eight cards.
• Grace activated De-Fusion from her hand, choosing to undo the fusion of Amazoness Tiger Lion.

Celina’s trap weakened the Tyler Sisters’ monsters, but Grace’s Amazoness effects kept the duel close as both teams neared defeat. Yuzu Fusion Summoned Schuberta, while the onlookers noted she had yet to master Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir.

• Celina’s Graveyard Grudge reduced the Tyler Sisters’ monsters’ ATK, but their de-fusion and Amazoness effects let them continue attacking.
• Grace’s Amazoness Swords Woman attacked Lunalight Panther Dancer, dealing 1,300 damage to Celina and Yuzu and leaving their shared Life Points at 500.
• Grace switched Amazoness Empress to Defense Position, set her last card, and ended her turn with the Tyler Sisters at 900 Life Points.
• Yuzu drew and summoned Soprano the Melodious Songstress, then fused it with Sonata the Melodious Diva to summon Schuberta the Melodious Maestra.
• The onlookers recognized that Yuzu had not yet mastered Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir, the Melodious Fusion Monster with an underworld damage-reflection effect.

Yuzu Hiiragi and Celina used Holy Instrument to turn Amazoness Swords Woman’s reflected damage into attack power, but Gloria answered with Dark Hole to destroy their monsters. The chapter ended as the Tyler Sisters’ spell threatened to break their defense.

• Yuzu Hiiragi equipped Schuberta the Melodious Maestra with Holy Instrument, which redirected reflected effect damage into attack power.
• Yuzu Hiiragi banished cards from the graveyards to boost Schuberta, then attacked Amazoness Swords Woman to raise Schuberta’s attack to 4,100.
• At Celina’s suggestion, Yuzu Hiiragi had Lunalight Panther Dancer attack Amazoness Swords Woman twice, raising Schuberta’s attack to 6,700 until the end of the turn.
• Yuya Sakaki and the other spectators thought Yuzu Hiiragi and Celina had the advantage, but Jiang He realized the Tyler Sisters could still destroy their key cards.
• Gloria activated Dark Hole, which destroyed every monster on the field except the Amazoness monsters protected by Amazoness Empress.

Jiang He rescued Celina and Yuzu after the Tyler Sisters defeated them and sealed them in cards, then used recovered technology to release them. The Tyler Sisters escaped, and Jiang He’s companions eyed the rescued girls with growing jealousy.

• The Tyler Sisters defeated Celina and Yuzu, reduced their Life Points to zero, and sealed them in cards.
• Jiang He’s Gravekeeper assassin stole the cards, and he explained that he could release Celina and Yuzu using equivalent technology.
• Leo Akaba ordered Gloria and Grace to withdraw, and the Tyler Sisters transported themselves away.
• Ishizu brought back the deciphered Duel Disk, and Jiang He used it to release Celina and Yuzu in his cabin.
• Celina and Yuzu thanked Jiang He, while Alexis, Akiza, Rio, Rei, and Tori looked at them with dangerous expressions.

Leo Akaba changed his plans after the Tyler Sisters failed to retrieve Celina and Yuzu, ordering his agents to resume capturing people while continuing to pursue Super Polymerization. The next morning, Jiang He and the others learned that Leo Duel School was coming to challenge Duel Academy, and Jaden Yuki and Jack Atlas looked forward to competing.

• Leo Akaba decided to restart his plan to capture people for the Arc Area Project while continuing to seek Super Polymerization.
• Leo Akaba ordered Sora Perse to act as an undercover agent during Leo Duel School’s challenge and told the Tyler Sisters and Dennis to retrieve Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi.
• Chazz Princeton told Jiang He and the others that Leo Duel School would visit Duel Academy to issue a challenge that afternoon.
• Jiang He explained that Leo Duel School was established by Leo Corporation, while Alexis Rhodes recognized the name as familiar.
• Jaden Yuki and Jack Atlas expressed interest in taking part in the challenge.

Henrietta Akaba arrived at Duel Academy with Declan Akaba and proposed a five-on-five challenge duel, with the loser’s academy to be absorbed by the winner. As both sides prepared their lineups, Jiang He chose Jack Atlas to lead Duel Academy in the first match.

• Jiang He explained that Henrietta Akaba and Declan Akaba were Leo Akaba’s nominal ex-wife and son, and that Declan knew about Leo Akaba’s plan to resurrect Ray Akaba.
• Henrietta Akaba proposed staking the futures of the Leo Institute of Dueling and Duel Academy on a challenge duel, intending the winner to absorb the loser.
• Chancellor Sheppard agreed to a best-of-five series in which the first side to win three duels would prevail.
• Jaden Yuki volunteered to duel first, but Jack Atlas offered to lead with his newly gained power.
• Jiang He approved Jack Atlas as Duel Academy’s first duelist, reasoning that the Leo Institute would not know about his new power.

Shingo Sawatari faced Jack Atlas in the opening duel between Duel Academy and the Leo Institute of Dueling, showing off a specially prepared Pendulum deck. After a poor roll with [Cards of Fate], he Pendulum Summoned two Abyss Actors and began his performance, leaving the duel underway.

• Declan Akaba sent Shingo Sawatari to face Jack Atlas, and the two began the first duel with 4000 LP each.
• Shingo Sawatari activated [Cards of Fate], but his die roll landed on two, drawing him only two cards.
• Shingo Sawatari placed [Abyss Actor - Extras] and [Abyss Actor - Funky Comedian] in his Pendulum Scales.
• Shingo Sawatari Pendulum Summoned [Abyss Actor - Wild Hope] and [Abyss Actor - Superstar], prompting Yuzu Hiiragi and the others to note his improvement.

Jack Atlas began his turn against Shingo Sawatari, who had used Pendulum Summoning and defensive cards to prepare for Jack’s powerful attacks. Jack summoned Vice Dragon and revived Dark Resonator, setting up a Synchro Summon as the duel continued.

• Shingo Sawatari used Abyss Actor - Superstar to search for Abyss Script - Opening Ceremony and raised his Life Points by 1,000.
• Shingo activated Abyss Prop - Escape Wagon to protect an Abyss Actor from battle destruction and Jack’s card effects, then set two cards and ended his turn.
• Jack Atlas drew cards with Graceful Charity and discarded Dark Resonator and another card.
• Jack Special Summoned Vice Dragon, then used Monster Reborn to revive Dark Resonator from his Graveyard.

Jack Atlas used two Resonator Tuners to Double Tune Red Dragon Archfiend into Red Nova Dragon, revealing a new power that surprised Shingo Sawatari and Declan Akaba. Jiang He expected the opening duel to end on Jack’s first turn.

• Jack Atlas Synchro Summoned Red Dragon Archfiend using Dark Resonator and Vice Dragon.
• Shingo Sawatari and Declan Akaba believed their preparations could handle Jack’s opening monster, though Declan felt uneasy.
• Jack Atlas Normal Summoned Chain Resonator, surprising Shingo, Declan, and the spectators.
• Chain Resonator’s effect let Jack Special Summon Creation Resonator from his deck.
• Jack Atlas Double Tuned Chain Resonator, Creation Resonator, and Red Dragon Archfiend to Synchro Summon Red Nova Dragon, a level 12 monster.
• Jiang He recognized Jack’s new power and expected the duel to end on the first turn.

Jack Atlas defeated Shingo Sawatari in the first duel, giving Duel Academy the lead in its best-of-five match against the Leo Institute of Dueling. Jiang He then faced Declan Akaba in the second duel, where Declan analyzed Jiang He's varied, underhanded dueling style.

• Jack Atlas boosted Red Nova Dragon to 5,000 attack points and used Final Cross to give it two attacks.
• Shingo Sawatari activated Holy Barrier - Mirror Force, but Red Nova Dragon's effect prevented it from being destroyed; its attacks reduced Shingo Sawatari's life points to zero.
• Professor Crowler announced Jack Atlas as the winner of the first duel, and Jiang He volunteered to take part in the second duel.
• Declan Akaba chose to face Jiang He, while Henrietta Akaba urged him to win the crucial match.
• Declan Akaba described Jiang He's reputation and unpredictable decks, and Jiang He jokingly claimed he was known as a kind, selfless psychological healer.