Recaps

Declan Akaba began the second wager duel by Fusion Summoning DDD Flame King Genghis, then set Pendulum Scales and used a borrowed Card of Sanctity to refill his hand. With the scales in place, Declan prepared to Pendulum Summon, leaving the duel poised for his next move.

• Declan Akaba took the first turn and activated Dark Contract with the Swamp King, sending DD Cerberus and DD Lilith from his hand to Fusion Summon DDD Flame King Genghis.
• Declan Akaba placed DD Savant Copernicus and DD Savant Galilei in his Spell and Trap Zones to set Pendulum Scales of 1 and 10.
• Declan Akaba activated Card of Sanctity, which he had borrowed from President Pegasus, and both he and Jiang He drew until they had six cards in hand.
• Declan Akaba declared a Pendulum Summon using his scales and began by summoning the Level 4 Tuner DD Orthros.

Declan Akaba used Pendulum, Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Summons to build a field of powerful DDD monsters, while Jiang He remained calm across from him. Declan ended with three ace monsters on his field, leaving the duel’s outcome unresolved.

• Declan Akaba Pendulum Summoned DD Orthros, DD Savant Schrödinger, and DD Savant Nikola.
• Declan used DDD Flame King Genghis’s effect to revive DD Cerberus from his Graveyard.
• Declan tuned DD Orthros with DD Cerberus and Synchro Summoned DDD Cursed King Siegfried.
• Jiang He watched Declan’s growing field without showing concern, unsettling the spectators.
• Declan overlaid DD Savant Schrödinger and DD Savant Nikola to Xyz Summon DDD Wave High King Caesar.

Jiang He dueled Declan Akaba, whose monsters negated Graceful Charity and The Fabled Nozoochee’s Special Summon, then boosted DDD Raging Wave High King Caesar to 4,000 ATK. Jiang He used The Fabled Catsith’s effect from the graveyard to destroy Caesar, disrupting Declan’s plan.

• Declan activated DDD Cursed Blood King Siegfried’s effect to negate Jiang He’s Graceful Charity.
• Jiang He discarded The Fabled Catsith to Special Summon The Fabled Nozoochee, but Declan used DDD Raging Wave High King Caesar to negate and destroy it.
• Declan increased Caesar’s ATK from 2,800 to 4,000 and explained that it could keep negating Special Summons.
• Jiang He activated Catsith’s graveyard effect and destroyed Caesar, surprising Declan.

Jiang He recovered from Declan Akaba’s negations by summoning several Fabled monsters and using them to Synchro Summon [The Fabled Unicore]. The chapter ended with Declan wary of the new monster.

• Declan Akaba used [DDD Wave High King Caesar]’s graveyard effect to add [Dark Contract with the Gate] to his hand.
• Jiang He activated [Obedience Schooled] and Special Summoned [The Fabled Abanc], [The Fabled Cerburrel], and [The Fabled Nozoochee] from his deck.
• Jiang He Normal Summoned [Fabled Krus] in Defense Position.
• Jiang He tuned [The Fabled Abanc] with [Fabled Krus] and Synchro Summoned [The Fabled Unicore].
• Declan frowned as he sensed that [The Fabled Unicore] was dangerous.

Jiang He used a new Fairy Tail Animal Synchro Monster to bounce Declan Akaba’s negating Synchro Monster, then attacked to reduce Declan’s Life Points. Declan argued his Pendulum Monsters and set Trap would let him recover, but Jiang He drew five cards with Card of Demise and ended the chapter with the advantage.

• Jiang He Synchro Summoned Merry Fairy Tail Animal Family using The Fabled Cerburrel and The Fabled Nozoochee.
• Jiang He used Merry Fairy Tail Animal Family’s effect to return Declan Akaba’s DDD, Cursed King Siegfried to the Extra Deck.
• Jiang He attacked Declan Akaba’s DDD Flame King Genghis with The Fabled Unicore, reducing Declan’s Life Points to 3700, then attacked directly with Merry Fairy Tail Animal Family, leaving him at 2200.
• Declan Akaba explained that his Pendulum Materials could return from the Extra Deck and expected to negate Jiang He’s remaining cards with Royal Decree.
• Jiang He set one card, activated Card of Demise, and drew five cards to replenish his hand.

Declan Akaba activated [Royal Decree] to counter Jiang He's set Traps, but [The Fabled Unicore] negated and destroyed it because both players had equal hands. Declan recognized the monster's condition, then began his turn by taking damage and Pendulum Summoning four monsters.

• Declan Akaba activated the Continuous Trap [Royal Decree] after Jiang He set two cards.
• [Royal Decree] shattered when [The Fabled Unicore] negated and destroyed its effect, and Jiang He explained that the monster did so while both players had equal hand sizes.
• Declan realized Jiang He had anticipated his trap and his timing, and he resented how well Jiang He seemed to know his habits.
• Declan drew a card and took 1,000 damage from [Dark Contract with the Swamp King], dropping to 1200 LP.
• Declan Pendulum Summoned [DD Orthros], [Cerberus], [DD Arkana] and [DD Proud Knight] to his field.

Jiang He repeatedly used D.D. Crow to match Declan Akaba’s hand size, allowing The Fabled Unicore to negate and destroy both of Declan’s Dark Contract with the Swamp King spells. Declan, frustrated but still determined, set his final card and prepared to continue his turn.

• Declan summoned four monsters with a Pendulum Summon and activated Dark Contract with the Swamp King to Fusion Summon using monsters in his graveyard.
• Jiang He discarded D.D. Crow to banish DDD Wave High King Caesar, matching Declan’s hand size so The Fabled Unicore negated and destroyed the spell.
• Declan activated a second Dark Contract with the Swamp King from his hand, but Jiang He discarded a second D.D. Crow to banish DDD Flame King Genghis and match their hand sizes again.
• The Fabled Unicore negated and destroyed Declan’s second spell, leaving him frustrated.
• Declan declared that he could change his hand size more easily on his own turn and set his last card.

Declan Akaba summoned [DDD Marksman King Tell] and [DDD Cursed Blood King Siegfried], then tried to use Tell’s effect to weaken Jiang He’s monster and inflict damage. Jiang He discarded [Winged Kuriboh] to match Declan’s empty hand, letting [The Fabled Unicore] negate Tell’s effect; when Siegfried attacked the unicorn, Jiang He flipped [Holy Barrier - Mirror Force].

• Declan Akaba Xyz Summoned [DDD Marksman King Tell] using [DD Proud Knight] and [DD Arkana].
• Declan Akaba Synchro Summoned [DDD Cursed Blood King Siegfried] using [DD Orthros] and [DD Cerberus].
• Declan Akaba activated [DDD Marksman King Tell]’s effect to reduce a monster’s ATK and inflict damage, spending both Xyz Materials.
• Jiang He discarded [Winged Kuriboh] to prevent effect damage, leaving both players with zero cards in hand and enabling [The Fabled Unicore] to negate and destroy [DDD Marksman King Tell].
• Declan Akaba attacked [The Fabled Unicore] with [DDD Cursed Blood King Siegfried], and Jiang He flipped his set Trap [Holy Barrier - Mirror Force].

Jiang He defeated Declan Akaba with Mirror Force, giving Duel Academy a 2–0 lead in its contest against the Leo Institute of Dueling. As Sora Perse entered the third duel, Jiang He discovered Leo Akaba had ordered him to capture one of Jiang He’s companions and trade her for Super Polymerization.

• Jiang He activated Mirror Force and destroyed Declan Akaba’s DDD Cursed Blood King Siegfried, leaving Declan with no viable way to stop Jiang’s next attack.
• Declan conceded, and the professor announced Jiang He as the winner of the second duel, putting Duel Academy one victory away from winning the wager.
• Henrietta Akaba and Declan chose Sora Perse to represent the Leo Institute of Dueling in the third duel.
• Jiang He recognized Sora Perse as an undercover agent and used his mind-reading ability to learn that Leo Akaba had ordered him to capture Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, or Rio Kastle and exchange her for Super Polymerization.
• Celina warned Jiang He that she recognized Sora from Future Academy, and Alexis and the others realized Leo Akaba’s agent might target them.

Alexis Rhodes took the third duel against Sora Perse, whose opening turn revealed a strategy built around fusing monsters from the Graveyard. Sora summoned Frightfur Chimera and protected it from destruction by card effects, leaving Alexis facing a dangerous opponent.

• Atticus Rhodes, Reginald Kastle, and Chazz Princeton Thunder volunteered to duel, but Alexis Rhodes chose to fight, and Jiang He agreed.
• Sora Perse began the duel by activating Frightfur Sanctuary and sending Edge Imp Patchwork, Frightfur Bear, and Frightfur Sabre-Tooth to the Graveyard.
• Jiang He recognized that Sora planned to use those cards as Fusion Materials from the Graveyard, and Sora confirmed it by activating Frightfur Polymerization.
• Sora banished the three monsters as Fusion Materials and Fusion Summoned the Level 8 Frightfur Chimera.
• Sora activated Frightfur Sabre-Tooth's effect as a Fusion Material to make Frightfur Chimera immune to destruction by Spell, Trap, and monster effects.

Sora Perse used detailed knowledge of Alexis Rhodes’s Ritual Monsters to protect his Frightfur Chimera and build a field of four monsters, while replenishing his hand. Declan Akaba noticed that Sora seemed stronger than he usually appeared at the Leo Institute of Dueling.

• Sora protected Frightfur Chimera from effect destruction and summoned Edge Imp Saw to guard against Cyber Angel Dakini’s effect.
• Sora used Edge Imp Saw’s effect, discarding Fluffal Mouse to draw two cards.
• Sora revived Fluffal Mouse with Stitching Rebirth, then used its effect to Special Summon Fluffal Octopus and Fluffal Angel from his deck.
• Sora set two cards and ended his turn with four monsters protecting Frightfur Chimera.
• Declan Akaba watched Sora’s play and suspected that Sora was showing more strength than usual.

Alexis summoned Cyber Angel Vrash to challenge Sora Perse's Frightfur Chimera, but Sora revealed a Trap that destroyed her Ritual Monster. Declan concluded that Sora was likely an undercover agent, while Alexis remained calm, hinting that her sacrificed monsters had another purpose.

• Declan Akaba considered whether Sora Perse was fighting at full strength and suspected he might have a special objective connected to Leo Akaba.
• Alexis Rhodes used Graceful Charity and sent two Djinn of Rituals to the Graveyard, then summoned Performapal Five-Rainbow Magician's Abacus.
• Alexis used the Abacus's effect and Machine Angel Ritual to send Herald of the Arc Light and Cyber Angel Benten to the Graveyard and Ritual Summon Cyber Angel Vrash.
• Sora activated Ritual Sealing Book and destroyed Cyber Angel Vrash, while Declan recognized that the Trap had not come from the cards supplied by the Leo Institute of Dueling.
• Sora expected Alexis to be out of options, but Jiang He recognized that she remained calm and that her two Tributed monsters had served another purpose.

Alexis Rhodes used Graveyard effects to replenish her hand and Ritual Summon Cyber Angel Idaten, dismantling Sora Perse’s defenses. The duel continued with Sora’s Set Trap revealed and destroyed, leaving Alexis in control of the exchange.

• Alexis Rhodes activated the Graveyard effects of Cyber Angel Benten and Herald of the Arc Light to add a Level 8 Cyber Angel Ritual Monster and Machine Angel Ritual to her hand.
• Alexis Rhodes used Djinn of Rituals Releaser and Djinn of Rituals Demolisher from her Graveyard, along with Shaddoll Dragon, to Ritual Summon Cyber Angel Idaten.
• Alexis Rhodes activated Shaddoll Dragon’s effect to destroy Sora Perse’s face-up Frightfur Sanctuary.
• Alexis Rhodes used Cyber Angel Idaten’s Ritual Summon effect to make Sora Perse send his only remaining Set Card to the Graveyard.
• The revealed Set Card was Dust Tornado, which Jiang He recognized as a Trap intended to counter Alexis Rhodes’s possible Set Cards.

Alexis Rhodes used [Card of Demise] and [Performapal Rain Goat] to strengthen [Cyber Angel Idaten], then destroyed Sora Perse’s [Frightfur Chimera] and [Fluffal Mouse] in successive attacks. Sora was left with 1,100 Life Points as Alexis’s turn continued.

• Alexis Rhodes activated [Card of Demise] and drew until she had five cards in her hand.
• Alexis activated [Performapal Rain Goat] and used its Pendulum Effect to raise [Cyber Angel Idaten]’s Attack Points to 2,900.
• Alexis sent [Cyber Angel Idaten] to attack and destroy Sora Perse’s [Frightfur Chimera], reducing Sora’s Life Points to 3,900.
• Alexis activated [Cyber Angel Idaten]’s effect to attack again and destroy Sora’s [Fluffal Mouse].
• Sora Perse took 2,800 damage and was left with 1,100 Life Points.

Alexis Rhodes thwarted Sora Perse’s attempt to take her Cyber Angel Idaten and then used its Ritual effects to prevent him from Special Summoning. Sora was left with a stolen 0-ATK monster and no way to Fusion Summon, while the onlookers wondered how Alexis’s deck had become so underworld.

• Alexis Rhodes ended her turn after setting two cards, and Sora Perse drew Pot of Greed and Snatch Steal.
• Sora Perse targeted Cyber Angel Idaten with Snatch Steal, but its protection from Djinn of Rituals Demolisher prevented the effect from targeting it.
• Sora Perse took control of Performapal Five-Rainbow Magician's Abacus instead, gaining a weak monster while giving Alexis 1,000 LP during each of her Standby Phases.
• Sora Perse activated Frightfur Factory and tried to Fusion Summon, but Alexis revealed that Djinn of Rituals Releaser prevented him from Special Summoning.
• Alexis’s restriction left Sora unable to Fusion Summon, and the spectators compared her increasingly underworld strategy to Jiang He’s.

Alexis defeated Sora in the third duel, giving Duel Academy victory in its wager with the Leo Institute of Dueling. Before discussing the institute's merger with Duel Academy, Henrietta Akaba asked Jiang He to speak with her privately.

• Alexis used Machine Angel Absolute Ritual to return Cyber Angel Vrash from her Graveyard to her Deck and Ritual Summon Cyber Angel Dakini.
• Dakini's effect forced Sora to send one of his monsters to the Graveyard, and Sora chose the stolen Performapal Five-Rainbow Magician's Abacus.
• Alexis attacked Sora's Fluffal Octopus with Dakini, reducing Sora's remaining Life Points to zero and winning the third duel.
• Professor Crowler announced Alexis as the winner, securing Duel Academy's victory in the wager against the Leo Institute of Dueling.
• Henrietta Akaba admitted that the Leo Institute had lost, then interrupted Chancellor Sheppard's merger discussion to request a private conversation with Jiang He.

Jiang He heard Henrietta Akaba's proposal to regain control of the Leo Institute of Dueling through an alliance and marriage-like status, and he agreed to her terms. Henrietta departed for Paradise City with Declan Akaba and the Leo Institute students, leaving Duel Academy's others wondering what they had discussed.

• Henrietta Akaba invited Jiang He to speak with her alone, and he agreed.
• Henrietta proposed exchanging Leo Corporation shares and Pendulum Monster technology for the Leo Institute of Dueling, but Jiang He declined because he already indirectly owned Leo Corporation shares.
• Henrietta offered to take Jiang He's surname and become his prospective princess consort, providing him with about forty percent of Leo Corporation and helping manage his businesses.
• Jiang He considered the proposal and accepted, despite feeling awkward about becoming Declan Akaba's nominal stepfather.
• Henrietta, soon to be called Henrietta Jiang, left Duel Academy's dock aboard her luxury cruise ship with Declan Akaba, Shingo Sawatari, and the other Leo Institute students.

Jiang He revealed that Henrietta Akaba had traded for the status of his consort candidate, angering Leo Akaba. That evening, Jiang He spent Emotion Points on new skills and decks, while Leo prepared to control two kidnapped girls as part of his plan to revive Ray Akaba.

• Jiang He told the others that Henrietta Akaba had become his consort candidate, and Leo Akaba angrily left the dock.
• That evening, Jiang He checked his system and exchanged Emotion Points for Double Duel: Resonance/Woo and a Yosenju Deck.
• Jiang He also exchanged for the Whirlwind Blackwing Deck and the Abyss Branded Deck to use against Leo Akaba's subordinates.
• In Leo Akaba's underground laboratory, Leo asked Dr. Doktor whether the mechanical parasite devices for controlling Lulu Obsidian and Rin were ready.
• Dr. Doktor confirmed the devices were finished and showed Leo two tiny silver mechanical insects.

Jiang He and his companions thwarted Leo Akaba’s rooftop ambush, revealing that Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and Rio Kastle could use Duel Monsters powers. The Tyler Sisters challenged them to a Shadow Duel, and Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi both volunteered to partner with Jiang He.

• Jiang He sensed Leo Akaba’s growing hostility and learned that the Obelisk Force had attacked duelists across Heartland City and its outskirts.
• Jiang He left class with Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and the others while the Tyler Sisters, Dennis, and Sora Perse followed them to the rooftop.
• Dennis and Sora Perse cloaked the rooftop in black fog and sonic energy as the Tyler Sisters tried to drug Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi, but Jiang He’s shield stopped them.
• Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski used their monsters’ powers to dispel the attack, while Rio Kastle revealed that she had caught Dennis and Sora Perse.
• Gloria and Grace called for a Shadow Duel, and Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi each insisted on partnering with Jiang He for revenge.

Jiang He chose Tori Meadows as his partner for a Shadow Duel against the Tyler Sisters and used Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force to awaken her darker personality. The duel began with Gloria revealing that the Tyler Sisters had gained Pendulum Summoning power, leaving their new strategy poised to unfold.

• Celina and Yuzu Hiiragi began a Shadow Duel against Lulu Obsidian and Rin inside the energy field created by their resonating bracelets.
• Jiang He chose Tori Meadows to partner with him against Gloria and Grace, and Rio Kastle gave Tori Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force.
• Tori was transformed by Barian power and declared that she would help Jiang He defeat the Tyler Sisters.
• Jiang He and Tori began the Shadow Duel against the Tyler Sisters, and Gloria took the first turn.
• Gloria activated Pot of Greed, then placed Amazoness Golden Whip Master and Amazoness Silver Sword Master in her Pendulum Zones.

Gloria used the Tyler Sisters’ new Pendulum and parasite cards to Fusion Summon a powerful evolved [Amazoness Empress] against Jiang He and Tori Meadows/Yin. The upgraded queen appeared on Gloria’s field, leaving Jiang He facing the sisters’ enhanced strategy.

• Gloria set Pendulum Scales of 1 and 7, then Pendulum Summoned [Amazoness Princess].
• Gloria used [Amazoness Princess] to add an Amazoness Continuous Spell and activated [Parasite Release] to Special Summon [Parasite Polymerization Practitioner] from her deck.
• Gloria used [Parasite Polymerization Practitioner] as a Fusion Material substitute and fused it with [Amazoness Princess].
• Gloria Fusion Summoned the Level 10 [Amazoness Empress], whose 3200 ATK impressed the watching duelists.
• Jiang He recognized the monster as an evolved form of [Amazoness Empress] and judged it more troublesome than the original.

The Tyler Sisters built an Amazoness defense that protected their monsters from attacks, destruction, targeting, and effect damage. Tori Meadows/U began Jiang He's turn by summoning [Petit Fairy], while Jiang He remained confident that he had a surprise prepared.

• Gloria used [Parasite Polymerization Practitioner] from the Graveyard as an Equip Card to protect [Amazoness Empress] from destruction once.
• Gloria Special Summoned [Amazoness Tiger], whose effect boosted its attack and forced opponents to attack it.
• Grace explained that [Amazoness Queen] prevented the Amazoness monsters from being destroyed by battle, completing the sisters' layered defense.
• Gloria activated [Amazoness Spellcaster], redirecting effect damage to Jiang He and Tori Meadows/U, then set a card and ended her turn.
• Jiang He reassured Tori Meadows/U, and she summoned [Petit Fairy] in Defense Position to begin their turn.

Tori Meadows/U surprised the Tyler Sisters by using Petit Fairy and The Agent of Wisdom - Mercury to Xyz Summon Fairy Cheer Girl, then transformed it with Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force into CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl. The dark fairy appeared on her field, leaving the duel poised for her next move.

• Tori Meadows/U sent Card of Compensation to the graveyard to raise Petit Fairy's level and drew two cards with its effect.
• Tori Meadows/U discarded The Agent of Life - Neptune to Special Summon The Agent of Wisdom - Mercury from her hand.
• Tori Meadows/U used Petit Fairy and Mercury to Xyz Summon Fairy Cheer Girl, then drew a card by detaching its Xyz Material.
• Tori Meadows/U activated Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force and transformed Fairy Cheer Girl into CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl.

Tori/Wu summoned CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl and Master Hyperion, then activated The Sanctuary in the Sky and set three cards to support Jiang He. Grace began her turn by Pendulum Summoning Baby Amazoness Tiger and another Amazoness Queen.

• The Tyler Sisters raised their Amazoness monsters’ attack with the Pendulum Effects of Amazoness Golden Whip Master and Amazoness Silver Sword Master.
• Tori/Wu banished The Agent of Life - Neptune to Special Summon Master Hyperion, then used Neptune’s effect to add and activate The Sanctuary in the Sky.
• Tori/Wu set three cards and ended her turn, drawing praise from the spectators for supporting Jiang He.
• Grace began her turn and used the Pendulum Scales on Gloria’s field to Pendulum Summon Baby Amazoness Tiger and a second Amazoness Queen.

Grace strengthened the Tyler Sisters’ defenses by Fusion Summoning Amazoness Pet Liger and equipping it with Parasite Polymerization Practitioner, creating a field that restricted attacks and could revive Amazoness monsters. Jiang He remained confident and began his turn, drawing a card as Gloria eagerly awaited his counterplay.

• Grace activated Parasite Release to Special Summon Parasite Polymerization Practitioner from her Deck.
• Grace used Parasite Polymerization Practitioner and Baby Amazoness Tiger as Fusion Materials to summon Amazoness Pet Liger, then equipped the Practitioner to it as protection from destruction.
• Grace revealed that Amazoness Pet Liger prevented attacks from targeting other monsters and could revive a Warrior-Type Amazoness monster by destroying an Amazoness card she controlled.
• Grace set a card and ended her turn, while Gloria urged Jiang He to take his turn.
• Jiang He drew a card and smiled, confident that his Yosenju Deck could overcome their defenses.