Chapter Summaries

Jiang He began his practical exam duel against Professor Crowler after Jaden Yuki defeated him. Jiang He let Crowler take the first turn, confident in the powerful opening hand he had drawn.

• Jaden Yuki defeated Professor Crowler by boosting Flame Wingman with Skyscraper and using its effect to win in one attack.
• Jiang He borrowed Jaden Yuki's Duel Disk and took the field for his practical exam.
• Jiang He mocked Crowler by calling him the professor with the blond bowl cut, drawing snickers from the onlookers.
• Crowler prepared a revised deck with two ace cards, determined to stop Jiang He from passing.
• The duel began with both duelists at 4,000 life points, and Jiang He urged Crowler to take the first turn.
• Bastion Misawa asked Jaden Yuki about Jiang He's deck, but Jaden admitted they had known each other for less than half an hour.

Crowler summoned Ancient Gear Ultimate Giant, but Jiang He drew the final piece of Exodia and won the duel instantly. Crowler was left kneeling after the summoned Exodia destroyed his monster and a gear struck his head.

• Crowler fused three Ancient Gear Golems with Polymerization to summon Ancient Gear Ultimate Giant and set a card before ending his turn.
• Jaden Yuki, Zane Truesdale, Alexis Rhodes, and the other spectators believed Jiang He had little chance against Crowler’s powerful monster.
• Jiang He drew a card, completing Exodia the Forbidden One in his hand and triggering its automatic victory condition.
• Exodia appeared, destroyed Ancient Gear Ultimate Giant with one punch, and a flying gear knocked Crowler to his knees.

Jiang He passed the duel examination by defeating Professor Crowler with a guaranteed god draw and learned that his system skill, Clear Mind, let him draw any card he wanted once per duel. On the flight to Duel Academy, he checked the exchange shop and found the ability to see Duel Spirits, but he still needed 1,200 emotion points to buy it.

• Jiang He celebrated his victory by copying Jaden Yuki’s taunt, leaving Crowler furious and the spectators stunned.
• The female announcer confirmed Jiang He had passed, while Zane Truesdale sensed that his win involved more than luck and Alexis Rhodes anticipated an interesting school year.
• A testing teacher told the successful examinees to board for Duel Academy, and Jiang He explained to Jaden that the school’s main campus was on an island.
• Jiang He flew toward Duel Academy with Jaden, Syrus Truesdale, and the other successful examinees, then checked his system panel and confirmed his Clear Mind skill and 800 emotion points.
• Jiang He opened the exchange shop, saw that Duel Spirit Sight cost 2,000 points, and realized he needed 1,200 more to obtain it.

Jiang He arrived at Duel Academy and was assigned to Slifer Red despite defeating Professor Crowler in the practical test. He found that his room was a single, while Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale were sharing a three-person room.

• Jiang He examined the system shop and resolved to earn enough emotion points before its next refresh.
• Jiang He and the others flew to Duel Academy, where the principal gave a welcome speech and assigned dorms based on their test results.
• Jiang He received a Slifer Red coat and communicator because his missing written exam had left him with a zero score.
• Jiang He led Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale to the shabby Slifer Red dorm, where they were shocked by its condition.
• Jiang He discovered that he had a single room, and Jaden and Syrus visited to question why they had to share a room with three people.

Jiang He toured Duel Academy with Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale, hoping to find duelists and earn emotion points. He provoked Chazz Princeton into accepting a duel, but Alexis Rhodes arrived before it could begin.

• Jiang He offered to swap dorms if Syrus beat him, but Syrus chose to stay with Jaden.
• Jaden sensed a duel nearby and led Jiang He and Syrus to the academy arena.
• Two Obelisk Blue students challenged the Slifer Red students, and Jiang He recognized Chazz Princeton among them.
• Chazz mocked Jiang He for supposedly beating Professor Crowler through luck, and Jiang He challenged him to prove whether it was luck.
• Chazz accepted Jiang He's duel challenge, but Alexis Rhodes arrived and questioned what everyone was doing.

Jiang He returned to challenge Chazz and changed the wager from a rare card to around twenty million in cash if he won. The duel began at night, with Jiang He taking the first turn and using his Clear Mind ability to draw a card he wanted.

• Chazz left the Slifer Red welcome party after challenging Jiang He to duel that night, and Alexis warned Jiang He not to fall for his provocation.
• Jiang He returned to the Slifer Red dorm, ate at the welcome party, and decided he could use a win over Chazz to improve his living conditions.
• At ten that night, Jiang He arrived at the duel arena with Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale and traded taunts with Chazz.
• Jiang He proposed that Chazz pay around twenty million in cash if he lost, while Jiang would still wager a rare card if he lost; Chazz accepted.
• Chazz let Jiang He take the first turn, and Jiang He used his once-per-duel Clear Mind ability as he drew.

Jiang He used two Royal Magical Libraries and repeated Upstart Goblin activations to build Spell Counters and draw cards while raising Chazz’s Life Points. Chazz realized Jiang He was racing to assemble Exodia, but Jiang He continued his first-turn combo with a deck packed mostly with Spell Cards.

• Jiang He summoned two Royal Magical Libraries using Double Summon, and Alexis explained how their Spell Counters let him draw cards.
• Jiang He activated Upstart Goblin twice, drawing cards and giving Chazz 2,000 Life Points while adding two Spell Counters to each Library.
• Alexis and Jaden recognized that Jiang He was using the Libraries to draw toward Exodia rather than reduce Chazz’s Life Points.
• Chazz realized Jiang’s strategy and hoped he could interrupt the combo, while Jiang He noted that his deck contained mostly Spell Cards.

Jiang He continued his one-turn draw combo against Chazz, using Spell Cards and Royal Magical Library to search for the pieces of Exodia while provoking his opponent. He ended with both Libraries holding two Spell Counters and another One Day of Peace in hand, ready to draw again.

• Jiang He activated Pot of Avarice and both Royal Magical Library effects, drawing four cards and revealing a Left Leg of the Forbidden One.
• He used Graceful Charity to draw and discard cards, revealed a Right Leg of the Forbidden One, then activated another Graceful Charity and Upstart Goblin to draw more cards and raise Chazz's life points to 7000.
• Jiang He removed the Spell Counters from both Libraries to draw two cards, and Chazz and the spectators suspected he had drawn another Exodia piece.
• Jiang He activated One Day of Peace, and both duelists drew a card while damage was prevented until the end of Chazz's next turn.
• He activated a third Graceful Charity, then revealed another One Day of Peace with both Libraries holding two Spell Counters each.

Jiang He defeated Chazz Princeton in one turn by completing Exodia, then collected the twenty-million wager. Chazz transferred the money electronically after Jiang He insisted on an IOU, and Jiang He mocked him for panting afterward.

• Jiang He shuffled his deck with Magical Mallet and drew the two remaining Exodia pieces.
• Jiang He summoned Exodia and defeated Chazz Princeton, reducing his 7000 Life Points to zero.
• Jiang He taunted Chazz by calling the duel interesting and presented him with a prepared IOU for the wager.
• Chazz Princeton tore up the IOU and transferred twenty million to Jiang through their Duel Academy communicators.
• Jiang He thanked Chazz for the money and mocked him for panting after the transfer.

After Jiang He defeated Chazz, Jaden challenged Chazz to a duel, while Alexis questioned Jiang about his confidence in a rematch. As Jaden summoned Flame Wingman, footsteps approaching the venue hinted that the academy patrol was arriving.

• Jaden challenged Chazz to a duel, and Chazz accepted while promising to settle things with Jiang He later.
• Alexis asked Jiang He whether he was worried about Chazz seeking revenge, and Jiang He joked that she had fallen in love with him at first sight.
• Jiang He privately considered using Emotion Points to obtain a different underworld deck if Chazz tried to exploit his deck’s weaknesses.
• Jaden fused Avian and Burstinatrix with Polymerization to summon Flame Wingman.
• Footsteps approached from a distant corridor, and someone warned that the academy patrol was coming.

Jiang He escaped the duel arena with Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, and Alexis after the academy’s night watch approached. Back in his room, he arranged to use his winnings to build a luxury cabin and redeemed Duel Spirit Sight, though he could not tell whether the ability had worked.

• Alexis warned Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, and the others that dueling after hours with cards at stake could get them expelled, so Chazz left and threatened Jiang He before the night watch arrived.
• Jiang He led Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, and Alexis out through a side door, while Jaden complained that their duel had been interrupted.
• On the walk back to the Slifer Red dorm, Syrus asked why Jiang He had taken money instead of a rare card, and Jiang He kept his plans for the money secret.
• Jiang He contacted a construction crew connected to the Chazz Princeton Group and arranged for them to build a luxury cabin on the island.
• Jiang He checked his system panel, saw that Chazz Princeton’s duel had earned him 2,000 emotion points, and redeemed the Duel Spirit Sight Ability for 2,000 points.
• Jiang He felt the new ability’s power spread through him, but when he looked at his hand and deck, he noticed no change.

Jiang He confirmed that he could sense Duel Spirits after hearing Winged Kuriboh, then surprised Professor Crowler by answering a theory question in class with exceptional detail. Crowler began plotting to drive Jiang He out of Duel Academy, while Jaden and Syrus praised Jiang’s knowledge.

• Jiang He heard Winged Kuriboh next door and realized his new ability let him sense Duel Spirits.
• At Duel Academy’s lecture, Alexis Rhodes greeted Jiang He, and Jasmine and Mindy learned he was the student who had defeated Crowler with Exodia.
• Crowler called on Jiang He, hoping he would fail, but Jiang correctly listed the types of Trap Cards and explained Continuous Trap Monsters.
• Crowler was dumbfounded that Jiang knew the material despite scoring zero on the written test, then plotted to use the afternoon health class to force him out.
• Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale admired Jiang’s knowledge after class.

Jiang He returned to the Osiris Red dorm with Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale, where he waited for his private cabin to be built and looked for ways to earn emotion points. He repeatedly one-turn killed Syrus with his Exodia the Forbidden One deck, leaving Syrus questioning his abilities while Jiang He encouraged him to keep dueling.

• Alexis Rhodes tried to keep Jiang He from leaving, while Mindy and Jasmine misread her words as a declaration of love; Jiang He departed with Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale.
• Jiang He found Chazz Princeton Group's crew building his private luxury cabin near the Osiris Red dorm.
• Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale joined Jiang He in his room to build a deck, and Jiang He challenged Syrus to help him gain confidence.
• Jiang He let Syrus go first but used his Exodia the Forbidden One deck to defeat him in a one-turn kill, earning 200 emotion points.
• Syrus dueled Jiang He again, but Jiang He summoned a second Royal Magical Library after Syrus destroyed the first and one-turn killed him again, earning 400 more emotion points.
• Jiang He told the dispirited Syrus that he had already improved and urged him not to give up.

Jiang He repeatedly defeated Syrus Truesdale with his first-turn Exodia deck, earning emotion points and discovering that his new spirit-sensing ability could influence his draws. After seeing Winged Kuriboh, Jiang He considered choosing a new deck so he could eventually challenge Jaden Yuki.

• Jiang He encouraged Syrus Truesdale to duel again, then defeated him with another first-turn kill and earned 700 emotion points.
• Jiang He realized he had 1,500 emotion points and found that sensing spirits helped him draw cards in a favorable order.
• Jaden Yuki praised Jiang He, and Winged Kuriboh emerged from Jaden's deck; Jiang He saw the Duel Spirit, while Syrus Truesdale did not.
• Jaden Yuki explained that he had avoided challenging Jiang He because their current decks would make the duel's outcome depend on counter cards and luck.
• Jiang He considered exchanging his emotion points for a new deck and planned to duel Jaden Yuki later.

Jiang He found Professor Crowler’s forged love letter and redirected it to Syrus Truesdale, then followed Crowler to the Obelisk Blue girls’ dorm and photographed him setting a trap. Crowler escaped detection, while Syrus was caught at the scene and blamed for peeping.

• Jiang He found Crowler’s fake love letter in his locker and placed it in Syrus Truesdale’s locker instead.
• Syrus read only the opening lines, believed Alexis Rhodes had written the letter, and went to the Obelisk Blue girls’ dorm that night.
• Jiang He hid near the dorm’s back gate and photographed Crowler as he prepared to frame Jiang He for peeping.
• Crowler saw Syrus arrive, panicked at the sight of Jiang He’s camera flash, and jumped into the lake to escape.
• The girls came out of the bath and caught Syrus, while Jiang He watched him take the blame.

Jiang He redeemed a Lava Golem underworld deck while waiting for Alexis to challenge him, then received a message saying Syrus was being held by the lake. Jaden and Chumley arrived first after Syrus secretly sent Jaden a distress message.

• Alexis recognized that Syrus had been tricked by a forged love letter and decided to use the incident as a reason to duel Jiang He.
• Jiang He slipped away by boat, reviewed the system shop, and redeemed the Lava Golem underworld lockdown deck.
• Alexis sent Jiang He a message saying Syrus was with them and telling him to come to the lake behind the girls' dormitory.
• Jaden arrived with Chumley and explained that Syrus had sent him a brief SOS from the girls' dormitory.
• Jiang He concealed that Alexis had contacted him and that he had witnessed what happened.

Alexis challenged Jiang He to a duel after accusing Syrus of peeping, hoping to test her counter to Jiang He's Exodia deck. Jiang He instead began the match with a different deck, and the chapter ended as he set a face-down monster, surprising everyone who expected Exodia.

• Alexis and Jasmine and Mindy accused Syrus of peeping behind the girls' dormitory, and Alexis offered to drop the matter if Jiang He dueled her.
• Jiang He accepted Alexis's challenge, while Syrus and the others revealed that Jiang He had defeated Chazz in one turn.
• Crowler secretly watched from the lake, hoping Alexis would reveal a way to counter Jiang He's Exodia deck.
• Alexis summoned Cyber Prima, set two cards, and ended her turn.
• Jiang He drew Kuriboh, sensed that it might be a Duel Spirit, and set a monster face-down, startling Alexis and the others because they expected him to use Exodia.

Alexis Rhodes challenged Jiang He’s face-down monster, believing it was Royal Magical Library, but her attack revealed Celtic Guardian of Noble Arms instead. She admitted her mistaken judgment and became convinced Jiang He had carefully adjusted his deck.

• Alexis fused Blade Skater and Cyber Gymnast to summon Cyber Blader, then attacked Jiang He’s face-down monster.
• Celtic Guardian of Noble Arms survived Cyber Blader’s attack because its effect prevented it from being destroyed in battle by a monster with at least 1,900 attack points.
• Syrus pointed out that Alexis could have used Blade Skater to destroy Jiang He’s monster before attacking directly with another monster, embarrassing her further.
• Jasmine and Mindy defended Alexis, but Alexis stopped them and admitted she had misjudged Jiang He’s face-down monster.
• Alexis concluded that Jiang He had adjusted his deck to include several monsters like Celtic Guardian of Noble Arms.

Jiang He revealed that he had switched away from his Exodia the Forbidden One deck and used traps to turn Alexis Rhodes’s duel against her. He gave Alexis [Lava Golem], leaving her trapped with a monster that would damage her at the start of her next turn.

• Alexis used [De-Fusion] to bring back [Cyber Prima] and [Blade Skater], but Jiang He activated [Torture Wheel] to prevent Blade Skater from attacking or changing its battle position.
• Jiang He clarified that he had never said he was using his Exodia the Forbidden One deck, shocking Alexis, Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, and Professor Crowler.
• Alexis set her final card and ended her turn because Blade Skater was trapped and Cyber Prima could not overcome [Celtic Guardian of Noble Arms].
• Jiang He activated [Torture Wheel]’s damage effect, reducing Alexis’s Life Points from 4000 to 3500.
• Jiang He tributed Alexis’s two monsters to special summon [Lava Golem] to her field, and Chumley explained that it would inflict 1000 LP of damage during her next Standby Phase.

Jiang He used Royal Decree to negate Alexis Rhodes’s Solemn Strike, leaving her trapped with Lava Golem and unable to remove his defensive monster. Alexis restored some life points with Emergency Provisions, but ended her turn with no cards in hand or set and faced defeat from Lava Golem’s effect.

• Lava Golem’s effect dealt Alexis 1,000 damage at the start of her turn, while Celtic Guardian of Noble Arms remained ready to block its attacks.
• Alexis activated Solemn Strike to negate the elf swordsman’s protection and let Lava Golem attack Jiang He directly.
• Jiang He revealed Royal Decree, negating Solemn Strike after Alexis paid 1,500 life points.
• Alexis used Emergency Provisions to send her two remaining set cards to the graveyard and recover 2,000 life points.
• Alexis ended her turn with only Lava Golem on her field, and Jiang He drew a card.