Chapter Summaries

Jiang He exchanged for two underworld decks before Sherry LeBlanc approached him and challenged him to a duel for a place on her WRGP team. Jiang He accepted, and the two prepared to duel in Duel Academy’s arena.

• Jiang He exchanged for the Flower Witch One Strike Deck and the Chaos Emperor Dragon and Yata-Garasu Deck.
• Sphere Kuriboh warned Jiang He that Sherry LeBlanc had been watching him from the lecture hall.
• Sherry told Jiang He she wanted him on her WRGP team, prompting jealousy from Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and Rei Saotome and resistance from his friends.
• Sherry challenged Jiang He to a duel, wagering that he would join her team if she won or they drew, while offering two rare cards if she lost.
• Jiang He accepted Sherry’s challenge, and they faced each other in Duel Academy’s arena.

Jiang He and Sherry LeBlanc began their wager duel, and Sherry opened with a Fusion Summon before revealing a Field Spell that restricted summons and direct attacks. Jiang He recognized the card’s dangerous effect as the spectators reacted, and Sherry’s explanation of how it disrupted Synchro Summoning was still underway.

• Jiang He and Sherry LeBlanc accepted Mizoguchi’s signal and began their duel with 4,000 Life Points each.
• Sherry took the first turn, Normal Summoned Floral Steed in Defense Position, and drew a card with its effect.
• Sherry used Polymerization to fuse Floral Steed with Lancer of the Holy Knights from her hand and summoned Centaur Mina.
• Alexis Rhodes and the other spectators suspected Centaur Mina had a powerful effect, while Jiang He watched calmly.
• Sherry activated the Field Spell École de Zone, which prevented direct attacks and negated later monster summons, replacing destroyed monsters with Mask Tokens.
• Jack Atlas reacted with alarm as Sherry explained that École de Zone could obstruct Synchro Summoning.

Sherry LeBlanc used [École de Zone] and [Centaur Mina] to restrict Jiang He’s summons and threaten his Life Points. Jiang He set a monster and four cards, then used the monster’s destruction to add [Yata-Garasu] to his hand, leaving Sherry confident that her field lock still held.

• Sherry LeBlanc ended her turn after setting two cards and challenging Jiang He to surrender.
• Jiang He set a monster and four cards, using the loophole that setting a monster avoided [École de Zone]’s destruction effect.
• Sherry LeBlanc equipped [Centaur Mina] with [Meteor Strike] and attacked Jiang He’s face-down monster, reducing his Life Points to 3000.
• Jiang He’s revealed monster was destroyed, letting him add [Yata-Garasu] from his deck to his hand with its Graveyard effect.
• Sherry LeBlanc said Jiang He could not use the added monster under [École de Zone] and remained confident in her advantage.

Jiang He turned Sherry LeBlanc’s attempt to counter his Trap into a devastating reversal, wiping out her field and hand with [Witch's Strike]. Sherry ended her turn with nothing, then declared that she wanted Jiang He as a teammate; Jiang He began his turn and played a card.

• Jiang He activated [The Golden Apples] to recover 1,000 LP and summon a [Malus Token], but Sherry used [Centaur Mina]'s effect to negate it and set it face-down again.
• Jiang He activated [Witch's Strike] because Sherry had negated his Trap, destroying every card on her field and in her hand.
• Sherry ended her turn with an empty field and hand, then told Jiang He she wanted him as a teammate.
• Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, and Rei Saotome reacted with hostility to Sherry's remark.
• Jiang He drew a card for his turn and played one of the cards in his hand.

Jiang He defeated Sherry LeBlanc by clearing her hand and field, then locking her out of future draws with Yata-Garasu. After she conceded, Sherry paid their wager and began looking for members for her WRGP team, inviting Axel Brodie and Rei Saotome.

• Jiang He summoned Yata-Garasu and attacked Sherry directly, reducing her Life Points by 200.
• Jiang He used Yata-Garasu’s effect to skip Sherry’s next draw phase, leaving her unable to recover from her empty hand and field.
• Yata-Garasu returned to Jiang He’s hand during the End Phase, and Jiang He cheerfully ended his turn as Sherry grew furious.
• Sherry conceded the duel, and Jiang He accepted the silver briefcase containing their wager.
• Sherry told Jiang He they would meet again at the WRGP and invited Axel Brodie and Rei Saotome to join her team.

Jiang He left Duel Academy with Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, Rei Saotome, and the others to attend the WRGP World Duel Tournament in New Domino City. They arrived in the evening, where Lazar welcomed them and Miss Mikage prepared to escort them to their accommodations.

• After dueling Sherry LeBlanc, Jiang He spent his days relaxing at Duel Academy and checking the System Shop, but found no useful new skills or decks.
• Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski reminded Jiang He that the WRGP began the next day, so he gathered the group and departed for New Domino City.
• During the cruise, Jiang He checked his system panel and noted that he had 37,000 Emotion Points before the System Shop refreshed.
• Lazar greeted Jiang He, Alexis Rhodes, and Akiza Izinski at the port but ignored their companions, drawing angry reactions from Chazz Princeton and the others.
• Lazar hurried away after explaining that Miss Mikage would lead the group to their arranged accommodations in the wealthy district.

Jiang He reviewed the WRGP teams with his companions, then used the System Shop to obtain the Dark Great Evil God’s Millennium Eye Mark and two underworld decks. He ended the chapter looking forward to testing the decks against an unlucky opponent in the next day’s tournament.

• Aster Phoenix told Jiang He and the others that he and Zane had gathered information on the WRGP teams, including a team of legendary duelists.
• Chazz Princeton boasted that no opponent could match him, then choked and embarrassed his teammates.
• Jiang He exchanged for the Millennium Eye Mark, which appeared on his wrist and let him accurately read the Ojama Trio’s thoughts.
• Jiang He skipped the Volcanic Deck and exchanged for both the Shaddoll Super Polymerization Deck and the Aesir Odin Deck.
• Jiang He wondered which team he would face the next day.

Jiang He’s team arrived at the expanded World Duel Tournament arena and learned that their first matchup would be against Team Unicorn. After Team Unicorn chose a normal duel format, Jiang He assigned Kaiser Zane Truesdale to go first, Jaden Yuki second, and himself third as backup.

• Jiang He explained that the tournament’s international scale made it far larger than the previous Fortune Cup and watched the host announce the event and its thirty-two teams.
• The host’s random draw paired Team GX with Team Unicorn, a team of three top professional duelists from the Western Kingdom.
• Jiang He led his teammates to their rest station, where Chazz Princeton volunteered to duel all three opponents but was ignored.
• Bastion Misawa reported that Team Unicorn had changed its chosen format to a normal duel, matching Team GX’s choice.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale volunteered to go first, Jaden Yuki claimed the second match, and Jiang He reserved the third position as insurance.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale began Team GX’s relay duel against Team Unicorn’s Andre, who revealed that his team had anticipated GX’s information and lineup. Andre opened with a defensive setup and three face-down cards, leaving Zane to face an apparent counterstrategy on his first turn.

• The host announced the team lineups, including Andre’s record of 102 consecutive wins, and the audience reacted with surprise.
• Andre greeted Kaiser Zane Truesdale and claimed Team Unicorn had predicted GX’s team information and duel order.
• The host explained the relay rules and started the duel under Speed World New Model, with both duelists beginning at 4000 LP.
• Andre summoned Unicorn Familiar and Unicorn in Defense Position, then set three cards instead of Synchro Summoning.
• Andre ended his turn and challenged Zane, who suspected the set cards were meant to lure him into attacking and drew for his turn.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale used Hand Destruction to send Cyberdark monsters and Vice Dragon to the Graveyard, then summoned and powered up Cyberdark Dragon. Andre revealed a prepared Trap that returned it to the Extra Deck, but Zane responded by beginning a Fusion Summon of Cyber Twin Dragon.

• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Hand Destruction, discarded three Cyberdark monsters and Vice Dragon, and drew four cards.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Cyberdark Impact! to Fusion Summon Cyberdark Dragon, then equipped it with Vice Dragon to raise its attack to 3400.
• Andre revealed Polymerization Failure and returned Cyberdark Dragon to the Extra Deck, surprising Zane and the spectators.
• Jiang He warned that Andre’s teammates had prepared more counters after studying Zane’s deck and duels.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Polymerization and used two Cyber Dragons from his hand as Fusion Materials to summon Cyber Twin Dragon.

Kaiser Zane Truesdale attacked Andre with Cyber Twin Dragon, but Andre used his Unicorn monsters and Dimensional Prison - Lost Force to turn the attack back on him. Zane answered with De-Fusion, only for Andre to reveal Dark Bribe and negate it, leaving the duel in the middle of another counter.

• Kaiser Zane Truesdale summoned Cyber Twin Dragon and attacked Andre's Unicorn Familiar.
• Andre banished Unicorn Familiar and Unicorn, forcing Cyber Twin Dragon to continue its attack against him.
• Andre activated Dimensional Prison - Lost Force to reflect Cyber Twin Dragon's attack toward Kaiser Zane Truesdale.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated De-Fusion to split Cyber Twin Dragon into its Fusion Materials and cancel the attack.
• Andre revealed his set Counter Trap, Dark Bribe, to negate De-Fusion and let Zane draw a card.

Andre and Kaiser Zane Truesdale exchanged powerful attacks, leaving both duelists at 1200 LP. Andre then rebuilt his field with three monsters and prepared to Synchro Summon, while Jiang He warned Jaden Yuki to be ready to enter the duel.

• Andre negated Kaiser Zane Truesdale's [De-Fusion] with [Dark Bribe], allowing [Dimensional Prison - Lost Force] to hit Zane and reduce him to 1200 LP.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale drew a card from [Dark Bribe]'s effect, then used [Cyber Twin Dragon]'s second attack to reduce Andre to 1200 LP before ending his turn.
• Jiang He warned Jaden Yuki that Andre might summon a troublesome Synchro Monster and told him to prepare to go out there.
• Andre revived [Unicorn Familiar], drew two cards with [Pot of Greed], and used [D.D. Unicorn Knight] to Special Summon [Unicorn] and itself.
• Andre tuned the level 2 [Unicorn Familiar] with the level 3 [Unicorn] to begin a Synchro Summon.

Andre defeated Kaiser Zane Truesdale in the opening duel between Team Unicorn and Team GX by using Thunder Unicorn to weaken Cyber Twin Dragon and countering Duel Polymerization with Forbidden Lance. The chapter ended with Team Unicorn taking the first win and Jiang He realizing they had chosen a normal duel as part of their strategy.

• Andre Synchro Summoned Thunder Unicorn using Unicorn Familiar and Unicorn, then revived Unicorn Familiar with Unicorn's Graveyard effect.
• Andre used Thunder Unicorn's effect to reduce Cyber Twin Dragon's attack by 1,000, leaving it at 1,800.
• Kaiser Zane Truesdale activated Duel Polymerization to raise Cyber Twin Dragon's attack during Thunder Unicorn's attack.
• Andre activated Forbidden Lance on Cyber Twin Dragon, negating Duel Polymerization's beneficial effect and reducing the dragon's attack by another 800.
• Thunder Unicorn destroyed Cyber Twin Dragon, reducing Kaiser Zane Truesdale's Life Points to zero and giving Team Unicorn the first win.
• Jiang He concluded that Team Unicorn had selected a normal duel to exploit Team GX's choice of Kaiser Zane Truesdale.

Jaden Yuki took over from Zane Truesdale in the relay duel against Team Unicorn and quickly dismantled Andre’s defenses. After boosting Thunder Giant with H - Heated Heart, he prepared to attack, leaving Andre’s fate unresolved.

• Jaden Yuki set off on his D-Board as Team GX’s second duelist, while Andre set one final card before ending his turn.
• Jaden drew Mystical Space Typhoon and destroyed Andre’s set Non-Fusion Area.
• Jaden Fusion Summoned Elemental HERO Thunder Giant using Clayman and Sparkman, then destroyed Andre’s Thunder Unicorn with its effect.
• Jaden activated H - Heated Heart to increase Thunder Giant’s ATK and let it inflict piercing damage against Defense Position monsters.

Jaden Yuki defeated Andre with Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, but entered the next leg of the team duel with almost no cards left. Bre o joined the match with a full hand and life points, set up against Jaden’s trap and revealed that his strategy was for the team, including a later duel with Jiang He.

• Jaden Yuki boosted Elemental HERO Thunder Giant’s attack and destroyed Andre’s Unicorn Familiar, reducing Andre’s remaining 1200 LP to zero.
• Andre handed the duel over to Bre o, who rode after Jaden with D.D. Unicorn Knight still on the field.
• Jaden used his last card to set one card and end his turn, leaving himself with Thunder Giant and no other usable cards.
• Bre o drew with Pot of Greed, summoned Trap Eater Squad A in Defense Position, and set four cards.
• Jaden recognized that Trap Eater Squad A could destroy his set card and accused Bre o of underestimating him.
• Bre o said he was not counting on defeating two opponents at once and explained that his moves were for Team Unicorn.

Bre o used [Ring of Destruction] and [Null and Void] to weaken Jaden Yuki and leave him with an empty hand, but Jaden had set [The Warrior Returning Alive] as a bluff. He recovered [Elemental HERO Bubbleman] from his graveyard and prepared to Special Summon it.

• Bre o activated [Ring of Destruction] to destroy Jaden Yuki’s [Elemental HERO Thunder Giant], reducing both duelists’ Life Points from 4000 to 1600.
• Jaden activated [Graceful Charity], but Bre o responded with [Null and Void] and sent all three drawn cards to Jaden’s graveyard.
• Jaden revealed that his set card was [The Warrior Returning Alive], surprising Bre o and the spectators.
• Jaden used [The Warrior Returning Alive] to return [Elemental HERO Bubbleman] from his graveyard to his hand.
• Jaden announced that he would Special Summon [Elemental HERO Bubbleman] because it was the only card in his hand.

Jaden used Elemental HERO Bubbleman and Elemental HERO Necroshade to summon Elemental HERO Bladedge, but Bre o stopped its attack with Negate Attack. Bre o then began a Synchro Summon using Vainglorious Ape and D.D. Unicorn Knight, while Jiang He anticipated the opponent’s counter-focused strategy.

• Jaden summoned Elemental HERO Bubbleman and drew two cards with its effect.
• Jaden used Elemental HERO Necroshade’s effect to summon Elemental HERO Bladedge without a Tribute and attacked Trap Eater Squad A.
• Bre o activated Negate Attack to stop Bladedge’s attack and end Jaden’s Battle Phase.
• Jaden set his last card and ended his turn, and Bre o drew a card.
• Bre o Special Summoned Vainglorious Ape by discarding Nimble Momonga, then reduced its Level from 5 to 3.
• Bre o began tuning Vainglorious Ape with D.D. Unicorn Knight for a Synchro Summon.

Bre o and Jaden Yuki dueled to a draw after Bre o summoned Voltic Bicorn and used Ring of Destruction to bring both their Life Points to zero. Their duel ended with Jiang He set to face Team Unicorn’s Jean next.

• Bre o Synchro Summoned Voltic Bicorn and used Desperate Treasure Cards to draw three cards while sending the rest of his deck to the Graveyard.
• Bre o attacked Jaden Yuki’s Elemental HERO Bubbleman, then set three cards and ended his turn.
• Bre o activated Ring of Destruction against Jaden’s Elemental HERO Bladedge, while Jaden responded with Alchemy Cycle.
• Bre o used Trap Eater Squad A to negate and destroy Alchemy Cycle, then Ring of Destruction destroyed Bladedge and reduced both duelists’ Life Points to zero.
• The announcer declared the duel a draw and announced that Jiang He would face Team Unicorn’s Jean next.

Jiang He faced Jean after Team Unicorn left him with an empty field, while Jean controlled [Voltic Bicorn] and three face-down cards. Jean summoned [Lightning Tricorn] and attacked directly, but Jiang He stopped the attack with [Battle Fader], leaving the duel unresolved.

• Jiang He caught up to Jean on the track and said he had a newly prepared deck ready to surprise him.
• Jean summoned [Trident Warrior], used its effect to Special Summon [Trident Dragion], and raised [Trident Warrior]'s level.
• Jean Synchro Summoned [Lightning Tricorn], adding it to the existing [Voltic Bicorn] on his field.
• Jean ordered [Lightning Tricorn] to attack Jiang He directly with its [Triple Raigeki] attack.
• Jiang He activated [Battle Fader] from his hand, Special Summoning it and forcibly ending Jean's battle phase.

Jiang He used Heavy Storm to destroy Jean’s prepared counter traps, then used Parasite Paranoid and Super Polymerization to remove Jean’s two monsters. He Fusion Summoned Mudragon of the Swamp, leaving Team Unicorn’s field cleared of monsters.

• Jiang He activated Heavy Storm and destroyed the four set cards on Jean’s field, including Royal Decree, Non-Fusion Area, and Discord.
• Jean insisted that his Voltic Bicorn and Lightning Tricorn still gave him an advantage and could support Team Unicorn’s milling strategy.
• Jiang He activated Parasite Paranoid from his hand and equipped it to Jean’s Lightning Tricorn, turning it into an Insect.
• Jiang He activated Super Polymerization, using Voltic Bicorn and the transformed Lightning Tricorn as Fusion Materials.
• Jiang He Fusion Summoned Mudragon of the Swamp.