Chapter Summaries

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.

Jiang He defeated Kite Tenjo by forcing Marshmallon into Attack Position, absorbing it with Cyber Dragon Infinity, and delivering a direct attack. After the Shadow Duel ended, six No. series Xyz Monster Darkness Cards flew from Kite Tenjo to Jiang He.

• Jiang He revived Cyber Dragon Core, Tributed it, and summoned Gafu the God of War.
• Jiang He used Gafu’s effect to change Kite Tenjo’s Marshmallon to Attack Position.
• Jiang He absorbed Marshmallon with Cyber Dragon Infinity and restored its Attack to 2,900.
• Jiang He’s Cyber Dragon Infinity attacked directly, reducing Kite Tenjo’s remaining 900 LP to zero.
• Orbital 7 called out to Kite Tenjo as he fell, and the nearby duelists reacted to the apparent betrayal.
• Six No. series Xyz Monster Darkness Cards flew from Kite Tenjo to Jiang He after the Shadow Duel ended.

After winning six Number Xyz Monster Darkness Cards from Kite Tenjo, Jiang He let Kite escape and later explained that the cards held the souls of their former owners. The group suspected Kite’s connection to the Ra Yellow students’ comas, but learned that someone else had taken the cards and souls of Dimitri, Koyama, and the others.

• Jiang He complained that Kite Tenjo had lost only six of his Number Xyz Monster Darkness Cards, while Yuma Tsukumo and Astral marveled at the haul.
• Kite Tenjo called Orbital 7, who carried him away, and threatened to reclaim the six cards; Jiang He let him leave, expecting another chance to take his cards.
• After shopping at Aunt Dorothy’s card shop, Alexis Rhodes suspected the Number Hunter was Kite Tenjo, one of the students recommended by Mr. Heartland.
• At the Slifer Red dorm, Bastion Misawa questioned how Kite could have caused the Ra Yellow students’ severe injuries, and Jiang He explained that Kite’s suit could let him take opponents’ souls along with their cards.
• Jiang He revealed that the six cards held six duelists’ souls, but not those of Dimitri, Koyama, or the other injured Ra Yellow students, indicating someone else had taken theirs.

Jiang He promised Yuma Tsukumo a Number Xyz Monster Darkness Card for dueling him, claiming the matches would help Yuma grow. After defeating Yuma with an Exodia one-turn-kill deck, Jiang He gave Astral a Number card, while Yuma remained grateful and determined to improve.

• Jack Atlas and Chazz Princeton argued over who should confront Kite Tenjo's companions, until Jiang He pointed out that none of them had Number Xyz Monsters to wager.
• Jiang He told Yuma Tsukumo he would give him one of his six Number Xyz Monster Darkness Cards for each duel, presenting the offer as special training.
• Jiang He began Yuma's training with an old Exodia the Forbidden One one-turn-kill deck as the others watched.
• Jiang He defeated Yuma in a single turn, earning Emotion Points, then gave one Number Darkness Card to Astral.
• Yuma thanked Jiang He and vowed to learn from the loss, while Syrus Truesdale and the others watched uneasily.

Jiang He repeatedly put Yuma Tsukumo through brutal duels with different decks, recovering the Number cards while earning Emotion Points. After Yuma was carried away, Jiang He sensed Nistro and Dextra spying on him but let them leave, and he noticed signs of new power developing between Yuma and Astral.

• Jiang He switched to a Timelord Deck and defeated Yuma, whose prepared traps became dead draws.
• Jiang He returned a Number card to Yuma and Astral, encouraging them to keep training; after five duels, Yuma agreed to one last match for the remaining card.
• Ishizu and Sphere Kuriboh warned Jiang He about Nistro and Dextra watching from the woods, but he chose not to confront them.
• Nistro and Dextra suspected they had been discovered and retreated to their Obelisk Blue dorm, worrying that Duel Academy had become dangerous for them.
• Jiang He continued training Yuma until he was carried back to his room, then remarked that young people could not handle much and sensed new power forming between Yuma and Astral.
• That evening, Jiang He relaxed in the cabin's indoor hot spring while Camula scrubbed his back.

Jiang He used his newly acquired Rank-Up Evolution skill on Camula’s vampire spirits, discovering that the power came from the King of the Netherworld’s Mark. One attempt succeeded and strengthened her clan members, but another failed and cost him 6,000 Emotion Points, leaving him wary of the skill’s price.

• Jiang He checked his system panel and found he had nearly 100,000 Emotion Points, much of the recent increase coming from duels with Yuma Tsukumo and Kite Tenjo.
• Jiang He asked Camula to provide two vampire spirits so he could test Rank-Up Evolution, and she reluctantly handed over her cards.
• Jiang He used the King of the Netherworld’s Mark to combine two Level 5 vampire guards into Vampire’s Red The Reaper, while one spirit emerged as the evolved monster Shadow Vampire.
• Camula stopped Jiang He from trying the skill on her aunt, Vampire Grace, so he chose a Level 6 guard and materialized Vampire’s Curse instead.
• Jiang He failed to evolve the replacement pair and lost 6,000 Emotion Points, realizing the skill’s low exchange cost came with a risk of costly failure.