Chapter Summaries

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.

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.