Chapter Summaries

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.

Jiang He used [Yosenju's Divine Mask] to set Pendulum Scales of 3 and 5, then changed [Yosenju Right Kama Divine Pillar]'s scale to 11 and Pendulum Summoned four monsters. He began his counterattack against the Tyler Sisters by activating [Yosenju Daibak]'s effect to return two cards on the field to their owners' hands.

• Jiang He activated [Yosenju's Divine Mask] and placed [Yosenju Left Kama Divine Pillar] and [Yosenju Right Kama Divine Pillar] in his Pendulum Zones.
• Grace and Gloria mocked Jiang He's claim that he could Pendulum Summon monsters up to Level 10, but Jiang He raised [Yosenju Right Kama Divine Pillar]'s Pendulum Scale to 11.
• Jiang He Pendulum Summoned [Yosenju Kama 1], [Yosenju Kama 2], [Yosenju Sabu], and the Level 10 [Mayosenju Daibak].
• Gloria dismissed Jiang He's monsters because the Tyler Sisters' monsters had higher ATK, but Jiang He activated [Yosenju Daibak]'s effect to return two cards on the field to their owners' hands.

Jiang He dismantled the Tyler Sisters’ Amazoness defenses by bouncing their Fusion Monsters and then using Yosenju effects to return more of their cards. He left the sisters with only one monster each as he continued his turn.

• Jiang He used Yosenju Daibak’s effect to return Gloria’s Amazoness Empress and Grace’s Amazoness Pet Liger to the Extra Deck, destroying the Equip Cards attached to them.
• Jiang He taunted the Tyler Sisters after removing their protection, but Gloria and Grace insisted their remaining Amazoness Queens and Amazoness Tiger could still hold the field.
• Jiang He activated Yosenju Sabu’s effect, returning Yosenju Right Kama Divine Pillar to the Deck to activate Yosenju’s Dizzying Winds from his Deck.
• Jiang He explained that Yosenju’s Dizzying Winds changed his non-Yosenju bounce effects to return cards to the Deck instead of the hand.
• Jiang He used Yosenju Kama 1 and Yosenju’s Dizzying Winds to return one of Gloria’s Amazoness Queens to the Deck, leaving the sisters with one monster each.

The Tyler Sisters rebuilt their Amazoness field while Jiang He drew more cards and destroyed Grace’s set [Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell]. Gloria then revived [Parasite Polymerization Practitioner] and began a Fusion Summon, leaving Jiang He’s concealed plan unresolved.

• Jiang He activated [Card of Demise], replenishing his hand to five cards.
• Jiang He used [Double Mystical Space Typhoon] to destroy his [Yosenju Left Kama Divine Pillar] and Grace’s set [Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell].
• Jiang He activated [Yosen Great Mystical Space Typhoon], set three cards, and ended his turn.
• Gloria Pendulum Summoned [Amazoness Sage] and [Amazoness Queen] after drawing a replacement for the Queen Jiang He had returned to the Deck.
• Gloria activated [Monster Reborn] to revive [Parasite Polymerization Practitioner] and announced a Fusion using it and [Amazoness Sage].

Jiang He and Tori used coordinated Quick-Play Spells to protect [Yosenju Daibak] and return three of Gloria’s key cards to her deck. The Tyler Sisters were left facing Jiang He’s disruptive combo without their Pendulum support or [Amazoness Sage].

• Gloria Fusion Summoned [Amazoness Empress], which Special Summoned another [Amazoness Sage] from her deck.
• Jiang He activated [Yosenju Wind Worship] and explained how his Yosenju cards could return opposing cards to their owners’ hands.
• Tori activated [Forbidden Lance] to protect [Yosenju Daibak] from Spell and Trap effects, allowing it to remain on the field.
• Jiang He returned three Yosenju monsters to his hand, drew two cards, and used his field effects to send [Amazoness Sage] and Gloria’s two Pendulum Monsters back to her deck.
• The Tyler Sisters grew furious, while [Amazoness Empress] remained on Gloria’s field.

Jiang He and Tori Meadows/Wu defeated the Tyler Sisters after clearing their monsters with [Storming Mirror Force] and landing direct attacks. The sisters were sealed into a card, while their Duel Disks and decks were recovered by the Ojama Trio.

• Tori Meadows/Wu activated [Safe Zone] and [DNA Surgery] to protect [Yosenju Daibak] and prevent battle damage.
• Jiang He activated [Storming Mirror Force], and [Yosenju's Dizzying Winds] sent the Tyler Sisters' monsters back into their decks.
• Tori Meadows/Wu attacked directly with [CXyz Dark Fairy Cheer Girl] and [Master Hyperion], reducing the Tyler Sisters' Life Points to zero.
• The Shadow Duel ended, and the unconscious Tyler Sisters were sealed into a card in Jiang He's hand.
• The Ojama Trio brought Jiang He the Tyler Sisters' Duel Disks and decks.