8th Turn - Crow
| Bolger's
SPCs |
7 |
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Crow's
SPCs |
7 |
It's now Crow's turn, and he draws a card. In
his standby phase, 1 Speed Counter is added to both sides following the effect of Speed World 2.
They result in 7 SPCs (6+1) evenly. Crow activates the effect of Speed World 2 at this moment. Removing all 7 SPCs he currently has, he can draw one more card. Losing all SPCs, his speed significantly drops.
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Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak
Tuner Monster Card |
Crow draws and gets Black Feather - Jet the Blue Sky. He next summons a tuner monster [Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak ~ BF (Black Feather) - Shinonome No Kochi - 4/700/1500: This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster during the turn it is Summoned] to the field in defense position and sets up a face-down card. At this moment, Bolger activates the monster effect of Blood Mephist. When an opponent sets up a spell/trap card, this monster can inflict 300 damage to the opponent. Crow's LP thus drops to 600 (900-300). Black Bird is now shaking, and a wing is finally broken.
Yusei is surprised by seeing Black Bird damaged. Jack is concerned by that Crow's body won't be able to bear at this rate. Bolger suggests Crow give up as he is afraid that Crow will die if this continues. Crow challenges Bolger to do so if he thinks he can. He ends his turn at this point. Bolger understands that he has no choice.
9th Turn - Bolger
| Bolger's
SPCs |
8 |
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Crow's
SPCs |
1 |
It's now Bolger's turn, and he draws a card. In
his standby phase, 1 Speed Counter is added to both sides following the effect of Speed World 2. Bolger results in 8 SPCs (7+1) while Crow results in 1 SPC (0+1) as he has just used up all of his SPCs in the prior turn. Bolger activates the monster effect of Blood Mephist to inflict 300 damage to the opponent for each card on the opponent's field. There are 3 cards on Crow's field now: Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak and 2 face-down cards. Thus, 900 damage (300*3) will be inflicted to him.
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Downburst
Normal Trap Card |
It this damage passes through, Crow with 600 LP will be defeated immediately. As the impact is about to reach Crow, he opens his face-down trap card [Downburst - Normal Trap: Face-Up Spell & Trap Cards your opponent controls are set face-down. A card set by this card's effect cannot be activated this turn or activate its effect] that can change all face-up spell/trap cards on the opponent's field to face-down. Thus, Heaven's Arrow and White Out are returned to set-up position.
Crow next opens the second face-down trap card [Delta Crow - Anti Reverse - Normal Trap: This card can only be activated if there a monsters with "Black Feather" in their name on your side of the field. In addition, if there are three monsters with "Black Feather" in their name on your side of the field, this card can be activated from your hand. Destroy all cards set on your opponent's side of the field], which can be activated when a Black Feather monster, Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak in this case, is on the field. It allows him to destroy all set-up cards on the opponent's field.
Thus, the 2 set-up cards on Bolger's field, Heaven's Arrow and White Out, are destroyed. Crow successfully reduces a number of his cards on the field by 2. He has only Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak on the field, so he receives only 300 damage. His LP drops to 300 (600-300*1). A part of his Black Bird is broken along with damage received. Yusei sees that it's good now. When White Out is destroyed, the bond of Black Feather monsters returns (Their correlate effects are back).
Although Crow still has strong will to live, Bolger sees Crow's LP hung on a thread. He normal summons [White Warrior - Sleet the Sacred Flail ~ WW (White Warrior) - Seikyuukon No Sleet - 1/0: You can tribute this card you control when you destroy an opponent's monster by battle to inflict damage to your opponent equal to half the ATK of your monster] to the field in attack position. According to its effect, Bolger can release this card to have another monster, Blood Mephist in this case, to inflict a half of its ATK to the opponent's life points when Blood Mephist can destroy a monster by battle.
Yusei understands that it means if Crow's monster is destroyed by Blood Mephist, Crow will receive 1400 damage (2800/2) and be defeated. Bolger moves to battle phase, declaring an attack of Blood Mephist, "Cursed Blood!," toward Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak. At this moment, Crow activates the monster effect of [Black Feather - Jet the Blue Sky ~ BF (Black Feather) - Souten No Jet - 1/100/800: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to prevent a Black Feather monster on your field from being destroyed] on his hand. By sending this card on hand to the cemetery, he can prevent Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak from being destroyed.
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White Warrior - Sleet the Sacred Flail
Effect Monster Card |
Black Feather - Jet the Blue Sky
Effect Monster Card |
Jack sees that Crow could somehow dodge it this time. Bolger might miss in this turn but he believes that next turn will be over. Setting up 1 face-down card, he ends his turn. Crow is concerned by the current state. If he sets up a card, he will take damage from the effect of Blood Mephist and his LP will be 0. Crow wonders whether there truly isn't a chance for him to beat Blood Mephist.
Crow then hears voice of a kid coming through a speaker. The voice is calling for Big Brother Crow to look at them. Crow looks up at the observation deck and sees many children there. They are holding boards with cheering words, "Keep it up, Crow Big Brother!." A boy is talking through Crow through a microphone. He says that all of the kids are with him. Everyone is cheering Crow to have him keep up.

Seeing the kids, Crow smiles and reminds himself of what Yusei told him earlier (episode 94). Yusei believed that Crow succeeded Pearson's will nicely. Meanwhile, the kids were calling for Crow at that time and asking him to join them. Yusei told Crow to look at those smiling faces of the kids. He asked whether Crow wasn't the one who gave hope of those faces to the kids. Hearing the kids cheering him and thinking about Yusei's words, Crow can't deny that he wants to protect those kids' feeling and Pearson's will entrusted to them.
His strong will finally activates the Crimson Dragon's birthmark on his right arm. The birthmark appears and responds to Black Bird to activate the hidden card in it. The card is a synchro monster that Bolger has looked for, Black Feather Dragon. Everyone is stunned when they all see this card appear on screen. Yusei doesn't understand what's going on. Seeing Black Feather Dragon hidden within Black Bird, Crow remembers Pearson's last words. Pearson asked Crow to take care of the kids for him. Crow has just understood everything especially why Pearson rejected the funds from the city people at that time. Tears are on Crow's eyes. He declares that he will carry out Pearson's feelings.

10th Turn - Crow
| Bolger's
SPCs |
9 |
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Crow's
SPCs |
2 |
Crow's turn and probably his last chance is back. He draws a card. In
his standby phase, 1 Speed Counter is added to both sides following the effect of Speed World 2. Bolger results in 9 SPCs (8+1) while Crow results in 2 SPCs (1+1). Crow summons [Black Feather - Black-Lance Blast ~ BF (Black Feather) - Kuroyari No Blast - 4/1700/1800: If you control a "Black Feather" monster other than "Black Feather - Black-Lance Blast", you can Special Summon this card from your hand. When this card attacks a monster in defense mode, if your attack power exceeds their defense power, inflict Battle Damage equal to the difference to your opponent's Life Points] to the field in attack position.
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Black Feather Dragon
Synchro Monster Card |
Crow tunes Black Feather - Kochi the Daybreak into Black Feather - Black-Lance Blast. "Darkened whirlwind, take flight in the wings of concealed feelings! Synchro Summon! Soar! Black Feather Dragon!," he says and synchro summons [Black Feather Dragon - 8/2800/1600: When you receive damage besides from battle by this card, you cam reduce this monster's ATK by the same amount of damage received to negate the damage. Once per turn, You can return this card's ATK by the ATK reduced by this card's effect. Reduce the ATK of all monsters on your opponent's field by the ATK returned] to the field in attack position.
When Black Feather Dragon is summoned to the field, the Crimson Dragon's birthmarks on Yusei and Jack appear in response to it. This feeling makes them understand that Black Feather Dragon is the 5th dragon of the Signers. Bolger sees that Black Feather Dragon has finally shown itself. He thinks that victory has already been determined anyway.
Bolger opens his face-down trap card [Synchro Rivalry - Normal Trap: Activate only when your opponent Synchro Summons a Synchro Monster. During this turn, monsters you control cannot destroyed by battle], which he has prepared to use with a synchro monster like Black Feather Dragon. Its effect won't allow Bolger's monsters to be destroyed by battle in the turn a synchro monster is special summoned (Synchro summon is also considered a special summon. Thus, Blood Mephist won't be destroyed by battle i this turn).
Crow next plays [Speed Spell - Angel Baton ~ SP (Speed Spell) - Angel Baton - Normal Spell: You can activate this card if you have 2 Speed Counters or more. Discard 1 card from your hand. Draw 2 cards], which requires 2 SPCs to be activated. Crow currently has 2 SPCs to satisfy this condition. It allows him to draw 2 new cards and discard one of them to the graveyard.
Crow thus draws 2 cards and discards Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite to the cemetery. He then sets up 1 face-down card. Jack is afraid that if Crow sets up a card, Blood Mephist will inflict damage to him and he will be defeated. As Jack called, Bolger activates the monster effect of Blood Mephist to inflict 300 damage for each card Crow sets up. The kids are worried about Crow and call their Big Brother's name.
Black Feather Dragon uses its body to receive the effect damage from Blood Mephist. Crow tells people to take a look at the monster effect of Black Feather Dragon, "Damage Drain!." When he receives damage besides from battle, he can negate the damage by reducing Black Feather Dragon's ATK by the same amount of damage. Black Feather Dragon's ATK drops to 2500 (2800-300), and damage inflicted to Crow is negated. Bolger is stunned by that damage was negated. The impact of this damage drain causes a part of Black Feather Dragon's wings to turn dark.
Next, Crow activates the monster effect of [Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite ~ BF (Black Feather) - Seiei No Zephyros - 4/1600/1000: You take 400 damage when this card is sent to the Graveyard. By returning 1 card you control to your hand, Special Summon this card from your Graveyard. When this card is Special Summoned by this effect, and a card is set on the field, this card is destroyed], which he has just sent to the cementer by the effect of SP - Angel Baton, in the graveyard.
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Synchro Rivalry
Normal Trap Card |
Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite
Effect Monster Card |
According to its effect, Crow can take 400 damage to add 1 card he controls to his hand and special summon this monster from the graveyard to the field. He thus returns a set-up card to his hand and special summon Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite from the cemetery to the field in attack position. However, he negates 400 damage by the effect of Black Feather Dragon. Black Feather Dragon's ATK further drops to 2100 (2500-400).
Seeing Crow decreasing the ATK of Black Feather Dragon, Bolger doubts what Crow is planning to do. Crow activates the monster effect of Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite. When special summoned from the graveyard by its own effect like this, it will be destroyed when Crow sets up a face-down card. Crow thus sets up a face-down card to destroy it intentionally.
When Crow sets up a card, the effect of Blood Mephist is activated to inflict 300 damage to Crow. Repeatedly, Crow reduces the ATK of Black Feather Dragon to 1800 (2100-300) to negate the damage. The more damage is negated, the more dark Black Feather Dragon's wings turn to. Again, Crow returns the set-up card to his hand to special summon Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite from the graveyard. Crow reduces Black Feather Dragon's ATK to 1400 (1800-400) to negate the damage for this special summon. He sets up a card to destroy Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite special summoned by this effect.
At this moment, the effect of Black Mephist is activated to inflict 300 damage to Crow. Crow negates it by reducing the ATK of Black Feather Dragon to 1100 (1400-300). Jack notices that Black Feather Dragon's wings are turning dark. Yusei sees that Black Feather Dragon is using itself as a shield. Bolger understands that it is killing itself through pain.
Crow hopes that Bolger should understand well that Pearson didn't want just to complete D-Wheels but because he wanted the kids to know what else they could do by themselves. He also would like them to know what they could achieve without borrowing the power from the city. That explains why Pearson rejected the help from the city. Bolger looks very shocked as he has never though by this far.

Black Feather Dragon is roaring. Bolger looks at it and wonders whether he has thought in the wrong way. That is what Crow agrees. He tells him what Pearson said back them. Pearson said that he understood painful feeling of the kids very well. Their parents were taken away, and they lost a place to go. They thus didn't understand what for they were born. It's all their pain.
Crow says that Black Feather Dragon absorbs pain and dyes its wings black. This monster is the same as Pearson. Crow continues his loop play, by returning the set-up card to his hand to special summon Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite from the graveyard. 400 damage is negated by the effect of Black Feather Dragon. Its ATK drops to 700 (1100-400). Crow again sets up a card to send Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite to the graveyard. Then, the effect of Blood Mephist is activated to inflict 300 damage to Crow. Crow negates it by reducing the ATK of Black Feather Dragon to 400 (700-300).
Crow explains that Pearson carried sorrow and pain of Satellite on his shoulders and planned to release Satellite by completing D-Wheels with Satellite base. Thus, Black Feather Dragon always goes along with Pearson (by its will). At this moment, the ATK of Black Feather Dragon drops to 0 (400-400) when Crow returns the set-up card to his hand and special summon Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite from the graveyard to the field in attack position.

Note: There are totally 4 loops in Crow's play to reduce Black Feather Dragon's ATK from 2800 to 0. There are certain conditions that can make this loop play possible with Black Feather Dragon as follow:
1. Black Feather - Zephyros the Elite must be in the graveyard.
2. There must be a card able to be set up.
3. Blood Mephist's effect isn't optional. That means "You can" texts are not included in the card effect. It inflicts 300 damage once a card is set up.
Then, Crow reduces the ATK of Black Feather Dragon by the following series of damage:
1st Loop
300 - Effect of Blood Mephist when a card is first set up
400 - Effect of BF - Zephyros the Elite to special summon it from the graveyard
300 - Effect of Blood Mephist when a card is set up to destroy BF - Zephyros the Elite
Black Feather Dragon's ATK = 1800 (2800-300-400-300)
2st Loop
400 - Effect of BF - Zephyros the Elite to special summon it from the graveyard
300 - Effect of Blood Mephist when a card is set up to destroy BF - Zephyros the Elite
Black Feather Dragon's ATK = 1100 (1800-400-300)
3rd Loop
400 - Effect of BF - Zephyros the Elite to special summon it from the graveyard
300 - Effect of Blood Mephist when a card is set up to destroy BF - Zephyros the Elite
Black Feather Dragon's ATK = 400 (1100-400-300)
4th Loop
400 - Effect of BF - Zephyros the Elite to special summon it from the graveyard
Black Feather Dragon's ATK = 0 (400-400)
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When Black Feather Dragon's ATK turns to 0, its wings are totally dyed black. Bolger looks at Black Feather Dragon with his big eyes. Crow tells Bolger that these dyed black wings of Black Feather Dragon are the pain Pearson received from him. He is going to have Bolger experience the same pain.
Crow activates the remaining effect of Black Feather Dragon, "Black Burst!," . Once per turn, he can restore its ATK by the reduced attack power and reduce the ATK of all Bolger's monsters by the restored amount. Black Feather Dragon's ATK is reduced by 2800 (from 2800 to 0), so its ATK is totally to restored to 2800 while Blood Mephist's ATK is reduced to 0 (2800-2800). Jack understands that the more Black Feather Dragon absorbs pain, the more it can gain strength.
Crow moves to battle phase, declaring an attack of Black Feather Dragon, "Nova Stream!," to destroy Black Mephist. Bolger turns his face away as he has already known his destiny. Blood Mephist is destroyed, and Bolger's LP drops to 0 exactly (2800+0-2800).
Duel End
The kids cheer up excitedly as Crow becomes the winner. Yusei smiles as seeing that Crow finally did it. The duel is over, and Bolger stops his D-Wheel. He takes off a helmet, looks at Black Feather Dragon, and thinks about Pearson. Bolger has understood that Pearson thought about the kids very much. It's truly him whose eyes were blinded by reputation. Bolger feels sorry and very upset. Crow looks at Bolger's act and doesn't say anything to him.
Later, Crow, Jack, and Yusei visit Pearson's grave together. Crow tells Pearson that Bolger has already turned himself to the police and Pearson's feeling has finally reached him. He takes out Black Feather Dragon card, looks at it, and swears that he will succeed its will (Pearson's will). Crow is holding the card tight in his hand in front of Pearson's grave while Yusei and Jack are watching over him behind.

To be continued...