episode 172
Duel Academia Crisis! The Gem Beasts Blocking the Way

Japanese Title: Duel Academia No Kiki! Tachiwadakaru Hougyokujuu
Released Date: 01/30/2008
Series: Yu Gi Oh Duel Monster Generation Next (GX)
Picture Supervisor: In Tea Sun
Production: Lee Kyoung Soo, Yamaguchi Kentarou
Screenshots: Janime
Translating: Horoko, Primuler, Snoberry, Janime
Card Advisors: Tatsunoboshi Horoko
OP/End: Precious Time, Glory Days/Endless Dream
 
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There is explosion everywhere around KC building. Judai is trying to escape from top of the building, but his way to the elevator is blocked by fire. He is looking for other ways and coming across a way exploded into a big hole. Judai quickly runs through that hole and gets out to the roof of the building. Meanwhile, fire and explosion are going after him.

Judai sees nothing else but a lifting cart for window cleaning. He no longer has time for other ways, so he decides to jump onto the cart. The cart is moving down, but explosion finally cuts the rope hanging it. Judai is falling quickly along with the cart. In front of him, there is another cart, so he jumps from the falling cart into a new one. Due to his weight from jumping, the cart begins to move down quickly. As there is a series of explosion, the rope of the new cart is eventually torn out. Judai is again falling to hit the earth while screaming loudly.

While Judai is about to knock a shelter on the ground level, his eyes turn into Yubel's orange-blue eyes. He quickly sets E-Hero Neos into this duel disk and summons it. E-Hero Neos fires its beam to destroy the shelter. Judai is blown away by explosion and is about to hit the ground. E-Hero Neos catches him in time. Judai thanks E-Hero Neos for its help before E-Hero Neos disappears and Judai finally falls onto the ground.

Judai looks at KC building burning in flame. He is trying to hold himself up and realizes that he has got to return to Duel Academia as soon as possible. When he gets and walks for a few steps, he suddenly stops in freezing mode. He looks dizzy while his eyes don't seem to have clear vision. Judai doesn't understand what this feeling is. It's as if his whole body is burning. His face doesn't look good either.

No matter what, Judai struggles that he has to return to Duel Academia. He weakly walks to Saiou's motorcycle, puts on a helmet, and rides off. At the same time, KC building begins to collapse, and explosion/fire is continuing.

During night time in the forest, Kenzan is searching for Sorano after following his shadow. He doesn't know where Sorano is, yelling to ask Sorano to show up. At the same time, the third-grade blue student is standing and looking for some opponents. Sorano then appears. He says that he understands that this senior is looking for an opponent for Graduation Duel. If his senior can't find any, Sorano offers to be his opponent.

The third-grade student is glad to have Sorano be his opponent. Sorano smiles evilly as saying that is supposed to be his senior's last duel (He refers to the last duel of the senior's life not the last duel in the last year of Duel Academia), so he hopes his senior will have fun without regret.

On the other side around the school, there appear many Sorano. They say that darkness in all hearts will soon become one and will lead to the big world of Darkness. Kenzan keeps on looking for Sorano in the forest. Sorano finally appears from swirling wind. He tells Kenzan not to call him loudly because he is everywhere.

Kenzan says that he is looking for him, and Judai is also worried about him. Talking about Judai, Sorano thinks that Kenzan should tell Judai to be worried about himself before getting worried about him. He also recommends Kenzan stop hanging around with Judai. The way Kenzan gets stronger because of staying with Judai makes Sorano and the second-grade students less important.

Kenzan asks when he did look down Sorano who has been his first friend since he entered the school. Although they are in different dorm color, Sorano comes down to talk to Kenzan. Thus, Kenzan doesn't understand how Sorano can say that Kenzan is looking down him or making him less important. Sorano tells Kenzan that what he has just said isn't what he is currently thinking. It actually comes from darkness of Sorano's darkness of heart.

Kenzan becomes surprised by what Sorano is talking about. Sorano asks why they don't look together into Kenzan's darkness of heart. He walks closer to Kenzan and places his hand with swirling dark aura onto Kenzan's chest as if he is going to pull out his darkness. Kenzan's eyes quickly turn to dinosaur eyes before he pushes Sorano's hand away.

Sorano has just realized that Kenzan isn't a normal human. Kenzan doesn't answer but looks at Sorano seriously. Sorano has never expected anybody else like Judai, considering Kenzan a trouble that needs to be eliminated. Kenzan steps back and stands by. He has already realized that the guy in front of him isn't Sorano.

Meanwhile, Sorano's eyes glow with blue eyes, and the vision of Mr.T is appears from Sorano and says that friends are separate to the world of Darkness. Kenzan has realized that Mr.T is behind. As he is standing by his duel, he declares that he won't be beaten. Sorano stands by his duel disk in response. When both of them are ready, a duel starts.

Sorano Soon, the darkness in every heart will become one and will be lead to enormous world of Darkness.
Kenzan Where are you?! Sorano!!
Sorano Kenzan.
Kenzan Sorano?
Sorano You don't have to call me out loud, I'm everywhere.
Kenzan I was looking for you. Big Brother Judai is worried about you.
Sorano Judai... Why don't you tell him to worry about himself first then to worry about me?
Kenzan Sorano?
Sorano Shouldn't you start stop being Judai's gang? You're just living by his name. Thinking that you've gotten stronger by hanging out with Judai, you belittled us the second-year students.
Kenzan Since when did I belittled you? You were the first friend I made after coming here. Though you were blue and I was yellow, you talked to me. And you say I was belittling you?
Sorano What I've just said is not what I thought, but it came out from the darkness in Sorano's heart.
Kenzan What are you talking about?
Sorano Shall I look at darkness in your heart as well? You!! You're not a normal human. This is a surprise. I didn't think that there was another human like this besides Judai. Then you're more troublesome.
Kenzan Who are you? You are not Sorano!
Mr.T Friends are separate to the world of Darkness.
Kenzan You are Mr.T. It isn't me to be beaten by you.
Kenzan, Sorano Duel!

At Domino City, Judai is riding a motorcycle to the seaport in order to return to Duel Academia. Shortly, he feels dizzy as the pictures of the sea in front of him become blur. Judai falls off the motorcycle that falls into the sea. He takes off his helmet. Around his eyes are dark, showing how weak he is. Judai is holding himself up and trying to walk to his ship in a pier. No matter what, he tells himself that he has to go back to Duel Academia.

While he is walking, his whole body gets shocked and he finally collapses onto his knees. When Judai looks up, he sees Mr.T standing in front of him. Mr.T greets Judai with friendly tone that Judai seems to be safe. Judai responds aggressively and unfriendly. He has already heard from Saiou that the real purpose of Mr.T is Duel Academia.

Mr.T looks confused when Judai talks about Mr.T. Judai gets up and tells Mr.T to move out quickly. He looks weak with injured body. Mr.T asks with concern what's wrong with Judai's body. Judai doesn't listen. If Mr.T doesn't get out of his way, he has no choice. Judai stands by his duel disk and says that he has to force Mr.T to get out of his way by force.

Mr.T even looks confused, asking why Judai has to duel him. It seems that Mr.T doesn't know at all what Judai is talking about. Judai doesn't want to talk and tells him to shut up. Mr.T says that if his voice can't reach Judai, there is no other choice but duel. He stands by his duel disk in response. Then, both of them start a duel.

The first turn is with Judai. Drawing a card, he summons [E-Hero Burst Lady - 3/1200/800] onto the field in attack position. Setting up a face-down card, he ends his turn.

In Mr.T's turn, he draws a card and summons [Gem Beast Cobalt Eagle ~ Hougyokujyuu Cobalt Eagle - 4/1400/800: Once per turn, you can return a card with Gem Beast in its name on your side of the field to the top of your deck. When this card is destroyed, instead of sending it to the Graveyard, place it face-up in your Spell/Trap Card Zone. When in your Spell/Trap Card Zone, treat it as a Continuous Spell Card] onto the field in attack position.

Golden Rule
Spell Card

Judai is surprised by seeing Mr.T playing Gem Beast monsters. Next, Mr.T plays spell card [Golden Rule ~ Kinka Hyoukujyou - Equipment Spell: {{This card can only be equipped to a Gem Beast monster you control. By placing 2 Level 3 or lower Gem Beast monster from your Deck as Continuous Magic cards in your Magic & Trap Cards Zone, you can Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower Gem Beast monster from your hand. When a Gem Beast card placed by this card's effect in the Magic & Trap cards zone is removed from the field, destroy this card. If this card is destroyed, destroy the monster that was Special Summoned by this card's effect and send it to the Graveyard.}}] with Gem Beast Cobalt Eagle.

According to its effect, Mr.T is able to set up Gem Beast Ruby Carbuncle and Gem Beast Emerald Turtle as gemstones into his spell/trap card zones. Then, he can special summon [Gem Beast Amethyst ~ Hougyokujyuu Amethyst Cat - 3/1200/400: When this card is destroyed, instead of sending it to the Graveyard, you can place it face-up in your Spell/Trap Card Zones. When this card is in your Spell/Trap Card Zone it is treated as a Continuous Spell Card. In addition, by decreasing this card's ATK by half, this card can attack your opponent's Life Points directly] from his hand onto the field in attack position.

After that, Mr.T plays [Gem Guidance ~ Hougyoku No Michibiki - Spell: If there are 2 or more Gem Beast cards in your Spell & Trap Card Zone. Special Summon 1 Gen Beast monster from your Deck.].

Due to its effect, when there are 2 or more Gem Beast monsters in the spell/trap card zones, he can special a Gem Beast monster from his deck. Thus, Mr.T special summons [Gem Beast Topaz Tiger ~ Hougyokujyuu Topaz Tiger - 4/1600/1000: When this card is destroyed, instead of sending it to the Graveyard, you can place it face-up in your Spell/Trap Card Zones. When this card is in your Spell/Trap Card Zone it is treated as a Continuous Spell Card. When this card battles with an opponent's monster, increase this cards ATK by 400 points] from his hand onto the field in attack position.

Judai is very surprised by how Mr.T can play Gem Beast monsters. As far as he knows, Gem Beast deck is an exclusive deck only for Johan. The fact that Mr.T is playing Johan's deck makes Judai think that Johan may have already missed and been defeated. Mr.T just says that he is going to open Judai's eyes or wake him up to see the truth. Judai doesn't listen. Understanding that Johan may have already been defeated, he gets very mad and yells at Mr.T.

Note: When Mr.T is a messenger of Darkness. He is also created by darkness of heart. When he can beat anybody and consume his or her darkness of heart, he can also play that person's deck. Mr.T playing with Kenzan now is also disguising as Sorano and playing by his deck. Thus, Judai thinks that Mr.T may have already defeated Johan and taken over his deck.

In Mr.T's battle phase, he declares the attack of Gem Beast Topaz Tiger towards E-Hero Burst Lady. With the special effect of Gem Beast Topaz Tiger, its attack points can go up by 400 when he is attacking. Thus, the total attack points of Gem Beast Topaz Tiger become 2000 (1600+400).

Judai can't let Mr.T succeed, opening his face-down trap card [Dimensional Tunnel - Mirror Gate ~ Ichigen Tunnel - Mirror Gate - Trap: This card can only be activated during the Battle Phase when a monster attacks. Switch the control of the attacking monster and another monster on the opponent's side of the field, the battle will conduct as normally].

According to its effect, the control of the attacking and receiving monsters are switched. This means E-Hero Burst Lady becomes Mr.T's monster and Gem Beast Topaz Tiger becomes Judai's monster. Both monsters confront in the air, and there appears explosion. Gem Beast Topaz Tiger wins. However, because it becomes Judai's monster now, Mr.T has to lose his LP from this attack. His LP decreases to 3200 (4000+1200-2000).

Mr.T activates the special effect of Gem Beast Amethyst Cat. It can attack Judai directly with a half of its attack points. Thus, Gem Beast Amethyst Cat with 600 (1200/2) attack points strike Judai directly, making his LP decrease to 3400 (4000-600).

Mr.T then plays spell card [Rare Value - Spell: When there are 2 or more monsters that include Gem Beast in their card name in your Spell/Trap Card Zone, randomly select 1 and send it to the Graveyard and draw 2 cards from your Deck].

According to its effect, when Mr.T has 2 or more Gem Beast monsters in his spell/trap card zones, he can let Judai select to discard one of them into the cemetery so that he can draw 2 cards from his deck. Judai decides to discard Gem Beast Ruby Carbuncle, and Mr.T can draw 2 cards.

Note: It's a good choice for Judai to discard Gem Beast Ruby Carbuncle not Gem Beast Emerald Turtle. Gem Beast Ruby Carbuncle has special effect to special summon all Gem Beast monsters in the spell/trap card zones onto the field. Thus, its effect can later be a trouble for Judai.

Judai claims that since one of Gem Beast monsters (Gem Beast Ruby Carbuncle) in magic/trap card zones placed by the effect of Golden Rule was sent to graveyard, Golden Rule has to be destroyed together with Gem Beast Amethyst Cat, which was special summon by Golden Rule's effect (This process is all application of Golden Rule's effect).

Gem Spring
Spell Card

Next, Mr.T plays spell card [Gem Spring - Hougyokujyuu No Izumi - Continuous Spell: {{Activate when a Gem Beast monster you control was returned to the Deck. Select the returned Gem Beast monster and 2 more Gem Beast monster and place them on top of your deck.}}]. Due to its effect, when there is a Gem Beast monster on the field sent back to his deck, he can select that sent-back Gem Beast monster and other two Gem Beast monsters and place them onto the top of his deck.

Mr.T activates the special effect of Gem Beast Cobalt Eagle, allowing to send Gem Beast Emerald Turtle on the field or in his spell/trap card zone back to his deck. According to Gem Spring's effect, he is allowed to place Gem Beast Sapphire Pegasus and Gem Beast Amber Mammoth onto the top of his deck along with Gem Beast Emerald Turtle. Setting two face-down cards, Mr.T ends his turn.

At this end phase, the effect of Judai's Dimensional Tunnel - Mirror Gate has been finished, so Gem Beast Topaz Tiger can return onto Mr.T's field. Judai is amazed and hardly believes that there is someone else who can use Johan's Gem Beast deck skillfully like this.

 
 
summary - second period
episode 172 summarized by Janime


Judai doesn't well but still keeps on dueling. It's now his turn. He says that, from now on, he won't let Mr.T play with Johan's deck as he wants. Drawing a card, Judai plays Polymerization to fuse E-Hero Featherman, E-Hero Sparkman, and E-Hero Bubbleman on his hand into [E-Hero Tempester - 8/2800/2800: This monster cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. By sending 1 card (except this card) from your side of the field to the Graveyard, select 1 monster on your side of the field. While this card is face-up on the field, the selected monster is not destroyed as a result of battle. (Damage calculation is applied normally)].

At the moment, Judai plays Polymerization, there is dark aura emerging from the card. Mr.T can notice it that there is something unusual with the card. Without waiting, Judai declares the attack of E-Hero Tempester towards Gem Beast Topaz Tiger. At this moment, Mr.T opens his face-down trap card [Mine Blasting ~ Kouzan Bakuha - Trap: Send 5 cards from your deck to the Cemetery. You cannot draw during your next turn's Draw Phase]. According to its effect, he has to discard 5 cards on the top of his deck into his cemetery. The 5 cards are Gem Beast Amber Mammoth, Gem Beast Sapphire Pegasus, Gem Beast Emerald Turtle, Rainbow Ancient City-Rainbow Ruin and Rainbow Life. Judai doesn't understand at all why Mr.T destroyed his own monsters.

Mr.T just says that in order to wake Judai up, he has an only choice to borrow power of Gem Beast monsters. He then opens his next face-down trap card [Rainbow's Gravity ~ Niji No Inryoku - Trap: When there are 7 Gem Beast monsters on your side of the field and your graveyard, you can special summon Rainbow Dragon from your deck or graveyard]. Due to its effect, when Mr.T can gather 7 Gem Beasts in both his field and graveyard, he can special summon Rainbow Dragon from his deck or cemetery.

Mine Blasting
Trap Card
Rainbow's Gravity
Trap Card

As Judai is getting shocked, Mr.T declares to special summon [Ultimate Gem God Rainbow Dragon ~ Kyuukyoku Hougyokushin Rainbow Dragon - 10/4000/0: This card cannot be Normal Summoned. This card can only be Special Summoned if you have cards with Gem Beast in their names on your side of the field or in your Cemetery which have a combined total of 7 types. This card cannot activate the following effects in the turn this card was Special Summoned. Send all cards with Gem Beast on your side of the field to the Cemetery. Increase this card's attack power by 1000 points for each card sent to the Cemetery. You can activate this effect in your opponent's turn as well. By removing all cards with Gem Beast in your Cemetery from the game, return all cards on the field to their owner's decks and shuffle them] onto the field in attack position.

Mr.T tells Judai to wake up before declaring the attack Ultimate Gem God Rainbow Dragon, Over the Rainbow, to destroy E-Hero Tempester. There appears bright light and large explosion before Over the Rainbow passes through Judai. While Judai is screaming, Polymerization card is flying from his graveyard and falling onto the ground. The is burning by dark flame while Judai is screaming with pain in dark aura releasing him.

Judai has been released from darkness from this card. When Judai gets up and looks forward, the duelist standing in front of him doesn't appear to be Mr.T but true Johan. Johan is glad that Judai has eventually returned to normal. Judai is surprised by seeing Johan here before collapsing onto his knees. Johan hurries run into him. The game between both of them seems to end at this point without result.

Johan asks Judai with concern whether Judai is fine. Judai asks to confirm whether the person in front of him is actually Johan. Johan convinces him that he is the only one who can use Gem Beast deck. This should be enough proof. Judai doubts what actually happened to him. Johan thinks that Judai was just bluffed by Polymerization card polluted by darkness. Judai has just realized that when Saiou offered to check his deck for any polluted card of Darkness (episode 170), his deck was actually manipulated by Arcana Force 0_The Fool with power of Darkness.

Judai's deck has been polluted since then, making him see Mr.T instead of Johan. Judai feels very upset as apologizing Johan for his thought that Johan is an enemy. Johan tries to comfort him and tells him not to be worried. He has already heard from O'Brien that Saiou came to poison Judai's power. Judai has just understood the whole truth, looking at Johan and mentioning about his bond with Gem Beast monsters.

At the same time, the spirit of Gem Beast Sapphire Pegasus appears behind Johan. It says that both Johan and Judai have already overcome darkness of hearts. Judai once played Super Fusion to save Johan captured inside Ultimate Gem God Rainbow Dragon (episode 152), changing darkness of Ultimate Gem God Rainbow Dark Dragon into light of Ultimate Gem God Rainbow Dragon. Therefore, Gem Beast Sapphire Pegasus believes that both Johan and Judai will be able to oppose mighty power of Darkness and save everyone.

The spirits of other Gem Beast monsters and E-Hero monsters along with Winged Kuriboh then appear around them. They look at Johan and Judai as if they want to convince them that they can do that. Judai smiles while looking at those monsters. Johan gives Judai a hand and pulls him up. Judai feels and looks much better now. He gains his confidence and believes that he and Johan will be able to fight Darkness and save everybody.

At Duel Academia, the duel between Sorano and Kenzan is during the mid way. Sorano is declaring the attack of [Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 ~ Horus No Kokuenryuu LV8 - 8/3000/1800: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by the effect of Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6. While this card remains face-up on your side of the field, you can negate the activation and effect of any Spell Cards and destroy them] to destroy [Killersaurus - 4/1800/1100: You can discard this card from your hand to add 1 Jurassic World from your Deck to your hand].

Kenzan currently has 2900 LP. This strike reduces his LP to 1700 (2900+1800-3000). Sorano ends his turn at this point. He appears to have 2600 LP. There is also another trap card [Royal Decree ~ Oukyuu No Ofure - Continuous Trap: As long as this card remains face-up on the field, negate the effects of all Trap Cards on the field except this card] faced up on his field. Sorano chuckles before asking whether this is just Kenzan's level.

Kenzan gets mad and tells Sorano not to call him with familiar name as if they are friends. Sorano in front of him now is Mr.T not true Sorano. Kenzan says that he will make Sorano shut up before drawing a card to run on his turn. He then summons [Hyper Hammerhead - 4/1500/1200: When this monster battles an opponent's monster, if the opponent's monster is not destroyed as a result of the battle, the opponent's monster is returned to it's owner's hand at the end of the Damage Step] onto the field in attack position.

Shortly, Kenzan declares the attack of Hyper Hammerhead towards Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8. Seeing Kenzan have a monster merely 1500 attack points strike, Sorano doubts what Kenzen intends to do. Kenzan doesn't answer but says that Sorano will understand soon. Hyper Hammerhead then runs towards Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 and hits it by its hammer head. Because it has lower attack points, it is eventually destroyed. Kenzan's LP also decreases to 200 (1700+1500-3000).

Sorano feels pity that it's just self-destruction. He doubts whether Kenzan became desperate because he had no chance. Kenzan corrects his friend that this is good following his plan, activating the special effect of Hyper Hammerhead at this moment. Its special ability affects the attacked monster, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8, to return to Sorano's hand at the end of damage step. Sorano has just realized that Kenzan has planned for this.

Without Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8, Kenzan is allowed to play any spell card (Horus monsters have special effect to negate activation of spell cards). As a result, Kenzan plays [Space-Time Transcendency ~ Jikuu Chouetsu - Spell: Remove from play any number of Dinosaur-Type monsters from your Graveyard. Special Summon 1 monster with level equal to the number of Dinosaur-Type monsters that where removed from play from your hand. The monster Special Summoned by this effect cannot attack this turn].

According to its effect, Kenzan can remove any number of dinosaur monsters from his cemetery from play to special summon a monster whose level is equal to the number of the monsters removed by this effect. Sonaro wonders whether Kenzan intended to lose LP and returned Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 to his hand merely to play this combo.

Kenzan decides to remove Gilasaurus, Dark Driceratops, Killersaurus, and Hyper Hammerhead. 4 dinosaur monsters are removed from play, so he can special summon a level-4 monster or [Dino Infinity - 4/?/0: The original ATK of this card becomes the number of your Dinosaur-Type monsters that are removed from play x1000 points] onto the field in attack position. Sorano gets disappointed to see merely a level-4 monster.

Kenzan asks whether Sorano thinks so that it's just low level monster. By the special effect of Dino Infinity, its attack points can increase by 1000 points for each card removed from play to summon it. 4 cards were removed, so its attack points become 4000 (1000*4). Kenzan would like to declare its direct attack now but he is afraid that he can't. According to the effect of Space-Time Transcendency, Dino Infinity summoned by its effect can't attack in this turn. Sorano feels pity to Kenzan as well.

Still in Kenzan's turn, he plays spell card [Dino Blast - Spell: {{Activate by selecting 1 Dinosaur-Type monster you control. Inflict damage equal to the selected monster's level * 300 to your opponent's Life Points.}}].

Space-Time Transcendency
Spell Card
Dino Blast
Spell Card

Due to its effect, Kenzan can select a dinosaur monster on his field and inflict damage equal to 300 for each level of the selected monster to Sorano. He certainly selects Dino Infinity with level 4, so Sorano has to receive direct hit and his LP decreases to 1400 (2600-300*4). As Kenzan is dominating the game, he is showing his confidence on the power of his dinosaurs.

Sorano begins to play a mind game, asking whether Kenzan likes dinosaurs that much. Kenzan replies that he becomes one with dinosaurs and even reveals that there is a dinosaur leg attached into his left leg. Sorano has just realized that there is no darkness in Kenzan's heart. Thus, he plans to look for any small shadow in Kenzan's heart. Even it's small, Sorano can change it into big darkness. He tells Kenzan that he is going to bring him to the world of dinosaurs where Kenzan likes very much. His eyes then turn blue and glow brightly. As Kenzan is getting amazed, he has already been brought to the world of dinosaurs in Jurassic world.

Kenzan appears to be a dinosaur (Tyranno Kenzan as his name). While he is looking surprised by his shape, Sorano's voice tells him that it's his previous form before he was born. Instead of getting worried, Kenzan is very happy because he finally becomes a real dinosaur as he has wished. However, Sorano asks whether Kenzan really feels happy. Dinosaur's life is truly cruel.

There is another small dinosaur in front of Tyranno Kenzan. Without control, the small dinosaur later remains only bones. There is no doubt that Tyranno Kenzan has already eaten it. Sorano's voice explains the rule of the nature that the strong eats the weak, and the weak becomes blood and fresh. This cruel world is the world where Kenzan has desired for long. It is called back to become a curse for Kenzan.

Kenzan has returned to the normal world. He doesn't understand what Sorano means by the curse. At the same time, a dinosaur bone in his left leg begins to glow brightly. Sorano is afraid to tell Kenzan that the dinosaur leg attached to Kenzan actually belongs to a dinosaur that his previous life, Tyranno Kenzan, ate before. While Kenzan is getting surprised, darkness begins to emerge from his left leg and surrounds his body.

Sorano says that this is the curse of the dinosaurs that became Kenzan's preys in his previous life. They are going to avenge and eat Kenzan back at this time. Sorano tells Kenzan to better receive pain from getting eaten while being alive. In another vision, Tyranno Kenzan is getting attacked by many dinosaurs and eaten by them.

It's such a nightmare for Kenzan surrounded by darkness from his dinosaur leg. He is screaming out loud while telling those dinosaurs to stop and asking for help. Kenzan is struggling with pain as denying that this is just a lie. Sorano has already captured darkness of Kenzan's heart and made it bigger. To be betrayed by his beloved dinosaurs is what suffers him at most.

Note: There is no proof whether Kenzan's bone actually comes from a dinosaur he ate in the previous life as a dinosaur. Sorano or Mr.T realizes that Kenzan doesn't have darkness of heart or no bad memory. Thus, as he did to O'Brien, he may set up a cruel story of dinosaur life to Kenzan, creating fear or darkness of being eaten alive to him.

Sorano Do you like dinosaurs that much?
Kenzan That's such a foolish question. I and dinosaur are the one! There's a bit of dinosaur in my leg bone which got broken once during excavation.
Sorano (Indeed, there is no darkness in his heart. But if there is small bit of shadow in his heart. Then it can be distorted into big darkness.) Then I will take you to world of dinosaurs which you like so much.
Kenzan What?! What is this? This...
Sorano This is your life before you were born.
Kenzan My life before I was born? That means I was a dinosaur? I'm happy!
Sorano Do you think so?
Kenzan What... This!
Sorano The weak gets eaten and becomes blood and flesh of the strong. The strong eats and the weak gets eaten. This is the world of dinosaurs you have desired for so long. And that work becomes a curse to you and gets reincarnated.
Kenzan What do you mean? This!!
Sorano That small bit of dinosaur bone in your leg. It's the dinosaur that was eaten by you before!
Kenzan What?!
Sorano The curse of dinosaurs that became your preys, will jump over time and eat your body this time! Literally deserved it. You feel the pain of being eaten alive.
Kenzan Stop! Help! This is all lie! This is fake!

It's now Sorano's turn. He is going to release Kenzan from this pain and drawing a card. It's spell card [Premature Burial ~ Hayasugita Maisou - Equipment Spell: Pay 800 Life points. Select 1 Monster Card from your graveyard, Special-Summon it on the field in face-up Attack Position and equip it with this card. When this card is destroyed, the monster is also destroyed], and he plays it immediately.

According to its effect, paying 800 LP, Sorano can special summon [Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 ~ Horus No Kokuenryuu LV6 - 6/2300/1600: While this card is on the field, it is unaffected by the effects of Spell Cards. During the End Phase of a turn that this card destroyed a monster by battle, by sending this card to the Graveyard, Special Summon 1 Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 from your hand or Deck] from his graveyard onto the field in attack position and equip it with Premature Burial.

Next, he plays [Magical Stone Excavation ~ Mahouseki No Saikutsu - Spell: Discard 2 Cards from your hand. Add 1 Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand], sending 2 spell cards, Level Down! and Level Modulation, from his hand into the graveyard in exchange of Level Up! from his graveyard onto his hand.

Sorano then activates [Level Up! - Spell: Send 1 face-up LV monster on your side of the field to the Graveyard. Special Summon a monster from your hand or Deck that is written in the card text of the sent monster, ignoring any and all Summoning conditions] with Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6.

Level Up! allows Sorano to send Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 on the field into the cemetery and special summons Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8, which was previously returned to his hand due to the special effect of Hyper Hammerhead of Kenzan, from his hand onto the field regardless of any summoning condition. Kenzan looks scared as seeing the return of Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8.

Sorano next plays [Burial from Another Dimension ~ Ichigenkara No Maisou - Quick Play Spell: Select up to 3 Monster Cards removed from play, and return those cards to Graveyard], returning Gilasaurus, Dark Driceratops, Killersaurus removed from play into Kenzan's graveyard. 3 out of 4 dinosaur monsters are returned, only 1 dinosaur monster is removed from play to boost up Dino Infinity's attack points. Thus, the attack points of Dino Infinity decrease to 1000 (4000-3*1000 or 1*1000).

Sorano declares the attack of Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 to destroy Dino Infinity at once. This attack reduces Kenzan's LP to 0 (200+1000-3000). The game is over at the same time Kenzan disappears and only his duel disk remains. Sorano chuckles before greeting Kenzan to the world of Darkness. At the same time, Judai and Johan are returning to Duel Acedemia by a speed boat. Judai just hopes that everybody will be safe until he returns.

to be continued...

Judai O'Brien, Saiou, Mizuchi! What is Mr.T's target?
Johan Hurry, Judai! Increase the speed! I have bad feeling.
Judai Ah, there is even warning sound ringing in my head. Everyone, please be safe! Next, [Darkness Invasion! Stolen Memories]!
Johan Why is Duel Academia in the mid of the sea?
Judai That's true. Sho!, Manjoume, Asuka, Everybody!
 
 
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Kenzan's Card

[Dino Infinity]
Star/Atk/Def| 4/?/0
Type/Family | Earth/Dinosaur/Effect
Anime Effect | The original ATK of this card becomes the number of your Dinosaur-Type monsters that are removed from play x1000 points.

Eng OCG Code | [CRV-EN029], [SD09-EN009]
JP OCG Code | [CRV-JP029], [SD09-JP009]

 
 
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[Judai's Deck List]
New cards played | N/A

[Johan's Deck List]
New cards played | Rainbow's Gravity (T), Mine Blasting (T), Golden Rule (S), Gem Spring (S)

[Kenzan's Deck List]
New cards played | Space-Time Transcendency (S), Dino Blast (S)

[Sorano's Deck List]
New cards played | Burial from Another Dimension (S), Level Modulation (S), Level Down! (S), Premature Burial (S), Magical Stone Excavation (S)

M=monster, S=Spell, T=Trap

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