Episode 114

"The Super Galaxy Shining in the Darkness" (闇に輝く超銀河, Yami ni Kagayaku Chō Ginga) is the one-hundredth and fourteenth episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V.

Synopsis
Yūshō and the others board the ship heading towards Academia. On the ship, a match between Kaito and Dennis begins. The two Duelists, who were both Yūshō's students, fight fiercely for what they believe in and the people they want to protect.

Summary
Yuzu calls Yūya's name as she runs up to him with Gongenzaka and Shingo. Yūya responds, but Yuzu immediately grabs him by the wrist and she tells him to follow her. She explains that Yūya's father is heading to the harbor, much to Yūya's surprise.

On the boat to Academia, Yūshō tells Asuka that this is fine and he suggests that she disembark. Asuka refuses, wishing to stay with her instructor. Yūshō reassures her that he'll be fine; once he reaches Academia he can talk some sense into Leo Akaba. Dennis reminds them that he told them that wouldn't happen; Yūshō will never make it to Academia. Yūshō and Asuka look to the side in shock, and Dennis comments that Yūshō pulled a dirty trick, but he's got nowhere left to run now.

Yūya, Yuzu, Gongenzaka and Shingo all reach the pier just in time to see the boat halfway to the horizon. Shingo curses that they were too late, and Yūya asks Yuzu if she's sure that Yūshō was on it. Yuzu replies that he should be. Yūya turns and he runs, stating that they can still catch the ship. Shingo asks how, and Yūya points out that they can use a boat. Gongenzaka agrees that even a fishing boat would be good enough, and there should be one around that they can board. Gongenzaka runs off as well, while Yuzu looks after the ship.

Seagulls fly past as Asuka states that she'll take Dennis on if he wants a Duel. Dennis replies that a traitor like Asuka should back off; he'll seal her into a card later. He has to settle things with his teacher first, and even though Yūshō successfully escaped him before, this time he's surrounded by an ocean so he can't run away. He tells Yūshō to face him, and Yūshō narrows his eyes. Kaito declares that he'll take this Duel, and Yūshō is surprised to see his student. Dennis asks who Kaito is and he tells him not to butt in. Kaito declares that he's come to rescue Ruri in Shun's place. Dennis muses that Kaito is another one of Yūshō's students and a friend of Shun. Kaito warns Dennis that if Kaito beats him, he'll force him to show Kaito where Ruri is. Dennis is incredulous at the idea of losing, pointing out that Kaito is part of the group who were destroyed by Academia.

Kaito replies that they were not destroyed; the army of Academia have stood down and are rebuilding in the Xyz Dimension as per the orders of Commander-in-Chief Edo Phoenix. Yūshō is surprised that Edo has stood down, and Kaito explains that Edo opened his heart after his Duel with Yūshō's son Yūya. Yūya reminded Kaito, who had been fighting Academia alone, how important comrades are, which is why Kaito will fight; so he can rescue Shun's sister. Dennis replies that he gets it, lamenting that Edo's heart softened in front of Yūya's temptation and he turned traitor, and he agrees to Duel Kaito, commenting angrily that beating up one of Yūshō's students in front of him should be fun. He suggests that they let these spectators watch a fantastic Entertainment Duel by Yūshō Sakaki's students. Asuka asks if this is okay as Dennis backs away, and Yūshō replies that it is and it's his duty as a teacher to watch this. Dennis tells everyone to enjoy this, a Super Gorgeous Stage Show that is rarely seen on top-class passenger lines; the Entertainment Duel Show. The passengers are confused by the concept as Dennis declares that it's a grand duel between the students of Yūshō Sakaki; himself, Dennis, and the day's heel, Kaito. Kaito is annoyed at being declared the heel and he warns Dennis not to mess around, activating his Duel Disk. Dennis complains that Kaito is boring and he asks if Kaito is really Yūshō's student; he can't make smiles with that scary face. Kaito tells him to come at him, and Dennis agrees, snapping his fingers and crying "Duel!" along with Kaito.

Dennis declares that he'll start with a magnificent opening, and he uses the Scale 2 "Entermage Bubble Gardna" and the Scale 5 "Entermage Candy Craftsman" to Set the Pendulum Scale, allowing him to simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 3 to 4. He Pendulum Summons "Entermage Hat Tricker" and "Entermage Flame Eater", and Asuka recognizes the two Level 4 monsters and she observes that this is just like before. Dennis agrees that Asuka and Yūshō in the front row already know that he can't Duel without this guy, and he overlays the Level 4 "Hat Tricker" and "Flame Eater" and he chants, "Show must go on! Artisan of the air, swing across the stage with grace! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Rank 4! Entermage Trapeze Magician!" The Pendulum-Xyz Summon attracts the attention of the passengers, and Dennis ends his turn, passing play to Kaito and asking him to try and make it interesting.

Kaito declares his turn and draws, then since his opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck and Kaito controls no monsters, he Special Summons "Cipher Twin Raptor" from his hand. Then he Normal Summons "Cipher Wing" and activates its effect, Releasing it to increase the Levels of all "Cipher" monsters he controls by 4, increasing the Level of "Cipher Twin Raptor" to 8. Kaito explains that "Cipher Twin Raptor" can be treated as two materials for an Xyz Summon, so he overlays his Level 8 "Cipher Twin Raptor", chanting, "Galaxy shining in the darkness! Embody the demon god of revenge and become my very servant! Xyz Summon! Descend! Rank 8! Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!" The crowd are quite impressed and Dennis agrees; commenting that Kaito's chant of "demon god of revenge" was nice and praising his role as the heel. If Kaito attacks "Trapeze Magician" with "Galaxy-Eyes" he'll destroy Dennis's monster, but that would be a boring Entertainment Duel. Kaito has to use more of that wow factor to surprise the people.

Kaito warns Dennis that since they took Ruri away, Kaito will do the same to Dennis's monster. He activates the "Cipher Projection" effect of "Cipher Dragon", detaching an Overlay Unit to negate the effects of "Trapeze Magician" and gain control of it, treating it as "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon". "Trapeze Magician" moves to Kaito's side of the field, and light surrounds it, taking the form of "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon" as it increases to 3000 ATK. Dennis is impressed that even the appearance of his monster changed, but then he realizes that Kaito doesn't have a monster to attack and is going to attack him. Kaito declares his Battle Phase and he attacks Dennis directly with the first "Cipher Dragon's" "Cipher Stream of Annihilation". Dennis responds with the effect of the "Entermage String Figure" in his hand, Special Summoning it to take the attack. Instead of being destroyed, it redirects the light stream to explode as fireworks in the sky, wowing the crowd. Dennis tells the crowd to behold; "String Figure" can't be destroyed by the battle and negated all of the battle damage. The crowd cheer, and then Dennis activates the Pendulum Effect of "Candy Craftsman", which showers him with candy that transforms into energy and increases Dennis's LP by 1000; an effect that can be activated at the end of the Battle Phase if the ATK of Dennis's "Entermages" is lower than the ATK of Kaito's monsters. He admits that Kaito saved him; had Kaito just attacked "Trapeze Magician" then Dennis would have been in trouble. Kaito simply Sets a card and ends his turn, explaining that the effect of "Cipher Dragon" ends and control of "Trapeze Magician" returns to Dennis. As the ATK of "Trapeze Magician" returns to normal, Dennis welcomes his monster home and he states that the real show is beginning. He asks the crowd if he should show off his full power and put on a great show for his teacher and the spectators and he smiles nastily.

He declares his turn and draws, then he Summons "Entermage Damage Juggler". Then Dennis activates the effect of "String Figure", which allows him to perform a Fusion Summon without a Fusion Magic, and he fuses "Damage Juggler" with "String Figure" and he chants, "Acrobat that freely manipulates even the pain! Merge with the infinitely form-changing strings that connect people, and become a new witch that spurs the sky! Fusion Summon! Appear, Level 7! Entermage Trapeze Force Witch!" He comments that "Trapeze Magician's" partner has finally appeared, allowing it to show off its true abilities, and he detaches an Overlay Unit from "Trapeze Magician" to activate its effect, allowing it to attack twice this turn. Kaito notes that he sees; Dennis is going to use the effect of "Trapeze Force Witch" to lower the ATK of "Cipher Dragon" and then finish him off with repeated attacks. Dennis agrees, and he notes that it's to be expected of Yūshō Sakai's student. Dennis whispers that if Kaito could figure that out, he must have a counter plan, and Kaito immediately activates his Set Trap Card, "Cipher Deterrent", targeting "Cipher Dragon". It will prevent "Cipher Dragon" from being destroyed for the rest of the turn and if Dennis attacks it, the ATK of "Cipher Dragon" will double during the End Phase.

Dennis gasps that it's an amazing Trap...or at least, that's what he would say if he was surprised; he expected something like this. Kaito asks what he means, and Dennis points out that Kaito is a wanted man, and thus there's loads of data on him in the Academia database. He comments that he's seen data on Kaito's Duels, and everything that he's done so far has been predictable. Kaito is furious at being called predictable and Dennis claims that Kaito has been dancing in his palm since they started. He detaches the other Overlay Unit from "Trapeze Magician" to allow "Trapeze Force Witch" to attack twice as well and he tells his audience to watch this magnificent trapeze show. Both "Trapeze" monster leap into the sky and swing from their staffs as Dennis asks his audience to enjoy these two well-coordinated monsters dashing across the sky.

First, "Trapeze Magician" attacks "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon", and the effect of "Trapeze Force Witch" reduces the ATK of the monster that it's battling by 600 since a "Entermage" monster is attacking, and "Trapeze Force Witch" releases a burst of stars that reduce the ATK of "Galaxy-Eyes" to 2400. Then the attack of "Trapeze Magician" connects with a square kick in the chin to "Cipher Dragon". Kaito reminds Dennis that the effect of "Cipher Deterrent" will prevent the destruction of "Cipher Dragon", and Dennis counters that Kaito will still take the damage, reducing him to 3900 LP. Dennis notes that Kaito would barely have felt 100 damage, but he menacingly wonders how it will go from the second attack onwards. He attacks with "Trapeze Magician" again, and "Trapeze Magician" lets go of its staff to locks wrists with "Trapeze Force Witch", launching another kick and reducing the ATK of "Galaxy-Eyes" to 1800. Asuka gasps that "Galaxy-Eyes" lost another 600 ATK because of the effect of "Trapeze Force Witch", and Dennis tells Kaito that even though "Cipher Dragon" can't be destroyed, he'll still take damage; 700 this time. Kaito falls to 3200 LP. Dennis states that it isn't over yet, and this time he attacks with "Trapeze Force Witch". The crowd gasp in wonder as the ATK of "Cipher Dragon" falls another 600 to 1200, and Dennis states that "Trapeze Force Witch" has 2400 ATK, so the math is simple; Kaito will take 1200 damage. "Trapeze Force Witch" kicks off "Galaxy-Eyes" and releases a burst of hearts that blast both it and Kaito backwards screaming, reducing Kaito to 2000 LP. Asuka and Yūshō both gasp in horror as Kaito struggles to his feet and glares at Dennis in rage. Dennis praises his rage-filled eyes and he claims that he's trembling. Up above, "Trapeze Force Witch" backflips from grasping the wrists of "Trapeze Magician" and grabs her own staff. Dennis wonders how long Kaito can stare at him with those eyes, and Kaito tells him to shut up since he hasn't finished attacked yet, and he tells Dennis to come at him. Dennis takes him up on that, launching his final repeated attack with "Trapeze Force Witch". "Trapeze Force Witch" somersaults from her staff, and Dennis explains that the ATK of "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon" will be lowered by 600, so Kaito will take 1800 damage. The ATK of "Galaxy-Eyes" falls to 600 and "Trapeze Force Witch" kicks off it, causing an explosion of light to fling Kaito to the edge of the ship and reduce him to 200 LP. Dennis ends his turn, and he and his monsters take a bow. Kaito struggles up and he reminds Dennis that the effect of "Cipher Deterrent" will double the ATK of "Cipher Dragon" during the End Phase, to 1200.

Kaito weakly declares his turn and he draws Sayaka's "Little Fairy". He wonders if his comrades' will is telling him to aim higher, and remember Shun, Sayaka, and Allen. Kaito declares that he's fighting with his comrades' wills behind him, and Dennis whispers "Comrades..." and he smiles in regret. Kaito Summons "Little Fairy", and Yūshō recognizes it as Sayaka's card. Dennis is also shocked, given that Kaito has not been recorded as using the card before. Kaito tells Dennis that a predictable Duel based on data would be boring, wouldn't it? In Dennis's own words, entertainment has to surprise people, so an unpredictable duel would be far more enjoyable. He activates the effect of "Little Fairy", discarding a card to increase its Level by one, to 4. Then he activates the effect of the "Cipher Etranger" that he sent to his Graveyard, which allows him to add a "Rank-Up-Magic" Magic Card from his Deck to his hand. Kaito adds "Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension" and he immediately activates it, using a "Cipher" Xyz Monster he controls as Xyz Material to Xyz Summon a monster one Rank higher. He overlays the Rank 8 "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon", which disappears into an Overlay Network of pure light, and he chants, "Rank-Up Xyz Change! Galaxy shining in the darkness! Release the eternal unchanging light, and become a beacon that illuminates the future! Descend! Rank 9! Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!" The three-headed "Galaxy-Eyes" appears with 4500 ATK, and Yūshō is shocked at the Rank 9, while Asuka calls it amazing, and Dennis gasps in shock.

Kaito explains that a monster Xyz Summoned using "Cipher Ascension" gains 500 ATK (for each Level 4 monster he controls), increasing the ATK of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes" to 5000, much to the shock of the crowd, who call it a divine monster. Kaito proceeds to activate the "Cipher Super Projection" effect of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon" by detaching all of its Overlay Units; negating the effects of all monsters that Dennis controls and allowing Kaito to control them while treating them as "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon". Both "Trapeze Magician" and "Trapeze Force Witch" transfer to Kaito's field, becoming cloaked in light that takes the form of "Neo Cipher Dragon" and rising to 5000 ATK, thoroughly impressing the crowd. Dennis replies that Kaito is bluffing; the monsters that he takes control of cannot attack directly, leaving only two of Kaito's monsters to attack. Even if he attacks with the 5000 ATK "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon" and the 800 ATK "Little Fairy" Dennis can halve the damage with the Pendulum Effect of "Bubble Gardna". Kaito realizes that even if he attacks, Dennis will still have LP left, and Dennis confirms it.

Kaito smiles and he asks if Dennis really thinks so, much to Dennis's shock. He activates the Continuous Magic Card "Cipher Interfere" and then attacks directly with "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon". He explains that the effect of "Cipher Interfere" will double the ATK of a "Cipher" monster he controls when it attacks since he controls another monster with the same name, and the ATK of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes" doubles to 10000. He orders the "Cipher Stream of Horror" attack of "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon", and "Neo Galaxy-Eyes" blasts a massive light stream at Dennis, who can only gasp in shock as he is blasted off his feet and his LP is reduced to zero. "Neo Galaxy-Eyes" fades, as does Kaito's Duel Disk blade.

The crowd watch in a shocked silence, and Dennis can't even bring himself to say anything until Yūshō begins clapping and the crowd join in. Dennis sits up and he curses that he's lost to an Xyz user twice now, and Yūshō walks over to him and he asks him what he's doing; it's rude if Dennis doesn't respond to all this applause from his spectators. Dennis closes his eyes with a smile and he replies that applause is only for those who win; a loser like Dennis doesn't deserve it. Yūshō mutters that Dennis doesn't get it, he didn't lose. These cheers are for Kaito and Dennis, the two of them made so many people smile. He offers his hand to Dennis, telling him that he can come with him, and he can make so many more people smile; Academia can change. Dennis's shoulders shake and he replies that he can't do that. He leaps to his feet and wards Yūshō off, lamenting that he's betrayed Yūya and Shun and can't be their comrade anymore. Kaito advances on him, and Dennis reassures him that he'll tell him where Ruri is and that Rin girl too as he backs to the prow of the ship. Asuka remembers that Rin is who Yūgo was looking for, and Dennis reveals that they are in the towers; Rin is in Academia's eastern tower, and Ruri at the top of the western tower. As he backs away and Yūshō pursues him, Kaito gasps, and Dennis laments that he can never go back to Academia; he's spoiled the Professor's greatest secret after all. He reassures them that he'll pray for their success, and asks Yūshō to tell Yūya that his time with the Lancers was truly fun.

With that, Dennis turns his Duel Disk on his wrist so that it points at himself, and Kaito asks what he's doing in horror as Yūshō and Asuka gasp in shock. Dennis declares an illusion; for his last act of entertainment, give him a round of applause – as he turns himself into a card. He backflips off the ship's prow and Kaito screams, "STOP IT!" "Dennis!" Yūshō cries. But it's too late; Dennis has activated the function of his Duel Disk, and he vanishes in a flash of purple light. A glowing card flutters through the air and Yūshō catches it and closes his eyes sadly.

Back at the pier, Yūya meets up with Shingo and Gongenzaka, asking if they've had any luck. Gongenzaka replies that he hasn't, and Shingo mutters that they're not going anywhere. Yuzu joins them and laments that it's no use; there's nothing down here either. Shingo asks if there isn't anyone who will help them and a shadow falls over him. Serena stands above them, and Yūya happily says her name. Serena tells them to follow her if they need a boat.

Kaito Tenjō vs. Dennis Macfield
Turn 1: Dennis

Dennis activates "Entermage Bubble Gardna" and "Entermage Candy Craftsman" in his Pendulum Zones. He Pendulum Summons "Entermage Hat Tricker" (1100/1100) and "Entermage Flame Eater" (1200/1600) in Attack Position. Dennis overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon "Entermage Trapeze Magician" (2500/2000) in Attack Position.

Turn 2: Kaito

As his opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck and he controls no monsters, Kaito Special Summons "Cipher Twin Raptor" (1600/800) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. Kaito Normal Summons "Cipher Wing" (1400/1200). He activates its effect, Releasing it to increase the Levels of all "Cipher" monsters he controls by 4 ("Twin Raptor" 4 → 8). "Twin Raptor" can be treated as two Overlay Units for an Xyz Summon, so Kaito overlays his 1 Level 8 monster treated as 2 to Xyz Summon "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon" (3000/2500) in Attack Position. He activates the effect of "Cipher Dragon", detaching an Overlay Unit to take control of an opponent's monster until the End Phase. That monster's name will be treated as "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon", but it cannot attack directly. Kaito takes control of "Trapeze Magician". "Cipher Dragon" attacks directly, but Dennis activates the effect of the "Entermage String Figure" in his hand, Special Summoning it (0/0) in Attack Position, with it becoming the new attack target. "String Figure" cannot be destroyed by battle and Dennis takes no battle damage. As a monster that Kaito controls have higher ATK than the total ATK of all "Entermage" monsters Dennis controls, Dennis activates the Pendulum Effect of "Candy Craftsman", gaining 1000 LP (Dennis: 4000 → 5000). Kaito Sets a card.

Turn 3: Dennis

Dennis Normal Summons "Entermage Damage Juggler" (1500/1500). He then activates the effect of "String Figure" to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster using monsters he controls. Dennis fuses "Damage Juggler" and "String Figure" on his field to Fusion Summon "Entermage Trapeze Force Witch" (2400/1800). Dennis activates the effect of "Trapeze Magician" twice, detaching an Overlay Unit to let a monster he controls attack twice during the same Battle Phase this turn. Dennis targets "Trapeze Magician" and "Force Witch". Kaito activates his face-down "Cipher Deterrent", which prevents a "Cipher" monster he controls from being destroyed by battle this turn, and if it battles this turn, its ATK will be doubled during the End Phase. "Trapeze Magician" attacks "Cipher Dragon" twice. Dennis activates the effect of "Force Witch", as a "Entermage" monster attacked an opponent's monster. Dennis can decrease the attacked monster's ATK by 600 ("Cipher Dragon": 3000 → 2400 → 1800, Kaito 4000 → 3900 → 3200). "Force Witch" attacks "Cipher Dragon" twice ("Cipher Dragon": 1800 → 1200 → 600, Kaito 3200 → 2000 → 200). At the End Phase, "Cipher Deterrent" doubles the ATK of "Cipher Dragon" ("Cipher Dragon" 600 → 1200).

Turn 4: Kaito

Kaito draws and subsequently Normal Summons "Little Fairy" (800/800). He activates the effect of "Little Fairy", sending a card from his hand to the Graveyard to increase its Level by 1. He sends "Cipher Stranger" (3 → 4). As "Cipher Stranger" was sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates, letting Kaito add a "Rank-Up-Magic" card from his Main Deck to his hand. Kaito adds "Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension". He activates "Cipher Ascension", allowing him to Rank-Up a "Cipher" Xyz Monster he controls by using it as the Overlay Unit for a "Cipher" Xyz Monster 1 Rank higher than it. Kaito overlays "Cipher Dragon", performing an Rank-Up Xyz Change to Xyz Summon "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon" (4500/3000) in Attack Position. The other effect of "Cipher Ascension" increase the ATK of the Summoned monster by 500 for each Level 4 or higher monster Kaito controls ("Neo Cipher Dragon" 4500 → 5000). Kaito activates the effect of "Neo Cipher Dragon", detaching an Overlay Unit to gain control of all monsters his opponent controls and treat them as "Neo Cipher", but their effects will be negated and they cannot attack this turn. Kaito takes control of "Trapeze Magician" and "Force Witch". Kaito activates "Cipher Interfere". "Neo Cipher Dragon" attacks directly, with "Cipher Interfere" doubling its ATK, as he controls another "Cipher" monster with the same name. ("Neo Cipher Dragon": 5000 → 10000, Dennis: 5000 → 0).

List of Featured Cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.