Episode 96

"Borrowed Words" (借り物の言葉 Karimono no Kotoba) is the ninety-sixth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime.

Synopsis
Yūya arrives at the Duel Palace, where Jack is waiting, and shows his resolve to Jack. The final match of the Friendship Cup, Yūya vs. Jack, is then carried out at the Duel Palace. Roget then sends his Security troops to the Duel Palace, and the Commons follow them. While the citizens of City watch on, Jack and Yūya begin the Duel that they believe in!

Summary
In response to Yūya's declaration that he will Duel Jack and tell the people of City that Dueling is not a tool for conflict, Jean-Michel Roget slams his fist down on his chair and he seethes that he won't let Yūya and Jack do as they please. He madly vows that he will remind Yūya, Jack and the Executive Council that he, Jean-Michel Roget is the true wielder of authority in City. Outside the Duel Palace, nine Security officers are Dueling three Commons Duelists who control "Tatsunoko", "Chaos-End Master" and "Mist Bird Clausolas". The nine "Goyo Catapult"'s the officers control all fire, destroying "Clausolas" and "Chaos-End Master" and knocking the controller of "Tatsunoko" to the ground. Before a "Goyo Defender" can attack him, Roget orders all Security units in front of the Duel Palace to storm the Duel Palace immediately. Under the control of their chips, the officers immediately turn and carry out Roget's orders; the "Goyo Defender" disintegrating. Roget orders them to arrest those who wish to rebel against him and forcefully run the final match without his authority. A Common with restrained magenta hair exclaims that Security ran back into the Duel Palace and one with a ginger Mohawk orders his fellows to chase them down. The Commons stampede into the Duel Palace, ready to chase the Tops and Security out of the Duel Palace. Shingo declares his Battle Phase and he attacks "Jutte Knight" with "Abyss Actor - Big Star". "Big Star", garbed in its "Abyss Script - Fantasy Magic", dives from the sky and corkscrews through "Jutte Knight" before landing on one knee with its arms spread wide. Chojiro attacks "Goyo Defender" with "Cardian - Ameshikou" and "Ameshikou" slashes through "Defender" before sheathing its sword. Gongenzaka attacks "Jutte Lord" with "Superheavy Koujin Susano-O" and "Susano-O" blows "Jutte Lord" away with the gust of wind from its naiganta. Shun orders "Raid Raptors - Rise Falcon" to rend and tear all of their enemies and "Rise Falcon", cloaked in flames, attacks with "Ravaging Rebellion", causing explosions to erupt around the arena. Reiji coolly turns and he orders "DDD Wave Oblivion King Caesar Ragnarok" to attack "Goyo King" with "The End of Judgment". "Caesar Ragnarok" generates six blue energy circles around a larger seventh and fires the resulting watery blast at "Goyo King", destroying it. Reiji turns and he adjusts his glasses as he stands with his fellow Lancers and Chojiro.

Roget watches the scene in horror and he asks if this is the power of Reiji Akaba, the Professor's son. The Tops look at the unconscious bodies of Security in shock as Reira pants heavily while he faces his own opponent, who controls a "Goyo Catapult". Yūya turns from Sam, Frank and Amanda and he tries to go to Reira, but Reiji puts a hand on his shoulder to hold him back. Reira looks up at Jack and he remembers when Jack told Reira that he looked forward to seeing Reira battle when he had found his own resolve. Reira gets a determined look on his face and he tunes the image of the now-Level 3 "Goyo Catapult" from "Past Tuning" with the Level 3 "CC One-Eyed Past Eye" and he chants "Burnt-in crushing cannon, harmonize with the power residing in my eye! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Accurate and elaborate gun which pierces all! Level 6! CCC Rock Shooter the Embodiment of Tuned Attacks!" He declares his Battle Phase and attacks "Goyo Catapult", defeating his opponent and bringing a smile to the faces of both Jack and Reiji. Reira whispers, "big brother!" happily upon seeing his adoptive brother's smile. The Commons have stopped in the entrance to the Duel Palace and a green-haired Common asks if the Lancers wiped out Security. The magenta-haired Common notes that now there's no-one left to protect the Tops and the ginger-haired Common agrees that all the Tops here are completely defenseless. The Tops cringe in fear, a mother clutching her child and teenagers crying as the Commons declare that the Duel Palace will only be for the Commons starting today, and they state their intent to assault the Tops for looking down on them all this time. The ginger-haired Common orders his fellows forwards. "SILENCE!" Jack's voice roars, and the Commons stop in shock. A giant hologram of the Duel King appears in the Duel Palace and Jack declares that he will not allow the Commons to defile this sacred place for Duelists with their blood and violence. He tells the stadium to listen; he and Yūya Sakaki are about to begin a Duel that will decide the fate of City. Jack doesn't care who they are; he will not allow them to interfere, and if they value the future of City, then they should watch this Duel. Roget asks Jack what he is saying; Jack is not the one who will decide the future, Roget is. He bursts out in insane laughter and covers his eyes, relenting and admitting that that's fine. If they want to Duel so much then he'll let them - if either Jack or Yūya manages to live through it that is. Meanwhile Yuzu sits in her cell, staring at her bracelet and whispering Yūya's name.

Melissa stands by her helicopter, musing that since Jack said that it was a Duel to decide the future of City, there's no way that anyone wouldn't let him Duel. She thinks that she knows that she would regret not being able to finish commentating this on her own. Now that it's come to this, Melissa will bet her future as a caster on those two. The helicopter lifts off and Melissa muses that the final match of the Friendship Cup is Yūya Sakaki vs. Jack Atlas as she looks at giant holograms of the two.

Melissa declares that first up is Yūya Sakaki's entrance as Yūya enters the stadium in a cloud of smoke on his D-Wheel. Frank cheers that they're counting on Yūya. Amanda reminds him that it's for the future of City and Tanner encourages Yūya to do his best. Shingo laments that this kind of eats at him; Yūya isn't that much more skilled than Shingo so why does Yūya get all the good parts? Chojiro notes that people all have their parts, much like cards and he asks Sam if that's right. Sam replies that Jack said so himself. Shingo irritably asks if that means that his role is to be in the background despite wielding "Superstar". Gongenzaka tells Shingo to be quiet; it's the real star's… no, the King's entrance. A king card rises in the air overlain with the words "King Jack Atlas" and spotlights snap on. Melissa cheers that it's finally time for Jack's entrance. Jack enters the stadium from another cloud of smoke, his Phoenix Whirlwind gliding through the air. The crowd cheers as spotlights track Jack as he lands, spins, and speeds forwards. He points towards the sky in his signature pose, declaring that there is only one king, and that is him. The Tops and the Commons both cheer Jack's name and Melissa states that it's as expected of the pride of City; the Duel King Jack Atlas. Just by making his appearance in the Duel Palace he's captured the hearts of his audience. After calmly dealing with Sergey's passion and excitement, she wonders what kind of entertainment Jack is going to show them in this finals match. Jack stops beside Yūya and Yūya cheekily asks if Jack isn't going to say how many turns he'll beat him in this time. Jack is furious at the accusation and he asks angrily if Yūya is mocking him. Yūya is quite surprised and Jack adds that Yūya isn't just insulting him, but all the Duelists he's defeated to get here. He declares that Yūya has no right to Duel him and orders him to leave at once. Yūya grits his teeth and he retorts that he isn't going anywhere. He's here carrying the feelings of Shinji, Crow, and everyone who has lost to him in this tournament. Shinji and Crow look up from their face-off, with their Duel Disks still activated, and Crow whispers Yūya's name. Yūya states that he's not just carrying their feelings, as Sora and Tsukikage dash through the streets, but he's also carrying the feelings of all the friends that helped him to get this far, and he is going to battle Jack. Jack looks away and he states that the true King must always carry the feeling of those who were defeated with him. He tells Yūya to stand proud and be a man who is fitting to challenge the King.

Melissa notes that in the history of the tournament, they've never had such a ridiculous situation as this, but that's why she thinks there is a meaning to this battle. After all, this is the Friendship Cup; a tournament that is here to make City one and everyone friends. Melissa admits in embarrassment that here she is trying to say something cool and she comments that don't the crowd all want to see this? A heated match between Jack Atlas and Yūya Sakaki, who has fought his way back up from his defeat in the exhibition match. So with that she get's the show started and declares the activation of the Action Field, "Cross Over Accel". The purple light spreads over City and the D-Wheels declare "Duel Mode: On. Autopilot: Standby". Everyone watches and Yuzu prays as Melissa declares "Riding Duel…Acceleration!" and the holographic counter reaches zero. Jack and Yūya start with a declaration of "Duel!"

Jack and Yūya race out of the Duel Palace; Jack leading the way. Jack declares that he'll be taking the first turn and he Summons "Red Sprinter". He activates its effect since he controls no other monsters, Special Summoning a Level 3 or lower Tuner monster from his hand, and he Special Summons "Red Resonator". He tunes the Level 4 "Red Sprinter" with the Level 2 "Red Resonator" and he chants "The crimson souls shall become one! All shall tremble before the king's might! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Red Wyvern!" Melissa cheers that Jack got the first turn and following that he Summoned two monsters and performed a Synchro Summon. Then she realizes that Jack Summoned the same monsters that he used in the exhibition match, and Yūya thinks that there's no mistaking that Jack is asking Yūya how much he has grown since that match. Jack Sets two cards face-down, ending his turn. He tells Yūya to come and Jack will judge his Dueling. Yūya replies that he will; he'll show Jack that he can make him and everyone else smile with the Dueling Yūya believes in; the Entertainment Dueling that he inherited from his father. Jack looks back to the front and he mutters, "Inherited, huh?" and scoffs. Tsukikage opens a security door using a keycard taken from a defeated officer and he and Sora sprint through. Melissa describes the current state of the Grand Final of the Friendship Cup; after taking the first turn Jack has repeated the same play as their exhibition match, as if he were taunting Yūya. She wonders how Yūya will respond. Yūya hears cries and sees an explosion and he thinks that he promised Yuzu that he would bring back the smiles of the people of City with his Entertainment Dueling. He declares his turn and draws, then he uses the Scale 1 "Entermate Rubber Mutton" and the Scale 5 "Entermate Bubbulldog" to Set the Pendulum Scale, allowing him to simultaneously Summon Level 2 to 4 monsters. He chants, "Swing, pendulum of the soul! Draw an arc of light across the aether! Pendulum Summon! Appear now, Timesword Magician!" Then since his opponent controls a Special Summoned monster, Yūya Special Summons "Entermate Radish Horse" from his hand. Tanner points out that Yūya could have Summoned as many monsters as he wanted with a Pendulum Summon and he wonders why Yūya went out of his way to Summon "Radish Horse" the way he did. Amanda and Frank have no idea, but then they see the ATK of "Timesword" double to 2800 as crests materialize around its sword. Yūya explains that when "Timesword Magician" is Pendulum Summoned from his hand by itself its ATK is doubled. Gongenzaka realizes that Yūya intentionally Summoned his monsters that way in order to use the effect of "Timesword" and Chojiro congratulates him while Shingo claims that he would have done the same. Yūya looks at his hand, which contains "Antithesis Magician" and "Smile World" and he thinks of his mother and father, vowing to always remember to smile. He'll make sure to engrave the feeling into his body. With that Yūya spreads his arms wide and he calls, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" He tells everyone to pay close attention and picks up a card, explaining that it is "Smile World" and that he will bring smiles to everyone in this city using his Entertainment Dueling and this card. Jack just glances back without a word. Yūya declares that without further delay he is activating the Magic Card "Smile World". Colorful smiling symbols radiate from the card as Yūya explains that it will increase the ATK of all monsters by 100 for each monster on the field. Melissa is surprised that all monsters will gain ATK, since that means that the ATK of Jack's "Red Wyvern" will also increase. Chojiro wonders why Yūya is playing the card despite his desire to bring smiles to people and Gongenzaka asks if Yūya is trying to frustrate his opponent. Shingo asks what Yūya is thinking; if he were in Yūya's position he would never do this. Yūya explains that he and Jack control a total of three monsters, so their monsters will all gain 300 ATK. "Red Wyvern" rises to 2700 ATK, "Timesword Magician" to 3100 and "Radish Horse" to 800. Then he activates the effect of "Radish Horse" since it was Special Summoned, allowing him to lower the ATK of a Special Summoned monster his opponent control with 2500 or more ATK by the ATK of "Radish Horse". "Radish Horse" shoots the radish from its head into the air and it explodes, showering "Red Wyvern" with smoke and lowering its ATK to 1900. Then it can increase the ATK of a monster Yūya controls by the same value. He increases the ATK of "Timesword Magician", who mounts "Radish Horse" and rises to 3900 ATK, much to the surprise of the kids. Chojiro notes that this was what Yūya's plan was and Gongenzaka comments that it's as expected of Yūya; he had them completely fooled. Shingo claims that he knew this from the start. Melissa exclaims that the 1400 ATK "Timesword Magician" has been powered up all the way to 3900 ATK. Yūya asks Jack how that was and he claims that this is his Dueling now. He'll show the power of his father's "Smile World" and the power of Entertainment Dueling and he declares his Battle Phase, attacking "Red Wyvern" with "Timesword Magician". "Radish Horse" gallops forwards and "Timesword" leaps off it to deliver a strike. "And that is why I have told you that you're too conceited!" Jack roars furiously as he turns to face Yūya. Yūya gasps in shock and Jack activates a Trap Card, "King's Synchro". When a Synchro Monster is targeted for an attack that attack is negated. A red energy barrier forms and deflects the attack of "Timesword". Then Jack is allowed to use that monster and a Tuner monster in his Graveyardas Materials for a Synchro Summon. He tunes the Level 6 "Red Wyvern" with the Level 2 "Red Resonator" and he chants "Howl of the ruler, shake the heavens and the earth! Engrave the power of the one and only supreme ruler into yourself! Synchro Summon! Raging soul, Red Daemon's Dragon Scarlight!" Melissa declares that Jack not only negated Yūya's attack but he also Summoned his ace monster. Jack tells Yūya that he hasn't grown at all since he was defeated in their exhibition match. Yūya protests that that can't be, and he looks at his hand and thinks that he only has "Antithesis Magician" in his hand, which he can't do anything with. He ends his turn, and the ATK of his monsters decreases. Frank and Amanda gasp that the ATK of "Timesword Magician" decreased and Melissa explains that the effects of "Radish Horse" and "Smile World" only last until the end of the turn. Yūya laments the ending of his father's card.

Jack yells that it's because Yūya is always focusing on that card that he hasn't noticed his own Dueling. Yūya protests that this is his Dueling; the Entertainment Dueling that he inherited from his father- "Quit speaking with words you've only borrowed from others!" Jack orders. If Yūya wants to speak to him, then speak to him with his own words in his Duel. Yūya whispers, "My own words…" Roget laughs as he comments that it's too bad but this is the end for Yūya and Jack; they shall all fall down the path of destruction. Melissa notices something on the course; five Duel Chasers, each controlling three "Goyo Emperor"'s. Jack scowls and he ramps up the side of the track and flips over the Duel Chasers, who turn and pursue him. Yūya's D-Wheel declares "Battle Royal Mode: Joining" and Melissa asks in shock if the Duel Chasers are joining in. Jack lloks back and he thinks, "Roget, huh?" He denounces Roget for pulling such petty trick in front of the King. Roget vows that he will never give in; no matter the means all those who defy him will meet their end. He orders the five-man squad of Duel Chasers to get them. One of the Duel Chasers attacks "Radish Horse" with a "Goyo Emperor", who breathes a jet of fire at "Radish Horse". Yūya gasps, but then he accelerates forwards and snatches up an Action Card; the Action Magic "Evasion", which negates the attack. "Radish Horse" dodges, but the Duel Chaser just attacks with his second "Goyo Emperor". But Jack activates another Trap Card, "Connect Red"; since an attack was negated while he controls a "Red" monster he can end the Battle Phase and lower the ATK of all monsters his opponent controls by 500. "Radish Horse" falls to zero ATK and "Timesword Magician" falls to 2300 ATK, while the ATK of all the "Goyo Emperors" falls to 2800. He angrily states that Yūya is a nothing more than a second-rate Duelist for constantly chasing after his father in his dreams.

Jack declares his turn and he draws a card, and he comments that it looks like he expected too much out of Yūya from this Duel. He has no reason to exchange words with a Yūya Sakaki who is determined to merely imitate his father, nor will he speak to Roget who is steeped in his own selfishness. All those who do not understand the true principles of Dueling will be erased from Jack's sight. He activates the effect of "Red Daemon's Dragon Scarlight"; once per turn he can destroy all other Special Summoned monsters with equal or less ATK than "Scarlight". "Scarlight" concentrates flames around its right arm and uses its "Absolute Powerflame" effect, smashing its fist into the track and causing a giant wave of fire to consume the other monsters, causing the Duel Chasers to gasp in shock.

Yūya gasps as the fire races towards him.

Yūya Sakaki vs. Jack Atlas
At the start of the Duel, the Field Magic Card "Cross Over Accel" is activated, as per the rules of an Action Duel and a Riding Duel. It will allow the players to use Action Cards, but they may only have one in their hand at a time.

Turn 1: Jack

Jack Normal Summons "Red Sprinter". As there are no other monsters on the field, Jack activates its effect, letting him Special Summon a Level 3 or lower Tuner monster from his hand. He Special Summons "Red Resonator" in Attack Position. Jack tunes the Level 4 "Red Sprinter" with the Level 2 Tuner monster "Red Resonator" to Synchro Summon "Red Wyvern" in Attack Position. Jack Sets two cards.

Turn 2: Yūya

Yūya activates "Entermate Rubber Mutton" and "Entermate Bubbulldog" in his Pendulum Zones. Yūya Pendulum Summons "Timesword Magician" from his hand in Attack Position. As "Timesword Magician" was the only monster that was Pendulum Summoned, Yūya activates its effect, doubling its current ATK (1400 → 2800). Yūya Special Summons "Entermate Radish Horse" in Attack Position due to its effect. Yūya's hand contains "Antithesis Magician" and "Smile World". Yūya activates "Smile World", increasing the ATK of all monsters on the field by 100 for each monster currently on the field, until the end of the turn. "Red Wyvern": 2400 → 2700, "Timesword": 2800 → 3100, "Radish Horse": 500 → 800). "Timesword" attacks "Red Wyvern", but Jack activates his face-down "King's Synchro" as an opponent's monster attacked a Synchro Monster he controls. The attack is negated and Jack can use that Synchro Monster and a Tuner monster in his Graveyard for a Synchro Summon by banishing them. Jack tunes the Level 6 "Red Wyvern" with the Level 2 Tuner monster "Red Resonator" to Synchro Summon Red Daemon's Dragon Scarlight" in Attack Position. Five Duel Chasers join the Duel at this point, each of them controlling three copies of "Goyo Emperor" in Attack Position.

Turn 3: Duel Chasers

"Goyo Emperor" attacks "Radish Horse", but Yūya finds and activates the Action Card "Evasion", negating the attack. A second "Goyo Emperor" attacks "Radish Horse", but Jack activates his face-down "Connect Red" as he controls a "Red" monster and an attack was negated during this Battle Phase. The Battle Phase ends and all monsters his opponents control lose 500 ATK (Every "Goyo Emperor": 3300 → 2800, "Radish Horse": 500 → 0, "Timesword": 2800 → 2300).

Turn 4: Jack

Jack activates the effect of "Scarlight", letting him destroy all other Special Summoned monsters on the field with ATK less than or equal to its own and inflict damage to his opponents equal to the number of destroyed monsters times 500.

Duel continues in the next episode.

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