Episode 9

"Judgment of the Stars! Xyz User 'Hokuto Shijima'" (星々の裁き！エクシーズ使い「志島北斗」 Hoshiboshi no Sabaki! Ekushīzu Tsukai "Shijima Hokuto"), known as "Dueling with the Stars" in the Dub version, is the ninth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime.

Synopsis
In order to get rid of the disgrace inflicted by the one responsible for attacking Shingo, LDS and You Show Duel School kick off a Dueling War against one another. The first match is Yūya, who is eager to fight for You Show Duel School, and one of LDS’s representatives, Hokuto Shijima. Hokuto, from the very start of the Duel, brutally attacks Yūya with overwhelming power. Yūya suppresses his feelings towards Entertainment Dueling, and while he tries to fight back using Pendulum Summoning to win, he finds himself incapable of one-upping Hokuto…

Yūya Sakaki vs. Hokuto Shijima
Duel continues from the previous episode.

Yūya has 4000 LP remaining, 5 cards in his hand, and controls no cards. Hokuto has 4000 LP remaining, 5 cards in his hand, and controls no cards.

Turn 1: Hokuto

Hokuto Normal Summons "Sacred Gredi" (CG Star 4/1600/1400). He then activates its effect, letting him Special Summon a Level 4 "Sacred" monster from his hand. He Special Summons "Sacred Kaust" (CG Star 4/1800/1700) in Attack Position. He activates the effect of "Kaust", allowing him to either decrease or increase the Level of a "Sacred" monster he controls by 1 up to twice per turn. He increases the Levels of both "Gredi" and "Kaust" by 1 ("Gredi": CG Star 4 → 5, "Kaust": CG Star 4 → 5). Hokuto overlays his two Level 5 LIGHT monsters to Xyz Summon "Sacred Pleiades" (Rank Star 5/2500/1500/2 ORU) in Attack Position.

Turn 2: Yūya

Yūya places "Magician of Chronomancy" (Left Pendulum Scale 8) and "Magician of Astromancy" (Right Pendulum Scale 1) in his Pendulum Zones. Yūya Pendulum Summons "Entermate Sword Fish" (CG Star 2/600/600) and "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" (CG Star 7/2500/2000), both from his hand in Attack Position. He activates the effect of "Sword Fish", decreasing the ATK of an opponent's monster by 600 ("Pleiades": 2500 → 1900/1500) until the End Phase. "Odd-Eyes" attacks "Pleiades", but Hokuto activates the effect of "Pleiades", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Pleiades": 2 → 1 ORU) to return a card on the field to its owner's hand during either player's turn. "Odd-Eyes" is returned to Yūya's hand. Yūya attempts to get an Action Card, but Hokuto intercepts him. He attempts to get another, but is blocked by "Pleiades". Yūya Sets 1 card.

Turn 3: Hokuto

"Pleiades" attacks and destroys "Sword Fish" (Yūya: 4000 → 2100 LP). Hokuto Sets a card.

Turn 4: Yūya

Yūya Pendulum Summons "Entermate Turn Toad" (CG Star 2/0/800) from his hand in Defense Position and "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" (CG Star 7/2500/2000) from his hand in Attack Position. Yūya attempts to get an Action Card, but Hokuto activates the effect of "Pleiades", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Pleiades": 1 → 0 ORU) to return "Odd-Eyes" to Yūya's hand, thus putting Yūya out of reach of the card. As a monster he controls left the field via a card effect, Yūya activates his face-down "Entermate Revival", letting him Special Summon a "Entermate" monster from his Graveyard. He Special Summons "Sword Fish" (CG Star 2/600/600) in Defense Position. Yūya finds an Action Card, but Hokuto activates the Action Card "Cosmo Arrow" as Yūya added a Magic Card to his hand without drawing it, destroying the card.

Turn 5: Hokuto

Hokuto's hand contains "Sacred Tempest", "Super-Rebirth of the Sacred" and "Sacred Spica". Hokuto draws "Sacred Sombres" and subsequently Normal Summons it (CG Star 4/1550/1600). He activates its effect, banishing a "Sacred" monster from his Graveyard to return another "Sacred" monster from his Graveyard to his hand. He banishes "Gredi" and returns "Kaust". The effect of "Sombre" also lets Hokuto Normal Summon another "Sacred" monster this turn if this effect was activated, so he Normal Summons "Kaust" (CG Star 4/1800/1700). He activates the effect of "Kaust" twice, increasing the Levels of "Sombre" and "Kaust" by 1 ("Sombre": CG Star 4 → 5, "Kaust": CG Star 4 → 5). He overlays his two Level 5 LIGHT monsters to Xyz Summon another "Sacred Pleiades" (Rank Star 5/2500/1500/2 ORU) in Attack Position. Hokuto overlays the "Pleiades" with no Overlay Units to Xyz Summon "Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7" (Rank Star 6/2700/2000/1 ORU) in Attack Position via its own effect. He activates the effect of "Pleiades", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Pleiades": 2 → 1 ORU) to return "Turn Toad" to Yūya's hand. "Pleiades" attacks and destroys "Sword Fish". "Ptolemys Messier 7" attacks directly, but Yūya finds and activates the Action Card "Twinkle Comet", reducing the ATK of "Ptolemys Messier 7" by 1000 ("Ptolemys Messier 7": 2700 → 1700/2000) and inflicting 500 damage to Hokuto (Hokuto: 4000 → 3500 LP). The attack continues (Yūya: 2100 → 400 LP). As he controls two "Sacred" Xyz Monsters, Hokuto activates the Permanent Magic Card "Sacred Tempest", halving Yūya's LP at the End Phase (Yūya: 400 → 200 LP).

Turn 6: Yūya

Yūya Normal Summons "Entermate Trampolynx" (CG Star 2/300/300). He activates its effect, returning a card he controls to his hand. He returns "Magician of Astromancy". He then places "Turn Toad" (Right Pendulum Scale 3) in his right Pendulum Zone. He Pendulum Summons "Magician of Astromancy" (CG Star 5/1200/2400) and "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" (CG Star 7/2500/2000), both from his hand in Attack Position. Hokuto activates the effect of "Pleiades", detaching an Overlay Unit ("Pleiades": 1 → 0 ORU) to return "Odd-Eyes" to Yūya's hand. As a Pendulum Monster he controls has left the field, Yūya activates the effect of "Magician of Astromancy", letting him Special Summon that monster. He Special Summons "Odd-Eyes" (CG Star 7/2500/2000). Yūya then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Turn Toad", swapping the ATK and DEF of a Pendulum Monster he controls ("Magician of Astromancy": 1200 → 2400/2400 → 1200). As he controls "Magician of Astromancy", Yūya activates "Magical Star Illusion", increasing the ATK of both players' monsters by the combined Levels of the monsters they control × 100 until the end of the turn. The combined Level of Yūya's monsters is 14 ("Odd-Eyes": 2500 → 3900/2000, "Magician of Astromancy": 2400 → 3800/1200, "Trampolynx": 300 → 1700/300). Since Hokuto only controls Xyz Monsters and they do not have Levels, his monsters are unaffected. "Odd-Eyes" attacks and destroys "Ptolemys Messier 7" (Hokuto: 3500 → 2300 LP). "Magician of Astromancy" attacks and destroys "Sacred" (Hokuto: 2300 → 1000 LP). "Trampolynx" attacks directly (Hokuto: 1000 → 0 LP).

List of Featured Characters

 * Yūya Sakaki
 * Hokuto Shijima
 * Noboru Gongenzaka
 * Yuzu Hīragi
 * Tatsuya Yamashiro
 * Ayu Ayukawa
 * Futoshi Harada
 * Sora Shiun'in
 * Himika Akaba
 * Masumi Kōtsu
 * Yaiba Tōdō
 * Reiji Akaba
 * Shūzō Hīragi