Dennis finally drops the facade and unleashes his powerful Fusion monster against Shun. Dennis gloats about capturing Ruri, but that only stokes the anger inside of Shun to breaking point.
Sergey continues his Earthbound Prisoner and Action Card combo to damage Jack. Jack refuses to give up and matches with a fierce counterattack, causing something to change in Sergey.
Gongenzaka and Sawatari fight against the mysterious Kaito, who believes them to be agents of Academia. As he summons his fearsome Galaxy Eyes Cipher Dragon, Yuto notes that something has changed in Kaito.
Kaito begins a merciless assault against Yuya with his powerful Galaxy Eyes deck. With Yuto's spirit on his side, Yuya tries to match Kaito's indomitable spirit with both Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon.
As their duel goes on, Edo only becomes more conflicted of where his allegiances lie. Seeing Edo suffer, Yuya is determined to remind him how fun dueling can be and begins his greatest Dueltaining performance yet.
Sora and Shay's heated duel hits its boiling point when dark secrets about their hidden history come to light! Could there be something sinister behind Sora's sweet-toothed smile?
Yuya and the others meet the Xyz Resistance, who discuss how Heartland fell to ruin and Yusho's mysterious connection to them. Elsewhere, in the Fusion Dimension, Yuzu flees Academia soldiers when someone unexpected comes to her rescue.
Yusho explains what happened during his disappearance to Yuzu while in the Fusion Dimension. Back in Heartland, Yuya comes across an angry youth with a grudge against his Dueltaining style as Yuto refuses to stand by any longer.
Shun is determined to convince Kaito to rejoin the Resistance despite Kaito's adamant refusal. As the former friends cannot convince each other either way, they decide all they can do is fight against each other.
Sora and Tsukikage manage to stop the oncoming Duel Chasers as Yuya and Jack continue to fight. Unleashing his power, Yuya summons Nirvana High Paladin and matches Jack's powerful Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend.