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PREVIOUSLY ON YU-GI-OH...

GRANDPA TOLD ME TO TRUST THE ANCIENT PRESENCE

WITHIN THE MILLENNIUM PUZZLE, BUT HOW CAN I?

IT WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO BEAT KAIBA.

ANYTHING!

Man: THE FIRST DUEL WILL KNOW BEGIN.

MAI VALENTINE VERSUS YUGI MOTO.

[THINKING] I'VE GOTTA BE AT MY BEST

IF I'M GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THESE PLAYOFFS,

BUT I ALSO HAVE TO KEEP THE SPIRIT

OF MY MILLENNIUM PUZZLE IN CHECK.

WHO KNOWS WHAT THE SPIRIT OF THE PUZZLE

MIGHT DO TO WIN AGAINST MAI?

I PLAY...HARPY LADY, IN ATTACK MODE!

GAIA, THE FIERCE KNIGHT!

ATTACK HARPY LADY!

YOUR GAIA RAN SMACK INTO MY MIRROR WALL,

WHICH CUTS ANY OF YOUR MONSTER'S ATTACK POWER IN HALF.

NOW YOUR IMP'S GONNA FEEL MY HARPY'S STING.

WHIPLASH ATTACK!

YUGI, PLEASE! LET ME HELP YOU.

[THINKING] NO! I CAN'T TAKE THAT RISK!

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE THE EVER-FAITHFUL SERVANT OF HARPY LADY.

NOW, BLAST THAT SKULL TO ASHES.

FEARSOME FIRE BLAST!

YUGI, LET ME HELP YOU.

IF YOU CONTINUE TO HOLD ME BACK,

EVERYBODY LOSES.

[ECHOING IN] YOUR MOVE, YOUR MOVE,

YOUR MOVE, YOUR MOVE, YOUR MOVE...

♪ YOUR MOVE

♪ YU-GI-OH

♪ YOUR MOVE

♪ YU-GI-OH

IT'S TIME TO D-D-D-D-D-DUEL!

[ECHOING] ♪ YU-GI-OH

Joey: WHOA. MAI'S REALLY GOT YUGI ON THE ROPES.

SHE'S BROUGHT HIM DOWN TO 300 LIFE POINTS,

AND SHE HASN'T LOST ANY.

AS LONG AS MY SHADOW OF EYES CARD IS ACTIVE,

I CAN'T PLAY ANY OF MY MONSTERS IN DEFENSE MODE.

BUT IF I TRY TO ATTACK,

MY MONSTERS LOSE HALF THEIR POWER

WHEN THEY HIT MAI'S MIRROR WALL.

PLEASE, LET ME HELP YOU.

NO. I CAN'T RISK TURNING YOU LOOSE.

[THINKING] POOR YUGI-BOY SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT ON HIS MIND.

I SENSE MUCH CONFLICT.

INSTEAD OF EMBRACING THE POWER OF HIS MILLENNIUM ITEM,

HE SEEMS TO BE STRUGGLING AGAINST ITS FORCES,

AND THAT WILL BE HIS UNDOING.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, YUGI?

MAI, IS. SHE'S GONE AND PUT ASIDE

ALL OF HER SILLY CARD TRICKS

AND PLAYED THIS DUEL FLAWLESSLY.

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SHE WAS THIS GOOD?

COULD IT BE THAT IT WAS JUST SHEER DUMB LUCK

THAT I BEAT HER BEFORE?

IT WASN'T LUCK, JOEY.

I LOST THAT DUEL TO YOU BECAUSE YOU KNEW SOMETHING I DIDN'T.

All: HUH?

I LEARNED MORE FROM THAT DUEL

THAN ANY OTHER I'VE EVER PLAYED.

IT'S TRUE, JOEY. I LEARNED A LESSON FROM YOU THAT DAY

THAT I NEVER REALLY WANTED TO LEARN.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT THEN, BUT IT WOULD CHANGE ME

AND THE WAY I LOOKED AT DUELING.

I HAD TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT MYSELF

AND ADMIT THAT THE REASON I RELIED ON TRICKS

WAS BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID,

AFRAID TO TRUST IN MY OWN ABILITIES,

AFRAID TO TRUST IN MYSELF,

LIKE YOU TRUSTED IN YOURSELF, JOEY.

AND FACING UP TO THAT WASN'T EASY, BELIEVE ME.

YOU'VE REALLY CHANGED, MAI.

JOEY, DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU MADE IT

ALL THE WAY TO THE FINAL ROUND OF THIS TOURNAMENT?

HUH. HECK, YEAH, I DO.

I MADE IT THIS FAR BECAUSE I GOT MY FRIENDS

YUGI AND TRISTAN AND TéA

AND BAKURA BEHIND ME,

CHEERING ME ON AND TELLING ME

THAT I CAN GO ALL THE WAY.

THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S VERY TRUE.

YOUR FRIENDS WERE WITH YOU ALL THE WAY.

BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE GUTS TO LOOK INSIDE

AND FACE UP TO WHAT YOU SAW THERE.

YOU LOOKED YOUR DEMONS IN THE EYE AND DEALT WITH THEM.

[GASPS]

AND THAT'S A LESSON EVERYONE SHOULD LEARN.

I DID THAT?

THAT'S RIGHT. IN THAT GAME, YOU TAUGHT ME

THAT A DUELIST CAN LEARN MORE FROM HER DEFEATS THAN FROM HER VICTORIES.

YOU TAUGHT ME TO FACE UP TO MY FEARS,

NOT JUST TRY TO BOTTLE THEM UP.

[GASPS]

SO, YUGI, HAVE YOU FACED UP TO YOUR FEARS?

WHATEVER FREAKED YOU OUT IN YOUR BATTLE WITH KAIBA,

HAVE YOU COME TO GRIPS WITH IT?

[THINKING] HOW CAN I?

KAIBA WAS WILLING TO RISK EVERYTHING IN OUR DUEL.

AND THE SPIRIT FROM MY MILLENNIUM PUZZLE

WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO STOP HIM.

SURRENDER UNLESS YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO UNLEASH YOUR MONSTER.

BUT IF I HAD ATTACKED, KAIBA MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT.

STOP!

AND I COULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN...

EVEN IF IT COST ME THE DUEL.

NO MATTER HOW BADLY I NEED TO RESCUE GRANDPA,

HURTING SOMEONE ELSE IS SOMETHING I WILL NOT DO.

I MEANT NO HARM. I ONLY WANTED TO HELP.

AND I VOW NEVER TO GO AGAINST YOUR WISHES AGAIN.

HOW CAN I BELIEVE YOU?

YOUR GRANDFATHER ONCE URGED YOU

TO TRUST IN THE POWER

OF THE MILLENNIUM ITEM, REMEMBER?

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAI, THANKS FOR REMINDING ME

THAT A TRUE DUELIST FACES HIS PROBLEMS.

YOU'RE RIGHT, I WAS HOLDING BACK.

BUT NOT ANY LONGER.

[THINKING] HMM. YOU'RE A LITTLE LATE TO THE PARTY, YUGI.

I'VE BEEN DUELING FOR REAL ALL ALONG.

HERE WE GO.

JUST REMEMBER, YOU PROMISED WE'D DO THIS MY WAY, RIGHT?

YES, I DID.

AND MY WORD IS MY BOND.

OK.

HMM.

I PLAY THE MAGIC CARD BRAIN CONTROL.

BRAIN CONTROL? WHAT IS THAT?

WITH THIS CARD, I CAN BRAINWASH ONE ENEMY MONSTER

AND CONTROL IT FOR A TURN.

I'LL USE IT TO SEIZE CONTROL OF HARPY'S PET DRAGON.

[ROAR]

[CHUCKLES] NICE MOVE, YUGI.

BUT HARPY'S PET DRAGON IS ONLY A SERVANT OF HARPY LADY,

AND EVEN BRAINWASHED, IT WOULD NEVER THINK OF TURNING ON ITS MASTER.

HUH?

YUGI, YOU JUST MADE YOUR FINAL MISTAKE.

[LAUGHS] EVEN UNDER BRAIN CONTROL,

HARPY'S PET DRAGON WON'T ATTACK HER MASTER.

I KNOW THAT, MAI.

BUT I DON'T INTEND TO ATTACK YOUR HARPY.

HUH?

FIRST I PLAY THIS CARD FACE-DOWN,

AND ADD CATAPULT TURTLE.

NOW LET'S PUT HARPY'S PET DRAGON

ON THE CATAPULT IN ATTACK MODE.

BECAUSE I'VE CALLED AN ATTACK,

YOUR MIRROR WALL APPEARS,

AND I'M GOING TO KNOCK IT DOWN WITH YOUR OWN DRAGON.

[THINKING] OH, NO.

THE CATAPULT TURTLE HAS THE POWER TO DESTROY WALLS AND FORTRESSES.

CATAPULT, LAUNCH!

[ALL CHEER]

HE SHATTERED MY MIRROR WALL TO PIECES.

AND THAT'S NOT ALL I'VE DONE, MAI.

MY ASSAULT HAS ACCOMPLISHED MORE

THAN TO DESTROY THE DEFENSE YOU BUILT.

BECAUSE IT WAS YOUR MONSTER I FIRED FROM CATAPULT TURTLE,

HALF OF THE PET DRAGON'S ATTACK POINTS

GET DEDUCTED FROM YOUR LIFE POINTS.

THE TIDE OF THIS BATTLE IS TURNING, MAI.

ALL RIGHT! WAY TO GO!

NOW YOU'RE SOCKING IT TO HER, YUGI.

[THINKING] HMM. MOST UNEXPECTED.

IT SEEMS YUGI-BOY HAS SOMEHOW BEGUN TO REGAIN HIS INNER STRENGTH.

[THINKING] YOU WANTED MY BEST, MAI?

WELL, YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET YOUR WISH.

IF I CAN TRUST THE SPIRIT OF MY MILLENNIUM PUZZLE,

IF WE CAN REALLY WORK TOGETHER,

THEN NOTHING CAN STOP US!

IT'S MY TURN.

[THINKING] HMM. OK.

THE ONLY MONSTER YUGI'S GOT ON THE FIELD

IS THAT REPTILIAN LAUNCH PAD.

I COULD SEND HARPY LADY TO DESTROY IT,

THEN YUGI'S LIFE POINTS WOULD DROP TO ZERO

AND I'D BE THE WINNER.

BUT THERE'S THAT OTHER CARD HE'S LAID FACE-DOWN.

IF IT'S A TRAP, I'D BE WALKING RIGHT INTO IT,

AND THAT COULD FINISH ME.

THIS IS THE TOUGHEST DECISION I'VE HAD TO MAKE ALL GAME--

TO ATTACK OR NOT TO ATTACK.

[GASPS]

BRING ON YOUR ASSAULT, MAI.

HMM.

NOW I WILL...

NOT ATTACK.

I'M NOT FALLING INTO YOUR TRAP,

AND THERE ARE OTHER MOVES THAT I CAN MAKE.

FOR EXAMPLE...

I CAN USE THIS CARD TO TRIPLE MY HARPY ATTACK FORCE.

I PLAY ELEGANT EGOTIST!

NOT BAD, HUH?

THAT ENDS MY TURN, YUGI,

BUT NEXT TIME AROUND, YOU'LL GET A TASTE OF MY LADIES' CLAWS,

AND I PROMISE YOU WON'T ENJOY IT.

[LAUGHS]

THAT'S TOO BAD, MAI.

YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE ATTACKED ME.

HMM. WELL, THAT'S YOUR OPINION.

NO, IT'S FACT.

IF YOU HAD CALLED AN ATTACK, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE WON.

BUT YOUR TRAP CARD.

IT'S NOT A TRAP, MAI.

IT'S A MONSTER RECOVERY CARD.

[GASPS]

YOU FELL FOR MY BLUFF.

IT'S A WHOLE NEW DUEL NOW, MAI.

FOR THIS TURN, I'LL ACTIVATE THE MONSTER RECOVERY CARD,

PULL ALL MY MONSTERS BACK INTO MY DECK,

RESHUFFLE, AND NOW I CAN DRAW 5 NEW CARDS.

[THINKING] OH, NO! NOT ONE OF THESE CARDS

IS STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN MAI'S HARPIES.

EACH OF MY 3 HARPY LADIES

NOW HAS AN ATTACK POWER OF 2450.

THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF CARDS IN ALL OF DUEL MONSTERS

THAT CAN STAND UP AGAINST THAT,

AND FROM THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE, YOU HAVEN'T DRAWN ONE.

YUGI, DON'T LET UP! KEEP FIGHTING!

WITHOUT A MONSTER ON THE FIELD,

MAI'S FREE TO ATTACK MY LIFE POINTS DIRECTLY.

I'LL NEVER SURVIVE AGAINST HER.

UNLESS...

THIS CARD, IN DEFENSIVE MODE!

BUT YOU CAN'T. SHADOW OF EYES.

IT LURES ALL MONSTERS INTO ATTACK MODE, REMEMBER?

ALLMONSTERS? NO, MAI.

AND THAT'S WHAT'LL SAVE MY LIFE POINTS THIS TURN.

MYSTICAL ELF!

[HUMMING]

[GASPS]

SHADOW OF EYES MAY LURE MEN INTO BATTLE,

BUT IT DOESN'T WORK ON FEMALE MONSTERS.

NO! I FORGOT ABOUT THAT!

YOU'LL HAVE TO ATTACK IT INSTEAD OF ME.

MADE IT! WHEW!

WITH ALL OF HIS LIFE POINTS INTACT.

SURE, HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THIS TURN,

BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN HE'S OUT OF THE WOODS JUST YET.

IT WON'T TAKE MAI LONG TO DESTROY THAT MYSTICAL ELF.

OH.

OK, SO LET'S SEE WHERE WE STAND.

YOU'RE ON THE BOARD WITH ONE MEASLY ELF,

AND IT'S MY TURN.

FIRST I'LL USE THIS MONSTER REBORN CARD

TO BRING BACK AN OLD FRIEND.

[THINKING] MONSTER REBORN!

WHAT'S THAT?!

REMEMBER HARPY'S PET DRAGON? HE'S BA-A-ACK!

AND HE GETS 300 MORE ATTACK POINTS FOR EACH HARPY ON THE FIELD.

OH, NO! HE NOW HAS 2900 ATTACK POINTS.

AND EVERY SINGLE POINT AIMED RIGHT AT YOU.

HARPY LADIES, COMBINE YOUR POWER!

EXTERMINATOR ATTACK!

[ALL GASP]

Téa: SHE WIPED OUT HIS LAST DEFENSE!

YOUR TIME'S RUN OUT, YUGI.

NEXT TURN I ELIMINATE THE REMAINDER OF YOUR LIFE POINTS!

AND THEN, LOOKS LIKE I GO ON TO THE FINALS.

[THINKING] HE MIGHT AS WELL ADMIT IT, I'M UNSTOPPABLE.

THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO AGAINST MY MONSTER'S ATTACK POWER.

ONE MORE TURN AND IT'S ALL OVER.

[THINKING] NO! THERE MUST BE SOMETHING I CAN DO!

BUT I NEED MORE TIME! THE NEXT CARD I DRAW

IS GOING TO DECIDE THE FATE OF SO MANY LIVES.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF I DRAW THE WRONG CARD?

WHAT HAPPENS TO GRANDPA? TO JOEY AND HIS SISTER?

AND TO KAIBA AND MOKUBA. I CAN'T DO THIS!

WE CAN DO THIS!

TOGETHER.

JUST TRUST ME, AND TRUST IN THE HEART OF THE CARDS.

COME ON, NOW. WE BOTH KNOW

I'LL WIPE OUT ANY CARD YOU PLAY ON MY NEXT TURN.

SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT!

SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT?

[THINKING] HE ACTUALLY DREW SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT?

HOW CAN ANYBODY BE THAT LUCKY?

ALL RIGHT! THAT HOLDS MAI AT BAY FOR 3 TURNS!

AND BUYS YUGI SOME TIME TO FIGURE A WAY OUT OF THIS MESS.

MM-MM. DECIDED TO GO DOWN FIGHTING, HUH?

WELL, ALL RIGHT. A SURRENDER WOULD BE EASIER,

BUT IF YOU'RE REALLY DETERMINED TO GO OUT IN A BLAZE OF GLORY,

I'LL BE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO LIGHT THE FIRE.

NO, MAI. WHAT I INTEND TO DO

IS TO GO OUT IN A BLAZE OF VICTORY.

HARPY'S PET DRAGON IS THE MOST POWERFUL MONSTER SHE'S GOT.

UNLESS WE CAN DEFEAT IT, THERE'S NO WAY TO WIN.

WE CAN DEFEAT IT, BUT ONLY AT GREAT RISK.

IT INVOLVES THE BLACK LUSTER RITUAL,

AND 3 TURNS MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH.

BLACK LUSTER RITUAL? WHAT'S THAT?

IF I CAN DRAW THE CORRECT CARDS, YOU'LL SEE SOON ENOUGH.

MY ONLY MOVE FOR THIS TURN, I PLAY KORIBO!

OH.

IT'S THE ATTACK OF THE GIANT 3-TOED HAIRBALL.

LOOK, IT'S TOTALLY FEROCIOUS, YUGI.

I THINK IT WANTS TO ATTACK HARPY'S PET DRAGON SINGLE-HANDED.

[LAUGHS]

HMM. WHAT, YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S FUNNY, YUGI?

IT'S NOT, MAI.

LAUGH ALL YOU WANT, BUT DON'T MISTAKE THE KORIBO

FOR A JOKE WHEN IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP

ON MY WAY TO VICTORY IN THIS DUEL.

THAT HAIRBALL COULDN'T BE AN IMPORTANT STEP

ON THE WAY TO ANYTHING, EXCEPT MAYBE CHOKING A CAT.

ANYWAY, I CAN'T ATTACK AS LONG AS SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT

IS STILL IN PLAY, SO I DRAW THIS ONE CARD,

AND THAT WILL END MY TURN.

BUT SOON, YOU'RE GONNA BE HISTORY.

HMM.

[THINKING] THAT KORIBO WAS A GOOD START,

BUT WITH JUST THE CARDS I'VE GOT IN MY HAND NOW,

I CAN'T INITIATE THE BLACK LUSTER RITUAL.

I STILL NEED ONE MORE CARD.

BUT THIS ISN'T THE CARD I NEED!

[CHUCKLES]

[THINKING] I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF MANEUVER

YOU'RE TRYING TO PULL, KIDDO, BUT GO FOR IT.

IF YOU GOTTA LOSE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL LOSE WITH SOME FLAIR.

THIS CARD WORKED FOR YOU.

MONSTER REBORN!

I USE MONSTER REBORN TO BRING BACK GAIA, THE FIERCE KNIGHT!

OH, FIERCE KNIGHT, SCHMIERCE KNIGHT.

I GUESS HE'S AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THAT LITTLE KORIBO,

BUT HE HARDLY REPRESENTS A THREAT TO MY HARPIES

AND THEIR SUPERCHARGED PET.

2 TURNS TO GO.

THAT'LL BE ENOUGH, MAI.

STILL NOT THE RIGHT CARD.

YUGI.

JUST MAINTAIN YOUR COOL, TéA.

HUH?

RELAX.

YOU CAN TELL FROM THE LOOK IN HIS EYES,

HE'S NOT ABOUT TO GIVE UP.

HMM.

[THINKING] AH, I SEE.

VERY DARING, YUGI-BOY.

YOU MEAN TO ATTEMPT THE LEGENDARY BLACK LUSTER RITUAL.

BUT YOU'VE ONLY ONE TURN LEFT

IN WHICH TO DRAW THE NECESSARY CARD.

ARE YOU REALLY PREPARED TO RISK EVERYTHING

ON THE OUTCOME OF A SINGLE DRAW? ARE YOU?

IT'S MY TURN NOW.

HA HA! HA! I DID IT!

I DREW ANOTHER HARPY LADY CARD.

ON MY NEXT TURN, I CAN PLAY THIS CARD,

GIVING ME A TOTAL OF 4 HARPIES,

AND RAISING PET DRAGON'S ATTACK POWER TO 3200.

ONCE YUGI'S SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT WEAR OFF,

IT'S ALL OVER FOR HIM.

Joey: MAI ISN'T EVEN TRYING TO HIDE HER NEXT MOVE.

SHE'S GOT SO MUCH FIREPOWER,

SHE THINKS SHE'S GOT THIS IN THE BAG.

MY TURN IS OVER,

AS ARE THE EFFECTS OF YOUR SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT.

DIDN'T GET MUCH HELP OUT OF YOUR 3 FREE TURNS, DID YOU, YUGI?

HUH.

[THINKING] ONE CARD.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.

MM. MM.

AHH. AH.

[CHUCKLES]

[THINKING] NO!

NO!

I--I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.

YUGI WAS RIGHT.

THERE'S TOO MUCH RIDING ON THE DRAW OF A SINGLE CARD.

WHO AM I TO GAMBLE WITH THE LIVES

OF YUGI'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY?

AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I SHOULD FAIL?

THERE'S TOO MUCH RIDING ON THE DRAW OF THIS NEXT CARD.

I SHOULDN'T BE RISKING YUGI'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY THIS WAY.

IT'S...TOO DANGEROUS.

I CAN'T.

WE CAN DO IT,

TOGETHER.

YUGI?

I'M WITH YOU.

AND WE'RE NOT ALONE.

WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF ALL MY FRIENDS.

JUST LIKE I'VE HAD FROM THE BEGINNING.

AH. WITH ALL OF YOU AT MY SIDE,

I WAS FOOLISH TO LOSE FAITH.

IT'S LIKE YOU SAID--

YOU AND I HAVE TO TRUST IN EACH OTHER,

AND IN THE HEART OF THE CARDS.

AND ONCE WE PUT OUR HEARTS IN THE GAME,

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN'T DO!

[GASP]

[THINKING] SUCH POWER.

I'VE NEVER FELT SUCH TREMENDOUS STRENGTH.

NEVER.

WELL, MAI...

HMM...

YOU'VE PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT,

BUT NOW THE DUEL ENDS.

HUH?

STARTING WITH THIS CARD!

WHAT?! BLACK LUSTER RITUAL!

WATCH. THE BLACK LUSTER RITUAL

WORKS BY SACRIFICING ALL OF THE MONSTERS

I HAVE PLACED ON THE FIELD.

[WHINNY]

COMBINING THE ENERGIES OF MY 2 SEPARATE MONSTERS...

[WHINNYING]

AND THE FORCES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS INTERTWINED,

OPENING THE GATES OF CHAOS!

BRINGING FORTH...

[RROARRH!]

OH, NO!

THE BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER!

IS THAT REALLY THE LEGENDARY BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER?

NOW, BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER,

CHAOS ATTACK!

HARPY'S PET DRAGON IS VANQUISHED.

[GASP]

JUST LIKE THAT.

MY MOST POWERFUL MONSTER--

IT'S GONE!

THIS IS OUTSTANDING.

FOR A MINUTE THERE, I REALLY DIDN'T THINK

THAT YUGI'D BE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF.

I DON'T THINK MAI DID, EITHER.

WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT THERE'D BE A WAY

OF BRING THAT KICK-BUTT MONSTER OUT OF YUGI'S DECK?

OHH...

[THINKING] THE DUEL IS OVER.

MY SPIRIT IS BROKEN.

SHE'S LOST THE WILL TO FIGHT ON.

OHH...

[THINKING] OH, ONE TURN AWAY.

IF I'D ONLY BEEN ABLE TO PLAY

ONE MORE HARPY LADY CARD

BEFORE THE BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER APPEARED, I WOULD HAVE WON!

BUT I CAN'T REVIVE THE PET DRAGON,

AND THERE'S NO OTHER CARD IN MY DECK

THAT CAN DEFEAT THAT ULTIMATE WARRIOR.

UH...MAI?

SO DOES THIS MEAN THAT YOU SURRENDER?

NO WAY.

UM...WHAT-- WHAT HAPPENED?

MAI SURRENDERED.

WHEN A DUELIST PLACES THEIR HAND

OVER THE DECK LIKE THAT,

IT MEANS THEY CONCEDE THE DUEL.

POOR MAI.

I'D RATHER NOT SEE MY HARPY LADIES DESTROYED

IN THE NEXT TURN.

THE DUEL IS YOURS, YUGI.

WAIT, MAI.

THERE'S SOMETHING

I WANT TO SAY TO YOU.

HUH?

THANK YOU.

YOU SAID A DUELIST CAN LEARN MORE

FROM DEFEAT THAN VICTORY, AND YOU WERE CORRECT.

BUT YOU, MAI,

YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT TODAY.

I HAD TO CONFRONT MY OWN FEARS,

MY OWN WEAKNESSES,

OR I COULD NEVER HAVE DEFEATED YOU.

IT'S AWFULLY NICE OF YOU TO SAY THAT, YUGI,

BUT IT SEEMS TO ME I ALSO STILL HAVE A LOT MORE TO LEARN.

ABOUT DUELING AND ABOUT MYSELF.

BUT THEN I SUPPOSE NO DUELIST EVER LEARNS

ALLTHERE IS TO KNOW.

AND MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON

IS THAT DEFEAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FOREVER.

YOU WON THIS DUEL, YUGI,

BUT THERE'LL BE OTHERS.

YOU AND I WILL MEET IN THE ARENA AGAIN, KIDDO.

AND WHEN WE DO, YOU BETTER WATCH OUT.

MM-HMM.

HMM.