Five 1x4

Title: "Ridin' in the Rain"

Short Summary

 * Nexus is temporarily closed due to the Phantom Thief's second strike.
 * Amidst the ruckus, Koji visits Itto. They interact and Duel.
 * Itto, as a newbie in a task force under Eisuke's command, mentions rumors about a plan to catch the Phantom Thief.

Featured Duel: Koji "Bullettrain" Fujibayashi vs. Itto Fukunaga
Turn 1: Koji


 * Passes.

Turn 2: Itto


 * Normal Summons "Hovercraft Fish".
 * Sends 1 "Torrential" card to the Graveyard to Special Summon "Beautunaful Princess" from his hand.
 * Activates its effect, Special Summoning "Submarine Fish" from his Deck.
 * Activates the effect of "Submarine Fish".
 * Koji activates the effect of "Machimal Cheetah" as Chain Link 2, banishing "Machimal Horse" from his hand.
 * The effect of "Machimal Horse" activates as Chain Link 3.
 * Activates "Sonic Metalmorph" from his hand as Chain Link 4.
 * Chain Link 4: Koji fuses "Machimal Falcon" and "Machimal Lion" to Fusion Summon "Machimal Chimera Rocket G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." and draws 1 card.
 * Chain Link 3: Itto Special Summons "Sailboat Fish" from his hand, while Koji Summons no monster; he adds a monster to his hand (one of the materials for "Cerberus").
 * Chain Link 2: The ATK of "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." increases (ATK 2300 → 3100).
 * Chain Link 1: Itto discards 1 monster and draws 1 card.
 * The effect of "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." activates.
 * Itto chains with the effect of "Sailboat Fish", activating "Torrential Tribute" from his hand. All monsters on the field are destroyed.
 * The effects of Itto's three monsters activate:
 * "Hovercraft Fish" sends 2 more copies of "" from Itto's Deck to the GY.
 * "Sailboat Fish" lets Itto add 1 monster from his Deck to his hand.
 * "Submarine Fish" lets him banish "Torrential Reborn" from his Deck to activate its effect: Itto's three monsters are Special Summoned back (Koji's LP: 8000 → 6500).

[Koji's hand: 2] [Itto's hand: 3]

Continued in the next chapter.

Featured cards
New cards are in italic.