Five 1x4

Title: "Ridin' in the Rain"

Written sketch

 * Written sketch

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.

Updated details

 * Hanaoka is shown studying Silence's proposal. She reveals basic information on Eisuke and the structure behind the four admins (Land, Ocean, Core and Firmament).
 * Eisuke needs new members for his force, and thinking specifically in the Event plan, he opens a selection for new members with certain requirements - including a level of popularity. Itto, who has already undergone training in the past [NOTE: we can illustrate this in a fun, comical way, like a childish "Itto's adventures" comic, portraying how Itto leaps from job to job because of his impulses], is interested in the opportunity, but he still needs to boost his popularity to fulfill all requirements.
 * Koji visits Itto and they talk for a bit. A little more is explained on Eisuke and the police force. They ultimately have an idea: They'll live stream a duel featuring a mod they created in an attempt to boost Itto's popularity.
 * They play in the net, but they picture themselves in a super hype duel similar to the Riding Duels in the anime, with their imagination being shown.
 * Only a small portion of the duel is shown in this chapter, ending with Itto dodging Koji's FTK and starting to flood the field, teasing Koji to use his real ace.

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


 * Passes.

[Koji's hand: 5] [Itto's hand: 5]

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 ("Greyhound").
 * 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 "Submarine Fish" 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.

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