Five 1x5

Title: "Ridin' in the Rain [Encore]"

Short Summary

 * The Duel between Koji and Itto is concluded.
 * This chapter foreshadows both the Captivity and Itto's Fall and Rise arcs.

Featured Duel: Koji "Bullettrain" Fujibayashi vs. Itto Fukunaga
Continues from the previous chapter.

Turn 2: Itto


 * Declares an attack with "Hovercraft Fish". Koji lets it through (Koji's LP: 6500 → 5500).
 * Declares an attack with "Sailboat Fish".
 * Koji activates "Mach Acceleration 1" from his hand to Special Summon his banished "Cheetah" with 500 extra ATK and continue the battle, destroying "Sailboat Fish" (Itto's LP: 8000 → 6900) and drawing 1 card. [Koji chose this one to get rid of because of his troublesome effect]
 * Itto ends his Battle Phase.
 * Sets 2 cards. [Itto is ironically unpleased he had to actually Set a Trap, while Koji laments he's out of anti-backrow cards]
 * During the End Phase, "Cheetah" is banished again.

[Koji's hand: 2] [Itto's hand: 1]

Turn 3: Koji


 * Note that Itto chooses not to use effects like "Submarine Fish" anymore to avoid giving Koji opportunities to chain.
 * Activates "Fusion Conscription", revealing "P.E.G.A.S.U.S." and adding another "Machimal Horse" to his hand.
 * Activates "Flash Metalmorph", Special Summoning "Machimal Chimera Rocket G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." back and treating it as a Fusion Summon.
 * The effect of "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." activates, skipping to the Battle Phase and initiating compulsory battles against all of Itto's monsters.
 * Itto activates his face-down "Torrential Attrition", destroying "Submarine Fish" in an attempt to destroy "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N.".
 * Koji activates the effect of "Machimal Greyhound" in his hand, banishing itself and "Machimal Falcon" from the GY to protect "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." (Chain Link 2).
 * "Falcon" activates as Chain Link 3.
 * Chain link 3: "Falcon" lets Koji add 1 "Metalmorph" card to his hand.
 * Chain Link 2: "Greyhound" protects "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N.".
 * Chain Link 1: "Attrition" resolves without destroying "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N.".
 * The effects of Itto's "Attrition" and "Submarine Fish" activate: "Attrition" lets him Special Summon "Sailboat Fish" from the GY in Defense Position, while "Submarine Fish" lets him activate "Torrential Resurge", Special Summoning three copies of "Submarine Fish" from the GY - two of which he had sent to the GY previously (Koji's LP: 5500 → 3500).
 * The battle continues. "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." attacks and destroys a defensive "Sailboat Fish". Next, it attacks and destroys "Hovercraft Fish" (Itto's LP: 6900 → 5600), as well as three "Submarine Fish" (Itto's LP: 5600 → 4900 → 4200 → 3500).
 * As Koji's Battle Phase ends, Itto activates his face-down "Torrential Metalmorph", Special Summoning his five monsters back in Defense Position. He uses two "Submarine Fish" and one "Hovercraft Fish" to Xyz Summon "Submersible War Watercraft - Orcavitator" (Koji's LP: 3500 → 2900).
 * The effect of "Orcavitator" activates, letting him add 1 "Torrential" card to his hand.

[Koji's hand: 2 (a "Metalmorph" card and another card)] [Itto's hand: 2]

Turn 4: Itto


 * Normal Summons "Boatercycle Fish".
 * Activates its effect, banishing "Torrential Attrition" in his GY to destroy "Boatercycle Fish" and "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N.".
 * The effect of "Greyhound" protects "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N.".
 * Since "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." was not destroyed, "Attrition" lets Itto bring "Boatercycle" back.
 * Also since "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." was not destroyed, Itto activates the effect of "Orcavitator", banishing "G.R.Y.P.H.O.N." face-down (Koji's LP: 2900 → 2500).
 * Declares an attack.
 * Koji activates "Horse" from his hand, banishing it and "Lion" from the GY (Chain Link 1).
 * "Lion" activates as Chain Link 2.
 * Chain Link 2: Koji adds "Greyhound" to his hand.
 * Chain Link 1: "Horse" skips Itto's Battle Phase.
 * Itto enters his Main Phase 2. He Overlays his three remaining monsters to Xyz Summon "Tri-Edge Levia".

[Koji's hand: 2 (a "Metalmorph" card and "Greyhound")] [Itto's hand: 2]

Turn 5: Koji


 * (Goes with "Mach Acceleration 2" to recover some cards)
 * (Summons "Cerberus" and "Pegasus", making a nice combo with the two and bypassing Itto's effects, finishing the duel)

Author's notes: Current status on turn 2

Koji -GY: Falcon, Lion -Ban: Cheetah, Horse

Itto -GY: 1 selected Torrential card, 1 discarded Fish monster, 2 additional copies of 1 Fish monster -Ban:

Author's notes: Current status on turn 3

Koji -GY: Lion -Ban: Cheetah, Horse, Falcon, Greyhound

Featured cards
New cards are in italic.