Episode Title:
Training Days: Part 1.
Episode Description:
Yuma and Astral are depressed after their duel, and Yuma tries to tell Astral to stop moping. Yuma hears about the World Duel Carnival through his friends, his grandma Haru sends him, Tori and Bronk to deliver vegetables to a strange man named Roku who lives in a temple. There, Yuma discovers a room filled with statues of legendary Duel Monsters, with Roku explaining that his home is a Duel Lodge where duelists train. He challenges Yuma to a duel using the statues and wooden cards. However, as the duel progresses, Yuma's consciousness is switched into the body of Dark Magician whilst Roku summons out Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and defeats him, giving him an understanding of fear from a Monster's point of view, as for they could not dodge attacks without a special ability. The next day, while Yuma is cleaning statues, he notices that one of the monsters was cut in half due to the line across it, and tells Master Roku. Roku is then approached by his former student, Kaze, who beats him in a duel before heading inside the temple to claim a Legendary Deck. However, Yuma decides to stand in his way and challenges him to a duel. Kaze summons out his Xyz monster, Blade Armor Ninja, dealing some damage to Yuma, who decides he wants to protect his monsters.
