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After winning one particular tournament, she shatters the trophy after hearing the runner-up and his friends say how embarrassing it is to lose to someone like her, that she isn't a strong Duelist like Yugi, Seto and Joey are, and believe those three, unlike her, are still eons above them in strength.
Afterwards, she meets [[Valon]], who recognizes her as a fellow Duelist who wants nothing more than to always win (while in the dub he sees her as a loner). He wants her to stand by his side and he'll keep on winning, just for her, against anyone she wants. He says that she is "his" reason to keep on winning (while in the dub he encourages her to forget about her friends and gain the power of "[[The Seal of Orichalcos (anime)|The Seal of Orichalcos]]" by joining [[Dartz]]'s henchmen). She is given the [[Orichalcos Stone]]on a black necklace.<ref name="ep 152" />
On Dartz's orders, Mai ambushes and defeats [[Maximillion Pegasus|Pegasus]], trapping his soul.<ref name="ep 151">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|151|ref}}</ref> Under Dartz's influence, Mai believes that it was Yugi, Joey, and her other friends that abandoned her.<ref name="ep 153">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|153|ref}}</ref> She particularly despises Joey and wants to defeat him for herself. Valon, who has developed feelings for Mai, believes Joey to be the source of Mai's suffering and aims to take out Joey himself, although Mai doesn't agree to this.
