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"'''Project Start!''' " is the twenty -seventh chapter of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|''Yu-Gi-Oh! '' manga]].
This chapter was originally printed in the ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]] '' magazine in Japanese. Its first English release was in the ''[[Shonen Jump]] '' magazine. It has been reprinted in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Volume 004|volume 4]] of the [[wikipedia:Tankōbon|tankōbon]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! bunkoban - Volume 003|volume 3]] of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (bunkoban)|bunkoban]].
==Summary==
===Kaiba residence===
[[File:YGO-027 That dream.jpg|thumb|left|[[Seto Kaiba(manga)|Kaiba]] wakes up from his nightmare.]][[Seto Kaiba(manga)|Kaiba]] suffers a nightmare of the "Experience of Death" [[Penalty Game]], he was subjected to after his last [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 010|encounter]] with [[Yami Yugi|Dark Yugi(manga)]]. He wakes-up panting, realizing that he is after having that same dream again.
He gets up and opens the window, before being greeted by [[Hobson|the butler]]. As Kaiba checks on his briefcase of cards, the butler informs him that [[Yugi MutoMutou (manga)|Yugi]] and one of his friends, [[Joey WheelerKatsuya Jonouchi (manga)|Jonouchi]], stayed in the mansion overnight, as Kaiba requested. As the butler dresses him, Kaiba recalls inviting them to the pre-opening celebration, but fell asleep. All his life, he has restless nights, where he couldn't wait until morning, he says and that it is ironic that he had that nightmare again. However, after today, he shall never have that nightmare again, he thinks. [[Death-T]] is finally about to begin, he thinks as he leaves the room.
In the dining room, Yugi asks Jonouchi if he is alright. Jonouchi replies that he is, he just needed a good night's sleep. However he doesn't like staying at Kaiba's house, because now he gets the feeling that he owes him one. Yugi wonders if [[Solomon MutoSugoroku Mutou (manga)|his grandpa]] is worried about him, as he did not tell him that he would be out all night.
Jonouchi asks what the ceremony is about. Yugi replies that it makes him nervous. He looks back at one of Kaiba's guards standing at the door and comments that he thinks they are being watched and locked inside the mansion, like that Kaibas don't want them to leave. The butler arrives and apologizes for keeping Yugi and Jonouchi waiting. He informs them that Kaiba will now see them.
The real has yet to come, Kaiba tells them as he brings to the biggest attraction of the opening ceremony; a special show that he has prepared just for Yugi. Yugi is pleasantly surprised and can even hear people cheering. He says that Kaiba didn't have to go this far.
[[File:YGO-027 Grandpa!.jpg|thumb|right|[[Yugi MutoMutou (manga)|Yugi]] rushes over to his [[Solomon MutoSugoroku Mutou (manga)|his grandfather]].]]
However when they go through the door, they see Yugi's grandfather [[Solomon Muto|Sugoroku Mutou]] inside a cube in the middle of an arena. Yugi rushes over to him. Sugoroku tries to explains that Kaiba kidnapped him and forced him to cooperate by threatening to kill Yugi, but Yugi cannot here him through the glass. The guard orders Yugi to step back, as Sugoroku tries to warn him that Kaiba is up to no good.
Kaiba enters the arena and his fans start cheering. Yugi humiliated him once by defeating him in ''[[Duel Monsters]] '' and now the day to avenge that shame has come, Kaiba thinks and Yugi shall repay him with his death. As Kaiba proceeds to the cube, Yugi and Jonouchi realize that they had been right about Kaiba at first.
Kaiba announces to the crowd that for their entertainment, they will witness a game of the world's number 1 collectable card game, ''Duel Monsters''. His challenger is Sugoroku Mutou, a man who claims to have never lost a Duel. The crowd laugh that there is no way Sugoroku can beat Kaiba. Yugi realizes his grandfather looks serious, as Sugoroku promises to win.
Kaiba instructs Sugoroku not to hold back and hit him with his strongest cards. Sugoroku says not to worry, he plans on doing that. He then thinks to himself, his Deck contains the world's strongest card, "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", the moment he draws that, he wins. [[Life Points]] start at 2000 and there are 40 cards in a [[Main Deck|Deck]], Kaiba points out and they begin.
[[File:YGO-027 Sugoroku's Penalty Game.jpg|thumb|right|Sugoroku's death by virtual reality [[Penalty Game]].]]
Now, Kaiba shall give Sugoroku a "[[Penalty Game]]". Kaiba leaves the box, while holograms of monsters attack Sugoroku. He laughs that Sugoroku will know death by virtual reality.
The audience cheer that Kaiba is awesome, while Yugi demands that his grandfather be let out of there. Kaiba laughs and tells Yugi that he has done human experiments in that simulator; the average person goes insane after about ten minutes. If Yugi wants him to stop the simulator, he must swear to face the hidden attraction of Kaiba Land, [[Death-T]]; the theme park of death that he built to exact his revenge on Yugi.
===Seto Kaiba vs. Sugoroku Mutou===
* Kaiba Summons "[[Hitotsu-Me Giant]]".
* Sugoroku Summons "[[Hobbit]]".
* Sugoroku plays a [[Spell Card]]
* Sugoroku plays an unidentified monster in [[Defense Position]].
* Sugoroku [[attack]]s with "Hobbit", causing Kaiba to lose 500 [[Life Points]].
* Turns are skipped.
* Kaiba attacks and destroys an unidentified monster, with his own an unidentified monster, causing Sugoroku to lose 300 Life Points. Kaiba is now ahead in Life Points.
* Sugoroku Summons "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
* Kaiba Summons "Blue-Eyes White Dragon".
* Kaiba Summons "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" on his next turn.
* Kaiba Summons "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" on his next turn.
* Kaiba wins.
===Second series anime===
The first episode of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|second series anime]], "{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|1}} " is an amalgamation of [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 009|Duels 9]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duel 010|10]], "The Cards With Teeth " and the [[Death-T]] arc. It contains elements from this chapter.
Differences included:
* [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and [[Joey Wheeler|Jonouchi]] were not invited to stay the night at [[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba's]], nor is there a grand opening of [[Kaiba Land]].
* [[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba]] was not seeking revenge on Yugi, as he had not dueled him before. The [[Death-T]] theme park didn't exist.
* [[Seto Kaiba|Kaiba]] kidnapped [[Solomon Muto|Sugoroku]] to take his "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]", which Sugoroku had previously refused to give him.
* Kaiba and Sugoroku's Duel is done off screen.
* A [[Dueling Arena]] is used instead of a [[Battle Box]].
* Since Death-T and Kaiba Land are omitted, there is no audience.
* Sugoroku does not receive a [[Penalty Game]], but still suffers from the shocks induced by the holograms.
* Yugi faces Kaiba to get revenge for what he did Sugoroku and tearing-up the "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", rather than being forced by Kaiba.
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