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Yuma then activates the effect of "Gagaga Cowboy", detaching an Overlay Unit to increase its [[ATK]] by 1000 and reduce the ATK of the monster it [[battle]]s by 500. Astral reminds him that the effect of "[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond the Hope]]" protects his monsters from being affected by card effects, so "Cowboy" cannot destroy any of Astral's monsters. Yuma says he's wrong, prompting Astral to yell "what!?" Yuma activates the effect of the "Gagaga Mancer" in his Graveyard, [[banish]]ing it to increase the ATK of a "Gagaga" monster he [[control]]s by 500. The ATK of "Cowboy" rises to 3000 total. Cathy excitedly yells that its ATK rose again and Yuma orders "Cowboy" to attack "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray]]". "Utopia Ray" explodes in a hail of bullets, reducing Astral to 4750. Anna says a "Number" was destroyed by a non-"Number". Yuma orders "Cowboy" to attack again and "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray V]]" is riddled with bullets and Astral's Life Points fall to 4350. Trey is shocked Yuma managed to destroy two forms of "Utopia". Quinton remarks that Yuma is keeping his cool and that since "Utopia Ray" and "Utopia Ray V" were Summoned via [[Quick-Play Spell Card]]s that [[negate]]d their effects, a non-"Number" was able to destroy them. Quattro seems quite impressed by Yuma's play.

Astral says he'll give Yuma credit for his move, but points out that "Cowboy" can no longer attack, so they've reached a deadlock. Yuma claims only Astral is deadlocked. He activates the Quick-Play Spell Card, "[[Gagaga Style - Slash of Clarity]]". This lets him [[target]] a "Gagaga" monster and change its name and ATK to the same as the monster it battles, while preventing it from being destroyed by battle and inflicting [[effect damage|damage]] to the opponent equal to the ATK of any monsters it destroyed. Astral yells "What!", while Yuma specifies he's targeting "Samurai". Yuma orders "Samurai" to attack "Utopia Beyond the Hope". "Samurai" reverts to an energy form and streams towards its target, its energy form shifting into that of "Utopia Beyond the Hope" and its ATK rising to 3000. Yuma declares "[[attack name|Hope Sword Beyond the Slash]]" and "Utopia Beyond the Hope" explodes. Yuma reminds Astral that "Slash of Clarity" will inflict damage to Astral equal to the destroyed monster's ATK now. Astral is thrown onto his back, his Life Points at 1350.

[[File:BeyondtheHopeProtection.png|right|200px|thumb|"[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond the Hope]]" protects [[Astral]]'s [[Monster Card|monsters]].]]

Yuma activates the [[card effect|effect]] of "Samurai", [[detach]]ing an Overlay Unit to allow all "Gagaga" monsters to [[attack]] twice this turn. Yuma then activates the effect of "Gagaga Cowboy", detaching an Overlay Unit increase its [[ATK]] by 1000 (1500 → 2500) and decrease one the ATK of one of Astral's monsters by 500. However, due to the effect of "[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond the Hope]]", his cards are unaffected by card effects, so the ATK of his monsters cannot be lowered. Yuma activates the effect of the "Gagaga Mancer" in his Graveyard, [[banish]]ing it to increase the ATK of a "Gagaga" monster he controls by 500. He [[target]]s "Cowboy" (2500 → 3000).

[[File:BeyondtheHopesisDestroyed145.png|left|200px|thumb|"[[Gagaga Samurai]]" [[destroy]]s "Utopia Beyond the Hope".]]"Cowboy" attacks and [[destroy]]s "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray]]" (Astral 5250 → 4750), despite not being a "[[Number]]" monster, as the effects of "Utopia Ray" were [[negate]]d as it was Summoned via "[[Necro Chaos]]". "Cowboy" attacks and destroys "Utopia Ray V" (4750 → 4350) despite not being a "Number" monster, as the effects of "Utopia Ray V" were negated as it was Summoned with "[[Rank-Up-Magic Dark Force]]". Yuma activates "[[Gagaga Style - Slash of Clarity]]", letting a "Gagaga" monster he controls be unable to be destroyed by battle and change its ATK and name to that of the monster it battles (thus making it a "Number" monster). "Samurai" attacks and destroys "Utopia Beyond the Hope" ("Samurai" 1900 → 3000). Due to the second effect of "Slash of Clarity", Astral takes damage equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster (Astral 4350 → 1350). "Samurai" attacks "Utopia Ray Victory" ("Samurai" 3000 → 2800). Astral activates his [[face-down]] "[[Heat & Heal]]", letting him target the "Number" monster with the lowest [[Rank]] on his field and gain [[Life Points]] equal to its ATK. He targets "Utopia" (Astral 1350 → 3850). The attack continues and "Utopia Ray Victory" is destroyed and Astral takes damage equal to its ATK (Astral 3850 → 1050). The effect of "Heat & Heal" then attaches itself to "Utopia" as an Overlay Unit. Yuma Sets three cards.

* [[Number 39: Utopia Beyond the Hope]]

* [[Number 39: Utopia Beyond the Hope]]

In the preview, the five "[[Hope]]" [[Monster Card|monsters]] were glowing, but when the episode aired, only "[[Number 39: Utopia Beyond the Hope]]" was.