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Yugi, Joey and their friends arrive at the [[Industrial Illusions]] headquarters to meet Pegasus, but instead find Mai and are locked in. Mai faces Joey in a Duel, using "The Seal of Orichalcos", putting both players souls at stake.<ref name="ep 151"/> Although Mai dominates most of the Duel, Joey makes a comeback, after aquiring his [[Legendary Dragons|Legendary Dragon]]. When it becomes apparent Joey is about to win, Valon interveens, using his fragment of the Orichalcos to break the seal, saving Mai.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 154]]</ref> This greatly madens Mai, as she claims to have had the Duel under control.<ref>[[Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 155]]</ref>
Valon takes matters into his own hands and tries to defeat Joey, before Mai manages to face him again. Joey manages to win and change Valon's attitude. Mai catches the end of the Duel and Valon tres telling her that Joey is a good guy. Regardless Mai faces Joey again. Joey tries to convince Mai that Dartz has decepted her. Exhausted from both Duels, Joey nearly passes out as Mai is about to win. Mai sees through all of the deception and remembers everything that they went through. She doesn't declare her final attack and rushes over to catch Joey. The Seal however proceeds to take Joey's soul, because he's fainting and therefore, losing the Duel. She holds onto Joey and apologizes, before as the Seal closes in. Before losing his soul, Joey pushes Mai away and throw throws her fragment of the Orichalcos in the air, freeing her from Dartz's influence.
In an attempt to pay back Joey and Valon, she tries to take on Dartz but is confronted and defeated by [[Rafael]], resulting in the loss of her own soul. Rafael later saves her life by pulling her unconscious body from the wreckage of the collapsing headquarters.
