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Flame tells Soulburner well done, and Hayami holds her hand over her mouth in shock, her eyes brimming with tears as Zaizen narrows his eyes and the room remains completely silent. Gore lies on his back, whispering that he lost. He struggles up on his elbows, and then to his surprise, Soulburner holds out his hand. Gore scoffs, gets up without taking it, and begins walking away. Soulburner tells The Gore that to him he's the hero who defeated the Hanoi and saved LINK VRAINS, that hasn't changed. But to get his real self back, Soulburner has to keep winning. Gore lowers his head as Soulburner begins to tell Gore that he's the same, but Gore asks what he's trying to say. Soulburner stops, and Gore states that he'll tell him this; no-one can always win, and everyone experiences defeat. Will defeat rot him, or will he use it as a springboard? When you lose, your true self is revealed. He walks away stiffly and logs out. Flame pops up, commenting that Gore must lose a lot to be such a sore loser. Soulburner comments that Flame's pretty condescending, and Flame retorts "Not really." Soulburner just looks in the direction Gore vanished.
[[File:Blood_Shepherd_descends_upon_Playmaker_and_Ai.png|thumb|250px|[[The Shepherd]] descends upon [[Playmaker]] and [[Ai]].]]Playmaker and [[Ai]] continue to descend through the winds, and Ai groans that it's rough going as he braces himself. Playmaker spots a light blue circle of energy and he notes that it's the lower area. Ai recalls that [[Kal Kolter|Kolter]] told them about it, and Playmaker confirms it. He remembers Kolter telling them that the sphere in the Restricted Area's bottom level should have a gate at its center. They continue moving down the column, but shivers suddenly run down Ai's form and he gasps that he's spooked. Playmaker agrees; he senses something bad. Ai emphasizes that it's really bad and suggests that they withdraw. Behind them, [[The Shepherd]] emerges from behind a piece of rubble on his Duel Board and without warning, fires an energy blast at Playmaker from his artificial arm, which they barely dodge. The Shepherd swiftly descends upon them, another blast glowing in his palm, and he declares that he's caught the bounty.
==Featured Duel: Soulburner vs. The Gore==
