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Playmaker became hailed as a hero for stopping the [[Knights of Hanoi]], but Yusaku didn't log into [[LINK VRAINS]] for three months, and [[SOL Technologies]] placed a bounty on his head. While [[Kal Kolter|Kolter]] visited [[Jin Kolter|Jin]], Yusaku manned [[Café Nom]], and he was visited by [[Skye Zaizen|Skye]], who teased him that his expression would scare the customers away and thanked him for saving her when she was [[Deleted]]. Yusaku suddenly received a call from Kolter, telling him that [[Bohman|someone]] had stolen Jin's consciousness data and escaped into the new LINK VRAINS. Yusaku quickly logged in, boarding his new [[Duel Board]], but was accosted by [[The Shepherd|a bounty hunter]]. Playmaker told him that he didn't have an [[Ignis]] anymore and had no reason to be hunted, but to his shock, [[Ai]] had chosen that moment to return, along with "[[Linkuriboh (character)|Linkuriboh]]". Ai summoned a [[Data Storm]] to force the bounty hunter to log out, and then Playmaker challenged the unknown figure who had stolen Jin's consciousness to a [[Speed Duel]]. The figure only Set a single card on his first turn, allowing Playmaker to deplete over half his LP. On his next turn, the figure revealed that he had [[Cyberse]] monsters, and Ai suggested that he might have something to do with the destruction of the [[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]]. Playmaker was shocked to learn that the Cyberse had been destroyed, but then the figure used his [[Skill]], "Marker's Portal" to activate a [[Link Spell Card]] "[[Judgment Arrows]]", which doubled the [[ATK]] of the figure's "[[Flow Hydradrive]]s" to 2000, and their effects allowed them to attack Playmaker directly due to the [[WIND]] "[[Elphase (anime)|Elphase]]" he controlled.<ref name="ep47">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|47|ref}}</ref> Playmaker was able to survive with the effect of "[[Linkuriboh (anime)|Linkuriboh]]" and he counterattacked on his next turn by [[Ritual Summon]]ing "[[Cyberse Magician (anime)|Cyberse Magician]]", but his opponent used his "[[Property Spray]]" [[Trap Card|Trap]] to increase his [[LP]] and survive the attack.<ref name="ep48">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|48|ref}}</ref>
The glowing shell covering his opponent shattered, revealing a long-haired man who appeared to have amnesia. After struggling with his situation, the man suddenly regained his composure and introduced himself as Bohman, then continued the Speed Duel. He brought out two "[[Coolant Hydradrive]]s", then used one to activate the effect of "Property Spray" and change the [[Attribute]]s of Playmaker's monsters to [[WATER]] to allow "Coolant Hydradrive" to attack directly, but the effect of "Cyberse Magician" saved Playmaker by halving the damage. On his next turn, Playmaker used "Storm Access", acquiring and [[Link Summon]]ing "[[Shootingcode Talker (anime)|Shootingcode Talker]]" and using it to defeat Bohman. Ai attempted to eat Jin's data out of him, but was struck down by an anti-Ignis program. Bohman's little brother [[Harlan]] then spirited him away on his Duel Board, calling out two Duelists called [[Bit]] and [[Boot]] to delay him, but [[TheodoreHamilton|another Duelist]] suddenly arrived, telling Playmaker that he'd handle Bit and Boot and to go after Bohman.<ref name="ep48" /> Playmaker pursued them, but he was unable to prevent Harlan and Bohman escaping into the restricted area of LINK VRAINS, as Harlan left him with a cryptic warning that something unimaginable would happen soon. The Duelist who had assisted Playmaker arrived, and suggested they log out due to the defense system being activated by Harlan's intrusion. Before he logged out, the Duelist introduced himself as Soulburner.<ref name="ep49">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|49|ref}}</ref>
Once they were back in the real world, Kolter rejoined them and Yusaku trapped Ai within his [[Duel Disk]] again for his safety. They noted that their new enemy was formidable given their ability to digitize and steal a person's consciousness, and Yusaku promised Kolter that he'd defeat this new enemy and rescue Jin. At school the next day, Yusaku noticed another student following him, and he followed him into an empty room after the student ducked inside. The student revealed that he was Soulburner, that his real name was TheodoreHamilton, and that we was also a victim of the [[Lost Incident]] and was partnered with an Ignis, who introduced himself as [[Flame (character)|Flame]]. They went to a Ferris wheel to talk, where Flame revealed that the Ignis had been discussing whether or not to trust humanity, and Yusaku noted the irony that [[Dr. Kogami]] had been the cause of those discussions. Flame explained that before they could decide, the Cyberse had suddenly been attacked by an assailant wielding "Judgment Arrows" and that he was trying to find the other Ignis, who had been scattered through the network by the attack. Flame and Ai revealed that the six Ignis represented the six Attributes, and Yusaku curiously asked which Attribute was paired with Jin, but Ai explained that only that Ignis knew. Yusaku introduced Theodore to Kolter, and caught him up on the situation. Kolter stated that Bohman had vanished in LINK VRAINS' Restricted Area, and that he'd found a shred of an unknown program. Ai and Flame recognized it as an Ignis program associated with the WIND Attribute, and Playmaker asked if that meant the WIND Ignis was down there. Ai wasn't sure, but either way they needed to go down there. [[Emma Bessho|Ghost Gal]] then sent them info about the Restricted Area and how to enter it, and though Ai protested that it was a trap, Yusaku realized that Ghost Gal must have got the info from [[Akira Zaizen|Zaizen]], so it was legitimate, and Kolter warned them that SOL Technology would likely have Bounty Hunters waiting for them.<ref name="ep50">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|50|ref}}</ref>
Playmaker and Soulburner logged into LINK VRAINS and headed through the Restricted Area using the stealth program that Ghost Gal had given them, but sure enough, they were ambushed by [[George Gore|Gore]] and [[Kenchi|two]] [[Yozaka|other]] bounty hunters.<ref name="ep51" /> SOL Technologies' traps quickly logged out Kenchi and Yozaka, and Gore challenged Playmaker to a Duel. Playmaker stated that he didn't have time for this, and Soulburner asked Playmaker to let him Duel Gore instead. Playmaker agreed, and he continued deeper into the Restricted Area.<ref name="ep51">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|51|ref}}</ref> As he and Ai descended, they were attacked by The Shepherd, the first Bounty Hunter they'd met.<ref name="ep52">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|52|ref}}</ref> Forced to stay away from the turbulent data in the outskirts of the Restricted Area, The Shepherd chased them into the central shafts, ordering them to surrender or Duel, and Playmaker accepted his challenge. The Shepherd started slowly, his A.I. warning him of "Shootingcode Talker", which could bypass the defensive effect of Shepherd's "[[Drone Pawn]]". Playmaker prepared to Summon "Shootingcode Talker", and Shepherd's A.I. claimed that he couldn't activate his Set card when he Link Summoned "Elphase", but when Playmaker Link Summoned "Shootingcode Talker", Shepherd activated his "[[Capture Drone]]" Trap Card, sealing "Shootingcode Talker". He revealed that he'd made his A.I. lie, and on his next turn, used "Capture Drone" to [[Special Summon]] "[[Drone Token]]s" to Link Summon "[[Battledrone General]]".<ref name="ep53">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|53|ref}}</ref> The Shepherd used the effect of "General" and [[Battledrone Sergeant]]" to launch multiple direct attacks, swiftly depleting Playmaker's LP, but Playmaker was able to save himself with "[[Cure Conversion]]", though at the cost of restoring his LP and preventing him from using "Storm Access". Instead, Playmaker brought out "Cyberse Magician" and attacked, but Shepherd reduced his damage with "[[Demolition Drone]]" by [[Tribute|Tributing]] "General". Shepherd [[Assemble Drone|revived]] "General" and re-established his forces on his next turn, attacking with his "Drone" combo again. Although the effect of "Cyberse Magician" halved the damage this time, Shepherd used his Skill "Drone Craft Force" to weaken it and increase the ATK of "General", then attacked "[[Cyberse Witch (anime)|Cyberse Witch]]" with his "[[Medicdrone Dock]]" for the end of his count. Playmaker was able to make their ATK equal, destroying them both, but triggering the effect of "Medicdrone Dock" to increase their LP, once again preventing Playmaker from using Storm Access. Despite this, Playmaker was able to use "[[Dimension Link]]" to halve his LP and free "Shootingcode Talker" from "Capture Drone", but Shepherd once again prevented his Link Monsters from attacking with his "[[Drone Cordon]]" Trap. Playmaker then used his Skill, "Storm Access", acquiring and Link Summoning "[[Clock Spartoi (anime)|Clock Spartoi]]" using the "[[Cynet Token]]s" that were generated by "[[Cynet Ritual (anime)|Cynet Ritual]]". Via its effects, he added "[[Cynet Fusion (anime)|Cynet Fusion]]" from his Deck to his hand, then revived his "[[Clock Wyvern (anime)|Clock Wyvern]]", and he fused all of his monsters with "Cynet Fusion" to [[Fusion Summon]] "[[Cyberse Clock Dragon (anime)|Cyberse Clock Dragon]]", whose effect increased its ATK high enough to obliterate "Battledrone General", defeating The Shepherd.<ref name="ep54">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|54|ref}}</ref>
===Ignis War===
Playmaker told [[Jin Kolter|Jin]] that he'd save him, but [[Lightning]] explained that Jin was trapped deep within his own consciousness and couldn't respond. He revealed that he had kidnapped Jin to prevent him from affecting him as Ai and Playmaker did for one another with their [[Link Sense]], and that he had been responsible for the destruction of the [[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]]. Lightning claimed that he had done so to clarify where the [[Ignis]] stood after the [[Knights of Hanoi]] attacked them, despite the existence of "error codes" that still wanted to coexist with humanity. [[Varis]] accused Lightning of not trying to solve matters peacefully, and Lightning claimed that he had, though Playmaker snapped that there was nothing peaceful about kidnapping Jin. Lightning then declared war on humanity, and he fled with [[Bohman]], [[Harlan]], and Windy to save his fellow Ignis from the Hanoi's virus. Playmaker, Ai, [[Theodore Hamilton|Soulburner ]] and [[Flame (character)|Flame]] pursued them, and Soulburner tossed them a program that [[Kal Kolter|Kolter]] had made to allow him to check on them. As they chased Lightning, he revealed that he had been the one controlling the [[Data Storm]] that saved them after their Duel with [[Specter]], as Lightning had needed them to defeat [[Varis]] while Lightning destroyed the Cyberse. [[The Shepherd]] and [[George Gore|Gore]]'s [[Kenchi|fellow]] [[Yozaka|Hunters]] arrived, and Lightning summoned a swarm of [[Bit]]s and [[Boot]]s to deal with them before unleashing a [[Data Storm]] at them from Windy. Bohman suddenly approached them and challenged Playmaker to a [[Speed Duel]]. Ai asked if Bohman remembered who he was today, and Bohman declared that he did. Ai was pleased for Bohman, but then Bohman revealed that he was an A.I. created by Lightning to unite the Ignis and serve as their successor. Although he accepted Playmaker and Ai, he refused to coexist with humanity, likening it to the relationship between humans and animals. Playmaker found himself unable to answer, so Bohman challenged him to a Duel with himself and Ai on the line.<ref name="ep71">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|71|ref}}</ref>
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