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As they broke back into [[Windy's Cyberse]], Ai lamented seeing the copy of his homeworld burning, not helped by Bohman confirming that he had destroyed the original Cyberse. Bohman suggested that they race around the Ignis Tower to determine who chose who went first, and Playmaker was forced to dodge the debris of one of the outerlying towers on the way, barely losing his race with Bohman, who chose to go second. Warned by Ai of Bohman's "[[Judgment Arrows]]", Playmaker set up a defense with "[[Cyberse Magician (anime)|Cyberse Magician]]" and "[[Grid Rod (anime)|Grid Rod]]" and he was able to survive the attack of "[[Trident Hydradrive Lord]]" through minimum damage. On his next turn, Playmaker drew "[[Suspend Wand]]" and equipped "Cyberse Magician" with "[[Resume Mace]]", intending to use it to power up "Cyberse Magician" enough to destroy "Trident Hydradrive Lord", but Ai urged him to also use "Suspend Wand", claiming that something inside him was telling him that they needed to defeat Bohman now. Following Ai's advice, Playmaker equipped "Cyberse Magician" with "Suspend Wand" as well, combining their effects to vastly increase the [[ATK]] of "Cyberse Magician" and destroy "Trident Hydradrive Lord", reducing Bohman to 700 [[LP]]. He attempted to finish Bohman off with "[[Cyberse Witch (anime)|Cyberse Witch]]", but Bohman was able to block the attack and he angrily asked Playmaker why he had attacked so uncharacteristically. Bohman then realized that Playmaker had attacked on Ai's suggestion, and he explained that Ai had been driven by instinct that the other Ignis lacked.<ref name="ep72">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|72|ref}}</ref> On his next turn, Bohman used "Storm Access" to obtain and [[Special Summon]] "[[Rousing Hydradrive Monarch]]", then used its "Judgment Dice" effect to clear Playmaker's field. Playmaker was able to combine the effects of his cards in his Graveyard to revive "[[Linkuriboh (anime)|Linkuriboh]]" and reduce the ATK of "Hydradrive Monarch", surviving the turn. Ai apologized for his instinct putting them in this situation, but Playmaker claimed that it wasn't Ai's fault, as Playmaker was the one making the decisions. Ai offered him a secret weapon; an upgrade to his Skill that he'd just finished. Playmaker noted the convenience of the timing, and Ai admitted that it had always been available, much to Playmaker's amusement. With this new Skill, "Neo Storm Access", Playmaker was able to enter the high-density Data Storm that surrounded the Ignis Tower and obtained the [[Synchro Monster]] "[[Cyberse Quantum Dragon (anime)|Cyberse Quantum Dragon]]". As he prepared to Summon it, Bohman attempted to disrupt him with the "Judgment Dice" effect of "Hydradrive Monarch" again, successfully rolling the outcome he needed, though this time Playmaker was able to protect his monsters with the effect of "[[Cyberse Wicckid (anime)|Cyberse Wicckid]]". He [[Synchro Summon]]ed "Cyberse Quantum Dragon" and used its effect to return "Rousing Hydradrive Monarch" to Bohman's [[Extra Deck]] and then attack again, but Bohman was able to end the Duel in a DRAW and escaped, vowing that he would defeat them in a new stage. Although Ai scoffed at Bohman saying such when he was the one fleeing, Playmaker admitted that Bohman's growth had exceeded his expectations.<ref name="ep73">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|73|ref}}</ref>
Soon afterwards, Ryoken visited [[Café Nom]] and he gave Yusaku a program to protect him from having his soul stolen by the Ignis, which Yusaku installed without hesitation once he knew what it was. Ryoken departed, commenting that the enemy of his enemy was his friend and bid Yusaku to survive the coming battle so that they could settle matters between them.<ref name="ep73" /> Yusaku decided to inform [[Akira Zaizen|Zaizen]] of Lightning and Bohman, and he sent a message to Zaizen to meet him at the harbor, remaining out of sight and using hoodie and a voice modulator to conceal his identity, and Ai to confirm that he was Playmaker. He told Zaizen about the other Ignis and that they wanted to conquer humanity, and asked him to protect [[LINK VRAINS]] if the need arose. Afterwards, they decided to search for [[Earth (character)|Earth]] and [[Aqua (character)|Aqua]], believing that they would likely be in danger from Lightning. Following Yusaku and Kolter's map of Earth's movements, Playmaker and Soulburner logged into LINK VRAINS and split up to search for Earth. Kolter soon contacted them and told them Earth was in danger, sending them Earth's coordinates, though Playmaker and Ai were the only ones close enough. They found Earth about to Duel one of [[SOL Technologies]]' Bounty Hunters, who revealed himself to be The Gore, but now thinner and strangely dissonant. Playmaker and Ai watched the Speed Duel uneasily, having sensed something strange about Gore, and they were shocked when Gore activated a new power, [[Duel A.I. Implant Chip|Brain Hack]] and [[Fusion Summon]]ed "[[Dinowrestler Chimera T Wrextle (anime)|Dinowrestler Chimera T Wrextle]]".<ref name="ep74">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|74|ref}}</ref> Gore revealed that he had implanted an A.I. in his brain to gain the skills to defeat Playmaker, but Earth was able to counterattack, destroy "Chimera T Wrextle", and then activate his "Rock You" Skill to inflict enough damage to defeat Gore. However, Gore intensified his Brain Hack and negated Earth's Skill with his newly-created "Anti Skill". Blue Gal also arrived, reassuring Playmaker that she wasn't here to Duel him and that she only wanted to protect the Ignis, and she asked about the status of the Duel. Playmaker noted that Earth held the advantage, but Gore Synchro Summoned "[[Dinowrestler Giga Spinosavate (anime)|Dinowrestler Giga Spinosavate]]" and began to press Earth back. Earth was able to protect "[[G Golem Crystal Heart]]" from Gore's effects, but Gore was able to attack it with "Giga Spinosavate" and destroy [[Gravity Protection|the card that protected]] "Crystal Heart", defeating Earth and capturing him. Playmaker ordered Gore to free Earth as he wasn't their enemy, but Gore didn't care and challenged Playmaker next despite their previous alliance. Before another Duel could start, Gore was logged out by SOL Technologies, though he vowed to defeat Playmaker the next time they met.<ref name="ep75">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|75|ref}}</ref>
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