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Ryoken later visited Ai, Yusaku and Kolter at [[Café Nom]], giving them a program that would prevent Lightning from stealing Yusaku's soul. Ai wasn't keen on accepting the program, but Yusaku installed it into his [[Duel Disk]] anyway and Ai admitted that it was incredible. Ryoken departed, claiming that the enemy of his enemy was his friend.<ref name="ep73" /> Yusaku also decided to inform [[Akira Zaizen|Zaizen]] about Lightning and Bohman in the event that Lightning was able to damage [[LINK VRAINS]] himself. He and Ai met with Zaizen at the harbor to avoid Lightning detecting their meeting in the network, and Ai's presence served to convince Zaizen that he was speaking with Playmaker, though Yusaku remained out of sight and used a voice modulator. They informed Zaizen of what had happened and asked him to protect LINK VRAINS before leaving. The next day, they decided to search for [[Earth (character)|Earth]] and [[Aqua (character)|Aqua]], believing that Lightning was unlikely to ignore them. Ai lamented that Earth wasn't showing up when it was important, though he doubted he would ally with Lightning. Kolter revealed that he'd been tracking Earth's movements through LINK VRAINS, and Ai was shocked by the ground Earth had covered; Flame noted that he was likely searching for Aqua. Playmaker and Soulburner logged in to search for Earth, and Kolter soon sent them Earth's coordinates, having spotted that he was in danger. Ai and Playmaker were nearby, and arrived to find Earth had challenged one of [[SOL Technologies]]' Bounty Hunters, who revealed that he was The Gore, but now thinner and darker in nature. As Gore Dueled Earth, Ai cheered his fellow Ignis on, but he was shocked when Gore suddenly 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 an A.I. implanted in his brain and that he had become one with it to improve his Dueling skills. Despite this, Earth was able to counterattack, destroying "Chimera T Wrextle" and reducing Gore to 100 LP, before attempting to defeat Gore with his "Rock You" Skill. Gore used his own Skill, "Anti Skill", to negate Earth's Skill, claiming that he had created the Skill himself. Ai realized that Gore really had united with an A.I as [[Skye Zaizen|Blue Gal]] arrived, reassuring Ai and Playmaker that she wasn't going to Duel them. Gore then Synchro Summoned "[[Dinowrestler Giga Spinosavate (anime)|Dinowrestler Giga Spinosavate]]" though Ai believed that Earth still had the advantage with the 4400 ATK "[[G Golem Dignified Trilithon]]". Gore pushed Earth into a corner, but Earth was able to protect "[[G Golem Crystal Heart]]" and Ai believed that Earth would be able to win on the next turn. Unfortunately, Gore was able to destroy [[Gravity Protection|the card protecting]] "Crystal Heart" and then destroyed it with "Giga Spinosavate", defeating Earth and capturing him. Gore then challenged Playmaker to a Duel, and as Ai dwelled on Gore's use of an A.I. to finally defeat Playmaker, Gore was logged out by SOL Technologies. A heartbroken Ai vowed that they would save Earth.<ref name="ep75">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|75|ref}}</ref>
That night at Café Nom, Ai and Flame both sensed something strange and wondered what it was.<ref name="ep75" /> Ryoken visited Ai and Yusaku the next day at the [[Stardust Road]] and he informed them that Earth had been decompiled. Ai initially believed Earth would be able to survive as he had previously, but Ryoken clarified that Earth's data had been imperfectly converted into a source code that SOL Tech could understand. Ai broke down in tears, admitting that he was starting to hate humans as well.<ref name="ep76">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|76|ref}}</ref> The next day, Kolter found security footage depicting Blue Gal and Aqua fleeing from The Shepherd, and though they weren't sure why Aqua was with Blue Gal, Ai, Yusaku, Flame and Theodore quickly logged in to rescue Aqua from The Shepherd. They found Ghost Gal alone, and she explained that Shepherd had logged out. Blue Gal and Aqua revealed they were safe, much to Ai's joy. Aqua greeted him, and he and Flame told her their names and Ai asked why she was in Blue Gal's Duel Disk. Aqua explained that Blue Gal had decided to fight alongside her, and Blue Gal changed her Avatar to Blue Maiden. The three Ignis flew into the sky with their partners, affirming their goals and their decision to fight together.<ref name="ep77">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|77|ref}}</ref> They headed to the location where Aqua had been imprisoned with Ghost Gal to search for any traces of Lightning's log, but Lightning had covered his tracks well and left no traces.<ref name="ep78">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|78|ref}}</ref> Further searches yielded no clues until Kolter detected a portal in LINK VRAINS and sent them the coordinates. The portal led to Lightning's palace, where he was Dueling The Shepherd. Ai was unsure about the Duel, given Shepherd's dislike of A.I. in general, but learned that Lightning intended to even the numbers by defeating the weakest Duelists first.<ref name="ep79">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|79|ref}}</ref> He was impressed when The Shepherd destroyed Lightning's "Judgment Arrows", and decided to cheer for him. He noted Lightning's good drawing skills during his final turn, and was shocked when Lightning discarded "Judgment Arrows" to defeat The Shepherd, calling Lightning's Deck too powerful. He watched in shock as Ghost Gal called Shepherd her brother and his data was erased.<ref name="ep80">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|80|ref}}</ref> Ai discussed Ghost Gal's loss of Shepherd with Flame, Yusaku, and Theodore, forgetting that Kolter was present and apologizing after Flame pointed it out. As talk turned to Lightning and his Deck, Kolter detected Earth's signal in LINK VRAINS, much to Ai's joy. Flame was skeptical, but Ai urged them to go to LINK VRAINS and save Earth before SOL Technologies could recapture him. They logged in, but were attacked by The Gore, now even thinner than before and eager to Duel Playmaker. Though Ai was ready to get revenge for Earth's capture, Playmaker tried to convince Gore to ally with them against Lightning, though Gore refused, forcing Playmaker to accept his challenge. Ai noted Gore's simple opening move of Setting a single monster as he'd done against Earth, and that he would likely stop their attacks. Playmaker quickly Summoned several powerful monsters and attempted to end the Duel there and then, but Gore easily stopped their attacks. To Ai's shock, Gore Link Summoned "G Golem Crystal Heart", and he revealed that Earth's data was in his A.I. chip. Ai was infuriated to realize that Earth's signal had come from Gore, who vowed to capture and control Ai next, and Ai likewise vowed to defeat him with Playmaker.<ref name="ep81">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|81|ref}}</ref> Gore bolstered the strength of his [[Signature card|ace monster]], "[[Dinowrestler King T Wrextle (anime)|Dinowrestler King T Wrextle]]", with the effect of "Crystal Heart", but Playmaker attempted to counter by returning it to his hand with "[[Security Dragon (anime)|Security Dragon]]" and "[[Firewall Dragon (anime)|Firewall Dragon]]", though Gore countered both efforts. Playmaker intended to use their Skill next, despite Gore's "Anti Skill", and Ai agreed to trust his instincts. "Anti Skill" negated "Neo Storm Access", but this allowed Playmaker to activate "[[Draw Discharge (anime)|Draw Discharge]]", attempting to defeat Gore with the ATK of his own monsters that he drew from "Anti Skill". Gore was able to negate this too, reducing them to 100 LP and knocking Playmaker off his Duel Board. Ai realized that the conditions were right to activate the second effect of "Neo Storm Access", and Playmaker successfully did so, obtaining and [[Xyz Summon]]ing "[[Firewall eXceed Dragon (anime)|Firewall eXceed Dragon]]", reviving "Firewall Dragon" and defeating Gore. Ai promptly transformed into his monster form to get Earth's data back from Gore, but they were trapped by a capture unit from Gore's body until he was logged out. Ai was only able to extract "Crystal Heart", which he gave to Aqua and Blue Maiden, telling her that it would make Earth the happiest.<ref name="ep82">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|82|ref}}</ref>
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