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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>
Ryoken visited Yusaku and Ai at the [[Stardust Road]] the next day and informed them that SOL Technologies had decompiled Earth into an imperfect source code that they could understand. Yusaku asked if the Knights of Hanoi had a spy in SOL Technologies, but Ryoken simply smiled and told them to be careful as he left. Ai was horrified by Earth's death, and he admitted that he was starting to hate humans himself, much to Yusaku's shock.<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, Yusaku and Theodore quickly logged in to rescue Aqua from The Shepherd. They found Ghost Gal alone, and Playmaker asked where The Shepherd was. Ghost Gal explained that he'd logged out, and as Soulburner and Flame asked where Blue Gal and Aqua were, Blue Gal revealed herself with Aqua in her Duel Disk. She changed her Avatar to Blue Maiden, and noted that it was time for them to fight together again. Playmaker agreed, and they affirmed their goals and declared that they would fight.<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 proved fruitless until Kolter detected a portal in LINK VRAINS and sent the coordinates to Playmaker and his team. The portal led to Lightning's palace, where he was Dueling The Shepherd through Jin. Lightning revealed that he intended to defeat the weakest of them first, and Playmaker watched the Duel, recognizing "[[Armatos Colosseum]]" as the location where he had Master Dueled Bohman.<ref name="ep79">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|79|ref}}</ref> Ai wondered who they should support, and Playmaker suggested that Shepherd would likely free Jin if he won. He watched the Duel grimly, surprised when Lightning discarded his negated "Judgment Arrows" to activate [[Armatos Legio Magica Alcum|an effect that cleared Shepherd's field]]. Lightning defeated Shepherd, and Playmaker learned that Ghost Gal and The Shepherd were siblings before Shepherd's data was erased and Lightning escaped.<ref name="ep80">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|80|ref}}</ref> Afterwards, Yusaku, Theodore, Ai and Flame discussed the Duel and Lightning's skills. They were interrupted by Kolter picking up Earth's signal in LINK VRAINS, and Yusaku and Theodore logged in to protect Earth before SOL Technologies could find him. When they reached Earth's location, they were attacked by The Gore, now even more malnourished than before, who challenged Playmaker to a Duel. Playmaker attempted to convince Gore to instead fight Lightning alongside them, but Gore refused, insisting that he had to defeat Playmaker to regain his pride. Playmaker accepted Gore's challenge, and he tried to end the Duel quickly, but Gore easily blocked his attacks and accused him of being scared of Gore and his "Anti Skill". To Playmaker's shock, Gore Link Summoned "G Golem Crystal Heart" and revealed that Earth's decompiled data had been added to his A.I. chip. Playmaker realized that Earth's signal had come from Gore and that the Duel had been a trap, and he agreed with Ai's vow to defeat Gore as Gore brought out "Dinowrestler King T Wrextle".<ref name="ep81">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|81|ref}}</ref> Playmaker attempted to combat the "Crystal Heart"-boosted "King T Wrextle" by returning it to Gore's hand with first "[[Security Dragon (anime)|Security Dragon]]" and then "[[Firewall Dragon (anime)|Firewall Dragon]]", but Gore countered both of his efforts and forced Playmaker to destroy "Firewall Dragon". Playmaker was able to fend off Gore's attacks, and he planned to force Gore to use "Anti Skill" to defeat him with "[[Draw Discharge (anime)|Draw Discharge]]". Gore was able to counter that move as well, reducing Playmaker to 100 LP and blasting him off his [[Duel Board]]. As Playmaker and Gore faced off, a Data Storm began to blow again, and Ai revealed that "Neo Storm Access" had another effect that could be used when Playmaker had 100 or less LP and had failed to gain a monster the first time he'd used the Skill. This time Playmaker was successful, and he obtained and [[Xyz Summon]]ed "[[Firewall eXceed Dragon (anime)|Firewall eXceed Dragon]]", reviving "Firewall Dragon" to return "King T Wrextle" to Gore's hand. Gore was able to block the move and force "Firewall Dragon" to attack, but Playmaker was able to destroy "[[World Dino Wrestling (later anime)|World Dino Wrestling]]" to attack more than one time a turn again and reduce the ATK of "King T Wrextle" to zero, allowing "Firewall eXceed Dragon" to destroy it and defeat Gore. As Ai devoured Earth's data from Gore, a capture unit briefly trapped them, but was dispelled when Gore was logged out. Ai had Playmaker give Blue Maiden and Aqua "Crystal Heart", and Soulburner noted that Gore was another victim of their fight. Playmaker agreed that they had to end it quickly.<ref name="ep82">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|82|ref}}</ref>
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