Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Rank 005

"The Opposite of Opposite is…." is the fifth chapter of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL manga.

Summary
Tokunosuke Omoteura defeats a Duelist, who calls him despicable. Tokunosuke responds that the result can be brutal and that as they agreed, the man's Deck now belongs to Tokunosuke. At Yuma's house, Yuma is in the bathroom, while Astral floats outside the door. Yuma asks Astral why he's following him, with Astral telling him he's not so sure himself. Yuma is surprised it turned out this way, and reveals that Astral is known as the "Duelist's Spirit". He may be skilled, but Yuma does not want to rely on him. Yuma tells him to stop bugging him, with Astral saying he'd like to leave himself, but can't.

Astral muses that he may have an important mission to fulfill and that if they can obtain a Numbers card, he may recover his memory. Yuma says that he's never heard of amnesiac spirit. Astral asks why he can't go inside the room with Yuma and Yuma claims that if someone sees a human "releasing energy", that human will die. Astral takes this as "observation 1" as he pokes his head through the door, but Yuma tells him not to remember that. Later, Yuma goes to school, and Astral asks what this place is. Yuma explains it's a place where you learn things, and that in his world, all kids are expected to attend school. Yuma is greeted by Kathy and Kotori, Todoroki and Tetsuo. Todoroki says he heard Yuma won against Shark, and Yuma is surprised he heard about it and Tetsuo says he let it slip. Todoroki says he didn't know that Yuma was actually a good Duelist and that he must have hidden, undiscovered talent, calling him a Garyou-Housuu.

Yuma reveals that most of his victory is due to the "Numbers" card Astral gave him, but specifies that appears that no one can see Astral but him. Kathy grabs Yuma's arm, saying he must have won through his power of Kattobingu. Kotori asks if Kathy isn't getting a little too close to Yuma and Kathy asks why she has a problem with that. Kotori and Kathy begin to yell at one another, and Yuma falls over. Tokunosuke determines that his next target will be Yuma, and he believes something fishy must have happened for Yuma to beat Shark. He runs over to Yuma, asking him for his autograph. Yuma asks who he is, and Tokunosuke responds that he's in the neighboring class. In gratitude, Tokunosuke gives Yuma a "Baby Tragon" card and Yuma is ecstatic to receive his own Exceed Monster. Tokunosuke tells him that this is proof of their friendship. As Yuma leaps in the air in excitement, Tokunosuke calls him a fool, as he doesn't realize everything has an opposite side. Tokunosuke asks how Yuma beat Shark without an Exceed Monster. Yuma says he has one, but it isn't technically his. Tokunosuke determines that that must be Yuma's trump.

At home, Astral asks who the two people in the picture Yuma has on his desk are. He tells him that those are his parents and that they never returned from their adventure. Astral recalls Yuma mentioning that his parents gave him The Emperor's Key and wonders if they are related to its powers. Yuma tells him to forget about that and shows him his new "Baby Tragon" card - his very own Exceed Monster. Yuma hears someone coming. His sister, Akari enters the room and asks when he's planning to go to bed - she's trying to write a news article and Yuma won't be quiet. He apologizes and says he'll go to bed now.

Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Tokunosuke Omoteura
Tokunosuke's turn

Tokunosuke Sets a monster and a card.

Yuma's turn

Yuma Normal Summons "Gagaga Magician" (1500/1000) in Attack Position. It attacks the Set monster, which is "Chuubone" (300/300). Its Flip Effect activates, letting Tokunosuke Special Summon three "Chuubone Jr" from his Deck to Yuma's side of the field in Defense Position. Yuma overlays his three "Chuubone Jr" to Exceed Summon "Baby Tragon" (900/900). Tokunosuke activates his face-down "Uratra C", letting him Special Summon an Exceed Monster from Yuma's Extra Deck since Yuma Exceed Summoned "Baby Tragon". He Special Summons "No. 39 Aspiring Emperor Hope" (2500/2000) in Attack Position.

Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this chapter. Cards in italics debuted here.