Ch. 1: A Tournament for Glory?
Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Tea were at Yugi's Grandpa's Game Shop second floor while Yugi and Joey duel.
"I play Brain Control on your only monster and attack you directly for the win!" Yugi announced to Joey and the audience.
"What…?" Joey asked while scratching his head.
Tea told Joey, "Yugi just won the duel."
"A delivery just came for you, Yugi, and it looks important." Grandpa called out.
Yugi's Millennium Puzzle activated due to a strange energy from the delivery he felt so he rushed downstairs. His friends who were curious followed him. When Yugi was downstairs, he opened the package and found a duel disk with an invitation.
"Duelist:
You have been invited to participate in a Duel Monsters Tournament with a prize of glory and be known as the best duelist. The tournament will be played with the rules of tribute and wagering the rarest card of your deck. This tournament will be held on a private island owned by Advance Tech. This all expenses paid trip can also be a vacation for your friends and family. KaibaCorp manufactures the duel disks use in this tournament.
Advance Tech CEO
Ryo Yama"
"Hey, Yuge, do you think I'm invited?" said Joey.
Yugi had his mind somewhere else so he didn't respond.
But Tristan did and said, "Go home and check."
"Guys, I'm heading to see if I get one, too." Joey said
"We must participate in this tournament. I felt a strange and powerful energy from the package, and I believe this might be of great importance." Yugi's alter ego from the Millennium Puzzle advised.
When Joey was at home, he searched to see any signs of his package. But he couldn't find it. Joey worried if he would be able to compete alongside his friend.
Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba had unexpected guest.
"I am here to confirm that Yugi Moto will be in the tournament. Now, you will participate in the tournament, won't you?" Ryo Yama stated.
"Fine, I will. Now leave the building," Kaiba commanded.
"Dear, sweet, powerful Kaiba, I am the one who makes commands!" Ryo said in a superior tone.
Kaiba obviously ignored Ryo's statement. But Ryo didn't mind and left.
Ryo's alter ego, Umbra Ryo said to him during the elevator ride, "With the pharaoh in the tournament, his power will be finally unleashed by our family."
"Yes, but what if the pharaoh is not competing in the tournament," added Ryo.
"The pharaoh will be competing, Ryo," Umbra Ryo said before he vanished into the Umbra Sorcerer's Puzzle…
Author's Cliffhanger: Will Joey participate in the tournament? What is Umbra Ryo's motive? Is Ryo working with his spirit or not?