Meanwhile, Gong is training himself by hauling a boulder over a cliffside. He promises to improve his Heavystrong Dueling more than ever and urges Yuya not to give up and aim for the top.
Back at the Duel, Yuya curses at his own predicament, while Reed smiles calmly. All Yuya can do is Set a card and end his turn. Tate and Ally recall that Yuya's Pendulum Monsters were destroyed earlier. Frederick asks if the matchup is even, because Reed returned his "Royal Cookpals" to his hand. Reed says he wonders about that (in the dub, Reed says he'll soup things up in the Duel and bring things to a boiling point and takes his next turn. He remarks the preparations are ready, as "Food Cemetery" has three monsters in it, and activates the effect of "Wonder Recipe", which lets him Special Summon a "Cookpal" monster for each card in "Food Cemetery". Yuya realizes there are three cards in "Food Cemetery" and that the same "Royal Cookpals" Reed had before would come back. Reed exclaims the order is ready as he Special Summons "Royal Cookpal Knight Pasta", "Royal Cookpal Prince Curry", and "Royal Cookpal Princess Pudding". Yuya stares the monsters down as he notes they are fearsome, but his stomach growls and he remarks they're delicious (in the dub, Yuya says the monsters are ruining his appetite, which is a good thing because he's starving). Reed is kind enough to let Yuya's starving belly have its fill as he explains that "Wonder Recipes" will inflict 300 damage for each monster Special Summoned by its effect. Pellets of energy hit Yuya on his face, his stomach, and his bottom. Reed asks if this was too much for Yuya's stomach. Mrs. Pepper continues recording the Duel and congratulates her son for doing well.
At Sansho's restaurant, said chef is watching the Duel from his tablet as Reed says the taste of his perfect recipe is amazing. Sansho wonders what Reed means before continuing his work. Reed activates the effect of "Knight Pasta" to double the ATK of "Prince Curry" and follows up with the effect of "Princess Pudding" to double the ATK further, to 1200 total. The housewives watching the Duel squee after seeing another one of Reed's set menus. Reed continues that "Princess Pudding" and "Knight Pasta" cannot attack the turn their effects are activated. Yuya manages to get up and Reed points out that Yuya only has 1700 LP left and that "Prince Curry" needs a little more seasoning to finish him off. Reed jumps up a series of saucers before finding and taking an Action Card on the third one. He is satisfied that the Goddess of Cooking is smiling down on him and activates the card he picked up, "Victory Topping", which increases the ATK of a monster he controls by 600 until the End Phase. Tonkatsu materializes on the shield of "Prince Curry", which Ally and Tate pick up on. Reed declares his Battle Phase and the end of the Duel and attacks Yuya directly with "Prince Curry". Tate exclaims Yuya will lose if the attack goes through, but Yuya activates his face-down "Performapal Call", which negates the attack. Furthermore, it allows Yuya to add two "Performapal" monsters from his Deck to his hand whose combined DEF is equal to the ATK of the monster whose attack was negated. He adds "Entermate Cheermole" and "Entermate Turn Toad", though he cannot Summon monsters from his Extra Deck the turn he Summons the added monsters. Reed takes note of Yuya's earlier tactic and decides to counter with "Canning Cuisine", since Yuya added cards to his hand outside of the Draw Phase. He can place "Cookpal" monsters from his Deck under "Food Cemetery" for each card Yuya added; he chooses "Cookpal Lionion" and "Cookpal Rabbitomato". Yuya exclaims that Reed added more cards to "Food Cemetery", but Reed isn't done yet, as he activates "Food Fraud", which lets him add two "Royal Cookpal" monsters from his Deck to his hand, which are "Royal Cookpal King Burger" and "Royal Cookpal Queen Omelette". Yuya repeats Reed's last move as Reed asks him about what he thought about his prep-work and adds that the monsters he retrieved cannot be Summoned this turn. Reed jumps down to his original spot and ends his turn, with the ATK boosts of "Prince Curry" wearing off. Said monster appears disappointed as its tonkatsu disappears.
Yuya realizes that when Reed's turn comes, he'll have all five "Royal Cookpals" on his field and decides to do something to stop that. Yuya draws "Wall of Disruption" and is dissatisfied with it; he can't do anything with it now. He decides to bet his next move on an Action Card as he leaps from saucer to saucer to try to reach one on a high plate.
However, his stomach growls again as he realizes he's too hungry to even reach the card, causing him to fall on his back. The children are concerned, but Ryuu runs in and chides Yuya for running off without having breakfast. " That is what you get for skipping breakfast " He Then tosses Yuya a package, which he catches.
Yuya asks why his brother is here; " mom told me to bring it to you ". Yuya opens the package, which contains pancakes, and yells it's time to eat. He takes a bite out of it and looks inside. The pancakes are actually a sandwich of the mille-feuille tonkatsu that Yuya didn't eat. He takes another bite as his eyes tear up. Yuya exclaims it's delicious and Ryuu says that their mom Yoko had made the sandwich using Reed's recipe , so it must be perfect, and to add to the pizzaz, she used pancakes as the bread. Reed is angered that Yoko added something to his already perfect recipe. Yuya says, "Perfect...add to it..." before finishing off the pancake sandwich.
Re-energized, Yuya rises and declares that "Stargazer Magician" and "Timegazer Magician" are Scales 1 and 8, respectively, so he can Pendulum Summon monsters between Levels 2 and 7. A distressed Tate urges Yuya not to Pendulum Summon, since Reed can just destroy the monsters, but Yuya ignores him and Pendulum Summons "Cheermole" and "Turn Toad" anyway.
Reed welcomes his new customers for leaping through the fire. He activates the effects of "Princess Pudding" and "Knight Pasta", declaring "Ballistic Belly Buster", with the former force-feeding "Cheermole" and the latter doing the same to "Turn Toad". Reed specifies that he can return "Princess Pudding" and "Knight Pasta" to his hand to destroy "Cheermole" and "Turn Toad".
The bellies of both monsters burst before they're destroyed. Reed asks how Yuya liked his hospitality, but the children point out the hypocrisy because Reed destroyed them. As Reed laughs, Yuya explains that as "Cheermole" and "Turn Toad" are Pendulum Monsters, they are sent to the Extra Deck instead of the Graveyard when they are destroyed. Yuya Sets "Wall of Disruption" and ends his turn.
Elsewhere, Sora is in another Duel and attacks directly with "Death-Toy Scissors Bear", knocking his opponent into a feudal Japanese castle wall. Sora exclaims he won two Duels in a row before catching Yuzu spacing out again. Yuzu insists she didn't and lies that she saw the whole Duel , causing Sora to groan.
Reed starts his turn and addresses that it was Yoko as the one who made modifications to his recipe. Ryuu confirms it and Reed says his perfect recipe has no room for further additions. Next to Ryuu, Mrs. Pepper agrees with Reed and calls him perfect. As there are five cards in "Food Cemetery", Reed activates the effect of "Wonder Recipes" to Special Summon "King Burger", "Queen Omelette", "Knight Pasta", and "Princess Pudding".
Yuya notes that Reed Summoned four monsters at once. Frederick looks at the five monsters in awe, saying he couldn't even finish all of them at once, to the annoyance of his other two friends. Reed shows further "hospitality" to Yuya by inflicting 300 damage to him for each monster he Summoned with "Wonder Recipes". The total is 1200, as energy pellets hit Yuya again, reducing him to 500 LP. Ryuu yells Yuya's name. German Fauder comments that Yuya worked hard to get this far, but with all five "Royal Cookpals" out, this is the end. Reed activates the effect of "Knight Pasta" to double the ATK of "Prince Curry". He does the same, using the effect of "Princess Pudding", then follows up with "Queen Omelette" and "King Burger" to quadruple the ATK further. Tate exclaims that "Prince Curry" turned into a 4800 ATK calorie explosion.
Reed enters his Battle Phase and attacks Yuya directly with the now-golden "Prince Curry", declaring "Golden Royal Curry". "Prince Curry" releases a vortex of curry, with the children repeating the attack name dumbfoundedly. Yuya activates his Trap Card, "Wall of Disruption", which decreases the ATK of an opposing monster for each monster the opponent controls. Reed calls the card a pointless struggle, but Yuya further explains that "Prince Curry" will lose 4000 ATK, since Reed controls five monsters. Reed clarifies that Yuya only has 500 LP left, while "Prince Curry" has more than enough ATK to finish him off. "Prince Curry" regains its composure and continues its attack, but Yuya dons his goggles and starts running. But the attack of "Prince Curry" hits its mark, leaving the children stunned.
Reed breathes a sigh of relief; it took him plenty of work, but Yuya turned out to be no match for his perfect recipe. His relieved expression changes to confusion as he notices Yuya standing strong after the smoke clears, with 200 LP remaining. Ally cheers that Yuya pulled through.
Reed demands why Yuya survived the attack. Yuya chuckles and reveals he used an Action Card, "Energy Biscuits", the card he couldn't reach earlier. It let him gain 500 LP when he was attacked. Yuya attributes the action to the power he got from Yoko's sandwich. Enraged that Yuya hung on, Reed ends his turn, with the ATK of "Prince Curry" returning to normal. He points out that Yuya has no cards in his hand, despite enduring the last attack, and asks how he can deal with five "Royal Cookpals".
Yuya starts his turn , now that his brother is watching he knows he has to win. Before he draws, he thinks he's done all the prep-work he can; he just needs to draw that one card he needs. He draws, and the card is "Illusion Balloons". Yuya announces the climax of the seesawing battle, with Reed confused about what's happening. Yuya reiterates that "Stargazer" and "Timegazer" are set in his Pendulum Zones, which lets him Pendulum Summon Level 2 to 7 monsters. Reed says Yuya is Pendulum Summoning, but he only has one card in his hand, which makes it no different from a Normal Summon.
Yuya directs the audience's attention to his Extra Deck, where the Pendulum Monsters are waiting. He Pendulum Summons "Turn Toad", "Entermate Trampolynx", "Entermate Partnaga", "Cheermole", and "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon". Frederick gets his shivers, leaving him overwhelmed, while Ally is happy that Yuya Pendulum Summoned five monsters at once. Tate remembers that destroyed Pendulum Monsters are sent to the Extra Deck; Yuya waited for his chance to Summon all of them at once by stockpiling his Extra Deck.
Ryuu remains silent and knows Pendulum Summoning was the addition needed for Yuya's strategy. Reed brushes the remark aside and yells that it will end the same way as before; Yuya's Pendulum Summoning is still no match for his perfect recipe. He activates the effects of his "Royal Cookpals" again, with all five force-feeding each of Yuya's monsters: "Trampolynx" by "Prince Curry", "Partnaga" by Queen Omelette", "Turn Toad" by "Knight Pasta", "Cheermole" by "Princess Pudding", and "Odd-Eyes" by "King Burger". Ally realizes that the monsters will be destroyed like last time. Reed returns all five of his "Royal Cookpals" to his hand to destroy each of Yuya's monsters. Yuya says he was waiting for this, with Reed being confused.
Yuya activates "Illusion Balloons". He can excavate cards from his Deck equal to the number of monsters destroyed this turn. Each of the destroyed monsters turns into a pancake sandwich. Tate and Ally are surprised, but Frederick is drooling. Yuya announces the moment the audience is waiting for: inside each sandwich is a card excavated from the Deck, and the highest Level "Entermate" monster excavated will be Special Summoned. Nico calls the strategy amazing, because Yuya Summoned five monsters, knowing they'd be destroyed, and tied their destruction to this remaining glimmer of hope. Fauder points out that if none of the cards are "Entermate" monsters, "Illusion Balloons" will fail.
Reed exclaims that the card of pure chance won't break through his perfect recipe. Yuya replies that manipulation of chance is a powerful skill in itself. He starts excavating from his Deck. The first sandwich opens and the card is "Hippo Carnival". Yuya shrugs in disappointment , which disappoints the children as well.
Nevertheless, he continues with the second, which is "Entermate Discover Hippo". Mrs. Pepper says there's no way Reed can lose to a card like that. Yuya excavates the third card, "Commmand Performance". As Ryuu places his hope in Yuya, he reveals the next card, "Entermate Friendonkey". He comments that while it's a "Entermate", it's only a donkey.
Nico becomes discouraged, as "Friendonkey" isn't strong enough to defeat Reed. Mrs. Pepper repeats, "a pity?" , causing Nico to reconsider his words. Fauder wonders what the last card is. A housewife is excited about what the last card will be, while another says she doesn't know much about Dueling, but it's fun. Reed looks around, dumbfounded. His fans are all enthralled by Yuya's performance.
Yuya announces the revelation of the final pancake and wonders of the Goddess of Victory will smile down on him. He excavates his last card, which is "Entermate Elephammer". Yuya cheers that the last card was a high-Level "Entermate", the best for last. He Special Summons it as he says that "Elephammer", the leader of the "Entermates", comes before everyone now. Reed trembles after seeing that its ATK is 2600, which is enough to defeat him. He bemoans that his perfect recipe will...!
Yuya tells Reed there's no such thing as a perfect recipe, which causes the young chef to recall Sansho telling him the same thing. Sansho elaborates that even if there is a perfect recipe, it has to be ready to add more to suit the people who will eat the food. Yuya declares his Battle Phase and attacks directly with "Elephammer". "Elephammer" swings the hammer on its trunk and the hammerhead glows in star-shaped patterns as Yuya tells Reed to enjoy the mammoth of a meal. Reed smiles in satisfaction, knowing his loss is coming up. The hammer swings down and crushes Reed, depleting all his LP.
Ally and Tate exclaim that Yuya won his first Duel, while Frederick gets his shivers. As "Chaos Kitchen" fades, Yuya thanks Reed for the meal. Mrs. Pepper runs to Reed, in denial that his perfect recipe was defeated. Reed calmly tells his mother that he did lose. The children and Reed come to Yuya. Reed congratulates Yuya for the win and promises to add more to his recipe and press onwards. Yuya replies that he'll stay ahead of Reed, then. Reed says he'll look forward to seeing Yuya in the Arc League Championship and offers him a handshake, which Yuya accepts. His stomach growls again and Ryuu remarks that Yoko's pancake sandwich she gave him wasn't enough. Reed offers to cook Yuya something, to their surprise, and asks if Yuya will accept his hospitality. A blushing Yuya replies, "of course!" Ryuu is glad Reed will make everyone food, to his brother's embarrassment.