When Soulburner askd if they could find Ai, Varis statd he couldn't, as Ai was using a new algorithim that couldn't be traced. It is why it needed time to gather the data needed to build the place. Reminding themselves that the Neuron Link was stopped, but Bohman's Master Storm Access Skill has not, Playmaker decided to finish off Bohman in this turn. He believed people had to fight to strive for that goal, to keep living and renewing their bonds.Ai lowered his head, admitting his mistake to think logicially, like an AI. Playmaker claimed even if Akira believed revenge was pointless, he still discovered that the Knights of Hanoi had involvement in the project. Varis explained Ignis was coded by Dr. Kogami, and since Playmaker could not decode it, he only believed what Ai told him. He also makes it clear that he doesn't accept anyone's friendship because he doesn't want anyone to look after him and get involved in his missions. He came to Ai, and met up with He didn't care about that goal, stating more people would get hurt, just like they were in the Lost Incident. Halving his LP to 13, Playmaker banished "Transaction Rollback" to trigger "Recoded Alive" to bring out "Encode Talker", by banishing "Transcode Talker". Varis admitted he would enjoy Dueling against Playmaker, and the two started their final Duel. Naoki simply smiled, stating they had to speak somewhere else. He became pleased when Soulburner managed to lower the ATK of the monarch, and tried to wake Playmaker up for the best part. They came to the light, where they saw Ghost Gal and Varis facing each other off. Ai commented how lazy Yusaku was. He also shared Lightning's belief, and wanted to be the vessel to unite the Ignis as one. Kolter laughed the legend off, but Yusaku pondered the thought, since the knights were hunting Cyberse cards. Gore noted that was the Ignis, who yelled out he had a name, Ai. Playmaker asked what did Ai do to him, to which Roboppy stated that Ai linked his data to Roboppy's.
He admitted he didn't anticipate Yusaku to bring a friend, who knew about their identities. In fact, Ai began to understand Playmaker's pain of feeling lonely, as he was during the Lost Incident, and believed Varis was right, for they shouldn't have been given free will, so he didn't need to suffer. Theodore suspected it was a trap, but Kolter pointed out a recent incident caused Playmaker to be dropped from the wanted list.
Ai noticed that Yusaku told him he had a life to protect, and Theodore claimed that he and Flame would have to separate after this fight.
He wanted to join the group, since they had a common enemy to defeat: Lightning and his group. As the dragon went to attack, Playmaker used the Trap Card "Return Risk Reservoir" to summon "Protron" from his GY. Ai showed Yusaku around the facility, which was a factory that was producing SOLtiS androids. Kolter nodded, and asked of them to help in search for the assailant of his brother. The two were blown up by data. Kolter sensed he was thinking about what Varis told about Ai. Ghost Gal noted Soulburner was a victim of the Lost Incident, but asked why did he team up with Playmaker. Kolter told Ai that heroes needed rest too. He closed his eyes, admitting he's scared that he would soon vanish and be forgotten. Playmaker proceeded by banishing the FIRE "Proxy F Magician" to send "Playmaker tends to Ai, who has blown away from the defeat.Yusaku's possible future of sacrificing himself to keep Ai alive.With the battle over, Ai used "Gussari" to bring out "Dark Templar @Ignister", leaving him with the only monster on the field. Ai suggested that he should accept, but he refused, since he only approached Skye attempting to acquire a lead on his stolen memories, and he only Duels against Knights of Hanoi, which she wasn't. After that, Varis declared his hatred for AIs and his belief that Ai would lead everyone to destruction.