Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Rank 028 " Shadow Maneuvers ! ! " , known as " A Shadow ' s Secret Maneuvers ! ! " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - eight chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the 5 / 2013 issue of " V Jump " , released on March 21 , 2013 , and in English in the in the 3 / 25 / 2013 issue of " Weekly Shonen Jump " , released on March 25 , 2013 . Summary . Yuma yells that he ' s gonna jet as he dives off the spider web and catches Kaito by the arm . Astral asks Yuma what he ' s planning , but Yuma hasn ' t thought that far ahead . Fortunately , Orbital 7 swoops in and saves them , but his recent crash has left him damaged and belching smoke , and they crash land in the river . Looking out over the city , Kyoji Yagumo reflects on Hishakaku ' s loss to Kaito , though he feels that the Number Hunter served his purpose since he took out Kaito . A shadow points out that the only ones left are Yuma Tsukumo and Ryoga Kamishiro , and he states that he ' ll take care of them . Kaito is dreaming about Haruto , back when they lived in their cottage . He wakes up in bed in Yuma ' s house , below the attic that Yuma sleeps in , watched by Cologne . Wondering where he is , Kaito climbs into the attic , noting the mess in the room . Cologne sits motionless , pretending to be inanimate , and inwardly freaks when he looks right at her , but he ' s just noticed the picture of Yuma ' s parents , and he looks at it , intrigued , before passing out . Yuma and Kotori find him sprawled on top of a terrified Cologne . After they take him back to bed , Kaito recovers enough to ask why he ' s at Yuma ' s house , ands Yuma reminds Kaito that he saved him . Kaito remembers the explosion that Hishakaku set off . Then he looks at Yuma , activating his Duel Gazer tattoo and seeing Astral ' s obscured form hovering next to Yuma . With his Photon Change active , he throws the blankets aside and demands his Duel Disk . Yuma tells him to take it easy , but Kaito refuses sympathy from his enemies . Before they can come to blows , someone ' s stomach gurgles , and Kaito immediately denies it before Kotori can say anything . Yuma admits it was him , and both Kotori and Astral shoot him looks . He suggests that they eat . Kotori ' s ready to handle the cooking , and Yuma offers to help , suggesting they start with fried eggs . Unfortunately , their first attempt is a burned failure . Kaito decides to cook himself , having done so for Haruto for many years , but the distraction of his past burns the edges on his eggs . Yuma offers to get something , but by then , Akari and Haru have arrived with the necessary ingredients for dinner . As they eat , Kaito muses that this is family . Akari asks him how he knows Yuma , and Kaito begins to huffily claim that it should be obvious : he ' s a natural born Duel - and then Yuma spits out his dinner all over him in a panic , cutting him off as Akari gets suspicious . Kotori and Akari watch in embarrassment as Yuma cleans the food from Kaito ' s face , and he covers up by claiming that the two of them are a duet in karoke , stating that Kaito has a killer voice . Though he ' s surprised , Kaito keeps quiet , and Akari is pacified to the point that she suggests to sing with them next time . Yuma begs her not to . Meanwhile , Orbital , having been swept out to sea , escapes from a bad - tempered angler - like fish , and he sweeps back to shore in shock , looking for his master . Kaito learns that Yuma isn ' t supposed to Duel and he asks why not . Yuma casually admits that he doesn ' t know ; his father said that something crazy would happen if he Dueled , so he has to be careful . Kaito asks where Yuma ' s parents are , and Yuma explains that they ' re gone , his mom and dad went adventuring and never came back . They said something about finding a door to another world . Kaito and Astral are both intrigued , and Kaito asks if it was the Astral World . Yuma replies that he doesn ' t know , and he asks what ' s up with Kaito ' s family . But Kaito refuses to tell him , and though Yuma is disappointed , he admits that they can ' t be best buds right away . Akari then comes in with Kotori , telling Yuma to walk her home . Yuma walks her close enough , but then the shadow that had been conversing with Kyoji approaches her . In Yuma ' s house , Kaito muses that Yuma ' s parents went to the Astral World , and Astral came to this one , while Haruto got his rotten powers for destroying the Astral World . He wonders if it ' s all connected . Then he notices a shadowy bird approaching , smashing through the glass and leaving behind a card with a note on it . Cologne sticks her head down from the attic in shock , and she sees Kaito leaving with a look of determination on his face . Cologne alerts Yuma as soon as he returns , and Yuma is shocked to see that it ' s a ransom note claiming that they have Kotori ( despite Yuma just walking her home ) , and if Yuma wants her back , to Duel whoever sent the note . Cologne then tells them that Kaito went after the kidnapper . Kaito , with his Photon Change activated , approaches the kidnapper , Shadow , who is shocked to see that Kaito is still alive . Kaito claims that he can ' t be beaten by the likes of them . Shadow decides to start by getting rid of Kaito with his Shadow Deck , and their Duel begins . Both Orbital 7 and Yuma and Astral are en route , and Yuma and Astral arrive to see " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " wipe Shadow out with " Photon Stream of Destruction . " Shadow vanishes , leaving a " Number " card behind . Kaito notes that that was disappointing as Yuma runs to the unconcious Kotori . He thanks Kaito , but Kaito simply claims to have been doing his job . Orbital 7 arrives and plucks Kaito from the ground , and Kaito tells them that they ' ll settle the score next time . Astral wonders if this means that Kaito thinks that he has repaid them . As Yuma cares for Kotori , he asks Astral if Kaito will tell them about himself someday . Astral expects that he will . Meanwhile , Kaito and Orbital 7 have taken refuge at the harbour . Orbital asks where they are going , as they can ' t go back to Heartland . Kaito reassures him that he ' s already found another base , and they look at a massive circular building , as Kaito explains that this will be their new castle . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . No cards debuted here .