Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Rank 007 " Numbers Hunter ! ! " is the seventh chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . This chapter was first printed in the 8 / 2011 issue of " V Jump " , released on June 21 , 2011 . It was later reprinted in the volume 2 of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " . Summary . At a shopping mall somewhere in Heartland City , a litterbot is blown apart by a man with a shotgun . The gathered crowd screams and the man tells them to shut up and asks where his money is . He tells them he ' s had enough playing around and shoots at a crystal sculpture on the ceiling . It bursts into gigantic shards , causing the crowd to run to avoid being hit . The man laughs , but then sees some of the shards are falling towards him . Time appears to stop as a a robot appears , saying " Master Kaito " to boy dressed in black that has appeared . Kaito says he ' s here to reclaim the man ' s " Number " . The man asks who he is and when he got here . The man attempts to shoot him , but finds his gun fails to fire . Kaito tells him it ' s useless - in this space , they can do nothing that doesn ' t involve Dueling . He tells the robot to stand by , calling it Orbital 7 . It responds " understood " and shoots a D - Pad out towards Kaito , who catches it and says he ' ll expose the man ' s darkness . The man asks why Dueling and Kaito responds that " Numbers " only possess Duelist s . The man holds up " " and says he ' s felt very good since he came across it . Kaito says that he is the light that illuminates the darkness which stagnates people ' s hearts . As he speaks , light surrounds him and he says that people call him the Numbers Hunter . The man is confused as to why Kaito is glowing . When he ceases glowing , his clothes have changed and he says he will hunt the man ' s " Number " - and his soul . The Duel isn ' t shown , except for the end result . A dragon control led by Kaito attacks the man , who falls to the ground . The " Number " card flies towards Kaito who remarks that " Number 20 : Giga Brilliant " has been captured . Time appears to return to normal and the shards of the sculpture continue to fall , but the entirety of the crowd is away from them . Two girls ask one another if they just teleported somehow . Kaito stands on a roof and stares at Heartland Tower as lightning flies near it . In Heartland City ' s garbage processing plant , a young boy stands on a floating platform . He yells that he wishes to hear more screams . Garbage swirls around and coalesces into a fireball , which hits Astral World through a portal . Dr . Faker smiles as he watches on . At Heartland Tower , Mr . Heartland tells Kaito that he ' ll be sure to convey his passionate heart to Dr . Faker . He tells Kaito he should go see Haruto , as it ' s been a while - and it will surely boost Kaito ' s will as well . After Kaito leaves , Heartland turns around and addresses Dr . Faker through a circular monitor . He tells Faker that everything is progressing well . Faker responds that that ' s fine and that the life of Kaito ' s younger brother is on the line for him . Faker states that Kaito has given up his humanity to protect Haruto , just as Faker has given up his to protect the city . Faker says that he knew a messenger would be sent from the Astral World and that he will crush it thoroughly , sending its remains back to their world . He claims it ' s the only way to protect the planet . Heartland says he ' s understood . In another room of the tower , Kaito visits Haruto , who stares out the window at people below . He asks why they ' re laughing - he doesn ' t want laughter , only more screams . Haruto asks if he ' s strange and Kaito tells him he ' s just dreaming - it ' s a bad dream . He vows to wake him from that dream , no matter what . At Yuma ' s house , Akari asks if Yuma has heard of the Numbers Hunter . Yuma is surprised and asks if Akari knows about the " Numbers " . She in turn asks him if he knows something about it . Yuma claims he doesn ' t know a thing . Akari tells him that the criminal that was behind the blockade was muttering those words incoherently when they captured him . Akari says she doesn ' t know what it means , but it seems to have something to do with " Duel Monsters " . Yuma says he doesn ' t know anything - he ' s not allowed to Duel , after all . Akari stops questioning him and Yuma thinks that that was too close . His sister almost caught him with that leading question . Astral mutters " Numbers Hunter " and Yuma asks if he can go to bed . His sister says that ' s fine and tells him good work . The next day at school , it ' s raining heavily and Yuma remarks that he can ' t go outside to Duel because of it . Astral tells to be careful and that he ' s still worried about yesterday . Yuma asks if he means the Numbers Hunter . Astral remarks that if someone other than him is hunting " Numbers " , that person will eventually come for Yuma . Astral says it ' s common knowledge that Yuma has used " Numbers " - it ' s only a matter of time before the Hunter comes . Yuma asks if Astral ' s scared as Kotori looks on in bemusement as Yuma appears to talk to thin air . Yuma thinks it ' s strange that someone else would hunt " Numbers " , since they are pieces of Astral ' s memory . Yuma suggests that the Hunter could be an ally . He may hand Astral the " Numbers " he ' s collected when they meet . Astral maintains that he still has a bad feeling about it and Yuma tells him not to worry . Kotori asks if Yuma ' s okay - he ' s been talking to himself . Yuma says he ' s fine and Kotori asks if it ' s that ghost . Yuma confirms it - he was talking to the Dueling Ghost . Later , Yuma remarks that even with the rain , he could still Duel in the gymnasium at the center of the city . Kotori agrees to go after school . It beings to rain again as Yuma crosses the street . He tells Kotori that the signal is going to change - she better run . Astral also appears concerned and Kotori tells Yuma to wait . A truck turns a corner and is heading right for Kotori . Yuma runs toward her , yelling her name . It nearly hits both of them , and time stops again , which Astral quickly notices . Kotori stops in a mid - fall to the ground . Kaito appears before them . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .