Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Duel 008 " The Poison Man " is the eight chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " manga . Summary . Shoe shopping . Jonouchi follows a map , as he leads Yugi and Honda through some shabby back alleys . Honda asks where they are going , while Yugi wonders how safe this place is . Jonouchi tells them the place they are going is famous and the owner is said to be crazy for his stuff . The three eventually come to the Junky Scorpion . Inside the shop , Jonouchi finds a pair of Air Muscle shoes . Honda does not see the big deal , but Jonouchi states that they are high - tech shoes , which are really popular . Honda is unperturbed , as long as it covers your feet , it is enough for him . The store owner tells Jonouchi not to touch the shoes as they are not for sale . Those shoes , he says are incredibly rare and cannot be found anywhere else . Jonouchi objects that he has gotta sell him the shoes and he is after coming a long way to find the shop . There are more guys who want those shoes than there are stars in the sky , according to the owner , so he would not sell them to just anyone . If Jonouchi wants to wear those sneakers , he must show that he has got what it takes . Some guys will pay anything to get what they want and some will even kill , he continues and nods to his own shoes , saying that someone in America got murdered over the shoes he is wearing . Jonouchi laughs sarcastically and asks if the owner ' s going to sell the shoes or not . The owner thinks to himself and suggests they play a game to see if Jonouchi has the right stuff . He removes the scorpion from the lace around his neck , explaining that it is real and poisonous and he shall put it in the shoe . He holds the shoe up to Jonouchi and asks if he has the guts to put his foot inside . Jonouchi hesitates and says that he and his friends are not the . Yugi and Honda try to talk him out of playing the game , but Jonouchi has had his eyes on the shoes for such a long time . Shouting that he will show the owner who has got no guts , he shoves his foot into the shoe . The owner applauds him and reveals that he did not really put the scorpion , it was just a test and he would never damage the shoes like that . He agrees to sell Jonouchi the shoes . While they usually retail for ¥100 , 000 ( about US $ 800 at the time ) , he will sell them for half price . Before Jonouchi leaves , the owner warns him about a gang called Muscle Hunters , who have been going around stealing shoes . Muscle Hunters . Jonouchi celebrates by skipping down the street in the new shoes , bragging about their comfort and how he traded his old pair with holes . Yugi is happy for him , while Honda still does not get the big deal and will not forget the guy who risked his life for a pair of shoes . He tells Jonouchi that kids do not even skip like that and it is embarrassing to walk with him . The group decide to get hamburgers , but are spied on by a group of Muscle Hunters . The three hunters run up to the group and shove a tire around Jonouchi ' s body from behind . One of them wallops Honda with a spanner . Another punches Yugi . With Jonouchi unable to defend himself due to the tire , the other one kicks him down and pulls off his shoes . The three thugs continue to beat - up Yugi , Honda and Jonouchi and leave with the shoes . Jonouchi apologizes to Yugi for getting him into this and inquires if he can get home alone . Yugi asks about him and Honda . Jonouchi and Honda stand up proclaiming that they want revenge . Yugi says he will go with them , if he is not in the way . Jonouchi compliments him on being a man and the three take off after the hunters . They find and approach the hunters in a video arcade . Jonouchi says that they do not attack from behind like cowards and hits the one who attacked him earlier in the face , breaking his nose . He pleas with Jonouchi to stop , but Jonouchi kicks him in face again , for causing him to get a hole in his sock . Honda headbutts the one who attacked him earlier . He and Jonouchi proceed to beat - up the three hunters , while Yugi watches in surprise . Jonouchi asks for his shoes back , but the guy with the broken nose says they do not have them . They had each been paid ¥3 , 000 by the store owner to steal the shoes . Yugi is disgusted by the store owner and changes into Dark Yugi . Shadow Game . Dark Yugi returns to the Junky Scorpion and confronts the owner . The owner tries to get rid of him , pointing out that the shop is closed . Dark Yugi tells him that he knows he paid the hunter to steal the shoes and he is taking them back now . The owner thinks he can ' t let Dark Yugi leave , knowing his secret . He starts to act innocent , claiming not to know what Dark Yugi means . He then picks up the shoes , acting surprised to find them there . With his back turned to Dark Yugi , he slips his scorpion into one and turns around handing it to Dark Yugi apologizing . Dark Yugi reaches out his hand and the owner waits for him to stick it in and get stung . However Dark Yugi opens his hand and drops a number of coins into the shoe . He asks Dark Yugi why he did that and Dark Yugi says that they will play a game , just like the owner ' s test of courage , only this time there really is a scorpion in the shoe . With ten coins in the shoe , they will take turns pulling out coins , trying not to get stung , and whoever takes the most wins . The owner accepts , provided that Dark Yugi will give him 100 , 000 yen for each coin , if he wins . Dark Yugi agrees , stating that if he wins , all he wants are the shoes back . Dark Yugi goes first . He pulls out one coin and breaths a sign of relief . The owner goes next , remarking that the scorpion has no respect for its owner , and also gets one coin . At this rate , the owner thinks he is getting nowhere and needs to find a way to get more than 1 coin at a time if he is to get some money from Dark Yugi . Dark Yugi goes again and takes out 1 coin . The owner smirks to himself that there is a way . As he starts his next turn , he questions Dark Yugi ; as long as they put their hand in the shoe to grab coins , anything else goes ? Dark Yugi replies that he is right . The owner reaches for a knife and stabs into the front of the shoe . He tells the scorpion that it is dead and grabs all the remaining coins . The owner laughs that he has won and demands that Dark Yugi pay up . Dark Yugi points out that the game is not over ; in his greed the owner took a fistful of coins and got his hand stuck . Dark Yugi asks if the scorpion is truly dead . The owner hears a shuffling sound inside the shoe . The scorpion , still alive , delivers a poisonous sting , causing the owner to let out a loud yell . Dark Yugi remarks that in Shadow Game s , those with weak hearts always lose ; if the owner had any respect for the scorpion or the shoes , Dark Yugi could not have foretold how the game would have went . Aftermath . Yugi , back to his normal self meets - up with Jonouchi and Honda later . He informs them that he had woken - up holding the shoes , while the store owner was being taken to the hospital for a scorpion sting . He does not know why , but there is a hole in the shoes . Jonouchi is happy that Yugi got the shoes back by himself and says he will consider the hole a battle scar . Honda on the other hand , still does not get why it is such a big deal . Appearances . Debuts are in bold .