Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Rank 044 " It ' s Our Problem ! ! " is the forty - fourth chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . This chapter was first printed in Japanese in the 9 / 2014 issue of " V Jump " , released on July 21 , 2014 , and in English in the 07 / 21 / 2014 issue of " Weekly Shonen Jump " . Summary . Astral floats above the massive hole as water pours into it , and he asks what it is . Yagumo explains that it ' s a black hole from another world ; the Astral World and their own world float in an Ocean of Otherworlds , and the black hole will pull them in so that they crash . Kaito and Shark protest that it can ' t be , and Yuma yelps that it ' s pulling them in too . Yagumo comments that he guesses this is goodbye . Astral flies upwards , declaring that it ' s not goodbye if he can help it . Yuma calls his name as Astral thrusts out his hands and a massive spike of rock materializes out of thin air , plugging the black hole . Yagumo is shocked at the act , and they all land on the boulder ' s grassy top . Yagumo chastises Astral , claiming that the act was uncalled for . Astral explains that only a Duel can destroy the barrier , and he challenges Yagumo . Yuma cries that Astral plugged the waterfall , and Astral explains that this is a problem for the Astral World , his home , and he cannot expose them to further danger . Kaito declares that it ' s not Astral ' s call to make ; since Yagumo planned to destroy both worlds from the beginning , he never intended to keep his promise about Haruto , which Kaito will not let him get away with . Yagumo smirks and darkness swirls around him as he comments that it suits Kaito to be a puppet until the bitter end . Shark claims that he ' s got unfinished business with Astral too , and he can ' t let him destroy their world . Yuma calls Shark and Kaito ' s names , as Shark snaps that this is for all the children who believed in Yagumo ; it isn ' t just Astral ' s problem anymore . Kaito agrees ; it ' s their problem too . Yuma agrees ; if they work together , Yagumo doesn ' t stand a chance , so they ' ll all take him down . Astral whispers their names , and Yagumo asks if they think that they can stop him by force . Shark retorts that they do , warning Yagumo to prepare to meet his end . Yagumo ' s sclera turn black and his face veins as he agrees that he ' ll take on all three of them . Kaito reacts in shock as darkness erupts around Yagumo in the form of a monstrous face , and Yagumo declares that he is the one chosen by the dark god . Kaito notes that the darkness is what possessed him , and Shark agrees that he felt it during his Duel with Yagumo . He asks if it ' s coming from Yagumo ' s " Number s " , but Astral realizes that the power is not coming from the " Numbers " , but from something else . Yagumo declares that they ' ll settle this , but he ' ll get triple LP since there are three of them ; 12000 LP . Kaito agrees , undergoing Photon Change , and he asks if Yagumo is ready to repent . Yuma dons his Duel Gazer and tells Astral that they ' ll do this . Shark dons his Duel Gazer himself , warning Yagumo that this place is his grave . Astral agrees that he is ready , and they all yell , " Duel ! " Yagumo takes the first turn , as he only has one Deck despite his LP advantage . He declares his turn and draws , then he Special Summon s " Mother Spider " since he controls no cards . Then he activates its effect , Releasing it to Special Summon three " Baby Spider s " from his Deck . Though originally Level 3 , since they were Summoned this way , the Level of each " Baby Spider " is equal to that of " Mother Spider " , so they become Level 5 . Yuma cries that the monster split into three , and Yagumo continues by activating a Spell Card , " Aracno - Cannibalism , prompting two of the " Baby Spiders " to turn on the third and eat it , much to Yuma ' s disgust . Yagumo explains that by releasing one monster , he was able to increase the Levels of the others by its Level ; making the remaining two " Baby Spiders " Level 10 . He overlays the two Level 10 " Baby Spiders " , and holds up a blank " Number " . Shark muses on the two Level 10 monsters being overlayed right at the start , and Kaito warns them to be careful of the blank " Number " , which will create a new " Number " to suit the situation . Yagumo orders " " to come forth , which appears with undetermined ATK . Yagumo then activates another Spell Card , " Sacrifice Level - Up " , excluding two of his Xyz Monster s Overlay Units to Special Summon an Xyz Monster one Rank higher . He holds up another blank " Number " , and he Xyz Summons " " , also with undetermined ATK . Yuma dismisses the little spiders , but Yagumo warns Yuma that his darling pets are more terrible than he thinks . He activates the effect of " Ravenous Tarantula " , which increases the ATK and DEF of all Insect monsters by half the greatest difference between his LP and his opponents ' ; since that is 8000 , both monsters have 4000 ATK . Yuma is shocked by the 4000 ATK , and Astral notes that despite Yagumo ' s disadvantage he came into the Duel with the intent to use his LP as a weapon . Shark notes that you always have to be on your guard with Yagumo , but Shark will be his first opponent , and he declares his turn and draws . Up in Luna ' s force field , Luna and the others spot the Duel , and Kotori cries that it ' s Yuma , while Tetsuo notes Yagumo . Cologne cries that it ' s a rematch , and Cathy observes that Yuma ' s not alone . Orbital 7 observes Kaito , and Luna wonders why Ryoga is with Yuma and Kaito , prompting Takashi to wonder if they ' ve joined forces . Kotori cheers that Yuma must have convinced them ; she ' s sure that the three of them can beat Yagumo . Luna admits to herself that she can ' t believe that he persuaded Ryoga to help him . Shark warns Yagumo to brace himself as he isn ' t holding back . He activates the Spell Card " Shed the Situation " , Special Summoning a Level 8 or higher even - Leveled monster from his hand , and then halving its Level and ATK in order to treat it as two Xyz Material . He Special Summons " Kaiser Sea Snake " , but Yagumo activates the effect of " Pain Gainer " , inflicting 300 damage to his opponent since they activated a Spell Card . " Pain Gainer " blasts a sting at Shark , dropping him to 3700 LP . Astral is shocked , and Kaito observes that Yagumo is attempting to restrict their options . Shark reminds Yagumo that he can now use " Kaiser Sea Snake " as two Level 4 Xyz Materials . " Kaiser Sea Snake " sheds its skin to create the second monster as it falls to 1250 ATK , and Shark overlays it , chanting " Howl , unknown roar ! Emerge from the abyss ! Xyz Summon ! " as he brings out his ace monster , " Bahamut Shark " . Shark also activates the Spell Card " Overlay Regeneration " , attaching it to " Bahamut Shark " as an Overlay Unit . Yagumo reminds Shark that it costs him another 300 LP , and another sting reduces Shark to 3400 LP , thus increasing the ATK of Yagumo ' s " Numbers " to 4300 due to the increased LP difference . Yagumo warns Shark that it ' ll take a serious monster to defeat his " Numbers " , but Shark retorts that it ' s not enough to quell his wrath . He activates another Spell Card , " Flash Fang " , increasing the ATK of all " Shark " monsters by 500 , and " Bahamut Shark " increases to 3100 ATK . Another sting reduces Shark to 3100 LP , and Yuma worries that Shark ' s LP is dropping fast . Shark declares that there ' s no stopping , and he attacks with " Bahamut Shark " . Yagumo laughs and he asks if Shark has gone crazy , attacking his over 4000 ATK monsters with his 3100 ATK one . Shark retorts that he ' s perfectly sane , and he activates his trump card , the Quick - Play Spell Card " Compulsory Circulation Device " . He takes 300 more damage , lowering him to 2800 LP , but Yagumo isn ' t celebrating as Shark ' s Spell detaches Overlay Units in order to remove an equal number of monsters his opponent controls from play . He detaches both Overlay Units from " Bahamut Shark " , banishing " Ravenous Tarantula " and " Pain Gainer " . Yagumo cries , " What ? ! " in shock as his monsters vanish , and " Bahamut Shark " attacks him directly with " God Voice " , reducing Yagumo to 8900 LP . Yagumo reminds Shark that his monsters will return at the end of the Battle Phase , and both " Ravenous Tarantula " and " Pain Gainer " re - materialize with 3050 ATK . Yuma observes that their ATK fell , and Astral explains that they lost ATK since Yagumo lost LP . Yagumo warns Shark that after the turn , " Bahamut Shark " will return to 2600 ATK , so if both monsters attack , Shark ' s 2800 LP will be gone in an instant . Shark smirks , infuriating Yagumo , and Shark explains that " Flash Fang " has another effect , which allows him to destroy all of Yagumo ' s monsters with less ATK than the damage Yagumo took from " Bahamut Shark ' s " direct attack . " Pain Gainer " and " Ravenous Tarantula " , with 3050 ATK in comparison to the 3100 damage , are both destroyed , and Astral congratulates Shark ; even though non - " Number " monsters cannot destroy other " Numbers " , card effects can . Shark warns Yagumo that they will thwart his plans no matter what . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo , Kaito Tenjo & Ryoga " Shark " Kamishiro vs . Kyoji Yagumo . Because this is a 3 vs . 1 , Kyoji begins with 12000 Life Points , whilst Yuma , Kaito and Ryoga each begin with 4000 . Turn 1 : Kyoji As he control s no monsters , Kyoji Special Summon s " Mother Spider " from his hand in Defense Position ( ? ? ? / 2300 ) . He then activate s its effect , Tributing it to Special Summon three " Baby Spider s " from his Deck and increase their Level s to 5 . Next , he activates the Spell Card " Aracno - Cannibalism " , allowing him to Tribute one of his " Baby Spiders " to increase the Levels of his other two by its Level , to 10 . Kyoji overlays the remaining two " Baby Spiders " to Xyz Summon " " ( ? / ? ) . He then proceeds to use the Spell Card " Sacrifice Level - Up " , banishing two Xyz Material s from " Ravenous Tarantula " to Special Summon one Xyz Monster from his Extra Deck that is one Rank higher than it ; He Summons " " ( ? / ? ) . Due to the effect of " Ravenous Tarantula " all of Kyoji ' s Insect - Type monsters ' ATK and DEF become equal to half the greatest difference between his and his opponents Life Points ( " Ravenous Tarantula " ? → 4000 / ? → 4000 ) ( " Pain Gainer " ? → 4000 / ? → 4000 ) . Turn 2 : Shark Shark activates the Spell Card " Shed the Situation " , allowing him to Special Summon one Level 8 or higher even Leveled monster from his hand , but its ATK and Level will be halved and he will be able to treat it as two monsters for an Xyz Summon . He Summons " Kaiser Sea Snake " ( 2500 → 1250 / 1000 , Level 8 → 4 ) . Due to the effect of " Pain Gainer " Shark takes 300 damage as he activated a Spell card ( Shark 4000 → 3700 ) , and because the difference between Ryoga and Kyoji ' s Life Points has increased " Ravenous Tarantula " increases the attack of all Insect - Type monsters by half the difference ( 4000 → 4150 / 4000 → 4150 ) . Shark then overlays " Kaiser Sea Snake " , treated as two Xyz Materials , to Xyz Summon " Bahamut Shark " ( 2600 / 2100 ) . He then activates the Spell Card " Overlay Regeneration " , attach ing it as an Xyz Material to " Bahamut Shark " . At this point the effects of " Pain Gainer " and " Ravenous Tarantula " activate again , the former reducing Ryoga ' s Life Points by 300 ( Shark 3700 → 3400 ) and the latter ' s increasing both their ATK by the difference between their Life Points ( 4150 → 4300 / 4150 → 4300 ) . Shark activates the Spell Card " Flash Fang " , increasing the ATK of " Bahamut Shark " by 500 ( 2600 → 3100 / 2100 ) . The effects of " Pain Gainer " and " Ravenous Tarantula " activate for a third time , the former reducing Shark ' s Life Points by 300 ( Shark 3400 → 3100 ) and the latter ' s increasing both their ATK by the difference between their Life Points ( 4300 → 4450 / 4300 → 4450 ) . Shark then activates the Quick - Play Spell Card " Compulsory Circulation Device " , detaching two Xyz Materials from " Bahamut Shark " to banish Kyoji ' s " Ravenous Tarantula " and " Pain Gainer " . Since Shark activated a Spell Card , " Pain Gainer " inflicts 300 more damage to Shark ' s Life Points ( 3100 → 2800 ) . Shark attack s Kyoji directly with " Bahamut Shark " ( Kyoji 12000 → 8900 ) . At the end of the Battle Phase , " Ravenous Tarantula " and " Pain Gainer " are returned to the field , with the former ' s effect increasing their ATK ( ? → 3050 / ? → 3050 ) . Shark activates the second effect of " Flash Fang " , destroying " Ravenous Tarantula " and " Pain Gainer " as they have less ATK than the amount of damage Kyoji received . " Duel continues in the next Rank . " Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .