Yu - Gi - Oh ! - Duel 017 Game Start ! ! is the seventeenth chapter of the Yu - Gi - Oh ! manga . This chapter was originally printed in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in Japanese . Its first English release was in the Shonen Jump magazine . It has been reprinted in volume 3 of the and volume 2 of the bunkoban . Summary . Preparations . With Anzu as his hostage , Shadi has just baited Dark Yugi into taking control of regular Yugi ' s body . He tells Yugi that he needed to see him again and now that he ' s here , the time has come to finish their battle in a Shadow Game . Shadi recollects on how last time they met , Shadi searched Yugi ' s soul room , Yugi forced him out , but this time he shall test Yugi ' s powers in the real world . With Shadi in command , Yugi sees no option , but to accept his challenge . Shadi tells Yugi to meet him on the roof in 10 minutes , at 8 o ' clock , where they will begin their game . In the meantime , Shadi will prepare the game . Fortunately for him , all the tools he needs for the game are in the archeology lab . With 1 minute to go before the game , Yugi ponders on why Shadi is so determined to test his power . He wonders if Shadi ' s bloodline or whatever group he ' s with want to use his power or eliminate it . Even Yugi doesn ' t know the full extent of the Millennium Puzzle ' s power , but hidden inside the true room of his soul , the Puzzle ' s unknown powers pulses quietly waiting for the right time . The only thing Yugi ' s sure of is that Shadi is his enemy . No matter what game Shadi makes him play , he must win for Anzu ' s sake . The clock then strikes 8 . Game start . On the roof , Yugi finds Anzu , still motionlessly possessed by Shadi , standing on a board sticking over the edge of the roof past the safety fence . The board is tied to a series of four ropes , running past Anzu ' s hand , through the Millennium Key and tied to four ushebti at the opposite side of the fence . The Key is held back from sliding along the ropes by another rope tied to a larger ushebti . Shadi says that they shall begin the game , “ The Trial of the Mind ” . Yugi goes over to fence to see Anzu . He yells at Shadi for putting Anzu in danger and insists that he does not use her in their game . Shadi replies that he is and Yugi losing the game , will cost her life . Before he explains the rules , Shadi says that he has something he ' d like to say about the Millennium Puzzle ; he doesn ' t how Yugi came into possession of it , yet alone how he completed the puzzle , which nobody has been able to solve for 3000 years . Yugi thinks it ' s a coincidence , Shadi believes , but tells him that he is wrong ; the puzzle chose him after waiting over 3000 years . Shadi claims his bloodline has been similarly chosen to wield the power of Millennium Items . Yugi has heard enough . He tells Shadi not to dare call them some sort of allies and demands that he get on with the game . Shadi tells Yugi not to be afraid . Yugi is surprised to have been called afraid . Shadi continues that somewhere in Yugi ' s heart , he is afraid of the unknown powers of the Millennium Puzzle . That is the weakness of Yugi ' s heart , he says and invites him to look in front of himself for proof . Yugi notices one of the ushebti has begun to crack and sees it break apart before his eyes . This releases one of the ropes , supporting Anzu ' s board . Yugi starts to sweat and wonders how the statue could have broken by itself . Shadi asks if Yugi has noticed the game has already started . He explains that the ropes tied to the ushebti are supporting Anzu ' s board . The ushebti reflect Yugi ' s heart and every time he shows weakness in his heart , one will break releasing one of Anzu ' s support ropes . Once the four ushebti are gone , Anzu will fall . However this is a game , so Shadi explains how Yugi can win . The ushebti supporting the Millennium Key , reflects Shadi ' s heart . Should it be broken , the key will slide along the ropes supporting the board and touch Anzu ' s hand . Once a person , whose soul room has been redecorated touches the Key , they are returned to normal . If the Key touches Anzu ' s hand , she will be saved and Shadi will lose . In effect , the person whose heart shows weakness loses the game . Stage 1 . Shadi gets ready for them to begin . Yugi wonders what tricks Shadi will use to test his heart . Shadi laughs and announces the start of Stage 1 . The tiles around Yugi start to crack , as hands break their way through the floor . They grab Yugi by the feet and in a few seconds , the bodies of these mummies make their way through the floor . They all start grabbing onto Yugi . Shadi declares that is the first stage of Yugi ' s heart ' s weighing and asks him the riddle , “ What creeps on the ground and clings to pillars ? ” . If Yugi can answer this , he ' ll know what surrounds him . Surrounded by the mummies , Yugi worries , but tries to stay focused . The face on one of his ushebti starts to crack . Shadi watches Yugi squirm with nothing really physically disturbing him . He informs Yugi that he is trapped in an illusion . He will drown in the illusion and lose another ushebti , should he show weakness in his heart . The only way for Yugi to defeat the illusion is to answer Shadi ' s riddle . Feeling the zombie ' s hands touching his face , Yugi tries to think of the answer to the riddle . Frustrated he wonders why he can ' t break the illusion , when he knows it ' s not real . He tries to relax and thinks about the question . “ That which creeps on the ground ” is the mummies , he thinks , and the “ pillar ” that they cling to is him . He tries to think of it the other way around . He imagines a pillar standing and wonders what would be coming off it clinging to the ground . The answer hits Yugi , the illusion ' s true nature is his shadow , he announces . The mummies disappear , as he does so , leaving him standing face - to - face with Shadi . Stage 2 . Shadi smirks that Yugi was somehow able to clear the first stage , but says he was just trying him out . The next stage is even harder , he claims and asks if Yugi can keep his heart strong . The floor in front of Yugi starts to crack up , he steps back as a huge hole takes form . Inside the hole is a pair of large glowing eyes . Elsewhere , Jonouchi is still running the professor , possessed by Shadi . Appearances . Debuts are in bold .