Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Rank 003 " Astral ! ! " is the third chapter of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " manga . This chapter was first printed in the 4 / 2011 issue of " V Jump " , released on February 21 , 2011 . It was later reprinted in the volume 1 of " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " . Summary . The entity that appeared before Yuma tells him they are going to win . Shocked , Yuma asks him who he is , and where he came from . As he takes his hand to his forehead , he says he is " Astral " , if that memory is accurate . Yuma asks Astral what he is talking about , and says that he doesn ' t get it . Meanwhile , Shark notes the number 17 has appeared on his hand , and that he is sure he didn ' t have that card - " " - in his Deck before . However , he also notes that since he Summoned it , he has felt power coursing through him , and says to himself that as of now , he is invincible , as he ends his turn . Astral says he is certain he had and important memory regarding those " Numbers " , and that his instincts tell him to win this Duel . Yuma asks Astral is he knows about Duels , and he - after taking his hand to his forehead once more - says that he does , and that he is a Duelist . He explains that he seems to have lost his memories , and that suspect that , in all likelihood , he crashed into something on his way to this world , and they scattered . Yuma asks him if he got amnesia , since memories don ' t " scatter " , as Kotori and Tetsuo seem confused seeing him . Kotori asks Yuma what ' s wrong , and he asks Kotori and Tetsuo if they can ' t see " him " , and says that that ' s a weird looking thing , floating like a ghost . Kotori rubs her eyes and looks again , but says that there is nobody there . Desperate , Yuma tells her not to say that , and to quit trying to scare him . Astral tells Yuma to calm down , and asks what " effects " ghosts have , and when it activate s , while Yuma , totally shocked , thinks to himself that Astral is the spirit of a Duelist , and that he is the only one who can see him . Yuma then asks what ' s going on here , since Shark has gone weird too - when that " Numbers " card came up , he changed completely . Astral then extends his hand , surprising Yuma . Astral then declares its his turn , while Yuma says it ' s not - it ' s " his " turn , as he draws . Astral declares he Summons " Gogogo Golem " in Defense Position , with Yuma yelling at him to quit already , as he Summons " Gogogo Golem " in Attack Position . Astral explains Yuma won ' t win with a lower ATK monster , and Yuma says he knows that , as he activates " Blustering Winds " , increasing the ATK of " Gogogo Golem " to 2800 . Kotori tells Yuma to go get him , and Tetsuo says Yuma ' s monster ' s ATK is higher than Shark ' s now . Yuma attack s " Leviathan Dragon " with " Gogogo Giant " . It is thrown away with the latter ' s Gogogo Blow . Meanwhile , Akari , who was using the computer , notes a distortion in the map near the station , and wonders if a kind of shock wave caused that , as the computers stop working . Back to the Duel , Astral watches with a serious face as Shark ' s Life Points are reduced to 3700 . Yuma celebrates having destroy ed " Leviathan Dragon " and inflicting damage to Shark , but stops when he notes " Leviathan Dragon " is still on the field . Worried , Kotori says that Shark lost Life Points , so why is " Leviathan Dragon " still on the field , and says that when both monsters are in Attack Position , the weaker one should be destroyed . Shark grins , and says that " Numbers " can only be defeated by other " Numbers " , and a dark aura covers him . Yuma says that that ' s not fair , while Astral says that if Shark has a monster with more than 800 ATK in his hand , they already lost that Duel . Yuma is surprised , and says that he still got 1000 Life Points left . Astral is shocked for a moment , and then says that it seems that Yuma ' s Duel " stratagems " are far inferior to his , and that he ' ll remember that , while Yuma is confused on what " stratagems " means . Shark declares that he is going to win this Duel now , as he draws . However , he is disappointed at the card he draws , and Summons " Drill Barnacle " . Astral says that they are saved , seeing it has 300 ATK , and Yuma asks what he is talking about . Shark activates the effect of " Leviathan Dragon " , detach ing its last Xyz Material to raise its ATK to 3000 . It attacks and destroys " Gogogo Golem " with its " Vice Stream " , reducing Yuma ' s Life Points to 800 . As Yuma notes his Life Points are down to 800 , he realizes Astral knew that was going to happen . Shark then attacks directly with " Drill Barnacle " , reducing Yuma ' s Life Points to 500 . Astral explains that " Gogogo Golem " has an effect which prevents its destruction by battle once while it is in Defense Position - had Yuma followed his instructions , they wouldn ' t be in that mess . Awkward , Yuma tells him to shut up . Astral then notes his body is fading away . Surprised , he takes one more look on " Leviathan Dragon " and remembers about the " Numbers " . He explains the " Numbers " are pieces of his memory , that even among Xyz Monster s " Numbers " are special , once cards of this world can ' t defeat them , and that in a Duel of " Numbers " , the winner absorbs the " Number " of the loser . Finally , he says that unless he wins that Duel , he will vanish - and that he must win . Yuma is confused on what Astral said , but tells him that he plans on winning no matter what happens to Astral , once both his and Tetsuo ' s Deck s are riding on this Duel . However , he has nothing on his hand which can help right now , and plans on just using a defensive monster to block his attack until next turn - once even if he takes a direct attack from " Drill Barnacle " , he will still have 200 Life Points left . However , Shark calls Yuma a fool , and says he has no next turn , as " Drill Barnacle " grows and its ATK raises to 1300 . Shark explains " Drill Barnacle " always had the ability of attacking directly , and that each time it inflicts Battle Damage , his ATK increases by 1000 . Shark declares he is going to finish Yuma off with the next attack , and that he is clean out of chances . Yuma then remembers he has a Trap Card face - down , and checks what card it was , again . He and Astral looks to the card - " Bye Bye Damage " . Astral says that had Yuma activated it , " he " would have damaged Shark , and he would still have " Gogogo Golem " , while Yuma yells that he forgot it because Astral was standing there nagging him . Tetsuo then says he knew this wouldn ' t work , and that it ' s his fault for betting his Deck . However , Kotori tells him not to start losing hope - Yuma ' s Deck was his father ' s , it ' s all he ' s got left of him , and he just can ' t lose something that important . Grinning , Shark tells Yuma to just give up already , and that he can see by himself that he has no shot at victory . He also says that he will take his and " Fatsuo ' s " Decks and tear them up while they watch . Yuma tells Shark that he is " not " giving up - and that if people give up , they die inside . Shark says to himself that Yuma ' s not giving up really ticks him off . Yuma tells to himself that he will draw the first piece of his counterattack this time , and that he is sure he will get a chance - he believes in his father ' s Deck . Both Astral and Yuma then declare " My turn ! ! " , as Yuma draws . Yuma and Astral look at the drawn card - it is " Monster Reborn " . Astral says to himself that fate has not deserted him yet , while Yuma holds the card with a confident look in his eyes . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Ryoga " Shark " Kamishiro . " Duel continues from the previous Rank " . Turn 5 : Yuma Yuma Normal Summon s " Gogogo Golem " ( 1800 / 1500 ) in Attack Position , and activate s " Blustering Winds " , increasing its ATK by 1000 ( 1800 → 2800 ) . " Gogogo Golem " attack s " " ( Shark 4000 → 3700 ) , but it is not destroy ed as a " Number " monster can only be destroyed by battle by another " Number " monster . Turn 6 : Shark Shark Normal Summons " Drill Barnacle " ( 300 / 0 ) in Attack Position . He activates the effect of " Leviathan Dragon " , detach ing the overlaid " Big Jaws " to increase its ATK by 500 ( 2500 → 3000 ) . " Leviathan Dragon " attacks and destroys " Gogogo Golem " ( Yuma 1000 → 800 ) , while " Drill Barnacle " attacks directly ( Yuma 800 → 500 ) . The effect of " Drill Barnacle " increases its own ATK by 1000 ( 300 → 1300 ) . Turn 7 : Yuma Yuma draw s " Monster Reborn " . " Duel continues in the next Rank " . Featured cards . The following cards appeared in this chapter . Cards in italics debuted here .