Chain of Liberation (chapter)

==Part 1==
===Synopsis===
Shoto Kazama, Owen Dreadnought, and Close duel against three in a 3v3 duel.
Shoto wins, and celebrates with . Pteromon praises Shoto for getting stronger, though Shoto says he still isn't where he wants to be just yet and needs to get even stronger. They look over to Owen, and see he had won before Shoto had. This meant they had won the 3v3, since only two of them needed to win. As Shoto wonders out loud how Close was doing, Owen criticises Shoto for not being able to "assess the situation on his own" — though does praise him for proving he wasn't there as roster filler. The praise shocks Shoto, who wonders why Owen had suddenly "become a different person", though realizes he hadn't when Owen says he still has a long way to go to catch up to him. Owen, who had been watching Close's duel, points out that her duel wasn't going very well as she had only two security to her opponent's five and explains the current state of the board. As Shoto settles down to watch the rest of the duel, he realizes how weird it is that a trio of Deep Savers NPC were hanging out in the Obsidian Desert — with Owen saying they probably travelled there because of Close. As Shoto asks why they would do that, he tells Shoto to shut up as the NPC was about to make its next move. As the NPC takes another of her shields, Shoto worries she was going to lose — though Owen tells him to be quiet and watch and that he was confident she was going to win. They watch Close start her turn, with Shoto looking on in awe when she uses .
===Featured characters===
===Digivolutions===
(Number indicates order of occurrence.)
===Gameplay notes===
====Shoto Kazama vs. NPC====
The start of the duel is skipped. Shoto Kazama is on 3 memory, and has and on the field. The has no security shields left, and has .
Shoto pays 4 memory to digivolve GrandGalemon to , with this putting the NPC on 1. He activates its When Digivolving effect to suspend Whamon. As his turn has now come to an end, Zephagamon's Vortex effect activates — allowing it to attack a Digimon. He has it attack Whamon, then uses its When Attacking effect to send Whamon to the bottom of the NPC's deck. At the same time, he uses the inherited effect of GrandGalemon to unsuspend Zephagamon as it had just attacked a Digimon. He also uses the effect of his Tamer, suspending it to allow it to change its attack target from Whamon to the NPC. As the NPC had no security shields left, Shoto wins.
====Close vs. NPC====
The start of the duel is skipped. Close has two security shields remaining, two copies of , and in the Breeding Area. The has 0 memory, all five of its security shields, in the Battle Area, and in the Breeding Area. 
The NPC has Dolphmon attack Close directly, with it checking . Dolphmon has only 4000DP compared to Gogmamon's 7000DP, but survives due to the inherited Jamming effect of — which prevents it from dying in security battles. It pays 3 memory to digivolve Dolphmon to , with its When Digivolving effect unsuspending itself. 
Close draws a card, then moves Proganomon from the Breeding Area to the Battle Area. She has it attack the NPC directly, then uses Proganomon's Collision ability to give the Blocker ability to all of the NPC's Digimon. This also forces them to block an attack if they are able to. MegaSeadramon is forced to block the attack, and as both it and Proganomon have 7000DP — they would both die. As Proganomon was about to die, Close uses its Fragment effect to trash 3 of its digivolution sources in exchange for it surviving. She trashes , , and . She uses the inherited effect of Tumblemon, gaining a memory as it was just trashed — putting her at 4. 
*Both Sunarizamon and Landramon's inherited effect also try to activate (each able to delete an opponent's Digimon with less than 4 Play Cost) but are unable to do anything as the NPC has no Digimon on its field. 
Proganomon uses its Piercing effect, allowing its attack to remove a security shield since it survived the battle. This checks a , with Proganomon surviving as it had higher DP. Close pays 4 memory, and digivolves Proganomon to . 
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