Jaden arrives at Duel Academy and is placed in the Slifer Red dorm, where the drop-outs, slackers and poor duelists are sent. He stays in a dorm room with his new friends Syrus Truesdale and Chumley Huffington. It doesn't take long for Jaden to get into trouble - he is challenged to a duel by an Obelisk Blue student, Chazz Princeton, who wants to know if Jaden defeated Crowler through real skill or dumb luck.