Ai confronts both Akira and Blue Maiden and demands his half of the code key. Ai challenges them to a duel. Raising his hand he summons images of Playmaker, Soulburner and Varis to watch the duel. During the course of the duel Ai uses Judgment Arrows much to the shock of everyone. Ai attempts to use the effects of Judgment Arrows but Blue Maiden is able to negate this. Blue Maiden asks Ai why they are fighting each other when they both feel guilty about being unable to save Aqua and pleads with him to stop the duel