Joey learns of Kaiba's new tournament but is angry that he wasn't invited. Even so, he decides to enter anyway and proceeds to take advantage of the special deal to get a Duel Disk. A man behind the counter at first shows a very low rank for Joey, leaving the others puzzled and Joey upset, considering his placement at Duelist Kingdom. However, when the man sees Joey's Red-Eyes as his rarest card, he changes the rank to 4 and Joey thus obtains a free Duel Disk. After the gang leaves, the man reveals he's working for the Rare Hunters and phones one of them of Joey's wherabouts.

Meanwhile, Serenity waits anxiously at the hospital, unwilling to go through with her eye operation until Joey arrives to comfort her. That night, Joey races through the alley and finds himself with a group of Rare Hunters blocking his path. They want his rarest card and one of them agrees to Duel for it. With no choice, Joey agrees and seems to get the upper hand. However, the Rare Hunter was luring him every step of the way and completes Exodia for the automatic victory and Joey's Red-Eyes. Joey lies battered and beaten and isn't at the hospital until the following morning after Yugi learns that Joey wasn't there earlier.

Serenity still refuses the operation as she was denied the one thing she needed the most much sooner. Joey explains his situatyion and Serenity relaxes and rushes to him for comfort. Things go much better after the operation as Joey brings the good news about it to Yugi but is determined to win back his Red-Eyes card.