18 - Vortex Cupid

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[00:05] ---
    I'm not good with talking to other people.
[00:10] ---
    I can never think of anything
    interesting or clever to say.
[00:15] ---
    That guy...
[00:16] ---
    That's why he messed up.
[00:18] ---
    What the heck is that?
[00:20] ---
    He'll never learn his lesson.
[00:21] ---
    He's such a pain.
[00:23] ---
    But you know...
[00:25] ---
    Yeah.
[00:33] ---
    But here...
[00:36] ---
    ...that doesn't make a difference.
[02:11] ---
    That day, like any other, I waited
[02:13] [SONG] ---
    Looking For a Fight
[02:14] ---
    for someone to say, "Let's fight!"
[02:27] ---
    Um, do you want to?
[02:35] ---
    Y-Yes...
[02:39] ---
    Let's see... I'll go with...
[02:44] ---
    ...this.
[02:45] ---
    Stand up,
[02:46] ---
    Vanguard!
[02:54] ---
    C-Cute!
[02:57] ---
    What is this throbbing in my chest?
[03:00] ---
    I ride Battle Cupid, Nociel!
[03:04] ---
    I attack your Vanguard!
[03:10] ---
    W-What is this warm feeling?
[03:18] ---
    No doubt!
[03:20] ---
    I ride Dudley Mason!
[03:23] ---
    And then...
[03:25] ---
    ...I attack your Vanguard!
SIGN    Turn 18 Vortex Cupid
[03:38] ---
    ...I attack your Vanguard!
[03:47] ---
    N-No, never mind! Forget that!
[03:53] ---
    So the next thing you know,
    this card was on the table...
[03:59] ---
    Apparently she had something to do,
[04:03] ---
    and rushed off right
    after our fight finished.
[04:07] ---
    I've been coming to the shop
    every day since then,
[04:09] ---
    and I've asked Kamui if he's seen
    a girl like her, but...
[04:14] ---
    If you at least knew her name...
[04:17] ---
    You didn't even ask her name?
[04:21] ---
    For now, I've got the details down.
[04:24] ---
    I'll take your quest.
[04:28] ---
    In short, I have to track down the owner
    of this card and return it to her, right?
[04:33] ---
    Uh...
[04:34] ---
    Y-Yeah, but...
[04:37] ---
    That's not what it's about!
[04:40] ---
    You two!
[04:41] ---
    Sheesh, you're dense, Shindou.
[04:45] ---
    After hearing his story, don't you get it?
[04:47] ---
    Get what?!
[04:49] ---
    The point is, this guy...
[04:51] ---
    I'm Ogawa.
[04:53] ---
    Ogawa fought that girl just once and
    fell in love with her at first sight.
[04:57] ---
    He's saying he wants to see her again.
[04:59] ---
    Hey! Don't announce it to everybody...
[05:10] ---
    The beginning of love from one card...
[05:13] ---
    Vanguard brought those two
    together and guided them.
[05:17] ---
    It's like a movie,
    so what's wrong with that?
[05:22] ---
    I don't get it.
[05:23] ---
    At a time like this,
    you have to picture it, Shindou.
[05:42] ---
    Zing!
[05:55] ---
    That's some attack!
[05:57] ---
    You're missing the point.
[05:59] ---
    In other words, this isn't about finding
    the owner and returning the card.
[06:05] ---
    Reuniting the two of them
    and acting as a go-between.
[06:09] ---
    That's the true purpose of this quest.
[06:13] ---
    What a pain.
[06:15] ---
    And what are you guys doing here, anyway?
[06:18] ---
    What? You're the last one.
[06:20] ---
    You're the third person
    to sign up for the quest.
[06:26] ---
    Hey!
[06:27] ---
    What? You're not going to drop out?
[06:29] ---
    If you're not into it,
    you don't have to force yourself.
[06:32] ---
    This is my quest!
[06:36] ---
    Hey, who are you asking to do this?
[06:38] ---
    Well, to be honest,
[06:40] ---
    if I can see her again,
    I don't care who helps me.
[06:44] ---
    Then, whoever finds her
    and brings us together
[06:49] ---
    will have completed the quest...
[06:51] ---
    So the early bird catches the worm.
[06:53] ---
    This is a fight, too.
[06:55] ---
    With no hard feelings.
[07:00] ---
    At any rate, all we have to go on is
    that she's our age and uses Angel Feather.
[07:05] ---
    That's not enough information.
[07:07] ---
    Do you remember anything else about her?
[07:11] ---
    Anything is fine.
[07:13] ---
    C-Come to think of it...
[07:15] ---
    Come to think of it...?
[07:17] ---
    Her bag had a Euro League
    Olivier Gaillard mascot doll attached.
[07:23] ---
    Olivier Gaillard?
[07:32] ---
    There's no way you can beat him.
[07:37] ---
    Sheesh. And here I thought it was a simple
    quest about returning a forgotten card.
[07:43] ---
    Hey! That's our only clue.
[07:47] ---
    So don't keep it all to yourself.
[07:49] ---
    Why, do you have a lead?
[07:51] ---
    Of course not.
[07:52] ---
    But a problem like this isn't daunting
    in the least to Tokoha Anjou.
[07:58] ---
    You're as passionate about quests
    as you are with fights, huh?
[08:03] ---
    What do you intend to do?
[08:05] ---
    You'll see...
[08:10] ---
    All right. That'll do it.
[08:15] ---
    I put in a new quest.
[08:17] ---
    Quest?
[08:19] [SONG] ---
    Shion K
    Royal Paladin
    Angel Feather Users Unite!
[08:22] ---
    I see.
[08:29] ---
    What a sight!
[08:31] ---
    An Angel Feather festival!
[08:33] ---
    Noisy...
[08:37] ---
    Thank you for gathering here today, everyone.
[08:41] ---
    He's even cuter in person!
[08:44] ---
    He's so handsome!
[08:45] ---
    Maybe a younger man is for me...
[08:47] ---
    I wanted to take a look at various
    Angel Feather decks and cards,
[08:51] ---
    so if you don't mind,
    can I ask you a few questions?
[08:54] ---
    This is tedious.
[08:56] ---
    Why don't you just ask,
     "Did you leave this card behind?"
[09:00] ---
    Dope. If someone says, "It's mine,"
[09:03] ---
    then he'll have to give it to her right away.
[09:06] ---
    Then we wouldn't be able to set up
    a meeting with the client, right?
[09:09] ---
    You didn't realize that?
[09:12] ---
    What kind of cards do you have?
[09:14] ---
    Do you use Battle Cupid, Nociel?
[09:17] ---
    Nociel? I don't use that one...
[09:21] ---
    Oh, I see. Do any of you use that card?
[09:24] ---
    Hey, that aside, let's fight!
[09:28] ---
    Great idea! Me, too!
[09:30] ---
    Me, too!
[09:33] ---
    No, that's not why I'm here...
[09:36] ---
    P-Please listen to me!
[09:39] ---
    That guy...
[09:40] ---
    The schemer drowns in his own scheme.
[09:48] ---
    She always helps at a time
    like that, you know?
[09:53] ---
    That's a cute unit, isn't it?
[09:55] ---
    I know, right?
[09:56] ---
    And she's really useful, too!
[09:59] ---
    That's right!
[10:00] ---
    Thank you.
[10:02] ---
    You're calculating.
[10:05] ---
    It's being smart, not calculating.
[10:08] ---
    Sorry, but I'm going to achieve this quest.
[10:12] ---
    Um, excuse me...
[10:14] ---
    I can do that!
[10:17] ---
    Hey, I wanna ask you something.
[10:20] ---
    Hey, listen...
[10:25] ---
    Why are they running away?
[10:28] ---
    Then maybe you should try to
    come off a little more friendly.
[10:35] ---
    Why not follow Anjou-san's example?
[10:38] ---
    Do you know anyone who uses
    Angel Feather and is a fan of him?
[10:43] ---
    No...
[10:44] ---
    A fan of Olivier Gaillard?
[10:47] ---
    I may have fought her once before.
[10:49] ---
    Really?!
[10:52] ---
    Yeah.
[10:53] ---
    I thought it was unusual.
[10:56] ---
    A lot of Gaillard fans use
    Gold Paladin like he does,
[10:59] ---
    but Angel Feather...?
[11:02] ---
    Was that girl really a Gaillard fan?
[11:04] ---
    I'm sure of it.
[11:06] ---
    After all, she had a Gaillard
    mascot doll attached to her bag.
[11:10] ---
    I see! Did she talk about herself?
[11:13] ---
    I believe she said her father ran a clinic.
[11:17] ---
    Well, I just met her that one time,
[11:19] ---
    so I don't really remember well.
[11:27] ---
    Let's see...
[11:28] ---
    She fought here, but she's
    not a regular at the shop,
[11:32] ---
    so she probably doesn't
    live in the neighborhood.
[11:35] ---
    "Clinics"...
[11:38] ---
    Kamui, are you on their side?
[11:41] ---
    Come on, don't sulk just because I let them
    borrow a map and the store's computer.
[11:45] ---
    All right, fine. For you...
SIGN    Know-It-All Phone Book
[11:51] ---
    You're telling me to go
    through the phone book?
[11:53] ---
    You wanna raise your grade, right?
[11:55] ---
    Then quit complaining and start searching.
[11:58] ---
    Fine, but why only me?
[12:01] ---
    If you stand around grumbling,
    they'll get the jump on you.
[12:14] ---
    This is getting interesting.
[12:43] ---
    I don't mind you following me,
[12:44] ---
    but maybe you could at least help.
[12:47] ---
    I'm the one who found that clue.
[12:50] ---
    I just happen to be walking this way.
[12:55] ---
    If you guys feel like cooperating,
[12:58] ---
    I thought we could split up.
SIGN    Local Clinics
[13:01] ---
    Which one of these do you think it is?
[13:04] ---
    There are that many?!
[13:06] ---
    If we call each and every one of them...
[13:08] ---
    "Miss, do you play Vanguard?"
[13:11] ---
    "What clan do you use?"
[13:13] ---
    "Did you happen to lose
    a card one month ago?"
[13:18] ---
    I imagine it'd result in
    a huge phone bill...
[13:21] ---
    Yeah...
[13:24] ---
    I guess all we can do is go door-to-door...
[13:28] ---
    By the way, do you intend
    to take that with you?
[13:31] ---
    It's not like I can throw it away.
[13:33] ---
    That being said,
[13:35] ---
    at this rate, our chances are low.
[13:38] ---
    We have to narrow the field down more.
[13:45] ---
    Sorry to call you here out of the blue.
[13:48] ---
    It's okay. I was just on
    my way to cram school.
[13:51] ---
    So what did you want to ask?
[13:53] ---
    You come from a long line of doctors, right?
[13:56] ---
    Yeah. My father, my grandfather,
[14:00] ---
    my great-grandfather, too.
[14:01] ---
    Eventually, me too.
[14:04] ---
    Do you know of a hospital director
    who has a daughter in high school?
[14:08] ---
    You see, we have something that
    she accidentally left behind.
[14:32] ---
    That rules out all of the big hospitals.
[14:36] ---
    And that narrows it down considerably.
[14:40] ---
    Is something wrong?
[14:41] ---
    Who are you?
SIGN    Nurse Station
SIGN    Oyama Internal Medicine
SIGN    Yamada Clinic
SIGN    In Surgery
[15:16] ---
    Why can't we find her?
[15:19] ---
    I don't know...
[15:21] ---
    I'm beat!
[15:23] ---
    What's with you guys?
SIGN    Register
[15:25] ---
    The three of you are working together,
    and you still haven't found her?
[15:28] ---
    Don't group me together with them!
[15:31] ---
    For some reason, these two
    were following me around.
[15:34] ---
    Both of you are in my way.
[15:37] ---
    Hey, cut it out.
[15:38] ---
    Don't snap at each other
    just 'cause you're hungry.
[15:41] ---
    I'm not hungry!
[15:42] ---
    Okay, okay!
[15:45] [SONG] ---
    Free Okonomiyaki
[15:46] ---
    Look at this.
[15:50] ---
    Welcome!
[15:56] ---
    What are we doing?
[15:59] ---
    What other choice is there? We only
    have a coupon for one free one.
[16:03] ---
    I never eat this kind of thing at home.
[16:06] ---
    Normally, you eat it with ketchup on top.
[16:09] ---
    You can't fool me.
[16:14] ---
    Thank you for the meal.
[16:16] ---
    I feel a little more relaxed after eating.
[16:18] ---
    One okonomiyaki isn't enough!
[16:21] ---
    Oh, quit complaining.
[16:33] ---
    Maybe...
[16:34] ---
    ...it's not a medical clinic,
     but a hair clinic!
SIGN    Salon de Versailles
[17:03] ---
    Hello!
[17:05] ---
    Welcome!
[17:08] ---
    Vanguard?
[17:10] ---
    Oh, the card game Hinako is into?
[17:13] ---
    Bingo!
[17:15] ---
    I see.
[17:16] ---
    Sorry.
[17:17] ---
    You came all this way,
[17:19] ---
    but she's at a cheer tournament today.
[17:22] ---
    Cheer?
[17:24] ---
    Cheerleading.
[17:26] ---
    Ever since elementary school.
[17:28] ---
    They're aiming for nationals.
[17:30] ---
    Incidentally, about one month ago
    on a Sunday...
[17:34] ---
    A month ago?
[17:36] ---
    Yeah, she would've been at a cheerleading
    preliminary contest then, too.
[17:40] ---
    Do you know the place?
[17:42] ---
    Um, let's see...
[17:44] ---
    I think it's in the gym of some school.
[17:49] ---
    I believe that's the one.
[17:51] ---
    Near the shop!
[17:55] [SONG] ---
    Cheerleading Regional Preliminary Contest
[17:56] ---
    Good job!
[17:57] [SONG] ---
    Cheerleading Regional Preliminary Contest
[18:06] ---
    Th-There she is!
[18:13] ---
    That's...
[18:15] ---
    You have high-class taste!
[18:17] ---
    Like they say, there's
    no accounting for taste,
[18:20] ---
    so maybe you have hope...
[18:21] ---
    Is that supposed to be supportive?
[18:24] ---
    I-I get it! You wanna say
    we're incompatible, right?!
[18:28] ---
    I don't care who does it,
    just give her the card!
[18:31] ---
    Here, please!
[18:34] ---
    After all, you're the one
    who wants to see her!
[18:37] ---
    If she finds out I used
    a quest to look for her
[18:40] ---
    just so I could return one card,
[18:43] ---
    she'll think I'm creepy, of course!
[18:46] ---
    You should've realized that at the beginning.
[18:50] ---
    A-Anyway, if you give it to her for me,
[18:53] ---
    you'll have achieved the quest.
[18:55] ---
    You've got no complaints about that, do you?
[18:56] ---
    I can't do that.
[18:58] ---
    There's no point unless you
    give it back to her yourself.
[19:03] ---
    If I could do that, I wouldn't
    have gone through all this...
[19:06] ---
    Fine.
[19:08] ---
    Hey! Shindou!
[19:09] ---
    I don't believe you.
[19:11] ---
    All you care about is finishing the quest?
[19:23] ---
    Pick a card.
[19:26] ---
    If you pick that card,
[19:28] ---
    you go return it yourself.
[19:30] ---
    If you pick something else,
    I'll return the card for you.
[19:35] ---
    B-But...
[19:38] ---
    You like her, don't you?
[19:40] ---
    You don't know what you're gonna
    get until you draw a card.
[19:45] ---
    But even so, you're gonna quit
    without even putting up a fight?
[19:52] ---
    Yeah!
[19:56] ---
    Yeah!
[20:01] ---
    Okay!
[20:22] ---
    B-B-B-B...
[20:24] ---
    Battle Cupid, Nociel!
[20:29] ---
    I-I'm gonna give it back to her!
[20:45] ---
    Looks like he's doing okay.
[20:47] ---
    I hope it works out.
[20:57] ---
    I'm not satisfied.
[20:59] ---
    Why do I only get a third of the points?
[21:02] ---
    Be happy you're getting anything.
[21:04] ---
    You didn't really do much.
[21:06] ---
    I'm the one who realized it was a hair clinic
     instead of a medical clinic.
[21:09] ---
    That was just dumb luck.
[21:10] ---
    Sorry, but the odds were in
    my favor from the beginning.
[21:14] ---
    In your favor?
[21:15] ---
    Why are you looking at me like that?
[21:17] ---
    Okay, okay. Stop it.
[21:20] ---
    Although to be honest,
    I have new respect for you.
[21:23] ---
    You're a good guy, after all.
[21:26] ---
    You don't have to hide it.
[21:28] ---
    They were all the same card, weren't they?
[21:32] ---
    So no matter which one he picked,
     it'd be the right one.
[21:36] ---
    Huh! You're surprisingly considerate!
[21:40] ---
    What are you talkin' about?
[21:42] ---
    Like I would go to the trouble...
[21:45] ---
    See?
[21:48] ---
    I don't believe it...
[21:50] ---
    Hey! What were you going to do
    if he picked the wrong card?!
[21:53] ---
    I would've crossed that bridge
     if I came to it.
[21:56] ---
    But I told him not to do it.
[22:01] ---
    Hey! Wait!
[22:03] ---
    I gave him too much credit.
[22:05] ---
    I feel like an idiot for being impressed,
    even for a moment.
[22:09] ---
    W-What the heck?! I do somethin' wrong?!
[22:11] ---
    It turned out well in the end, didn't it?!
[22:13] ---
    Hey! Listen to me!
[23:56] ---
    This time, the quest was a pain in the neck.
[23:59] ---
    Really? I liked how romantic it was.
[24:02] ---
    Isn't there anyone you have your eye on?
[24:05] ---
    I'm not interested in all that.
[24:06] ---
    That's just not who I am.
[24:08] ---
    Oh, you never know.
[24:10] ---
    I can't even picture it.
[24:13] ---
    All right, I'll try to picture it.
[24:16] ---
    Chrono Shindou, burning with love...
[24:18] ---
    Chrono Shindou, burning with love...
SIGN    The Power of Bonds! X-tiger
[24:20] ---
    Chrono Shindou, burning with love...
[24:21] ---
    Enough!