164 - The Missing Leader

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[00:02] Spoken
    I'll set the whole world free!
[00:06] Spoken
    Liberator, Monarch Sanctuary Alfred!
[00:14] Spoken
    Liberate the lock!
[00:16] Spoken
    Five comrades, gather on the battlefield!
[00:23] Spoken
    For the sake of everyone who is dear to me...
[00:26] Spoken
    For the sake of this world that I love...
[00:49] Spoken
    When this world was enshrouded in darkness
[00:52] Spoken
    and on the brink of extinction,
    there was a man who saved it.
[00:58] Spoken
    His name is...
[02:54] Spoken
    Who are you?
[03:01] Spoken
    You're...
[03:13] Spoken
    A dream?
SIGN    The Missing Leader
[03:23] Spoken
    The number of card game players across the world
    has surged to hundreds of millions of people.
[03:29] Spoken
    It's became a part of our lives
    that we take for granted.
[03:35] Spoken
    The card game that attracts the
    most attention is Cardfight!! Vanguard.
[03:44] Spoken
    In today's world, children and
    adults alike enjoy Cardfight!! Vanguard.
[03:49] Spoken
    At a glance, it looks like everything
    is right with this world.
[03:54] Spoken
    But...
[03:58] Spoken
    Welcome, Kai.
[04:00] Spoken
    Is Aichi here today?
[04:02] Spoken
    Aichi...?
[04:04] Spoken
    I don't think I've
    heard the name before.
[04:06] Spoken
    Who is he?
[04:08] Spoken
    Are you kidding?
[04:10] Spoken
    You know, Aichi... Aichi Sendou.
[04:13] Spoken
    Has he been here before?
[04:17] Spoken
    "Has he been here before?"
[04:19] Spoken
    As if he's just another customer!
[04:22] Spoken
    Come to think of it, there is a
    customer here by the name of Sendou.
[04:27] Spoken
    Right over there...
[04:30] Spoken
    Pacifica attacks!
[04:31] Spoken
    I lost!
[04:34] Spoken
    You sure are strong, Emi.
[04:37] Spoken
    Emi... Sendou?
[04:39] Spoken
    Yes...? Oh, Toshiki Kai!
[04:44] Spoken
    You're a really strong Cardfighter, right?
[04:47] Spoken
    You know about him, right, Mai?
[04:49] Spoken
    Sure!
[04:50] Spoken
    Where's your brother today?
[04:54] Spoken
    I'm an only child...
[04:58] Spoken
    Is something wrong?
[05:01] Spoken
    Do you know Aichi Sendou?
[05:04] Spoken
    Sendou...
    Is that a relative of yours, Emi?
[05:07] Spoken
    Nuh uh. No one I know.
[05:11] Spoken
    Um...
[05:13] Spoken
    Never mind. It's nothing.
    Sorry to bother you.
[05:17] Spoken
    Oh, that's right, a new trial deck's come in.
[05:23] Spoken
    I wanted to show it to you...
[05:26] Spoken
    Huh? Now where did I put it?
[05:29] Spoken
    Do you know, Sub-manager?
[05:32] Spoken
    Never mind the manager...
    Aichi's sister doesn't even know him?
[05:37] Spoken
    What in the world is going on?
[05:41] Spoken
    If only Misaki were here
    at a time like this...
[05:44] Spoken
    Tokura...
[05:46] Spoken
    That's right, she's the one
    with the perfect memory.
[05:50] Spoken
    Sure. She doesn't forget a thing.
[05:54] Spoken
    She remembers every little
    thing you've said...
[05:56] Spoken
    ...and brings it up long after
    you've forgotten.
[06:00] Spoken
    But anyway, she said she's got something
    to do at school today, so she'll be late.
[06:05] Spoken
    Excuse me.
[06:07] Spoken
    Come again soon, Kai!
SIGN    Sub-manager
[06:12] Spoken
    Now where could that trial deck have gone?
[06:16] Spoken
    I'm sure that the battle
    to save the world is over.
[06:21] Spoken
    And yet, Aichi, who protected
    the world's peace,
[06:25] Spoken
    has been erased from
    everyone else's memories?
[06:29] Spoken
    But maybe Misaki Tokura's
    power of memory will...
SIGN    Miyaji Academy, High School Division
[06:35] Spoken
    You want to talk to a student?
[06:37] Spoken
    Yeah. I don't know her class,
    but her name is Tokura...
[06:40] Spoken
    Kai?
[06:45] Spoken
    Tokura, does the name "Aichi Sendou"
    ring any bells for you?
[06:51] Spoken
    Aichi... Sendou...
[06:54] Spoken
    No. I don't remember
    hearing that name before.
[06:57] Spoken
    There's a girl, Emi Sendou,
    who comes to the store though...
[07:01] Spoken
    I see.
[07:03] Spoken
    Aichi doesn't even remain in Tokura's memory?
[07:08] Spoken
    You went to all the trouble of
    coming here just to ask me that?
[07:12] Spoken
    Yeah.
[07:13] Spoken
    I hope you find him.
[07:16] Spoken
    Well, I'm about to head home...
[07:19] Spoken
    Sure.
[07:22] Spoken
    By the way, Tokura...
[07:23] Spoken
    I heard you were staying late at school
    because you had something to do...
[07:28] Spoken
    Was it a Cardfight Club meeting or something?
[07:31] Spoken
    We don't have a club like that at our school.
[07:34] Spoken
    My assigned cleaning duties
    just took a long time.
[07:38] Spoken
    I see...
[07:49] Spoken
    So even the Cardfight Club that
    Aichi founded doesn't exist now.
SIGN    Physics Prep Room
[08:11] Spoken
    Kai! I finally formed an
    official Cardfight Club!
[08:14] Spoken
    Then, we can use the physics preparation room as our club room.
[08:19] Spoken
    And also...
[08:22] Spoken
    Aichi...
[08:26] Spoken
    I still have a debt to repay to you.
[08:45] Spoken
    Blaster Blade?!
[08:49] Spoken
    What happened?
[08:50] Spoken
    What did I just feel?
[09:03] Spoken
    This is a Vanguard deck.
[09:07] Spoken
    Why did it come to me?
[09:10] Spoken
    Royal Paladin...
[09:13] Spoken
    This is...
[09:15] Spoken
    ...Blaster Blade!
[09:18] Spoken
    The one I gave to Aichi...
[09:25] Spoken
    Blaster Blade, what are
    you trying to tell me?
[09:36] Spoken
    Hey!
[09:40] Spoken
    Naoki Ishida...
[09:44] Spoken
    How do you know my name?
[09:46] Spoken
    You don't know who I am?
[09:49] Spoken
    Uh uh. Nope.
[09:52] Spoken
    I'm Toshiki Kai. So, what do you want?
[09:56] Spoken
    I saw you back there.
[09:58] Spoken
    You're wearin' the uniform of a
    different school. Made me curious...
[10:02] Spoken
    Then I saw you go into the physics
    prep room and come out holding somethin'.
[10:10] Spoken
    This?
[10:12] Spoken
    That's it! That made me really curious.
[10:17] Spoken
    So... what is it?
[10:19] Spoken
    A deck.
[10:21] Spoken
    It's for a card game called
    Cardfight!! Vanguard.
[10:25] Spoken
    Vanguard...
[10:28] Spoken
    It doesn't bring back any memories?
[10:31] Spoken
    Nope. Never heard of it.
[10:35] Spoken
    I don't think so...
[10:37] Spoken
    And yet, that deck...
[10:41] Spoken
    That name, Vanguard, strikes a chord in my heart...
[10:47] Spoken
    Why?
[10:50] Spoken
    The second I saw that deck,
    my heart started beatin' fast.
[10:58] Spoken
    Why not learn the reason for that
    through a Cardfight?
[11:03] Spoken
    Cardfight?
[11:05] Spoken
    You mean fight you?
[11:12] Spoken
    You're on.
[11:16] Spoken
    Follow me.
[11:32] Spoken
    Sorry for the bother.
[11:34] Spoken
    Welcome.
[11:35] Spoken
    Oh, Kai and, uh... you are...
[11:41] Spoken
    Boss Lady!
[11:44] Spoken
    We're gonna use a fight table.
[11:46] Spoken
    Help yourselves.
[11:48] Spoken
    Put your bag down over there.
    We'll do it here.
[11:51] Spoken
    R-Right...
[11:53] Spoken
    So how do I do it?
[11:55] Spoken
    For starters, give the rules
    here a quick read-through.
[11:59] Spoken
    Sure...
[12:00] Spoken
    Let's see...
[12:02] Spoken
    Here.
[12:04] Spoken
    Shin wanted you to see this deck.
[12:08] Spoken
    A Narukami trial deck...
[12:11] Spoken
    Can we use it?
[12:12] Spoken
    Okay with me.
[12:14] Spoken
    Use this.
[12:15] Spoken
    All right...
[12:17] Spoken
    Do you remember the rules?
[12:18] Spoken
    Yeah...
[12:19] Spoken
    For some reason, they're easy to remember,
    as if I've read 'em before.
[12:26] Spoken
    Then you go first.
[12:28] Spoken
    Cool with me.
[12:30] Spoken
    You put one grade 0 card face-down
    in the Vanguard circle,
[12:34] Spoken
    then draw five cards from your deck.
[12:38] Spoken
    Gotcha...
[12:39] Spoken
    If you get a hand you don't like,
[12:41] Spoken
    you have one chance to re-draw
    as many cards as you want.
[12:44] Spoken
    It's good to have
    grade 1, 2, and 3 cards in your hands.
[12:49] Spoken
    How about you?
[12:50] Spoken
    I'm good.
[12:52] Spoken
    Then let's start.
[12:54] Spoken
    Picture it...
[12:55] Spoken
    Picture?
[12:57] Spoken
    Yes.
[12:59] Spoken
    Right now, our two ethereal astral bodies
[13:02] Spoken
    have appeared on Cray,
    a planet much like Earth.
[13:07] Spoken
    What the...?!
[13:11] Spoken
    The planet Cray?
[13:13] Spoken
    We've been given two powers on this world.
[13:18] Spoken
    The first is the ability to summon units,
    which are the denizens of this planet.
[13:23] Spoken
    "Call."
[13:24] Spoken
    Okay...
[13:25] Spoken
    You first summon units by drawing
    the five cards from your deck.
[13:30] Spoken
    Each card has a grade
    and ability value on it.
[13:36] Spoken
    And the other ability is to possess
    the units with your astral body.
[13:42] Spoken
    "Ride."
[13:44] Spoken
    Ride...
[13:45] Spoken
    The unit that we each possess
    is called the Vanguard.
[13:50] Spoken
    Vanguard...
[13:53] Spoken
    We turn the face-down card over at
    the same time, and the fight begins.
[13:59] Spoken
    Stand up the Vanguard.
[13:59] Spoken
    Stand up, Vanguard.
[14:01] Spoken
    Brawler, Sky Dracokid.
[14:04] Spoken
    Bravery Seeker, Marc!
[14:08] Spoken
    With this, we're now standing
    on Cray soil as Vanguards.
[14:12] Spoken
    Okay, you start.
[14:15] Spoken
    All right.
[14:17] Spoken
    If you have a card in your hand that's
    one grade higher, you can ride it.
[14:23] Spoken
    I ride Wandering Brawler, Teirin!
[14:27] Spoken
    The person who goes first
    can't attack right away.
[14:29] Spoken
    So your turn is over.
[14:31] Spoken
    O-Okay.
[14:33] Spoken
    My turn.
[14:35] Spoken
    I ride Righteousness Seeker, Gangaren!
[14:41] Spoken
    Then, from my hand, I can summon units
[14:45] Spoken
    that are the same grade
    as my Vanguard or less.
[14:50] Spoken
    The units that I bring forth fight
    alongside my Vanguard as comrades.
[14:55] Spoken
    That's "call."
[14:57] Spoken
    Call! Rune Eagle!
[14:59] Spoken
    Since I'm going second, I can start attacking.
[15:03] Spoken
    I rest one of the front-line
    units and declare my attack.
[15:08] Spoken
    The unit that's right behind it can give this unit
    a boost during an attack, giving it power.
[15:16] Spoken
    Rune Eagle boosts!
[15:20] Spoken
    I can picture it!
[15:22] Spoken
    My Vanguard, Gangaren, attacks Teirin!
[15:26] Spoken
    During a Vanguard's attack,
[15:28] Spoken
    the attacking side can turn
    over a card from the deck.
[15:31] Spoken
    That's a "drive check."
[15:33] Spoken
    Okay.
[15:35] Spoken
    No trigger.
[15:37] Spoken
    The card that I drew goes into my hand.
[15:43] Spoken
    I did 1 damage.
[15:44] Spoken
    Now you do a damage check by flipping
    over one card from your deck.
[15:49] Spoken
    Damage check...
[15:51] Spoken
    No trigger?
[15:53] Spoken
    You put that card into your Damage Zone.
[15:55] Spoken
    Okay...
[15:58] Spoken
    The side that gets 6 damage
    there first loses the fight.
[16:04] Spoken
    Turn end.
[16:06] Spoken
    Now it's your turn.
[16:07] Spoken
    Stand and draw...
[16:09] Spoken
    That's what you say, right?
[16:11] Spoken
    If you have a grade 2 card,
    you can ride it as the Vanguard.
[16:15] Spoken
    'Course I do!
[16:20] Spoken
    Dragon, huh?
[16:21] Spoken
    Kinda gettin' fired up here...
[16:24] Spoken
    Here I come!
[16:25] Spoken
    I ride Brawler, Wildfist Dragon!
[16:32] Spoken
    Call!
[16:35] Spoken
    Wildfist Dragon attacks Gangaren!
[16:39] Spoken
    No guard.
[16:41] Spoken
    Drive check!
[16:45] Spoken
    Critical trigger.
[16:47] Spoken
    Trigger?
[16:49] Spoken
    Critical trigger...
[16:50] Spoken
    That's right. There are
    four types of triggers.
[16:55] Spoken
    You drew a critical trigger.
[16:58] Spoken
    It has a critical effect that increases
    the damage you do to your opponent,
[17:01] Spoken
    and also gives you +5000 power.
[17:04] Spoken
    Yeah!
[17:12] Spoken
    In other words, I gave you 2 damage, right?
[17:15] Spoken
    Yeah. Now I do a damage check.
[17:22] Spoken
    Heal trigger.
[17:24] Spoken
    I give +5000 to my Vanguard.
[17:26] Spoken
    Then, if I have the same
    number of cards or more
[17:29] Spoken
    in the Damage Zone
    as my opponent,
[17:32] Spoken
    I can move one card
    to my Drop Zone.
[17:35] Spoken
    So there's that kind of trigger too, huh?
[17:38] Spoken
    All right! My rear-guard Wildfist attacks!
[17:41] Spoken
    You don't always take damage
    when you're attacked.
[17:45] Spoken
    You can also call cards that are in
    your hand to guard against the attack.
[17:51] Spoken
    Siren Seeker, Maris guards!
[17:54] Spoken
    When you guard, it's calculated
    by this number on the side.
[18:02] Spoken
    I'm done attacking.
[18:03] Spoken
    Now it's my turn.
[18:06] Spoken
    Stand and draw.
[18:10] Spoken
    Here you are...
[18:13] Spoken
    Cardfight!! Vanguard is a mysterious game.
[18:18] Spoken
    Even though it's just a card game,
[18:21] Spoken
    Vanguard always gets my blood pumping.
[18:24] Spoken
    Whenever I feel disillusioned
    or bored of something,
[18:28] Spoken
    it fires me up
    from the bottom of my heart.
[18:31] Spoken
    I think I understand.
[18:33] Spoken
    Since earlier, I been thinkin'...
[18:35] Spoken
    "Why is playin' this game
    gettin' me so excited?"
[18:41] Spoken
    And this card...
[18:43] Spoken
    This Vanguard card always speaks to me.
[18:48] Spoken
    It tells me what I'm really feeling.
[18:54] Spoken
    Feelings connected to this card
    will never come to an end.
[18:59] Spoken
    Even amid the despair of oblivion,
    its light gives me courage.
[19:04] Spoken
    Courage that runs through darkness
    where you can't even see anything!
[19:10] Spoken
    Stand up, my avatar!
[19:13] Spoken
    True friend inside my soul, my mate!
[19:17] Spoken
    Ride the Vanguard!
[19:20] Spoken
    Blaster Blade!
[19:32] Spoken
    What is that card?
[19:34] Spoken
    Blaster Blade...
[19:37] Spoken
    What the heck?
[19:40] Spoken
    Darn it! Darn it!
[19:43] Spoken
    What the heck are these tears?
[19:46] Spoken
    What is this feelin'?
[19:49] Spoken
    Stand up, my avatar!
[19:52] Spoken
    I ride...
[19:53] Spoken
    ...Blaster Blade Liberator!
[19:59] Spoken
    Aichi... Sendou!
[20:03] Spoken
    Do you remember?!
[20:04] Spoken
    Yeah. I remember...
[20:07] Spoken
    ...Toshiki Kai!
[20:09] Spoken
    Darn it!
[20:11] Spoken
    What is this?!
[20:12] Spoken
    To think that I could forget about
    Aichi Sendou for even a moment!
[20:19] Spoken
    Forget Aichi?!
[20:21] Spoken
    The one who ignited the flames of Vanguard
    in my heart when I was bored by everything?
[20:30] Spoken
    I forgot him?!
[20:33] Spoken
    But you remember him now...
[20:38] Spoken
    ...thanks to this card.
[20:41] Spoken
    That's right. You're his
    mate too, beyond a doubt.
[20:47] Spoken
    I'm... Aichi's mate...
[20:51] Spoken
    Yeah.
[20:54] Spoken
    Kai... What happened to Aichi?
[20:58] Spoken
    I don't know.
[20:59] Spoken
    All I know for sure is that almost
    nobody has memories of Aichi.
[21:06] Spoken
    Darn it! You don't even know where Aichi is?
[21:12] Spoken
    Okay. But I swear I'm gonna find him!
[21:19] Spoken
    I swear the same.
[21:24] Spoken
    Your fight doesn't look like it's finished...
[21:26] Spoken
    I don't really feel like fightin' right now.
[21:32] Spoken
    Blaster Blade...
[21:38] Spoken
    Tokura, if you're curious about it,
    how about fighting me?
[21:43] Spoken
    But I have to mind the store...
[21:46] Spoken
    It's fine.
[21:47] Spoken
    There aren't any customers this late.
[21:49] Spoken
    Unless... maybe you're scared to fight me?
[21:53] Spoken
    N-Not especially.
    It's just a Cardfight, right?
[21:57] Spoken
    There's nothing to be afraid of...
[22:02] Spoken
    Then it's settled.
[23:46] Spoken
    Aichi...
[23:56] Spoken
    My best friend, who saved the
    world from destruction, and also myself...
[24:00] Spoken
    Darn it! How could I have
    forgotten about Aichi?
[24:03] Spoken
    What is this?!
[24:04] Spoken
    The reason is unknown,
    and it's not just his friends, but family as well!
[24:07] Spoken
    Darn it! Darn it!
    Whoever's responsible, show yourself!
[24:11] Spoken
    Something has consigned Aichi to oblivion,
    trying to make it as if he never existed!
[24:16] Spoken
    Next time: Legion!
SIGN    Legion
[24:18] Spoken
    I swear I'll find Aichi!
[24:20] Spoken
    Aichi is my mate!