E12 - Truth of the Mask

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[00:02] Courier
    Thank you.
[00:07] Suiko
    Ibuki...
[00:08] Ibuki
    Gulp!
[00:10] Suiko
    What's in the package?
[00:13] Ibuki
    None of your business!
[00:18] Suiko
    You used social media to register
    with an online shopping site?
[00:21] Suiko
    You have a credit card?
[00:24] Ibuki
    Yes, I did pay for this myself.
[00:28] Ibuki
    I don't know which version of me
    is going to end up covering it, though.
[00:32] Suiko
    So what did you order?
[00:35] Ibuki
    Like I said, it's none of your business!
[00:38] Suiko
    I'm sorry.
[00:42] Ibuki
    It's not what you're thinking!
    Nothing like that.
[00:47] Suiko
    And Emi and Shuka haven't replied to my text...
[00:50] Suiko
    What could be going on?
[00:53] Manager
    Blaster Dark?
[00:56] Manager
    I haven't seen that card in years.
[00:58] Shuka
    Really?
[00:59] Emi
    Thank you.
[01:01] Manager
    Wait.
[01:03] Manager
    While I don't have the card itself...
[01:06] Manager
    ...I have heard about a guy
    who uses Blaster Dark.
[01:10] Emi
    Really?!
[01:11] Shuka
    Who?
[01:12] Manager
    Ren Suzugamori.
[01:15] Manager
    You can find him here.
SIGN    Cardshop Castle
[01:24] Emi
    Well, we're here...
SIGN    Cardshop Castle
[01:33] Emi
    Are those actual delinquents?
[01:34] Shuka
    Don't be afraid. We finally have a clue.
[01:39] Shuka
    Blaster Blade, knight of light,
    and Blaster Dark, knight of darkness.
[01:44] Shuka
    When their powers came together,
[01:47] Shuka
    Majesty Lord Blaster responded
    for the first time.
[01:53] Shuka
    If we can just get Blaster Dark, I'm sure
    we'll be able to retrieve your brother.
[02:00] Emi
    Wait. Someone else is there.
[02:06] Asaka
    We've awaited your arrival, Ren.
[02:10] Emi/Shuka
    Ren?!
[02:14] Emi
    He's Ren Suzugamori,
    the one who uses Blaster Dark?!
[02:18] Shuka
    Maybe he's also Mask, the Dark!
[02:26] Shuka
    Let's find out for sure!
[02:28] Emi
    Right!
SIGN    if 12
     Truth of the Mask
[04:06] Ren
    Critical trigger.
[04:08] Ren
    I give all of the effects to my Vanguard.
[04:10] Customer A
    Damage check!
[04:17] Ren
    You're weak, weak, weak!
[04:20] Ren
    You really thought you could
    beat me with a skill level like that?
[04:25] Ren
    All right, everyone.
    Let's teach him this shop's rule.
[04:30] Customers
    Winners get all! Losers get lost!
[04:35] Customers
    Losers get lost!
[04:36] Ren
    It's only natural for the weak to be banned.
[04:37] Customers
    Winners get all! Losers get lost!
[04:40] Shuka
    Was he like that before?
[04:42] Emi
    The last time we saw him...
[04:45] Emi
    He seemed much kinder then.
[04:49] Emi
    Or at least, he didn't seem like a person
    who took pleasure in bullying others.
[04:55] Shuka
    Maybe he's a Jammer?
[04:57] Ren
    So, who's going to be my next opponent?
[05:00] Emi
    I'll go check.
[05:01] Shuka
    Hey! Emi!
[05:04] Emi
    I'll play you.
[05:10] Tetsu
    I haven't seen you around before.
[05:13] Asaka
    What's your name?
[05:15] Emi
    Emi Sendou.
[05:17] Ren
    Sendou?
[05:19] Ren
    That name sounds oddly familiar...
[05:22] Shuka
    Emi, do you have a deck?
[05:25] Emi
    Let me borrow yours. He's totally strong.
[05:27] Shuka
    Seriously?
[05:31] Ren
    It's unusual to have the
    next challenger step up so soon.
[05:37] Ren
    That spot tends to stay empty after my fights,
    perhaps because everyone is intimidated.
[05:44] Emi
    I have one favor to ask you.
[05:46] Ren
    What is it?
[05:48] Emi
    If I win, will you give me a card?
[05:52] Ren
    Huh. And which card do you want?
[05:56] Emi
    Your Blaster Dark.
[05:59] Asaka
    You have a lot of nerve,
    asking Ren for something like that!
[06:04] Ren
    Fine.
[06:05] Asaka
    Ren...
[06:07] Ren
    However, I'm quite a strong player.
[06:11] Ren
    Be prepared to lose.
[06:15] Ren/Emi
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[06:18] Ren
    Fullbau!
[06:19] Emi
    Interdimensional Dragon,
    Chronoscommand Dragon!
[06:22] Tetsu/Asaka
    Hold on!
[06:24] Tetsu
    Gear Chronicle?!
[06:26] Tetsu
    I've heard rumors about that deck,
    but it actually exists?!
[06:29] Asaka
    And that's a grade 4!
[06:31] Emi
    Huh? Did I make a mistake?
[06:34] Shuka
    Emi, your First Vanguard has to be a grade 0.
[06:38] Emi
    You should've told me that earlier!
[06:42] Ren
    I ride Blaster Javelin,
    and that's the end of my turn.
[06:46] Emi
    It's my turn!
[06:48] Emi
    A full-on attack!
[06:51] Shuka
    She knows so little...
[06:54] Customer B
    You're a rank beginner!
[06:55] Customer C
    You've got brass, challenging Ren
    without even knowing the rules!
[07:00] Ren
    While I can appreciate your spirit...
[07:03] Asaka
    We'll punish you so much, you'll never
    be able to walk through those doors again!
[07:09] Emi
    E-Excuse me?!
[07:11] Shuka
    If you could use Majesty Lord Blaster,
    these people would be pushovers!
[07:20] Asaka
    R-Ren!
[07:22] Tetsu
    Don't panic! It's just a smoke bomb.
[07:25] Tetsu
    Open the windows!
[07:27] Guy
    What the heck?!
[07:30] Ren
    Huh?
[07:35] Mask
    Are you all right, girls?
[07:38] Emi
    Thank you, Mask, the Dark!
[07:41] Emi
    But how...?
[07:43] Mask
    As a knight, it's my duty to come running
    whenever damsels are in distress.
[07:48] Shuka
    Why're you trying to show off?
[07:51] Shuka
    I'll bet you were already keeping an eye on us.
[07:53] Shuka
    Like a stalker...
[07:55] Emi
    But Shuka, he saved us!
[07:57] Shuka
    Give me Blaster Dark.
[08:00] Mask
    It's not yours.
[08:02] Shuka
    I need it!
[08:04] Mask
    For what?
[08:05] Shuka
    So that we can Realize Majesty Lord Blaster.
[08:08] Mask
    But that's no concern of mine.
[08:11] Shuka
    You gave us a card that one time!
[08:13] Mask
    I only lent it to you.
[08:15] Shuka
    Is there some good reason for you to have it?
[08:18] Shuka
    We'd be using it to beat Jammers
    and correct distortions,
[08:21] Shuka
    which is much better than
    anything you have in mind.
[08:24] Mask
    I'm speechless...
[08:26] Emi
    Um...
[08:27] Mask
    Yes?
[08:29] Emi
    I'm sorry. Shuka may be rough around
    the edges, but we really do want your help.
[08:36] Emi
    With the power of Majesty Lord Blaster,
    we may even be able to get Aichi back.
[08:42] Mask
    Unfortunately, I can't help you.
[08:45] Mask
    I can't give you this Blaster Dark.
[08:48] Shuka
    Why not?
[08:50] Mask
    Because I can't trust you yet.
[08:54] Mask
    The magical girls, Blaster Pair.
[08:57] Mask
    Can you really say that you're true friends?
[09:01] Emi
    True friends?
[09:03] Shuka
    Excuse you?! We're great friends,
    the pair that can't compare!
[09:07] Shuka
    We trust each other
    from the bottom of our hearts!
[09:10] Ibuki
    All right, that's enough!
[09:15] Mask
    How long have you been standing there, Bukki?
[09:17] Ibuki
    The whole time.
[09:19] Ibuki
    I figured if we let Sendou's sister swim around,
[09:22] Ibuki
    you'd eventually take the bait,
    so we've been watching her.
[09:26] Suiko
    There are two of you in this world.
[09:29] Mask
    What are you talking about?
[09:31] Suiko
    Don't play dumb!
[09:32] Ibuki
    The first time I was tossed into
    another world, there were two of me.
[09:36] Ibuki
    The Jammer me, and me myself.
[09:41] Ibuki
    So this time I've been trying to figure out
    which of you two is the Jammer.
[09:46] Ibuki
    Are you the Jammer?
[09:48] Ibuki
    Or are you something else altogether?
[09:51] Mask
    Something I've been curious about:
    What is that ray gun thingy?
[09:57] Suiko
    Don't interrupt!
[09:59] Suiko
    We're the ones asking the questions,
    so you give us the answers!
[10:03] Ibuki
    It's a rapidfire atom smasher gun!
[10:05] Suiko
    Don't encourage him!
[10:08] Mask
    He's seeking help from
    in between the distortions.
[10:11] Mask
    Let's save him together, Bukki.
[10:15] Ibuki
    Who's "he"? You mean Sendou?
[10:18] Suiko
    Don't be swayed by his smooth talk.
[10:27] Mask
    See you later, Bukki!
[10:29] Suiko
    He's getting away!
[10:33] Ibuki
    Tch.
[10:34] Ibuki
    I guess something bought off the internet
     isn't even good enough for bluffing.
[10:38] Shuka
    You're a dork!
[10:39] Ibuki
    Someone's in a bad mood.
[10:41] Emi
    She's been a little cranky lately.
[10:45] Suiko
    Anyway, what was that balloon?
[10:48] Ibuki
    You got me.
[10:49] Ibuki
    Either he's a very clever escape artist,
    or else he had someone's help.
[10:57] Mask
    Thanks. This was a great help.
[11:00] Voice
    No kidding! Without me,
    you really can't accomplish anything.
[11:03] Mask
    Guilty as charged.
[11:05] Voice
    Ah, well. I'm doing you a solid here,
    so be sure to pay me back with interest.
[11:15] Shuka
    "Ren Suzugamori, leader of Team Asteroid.
    Motto: 'Winners get all! Losers get lost!'
[11:21] Shuka
    "Uses PSYqualia to wreak havoc in card shops."
[11:26] Emi
    What's "PSYqualia"?
[11:28] Suiko
    The whispering of the cards.
[11:30] Ibuki
    It's like a bond between us
    Vanguard fighters and the planet Cray.
[11:37] Shuka
    So...?
[11:38] Ibuki
    As far as I can tell, the Ren of this world
    matches up pretty well with the book.
[11:44] Emi
    Then he's not a Jammer?
[11:47] Ibuki
    We'll have to confirm that.
[11:49] Suiko
    And until we do, you two need to sit tight.
[11:52] Shuka
    Don't order me around!
[11:54] Emi
    Shuka!
[11:56] Shuka
    That guy has Blaster Dark.
[11:59] Shuka
    I want Blaster Dark so that
    we can Realize Majesty Lord Blaster.
[12:06] Ibuki
    All right, I'll get it for you.
[12:09] Shuka
    Really?!
[12:10] Suiko
    What are you talking about?!
[12:12] Ibuki
    The fastest way to find out whether
     he's a Jammer or not is by fighting him.
[12:18] Suiko
    Admit it: you just want to play Vanguard.
[12:20] Ibuki
    That's not true!
[12:22] Ibuki
    It's to correct the distortions of this world!
[12:25] Suiko
    Yeah, right.
[12:26] Ibuki
    Listen, Suiko--
[12:27] Suiko
    Heard you just fine.
[12:28] Ibuki
    I'm done cooking for you!
[12:43] Ren
    I'm bored...
[12:45] Ren
    Maybe I've gotten too strong.
[12:50] Lackey A
    W-We've got an emergency!
[12:52] Lackey A
    Some guy named Kouji Ibuki
    has beaten everybody in our shop!
[13:04] Asaka
    I lost again...
[13:06] Asaka
    At this rate, I won't be
    able to stay by Ren's side.
[13:10] Tetsu
    Devote yourself to improving.
[13:13] Ibuki
    Hey, man. You're late.
[13:18] Ren
    Are you the one who's hurt my colleagues?
[13:21] Ibuki
    I'm surprised.
[13:23] Ibuki
    Despite aiming to be the best fighter of all,
    you have feelings for your fellow members.
[13:27] Ren
    I'm not aiming for anything.
[13:29] Ren
    Ever since I acquired PSYqualia,
    I've just been the best.
[13:32] Ibuki
    If that's the case, fight me.
[13:35] Ibuki
    Let's see who's the strongest of all.
[13:37] Ren
    What?
[13:39] Ibuki
    But how about this?
    If I win, I get your Blaster Dark.
[13:44] Ren
    Good grief. You, too?
[13:47] Tetsu
    You do know Team Asteroid's rule?
[13:51] Ibuki
    You mean, "Winners get all, losers get lost"?
[13:55] Ibuki
    If I lose, I'll exit gracefully
    and you'll never see me again.
[14:00] Asaka
    Ren, please be careful.
[14:02] Asaka
    It seems he can hear
    the voices of the cards, too.
[14:06] Ren
    Huh. All the more reason for me to accept.
[14:12] Ren
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[14:12] Ibuki
    Stand up, The Vanguard!
[14:18] Shuka
    That's high-tech!
[14:20] Emi
    Suiko is a Tatsunagi, of the Tatsunagi Group.
[14:23] Shuka
    And their specialty is secretly filming people.
[14:25] Suiko
    Don't insult my family.
[14:28] Suiko
    Ibuki said he wanted you to watch this fight.
[14:32] Suiko
    Think about why.
[14:40] Ren
    It looks like you do possess PSYqualia, too.
[14:44] Ibuki
    Yeah, I can sense it all.
[14:47] Ibuki
    The pain, the smell of blood...
[14:50] Ren
    I'm honestly overjoyed.
[14:52] Ren
    I was on a deserted island,
    but now I've found someone else.
[14:55] Ren
    That's how it feels.
[14:57] Ren
    That said, you're about to disappear
    into the depths of the abyss.
[15:02] Ren
    I ride!
[15:04] Ren
    Your certain defeat, also known as
    the sword of darkness, Blaster Dark!
[15:13] Suiko
    Something is off.
[15:16] Emi
    Those two are just fighting normally.
[15:19] Shuka
    Which means...
[15:21] Shuka
    ...Ren isn't the Jammer!
[15:23] Suiko Jammer
    I'm right here.
[15:26] Emi/Shuka
    Suiko?!
[15:28] Suiko Jammer
    Jammer-Jammer-Jammer...
[15:31] Suiko
    Who was that?
[15:33] Ibuki
    What's wrong?
[15:34] Suiko
    I don't know, but I heard another voice
    on Emi and Shuka's side.
[15:38] Ibuki
    What?!
[15:39] Ren
    It's no fun unless I have your full attention.
[15:42] Ren
    Blaster Rapier, Blaster Axe. Go!
[15:50] Ren
    Take this. Greediness Shadow!
[15:56] Ren
    Drive check.
[15:57] Ren
    Critical trigger.
[16:00] Ibuki
    Damage check.
[16:05] Asaka
    That's our Ren.
[16:06] Tetsu
    Drawing criticals whenever needed.
[16:09] Ren
    You see? This is the essence of PSYqualia.
[16:12] Ibuki
    That power of yours...
[16:14] Ibuki
    I remember hearing how you got it
    after longing to match Kai's ability.
[16:19] Ren
    Kai's?
[16:21] Ibuki
    Yeah, his. The feared Solitary Fighter.
[16:26] Ibuki
    Toshiki Kai showed you
    his overwhelming strength.
[16:33] Ren
    I don't know him.
[16:34] Ibuki
    What?!
[16:36] Ren
    I've never heard the name "Toshiki Kai" before.
[16:41] Suiko
    What does this mean?
[16:44] Suiko Jammer
    Ren Suzugamori's PSYqualia awakened
    without him ever having met Toshiki Kai.
[16:49] Suiko Jammer
    You should know the reason for that
    better than anyone, flower-picking Shuka.
[16:55] Shuka
    M-Me?
[16:57] Suiko Jammer
    Oh, you really don't know?
[17:00] Suiko Jammer
    Anyway, I used that distortion
    to plant a Jammer seed in him.
[17:06] Emi
    A Jammer seed?
[17:08] Suiko Jammer
    Right now, Ren is simply
    a victory-craving machine.
[17:12] Suiko Jammer
    He won't stop until his opponent's spirit
    is broken into smithereens.
[17:17] Shuka
    That's terrible!
[17:19] Suiko Jammer
    Indeed it is! But we Jammers
    don't even need winners!
[17:23] Suiko Jammer
    If everyone hates and fears Vanguard,
    we'll be more than satisfied!
[17:31] Emi
    Let's do this, Shuka!
[17:33] Shuka
    Right!
[17:42] The Two
    IF, stand up!
[17:52] Mask
    Can you really say that you're true friends?
[17:56] Emi
    No, no!
[17:58] Emi
    I have to focus on the Jammer!
[18:02] Shuka
    Let's go, Emi!
[18:03] Emi
    Yeah!
[18:05] Emi
    Blaster!
[18:06] Shuka
    Aerial inversion!
[18:07] Emi/Shuka
    Spinning Shot!
[18:11] Suiko Jammer
    Blast you, magical girls!
[18:13] Suiko Jammer
    Come, Mobile Hospital, Feather Palace!
[18:23] Emi
    No way...
[18:24] Shuka
    It's humongous!
[18:26] Suiko Jammer
    Feather Palace, crush them!
[18:33] Shuka
    Ow ow ow!
[18:34] Emi
    That hurt!
[18:35] Emi
    You're too rough!
[18:39] Tetsu
    What was that?!
[18:40] Ibuki
    This is bad! We have to evacuate!
[18:43] Ren
    Where are you going?
[18:45] Ren
    We're in the middle of a fight.
[18:47] Ren
    You'll experience the abyss till the bitter end!
[18:53] Suiko
    Everyone, get outside!
[18:55] Tetsu
    What did you do to Ren?!
[18:58] Ibuki
    File your complaint later!
[19:09] Emi
    Blaster Blade!
[19:14] Suiko Jammer
    Now to finish you off...
[19:25] Emi
    Mask, the Dark!
[19:28] Mask
    Like I said, I can't trust you two.
[19:33] Mask
    Your friendship is a fraud.
[19:36] Mask
    You may resemble a tight-knit duo, but in
    the true sense, you're not on the same page.
[19:43] Shuka
    That's not--
[19:44] Mask
    It's not true?
[19:45] Mask
    Even when you haven't told her
    the meaning of "flower-picking"?
[19:50] Emi
    What's he talking about?
[19:52] Mask
    She has a secret.
[19:54] Mask
    A secret she can't tell anyone.
[19:57] Mask
    And as long as she has that secret,
    you two can't become true friends.
[20:03] Emi
    Who cares?
[20:06] Emi
    She's a girl!
[20:07] Emi
    Of course she has one or
    two secrets she can't tell anyone!
[20:12] Emi
    But even so, I still trust Shuka!
[20:16] Shuka
    Emi...
[20:19] Mask
    All right. If you insist, then I'll let you
    borrow this once more.
[20:24] Shuka
    Emi!
[20:32] Emi
    Realize!
[20:43] Suiko Jammer
    Wh-What's that light?!
[20:49] Shuka
    Elemental Calling!
[20:54] Emi
    Realize!
[20:56] Emi
    Majesty Lord Blaster!
[21:03] Suiko Jammer
    It can't be!
[21:25] Ibuki
    When he was a kid, Kai had Blaster Blade.
[21:30] Ibuki
    And led by Kai's strength,
    Ren awakened to his PSYqualia powers.
[21:35] Ibuki
    Maybe it was simple for him
    to get Blaster Dark back then.
[21:39] Mask
    But that world line no longer exists.
[21:43] Mask
    The Kai we know isn't here.
[21:46] Ibuki
    What do you mean, Kai isn't here?
[21:50] Mask
    I think she knows exactly what it means.
[21:54] Emi
    You know?
[21:56] Shuka
    What are you talking about?!
[21:58] Shuka
    First of all, who even are you?!
[22:01] Mask
    Okay, then. I'll show you...
[22:04] Mask
    ...my actual face.
[22:07] Ibuki
    Quit being theatrical, Ren Suzugamori.
[23:45] Narrator
    The 30-second card intro segment!
[23:48] Narrator
    Today's featured card is Shadow Paladin's
    Phantom Blaster Overlord!
SIGN    Phantom Blaster Overlord
[23:53] Narrator
    If the Soul contains a "Phantom Blaster Dragon",
[23:55] Narrator
    this unit gains power and an extra critical!
[23:57] Narrator
    When this unit attacks, if you retire
    any number of allies that you like,
[24:01] Narrator
    you can retire that same number
    of your opponent's rear-guards!
[24:03] Narrator
    On top of that, if your opponent's
    Vanguard is grade 3 or higher,
[24:06] Narrator
    you can call a unit with "Blaster"
    in its name from your deck,
[24:09] Narrator
    and use it for an additional attack!
[24:10] Narrator
    With this card, you too can
    "Ride The Vanguard"!
SIGN    Ride The Vanguard!
[24:16] Ibuki
    Sheesh, while your identity was obvious,
    you just had to draw it out for eight episodes,
[24:20] Ibuki
    Mr. Mask, the Dark a.k.a Ren Suzugamori!
[24:22] Ren
    That's so rude, Bukki.
[24:23] Ren
    If someone's hiding their identity with a mask,
[24:25] Ren
    going "I know you're Hirata!" or "Yamada!"
    is a serious breach of etiquette!
[24:29] Ren
    Quit the 80's pro-wrestling tropes!
[24:31] Ibuki
    But as you say that, I'm now seeing
    even more suspicious masked people!
[24:35] Ren
    Next time on Vanguard if: "Crybaby Rekka's
    Grand Transformation (temp title)."
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[24:40] Ren
    Don't miss it!
[24:41] Ibuki
    "Mask, the Rekka"... Who's that?!