E21 - Abyss of Darkness Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Ren     I've been looking forward     to this for a long time. [00:05] Ren     A very long time... [00:11] Asaka     Ren's greatest wish is about to come true! [00:13] Tetsu     Yes. Ren himself is going up     against the Solitary Fighter, Toshiki Kai. [00:27] Aichi     Vanguard. [00:28] Aichi     It's a card game in which you yourself     become the vanguard and fight! [00:33] Kai     Imagine it!     Imagination will become your strength! SIGN    Image 21 Abyss of Darkness [02:17] Ren     Kai. [02:18] Ren     Why did you leave us without saying anything? [02:21] Kai     You guys were the ones     who chose to hang around me. [02:25] Kai     I didn't owe you any notice. [02:28] Ren     What a pity. [02:29] Ren     Here I thought I was the only one [02:32] Ren     who understood your     feelings of isolation, and vice versa. [02:36] Kai     Isolation? [02:39] Ren     I understand it well. [02:41] Ren     I longed to be perfect like you, [02:43] Ren     which is why I eventually reached     the pinnacle of Cardfighting, like you. [02:49] Ren     So I understand your isolation. [02:52] Ren     I understand being sick of your own strength, [02:55] Ren     and yet feeling that the only thing to do     is keep seeking out strong opponents. [03:01] Ren     It was hard on you, wasn't it? [03:04] Ren     I thought the only one who     could save you from that isolation [03:08] Ren     was someone in the same position: me. [03:11] Ren     And yet... [03:16] Ren     ...is it true that you lost? [03:19] Ren     To that boy... [03:21] Ren     To Aichi Sendou?! [03:24] Kai     Aichi... [03:28] Kai     Yeah. [03:36] Kai     I lost to Aichi. [03:45] Kai     Aichi... [03:46] Aichi     Kai, Miwa... [03:49] Miwa     What's wrong? [03:52] Aichi     Nothing. I just lost a fight earlier... [03:57] Kamui     Hey! [03:59] Kamui     It's him! He's the guy who beat Aichi! [04:02] Kai     Tetsu... [04:04] Tetsu     So you've already met Ren, Aichi Sendou... [04:07] Tetsu     Could this also be fate? [04:10] Aichi     Huh? [04:12] Tetsu     Both of you possess PSYqualia.     It's as if you were drawn to each other. [04:16] Miwa     Wha...?! [04:17] Kai     It can't be! [04:18] Kai     Aichi... [04:19] Kai     Do you really have PSYqualia?! [04:22] Aichi     U-Um, I'm not really sure, [04:25] Aichi     but sometimes,     during a fight, I hear a voice... [04:29] Blaster     My Vanguard. [04:32] Aichi     ...and then suddenly,     Blaster Blade is standing right before me. [04:36] Aichi     He's there to guide me. [04:39] Aichi     That's the image I have of it. [04:41] Kai     Throw away your cards, Aichi! [04:46] Kai     That power will alter you. [04:48] Kai     Throw away your cards     and never fight again! [04:51] Aichi     No! [05:02] Aichi     No, I can't throw them away. [05:06] Aichi     If I did that... [05:08] Aichi     I'd go back to the way I used to be. [05:13] Aichi     Back to being all alone, with nothing at all. [05:21] Aichi     I don't want to be like that again! [05:26] Kamui     Brother Aichi... [05:31] Ren     Of course he can't throw them away. [05:36] Ren     He can't, and neither can I. [05:39] Ren     Not even you, who severed all ties, [05:42] Ren     could throw away your cards, right? [05:45] Ren     Vanguard is all we have. [05:48] Ren     Yes. All we have is the world     that's guided by Vanguard fights. [05:56] Aichi     The world guided by Vanguard... [06:01] Ren     And as for who should stand     atop the summit of that world... [06:10] Aichi     Kai... [06:12] Ren     Kai, even now, I still can't believe... [06:16] Ren     ...that you lost to a boy like him. [06:21] Ren     Stand up, Aichi Sendou. [06:24] Ren     Join me in a Vanguard fight. [06:28] Ren     If we fight, then I'll be able to tell     whether you truly gained victory over Kai. [06:35] Ren     Come... [06:40] Kai     Don't get me wrong, Ren. [06:43] Ren     Kai... [06:45] Kai     Sure, I lost to Aichi. [06:47] Kai     But that was in order to teach him Vanguard. [06:50] Kai     I wasn't fighting him earnestly. [06:52] Aichi     Huh? [06:53] Kamui     What're ya talking about?! [06:54] Misaki     Wait. [06:56] Kamui     But... [07:00] Kai     Ren, your objective     is to gain absolute victory. [07:05] Kai     Shouldn't you be challenging me,     the one person you've never beaten? [07:10] Kai     There's no need for you to do it indirectly. [07:13] Kai     I'll fight you. [07:18] Ren     You'll fight me? [07:20] Ren     Now, don't you get me wrong. [07:23] Ren     I came here to save you. [07:26] Ren     Poor you, all isolated and     unable to have any serious fights. [07:32] Ren     I'll save you by using my power: PSYqualia. [07:37] Ren     Then I'll have achieved perfection. [07:42] Ren     That is my greatest wish... [07:46] Ren     Absolute victory. [07:49] Kai     You think you've surpassed me,     by using that power? [07:52] Ren     Fight me and you'll see. [07:55] Kai     Then let's go! [07:59] The Two     Vanguard fight! [08:17] Aichi     Kai... [08:19] The Two     Stand up, The Vanguard! [08:22] Kai     I ride Lizard Runner, Undeux! [08:25] Ren     I ride Fullbau! [08:33] Kai     I ride Embodiment of Armor, Bahr! [08:42] Kai     Lizard Runner, Undeux's skill. I draw one card. [08:47] Kai     My turn is over. [09:10] Ren     It's my turn. I draw. [09:14] Asaka     Ren... [09:15] Kyou     He's humming, at a time like this?! [09:17] Tetsu     It's because it's a time like this. [09:34] Tetsu     Ren has been looking     forward to this for a long time. [09:38] Tetsu     To the one thing that     could relieve his boredom... [09:43] Tetsu     He's longed for a fight     with Toshiki Kai, above all else. [09:51] Ren     All right. I'll ride you. [09:55] Ren     Blaster Javelin. [09:59] Ren     Fullbau's skill activates. [10:02] Ren     Blaster Javelin attacks your Vanguard! [10:07] Kai     No guard! [10:14] Ren     My turn is over. [10:24] Kai     I ride Bellicosity Dragon! [10:37] Kai     Breath of Fire! [10:50] Aichi     But he took damage... [10:52] Tetsu     Ren no longer feels pain. [10:55] Tetsu     Neither suffering nor pleasure. [10:57] Tetsu     Well... [10:59] Tetsu     Maybe he does feel pleasure, now. [11:03] Ren     This really brings back memories, Kai. [11:06] Ren     I'm in a wonderful mood. [11:11] Kai     My turn is over. [11:13] Kamui     What's wrong, Brother Aichi? [11:15] Aichi     Oh, it's just... [11:17] Aichi     Kai doesn't seem like his usual self. [11:24] Miwa     It's as if Kai has gone back     to the way he used to be. [11:31] Miwa     Well, it's complicated... [11:34] Miwa     But back when I saw him with Ren,     he was in a really terrible state. [11:39] Miwa     So it's probably coming back to him now... [11:42] Miwa     The time when strength     was all that mattered to him. [11:46] Aichi     Kai... [11:47] Misaki     Knowing Kai, he should be okay. [11:51] Miwa     What do you mean, Misaki? [11:53] Misaki     Since Aichi's in no shape to fight now,     Kai was acting to protect him, [11:58] Misaki     by making it sound like     Aichi's far below Ren's level. [12:01] Kamui     You think so? [12:03] Misaki     I can't be sure, but I doubt     that he was like this back then. [12:09] Miwa     Misaki... [12:10] Aichi     You're right. This is the Kai we know now. [12:16] Kamui     Well, if you two are so sure,     then I guess I'll believe in him, too. [12:22] Miwa     Kai... [12:24] Miwa     There are people here     who feel that way about you now. [12:28] Miwa     So I'll also have faith that     you're not the guy you used to be. [12:41] Ren     I guess you'll have to be     the one to take the lead. [12:46] Kai     Is it coming? [12:52] Ren     Ride The Vanguard! [12:56] Ren     The vanguard of darkness... [13:05] Ren     Blaster Dark. [13:09] Aichi     S-So that's Blaster Dark... [13:12] Aichi     It really does look just like my Blaster Blade. [13:16] Kai     Blaster Dark... [13:18] Ren     Yes. The jet-black knight who     will lead you to the abyss of darkness. [13:23] Ren     So... [13:25] Ren     Now it begins. [13:31] Tetsu     His PSYqualia is manifesting? [13:34] Aichi     So this is... [13:35] Kai     Ren... [13:37] Ren     Here I come, Kai. [13:45] Ren     Let's battle with everything we have. [13:59] Aichi     So this is PSYqualia... [14:05] Ren     I call. [14:09] Ren     Denizens of the shadows,     our adversary lies before us. [14:15] Ren     Attend me. [14:22] Tetsu     Ren's Blaster Dark has a skill     that gives it an extra drive. [14:27] Tetsu     How will he handle it? [14:30] Ren     Subjugate him. [14:30] Units     No problem! [14:33] Kai     Guardians, protect me! [14:42] Kai     Flame of Hope, Aermo! [14:52] Kai     Embodiment of Spear, Tahr! [15:00] Ren     Take this. [15:05] Ren     Drive check. [15:11] Ren     I can see... everything. [15:17] Kamui     A critical trigger?! [15:19] Miwa     I-Incredible! [15:20] Miwa     He drew a trigger! [15:22] Miwa     So that's PSYqualia! [15:24] Tetsu     You're mistaken. [15:26] Tetsu     Drawing triggers is not     the essence of PSYqualia. [15:30] Ren     Blaster Burst. [15:39] Ren     Now it's your turn. [15:42] Ren     But I can see everything. [15:45] Ren     Even the image of your defeat. [15:49] Kai     The image, huh? [15:51] Kai     Ren... [15:52] Kai     Even though we're fighting together, [15:55] Kai     we're looking at completely different things. [15:58] Kai     It's just like we were back then. [16:01] Kai     Even when we were together,     we were heading in different directions. [16:05] Kai     I sought serious fights. [16:07] Kai     All you wanted was victory. [16:10] Kai     And that's how you came upon PSYqualia. [16:17] Kai     Is that power real or fake?     You can use me as your benchmark! [16:23] Kai     Ride The Vanguard! [16:36] Kai     Dance, Flames of Apocalypse! [16:44] Kai     Dragonic Overlord! [16:53] Miwa     All right! Here it comes! [16:55] Kyou     That's Toshiki Kai's Dragonic Overlord... [17:01] Ren     I know. I'm counting on you. [17:07] Kai     Imaginary Gift! Force! [17:12] Kai     Dragonic Overlord gets +10,000 power! [17:15] Kai     And then I call! [17:17] Kai     Follow me! [17:18] Kai     Lizard Soldier, Raopia     and Dragon Knight, Nehalem! [17:23] Units     At your will! [17:25] Kai     Burn the servants of darkness to ashes! [17:32] Kai     Dragon Knight, Nehalem gets +5000 power. [17:35] Kai     Furthermore, Lizard Soldier, Raopia's skill. [17:42] Kai     Dragonic Overlord's skill! [17:44] Kai     +10,000 power! [17:46] Kai     Dragonic Overlord... Eternal Flame! [17:50] Arianrhod     My Vanguard, allow us... [17:53] Ren     Yeah. [17:54] Ren     I'm counting on you. [18:07] Miwa     There's no way he can     block that with just three units! [18:10] Miwa     Ram 'im, Kai! [18:13] Kai     Twin drive. [18:15] Kai     First check. [18:17] Kai     Second check! [18:22] Misaki     No trigger! [18:24] Aichi     Even with the Imaginary Gift bonus,     Kai's attack still got blocked! [18:29] Miwa     He didn't just block it. [18:31] Aichi     Huh? [18:32] Miwa     Ren was so certain that Kai wouldn't     draw any triggers to raise his power... [18:38] Miwa     ...that he played the ideal hand,      without wasting any extra units. [18:44] Ren     Looks like your Overlord's     power-up skill went to waste, too. [18:49] Kai     Nehalem attacks your Vanguard! [18:52] Ren     Yes, I know. [18:54] Ren     I'll just take this one. [19:03] Ren     Yes, there it is!     That's the expression I wanted to see. [19:11] Miwa     He's got Kai on the ropes?! [19:13] Miwa     I don't believe it! [19:16] Ren     Now do you understand, Kai? [19:19] Ren     You can't deny the future that     my units have whispered to me about. [19:24] Ren     And now... [19:25] Ren     ...you see how magnificent my power is. [19:30] Kai     My turn's over. [19:32] Ren     Stand and draw. [19:38] Ren     Let's go with you. [19:40] Ren     Lurking deep within the shadow palace, [19:42] Ren     one who rules those beyond the bounds of law... [19:47] Ren     Ride The Vanguard. [20:30] Ren     The Dark Dictator. [20:38] Aichi     A dark Alfred! [20:45] Ren     Imaginary Gift, Force. [20:51] Asaka     That gives Ren's Dark Dictator +10,000 power. [21:21] Ren     We're nearly there. [21:26] Aichi     Kai... [23:10] Kyou     Three months ago, your Kyou Yahagi     encountered something most dreadful. [23:15] Kyou     Late one night at Team Asteroid headquarters,     I was nearly about to doze off... [23:19] Kyou     When from far, far away... [23:20] Kyou     ...I could hear the most awful humming. [23:23] Kyou     How very strange, I thought to myself. [23:25] Kyou     Rubbing the sleep from my eyes,     I ventured toward the source of the noise... [23:29] Kyou     Only to find... [23:30] Ren     Find what? [23:31] Kyou     R-R-Ren! [23:32] Ren     Come on, tell me how it ends. SIGN    Image 22      A Serious Fight [23:36] Kyou     N-N-Nothing, it was nothing, really!