E25 - Vanguard

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[00:01] Ren
    You're strong, Aichi Sendou.
[00:04] Ren
    With you and Kai as opponents, then maybe...
[00:07] Tetsu
    Maybe?
[00:10] Ren
    I may get to have serious fights again.
[00:14] Aichi
    Sure! I'll fight you anytime you like.
[00:19] Miwa
    You're their guide... their vanguard.
[00:26] Emi
    Aichi! Are you here?
[00:28] Kamui
    M-M-M-Miss Emi!
[00:30] Emi
    I was just going to walk home with Aichi.
[00:32] Kamui
    Then I'll walk you home, too!
[00:35] Kamui
    Get ready to go, Brother Aichi!
[00:37] Aichi
    Whaa?! But I just got here!
[00:39] Aichi
    I haven't even fought anyone yet!
[00:41] Kai
    Then, since it's been a while...
[00:44] Kai
    ...wanna fight me?
[00:48] Aichi
    Yeah!
SIGN    Sub Manager
[00:56] Inenaga
    I wonder who's going to win.
[00:57] Morikawa
    Aichi, of course!
[00:59] Morikawa
    I mean, he beat the boss of Team Asteroid.
[01:03] Aichi
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[01:03] Kai
    Stand up, The Vanguard!
[01:06] Aichi
    King of Knights, Alfred attacks!
[01:09] Kai
    No guard!
[01:12] Aichi
    Twin drive.
[01:14] Aichi
    Critical trigger!
[01:15] Aichi
    And also...
[01:16] Aichi
    Critical trigger!
[01:18] Morikawa
    A double critical?!
[01:23] Kai
    Stand and draw!
[01:26] Kai
    Dance, flames of crimson!
[01:28] Kai
    I ride Dragonic Overlord!
[01:34] Kai
    Descend to become
    the raging wind of the apocalypse!
[01:41] Aichi
    Vanguard.
[01:42] Aichi
    It's a card game in which you yourself
    become the vanguard and fight!
[01:47] Kai
    Imagine it!
    Imagination will become your strength!
SIGN    Image 25 Vanguard
[03:30] Kai
    Imaginary Gift! Force!
[03:38] Kai
    To me, Cruel Dragon
    and Dragon Knight, Nehalem!
[03:51] Kai
    Begone, Pongal!
[03:56] Kai
    Go, Cruel Dragon!
[04:01] Unit
    Not on my watch!
[04:07] Kai
    We'll see about that!
[04:09] Kai
    Help me out, Aermo!
[04:13] Blaster
    We won't let you...
[04:15] Epona
    ...lay a hand...
[04:16] Flogal
    ...on our Vanguard!
[04:22] Morikawa
    He blocked it!
[04:24] Morikawa
    That attack had 44,000 power!
[04:27] Izaki
    It would've gone through
    if Kai'd drawn even one trigger!
[04:38] Miwa
    He knew Kai wouldn't draw a trigger.
[04:42] Shin
    So that's PSYqualia...
[04:49] Kai
    Back when everyone else
    kept their distance from me,
[04:53] Kai
    there was just one person
    who'd still be nipping at my heels.
[05:01] Ren
    Damage check!
[05:04] Ren
    No trigger...
[05:09] Ren
    I lost!
[05:12] Kai
    You're weak, Ren.
[05:14] Ren
    I swear I'll win next time!
[05:17] Ren
    I have to be perfect!
[05:21] Ren
    I'm not allowed to lose!
    Not even in a Vanguard fight!
[05:28] Ren
    I haven't beaten you yet,
[05:30] Ren
    but someday, I will
    defeat the invincible Toshiki Kai,
[05:33] Ren
    and become a perfect fighter!
[05:36] Kai
    That's right...
[05:37] Kai
    Ren was the one who was
    the most obsessed with "winning"!
[05:42] Kai
    And then, Ren got PSYqualia...
[05:45] Aichi
    Stand and draw!
[05:48] Aichi
    Ride!
[05:54] Aichi
    Exculpate the Blaster!
[05:58] Morikawa
    What?!
[06:00] Morikawa
    That's a grade 4 unit!
[06:03] Izaki
    You're right!
[06:05] Inenaga
    Never saw one before!
[06:06] Morikawa
    Awesome!
[06:08] Aichi
    Imaginary Gift! Force!
[06:15] Aichi
    Exculpate's skill activates!
[06:18] Aichi
    This turn, Exculpate attacks
    all of my opponent's units!
[06:24] Kai
    Ren's PSYqualia resulted
    from his obsession with winning.
[06:32] Ren
    There, you see? I won!
[06:34] Guy
    Darn it!
[06:35] Ren
    You're weak!
[06:37] Ren
    Weak, weak, weak, weak, weak!
[06:40] Ren
    I don't wanna fight any more weaklings.
[06:43] Ren
    Why don't you quit?
[06:45] Kai
    Ren did finally start
    winning once he got PSYqualia...
[06:49] Kai
    But I hated the way he fought.
[06:55] Ren
    I get it! You're intimidated by my power!
[06:59] Ren
    You're afraid of losing!
[07:02] Kai
    Was he right about that?
[07:06] Ren
    You're just afraid of being surpassed
     by someone you see as lesser than yourself!
[07:11] Kai
    Was that really true?
[07:13] Aichi
    Knight of Silence, Gallatin!
[07:18] Gallatin
    I am here!
[07:19] Kai
    If so, then why, when I lost to Aichi...
[07:23] Kai
    ...when I lost for the first time...
[07:27] Kai
    That card is yours, after all.
[07:31] Kai
    ...why didn't that upset me?!
[07:35] Aichi
    I attack!
[07:43] Aichi
    This light will rewrite the world!
[07:53] Morikawa
    All of his rear-guards got wiped out?!
[07:55] Inenaga
    And Sendou got a trigger, too!
[07:58] Izaki
    On top of that, Aichi's not done attacking yet!
[08:07] Aichi
    Stand up, my avatar!
[08:14] Aichi
    Blaster Blade!
[08:17] Kai
    Blaster Blade, here?
[08:20] Kai
    Come on! Just imagine it!
    Imagine yourself being as strong as him.
[08:31] Kai
    Sheesh...
[08:33] Emi
    What's going on?
[08:34] Kamui
    Brother Aichi can attack
    two more times this turn.
[08:38] Kamui
    Kai already has 5 damage,
[08:42] Kamui
    so if even one attack goes through, Aichi wins!
[08:44] Emi
    Aichi's going to win?
[08:47] Misaki
    Does that bother you?
[08:48] Emi
    It's just, up to a little while ago,
    Kai had that scary look in his eyes...
[08:53] Emi
    But now...
[08:54] Shin
    Is that the face of resignation?
[09:00] Aichi
    Go forth, Gallatin!
[09:01] Gallatin
    Yes, my Vanguard!
[09:05] Kai
    Demonic Dragon Mage, Rakshasa!
    Dragon Knight, Nehalem!
[09:11] Morikawa
    He blocked it!
[09:12] Kamui
    However, Brother Aichi
    still has Blaster Blade's attack!
[09:17] Misaki
    Don't forget about the Imaginary Gift
    and the boost he can get from Wingal.
[09:21] Misaki
    So it'll be 33,000 power.
[09:23] Shin
    Kai has two cards left in his hand.
[09:26] Shin
    Will at least one of those units
    be able to protect him?
[09:34] Miwa
    Kai...
[09:41] Aichi
    This will settle it!
[09:43] Aichi
    Blade Rush!
[09:49] Kai
    You've grown strong, Aichi...
[09:53] Kai
    No guard!
[10:02] Kai
    I'm weak...
[10:05] Kai
    Aichi probably saw the outcome
    of this fight with his PSYqualia.
[10:10] Kai
    It's all over now.
[10:16] Overlord
    Imagine it.
[10:19] Kai
    What was that voice?!
[10:21] Overlord
    Imagine it.
[10:23] Overlord
    Imagination will become your strength.
[10:27] Kai
    Could it be...?
[10:44] Kai
    Is this...
[10:47] Kai
    ...the planet Cray?!
[11:04] Kai
    I can feel the wind.
[11:06] Kai
    It's as if I really am
    standing on the planet Cray.
[11:15] Kai
    Right now, I've merged with
    Dragonic Overlord to become the Vanguard.
[11:21] Kai
    But the battle is already--
[11:25] Overlord
    It isn't over yet, my Vanguard.
[11:35] Units
    My Vanguard!
[11:39] Kai
    Up to now, I'd assumed I was fighting alone...
[11:43] Kai
    But you guys were always
    there with me, weren't you?
[11:52] Kai
    Then I have nothing to fear.
[11:54] Kai
    There's just one thing I need to do!
[12:01] Morikawa
    A heal trigger?!
[12:03] Izaki
    No way!
[12:04] Inenaga
    This means...
[12:06] Miwa
    Kai gets another turn!
[12:10] Aichi
    Kai?
[12:13] Kai
    Stand and draw!
[12:16] Kai
    It feels as if I always knew
    this would happen one day.
[12:19] Kai
    You've come to me,
    right at this moment? Thank you.
[12:26] Kamui
    Th-That's...
[12:30] Kai
    A transcendent lifeform now made incarnate!
[12:33] Kai
    I ride!
[12:36] Kai
    Transcendence Dragon,
    Dragonic Nouvelle Vague!
[12:40] Izaki
    That one's grade 4, too!
[12:42] Inenaga
    What a fight!
[12:44] Morikawa
    It's a grade 4 feast!
[12:47] Misaki
    As far as I know,
    that wasn't in his deck before!
[12:53] Miwa
    Could you believe he'd draw
    an anti-PSYqualia card right here?!
[12:58] Miwa
    That a new deck?
[13:01] Miwa
    I've never seen those cards before.
[13:05] Aichi
    Does Kai have PSYqualia?!
[13:08] Kai
    Imaginary Gift! Force!
[13:12] Overlord
    You should--
[13:13] Kai
    Yes, I know.
[13:16] Kai
    That's right. Berserk Dragon!
[13:18] Kai
    Nouvelle Vague's skill activates!
[13:22] Shin
    Nouvelle Vague's power is 45,000.
[13:25] Shin
    He can block the attack
    if he has a perfect guard in his hand...
[13:28] Misaki
    But Aichi doesn't have
    a perfect guard in his hand!
[13:31] Emi
    And this is before any triggers...
[13:34] Kai
    Here I come, Aichi!
[13:35] Kai
    Catastrophe Coagulation!
[13:43] Kai
    Drive check!
[13:45] Kai
    Critical trigger!
[13:47] Kai
    Once more!
[13:51] Morikawa
    Whoa, look!
[13:52] Morikawa
    Aichi drew a heal trigger!
[13:57] Morikawa
    All right!
[13:59] Izaki
    Yes, but...
[14:00] Miwa
    With Nouvelle Vague's skill activated...
[14:09] Kai
    Aichi...
[14:11] Kai
    Your triggers...
[14:14] Kai
    ...are all void.
[14:17] Aichi
    Right.
[14:26] Aichi
    You're amazing, Kai.
[14:28] Aichi
    Exhibiting PSYqualia right at the last moment...
[14:34] Kai
    I see... So this is what PSYqualia's like?
[14:39] Kai
    If PSYqualia manifested for me today,
[14:42] Kai
    it was from my units encouraging me to win.
[14:48] Kai
    But above all else, it's because
    I had you as my opponent, Aichi!
[14:53] Aichi
    Kai...
[14:55] Kai
    It gave me a precious experience...
[14:59] Kai
    ...but I don't actually need this power.
[15:04] Aichi
    You really are strong, Kai.
[15:18] Miwa
    You did it, Kai!
[15:20] Kai
    Miwa...
[15:21] Inenaga
    That fight was incredible!
[15:23] Shin
    Yeah!
[15:24] Morikawa
    Grade 4, you guys! Grade 4!
[15:26] Morikawa
    That was so cool!
[15:28] Emi
    Aichi may have lost,
[15:30] Emi
    but I could tell it was
    a really important fight for him!
[15:32] Misaki
    Do you want to try it too, Emi?
[15:35] Emi
    Sure!
[15:36] Kamui
    I'll teach you!
[15:38] Shin
    You both have the eye of the tiger!
[15:41] Kai
    That's right.
[15:43] Kai
    The reason I didn't feel
    upset back then, was because...
[15:46] Aichi
    Kai...
[15:48] Kai
    It's been a long time since
    I've had a fight like this.
[15:53] Kai
    ...I'd just had a serious fight
    with an earnest opponent!
[16:00] Kai
    That meant much more to me than winning.
SIGN    Graduation Ceremony
SIGN    Congratulations Commencement
SIGN    Congratulations, Graduate
SIGN    Cardfight Club
SIGN    Congratulations, Graduates!
[16:29] Mark
    They say meetings are
    but the first step to partings,
[16:31] Mark
    but it still hurts having to
    say goodbye to you guys!
[16:35] Aichi
    Mr. Mark, there's no need to cry about it.
[16:38] Morikawa
    That's right! It's not like
    we'll never see you again.
[16:41] Mark
    No!
SIGN    Congratulations, Graduates!
[16:42] Mark
    Don't you know how often "See you again"
[16:46] Mark
    turns into "farewell forever"?!
[16:47] Mark
    Consider Shingen Takeda and his retainers!
[16:50] Mark
    Or Nobunaga and Ieyasu!
[16:52] Mark
    Or the Sanadas, Masayuki and Nobuyuki!
[16:54] Izaki
    Sensei!
[16:56] Izaki
    This isn't the Warring States Period...
[16:58] Inenaga
    Exactly. We can easily see each other again.
[17:01] The Three
    Right!
[17:03] Mark
    But aren't some of you guys
    moving to other high schools?
[17:12] Morikawa
    Hey, hey, hey!
[17:16] Shin
    Congratulations, you guys!
[17:18] Shin
    Just making sure, but,
    all of you did graduate, right?
[17:22] Morikawa
    You bet! Check this out!
SIGN    Diploma Katsumi Morikawa
[17:25] Misaki
    So you're high school students now.
[17:27] Aichi
    Yes.
[17:29] Miwa
    But what a surprise, Aichi.
[17:31] Miwa
    I assumed you'd move up to
    Hitsue's high school, where me and Kai go,
[17:35] Miwa
    but instead you're going to
    Miyaji Academy, where Misaki goes.
[17:38] Kai
    Didn't you go to Miyagi for grade school?
[17:41] Kai
    So you're going back.
[17:43] Misaki
    Are you sure you'll be okay?
[17:45] Emi
    I'm a little concerned, myself...
[17:48] Aichi
    Well, I decided that I'm not
    going to run away from my past.
[17:53] Kai
    I see.
[17:58] Kamui
    Huh, you guys are here already!
[18:01] Morikawa
    Whoa, what's with the getup, Kamui?!
[18:03] Morikawa
    You graduate kindergarten?
[18:05] Kamui
    I'll have ya know my grade-school
    graduation ceremony was today!
[18:08] Emi
    Oh, mine was too!
[18:15] Kamui
    M-M-Miss Emi!
[18:17] Kamui
    Th-Th-That looks great on you!
[18:20] Emi
    Thank you!
[18:22] Shin
    All right! Shall we get started?!
SIGN    Aichi and Emi's (and the rest's) Graduation Party
[18:26] Shin
    In celebration of Aichi and Emi's graduation...
[18:29] Kamui
    And mine, too!
[18:30] The Three
    Ours, too!
[18:32] Shin
    ...a grand Vanguard tournament!
[18:34] All
    Yeah!
[18:36] Morikawa
    All right! Attack!
[18:38] Izaki
    Stand and draw!
[18:39] Inenaga
    I got a critical trigger!
[18:41] Kamui
    Imaginary Gift!
[18:43] Miwa
    Here I come!
[18:45] Misaki
    I ride!
[18:47] Morikawa
    Yeah!
[18:48] Emi
    Hmm...
[18:55] Aichi
    Thank you for the game.
[19:03] Kai
    Wanna fight?
[19:06] Aichi
    Yeah!
[19:10] Kai
    So you're not going to
    run away from your past, huh?
[19:14] Aichi
    Huh?
[19:17] Kai
    I myself moved back
    to this town exactly one year ago.
SIGN    Insurance Policy
[19:23] Uncle
    Your father left this behind:
[19:25] Uncle
    An educational endowment,
    in the name of Toshiki Kai.
[19:29] Uncle
    So long as you economize,
[19:31] Uncle
    you should have enough money to live
    on your own until you graduate from college.
[19:40] Uncle
    You'll be starting high school soon.
[19:44] Uncle
    It's best that you leave here
    and live the life that you want.
[19:50] Kai
    And so I met Aichi again.
[19:53] Kai
    Aichi...
[19:55] Kai
    You may have been
    surrounded by enemies in the past,
[20:00] Kai
    but now, you're surrounded by friends.
[20:06] Kai
    All I did was give you
    the opportunity to make them.
[20:10] Kai
    You turned everyone around you,
[20:13] Kai
    as well as the card units, into your friends.
[20:17] Aichi
    My Vanguard attacks!
[20:20] Kai
    You yourself are your own special power, Aichi.
[20:31] Kai
    I'm so glad...
[20:34] Aichi
    I won today!
[20:37] Kai
    ...that I came back.
[20:41] Aichi
    Kai...
[20:43] Kai
    What's the matter, Aichi?
[20:50] Kai
    Why cry when you won?
[20:54] Aichi
    It's just that...
[20:56] Achi
    Kai, you're...
[20:58] Aichi
    the one smiling...
[21:04] Kai
    Oh...
[21:06] Morikawa
    Huh, so you won, Aichi?!
[21:09] The Two
    You did it!
[21:10] Misaki
    That's our Aichi!
[21:12] Miwa
    All right! Play against me next!
[21:14] Kamui
    No, I'm next!
[21:16] Emi
    You're not going to play against me?
[21:18] Kamui
    Oh, uh, I meant after that...
[21:28] Kai
    Aichi...
[21:29] Kai
    You are...
[21:35] Kai
    ...our Vanguard!
[23:10] Aichi
    Um, I'm Aichi Sendou.
[23:13] Aichi
    This spring I'll be a first year
    at Miyaji Academy's high-school division.
[23:16] Aichi
    I never told anyone about this,
    but for some strange reason,
[23:19] Aichi
    I found an application for admission
    to Fukuhara High School in my mailbox.
[23:23] Aichi
    And not just one--they kept coming!
[23:26] Aichi
    On the last one, someone had even written,
    "You really should come to Fukuhara."
[23:30] Aichi
    It felt kind of creepy, so I just ignored them,
[23:33] Aichi
    but I wonder who put them in my mailbox...
SIGN    Image 26
     Vanguard Abnormality!?
    Unit Encyclopedia!!
[23:35] Aichi
    Cardfight!! Vanguard will continue!