E28 - Card or Life

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[00:01] Mark
    How mortifying. Verily, I have lost.
[00:05] Rive
    The one he's looking at...
[00:08] Rive
    ...is me!
SIGN    Ruga
SIGN    Mark
[00:13] Shin
    Nice fighting, Mark.
[00:15] Mark
    In this form, I am Ninja Master.
[00:17] Shin
    I'll be sure to avenge you, Mark.
[00:25] Ruga
    How long are you gonna run from me?!
[00:30] Ruga
    Get over here, Rive Shindou!
[00:33] MC
    Th-This is a surprise!
[00:35] MC
    Ruga Kaizu of Team Dragon's Vanity
    has beaten Ninja Master,
[00:40] MC
    and now breaks etiquette
    by picking his next opponent!
[00:46] MC
    Team Capital has somehow managed
    to survive this far, but at last,
[00:51] MC
    the time has come for Rive Shindou,
    the Board Grappler, to--
[00:57] MC
    Huh? Rive Shindou?
[01:00] MC
    Where is Rive Shindou?
[01:02] MC
    In the restroom?
[01:04] MC
    Mr. Shindou?
[01:05] MC
    Mr. Rive Shindou?
[01:12] Ruga
    You're not getting away, Rive!
[01:17] Shin
    What's between Master and that Ruga guy?
[01:34] GirlGang A
    Hey, you! Boy!
[01:36] GirlGang A
    Are you part of the traveling duo
    that's been wreaking havoc around here?
[01:41] Ruga
    Are you the strongest fighters in this town?
[01:48] GirlGang A
    And if we are?
[01:50] Ruga
    Obviously, I'll fight you!
[01:56] GirlGang A
    Why're you searching for strong fighters?
[01:59] Rive
    So I can...
[02:02] Rive
    So we can prove we're the strongest!
[02:08] Shin
    The strength of imagination!
[02:11] Shin
    That's the strength of Vanguard!
[02:16] Shin
    Don't get dominated by
    your opponent's imagination!
[02:19] Shin
    Rewrite that imagination!
SIGN    Remind 14 
     Card or Life
[03:59] MC
    It's time for the third match
    of the Esu Cup finals, so...
[04:03] MC
    Rive Shindou! Ruga Kaizu! 
    Please return to the arena immediately!
[04:11] Kanzaki
    What a farce!
[04:13] MC
    Wait, you two are members
    of Team Dragon's Vanity!
[04:16] Kanzaki
    I, Yuichirou Kanzaki, will use this time
    to explain fully the history of those two.
[04:24] MC
    Thank you very much...
[04:26] MC
    So, uh, you've known Ruga Kaizu for that long?
[04:32] Kanzaki
    Nothing of the sort.
    Don't lump me together with that idiot.
[04:37] Kanzaki
    But in this world,
    everyone has heard the rumors.
[04:42] Oyama
    Ruga Kaizu, Master Commander of the Field,
    and Rive Shindou, the Board Grappler,
[04:49] Oyama
    used to be known as the Traveling
    Vanguard Fighters, the strongest duo around.
[04:54] MC
    Th-the strongest?
[04:59] Rive
    God Hand Dragon attacks!
[05:03] GirlGang A
    6... damage...
[05:09] Kanzaki
    More precisely, they were
    searching for "the strongest."
[05:15] Kanzaki
    It was during the
    Vanguard Warring States Period.
[05:17] Kanzaki
    Local powerhouses
    held control across the country.
[05:22] Kanzaki
    And those two defeated them all,
    one after another.
[05:28] Oyama
    The rumors about them reached
    as far as Hawaii, where I was at the time.
[05:35] Kanzaki
    They both probably dreamed
    of unifying the Vanguard world.
[05:40] Kanzaki
    However, only one can stand at the top.
[05:46] Kanzaki
    Who was the stronger, Ruga Kaizu
    or Rive Shindou? They just had to know.
[05:52] Kanzaki
    They entered the Vanguard National Tournament,
    promising to face each other at the finals.
[06:01] Kanzaki
    But Rive Shindou never
    showed up at the tournament.
[06:06] Kanzaki
    He had run away!
[06:09] Oyama
    It wasn't just that tournament.
[06:11] Oyama
    Rive Shindou never again
    appeared in the Vanguard limelight...
[06:16] Oyama
    ...until now.
[06:17] Shin
    No! Master would never have done that!
[06:46] Rive
    How did you know?
[06:48] Mark
    Verily, you have hidden
    inside Li'l Valkerion before...
[06:51] Mark
    I saw through your
    Ninja Art, Li'l Valkerion Jutsu.
[06:54] Tatsuya
    It's just as you said.
[06:56] Rive
    I wasn't hiding that other time.
[06:59] Shin
    But you were hiding this time?
[07:04] Shin
    It's not true, is it, Master?
[07:07] Shin
    Did you run away because
    you didn't want to lose?
[07:11] Rive
    Is that what Ruga said?
[07:13] Tatsuya
    No. But it's true that you two were friends?
[07:21] Shin
    Your friend challenged you
    to a fight... and you ran away.
[07:27] Rive
    I don't blame you for assuming that.
[07:31] Mikuru
    Explain to them the reason why you did it!
[07:35] Rive
    The reason...
[07:38] Ruga
    I know the reason why.
[07:43] Ruga
    That's what makes it unforgivable.
[07:57] Shin
    I thought I could fight in your place, Master...
[08:02] Shin
    ...but I can't.
[08:04] Shin
    I came this far just so
    I could fight Esuka once more.
[08:09] Shin
    If she was to disappear all of a sudden...
[08:14] Shin
    I have faith that you're not someone who
    runs away because he's going to lose, Master.
[08:19] Shin
    So, please... prove it to me.
[08:25] Ruga
    If you were to beat me, it'd certainly show
    that you didn't run off because you were afraid.
[08:38] MC
    The third match of the
    Esu Cup finals is about to begin!
[08:42] MC
    First to attack is Ruga Kaizu
    of Team Dragon's Vanity.
[08:47] MC
    Second to attack is
    Rive Shindou of Team Capital.
[09:05] MC
    It's the Master Commander of the Field
    versus the Board Grappler!
[09:09] MC
    This is a match not to be missed!
[09:14] Shin
    Master...
[09:19] Rive
    You still use Aqua Force?
[09:21] Ruga
    I like the kind of fight
    where you exchange blows head-on.
[09:25] Ruga
    Your Nova Grappler is the same way.
[09:28] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[09:36] Ruga
    I heard you had a kid.
[09:40] Rive
    Yeah. A 3-month-old boy.
[09:44] Ruga
    Living the dream with your wife and child, huh?
[09:52] Ruga
    Seriously?! You're getting married, Rive?!
[09:55] Rive
    She has kind of a weak constitution.
[09:58] Rive
    So I've decided to stay by her side from now on.
[10:01] Ruga
    We swore to stand together
    at the summit of Vanguard!
[10:04] Ruga
    All this time, we've been disregarding
    run-of-the-mill happiness to achieve that!
[10:08] Ruga
    We discard everything and live for Vanguard.
[10:11] Ruga
    We belong on the planet Cray,
    not in boring reality!
[10:21] Rive
    I don't think I can live like that.
[10:26] Ruga
    Wait! Fight me before you go!
[10:28] Ruga
    Which of us is--
[10:39] Ruga
    I ride!
[10:40] Ruga
    Blue Wave Marine General, Galleass!
[10:44] Ruga
    Here I come!
[10:50] Ruga
    Coral Assault!
[10:55] Ruga
    Go, Blue Wave Marine General, Foivos!
[11:05] Rive
    2 damage.
[11:07] Nanami
    He pays no attention to the rear-guards,
    but just keeps attacking the Vanguard.
[11:11] Mark
    Verily, that's what he did
    when giving me a drubbing.
[11:13] Rive
    I ride Fusing Striker!
[11:21] Rive
    Its skill activates!
[11:25] Tatsuya
    Using that skill, he can examine his deck
    and add God Hand Dragon to his hand.
[11:32] MC
    After this, Rive Shindou will definitely
    be able to ride the grade 3 God Hand Dragon!
[11:39] Ruga
    Just what I was waiting for.
[11:41] Rive
    What?
[11:43] Ruga
    God Hand Dragon is your strongest unit.
[11:46] Ruga
    Unless I crush it, I won't be able say I've won.
[11:50] Ruga
    So come for me!
[11:52] Rive
    Strikers, get into formation!
[11:56] Rive
    Shoot!
[12:03] Tonori
    Rive did three attacks in a row, huh?
[12:05] Tatsuya
    They all hit!
[12:07] Tatsuya
    Now Ruga has 4 damage!
[12:10] MC
    It's Ruga Kaizu's turn!
[12:13] Ruga
    At your Master Commander's order,
[12:15] Ruga
    awaken from the depths,
    in order to end everything...
[12:20] Ruga
    I ride Last Card, Revonn!
[12:29] Ruga
    As its name indicates, Revonn is the last card.
[12:32] Ruga
    None can remain standing
    in the face of this unit!
[12:36] Ruga
    Imaginary Gift, Accel II!
[12:38] Ruga
    Accel Circle unleashed!
[12:40] Ruga
    I call Blue Wave Marine General, Galleass!
[12:44] Ruga
    I call Blue Wave Shield General, Yorgos!
[12:47] Ruga
    I'll rest this to activate Revonn's skill.
[12:53] Ruga
    My opponent's Vanguard gets -5000 power!
[12:57] MC
    Rive Shindou's Vanguard has lost power!
[13:00] MC
    The Accel Circle has been unleashed,
    and there are now four units in the front row!
[13:04] Kanzaki
    So he means to clinch it here?
[13:06] Kanzaki
    Here comes his raging rapid-fire attack.
[13:11] Ruga
    Let's attack together, Galleass!
    Foivos! Coral Assault!
[13:16] The Three
    Yes, my Vanguard!
[13:20] Rive
    Get over here, Cannon Ball!
[13:26] Coral
    You're mine!
[13:36] Ruga
    I'm not done yet.
[13:38] Ruga
    Last Card, Revonn's skill activates!
[13:41] Oyama
    With its second skill,
    if there are five or more resting units,
[13:46] Oyama
    Revonn gets +15000 power 
    and an extra drive.
[13:50] Kanzaki
    Also, he can now restand Galleass and Foivos.
[14:02] Ruga
    First check.
[14:04] Ruga
    Second check.
[14:06] Ruga
    Front trigger.
[14:08] Ruga
    Third check.
[14:10] Ruga
    Heal trigger!
[14:11] MC
    Ruga got a front trigger and a heal trigger!
[14:15] MC
    But what about Rive's damage check?!
[14:20] Rive
    No trigger.
[14:22] Ruga
    Next, Galleass attacks your Vanguard!
[14:25] Rive
    No guard.
[14:28] MC
    Whoa, a draw trigger!
[14:30] MC
    And Rive has 5 damage!
[14:32] Tatsuya
    Ruga can still attack with Foivos this turn!
[14:37] Mikuru
    So Dumbro might be...
[14:40] Ruga
    Foivos...
[14:45] Ruga
    ...attacks your rear-guard, Fusing Striker!
[14:50] Rive
    No guard.
[14:53] MC
    Ruga Kaizu's turn is over.
[14:55] MC
    But what happened there?
[14:58] MC
    Up to now, he's only attacked the Vanguard,
    but this time he attacked a rear-guard.
[15:03] Kanzaki
    Rive Shindou drew a front trigger
    and draw trigger for his damage checks,
[15:08] Kanzaki
    so his Vanguard is at +20,000.
[15:11] Kanzaki
    Taking out his rear-guard
    is the natural strategy.
[15:15] Oyama
    Nah, Ruga wants to fight Rive's strongest unit,
    God Hand Dragon, as a friend.
[15:23] MC
    But Rive Shindou has 5 damage.
[15:25] MC
    With that heal trigger, Ruga Kaizu
    healed 1 damage point, so he has 3 damage.
[15:31] Ruga
    It's your turn.
[15:33] Ruga
    You're gonna ride God Hand Dragon, aren't you?
[15:37] Ruga
    Then I'll prove it to you.
[15:40] Ruga
    I've staked my entire life on Vanguard.
[15:43] Ruga
    I'll prove that it's stronger than
    the half-baked happiness you chose!
[15:51] Rive
    Stand and draw!
[15:55] Rive
    Its fists are like gods,
[15:57] Rive
    and its standing technique
    is the strongest on planet Cray...
[15:59] Rive
    I ride Fighting Fist Dragon,
    God Hand Dragon!
[16:09] Rive
    I get an Imaginary Gift, Accel II!
[16:13] Rive
    Accel Circle unleashed!
[16:16] Rive
    Go, Burstraizer!
[16:21] Rive
    I'm next! Here I come, Ruga!
[16:24] Ruga
    Emerald Shield, Paschal!
[16:28] Rive
    First check.
[16:30] Rive
    Second check.
[16:32] Rive
    Front trigger!
[16:34] Rive
    Third check.
[16:35] Rive
    Heal trigger!
[16:38] MC
    Kaizu had a perfect guard!
[16:40] MC
    God Hand Dragon's attack fails!
[16:44] Rive
    Fusing Striker attacks your Vanguard!
[16:47] Ruga
    No guard.
[16:50] MC
    The turn is over.
[16:52] MC
    Rive Shindou dealt just 1 damage,
    but since he got a heal trigger,
[16:57] MC
    that makes them tied at 4 damage!
[17:01] MC
    This fight is heating up!
[17:04] Ruga
    Heating up?
[17:05] Ruga
    Look at the huge difference between us!
[17:08] Ruga
    Stand and draw!
[17:11] Ruga
    I ride Revonn again!
[17:14] Ruga
    Imaginary Gift, Accel II!
[17:16] Ruga
    I call Light Signals Penguin Soldier!
    Blue Wave Soldier Senior, Beragios!
[17:21] Ruga
    Blue Wave Marine General, Foivos!
[17:23] MC
    Due to Revonn's skill, once again
    God Hand Dragon loses 5000 power!
[17:34] Ruga
    Now, Beragios!
[17:41] Mikuru
    5 damage!
[17:42] Nanami
    And with Revonn's skill, it gets +15,000 power!
[17:46] Mark
    Plus an extra drive.
    Verily, that's what he said before.
[17:51] Nanami
    On top of that, when there's
    a grade 3 in the Soul...
[17:54] Tonori
    ...it gets an extra critical, yo.
[17:57] Ruga
    Revonn attacks your Vanguard!
[17:59] Ruga
    Its skill activates!
[18:00] Ruga
    Next, Foivos stands!
[18:02] Rive
    I guard with Wall Boy and Cannon Ball.
[18:05] Ruga
    You intend to block it?
[18:06] Ruga
    Triple drive!
[18:09] Ruga
    First check.
[18:11] Ruga
    Second check.
[18:14] Ruga
    Third check.
[18:16] MC
    He drew a critical trigger!
[18:18] Ruga
    I give all of the effects to Foivos!
[18:20] Ruga
    Foivos attacks with 24,000 power
    and an extra critical!
[18:25] Rive
    I guard with Wall Boy!
[18:27] Ruga
    What?!
[18:37] Rive
    Ruga... you abandoned everything but Vanguard.
[18:41] Rive
    That's why you're strong, you claim.
[18:43] Rive
    But I lost something important to me, too.
[18:48] Ruga
    What?!
[18:50] MC
    We're on Rive Shindou's fourth turn!
[18:55] Kanzaki
    Why are you dragging your feet?!
[18:57] Kanzaki
    Ruga!
[18:59] Rive
    It was fun, wasn't it?
[19:01] Rive
    Traveling around together...
[19:05] Rive
    Vanguard was all I thought about back then.
[19:09] Rive
    I had a grand dream.
[19:16] Rive
    It'll never come back.
[19:22] Ruga
    Is that what you're saying you lost?
[19:26] Rive
    God Hand Dragon attacks your Vanguard!
[19:29] Rive
    Its skill activates!
[19:31] Rive
    It gets an extra drive and critical!
[19:35] Ruga
    Report! Blue Wave Shield General,
    Yorgos! Battleship Intelligence!
[19:40] MC
    All together, those three units
    have a total guard of 37,000!
[19:43] MC
    Will God Hand Dragon's attack fail?!
    It'll be a fateful drive check!
[19:48] MC
    Right now, God Hand Dragon has triple drive!
[19:54] Ruga
    No trigger.
[19:56] Ruga
    Yet you still claim we're the same?
[20:02] Rive
    I don't think we're the same.
[20:04] Rive
    However, we've both lost something
    and gained something in our lives.
[20:09] Rive
    That's not enough to
    decide which of us is stronger!
[20:16] MC
    A front trigger!
[20:17] MC
    All of the front row units get +20,000!
[20:19] MC
    But the guard still stands!
[20:21] MC
    What about the third and final check?!
[20:25] Ruga
    Meaning, we don't know which of us will win?
[20:29] Rive
    That's what makes Vanguard so interesting.
[20:36] All
    Yeah!
[20:39] MC
    A double front trigger!
[20:41] MC
    Incredible! God Hand Dragon has 52,000 power!
[20:45] MC
    On top of that, with its skill,
    it gets an extra critical!
[20:55] MC
    It's over!
[21:02] MC
    Kaizu has 6 damage...
[21:04] MC
    ...and the winner of the third match
    is Rive Shindou of Team Capital!
[21:11] Ruga
    Then I might win next time.
[21:16] Rive
    You still want to fight?
[21:20] Ruga
    Yeah. Get your wife's permission.
[21:33] Oyama
    In other words, however you choose to live,
    there are strengths, and the right thing...
[21:40] Kanzaki
    If you're weak, you'll lose.
[21:42] Kanzaki
    Weakness is a sin.
[21:43] Kanzaki
    I, Yuichirou Kanzaki,
    will show you true strength.
[21:50] Mikuru
    Bro!
[21:51] Shin
    Master, you really are my master!
[21:54] Shin
    I'll do the next one.
[21:55] Shin
    Let me do it!
[21:57] Rive
    Yeah, sure.
[21:59] Rive
    Still...
[22:04] Rive
    ...that guy's strong.
[23:46] Narrator
    The 30-second card intro segment!
[23:49] Narrator
    Today's featured card is Ruga's
    ace in the hole, Last Card, Revonn!
SIGN    Last Card, Revonn
[23:54] Narrator
    Resting one of your own rear-guards will
    make your opponent's Vanguard lose 5000 power!
[23:59] Narrator
    And if five of your units are at rest,
    this unit gets +15,000 power and an extra drive!
[24:06] Narrator
    On top of that, by meeting the conditions,
    you'll also gain an extra critical!
[24:10] Narrator
    With this card, you too can
    "Ride The Vanguard"!
SIGN    Ride The Vanguard!
[24:16] Kanzaki
    I see.
[24:17] Kanzaki
    You want me, Yuichirou Kanzaki,
    to host this preview? Very well.
[24:21] Kanzaki
    All right! On the next episode of 
    Cardfight!! Vanguard...
[24:23] Kanzaki
    ...I will take Shinemon Nitta apart,
    piece by piece, and--
[24:26] Oyama
    That's a spoiler!
[24:27] Kanzaki
    That's how previews are!
[24:29] Oyama
    Nope! The previews for this show are
    absurd drivel, potsticker trivia, exercises...
[24:34] Kanzaki
    Or like, "Ride this channel next week, too!"?
[24:36] Oyama
    I've been wondering this, 
    but, just how old are you?
[24:39] Kanzaki
    We both look completely retro!
SIGN    Remind 15 
     Image Transformed!!
[24:43] Oyama
    Good point.
[24:43] Kanzaki
    Right?!