E30 - Trial of Deities

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[00:02] Rive
    The planet Cray is the mother world
    that exists in another dimension.
[00:09] Rive
    A variety of tribes, called Clans, live there,
    and they each have their own stories.
[00:17] Rive
    Clans fight each other,
    and sometimes work hand-in-hand,
[00:21] Rive
    as they try to build the future
    beyond their imagination.
[00:30] Rive
    This is Great Nature, a university where
    intelligent animals study around the clock.
[00:37] Rive
    They guide Cray with their strong intellect.
[00:49] Isabelle
    Another battle, taking place somewhere...
[00:52] Isabelle
    At this rate, civilization itself
    is bound for ruin in the near future.
[01:10] Mathilda
    Holy Great Sage of Black Shadows!
[01:19] Isabelle
    What's happening?!
[01:21] Cecile
    Holy Great Sage, look!
[01:27] Mathilda
    You're... Genesis!
[01:32] Rive
    Genesis calls itself a conglomerate,
    but it employs many deities known as Nobles,
[01:40] Rive
    and the organization itself
    is shrouded in mystery.
[01:44] Isabelle
    All the way from United Sanctuary?
[01:47] Isabelle
    Welcome to Great Nature.
[01:49] Isabelle
    It appears that you are Nobles.
[01:53] Pan
    That's right. On this planet, we are said to be
    the descendants of those who were called gods.
[01:59] Isabelle
    What brings you young deities to our university?
[02:03] Uranus
    We wish to rewrite the hopeless future
    that has been prophesied.
[02:06] Uranus
    That is the guiding principle behind Genesis.
[02:10] Cecile
    What hopeless future?
[02:13] Uranus
    Clans are constantly at war with each other.
[02:16] Uranus
    The way matters are going,
    our civilization will fall ere long.
[02:20] Uranus
    That is what our CEO has prophesied.
[02:23] Uranus
    However, it is merely an image of the future.
[02:27] Uranus
    Images can be rewritten!
SIGN    Remind 16 Trial of Deities
[04:08] Mikuru
    Going into a high school makes me so nervous.
[04:11] Mikuru
    Jeez, what's keeping Slowpoke Cinnamon?
[04:25] Mikuru
    What's Staring Cinnamon up to?
[04:28] Mikuru
    Oh...!
[04:30] Mikuru
    Maybe he just can't confess
    his feelings to the girl he likes,
[04:33] Mikuru
    so he's Stealing-a-Glance Cinnamon!
[04:42] Mikuru
    Gotta be sneaky...
[04:52] Mikuru
    The heck?! He's Strolling-Around Cinnamon!
[05:20] Boy 1
    I attack!
[05:22] Boy 2
    I guard!
[05:22] Girl 1
    It's so cute!
[05:23] Girl 2
    I know!
[05:27] Shin
    Mikuru?
[05:28] Shin
    What are you doing at my school?!
[05:32] Mikuru
    You were supposed to meet me
    at the school gate, remember?!
[05:36] Mikuru
    Misaki is waiting for us!
[05:38] Shin
    Oh, that's right! Sorry!
[05:41] Mikuru
    Hey, Shinemon!
[05:58] Shin
    Sorry, Misaki!
[05:58] Rive
    I beat you the first time we fought.
[06:01] Esuka
    You were seriously trying to crush me then!
[06:09] Shin
    I see...
[06:10] Shin
    So both Master and Esuka
    used to be regulars at Card Capital?
[06:14] Esuka
    That's "Ms. Esuka" to you.
[06:18] Esuka
    I owe a lot to Misaki's parents.
[06:23] Esuka
    After I'd lost my dream,
    they helped me find it again.
[06:31] Misaki
    You made a promise to my father, didn't you?
[06:36] Mikuru
    A promise?
[06:37] Mikuru
    To protect Capital or something like that?
[06:40] Esuka
    If that were the case, would I have
    changed the sign to Cardshop Esuka?
[06:47] Shin
    You heard her.
[06:49] Shin
    That's the kind of person she is.
[06:55] Shin
    Don't worry, Misaki.
[06:57] Shin
    Tomorrow, I'm gonna
    defeat her and take back Capital.
[07:01] Shin
    Just like I promised.
[07:03] Misaki
    Shin...
[07:05] Misaki
    Is that what you really want to do?
[07:09] Shin
    Misaki...
[07:13] Misaki
    Shin, you don't have to...
[07:19] Rive
    Well, congrats on getting out of here, Misaki.
[07:25] Shin
    R-Right. From now on, think of
    my house as your home.
[07:45] Butler
    You decided not to mention this?
[07:50] Esuka
    No, tomorrow will be fine.
[07:53] Esuka
    The more surprises, the merrier.
[07:57] Nanami
    Hey, pay attention here!
[08:00] Tonori
    You listening? Esuka's deck's
    got loads of "Lottery" units, yo.
[08:05] Nanami
    The skill these units have
    activates an ability that differs,
[08:09] Nanami
    depending on the type of card that's drawn.
[08:12] Nanami
    Which ability turns up
    is in the hands of fate...
[08:16] Nanami
    Would you pay attention?!
[08:21] Tonori
    This ain't like you, yo.
[08:23] Tonori
    You still mean to win tomorrow's fight
    and become the manager of Capital, right?
[08:28] Shin
    Manager, huh?
[08:30] Shin
    Tonori, what are you gonna be in the future?
[08:33] Tonori
    I wanna be a pro Vanguard fighter
     with a full stomach.
[08:39] Nanami
    What kind of future is that?!
[08:41] Shin
    Mark, you're going to college?
[08:43] Mark
    Right! And then I'll teach Japanese history.
[08:46] Mark
    While Vanguard is fun,
    I find Japanese history just as profound.
[08:51] Tatsuya
    When you're a high school student,
    you consider all kinds of options, huh?
[08:56] Shin
    I'm gonna become the manager of Capital...
[09:00] Shin
    ...and then...
[09:03] Tatsuya
    And then...?
[09:09] Mathilda
    Deploy the Astral Plane?
[09:11] Pan
    We hear the Astral Plane observatory is here.
[09:16] Pan
    It's a passage to another universe,
    beyond the distant galaxies.
[09:21] Cecile
    But we merely observe the Astral Plane.
[09:24] Cecile
    We have no idea what would happen if
    we actually connected the observatory to it.
[09:30] Uranus
    Well, then...
[09:32] Uranus
    ...let's give it a try!
[09:46] Isabelle
    Stop this! If you don't...
[09:50] Uranus
    You'll fight us?
[09:59] MC
    Vanguard fans all across Japan...
    nay, the world, thank you for your patience!
[10:06] MC
    Esuka Hibino. The former Vanguard idol
    who once took the world by storm.
[10:11] MC
    Her ability is authentic.
[10:14] MC
    And now, the annual dream match between
    Esuka and a winner of the Esu Cup will begin!
[10:24] MC
    Esuka has graciously allowed the venue
    to be her opponents' home ground, Card Capital!
[10:30] Esuka
    It wouldn't be a fair match if I didn't
    at least give you an advantage like that.
[10:35] Shin
    Whatever you say.
[10:37] Shin
    So, you brought them?
[10:40] Esuka
    All of the documents regarding Card Capital.
[10:47] Esuka
    Still... this doesn't make sense, does it?
[10:52] Esuka
    If you win the fight, you get these.
[10:55] Esuka
    But if I win, all I get to do is keep them.
[10:59] Esuka
    It's unfair...
[11:02] Esuka
    ...you know?
[11:05] Fans
    Ms. Esuka!
[11:07] Tatsuya
    Fascinating! She does have a point.
[11:13] Shin
    Then if you win, I'll do whatever you say.
[11:18] Esuka
    Perhaps I'll make you debut as an idol.
[11:25] Rive
    That would be funny.
[11:27] Rive
    But if you lose, you've gotta do
    whatever Shinemon says.
[11:33] Esuka
    I'm sure to win, so it doesn't matter.
[11:37] Esuka
    I accept that condition!
[11:44] Tatsuya
    Wait, that's...
[11:46] Fans
    Ms. Esuka!!
[11:48] Tatsuya
    That's Esuka's favorite dress! She wore it when
    she went from swimsuit model to Vanguard idol!
[11:55] Tatsuya
    Fascinating!
[11:57] Esuka
    So, let's begin.
[12:02] Shin
    Capital is the place where we hang out!
[12:05] Esuka
    Capital is mine.
[12:08] Shin
    It's the place where we play!
[12:10] Shin
    And it's the place I'm going to protect!
[12:13] Esuka
    It's the place that an adult
    will protect for children to play in!
[12:17] Shin
    I'm Shinemon Nitta!
[12:19] Esuka
    Vanguard idol, Esuka Hibino!
[12:22] The Two
    Bring it on!
[12:40] Esuka
    I ride!
[12:43] Esuka
    Prober of Black Jet, Cecile!
[12:46] Esuka
    That ends my turn.
[12:50] Shin
    I ride!
[12:54] Shin
    Atlas of Heavenly Sphere!
[12:55] Shin
    Stand aside, for the sake of our ideals!
[13:04] Esuka
    I ride!
[13:07] Esuka
    Scientist of Black Sheen, Mathilda!
[13:11] Esuka
    I don't care if they are deities.
[13:14] Esuka
    I won't allow breaking the law.
[13:18] MC
    And now it's Esuka's turn!
[13:20] MC
    This is where Mathilda's skill activates!
[13:23] Tonori
    Without delay, yo.
[13:27] Shin
    The lottery...
[13:34] MC
    A trigger!
[13:35] MC
    Mathilda gets an extra critical!
[13:38] Fans
    Hip! Hip! Hooray!
[13:42] Shin
    Keep your cool, Shinemon.
[13:44] Shin
    Yeah. This drawing is in the hands of fate.
[13:49] Shin
    It's nothing to worry about.
[13:53] Esuka
    People get to decide on
    what will be important in their lives.
[13:58] Esuka
    You believe that, right?
[14:01] Shin
    Yeah, of course!
    That's why I'm here now!
[14:03] Esuka
    And that's why you're a child.
[14:08] Shin
    Again with that?!
[14:10] Esuka
    You know I used to be an idol, right?
[14:21] Esuka
    I didn't decide to become an idol.
[14:26] Esuka
    I was scouted by someone
    connected with my father's work.
SIGN    Esuka Hibino Photo Album Hand-Off
[14:35] Esuka
    One day, while wondering to myself
    if I'd continue working as an idol...
[14:41] Esuka
    Cardfight Vanguard?
[14:44] Manager
    It's really popular right now!
[14:46] Manager
    And there are a lot of Vanguard shows,
    so this would be a great career move.
[14:50] Esuka
    But isn't it a game for boys?
[14:54] Manager
    Plenty of girls are into it, too.
[14:56] Manager
    Esuka, you're so smart that it
    sometimes comes off as coldness.
[15:01] Manager
    This would help make you more approachable.
[15:07] Man
    Good luck!
[15:08] Esuka
    Um... I attack your Vanguard?
[15:09] Man
    Yeah! That's the way!
[15:13] Opponent
    No guard.
[15:15] Esuka
    I won!
[15:16] Esuka
    I won the match!
[15:22] Manager
    Nice! Love that childlike smile!
[15:27] Tatsuya
    When Esuka changed course by becoming
    a Vanguard idol, her popularity skyrocketed.
[15:33] Rive
    I don't even watch TV,
    but I still found out about her.
[15:37] Esuka
    For the first time, I thought my job was fun.
[15:41] Esuka
    When I imagined myself riding
    all the different sorts of things in Vanguard,
[15:48] Esuka
    I felt a sense of freedom:
    from my home life, and from the world.
[15:56] Esuka
    But ironically, even though I'd gotten
    absorbed in something for the first time...
[16:02] Nanami
    What happened?
[16:05] Esuka
    I got the message that idols are just idols.
[16:13] Esuka
    Hey, I won again!
[16:16] Manager
    Thank you very much!
[16:18] Talent
    Did I do a good job of losing?
[16:21] Manager
    You were perfect!
[16:23] Manager
    Once again, thanks.
[16:25] Manager
    I'll contact you soon for another--
[16:31] Manager
    Esuka, wait!
[16:38] Esuka
    My wins had been handed to me.
[16:41] Esuka
    I was an artificial idol.
[16:46] Esuka
    My Vanguard career was nothing but a sham.
[16:58] Esuka
    I retired as an idol and
    had nothing to do, until one day...
[17:11] Esuka
    Excuse me, is it okay
    if I wait out the rain here?
[17:17] Father
    How about passing the time with a fight?
[17:23] Esuka
    It was only then that
    I realized it was a card shop.
[17:30] Esuka
    I don't have the right to play Vanguard...
[17:35] Father
    "The right"? Well, neither do I. No one does.
[17:44] Mother
    If you like Vanguard, then that's enough.
[17:55] Esuka
    Um...
[17:58] Father
    Welcome.
[17:59] Father
    Thanks for coming.
SIGN    100 things I need to do to make the best shop in the world
[18:06] Esuka
    After that, I seriously got into Vanguard.
[18:11] Esuka
    Wanting to build a shop
    where girls could also enjoy playing,
[18:14] Esuka
    I eventually found myself
    focusing on shop management.
[18:21] Esuka
    Do you understand, Shinemon?
[18:23] Esuka
    I didn't choose any of it myself.
[18:27] Esuka
    Idolhood, playing Vanguard, running a shop...
[18:31] Esuka
    They all just happened to me, like a lottery.
[18:35] Esuka
    I didn't know what would come next.
[18:42] Esuka
    Every adult knows that life is like that.
[18:49] Shin
    But I chose this for myself!
[18:52] Shin
    That I'd protect Capital!
[18:54] Esuka
    If I win this, it's the same as
    you getting a dud in a drawing.
[19:00] Esuka
    I call Silver Wolf!
[19:03] MC
    The fight resumes with Esuka's attack!
[19:07] Esuka
    Mathilda attacks, boosted by Silver Wolf!
[19:17] Shin
    I ride!
[19:19] Shin
    Prometheus of Dancing Lights!
[19:21] Shin
    Parthenos! Diana!
[19:28] Shin
    Let's go!
[19:34] MC
    With the effect of the critical trigger,
    Nitta does an additional 2 damage!
[19:41] Shin
    This is bad! It's a repeat of our last match!
[19:46] Shin
    It's like Esuka's forcing me
    to fight the way she wants!
[19:54] Rive
    Misaki?!
[20:01] Rive
    Try to imagine it.
[20:05] Esuka
    Learn well, with wisdom and knowledge,
    the truth of all creation!
[20:12] Esuka
    I ride!
[20:14] Esuka
    Holy Great Sage of Black Shadows, Isabelle!
[20:19] Rive
    This is the planet Cray.
[20:22] Rive
    There's Great Nature, an animal university,
    and Genesis, a corporation of deities.
[20:29] Rive
    The young deities of Genesis want to open
    the door to a place known as the Astral Plane.
[20:36] Rive
    However, Great Nature is opposed to that plan.
[20:40] Rive
    No one knows what dangers await
    in a mysterious new world.
[20:45] Rive
    The animals of Great Nature are adults,
    so they're well aware of the risk involved.
[20:50] Misaki
    Is that a true story?
[20:54] Rive
    Well...
[20:56] Rive
    Who knows?
[20:59] Shin
    No matter what you say...
[21:02] Shin
    ...life isn't some lottery,
    where you never know what'll happen!
[21:08] Shin
    I'm going to choose for myself!
[21:16] Esuka
    Oh, really?
[21:18] Esuka
    Then I'll let you choose.
[21:21] Shin
    What's that?
[21:23] Esuka
    Your invitation to the Vanguard World League.
    The organizers witnessed the Esu Cup finals.
[21:29] Tatsuya
    Wow! Any fighter would love
    to go on that one-year world tour!
[21:35] Shin
    A whole year?!
[21:37] Esuka
    For those who succeed on this tour,
    fighting numerous battles all across the world,
[21:41] Esuka
    the door to going pro wide open.
[21:44] Mikuru
    But if you were away from Japan for a year,
[21:47] Mikuru
    what would happen to Capital?
[21:52] Esuka
    This isn't a lottery.
[22:03] Esuka
    Make your choice, Shinemon Nitta!
[23:46] Narrator
    The 30-second card intro segment!
[23:49] Narrator
    Today's featured card is Great Nature's
    shock-troops commander, Binoculus Tiger!
SIGN    Binoculus Tiger
[23:55] Narrator
    When it attacks the Vanguard, perform a
    Counterblast to activate the "Lottery" skill.
[24:01] Narrator
    If the lottery card you flip over
    is a normal unit, draw a card.
[24:04] Narrator
    If it's a trigger unit, retire one
    of your opponent's rear-guards,
[24:08] Narrator
    and then your front row
    rear-guards will get stronger.
[24:10] Narrator
    With this card, you too can
    "Ride The Vanguard"!
SIGN    Ride The Vanguard
[24:16] Reporter
    As usual, there are many tourists
    from other countries here at Centrair.
[24:20] Reporter
    Hello there!
[24:21] Mark
    Who, me?
[24:22] Reporter
    Why have you come to Japan?
[24:24] Mark
    To see Sekigahara, of course.
[24:26] Mark
    Ninja, harakiri, geisha, sukiyaki, Sekigahara!
[24:29] Reporter
    Um, what are you planning to do at Sekigahara?
[24:32] Mark
    Isn't it obvious?
[24:34] Mark
    It's where Ishida Mitsunari's western force
    clashed with Tokugawa Ieyasu's eastern force,
[24:38] Mark
    so I'll play Vanguard there.
[24:39] Reporter
    Vanguard?
SIGN    Remind 17
     True Passion
[24:40] Mark
    Vanguard!
[24:41] Reporter
    Vanguard?
[24:42] Mark
    Vanguard!
[24:42] Reporter
    Vanguard?
[24:43] Mark
    Vanguard.