E31 - The Backstage Boss

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[00:06] Aichi
    The Cardfight Club has four members now!
[00:10] Aichi
    Just one more, and we'll be
    recognized as an official club.
[00:16] Misaki
    I see.
[00:19] Aichi
    So we were just talking about
    going to Capital now...
[00:24] Misaki
    Sorry.
[00:25] Misaki
    She and I already have plans.
    I'm not going to the shop today.
[00:29] Akari
    Huh?
[00:30] Aichi
    Oh... you're not?
[00:33] Misaki
    See you.
[00:36] Akari
    Wait, Misaki...
SIGN    Image 31 The Backstage Boss
[02:16] Shingo
    Misaki Tokura is a second-year student...
[02:20] Shingo
    Despite her poor attitude in class,
[02:24] Shingo
    for some reason, her grades are excellent.
[02:27] Shingo
    Rumor has it that she possesses
    a mysterious psychic power,
[02:30] Shingo
    which she uses to control
    the whole school from behind the scenes.
[02:41] Aichi
    Misaki doesn't have that kind of power...
[02:45] Kourin
    So then, what's your
    relationship with her, Aichi?
[02:49] Aichi
    Um... I guess we're like... part of the same crew?
[02:54] The Two
    Crew?
[02:58] Aichi
    What're you lookin' at?! Huh?!
[03:01] Naoki
    I see...
[03:03] Naoki
    It's a common response to getting bullied...
[03:06] Shingo
    To think my idol had that side to him...
[03:10] Aichi
    Y-You have the wrong idea!
[03:13] Aichi
    Misaki works at the card shop I always go to.
[03:17] Aichi
    We once teamed up for a shop tournament.
[03:22] Kourin
    Seriously? It sounds like she'd be
    an immediate asset to our team.
[03:26] Kourin
    Why haven't you invited her
    to join the Cardfight Club?
[03:30] Aichi
    It seems like she can't.
    I guess she's too busy with work.
[03:34] Kourin
    You guess?
[03:36] Kourin
    Have you actually invited her?
[03:39] Aichi
    Huh?
[03:40] Miwa
    Even better... Misaki will be there to help you.
[03:44] Misaki
    Huh?
[03:45] Miwa
    Am I right?
[03:48] Misaki
    I can't join any clubs.
[03:51] Misaki
    I have my work to do here at the shop.
[03:54] Kourin
    Well? Have you told her how you felt?
[03:59] Aichi
    No, not in so many words...
[04:03] Kourin
    For crying out loud...
[04:04] Kourin
    Then it's no wonder
    she hasn't given a positive response.
[04:10] Akari
    Hey, Misaki, are you and that boy quarreling?
[04:14] Misaki
    Not really.
[04:15] Akari
    If so, then you're treating him pretty coldly.
[04:18] Akari
    It's as if you've gone back
    to the way you were a year ago.
[04:22] Akari
    Jeez...
[04:24] Akari
    Why does she put up these walls around herself?
[04:26] Akari
    At this rate, she'll just have
    a repeat of what happened back then...
[04:31] Akari
    Give me back my hand mirror!
[04:34] GirlA
    What? But this mirror is mine.
[04:37] GirlB
    How dare you accuse your classmate of theft!
[04:40] GirlC
    Do you have any proof?
[04:42] Akari
    W-Well...
[04:43] Misaki
    I have proof.
[04:45] Misaki
    From my seat,
[04:47] Misaki
    I have a clear view of both
    the clock on the wall and Akari's seat.
[04:51] Misaki
    Three times, at 9:33, 10:36, and 11:34,
[04:58] Misaki
    you approached Akari's desk for no good reason.
[05:02] Misaki
    You were waiting for your chance
    to steal her mirror, weren't you?
[05:07] GirlA
    What?!
[05:09] Misaki
    There's a relief engraving
    of roses on the back of her mirror.
[05:11] Misaki
    The bottommost rose
    has a scratch on one of its petals.
[05:17] GirlA
    Whatever, I don't need this!
[05:19] Misaki
    Anyone who steals and then gets upset
    when caught is the lowest of the low!
[05:23] Misaki
    You're scum! Scum! Scum! Scum! Scum!
SIGN    Scum Scum Scum Scum Scum Scum
[05:27] GirlB
    How could she remember all that?!
[05:29] GirlC
    It's creepy!
[05:31] Akari
    Back then, everyone was shocked by your ability.
[05:36] Akari
    But now, nobody gives it a second thought.
[05:40] Akari
    There's no need to put up a wall
    to distance yourself from other people.
[05:46] Akari
    Your hair, too...
[05:48] Akari
    Didn't you get it cut
    because you wanted to change?
[05:53] Aichi
    Misaki!
[05:55] Akari
    You...
[05:56] Misaki
    Aichi...
[06:03] Aichi
    Um, I never actually told you this yet...
[06:07] Aichi
    ...so now I will.
[06:08] Aichi
    When I first thought about
    starting the Cardfight Club,
[06:13] Aichi
    I imagined you being a part of it, Misaki.
[06:19] Aichi
    Misaki, please help me
    to start up the Cardfight Club.
[06:24] Aichi
    Would you?
[06:26] Akari
    Who is this boy?!
[06:28] Akari
    It's like he's confessing his love to Misaki!
[06:32] All
    Ooooh!
[06:34] Kamui
    A celebrity!
[06:35] Inenaga
    What a petite face!
[06:37] Shin
    A member of ULTRARARE in my shop!
[06:42] Shin
    This is wonderful!
[06:44] Morikawa
    Kourin in the flesh!
[06:46] Izaki
    Calm down, Morikawa!
[06:48] Inenaga
    Whoa, there!
[06:55] Naoki
    You really are an idol, huh?
[06:58] Kourin
    What, you didn't believe it before?
[07:00] Shingo
    You're not all that popular, though.
[07:03] Kourin
    Are you asking for a fight?
[07:06] Shin
    Welcome!
[07:07] Shingo
    Sendou!
[07:09] Naoki
    You didn't get hurt?!
[07:10] Kourin
    So then, how did it go?
[07:13] Shingo
    Where's the Backstage Boss?
[07:14] Naoki
    Did she agree to join?!
[07:16] Aichi
    No, she didn't.
[07:19] Aichi
    I told Misaki exactly how I felt, but...
[07:24] Aichi
    I'm sorry.
[07:28] Naoki
    You've got nothin' to apologize for!
[07:30] Shingo
    That's right!
[07:32] Shingo
    We can all search for
    a new member, starting tomorrow!
[07:35] Aichi
    Sure.
[07:36] Shin
    I see... Misaki turned you down, huh?
[07:40] Shin
    I wish she would let me run the store
[07:43] Shin
    so she could enjoy her high school life...
[07:46] Kourin
    Wait.
[07:47] Kourin
    I heard that Misaki just worked here.
[07:51] Shin
    This shop originally belonged to her parents.
[07:56] Kourin
    Originally?
[07:59] Shin
    Sadly, they passed away.
[08:01] Shin
    She was a young girl at the time.
[08:05] Shin
    To Misaki, this shop is a
    precious reminder of her parents.
[08:18] Rekka
    Kou, why do you look so serious?
[08:21] Rekka
    Is there something on your mind?
[08:23] Kourin
    Huh?
[08:27] Suiko
    Maybe she's thinking about a boy?
[08:30] Rekka
    Oh no, you can't, Kou!
[08:33] Rekka
    The members of ULTRARARE
    aren't allowed to have romance!
[08:36] Rekka
    Right, Su?
[08:37] Suiko
    Exactly.
[08:38] Kourin
    It's not like that!
[08:40] Kourin
    Someone at my school
    has kind of an odd ability.
[08:44] Kourin
    I'm just curious about it, that's all.
[08:46] Suiko
    An odd ability?
[08:48] Rekka
    A Vanguard fighter?
[08:50] Kourin
    Yes. That's why I have a headache.
[08:53] Takuto
    That sounds fascinating.
[08:55] Suiko
    Takuto...
[08:57] Takuto
    I had heard that everybody at Miyaji Academy
    was clueless about Cardfighting.
[09:02] Takuto
    So for you to discover a new ability there...
[09:05] Takuto
    It's really quite intriguing.
[09:08] Takuto
    Right, Kourin?
[09:13] Akari
    Misaki, you're unbelievable!
[09:16] Misaki
    What's this about?
[09:17] Akari
    Yesterday!
[09:19] Akari
    You didn't have to
    turn that boy down like that.
[09:22] Misaki
    That's none of your business.
[09:23] Kourin
    Good morning.
[09:25] Kourin
    Misaki Tokura...
[09:28] Akari
    Kourin Tatsunagi...
[09:30] Misaki
    Did you want something?
[09:32] Kourin
    Do you have some time right now?
[09:35] Akari
    Huh?
[09:39] Kourin
    Misaki Tokura.
[09:40] Kourin
    I challenge you to a Vanguard fight.
[09:44] Akari
    Huh?
[09:45] Misaki
    Why?
[09:47] Kourin
    I want to see just how good
    of a fighter you could possibly be,
[09:51] Kourin
    and yet turn down Aichi's invitation.
[09:55] Akari
    C-Could this situation be...
[09:58] Akari
    ...some kind of desperate love triangle?!
[10:04] The Two
    No!
[10:06] Kourin
    I can lend you a deck. Take your pick.
[10:10] Akari
    No need for that!
[10:12] Akari
    She's always got cards in her bag.
[10:16] Misaki
    Hey! Hands off my things!
[10:18] Akari
    Whenever Misaki's bored,
[10:20] Akari
    she always fiddles with her cards!
[10:21] Kourin
    If she likes Vanguard that much, then why...?
[10:22] Misaki
    Shut up!
[10:26] Aichi
    No, she didn't.
[10:29] Kourin
    Why would she do that to Aichi?
[10:35] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[10:38] Misaki
    I ride Lozenge Magus!
[10:40] Kourin
    I ride Crimson Lion Cub, Kyrph!
[10:59] Kourin
    Oracle Think Tank...
[11:01] Kourin
    The clan that specializes
    in predicting the future.
[11:04] Misaki
    It's my turn.
[11:05] Misaki
    I ride Cuore Magus!
[11:07] Misaki
    Fortune Telling!
[11:09] Misaki
    I saw your fate!
[11:15] Misaki
    And then, with Lozenge Magus's skill,
     I draw one card.
[11:19] Misaki
    My turn is over.
[11:20] Kourin
    Already manipulating her deck...
    She's up to something.
[11:26] Kourin
    May I ask one thing?
[11:27] Misaki
    Go ahead.
[11:28] Kourin
    Is it true that you control the whole school
    with a mysterious superhuman power?
[11:36] Akari
    "Control the school," she says!
[11:37] Misaki
    Of course not!
[11:40] Akari
    She does have a superhuman power, though.
[11:42] Misaki
    Listen, you...
[11:44] Kourin
    But is that power useful for Vanguard fights?
[11:49] Misaki
    I watched one of your fights before.
[11:52] Misaki
    Unless you've changed the makeup of your deck,
[11:55] Misaki
    your four grade 1 units are...
[11:57] Misaki
    Waving Owl,
[11:59] Misaki
    Listener of Truth, Dindrane,
[12:03] Misaki
    Evil Slaying Swordsman, Haugan,
[12:06] Misaki
    and lastly...
[12:07] Misaki
    ...Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth.
[12:12] Kourin
    How...?!
[12:14] Misaki
    Once I see something, I never forget it.
[12:16] Misaki
    That's the ability that
    sets me apart from everyone else.
[12:21] Kourin
    Eidetic memory? I've heard of that.
[12:24] Kourin
    It's as though the brain takes
    a photograph of everything seen by the eyes.
[12:29] Kourin
    So you possess a perfect memory.
[12:32] Misaki
    Don't exaggerate it.
[12:34] Misaki
    All I'm saying is that my memory
    is slightly better than everyone else's.
[12:39] Kourin
    I attack your Vanguard.
[12:41] Misaki
    No guard.
[12:45] Misaki
    Still, it's true that people
    fear me because I possess this ability.
[12:52] Misaki
    Just as the rumors say.
[13:00] Shingo
    Why must someone as delicate as me
    be expected to do grunt work?!
[13:07] Shingo
    That's Kourin and the Backstage Boss.
[13:12] Misaki
    It's my turn.
[13:13] Misaki
    I ride Rectangle Magus!
[13:20] Misaki
    Come, my avatar.
[13:25] Misaki
    Using Rectangle Magus's skill,
[13:29] Misaki
    I check my top two cards.
[13:31] Kourin
    More deck manipulation?
[13:35] Misaki
    When Aichi first started coming to the shop,
[13:37] Misaki
    his timidity made me
    think he was just a weirdo.
[13:40] Misaki
    But after he fought a variety of people,
[13:44] Misaki
    he became more assertive,
    almost like a different person.
[13:47] Misaki
    That's the Aichi who
    shone brightly within my heart.
[13:53] Misaki
    And now, Aichi is taking
    a new step together with you guys.
[14:00] Misaki
    I'm a pariah at this school, so I'd just
    be holding you back if I joined your club.
[14:06] Kourin
    No guard.
[14:08] Misaki
    This is the fate that's been woven for me.
[14:12] Misaki
    Critical trigger!
[14:14] Misaki
    I give the power to my
    rear-guard Rectangle Magus
[14:17] Misaki
    and the extra critical to my Vanguard.
[14:19] Misaki
    Also, Rectangle Magus's skill activates.
[14:31] Rectangle Magus
    Let's go!
[14:32] Tetra Magus
    Leave it to me!
[14:39] Kourin
    Don't toy with us.
[14:41] Kourin
    If you're this good at fighting,
[14:43] Kourin
    why won't you return Aichi's feelings?
[14:46] Kourin
    He even said that he wanted
    to form the Cardfight Club with you.
[14:52] Shingo
    Th-This is bad!
[14:54] Kourin
    I've made up my mind. I'm going to
    smash you with everything I've got.
[14:59] Akari
    But isn't the rule that
    you can't join the club unless you win?
[15:03] Kourin
    Then you'll try to lose on purpose.
[15:06] Misaki
    Very sharp.
[15:08] Kourin
    For this fight, if I beat you,
    you have to join the Cardfight Club.
[15:12] Kourin
    If you don't want that to happen,
    do everything in your power to beat me.
[15:17] Misaki
    Oh, I will.
[15:19] Naoki
    Wh-What?!
[15:21] Naoki
    Kourin's fightin' the Backstage Boss?!
[15:24] Shingo
    Shhhh!
[15:25] Shingo
    Keep your voice down!
[15:27] Aichi
    But why?
[15:28] Shingo
    I'm not sure myself...
[15:31] Naoki
    Maybe it's the club initiation test?
[15:33] Shingo
    Yes, that must be it!
[15:36] Aichi
    Shingo, will you take me there?
[15:39] Shingo
    Of course!
[15:41] Naoki
    Hey! Class's about to start!
[15:46] Naoki
    Like I could stop 'im...
[15:51] Naoki
    So who's winning?!
[15:52] Shingo
    They're tied at 3 damage each!
[15:57] Aichi
    But Kourin is already riding Blond Ezel.
[16:01] Naoki
    She's already got out the Accel circle, too!
[16:05] Naoki
    Backstage Boss or not,
    this looks to be her day of reckoning.
[16:09] Aichi
    Misaki...
[16:14] Kourin
    What? Are you here to watch?
[16:16] Naoki
    Well, as fellow club members,
    we ain't just letting you go this alone.
[16:20] Shingo
    Precisely.
[16:23] Misaki
    Fellow club members, huh?
[16:29] GirlD
    Creepy...
[16:30] GirlE
    Why would she remember all that?
[16:33] Misaki
    No...
[16:35] Misaki
    I should just watch over Aichi from afar.
[16:40] Misaki
    I ride!
[16:52] Misaki
    Hexagonal Magus!
[16:55] Misaki
    Imaginary Gift! Protect!
[17:02] Misaki
    With the skill of Hexagonal Magus,
[17:05] Misaki
    I check my top two cards, and then draw!
[17:08] Misaki
    I call Rectangle Magus to the rear-guard.
[17:11] Misaki
    Skill activates!
[17:14] Misaki
    The thread of fate leads me here,
    to where my comrades gather!
[17:19] Naoki
    A full lineup in one fell swoop!
[17:21] Shingo
    I bet she intends to end the fight here!
[17:25] Aichi
    Misaki...
[17:27] Misaki
    Rectangle Magus and Tetra Magus
    attack your Vanguard!
[17:34] Misaki
    Please, Dantegal!
[17:39] Misaki
    Thank you, Dantegal!
[17:41] Misaki
    Hexagonal Magus attacks
    with a boost from Tetra Magus!
[17:46] Kourin
    No guard.
[17:47] Misaki
    The thread of fate has led me...
[17:50] Misaki
    Twin drive, first check!
[17:56] Misaki
    Critical trigger!
[17:58] Misaki
    I give all of the effects to my Vanguard!
[18:00] Misaki
    Second check.
[18:01] Naoki
    She even had that set up?
[18:03] Kourin
    Damage check.
[18:06] Kourin
    Draw trigger.
[18:08] Kourin
    I give the power to Blond Ezel.
[18:12] Shingo
    Now Kourin has 5 damage!
[18:14] Naoki
    Her back's to the wall!
[18:15] Aichi
    Misaki...
[18:19] Tetra Magus
    Let's destroy them, Sister!
[18:22] Hexagonal Magus
    Yes, indeed.
[18:30] Kourin
    I'm not giving up yet!
[18:34] Shingo
    She blocked it!
[18:35] Naoki
    Attagirl, idol!
[18:37] Kourin
    I did what I had to do.
[18:39] Kourin
    I can't afford to lose here, either.
[18:42] Kourin
    It's my turn.
[18:43] Kourin
    I call Evil Slaying Swordsman, Haugan
    and Halo Shield, Mark.
[18:48] Shingo
    She called a sentinel?!
[18:50] Kourin
    This match ends here!
[18:52] Kourin
    Nemean Lion attacks your Vanguard!
[18:55] Misaki
    No guard.
[18:56] Misaki
    Damage check.
[18:59] Misaki
    No trigger.
[19:00] Kourin
    Gareth and Viviane attack your Vanguard!
[19:07] Kourin
    With a boost from Mark,
    I attack your Vanguard!
[19:11] Kourin
    Blond Ezel's skill activates!
[19:13] Kourin
    I superior call Battlefield Storm, Sagramore!
[19:17] Kourin
    Sagramore's Soul Blast!
[19:20] Kourin
    I draw one card.
[19:22] Kourin
    I superior call
    Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth!
[19:27] Aichi
    Misaki still has an Imaginary Gift.
[19:31] Misaki
    Imaginary Gift! Protect!
[19:37] Kourin
    Twin drive.
[19:38] Kourin
    First check.
[19:42] Kourin
    Second check.
[19:51] Naoki
    Whoa!
[19:52] Shingo
    A double trigger!
[19:56] Kourin
    It appears your thread of fate
    has led you to a dead end.
[20:14] Misaki
    I lost.
[20:16] Naoki
    T-Too bad, huh, Aichi?
[20:19] Shingo
    L-Let's start looking for
    another prospective member.
[20:23] Aichi
    Um... please fight her once more!
[20:26] Aichi
    Knowing Misaki, I'm sure she'll win next...
[20:29] Kourin
    I think you have the wrong idea here.
[20:31] Aichi
    Huh?
[20:32] Shingo
    But you won, Kourin, which means...
[20:35] Naoki
    The Boss failed the club initiation, right?
[20:40] Kourin
    Silly boys.
SIGN    Club Application Misaki Tokura
[20:48] Misaki
    I'm your new member, Misaki Tokura.
[20:51] Misaki
    I look forward to participating.
[20:53] Naoki
    M-Me, too!
[20:55] Shingo
    We're very glad to have you!
[20:57] Misaki
    I'm sorry, Aichi.
[20:59] Aichi
    I'm just thrilled that we
    get to be in the same club, Misaki.
[21:04] Aichi
    You too, Kourin. Thank you.
[21:09] Kourin
    I-It's not like I did this for you.
[21:14] Naoki
    A hot-cold personality?!
    That's so last decade!
[21:16] Kourin
    Excuse me?!
[21:18] Naoki
    It ain't like it's a bad thing!
[21:20] Naoki
    But this's definitely the cold part!
[21:21] Aichi
    We now have five club members.
[21:25] Aichi
    The image I had for this club has taken shape.
[21:30] Shin
    All right, everyone! Smile!
[23:11] Aichi
    Five club members at last!
[23:12] Naoki
    And with the Backstage Boss on our side,
    we ain't got nothin' to fear!
[23:15] Misaki
    Who are you calling "Backstage Boss"?!
[23:17] The Two
    M-Misaki!
[23:18] Misaki
    That stuff about me controlling the school
    from behind the scenes is nonsense!
[23:21] Kourin
    Then, you breaking up a gang of delinquents in
    a field with those clay pipes was also a rumor...?
[23:26] Shingo
    How little you know!
[23:28] Shingo
    They were Hume pipes
    made of reinforced concrete, not clay!
[23:32] Aichi
    That's your focus?!
[23:33] Shingo
    First of all, a Hume pipe is most applicable...
[23:34] Misaki
    A civil engineering geek?!
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     First Exchange Match
[23:36] Aichi
    Um, so we're quite an eclectic group!
[23:38] Aichi
    I look forward to our club activities!