# E31 - The Backstage Boss
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G64P03Q0R/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?!
***SIGN*** Image 32
First Exchange Match
**[23:36] Aichi**
Um, so we're quite an eclectic group!
**[23:38] Aichi**
I look forward to our club activities!