E32 - Examinees' Merry Christmas

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[00:04] Radio
    Today is Christmas Eve.
[00:06] Radio
    The weather may
    leave much to be desired,
[00:08] Radio
    but from the look of the sky,
    we may well have a white Christmas.
[00:13] Radio
    Who are you spending it with?
[00:15] Radio
    Family? A sweetheart?
[00:17] Radio
    Or perhaps some of you are
    throwing a big party, with just the guys?
[00:22] Radio
    On the other hand, many examinees
    have no time for any of that...
SIGN    Victory
SIGN    Card Capital Apprentice Manager Contract Esuka
[00:26] Shin
    "Card Capital Apprentice Manager Contract"?
[00:30] Esuka
    You and I are entering into
    a contract, Shinemon Nitta.
[00:33] Esuka
    While you're on the world tour,
    I'll be managing this shop.
[00:39] Shin
    What's this? A college application?!
[00:41] Esuka
    Didn't you know?
[00:43] Esuka
    To participate in the world tour,
    you must be at least age 20, or in college.
[00:48] Esuka
    You can't go unless you
    become a college student.
[00:52] Shin
    I'll do it!
[00:53] Radio
    Some of you may be watching this person.
[00:56] Radio
    Tonight is the final concert
    for popular idol Hitomi Kouzouji,
SIGN    Examinee Radio
[01:01] Radio
    who recently announced her retirement.
[01:04] Radio
    Surely many fans will be there
    to give her warm encouragement.
[01:06] Shin
    Hitomi Kouzouji...
[01:09] Radio
    So let's listen to this,
[01:11] Radio
    Hitomi Kouzouji's last single:
[01:13] Mark
    Hitomi!
[01:13] Radio
    "Mermai"--
[01:17] Shin
    Mark?!
[01:19] Shin
    I purposely holed up in Capital
    so I could study someplace quiet!
[01:24] Shin
    Don't just barge in!
[01:26] Shin
    Hey, Mark!
[01:29] Mark
    I really wanted to go to
    Princess Hitomi's last concert!
[01:34] Shin
    Why is the shop open?
[01:37] Shin
    The strength of imagination!
[01:40] Shin
    That's the strength of Vanguard!
[01:45] Shin
    Don't get dominated by
    your opponent's imagination!
[01:48] Shin
    Rewrite that imagination!
SIGN    Remind 18   Examinees' Merry Christmas
[03:27] Shin
    A Christmas opening? But why?
[03:31] Tatsuya
    "But why?"
[03:33] Mikuru
    Don't you remember?
[03:35] Esuka
    As I expected.
[03:39] Shin
    E-Esuka...
[03:41] Esuka
    "Ms. Esuka" to you.
[03:42] Esuka
    The parties concerned gathered here
    a week ago to discuss it, remember?
[03:48] Shin
    Now that you mention it,
    I kind of recall... but it's hazy.
SIGN    One Week Ago
[03:54] All
    A limited opening?!
[03:56] Esuka
    Yes. The shop will be open for a limited time.
    Just two days, Christmas Eve and Day.
[04:02] Shin
    Bite, bitter, bivouac, black...
[04:02] Esuka
    I have two goals here:
[04:04] Esuka
    The first is to inform the regular customers
[04:07] Esuka
    that this shop is still in business
    and will officially reopen next year.
[04:11] Rive
    That's if Shinemon passes, right?
[04:15] Esuka
    If not, only the shop name will change.
[04:18] Esuka
    The second is purely for business reasons.
[04:21] Esuka
    Sales go up during the Christmas season.
[04:24] Mark
    Then we will be selling cards
    and merchandise this time?
[04:28] Esuka
    Correct. That's why
    I'll be putting all of you to work.
[04:32] Esuka
    We can't have the "school festival"
    feel of your Halloween event.
[04:36] Tatsuya
    Understood.
[04:37] Mikuru
    Is our examinee, Shinemon,
    expected to help too?
[04:42] Esuka
    No, that would be cruel.
[04:45] Esuka
    Just the four of us will handle it.
[04:47] Esuka
    So while the shop will be open on Christmas,
[04:50] Esuka
    All you need to do is study, Shinemon Nitta!
[04:54] Shin
    Sure...
[04:57] Shin
    Huh? That was about today?
[05:00] Misaki
    Shin!
[05:02] Shin
    Misaki! You're here, too?
    That Santa suit looks good on you.
[05:07] Misaki
    Do your best with your studies.
[05:11] Shin
    Gotcha!
[05:21] Shin
    Yeah! I got 'em all right!
[05:25] Shin
    N-Nanami... You're here?
[05:27] Nanami
    W-Well, yeah...
[05:29] Shin
    What's that?
[05:32] Nanami
    I found some cake for cheap...
[05:34] Nanami
    You can have it if you like.
[05:37] Shin
    Wow, thanks!
[05:38] Shin
    I was feeling hungry.
[05:40] Nanami
    So... um...
[05:42] Tonori
    Somethin' smells good, yo.
[05:44] Tonori
    Didn't that cake shop win
    some worldwide sweets competition?
[05:49] Tonori
    Can I have some?
[05:50] Shin
    Sure, let's split it.
[05:52] Nanami
    Get lost!
[05:56] Nanami
    Study hard and eat that cake!
[05:59] Shin
    O-Okay...
[06:02] Radio
    Trains, buses and other public transportation
    are currently running more or less on time.
[06:08] Radio
    Stay tuned for later traffic reports.
     And now, on to our next segment.
[06:10] Rive
    The heck?! I wouldn't call that studying!
[06:14] Rive
    Well, I guess it's impossible
    to study during Christmas.
[06:18] Shin
    Master!
[06:20] Shin
    I was only taking a short break.
    I was studying hard before that!
[06:24] Rive
    From my experience,
    I've learned that at a time like this,
[06:27] Rive
    it's good to take a mental break
    by doing something fun instead.
[06:30] Shin
    But I've got to pass the
    entrance exam this school year!
[06:33] Shin
    There's no time for fun! So get out!
[06:35] Rive
    Are you serious?
[06:36] Shin
    Of course I'm serious!
[06:38] Rive
    Then prove it to me!
[06:40] Shin
    I was hoping you'd say that!
[06:42] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[06:47] Oyama
    Merry Christmas!
[06:49] Tatsuya
    Oyama! Kanzaki!
[06:51] Esuka
    Welcome to Card Capital!
[06:53] Oyama
    Thanks for the invitation!
[06:55] Mark
    I didn't think you two would actually come!
[06:57] Mark
    I'm touched!
[06:59] Kanzaki
    It's not like I wanted to come.
[07:02] Kanzaki
    I ran into him at the station,
     and he dragged me here.
[07:05] Oyama
    Like they say, chance meetings are preordained.
[07:08] Customer
    Wow! Ryutarou Oyama and Yuichirou Kanzaki!
[07:11] Customer
    I never imagined I'd see them here!
[07:13] Oyama
    So, uh, where's the kid who beat you, Esuka?
[07:16] Mikuru
    Shinemon is upstairs, studying for
    his university entrance exam.
[07:20] Oyama
    Oh, an examinee, is he?
[07:23] Kanzaki
    Where's Rive Shindou?
[07:24] Mark
    Rive is...
[07:26] Tatsuya
    A while ago, he said he was
    going up to check on Shinemon.
[07:31] Mikuru
    How long of "a while ago"?
[07:33] Misaki
    Two hours and 13 minutes.
[07:35] Mark
    Over two hours?
[07:37] Mark
    I have a bad feeling about this.
[07:42] Shin
    Not again!
[07:44] Mark
    What are you doing, Shinemon?!
[07:47] Shin
    Huh...? Vanguard, of course.
[07:50] Shin
    Wait, I shouldn't be playing
    Vanguard at a time like this!
[07:51] Mark
    Study for your entrance exam!
[07:54] Rive
    Don't be such a party pooper.
[07:56] Rive
    He should get to take a short break.
[07:59] Mark
    How many hours is this
    "short break" going to be?!
[08:03] Mark
    Rive, the team you played against
    in the Esu Cup finals is downstairs.
[08:09] Rive
    Ruga Kaizu?
[08:12] Rive
    Oh, I have work tonight! See you!
[08:16] Shin
    Master!
[08:18] Shin
    Are all three of them here?
[08:20] Mark
    Just Oyama and Kanzaki.
[08:23] Mark
    I haven't seen Ruga Kaizu.
[08:28] Ruga
    Where... am I?
[08:39] Shin
    You're so lucky. Already admitted
    to a university via a recommendation...
[08:43] Mark
    It's the vegetables of my labor.
[08:46] Shin
    That's "fruits"...
[08:48] Shin
    Well, anyway, good timing.
[08:50] Shin
    Could you explain this one to me?
[08:52] Shin
    Even after looking at
    the solution, I still don't get it.
[08:54] Mark
    Ahh, this one...
[08:58] Kanzaki
    How weak... So low on the curve...
[09:02] Kanzaki
    Weakness... is a sin!
[09:05] Shin
    That's true, I am on the low end of the curve...
[09:08] Mark
    Pull yourself together, Shinemon!
[09:11] Oyama
    He went to a first-rate university, so most
    everyone's low on the curve compared to him.
[09:18] Oyama
    Don't let it get to you!
[09:19] Shin
    Okay...
[09:21] Oyama
    Buck up! In both studying and Cardfighting,
    it'll never stick unless you're having fun!
[09:26] Shin
    But I'm really not in a fun mood...
[09:30] Oyama
    Then the important thing here
    is getting you into a good mood...
[09:34] Oyama
    That's it! I've got a great idea!
[09:40] Tatsuya
    Welcome back.
[09:41] Esuka
    We lost most of our customers.
[09:43] Tatsuya
    Oh, you're right.
[09:45] Tatsuya
    But their things are still here.
[09:48] Esuka
    Then where is everyone?
[09:49] Misaki
    Upstairs.
[09:52] Oyama
    That's what you're going with? Nice one!
[09:56] Shin
    Vanguard really is fun!
[09:58] Oyama
    I know, right? This is the
    best way to raise your spirits!
[10:04] Esuka
    What are all of you doing in here?!
[10:06] Shin
    Darn it! I'm playing Vanguard again!
[10:09] Mark
    I got absorbed in the game, too.
[10:12] Esuka
    After I went to all the trouble
    of bringing over a special guest...
[10:15] Esuka
    Aren't you curious?
[10:16] Shin
    A special guest?
[10:18] Mark
    Come to think of it, our flyers
    did mention a "special guest."
[10:23] Mark
    You weren't referring to Oyama and Kanzaki?
[10:26] Esuka
    No.
[10:28] Esuka
    It's her.
[10:50] Radio
    Hitomi Kouzouji's final concert
    ended just a short while ago.
[10:55] Radio
    I wonder where Hitomi could be now,
    after transforming back into a normal girl.
[10:59] Radio
    Still, I bet she's having a wonderful time.
[11:03] Shin
    She's here at Card Capital,
     standing right before my eyes.
[11:07] Esuka
    Be grateful.
[11:08] Esuka
    I went out of my way to bring her here.
[11:10] Mark
    Incredible!
[11:13] Shin
    Speak to me, Mark!
[11:14] Shin
    Hey! Come on!
[11:16] Esuka
    I appreciate you coming over, Hitomi.
[11:18] Hitomi
    I would never turn you down, Esuka.
[11:21] Shin
    You know each other?
[11:25] Esuka
    You could say that.
[11:26] Tatsuya
    I see! Hitomi probably made her debut
    around the time Esuka was a swimsuit model!
[11:33] Hitomi
    Yes, Esuka helped me a lot
    when I was first starting out.
[11:42] Mikuru
    Esuka, why didn't you announce
    that Hitomi would be coming?
[11:47] Esuka
    Don't be silly. If I had...
[11:50] Fans
    Hitomi!
[11:53] Esuka
    It would've caused a panic in the neighborhood.
[11:56] Kanzaki
    A wise decision.
[11:59] Esuka
    So this is a special Christmas present
    for the people who came to Capital tonight.
[12:11] Hitomi
    Here you go.
[12:13] Shin
    I wonder why Hitomi is retiring.
[12:16] Shin
    She's still incredibly popular.
[12:18] Esuka
    Why not ask her yourself?
[12:20] Mark
    Lady Hitomi, do you play Vanguard?
[12:24] Hitomi
    Actually...
[12:29] Mark
    Oh!
[12:31] Esuka
    Hitomin, you brought a deck with you?!
[12:33] Hitomi
    When I knew I was coming here,
    I bought a deck right away.
[12:37] Esuka
    Earnest as always.
[12:39] Hitomi
    To be honest, I was so busy
    that I had my manager get it for me.
[12:44] Hitomi
    Play against me later, Esuka.
[12:48] Esuka
    If you want to play, why not go up
    against the apprentice manager?
[12:53] Shin
    But I...
[12:55] Hitomi
    I'd love to!
[12:57] Shin
    It's an honor...
[12:59] Mikuru
    Grinny Cinnamon!
[13:04] Hitomi
    I'm still not clear on how to play,
    so I apologize in advance for my mistakes.
[13:09] Shin
    Don't worry about it.
[13:10] Shin
    First, we trade decks and shuffle.
[13:13] Hitomi
    Okay!
[13:16] Mark
    Shinemon!
[13:18] Mark
    Get your hands off of Hitomi's deck!
[13:22] Shin
    But I have to! It's the rules!
[13:24] Hitomi
    Uh, my hand should have...
[13:27] Oyama
    Five cards, Hitomi!
[13:29] Hitomi
    Oh, right! Thank you very much!
[13:33] Oyama
    Isn't Vanguard awesome?!
[13:36] Kanzaki
    I will not dispute that.
[13:38] Shin
    Here we go!
[13:39] Hitomi
    Okay!
[13:40] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[13:43] Hitomi
    I ride Top Idol, Riviere!
[13:46] Shin
    W-Wait a second!
[13:49] Shin
    Riviere is a grade 3 unit.
[13:52] Hitomi
    Grade... 3?
[13:55] Shin
    See where the "3" is here?
[13:59] Shin
    You have to start by
    placing a grade "0" unit.
[14:03] Hitomi
    But... I don't have any.
[14:06] Shin
    Can I take a look?
[14:11] Shin
    What the...?
[14:14] Shin
    They're all Riviere!
[14:18] Hitomi
    I can't do that?
[14:19] Shin
    No.
[14:20] Shin
    You can only have up to four of the same card.
[14:24] Hitomi
    Really? I'm very sorry.
[14:27] Hitomi
    I just liked that card a lot...
[14:29] Customer
    Shinemon, you jerk!
[14:31] Customer
    Don't make Hitomi cry!
[14:34] Mark
    Shinemon! You're banned from the shop!
[14:37] Shin
    Wha? But I'm the manager!
[14:39] Mikuru
    Apprentice manager, to be precise.
[14:41] Hitomi
    The fault was mine!
[14:43] Hitomi
    Please don't blame the manager.
[14:46] Hitomi
    But what should I do?
[14:47] Hitomi
    Everyone was cheering me on...
[14:50] Esuka
    Why not sing a song to make up for it?
[14:55] Hitomi
    Would that be okay?
[14:57] All
    Yeah!
[15:08] Hitomi
    Then, everyone please
    listen to "Mermaid Graffiti."
[15:23] Mark
    I can't believe I get to see
    Princess Hitomi perform at Capital!
[15:27] Mark
    It's overwhelming!
[15:28] Tatsuya
    Hitomi looks like Riviere!
[15:31] Kanzaki
    She's definitely a "Top Idol."
[16:48] Keita
    Awesome, Hitomi!
[16:49] Jibanyan
    Meownificent!
[16:54] Shin
    Thank you very much!
[16:55] Hitomi
    You're welcome.
[16:59] Shin
    Um... may I ask you one question?
[17:02] Hitomi
    What is it?
[17:03] Hitomi
    You're still so young and popular.
[17:06] Hitomi
    Why are you retiring?
[17:08] Hitomi
    Good question.
[17:10] Hitomi
    Before, whenever a new idol hit the scene,
    I'd be like, "I won't let her upstage me."
[17:16] Hitomi
    But recently, I've found that I enjoy
    watching girls like them grow as idols.
[17:20] Shin
    You enjoy watching them grow?
[17:24] Hitomi
    Yes. More than being in the spotlight myself.
[17:28] Hitomi
    I guess that's my main reason.
[17:31] Customer
    Hitomi!
[17:32] Crowd
    Hitomi! Hitomi! Hitomi!
[17:39] Esuka
    Now, join Hitomin in saying...
[17:41] All
    Cheers!
[17:44] Esuka
    Shouldn't you be studying?
[17:46] Shin
    I can't study at a time like this.
[17:48] Shin
    Not with the highest-profile
    person in Japan right here in my shop...
[17:52] Esuka
    That makes sense.
[17:53] Esuka
    But hasn't her showing up
    encouraged you to study even harder?
[17:56] Esuka
    After all, you're a big Hitomin fan.
[17:59] Shin
    Why assume that?
[18:00] Esuka
    Well, you have a Hitomin talisman
    hanging above your desk.
[18:04] Shin
    I got that from Mark.
[18:07] Shin
    He's the big Hitomin fan.
[18:09] Mark
    I've been a huge fan of yours ever since
    the second season of "Young Mitsukuni"!
[18:15] Hitomi
    Wow, you watched that?
[18:17] Mark
    Of course!
[18:19] Mark
    Though the daughter of a
    Satsuma Domain nobleman,
[18:21] Mark
    you usually hid your identity while traveling
    the country with an elderly nobleman from Mito.
[18:26] Mark
    But when there was danger, you'd use your great
    swordsmanship to protect the old gentleman.
[18:30] Mark
    Such marvelous sword fighting!
[18:32] Mark
    Verily, I admired you for that.
[18:34] Tatsuya
    Mark...
[18:36] Esuka
    I... I see. So Mark was the fan.
[18:51] Butler
    Ms. Esuka, it's about time.
[18:53] Esuka
    It's that late already?
[18:55] Esuka
    Let's go, Hitomin.
[18:57] Hitomi
    Okay!
[19:02] Mark
    Parting is such sweet sorrow!
[19:05] Hitomi
    Huh? Where's my purse?
[19:07] Mikuru
    I think I know where.
[19:11] Mikuru
    Is this it?
[19:12] Hitomi
    Yes, it is! Thank you!
[19:14] Mikuru
    I saw it lying on the floor,
    so I put it behind the counter.
[19:18] Hitomi
    Thank you so much!
    Something very important is in here.
[19:23] Hitomi
    It's gone...
[19:24] Esuka
    It's gone? You mean that pendant?
[19:26] Hitomi
    What should I do, Esuka?!
[19:29] Esuka
    Everyone, help us look for a pendant!
[19:31] Shin
    Gotcha.
[19:33] Shin
    A pendant...
[19:35] Mark
    Lady Hitomi's pendant, where are you?
[19:44] Kanzaki
    If it was in her purse,
    it couldn't have gotten out by itself.
[19:47] Kanzaki
    Perhaps a customer...
[19:49] Oyama
    No Vanguard fighter
     would do something like that!
[19:52] Misaki
    That's right. It wasn't a customer.
[19:56] Hitomi
    Really?
[19:58] Misaki
    I remember the movements of
    everyone who was in the shop tonight.
[20:02] Mikuru
    After Mikuru picked up the purse,
    no one approached it.
[20:08] Shin
    What about before that?
[20:10] Misaki
    Everyone was listening to Hitomi's song.
[20:14] Misaki
    Wait!
[20:15] Misaki
    Not everyone.
[20:16] Shin
    Someone wasn't listening? Who was it?
[20:21] Misaki
    Sub Manager!
[20:24] Shin
    Excuse me...
[20:26] Shin
    There it is!
[20:32] Mikuru
    So Sub Manager picked it up.
[20:34] Hitomi
    Thank you!
[20:36] Hitomi
    You have an amazing memory!
[20:39] Misaki
    It's no big deal.
[20:40] Misaki
    I just can't forget anything.
[20:43] Hitomi
    But doesn't that mean you'll always
    remember what a lovely time we had tonight?
[20:48] Hitomi
    I think it's a special gift from God.
[20:54] Misaki
    Y-Yeah!
[21:00] Hitomi
    It's a white Christmas!
[21:02] Shin
    Oh, wow!
[21:06] Hitomi
    So that I'll never lose it again...
[21:13] Esuka
    You can finally wear it openly.
[21:16] Hitomi
    Right!
[21:17] Mikuru
    On the ring finger of her left hand, so...
[21:21] Tatsuya
    Don't tell me she's mar--
[21:25] Mark
    What's going on?
[21:26] Mikuru
    Nothing you need to know, Mark!
[21:29] Hitomi
    Thank you so much, Esuka.
    I had a really great time.
[21:34] Esuka
    Thank you for coming.
[21:35] Hitomi
    Manager!
[21:37] Shin
    Yes?
[21:38] Esuka
    That's "apprentice manager," right?
[21:40] Hitomi
    Good luck studying for your entrance exam.
[21:43] Shin
    Thank you very much.
[21:45] Shin
    If you ever get the chance,
    please come back to Capital.
[21:48] Hitomi
    I will.
[21:50] Hitomi
    That image...!
[21:51] Shin
    What image?
[21:53] Hitomi
    An image just popped into my head.
[21:56] Hitomi
    I could see my child...
    falling in love with Vanguard...
[23:46] Narrator
    Merry Christmas!
[23:48] Narrator
    The 30-second card intro segment!
[23:51] Narrator
    Today's featured card is
    Genesis's Diana of Moonlight!
SIGN    Diana of Moonlight
[23:57] Narrator
    When an attack boosted by this card hits,
    you get an Imaginary Gift, Force.
[24:04] Narrator
    That support can help Uranus and
    Astraios Dragon to deploy the Astral Plane!
[24:10] Narrator
    With this card, you too can
    "Ride The Vanguard"!
SIGN    Ride The Vanguard
[24:15] Saya
    Mama, what does this say?
[24:18] Hitomi
    Which part, Saya?
[24:20] Saya
    This!
[24:21] Hitomi
    It says "Bermuda Triangle."
[24:23] Hitomi
    It's the name of the card's clan.
[24:25] Saya
    "Bermooda"?
[24:27] Hitomi
    Not "moo," "myu."
[24:29] Saya
    "Moo," "moo"... "myu"!
[24:32] Hitomi
    That's right. "Myu"!
[24:34] Saya
    Yay! I said it, myu!
[24:36] Saya
    I'll go out and play, myu!
[24:39] Hitomi
    Now she can't stop saying "myu"!
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[24:41] Hitomi
    What'll I do if that becomes a habit?