E36 - The Day Before

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[00:24] Shin
    A unit?!
[00:29] Shin
    That actually happened.
[00:33] Shin
    The planet Cray actually exists.
[00:36] Shin
    So does this unit,
    and this unit and this unit...
[00:40] Shin
    ...and this one and this one,
    and this one, and this one...
[00:47] Shin
    And even Valkerion!
[00:50] Shin
    Incredible!
[00:52] Shin
    The world I had only imagined... is all real!
[01:02] Shin
    If the unit summoning experiment succeeds,
    that means I'll get to meet these units!
[01:10] Shin
    Still, if Master is participating in
    such a historic experiment, then why...
[01:17] Shin
    Why did he have that look?
[01:21] Shin
    Maybe it bothers him that
    he's not able to take part in the finals.
[01:27] Shin
    No, no!
[01:30] Shin
    Master!
[01:31] Shin
    Mark and I will fight to the end in the finals!
[01:35] Shin
    You need to focus on the summoning experiment.
[01:39] Shin
    "But your future is riding on this tournament."
[01:42] Shin
    The futures of Earth and Cray
    are much more important than my own!
[01:47] Shin
    It'll be fine! We'll win even
    without you, Master, you'll see!
[01:51] Shin
    Right, Mark?
[01:54] Shin
    "Yes! No progress!"
[01:58] Shin
    I mean, "No plankton!"
[02:03] Shin
    Wrong! "No plan!"
[02:06] Mark
    I think you meant to say, "No problem!"
[02:08] Mikuru
    "No plan" just shows that
    you're Slacking-Off Cinnamon!
[02:13] Shin
    Oh, I didn't know you two were here.
[02:15] Mikuru
    The sign out front said you're "Closed."
[02:21] Shin
    S-Seriously?!
[02:33] Mikuru
    I changed it already!
[02:36] Shin
    Th-Thank you...
[02:40] Kanzaki
    Weakness is a sin!
[02:45] Kanzaki
    Tomorrow you will fully realize your weakness...
[02:48] Kanzaki
    ...Team Nippon! And then...
[02:52] Nanami
    Begone, weaklings!
[02:54] Kanzaki
    That's my line!
[02:56] Tonori
    Who cares, yo?!
SIGN    Team SSS
[02:58] MC
    That was Team SSS, commenting on
    the upcoming Asia Circuit finals.
[03:04] MC
    Today on the Vanguard Channel, we present:
[03:08] MC
    "Which Team Will Go On
    to the World Grand Prix?!
SIGN    Pre-Finals Special! Who will go on to the World Grand Prix?! Team SSS vs Team Nippon!
[03:12] MC
    A Thorough Comparison Special"!
[03:15] MC
    For that, we'll be looking back at all of the
    previous fights of Team SSS and Team Nippon!
[03:25] Mikuru
    I apologize to you both.
[03:27] Shin
    It's not Master's fault.
[03:28] Shin
    Working on an experiment to change
    the world is acceptable enough to us.
[03:33] Shin
    Right?
[03:35] Mark
    If you say so, Shinemon.
[03:38] Shin
    If Master's experiment works out,
    wonderful things will happen.
[03:45] Mark
    Shinemon...
[03:48] Mark
    Why don't you take the day off?
[03:51] Shin
    I-I'm fine! I intend to go about my normal
    daily business and approach the finals in calm!
[04:01] Mark
    Is that so? Well, I'm going home.
[04:10] Mikuru
    Mark!
[04:13] Mark
    I'm glad that I came to Japan.
[04:18] Mark
    Cross-cultural exchanges are marvelous.
[04:22] Mark
    However, they carry a risk.
[04:26] Mark
    During the Warring States Period,
    firearms were imported via Tanegashima,
[04:30] Mark
    afterwards spreading across the land.
[04:32] Mark
    This eventually resulted in a gunfight
    that would encompass the whole world.
[04:39] Ryuzu
    If the unit summoning experiment succeeds,
    the world will know that the planet Cray exists!
[04:47] Ryuzu
    So let's make our imaginations reality!
[04:50] Shin
    Wait, Master! Tatsuya!
SIGN    Remind 22 The Day Before
[06:31] Butler
    What do you think, Ms. Esuka?
[06:36] Esuka
    It's as I expected.
[06:38] Butler
    It will be some time
    before the final report is ready.
[06:42] Esuka
    But we're out of time.
[06:45] Esuka
    Cancel all of my appointments for tonight.
[06:48] Butler
    Yes, ma'am.
[06:50] Esuka
    I'm a terrible woman.
[06:52] Butler
    How so, Ms. Esuka?
[06:55] Esuka
    I'm about to present him with
    two difficult choices yet again.
[07:01] Butler
    I suspect he may overcome
    them this time, as well.
[07:05] Esuka
    I hope so...
SIGN    Shindou Family
[07:21] Tatsuya
    Are you visiting Tokimi's grave?
[07:25] Chrono
    Tatsu!
[07:27] Rive
    How many times do I
    have to tell you? It's "Tatsuya."
[07:32] Rive
    You, too?
[07:35] Tatsuya
    I just came for some fresh air.
[07:39] Tatsuya
    That was right before I changed schools, huh.
[07:41] Rive
    Yeah.
[07:44] Rive
    While she'd always been physically frail,
    I assumed she was more or less fine. Until...
[07:50] Rive
    ...she was gone.
[07:53] Rive
    I'm sure Chrono doesn't remember her at all.
[08:00] Tatsuya
    Chrono, do you want to see your mama?
[08:06] Chrono
    Here's my mama!
[08:08] Rive
    I told you, I'm "Papa"!
[08:11] Rive
    Like I always say...
[08:13] Chrono
    My fend said his mama comes pick him up!
[08:17] Rive
    Your "friend," huh?
[08:24] Tatsuya
    Sorry for interrupting.
[08:26] Tatsuya
    I'll see you at the experiment tomorrow.
[08:31] Rive
    Tatsuya. You don't play Vanguard anymore?
[08:37] Tatsuya
    Is it necessary that I do so?
[08:44] Rive
    Sorry for prying, Tatsu.
[08:54] Chrono
    It's "Tatsuya"!
[08:58] Rive
    I get to call him that!
[09:02] Tonori
    The big day's tomorrow, huh?
[09:04] Nanami
    Yeah.
[09:06] Tonori
    Four years in the making...
[09:08] Nanami
    Four years?
[09:11] Tonori
    At the Esu Cup four years ago,
    we swore we'd beat Team Capital...
[09:16] Tonori
    ...but we never got to go up against them.
[09:19] Nanami
    Forget that ever happened!
[09:21] Nanami
    Or else you're not getting any snacks
    before the fight tomorrow!
[09:24] Tonori
    I forgot already, yo.
[09:28] Tonori
    Once he graduates college, he's gonna
    become the manager of Capital, right?
[09:34] Nanami
    Who knows?
[09:36] Nanami
    Will he be a pro fighter? The manager?
    Or will he choose another path?
[09:41] Nanami
    I'm sure he'll figure it all out
    after the finals are over.
[09:46] Nanami
    Wanna go by Capital,
    to visit the assistant manager?
[09:51] Tonori
    Shinemon Nitta, huh?
[09:53] Nanami
    I specifically meant the cat!
[09:56] Nanami
    I'm dead sure he's not minding
    the store the day before finals!
[10:01] Shin
    Welcome!
[10:02] Nanami
    Why are you working today?!
[10:06] Mikuru
    He says he's going about his normal business
    so that he can approach the finals in calm.
[10:12] Nanami
    "Normal," huh?
[10:14] Customer
    Um, what about my change?
[10:18] Shin
    Oh, that's right!
[10:23] Shin
    Here's your change.
[10:29] Nanami
    This is the norm?
[10:30] Mikuru
    He's actually making more
    work than he's accomplishing.
[10:34] Shin
    Thank you.
[10:35] Nanami
    Looks like even he's nervous
    on the day before the finals.
[10:40] Mikuru
    That's not the only issue...
[10:45] Shin
    Hello?
[10:48] Shin
    Hello?!
[10:50] Shin
    Who's calling?!
[10:51] Shin
    Hello?!
[10:54] Shin
    Hello?! He--
[10:54] Mikuru
    Hello, Card Capital.
[10:57] Mikuru
    Yes! Just a moment, please.
[11:02] Mikuru
    It's Esuka.
[11:05] Shin
    What do you want?
[11:09] Shin
    Oh, okay. Bye.
[11:11] Mikuru
    What was it?
[11:13] Shin
    She said I could close up early today.
[11:16] Mikuru
    Huh...
[11:18] Shin
    And she's gonna take me out
    to dinner at a good restaurant.
[11:24] Nanami
    D-Don't tell me...
[11:33] Esuka
    Thanks for waiting.
[11:36] Shin
    S-Sure.
[11:37] Esuka
    Let's go.
[11:44] Mikuru
    Is this...
[11:45] Nanami
    ...a date?
[12:01] Esuka
    How are you feeling?
[12:04] Esuka
    About tomorrow's finals.
    I'm asking whether you think you'll win.
[12:09] Shin
    O-Of course I'm fully confident!
[12:11] Shin
    I can't find any factors
    that could make me lose.
[12:14] Esuka
    The same for the other two?
[12:15] Shin
    Y-Yeah! You don't need to worry
    about Mark or Master!
[12:21] Esuka
    Your team had a weird loss
    during the semifinals, though.
[12:27] Shin
    But I'm in such top form, I may not even
    give Master a chance to play in the finals!
[12:34] Esuka
    Well, it doesn't matter to me who wins.
[12:38] Esuka
    Either way, it's still good publicity
    for Card Capital and Cardshop Esuka.
[12:44] Esuka
    Both teams making it to the finals
    is a major success.
[12:49] Shin
    As always, you're only thinking about business.
[12:52] Esuka
    That's not true.
[13:08] Shin
    This place looks really expensive!
[13:10] Esuka
    Hey! Shinemon Nitta!
[13:14] Esuka
    At times like this, the man escorts the lady!
[13:17] Esuka
    It's common sense for adults.
[13:20] Shin
    Fine!
[13:29] Nanami
    What's that?! They look like a couple!
[13:36] Mikuru
    I-I was just curious about
    what restaurants Esuka goes to!
[13:41] Nanami
    You're not fooling me.
[13:43] Nanami
    But that's fine.
[13:46] Nanami
    Ms. Esuka may have money,
    but we have youth!
[13:51] Mikuru
    What good does youth do?
[13:55] Nanami
    We don't have a reservation...
[13:57] Waiter A
    It's okay, you're a regular. Please, this way.
[14:03] Mikuru
    You sure have grown up!
[14:06] Nanami
    This is one of Ms. Esuka's
    favorite restaurants. It's got five stars!
[14:17] Esuka
    I'll have this.
[14:19] Sommelier
    An excellent choice.
[14:22] Esuka
    Well...
[14:24] Esuka
    It's just the two of us now...
[14:27] Esuka
    ...so how about doing it before we eat?
[14:32] Shin
    My thoughts exactly!
[14:35] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[14:42] Nanami
    Is that really enough for you?
[14:44] Mikuru
    I'm not all that hungry!
[14:51] Mikuru
    I mean, I'm blowing a whole day's
    worth of food expenses on this alone!
[14:55] Mikuru
    Just thinking about that makes me feel full!
[14:59] Nanami
    High school girls have it rough.
[15:06] Esuka
    Who's in "top form" now?
[15:08] Esuka
    I'll have you know,
    I haven't played in some time.
[15:14] Esuka
    What hope is there for someone
    who loses like this right before the finals?
[15:22] Shin
    Again! Please, just one more!
[15:26] Waiter
    Here you are.
[15:27] Shin
    I'm not asking for another helping!
[15:31] Esuka
    Is there something you're concerned about?
[15:35] Shin
    Yeah. Um, well, like what
    comes after graduation.
[15:40] Esuka
    Certainly, I can imagine you being conflicted.
[15:43] Shin
    Of course it'd be tough
    to give up being a pro fighter,
[15:47] Shin
    but lately I feel like I'm truly
    starting to enjoy running the shop,
[15:51] Shin
    so I don't want to let that go either...
[15:54] Esuka
    Anything else?
[15:57] Esuka
    Well, either way...
[16:01] Esuka
    There'll be a crescent moon tomorrow.
[16:04] Shin
    Yeah.
[16:05] Esuka
    Apparently there was a beautiful
    crescent moon two years ago, as well.
[16:11] Esuka
    On the night of the explosion at Yumigatake.
[16:18] Shin
    A meteorite crashed into Yumigatake,
    resulting in a bunch of casualties, right?
[16:26] Esuka
    That's the official explanation.
[16:28] Esuka
    But I wonder if it really was a meteorite.
[16:31] Shin
    What do you mean?
[16:34] Esuka
    If a meteorite impacted,
    claiming numerous victims,
[16:39] Esuka
    it should have been visible as a
    "shooting star" that lit up the night sky,
[16:43] Esuka
    and there would've been
    a huge flash as it hit ground.
[16:48] Esuka
    But not a single person
    witnessed a shooting star that night.
[16:52] Esuka
    No such photos exist.
[16:55] Esuka
    However, someone uploaded
    this picture to social media...
[16:59] Esuka
    ...which was deleted soon after.
[17:04] Shin
    That's...
[17:05] Esuka
    It's hard to judge from the photo alone,
    but it resembles a Vanguard unit.
[17:12] Shin
    Yes...
[17:13] Esuka
    You visited Yumigatake recently, didn't you?
[17:19] Shin
    H-How did you know?!
[17:23] Esuka
    This is Ryuzu Myoujin.
[17:25] Esuka
    For better or worse, he's famous
    in the world of Vanguard research.
[17:32] Esuka
    Ryuzu was building a research facility
    at the site of the meteorite crash.
[17:37] Esuka
    Of course my curiosity was piqued.
[17:40] Esuka
    So I did some digging.
[17:44] Shin
    Y-You mean...?!
[17:47] Esuka
    A meteorite wasn't the cause
    of the explosion at Yumigatake.
[17:51] Esuka
    It's more likely an accident caused by
    the appearance of a unit from the planet Cray.
[18:00] Operator A
    Space-time fluctuation values climbing.
[18:03] Operator A
    At this pace, by tomorrow night,
    we'll have reached the highest values on record.
[18:08] Operator B
    All systems checked. All green!
[18:11] Operator B
    I'll perform the final check 12 hours from now.
[18:16] Ryuzu
    Wonderful! Just as I calculated!
[18:21] Ryuzu
    All we need now is a fighter!
[18:32] Esuka
    I don't believe that Yumigatake was
    the first time a Cray unit has appeared.
[18:38] Esuka
    All over the world, legends are told
    of dragons, giant creatures, and fairy folk.
[18:47] Esuka
    To a fighter like you, the existence
    of Cray must sound very appealing.
[18:54] Esuka
    Even more so when thrown the concept
    that units could actually appear here.
[18:58] Esuka
    But don't forget what happened at Yumigatake.
[19:04] Shin
    Ryuzu said it was safe!
[19:07] Esuka
    There are too many mysteries
    surrounding that laboratory.
[19:11] Esuka
    I couldn't even find out where
    they get their research funding.
[19:15] Esuka
    It's dangerous to swallow
    anything Ryuzu tells you.
[19:18] Shin
    But Master's there, too!
[19:21] Esuka
    Rive Shindou...
[19:23] Esuka
    What is that man thinking?
[19:27] Esuka
    I wouldn't take what he
    says at face value, either.
[19:36] Esuka
    Shall we go elsewhere?
[19:42] Mikuru
    What could those two
    be talking about all this time?!
[19:51] Nanami
    Is she another one
    who goes berserk when hungry?
[19:56] Nanami
    Hey, they're leaving!
[20:01] Nanami
    Where's my wallet...
[20:02] Waiter A
    Your bill has already been paid.
[20:06] Waiter A
    By Esuka Hibino.
[20:09] Nanami
    She noticed us?!
[20:10] Mikuru
    I should've ordered a full-course meal!
[20:16] Esuka
    Only a handful of people know the truth.
[20:20] Esuka
    Ryuzu, his assistant, and...
[20:23] Shin
    Master Rive!
[20:25] Esuka
    He wouldn't answer honestly if you just ask.
[20:29] Esuka
    But Vanguard fighters have other means.
[20:34] Shin
    I'll beat Master in a fight...
     and force the truth out of him!
[20:40] Esuka
    You have a choice to make, Shinemon Nitta!
[20:44] Esuka
    Fight Team SSS here tomorrow
    to win the championship...
[20:50] Esuka
    ...or fight Rive Shindou in the lab
    tomorrow to find out the truth!
[20:56] Esuka
    I've prepared a special weapon
    for if you intend to fight Rive Shindou.
[21:03] Esuka
    So... which will it be?
[21:19] Shin
    Isn't it obvious?
[21:26] Shin
    I'll defeat Master Rive!
[21:29] Shin
    And then come right back here...
[21:33] Shin
    ...to beat them!
[21:42] Mikuru
    Over there!
[21:43] Nanami
    Ms. Esuka, where's Shinemon Nitta?
[21:48] Esuka
    He left.
[21:51] Mikuru
    Where did he go?
[21:53] Esuka
    After getting some new cards,
    I'd assume he'd go tune-up his deck.
[22:03] Esuka
    This is the first time
    anyone's walked out on me...
[23:46] Narrator
    The 30-second card intro segment!
[23:49] Narrator
    Today's featured card
    is Ryuzu's Chronotiger Rebellion!
SIGN    Chronotiger Rebellion
[23:53] Narrator
    When it attacks, the fewer cards in hand,
    the more powerful the skills activated!
[23:58] Narrator
    If you have one card or fewer, on that turn,
    all of your opponent's guardians weaken!
[24:03] Narrator
    And if this unit appeared
    via Chronofang Tiger's skill,
[24:06] Narrator
    discarding your hand will earn you
    an extra critical and an extra drive!
[24:10] Narrator
    With this card, you too can
    "Ride The Vanguard"!
SIGN    Ride The Vanguard!
[24:15] Mikuru
    I just don't get it.
[24:17] Nanami
    Get what?
[24:18] Mikuru
    How is it that Shinemon is surrounded by girls?
[24:21] Mikuru
    There's Esuka, and you, Nanamin, and Misaki...
[24:24] Nanami
    And you, Mikurun...
[24:24] Mikuru
    Leave me out of it!
[24:26] Nanami
    But you don't have to worry.
[24:28] Mikuru
    Why not?
[24:28] Nanami
    As they say, everyone's popular
    during three periods of their life.
[24:31] Nanami
    For him, there was right after birth,
    then during preschool for the second period,
[24:34] Nanami
    so right now is his third period of popularity.
[24:36] Nanami
    Meaning ten years from now,
    he'll be totally free!
SIGN    Remind 23
     Clash between Master and Student
[24:40] Nanami
    If you're gonna target him,
    that's the time to do it, Mikurun!
[24:42] Mikuru
    I said, leave me out of it!