# 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!