E38 - The Real Opponent

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[00:08] Shin
    Master...
[00:16] Rive
    Vanguard really is fun.
[00:20] Rive
    With just one unit,
    you became a powerhouse.
[00:24] Rive
    Imagination can rewrite reality.
[00:28] Shin
    So tell me what the true objective is, Master.
[00:33] Rive
    Let's go see Ryuzu.
[00:35] Rive
    I'll have him explain.
[00:44] Chrono
    Pop!
[00:47] Shin
    Esuka...?
[00:50] Ryuzu
    It appears you're just in time
    for the start of the experiment.
[01:05] Ryuzu
    If the unit summoning experiment succeeds,
    the world will know that the planet Cray exists!
[01:13] Ryuzu
    So let's make our imaginations reality!
[01:16] Shin
    Wait, Master! Tatsuya!
[02:55] Ryuzu
    Our true objective?
[02:59] Shin
    Yes, that's right!
[03:01] Rive
    Sorry. I promised to tell him
    if I lost to him in a fight.
[03:05] Chrono
    Pop, you lost again?
[03:07] Rive
    Don't rub it in!
[03:10] Ryuzu
    In that case, very well.
[03:13] Ryuzu
    You would've found out eventually,
    so I'll tell you everything.
[03:16] Yuki
    Director, do you intend to leak
    our secrets to an outsider?
[03:21] Ryuzu
    Outsider? Shinemon is no outsider.
[03:25] Yuki
    What do you mean?
[03:27] Ryuzu
    Shinemon Nitta...
[03:29] Ryuzu
    I'm hiring you as a temporary
    employee for one night only!
[03:36] Rive
    What are you doing?!
[03:38] Ryuzu
    Shinemon, you're going to
    assist me with tonight's experiment.
[03:46] Shin
    Assist you?
SIGN    Remind 24 The Real Opponent
[03:56] Shin
    Me? Help you with the experiment?
[04:00] Ryuzu
    Correct! Together, we will
    open the portal to the planet Cray!
[04:09] Shin
    What are you doing?!
[04:11] Esuka
    It's obvious! There's no sense
    in sticking around here!
[04:15] Esuka
    You've got the Asia Circuit finals!
[04:21] Ryuzu
    We require his talent, Esuka.
[04:27] Ryuzu
    If you're leaving, you leave alone.
[04:30] Esuka
    And if I said I'm taking Shinemon Nitta
    with me, by whatever means necessary?
[04:34] Ryuzu
    I would respond in kind,
    if reluctantly, by fair means or foul.
[04:39] Chrono
    Are those two fighting?
[04:41] Rive
    Well, I guess you could say that.
[04:43] Rive
    I disagree with you, Ryuzu.
[04:46] Rive
    Shinemon should go to the finals.
[04:48] Rive
    I can do the experiment.
[04:50] Ryuzu
    Oh, I'm afraid that wouldn't work.
[04:53] Ryuzu
    You see, Rive...
[04:55] Ryuzu
    Shinemon's Imaginary Score
    is higher than yours.
[05:01] Ryuzu
    We need him to ensure the experiment
    has the best chance of succeeding.
[05:05] Tatsuya
    What do you say, Shinemon?
[05:07] Tatsuya
    The finals or the experiment,
    which do you choose?
[05:10] Shin
    W-Well...
[05:12] Esuka
    You don't have to answer.
[05:15] Esuka
    Fight me, Ryuzu Myoujin!
[05:17] Esuka
    If I win, I'm taking Shinemon out of here!
[05:21] Ryuzu
    But if I win, Shinemon stays.
    Will you agree to this?
[05:36] Butler
    "When you see a crescent moon
    at the end of the twilight sky..."
[05:44] Butler
    What's this?
[05:50] Chrono
    Huh?
[05:51] Chrono
    Shinemon doesn't look very happy...
[05:54] Rive
    I know, but let's not bother him.
[05:58] Rive
    Shinemon has a lot on his mind right now.
[06:01] Esuka
    I'm well aware of that!
[06:03] Esuka
    But if he participates in this experiment,
[06:06] Esuka
    he'll be forced to continue
    cooperating from here on out.
[06:09] Esuka
    By fair means or foul...
[06:11] Esuka
    That's just the kind of person
    Ryuzu Myoujin is, right?
[06:15] Rive
    I can't argue.
[06:16] Esuka
    That's why I'm going to fight.
[06:18] Esuka
    Nobody has the right to steal
    another person's future.
[06:22] Rive
    Can you win?
[06:24] Rive
    Ryuzu is strong.
[06:27] Chrono
    Shinemon, who do you want to win?
[06:30] Rive
    I'm rooting for Esuka.
[06:33] Shin
    I...
[06:35] Tatsuya
    They're starting.
[06:37] Shin
    I...
[06:40] The Two
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[06:44] Esuka
    I ride!
[06:46] Esuka
    Jet-ink Fox!
[06:48] Ryuzu
    I ride!
[06:51] Ryuzu
    Chrono Tigar!
[06:53] Esuka
    Stand and draw!
[06:55] Esuka
    I ride!
[06:59] Esuka
    Prober of Black Jet, Cecile!
[07:02] Esuka
    With its skill, I draw a card!
[07:04] Ryuzu
    My turn. Stand and draw.
[07:08] Ryuzu
    I ride!
[07:12] Ryuzu
    Chronotooth Tigar!
[07:14] Ryuzu
    Wedgemove Dragon!
[07:15] Ryuzu
    Here I come!
[07:18] Esuka
    No guard.
[07:19] Ryuzu
    Drive check.
[07:21] Ryuzu
    Critical trigger.
[07:23] Ryuzu
    I give the power to Wedgemove Dragon,
    and the extra critical to my Vanguard.
[07:32] Chrono
    That old lady has 2 damage!
[07:34] Rive
    Keep your voice down, please.
[07:38] Ryuzu
    Wedgemove Dragon!
[07:40] Esuka
    Triangle Cobra!
[07:45] Esuka
    I ride!
[07:50] Esuka
    Scientist of Black Sheen, Mathilda!
[07:53] Esuka
    I'll tell you something: Mathilda has--
[07:55] Ryuzu
    The "Lottery" skill, in which
    varying effects are set into motion
[08:00] Ryuzu
    depending on whether the card you flip over
    from your deck is a normal one or a trigger.
[08:07] Esuka
    You've done your homework.
[08:09] Esuka
    Then without further ado...
[08:13] Esuka
    Ah well, it's not a trigger, but that's fine.
[08:17] Esuka
    Come here, Binoculus Tiger!
[08:20] Esuka
    Silver Wolf!
[08:22] Esuka
    Binoculus! Hammer of Intelligence!
[08:26] Esuka
    Binoculus Tiger's skill activates!
[08:34] Ryuzu
    Steam Bomber, Digul!
[08:39] Esuka
    Now I'm up!
[08:42] Ryuzu
    No guard!
[08:43] Esuka
    Drive check.
[08:45] Esuka
    Critical trigger.
[08:47] Esuka
    I give the power to Silver Wolf,
    and the extra critical to my Vanguard.
[08:55] Chrono
    Now the director has 2 damage, too!
[08:58] Esuka
    Silver Wolf attacks Chronotooth!
[09:01] Ryuzu
    Again, no guard.
[09:06] Shin
    That makes 3 damage.
[09:09] Ryuzu
    Oh, yes... Shinemon.
[09:12] Ryuzu
    I still haven't told you
    what our true objective is, have I?
[09:18] Rive
    He's trying to win Shinemon over!
[09:23] Ryuzu
    Shinemon, we created this lab
[09:27] Ryuzu
    in order to investigate the meteorite
    that caused the explosion at Yumigatake.
[09:34] Ryuzu
    But that's just our cover story.
[09:38] Ryuzu
    The cause of the explosion
    wasn't a meteorite crash!
[09:43] Ryuzu
    It was something from beyond time and space...
[09:47] Shin
    A unit from the planet Cray...
[09:55] Ryuzu
    Our investigation revealed that the space-time
    fluctuations in this area are extremely high.
[10:01] Ryuzu
    Do you understand?
    Do you know what that means?
[10:06] Ryuzu
    Correct. There is a possibility that
    the same tragedy will happen again...
[10:12] Ryuzu
    ...in the near future!
[10:14] Shin
    What?!
[10:16] Ryuzu
    However, if we can create a connection
    between Earth and the planet Cray,
[10:22] Ryuzu
    and summon units before that occurs,
[10:25] Ryuzu
    we'll be able to avoid the massive damage
    from another catastrophic Yumigatake event.
[10:33] Ryuzu
    That's why we need the power of imagination
    produced by Vanguard fighters,
[10:38] Ryuzu
    or as we call it, Imaginary Score!
[10:41] Esuka
    And how do you intend to use
    the units that you summon?
[10:46] Ryuzu
    Have you forgotten what he said?
[10:49] Tatsuya
    There would be no more
    unhappy people in our society.
[10:57] Ryuzu
    Science on the planet Cray
    is much more advanced than it is here.
[11:02] Ryuzu
    They have even taken what
    we would call magic or sorcery,
[11:06] Ryuzu
    and systematized it for practical use!
[11:10] Ryuzu
    If the skills that units possess
    can manifest in our world,
[11:14] Ryuzu
    sorrow will become obsolete!
[11:18] Esuka
    Wait a moment!
[11:19] Esuka
    That sounds so good, there must be a catch.
[11:22] Esuka
    Aren't there any risks? Is there zero danger?
[11:25] Ryuzu
    Tonight's experiment will establish a
    foothold in resolving such disadvantages.
[11:32] Ryuzu
    You wish to win the Asia Circuit,
    and then reach the pinnacle of the world.
[11:44] Ryuzu
    But if the unit summoning experiment succeeds,
[11:48] Ryuzu
    the world itself will
    undergo revolutionary changes.
[11:55] Ryuzu
    Vanguard is a wonderful tool
    for changing the world!
[11:59] Shin
    A tool?
[12:01] Ryuzu
    So instead of aiming for
    the top of a mere gaming world,
[12:04] Ryuzu
    join us in order to change the real world!
[12:09] Shin
    "Mere"...
[12:12] Esuka
    What are you droning on about?!
[12:15] Esuka
    Let's get back to the fight!
[12:17] Esuka
    I won't let you have his future!
[12:34] Ryuzu
    Chronotooth's skill activates!
[12:37] Ryuzu
    I ride!
[12:41] Ryuzu
    Chronobite Tiger!
[12:43] Ryuzu
    Wedgemove Dragon, Chronobite Tiger, come here!
[12:48] Ryuzu
    Chronobite's skill activates!
[12:50] Ryuzu
    An extra critical, and for no cost,
    Chronotooth's skill activates.
[12:56] Ryuzu
    I draw one card.
[12:57] Ryuzu
    By resting Chronotooth, I can superior call!
[13:01] Ryuzu
    Chronobite attacks Mathilda!
[13:03] Esuka
    No guard!
[13:05] Ryuzu
    Drive check!
[13:07] Ryuzu
    Heal trigger!
[13:09] Ryuzu
    I give the power to my other Chronobite!
[13:14] Shin
    3 damage...
[13:16] Shin
    Hang in there, Esuka!
[13:18] Esuka
    That's "Ms." to you! "Ms. Esuka"!
[13:23] Rive
    Shinemon, you seriously...
[13:25] Chrono
    You seriously...
[13:28] Ryuzu
    Go!
[13:30] Esuka
    Dictionary Goat, protect me!
[13:36] Esuka
    Learn well, with wisdom and knowledge,
    the truth of all creation!
[13:43] Esuka
    I ride!
[13:54] Esuka
    Holy Great Sage of Black Shadows, Isabelle!
[14:01] Esuka
    Shinemon Nitta's life
    doesn't end with the Asia Circuit!
[14:05] Esuka
    His future is limitless!
[14:08] Shin
    Esuka...
[14:09] Esuka
    Imaginary Gift, Accel II!
[14:15] Esuka
    Isabelle's skill!
[14:17] Esuka
    This time, I got a trigger!
[14:19] Esuka
    I add to my hand... and also...
[14:22] Esuka
    I move Silver Wolf.
[14:24] Esuka
    Come to me, Geograph Giant!
[14:27] Esuka
    You join us as well, Monoculus Tiger!
[14:30] Esuka
    Learn just how powerless you are!
[14:36] Ryuzu
    No guard!
[14:37] Esuka
    Twin drive!
[14:39] Esuka
    First check!
[14:41] Esuka
    Critical trigger.
[14:42] Esuka
    I give the power to Binoculus,
    and the extra critical to my Vanguard.
[14:46] Esuka
    Second check.
[14:48] Esuka
    Front trigger.
[14:49] Esuka
    All of the front row units get +10,000 power!
[14:54] Shin
    All right!
[14:54] Rive
    Now Ryuzu has 4 damage!
[14:58] Esuka
    Binoculus, teach Chronobite how strong you are!
[15:03] Ryuzu
    Steam Doctor, Mar-tash guards!
[15:07] Esuka
    Geograph Giant! Smite Chronobite
    with the Fist of Knowledge!
[15:12] Ryuzu
    Steam Guard, Kastilia!
[15:16] Ryuzu
    Perfect guard!
[15:19] Esuka
    Boosted by Silver Wolf, Monoculus Tiger
    attacks your rear-guard Chronobite!
[15:26] Ryuzu
    No guard!
[15:33] Ryuzu
    Chronobite's skill activates!
[15:35] Ryuzu
    I draw one card and discard
    one card from my hand!
[15:38] Ryuzu
    I ride!
[15:43] Ryuzu
    Chronofang Tiger!
[15:46] Ryuzu
    She has four 15,000 shield cards.
[15:52] Ryuzu
    So then...
[15:53] Ryuzu
    Imaginary Gift, Force I!
[15:59] Ryuzu
    Chronofang Tiger's skill activates!
[16:02] Ryuzu
    O soaring tiger of the sky!
[16:05] Ryuzu
    Praise the workings of time...
[16:08] Ryuzu
    ...and let out a roar of bravery!
[16:12] Ryuzu
    I superior ride Chronotiger Rebellion!
[16:21] Esuka
    Superior riding a grade 4?!
[16:26] Ryuzu
    Chronofang's skill activates.
[16:30] Ryuzu
    I give Rebellion an extra critical and drive.
[16:34] Rive
    Oh no!
[16:35] Shin
    Ryuzu has no cards in his hand!
[16:38] Ryuzu
    I attack Isabelle!
[16:42] Ryuzu
    Rebellion's skill activates!
[16:44] Ryuzu
    I retire Binoculus and Geograph!
[16:48] Ryuzu
    Then I give +10,000 power
    to Wedgemove and Rebellion!
[16:53] Ryuzu
    Furthermore, the shields of all of
    my opponent's guardians have -5000 power!
[16:59] Esuka
    Triple drive or not, there's no guarantee
    he'll draw two critical triggers!
[17:05] Esuka
    I'm guarding here!
[17:14] Shin
    Esuka's guard is at 57,000!
[17:17] Rive
    Ryuzu attacked with 43,000.
[17:20] Tatsuya
    If the director draws two triggers, he'll win.
[17:25] Ryuzu
    Triple drive.
[17:27] Ryuzu
    First check.
[17:29] Shin
    Whew!
[17:32] Ryuzu
    Second check!
[17:33] Ryuzu
    Heal trigger!
[17:35] Ryuzu
    I give the power to Rebellion!
[17:37] Ryuzu
    That makes the power 53,000!
[17:40] Ryuzu
    Third check!
[17:47] Esuka
    No way...
[17:48] Shin
    A critical trigger!
[17:50] Rive
    Rebellion's power is 63,000!
[18:00] Esuka
    First check!
[18:02] Rive
    No trigger!
[18:04] Esuka
    Second check!
[18:11] Esuka
    Third check!
[18:34] Ryuzu
    It seems Shinemon will be participating in
    the unit summoning experiment after all.
[18:41] Ryuzu
    Would you see yourself out, Esuka?
[18:46] Shin
    Wait, Esuka!
[18:48] Shin
    I'm not staying here!
[18:52] Ryuzu
    What?!
[18:52] Shin
    I'm leaving with her!
[18:55] Shin
    And then I'm gonna play
    in the Asia Circuit finals!
[18:58] Esuka
    Shinemon!
[18:59] Ryuzu
    What are you talking about?!
    You said you wanted to meet the units!
[19:03] Shin
    That's true. And I still want
    to meet the units face to face.
[19:07] Shin
    But then you said:
[19:09] Ryuzu
    Vanguard is a wonderful tool
    for changing the world!
[19:13] Shin
    A tool?
[19:15] Ryuzu
    So instead of aiming for
    the top of a mere gaming world,
[19:19] Ryuzu
    join us in order to change the real world!
[19:23] Shin
    "Mere"...
[19:27] Shin
    You're wrong!
[19:28] Shin
    Vanguard isn't just some tool!
[19:31] Shin
    I don't think it's just a game, either!
[19:34] Shin
    And that's my reason for leaving!
[19:37] Ryuzu
    Then you force my hand.
[19:40] Ryuzu
    I will do whatever it takes
    to keep you with me!
[19:45] Esuka
    So will I.
[19:49] Butler
    Understood.
[19:51] Butler
    Ms. Esuka bought me
    enough time to get everything ready.
[19:58] Butler
    And so... Click.
[20:02] Esuka
    Now!
[20:03] Shin
    Right!
[20:04] Rive
    This way!
[20:09] Rive
    Nuts...
[20:12] Butler
    Leave it to me.
[20:18] Butler
    Now! This way!
[20:21] Rive
    All right! Around the back!
[20:24] Esuka
    Why don't you go to the finals, too?
[20:27] Rive
    There's something I have to do here.
[20:30] Esuka
    Oh?
[20:32] Shin
    Esuka!
[20:34] Shin
    How do I put this? Um...
[20:38] Shin
    Thanks a lot!
[20:42] Butler
    Ms. Esuka, a change of clothing.
[20:52] Mark
    This is just like the Siege of Takamatsu,
[20:56] Mark
    after Oda Nobunaga's forces, led by
    Toyotomi Hideyoshi, flooded the castle.
[21:01] Mark
    As in that situation,
    I have been left to fight alone.
[21:04] Mark
    Since Shinemon and Rive aren't here,
    I'm the only one who can be counted on.
[21:10] Mark
    But I'm sure Shinemon will come!
[21:13] Mark
    Onward!
[21:15] Mark
    Verily, it is time to take the field!
[21:22] Shin
    Ryuzu!
[21:24] Yuki
    You're going to participate in the
    unit summoning experiment, Shinemon.
[21:28] Yuki
    That is the director's will.
[21:31] Ryuzu
    Correct. I will fight you tonight,
    Shinemon, and through that,
[21:35] Ryuzu
    the portal to the planet Cray will be opened.
[21:39] Tatsuya
    Wait.
[21:40] Tatsuya
    Let's revise part of that plan,
[21:43] Tatsuya
    given that I was originally meant
[21:45] Tatsuya
    to be Shinemon's real opponent for
    tonight's unit summoning experiment...
[21:55] Ryuzu
    What are you saying?!
[21:56] Shin
    Hey, what are you talking about?!
[21:59] Shin
    Hey!
[23:46] Narrator
    The 30-second card intro segment!
[23:49] Narrator
    Today's featured card
    is Ryuzu's Chronotooth Tigar!
SIGN    Chronotooth Tigar
[23:54] Narrator
    If Tigar is the Vanguard,
[23:55] Narrator
    you can draw one card at the
    beginning of the ride phase.
[23:58] Narrator
    And when you discard a unit from
    your hand during your turn,
[24:02] Narrator
    you can call it to your
    rear-guard circle instead!
[24:05] Narrator
    Try combining its skills with
    Chronofang Tiger and Rebellion!
[24:10] Narrator
    With this card, you too can
    "Ride The Vanguard"!
SIGN    Ride The Vanguard!
[24:15] Mark
    Oh! Please, introduce yourself!
[24:18] Butler
    I am Rentarou Hitsujida, the butler.
[24:20] Mark
    Should I call you Mr. Shitsujida?
[24:22] Butler
    No, I'm Hitsujida. But "Hitsuji" means sheep,
    so you could call me "Butler Sheep."
[24:26] Mark
    They say that when you can't sleep,
    you should try counting sheep.
[24:30] Mark
    It's because enunciating "sheep" serves to
    steady your breathing, making you drowsy.
[24:34] Mark
    But saying it in Japanese,
    as "hitsuji", has no effect at all.
[24:37] Butler
    To that, a sheep might say,
    "Mehhhh, I'm impressed."
SIGN    Remind 25
     The Night at Yumigatake
[24:41] Mark
    Isn't "mehhhh" what a goat would say?