# 22 - Masato or Kanesada? Shop Preliminary Finals!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GY5VKE9EY/future-card-buddyfight)
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**[01:30] ---**
This is sudden,
but here's our story so far!
**[01:33] ---**
The Castle card shop's preliminary
rounds reached their climax.
**[01:37] ---**
If Yuga won his match against Banjoe Onizuka, he would
be guaranteed to become the Shop Representative.
**[01:42] ---**
However, Banjoe had just lost to Masato,
and was feeling burned out.
**[01:46] ---**
Yuga did everything that he could to cheer up Banjoe,
so that they could have a great match together.
**[01:51] ---**
Yuga proved victorious and
went on to the secondary round!
**[01:58] ---**
Yuga. Garga. Do you have
any plans after classes today?
**[02:02] ---**
Plans? Nothing in particular.
**[02:05] ---**
Likewise.
**[02:06] ---**
Then I'd love it if you
could come with me.
**[02:08] ---**
Come with you and do what?
**[02:10] ---**
Puzzling, puzzling.
**[02:11] ---**
What could you be talking about?
**[02:12] ---**
Masato helps out many
athletics clubs as a special coach.
**[02:17] ---**
And this week...
**[02:19] ---**
It's this one!
**[02:20] ---**
I see. The Kendo Club!
**[02:22] ---**
That's right!
**[02:23] ---**
Garga, you're a master swordsman yourself.
**[02:24] ---**
How about it? Will you come by and
give these guys a few pointers?
**[02:28] ---**
That sounds like a lot of fun.
**[02:31] ---**
I am happy to accept.
**[02:33] ---**
Masato or Kanesada?
Shop Preliminary Finals!
**[02:45] ---**
I'm so grateful that the Deity of Combat
himself has come to lend us guidance!
**[02:49] ---**
Indeed.
**[02:50] ---**
Everyone's practicing hard,
even though it's lunch break!
**[02:53] ---**
Yeah! That's some nice dedication.
**[02:56] ---**
So you're going to start
coaching after classes?
**[02:58] ---**
We have to help out at the cafe,
so we won't be able to watch.
**[03:02] ---**
In that case, why don't you ask them to
upload videos to RanGa Channel?
**[03:08] ---**
That's a great idea!
**[03:11] ---**
What's this?
**[03:19] ---**
Who's that girl?
**[03:21] ---**
She's a fourth-grader, Sayaka Tatewaki.
**[03:23] ---**
What about that girl?
**[03:25] ---**
As the Deity of Combat, I can tell...
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She has what it takes.
**[03:41] ---**
Ah, I failed! Once again,
I have tripped and fallen, forsooth.
**[03:51] ---**
It makes no sense.
**[03:52] ---**
That girl named Sayaka.
**[03:55] ---**
She certainly should have the
aptitude for swordsmanship, but...
**[03:59] ---**
I just thought of something great!
**[04:02] ---**
If we're talking about swordsmen,
we know at least one other!
**[04:17] ---**
Why, this is...
**[04:18] ---**
What is it, my lord?
**[04:19] ---**
A missive from Yuga, forsooth.
**[04:24] ---**
You guys came too?
**[04:26] ---**
That's even more reassuring!
**[04:28] ---**
If I'm being asked to lend guidance to young
samurai warriors, there's no way I'd refuse, forsooth.
**[04:33] ---**
It must be destiny for us to meet like
this before our Buddyfight match.
**[04:37] ---**
Huh?
**[04:38] ---**
The truth is, we are scheduled to face each other
in a Buddyfight on our next day off, forsooth.
**[04:42] ---**
Whoever wins becomes Shop Representative!
And goes on to the Secondary round!
**[04:46] ---**
Is that so.
**[04:47] ---**
Indeed.
**[04:48] ---**
I'm looking forward to it!
**[04:49] ---**
Me too.
**[04:50] ---**
And I as well.
**[04:52] ---**
Starting today, I'll be your
special coach for a week!
**[04:56] ---**
I'm Masato Rikuo.
**[04:58] ---**
As you all know, kendo begins
with a bow and ends with a bow.
**[05:03] ---**
Let's get more good footage today, dog!
**[05:05] ---**
I'm going to do my best to
get some great shots, cat!
**[05:09] ---**
This feels so nice, bird.
**[05:12] ---**
So cool against my skin...
**[05:15] ---**
It's guiding me to dreamland, bird...
**[05:20] ---**
This girl is Sayaka, the one
we mentioned earlier.
**[05:23] ---**
Garga said that she has some kind
of talent with swords, but...
**[05:26] ---**
She sure doesn't look like it.
**[05:34] ---**
Now, before we start coaching, I'd like to work
with Kanesada to demonstrate a kendo match for you.
**[05:39] ---**
Please, give me a moment.
**[05:40] ---**
Before we begin... there's something that
I'd like to present to you all, forsooth.
**[05:44] ---**
Katana World flag cards,
autographed by my lord!
**[05:47] ---**
As well as these special collectible
mini-posters! Four designs in all!
**[05:50] ---**
Those who would join me in building
a bright future for Katana World!
**[05:53] ---**
Please accept these, forsooth!
**[05:55] ---**
-Yeah! A Katana World flag!
-Please give me one too!
**[06:00] ---**
They're very popular, forsooth.
**[06:03] ---**
Huh?
**[06:04] ---**
Thank you for this demonstration!
**[06:07] ---**
Begin!
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You're good!
**[06:18] ---**
You too!
**[06:36] ---**
Halt!
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What?
**[06:45] ---**
What should we do?
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Should we strike back?
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Our opponent is a young maiden.
**[06:50] ---**
We cannot return her
blows with our full force.
**[06:52] ---**
You've got a point.
**[06:54] ---**
As I thought, my judgment
was correct. This child...
**[06:59] ---**
If she dedicates herself
and practices her skills...
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Forsooth!
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She is certain to become
a master swordsman!
**[07:07] ---**
Masato! Kanesada!
**[07:14] ---**
Yuga!
**[07:17] ---**
Don't do it, Sayaka!
**[07:23] ---**
E-Elder brother?
**[07:26] ---**
Sayaka!
**[07:33] ---**
One! Two! One! Two!
**[07:36] ---**
I'm Sayaka's older brother, Kazuma.
**[07:38] ---**
I'm sorry that my little sister
has caused you all this trouble.
**[07:42] ---**
I humbly beg your forgiveness, forsooth!
**[07:47] ---**
No need to apologize.
**[07:48] ---**
What I want to know is...
**[07:49] ---**
What in the world just happened, forsooth?
**[07:51] ---**
I'm really curious too!
**[07:54] ---**
When my little sister is bathed in
someone else's powerful fighting spirit,
**[07:58] ---**
she loses her composure and
goes berserk, as you just saw.
**[08:01] ---**
What does berserk mean?
**[08:04] ---**
It means you lose control of yourself,
and act in unusual ways.
**[08:07] ---**
In that case, she wouldn't be able to battle
properly if she were ever to compete in a match.
**[08:11] ---**
It is as you say... I always lose the
match due to disqualification, forsooth.
**[08:16] ---**
It vexes me to my very soul, forsooth!
**[08:19] ---**
I don't have any particular ambitions,
but Sayaka is different.
**[08:23] ---**
She loves kendo with all her heart.
I wish there was some way to help her...
**[08:28] ---**
For share! Leave it to me!
**[08:32] ---**
I'll make sure that you can
compete in matches properly!
**[08:36] ---**
He really does like
to take care of others.
**[08:38] ---**
That's what's so great about Masato!
**[08:41] ---**
Let me assist as well.
**[08:43] ---**
Lending guidance to young swordsmen is
also part of a samurai's duties, forsooth.
**[08:47] ---**
Really?
**[08:52] ---**
I kinda got carried away earlier
and said I'd help, but...
**[08:56] ---**
I can't think of any good
plans of action, forsooth.
**[09:01] ---**
This girl must be Sayaka, right?
**[09:03] ---**
That's right, dog.
**[09:04] ---**
When she's sitting kitty like this,
she looks so quiet and shy.
**[09:08] ---**
But once she's on a rampage,
she's incredible, bird...
**[09:11] ---**
She's not incredible so much as scary!
**[09:14] ---**
Oh my, how terrifying.
**[09:16] ---**
Her eyes are especially
frightening. Glaring, glaring.
**[09:19] ---**
Under ideal circumstances, we should teach her
the emotional control necessary for combat
**[09:23] ---**
while she observes skilled
warriors in serious combat.
**[09:27] ---**
But if you do that, it'll just be
the same as what happened today.
**[09:31] ---**
Doesn't anybody have an
idea of what we could do?
**[09:34] ---**
Does this serious combat
thing have to be in kendo?
**[09:40] ---**
Like, how about Buddyfight?
**[09:42] ---**
That's a kind of serious
combat too, right?
**[09:44] ---**
I see what you mean...
that could be a good possibility.
**[09:48] ---**
Nice idea! For share! Let's have little
Sayaka observe our Buddyfight match!
**[09:53] ---**
I have no objections, forsooth!
**[09:59] ---**
Saturday morning is finally here!
**[10:01] ---**
Here we are at the Rampart card shop,
**[10:03] ---**
where the final match of the Shop
Preliminaries is about to begin!
**[10:07] ---**
Whoever wins goes on to the Ace Buddyfighter
Play-offs Secondary round, chu!
**[10:12] ---**
As always, let's get some
great footage today, dog!
**[10:15] ---**
All preparations are complete, cat!
**[10:18] ---**
I'm sleepy, bird.
**[10:21] ---**
Is this your first time
watching a Buddyfight?
**[10:23] ---**
Yes. Of course, we've heard of it, but...
**[10:27] ---**
Yuga can teach you the rules.
**[10:30] ---**
You must observe the Buddyfight match
while listening closely to what I say.
**[10:34] ---**
You understand?
**[10:35] ---**
Aye, milord!
**[10:36] ---**
What does aye milord mean?
**[10:39] ---**
Uh, first the players
luminize their decks!
**[10:41] ---**
The linked spiral is the chain of bonds!
**[10:44] ---**
Luminize!
**[10:48] ---**
Spiral Linkdragon Order!
**[10:51] ---**
Infusing my soul into every strike!
**[10:52] ---**
The iron blade glitters when it is drawn!
**[10:56] ---**
Luminize! Steel Bladedancer!
**[11:00] ---**
You have a minimum of
50 cards in your deck.
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You can include up to
four of the same card.
**[11:05] ---**
Buddy...fight!
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Raise the flag!
**[11:11] ---**
Ancient World!
**[11:13] ---**
Katana World!
**[11:15] ---**
Thunder Axe, Agito!
**[11:19] ---**
Steelframe Swordsman, KUROGANE.
**[11:22] ---**
Monsters, items, spells, and impacts.
There are many different types of cards.
**[11:28] ---**
So the key to victory lies in when you
unleash those cards, and how you use them.
**[11:35] ---**
You start out the match with 10 life.
**[11:37] ---**
You defend your life while attacking, and if
you reduce your opponent to 0 life, you win!
**[11:41] ---**
These two are battling with the position
of Shop Representative at stake!
**[11:44] ---**
The first move goes to Masato Rikuo!
**[11:57] ---**
Draw! Charge and draw!
**[12:00] ---**
Charge means you place
a hand card in your gauge.
**[12:02] ---**
And Draw means drawing
a card from your deck.
**[12:04] ---**
I Buddy call Thunder Axe,
Agito to the center!
**[12:09] ---**
Agito! Attack the fighter!
**[12:11] ---**
All right!
**[12:15] ---**
My turn...
**[12:17] ---**
Is over!
**[12:18] ---**
Combat isn't simply a matter of attacking
your opponent with all your strength.
**[12:22] ---**
You must breathe with the same rhythm as your
opponent, and adjust your timing to match theirs.
**[12:26] ---**
That is the same in
Buddyfight as well as kendo.
**[12:30] ---**
My turn. Draw. Charge and draw.
**[12:34] ---**
I Buddy call Steelframe Swordsman,
KUROGANE to the right, forsooth.
**[12:40] ---**
Under my lord's command,
KUROGANE has arrived!
**[12:44] ---**
I pay 1 life and equip Excelblade,
Godslash KANESADA.
**[12:55] ---**
Behold its magnificent strength!
**[12:57] ---**
Its shine and its beauty!
**[13:00] ---**
Excelblade Godslash,
KANESADA is my ultimate masterpiece!
**[13:03] ---**
Never before in all of history,
across all of the realms...
**[13:06] ---**
My lord!
**[13:08] ---**
We're in the middle of a match.
**[13:10] ---**
Oh, that's right.
**[13:11] ---**
I call Silver Orchid Swordsman
SUZU to the left!
**[13:14] ---**
Her effect lets me add Pinnacle of Iai,
Godspeed from my deck to my hand!
**[13:18] ---**
This is sudden, but let me explain!
**[13:21] ---**
Pinnacle of Iai, Godspeed is a card that, when the
opponent attacks, destroys the cards used to attack.
**[13:28] ---**
And it deals 3 damage to the opponent.
**[13:30] ---**
It is Kanesada's impact.
**[13:32] ---**
Right now, Kanesada has Excelblade,
Godslash KANESADA and Pinnacle of Iai, Godspeed.
**[13:39] ---**
This is part of his winning strategy.
**[13:43] ---**
KUROGANE's ability, activate!
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KUROGANE! Attack Agito, forsooth!
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My sword is my lord's sword!
**[13:58] ---**
Take this!
**[14:01] ---**
Sorry, Masato!
**[14:02] ---**
Agito!
**[14:03] ---**
Double Attack!
**[14:10] ---**
Follow him, Suzu!
**[14:16] ---**
Double Attack, forsooth! Suzu!
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I go forth!
**[14:25] ---**
You are down to 3 life, sir.
**[14:27] ---**
All I need to do is use my impact,
Godspeed, and I will win!
**[14:31] ---**
Nice fight tactics!
**[14:33] ---**
But you know, I'm not
about to lose either!
**[14:39] ---**
Behold. Look at their faces.
**[14:41] ---**
One attacks and the other guards.
One guards and the other attacks.
**[14:44] ---**
By repeating this, they gain a deeper
understanding of each other.
**[14:47] ---**
Gaining a deeper understanding...
of each other...
**[14:51] ---**
That's right.
**[14:53] ---**
Right now, what you lack is the ability to
consider your opponent's feelings and needs.
**[15:01] ---**
Draw!
**[15:02] ---**
Charge and draw!
**[15:03] ---**
I cast! Linkdragon Order's Anthem!
**[15:06] ---**
Masato Rikuo uses a spell
to increase his gauge by 2.
**[15:09] ---**
I call Mazuru to the center!
**[15:13] ---**
If you're looking for something lost,
just leave it to me!
**[15:18] ---**
Mazuru's effect lets Masato equip an item!
**[15:21] ---**
I call Johaku to the left!
**[15:29] ---**
Johaku's ability, activate!
**[15:31] ---**
Destroy one of the
opponent's size 1 monsters!
**[15:36] ---**
Sorry!
**[15:39] ---**
Nice, Linkdragon Order!
**[15:40] ---**
Hey!
**[15:40] ---**
Nice, Linkdragon Order!
**[15:41] ---**
Hey!
**[15:42] ---**
Yeah!
**[15:43] ---**
I add Mazuru and Johaku from the field, and from the drop
zone I add Agito, Tategami, Kaina and Jisen to the soul...
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And I call Spiral Thunder Axe,
King Agito to the center!
**[16:04] ---**
Right now, I'm massively
overflowing with power!
**[16:12] ---**
Joy, strength, and power!
**[16:14] ---**
The time has come to unite forces and
become one with our skillful comrades!
**[16:18] ---**
Spiral Dragon Share!
**[16:22] ---**
Wh-What's happening now?
**[16:24] ---**
It's Masato's specialty move!
**[16:26] ---**
This is sudden, but let
me explain once more!
**[16:29] ---**
The ability to use all of the Dragon Share
abilities from the soul cards!
**[16:32] ---**
That is the power of Spiral Dragon Share!
**[16:35] ---**
In other words, right now King Agito can
use the abilities of Investigator Mazuru,
**[16:38] ---**
Willed Johaku, Thunder Axe Agito, Assailant Tategami,
Heavystriker Kaina, and Keen Ear Jisen.
**[16:44] ---**
All of their abilities
are shared with him!
**[16:47] ---**
King Agito's ability, activate!
**[16:50] ---**
Send one of KUROGANE's soul
cards straight to the drop zone!
**[16:55] ---**
Oh no! KUROGANE has lost a soul card!
**[16:58] ---**
King Agito used the ability of
a card in his soul, Tategami!
**[17:04] ---**
I cast! Linkdragon Order's Links!
**[17:07] ---**
My lord is the one who will proceed
to the Secondary round!
**[17:10] ---**
I will pray for his victory!
**[17:13] ---**
KUROGANE!
**[17:14] ---**
KUROGANE has fallen in battle!
**[17:16] ---**
Because he lost that soul card earlier,
his Soulguard ability doesn't activate.
**[17:19] ---**
That's gotta hurt!
**[17:20] ---**
King Agito! Attack the fighter!
**[17:23] ---**
Roger that!
**[17:26] ---**
I've been waiting for this
moment to arrive, forsooth.
**[17:30] ---**
I will strike you down!
**[17:32] ---**
Impact! Pinnacle of Iai, Godspeed!
**[17:38] ---**
Kanesada Kaji unleashes his impact!
**[17:41] ---**
Pinnacle of Iai, Godspeed
explodes with power!
**[17:49] ---**
Why?
**[17:51] ---**
Why does my impact have
no effect, forsooth?
**[17:54] ---**
Godspeed...
**[17:56] ---**
Has been defeated!
**[17:58] ---**
This is sudden, but let
me explain some more!
**[18:01] ---**
Currently, King Agito has Wild Axe's effect,
and Keen Ear Jisen's Dragon Share.
**[18:05] ---**
This means that he can't have his abilities nullified,
and he can't be destroyed by another card's effect.
**[18:09] ---**
Simply put, he is invincible!
**[18:14] ---**
King Agito's Double Attack
strikes its target!
**[18:18] ---**
I cast! Linkdragon Order's Renewal!
**[18:21] ---**
Masato Rikuo uses a spell to Stand King Agito,
and prepares for a follow-up attack!
**[18:26] ---**
King Agito! Do a link attack with me!
**[18:29] ---**
All right!
**[18:38] ---**
Final Phase!
**[18:41] ---**
I cast!
**[18:42] ---**
Thunder Dragon Tornado!
**[18:55] ---**
Impact! Thunder Dragon Tornado!
**[19:08] ---**
Game End! The victor is Masato Rikuo!
**[19:11] ---**
For Share!
**[19:13] ---**
Order's anthem!
All together!
**[19:15] ---**
The linked spiral is the chain of bonds!
**[19:19] ---**
We all want to hear Masato say for share!
**[19:23] ---**
So we join forces and fight in his name!
**[19:26] ---**
Oh, we are the Linkdragon Order!
**[19:30] ---**
Yeah!
**[19:31] ---**
And with that, the Ace Buddyfighter Play-offs
Shop Preliminary Rounds are now complete!
**[19:36] ---**
The next match will commence
the Secondary Rounds, chu!
**[19:39] ---**
Stay tuned!
**[19:47] ---**
You adjust your combat strategy according to your
opponent and the situation you find yourself in...
**[19:51] ---**
I admire that, forsooth.
**[19:53] ---**
You're quite skilled yourself!
**[19:55] ---**
Early on, I was in a lot of hot water.
**[19:58] ---**
Please, for our sake as well as yours,
reach the top in the Ace Buddyfighter Play-offs!
**[20:03] ---**
Yeah! We're gonna win for sure!
**[20:09] ---**
Your words have struck a chord
deep in my heart, forsooth.
**[20:16] ---**
E-Elder brother?
**[20:18] ---**
What is it?
**[20:19] ---**
What's your problem?
**[20:20] ---**
I had no idea!
**[20:22] ---**
Buddyfight is such a fascinating game!
**[20:25] ---**
Buddyfight is the best ever!
**[20:28] ---**
Oh, it was so much fun!
**[20:29] ---**
Which pack should I buy?
**[20:31] ---**
Maybe I'll buy all of them!
**[20:34] ---**
Begin!
**[20:44] ---**
How's it going?
**[20:57] ---**
Right now, what you lack is the ability to
consider your opponent's feelings and needs.
**[21:09] ---**
Eyes open!
**[21:12] ---**
Well done!
**[21:15] ---**
Excuse my rudeness.
**[21:17] ---**
Both combatants!
**[21:18] ---**
Bow!
**[21:23] ---**
You should be fine now.
**[21:25] ---**
It worked!
**[21:26] ---**
If Lord Garga says it is so,
then we can all rest easy.
**[21:30] ---**
That's great!
**[21:32] ---**
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
**[21:36] ---**
All that remains is to continue improving every day,
and make the power you have when berserk, your own.
**[21:42] ---**
Then you will become a
master swordsman for certain.
**[21:46] ---**
Aye, milord!
**[21:47] ---**
Thank you, all of you, forsooth.
**[21:50] ---**
I give you my thanks for what you've
done for me and my elder brother.
**[21:53] ---**
Is something up with Kazuma?
**[21:55] ---**
My elder brother has found what he wishes
to do with his life, just as I have, forsooth.
**[22:03] ---**
Excuse me!
**[22:05] ---**
I'd like to buy all of these, please!
**[22:13] ---**
Ran! Ran! Ga-woo!
**[22:17] ---**
Hey, fans! Once again, the two of
us will introduce a special card!
**[22:21] ---**
The card we're introducing
today is this one!
**[22:24] ---**
Pinnacle of Iai, Godspeed!
**[22:26] ---**
When your opponent attacks,
**[22:27] ---**
you can use this impact card as long as you have
an Excelblade on your field in the Stand position.
**[22:32] ---**
It'll nullify your opponent's attack.
**[22:35] ---**
In addition, it will nullify all of the abilities of
the cards that attacked you, and destroy them!
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And it'll deal 3 damage to your opponent!
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It's a card that defies your opponent's
expectations... that's how Katana World rolls!
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This means that even cards that have
Soulguard or cards that have abilities that
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prevent being destroyed by
effects can be easily destroyed.
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Destroy your opponent's ace card
and upset their battle strategy.
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What did you think of today's card?
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I hope you'll all use this card to build
the most powerful deck ever!
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Now then...
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We're off to work on our next video,
so don't forget to... Check us out!
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The Ace Buddyfighter Play-offs
enter a new stage!
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The first opponent I face is... that guy!
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Next episode: The Secondary Round begins!
A Challenge from Vile Ranma!
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Let's do this, Garga.
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Join us for a Buddyfight!