7 - It's Here! WBC Cup Cho-Tokyo Championship!

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    Huh?
[00:01] ---
    A switch?
[00:03] ---
    What is this? Can I push it? No, no, no, it's a
    bad idea to push it without asking first...
[00:06] ---
    Oh well! Click!
[00:07] ---
    Bal!
[00:08] ---
    Huh?
[00:09] ---
    -Bal-bal-bal-bal-bal!
    -Whoa! What?
[00:11] ---
    New Bal!
[00:13] ---
    I shouldn't have pushed it!
[00:17] ---
    Future Card Buddyfight is a card game where you become
    partners with a monster and fight alongside them!
[00:24] ---
    And now those Buddy Monsters who become
    our partners have gained a new power!
[00:33] ---
    And that power is called...
    Impact Monster!
[00:41] ---
    Now, count the number of cards
    that fell into your drop zone!
[00:46] ---
    I have 13 cards in my drop zone.
    Now, come.
[00:51] ---
    Very well.
[00:53] ---
    Right now, Abygale has a critical of 6.
    And his attack cannot be nullified!
[01:00] ---
    Scatter in space, like stardust!
[01:02] ---
    Vanishing Death Hole!
[01:10] ---
    This is our strength.
[02:44] ---
    It's finally begun! The World Buddy Cup,
    or WBC Cup for short, Cho-Tokyo Preliminaries!
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    At each stadium, there are people seeking
    to become Buddy Champions...
[02:53] ---
    the greatest Buddyfighters in the world!
[02:55] ---
    Their fights are hotter than octopus dumplings!
[02:58] ---
    Way hotter!
[03:00] ---
    Hotter than pizza! Much hotter!
[03:04] ---
    These red-hot battles are taking place now!
[03:06] ---
    Bal! Attack the fighter!
[03:08] ---
    This will finish you, bal!
[03:16] ---
    You're doing great, Gao! Bal!
[03:19] ---
    If they win the next fight, they'll be in the Best 8!
[03:23] ---
    -Amazing! -So cool!
    -What's with that dragon?
[03:26] ---
    We'll keep this up and become Buddy
    Champions in no time, bal!
[03:31] ---
    It's here! WBC Cup Cho-Tokyo Championship!
[03:36] ---
    The Best 16 fighters have made it through
    the preliminary rounds, and in a few moments...
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    The matches that will determine the
    Best 8 fighters are about to begin!
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    Here in the Main Stadium, the fans are really heating
    up the place with their excitement and anticipation!
[03:53] ---
    I, Paruko Nanana, will be offering commentary
    on this live broadcast!
[03:56] ---
    And! The first fighter to appear is...
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    The genius Buddyfighter, our hero,
    Master Tasuku Ryuenji!
[04:03] ---
    Should we add more Dragon Shields?
    But the number of monster cards...
[04:08] ---
    Then how about using one with the Move ability?
[04:11] ---
    Like this card.
[04:13] ---
    Black Spotted Dragon, Black Dot?
[04:16] ---
    I get it! A size 1 monster that
    I can use for defense, too!
[04:20] ---
    In that case, we should rethink your Item cards too.
[04:23] ---
    Can't I use Bal Knuckle?
[04:25] ---
    If you're going to plan ahead for your next turn...
[04:28] ---
    This Sun Sword, Bal Guard card
    should be useful as well.
[04:32] ---
    This is a little different from your usual item!
[04:35] ---
    Huh?
[04:36] ---
    Show Bal too, bal!
[04:37] ---
    Stop! Don't do that!
[04:39] ---
    Bal wants to do something to help win, bal!
[04:41] ---
    Bal will go ask Jack, bal!
[04:46] ---
    Not again!
[04:57] ---
    Nobody's here, bal.
[05:01] ---
    Tiger Boy!
[05:03] ---
    Huh?
[05:04] ---
    Look. Over there.
[05:06] ---
    What?
[05:11] ---
    Oh, it's just Gao's shrimp dragon.
[05:14] ---
    Huh?
[05:15] ---
    Kitten Shirt!
[05:16] ---
    It's a tiger!
[05:17] ---
    Oh, so you're the infamous Dragon of the Sun,
    Bal Dragon that everyone's talking about.
[05:23] ---
    Who are you, bal?
[05:24] ---
    He's my Buddy!
[05:26] ---
    Knight of Glory, El Quixote.
    Nice to meet you.
[05:30] ---
    Nice to meet you, bal!
[05:32] ---
    Why isn't anyone here, bal?
[05:33] ---
    It's obvious, isn't it?
[05:35] ---
    All the students have gone to the
    Fighting Stage to see the Buddyfights.
[05:40] ---
    Is that so, bal.
[05:41] ---
    Are you looking for somebody?
[05:44] ---
    Bal wanted to ask Jack something.
[05:47] ---
    Oh. Jack is in the middle of a Buddyfight right now.
[05:53] ---
    Impact call!
[05:55] ---
    I pay 3 gauge and transform Jackknife
    into an Impact Monster!
[06:04] ---
    Finish him, Jack!
[06:06] ---
    All busters terminate!
[06:12] ---
    He nailed it! This Impact Monster is strong!
    Too strong!
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    Game End! Winner, Tasuku Ryuenji!
[06:22] ---
    With this show of overwhelming strength,
    he's heading into the Best 8!
[06:26] ---
    You came to learn how to win from Jack?
[06:29] ---
    Bal still doesn't understand all that
    stuff about decks, bal.
[06:33] ---
    So Bal wanted another way to c...c...
[06:37] ---
    Contribute?
[06:37] ---
    That's right, bal!
[06:39] ---
    Bal wanted to Jack to share other ways
    to contribute to victory, bal!
[06:43] ---
    Well...That's a tricky question.
[06:46] ---
    Is it, bal?
[06:47] ---
    Buddyfight is just a game of luck.
[06:50] ---
    In the end, the guy who has luck on his side wins.
[06:53] ---
    Huh?
[06:53] ---
    That would mean that you're pretty lucky yourself,
    since you've lasted this long in the tournament.
[06:59] ---
    Eh, Tiger Boy?
[07:00] ---
    In my case, it's actual skill!
[07:03] ---
    So Gao can win if he's very lucky, bal?
[07:05] ---
    Huh?
[07:06] ---
    How does a person become more lucky, bal?
[07:09] ---
    U-Um.
[07:10] ---
    You can buy amulets or lucky items.
    And you can look up your lucky color.
[07:15] ---
    Some people even change their name
    to increase their luck.
[07:18] ---
    Bal understands, bal!
[07:19] ---
    Huh?
[07:21] ---
    H-Hey!
[07:27] ---
    All right! With this deck, I feel like I can win no
    matter who my opponent is!
[07:33] ---
    Senior Tasuku won!
[07:35] ---
    Of course.
    We should head out too.
[07:39] ---
    Hey! Now that you mention it,
    where did Bal go?
[07:45] ---
    Bal is back, bal!
[07:46] ---
    Bal!
[07:48] ---
    Why do you look like that?
[07:50] ---
    Bal's lucky color for today is gold, bal!
[07:57] ---
    Bal's lucky foods are octopus dumplings and
    mousse-filled chocolate! Lucky number is 9!
[08:02] ---
    So Bal bought nine each of octopus
    dumplings and mousse-filled chocolates!
[08:06] ---
    And Bal bought amulets, and a crystal ball,
    and a shed snakeskin, and a horseshoe...
[08:10] ---
    Lots of lucky items, bal!
[08:11] ---
    What's going on?
[08:13] ---
    Buddyfight is a game of luck, bal!
[08:16] ---
    Whoever is luckier will win, bal!
[08:18] ---
    That's why...
[08:19] ---
    Bal bought all sorts of things
    to improve luck, bal!
[08:22] ---
    Bal, you bought too much...
[08:24] ---
    Oh! Bal forgot something crucial, bal!
[08:27] ---
    From now on, Gao will have a new name, bal!
[08:30] ---
    A new name?
[08:31] ---
    Bal went to a fortuneteller and got Gao a
    name that's way luckier, bal!
[08:36] ---
    Now Gao will be Buddy Champion for sure, bal!
[08:39] ---
    I wonder what the name will be?
[08:41] ---
    Don't disappoint us...
[08:44] ---
    It's Groaner Mikado, bal!
[08:46] ---
    Groaner?
[08:47] ---
    The name is literally a groaner.
[08:49] ---
    You said it.
[08:50] ---
    Why do I have to change my name
    to something that silly?
[08:54] ---
    Because this name will help us win, bal!
[08:56] ---
    I'm not using my name to Buddyfight!
    I don't need those lucky items, either!
[09:03] ---
    Bal went to all this trouble for Gao!
    Gao is a blockhead, bal!
[09:08] ---
    Why?
[09:09] ---
    Oh no, the deck!
[09:19] ---
    Sorry.
[09:20] ---
    Huh?
[09:22] ---
    This is all because I said it was a game of luck.
[09:25] ---
    Noboru.
[09:28] ---
    What's going on? I think this is the first
    time I've ever heard you say "Sorry".
[09:35] ---
    That's certainly true.
[09:36] ---
    I-I don't want you claiming that
    you lost because of me.
[09:39] ---
    Gramps! We're going to go look
    for that shrimp dragon!
[09:42] ---
    Yes.
[09:43] ---
    I'll go too!
[09:44] ---
    Wait, Gao. There's not enough time before your match.
    You'd better stay here.
[09:48] ---
    But...
[09:49] ---
    You can't afford to take your time looking for him!
    Your match starts earlier than mine!
[09:54] ---
    Worst case scenario, even if Bal doesn't make it,
    you can avoid losing by default.
[10:00] ---
    Okay.
[10:02] ---
    Noboru. Baku. I'm counting on you!
[10:04] ---
    Okay.
[10:15] ---
    Gao's match starts at 3 in the afternoon.
[10:19] ---
    That's our time limit.
[10:22] ---
    Gathering this many things in
    such a short amount of time...
[10:25] ---
    He must have been running around like crazy.
[10:29] ---
    That's right. He was trying so hard to win,
    in his own way.
[10:35] ---
    But I...
[10:39] ---
    Where could he be?
[10:41] ---
    We've checked all the places he'd be likely to visit!
[10:47] ---
    Tiger Boy! Look!
[10:50] ---
    A travelling pizza truck?
[10:53] ---
    Why, that...
[10:56] ---
    It looks like he drowned his sorrows in pizza...
    And fell asleep.
[11:00] ---
    What's the time?
[11:04] ---
    We're too late...
[11:08] ---
    Looks like Gao's luck ran out.
[11:11] ---
    We managed to find him, and yet...
[11:17] ---
    Hey, Kuguru? Yeah, we finally found him.
    But even if we left now...
[11:23] ---
    What? The previous match isn't over yet?
[11:27] ---
    Now! It's about time you prepared for defeat!
[11:29] ---
    Seifukai leader, Genma Todoroki!
[11:32] ---
    At this point, there is no way
    that you can turn the tables!
[11:36] ---
    You have no hand cards or gauge left.
    How are you going to win, geh?
[11:40] ---
    If I keep buying time, a miracle might happen!
[11:43] ---
    Something might fall from the sky and permanently
    knock Genma out of the competition!
[11:47] ---
    Magoroku. Are you serious, geh?
[11:50] ---
    Whoa! President Shido clings on futilely,
    but he's finally reached 0 life!
[11:55] ---
    Genma Todoroki is in the Best 8!
[11:58] ---
    We made it in time!
[12:05] ---
    Wake up, Bal. It's time.
[12:08] ---
    Where...?
[12:09] ---
    Let's Buddyfight together.
[12:12] ---
    Oh! Gao!
[12:14] ---
    Hmph! Fine, Bal's lucky items are useless, bal!
[12:18] ---
    If you mean the things that you gathered,
    they're here.
[12:21] ---
    Hmm?
[12:22] ---
    I'm sorry about what I said before.
    These are all filled with your desire to win.
[12:28] ---
    So I'd be honored to use them.
[12:31] ---
    G-Gao.
[12:32] ---
    But please don't make me change my name.
    If I changed it, I'd disappoint my mom and dad.
[12:39] ---
    I guess it can't be helped, bal.
[12:40] ---
    We're Buddies.
[12:43] ---
    Let's become Buddy Champions together.
[12:46] ---
    Of course, bal!
[12:48] ---
    The next Buddyfighter is an eighth-grader
    from Sengoku Academy's junior high school!
[12:53] ---
    The head monitor, Shosetsu Kirisame!
[12:56] ---
    Continuing on, we have Aibo Academy Elementary School
    Sixth Grader, the so-called Mighty Sun Warrior!
[13:01] ---
    Gao Mikado!
[13:05] ---
    With the power of the lucky items,
    we'll win for sure, bal!
[13:08] ---
    Do your best, Gao!
[13:10] ---
    You too, Bal!
[13:20] ---
    You're my next opponent, aren't you?
    Gaito Kurouzu.
[13:25] ---
    I heard you've been acting all snooty, just because
    you beat Gao through sheer luck.
[13:29] ---
    I'm telling you now...
[13:30] ---
    I've beat Gao as well.
    Don't think you'll beat me!
[13:35] ---
    All you have is dumb luck!
[13:41] ---
    You're ignoring me?
[13:43] ---
    In the next match...you're going to lose.
[13:46] ---
    What did you say?
[13:47] ---
    The reason is...
[13:48] ---
    People are controlled by destiny
    that they cannot change.
[13:53] ---
    Impact Call!
[13:55] ---
    I pay 3 gauge and transform Bal Dragon
    into an Impact Monster!
[14:01] ---
    Bal will try his super-best!
[14:05] ---
    Now, this will finish you!
[14:12] ---
    Bal is now a size 2 monster with 11000
    power, 6000 defense, and a critical of 4.
[14:20] ---
    His attacks can't be nullified!
[14:32] ---
    Bal Burst Smasher!
[14:36] ---
    So this is the Impact Monster
    everyone's been talking about!
[14:40] ---
    Game End!
    Winner, Gao Mikado!
[14:42] ---
    All right!
    Thank you very much!
[14:45] ---
    We did it, bal!
[14:47] ---
    Gao Mikado defeats a powerful opponent,
    Shosetsu Kirisame, and heads on to the Best 8!
[14:54] ---
    He managed to win!
[14:56] ---
    It's all thanks to your deck-building,
    Baku, and Bal's hard work.
[15:00] ---
    We won!
[15:01] ---
    We won, bal!
[15:03] ---
    Looks like you beat me to the punch.
[15:06] ---
    Thanks, Noboru.
    It's all because you found Bal.
[15:11] ---
    Kitten Shirt should try his best too!
[15:12] ---
    It's a tiger!
[15:14] ---
    I'm not losing to that gloomy jerk.
    You go ahead and wait for me.
[15:19] ---
    I'll catch up soon enough.
[15:20] ---
    All right!
[15:24] ---
    You're good rivals.
[15:27] ---
    Oh!
[15:28] ---
    Huh? What's wrong, Bal?
[15:30] ---
    Bal bought an amulet for Kitten Shirt too,
    but forgot to give it to him, bal.
[15:35] ---
    Finally, we're at the last match for today!
[15:38] ---
    Battling it out for the last position in the Best 8
    will be Noboru Kodo and Gaito Kurouzu!
[15:44] ---
    Both Aibo Academy Sixth Graders!
[15:47] ---
    Penetrate the earth and pierce the heavens!
[15:50] ---
    Luminize, Tiger Knights!
[15:54] ---
    The dark hour has begun...
[15:56] ---
    Luminize, Hollow Black Dragon.
[16:01] ---
    Buddy...
[16:03] ---
    Fight!
[16:05] ---
    Raise the flag!
[16:08] ---
    Dungeon World!
[16:09] ---
    Darkness Dragon World!
[16:13] ---
    First move goes to Noboru Kodo.
[16:15] ---
    Dungeon World has the item cards Savage Lance,
    Eisen Tiger and Flash Lance, Blitz Tiger,
[16:22] ---
    which can be equipped at the same time!
[16:24] ---
    With a two-sword fighting stance,
    it'll be an instant defeat! Instant!
[16:27] ---
    So there's really no need for me to analyze...
[16:30] ---
    I'll just pick my nose instead.
[16:33] ---
    Ow!
[16:33] ---
    Here I go! Savage Lance,
    Eisen Tiger!
[16:39] ---
    Looking good, Noboru!
[16:41] ---
    Bal wants Kitten Shirt to win, bal!
[16:44] ---
    But...
[16:45] ---
    Bal wants to fight with Gaito and Abygale too, bal.
[16:49] ---
    Draw.
[16:51] ---
    Charge and draw.
[16:52] ---
    To the left, I call Black Fire, Inflame.
[16:55] ---
    To the center, I call Black Sleepless City, Dimmborgil.
[16:58] ---
    To the right, I call Black Cradle, Crablus.
[17:01] ---
    It doesn't matter how many monsters you call!
[17:04] ---
    As soon as Blitz Tiger ends up in my hand,
    I'll kick them all away with my two-sword style!
[17:09] ---
    I cast Black Drain.
[17:14] ---
    What?
[17:17] ---
    Blitz Tiger!
[17:19] ---
    Gaito destroys cards in Noboru's deck
    and increases 1 gauge!
[17:22] ---
    And now Gaito's attack begins!
[17:26] ---
    But Blitz Tiger...
[17:28] ---
    That's right. He must have more than one!
[17:33] ---
    I cast! Divine Protection of Shalsana!
[17:37] ---
    My turn is over.
[17:39] ---
    I'll draw Blitz Tiger with my own hand!
[17:42] ---
    My turn!
[17:44] ---
    Draw. Charge and draw!
[17:50] ---
    Looks like Blitz Tiger didn't show up!
[17:53] ---
    Next time! I still have my next turn!
[17:56] ---
    Did you say "next turn"? You won't have a next turn.
    Ever.
[18:02] ---
    What?
[18:04] ---
    Gaito does a Buddy call!
[18:07] ---
    I discard 1 hand card and activate Abygale's ability!
[18:12] ---
    Wind of Atonement!
[18:15] ---
    This ability destroys one of
    the opponent's monsters,
[18:18] ---
    and destroys the same number of deck
    cards as the monster's size!
[18:23] ---
    Blitz Tiger again...
    What's the deal?
[18:28] ---
    If a different card had been destroyed, and if I'd been able
    to draw Blitz Tiger, the situation would be totally different.
[18:36] ---
    That's why I keep saying that Buddyfight
    is just a game of luck.
[18:39] ---
    It's true that there's some element of luck.
    But young man...
[18:44] ---
    Did you ever prepare yourself to grab
    those lucky chances?
[18:48] ---
    Do your best, Kitten Shirt!
[18:50] ---
    The fight is just starting, bal!
[18:53] ---
    Bal is in your corner, bal!
[18:55] ---
    Shrimp dragon...
[18:56] ---
    It's true, that little fellow's actions
    missed the mark and was pointless.
[19:01] ---
    But he put his whole heart into it, in
    order to grasp a lucky chance and win.
[19:07] ---
    Isn't luck something that comes
    to those who make an effort?
[19:11] ---
    Shut up, Gramps.
[19:13] ---
    You don't make an effort because if you lost, you wouldn't
    be able to blame it on luck. Your lack of skill...
[19:19] ---
    I told you to shut up!
[19:21] ---
    I'll grant you your wish.
[19:28] ---
    I silenced him for you.
[19:29] ---
    Due to Black Cradle, Crablus's effect,
    Noboru's deck is destroyed even further!
[19:35] ---
    Blitz Tiger again!
[19:38] ---
    Burn!
[19:41] ---
    Take this!
[19:44] ---
    I still have one Blitz Tiger in my deck!
[19:48] ---
    I believe I told you there'd be no next turn.
[19:51] ---
    What?
[19:52] ---
    Final Phase!
[19:53] ---
    You gloomy jerk!
[19:56] ---
    Impact call to the center!
[19:58] ---
    What?
[19:59] ---
    This is super-bad, B!
[20:01] ---
    Meow!
[20:02] ---
    I pay 3 gauge and transform Abygale
    into an Impact Monster!
[20:08] ---
    Just as I thought, B!
[20:11] ---
    Meow!
[20:13] ---
    He is now a Size 3 monster with 8000 power
    and defense. And a critical of 3.
[20:21] ---
    Now you will learn Gaito's true power!
[20:24] ---
    Scatter in space, like stardust!
[20:27] ---
    Vanishing Death Hole!
[20:31] ---
    Dammit!
[20:36] ---
    Game End! Winner, Gaito Kurouzu!
    He's heading for the Best 8!
[20:41] ---
    Now the WBC Cup Cho-Tokyo
    Championship Best 8 are all set!
[20:52] ---
    Noboru.
[20:53] ---
    That was some bad luck.
[20:55] ---
    Nobody expected 3 Blitz Tigers
    to be sent to the drop zone.
[21:00] ---
    Pretty much.
    But you know, luck is a part of skill as well.
[21:03] ---
    Kitten Shirt...
[21:04] ---
    I keep telling you, it's a tiger!
[21:07] ---
    Bal forgot to give this, bal.
[21:09] ---
    Huh?
[21:11] ---
    I'll do a favor and accept it.
[21:13] ---
    Oh?
[21:15] ---
    It's an amulet for safe childbirth.
[21:17] ---
    Safe childbirth?
[21:18] ---
    Why would I want something like this?
[21:22] ---
    Well, let me introduce once again the eight
    Buddyfighters who made it to the Best 8!
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    First up, many say he's the number 1 fighter
    in Aibo Academy's Junior High division!
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    It's Genma Todoroki!
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    Next! He recently transferred
    to Aibo Academy's Junior High division.
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    The Prince of Buddyfight, and a
    former Buddy Police officer, Tasuku Ryuenji!
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    The eye of the storm in this championship!
    Gaito Kurouzu!
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    The man with two smiles!
    Wataru Kageo!
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    The mysterious masked man,
    Masuka Raid!
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    And everybody knows Gao Mikado!
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    You can do it! Buddy Champion!
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    Gao! Bal!
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    The robot-master,
    Dash Kazakiri!
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    Finally, I'm told a Buddyfighter who won
    at a different stadium is headed this way!
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    Why, that's...
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    A fishing boat.
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    He's going to come here in that thing, bal!
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    He can't do that in a boat.
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    But he's showing no sign of dropping speed!
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    He's gonna crash!
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    What?
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    H-He threw it!
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    Sorry to keep you waiting!
    I'm Dai Kaido!
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    He looks like fun, bal!
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    Today's winning card!
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    Black Death Dragon, Abygale!
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    Discard 1 hand card,
    and you can destroy any monster!
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    And put the same number of deck cards
    as the monster's size into the drop zone!
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    You can send even more cards into your
    opponent's drop zone with this card!
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    That's destroying too much, bal!
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    Jack, please don't fight, bal!
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    If Miss Frill loses to Jack and Tasuku,
    Miss Frill will be punished, bal!
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    Next episode, "So Lovely! Uniform Warrior
    of Love and Courage, Blazer Frill!"
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    Buddyfight, bal!