E43 - Mauro's Wish, a Longing that Cannot Be
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SIGN Episode 43
Mauro's Wish, a Longing that Cannot Be
[00:12] Gu
Mauro, I brought some dessert tea.
[00:16] Gu
Thank you.
[00:20] Gu
This is first flush.
You said you liked it.
[00:24] Gu
You didn't need to do that for me.
[00:26] Gu
What about some sweets?
[00:28] Gu
Shall I call a pâtissier?
[00:30] Gu
Thank you.
[00:32] Gu
But...
[00:33] Gu
I'll grant any wish you have.
[00:42] Gu
It's me.
[00:44] Gu
Yeah.
[00:46] Gu
This is about that, right?
[00:48] Gu
Yes.
[00:54] Gu
My... wish.
[00:59] Gu
You've awakened, haven't you?
[01:01] Gu
What you seek...
[01:03] Gu
What lies beyond the empty horizon...
[01:06] Gu
What is your wish?
[01:09] Gu
I don't have one.
[01:11] Gu
I don't know who are you, or where I am.
[01:17] Gu
End this.
[01:19] Gu
How have you awakened already?
[01:23] Gu
It was obvious.
[01:26] Gu
This kindness I'm experiencing is impossible.
[01:33] Gu
Take my hand.
[01:37] Gu
Defeat the corrupted priest.
[01:39] Gu
And then you will...
[01:52] Gu
Where am I?
[01:56] Gu
Oh dear.
[01:57] Gu
Now, where is this corrupted priest?
[02:03] Gu
There is no confessional here.
[02:08] Gu
Oh, is that not why you are here?
[02:10] Gu
You seemed to want
to get something off your chest.
[02:13] Gu
Who are you?
[02:15] Gu
Do you like tea?
[02:24] Gu
Not to your liking?
[02:26] Gu
No, I just don't feel like drinking any.
[02:34] Gu
It's very good.
[02:36] Gu
No flaws in its aroma or taste at all.
[02:41] Gu
Just like this world.
[02:45] Gu
Another beautiful day...
[02:47] Gu
And tomorrow and the day after,
for all eternity, that will never change.
[02:52] Gu
A world with only beautiful days.
[02:55] Gu
Crops that grow without pests or disease.
[03:00] Gu
People who never envy or hate others.
[03:04] Gu
Almost like...
[03:06] Gu
Almost like a dream?
[03:08] Gu
Or, a nightmare, perhaps?
[03:10] Gu
You are not surprised.
[03:12] Gu
I was just in a similar place a moment ago.
[03:17] Gu
If this is a dream, who is the dreamer?
[03:21] Gu
Me, or you?
[03:26] Gu
I'm looking for the corrupted priest.
[03:29] Gu
That's you, isn't it?
[03:32] Gu
Do you remember how your world ended?
[03:37] Gu
Not clearly.
[03:40] Gu
You were chosen.
[03:42] Gu
And you met me.
[03:46] Gu
But...
[03:47] Gu
You were defeated.
SIGN Imperial Saint
[03:49] Gu
And now you face me, the memories of the
ancient hero carved into the legendary card.
[03:58] Gu
I see.
[04:00] Gu
I don't understand
what you mean about "memories,"
[04:03] Gu
but if I defeat you, I can leave, right?
[04:08] Gu
Yes.
[04:09] Gu
And for my part, I must test you.
[04:13] Gu
Whether you are worthy of the world...
[04:16] Gu
I'm Mauro.
[04:19] Gu
Mauro Abelard.
[04:22] Gu
Please use my name.
[04:24] Gu
I am Eris Anthule.
[04:27] Gu
I am your judge, Mauro.
[04:30] Gu
Reality is cruel. Unbearably so, sometimes.
[04:34] Gu
Is that true for you?
[04:37] Gu
It doesn't matter.
[04:39] Gu
I'll defeat you.
[04:41] Gu
Please do, if you can.
[04:43] Gu
Now, let us begin.
[04:46] Gu
Battle! Shadowverse!
[05:35] Gu
I play Rabbit Healer.
[05:39] Gu
I end my turn.
[05:40] Gu
My turn, then.
[05:42] Gu
I play a Countdown Amulet,
[05:45] Gu
Prism Relic.
[05:48] Gu
Its effect does 2 damage
to an enemy follower.
[05:55] Gu
That card...?!
[05:56] Gu
I end my turn.
[05:58] Gu
Fascinating.
[06:00] Gu
She's another Countdown Amulet user, huh?
[06:03] Gu
My turn. Draw.
[06:06] Gu
I play Sledgehammer Exorcist.
[06:09] Gu
Countdown decks are my specialty.
[06:13] Gu
I won't lose easily.
[06:15] Gu
Yes, I am aware.
[06:17] Gu
But my relic cards are not
just Countdown Amulets.
[06:23] Gu
Right now they're but tiny fragments,
[06:25] Gu
but if they swell in number,
they get more powerful and awaken!
[06:30] Gu
I play Octarelic.
[06:32] Gu
Its effect activates and banishes
one follower with 4 defense or less!
[06:42] Gu
This is, in a way, a prayer.
[06:44] Gu
A prayer to the heavens
that deliver false peace.
[06:48] Gu
A prayer, huh?
[06:51] Gu
Have you never prayed?
[06:54] Gu
I have. I prayed many times.
[06:57] Gu
And many times, I thought
my prayers had been answered, but...
[07:03] Gu
I thought he came in answer to my prayers.
[07:10] Gu
But I was wrong.
[07:12] Gu
I was chosen. That was all.
[07:15] Gu
Cursed Maiden.
[07:16] Gu
Its effect advances
Pinion Prayer's Countdown by 1.
[07:22] Gu
I end my turn.
[07:24] Gu
You know despair as well, then.
[07:28] Gu
I should have fulfilled the duty
I was given.
[07:31] Gu
But I couldn't.
[07:33] Gu
I betrayed the world,
but I never paid the price for my evil deeds.
[07:37] Gu
I'm still alive.
[07:40] Gu
If this isn't despair, what is?
[07:45] Gu
Perhaps what suits you best is peace.
[07:51] Gu
Prism Relic's Countdown hits 0,
and it is destroyed.
[07:55] Gu
Its Last Words activate.
[07:57] Gu
A random relic card is moved
from my deck to my hand.
[08:01] Gu
I play Cylinder Relic.
[08:04] Gu
It creates a Relic Guardian.
[08:07] Gu
And I play and evolve Relic Priest!
[08:14] Gu
Relic Priest's evolve effect activates
[08:17] Gu
and advances the Countdown
of my relic cards in play by 1.
[08:21] Gu
Octarelic's Countdown becomes 0,
[08:24] Gu
and its Last Words add
another relic card to my hand.
[08:29] Gu
I attack Cursed Maiden
with my evolved Relic Priest!
[08:34] Gu
If you have the power to defeat me,
then despair cannot defeat you.
[08:40] Gu
And if I lose...
[08:42] Gu
Then perhaps we shall live together,
in blissful despair?
[08:48] Gu
I see.
[08:50] Gu
My turn. Draw.
[08:55] Gu
Pinion Prayer's Countdown hits 0
and creates a Holy Falcon.
[09:05] Gu
I play Radiance Angel.
[09:08] Gu
I'll draw a card.
[09:11] Gu
I attack Relic Guardian with Holy Falcon!
[09:15] Gu
And then I evolve Radiance Angel!
[09:20] Gu
I attack Relic Priest!
[09:25] Gu
Someone once told me
[09:28] Gu
that when I was lost,
I ended up clinging to Shadowverse.
[09:33] Gu
I'm sure they are right.
[09:35] Gu
I've put everything I have into this.
[09:38] Gu
I end my turn.
[09:40] Gu
Now, it's your turn.
[09:43] Gu
I feel power.
[09:45] Gu
But that's not enough...
[09:47] Gu
Not enough to surpass me!
[09:49] Gu
Countdown Amulet: Prism Relic!
[09:53] Gu
It does 2 damage to Radiance Angel!
[09:56] Gu
Spell Card: Blackened Scripture!
[09:59] Gu
I banish Holy Falcon!
[10:05] Gu
Mauro, I know despair, as you do.
[10:11] Gu
I was once the priestess of a village.
[10:16] Gu
One that was almost like this world.
[10:18] Gu
Bountiful crops, gentle people.
[10:21] Gu
I thought this happiness would continue forever.
[10:27] Gu
But when I returned to the village one day,
[10:32] Gu
everything had been stolen from me.
[10:34] Gu
Only burnt rubble remained.
[10:37] Gu
It was the people from the
neighboring village over who had done it.
[10:41] Gu
They were not evil people.
[10:44] Gu
But their crops were
just a little worse than ours.
[10:51] Gu
Their hate and jealousy had nowhere to go
[10:53] Gu
and drove them mad.
[10:57] Gu
I could not bring myself to hate them.
[11:01] Gu
So instead, I hated and betrayed this world.
[11:07] Gu
Then you're...
[11:09] Gu
Yes, I became an enemy of the world.
[11:14] Gu
Now, it is your turn.
[11:17] Gu
I finally understand
why I connected with you.
[11:22] Gu
You and I both lost to despair once.
[11:27] Gu
But we can stand up once more.
[11:30] Gu
As long as we have our comrades.
[11:33] Gu
Comrades, huh?
[11:37] Gu
Come forth, God of Curses!
[11:43] Gu
I don't need comrades.
I just need to beat you.
[11:48] Gu
I'll destroy you.
[11:55] [SONG] Gu
Sledgehammer Exorcist
SIGN Soul Collector
[12:04] Gu
I play and evolve Ancient Lion Spirit!
[12:12] Gu
Its evolve effect activates
and deals 2 damage to all followers!
[12:18] Gu
And then I attack Canoness
with Ancient Lion Spirit!
[12:25] Gu
I end my turn.
[12:26] Gu
And the effect for God of Curses activates
[12:29] Gu
and lowers your leader's maximum defense by 5!
[12:33] Gu
This is the second time
the effect for God of Curses has activated,
[12:37] Gu
and that makes your max defense 10.
[12:41] Gu
It's over, isn't it?
[12:43] Gu
No, you are not there yet.
[12:46] Gu
What are you saying?
[12:47] Gu
You have power.
[12:49] Gu
But no will.
[12:51] Gu
I was once told by someone
that I was a lost sheep.
[12:56] Gu
I will pray for you.
[12:59] Gu
I play Sphere Relic.
[13:01] Gu
Another relic card?
[13:03] Gu
Its effect activates
[13:05] Gu
and banishes both your lowest
and highest-attack followers!
[13:19] Gu
A desire for victory is not enough
to overcome one's despair.
[13:24] Gu
The path that lies ahead is narrow,
[13:27] Gu
and the way is cruel!
[13:30] Gu
Can you save the world, Mauro?
[13:33] Gu
"Save the world"?
[13:35] Gu
I've never...
[13:38] Gu
I've never even thought about it.
[13:42] Gu
I play Divine Birdsong,
[13:47] Gu
as well as Winged Sentinel Garuda!
[13:53] Gu
It lowers my Amulet Countdowns by 3!
[13:57] Gu
Divine Birdsong's Countdown hits 0
and creates a Regal Falcon with Storm!
[14:05] Gu
Then Garuda's second effect activates
and deals 3 damage to your leader!
[14:13] Gu
I attack your leader with Regal Falcon
and Damus, Oracle of Iniquity!
[14:22] Gu
I don't care about the world!
[14:25] Gu
Living...
[14:27] Gu
That's all I need!
[14:29] Gu
Is that your wish?
[14:32] Gu
Yes, that's right.
[14:33] Gu
That's why you...
[14:35] Gu
Why the legendary card awakened, right?
[14:38] Gu
Is that your only wish right now?
[14:42] Gu
You have not yet noticed.
[14:44] Gu
You are not even trying.
[14:46] Gu
Why do you live? Why do you win?
[14:49] Gu
That will is the power
that will help you overcome despair!
[14:54] Gu
I play Octarelic
[14:57] Gu
and annihilate a follower
with 4 or less defense!
[15:05] Gu
I play three Prism Relics
[15:07] Gu
and do 4 damage to Regal Falcon
and 2 damage to Damus!
[15:15] Gu
You think you can win
by just playing a bunch of amulets?
[15:18] Gu
I told you.
[15:20] Gu
When these relic cards gather,
[15:23] Gu
they will awaken a great power.
[15:26] Gu
On my next turn, Sphere Relic's Last Words
will add a Relic Goddess to my hand.
SIGN Relic Goddess
[15:33] Gu
When this follower and four relic cards are in play,
and one turn passes,
[15:38] Gu
you will automatically lose.
[15:41] Gu
What?
[15:42] Gu
This means you have only two turns left.
[15:47] Gu
There is no time.
[15:49] Gu
Mauro, give me your answer.
[15:52] Gu
Why do you live? Why do you win?
[15:55] Gu
I end my turn.
[15:57] Gu
Now, your first turn!
[15:59] Gu
My turn!
[16:00] Gu
Draw!
SIGN Soul Collector
[16:03] Gu
Why do I live? Why do I win?
[16:07] Gu
I don't know!
[16:10] Gu
I've always...
[16:12] Gu
I've always done what he told me.
[16:15] Gu
So I have no meaning. No will. Nothing.
[16:20] Gu
I'm alone.
[16:21] Gu
That's all.
[16:23] (Flashback) Gu
You're not alone. You've got us!
[16:28] Gu
Mauro?
[16:29] Gu
No.
[16:30] Gu
Soul Collector!
[16:36] Gu
Its effect puts a Death Sentence in play.
[16:41] Gu
I also play a Beastcall Aria.
[16:46] Gu
I don't know the answer yet.
[16:49] Gu
But there's one thing I've remembered.
[16:52] Gu
Comrades... Yes, I did have them.
[16:57] Gu
When Beastcall Aria's Countdown becomes 0,
[17:01] Gu
it will create a Holy Falcon with Storm.
[17:04] Gu
You have one defense left.
[17:07] Gu
On my next turn,
if I use this card, Hallowed Dogma,
[17:10] Gu
to lower Beastcall Aria's Countdown to 0...
[17:14] Gu
No. I can't win with that.
[17:17] Gu
Yes. Without your will...
[17:21] Gu
"Will"?
[17:25] Gu
We have reached the end.
[17:27] Gu
Descend, my salvation!
[17:30] Gu
Sphere Relic's Countdown hits 0.
Its Last Words activate
[17:35] Gu
and add Relic Goddess to my hand!
[17:38] Gu
Come to me, Relic Goddess!
[17:44] Gu
My leader's defense increases by five times
the number of relics I have in play.
[17:52] Gu
I have four relics in play,
[17:54] Gu
so my leader's defense increases by 20!
[17:58] Gu
By 20?
[18:00] Gu
As long as I have relic cards in play,
Relic Goddess and my leader do not take damage.
[18:09] Gu
I evolve Relic Goddess
[18:22] Gu
and attack Soul Collector!
[18:30] Gu
Now I end my turn.
[18:31] Gu
On turn end, Relic Goddess's effect activates
and delays both our Countdowns by 3!
[18:41] Gu
When this follower is destroyed,
all my relic cards in play will be destroyed as well.
[18:48] Gu
But if I have four relic cards in play when
my next turn starts, I will win the battle.
[18:55] Gu
Can you defeat this follower?
[18:59] Gu
I see.
[19:01] Gu
It won't be easy, will it?
[19:04] Gu
Now, Mauro. Show me your will.
[19:09] Gu
Why do I live? Why do I win?
[19:14] Gu
I'm sure it's because
I've always been running.
[19:18] Gu
This question is too hard for me to answer.
[19:21] Gu
But there are things I've learned.
[19:24] Gu
They didn't stop!
[19:26] Gu
They didn't give up!
[19:28] Gu
So I won't stop, either!
[19:30] Gu
I won't give up!
[19:32] Gu
I'll keep following this path,
with the belief there's an answer at the end!
[19:36] Gu
That is my will! My answer!
[19:39] Gu
Draw!
[19:40] Gu
I play the amulet card, Sacred Ark!
[19:44] Gu
It randomly selects one of the highest-cost
Havencraft followers in my deck
[19:48] Gu
and adds it to my hand!
[19:51] Gu
Answer my will, Skullfane!
[20:10] Gu
Skullfane's effect activates
[20:12] Gu
and destroys all of my Amulet Cards in play!
[20:17] Gu
Destroying your own Amulet Cards?
[20:20] Gu
Yes, that's right.
[20:21] Gu
Now that it was destroyed,
Death Sentence's effect activates
[20:24] Gu
and destroys your follower!
[20:34] Gu
What a powerful combo!
[20:37] Gu
Relic Goddess's effect has
destroyed your relics.
[20:41] Gu
Now I can damage you.
[20:44] Gu
And since Skullfane destroyed Sacred Ark,
[20:46] Gu
Skullfane's effect activates
and gives all my followers Storm!
[20:51] Gu
My health has been restored to its maximum.
[20:54] Gu
That is not enough.
[20:57] Gu
Did you forget?
[20:58] Gu
You took two hits
from the effect for God of Curses.
[21:07] Gu
I'll keep going forward, even if I'm lost.
[21:10] Gu
Because that's what I have to do!
[21:13] Gu
I attack your leader
with all my followers!
[21:28] Gu
Wonderful. I'm sure that you will...
[21:42] Gu
I feel just a little less lost.
[21:54] Gu
I have accepted your will.
[21:57] Gu
Thanks for the tea.
[22:00] Gu
It tasted much better
than false kindness.
[22:06] Gu
I am glad.
[22:08] Gu
Farewell, Mauro.
[22:11] Gu
But please do not forget.
[22:14] Gu
When danger is near,
[22:17] Gu
I will be by your side.
[22:28] Gu
Farewell, Eris.
[23:12] Gu
I don't need lies anymore.
[23:24] Gu
Shadowverse Card Showcase!
[23:26] [SONG] Gu
Sacred Ark.
[23:26] Gu
Today's card is Sacred Ark.
[23:29] Gu
Its Last Words give all followers Storm.
[23:33] Gu
Timing is really important with this card.
[23:34] Gu
When the Ark opens...
is when the battle ends.
SIGN Next Time
[23:39] Gu
The two of us walk down the street
and laugh, as if it's normal.
[23:41] Gu
That's fine.
[23:42] Gu
If Shiori is happy,
I don't care whether it's a dream or a lie.
[23:46] Gu
Next time:
Lucia and the Undead King.
[23:48] Gu
Battle! Shadowverse!
SIGN Episode 44 Lucia and the Undead King
[23:50] Gu
Now, entertain me!