# E45 - I've Got High Hopes For You
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**[00:05] MC**
* Have fun at the World Rankings today, everyone!*
* It's the third day!*
**[00:09] MC**
* You there! The one without any points on*
* the board! There's no need to give up just yet!*
**[00:22] Ryoga**
Where am I?
**[00:24] Itsuki**
Oh, you're awake.
**[00:32] Itsuki**
Sorry. I found you a long
way away from my place,
**[00:36] Itsuki**
so I brought you to Shadowverse College.
**[00:39] Itsuki**
Don't worry. It's closed right now.
**[00:41] Ryoga**
What's going on?
**[00:44] Ryoga**
Why did you carry me here?
**[00:48] Itsuki**
It was thanks to Demonium.
**[00:52] Itsuki**
I was on my way home at the end of
the second day of the World Ranking.
**[00:58] Itsuki**
Ryoga Jasei
**[00:58] Itsuki**
Bloodcraft
**[00:58] Itsuki**
Bloodcraft
**[00:58] Itsuki**
This player has challenged you to a battle.
**[00:58] Itsuki**
Do you accept?
**[00:58] Itsuki**
I suddenly got an offer to battle you.
I thought it was strange.
**[01:03] Itsuki**
Then, you did nothing for several turns
before just playing Demonium.
**[01:04] Itsuki**
Turn 2
**[01:04] Itsuki**
Turn 2
**[01:04] Itsuki**
Player 1
**[01:04] Itsuki**
Player 1
**[01:04] Itsuki**
Turn 3
**[01:04] Itsuki**
Turn 3
**[01:09] Itsuki**
That's when I realized something
must have happened.
**[01:12] Itsuki**
So I went to the riverside
where I fought you last time,
**[01:15] Itsuki**
and you were lying there.
**[01:18] Itsuki**
And Demonium was there, too.
**[01:21] Ryoga**
There was no reason for you to do that.
**[01:24] Itsuki**
There was a very good reason.
**[01:26] Itsuki**
Your body was cold to the touch.
**[01:29] Ryoga**
So what? You want me to say thanks?
**[01:31] Itsuki**
Yes, I do.
**[01:33] Itsuki**
But not to me. To Demonium.
**[01:40] Itsuki**
Careful!
**[01:41] Itsuki**
You need more rest.
**[01:43] Ryoga**
Shut up. Leave me alone.
**[01:46] Ryoga**
I can't just lie around here.
**[01:50] Itsuki**
There's something you want to do that badly?
**[01:53] Ryoga**
I want to battle that man again.
**[01:57] Ryoga**
And to do that, I'm gonna win
this World Ranking thing.
**[02:02] Itsuki**
Just don't push yourself too hard.
**[02:03] Ryoga**
Don't tell me what to do.
**[02:06] Ryoga**
Or I'll crush you, right here, right now.
**[02:12] Itsuki**
You know, you might be a lot
dumber than I thought.
**[02:17] Itsuki**
I'm in the World Ranking, too.
**[02:20] Itsuki**
Let's both do our best.
**[02:23] Ryoga**
You really are just annoying noise.
**[02:28] Itsuki**
It's okay. Don't worry about it.
**[02:31] Itsuki**
Oh, um...
**[02:34] Itsuki**
Demonium, why do you like Ryoga?
**[02:45] Itsuki**
Is that your way of saying he's cool?
**[02:49] Itsuki**
I see.
**[02:50] Itsuki**
Well, I might agree with you on that.
**[02:55] Itsuki**
Thanks for coming to me.
**[02:58] Itsuki**
Call me again if you need anything.
**[03:04] Itsuki**
I hope we can be friends.
***SIGN*** Episode 45
***SIGN*** Episode 45
***SIGN*** I've Got High
Hopes For You
***SIGN*** I've Got High
Hopes For You
**[04:40] Luca**
"I've Got High Hopes For You."
**[04:45] Itsuki**
I'm a little tired.
**[04:47] Itsuki**
What should I do? Go home and rest maybe?
**[04:50] Itsuki**
No, I can't do that.
It's the third day of the World Ranking.
**[04:54] Itsuki**
I need to do my best!
**[04:56] Luca**
Seventh Flame, the winners of the
Shadowverse Club Tournament.
**[05:01] Luca**
And you're the club president,
Itsuki Mitsutagawa, yes?
**[05:05] Itsuki**
You're one of the S-Seven Shadows!
**[05:09] Luca**
Luca Yonazuki.
**[05:11] Luca**
So you know me, huh?
**[05:12] Itsuki**
Y-Yes, of course!
**[05:15] Itsuki**
Every Shadowverse player does.
**[05:17] Itsuki**
W-Wait, you know my name?
**[05:19] Luca**
Of course I do.
**[05:22] Luca**
You're the president of the strongest
Shadowverse Club at Shadowverse College.
**[05:26] Itsuki**
I-It's not that big a deal.
**[05:28] Luca**
Wolfram suggested we all go out and
battle World Ranking participants.
**[05:36] Luca**
Beat us and you'll get bonus points.
**[05:38] Itsuki**
R-Right. I saw that on TV.
**[05:42] Luca**
It seems like a bad idea to me,
but the majority were in favor.
**[05:48] Luca**
So with that in mind...
**[05:51] Luca**
Would you please battle me, Itsuki?
**[05:57] Itsuki**
Slade...
**[06:01] Itsuki**
I'd love to battle you.
**[06:05] Luca**
This is a big space.
**[06:07] Luca**
How do you like Shadowverse College?
Do you find it helpful?
**[06:11] Itsuki**
Um, yes! The facilities here are great,
and the teachers are nice.
**[06:17] Itsuki**
It's all thanks to Wolfram Zerga.
**[06:19] Luca**
I see. I'm glad to hear that.
**[06:22] Luca**
I was surprised when he suddenly
said he wanted to make this place.
**[06:26] Luca**
But yeah, maybe it's not that bad.
**[06:29] Luca**
Now then...
**[06:32] Luca**
Let's get started.
**[06:34] Luca**
The power of the president of the
strongest Shadowverse Club...
**[06:38] Luca**
I have high hopes for you.
**[06:41] Itsuki**
*So this is one of the Seven Shadows...*
**[06:44] Itsuki**
*No, this is Luca Yonazuki.*
**[06:48] Itsuki**
*But I can't run away from the fight.*
**[06:53] Itsuki**
Let's begin!
**[06:55] Luca**
Yes, let's make it a good battle.
**[06:58] Luca**
Battle! Shadowverse!
**[07:26] Luca**
Okay, then. My turn. Draw.
**[07:30] Luca**
I play Ambling Wraith.
**[07:34] Luca**
Ambling Wraith's effect activates.
**[07:37] Luca**
It does 1 damage to both leaders.
**[07:45] Luca**
I end my turn.
**[07:47] Luca**
Your turn.
**[07:48] Itsuki**
Right. Draw!
**[07:51] Itsuki**
I play Gerbera Bear.
**[07:57] Itsuki**
Its effect adds a Floral Breeze to my hand.
**[08:01] Itsuki**
I end my turn.
**[08:04] Luca**
Draw.
**[08:06] Luca**
I play Yurius, Levin Duke.
**[08:11] Luca**
Ambling Wraith attacks your leader.
**[08:16] Luca**
I end my turn.
**[08:18] Itsuki**
I'll draw.
**[08:21] Itsuki**
First, Gerbera Bear attacks your leader.
**[08:29] Itsuki**
Next, I play the spell card Floral Breeze,
**[08:33] Itsuki**
which returns a follower to my hand
and restores my leader's defense by 1.
**[08:41] Itsuki**
I play Gerbera Bear again.
**[08:45] Itsuki**
I get another Floral Breeze.
**[08:48] Luca**
Yurius's effect activates,
**[08:50] Luca**
doing 1 damage to the enemy leader
any time they bring a follower into play.
**[08:59] Itsuki**
I end my turn.
**[09:00] Luca**
Draw.
**[09:03] Luca**
I attack with both followers.
**[09:13] Luca**
I play Devil of Vengeance.
**[09:16] Luca**
It can't attack until
Vengeance is active for me.
**[09:20] Itsuki**
So your Bloodcraft deck is based
around activating Vengeance?
**[09:24] Luca**
Yes. You recognize it?
**[09:26] Itsuki**
Yes. I've battled a
similar deck several times.
**[09:29] Luca**
A friend? Or a rival?
**[09:33] Itsuki**
I'm not sure on that.
**[09:36] Luca**
It's your turn now.
**[09:38] Itsuki**
Okay. My turn! Draw!
**[09:43] Itsuki**
I play Elf Child May.
**[09:48] Itsuki**
Her effect activates, doing 1 damage
to a random enemy follower!
**[09:54] Itsuki**
Yes!
**[09:56] Luca**
I'm not sure that's all good news for you.
**[09:59] Luca**
Yurius's effect activates.
**[10:03] Itsuki**
I'm not done yet.
**[10:05] Itsuki**
I play the spell card
Blossoming Twinfangs!
**[10:08] Itsuki**
I return a follower to my hand
and play a card I select.
**[10:15] Luca**
Yurius.
**[10:21] Itsuki**
Salvia Panther has Rush.
**[10:24] Itsuki**
I attack Yurius.
**[10:28] Itsuki**
And I end my turn.
**[10:30] Itsuki**
* I've lost a good amount of defense*
* but I should still be okay.*
**[10:35] Itsuki**
*If Luca's aiming to activate Vengeance—*
**[10:37] Itsuki**
"It'll be a little while longer
before he's in Vengeance."
**[10:42] Itsuki**
Is that what you're thinking?
**[10:44] Itsuki**
But you're wrong.
**[10:46] Itsuki**
The cards distributed for the World Ranking
have strengthened Bloodcraft.
**[10:53] Itsuki**
Blood-red turns to gold. I summon Belphegor!
**[11:00] Itsuki**
A legendary follower?
**[11:02] Luca**
Belphegor's effect activates...
**[11:08] Luca**
doing damage until my defense is
reduced to 10 and drawing two cards.
**[11:15] Luca**
And so...
**[11:19] Luca**
Vengeance is activated.
**[11:24] Luca**
Devil of Vengeance can now attack.
**[11:27] Luca**
It attacks your leader!
**[11:35] Luca**
I can do things like this now.
**[11:41] Itsuki**
Good... to know.
**[11:47] Sign**
Luca Yonazuki
**[11:47] Sign**
Luca Yonazuki
**[11:47] Sign**
Luca Yonazuki
**[11:47] Sign**
Likes: Moonlit Nights
**[11:47] Sign**
Likes: Moonlit Nights
**[11:47] Sign**
Class: Bloodcraft
**[11:47] Sign**
Class: Bloodcraft
**[11:47] Sign**
Birthday: 9/26
**[11:47] Sign**
Birthday: 9/26
**[11:52] Sign**
Belphegor
**[11:55] Itsuki**
My turn. Draw!
**[11:59] Itsuki**
*I'm fine. I just have to stay calm.*
**[12:01] Itsuki**
*My deck has gotten stronger, too.*
**[12:04] Itsuki**
I play Elf Child May.
**[12:10] Itsuki**
Next, I play the spell card Anti-Air Shot,
**[12:14] Itsuki**
which returns a follower to my hand and
does 3 damage to an enemy follower!
**[12:24] Itsuki**
And then, I play Sukuna, Brave and Small.
**[12:31] Itsuki**
Evolve!
**[12:33] Itsuki**
Her on-evolve effect triggers.
**[12:35] Itsuki**
If I've played three or more cards this turn,
**[12:39] Itsuki**
it increases her attack and defense by 2!
**[12:41] Itsuki**
Sukuna attacks Belphegor.
**[12:44] Luca**
Nicely done.
**[12:49] Luca**
But how about this?
**[12:51] Luca**
Dark Airjammer.
**[12:58] Luca**
If I'm in Vengeance, it puts two followers
with a cost of 2 or less from my deck into play.
**[13:07] Itsuki**
Three followers from one card?
**[13:09] Luca**
Blood Wolf has Storm and attacks Sukuna.
**[13:17] Luca**
Then, I evolve Dark Airjammer.
**[13:24] Luca**
I end my turn.
**[13:25] Luca**
This isn't the true limit of
your strength, is it, Itsuki?
**[13:29] Itsuki**
That's right. My Shadowverse
is just getting started!
**[13:34] Itsuki**
Crocus Rat!
**[13:38] Itsuki**
It recovers 3 points to
both leader's defenses.
**[13:45] Itsuki**
And if I've returned at least three
cards to my hand during the game,
**[13:50] Itsuki**
it restores my PP by 1.
**[13:53] Itsuki**
I play Salvia Panther at Enhance 5.
**[13:57] Itsuki**
Its Enhance effect summons
a Windflower Tiger.
**[14:03] Itsuki**
Windflower Tiger's effect activates.
**[14:05] Itsuki**
If I have Salvia Panther in play,
**[14:08] Itsuki**
its attack increases by 2 and
it can't be targeted by effects!
**[14:11] Itsuki**
Crocus Rat, evolve!
**[14:16] Itsuki**
Salvia Panther has Rush, and both
followers attack your Dark Airjammer.
**[14:20] Luca**
Counter it.
**[14:30] Itsuki**
Salvia Panther's Last Words!
**[14:32] Itsuki**
If I have Windflower Tiger in play,
a Salvia Panther without Rush is summoned!
**[14:38] Luca**
Excellent. Just what I'd hoped for.
Steady, *logical* plays.
**[14:43] Luca**
I especially liked the way you increased
my defense to keep me out of Vengeance.
**[14:50] Itsuki**
Thank you.
**[14:52] Itsuki**
It might be thanks to Ryoga.
**[14:55] Itsuki**
After losing to him,
I studied Bloodcraft a lot.
**[15:01] Luca**
I see.
**[15:02] Luca**
I think I was the same way.
**[15:04] Luca**
I lost, and then got stronger.
**[15:07] Itsuki**
L-Luca of the Seven Shadows *lost?*
**[15:10] Itsuki**
Who could beat you?
**[15:13] Luca**
Someone strong.
**[15:17] Luca**
Scorpius attacks Windflower Tiger.
**[15:28] Itsuki**
It has Bane?
**[15:29] Luca**
Yes.
**[15:31] Luca**
And due to Scorpius's
on-attack effect, I take 1 damage.
**[15:37] Luca**
I play Scarlet Vampire.
**[15:45] Luca**
Its effect activates, doing
2 damage to all enemy followers!
**[15:50] Luca**
And if my leader has taken damage this turn,
**[15:54] Luca**
it does 3 damage to the enemy leader!
**[16:04] Luca**
And then, it does 2 damage to my leader.
**[16:13] Itsuki**
* I can't believe he activated*
* Vengeance again so easily.*
**[16:16] Itsuki**
*He's as good as I thought he was.*
**[16:18] Luca**
The Seven Shadows are the
strongest seven players in the world.
**[16:22] Luca**
But there's only one person
who is truly the strongest.
**[16:25] Luca**
It's not me. Nor is it Wolfram.
**[16:29] Luca**
Though, he doesn't seem to realize it.
**[16:33] Luca**
I hope he gets his act together soon.
**[16:37] Luca**
We got a bit off-topic there.
Go ahead. It's your turn.
**[16:41] Itsuki**
R-Right. Draw!
**[16:44] Itsuki**
I play Slade, Blossoming Wolf.
**[16:53] Itsuki**
Thanks, Slade.
**[16:55] Itsuki**
Slade's effect activates.
**[16:58] Itsuki**
Cosmos Fang
**[16:58] Itsuki**
It lowers the cost of a follower card
in my hand with a cost of 5 or more by 2,
**[16:59] Itsuki**
Cosmos Fang
**[17:00] Itsuki**
Cosmos Fang
**[17:00] Itsuki**
Cosmos Fang
**[17:01] Itsuki**
Cosmos Fang
**[17:03] Itsuki**
Cosmos Fang
**[17:03] Itsuki**
and gives it a new effect.
**[17:05] Itsuki**
And then, it evolves!
**[17:08] Itsuki**
Its on-evolve effect triggers.
**[17:11] Itsuki**
If I've returned three or more cards
to my hand during this game,
**[17:16] Itsuki**
it sets the attack and defense
of all enemy followers to 1.
**[17:20] Itsuki**
Slade attacks Scarlet Vampire.
**[17:25] Itsuki**
And then...
**[17:27] Itsuki**
Pure white fangs, dance!
**[17:33] Itsuki**
It's all up to you now! Cosmos Fang!
**[17:39] Luca**
Ambush, huh?
**[17:40] Itsuki**
Yes. Slade gave it that effect.
**[17:43] Itsuki**
And Cosmos Fang's effect triggers
at the end of the turn,
**[17:47] Itsuki**
returning one follower to my hand,
**[17:49] Itsuki**
and restoring my defense equal to its cost.
**[17:54] Itsuki**
*I can do this!*
**[17:56] Itsuki**
* Just as long as he doesn't*
* destroy Cosmos Fang...*
**[17:59] Luca**
A good combo.
**[18:01] Luca**
I'll show you mine, then.
**[18:05] Luca**
Vermilion Killer. Its Vengeance
effect restores my PP by 4.
**[18:11] Luca**
And then...
**[18:13] Luca**
The time for vengeance has come.
**[18:16] Luca**
Dark Emperor!
**[18:33] Itsuki**
That's...
**[18:35] Luca**
My best card.
**[18:37] Luca**
Dark Emperor's Vengeance effect allows it to
destroy two enemy followers of my choosing.
**[18:43] Itsuki**
But Cosmos Fang has Ambush.
You can't target it.
**[18:49] Luca**
That's the reason for the combo.
**[18:57] Luca**
Vermilion Killer's effect activates.
**[18:59] Luca**
Once per turn, when I target an enemy with
an effect, that effect gets strengthened.
**[19:06] Luca**
As such, Dark Emperor's effect doesn't
just destroy two of your followers...
**[19:10] Luca**
It destroys *all* of them!
**[19:13] Itsuki**
N-No way!
**[19:15] Luca**
Slice them in twain, Dark Emperor!
**[19:24] Luca**
I end my turn.
**[19:26] Itsuki**
* H-He's strong. So this is the*
* power of the Seven Shadows.*
**[19:30] Itsuki**
*And I'm sure Luca isn't...*
**[19:34] Itsuki**
Draw!
**[19:36] Itsuki**
I play Rose Deer!
**[19:42] Itsuki**
Its effect adds a Thorn Burst to my hand.
**[19:46] Itsuki**
Rose Deer has Rush and
attacks Vermilion Killer.
**[19:51] Itsuki**
Its on-attack effect triggers, restoring 2 PP
and adding two 1-cost cards to my hand.
**[20:00] Itsuki**
I play Gerbera Bear, which adds
a Floral Breeze to my hand.
**[20:06] Itsuki**
Floral Breeze!
**[20:08] Itsuki**
I return Gerbera Bear to my hand
and restore my leader's defense by 1.
**[20:13] Itsuki**
* If I do the same Gerbera Bear*
* and Floral Breeze combo again,*
**[20:17] Itsuki**
*I can restore my defense, but...*
**[20:19] Itsuki**
*Luca still has 10 defense.*
**[20:22] Itsuki**
I play the spell card, Thorn Burst!
**[20:27] Itsuki**
It does 3 damage to the enemy leader!
**[20:33] Itsuki**
I end my turn!
**[20:35] Luca**
A good call.
**[20:38] Luca**
Going on the offensive is
important against Bloodcraft.
**[20:49] Luca**
But you can't afford to get the timing wrong.
**[21:03] Luca**
In Vengeance, Dark General gets Storm.
**[21:06] Luca**
Along with Dark Emperor,
it attacks your leader!
**[21:19] Itsuki**
I can still...
**[21:22] Itsuki**
Th-That card...
**[21:24] Luca**
Razory Claw.
**[21:26] Luca**
It does 2 damage to my leader.
**[21:28] Luca**
And 3 damage to your leader.
**[21:34] Luca**
This was just the battle I'd hoped for.
**[21:39] Luca**
But for today, I win.
**[21:54] Luca**
This was a good change of pace for me.
**[21:57] Luca**
Thank you.
**[21:59] Itsuki**
No, thank you.
**[22:02] Luca**
You will be an excellent
Shadowverse player one day.
**[22:05] Luca**
Keep practicing.
**[22:07] Itsuki**
O-Okay.
**[22:09] Luca**
I'll be going now.
**[22:12] Itsuki**
Um...
**[22:16] Itsuki**
Um, you weren't playing for real, were you?
**[22:20] Itsuki**
That's how it felt to me.
**[22:22] Itsuki**
I'm sorry if I'm wrong.
**[22:25] Luca**
Maybe I wasn't.
**[22:28] Itsuki**
I know I don't have any right to say this,
**[22:31] Itsuki**
but I wanted to play you for real!
**[22:34] Luca**
If I'd played for real...
**[22:37] Luca**
you would've quit Shadowverse.
**[22:43] Luca**
Just kidding.
**[22:45] Luca**
I'm not trying to insult you.
Don't get the wrong idea.
**[22:49] Luca**
Now's just not the right time.
**[22:52] Luca**
Itsuki, you were just what I'd hoped.
But you were no more than that.
**[22:58] Luca**
If we get another chance to play,
surpass your limits.
**[23:05] Itsuki**
It's frustrating. He's so much stronger.
**[23:09] Itsuki**
But I've still got a chance, right?
**[23:13] Itsuki**
It's not over, right, Slade?
**[23:16] Itsuki**
I'll get stronger.
**[23:19] Itsuki**
Strong enough that
Luca has to play for real!
**[23:24] Itsuki**
Shadowverse Card Showcase!
**[23:24] Light**
Shadowverse
Card Showcase
**[23:25] Tsubasa**
Today's card is Vermilion Killer,
**[23:25] Sign**
Today's Card is?
**[23:25] Sign**
Bloodcraft
**[23:26] Sign**
Vermilion Killer
**[23:27] Tsubasa**
a card Luca Yonazuki of
the Seven Shadows owns.
**[23:29] Tsubasa**
Seems you had a rough time against him.
**[23:31] Itsuki**
I lost, and he didn't
even have to get serious.
**[23:33] Tsubasa**
C'mon, don't be so down.
Cheer up and have another go.
**[23:36] Itsuki**
Right! I'll do better next time.
**[23:38] Itsuki**
Luca Yonazuki had such an intense aura.
***SIGN*** Preview
**[23:42] Itsuki**
Now that I've calmed down, I'm hungry.
**[23:44] Itsuki**
I bet I could eat a whole elephant.
**[23:49] UnknownSpeaker**
Next time: "Heroes Are For Little Kids!"
***SIGN*** Episode 46
***SIGN*** Episode 46
***SIGN*** Heroes Are
For Little Kids!
***SIGN*** Heroes Are
For Little Kids!
**[23:51] UnknownSpeaker**
Battle. Shadowverse.