E53 - That's Your Weakness

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[00:05] (Flashback) Kazuki
    That was an incredible battle!
[00:08] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Hiro's Infiniflame Dragon and Luca's, uh...
[00:12] (Flashback) Kai
    Doomlord of the Abyss.
[00:14] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Right! Doomlord of the Abyss!
[00:17] (Flashback) Kazuki
    When those two collided, I thought the
    stadium was gonna get blown away, ya know?
[00:21] (Flashback) Mimori
    Yeah! I think it's the best
    battle they've had so far!
[00:25] (Flashback) Kai
    Naturally, I took notes on every play, Hiro.
[00:31] (Flashback) Hiro
    It was tons of fun!
[00:33] (Flashback) Hiro
    Thanks again, Luca.
[00:38] (Flashback) Luca
    You, too, Hiro.
[00:45] (Flashback) Alice
    Hey.
[00:47] (Flashback) Alice
    Everything's calmed down now, right?
[00:49] (Flashback) Luca
    Yeah.
[00:51] (Flashback) Luca
    We saved the world and Hiro and I finished
    our battle at the national tournament.
[00:56] (Flashback) Luca
    I don't think there's anything left to do.
[00:58] (Flashback) Kazuki
    You don't have to make it sound
    like you're about to die, ya know.
[01:01] (Flashback) Kazuki
    We can see each other
    tomorrow if we want.
[01:05] (Flashback) Mauro
    You're so dense.
[01:07] (Flashback) Mauro
    We can't just hang out forever.
    That's what he's saying.
[01:12] (Flashback) Alice
    That's right. I have to go back
     to being an idol, and...
[01:19] (Flashback) Mimori
    Alice...
[01:21] (Flashback) Alice
    You all have stuff you wanna do, right?
[01:23] (Flashback) Mauro
    I'm going on a little journey.
[01:26] (Flashback) Mauro
    There's a lot I want to
    learn about the world.
[01:30] (Flashback) Luca
    I think I'll be busy for a while, too.
[01:34] (Flashback) Luca
    There's Shiori... And I have
    some things I want to think about.
[01:39] (Flashback) Kazuki
    You guys are all really busy, huh?
[01:41] (Flashback) Kai
    So are you.
[01:44] (Flashback) Kazuki
    All I gotta do is help out
    at the restaurant.
[01:47] (Flashback) Kai
    Exams.
[01:49] (Flashback) Kai
    Kazuki, you promised your
     little brothers, remember?
[01:52] (Flashback) Kazuki
    That's right. I did.
[01:55] (Flashback) Hiro
    Oh. Yeah, that's right.
[01:58] (Flashback) Luca
    Don't worry, Hiro.
[02:00] (Flashback) Luca
    This time, I'll come get you.
[02:03] (Flashback) Alice
    No matter how far apart we are,
    our hearts will be together, right?
[02:07] (Flashback) Mauro
    Farewell.
[02:08] (Flashback) Hiro
    Yeah, later!
[02:13] (Flashback) Mimori
    It's kind of sad. But we're
    all friends forever, right?
[02:17] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Next time we see each other,
    we'll all be in high school.
[02:20] (Flashback) Kai
    Hopefully all of us will make it there.
[02:23] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Wh-What'd you say?
[02:24] (Flashback) Kai
    If you don't start studying, you won't pass.
[02:27] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Please take the test for me!
[04:05] (Flashback) Luca
    Did I wake you?
[04:06] (Flashback) Hiro
    No. I was daydreaming about the past.
[04:10] (Flashback) Luca
    Huh. Which part?
[04:13] (Flashback) Hiro
    When you said you'd come get me.
[04:16] (Flashback) Luca
    Oh, I remember that.
[04:20] (Flashback) Hiro
    You really did.
[04:22] (Flashback) Luca
    Yeah.
[04:24] (Flashback) Luca
    And I was able to give you
    the seat you deserve.
[04:27] (Flashback) Luca
    I'd hoped the others
    might come, too, but...
[04:31] (Flashback) Hiro
    They all... They all have their own paths.
[04:34] (Flashback) Luca
    Yeah. And I want to respect that.
[04:39] (Flashback) Hiro
    Hey, Luca...
[04:40] (Flashback) Hiro
    About the Shadow Area...
[04:45] (Flashback) Hiro
    Is it okay if I'm the first to fight them?
[04:47] (Flashback) Luca
    You want to be first up, huh?
[04:49] (Flashback) Hiro
    Yeah, well, you know...
[04:52] (Flashback) Luca
    The challengers are going
    to be raring for a fight.
[04:55] (Flashback) Luca
    We need to give them a proper welcome.
[04:58] (Flashback) Luca
    And you're the perfect person to show them
    the strength of the Seven Shadows.
[05:03] (Flashback) Hiro
    I see what you're saying.
[05:04] (Flashback) Hiro
    Okay, I'll play for real!
[05:06] (Flashback) Luca
    You'll play for real, yes.
[05:10] (Flashback) Luca
    But save your absolute best for later on.
[05:12] Sign
    Portalcraft
[05:12] Sign
    Portalcraft
[05:15] (Flashback) Hiro
    I always think this, but...
[05:17] (Flashback) Hiro
    This whole Seven Shadows thing is rough.
[05:21] (Flashback) Luca
    Sorry, Hiro.
[05:23] (Flashback) Luca
    I'll prepare a place for you
    in the Shadow Area. I promise.
[05:28] (Flashback) Hiro
    Okay, Luca.
[05:30] Sign
    Leader Select
[05:30] Sign
    Leader Select
[05:30] Sign
    Portalcraft
[05:30] Sign
    Portalcraft
[05:30] (Flashback) Hiro
    I'll show them the power of
    the Seven Shadows with this!
SIGN    Episode 53
SIGN    Episode 53
SIGN    That's Your Weakness
SIGN    That's Your Weakness
[05:38] Hiro
    "That's Your Weakness."
[05:45] Mikado
    All right. I'll destroy you first.
[05:48] Both
    Battle! Shadowverse!
[06:13] Hiro
    My turn.
[06:14] Hiro
    Draw.
[06:17] Mikado
    If you're a Dragoncraft player,
    I suppose you'll start with Ivory Dragon.
[06:22] Mikado
    Or perhaps you'll just end
    your turn and see what I do.
[06:27] Hiro
    You know the class well.
[06:28] Mikado
    I suppose I do.
[06:33] Mikado
    I've battled it more than I'd like.
[06:36] Sign
    Metaproduction
[06:36] Sign
    Mikado Shirogane
[06:36] Sign
    Tied For 1st in the World Ranking
[06:37] Hiro
    Mikado Shirogane,
    I've seen your play record.
[06:41] Hiro
    After a certain point,
    you just stopped losing.
[06:45] Hiro
    No... You did lose one game, I suppose.
[06:49] Mikado
    I forgot all about that.
    It was a fluke, that's all.
[06:52] Hiro
    Yes.
[06:54] Hiro
    And that's your weakness.
[06:59] Mikado
    That's not a Dragoncraft card.
[07:01] Hiro
    Assumptions will make it impossible
    for you to change your future.
[07:06] Hiro
    The class I'm using now is the special prize
     you get from the World Ranking.
[07:12] Hiro
    Masters of the mechanical and artificial:
[07:14] Hiro
    the Portalcraft class!
[07:21] Hiro
    That was the Metaproduction spell.
[07:24] Hiro
    It adds an Analyzing Artifact to my hand,
[07:28] Hiro
    and I draw a card at the end of my turn.
[07:31] Mikado
    I see. An unusual effect.
[07:34] Hiro
    Yes.
[07:35] Hiro
    Portalcraft is the first key
     that leads to the Arc.
[07:39] Mikado
    Oh, I see.
[07:41] Mikado
    It's amazing that you could create
    something like the Shadow Area.
[07:45] Hiro
    The Shadow Area is just a
     portion of the Arc's blessings.
[07:50] Mikado
    So what happens if I get all the keys?
[07:55] Hiro
    Right now, we're challenging you
    to see if you're worthy of finding out.
[08:00] Hiro
    Mikado, you're strong and tough.
[08:04] Hiro
    And as such, you're weak and fragile.
[08:08] Mikado
    That's very clever!
[08:10] Mikado
    I can see you think you're very smart.
[08:13] Mikado
    But you don't know anything
    about people with talent, do you?
[08:18] Mikado
    The Arc, Portalcraft...
    Neither of those things matter to me.
[08:23] Mikado
    Not if they don't fulfill me.
[08:26] Hiro
    No man can be fulfilled unless
    he goes forward on his own.
[08:30] Hiro
    I play Magisteel Lion.
[08:39] Hiro
    Its effect adds two
    Analyzing Artifacts to my deck.
[08:44] Hiro
    You seem to be rejecting the idea
    of letting anyone understand you.
[08:48] Mikado
    Normal people simply
     cannot understand me.
[08:51] Mikado
    But I understand you very well.
[08:55] Hiro
    You do?
[08:57] Mikado
    You wear that mask because you have
     no confidence in yourself, right?
[09:01] Mikado
    I see right through you.
[09:04] Mikado
    And I already know how
    this Portalcraft class works.
[09:08] Mikado
    It adds powerful cards to its deck,
     which are its main line of attack, yes?
[09:15] Hiro
    That's correct.
[09:17] Mikado
    See? It's so easy.
[09:19] Mikado
    To me, the world is just too simple.
[09:23] Mikado
    A nameless player is no match for me.
[09:27] Mikado
    I'm interested in more powerful players.
[09:30] Mikado
    Like Wolfram Zerga, for instance.
[09:33] Mikado
    I end my turn.
[09:34] Mikado
    And Heavenly Temple's effect actives.
[09:40] Mikado
    If I have 2 or more PP left
    at the end of my turn,
[09:44] Mikado
    I summon it directly from my deck.
[09:50] Mikado
    Don't hold back. Go ahead and kneel...
[09:55] Mikado
    before my glory.
[09:57] Hiro
    My turn. Draw.
[10:00] Hiro
    Fervent Machine Soldier.
[10:06] Hiro
    Its effect adds an artifact card
    from my deck to my hand.
[10:11] Mikado
    Oh, yes. Of course
    you've got cards like that.
[10:16] Hiro
    Magisteel Lion attacks your leader.
[10:23] Mikado
    Too bad.
[10:24] Mikado
    Your special prize, this special class...
[10:27] Mikado
    It's no more than I expected.
[10:30] Mikado
    My turn. Draw.
[10:33] Mikado
    At the start of my turn,
    Heavenly Temple's effect activates.
[10:37] Mikado
    If I' don't have Return to Heaven in my hand,
     one is added from my deck.
[10:45] Mikado
    I play Dark Messenger.
[10:49] Mikado
    Next, I play the Return to Heaven
    spell card just added to my hand.
[10:59] Mikado
    It destroys a Neutral
    follower I have in play,
[11:02] Mikado
    then adds another copy of it to my hand.
[11:05] Mikado
    And if that follower is of a certain type,
     it becomes an Angel follower.
[11:13] Mikado
    And destroying Dark Messenger
     causes its Last Words to activate.
[11:18] Mikado
    I add a Winged Inversion to my hand.
[11:21] Mikado
    Then, I play Light-Winged Messenger.
[11:28] Hiro
    An Angel and Fallen deck, huh?
[11:31] Mikado
    Light-Winged Messenger's
    effect activates. It evolves.
[11:36] Mikado
    It attacks Fervent Machine Soldier.
[11:41] Mikado
    Well?
[11:43] Mikado
    Perfect light and perfect darkness.
[11:46] Mikado
    Aren't they just perfect for me,
     since I'm so perfect?
[11:48] Hiro
    True, commanding both light and
     darkness makes you powerful.
[11:54] Hiro
    But in a sense, it's incomplete.
[11:57] Hiro
    That's why you aren't moving forward.
[12:00] Hiro
    No, you can't move forward.
[12:16] Hiro
    Now I play an Analyzing Artifact.
[12:21] Hiro
    The effect of the amulet I just played,
     Acceleratium, activates.
[12:27] Hiro
    Each time an Artifact follower
    enters play on my side, it gets Rush.
[12:31] Hiro
    If it was played, I regain 1 PP.
[12:35] Hiro
    Analyzing Artifact attacks
    Light-Winged Messenger.
[12:40] Hiro
    Its Last Words trigger, and I draw a card.
[12:45] Hiro
    Next, Magisteel Lion attacks your leader.
[12:51] Hiro
    I play Demon's Epitaph and end my turn.
[12:56] Mikado
    You sure talk a lot...
[12:58] Mikado
    But someone like you
    has no right to lecture me.
[13:04] Mikado
    Portalcraft isn't all that tough, is it?
     It's boring and slow.
[13:09] Mikado
    First, Heavenly Temple
    adds a card to my hand.
[13:14] Mikado
    Then, I play Tainted Angel Soldier.
[13:19] Mikado
    Its effect adds a
    Winged Inversion to my hand.
[13:26] Mikado
    I chose to play it as Fallen.
[13:32] Mikado
    Hey, Dragoncraft guy.
    Or rather, Portalcraft player...
[13:37] Mikado
    You cannot fulfill me.
[13:41] Mikado
    No, I'm quite sure nobody can.
[13:45] Mikado
    Dark Lyrial's effect activates,
[13:48] Mikado
    increasing the attack and defense of a
     Neutral follower with a cost of 5 or lower
[13:52] Mikado
    that I have in play, and giving it Rush.
[13:55] Mikado
    Next, I play Winged Inversion in Angel Mode,
[14:00] Mikado
    transforming one of my followers
    back to their original form,
[14:03] Mikado
    increasing their attack and defense
    by 2, and giving them Rush.
[14:07] Mikado
    And then, I evolve Lyrial.
[14:14] Mikado
    Her on-evolve effect does
    1 damage to an enemy follower.
[14:19] Mikado
    Tainted Angel Soldier
    attacks Magisteel Lion.
[14:27] Mikado
    Too easy.
[14:29] Mikado
    You're one of the strongest seven,
    and this is all you've got? Hilarious.
[14:40] Sign
    Hiro Ryugasaki
[14:40] Sign
    Hiro Ryugasaki
[14:40] Sign
    Hiro Ryugasaki
[14:40] Sign
    Class: Portalcraft
[14:40] Sign
    Class: Portalcraft
[14:40] Sign
    Birthday: 12/9
[14:40] Sign
    Birthday: 12/9
[14:40] Sign
    Likes: Time With His Friends
[14:40] Sign
    Likes: Time With His Friends
[14:45] Sign
    Deus Ex Machina
[14:48] Hiro
    I never said I was the strongest.
[14:53] Hiro
    That's just what others call me!
[15:03] Hiro
    You make assumptions. You shout.
     You pretend you don't see.
[15:07] Hiro
    But there's a world outside your own.
[15:31] Mikado
    What is that follower?
[15:35] Hiro
    Deus Ex Machina.
[15:40] Hiro
    Her effect gives my leader a new effect.
[15:46] Hiro
    I evolve Deus Ex Machina.
[15:54] Hiro
    I attack Lyrial.
[16:00] Hiro
    I end my turn.
[16:01] Hiro
    And...
[16:03] Hiro
    Spin, gears of fate!
[16:05] Hiro
    The effect granted by
    Deus Ex Machina activates.
[16:08] Hiro
    At the end of my turn, if I'm in Resonance...
[16:11] Hiro
    That is, if I have an even
    number of cards in my deck,
[16:15] Hiro
    I discard my whole hand and draw six cards.
[16:19] Mikado
    Six cards with one effect?
[16:22] Hiro
    I'll show you a battle beyond mortal
    understanding. A world you don't know.
[16:28] Mikado
    One I don't know?
[16:30] Mikado
    That's impossible!
[16:37] Mikado
    It's the other way around.
[16:39] Mikado
    I'm the world you don't know.
    And you're about to learn that.
[16:52] Mikado
    I play Pure Angel Soldier.
[16:57] Mikado
    Its effect adds a
    Return to Heaven to my hand.
[17:05] Mikado
    Next, I play Coal-Black Disciple.
[17:10] Mikado
    It does 3 damage to an enemy follower.
[17:14] Mikado
    And then, its second effect triggers.
[17:17] Mikado
    Each time I destroy an enemy follower,
    I add a Winged Inversion to my hand.
[17:22] Mikado
    I'll be the one who wins, no matter what.
[17:26] Mikado
    Return to Heaven destroys a
    Neutral follower I have in play,
[17:31] Mikado
    and adds a copy of it to my hand.
[17:33] Mikado
    And if that follower is of a certain type,
     it becomes an Angel follower.
[17:38] Mikado
    Pure Angel Soldier's effect activates.
[17:41] Mikado
    Once a turn, when I play Winged Inversion,
[17:46] Mikado
    it does 2 damage to the enemy leader.
[17:50] Mikado
    You won't be able to
    stay expressionless for long.
[17:53] Mikado
    You'll be crying in a moment.
[17:55] Hiro
    You want me to cry?
[17:57] Mikado
    No. It's just that everyone
    who battles me breaks down.
[18:02] Hiro
    I don't know about that.
[18:04] Hiro
    I bet there's at least one person
     who didn't cry at all.
[18:10] Hiro
    The one who was able to
    defeat you when you were serious.
[18:24] Hiro
    What did he teach you?
[18:27] Mikado
    Nothing. Me? Learn from him?
[18:30] Hiro
    "Impossible" is what you're about to say.
[18:33] Hiro
    Well, you're wrong.
[18:34] Hiro
    You just can't accept your own weakness.
[18:38] Hiro
    You can't accept being defeated.
[18:41] Hiro
    I play Miriam, Synthetic Being.
[18:44] Hiro
    When I'm in Resonance with an
    even number of cards in my deck,
[18:47] Hiro
    I can choose which version to play.
[18:49] Hiro
    I choose La Diablotine Miriam.
[18:55] Hiro
    Her effect moves a random
    Artifact card from my deck to my hand.
[19:01] Hiro
    I play Analyze Artifact.
[19:07] Hiro
    Acceleratium gives it Rush
    and restores 1 PP.
[19:11] Hiro
    And the other effect
    Deus Ex Machina gave me activates.
[19:16] Hiro
    Each time I play an
    Artifact card, I regain 1 PP.
[19:21] Hiro
    Attack!
[19:24] Hiro
    Its Last Words mean I draw a card.
[19:27] Hiro
    Spell Card: Biofabrication!
[19:30] Mikado
    A zero-cost spell?
[19:32] Hiro
    It lowers the cost of an
    Artifact card in my hand by 1.
[19:36] Hiro
    And it adds three copies of
     that Artifact to my deck.
[19:41] Hiro
    I play an Analyzing Artifact
    and a Mech Wing Swordsman.
[19:50] Hiro
    Mech Wing Swordsman's effect activates.
[19:52] Hiro
    I add two random Artifact cards
    to my hand and end my turn.
[19:58] Hiro
    Since I have an odd number of cards in
    my deck right now, I'm not in Resonance.
[20:02] Hiro
    As such, Deus Ex Machina's
    leader effect doesn't trigger.
[20:08] Hiro
    You're more than strong enough.
[20:10] Hiro
    You're worthy of being one of the eight
     who survived the World Ranking.
[20:15] Hiro
    Always winning. Undefeated.
[20:18] Hiro
    But that doesn't matter!
[20:24] Mikado
    Play Record
[20:31] Mikado
    Impossible... That can't be...
[20:34] Mikado
    Takuma Kibakura
[20:36] Mikado
    He hasn't lost a single game?
[20:39] Hiro
    No, that's not right.
[20:46] Hiro
    I lost just once.
[20:49] Hiro
    And that loss...
[21:13] Hiro
    ...was an experience
    I wouldn't trade for anything.
[21:16] Hiro
    National Tournament Finals
[21:16] Hiro
    National Tournament Finals
[21:16] Hiro
    National Tournament Finals
[21:16] Hiro
    National Tournament Finals
[21:20] Hiro
    You say you want to be fulfilled,
    yet nothing fulfills you.
[21:24] Hiro
    But you're filled with
    arrogance and prejudice.
[21:28] Hiro
    There's no room for
    an ounce of anything else.
[21:31] Hiro
    As long as you don't admit defeat,
     you can never grow.
[21:35] Hiro
    So...
[21:40] Hiro
    So Mikado Shirogane, I will defeat you.
[21:44] Hiro
    I will destroy that weak heart within you!
[21:49] Hiro
    So that you can enjoy Shadowverse more!
[23:24] Hiro
    Shadowverse Card Showcase!
[23:24] Sign
    Shadowverse
    Card Showcase
[23:26] Sign
    Today's Card is?
[23:26] Sign
    Neutral
[23:26] Mikado
    Today's card is Heavenly Temple.
[23:26] Sign
    Heavenly Temple
[23:29] Mikado
    A massive castle high up in the sky. It's—
[23:31] Tsubasa
    It's perfect for—
[23:32] Mikado
    "Perfect for someone as
    stuck up as me," right?
[23:36] Tsubasa
    I really don't like you.
[23:37] Mikado
    The feeling's mutual.
[23:39] Mikado
    It'll take more than that to beat me!
SIGN    Preview
[23:42] Hiro
    Mikado Shirogane, you reject
    others and close off your heart.
[23:45] Mikado
    Don't talk like you know anything!
    I don't care for the words of the talentless.
[23:49] Hiro
    Next time: "I'll Make It a
     Defeat That Means Something!"
SIGN    Episode 54
SIGN    Episode 54
SIGN    I'll Make It a Defeat
     That Means Something!
SIGN    I'll Make It a Defeat
     That Means Something!
[23:51] Both
    Battle! Shadowverse!