E7 - Aim for Master Rank!

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SIGN    Episode 7
    Aim for Master Rank!
SIGN    Gather, Mighty Warriors From Across Japan!
[01:39] Gu
    A national Shadowverse tournament?
[01:41] Gu
    Wow! I didn't know that was a thing!
[01:44] Gu
    Really? You didn't know?
[01:46] Gi
    Everybody's talking about it.
[01:50] Gu
    So, when is it?
[01:53] Gu
    It's tomorrow!
[01:55] Gu
    I see! Tomorrow!
[01:58] Gu
    Huh? Tomorrow?
[02:00] Gi
    Tomorrow.
[02:01] Gu
    Tomorrow.
[02:02] Gu
    Tomorrow.
[02:04] Gu
    No, it doesn't matter
    whether it's tomorrow or in two days!
[02:07] Gu
    I'm going to enter!
[02:09] Gu
    And I'm going to win!
[02:11] Gu
    Wow, you're going to enter, Hiro?
[02:13] Gu
    Amazing!
[02:14] Gi
    Do your best for us, too!
[02:16] Gu
    Sure!
[02:17] Gu
    I'll do my best for you, too.
[02:19] Gu
    Huh? You're not going to enter?
[02:23] Gi
    I'd like to, but...
SIGN    Minimum: Master Rank
[02:25] Gi
    Look.
[02:27] Gi
    Master Rank?
[02:29] Gi
    I'm B Rank.
[02:31] Gu
    And I'm C Rank, so I can't enter.
[02:35] Gu
    I see.
[02:36] Gu
    So we can't battle together, huh?
[02:39] Gu
    But don't worry.
[02:40] Gu
    I'll do my best for you two!
[02:42] Gu
    I'll burn, win, and become the champion!
[02:48] Gu
    So, what's a rank?
[02:51] Gu
    You don't know?
[02:53] Gu
    Nobody told me!
[02:56] Gi
    Um, Hiro, so here's how ranks work...
[02:59] Gi
    First, when you start Shadowverse,
    you start as D Rank.
[03:04] Gi
    And then when you beat players
    stronger than you,
[03:07] Gi
    you get to C, then B, A, and AA!
[03:13] Gi
    And then to enter the national tournament,
    you need to have Master Rank!
[03:19] Gi
    Got it?
[03:20] Gu
    I see!
[03:21] Gu
    So that's it.
[03:23] Gu
    So what's your rank?
[03:25] Gu
    I'm...
SIGN    Name Hiro Ryugasaki Class Dragoncraft
[03:27] Gu
    You're A!
[03:28] Gu
    Wow!
[03:29] Gi
    So you have to get past AA rank
     all the way to Master Rank!
[03:34] Gu
    And do it today, huh?
[03:36] Gu
    W-Well, don't get down, Hiro.
[03:39] Gi
    That's right.
[03:40] Gi
    It'll be fun to watch, I'm sure!
[03:42] Gu
    I need to get to Master Rank today, right?
[03:45] Gu
    I'd rather not give up
    until after I've tried!
[03:49] Gu
    Well said, Hiro!
[03:51] Gu
    I'll help!
[03:52] Gu
    Kazuki!
[03:55] Gi
    I'll help, too!
[03:57] Gi
    I want to see you
    in a national tournament!
[04:01] Gu
    Mimori!
[04:02] Gu
    Time to go find some
     high-ranking players to battle!
[04:07] Gu
    Yay!
[04:09] Gi
    Yes.
[04:10] Gi
    As planned.
[04:12] Gi
    I'll prep our ace.
[04:16] Gi
    Battle! Shadowverse!
[04:18] ---
    Yes, here we go!
[04:22] Gi
    I lost!
[04:24] Gi
    That card!
[04:27] Gi
    Go! Go! Nice!
[04:30] Gi
    You can do it, Hiro!
[04:33] Gi
    I'm almost there!
[04:34] Gi
    Wow, Hiro!
[04:36] Gi
    You got your rank up so high
    in just one day!
[04:39] Gu
    Just a little more!
[04:40] Gu
    Yeah! It's thanks to you two!
[04:43] Gi
    So now...
[04:44] Gu
    We just need to go
    to the usual place.
[04:46] Gu
    Yeah! Let's go to the stadium!
[04:51] Gu
    Crap, y'know?
[04:52] Gi
    Crap, yeah.
[04:55] Gu
    Why?
[04:56] Gu
    Why is it closed?!
[04:58] Gu
    I was so close to Master Rank!
[05:01] Gu
    It's a real shame.
[05:06] Gu
    Well, not that it's my problem.
[05:10] Gu
    Life's a funny thing.
[05:12] Gu
    It may seem to be filled
    with random chance and coincidence.
[05:17] Gu
    But in fact, everything has been
     predetermined from the start.
[05:20] Gu
    What's wrong, boys?
[05:23] Gu
    You wanted to come inside, yes?
[05:25] Gu
    W-Well, we did, but...
[05:28] Gi
    Without any players inside...
[05:31] Gu
    You know?
[05:32] Gu
    I told you.
[05:33] ---
    While it may seem like chance,
     it is actually predetermined.
SIGN    Leon Aurenche Havencraft
[05:37] Gu
    A Grand Master?
[05:41] Gu
    What's a "Grand Master"?
[05:43] Gi
    It's the rank above Master Rank!
[05:46] Gi
    There are only a few with that rank
    in the whole world!
[05:49] Gu
    I see!
[05:51] Gu
    Which means...
[05:52] Gu
    Yup!
[05:54] Gi
    W-W-Wait, you two!
[05:57] Gu
    Wait, please!
[06:01] Gu
    Do you want to battle me?
[06:03] ---
    Yes!
[06:04] Gu
    I'm a Grand Master.
[06:07] Gu
    No matter what your current rank is,
[06:09] Gu
    if you can defeat me,
    Master Rank is within your grasp.
[06:14] Gu
    Th-Then...
[06:15] Gu
    But I have a condition.
[06:17] Gu
    A life without conditions is boring, after all.
[06:20] Gu
    A condition?
[06:22] Gu
    If you win,
    you'll reach Master Rank.
[06:25] Gu
    But if you lose,
    you'll have to start over from B Rank!
[06:30] Gu
    What the heck?
[06:32] Gi
    Y-You can't just reset somebody's rank!
[06:35] Gu
    I can!
[06:37] Gu
    It all belongs to me.
[06:40] Gu
    So what will you do, boy?
[06:42] Gu
    Run in fear,
    or bravely step forward?
[06:46] Gu
    I'm down!
[06:47] Gu
    I'll battle you!
[06:48] Gu
    Hiro!
[06:49] Gi
    Hiro?
[06:50] Gu
    I just need to win, right?
[06:51] Gu
    And battling a Grand Master
    sounds like a ton of fun!
[06:57] Gu
    I respect your courage.
[06:59] Gu
    Now, let us begin, boy.
[07:09] Gu
    Let's go!
[07:10] Gu
    Come.
[07:12] Gu
    Battle! Shadowverse!
[07:42] Gu
    It's my turn.
[07:44] Gu
    I end my turn.
[07:47] Gu
    You're not doing anything, huh?
[07:49] Gu
    I'm not young enough to be in a hurry.
[07:51] Gu
    Now, boy, it's your turn.
[07:53] Gu
    Right! I know!
[07:55] Gu
    My turn! Draw!
[07:59] Gu
    I play Ivory Dragon!
[08:04] Gu
    And end my turn.
[08:08] Gu
    My turn, then.
[08:10] Gu
    I play Ardent Nun and end my turn.
[08:14] Gu
    Okay, my turn!
[08:16] Gu
    Ardent Nun's effect activates.
[08:19] Gu
    Her attack rises by 1
    during my opponent's turn.
SIGN    Dragon Warrior Dragon Oracle Fire Lizard
[08:26] Gu
    If I play my Fire Lizard,
    and then attack with the Ivory Dragon,
SIGN    Dragon Oracle Fire Lizard Sandstorm Dragon
SIGN    Fire Lizard Sandstorm Dragon Roc
[08:31] Gu
    I can take out the Ardent Nun,
[08:33] Gu
    but it's best to get to Overflow
    as fast as I can.
SIGN    Dragon Warrior Dragon Oracle Fire Lizard
[08:37] Gu
    I play Dragon Oracle.
[08:41] Gu
    It increases my play point max by 1.
[08:44] Gu
    And attack your leader with my Ivory Dragon!
[08:50] Gu
    And I end my turn.
[08:52] Gu
    The early game is going well.
[08:54] Gu
    I play Lion's Den Sanctum.
[09:02] Gu
    Wh-What?
[09:07] ---
    Wh-What's going on?
[09:09] Gi
    That's an amulet card.
[09:13] Gu
    Yes.
[09:14] Gu
    It's played like a follower,
[09:17] Gu
    but it has no defense and can't attack.
[09:19] Gu
    But it gives me a special effect.
[09:23] Gu
    The Lion's Den Sanctum's effect prevents
    enemy abilities from targeting my followers.
[09:33] Gu
    Next, I play Heavenly Hound.
[09:37] Gu
    And attack your leader with Ardent Nun.
[09:44] Gi
    Hiro!
[09:46] Gu
    This is getting fun!
[09:49] Gu
    Yes! Now's the time to play it!
[09:51] Gu
    Go, Fire Lizard!
[09:54] Gu
    Its ability does 1 damage
    to Ardent Nun!
[10:02] Gu
    Wh-Why?
[10:04] Gu
    What did I just say?
[10:05] Gu
    Lion's Den Sanctum makes my followers
    untargetable by effects as long as it's in play.
[10:11] Gi
    And without a valid target,
    the ability didn't activate?
[10:17] Gu
    Then I'll do this!
[10:18] Gu
    Sandstorm Dragon!
[10:21] Gu
    I attack your leader with my Ivory Dragon!
[10:28] Gu
    Your heart remains unbroken.
[10:31] Gu
    Of course!
[10:32] Gu
    We're just getting started!
[10:34] Gu
    Indeed. Shadowverse is a very deep game.
[10:38] Gu
    The board state in the early game
    doesn't necessarily determine the outcome.
[10:42] Gu
    Unless, of course,
    there is a difference in player strength.
[10:47] ---
    Attack!
[10:52] Gu
    I play Cruel Priestess.
[10:56] Gu
    And end my turn.
[10:58] Gu
    The next turn is turn 4.
[11:00] Gu
    The first turn in which you can evolve.
[11:02] Gu
    Can you master evolution?
[11:05] Gu
    I sure can!
SIGN    Maelstrom Dragon
SIGN    Dragon Warrior
SIGN    Roc
[11:07] Gu
    If the Dragon Warrior evolves,
    it can deal 3 damage to an enemy follower.
[11:13] Gu
    No, wait!
[11:14] Gu
    Lion's Den Sanctum
    makes his followers untargetable!
[11:19] Gu
    I'll use this and this instead!
[11:21] Gu
    Roc! Mushussu!
[11:24] Gu
    I see.
[11:26] Gu
    Roc! Evolve and attack!
[11:35] Gu
    Mushussu's effect activates!
[11:37] Gu
    When another follower evolves,
    its attack goes up by 2!
[11:40] Gu
    Then I attack Ardent Nun
    with my Sandstorm Dragon!
[11:50] Gi
    Yes!
[11:51] Gi
    He turned it around!
[11:52] Gu
    Way to go!
[11:54] Gu
    Not bad.
[11:55] Gu
    You managed to turn the game around
    even under the effects of the amulet.
[12:00] Gu
    I won't lose!
[12:03] Gu
    I'm even more interested in you.
[12:06] Gu
    This will be a fun battle.
SIGN    Mushussu
SIGN    Ardent Nun
[12:28] Gu
    I end my turn.
[12:30] Gi
    This guy's a Grand Master. He's really tough!
[12:34] Gi
    But I know Hiro can...
[12:36] Gu
    My turn. Draw!
[12:39] Gu
    I play Priest of the Cudgel
    and Damus, Oracle of Iniquity.
[12:44] Gu
    And evolve Priest of the Cudgel!
[12:58] Gu
    No!
[12:59] Gu
    My Glacial Dragon!
[13:00] Gu
    Priest of the Cudgel's on-evolve effect
[13:03] Gu
    banishes an enemy follower
    with 3 or less defense.
[13:08] Gu
    Now I attack with Mainyu.
[13:17] Gu
    Hiro!
[13:18] Gi
    Hiro!
[13:20] Gu
    Don't worry!
[13:21] Gu
    The battle's just starting!
SIGN    Ignis Dragon
[13:33] Gu
    Go! Ignis Dragon!
[13:35] Gu
    Evolve!
[13:42] Gu
    Attack Priest of the Cudgel!
[13:48] Gu
    Burn!
[13:53] Gi
    Y-Yes!
[13:55] Gi
    Go, Hiro!
[13:56] Gi
    I end my turn!
[13:57] Gi
    Well? This is how I battle.
[14:00] Gi
    Wonderful.
[14:02] Gi
    You have passion. Courage. Possibilities.
[14:07] Gi
    You really are special.
[14:09] Gi
    Now receive my praise!
[14:21] Gi
    Th-That follower...
[14:23] Gi
    Sacred Lion!
[14:25] Gi
    If Lion's Den Sanctum is in play,
[14:31] Gi
    it evolves.
[14:39] Gi
    Now, attack!
[14:50] Gi
    No!
[14:51] Gi
    It just got annihilated so easily!
[14:53] Gi
    No way!
[14:55] Gi
    Hiro's Ignis Dragon was destroyed!
[14:58] Gi
    Sacred Lion has Bane.
[15:01] Gi
    Any follower damaged by it,
    regardless of its defense, is destroyed.
[15:07] Gi
    And while Sacred Lion can be damaged by effects,
[15:12] Gi
    it can't be damaged in combat!
[15:14] Gi
    And when Sacred Lion comes into play,
[15:17] Gi
    the amulet gains a new power!
[15:24] Gi
    Whenever one of your followers is destroyed,
[15:28] Gi
    you'll take damage equal to its attack.
[15:32] Gi
    Wh-What a combo!
[15:35] Gi
    There's more to come.
[15:37] Gi
    Sacred Lion's next ability activates.
[15:45] Gi
    What's this?
[15:47] Gi
    When Sacred Lion destroys an enemy's follower,
[15:50] [SONG] Gi
    Blessed by the Mane
[15:51] Gi
    I can add this spell to my hand.
[15:54] Gi
    Blessed by the Mane!
[15:55] Gi
    When I play this,
[15:57] Gi
    I can add the last follower I played
    to my hand and set its cost to 0!
[16:03] Gi
    What?
[16:05] Gi
    This will be a trial for you, I'm sure.
[16:07] [SONG] Gi
    Sacred Lion
[16:13] Gi
    Now feel true fear.
[16:21] Gi
    Two such powerful followers!
[16:24] Gi
    You can use that spell, too.
[16:27] Gi
    So you can summon that Ignis Dragon again.
[16:32] Gi
    But it won't help you.
[16:35] Gi
    My Sacred Lions don't take combat damage.
[16:40] Gi
    So you cannot defeat them.
[16:43] Gi
    There's nothing else you can do.
[16:46] Gi
    Is it over, boy?
[16:48] Gi
    If you're willing to retire,
    I won't reset your rank.
[16:53] Gi
    Hiro...
[16:55] Gu
    What will you do, boy?
[16:57] Gu
    What else can I do?
[17:00] Gu
    I got the chance to play a Grand Master!
[17:03] Gu
    This battle's amazing!
[17:05] Gu
    Whether I win or lose,
    I'll play to the end!
[17:09] Gu
    That's right, Hiro!
[17:11] Gu
    I believe you can win!
[17:14] Gi
    That's right!
[17:16] Gi
    You can win! Win, Hiro!
[17:18] ---
    All right!
[17:20] Gu
    My turn!
[17:21] [SONG] Gu
    Blessed by the Mane
[17:21] [SONG] Gu
    Bejeweled Dragon
[17:24] Gu
    Is it over after all?
[17:29] [SONG] Gu
    Bejeweled Dragon
[17:29] Gu
    I get it!
[17:31] Gu
    That'll work!
[17:32] Gu
    Do it, Bejeweled Dragon!
[17:35] Gu
    There's no beauty in futile struggles, boy.
[17:38] Gu
    This isn't struggling.
[17:40] Gu
    I'm going to turn this around!
[17:43] Gu
    Bejeweled Dragon's effect activates!
[17:45] Gu
    If I play this follower in Overflow,
[17:48] Gu
    I can add the highest-cost follower
    I played last turn to my hand!
[17:56] Gu
    Howl once more for me!
[17:58] Gu
    Ignis Dragon, attack!
[18:01] Gu
    Its on-attack effect does 3 damage
    to all followers!
[18:13] Gu
    Your card's effect damaged them,
    but didn't destroy them.
[18:19] Gu
    And...
[18:22] Gu
    Hiro!
[18:24] Gu
    You took damage
    equal to the destroyed follower's attack.
[18:28] Gu
    Now you don't seem
    to have much defense left.
[18:34] Gu
    But I won't give up.
[18:36] [SONG] Gu
    Blessed by the Mane
[18:36] Gu
    I'll use this!
[18:39] Gu
    This spell card's effect allows me
    to add the last follower I played to my hand,
[18:44] Gu
    and set its cost to 0!
[18:48] Gu
    This is my last roar!
[18:50] Gu
    Ignis Dragon, burn bright!
[18:59] Gu
    Yes!
[19:01] Gi
    You did it!
[19:05] Gu
    I end my turn!
[19:06] Gu
    How about that?
[19:07] Gu
    Splendid.
[19:11] Gu
    I play Radiance Angel.
[19:20] Gu
    My leader recovers 3 defense,
[19:23] Gu
    and I draw a card.
[19:27] Gu
    R-Recovery and draw?
[19:29] Gi
    He still has more powerful followers?
[19:33] Gu
    Healing Priestess!
[19:44] Gu
    M-More healing?
[19:46] Gu
    But...
[19:47] Gi
    Yeah! It's okay!
[19:49] Gi
    Hiro can do it!
[19:51] Gu
    I end my turn.
[19:53] Gu
    Now, surpass me, boy!
[19:56] Gu
    Yeah, I will!
[19:58] Gu
    Bejeweled Dragon! Ignis Dragon!
[20:00] Gu
    Attack the leader!
[20:04] Gu
    Are you sure you want to act
    without looking at the card you drew?
[20:08] Gu
    It's fine. I can tell.
[20:11] Gu
    I can feel it!
[20:12] Gu
    This card will lead me to victory!
[20:15] Gu
    Now come!
[20:20] Gu
    That's no ordinary follower.
[20:22] Gu
    Yup.
[20:23] Gu
    Seabrand Dragon gets faster
    when you're in Overflow!
[20:27] Gu
    Hiro!
[20:28] Gi
    Hiro!
[20:29] All
    Go!
[20:42] All
    Hiro!
[20:43] Gu
    Did I win?
[20:45] Gu
    Indeed.
[20:52] Gu
    Behold.
[20:56] Gu
    You are the victor!
[20:58] Gu
    Y-Yay!
[21:00] Gu
    You did it!
[21:01] Gi
    Wow, Hiro!
[21:03] Gu
    You did it! You did it!
[21:06] Gu
    Um...
[21:09] Gu
    Thank you!
[21:11] Gu
    No need for thanks.
[21:12] Gu
    You won the day.
[21:16] Gu
    Oh, right.
[21:17] Gu
    The young boy was able to fight to the end,
    because of the words of his friends.
[21:23] Gu
    You three are the victors today.
[21:25] Gu
    Be the victors tomorrow.
[21:28] Gu
    I expect great things.
SIGN    Invitation
[21:30] Gi
    No way!
[21:32] Gi
    Is this real?
[21:33] Gu
    Yes!
[21:34] Gu
    Now we can all enter the tournament!
[21:36] Gu
    Yup! Yup!
[21:38] Gu
    We're all going to the Nationals!
[21:40] Gu
    This is so cool!
[21:42] Gi
    But who was he?
[21:49] Gu
    Thanks for the help, Marguerite.
[21:51] Gi
    It was a pain in the butt.
[21:54] Gi
    Sixteen internal company meetings.
[21:56] Gi
    Two external meetings.
[21:58] Gi
    One dinner. All canceled.
[22:00] Gi
    Today's schedule is ruined.
[22:02] Gi
    It's a major problem.
[22:04] Gi
    You're so harsh.
[22:06] Gi
    Every action has its cost.
[22:09] Gi
    Don't forget that it's your employees,
    not you, who pay that cost.
[22:16] Gi
    But...
[22:17] Gi
    It was worth paying.
[22:21] Gi
    Shadowverse players all across Japan!
[22:24] Gi
    The day is finally, finally here!
[22:27] Gi
    Players from across the land are here
    to bring the fire, bring the wind,
[22:31] Gi
    and bring down the thunder!
[22:35] Gi
    The Shadowverse National Tournament
    is about to begin!
[22:40] Gi
    First, the qualifiers!
[22:42] Gu
    There's just one rule:
    Win, win, and win some more!
[22:46] Gu
    Keep battling until the 16 players
    who'll be going to the finals are decided!
[22:52] Gu
    And whoever wins the finals
    stands at the top of the nation!
SIGN    A Block
SIGN    B Block
[22:58] Gu
    It's finally time!
[22:59] Gi
    Let's do our best, Hiro!
[23:01] Gu
    You too, Mimori!
[23:03] Gu
    Let's all head for the finals!
[23:05] Gu
    Of course!
[23:06] Gu
    Are you all ready, players?
[23:10] Gu
    Even if you're not, I'm not waiting,
    and neither is the audience!
[23:14] Gu
    We're getting started!
[23:16] Gu
    Start the qualifiers!
[23:18] Gu
    Battle!
[23:19] Gu
    Shadowverse!
[23:24] Gu
    Shadowverse Card Showcase!
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    Today's card is Sacred Lion!
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    It's got Bane,
    and it doesn't take combat damage!
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    And its spell created another one, too!
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    What a powerful opponent!
[23:38] Gu
    The Shadowverse National Tournament's begun!
SIGN    Next Time
[23:41] Gu
    Hiro battles the mysterious Ecila!
[23:44] Gu
    Wait, isn't that...
[23:46] Gu
    It doesn't matter who they are,
[23:47] Gu
    I'll give it my all when
     we battle in Shadowverse!
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    Next time:
    The National Tournament Begins!
SIGN    Episode 8 The National Tournament Finals Begin!
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    Battle! Shadowverse!