01x24 - Indelible Memory

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This is Oracle Guardian, Apollon!

And this is Lozenge.

Cut it out, Sub-manager!

Great! And after Dad put it together for me!

Bad cat!

Mom and Dad sure are late...

They promised to teach me how
to play Cardfight today...

Misaki! Something terrible's happened!

It's your Mom and Dad...!

Another memory from then...

Oww...

Oh, I'm okay. It's not bad.

Misaki! Are you awake?!

Breakfast is ready!

If you don't eat a good breakfast,
it'll stunt your growth!

How old does Shin think I am?

I'll be right there!

I just want tea and toast this morning!

What am I gonna do with
this rice and miso soup?!

The Indelible Memory

Congratulations

Yep, that was really something.

I'm proud of it, too.

What do you think?

What are you gonna do with those?

Put 'em up at the front of
the store. Good idea, right?

But do I use "Congratulations,
Q4, on Making the Nationals!"...

or "Congratulations on Making the
Nationals, Q4"? I just can't decide!

You're making too much of it.

Shin is like my dad that way...

I phrased it really good, didn't I?

This is a nice picture.

Let's hang it up in the store, Misaki.

Sub-manager! What are you doing?!

"Congratulations"...

"Q4"...

"on Making the National"...

"Dog Show"...

Well, that's what it says!

See?

Note: The paw print turned "tournament" into "dog show".

He's right!

But that's...

This is bad. This is really bad!

What's bad?

Ren Suzugamori.

Ren Suzugamori...

He represents the highest
level of the Nationals.

And there may be lots more Vanguard
Fighters playing at his level.

Like they say, if you see one c*ck,
there are 30 behind the wall.

They don't say that about people...

Oh, no... Among a lot of other
fighters like him, what can I do...?

That's it!

Here!

What?

The deck he used.

We'll start by thoroughly studying the enemy!

Not bad for a little brat.

Who you callin' "little brat", Lose-umi?!

Kamui...

Morikawa...

This is wrong.

There should be one more Cocoa and
there were two Chocolats, not three.

Now that you mention it...

Aside from that, he only used this
deck once, at that card shop, right?

I don't think it'll be of any help.

I-I see...

Then, how about this?!

A Cardfighter's individuality and
technique can make up for experience.

I think bringing that out more will be
tied to making Team Q4 even stronger.

That's a really good idea!

Aw, shucks!

All my experience...

and everything I've been doing
hasn't been for nothin'!

And I...

Punk... How old do you think you are...?

have been doing my best
with all kinds of things.

Now, now...

In fact, I guess you could say that for
Q4, I'm the "brains behind the surgery".

"Behind the operation"?

Y-Yeah, that's it! The brains
behind the operation!

Right.

Shut up!

I didn't say anything yet!

A-Anyway, please get started!

Everyone, find a fighting style
that you think you're good at!

That I'm good at...?

My fighting style...

No grade 2s...

I'm going to redraw.

Me too.

Good move. Can't do much with only one grade 3...

That's why?!

No good...

Libra...Amaterasu...

Milk...

Dad, this is "Weather Girl, Milk", right?!

And this is, um...

Misaki...?

Can we start?

S-Sure.

Oh, no... Not again...

Stand up, Vanguard!

Barcgal!

Lozenge Magus!

I go first.

I ride Weather Girl, Milk.

Lozenge moves to Rear-guard.

That ends my turn.

It's my turn!

It's not grade 2.

At this rate, I won't be
able to use a grade 3.

What should I do?

Oh, that's right! If I use
the method I did before...

I ride Wingal!

I move Barcgal to the rear-guard!

And then I use Barcgal's skill
to superior-call Flogal!

Next, I call Elaine!

I attack Milk with Wingal!

Drive check!

Damage check.

I attack Milk with Elaine, boosted by Flogal!

Damage check.

I end my turn.

It's my turn.

I ride Maiden of Libra.

And then I call the Oracle Guardian, Gemini.

I attack Elaine with Libra!

Gemini's boost gives her +8000 power!

Elaine retires from the field.

That's the end of my turn.

Her turn's over already?!

Even though she's probably got
more good cards in her hand...

She shouldn't be stingy, but
get 'em all out there, right?

Your voice is too loud...

Huh?

She didn't yell at you...

A bare minimum of calling...

And she didn't attack my
Vanguard, but the rear-guard...

Thanks to that, I didn't
take any damage, but...

Misaki...

What exactly are you trying to do?

I mustn't think about anything else...

I have to concentrate on this fight...

It's my turn.

This isn't grade 2 either...

Then I'll use Barcgal to bring out Llew...

and use Llew's skill to bring forth Blaster Blade.

Oh, no! I can't pay the cost that's
needed for the Counterblast!

Don't tell me...

I attack Elaine with Libra!

Elaine leaves the field.

Misaki guessed what I was going to do?

So you did intend to use
Barcgal and Llew's combination skill...

Even without drawing a grade 2 unit, you
could use that skill to bring out Blaster Blade.

Like in the final match of
the regional tournament...

Oh, I remember that...

With Barcgal's skill, I call the
Future Knight, Llew, from my deck!

And then, I use Llew's Counterblast!

Stand up, my avatar!

Superior Ride...

Blaster Blade!

I have no idea what's going on...

The gist is, no matter what Aichi's plan
of attack, she's been one step ahead.

One step ahead?

From the first turn!

Whaaat?!

You mean Tokura is psychic?!

Do you want her autograph?

No, Misaki is, um...

She has a great memory, right?

After all, you even remember how I
played during one match at regionals.

W-Well, sure...

A good memory, huh? I've got that too, right?

I suppose so...

I see! Come to think of it, you
remembered Ren's deck perfectly, too!

That's amazing, Misaki!

Not really...

It's not like I try to remember...

Then you just remember it naturally?

That's even more impressive!

It's a real talent!

We're in the middle of a fight!

Right!

Um, I call the Little Sage, Marron!

I attack with Wingal, boosted by Barcgal!

Drive check!

Here we go! Come on, grade 3!

Wrong! Right now, he wants a grade 2!

Why?

Damage check.

I attack with Marron, boosted by Flogal!

I guard with Dream Eater!

That's the end of my turn.

I stand and draw.

I ride CEO Amaterasu!

That's amazing, Misaki!

"Amazing"? I fail to see it.

I activate Amaterasu's skill!

Soulcharge...

I'm putting this card at
the bottom of the deck.

I call Silent Tom and the
Oracle Guardian, Wiseman.

Wiseman attacks!

Next!

I attack with Amaterasu, boosted by Gemini!

Twin drive check.

First...

Second...

Critical trigger.

I add +5000 to the power of Silent Tom.

And you take 2 damage.

Silent Tom attacks!

The fourth card...

He sure is taking a beating...



But now he's got enough cards for...

Misaki...?

I stand and draw!

With Barcgal's skill...

I call Llew from my deck!

Come to think of it, the last time I
had a Cardfight with Misaki here...

it was Misaki's first fight,

but her understanding of
the cards was perfect.

You defeated me completely, remember?

Come on, just go.

Sure.

Misaki sees right through me...

but there must be some way I
can turn the tables on her.

Future Knight Llew's Counterblast!

I pay the cost, moving the card to the Soul!

I move Barcgal and Flogal, too!

Superior Ride!

Blaster Blade!

Blaster Blade's Counterblast!

I send Silent Tom off the field!

I move Marron to the rear-guard.

And then I call the Knight of the Rose,
Morgana and Transporter of Good Luck, Epona!

I attack with Blaster
Blade, boosted by Epona!

Drive trigger check!

Damage trigger check.

I attack with Morgana, boosted by Marron!

I guard with Nike!

My turn is over.

Now, the damage is 4 to 4...

but...

He doesn't have any grade 3s!

Oh, come on...

Or, actually, you're right...

It's because he was slow
getting a grade 2 out there.

I stand and...

draw.

Dream Eater! Its power
and shield are both 5000!

That's great, right?!

Amaterasu's skill... Soulcharge...

I put the top card of my
deck...on the bottom...

I call Luck Bird!

I drop two cards for Soulblast!

I draw one card.

I call Wiseman.

I attack with Wiseman, boosted by Luck Bird!

I guard with Llew!

You know something...

If she'd used her power of recall
in actual fights all along,

by now she'd have been an incredibly
strong Vanguard Fighter.

That's for sure...

What a waste!

Next time, I'll teach you how to play.

Yeah!

Mind the store while we're gone!

Okay! It'll be no problem!

Be a good girl!

See you later!

Bye-bye!

I know!

You're really lucky. I have
a pretty short memory...

Awesome! Shame on you for keeping
quiet about it all this time!

If we can turn the power of Misaki's memory
into a weapon, Brother, Q4 will be in great shape!

Yep!

Misaki...?

There are some things I
don't want to remember...

Gemini boosts Amaterasu...

and she attacks Blaster Blade!

Man! And after Dad put it together for me!

Bad cat!

Mom and Dad sure are late...

They promised to teach
me how to Cardfight today...

Misaki! Something terrible's happened!

It's your Mom and Dad...!

Twin drive...

First check...

Dad!

Mom!!

Second check!

Critical trigger! I give
+5000 to Amaterasu's power!

And the extra critical!

Brother!

Misaki!

Shin, are you going to run the store?

There's no way I would close my
aunt and uncle's beloved store.

You will help me, won't you, Misaki?

No.

I don't know how!

Dad didn't teach me anything about Cardfight!

Not Dad...

Or Mom!

They died before they could!

Misaki...

It's impossible!

I can't do it!

S-She's way strong...

And that memory on top of it...

Wow...

All right! With Misaki on our side, we can
totally analyze the decks and fights at Nationals!

This is a huge advantage!

Misaki...?

I can't...

Misaki...?

I can't fight together
with you guys anymore...

Misaki...

H-Hey!

What was that about?

You got me...

Brother, what's wrong with Misaki?

I-I don't know...

Misaki...

Manager, what happened with Misaki?

Did I do something wrong?

No, neither you nor Kamui
did anything wrong, Aichi.

But Misaki was so...

She said she couldn't fight with us anymore!

It'll be all right.

This is probably Misaki's own problem.

She unlocked a door that she has
to go through sooner or later.

Then it is my fault, isn't it?!

Next time: Beyond Memories

She can't picture us being able
to do something about it together!

What should I do?!