01x29 - When the Moon is Full

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The National Vanguard Championship.

We're seeing passionate fights breaking out,

and winning teams breaking
through the preliminary blocks!

The first qualifying fight...

was lost...

And without even one match won...

Brother...

Maybe if I had stayed with the team,
the result would've been different...

But I just can't fight
on the same team as Kai!

I can't go back...

When the Moon is Full

Team Q4 Team Jurassic Army
Team Muscle Brain Team FFAL4

There are three fights in
the elimination round...

The top two highest-ranking
teams in each block

can go on to the next
round of the tournament.

We can't afford to lose any more.

So he'll be in the finals.

You'll probably be able to meet
him if you make it to the finals.

Ren...

Kai!

Um... I thought maybe we could talk
over the order for the next fight...

Do as you please. I don't
care which match I'm in.

Okay. Got it...

That was my first fight since deciding

to seriously focus on Vanguard.

I want to win...

Win... and then...

There are some things they have
to learn by themselves...

Manager...

Um... About the order for the next fight...

That should be okay.

But I haven't said anything yet...

Kai goes first...

Right?

Y-Yes...

The idea is,

he'll win the first match, and then
either Misaki or I will win ours.

Is that being too timid?

Yeah, incredibly...

But I think that's fine.

After recognizing your own weakness,
you pondered the best strategy.

That's one way to fight as a team.

I see...

Okay, then Kai will go first, Misaki
second, and Aichi will be third.

We're all agreed?

The Vanguard National Championship...

Even in the qualifying round, all of the
blocks are engaged in fierce fights!

I'm so excited!

And now, continuing with
Elimination Round Block A,

we have Team Q4 versus Team Muscle Brain!

Indeed!

This is a showdown between
both teams that have one loss!

Which one will win and open
the way to the finals?!

According to the member roster, Q4 is...

Kai Toshiki, Tokura Misaki, and Sendou Aichi.

Team Muscle Brain is...

Are these their real names?

Well, whatever...

Kick Shuu...

Punch Ken...

Groundwork... Snake...

This makes sense. Their motto is...

The strongest brains residing
in the strongest bodies!

I suppose...

Under that principle, to become the number
one Vanguard Fighters in the nation,

they train their bodies
as well as their brains.

Let's count on a heated battle!

In this first match,

Kai Toshiki versus Kick Shuu!

Do you wanna know my hobby?

Not particularly.

Well, I'll tell you.

It's breaking bats with my kicks!

Three bats a day, a thousand bats a year!

And I'm gonna break you, too!

That would cost you a great deal.

Wha...?!

Kai, please!

So Kai is going first...

At least get one win.

At this rate, I'll be embarrassed
to hang out at the same shop.

Can't you just cheer them on?!

Although Kai hardly ever loses...

Begin the match!

Stand up the Vanguard!

Stand up, Vanguard!

Nova Grappler...

Since I know the characteristics of that deck
inside and out, I would've won this hands down!

I ride Blazing Core Dragon!

I call Gattling Claw Dragon!

Blazing Core's Counterblast!

Iron Tail and Gattling Claw move
from the rear-guard circle to the Soul.

Then...

Three sealed gods of destruction...

gain the power of expl*sive flames and rise!

I superior ride Blazing Flare Dragon!

What?! Even though you went second,
you're bringing out a grade 3 first?!

On top of that, I call Nehalem!

I attack King of Sword with Blazing Flare!

Twin drive check!

As always, total lack of charm!

Got it! Critical trigger!

All you can do is feel
sympathy for the other guy...

I attack with Overlord
and a powered-up Nehalem!

Overlord!

Nehalem!

I guard with this!



Dang! I hate to admit it, but he's strong...

Final Turn!

I call Demonic Dragon Mage, Kimnara!

Counterblast.

Kimnara moves to the Soul.

Now I can retire one of your grade


Tough Boy!

And whenever I retire one
of my opponent's units,

Blazing Flare's power increases by +3000!

And then, Soulblast!

I retire one of your units
from the rear-guard...

Hungry Dumpty!

With that, Blazing Flare's
power again increases by +3000!

With a boost from Conroe...

Blazing Flare attacks!

The winner, from Team Q4...

Kai Toshiki!

Wonderful!

Kai, the out-and-out victor!

So far, this is Q4's first win!

That certainly was exciting, wasn't it?

Great job, Kai.

You're so strong, Kai! That was amazing!

A win is a win.

No matter what form it takes...

Kai isn't touched at all
by anxiety or pressure...

All right, let's move on to the second match!

Please do your best, Misaki!

Hey, you okay?

No good... Instead of a bat, it
looks like his heart is broken.

Suck it up.

I'll win with my punch!

Poor guy...

Yep...

The next match is starting!

Stand up, Vanguard!

Prepare yourself!

This fist that's been built up by pounding
sand every day... will crush you to pieces!

I ride Tough Boy!

Battleraizer moves!

He's got a Nova Grappler deck, too...

Don't let your guard down!

I'm not drawing any grade 3s...

I activate Godhawk,
Ichibyoshi's skill!

I look at the top five cards of my deck,

and if Goddess of the Crescent Moon,
Tsukuyomi, is among them,

I can do a superior ride!

So that's how you're comin' at me!

The other four cards go
to the bottom of the deck.

I call Oracle Guardian, Gemini...

and Psychic Bird!

With a boost from Psychic Bird...

Tsukuyomi attacks!

Drive trigger check.

Damage trigger check!

I attack with Gemini!

Damage trigger check!



That was a nice punch.

Thanks for the damage.

This puts me right on the
path to certain victory.

I ride King of Sword!

And call Karma Queen!

Megacolony?!

He's got a mixed deck!

MD, yo!

Then it's not a pure Nova Grappler deck!

Karma's Counterblast!

One of your rear-guard units won't
be able to stand next turn...

Gemini! You!

I call Clay-doll Mechanic!

With Clay-doll's skill, I can flip
over one card in the Damage Zone!

And then I call one more Clay-doll Mechanic!

I activate its skill!

Now I can do a Counterblast one more time!

He's got a good grasp
of Nova Grappler traits!

Not as good as mine, but...

Feel my powerful punch!

A left hook from Karma!

Damage check...

A straight punch from King!

Drive trigger check!

Damage check...

Clay-doll Mechanic gets a boost from the other
Clay-doll Mechanic, and gives you a right uppercut!

Damage trigger check...

Draw trigger!

I draw...

You powered up for nothing, huh?

This time for sure...

Not the one...

I activate the skill of Goddess
of the Crescent Moon, Tsukuyomi!

I look at the top five cards of my deck...

and if one of them is Goddess of the Half
Moon, Tsukuyomi, I can do a superior ride.

It's not here.

Ain't nothin' better than hitting
you with a barrage of lucky punches!

Well, sure... But you can't
stop the flow of time.

The moon always waxes...

I ride Goddess of the Half Moon, Tsukuyomi!

You had that?!

In this instance, if Crescent Moon and Godhawk are
in the Soul, I can Soulcharge two cards!

Psychic Bird's skill!

I put it in the Soul and draw one card!

Still hasn't come up...

Looks like things aren't going
the way you want them to.

I move Gemini.

Wha...?! Don't ignore me!

I call two Silent Toms
and Weather Girl, Milk!

With a boost from Milk...

Tsukuyomi attacks!

Milk's skill adds another +4000 to her power!

Drive trigger check!

Damage trigger check!

As long as Gemini can't stand, all
I can do is target his rear-guard...

I attack Karma with Silent Tom!

Silent Tom! Attack Clay-doll Mechanic!

Next... What comes next will decide it!

I ride Gold Rutile!

I ride Death Metal Droid and Karma Queen!

If you're gonna come at me with Tsukuyomi,
I'm going after you with Karma Queen!

Counterblast!

I'm gonna put that pesky Silent Tom to sleep!

She can't stand again...

Death Metal delivers a high-speed jab!

With Gold Rutile's skill, when your
Vanguard is hit by a rear-guard attack...

I can turn over one card in the Damage Zone!

Why doesn't she guard?

Maybe she's only got grade


Battleraizer boosts!

Here it comes!

A corkscrew punch from Gold Rutile!

Battleraizer's skill adds
another +3000 to his power!

I guard with Battle Sister Chocolat!

This time she's guarding?!

Your attack with Rutile is futile!

sh**t!

If Gold Rutile is the Vanguard
and its attack hits...

the rear-guard can stand with a Counterblast.

The rear-guard can stand?!

Then...

Tokura weighed the risk of it powering up
with a trigger and nullified the attack...

Twin drive...





Critical trigger!

I give the power and the
+1 critical to Karma!

I'm still on a roll!

Karma, boosted by Clay-doll
Mechanic, gives a body blow!

I guard with Oracle Guardian, Nike.

Silent Tom intercepts!

Battleraizer returns to the deck...

Yes!

She held out!

Now it's her turn!

This time...

Still hasn't shown up...

But there's still...

With Tsukuyomi's skill...

I look at the top five cards of my deck.

One...

Two...

You've run out of luck!

The Moon Goddess...

Wow!

Three...

Four...

I'll take good care of it...

Dad and Mom!

Five...

N-No way...

Gentle light that illuminates the darkness...

Your smile will envelop the world...

I superior ride Goddess of
the Full Moon, Tsukuyomi!

Goddess of the Full Moon, Tsukuyomi...

Misaki's managed two superior
rides in one fight?!

Goddess of the Full Moon,
Tsukuyomi's Counterblast!

I draw two cards from my deck and put
one card from my hand into the Soul.

And then, one more Counterblast!

Increasing the number of cards in your hand

doesn't have any effect on the
number of times you can attack!

My damage is 3.

I'll protect myself, then give you
a KO punch as the coup de grace!

I call CEO Amaterasu and Gemini!

Tsukuyomi attacks with a boost from Milk!

Twin drive...

Draw trigger!

Amaterasu's power increases by +5000!

And then I draw!

Damage trigger check!

Amaterasu attacks with a boost from Gemini!

I guard with two Red Lightnings!

Silent Tom attacks with a boost from Gemini!



But I'm still here!

I'm rushing into the last round!

I'm gonna knock you out with my punch!

Knock out?

Six cards in my hand and
one interceptor unit...

So if you can break through these cards...

Ken! You can still come
from behind with a KO!

Forget about it!

This is a done deal!

Oh, yeah!

Karma exits the field and I call Death Metal!

With a boost from Clay-doll
Mechanic, Death Metal attacks!

And an activated skill on top
of that adds +3000 to his power!

I guard with Lozenge Magus!

I attack with Gold Rutile!

I guard with Lozenge!

Twin drive...

Critical trigger!

I give everything to my other Death Metal!

If I hit her with this attack...

Boosted by Clay-doll Mechanic,
Death Metal attacks!!

I guard with Chocolat.

I dropped one card and
got the perfect defense.

Misaki is incredible...

Final Turn!

I attack with Amaterasu, boosted by Gemini!

Everything rides on a heal trigger...

Check!

She did it! Tokura Misaki of Team Q4!

She did a great job!

With a score of 2-0, Team Q4 is the winner!

She held on by increasing
the cards in her hand...

That Goddess of the Full Moon, Tsukuyomi,

became the trump card.

Dad, Mom...

I'm doing okay.

Even now, Vanguard is a family tie.

With one win and one loss, it's now possible
for Team Q4 to get through the elimination round!

All that's left is one more fight.

That result will determine which
teams break out of the block!

However, waiting for Q4...

is the team that's undefeated with two
wins today, last year's national champion team...

Foo Fighter AL4!

Misaki, you were fantastic!

Well, thank you.

I've gotta do my best, too!

Um, our next opponents are AL4...

The strongest team, led by Suzugamori Ren!

I'll do my best, too.

I hope Kamui comes back, don't you?

Uh-huh!

Next time, I wanna have Kai go first again, and
then you or I can somehow win our match, Misaki.

Next time: The Strongest Team, AL4!

Yes, and to start, try
to visualize victory...

I think that's a good way to think!