01x33 - Blaster of Darkness

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"Check out your fortune!"

"Please answer the following question:"

"Right now, do you feel at
the top of your game?" Yes!

No.

"Do you have a talent that
nobody else can beat?" Yes!

No...

"Do you have confidence in yourself?" Yes!

No...

Congratulations, me! I'm in
first place for good luck today!

Aichi, it says you're the lowest.

You sure are gloomy, even though the
elimination round's been over for a week now.

Cheer up, for cryin' out
loud! It's summer vacation!

But it's my fault that...

What a waste! Right?

The finals are starting!

Come on, Aichi, let's go!

Um...

Just come on!

Let's make a maximum dash to Card Capital!

We made it in time!

Aichi...

Misaki...

Hey, aren't you ready yet?

Didn't the manager say we'd
watch the finals here?

It's already started!

Sorry to keep you waiting!

I-It's because this is so heavy...

Want me to buy some spectator snacks?

I'll have an orange juice and potato chips.

Actually...

Food and drinks aren't allowed in the store.

Sorry...

No one's going to offer to help me here?!

S-Sub-Manager!

I appreciate that you want
to give me a hand, but...

No thanks!

Hi there!

HT, yo!

Kamui, good timing!

Watch out!

K-Kamui...

H-Hi...

Thank you! I appreciate the save.

No prob. I didn't do anything...

Well, you're on the meek side today.

Y-Yeah, well...

Kamui...

Brother!

Look out!

That was close!

Is the TV okay?

Good question. If we can just get the TV...

That was too close...

TC, TC, TC...

Sub-Manager...

Blaster of Darkness

Switch on!

It's on!

Turn up the volume!

Right!

National Vanguard Championship Finals!

At last, the final battle!

I'm so excited!

The final battle?! Then the
first two matches are over?

Looks like they're all done...

AD, yo!

This is a question of responsibility.

Manager, commit hara-kiri!

Even though it's my TV,
everyone's piling on...

Hang in there, me!

With this last match, the country's
Cardfighter champions will be decided!

That's right! You're all witnesses
to history in the making!

Come on, Fighters!

From Team Caesar, Kenji Mitsusada!

Mitsusada!

Mitsusada!

Everyone's totally pumped up...

Well, it is the final match.

Kenji Mitsusada...

I'm the leader of Team
Caesar, Kenji Mitsusada.

Until just a while ago, we
were there, too, weren't we?

Brother...

Okay, okay...

I think it's fantastic that you even made
it to the nationals your first time out.

Yeah! It's a big deal that you guys
got as far as you did without me.

Morikawa, are you trying
to cheer everyone up?

Kourin, you're here today, too?!

Darn it!

If you guys had won, we
could be there right now...

Idiots!

Idiot...

Why'd you lose?! That was too fast!

What up?!

Welcome.

Miwa...

Yep, just me. Too bad.

Kai really must be mad.

After all, it's my fault...

You got it wrong.

Question:

Do you think he's the kinda guy who
would watch matches on TV with everyone?

I'm one hundred percent sure he's not.

OHP, yo!

No way!

I can't picture it!

Yeah, right?

And his opponent, from Team Foo Fighter...

AL4!

Ren...

Ren...

Dr. O, what exactly should
we be looking for here?

There's plenty to look for!

After all, it's a fight between the
captains of last year's championship team

and the championship team from two years ago.

In the regionals and here at nationals,

both fighters have won one victory after
another with their overwhelming strength.

They are truly fated rivals!

Cardfighters all across the country

have been waiting for this
moment, this clash of titans!

What, all the teams they've
fought against get ignored?!

Who cares about the losers?

What?!

...is what that one guy would say.

Yeah, I'm 100% sure of that.

He's not there...

You're right!

That Kyou guy Ren fought isn't there!

The Great Kyou rides!

I attack with Nehalem!

D-Don't tell me... I'm going to lose?!

Maybe he switched with Ren
after losing to Kai...

Caesar...

Isn't that the name of the Roman emperor?

You know of him?

Caesar... Genghis Khan... Napoleon...

Very nice... Champions crowned with glory...

That's right.

It seems that as rivals, we could
have an entertaining conversation.

Rival? You?

Oh, I get it.

You want to make me mad so we
can have a serious fight, right?

But you don't have to bother, since
I always go all out when I fight!

Let's just leave it at that.

Begin the match!

Stand up, Vanguard!

Stand up the Vanguard!

Mitsusada attacks first!

Oh! Ren skillfully guards!

And now Ren counterattacks!

It's a blistering attack!

I guard with Karenroid, Daisy!

Just managed to protect myself that time...

I'd better hurry up and turn the tide here!

Turn end.

My turn! I stand and draw!

Looks like the emperor is losing ground...

Yeah...

I call Masked Police, Grander!

Up to now, it's been a battle in which
neither fighter has yielded an inch!

It's an interesting match-up, just right for
the final fight of the national tournament!

These two are too strong!

TS, yo!

It's true...

They're not bad...

For sure, it is a great fight, but...

Brother?

It feels like Ren isn't serious.

Is this the best you can do?

All right then, it's my turn.

I stand and draw.

Well, it is the final match...

I'll give you a treat
by letting you see this.

Just a little bit of me when I'm serious...

Champions crowned with glory...

However, there was something that
even they were no match for.

Where there is light, there is darkness...

That's one of a pair of truths...

And light can only be
swallowed up by darkness...

That's a truth, too!

Appear from the everlasting darkness,

Dark Spirits!

I ride...

Blaster Dark!

I don't believe it!

What is that unit?!

It's not Blaster Blade?!

A black Blaster Blade...

What even champions couldn't overcome...

Were you able to imagine what it is?

Was it difficult?

Or, perhaps...

You can no longer hear me?

What kind of deck does he have?!

Very well. Final Turn.

Farewell, Your Imperial Majesty.

T-The national champion!

Team Foo Fighter AL4!

Ooh, that was scary... A lopsided victory...

Definitely one-sided...

Ren really is incredible...

All right, the victorious Ren
Suzugamori of Foo Fighter AL4,

could you say a few words to
Cardfighters across the nation?

Everyone was quite strong.

Please continue doing your best
at wasting time and effort.

What?!

He's mocking everyone!

A-And how about a few words to
the people you fought against...?

There's nothing to say.

O-Okay, then, what did you think
about the tournament this year?

It was boring.

Really?

He's tickin' me off!

Amazing...

Foo Fighter?

Certainly, it is unusual to see such
a pronounced difference in strength

in a final match.

No! I mean Kai!

He beat this team of monsters once!

Overlord attacks your Devil Summoner!

Drive check!

Eternal Flame!

I hate to admit it, but... I have to.

He's amazing!

Kamui...

The winners, Team Foo Fighter AL4!

Wow...

This news is being shown
all over the world, right?

They're big stars! BS, yo!

Kourin!

That bouquet should've gone to me!

Darn it! It's because Aichi
lost that last match!

I-I...

Cut it out, Lose-umi!

It's Katsumi!

It's not Brother's fault.

I'm the one who caused the
team the biggest problem.

Because I acted stupidly...

Kamui...

What about me?

I lost to Asaka...

There's no reason for you
to shoulder the blame.

Misaki...

That's right. You did very well.

Boring!

Hey, everyone! Don't look so gloomy!

Why don't we all go to the beach?!

Actually, this is...

When summer comes, the beach is fun!

And going to the beach means swimming!

Camping! Fireworks! Summer vacation!

Sounds good. A diversion
to change the mood, huh?

Right, Aichi? I'm sure it'll be fun...

Sorry!

Brother!

Suzugamori was awesome, ya know?

What was that card?! I've
never seen it before!

There you are!

Miss, I'll have the seasonal fruit parfait!

You want one?

Why are you here?

Jeez. With a sour look like that, I bet
the waitress doesn't even wanna come over.

And that's the long and short of it.

Would you just say something to him?

It's nonsense.

Yeah, I know...

But just a little...

A few words would be fine.

He's a teammate, isn't he?

Like I care?

Yeah, I know...

Uh-uh!

With this, we're even, okay?

If he'll do it for a cup
of coffee, I got off cheap.

Why, that dirty, rotten... He had lunch!

It's my fault.

Because I lost...

It's frustrating...

If I... If I could just
have one more chance...

But...

I spoiled Kai's win

and Team Q4's chance at victory.

I can't stay in Team Q4 anymore.

Kai...

I'm sorry.

It's my fault we lost...

You're right.

It's your fault.

You can't beat them yet,
not with your skill...

I know.

Not yet...

Not yet?

You mean I can get stronger?

Kai!

I'm gonna get stronger!

I swear I'll get stronger!

Thank you, Kai...

Say again?

I want you to give me special training.

I-I want to get stronger...

Aichi's all fired up!

Well... It is hot outside...

Aichi...

M-Me too!

I wanna do special training, too! Next
time, I promise I won't be a pain!

And I want our team to win next time!

Your team...

Are you sure, even with that guy?

He knows more about their
amazing world than me...

Much as I hate to admit it, I
wanna know more about that world!

Kamui...

Shin, me too.

What I'm doing isn't working.

Putting together a deck, making the most of
the units, staying a step ahead of the fight...

There's a lot that I want to study.

Is it... not okay...?

Now these are the faces that I want to see.

For kids like you, boom!

The beach!

Shin...

Ah-ah-ah! Who said anything about slacking?

This is a camp!

Team Q4's summer training camp!

Training camp...

That's our Manager! Let's do it!

Right, Brother?!

Yeah!

Oh yeah! I'm gonna swim!

And what else goes with the beach?

Fireworks!

Ding-ding!

Appear from the everlasting
darkness, Dark Spirits!

I ride...

Blaster Dark!

I'm gonna get strong!

A black Blaster Blade...

Uh, how can I put this...

It's nobody's fault that you
didn't make it to the finals,

and I didn't get sweet time with Kourin...

Hey, that's very mature of you,
Morikawa. You've grown up some!

Of course! Forget the
past and now focus on...

The beach! Swimsuits!

And fireworks!

That's right. We have to move
on and keep going forward.

Next time: It's Summer!
It's Camp! It's Vanguard!

Still, I can't picture a grown-up Morikawa...

Same to you!