01x56 - The Man They Call

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Pongal's skill, Counterblast!

I add Soul Saver Dragon to my hand!

I'm ready.

Mr. Mitsusada, I'm gonna charge
at you with everything I've got!

Just like I thought!

I attack Enigman Wave with
Knight of Friendship, Kay!

When Kay attacks, he receives +3000 power!

I guard with Enigman Ripple!

With a boost from Marron,
Blaster Blade attacks!

No guard!

Drive check!

Damage check!

With a boost from Wingal Brave...

...Knight of Loyalty, Bedivere attacks!

My Vanguard is Blaster Blade, so
Bedivere receives another +3000!

I guard with Guide Dolphin!

My turn ends.

All I could do was 1 damage.

But... I'm prepared for my next attack.

That 1 damage was from Soul Saver Dragon...

And he's set up his next
turn's attack already.

Aichi, you're a fitting rival for me.

But that being the case, I'll
go all out to crush your plan.

The Man They Call "The Emperor"

Stand and draw!

Summon your courage, my
invincible superhuman!

I ride Enigman Storm!

And then I call...

With a boost from Cosmo Roar...

...Masked Police, Grander attacks
Knight of Loyalty, Bedivere!

My rear-guard?!

Grander's skill!

My Vanguard receives +2000 power!

With a boost from Guide Dolphin...

...Enigman Shine attacks
Knight of Friendship, Kay!

I see...

Mr. Mitsusada is trying to destroy
my Soul Saver Dragon strategy...

Soul Saver Dragon's skill...

With a five-card Soulblast,

you can give power to up to
three of your rear-guards,

thereby increasing your
entire attacking power.

But if I decrease the number
of units in your rear-guard...

...I can weaken the power of that attack.

The Emperor really is strong!

You did a nice job of preparing this
attack during the previous turn...

...but I won't let you use it freely.

The fight is going in Mitsusada's direction.

Once a fight is going in one direction,
it's extremely difficult to turn it around.

Sendou is out of Mitsusada's league.

The direction of the fight can't be changed.

There's only one way the tide could turn.

He has to rely on his power.

So... use it.

Become hooked on the power again...

Then subdue Mitsusada and humiliate him!

Show me the victory that I'm craving...

...Aichi!

Enigman Storm attacks Blaster Blade!

Twin drive check.

Stand trigger.

Enigman Shine stands.

I add +5000 to his power.

Damage check!

Enigman Shine!

That's the end of my turn.

Mr. Mitsusada really is
an incredible fighter.

He figured I was going to use
Soul Saver Dragon's skill...

...so he weakened its potential
effect while dealing 2 damage.

This is a top-level fighter.

Am I a match for him?

What should I do?

Wait!

The power of Psyqualia...

...shows me you guys and the future of
Cardfights. I'm not turning down this power!

But...

...without my own strength,

I'll surely become addicted
to the power again.

That's why I'm not going
to rely on the power today!

I want to fight Mr. Mitsusada...

...using my own strength!

Give everything I've got
to compete with him...

...to become stronger myself!

What's this?

For just a moment, I sensed Psyqualia...

...but it disappeared?

What does that mean?

Draw!

Sacred dragon! Appear and
muster your mystical power!

I ride Soul Saver Dragon!

I Soulblast five cards!

Holy Charging Roar!

Normally, I would have been able to
power up three units with this skill...

Still, even with limited power, I'm not done
until I've fought with all of its might!

I call...

Swordsman of the expl*sive Flames, Palamedes!

Attack Enigman Storm!

Intercept!

Grander!

With a boost from Marron...

...Soul Saver Dragon attacks!

No guard.

Twin drive check.

Damage check.

With a boost from Wingal Brave...

...Gordon attacks!

I guard with Cosmo Fang!

That's the end of my turn.

sh**t!

If Soul Saver Dragon's skill had worked to full
capacity, he would've done 1 more point of damage!

Well, Aichi, because I
consider you my rival...

...I'm going to challenge
you by going all out!

I put Guide Dolphin into the Soul...

...so I can add +3000 to
the power of Enigman Storm!

I call Cosmo Beak!

Counterblast!

I add +4000 to the power of
Enigman Storm. And then...

...I call...

Enigman Storm's skill!

If his power is 15000 or more,
he gets an extra critical!

An extra critical?!

With that position, the Emperor's
battle formation is decided.

He's playing seriously...

Nobody would be able to
withstand his next attack.

Just like no one would be able to
successfully resist the Roman emperor.

With a boost from Glory Maker...

...Enigman Storm attacks Gordon!

Gordon?!

I'm going to keep you from intercepting.

You see, I really want my attack
against your Vanguard to succeed!

Glory Maker's skill!

When she boosts, if there's


...my Vanguard receives +4000 power!

He's got 28000 power!

G2P!

But doesn't it seem like kind of a waste?

If he's got that much power, why would
he use it against the rear-guard?

Good question...

Rear-guards should fight rear-guards!

I don't think so.

Well, you'll see.

Twin drive check!

First card...

Second card...

A trigger couldn't have
come at a better time.

Stand trigger activated!

I add +5000 to the power of Enigman Storm!

And then Glory Maker stands!

Now, I'll show you great power!

Commander Laurel's skill!

Four of my rear-guard units rest!

And then... stand, Enigman Storm!

One more time with Storm?!

This is my special weapon,
"Dictator's Final Domination"!

I see. Commander Laurel's skill
lets the Vanguard stand up.

So then he attacks with Storm...

STHAWSNP?

With "no problem", you say?

And since the cost for activating that
skill is "resting four rear-guard units",

it's not like he could use any of them first.

This was the best way to go about
destroying the interceptors...

...in order to make his attack
on the Vanguard a sure thing.

And we can't forget about...

...Enigman Storm's...

The extra critical!

Aichi already has 4 damage.

If he takes 2 damage now...

And he made Glory Maker
stand with a trigger, too...

Yes. So his attack's going
to be at full power!

That'll make Soul Saver Dragon explode!

This doesn't look good, Brother...

The third match of the semifinal!

Sendou of Team Q4 is approaching
his direst moment...

My heart is pounding!

My battle with you is going to end here.

I'll go easy on you by making it quick.

I won't prolong the agony.

Why?

He's in an overwhelmingly
unfavorable situation...

...so how can he look so calm?

That's Aichi's true strength!

Huh...!

That kid's pretty impressive...

Uh huh. That may be his true strength.

We didn't see it until now
because he was using Psyqualia.

He reminds me of...

Yeah. That last time, when
Brother battled him...

Glory Maker's boost!

Go, Enigman Storm!

With Glory Maker's skill, the total is 33000!

I'm not giving up.

Everyone, please help!

Twin drive check!

Wonderful! You left yourself enough
power to protect against this attack!

If you're going to come at me with
all your might, Mr. Mitsusada,

I'll defend with all my strength!

Awesome...

They're both using all of their
power against each other!

Indeed.

A fight with two hearts in tune...

That's much more valuable than...

...bringing your opponent to his knees.

Ren?

My turn ends.

I'm impressed you blocked that attack. But...

I know. You're a great
fighter, Mr. Mitsusada.

Your attack just now made me...

Aichi saved himself from taking
any damage this turn...

...but he doesn't have any
cards left in his hand.

And he's down a unit in the front row.

It's a shame! It's his turn to attack,
but he's running out of allies!

Mitsusada, on the other hand...

Two of those cards in his hand are
perfect defense cards, Diamond Ace!

They can totally protect up to two attacks!

Making matters worse, in the front row
is a Cosmo Beak, which can intercept.

Even though it's my turn,
I'm in a bad position.

But I've done everything I can so far.

All that's left are me and my allies...

I'll fight with all I've got!

You... you came for me?

See the king in his younger days

as he blazes a trail with his knights!

What?!

I ride...

...Alfred Early!

Now he gets Alfred Early?

He can do it! He still has
a chance with that card!

Alfred Early's skill!

Stand up again, my avatar!

Superior call, Blaster Blade!

With Blaster Blade's skill,
Cosmo Beak exits the field!

Counterblast!

I've stopped your intercept.

Now we can get an attack through!

Sendou wants to make the most of this chance!

And what great timing with Alfred Early!

Oh, yes, indeed! It's as if the unit
itself came to help him of its own will!

Will, he says...

That boy did say "we", didn't he?

Even though he's not using Psyqualia...

That's right.

That kind of thing can happen, you know?

Although I'm sure you haven't
had any experiences like that...

When a fighter does their best, their
allies won't leave them in the lurch.

The units have their own will...

There are moments where you sense that.

I attack with Swordsman of
the expl*sive Flames, Palamedes!



But I'll protect myself against
your remaining attacks!

With a boost from Marron...

...Alfred Early attacks!

Perfect guard with Diamond Ace!

Twin drive...

First check!

Second check...

Sharon!

Thank you for coming!

Stand trigger! I add +5000 to
the power of Blaster Blade!

And then Palamedes stands!

Thanks to that stand trigger, it's
possible for him to attack twice more...

I've got one more perfect guard...

Even if I block his next attack, I
can't block the next one after it...

Here I go!

With a boost from Wingal Brave...

...Blaster Blade attacks!

In that case...

...no guard!

I leave what happens to the judgment
of fate known as triggers!

Damage check!

Too bad. This is as far as I go.

The winner...

...Aichi Sendou!

He did it!

Yes!

The teams advancing to the final
round have been decided at last!

Team AL4 and Team Q4! These
teams will clash tomorrow!

I'm s-o excited!

Amazing!

To think he won without using Psyqualia...

But he can't afford to do that tomorrow.

Not if Ren Suzugamori is his opponent...

A battle between two people
with the power of Psyqualia...

Will the winner be the "chosen one"?

Instead of focusing on who will win,

I think it means enough that
they're going to fight.

And when they do, Psyqualia's...

...true meaning will be revealed.

Is that the will of you-know-who?

Brother! I-I'm kind of moved!

I know we can trust you guys
with the job of taking down AL4.

Get 'em for us, too!

I'm sure it'll be okay! Just do your best!

Right!

Hey!

Tomorrow's the final round!

Let's go home so we can all rest up!

Roger!

See ya!

Final
Team FFAL4 vs Team Q4

Championship
Final

So our opponents are Q4.

Do you really think you can
beat me fighting like that...

...Aichi?

You can keep that face right now...

but tomorrow...

The gate to hell is already open before all of you.

Aichi, that was a great fight!

Have faith in your teammates, and defy AL4!

Right!

I was able to make it this far...

...because of Kamui, Misaki...

and Kai!

Next time: Fateful Showdown!

Ren's Psyqualia is really powerful!

His opponent will be swallowed
up by an image of isolation.

Ren, your power doesn't scare me anymore.

I'm going to bring back the
person you used to be!

Kai...