01x46 - The Coiling Thread

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Final Turn!

Damned Charging Lance!

You sacrificed your own allies?!

Go, Phantom Blaster Dragon!

Crush Deathrex!

The winner is Aichi Sendou!

I'm strong...

I've gotten stronger...

Did you notice?

Yeah. Brother is routinely
weak after a fight.

I don't know why it happens...

...but we can't let Brother fight anymore.

Infirmary

Here at the Vanguard National Championship,

the elimination round is showing
us one close match after another,

but which teams will ultimately win their
way through to the final tournament?

Oh, I'm so excited!

Kamui and I are going to fight the rest
of the matches in the elimination round.

What do you mean?

We want you to get some more rest.

You've been collapsing
way too much!

We're worried about you...

I'm going to participate.

You absolutely need my strength to
get through the elimination round.

Brother!

Aichi!

You can't fight like this.

But...

I'm going to the finals.

With or without you.

H-Hey!

You didn't have to put it like that!

What, are the finals more
important than Brother Aichi?!

Don't you want to go to the finals?

Of course I do!

But I wanna go with Brother!

Then we have to win... without him.

So that's what you meant.

The Coiling Thread

All right! We're gonna win the rest
of our elimination round matches!

H-Hey! What's wrong?!

She looks just like Miss Emi!

W-Why were you crying?

If I don't win the next
fight, some very bad people

are going to spank me 100 million times!

That's terrible! What kind
of creeps would do that?!

If we happen meet each other in
the next match, please spare me!

Kamui Katsuragi, self-assured personality,

in love with Aichi Sendou's
younger sister, Emi,

past win-loss record showing a clear
weakness when fighting against females...

Why don't you come out?

Misaki Tokura. Lives at Card Capital
with her uncle, Shinemon Nitta.

Calm, cool, and collected personality.

Possesses a magnificent memory. Makes
the most of it while playing Vanguard...

And who are you?

I'm one of your next
opponents from Team Spyder.

We've investigated all of you.

AL4, Asaka Narumi...

You reacted just as the data predicted.

Your goal is to defeat
Asaka in this tournament.

But...

...have you mastered the
Goddess of the Full Moon?

Asaka beat you last time because

you didn't have enough command
of the Goddess of the Full Moon.

What about this time?

I know the answer to that. You haven't
mastered the Goddess of the Full Moon.

This time, too, you and your
team are going to lose.

What's wrong, Aichi?

Nothing...

Like they said, you have to take it easy!

Next up, we've got Team
Quadrifoglio, Q4, versus...

...Team Spyder!

It's that girl!

If you lose, you're getting a spanking!

Oh, my! It looks like Sendou
is sitting this one out,

and just the two of them intend to fight?

According to the rules, if Sendou
doesn't show up by the third match,

his opponent wins by default.

In other words, Q4 can't lose
either of their first two matches.

He's not participating?

That means you have to learn more
about how to use Psyqualia, Aichi.

Are they gonna be okay?

You can have faith in Kamui the Great!

HF, yo!

Kourin...

Here we go. Hold on tight!

Uh... right!

Sorry I'm late!

Miwa! What happened between you and Kourin?!

Nothing. What happened was with Kai.

What?! Kai, you say?!

So Kai isn't here, huh?

You're late!

You can't get too involved.

It's only our duty to...

I know!

Please! If I lose, I'm
going to get a spanking!

It's working just like we planned!

That's the game.

Thanks to his sympathy for a girl
who looks like the one he loves,

his loss is in the bag.

Let the first match begin!

Stand up, Vanguard!

Blaujunger? That's not Battleraizer.

You're slow on the uptake! He played
that in the last match too, remember?

Come to think of it, he
thought a lot about his deck

to prepare for this national tournament.

It's a fierce battle!

They each have 5 damage.
Will Katsuragi win it here?

Pleeeaaase!

One last push!

Ow!!

How dare you trick me?!

Attack! Shootern Blaukruger!
Stardust sh**ting!

The winner is Kamui Katsuragi!

He did it!

Now one more match and they win the fight!

Yeesh...

Sorry!

That's all right.

It's been a while since I last looked
forward to tormenting my prey.

Let the second match begin!

I'm going to draw a new hand.

No Goddess of the Half Moon
or Goddess of the Full Moon...

You haven't mastered the
Goddess of the Full Moon.

This time, too, you and your
team are going to lose.

Stand up, Vanguard!

I start.

I'm drawing.

I ride Pupa Mutant, Giraffa.

With the skill of Larva Mutant, Giraffa

I can take Elite Mutant, Giraffa
from my deck and add it to my hand.

That's the end of my turn.

I draw.

With the skill of Godhawk, Ichibyoshi...

...I can check the top five cards of my deck.

No Goddess of the Crescent Moon, Tsukuyomi...

I ride the Crescent Moon that's in my hand!

I call Psychic Bird and use its
skill to move it to the Soul.

I get to draw one card.

I call Dark Cat.

With Dark Cat's skill...

...we can each draw one card.

Thank you for increasing the size of my hand.

Goddess of the Half Moon...

With a boost from Dark Cat,

Goddess of the Crescent Moon attacks!

Drive check... Critical trigger!

I give +5000 power and the extra critical
to Goddess of the Crescent Moon!

Damage trigger check.

First card, second card...

I stand and draw.

I ride Elite Mutant, Giraffa.

I call Tail Jaw, Gloom Flyman,
and Stealth Millipede!

I attack with Elite, boosted by Millipede!

When Pupa Mutant is in the Soul,
Elite's power increases by +1000.

On top of that, I activate Millipede's skill!

When the opponent's units are all at rest,
my boosted unit's power increases by +4000!

That's an annoying skill...

Well, if all her units aren't
at rest, she'll be okay.

After you attack, your
units are resting, right?

So just don't attack!

Then how can you win?!

Oh, right...

Damage trigger check!

I activate Elite's skill.

When an attack hits, I can choose
one of your rear-guard units

to not stand next turn.

Dark Cat...

To stop you dead in your tracks,

and to thoroughly torment
my helpless victims.

That's how to fight with my Megacolony deck.

This guy is seriously twisted...

As opposed to you, who's too straightforward!

I attack with Tail Joe, boosted by Flyman!

If all my opponent's units are at
rest, this one receives +3000 power!

Damage trigger check.

Draw trigger...

I draw one card.

It seems that your trigger timing is bad.

I draw.

With Goddess of the Crescent Moon's skill,
I check the top five cards of my deck.

Goddess of the Half Moon,
Tsukuyomi, isn't there.

You're going to lose again.

Your team, too...

I ride the Half Moon that's in my hand!

With the skill of Goddess of
the Half Moon, I Soulcharge!

I call Battle Sister, Cocoa!

I get to check the top card of my deck.

Looks like you drew another blank...

I call Oracle Guardian, Red Eye
and Goddess of the Crescent Moon!

I attack Tail Joe with
Goddess of the Half Moon!

Drive trigger check!

I attack your Vanguard with Red Eye,
boosted by Goddess of the Crescent Moon!

I guard with Megacolony Battler A!

I activate the skill of Battler A. It
moves from the Guardian Circle to the Soul.

That's the end of my turn.

You hate my skill, so you end your
turn with Cocoa still standing?

But even so, there's no escaping my hell.

I ride Death Warden, Ant Lion!

I activate Ant Lion's skill!

Soulcharge! And +2000 power.

I call one more Ant Lion!

He's got grade 3's all lined up!

This guy's tougher than I thought!

I attack Goddess of the Half Moon
with Ant Lion, boosted by Flyman!

I guard with Oracle Guardian, Nike!

Next!

I attack with my Vanguard,
boosted by Millipede!

Drive trigger check!

Damage trigger check!

That's the end of my turn.

With Goddess of the Half Moon's skill,
I check the top five cards of my deck.

No Full Moon Tsukuyomi.

There's no full moon tonight.

All you can do now is plummet
into the darkness called despair.

I ride CEO Amaterasu!

I Soulcharge with her skill!

And then I check the top card of my deck.

No matter what comes, you won't
be able to escape from my hell!

I call Amaterasu!

I attack with my Vanguard,
boosted by Dark Cat!

Drive trigger check!

Critical trigger!

I give the extra critical
to my Vanguard, Amaterasu,

and the power to Red Eye!

On top of that, since I have four cards in
my hand, Amaterasu receives +4000 power!

One... two...

I attack with Red Eye, boosted
by Goddess of the Crescent Moon!

Damage trigger check!

Stand trigger!

I give the power to my Vanguard
and rear-guard Ant Lion stands!

I activate the skill of Red Eye!

When his attack hits, I can Soulcharge!

I attack with Amaterasu, boosted by Cocoa!

I guard with Battler A!

Battler A moves to the
Soul through its skill.

That's the end of my turn.

All right! He's got 5 damage!

So you've given up on
Goddess of the Full Moon

and will be going for
Amaterasu's Megablast, huh?

But I don't think it's
going to do you any good...

...since I'm going to win first!

I ride Ant Lion!

Now I've got seven cards in the Soul,
and I activate Ant Lion's skill!

Soulcharge! +2000 power!

That makes eight cards!

I call Evil Armor General, Giraffa!

Here I go! From the latest Booster pack:
Eclipse of Illusionary Shadows, Ant Lion's Megablast!

The opponent's entire rear-guard can't stand!

There's nothing better than
witnessing another's torment!

Like flies struggling in vain as they're
captured by a spider or a Venus flytrap...

But above all, I can't get
enough of humans in despair!

So, how about showing me a good time?

I attack with Evil Armor General, Giraffa!

I intercept with Red Eye!

Struggle! Try to wriggle free!

I attack with Ant Lion, boosted by Millipede!

Added to that, Millipede's skill!

If all of the opponent's units are resting,
+4000 is added to its boosted power!

Drive trigger check!

Critical trigger!

I add +5000 to the power
of my rear-guard Ant Lion

and give the extra critical to my Vanguard!

This is the end. Satisfy
me by writhing in agony!

I attack with Ant Lion, boosted by Flyman!

I guard with Nike and Dream Eater!

That's the end of my turn.

She protected herself! But...

Only your Vanguard can attack.

And Amaterasu's Megablast,
which you're counting on,

will only activate if your attack hits.

Can you get by this hand
when I have five cards?

True, as it stands, I can only attack once.

But...

What's this? Have you given up?

I'm going to the finals with them...

With this, I can go...

Gentle light that illuminates the darkness...

Your smile will envelop the world...

I ride Goddess of the Full Moon, Tsukuyomi!

She drew Goddess of the Full Moon now?

But you're too late!

Counterblast!

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

One more Counterblast!

With this hand of five cards,
I'll get right by you!

I call Goddess of the Half Moon, Battle
Sister Chocolat, Lozenge Magus,

Oracle Guardian, Gemini
and Meteor Break Wizard!

She swapped out all five rear-guard
units that couldn't stand?!

And all three of them have enough power
to successfully attack his Vanguard!

I attack with Meteor
Break, boosted by Gemini!

Counterblast! +3000 power!

I guard with Sharp Nail
Scorpio and Phantom Black!

I attack with my Vanguard,
boosted by Lozenge!

With Lozenge's skill, I add +3000
to Goddess of the Full Moon's power!

I guard with Scorpio!

As long as she doesn't get a trigger...

Drive trigger first check!

Second check!

Draw trigger!

I don't believe it!

I add +5000 to the power
of my Vanguard and draw!

I lost... even though I attacked
according to the data...

Vanguard isn't such an easy game
that it can be won with data.

The winner is Misaki Tokura!

With two matches to zero,
the victory goes to Q4!

We're going to the finals together, Aichi...

Aichi! Misaki and Kamui won!

Aichi?

Team Brilliant Stars, BS, easily
won their first two fights!

I, Kiriya Bidou, am going to join AL4!

Ren...

Q4 and BS have both passed the
elimination round with a 2-0 victory!

But which of them will be number
one in the elimination round?!

Figures. Those guys won 2-0, too...

We've passed the elimination round.

But the two of us are going to win the
next fight, too, so Aichi can rest.

Right!

Yeesh! What kind of creep disguises himself
as a girl that looks like Miss Emi?!

Did it really look like her?

Well, there are all kinds
of Vanguard fighters.

I don't care what kind of fighter
comes my way. Between me...

...and me...

...we'll win our way through!

Kai!

A dream?

I see. Kamui and Misaki are
doing all the fighting...

Next time: Another Foo Fighter.

I picture Ren calling me...

Brilliant Stars... You can't
beat them without Aichi...