01x62 - Lord of the Fight

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All right, the action is heating up!

This is the second match of the final round

of the Vanguard National Championship!

It's the end of the fifth turn
and both players have 3 damage,

which shows that this is indeed
an evenly-matched fight!

It certainly is a wonderful, gripping
r-o-ller coaster ride of a fight, isn't it?

Will AL4 continue their string of unbroken
wins here and take the championship?

Or will Q4 avenge the loss of the first match

and force a play-off in the third match?!

In the end, which team will win?!

An evenly-matched fight, he says?

Poor, blind MC.

Once he sees my next turn, he'll think again.

This is the Pale Moon Circus,

and the much-awaited third act

will now begin!

I ride Barking Manticore!

I activate its skill and
draw one card from my deck.

I put one card from my hand into the Soul.

I call Nightmare Doll, Alice
and Barking Cerberus!

Cerberus, take out Amaterasu!

I guard with Dream Eater!

With a boost from Turquoise...
Manticore, attack Amaterasu!

Crimson Beast Tamer is in the Soul,

so both units receive +3000,

for a grand total of 22000 power!

No guard...

Drive trigger...

First check.

Second check.

Critical trigger is activated!

I give the power to Alice and
the extra critical to Manticore!

Uh oh! That makes 5 damage!

Whatever you do, protect
against the next attack!

You don't have to tell me that!

Lord of the Fight

With a boost from Skull Juggler...

Alice, attack Amaterasu!

I guard with Battle Sister, Ginger and
Goddess of the Crescent Moon, Tsukuyomi!

Anyway, that's a relief!

No, you can't breathe easy yet.

You understand, don't you?

You have 5 damage; I have 3.

If you don't win on the next turn,
your loss is all but assured.

That's not for you to decide!

Oh, do you still have some spirit left?

I wonder how long you'll
be able to hold on to it...

Along with the cold-blooded smile
floating in the pale moonlight,

let's bring the curtain down!

Okay?

Draw!

Amaterasu's Soulcharge!

I check the top card of my deck.

I return it to the bottom of the deck.

I call Oracle Guardian, Gemini and
Goddess of the Crescent Moon, Tsukuyomi!

With a boost from Gemini,

Oracle Guardian, Red Eye attacks Alice!

She attacked the rear-guard again?!

ARGA, yo!

And not Cerberus, which can
intercept, but Alice...

Come on! You have to win
this turn, remember?!

Misaki is doing it for the next turn...

Her strategy is picking off the rear-guard
to cut down the number of attacks, right?

But just doing that won't...

That's right. You'll never be able
to win just by protecting yourself.

Whatever...

Red Eye's skill is being able to
Soulcharge when its attack hits.

I don't want to let her get that
eighth card into the Soul...

I need to...

Protect me, Dynamite Juggler!

She guarded herself, like I figured.

But this is a superb fight.

Yeah.

I hate to admit it, but she really
lives up to the Foo Fighter reputation.

It'll be okay.

I'm sure Misaki will win.

She'll win and then pass it on to me.

Brother...

Right! If anyone can do it, Misaki can!

With a boost from Goddess
of the Crescent Moon,

Amaterasu attacks Manticore!

No guard.

Drive trigger, first check.

Second check...

No trigger.

Damage trigger check.

No trigger.

I attack Alice with Battle
Maiden, Tagitsuhime!

I activate her skill! +3000 power!

Oh, dear. Are you that afraid of Alice?

Even though she's such a cute doll...

Are you gonna guard or not?

No guard.

Turn end.

Whew! Now I can turn off the
light when I go to sleep tonight!

Huh?

I mean, that giant doll is likely
to show up in a dream, you know?!

And that'd be really scary!

Huh...?

What's Lose-umi talking about, at his age?

LU is a total coward, yo!

W-What was that?!

Well, it is a "Nightmare"
doll, so he's not wrong.

So she just got up to 4 damage this turn...

If Misaki takes even 1 more point
of damage during the next turn...

Yeah...

Q4 will lose.

Draw.

It's been fun, but I have to raise the
curtain for the finale of my Pale Moon Circus.

Listen to the crack of the whip of
the queen who can stir up a storm!

Come, Mistress Hurricane!

There are over eight cards in the
Soul, so she receives +1000 power!

And then,

Hurricane's Counterblast!

Come back, Nightmare Doll Alice!

S-S-She's back!!

Don't look this way!

With that, Deadly Shadow
Beast can take place again...

Misaki...

An assassin never lets her quarry escape.

With attacks like that, you'll
never be able to evade

the deadly traps of the Pale Moon Circus!

So terrified you can't speak?

You've got a surprisingly cute side.

Toshiki Kai...

So he did come...

Perhaps he can't face his teammates
after disgracing himself.

Stand up the Vanguard!

No trigger, huh?

I win.

I'm going to use this
power to take everything.

And nothing can stop me.

No one.

Ren!

Pathetic...

Ren's already lost interest in Aichi Sendou,

and now his attachment to Kai will fade away.

Then, finally, Ren will look at me...

And if I win here,

he'll favor me even more.

I'll become Ren's most valuable fighter...

For that purpose, I'm going to take you down,

Misaki Tokura!

I call Midnight Bunny!

Alice's attack and Bunny's boost.

If both of them succeed, this attack
will have even more potential.

These are my circus's proud star units.

With a boost from Skull Juggler...

Alice, attack Amaterasu!

I guard with Lozenge Magus!

In any event, you're
keeping up a steady guard.

But how long can that last?

With a boost from Turquoise,

let's go!

I guard with Battle Sister, Chocolat!

I discard one card for perfect defense!

Perfect defense?

But, drive trigger...

First check...

Second check...

Skyhigh Walker.

It's a stand trigger!

Stand, Alice!

And then I'll add +5000 to your power!

Even if I can protect against this attack,
there'll be another one after it!

So... go on, Alice!

This time, make sure your attack
on Amaterasu goes through!

I guard with Chocolat!

I never thought she'd be able to
pull off a perfect defense twice...

So this is as far as it goes...

Yes. This turn...

No.

Asaka doesn't have a
chance to attack anymore.

Cerberus attacks Amaterasu
with a boost from Bunny!

Tagitsuhime, Red Eye...

Intercept!

Awesome!

She held out through four attacks!

Misaki!

That was great, girl!

GG, yo!

It should be GM!

Wow...

You did it, Misaki!

This is the first time anyone has made me
bring down the curtain so humiliatingly.

I acknowledge your ability, Misaki Tokura!

But that didn't do anything
but buy you some time!

After I make it through this
next turn, you'll be finished!

Yes, that's true.

If you make it through...

I stand and draw!

Just a little further...

What? What's she after?

In our last fight,

your foresight was better than mine.

But it's different this time.

This field...

No, this fight is controlled by me!

Gentle light that illuminates the darkness...

Your smile will envelop the world...

I ride Goddess of the Full Moon...

Tsukuyomi!

Counterblast!

I draw two cards from my deck.

I put one card from my hand into the Soul.

And then, one more Counterblast!

I see...

This is what she was aiming for.

I call Psychic Bird!

I activate its skill!

I draw one card from my deck.

I call one more Psychic Bird!

I activate its skill!

And draw again...

I call Dark Cat!

I activate its skill!

When this unit enters the field,

if the Vanguard is an Oracle Think Tank unit,

both fighters may draw one card.

I'm going to draw. How about you?

I'll draw.

I got it!

I call Evil-eye Princess, Euryale!

Euryale's skill!

I bind one card from your hand!

So you can't use that card during this turn.

And then...

Call!

Beautiful Evil Eye Maiden, Euryale!

Seriously?!

That girl doesn't show any mercy!

Bind!

I don't know what you're trying to do,

but for your three attacks this turn, I
can still suffer 1 damage and be okay!

Three attacks? Oh, no. All I need...

...is one!

With a boost from Goddess
of the Crescent Moon,

attack Mistress Hurricane...

Goddess of the Full Moon, Tsukuyomi!



I need to...

Candy Clown and Turquoise,
protect the Vanguard!

Drive trigger. First check...

Battle Sister, Ginger, and I give the extra
critical to Goddess of the Full Moon!

Don't tell me you've...

Godhawk, Ichibyoshi,

Goddess of the Crescent Moon, Goddess
of the Half Moon, and Amaterasu.

With their skills, I sent 16
cards to the bottom of my deck.

And this is...

...that first card!

This girl...

So she remembered all 16 cards?

In that short time?!

Second check...

This is also Battle Sister, Ginger.

I give all of the effects
to Goddess of the Full Moon.

That's 28000 power!

Critical 3...!

I don't believe it...

Oracle Think Tank predicts the future.

I told you, didn't I?

This fight is controlled by me.

The winner: Misaki Tokura of Team Q4!

Yeah!!

Misaki did it!

I knew she could!

You've grown, Misaki.

Misaki!

You did it! You did it!

Nice fight!

That was incredible, Misaki!

It's okay. You don't have to
force yourself to praise me.

It's not forced at all!

That's right! Nobody but you could've
fought like that, Misaki!

Thank you.

It's your turn next, Aichi.

Right!

I've avenged myself.

Ren...

I wanted to be...

...Ren's number one fighter!

Only for Ren...

You did well, Asaka.

Ren!

Thanks to your loss, I'll
be able to fight Aichi.

However, a loss is a loss.

You're expelled from AL4.

Asaka...

You forgot this.

Wait, Asaka.

What? It's in bad taste to
look at a woman's tears.

Why did you fight beside Ren?

You really are crude, aren't you?

I may want to see it...

See our leader...

No... Ren... lose.

Instead of Kai, Aichi Sendou

could be the fighter that
defeats Ren Suzugamori.

Misaki, nice fight!

Next, it's my turn...

The time has finally come.

The time to fight the decisive battle
between two people who possess power.

I'm not gonna use Psyqualia!

Like Kai, I'm gonna use
my own skill to beat you!

Hmph. As long as it's not a boring fight...

Ren...

Next time: Two Powers, Side-by-Side

At this rate, I'll be no match for him!

I picture Psyqualia whispering
for me to use it...