01x53 - The Battle Begins! Tournament Finals

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At last, the tournament finals...

We've really made it this far, huh?

Of course, Brother!

That's right! It means you've
all got that level of ability.

Mm-hm!

So, everyone, have confidence in
yourselves, relax, and let's go!

Huh?

Huh?!

P-Please wait for me!

Shin is the one who's worried the most.

Thanks to everyone, I was able to come here.

Together with these friends,
I'll do my very best

here at these finals!

Vanguard National Championship
Tournament Finals

As expected, everyone else looks formidable.

That's the Hiroshima team, Wonder Boys!

The Osaka team, Wild Angel!

The Kumamoto team, Southern
Winds, is here, too!

I've seen all of these teams
before in Monthly Vanguard!

In other words, these teams are all so
strong, they appear in the magazine.

Huh? Misaki, are you scared?

What are you talking about? This
is just trembling from excitement!

Me too! I'm trampling with excitement!

Hi, Q4!

Team Caesar!

Team Caesar?!

The ones who took second place last time?!

Huh?

I hate standing out!

Mr. Mitsusada...

The Battle Begins! Tournament Finals

Koutei is always like this. Yeesh...

But it fits Mr. Mitsusada's personality.

Aichi, something about you seems to
have changed again since the preliminaries?

Oh...

It's like you're back to normal...
Yeah. I like this Aichi better.

Thank you.

I saw video recordings of you
at the preliminary rounds.

Impressive as usual.

You Q4 guys are the ones who've
really upped your game.

You've improved a lot since our
training camp over the summer.

At the time, we thought...

...that Q4 would become our rival.

And then...

...seeing you at the elimination
rounds made us certain of it.

Mr. Mitsusada...

I'm really looking forward
to fighting you guys here.

Right back at ya!

But we're gonna beat you!

We're not gonna lose either!

Let's all fight to the best of our abilities!

Right!

Young lions, who have been selected
from all over the country...

Young hawks, who are flapping your wings...

You are the true Vanguards!

Thank you for your patience, everyone!

The Vanguard Championship...

...Tournament Finals...

...has begun!

At last!

Kourin!

Well, we'll see you on the field...

Right!

Gathered here today

are the 16 strongest teams
from across the country!

So let's start with a big round of applause
for these young lions and young hawks!

You're all great!

The tension is rising...

And now we'll explain the
progression of the matches!

Unlike the preliminary rounds, the
finals uses a knockout competition.

So today, there'll be the
first round, the second round,

all the way up to 14, the semifinal.

And then, the last two teams left...

...will be able to challenge each other...

...here tomorrow, at the final battle!

And the winning team...

...will gain what everyone wants! What
everyone desires! What everyone longs for!

That Vanguard team will earn the
title of "the country's strongest"!

Everyone, do you wanna see the
number one national Vanguard team?!

I can't hear you!

Everyone, everyone, everyone,
everyone! Let's make some noise!

Do you wanna see the number one
Vanguard team in the country?!

Okay, everyone! Thank you!

Next up is the pledge for fair play.

The person to give it is the leader
of the team that won last time,

and who will participate this time as well...

...Team Foo Fighter AL4's Ren Suzugamori!

Everyone who is going to fight in the finals,

congratulations on getting this far...

...even though your chances
of winning are zero.

The members of my team, AL4,
are incomparably strong.

But more than anything, I have a special
power that only the chosen possess.

That power subdues and humiliates everyone.

Nothing pleases me more than seeing that.

Victory belongs to me and AL4...

...no matter how hard everyone tries.

But please entertain me with
your pointless struggles.

This has been Ren Suzugamori's
pledge for fair play.

Hey, you!

Wait, Kourin! We're on stage!

Whoa! Aichi sure got called out!

No, I'm pretty sure we were
all included in that...

Man, that guy's a first-class
arrogant jerk...

What does "arrogant" mean?

Oh, a person who thinks, "I'm
the Lord of heaven and earth."

Someone who's incredibly self-important.

What was that about "heaven and earth"?

Never mind, not important.
But you need to study more.

Ren...

Aichi Sendou...

What do you want? This is odd.
I have no business with you.

Don't tell me you've changed your foolish mind
and want to accept my invitation to Foo Fighter?

I...

...don't want to become like you.

What?

I'm returning this.

Certainly, the power of Psyqualia is amazing.

But I'm not going to get addicted to it.

Vanguard fighting isn't about subduing
people or anything like that.

If you do that, you're sure
to lose something precious.

I'm going to stick with a Vanguard
fight that's different from yours.

Then I'm going to fight you and win.

What the heck was that?!

You've pushed your luck far enough!

That's what a newbie gets
for trying to show off!

I hate everything about you people!

I can't wait to fight you! I'll
beat you to rithersmeens!

Amusing. This should be fun.

Aichi...

I will make you regret becoming my enemy.

You still had that deck?

Even if it was only for a short time, these
units were also allies that fought with me.

Um... Er... Uh... Er... Ah...

You look kind of happy, Kourin.

But can he win the finals
without Shadow Paladin?

A-Ahem...

Well, everyone's fired up,
here, there and everywhere!

So let's announce the
pairings of the first match!

We're in the first match!

All right! I'm more pumped up
now than I'd be having to wait!

AL4 is...

So if you don't win through to the final
round, you won't be able to fight them.

Until we're face to face with them in the
final, let's show 'em what we can do!

We'll show 'em that our Vanguard
fight is different than theirs!

Okay! I'll go first!

I want to be second.

Then...

I'm not going to fight.

You three won the preliminary rounds.

Just the three of you will handle this tournament, too.

What do you mean?

I'll translate. What he means is...

You three together made it
this far on your strength.

So you three should also accept the
honor of fighting at the finals.

That's what you meant, isn't it, Kai?

Huh, that's what you were trying to say?
As always, you come across clear as mud!

I'll do my best, Kai!

Well... Good luck.

Please watch our Vanguard fight.

The National Vanguard Championship!

The first round of the tournament finals!

Team Q4 vs Team Wonder Boy

Start!

I'm gonna win this showdown for sure!

Who is this guy?!

The winner: Kamui Katsuragi!

That's our Kamui!

Here! Here's where I win it!

The winner: Misaki Tokura!

Team Q4 has won their first two matches!

Then they move up!

All right!

Yay!

I'd expect no less from my pupils!

Hey...

Third Fight
Team Caesar vs Team Southern Winds

Next up, the first match in the third fight,
Team Caesar versus Team Southern Winds!

The curtain is cl-o-sing in the seventh turn!

Go, Enigman Storm!

This is so frustrating!

The winner: Kenji Mitsusada!

Mr. Mitsusada really is strong!

That's Team Caesar for you.

We're not gonna lose either!

The first fight of the second round,
Team Q4 versus Team Wild Angel!

The end of this first match
is about to be decided!

Grand Spinning Destruction!

The winner: Kamui Katsuragi!

I have shields worth 20000 in my hand.



I should be able to withstand her attack!

Final Turn!

What?!

Beaming beautiful goddess.

I ride CEO Amaterasu!

With Amaterasu's skill, I get +4000 power!

And one more skill, Soulcharge!

Then I check the top card of my deck...

...and call!

With the skill of White Hare of Inaba,
I put one card from my hand into the Soul.

What?!

Looks like you've figured it
out. With a boost from Gemini...

...Battle Maiden, Tagitsuhime
attacks Maiden of Trailing Rose!

If there are six or more cards in
the Soul when Tagitsuhime attacks...

That's right. And there are
exactly six cards in my Soul.

Tagitsuhime receives +3000 power!

Yes! That's 20000 power!

But it's only a grade 2...

Still, there's one more Tagitsuhime!

With this, all three of her
attacks are over 20000 power!

Not bad, sister!

That's rough requesting for 15000 in shields every time!

Misaki is doing great!

I guard with Sweet Honey!

And then I intercept with
Knight of Young Leaves, Gene!

Yes! At 20000 to 25000, the
attack won't go through!

With a boost from White Hare of Inaba,

Amaterasu attacks!

No guard!

Twin drive check...

Heal trigger?!

I heal 1 point of damage.

I give the power to the Tagitsuhime
that hasn't attacked yet.

Tagitsuhime!

The winner: Misaki Tokura!

Team Q4 advances to the semifinals!

You've got some real skills there.

Thank you.

Maybe we can put our hopes on your team...

What do you mean?

Those jerks!

They destroyed everyone's mood
with those opening remarks!

Will you make them pay, for everyone?

Leave it to us.

I'm counting on you.

All right, that's the end
of the second-round fights!

The surviving teams are...

...these four!

Team Q4
Team FFBS
Team Caesar
Team FFAL4

Of course, AL4 is still
around... but BS too, huh?

And Team Caesar...

And the fight pairings are...

...here!

Semifinals First Fight
Team FFBS versus Team FFAL4

The first fight is BS and AL4?!

Allies against each other!

More importantly, let's pay attention
to what's in front of us!

Semifinals Second Fight
Team Q4 versus Team Caesar

Team Caesar!

All right... the first, noteworthy fight

of the semifinals...

...start!

That's the end of my turn!

Even though I was almost there... Even
though I absolutely had to win here...

Losing to Team Q4 is a blunder
that I can't tolerate.

But I am a generous person.

If even one of you shows
the ability to beat AL4,

it will redeem you as a
member of Foo Fighter,

and your error will be
water under the bridge.

R-Really?! Thank you!

Final Turn!

A Final Turn declaration?!

I see...

Think back to the previous turn.

He guarded twice with Dark Soul Conductor.

Conductor's skill.

When the guard is finished and
it moves to the Drop Zone,

I can do two Soulcharges!

He used that guard twice, put four more
cards into the soul, and so now...

There are thirteen cards in the Soul!

That's gonna be the clinching move.

I call...

Stil Vampir!

No, what we should be paying attention
to here is Demon of Aspiration, Amon.

With Demon of Aspiration, Amon's skill, if there are six
or more cards in the Soul, it gets +3000 power.

And on top of that, with Demon
World Marquis, Amon's skill,

it gets +1000 power for
every card in the Soul.

That's 23000 power!

It's the result of being so desperate
to attack during the last turn.

He let his opponent's Soul fill up.

He underestimated Tetsu.

With a boost from Prisoner Beast,
I attack with Demon of Aspiration, Amon.

Demon World Marquis, Amon attacks
with a boost from Alluring Succubus!

The winner of the first
match of the semifinals...

...is Tetsu Shinjou!

He didn't go easy on his
fellow Foo Fighter, huh?

I'm finishing this with Barking Manticore!

The winner: Asaka Narumi!

The winner of the first fight
of the semifinals is Team AL4!

Kyou Yahagi!

Jeez, there's nothing beautiful about that!

Now you're the same as me!

Giving hope to the weak, then
trampling it underfoot...

There's nothing more delicious than that.

If you do that, you're sure
to lose something precious.

Stupid... Nonsense...

Tetsu and Asaka really are terrific, too...

They may be even stronger than before.

All right, before you steel
yourselves for that...

We're both good rivals for each other.

Let's fight without reserve!

We're gonna give it all we've got!

All right, next up is the second
fight of the semifinals...

Opposing each other...
Team Q4 and Team Caesar!

Let's see how good you really are...

...Aichi.

The tournament finals! I'm totally nervous!

Ren Suzugamori didn't
participate in the AL4 fight.

Asaka Narumi...

...and Tetsu Shinjou...

Yeah, they really are incredible!

Certainly, our goal is AL4, but...

I know, Brother!

Before that, Team Caesar!

I intend to go in thinking that I'm
practicing with a partner with higher skills!

Caesar, I'm gonna hit you
with everything I've got!

Next time: Gladiator!

Kamui, Misaki...

Let's picture it! Us, doing our best!

Yeah!

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