01x17 - A Last Minute Match – The Model that Invites

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Let this be as is a bit longer: walking shoulder to shoulder.

Counting my vanishing dreams. Exhausted, I met my friends.

On the road I am used to, I am getting lost lately.

By darkness, another myself is created.

A thirsty shout pierces my heart that seems beaten.

I invite you to see the world I wish to see.

Come along with me.

No one can provide the answer existing in me.

Tactics are the key. Fly at higher game!

Aileen-san, welcome to Japan!

Aileen-san, why are you visiting our country?

Is it for some promotion? Or for private business?

Ah... Aileen-san!

Please tell us about the reason that prompted you

to cancel your work in Paris to come to Japan!

Come in.

Aileen-san! Aileen-san!

Was not that soccer player named Hirata?

That player of the national team?!

Let's go to eat.

There is a place where I want to go. Just leave me there.

Did you call me just to be your driver?

Do you think you're a playboy?

Sorry. I came to play a game with him.

So play with me.

I'm good at games.

Good boy? I did not think.

From ball to chess, I can play anything.

Let's go to my apartment.

This?

It is raijinhai. It is similar to shogi.

Explain the rules. If I win, you will come to an appointment with me today.

Okay. But if I win you will lose something important to you.

A Last Minute Match: The Model that Invites

You are late.

I had to play with a boring opponent.

It was not fun.

Seto, you promised to introduce me to a true adversary.

I even came up to Japan for this reason. A notable detour.

Then. Who is the opponent this time?

The Hirata player was admitted to the hospital!

His body is in a bad state.

It's useless. I am finished!

The supermodel Aileen Rao-san...

Who cares about this news?

Yes. What I want to show you is this video.

Who is it?

Your next opponent.

Seto! You have not forgotten why I'm part of the Game Masters?

It is because you introduce me to intelligent

or famous men as adversaries of games.

Crushing that brat would not be funny at all.

He is not an ordinary brat.

Look closer.

What?!

He has a totally different aura.

He is Yuugi.

When he plays he becomes strong.

Oh? It does not look bad.

Two Game Masters have already lost against him.

And you?

A draw.

At Duel Monsters?

I'm really excited.

So this is his real self?

Good. I cannot wait to crush him.

So go!

These are your orders.

Look Look Look! Finally it's mine!

It is "Super exercises of Aileen Rao"!

Who is Aileen Rao?

What are you saying?!

She's an exciting nineteen-year-old supermodel! Aileen Rao!

Hmmm.

Hmmm? That's all?

I know her too.

It seems she came to Japan.

She seems to have escaped from the press. Everything's quiet.

Look. Even your grandfather knows it. So how do we put it?!

Grandpa has too much free time, he watches many variety programs.

What do you mean by free time?!

I merely saw it when I wasn't working.

Is she so famous?

Aileen was originally a dancer.

She also appeared in a Broadway musical. She is my idol!

This video shows how Aileen dances and acquires those proportions.

I will do a lot of exercise!

Welcome.

She's a foreigner, Grandfather.

I hope she can speak Japanese.

That person has fantastic proportions.

Let me see.

Hey! What are you doing?

A signed version will be better.

What is it, Anzu?

If you have rare games, I would like to see them.

What types of games would you like?

I do not like those based only on luck.

One where you can stretch traps and deceive would be perfect.

It is not a simple request.

In which types of games are you good?

Me? I like all the games.

Aileen Rao!

What do you do in a place like this?!

What do you mean by "a place like this"?

However that is the bonazza I saw on TV.

Ummm... I... Ummm...

I'm your Aileen-san fan!

Okay, okay. Is she your girlfriend?

No... uh... Anzu is not...

I am here.

You're a fan of mine, so I'll show you something.

Okay! I accept, definitely!

And to you too.

Me too?

Yes. Find a fun game and bring it, please.

Okay--

I'm counting on you, okay?

That gnocca is rich, is not she?

I wonder if she would even buy a game of...

...those too expensive that I can never sell...

Hey!

Wow!

Supermodels are another world.

Anzu!

Bring some of these.

No. Flowers would be ruined.

Welcome.

What a beautiful room.

A Japanese acquaintance of mine has furnished it for me.

Aileen-san you're half Canadian and half Indiana, are not you?

Yes. My tastes are similar to those of my father.

This is why this room is like this.

Uhmm... where can I put these?

Please leave them on that table.

Uhmm... please take these flowers.

Thank you.

Grandpa said to try this.

But to prepare it for everyone, it will take some time.

Would you prepare it so I can see it better?

Wait a moment.

It seems like it will take some time.

Let's go to the next room.

It's my ballroom.

Okay!

Like this?

Yup.

Keep that pose, okay?

Ah. I finished.

Aileen-san?

What a good and naive girl.

So naive that she immediately listened to my suggestions.

She will not be able to move anymore. Even if she will be tired.

All she can do is hold that pose.

Anzu! Anzu!

It's useless. The room is soundproof and that is a magic mirror.

She cannot hear us and cannot see anything.

But why?!

If you want to save her, you have to fight me in a game.

It cannot be...

Yes, right.

I am one of Kaiba's Game Masters.

I challenge you to a game! It's called Raijinhai!

Raijinhai?

It is a game handed down by the Rao family. It's a game like shogi.

I do not know that game!

The rules are simple, you will learn them quickly.

But in this game...

...the loser will lose something important.

In your case, it could be that girl!

Anzu! Anzu!

If you want to save her, you must b*at me.

Now... let's start.

Did you want to play so much with me that you take Anzu hostage?

So in the end you show the true self.

What will you lose if you turn out to be the loser?

I've never lost before, so I do not know.

If I win, you will leave Anzu free.

Sure! So, let me explain the rules.

There are 10 pieces.

2 soldiers.

2 horses.

2 elephants.

Shogun. King. Queen. One of each.

And...

Raijin Indra.

The soldier is the weakest while the king is the strongest.

Take a piece.

Each turn takes a piece each and makes them duel.

The shogun is stronger than the elephant, so the elephant loses.

The shogun wins, so he can go back to the field.

As long as you win you can send it to the field as many times as you want.

And in a tie.

Both die in battle.

There are two exceptions.

The queen can only b*at the king.

Indra is invincible. It can b*at everyone, but it can only be used once.

It does not return to the base field.

How do you decide the match?

There are many variations, but...

We will use the simplest.

The first to lose the king loses.

King? This?

And this game uses a special device.

This mechanism is designed to allow you to decide...

...what to use without the opponent being able to see.

When you press the button on the side...

...opens and shows the choices of the players.

I'll wait for you to elaborate something.

It's your first match after all.

Let's begin.

It's time for a game.

Then take a piece and place it in front of the portal.

Okay--

No expression. Congratulations indeed, but...

Let me guess before opening.

Your piece is the horse.

Opening.

The horse loses against the elephant.

The winning elephant returns to the field.

I should guess what you're thinking?

You think I'm cheating somehow.

The next match.

The king?!

You thought about that again.

This is my room and I have prepared the Raijinhai game.

I will win without any trick.

Maybe I know everything that goes through your head.

Surely this cannot be true.

Oh, wait.

I think I will use this.

Opening!

The horse loses.

Again the king.

Your army has no more horses.

And not even shogun.

Are you reading me in the mind?

I'm giving clues on what I choose?

I did not seem to let anything show.

Opening.

Oh. Are two soldiers destroyed at the same time?

So you finally made your first k*ll?

The next!

Poor queen.

Out of this battle.

Now my king is practically safe.

They are one step away from defeat.

In order to avoid losing, I have to make a sudden death.

She has both the queen and the Indra.

Why am I in such a difficult situation?

You are agitated, kid.

I'll give you a chance to show how strong you are.

Opening!

Double death.

For this time, let's call it a draw.

What?

But since you have not won anything, you will not find anything.

Anzu!

The rules of now would probably lead to another tie.

We use official rules.

Okay, just to get to a conclusion.

In a situation where both sides lose at the same time...

...who will have the most remaining pieces will win.

But Indra and queen are not included in the count.

Okay--

Depending on how this game goes, you may lose her.

Did you see the door in the room?

My little animal a tiger is there.

Every time you lose a piece the door will open more and more.

It's a tiger that only likes me.

He will probably att*ck her.

Stop! This is not fair!

In ancient Raijinhai life and death were closely linked!

Now... Let's start.

Opening!

King--

Good bye, shogun.

Blame your incompetent commander.

How does she put it like this?

Why cannot I? No...

It is not that I cannot put a piece to destroy the king.

The issue is how does she make these decisions?

His presence has changed.

If it were not so it would not be interesting.

Look!

Anzu! I will definitely save you!

Can you see your girlfriend in danger?

That's no good. It does not seem you pay us too much attention.

Why does she want to show me Anzu?

Why did she take Anzu hostage?

If she's one of Kaiba's Game Masters...

...then I would have faced her anytime.

What is the reason why she put Anzu in danger?

Distress! This allows me to know which piece you will choose.

Why?!

Why?! Damn!

Why?!

Cannot this be her trick?

What's up?

If I'm a bad commander...

...then I have no chance of winning.

Better to leave everything to luck.

I will use this.

It's a bluff.

You've lost your shogun, you're at a disadvantage.

Raijinhai is not so simple as to allow it to win like that.

I allowed the luck to choose this piece for me.

I cannot read anything from his expression.

Now... hurry and get yours.

Okay--

Before opening, let me guess.

You took the elephant.

What?!

I can see your trick.

Conjectures?

Or are you cheating?

I remembered.

You said that you like games where there are tricks...

...and deceiving each other, nothing related to luck.

So?

Raijinhai is a game based on strategy and probability...

...as well as on reading the adversary's thinking.

Impressive. You have already understood the basis of the Raijinhai game.

That is the issue.

If you can limit your opponent's thinking...

...it becomes easier to read the moves.

You limited me by putting Anzu in danger.

And you knew my ability in games from Kaiba.

Then?

It's my first time at this game, but...

There is a way to divert me from telling the basis of Raijinhai.

However, it requires the cautious ways.

Taking Anzu hostage was the only way.

Opening!

You see! I won!

You see! An elephant like I said.

You have guessed!

To counteract my random choice...

...there was no way to pick between the king, the queen, or the Indra.

There was 1 in 9 chance that I played the king.

Then...

Since I do not have the shogun, you chose the elephant.

It was the best choice based on probability and tactics.

Have you read so far into my strategy?

I'm wrong?

Think what you want.

But in the end you ended up losing another piece.

Look, the door opens again.

You cannot afford the luxury of losing pieces!

I chose a strategy to b*at you.

I can read your mind.

It cannot be.

Nobody can read my mind.

Opening!

I won!

And you lost your Tr*mp card, the Indra...

...with the weakest adversary, the soldier.

Did you read my moves?

Mine? It cannot be!

I'm not cheating and there are no tricks.

Besides, I do not even have the superpower to read your mind.

I read only probabilities and strategies.

All you can do is decide on the opponent's words.

But you do not have a definite tactic.

Raijinhai has 2000 years of tactics behind it.

Opening.

The king here?!

The origins of the games...

...come from ancient Egypt.

This person is different...

Different from all my previous opponents.

Opening!

I have 5000 years of Egyptian knowledge.

I... I lost, is not it?

There is still a mystery.

Raijinhai might have a long history...

But it does not give the power to manipulate people.

Did you use hypnosis on Anzu?

I simply use words to enter the subconscious of people's hearts.

Confused by the words...

...when they lose the game they lose something.

They lose against a weakness in their hearts.

Even if you lose the game, you do not lose anything.

So it was just a good strategy.

No...

I lost something.

Lost something?

What?

I also believe that there is still a mystery.

When you closed your eyes to get the piece.

Did you really get it randomly?

It was the only way.

To be able to read your strategies.

I have fought several strong opponents in the past.

But you were particularly strong, Aileen.

Thank you.

Anzu! Now everything's fine!

Stop!

Anzu!

What are you doing, Yuugi?!

Aileen-san, Yuugi got in the way.

Aileen-san is also giving me lessons!

It's enough, Anzu.

Do not forget the basics, okay?

Okay!

You hurt me, Anzu. What are you doing?!

It's your fault for interrupting.

No... how mean!

Sorry. Sorry.

A complete defeat?

Also in your specialty, Raijinhai.

He was strong.

You do not deserve to be a Game Master of Kaiba anymore.

Seto.

He is stronger than you!

Go out!

Damned, Yuugi!

Do not think it's over here!

Aileen-san! Growing up I will surely become like you!

I will work hard!

Goodbye!

Yuugi, I want to play another game with you.

The next time we meet, it will be a game of love.

A legendary game from China.

It's a forbidden game that has the power to destroy the world!

Furthermore, the soul will also be stolen from the loser.

It's a dangerous game!

And threatening shadows in a popular race.

And also, the last Game Master nears!

The next episode!

"Don't Touch the Forbidden Game"

Will my soul be taken too?!