So this is the end already, eh?
A fighter like you
has no chance against someone like me, who's conquered death many times.
One thing!
When there is no ego in the heart,
there are no doubts!
One thing!
If there are no mistakes in the heart,
there is no fear of anyone!
One thing!
If there are no clouds in the heart,
one becomes calm!
That helps me relax when I'm fightin' a tough opponent.
I recognize my opponent's strength
and fight with my own strengths and weaknesses.
That was my Vanguard starting line.
So am I gonna beat you or lose to you?
We ain't gonna know unless we do it!
Scorching soul!
Smash everything with your steel fists!
Ride!
Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Buster!
I ain't got the kind of fight experience you do.
But... I got an important goal!
My goal is to beat all you Quatre Knights
and get Aichi outta here!
I don't care how strong you are.
I'm definitely gonna win this!
Manly Big Bang
Call!
Skyhowl's skill! Pinot Blanc!
Big Bang Knuckle Dragon!
All right!
Go, Big Bang Knuckle Buster!
Twin drive check!
I got a critical trigger!
He's got 5 damage!
He's got 'im cornered!
Skyhowl Dragon...
I won't let you get by me.
Since I accepted Aichi's invitation to become one of the Quatre Knights...
...I will not let you get by!
Jerk, what was that you just said?
Aichi invited you?!
That's right.
As a member of the Quatre Knights, it's my duty to protect Aichi.
Aichi told you that?
That's correct.
I survived my family's internal strife
and thought I would utilize my strength in a different way,
so I entered the South American Circuit and won.
However, lying in wait for me was the Link Joker affair,
which you people know all about.
Even in South America, one Reversed fighter after another appeared,
sowing the seeds of chaos.
I got in the middle of it
and somehow brought it under control.
I don't know where Aichi learned about me,
but he paid me a visit himself.
What?!
He reached out to leading fighters all over the world,
searching for the right people to protect his sealed self.
He invited Gaillard, Rati, Neve, and me.
I knew of Aichi before, as a fighter.
But what I hadn't known
was that Aichi himself brought an end to the war with Link Joker.
I listened to him talk and became fascinated.
I'd never met anyone like him in my life. And here he was, standing before me.
I could put my family's war in the past and start living a new life.
That was the choice he gave me.
He won me over, and I became a member of the Quatre Knights.
And so, I'm going to fight.
Seek mate!
Warrior of the seas that is revived from the bottom of the dark abyss!
Line up and show me your mighty power!
Come, Fair Lady Pirate, Pinot Blanc!
Legion!
I search for it.
Be revived from the brink between the living and the dead, and run riot!
Legion skill!
Be revived, Sea Strolling Banshee!
Sea Strolling Banshee's skill!
Pinot Gris goes to the Soul!
A new Banshee is revived!
Banshee's skill!
Pinot Blanc's skill!
And one more Pinot Blanc, revive!
One more unit!
Samurai Spirit!
And then I call!
He made a total comeback!
Even though both left and right rear-guard spaces were empty!
Now all of his circle is full.
Everything you've done up to now has been for naught.
No matter how many of my rear-guards you mow down,
I can bring back as many pirates as I like.
No matter how hard you struggle, I'll always be ahead of you.
Darn it! Ishida...
I know how you're going to move, and on that basis, I'm staying ahead of you.
Leading my opponent to destruction...
...and gazing at that spectacle...
That is a joy to me!
Ishida Naoki, you...
No, all of you...
...stand no chance of beating me.
Ishida!
Ishida...
This is the strength of the Quatre Knights...
But... I can't lose!
Goodbye... everyone.
Am I gonna forget again?!
No!
I don't buy any of it!
Why do we gotta stay away from him?
Why doesn't he wanna see us?!
Until I can talk to him directly, I just can't lose my memories!
What are you looking at, Leon?
Do you feel melancholic?
The afternoon moon is faint.
Jillian, Sharlene...
Do you know what they call the moon when you can see it in the afternoon?
Are you seriously asking us?
Oh, no! Jillian, you have to think!
Hey, he's asking you, too.
Huh?
Noooo! I-I'm getting dizzy!
Sharlene...
The ancient poets created numerous songs about the moon,
but as far as I know, none of them spoke the name of the afternoon moon.
But even serenading the inhabitants of the moon won't do any good.
Inhabitants of the moon?
Ah! Rabbits?
Referencing the folk tale "The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter"
Maybe Princess Kaguya!
I wonder if the wind blows on the moon, too.
Leon!
Sorry for having you mind the store again.
Not at all.
Both Tetsu and Asaka were out today, so it was perfect timing.
I appreciate you saying so.
Misaki... Did Misaki go somewhere?
Yes. With Kai and the others.
Huh. All of them together?
Huh? I forgot to ask her what time she's coming back!
I wonder if she'll be back for dinner...
But...
...therein lies your strength, as well.
Even if you lose and lose again, you always rise.
Leon...
Before I went to that retreat...
...I only thought of one way to do things.
I kept repeating it over and over.
One more time!
Once more...
But... I'm doing the same thing here.
If there's only one way to do it, that Serra guy is gonna...
I know how you're going to move, and on that basis,
I'm staying ahead of you.
I see... I got it!
Shall I put you out of your misery?
Long voyage with many trials!
Slay even any sea dragons that stand in your way!
Legion attack!
And so it shall end.
Bitterness Brawler, Tohru!
Quintet Wall!
And one more time...
Guard!
Jeez! I can't believe I forgot somethin' so important that I discovered myself.
You can't just trust everything to your feelings and act recklessly.
It's also necessary to adapt to the circumstances an' try various things.
Attack!
Guard!
Yeesh. That's right.
If he sees through one way of doin' it, I'd better try doin' it another way.
Thanks, Leon!
Call!
I'm gonna pack my fist with these two souls!
Fill me up and tremble!
Make him surrender!
Seek mate!
King of striking who cuts through the air at a high speed!
Brawler, Big Bang Slash Buster!
Legion!
Legion skill! +5000 power!
And I can also attack four of my opponent's units!
Get excited, my soul!
Burst open with your friend's feeling!
Legion attack!
Hidden Reef Banshee!
Quintet Wall!
Even if he protects against my attack on Pinot Noir...
I didn't think you'd do the same thing again.
As I said, no matter how many of my rear-guards you take out,
I can keep bringing them back!
I know that!
What?!
It might look like I'm doin' the same thing, but there's a difference.
True, I took out your rear-guards...
...but that ain't all!
These guys can power up by the amount of units taken out!
What I wanted most of all was this power!
I'm gonna finish this with them!
I ain't gonna let you keep bringin' units back!
That's our Ishida!
Get 'im!
So you tried changing your fighting tactics?
I can't afford to lose, ya see!
Until I meet Aichi...
Meet him and talk to him myself, I can't afford to lose my memories!
Ishida... Ishida did it!
Yeah...
I-I don't believe it... It can't be!
I'm one of the Quatre Knights...
Losing to someone like you...
...just shouldn't be!
Yeah, well, it actually did happen to you.
Oh, that's right. What happens again to the guy who loses?
He gets some kind of punishment...
Um... What's that called again?
Similar to "treatment," but that's not exactly right...
Oh, I remember!
Judgment!
Wow...
The wind has come.
What is...
...the meaning of this?!
What happened?
Serra's seal was broken!
Why?!
Them?!
S-Serra!
What's with him?
He ain't one of the Quatre Knights.
We can ignore him.
You were cool, Ishida!
Yeah, but I'm exhausted.
No wonder. Look at that.
That Serra guy is passed out.
I bet it's because this was the first time he's received Judgment.
Yeah.
The first time someone beat one of the Quatre Knights.
Yeah.
And if this guy could be beaten, then so can the rest of the Quatre Knights!
That's right!
We can rescue Aichi with our own hands!
All right! Let's move forward!
Aichi is somewhere ahead of us.
There are three of those seals left that Serra was talking about.
If we can unlock them, we can meet Aichi.
And then we'll get all the answers.
We'll learn Aichi's will...
...and the reason he's been rejecting us.
Or should we keep going down this path?
Let's go!
Yeah!
They're coming!
I did it! I took down one of the Quatre Knights!
Ishida, you did it!
Ishida's win has given us hope.
Wait for us, Aichi!
We're coming to ask you about your feelings directly!
Next time: Steel Will!
Steel Will
What?! We're being separated!
Miwa! Kamui! Tokura!
One-on-one, huh?
I see. So my fight is against you.
All right, I'm gonna win mine, too!