Chris...?
I can see it... I can see it!
School Hunter, Leo-pald's blades flash three times...
That's the image of victory...
That's the power of Psyqualia!
Aichi Sendou, I'm going to declare it...
I'm going to use this power to beat you!
Could you see the image of my victory, too?
Image of victory?
Certainly, just now I did see the world of Cray... The scene of battle...
But what is this I'm feeling? This sense of nostalgia...
It's like I've met a part of myself that was lost...
I know this power... Psyqualia...
But you can't get close to this power carelessly.
What do you mean?
Oh... I just have a hunch...
Are you scared of this unknown power?
Nonsense. To be sure, it's mysterious, but it's part of my own ability.
As a fighter, I was chosen to be given this power.
Well, whether you choose to use yours or not is up to you.
But... either way, I'm not going to hold back.
Genius's Descent
I ride Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains!
I call Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth.
I put Gareth and Crimson Lion Cub, Kryph in the Soul.
And then...
Blaze, passionate heart of justice! Superior ride!
Incandescent Lion, Blond Ezel!
I call Silver Fang Witch, then Soulblast!
I draw one card.
On top of that, I call Beaumains and Little Battler, Tron!
Now that you have three Gold Paladin units in the rear-guard, Ezel gets +3000?
With a boost from Silver Fang Witch, Beaumains attacks Flask Marmoset!
With a boost from Tron... go, Blond Ezel!
Attack Monoculus Tiger!
And then, with Tron's skill, he receives +4000 power!
I'll take that attack.
Twin drive check!
Turn end.
All right, stand and draw.
I ride Compass Lion.
I call Geograph Giant and Coiling Duckbill.
With Duckbill's skill, when Pencil Squire, Hammsuke exits the field,
I can draw one card.
Pencil Squire boosts, Geograph Giant attacks Beaumains.
With a boost from Duckbill, Compass Lion attacks Ezel.
No guard.
Drive trigger check.
No 4th point of damage, huh?
Nope. He's trying not to let Aichi use a Limit Break,
so instead he took down the powerful rear-guard, Beaumains.
What are you talking about? The fewer damage points, the better.
It's not quite that simple...
I call Battlefield Tempest, Sagramore, Sleygal Sword,
and Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth!
That makes five Golden Paladin units!
Ezel receives +5000 power.
And then, with a boost from Tron, Ezel attacks Compass Lion!
No guard.
Twin drive...
First check.
Second check...
Critical trigger...
I give the power to Sagramore and the extra critical to Ezel.
The attack was a success!
Sendou delivered 2 damage at once!
But it's not all good news for him.
Oh! What do you mean?
Sendou has two more attacks.
Chris has one unit in his rear-guard.
So even if his next attack is aimed at the rear-guard,
he'll still have one more attack against the Vanguard.
And if that attack should go through...
Right. Chris's damage would become 4, and he could use a Limit Break!
There's no sense in being scared of his Limit Break...
I'll use both of my remaining attacks against his Vanguard!
With a boost from Gareth, Sleygal Sword attacks Compass Lion!
No guard.
With a boost from Silver Fang Witch, Sagramore attacks Compass Lion!
At the same time... Sagramore's Counterblast!
The total power is 23000!
I'll take it.
There you go, Aichi! That puts him at 5 damage!
Just one more!
And yet, doesn't he look full of confidence?
The kid absorbed the attacks on purpose.
Run through the darkness, cutting down everything in your path!
I ride School Hunter, Leo-pald!
Leo-pald...
I call Compass Lion and Pencil Squire, Hammsuke.
Geograph Giant attacks Sleygal Sword!
My rear-guard?
Are you going to guard?
No guard!
With a boost from Duckbill, Leo-pald attacks Ezel.
I activate Leo-pald's skill, so Pencil Squire receives +4000 power.
Twin drive...
Stand trigger.
Geograph Giant stands and receives +5000 power.
Damage check!
I give the power to Ezel!
Geograph Giant attacks Sagramore!
With a boost from Pencil Squire, Compass Lion attacks Ezel!
Guard!
Flame of Victory!
Well, I'm going to begin the end phase.
With Compass Lion's skill, I drop Pencil Squire and Counterblast.
I take another Pencil Squire from my deck and add it to my hand.
Then I break through the limits, calling back an ally that left the field before.
School Hunter, Leo-pald... Limit Break!
With Leo-pald's Limit Break,
I can call the rear-guard units that I dropped during this end phase.
Return to me... Pencil Squire, Hammsuke!
Wonderful!
When Pencil Squire exits the field, an effect is activated.
Normally, when one chooses to reduce number of units,
it produces a trade-off in increasing attacking strength.
But what we should look at here
is Pencil Squire coming back with Limit Break,
and because of Leo-pald's skill, it would have to exit the field again.
However, that effect doesn't work on units that returned to the field
from the Drop Zone, so it is not necessary to make it exit the field a second time.
Yes! Bringing units back, increasing their numbers, and nullifying disadvantages,
brilliant playing that you could say kills three birds with one st-o-ne!
Right! I didn't follow all that, but I get that it's amazing!
Yes, it is amazing!
Now, at this point, what kind of fight is Sendou going to show us?!
Break through the limits!
Incandescent Lion, Blond Ezel! Limit Break!
Oh, boy! Sendou also does a Limit Break!
I'm fired up! This is s-o exciting!
Counterblast!
I superior call Player of the Holy Axe, Nimue!
And then I add +7000 to Ezel's power!
On top of that, I switch Nimue and Silver Fang Witch, then call Sagramore!
With this, I have five Gold Paladin units, so Ezel receives +5000 power!
Whoa! Even without boosting, that's 22000 power!
This is the clan that lets you increase your hand one unit after another, Great Nature,
the clan which possesses the ability the produce overwhelming power by using Limit Breaks.
Gold Paladin!
That's right... it's a clash between shield and sword!
You can't miss it!
And so, keep that channel on...
Stay tuned!
With a boost from Tron... go, Blond Ezel!
Combined with Tron's skill, he has 32000 power!
I guard with Dictionary Goat, Eraser Alpaca, and Geograph Giant.
Twin drive...
First...
Second...
No trigger, huh?
I'm not done.
With a boost from Gareth, Sagramore attacks Leo-pald!
And then, with Sagramore's Counterblast, he receives +3000 power!
I guard with Duckbill.
Then Geograph Giant and Compass Lion intercept.
Even though he used Ezel's Limit Break...
That guy used seven cards to protect himself!
If Aichi just could've drawn a trigger...
JCDT, yo!
Saying that doesn't do any good now.
Let's watch the next turn carefully and see how he holds out...
Aichi...
I call Leo-pald, Triangle Cobra, and Magnet Crocodile.
With a boost from Cobra, my rear-guard Leo-pald attacks Ezel.
No guard.
And now, both fighters have 5 damage.
Huh? Sendou seems oddly calm.
Does this mean he has a lineup of cards in his hand that he can use to guard?
With this, even if I got a critical trigger...
It's pointless.
The image of my victory hasn't wavered.
School Hunter, Leo-pald's blades flash three times...
With a boost from Duckbill, my Vanguard attacks Ezel!
Leo-pald's effect gives power to Pencil Squire.
Halo Shield, Mark! Perfect defense!
Twin drive, first check...
Second check...
Stand trigger!
I see... So this is Psyqualia.
The strongest power, only given to those who are chosen!
Wrong!
This power... You mustn't use it like that.
Is that the howl of a losing dog?
You didn't use the power.
Because you're too weak...
Shall we continue?
My rear-guard Leo-pald stands, and I add +5000 to its power.
I attack Ezel with my standing Leo-pald!
No guard!
You're betting on a damage trigger?
But my image of victory can't be overturned.
Damage trigger check!
Weapons Dealer, Gwydion.
That's not a heal trigger, is it?
This fierce fight is settled at last.
The winner is Christopher Lo, of Team SIT Genius!
Pajeel Ali Kamui Katsuragi
Lee Shenlon Misaki Tokura
Christopher Lo Aichi Sendou
The score for this round was 2-1, so the team going into the fourth round...
...is SIT Genius!
School Hunter, Leo-pald's blades flashed three times...
Just the way I pictured it!
Another fighter has obtained Psyqualia, eh?
Christopher Lo... What kind of world will you guide us to?
I'm looking forward to it.
And what are you going to do, Aichi Sendou?
The clock is ticking.
Aw... That boy lost, huh?
It couldn't be helped. He won't use Psyqualia, and now can't win without it.
That's not true.
Hey, what are you doing?!
As in, "Show a little sympathy."
I'm fine.
So turn the TV back on.
As the stadium is roaring with applause,
both fighters leave the fighting field, still feverish with excitement.
You're okay... aren't you, Aichi?
Today, victory eluded Japan's champions, Team Q4...
I couldn't find out...
...the reason my Royal Paladin deck disappeared...
...or why everyone's memories have been changed.
Cheer up, Brother!
Kamui...
I'm frustrated that we lost, too.
But it's not like it's all over.
Huh? Didn't you know?
The VF Circuit starts in Singapore, but then the fighting continues
in several more countries, one after another.
We have an invitation, so we get to participate in all of the tournaments.
Then...
...we have a chance to avenge our defeat. Both you and me.
I see...
It's not over yet...
In fact, it's just getting started.
Say that one more time!
"Losing to an opponent of that level is pathetic."
"Be more aware of what it means to be a member of SIT Genius next time you fight."
That's what I said.
Jerk...
H-Hey... Calm down!
Him saying that, doesn't that mean anything to you?!
Well, it's true that I did lose...
That doesn't justify it!
Lee...
You met my expectations.
I'm satisfied.
Oh, shut up!
Pardon me.
Well, I'll see you later.
I can't stand that guy!
Chris is the leader.
If I drag the team down, it's his job to motivate me with tough words, right?
Those eyes...
I don't like anything about him...
Well, the VF Circuit Singapore stage...
It's almost time for these passionate fights to come to an end.
Facing each other for the decisive bout and victory is Team Caesar from Japan...
...versus the proud local Singaporean team of brainiacs, Team SIT Genius!
This sloppy-looking guy doesn't need my popularity kingdom!
Guardian of Truth, Lox, will you finish him off?!
I lost...
Why can't I ever fight the girl?
Rout her, Armed Instructor, Bison!
I don't believe it...
Amateur...
At least one win...
Koutei...
You really are strong.
And you still have a long way to go.
That's exactly why I wanna go to SIT!
I see...
Get him, Leo-pald!
As SIT's school champion, I welcome you.
You should start over from square one at that campus.
Although I think I'll be gone by then.
I tried to pretend like it's no big deal, but boy, it's frustrating!
For real?! Caesar couldn't get anywhere with them?!
Pathetic! I'm gonna have to put 'em through more training at camp again.
There he goes again, talking from a deluded daydream.
Maybe instead of Lose-umi, it should be Dream-umi!
DU, yo!
Don't make a new name for me!
Anyway, it sure is a wide world out there...
Thank goodness. Aichi is himself.
Those guys are off to the banquet, huh?
I bet they'll get to have delicious food!
Probably.
Well, shall we go home?
Yes.
I'm going to meet him...
Meet him and find out everything...
I swear it!
Team SIT Genius was really strong.
It's frustrating, isn't it?
Don't be so down. The Circuit has just started.
Let's go home to Card Capital and get a fresh start!
Right!
We're home. I wonder if Sub-manager did a good job while we were gone...
We're back, Sub-manager.
Kai isn't here... Where could he be?
Next time: Snowfield Challenger!
I picture Kai on a journey to train to get even stronger!