Congratulations, Q4! National Champions!!
Vanguard Fight Circuit...
That's right. Team Q4's been invited.
Wow...
So... what is Vanguard Fight Circuit exactly?
Don't you watch the news?!
Nope. And I hardly read the newspaper either...
That's not something to be proud about!
Top fighters from around the world gather together and battle.
What?! Then this means going to another country?!
Is my name on that invitation?
It's only for the members of Team Q4.
Why?!
Don't cry about it!
That's not fair!
If I go to the Circuit, I may be able to meet that boy.
Besides, Kai said going there would be the only way
we'll be able to find out what happened to us.
Manager, I want to participate in the Circuit!
That's what I thought you would say, Aichi!
But each team requires three members to participate.
Then we need two more...
The invitation said that just one original Q4 team member has to be in it.
It doesn't matter who the other two are. What shall we do?
Let's see...
Hmm...
Look! You've got a super-strong man right here!
Misaki!
Cut it out, Aichi! You're ignoring me?!
Please go with me to the Circuit!
Oh... You mean that invitation, huh?
But if you're going, it doesn't matter who else goes, right?
Why ask me?
After all, we went to nationals together as Q4 teammmates, so please!
All right. I'll go.
Thank you! Okay, and now...
Me, I'm sure.
...if I just invite Kamui, we'll have us a team!
He ignored me again?! And why'd he choose that little brat?!
It would've been a lot weirder if he chose you.
Will you be able to get Kamui over here?
Recently, he's been hanging out at Handsome all the time.
Now that you mention it...
I'll go over there!
Team Q4 Returns
Card Shop Handsome
It's been a long time since I've been here.
Hello!
Hi there!
Flyman boosts! That gives my Vanguard +7000 power!
Kamui isn't here...
Why, if it isn't Aichi Sendou!
Gouki! Long time no see!
To what do I owe the pleasure?
Have you come to fight?
No, I was looking for Kamui...
But it looks like he isn't here.
Kamui's right over there.
Alright! I win!
Kamui!
Brother Aichi!
It's been a while. How have you been?
Great. And you look good, Brother Aichi.
Um... What's the bandana for?
Oh, this?
Actually, I joined Gouki's team.
I already won the national championship with Team Q4,
so I'm gonna give it a rest for now.
This time, I'm gonna fight alongside Gouki and the boys!
Or put another way, Kamui's become my groom!
I have not!
Then you're my bride?
As if!
And I joined Gouki, not you!
How many times do I gotta tell you that?!
Oh, you act all hard-to-get, but I know you really wanna be with me!
N-No, I don't!
Anyway, I'm aimin' to win the nationals next time with Handsome!
So prepare yourself, Brother!
Team Handsome
So anyway, what's up?
It's unusual to see you in here.
I came about this...
That's an invitation to the Circuit!
What?!
Oh, man!
Ka-boom?!
What's the Circuit?
It's the Vanguard Fight Circuit.
A tournament that gathers strong fighters from around the world,
and they fight to decide who's the strongest.
I hear only the ones who are chosen get invitations sent to 'em.
By invitation only?!
BIO?!
Kamui, I want you to go the Circuit with me!
Me, go to the Circuit...?
Attack! Asura Kaiser!
Yeah! Even here, I'm the strongest one of all!
Yo, SA!
That boy's excellent!
Kamui!
Sorry, Brother. I'm a member of Handsome now.
So... I can't go.
That's right.
Kamui's on our team now. So give it up.
Yeah!
But I wanna go to the Circuit with Kamui!
It doesn't have to be Kamui, does it?!
It does have to be Kamui!
Kamui, I met you when I was just starting out with Vanguard.
Then we went to the nationals together, and we won!
I want to go with you!
Brother...
Kamui the Great is caught in a dilemma!
CID, yo...
The Circuit, where strong fighters gather...
Kamui, are you gonna break your promise to me?!
Kamui. Didn't you say you were gonna do your best to get to the nationals with us?
Yeah, I did.
That's right. I can't break my promise. But...
Only one thing to do.
A fight, Aichi Sendou!
If you want Kamui that badly, you'll have to beat me and Nagisa!
If you beat us, we'll let you borrow Kamui.
You guys...
No, wait!
If there's gonna be a fight, I'll be the one to do it, Brother!
Kamui...
Kamui!
The outcome of my own fight will decide what I'm gonna do.
I can't foist the responsibility off on Gouki and Nagisa!
Kamui, I bet you mean to lose on purpose so you can go to the Circuit!
I wouldn't do that! I really do wanna fight as a part of Handsome.
But I wanna go to the Circuit, too...
So I'll let my fight here decide what I'm gonna do.
If Brother Aichi wins, I'll go to the Circuit.
If I win, I'll stay here with Handsome!
Kamui...
Nagisa, let's leave this to Kamui.
He's a guy who always goes all-out when he fights.
All right...
Fight me, Brother!
I will, Kamui!
Stand up, Vanguard!
Grassland Breeze, Sagramore!
Beast Deity, White Tiger!
I go first.
I'm still not used to this deck yet...
...but in order to go to the Circuit with Kamui, I can't lose this fight!
I ride Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth!
That's the end of my turn.
My turn!
I can't think about what'll happen later. I'll just have to do my best with this fight!
I ride... Screamin' and Dancin' Announcer, Shout!
White Tiger moves!
I call two Almighty Reporters!
With a boost from Almighty Reporter...
...Beast Deity, White Tiger attacks!
Damage check!
Almighty Reporter's skill!
When an attack boosted by this unit hits the Vanguard, the unit can return to my hand.
In the attacking stage,
if you put several cards on the field, your hand dwindles, right?
And if that happens, it's harder to guard during your next turn.
But this card has that weakness covered.
I'm not the same person I was when we won at nationals!
I'm getting stronger, Brother!
Go, go, Kamui!
Show him how much you've improved from your special love training with me!
I attack with Screamin' and Dancin' Announcer, Shout, boosted by Almighty Reporter!
No guard...
Drive check!
This way, Kamui's hand...
...is the same as it was at the beginning of his turn, ka-boom.
My turn. Stand and draw!
I ride Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains!
I call Charging Chariot Knight and Charjgal!
As always, you have a good command of your Nova Grappler deck,
but you're not gonna beat me!
I attack Shout with Chariot Knight!
Skill activated!
When Chariot Knight attacks, if I have fewer cards in my hand than my opponent,
the unit gets +3000 power!
Ow!
Damage check!
That's right! That pitch went right on by!
Charjgal boosts!
I attack your Vanguard with Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains!
No guard!
Drive check!
Ow!
That's the end of my turn.
2-2 damage...
Kamui, the battle's just beginning!
I managed to even out the damage this turn, but what's going to happen next?
No, I can't afford to be nervous!
I'm going to the Circuit with Kamui!
The Great Kamui rides Marvelous Hani!
And then I call!
Jack's Counterblast!
I attack Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains with unrestrained Jack!
I guard with Gwydion!
Marvelous Hani attacks with a boost from Reporter!
I guard with Elixir Sommelier!
Drive check! I got a trigger!
Reporter boosts!
White Tiger attacks!
Damage check!
Critical trigger!
I give the power to Beaumains!
Almighty Reporter returns to my hand.
I attack Chariot Knight with Jack!
I stand and draw!
My new allies... Lend me your strength!
I ride Great Silver Wolf, Garmore!
Counterblast!
I call Sacred Guardian Beast, Nemean Lion!
I also call Battlefield Tempest, Sagramore!
I attack with Nemean Lion!
I guard with Almighty Reporter!
I boost with Charjgal!
Then Soulblast!
When Charjgal boosts Garmore,
I Soulblast one card and Garmore gets +5000 power!
21000 power...
No guard!
Drive check.
First card...
Second card...
I add +5000 to the power of Battlefield Tempest, Sagramore!
I attack your Vanguard with Battlefield Tempest, Sagramore!
And then with a Counterblast, he receives +3000 power!
Now Kamui the Great has 4 damage...
K4D, yo...
But Kamui is serious, too!
He's not giving up yet!
My turn!
Wonder what it is... Somehow Brother Aichi seems a little different than usual...
Nah, just my imagination! I've got to stand on my fingers!
Fingers?
Stand?
That's right! Never mind the fingers, you gotta keep on your toes!
I ride Asura Kaiser!
KTC!
Kamui the Great's trump card!
I move White Tiger!
And then I call!
Jack loses Restraint!
With a boost from Tough Boy, Jack attacks Garmore!
I S-Special Intercept with Nemean Lion!
I'm not done yet!
Almighty Reporter boosts!
I attack with Asura Kaiser!
No guard!
Drive check! First card...
There's a grade 3!
Alright!
I activate Asura Kaiser's skill!
I stand Jack!
And then the second card...
Another one!
I stand Tough Boy!
They've got equal damage!
All right, Kamui has two more attacks!
Finish it, Kamui!
Ka-boom!
Jack attacks with a boost from Tough Boy!
No guard!
Just one more!
White Tiger boosts!
I attack with Moai the Great!
When Moai the Great is boosted by another Nova Grappler, it receives +2000 power!
It ends here, Brother!
I guard with Gwydion and Haugan!
He blocked it.
My turn. Stand and draw!
I call Beaumains, Gareth, and Blessing Owl!
Aichi Sendou... In that last turn, he was able to hold his damage at 4,
but he also chose to preserve his hand.
I activate Blessing Owl's skill!
When this unit is placed in the rear-guard, another Gold Paladin unit gets +2000 power!
Including Jack's intercept, my total shield is 25000...
Since I just kept drawing grade 3s during my last turn, my defense has weakened.
Beaumains attacks Asura Kaiser with a boost from Gareth!
I'll stop his attacks by using my last cards to protect my Vanguard!
As long as he doesn't draw a trigger, I'll get out of this with just 1 damage!
I guard with Red Card Dealer!
With this, my future will be decided...
This is a showdown, Kamui!
Charjgal boosts! And Soulblast!
I'll use 'em all!
Now as long as he doesn't draw a trigger in the drive check...
Kamui...
Kamui. You're going with me to the Circuit!
My new Gold Paladin allies... Lend me your strength!
Break through the limit!
Limit Break!
Limit Break?!
This is a skill that can be activated when there's 4 or more damage!
When Garmore attacks the Vanguard, it gets +5000 power!
Wha...?!
26000 total!
I can't protect against it...
No guard...
Kamui...
What is that "Limit Break"?! I've never heard of it!
But if he doesn't draw a trigger...
...I can protect against his next attack with Sagramore...
Drive check!
First card...
Second card...
I give the power to Battlefield Tempest, Sagramore!
I heal 1 damage!
Blessing Owl boosts!
And Counterblast!
I attack with Battlefield Tempest, Sagramore!
I lost...
Limit Break... is awesome...
I managed to win somehow...
Impressive, Aichi Sendou, having a new skill...
That's the first time I've heard of Limit Break!
FHLB, yo!
Great! So you've been getting better after the nationals too, huh, Brother?
In fact, what is Limit Break?
I want that skill, too!
UT, yo!
Us, too!
I should be asking you if I can go to the Circuit!
Please take me there!
Sure. Thank you, Kamui.
I'm sorry, Gouki. I...
It looks like you need more training.
Go to the Circuit and don't come back 'til you experience hardship and get stronger!
Until then, you're no member of Handsome!
Yeah! I swear I'll get stronger!
I'll come back a Handsome man!
This is our ordeal of love.
But never fear, Kamui, I'll always be here waiting for you!
That's the duty of a wife.
Brother, let's go to the Circuit together!
You're not even listening!
Yeah, Kamui!
Kamui the Great, do your best at the Circuit, too!
KDB, yo!
I'm so glad you've come back to Team Q4, Kamui!
I'm shocked that I did my best against you, Brother, but it wasn't good enough!
Kamui...
All right, after we turn in our entry to the VF Circuit...
Shopping!
Yeah, right? First, I wanna go to a bookstore and get some world gourmet magazines...
This blouse is cute!
Well, it's been a while, so I'll pay a visit to Card Shop PSY.
Next time: Challenge from PSY!
A serious image is overpowering us!