Did you hear Seventh Flame is recruiting members from other clubs?
Seriously? That's pretty bold.
I heard they're battling anybody they can find!
It's kind of scary!
But I guess they're working hard, so I'm cheering them on!
How about this?
Yeah, I think it looks good.
But you could use a few more draw effects.
"Draw effects"?
Cards that let you draw more cards.
With your deck, you'd want—
Luxfang Kit, I think!
Arming him and making him Armed Kit would give him an on-attack trigger
that draws you two cards!
Thanks, Gentleman!
If you don't even know that, you really must be a newbie!
Hello!
You're here, huh?
Come in.
New kid, it's time to get to work!
Right! I'm looking forward—
A talking dragon!
Impossible to believe, isn't it?
Who ever heard of a talking DigiFriend?
I was shocked when I first—
A talking guinea pig!
I'm a rabbit!
It's a strange club, but you'll get used to it.
Keep the fact that I can talk a secret, okay?
O-Okay!
That's your DigiFriend?
Yes. I think it saw I was startled and tried to protect me.
Thank you, Amyroth. I'm just fine!
Subaru's late, isn't he?
Yeah. He said he was stopping by the teachers' office before he came here.
He must be good friends with Andrea-sensei.
Th-That may not be why...
It's not?
Then what is the reason?
Actually, I just realized we don't know that much about Subaru.
Right.
It appears we need to learn more about our friend.
I'll tell you, then. Subaru Makabe is heir to the famous Makabe—
I want to see him play Shadowverse!
Shadowverse Flame
Episode 8
Expectations Are a Curse
Expectations are a curse.
"If you joined a Shadowverse club, that means you finally are feeling ready, then?"
"I have high expectations of you."
What kind of parent sends messages to their kid via their homeroom teacher?
They said it's because you're not responding to emails, messages, or phone calls.
Tell them not to waste their expectations on me.
You can't run from the path that's been laid out for you.
Damn it! "High expectations"?
I didn't ask for your expectations!
Is something wrong?
You'll hurt your hands.
There you go.
You're...
Fuwari Hahajima, Class 3-B.
I know. President of Fourth Wind.
Right?
Yes!
Am I famous?
Why are you doing this?
You looked hurt.
Now, take care.
Crap! Club!
I guess I'll skip today.
Ando needs me, so I'll be late to club
Gotcha!
Sorry it's such short notice
I'm fine.
I'm just tired.
What am I even doing?
Shadowverse isn't for me.
What's this new song of yours about?
Alice Kurobane's new single revealed for the first time!
Alice Kurobane
Feelings for someone dear to me, perhaps?
Someone you're in love with?
That's a secret!
But it may not be the feelings you think they are.
More like... Someone I get into fights with, but can never leave.
Enigma says that true peace lies in the Digital World.
Enigma - Aiming for a Digital World
Enigma Researcher Akiko Matsuo
Today we're here with Dr. Matsuo, a specialist following their goals and ideals.
Before we discuss Enigma, we first need to discuss the digital world.
"The Digital World," huh?
Now, what exactly is...
Everyone wants to be a pro player!
Special Program
The Seven Strongest Shadowverse Players
And the strongest of the pros are the Seven Shadows!
The Seven Shadows
The Seven Shadows are a mysterious group.
But we know the names of a few of them: Wolfram Zerga and Luca Yonazuki!
And Makabe—
Sorry.
I guess I'll go work off some stress.
Time to hit the arcade.
What's wrong?
No one's ever been so nice!
Me, too!
Wow, I see!
It's okay!
I'll be gentle!
A saint!
She's a saint!
What are you doing, Miss President?
Why, hello!
What's going on here?
They invited me out for tea.
But I have to go home, so I told them we could have a chat out here.
Thank you so much for letting me get all that off my chest!
We'll change our ways and do our best at Fourth Wind!
We'll never forget what you did for us!
See you at club tomorrow!
Let's do our best together!
What did I just see?
I guess I have even more members now.
You don't seem very worried.
Why are you out this late, anyway?
I guess you're busy.
I'm the club president, you see!
I see.
I'll walk you halfway home.
You do have to get home, right?
Yes.
But I don't think I could ask you to...
My way of saying thanks.
So what is Subaru Makabe doing out tonight?
Just call me "Subaru."
You've heard of me, huh?
You're famous.
Being famous is what makes life hard for me.
I see.
If you want me to listen, I will.
Worry about yourself, not me, Miss Club President.
It must be hard working this late.
Yes, it's hard!
But everybody has high expectations of me.
I have high expectations of you, Subaru!
Expectations are just a curse.
Are they? I think it's a great thing to work hard for someone.
Is it really?
Do you not like it when people have high expectations of you?
Not really, no.
I can go the rest of the way myself.
Take care.
Head straight home, Miss Club President.
Of course. You take care, too, Subaru.
See you tomorrow!
"See you tomorrow"?
I was just coming out here to get my mind off things.
Subaru Makabe and Mini-Ghost Bakelus
Class: Shadowcraft Birthday: 9/8 Likes: Carbonated Soda
Playful Necromancer
Hey, hey, Haruma.
You hear about Seventh Flame?
They're getting more new members.
Good for them.
Don't you think it's about time to take them out?
Nope. It's too early.
I'll let them have their fun.
You're such a nice guy, Haruma.
Just when their wish is about to be granted,
I'll crush it and stomp them into the ground.
Haruma, you're so scary!
Hey there.
Subaru!
Hello there!
Hey there.
Sorry I couldn't make it yesterday.
Did something happen?
Nothing big.
So, what do you want?
Understood!
Lunch break!
I'll be waiting on the roof!
What else? We have five members!
And we need six!
We're missing only one, which means...
We're going recruiting!
We battled Sixth Magic and Fifth Sword, so next is...
Fourth Wind, right?
That's why I contacted them last night.
They agreed to a battle.
See you tomorrow!
So that's what she meant.
Okay, let's go hit 'em up, then?
No, it's after school.
Oh, yeah!
After school, we gather at the stadium!
I can't wait.
Right!
Listen, Seventh Flame.
Fuwari Hahajima, the President of Fourth Wind,
is a Forestcraft player.
To counter her, we want—
Jeez! Jeez! Jeez!
Think they can win?
Look at all these people!
Is there a tournament or something?
I think they're here to see our battle.
Everybody's starting to learn how scary Itsuki is.
I think some of them are cheering us on!
Like me!
You're already part of the club, though.
Hello there!
You're recruiting club members, right?
Yeah, that's right.
Would you like to join Seventh Flame?
I appreciate it, but...
Fuwari, don't let the bad guys beat you!
Mommy! You can do it!
"M-Mommy"?
A club president has to embrace her club and care for it, like a mom!
I need to live up to the hopes my club members have for me!
Fuwari is Life
Mommy, you can do this!
I am Fuwari Hahajima, club president of Fourth Wind.
Thank you for this battle!
You'll be the one to battle.
I want to see you battle!
H-Hey, now.
Why me?
We got to see Itsuki fight last time.
Now it's your turn!
No, I'm not a real member.
I want to see your deck!
I'm not that strong.
I want to see you battle!
Fine! For some reason, I just can't say "no" to you!
I'm happy I get to battle you, Subaru.
Great to hear.
Is that Makabe?
They say he's not that strong at Shadowverse,
or that he doesn't take it seriously...
I can't wait to see Subaru battle!
Oh, well.
I'll try not to embarrass myself.
Okay! Great!
Battle! Shadowverse!
Seventh Flame is battling!
We need to go cheer Ren and them on!
Tsubasa!
Um, good morning!
No, it's after school.
Bye.
She smells so good.
When will they get in more of that perfume?
We need to hurry to the stadium!
Right!
My turn!
Draw!
Subaru's going second.
I end my turn.
Neither did anything on their first turn.
Yeah. But that will change.
My turn, then!
Draw!
I play Fairy Whisperer!
Its effect adds two Fairies to my hand!
I end my turn!
Okay, here I go!
Draw!
And then I play Ghosthound Sexton.
That's a scary-looking follower.
I guess he uses Shadowcraft.
That class has a lot of cards like zombies and ghosts.
Bakelus is a ghost, too, yeah!
I end my turn, Miss Club President.
Okay!
First, I attack Ghosthound Sexton with my Fairy Whisperer!
Hey!
She's got 1 attack and Sexton has 2 defense!
I'm not done yet!
I play two Fairies, and Elf Child May!
May's effect does 1 damage to a randomly chosen follower!
Typical Forestcraft. That's just like our president.
I see!
I love Forestcraft followers!
You'd get along with him.
You should've played him, not me!
My turn! Draw!
Let's play! Trick Dullahan!
That's an interesting follower.
Is it?
Yeah. Trick Dullahan's effect triggers any time it enters the battlefield,
not just when it's played.
So it creates a Ghost when it enters the battlefield in ways other than being played?
Yup.
It's a common ability for Shadowcraft cards.
The Ghost has Storm. It attacks your Fairy.
That was a mistake, right?
Yeah. Forestcraft brings cards back to hand.
I think he should've attacked May with the Ghost.
Did I mess up?
Well, let's just have fun.
I end my turn.
Okay!
Draw!
I attack your leader with my Fairy and May!
And then I play the spell card Nature's Guidance.
I return a follower to my hand and draw a card.
And then I play May again!
Her effect does 1 damage!
Maybe I made a mistake.
But Trick Dullahan's Last Words take effect.
My leader gets a new effect.
Last Words take effect when a card is destroyed.
Not that I need to explain that to you.
I also play Elf Guard!
That's...
A special ability Forestcraft has.
Some cards get stronger if you've played at least 2 cards in a turn.
Its attack and defense went up by 1, and it got Ward.
It keeps me safe!
You're having fun battling, aren't you?
Thank you.
I end my turn.
I see.
Then I'll...
Let me ask you something.
Do you not like Shadowverse?
I do. Can't you see how much fun I'm having?
But don't you want to take it seriously?
Nah, Miss Club President.
I'm not any better than this.
It's also my fourth turn.
You should worry about yourself, not me.
The effect Trick Dullahan's Last Words gave me activates!
At the start of this turn,
I can create a Trick Dullahan that does not have Last Words.
And along with it comes a Ghost!
I play Playful Necromancer.
I guess I evolve it!
Playful Necromancer attacks your Elf Guard.
My two Ghosts attack your other followers!
And the last Ghost attacks your leader!
I end my turn.
And the Ghosts' effects banish them from the battlefield.
They're banished, not destroyed,
so your graveyard count doesn't go up, right?
Yup.
And even if you have Last Words, banish won't trigger them.
They just disappear.
They've got it nice and easy. I'm jealous.
Forget that. Let's have some fun, Miss Club President.
Shadowverse Card Showcase!
Today's Card is Shadowcraft
Trick Dullahan
Today's card is Trick Dullahan!
When he shows up, he creates a Ghost!
Subaru! This follower has no head!
Well, he's a Dullahan...
Is he hurt? Or did he drop it?
Listen to me! He's a Dullahan!
Subaru seems to have a lot of secrets.
Preview
Dragnir, is Subaru not enjoying Shadowverse?
You don't think he is?
He seems to be enjoying himself to me.
I want to see him battle for real!
Next time: "Show Me Your Battle!"
Episode 9
Show Me Your Battle!
Battle! Shadowverse!