Sure thing, first-year.
I'll show you what I like.
Episode 21
If You Can't Surpass Me, There's No Point
"If You Can't Surpass Me, There's No Point."
My turn! Draw!
At the start of my turn, Pinion Prayer's Countdown advances by 1.
And then I play Turquoise Sister.
Another follower with Ward?
I'll warn you now: This card's strong.
Turquoise Sister, evolve!
When she evolves, she gets Storm.
But you can defeat only one of my followers with her!
You're too cocky, first-year.
Turquoise Sister attacks Flame Soldier!
Turquoise Sister's effect activates.
When a follower with both Ward and Storm attacks,
an additional 3 damage is dealt to the enemy leader and all their followers!
I end my turn.
And Jewel Shrine's effect activates.
At the end of my turn, all followers I possess with both Ward and Storm
get 3 additional attack and defense!
Th-That's strong!
Turquoise Sister is so strong and so cool!
Yeah, I guess.
Listen. You said you wanted to be my friend, right?
Yes, I did!
And now we're battling!
But the more you connect to somebody,
the sadder you'll be when they go someplace far away.
No matter how close you are to somebody, someday you'll have to say goodbye.
You can't stay together forever.
So maybe it's better never to connect with anyone.
I guess you wouldn't understand that, though, first-year.
I don't...
But... But! But!
Even if you can't be together forever,
being friends, connecting with someone...
I think that's worth something!
Even if you have to say goodbye someday,
the bond you forged will never be broken!
I play Ironwall Guardener!
I evolve Ironwall Guardener!
And then I attack Turquoise Sister!
Tsubasa, there's nothing to be afraid of!
Things aren't that simple!
Okay, I end my turn!
Sheesh...
Not bad!
First, at the start of my turn, Pinion Prayer's Countdown advances and goes to 0.
As it's destroyed, its Last Words activate and create a Holy Falcon with Storm.
I play and evolve Sapphire Priestess!
Its on-evolve effect triggers
and allows me to play a Crystallize card from my hand in Crystallized form.
"Crystallize"?
When you pay their Crystallize cost,
a Crystallize follower enters play as an amulet card.
Sapphire Priestess attacks Ironwall Guardener.
Ironwall Guardener's Last Words activate, and I get back 3 defense!
My turn's not over!
I play Luxwing Reno!
And I attack your leader with Holy Falcon!
And then, Crystallized Ruby Falcon's effect activates.
When one of my followers attacks a leader,
a randomly chosen follower of mine gets Storm!
Luck's on my side!
Reno now has Storm! She attacks your leader!
I end my turn.
And then Sapphire Priestess's effect activates.
If my followers have attacked at least three times this turn,
I draw three cards!
Three cards at once?!
You said that even when friends are apart, their bond doesn't break, right?
But that's just a childish ideal, first-year.
And childish ideals will someday be broken by grown-up reality.
So it's better never to dream at all.
You're a grown-up, aren't you?
I guess I get that it's hard to become a grown-up.
Sometimes I wish I were still a kid.
You know what I'm like.
I'm not really girly like you.
I'm not interested in romance or fashion.
My favorite thing is tokusatsu heroes!
I really am a kid.
And I used to be okay with that.
But it's really weird to be a middle-schooler and still truly want to be a hero, right?
Most people would think that's weird, right?
This isn't a kids' TV show.
So cut the crap about being comrades and friends.
Do you still believe in that stuff? Ew.
But!
But...
Shadowverse showed me that I can be the person I really am!
I don't have to give up on what I like, or my dreams!
So I'm going to keep working hard!
So I can always be ready to battle my hardest at any time!
Um, er... What were we talking about?
Nothing.
And it's your turn.
Oh, right! I'm in big trouble!
I'll have to turn things around!
Draw!
Spell Card: Heroic Entry!
I put a Mach Knight into play and draw two cards!
And if my opponent has more followers in play than I do, it restores 5 PP!
Seriously?
Seriously!
And then I play Quickblader and Courageous Knight!
Courageous Knight's effect activates and puts a Steelclad Knight into play!
Here I go!
I evolve Courageous Knight!
I attack Holy Falcon!
Quickblader attacks Sapphire Priestess!
And then, Mach Knight has Storm, so it attacks Reno!
Reno's on-combat effect triggers and does 1 damage to the enemy leader!
I turned things around, huh, Tsubasa?
You're really...
getting me excited!
Tsubasa Takanashi & Gemstone Wingy
Class: Havencraft Birthday 10/1 Likes: Perfume
Ruby Falcon
My turn! Draw!
At the start of my turn, Crystallized Ruby Falcon's Countdown advances by 1.
I play Pinion Prayer.
A Countdown amulet, right?
Yeah.
But I won't wait!
Spell Card: Hallowed Dogma!
I advance the Countdown of one of my amulets by 2 and draw a card.
And then...
Thou art a visage of ultimate light!
Shine, Diamond Master!
Th-That's...
Yup. My best card.
Holy Falcon has Ward. I attack your leader with it.
Crystallized Ruby Falcon's effect activates.
When a follower of mine attacks an enemy leader,
a randomly chosen follower of mine gets Storm.
Then Diamond Master's effect activates.
When a follower of mine is randomly chosen by an effect,
Diamond Master will always be chosen!
I play Azurite Maiden!
A randomly chosen follower of mine is given Ward.
Diamond Master is chosen.
Diamond Master attacks Courageous Knight!
But when she gets hit back—
She won't!
Diamond Master's on-attack effect triggers!
If she possesses both Ward and Storm,
she destroys the enemy follower before damage is dealt!
At the end of my turn, Jewel Shrine's effect activates.
Any of my followers with both Storm and Ward have their attack and defense increased by 3.
Then Azurite Maiden's effect activates
and adds any follower that had both Ward and Storm when it was destroyed
back to my hand.
That card is given Storm and Ward while still in my hand,
along with a boost of 3 attack and 3 defense!
Wow!
Your deck is Jewel Havencraft, then!
Don't name decks that aren't yours.
But my Hero Swordcraft is just as strong!
My turn! Draw!
First, I attack Diamond Master with Mach Knight and Steelclad Knight!
Hit back, Diamond Master!
It's fine!
I play Alwida's Command!
It puts a Pirate and Viking into play!
Viking has Storm! It attacks Azurite Maiden!
Yes! I end my turn!
I see.
Then it's time to end this.
It won't end!
Listen, first-year.
Where is that confidence coming from?
I don't know!
I see.
But I want to keep battling you!
So I don't want to lose that easily!
I wonder if I was ever like you.
If I was, I've forgotten!
At the start of my turn, Crystallized Ruby Falcon's Countdown advances by 1!
Lend me your power once more, Turquoise Sister!
That follower!
Yes, the one I buffed with Azurite Maiden last turn.
And so it has Storm and Ward.
Turquoise Sister attacks your Pirate!
Her on-attack effect activates.
When a follower with both Storm and Ward attacks,
she does 3 damage to the enemy leader and all their followers!
Emerald Maiden!
I attack your leader with Holy Falcon!
Crystallized Ruby Falcon's effect activates
and gives Storm to a randomly chosen follower!
This might be bad!
You just realized?
I attack your leader with Emerald Maiden!
And Turquoise Sister's effect activates!
When a follower with both Storm and Ward attacks,
3 damage is dealt to the enemy leader and all their followers...
for a total of 5 damage!
And at the end of my turn, Jewel Shrine's effect activates
and strengthens all my followers with Ward and Storm.
And Emerald Maiden's effect gives Ward to a randomly chosen follower at the end of my turn!
I did have some fun, but this is over, isn't it, first-year?
I get what you're saying, but—
My name...
My name is Ren Kazamatsuri!
I'm not that smart, and I don't know that much about you.
There are so many things I worry about. So many things I don't understand!
But!
I like Seventh Flame! And you, too, Tsubasa!
You're so pretty! So cool!
And right now, you've shown me what you like!
I'll show you what I like.
I don't think you can give up on what you really love,
no matter how old you get!
Like how I love heroes!
So no matter how much you worry, if you love something, that's enough!
That's how I want to be with you, and our club!
No, that's how I will be!
I see.
Then...
If you can't surpass me, there's no point.
Surpass my gleaming Wards!
Of course, I will!
A hero can overcome any wall, no matter how high!
There it is!
This is my best card!
Behold! Great, invincible justice!
Come save the day! Valiant Fencer!
It's too late for a cost-4 follower to matter, right?
No!
That's right!
I've played Valiant Fencer with Enhance.
And when its Enhance cost is paid,
an Enhance follower gets new effects!
Valiant Fencer's Enhance effect activates!
It can evolve without the use of EP!
And then I draw cards until I have a hand of seven!
All hero followers in my hand get an attack and defense boost of 1!
And their cost is lowered to 0 until the end of the turn!
First, I evolve Valiant Fencer!
Its on-evolve effect activates
and gives my leader a new effect!
Hero Mode
Ren Kazamatsuri
Evolved Valiant Fencer attacks Turquoise Sister!
Turquoise Sister's attack is 8! She'll take it down, too!
No way!
That's Valiant Fencer's effect!
Any time it takes damage of 4 or more, that damage is reduced to 3!
I play Ironwall Guardener!
Its effect activates!
When a follower on my side is damaged,
the next amount of damage it takes will be 0!
So this is what you were after!
And the effect Valiant Fencer gave me activates!
Once per turn,
I can raise the defense of a single Hero Follower I've played by 3,
as well as give it Rush!
Ironwall Guardener attacks Turquoise Sister!
And I'm not done yet!
I play two Mach Knights!
When I have a damaged follower in play,
it restores 2 play points per Mach Knight!
And then I play a Quickblader, which has Storm!
I attack Holy Falcon!
I play Blitz Lancer! It has Rush!
And attack Emerald Maiden!
It won't be enough.
Flame Soldier!
When I have a damaged follower in play,
it does 4 damage to an enemy follower!
Seriously? Seriously? She's destroyed my Wards?
Tsubasa, take this, please!
This is my full strength!
My two Mach Knights have Storm! They attack your leader!
Mach Blast!
I guess I lose, then.
I won!
Pay more attention to your surroundings.
Thank you!
That was a ton of fun!
I see.
It feels like I've gotten a little closer to you!
Well, maybe I just think that...
What are you doing jumping in with me?
It's fine. We're both the same now.
I'm sorry for what I said on the roof.
About your TV shows.
But battling you, I understand...
I'll try to be a little more honest with myself, too.
The things you love are so exciting.
Thank you!
So are the things you love!
Okay, want to have some fun before we go?
Since we came all the way to the beach!
But it's late...
You live a long way away?
Yes.
Mom? Can I bring a friend over today?
Yeah. Right now.
Yeah. Yeah. I know.
Want to stay at my place?
You can call home.
If you don't want to, that's fine.
No, no... I can't just stay over at your place!
I'm not worthy...
I'm saying I want to talk with you a little more.
Ren.
Okay!
Then, here I go!
Now you've done it!
Gotcha!
Hey, wait!
Shadowverse Card Show—
Shadowverse Card Showcase!
Today's Card is
Swordcraft
Valiant Fencer
Today's card is...
Valiant Fencer. Ren's best card.
Its on-evolve effect is incredibly powerful
and gives her leader a new effect.
She said it all!
There's more, right?
What's its special move?
Oh, right!
Valiant Attack!
This is Tsubasa's room?
It's so fancy! Wow! It smells so good!
Preview
What are you excited about?
Anyway, don't you want to know more about that person now?
That's right! I want to be friends with everyone!
Next time:
Episode 22
I've Finally Found You!
"I've Finally Found You!"
Battle! Shadowverse!