Cardfight!! Vanguard Legion Mate · Episode 8
The Leader, Kai
2014-04-2725 min
Kai, Misaki, Naoki, and Miwa meet with Kamui at Card Capital and inform him about the Quatre Knights. To keep his mates from getting involved any further, Kai decides to go fight the Quatre Knights by himself. However, Kamui stops Kai by challenging him to a cardfight. During the battle, Kamui expresses how he and the others want to find Aichi as much as Kai does. After using his newfound Legion skill, Kamui defeats Kai. As Kamui explains, Kai is the vanguard of the group while he, Misaki, Naoki, and Miwa are the rear-guards who will support him no matter what. Kai realizes and acknowledges…
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1The Missing Leader2014-03-0925 minAfter the end of the Link Joker incident and having an ominous dream, Kai goes to Card Capital. However, when he asks Shin and Emi about Aichi, neither of them remember Aichi or know who he is. Furthermore, when Kai goes to Miyaji Academy to ask Misaki if she remembers Aichi (to no avail), he also learns that the Miyaji Cardfight Club is gone, or rather it never existed at all. It is as if Aichi's existence has been completely erased. Kai goes to the room where the club would always meet and laments about Aichi but then remembers the Blaster Blade card. Suddenly, a Royal Paladin deck…
2Legion2014-03-1625 minKai and Misaki begin their cardfight as Naoki observes them. During the battle, Kai asks Misaki questions about the past in hopes of getting her to remember Aichi. Even with her perfect memory, Misaki cannot seem to recall him. In a final attempt to make her remember, Kai performs Legion, an ability that not only returns cards from the drop zone into the deck, but it also summons a specific unit from the deck and places it next to the vanguard, thus allowing those two units to combine their powers and fight as one. Through this move, he calls forth Blaster Blade Seeker, which serves as the…
3Aichi’s Shadow2014-03-2325 minKai and Misaki are in a park where Misaki expresses her worry over whether or not they can find Aichi, but Kai calms her down. At Miyaji Academy, in the room where the Cardfight Club used to meet, Naoki awakes from a nightmare in which he tries to reach Aichi but fails to do so. He then comes across Shingo, who has also forgotten about Aichi. Naoki tries to help him remember, but the two are suddenly approached by a mysterious steward named Moress Pennyworth. He has been sent by the enemy to stop those who are trying to find Aichi, with Naoki set in his sights. The cardfight between Naoki and…
4Seek the Mate2014-03-3025 minIn a quest to gather more mates who remember Aichi, Kai tries to get Ren to recall him. Unfortunately, Ren cannot remember him, and Kai leaves in disappointment. Later, after a day of school, Kai decides to cardfight Miwa in an attempt to remind him of Aichi. So, Kai faces off against Miwa, who is using the former's Kagero deck. As the cardfight progresses, memories of Aichi slowly pop into Miwa's mind, but he still does not fully remember him. When Kai finishes the match with a Legion attack from both Seeker, Singsaver Dragon and Blaster Blade Seeker, Miwa finally remembers Aichi…
5Naoki’s Fist2014-04-0625 minAlso having lost his memories pertaining to Aichi, Kamui challenges Kai after being recommended to do so by Gouki. Kai mentions Aichi to Kamui, but he does not remember him. When Kamui adds that Aichi must be too weak to remember, Naoki gets infuriated and challenges him in Kai's stead. So, Naoki and Kamui have a cardfight while Kai, Misaki, and Miwa watch. In the midst of battle, Naoki cries out to Kamui to remember by recalling significant moments that he and Aichi shared. When Naoki finishes the game with a Legion attack, Kamui finally regains his memories about Aichi. After the fight…
6Blue Flames Gaillard2014-04-1325 minHaving noticed that Kourin has also disappeared like Aichi, Kai goes to Card Shop PSY to look for possible clues. There, he meets Olivier Gaillard, the champion of the Vanguard European Circuit. When Gaillard states he knows Aichi, Kai assumes he is an ally. However, Gaillard reveals that he is one of the Quatre Knights and tells Kai to stop his search for Aichi, but he refuses. Gaillard uses his mystical powers to create a separate dimension surrounded by blue flames called the Holy Prominence Prison in which he and Kai cardfight. Kai is surprised to see Gaillard using Aichi's Gold Paladin…
7Steel Neve2014-04-2025 minKai regains consciousness and tries to go warn his friends about the Quatre Knights. Meanwhile, Misaki and Naoki are walking through a park where they discover a man playing with a few cats, including the Assista-cat. The man reveals himself as Phillip Neve, one of the Quatre Knights who wants to stop them from finding Aichi. Refusing to fight Misaki, Neve accepts Naoki's challenge. Like Gaillard, Neve creates a field called the Steel Wall Prison in which he and Naoki cardfight. Naoki gains the upper hand after using Legion with Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon and Big Bang Slash Dragon while…
8The Leader, Kai2014-04-2725 minKai, Misaki, Naoki, and Miwa meet with Kamui at Card Capital and inform him about the Quatre Knights. To keep his mates from getting involved any further, Kai decides to go fight the Quatre Knights by himself. However, Kamui stops Kai by challenging him to a cardfight. During the battle, Kamui expresses how he and the others want to find Aichi as much as Kai does. After using his newfound Legion skill, Kamui defeats Kai. As Kamui explains, Kai is the vanguard of the group while he, Misaki, Naoki, and Miwa are the rear-guards who will support him no matter what. Kai realizes and acknowledges…9Introducing Great Daikaiser!2014-05-0425 minMisaki and Kamui await for Kenji to return from his travels at an airport, hoping to get information from him about Gaillard and Neve. While waiting, Misaki and Kamui help a lost foreign girl by buying her doughnuts. They eventually meet up with Kenji and another man named Raul Cera while also learning that the girl's name is Ratie Curti. Misaki and Kamui try to ask Kenji about Gaillard and Neve, but before he can answer, Ratie insists on having a cardfight with him. And so, Kenji and Ratie cardfight while Misaki, Kamui, Cera, and a growing number of spectators watch. As Ratie exhibits her…
10Illusional Rati2014-05-1125 minMisaki fights Rati within the Fairy Masquerade Prison, which is in a dimension separated from the real world. While dealing major damage to Rati, Misaki expresses how much she cares for Aichi as a friend. Similar to her earlier match against Kenji, Rati once again executes her strategy of exchanging Misaki's rear-guards with weaker grade 0 units and wins the fight after dismissing Misaki's feelings of friendship as illusions. Because of her defeat, the prison directly damages Misaki, leaving her severely injured. Elsewhere, Kamui is about to start his fight against Serra.
11Freezing Ice Serra2014-05-1825 minAfter Serra creates the Millenium Blizzard Prison, Kamui begins his fight against him. He quickly deals a lot of damage to Serra while proclaiming that he will find Aichi. Serra taunts him by saying that Aichi does not want to be with Kamui and the others anymore. Serra triumphs over Kamui, which causes the prison to damage Kamui's body. Both Misaki and Kamui try to fight Rati and Serra again, but due to their injuries, the two Quatre Knights simply leave but not before Serra tells Kamui that the Quatre Knights must be defeated in order to reach Aichi. After Misaki and Kamui regroup, they…
12Ren’s Promise2014-05-2525 minWhile the Quatre Knights regroup and discuss their next move, Kai and Ren begin their cardfight while Miwa and Naoki watch them. Suspecting Ren is feigning ignorance about Aichi, Kai manages to defeat him in spite of Ren's powerful Legion skill. Although Ren does not give a straight answer, he does provide Kai and his friends with a photo of a place where he recommends them to go. Kai, Miwa, and Naoki then reunite with Misaki and Kamui, and they all prepare to find that location.
13The Place Where Aichi Will Return2014-06-0125 minNaoki makes a sign for the Miyaji Academy Cardfight Club and posts it on the door of the room where the club used to meet, thus creating a place where he feels confident that Aichi will return to. After telling Shingo to take care of the room, Naoki and Misaki leave the school and meet up with Kai, Kamui, and Miwa. Together, they travel to the site depicted in the photograph that Ren gave to Kai. Once there, they are surprised when Gaillard suddenly appears through a portal. Naoki tries to fight and defeat him, but ultimately, Gaillard is victorious. After Naoki suffers damage from his loss…
14The Announced Truth2014-06-0825 minShowing to be allied with Gaillard, Kourin battles Kai in Gaillard's Holy Prominence Prison. Kai and his friends are further surprised when they see Kourin using a Link Joker deck. After many questions from Kai and the others asking Kourin's intentions, she finally reveals that everything from people losing their memories regarding Aichi to the Quatre Knights trying to stop them is all what Aichi wants. Although Kai and the others are first in disbelief, Kourin draws everyone into an image of Aichi himself telling Kai and the others to give up their search for him. After that revelation…
15Island Awaiting the Wind2014-06-1525 minKai and the group are still in shock over what happened with Kourin and what Aichi said. Then, Naoki suggests to undergo intensive training from Leon, although Kai and Misaki are reluctant. Nevertheless, with Shin coming along and leaving Card Capital under Ren's supervision, Kai and his friends go to Leon's home island. Once there, Naoki and Kamui begin their training under Leon's tutelage. Naoki repeatedly cardfights against Leon but loses every match. Believing Naoki is not making any progress through these repetitive fights, Leon then decides to have him reach a nearby islet before…
16Kai’s Will2014-06-2225 minWhile Naoki, Kamui, and Miwa continue their training, Kai and Misaki are still distraught by what Aichi and Kourin had said to them. With reassurance from Leon, Misaki eventually regains confidence and her faith in Kourin; she then begins her own training with him. However, with the Blaster Blade Seeker card gone, Kai remains lost despite Jillian's and Sharlene's attempts to help him. When Leon retells the story of when he willingly had accepted Void's power, he asks Kai what does he want to do. Finally, Kai realizes he wants to save Aichi no matter what and returns to using his Kagero deck…
17Gateway to Sanctuary2014-06-2925 minWhile in the city with Shingo, Naoki spots Moress and manages to track him down, seeing the butler use a gateway like the one Gaillard and Kourin previously used. Naoki tells Kai and his friends about his discovery, and despite it possibly being a trap, the group decides to use the portal anyway. They find and activate the gateway, which transports the team to a sanctuary separate from Earth. Kai and his friends are shortly confronted by Serra and Moress, with the former telling them that Aichi is sealed here and that defeating the Quatre Knights will lift the seal. Serra also informs them…
18Manly Big Bang2014-07-0625 minAlthough Naoki deals 5 damage to Serra while destroying his rear-guards, Serra performs Legion and replenishes his forces on the following turn. Serra also reveals to everyone that Aichi was the one who wanted him along with Gaillard, Neve, and Rati to become Quatre Knights. Naoki wonders why Aichi would do all of this and then remembers his training with Leon. Naoki performs Legion and again attacks and retires all of Serra's rear-guards while empowering his own units, leading to his victory. While in disbelief over this loss, Serra faces Judgment from the fight field and loses…
19Steel Will2014-07-1325 minWhile traversing the sanctuary, Kai and Naoki get separated from Misaki, Kamui, and Miwa, who are transported away to different rooms. In one room, Miwa is confronted by Neve, and the two engage in a cardfight. It is during the fight in which Neve talks about his past. His home country used to have civil war, and it was not until Neve decided to enter and ultimately win the European Vanguard Circuit that the country was brought back together. However, the country fell into war again during the Link Joker invasion, which forced Neve to fight his own friends. It was due to Aichi's efforts to…
20What Doesn’t Change2014-07-2025 minRati challenges Misaki to a fight where she reveals her past to her. When Rati was very young, she and her father traveled around the world selling doughnuts. In order to break Rati out of her shyness, her father introduced her to Vanguard. The more Rati became engrossed in her fights, she developed a strong attachment to planet Cray and its inhabitants. As a result of constant traveling, Rati realized that she never built any strong relations with any of her opponents and started to believe that bonds such as friendship never last. After the Link Joker affair, Rati became a Quatre Knight…
21Vow of the Blue Flames2014-07-2725 minElsewhere in the sanctuary, Kamui fights Gaillard. Despite Kamui's strong feelings to save Aichi, Gaillard claims that Aichi willingly chose to be sealed away. Gaillard defeats Kamui, who has his memories of Aichi erased and is sent back to Earth like Miwa and Misaki before him. Kai and Naoki manage to reach the chamber where Aichi is sealed but are soon confronted by Gaillard. After telling Kai and Naoki that Miwa, Misaki, and Kamui were defeated, Gaillard teleports himself and the two to another chamber where he and Kai begin their cardfight. During the battle, Gaillard reveals his past. As…
22Flames of Perdition2014-08-0325 minAs Kai starts a counterattack, Gaillard continues to say how Kai has no right to break the seals and free Aichi because of his sinful actions during the Link Joker incident. Gaillard further tells a story about a boy named Nicola who did not recover from the incident no matter what Gaillard did to help him. However, it was Aichi who helped Nicola, and it was then that Gaillard decided to become a Quatre Knight to serve Aichi. Despite Gaillard believing that Kai's actions will lead to world destruction again, Kai defeats him and inflicts Judgment on Gaillard. Shortly after the fight, Serra…
23Interrupted Sleep2014-08-1025 minAs the trapped trio of Kai, Gaillard, and Naoki learn of Serra's true colors, Kourin arrives to find that Serra has frozen the seals containing Aichi, who awakens while covered in a dark aura. Kourin tries to check on Aichi, who blasts her away with an energy pulse and knocks her unconscious. Serra further reveals his true plan to release the certain power that is inside Aichi. Serra then moves on to the next stage of his plan, which is tricking Neve into fighting Aichi. Meanwhile, Gaillard tells Kai and Naoki the reason why Aichi was sealed to begin with. As it turns out, a "seed" was…
24Aichi Awakens2014-08-1725 minNeve launches powerful attacks in the hopes of opening Aichi's heart from Link Joker. Although the attacks seem to have an effect on Aichi, he nonetheless remains possessed and wins the fight. However, when Neve receives Judgment as a result of his loss, Aichi snaps out of his trance and temporarily suppresses Link Joker, reverting to his normal self. Meanwhile, Rati is confronted by Serra, who reveals his true intentions to her. Serra wishes to break the remaining seals and use the power of Link Joker for himself. To stop Serra, Rati engages him in a cardfight. Elsewhere, Kai, Gaillard, and…
25Cold Ambition2014-08-2425 minWhile Ren and Leon explain their reasons as to why they wanted to remain neutral in the whole situation, Rati cardfights Serra, who is now using a Link Joker deck. Rati tries her best to defeat Serra after finally realizing the value of friendship from Aichi and Misaki. Nonetheless, Serra, who wants to use the power of Link Joker for himself, beats Rati and thus breaks the last seal...
26Omega’s Return2014-08-3125 minWith all of the seals broken, the Link Joker seed within Aichi tries to leave his body, and the sanctuary begins to crumble. Kourin attempts to help Aichi, who successfully manages to keep the seed under control but loses consciousness. Then, Serra appears and traps Kourin in an ice cage, forcing her to watch as he is about to take the power of Link Joker from Aichi's body. Suddenly, Kai, Gaillard, Naoki, Ren, and Leon appear, with Gaillard using his flame powers to free Kourin from the ice. Gaillard takes it upon himself to cardfight Serra, who reveals more of his evil ambitions to wield the…
27Determination of the Bluish Flames2014-09-0725 minDespite some of Gaillard's rear-guards being Omega Locked, he mounts a counterattack on Serra, who then declares "Final Turn". After locking another of Gaillard's rear-guards, Serra launches five attacks on him, but Gaillard manages to defend himself, thus thwarting Serra's "Final Turn". Having learned from Kai the importance of having mates, Gaillard defeats Serra on the next turn and then inflicts Judgment on him. Though it seemed over, Serra quickly recovers and uses his powers to create walls of ice, blocking everyone while he makes his way to Aichi. However, Rati and Neve use their…
28Our Place2014-09-1425 minWith Serra gone, the Quatre Knights and Kourin turn their attention towards Kai and his group. When Kourin steps up to fight, Naoki volunteers to face her. As the battle continues, Kourin reveals how she came to be by Aichi's side. She resolved to support Aichi by absorbing the seed's power whenever it would try to seep out of Aichi; Kourin's absorption resulted in her being able to use Link Joker for herself. Nonetheless, Naoki is determined to bring both Aichi and Kourin back and reform the Cardfight Club. He defeats Kourin, who is about to fall over but is saved by Aichi. After Kourin…
29Pride of the Flames2014-09-2125 minTo prevent Kai from fighting Aichi, Gaillard takes it upon himself to battle Kai in a final confrontation. Kai and Gaillard engage in a fierce cardfight with both sides getting multiple triggers and performing many Legions. The two fighters push each other near the brink of defeat, but in the end, Kai is victorious after Gaillard is exhausted of all his heal triggers. After Gaillard requests for Kai to save Aichi, Kai and Aichi prepare to fight each other...
30Sword of Destruction2014-09-2825 minThe final battle between Kai and Aichi commences, with Aichi wanting Kai, Naoki, Ren, and Leon to become Quatre Knights if he wins. After all that Kai has done to get to this point and the feelings of his other friends, Aichi nonetheless is unfazed. To show this, Aichi uses the power of Star-vader, Blaster Joker, which is Blaster Blade tainted by Link Joker, to not only lock all of Kai's rear-guards but also breaks apart his Legion...
31Sword of Courage2014-10-0525 minThe battle between Kai and Aichi reaches its epic conclusion. Aichi hopes to get Kai into an Absolute Lock from which he cannot recover. However, Kai keeps managing to resummon his Legion. During one attack from Blaster Joker, Kai realizes that Blaster Blade holds the key to freeing Aichi and making sure no one will ever have to be sealed away again. On the final turn, Kai draws four consecutive critical triggers, giving his Legion an attack of 40000 and 5 criticals. Aichi can't guard. The seed leaves his body and charges at Kai, but Kai summons Blaster Blade to his side. Blaster Blade begins…
32A Season of Journeys2014-10-1225 minA year has passed since Kai freed Aichi. During that time, the Miyaji Cardfight Club won the High School Cardfight Vanguard championship. The club has also grown in terms of members and support from the student body, and they are holding exhibition fights almost every day. However, Kourin is not a member of the club as her memories regarding Aichi have disappeared. All the while, Aichi has been asked to speak at the upcoming graduation, but he is having a difficult time coming up with words for a speech. Meanwhile, Card Capital is holding a cardfight tournament the same day as graduation, but…
33Leaders2014-10-1925 minThe graduation ceremonies are held for Kai, Miwa, and Misaki. Aichi has one more year left of school, but he delivers the good luck address for Misaki's class. After the graduation they all head to Card Capital for the shop tournament. On the way, Aichi and his classmates see Kourin along with the rest of Ultra Rare shooting a commercial for Ultra Water. Despite Kourin no longer having memories of Aichi, he and his friends are nonetheless content that she is doing well. Ultra Rare is hired after the current commercial to do a Cardfight commercial, and they appear to be given their original…
2Legion2014-03-1625 minKai and Misaki begin their cardfight as Naoki observes them. During the battle, Kai asks Misaki questions about the past in hopes of getting her to remember Aichi. Even with her perfect memory, Misaki cannot seem to recall him. In a final attempt to make her remember, Kai performs Legion, an ability that not only returns cards from the drop zone into the deck, but it also summons a specific unit from the deck and places it next to the vanguard, thus allowing those two units to combine their powers and fight as one. Through this move, he calls forth Blaster Blade Seeker, which serves as the…3Aichi’s Shadow2014-03-2325 minKai and Misaki are in a park where Misaki expresses her worry over whether or not they can find Aichi, but Kai calms her down. At Miyaji Academy, in the room where the Cardfight Club used to meet, Naoki awakes from a nightmare in which he tries to reach Aichi but fails to do so. He then comes across Shingo, who has also forgotten about Aichi. Naoki tries to help him remember, but the two are suddenly approached by a mysterious steward named Moress Pennyworth. He has been sent by the enemy to stop those who are trying to find Aichi, with Naoki set in his sights. The cardfight between Naoki and…4Seek the Mate2014-03-3025 minIn a quest to gather more mates who remember Aichi, Kai tries to get Ren to recall him. Unfortunately, Ren cannot remember him, and Kai leaves in disappointment. Later, after a day of school, Kai decides to cardfight Miwa in an attempt to remind him of Aichi. So, Kai faces off against Miwa, who is using the former's Kagero deck. As the cardfight progresses, memories of Aichi slowly pop into Miwa's mind, but he still does not fully remember him. When Kai finishes the match with a Legion attack from both Seeker, Singsaver Dragon and Blaster Blade Seeker, Miwa finally remembers Aichi…5Naoki’s Fist2014-04-0625 minAlso having lost his memories pertaining to Aichi, Kamui challenges Kai after being recommended to do so by Gouki. Kai mentions Aichi to Kamui, but he does not remember him. When Kamui adds that Aichi must be too weak to remember, Naoki gets infuriated and challenges him in Kai's stead. So, Naoki and Kamui have a cardfight while Kai, Misaki, and Miwa watch. In the midst of battle, Naoki cries out to Kamui to remember by recalling significant moments that he and Aichi shared. When Naoki finishes the game with a Legion attack, Kamui finally regains his memories about Aichi. After the fight…6Blue Flames Gaillard2014-04-1325 minHaving noticed that Kourin has also disappeared like Aichi, Kai goes to Card Shop PSY to look for possible clues. There, he meets Olivier Gaillard, the champion of the Vanguard European Circuit. When Gaillard states he knows Aichi, Kai assumes he is an ally. However, Gaillard reveals that he is one of the Quatre Knights and tells Kai to stop his search for Aichi, but he refuses. Gaillard uses his mystical powers to create a separate dimension surrounded by blue flames called the Holy Prominence Prison in which he and Kai cardfight. Kai is surprised to see Gaillard using Aichi's Gold Paladin…7Steel Neve2014-04-2025 minKai regains consciousness and tries to go warn his friends about the Quatre Knights. Meanwhile, Misaki and Naoki are walking through a park where they discover a man playing with a few cats, including the Assista-cat. The man reveals himself as Phillip Neve, one of the Quatre Knights who wants to stop them from finding Aichi. Refusing to fight Misaki, Neve accepts Naoki's challenge. Like Gaillard, Neve creates a field called the Steel Wall Prison in which he and Naoki cardfight. Naoki gains the upper hand after using Legion with Brawler, Big Bang Knuckle Dragon and Big Bang Slash Dragon while…8The Leader, Kai2014-04-2725 minKai, Misaki, Naoki, and Miwa meet with Kamui at Card Capital and inform him about the Quatre Knights. To keep his mates from getting involved any further, Kai decides to go fight the Quatre Knights by himself. However, Kamui stops Kai by challenging him to a cardfight. During the battle, Kamui expresses how he and the others want to find Aichi as much as Kai does. After using his newfound Legion skill, Kamui defeats Kai. As Kamui explains, Kai is the vanguard of the group while he, Misaki, Naoki, and Miwa are the rear-guards who will support him no matter what. Kai realizes and acknowledges…9Introducing Great Daikaiser!2014-05-0425 minMisaki and Kamui await for Kenji to return from his travels at an airport, hoping to get information from him about Gaillard and Neve. While waiting, Misaki and Kamui help a lost foreign girl by buying her doughnuts. They eventually meet up with Kenji and another man named Raul Cera while also learning that the girl's name is Ratie Curti. Misaki and Kamui try to ask Kenji about Gaillard and Neve, but before he can answer, Ratie insists on having a cardfight with him. And so, Kenji and Ratie cardfight while Misaki, Kamui, Cera, and a growing number of spectators watch. As Ratie exhibits her…10Illusional Rati2014-05-1125 minMisaki fights Rati within the Fairy Masquerade Prison, which is in a dimension separated from the real world. While dealing major damage to Rati, Misaki expresses how much she cares for Aichi as a friend. Similar to her earlier match against Kenji, Rati once again executes her strategy of exchanging Misaki's rear-guards with weaker grade 0 units and wins the fight after dismissing Misaki's feelings of friendship as illusions. Because of her defeat, the prison directly damages Misaki, leaving her severely injured. Elsewhere, Kamui is about to start his fight against Serra.11Freezing Ice Serra2014-05-1825 minAfter Serra creates the Millenium Blizzard Prison, Kamui begins his fight against him. He quickly deals a lot of damage to Serra while proclaiming that he will find Aichi. Serra taunts him by saying that Aichi does not want to be with Kamui and the others anymore. Serra triumphs over Kamui, which causes the prison to damage Kamui's body. Both Misaki and Kamui try to fight Rati and Serra again, but due to their injuries, the two Quatre Knights simply leave but not before Serra tells Kamui that the Quatre Knights must be defeated in order to reach Aichi. After Misaki and Kamui regroup, they…12Ren’s Promise2014-05-2525 minWhile the Quatre Knights regroup and discuss their next move, Kai and Ren begin their cardfight while Miwa and Naoki watch them. Suspecting Ren is feigning ignorance about Aichi, Kai manages to defeat him in spite of Ren's powerful Legion skill. Although Ren does not give a straight answer, he does provide Kai and his friends with a photo of a place where he recommends them to go. Kai, Miwa, and Naoki then reunite with Misaki and Kamui, and they all prepare to find that location.13The Place Where Aichi Will Return2014-06-0125 minNaoki makes a sign for the Miyaji Academy Cardfight Club and posts it on the door of the room where the club used to meet, thus creating a place where he feels confident that Aichi will return to. After telling Shingo to take care of the room, Naoki and Misaki leave the school and meet up with Kai, Kamui, and Miwa. Together, they travel to the site depicted in the photograph that Ren gave to Kai. Once there, they are surprised when Gaillard suddenly appears through a portal. Naoki tries to fight and defeat him, but ultimately, Gaillard is victorious. After Naoki suffers damage from his loss…14The Announced Truth2014-06-0825 minShowing to be allied with Gaillard, Kourin battles Kai in Gaillard's Holy Prominence Prison. Kai and his friends are further surprised when they see Kourin using a Link Joker deck. After many questions from Kai and the others asking Kourin's intentions, she finally reveals that everything from people losing their memories regarding Aichi to the Quatre Knights trying to stop them is all what Aichi wants. Although Kai and the others are first in disbelief, Kourin draws everyone into an image of Aichi himself telling Kai and the others to give up their search for him. After that revelation…15Island Awaiting the Wind2014-06-1525 minKai and the group are still in shock over what happened with Kourin and what Aichi said. Then, Naoki suggests to undergo intensive training from Leon, although Kai and Misaki are reluctant. Nevertheless, with Shin coming along and leaving Card Capital under Ren's supervision, Kai and his friends go to Leon's home island. Once there, Naoki and Kamui begin their training under Leon's tutelage. Naoki repeatedly cardfights against Leon but loses every match. Believing Naoki is not making any progress through these repetitive fights, Leon then decides to have him reach a nearby islet before…16Kai’s Will2014-06-2225 minWhile Naoki, Kamui, and Miwa continue their training, Kai and Misaki are still distraught by what Aichi and Kourin had said to them. With reassurance from Leon, Misaki eventually regains confidence and her faith in Kourin; she then begins her own training with him. However, with the Blaster Blade Seeker card gone, Kai remains lost despite Jillian's and Sharlene's attempts to help him. When Leon retells the story of when he willingly had accepted Void's power, he asks Kai what does he want to do. Finally, Kai realizes he wants to save Aichi no matter what and returns to using his Kagero deck…17Gateway to Sanctuary2014-06-2925 minWhile in the city with Shingo, Naoki spots Moress and manages to track him down, seeing the butler use a gateway like the one Gaillard and Kourin previously used. Naoki tells Kai and his friends about his discovery, and despite it possibly being a trap, the group decides to use the portal anyway. They find and activate the gateway, which transports the team to a sanctuary separate from Earth. Kai and his friends are shortly confronted by Serra and Moress, with the former telling them that Aichi is sealed here and that defeating the Quatre Knights will lift the seal. Serra also informs them…18Manly Big Bang2014-07-0625 minAlthough Naoki deals 5 damage to Serra while destroying his rear-guards, Serra performs Legion and replenishes his forces on the following turn. Serra also reveals to everyone that Aichi was the one who wanted him along with Gaillard, Neve, and Rati to become Quatre Knights. Naoki wonders why Aichi would do all of this and then remembers his training with Leon. Naoki performs Legion and again attacks and retires all of Serra's rear-guards while empowering his own units, leading to his victory. While in disbelief over this loss, Serra faces Judgment from the fight field and loses…19Steel Will2014-07-1325 minWhile traversing the sanctuary, Kai and Naoki get separated from Misaki, Kamui, and Miwa, who are transported away to different rooms. In one room, Miwa is confronted by Neve, and the two engage in a cardfight. It is during the fight in which Neve talks about his past. His home country used to have civil war, and it was not until Neve decided to enter and ultimately win the European Vanguard Circuit that the country was brought back together. However, the country fell into war again during the Link Joker invasion, which forced Neve to fight his own friends. It was due to Aichi's efforts to…20What Doesn’t Change2014-07-2025 minRati challenges Misaki to a fight where she reveals her past to her. When Rati was very young, she and her father traveled around the world selling doughnuts. In order to break Rati out of her shyness, her father introduced her to Vanguard. The more Rati became engrossed in her fights, she developed a strong attachment to planet Cray and its inhabitants. As a result of constant traveling, Rati realized that she never built any strong relations with any of her opponents and started to believe that bonds such as friendship never last. After the Link Joker affair, Rati became a Quatre Knight…21Vow of the Blue Flames2014-07-2725 minElsewhere in the sanctuary, Kamui fights Gaillard. Despite Kamui's strong feelings to save Aichi, Gaillard claims that Aichi willingly chose to be sealed away. Gaillard defeats Kamui, who has his memories of Aichi erased and is sent back to Earth like Miwa and Misaki before him. Kai and Naoki manage to reach the chamber where Aichi is sealed but are soon confronted by Gaillard. After telling Kai and Naoki that Miwa, Misaki, and Kamui were defeated, Gaillard teleports himself and the two to another chamber where he and Kai begin their cardfight. During the battle, Gaillard reveals his past. As…22Flames of Perdition2014-08-0325 minAs Kai starts a counterattack, Gaillard continues to say how Kai has no right to break the seals and free Aichi because of his sinful actions during the Link Joker incident. Gaillard further tells a story about a boy named Nicola who did not recover from the incident no matter what Gaillard did to help him. However, it was Aichi who helped Nicola, and it was then that Gaillard decided to become a Quatre Knight to serve Aichi. Despite Gaillard believing that Kai's actions will lead to world destruction again, Kai defeats him and inflicts Judgment on Gaillard. Shortly after the fight, Serra…23Interrupted Sleep2014-08-1025 minAs the trapped trio of Kai, Gaillard, and Naoki learn of Serra's true colors, Kourin arrives to find that Serra has frozen the seals containing Aichi, who awakens while covered in a dark aura. Kourin tries to check on Aichi, who blasts her away with an energy pulse and knocks her unconscious. Serra further reveals his true plan to release the certain power that is inside Aichi. Serra then moves on to the next stage of his plan, which is tricking Neve into fighting Aichi. Meanwhile, Gaillard tells Kai and Naoki the reason why Aichi was sealed to begin with. As it turns out, a "seed" was…24Aichi Awakens2014-08-1725 minNeve launches powerful attacks in the hopes of opening Aichi's heart from Link Joker. Although the attacks seem to have an effect on Aichi, he nonetheless remains possessed and wins the fight. However, when Neve receives Judgment as a result of his loss, Aichi snaps out of his trance and temporarily suppresses Link Joker, reverting to his normal self. Meanwhile, Rati is confronted by Serra, who reveals his true intentions to her. Serra wishes to break the remaining seals and use the power of Link Joker for himself. To stop Serra, Rati engages him in a cardfight. Elsewhere, Kai, Gaillard, and…25Cold Ambition2014-08-2425 minWhile Ren and Leon explain their reasons as to why they wanted to remain neutral in the whole situation, Rati cardfights Serra, who is now using a Link Joker deck. Rati tries her best to defeat Serra after finally realizing the value of friendship from Aichi and Misaki. Nonetheless, Serra, who wants to use the power of Link Joker for himself, beats Rati and thus breaks the last seal...26Omega’s Return2014-08-3125 minWith all of the seals broken, the Link Joker seed within Aichi tries to leave his body, and the sanctuary begins to crumble. Kourin attempts to help Aichi, who successfully manages to keep the seed under control but loses consciousness. Then, Serra appears and traps Kourin in an ice cage, forcing her to watch as he is about to take the power of Link Joker from Aichi's body. Suddenly, Kai, Gaillard, Naoki, Ren, and Leon appear, with Gaillard using his flame powers to free Kourin from the ice. Gaillard takes it upon himself to cardfight Serra, who reveals more of his evil ambitions to wield the…27Determination of the Bluish Flames2014-09-0725 minDespite some of Gaillard's rear-guards being Omega Locked, he mounts a counterattack on Serra, who then declares "Final Turn". After locking another of Gaillard's rear-guards, Serra launches five attacks on him, but Gaillard manages to defend himself, thus thwarting Serra's "Final Turn". Having learned from Kai the importance of having mates, Gaillard defeats Serra on the next turn and then inflicts Judgment on him. Though it seemed over, Serra quickly recovers and uses his powers to create walls of ice, blocking everyone while he makes his way to Aichi. However, Rati and Neve use their…28Our Place2014-09-1425 minWith Serra gone, the Quatre Knights and Kourin turn their attention towards Kai and his group. When Kourin steps up to fight, Naoki volunteers to face her. As the battle continues, Kourin reveals how she came to be by Aichi's side. She resolved to support Aichi by absorbing the seed's power whenever it would try to seep out of Aichi; Kourin's absorption resulted in her being able to use Link Joker for herself. Nonetheless, Naoki is determined to bring both Aichi and Kourin back and reform the Cardfight Club. He defeats Kourin, who is about to fall over but is saved by Aichi. After Kourin…29Pride of the Flames2014-09-2125 minTo prevent Kai from fighting Aichi, Gaillard takes it upon himself to battle Kai in a final confrontation. Kai and Gaillard engage in a fierce cardfight with both sides getting multiple triggers and performing many Legions. The two fighters push each other near the brink of defeat, but in the end, Kai is victorious after Gaillard is exhausted of all his heal triggers. After Gaillard requests for Kai to save Aichi, Kai and Aichi prepare to fight each other...30Sword of Destruction2014-09-2825 minThe final battle between Kai and Aichi commences, with Aichi wanting Kai, Naoki, Ren, and Leon to become Quatre Knights if he wins. After all that Kai has done to get to this point and the feelings of his other friends, Aichi nonetheless is unfazed. To show this, Aichi uses the power of Star-vader, Blaster Joker, which is Blaster Blade tainted by Link Joker, to not only lock all of Kai's rear-guards but also breaks apart his Legion...31Sword of Courage2014-10-0525 minThe battle between Kai and Aichi reaches its epic conclusion. Aichi hopes to get Kai into an Absolute Lock from which he cannot recover. However, Kai keeps managing to resummon his Legion. During one attack from Blaster Joker, Kai realizes that Blaster Blade holds the key to freeing Aichi and making sure no one will ever have to be sealed away again. On the final turn, Kai draws four consecutive critical triggers, giving his Legion an attack of 40000 and 5 criticals. Aichi can't guard. The seed leaves his body and charges at Kai, but Kai summons Blaster Blade to his side. Blaster Blade begins…32A Season of Journeys2014-10-1225 minA year has passed since Kai freed Aichi. During that time, the Miyaji Cardfight Club won the High School Cardfight Vanguard championship. The club has also grown in terms of members and support from the student body, and they are holding exhibition fights almost every day. However, Kourin is not a member of the club as her memories regarding Aichi have disappeared. All the while, Aichi has been asked to speak at the upcoming graduation, but he is having a difficult time coming up with words for a speech. Meanwhile, Card Capital is holding a cardfight tournament the same day as graduation, but…33Leaders2014-10-1925 minThe graduation ceremonies are held for Kai, Miwa, and Misaki. Aichi has one more year left of school, but he delivers the good luck address for Misaki's class. After the graduation they all head to Card Capital for the shop tournament. On the way, Aichi and his classmates see Kourin along with the rest of Ultra Rare shooting a commercial for Ultra Water. Despite Kourin no longer having memories of Aichi, he and his friends are nonetheless content that she is doing well. Ultra Rare is hired after the current commercial to do a Cardfight commercial, and they appear to be given their original…
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