Are you Luca Yonazuki?
Wh-What's with this guy?
Do you need something from me?
You've got that phone you took from Takuma, right?
That belongs to my friend!
So...
Mimori's phone?
You're giving it back.
I'm not interested in it.
You beat Takuma Kibakura.
Yeah! It was close, though.
It was a ton of fun!
Hey, Luca, why don't you battle me?
You want to battle me?
You like Shadowverse, right?
Okay. But everyone who loses to me quits Shadowverse.
I won't quit if I lose.
And of course, I don't intend to lose!
Episode 2 Hiro's Resolve
Battle! Shadowverse!
Here I go! My turn!
I play a Bejeweled Dragon!
I end my turn!
My turn.
Draw.
I play an Ambling Wraith.
This follower's ability deals 1 damage to each leader.
It deals damage to both of us?
That's a neat follower!
Is it, I wonder?
I end my turn.
So it's my turn, then!
Draw!
I play a Fire Lizard!
Its ability does 1 damage to an enemy's follower!
And then I attack your leader with my Bejeweled Dragon!
How about that, Luca?
I end my turn.
I guess that explains how you beat Takuma Kibakura.
I can beat you, too!
I see.
I'm looking forward to that.
Burn! Fire Lizard!
You're wide open!
Grah! Counterattack!
It'll take more than that.
For the moment, we're mostly even.
You're kind of interesting.
Thanks!
But it's about to get way more interesting!
My turn!
Draw!
I play Raging Ettin!
And then... I evolve it!
Go!
I attack your Metal Gargoyle!
And then I attack your Blood Wolf with my Ironscale Dragonfolk!
Now I end my turn!
A good decision.
Have you been playing a long time?
I started today!
I guess it's worth trying.
My turn. Draw.
Blood Rage.
It deals 3 damage to an opponent's follower.
But then my Raging Ettin...
He didn't destroy my Raging Ettin?
You seem interesting, so I'm going to try something.
"Try something"?
I don't know what you're talking about, but whatever!
If this is my chance, I'll hit you hard!
Draw!
Is this...?
I see...
So this...
So this is the power of the Dragon class!
Awaken, Dragonguard!
This follower is in an Overflow state.
When your play points are above 7, it gets Ward!
A good follower.
But what will you do with it?
What was that?
Shadowverse is a series of choices.
What will you choose?
I'll make the only choice there is!
Attack your leader with the Raging Ettin!
I end my turn!
I've got followers with powerful Attack and Ward, too!
With this...
I guess I expected too much.
You don't understand why you play Shadowverse at all.
Wh-What is this?
It seems this is the end.
I'll show you the true power of the Vampire class.
My turn.
Draw.
The time of Vengeance is now.
Dark Emperor!
No way!
My followers!
Dark Emperor has Vengeance active.
When its leader has less than 10 defense,
it can destroy two of the enemy's followers.
I'm disappointed.
I thought I could have a little fun, but...
Remember what I said?
Everyone who plays against me quits Shadowverse—
Shadowverse really is fun!
Fun?
Yeah!
It's fun just to think about how I'm going to turn this around!
Here I go!
My turn!
Okay!
I can damage him with this.
You can't damage him with spells.
Dark Emperor's card ability stops him from taking damage or being destroyed.
Then how about this?
I end my turn!
You'll use Ward to protect yourself?
You're wasting your time.
I play Veight, Vampire Noble and Demonhand Assassin.
What is that?
You'll know soon.
I evolve Demonhand Assassin.
And attack Firstborn Dragon.
Wh-What?
Drain.
When a follower with this ability does damage,
it heals its leader for the same amount.
That's not all.
I play Hungering Horde.
No!
Your hand probably contains Serpent Wrath.
Serpent Wrath
But it can't turn things around.
This battle is over.
No...
It's just getting started!
Ambling Wraith
Dragonguard
I want to have fun with this battle until the end!
So I don't want to give up till it's over!
My turn!
Come forth, Ignis Dragon!
When I have two or fewer cards in my hand, it can evolve without any evolution points!
Go, Ignis Dragon!
Attack!
He turned things around that much?
I told you I didn't intend to lose!
Now come on! Let's make this battle even more fun!
Did I say something weird?
I take back what I said about being disappointed.
What's your name?
Hiro Ryugasaki!
Hiro. I see.
I play Blood Pact.
It deals two damage to my leader, and I draw two cards.
I attack your leader with Dark Emperor.
I'm not done yet!
You won't give up, huh, Hiro?
Of course not!
How could I, when it's so much fun!
I see.
It's a waste to end it, you said?
I think you're right.
Come forth, Flood Behemoth.
I end my turn.
Can you overcome despair once more?
Yes! I will!
Draw!
Serpent Force
I play Serpent Force!
This spell raises the attack and defense of a single follower!
I see.
He's going to overcome it?
Here I go, Luca!
D-Did I... win?
S-Seriously?
Yes.
Yes!
Thank you, Luca!
That was great fun!
I'm sure you'll get stronger.
That card entrusted the future to you.
Luca?
Hiro?
What are you doing here?
Here.
My phone?
You got it back?
Yeah!
Thank you!
It's fine!
Now you can battle again, right?
Yup!
Grandpa! Grandpa! Grandpa!
Grandpa!
Wh-What's going on?
I love you!
Thanks for buying me that phone!
What phone?
Come on, you know!
I found it in the storehouse this morning!
That's...!
I'm so happy!
I got to play Shadowverse!
No, Hiro, that's...
Thank you, Grandpa!
You're the best grandpa in the world!
Now then, time to go study!
Sheesh... That kid.
Blood doesn't lie, huh?
What a day, huh?
I can't wait to battle more tomorrow!
This problem's pretty tough.
Morning!
There he is!
Hiro!
I heard from Mimori, y'know!
That you got her phone back from Takuma Kibakura!
Yeah!
Not bad!
What was the battle like?
I want to hear, too!
Me, too!
I want to hear, too, actually.
But first, let's have homeroom.
So what was your battle with Takuma Kibakura like?
He was super tough!
I just barely won.
But my battle with Luca was even crazier!
Luca?
Yeah, I beat a guy named Luca Yonazuki, too.
He was so calm about it, but he was super into the battle!
He had all these vampires and was really strong!
What's wrong?
Vampires? That's the real Luca Yonazuki!
Wow!
W-Wow!
Hiro beat Luca Yonazuki!
Did you really beat him?
How?
Tell me!
Tell me, too!
Enough!
And so we can determine the value of x is 85...
I was thinking I could finally play Kazuki, too.
Shadowverse is fun!
My battles with Luca and Takuma yesterday were great!
But...
You don't understand why you play Shadowverse at all.
Does he not enjoy Shadowverse, even though he's so good at it?
And...
That card entrusted the future to you.
What did that mean?
I can't believe you beat Luca Yonazuki!
You're incredible!
Everyone's said that.
Is he that good?
Luca Yonazuki is so good that they say everybody who battles him quits Shadowverse.
He's that strong, huh?
Now tell us how your battle with him went!
How was your battle against Luca?
How it went?
I just barely won.
I only had 3 defense left at the end.
3 defense?
That was really close.
If he had Razory Claw in his hand, you would've lost!
Razory Claw?
It deals three damage to an opponent's follower or leader.
You take 2 damage, though.
Razory Claw
Flood Behemoth
No way... Did he...?
But you won!
That's amazing!
You just started Shadowverse, too!
Hey, Hiro!
Luca... You...
I can't let it end like this!
He's not here, huh?
Maybe I won't be able to find him today.
The meaning of what he said...
That card entrusted the future to you.
I think I understand it.
He lost deliberately.
This time I want to win for real!
No, I will win for real!
Just wait, Luca!
I'll get stronger!
Hiro Ryugasaki.
Shadowverse Card Showtime!
This is today's card, the Dark Emperor.
Dark Emperor
When its Vengeance is active, it can destroy two of the opponent's followers.
Its Last Words attack deals damage to your own leader, so be careful how you us it.
A very appropriate card for the Vampire class.
Hiro just started Shadowverse, and he's already unbeatable, y'know!
Next Time
The thought that he's a match for Kai Ijuin, the genius among geniuses,
makes me laugh until it hurts.
If it hurts, you should go see a nurse!
Next time: The Plot of the Genius Among Geniuses
Episode 3 The Plot of the Genius Among Geniuses
Battle! Shadowverse!