Episode 3 The Plot of the Genius Among Geniuses
This will finish it!
Yes!
Not bad, Hiro!
Nobody at school's a match for you, ya know?
Really?
Yeah, you were super strong!
I don't stand a chance against you anymore!
No, I've got a long way to go!
I need to get stronger, or I won't be able to beat him.
Are you Hiro Ryugasaki?
Yeah, why?
You seem to be a fake.
Where's the real Hiro?
I'm the real Hiro!
Um, Hiro is the real Hiro.
I refuse to believe a boy with a funny face like you could be him.
Oh you think so, huh?
Who are you, anyway?
Kai Ijuin, class A-1.
A Shadowverse player, and a genius among geniuses.
Genius?
You're calling yourself a genius?
And wait, you're younger than we are!
I'm not merely a genius. I'm a genius among geniuses.
I have no interest one so uncouth. Get lost.
Hey, I'm not an elephant! I'm a human!
I apologize. By "uncouth," I meant an unrefined person of no consequence.
I assumed it was a word you would understand.
Wh-What?
C-Calm down.
Hiro Ryugasaki, I challenge you to a battle.
If you're the real Hiro Ryugasaki,
and you defeated Luca Yonazuki.
Luca?
Prove it to me.
I don't know what's going on, but sure!
Hold it!
Hiro, let me handle this!
I can't take what he said lying down!
You're no match for me. It wouldn't be a fair fight!
You're younger than me, ya know! Show some respect!
I'll show you my power!
Very well.
The simulation is ready.
I'll say this now...
You'll lose on turn 7!
How could you know that before we even battle?
I can!
I'm a genius among geniuses!
Battle! Shadowverse!
My turn!
I'll play a Quickblader!
And attack your leader!
How about that?
Within expectations.
Now, my turn...
And then...
And then I'll do this...
And this!
And finally, this!
This is the power of the Witch class!
I'll attack your leader with my Rune Blade Summoner!
S-Seriously?
Seriously?
I-I lost!
And right on turn 7.
And right on turn 7!
Gah!
Kazuki, are you okay?
Hiro Ryugasaki, are you ready?
I sure am!
Kazuki, leave it to me!
I'll get him back!
Thanks, Hiro!
If you win, I'll give you extra helpings at my family's restaurant for a week!
Battle!
Shadowverse—
Oh, oops.
Wh-What's wrong?
Lunch will be over in 10 minutes.
Considering how long it'll take me to get back, I need to go now.
Otherwise I won't be in my seat five minutes before class starts.
Hey!
What about our battle?
After school, at the Shadowverse Stadium by the station. I'll see you then.
I'll show you the power of a genius among geniuses.
Now, farewell!
H-He's a weirdo, ya know?
Y-Yeah...
But he's definitely good at Shadowverse!
I can't wait till school gets out!
It's finally time, Kai!
Are you ready to lose?
I ain't gonna lose!
And I've gotta get stronger!
I'll tell you now, then!
Hiro Ryugasaki, you'll lose on turn 8!
Oh, yeah? Let's see if you can make it happen!
Battle! Shadowverse!
My turn!
Draw!
I play a Bejeweled Dragon!
And end my turn!
My turn, then.
I'll play the spell card Insight,
which lets me draw a card from my deck.
Summon Snow
And I end my turn.
Looks like a pretty peaceful deck.
Peaceful?
You're about to learn the power of a Spellboost.
A "Spellboost"?
That sounds neat!
My turn! Draw!
Hiro looks like he's having fun.
It's fine to have fun, but he needs to avenge me!
I play Dragon Oracle!
It gives me a play point!
And then I attack your leader with the Bejeweled Dragon!
I play Witchbolt!
And destroy your Imprisoned Dragon!
And then I attack your Bejeweled Dragon with my Clay Golem!
My turn!
Here I go!
Firstborn Dragon!
I end my turn.
Draw.
It's time to show you, then.
I play Insight from my hand!
Its ability allows me to draw a card from my hand.
And then I play Summon Snow!
When I play this card, it first lets me play a Snowman.
Is that all?
That's not all.
Spellboosted increases the number of Snowmen played every time.
In other words, each time I use a spell, they grow in number!
What?!
I've played three spells!
Thus, three additional Snowmen appear!
Seriously?
I evolve my Snowman and attack your Firstborn Dragon!
Then I attack your leader with my Clay Golem!
I end my turn.
Well? Do you understand the power of Spellboosts?
Yeah! I'm super excited!
My turn!
I play Leviathan!
He can't attack unless he's in Overflow.
But my next turn...
I end my turn!
I see.
Leviathan is a powerful follower.
But he's no match for the power of Spellboost!
I play Wind Blast!
A single spell card destroyed Leviathan?
Each Spellboost enhances the power of Wind Blast!
Wow...
There's more!
I attack your leader with all my followers.
What?!
Hiro!
I end my turn!
Is this all you've got?
Of course not!
Leviathan
Blade Mage
I can overcome any danger!
7 play points?
He's in Overflow?
Yeah!
This is where Dragons get really strong!
Here I go!
I play Dragon Wings!
It does 1 damage to all followers!
I play Seabrand Dragon from my hand!
In Overflow, this follower has Storm!
And then I evolve it!
Go!
Seabrand Dragon!
This is what makes Shadowverse great!
I'll accept it.
You're really Hiro Ryugasaki.
You still didn't believe me?
But I can't see you beating Luca Yonazuki!
I play Sorcery Cache!
I Spellboost one card from my hand and draw a card!
Then I play Conjure Golem!
It creates a Clay Golem.
Then I play Fiery Embrace
and destroy the Seabrand Dragon!
Then, with Spellboost lowering the cost of my followers, I play two of them!
I evolve Blade Mage and attack your leader!
Wh-What a combo!
Everything is just as I calculated.
Don't you think you should surrender?
Not yet!
It's finally getting fun!
You coulnd't have beaten Luca Yonazuki just by not giving up.
Did something happen between you and him?
You seem kind of obsessed.
Something did happen.
He...
He's the first person to beat me!
The first person to beat you?
I'm a genius among geniuses.
School tests are so easy they're boring.
I always get the top score on my tests.
General Practice Exams
I've broken many records.
Yes.
Nobody had ever defeated me in a battle of minds.
National Middle School Quiz Tournament
Of course, I always won every Shadowverse game.
But...
Rip him apart.
Blood Wolf!
My calculations were wrong?!
It seems I've wasted my time.
Wait! One more battle!
I've no interest.
You're weak.
I lost.
It was less frustrating than it was disheartening.
But...
But I still couldn't choose to give up.
I'm a genius among geniuses. And I love Shadowverse.
I end my turn.
I see.
Then you're just like me.
Just like you?
Yeah. Get 'em, Dragon Warrior!
Evolve!
When Dragon Warrior evolves, it deals 3 damage to an enemy's follower!
Then I play Ironscale Dragonfolk!
When I have an evolved follower under my control,
it deals 2 damage to an opponent's follower!
Now burn! Dragon Warrior!
I love Shadowverse!
And I owe Luca Yonazuki one!
So we're the same!
I see.
But...
I'll be the first to defeat him!
I'll show you the power of time magic!
Chrono Witch! Come forth!
Wh-What is that card?
Chrono Witch
Its original cost is 13?!
Spellboost decreases this follower's cost.
Of course, that's not all!
Evolve!
Turn back time!
When Chrono Witch evolves,
all non-neutral followers destroyed during the opponent's last turn return to the field.
No way!
This was all part of the plan.
Begin the attack!
Go, Chrono Witch!
Now I attack the leader with Blade Mage!
Lastly, I play an Ogler!
Now I end my turn.
Nice, Kai!
I can't give up that easily, either.
Now, Hiro Ryugasaki!
It's turn 8 next.
You're going to lose!
Nope! I'm going to win!
You know Kai's really strong, 'cause he beat me!
Is Hiro okay?
I believe in him, ya know?
Go, Hiro!
If I beat you, I can get stronger!
I just know it!
My turn! Draw!
Howl, Ignis Dragon!
Go!
I'm not done yet!
I play Maelstrom Dragon from my hand!
In Overflow, it has Storm!
Maelstrom Dragon, attack along with Dragon Warrior!
I want to get stronger!
Strong enough to surpass him!
So I won't lose!
I-Ignis Dragon?
Th-That's impossible!
The probability I can win this...
...is almost zero!
I'm going to lose!
No! I'm not done yet!
My turn! Draw!
Summon Iceform can't turn this around on its own.
But it can buy me time.
A genius among geniuses isn't so weak that he'll lose twice!
Burn them to ash, Flame Witch!
And now I play Summon Iceform!
It summons an Ice Golem!
The Ice Golem will disappear next turn,
but with Ward, it will protect me this turn!
And then the Flame Witch's ability activates!
Every time I play a spell card,
it does 1 damage to all my opponent's followers!
Way to go, Kai!
This ends turn 8, but...
I'm not giving up yet!
I end my turn!
That's right!
You never know who'll win Shadowverse until the end!
My turn!
Draw!
Dragon Cry
So I'll give it all I've got!
I play Dragon Cry!
It does damage equal to the greatest attack power
of any of my followers to a single follower owned by an opponent!
Right now, my Ignis Dragon has 5 attack!
So it does 5 damage to your Ice Golem!
No!
And I attack your leader with the Ignis Dragon!
Its attack power becomes 10!
Now... I win!
I-Impossible!
Hiro won!
Wow! You did it!
Yes!
You did it, Hiro!
My heart was pounding!
Mine, too!
You really turned it around!
Thanks!
That was a complete defeat, Hiro.
Thanks! You were really strong, Kai!
Thank you!
Hiro!
Sure...
I lost the game on turn 6.
I should've been watching for a Dragon Cry.
No, if I'd evolved the Clay Golem on turn 4,
and attacked your leader, I may have been able to end it there.
Sure, you were very sharp,
but it's fair to say I lost by being careless.
Hiro, I've gone from being a genius among geniuses to just a genius,
so I'll be going.
Next time I won't lose!
He really is weird.
Yeah.
But nobody who likes Shadowverse is a bad person!
Shadowverse Card Showcase!
Today we'll be covering the Chrono Witch!
Chrono Witch
It brings back all your destroyed followers?
That's no fair!
But it costs 13?
How do you use it?
You have to be a genius among geniuses to use it!
You certainly couldn't.
What?
Next Time
I want to be special, like Alice Kurobane!
That's what I thought, and then a mysterious girl appeared before me!
Miss, if you beat me, you may learn the truth!
Next time: Something Special!
Episode 4 Something Special!
Battle! Shadowverse!