Ensemble Stars || Card Battler P3

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the after-school duel part 3

T/N: Kouga's "nickname" made me laugh.

Tsukasa: Fufu. All according to plan, it's my win ♪
 

Tsukasa: Ahhh I'm glad. I drew the card I wanted at the right timing, so I was able to cleanly pull off a combo ♪ 
 

Tomoya: Ahhh damn it, I made the wrong choice! I thought I would be able to win by brute force before Suou sorted out his hand~, this makes three losses in a row! So frustrating!
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. Mashiro-kun, you got cocky from the beginning and steadily played through your hand, correct?
 

Tsukasa: There's only a limited number of strategies that let you play like that, so I was able to retaliate accordingly.
 

Tsukasa: Your opponent can't see your hand, so you shouldn't be so quick to use it up.
 

Tsukasa: Making your opponent believe you have a card that could reverse the entire match is also a strategy.
 

Tetora: Wow~, even card games can be deep.
 

Tetora: Can you battle with me next? It's only roughly, but I think I remember the rules!
 

Tomoya: Ah, I'll guide you for the first battle. Just ignore the wins and losses for this first round and focus on learning the rules.
 

Tetora: That'd be great~. But since I'm playing, I'd like to win.
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. There's luck involved in card games, but as the types of cards increase, the rules also get more complicated.
 

Tsukasa: Basing your strategy on pure luck will, in most cases, not work.
 

Tsukasa: What's important is your deck construction, as well as the knowledge to put it to good use.
 

Tsukasa: Kind~ of....... I can't really speak so boldly, I'm still a beginner myself.
 

Tomoya: Nah, you're super strong Suou. Even when I was playing....... during elementary school, I only sometimes won.
 

Tomoya: I somehow can't win at all with Suou as my opponent.
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. That's because the deck I lent you was a simple deck meant for beginners.
 

Tsukasa: I have machine guns equipped, but your deck has nothing but swords. As long as I'm careful, I won't lose.
 

Tsukasa: Oh? I thought I felt someone staring at us..........
 

Tsukasa: Good afternoon, Onee-sama ♪
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. I didn't see you today, so I was a little worried. I was insistent on wanting to play with you, so I thought you were avoiding me ♪
 

Tsukasa: Yes. Fufu, many things happened......... I ended up playing a card game with the two gentlemen here. So far, I've won every match ♪
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. I must have grown stronger thanks to Onee-sama being my practice opponent. I'm grateful and incredibly proud.
 

Tsukasa: Please do continue to guide this Tsukasa......... Onee-sama ♪
 

Tetora: Ahaha. Suou-kun, you call Anzu-san "Onee-sama" huh.
 

Tetora: She does kind of feel like everyone's older sister~, can I also call you "Ane-go"?
 

Tsukasa: Ah, fo-fo..........
 

Tsukasa: Please forget what I said, I'm embarrassed by how spoiled I sound.
 

Tomoya: Isn't it fine? You're always brought to and from school by an attendant, so it always felt strangely difficult to approach you........... 
 

Tomoya: But actually, it's surprisingly easy to relate to some parts of you.
 

Tomoya: It's kind of a huge revelation, that you really are in the same year as us~.
 

Tsukasa: Haaaa......... I apologize, I must be overly stiff.
 

Tsukasa: I had a strict upbringing and I don't have a cooperative personality. So it's no wonder everyone feels scared of me.
 

Tsukasa: Even though I don't mind if they approach me normally.
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. What is it, Onee-sama?
 

Tsukasa: Hmmm........ seeing me play with other students my age made you a little relieved?
 

Tsukasa: Because I was always playing with you......... so you thought I didn't have any friends in class, I see.
 

Tsukasa: Actually, it's a little difficult for me to make friends. I wonder why?
 

Tsukasa: Tori and the others are in the same position and they also have strange quirks in their personalities, yet they have followers......?
 

Kouga: ................
 

Tsukasa: ............hm? Onee-sama, is that person someone you know?
 

Tetora: Ah, Oogami-senpai, he~y!* What happened at the "Dragon King Battle" was disappointing, right?

 

*T/N: In Japan, lots of people greet their friends with "chii~su!" (ちぃ～す)  It's basically "Heeeey~!" so that's what I translated it into. Or a big old "Yo~!"

 

Tetora: Since then they've tightened down on B1s, so it's been rather difficult trying to start it up again.
 

Tetora: Boss also told me, with a scary face, to forget about the "Dragon King Battle" for a while.
 

Kouga: Ahhhh......... You were the presenter back then, that first year kid huh. Tell that "Gorilla Boss" of yours that I'll definitely return the favor for sending me flying.
 

Kouga: Moving on. You brats, isn't this "idobato"? Why are ya playing such an old game?
 

Tetora: Oh, you know about it?
 

Tetora: Well, it was popular back when we were elementary school kids........? Oogami-senpai, you sound like you were pretty into it too?
 

Kouga: Yeah. I created an infinite wolf deck and used it to bite all those cocky shits to death.
 

Kouga: I was a bit of a celebrity ya know?
 

Tomoya: Wolf deck.........
 

Tomoya: Don't tell me, Kou-chan the "Wolf Tamer That Howls On A Full Moon"?!
 

Tetora: You know him, Tomoya-kun?!
 

Tetora: Ahaha. You really were famous~, Oogami-senpai. You must've been really strong, enough to get a second name?
 

Tomoya: No, he was famous for the wrong thing.
 

Tomoya: They say he would pick fights only during the night of a full moon, and if he won, he'd forcefully take all of your rare cards. All the kids back then were extremely scared of him.
 

Tetora: Oogami-senpai......... Shaking down innocent elementary school kids, you're the worst!
 

Kouga: I-It's not true~! I scolded a bunch of rude brats several times, they're the ones who spread those bad rumors!
 

Kouga: Sure I was piss poor back then, but I still didn't shakedown anyone!