Cardfight!! Vanguard: Episode 178 + 179 [My Will]

So this episode begins with my heart being still broken from last episode. Ouch, my body, I can’t. Kai struggles with the knowledge that Aichi is really pushing them away, as does the rest of the group. Though to be fair, Naoki and Kamui are more vocal about it. I am so angsting right now. And how the hell is Kai going to play his deck without Blaster Blade which is PART OF HIS LEGION? I’M SO UPSET. Naoki and Kamui immediately start complaining about feeling sad and saying they need to change it. They decide maybe Leon Souryu can help them, and he agrees. Okay so we’ve got Ren, Leon, and Kai.

Villain palooza?   Kai and Misaki almost refuse, until talked into it by the owner of the store. They all go to the island to stay and it seems Leon also remembers, hmm. . . all the villains? It might be because those gifted with Psyqualia don’t forget. They play rounds of Vanguard to practice but for the most part I’m just feeling so drained, and so are they, what are they going to do? How are they going to find Aichi and convince him? What’s the mystery? I’M SO SAD. NAOKI STOP SWIMMIIING!!!!

This episode is probably going to be filled with Naoki and Kamui being jackasses to reach the nearby island. Yup. They’re being fucking idiots. DID NAOKI JUST JUMP ON A PLANK THINKING IT WOULD FLING HIM? I can’t. KAMUI’S LIGHTNING BOLT SWIM TRUNKS. WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME? NO VANGUARD, IM FUCKING SORRY, IM TRYING TO FEEL THINGS RIGHT NOW AND YOU’RE RUINING IT YOU SHIT

omg. . . Ren is running the shop right now he’s in an apron i dont fucking care anymore ok ignoring everything else Ren in an apron shut up bitch I’m the only one who can fangirl Ren. . . .hummina hummina oh DAAAAAAAAMN. Anyway they cardfight some more, Leon is also attractive, blah blah. I’m waiting for the WE’LL FIND HIM AND GET OUR ANSWER resolve already. Leon uses his legion first which means he’ll lose, as these guys will learn. Oh wait NO HE DOESN’T! Because none of these guys can win, I don’t care about your speech I just want to see these guys win for once :__;

Lesson learned, Failure is Naoki’s strength.   The next episode focuses on Kai, thank god, because I need some serious moments here. He can’t move passed what Aichi said and spends a lot of time thinking on it. Kai has a serious moment of reflection before being pushed into the water by Leon’s friends/servants, meanwhile Misaki is reflecting on Kourin’s words and their friendship. Eventually Kai overhears Naoki Kamui and Miwa discussing Kourin and thinking she might not be at fault, but Misaki saying he doubts it and believes she was suffering while she did what she did. Kai gets pushed in the water AGAIN and is told everyone suffers but has to deal with it. Meanwhile Kamui and Naoki seem to have a resolve based solely in their ignorance.

Kai realizes Aichi was suffering and forcing the words out, and realizes he must have come to this decision with much pain. Even now he must be suffering. Kai recalls that he once told Aichi to keep moving forward and they would meet again. He remembers how he desired to fight with him passionately. (okay fight. passionate. right. okay) And that now my Vanguard..life…with you is…unthinkable…

OKAY THATS GAY IM SORRY THATS GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY. NOT IN AN INSULTING WAY IT’S JUST GAY   Leon explains to Kai that he once only thought of living in the moment. He told him to think about the will he had, and what he wanted to do. Kai decides he will fight to see Aichi, because a world without him is unthinkable. And with that he challenges Leon. . .with his Kagero deck! Kai and the others return home with Leon and Ren revealing Aichi wanted them to join, but Ren couldn’t betray Kai and Leon couldn’t allow Aichi to suffer so much.

Leon and Ren hope they’ll be able to save Aichi, and we see them leave the island with renewed faith.

Oki