Ep. 1: Aichi teaches a boy Vanguard, triggering a vision of captured leaders and a deck transformation.

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Weeks after Team Q4’s national victory, Aichi visits Card Capital and agrees to teach a young boy how to play Vanguard. The boy, initially appearing as a novice, reveals his true skill while using a Gold Paladin deck. Upon riding Great Silver Wolf, Garmore, Aichi is pulled into a vision where Blaster Blade, Blaster Dark, and Dragonic Overlord are captured by a mysterious force on Cray. The boy explains that a new power transcending boundaries is needed to fight this threat. He then vanishes, leaving Aichi to find his Royal Paladin deck has permanently changed to Gold Paladin. Furthermore, all memories have been altered so that everyone believes Aichi has always used Gold Paladins, with no one noticing the discrepancy.