The first battle with Team AL4 is over, and the fight moves into the middle round, between Team Q4's Misaki and Team AL4's Asaka. How skilled really is Asaka, known as the "Assassin"?

It's the final match-up in the qualifying league, and the third opponent to face off against Team Q4. But it's none other than last year's champion team, and the ones favored to win it all this year too, Team AL4!

The second matchup for Team Q4 in the preliminary rounds of the National Tournament is Team Muscle Brain who uses Nova Grappler decks. The tough battles continue... What is the path to victory?

The first match of the preliminaries is heating up, with offense and defense continuing for Aichi vs. Ryudou Genji. Genji's "Tachikaze" deck specializes in a fearsome power where you can sacrifice your allies to eliminate your opponents...

In the qualifying leagues of the national tournament, Team Q4's first match is decided to be against a team called the "Jurassic Army". Who will be standing against Aichi, nervous in his lead-off position?

Finally, the curtain rises on the Vanguard National Championship Tournament! Team Q4 had come together as one, but faced with their dream competition and the huge odds against them, cracks start forming between them...

Aichi and the others are scrambling, at a loss, not knowing the reason Misaki suddenly tells them "I can no longer fight together with you". Worried about her brother, Emi visits Card Capital and...

Continuing to train in preparation for the national tournament, Aichi and the others notice Misaki's incredible memory. Aichi and Kamui are all excited to learn how to have such great memory ability, but...

After getting through to the National Tournament, Aichi and the others head to the mysterious card shop PSY that they once visited in order to polish their skills. But what awaits them there...

The final fight of the regional tournament reaches its pulse-pounding conclusion! If Aichi wins, Team Q4 will go to Nationals! But if he's beaten by the swashbuckling captain of Team Handsome, Aichi's team not only loses, but Kamui will apparently be forced to wed Nagisa! And what is the weird sensation that comes over Aichi at the climax of the fight?!

Aichi's fight with Gouki begins with the tournament on the line! Aichi stands up to Gouki, fighting for his team and to avenge his previous loss!

The curtain falls on the first showdown, and the middle fight of the finals begins! Up for Team Q4 is Toshiki Kai, and up for Team Handsome is Kaoru. It dawns on Aichi that the result of his fight will mean the difference between victory and defeat!

Kamui wants to show Gouki, the guiding star of the Vanguard world, how strong he's gotten. But first up for "Team Handsom" is...!?

The regional tournament is heating up even more after the winners of the first round are decided! Unique and quirky teams all stand up before Team Q4 to fight and win!

It's the first round of the regional tournament and Aichi, who has never been in one before, is completely taken in by the atmosphere and can't play to his normal level. Then, "Three Blacks" swoop in to stand in his way!

The Regional Tournament is finally starting! Aichi and the gang get in Shin's van and head to the tournament hall. When they reach it, Aichi is amazed at the size and starts to feel the pressure bearing down...