One day at school, during a break, Alex and Yui sit at a bench near the P.E. courts discussing deck strategies. "I was thinking about taking out some of my Critical triggers for some more Draw triggers. What do you think?"
"That would give you stability in your deck," Alex replies, "but you have to remember, Draw triggers that aren't Sentinels only have 5000 shield, so for each Critical you talk out, your deck is losing 10000 shield."
Yui slumps over in frustration, "UGH! This is so hard!"
"I know, it's difficult to come up with best possible combination of cards." Alex says, "I really wish Yuto were here, but he goes to a different school." Yui then looks at her with a smug face.
"Hey Alex, girl talk, what do you think about Yuto?"
"What do I think of him?" she asks and Yui nods, "Well, he's really nice and he knows his way around deck building…"
"Anything else?"
"Heh… well uh…" Alex hesitates scratching her cheek, "He's also kind of cute."
"You have a crush on him?" Yui asks and Alex's face turns beat red.
"A-A crush?!" she exclaims, "W-Well… maybe a little." She says fidgeting with her hands in her lap. Yui starts giggling at her response and Alex eventually starts giggling with her.
"Alex Shindou?" a voice calls her name. Alex looks up to see an older girl standing beside her carrying a clip board.
"Koharu-senpai!" she exclaims.
"The student council president?" Yui questions.
"That's me." The girl replies, "I was just wondering if you two have registered for an after-school club yet."
Both Alex and Yui look at each other in thought, "No, not really." Alex tells her, "I haven't given it much thought." She leans back on the bench putting her hands behind her head, "I don't even know what clubs would be a good fit for me."
"Well let's see." Koharu says as she flips through the papers on her clipboard. "How about the swim club? They are low on members after a few quit."
"No thanks." Alex says immediately.
"Why not?" Koharu asks.
"J-Just because…" Alex's cheeks turn slightly red.
"Ok then…" Koharu says continues to flip through papers, "Oh! What about the cooking club?"
"I can't even bake cookies without burning them." She replies.
"Umm… the music club?" Koharu hesitates.
"I don't play any instruments." Alex tells her.
"Well there's got to be something…" Koharu thinks for a moment then notices their cards. "Oh! You two play Vanguard?"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?" Yui asks.
"How about the Vanguard club?" she asks and Alex perks up.
"There's a Vanguard club?!" she asks in contained excitement.
"Well, not yet at least. Mr. Shouji's working on getting it set up." Koharu tells her.
"No way!" Yui exclaims.
"A Vanguard club taught by Mr. Shouji…" Alex mutters to herself and stands up in excitement, "Count me in!"
"Yeah! Me too!" Yui says.
"Ok! I just need you to fill out this application." Koharu says as she hands them both a sheet of paper and a pen. Alex and Yui fill out the necessary information and hand the paper back to Koharu. "Alright, I'll get this to Mr. Shouji and you'll start when the Vanguard club opens."
"Sweet!" Alex exclaims in excitement as Koharu walks off toward the school.
"I can't believe it! A Vanguard club with Mr. Shouji!" Yui exclaims.
"I know right?! I can't wait!" Alex says. Meanwhile, unaware to them, Rina peers over at them from another bench while eating her lunch.
Opening Theme – ZERO! (Devil is a Part-Timer opening)
Drive 4 – Dreams Never Die
After school, Alex walks into Card Capital 2, cheerier than ever. "Good afternoon!" she shouts.
"Hey Alex!" Yuto greets her, but notices something. "Where's Yui? I thought you two were always together."
"She had to go home early today because she had chores to do." She tells him.
"I see." Yuto replies, "So what'll it be today?"
"I'm just here to do some quests." Alex says as she walks over to the quest board.
"Alright then." Yuto says as he goes back to sorting products on the shelf behind him.
Alex sifts through the available quests while a specific one catches her eye. "This one looks interesting." She clicks on the quest and a video of a young boy appears on the screen, who explains the quest.
"I was messing with my deck at my grandma's house and I lost one of my cards there. I tried asking her if she's seen it, but since she has dementia, it's hard for her to remember things. I'd get it myself, but I have school today and I have a competition tomorrow. I need it really badly! Please, someone get that card back for me."
"Sounds like this might be a tough one." Yuto tells her.
"Shouldn't be that hard. I'm off!" she says as she accepts the quest and leaves the shop to head to the quest destination.
Later, at the addressed house she was given, Alex is having a hard time with the grumpy old lady. "Come on ma'am, for the last time, your grandson left something at your house and sent me here to get it."
"I don't recall him ever coming over…" the old lady says.
Alex sighs and asks, "Well can I at least come inside and have a look around."
"I DON'T LET STRANGERS INTO MY HOUSE!" the lady shouts at her making Alex back off a little.
"Well uh… is there anything I can do to come inside?" she asks.
"Actually, there is something you can do for me." The lady says, "I haven't had a chance to do my laundry today and my back is killing me. Do my laundry for me!"
"You want me to do your chores?!" Alex questions. Later, Alex is in the lady's backward washing clothes with rolled up sleeves in a small pale of soapy water and a washing board "I'm only doing this so I can earn her trust." Later, Alex finishes the laundry and hangs the last of it on the clothes line. "There done."
"Oh thank you young lady," the lady thanks her.
"Now can I come inside and have a look around?" Alex asks.
"No! I won't let strangers into my house!" The lady screams at her.
"But you said if I did your laundry I could come in!" Alex tells her.
"I don't remember saying that." She says and Alex lets out a heavy sigh. "But… if you're so desperate, there is something else you can do for me."
"And that would be…?" Alex asks as the lady hands her a small scrap of paper and a leather bag.
"I need you to go to the grocery store for me." She says. Alex sighs and takes the paper and bag from her and heads to the store.
Much later, Alex returns with the groceries. She rings the doorbell, but it makes no sound. "Stupid thing must be broken. HEY IT'S ME! I'M BACK WITH YOUR GROCERIES!" But there's no response. She decides to go around back, but when she gets back there, she sees the back door is open. She looks inside and is shocked to see a familiar face sitting at the dining table. "K-Koharu-senpai?!"
The girl turns her head, "Oh Alex, fancy seeing you here. Looks like we took the same quest." She says as she takes a sip of the tea in front of her.
Alex looks on the table and sees a card on it. "Ah! There's the card!" she then looks at Koharu in slight frustration, "How did you get in?! I spent over an hour doing laundry and shopping for this lady!"
"I just asked nicely. Before I even had a chance to explain, Ryoki just let me in." Koharu tells her.
"Excuse me?!" Alex says dumbfounded and drops the bag of groceries, "I asked for that card long before you did! And who's Ryoki anyway?!"
Shortly after, the lady walks into the room carrying a tray of snacks. "Ta da!" she says in a cheery voice, "Here you go Ms. Sakurako."
"Thank you." She says as she takes one of the snacks.
"Hey! No fair! I asked for that card long before she did! So why did I spend all that time doing your chores!" Alex complains to the lady.
"Well I don't remember either of you actually asking." She says, "More tea?"
Alex grits her teeth, but then something clicks in her head "Wait hold on! Sakurako?! That's your last name?!" she asks in shock.
"Yes, it is." Koharu replies as she sets her tea down. "I'm part of the Sakurako family, a family that has close ties to the Kiba foundation."
"K-Kiba?!" Alex's expression drops, "You mean the biggest economic company in all of the world?!"
"The very same." Koharu tells her.
"Wait, then why do you need this card?" Alex asks.
"For the quest. What else?" Koharu tells her and pulls out a deck of cards from her jacket pocket. "Like you, I'm also a Vanguard fighter."
"Y-You play Vanguard too?!" Alex exclaims.
"Yes, and I also know how your parents are legends in Vanguard history." Koharu says, "But while your family has status, mine has power." Alex grinds her teeth in frustration. "I'll tell you what. We both want this card, so why don't we fight for it? Besides, I'm curious what kind of strength you have being the daughter of a legend."
Alex thinks for a moment and pulls out her own deck, "Fine, you're on!"
Much later, Alex and Koharu meet up at Card Capital to fight, and with everyone in the shop, they attract quite a crowd. "Isn't that Koharu Sakurako?" "Isn't she part of that big millionaire company?" "I heard she's even part of the Kiba company."
"Quite the following you've got." Alex remarks.
"What can I say? When your family's is part of a larger company, it can attract a crowd." She says as Yuto watches from the counter. Both Alex and Koharu ready their starters, "You ready?" Koharu asks.
"You bet!" Alex replies and they both declare, "Stand up… VANGUARD!"
Yuto then hears the door to the stop open, "Good afternoon." He says. Rina walks into the shop and sees the all the people.
"What's with the crowd?" she asks.
"Why don't you see for yourself?" Yuto says and directs Rina over and she sees Alex fighting.
"Alex?" she says, "Who's she fighting?" Rina looks over to see Koharu. "Koharu?! I didn't know she played."
"Yeah, I think we're in for an interesting fight." Yuto says.
"Steam Maiden, Ayncia (G0/5000)!" Alex declares.
"Dreamer Fairy (G0/5000)." Koharu declares.
"Huh? Genesis?" Alex questions.
"Yes, a clan focused on the research of ancient technology and magic." Koharu explains then takes a card from her hand and plays it, "Ride! Starlight Painter, Yumehiro (G1/7000)! I end my turn!"
Alex braces herself and begins her turn, "Ride! Steam Maiden Nanniya (G1/7000)! I activate Ayncia's skill! I look at the top five cards of my deck and add a Gearoid among them to my hand. I call Steam Fighter Memenne (G1/6000)! Boosted by Memenne, Nanniya attacks (7000-13000)!" (Koharu: [])
"Ride!" Koharu declares, "Celestian Witch, Yukihara (G2/9000)! I call Yumehiro (G1/7000). Revelation!"
"Revelation?" Alex questions.
"What does that do?" Rina asks Yuto.
"It's a skill exclusive to Genesis," he explains, "when a unit with the ability is placed on a specific circle, you can look at cards from the top of your deck and put one into the soul or leave them on top at the cost of resting a rear-guard."
"I rest Yumehiro to look at one card from the top of my deck." Koharu smiles, "I'll put it into my soul. Yukihara now attacks the Vanguard! Due to her skill, she gains 2000 power for every other one of my units with Revelation (9000-11000)!" the hologram of Yukihara waves her wand and casts a magic spell at Nanniya dealing damage (Alex: []).
"Ride! Fearless Steam Knight, Ludger (G2/9000)! I activate Memenne's skill! Draw a card and discard a card. I call High Steam Hunter, Feena (G2/10000)! Boosted by Memenne, Ludger attacks the Vanguard (9000-15000)!"
"No guard."
"Drive Check (Draw)! Draw Trigger! Power Feena and draw a card (10000-20000)!" Ludger raises and swings his sword at Yukihara (Koharu: [][]). "Feena now attacks the Vanguard!" (Koharu: [][][]).
"My turn." Koharu draws a card and smiles. "Come forth, oh goddess that lies within our hearts, make our dreams become reality! Ride!" the hologram of Yukihara vanishes and a bright light shines from within her place and a woman with long redish-pink hair and dual colored eyes appears in her place, "Dream Caster, Elisia (G3/11000)! Elisia's Revelation 2!"
"What?"
"Revelation 2 lets me look at two cards from the top of my deck rather than just one." Koharu explains and Alex quivers a little.
"Say what?!"
"I'll put one card into my soul and leave the other one on top." Koharu declares and the crowd is amazed by her play.
"That's good strategy…" Yuto mutters, but Rina hears him.
"What do you mean?" she asks.
"Revelation is good at manipulating the deck, I can almost guarantee that the card she left on top is a trigger."
Koharu continues her turn, "I call Deity of Shepherds Volos (G2/10000) and move Yumehiro back to call Battle Maiden Kotonoha (G2/9000)! Kotonoha's Revelation, as well as Elisia's skill! Once per turn, I can have any unit's Revelation 1 become Revelation 2!"
"What?!"
"Kotonoha's Revelation 2." Koharu looks at the cards and smiles. "I'll leave both on top. I call Witch of Cats, Cumin (G1/8000) and use her skill ([X][][]). I rest her and return Volos to my hand, then recall him (G2/10000)."
"Now that's clever!" Yuto comments and Rina looks at him puzzled, "She's using Cumin to return units to her hand, only to call them back standing. It basically negates the cost of Revelation."
"Battle! Elisia attacks your Vanguard!" The woman with dual colored eyes holds out her hands gracefully as she charges up a magic sphere of energy.
"She left those two cards on the top of her deck for a reason…" Alex thinks to herself, "Complete Guard!"
"You made the right call Alex. Twin Drive (Critical/Critical)!"
"Double Critical Trigger…" Rina says in amazement.
"I knew it." Yuto says.
"Phew… that was close…" Alex loosens up and sighs in relief.
"It's not over yet." Koharu says and Alex perks back up. "I give 10000 power and 1 Critical to both Volos and Kotonoha (10000-20000/Crit 1-2) (9000-19000/Crit 1-2)! Attack the Vanguard!" Both Volos and Kotonoha unleash their attacks making Alex wince a little (Alex: [][][][][]) and the crowd cheers for Koharu.
"Just like that, she's already at 5 damage…" Rina says.
"If Koharu keeps that up, Alex won't be able to survive her next turn." Yuto states.
"I end my turn." Koharu declares.
"Heh," Alex chuckles a little, "You're not bad, I would've never thought you'd try and manipulate your deck like that. Stand and draw." Alex looks at the cards in her hand and then looks at cards with silver backings in the zone above her Damage Zone. "I may not survive until my next turn to use Soul Drive, so I'm gonna have to go all out." She thinks to herself and begins her turn. "Ride! High Steam Maiden, Korona (G3/12000)!" she then discards a grade 3 card from her hand. "Liberating the Generation Zone!"
"Is she going for a Stride?!" Yuto exclaims and Rina looks on with interesting and crossed arms.
"Generation… STRIDE!" Alex declares as she takes one of the cards with the silver backing and places it face up on her Vanguard. When she does Korona disappears and a large clockwork colossus appears in her place that, even as a hologram is as big as Alex's torso. "Interdimensional Dragon, Epoch-maker Dragon (G4/27000)! I activate Memenne's skill! Discard a card and draw a card. Next, Ayncia's skill in the soul! I bind her and draw a card (Soul 3-2). Due to her other skill, she's treated as a grade 1 in the bind zone (BZ: 0-1). I call Lost Break Dragon (G2/10000) and bind a card in my hand to draw a card (BZ: 1-3). Next, due to his other skill, since I have a face-up card in my bind zone, add 3000 power (10000-13000). I now call Steam Maiden, Anbu (G1/7000)!"
Board State
(G2/13000) – (G4/27000) – (G2/10000)
(XXXXX) – (G1/6000) – (G1/7000)
"Let's battle! Lost Break attacks your Vanguard!" Alex declares.
"No guard." (Koharu: [X][][][])
"Boosted by Memenne, Epoch-maker attacks your Vanguard (27000-33000)! Using Epoch's skill! I bind Lost Break Dragon (BZ 3-5) and call High Steam Maiden Elul X from my deck (G3/12000) Using Elul's skill (Soul 2-1) I call Steam Scara Kalain and she gains 10000 power (G1/8000-18000)!"
Koharu looks at her hand in thought, "Guard and Intercept (15000+15000+10000=40000)."
"Triple Drive!" Alex exclaims as she goes to check the cards, "First check (Draw) Draw Trigger! Power to Epoch and draw a card (33000-43000)!" Yuto and Rina watch on with anticipation. "Second check (none)!" the crowd tenses up for Alex's final check, "Third check (none)!" Alex is surprised by the result and lets out a loud sigh. "My dad was always lucky with Critical Triggers, why can't I be…" Alex complains while pouting.
"Ah ha ha." Koharu laughs cheerfully, "I guess you didn't inherit all of your father's traits."
Alex looks up at her, still pouting, and continues her turn. "Boosted by Anbu, Feena attacks the Vanguard (10000-18000)! I activate Anbu's skill! I discard a card and Feena gains 1000 power for every grade face-up in my bind zone. The total is 5, so add 5000 power to Feena (18000-23000)!"
"Guard (5000+10000=15000)." Koharu declares.
"Boosted by Kalain, Elul attacks the Vanguard (12000-30000)!"
"No guard." (Koharu: [X][][][][]).
"That was close." Rina says to Yuto, "If Alex had gotten another trigger, Koharu would have lost."
Alex sighs and says, "I end my turn. Due to Epoch's skill, Elul goes to the bottom of my deck and Lost Break is called (BZ 5-3)."
"Stand and draw." Koharu declares starting her turn, "You're not bad Alex." She compliments her. "Despite your luck with triggers, you take a lot after your father. Your Korona has Soul Drive. Right?"
"Y-Yeah, why?" Alex asks and Koharu smirks a little.
"Well, do you know what Soul Drive is capable of?" she asks.
"Yeah, it makes your unit stronger by releasing hidden potential."
"Well have you ever considered, what the future would look like, after said potential is released?" Koharu asks and Alex tilts her head in confusion. "Allow me to show you. I activate Elisia's Soul Drive! I Soul Blast 3, and due to Dreamer Fairy's skill, when Elisia's my Vanguard, she can be counted as 2 for Soul Blast. (Soul 3-1)"
"What?!" Alex exclaims
"Elisia gains 2000 power, 1 grade, and 1 drive (G3-4/11000-13000/drive 2-3)!" Elisia's hair turns a bright silky white and is surrounded by a light blue aura. "Now, I discard a grade 3 from my hand." Koharu says and takes a card from her G-Zone."
"What's she doing?" Rina asks.
"You'll see." Yuto says with a smile.
"Oh Heavenly deity of dreams, bless the world with your radiant light and make all our dreams become reality! Generation… STRIDE!" A bright blue light envelops Elisia blinding Alex a little. When the light fades, a man wearing long white robes and channeling several blue magic circles appears in her place. "Dream Oracle… ONERO (GX/22000)!"
"Grade X?!" Alex exclaims in shock and confusion, "Is that even possible?!"
"This unit is known as a Soul Stride." Koharu explains, "It can Stride over any unit that has their Soul Drive active and it inherits he grade of said unit. In this case, since Elisia was Grade 4, Onero is Grade 4 as well (GX-4)."
"I see…" Alex mutters.
"I activate Onero's Revelation 3."
"Three?!" Alex exclaims.
"I look at the top 3 cards of my deck." Koharu thinks for a moment, then makes her decision. "I leave all three on top. I now activate Onero's other skill ([X][X][X][][])! For the rest of this turn, all of my rear-guards do not need to rest for their Revelation abilities."
"You're kidding me!" Alex says as her expression drops.
"I activate Dreamer Fairy's skill in the drop zone. I bind her and call a unit with Revelation 1 from my deck. I call Starlight Painter, Yumehiro. Revelation! I put a card into my soul (Soul 1-2)."
"A unit that let's you do Revelation without paying the cost… that seems incredibly strong." Rina says.
"It is," Yuto replies, "that's why Onero is such a rare card."
"I call Battle Maiden Azusa (G3/10000), Revelation! I put it into the soul. Due to her Generation Break, she gains 1000 power since I put a card into my soul, and then another 3000 since it was by a Revelation card (10000-13000)(Soul 2-3). I also call Detect Angel (G1/7000), Revelation! (Soul 3-4)! Lastly, I call Goddess of the Abyss, Ereshkigal (G3/11000) Revelation once more! Into the soul (Soul 4-5)! Using the skill of Yumehiro, I retire her and Soul Charge 1 for every one of my units with Revelation. And that's 4 (Soul 5-9) Next, I use the skill of Yukihara's in the soul, send her to the drop zone and Soul Charge 2 (Soul 9-8-10). And due to the skill of Azusa, she gains 1000 power for every card put into the soul and an additional 2000 for every one put with Revelation (13000-25000)."
Board State
(G3/25000) (G4/22000) (G2/10000)
(XXXXX) (G1/7000) (G1/8000/R)
"Let's battle, boosted by Detect Angel, Onero attacks the Vanguard (22000-29000)! I activate his skill! Soul Blast 7 (Soul 10-3)! I call two units from my drop zone with Revelation, but their skills do not activate. I call two Yumehiros (G1/7000 each) and all of my units gain 3000 power for each unit I control with Revelation!"
(G3/25000-37000) (G4/29000-41000) (G2/10000-22000)
(G1/7000-19000) (G1/7000-19000) (G1/7000-19000)
Rina is shocked by this turn of events and Yuto comments, "Heh, now that's a lot of power."
"C-Complete Guard!"
"Triple Drive (none/none/Critical). Critical Trigger! All effects to Azusa (37000-47000/Crit 1-2). Due to the skill of Goddess of Transitory Awanami in my drop zone, since she was put there from the soul, I Soul Charge 1 and then 1 more if my Vanguard has Revelation, and I Soul Blast two of them (Soul 3-5-7). Boosted by Yumehiro, Azusa attacks the Vanguard (47000-66000)!"
Alex looks at her hand in frustration. She hangs her head and says, "No… guard…" Azusa fires her Gatling gun at Korona, pelting her with magic bullets. When she stops, Korona falls limp to the ground (Alex: [][][][][][]).
Alex continues to hang her head as her hair shadows her eyes. Koharu walks up to Alex and extends a hand to her. "That was a great fight Alex. I really had fun." She tells her.
Alex lifts her head and gives Koharu a kind and cheerful smile. "Yeah, I did too." She says and the two shake hands.
"I look forward to fighting you again." Koharu tells her.
"Yeah." Alex nods in response and the crowd starts the clap and cheer.
As Yuto is watching this unfold between the two of them, he notices Rina leaving the shop. "Where are you going?"
"Home." Is all Rina says in a sort of annoyed and frustrated tone as she walks out the door.
Later that night, Koharu walks up to the gate of a gigantic mansion and rings the bell by the gate. "Hello? It's me Koharu." She says.
"Ah, welcome back Ms. Sakurako." A voice comes from the speaker and the gate opens. Koharu walks through the gate and two butlers open the large doors to the house. Koharu takes off her shoes as she steps inside and a woman who appears to be in her late thirties greets her.
She has short blue hair, while wearing a pair of glasses and nice clothes. "Welcome back Koharu, how was your day?" she asks.
"It was good. I fought someone who was pretty decent to day." Koharu replies.
"I see, what was her name?" the woman asks.
"Alex Shindou."
The woman's expression drops in surprise, but then quickly turns into a smile. "That's a name I haven't heard in a very long time…" she says in nostalgia, then returns to Koharu, "Anyway, your room is ready for you."
"Thank you… Mrs. Kiba." Koharu says as she takes off her jacket and hands it to one of the butlers and heads up the stairs to her room.
She walks into her room and turns on the lights, and another voice greets her. "Hello Koharu." It's a male voice. Koharu looks over to see a tall and slender boy about her age with light blue hair sitting in the chair by her desk with a cup a tea in his hand.
Koharu sighs and says, "Eiji, how many times have I told you to stay out of my room?" she complains to him.
"How was your day?" he asks ignoring her question.
"ugh… fine I guess." Koharu replies and flops onto her bed.
Eiji sets his tea down on the desk on a small plate and walks over to her bedside, kneeling beside it. "Did you miss me?" he asks.
"Not really…" Koharu replies turning on her side, away from him, "All my thoughts of you were wash away when I played Vanguard today."
"Oh, you decided to play Vanguard in public? Who was your opponent?" the boy asks.
"Her name was Alex Shindou."
"Shindou huh?" the boy questions, "Was she any good?"
"Yeah, probably better than you." She says and then the boy grabs her shoulder and turns her toward him and climbs on top of the bed with her.
"Better than me?" he asks in frustration, "You've got a sharp tongue there missy."
"If you don't believe me, fight her yourself. She commonly visits a place called Card Capital 2." Koharu tells him shrugging his hand off her shoulder and turns back on her side.
The boy snorts and steps off the bed. "Very well." He then leaves the room. Once he's gone, Koharu sits up in the bed and removes her shirt, revealing the side of her neck where a small red flower-looking mark can be seen. She feels that spot on her neck and begins to cry a little before lying back down on her side holding her hand close to her chest…
Ending Theme – Itsuka Sekai ga Kawaru made (Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet ED)
[Next Time]
Alex: Things aren't going to well for me today and at the same time, I encounter boy who tries to act all smug saying he wants to fight me. I don't know what his goal is, but I'm not really in the shape to fight… Next time on Vanguard X: "Commander of the Resounding Waves!" Don't miss it!
Alex and Rina's Card Corner
Alex: Well there we go, another chapter of my story done.
Rina: Koharu seemed a little upset there at the end.
Alex: Yeah, she did. Well no matter. Let's get on with this chapter's featured card!
Rina: Today's featured card is Dreamcaster Elisia, Koharu's avatar unit.
Grade 3 / Twin Drive / 11000 Power / Genesis / Noble
Alex: Elisia has the Soul Drive ability that gives her 2000 power, 1 grade, and 1 drive for the cost a Soul Blast 3.
Rina: However, you cannot reduce this cost, otherwise, it'd be too easy to use it.
Alex: She also has Revelation Level 2 that lets her check two cards instead of 1 like normal Revelation.
Rina: She also can reduce all your Soul Blast costs for the turn by 1 by discarding a card from your hand.
Alex: And if she's Driven when she uses it, she also lets you Counter Charge 1 as well.
Rina: Lastly, she has the ability to, once per turn, make any of your units with Revelation 1 become Revelation 2.
Alex: Just to clarify, any unit with Revelation that does not have a number beside it is treated as Revelation 1.
Alex: So what do you think? You like this card?
Rina: With this, you can also…
Alex & Rina: Stand up Vanguard!