Talk:Episode 53: Sword of Nothingness! Distortion Punisher!/@comment-24749692-20150117081217

I may have some assumptions for the future episodes from the summaries and this anime plot is almost close to the Vanguard storyline.

First is Gao learing how to Buddyfight when he partnered with Drum,receiving a card from Tasuku and as a result,being chosen as one of the individuals to defeat Azi Dahaka and preventing chaos from erupting the parallel worlds and Earth. The first half is the tournament arc which is a bit slow,then in the second half is when the true plot appears. Only on the second half,a lot of things are at stake.Drum evolving and exceeding his own limitations,Gao got the power to evolve cards and being able to use Future Force as a key to fight Darkness Dragon World,the main antagonist world.

My guess is that Gao will use Jack as he was under Kiri's posession and uses Jack to break Tasuku's darkened heart. Based by the manga scans,Gao will fight Gean,which might appear soon enough in the anime and faces off his buddy, Demonic Dragon of Demise,Azi Dahaka as the final battle of season 1.