E9 - The Entrance Ceremony Hullabaloo

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[00:00] Haruto
    Huh? An exam?
[00:02] Haruto Copy
    Yeah.
[00:03] Haruto Copy
    A school official suddenly
    showed up at my door,
[00:05] Haruto Copy
    and said I need to take a proficiency
    test before the entrance ceremony.
[00:08] Haruto Copy
    But I refuse to be the one to take it.
[00:11] Haruto
    Huh, why not?
[00:12] Haruto Copy
    Do you know how I felt, being stuck
    in this room for the last few days?
[00:16] Haruto
    Ah...
[00:17] Haruto
    Well, I thought I'd be exempt
    from that, which was my error.
[00:21] Haruto
    Wait, this might be my chance.
[00:23] Instructor
    What are these answers?!
[00:25] Instructor
    Get out of here!
[00:27] Haruto
    If I flaunt my utter
    incompetence on the test...
[00:30] Haruto Copy
    It'd be possible to get kicked out
    before the entrance ceremony.
[00:34] Haruto Copy
    I see.
[00:36] Haruto
    If I can manage that,
    I'll have nothing left to do here.
[00:39] Haruto
    Okay.
[00:40] Haruto
    I'll take care of this in no time!
[00:57] Haruto
    Safely made it to the entrance!
[00:59] Polkos
    Oh, you there.
[01:01] Polkos
    Um, would you be Haruto,
    the son of Margrave Zenfis?
[01:05] Haruto
    Ah, yes.
[01:11] Polkos
    We've been expecting you.
[01:13] Polkos
    Come now, follow me.
[01:19] Haruto
    Whoa, amazing!
SIGN    Whoa...
[01:22] Haruto
    I bet this classroom could
    fit a hundred people!
[01:25] Haruto
    I'll be in this classroom
    starting in the spring?
[01:28] Haruto
    Do you think I'll be able
    to make lots of friends?
[01:33] Haruto
    Such a terrifying reality...
SIGN    Thud
[01:35] Haruto
    I can't handle it!
[01:35] Polkos
    What's the matter?
[01:36] Polkos
    Are you all right?!
[01:38] Haruto
    Ah, yes.
[01:39] Haruto
    Shoot.
[01:40] Haruto
    My life is being drained by
    this extrovert environment.
[01:43] Haruto
    I need to do everything
    I can to fail this exam!
[01:49] Polkos
    Feel free to take your
    time with these questions.
[01:53] Haruto
    Okay!
[01:54] Haruto
    Time to answer everything wrong
    and get out of here quick!
[02:02] Haruto
    I don't know any of this.
[02:05] Haruto
    Well, darn.
[02:07] Haruto
    I can't even tell what they're asking.
[02:09] Haruto
    Hmm, in that case...
SIGN    I really don't have a clue here
[02:12] Haruto
    Let's just put down, "No clue."
SIGN    Easy Going
[02:16] Haruto
    I've finished a third of this.
[02:19] Haruto
    Next is barrier magic, huh?
[02:22] Haruto
    They might catch on if I
    pretend not to know anything.
[02:25] Haruto
    Guess I should answer some of these.
[02:27] Haruto
    Um, barriers you create can move.
[02:31] Haruto
    In fact, you can even give them colors.
SIGN    Colorful
[02:34] Haruto
    Mana isn't required to sustain them.
[02:37] Haruto
    Okay.
[02:38] Haruto
    I don't think they'll give me points
    for such half-assed answers.
[02:42] Haruto
    Last up is ancient magic.
[02:45] Haruto
    I read up on it a while ago as my
     excuse for being a recluse.
[02:49] Haruto
    Oh, yeah, I loved reading stuff from that
    one author with the really long name.
[02:57] Haruto
    Oh, no!
[02:58] Haruto
    I wrote so much without thinking!
[03:01] Polkos
    Now, then, let us switch rooms
    for your mana level assessment.
[03:04] Haruto
    Huh?
[03:05] Haruto
    Actually, my mana level is 2,
[03:08] Haruto
    so there's no need to bother
    with an assessment.
[03:10] Polkos
    My apologies.
[03:11] Polkos
    That's just our policy...
[03:13] Haruto
    Well, if they check it directly,
[03:16] Haruto
    I guess they'll know just how useless I am.
[03:20] Polkos
    Doctor, I've brought him.
[03:24] Tear
    Yes, good work, Polkos.
[03:29] Haruto
    I hear a voice, even though no one's here.
[03:31] Tear
    Look down, I say, down!
[03:40] Tear
    You must be Haruto.
SIGN    Am I Actually the Strongest?
SIGN    m 0 0 l 50 0 l 45 13 l -5 13
SIGN    Episode 9
SIGN    The Entrance Ceremony Hullabaloo
[05:18] Tear
    Yeah! Dark hair is so pretty!
[05:20] Tear
    I like your face, too!
[05:22] Haruto
    Wh-What's the deal with this runt?
[05:27] Tear
    My name is Tearietta Luseiannel.
[05:30] Tear
    I research ancient magic at this school.
[05:33] Tear
    "Huh? This little kid is a professor?"
[05:35] Tear
    I bet that's what you're thinking.
[05:37] Tear
    How insolent of you!
[05:39] Haruto
    Stop reading people's minds!
[05:40] Tear
    Moving on.
[05:42] Tear
    Even with the king's recommendation,
[05:44] Tear
    get on my bad side, and I'll send you
    back home before the entrance ceremony.
[05:49] Haruto
    For real?!
[05:50] Tear
    O-Oh!
[05:51] Tear
    That outburst didn't seem inspired by fear,
SIGN    Ba-dump
[05:54] Tear
    but rather exuberant with high hopes!
[05:57] Haruto
    You're absolutely right!
[05:59] Tear
    I can't say that I hate
    eccentric men like you...
[06:01] Tear
    My chest is swelling up in excitement!
[06:05] Tear
    Hey, just where are you looking?!
[06:07] Tear
    I bet you just thought,
    "There's no swelling at all!"
[06:10] Haruto
    Yeah...
[06:11] Tear
    But being ogled by a young boy
    like you isn't so bad, either!
[06:16] Haruto
    How long is this charade going to continue?
[06:20] Polkos
    Doctor, if we could get
    to the matter at hand.
[06:23] Tear
    Oh, you're right.
[06:26] Tear
    I'll go ahead and confirm
    your magical knowledge.
[06:30] Tear
    Mm-hmm.
[06:36] Tear
    Let's proceed with the assessment.
[06:38] Haruto
    Oh, did she get angry at my garbage answers?
[06:45] Haruto
    Well, the result is still going to be a 2.
[06:48] Haruto
    Let's go.
[07:03] Haruto
    Huh?
[07:04] Haruto
    Seriously? This piece of junk!
[07:07] Haruto
    No way!
[07:08] Haruto
    I thought this crystal
    ball was a precious item!
[07:11] Haruto
    The fact that I broke it means...
[07:13] Haruto
    She must be pretty pissed off!
[07:16] Haruto
    Yes, yes!
[07:17] Haruto
    Give in to your anger and
    order me to go back home!
[07:21] Tear
    S...
[07:22] Haruto
    Yes, go on.
[07:24] Tear
    Spectacular!
[07:26] Tear
    Did you see that, Polkos?
[07:28] Tear
    He shattered the Mija's Crystal!
[07:30] Tear
    This is proof that he possesses so much
    magic, the crystal couldn't handle it!
[07:35] Polkos
    H-Hold on, Doctor.
[07:37] Polkos
    I heard that his maximum mana level was 2!
[07:41] Tear
    Nope, I'm not buying that.
[07:43] Tear
    There are exceptions to everything.
[07:46] Tear
    Besides...
[07:47] Tear
    we still don't understand the underlying
    logic behind Mija's Crystals!
[07:50] Tear
    As magical researchers, we must pursue that
    matter before we can talk about his power!
[07:55] Tear
    And that's not all, you see.
[07:58] Tear
    Yes.
[07:59] Tear
    Problems at a royal magician level
    were a bit too advanced, I see.
[08:03] Haruto
    Royal?
[08:04] Tear
    The courage to put down
    "no clue" for every answer...
[08:08] Tear
    What a breath of fresh air!
[08:10] Tear
    I like it!
[08:12] Tear
    And his explanations of barrier
    magic are simply splendid!
[08:15] Tear
    Great answers for the ancient
    magic portion, too!
[08:18] Tear
    They're practically perfect
    copies of my own writing!
[08:22] Haruto
    "My own writing"?
[08:24] Haruto
    Ah!
[08:26] Haruto
    She was the author with the
    name that was way too long!
SIGN    Shock
[08:30] Tear
    I've made up my mind, Polkos.
[08:32] Tear
    I'll be taking him under my wing!
[08:34] Tear
    I'd never let the other professors
    have someone so interesting!
[08:39] Tear
    Keep this matter strictly between us.
[08:41] Tear
    Okay?
[08:41] Polkos
    You were the one who did all
    this by yourself to begin with!
[08:45] Haruto
    Hey, hold on a minute.
[08:47] Haruto
    Have they just been toying
    with me this whole time?!
[08:51] Tear
    There you have it, Haruto.
[08:54] Tear
    Join me in my research!
[08:55] Haruto
    No way!
SIGN    Sternly
[09:00] Tear
    Come now!
[09:01] Tear
    My research lab specializes
    in ancient magic!
[09:03] Tear
    I promise you'll spend a
    fulfilling five years...
[09:05] Haruto
    No way in hell!
[09:09] Haruto
    I'll be taking my leave.
[09:10] Tear
    Wait right there!
[09:12] Tear
    Haruto!
[09:21] Haruto
    That's what happened.
[09:23] Haruto
    The rest is in your hands.
[09:25] Haruto Copy
    Don't give me that!
[09:26] Haruto Copy
    I don't want to hear it from someone making
    a good impression from the very start!
[09:33] Haruto
    I may have failed this time...
[09:35] Haruto Copy
    But we haven't given up yet!
SIGN    Am I Actually the Strongest?
[09:49] Charlotte
    Copy Haruto.
[09:51] Charlotte
    Here, from Haruto.
[09:53] Charlotte
    Best of luck to you in
    carrying out your duties.
[10:02] Haruto Copy
    I don't wanna go to the entrance ceremony.
[10:05] Haruto Copy
    I'm Haruto C.
[10:07] Haruto Copy
    I'm supposed to go to the entrance
    ceremony in his place today.
[10:10] Haruto Copy
    The two of us share all
    of our past memories.
[10:13] Haruto Copy
    However, I possess no magic,
    and I'm just an empty vessel.
[10:18] Haruto Copy
    At least I had him cast
    defensive magic on me.
[10:20] Haruto Copy
    And this is for self-defense, huh?
[10:23] Haruto Copy
    I'm nothing more than a copy.
[10:26] Haruto Copy
    I have no choice in the matter.
[10:26] Sign
    Two...
[10:29] Haruto Copy
    Off I go...
[10:41] Haruto Copy
    Woo!
[10:42] Haruto Copy
    Done with all the events for the day!
[10:44] Haruto Copy
    Better get back to my dorm room!
[10:53] Haruto Copy
    A-A swarm of extroverts!
[10:55] Haruto Copy
    I can feel it in my bones!
[10:57] Haruto Copy
    Nothing good can come out of
    getting involved with them!
SIGN    Shuffle shuffle
SIGN    Scrunch
[11:05] Schneidel
    Hey. You there.
[11:08] Schneidel
    You with the white hair!
[11:11] Haruto Copy
    He didn't mean me!
[11:12] Haruto Copy
    In that case, let's book it!
[11:23] Haruto Copy
    Eh?
[11:24] Haruto Copy
    What's she doing at this academy?
[11:26] Iris
    You're...
[11:28] Schneidel
    Hey. You two.
[11:31] Schneidel
    You would walk past me without
    so much as a salute?
[11:36] Iris
    My apologies.
[11:38] Iris
    But I don't recall anything of the
    sort in the academy handbook.
[11:43] Schneidel
    No!
[11:44] Schneidel
    I'm telling you to bow down to me,
     your vice president, Schneidel!
[11:48] Iris
    I'm sorry.
[11:49] Iris
    I've just entered the academy today.
[11:52] Iris
    Is that a part of the rules?
[11:54] Schneidel
    I see now.
[11:56] Schneidel
    You there, then!
[11:58] Schneidel
    Explain it to her.
[11:59] Haruto Copy
    Huh?!
[12:01] Haruto Copy
    Hell if I know!
[12:02] Haruto Copy
    And I don't actually want to spend
    any more time with these people,
[12:05] Haruto Copy
    so time to make up an
    excuse to get out of here!
[12:09] Haruto Copy
    Ah!
[12:10] Haruto Copy
    Ow, ow, ow, ow!
[12:12] Haruto Copy
    Ugh, my stomach!
[12:13] Haruto Copy
    I'm about to burst!
[12:14] Haruto Copy
    Can I get going now?!
[12:15] Schneidel
    H-How dare you?!
[12:17] Schneidel
    You mock me with your vulgar lies?!
[12:20] Schneidel
    You'll pay for this!
[12:21] Schneidel
    I'll beat some manners into you directly!
[12:25] Haruto Copy
    Magic?!
[12:26] Haruto Copy
    That thing will kill me if it hits me!
[12:28] Schneidel
    It's far too late to run away!
[12:44] Schneidel
    Repent for your actions here.
[12:50] Haruto Copy
    Man, that scared me!
[12:53] Haruto Copy
    Thank goodness!
[12:54] Haruto Copy
    That defensive barrier worked!
[12:56] Haruto Copy
    Thank you, original self.
[12:58] Haruto Copy
    My uniform's not looking too hot, though.
[13:01] Schneidel
    Not a scratch after that attack?!
[13:03] Haruto Copy
    Ah, whoops.
[13:04] Haruto Copy
    I should have pretended to be in pain.
[13:07] Haruto Copy
    It came a little late, but the pain!
[13:10] Haruto Copy
    Agh! It hurts!
[13:11] Haruto Copy
    It hurts so bad!
[13:13] Schneidel
    That's absurd!
[13:14] Schneidel
    How can you still stand?!
[13:16] Haruto Copy
    My acting was the least
    of the problems here.
[13:25] Iris
    I've assessed the situation and
    thought about what action to take.
[13:30] Iris
    Here, I believe it'd be best to apologize
    for getting you caught up in all of this.
[13:35] Iris
    I'm sorry.
[13:37] Haruto Copy
    Huh? After all that?
[13:38] Iris
    As a second option, I came up
    with an idea to quell his anger.
[13:42] Iris
    However, I still can't
    understand why he's angry.
[13:49] Haruto Copy
    I'm aware of how bad I am at
    communicating with others...
[13:54] Haruto Copy
    but she's even worse at
    reading the room than I am!
[13:57] Schneidel
    D-Damn you!
[14:00] Schneidel
    Damn you! Damn you!
[14:02] Schneidel
    You've made enough of a fool of me!
[14:05] Attendant B
    You mustn't, Lord Schneidel!
[14:07] Attendant B
    You'll end up killing them!
[14:08] Schneidel
    Shut up!
[14:09] Haruto Copy
    Whoa there!
[14:10] Haruto Copy
    That's bad news!
[14:11] Haruto Copy
    Run away! Quickly!
[14:13] Schneidel
    Take this!
[14:29] Haruto Copy
    Time to run away as fast as I can!
[14:30] Schneidel
    My arm! My arm!
[14:40] Haruto
    That sure sounds rough.
[14:43] Haruto Copy
    Afterwards, I was also chased around
    by that pint-sized professor.
[14:47] (Flashback) Tear
    Oh!
[14:48] (Flashback) Tear
    If it isn't Haruto!
[14:50] (Flashback) Tear
    Won't you stop by my room for some tea?
[14:53] (Flashback) Tear
    Haruto!
[14:58] Haruto
    You go and get some rest.
[15:00] Haruto Copy
    Okay...
[15:04] Haruto
    A magic battle with no warning, though?
[15:07] Haruto
    Something's wrong with this school!
[15:18] Haruto
    I refuse!
[15:21] Attendant B
    This is a duel conforming to
    noble etiquette, you know!
[15:25] Attendant B
    Reject it, and you'll bring dishonor
    to Margrave Zenfis, as well!
[15:29] Haruto
    Seriously?
[15:30] Attendant B
    Also, if you lose on purpose, you'll meet
    a worse fate than if you'd rejected it.
[15:36] Attendant B
    In any case, you'd do well
    to give it your all.
SIGN    Siiiiiiigh
[15:48] Haruto
    This has turned into a
    real pain in the butt!
[15:51] Haruto
    I'm up against the vice president, right?
[15:54] Haruto
    I should assume that he's pretty skilled.
[15:57] Haruto
    I'm sure my copy ended up
    unharmed because he went easy.
[16:01] Haruto
    Right now, I can only come up with
    plans where I lose hideously!
[16:05] Haruto
    But I don't want to get hurt!
SIGN    Hmmmm...
[16:11] Haruto
    Huh?
[16:12] Haruto
    What is she *up to?
[16:19] Haruto
    Eh?
[16:20] Haruto
    Is she going to go to
    that noble kid's house?
SIGN    m 0 0 l 86 0 l 86 126 l 0 126
SIGN    Center of
    the
    Royal Capital,
    Marquis Hafen
    Estate
[16:38] Schneidel
    What?
[16:39] Schneidel
    Call off the duel?
[16:42] Iris
    That's right.
[16:43] Iris
    The blame for everything lies with me.
[16:46] Iris
    It looks like you've suffered
    serious injuries from his attack.
[16:50] Iris
    In any case, you're in
    no shape for a duel—
[16:52] Schneidel
    Shut your mouth!
[16:55] Schneidel
    Can't you heal faster, you slowpoke?!
[16:58] Attendant C
    My apologies!
[17:00] Haruto
    What's his deal?
[17:02] Haruto
    He's the quintessential
    image of a big, fat jerk!
[17:04] Haruto
    Or well, what's she thinking,
    going alone to a place like that?
[17:09] Schneidel
    To begin with, you're asking for
    a favor without even an apology?
[17:14] Schneidel
    Know your place!
[17:15] Iris
    I see.
[17:17] Iris
    Excuse me for my ignorance.
[17:19] Iris
    Please, I beg of you.
[17:20] Schneidel
    It's futile!
[17:22] Schneidel
    How utterly futile!
[17:23] Schneidel
    There's no point at all
    if you feel no shame!
[17:27] Iris
    What should I do, then?
[17:29] Schneidel
    Let me think.
[17:32] Schneidel
    Why don't you dance naked, right here?
[17:35] Iris
    N-Not even I can agree to that...
[17:40] Schneidel
    What's wrong?
[17:41] Schneidel
    Is it not a small price to pay
    to find me in good humor?
[17:48] Iris
    Very well.
[17:49] Haruto
    What?!
[17:53] Haruto
    Eh?
[17:54] Haruto
    She's not serious, right?
[18:13] Schneidel
    What's wrong?
[18:14] Schneidel
    Your hands are trembling.
[18:16] Schneidel
    I can ask them to help you, if you want.
[18:19] Iris
    N-No, there's no need.
[18:34] Haruto
    Ah!
[18:35] Haruto
    Why would you go that far?!
[18:38] Haruto
    How air-headed can you be?!
[18:46] Iris
    What?
[18:47] Iris
    What's happening?
[18:52] Iris
    I-It's you, from back then!
[18:57] Haruto
    Have some respect for yourself!
[19:00] Haruto
    For crying out loud!
[19:02] Haruto
    You're way too defenseless!
[19:04] Haruto
    I'll fly you back to the dorms,
[19:05] Haruto
    so put some clothes on at once and go home!
[19:07] Iris
    Eh? Ah, wait!
[19:09] Haruto
    So long!
[19:12] Schneidel
    Hey!
[19:12] Schneidel
    What's going on?
[19:14] Schneidel
    Turn the lights on immediately!
[19:15] Schneidel
    Is anyone there?!
[19:17] Haruto
    We're in a special dimension,
    so no one's coming to help.
[19:20] Schneidel
    Wh-Who are you?!
[19:22] Schneidel
    How did you do this?!
[19:23] Haruto
    I am Shiva, the enforcer of justice!
[19:26] Haruto
    I'm here to punish you for your sins!
[19:28] Schneidel
    My sins?
[19:30] Schneidel
    You must be kidding me!
[19:37] Schneidel
    Wh-What's happening?!
[19:39] Schneidel
    D-Damn you!
[19:41] Schneidel
    What did you do?!
[19:43] Haruto
    For the sins you've committed,
    I've placed a Vise Block on you.
[19:47] Haruto
    Let me elaborate on three of your sins!
[19:51] Haruto
    First, unfairly picking a fight with a
    new student and causing a commotion.
[19:57] Schneidel
    I'm next in line to be head of the Hafen
    family, as well as vice president.
[20:01] Schneidel
    Upperclassmen are permitted to
    give guidance to underclassmen!
[20:05] Haruto
    Guidance, huh?
[20:07] Haruto
    In other words, it was your
    own arbitrary decision.
[20:11] Haruto
    Second, the duel.
[20:13] Haruto
    How despicable, trying to publicly punish
    an underclassman with no warning.
[20:16] Schneidel
    Th-That's absurd!
[20:18] Schneidel
    It's a perfectly respectable way
    to protect the honor of a noble—
[20:21] Haruto
    C'mon now.
[20:22] Haruto
    If I say that it's wrong, then it's wrong!
[20:25] Schneidel
    That's pure tyranny right there!
[20:27] Haruto
    Huh?
[20:28] Haruto
    Didn't you try and do
    basically the same thing?
[20:31] Haruto
    And finally...
[20:33] Haruto
    You really shouldn't sexually harass girls!
[20:35] Haruto
    Dancing naked?
[20:37] Haruto
    Have you no shame saying that out loud?
[20:41] Haruto
    For those reasons!
[20:43] Haruto
    You'll be living with that for a while.
[20:46] Haruto
    If you use magic or try and take
    it off, it'll clamp down tighter.
[20:50] Haruto
    So be careful.
[20:51] Schneidel
    Extro patro...
[20:55] Haruto
    Seriously, I just told you not to!
[20:58] Haruto
    Call off the duel, since you won't be
    able to fight in two days like this.
[21:01] Haruto
    I'll take it off once you've
    atoned for your sins.
[21:04] Haruto
    See you!
[21:12] Crony C
    We're back in the room!
[21:14] Crony D
    What?!
[21:14] Attendant C
    Lord Schneidel?!
[21:16] Male Crony 1
    What in the world happened?!
[21:18] Crony A
    Tend to his wounds! Hurry!
[21:21] Schneidel
    N-No, don't!
[21:23] Crony A
    Lord Schneidel?!
[21:27] Crony C
    Hey, stop laughing!
[21:29] Crony B
    Can you blame me?
[21:34] Schneidel
    Shiva!
[21:35] Schneidel
    You won't get away with this!
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[23:09] Charlotte
    Charlotte here!
[23:11] Charlotte
    I hope Haruto is staying safe at school.
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[23:13] Charlotte
    I'm worried, since I hear it's a scary place.
[23:16] Charlotte
    What if someone is after his life?!
[23:18] Charlotte
    Next episode:
    "The Demon King's Name".
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[23:20] Charlotte
    What?!
[23:21] Charlotte
    Th-Th-The Demon King?!