Season 1

E1 - The King and the Lie

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[00:02] Hiroto
    Races that start with "Ready, set, go."
[00:06] Hiroto
    School test rankings. Follower counts.
SIGN    Followers
SIGN    Followers
SIGN    Followers
SIGN    Followers
[00:08] Hiroto
    Restaurants chasing star reviews.
[00:11] Hiroto
    The world is full of rankings.
[00:14] Hiroto
    If everyone in the world was given a rank,
    I wonder where I would place.
[00:22] Hiroto
    I probably wouldn't be at the bottom,
    but I wouldn't be number one, either.
[00:26] Hiroto
    Out of 100 million people,
    I'd probably rank around 90 millionth.
[00:31] Ichinose
    Next up, the transfer student who's
     already our academy representative,
SIGN    Eimei Academy Representative
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[00:34] Ichinose
    Shinohara Hiroto-kun, will address you all.
[00:37] Hiroto
    Yeah, I doubt I need to take
    those rankings seriously.
[00:42] Hiroto
    Not all of the information
    you see is the truth.
[00:45] Hiroto
    This world is actually full of lies.
[00:49] Hiroto
    Hey, guys. I'm the new
    Seven Star, Shinohara Hiroto.
[00:54] Hiroto
    For the next two years, one guy is gonna
    stand on your heads and reign over you.
[01:00] Hiroto
    And I'm that guy.
[01:02] Hiroto
    Whether you're that "princess" or whatever,
[01:04] Hiroto
    no matter who you are,
    I won't lose my Stars to you.
[01:07] Hiroto
    If you aren't cool with that,
     come at me whenever.
[01:10] Hiroto
    I'll take your game requests anytime.
[01:13] Hiroto
    As long as you don't mind getting
    crushed and humiliated, that is.
[01:18] Hiroto
    Try as you losers might,
[01:21] Hiroto
    this island's... Academy Island's top rank...
[01:25] Hiroto
    will be mine.
[01:28] Hiroto
    Ah, but of course, that was all a lie.
SIGN    The King
    and the Lie
[03:07] Hiroto
    What do I do now?!
    I can't believe I actually said that!
SIGN    Lame lol
SIGN    What
    an NPC
SIGN    Kinda
    gross
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Gross
SIGN    Who?
SIGN    Gross
SIGN    WTF
SIGN    LMAO
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Loser
SIGN    He got cocky
    LMAO
SIGN    Must have
    no friends
SIGN    Lame
    lol
SIGN    Kinda cute
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    What
    an NPC
SIGN    Loser
SIGN    Gross
SIGN    Looks
    like an
    NPC
SIGN    Um...
SIGN    LMAO
SIGN    LMAO
SIGN    Lame lol
SIGN    Huh?
SIGN    lol
SIGN    lol
SIGN    He got cocky
    LMAO
SIGN    Lame lol
SIGN    Lame
     lol
SIGN    Lame
     lol
SIGN    Kinda
    gross
SIGN    Kinda
    gross
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    He got cocky
    LMAO
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Gross
SIGN    Who?
SIGN    Um...
SIGN    What
    an NPC
SIGN    Must have no friends
SIGN    Gross
SIGN    WTF?
SIGN    LMAO
SIGN    Loser
SIGN    What
    an NPC
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Lame
SIGN    Lame
[03:21] narration
    Hello, new students.
    Welcome to Academy Island!
SIGN    Welcome to
SIGN    Academy
     Island !
[03:27] narration
    Student life on this island is
    supported by the latest technology,
[03:32] narration
    provided by Japan's leading company,
    the Saionji Corporation.
[03:35] narration
    Your rank will be determined by
    the number of Stars you collect.
[03:40] narration
    We at Academy Island recommend
    students play games with each other
[03:45] narration
    as the most efficient way to acquire Stars.
SIGN    Games
[03:49] narrator
    To aim for the singular title of Seven Star,
    devote yourself to these games every day!
SIGN    Seven Star
SIGN    Seven Star
[03:55] narrator
    Your new student life, and your path
    to a bright future, starts today!
SIGN    Academy Island
SIGN    Promises You a Bright Future after Graduation
[04:02] Hiroto
    I didn't even want to become a Seven Star.
[04:06] Hiroto
    Why is this happening to me?
SIGN    Several Hours Earlier...
[04:11] Hiroto
    Uh, I think I might be lost.
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    District 3
[04:15] Hiroto
    Oh, boy.
[04:25] Hiroto
    Um...
[04:28] Sarasa
    Uh, yes? You talking to me?
[04:32] Hiroto
    That girl is super cute!
[04:35] Hiroto
    No, wait, she's more pretty than cute.
[04:38] Hiroto
    Her eyes look like rubies.
[04:40] Hiroto
    Hold on. Have I seen her somewhere before?
[04:43] Hiroto
    An idol? Or maybe a model?
[04:45] Sarasa
    Um, do you have a question?
    If not, I've got to go.
[04:50] Hiroto
    Oh, my bad.
[04:52] Hiroto
    No, wait. I mean, I'm sorry!
    I do have a question.
[04:55] Hiroto
    I, uh, just got to the Island yesterday,
     and I think I might be lost.
[05:01] Hiroto
    Do you know how to get to Eimei Academy?
[05:04] Sarasa
    Eimei Academy is in District 4, right?
[05:06] Sarasa
    This is District 3.
[05:08] Hiroto
    Huh?
[05:10] Sarasa
    Eimei Academy is here.
    Are you not good at reading maps?
[05:13] Hiroto
    I'm sorry.
[05:14] Sarasa
    You don't need to apologize.
[05:17] Sarasa
    And you don't need to be so formal.
[05:19] Sarasa
    You're a second-year, right?
[05:21] Sarasa
    That makes us the same age.
[05:24] Hiroto
    Oh, is that right?
[05:27] Hiroto
    Wait, how did you know that?
[05:29] Sarasa
    Using your Device, you can see someone's
    name and academy information.
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    High School
SIGN    2nd Year
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[05:35] Sarasa
    But only if they're a lower rank than you.
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    High School
SIGN    2nd Year
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    High School
SIGN    2nd Year
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Male, 16
[05:38] Hiroto
    Huh.
[05:39] Sarasa
    You really didn't know that?
[05:42] Sarasa
    You're supposed to get Device
    instructions at the beginning.
[05:46] Hiroto
    Ah, yeah, I usually skip the tutorial.
[05:50] Sarasa
    Seriously?
[05:52] Sarasa
    And now you want me to explain it to you?
[05:55] Sarasa
    Well, whatever.
[05:57] Sarasa
    Can I see your Device a second?
[05:59] Sarasa
    The Device is really essential on this island.
[06:02] Sarasa
    You can only get the map on the Device,
[06:04] Sarasa
    and it has its own social
    media app called Stoc,
SIGN    Spring Arrives at Shikijima
    aka Academy Island
SIGN    News
SIGN    Again this year, 200,000 students have
    gambled their futures and started a new
     life at Academy Island, several hundred
    kilometers to the southeast of Tokyo Bay,
    20 years ago, this artificial island was
    repurposed by the Saionji Corporation with
     the goal of "raising a true class of elites."
    The new system introduced under their
    direction delivered results far beyond
    expectations and produced many talented
    graduates. Today, with more than 20
    school districts...
[06:09] Sarasa
    so you can send messages
    and stuff from it, too.
SIGN    Using your Device, you can
    see someone's name and
    academy information.
    But only if they're a
    lower rank than you.
SIGN    Huh.
SIGN    The Device is really
    essential on this island.
SIGN    You can only get the
    map on the Device,
SIGN    And it has its own social
    media app called Stoc,
    so you can send messages
    and stuff from it, too.
[06:11] Sarasa
    Also, this is how you send game requests.
[06:14] Sarasa
    If you want to take someone's Stars,
    you make the request with this. Okay?
[06:20] Hiroto
    Uh, thanks.
[06:23] Sarasa
    But if you're that bad at reading maps,
[06:25] Sarasa
    even with the Device, you might
    not make it to where you're going.
[06:29] Sarasa
    District 4 is right over there.
[06:31] Sarasa
    There's a big plaza,
    so I'll take you to the entrance.
[06:34] Sarasa
    Follow me, okay?
[06:35] Hiroto
    Thanks.
[06:37] Hiroto
    She has a cute smile, too!
[06:41] Sarasa
    If you only got to the island yesterday,
    are you a transfer student?
[06:44] Hiroto
    Yeah.
SIGN    Notice
SIGN    The sprinkler repairs have been completed.
SIGN    Thank you for your patience.
SIGN    District 4 Grounds Management Center
[06:45] Hiroto
    But I thought I should attend
    the orientation ceremony.
SIGN    Notice
SIGN    Notice
SIGN    The sprinkler repairs have been completed.
SIGN    Thank you for your patience.
SIGN    District 4 Grounds Management Center
SIGN    Notice
[06:50] Sarasa
    Oh no! Our orientation is
    this afternoon, too! I gotta go!
[06:55] Sarasa
    This is District 4.
    Can you find your way from here?
[06:57] Hiroto
    Ah, yeah. Thanks!
[06:59] Sarasa
    Okay. See you.
[07:10] Hiroto
    Are you... okay?
[07:17] Sarasa
    Tell me now. Was that a coincidence?
     Or did you actually plan that?
[07:24] Hiroto
    Wait. Plan it? What do you mean?
     It's obviously a coincidence.
[07:28] Sarasa
    "Obviously"?
[07:30] Sarasa
    I wonder about that.
    You don't look surprised at all.
[07:34] Sarasa
    Actually, this was strange from the start.
[07:36] Sarasa
    You can't use the Device that everyone uses,
[07:40] Sarasa
    and you were wandering around
    in District 3 instead of 4.
[07:43] Sarasa
    And this plaza is in District 4.
SIGN    Notice
SIGN    The sprinkler repairs have been completed.
SIGN    Thank you for your patience.
SIGN    District 4 Grounds Management Center
[07:45] Sarasa
    It'd make sense if you were
    leading me on this whole time.
[07:49] Hiroto
    Huh? No, that's not what...
[07:50] Sarasa
    Oh no, you don't!
    I don't want to hear your excuses.
[07:54] Sarasa
    You most likely wanted to e-embarrass me,
     then take advantage of me,
[07:59] Sarasa
    but I won't let you!
[08:09] Sarasa
    Fine! If you want a game, I'll give you one!
[08:12] Sarasa
    If you're a student on Academy Island,
    step up and act like one!
[08:16] Hiroto
    Yeah, okay.
[08:18] Hiroto
    But when the game's over,
    will you hear me out?
[08:22] Sarasa
    Oh, did you just think up
     a convenient excuse?
[08:25] Sarasa
    Fine. I'll listen, but that's all I'll do.
[08:29] Hiroto
    Okay. I'll take that.
[08:30] Sarasa
    Hurry up and make the request!
[08:32] Hiroto
    Huh?
SIGN    Start Game
SIGN    Start Game
[08:33] Sarasa
    You're still playing dumb?
[08:35] Sarasa
    The game request has to come
    from the lower-ranked player.
[08:39] Hiroto
    O-Oh. Request sent.
[08:43] Sarasa
    All right. I received it.
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Start Game
[08:46] Sarasa
    And the details are...
[08:49] Sarasa
    Jeez. The game requester
    has to set the game details.
[08:54] Sarasa
    If the higher-ranked person picked
    the game, it wouldn't be a fair fight.
SIGN    Start Game
[08:58] Sarasa
    So the requester gets to decide.
SIGN    Enter Game Name
SIGN    Enter Rules
SIGN    Enter Location
SIGN    Start Game
[09:00] Sarasa
    And yet, look at you...
    Really messing with me, aren't you?
[09:05] Hiroto
    Say what?
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Start Game
[09:07] Sarasa
    The game request you
    sent me is totally blank!
[09:11] Sarasa
    So basically, you think you can beat me
     at anything, so I have to pick?
[09:16] Hiroto
    No, no! I was just pushing buttons,
    and the screen changed on its own!
[09:21] Sarasa
    You know what? I haven't been
    this infuriated in a long time.
[09:26] Hiroto
    If that's what you want to think, fine.
[09:28] Hiroto
    So? What about the game choice?
[09:31] Sarasa
    You're mocking me! Fine.
    Wait a second. I'll set it up now.
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Turn-Based
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Contest
SIGN    Hard Mode
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Staring
[09:47] Hiroto
    A turn-based staring contest on hard mode?
[09:52] Sarasa
    Ready? Like the name suggests, this game
     is a harder version of a staring contest.
[09:57] Sarasa
    In normal staring contests,
    you laugh, you lose.
[10:00] Sarasa
    In this game, you lose
    if you show any reaction.
[10:03] Sarasa
    Basically, if you show any emotion at all,
[10:06] Sarasa
    it'll be picked up by the sensors,
     and you'll lose.
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Staring
[10:09] Hiroto
    And the "turn-based" part?
[10:11] Sarasa
    Basically, you and I take turns.
SIGN    Sarasa
[10:14] Sarasa
    When it's your turn,
    you can make any expression you want.
[10:19] Sarasa
    So make a funny face or whatever,
    and try to get me to react.
[10:23] Sarasa
    You're basically the attacker.
[10:25] Sarasa
    And we trade places after a minute.
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Staring
[10:28] Hiroto
    I get it. Okay, let's get this game started.
[10:30] Sarasa
    Huh? You sure? You haven't
    even set an ability yet.
[10:34] Hiroto
    An ability?
[10:35] Hiroto
    Another thing I don't understand.
[10:37] Hiroto
    Oh. I'm good like this.
    It'll probably be fine.
[10:41] Sarasa
    You'll be fine, you say?
[10:44] Sarasa
    Um... Yeah, abilities...
SIGN    Numerical Adjustment
SIGN    Can change numerical values that have a function in the game
SIGN    Penetrate Defense
SIGN    Temporarily disable opponent's defense ability
SIGN    Display Bug
SIGN    Make opponent's display bug out
SIGN    Blackout
SIGN    Make a selected area pitch-black, obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN    Inability Barrier
SIGN    Create a wall that shuts down the opponent's attacks
SIGN    Afterthought
SIGN    Predict move and render it ineffective for the turn
[10:48] Sarasa
    Normally, in the app, if even one ability
    is restricted, it's a huge handicap.
SIGN    Predict move and render it ineffective for the turn
SIGN    Numerical Adjustment
SIGN    Can change numerical values that have a function in the game
SIGN    Penetrate Defense
SIGN    Temporarily disable opponent's defense ability
SIGN    Display Bug
SIGN    Make opponent's display bug out
SIGN    Blackout
SIGN    Make a selected area pitch-black, obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN    Inability Barrier
SIGN    Create a wall that shuts down the opponent's attacks
SIGN    Afterthought
[10:53] Sarasa
    But you think you can beat me
     without using any abilities at all?
[10:57] Sarasa
    What?
[10:58] Hiroto
    Ah, I screwed up.
[11:02] Sarasa
    Okay. Fine. Fine with me.
[11:05] Sarasa
    As you wish, let's start the game.
[11:08] Sarasa
    I'll make you regret ever looking down on me!
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Staring
[11:14] electronic voice
    The game has begun.
[11:16] Sarasa
    Okay, the game starts with your turn.
[11:19] Sarasa
    The turns will change
    every minute without warning.
[11:23] Sarasa
    Though I'm the only one
    who'll get the full minute.
[11:27] Sarasa
    Ability: Numerical Adjustment: Level 7.
[11:30] Sarasa
    Restrict other player's turn
    to 1/10th the time limit.
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Total Score
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Total Score
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Total Score
SIGN    Total Score
[11:34] Hiroto
    What? That totally isn't fair!
[11:36] Sarasa
    What do you mean? It's a really
    basic and really useful ability.
[11:41] Sarasa
    And you decided not to set one up.
[11:45] electronic voice
    Turn over.
[11:46] Sarasa
    Now it's my turn.
[11:48] Sarasa
    Creation EX, activate!
[11:53] Hiroto
    What is that? What's going on?
[11:55] Sarasa
    "What is it," you ask?
    I told you. It's an ability.
[11:59] Sarasa
    Aren't you going to run away?
[12:00] Hiroto
    Run away?
[12:01] Sarasa
    Yes. Because I just made a weapon...
[12:05] Sarasa
    to do this! Yah!
[12:08] Sarasa
    The appearance of a sharp sword
    should unsettle him.
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Staring
[12:12] Sarasa
    Fear, surprise, exhaustion...
    Anything goes for the sensors!
[12:17] Sarasa
    The enemy's strategy is probably similar.
[12:20] Sarasa
    He thinks if he keeps dodging,
    I'll eventually get tired.
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Saionji Sarasa
SIGN    Total Score
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Saionji Sarasa
SIGN    Total Score
[12:24] Sarasa
    But that's too naïve!
[12:26] Hiroto
    What the heck? Why are
    so many people watching us?
[12:27] mob
    Why's the Empress in a place like this?
[12:29] Sarasa
    My clothes are drying off.
[12:31] Sarasa
    Good. I won't have to go
    to the orientation all wet.
[12:41] Sarasa
    Why?
[12:43] Sarasa
    Today is the orientation ceremony.
[12:45] Sarasa
    As an academy representative,
    I have to go up in front of the students.
[12:50] Sarasa
    But now...
[12:51] Sarasa
    I'm soaking wet again!
[12:53] electronic voice
    Turn over.
[12:54] Sarasa
    So you'd already set up the sprinklers
    to get my dry clothes all wet again.
[12:58] Hiroto
    I didn't! It's just broken!
[13:01] Sarasa
    I can't go in front of
    the students like this.
[13:04] Sarasa
    But even worse,
[13:06] Sarasa
    all of these strangers
    can see me soaking wet.
[13:10] Sarasa
    The reaction he wanted
    from me wasn't exhaustion.
[13:14] Sarasa
    Was it embarrassment?!
[13:18] Sarasa
    Stop looking at me!
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Saionji Sarasa
SIGN    Total Score
SIGN    LOSER
SIGN    LOSER
[13:21] electronic voice
    Saionji Sarasa,
    expression change confirmed.
[13:29] electronic voice
    Game-winning condition achieved.
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    Staring
SIGN    LOSER
SIGN    LOSER
[13:31] electronic voice
    As a result, Star ownership is transferred
    from Saionji Sarasa to Shinohara Hiroto.
[13:37] rubbernecker 1
    Did Saionji Sarasa just lose?
[13:37] rubbernecker 2
    The Empress? No way!
[13:40] Hiroto
    Hey...
[13:41] Sarasa
    Leave me alone.
[13:45] old man
    Shinohara Hiroto-sama?
[13:47] Hiroto
    Huh?
[13:48] old man
    It seems so.
[13:51] old man
    The headmistress wishes to see you.
[13:55] Ichinose
    Dear, oh dear, oh dear.
[13:59] Ichinose
    You've created quite the mess on
    your first day here, transfer student.
[14:02] Hiroto
    Do you mean that game just now?
SIGN    District 4
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    Ichinose Natsume
SIGN    Headmistress
[14:05] Ichinose
    Yes.
SIGN    District 4
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    Ichinose Natsume
SIGN    Headmistress
SIGN    District 4
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    Ichinose Natsume
SIGN    Headmistress
SIGN    District 4
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    Ichinose Natsume
SIGN    Headmistress
SIGN    District 4
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    Ichinose Natsume
SIGN    Headmistress
[14:08] Ichinose
    Precisely.
[14:09] Hiroto
    But what's the problem?
    Aren't games an everyday thing here?
[14:14] Ichinose
    They are. Normal games are.
[14:17] Ichinose
    But unfortunately for you,
    this one was different.
[14:19] Hiroto
    Huh?
[14:20] Ichinose
    Listen, kid. What you just did
     was break an important taboo.
[14:25] Ichinose
    Let's review the situation.
[14:27] Ichinose
    On your way here this morning,
    you got lost and met a girl.
[14:31] Ichinose
    You were so taken by her beauty,
    you pretended it was an accident,
[14:35] Ichinose
    then sexually harassed her, and tricked her
     into playing a game that you somehow won.
[14:40] Hiroto
    You make it sound a lot worse than it was,
    but that's basically correct.
[14:43] Ichinose
    The only real problem was the harassment.
[14:46] Ichinose
    Taking Stars from other academy students is
    actually quite convenient for Eimei Academy.
[14:50] Hiroto
    So there wasn't a problem at all, then.
[14:53] Ichinose
    But your opponent was someone special.
[14:56] Ichinose
    A second-year high school student
    from Ouka Academy in District 3.
[15:00] Ichinose
    She achieved the highest
    entrance exam score ever,
[15:02] Ichinose
    and held the top position as
    the only Seven Star on the island.
[15:06] Ichinose
    Since enrolling, she has lost zero games.
[15:09] Ichinose
    That charming girl you met is
    the "Empress," Saionji Sarasa, in the flesh.
[15:15] Hiroto
    Saionji? I think I've heard that name before.
[15:18] Ichinose
    You probably have.
[15:19] Ichinose
    The Saionji family are the
    founders of Academy Island.
[15:22] Ichinose
    The current head director of
    Academy Island is Saionji Masamune.
[15:26] Ichinose
    Sarasa is Saionji Masamune's granddaughter.
[15:29] Ichinose
    She's a VIP among VIPs.
[15:31] Hiroto
    And that's who I beat?
[15:34] Ichinose
    Yes. An unimportant little guy like you.
[15:37] Ichinose
    A guy with the lowest transfer
    exam score ever, barely scraping in.
[15:41] Ichinose
    Someone with such a
     refreshingly low status.
[15:44] Ichinose
    A commoner. An NPC.
[15:46] Hiroto
    Okay, okay. I get the picture.
[15:48] Ichinose
    A guy like you dominated
    Saionji Masamune's granddaughter.
[15:52] Ichinose
    That man is a very proud,
    strict, merciless individual,
[15:56] Ichinose
    and he can be very scary when he's angry.
[16:00] Hiroto
    Does this mean I'm expelled?
[16:02] Ichinose
    If expelling you would settle it,
    you'd already be out the door.
[16:05] Ichinose
    That man will do anything to
    protect the Saionji family name.
[16:11] Ichinose
    But there is still one way to save you.
[16:16] Ichinose
    I'll make you a Seven Star.
SIGN    Seven Star
[16:20] Hiroto
    Huh?
[16:21] Ichinose
    What is the most troubling
    part of this situation?
[16:25] Ichinose
    It's the fact that the Empress, Saionji
    Sarasa, was defeated by a commoner.
[16:29] Ichinose
    If she was defeated by someone on her level,
    Saionji Masamune likely wouldn't be upset.
[16:35] Ichinose
    So we'll make you the same level
    as her. You'll be a Seven Star.
[16:39] Hiroto
    Wait a minute. I'm only a One Star.
[16:41] Hiroto
    I couldn't make it to
    Seven Star if it killed me!
[16:44] Ichinose
    Right! You'd never make it,
    not even if it killed you.
[16:48] Ichinose
    Because you're such an
     unimportant little twerp!
[16:51] Hiroto
    I said I get the picture already.
[16:53] Ichinose
    But you're very lucky. Check your Device.
[16:56] Ichinose
    You just won a game against the Empress.
[16:59] Ichinose
    Look at the color of the Star
    you stole from her.
[17:02] Hiroto
    Wait. Aren't Stars supposed to be white?
[17:04] Ichinose
    Yes, but that's no normal Star.
[17:07] Ichinose
    Only 10 or 15 special Stars like this one
    have been confirmed on the island.
[17:11] Ichinose
    The Red Star has a special effect.
[17:14] Ichinose
    When you think of the color red,
     what comes to mind?
[17:17] Hiroto
    Ketchup?
[17:19] Ichinose
    Thank you for the surprisingly
    cute answer. But that's not it.
[17:23] Ichinose
    The Red Unique Star. Its effect is...
[17:26] Ichinose
    it allows you to tell one lie about anything.
[17:29] Ichinose
    That's what it is.
[17:32] Ichinose
    Get it? Aren't lies supposed
    to be red by definition?
[17:36] Hiroto
    A lie? No way.
[17:37] Ichinose
    Yes. Use the lie to buff the data
    that says you're a One Star,
[17:42] Ichinose
    and you can become a Seven Star.
[17:43] Hiroto
    Is that really possible?
[17:46] Ichinose
    Yeah. For a long time,
    before the Empress held it,
[17:50] Ichinose
    that Red Star was in the
    possession of the Saionji family.
[17:53] Ichinose
    Not many people are aware of its effect.
[17:55] Hiroto
    Then, how do you know about it?
[17:57] Ichinose
    Because I myself am a
    previous holder of the Red Star.
[18:02] Hiroto
    So what you're saying is
    I have to become a fake Seven Star?
[18:06] Ichinose
    Yeah. We'll sell it like:
[18:07] Ichinose
    "Transfer student gets record-breaking
    test scores, surpassing even the Empress."
[18:11] Ichinose
    "A new genius appears."
    Something like that.
[18:13] Ichinose
    "He even made it to Seven Star
    on his very first day!"
[18:18] Ichinose
    Of course, you don't have to
    follow this plan. The choice is yours.
[18:24] Ichinose
    If you don't agree to it, then pack up
    your things and leave the island today.
[18:28] Ichinose
    I can make it seem like you used
    an illegal ability to trick the Empress.
[18:33] Ichinose
    But why did you come to the island?
[18:36] Ichinose
    Don't you have some important goal?
[18:39] Hiroto
    Yes, I do have a goal.
[18:42] Hiroto
    There's someone I have to find.
[18:45] Hiroto
    I can't accept a bad ending.
[18:47] Ichinose
    If you give up now,
    you'll probably never see her again.
[18:52] Hiroto
    Does that mean I've been set up?
[18:54] Ichinose
    No.
[18:55] Ichinose
    I hadn't predicted any of this. It's just...
[18:58] Ichinose
    I'm a very cunning woman.
[19:01] Ichinose
    Whether it's lies or accidents,
    I'll take advantage of any opportunity I can.
[19:05] Hiroto
    Fine, I understand.
[19:09] Hiroto
    So I've gotta be that, right?
    The strongest player?
SIGN    Academy Island
SIGN    Promises You a Bright Future after Graduation
[19:17] Ichinose
    You're great! You're the best!
[19:19] Hiroto
    I'm not sure I see what's so funny.
[19:21] Ichinose
    "As long as you don't mind getting
    crushed and humiliated. Smug!"
[19:26] Hiroto
    You're making fun of me.
[19:27] Ichinose
    No, no! I'm cheering you on!
[19:31] Ichinose
    But that was the perfect psychological scam.
[19:34] Ichinose
    You can totally separate your
    inner feelings and outward expression.
[19:39] Ichinose
    Scouting you for this academy
    was the right choice.
[19:43] Hiroto
    Um, so where am I supposed
    to live from now on?
[19:46] Ichinose
    Oh. I arranged a dorm for you.
    I'll send the coordinates to your Device.
[19:50] Hiroto
    Thanks.
[19:51] Ichinose
    All right. Looking forward to
    your next great performance!
[19:54] Ichinose
    "As long as you don't mind
    getting crushed and humiliated!"
[20:01] Hiroto
    Special skill, huh?
[20:06] Sarasa
    You know, you gave a wonderful
    speech at the ceremony today.
[20:10] Hiroto
    How did you know?
[20:11] Sarasa
    It was all over Stoc.
[20:13] Hiroto
    O-Oh.
[20:14] Sarasa
    So, what exactly are you after?
[20:16] Sarasa
    You found my weakness
    and put yourself in the spotlight,
[20:19] Sarasa
    but you still haven't told anyone my secret.
[20:21] Sarasa
    What's going on? You trying to get even more
     attention before you absolutely crush me?
[20:26] Sarasa
    Spare me. Please stop, I'm begging you.
[20:30] Sarasa
    I know I'm being really selfish,
    but I have my own reasons.
[20:37] Sarasa
    My own reasons to keep
    this lie up, no matter what.
[20:40] Sarasa
    So I'm begging you. Don't tell anyone.
[20:43] Sarasa
    I'll do anything you ask. Just don't do that.
[20:46] Hiroto
    Uh, actually...
[20:48] Hiroto
    I have no idea what you're talking about.
[20:50] Sarasa
    Quit playing dumb!
[20:51] Sarasa
    I'm being serious here. Stop joking around.
[20:54] Sarasa
    I'm sure you know by now that I'm...
[20:58] Sarasa
    not actually Saionji Sarasa.
[21:01] Hiroto
    Huh?
[21:04] Sarasa
    Don't "Huh?" me!
[21:06] Sarasa
    Yeah. Yeah, that's right. I'm not Sarasa.
[21:10] Sarasa
    I've been acting as her double at the
    academy for the last year. I'm Akabane Rina.
[21:14] Sarasa
    I've been winning games for a year,
    knowing that if I lose, my secret gets out.
[21:19] Sarasa
    But then today, I lost to you.
[21:22] Sarasa
    You took the Red Star from me.
[21:25] Sarasa
    So you must know the truth now.
[21:27] Hiroto
    So the Red Star carries
    that penalty, too, huh?
[21:30] Sarasa
    A-Are you still playing dumb?
[21:33] Sarasa
    In exchange for being able to tell one lie,
[21:36] Sarasa
    the next person to get it finds out
    what that lie was. You must know that.
[21:40] Sarasa
    After all, you're the holder
     of the Red Star now.
[21:44] Hiroto
    Listen, Akabane... I mean, Saionji.
    You've got it all wrong.
[21:50] Sarasa
    Huh?
[21:51] Hiroto
    Until you told me just now,
    I didn't know anything about your lie.
[21:54] Hiroto
    I really just came to the island yesterday,
    and I still can't even use the Device right.
[22:00] Hiroto
    This is the first I've heard of the
    Red Star having any disadvantage.
[22:03] Sarasa
    But that can't be true!
[22:05] Sarasa
    You beat me and became a Seven Star, right?
[22:08] Hiroto
    Yeah, I guess that's how it looks.
[22:11] Hiroto
    But I'm not actually a real Seven Star.
[22:14] Sarasa
    Huh?
[22:15] Hiroto
    That's the lie I'm telling.
SIGN    Ouka Academy
SIGN    High School
SIGN    2nd Year
SIGN    Saionji Sarasa
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    High School
SIGN    2nd Year
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[22:17] Hiroto
    I'm using the Red Star's effect, you see.
[22:20] Hiroto
    So my real rank is One Star.
[22:23] Hiroto
    I only have the Red Star I took
    from you. I'm the lowest rank.
[22:27] Hiroto
    Just like you, I have my reasons,
    so I have to lie about my Stars.
[22:31] Sarasa
    Um... What?
[22:34] Sarasa
    H-Hold up. Just hold up a second.
[22:38] Sarasa
    So wait, you're not the
    strongest on Academy Island,
[22:42] Sarasa
    you really did win our game by accident,
    and you didn't know about my secret?
[22:46] Hiroto
    Yeah, that's right. That's about it.
[22:48] Sarasa
    No way. So that means I...
    did this to myself?
[22:54] Hiroto
    Hold on. She's a double,
    not the real Empress.
[22:59] Hiroto
    So she isn't the daughter
    of the Saionji family.

[23:02] Hiroto
    So even though I beat her,
    the director won't be angry at me?
[23:06] Hiroto
    So there was no reason for me to
    become a Seven Star in the first place?!
[23:16] Hiroto
    This is the dorm?
[23:19] Hiroto
    One thing after another...
[23:21] Hiroto
    Are you kidding me?!
[23:25] Hiroto
    Um, excuse me...
[23:28] Shirayuki
    Welcome home, Master.
[23:33] Hiroto
    Wow.
[23:36] Hiroto
    She's super cute.

E2 - Loyalty and Performance

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[00:09] Hiroto
    Um...
[00:10] Shirayuki
    Excuse me, but may I ask your name?
[00:12] Hiroto
    I-It's Shinohara Hiroto.
[00:15] Shirayuki
    Shinohara-sama.
[00:19] Shirayuki
    Please excuse me. Pardon my foolishness
    for trying to hide from my new master.
[00:25] Hiroto
    S-Silky hair! Small face! Big eyes!
    So cute! Even her voice is cute!
[00:31] Hiroto
    Uh, may I inquire why you were hiding, miss?
[00:34] Shirayuki
    There is no need to be so formal.
[00:35] Shirayuki
    I was not informed that you
    were male, Shinohara-sama.
[00:40] Shirayuki
    Regardless, it does not change
    the fact that you are my master.
[00:44] Shirayuki
    My name is Himeji Shirayuki. I am
    enrolled in District 3's Ouka Academy,
[00:48] Shirayuki
    but on request from District 4's
    Headmistress Ichinose,
[00:51] Shirayuki
    I will be your live-in assistant
    starting today.
[00:55] Hiroto
    Excuse me?
SIGN    Loyalty and
    Performance
[02:28] Shirayuki
    Here you are.
[02:29] Hiroto
    What did you mean by "live-in"?
[02:31] Shirayuki
    I do not believe it is far
    from the conventional meaning.
[02:34] Shirayuki
    I will live and sleep in this house,
     and aid you in any way possible.
[02:38] Hiroto
    S-Sleep here?!
[02:39] Shirayuki
    I apologize if this spoils your expectations,
     but we have separate bedrooms.
[02:44] Hiroto
    My expecta—
    It still seems bad either way.
[02:48] Hiroto
    I guess it's okay if you don't mind,
    but I figured you might not like—
[02:52] Shirayuki
    I do not like this at all.
[02:53] Hiroto
    So you don't like it after all!
[02:56] Shirayuki
    But that is simply because I am
    not used to being around boys.
[02:59] Shirayuki
    The true object of my hate
    is Headmistress Ichinose.
[03:03] Hiroto
    Ah. I don't know what that's
    all about, but I think I can relate.
[03:08] Shirayuki
    What a coincidence. I have a feeling
    you and I may be able to get along, Master.
[03:13] Hiroto
    Hey, why don't you sit down, too?
[03:15] Shirayuki
    Oh, please do not worry
    about me. I am your maid.
[03:20] Hiroto
    Well, you're making me nervous.
[03:22] Hiroto
    If the Headmistress requested it,
    we're in the same boat.
[03:24] Hiroto
    No need to put me on a pedestal.
[03:26] Shirayuki
    Well, all right.
    If that is what you prefer, Master.
[03:32] Hiroto
    So you called yourself an "assistant."
    Guess that means you aren't just a housemaid.
[03:36] Shirayuki
    I see.
[03:38] Shirayuki
    Master, are you hungry at all right now?
[03:41] Hiroto
    Huh?
[03:44] Shirayuki
    Here you are.
[03:45] Hiroto
    A-Am I supposed to eat this all by myself?
[03:48] Shirayuki
    Yes. I may have made
    a little more than necessary.
[03:51] Hiroto
    This isn't just a "little more."
[03:53] Hiroto
    Are you going to eat some?
[03:55] Shirayuki
    I will dine after you, Master.
[03:57] Hiroto
    No, no, no! We've got all this food.
     Have some while it's warm.
[04:01] Shirayuki
    If you insist, Master.
[04:03] Hiroto
    Okay, thanks for the food.
[04:07] Hiroto
    Th-This is great! But seriously?
     This is too delicious!
[04:10] Hiroto
    It's too good to have been
    made by human hands!
[04:13] Shirayuki
    When you put it that way,
    it feels like I have been disrespected.
[04:16] Hiroto
    If I had the vocabulary for it,
    I'd shower you with praise for hours!
[04:20] Shirayuki
    Master, you seem quite
    open about your feelings.
[04:24] Hiroto
    Huh? Yeah, I guess so.
[04:26] Shirayuki
    I had heard that you are exceedingly
    skilled at hiding your true feelings.
[04:30] Hiroto
    Hmm. But I can be almost too blunt
    when I know I can let my guard down.
[04:35] Shirayuki
    Let your guard down?
[04:37] Hiroto
    Yeah. Nothing I've seen so far
    makes me think you're a bad person.
[04:41] Shirayuki
    Is that so?
[04:44] Shirayuki
    Is there any food you do not like?
[04:46] Hiroto
    Nah, I can eat anything.
    But this really is good.
[04:56] Shirayuki
    Well, then. Let us begin
    with a detailed explanation.
[04:59] Shirayuki
    To prevent unauthorized access,
    I will display this offline.
[05:03] Shirayuki
    If anyone were to spy on us,
    it would spell the end of all this.
[05:06] Hiroto
    She's right, I guess.
[05:08] Hiroto
    By using the Red Star to
    become a fake Seven Star,
SIGN    Deception
[05:11] Hiroto
    we're basically pulling a huge scam here.
SIGN    Deviousness
SIGN    Scam
SIGN    Scam
[05:13] Hiroto
    In terms of good and evil,
    this is definitely evil.
SIGN    Evil
SIGN    Evil
[05:15] Hiroto
    If this gets out, it's all over for me.
SIGN    Life Over
SIGN    Life Over
SIGN    Life Over
SIGN    Life Over
[05:18] Shirayuki
    On Academy Island, aside from District 0,
    each district has one academy in it,
[05:22] Shirayuki
    meaning there are 20 academies in total.
[05:24] Shirayuki
    These academies get ranked
    and scored every year.
SIGN    Ouka Academy
SIGN    Tenonzaka Academy
SIGN    Shinra High School
SIGN    Suisei Academy
SIGN    Eimei Academy
[05:28] Shirayuki
    The academies are given a number
    of benefits based on their ranking.
[05:33] Hiroto
    Huh. Do the students' Stars
    have anything to do with it?
[05:36] Shirayuki
    Indeed they do.
[05:38] Shirayuki
    Students with five or more Stars are
    generally considered to be advanced.
[05:41] Shirayuki
    The more advanced students an
    academy has, the higher it ranks,
[05:44] Shirayuki
    and if it has a Seven Star student,
    it will almost certainly end up top.
[05:48] Hiroto
    No wonder the headmistress
    is super on board with that.
[05:52] Shirayuki
    And that is exactly why the Seven Stars
    get targeted by everyone on the island.
[05:57] Hiroto
    I can see why. If a Six Star beats me,
     they take my place at the top.
[06:02] Hiroto
    Even so, don't we bet
    our own Stars in games?
[06:05] Shirayuki
    Yes.
[06:05] Shirayuki
    However, the returns are very large, so if
    there is even a small chance of winning,
[06:10] Shirayuki
    it may be worth knowingly taking the risk.
[06:12] Shirayuki
    That said, if you had
    the abilities of a Seven Star,
[06:15] Shirayuki
    you could defend them with ease.
[06:16] Shirayuki
    For example,
SIGN    Saionji Sarasa
SIGN    Mihara Sakura
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Tachibana Rin
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Sato Ayane
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Yamamoto Akari
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Ushiyama Masaharu
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Yamato Sho
SIGN    Oku Shoya
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Kodaira Runa
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Matsubara Kazuma
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Saito Yuzuki
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
[06:17] Shirayuki
    here are the game results over the last year
    for the Empress, Saionji Sarasa.
[06:21] Shirayuki
    However, this is unfortunately
    impossible for you, Master.
[06:25] Hiroto
    Wh-Why do you say that?
[06:26] Shirayuki
    Your score on the transfer exam.
[06:30] Shirayuki
    A score so outstandingly pathetic,
    it is unbearable to look at.
[06:34] Shirayuki
    Most schools would have said no.
[06:36] Shirayuki
    I apologize if that seems rude.
[06:38] Shirayuki
    At any rate, your true rank
     is One Star, Master.
[06:41] Shirayuki
    In games, you are only able to
    use abilities at a One Star level.
[06:46] Hiroto
    Those are the weakest, right?
[06:48] Shirayuki
    Yes. You'll basically be fighting
    boss battles as a level one player.
[06:53] Hiroto
    Oh, I get it. So you're going to
    assist me by helping me win games?
[06:57] Shirayuki
    That is correct. Listen carefully.
[07:00] Shirayuki
    For the next two years,
[07:01] Shirayuki
    we in the Company will do everything
    in our power to assist you, Master.
[07:05] Shirayuki
    Not only in games,
    but also in your daily life.
[07:08] Shirayuki
    As long as you have
    to act like a Seven Star,
[07:12] Shirayuki
    we will play along with your lie, Master.
[07:16] Hiroto
    Th-That's awesome!
[07:18] Hiroto
    Games are all one-on-ones, though, right?
[07:20] Hiroto
    If someone helps me, it'll be noticed.
[07:25] Shirayuki
    Do you see the game icon in the center?
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
SIGN    Muroi Michio
[07:27] Shirayuki
    I expect you have received
    a massive number of game requests.
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
SIGN    Muroi Michio
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
SIGN    Muroi Michio
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
SIGN    Muroi Michio
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
SIGN    Muroi Michio
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
SIGN    Muroi Michio
SIGN    Muroi Michio
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
SIGN    Akutsu Nobuaki
SIGN    Sasaoka Shizune
SIGN    Furuno Sayaka
SIGN    Kajiura Masato
SIGN    Muroi Michio
SIGN    Anju Seiya
SIGN    Mitsubayashi Mizuo
SIGN    Nonoyama Risa
SIGN    Yuzuki Ryoma
SIGN    Sakanishi Ranka
[07:31] Hiroto
    What? I h-have 42 already?
[07:33] Shirayuki
    Try scrolling down.
[07:36] Shirayuki
    Yes, please stop there.
[07:38] Shirayuki
    We'll choose that one for your first battle.
    It is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
[07:42] Hiroto
    Huh? I-Isn't that too soon?
[07:45] Shirayuki
    You need to make an impact.
[07:46] Shirayuki
    You received a lot of attention
    for beating the Empress, Master,
[07:51] Shirayuki
    but at this stage,
    some will still doubt your abilities.
[07:54] Shirayuki
    Therefore...
[07:56] Shirayuki
    You will step up boldly to silence them.
[07:58] Shirayuki
    This game will also be the perfect tutorial
    for showing how our assistance works.
[08:03] Hiroto
    Am I definitely going to win?
    Even though I'm really a One Star? How?
[08:08] Shirayuki
    That should be obvious.
[08:10] Shirayuki
    By cheating, of course.
SIGN    Play
    Dirty
SIGN    Play
    Dirty
[08:13] Hiroto
    Ch-Cheating?
[08:16] Shirayuki
    In other words, by hacking.
[08:18] Hiroto
    Hacking?
[08:20] Shirayuki
    Please put this earbud in.
[08:22] Hiroto
    Huh? Right now?
[08:24] Shirayuki
    The Company's Head of
    Electronics, Kagaya-san.
[08:27] Kagaya
    Hey, what's up, bro?
[08:30] Kagaya
    I'm the big sis around here.
    Name's Kagaya. Nice to meet ya.
[08:33] Hiroto
    Uh, n-nice to meet you.
[08:35] Kagaya
    Too stiff, too stiff!
    Loosen up a bit, Hiroto-kun.
[08:38] Kagaya
    No, wait. Hiro-kyun!
[08:40] Hiroto
    Fine.
[08:41] Kagaya
    All right! He's cool with it!
[08:42] Hiroto
    Wow, she's really in her own world.
[08:45] Shirayuki
    As you can tell,
    Kagaya-san can be quite a pain,
[08:48] Shirayuki
    but as a hacker, she is a real go-getter.
[08:50] Shirayuki
    Kagaya-san will hack into your opponent's
    Device and control it to our advantage.
[08:56] Shirayuki
    In other words, Master, if you do
    not draw attention to the hacking,
[09:00] Shirayuki
    you can easily win by
    simply acting naturally.
[09:03] Hiroto
    Th-That's it? Even if I'm not directly
    involved, it's still pretty sneaky.
[09:08] Shirayuki
    Well, of course it is sneaky.
[09:10] Shirayuki
    Third parties entering
    a game is against the rules.
[09:13] Shirayuki
    Accessing someone else's
    Device is also prohibited.
[09:15] Shirayuki
    It is an instant ban, but we can
    use that to our advantage.
[09:19] Shirayuki
    The Company would never
    botch something like this.
[09:22] Hiroto
    That's so devious, it's almost chilling.
[09:25] Ichinose
    But why did you come to the island?
[09:28] Ichinose
    Don't you have some important goal?
[09:32] Hiroto
    That's why I'm gonna make this work.
[09:36] Hiroto
    I'll cheat or do whatever I have to.
    I've made up my mind to be the strongest.
[09:44] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, way to go!
[09:47] Kagaya
    When I hack in and control the game,
    you're totally gonna win!
[09:54] Hiroto
    I-I really... won the game!
[09:58] Shirayuki
    Was that all right, Mast—
[09:59] Hiroto
    It was more than all right!
     It was awesome!
[10:01] Hiroto
    I didn't think it'd be so... Well, I did
    think it'd be easy, but not that easy.
[10:05] Hiroto
    Seriously, thanks. You're the best!
[10:07] Shirayuki
    It seems you now recognize our skills.
[10:09] Hiroto
    I sure do. I totally believe in you now!
[10:11] Hiroto
    I'm really gonna rely on you.
     Let's make this work.
[10:14] Shirayuki
    V-Very well.
[10:15] Shirayuki
    Honestly, your performance was also better
    than expected, Master. It was impressive.
[10:20] Shirayuki
    Well, then. It is about time
    you headed to campus.
[10:22] Hiroto
    Yeah.
[10:25] Tatara
    Can I call you Shinohara-kun?
[10:27] Tatara
    My name's Tatara Fuuka.
    I'm 2-A's class president.
[10:30] Tatara
    I can answer any questions
    you have, Shinohara-kun.
[10:33] Tatara
    Like what to eat in the cafeteria.
[10:35] Tsuji
    I don't think that's really
    so important, Tatara-san.
[10:38] Tatara
    What? You don't?
[10:40] Tsuji
    I'm Tsuji Yuuki. Nice to meet you.
[10:42] Hiroto
    Yeah.
[10:43] Hiroto
    I was a little surprised the class held a
    tournament to decide who'd show me around.
SIGN    Tatara Fuuka
SIGN    Tsuji Yuuki
SIGN    Campus Tour Volunteer Tournament
SIGN    Tatara Fuuka
SIGN    Tsuji Yuuki
SIGN    Campus Tour Volunteer Tournament
SIGN    Tatara Fuuka
SIGN    Tsuji Yuuki
SIGN    Campus Tour Volunteer Tournament
SIGN    Tatara Fuuka
SIGN    Tsuji Yuuki
SIGN    Campus Tour Volunteer Tournament
SIGN    Tatara Fuuka
SIGN    Tsuji Yuuki
SIGN    Campus Tour Volunteer Tournament
SIGN    Tatara Fuuka
SIGN    Tsuji Yuuki
SIGN    Campus Tour Volunteer Tournament
SIGN    Tatara Fuuka
SIGN    Tsuji Yuuki
[10:49] Hiroto
    Are games really pushed as a big thing here?
[10:52] Tsuji
    Yeah, they are.
    It's the headmistress's policy.
[10:55] Tsuji
    Eimei has ranked in the top five for the
    last few years and is really competitive.
[11:01] Tsuji
    The students are stoked
     for the games, too.
[11:03] Tatara
    Oh, right! Snack shopping
    at lunch can get crazy!
[11:06] Tatara
    If you wanna snag the most
    popular chocolate cornet...
[11:09] Shirayuki
    Please excuse the interruption, Master.
[11:12] Shirayuki
    We have received a very
    favorable game request.
[11:15] Shirayuki
    The challenger's name is Urasaka Haru.
    She's a third-year student from District 11.
[11:22] Hiroto
    Oh, boy. Looks like life's gonna get real busy.
[11:29] Suzuran
    Hi, everybody!
    Thanks for waiting, meow!
[11:32] Suzuran
    We're about to jump into
    today's main event, but before that...
[11:36] Suzuran
    It's self-introduction time!
[11:39] Suzuran
    From the official
    Academy Island group, Libra,
[11:42] Suzuran
    I'm a second-year student at Ouka
    Academy, Kazami Suzuran. Meow!
[11:45] Shirayuki
    Libra is a media organization
    that manages the news app LNN,
[11:48] Shirayuki
    the streaming video app ITube,
[11:50] Shirayuki
    as well as arranging
    large events for some games.
[11:53] Suzuran
    First up is the challenger,
    Urasaka Haru-senpai.
[11:57] Suzuran
    Ranked Three Stars, her hobbies
    include road trips and visual kei bands!
[12:00] Urasaka
    'Sup.
[12:03] Suzuran
    And the one meeting her challenge...
[12:05] Suzuran
    is the blood-soaked overlord who's rocked
     Academy Island like an earthquake.
[12:08] Hiroto
    Who's she even talking about?
[12:10] Suzuran
    You all know him.
    The fastest ever to reach Seven Stars.
[12:13] Suzuran
    The ruthlessly cunning, fearlessly
    outrageous, proudly arrogant new face,
[12:16] Suzuran
    Shinohara Hiroto-kun, meow!
[12:20] Suzuran
    Okay, Shinohara-kun,
    you pumped up and ready, meow?
[12:22] Hiroto
    Pumped up? Why would I need to be?
[12:25] Hiroto
    I'm obviously going to win.
[12:27] Suzuran
    Wow! He's cool, calm, and confident!
[12:31] Hiroto
    Ah! That line's gonna haunt me!
    I keep sounding so arrogant!
[12:36] Suzuran
    Now to introduce
    today's special guest, meow.
[12:40] Sarasa
    Thanks for the introduction.
    I'm Saionji Sarasa.
[12:45] Sarasa
    That certainly was some
    amusing lip service.
[12:48] Sarasa
    Are we all ready to have
    some fun watching this match?
[12:54] Suzuran
    So there you have it.
[12:55] Suzuran
    I, Kazami Suzuran,
[12:57] Suzuran
    and my classmate, Ouka's ace, Saionji
    Sarasa, will provide the analysis, meow.
[13:03] Suzuran
    Okay, Urasaka-senpai. Go ahead
    and say the name of the game, meow.
[13:07] Urasaka
    Right. The game I choose is...
[13:10] Urasaka
    The "anything goes" 100m race...
[13:15] Urasaka
    Sturm und Drang!
SIGN    Sturm und Drang
[13:16] Hiroto
    From start to finish, any transportation
    method is allowed, huh?
[13:21] Urasaka
    I'm confident you'll never beat me for speed.
[13:25] Hiroto
    Really? What a coincidence. I'm confident
    I'll never lose, whatever the game.
[13:30] Suzuran
    Neither is backing down, meow!
[13:32] Hiroto
    A-Am I really doing this right?
[13:35] Urasaka
    Yeah. Well, just so you know...
[13:37] Urasaka
    I don't just like riding bikes.
    I like working on 'em, too.
[13:44] Suzuran
    Whoa, she's bringing out a real big hitter!
[13:47] Suzuran
    No bike like this has been recorded
    in Urasaka-senpai's battle history.
[13:50] Sarasa
    It must be Urasaka-senpai's secret weapon.
[13:53] Sarasa
    Vehicle performance is
    the key to winning this game.
[13:56] Sarasa
    A performance-boosting ability alone
    won't be enough to take that bike on.
[14:00] Sarasa
    What might work is an ability
    that obstructs the opponent.
[14:04] Sarasa
    No matter what kind of
    vehicle Shinohara uses...
[14:08] Suzuran
    Shinohara-kun, are you seriously trying
    to beat a motorcycle on foot, meow?
[14:12] Suzuran
    This is an "anything goes" speed race.
    What are you thinking, meow?
[14:16] Hiroto
    M-My heart's gonna explode!
[14:18] Shirayuki
    Urasaka-senpai's main ability
     is Remove Speed Limit.
SIGN    Urasaka Haru
SIGN    Urasaka Haru
SIGN    Remove Speed Limit
SIGN    Acceleration
SIGN    Safety Device
[14:22] Shirayuki
    She can ignore and exceed
    her machine's top speed.
SIGN    Remove Speed Limit
SIGN    Acceleration
SIGN    Safety Device
[14:25] Shirayuki
    Next is Acceleration,
    and in the third spot is Safety Device.
[14:29] Shirayuki
    This ability affects the other systems and
    finds the optimal way to protect the user.
[14:34] Hiroto
    If this goes as expected,
    she won't use a defensive ability,
[14:37] Hiroto
    so my interference shouldn't be blocked.
[14:39] Urasaka
    It's too late to change 'em now,
    so I'll let you in on something.
[14:42] Urasaka
    I'm using the Nullify Interference ability.
SIGN    Nullify
     Interference
[14:45] Urasaka
    It's a defensive ability that nullifies
    any interference by the opponent.
[14:49] Urasaka
    I bet you picked obstructive
    abilities in all three slots, Shinohara.
[14:54] Urasaka
    But they're all worthless now.
[14:58] Hiroto
    Let's get this started, Senpai.
[15:02] Suzuran
    All right, everyone! We've kept
    you waiting long enough, meow!
[15:05] Suzuran
    Sturm und Drang! Who will
    reach the finish line first, meow?
[15:08] Suzuran
    It'll be over in an instant!
    Don't even blink!
[15:12] Suzuran
    Three.
[15:13] Suzuran
    Two.
[15:14] Suzuran
    One.
[15:15] Suzuran
    Boom!
[15:38] Hiroto
    Come on, guys.
[15:40] Hiroto
    Did you really think a Seven Star like me
    wouldn't see through her strategy?
[15:45] Suzuran
    Wh-What does that mean, meow?
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
[15:47] Shirayuki
    For all three abilities,
    we'll use Completely Disable.
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
[15:50] Hiroto
    Huh?
[15:51] Shirayuki
    It's an assist ability that temporarily
    disables the opponent's defensive abilities.
SIGN    Nullify Interference
[15:55] Shirayuki
    Since it is only applicable in certain
    situations, it is largely unknown.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[15:59] Shirayuki
    But it can disable Nullify Interference.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[16:01] Hiroto
    O-Oh, right. But for all three?
[16:04] Shirayuki
    At your true level, Master, one Level 3
    obstructive ability will not be sufficient.
[16:09] Shirayuki
    We make up for it with redundancies.
[16:11] Hiroto
    But isn't that overdoing it?
[16:13] Hiroto
    If we know their plan,
    we can pick the best ones and...
[16:16] Hiroto
    Oh, right!
[16:17] Shirayuki
    You understand now.
[16:19] Shirayuki
    As long as the Company is on your side,
    you need not worry about balancing.
[16:23] Shirayuki
    As long as our external
    interference is effective,
[16:25] Shirayuki
    we can do whatever we need by hacking.
[16:27] Shirayuki
    In this game, Master,
    your only chance of losing...
[16:30] Shirayuki
    was with Nullify Interference.
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Urasaka Haru
SIGN    Dislike
SIGN    Share
SIGN    People Watching Now
[16:32] Hiroto
    My first ability was
    Completely Disable: Level 7.
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Completely Disable
SIGN    Level 7
SIGN    Level 7
[16:36] Hiroto
    That made sure my second ability,
    Force Stop, would be effective.
SIGN    Force Stop
SIGN    Force Stop
[16:40] Hiroto
    But it was really just Kagaya-san's
    hacking that made the bike stop.
[16:45] Hiroto
    Oh, and for the last one, my third choice...
[16:49] Hiroto
    ...that we activated by hacking...
[16:51] Hiroto
    ...was Safety Device used on you, Senpai.
[16:54] Hiroto
    I don't think I could sleep
    at night if I got you hurt.
[17:00] Suzuran
    The winner is Shinohara Hiroto-kun!
[17:03] Hiroto
    I-It all worked out?!
    The Company really is amazing!
[17:06] Suzuran
    Now that's a real Seven Star, meow!
[17:16] Sarasa
    It's too bad I didn't get
    to see you humiliated,
[17:19] Sarasa
    but I'm glad you didn't lose.
[17:21] Sarasa
    The person you're gonna lose to is me.
[17:24] Hiroto
    Hey, you're gonna tear off
    my necktie. Or my head.
[17:29] Hiroto
    She's so violent.
SIGN    see you!
SIGN    Go to this place right away
SIGN    and don't let anyone
[17:34] Hiroto
    Um, Himeji-san?
[17:36] Shirayuki
    The "san" is unnecessary, Master.
[17:38] Hiroto
    My bad. Could you stop
    listening for a while?
[17:41] Hiroto
    I have something I'd like to keep private.
[17:44] Shirayuki
    Is that an order?
[17:47] Hiroto
    It's a request. Please.
[17:49] Shirayuki
    Well, if you insist, Master.
[17:51] Hiroto
    Sorry. Thanks.
[17:53] Shirayuki
    All right. You know, I am a
    very perceptive maid, Master.
[17:56] Shirayuki
    You may be exploiting your popularity to
    secretly meet a student from another school.
[18:01] Hiroto
    I'm not! Please don't tease me!
[18:03] Shirayuki
    That was a joke.
[18:03] Shirayuki
    Well, then. I shall disable the monitoring.
[18:07] Shirayuki
    Please be very careful.
[18:12] Sarasa
    You're late, dummy.
[18:14] Hiroto
    I-It wasn't my fault! This place is
    too hard to find for newbies.
[18:17] Hiroto
    Is it a mafia hideout?
[18:19] Hiroto
    It's a miracle I even found it.
    But I came right away, like you asked.
[18:23] Sarasa
    Oh, you're just full of excuses, aren't you?
[18:26] Sarasa
    Why not keep jabbering on
    and tell me your life story?
[18:29] Hiroto
    You don't exactly hold back, either.
[18:31] Hiroto
    Was the prim, proper, and cute
    princess the first day all an act?
[18:34] Sarasa
    Uh, cute? I-I can't leave the real Sarasa
    with a bad reputation when she comes back.
[18:40] Hiroto
    So what's all this stuff about you
    being a double for the real Sarasa?
[18:44] Sarasa
    Okay. I'll tell you.
[18:47] Sarasa
    But this stays between us.
    Just like your secret.
[18:50] Hiroto
    All right.
[18:52] Sarasa
    The real Sarasa was kidnapped.
[18:54] Hiroto
    Kidnapped?
SIGN    Kidnapped
[18:57] Sarasa
    It happened a little over a year ago,
    just before I entered Ouka.
[19:01] Sarasa
    But the kidnapper didn't have any demands.
[19:04] Sarasa
    I was in Sarasa's friend group, so in order to
    see what move the kidnapper would make,
[19:08] Sarasa
    I was asked to take her place.
[19:10] Hiroto
    "Friend group"? What does that mean?
[19:12] Sarasa
    Children of the Saionji family almost never
    go outside until they get into high school.
[19:17] Sarasa
    Teachers and friends
    are provided for them.
[19:19] Sarasa
    I was chosen because I was such
    a fantastically talented and sweet girl.
[19:23] Hiroto
    I could think of a good comeback to that.
[19:25] Sarasa
    So nobody knew Sarasa's real face.
[19:28] Sarasa
    It was easy for the Saionji family
    to get someone to take her place.
[19:32] Sarasa
    I don't know when she'll come back,
[19:34] Sarasa
    but until that day, I have to
    protect Saionji Sarasa's reputation.
[19:39] Sarasa
    That's why I want you to help me.
[19:42] Sarasa
    If people find out I'm a fake,
    what will happen to the real Sarasa?
[19:46] Hiroto
    The situation's a lot worse than I thought,
    but I see where you're coming from.
SIGN    Ouka Academy
SIGN    High School
SIGN    2nd Year
SIGN    Saionji Sarasa
SIGN    Female, 16
[19:50] Hiroto
    You were able to pull that lie off
     because of the Red Star.
[19:54] Sarasa
    That's right. And if you lose,
     my secret gets out.
[19:57] Sarasa
    Whoever holds the Red Star
     can see the entire record of lies.
[20:02] Hiroto
    So if I lose, your lies will be exposed, too.
[20:05] Sarasa
    And if people find out I'm not the
    true daughter of the Saionji family,
[20:09] Sarasa
    the Eimei Headmistress won't have
    a reason to protect you anymore.
[20:12] Sarasa
    Not if the girl you beat was
    actually me, Akabane Rina.
[20:16] Hiroto
    If that happens, I won't be
    able to stay on the Island.
[20:19] Sarasa
    Why are you worried about that?
    Is it that important you stay?
[20:23] Hiroto
    Yeah, it is.
[20:25] Sarasa
    Why?
[20:26] Hiroto
    Well, you see, I'm looking for someone.
[20:28] Hiroto
    A childhood friend I haven't seen in years.
[20:31] Hiroto
    I'm sure she's on this island.
[20:33] Hiroto
    So, until I find her,
    I can't let myself get kicked out.
[20:39] Sarasa
    In that case...
[20:40] Hiroto
    There's only one way. I have to
    pull off the lie that I'm the strongest.
[20:44] Sarasa
    I'd rather not admit it,
    but as long as you keep winning...
[20:48] Hiroto
    My lie and your lie will be protected.
[20:51] Sarasa
    I guess we've formed an alliance.
[20:55] Sarasa
    Do you want to exchange IDs
    so we can stay in touch?
SIGN    Trending
SIGN    Current
SIGN    1 Hour Ago
SIGN    3 Hours Ago
SIGN    6 Hours Ago
SIGN    #Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    #Breaking ! Seven Star Victory !
SIGN    #Strongest Transfer Student
[20:58] Hiroto
    I guess so. Wait.
[21:00] Hiroto
    My name is trending!
[21:02] Sarasa
    What are you talking about?
    It's been like that since you arrived.
[21:05] Hiroto
    Ew, what's with this dude? It's all "my goddess"
     and "she isn't made for losing" and stuff.
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    How dare you do that to my goddess !
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    She isn't made for losing !!!
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    I don't care if the rest of the world accepts it.
SIGN    I don't !
SIGN    I reject this world !
[21:11] Hiroto
    A true believer of yours?
[21:12] Sarasa
    Well, I get all types.
[21:15] Sarasa
    When you're as talented as I am,
    some people are bound to be mesmerized.
[21:18] Hiroto
    Can I call you out on that one?
[21:21] Sarasa
    B-But for now, let's try to get along.
[21:25] Hiroto
    Yeah, let's work together.
[21:35] Shirayuki
    Welcome home, Master.
[21:38] Hiroto
    Yeah. I'm back.
[21:42] Hiroto
    Oh.
[21:44] Sarasa
    What a coincidence, Shinohara!
[21:46] Sarasa
    Why didn't you text me at all last night?!
[21:49] Hiroto
    What's the coincidence?
[21:51] Hiroto
    You got time to kill
    now you're not a Seven Star?
[21:54] Hiroto
    Oh, crap. I fell asleep.
[21:57] Sarasa
    Would you stop showing off?
[21:58] Sarasa
    I just swung by to show you
    that you haven't broken me yet.
[22:05] Hiroto
    Who the heck is that?

E3 - A Dead Heat and Determination

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[00:09] Kugasaki
    Greetings, my goddess.
    I am honored to be in your presence.
[00:13] Kugasaki
    Pleasure to meet you, Seven Star.
[00:16] Kugasaki
    I am Kugasaki Seiran, the first man
    who shall make you kneel down.
[00:20] Hiroto
    Huh. So what do you want?
[00:23] Kugasaki
    Your powers defeated my goddess.
[00:25] Kugasaki
    If they aren't a sham,
    I'd like to see them one more time!
[00:27] Hiroto
    Hah. So you're here to
    request a game against me?
[00:31] Kugasaki
    More specifically, I simply wish
    to prove how far above you I am.
[00:36] Hiroto
    If that's your idea of a joke,
    you need better material.
[00:39] Hiroto
    I'll take you on under one condition.
[00:41] Sarasa
    Shinohara?
[00:43] Hiroto
    Whoever loses the game can never again
    challenge the Empress, Saionji Sarasa.
[00:49] Kugasaki
    How dare you use my virtuous
    goddess as fodder for your bet!
[00:54] Hiroto
    Don't like it? Challenge someone else.
[00:57] Hiroto
    Nobody would blame you for chickening out.
[00:59] Kugasaki
    Chicken out?
[01:01] Kugasaki
    I am no mere Five Star.
[01:02] Kugasaki
    I am the leader of the Self-Made
    Holy Knight Brigade, Kugasaki Seiran!
[01:06] Kugasaki
    Shinohara Hiroto! Accept my challenge
    for a game in two days' time, on Sunday!
[01:11] Hiroto
    Hah. Fine by me. I'll teach you
    exactly what level you're at, flunky.
SIGN    A Dead Heat
    and Determination
[03:01] Sarasa
    Oh, good.
[03:02] Sarasa
    It is you, Shinohara.
[03:04] Sarasa
    I was worried you might be someone else.
[03:07] Hiroto
    You say that, but you're the one
    who looks totally different.
[03:10] Sarasa
    Oh? Really?
[03:12] Hiroto
    You look like a suspicious person.
[03:17] Sarasa
    About that thing yesterday...
    Did you do that for me?
[03:22] Hiroto
    No, that's not why.
    It was only to protect my lie.
[03:25] Sarasa
    Well, that's a letdown.
    You really are a thoughtless dummy.
[03:30] Sarasa
    But thank you.
[03:32] Hiroto
    Huh?
[03:33] Sarasa
    Anyway, you know the situation.
    Our lies are inextricably linked now.
[03:38] Sarasa
    That's why we're having
    this strategy meeting, right?
[03:45] Shirayuki
    Welcome home, Master.
[03:47] Shirayuki
    Welcome, Miss.
[03:49] Hiroto
    I'm home.
[03:50] Hiroto
    Wh-Whoa!
[03:52] Sarasa
    Why is that girl here?
[03:54] Hiroto
    Himeji, do you know who this really is?
[03:57] Shirayuki
    Yes. I served the Saionji family previously.
[04:01] Hiroto
    Huh? Does that mean...
[04:03] Shirayuki
    I am one of the very few people
    who knows Miss Rina's secret.
[04:09] Sarasa
    Uh, well... Good to see you, Yuki.
[04:12] Shirayuki
    Indeed.
[04:13] Shirayuki
    It has been a year since
    we last met in person.
[04:16] Sarasa
    A year? Guess it has. You been good?
[04:19] Shirayuki
    I suppose. Although I did endure
    a period of psychological distress.
[04:24] Shirayuki
    Please, come into this room.
[04:26] Hiroto
    Oh, that's right. The real Sarasa
    was kidnapped a year ago.
[04:32] Shirayuki
    This is the game
    Kugasaki-sama has requested.
SIGN    The Self-Made
SIGN    The Self-Made
SIGN    27-Form
SIGN    27-Form
SIGN    Game
SIGN    Game
[04:35] Shirayuki
    "The Self-Made 27-Form Game."
[04:38] Shirayuki
    In short, a game where you collect
    cards and compete for numbers.
[04:41] Hiroto
    Compete for numbers?
[04:43] Shirayuki
    Yes.
[04:43] Shirayuki
    The game is divided into two phases.
SIGN    Collection Phase
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Collection Phase
[04:47] Shirayuki
    The first is the collection phase.
SIGN    Collection
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Collection
[04:50] Shirayuki
    Players must search for cards numbered
    0 to 19 that are scattered around District 4,
[04:54] Shirayuki
    then select a hand of
     five cards maximum.
[04:56] Hiroto
    So we basically walk
    around looking for cards?
[04:59] Shirayuki
    No, you may also use public transport.
SIGN    Collection
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Collection
[05:03] Shirayuki
    Five cards are placed randomly,
SIGN    Start: 5 Cards
[05:05] Shirayuki
    then every five minutes,
    a new card location is displayed.
SIGN    Mins
SIGN    Mins
SIGN    Mins
SIGN    The Self-Made 27-Form Game
[05:09] Sarasa
    So if you go to a location with your Device,
    you collect the corresponding card, right?
[05:15] Shirayuki
    That is correct, Miss Rina.
[05:17] Hiroto
    Okay, so what's the second phase?
[05:19] Shirayuki
    The direct confrontation.
    The reveal phase.
SIGN    Reveal Phase
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Reveal Phase
SIGN    Reveal
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Reveal
[05:23] Shirayuki
    One by one, you choose a card you obtained,
     and the card with the higher number wins.
[05:28] Shirayuki
    Though it is limited to a five-card hand.
[05:30] Hiroto
    So to win, you need at least three points.
[05:34] Shirayuki
    Yes. And I must explain one other
    thing before we discuss strategy.
[05:39] Shirayuki
    In the past,
[05:40] Shirayuki
    there have been many games with level gaps,
    like your Five Star versus One Star game,
[05:43] Shirayuki
    but there is no record of
    a One Star ever winning.
[05:47] Hiroto
    Not even one?
[05:49] Hiroto
    Even though Academy Island's
    been around for 20 years?
[05:52] Sarasa
    It's just like Yuki said.
[05:54] Sarasa
    Shinohara, do you remember the ability I used
    in our first game, Numerical Adjustment?
[05:59] Hiroto
    Yeah. The one that reduced my turn
     to 1/10th the normal time.
[06:02] Sarasa
    It allows you to mess with
    numerical values in a game.
[06:06] Sarasa
    So even though the largest value
    you can get here is 19,
[06:08] Sarasa
    at Kugasaki's rank,
    he can increase that to 30.
[06:11] Hiroto
    W-Wait, 30?!
[06:12] Shirayuki
    Typically, the lower-ranked student
    is allowed to finalize the game settings.
[06:18] Hiroto
    But I have to forfeit that.
[06:20] Shirayuki
    To be blunt, you do not even
    have a 1% chance of winning.
[06:24] Hiroto
    So 100% chance I'll lose?
[06:27] Hiroto
    But that can't be right, is it?
[06:28] Shirayuki
    Correct. The trick to winning this game
     is in the collection phase.
[06:33] Shirayuki
    You can obstruct Kugasaki-sama's
    movements to buy time
[06:36] Shirayuki
    and assemble a hand that will win
    even if Numerical Adjustment is used.
[06:40] Sarasa
    If he comes into the reveal phase
    fully prepared,
[06:43] Sarasa
    it's checkmate for you.
[06:46] Sarasa
    Kugasaki always uses the
    Emergency Mobilization ability.
[06:50] Shirayuki
    Of course, it's fundamentally forbidden
    for third parties to get involved in a game,
[06:54] Shirayuki
    but those summoned with Emergency
    Mobilization are treated as players
[06:57] Shirayuki
    and can even contribute one ability.
[07:00] Sarasa
    And Kugasaki leads the Self-Made Holy
    Knight Brigade that has over 300 members.
[07:04] Hiroto
    So basically, he can bring something
    like 300 people into the game?
[07:08] Sarasa
    But this third ability is one
    you can ignore.
[07:11] Hiroto
    Oh, really?
[07:12] Sarasa
    You saw Kugasaki use the
    Indigo Star's ability, remember?
[07:16] Hiroto
    Oh. Right.
[07:19] Hiroto
    That one with all the smoke and lightning.
[07:23] Hiroto
    Is that the one called "Black Wings"?
[07:25] Sarasa
    Ever since he got that colored star,
    he's never disabled that ability.
[07:30] Sarasa
    Kugasaki's ability selection will be
    Numerical Adjustment and Black Wings.
[07:34] Sarasa
    Plus, something like
    Emergency Mobilization.
[07:38] Hiroto
    So what would you do, Saionji?
[07:41] Sarasa
    I'd probably use Manipulate Location
    Coordinates to rewrite Device coordinates.
[07:45] Hiroto
    Manipulate Location Coordinates?
SIGN    Manipulate Location Coordinates
SIGN    Manipulate Location Coordinates
[07:47] Sarasa
    It makes the Device think
     you're at a card's location,
[07:50] Sarasa
    so you can pick up numbers
     without going to them.
[07:52] Hiroto
    Th-That's an actual ability?
[07:54] Sarasa
    You can only install it
    if you're Five Stars or above.
SIGN    5 Stars or Above
SIGN    5 Stars or Above
SIGN    Explore
SIGN    Explore
[07:58] Sarasa
    Another idea might be the Explore ability
    to look up all card locations at the start.
[08:04] Hiroto
    But District 4's so big,
    that probably wouldn't be realistic.
[08:08] Hiroto
    Say, Himeji.
[08:09] Hiroto
    Are there any One Star abilities
    that may prove handy in this game?
[08:14] Shirayuki
    In this case, I wonder if
    Display Bug might be appropriate.
[08:18] Hiroto
    I see. That one makes the
    opponent's Device screen glitch out.
[08:22] Shirayuki
    For the second slot, the Luck ability
    might help to even the odds.
[08:26] Shirayuki
    It improves the chances of
    higher-numbered cards appearing closer.
[08:30] Hiroto
    And I guess Numerical
    Adjustment in the last slot.
[08:33] Shirayuki
    This may be presumptuous, but since
    the true battle is in the collection phase,
[08:37] Shirayuki
    I question if it will be effective.
[08:39] Hiroto
    True. But maybe we can
    think of it as insurance.
[08:42] Shirayuki
    Very well.
[08:45] Hiroto
    Numerical Adjustment,
    Luck, and Display Bug.
[08:47] Hiroto
    With what I can use now,
    that's probably the best strategy I have.
[08:56] Hiroto
    Why have you been avoiding her?
[08:59] Shirayuki
    Actually, Rina is the one
    who has been avoiding me.
[09:03] Hiroto
    "Rina"? Kinda informal.
[09:05] Shirayuki
    I used to see her every day.
    She was my closest companion.
[09:10] Hiroto
    Why, then?
[09:12] Shirayuki
    I think Rina may be hiding something
    from me and the Saionji family.
[09:18] Shirayuki
    I wish for you to protect her, Master.
[09:22] Shirayuki
    She is actually quite a fragile girl.
[09:27] Suzuran
    All righty! The collection phase of the
    Self-Made 27-Form Game starts now, meow!
SIGN    The Self-Made
SIGN    The Self-Made
SIGN    27-Form
SIGN    27-Form
SIGN    Game
SIGN    Game
[09:33] crowd
    Yeah!
[09:33] crowd
    Kugasaki!
[09:34] crowd
    Seven Star!
[09:35] Hiroto
    These things always get intense.
[09:38] Shirayuki
    Connection established.
[09:40] Hiroto
    Okay.
[09:41] Hiroto
    Display Bug is activated.
[09:43] Hiroto
    And thanks to the Luck ability,
    the higher-numbered cards seem to be nearby.
SIGN    Search Here
[09:47] Shirayuki
    Yes. First, go to the 14
    since it's the closest,
[09:50] Shirayuki
    then compare the 17 to
    the next card to plan your route.
[09:55] Hiroto
    Roger that.
[09:57] Hiroto
    Go!
[09:59] Hiroto
    But the 17 is kinda far away.
[10:02] Shirayuki
    That is not a problem.
    I have prepared a fake public bus route.
[10:05] Hiroto
    The Company's at it again.
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Search Here
[10:08] Hiroto
    Oh. It looks like Kugasaki
    has already picked up the 5.
[10:12] Shirayuki
    He may have been lucky
    and started close to it.
[10:15] Shirayuki
    But he likely knows about the Display Bug
    by now. I wonder how he will proceed.
[10:21] Hiroto
    Himeji, what's wrong?
[10:23] Shirayuki
    Um, it appears Kugasaki-sama
    just picked up his second card.
[10:27] Hiroto
    Huh?
[10:28] Hiroto
    That's strange. The number of cards
     displayed hasn't changed yet.
[10:32] Shirayuki
    He likely picked up a card with a number
    and coordinates as yet unrevealed.
[10:37] Hiroto
    Wait. Does that mean
    he's using the Explore ability?
[10:40] Hiroto
    If he knew the locations from the start,
[10:42] Hiroto
    picking up a card that hasn't
    been revealed yet makes sense.
[10:45] Hiroto
    But if you don't know the card's value,
    going to it would waste time.
[10:50] Hiroto
    Wait, did he ditch
    Numerical Adjustment—
[10:52] Kugasaki
    Oh? Looks like you have
    some game sense, after all.
[10:55] Hiroto
    Kugasaki? How did you...
    You don't know what my ID is.
[11:00] Kugasaki
    The Black Wings ability is useful
    for more than just stage effects.
[11:04] Kugasaki
    I can use it to transmit
    my voice from far away.
[11:08] Hiroto
    Huh. If you're just calling
    to brag, I'll hang up.
[11:12] Kugasaki
    Let me impart some wisdom on you.
[11:14] Kugasaki
    You are making a fundamental mistake.
[11:16] Hiroto
    Huh?
[11:17] Kugasaki
    At this rate, the game will end
    in absolute victory to me.
[11:22] Kugasaki
    Well then, Shinohara. Two seconds left.
[11:25] Hiroto
    Two seconds?
[11:27] Hiroto
    The game's only been
    going for five minutes.
[11:30] Hiroto
    Wait. Five minutes?
    Something's wrong.
[11:33] Hiroto
    One more card should've been revealed.
[11:35] Hiroto
    But there isn't any
    new card information yet.
SIGN    Search Here
SIGN    Collection Phase
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Collection Phase
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[11:38] Shirayuki
    What could this mean?
[11:40] Shirayuki
    There has been nothing to indicate
    that Kugasaki-sama has picked up the 10.
[11:44] Shirayuki
    And why did the other mystery card disappear?
[11:48] Hiroto
    No. It didn't disappear.
    Its info has been revealed.
[11:51] Hiroto
    So the card whose value
    was unknown so far...
[11:54] Shirayuki
    ...has just been revealed to be the 10?
[11:56] Hiroto
    Damn it!
[11:56] Hiroto
    It looked like I wasn't getting new info,
    but that was it! That was the reveal!
[12:01] Hiroto
    Kugasaki's planning on looking up all
    the card locations and picking them all up.
[12:05] Hiroto
    At this rate, I'll never get any new info.
[12:09] Shirayuki
    Surely not!
[12:10] Hiroto
    It's true.
[12:11] Hiroto
    He's trying to get 18 out of 20 cards
    in the collection phase to secure victory.
[12:17] Shirayuki
    Master, the bus Kagaya-san is
    driving has apparently been blocked.
[12:21] Hiroto
    What?
[12:22] Shirayuki
    Hotrods with Self-Made Knights markings
    have been racing around District 4,
[12:26] Shirayuki
    and the police have mobilized to stop them.
[12:29] Hiroto
    Must be Emergency Mobilization at work.
[12:32] Shirayuki
    My plan...
[12:34] Shirayuki
    If all of my ploys are blocked,
    I can't do anything.
[12:39] Hiroto
    No, we're not done. It isn't over yet!
[12:42] Shirayuki
    But what are you going to do now?
[12:48] Hiroto
    Okay.
[12:50] Hiroto
    I can't blame Himeji for being worried.
[12:53] Hiroto
    Even if I take the train to grab the 17,
[12:55] Hiroto
    there's a very good chance
    Kugasaki will beat me to it.
[12:58] Hiroto
    In that case...
[13:04] Urasaka
    Oh. Hey there, Shinohara.
[13:06] Hiroto
    Urasaka-senpai?
[13:17] Urasaka
    Thank Headmistress Ichinose or whoever
    for getting me the business permit.
[13:23] Hiroto
    Arranging for a motorcycle to be used as
    public transport? She sure thought ahead.
[13:28] Urasaka
    Anyway, I'm out. Good luck, Shinohara.
[13:30] Hiroto
    Yeah, thank—
[13:34] Hiroto
    ...you very much.
[13:37] Shirayuki
    The 17 card is apparently
    on the second or third floor.
[13:42] Hiroto
    Okay.
[13:43] Hiroto
    Huh?
[13:45] Hiroto
    Are you kidding me?
[13:48] Hiroto
    Is this even allowed?
[13:53] Hiroto
    A little more...
[13:58] Hiroto
    Got it!
SIGN    Now Collecting
SIGN    Now Collecting
SIGN    Now Collecting
[14:07] Suzuran
    Wow, meow!
SIGN    Now Collecting
[14:10] Suzuran
    Kugasaki-senpai just
    got another card, meow!
[14:14] Suzuran
    And Shinohara-kun hasn't picked up
     any for quite a while, meow!
[14:17] Suzuran
    He's in a real, real, real tight spot, meow!
[14:25] Hiroto
    Himeji?
[14:28] Hiroto
    What's the situation now?
[14:29] Hiroto
    If Kugasaki has already collected
    18 cards, I have no chance.
[14:34] Hiroto
    Ow!
[14:35] Hiroto
    But it's too soon to give up. I'm the
    only one using Numerical Adjustment.
[14:40] Hiroto
    With a third card,
    I might have the advantage...
[14:42] Sarasa
    It's not gonna happen, dummy.
[14:45] Sarasa
    The only place you need to go
    right now is the emergency room.
[14:52] Hiroto
    You really think I can do that?
[14:56] Hiroto
    I still have to find her.
[14:59] Hiroto
    She always found ways of sneaking me out
    and taking me new places to play.
[15:04] Hiroto
    Until I see her again,
    there's no way I'm gonna lose.
[15:09] Hiroto
    Plus, if I lose, there'll be
    consequences for you, too.
[15:14] Hiroto
    Don't you need to keep playing
    the kidnapped heiress's double?
[15:18] Hiroto
    You and I are in the same position,
    Saionji. We're accomplices.
[15:23] Hiroto
    Let me protect your lie, too.
[15:33] Sarasa
    It was a lie.
[15:35] Hiroto
    Huh?
[15:35] Sarasa
    That stuff about Sarasa
    getting kidnapped. It's all a lie!
[15:40] Hiroto
    Wait. What do you mean?
[15:43] Sarasa
    "I want to go to a normal school."
[15:45] Sarasa
    That was Sarasa's wish.
[15:49] Sarasa
    I made it look like she was kidnapped
    and took her to the mainland.
[15:53] Hiroto
    You defied the Saionji family all by yourself?
[15:55] Sarasa
    Yeah, that's right. I am a genius, you know.
[15:59] Hiroto
    Shouldn't you have
    at least brought Himeji in—
[16:01] Sarasa
    How could I, idiot?!
[16:03] Sarasa
    The lie is set to be revealed
    when Sarasa graduates in two years.
[16:07] Sarasa
    How could I drag Yuki
    into something like that?
[16:11] Sarasa
    So you should just give up!
[16:13] Sarasa
    We can still tell them
    it was all my fault.
[16:17] Sarasa
    I fooled you with my lies.
    You're just a victim.
[16:21] Hiroto
    Yeah, now it finally makes sense.
[16:25] Sarasa
    Huh?
[16:26] Hiroto
    To make your friend's dream come true,
[16:28] Hiroto
    you fooled both Academy Island
    and the Saionji family.
[16:31] Hiroto
    That's insane, but I can relate.
    I think it's pretty awesome.
[16:36] Hiroto
    Totally my type.
[16:38] Sarasa
    Huh? What?
[16:40] Sarasa
    What do you mean?
[16:45] Hiroto
    I'm saying, let's keep this act up
     for a little while longer.
[16:50] Sarasa
    Shinohara...
[16:51] Shirayuki
    Master!
[16:54] Shirayuki
    Are you injured?
[16:56] Hiroto
    Himeji, bring me up to speed.
[16:58] Shirayuki
    R-Right. Kugasaki-sama has
    collected a total of 16 cards.
[17:03] Shirayuki
    The location data for the
    remaining two has yet to be revealed.
SIGN    Self-Made Holy Knight Brigade
SIGN    Self-Made Holy Knight Brigade
[17:07] Hiroto
    In that case, it's pretty certain
    I'll end up with two. All right...
[17:12] Sarasa
    We need a way to turn this around.
[17:15] Shirayuki
    Please hold on a second.
    You are not giving up?
[17:18] Shirayuki
    The Company's ploys
    have all been blocked,
[17:21] Shirayuki
    but you think you can win
    in this hopeless situation?
[17:25] Hiroto; Sarasa
    Of course.
[17:29] Shirayuki
    Master, thank you so much
     for listening to my wish.
[17:34] Sarasa
    What do you mean "your wish," Yuki?
[17:37] Shirayuki
    Don't worry about it, Rina.
[17:40] Shirayuki
    Well, then. I will start
    brainstorming as well.
[17:43] Shirayuki
    If I backed out while my master
    and best friend were still trying,
[17:47] Shirayuki
    I would be a failure as a maid.
[17:48] Sarasa
    B-Best friend? Shucks, Yuki.
SIGN    Numerical Adjustment
SIGN    Can change numerical values that have a function in the game
SIGN    Penetrate Defense
SIGN    Temporarily disable opponent's defense ability
SIGN    Display Bug
SIGN    Make opponent's display bug out
SIGN    Blackout
SIGN    Make a selected area pitch-black, obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN    Inability Barrier
SIGN    Create a wall that shuts down the opponent's attacks
SIGN    Afterthought
[17:53] Hiroto
    Hey, Saionji...
[17:55] Sarasa
    Hm?
[17:55] Hiroto
    Is there an ability that
    lets you change the rules?
SIGN    Rule Breaker
SIGN    Can rewrite game rules
SIGN    Installation Requirements: 6 Stars or Above
[17:58] Sarasa
    Yeah. The most famous one is Rule Breaker.
[18:01] Sarasa
    But it's only for people
    ranked Six Stars or above.
[18:05] Hiroto
    I don't care about that.
    The important thing is it exists.
[18:11] Sarasa
    You've thought of something
    really devious, haven't you?
[18:14] Hiroto
    To pull it off, I'll need to
    update the Display Bug effects.
[18:19] Shirayuki
    If we focus all Company resources,
    it might just be possible.
[18:23] Shirayuki
    No...
[18:24] Shirayuki
    I will make sure it happens in time!
[18:27] Hiroto
    He's just a simple Five Star.
[18:29] Hiroto
    What am I even doing here
    if I can't trick someone like that?
[18:33] crowd
    Wow!
[18:33] crowd
    Good luck, boss!
[18:34] crowd
    Finish him off!
[18:36] crowd
    Do it!
[18:38] crowd
    Hiroto!
[18:39] crowd
    Kugasaki!
[18:40] Kugasaki
    You toppled my goddess before,
[18:42] Kugasaki
    so while I was wary of you,
    I also expected great things.
[18:46] Kugasaki
    But there is no way you can win the
    three rounds you need to defeat me.
[18:51] Kugasaki
    Well, Shinohara? Rather than engage
    in an extremely dull reveal phase,
[18:56] Kugasaki
    I recommend you yield.
[18:58] Hiroto
    Maybe you're right.
[19:06] Kugasaki
    And so, victory is mine!
[19:09] Suzuran
    W-Well, then! I will now
    announce the winner, meow!
[19:12] Suzuran
    So that's that! The winner of
    the Self-Made 27-Form Game is...
[19:18] Shirayuki
    We're running out of time!
[19:19] Suzuran
    Kugasa—
[19:20] Hiroto
    Hold on a minute, referee.
[19:20] Suzuran
    Meow?
[19:22] crowd
    What's going on?
[19:23] crowd
    What happened?
[19:24] Hiroto
    Hey, Kugasaki, do you know what
    condition needs to be met to end the game?
[19:29] Kugasaki
    Are you trying to mock me?
[19:31] Kugasaki
    Obviously, it's to win
    during the reveal phase.
[19:35] Hiroto
    That's the condition to win the game.
    I mean the condition to end the game.
[19:40] Kugasaki
    To merely end the game,
    either both players run out of cards...
[19:45] Hiroto
    This is all I've got.
[19:46] Kugasaki
    ...or one side takes more rounds and wins.
[19:49] Kugasaki
    What's the matter?
    Stalling like this is pathetic.
[19:53] Kagaya
    I got your back, Hiro-kyun!
[19:57] Hiroto
    You're totally missing the point, dude.
[20:00] Kugasaki
    Of what?
SIGN    of cards, the reveal phase ends
SIGN    and the player with more round points becomes
    the victor of the Self-Made 27-Form Game.
SIGN    If both sides run out
SIGN    If both sides run out
SIGN    Conditions to End the Reveal Phase
SIGN    If either side runs out
SIGN    If either side runs out
[20:05] Kugasaki
    What? What's happening?
[20:07] Kugasaki
    The rule was supposed to say
    "if both sides run out of cards"!
[20:11] Hiroto
    Maybe it was, but that's what it says now.
[20:14] Hiroto
    Either you were mistaken,
[20:16] Hiroto
    or maybe somebody tweaked things.
[20:18] Kugasaki
    Unbelievable! You scumbag!
[20:20] Kugasaki
    Did you use Rule Breaker?!
[20:24] Hiroto
    According to the current rules, since I ran
    out of cards, the reveal phase is over.
[20:29] Hiroto
    The score's 0-0. We're even.
[20:31] Kugasaki
    Y-You smug piece of trash!
[20:34] Hiroto
    All right, let's start the battle afresh.
[20:37] Kugasaki
    But you must recall that with Emergency
    Mobilization, I can change my team members.
[20:41] Kugasaki
    The advantage remains with me!
[20:44] Hiroto
    Oh boy. You're really making me work for it.
[20:47] Kugasaki
    What are you talking about?
[20:49] Hiroto
    With this, I've just won.
[20:52] Kugasaki
    What?
[20:56] Kugasaki
    So you didn't discard it?
[20:57] Kugasaki
    But since I have zero cards,
    that will have no effect on the score.
[21:02] Kugasaki
    You're the one who used
    Rule Breaker to change the rules!
[21:05] Hiroto
    Change the rules, huh?
[21:07] Hiroto
    That was just your imagination.
[21:09] Kugasaki
    My imagination?
[21:10] Hiroto
    All I did was make it look that way
    by changing the text on the screen.
SIGN    and the player with more round points becomes
     the victor of the Self-Made 27-Form Game.
SIGN    Conditions to End the Reveal Phase
SIGN    If both sides run out of cards, the reveal phase ends
[21:15] Kugasaki
    Huh?!
SIGN    and the player with more round points becomes
     the victor of the Self-Made 27-Form Game.
[21:17] Suzuran
    What's this, meow? Then, the reveal phase...
[21:19] Hiroto
    ...is obviously not over yet.
    So then, once again...
[21:26] Hiroto
    And you? Oh, right.
    You don't have a single card.
[21:32] Hiroto
    That's why, like I just told you...
[21:37] Hiroto
    That means I win, flunky.
[21:40] crowd
    Wow!
[21:42] crowd
    He's the best!
[21:49] Shirayuki
    A brilliant victory, Master.
[21:52] Shirayuki
    I thought you were amazing.
SIGN    District 4
    
    University
    Hospital
[22:05] Sarasa
    Shinohara!
[22:06] Sarasa
    Jeez. You aren't supposed to
    sneak out of your hospital room.
[22:10] Hiroto
    Yo. Come to check on me?
[22:11] Sarasa
    N-No! I was just passing and remembered
    I had something to say to you.
[22:18] Hiroto
    Something to say?
[22:19] Sarasa
    First of all, about your skill.
[22:22] Sarasa
    You've been hiding your
    true abilities, haven't you?
[22:24] Sarasa
    If I'd been in your place,
    I don't know if I could've won that game.
[22:29] Hiroto
    And what else?
[22:30] Sarasa
    Huh?
[22:30] Hiroto
    "First of all" means
    there's something else, right?
[22:33] Sarasa
    Yeah...
[22:34] Sarasa
    The other thing is, like, after I told you
    the real Sarasa hadn't been kidnapped,
[22:40] Sarasa
    you suddenly got motivated.
[22:42] Hiroto
    Hm? Well, I guess you're right there.
[22:45] Sarasa
    Well, about that...
[22:46] Sarasa
    What was all that about?
    The "my type" stuff.
[22:50] Hiroto
    Okay, sure. Got it.
[22:53] Hiroto
    Himeji says I can head on home.
[22:55] Hiroto
    Oh, my bad. Um, what were you saying?
[22:57] Sarasa
    I didn't say a thing.
[23:01] Hiroto
    H-Hey! Hey! I'm wounded here!
[23:04] Sarasa
    Yeah, right. A wounded person
    lounging around on the roof?
[23:08] Sarasa
    Not just your injuries...
[23:11] Sarasa
    Your lie also didn't get out and
    you weren't kicked off the island.
[23:16] Sarasa
    I'm really glad it all worked out.
[23:20] Hiroto
    Who do you think I am?
[23:22] Hiroto
    I'm the Seven Star,
    the strongest on the island.
[23:28] Hiroto
    That wasn't much of a tight spot for me.
[23:35] Sarasa
    You really are a big fat liar.

E4 - Chocolate and the Devil

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[00:00] Shirayuki
    It is nice to see you, Sly Fox-sama.
[00:03] Ichinose
    Oh, come on. Do you think you can just add
    "sama" to anything and it'll sound polite?
[00:08] Shirayuki
    What exactly do you want today?
[00:10] Ichinose
    Frosty as always, I see.
[00:12] Ichinose
    I wanted to talk to you about something.
[00:15] Ichinose
    Shirayuki, I have a question for you.
[00:17] Ichinose
    Your master, Shinohara Hiroto,
    has played four games so far.
[00:22] Ichinose
    What rank do you think he is right now?
[00:25] Shirayuki
    He cannot gain stars while
    pretending to be a Seven Star,
[00:29] Shirayuki
    so isn't he only a One Star?
[00:32] Ichinose
    Wrong.
[00:33] Ichinose
    Shinohara Hiroto's actual rank is Two Star.
[00:37] Shirayuki
    Why is that?
[00:39] Ichinose
    You know how the Unique Stars work, correct?
[00:42] Ichinose
    When the holder of a Unique Star loses
    a game, that star is always taken from them.
[00:47] Shirayuki
    Yes.
[00:48] Ichinose
    In the last game, he defeated the holder of
    the Indigo Star: the Phoenix, Kugasaki Seiran.
[00:55] Ichinose
    Shinohara is a false Seven Star.
    He cannot gain any more stars.
[00:59] Ichinose
    Yet he was still required to take the
    Indigo Unique Star that Kugasaki held.
[01:04] Ichinose
    In a case like that, a normal star would
    usually be replaced by the Unique Star.
[01:09] Shirayuki
    I see. Which means...
[01:11] Ichinose
    Exactly. In Shinohara's case,
    that wasn't possible.
[01:15] Ichinose
    He already held one colored Star.
    He didn't have any normal Stars.
[01:20] Ichinose
    In a very unusual case like that,
    the winner receives an extra Unique Star.
[01:25] Ichinose
    So Shinohara is now "double-colored."
    He has the Red Star and the Indigo Star.
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[01:30] Ichinose
    If he keeps defeating
    players with Unique Stars,
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[01:33] Ichinose
    he'll eventually become
    an "all-color" Seven Star.
[01:38] Ichinose
    He's played four, won four, and two of those
    were against the Empress and the Phoenix.
SIGN    Name
SIGN    Saionji Sarasa
SIGN    Total Score
SIGN    LOSER
SIGN    LOSER
[01:42] Ichinose
    He demonstrated his skills in
    the Self-Made 27-Form Game.
[01:45] Ichinose
    He wielded those exploits with exceptional
     versatility, wit, and imagination.
SIGN    of cards, the reveal phase ends
SIGN    and the player with more round points becomes
    the victor of the Self-Made 27-Form Game.
SIGN    If both sides run out
SIGN    If both sides run out
SIGN    Conditions to End the Reveal Phase
SIGN    If either side runs out
SIGN    If either side runs out
[01:50] Shirayuki
    Were you aware he had such skills when
    you brought my master to Academy Island?
[01:55] Ichinose
    What do you think?
[01:57] Ichinose
    Well, it was at least obvious he was worth
     more than his transfer exam scores showed.
[02:01] Shirayuki
    "Worth"? Are you trying to use my master?
[02:03] Ichinose
    Oh, certainly. I am using him
     to fulfill my own ambitions.
[02:08] Ichinose
    Shinohara must already
     realize that himself.
[02:11] Ichinose
    We're using each other, you see.
[02:13] Ichinose
    Shinohara has a reason to stay on this island,
    and I have my own reasons for needing him.
[02:17] Ichinose
    See? Our interests overlap.
[02:20] Shirayuki
    You're using each other?
[02:22] Ichinose
    However, things may not
    go this smoothly forever.
[02:26] Ichinose
    If he keeps gaining stars,
    he'll face greater and greater danger.
[02:29] Ichinose
    And when that happens, what will you do?
[02:33] Shirayuki
    You need not worry about that.
[02:35] Shirayuki
    I will stay by my master's side,
     no matter what happens.
SIGN    Chocolate
    and the Devil
[04:15] Shirayuki
    My name is Himeji Shirayuki.
[04:17] Shirayuki
    Until very recently, I was enrolled
    in Ouka Academy in District 3,
[04:22] Shirayuki
    but due to circumstances,
    I have been transferred to Eimei Academy.
[04:28] Shirayuki
    I am shy around new people and
    I especially have trouble talking to boys,
[04:32] Shirayuki
    so I apologize if I appear rude at times,
[04:35] Shirayuki
    but I assure you,
    it does not mean I dislike you.
[04:38] Shirayuki
    I would be grateful if
    you could be patient with me.
[04:43] boys
    Whoa.
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
[04:44] girl
    She's so cute!
[04:46] Nana
    All right, settle down.
[04:49] Nana
    I have one more announcement to make today.
[04:52] Nana
    It's about Eimei Academy's
    traditional campus competition event.
SIGN    8:00 am — 5:00 pm
SIGN    All students are
    required to participate
SIGN    All-Campus Elimination Battle
SIGN    April 25 (Mon) —
    April 29 (Fri)
[04:56] Nana
    The All-Campus Elimination
    Battle begins next week.
[04:59] Nana
    All students will participate in mock games
     using the special Trial command.
[05:06] Nana
    In Trial games, Stars will not be exchanged.
[05:09] Nana
    Also, you can challenge
    anyone, regardless of rank.
[05:14] Nana
    However, if you lose, you're out.
[05:16] Nana
    It's a survival contest that ends
    when only one is left standing.
[05:20] Nana
    The event will also decide who competes
     in the inter-academy contest next month.
[05:25] Nana
    The top five players will
    be chosen to participate.
[05:30] Nana
    Whoever lasts the longest
    will also get a wonderful reward,
[05:34] Nana
    so give it your best shot!
[05:36] Hiroto
    Here. This one's for you, Himeji.
[05:39] Shirayuki
    Is it really all right to accept this?
[05:41] Shirayuki
    After you worked so hard to
    acquire this rare chocolate cornet?
[05:44] Hiroto
    Totally. After all, it was thanks to your
    exploits that I beat that guy.
[05:54] Hiroto
    Hey, are you okay?
    You don't need to eat in such a rush.
[05:58] Shirayuki
    Oh! Excuse me. It is so delicious,
    I could not help myself.
[06:03] Shirayuki
    The All-Campus Elimination
     Battle. In all honesty,
[06:06] Shirayuki
    it is full of elements that will be
    very disadvantageous to you, Master.
[06:10] Shirayuki
    This event works on a principle
    called "State of Conflict."
[06:13] Shirayuki
    You approach the opponent you want
    to challenge and make a Trial request.
[06:18] Shirayuki
    The request is accepted automatically,
[06:20] Shirayuki
    and you cannot send or receive
    other requests until a winner is decided.
SIGN    State of Conflict
[06:24] Shirayuki
    That is the State of Conflict.
[06:26] Shirayuki
    Also, if the State of Conflict continues
    for 24 hours without a Trial taking place,
[06:32] Shirayuki
    you will be eliminated.
[06:34] Shirayuki
    Even though no Stars are exchanged
    in this event, you still must not lose.
[06:40] Shirayuki
    We should devise a strategy that will
    secure your position as the strongest player.
[06:44] Hiroto
    It sounds like just running away
    would be the best move here.
[06:47] Shirayuki
    Yes. If you can maintain a minimum distance
     from others, requests cannot be accepted.
[06:53] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, I think someone's coming!
[06:57] Noa
    You're Hiroto-kun.
[07:00] Noa
    Right?
[07:03] Hiroto
    Oh, man!
[07:05] Hiroto
    She's really pretty, but also looks
    kind of innocent. Like a small animal.
[07:09] Hiroto
    And those ponytails suit her perfectly.
[07:12] Noa
    Hm? Hey, Hiroto-kun, are you ignoring me?
[07:16] Noa
    When a girl this cute starts talking
    to you, isn't that kind of mean?
[07:21] Hiroto
    Oh, uh, I wasn't trying to ignore you.
[07:23] Noa
    Really? Then you must've
    been enchanted by my looks.
[07:26] Noa
    I guess I can't blame you!
[07:29] Hiroto
    So, who are you anyway?
[07:31] Noa
    Me? I'm Noa. Akizuki Noa.
     Nice to meet you!
[07:36] Noa
    I'm a little smaller than everyone else,
[07:38] Noa
    but I'm a third-year,
    which means I'm your senpai.
[07:42] Noa
    Anyway...
[07:46] Noa
    You really are strong, Hiroto-kun.
[07:49] Hiroto
    Hey, you won a battle for the cornets, too!
[07:53] Noa
    Yup! Because I'm so strong, smart, and cute!
[07:58] Hiroto
    Ahem. So what did you want?
[08:02] Noa
    "Want"? Hm, what do I want?
[08:05] Noa
    Well, I guess there is something.
[08:08] Noa
    So, are you two going out or what?
[08:11] Hiroto
    Me and Himeji, you mean?
[08:13] Hiroto
    If so, you've got the wrong idea.
[08:15] Shirayuki
    At least for the time being, we are
    maintaining a wholesome relationship.
[08:19] Noa
    Huh. Okay. I guess not, then.
[08:22] Noa
    In that case...
[08:24] Noa
    Yay!
[08:26] Hiroto
    Huh?
[08:27] Hiroto
    Hey, get off me.
[08:29] Noa
    Huh? Why?
[08:31] Noa
    This is your chance to snuggle
    with someone as cute as me!
[08:34] Hiroto
    Ah! She smells so sweet!
[08:37] Hiroto
    Ow!
[08:39] Hiroto
    Get to the point, Akizuki.
[08:41] Noa
    Jeez, you're so pushy, Hiroto-kun.
[08:44] Noa
    Fine, I will.
[08:46] Noa
    It's about the All-Campus
    Elimination Battle.
[08:48] Noa
    Libra did a survey on it. Who you want to
    do a Trial with the most, that kinda thing.
[08:53] Noa
    And well, I'm so strong and cute,
    I was naturally near the top of the list,
[08:58] Noa
    but it looks like you're by far
    the most popular, Hiroto-kun.
[09:01] Noa
    Did you know?
[09:02] Hiroto
    No, I hadn't heard.
[09:04] Noa
    Huh. You don't look too interested.
[09:08] Noa
    I see. I guess that makes sense.
[09:12] Noa
    Well, that's about all.
[09:14] Noa
    All right. Bye-bye, Hiroto-kun.
[09:17] Noa
    Thanks so much for chatting with me!
[09:22] Shirayuki
    Keep your guard up around her.
[09:24] Shirayuki
    Akizuki Noa-sama,
    nicknamed the Little Devil.
[09:27] Shirayuki
    She's one of only three
    Six Star students at Eimei.
[09:31] Hiroto
    A Six Star? Seriously?
    She's really that strong?
SIGN    Six Stars
[09:34] Shirayuki
    Yes. But in addition to that,
    I am getting a very bad feeling about her.
[09:39] Shirayuki
    Something monstrous. I am unsure what.
[09:43] Shirayuki
    By the way, Master,
    is that the type of girl you are into?
[09:47] Hiroto
    Huh?
SIGN    District 4
SIGN    Ichinose Natsume
[09:55] Ichinose
    My, my. This has been difficult.
[09:58] Ichinose
    In that critical game against Kugasaki,
[10:00] Ichinose
    in order to save you, Shirayuki
    had to expose herself to the masses.
[10:05] Ichinose
    Yet on Academy Island, it's unthinkable to be
     supported by a student from another District.
[10:09] Ichinose
    In order to smooth things over,
    I had to transfer her to Eimei.
[10:13] Ichinose
    It was also necessary to recruit her to help
    you win the All-Campus Elimination Battle.
[10:19] Ichinose
    Do you realize how troublesome it is
    to transfer a student on Academy Island?
[10:24] Ichinose
    Thanks to you, I got into a lot of trouble.
[10:28] Hiroto
    Does that mean you're going to
    make me do something for you in return?
[10:31] Ichinose
    You're quite perceptive. I don't
    dislike that part of you, Shinohara.
[10:36] Ichinose
    At the present moment, there are two
    very curious things happening on campus.
[10:41] Ichinose
    The first involves outside forces sticking
     their noses into the upcoming event.
[10:47] Ichinose
    They've been setting off alerts
    here and there since yesterday.
[10:50] Hiroto
    What could they be after?
[10:53] Ichinose
    It seems you, the Seven Star,
    are their most likely target.
[10:57] Ichinose
    You're in a very enviable position.
[10:59] Hiroto
    I see. So what's the other thing?
[11:03] Ichinose
    This one is even more troublesome.
    It has to do with the Unique Stars.
[11:08] Ichinose
    Each campus on Academy Island
    is issued one Unique Star.
[11:12] Ichinose
    Eimei had one, too. The Green Unique Star.
[11:16] Hiroto
    "Had"?
[11:17] Ichinose
    Yes. It was stolen.
SIGN    Robbery
SIGN    Robbery
SIGN    Robbery
[11:23] Ichinose
    We were moving its save location to use it as
    a prize in the All-Campus Elimination Battle
[11:27] Ichinose
    when it was seemingly taken in a hack.
SIGN    Server Failure
SIGN    Server Failure
SIGN    Server Failure
[11:30] Ichinose
    The Green Star. It definitely has
    some kind of effect on perception,
[11:34] Ichinose
    but the abilities it grants differ
    greatly depending on the person.
[11:38] Ichinose
    If it's in the hands of someone
     who had enough skill to steal it,
[11:42] Ichinose
    who knows what might happen?
[11:44] Hiroto
    The outsider attacks are one thing, but whoever
    took the Unique Star must be a student, right?
[11:49] Ichinose
    It isn't clear yet if the
    attacks are connected,
[11:51] Ichinose
    but there's a definite possibility
     it's the same person.
[11:55] Ichinose
    I'd like you to help us
    to root out the culprit.
[11:59] Ichinose
    They will probably take advantage
    of the event to come after you.
[12:02] Ichinose
    So as long as you stay alive in the game,
    they should make the first move.
[12:07] Ichinose
    And remember what I just told you?
    The culprit holds a Unique Star.
[12:13] Ichinose
    The Green Star, which you were supposed
    to win in the All-Campus Elimination Battle.
[12:19] Ichinose
    You must have some idea
    what that means, yes?
[12:23] Hiroto
    You're telling me to get it back myself?
[12:27] Ichinose
    As such, you have three
    missions during this event.
SIGN    Find the
    Culprit
[12:31] Ichinose
    Expose the identity of whoever's trying to
    infiltrate the All-Campus Elimination Battle.
SIGN    Recover
     the
SIGN    Unique
    Star
[12:45] Ichinose
    Recover the stolen Unique Star.
[13:02] Ichinose
    And lastly...
SIGN    The Strongest
     on Academy Island
[13:03] Ichinose
    Score a decisive victory and clinch the
    position of strongest on Academy Island.
[13:10] boy
    Tch.
[13:14] Shirayuki
    They left.
[13:16] Hiroto
    This is gonna be harder than I thought.
     They chase me wherever I go.
[13:19] Shirayuki
    The thought of a no-risk game against
    a Seven Star must be very appealing.
[13:25] Shirayuki
    Indeed, at the moment, I believe
    we have no other strategy, Master.
[13:30] Shirayuki
    We must disable their ability
    to see all participants' locations,
[13:33] Shirayuki
    and temporarily block Trial requests
    with some kind of basic jamming
[13:38] Shirayuki
    so you can hide from them.
[13:41] Shirayuki
    In short, you have to keep running away.
[13:47] Shirayuki
    If we can get through this extracurricular
    lesson, the first day is over.
[13:51] Shirayuki
    Just a little longer, Master.
[13:53] Hiroto
    Yeah.
SIGN    Message from Akizuki Noa
[14:08] Hiroto
    Huh?
[14:10] Hiroto
    The jamming didn't work!
[14:12] Tatara
    Shinohara-kun!
[14:14] Tatara
    Please play a Trial game with me!
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Tee-hee-hee.
SIGN    Never mind
[14:20] Hiroto
    Did she target me directly?
[14:22] Hiroto
    Has this Akizuki girl
    seen through our strategy?
[14:25] Tatara
    Shinohara-kun?
[14:28] Hiroto
    Yeah, I guess I have to,
    since you asked.
[14:32] Hiroto
    But don't come crying to me when you lose.
[14:37] Hiroto
    Ugh. Tatara was really tough.
[14:40] Hiroto
    No wonder she's president
    of 2-A, the top class.
[14:45] Shirayuki
    Master, are you certain it was all
    right for me to take my bath first?
[14:50] Hiroto
    It's fine.
[14:51] Hiroto
    If not for that, you'd change into your maid
     uniform all sweaty and go back to working.
[14:55] Shirayuki
    I see. Of course, when you
    compel me to take a bath, Master,
[14:59] Shirayuki
    it makes you come across
    as a rather seasoned pervert.
[15:03] Shirayuki
    Oh, pardon me.
[15:04] Shirayuki
    At any rate, the first day is over.
    How did you feel about it, Master?
[15:09] Hiroto
    Well, I'm at least relieved that the Device
    sensor and basic jamming seem to be working.
[15:14] Hiroto
    But since it's an elimination game,
[15:16] Hiroto
    the ones left at the end will be
    the toughest players, like Akizuki.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Tee-hee-hee.
SIGN    Never mind
[15:19] Shirayuki
    Yes. I am doubtful we will be able to
    keep avoiding her until the final day.
[15:24] Shirayuki
    For that reason, I have summoned
    the Company's Head of Electronics.
[15:28] Kagaya
    Here I am!
[15:30] Kagaya
    Your big sis, Kagaya,
     brought you a little gift.
[15:34] Hiroto
    Kagaya-san? In the flesh?
[15:38] Hiroto
    Sh-She looks scruffy, but what a babe!
[15:42] Kagaya
    How 'bout it?
[15:43] Shirayuki
    That logo. Is this from
    that new shop in District 17?
[15:48] Shirayuki
    Kagaya-san. What were you doing
    while we were in deep trouble?
[15:52] Kagaya
    Gulp! D-Don't get the wrong idea!
[15:56] Kagaya
    I mean, I was still, like, doing support
    and programming while waiting in line.
[16:01] Kagaya
    That's fine, right?
[16:02] Shirayuki
    I never said otherwise.
[16:04] Shirayuki
    However, I fail to see why
    you had to go all alone.
[16:08] Kagaya
    Huh? So you're not mad,
    Shirayuki-chan? But you are pouting.
[16:12] Shirayuki
    I am not pouting.
[16:13] Kagaya
    Huh? Huh? Huh?
[16:15] Kagaya
    Hey, are you seeing this, Hiro-kyun?
    Isn't she acting, like, super cute?
[16:19] Shirayuki
    I-I am not acting cute!
[16:21] Kagaya
    Aw, Shirayuki-chan. My bad, my bad!
[16:23] Kagaya
    I'll feed one to you. Open up and say "aah"!
[16:26] Shirayuki
    Huh? But... I cannot do that
     with my master watching.
[16:30] Kagaya
    It'll turn Hiro-kyun on, so don't sweat it!
[16:34] Kagaya
    See? Here!
[16:37] Kagaya
    You always have such pretty hair. Like, swoon.
[16:41] Hiroto
    K-Kagaya-san! Is that what you came here for?
[16:44] Kagaya
    Oh, yeah, right. I came to
    explain something to you.
[16:49] Kagaya
    I figured it'd be tough for you to run away
     using the programs we already have,
[16:53] Kagaya
    so I wrote a new Device ability for
    all the worrywart Hiro-kyuns out there.
[16:59] Kagaya
    I'll overlap Hiro-kyun's location
    data with Shirayuki-chan's.
[17:02] Kagaya
    And any requests Hiro-kyun receives
    will go to Shirayuki-chan's Device.
[17:06] Kagaya
    So, basically, she'll accept them instead!
[17:09] Kagaya
    I call it the Scapegoat Technique!
[17:13] Kagaya
    This should at least buy you a few days.
[17:16] Kagaya
    If it comes down to it,
    there is a way to emergency bail, too,
[17:20] Kagaya
    but you can only use that once.
[17:22] Hiroto
    Yeah, but are you okay with it, Himeji?
[17:26] Shirayuki
    If this helps you in some way,
    Master, I am very happy to do it.
[17:30] Hiroto
    O-Oh, yeah? Then, sure. I guess it's okay.
[17:41] Hiroto
    Looks like I don't have to worry.
    In that case, I have only one job.
[17:46] Hiroto
    I just have to run!
[17:56] Hiroto
    Who's there?
[18:03] Shirayuki
    We are in trouble, Master!
[18:05] Shirayuki
    I received a transmission from Kagaya-san.
[18:07] Shirayuki
    She said the All-Campus Elimination Battle
    survivors are closing in on your location.
[18:13] Shirayuki
    There's 200 of them!
[18:14] Hiroto
    What are you saying?
[18:15] Shirayuki
    Your coordinates were sent to
    everyone simultaneously, Master!
[18:19] Shirayuki
    Leave that area right away!
[18:21] Hiroto
    Right!
[18:33] Kagaya
    But why? There was no signal a second ago!
[18:36] Noa
    I guess I bumped into you again, Hiroto-kun.
[18:39] Hiroto
    Akizuki? But why?
[18:44] Shirayuki
    Master!
[18:51] Noa
    You really shouldn't. I know I'm so cute
     you'd want to have your way with me,
[18:56] Noa
    but I don't like people who use force.
[18:58] Hiroto
    Then let me go!
[19:01] Noa
    No way! What are you talking about?
[19:04] Noa
    I'm just stuck because you've pushed
    me down and gotten on top of me.
[19:10] Noa
    You can't run away now, can you?
[19:18] Hiroto
    Send a Trial request, Himeji!
[19:20] Shirayuki
    O-Okay!
[19:27] Noa
    Aw, too bad!
[19:30] Noa
    And right when we were about
    to become a big news scandal.
[19:35] Noa
    Oh well. At least I achieved
    my number one goal. I guess that's enough.
[19:41] Noa
    All right, see you later, Hiroto-kun!
[19:43] Hiroto
    Wait, Akizuki! What goal do you mean?
[19:49] Noa
    I'm just too cute and silly. How would I know?
[19:55] Shirayuki
    I am sorry I could not help.
[19:57] Hiroto
    What are you talking about, Himeji?
[19:59] Hiroto
    I'm safe, thanks to you.
[20:01] Shirayuki
    Thank you very much, Master.
[20:05] Hiroto
    What was she after, anyway?
[20:11] Hiroto
    Uh, what's this?
[20:14] Shirayuki
    A cutlet.
[20:15] Shirayuki
    I put my maid's heart and soul into it,
    hoping it aids you to be a cut above the rest.
[20:23] Hiroto
    Thank you.
[20:24] Shirayuki
    I shall prepare it now.
[20:28] Hiroto
    What's wrong?
[20:30] Shirayuki
    We have no cutlet sauce.
[20:32] Hiroto
    Oh. Yeah, we might be out. We should
     still have Worcestershire sauce, though?
[20:37] Shirayuki
    No. You and I are both on
    Team Cutlet Sauce, Master.
[20:40] Shirayuki
    My pride will not allow me
    to compromise on sauce.
[20:43] Shirayuki
    I shall go to the store.
[20:45] Hiroto
    Why don't I go instead?
[20:46] Shirayuki
    You cannot. It would tarnish my reputation.
[20:55] Hiroto
    So Himeji went out, just like that...
[21:02] Hiroto
    Something's not right.
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
[21:08] Hiroto
    Hello?
[21:09] Noa
    Hiya, Hiroto-kun. Having a good night?
[21:12] Hiroto
    Hey. What the hell do
    you think you're doing?
[21:15] Noa
    Huh? What do you mean?
[21:17] Noa
    I just bumped into your little "maid-chan."
[21:20] Hiroto
    You'd better not have
    done anything to Himeji.
[21:22] Noa
    Jeez, you have such a short temper.
[21:25] Noa
    Fine. I'll put her on.
[21:28] Noa
    Your precious, precious little "maid-chan."
[21:31] Hiroto
    Himeji?
[21:33] Shirayuki
    Master...
[21:35] Shirayuki
    I beg your pardon. I will not
    be able to return home today.
[21:39] Hiroto
    You can't come home?
    Did she do something to you?
[21:42] Shirayuki
    Forgive me. I cannot say that, either.
[21:45] Shirayuki
    Master, in order to shut out
    Trial requests from others,
[21:50] Shirayuki
    you and I are now in a
    temporary State of Conflict.
[21:54] Hiroto
    Right.
[21:55] Shirayuki
    And, well...
[21:57] Shirayuki
    About that...
[21:59] Shirayuki
    I am no longer able to
    lose our game tomorrow.

E5 - A Fighting Chance in Eyes of Blue

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[00:01] Shirayuki
    I am no longer able to
    lose our game tomorrow.
[00:06] Shirayuki
    I am very sorry. You may
    punish me any way you wish later.
[00:10] Shirayuki
    So I would ask you to please
    refrain from trying to win.
[00:15] Noa
    So you know she's safe now.
    Told you I didn't do anything to her.
[00:18] Noa
    Anyway, catch ya tomorrow.
[00:22] Sarasa
    I see how it is.
[00:25] Sarasa
    So the Little Devil was behind it all.
[00:28] Hiroto
    Guess she's famous, huh?
[00:30] Sarasa
    Well, with that personality
    and being a Six Star, yeah.
[00:33] Sarasa
    She has to be one of the
    most famous people in Eimei.
[00:37] Sarasa
    But I can't forgive her for
    kidnapping Yuki like that.
[00:41] Hiroto
    Still, it was the perfect strategy.
[00:44] Hiroto
    We also don't have proof that
     Akizuki's the brains behind it.
[00:47] Hiroto
    There might also be someone else.
    She's really good at fooling people.
[00:51] Noa
    Mnyah!
[00:52] Hiroto
    She watches what she says
    and won't let anything slip.
[00:55] Sarasa
    Wheeling and dealing is
    the Little Devil's specialty.
[00:58] Sarasa
    Anyway, I don't know how
    we're going to win without Yuki.
[01:02] Sarasa
    Cheating isn't my thing.
[01:05] Hiroto
    That's the problem.
[01:06] Hiroto
    I don't know how to contact
    the Company, so what should we—
[01:09] Kagaya
    I'm hooome!
[01:12] Hiroto
    Kagaya-san?
[01:15] Kagaya
    Uh-huh, Kagaya-chan.
    Dat's me. Probs. Maybe.
[01:19] Kagaya
    Huh? What's Hiro-kyun doin' at my place...
[01:25] Hiroto
    Nice timing.
[01:27] Kagaya
    'Scuse me?
[01:29] Kagaya
    Sh-Sh-Sh-Shirayuki-chan's missing?!
[01:33] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, did you force
    yourself on Shirayuki-chan?
SIGN    A Fighting Chance
    in Eyes of Blue
[01:35] Hiroto
    No way! She didn't run away.
[01:38] Hiroto
    Akizuki probably ambushed her.
     She was kidnapped.
[01:41] Kagaya
    Oh, how awful!
[01:43] Kagaya
    And who's Little Miss Suspicious here?
[01:45] Sarasa
    I'm, um... Shinohara's collaborator.
[01:49] Hiroto
    Yeah. She's a friend I trust.
[01:51] Sarasa
    And the interrogation stops there.
[01:53] Sarasa
    Anyway, nice to meet you.
[01:55] Kagaya
    Okay, I'll call you Hoodie Girl.
[01:57] Sarasa
    W-Well, that's fine, I guess.
[01:59] Hiroto
    Anyway, let's get started.
[02:02] Hiroto
    We've got to come up with
    a strategy to rescue Himeji.
[02:07] Kagaya
    Here's the game
    Shirayuki-chan requested.
[02:10] Kagaya
    Scalene Love Triangle.
SIGN    Scalene Love Triangle
SIGN    Scalene Love Triangle
[02:13] Kagaya
    It's a kind of card game.
[02:15] Kagaya
    Each player gets 10 cards
    that they play one at a time.
[02:19] Kagaya
    The cards have relative values, and whoever
    plays the higher card gets both cards.
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Superior
SIGN    Inferior
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Superior
SIGN    Inferior
SIGN    Collection
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
[02:24] Kagaya
    When all the cards have been played,
    the player with the most wins.
[02:28] Kagaya
    So you have to get more
    cards than your opponent.
[02:31] Kagaya
    If it's a draw, the cards stay on the board
    and whoever wins the next round gets the lot.
SIGN    Same
SIGN    Same
SIGN    Same
SIGN    Same
[02:35] Kagaya
    Each player starts with 10 cards.
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
[02:37] Kagaya
    With the one bonus card on the board,
     that's a total of 21 cards.
[02:41] Kagaya
    Those are all the cards
    you can use in this Trial.
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
[02:44] Kagaya
    Basically, you need to get more than half.
    If you end up with 11 cards, you win.
[02:49] Kagaya
    Then, the skills on the
    Commoner cards come into play...
[02:51] Hiroto
    Man, she's fast. She's a total genius.
[02:54] Hiroto
    Um, so, what are the different card values?
[02:58] Kagaya
    I just finished putting that together.
[03:01] Kagaya
    Here you go!
SIGN    Royalty
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Royalty
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Royalty
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
[03:03] Hiroto
    Oh, I get it.
SIGN    Royalty
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Royalty
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    King
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Queen
[03:06] Hiroto
    Wait, but isn't the Commoner too weak?
[03:09] Kagaya
    Right, the Commoners.
[03:11] Kagaya
    They have special skills the others don't
    to make up for being so weak.
[03:15] Kagaya
    Let's see...
SIGN    King
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    King
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
[03:16] Hiroto
    Are those the sets?
[03:18] Kagaya
    Yup. But which one you get is random.
[03:20] Sarasa
    Set A looks stronger.
[03:22] Kagaya
    It is. So if you get Set B,
    you start off with a big handicap.
[03:29] Sarasa
    What's that?
[03:31] Hiroto
    This was sent to me from Himeji's Device.
SIGN    These are the
    abilities I will
    use in Scalene
    Love Triangle:
SIGN    Probability Fluctuation
    Lv. 4
SIGN    Forced Control
[03:34] Sarasa
    The abilities she's using tomorrow?
     Why's she showing us what's up her sleeve?
[03:39] Sarasa
    Well, whatever she's thinking,
    this does make our plan easier.
SIGN    Probability
    Fluctuation
[03:42] Sarasa
    Yuki will use Probability Fluctuation to
    eliminate the randomness and secure Set A.
SIGN    King
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    King
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
[03:47] Sarasa
    You'll definitely get the
    weaker Set B, Shinohara.
[03:52] Hiroto
    What's the Forced Control one about?
[03:54] Sarasa
    It's a tricky ability that lets you take
    control of the opponent's moves.
[03:58] Hiroto
    Eep.
SIGN    Forced Control
SIGN    Collection
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
[03:59] Sarasa
    In this game, it means you don't control
    your own moves for the first three turns.
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Forced Control
    Activated
SIGN    3 Turns
[04:05] Sarasa
    The powerful cards in your hand will be
    wasted, and she'll take an early lead.
SIGN    2 Turns
SIGN    1 Turn
[04:10] Sarasa
    The real game starts after that.
[04:12] Hiroto
    Th-This is an absolute nightmare.
[04:15] Sarasa
    It sure is. Yuki's really going for the win.
[04:20] Kagaya
    And that's where we come in. When you
    can't win, use whatever's at your disposal.
[04:24] Kagaya
    That's our type of justice.
[04:26] Kagaya
    First, as a woman blessed by electronics,
[04:29] Kagaya
    your big sis Kagaya here
    will hack into the system,
[04:31] Kagaya
    then our flawless leader,
    Shirayuki-chan, will do all sorts of...
[04:34] Kagaya
    But Shirayuki-chan's not here!
[04:38] Kagaya
    It's hopeless. Shirayuki-chan's the one
     who always plans the strategies.
[04:42] Kagaya
    A body can't move without its brain.
[04:45] Sarasa
    We've got one. Right here.
[04:46] Kagaya
    Huh?
[04:47] Sarasa
    I'll do it.
[04:49] Sarasa
    When it comes to developing strategies,
    I'm sure I'm at least as skilled as Yuki.
[04:53] Kagaya
    Can I ask you to do that?
[04:55] Sarasa
    Yes. Of course.
[04:56] Sarasa
    First, could you tell me about
    the Commoner card skills?
[04:59] Kagaya
    Oh, right, right. Roger that.
SIGN    Ability Characteristics: Draw
SIGN    Special Characteristics
SIGN    Simple Extraction
    Choose one card from the opponent's
    hand and exclude it from the game
SIGN    Reset All
    Return all of the opponent's
    collected cards to the board
SIGN    Undefeated Hero
     Able to defeat any card
SIGN    Explosive Growth
    Increase your collected cards by X cards
    (X is the turn number)
SIGN    Great Revolution
    From this point on,
     all card values will be reversed
SIGN    Trojan Horse
    Activates when defeated
    by a royal or knight card.
    Add half of the opponent's
    collected cards to your own collection
[05:02] Kagaya
    For a card skill to activate,
    it has to stay on the board.
[05:06] Kagaya
    Basically, the skills only
    activate when there's a draw.
[05:09] Hiroto
    They all look like really powerful skills.
[05:12] Kagaya
    Yeah, but they're really weak unless
    the opponent plays a Commoner or an Assassin.
[05:16] Sarasa
    And no matter the skill,
    we'll still get crushed at the start.
[05:21] Sarasa
    Those first three turns are going
    to screw everything up for us.
[05:25] Sarasa
    But that's how we know
     exactly what will happen.
[05:28] Kagaya
    What will happen?
[05:29] Sarasa
    Well, there are two Commoner skills
    Yuki will definitely try to lock down first.
[05:33] Sarasa
    Explosive Growth, which allows
    you to increase your collection,
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Explosive Growth
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Trojan Horse
[05:37] Sarasa
    and Trojan Horse, which turns the tables.
[05:39] Hiroto
    Hm, yeah. But Forced Control
    lasts for three turns, right?
[05:43] Hiroto
    Won't she nab Great Revolution, too?
[05:45] Sarasa
    Yuki has Simple Extraction in her hand.
[05:48] Hiroto
    Oh. So it'll go like this:
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
SIGN    Forced Control
    Activated
SIGN    3 Turns
[05:50] Hiroto
    Himeji will play the Simple
    Extraction Commoner first,
[05:53] Hiroto
    and make me play my Assassin,
    so it ends in an draw.
[05:56] Hiroto
    She'll then use the skill's effect
    to remove the Trojan Horse card.
SIGN    Skill
    (Simple Extraction)
[05:59] Hiroto
    Next, she'll play a Knight to get
    the Explosive Growth Commoner,
SIGN    2 Turns
SIGN    1 Turn
[06:03] Hiroto
    then use a Royalty card
     to get my Knight.
[06:05] Sarasa
    Yeah. By the end of the third turn,
    her lead over you will be devastating.
[06:11] Sarasa
    Counting the bonus card, we'll be seven cards
    behind by the time we start playing for real.
[06:16] Hiroto
    So she'll only need four more to win.
[06:19] Hiroto
    There's no way! The cards I'll have in Turn 4
     will be too weak to turn things around.
[06:23] Sarasa
    But, thinking about it, if we can
    reverse that seven-card gap, we can win.
[06:30] Sarasa
    In the abilities restricted to Six Stars
    or above, there's one called Enchant.
SIGN    Enchant
SIGN    Grants an additional effect.
SIGN    Installation Requirements:
    Six Stars or Above
SIGN    Enchant
SIGN    Grants an additional effect.
SIGN    Installation Requirements:
    Six Stars or Above
SIGN    Enchant
SIGN    Grants an additional effect.
SIGN    Installation Requirements:
    Six Stars or Above
SIGN    Enchant
SIGN    Grants an additional effect.
SIGN    Installation Requirements:
    Six Stars or Above
SIGN    Enchant
SIGN    Grants an additional effect.
SIGN    Installation Requirements:
    Six Stars or Above
[06:34] Sarasa
    It lets you give items an additional effect.
[06:37] Sarasa
    You can take a regular
    Commoner from your hand
[06:40] Sarasa
    and give it a skill like
    "Exchange All Collected Cards."
[06:44] Hiroto
    Oh. Is that doable, Kagaya-san?
[06:46] Kagaya
    Huh?
[06:47] Hiroto
    Can you cheat and recreate a skill
     like the one she just said?
[06:51] Hiroto
    Basically, I wanna make it look like
    I used Enchant turn things around.
[06:54] Kagaya
    Uh, I don't know.
[06:56] Kagaya
    Maybe I could ask one
    of the other members...
[06:58] Kagaya
    Wait, no. They might be
     monitoring communications.
[07:01] Hiroto
    But it's super lucky you're here right now.
     You're the only person I can ask.
[07:06] Kagaya
    Fine. I'm a little unsure about it,
[07:09] Kagaya
    but I am the Company's
    Head of Electronics, aren't I?
[07:12] Kagaya
    I'll come up with the best
    possible exploit for you, Hiro-kyun.
[07:15] Hiroto
    Thank you very much!
[07:17] Kagaya
    Be sure to take care of Shirayuki-chan.
[07:19] Kagaya
    I'm borrowing the server room.
[07:24] Sarasa
    I really hope she finishes in time.
[07:26] Hiroto
    Don't worry. She's a goof,
     but she's also a real genius.
[07:30] Sarasa
    Gotcha. You'd still better
    make sure to load your abilities.
[07:34] Sarasa
    The go-to has to be Afterthought.
    Then put in as many as you can.
[07:38] Sarasa
    Hey, what's wrong?
[07:40] Hiroto
    Himeji told me, "Don't try to win."
[07:43] Hiroto
    I know I can't just lose,
    but something about this is bothering me.
[08:00] Sarasa
    Th-Thanks for waiting, Shinohara.
[08:10] Sarasa
    I-I know I've said this already,
    but this is for my safety.
[08:13] Sarasa
    I snuck out to come here even
    though it's way past my curfew.
[08:17] Sarasa
    If I went back this late,
    I'd get in a heap of trouble,
[08:20] Sarasa
    then be watched even closer, which
    would mean I couldn't help you tomorrow.
[08:24] Hiroto
    I get it. I get it already.
[08:26] Hiroto
    I wouldn't throw someone out
    in the middle of the night, anyway.
[08:30] Sarasa
    Until Yuki gets back safely,
    I can't take the risk...
[08:33] Hiroto
    I said it's fine!
[08:35] Hiroto
    Jeez. If you're that nervous,
    go sleep in a different room.
[08:38] Sarasa
    T-Today's special.
[08:40] Sarasa
    I don't want to be alone. I'd get anxious.
[08:50] Hiroto
    I-I'm turning out the lights.
[08:53] Sarasa
    O-Okay.
[09:02] Hiroto
    Hey, you still awake?
[09:05] Sarasa
    You can't sleep either?
[09:08] Hiroto
    Guess not.
[09:09] Sarasa
    Good.
[09:11] Sarasa
    It's too early for me to get sleepy,
    and I keep worrying about Yuki.
[09:17] Hiroto
    You wanna chat until you're tired?
[09:19] Sarasa
    I guess. How about a quiz?
[09:22] Sarasa
    There's still stuff about
    the island you don't know, right?
[09:25] Sarasa
    The system, the abilities, and so on.
[09:28] Hiroto
    Oh, u-uh, Himeji filled me in on all that.
[09:31] Sarasa
    Sounds like her.
[09:33] Sarasa
    I could test you to see
    how much you've retained.
[09:36] Hiroto
    Nah, Kagaya-san will take care of that.
[09:39] Sarasa
    But you never know what might happen.
    With what's going on, you must see that.
[09:43] Sarasa
    It never hurts to keep your guard up.
[09:46] Sarasa
    Oh, right, right.
[09:50] Sarasa
    Shinohara, hold out your hand. Here.
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
[09:54] Hiroto
    What's this?
[09:56] Sarasa
    I'm giving it to you.
    It allows you to install a rare ability.
[10:01] Hiroto
    Thank you. Can you really buy abilities?
[10:04] Sarasa
    Yup. Official and non-official ones.
[10:07] Sarasa
    J-Just think of it as a good luck charm.
[10:09] Hiroto
    A good luck charm? Thanks.
[10:12] Sarasa
    Sure. If you see a chance
    to use it, please do.
[10:16] Sarasa
    I'm counting on you to help Yuki.
[10:18] Hiroto
    Right.
[10:19] Sarasa
    I think you can pull it off.
    You cheat better than anyone.
[10:23] Sarasa
    And because you're my accomplice.
[10:26] Sarasa
    Not even Akizuki Noa can
    get the best of you that easily.
[10:31] Hiroto
    Yeah. It's on me.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    You despise that Shinohara Hiroto
     guy who trampled all over your
     hard work, right?
SIGN    You despise Eimei for allowing that
     and betraying you, right? And you
     hate yourself for not being able to
     do anything, right?
SIGN    In the All-Campus Elimination Game,
     nobody will think twice if two Eimei
     students fight each other. Take
     advantage of that to steal Stars
     from Shinohara. The method is
     up to you.
SIGN    If you need some abilities to do that,
     I'll get them for you, legal or illegal.
     Shinohara Hiroto is obviously doing
     something unjust.
SIGN    So it would be justice to take him
     down, right? Am I wrong?
SIGN    If you can pull it off, Shinohara
     Hiroto will be demoted...
     and you'll become the new
     Seven Star
[10:41] Ichinose
    Next up, the transfer student who's
     already our academy representative,
[10:45] Ichinose
    Shinohara Hiroto-kun, will address you all.
[10:47] Hiroto
    Hey, guys. I'm the new
    Seven Star, Shinohara Hiroto.
[10:53] Hiroto
    For the next two years, one guy is gonna
    stand on your heads and reign over you.
[10:58] Hiroto
    And I'm that guy.
[11:02] Noa
    It's okay. I know I can win this time.
[11:05] Noa
    I'm so cute and clever. There's no way
    I'd lose to a lying impostor like that.
[11:10] Noa
    Never.
[11:22] Hiroto
    Class is over at Ouka, too. That brat
    said she'd sneak onto Eimei's grounds.
[11:27] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, you know that program? It passed
    final checks, so you can use it anytime.
[11:32] Hiroto
    Thank you very much!
[11:34] Noa
    Oh, what's this?
[11:36] Noa
    We meet again.
    What a coincidence, Hiroto-kun.
[11:40] Hiroto
    "Coincidence," my foot. Shameless.
[11:42] Noa
    Aw, you're such a meanie.
[11:46] Noa
    Hey, Hiroto-kun. You're about to play
    a Trial with your "maid-chan," right?
[11:50] Noa
    I'd love to sit in and watch.
[11:52] Hiroto
    Suit yourself.
[11:54] Hiroto
    I was hoping we'd have an audience.
[12:02] Hiroto
    It's all set up, Himeji.
[12:04] Shirayuki
    Thank you very much for accommodating
    my selfish request on this occasion.
[12:10] Shirayuki
    As I explained yesterday,
    I absolutely must not lose this Trial.
[12:15] Shirayuki
    Even though you are my opponent, Master.
[12:17] Shirayuki
    Or rather, it is precisely because
    you are my opponent that I must not lose.
[12:23] Shirayuki
    As such, I will give it my all.
SIGN    Scalene Love Triangle
SIGN    Scalene Love Triangle
SIGN    Scalene Love Triangle
[12:31] Shirayuki
    I have used the Probability
    Fluctuation assist ability.
[12:35] Shirayuki
    The hands were originally supposed to be
    assigned at random, but I will take Set A.
[12:39] Hiroto
    Right.
[12:40] Shirayuki
    Also, I beg your forgiveness,
    but my turn has not ended yet.
SIGN    Forced Control
SIGN     Allows you to forcibly control
    the opponent's actions.
[12:45] Shirayuki
    I have activated Forced Control.
[12:48] Noa
    Ooh! Hiroto-kun, your maid-chan's having
    her way with you for three whole turns!
[12:53] Hiroto
    Exactly as expected. I'll start with my
    exploits as soon as Forced Control runs out.
[13:05] Hiroto
    Great Revolution?
[13:12] Shirayuki
    And now for my second turn.
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Simple Extraction
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Simple Extraction
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Explosive Growth
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Trojan House
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Explosive Growth
[13:31] Shirayuki
    And now for my third turn.
SIGN    Undefeated Hero
[13:45] Hiroto
    Something's not right.
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Trojan Horse
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Knight
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Queen
[13:47] Hiroto
    I still have the Trojan Horse Commoner,
    the Knight, and the Assassin in my hand.
[13:52] Hiroto
    And from Himeji's hand, the way she wasted
    the powerful Undefeated Hero like that...
[13:57] Hiroto
    She's going way too easy on me.
[13:59] Hiroto
    Just careless?
[14:00] Hiroto
    No, she's guiding me.
    That must mean this whole Trial is a trap.
[14:07] Hiroto
    I bet if I beat Himeji,
    something bad will happen to me.
[14:13] Hiroto
    But Himeji would never
    just go along with that.
[14:18] Hiroto
    Think. She must have given me a sign.
    Something only I'd notice.
[14:24] Shirayuki
    Please refrain from trying to win.
[14:27] Hiroto
    She said she mustn't lose.
    But she's obviously not trying to win.
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
SIGN    Collection
    Area
[14:33] Hiroto
    There are 21 cards in total.
    The 10 cards in each hand, plus one bonus.
[14:39] Hiroto
    It's an odd number so that
    the game can't end in a draw.
SIGN    Reveal
    Area
[14:42] Hiroto
    Odd? Oh! That's it!
[14:44] Hiroto
    That's what you were going for!
[14:48] Kagaya
    Huh? Abort the operation? H-Hiro-kyun, why?
[14:53] Hiroto
    Thanks for waiting, Himeji.
    I'll take my fourth turn now.
SIGN    Penetrate Defense
SIGN    Temporarily disable opponent's defense ability
SIGN    Display Bug
SIGN    Make opponent's display bug out
SIGN    Blackout
SIGN    Make a selected area pitch-black,
    obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN    Delay
SIGN    Allows you to continue extending your turn
    time limit until the end of the game.
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Trojan Horse
SIGN    Trojan Horse
SIGN    Afterthought
SIGN    Allows you to completely anticipate
    moves and turn the situation to your
     advantage.
[14:57] Hiroto
    I'm activating the Afterthought ability.
[15:01] Shirayuki
    Yes, Master.
SIGN    Knight
[15:06] Hiroto
    As expected.
[15:15] Noa
    Huh?
[15:18] Noa
    I just got a little excited,
    wondering why you'd play a card like that.
[15:22] Hiroto
    Then this might be
    exciting until the very end.
SIGN    Assassin
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    King
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Prince
SIGN    Knight
[15:44] Noa
    Hey, Hiroto-kun. What are you trying
    to pull? You need to take this seriously.
[15:49] Hiroto
    It's fine. Why don't you
    just shut up and watch?
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Reset All
SIGN    Afterthought
SIGN    Allows you to completely anticipate
    moves and turn the situation to your
     advantage.
SIGN    Penetrate Defense
SIGN    Temporarily disable opponent's defense ability
SIGN    Display Bug
SIGN    Make opponent's display bug out
SIGN    Blackout
SIGN    Make a selected area pitch-black,
    obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN    Delay
SIGN    Allows you to continue extending your turn
    time limit until the end of the game.
[16:12] Shirayuki
    This is the last one, correct?
[16:14] Hiroto
    That's right.
SIGN    Queen
SIGN    Assassin
[16:16] Hiroto
    Himeji has collected 15 cards.
    She has Queen and Assassin left.
[16:21] Hiroto
    All I'm holding is a Commoner. If you
     play the Assassin, you win the game.
[16:26] Shirayuki
    I believe so.
[16:30] Hiroto
    If she's played the Assassin,
    it will mean utter defeat for me.
[16:33] Hiroto
    All of Saionji and Kagaya-san's help will
    have been wasted, and I'll lose everything.
[16:38] Hiroto
    But my trust in Himeji is absolute!
[16:41] Hiroto
    This isn't a battle. It's a performance
    where we're both acting to trick Akizuki.
[16:47] Hiroto
    Right?
[16:49] Hiroto
    Before the All-Campus Elimination Battle
    started, we decided on a secret phrase.
[16:55] Shirayuki & Hiroto
    "Yes, my Master."
[16:58] Hiroto
    I know that's the Queen, Himeji.
[17:00] Shirayuki
    Are you certain about that?
[17:02] Hiroto
    If it isn't the Queen, I'll share
    dozens of embarrassing secrets with you.
[17:06] Shirayuki
    It is unfortunate, then.
[17:08] Shirayuki
    I would have loved to hear all of
    your embarrassing secrets, Master.
SIGN    Commoner
SIGN    Trojan Horse
SIGN    Queen
[17:15] Hiroto
    When it's Commoner versus
    Queen, the Queen wins.
[17:20] Hiroto
    But this is where my
    Trojan Horse comes into play.
SIGN    Trojan Horse
[17:27] Shirayuki
    Yes. Half of the cards I have
    collected transfer to your collection.
[17:33] Hiroto
    And now I've collected 10 cards,
    with none left in my hand.
[17:37] Shirayuki
    My final card goes into my collection.
    Now I also have exactly 10 cards.
[17:42] Hiroto
    When you said not to win,
[17:44] Hiroto
    what you were really telling me
    to do was to force a draw, right?
[18:03] Noa
    A draw, huh?
[18:05] Shirayuki
    Yes. The State of Conflict has expired,
    but neither of us lost,
[18:09] Shirayuki
    so both Master and I remain in
    the All-Campus Elimination Battle.
[18:13] Noa
    I guess so.
[18:15] Noa
    I think I'm feeling a little tired.
[18:18] Noa
    See you later.
[18:22] Hiroto
    Wait!
[18:23] Noa
    Girls hate it when you grab them like this.
[18:26] Hiroto
    Why don't you just come clean?
[18:28] Noa
    About what?
[18:30] Hiroto
    Quit acting dumb.
[18:31] Hiroto
    From the start, your aim was to make me lose
     my spot as the strongest on Academy Island.
[18:36] Noa
    What do you mean? I was just trying—
[18:38] Shirayuki
    You cannot talk your way out.
[18:40] Shirayuki
    I know that you installed Spying on
    my Device last night, Akizuki-sama.
SIGN    A dangerous program has been detected
SIGN    Detected Program: Spying
    Threat Level: Extremely high
    Time: April 26, 7:41 pm
    Type: Illegal ability
    Details: Monitors data, leaks private information
[18:45] Kagaya
    Yuck! That's a really nasty illegal ability.
    All data handled by the Device gets leaked,
[18:50] Kagaya
    and it can record and monitor stuff.
    It's a seriously gnarly program!
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    I have bought the cutlet sauce.
    I am returning home now.
SIGN    Roger. Thanks.
[18:58] Hiroto
    So that's why you cut off all
    communications and didn't come home.
[19:02] Shirayuki
    Yes.
[19:03] Noa
    Until tomorrow night, you can't quit the
    elimination battle, walk away, or give up.
[19:08] Noa
    If you keep your promise, the Spying
    program will delete itself automatically.
[19:12] Noa
    Do you understand, "Maid-chan"?
[19:16] Shirayuki
    It was set up so that if the
    owner of the Device lost the game,
[19:19] Shirayuki
    the program would transfer
    to the winner's Device.
[19:24] Hiroto
    Th-That's insidious!
    Thank you, Himeji! Nice call!
[19:27] Shirayuki
    I have backed up last night's access log.
[19:30] Shirayuki
    You thought Display Bug
    would hide your actions,
[19:33] Shirayuki
    but in the hands of Headmistress Ichinose,
    the source of the hack can be traced.
[19:37] Noa
    Why?
[19:39] Noa
    Why does it always have to be you?!
[19:43] Noa
    Why? Why?! It makes no sense!
[19:46] Noa
    I worked so hard to set all of this up!
[19:50] Noa
    How could you possibly win?!
[19:53] Noa
    It isn't right. You used dirty tricks
    to sneak your way to the top.
[19:57] Hiroto
    What are you talking about?
[19:58] Noa
    Becoming a Seven Star as soon as you
    got to Academy Island? There's no way!
[20:02] Noa
    I really, really hate people who cheat!
[20:06] Noa
    And remember what I told you? How, in
    the Elimination Battle predicted rankings,
[20:10] Noa
    you were way more popular, Hiroto-kun?
[20:13] Hiroto
    Y-Yeah.
[20:15] Noa
    And, you know, there was a poll like that
     at the closing ceremony before.
[20:19] Noa
    Asking: "Who do you think
    will be the school's ace?"
[20:22] Noa
    And I was at number one then.
[20:25] Noa
    But the instant you transfer in,
[20:28] Noa
    everyone turns their backs on me
     and flocks to you instead.
[20:32] Noa
    I spend all those years working
    harder and harder to build myself up,
[20:37] Noa
    then you show up out of nowhere
    and I lose everything in an instant?
[20:41] Kagaya
    Whew, close one. Looks like she doesn't
    have any proof of our exploits, after all.
[20:46] Hiroto
    But it's true that I'm cheating.
    And she's worked so hard...
[20:51] Noa
    That's why I decided to get my revenge.
[20:55] Noa
    Without your "Maid-chan,"
     you wouldn't be able to fight so well.
[20:59] Noa
    I set it up so you two
    would have to face each other.
[21:04] Noa
    Man, and it was so much trouble to set up.
[21:08] Noa
    I even made a deal with that devil—
[21:11] Hiroto
    That must be who's pulling the strings.
[21:14] Hiroto
    Even if she's really talented,
[21:16] Hiroto
    a student wouldn't be able to
    put all of this together by herself.
[21:20] Hiroto
    Well, your scheme hit a brick wall.
    Come clean and tell us everything.
[21:26] Noa
    What are you talking about?
    It's not over yet.
[21:29] Noa
    I'm not going down like this!
[21:33] Noa
    I'm so cute and clever, I made a backup plan
     in case something like this happened.
[21:39] Noa
    The ability I installed on
    Maid-chan's Device works in two stages.
[21:43] Noa
    When the main skill, Spying, is disabled,
    another one activates in the background.
[21:49] Hiroto
    In the background?
[21:50] Noa
    Yeah. And that skill is
    called Destructive Impulse.
SIGN    Destruc
SIGN    tive
SIGN    Imp
SIGN    ulse
SIGN    Destruc
SIGN    tive
SIGN    Imp
SIGN    ulse
[21:53] Noa
    It smashes all of the data on that
    Device to bits. It's a really killer ability.
[21:59] Noa
    All I have to do is press the start button,
[22:02] Noa
    and Maid-chan's Device
    turns into a useless object.
[22:05] Hiroto
    What?
[22:07] Noa
    And then, Maid-chan won't be able
    to stay on Academy Island anymore.
[22:12] Shirayuki
    Are you sure about this?
    If they find out you used an illegal ability,
[22:16] Shirayuki
    the whole of Academy
    Island will turn on you.
[22:19] Noa
    I can't back down now!
[22:24] Hiroto
    Himeji!
[22:26] Noa
    Hey, Hiroto-kun,
    you and I should play a game.
[22:30] Noa
    Not a Trial. A real game where we bet Stars.
[22:34] Noa
    But it won't be fair and square.
[22:38] Noa
    I'm fed up with all of that.
[22:43] Noa
    Just like that devil,
[22:45] Noa
    I sold my soul and now I can't go back.
[22:53] Hiroto
    "That devil..." Who the hell does she mean?
[22:56] Hiroto
    No, this comes first.
[22:57] Noa
    So, Hiroto-kun, if you want me to return
    your little Maid-chan, lose to me, 'kay?
[23:03] Noa
    Hand over your Stars right now, then
    bow down before me in front of everyone,
[23:09] Noa
    and declare that I'm the one true
    Seven Star to pay for your sins!
[23:12] Noa
    Doesn't that sound right?
    Because I know everything about you is a lie.
[23:17] Hiroto
    Something seriously isn't right here.
    She knows too much. All I can think of...
[23:21] Hiroto
    is the stolen Green Unique Star
    that enhances perception!
[23:27] Noa
    I won't let you off the hook
    with a draw this time.
[23:30] Noa
    We'll fight one last, decisive battle.
     Tabletop Treasure Hunt.
[23:35] Noa
    All righty. Why don't we get started?

E6 - Treasures in the Darkness

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[00:03] Hiroto
    It's been 30 minutes since
    I accepted the game request.
[00:05] Hiroto
    In that time, I was able
    to call someone over,
[00:09] Hiroto
    and check that my connection
    with Kagaya-san was live.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
[00:17] Noa
    Yoo-hoo! Can you see me?
[00:20] Hiroto
    The game Akizuki has challenged me
    to is Tabletop Treasure Hunt.
[00:24] Noa
    It's your super cute friend, Noa-chan!
[00:27] Hiroto
    I can't win or lose, and this time,
    a draw is off the table.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Answer
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Tabletop Treasure Hunt
[00:32] Hiroto
    I've been backed into a corner.
[00:35] Hiroto
    And I don't even understand
    the basic rules yet.
[00:37] Noa
    Hmph. So you're gonna ignore me?
    All right, let's get started.
[00:41] Noa
    First, a question: is your partner
    hiding on the third floor or below?
[00:45] Hiroto
    A question?
SIGN    Treasures in
    the Darkness
[00:47] Noa
    Yeah, you know... A question.
[00:50] Noa
    It's a command you can use once per turn.
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Is your partner hiding on
     the third floor or below?
[00:52] Noa
    You can ask one "yes or no" question.
[00:55] Noa
    By the way, if you lie,
    you forfeit, so be careful, okay?
[01:00] Hiroto
    In that case, my partner isn't on
    those floors, so the answer is no.
[01:05] Noa
    Okay! Then, next comes the "move" phase.
[01:08] Noa
    This is another command
    you can use once per turn.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Akizuki
[01:11] Noa
    You can move up to three spaces.
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
[01:13] Hiroto
    Three spaces?
[01:14] Hiroto
    Oh, I see. So each room counts as a space.
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
[01:18] Noa
    You can change floors by
    taking the stairs on either side.
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
[01:22] Hiroto
    So Akizuki and I are in the hall
    by the Home Economics room,
[01:25] Hiroto
    and our partners are hiding
    somewhere in other rooms.
[01:29] Hiroto
    It seems the rooms are
    electronically locked,
[01:31] Hiroto
    so they won't open unless
    you use some kind of command.
[01:35] Noa
    Maybe I'll go a little
    easy on you this time.
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
[01:39] Noa
    I'll move one space to
    the right. My turn's over.
SIGN    Akizuki
[01:42] Hiroto
    It's finally my move.
[01:44] Noa
    Actually, that was a lie!
[01:46] Hiroto
    Huh?
[01:47] Noa
    I'll let you in on a secret, Hiroto-kun.
[01:50] Noa
    The first ability I'm using is Double Action.
     It lets me have two turns in a row.
[01:55] Noa
    So, another question.
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Is your partner hiding on
    the fifth floor or above?
[01:56] Noa
    Is your partner hiding on
    the fifth floor or above?
[02:00] Hiroto
    What kind of ass-pull ability is that?
[02:02] Noa
    Hm? It's actually totally normal.
    I just tweaked the conditions a little.
[02:07] Hiroto
    Jeez. That's a "no."
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
[02:09] Noa
    All right! So now I know
    she's on the fourth floor.
[02:12] Noa
    So, for my second move phase,
    I'll take one space to the right.
SIGN    Akizuki
[02:15] Noa
    I want to see you all frustrated,
    so I'm gonna toy with you.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
     Player 1
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
[02:25] Hiroto
    Oh, that's right.
SIGN    Blackout
SIGN    Make a selected area pitch-black,
     obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN    Inability Barrier
SIGN    Create a wall that shuts down
     the opponent's attacks
SIGN    Delay
SIGN    Allows you to continue
    extending your turn time limit
     until the end of the game.
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
[02:31] Hiroto
    Good.
[02:34] Hiroto
    It's me. Can you hear me?
[02:36] Hiroto
    That's a great look for you, Saionji.
[02:39] Sarasa
    It's the perfect disguise, right?
[02:41] Hiroto
    Thanks a lot.
[02:42] Hiroto
    If you hadn't come, the game
    would've been over before it started.
[02:47] Sarasa
    It's no biggie. After all,
     if you lose, I'll be in trouble, too.
[02:51] Hiroto
    I think we're gonna be
    locked in here for a while.
[02:54] Sarasa
    Totally fine with me.
[02:56] Sarasa
    But it sure is annoying that I can't
    move around. And it's a little cold.
[03:01] Hiroto
    Yeah, even in April, it gets cold at night.
[03:03] Hiroto
    Sorry. Try to hang in there.
[03:04] Sarasa
    Then, hurry up and win
    so we can get Yuki out.
[03:09] Hiroto
    Okay. First, I need to know the rules.
SIGN    Tabletop Treasure Hunt
[03:11] Hiroto
    To win, you have to find the
    "treasure" hidden by your opponent.
[03:15] Sarasa
    That treasure is your partner.
    So for you, it's me.
[03:19] Sarasa
    And for the Devil Girl, it's Yuki.
[03:21] Hiroto
    The field of play is the biggest
    building in Eimei, Building A.
[03:25] Sarasa
    And the spaces are shown on
    this simple six-by-eight map.
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
[03:30] Sarasa
    There are four commands
    you can use during your turn.
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Answer
[03:33] Sarasa
    The first two are the ones the Devil Girl
    just used: "Question" and "Move."
[03:37] Hiroto
    The third is "Answer," which you use when you
     know where the opponent's partner is hiding.
SIGN    Answer
[03:41] Sarasa
    If you're right, the game ends there and then.
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Answer
[03:43] Hiroto
    But in order to use "Answer," the player
    has to be in front of that classroom.
SIGN    Shinohara
[03:48] Hiroto
    Also, each player has three answer points.
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
[03:51] Sarasa
    That means you can get it wrong twice.
[03:54] Sarasa
    But the fourth button,
    "Retreat," is the tricky one.
SIGN    Retreat
[03:57] Sarasa
    It's a command that lets you move
    your partner around freely.
[04:00] Hiroto
    Yeah. It resets the data and
    lets them actually move away.
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Retreat
[04:05] Hiroto
    But if you use it,
    it burns up one answer point.
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
[04:09] Sarasa
    So, basically, those three answer points
    are the key to your offense and defense.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Answer
    Points
[04:14] Hiroto
    Your partner can move
    even if they are located,
[04:17] Hiroto
    but in exchange,
     you lose one offensive move.
[04:20] Sarasa
    That's why the Little Devil
    activated Double Action.
[04:23] Sarasa
    If she feels like it, she can
    move around twice as fast.
[04:27] Hiroto
    She's trying to put pressure on me
    so that I'll use my answers up first.
[04:32] Hiroto
    That Double Action ability
    Akizuki's using is way too powerful.
[04:36] Sarasa
    I bet it's an illegal ability she got
    from the guy behind the curtain.
[04:39] Hiroto
    Which means her other two abilities
    will probably also be a pain.
[04:43] Sarasa
    Hey, Shinohara, I think
    I more or less get the rules,
[04:46] Sarasa
    but what are you planning to do now?
[04:48] Sarasa
    If you win, Yuki won't be
    able to stay on the island.
[04:52] Sarasa
    But if you lose, it's all over for you.
[04:54] Hiroto
    Well, it's not like I don't have a plan.
[04:57] Sarasa
    Wait, does that mean...
[04:59] Hiroto
    But I'm not 100% on it yet.
[05:01] Sarasa
    I thought this during
    your game with Kugasaki,
[05:04] Sarasa
    but when it comes to thinking up sneaky
    plans at the last minute, you're a genius.
[05:08] Hiroto
    Well, thanks.
[05:10] Sarasa
    But if you play fair, there's no way
    you're gonna beat the Devil Girl.
[05:14] Hiroto
    In that case, an eye for an eye,
     and a cheat for a cheat.
[05:18] Hiroto
    She's trying to beat us at cheating.
     I'll make her regret that.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[05:25] Hiroto
    Player 2's first turn.
[05:27] Hiroto
    I posed a question to Akizuki and worked out
    that Himeji's on the third floor or below.
[05:31] Hiroto
    I moved three spaces and ended my turn.
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Tabletop Treasure Hunt
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
     Player 1
[05:35] Hiroto
    Then it was the second turn
    of my opponent, Akizuki.
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Is your partner hiding on the
    east side of the fourth floor?
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Akizuki
[05:39] Hiroto
    With her Double Action, she narrowed
    Saionji's position down to two spots,
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Is your partner hiding
     in 2-H or 2-I?
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Akizuki
[05:44] Hiroto
    but only moved two spaces to the right.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[05:46] Noa
    See ya, Hiroto-kun!
[05:49] Hiroto
    And then, it was my second turn.
[05:52] Hiroto
    Kagaya-san! Are we good?
[05:54] Kagaya
    Yeah, it's not happening.
[05:56] Kagaya
    It looks like Noa's used the
    Area Barrier ability on the whole school.
[05:59] Hiroto
    Ugh. Is that right?
[06:01] Kagaya
    Remember how I wrote a device sensor program
    for you when the Elimination Battle began?
[06:06] Hiroto
    Oh, right! Since there are no other students
    around, I can use it to locate Himeji.
[06:12] Kagaya
    Yeah, you could. Except you need to connect
    to an outside server, so right now, you can't.
[06:18] Hiroto
    Ugh. But Area Barrier's
    an external defense ability,
[06:23] Hiroto
    so we can still use cheats inside it, right?
[06:25] Kagaya
    Yup, yup. Academy Island's
    devices are pretty high-spec.
[06:30] Kagaya
    Now, if only there was a genius who isn't me
    who could do a quick job of modifying one...
[06:35] Hiroto
    So you mean there might be a way
     for someone as smart as Akizuki?
[06:40] Kagaya
    Well, maybe. I've got the specs for
    all the modded programs in my head,
[06:45] Kagaya
    but I don't think that's
    gonna help us right now.
[06:48] Hiroto
    No, it actually might help.
[06:52] Hiroto
    Because right now, I've got a genius
    even smarter than Akizuki with me.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[06:58] Sarasa
    S-Second floor, fourth from the right.
[07:02] Sarasa
    That's the classroom Yuki's in.
[07:04] Kagaya
    Nice job, Hoodie Girl!
[07:06] Kagaya
    Most people couldn't finish that in a
    whole day, but you did it in ten minutes!
[07:11] Kagaya
    I got chills! I wanna be you!
[07:13] Hiroto
    Thank you! You saved me!
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
[07:14] Noa
    Hiroto-kun, you're almost out of time.
     I'm getting tired of waiting.
[07:18] Hiroto
    Okay then, Akizuki,
    here's a question for you.
[07:20] Noa
    Sure! What is it?
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[07:22] Hiroto
    The room you hid Himeji in is...
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Himeji
[07:25] Hiroto
    classroom 1-K, isn't it?
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Is your partner
    hiding in classroom 1-K?
[07:30] Noa
    That's a "yes."
[07:32] Noa
    Hey, Hiroto-kun. Are you cheating again?
[07:34] Hiroto
    What an awful thing to say.
[07:36] Hiroto
    I got tangled up in your plan and couldn't
    even bring any decent abilities with me.
[07:40] Noa
    Yeah, but still!
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Himeji
[07:42] Hiroto
    I'm also gonna move.
[07:44] Hiroto
    Now I'm only two spots away from 1-K.
SIGN    Shinohara
[07:47] Hiroto
    So basically, that's check.
[07:48] Noa
    That was a pretty smooth exploit.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Answer
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Tabletop Treasure Hunt
[07:52] Noa
    Guess I'll have to stop going easy on you.
[07:54] Noa
    Question time.
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Is your partner
    hiding in classroom 2-I?
[07:55] Noa
    Your partner's hiding in classroom 2-I.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Himeji
[07:59] Noa
    Right? She's there, isn't she?
SIGN    Saionji
[08:01] Hiroto
    Ack. That's a "yes."
[08:04] Noa
    See? I'd already narrowed it down, too.
[08:06] Noa
    And now, I'll move six spaces in one go.
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Akizuki
[08:10] Hiroto
    She turned it around in an instant.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
     Player 1
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Time Left
[08:12] Noa
    Next, I'll use up one answer point and
    make Maid-chan retreat to a different room.
SIGN    Answer Points
[08:18] Noa
    Okay, see ya later.
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[08:23] Sarasa
    Hey, Shinohara. I've lost the
    signal from Yuki's Device.
[08:26] Hiroto
    Yeah. She probably suspected we were
    cheating and did something to block it.
[08:30] Hiroto
    But if that means Akizuki's already used up
    one answer point, that isn't a bad result.
[08:36] Shirayuki
    Master?
[08:37] Hiroto
    Huh?
[08:39] Shirayuki
    I must apologize. I had to cut off
     all access to my Device.
[08:44] Hiroto
    Yeah, I'd noticed. But is it okay
     for you to be talking to me?
[08:48] Shirayuki
    Yes, because I am not saying anything
    disadvantageous to Akizuki-sama.
[08:55] Hiroto
    So I guess you have to
    move around on foot, huh?
[08:58] Shirayuki
    It would be fun if I could
    instantly warp anywhere.
[09:01] Shirayuki
    But to keep you from getting information,
    I was given an annoyingly roundabout route.
[09:06] Hiroto
    Just walking up and down stairs
    gets tiring after a while.
[09:10] Hiroto
    Be careful not to sweat
    too much and get cold.
[09:14] Hiroto
    It sounds like it's gonna get
    real cold after 10 pm tonight.
[09:17] Hiroto
    If you don't keep the room warm,
     you might catch cold.
[09:20] Shirayuki
    Thank you for your consideration.
[09:25] Shirayuki
    Well then. I must be going.
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Answer
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Tabletop Treasure Hunt
SIGN    Wednesday, April 27
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[09:32] Hiroto
    Already past 8 pm, huh?
[09:34] Hiroto
    Akizuki's third turn will carry on
     until Himeji's done moving,
[09:38] Hiroto
    so it looks like this will take some time.
[09:41] Sarasa
    The Devil Girl still has
    two answer points left,
[09:44] Sarasa
    but we can't use the device sensor anymore,
[09:46] Sarasa
    and it would take too long
    to narrow it down one at a time.
[09:50] Hiroto
    In theory, the best idea would
    normally be to figure out Akizuki's plan,
[09:54] Hiroto
    and guess where she's hidden Himeji.
[09:57] Sarasa
    Is there a problem with doing that?
[09:59] Hiroto
    Akizuki has been reading all of my moves
    throughout the All-Campus Elimination Battle.
SIGN    Green Star
SIGN    Green Star
SIGN    Predict Movement
SIGN    Predict Movement
[10:04] Hiroto
    It's the Green Star's effect:
    Predict Movement.
SIGN    Perception
SIGN    Perception
SIGN    Information Analysis
SIGN    Information Analysis
[10:07] Sarasa
    With her skills, if the Little Devil
    got a hold of that ability...
[10:11] Hiroto
    She might be reading my mind even now.
[10:16] Hiroto
    But she's actually made two mistakes.
[10:19] Sarasa
    Mistakes?
[10:21] Hiroto
    Yeah. The first time was
    during the Trial with Himeji.
[10:24] Hiroto
    And the second was just now,
    when you pinpointed Himeji's location.
[10:28] Sarasa
    You're right.
[10:30] Hiroto
    So I'm trying to figure out
    what's different about those moments.
[10:33] Hiroto
    Someone else's ideas were mixed into
    those moves. They weren't mine alone.
[10:38] Sarasa
    So you're saying the Little Devil can
    only read your thoughts, Shinohara?
[10:42] Hiroto
    If that's the case, we can use
     that to our advantage.
[10:45] Hiroto
    She must've placed Himeji somewhere
    she believes I won't think to look. But...
[10:50] Sarasa
    If someone else like me is involved...
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Time Left
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Answer
SIGN    Retreat
[10:56] Hiroto
    After moving to the fourth floor,
    I activated Retreat.
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Answer Points
[11:00] Hiroto
    I'm using up one answer
    point to move my partner.
[11:06] Hiroto
    And finally, a question.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[11:08] Hiroto
    Is Himeji in 3-E, 3-J, or 3-L?
[11:12] Noa
    Yes.
[11:14] Noa
    But how? How? How?
[11:16] Noa
    How'd you know that?
[11:18] Noa
    I made it so there couldn't be
    any outside interference or tricks.
[11:21] Noa
    How could you figure
    that out on the first try?
[11:24] Hiroto
    She's got a point.
SIGN    Turn
[11:26] Hiroto
    Saionji really is amazing.
[11:29] Sarasa
    Right now, you're in front
    of classroom 1-M, Shinohara.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[11:32] Sarasa
    She's not on the second floor,
    and we can also eliminate the first floor.
[11:36] Hiroto
    Oh. The first floor, too?
[11:37] Sarasa
    If she was on the first floor,
    you could pinpoint her with one question.
[11:42] Sarasa
    So the Little Devil probably
    wouldn't choose there.
[11:44] Sarasa
    The fourth floor's likely out, too.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[11:46] Hiroto
    Oh, I get it. Because you're there, right?
[11:49] Sarasa
    You've seen how careful she is.
[11:51] Sarasa
    Sounds could give away her hiding spot,
     so she's likely wary of that.
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[11:57] Hiroto
    In that case, we can probably discount
    the third floor and the left side of the fifth.
[12:01] Sarasa
    Exactly. The right side of the
    third floor is directly above you,
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[12:05] Sarasa
    and the left side is below me.
[12:07] Sarasa
    And the left side of the
    fifth floor is right above me.
[12:10] Hiroto
    That leaves the right side of the fifth floor,
     plus the whole of the sixth, so twelve spaces.
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[12:14] Sarasa
    No, we can narrow it down even further.
[12:17] Sarasa
    In a game like this, it's a good idea to
    make your opponent waste their turns.
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
[12:23] Sarasa
    Basically, she's likely in a spot that's a
    multiple of three plus one space away from you.
SIGN    Multiple of 3
SIGN    Multiple of 3
[12:27] Sarasa
    The music room on the fifth floor
    is too close, so that's out,
[12:30] Sarasa
    which leaves only three spaces.
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Himeji
[12:34] Hiroto
    I just used a method
    you can't figure out.
[12:37] Noa
    Fine. Enough of this.
[12:39] Noa
    If that's how you're gonna be, Hiroto-kun,
     I'll make the last hiding spot random.
[12:43] Hiroto
    What? Random?
    Are you really that desperate?
[12:47] Noa
    Oh, not at all!
[12:50] Noa
    I just figured it'd be
    the most efficient way.
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
     Player 1
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
[12:55] Hiroto
    Akizuki's fourth turn.
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Is your partner on the
    second floor or below?
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Question
[12:58] Hiroto
    Asking two questions, she worked out Saionji's
    new hiding spot was on the second floor.
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Is your partner
    on the first floor?
SIGN    Akizuki
[13:05] Sarasa
    This is the worst-case scenario.
[13:07] Sarasa
    Random, huh? Making it so that
    someone's plan can't affect the result.
[13:11] Hiroto
    Yeah. That was the most
    practical move she could have made.
[13:15] Sarasa
    Hey, Shinohara.
    Is this impossible, even for you?
[13:18] Hiroto
    What do you mean "impossible"?
[13:20] Sarasa
    Well, is there any way
    you can actually find Yuki now?
[13:23] Hiroto
    Oh, that's what you meant.
[13:25] Hiroto
    I've actually already set something up.
[13:28] Sarasa
    Huh? Set something up?
[13:30] Sarasa
    You mean there's still a way to find her?
[13:32] Hiroto
    Yeah. A third option, after the exploits
    and the reverse psychology with the Green Star.
[13:38] Hiroto
    I've already figured out
    a way to end this game.
[13:43] Hiroto
    So I've been thinking
    about what comes after that.
[13:47] Hiroto
    Like, what'd be the
    best way to end the game...
[13:50] Hiroto
    Oh? What's wrong?
[13:51] Sarasa
    I'm just surprised. I can't believe
    you've already thought of something.
[13:56] Hiroto
    It still might not work out.
SIGN    Double
    Action
SIGN    Area
    Barrier
[13:59] Hiroto
    And the abilities we know Akizuki is using...
[14:02] Sarasa
    We only know two.
    Double Action and Area Barrier.
[14:05] Hiroto
    Hey, Saionji. What time is it now?
[14:08] Sarasa
    Huh? It's 8:52.
[14:11] Sarasa
    But can't you see that on your own Device?
[14:14] Hiroto
    I wanted you to see it, too.
[14:16] Hiroto
    For the next few turns,
    I'll kill as much time as I can
[14:21] Hiroto
    until Akizuki and I use our second
    answer points and the data resets.
[14:24] Sarasa
    What will happen if you do that?
[14:26] Hiroto
    Actually, if I can pull that off,
[14:28] Hiroto
    we should instantly find out
    where Himeji is hiding.
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Is your partner in 3-E?
[14:33] Hiroto
    So I carried on waiting until the
    very last minute to finish my turns,
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Time Left
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Answer
SIGN    Retreat
[14:39] Hiroto
    and made small talk with
    Akizuki to stretch out her turns.
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Is your partner on the
    east side of the second floor?
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Is your partner
     in 1-K or 1-L?
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Himeji
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Home Ec. Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Science Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
[14:51] Hiroto
    We called "check" on each other,
[14:53] Hiroto
    and by the fifth turn,
    we'd both used our second retreat.
SIGN    Saionji
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Turn
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
     Player 2
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Time Left
[14:57] Hiroto
    Now we each had one answer point left.
[15:00] Noa
    Nice job, Hiroto-kun.
[15:02] Noa
    I never thought you'd be such
    a match for me when I'm really trying.
[15:05] Noa
    We might be made for each other, after all!
[15:08] Hiroto
    It's been a long time since
    I received a compliment that insincere.
[15:12] Noa
    Huh? I'm being serious.
[15:14] Noa
    I really wish we'd met under
    different circumstances.
[15:19] Noa
    Even though we're enemies now, unfortunately.
[15:21] Hiroto
    Yeah, well. That'll all be over soon.
[15:25] Noa
    Fine with me. Go ahead
    and end this if you can.
SIGN    Wednesday, April 27
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
[15:29] Hiroto
    Are you sure about that?
[15:31] Noa
    Huh?
[15:32] Hiroto
    Before this turn is over,
    I'm going to pinpoint Himeji's location.
[15:35] Noa
    Yeah, that's not gonna happen.
    You're just relying on instinct.
[15:41] Hiroto
    If that's what you think,
    shut up and watch, Akizuki.
[15:45] Hiroto
    Please. Please notice it!
SIGN    Wednesday, April 27
SIGN    Wednesday, April 27
[15:54] Hiroto
    Yeah, that's it. Thanks.
[15:57] Hiroto
    Classroom 3-G.
[15:59] Hiroto
    That's where Himeji is hiding.
     Right, Akizuki?
[16:03] Hiroto
    And this isn't a question, because
    I already know the answer is yes.
SIGN    Art Room
SIGN    Music Room
SIGN    Library
SIGN    Staff Room
SIGN    Shinohara
SIGN    Akizuki
[16:07] Hiroto
    And I can even make it to 3-G
    to give the answer this turn.
[16:11] Hiroto
    Going random backfired.
SIGN    Himeji
[16:13] Noa
    Wait. How could you know that, Hiroto-kun?
[16:16] Hiroto
    Earlier, when Himeji and I passed
    each other during the first retreat,
[16:20] Hiroto
    I gave her a message.
[16:22] Noa
    A message? I didn't hear anything.
[16:25] Hiroto
    Oh, I definitely said something.
[16:26] Hiroto
    I said it was supposed to get cold tonight
    after 10 pm, so make sure to stay warm.
[16:31] Noa
    To stay warm... Oh! Air conditioning!
[16:36] Hiroto
    Yup. I basically told her to
    turn up the A/C at 10 pm.
[16:41] Noa
    B-But the sound of the A/C
    doesn't carry that far!
SIGN    Staff Room
[16:46] Hiroto
    You're right.
[16:47] Hiroto
    But in most schools, A/C use can
    be monitored from the staff room.
[16:52] Noa
    D-Does that mean...
[16:54] Hiroto
    My partner's been hiding in the staff room.
SIGN    Answer
[16:58] Hiroto
    So this is game over. Here's my answer.
[17:02] Hiroto
    Akizuki Noa's partner,
    Himeji Shirayuki, is in here.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Treasure Found!
[17:15] Himeji
    I have been waiting for you, Master.
[17:17] Hiroto
    Right. Sorry to keep you waiting, Himeji.
[17:22] Noa
    And now, I've won!
[17:24] Hiroto
    What?
[17:25] Noa
    I've been waiting this whole time for you
     to use up your third answer point.
SIGN    Alter Fate
SIGN    The conditions are met.
SIGN    Activate now?
SIGN    The conditions are met.
SIGN    Activate now?
[17:31] Noa
    Here I go.
[17:33] Noa
    Alter Fate ability: activated.
[17:35] Noa
    Make it so Hiroto-kun's
    answer never happened!
SIGN    Alter Fate
SIGN    Alter Fate
[17:40] Hiroto
    "Alter Fate"?
[17:42] Hiroto
    Did she just use that to erase my answer?
SIGN    Answer
[17:46] Noa
    I've waited so long to see
    that look on your face.
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Answer Points
SIGN    Question
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Answer
SIGN    Retreat
SIGN    Saionji
[17:52] Hiroto
    Himeji!
SIGN    Akizuki
SIGN    Staff Room
[17:59] Noa
    Teehee. And here I am.
[18:01] Noa
    Now I'll really end the game.
[18:04] Noa
    Here's my answer.
    Hiroto-kun's partner is inside this room.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Treasure Found!
[18:13] Noa
    Are you Hiroto-kun's partner?
[18:17] Noa
    Nice to meet you!
[18:19] Sarasa
    Yeah, I guess you've never
    seen me like this before.
[18:25] Noa
    Oh? A girl?
[18:27] Sarasa
    That's right. You and I have
    met a bunch of times before.
[18:31] Sarasa
    But I never pegged you as the type
    to go off the rails looking for revenge.
[18:36] Noa
    Say what? Why you—
[18:39] Sarasa
    Well? Do you remember me now?
[18:42] Noa
    The Empress, Saionji Sarasa?
[18:44] Noa
    Wh-Why are you here?
[18:46] Sarasa
    No real reason. I just thought it sounded
     fun and decided to poke my nose in.
[18:51] Sarasa
    But it looks like you were too weak
    to defeat that guy, after all.
[18:56] Noa
    Too weak? I just beat that Seven Star!
[19:00] Noa
    I made a deal with the devil
    and used illegal abilities
[19:03] Noa
    so I could steal Hiroto-kun's Star and become
    the new strongest person on Academy Island!
[19:08] Sarasa
    Yeah, you definitely did win
    the Tabletop Treasure Hunt.
[19:11] Sarasa
    But you should double-check
    who you think you just beat.
[19:16] Hiroto
    Yeah, that's how it is, Akizuki.
[19:20] Hiroto
    Unfortunately for you,
    the loser of this game wasn't me.
[19:23] Noa
    Th-There's no way!
[19:24] Hiroto
    Yes, there is. I had an
    ability that could set it up.
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
[19:28] Hiroto
    It's called Pinch Hitter.
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
[19:30] Noa
    "Pinch Hitter"?
[19:32] Hiroto
    I'm not surprised you don't know it.
[19:34] Hiroto
    It's a special ability that
    doesn't get used much.
[19:36] Sarasa
    Pinch Hitter can be used
    from outside an active game.
[19:41] Sarasa
    And if it's approved, someone can
    take the place of the target player.
[19:46] Shirayuki
    And I just used that to
    trade places with Master.
[19:50] Hiroto
    Basically, the player you just
    beat wasn't me. It was Himeji.
[19:54] Hiroto
    I'll say it again.
[19:56] Hiroto
    You just beat Himeji.
    Whether you like it or not.
[20:00] Noa
    Huh?
[20:02] Hiroto
    Are you finally catching on?
[20:03] Shirayuki
    The abilities you activated,
    Spying and Destructive Impulse,
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
SIGN    Spying
SIGN    Destructive
    Impulse
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
[20:08] Shirayuki
    were set so that if I lost a game,
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
SIGN    Pinch Hitter
SIGN    Spying
SIGN    Destructive
    Impulse
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[20:10] Shirayuki
    they automatically transferred
     to the winner's Device.
SIGN    Spying
SIGN    Destructive
    Impulse
SIGN    Spying
SIGN    Destructive
    Impulse
SIGN    Destructive
    Impulse
[20:15] Hiroto
    Basically, with this result, they transferred
     from Himeji's Device to yours.
[20:20] Hiroto
    Which means you can't hold
    Himeji hostage anymore.
[20:28] Hiroto
    I didn't lose the game, and your cursed
    abilities have infected you instead.
[20:33] Hiroto
    There couldn't have been a more
     perfect result, could there?
[20:38] Hiroto
    Well? Are you ready to tell us
    exactly what's going on, Akizuki?
[20:43] Noa
    This was... the most important thing to me.
[20:47] Noa
    I haven't told anyone else until now.
[20:50] Noa
    But I guess I'll talk. This might
    be the last chance I get, anyway.
[20:56] Hiroto
    The last chance?
[20:57] Noa
    I'm kind of smart, you see.
[20:59] Noa
    I took something called an intellectual
    development test and got an incredible score.
[21:03] Noa
    One of the best scores ever.
[21:05] Noa
    Then I was headhunted to come
    to grade school on Academy Island.
[21:08] Hiroto
    Yeah, I think that's a lot
    more than "kind of smart."
[21:11] Noa
    But grade schools on this island really
    only accept the most elite candidates.
[21:16] Noa
    Intelligence and talent aren't enough.
    You need to be from a good family and lineage.
[21:22] Noa
    There's no way a normal person like me
    could blend in at a place like that.
[21:26] Noa
    I couldn't help feeling
    like I was worthless.
[21:31] Noa
    So I thought if I stopped being so normal...
     If I became someone great, I could fit in here.
[21:37] Noa
    So I worked really hard.
[21:39] Noa
    In my first year, I got into the top class,
     and last year, I became a Five Star.
[21:44] Noa
    Everyone said I'd win the All-Campus
    Elimination Battle and become Eimei's ace!
[21:49] Noa
    I wanted something. Just one reward
    to show for all the effort I'd put in.
[21:57] Noa
    I wanted to become special.
[21:59] Noa
    But you took that all away
    from me, Hiroto-kun.
[22:03] Noa
    You destroyed me in an instant.
[22:06] Hiroto
    Is that why you made a deal
    with this "devil" guy?
[22:10] Noa
    The devil's name is Kurahashi Mikado.
[22:13] Noa
    He's the headmaster of
    Seijo Academy in District 12.
[22:15] Noa
    He told me to cheat and do whatever
    I could to steal Stars from you, Hiroto-kun.
[22:20] Noa
    If I did that, he said he'd make
     all my dreams come true!
[22:24] Noa
    I was so scared.
[22:26] Noa
    Everything fell apart just as I was
    about to be rewarded for my hard work.
[22:30] Hiroto
    Didn't you ever think of defying him?
    This Kurahashi guy, I mean.
[22:34] Noa
    There's no way! I'm no match for him.
[22:38] Noa
    But it's fine. You can all
    just forget about me.
[22:42] Noa
    I'm sure this is my last day at school here
    and the last time I'll ever see you, Hiroto-kun.
[22:48] Noa
    There's just one more thing. I'm really
    sorry I tried to hurt your Maid-chan.
[22:54] Hiroto
    I'm not okay with this. Gimme a break!
[22:56] Hiroto
    Who said you could just give up?
[22:59] Noa
    B-But there's nothing else I can do!
[23:03] Noa
    Where will I ever find anyone
    who's able to defeat that devil?
[23:06] Hiroto
    Yeah, that's the problem. You can't see it
     because you're always looking down.
[23:12] Hiroto
    Did you forget?
    I'm the strongest on Academy Island.
[23:17] Hiroto
    I don't care if this guy's
    a District 12 headmaster.
[23:20] Hiroto
    A loser like that...
[23:23] Hiroto
    is no match for me.
[23:25] Noa
    Hiroto-kun?
[23:29] Hiroto
    Don't worry. I won this
    game a long time ago.
[23:34] Hiroto
    So, the thing you should
    know is, you've been saved.

E7 - Silence and Change

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[00:00] Kurahashi
    I'm disappointed in you, Little Devil.
[00:03] Kurahashi
    Even with all those
    illegal abilities I gave you,
[00:06] Kurahashi
    you still couldn't take care
    of one pathetic cheater.
[00:09] Kurahashi
    Your position, experience, and talent
     are nothing compared to him.
[00:14] Kurahashi
    And now, you're holding me back.
[00:16] Kurahashi
    You're going to pay me back
    the value of everything I gave you.
[00:21] Kurahashi
    Won't you?
[00:23] Kurahashi
    Starting today, you're my slave.
     I'll make you do all of my dirty work.
[00:30] Kurahashi
    What's your response to that, you brat?!
[00:33] Noa
    I'm going to be your slave...
[00:38] Noa
    Not. Did you think I'd say that?
[00:42] Noa
    Oh, so scary! Just like a real devil.
[00:45] Kurahashi
    Shinohara Hiroto!
[00:48] Kurahashi
    What are you doing here?
[00:52] Hiroto
    Oh, it isn't just me here.
[01:03] Hiroto
    Come on, smile a little, Kurahashi.
[01:05] Hiroto
    Because hundreds of thousands of
     people are watching you right now.
SIGN    Seijo Academy Headmaster Scandal
SIGN    people are watching
SIGN    Downvote
SIGN    Share
[01:22] Hiroto
    And that's game over.
SIGN    All-Campus Elimination Battle
    Final Day (Friday)
[01:30] Ichinose
    Good morning, kiddos.
[01:33] Ichinose
    You know, something
    wonderful happened yesterday.
SIGN    Silence
    and Change
[01:37] Ichinose
    A disgusting dictator finally got
     exposed for the scumbag he is.
[01:41] Ichinose
    Despite his innocent look,
    he was a manipulative con man,
[01:45] Ichinose
    but he was taken down in one night.
[01:47] Ichinose
    I'm super tired after celebrating
    late into the night with some drinks,
[01:51] Ichinose
    but I hope you can overlook that
    as a benefit of being an adult.
[01:54] Ichinose
    Now, then. The All-Campus Elimination
    Battle has reached its final stage.
[01:58] Ichinose
    The remaining survivors are these two.
[02:01] Ichinose
    The first is the strongest on
    Academy Island, Shinohara Hiroto.
[02:05] Ichinose
    Well, if a Seven Star didn't last
    this long, he'd be an eternal disgrace.
[02:10] Hiroto
    That's kind of a malicious way to put it.
[02:13] Ichinose
    Next is the Little Devil:
     the Six Star, Akizuki Noa.
[02:20] Ichinose
    They're both confirmed for
     the district elimination team,
[02:22] Ichinose
    but it's time to decide
    who Eimei's ace will be
[02:25] Ichinose
    with a top-level battle.
    The Six Star versus the Seven Star.
[02:28] Ichinose
    Brace yourselves for a—
[02:29] Noa
    Um, Headmistress?
[02:31] Noa
    May I say something? I, um...
[02:35] Noa
    I have no intention of fighting Hiroto-kun.
[02:40] Ichinose
    Would you mind explaining why not?
[02:42] Noa
    I think most people already
    heard this on the stream,
[02:45] Noa
    but nobody ever paid any attention
    to me, so I wanted to be special.
[02:50] Noa
    I used illegal methods to try
     to steal Stars from Hiroto.
[02:54] Noa
    I'm really very sorry!
[02:56] Noa
    Well, it didn't work out that way,
[02:59] Noa
    but while everyone devoted
    themselves to the event,
[03:01] Noa
    I alone was plotting evil schemes.
[03:03] Noa
    So I wish to withdraw from
    the All-Campus Elimination—
[03:06] Hiroto
    Stop right there, Akizuki.
[03:07] Noa
    Wh-What's wrong, Hiroto-kun?
[03:10] Hiroto
    There's absolutely no reason
    for you to withdraw.
[03:12] Noa
    Huh?
[03:13] Hiroto
    It was all that jerk Kurahashi's fault.
[03:16] Hiroto
    And I didn't lose anything in the end.
[03:18] Noa
    B-But nobody's going to forgive me!
[03:21] Hiroto
    Is that what you think?
    Then, take a look at this.
SIGN    Should Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Should Akizuki Noa
SIGN    be forgiven?
SIGN    be forgiven?
SIGN    Survey
SIGN    Forgive
SIGN    Don't Forgive
[03:26] Noa
    What is this?
[03:28] Hiroto
    It's a survey of Eimei students
     Libra carried out right after the stream.
[03:33] Hiroto
    And you can see the results.
    A good 99.5% are on your side.
[03:39] Hiroto
    Basically, the consensus at
    Eimei is that it wasn't your fault.
[03:43] Noa
    Huh?
[03:43] Hiroto
    Jeez. And you think people
    don't pay attention to you?
[03:47] Hiroto
    Even our Empress was singing your praises.
[03:50] Noa
    N-No way...
[03:52] Hiroto
    Listen, Akizuki. You just
    got a little carried away.
[03:56] Hiroto
    In reality, you'd already become
    someone special by your efforts alone.
[04:01] Hiroto
    And so, I want to make a suggestion.
[04:05] Hiroto
    The winner of the Elimination Battle
    and Eimei's ace is you, Akizuki.
[04:10] Noa
    Huh?
[04:11] Hiroto
    I'm saying I'm the one who's gonna withdraw.
[04:14] Noa
    Huh? B-But why?
[04:16] Hiroto
    Look, I'm already the strongest
    on Academy Island, right?
[04:20] Noa
    B-But still...
[04:22] Hiroto
    Anyway, it's too late now.
    I just sent the formal withdrawal request.
[04:26] Hiroto
    Too bad for you guys who were
    betting on me to take first place.
[04:30] student
    What? Can he do that?
[04:30] student
    The Little Devil got first?
[04:32] student
    The Seven Star forfeited?
[04:33] Hiroto
    See?
[04:34] Hiroto
    Now you truly are someone special.
[04:38] Noa
    All right. In that case, I'll be Eimei's ace.
[04:43] Noa
    I'll become the perfect ace. One that
    can face you head-on and not lose.
[04:48] Noa
    And I want you all to
    support me all the way!
[04:54] Ichinose
    That Shinohara...
[04:57] Ichinose
    I have a feeling he's gonna make
    this year's Inter-Academy Battle fun.
[05:01] Ichinose
    All righty, then.
SIGN    The May Inter-Academy Battle
SIGN    Chosen Members
[05:03] Ichinose
    The flawless high-spec maid,
    Himeji Shirayuki!
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
[05:07] Hiroto
    Nice job, Himeji! You got yourself
    back up to Four Stars in just one day!
[05:11] Ichinose
    One of Eimei's trio of Six Stars,
    the Golden Demon,
SIGN    Asamiya Nanase
[05:15] Ichinose
    Asamiya Nanase!
[05:16] Ichinose
    Ditto, the Six Star student
    council president with second sight,
SIGN    Enomoto Shinji
[05:20] Ichinose
    Enomoto Shinji!
[05:22] Ichinose
    No introduction needed for
    the Academy Island's strongest,
[05:24] Ichinose
    the Seven Star, Shinohara Hiroto!
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
[05:27] Ichinose
    And finally, Eimei's new ace,
     the Six Star Little Devil,
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
[05:31] Ichinose
    Akizuki Noa!
[05:33] Ichinose
    These are the five who will represent us
     in the May Inter-Academy Battle!
[05:37] student
    Don't let us down!
[05:38] student
    Give us a good show!
[05:39] student
    We're looking forward to it!
[05:41] Hiroto
    So I guess it turned out okay.
[05:43] Sarasa
    No kidding. I'm glad the
    Little Devil didn't get kicked out.
[05:47] Sarasa
    But, as an Ouka student,
    I can't be seen to be too happy about it.
[05:52] Hiroto
    Still, she wasn't let off
    without any penalties.
[05:55] Hiroto
    As a reward for winning,
    I got her to give me the Green Star.
[05:59] Sarasa
    So, right now, you're actually
    a triple-colored Three Star?
[06:04] Hiroto
    Yup, exactly.
[06:06] Hiroto
    I'm still a ways away
    from being a real Seven Star,
[06:08] Hiroto
    but if I can keep raising my rank
    like this, I'll see her someday.
SIGN    Ability Shop
[06:12] Hiroto
    So, we finally got a day off, and you
    wanted to meet, but where are we going?
SIGN    Ability Shop
SIGN    Ability Shop
SIGN    Ability Shop
SIGN    Ability Shop
[06:18] Sarasa
    Right here.
[06:19] Hiroto
    Huh?
SIGN    Ability Shop
SIGN    Entry Restricted to Couples Only
[06:21] Hiroto
    What's this all about, Saionji?
[06:23] Sarasa
    I-It isn't about anything.
     It's exactly what it looks like.
[06:26] Sarasa
    This shop sells some great stuff. You used
    a card from here against the Little Devil.
[06:31] Hiroto
    Oh, I see. So this is where
    you got that Pinch Hitter, huh?
[06:35] Sarasa
    That's right. But you have to
    follow one weird rule to get in.
SIGN    Couples Only
[06:40] Hiroto
    Yeah, but this?
[06:42] Sarasa
    I-I told you, right? That I can't get in alone,
     and I needed you to come with me.
[06:46] Sarasa
    Honestly, you should be honored.
[06:48] Sarasa
    Even if it's temporary,
     you get to be my l-lover for a bit.
[06:55] Hiroto
    Whoa.
[06:57] Sarasa
    I did tell her I'd be coming today.
[07:01] Sarasa
    Excuse me?
[07:03] Owner
    Come on in! Wait, huh?
[07:05] Owner
    Lily-chan?
[07:07] Hiroto
    "Lily"? Oh, right. She can't use
    either of her other names.
[07:08] Owner
    Oh, yeah. You did message me.
[07:11] Owner
    Hey, Lily-chan. You know my policy, right?
[07:15] Owner
    I only sell to people I like.
[07:18] Sarasa
    Yes, of course.
[07:20] Owner
    And I decide who I like by
    whether or not they follow the rules.
[07:24] Owner
    So I guess that means
    this is your boyfriend?
[07:27] Sarasa
    Th-That's right. Shino...
[07:30] Sarasa
    His name is Hiro. I-Isn't he cool?
[07:33] Hiroto
    I'm just tagging along, so don't mind me.
[07:35] Owner
    Oh, you wish! Lily-chan hasn't
    had any luck with boys before,
[07:40] Owner
    and now she comes to show
    her boyfriend off to me?
[07:44] Owner
    I get it. Hiro-kun must be a wild stud.
     I might just die of jealousy.
[07:50] Owner
    Though, I'm not actually jealous.
    Are you two really going out?
[07:55] Hiroto & Sarasa
    Huh?
[07:56] Owner
    I mean, you should at least
    be holding hands or something.
[07:59] Sarasa
    B-But...
[08:00] Owner
    It's not like I'm telling you
    to kiss on the spot.
[08:03] Sarasa
    Ki... H-How could I do that
    with someone watching, dummy?
[08:07] Hiroto
    Hey, Lily!
[08:08] Hiroto
    Psst, Saionji.
[08:10] Sarasa
    Eep.
[08:10] Sarasa
    Wh-What now, stupid Shinohara?
    Are you gonna start teasing me, too?
[08:14] Hiroto
    No, not that. We just have to hold hands,
    right? If so, let's just get it over with.
[08:20] Sarasa
    A-Are you saying you want to
    put your hands on me?
[08:24] Hiroto
    Don't start that!
[08:26] Hiroto
    You're embarrassed
    because you're overthinking it.
[08:32] Hiroto
    Uh, Lily?
[08:35] Hiroto
    This is just a handshake.
[08:37] Sarasa
    Huh? No, it isn't!
    Um, uh, it isn't! I said it isn't!
[08:42] Owner
    Yeah, yeah, like that!
[08:45] Owner
    But I mean, the atmosphere got
    so stuffy, I had to stop watching.
[08:49] Owner
    I'll recognize you two as lovers.
[08:52] Sarasa
    R-Really?
[08:53] Hiroto
    Is that really okay?
    All we did was shake hands.
[08:57] Sarasa
    Hey, Hiro!
[09:00] Owner
    Of course. I've always liked Lily-chan, and
    you're growing on me, so it's fine. You pass.
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Ability Card
SIGN    Display Bug
SIGN    Nullify Interference
SIGN    Inability Barrier
SIGN    Force Stop
SIGN    Force Stop
[09:06] Owner
    All right. I'll sell you any ability you want.
[09:10] Hiroto
    I was surprised to see so many
    rare abilities in one place.
[09:14] Sarasa
    O-Oh, come on. You really
    don't know anything, do you?
[09:17] Sarasa
    I hope you're grateful
    that I took you to that shop.
[09:22] Shirayuki
    Welcome home, Master and Rina.
[09:25] Hiroto
    Oh, hey. We're back.
[09:27] Shirayuki
    Did you have an enjoyable date?
[09:29] Sarasa
    D-Date? I-It wasn't! I just asked
    him to come shopping with me.
[09:33] Shirayuki
    But you did go to a shop
    that only admits couples.
[09:36] Sarasa
    H-How did you know that?
[09:39] Hiroto
    Th-That's a high-spec maid for you.
[09:42] Shirayuki
    Master and Rina, you helped me greatly
     during the All-Campus Elimination Battle.
[09:47] Shirayuki
    As such, I wish to treat you
    with the utmost in service today.
[09:50] Hiroto
    Oh, uh, but you're always
    the one taking care of us.
[09:53] Sarasa
    You don't need to worry about us so much.
[09:55] Sarasa
    Though I'd really love one of
    your home-cooked meals again.
[10:00] Shirayuki
    What do you think?
[10:01] Shirayuki
    Dinner is all ready, but would you
    like to take a relaxing bath first?
[10:05] Hiroto
    Yeah, that might be an idea. We're probably
    all sweaty from how much we walked today.
[10:10] Sarasa
    I guess I'll take her up on that.
[10:13] Shirayuki
    Well, then, I would be happy to scrub
    both of your backs at the same time.
[10:18] Hiroto & Sarasa
    Th-The same time?
[10:19] Sarasa
    Whoa, hold up, hold up. The same time?
[10:22] Sarasa
    Wouldn't he see me naked?
[10:24] Shirayuki
    You will wear swimsuits, naturally.
[10:25] Shirayuki
    I know that you wear bikinis
[10:27] Shirayuki
    and show skin to countless male
    strangers on the beach during the summer,
[10:31] Shirayuki
    so I doubt it will be a problem.
[10:32] Sarasa
    I get a feeling that was meant to be a jibe.
[10:35] Shirayuki
    Plus, this mansion is equipped with a special
    extra-large bath for use by the Seven Star.
[10:40] Sarasa
    Y-Yeah, but wearing a bathing suit
    in the bath sounds even kinkier.
[10:45] Shirayuki
    In that case, would you prefer to be nude?
    I am prepared for that, if it is necessary.
[10:50] Sarasa
    Th-That's not what I meant! Jeez.
[10:53] Hiroto
    Wait a minute. Are you annoyed
    that we went shopping without you?
[10:56] Sarasa
    Surely not.
[10:58] Hiroto
    Himeji always gets real
    stubborn about stuff like this.
[11:01] Sarasa
    B-But I didn't bring a swimsuit.
[11:09] Sarasa
    Fine. You win, Yuki.
[11:12] Shirayuki
    Very well. Let us all take a bath together.
[11:21] Hiroto
    This is heaven.
[11:25] Sarasa
    Wait! Don't look yet!
[11:28] Hiroto
    Uh, right.
[11:29] Shirayuki
    My apologies, Master. Please wait a moment.
[11:37] Hiroto
    Wh-What's happening to me?
    All I can hear is the shower behind me,
[11:42] Hiroto
    and all I can see is the
    painting of Mt. Fuji on the wall,
[11:45] Hiroto
    but my heart's totally racing!
[11:49] Shirayuki
    Well, then. Please excuse us.
[11:51] Sarasa
    How's the temperature?
[11:52] Hiroto
    Yeah, the water's fine—
[12:03] Sarasa
    Come on, don't just sit there.
     Say something.
[12:06] Hiroto
    I-It looks good on you.
[12:08] Shirayuki
    Rina, you are flirting with Master too much.
[12:12] Shirayuki
    That is not fair.
[12:14] Hiroto
    On this day, a super-elite VIP,
    my personal maid, and I...
[12:18] Hiroto
    all got in the bath together.
[12:22] Sarasa
    Shinohara?!
[12:22] Shirayuki
    Master?!
[12:27] Shirayuki
    We have a strategy meeting with the
    other Inter-Academy Battle members now.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Sorry I'm late!
    I'm on my way to 2-A now.
[12:32] Hiroto
    Yeah, we should get going.
[12:34] Noa
    Oh, Hiroto-kun!
[12:36] Noa
    We must be a perfect match because
     we keep running into each other.
[12:41] Hiroto
    You're the one who
     invited us to go with you.
[12:43] Noa
    Aw, c'mon. I know that made you happy.
[12:46] Shirayuki
    Akizuki-sama, you may have exchanged IDs,
[12:49] Shirayuki
    but you are not lovers or in any
    kind of relationship akin to that.
[12:53] Noa
    Man, you're always so
    uptight, Shirayuki-chan.
[12:56] Noa
    But, y'know, it's so nice that you go
    easy on your friends. It's so cute!
[13:01] Shirayuki
    W-Would you please let go?
[13:04] Noa
    Not a chance!
[13:06] Hiroto
    By the way, aren't you in the same class
     as the other two members, Akizuki?
[13:11] Noa
    Yup. Sure am.
[13:13] Noa
    They aren't quite at the same level
    as Eimei's super ace, yours truly,
[13:17] Noa
    but the student council prez and
    Mya-chan are a really popular pair.
[13:21] Hiroto
    Yeah, seems like it.
[13:22] Hiroto
    With their instant memorization skills
     and extremely fast reflexes,
[13:26] Hiroto
    even the guys in my class
    know about their game record.
[13:30] Hiroto
    But it sounds like those two
     really don't get along.
[13:33] Noa
    Oh. Yeah, I guess that's true.
[13:36] Noa
    They were childhood friends, but now
    it's more like they're stuck with each other.
[13:39] Nanase
    Hey. I said hey, Shinji!
[13:41] Nanase
    Can you hear me?
[13:43] Shinji
    Nope. There's a really noisy idiot
    right next to me, so I can't hear a thing.
SIGN    Meeting Room
[13:47] Nanase
    It's your fault I'm making noise right now!
[13:51] Noa
    They say they hate each other,
    but they still spend all their time together.
[13:55] Noa
    So, every time...
[13:57] Nanase
    You're literally pissing me off.
[13:59] Noa
    ...they just keep fighting like that.
[14:02] Hiroto
    You guys better not screw it up for us!
[14:05] Shirayuki
    Thank you for coming today to discuss
    strategy for the May Inter-Academy Battle.
[14:09] Shirayuki
    I'm grateful to you all.
[14:11] Shirayuki
    Let us start with the promo video
     that was released last week.
[14:14] Nanase
    Sounds good. I'm on board with that.
[14:17] Noa
    I'm okay with it, too.
SIGN    May Inter-Academy Battle
SIGN    May Inter-Academy Battle
SIGN    May Inter-Academy Battle
SIGN    May Inter-Academy Battle
[14:32] Hiroto
    That didn't tell us much,
[14:34] Hiroto
    but it's clearly a domination game
    where you try to expand your team's area.
[14:38] Shinji
    Hm. I agree, but your manner of
    speaking is very rough, exchange student.
[14:44] Hiroto
    I have a lot of respect for you,
     so cut me some slack.
[14:47] Hiroto
    All right, Himeji. The basic rules
     have been released, right?
[14:50] Shirayuki
    Yes. It is a large-scale game conforming to
    Academy Island's operational regulations
[14:55] Shirayuki
    that allows up to 100 players.
[14:58] Shirayuki
    "Area Steal To Reconquer All Lost."
[15:01] Shirayuki
    Or ASTRAL, for short.
[15:04] Shirayuki
    The game lasts from Monday,
    May 9th, until Friday, May 13th.
SIGN    Event Schedule
SIGN    Monday
SIGN    Tuesday
SIGN    Wednesday
SIGN    Thursday
SIGN    Friday
[15:08] Shirayuki
    Each day is split into a first
     period from 9:00 to 12:00,
[15:11] Shirayuki
    and a second period from 2:00 to 5:00,
    for a total of ten periods.
[15:15] Shirayuki
    It will take place in District Zero,
[15:17] Shirayuki
    also known as the Special Development
     District, at the center of the island.
SIGN    Special Development District
[15:21] Shirayuki
    The game field is divided
    into one million spaces,
SIGN    One Million Spaces
[15:24] Shirayuki
    with spots known as "Bases" scattered around.
SIGN    Bases
[15:27] Shirayuki
    It is possible to capture these bases.
SIGN    Captured
SIGN    Captured
SIGN    Captured
SIGN    Captured
SIGN    Captured
[15:30] Shirayuki
    Two captured bases make a line,
    three or more a polygon,
[15:33] Shirayuki
    and all the spaces within become
    part of the corresponding team's area,
[15:37] Shirayuki
    and will change to that team's color.
[15:40] Shirayuki
    Every hour, the bases release
    special usable skills called "spells."
SIGN    Spells
SIGN    Trap
SIGN    Barrier
SIGN    Conceal
SIGN    Release
SIGN    Counteract
SIGN    Swordflash
SIGN    Gunfire
SIGN    Magic Blast
[15:45] Shirayuki
    The game also uses what is known
     as a "Freeze Time" system,
[15:49] Shirayuki
    so for a period of time after you have used
     a spell, you cannot perform an action.
SIGN    Use Spell
SIGN    Freeze Time
SIGN    Activated
[15:54] Shirayuki
    The length of Freeze Time is calculated from
    the movement value attributed to each player.
SIGN    Freeze Time
SIGN    Determined From
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Position List
SIGN    Soldier
SIGN    Commander
SIGN    Spy
SIGN    Mage
SIGN    Guardian
[16:00] Shirayuki
    There are also five player positions
    you can take in ASTRAL,
[16:03] Shirayuki
    and no overlap is allowed within a team.
SIGN    Dominate All Areas
SIGN    Destroy All Teams
[16:05] Shirayuki
    To win, you must either dominate all areas
     or destroy all the other teams.
[16:10] Shirayuki
    But if neither of these conditions is met,
[16:13] Shirayuki
    when the time runs out, the team with
    the largest occupied area wins the game.
[16:17] Shirayuki
    Now, on to the losing conditions.
[16:19] Shirayuki
    When a player loses all of their
    life points, they are eliminated.
SIGN    Eliminated
[16:24] Shirayuki
    Players can have a
    maximum of five life points,
[16:27] Shirayuki
    and these reset at the end of each period.
[16:30] Shirayuki
    If all team members are eliminated,
    or they lose all of the spaces they hold,
SIGN    All Players' LP = Zero
SIGN    Eliminated
SIGN    All Players' LP = Zero
SIGN    Eliminated
SIGN    Area Held
SIGN    All Players' LP = Zero
SIGN    Eliminated
SIGN    Zero
[16:34] Shirayuki
    that team loses.
SIGN    Team Loses
[16:37] Shirayuki
    During the Inter-Academy Battle, another game
     called MTCG will be held simultaneously.
SIGN    Optional Participation
SIGN    Open Game
[16:43] Shirayuki
    The top prize is a Wild Card,
    which serves as an invitation to ASTRAL.
[16:43] ---
    Top Prize
[16:47] Shirayuki
    The player who acquires it can join their
    chosen team in the battle as a sixth member.
SIGN    You can become
SIGN    the 6th team member
SIGN    and join ASTRAL!
[16:55] Shirayuki
    So there seem to be three key points
    in the information released so far:
[16:59] Shirayuki
    areas, player positions,
    and movement values.
[17:01] Noa
    Right, right. Say, Shirayuki-chan, is there
    a way to see what the movement values are?
[17:07] Shirayuki
    If you open the special app released
    a few days ago, it is listed on your profile.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Movement Value
[17:11] Shirayuki
    There are 25 levels, and the
    smaller the number, the better.
SIGN    Movement Value
[17:15] Hiroto
    Movement values are like
    a player's general rating.
[17:18] Hiroto
    They're calculated using stuff
    like game and battle records.
[17:21] Hiroto
    Of course, for me, that means...
[17:23] Nanase
    A 3! Wow, that's crazy!
SIGN    Movement Value
[17:25] Nanase
    Shino, you've got a great rating!
     Nice job, Seven Star!
[17:28] Hiroto
    Yeah, thanks.
[17:29] Hiroto
    Wait, "Shino"?
[17:31] Nanase
    Uh, it's just a plain old nickname. No good?
[17:33] Hiroto
    Well, I didn't say it was bad.
[17:36] Nanase
    We're good, then.
[17:38] Hiroto
    Of course, my movement value is a lie.
[17:40] Hiroto
    My real number isn't 3, it's 19.
[17:43] Hiroto
    Kagaya-san bugged the display for me.
[17:46] Shirayuki
    Now, I would like to
    decide on a general plan.
[17:50] Shinji
    There are two main keys
    to strategy in ASTRAL.
SIGN    Expand Area
SIGN    Destroy Other Teams
[17:53] Shinji
    You either expand your area
    or make the other teams lose.
[17:57] Shinji
    However, spells are required to fight,
SIGN    Battle
SIGN    Spell Required
[17:59] Shinji
    and in order to get spells,
    you have to expand your area.
SIGN    Battle
SIGN    Spell Required
SIGN    Must Expand Area
[18:02] Shinji
    In other words, there's no reason
    to treat these as separate things.
[18:06] Hiroto
    So, for now, we need to decide the
    team makeup and who takes what position.
SIGN    Soldier
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    In battle, movement value -1
    Special spell: Swordflash
SIGN    Mage
SIGN    Reduces Freeze Time after spell use by half
    Special spell: Magic Blast
SIGN    Commander
SIGN    Movement value fixed at 25
    Can swap positions with another member once
    Special spell: None
SIGN    Spy
SIGN    Can sense nearby traps without using abilities
     Special spell: Gunfire
SIGN    Guardian
SIGN    Normal damage -1
    Special spell: None
[18:12] Shirayuki
    Here are the details.
[18:15] Hiroto
    For me, getting the right position is really
    important and the first big hurdle to clear.
SIGN    Commander
SIGN    Movement value fixed at 25
    Can swap positions with another member once
    Special spell: None
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
[18:21] Hiroto
    Basically, if I don't get
    commander, it's all over.
[18:24] Hiroto
    Of course, the huge movement
    value is a big minus.
[18:27] Hiroto
    But it's a trade-off for
    a much more important benefit,
[18:31] Hiroto
    regardless of whether
    I'm a Three Star or Seven.
SIGN    Commander
[18:34] Hiroto
    I can use the commander's poor
    movement value as an excuse.
SIGN    Soldier
SIGN    Mage
SIGN    Spy
[18:37] Hiroto
    Any of the others would
    be a huge problem for me.
SIGN    Guardian
SIGN    Guardian
[18:40] Hiroto
    Everyone would
    immediately know I was lying.
[18:44] Hiroto
    If I get commander, I can say I'm using its info
    abilities when it's really all the Company.
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Asamiya Nanase
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Enomoto Shinji
SIGN    Movement Value
[18:49] Hiroto
    That'd be a huge advantage.
[18:52] Nanase
    Um, I think I'd be good as soldier.
[18:56] Nanase
    I've got great reflexes and visual acuity,
SIGN    Asamiya Nanase
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Soldier
SIGN    In battle, movement value -1
    Special spell: Swordflash
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
[18:59] Nanase
    so I can lead the attack
    to wipe out enemies.
[19:02] Noa
    I guess I'll be the spy, then.
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
SIGN    Movement Value
[19:05] Noa
    Sneaking around and secretly
    setting traps is my specialty.
SIGN    Spy
SIGN    Can sense nearby traps
    without using abilities
     Special spell: Gunfire
SIGN    .
SIGN    .
[19:09] Hiroto
    All right. It's all going as planned so far.
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
SIGN    Movement Value
[19:13] Hiroto
    Himeji should take guardian
    after I nab commander.
SIGN    Commander
SIGN    Guardian
[19:17] Hiroto
    All right, then I'll be—
[19:18] Shinji
    Commander.
[19:19] Hiroto & Shirayuki
    Huh?
[19:20] Shinji
    I wish to be the commander.
[19:22] Shinji
    Did you perhaps want
    the same thing, Shinohara?
[19:26] Hiroto
    I do. But why do you?
[19:29] Shinji
    It should be obvious.
[19:30] Shinji
    Without a competent commander,
    victory in ASTRAL would be impossible.
[19:34] Hiroto
    If that's your reason,
    it'd be the same with me in the role.
[19:37] Shinji
    No, it absolutely wouldn't. The commander's
     movement value is fixed at 25.
SIGN    Enomoto Shinji
SIGN    Movement Value
[19:42] Shinji
    You have a lower number, so you would
    be more disadvantaged than myself.
[19:47] Shinji
    Also, the commander's duties, like gathering
    information, analyzing enemy movements,
[19:51] Shinji
    mapping, and giving instructions...
    These are all specialties of mine.
[19:55] Shinji
    Do you get that, transfer student?
    Also, watch your tone.
[19:58] Nanase
    What are you so uptight about, Shinji?
[20:00] Nanase
    Shino can use insane Unique Star
    abilities, and he's a Seven Star.
[20:05] Nanase
    And I don't wanna, like,
    have to follow your orders.
[20:08] Shinji
    This isn't in the same
    dimension as what you "want."
[20:11] Shinji
    It's simply about what's appropriate.
[20:13] Hiroto
    I'm gonna have to deceive
    my enemies and allies.
[20:17] Hiroto
    I have to make them believe
    I'm the strongest on Academy Island.
[20:21] Hiroto
    If I don't, this team won't work smoothly
    and my lies will be exposed.
[20:27] Hiroto
    Hey, Enomoto.
[20:28] Shinji
    You left out the crucial "senpai."
    What is it, Shinohara?
[20:32] Hiroto
    Commander can trade places
    with someone once in the game.
[20:35] Hiroto
    So let me take it at first.
[20:38] Hiroto
    And if I don't meet with your approval,
    I'll find the right moment to give it to you.
[20:44] Shinji
    In that case, I'd say
    I should take it first, but...
[20:48] Shinji
    Okay, on one condition. Take out three
    other commanders by the end of the third day.
[20:54] Shinji
    If you don't manage it,
    you will give me the commander role.
[20:57] Shirayuki
    Please wait, Enomoto-sama. Do you not
    think that condition is somewhat unfair?
[21:02] Shirayuki
    What if you choose to refuse
    to cooperate with him?
[21:06] Shinji
    Himeji Shirayuki-kun, is it?
[21:08] Shinji
    Your attitude is excellent,
    but I think you are overlooking something.
[21:12] Shirayuki
    Overlooking?
[21:14] Shinji
    That's right. As Eimei Academy's student
    council president, I simply want to win.
[21:20] Shinji
    In the yearly academy rankings,
    Eimei has been stuck at #5 for several years.
[21:25] Shinji
    I want to raise that rank.
[21:28] Shinji
    With Seven Star Shinohara here,
    we have a good chance of doing that this year.
[21:32] Shinji
    As such, I would do
    absolutely nothing to hinder him.
[21:35] Hiroto
    Okay. Good enough for me.
[21:37] Hiroto
    If I can't pull it off, I'll give
    the commander's role to you,
[21:42] Hiroto
    and I'll even talk to you
    politely for the rest of my life.
[21:48] Hiroto
    Hello?
[21:49] Sarasa
    Shinohara?
[21:50] Sarasa
    Oh, good. If you hadn't answered,
    I don't know what I would've done.
[21:52] Hiroto
    What's happened? Why are you so upset?
[21:54] Sarasa
    Because we're in serious trouble!
[21:57] Hiroto
    Trouble? What do you mean?
[21:59] Sarasa
    It's Sarasa! Another one
    who isn't me or the real thing.
[22:03] Sarasa
    A third Saionji Sarasa has appeared!
[22:07] Hiroto
    Huh?

E8 - Good Night

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[00:01] Doppel
    How do you do?
[00:03] Doppel
    I am the Empress.
[00:04] Sarasa
    I have no clue what
    that's supposed to mean.
[00:07] Hiroto
    I see why she'd get attention, though.
[00:09] Hiroto
    She looks exactly like you.
[00:11] Sarasa
    No wonder they call her a doppelgänger.
[00:15] Doppel
    Are you watching closely, fake me?
[00:18] Doppel
    I want to take back the name of
    Saionji Sarasa that you stole from me.
[00:23] Doppel
    So why don't we play a game?
[00:26] Sarasa
    Huh?
[00:27] Hiroto
    A game?
[00:28] Doppel
    The setting will be the
    May Inter-Academy Battle, ASTRAL.
[00:32] Doppel
    And to win, you have to
    defeat Shinohara Hiroto.
[00:35] Hiroto
    Huh?
[00:35] Sarasa
    Huh?!
[00:38] Doppel
    Whoever beats him gets
    to be the real Saionji Sarasa.
[00:42] Doppel
    If I win, you have to surrender
    your Saionji Sarasa account to me.
[00:47] Doppel
    If you win, you can be the true Empress.
[00:51] Doppel
    If Shinohara Hiroto wins, I'll let him
    decide what he does with me.
[00:55] Doppel
    But don't forget that I look
    exactly like you right now.
[00:59] Doppel
    So if you refuse, I might just have
    to strip to deal with the stress.
[01:03] Sarasa
    What?!
[01:03] Hiroto
    Ah!
[01:05] Doppel
    Thousands of people might see me doing
    all sorts of things to make myself feel good.
[01:14] Doppel
    I hope you'll give me the right answer.
[01:20] Sarasa
    Aw, damn it!
[01:23] Sarasa
    What the hell is this?!
[01:25] Hiroto
    H-Hey, try to calm down.
[01:29] Hiroto
    Listen.
[01:31] Hiroto
    Kurahashi must be involved in this.
[01:34] Sarasa
    Good point.
[01:35] Sarasa
    Kurahashi knows I helped you out
    in the All-Campus Elimination Battle.
[01:41] Sarasa
    He might have realized
    you and I aren't actually rivals.
[01:45] Hiroto
    So he's coming after both of us
    this time, I guess?
[01:49] Hiroto
    Tch. That scumbag Kurahashi
    is constantly screwing with us.
[03:25] Hiroto
    I'm begging you! Please help us, Kagaya-san!
SIGN    Good Night
[03:28] Kagaya
    Uh, so, basically...
[03:30] Kagaya
    You need to kill it as the commander
    so your teammates won't uncover your lie,
[03:34] Kagaya
    while taking out three other leaders
[03:36] Kagaya
    and preparing to fight
    a super dangerous doppelgänger?
[03:39] Hiroto
    Pretty much.
[03:41] Kagaya
    You're a real slave driver, Hiro-kyun.
[03:43] Shirayuki
    Also, he must be victorious in ASTRAL.
[03:46] Shirayuki
    Members of teams who place sixth or lower
    all have one Star taken away from them.
[03:51] Hiroto
    If I lose a star, I'm done for.
[03:57] Shirayuki
    In addition, a new rule has
    just been posted on Libra.
[04:02] Shirayuki
    It involves a voting system.
[04:04] Shirayuki
    Students on the island all get to vote
     to predict the event's winners.
SIGN    Support Rating
[04:09] Kagaya
    And those support ratings have an effect
     on players' movement values?
[04:13] Hiroto
    But that only comes into
    play in the second half.
[04:16] Hiroto
    In the first half, positions and abilities
     will decide who wins battles.
[04:20] Kagaya
    The Company can access the
    servers to borrow some data,
[04:23] Kagaya
    then I can send it on to you
    in real time. That sound okay?
[04:28] Hiroto
    Yeah!
[04:29] Shirayuki
    Master, what will you do
    with your ability settings?
[04:32] Hiroto
    Oh, right.
SIGN    Black Wings
SIGN    Available to the holder of the Indigo Star.
SIGN    This ability enhances performances,
    allowing the user to employ things
    like smoke and sound effects on stage.
     It also allows the user to transmit their
    voice far away.
SIGN    Add
[04:33] Hiroto
    In the first slot, I'll use the
    Indigo Star's ability, Black Wings.
[04:37] Hiroto
    In the second, I'll use the
    Green Star's Predict Movement.
SIGN    Predict Movement
SIGN    Available to the holder of the Green Star.
SIGN    A special ability that applies the
    sensory effect of the special
    Green Star to largely alter the
    abilities exhibited by whoever holds it.
SIGN    Add
[04:40] Hiroto
    And in the third...
    I need to think about it some more.
[04:44] Hiroto
    What are you going to use, Himeji?
[04:46] Shirayuki
    I will use an ability
    I've saved for a special occasion.
[04:49] Hiroto
    A special occasion?
[04:50] Shirayuki
    Yes.
[04:51] Shirayuki
    An assist ability that allows
    players to exchange one ability.
[04:56] Shirayuki
    It is called Replacement.
SIGN    Replacement
[04:57] Shirayuki
    It is very expensive, so I will have
    the Company procure it for me.
[05:01] Shirayuki
    But does it not sound potentially useful?
[05:04] Hiroto
    Yeah.
[05:08] Sarasa
    Roger. Sounds like Eimei
    Academy's all ready to go, too.
[05:12] Hiroto
    Yeah. I guess that's where we're at now.
[05:15] Sarasa
    This whole thing is kind
    of depressing, though.
[05:18] Hiroto
    Huh?
[05:18] Sarasa
    All the Ouka kids keep staring
    at me with stars in their eyes.
[05:23] Hiroto
    Yeah, but that's normal, right?
[05:25] Sarasa
    I'll be with them all the time
    during the event.
[05:27] Sarasa
    The only time I'll get
    to myself is when I'm asleep.
[05:30] Sarasa
    And I won't get to talk to you.
[05:33] Hiroto
    Huh?
[05:35] Sarasa
    I-I'm not saying I'm desperate to see you!
[05:38] Sarasa
    I just won't have anyone
    to blow off steam with!
[05:42] Hiroto
    It's fine.
[05:44] Hiroto
    I didn't say anything.
[05:48] Hiroto
    Don't lose, Saionji.
[05:50] Sarasa
    Hmph.
[05:52] Sarasa
    The Empress won't lose so easily.
[05:55] Hiroto
    Good. I'm rooting for you. Good night.
[05:58] Sarasa
    Yeah, good night.
[06:06] Hiroto
    Hello? Yeah, it's me.
[06:09] Hiroto
    I want you to help me with something.
SIGN    ASTRAL First Day: Morning
[06:17] Hiroto
    This is where it's being held?
[06:21] Suzuran
    Good meow-ning, everyone!
[06:23] Suzuran
    I'm Kazami Suzuran from Libra, meow!
[06:26] Suzuran
    The weather's clear and
    maybe even a little hot right now!
[06:29] Suzuran
    But now we're gonna play a game so hot,
     you might get burnt just watching it, meow!
[06:34] Suzuran
    Okay, everyone! Come with me, meow!
[06:38] Suzuran
    The entire game will be held
    in augmented reality, meow.
[06:44] Shirayuki
    This is incredible.
[06:46] Nanase
    Isn't this, like, super high resolution?
[06:50] Hiroto
    Wow.
[06:57] electronic voice
    ASTRAL is beginning.
[07:00] electronic voice
    Teams from all academies, please stand
    at your designated starting points.
SIGN    Soldier
SIGN    Asamiya Nanase
SIGN    Mage
SIGN    Enomoto Shinji
SIGN    Commander
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Guardian
SIGN    Himeji Shirayuki
SIGN    Spy
SIGN    Akizuki Noa
[07:06] Hiroto
    All right. Let's begin.
[07:09] Shinji
    Guys, do you see that?
[07:12] Shinji
    That's our first base.
[07:17] Shinji
    And over there is a neutral base.
[07:22] Shinji
    We have to take control of it
     to expand our area.
[07:25] Shirayuki
    Shall we try it out?
[07:27] Hiroto
    Sure.
[07:29] Noa
    This is so exciting. It feels like we're
    doing something naughty, Hiroto-kun.
[07:33] Hiroto
    No, it doesn't. What are you talking about?
[07:37] Hiroto
    Okay, this is the neutral area.
[07:40] Shirayuki
    All right. Here I go.
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Occupy
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
SIGN    Occupy
[07:44] Shirayuki
    Occupy.
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
SIGN    Occupy
SIGN    Freeze Time
SIGN    Occupy
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Freeze Time
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
[07:47] Hiroto
    When you use the Occupy command,
[07:49] Hiroto
    Freeze Time starts and
    all actions become unavailable.
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Operation Unavailable
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
[07:55] Hiroto
    Then, when Freeze Time runs out,
     the space is occupied.
[08:06] Hiroto
    Himeji, your movement value is 9, right?
[08:09] Shirayuki
    Yes. And since the Freeze Time
    counter displayed 90 seconds,
[08:13] Shirayuki
    it seems it takes 10 times your
    movement value to occupy a space.
[08:16] Hiroto
    That would really slow us down.
[08:19] Shinji
    No, when it comes to Freeze Time,
    losing our abilities is the bigger problem.
[08:25] Shinji
    In battle, if you're attacked after using
    an ability, you might not be able to evade.
[08:30] Hiroto
    Then we should check out
     that Freeze Time, too.
[08:33] Noa
    Ooh, me! I'll try that out for you.
[08:39] Noa
    I'll use Numerical Adjustment.
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Numerical
     Adjustment
[08:41] Noa
    I'll max out your interest
    in me, Hiroto-kun.
[08:45] Hiroto
    That won't actually test
    your ability, though.
SIGN    Freeze Time
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
SIGN    Occupy
[08:48] Noa
    See? The Freeze Time is only six seconds.
[08:52] Noa
    My movement value is also 6,
    so it must just use the same number, I guess.
SIGN    Movement Value
[08:57] Hiroto
    It'd be pretty tough if that kicked in
    when you were in the middle of a battle.
[09:01] Noa
    But then I can get Hiroto-kun
     to protect me, right?
[09:06] Hiroto
    One more basic thing.
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Freeze Time
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
SIGN    Occupy
[09:09] Hiroto
    When you're in your own area, it looks
    like your movement value drops by 2.
[09:14] Hiroto
    So the more you expand your area, the more
    range you have to move around effectively.
[09:19] Nanase
    Yeah, exactly right.
[09:21] Shinji
    Huh. I guess he isn't just a
    good-for-nothing loudmouth.
[09:25] Hiroto
    I went ahead and searched
    nearby with my ability.
[09:29] Hiroto
    I know where the bases are, so that
    should make our plan a little easier.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Information Control EX
[09:32] Noa
    So I guess we need to start capturing bases.
[09:35] Hiroto
    Yeah. There are two nearby,
    one to the north, one to the east.
[09:39] Shinji
    If we're moving, east is our only option.
[09:41] Shinji
    From what I can see,
    base placement isn't random.
[09:44] Shinji
    They're likely spaced relatively
    equally for a better show.
[09:47] Shinji
    With that in mind, we can assume
    there are some bases off the map, too.
[09:53] Shinji
    Therefore, I think the most efficient way
    to expand our area is by moving east.
[09:59] Hiroto
    Guess so. Also, spells are released
    from bases at regular intervals.
[10:05] Hiroto
    But we can't use them like that yet.
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
[10:08] Hiroto
    Spells first go into this team slot.
SIGN    Spell
[10:11] Hiroto
    To use one, you have to move it
    to your own personal slot.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    Grants temporary
    invisibility
SIGN    Release
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    For three times only,
    can skip Freeze Time
    after Magic Blast /
    Gunfire / Swordflash
SIGN    Counteract
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    Can change a selected
    space back to a neutral
    space. When used on
    a neutral area,
    that space becomes
    part of your
    team's area
SIGN    Trap
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    Opposing team member
    takes damage when
    stepping onto
    corresponding spot
SIGN    Magic Blast
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    Long-range attack
SIGN    Gunfire
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    Mid-range attack
SIGN    Swordflash
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    Close-range attack
SIGN    Barrier
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Effect:
SIGN    Temporarily prevents
    player from taking
    damage
SIGN    Conceal
[10:15] Hiroto
    So you have to pay
    attention to what you have.
[10:17] Noa
    Mm-hmm.
[10:18] Noa
    But I guess we can just pick whatever to
    start with. I'm gonna go with this one.
[10:23] Nanase
    Hey, no fair, Noa-chi!
[10:26] Nanase
    I wanna pick, too!
[10:28] Noa
    How long do you think the
    Freeze Time is for spells?
[10:31] Nanase
    I can test that out!
[10:33] Nanase
    I'll try taking a swing at you, Shinji.
[10:35] Shinji
    Wait, Nanase. You're testing
     a blade out on a friend?
[10:38] Nanase
    What? You'd love to be
    murdered by a cute girl.
[10:42] Shinji
    I can't dispute your logic, but if it's you,
    Nanase, the premise doesn't hold.
[10:46] Nanase
    Now I really will kill you.
[10:48] Hiroto
    Huh?
[10:48] Hiroto
    Hey, Akizuki. Where'd Himeji go?
[10:51] Noa
    Huh?
[10:55] Shirayuki
    Guess who.
[10:57] Hiroto
    Himeji, is that you?
[11:00] Shirayuki
    Yes. I decided to try out the Conceal spell.
SIGN    Freeze Time
[11:05] Shirayuki
    The displayed Freeze Time is 18 seconds,
     so it is twice the movement value.
[11:10] Hiroto
    O-Oh, no kidding.
[11:12] Shirayuki
    Um, Master... Have I done something wrong?
[11:17] Nanase
    Wow, a sword!
[11:17] Hiroto
    I think I'm the one in the wrong.
[11:18] Shinji
    Stop that.
[11:19] Shirayuki
    Huh?
[11:19] Shinji
    I said the premise doesn't hold.
[11:21] Shinji
    Look up "premise" in a dictionary.
[11:21] Nanase
    Get killed by a cute girl!
SIGN    First Day: Finished
SIGN    Team with the most held areas:
    District 3's Ouka Academy
SIGN    spaces
SIGN    Team with the most supporting votes:
    District 4's Eimei Academy
[11:35] Kugasaki
    Good to see you again, Shinohara Hiroto.
[11:39] Kugasaki
    I should thank you for slithering out
     in front of me like this,
[11:43] Kugasaki
    and giving me an opportunity
    to get my revenge.
[11:46] Hiroto
    I didn't come here to see you, you know.
[11:49] Kugasaki
    Act smug while you can.
[11:51] Kugasaki
    Our team from Otowa will
    rightly crush your Eimei antics.
[11:54] Kugasaki
    Duly look forward to that.
[12:00] Shirayuki
    District 8's Otowa Academy.
[12:02] Shirayuki
    Their team is made up of members
    of the group Kugasaki-sama leads,
[12:06] Shirayuki
    the Self-Made Holy Knight Brigade.
[12:09] Shirayuki
    Kugasaki-sama possesses
    infectious charisma,
[12:12] Shirayuki
    and I think his team may be
    one of our greatest threats.
[12:16] Hiroto
    How about the other teams?
[12:17] Shirayuki
    Right.
[12:18] Shirayuki
    District 7's Shinra High School.
[12:21] Shirayuki
    The school traditionally has a very hostile
    culture, and they placed third last year.
[12:26] Shirayuki
    Their player to watch out for
     is Kirigaya Touya-sama.
[12:29] Shirayuki
    He's a Six Star who believes in
    doing whatever is necessary to win.
[12:33] Shirayuki
    His nickname is the "Absolute Monarch."
[12:34] Shinji
    I hear that when you play him...
[12:37] Shinji
    ...he tries to overwhelm you with moves
    and bombard you with violent tactics.
[12:42] Shinji
    I know several people who just gave up
    and left the island after playing him.
[12:46] Hiroto
    Are you serious?
[12:47] Shinji
    By the way...
[12:49] Nanase
    Huh?
[12:50] Shinji
    The girl over there is serious trouble.
[12:52] Shinji
    Kururugi Senri from District 16.
    She's the leader of Tsuyuri Girls' Academy.
[12:57] Shinji
    She's some kind of monster.
[12:59] Shinji
    If you bump into her,
    I recommend running away.
[13:03] Hiroto
    But why?
[13:05] Shirayuki
    Kururugi-sama's ability
    is absolutely nefarious.
[13:08] Shirayuki
    It's called One-Shot Kill.
[13:11] Shirayuki
    If the conditions are met, that ability can
    send players to their grave in one attack.
[13:16] Shirayuki
    That vicious nature...
[13:19] Shirayuki
    has earned her the
    nickname of "Demon Maiden."
[13:24] Kururugi
    Thanks very much for the compliment.
[13:28] Kururugi
    But isn't it a bit rude of you?
    Talking about someone behind their back.
[13:33] Hiroto
    Yikes, yikes, yikes!
    Why's she carrying around a wooden sword?
[13:37] Kururugi
    From what I heard, you have
    some reality-transcending ability
[13:42] Kururugi
    that lets you find winning
    strategies against any opponent.
[13:46] Kururugi
    You graduated from an
     American college at five,
[13:49] Kururugi
    and an organization put you through
    inhumane training to develop these skills.
[13:53] Kururugi
    That's what I heard.
[13:54] Hiroto
    Wait. Where's that information from?
[13:57] Kururugi
    From a Libra article, obviously.
[13:59] Hiroto
    Kazami again.
[14:02] Kururugi
    But it doesn't matter. No matter
    how strong you are, Tsuyuri will win.
[14:10] Kururugi
    The rest of your team
    looks to be full of holes, too.
[14:17] Shirayuki
    And finally, the player we have to
    be most cautious of this time around
[14:21] Shirayuki
    is surely that doppelgänger.
[14:25] Shirayuki
    Due to the scandal with former
    headmaster Kurahashi Mikado,
[14:28] Shirayuki
    Seijo Academy cannot participate, and she
    has snuck into the event by taking their slot.
[14:33] Shirayuki
    She is a scoundrel, picking a fight with
    the Empress and getting you involved.
[14:38] Shirayuki
    We must be wary.
[14:43] all
    Thanks for the meal.
[14:46] Noa
    So, how are we splitting the rooms?
[14:48] Noa
    I think I should stay with Hiroto-kun.
[14:52] Shinji
    What a foolish question.
[14:53] Shinji
    As long as I'm not sharing with Nanase,
     I have no preference.
[14:58] Nanase
    What a sneaky way of saying you do have one.
     You just don't wanna room with me, huh?
[15:01] Nanase
    So you're okay sharing with another girl?
[15:05] Shinji
    I didn't say anything of the sort.
[15:07] Shirayuki
    Regardless, it has been decided
    that Master and I will share a room,
[15:12] Shirayuki
    so if Akizuki-sama joins us,
    would you two not be together?
[15:16] Nanase
    Wait! No way! I can't even imagine
    staying in a room with Shinji!
[15:20] Shinji
    Agreed. How could I sleep next to
    a girl who tosses and turns so much?
[15:24] Nanase
    That was back in grade school!
[15:26] Noa
    You guys slept in the same room
    when you were in grade school?
[15:32] Noa
    Hiroto-kun! You can squeeze me
    like a full-body pillow, okay?
[15:37] Shirayuki
    I cannot let you have such
    a crucial role, Akizuki-sama.
[15:42] Sarasa
    Let me set you idiots straight.
[15:46] Sarasa
    Boys and girls...
[15:48] Sarasa
    sleep in separate rooms!
[15:50] Noa
    Aw.
[15:56] Hiroto
    Oh, dang. I must have dozed off.
[15:59] Hiroto
    A futon?
[16:05] Hiroto
    Are you actually a nice guy, Enomoto?
[16:08] Hiroto
    Maybe I'll take a bath.
SIGN    Men's Bath
SIGN    Main Bath
SIGN    Main Bath
SIGN    Main Bath
[16:15] Hiroto
    Oh?
[16:19] Hiroto
    Hm?
[16:21] Tsumugi
    Come on.
[16:24] Tsumugi
    If that's how it is, I'll have
    to use my secret power.
[16:29] Hiroto
    Here.
[16:30] Tsumugi
    Huh?
[16:31] Hiroto
    Jeez. Jumping's dangerous, you know.
[16:34] Hiroto
    See you.
[16:35] Tsumugi
    Um...
[16:37] Hiroto
    Hm?
[16:38] Tsumugi
    Thank you, uh, very much?
[16:42] Hiroto
    Was that a question?
[16:45] Tsumugi
    I don't know what might happen next,
     so I thought I shouldn't act too familiar.
[16:50] Hiroto
    Wow, you sure are cautious.
[16:52] Hiroto
    But what are you doing here?
[16:54] Tsumugi
    What? You mean, like, my raison d'être?
[16:58] Hiroto
    Raison... Uh, I don't know about that.
[17:02] Hiroto
    But this place is totally
    booked for our event.
[17:05] Hiroto
    Aren't you in middle school?
    You can't be a player, then.
[17:08] Tsumugi
    Um, actually, I am sort of a participant.
[17:12] Tsumugi
    My big sister works for Libra and
    she asked me to be in the MTCG.
[17:18] Tsumugi
    See?
[17:19] Hiroto
    A room key?
[17:21] Hiroto
    MTCG. The optional game that's being
    held at the same time as ASTRAL?
[17:27] Hiroto
    Can you get back to your room alone?
[17:29] Tsumugi
    Mm-hmm. But...
[17:31] Hiroto
    Hm?
[17:32] Hiroto
    Hey, your eye.
[17:34] Tsumugi
    Hm?
[17:35] Tsumugi
    Oh, this is a colored con—
[17:37] Tsumugi
    Um, I mean, it's because I'm the chosen one.
[17:40] Tsumugi
    That's why my eye color is so cool.
[17:43] Tsumugi
    See? Look, I have heterochromia! Impressed?
[17:47] Hiroto
    Yeah, I'm impressed.
[17:49] Tsumugi
    You are?
[17:51] Tsumugi
    Hey, listen, listen. My right eye's magical,
    so I can see way into the past and future!
[17:57] Tsumugi
    I can tell you're a
    special person, too, mister.
[18:02] Hiroto
    Huh. Sounds like a pretty
    overactive magic eye.
[18:06] Hiroto
    See you later.
[18:07] Tsumugi
    H-Hey.
[18:09] Tsumugi
    Can't you come play with me, mister?
[18:13] Hiroto
    Huh?
[18:15] Tsumugi
    You're so great, mister!
[18:17] Tsumugi
    You're so strong, mister!
[18:19] Tsumugi
    You're so fast, mister!
[18:22] Tsumugi
    Wow.
[18:24] Tsumugi
    This little one would be a perfect familiar
    for someone as powerful as me, right?
[18:28] Tsumugi
    Okay, Lloyd. Look this way
     and gaze into my eye.
[18:33] Tsumugi
    I'll teach you who you belong to now.
[18:36] Hiroto
    You already gave it a name?
[18:41] Tsumugi
    Wow! Awesome! Awesome!
[18:43] Tsumugi
    You're so awesome, mister! Good job!
[18:46] Hiroto
    You're welcome.
[18:49] Hiroto
    Here. Your precious Lloyd.
[18:51] Tsumugi
    Yay! Thank you, mister!
[18:59] Tsumugi
    So sleepy.
[19:01] Hiroto
    Huh? Hey now.
[19:08] Hiroto
    Room 415... Room 415...
[19:11] Hiroto
    Oh.
[19:16] Hiroto
    There you go.
[19:23] Hiroto
    You've got to eat better than this.
[19:26] Hiroto
    Tonight's buffet was great.
[19:28] Tsumugi
    I wanna try some.
[19:29] Hiroto
    Then try some.
[19:31] Tsumugi
    I don't wanna go.
[19:33] Tsumugi
    Can you bring me dinner, mister?
[19:38] Hiroto
    I guess that's okay.
[19:42] Tsumugi
    It's a promise.
SIGN    ASTRAL Second Day: Morning
[19:53] Hiroto
    Our team finally ran into
    a rival team on the second day.
[19:59] Yuikawa
    I'm Ibara Academy's leader, Yuikawa Kanade.
[20:03] Yuikawa
    I want to form an alliance with you.
[20:05] Hiroto
    An alliance?
[20:06] Yuikawa
    To be honest, we would be perfectly
    satisfied just making the top five.
[20:11] Yuikawa
    We don't really want
    to get into any trouble.
[20:14] Yuikawa
    You saw the Temporary
    Alliance command, right?
[20:17] Yuikawa
    It's an agreement to not
    invade each other's areas.
[20:21] Yuikawa
    You can also decide on
    a penalty if someone breaks it.
[20:24] Nanase
    Huh?
[20:26] Hiroto
    What's this guy planning?
[20:31] Noa
    Mya-chan?
[20:33] Shirayuki
    Asamiya-sama?
[20:34] Shinji
    Nanase! What did you do?!
[20:36] Nanase
    Oh, uh... it's because he...
[20:40] Nanase
    Ah, no time to explain!
[20:43] Nanase
    Wait!
[20:45] Yuikawa
    Well, that's a shame.
    Negotiations have broken down, I'd say.
[20:49] Shinji
    Shinohara, I'm going to join Nanase.
[20:53] Shinji
    Nanase! Don't just attack blindly!
[20:55] Nanase
    I know already!
[20:56] Shinji
    Do you want to be killed by my attacks?
[20:58] Nanase
    Just aim 'em so you don't hit me!
[21:05] Shinji
    Why did you do that, Nanase?
[21:08] Nanase
    Because that guy...
[21:10] Shinji
    Huh? Well, ultimately,
    we did beat Ibara Academy.
[21:14] Shinji
    But did you weigh up the odds?
[21:15] Shinji
    Who protected you when you charged
    into an enemy area with no plan?
[21:19] Hiroto
    Hey, Enomoto. That's enough.
[21:21] Shinji
    It was the same last year.
[21:23] Shinji
    We kept tripping over each other
    and an inferior team finally got us.
[21:27] Shinji
    We aren't here for fun!
[21:29] Shinji
    If we have to deal with your stupidity,
    it'll be an issue for everyone!
[21:32] Nanase
    Why? I thought...
[21:35] Shinji
    Huh? Speak up, will you—
[21:37] Nanase
    Shut up!
[21:39] Nanase
    Stupid Shinji! Don't talk to me ever again!
[21:41] Shinji
    Hey!
[21:43] Noa
    Mya-chan!
[21:44] Shirayuki
    Asamiya-sama!
[21:47] Shinji
    Shinohara.
[21:49] Shinji
    Am I the bad guy here?
[21:51] Hiroto
    Well, I don't think you're wrong,
[21:53] Hiroto
    but I'm not sure if that was the right move.
[21:57] Shinji
    I see.
[21:59] Hiroto
    Our teamwork's a mess. What do I do?
SIGN    Second Day: Finished
SIGN    Team with the most held areas:
     District 3's Ouka Academy
SIGN    spaces
SIGN    Team with the most supporting votes:
     District 4's Eimei Academy
SIGN    Eimei Academy's
    collected resources:
SIGN    bases
SIGN    Areas held:

E9 - Facing Off and Flushing Out

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[00:03] Joya student A
    I hope we finish the day
    in a good position again.
[00:08] Joya student A
    Oh, welcome back.
[00:09] Joya student B
    The base over there is takeable.
[00:12] Joya student B
    Should we divide up the
    spells that just dropped?
[00:15] Joya student C
    Sounds good.
[00:16] Joya student D
    I'll take Swordflash, then.
[00:18] Joya student C
    Huh?
SIGN    Begin Battle
SIGN    Action Unavailable
[00:20] Joya student A
    Huh? But where's the enemy?
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
[00:22] Joya student A
    No one here has...
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
[00:24] Joya student B
    ...accepted a battle?
SIGN    Action Unavailable
SIGN    Action Unavailable
[00:25] Joya student C
    Huh? No way, a trap?
[00:28] Joya student C
    Wait. But why?
[00:34] Joya student C
    What the hell are you doing?
[00:41] Doppelgänger
    Hey. Are we gonna start
    this game for real or what?
SIGN    Search
[02:17] Doppelgänger
    Hey. Are we gonna start
    this game for real or what?
SIGN    Facing Off
    and Flushing Out
[02:21] Shirayuki
    This happened at the end of the second day.
    For some reason, it isn't archived on Libra.
[02:26] Shirayuki
    A regular student saved the video.
[02:29] Noa
    Really? Well, that explains
    the weird mood today.
[02:33] Hiroto
    Guess this means Saionji isn't the only
    person the doppelgänger can impersonate.
[02:37] Suzuran
    S-Something totally unprecedented
    is happening, meow!
SIGN    Special
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    The Hotly Anticipated New Superstar Appears !
[02:42] Hiroto
    Wait. This looks a little different
    from that other image.
[02:45] Hiroto
    And why does Kazami
    sound like she's out of it?
[02:49] Hiroto
    First, we need to figure out
    how this doppelgänger thing works.
[02:53] Nanase
    Right, yeah. I was wondering
    about that. What is she?
[02:56] Hiroto
    She came in, guns blazing,
    saying she was the true Empress,
[03:00] Hiroto
    but it looks like she can copy the
    appearance of anyone in ASTRAL.
[03:04] Nanase
    So, wait, she could turn into any of us, too?
[03:08] Shinji
    Hmph.
[03:09] Nanase
    What?
[03:10] Shirayuki
    Yes, but if we employ information-sensing
     abilities, we can prevent that.
[03:14] Nanase
    In other words, just don't give her
     any opportunity to replace us.
[03:18] Hiroto
    We should try to always
    keep our teammates in sight.
[03:23] Hiroto
    Inside the game, we should
    move in pairs at a minimum.
[03:26] Hiroto
    Got it?
[03:28] Shinji
    Sounds reasonable.
[03:29] Shinji
    As long as no one goes off alone and
    disappears, it shouldn't be a problem.
[03:39] Tsumugi
    Aha! Wicked Inferno Strike!
[03:43] Tsumugi
    Aw, I lost.
[03:46] Hiroto
    It's two in the morning, you know.
[03:48] Tsumugi
    I was having so much fun, I couldn't help it.
[03:50] Tsumugi
    I got to play all day and night.
[03:53] Tsumugi
    I was bored before,
    but today was as fun as it gets!
[03:57] Hiroto
    All day, too?
[03:59] Hiroto
    What do you usually do about school?
[04:01] Tsumugi
    Huh? I don't go. If I went outside,
    I'd have to talk to all sorts of people.
[04:06] Tsumugi
    I just wanna do things that are fun!
[04:09] Hiroto
    But you're okay talking to me?
[04:11] Tsumugi
    Yeah, of course!
    I think you're great, mister!
[04:22] Hiroto
    You're falling asleep there?
[04:25] Hiroto
    It's time I got going.
[04:35] Sarasa
    Who is it?
[04:36] Hiroto
    Your accomplice.
[04:38] Sarasa
    Huh? G-Gimme ten minutes.
[04:40] Hiroto
    T-Ten minutes? Are you kidding?
[04:43] Sarasa
    Then, five. Give me five minutes.
     Wait out there for me.
[04:47] Hiroto
    That's still too long!
[04:53] Sarasa
    Come in.
[04:55] Hiroto
    O-Okay.
[05:01] Sarasa
    H-Hey, quit looking around, dummy.
[05:04] Hiroto
    U-Uh, right.
[05:06] Sarasa
    Th-That doesn't mean you should look at me.
[05:09] Hiroto
    Then where am I supposed to look?
[05:11] Sarasa
    Wh-Why don't you look out the window
    at all the lights? Aren't they pretty?
[05:16] Hiroto
    If anyone saw me here,
    it'd be a huge scandal.
[05:19] Hiroto
    "Passionate Love Between Seven Star Transfer
    Student and Genius Princess Uncovered."
[05:24] Sarasa
    "P-Passionate love"? Y-You dummy!
[05:27] Sarasa
    I'm obviously out of your league!
[05:30] Hiroto
    Can I at least sit down?
    There's something I wanna talk to you about.
[05:34] Hiroto
    It's about the doppelgänger.
[05:37] Sarasa
    Everything seems to be
     about her these days.
[05:41] Sarasa
    It's such a pain, though. She gets all the
    attention because she looks just like me.
[05:46] Sarasa
    And she's such a good actor.
    It pisses me off.
[05:49] Sarasa
    Normally, you'd think
    people wouldn't stand for it.
[05:52] Hiroto
    People are already calling her
     "Miss Hundred Faces."
[05:56] Sarasa
    I bet people are gonna stop trusting
    their friends over the tiniest things now.
[06:01] Sarasa
    Teams might even
    self-destruct over suspicions.
[06:04] Hiroto
    Yeah, that doesn't seem impossible.
[06:06] Hiroto
    The team likely to be most affected
     by this Miss Hundred Faces is Eimei.
[06:10] Hiroto
    And, uh, actually, if I don't take out
    two other commanders today,
[06:15] Hiroto
    I lose a bet with my teammate.
[06:18] Sarasa
    W-Wait, how can you say
    that so casually? That's bad.
[06:21] Hiroto
    Sorry. But it's not like
    I'm not prepared for it.
[06:25] Sarasa
    Huh? You mean you've got a plan of some kind?
[06:28] Hiroto
    Yeah. That's what I sneaked
    over here to talk to you about.
[06:33] Hiroto
    A way to finish top of ASTRAL even after
    Miss Hundred Faces has shaken everything up.
SIGN    ASTRAL Third Day: Morning
[06:40] Azuminodai A
    We need to take more bases.
[06:42] Azuminodai B
    Then we should try going that way instead.
[06:45] Azuminodai A
    Yeah, I guess so.
[06:46] Azuminodai A
    Huh?
[06:47] Azuminodai B
    What?
[06:54] Yayoi Academy A
    What are you doing?
[06:55] Yayoi Academy B
    Wait a minute!
[07:16] Shinji
    Hey, Nanase. You're walking too far ahead.
[07:18] Nanase
    You can still see me, can't you? I'm just
    leading the way 'cause I'm the best fighter.
[07:23] Shinji
    I can still see you right now,
    but you're being too careless.
[07:28] Nanase
    You just need to keep up!
    You're seriously pissing me off!
[07:29] Shirayuki
    Master, if you wish, I can intervene.
[07:32] Shinji
    I don't care if you're pissed off. If we don't
    follow the plan we talked about last night...
[07:33] Hiroto
    Ah, no. I should do it myself.
[07:43] Hiroto
    What is this?
[07:45] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, it must be that
    super versatile ability, Blackout!
[07:48] Hiroto
    This is bad! There's zero visibility!
[07:51] Hiroto
    I won't know if someone gets replaced!
[07:53] Shinji
    Answer me, Nanase! What did you
    buy me for my birthday last year?
[07:58] Nanase
    Huh? I-I don't remember.
    Why ask me that now?
[08:01] Nanase
    Are you suggesting I'm Miss Hundred Faces?
[08:04] Shinji
    You could be, so answer!
[08:06] Nanase
    There's no way! But with the way you're
    talking, you might be Miss Hundred Faces.
[08:10] Hiroto
    Oh, man, this is bad. What do I do now?
[08:21] Shinji
    Hey, Nanase, where are you going?
    There's still the afternoon—
[08:23] Nanase
    I'm done!
[08:25] Nanase
    I'm tired of being a suspect.
[08:27] Nanase
    I'm not playing this afternoon.
[08:29] Shinji
    What?
[08:30] Shinji
    Wait, Nanase!
[08:35] Shinji
    Sorry. I need to go cool my head.
[08:39] Shinji
    There's a good chance Nanase and I
    won't be able to play this afternoon.
[08:42] Shinji
    No, we probably shouldn't
    play in the first place.
[08:46] Shirayuki
    Enomoto-sama, if you back out now,
    what happens to your leadership bet?
[08:51] Shinji
    Oh, you're right.
[08:52] Shinji
    Let's just say I was never cut out
    to be the commander to begin with.
[08:59] Noa
    Man, those two. I wish they
    could be a bit more easygoing.
SIGN    ASTRAL Third Day: Afternoon
[09:12] Noa
    Looks like Mya-chan and
    the council prez are no-shows.
[09:15] Shirayuki
    Players cannot join a
    session once it is underway,
[09:18] Shirayuki
    so the earliest they will be
    back is tomorrow morning.
[09:21] Hiroto
    Yeah. It is what it is.
[09:23] Hiroto
    Let's fight our way through
    this afternoon like we discussed.
[09:27] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, I know you only just started,
    but you're surrounded!
[09:32] Hiroto
    Himeji! Akizuki! Two teams
    inbound from the north and south!
[09:36] Hiroto
    At this rate, we'll be flanked!
[09:37] Noa
    Huh?
[09:38] Hiroto
    I bet the person who used
    Blackout is on one of those teams.
[09:42] Noa
    Aw! Just when it was starting to feel
    like a date, it's all ruined! Jeez.
[09:47] Shirayuki
    I do not mind at all if that feeling is ruined,
    but being flanked spells trouble for us.
[09:53] Noa
    If their whole goal was to force out
    Mya-chan and the prez,
[09:56] Noa
    they'll probably attack right away.
[09:58] Hiroto
    Yeah, makes sense.
[10:00] Noa
    Is our plan really going to work?
[10:04] Noa
    I know you and I are the most
     powerful power couple ever,
[10:07] Noa
    and as third wheels go,
     Maid-chan's pretty useful...
[10:10] Noa
    But wouldn't it be better to run?
[10:12] Shirayuki
    I shall teach you who the "third wheel" is
     soon enough, but I have doubts myself.
[10:17] Hiroto
    Well, then, maybe we should try and
     squeeze a little more out of our secret plan.
[10:30] Kururugi
    It's been two days since I met you,
    Mr. "Strongest on Academy Island."
[10:34] Hiroto
    Why'd it have to be her?
[10:36] Hiroto
    Sorry that we're short two.
    I wanted to face you with a full team.
[10:41] Kururugi
    That's no problem. After all, I'm the one
    who made sure they'd be out of the picture.
[10:46] Hiroto
    Hah. You even admit it? So that whole
     "straight arrow" thing was just an act?
[10:51] Kururugi
    It's time to put an end to this.
[10:53] Shirayuki
    Master, I will leave her to you.
[10:58] Kagurazuki student A
    Huh? T-Two of them?
[10:59] Kagurazuki student B
    Th-This is bad! Let's split!
[11:03] Kururugi
    Are you in your right mind?
[11:05] Kururugi
    You plan to face me alone?
[11:09] Kururugi
    Not another step!
    There's one of you and five of us.
[11:12] Kururugi
    We have a larger number of spells than you.
[11:15] Kururugi
    Even someone like you can't beat those odds.
[11:20] Hiroto
    Oh, I wouldn't say that.
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Team
    Slot
SIGN    Ability
SIGN    Temporary
    Alliance
SIGN    Occupy
[11:22] Hiroto
    I'm more than a match for all five of you.
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Movement Value
SIGN    Predict
SIGN    Movement
SIGN    Wings
SIGN    Information
SIGN    Control EX
SIGN    Movement Value
[11:29] Kururugi
    Where did that come from?
[11:42] Hiroto
    One down.
[11:43] Hiroto
    Looks like Magic Blast worked.
     Was she your spy?
[11:48] Kururugi
    How dare you!
[11:52] Shirayuki
    I have returned, Master.
[11:54] Hiroto
    Yeah. Good work, Himeji.
[11:56] Kagaya
    Teehee. That worked a treat!
[11:59] Kagaya
    Shirayuki-chan pretended to go with Noa
    and caught the Tsuyuri team off guard.
[12:04] Hiroto
    Question is, did that disrupt
    the conditions for One-Shot Kill?
[12:10] Shirayuki
    Master!
[12:16] Kururugi
    I guess that Barrier kept me
     from finishing you off.
[12:20] Hiroto
    It still wiped out most
    of your life points. Damn it.
[12:23] Hiroto
    Let's retreat.
[12:24] Shirayuki
    Right!
[12:30] Kururugi
    What's this?
[12:33] Kururugi
    Such insolence!
SIGN    Spell
[12:34] Kururugi
    You're using a Counteract spell and trying
    to turn the battlefield to your advantage?
[12:38] Hiroto
    Yeah, do you think?
[12:41] Hiroto
    The misdirection's working.
    But this is bad.
[12:44] Hiroto
    Kururugi's One-Shot Kill
    isn't disarmed yet.
[12:47] Shirayuki
    Master.
[12:49] Shirayuki
    I have an idea.
[12:51] Shirayuki
    If it works, we will eliminate
    another Tsuyuri member.
[12:55] Shirayuki
    But I will have to risk my life.
[12:58] Shirayuki
    Knowing that, may I ask
     you to please trust me?
[13:01] Hiroto
    Of course you can. I've never
    not trusted you. Not even once.
[13:06] Shirayuki
    Okay. Thank you very much.
[13:11] Shirayuki
    I will not allow you to go any further.
[13:13] Hiroto
    Himeji?
[13:16] Kururugi
    Oh? Don't tell me you're going
    to try the same thing again?
[13:19] Shirayuki
    If that is what you think, then why not
     make the first move yourself?
[13:23] Kururugi
    I see how it is. Then I shall.
[13:34] Kururugi
    Damn you! What did you do?
[13:36] Shirayuki
    I used Numerical Adjustment.
[13:39] Kururugi
    Ridiculous!
[13:40] Shirayuki
    Attack spells are programmed to
    deal damage to the targeted player.
[13:45] Shirayuki
    But by recalculating the target and timing,
     I can redirect the attack.
SIGN    Ability
[13:50] Hiroto
    She managed to calculate
    all that in seconds?
[13:53] Hiroto
    W-Wow. She isn't the
    Company's leader for nothing.
[13:56] Kururugi
    D-Damn you. What are you?
[14:00] Shirayuki
    I am a maid.
[14:02] Shirayuki
    The personal maid of Academy Island's
    strongest student, Shinohara Hiroto-sama.
[14:14] Kururugi
    This battle's more difficult than
    I imagined, but I'm not worried.
[14:18] Kururugi
    I'm making them use up their spells.
[14:25] Kururugi
    Impossible. When did they use Trap?
[14:28] Hiroto
    That's three down.
[14:30] Hiroto
    Our Little Devil has a knack for
    reading people's plans and moves.
[14:35] Hiroto
    She's been dropping those Traps she loves
     all around during the fight.
[14:42] Kururugi
    I see now. You were planning this all along
     when you went after Kagurazuki.
[14:46] Kururugi
    You don't disappoint,
    Mr. "Strongest on Academy Island."
[14:49] Kururugi
    However, your plan has one fatal flaw.
[14:52] Hiroto
    Flaw?
[14:54] Kururugi
    You have clearly used far
    too many Counteract spells.
[14:58] Kururugi
    I bet you didn't prepare
    any real attack spells.
[15:01] Hiroto
    Oh, yeah? You wouldn't know how many—
[15:03] Kururugi
    You used 35.
[15:05] Kururugi
    You've used Counteract 35 times.
[15:08] Kururugi
    Counting the Magic Blast at the start,
[15:10] Kururugi
    there shouldn't be a single spell
    left in your personal slots.
[15:14] Hiroto
    Seriously? She was able
    to count during all that?
[15:19] Shirayuki
    You may have forgotten,
    but Master still has me by his side.
[15:23] Shirayuki
    You will not get to him
    without going through his maid first.
[15:33] Hiroto
    Himeji!
SIGN    Medusa's
    Magic Eye
SIGN    Ability
[15:35] Kururugi
    Medusa's Magic Eye.
[15:37] Kururugi
    It's an ability that prevents an
    opponent from moving for one minute.
[15:41] Hiroto
    That sure sounds handy.
[15:42] Kururugi
    With this, our victory is ensured.
[15:45] Hiroto
    Are you sure? Doesn't One-Shot Kill
    require your teammates' cooperation?
[15:52] Kururugi
    Actually, One-Shot Kill only produces
    its greatest effect when I'm fighting alone.
[15:58] Hiroto
    Huh?
[15:58] Kururugi
    But that was much too sad.
[16:02] Kururugi
    I used an ability to overwrite and
    restrict its conditions for activation,
[16:07] Kururugi
    so that I would not be able
    to use it without allies.
[16:10] Kururugi
    But now, I must undo that restriction.
[16:14] Kururugi
    Please forgive my cowardice.
[16:19] Hiroto
    Wha...
[16:20] Kururugi
    From the beginning,
    I was always stronger alone.
[16:23] Kururugi
    Now you will regret ever belittling us.
[16:31] Kururugi
    One-Shot Kill!
[16:40] Kururugi
    Wha...
[16:44] Kururugi
    Wh-What's going on?
    Your slots should be empty by now!
[16:49] Hiroto
    Yeah, you could say I changed a bunch
    of spaces to green, but that would be...
[16:54] Hiroto
    your misunderstanding.
[16:56] Kururugi
    It can't be!
[16:58] Hiroto
    Black Wings.
[17:00] Hiroto
    It's an ability that lets me control visual
    effects. I just changed the way they looked.
SIGN    Spell
[17:05] Hiroto
    I've barely used what's in
    my personal slots at all.
SIGN    Operation Unavailable
SIGN    Operation Unavailable
SIGN    Freeze Time
    Activated
SIGN    Freeze Time
    Activated
[17:15] Hiroto
    What's happening? Damn it!
[17:17] Kururugi
    Electronic Interference.
SIGN    Electronic
    Interference
SIGN    Ability
[17:18] Kururugi
    My trump card.
[17:20] Kururugi
    For Tsuyuri's honor as well as my own,
    I cannot allow myself to be defeated here.
[17:25] Hiroto
    Huh? Hey!
[17:32] Shirayuki
    Well done, Master.
[17:34] Hiroto
    Himeji.
[17:35] Shirayuki
    Kururugi-sama is quite
    adept in battle, isn't she?
[17:38] Shirayuki
    Her intuition and
    resourcefulness are top-level.
[17:42] Hiroto
    But wasn't it a little strange?
    That Electronic Interference, I mean.
[17:45] Hiroto
    If she'd timed an attack spell with it,
     she could have taken me out.
[17:49] Shirayuki
    It does seem that way.
    Perhaps she had a reason not to.
[17:53] Noa
    Hiroto-kun!
[17:57] Noa
    I took care of those other two.
     Didn't I do good?
[18:02] Hiroto
    Y-Yeah.
[18:04] Hiroto
    Thanks a lot. I survived thanks to you.
[18:07] Noa
    All right!
[18:09] Noa
    But isn't it kind of weird?
[18:12] Noa
    Even though we wiped out Kagurazuki,
[18:14] Noa
    Eimei's area hasn't
    increased by even one space.
[18:20] Hiroto
    You're right. That's strange.
[18:23] Noa
    Now that I think of it,
    those two said something weird.
[18:26] Noa
    Something about "working under
     Miss Hundred Faces' umbrella."
[18:30] Hiroto
    What could that mean?
[18:32] Hiroto
    With all this happening,
    I don't think it's unrelated.
[18:35] Hiroto
    That guy must be plotting
    something after all.
[18:39] Hiroto
    At this point, I've only got
    one shot. It's all or nothing.
[18:42] Hiroto
    Listen up, you two. Trust me
     and listen to what I have to say.
[18:49] Shinji
    I'm really, really sorry.
[18:51] Shinji
    I watched the live broadcast. So did Nanase.
[18:54] Shinji
    Thanks to my arrogance, your name
    and Eimei's got dragged through the mud.
[18:59] Hiroto
    Enomoto, tell me the truth.
[19:02] Hiroto
    Did you really suspect that
    Asamiya was Miss Hundred Faces?
[19:07] Shinji
    No, I just said it to make her mad.
[19:11] Shinji
    She's foolish, but she's honest and pure.
    She doesn't respond well to cruelty.
[19:15] Shinji
    If she'd stayed in the game,
    she would've fallen apart.
[19:18] Shinji
    I wanted to make sure that didn't—
[19:20] Shinji
    Why are you looking at me like that?
[19:22] Hiroto
    Huh? Oh, uh, it's like you just
    started opening up all of a sudden.
[19:28] Shinji
    It's something that's always on my mind,
[19:30] Shinji
    but I don't want to complicate things,
     so I keep my mouth shut.
[19:38] Nanase
    S-Sorry, Shino! I wasn't trying
    to eavesdrop, I promise!
[19:42] Shinji
    How much did you hear, Nanase?
[19:44] Shinji
    Depending on your answer,
    I may have to erase your memory!
[19:47] Nanase
    Um, I know, I know!
[19:49] Nanase
    "I totally have the hots for Nanase."
    It was around that part.
[19:52] Shinji
    I never said anything like that!
[19:55] Shinji
    And that's not how I talk anyway!
[19:57] Nanase
    Then, "She's always on my mind."
[20:00] Shinji
    I didn't say that!
[20:01] Nanase
    Y-You totally did say that!
[20:04] Hiroto
    I noticed something when
    I watched the video on Libra.
[20:08] Hiroto
    When we were talking to
    the Ibara Academy guys,
[20:10] Hiroto
    one of them was about
    to use a Magic Blast spell.
[20:13] Hiroto
    I noticed when I slowed it
    down to one-tenth speed.
[20:17] Hiroto
    That's the guy Asamiya attacked.
[20:19] Shinji
    Is that what happened?
[20:21] Shinji
    So you weren't just charging ahead?
    You had a reason for doing that?
[20:25] Nanase
    I told you, I'm trying to do
     my part for everyone.
[20:28] Nanase
    Shino's totally reliable,
    Noa's cute and super clever,
[20:33] Nanase
    Yuki-rin's also cute and super smart,
[20:35] Nanase
    and you, Shinji...
    Well, I wouldn't call you cute,
[20:38] Nanase
    but you do help hold the team together.
[20:42] Nanase
    All I can do is fight.
[20:44] Shinji
    That's why you reacted
    so abnormally quickly?
[20:47] Nanase
    I had to. I saw it going down.
[20:50] Nanase
    But, I mean, isn't it all over now?
[20:53] Nanase
    Since we don't have any area or spells,
     our popularity's dropping,
[20:57] Nanase
    and Shino was eliminated.
[20:59] Shinji
    Huh? I didn't know that.
    Shinohara was eliminated?
[21:03] Nanase
    Shino was eliminated from
    ASTRAL at the end of the day.
[21:07] Nanase
    And he did it to himself.
[21:10] Hiroto
    Listen up, you two. Trust me
    and listen to what I have to say.
[21:17] Noa; Shirayuki
    Huh?
[21:25] Shinji
    Why would you do that?!
[21:27] Shinji
    Did you do it just to
    win your bet with me?
[21:31] Hiroto
    Yeah, the bet was one reason,
     but not the only one.
[21:35] Shinji
    Will you being eliminated
    help Eimei win somehow?
[21:41] Hiroto
    Miss Hundred Faces has
    turned ASTRAL upside-down.
[21:44] Hiroto
    She now has groups
    working under her "umbrella,"
[21:47] Hiroto
    and among her opponents,
    we're bottom of the pile.
[21:50] Hiroto
    We can't win if we play it by the book.
[21:54] Hiroto
    But don't worry.
[21:56] Hiroto
    Everything's still...
[21:58] Hiroto
    going according to plan.
SIGN    Third Day: Finished
SIGN    Team with the most held areas:
     District 12's Seijo Academy
SIGN    spaces
SIGN    Team with the most supporting votes:
     District 12's Seijo Academy
SIGN    Special Announcement
SIGN    Eimei Academy's
SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN    Eliminated

E10 - Heroes and Tricks

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[00:10] Kurahashi
    Well, goodness. Sometimes,
    I'm so brilliant, it frightens me.
[00:16] Kurahashi
    You're still my key piece,
    so don't let me down,
[00:20] Kurahashi
    Miss Hundred Faces.
SIGN    Heroes and Tricks
[02:01] Suzuran
    Shinohara-kun, you waited for...
[02:03] Suzuran
    Meow?
[02:04] Suzuran
    S-Sarasa-chan?
[02:07] Suzuran
    Wh-Why are you and
     Shinohara-kun together?
[02:11] Hiroto
    Saionji's competing with Miss Hundred
    Faces to see who can beat me first.
[02:17] Hiroto
    So we decided to team up for now.
[02:20] Sarasa
    It wasn't really my idea, though.
[02:21] Hiroto
    Hey, Kazami. Tell me something.
[02:24] Hiroto
    That video of Tokoyo
    Academy getting clobbered...
[02:27] Hiroto
    I could tell it really bothered you, too.
SIGN    Special
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SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    The Hotly Anticipated New Superstar Appears !
[02:29] Hiroto
    But when the footage aired, it came with
    commentary lauding Miss Hundred Faces.
[02:33] Hiroto
    Why would Libra cover
    for a tyrant like that?
[02:37] Hiroto
    Can you tell me?
[02:39] Suzuran
    Meow...
[02:40] Hiroto
    To defeat Miss Hundred Faces,
     we'll need Libra's help.
[02:46] Suzuran
    I can't, meow! I can't get you two involved!
[02:54] Sarasa
    Please don't underestimate us.
[02:56] Sarasa
    I'm no pushover, and neither is he.
[03:01] Suzuran
    Um...
[03:03] Suzuran
    Fine. I'll tell you everything, meow.
[03:07] Suzuran
    Miss Hundred Faces is
    an unauthorized player.
[03:10] Suzuran
    She isn't affiliated with any academy
     and has no right to play.
[03:13] Suzuran
    She's using a forged account, meow.
[03:16] Suzuran
    It seems she has an ally on the
    ASTRAL management committee.
[03:21] Hiroto
    That must be Kurahashi.
[03:24] Suzuran
    Miss Hundred Faces' data
    is all over the place, meow!
[03:26] Suzuran
    All sorts of settings have
    been rewritten to help her.
[03:30] Suzuran
    She's a cheater with
    all sorts of advantages, meow!
[03:33] Suzuran
    When I figured that out, I suddenly
    felt this huge weight of responsibility.
[03:38] Suzuran
    If Miss Hundred Faces goes on to win,
[03:41] Suzuran
    it'll be the biggest disaster in
    the history of Academy Island!
[03:44] Suzuran
    But Libra will take the fall for everything.
[03:49] Suzuran
    ASTRAL is supposed to be
    a fun, exciting event, meow.
[03:55] Suzuran
    I wanted to make it thrilling for everyone,
[03:58] Suzuran
    and I spent so much time at Libra, planning
     and thinking of ways to make it work, meow.
[04:06] Sarasa
    Yes, I know.
[04:08] Suzuran
    Sarasa-chan. I don't... I don't...
[04:13] Suzuran
    I don't want Libra to be ruined
    by something this unfair, meow!
[04:16] Suzuran
    I don't want the place I call home
    to be destroyed by this, meow!
[04:21] Suzuran
    So, Shinohara-kun, Sarasa-chan, please...
[04:25] Suzuran
    Please save Libra for me, meow!
[04:28] Hiroto
    Sure.
[04:30] Hiroto
    I'm the strongest on Academy Island,
    and she's the Six Star Empress.
[04:34] Hiroto
    Someone like Miss Hundred Faces
    is no threat to us.
[04:45] Sarasa
    Why do we have to sneak
    around hidden like this?
[04:48] Hiroto
    W-We don't have a choice.
[04:50] Hiroto
    During ASTRAL, we aren't allowed to
    have any contact with people from Libra.
[04:56] Shirayuki
    Uh, Master...
[04:58] Sarasa
    Sh-Shinohara! What do you
     think you're touching?
[05:01] Hiroto
    Huh? I-I'm not touching anything.
[05:04] Sarasa
    But I totally felt something.
[05:07] Sarasa
    I'm seriously getting mad here.
[05:09] Hiroto
    It's not me! Maybe it was Himeji.
[05:12] Sarasa
    Huh? There's no way Yuki would...
[05:16] Shirayuki
    This is different. It is beyond my control.
[05:18] Sarasa
    Watch it!
SIGN    United Army List
[05:28] Sarasa
    This is the United Army ability
    Miss Hundred Faces is using.
[05:32] Shirayuki
    It is rather terrible.
[05:34] Hiroto
    She doesn't know where to draw the line.
[05:38] Shirayuki
    If Miss Hundred Faces comes in first, all the
    academies in her army will be tied for second.
[05:43] Shirayuki
    That is what this means.
[05:44] Hiroto
    So there's a good reason
    for them to want to join.
[05:48] Sarasa
    Makes sense.
[05:50] Suzuran
    There are already seven teams
    attached to Miss Hundred Faces, meow.
[05:54] Hiroto
    So Kururugi didn't just run away that time.
    She was trying to tie for second.
[06:02] Sarasa
    Ew. I just noticed a name I hate.
SIGN    Shinra Academy
SIGN    Kirigaya Touya
SIGN    Suzuki Chinatsu
SIGN    Kawagoe Shigetaka
SIGN    Yamazaki Ayako
SIGN    Mizutani Saya
[06:06] Sarasa
    The holder of the
    Black Star, Kirigaya Touya.
[06:09] Sarasa
    He might be even more trouble
     than the Demon Maiden.
[06:12] Hiroto
    Seriously?
[06:13] Hiroto
    Oh?
SIGN    Kugasaki Seiran
SIGN    Genda Takemori
[06:17] Hiroto
    It's a tough situation, but if we can bring
    the other academies together through Libra,
[06:21] Hiroto
    we might recover.
[06:23] Hiroto
    Miss Hundred Faces holds
    less than half of the total area.
[06:26] Hiroto
    Which means, if all the other teams band
    together, we still have a chance of winning.
[06:31] Sarasa
    But how do we get the teams to cooperate?
[06:35] Shirayuki
    If Miss Hundred Faces wins,
[06:36] Shirayuki
    all of the teams not allied
    with her will lose a star.
[06:40] Sarasa
    Oh, that's right!
    And they'd do anything to avoid that.
[06:44] Sarasa
    Including taking on Miss Hundred Faces!
[06:47] Hiroto
    So, if I made a glorious return
    after being eliminated from ASTRAL,
[06:52] Hiroto
    it'd fire people up, don't you think?
[06:54] Sarasa
    It sure would.
[06:55] Suzuran
    The crowd would go wild for
     a good comeback story, meow!
[06:58] Shirayuki
    It is a wonderful idea, Master.
[07:00] Hiroto
    That's why I'm going to MTCG.
[07:03] Suzuran
    If you clear the most
    difficult route in MTCG,
[07:07] Suzuran
    you can get the Wild Card that lets
    you take part in ASTRAL again, meow.
[07:10] Shirayuki
    You only have tomorrow
    morning to clear that route.
[07:15] Sarasa
    I wonder if that's long enough.
[07:17] Hiroto
    Kazami, we don't have much time.
    What's the quickest way to win the Wild Card?
[07:22] Suzuran
    You'll have to defeat the Sixth Assassin
     in the hidden quest, meow.
[07:27] Hiroto
    The Sixth Assassin?
[07:28] Suzuran
    An outside participant
    who's in middle school.
SIGN    The Sixth Assassin
[07:31] Hiroto
    In middle school?
[07:33] Hiroto
    Wait, do you mean Shiina Tsumugi?
[07:36] Suzuran
    H-How'd you know that, Shinohara-kun?
[07:38] Hiroto
    Oh, well, it's because...
    H-How do I explain this?
[07:43] Sarasa
    So, you innocently bumped into a
    middle schooler after hours in the hotel,
[07:46] Sarasa
    then spent the night with her? Huh.
[07:50] Shirayuki
    What a marvelously fast
    worker you are, Master.
[07:53] Hiroto
    Would you quit trying to spin it like that?
[07:56] Suzuran
    Anyway, Tsumugi-chan's
    the final boss in MTCG, meow.
[08:01] Hiroto
    Still, I have to enter MTCG, defeat Shiina,
    get the Wild Card, then return to ASTRAL?
[08:10] Hiroto
    Can you guys last that long?
[08:13] Shirayuki
    Do not worry, Master.
[08:15] Sarasa
    Why are you getting cold feet now?
     That isn't like you.
[08:18] Sarasa
    You don't need to worry about
    Eimei or Ouka being tough enough.
[08:22] Sarasa
    Just concentrate on coming back to us
     as soon as you can, stupid Shinohara.
[08:28] Shirayuki
    That is very sly of you, Sarasa-sama.
[08:37] Hiroto
    All right, then. Time we got started.
SIGN    The Next Day
SIGN    ASTRAL Fourth Day: Morning
[08:51] Suzuran
    We're here, meow! This is the MTCG site.
[08:55] Hiroto
    Whoa.
[09:02] Suzuran
    I'll support you, just like we planned, meow.
[09:05] Hiroto
    Right. Thank you, Kazami.
[09:07] Suzuran
    Check your Device, meow.
[09:09] Hiroto
    Hm?
SIGN    Strengthen
SIGN    Exchange
[09:11] Suzuran
    The important things in MTCG
    are cards, quests, and coins.
[09:16] Suzuran
    There are cards numbered one to nine, meow.
[09:20] Suzuran
    Add them up and you get
    your familiar's level, meow.
[09:24] Suzuran
    There are five quest stages. The goal for
    each one is to beat your opponent's familiar.
[09:29] Suzuran
    In order to do that, you have to raise your
    familiar's level to match your opponent's.
[09:35] Hiroto
    So it's a number-matching game.
SIGN    Strengthen
SIGN    Exchange
[09:37] Suzuran
    That's right, meow!
[09:39] Suzuran
    And to level up, you have to use
    "Strengthen" and "Exchange" on your cards.
SIGN    Strengthen
[09:43] Suzuran
    Strengthen takes time, though, so watch out.
[09:47] Hiroto
    I get it. So it's like you buy the numbers.
[09:50] Suzuran
    So if you want to save time, use Exchange.
[09:54] Suzuran
    Exchange is the easiest way
    to increase your level.
[09:58] Suzuran
    If you add coins to your card and
    exchange it for someone else's,
[10:03] Suzuran
    you can boost your level in a snap.
[10:07] Hiroto
    So the coins compensate
    for the gap in the values.
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Skill Cards
SIGN    Set Up/Purchase
SIGN    Level Up
SIGN    Reward Up
SIGN    Disable Skill
[10:10] Suzuran
    Then you have the skill cards.
    You can buy those on your Device, meow.
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Purchase
SIGN    Level Up
SIGN    Strengthen
SIGN    Exchange
[10:16] Suzuran
    You can carry up to five cards.
[10:19] Suzuran
    Which means three number cards
     and two skill cards, meow.
[10:23] Yuikawa
    Whoo!
[10:31] Yuikawa
    Well, well. Isn't this amusing, Shinohara-kun?
[10:35] Hiroto
    Who were you again?
[10:37] Yuikawa
    I'm the guy you kicked out of ASTRAL,
     Yuikawa from Ibara Academy!
[10:43] Yuikawa
    I bet you're also here
    aiming for a second chance,
[10:48] Yuikawa
    but I'm already on quest stage five.
[10:51] Yuikawa
    I'm about to clear this whole thing.
[10:54] Yuikawa
    It's impossible for you to catch up.
[10:57] Tsuyuri D
    Hey.
[11:00] Tsuyuri D
    Which card do you want?
[11:02] Hiroto
    Huh?
[11:03] Hiroto
    A four card.
[11:05] Tsuyuri D
    Right. In that case, I'll trade
    your one card and 100 coins for it.
[11:11] Yuikawa
    Hey! Don't just start talking
     to him like I'm not here!
[11:17] Hiroto
    Just 100 coins? It'd really help, though.
[11:20] Tsuyuri D
    You're trying to beat her, right?
     Miss Hundred Faces.
[11:24] Hiroto
    And what if I am?
[11:26] Tsuyuri D
    Our leader, Kururugi Senri,
    is always dependable.
[11:31] Tsuyuri D
    I'm sure she made the right choice
    allying with Miss Hundred Faces.
[11:35] Tsuyuri D
    But she had to do it
    because we were too weak.
[11:40] Tsuyuri D
    I'm ashamed.
[11:42] Tsuyuri D
    That's why...
[11:44] Tsuyuri D
    I want you to return to ASTRAL.
[11:48] Tsuyuri D
    Please set Senri free.
[11:51] Tsuyuri D
    All of us at Tsuyuri want to get stronger.
[11:54] Tsuyuri D
    And to do that together.
[11:58] Hiroto
    I see. Thanks for trading
    number cards with me.
[12:03] Hiroto
    I can't say I'm doing it for Tsuyuri,
    but I will defeat Miss Hundred Faces.
[12:10] Tsuyuri D
    I understand. That's good enough.
[12:15] Hiroto
    That sure helped.
    I'm already up to Level 6.
[12:18] Suzuran
    Meow!
[12:20] Suzuran
    Now ya gotta look for
    a new opponent, meow.
[12:24] Hiroto
    Libra's special search function.
[12:27] Hiroto
    Who else is at Level 6 right now?
[12:33] Kagurazuki C
    Huh? Sh-Shinohara?
[12:35] Kagurazuki C
    You're kidding me. You're already
    challenging me? But you just got here!
[12:39] Electronic voice
    Begin battling.
[12:44] Suzuran
    Our monumental first fight!
[12:46] Suzuran
    We're gonna getcha, meow!
[12:48] Suzuran
    Meow!
SIGN    Level Up
SIGN    Reward Up
[12:56] Electronic voice
    It is your turn.
[12:58] Suzuran
    What card will the opponent use to
    change his numbers? Ya gotta anticipate it!
SIGN    Reward Up
SIGN    Level Up
[13:03] Hiroto
    First, I'll use Reward Up.
[13:07] Electronic voice
    It is your opponent's turn.
[13:09] Hiroto
    He's probably going to use Level Up.
SIGN    Level Up
[13:13] Electronic voice
    It is your turn.
[13:16] Hiroto
    I'll use Level Up to change my numbers, too.
[13:20] Electronic voice
    Reveal phase.
[13:29] Hiroto
    We're the same level. I win.
[13:32] Kagurazuki C
    What the...
[13:38] Electronic voice
    Game over. The challenger wins.
SIGN    Quest
SIGN    Quest Progress
SIGN    Next Target
SIGN    Level
[13:41] Hiroto
    All right.
[13:43] Hiroto
    If I'm gonna speedrun this,
    I'll need lots of coins.
[13:47] Hiroto
    Guess it's time I made some serious moves.
[13:56] Suzuran
    Over there is an Adjuster. He can
    exchange your cards and coins, meow.
[14:03] Hiroto
    I want to make an exchange.
[14:05] Hiroto
    I'll give you a one card.
[14:08] Hiroto
    In exchange, give me a Reward Up card.
[14:11] Adjuster
    Huh?
[14:12] Mob student A
    He's getting rid of a number card?
[14:14] Mob student B
    How can he clear the game if he
    doesn't have enough number cards?
[14:19] Adjuster
    Are you in your right mind?
[14:22] Hiroto
    Yeah. Do it.
[14:25] Adjuster
    Very well.
[14:27] Adjuster
    The exchange rate between the
    one card and the Reward Up card...
[14:31] Adjuster
    i-is 99,000 coins.
[14:34] Mob student
    Wait, 99,000?
[14:36] Mob student
    That's a huge amount!
[14:38] Mob student
    Is he serious?
[14:39] Hiroto
    Sounds good. I accept the trade.
[14:41] Suzuran
    Meow-sands!
[14:46] Hiroto
    Good.
[14:46] Mob student A
    He got dozens of hours'
    worth of coins in a snap?
[14:49] Mob student B
    What's he planning?
[14:52] Suzuran
    Th-That was amazing, Shinohara-kun!
    Nobody else would've thought of that, meow!
[14:57] Suzuran
    Now you can exchange as
    many cards as you want, meow!
[15:02] Hiroto
    After that...
[15:06] Hiroto
    I progressed through the quests.
[15:10] Hiroto
    And with Libra's help, I soon
    had three number cards again.
[15:15] Hiroto
    I have to hurry and get them all up to nine.
[15:19] Tatara
    Shi-no-ha-ra-kun!
[15:26] Tatara
    We thought you might be
    wanting these about now.
[15:30] Tsuji
    We've been increasing our
    numbers since this morning.
[15:32] Tsuji
    Between me and Tatara-san,
    we now have two nine cards.
[15:36] Hiroto
    Wow, guys. Are you gonna
    trade them with me?
[15:39] Tatara
    Of course!
[15:41] Tatara
    And forget exchange rates.
    We're Eimei buddies, after all.
[15:45] Tsuji
    If you can win here, Shinohara-kun,
    Eimei might be able to turn things around.
[15:50] Tsuji
    I want to see that happen.
    So, please take them.
[15:54] Tatara
    Eimei's future is riding on it.
     Do your best in ASTRAL, Shinohara-kun!
[15:58] Hiroto
    Yeah, I will.
[16:01] Hiroto
    I'll keep that dream of yours
    alive from here on out.
[16:07] Hiroto
    Thanks a lot, Tatara and Tsuji.
[16:10] Tatara
    It's cool. Good luck.
[16:14] Tatara
    Fight!
[16:18] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun! Hiro-kyun!
[16:20] Kagaya
    Got a second?
[16:21] Kagaya
    I was able to access
    Tsumu-Tsumu's personal data,
[16:25] Kagaya
    but security's tight and
    I'm stuck on the last password.
[16:28] Kagaya
    It should be the level she's set at,
    but that's gonna take a while to decipher.
[16:34] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, can you
    squeeze it out of her sooner?
[16:38] Hiroto
    Understood.
[16:40] Hiroto
    Shiina's level, huh?
[16:49] Yuikawa
    Ah, Shinohara. You got pretty close.
[16:54] Yuikawa
    But now you get to stand and watch in shame!
[17:08] Tsumugi
    So you were in the MTCG, huh, mister?
[17:12] Hiroto
    Shiina. So you were
    the final boss after all.
[17:17] Electronic voice
    Begin battling.
[17:20] Yuikawa
    It's on, final boss.
SIGN    Exchange
SIGN    Exceed
     Limit
SIGN    Strengthen
[17:25] Yuikawa
    Your level is the number you get with a
    double application of the skill Exceed Limit.
SIGN    Exchange
SIGN    Exceed
     Limit
SIGN    Exchange
SIGN    Exchange
[17:31] Electronic voice
    Reveal phase.
[17:33] Yuikawa
    In other words...
[17:35] Yuikawa
    It's 33! Take that!
[17:41] Tsumugi
    That's a miss. A complete miss.
[17:44] Tsumugi
    I'm not as weak as you think.
[17:48] Yuikawa
    Huh?
[17:56] Lloyd
    Bow-gwow.
[17:58] Yuikawa
    B-But that can't be right.
[18:01] Tsumugi
    Get him.
[18:02] Lloyd
    Bow-gwow!
[18:13] Electronic voice
    Game over. The boss wins.
[18:19] Tsumugi
    Come on up, mister.
[18:37] Tsumugi
    I'm totally, totally gonna win this game!
[18:42] Hiroto
    "Totally"?
[18:45] Hiroto
    Are you really that sure?
[18:48] Hiroto
    This game is just about matching numbers.
[18:51] Hiroto
    If you only try to get a
    higher number, you'll lose.
[18:55] Hiroto
    Which means...
[18:56] Hiroto
    It's negative, isn't it?
[18:59] Hiroto
    Your level is below zero.
[19:04] Tsumugi
    Oh, wow.
[19:06] Tsumugi
    You're totally right.
[19:09] Tsumugi
    My level is -99.
[19:12] Tsumugi
    Lloyd's a guard dog from hell,
    so my level got inverted.
[19:16] Hiroto
    Huh. That sounds like
    something you'd think of.
[19:19] Hiroto
    Kagaya-san, take care of it.
[19:21] Kagaya
    Just what I was waiting for!
[19:23] Kagaya
    Big Sis to the rescue!
[19:28] Electronic voice
    Begin battling.
[19:29] Hiroto
    Here we go.
[19:31] Suzuran
    Meow!
[19:35] Kagaya
    Hiro-kyun, I'm done overwriting
    the data. You're good to go!
[19:39] Hiroto
    All right.
SIGN    Exceed
     Limit
SIGN    Level Up
[19:40] Electronic voice
    It is your turn.
[19:42] Hiroto
    I'm going to use Exceed Limit
    on all of my number cards.
[19:48] Electronic voice
    Reveal phase.
[19:50] Hiroto
    So with that...
[19:52] Hiroto
    I'm at Level 30.
[19:55] Tsumugi
    Huh? But wait, I'm at Level -99.
[20:00] Tsumugi
    And I know nobody else
     can get to that number.
[20:04] Tsumugi
    Huh?
[20:05] Tsumugi
    Why is Lloyd at Level 30 now?!
[20:09] Lloyd
    Bow-gwow?
[20:10] Hiroto
    Because Kagaya-san hacked
    your level and changed it to 30.
[20:15] Kagaya
    Teehee.
[20:17] Hiroto
    And that's game, set, and match!
[20:20] Suzuran
    Meow!
[20:21] Suzuran
    Meow-ow-ow-ow-ow!
[20:23] Lloyd
    Bow-gwow! Bow-gwow! Bow-gwow!
[20:35] Electronic voice
    Game over. The challenger wins.
[20:38] Crowd
    Awesome!
[20:39] Crowd
    Seven Star!
[20:40] Crowd
    Shinohara!
[20:40] Crowd
    Wow!
[20:43] Tatara
    Yes!
[20:45] Tsuji
    I knew you could do it, Shinohara-kun.
[20:47] Tsumugi
    Wow! Just wow!
[20:49] Tsumugi
    You really are strong, mister.
[20:53] Tsumugi
    I'm so happy. I'm so happy.
[20:56] Tsumugi
    Things are getting even more fun now.
[21:00] Hiroto
    Maybe I should just go for it.
[21:02] Hiroto
    Hey, Shiina.
[21:03] Hiroto
    You're Miss Hundred Faces, aren't you?
[21:09] Tsumugi
    That's right. I'm Miss Hundred Faces, mister.
[21:14] Tsumugi
    Next time, let's compete in ASTRAL.
[21:16] Tsumugi
    Let's play a whole bunch of
    games and finish things off!
[21:23] Tsumugi
    From here on out, things are gonna get real.
[21:29] Hiroto
    The person pulling the strings
    really was Kurahashi Mikado.
[21:32] Hiroto
    I gotta hurry back to ASTRAL.
[21:36] Hiroto
    Yes!
[21:38] Hiroto
    I made it!
[21:40] Suzuran
    Shinohara-kun!
[21:46] Hiroto
    Yo, guys.
[21:49] Hiroto
    Can you hear me?
[21:51] Hiroto
    It's me.
[21:53] Hiroto
    The fastest person ever
    to get to Seven Stars...
[21:56] Hiroto
    Shinohara Hiroto.
[21:59] Student mob A
    Wh-What's happening?
[22:01] Student mob B
    Why's Shinohara Hiroto here?
[22:03] Student mob C
    Is he making a comeback?
[22:05] Hiroto
    I won the Wild Card in MTCG.
[22:10] Hiroto
    So now I can play in ASTRAL again.
[22:14] Hiroto
    I also learned something interesting.
[22:18] Hiroto
    Miss Hundred Faces isn't even a player.
[22:21] Hiroto
    She's just an enemy character
    the admins threw in.
[22:25] Hiroto
    She's a gimmick to make
     the game more exciting.
[22:29] Hiroto
    All of you are the top players
    from your academies.
[22:33] Hiroto
    I know you have some stars, too.
[22:37] Hiroto
    Are you gonna let some enemy
    character make fools of you?
[22:40] Hiroto
    Do you want to be humiliated?
[22:42] Hiroto
    I realize the situation is desperate.
[22:46] Hiroto
    It might seem impossible
    to turn things around now.
[22:49] Hiroto
    But if you don't want to
    lose to a cheating villain,
[22:53] Hiroto
    what do you say to
    combining all our forces?
[22:57] Hiroto
    If we form an alliance, we might
    get ahead of Miss Hundred Faces.
[23:02] Hiroto
    And your leader will be
    the resurrected Seven Star.
[23:06] Hiroto
    The strongest on Academy Island. Me.
[23:10] Hiroto
    If your team wants to join the alliance,
    make a Truce Agreement with Eimei Academy.
[23:17] Student mob A
    I-It isn't over yet.
[23:18] Student mob B
    We can't give up now!
[23:20] Student mob C
    With the Seven Star on our side...
SIGN    Truce Agreement
SIGN    Truce Agreement
[23:24] Suzuran
    Meow!
[23:25] Hiroto
    They're all getting it.
SIGN    Alliance Formed
[23:33] Hiroto
    All right, listen up.
[23:36] Hiroto
    Now we go on the attack.

E11 - Soldiers and Friends

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[00:13] Hiroto
    Sorry for the wait.
[00:14] Noa
    We couldn't wait any longer, Hiroto-kun!
[00:17] Nanase
    Glad you're back, Shino!
[00:18] Shirayuki
    Welcome back, Master.
[00:21] Shinji
    Guess this means everything's back in order.
[00:24] Noa
    You're such a slowpoke, Hiroto-kun.
[00:26] Nanase
    Like usual.
[00:32] Kurahashi
    Why, you sneaky little...
[00:35] Kurahashi
    Never mind. I'll use my pieces on the board...
[00:41] Kurahashi
    to crush you as many times as it takes.
[00:49] Hiroto
    Let's review the
    situation one more time.
SIGN    Soldiers
    and Friends
[00:53] Hiroto
    Just before the first period
    of the fourth day ended,
[00:55] Hiroto
    I got all the teams not under
    Miss Hundred Faces' control...
SIGN    District 2
SIGN    Suisei Academy
[00:58] Hiroto
    Suisei,
SIGN    District 3
SIGN    Ouka Academy
[00:59] Hiroto
    Ouka,
SIGN    District 10
SIGN    Oumi Academy
[01:00] Hiroto
    Oumi,
SIGN    District 13
SIGN    Murakamo Academy
[01:01] Hiroto
    Murakumo,
SIGN    District 19
SIGN    Souken Academy
[01:02] Hiroto
    and Souken to form an alliance with us.
[01:04] Shirayuki
    Including Eimei, there are 20 players
    still active in our Allied Army.
[01:09] Shirayuki
    Miss Hundred Faces' United Army
     has a total of 14 players.
SIGN    Seijo Academy
SIGN    Shinra
SIGN    Otowa
SIGN    Tsuyuri
SIGN    Saint Rosalia
[01:13] Shirayuki
    In terms of academies, that means Seijo,
    Shinra, Otowa, Saint Rosalia, and Tsuyuri.
[01:20] Nanase
    So we have more people.
[01:23] Noa
    But they have a lot more
     in the way of firepower.
[01:26] Shinji
    Even united, the strongest teams don't stand
     a chance against Kugasaki and Kururugi.
[01:30] Hiroto
    Miss Hundred Faces is
    an unauthorized player,
[01:34] Hiroto
    propped up by the former
    Seijo headmaster, Kurahashi.
[01:37] Hiroto
    She's been using illegal methods
    to change any setting she wants.
[01:41] Hiroto
    Movement Value set to max.
     Unlimited spells.
[01:44] Hiroto
    She combined the benefits of the various roles,
     and had full map access from the start.
[01:49] Hiroto
    And the cherry on top is
    she has 999 life points.
[01:53] Noa
    Wait, 999?!
[01:55] Nanase
    She's, like, invincible.
[01:57] Hiroto
    No, there's still one way to beat her.
[02:01] Hiroto
    The Demon Maiden.
[02:04] Hiroto
    Even with 999 life points, Kururugi Senri's
    One-Shot Kill might be able to take her down.
[02:11] Noa
    So that's the only way to
    beat Miss Hundred Faces?
[02:15] Hiroto
    If we can defeat Kururugi
    and make her listen,
[02:18] Hiroto
    we might be able to
    convince her to help us.
[02:20] Shirayuki
    But if we wish to fight Kururugi-sama,
    we shall need some sort of plan.
[02:25] Hiroto
    Yeah. We'll supplement our captured area.
[02:28] Hiroto
    If we cut straight through here,
    we'll reach the area of our ally, Oumi.
[02:34] Hiroto
    If we can just get them
    to give us one base...
[02:37] Nanase
    Oh, right! Then we can overwrite
    all of this as Eimei's area.
[02:40] Shinji
    If we can claim this as ours,
    it'll give us an advantage.
[02:44] Hiroto
    I'll act as a decoy to draw the enemy away.
[02:47] Hiroto
    Enomoto and Akizuki, you two
    go meet up with Oumi Academy,
[02:50] Hiroto
    and negotiate for one of their bases.
[02:53] Noa
    I'll do my bestest!
[02:55] Shinji
    Can't you at least ask
    politely, Shinohara?
[02:58] Nanase
    Oh, quit grumbling and get to work.
[03:00] Shirayuki
    It is crucial we work together.
[03:02] Hiroto
    All right. You know what to do, guys.
[03:05] Hiroto
    We can't hold back at all.
[03:07] Hiroto
    This is all-out war.
[03:09] Suzuran
    S-S-Something wild is
    about to happen, meow!
SIGN    Allied Army
SIGN    United Army
SIGN    United Army
SIGN    Attack
[03:13] Suzuran
    The Allied Army Eimei has put together
[03:17] Suzuran
    is taking the fight to Miss Hundred
    Faces' United Army, meow!
[03:20] Suzuran
    The United Army holds
    the center of the map,
SIGN    Allied Army
SIGN    United Army
SIGN    Attack
[03:23] Suzuran
    and the Allied Army plans to squeeze
     them from above and below, meow!
[03:27] Suzuran
    The first engagement is on the right.
SIGN    Allied Army
SIGN    United Army
[03:29] Suzuran
    The main unit of Miss
    Hundred Faces' United Army
[03:31] Suzuran
    clashes with the Empress,
    Saionji Sarasa, of the Allied Army!
[03:35] Suzuran
    In the center, Kirigaya Touya and
    Kugasaki Seiran's Absolute Monarchy team
SIGN    Allied Army
SIGN    United Army
[03:40] Suzuran
    will battle the Allied Army's combined
    Suisei Academy and Souken Academy team.
[03:45] Suzuran
    And then next, we have Kururugi
    Senri's Demon Maiden team,
SIGN    Allied Army
SIGN    United Army
[03:51] Suzuran
    facing off against the Allied Army's combined
    Eimei Academy and Oumi Academy team!
[03:55] Suzuran
    There's only one person who can
    fight his way through this mess, meow.
SIGN    Eimei Academy's Shinohara Hiroto
[03:59] Suzuran
    Back from the brink of death,
    Mr. "Strongest" himself: the Seven Star!
[04:03] Suzuran
    Shinohara Hiroto's preparing to unleash
    Armageddon all over the map, meow!
SIGN    Support Rating
[04:10] Suzuran
    Shinohara-kun, the rest is up to you, meow.
[04:15] Shinra A
    So you came.
[04:19] Hiroto
    Doesn't look like she wants to fight.
[04:21] Hiroto
    Or maybe she can't?
[04:23] Shinra B
    Unfortunately for you, Seven Star,
[04:26] Shinra B
    this is a specialist team
    that excels in interception.
[04:29] Shinra B
    So make it easy for yourself
    and go down quietly!
[04:35] Shinra A; B
    Huh?
[04:36] Shinra C
    No way!
[04:41] Hiroto
    Nice one, student council prez.
[04:43] Oumi A
    Here I go!
[04:45] Shinra C
    Incoming!
[04:46] Shinra B
    Tch. From behind?
[04:54] Shinra A
    The Seven Star is mine!
[04:59] Shirayuki
    Too slow.
[05:19] Hiroto
    All right.
[05:24] Shinra A
    Take this!
[05:35] Hiroto
    Looks like our victory
    is pretty much assured.
[05:39] Shinra C
    I'm releasing the restraints.
[05:46] Kururugi
    You punks, sneaking up on us
    from behind like that. How pathetic.
[05:51] Kururugi
    Judgment!
[05:57] Hiroto
    We lost one from Oumi.
[05:59] Hiroto
    So she was being held back.
[06:01] Kururugi
    My top priority is to bury you,
    Shinohara Hiroto, with my own two hands.
[06:07] Kururugi
    The rest of you aren't worth my time.
[06:09] Nanase
    Grr!
[06:11] Nanase
    Shinji, I'm gonna handle this my way,
     so back me up however you like.
[06:16] Shinji
    Unreasonable like always.
[06:19] Shinji
    But I can accept it. Do it your way, Nanase.
[06:23] Nanase
    Gotcha!
[06:25] Kururugi
    Why don't you just disappear?
[06:28] Nanase
    You expect me to dodge? Not my style!
[06:33] Kururugi
    What?
[06:36] Kururugi
    What was that?
[06:40] Shinji
    An assist ability. Lightning Rod.
SIGN    Lightning
     Rod
[06:43] Shinji
    It made me your target instead.
[06:45] Shinji
    And since I was out of range,
    your attack obviously didn't connect.
[06:50] Hiroto
    Sweet!
[06:51] Shirayuki
    That was outstanding.
[06:53] Kururugi
    It's not over.
[06:54] Nanase
    Don't even think about it!
[06:55] Nanase
    C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon!
[06:59] Kururugi
    Damn.
[07:00] Kururugi
    I need to keep my distance.
[07:04] Kururugi
    Wha...
[07:09] Kururugi
    How did you do that from so far away?
[07:12] Nanase
    It's an ability, obviously.
SIGN    Cornered
SIGN    Cornered
[07:15] Nanase
    "Cornered" increases my attack range and
    other skills when my partner's in trouble.
[07:20] Kururugi
    And you used that to
    protect Enomoto Shinji?
[07:23] Kururugi
    I hadn't anticipated that.
[07:25] Kururugi
    I didn't realize you were in
    such an intimate relationship.
[07:28] Nanase
    Huh? W-We aren't close at all.
[07:38] Noa
    Boop.
[07:43] Hiroto
    Kururugi, you've lost this one.
    I know you said you were stronger alone,
[07:48] Hiroto
    but seems it was just your imagination.
[07:50] Kururugi
    What?
[07:52] Hiroto
    Over in MTCG, I bumped
    into one of the Tsuyuri girls.
[07:57] Hiroto
    She was kinda mad.
[07:58] Kururugi
    Mad?
[08:00] Hiroto
    Yeah. Because you gave in to Miss Hundred
    Faces before the battle was even over.
[08:05] Hiroto
    Or, well, she said they were all upset you were
     forced into it because they were so weak.
[08:11] Hiroto
    So instead of just depending on you, they want
    to become strong enough to fight together.
[08:16] Kururugi
    Together? I see.
[08:20] Kururugi
    I guess I never would have become
    the Demon Maiden without them.
[08:25] Kururugi
    All right, Seven Star,
    go ahead and finish me off.
[08:30] Hiroto
    Sorry, but I think I'll pass on that.
[08:33] Hiroto
    There's still something
    I want you to do for me.
SIGN    ASTRAL, Rightmost Area
[08:42] Sarasa
    My teammates were wiped out instantly.
[08:44] Sarasa
    Miss Hundred Faces is too strong.
[08:46] Sarasa
    We have to get everyone
    together and attack all at once.
[08:50] Sarasa
    But it's all right. I know
    he'll bring reinforcements soon.
[08:57] Kirigaya
    Well, shucks. That wasn't such a big deal.
[09:02] Kugasaki
    Kirigaya Touya.
[09:03] Kugasaki
    Who would've thought you could repel the
     Allied Army's flank attack all by yourself?
[09:08] Kirigaya
    Yeah, well, they're all
    just a bunch of losers.
[09:12] Kugasaki
    But we're down to just the three of us, too.
[09:15] Minami
    So lame. I only came to watch, but now,
     I'm like one of the main characters.
[09:20] Minami
    What a pain in the butt.
[09:22] Kugasaki
    Are you serious? You're from Rosalia.
     Minami Shizuku, wasn't it?
[09:27] Minami
    You throw my name around and
    act like a tyrant. It really pisses me off.
[09:32] Kugasaki
    Hey!
[09:33] Kirigaya
    You were actually
    pretty damn good, though.
[09:35] Kirigaya
    You didn't stand out, but you
    were always one step ahead.
[09:39] Kirigaya
    With the right timing,
    I might just fall for you.
[09:42] Minami
    Ew.
[09:44] Kirigaya
    ASTRAL is my big chance
    to seriously boost my rep.
[09:50] Kugasaki
    As ambitious as ever. All right,
    let's think about taking Eimei down next.
[09:55] Kirigaya
    Now you're talking. It's about time.
[09:59] Kirigaya
    Sounds like you just showed
    our guys a real fun time.
[10:02] Hiroto
    Did we? I didn't ask them
     what they thought of it.
[10:07] Kirigaya
    Well, we've got orders to hunt you and the
    Empress down and end you for good this time.
[10:12] Shirayuki
    Master.
[10:13] Hiroto
    Yep, no doubt about it. Kirigaya Touya's
    one of them. He's working for Kurahashi.
[10:19] Kirigaya
    Cut the chitchat! Let's get this started.
[10:25] Nanase
    Man, that's so annoying.
[10:34] Kugasaki
    Witness the power of the Phoenix!
[10:48] Hiroto
    So those two aren't the main character here.
[10:54] Kirigaya
    Compound Upgrade, activate.
[10:57] Hiroto
    Compound Upgrade?
[10:59] Kirigaya
    This one's gonna be fun.
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Effect
SIGN    Combines identical spells
    to increase the number
    of attacks, adding 1.
[11:01] Kirigaya
    It was originally a general-purpose ability,
    but I used the Black Star to upgrade it.
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
SIGN    Compound Upgrade
[11:07] Kirigaya
    You can layer as many attack spells that
    are meant to be used separately as you want.
[11:12] Kirigaya
    All right, let's test it out.
[11:16] Kirigaya
    With Magic Blast and Swordflash.
[11:17] Hiroto
    Huh?
[11:18] Kirigaya
    Mixed together, they make a new kind
    of combined spell. And I call it...
[11:23] Kirigaya
    Magic Blade!
[11:30] Shirayuki
    Master!
[11:34] Hiroto
    Himeji!
[11:35] Hiroto
    A combined spell? What the hell?
    That's so awesome—
[11:38] Hiroto
    No, wait, I mean awful.
[11:41] Hiroto
    Damn. If we only had more time,
    we could come up with a plan.
[11:47] Hiroto
    Enomoto?
[11:48] Shinji
    Shinohara.
[11:49] Shinji
    We need to buy time to
    get through this, right?
[11:52] Hiroto
    Y-Yeah, I guess.
[11:54] Kirigaya
    Huh?
[11:56] Shinji
    Understood.
[11:58] Shinji
    In that case, I'll buy some time for you.
     Use it and work your magic.
[12:02] Kirigaya
    You're Eimei's student
     council president, right?
[12:05] Hiroto
    Okay. Take care of it, Senpai.
[12:08] Shinji
    I think you forgot to say
    "please," commander.
[12:31] Hiroto
    I need to think up a strategy now.
[12:34] Hiroto
    Oh! Himeji, do your thing.
[12:37] Shirayuki
    Um... R-Right!
SIGN    Replacement
[12:43] Kirigaya
    The final blow.
[12:46] Kirigaya
    What the...
[12:49] Hiroto
    Worked like a charm.
[12:51] Kirigaya
    Damn you. What did you do to me?
[12:55] Hiroto
    I just used the Replacement ability.
[12:59] Hiroto
    Your Magic Blade, if you don't mind.
[13:03] Kirigaya
    Jeez...
[13:03] Kugasaki
    Oh.
[13:03] Minami
    Um...
[13:11] Minami
    Totally pointless.
    I've already seen that attack.
[13:14] Nanase
    You're wide open!
[13:19] Minami
    There's no way you can beat me.
[13:22] Nanase
    You've never fought me before.
[13:26] Minami
    Well, you are annoyingly fast.
[13:29] Minami
    And you have such sexy thighs.
     That's 120 points.
[13:32] Nanase
    That's embarrassing! Cut it out!
[13:34] Hiroto
    You said it was pointless using Compound
    Upgrade because you've seen it, right?
[13:39] Minami
    Yeah. I can dodge attacks I know.
[13:42] Hiroto
    You're forgetting something
    important, though.
[13:46] Hiroto
    Even if it's the same ability, the power's
    totally different between a Seven and Six Star.
[13:52] Kirigaya
    Huh?
[13:52] Kugasaki
    Ah.
[13:52] Minami
    Hm?
[13:53] Hiroto
    Invisible Magic Blade!
[14:03] Kirigaya
    Dude!
[14:03] Kugasaki
    Oh my.
[14:04] Hiroto
    My starting point was that Compound Upgrade
     had the power to combine any spells.
[14:09] Hiroto
    So I tried combining Magic Blast
    and Swordflash, then added in Conceal.
[14:14] Hiroto
    That gave me a Magic Blade more powerful
    than anything anyone had ever seen.
[14:20] Kirigaya
    You got me there, punk.
[14:24] Shirayuki
    Brilliant as usual, Master.
[14:27] Hiroto
    Of course that's a lie.
[14:30] Hiroto
    The Company modified the effect.
[14:33] Kirigaya
    Never thought I'd get to pull this one out.
[14:38] Kirigaya
    I'm gonna enjoy myself with this one!
[14:46] Hiroto
    What?
[14:47] Kirigaya
    Dual Wield!
[14:56] Kirigaya
    C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon!
[14:58] Kirigaya
    You losers!
[15:00] Kirigaya
    Time to say good night!
[15:04] Shinji
    I guess this is it.
[15:10] Hiroto
    Asamiya! Enomoto!
[15:10] Noa
    Mya-chan!
[15:10] Shirayuki
    Enomoto-sama!
[15:12] Kirigaya
    Tch. Finally got rid of two.
[15:15] Kirigaya
    What a waste of calories, man.
[15:18] Kirigaya
    Shinohara, you can't use
    Compound Upgrade anymore.
[15:22] Kirigaya
    You got carried away and wasted it.
[15:24] Kirigaya
    You've completely run out
    of spells, haven't you?
[15:35] Hiroto
    Akizuki!
[15:36] Shirayuki
    Akizuki-sama, what are you doing?
[15:38] Kirigaya
    Huh?
[15:40] Noa
    Don't be like that, Shirayuki-chan.
[15:42] Noa
    You can't have Hiroto-kun all to yourself.
[15:50] Kirigaya
    Then I guess you're next! Die!
[15:56] Hiroto
    Akizuki!
[15:56] Shirayuki
    Akizuki-sama!
[16:03] Hiroto
    Akizuki!
[16:07] Noa
    Hiroto-kun, did I help at least a little?
[16:12] Hiroto
    Of course you did!
[16:14] Noa
    Oh, good. I hope I became your number one.
[16:22] Hiroto
    A-Akizuki.
[16:29] Kirigaya
    Oh, c'mon now. I had higher
    hopes for Eimei's Little Devil,
[16:33] Kirigaya
    but I guess a loser's still a loser—
[16:38] Kirigaya
    Wh-What?
[16:41] Kagaya
    Action Unavailable! It's the same thing
    Shirayuki-chan got stuck with!
[16:45] Hiroto
    Oh, this must be Akizuki's doing!
[16:47] Kagaya
    Yeah, Noa-chan did it!
[16:49] Kagaya
    She set up a powerful revenge ability
    that'd activate when she got eliminated!
[16:54] Kirigaya
    Tch. C'mon, now.
    I'm sure you're not that stupid,
[16:58] Kirigaya
    but did you really think
    this would stop me?
[17:01] Hiroto
    What?
[17:07] Kirigaya
    Inability Barrier Upgrade.
[17:09] Kirigaya
    It's an invincible wall that automatically
    shuts out any attack I wasn't able to block.
[17:17] Hiroto
    That's your third one, Kirigaya.
[17:20] Hiroto
    Compound Upgrade, Dual Wield,
    and now, Inability Barrier Upgrade.
[17:24] Hiroto
    You've run out of options.
[17:26] Kirigaya
    Huh? So what?
[17:28] Kirigaya
    As long as this wall is up,
    you can't even scratch me.
[17:33] Kirigaya
    But I can attack as much
    as I want from inside it.
[17:37] Hiroto
    Attack from inside it? Right.
[17:41] Kirigaya
    Huh?
[17:48] Kirigaya
    What?
[17:49] Kugasaki
    Essentially, since I am able to cast spells
     remotely, I could indeed attack you.
[17:55] Kirigaya
    Damn it. Y-You betrayed me, you asshole.
[18:00] Kugasaki
    Nonsense!
[18:03] Kugasaki
    Did you forget how I got my nickname?
[18:06] Kugasaki
    Not only do I adore Saionji
    Sarasa with all my heart,
[18:09] Kugasaki
    but I am the Phoenix who will rise
    to challenge her time and time again.
[18:13] Kugasaki
    How could I of all people
    tolerate a filthy fake Empress?
[18:17] Kugasaki
    I would never accept that!
[18:19] Kirigaya
    You mean you planned this from the start—
[18:22] Hiroto
    Yup, that's it exactly.
[18:24] Hiroto
    It's only for this game...
[18:27] Hiroto
    Hello?
[18:29] Kugasaki
    Shinohara Hiroto?
[18:31] Hiroto
    ...but Kugasaki and I teamed up.
[18:33] Kirigaya
    Tch. Oh well.
SIGN    Withdraw
SIGN    United
    Army
SIGN    Signal
[18:39] Kirigaya
    I've lost this one.
[18:43] Kirigaya
    I guess I could go down peacefully.
[18:46] Kirigaya
    But why the hell would I do that?
[18:55] Hiroto
    Himeji!
[19:05] Shirayuki
    I am very sorry, Master.
[19:08] Shirayuki
    Please forgive me for not being able
     to tend to you until the very end.
[19:11] Hiroto
    What are you talking about?
[19:13] Hiroto
    Why did you go and do that?
[19:15] Shirayuki
    This plan only worked because
    you were a part of it, Master.
[19:20] Shirayuki
    Also, even if I lose a game...
[19:24] Shirayuki
    there are still things...
[19:27] Shirayuki
    I can do...
[19:31] Shirayuki
    for you.
[19:42] Kugasaki
    So you're the only one on your team left.
[19:47] Hiroto
    Yeah.
[19:48] Hiroto
    I just hope Saionji can hold out
    until Kururugi gets there to help her.
[19:51] Kugasaki
    Hm, I see. So your ace
    is the Demon Maiden.
[19:58] Kugasaki
    Kirigaya figured Seijo's
    indiscretion would be exposed,
[20:01] Kugasaki
    so he withdrew from the
    United Army at the last second.
[20:04] Kugasaki
    If he hadn't withdrawn, his complicity
    may have earned him a disqualification.
[20:08] Hiroto
    Yeah, he sure is a sneaky one.
[20:10] Kugasaki
    Since my betrayal has been exposed,
    I've also withdrawn from the United Army.
[20:14] Kugasaki
    Maybe I'll follow Kirigaya's lead
     and secure my own rank.
[20:19] Kugasaki
    It's a little frustrating since
    it feels like you read me my eulogy,
[20:22] Kugasaki
    but I'll be seeing you, rival.
[20:25] Kugasaki
    Now you must protect the
    Empress's honor in my place.
[20:33] Hiroto
    I just hope Kururugi can
    defeat Miss Hundred Faces.
[20:48] Miss Hundred Faces
    Guess I'll finish you off.
[20:52] Sarasa
    Now!
[20:54] Kururugi
    This is...
[20:55] Kururugi
    the end for you!
[20:57] Kururugi
    One-Shot Kill!
[21:02] Sarasa
    Did you get her?
[21:06] Sarasa
    You did!
[21:11] Sarasa
    Huh?
[21:12] Kururugi
    I-I'm sorry.
[21:17] Miss Hundred Faces
    What a cheap trick, betraying me like that.
[21:20] Sarasa
    This... This can't be.
[21:23] Sarasa
    We all did everything we could
    to create that opening...
[21:26] Miss Hundred Faces
    Well, I guess I expected as much.
[21:28] Sarasa
    If One-Shot Kill doesn't
    kill you, what's left?
[21:33] Miss Hundred Faces
    This means we finally have a winner.
[21:44] Miss Hundred Faces
    Oh, what a shame.
[21:46] Miss Hundred Faces
    I'll let you hang on to the title
    of "Empress" until the final day.
[21:58] Sarasa
    How did I survive?
SIGN    Fourth Day: Finished
SIGN    Team with the most held areas:
     District 12, Seijo Academy
SIGN    spaces
SIGN    Team with the most supporting votes:
     District 12, Seijo Academy
SIGN    Survivors: 3

E12 - Together with You

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[00:04] Hiroto
    So, even with the One-Shot Kill,
    we couldn't defeat Miss Hundred Faces.
[00:10] Hiroto
    Yeah, I should've expected that.
[00:12] Sarasa
    Kind of a bad situation, huh?
[00:14] Hiroto
    Oh?
[00:16] Hiroto
    Saionji?
[00:23] Sarasa
    Huh. And here I was thinking
    you'd be kind of down.
[00:27] Hiroto
    Speak for yourself.
[00:29] Sarasa
    Ahem. Guess you're right. But so what?
[00:34] Hiroto
    Saionji, I called you here because
    I have something important to say.
[00:39] Sarasa
    Huh? To me personally, Shinohara?
[00:41] Hiroto
    Saionji...
[00:43] Sarasa
    W-Wait, wait! My heart isn't ready for this!
[00:46] Hiroto
    Would you hide up there for a bit?
[00:49] Sarasa
    Say what?
SIGN    Together with You
[00:55] Hiroto
    As you know, our attempt
    at all-out war was a bust.
[00:58] Hiroto
    Basically, we can't beat Miss Hundred Faces...
[01:01] Hiroto
    or rather, Shiina Tsumugi
    head-on. It's impossible.
[01:05] Nanase
    So are we just, like, giving up?
[01:07] Hiroto
    Nope, no way. If the enemy's gonna
    do whatever it takes, so will we.
[01:12] Shirayuki
    We shall fight with all we have.
[01:14] Shinji
    You say that, but there's
    a huge gulf in firepower.
[01:17] Shinji
    It won't be easy to turn it around.
[01:19] Hiroto
    So we bring the fight to her by
    setting up another game inside ASTRAL.
[01:23] Hiroto
    One final game.
[01:26] Shinji
    This is something you've been planning, huh?
    You sure don't miss a step.
[01:30] Shinji
    But how do we convince her to participate?
[01:32] Shirayuki
    Good point. Miss Hundred Faces
    has already captured the most spaces.
[01:37] Nanase
    If she can win by just waiting it out,
    why would she bother with another game?
[01:41] Shinji
    Also, tomorrow's the final day.
    Kurahashi will definitely try to interfere.
[01:45] Hiroto
    Yeah. With cheats and disruptions.
[01:48] Hiroto
    All things considered, we will have
    to beat both Shiina and Kurahashi.
[01:53] Hiroto
    Given all of that, do you still trust me?
[01:56] Shirayuki
    Yes.
[01:57] Noa
    Of course we do!
[01:58] Nanase
    Sure.
[01:59] Shinji
    Guess I have to.
[02:03] Hiroto
    I'm counting on you guys.
[02:05] Hiroto
    Let's show them how strong we really are.
[02:09] All four
    All right!
[02:14] Hiroto
    Now, how do I rope Shiina into another game?
[02:17] Tsumugi
    Ah, I was looking for you!
[02:20] Tsumugi
    Bro-bro!
[02:21] Hiroto
    Is she planning something?
[02:24] Tsumugi
    Hey, let's go play some games!
[02:27] Hiroto
    Huh?
[02:30] Tsumugi
    Aw, I lost again!
[02:32] Hiroto
    She's acting like nothing's
    changed since yesterday.
[02:35] Hiroto
    Hey. You really are Miss
    Hundred Faces, aren't you?
[02:39] Tsumugi
    Huh? Yeah, I am. I'm participating as
    a member of Seijo Academy. That's me!
[02:44] Hiroto
    How did you get involved in all this, anyway?
[02:47] Tsumugi
    Huh? How?
[02:52] Tsumugi
    I don't really like school, so I always just stay
    home and play games and do computer stuff.
[02:58] Hiroto
    Yeah, you said that before.
[03:00] Tsumugi
    I got into middle school and thought
    I'd be done with mandatory education soon
[03:05] Tsumugi
    and I wouldn't have to
    go to school anymore,
[03:08] Tsumugi
    but I realized if I don't get into high school,
    I can't play the star-catching game!
[03:13] Hiroto
    Oh, yeah, I guess you're right.
[03:15] Tsumugi
    I didn't want to miss out
    on the star-catching game,
[03:19] Tsumugi
    so I modded my Device a little
    and force-installed a special program!
[03:24] Hiroto
    That's all it took to make the first fake
    account in Academy Island history?
[03:29] Tsumugi
    Impressed?
[03:30] Hiroto
    Y-Yeah, super impressed.
[03:35] Tsumugi
    And then, one day, I got a message
    from this person called Mikado something.
[03:41] Tsumugi
    He said, "I want you to join me," and,
    "My group could use your talents," and stuff.
[03:46] Tsumugi
    It was so fishy! I mean, it sounded like
     some evil organization or something.
[03:51] Tsumugi
    So that's who invited me to ASTRAL.
[03:54] Tsumugi
    And he gave me a star that lets me
     make perfect copies of things.
[03:58] Tsumugi
    In exchange, he asked me to
    send that declaration of war.
[04:02] Tsumugi
    The one where I said I was gonna
    defeat you and the Empress, you know?
[04:06] Hiroto
    Is that right?
[04:07] Hiroto
    So that's what happened.
[04:12] Tsumugi
    Tomorrow's gonna be
     the final battle, right?
[04:15] Tsumugi
    The last day I get to play
     with you at the event.
[04:19] Tsumugi
    I'm so excited, I can't sleep at all...
[04:25] Hiroto
    You just fell asleep.
[04:27] Hiroto
    I guess Shiina hasn't been told
    anything about me and Saionji,
[04:32] Hiroto
    and is just playing along.
[04:35] Hiroto
    In ASTRAL, she'll be happy if she wins
    and sad if she loses. It's just a game to her.
[04:43] Hiroto
    But she won't give up. She'll keep
    playing the game until somebody wins.
[04:48] Hiroto
    So I have to convince her
    that she's already lost.
[04:51] Hiroto
    I have to make her think the game is over.
SIGN    ASTRAL Final Day
[05:05] Hiroto
    And so, we finally got the three
    surviving ASTRAL players together.
[05:11] Hiroto
    Y-You know, Shiina...
[05:15] Miss Hundred Faces
    I'm Miss Hundred Faces right now.
[05:18] Hiroto
    Could you change back to normal?
[05:21] Hiroto
    Wouldn't that make it easier to show off?
[05:24] Miss Hundred Faces
    I guess you're right.
[05:25] Miss Hundred Faces
    Okay, if you insist.
[05:29] Tsumugi
    How's this, bro-bro?
[05:31] Sarasa
    "Bro-bro"?
[05:32] Hiroto
    Oh, crap!
[05:33] Hiroto
    While we're at it, Shiina, this is the first time
     we're facing each other on the field,
[05:37] Hiroto
    so can we review what's going on?
[05:40] Tsumugi
    Huh?
[05:41] Hiroto
    There are only three academies
    that haven't been eliminated.
[05:45] Hiroto
    Ouka, Eimei, and Seijo.
[05:48] Tsumugi
    And I have the most area captured, the
    most spells, and the highest support rating!
[05:53] Hiroto
    You sure do. But aren't you
    forgetting something, Shiina?
[05:57] Tsumugi
    Huh?
[05:57] Hiroto
    Before this event started,
    you picked a fight with Saionji, right?
[06:02] Hiroto
    You boldly declared war on her on ITube.
[06:07] Tsumugi
    Oh, uh, yeah. I guess I did.
[06:10] Hiroto
    Remember the main rule of the
    game you challenged Saionji to?
[06:14] Hiroto
    You haven't forgotten, have you?
[06:15] Tsumugi
    I said whoever beats you is the winner.
[06:19] Hiroto
    That's right. So, basically, our ranks
    in ASTRAL don't really matter.
[06:25] Hiroto
    I think you said something else, too.
    That if neither of you can beat me,
[06:30] Hiroto
    then I'd be considered the
    victor of the Empress battle.
[06:34] Hiroto
    And I'd get to decide what
    happens to you. Remember?
[06:38] Tsumugi
    Huh? Did I really say that?
[06:41] Tsumugi
    Uh, I guess I might have.
[06:44] Hiroto
    That means, in the battle over the title of
    "Empress," I could win just by running away.
[06:49] Hiroto
    In other words, there's no reason
    for me to fight you at all.
[06:53] Hiroto
    But if I did that, it would mean
    I lose ASTRAL. Same goes for Saionji.
[06:58] Sarasa
    I'm not losing the
    Empress's throne to you, kid.
[07:02] Sarasa
    So I'd be totally fine with
    Shinohara running away. But...
[07:07] Sarasa
    If you do win ASTRAL, then Ouka drops to
    at least sixth place, and I can't accept that.
[07:14] Hiroto
    So because of that, Shiina,
    why don't we all play a new game instead?
[07:18] Tsumugi
    Huh?
[07:20] Hiroto
    You understand what I just said, right?
     If we play this out, we all lose.
[07:24] Tsumugi
    Well, I, um, guess you're right there?
[07:28] Hiroto
    So, let's make it more black and white,
     and get a real winner instead.
[07:32] Hiroto
    We'll play a game called Crossboard.
[07:34] Hiroto
    It's a turn-based board game
    that works inside ASTRAL.
[07:37] Hiroto
    If you can beat me at it, you'll win
    the battle for the title of Empress, too.
[07:42] Hiroto
    It also gives us a fighting chance.
[07:46] Sarasa
    I'm on board with that.
[07:51] Hiroto
    Come on, Shiina.
    Can you really turn this down?
[07:55] Hiroto
    This is an invitation to the exact kind of
    star-catching game you always wanted to play.
[07:59] Hiroto
    And your opponents are
    a Six Star genius princess,
[08:03] Hiroto
    and the fastest guy to reach Seven Stars.
[08:06] Hiroto
    If you pass this up now, I doubt
    you'll get a chance like it again.
[08:10] Tsumugi
    Ah, you're right!
[08:11] Tsumugi
    Okay, then, bro-bro.
[08:13] Tsumugi
    Let's finish this with
    a game of Crossboard.
[08:20] Tsumugi
    Wow!
[08:23] Tsumugi
    Oh, boy! Oh, boy!
[08:29] Tsumugi
    I can see everything.
[08:31] Sarasa
    What a huge production.
[08:34] Hiroto
    This is pretty crazy.
SIGN    Crossboard
[08:43] Hiroto
    In Crossboard, all the ASTRAL spaces
    get compressed into just 100 spaces.
[08:47] Hiroto
    Positions and abilities
    are all carried over.
[08:50] Hiroto
    If you lose all of your spaces or
    your core base, you lose the game.
[08:56] Hiroto
    And this bit's really important.
    Crossboard is fully integrated with ASTRAL.
[09:01] Hiroto
    Every change on this game board
    will be reflected on the ASTRAL field.
[09:06] Hiroto
    So whoever destroys all of Eimei's
     spaces first will be the real Empress.
[09:11] Tsumugi
    Oh, wow. I'll start then, okay?
[09:14] electronic voice
    It is Shiina Tsumugi's turn.
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
[09:16] Hiroto
    First, take a main action.
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
[09:19] Hiroto
    There are two types of flags.
    Select one and place it on the board.
[09:23] Hiroto
    You can only put it on a space
    adjacent to an area you hold.
SIGN    Conquer Flag
SIGN    Immediately turns selected space to your own team's color
SIGN    Encroach Flag
SIGN    When the next turn ends,
    attached spaces turn to your own team's color
[09:26] Tsumugi
    Uh-huh.
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
[09:28] Tsumugi
    Okay, I picked!
[09:32] Tsumugi
    Aw, I guess that wasn't your core base.
[09:35] Hiroto
    You thought you'd win on the first turn?
SIGN    Collect
SIGN    Move
SIGN    Disrupt
SIGN    Collect Information: Select a space in the enemy's area to determine if it is the core base or not
[09:38] Hiroto
    Next is the sub-action.
SIGN    Move: Move your own team's core base up to two spaces from its current spot
[09:39] Hiroto
    There are three, and you
    can choose to activate one.
SIGN    Disrupt: For one turn, disable all information collection about your team
[09:43] Tsumugi
    What will I pick?
SIGN    Disrupt
SIGN    Collect
SIGN    Move
[09:45] Tsumugi
    Okay, I'll try it on a space Empress owns.
[09:48] Tsumugi
    Aw, I missed.
[09:50] Tsumugi
    All right, it's your turn now, bro-bro!
[09:52] electronic voice
    It is Shinohara Hiroto's turn.
[09:55] Hiroto
    Right.
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
[09:58] Sarasa & Tsumugi
    Huh?
[09:59] Tsumugi
    Huh?! Are you crazy, bro-bro?
[10:02] Tsumugi
    You've only got two spaces left,
    and you aren't taking one right away?
[10:05] Tsumugi
    Are you trying to let me
    win out of brotherly love?
[10:09] Hiroto
    Not a chance. I'm not
    your brother to begin with.
SIGN    Disrupt
[10:13] Hiroto
    Then, I'll use Disrupt as my sub-action.
SIGN    Disrupt
SIGN    Disrupt
[10:16] Sarasa
    We're done for.
[10:18] Tsumugi
    Huh? What do you mean by that?
[10:21] Sarasa
    Can't you see? Neither of us
    can attack Eimei anymore.
[10:26] Sarasa
    Eimei has two spaces left,
    but we don't know which one is the core,
[10:31] Sarasa
    and after my turn, Seijo can place a flag.
     You know what that means?
[10:36] Tsumugi
    Oh!
[10:37] Hiroto
    Yup, right.
[10:39] Hiroto
    You both want to beat me, of course,
    but since Crossboard is turn-based,
[10:44] Hiroto
    if you get Eimei down to one space,
    the other team will definitely win.
[10:50] Hiroto
    In other words, neither of you can attack me.
[10:54] Hiroto
    In fact, you have to protect me
     from the other person.
[10:57] Tsumugi
    D-Did you plan this
    from the start, bro-bro?
[11:01] Hiroto
    Of course I did.
[11:05] Sarasa
    Well, it doesn't really matter for Ouka.
[11:08] electronic voice
    It is Saionji Sarasa's turn.
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
[11:14] Sarasa
    And Disrupt as my sub-action.
[11:16] electronic voice
    It is Shiina Tsumugi's turn.
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
[11:18] Tsumugi
    Um, um, um, um... What should I do?
[11:21] Hiroto
    It really looks like Shiina plays to enjoy the
    game and isn't the type to cheat just to win.
[11:27] Sarasa
    Hey! What's going on? How come
    Ouka's spaces are being taken?
[11:32] Tsumugi
    Huh? Why's the color changing like that?
[11:35] Sarasa
    It isn't one of your abilities?
[11:37] Tsumugi
    Huh? Hm, I don't know.
SIGN    Encroach
SIGN    Conquer
[11:41] Tsumugi
    Ah! Maybe my evil powers are so strong,
    they've taken the board to the dark side.
[11:46] Sarasa
    Uh, sure. That's definitely it.
[11:50] Hiroto
    But Shiina hasn't taken an action yet.
[11:52] Hiroto
    There's only one explanation I can think of.
SIGN    Crossboard
[11:56] Sarasa
    Wh-What's going on?
[12:04] Hiroto
    They're not the real deal,
    just corrupt copies.
[12:07] Hiroto
    They're probably like Miss Hundred Faces.
[12:09] Tsumugi
    Huh? Just like me?
[12:11] Sarasa
    The same tech that copied those
    players' likenesses. Is that what you mean?
[12:15] Hiroto
    Yeah. He's using them
    to expand his area by force.
[12:20] Tsumugi
    Oh! Yeah, that's it, bro-bro!
[12:24] Tsumugi
    Aren't I a genius?
[12:26] Hiroto
    Kurahashi must be the one
    making these corrupt copies appear.
[12:30] Hiroto
    Damn it. He's just gonna
    shamelessly force a win for himself.
[12:33] Tsumugi
    Okay. I'm starting to feel like I can win.
[12:40] Hiroto
    If I lose one more space, I'm done for.
[12:44] Sarasa
    Shinohara?
[12:45] Hiroto
    Since the two games are connected,
    it wouldn't be hard to manipulate this one, too.
[12:49] Sarasa
    But then, why make that kind of rule?
[12:52] Hiroto
    That's obvious.
[12:54] Hiroto
    The returns are way bigger than the risks.
[12:58] Hiroto
    And my teammates are the strongest around.
[13:01] electronic voice
    It is Shinohara Hiroto's turn.
[13:10] Shinji
    Nanase! On your left and right!
[13:12] Shinji
    Jump by kicking off with
    your strong leg, then fire right!
[13:15] Shinji
    Block left using Barrier, back away,
     then spam Magic Blast!
[13:20] Nanase
    Too many orders!
[13:26] Nanase
    There. Owned.
[13:28] Shinji
    See? Told you.
[13:30] Shinji
    You need to quit grumbling
    and just do what I say.
[13:33] Nanase
    H-Huh? Can't you even
     give me one compliment?
[13:37] Nanase
    Do you think I'm your lapdog or something?
[13:41] Shinji
    Of course. That goes without saying.
[13:43] Shinji
    Only one person follows my instructions to
    the letter, and that's you, Asamiya Nanase.
[13:50] Nanase
    Y-You dummy. You make it sound
    like I have total faith in you.
[13:56] Shinji
    Am I wrong in that?
[13:58] Nanase
    D-Don't sound so down about it.
[14:00] Nanase
    If I didn't trust you,
    I wouldn't let you watch my back.
[14:04] Shinji
    Is that right?
[14:06] Shinji
    But, Nanase, is it really accurate
    to say I'm watching your back
[14:10] Shinji
    when I'm barking instructions
    from a safe spot far away?
[14:13] Nanase
    Jeez. Don't be so literal, Shinji, you idiot!
[14:17] Kurahashi
    Asamiya Nanase and Enomoto Shinji?
[14:21] Kurahashi
    How are they still alive?
[14:23] Kurahashi
    Kirigaya was supposed
    to have taken them out.
[14:32] Kurahashi
    Lightning Rod?
[14:35] Kurahashi
    Damn it! Even the server logs have
    been falsified! Libra must be in on it!
[14:41] Kurahashi
    This was all part of your plan,
    wasn't it, Shinohara Hiroto?
[14:52] Kurahashi
    Ah, I guess I always go back to the same plan.
[14:55] Kurahashi
    If I send in a different player,
    I can take control of ASTRAL again.
[15:01] Kurahashi
    I hired this guy exactly for that purpose.
[15:09] Kurahashi
    It's time, Kirigaya. Go and show them
    just how powerful we are.
[15:14] Kirigaya
    Nah, ain't gonna happen.
[15:18] Kurahashi
    What?
[15:20] Kirigaya
    Kurahashi, Shinohara can already
    see through your crappy plan.
[15:24] Kirigaya
    I'm not some idiot who's gonna play
     a game I know I can't win.
[15:28] Kurahashi
    What are you talking about?
[15:30] Kurahashi
    You're my pawn! You do what I say—
[15:33] Kirigaya
    You're totally worthless to me.
[15:37] Kirigaya
    Someone like you could
    never take on a Seven Star.
[15:41] Kirigaya
    You're finished, Kurahashi Mikado.
[15:49] Kurahashi
    Damn it! You damn punks!
[15:54] Hiroto
    Turn five. The situation's
    changed quite a bit.
[15:58] electronic voice
    It is Shiina Tsumugi's turn.
[16:01] Tsumugi
    You're too tough on me, bro-bro.
[16:04] Hiroto
    That's because I can't afford to lose.
[16:07] Hiroto
    But man, Saionji's keeping up without
    cheating at all. That blows my mind.
[16:13] Tsumugi
    Huh? I feel kinda weird.
[16:16] Hiroto
    Weird? What do you mean?
[16:18] Tsumugi
    Like my body isn't doing what I tell it.
    I can't move right.
[16:27] Tsumugi
    What? What? If I touch it,
    it becomes my area?
[16:33] Hiroto
    It must be Kurahashi.
    He's finally taken full control of Shiina.
[16:38] Saionji
    Seriously. That guy's
    the worst kind of loser.
[16:41] Hiroto
    Well, at least this gives us
     everything we need.
[16:45] electronic voice
    It is Shinohara Hiroto's turn.
[16:47] Hiroto
    Ability Tracing, activate.
[16:50] Hiroto
    Yo, Kurahashi. You hearing me?
[16:55] Hiroto
    I've won it all this time.
    Surrender like a good boy.
[17:01] Kurahashi
    Damn.
[17:02] Hiroto
    Oh. Yeah, yeah. About this
    Ability Tracing I'm using right now...
[17:08] Hiroto
    It does just what it says and
    shows me exactly where you are.
[17:11] Kurahashi
    So what? That won't help you
    while you're still inside ASTRAL!
[17:16] Hiroto
    Sure it will. Eimei has four
    other players besides me.
[17:21] Hiroto
    You've seen what Asamiya
    and Enomoto are doing,
[17:25] Hiroto
    but where are the other two?
    I wonder what could they be up to.
[17:36] Kurahashi
    Y-You are...
[17:37] Shirayuki
    Shinohara Hiroto-sama's
    personal maid, Himeji Shirayuki.
[17:43] Shirayuki
    I've been told you have a new game here
    that lets you control Miss Hundred Faces.
[17:49] Kurahashi
    You're just one girl.
    What can you do about it?
[17:51] Shirayuki
    Just one girl? Don't be silly.
[17:54] Shirayuki
    I've never been good
    with the opposite sex...
[18:02] Noa
    So she brought all of us along.
[18:05] Kurahashi
    Why the hell are you all here?!
[18:08] Shirayuki
    Do you still intend to persist?
[18:14] Hiroto
    After Himeji and the others
    broke into Kurahashi's base,
[18:18] Hiroto
    things wrapped up quickly.
[18:22] Hiroto
    Himeji took control of Miss Hundred Faces,
[18:25] Hiroto
    and turned the board green.
[18:28] Hiroto
    As a result, the Seijo area and all the power
    it held disappeared completely.
[18:35] electronic voice
    Shiina Tsumugi, you have been eliminated.
[18:40] Tsumugi
    Is it over? Is it all over now?
[18:44] Hiroto
    Yep. You lost, Shiina.
[18:47] Hiroto
    I guess you just picked the
    wrong opponents this time.
[18:50] Tsumugi
    Hm, I guess. Yeah, you might be right.
[18:54] Tsumugi
    Yeah. I lost in ASTRAL.
    I'm okay with that part.
[18:59] Tsumugi
    But... was I really doing something bad?
[19:05] Hiroto
    Shiina...
[19:07] Hiroto
    No, I'm not the right person
    to answer that question.
[19:16] Hiroto
    Kazami?
[19:18] Suzuran
    Shinohara-kun. Sarasa-chan.
[19:21] Hiroto
    There's one thing I need to ask.
[19:24] Hiroto
    How do you and Libra feel
    about Shiina Tsumugi right now?
[19:29] Suzuran
    Tsumugi-chan.
[19:30] Tsumugi
    Huh?
[19:32] Suzuran
    Will you tell me something, meow?
[19:36] Suzuran
    How was ASTRAL for you, meow?
[19:38] Tsumugi
    Huh?
[19:39] Suzuran
    Was it really boring, meow?
[19:41] Tsumugi
    No, it wasn't. It wasn't boring at all!
[19:45] Tsumugi
    It was really, really fun.
[19:48] Tsumugi
    ASTRAL and MTCG and even Crossboard...
     It was all really fun!
[19:53] Tsumugi
    I'm so sad it's over.
[19:55] Tsumugi
    I wish I could've kept playing forever
    and ever! It was so much fun!
[20:01] Suzuran
    I'm relieved to hear that, meow.
[20:03] Suzuran
    We really did our best to
    make it fun for everyone, meow.
[20:09] Suzuran
    And things really did take off when that
    super enemy, Miss Hundred Faces, appeared.
[20:14] Suzuran
    So if you're saying you had fun,
    that makes me super, super happy.
[20:18] Suzuran
    It's 10 out of 10 for you, meow!
[20:20] Tsumugi
    Wow, 10 out of 10!
[20:22] Tsumugi
    Oh, I'm so glad.
[20:30] Hiroto
    I guess things are gonna be all right.
[20:33] Hiroto
    Eimei takes the win in
    both Crossroad and ASTRAL.
[20:38] Hiroto
    Wait, what? Why isn't
    the ASTRAL field clearing?
[20:43] Hiroto
    How come?
SIGN    Map
SIGN    District 4's
    Eimei Academy
[20:47] Sarasa
    I managed to save Ouka's core base.
[20:51] Sarasa
    You wanted to win and take every last space?
     I won't let you show off like that.
[20:59] Hiroto
    Of course.
[21:06] Noa
    Hiroto-kun!
[21:08] Nanase
    Shino, good work!
[21:09] Shinji
    Very well played.
[21:11] Shirayuki
    Welcome back, Master.
[21:13] Hiroto
    Yeah. Glad to be back.
[21:15] Noa
    You turned it all around right at the end.
[21:18] Noa
    I think I've fallen for you even harder!
[21:20] Shirayuki
    Not so close, Akizuki-sama.
[21:22] Noa
    Huh? I haven't even touched him yet.
[21:28] Shinji
    In all honesty, your results this time
    wildly exceeded my expectations.
[21:32] Shinji
    As student council president,
    I owe you my thanks.
[21:35] Nanase
    Well, obviously! You haven't
    been paying attention, Shinji.
[21:38] Hiroto
    Nah. It was all thanks to you guys.
[21:42] Shinji
    Oh, was it now? In that case,
    I retract my words of gratitude.
[21:46] Hiroto
    That retraction sure came quick.
[21:48] Shinji
    You still weren't polite enough.
[22:03] Hiroto
    Everything began...
[22:06] Hiroto
    with a single lie.
[22:11] Hiroto
    A single lie...
[22:14] Hiroto
    can save someone.
[22:20] Hiroto
    A single lie...
[22:22] Hiroto
    can gain you many new friends.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Seijo Academy eliminated due to disqualification
[22:28] Hiroto
    A single lie...
SIGN    May Inter-Academy Battle "ASTRAL" Final Results
SIGN    1st Place
SIGN    Eimei Academy
SIGN    2nd Place
SIGN    Ouka Academy
SIGN    3rd Place
SIGN    Tsuyuri Girls'
     Academy
SIGN    4th Place
SIGN    Otowa Academy
SIGN    5th Place
SIGN    Shinra Academy
SIGN    Seijo Academy eliminated due to disqualification
[22:32] Hiroto
    can change your whole life.
[22:44] Hiroto
    But now, this lie...
[22:47] Hiroto
    doesn't just belong to me.
[22:51] Shirayuki
    Hello, Master.
[22:53] Hiroto
    Someday, somewhere on Academy Island,
    I'll find the one I'm searching for.
[23:00] Hiroto
    And until that day...
[23:08] Mob student 1 (male)
    He's here! The Seven Star!
[23:09] Mob student 2 (female)
    The strongest on Academy Island!
[23:11] Mob student 3 (male)
    How's he gonna fight this time?
[23:13] Mob student 4 (male)
    I can't wait to find out.
[23:24] Sarasa
    Ready?
[23:26] Sarasa
    The game's about to start.
[23:28] Hiroto
    Together with my friends here,
[23:31] Hiroto
    I'm gonna keep on lying.