# Liar, Liar
A mind game of lies and deceit begins! At Academy Island, students battle in Games to win stars, hoping to earn the prestigious title “Seven Star.” Sarasa is last year’s champion and is on track to win again until Hiroto, a new transfer student, hits the scene. Surprisingly, Hiroto defeats her by sheer luck! Now, he must use bluffs and trickery to stay on top.
# Season 1
# E1 - The King and the Lie
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G50UZXKJ8/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GWDU8EVNN/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GG1U24W7M/a-dead-heat-and-determination)
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(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
**[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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUNDGQ9/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZXJ5G/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4MPK0/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DUE5ZW1/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQJ1NG/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQ1KP9/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
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**[00:22] Joya student A**
No one here has...
***SIGN*** Action Unavailable
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**[00:24] Joya student B**
...accepted a battle?
***SIGN*** Action Unavailable
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**[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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U49Q8N/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
***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 !
**[02:29] 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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU29N4V/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
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GN7UD2X5V/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.*