E1 - The King and the Lie
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[00:02] Hiroto
Races that start with "Ready, set, go."
[00:06] Hiroto
School test rankings. Follower counts.
SIGN Followers
SIGN Followers
SIGN Followers
SIGN Followers
[00:08] Hiroto
Restaurants chasing star reviews.
[00:11] Hiroto
The world is full of rankings.
[00:14] Hiroto
If everyone in the world was given a rank,
I wonder where I would place.
[00:22] Hiroto
I probably wouldn't be at the bottom,
but I wouldn't be number one, either.
[00:26] Hiroto
Out of 100 million people,
I'd probably rank around 90 millionth.
[00:31] Ichinose
Next up, the transfer student who's
already our academy representative,
SIGN Eimei Academy Representative
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
[00:34] Ichinose
Shinohara Hiroto-kun, will address you all.
[00:37] Hiroto
Yeah, I doubt I need to take
those rankings seriously.
[00:42] Hiroto
Not all of the information
you see is the truth.
[00:45] Hiroto
This world is actually full of lies.
[00:49] Hiroto
Hey, guys. I'm the new
Seven Star, Shinohara Hiroto.
[00:54] Hiroto
For the next two years, one guy is gonna
stand on your heads and reign over you.
[01:00] Hiroto
And I'm that guy.
[01:02] Hiroto
Whether you're that "princess" or whatever,
[01:04] Hiroto
no matter who you are,
I won't lose my Stars to you.
[01:07] Hiroto
If you aren't cool with that,
come at me whenever.
[01:10] Hiroto
I'll take your game requests anytime.
[01:13] Hiroto
As long as you don't mind getting
crushed and humiliated, that is.
[01:18] Hiroto
Try as you losers might,
[01:21] Hiroto
this island's... Academy Island's top rank...
[01:25] Hiroto
will be mine.
[01:28] Hiroto
Ah, but of course, that was all a lie.
SIGN The King
and the Lie
[03:07] Hiroto
What do I do now?!
I can't believe I actually said that!
SIGN Lame lol
SIGN What
an NPC
SIGN Kinda
gross
SIGN Lame
SIGN Gross
SIGN Who?
SIGN Gross
SIGN WTF
SIGN LMAO
SIGN Lame
SIGN Loser
SIGN He got cocky
LMAO
SIGN Must have
no friends
SIGN Lame
lol
SIGN Kinda cute
SIGN Lame
SIGN What
an NPC
SIGN Loser
SIGN Gross
SIGN Looks
like an
NPC
SIGN Um...
SIGN LMAO
SIGN LMAO
SIGN Lame lol
SIGN Huh?
SIGN lol
SIGN lol
SIGN He got cocky
LMAO
SIGN Lame lol
SIGN Lame
lol
SIGN Lame
lol
SIGN Kinda
gross
SIGN Kinda
gross
SIGN Lame
SIGN He got cocky
LMAO
SIGN Lame
SIGN Lame
SIGN Lame
SIGN Lame
SIGN Gross
SIGN Who?
SIGN Um...
SIGN What
an NPC
SIGN Must have no friends
SIGN Gross
SIGN WTF?
SIGN LMAO
SIGN Loser
SIGN What
an NPC
SIGN Lame
SIGN Lame
SIGN Lame
SIGN Lame
[03:21] narration
Hello, new students.
Welcome to Academy Island!
SIGN Welcome to
SIGN Academy
Island !
[03:27] narration
Student life on this island is
supported by the latest technology,
[03:32] narration
provided by Japan's leading company,
the Saionji Corporation.
[03:35] narration
Your rank will be determined by
the number of Stars you collect.
[03:40] narration
We at Academy Island recommend
students play games with each other
[03:45] narration
as the most efficient way to acquire Stars.
SIGN Games
[03:49] narrator
To aim for the singular title of Seven Star,
devote yourself to these games every day!
SIGN Seven Star
SIGN Seven Star
[03:55] narrator
Your new student life, and your path
to a bright future, starts today!
SIGN Academy Island
SIGN Promises You a Bright Future after Graduation
[04:02] Hiroto
I didn't even want to become a Seven Star.
[04:06] Hiroto
Why is this happening to me?
SIGN Several Hours Earlier...
[04:11] Hiroto
Uh, I think I might be lost.
SIGN Search Here
SIGN District 3
[04:15] Hiroto
Oh, boy.
[04:25] Hiroto
Um...
[04:28] Sarasa
Uh, yes? You talking to me?
[04:32] Hiroto
That girl is super cute!
[04:35] Hiroto
No, wait, she's more pretty than cute.
[04:38] Hiroto
Her eyes look like rubies.
[04:40] Hiroto
Hold on. Have I seen her somewhere before?
[04:43] Hiroto
An idol? Or maybe a model?
[04:45] Sarasa
Um, do you have a question?
If not, I've got to go.
[04:50] Hiroto
Oh, my bad.
[04:52] Hiroto
No, wait. I mean, I'm sorry!
I do have a question.
[04:55] Hiroto
I, uh, just got to the Island yesterday,
and I think I might be lost.
[05:01] Hiroto
Do you know how to get to Eimei Academy?
[05:04] Sarasa
Eimei Academy is in District 4, right?
[05:06] Sarasa
This is District 3.
[05:08] Hiroto
Huh?
[05:10] Sarasa
Eimei Academy is here.
Are you not good at reading maps?
[05:13] Hiroto
I'm sorry.
[05:14] Sarasa
You don't need to apologize.
[05:17] Sarasa
And you don't need to be so formal.
[05:19] Sarasa
You're a second-year, right?
[05:21] Sarasa
That makes us the same age.
[05:24] Hiroto
Oh, is that right?
[05:27] Hiroto
Wait, how did you know that?
[05:29] Sarasa
Using your Device, you can see someone's
name and academy information.
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN High School
SIGN 2nd Year
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
[05:35] Sarasa
But only if they're a lower rank than you.
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN High School
SIGN 2nd Year
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN High School
SIGN 2nd Year
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN Male, 16
[05:38] Hiroto
Huh.
[05:39] Sarasa
You really didn't know that?
[05:42] Sarasa
You're supposed to get Device
instructions at the beginning.
[05:46] Hiroto
Ah, yeah, I usually skip the tutorial.
[05:50] Sarasa
Seriously?
[05:52] Sarasa
And now you want me to explain it to you?
[05:55] Sarasa
Well, whatever.
[05:57] Sarasa
Can I see your Device a second?
[05:59] Sarasa
The Device is really essential on this island.
[06:02] Sarasa
You can only get the map on the Device,
[06:04] Sarasa
and it has its own social
media app called Stoc,
SIGN Spring Arrives at Shikijima
aka Academy Island
SIGN News
SIGN Again this year, 200,000 students have
gambled their futures and started a new
life at Academy Island, several hundred
kilometers to the southeast of Tokyo Bay,
20 years ago, this artificial island was
repurposed by the Saionji Corporation with
the goal of "raising a true class of elites."
The new system introduced under their
direction delivered results far beyond
expectations and produced many talented
graduates. Today, with more than 20
school districts...
[06:09] Sarasa
so you can send messages
and stuff from it, too.
SIGN Using your Device, you can
see someone's name and
academy information.
But only if they're a
lower rank than you.
SIGN Huh.
SIGN The Device is really
essential on this island.
SIGN You can only get the
map on the Device,
SIGN And it has its own social
media app called Stoc,
so you can send messages
and stuff from it, too.
[06:11] Sarasa
Also, this is how you send game requests.
[06:14] Sarasa
If you want to take someone's Stars,
you make the request with this. Okay?
[06:20] Hiroto
Uh, thanks.
[06:23] Sarasa
But if you're that bad at reading maps,
[06:25] Sarasa
even with the Device, you might
not make it to where you're going.
[06:29] Sarasa
District 4 is right over there.
[06:31] Sarasa
There's a big plaza,
so I'll take you to the entrance.
[06:34] Sarasa
Follow me, okay?
[06:35] Hiroto
Thanks.
[06:37] Hiroto
She has a cute smile, too!
[06:41] Sarasa
If you only got to the island yesterday,
are you a transfer student?
[06:44] Hiroto
Yeah.
SIGN Notice
SIGN The sprinkler repairs have been completed.
SIGN Thank you for your patience.
SIGN District 4 Grounds Management Center
[06:45] Hiroto
But I thought I should attend
the orientation ceremony.
SIGN Notice
SIGN Notice
SIGN The sprinkler repairs have been completed.
SIGN Thank you for your patience.
SIGN District 4 Grounds Management Center
SIGN Notice
[06:50] Sarasa
Oh no! Our orientation is
this afternoon, too! I gotta go!
[06:55] Sarasa
This is District 4.
Can you find your way from here?
[06:57] Hiroto
Ah, yeah. Thanks!
[06:59] Sarasa
Okay. See you.
[07:10] Hiroto
Are you... okay?
[07:17] Sarasa
Tell me now. Was that a coincidence?
Or did you actually plan that?
[07:24] Hiroto
Wait. Plan it? What do you mean?
It's obviously a coincidence.
[07:28] Sarasa
"Obviously"?
[07:30] Sarasa
I wonder about that.
You don't look surprised at all.
[07:34] Sarasa
Actually, this was strange from the start.
[07:36] Sarasa
You can't use the Device that everyone uses,
[07:40] Sarasa
and you were wandering around
in District 3 instead of 4.
[07:43] Sarasa
And this plaza is in District 4.
SIGN Notice
SIGN The sprinkler repairs have been completed.
SIGN Thank you for your patience.
SIGN District 4 Grounds Management Center
[07:45] Sarasa
It'd make sense if you were
leading me on this whole time.
[07:49] Hiroto
Huh? No, that's not what...
[07:50] Sarasa
Oh no, you don't!
I don't want to hear your excuses.
[07:54] Sarasa
You most likely wanted to e-embarrass me,
then take advantage of me,
[07:59] Sarasa
but I won't let you!
[08:09] Sarasa
Fine! If you want a game, I'll give you one!
[08:12] Sarasa
If you're a student on Academy Island,
step up and act like one!
[08:16] Hiroto
Yeah, okay.
[08:18] Hiroto
But when the game's over,
will you hear me out?
[08:22] Sarasa
Oh, did you just think up
a convenient excuse?
[08:25] Sarasa
Fine. I'll listen, but that's all I'll do.
[08:29] Hiroto
Okay. I'll take that.
[08:30] Sarasa
Hurry up and make the request!
[08:32] Hiroto
Huh?
SIGN Start Game
SIGN Start Game
[08:33] Sarasa
You're still playing dumb?
[08:35] Sarasa
The game request has to come
from the lower-ranked player.
[08:39] Hiroto
O-Oh. Request sent.
[08:43] Sarasa
All right. I received it.
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN Start Game
[08:46] Sarasa
And the details are...
[08:49] Sarasa
Jeez. The game requester
has to set the game details.
[08:54] Sarasa
If the higher-ranked person picked
the game, it wouldn't be a fair fight.
SIGN Start Game
[08:58] Sarasa
So the requester gets to decide.
SIGN Enter Game Name
SIGN Enter Rules
SIGN Enter Location
SIGN Start Game
[09:00] Sarasa
And yet, look at you...
Really messing with me, aren't you?
[09:05] Hiroto
Say what?
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN Start Game
[09:07] Sarasa
The game request you
sent me is totally blank!
[09:11] Sarasa
So basically, you think you can beat me
at anything, so I have to pick?
[09:16] Hiroto
No, no! I was just pushing buttons,
and the screen changed on its own!
[09:21] Sarasa
You know what? I haven't been
this infuriated in a long time.
[09:26] Hiroto
If that's what you want to think, fine.
[09:28] Hiroto
So? What about the game choice?
[09:31] Sarasa
You're mocking me! Fine.
Wait a second. I'll set it up now.
SIGN Staring
SIGN Staring
SIGN Turn-Based
SIGN Staring
SIGN Contest
SIGN Hard Mode
SIGN Staring
SIGN Staring
[09:47] Hiroto
A turn-based staring contest on hard mode?
[09:52] Sarasa
Ready? Like the name suggests, this game
is a harder version of a staring contest.
[09:57] Sarasa
In normal staring contests,
you laugh, you lose.
[10:00] Sarasa
In this game, you lose
if you show any reaction.
[10:03] Sarasa
Basically, if you show any emotion at all,
[10:06] Sarasa
it'll be picked up by the sensors,
and you'll lose.
SIGN Staring
SIGN Staring
[10:09] Hiroto
And the "turn-based" part?
[10:11] Sarasa
Basically, you and I take turns.
SIGN Sarasa
[10:14] Sarasa
When it's your turn,
you can make any expression you want.
[10:19] Sarasa
So make a funny face or whatever,
and try to get me to react.
[10:23] Sarasa
You're basically the attacker.
[10:25] Sarasa
And we trade places after a minute.
SIGN Staring
SIGN Staring
[10:28] Hiroto
I get it. Okay, let's get this game started.
[10:30] Sarasa
Huh? You sure? You haven't
even set an ability yet.
[10:34] Hiroto
An ability?
[10:35] Hiroto
Another thing I don't understand.
[10:37] Hiroto
Oh. I'm good like this.
It'll probably be fine.
[10:41] Sarasa
You'll be fine, you say?
[10:44] Sarasa
Um... Yeah, abilities...
SIGN Numerical Adjustment
SIGN Can change numerical values that have a function in the game
SIGN Penetrate Defense
SIGN Temporarily disable opponent's defense ability
SIGN Display Bug
SIGN Make opponent's display bug out
SIGN Blackout
SIGN Make a selected area pitch-black, obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN Inability Barrier
SIGN Create a wall that shuts down the opponent's attacks
SIGN Afterthought
SIGN Predict move and render it ineffective for the turn
[10:48] Sarasa
Normally, in the app, if even one ability
is restricted, it's a huge handicap.
SIGN Predict move and render it ineffective for the turn
SIGN Numerical Adjustment
SIGN Can change numerical values that have a function in the game
SIGN Penetrate Defense
SIGN Temporarily disable opponent's defense ability
SIGN Display Bug
SIGN Make opponent's display bug out
SIGN Blackout
SIGN Make a selected area pitch-black, obscuring the opponent's vision
SIGN Inability Barrier
SIGN Create a wall that shuts down the opponent's attacks
SIGN Afterthought
[10:53] Sarasa
But you think you can beat me
without using any abilities at all?
[10:57] Sarasa
What?
[10:58] Hiroto
Ah, I screwed up.
[11:02] Sarasa
Okay. Fine. Fine with me.
[11:05] Sarasa
As you wish, let's start the game.
[11:08] Sarasa
I'll make you regret ever looking down on me!
SIGN Staring
SIGN Staring
[11:14] electronic voice
The game has begun.
[11:16] Sarasa
Okay, the game starts with your turn.
[11:19] Sarasa
The turns will change
every minute without warning.
[11:23] Sarasa
Though I'm the only one
who'll get the full minute.
[11:27] Sarasa
Ability: Numerical Adjustment: Level 7.
[11:30] Sarasa
Restrict other player's turn
to 1/10th the time limit.
SIGN Name
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN Total Score
SIGN Name
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN Total Score
SIGN Name
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
SIGN Total Score
SIGN Total Score
[11:34] Hiroto
What? That totally isn't fair!
[11:36] Sarasa
What do you mean? It's a really
basic and really useful ability.
[11:41] Sarasa
And you decided not to set one up.
[11:45] electronic voice
Turn over.
[11:46] Sarasa
Now it's my turn.
[11:48] Sarasa
Creation EX, activate!
[11:53] Hiroto
What is that? What's going on?
[11:55] Sarasa
"What is it," you ask?
I told you. It's an ability.
[11:59] Sarasa
Aren't you going to run away?
[12:00] Hiroto
Run away?
[12:01] Sarasa
Yes. Because I just made a weapon...
[12:05] Sarasa
to do this! Yah!
[12:08] Sarasa
The appearance of a sharp sword
should unsettle him.
SIGN Staring
SIGN Staring
[12:12] Sarasa
Fear, surprise, exhaustion...
Anything goes for the sensors!
[12:17] Sarasa
The enemy's strategy is probably similar.
[12:20] Sarasa
He thinks if he keeps dodging,
I'll eventually get tired.
SIGN Name
SIGN Saionji Sarasa
SIGN Total Score
SIGN Name
SIGN Saionji Sarasa
SIGN Total Score
[12:24] Sarasa
But that's too naïve!
[12:26] Hiroto
What the heck? Why are
so many people watching us?
[12:27] mob
Why's the Empress in a place like this?
[12:29] Sarasa
My clothes are drying off.
[12:31] Sarasa
Good. I won't have to go
to the orientation all wet.
[12:41] Sarasa
Why?
[12:43] Sarasa
Today is the orientation ceremony.
[12:45] Sarasa
As an academy representative,
I have to go up in front of the students.
[12:50] Sarasa
But now...
[12:51] Sarasa
I'm soaking wet again!
[12:53] electronic voice
Turn over.
[12:54] Sarasa
So you'd already set up the sprinklers
to get my dry clothes all wet again.
[12:58] Hiroto
I didn't! It's just broken!
[13:01] Sarasa
I can't go in front of
the students like this.
[13:04] Sarasa
But even worse,
[13:06] Sarasa
all of these strangers
can see me soaking wet.
[13:10] Sarasa
The reaction he wanted
from me wasn't exhaustion.
[13:14] Sarasa
Was it embarrassment?!
[13:18] Sarasa
Stop looking at me!
SIGN Name
SIGN Saionji Sarasa
SIGN Total Score
SIGN LOSER
SIGN LOSER
[13:21] electronic voice
Saionji Sarasa,
expression change confirmed.
[13:29] electronic voice
Game-winning condition achieved.
SIGN Staring
SIGN Staring
SIGN LOSER
SIGN LOSER
[13:31] electronic voice
As a result, Star ownership is transferred
from Saionji Sarasa to Shinohara Hiroto.
[13:37] rubbernecker 1
Did Saionji Sarasa just lose?
[13:37] rubbernecker 2
The Empress? No way!
[13:40] Hiroto
Hey...
[13:41] Sarasa
Leave me alone.
[13:45] old man
Shinohara Hiroto-sama?
[13:47] Hiroto
Huh?
[13:48] old man
It seems so.
[13:51] old man
The headmistress wishes to see you.
[13:55] Ichinose
Dear, oh dear, oh dear.
[13:59] Ichinose
You've created quite the mess on
your first day here, transfer student.
[14:02] Hiroto
Do you mean that game just now?
SIGN District 4
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN Ichinose Natsume
SIGN Headmistress
[14:05] Ichinose
Yes.
SIGN District 4
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN Ichinose Natsume
SIGN Headmistress
SIGN District 4
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN Ichinose Natsume
SIGN Headmistress
SIGN District 4
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN Ichinose Natsume
SIGN Headmistress
SIGN District 4
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN Ichinose Natsume
SIGN Headmistress
[14:08] Ichinose
Precisely.
[14:09] Hiroto
But what's the problem?
Aren't games an everyday thing here?
[14:14] Ichinose
They are. Normal games are.
[14:17] Ichinose
But unfortunately for you,
this one was different.
[14:19] Hiroto
Huh?
[14:20] Ichinose
Listen, kid. What you just did
was break an important taboo.
[14:25] Ichinose
Let's review the situation.
[14:27] Ichinose
On your way here this morning,
you got lost and met a girl.
[14:31] Ichinose
You were so taken by her beauty,
you pretended it was an accident,
[14:35] Ichinose
then sexually harassed her, and tricked her
into playing a game that you somehow won.
[14:40] Hiroto
You make it sound a lot worse than it was,
but that's basically correct.
[14:43] Ichinose
The only real problem was the harassment.
[14:46] Ichinose
Taking Stars from other academy students is
actually quite convenient for Eimei Academy.
[14:50] Hiroto
So there wasn't a problem at all, then.
[14:53] Ichinose
But your opponent was someone special.
[14:56] Ichinose
A second-year high school student
from Ouka Academy in District 3.
[15:00] Ichinose
She achieved the highest
entrance exam score ever,
[15:02] Ichinose
and held the top position as
the only Seven Star on the island.
[15:06] Ichinose
Since enrolling, she has lost zero games.
[15:09] Ichinose
That charming girl you met is
the "Empress," Saionji Sarasa, in the flesh.
[15:15] Hiroto
Saionji? I think I've heard that name before.
[15:18] Ichinose
You probably have.
[15:19] Ichinose
The Saionji family are the
founders of Academy Island.
[15:22] Ichinose
The current head director of
Academy Island is Saionji Masamune.
[15:26] Ichinose
Sarasa is Saionji Masamune's granddaughter.
[15:29] Ichinose
She's a VIP among VIPs.
[15:31] Hiroto
And that's who I beat?
[15:34] Ichinose
Yes. An unimportant little guy like you.
[15:37] Ichinose
A guy with the lowest transfer
exam score ever, barely scraping in.
[15:41] Ichinose
Someone with such a
refreshingly low status.
[15:44] Ichinose
A commoner. An NPC.
[15:46] Hiroto
Okay, okay. I get the picture.
[15:48] Ichinose
A guy like you dominated
Saionji Masamune's granddaughter.
[15:52] Ichinose
That man is a very proud,
strict, merciless individual,
[15:56] Ichinose
and he can be very scary when he's angry.
[16:00] Hiroto
Does this mean I'm expelled?
[16:02] Ichinose
If expelling you would settle it,
you'd already be out the door.
[16:05] Ichinose
That man will do anything to
protect the Saionji family name.
[16:11] Ichinose
But there is still one way to save you.
[16:16] Ichinose
I'll make you a Seven Star.
SIGN Seven Star
[16:20] Hiroto
Huh?
[16:21] Ichinose
What is the most troubling
part of this situation?
[16:25] Ichinose
It's the fact that the Empress, Saionji
Sarasa, was defeated by a commoner.
[16:29] Ichinose
If she was defeated by someone on her level,
Saionji Masamune likely wouldn't be upset.
[16:35] Ichinose
So we'll make you the same level
as her. You'll be a Seven Star.
[16:39] Hiroto
Wait a minute. I'm only a One Star.
[16:41] Hiroto
I couldn't make it to
Seven Star if it killed me!
[16:44] Ichinose
Right! You'd never make it,
not even if it killed you.
[16:48] Ichinose
Because you're such an
unimportant little twerp!
[16:51] Hiroto
I said I get the picture already.
[16:53] Ichinose
But you're very lucky. Check your Device.
[16:56] Ichinose
You just won a game against the Empress.
[16:59] Ichinose
Look at the color of the Star
you stole from her.
[17:02] Hiroto
Wait. Aren't Stars supposed to be white?
[17:04] Ichinose
Yes, but that's no normal Star.
[17:07] Ichinose
Only 10 or 15 special Stars like this one
have been confirmed on the island.
[17:11] Ichinose
The Red Star has a special effect.
[17:14] Ichinose
When you think of the color red,
what comes to mind?
[17:17] Hiroto
Ketchup?
[17:19] Ichinose
Thank you for the surprisingly
cute answer. But that's not it.
[17:23] Ichinose
The Red Unique Star. Its effect is...
[17:26] Ichinose
it allows you to tell one lie about anything.
[17:29] Ichinose
That's what it is.
[17:32] Ichinose
Get it? Aren't lies supposed
to be red by definition?
[17:36] Hiroto
A lie? No way.
[17:37] Ichinose
Yes. Use the lie to buff the data
that says you're a One Star,
[17:42] Ichinose
and you can become a Seven Star.
[17:43] Hiroto
Is that really possible?
[17:46] Ichinose
Yeah. For a long time,
before the Empress held it,
[17:50] Ichinose
that Red Star was in the
possession of the Saionji family.
[17:53] Ichinose
Not many people are aware of its effect.
[17:55] Hiroto
Then, how do you know about it?
[17:57] Ichinose
Because I myself am a
previous holder of the Red Star.
[18:02] Hiroto
So what you're saying is
I have to become a fake Seven Star?
[18:06] Ichinose
Yeah. We'll sell it like:
[18:07] Ichinose
"Transfer student gets record-breaking
test scores, surpassing even the Empress."
[18:11] Ichinose
"A new genius appears."
Something like that.
[18:13] Ichinose
"He even made it to Seven Star
on his very first day!"
[18:18] Ichinose
Of course, you don't have to
follow this plan. The choice is yours.
[18:24] Ichinose
If you don't agree to it, then pack up
your things and leave the island today.
[18:28] Ichinose
I can make it seem like you used
an illegal ability to trick the Empress.
[18:33] Ichinose
But why did you come to the island?
[18:36] Ichinose
Don't you have some important goal?
[18:39] Hiroto
Yes, I do have a goal.
[18:42] Hiroto
There's someone I have to find.
[18:45] Hiroto
I can't accept a bad ending.
[18:47] Ichinose
If you give up now,
you'll probably never see her again.
[18:52] Hiroto
Does that mean I've been set up?
[18:54] Ichinose
No.
[18:55] Ichinose
I hadn't predicted any of this. It's just...
[18:58] Ichinose
I'm a very cunning woman.
[19:01] Ichinose
Whether it's lies or accidents,
I'll take advantage of any opportunity I can.
[19:05] Hiroto
Fine, I understand.
[19:09] Hiroto
So I've gotta be that, right?
The strongest player?
SIGN Academy Island
SIGN Promises You a Bright Future after Graduation
[19:17] Ichinose
You're great! You're the best!
[19:19] Hiroto
I'm not sure I see what's so funny.
[19:21] Ichinose
"As long as you don't mind getting
crushed and humiliated. Smug!"
[19:26] Hiroto
You're making fun of me.
[19:27] Ichinose
No, no! I'm cheering you on!
[19:31] Ichinose
But that was the perfect psychological scam.
[19:34] Ichinose
You can totally separate your
inner feelings and outward expression.
[19:39] Ichinose
Scouting you for this academy
was the right choice.
[19:43] Hiroto
Um, so where am I supposed
to live from now on?
[19:46] Ichinose
Oh. I arranged a dorm for you.
I'll send the coordinates to your Device.
[19:50] Hiroto
Thanks.
[19:51] Ichinose
All right. Looking forward to
your next great performance!
[19:54] Ichinose
"As long as you don't mind
getting crushed and humiliated!"
[20:01] Hiroto
Special skill, huh?
[20:06] Sarasa
You know, you gave a wonderful
speech at the ceremony today.
[20:10] Hiroto
How did you know?
[20:11] Sarasa
It was all over Stoc.
[20:13] Hiroto
O-Oh.
[20:14] Sarasa
So, what exactly are you after?
[20:16] Sarasa
You found my weakness
and put yourself in the spotlight,
[20:19] Sarasa
but you still haven't told anyone my secret.
[20:21] Sarasa
What's going on? You trying to get even more
attention before you absolutely crush me?
[20:26] Sarasa
Spare me. Please stop, I'm begging you.
[20:30] Sarasa
I know I'm being really selfish,
but I have my own reasons.
[20:37] Sarasa
My own reasons to keep
this lie up, no matter what.
[20:40] Sarasa
So I'm begging you. Don't tell anyone.
[20:43] Sarasa
I'll do anything you ask. Just don't do that.
[20:46] Hiroto
Uh, actually...
[20:48] Hiroto
I have no idea what you're talking about.
[20:50] Sarasa
Quit playing dumb!
[20:51] Sarasa
I'm being serious here. Stop joking around.
[20:54] Sarasa
I'm sure you know by now that I'm...
[20:58] Sarasa
not actually Saionji Sarasa.
[21:01] Hiroto
Huh?
[21:04] Sarasa
Don't "Huh?" me!
[21:06] Sarasa
Yeah. Yeah, that's right. I'm not Sarasa.
[21:10] Sarasa
I've been acting as her double at the
academy for the last year. I'm Akabane Rina.
[21:14] Sarasa
I've been winning games for a year,
knowing that if I lose, my secret gets out.
[21:19] Sarasa
But then today, I lost to you.
[21:22] Sarasa
You took the Red Star from me.
[21:25] Sarasa
So you must know the truth now.
[21:27] Hiroto
So the Red Star carries
that penalty, too, huh?
[21:30] Sarasa
A-Are you still playing dumb?
[21:33] Sarasa
In exchange for being able to tell one lie,
[21:36] Sarasa
the next person to get it finds out
what that lie was. You must know that.
[21:40] Sarasa
After all, you're the holder
of the Red Star now.
[21:44] Hiroto
Listen, Akabane... I mean, Saionji.
You've got it all wrong.
[21:50] Sarasa
Huh?
[21:51] Hiroto
Until you told me just now,
I didn't know anything about your lie.
[21:54] Hiroto
I really just came to the island yesterday,
and I still can't even use the Device right.
[22:00] Hiroto
This is the first I've heard of the
Red Star having any disadvantage.
[22:03] Sarasa
But that can't be true!
[22:05] Sarasa
You beat me and became a Seven Star, right?
[22:08] Hiroto
Yeah, I guess that's how it looks.
[22:11] Hiroto
But I'm not actually a real Seven Star.
[22:14] Sarasa
Huh?
[22:15] Hiroto
That's the lie I'm telling.
SIGN Ouka Academy
SIGN High School
SIGN 2nd Year
SIGN Saionji Sarasa
SIGN Eimei Academy
SIGN High School
SIGN 2nd Year
SIGN Shinohara Hiroto
[22:17] Hiroto
I'm using the Red Star's effect, you see.
[22:20] Hiroto
So my real rank is One Star.
[22:23] Hiroto
I only have the Red Star I took
from you. I'm the lowest rank.
[22:27] Hiroto
Just like you, I have my reasons,
so I have to lie about my Stars.
[22:31] Sarasa
Um... What?
[22:34] Sarasa
H-Hold up. Just hold up a second.
[22:38] Sarasa
So wait, you're not the
strongest on Academy Island,
[22:42] Sarasa
you really did win our game by accident,
and you didn't know about my secret?
[22:46] Hiroto
Yeah, that's right. That's about it.
[22:48] Sarasa
No way. So that means I...
did this to myself?
[22:54] Hiroto
Hold on. She's a double,
not the real Empress.
[22:59] Hiroto
So she isn't the daughter
of the Saionji family.
[23:02] Hiroto
So even though I beat her,
the director won't be angry at me?
[23:06] Hiroto
So there was no reason for me to
become a Seven Star in the first place?!
[23:16] Hiroto
This is the dorm?
[23:19] Hiroto
One thing after another...
[23:21] Hiroto
Are you kidding me?!
[23:25] Hiroto
Um, excuse me...
[23:28] Shirayuki
Welcome home, Master.
[23:33] Hiroto
Wow.
[23:36] Hiroto
She's super cute.