# 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.*