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.