E10 - Heroes and Tricks Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (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.) [00:10] 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.