E9 - Facing Off and Flushing Out 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.) [00:03] Joya student A     I hope we finish the day     in a good position again. [00:08] Joya student A     Oh, welcome back. [00:09] Joya student B     The base over there is takeable. [00:12] Joya student B     Should we divide up the     spells that just dropped? [00:15] Joya student C     Sounds good. [00:16] Joya student D     I'll take Swordflash, then. [00:18] Joya student C     Huh? SIGN    Begin Battle SIGN    Action Unavailable [00:20] Joya student A     Huh? But where's the enemy? SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable [00:22] Joya student A     No one here has... SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable [00:24] Joya student B     ...accepted a battle? SIGN    Action Unavailable SIGN    Action Unavailable [00:25] Joya student C     Huh? No way, a trap? [00:28] Joya student C     Wait. But why? [00:34] Joya student C     What the hell are you doing? [00:41] Doppelgänger     Hey. Are we gonna start     this game for real or what? SIGN    Search [02:17] Doppelgänger     Hey. Are we gonna start     this game for real or what? SIGN    Facing Off     and Flushing Out [02:21] Shirayuki     This happened at the end of the second day.     For some reason, it isn't archived on Libra. [02:26] Shirayuki     A regular student saved the video. [02:29] Noa     Really? Well, that explains     the weird mood today. [02:33] Hiroto     Guess this means Saionji isn't the only     person the doppelgänger can impersonate. [02:37] Suzuran     S-Something totally unprecedented     is happening, meow! SIGN    Special SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100 SIGN    The Hotly Anticipated New Superstar Appears ! [02:42] Hiroto     Wait. This looks a little different     from that other image. [02:45] Hiroto     And why does Kazami     sound like she's out of it? [02:49] Hiroto     First, we need to figure out     how this doppelgänger thing works. [02:53] Nanase     Right, yeah. I was wondering     about that. What is she? [02:56] Hiroto     She came in, guns blazing,     saying she was the true Empress, [03:00] Hiroto     but it looks like she can copy the     appearance of anyone in ASTRAL. [03:04] Nanase     So, wait, she could turn into any of us, too? [03:08] Shinji     Hmph. [03:09] Nanase     What? [03:10] Shirayuki     Yes, but if we employ information-sensing      abilities, we can prevent that. [03:14] Nanase     In other words, just don't give her      any opportunity to replace us. [03:18] Hiroto     We should try to always     keep our teammates in sight. [03:23] Hiroto     Inside the game, we should     move in pairs at a minimum. [03:26] Hiroto     Got it? [03:28] Shinji     Sounds reasonable. [03:29] Shinji     As long as no one goes off alone and     disappears, it shouldn't be a problem. [03:39] Tsumugi     Aha! Wicked Inferno Strike! [03:43] Tsumugi     Aw, I lost. [03:46] Hiroto     It's two in the morning, you know. [03:48] Tsumugi     I was having so much fun, I couldn't help it. [03:50] Tsumugi     I got to play all day and night. [03:53] Tsumugi     I was bored before,     but today was as fun as it gets! [03:57] Hiroto     All day, too? [03:59] Hiroto     What do you usually do about school? [04:01] Tsumugi     Huh? I don't go. If I went outside,     I'd have to talk to all sorts of people. [04:06] Tsumugi     I just wanna do things that are fun! [04:09] Hiroto     But you're okay talking to me? [04:11] Tsumugi     Yeah, of course!     I think you're great, mister! [04:22] Hiroto     You're falling asleep there? [04:25] Hiroto     It's time I got going. [04:35] Sarasa     Who is it? [04:36] Hiroto     Your accomplice. [04:38] Sarasa     Huh? G-Gimme ten minutes. [04:40] Hiroto     T-Ten minutes? Are you kidding? [04:43] Sarasa     Then, five. Give me five minutes.      Wait out there for me. [04:47] Hiroto     That's still too long! [04:53] Sarasa     Come in. [04:55] Hiroto     O-Okay. [05:01] Sarasa     H-Hey, quit looking around, dummy. [05:04] Hiroto     U-Uh, right. [05:06] Sarasa     Th-That doesn't mean you should look at me. [05:09] Hiroto     Then where am I supposed to look? [05:11] Sarasa     Wh-Why don't you look out the window     at all the lights? Aren't they pretty? [05:16] Hiroto     If anyone saw me here,     it'd be a huge scandal. [05:19] Hiroto     "Passionate Love Between Seven Star Transfer     Student and Genius Princess Uncovered." [05:24] Sarasa     "P-Passionate love"? Y-You dummy! [05:27] Sarasa     I'm obviously out of your league! [05:30] Hiroto     Can I at least sit down?     There's something I wanna talk to you about. [05:34] Hiroto     It's about the doppelgänger. [05:37] Sarasa     Everything seems to be      about her these days. [05:41] Sarasa     It's such a pain, though. She gets all the     attention because she looks just like me. [05:46] Sarasa     And she's such a good actor.     It pisses me off. [05:49] Sarasa     Normally, you'd think     people wouldn't stand for it. [05:52] Hiroto     People are already calling her      "Miss Hundred Faces." [05:56] Sarasa     I bet people are gonna stop trusting     their friends over the tiniest things now. [06:01] Sarasa     Teams might even     self-destruct over suspicions. [06:04] Hiroto     Yeah, that doesn't seem impossible. [06:06] Hiroto     The team likely to be most affected      by this Miss Hundred Faces is Eimei. [06:10] Hiroto     And, uh, actually, if I don't take out     two other commanders today, [06:15] Hiroto     I lose a bet with my teammate. [06:18] Sarasa     W-Wait, how can you say     that so casually? That's bad. [06:21] Hiroto     Sorry. But it's not like     I'm not prepared for it. [06:25] Sarasa     Huh? You mean you've got a plan of some kind? [06:28] Hiroto     Yeah. That's what I sneaked     over here to talk to you about. [06:33] Hiroto     A way to finish top of ASTRAL even after     Miss Hundred Faces has shaken everything up. SIGN    ASTRAL Third Day: Morning [06:40] Azuminodai A     We need to take more bases. [06:42] Azuminodai B     Then we should try going that way instead. [06:45] Azuminodai A     Yeah, I guess so. [06:46] Azuminodai A     Huh? [06:47] Azuminodai B     What? [06:54] Yayoi Academy A     What are you doing? [06:55] Yayoi Academy B     Wait a minute! [07:16] Shinji     Hey, Nanase. You're walking too far ahead. [07:18] Nanase     You can still see me, can't you? I'm just     leading the way 'cause I'm the best fighter. [07:23] Shinji     I can still see you right now,     but you're being too careless. [07:28] Nanase     You just need to keep up!     You're seriously pissing me off! [07:29] Shirayuki     Master, if you wish, I can intervene. [07:32] Shinji     I don't care if you're pissed off. If we don't     follow the plan we talked about last night... [07:33] Hiroto     Ah, no. I should do it myself. [07:43] Hiroto     What is this? [07:45] Kagaya     Hiro-kyun, it must be that     super versatile ability, Blackout! [07:48] Hiroto     This is bad! There's zero visibility! [07:51] Hiroto     I won't know if someone gets replaced! [07:53] Shinji     Answer me, Nanase! What did you     buy me for my birthday last year? [07:58] Nanase     Huh? I-I don't remember.     Why ask me that now? [08:01] Nanase     Are you suggesting I'm Miss Hundred Faces? [08:04] Shinji     You could be, so answer! [08:06] Nanase     There's no way! But with the way you're     talking, you might be Miss Hundred Faces. [08:10] Hiroto     Oh, man, this is bad. What do I do now? [08:21] Shinji     Hey, Nanase, where are you going?     There's still the afternoon— [08:23] Nanase     I'm done! [08:25] Nanase     I'm tired of being a suspect. [08:27] Nanase     I'm not playing this afternoon. [08:29] Shinji     What? [08:30] Shinji     Wait, Nanase! [08:35] Shinji     Sorry. I need to go cool my head. [08:39] Shinji     There's a good chance Nanase and I     won't be able to play this afternoon. [08:42] Shinji     No, we probably shouldn't     play in the first place. [08:46] Shirayuki     Enomoto-sama, if you back out now,     what happens to your leadership bet? [08:51] Shinji     Oh, you're right. [08:52] Shinji     Let's just say I was never cut out     to be the commander to begin with. [08:59] Noa     Man, those two. I wish they     could be a bit more easygoing. SIGN    ASTRAL Third Day: Afternoon [09:12] Noa     Looks like Mya-chan and     the council prez are no-shows. [09:15] Shirayuki     Players cannot join a     session once it is underway, [09:18] Shirayuki     so the earliest they will be     back is tomorrow morning. [09:21] Hiroto     Yeah. It is what it is. [09:23] Hiroto     Let's fight our way through     this afternoon like we discussed. [09:27] Kagaya     Hiro-kyun, I know you only just started,     but you're surrounded! [09:32] Hiroto     Himeji! Akizuki! Two teams     inbound from the north and south! [09:36] Hiroto     At this rate, we'll be flanked! [09:37] Noa     Huh? [09:38] Hiroto     I bet the person who used     Blackout is on one of those teams. [09:42] Noa     Aw! Just when it was starting to feel     like a date, it's all ruined! Jeez. [09:47] Shirayuki     I do not mind at all if that feeling is ruined,     but being flanked spells trouble for us. [09:53] Noa     If their whole goal was to force out     Mya-chan and the prez, [09:56] Noa     they'll probably attack right away. [09:58] Hiroto     Yeah, makes sense. [10:00] Noa     Is our plan really going to work? [10:04] Noa     I know you and I are the most      powerful power couple ever, [10:07] Noa     and as third wheels go,      Maid-chan's pretty useful... [10:10] Noa     But wouldn't it be better to run? [10:12] Shirayuki     I shall teach you who the "third wheel" is      soon enough, but I have doubts myself. [10:17] Hiroto     Well, then, maybe we should try and      squeeze a little more out of our secret plan. [10:30] Kururugi     It's been two days since I met you,     Mr. "Strongest on Academy Island." [10:34] Hiroto     Why'd it have to be her? [10:36] Hiroto     Sorry that we're short two.     I wanted to face you with a full team. [10:41] Kururugi     That's no problem. After all, I'm the one     who made sure they'd be out of the picture. [10:46] Hiroto     Hah. You even admit it? So that whole      "straight arrow" thing was just an act? [10:51] Kururugi     It's time to put an end to this. [10:53] Shirayuki     Master, I will leave her to you. [10:58] Kagurazuki student A     Huh? T-Two of them? [10:59] Kagurazuki student B     Th-This is bad! Let's split! [11:03] Kururugi     Are you in your right mind? [11:05] Kururugi     You plan to face me alone? [11:09] Kururugi     Not another step!     There's one of you and five of us. [11:12] Kururugi     We have a larger number of spells than you. [11:15] Kururugi     Even someone like you can't beat those odds. [11:20] Hiroto     Oh, I wouldn't say that. SIGN    Movement Value SIGN    Team     Slot SIGN    Ability SIGN    Temporary     Alliance SIGN    Occupy [11:22] Hiroto     I'm more than a match for all five of you. SIGN    Movement Value SIGN    Movement Value SIGN    Predict SIGN    Movement SIGN    Wings SIGN    Information SIGN    Control EX SIGN    Movement Value [11:29] Kururugi     Where did that come from? [11:42] Hiroto     One down. [11:43] Hiroto     Looks like Magic Blast worked.      Was she your spy? [11:48] Kururugi     How dare you! [11:52] Shirayuki     I have returned, Master. [11:54] Hiroto     Yeah. Good work, Himeji. [11:56] Kagaya     Teehee. That worked a treat! [11:59] Kagaya     Shirayuki-chan pretended to go with Noa     and caught the Tsuyuri team off guard. [12:04] Hiroto     Question is, did that disrupt     the conditions for One-Shot Kill? [12:10] Shirayuki     Master! [12:16] Kururugi     I guess that Barrier kept me      from finishing you off. [12:20] Hiroto     It still wiped out most     of your life points. Damn it. [12:23] Hiroto     Let's retreat. [12:24] Shirayuki     Right! [12:30] Kururugi     What's this? [12:33] Kururugi     Such insolence! SIGN    Spell [12:34] Kururugi     You're using a Counteract spell and trying     to turn the battlefield to your advantage? [12:38] Hiroto     Yeah, do you think? [12:41] Hiroto     The misdirection's working.     But this is bad. [12:44] Hiroto     Kururugi's One-Shot Kill     isn't disarmed yet. [12:47] Shirayuki     Master. [12:49] Shirayuki     I have an idea. [12:51] Shirayuki     If it works, we will eliminate     another Tsuyuri member. [12:55] Shirayuki     But I will have to risk my life. [12:58] Shirayuki     Knowing that, may I ask      you to please trust me? [13:01] Hiroto     Of course you can. I've never     not trusted you. Not even once. [13:06] Shirayuki     Okay. Thank you very much. [13:11] Shirayuki     I will not allow you to go any further. [13:13] Hiroto     Himeji? [13:16] Kururugi     Oh? Don't tell me you're going     to try the same thing again? [13:19] Shirayuki     If that is what you think, then why not      make the first move yourself? [13:23] Kururugi     I see how it is. Then I shall. [13:34] Kururugi     Damn you! What did you do? [13:36] Shirayuki     I used Numerical Adjustment. [13:39] Kururugi     Ridiculous! [13:40] Shirayuki     Attack spells are programmed to     deal damage to the targeted player. [13:45] Shirayuki     But by recalculating the target and timing,      I can redirect the attack. SIGN    Ability [13:50] Hiroto     She managed to calculate     all that in seconds? [13:53] Hiroto     W-Wow. She isn't the     Company's leader for nothing. [13:56] Kururugi     D-Damn you. What are you? [14:00] Shirayuki     I am a maid. [14:02] Shirayuki     The personal maid of Academy Island's     strongest student, Shinohara Hiroto-sama. [14:14] Kururugi     This battle's more difficult than     I imagined, but I'm not worried. [14:18] Kururugi     I'm making them use up their spells. [14:25] Kururugi     Impossible. When did they use Trap? [14:28] Hiroto     That's three down. [14:30] Hiroto     Our Little Devil has a knack for     reading people's plans and moves. [14:35] Hiroto     She's been dropping those Traps she loves      all around during the fight. [14:42] Kururugi     I see now. You were planning this all along      when you went after Kagurazuki. [14:46] Kururugi     You don't disappoint,     Mr. "Strongest on Academy Island." [14:49] Kururugi     However, your plan has one fatal flaw. [14:52] Hiroto     Flaw? [14:54] Kururugi     You have clearly used far     too many Counteract spells. [14:58] Kururugi     I bet you didn't prepare     any real attack spells. [15:01] Hiroto     Oh, yeah? You wouldn't know how many— [15:03] Kururugi     You used 35. [15:05] Kururugi     You've used Counteract 35 times. [15:08] Kururugi     Counting the Magic Blast at the start, [15:10] Kururugi     there shouldn't be a single spell     left in your personal slots. [15:14] Hiroto     Seriously? She was able     to count during all that? [15:19] Shirayuki     You may have forgotten,     but Master still has me by his side. [15:23] Shirayuki     You will not get to him     without going through his maid first. [15:33] Hiroto     Himeji! SIGN    Medusa's     Magic Eye SIGN    Ability [15:35] Kururugi     Medusa's Magic Eye. [15:37] Kururugi     It's an ability that prevents an     opponent from moving for one minute. [15:41] Hiroto     That sure sounds handy. [15:42] Kururugi     With this, our victory is ensured. [15:45] Hiroto     Are you sure? Doesn't One-Shot Kill     require your teammates' cooperation? [15:52] Kururugi     Actually, One-Shot Kill only produces     its greatest effect when I'm fighting alone. [15:58] Hiroto     Huh? [15:58] Kururugi     But that was much too sad. [16:02] Kururugi     I used an ability to overwrite and     restrict its conditions for activation, [16:07] Kururugi     so that I would not be able     to use it without allies. [16:10] Kururugi     But now, I must undo that restriction. [16:14] Kururugi     Please forgive my cowardice. [16:19] Hiroto     Wha... [16:20] Kururugi     From the beginning,     I was always stronger alone. [16:23] Kururugi     Now you will regret ever belittling us. [16:31] Kururugi     One-Shot Kill! [16:40] Kururugi     Wha... [16:44] Kururugi     Wh-What's going on?     Your slots should be empty by now! [16:49] Hiroto     Yeah, you could say I changed a bunch     of spaces to green, but that would be... [16:54] Hiroto     your misunderstanding. [16:56] Kururugi     It can't be! [16:58] Hiroto     Black Wings. [17:00] Hiroto     It's an ability that lets me control visual     effects. I just changed the way they looked. SIGN    Spell [17:05] Hiroto     I've barely used what's in     my personal slots at all. SIGN    Operation Unavailable SIGN    Operation Unavailable SIGN    Freeze Time     Activated SIGN    Freeze Time     Activated [17:15] Hiroto     What's happening? Damn it! [17:17] Kururugi     Electronic Interference. SIGN    Electronic     Interference SIGN    Ability [17:18] Kururugi     My trump card. [17:20] Kururugi     For Tsuyuri's honor as well as my own,     I cannot allow myself to be defeated here. [17:25] Hiroto     Huh? Hey! [17:32] Shirayuki     Well done, Master. [17:34] Hiroto     Himeji. [17:35] Shirayuki     Kururugi-sama is quite     adept in battle, isn't she? [17:38] Shirayuki     Her intuition and     resourcefulness are top-level. [17:42] Hiroto     But wasn't it a little strange?     That Electronic Interference, I mean. [17:45] Hiroto     If she'd timed an attack spell with it,      she could have taken me out. [17:49] Shirayuki     It does seem that way.     Perhaps she had a reason not to. [17:53] Noa     Hiroto-kun! [17:57] Noa     I took care of those other two.      Didn't I do good? [18:02] Hiroto     Y-Yeah. [18:04] Hiroto     Thanks a lot. I survived thanks to you. [18:07] Noa     All right! [18:09] Noa     But isn't it kind of weird? [18:12] Noa     Even though we wiped out Kagurazuki, [18:14] Noa     Eimei's area hasn't     increased by even one space. [18:20] Hiroto     You're right. That's strange. [18:23] Noa     Now that I think of it,     those two said something weird. [18:26] Noa     Something about "working under      Miss Hundred Faces' umbrella." [18:30] Hiroto     What could that mean? [18:32] Hiroto     With all this happening,     I don't think it's unrelated. [18:35] Hiroto     That guy must be plotting     something after all. [18:39] Hiroto     At this point, I've only got     one shot. It's all or nothing. [18:42] Hiroto     Listen up, you two. Trust me      and listen to what I have to say. [18:49] Shinji     I'm really, really sorry. [18:51] Shinji     I watched the live broadcast. So did Nanase. [18:54] Shinji     Thanks to my arrogance, your name     and Eimei's got dragged through the mud. [18:59] Hiroto     Enomoto, tell me the truth. [19:02] Hiroto     Did you really suspect that     Asamiya was Miss Hundred Faces? [19:07] Shinji     No, I just said it to make her mad. [19:11] Shinji     She's foolish, but she's honest and pure.     She doesn't respond well to cruelty. [19:15] Shinji     If she'd stayed in the game,     she would've fallen apart. [19:18] Shinji     I wanted to make sure that didn't— [19:20] Shinji     Why are you looking at me like that? [19:22] Hiroto     Huh? Oh, uh, it's like you just     started opening up all of a sudden. [19:28] Shinji     It's something that's always on my mind, [19:30] Shinji     but I don't want to complicate things,      so I keep my mouth shut. [19:38] Nanase     S-Sorry, Shino! I wasn't trying     to eavesdrop, I promise! [19:42] Shinji     How much did you hear, Nanase? [19:44] Shinji     Depending on your answer,     I may have to erase your memory! [19:47] Nanase     Um, I know, I know! [19:49] Nanase     "I totally have the hots for Nanase."     It was around that part. [19:52] Shinji     I never said anything like that! [19:55] Shinji     And that's not how I talk anyway! [19:57] Nanase     Then, "She's always on my mind." [20:00] Shinji     I didn't say that! [20:01] Nanase     Y-You totally did say that! [20:04] Hiroto     I noticed something when     I watched the video on Libra. [20:08] Hiroto     When we were talking to     the Ibara Academy guys, [20:10] Hiroto     one of them was about     to use a Magic Blast spell. [20:13] Hiroto     I noticed when I slowed it     down to one-tenth speed. [20:17] Hiroto     That's the guy Asamiya attacked. [20:19] Shinji     Is that what happened? [20:21] Shinji     So you weren't just charging ahead?     You had a reason for doing that? [20:25] Nanase     I told you, I'm trying to do      my part for everyone. [20:28] Nanase     Shino's totally reliable,     Noa's cute and super clever, [20:33] Nanase     Yuki-rin's also cute and super smart, [20:35] Nanase     and you, Shinji...     Well, I wouldn't call you cute, [20:38] Nanase     but you do help hold the team together. [20:42] Nanase     All I can do is fight. [20:44] Shinji     That's why you reacted     so abnormally quickly? [20:47] Nanase     I had to. I saw it going down. [20:50] Nanase     But, I mean, isn't it all over now? [20:53] Nanase     Since we don't have any area or spells,      our popularity's dropping, [20:57] Nanase     and Shino was eliminated. [20:59] Shinji     Huh? I didn't know that.     Shinohara was eliminated? [21:03] Nanase     Shino was eliminated from     ASTRAL at the end of the day. [21:07] Nanase     And he did it to himself. [21:10] Hiroto     Listen up, you two. Trust me     and listen to what I have to say. [21:17] Noa; Shirayuki     Huh? [21:25] Shinji     Why would you do that?! [21:27] Shinji     Did you do it just to     win your bet with me? [21:31] Hiroto     Yeah, the bet was one reason,      but not the only one. [21:35] Shinji     Will you being eliminated     help Eimei win somehow? [21:41] Hiroto     Miss Hundred Faces has     turned ASTRAL upside-down. [21:44] Hiroto     She now has groups     working under her "umbrella," [21:47] Hiroto     and among her opponents,     we're bottom of the pile. [21:50] Hiroto     We can't win if we play it by the book. [21:54] Hiroto     But don't worry. [21:56] Hiroto     Everything's still... [21:58] Hiroto     going according to plan. SIGN    Third Day: Finished SIGN    Team with the most held areas:      District 12's Seijo Academy SIGN    spaces SIGN    Team with the most supporting votes:      District 12's Seijo Academy SIGN    Special Announcement SIGN    Eimei Academy's SIGN    Shinohara Hiroto SIGN    Eliminated