E8 - Rivals

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[00:00] Guy
    It's still early in the morning,
    and they're already going at it!
[00:04] Katie
    Broomsports?
[00:05] Katie
    Maybe a team doing morning practice?
[00:07] Nanao
    It's like a battlefield...
[00:09] Chela
    There are a lot of different
    types of broomsports,
[00:11] Chela
    but the team fights like those
    are the most popular, I think.
[00:15] Nanao
    Oh, no!
[00:16] Chela
    Don't worry.
[00:17] Chela
    There are people below to catch them.
[00:19] Nanao
    I see...
[00:21] Nanao
    This is quite the sight!
[00:24] Chela
    Nanao would be great at
    broomsports, wouldn't she?
[00:28] Chela
    Seeing how she won over that bucking broom.
[00:31] Oliver
    Yeah.
[00:32] Rossi
    You fellas sure are good friends, eh?
[00:36] Rossi
    Ya kinda stick out like a sore thumb, see.
[00:40] Oliver
    Who are you?
[00:42] Rossi
    Tullio Rossi, a first-year.
[00:44] Rossi
    Oh, no need to tell me yer names.
[00:46] Rossi
    I know you all already. Ain't that right,
[00:49] Rossi
    Oliver?
[00:52] Rossi
    Especially you, Nanao.
    Ya got too much talent, if anything.
[00:55] Chela
    There's more to what makes Nanao
    who she is than just "talent."
[01:01] Rossi
    I know that, Michela.
[01:03] Rossi
    I ain't blind, ya know.
[01:06] Rossi
    Oh, and you with the glasses.
[01:09] Rossi
    I'm sure we'll be crossing
    paths again real soon.
[01:13] Rossi
    See ya!
SIGN    Reign of the Seven Spellblades
[02:52] Garland
    One point!
[02:53] Garland
    That's enough.
[02:55] Garland
    You were the better one at reading distance.
[02:57] Garland
    Okay, next!
[02:58] Garland
    Mr. Reston and Mr. Rossi!
[03:00] Pete
    Okay!
[03:10] Oliver
    Good luck!
[03:18] Katie
    He's a little too tense, don't you think?
[03:20] Oliver
    Yeah, he's not trying to hide his emotions.
[03:23] Garland
    Now... begin!
[03:36] Garland
    Enough!
[03:39] Garland
    That was a little careless, Mr. Reston.
[03:42] Garland
    Don't try to rush things.
    Keep a wider perspective.
[03:46] Pete
    Yes, sir.
[03:50] Rossi
    Ya screwed that one up, princess.
[03:52] Pete
    "Princess"?
[03:53] Rossi
    I ain't wrong, am I?
[03:55] Rossi
    You've got all yer strong
    friends protecting you.
[03:59] Rossi
    But do ya really think you
    can get stronger that way?
[04:07] Pete
    I want to train harder!
[04:09] Pete
    I've practiced on my own as best as I can,
[04:12] Pete
    but I'm just falling behind!
[04:14] Pete
    Next class, they'll be adding
    magic into the fights, too...
[04:20] Oliver
    Of course we'll help.
[04:22] Chela
    Yes.
[04:23] Chela
    I pledge to make you into a master
    of Rizett-style swordsmanship.
[04:29] Oliver
    Wait, Chela.
[04:30] Oliver
    He should stay with Lanoff style...
[04:32] Chela
    If he's struggling, we should see
    how he does with another school.
[04:36] Oliver
    It's too early to start
    looking for easy fixes.
[04:39] Chela
    And you think just sticking with
    Lanoff style is the smart move?
[04:43] Oliver
    The most important thing for a beginner
    is an absolute mastery of the basics.
[04:48] Katie
    There they go...
[04:48] Oliver
    Studying an offensive style like Rizett
    will make him overly aggressive...
[04:49] Guy
    Yeah, there they go...
[04:52] Guy
    See that, Nanao? This is one of the
    three great debates of the magic world:
[04:52] Chela
    What Pete needs now isn't
    balanced fundamentals,
[04:55] Chela
    it's the sense that he's getting better.
[04:56] Guy
    which of the three basic
    styles is the strongest?
[04:58] Chela
    If he doesn't start improving,
[05:00] Nanao
    Hmm... If you really can't decide,
    I can teach Pete.
[05:00] Chela
    he's going to lose any desire to get better
    before he can master the basics.
[05:04] Oliver
    No way!
[05:04] Chela
    Absolutely not!
[05:06] Guy
    Can't you both do it?
[05:08] Katie
    Chela can teach offense,
    and Oliver can teach defense.
[05:12] Katie
    Will that work?
[05:16] Oliver
    If we can discuss what we teach in advance,
    I'm willing to go with that.
[05:21] Chela
    As am I.
[05:23] Oliver
    Pete, we're going to teach you
    how to win in a magical battle,
[05:27] Oliver
    in a way that doesn't rely on any one style.
[05:32] Oliver
    At this range, what would you do?
[05:34] Pete
    Attack with my sword.
[05:36] Oliver
    All right.
[05:40] Oliver
    What about at this range?
[05:42] Pete
    A spell, of course!
[05:46] Oliver
    And here?
[05:51] Oliver
    Starting where you are, attack me like
    you would if we were in a real match.
[05:59] Pete
    Tonit—
[06:01] Oliver
    You understand, Pete?
[06:03] Oliver
    One way to win is to be better
    at sword arts than your opponent.
[06:07] Oliver
    Another way is to cast more powerful spells.
[06:10] Oliver
    But when the distance was hard to judge,
    you made the wrong call.
[06:14] Oliver
    That's the third way to win:
[06:17] Oliver
    by being better at judging distance.
[06:20] Oliver
    When a fighter misjudges distance,
    it creates a fatal opening.
[06:23] Oliver
    And if you can take advantage of that,
    it opens a path to victory for you.
[06:32] Pete
    I see.
[06:33] Pete
    Just pulling your arm back
    changes the distance.
[06:37] Pete
    Then, when I cast a spell...
[06:37] Rossi
    You wanna be stronger, glasses?
[06:41] Rossi
    Then I'll teach ya.
[06:43] Rossi
    I know a way that's much faster
    than what Oliver's doing.
[06:49] Chela
    I don't appreciate you barging
    into our conversation
[06:52] Chela
    with some kind of weird
    recruiting attempt, Mr. Rossi.
[06:54] Rossi
    Aww, don't be like that.
[06:56] Rossi
    You fellas get all the attention while
    everybody else is left out, see.
[07:00] Rossi
    It's no fun to be left out! I wanna join in!
[07:03] Rossi
    Say, all you fellas here feel the same,
    right? The stronger of you, at least!
[07:07] Oliver
    What are you trying to say, Mr. Rossi?
[07:09] Rossi
    Nothing that important.
[07:12] Rossi
    I just think it's about time we found out...
[07:16] Rossi
    who the strongest first-year is.
[07:19] Rossi
    'Course, our current front-runner is Nanao.
[07:22] Rossi
    But the rest of us should be given
    the right to try, don't ya think?
[07:26] Rossi
    Let's see who's the strongest of us all!
[07:29] Rossi
    Lemme hear yer names, right now,
    if ya wanna join the party!
[07:33] Rossi
    C'mon, out with it!
[07:35] Stacy
    I'm in!
[07:37] Chela
    Ms. Cornwallis?
[07:39] Fay
    You sure, Stace?
[07:40] Fay
    When the garuda attacked,
    you were so scared you were shaking!
[07:44] Stacy
    Fay!
[07:45] Stacy
    I was just being cautious
    and waiting for an opening!
[07:49] Fay
    I'm in, too.
[07:50] Fay
    I don't trust her to do this on her own.
[07:53] Rossi
    Sure, sure.
[07:55] Rossi
    Anybody who's willing to try is welcome.
[07:57] Nanao
    Everyone has such wonderful looks
    on their faces, full of boldness!
[08:00] Nanao
    I will also participate, if I may!
[08:02] Rossi
    That's my Nanao!
[08:05] Rossi
    And you, Oliver? Ya gonna sit this one out?
[08:09] Oliver
    I don't have any reason to refuse.
[08:11] Oliver
    I'll take part.
[08:13] Oliver
    Will that satisfy you, Mr. Rossi?
[08:16] Chela
    Then there's no reason for me
    not to participate, either.
[08:19] Katie
    Ch-Chela?
[08:21] Guy
    Wait, you too?
[08:24] Rossi
    Great, great.
[08:26] Rossi
    The more the merrier.
[08:28] Rossi
    All right. Let's talk specifics.
[08:31] Rossi
    I got the names of everyone
    who's participating right here.
[08:34] Rossi
    The winner'll be whichever one
    gets the most medals.
[08:38] Rossi
    If ya lose a fight,
    ya give the victor one medal.
[08:41] Rossi
    Lose all yer medals, and yer out.
[08:43] Rossi
    And a week from now, the four with the
    most medals will fight in the finals.
[08:48] Rossi
    Challenge anyone, at any time.
[08:51] Rossi
    This ain't one of yer fancy and proper duels.
[08:56] Rossi
    Now, let the games begin!
[09:03] Evelynn
    Might I be the first to have
    the honor, Ms. Hibiya?
[09:08] Students
    Hey, Odets already challenged her!
[09:10] Students
    Speed-Talker Evelynn.
[09:11] Students
    Her aim's bad and her visualization
    is lazy, but she fires fast.
[09:16] Evelynn
    If you want to give me a nickname,
[09:17] Evelynn
    I'd prefer "Galewind Evelynn"
    or "Cold-Blooded Evelynn."
[09:21] Evelynn
    It would be a greater
    honor to fall by my hand
[09:24] Evelynn
    than to defeat any number
    of these nameless brats...
[09:26] Evelynn
    I'm a worthy opponent, Azian samurai.
[09:31] Nanao
    Sorry... Can you say all that again?
[09:41] Both
    Securus!
[09:47] Evelynn
    She knows nothing about magic.
[09:49] Evelynn
    If I can keep my distance...
[09:51] Evelynn
    Oh, I'm so cold-blooded!
[09:55] Chela
    What's your take?
[09:57] Oliver
    Nanao's not good with magic,
[09:59] Oliver
    so her opponent will try and win
    from outside blade range.
[10:01] Katie
    So Nanao's at a disadvantage?
[10:04] Oliver
    Nanao's a much better fighter than that.
[10:09] Student
    Begin!
[10:12] Evelynn
    Impetus!
[10:29] Student
    Th-The winner is Nanao Hibiya!
[10:35] Chela
    It's almost terrifying.
[10:37] Oliver
    Her skills are just on a
    whole different level.
[10:40] Nanao
    I won, Oliver!
[10:43] Chela
    Oliver, Nanao.
[10:46] Chela
    I promise I'll make it to the finals.
[10:49] Chela
    So I want you to do the same,
[10:53] Chela
    and then we can all battle each other.
[10:55] Nanao
    Understood!
[10:58] Oliver
    Got it.
[10:59] Chela
    I can finally join in, huh?
[11:03] Chela
    It's been a long time
    since I've been so excited.
SIGN    Reign of the Seven Spellblades
[11:13] Pete
    Thanks for taking the time to teach me.
[11:15] Oliver
    No, you're learning fast and starting
    to get the hang of judging distance.
[11:19] Oliver
    You're doing it right.
[11:22] Oliver
    You okay?
[11:24] Pete
    I guess I'm pretty tired.
[11:28] Pete
    Sorry. I'm heading back.
[11:31] Oliver
    Okay...
[11:37] Oliver
    Ms. Carste.
[11:39] Oliver
    Is there something I can do for you?
[11:41] Terese
    Shannon and Gwyn have invited you for tea.
[11:53] Ophelia
    Oh, aren't you...?
[11:59] Oliver
    Miss Salvadori...
[12:03] Ophelia
    If you want to call me something,
    call me by my first name.
[12:08] Ophelia
    Calm down.
[12:09] Ophelia
    I'm not in the mood right now.
[12:12] Ophelia
    You have a resistance to my perfume, right?
[12:16] Ophelia
    Take a seat for a bit.
[12:18] Ophelia
    I want to talk to someone.
[12:22] Oliver
    Miss Salva—Miss Ophelia, have you
    been in the labyrinth this whole time?
[12:28] Ophelia
    I returned to the school building
    on several occasions.
[12:31] Ophelia
    I wanted the pumpkin pie
    in the cafeteria, you see.
[12:34] Ophelia
    Are you a fan?
[12:36] Oliver
    I prefer the tarts, actually.
[12:40] Ophelia
    I see.
[12:42] Ophelia
    They're quite nice, too.
[12:44] Ophelia
    You and your friends are
    standing out quite a bit.
[12:47] Ophelia
    How did it feel to face a garuda?
[12:50] Oliver
    To be honest, I never want to do it again.
[12:54] Ophelia
    I remember Mr. Godfrey saying the same thing.
[12:58] Ophelia
    He's quite fond of you, I'm sure.
[13:02] Oliver
    Why do you think so?
[13:03] Ophelia
    Because you're a lot alike.
[13:05] Ophelia
    Especially your habit of going on adventures
    that a first-year is far too immature for.
[13:10] Ophelia
    Carlos and I would go with him all
    the time when we were your age.
[13:15] Ophelia
    You know Carlos? The show-off.
[13:19] Oliver
    I think the prefect's a good person
    who cares about others.
[13:23] Ophelia
    It's more of a hobby.
[13:26] Ophelia
    Be careful, or that one will meddle in
    everything you do to an obnoxious degree.
[13:32] Ophelia
    Well, I feel a little better now.
[13:34] Ophelia
    Thank you for having this little talk with me.
[13:40] Ophelia
    That said...
[13:42] Ophelia
    Don't go on too many adventures.
[13:44] Ophelia
    Stay in the school building,
    and study like a student should.
[13:48] Ophelia
    Especially for the next few months, okay?
[14:02] Shannon
    Noll!
[14:05] Oliver
    Hello, Sister Shannon.
[14:08] Gwyn
    Welcome, Noll.
[14:10] Gwyn
    How was your walk here?
[14:12] Oliver
    I'm still not used to it.
[14:13] Oliver
    Oh, but we met in a surprising place
    last time, didn't we, Brother Gwyn?
[14:18] Gwyn
    I wouldn't call Carlos a comrade,
    but the two of us have a long history.
[14:25] Gwyn
    In any case, please think of
    this place as your own home.
[14:28] Gwyn
    Relax or train as you like.
[14:30] Oliver
    Yeah, I will.
[14:33] Oliver
    Oh, I met Ophelia in the labyrinth just now.
[14:36] Shannon
    You met Lia? Where?
[14:38] Oliver
    "Where?"
[14:40] Oliver
    She already left...
[14:41] Gwyn
    Don't.
[14:44] Gwyn
    It's too late to catch her now.
[14:48] Gwyn
    Salvadori, though... She's a dangerous one,
[14:52] Gwyn
    but she and Shannon have
    known each other a long time.
[14:55] Oliver
    You were friends?
[14:58] Shannon
    Lia is the type to get lonely, you see.
[15:03] Gwyn
    So, the thing I most wanted to ask about...
[15:07] Oliver
    Nanao, yes?
[15:09] Gwyn
    You're sure she used a seventh spellblade?
[15:14] Oliver
    I can't be sure.
[15:15] Oliver
    But my intuition says yes.
[15:19] Oliver
    I am, however imperfectly, a spellblade user
    myself, and it tells me she's like me.
[15:23] Gwyn
    And she has a charismatic nature
    that draws others to her...
[15:28] Gwyn
    Reminds me of someone.
[15:31] Oliver
    That broom—my mother's broom—
[15:34] Oliver
    accepted her as well.
[15:36] Gwyn
    Yes, so I've heard.
[15:38] Oliver
    There's something about her.
[15:41] Oliver
    Sometimes I find myself
    just staring at her...
[15:44] Oliver
    like I just have to help her
    with whatever problem she has.
[15:47] Shannon
    You really like her, don't you, Noll?
[15:53] Oliver
    Well...
[15:54] Gwyn
    Stay calm, Noll.
[15:56] Gwyn
    The feeling of being drawn to something
    is of great importance to a mage.
[16:00] Gwyn
    That girl will likely be someone that
    changes the very essence of who you are.
[16:06] Gwyn
    Leave the feelings that you can't
    express within your heart.
[16:10] Gwyn
    Be yourself, and be loyal to
    your friend in your own way.
[16:16] Oliver
    Yes, you're right.
[16:19] Oliver
    I'm glad I got to talk with you about this.
[16:41] Oliver
    That's enough. Come on out, Mr. Rossi.
[16:46] Rossi
    What, ya saw me?
[16:49] Rossi
    That's so embarrassing.
[16:52] Oliver
    Did I do something to make you hate me?
[16:56] Rossi
    Nah, nah.
[16:57] Rossi
    Nothing at all.
[16:59] Oliver
    Then why are you following me?
[17:01] Rossi
    I don't like that yer getting
    more attention than me.
[17:04] Rossi
    Is that not enough?
[17:06] Oliver
    No, it's fine. But I don't see how I'm
    getting more attention than Nanao.
[17:10] Rossi
    Nanao doesn't count. She's cute, see.
[17:12] Rossi
    I just can't get upset with her.
[17:15] Rossi
    Well, I don't think either of us
    cares about the small stuff.
[17:18] Rossi
    When this fight's over,
    we'll know which of us is better.
[17:20] Rossi
    That's what's nice about a fight, right?
[17:22] Rossi
    Here are the rules:
[17:23] Rossi
    no magic besides the anti-lethality spells,
    and we keep those at half strength.
[17:27] Rossi
    How 'bout it?
[17:28] Rossi
    It's no fun cutting a fella
    and not seeing blood.
[17:31] Oliver
    Sure.
[17:32] Oliver
    I accept.
[17:35] Rossi
    Glad to see yer up for it.
[17:37] Rossi
    All right...
[17:38] Rossi
    Securus!
[17:39] Rossi
    Now, let's get started.
[17:43] Rossi
    Oh, there was one thing I forgot, see.
[17:46] Rossi
    Actually...
[17:48] Rossi
    No, there wasn't!
[17:54] Rossi
    Nice block!
[17:55] Rossi
    Yer Lanoff style's beautiful!
[18:00] Rossi
    But I fight dirty—
    nothing like those fancy styles!
[18:03] Rossi
    None of 'em work for me.
[18:06] Rossi
    I've always thought there's a
    faster way to learn to fight!
[18:15] Rossi
    Like this... or this!
[18:19] Rossi
    Sorry for fighting dirty!
[18:21] Oliver
    Do what you want!
[18:22] Oliver
    My training wasn't so shallow that
    I'd be thrown off by cheap tricks!
[18:31] Rossi
    Ya do piss me off.
[18:54] Rossi
    Didn't see that coming, right?
[18:56] Rossi
    But we've got these nice
    things we're wearing, see.
[18:59] Rossi
    Feels like a shame not to
    use 'em to punch with.
[19:02] Rossi
    We're pretending to fight to the death, right?
[19:04] Rossi
    So nothing should be off the table.
[19:06] Oliver
    I thank you, Mr. Rossi.
[19:09] Oliver
    I've realized how inexperienced I truly am.
[19:12] Oliver
    To be embarrassed like this by
    someone as weak as you...
[19:15] Rossi
    Go on, run yer mouth.
[19:17] Rossi
    There's a lot more where that came from!
[19:18] Oliver
    No, there isn't.
[19:20] Oliver
    You're going to lose in the next eight moves!
[19:24] Rossi
    No one's made me this mad in a long time!
[19:29] Rossi
    There!
[19:33] Oliver
    There are very few striking moves
    in the basic three styles, true.
[19:37] Oliver
    This is why, Mr. Rossi.
[19:41] Oliver
    At extreme close range, it's better to grab
    the undefended arm than strike.
[19:47] Oliver
    The styles have been around for many years—
[19:49] Oliver
    too many to be beaten by a bit of cleverness!
[19:52] Rossi
    Don't you dare...
[19:54] Rossi
    lecture me!
[20:09] Rossi
    Eight exactly, Mr. Rossi.
[20:13] Rossi
    You sure do piss me off.
[20:23] Rossi
    Here's yer medal.
[20:26] Rossi
    Ugh, what a shitty start.
[20:29] Rossi
    I lost to the person I most wanted to beat.
[20:31] Rossi
    And I even got a lecture.
[20:33] Oliver
    Was I too arrogant? I'm sorry.
[20:36] Rossi
    Hmph! Enough! Just get outta my sight.
[20:39] Oliver
    Mr. Rossi...
[20:41] Oliver
    You have a unique way of fighting.
[20:44] Oliver
    But you're going to reach your limits soon.
[20:48] Oliver
    You should learn one of the basic three
    styles while there's still time to adjust,
[20:52] Oliver
    starting from the fundamentals.
[20:54] Rossi
    What's yer problem?
[20:56] Oliver
    It's just a waste—
[20:57] Oliver
    or rather, I'm jealous.
[21:00] Oliver
    Of people who have one
    specific talent like you.
[21:03] Oliver
    Nothing I did in our fight was
    the product of my own talent.
[21:08] Oliver
    That's always how it is for me.
[21:11] Oliver
    Nothing I have is truly mine. It's all
    been given to me by someone else.
[21:13] Oliver
    So...
[21:15] Oliver
    I want you to nurture your talent.
[21:19] Oliver
    That's all.
[21:20] Rossi
    I guess even the good kids
    have their own problems?
[21:23] Rossi
    Not that I care.
[21:31] Rossi
    I don't know who gave it to you...
[21:34] Rossi
    But how much do ya have to practice to
    follow the textbooks to the letter like that?
[21:40] Rossi
    You're crazy.
[21:45] Teresa
    That was splendid, my lord.
[21:47] Teresa
    You showed your superiority to
    your opponent with that victory.
[21:50] Teresa
    I'm truly in awe.
[21:53] Oliver
    Is that you, Ms. Carste?
[21:56] Oliver
    There was nothing in that
    victory to be proud of.
[21:58] Oliver
    It always makes me sick to realize
    how inexperienced I am.
[22:02] Teresa
    The you I saw that night wouldn't have even
    let him get within range of your shadow.
[22:06] Teresa
    I admire that side of you, like a naked blade.
[22:09] Teresa
    The sheath that is kindness
    can sometimes dull your shine.
[22:14] Teresa
    But if killing me can help
    regain your luster...
[22:17] Teresa
    then do it any time you like.
[22:19] Teresa
    I would be honored to be
    your whetstone, my lord.
[22:27] Oliver
    Your cheeks are red, Ms. Carste.
[22:30] Oliver
    You don't normally talk like that, do you?
[22:33] Oliver
    You got a little too into it.
[22:35] Teresa
    Y-You've got it all wrong...
[22:38] Teresa
    I mean, you're mistaken!
[22:41] Oliver
    I'm not going to use you and throw you away.
[22:44] Oliver
    Either as my whetstone,
    or as my subordinate.
[22:46] Oliver
    Just don't forget that.
[22:50] Teresa
    B-Bye!
[22:57] Rossi
    Well, that sucked.
[23:00] Rossi
    I let him get the best of me
    in more than one way.
[23:03] Albright
    Oh, you lost?
[23:05] Rossi
    That you? Of all the people
    to meet out here...
[23:08] Albright
    You still have a medal to give me, right?
[23:12] Rossi
    I ain't some prize exchange, see?
[23:16] Albright
    That's right. You're not.
[23:18] Albright
    I have nothing to give you.
[23:21] Albright
    You're going to lose what you have
    and get nothing in return.
[23:25] Rossi
    Think ya can take me, huh?
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