# 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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