E10 - Nine Schools Competition Part III

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.)
[00:05] ---
    Look out!
[00:18] ---
    Vanish!
[00:19] ---
    Stop!
[00:20] ---
    Disperse!
[00:22] ---
    Idiots! Stop it!
[00:23] ---
    Everyone, calm down!
[00:24] ---
    Cancel those spells!
[00:26] ---
    Jumonji, do you think
    you can hold it off?
[00:28] ---
    Just blocking it won't be a problem...
[00:30] ---
    but the Psion storm is overpowering.
[00:32] ---
    I can't extinguish the fire as well!
[00:33] ---
    I'll take care of the fire!
[00:36] ---
    I'm counting on you.
[00:36] ---
    Right.
[00:58] ---
    What just happened?
[01:04] ---
    Gram Dispersion.
[01:06] ---
    I would expect no less of my brother!
[02:44] ---
    Are you all okay?
[02:46] ---
    Thank you, Jumonji. Thanks to you,
    the bus came out unscathed.
[02:49] ---
    You, too, Miyuki! That spell
    of yours was masterful!
[02:53] ---
    I am honored, Chairwoman.
[02:55] ---
    But I was only able to
    choose that magic sequence
[02:58] ---
    because Ms. Ichihara used
    a Deceleration Spell to stop the bus.
[03:04] ---
    Ms. Ichihara did that...?
[03:05] ---
    Whereas you, on the other hand...
[03:08] ---
    Morisaki and Kitayama are first years,
    so I guess it can't be helped.
[03:11] ---
    But for you, a second year, to lead
    the charge in creating that mess...
[03:16] ---
    What the hell were you thinking?
[03:18] ---
    You know that spells launched disorderly will cancel
    each other out, rendering them useless, don't you?
[03:23] ---
    I'm very sorry.
[03:26] ---
    In times of crisis, the first
    thing to do is to stay calm.
[03:29] ---
    And let's not forget to communicate.
[03:34] ---
    Who was it that canceled
    those magic sequences?
[03:37] ---
    Accommodation for the Nine Schools Competition
[03:51] ---
    Something wrong, Hattori?
[03:53] ---
    No. It's nothing.
[03:55] ---
    At the very least, it doesn't
    look like things are going well.
[03:58] ---
    It's just that my confidence
    took something of a hit.
[04:01] ---
    Hey, the competition starts
    the day after tomorrow.
[04:04] ---
    Is this really the time for
    a crisis of confidence?
[04:07] ---
    That incident earlier today...
[04:09] ---
    Oh, right. Talk about a close call.
[04:11] ---
    While it was happening...
    In the end, I couldn't do anything.
[04:15] ---
    Not taking action shows you still
    had good judgment, if you ask me.
[04:19] ---
    Right, but Ms. Shiba
    handled it the right way!
[04:23] ---
    If it were purely a test of power,
    I'd probably lose to Ms. Shiba.
[04:28] ---
    But superiority among magicians isn't decided
    solely by the power of their magic spells.
[04:34] ---
    Still, it's not just
    a matter of magical skills.
[04:38] ---
    If I'm also a lesser magician than
    a girl who's younger than me,
[04:42] ---
    then how can I not lose confidence?
[04:45] ---
    Right, well, that's a matter of
    experience, you know.
[04:48] ---
    In that sense, I think there's
    something special about those siblings.
[04:51] ---
    That big bro, now...
    I'm willing to bet he's killed before.
[04:55] ---
    Killed?
[04:56] ---
    Is that your way of saying that
    he has actual combat experience?
[04:59] ---
    He's got that air about him...
[05:01] ---
    That incident in April... remember?
[05:04] ---
    Yes.
[05:05] ---
    That day, I was right in the thick of it.
[05:07] ---
    So were the Shiba siblings.
[05:09] ---
    Really?
[05:10] ---
    That's a fact.
[05:11] ---
    And that big brother...
    Well, he's a badass.
[05:15] ---
    He's just like my old
    man's navy buddies.
[05:18] ---
    Actually, his thirst for blood
    was way more intense,
[05:21] ---
    and he was wearing it
    like a goddamned coat.
[05:24] ---
    Ms. Shiba, as well?
[05:25] ---
    Well, it's not like I actually
    saw her do anything.
[05:28] ---
    But no way is she just an ordinary girl.
[05:31] ---
    Still... Superiority among magicians isn't decided
    solely by the power of their magic skills, eh?
[05:38] ---
    What are you getting at?
[05:39] ---
    If the chairwoman ever found out that you uttered
    those words, wouldn't she be overcome with joy?
[05:49] ---
    All this Bloom/Weed nonsense...
[05:52] ---
    What is it based on but the results
    of those entrance exams?
[05:56] ---
    I'm sure that more than a few of
    the Course 2 students are competent.
[05:59] ---
    Especially this year's crop of first years.
[06:05] ---
    Then you're saying that
     that incident wasn't any accident?
[06:09] ---
    Right. There were traces of magic.
[06:12] ---
    But I didn't notice a thing...
[06:15] ---
    It was small-scale magic launched
    instantaneously at minimum output levels.
[06:21] ---
    Three high-level spells designed to leave
    behind no detectable Psion remnants...
[06:27] ---
    First, a spell that blew out
    the tires on the car.
[06:31] ---
    The second spell caused the car to spin.
[06:35] ---
    And the third was applied upwards diagonally
    to catapult the car, using the guard rail as a launch pad.
[06:43] ---
    All three were cast from inside the car.
[06:46] ---
    Most likely to hide the fact
    that magic was being used.
[06:49] ---
    Then the person who cast that spell...
[06:53] ---
    It was the driver.
[06:54] ---
    In other words,
    that was a suicide attack.
[06:59] ---
    How cowardly!
[07:06] ---
    Well, criminals and terrorists
    are cowards to begin with.
[07:11] ---
    It's rare that the one giving
    the orders ever risks his own life.
[07:18] ---
    Hey there!
[07:21] ---
    Erika!
[07:22] ---
    It's been a week!
    How've you been?
[07:24] ---
    What are you doing here?
[07:26] ---
    I'm here to cheer you on, of course.
[07:28] ---
    Miyuki, I'll be going on ahead.
[07:30] ---
    Erika, I'll see you later.
[07:32] ---
    All right.
[07:33] ---
    Huh? Oh, sure, later then!
[07:35] ---
    Jeez, he could've at least
    let me say hi first.
[07:38] ---
    So sorry. The upperclassmen
    on staff are waiting for him.
[07:42] ---
    So why did you come
    two days early...?
[07:45] ---
    Erika!
[07:46] ---
    Here's the key to our room...
[07:48] ---
    Miyuki.
[07:49] ---
    Mizuki! So you're here, too?
[07:54] ---
    Miyuki? Is something the matter?
[07:58] ---
    That's quite revealing.
[07:59] ---
    Do you really think so?
[08:01] ---
    Erika told me that I should
    lighten up, so that's why...
[08:05] ---
    I see. Mizuki, please
    don't take this the wrong way,
[08:10] ---
    but you should change
    as soon as possible.
[08:12] ---
    It's very becoming, and you look lovely,
    but I don't think it's appropriate.
[08:16] ---
    I knew it!
[08:17] ---
    Huh? You sure about that?
[08:19] ---
    By the way, are you staying here?
[08:21] ---
    Yes.
[08:22] ---
    This hotel belongs
    to the military, right?
[08:24] ---
    That's where my
    hook-ups come in handy!
[08:26] ---
    That's the Chiba family for you!
[08:28] ---
    But are you okay with that?
[08:30] ---
    I thought that you didn't like
    dropping your family's name.
[08:34] ---
    What I don't like is people being biased
    towards me just because I'm a Chiba.
[08:38] ---
    What good are connections
    unless you use them?
[08:41] ---
    It would be a waste not to.
[08:43] ---
    That's true.
[08:44] ---
    But the games don't start
    until the day after tomorrow.
[08:48] ---
    There's a banquet tonight, right?
[08:49] ---
    They're not going to let outsiders in.
[08:52] ---
    Hey, I've got that covered.
[08:53] ---
    Tonight, we're insiders.
[09:06] ---
    Would you care for a drink, sir?
[09:10] ---
    So this is what you meant by insider.
[09:12] ---
    Ah, so you heard about it from Miyuki.
[09:14] ---
    Were you surprised?
[09:15] ---
    Sure I was surprised. I'm impressed
    that you were able to sneak yourself in.
[09:18] ---
    Actually, that's only
    to be expected, right?
[09:21] ---
    Still...
[09:23] ---
    What?
[09:24] ---
    N-Nothing...
[09:25] ---
    Hi, Erika! What a lovely
    outfit you've got on!
[09:28] ---
    Right? Isn't it lovely?
[09:30] ---
    Not that Tatsuya said
    anything about it!
[09:33] ---
    It's no use expecting such
    things of my brother, Erika.
[09:36] ---
    After all, he's never captivated by superficial
    things, such as what a girl's wearing.
[09:41] ---
    Oh, I see. So you have no
    interest in cosplay, huh, Tatsuya?
[09:46] ---
    Is that cosplay?
[09:48] ---
    Well, I don't think so, but
    guys seem to see it that way.
[09:53] ---
    Guys? You mean Saijo?
[09:55] ---
    No, Miki. He's the one
    who blurted out “cosplay!”
[09:58] ---
    Needless to say,
    I chastised him thoroughly.
[10:00] ---
    Miki?
[10:02] ---
    Oh, that's right,
    you don't know him, do you?
[10:04] ---
    E-Erika?
[10:06] ---
    What in the world was that about?
[10:08] ---
    She probably ran off to get Mikihiko.
[10:11] ---
    Miyuki. There you are.
[10:14] ---
    So Tatsuya's with you!
[10:16] ---
    You two are always
    together, too, aren't you?
[10:19] ---
    Because we're friends.
[10:20] ---
    There's no reason
    for us not to be together.
[10:23] ---
    Guess there isn't.
[10:24] ---
    Where are the others?
[10:26] ---
    Over there.
[10:27] ---
    I think they want to
    approach you, Miyuki,
[10:29] ---
    but they know it's not
    happening with Tatsuya around.
[10:32] ---
    What am I, a watchdog?
[10:34] ---
    I'm sure they just don't know
    how to deal with you, Tatsuya!
[10:38] ---
    Utterly ridiculous.
[10:39] ---
    He's a fellow student at First High
    and a teammate, right?
[10:44] ---
    Ms. Chiyoda.
[10:46] ---
    Not doing what's right even when
    you know better... that's human nature, Kanon.
[10:49] ---
    Well, that should only be
    acceptable in certain situations.
[10:52] ---
    Those are both sound arguments.
[10:54] ---
    But for now, there's
    an even simpler solution.
[10:58] ---
    Miyuki, you go join the others.
[11:01] ---
    Teamwork is crucial, after all.
[11:05] ---
    Very well.
[11:08] ---
    What a mature way of handling it.
[11:11] ---
    All right, we'll be going now.
[11:15] ---
    Hey, where's Miyuki?
[11:17] ---
    I had her join her classmates.
    I'll introduce you later.
[11:21] ---
    Oh, sure. Don't worry about it.
[11:23] ---
    The thought of meeting someone dressed
    like this was a little embarrassing, anyway.
[11:27] ---
    For a hotel employee,
    isn't that par for the course?
[11:30] ---
    You're too self-conscious, Miki!
[11:32] ---
    My name is Mikihiko.
[11:34] ---
    By the way, where are Leo and Mizuki?
[11:37] ---
    They're here, aren't they?
[11:38] ---
    You really think Leo could
    hack it as a waiter?
[11:41] ---
    I'm sure that he could manage
    to adapt himself that much...
[11:44] ---
    Mizuki didn't want to wear this uniform.
[11:47] ---
    Who knows, you two
    might really hit it off, Miki!
[11:49] ---
    My name is Mikihiko!
[11:51] ---
    Right, roger that.
[11:52] ---
    So anyway, Leo's in
    the kitchen doing manual labor.
[11:55] ---
    And Mizuki's washing dishes.
[11:57] ---
    I thought I was supposed to be
    working behind the scenes, too.
[12:00] ---
    Why did you make me...
[12:01] ---
    I told you a hundred times!
    There was a little mix-up.
[12:04] ---
    That doesn't explain anything!
[12:05] ---
    All right, all right,
    don't throw a hissy fit.
[12:07] ---
    Look! There's an empty
    plate over there.
[12:11] ---
    This isn't over by a long shot!
[12:14] ---
    Why don't you go
    a little easier on him?
[12:19] ---
    You're right. Maybe I was
    lashing out at him a little.
[12:22] ---
    I know all too well that Miki's not
    comfortable with this kind of thing.
[12:26] ---
    But...
[12:28] ---
    Did you want to make him angry?
[12:30] ---
    Well, I don't know about that.
[12:32] ---
    He's too perverse, so I admit that
    I get frustrated just watching him...
[12:37] ---
    You have a kind heart.
[12:38] ---
    Oh, stop.
[12:40] ---
    Neither Miki nor I are here
    today of our own volition.
[12:44] ---
    It's because we're being
    forced by our parents.
[12:47] ---
    It may look like kindness, but it's just
    a matter of pitying someone in the same boat.
[12:53] ---
    I'm not going to pry.
[12:55] ---
    Because even if I did,
    there'd be nothing that I could do.
[12:57] ---
    Sorry. Do you mind?
[13:01] ---
    Hey, Tatsuya...
[13:03] ---
    What?
[13:04] ---
    You know what, Tatsuya?
[13:06] ---
    You're cold, aren't you?
[13:07] ---
    That came out of left field.
[13:09] ---
    But I'm thankful that
    you're so cold... I think.
[13:13] ---
    Since you're not too caring,
    I can mouth off all I want.
[13:17] ---
    Since you don't offer any sympathy,
    I don't have to feel pathetic...
[13:23] ---
    Thanks!
SIGN    Nine Schools Competition Part III
[13:36] ---
    Brother, you're too oblivious
    to other people's goodwill.
[13:40] ---
    The fact that I'm gazing at you
    like this... you haven't even noticed.
[13:44] ---
    No, I'm sure that you're
    aware of my gaze.
[13:48] ---
    But as for how I'm feeling...
[13:50] ---
    Surely...
[13:51] ---
    That girl's drop-dead
    gorgeous, huh?
[13:52] ---
    Forget it, you wouldn't
    have a chance with her.
[13:55] ---
    Shut up. Back off, will you?
[13:57] ---
    Masaki, what's going on?
[14:00] ---
    George. Listen, do you
    know who that girl is?
[14:03] ---
    Oh... Her name is Miyuki Shiba.
[14:06] ---
    She'll be competing in
    Pillars Break and Mirage Bat.
[14:10] ---
    I hear she's the ace of
    the First High first years.
[14:13] ---
    Miyuki Shiba, huh?
[14:15] ---
    Well, that's unusual. For you
    to show interest in a girl, Masaki!
[14:19] ---
    It's not like that.
[14:21] ---
    Uh...
[14:22] ---
    At tonight's Nine Schools
    Competition banquet,
[14:25] ---
    we have a number of eminent
    guests in attendance.
[14:29] ---
    Let us now take this opportunity
    to receive some words of encouragement
[14:32] ---
    from the chairman of the Magic
    Association, Mr. Retsu Kudou.
[14:34] ---
    I hear he's the patriarch
    of the Ten Master Clans.
[14:36] ---
    This is the first time that
    I've ever seen him in person.
[14:47] ---
    Some kind of trouble?
[14:52] ---
    No, that's not it.
[14:54] ---
    It's Sensory Interference Magic.
[14:57] ---
    Did he invoke a large-scale spell
    covering the entire banquet hall?
[15:19] ---
    First, let me apologize for
    making you a party to my prank.
[15:24] ---
    What you just saw was more
    sleight-of-hand than true magic.
[15:29] ---
    But as far as I could see, only five
    of you saw through it as a magic trick.
[15:36] ---
    In other words...
[15:37] ---
    If I were a terrorist, and unleashed
    either poison or bombs upon you,
[15:42] ---
    only five of you would have been
    able to do anything to stop me.
[15:49] ---
    My young students of magic...
[15:52] ---
    Magic is a means;
    magic is not in itself an end.
[15:57] ---
    The magic I used just now,
    while large in scale,
[16:02] ---
    was extremely low in potency.
[16:04] ---
    Yet you were deceived
    by this weak magic,
[16:08] ---
    and therefore failed
    to perceive my presence.
[16:11] ---
    You should never be remiss in your
    efforts to improve your magic skills.
[16:15] ---
    That said, I'd like you to keep in mind
    that your efforts alone won't be enough.
[16:20] ---
    Large-scale magic used erroneously is
    inferior to small-scale magic used creatively.
[16:27] ---
    My young students of magic...
[16:30] ---
    I am looking forward to seeing
    how creative you can be.
[16:43] ---
    The man who stands at the pinnacle
    of this country's magic society...
[16:47] ---
    So this is the Patriarch, huh?
[16:50] ---
    It all starts tomorrow, right?
[16:52] ---
    I'm so nervous!
[16:54] ---
    It's still too early for that.
[16:56] ---
    Honoka, our rookie events don't
    start till Day 4, remember?
[16:59] ---
    Shizuku... which of the events being
    held tomorrow do you recommend?
[17:02] ---
    Chairwoman Saegusa's
    Speed-shooting is a must-see.
[17:06] ---
    She's a lock to win the event,
[17:08] ---
    but it will be a treat to see how the Elfin Sniper
    performs in her last year of high school.
[17:14] ---
    Elfin Sniper?
[17:15] ---
    That's the chairwoman's nickname.
[17:17] ---
    Although it's unofficial.
[17:18] ---
    I bet the chairwoman has tons of fans!
[17:22] ---
    Oh, I'll get that.
[17:26] ---
    Good evening!
[17:27] ---
    Hey, Eimi! The rest of you,
    too – what's going on?
[17:30] ---
    Right, um... let's all
    go to the hot spring!
[17:35] ---
    Come to think of it, there's an artificial hot
    spring in the basement of this hotel, right?
[17:39] ---
    Would they let us go in, too?
    It's a military facility, isn't it?
[17:43] ---
    I took a chance and asked them, and
    they said it would be OK until eleven.
[17:52] ---
    Hey, can I touch them?
[17:56] ---
    Honoka, you've got such a great body!
[17:59] ---
    Honoka...
[18:02] ---
    What do you want?
[18:06] ---
    Would you mind if I peeled them?
[18:08] ---
    Of course I mind!
[18:09] ---
    Shizuku! Help me!
[18:11] ---
    Why not?
[18:13] ---
    Shizuku!
[18:17] ---
    But why?
[18:22] ---
    Because you've got
    a big bust, Honoka.
[18:24] ---
    Whaaat?
[18:25] ---
    Now that we've got
    Shizuku's permission...
[18:27] ---
    Let's just do it!
[18:28] ---
    Can I help?
[18:30] ---
    No!
[18:35] ---
    What on earth is that
    commotion about?
[18:51] ---
    What is it?
[18:52] ---
    Oh, uh, sorry about that.
    I was mesmerized for a moment...
[18:55] ---
    Hey, stop it, you guys!
    Miyuki's normal!
[18:58] ---
    Come on...
[19:00] ---
    We're all girls here...
[19:01] ---
    What are you saying?
[19:04] ---
    All girls here...
    Yeah, we know that, but...
[19:08] ---
    I don't know how to explain it.
[19:10] ---
    But it's like gender doesn't even matter
    anymore... looking at you, Miyuki...
[19:15] ---
    Oh, please. Stop teasing me.
[19:24] ---
    Hey!
[19:26] ---
    You'd better cut that out, or all of us here will
    end up soaking in a bath of ice-water!
[19:32] ---
    Hey, we were just joking, okay?
[19:34] ---
    That's right. It was just a joke!
[19:36] ---
    What's going on?
[19:40] ---
    By the way,
[19:41] ---
    The Prince of Third High...
    the Ichijo family's heir,
[19:43] ---
    was at the banquet
    tonight, wasn't he?
[19:45] ---
    Yes, I saw him!
[19:47] ---
    He was pretty hot, don't you think?
[19:48] ---
    And he was totally
    checking you out, Miyuki.
[19:52] ---
    Really?
[19:53] ---
    Love at first sight?
[19:54] ---
    Maybe you already have a history!
[19:57] ---
    What about it, Miyuki?
[19:59] ---
    I've only ever seen Ichijo in photos.
[20:03] ---
    I didn't even notice where
    he was standing in the banquet hall.
[20:06] ---
    Oh, I see.
[20:07] ---
    So are you more into guys
    that are like your brother?
[20:11] ---
    I'm not sure what it is
    that you want to hear,
[20:14] ---
    but Brother and I are
    siblings by blood.
[20:17] ---
    I've never thought of him
    as a potential love interest.
[20:23] ---
    Well, of course not, right?
[20:24] ---
    Okay, then, what is your type?
[20:26] ---
    What? Um...
[20:41] ---
    Someone's there?
[20:49] ---
    Is this... evil intent?
[20:51] ---
    Those are no ordinary thieves.
[20:59] ---
    With my current powers...
[21:03] ---
    If only I hadn't lost my powers
    in that accident one year ago...
[21:11] ---
    Go take a look at the place where
    you should be standing yourself.
[21:16] ---
    I've got to let Security know...
[21:28] ---
    Even though he was inferior
    in terms of magic power,
[21:31] ---
    he overpowered those
    Course 1 upperclassmen.
[21:33] ---
    I can do that, too!
[21:39] ---
    There are... three thieves, then?
[21:57] ---
    Who's there?
[22:00] ---
    Who was it that came to my aid?
[22:04] ---
    Mikihiko, it's me.
[22:10] ---
    Tatsuya?
SIGN    Nine Schools Competition Part IV
SIGN    NEXT TIME