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E11 - Nine Schools Competition Part IV

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    Right, I'll be heading out now.
[00:04] ---
    Good job.
[00:22] ---
    Three of them...
[00:25] ---
    That's...
[00:37] ---
    That won't get there in time.
[00:55] ---
    Who's there?
[00:57] ---
    Who was it that came to my aid?
[01:02] ---
    Mikihiko, it's me.
[01:07] ---
    Tatsuya!
[02:42] ---
    Not dead.
[02:44] ---
    That was masterful!
[02:47] ---
    From a blind position, you neutralized your targets
    in one shot, without fatally wounding them.
[02:54] ---
    That's the best possible outcome.
[02:57] ---
    But if you hadn't come
    to my aid, I would've been shot.
[03:01] ---
    Are you an idiot?
[03:03] ---
    That's just a hypothesis.
[03:05] ---
    You successfully captured these
    intruders with your magic.
[03:09] ---
    That's the only fact that matters.
[03:12] ---
    Mikihiko, just what do you
    really envision yourself to be?
[03:17] ---
    Well, I...
[03:18] ---
    No matter how many you're up against,
    no matter how skilled they are,
[03:22] ---
    you can defeat them
    without any help from anyone.
[03:25] ---
    Don't tell me you're basing
    your actions on a notion like that.
[03:30] ---
    Seriously...
[03:32] ---
    I'm going to repeat myself here.
[03:35] ---
    You're an idiot. Why would you
    discredit yourself to that degree?
[03:41] ---
    Even if I told you,
    you wouldn't understand.
[03:44] ---
    There's nothing I can do
    about it anymore.
[03:46] ---
    Actually, there might be a way.
[03:49] ---
    Mikihiko, isn't it your casting speed
    that you're concerned about?
[03:54] ---
    Did you get that from Erika?
[03:55] ---
    No.
[03:56] ---
    Then how did you know?
[03:58] ---
    There are too many superfluous
    components to your spells.
[04:00] ---
    What did you say?
[04:02] ---
    It's not a question of your talent.
[04:04] ---
    What I said was that the problem is
    in the spells themselves.
[04:07] ---
    My spells are the result of years and years of
    the Yoshida family's relentless refinements!
[04:12] ---
    You've only seen them once or
    twice, so who are you to...?
[04:14] ---
    But I can tell.
[04:15] ---
    Just by "seeing" them, I can read the content of
    an activation sequence and analyze the magic sequence.
[04:22] ---
    No way can you do that...
[04:26] ---
    I don't need to
    force you to believe me.
[04:28] ---
    Tatsuya...
[04:29] ---
    Anyway,
[04:30] ---
    right now we need to
    take care of these guys.
[04:32] ---
    I'll stand guard, so could you
    get Security to come down here?
[04:36] ---
    Oh... sure.
[04:42] ---
    You didn't pull any punches
    with that advice, did you?
[04:46] ---
    Major!
[04:51] ---
    For someone so indifferent towards
    others, that's unusual, Special Officer.
[04:55] ---
    "Indifferent" is going too far.
[04:57] ---
    Did he strike some chord in you?
[04:59] ---
    After all, that boy does seem to
    share your inward struggles.
[05:03] ---
    I've already graduated
    from that level of struggles.
[05:07] ---
    In other words, you remember
    what it was like, eh?
[05:13] ---
    At last, the time has come to open the National Magic
    High School Goodwill Tournament of Magic Skills...

[05:13] ---
    8-3-2095 / Nine Schools Competition Venue
SIGN    2095 National Magic High School Goodwill Tournament of Magic Skills
[05:17] ---
    better known as
    the Nine Schools Competition.

SIGN    Opening Ceremony
[05:20] ---
    This year's tournament will
    follow the usual format...

[05:22] ---
    with five days each of official matches and
    rookie competitions, for a total of ten days.

[05:27] ---
    This year, all eyes will be
    on First High School.

[05:31] ---
    Will they get their third straight title,
    or will Third High School break that streak?

SIGN    8-3 / Women's Battle Board Qualifying Venue
[05:40] ---
    Battle Board Qualifying Venue
[05:41] ---
    Honoka, how are you
    doing physically?
[05:44] ---
    I'm fine. I've been training
    to build up my stamina,
[05:48] ---
    and I've also been
    getting more sleep.
[05:51] ---
    Honoka's getting quite
    muscular these days, you know!
[05:54] ---
    Come on, don't say it
    like that, Miyuki!
[05:56] ---
    I'm not planning to turn into
    that kind of macho woman, okay?
[06:00] ---
    See! Now even
    Tatsuya's laughing at me!
[06:03] ---
    The only reason he laughed was
    because you chose a weird way to put it.
[06:06] ---
    Now you're joining in, Shizuku?
[06:08] ---
    Fine! I'm the odd one out, anyway.
[06:12] ---
    Unlike you two, I don't get to
    have Tatsuya watching my events.
[06:16] ---
    Well, but I will be doing
    the fine-tuning for you in Mirage Bat.
[06:20] ---
    But I can't ask you to take on
    my Battle Board match, right?
[06:23] ---
    Though Miyuki and Shizuku will
    have you for both their events.
[06:28] ---
    But I did take part
    in your practice sessions,
[06:30] ---
    and we came up with your battle plan together,
     so you're not being left out in any...
[06:34] ---
    Tatsuya, that's not what
    Honoka is trying to tell you.
[06:39] ---
    Brother... Really, I think
    you're being a bit too clueless.
[06:43] ---
    Eureka! The flaw you never
    knew Tatsuya had!
[06:45] ---
    Total stiff?
[06:52] ---
    Welcome to the Official
    Women's Battle Board event.

SIGN    Mari Watanabe First High School
    Hibiki Goto Fourth High School
[06:55] ---
    The third match of
    the trials will begin shortly.

[06:58] ---
    Athletes, please take your positions.
[07:03] ---
    Huh! She's just as snotty as ever...
[07:07] ---
    First High School, third year,
    Ms. Mari Watanabe.

[07:11] ---
    Mari!
[07:15] ---
    I see she has some devoted fans.
[07:18] ---
    It's understandable.
[07:19] ---
    After all, Ms. Watanabe is quite cool.
[07:23] ---
    On your mark...
[07:32] ---
    A Self-destructing spell?
[07:33] ---
    Most likely, she was trying to throw off
    the other contestants by creating a huge wave.
[07:37] ---
    Hey, they're back in the game!
[07:45] ---
    Applying Fortification Magic while
    multi-casting Movement Magic, huh?
[07:49] ---
    Fortifying Magic?
    What is she fortifying?
[07:52] ---
    She's anchoring her relative position
    to her board to keep from falling off.
[07:58] ---
    Fortifying Magic isn't a spell
    for strengthening a substance.
[08:02] ---
    It's a spell for anchoring
    the relative position of components.
[08:05] ---
    You do understand that, don't you?
[08:07] ---
    Well, yeah, since
    I actually use it myself.
[08:10] ---
    Ms. Watanabe has made herself and her board
    a single object comprising one component,
[08:15] ---
    and with that spell, she's
    anchoring its relative position.
[08:19] ---
    And she's casting Movement Magic on
    herself and the board, as a single entity.
[08:23] ---
    Oh?
[08:25] ---
    Still, that's an interesting application...
[08:28] ---
    So she's also using Vibration Magic?
[08:31] ---
    Impressive. She's multi-casting three
    to four types of magic spells continuously.
[08:45] ---
    She's quite the strategist.
[08:47] ---
    No, she's just not a nice person.
[08:50] ---
    Well, we know who's coming in first.
[08:51] ---
    Yeah.
[08:58] ---
    Major Kazama, you have a guest.
[09:01] ---
    Come in.
[09:04] ---
    Excuse me.
[09:06] ---
    There you are.
[09:07] ---
    Hey, have a seat.
[09:09] ---
    No, I'm fine right here.
[09:12] ---
    Tatsuya, we didn't call you here today as
    Special Officer Ryuuya Ooguro, Strategic-class Magician.
[09:20] ---
    We invited you as
    our friend, Tatsuya Shiba.
[09:24] ---
    If you stand on ceremony with us,
    we won't know what to do.
[09:28] ---
    Captain Sanada...
[09:31] ---
    Very well. Excuse me.
[09:40] ---
    Teacups don't really capture the spirit,
[09:43] ---
    but how about a toast?
[09:46] ---
    About last night's incident,
[09:47] ---
    there's no question that those
    intruders are with the No-Head Dragons,
[09:51] ---
    which I mentioned
    to you the other day.
[09:53] ---
    Are they targeting the NSC,
    as you suspected?
[09:56] ---
    That's still being investigated.
[09:58] ---
    I'll let you know when we find out.
[10:00] ---
    Please do.
[10:01] ---
    Still, I'm amazed that you happened to
    be right there on the spot.
[10:05] ---
    Were you on the lookout
    for something?
[10:07] ---
    I was taking a walk when I happened to
    sense their presence, that's all.
[10:11] ---
    At such a late hour?
[10:13] ---
    Well, I'd been fine-tuning
    our CADs for the matches.
[10:17] ---
    Your teammates...
[10:19] ---
    ...do they know about "Silver"?
[10:22] ---
    No, Major Yamanaka.
[10:24] ---
    Since that is, after all, confidential.
[10:26] ---
    Aren't you competing in any events?
[10:29] ---
    With your Flash Cast skills,
    I think you'd do pretty well.
[10:33] ---
    Of course there's Material Burst,
    but you also have Mist Dispersion.
[10:38] ---
    Dispersing substances at the molecular level as you do
    with Mist Dispersion is a Rank A Destructive Spell,
[10:43] ---
    so he can't use it at the NSC.
[10:46] ---
    What's this, Major Sanada?
    Didn't you know?
[10:50] ---
    NSC restrictions are placed on events that might
    have antipersonnel-related repercussions.
[10:55] ---
    Speed Shooting and
    Pillars Break are exempt.
[11:00] ---
    Either way, casting top secret military-grade magic in
    a public tournament isn't a good idea, is it now? Tatsuya...
[11:08] ---
    I understand, Major.
[11:11] ---
    However, it seems very unlikely that
    an engineer like myself would end up competing.
[11:18] ---
    That's a matter of mindset.
[11:22] ---
    All I need to know is that
    you're on the same page.
[11:24] ---
    Tatsuya! Over here, over here!
[11:25] ---
    Speed Shooting Qualifying Venue
[11:30] ---
    Still only the quarterfinals,
    and look how popular it is.
[11:32] ---
    That's because
    the chairwoman is competing.
[11:35] ---
    The other matches aren't
    nearly as packed as this one.
[11:38] ---
    Honoka, are you sure you can see?
[11:41] ---
    I'm fine.
[11:42] ---
    I see... By the way,
    what's up with Mikihiko?
[11:46] ---
    He says he's not feeling well.
    Told us he'd be resting in his room.
[11:50] ---
    The heat must have gotten to him.
[11:53] ---
    If I didn't have my glasses on,
    I might have collapsed, too.
SIGN    Mayumi Saegusa
    First High School
SIGN    Keiko Matoba
    Fifth High School
[12:23] ---
    Amazing...
[12:24] ---
    Ms. Saegusa's "Der Freischutz..."
[12:27] ---
    It's even faster than last year.
SIGN    Mayumi Saegusa
    First High School
SIGN    Keiko Matoba
    Fifth High School
SIGN    Mayumi Saegusa
    First High School
SIGN    Keiko Matoba
    Fifth High School
SIGN    Mayumi Saegusa
    First High School
SIGN    Keiko Matoba
    Fifth High School
SIGN    Mayumi Saegusa
    First High School
SIGN    Keiko Matoba
    Fifth High School
SIGN    Nine Schools Competition Part IV
[12:58] ---
    Cheers!
[13:01] ---
    Chairwoman, congratulations on
    winning the Speed Shooting event!
[13:05] ---
    Thank you. And Mari, you made it through
    to the Battle Board semifinals as well.
[13:11] ---
    For now, it's all going as expected.
[13:13] ---
    And First High won the Speed
    Shooting event for boys as well.
[13:17] ---
    Battle Board was something of a nail-biter,
    but Hattori did manage to survive, huh?
[13:22] ---
    It looked like the adjustments to
    his CAD weren't working for him.
[13:26] ---
    He's been tweaking it with Kinoshita
    from the technical staff all day, hasn't he?
[13:30] ---
    Fortunately, Hanzo's off tomorrow.
[13:33] ---
    We'll have to let him adjust it
    to his heart's content, I guess.
[13:37] ---
    But come to think of it, Kinoshita has the
    Women's Crowd Ball event tomorrow, doesn't he?
[13:42] ---
    Since he's a sub-engineer, I don't believe
    losing him for that will be problematic.
[13:47] ---
    Wouldn't it be risky
    to leave it all to Izumi?
[13:50] ---
    Then how about asking Shiba to fill in, since
    he's off both tomorrow and the day after?
[13:56] ---
    I guess that's our best bet, huh?
[13:59] ---
    All right, Miyuki, will you
    let Tatsuya know?
[14:03] ---
    Very well!
[14:06] ---
    Is that why you came
    here so late at night?
[14:10] ---
    Am I inconveniencing you?
[14:13] ---
    No...
[14:14] ---
    I appreciate your
    giving me the message,
[14:16] ---
    but hotel or not, a young girl shouldn't
    be wandering around at this hour.
[14:21] ---
    Yes... I'm very sorry, Brother.
[14:26] ---
    Apologizing with that huge smile
    on your face doesn't really...
[14:29] ---
    Anyway, thanks for letting me know.
    I'll walk you back to your room.
[14:34] ---
    Oh, no, I'll be fine on my own.
[14:37] ---
    I can't trouble you
    any more than I already have...
[14:40] ---
    I may be in the middle of something, but
    I'm just fooling around, so don't worry about it.
[14:44] ---
    Yes, but isn't that a CAD program?
[14:49] ---
    It's got nothing to do with the NSC.
[14:52] ---
    Plus, the program itself is
    pretty much a toy.
[14:55] ---
    A toy, did you say?
[14:58] ---
    That's right.
[14:59] ---
    Right now, you're a higher priority.
[15:01] ---
    Oh, my...
[15:03] ---
    Just listen to yourself, Brother!
[15:04] ---
    Telling me that
    I'm more important!
[15:07] ---
    You've got the meaning right, but I think
    the nuance is fatally off the mark...

[15:12] ---
    Let's go.
[15:13] ---
    Yes, Brother.
[15:16] ---
    Um... I feel the same way, Brother.
[15:19] ---
    Uh, what?
[15:21] ---
    You're more important to me
    than anything else, Brother.
[15:29] ---
    8-4 / Second day of the competition
    Crowd Ball Qualifying Venue
[15:35] ---
    Tatsuya...
[15:38] ---
    I'm counting on you today!
[15:40] ---
    Are you competing in
    that outfit, by any chance?
[15:44] ---
    That's right.
[15:47] ---
    Does it look funny?
[15:49] ---
    Don't I look good in it?
[15:52] ---
    It becomes you quite well.
[15:54] ---
    Does it?
[15:56] ---
    Thank you!
[16:02] ---
    Tatsuya?
[16:03] ---
    Would you mind giving me a hand?
[16:16] ---
    That's good enough.
[16:29] ---
    Thank you.
[16:30] ---
    You're welcome.
[16:34] ---
    This is new to me!
[16:36] ---
    I have an older brother
    and a younger sister,
[16:39] ---
    but not a younger brother, you see.
[16:43] ---
    You know how you never
    give me any special treatment?
[16:47] ---
    I don't believe that I've acted
    all that familiarly with you...
[16:53] ---
    That's not what I mean.
[16:55] ---
    You don't tense up, or get flustered,
    or all distracted on me, you know?
[17:00] ---
    I wonder if this is what
    it's like to have a kid brother?
[17:03] ---
    Just kidding!
[17:06] ---
    I don't know... All I have is
    a younger sister myself.
[17:11] ---
    You have a point.
[17:13] ---
    Sorry. I'd like to check in and see
    how the other athletes are doing,
[17:17] ---
    so please excuse me.
[17:18] ---
    I'm counting on you!
[17:20] ---
    That won't be necessary.
[17:25] ---
    Hey, Izumin.
[17:27] ---
    Saegusa, I've asked you
    not to call me that.
[17:32] ---
    So Ms. Izumi, what did you mean
    by "that won't be necessary?"
[17:36] ---
    Oh... Shiba,
[17:39] ---
    you go on and watch
    Saegusa's match.
[17:42] ---
    I'll take care of the rest.
[17:45] ---
    Is that right? Very well.
[17:48] ---
    See you.
[17:56] ---
    She's not a bad kid, you know, but...
SIGN    Mayumi Saegusa
    First High School
SIGN    Misato Yamagami
    Seventh High School
[18:35] ---
    The girls are performing as expected.
[18:38] ---
    Second day of the competititon
    Ice Pillars Break Qualifying Venue
[18:38] ---
    Women's Pillars Break, second round.
[18:41] ---
    First High School,
    Ms. Kanon Chiyoda.

[18:44] ---
    All right!
[18:47] ---
    How's Ms. Chiyoda's condition?
[18:49] ---
    She's pretty pumped up.
[18:52] ---
    I hear she won the first
    round with the shortest time.
[18:55] ---
    Well, you know
    Kanon's personality...
[18:58] ---
    It's starting.
[19:07] ---
    Landmine Source.
[19:08] ---
    That's right.
[19:09] ---
    The Chiyoda family is known to be skilled in
    Long-range Solid Matter Vibration Type Magic,
[19:13] ---
    and especially in spells
    that cause the earth to vibrate.
[19:30] ---
    It looks like she bolstered her defenses,
    but she can't handle Ms. Chiyoda's attacks.
[19:45] ---
    It looks like her opponent has switched
    to an offense-first strategy, but...
[19:51] ---
    Either she's really decisive,
    or her methods are slipshod...
[19:55] ---
    Take them out before you get taken out
    yourself... that's Kanon for you.
[20:04] ---
    Well, no... As a strategy,
    I don't think it's wrong.
[20:13] ---
    Victory!
[20:29] ---
    What's going on?
[20:31] ---
    Since the Men's Crowd Ball
    results weren't what we hoped for,
[20:35] ---
    we've been recalculating our
    projections for winning the overall title.
[20:39] ---
    Considering our current lead,
[20:42] ---
    if we win the Official Women's
    Battle Board, Men's Pillars Break,
[20:46] ---
    Mirage Bat and Monolith Code events,
    it should be safely within our reach.
[20:51] ---
    In other words, of the six
    remaining official matches,
[20:55] ---
    we have to win
    at least four of them?
[20:59] ---
    They may only be
    worth half the points,
[21:01] ---
    but it looks like our results in the rookie
    matches will sway our chances for the overall title.
[21:10] ---
    Who knew that he'd build it
    and send it over in half a day?
[21:17] ---
    Brother, would it be
    all right if I came in?
[21:21] ---
    Come on in.
[21:23] ---
    Excuse me, Brother.
[21:25] ---
    We've come over to play!
[21:27] ---
    Excuse me!
[21:29] ---
    - Excuse me!
    - Excuse me!
[21:30] ---
    Hey, coming in!
[21:32] ---
    Excuse me.
[21:35] ---
    Tatsuya, is this a Weaponized
    Integrated CAD, by any chance?
[21:40] ---
    Correct.
[21:43] ---
    Is that the toy you mentioned?
[21:44] ---
    Yeah.
[21:52] ---
    Leo!
[21:53] ---
    Whoa! Tatsuya, look out, will you?
[21:57] ---
    Don't you want to try it out?
[22:00] ---
    Who, me?
[22:01] ---
    That's right.
[22:02] ---
    I think it would be up your alley.
[22:10] ---
    I'm game...
[22:12] ---
    Sure, I'll be your guinea pig.
SIGN    Nine Schools Competition Part V
SIGN    NEXT TIME