E12 - Nine Schools Competition Part V

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[00:01] ---
    The back of the accommodation for the Nine Schools Competition
    Outdoors training field for the competition
[00:09] ---
    All right, ready to start?
[00:10] ---
    Roger!
[00:13] ---
    Here goes!
[00:25] ---
    It's really floating up there!
[00:27] ---
    This is so cool!
[00:30] ---
    3... 2... 1...
[00:33] ---
    Zero.
[00:34] ---
    Whoa!
[00:37] ---
    I'd totally call that
    a success, Tatsuya!
[00:40] ---
    So Fortifying Magic works even when
    it's not physically connected...
[00:43] ---
    Fortifying Magic is defined by
    how it stabilizes relative positions.
[00:48] ---
    There's no need for
    objects to be in contact.
[00:50] ---
    The way this device works is probably
    more like “extending” than “flinging out.”
[00:57] ---
    Since there's nothing in the middle, it will only
    move along the extended length of the sword.
[01:02] ---
    It feels the same as if I were
    swinging a really long sword.
[01:05] ---
    That helps because
    it keeps me from over-thinking.
[01:08] ---
    All right, the next step is a live test.
[03:09] ---
    Third day of the competition
    Battle Board Venue
SIGN    Semifinal Second Race
    Makiko Hidaka Ninth High School
    Risa Kuroki Seventh High School
    Mari Watanabe First High School
[03:17] ---
    On your marks.
[03:32] ---
    Just as I thought...
    she's tough.
[03:34] ---
    Gotta hand it to
    “Seventh High of the seas!”
[03:37] ---
    This is the same matchup
    as last year's final, right?
SIGN    Semifinal Second Race
[03:52] ---
    Over-acceleration?
[03:54] ---
    That's...
[04:19] ---
    Brother!
[04:20] ---
    I'm heading over there.
    You guys wait for me here!
[04:23] ---
    V-Very well...
[04:32] ---
    Susono Base Hospital
[04:40] ---
    Mari?
[04:43] ---
    Are you back with us?
[04:45] ---
    Do you know who I am?
[04:47] ---
    Mayumi?
[04:50] ---
    What are you talking about?
[04:52] ---
    There's no need to ask me
    something like... Ouch...
[04:57] ---
    Is this the hospital?
[04:59] ---
    Yes, it's the hospital
    on the Susono Base.
[05:02] ---
    Thank goodness... There doesn't
    seem to be any mental damage...
[05:07] ---
    Oh, no, you shouldn't
    be getting up yet.
[05:09] ---
    You broke your ribs.
[05:11] ---
    For now, they've been
    reconnected with magic,
[05:13] ---
    but they haven't set yet.
[05:15] ---
    This is just a stop-gap
    measure, all right?
[05:21] ---
    How long will it take for it to set?
[05:23] ---
    One week for a full recovery...
[05:28] ---
    Normal activities won't pose any
    problem after a day of bed rest,
[05:32] ---
    but to be safe, you'll have to abstain
    from strenuous exercise for ten days.
[05:36] ---
    Hey, but that means...
[05:38] ---
    You'll have to withdraw
    from Mirage Bat as well.
[05:41] ---
    But it can't be helped.
[05:45] ---
    I see...
[05:47] ---
    How did the race go?
[05:50] ---
    Seventh High was disqualified
    for reckless conduct.
[05:53] ---
    Third High and Ninth High
     will be in the final.
[05:55] ---
    I hear that the Seventh High
    player's injuries weren't serious.
[05:59] ---
    Your efforts to protect her
    weren't in vain.
[06:02] ---
    Doesn't do us any good
    if I get seriously injured myself...
[06:06] ---
    If you hadn't decelerated at that
    moment and protected that girl...
[06:10] ---
    Seventh High's player would've
    suffered critical injuries,
[06:13] ---
    and I think her career as
    a magician would've ended.
[06:16] ---
    That was Tatsuya's opinion as well.
[06:18] ---
    Hey, why would you bring that
    guy's name up at a time like this?
[06:22] ---
    Because he was the one
    who carried you here
[06:24] ---
    and stayed with you while
    you were being treated.
[06:27] ---
    What?
[06:28] ---
    You should thank him
    yourself later, at least.
[06:31] ---
    After all, Tatsuya was
    the one who came running,
[06:33] ---
    saw at a glance that your ribs were fractured,
    and told the paramedics what to do.
[06:43] ---
    By the way, Mari...
[06:44] ---
    When it happened, were you being
    hindered by a third party using magic?
[06:50] ---
    What do you mean?
[06:51] ---
    The reason you lost your balance
    just before catching the Seventh High girl
[06:55] ---
    must have been because of
    an illegal spell cast by a third party,
[06:58] ---
    which interfered with
    the water's surface...
[07:01] ---
    That's what I mean.
[07:04] ---
    True...
[07:05] ---
    Just before my board sank, I did feel
    an unnatural swaying at my feet...
[07:11] ---
    What made you think that?
[07:13] ---
    The moment you lost your footing,
    the water's surface was fluctuating unnaturally.
[07:19] ---
    There was a discontinuity to it, seen
    only in Phenomenon-rewriting spells.
[07:24] ---
    But at the time, neither the Seventh High girl nor
    the Ninth High girl were using that kind of magic.
[07:30] ---
    The only other possibility would
    be a spell cast by a third party.
[07:34] ---
    Tatsuya agrees with me on that, too.
[07:36] ---
    He says he's going to borrow
    the videos from the tournament staff
[07:39] ---
    and analyze the fluctuations
    of the water's surface...
[07:43] ---
    But...
[07:45] ---
    Who in the world would do
    such a thing, and why?
[07:50] ---
    So did you find out anything?
[07:53] ---
    I considered it from all angles.
[07:56] ---
    We should look at this as a third
    party's intervention, after all.
[08:00] ---
    Shiba, you really work fast.
[08:03] ---
    Still...
[08:04] ---
    This is going to be
    tougher than we thought...
[08:07] ---
    What do you mean by that, Kei?
[08:11] ---
    As you know, Kanon...
[08:12] ---
    To prevent foul play by outside
    parties using Interference Magic,
[08:17] ---
    the NSC not only has hired magicians skilled
    in Counter Magic stationed throughout each arena,
[08:23] ---
    but they also have a massive amount
    of surveillance cameras in place.
[08:27] ---
    I was sure that some kind of sequence was
    launched from outside the surveillance network.
[08:33] ---
    But according to Shiba's analysis,
[08:35] ---
    the force that affected the water's surface
    was generated from within the water...
[08:39] ---
    The only possible explanation would be that
    there was an operative lurking in the water.
[08:44] ---
    Miyuki?
[08:46] ---
    Yes, Brother.
[08:49] ---
    Let me introduce these two.
[08:50] ---
    My classmates, Yoshida and Shibata.
[08:53] ---
    I've asked them to come here to help solve
    the riddle of the underwater operative.
[08:58] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[09:00] ---
    I look forward to working with you.
[09:02] ---
    I'm sure you know them, but this is Kei Isori,
    and that's Kanon Chiyoda, both second years.
[09:06] ---
    Hey.
[09:07] ---
    Good to be working with you, too.
[09:08] ---
    Right now, we're
    verifying the possibility
[09:11] ---
    that Ms. Watanabe was the victim of
    illegal magic interference by a third party.
[09:17] ---
    Just before Ms. Watanabe lost her balance,
    the water's surface was seen to cave inward unnaturally.
[09:22] ---
    This was almost certainly due to magic
    interference from within the water.
[09:27] ---
    It's impossible to cast a spell on the waterway
    from outside the waterway without being detected.
[09:32] ---
    It's also unlikely that it was
    caused by delayed magic.
[09:36] ---
    In that case, it's feasible that the spell was
    cast by someone hiding underwater.
[09:43] ---
    But that's a preposterous theory.
[09:46] ---
    There's simply no way to hide
    oneself one hundred percent,
[09:49] ---
    either with modern
    magic or Ancient Magic.
[09:53] ---
    That being the case...
[09:54] ---
    Something other than a human was
    lurking in the waterway.
[09:58] ---
    That would be the logical conclusion.
[10:00] ---
    Do you think that it might have
    been Spirit Magic, Tatsuya?
[10:05] ---
    Yoshida's a magician
    highly skilled in Spirit Magic.
[10:08] ---
    And Shibata is gifted with
    an exceptional sensitivity to Pushions.
[10:14] ---
    Mikihiko...
[10:16] ---
    Is it possible to cast a delayed spell,
    deferring activation for several hours,
[10:19] ---
    and under specific conditions,
    to cause the water's surface to cave in?
[10:22] ---
    Can you do that with Spirit Magic?
[10:25] ---
    Yes, it's possible.
[10:26] ---
    For you, too?
[10:27] ---
    As long as I'm familiar with
    the ley lines and topography,
[10:31] ---
    I can send in the spirits
    through the ley lines.
[10:33] ---
    That said, casting such a spell wouldn't
    generate enough power to matter.
[10:38] ---
    Even if you managed
    to disrupt the water's surface,
[10:41] ---
    that in itself wouldn't be enough to create a huge
    wave that could knock Ms. Watanabe off balance.
[10:46] ---
    If the Seventh High player hadn't
    accidentally over-accelerated,
[10:49] ---
    it wouldn't have been any more
    serious than a kid's prank.
[10:53] ---
    If that was just an accident, too.
[10:57] ---
    Look at this.
[10:59] ---
    Normally, the Seventh High player
    should've started decelerating here.
[11:04] ---
    But in fact, she began
    to accelerate.
[11:08] ---
    Right, that is unnatural.
[11:10] ---
    No Magician who'd make such a beginner's
    mistake would possibly be chosen for the NSC...
[11:15] ---
    In all likelihood...
[11:17] ---
    Her CAD must have
    been tampered with.
[11:21] ---
    This is the first turn where
    she would have needed to decelerate.
[11:25] ---
    If her Activation Sequence for deceleration was
    swapped out for an Activation Sequence for acceleration,
[11:29] ---
    then there'd be an accident
    waiting to happen right here.
[11:32] ---
    And based on the lap times
    from last year's final,
[11:35] ---
    one could foresee that they would be
    in a virtual dead heat as they made this turn.
[11:42] ---
    If I wanted to thwart them, this would be my
    chance to knock off both front-runners at once...
[11:47] ---
    I would've seen it that way.
[11:51] ---
    I admit that sounds logical, but...
[11:53] ---
    Could a CAD be tampered with?
[11:56] ---
    And if it was tampered with,
    then who would do such a thing?
[11:59] ---
    Someone on the Seventh
    High engineering staff?
[12:02] ---
    While that possibly can't
    be ruled out entirely...
[12:05] ---
    I believe it's much more likely that there's an operative
    among the tournament committee members.
[12:11] ---
    But, Brother.
[12:12] ---
    Just when and how could this
    person have tampered with the CAD?
[12:17] ---
    All the schools keep their CADs
    under strict lock and key...
[12:21] ---
    Just once, without exception,
[12:23] ---
    all CADs are taken out of each school's keeping
    and are handed over to the committee.
[12:28] ---
    However...
[12:30] ---
    We still don't know
    how they tampered with it...
[12:34] ---
    That complicates things...
SIGN    Nine Schools Competition Part V
[12:41] ---
    The Official matches still left to be
    played are Mirage Bat and Monolith Code.
[12:46] ---
    To assure ourselves
    of an overall victory,
[12:49] ---
    we'll have to take first place in both.
[12:51] ---
    Not only that, but with the added perk of having to
    watch out for interference by an unknown entity.
[12:58] ---
    Come in.
[13:00] ---
    Excuse me.
[13:02] ---
    Have a seat, will you?
[13:06] ---
    I've brought you here because there's
    something important to consult you on.
[13:09] ---
    Rin,
[13:10] ---
    would you mind
    giving them the rundown?
[13:12] ---
    I think you're both
    aware of today's results.
[13:15] ---
    Although we did suffer an accident,
[13:18] ---
    our school's scores are more or less
    in line with our projections.
SIGN    First High Third High
[13:22] ---
    However, since Third High has been
    making greater gains than we'd anticipated,
[13:25] ---
    our lead is less
    comfortable than projected.
[13:29] ---
    Should we fall drastically behind Third High
    in the Rookie Events that start tomorrow,
[13:35] ---
    then depending on our score
    in the Official Mirage Bat event,
[13:37] ---
    it's possible that we'd be overtaken.
[13:41] ---
    Official points are worth twice
    as much as Rookie points.
[13:44] ---
    Therefore, as the team's
    Strategic Advisors,
[13:46] ---
    we have decided to pour our resources
    into the Official Mirage Bat event,
[13:51] ---
    even if it's somewhat at
    the expense of the Rookie Event.
[13:56] ---
    Yes, Tatsuya, it is what you think.
[13:58] ---
    Miyuki...
[14:01] ---
    We're going to have you take Mari's place
    and compete in the Official Mirage Bat event.
[14:06] ---
    Tatsuya, you'll continue to serve as Miyuki's
    engineer, and come to the arena on Day 9 as well.
[14:14] ---
    But... There are older students
    participating in just one event.
[14:20] ---
    Why would you choose me as a replacement when
    you'd have to take me out of the Rookie Event?
[14:24] ---
    We never had
    a backup for Mirage Bat.
[14:29] ---
    That's the reason.
[14:31] ---
    Players who've trained in
    advance have more upside.
[14:34] ---
    Besides...
[14:35] ---
    Your little sister has what it takes
    to win even the Official Event, right?
[14:40] ---
    It's possible.
[14:43] ---
    B-Brother!
[14:45] ---
    Since you've evaluated us so highly,
[14:48] ---
    I'll be sure to give it
    my very best as your engineer.
[14:52] ---
    You can do it, can't you? Miyuki...
[15:01] ---
    Yes!
[15:04] ---
    Fourth day of the competition
    First day of the Rookie Event
[15:06] ---
    Honoka... Are you in the final race?
[15:08] ---
    Yes! Since I'm racing in the afternoon, there won't
    be any overlap with the Girls' Speed Shooting event.
[15:15] ---
    I just hope it goes without a hitch...
[15:18] ---
    Uh, nothing.
[15:20] ---
    I've been a little concerned
    about something, you see...
[15:23] ---
    What I'd really like to do is
    check out your CAD, Honoka...
[15:26] ---
    But since I can't do that, I've decided to
    at least watch your race from the sidelines.
[15:31] ---
    Really?
[15:33] ---
    That's a promise, okay?
[15:35] ---
    Sure.
[15:54] ---
    Check it out thoroughly
    to make sure nothing's wrong.
[15:58] ---
    Right. All good.
[16:00] ---
    It's more comfortable
    than my own.
[16:02] ---
    Is it? Then I'm satisfied.
[16:04] ---
    Tatsuya?
[16:07] ---
    Are you sure you don't
    want my family to hire you?
[16:10] ---
    If you're relaxed enough to joke around
    right before your match, then you'll be fine.
[16:15] ---
    I'm not joking... Look, you don't
    have to work for us exclusively...
[16:19] ---
    I'm sure I've told you repeatedly,
[16:21] ---
    but let's talk about that after
    I get my license, all right?
[16:26] ---
    Gotcha.
[16:30] ---
    It's time... Shizuku.
[16:34] ---
    Yes.
[16:35] ---
    All right, good luck!
[16:38] ---
    Okay. I'm gonna give it my all.
[16:42] ---
    Women's Rookie Event
    Speed Shooting Qualifying Venue
[16:44] ---
    Is that seat next to you available?
[16:45] ---
    Hey, Miyuki! Sure,
    it's available. Be my guest!
[16:49] ---
    Huh?
[16:50] ---
    Honoka, are you ready for your race?
[16:53] ---
    S-Sure I'm ready! My race isn't
    till the afternoon, anyway!
[16:57] ---
    Honoka, if you get nervous now,
    you won't make it till your race.
[17:03] ---
    I know that, but...
[17:05] ---
    I know you'll be just fine, Honoka.
[17:08] ---
    Didn't my brother
    tell you the same thing?
[17:11] ---
    Since you've come to see this match
    in order to take your mind off your race,
[17:14] ---
    let's just root for Shizuku for now.
[17:17] ---
    Okay.
[17:18] ---
    You're right!
[17:23] ---
    Come to think of it,
[17:24] ---
    this will be our first time seeing his
    engineering skills in an actual match.
[17:30] ---
    That's true. In my case, he really
    just helped me out a little,
[17:34] ---
    so I can't wait to see how a CAD he's
    fine-tuned from scratch will perform.
[17:40] ---
    Starting with Ms. Kitayama, he seems to be
    getting high praise from from the athletes.
[17:46] ---
    Apparently some athletes even went to the trouble
    of bringing their own CADs with them today...
[17:50] ---
    Hey, hey...
[17:52] ---
    That could affect
    the matches, couldn't it?
[17:54] ---
    Regarding that, it seems like
    it's all under control.
[17:58] ---
    Apparently, he'll be servicing them
    after the matches are over.
[18:02] ---
    So he's steadily increasing
    his fan-base, huh?
SIGN    Shizuku Kitayama
    First High School
    
    Rookie Event
    (Qualifying First Round)
SIGN    Shizuku Kitayama
    First High School
[18:24] ---
    That's dynamic!
[18:25] ---
    Could it be that she's set the whole
    scoring area as her Magic Activation Zone?
[18:31] ---
    That's right.
[18:32] ---
    Shizuku is tagging all solid substances inside the zone
    with Vibrating Wave Magic to destroy her targets.
[18:40] ---
    The effective scoring
    area in Speed Shooting...
[18:44] ---
    ...is a cube measuring 15 meters
    on each side, placed in the air.
[18:48] ---
    Shiba's Activation Sequence
    sets another cube inside it,
[18:51] ---
    measuring 10 meters on each side,
[18:54] ---
    and the nine points comprised of each of its vertices
    and its center, have been defined as epicenters.
[19:00] ---
    Each point has been numbered,
[19:02] ---
    and when that number is entered as a variable
    in the Activation Sequence that's been launched,
[19:07] ---
    sphere-shaped virtual waves
    will spread from the epicenter.
[19:11] ---
    The coverage area of
    these waves is 6 meters.
[19:14] ---
    In other words, activating the magic sequence once will
    cause the formation of a spherical “destruction space”
[19:21] ---
    with a radius of 6 meters
    and an epicenter at its core.
[19:24] ---
    In speed shooting, the position of
    the players, as well as the distance from,
[19:28] ---
    the direction and the size of
    the effective scoring area remain constant.
[19:31] ---
    Therefore, there is no need to
    enter variable coordinates each time.
[19:35] ---
    Rather, you can simply specify the number
    of your choosing during activation,
[19:39] ---
    and the Magic Sequence
    will be launched.
[19:42] ---
    In effect, the player only needs to
    pull the trigger to destroy her targets...
SIGN    Shizuku Kitayama
    First High School
[19:54] ---
    The proper name of this
    magic spell is Active Air Mine.
[19:58] ---
    I hear it's a Shiba original.
[20:01] ---
    Due to its massive Activation Sequence,
    Ms. Kitayama's processing power makes it a viable spell.
[20:06] ---
    In concept, it's the exact
    opposite of your magic, Mayumi...
[20:10] ---
    I can't believe that he came up
    with a sequence like this.
[20:14] ---
    Good job.
[20:16] ---
    It seems anticlimactic,
    for some reason.
[20:18] ---
    I didn't think they'd
    go for the blind spots...
[20:21] ---
    Just as I expected,
    the settings weren't spiteful at all.
[20:25] ---
    Tatsuya, you worry too much.
[20:28] ---
    It's still only
    the preliminaries, you know.
[20:31] ---
    But from the quarterfinals,
    you'll be playing in match mode.
[20:34] ---
    I already fine-tuned your CAD
    this morning, so see how it feels later.
[20:40] ---
    Gotcha!
[20:43] ---
    So all three of our first year
    girls made it through, huh?
[20:46] ---
    What's going on with Battle Board?
[20:49] ---
    Two of the boys' races are over,
    and they both missed the cut.
[20:53] ---
    We had one girl competing,
    and she qualified.
[20:57] ---
    So that leaves us
    with just one more guy...
[20:59] ---
    As for the girls, Ms. Mitsui, who's
    in the final race, is sure to qualify...
[21:04] ---
    We can't have A-chan
    letting up any time soon...
[21:08] ---
    It may be a good idea to put more effort into
    nurturing engineers at our school, don't you think?
[21:16] ---
    Tatsuya, are you all right?
[21:20] ---
    I'm fine.
[21:22] ---
    I'm sure you already know this, but this is a totally
    different model than what you used in the prelims.
[21:27] ---
    We're out of time, but if you feel any discomfort
    at all, I'll adjust it as much as possible,
[21:31] ---
    so don't hold back.
[21:34] ---
    There's no discomfort whatsoever.
[21:36] ---
    Actually, it's such
    a good fit, it's creepy.
[21:39] ---
    Is that right?
[21:40] ---
    The others...
[21:41] ---
    The other two both won, right?
[21:43] ---
    Yeah.
[21:44] ---
    Next is... My turn...
[21:48] ---
    Don't worry.
[21:49] ---
    If you perform like you always
    do, you can win, too.
[21:54] ---
    Of course...
[21:55] ---
    Since you've done everything to pave the way
    to victory for me, Tatsuya, all I have to do now is win.
[22:03] ---
    No way am I gonna lose.
[22:05] ---
    That's the spirit.
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