# E15 - Nine Schools Competition Part VIII
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**[00:01] ---**
Hey, Tatsuya...
**[00:03] ---**
Seriously?
**[00:04] ---**
I'll be calibrating your CAD.
Just accept it.
**[00:08] ---**
No use griping about
something that's been decided.
**[00:13] ---**
Got it, Tatsuya.
**[00:15] ---**
Whatever... I guess we're
gonna have to kick some butt!
**[00:18] ---**
Then let's plan our
strategy for tomorrow.
**[00:22] ---**
Let's start with formation.
**[00:23] ---**
Leo, I want you on defense.
**[00:26] ---**
No problem.
**[00:27] ---**
But what exactly
does a defender do?
**[00:30] ---**
You protect your own
Monolith from enemy attacks.
**[00:34] ---**
You do know what you have to do
to win Monolith Code, don't you?
**[00:37] ---**
Either knock out the other team,
**[00:41] ---**
or enter the code hidden inside
the Monolith into a terminal, right?
**[00:45] ---**
Right, and in order to
read that hidden code,
**[00:49] ---**
you need to fire a special Magic Sequence with
a maximum range of 10 meters at the Monolith.
**[00:55] ---**
Meaning that the defense's job is to keep the enemy
from getting within 10 meters of the Monolith.
**[01:01] ---**
And to jam up the enemy
so they can't read the code
**[01:04] ---**
even if they do punch that
special code into the Monolith.
**[01:08] ---**
That's right.
**[01:09] ---**
But how do we
hold off the enemy?
**[01:12] ---**
We can't use physical
attacks, right?
**[01:14] ---**
I mean, I'm so bad at Remote
Attack Spells it's not even funny.
**[01:20] ---**
I'm thinking of using this.
**[01:25] ---**
Direct attacks without
the use of magic are off-limits,
**[01:28] ---**
but using a spell to hurl a mass
at the enemy wouldn't be a violation.
**[01:36] ---**
I see.
**[01:38] ---**
Next, I'd like you to handle
guerilla tactics, Mikihiko.
**[01:42] ---**
Guerilla tactics?
**[01:44] ---**
Your job is to backup
both offense and defense.
**[01:50] ---**
Tatsuya.
**[01:51] ---**
What is it?
**[01:52] ---**
Tatsuya, you said it
yourself, didn't you?
**[01:55] ---**
That my... the Yoshida family's
magic spells are too convoluted,
**[01:59] ---**
and that's why I can't wield
my magic the way I want to...
**[02:03] ---**
Right.
**[02:05] ---**
I admit that my spell that day was camouflaged
to obscure the true nature of the spell.
**[02:11] ---**
But I think that's probably what led
to those redundancies you pointed out.
**[02:16] ---**
Back when lengthy incantations were necessary,
such tactics would have been effective.
**[02:21] ---**
But not so for modern-day magic, which has
been accelerated by the use of CADs.
**[02:28] ---**
Right, I get it.
**[02:29] ---**
So Ancient Magic, which is more
powerful in terms of potency,
**[02:32] ---**
has no chance against
modern-day magic.
**[02:35] ---**
That's where you're
wrong, Mikihiko.
**[02:38] ---**
Going head-to-head,
modern-day magic,
**[02:41] ---**
with its vastly superior activation
speeds, has the edge, but that's it.
**[02:46] ---**
In terms of extrasensory
surprise attacks,
**[02:48] ---**
the powerful and stealthy Ancient Magic
would surely have the upper hand.
**[02:53] ---**
The Elder, Mr. Kudou said so himself.
**[02:55] ---**
How you use it is key.
**[02:58] ---**
I recommended you
**[03:00] ---**
because I thought that your Ancient Magic
ambushing skills would be a powerful weapon for us.
**[03:05] ---**
Ambushing, huh?
**[03:07] ---**
That's the first time
anyone brought that up.
**[03:12] ---**
Gotcha! I'm putting
my faith in you, Tatsuya.
**[03:15] ---**
Thanks, Mikihiko.
**[04:48] ---**
8-10 / Eighth day of the competition
Rookie Event Monolith Code Qualifying
First High School vs. Eighth High School
***SIGN*** Eighth High School vs. First High School
**[05:08] ---**
There he is.
**[05:10] ---**
You're right.
**[05:12] ---**
I never thought he'd
appear as a player, though.
**[05:15] ---**
Let's see what he's capable of.
**[05:38] ---**
What?
**[05:40] ---**
Don't tell me that was
Gram Demolition?
**[05:46] ---**
But that's...
**[05:51] ---**
Gram Demolition...
**[05:53] ---**
Spell Dismantling, huh?
**[05:55] ---**
I did have my suspicions, but
you can use it after all, Tatsuya.
**[06:00] ---**
You mean you know
what that was just now?
**[06:03] ---**
Spell Dismantling...
**[06:05] ---**
Bullets made of compressed Psion
particles are fired directly at the target,
**[06:09] ---**
bypassing the Idea
Dimension, and detonate.
**[06:12] ---**
Any Psion information bodies with
magic information recorded onto them,
**[06:16] ---**
like extra Activation Sequences or Magic Sequences,
are blasted away with this Counter Magic spell.
**[06:22] ---**
Aside from its short range,
it has no real flaws.
**[06:26] ---**
Among counter-magic spells
in actual use, it's the most powerful,
**[06:30] ---**
but hardly anyone can use it.
**[06:33] ---**
*Then just as we thought,
the accident that day...*
**[06:39] ---**
They did it!
The Monolith is opening!
**[06:44] ---**
Why are they moving away,
when the Monolith just opened up?
**[06:47] ---**
Even for my brother, entering 512 characters
while under enemy fire would be no easy feat.
**[07:26] ---**
Where are you?
**[07:29] ---**
Stop hiding!
Show yourselves!
**[07:38] ---**
*The rest is up to you, Tatsuya.*
**[08:03] ---**
That must have been Resonance
just now. The Non-Systematic type.
**[08:06] ---**
So he took down his opponent by causing
resonance between biological waves and Psions?
**[08:10] ---**
Looks like it's game over.
**[08:14] ---**
They won! They won!
**[08:15] ---**
Awesome, awesome, awesome!
They won hands-down! Hands-down!
**[08:19] ---**
Your brother totally owned them!
**[08:21] ---**
Congratulations, Miyuki!
**[08:23] ---**
Yes... Thanks!
**[08:26] ---**
George, how would
you take him on?
**[08:30] ---**
I can't shake the feeling
that he's totally battle-tested.
**[08:33] ---**
The way he carries himself,
his anticipation, his positioning...
**[08:37] ---**
If you ask me, we should be more wary of
his combat skills than his magic skills.
**[08:42] ---**
And how are his magic skills?
**[08:45] ---**
Let's see...
**[08:46] ---**
I was stunned by the Spell Dismantling,
but as for that final Resonance,
**[08:51] ---**
despite setting up an impeccable
ambush from behind,
**[08:54] ---**
it wasn't enough to knock
his opponent unconscious.
**[08:58] ---**
I'm guessing that he's unable to
wield magic that powerful.
**[09:02] ---**
I don't think you need to be wary of
anything but that Spell Dismantling.
**[09:06] ---**
What you do need to watch out
for is falling into his traps.
**[09:11] ---**
Meaning that there's no reason
to fear a frontal assault?
**[09:15] ---**
Right.
**[09:17] ---**
How to force him
into a head-to-head...
**[09:20] ---**
If you can figure that out,
you'll win, Masaki.
**[09:24] ---**
Even if the match is
set on the Open Plains Stage,
**[09:28] ---**
our victory is almost
a dead certainty.
***SIGN*** Nine Schools Competition Part VIII
**[09:40] ---**
8-10 / Eighth day of the competition
Rookie Event Monolith Code Qualifying
First High School vs. Second High School
**[09:46] ---**
Mikihiko, let's do this.
**[09:48] ---**
*Roger.*
**[10:06] ---**
I can see it.
**[10:08] ---**
Tatsuya, I found it.
**[10:10] ---**
The Monolith's position is...
**[10:12] ---**
Roger that.
**[10:39] ---**
All right!
**[10:59] ---**
Halt!
**[11:02] ---**
You're playing dirty!
**[11:19] ---**
I can understand
not using Decomposition,
**[11:21] ---**
but isn't he cutting too many corners by not using
either Flash Cast or Elemental Sight as well?
**[11:26] ---**
He must have a reason for
wanting to keep them under wraps.
**[11:30] ---**
You do know that, don't you?
**[11:32] ---**
But I'm pretty sure that
he'll end up using Flash Cast.
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He'll be playing in the final next.
**[11:41] ---**
After all, even he...
**[11:43] ---**
...can't very well battle the Prince and
the Cardinal armed only with a low-spec CAD.
**[11:56] ---**
Brother...
**[11:57] ---**
The final round starts at 1 pm.
**[12:01] ---**
I think you should
get a little rest...
**[12:03] ---**
No, there's Third High's
match at noon.
**[12:07] ---**
I can't afford to miss it.
**[12:09] ---**
Brother Tsugu!
**[12:11] ---**
What are you doing
in a place like this?
**[12:14] ---**
You're supposed to be in Thailand on business
till next week, as a kenjutsu instructor!
**[12:19] ---**
Why did you come here?
**[12:21] ---**
Erika... Calm down a little.
**[12:24] ---**
Brother, I don't
want to believe it,
**[12:26] ---**
but you have left your duties
to meet up with this woman, haven't you?
**[12:30] ---**
No... I told you, settle down...
**[12:32] ---**
I didn't abandon my duties
to come here, all right?
**[12:35] ---**
Erika, at school I'm still
your senior, you know.
**[12:40] ---**
Calling me "this woman"
is out of line.
**[12:43] ---**
Ever since you got involved with this woman,
you've become corrupted, Brother!
**[12:47] ---**
A master of Chiba Style Kenjutsu like yourself,
forsaking his training for cheap magic tricks!
**[12:54] ---**
Erika!
**[12:55] ---**
Honing your skills means constantly
incorporating new techniques.
**[13:01] ---**
That's why I'm doing this.
Mari has nothing to do with it.
**[13:05] ---**
As for today, I was beside myself hearing
about Mari's injury. That's all there is to it.
**[13:11] ---**
As it is, you're the one who should feel
shame as a daughter of the Chiba family
**[13:15] ---**
for your rude
behavior and remarks.
**[13:19] ---**
Come on, Erika,
apologize to Mari.
**[13:22] ---**
I refuse.
**[13:23] ---**
Erika!
**[13:24] ---**
I refuse!
**[13:26] ---**
Nothing will change my mind!
**[13:28] ---**
Ever since you began seeing this woman,
you've become corrupted, Brother Tsugu!
**[13:42] ---**
That stupid brother of mine is
being seduced by that woman...
**[13:46] ---**
But he's a world-class
swordsman, isn't he?
**[13:49] ---**
Even if you're being spiteful,
you shouldn't say "stupid brother."
**[13:53] ---**
Huh?
**[13:56] ---**
How'd you know about that?
**[13:59] ---**
I heard about it from my brother.
**[14:01] ---**
Oh, right. Of course Tatsuya would
know about Big Bro Naotsugu.
**[14:08] ---**
Erika.
**[14:09] ---**
Just because you're with us, that's
no reason to start calling him something else.
**[14:14] ---**
It's Brother Tsugu, isn't it?
**[14:16] ---**
Oh, hey, forget about that!
**[14:17] ---**
That's so not me, all right?
**[14:19] ---**
Now, now, you adore
Naotsugu, don't you?
**[14:25] ---**
I do not!
**[14:27] ---**
So you've got
a brother complex, Erika.
**[14:34] ---**
You're the last person I want accusing me
of that! You little bro-con queen!
***SIGN*** 8-10 / Eighth day of the competition Rookie Event Monolith Code Semifinals Third High School vs. Eighth High School
**[15:00] ---**
Halt!
**[15:10] ---**
Interference Armor, huh?
**[15:13] ---**
I thought that Move-Type Area Interference
was the Jumonji clan's specialty.
**[15:21] ---**
Damn!
**[15:26] ---**
Take that!
***SIGN*** First High School
**[16:06] ---**
He's exceeded our expectations,
that Ichijo prince.
**[16:10] ---**
Somehow, his style seemed
similar to yours, Jumonji.
**[16:14] ---**
I don't know if he's intentionally
mimicking my style or not,
**[16:18] ---**
but it's definitely a challenge to Shiba,
who's daring him to trade gunfire head-on.
**[16:23] ---**
A challenge?
**[16:24] ---**
And Shiba is sure to take the bait.
**[16:28] ---**
*So he's going to lure me into head-to-head
combat by deliberately opening himself up?*
**[16:33] ---**
*But this puts us in a bind, since taking the bait
gives us our greatest chance for victory.*
**[16:41] ---**
*Impressive, Cardinal George...*
**[16:45] ---**
Seriously, he's got us...
**[16:47] ---**
Totally! What kind of
defensive power is that?
**[16:50] ---**
Not even getting a glimpse of any other
players' hands besides Ichijo's is another blow...
**[16:56] ---**
I can more or less predict
what Kichijoji will do.
**[17:01] ---**
The Cardinal Code that Shinkuro Kichijoji
discovered is a Weight-Type Plus Code.
**[17:06] ---**
The event he competed in
was Speed Shooting.
**[17:10] ---**
In that case, his specialty
spell must be Invisible Bullet.
**[17:14] ---**
Cardinal Code?
**[17:17] ---**
I thought I'd heard the name
Shinkuro Kichijoji somewhere before...
**[17:21] ---**
So he's Cardinal George, huh?
**[17:24] ---**
Right, so it's not as if Ichijo's the only
player we need to look out for.
**[17:30] ---**
Still...
**[17:31] ---**
Before we start worrying about
the Cardinal and the Prince,
**[17:34] ---**
we've got that match
against Ninth High.
**[17:36] ---**
8-10 / Eighth day of the competition
Rookie Event Monolith Code Semifinals
First High School vs. Ninth High School
**[17:56] ---**
Dammit!
**[17:57] ---**
Where the hell
did that come from?
**[18:06] ---**
Hey, look at you, Miki.
**[18:08] ---**
You haven't changed at all.
**[18:10] ---**
What, Erika?
**[18:12] ---**
No, no, it's nothing.
**[18:33] ---**
Hey... What are you
doing here?
**[18:37] ---**
Since I have some time before
the final, I came to see Mt. Fuji.
**[18:41] ---**
What about you, Erika?
Why are you here on your own?
**[18:45] ---**
I came here to be alone.
**[18:48] ---**
I think...
**[18:59] ---**
Mikihiko...
**[19:01] ---**
What?
**[19:02] ---**
Do you feel it?
**[19:05] ---**
You came to suffuse
yourself with energy, right?
**[19:10] ---**
So are you feeling it?
**[19:13] ---**
Mikihiko?
**[19:14] ---**
Oh, sorry.
**[19:16] ---**
Uh...
**[19:18] ---**
*Erika, why are you
calling me Mikihiko?*
**[19:22] ---**
Well?
**[19:23] ---**
Are you absorbing the energy
of the sacred mountain?
**[19:49] ---**
Mikihiko, have you noticed?
**[19:52] ---**
You're able to use magic just like
you were before that accident,
**[19:55] ---**
back when you were known as
the "Yoshida Family's child prodigy."
**[19:59] ---**
No, you're beyond that, I think.
**[20:02] ---**
Sense Tuning, Mist Barrier,
Energy Absorption...
**[20:06] ---**
you're able to do them all
as naturally as breathing.
**[20:09] ---**
Good for you!
**[20:14] ---**
If you can keep this up, Miki, you'll
have nothing to fear from Third High!
**[20:18] ---**
Give it your all
in the final, okay?
**[20:24] ---**
My name is Mikihiko.
**[20:27] ---**
Seriously...
**[20:29] ---**
I'm a counselor,
not an errand girl.
**[20:33] ---**
It was Master who asked you
to transport that, not me.
**[20:37] ---**
But you're right.
**[20:39] ---**
If you're not happy
running errands,
**[20:42] ---**
then perhaps you're not
interested in a tax-free windfall?
**[20:47] ---**
What do you want me to do?
**[20:49] ---**
Please find out where No Head
Dragon's base is located.
**[20:56] ---**
How did you know about
No Head Dragon?
**[20:59] ---**
I believe it's a no-brainer to look into
the identity of an enemy that means you harm.
**[21:05] ---**
What do you have in mind?
**[21:08] ---**
Right now, I'm not
planning to do anything.
**[21:11] ---**
But since I would be uneasy not knowing the enemy's
whereabouts when it's time to strike back...
**[21:17] ---**
By the way...
**[21:18] ---**
I think people would get the wrong
idea if they saw us like this.
**[21:23] ---**
So it's insurance.
**[21:25] ---**
You're free to make that inference.
**[21:28] ---**
All right. Give me a day.
**[21:31] ---**
Commendable. Just one day?
**[21:35] ---**
So the final will be played
on the Open Plains Stage?
**[21:36] ---**
Monolith Code Finals
First High School VS. Third High School
Held At
The Open Plains Stage
**[21:38] ---**
It's just as you predicted, George.
**[21:40] ---**
We've lucked out, Masaki.
**[21:43] ---**
All we have to do now is
see if he takes the bait...
**[21:47] ---**
There's no question
that he'll take it.
**[21:49] ---**
With no obstructions on
the Open Plains Stage,
**[21:52] ---**
he'll have no chance of winning unless
he engages in a head-on, one-on-one shootout.
**[21:58] ---**
Precisely because he's got
the Gram Demolition trump card,
**[22:02] ---**
he'll have no choice but
to use that as his way out, huh?
**[22:05] ---**
Exactly, Masaki.
**[22:07] ---**
This will seal our
victory in Monolith Code.
**[22:12] ---**
Right. Let's do it.
***SIGN*** Nine Schools Competition Part IX
***SIGN*** NEXT TIME