E4 - Enrollment Part IV
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So you didn't see
how it started, then?
SIGN First High School Extracurricular Activities Federation
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Right. All I saw was...
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Ms. Mibu of the kendo team and
Mr. Kirihara of the kenjutsu team arguing.
[00:13] ---
Is that why you didn't
raise a hand at first?
[00:17] ---
I thought that if they were
only going to end up with bruises,
[00:19] ---
then they should settle
the score among themselves.
[00:21] ---
After subduing Kirihara,
what did you do with him?
[00:23] ---
As he was injured, I handed him
over to the Health Committee.
[00:27] ---
And since he acknowledged
his own wrongdoing,
[00:30] ---
I made the call that no further
measures were needed.
[00:34] ---
I guess that's fine.
[00:35] ---
The Disciplinary Committee has no intention of
sending this matter to the Correctional Committee.
[00:41] ---
What do you say, Jyumonji?
[00:45] ---
So this is the chairman of
the Extracurricular Activities Federation,
[00:48] ---
in charge of all club activities...
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Katsuto Jyumonji.
[00:54] ---
The heir apparent to the prestigious
Numbers clan, the Jyumonjis...
[00:57] ---
bearing the number
“ten” in their last name.
[01:00] ---
That thick chest, those broad shoulders, those
muscles that ripple visibly under his uniform.
[01:05] ---
It's not just his physical body...
every atom of his being,
[01:09] ---
the intensity of his presence...
all are phenomenal.
[01:14] ---
He's imposing like a craggy rock.
[01:17] ---
I appreciate your lenient ruling.
[01:20] ---
He used a highly lethal spell.
[01:24] ---
Normally, there would be
no escaping suspension.
[01:27] ---
I'm sure he's aware of that himself.
[01:30] ---
I'll counsel him to learn
from this mistake of his.
[01:34] ---
I'm counting on you.
[01:36] ---
But what about the kendo team?
[01:38] ---
The moment she took up the gauntlet,
she was equally to blame.
[01:41] ---
Let me confirm this one more time.
[01:45] ---
Was Kirihara the only
one who used magic?
[01:49] ---
That's correct.
[01:51] ---
I see. Thank you for
your hard work.
[01:54] ---
Excuse me.
[02:04] ---
Sorry to keep you waiting so long.
[02:07] ---
Don't be shy –
eat as much as you want.
[02:09] ---
All right, I won't be shy!
[02:10] ---
Thank you for the meal!
[02:13] ---
So anyway, that second year named
Kirihara used a Rank B Lethal Spell, right?
[02:18] ---
You're lucky you didn't get hurt.
[02:21] ---
That spell has a restricted
effective range.
[02:23] ---
It's no different than dealing with
the sharp blade of a sword.
[02:26] ---
But you're saying that it's easy
to deal with a real sword...
[02:30] ---
It's all right, Mizuki. There's nothing
to worry about when it comes to my brother.
[02:34] ---
You sound really
comfortable with it, Miyuki.
[02:37] ---
Yes. After all, there's no one
who can possibly defeat my brother.
[02:41] ---
No hesitation at all there, I see!
[02:44] ---
But the Sonic Blade releases
high-frequency waves, right?
[02:48] ---
They say you can get as sick as a dog
unless you're wearing earplugs.
[02:51] ---
Well, doesn't that just mean that
Brother's taijutsu skills are superlative?
[02:56] ---
Nullifying magic sequences is
Brother's specialty.
[03:00] ---
Brother,
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you used Cast Jamming, didn't you?
[03:06] ---
I'm no match for you,
am I, Miyuki?
[03:08] ---
Of course not. I can see
through anything you do, Brother.
[03:15] ---
You know, that's not sibling banter.
[03:17] ---
- You don't think so?
- You don't think so?
[03:19] ---
Don't even think about calling out
this lovey-dovey brother and sister.
[03:23] ---
Right, my mistake.
[03:25] ---
I take exception to that insinuation!
[03:28] ---
Oh, where's the harm?
[03:30] ---
It's a fact that you and I are
bound by intense sibling love.
[03:36] ---
Miyuki, don't get too
carried away, all right?
[03:39] ---
There's at least one person here
who doesn't realize we're joking.
[03:44] ---
Joking?
[03:45] ---
Well, that's our Mizuki for you!
[03:50] ---
By the way, didn't you just mention
Cast Jamming or something?
[03:53] ---
Don't you need some kind of special
rock to do that? Anti-something?
[03:58] ---
It's antinite, Erika.
[04:00] ---
If I remember correctly,
it's extremely expensive.
[04:04] ---
No, I don't have any. In the first place,
antinite is a military resource.
[04:08] ---
It's not a matter of price; it's not something
that a civilian can get his hands on.
[04:13] ---
But...
[04:15] ---
I'd like to keep this
conversation off-the-record...
[04:19] ---
To be precise, what I used was something
that applied the theories of Cast Jamming...
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”Specific Magic Jamming.”
[04:30] ---
Does such a type of magic exist?
[04:33] ---
Probably not, but...
[04:35] ---
Doesn't that mean that you've come up
with a new type of magic, in theory?
[04:39] ---
I think that "stumbled upon it
by accident" is a more apt term.
[04:43] ---
When you try to use two CADs at once,
the Psion waves interfere,
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and in most cases, the magic doesn't
activate. You all know that, right?
[04:51] ---
Yeah, I even
experienced it firsthand.
[04:53] ---
Who do you think you are?
[04:54] ---
What did you say?
[04:55] ---
Well, there's no way that
you have such high-tech skills!
[04:58] ---
Now, now...
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And so,
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you launch a magic sequence
that causes one CAD to jam the other,
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and with the other CAD you launch an activation
sequence that has the opposite effect.
[05:12] ---
The activation sequence is
reproduced and amplified,
[05:14] ---
and Psion signals are released
as Non-systematic Magic.
[05:18] ---
By doing so, you can, up to a point,
block an activation sequence of the same type.
[05:24] ---
Are you serious?
[05:28] ---
I understand the theory
behind it, more or less.
[05:30] ---
But hey, why does it
have to be off-the-record?
[05:33] ---
If you patented it, I bet
you'd rake in the profits!
[05:36] ---
For one thing, this technique
still hasn't been perfected.
[05:40] ---
The bigger issue is the fact that
magic can be blocked without antinite.
[05:46] ---
Where's the problem in that?
[05:48] ---
You dummy! Of course
it's a huge problem!
[05:51] ---
If an easily-acquired technique
to nullify magic spells were to spread,
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this society would be
shaken to its foundations.
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Antinite isn't yet a realistic threat
because its output is so low.
[06:03] ---
Until a method to counter it is
discovered, I can't go public with this.
[06:08] ---
That's amazing... To think that
you've thought it through this far.
[06:12] ---
I think you're
over-analyzing a bit, Brother.
[06:15] ---
After all, reading your opponent's activation sequence
during launch isn't something that just anybody can do.
[06:22] ---
But is that what makes you
who you are, Brother?
[06:25] ---
Are you implying that
I'm an indecisive wimp?
[06:30] ---
I don't know.
[06:31] ---
What do you think, Erika?
[06:33] ---
Who knows? As for me, I might
want to ask Mizuki's opinion!
[06:39] ---
I think... uh... Let's see...
[06:43] ---
4-9-2095 / Fourth day of the new member invitation week
[06:52] ---
This is the student council. A brawl has
broken out in Gymnasium No. 1.
[06:56] ---
All available Disciplinary Committee
officers are asked to head to the scene.
[06:59] ---
This is Shiba, first year. Understood.
[07:26] ---
That's...
[07:30] ---
Tatsuya,
[07:31] ---
you got another
committee meeting today?
[07:33] ---
Isn't recruitment week over?
[07:35] ---
Yeah. I'm off-duty today. Looks like
I'm finally getting some downtime.
[07:38] ---
You sure were front and
center in all that activity.
[07:40] ---
You're famous now, Tatsuya. They're
calling you the mysterious first year
[07:44] ---
who took out all those magic-oriented
club regulars without using magic yourself.
[07:49] ---
What do you mean, mysterious?
[07:53] ---
Miyuki...
[07:57] ---
I'm so sorry, Brother.
[07:59] ---
Making you wait just for me...
[08:02] ---
It was student council business,
right? Don't worry about it.
[08:08] ---
Shiba?
[08:12] ---
You're Ms. Mibu, right?
[08:16] ---
I'm Sayaka Mibu.
In Class E, the same as you.
[08:21] ---
Thanks for the other day.
I'd like to thank you properly...
[08:25] ---
Would you mind hanging out
with me for a bit now?
[08:30] ---
I can't do that now.
[08:32] ---
But in fifteen minutes, yes.
[08:37] ---
Um, then I'll be waiting
for you at the cafe!
SIGN STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICE
[08:45] ---
All right, I'll be reading in the library.
[08:48] ---
But aren't you going to
meet Ms. Mibu?
[08:52] ---
Miyuki?
[08:54] ---
It's not like we're going to
have a long chat.
[08:56] ---
She's probably just going to
ask me to join the kendo team.
[09:00] ---
Do you really think that's all?
[09:03] ---
I have a feeling that
it might be something else.
[09:06] ---
Not for any particular reason.
[09:08] ---
I'm uneasy.
[09:10] ---
Although I'm overjoyed that
you've gained such renown...
[09:15] ---
If they get even an inkling of your
true powers, people will swarm
[09:19] ---
about you in great numbers,
with only their own selfish interests in mind.
[09:23] ---
Please be careful.
[09:28] ---
Don't worry. Whatever
happens, I'll be fine.
[09:32] ---
That's exactly what I'm worried about!
[09:36] ---
I'll be fine. I won't get
reckless, no matter what.
[09:40] ---
Please promise me, Brother.
[09:44] ---
Fine.
[09:49] ---
Sorry to keep you waiting.
[09:50] ---
Oh, Shiba!
[09:55] ---
Uh, once again, thank you very much
for what you did last week.
[10:00] ---
I was just doing my job.
[10:04] ---
It only got resolved peacefully because you defused
the brawl without injuring anyone, Shiba.
[10:11] ---
Although I did hurt Kirihara...
[10:14] ---
But Kirihara and I crossed swords
fully prepared to sustain injury, after all.
[10:19] ---
And yet, there are a lot of people who want to
make a big deal out of such a trivial matter.
[10:24] ---
Disciplinary Committee officers...
so they can score points for themselves.
[10:28] ---
Well, I'm a member of
that committee myself, so...
[10:32] ---
S-Sorry! I didn't mean it
that way, I swear!
[10:35] ---
Sure, I can't stand those people, but...
[10:38] ---
Wait...
[10:41] ---
Hey, Shiba, are you a bully?
[10:46] ---
So what did you want to
talk to me about?
[10:49] ---
I'll be blunt.
[10:52] ---
Shiba, will you join
the kendo team?
[10:55] ---
I appreciate the offer, but I decline.
[10:57] ---
Would you mind
telling me your reason?
[11:00] ---
Actually, I'd like to hear
the reason you're recruiting me.
[11:06] ---
At Magic High School, magic grades
are given precedence over all.
[11:10] ---
But don't you think it's wrong to be
defined in all respects by just magic?
[11:15] ---
Please go on.
[11:17] ---
Course 2 students can't receive
practical skills training.
[11:21] ---
But being discriminated against in class
is something we have to live with.
[11:24] ---
Because that's only
a matter of us lacking talent.
[11:28] ---
I can't stomach the thought of my
sword being held in contempt
[11:31] ---
just because I'm not good at magic.
[11:34] ---
Being ignored is unbearable.
[11:36] ---
I won't let them deny all I have
to offer just on the basis of magic!
[11:41] ---
Ms. Mibu?
[11:43] ---
That's why we, the non-magic-oriented
clubs, have decided to unite.
[11:48] ---
Sometime this year, we're going to
form an organization
[11:50] ---
separate from the Extracurricular Activities Federation,
and present our argument to the school.
[11:55] ---
That we're not all about magic.
[11:58] ---
Towards that end, we'd like
your cooperation, Shiba.
[12:02] ---
I see...
[12:03] ---
Are you mocking me?
[12:05] ---
That wasn't my intention at all.
[12:07] ---
My own misunderstanding just
gave me a chuckle, that's all.
[12:10] ---
I thought that you were
just a beautiful kendo girl,
[12:14] ---
so you can see I have no eye.
[12:16] ---
Beautiful girl...
[12:17] ---
Ms. Mibu...
[12:19] ---
Wh-What is it?
[12:21] ---
You're going to present your
argument to the school.
[12:23] ---
What are you going to
do after that?
SIGN Enrollment Part IV
SIGN STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICE
[12:33] ---
Tatsuya?
[12:34] ---
Is it true that you verbally abused
the second year, Mibu, in the cafe yesterday?
[12:40] ---
Since you are a refined
young lady yourself,
[12:43] ---
I don't think you should be batting around
vulgar phrases like “verbal abuse.”
[12:48] ---
Thanks! You're the only one who treats me
like a refined young lady, Tatsuya.
[12:54] ---
Is that right?
[12:55] ---
Not treating his own girlfriend as a lady...
apparently, your boyfriend isn't much of a gentleman.
[13:01] ---
That's not true! Shu is...
[13:06] ---
Why aren't you saying anything?
[13:09] ---
Should I make some kind of comment?
[13:15] ---
So is it true that you verbally
abused Mibu of the kendo team?
[13:21] ---
That's not the least bit true.
[13:23] ---
Is that so?
[13:24] ---
I have witnesses who observed Mibu
blushing red and looking embarrassed.
[13:35] ---
Brother?
[13:36] ---
What in the world were you doing?
[13:39] ---
Magic?
[13:41] ---
Your Interference Power must be
unusually potent, Miyuki.
[13:45] ---
Calm down, Miyuki.
I'll explain everything to you.
[13:50] ---
Forgive me...
[13:54] ---
About Ms. Mibu...
[13:57] ---
It seems that the Disciplinary Committee's
activities have earned the students' animosity.
[14:01] ---
What do you mean?
[14:04] ---
Actually...
[14:10] ---
Trying to score points, huh?
[14:13] ---
Mibu's mistaken about that.
[14:15] ---
The Disciplinary Committee is
just an honorary post,
[14:17] ---
and isn't subject to evaluation.
[14:20] ---
But it's also a fact that the Disciplinary Committee
wields considerable power within the school.
[14:26] ---
Some will see you as
misusing your authority.
[14:29] ---
Well, but there is someone who's
been manipulating that impression...
[14:35] ---
Do you know that person's identity?
[14:38] ---
No, no, it's just a rumor.
[14:41] ---
If we knew who it was, we'd
have stopped him already.
[14:44] ---
I don't mean that.
[14:46] ---
I'm talking about the people behind
whoever's doing the manipulation.
[14:50] ---
Brother?
[14:51] ---
For example...
[14:53] ---
The anti-magic international
political organization, Blanche...
[14:57] ---
What?
[14:57] ---
How do you know that name?
[14:59] ---
That's classified information...
[15:01] ---
It would be impossible to keep
a lid on all sources of rumors.
[15:05] ---
On the contrary, I think such
things should be fully disclosed.
[15:08] ---
The government has been ineffectual
in its handling of this matter.
[15:12] ---
I agree...
[15:14] ---
Despite the fact that there's
an organization hostile to magic,
[15:18] ---
they cover it up and refuse
to confront them head-on.
[15:21] ---
That can't be helped, considering
your position, Chairwoman.
[15:25] ---
This is a national institution, and the country is
doing all the restricting and hiding.
[15:32] ---
Is that your way of consoling me?
[15:34] ---
B-But Chairwoman, it was Shiba
who drove you to the brink.
[15:38] ---
To drive someone to the brink and then follow through
on your own, you're quite the brilliant gigolo.
[15:43] ---
And it looks like you've got
Mayumi tied around your finger!
[15:46] ---
M-Mari! Don't say things like that!
[15:51] ---
Gigolo...
[15:53] ---
A brilliant one...
[15:54] ---
Hey, calm down, Miyuki,
they're just joking.
[15:59] ---
So Tatsuya. How are you
planning to deal with Mibu?
[16:04] ---
I'm the one who's
waiting for her answer,
[16:07] ---
so I'll decide after hearing it.
[16:09] ---
I see. I'm counting on you.
[16:12] ---
Fine, but at this point, I have no clue
what it is that I should be counted on for.
[16:17] ---
Whatever you can manage...
that will be fine.
[16:19] ---
You either have high hopes
for me, or none at all...
[16:22] ---
That's quite ambiguous.
[16:24] ---
I'll do whatever I can manage.
SIGN COUNSELING ROOM
[16:33] ---
Come in.
[16:35] ---
Excuse me.
[16:37] ---
Sorry to call you in
on such short notice.
[16:39] ---
So? Are you used to
high school life now?
[16:43] ---
No. With so many unexpected
events popping up,
[16:46] ---
I haven't been able to hit the books.
[16:51] ---
What's the matter?
[16:53] ---
According to the
modern-day dress code,
[16:56] ---
I believe your outfit is
too provocative, Ms. Ono.
[16:59] ---
I-I'm sorry.
[17:01] ---
So why was I summoned here?
[17:07] ---
I asked you to come here today
to ask for your cooperation in our work.
[17:13] ---
At this school, in order to get a grasp
on the students' psychological tendencies,
[17:17] ---
we have ten percent or so of
the first years receive ongoing counseling.
[17:22] ---
In other words, you're saying
that I'm a guinea pig?
[17:26] ---
If that's all there is to it, I'll be glad
to help, but what's your real purpose?
[17:31] ---
I'm not that malicious
a woman, you know.
[17:34] ---
Well, I do think I'm too
unique to be used as a sample.
[17:37] ---
That's precisely why I'd like your help.
[17:41] ---
Fine, then let's leave it at that.
[17:45] ---
All right, then... Would you mind
if I asked you some questions?
[17:48] ---
No, please go ahead.
[17:55] ---
Thank you. That's all
I wanted to ask you today.
[17:58] ---
Then please excuse me.
[18:01] ---
By the way, this has no direct
bearing on your counseling, but...
[18:06] ---
What is it?
[18:08] ---
Is it true that Ms. Sayaka Mibu,
a second year, has asked you out?
[18:15] ---
Where exactly did you
hear such a false rumor?
[18:18] ---
So it's a false rumor?
[18:20] ---
It is, but does that
inconvenience you somehow?
[18:22] ---
No, it's nothing.
[18:25] ---
Well, to be honest, I was hoping
to ask you to do something for me
[18:29] ---
if you did have any
intention of dating her.
[18:32] ---
I did say that it was groundless,
but where did you hear of it?
[18:38] ---
I'm sorry, that's classified.
[18:41] ---
All right, then I'll be leaving now.
[18:46] ---
If Ms. Mibu ever causes you any
trouble, you can consult me anytime.
[18:55] ---
Just because I'm a Course 2 student, I don't want
people to reject even my non-magical aspects.
[19:00] ---
I...
[19:02] ---
I don't want even my sword to be...
[19:04] ---
Mibu, that sentiment is shared
by every other Course 2 student.
[19:10] ---
We need his power, no matter what.
[19:17] ---
Is it all right if I watch, too?
[19:20] ---
Since it doesn't seem to be
something that you should ignore,
[19:23] ---
I thought it would be better
to share this information.
[19:29] ---
Cabinet Name, Blanche... open.
[19:32] ---
The political organization engaging in anti-magic
activities whose name came up today?
[19:38] ---
Although they claim to be
a grassroots movement,
[19:41] ---
underneath it all, they're
bona fide terrorists.
[19:43] ---
And there seems to be no question that these
guys are working behind the scenes at our school.
[19:49] ---
In fact, during my council activities,
[19:51] ---
I spotted a student who seemed to be working with
Egalite, Blanche's subordinate organization.
[19:56] ---
You mean a Magic High School student,
at Magic High School?
[20:01] ---
Even as they advocate
anti-magic policies,
[20:06] ---
on the surface
they don't reject magic at all.
[20:10] ---
Their slogan is "Eradication of Social
Discrimination by Magic."
[20:15] ---
So what do they mean
by discrimination?
[20:18] ---
The fact that someone's abilities and efforts
aren't reflected in their social status, perhaps?
[20:25] ---
What Blanche sees as discrimination
is the gap between median income.
[20:29] ---
But the reason that magicians'
median income is so high
[20:32] ---
is because the high-income bracket includes
people with skills that are crucial to society.
[20:38] ---
People who can't use magic...
[20:40] ---
don't they know that using magic requires long
years of study and training, not just ability?
[20:49] ---
No, they know that, all right.
[20:52] ---
They know, but they don't say it.
[20:53] ---
They keep their mouths shut
about anything inconvenient,
[20:57] ---
and they deceive others, as well as themselves,
with their sweet-sounding concepts, such as equality.
[21:02] ---
Then those Magic High students working
with Egalite... is that also because...?
[21:08] ---
They don't want to forsake magic, but they can't stand
the thought of not appearing to be legitimate.
[21:15] ---
They ignore the fact that those working
on the front lines also have a price to pay,
[21:21] ---
and reject any evaluation
by magic as "discrimination."
[21:25] ---
Well... not that I don't
understand that kind of weakness.
[21:29] ---
I know that deep down inside,
I share that sentiment.
[21:32] ---
That's not true!
[21:33] ---
Brother, you have the kind of talent
that no one can emulate...
[21:37] ---
it's just that you happen not to have
the same abilities as other people.
[21:40] ---
You've put in far more effort than
anyone else, nobody can deny that!
[21:45] ---
Right. Because I've got that "kind of
talent that no one else can emulate."
[21:55] ---
And if that weren't the case,
[21:57] ---
I might be clinging to this beautiful
ideal called "equality" myself...
[22:02] ---
Even knowing full well that it's a lie.
[22:06] ---
Those unable to use magic.
[22:08] ---
Those with inferior magic skills.
[22:10] ---
All right, then these instigators
who know everything...
[22:13] ---
what's their true agenda?
[22:16] ---
Behind them, there's a hidden force that's driven to turn
this country into a nation where magic has died out.
[22:23] ---
Do you mean that the Anti-Magic faction is
trying to undermine this country's power?
[22:29] ---
Probably. That's why they're willing
to stoop to atrocious acts like terrorism.
[22:33] ---
So if this country is drained of
its power, who profits?
[22:38] ---
It can't be... Someone's
lurking behind them...?
[22:42] ---
Apparently so.
[22:44] ---
We can't stand by and do nothing,
but it's not something for you to worry about.
[22:47] ---
But there's no way that the Ten
Master Clans will ignore them.
[22:52] ---
Especially the Yotsuba family.
[22:55] ---
Yotsuba.
[22:57] ---
If our aunt were to intervene, we'd...
We'd have to go back to being Yotsubas.
[23:04] ---
You don't have to be afraid.
[23:06] ---
If push comes to shove...
I'll take care of it.
[23:10] ---
Brother...
[23:13] ---
Miyuki, are you enjoying high school?
[23:17] ---
Yes.
[23:20] ---
I think you've found a couple of good
friends in Erika and Mizuki.
[23:26] ---
No matter what their number,
[23:27] ---
I won't let any of them
destroy this life of ours.
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