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So, um...
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With all that in mind,
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we of the Student Council are always working
to improve the lives of all of our students.
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And we would like to ask all of you
to help us reach that end.
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We will not ask for nominations of candidates.
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As I just explained, this election will
follow the same pattern as...
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Here it comes!
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We are Shadow Garden,
and we are taking over this academy.
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They went there.
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They seriously went there!
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This is what every young boy in the world dreams of.
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The glorious event that graces the first page
of our adolescent fantasies.
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The glorious event that graces the first page
of our adolescent fantasies.
Don't stand, stay in your seats.
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The glorious event that graces the first page
of our adolescent fantasies.
Hands where I can see them.
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The dream of having your school attacked by terrorists!
Hands where I can see them.
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The dream of having your school attacked by terrorists!
You don't seem to understand what kind of a place you've invaded.
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They really, truly went there!
Take over an academy of Dark Knights?
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They really, truly went there!
This is hardly the act of a sane person.
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Infinite possibilities now lie before me!
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Infinite possibilities now lie before me!
Drop your weapons.
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Infinite possibilities now lie before me!
I refuse.
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What do I do?
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Then you'll make the perfect example.
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What's my move?
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Miss President?
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My magic!
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Magic obstruction!
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A one-sided assault from the terrorist.
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If they're following the stock formula
this beautifully, then...
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They can't kill her!
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We've come too far for this!
Stop!
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I can't let it happen!
Stop!
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The first person in a class to be killed by a terrorist...
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...is a role that always belongs to
a background character!
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It's perfect...
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Kono subete ima kakete
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Tada risou ni todoku made kono te nobashite
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Me no mae ni nobiru sentakushi
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Zen to aku to no haguruma wa yuku
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Tada hitotsu no ketsumatsu e
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Nanimo kamo guuzen no Choice
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Soshite mata tsugi e no aizu
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Kanousei no genkai made
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Sono yukusaki o mitsumete
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Only one, hoka ni mo iranai
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To the one, dake misuetetai
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Yuzure wa shinai shinnen to
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Ketsui kono mune ni himete
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Highest, highest, I'm going on
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Shinjitsu yori shinsou no kage o yuke
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Highest, highest, I'll carry on
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Ze ga hi demo saa, nozomu nara kokou ni tsuranuke
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{\an7}#8 Dark Knight Academy Under Attack
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Cid Kagenou...
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You idiot!
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Why did you get in the way?
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I'm dead...
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Of course, I understand now.
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My sweet Cid, you...
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You cared for me.
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You loved me enough to give your life for me.
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We're going to the auditorium.
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If you don't want to end up like him,
you'll come along without a fight.
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Thank you...
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Cid Kagenou.
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It worked:
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Background Character Secret Technique -
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Ten-Minute Death: Heartbreak.
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I used magic to control the flow of my blood
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so I could maintain regular bloodflow to my brain
even when my heartbeat stopped.
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One wrong step and it's hello afterlife.
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It's a high-risk move, but...
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As a background character,
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there are times when I've gotta do what I've gotta do,
even if it could kill me.
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Of course my magic is still being obstructed, but...
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Oh well.
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Looks like it's fine as long as I
refine it into narrow threads.
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They set up this whole magic-blocking scenario.
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It would be rude of me to completely ignore it.
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Okay...
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let's go.
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Of course...
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It's laid out in this sequence, so...
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We are Shadow Garden.
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Wait, maybe it was "Shadow Guardian"?
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Well, whatever.
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I'm Rex,
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te great Game of Betrayal, Rex.
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And my job is to retrieve the pendant artifact.
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When I'm done, my boss says I can
wreak as much havoc as I want.
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I can read you like a book, that really helps.
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Thanks a bunch, little lady!
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No you don't!
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Not bad for a guy who can't use his magic.
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Magic isn't everything.
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When your opponent is weaker,
it's easy enough to parry his attacks.
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"When your opponent is weaker"?
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You think you're better than me, punk?
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Yes, yes, I do.
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Then I guess I'll ask you your name.
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I am Glen, the Lion's Mane,
Vice Commander of the Crimson Order.
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Marco!
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Sir!
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Miss Sherry!
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Now's your chance! Run!
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Vice Commander!
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They've corralled all the hostages in the auditorium.
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The standard formula, good.
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Security is totally wiped out,
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and the knight order has come running
to provide support.
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But with magic being blocked,
they're hesitating to charge inside.
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That's pretty cliched, too.
Not bad at all.
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We also have some of the terrorists
running around the school
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to make sure there aren't any more hidden students.
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Such a beautiful sight to behold.
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Then there's me.
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The Eminence in Shadow, looking very meaningfully
down on the proceedings from the roof.
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Magnificent.
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That's one more thing to cross off my bucket list.
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However...
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They're not just sticking to the cookie-cutter script.
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They've added a fair amount of originality to it,
which is good.
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But they have no sense of aesthetics!
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Wearing all black in the middle of the day?!
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Have you no regard for the proper
time, place, and occasion?!
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Now you just look like a bunch of losers
who don't know how to dress themselves!
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If you're going to wear the long black coat,
you do it at night!
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Everybody knows that!
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If it's gonna be like this,
I'm just gonna play it slow until nightfall.
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I'll buy myself some time by playing
a little game of snipe the badguys,
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and save my grand entrance until after dark.
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A pink-haired idiot running around
practically begging to be captured.
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Wait a minute, that's Sherry!
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You're cute, Sherry.
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I know you think you're being sneaky,
but everyone can see you.
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Mission complete.
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My background character senses are telling me
that the main story is progressing.
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When the scenario gets closer to its climax,
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the Eminence in Shadow will make
his dashing appearance.
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I love it.
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Now I leap dramatically from the top of a building.
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That's one more item...
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to cross off my bucket list!
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Oh, good, just my imagination.
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He said...
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Not bad for a guy who can't use his magic.
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They must be using that artifact.
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That's why they want to get this one.
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If I can get to Father's room,
there should be documents with more details.
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Oh, good, just my imagination.
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Oh, good, just my imagination.
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Are you all right?
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Cid...
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Here you go.
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Thank you very much.
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Oh, no, Cid, you're hurt!
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Oh, it's nothing; I'm fine.
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I just miraculously survived
a near-fatal encounter, that's all.
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But more importantly, I have some things to tell you.
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Like, "Let's not talk out loud to ourselves."
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And "Let's stop trying to figure things out
and walk at the same time."
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And maybe, "Pay attention to where you're walking."
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But most of all....
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Let's take off those noisy, flip-flopping slippers.
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I guess the Assistant Principal isn't here.
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Right, I hope he managed to get out safely.
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I think this is where he kept it.
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I took out five more guys on the way here.
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She really is the main character of this story arc.
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But you can't get the good ending
on this story path with just her.
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There's supposed to be a sidekick in these situations,
but I don't see any signs of one.
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This scenario is terribly flawed.
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I found it!
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What is this?
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An artifact called the Eye of Avarice.
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This is what's blocking our magic.
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The Eye of Avarice can absorb magical energy
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from any Dark Knight or magical item within its
range of efficacy, and store it temporarily.
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As a result, it becomes difficult to shape
any magical energy while in its vicinity.
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But the guys in black were using magic
without any trouble.
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You can program it to remember magical frequencies
that you don't want it to absorb.
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It has to have a feature like that,
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or it would swallow up the magic of
anyone who tried to use it.
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I see, that's very interesting.
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So does it absorb any magic that
hasn't been recorded in its memory?
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I don't really know.
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I don't think it can absorb magical traces
that are too small to detect,
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and of course, powerful spells that exceed the
artifact's capacity would be too much for it.
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But there isn't a human alive
who can use that kind of magic.
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Right.
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If that was all there was to it,
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it would just be an artifact that's
not very easy to work with.
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But once the Eye of Avarice has absorbed
all the magical energy it can,
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apparently it releases it all at once.
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All at once?
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Yes, all of it, in one big blast.
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Cid, you told me that all the students are
being kept in the auditorium, right?
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If they want to absorb magic efficiently,
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they would put the Eye of Avarice in a place
where there would be a large quantity of magic,
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in the auditorium, where they have most of
the Academy's Dark Knights captive.
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If the stored magic exceeds the Eye of Avarice's
capacity and it releases it all at once...
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It would blow the school sky high.
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Yes.
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Because of that high risk, Father chose not to
publish his findings in academia,
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and he gave the Eye of Avarice to
the government for safekeeping.
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Then either there's another one just like it,
or the first one's been stolen.
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So? Is there a way to fight it?
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Yes, with this.
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Oh, the flying saucer from before.
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This artifact is the control unit for the Eye of Avarice.
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I've been deciphering it, and I finally figured it out.
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Originally, the Eye of Avarice was
meant to be used with this one,
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as an artifact for long-term magical storage.
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Long-term storage?
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So you're saying you can stop it
from releasing the energy?
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Yes, exactly!
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Isn't it incredible?
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It can effortlessly store
and manipulate magical energy.
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If we can recreate the technology,
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it could be the breakthrough that
would replace steam-powered-
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So what are you going to do now?
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When I've finished decoding this artifact,
I'll head to the auditorium through the basement.
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The basement?
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All the academy's facilities are connected
via a series of hidden tunnels
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to use as an escape route
in the event of an emergency.
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Hidden tunnels?
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I like it.
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If I can activate the artifact and
get it close to the Eye of Avarice,
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that should stop the Eye from functioning.
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That's a much more decent plan than I expected.
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The last part's a little weak,
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but it should give me a chance to
wreak some havoc as Shadow, so whatevs.
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But...
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I left all the tools I'll need to fine-tune
the artifact back in my study.
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I can go get them.
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I can't ask you to do that!
You're hurt!
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I have to go to the bathroom anyway.
It's on my way.
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Okay?
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Cid...
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Our academy takeover is almost complete.
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The knights are buzzing around outside,
but they're nothing to worry about.
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I don't care about any of that.
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Why haven't you retrieved the artifact?
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Right, the artifact.
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I'm pretty sure that girl has it.
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I have a general idea where to find it, so...
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Do you have any idea how much your antics
have interfered with our plans?
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H-hey, don't get mad.
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One more slip up, and I will kill you.
250
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Okay, okay, I get it!
251
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I'll go get it right now.
252
00:16:13,420 --> 00:16:14,750
Oh, that reminds me.
253
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Somebody's taken out not only our Thirds,
but two of our Seconds.
254
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There's a real master fighter
hiding somewhere in this school.
255
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You think it might be you-know-who?
256
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Shadow Garden...
257
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So you've finally shown yourselves.
258
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You better watch your step.
259
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You would tell me to watch my step?
260
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Finally, all my ambitions will be realized.
261
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I will be reinstated in the Knights of Rounds.
262
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What happened?
263
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Were we attacked?
264
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Son of a...
265
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Too fast for me to see?
266
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Are you using an artifact to boost your speed?
267
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In that case, face my net!
268
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Do you know what I did?
269
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That's right, I cast a net!
270
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I don't care how fast you are,
271
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the second you get caught in my net,
it will let me know!
272
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How many more times can you use that artifact
before it wears you out?
273
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Two? Three?
274
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Your uniform was drenched in blood.
275
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You're really pushing it to-
276
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Son of a...
277
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You hit me from inside my net?
278
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No way! That's impossible!
279
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You little punk, what the hell kind of
artifact are you using?
280
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Wh-what the...
281
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What is happening?
282
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What the hell is happening?!
283
00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:15,920
Hey...
284
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You are awesome.
285
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Even a prestigious knight was no match...
286
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It ends all too quickly
when their magic is sealed away.
287
00:18:38,290 --> 00:18:39,670
Marco Granger...
288
00:18:40,210 --> 00:18:42,330
So, you're in the Crimson Order now.
289
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What are you doing, Nu?
290
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Lord Shadow!
291
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This man was my betrothed.
292
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What are you gonna do to him?
293
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I personally have no reason to do anything to him.
294
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Then I think it's okay to do nothing.
295
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I apologize for the delay, but I have a report.
296
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'Kay.
297
00:19:17,750 --> 00:19:22,130
Shadow Garden has infiltrated the academy
and is now awaiting orders.
298
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They're ready to act as soon as you give the word.
299
00:19:25,420 --> 00:19:26,420
'Kay.
300
00:19:26,420 --> 00:19:30,880
But launching an attack when magic has been
restricted comes with serious risks.
301
00:19:31,460 --> 00:19:35,040
Only the Seven Shadows can fight
at their standard levels,
302
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but the only one of them currently
in the capital is Lady Gamma.
303
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And, well...
304
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This sort of mission isn't exactly her forte.
305
00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:45,880
Right, she has zero combat sense.
306
00:19:46,630 --> 00:19:48,420
Um, yes.
307
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I myself cannot draw on even half of my usual powers.
308
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Oh, darn.
309
00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,830
Currently, Lady Gamma has taken general command.
310
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She predicts that the restrictions on magical powers
will be lifted before too long.
311
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There have been no movements from the Cult.
312
00:20:05,540 --> 00:20:08,420
Now that they've sealed their opponents' magic,
313
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they're making the most of their advantage
to build their defenses.
314
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As for the Knights, the only ones
who will be any use in battle
315
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will be Princess Iris and the
reinforcements' leading officers.
316
00:20:16,290 --> 00:20:18,080
They seem to be having a difference of opinion
over who will take command,
317
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perhaps due to objections from the palace.
318
00:20:20,500 --> 00:20:21,710
I see.
319
00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,210
Our forces have been instructed to wait
until we see enemy movement,
320
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unless you direct us otherwise, Lord Shadow.
321
00:20:28,580 --> 00:20:29,920
Oh, wait a minute!
322
00:20:30,330 --> 00:20:33,290
Do you know where I can find the mythril tweezers?
323
00:20:33,290 --> 00:20:35,750
Oh, they're over here, my lord.
324
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I'm also gonna need the powdered bone
of earth dragon, ashen magicite, and...
325
00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,710
Thanks, you've been a big help.
326
00:20:42,710 --> 00:20:43,920
You're welcome.
327
00:20:44,250 --> 00:20:46,420
Might I ask what you need all of this for?
328
00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,040
We're fine-tuning an artifact.
329
00:20:49,500 --> 00:20:50,790
An artifact?
330
00:20:50,790 --> 00:20:52,540
You know how to do that?
331
00:20:53,170 --> 00:20:57,670
Yeah, our magic is being blocked by an
artifact called the Eye of Avarice.
332
00:20:57,670 --> 00:21:01,830
And we're in the final stages of fine-tuning
the artifact that can neutralize it.
333
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,040
A difficult task requiring the greatest level
of knowledge in the kingdom...
334
00:21:05,540 --> 00:21:06,960
And you make it sound so easy.
335
00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,170
I guess so.
336
00:21:08,380 --> 00:21:10,920
I think we'll have it finished by
the time the sun goes down.
337
00:21:12,130 --> 00:21:15,330
Then we will make preparations to
launch our attack at that time.
338
00:21:15,330 --> 00:21:17,040
I'm looking forward to it.
339
00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,040
Yes, lord.
340
00:21:29,290 --> 00:21:31,040
You've been spared another day.
341
00:22:07,630 --> 00:22:10,380
Father, please...
342
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Akenai yoru nante nai tte iu keredo
343
00:22:27,710 --> 00:22:32,130
Akenakute ii to, sou omotteta
344
00:22:32,580 --> 00:22:35,000
Kakushitai kizuato datte
345
00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,630
Wasuretai kioku mo minna
346
00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:42,790
Taiyou wa zenbu terashidasu kara
347
00:22:43,670 --> 00:22:45,460
Ryuusei o sagashi
348
00:22:46,210 --> 00:22:48,130
Samayottetanda yo
349
00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:55,880
Anata to deau toki made
350
00:22:57,460 --> 00:23:02,790
Sora ni matataku ano hoshi ga
351
00:23:02,790 --> 00:23:08,170
Tsunaida kibou no michi no saki e yukou
352
00:23:08,170 --> 00:23:13,040
Mou mayowazu ni susumeru
353
00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:19,380
Kurai yoru o koeru inori o oikaketeku
354
00:23:19,380 --> 00:23:23,830
Tatoe mada todokanaku tatte
355
00:23:24,630 --> 00:23:27,920
Tsutaetai kara
356
00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:29,500
Arigatou