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12:40 P.M. Nature District, Okutama

The students at Musashi Ariadust Academy are beginning to rebel.

They want to hold a special meeting to pass a vote of no confidence in you.

Do you understand what you must do?

Go negotiate with them so that the outcome for Musashi is favorable.

Mitotsudaira?

Naomasa?

What do you see?

You, as you are now,

lock your heart until you've summoned the strength you need

What do you hear?

Shall we speak of bygone days

in this secret, little room?

My memories embraced all mysteries and smashed them

with quiet prayers I overcame my suffering

and a new world began

I didn't know whether men could accept the future

like drinking wine

and threw all I had away

This new world lies in the vale between cold reason and utter miracles

Why was it here that I could meet you?

12:50 P.M. Azuma and Miriam's Room, Okutama

Uh, ummm...

It's okay. You'll be okay.

Musashi's Knights

How does it feel to become a daddy overnight?

Miriam!

Oh, sorry! This was your bed, wasn't it?

I don't mind.

More importantly,

two Far East guards are keeping watch outside.

Now why is that?

Uh, I wonder why...

You never mentioned

that you're the crown prince, now did you?

I'm not anymore! I've returned to secular life!

I'm just an ordinary commoner!

People won't see you as such.

There's a great deal of unrest out there.

All of our classmates who are clashing with the Testament Union

want to hold a special meeting to determine the course of action of Musashi and the Far East.

Then we must—

Try to consider your situation!

Why do you think you're being watched?

The Testament Union intends to take advantage of the situation and conquer the Far East.

Kyoto is inviolable and the emperor sustains the world, so his son's actions...

I could sway people at the very least.

Let's believe in everyone.

1:00 P.M. Musashi Ariadust Academy

I am confident that they'll choose what's best for Musashi and the Far East.

Now then, it looks like we're all here.

I am Honda Masazumi, Vice President of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Student Council.

I approve of this special meeting

and I've come to make a proposal to all the students.

May I ask you something?

Why did Naomasa and Mitotsudaira side with you?

If we defy the Provisional Council,

we could end up at war with the Testament Union.

So the engineering club sent me

to see if we're strong enough to hold our own.

Likewise.

It is a knight's duty to protect the people and the land.

We want to avoid doing something that could cost lives.

Thus I sided as I did to ascertain as much.

Weeee!

I'm former Treasurer Shirojiro Bertoni.

I'm glad you came.

We have received permission from all the students to determine the fate of Musashi during this meeting.

Why the hell is Tori wrapped in a curtain? Is he a spring roll?

He's a dumpling.

Nope! I'm a sushi roll!

The nori is white, so rice—

Shut up!

Roll, roll, roll...

[Censored]

Roll me up! Be as gentle as a mom! C'mon!

Mommy!

Now then, the agenda is to pass the vote of no confidence

and determine the Academy's stance, correct?

Correct.

So you'll represent the Testament Union and we'll represent Musashi.

Political turmoil is supervised by students and normal citizens may not participate.

That's the way of the world right now.

Now that both sides have made their stances clear, let's get this started!

Th-The Testament Union and Musashi get three representatives each.

Whoever wins two rounds is victorious.

Musashi Ariadust Academy will consent to whichever side wins.

If the Testament Union wins,

we will accept Horizon's death and Musashi's new leadership.

If Musashi wins, we will go save Horizon.

You may face off through battle, negotiations, or however you wish.

The Testament Union must prove that defiance is futile.

Musashi must prove that they can fight back.

Does that sound about right?

Judge!

Judge!

Then I shall go—

I'm up first.

Defying the Testament Union aside,

Musashi lacks explicit weaponry, so show me how you plan to fight.

Confirm

Confirm

Contact!

It's the God of War, Jizuri Suzaku.

It's made up of God of War parts I found on the battlefields down below.

My mouse currently inhabits it.

It's the Engineering Club's pride and joy.

Lady Naomasa's awfully pumped up...

Jeez, there's no surviving this one!

Hey, Shiro! You go.

Oh, you're back.

S-Sir Tori, you're putting a merchant like Sir Shirojiro up against that?!

What're you thinking?!

Don't you get it, Tenzo?

I hate him.

Wha—?!

Y-You monster! You're truly horrible!

But this damn merchant's always dissing me, ya know?

Suffer a little and reflect on the error of your ways!

Oh, so if I win, everything I've said is proven true.

What a bargain.

What's this? You seem eager to fight.

The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward.

I'll get to purchase the engineering club's trust and prove we can resist the Gods of War.

Naomasa, according to my spell's contract, I need Heidi's support as a broker.

Is that acceptable?

Judge, I don't mind.

Assuming that will help you defeat this!

I'm going all-out!

What the hell is that spell?

I guess you could call it a spell.

Collection 03 -Improved- Assemble

Collection 03 -Improved- Assemble

It's actually much more simplistic:

Payment

The power of money.

Payment

My contract is with Sanct, the God of Commerce,

who can make exchanges with other gods through currency.

He's paying for 150 guards' worth of workforce by the hour.

The guards receive protection from the God of Labor, so the rest is easy.

It's just mediation work.

Right now I can focus the strength of 150 guards in one spot.

If you convert it to weight, that's 10.5 tons.

It's enough for me to fight against your 10-ton class God of War.

Does that even the score?

I guess so.

In that case,

let's fight!

Shiro, don't worry about the town!

I made a deal with the engineering club.

Divine Transmission

They'll stop any of Jizuri Suzaku's "labor" directed at the buildings from making contact.

Much obliged!

I can really go wild.

Shirojiro, why did you decide to oppose the Testament Union?

Even if they take over the Far East, you could still restart your business and live in peace!

My reasoning is simple.

Let's discuss money for a moment.

At present, countless countries have taken out huge loans from the Far East

so they can recreate history and maintain their provisional rule.

So they took out loans, so what?!

You see,

banks across the Far East hold funds that the country earned through honest commerce and transportation

along with taxes on its foreign settlements.

But if the Far East falls under totalitarian rule, they'll lose it all, and the debt will go unpaid.

Then there's Musashi!

Since Musashi isn't under another country's provisional rule,

people everywhere are donating their pocket change to the Asama Shrine

and saving up their blessings for external energy.

Long story short, Musashi is becoming the Far East's largest energy storehouse.

Now listen up!

Musashi can fight!

We can fight as long as Musashi continues to fly and collect money!

Wow, that's impressive.

You'd never know he spends his days counting his money with a grin.

You bet!

Shiro plays really dirty when it comes to money, but he has lots of other good traits.

Huh?

He always goes to the living room once he finishes working,

he turns around to make sure I'm keeping up when we're out walking,

he listens to my problems,

Uh, um... Hello?

and he plays really dirty with me in the simplest of ways.

But I play really dirty with him, too.

That's nothing, Shirojiro!

No, I'll use the nickname the Testament Union gave you: Poker Face!

That's a wrap.

Impossible!

How'd you do that?!

That cost more than anticipated.

The building...!

What just happened?

It's quite simple:

I bought it.

That's absurd! This is a densely populated area!

Look up there.

The rumor about Musashi's change in power has scared them away.

Naturally, more real estate is becoming available.

All I had to do was obtain some land and lead you to it.

So you had this all planned out?

What do you want from the engineering club?

Work.

For Musashi to collect money, it must continue flying.

As such, you're our ally, Naomasa.

Heidi, we need help lifting up the God of War, but keep it cheap.

Okay!

Okay, next up is...

Judge, it is I.

As representative of Musashi's knights,

I, Argent Loup Nate Mitotsudaira must ask:

The Far East lacks a sovereign, so how do you intend to make us knights obey you?

Come and face me!

1:35 P.M. Execution Grounds, Inquisition Warship

Metal-Style Traditional Songs

For Beginners

Lady Horizon, are you feeling all right?

Judge. Honestly, nothing is wrong.

Was there a problem?

No.

We're currently scanning you,

so I wanted to see if you're okay.

You are?

Is it okay for me to wear my clothes?

Tes.

I see. I am glad to hear it.

Master Muneshige,

won't Musashi's special council meeting end before the princess is forced to commit suicide?

Tres España

Probably.

Then Master Muneshige, if we go to war,

we'll be forced to fight with nothing more than our current forces.

Don't worry.

We still have more students than them.

Right.

But we can't let our guard down.

Musashi's Supreme Federation and Student Council are operational.

And don't forget that the Far East has Shinto spells.

Shinto spells?

Tes.

As you just saw,

Shintoists can manipulate any spell

so long as they can pay offerings to their god.

That could prove somewhat troublesome.

Well? Who will try to make the knights defer to you?

Jeez, what should we do?

Nate looks really fired up, doesn't she?

Hm? Neshinbara, what do ya think?

Ah, well, this has been bugging me.

Knights are higher class than us commoners.

So why would she want to face us?

That's bugging me, too.

And aren't Musashi's knights feudal knights?

So basically, Nate's a higher rank than us and she's supposed to protect us, right?

Judge.

Doesn't that mean she has a reason for facing us?

As such, Nate will join us if we pass the test.

In that case...

What's keeping you?

Could you hurry it up?

All right!

Wha—?

Wait, what's going on?

Uh, I was hoping to square off with someone...

Um, I... I ch-chose to come up.

I thought I'd be appropriate...

Suzu...

No, did they figure it out?!

Our presence as knights may strengthen the masses' desire to defy the Testament Union.

But if they were to fight,

it would be nigh impossible for us to protect Musashi on our own.

If we place the people's safety first,

we must surrender to the Testament Union.

In other words...

As representative of Musashi's knights and nobility,

I, Nate Mitotsudaira, have a proclamation.

This isn't good.

Mukai, stop her!

Musashi's knights want her to fight a civilian and lose!

What's with that?

If she loses, it'll be two to one, and Musashi wins.

This isn't about winning or losing anymore.

If the knights bow down to us commoners,

they'll give up their social status.

All of Musashi's knights...

In other words, Musashi will lose its knights!

Musashi wouldn't be able to fight even if we wanted to.

...acknowledge that the people of Musashi have...

Hey, Belle! Could you stop Nate?

Anything works!

Wh-What should I do?

Grope her boobs!

I beg your pardon!

...have utterly defeated...defeated...

Help me!

Fear not.

Who do you take me for?

Now I've done it!

The Knight Alliance is going to kill me!

Th-Thank you.

What's this now?

The soul of the knight is to save people as part of our chivalrous duty.

Right.

I accidentally won this round, didn't I?

Right. I lost.

Yep! The knights still stand superior over the commoners.

That round's over.

I, Musashi's Knight Nate Argent Loup Mitotsudaira,

wish to serve the chancellor as the Fifth Special Agent

in Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation.

We're tied at one loss and one victory.

Go on! It's your turn.

Are you going to use your specialty, debate and oration?

Masazumi!

Okay, you may begin your strategy meetings.

1:50 P.M. Bridge, Eikoumaru

Not watching the broadcast, former student?

There's no need. We will profit from either outcome.

If the vice president siding with the council wins, Musashi along with everything else will be ours.

If the Academy wins, we'll go to war with Musashi and take everything.

It's all the same.

Wasn't this supposed to be about the princess?

Her death will be forgotten by history.

If she's an Armament of Deadly Sins, that simplifies matters.

She can repent for Motonobu's sins by offering herself up.

Is that how you'll erase this whole affair with Mikawa and the Armament?

It'll have never happened!

After all, history claims that Mikawa was never meant to be eradicated.

Show me the broadcast.

I thought you didn't need to watch it.

I changed my mind.

I may have to step in.

So then, let's begin the final face-off.

Listen up. The rules of debate are...

Mention your concerns and express your views.

If you put your opponent in a tight spot or convince them you're right, you win.

Aoi, do you understand the position you're in?

Y-Yeah, you bet! D-Don't underestimate me!

How can you say that while trembling?

I'm pretty dumb, so can I get help?

Yeah, and I'll do the same if necessary.

All set? Who'll go first and second?

I'll go first!

Hey, hey! Why the silence?

Going last is advantageous in a debate. It's common knowledge.

For real?

I'm willing to swap places.

No thanks! I'm cool with going first! I'm first!

Besides, I wanna hurry and get this crap over with!

'Kay, guys.

I, former Chancellor and President Aoi Tori, have a proposition regarding our situation.

I've got only one point.

Retrieving our authority and stuff

is merely a stepping stone toward my great plan to tell Horizon how I feel.

So let's be real here.

What do we have to gain or lose by going to save Horizon?

I guess I should make my stance perfectly clear.

I say...

Why don't we just give up on going to save Horizon?

Your food...

Wh-Wh-Wh-Wha...?

What?!

Huh?

Towards the sky strives

our sailing voyage across the real world

Although I own nothing

I have sparkling dreams within my heart

So far I can not make out what your heart has to say

but I want to know, show me your true self

Countless things have been scattered all across the world

We will find them one by one and fill the void

Someone stole your smile from you

These days I run to retrieve it

down a path shining with light

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