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He must have meant it as a present for you, don't you think?

It's what we call love at first sight. I'm sure he's waiting for you to respond

in some way.

So sweet.

foreign

Only one

Oh

Hey, New.

Hello, sir.

You're going to school here?

No, I borrowed these clothes.

I'll attract less attention in a uniform.

Makes sense.

About the man in black we apprehended last night.

Just as we had expected, brainwashing destroyed his mind.

Uh-huh.

It's a common trait of the Cult of Diablos.

Of their vanguard that they call the Third Children.

Unfortunately, no matter what I tried to do, it was impossible to get any more

information.

Oh, yeah.

His costume was routed through lawless distribution channels, so we couldn't

trace it.

I already made sure to enter you. You are welcome!

You are ever so very, very welcome!

We wanted to enter too, but that's not exactly possible with these injuries,

you know?

Yeah, I won't do it. Why in the hell not?

If you fight in the tournament, then you can easily get two or three girls.

If you attract too many, you can send some of them our way.

For some reason, my stomach hurts. Yeah, my stomach is hurting too.

They take orphans with magical aptitude and children of poor families and

administer drugs and brainwashing to create the Children of Diablos.

The cult has been doing this for a great many years.

I suspect the cult's goal is to use the name of Shadowgarden to lure us out of

our hiding place.

I so don't need this right now. I'm simply not going to do it. I understand,

my lord.

However... I feel I should also inform you that we just found a named first

child in the royal capital.

He's named Rex, the Game of Betrayal.

Named? Yes.

A first child is someone who has maintained his sense of self.

And if they're deploying named children to the royal capital, it's clear they

have some other purpose in mind.

Yes, of course. If I'm considering the fundamental objective...

I may not be the one who set the stage, but there are ways for me to deal with

this. Lord Shadow?

The perfect opportunity.

Nevertheless, it will require some thinking.

See you later, Nu.

I have 24 at the moment. I'll want at least twice that.

In every single circumstance, he always leads us straight to the best solution.

No, he's had the answer from the start.

The wisdom.

Of the shadows.

Life at school.

The life I would be living if...

But...

I would much rather have it this way than live my life.

Never knowing the truth.

Winner! Claire Kagano!

I knew Claire could do it!

I can see why Princess Iris has her eye on her.

How do you think she'll do against Student Council President Rose?

If only Princess Alexia weren't injured.

Step up!

If you're not willing to risk it, what good are you as a man?

In the six matches so far, we've had favorites, long shots, anything goes.

So you're not going to be placing a bet on this one, Scout?

No, I went and put everything I had on the sure winner of the first match.

That was a very unfortunate upset, wasn't it? I'll be eating nothing but

stale bread until the end of the month. If you go with the potatoes, they're

very versatile. Our next match is one you'll really want to watch. This match

will be fought by the fierce, unstoppable student body president, Rose

Oriana!

Come to think of it...

How is Sid doing?

What? He's actually going to go through with it? That's a little harsh, Scal.

President Rose, you can do it! Who is that guy? No idea. He's kind of plain

looking. Student Council President Rose Oriana, Princess of the Oriana Kingdom,

Land of Art and Culture. And while being the Princess of the Land of Art and

Culture, she is also the best swordswoman at the Academy.

She is the textbook definition of a named character.

One must be grateful for such good fortune.

My opponent is unparalleled in skill and unsurpassed in popularity.

There's not a single spectator cheering for me. Now is the time.

The time to reveal the 48 master techniques I've honed through my long

and arduous training.

Rose Orianna versus Cid Kagano.

Ready? I get it!

Perfection. The background character's secret technique.

Spinning Drill Fall.

Bloody Tornado.

An unsightly defeat in the first round at the hands of an indisputable

champion. I am truly the perfect side character.

Winner? Rose?

Aria? I won't let it be over yet!

Wait, are you sure you can still fight in your condition?

There is still a fire burning in his eyes.

I thank you sincerely, Miss Orianna.

Now let's keep going. I still have 47 background character techniques to show

off.

Why are you so determined?

That's enough!

The winner is Rose Orianna

Wait, please! I still haven't shown you all that I can do! No, it's too

dangerous for you to go on!

Get a stretcher! Now!

Hurry it up! He's lost a lot of blood!

However, I'm utterly defeated in the battle of our spirits.

The patient is in shock!

He's lashing out!

Then calm him down!

It's for his own good. Hurt him if you have to.

You have my respect.

Oh, the dark horse.

Can't raise a sword against your betrothed, really?

I hope I get a chance to show off the rest of my techniques.

I almost just wish I could be in that cliched scene, that's all.

Oh, sorry, excuse me.

You're not hurt too badly, are you?

You're... who again?

I watched your match.

You did?

Thanks. I don't usually watch sword fights or that kind of thing, but the

way you kept standing back up, I think it was just totally incredible.

You think?

This girl has a strange way of seeing things, but I guess some people are like

that.

So I am... This is... I made these for you.

Huh?

What is it?

a thank you a thank you for what maybe she's thanking me for showing her those

sweet background character moves uh thanks so if it's all right with you and

all i would like for us to be i would like for us to be friends friends i mean

i don't really see a problem with that okay

Lutheran Barnett, assistant principal of the Academy of Science.

A master swordsman, accomplished in both martial and scholastic arts, who was

once even champion at the Bouchine Festival.

He's on the list of people I should never interact with if I want to remain

as obscure as possible.

So if this girl is calling him father, she must be... Sherry Barnett.

Unquestionably unnamed character.

I always figured I wouldn't really come into contact with students from the

Science Academy.

I was careless.

Are you sure you're not in any pain?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine.

I expect you to see a doctor, young man. You hear me?

Yeah, I will. Maybe on my way home.

But not really, because they'll find out I'm not actually hurt. This girl is so

devoted to her research.

In fact, she's currently absorbed in a project researching an artifact for the

Night Order.

That's probably why she has never made any real friends. No, please, Father!

She seems carefree now, but she's been through a lot. If it's not too much to

ask, please be good to her.

Sure. No, I'm a nobody background character, so being good to a named

character is kinda... But look at them. I can't say that to them now, so I'll

just use my injuries as an excuse to stay home for a few days and give her

some distance.

The favorite to win!

Forfeited the match because of his horoscope? What the hell?

That wouldn't be weird, or would it?

We're friends, right?

Yum, that's tasty Black is the only way to drink coffee The way the sweet tooth

begs for gallons of milk and tons of sugar. It's blasphemy. I tell you

Who

is it I'm a second year student

at the Academy of Science Sherry Barnett, of course. How can I help you?

I'm sorry to drop in like this

Would you like to come in?

Please, have some coffee.

It's quite trendy these days.

If it's too bitter for you, I do have sugar and milk.

Oh, thank you very much.

It's so sweet.

I love it.

That's the way you like to drink it?

Sorry? Oh, nothing.

I think I can guess why you've come to visit me here tonight, Sherry.

This is about your artifact analysis, right?

No, actually.

The student council election schedule?

No, we don't have our election on the same day as yours.

Oh, is that so?

Then what does bring you here?

There's something I'd like to ask you, Princess Alexia. Uh-huh?

What I wanted to ask you... Well, I heard that you were... I was just

wondering if maybe you were romantically involved with anyone.

What? I'm sorry, it's just that I heard you were in a relationship with Sid

Cogno. And so I was wondering if perhaps you two were still seeing each other, or

whatever. We broke up.

Huh?

Yes, we have broken up.

As a matter of fact, we weren't even really dating to begin with.

We were just pretending to be a couple for reasons I won't bore you.

Really? I mean, that is such a relief.

Actually, you see, I happened to become friends with Sid just the other day. Oh,

really? Yes, and so I got to be very curious about the two of you. I couldn't

concentrate on my research. I didn't know what I was going to do, but I feel

so much better now. I mean, it's so wonderful.

to hear that you two aren't a couple anymore yes so wonderful i'm so happy to

help you did thank you so much for talking with me and thank you for the

delicious coffee

here

thank you

When I finally went back to class after five days, I felt like everyone was

nicer to me for some reason. But I was probably imagining it.

Nothing changing the status quo. That was what a bit character truly wishes

for. Is something going on right now or what?

They're going to explain how the student election works.

Election? Please, we all know it's just going to be the kids from the highest

ranking families like always.

The third years aren't even here this week. What's the point?

They're out for that extracurricular program.

Lucky stiffs. If I could go off campus, I might actually meet someone.

Yeah, a mature, older woman. With an adult charm that none of these kids...

Excuse me, everyone.

I would like to thank you for giving us your time today. We're here to explain

the election to fill the vacancy in the student council.

Mm-hmm. Now, please allow me to give you an outline of the upcoming by-election.

Our former secretary has finalized her engagement and will be leaving us...

Let us begin.

The road to freedom is going to be a rather long one.

It's closed?

Why are the gates closed?

Class is still going on, isn't it?

What the... What the...

I can't work my magic.

Has nobody else noticed it?

Nobody

move.

We are Shadowgarden.

And we are taking over this academy.

Everybody, stay in your seats.

Hands where I can see them. You don't seem to understand what kind of a place

you've invaded.

Take over an academy of dark knights?

This is hardly the act of a sane person.

Drop your weapons.

I refuse.

Then you'll make the perfect example.

My magic!

So you've figured it out, but it's too late!

Without magic, you can't parry the sword of a Dark Knight.

Or didn't they teach you that?

I'm sorry.