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Ah, that much-talked-about...

You're telling me to disgrace myself?

You best just give up.

"Incompetent talented girl."

Perhaps they've gotten lost.

Where am I...?

My outfit has changed yet again.

Welcome to "Walter's Illusory Tale."

Mule!

Can you keep quiet and behave yourself?

It's about to begin.

"Begin"?

Lita...

Elli!

Quiet, please.

What is all this?

Welcome to the Queen of Hearts' court.

I presume you're Melida Angel, the girl in question.

Yes, "Big Brother."

That is without question the daughter of the head House of Angel.

Very good!

Then, let the trial now begin.

Pride of an Assassin-Instructor

"Trial"?

That man is the judge as well as the ringleader behind this conspiracy.

It was under his instruction that I lead you and the others here, Melida.

I see...

I don't know who you are or where you come from

but I won't bow my head to a king

who hides his face with a mask and is unwilling to reveal his lineage.

We're still in the middle of our certification exam, so I'll be going now.

You cannot flee, imposter daughter of the House of Angel.

Clerk, please prepare to start recording.

Once Upon a Time.

"Anders' Codex" here is a magical text that will

accurately chronicle all the events as they unfold.

So you best be careful about your choice of words of here.

Otherwise you'll end up delighting the public with a Knight-Duke House-related scandal.

There is a single charge against you.

The defendant, Melida Angel, in spite of having no qualification to be in a Knight-Duke House

is suspected of laying claim to the Angel family name

and deceiving the people of Flandore over the course of 13 years.

You damn "incompetent talented girl"!

Such a thing is unforgivable!

Precisely!

However, the time to shed light on her crimes has finally come.

The man who says he is her true father has appeared and taken center stage.

And furthermore...

We have here proof that the defendant's lineage is improper.

That's my...

"Name: Melida Angel."

Her Class is...

Oh my...

"Samurai."

I knew it!

So, that girl really is...

While it may be true my Class is Samurai

that's not evidence that I'm not my father's daughter.

My instructor taught me that.

Even when one is born into a Knight-Duke House

there are cases in which they don't inherit a higher-ranked Class!

You are indeed correct.

However, there is something I just can't wrap my head around.

Why is it that you were an "incompetent talented girl" who didn't have any mana?

And why only now at the age of 13 did your mana suddenly awaken?

Th-that's because...

That's because what?!

Why did your mana manifest all of a sudden?!

If anyone finds out about what happened...

See! She can't offer a reply!

She has a guilty conscience, after all!

Th-that's not true!

Sure about that?!

Deep down even you know, don't you?

That, having been labeled an "incompetent talented girl,"

you're unworthy of being part of a Knight-Duke House!

It's clear as day now!

Melida Angel's father is not Duke Felgus!

This is absolutely unbearable!

When the two of them married

Duke Felgus had people from all quarters running him ragged.

What a little hussy she was to betray that devotion!

Sure enough, shouldn't the vulgar commoners be expelled to

the lower-social-stratum living quarters

and Flandore kept as the domain of us nobles alone?!

Shut up...

SHUT UP!

Don't you speak ill of my mother and father!

I remember it all.

My mother sincerely loved me and my father!

I refuse to believe I'm the product of an affair!

Then, why is your mana-

I will prove that to you!

I'll get more and more powerful, join Crest Legion

become the kind of child of the House of Angel who's acknowledged

by people all over the country

and attest to the love that my mother and father shared!

Lita...

I will absolutely not give in!

I'll be damned if I lose to you all!

Then you should prove it to us.

Let's see whether you're truly a match for someone from a Knight-Duke House.

Salacha...?

Go now, my loyal knight Jack!

Expose the deception that has grown rampant in the House of Angel!

If possible, I wanted to put a stop to this before it went this far...

Wait!

Cut it out, Salacha!

Lita!

Thanks!

Now that it's come to this, I'm left with no choice.

At best I can end this quickly by my own hand.

I can at least take pride in that!

Lita!

Please don't put up a struggle.

I have no desire to see your blood.

How very kind of you.

But you best not underestimate the Samurai Class!

The Dragoon ability of flight...

Springily Rain!

Lita!

She seems to be trying her best, at least.

Too bad Melida doesn't have a chance in a million of winning.

I mean, right from the beginning she's getting pinned down by Sala, a Dragoon Class.

She's not a Paladin Class, and if moreover she suffers an overwhelming defeat

to a fellow daughter of a Knight-Duke House who's her same age

there will be no one left who believes she's descended from the House of Angel.

You reek of lies.

Lita boasted about you to me.

She said she had gotten to know a really pretty girl.

She said she felt like you might become a special kind of friend.

Oh, I see.

But, I bet she hates me now.

That's your real intention.

So long as she has a friend like you by her side, I'm sure Melida will be fine.

You really like Lita, don't you?

If you think of Lita and look down on her

I will stand behind her and support her.

I take pride in that!

She's dominating.

Take a look at that!

How unsightly it is to be unable to do anything more than run away!

Those with addled eyes see that and think she's dominating?

Just who the hell is he?

That man who trains her...

No, Salacha!

No more taking refuge in the sky!

Sala!

Lady Salacha lost?!

Now, you all listen to me!

I take pride in being Samurai Class!

It is because I'm a Samurai that I was able to pick myself up

and it's because there's someone I want to catch up

with that I can find the courage to push forward.

Staying true to myself

I'll get everyone to accept me just as I am.

I am a Paladin of the House of Angel!

U-uh, If... by any chance at all...

Lady Melida truly is the daughter of Duke Felgus

and the late awakening of her mana and difference in Class was simply bad luck...

Wouldn't it mean we've done something extremely treasonous?

Once she's backed into a corner, she's of no use at all.

I suppose I'll make it as if this never happened.

Is that...?!

Melida!

What's that?!

An "Alternate Fountain Pen"!

It's a super-rare non-standard item that can rewrite the effects of magical texts!

What's Sala doing with something like that?!

What should we be doing now?!

We're mana users, you know!

Melida is absolutely right.

Playtime is over now.

Okay!

Everyone in the gallery, this is the way out!

Hurry, everybody!

Get on the other side of the door!

Mrs. Othello?

Uh, I-I...

Please quickly take refuge.

Elli will be troubled if you don't return home to the mansion.

Quickly, now! We need to go, too!

Come, come...

beautiful princesses!

Isn't it about time for the finale of this fairy tale?

You're...!

My current role is not as "Melida Angel's imposter father."

It is as "complete unadulterated evil."

Sure enough, you are an imposter!

How dare you torment Lita like you did!

It's eroding it?

It's time to put an end to this!

Elli!

Lita...

Elli, I'll protect you.

Now let me hear...

the despair-filled shriek of a young lady!

Instructor...

Sorry I took so long, Lady Melida.

Leave the rest to me.

No, Instructor.

I am also going to protect everyone!

That's the kind of thing that makes you my pupil.

Let's do this, milady!

Okay!

I suspected that you would come

private tutor of Melida Angel.

As if I care.

Now, scram.

When did you...?!

Too slow.

It's taking you three seconds to unleash your mana.

Understood.

What's a bastard like you gonna-

Don't make light of the Samurai Class.

Thousand Blade: Brilliant Severing-Petal!

Instructor!

Miu...

Oh my, how careless of me.

Those two are so passionate they couldn't resist.

Damn it! Ouch! It hurts!

Stop making a fuss and being so unseemly.

Duke!

Though it happened within a tale, you suffered death, so you bet it hurts.

Save me, Duke!

I get it.

Thank you for your service.

Why...?

I thought I'd give you one last role to play, you see.

The unforeseen ability and determination of the "incompetent talented girl"...

The skill of her private tutor and his hidden background...

It would seem there is still much that I have to do.

Lady Elise!

Instructor Rose!

I was so worried!

Any injuries? You okay?

I'm alright.

Welcome back, Instructor Kufa, Melida.

I'm so very glad you're safe.

I'm sorry to have worried you.

Melida, you did a great job, too.

Thanks!

Truly.

In the following days, a number of people claiming to be Lady Melida's true father

wrote in to the various newspapers.

Regarding the incident that had secretly shaken the Cardinals' Scholarship District...

The matter was resolved by Knight-Duke Serge Shicksal

who had moved forward with an independent investigation.

The culprit behind the incident was a member of Crest Legion named Bijou Niese.

The young elite knight is considered to have perpetrated the act of violence

due to harboring doubts about the current state of the nation.

But he has gone into hiding and the truth of the matter remains in the dark.

To deal with the aftermath of this crime unprecedented in the history of Crest Legion

the commander of the unit, Duke Felgus Angel, is briefly staying with Lady Melida.

Come on, get back up.

Thanks.

Lita?

Now, now...

Father!

Regarding your Class that was shown on your certificate for passing the labyrinth-librarian exam...

In your great-grandmother's generation, there was a relative who was Samurai Class...

If I'm remembering correctly.

You very much resemble Melinoa.

Father...

I leave the rest to you.

Understood.

I'm happy for you, Lady Melida.

Ah, look at the time!

We have to hurry!

It's the opening ceremony, so we must get ready, too!

Milady, it's time to go.

Alright.

You're the same color as my instructor, you know.

You're always together, aren't you?

Milady.

Instructor!

For my reward for passing the certification exam, will you hear out my selfish request?

Go right ahead.

I'd like you to see it...

The moment this world, which could be said to be cruel, acknowledges me someday.

Then, rather than entrusting my life to you, I'd like to risk my life for you.

Ah, sure enough...

She is my little lady.

Oh, dear! If we don't hurry we'll be late!

Let's go, Instructor.

You are, after all, my one and only...

pride as an assassin.