1. He must have meant it as a gift to you.Copy !req
2. It's what we call love at first sight.Copy !req
3. I'm sure he's waiting for your answer.Copy !req
4. So sweet...Copy !req
5. All of this, I'll risk it nowCopy !req
6. I just stretch out my hand until reaches my idealsCopy !req
7. The choices that extend before my eyesCopy !req
8. The gears of good and evil go onCopy !req
9. Toward just one conclusionCopy !req
10. Everything is a Choice of chanceCopy !req
11. And a signal to the next stepCopy !req
12. To the edge of possibilityCopy !req
13. I gaze at that destinationCopy !req
14. Only one, I don't need anything elseCopy !req
15. I only want to fix my gaze, to the oneCopy !req
16. I will never yield this belief and determinationCopy !req
17. I'll keep them hidden in my heartCopy !req
18. Highest, highest, I'm going onCopy !req
19. Go to the shadows that are truer than truthCopy !req
20. Highest, highest, I'll carry onCopy !req
21. Right or wrong, if you desire, maintain your aloofnessCopy !req
22. Is that you, Nu?Copy !req
23. Yes, my lord.Copy !req
24. You go to school here?Copy !req
25. No, I borrowed this.Copy !req
26. I'll attract less attention in a uniform.Copy !req
27. Makes sense.Copy !req
28. About the man in black we apprehended last night...Copy !req
29. As expected, a powerful brainwashing
had destroyed his mind.Copy !req
30. It's a shared trait of the Cult of Diablos' vanguard,
the Third Children.Copy !req
31. Unfortunately, no matter what I tried,Copy !req
32. it was impossible to squeeze
any information out of him.Copy !req
33. Bushin Festival Student Preliminaries! Sign up now!Copy !req
34. His costume was obtained through
black market channels...Copy !req
35. I already made sure to enter you!Copy !req
36. You're welcome!Copy !req
37. You are ever so very welcome!Copy !req
38. We wanted to enter, too,Copy !req
39. but that's not exactly possible with
these injuries, you know?Copy !req
40. I won't do it.Copy !req
41. Why the hell not?Copy !req
42. If you fight in the tournament,
you can easily get two or three girls to-Copy !req
43. If you attract too many,
you can send some of them our way-Copy !req
44. F-for some reason, my stomach hurts...Copy !req
45. S-same...Copy !req
46. They take orphans with magical aptitude
and the children of poor families,Copy !req
47. and administer drugs and brainwashing
to create the Children of Diablos.Copy !req
48. The Cult has been doing this for many years.Copy !req
49. I suspect the Cult's goal is to use the name of
Shadow Garden to lure us out of hiding.Copy !req
50. I so don't need this.Copy !req
51. I won't do it.Copy !req
52. I understand, my lord.Copy !req
53. However, I feel I should also inform youCopy !req
54. that we recently confirmed the presence of a
Named First Child in the Royal Capital.Copy !req
55. He's called Rex, the Game of Betrayal.Copy !req
56. "Named"?Copy !req
57. Yes, lord.Copy !req
58. A First Child: one who has maintained his sense of self
despite being one of the Children.Copy !req
59. And if they're deploying Named Children
to the Royal Capital,Copy !req
60. it's clear they have some other purpose in mind.Copy !req
61. Of course!Copy !req
62. Considering the fundamental goal...Copy !req
63. I may not be the one who set the stage,
but there are ways for me to deal with this.Copy !req
64. Lord Shadow?Copy !req
65. This is the perfect opportunity.Copy !req
66. Nevertheless, it will require some thinking.Copy !req
67. See you later, Nu.Copy !req
68. I have twenty-four at the moment.Copy !req
69. I'll want at least twice that.Copy !req
70. In any and every circumstance,
he always leads us straight to the best solution.Copy !req
71. No, he's had the answer from the start.Copy !req
72. This is the Wisdom of the Shadows.Copy !req
73. Life at school...Copy !req
74. The life I would be living if...Copy !req
75. But...Copy !req
76. I'd rather have it this way,
than live my life never knowing the truth.Copy !req
77. Claire Kagenou!Copy !req
78. I knew Claire could do it!Copy !req
79. I can see why Princess Iris has her eye on her!Copy !req
80. How well will she do against
Student Council President Rose?Copy !req
81. If only Princess Alexia weren't injured!Copy !req
82. Step right up!Copy !req
83. If you're not willing to risk it here,
what good are you as a man?Copy !req
84. In the six matches so far,Copy !req
85. we've had favorites, long-shots, and anything goes
free-for-all battles inspiring joy and tears!Copy !req
86. You're not going to place a bet, Skel?
We Dark Knights can't know the future.Copy !req
87. I bet everything on the sure winner of the first match.
If we let concern over a few measly coins stop us,Copy !req
88. That was a very upsetting upset, wasn't it?
we're a disgrace to the town of Midgar!Copy !req
89. I'll be eating nothing but breadcrusts
until the end of the month.Copy !req
90. If you go with potatoes, they're very versatile.Copy !req
91. All right, our next match is one
you'll really want to watch!Copy !req
92. The match fought by our unstoppable
student body president,Copy !req
93. Miss Rose Oriana herself!Copy !req
94. And she'll be up against...Copy !req
95. Come to think of it, how is Cid doing?
Uh, who was it again?Copy !req
96. What? He's actually fighting?
Aw, who cares! The payout is-Copy !req
97. That's a little harsh, Skel.Copy !req
98. President Rose! You can do it!Copy !req
99. Who is that guy?Copy !req
100. No idea.Copy !req
101. He's kinda plain-looking.Copy !req
102. Student Council President Rose Oriana...Copy !req
103. Princess of the Oriana Kingdom, land of art and culture.Copy !req
104. And while being the princess of
the land of art and culture,Copy !req
105. she is also the best swordswoman in the Academy.Copy !req
106. The textbook definition of a named character.Copy !req
107. One must be grateful for such good fortune.Copy !req
108. My opponent is unparalleled in skill and
unsurpassed in popularity.Copy !req
109. There's not a single spectator cheering for me.Copy !req
110. Now is the time...Copy !req
111. The time to reveal the forty-eight master techniquesCopy !req
112. I have honed through my long and arduous training.Copy !req
113. Rose Oriana versus Cid Kagenou.Copy !req
114. Ready?Copy !req
115. Begin!Copy !req
116. Now!Copy !req
117. Perfection.Copy !req
118. The Background Character Secret Technique:Copy !req
119. Spinning Drill Fall: Bloody Tornado.Copy !req
120. An unsightly defeat in the first round
at the hands of an indisputable champion.Copy !req
121. I am truly the perfect bit character!Copy !req
122. W-Rose Oria-Copy !req
123. Not yet!Copy !req
124. It can't be over yet.Copy !req
125. I won't let it!Copy !req
126. Are you sure you can still fight?Copy !req
127. Judge! There's still fire in his eyes.Copy !req
128. My sincerest thanks, Miss Oriana.Copy !req
129. Let's keep going.Copy !req
130. I still have forty-seven Background Character
Techniques to show off.Copy !req
131. W-Rose Oria-Copy !req
132. Not yet!Copy !req
133. I can still fight!Copy !req
134. Not yet!Copy !req
135. Not yet!Copy !req
136. Not yet!Copy !req
137. Not yet!Copy !req
138. No, not yet...Copy !req
139. Why are you so determined?Copy !req
140. I've slashed you over a dozen times,Copy !req
141. and I imbued every one of those attacks with magic.Copy !req
142. And yet you refuse to let the battle end.Copy !req
143. That's what you're saying, isn't it?Copy !req
144. I owe you an apology for having underestimated you
at the beginning of this match.Copy !req
145. And that is why...Copy !req
146. I will end it with this!Copy !req
147. That's enough!Copy !req
148. Rose Oriana!Copy !req
149. Wait, please!Copy !req
150. I still haven't-Copy !req
151. No! It's too dangerous to go on!Copy !req
152. Get a stretcher! Now!Copy !req
153. Hurry it up!Copy !req
154. I won the fight.
He's lost a lot of blood!Copy !req
155. But I am utterly defeated in the battle of our spirits.Copy !req
156. Let me go! Let me go!Copy !req
157. Let me go! Let me go!
The patient is in shock!Copy !req
158. I still have thirty-three techniques to show off!
He's lashing out!Copy !req
159. I still have thirty-three techniques to show off!
Then calm him down!Copy !req
160. Cid Kagenou...
It's for his own good!Copy !req
161. Hurt him if you have to!Copy !req
162. you have my respect.Copy !req
163. Yeah, get him!Copy !req
164. Go for it!Copy !req
165. All right!Copy !req
166. The dark horse...Copy !req
167. Can't raise a sword against your betrothed?Copy !req
168. I hope I get a chance to show off
the rest of my techniques.Copy !req
169. I almost just wish I could be in
that cliched scene, that's all.Copy !req
170. Excuse me...Copy !req
171. Er, um...Copy !req
172. You're not hurt too badly, are you?Copy !req
173. You're...Copy !req
174. Who again?Copy !req
175. Um, I watched your match.Copy !req
176. You did? Thanks.Copy !req
177. I don't usually watch sword fights or anything like that.Copy !req
178. But the way you kept standing back up...Copy !req
179. It was just incredible!Copy !req
180. You think?Copy !req
181. This girl has unusual sensibilities.Copy !req
182. Well, I guess some people are like that.Copy !req
183. So, um...Copy !req
184. Th-this is for you!Copy !req
185. What is it?Copy !req
186. I baked some c-cookies.Copy !req
187. As a thank you.Copy !req
188. A thank you? For what?Copy !req
189. Maybe she's thanking me for showing her those
sweet background character moves?Copy !req
190. Uhh, thanks.Copy !req
191. S-so if it's alright with you,Copy !req
192. I'd like to start out as friends.Copy !req
193. Friends?Copy !req
194. I mean, I don't really see a problem with that.Copy !req
195. Okay.Copy !req
196. Yes! I did it!Copy !req
197. Father, we're friends now!Copy !req
198. Lutheran Barnett, Assistant Principal
of the Academy of Science.Copy !req
199. A master swordsman, accomplished in both
martial and scholastic arts,Copy !req
200. who was once even champion of the Bushin Festival.Copy !req
201. He's on the list of people I should never interact with
if I want to remain as obscure as possible.Copy !req
202. So if this girl is calling him father, she must be...Copy !req
203. Sherry Barnett.Copy !req
204. Unquestionably a named character.Copy !req
205. I always figured I wouldn't really come into contact
with students from the science academy.Copy !req
206. I was careless.Copy !req
207. Are you sure you're not in any pain?Copy !req
208. Oh, yeah, I'm fine.Copy !req
209. I expect you to go see a doctor, you hear?Copy !req
210. Yeah, I will.Copy !req
211. Maybe on my way home.Copy !req
212. But not really, because they'll find out I'm not hurt at all.Copy !req
213. This girl is so devoted to her research.Copy !req
214. In fact, she's currently absorbed in a project
researching an artifact for the Knight Order.Copy !req
215. That's probably why she has no real friends.Copy !req
216. Father!Copy !req
217. She seems carefree now,
but she's been through a lot.Copy !req
218. If it's not too much to ask,
please be good to her.Copy !req
219. Yeah...Copy !req
220. No, I'm a nobody background character,Copy !req
221. so this whole thing about being good
to a named character is kinda...Copy !req
222. But look at them.
I can't say that to them now.Copy !req
223. For now, I'll just use my injuries as an excuseCopy !req
224. to stay home for a few days
and give us some distance.Copy !req
225. The favorite to win...Copy !req
226. forfeited the match because of a horoscope?
What the hell?Copy !req
227. What has gotten into me?Copy !req
228. Cid did say something about a doctor.Copy !req
229. I could visit to check on him.Copy !req
230. That wouldn't be weird, would it?Copy !req
231. I mean, we're friends.Copy !req
232. Okay!Copy !req
233. Mm, delicious.Copy !req
234. Black is the only way to drink coffee.Copy !req
235. The way that sweet tooth pours in gallons of milk
and heaps in tons of sugar...Copy !req
236. It's heresy, I tell you.Copy !req
237. Who is it?Copy !req
238. Sherry Barnett, second-year student
at the Academy of Science!Copy !req
239. Can I help you?Copy !req
240. I'm sorry to drop in like this!Copy !req
241. Uh-huh...Copy !req
242. Would you like to come in?Copy !req
243. Please, have some coffee.
It's quite trendy these days.Copy !req
244. If it's too bitter for you, I have sugar and milk.Copy !req
245. Oh, thank you very much.Copy !req
246. It's so sweet; I love it.Copy !req
247. Is that the trend?Copy !req
248. Sorry?Copy !req
249. Oh, nothing.Copy !req
250. I think I can guess why you've come to see me, Sherry.Copy !req
251. This is about your artifact analysis, isn't it?Copy !req
252. No.Copy !req
253. So it's about the student council election schedule?Copy !req
254. We don't have ours on the same day as yours.Copy !req
255. Oh, I see.Copy !req
256. Then what does bring you here?Copy !req
257. Well, as a matter of fact,Copy !req
258. there's something I'd like to ask you, Miss Alexia.Copy !req
259. The thing is I heard that you were...Copy !req
260. I was wondering if you were
romantically involved with anyone.Copy !req
261. Excuse me?Copy !req
262. I mean, I heard that you were
in a relationship with Cid Kagenou!Copy !req
263. And I was wondering if maybe
you two were still dating...Copy !req
264. We've broken up.Copy !req
265. We've broken up.Copy !req
266. In fact, we weren't even really dating to begin with.Copy !req
267. We were just pretending to be a couple
for reasons I won't bore you with.Copy !req
268. Really?Copy !req
269. That's such a relief!Copy !req
270. Actually, I happened to make friends with Cid
just the other day.Copy !req
271. O-oh, really...Copy !req
272. Yes! And so I got to be very curious
about the two of you.Copy !req
273. I couldn't concentrate on my research,
and I didn't know what I was going to do.Copy !req
274. But I feel so much better now!Copy !req
275. It's so good to hear that you two aren't a couple!Copy !req
276. Th-that's nice...Copy !req
277. I'm so happy to help.Copy !req
278. Yes, you did!Copy !req
279. Thank you so much for your time.Copy !req
280. And thank you for the coffee!Copy !req
281. Thanks!Copy !req
282. When I finally went back to class after five days,Copy !req
283. I felt like everyone was nicer to me for some reason,Copy !req
284. but I was probably imagining it.Copy !req
285. Nothing changing the status quo.Copy !req
286. That is what a bit character truly wishes for.Copy !req
287. Is something going on right now?Copy !req
288. They're going to explain
how the student election works.Copy !req
289. Election?Copy !req
290. It's going to be the kids from the
highest-ranking families.Copy !req
291. The third-years aren't even here this week.
What's the point?Copy !req
292. Oh yeah, the third-years are out for
that extracurricular program.Copy !req
293. Lucky stiffs.Copy !req
294. If I could go off-campus,
I might actually meet someone.Copy !req
295. That would be nice!
A mature, older woman.Copy !req
296. With an adult charm that none of
these children could possibly-Copy !req
297. Excuse me, everyone.Copy !req
298. I would like to thank you for giving us your time today.Copy !req
299. We're here to explain the election to fill
the vacancy on the Student Council.Copy !req
300. Allow me to give you an outline
of the upcoming by-election.Copy !req
301. Our former secretary has finalized her engagement
and will be leaving us before the completion...Copy !req
302. Let us begin.Copy !req
303. The road to freedom is going to be a long one.Copy !req
304. It's closed?Copy !req
305. Why are the gates closed?Copy !req
306. Classes are still going on, aren't they?Copy !req
307. What...Copy !req
308. So, um...Copy !req
309. What the...
So, um...Copy !req
310. With all that in mind,Copy !req
311. we of the Student Council are always workingCopy !req
312. I can't work my magic.
to improve the lives of all of our students.Copy !req
313. And we would like to ask all of you to help us reach that end.Copy !req
314. Has nobody else noticed it?
We will not ask for nominations of candidates.Copy !req
315. As I just explained,Copy !req
316. this election will follow the same pattern as...Copy !req
317. Here it comes!Copy !req
318. Nobody move.Copy !req
319. We are Shadow Garden...Copy !req
320. and we are taking over this academy.Copy !req
321. Don't stand, stay in your seats.Copy !req
322. Hands where I can see them.Copy !req
323. You don't seem to understand
what kind of a place you've invaded.Copy !req
324. Take over an academy of Dark Knights?Copy !req
325. This is hardly the act of a sane person.Copy !req
326. Drop your weapons.Copy !req
327. I refuse.Copy !req
328. Then you'll make the perfect example.Copy !req
329. Miss President?Copy !req
330. My magic!Copy !req
331. So you figured it out.Copy !req
332. But it's too late!Copy !req
333. Without magic,
you can't parry the sword of a Dark Knight.Copy !req
334. Didn't they teach you that?Copy !req
335. Stop!Copy !req
336. No... No...Copy !req
337. People say there is no night with no dawnCopy !req
338. But I would think it's better without a dawnCopy !req
339. The scars we want to hideCopy !req
340. All the memories we want to forgetCopy !req
341. The sun shines light on all of themCopy !req
342. Looking for falling starsCopy !req
343. I would wanderCopy !req
344. Until the moment I met youCopy !req
345. Those stars that twinkle in the skyCopy !req
346. Lead to a path of hope, I'll go to the end of itCopy !req
347. I can go forward with no more uncertaintyCopy !req
348. I'll chase after the prayers that traverse the dark nightCopy !req
349. Because even if I can't reach you yetCopy !req
350. I still want to tell youCopy !req
351. Thank youCopy !req