Raishin!
Raishin! Raishin!
N-Nadeshiko...
Please don't go!
Dad's kicking me out.
I don't have a choice.
Nii-sama, you liar!
You said we'd watch the Ryougoku Bridge fireworks together again next year!
You said you'd stay with Nadeshiko until she was married!
Nadeshiko hates you for this, Nii-sama!
I see.
Well, as you can never make it without your big brother,
I hate you too.
Please open your eyes!
Raishin! Raishin!
Come, Cherubim.
Yes, yes.
Hm?
If he dies on me, I'll be disqualified.
I'm ready.
Why didn't you take his glove?
If I'd tried to, that automaton would have resisted.
You think my Cherubim could be bested by a doll with no puppeteer?
It's a Banned Doll.
If we'd continued, its puppeteer would have died.
Should one's opponent die,
the participant is disqualified regardless of the cause.
Very well.
Why did you forfeit seventh place and drop to 99th, though?
Frey didn't have a one in ten thousand chance of winning.
In order to compare the Garms' and Angels' abilities, Second Last has to be elimin-
Uncalled for.
If you pull a stunt like that again, I'll stop your heart.
Go into tomorrow's fight with Rabbi intending to crush it.
That's best for Frey, too.
Of course, Otou-sama.
Raishin!
Raishin! Raishin!
Stupid girl!
They'll find out she's a Banned Doll!
Irori-neesama?
Onee-sama?
Calm down, Yaya.
But Raishin-
It's the same as back then!
He was shielding Yaya!
There was blood again!
Because of Yaya, Raishin- Raishin-
Calm down.
How's your panicking going to help?
Raishin-dono has a strong heart.
Believe in him and wait.
He won't die until he defeats Tenzen-dono.
How's Raishin?
Still unconscious, apparently.
Why don't you rest a bit longer?
He's a real idiot.
A glaring idiot.
A boundless idiot.
No one could take an attack like that without being horribly wounded.
About that...
I think Loki may have held back.
Cherubim was already mid-attack.
To have held back in that situation...
Wait!
You mean there's a magic circuit that allows that level of control?!
The answer to that may hold the key to conquering the Sword Emperor.
Let's tell the idiot when he wakes up, shall we?
Are you sure?
If Raishin wins, he'll grow stronger.
I can't even guess how powerful he'll be by the time he faces you.
I am Charlotte of the great House of Belew!
However much power he gains, I'll face him head-on and crush him.
You better not die, Raishin.
Not when I'm this worried about you.
If there are any gods listening, please, save Raishin.
Yaya won't act selfish anymore.
Even if Raishin is friendly with a human girl, Yaya won't be jealous.
Even if his shirt smells of another girl,
even if he abandons Yaya,
even if one day he suddenly says "I've got a girlfriend"...
Wait, that was a mistake!
A feint!
Please don't be fooled!
Yaya won't be jealous, so please save Raishin!
How is Second Last?
He got slashed with a giant sword and he's still kicking.
He's a lucky devil.
A couple more millimetres and it would've punctured his lung.
A centimetre, and his heart would of been done for.
He'll survive, then?
For the moment.
But...
His vitality is being drained just like last time.
He could die at any moment.
Well then, will you manage to return to the Evening Festival?
Look!
The Blade Emperor's really looking forward to this!
I don't see why.
The bottom fifty together couldn't match him.
Here comes Silent Roar.
Frankly, I'm surprised.
I thought you wouldn't show up.
I figured you'd run from this battle.
I-I wouldn't do that.
Ever since we were kids, you've been slow and clumsy at everything you try,
not to mention quick to give up, too.
Every time something scared you, you'd end up hiding behind me.
And now you intend to fight me?
Ever since we were kids, you could do anything, Loki.
You were always bright, smart, strong, and excelled at many things.
All I had to do was stick with you and stay out of sight.
You might hate me, Loki, but...
I'll fight!
Because I can't protect anyone if I keep hiding behind you!
Protect?
What are you talking about?
Rabbi!
Pathetic.
Dodge!
Rabbi, again!
I said that's pathetic!
Rabbi!
Rabbi! Rabbi!
Close your eyes.
This ends it.
Such strong magic...
Can a human even put out that much power?!
Rabbi?
Rabbi?!
Something's wrong.
That... isn't Frey's magic, is it?
What?
What the devil was that?!
Frey's magical power is being forcefully drawn out.
What do you mean by forcefully?
She'll die if it continues.
What's that?
It looks like a barrier...
No, her blood's being converted into magic.
Cherubim, stop.
Yes.
Rabbi, no!
Let's help them!
Know your place!
The festival arena is invitation only!
Entering without being called is the definition of bad manners.
This isn't the time for manners!
Look, just stand back.
There's already someone more qualified here.
Huh?
That idiot!
Let me join in.
I don't have a dance partner.
Here we go, Yaya!
24th Strike: Whi-
What's the big idea?!
That's my line.
Outsiders should know their place.
Cheru-
What the hell?!
That's my line!
What are you planning?!
You're a bona fide idiot.
I'll stop Rabbi, obviously!
You're the idiot!
If you attack, you'll be putting Frey's life in danger!
You understand nothing.
Shut up and watch me work, idiot.
You shut up!
No, you!
Still planning on interfering, eh?!
You're going to kill Rabbi, aren't you?!
If I don't, spectators will get hurt, and Frey will die.
Then your job here is already done.
I'll stop him.
Look, with how injured you are, what do you expect to do?
This is the only way to save Frey.
If I destroy it's heart in one shot, that monster will stop,
and Frey will be saved.
That's not good enough!
End this with her alive and Rabbi dead?
That's no way to save her!
You'd rather I just watch Frey die, then?
No.
I'll help both of them!
24th Strike: Whistle!
Right!
Hold him back for me, Yaya!
Raishin!
Loki?
I may be humble and tolerant,
but I'll destroy men who are all talk.
Hurry up and take care of this so I can kill you!
Bring it on.
I'll kill you first!
Big talk!
I'm sorry.
A goddess!
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
I... don't have anyone else to turn to.
I'll save the lecture for later.
Is it okay if I intrude?
Be my guest.
In fact, I'm honoured to see the great Karyusai-dono at work.
Insulated forceps.
Conduction catheter.
Ethanol in distilled water.
And I'd like plenty of salt, too.
Irori, bring me a washbasin full of ice.
Yes.
And Kimberley-sensei,
would you mind clipping a lock of that girl's hair for me?
Shouko-san...
You owe me for this one.
A magic circuit...
Is that Rabbi's?
I've achieved the Army's objective.
They shouldn't complain about me leaving him alive.
Thank you.
Don't thank me yet.
The odds of survival are small.
What was that?
Why did Rabbi suddenly go out of control?
You've got it backwards, boy.
Frey went out of control.
What?
Rabbi was overwhelmed by the amount of magic Frey gave him,
which caused him to lose his rationality.
A magic circuit has been implanted in Frey's heart.
What?!
It's designed to forcibly extract magic from it's host.
While it increases her magical affinity,
it will eventually reconfigure her entire body.
Blank Slates
I hear they're called "Promised Children" in this country.
They're children born rich in magic.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could be mass-produced?
You mean... Frey and Loki are...
Synthetic Blank Slates.
Divine Works lab rats.
They have an unnaturally precise flow of magic to them.
Their hearts have definitely been mechanised.
You're saying they implanted machines inside humans?
The change in their skin colour is probably a side effect.
The strain on their bodies must have caused its melanin to breakdown.
Is it easy to do?
Of course not!
Surely you saw what happened to the kids whose surgeries failed.
Stop right there.
I forbid you from leaving campus.
Why?!
I'm telling you not to be so arrogant.
There's nothing you can do, Boy.
Shall I put it plainly?
You're no threat to him.
You don't stand a chance of winning.
Him?
Bronson, head of Divine Works.
Twenty years ago, he had his hands on Wiseman's Throne.
Have you forgotten our bet?
You don't get to just die in a ditch.
You sure you should be out of bed already?
Shouko-san is the world's best doll maker.
So, um...
I hope he makes it.
Let Charl pet him once he's better, okay?
She seems to like dogs.
Tyrant Rex?
That's her nickname, but she's not a bad person.
Though she's not exactly true to herself...
With no friends around, people misunderstand her a lot.
She's like me.
But I... wasn't lonely.
Because I had my family... I had Rabbi.
Was Yomi family, too?
Yomi... was my second mother.
I'm sorry.
I...
No.
It's because I was weak.
I'm the one who was supposed to go on stage!
But I was scared, so my mother...
Loki hates me.
I'm weak and worthless, so...
So he became Cherubim's operator...
I'm sorry I couldn't protect you, Rabbi.
Everyone dies because I'm weak!
You're wrong.
You're wrong!
It's not your fault.
None of it.
Yaya.
Yes?
I'm an idiot, right?
Yes.
Where are you off to so late at night?
On a little walk.
To the orphanage?
You want to steal Rabbi's brother and sisters before they're disposed of.
A lady like yourself shouldn't be eavesdropping.
You're hardly in any condition to walk!
You could die at any moment, yet you want to strain yourself even more?
Not to worry.
I have the world's best automaton with me.
And you of all people should understand.
Family isn't something to let go of without a fight.
I won't let you go!
If you're that set on it, you'll have to beat me first.
Why are you so worked up?
It's no loss to you if something happens to me.
Loss?!
You saved me.
Just once, that's all!
So it's obvious that I need to return the favour by protecting you!
Just once, of course!
Even if it's only a one-time thing, I'll protect you by any means necessary.
Even if you end up hating me.
The charm you gave me kept me alive.
You've already protected me once.
I'm not talking about the charm!
I'm asking for your trust.
Not in me.
In the power of this thing you gave me.
That's cheating.
It's not fair to bring that up now!
Hmph!
Fine, go die in a ditch somewhere and let wild dogs eat your body!
You're really...
...as stupid as Big Ben!
Thanks to Komurasaki, we were able to slip out of the academy unnoticed,
but this won't be as easy.
They have lots of guards.
What happened yesterday made them jumpy, huh?
Are you referring to you and Komurasaki flirting?
That's a gross distortion of the facts.
I almost died, you know.
Have they already been disposed of?
Looks like it's an ambush.
Go wild, Yaya!
Right.
That's my specialty.
12th Binding: Flare!
Right!
I am a humble and tolerant man,
but there are three things I simply can't forgive.
People who give me orders, people who stand against me,
and foolhardy rats like you.
koi kogareru omoi wa itami suiage
恋い焦がれる想いは 痛み 吸い上げ
This desperate love sucks away the pain
watashi wo ooitsukusu no
私を覆い尽くすの
And engulfs me completely
doredake no namida wo kakushite kita no darou
どれだけの涙を 隠してきたのだろう
I wonder how many of these tears I have hidden from you
ochite yuku shizuku ni utsuru gyokuto
落ちてゆく雫に 映る玉兎
These falling teardrops which reflect the moon
hanabira mo itsuka wa chiriyuki sora ni mau
花びらもいつかは 散りゆき空に舞う
Even the flower petals that are eventually scattered throughout the sky
sugite yuku mujou no imi oshiete
過ぎてゆく無常の 意味 教えて
Tell me the meaning behind the uncertainty of life
sangoya no utage owari hitoshirezu samishikute
三五夜の宴 終わり 人知れず寂しくて
At the end of the harvest moon banquet I'm still lonely inside
akashite wa ikenai himitsu uchiaketaku naru no
明かしてはいけない秘密 打ちあけたくなるの
I want to open up my heart and reveal the secret I mustn't reveal
furerareru hodo chikai
触れられるほど近い
Close enough to touch
kimi he to kono te wo nobashita
君へと この手を伸ばした
I reached my hand out for you
kanashiki sadame yo
悲しきさだめよ
What a sad fate
kimi wo mamoru tame nara kowarete mo ii
君を護るためなら 壊れてもいい
I don't mind breaking if it's to protect you
hakanai omoi nara
儚い想いなら
If these feelings have to be short-lived
semete yume wo misete yo
せめて夢を見せてよ
At least let me have a dream
aishiau yume misete
愛し合う 夢見せて
Let me dream of us being in love
amamitsutsuki ni
あまみつつきに
On the night of the full moon