Why did you save us?
Oh, thanks. I'll have some.
You don't hold back from drinking it, huh?
I can't imagine you'd go through the trouble of saving us from those demonic beasts...
and bringing us home only to poison us.
Besides, when you learned that we deceived you,
you were genuinely angry with us.
You're a member of the hero clan. Why'd you decide to save us?
I heard from my father.
From Jin-san?
He told me about the situation you're in.
He did?
So Jin-san knew everything...
That man is the worst.
Well, I won't argue about that.
I'm the same as my father.
I'll protect what I choose to protect.
And I absolutely won't leave someone to die when I know the circumstances.
She's innocent.
But earlier you said that the hero clan was watching us...
Right now, we don't have any relations with the village.
We're just ordinary humans.
What do you-
Oh, is Mio all right?
Mio-sama always takes long baths.
I just hope that's enough for her to calm down.
Maria-chan?
We'll need to put our belongings back in place...
And Maria's fine.
After all, we're your little sisters.
"Little sisters," huh?
hikari wo shinjita kibou no saki e
光を信じた希望の先へ
Past the hope which believed in light
ashita e no michi wa owaranai Never ends
明日への道は終わらない Never ends
The road towards tomorrow never ends, never ends
hitomi ni utsushita chikai no kakera
瞳に映した誓いの欠片
The fragments of the vows which reflected on my eyes
ankoku no uzu wo kirisaku Testament
暗黒の渦を切り裂く Testament
The testament which tears apart the maelstrom of darkness
kami sae mo koete sakendara sagashidashite
神さえも超えて叫んだら 探し出して
If I shout surpassing even gods, go find it
mamoru beki mono nigirishimeta migite de Far Away (Far Away)
守るべきもの 握りしめた右手で Far Away (Far Away)
With my right hand, with which I clutched the things I have to protect, far away
donna tooku demo todoku yo
どんな遠くでも届くよ
No matter how far, it'll reach
daiji na mono nakusanai omoi nara Every way (Every way)
大事なもの無くさない想いなら Every way (Every way)
Feelings of not wanting to lose what's important to you, every way
kareta sekai kara susumeru hazu sa
枯れた世界から進めるはずさ
Should be able to go on from the withered world
mirai e hashire
未来へ走れ
Run towards the future
First Contract Between Servant and Master
Maria taught me how to use magic for six months, and yet...
If it weren't for him, I'd be dead.
Just remembering it makes me shake uncontrollably.
I'm no good.
Uh, got a moment?
I just wanted to say something.
I'm sorry.
Wh-Why are you apologizing?
I didn't know anything about you, and I got mad...
I'm really sorry.
B-But that...
What's wrong? Hey, Mio?!
Y-You okay? I'm opening the door.
Mio!
Hey!
I-I'm fine.
Don't bathe so long you get dizzy.
Here, can you stand?
Why would you apologise?
We deceived you.
I hid the fact that I belonged to the hero clan from you, too.
We're even, right?
But I tried to drive you out.
If you wanted to use your demon powers, there were plenty of faster ways to do that.
Instead, you tried to manipulate my memory so I would leave unharmed.
That's... because we didn't want to get you two involved.
I understood that, too.
Huh?
That was a performance to protect me, right?
There's no need to do that sort of thing anymore.
My father and I have both decided to protect you.
Wh-What are you say-
Hey! What?
We're family now.
But we told you the remarriage was all a lie!
If a person is someone you want to live with and protect, then she's already family.
Oh?
It looks like you two are starting to get along pretty well.
Wh-What, Maria?! I'm not really...
That's good to see.
Basara-san seemed quite strong, too.
No, don't count on me too much.
Now, now. You negated my magic, didn't you?
Hm?
Yeah...
Unfortunately, that was a fluke.
You couldn't negate magic completely on a fluke, could you?
What technique was that?
Sorry, but it really was a fluke.
If a person is someone you want to live with and protect, then she's already family.
Family, huh.
Oh, yes?
Mio-sama, how do you feel?
I'm fine now.
Would you like some water?
No, I'm really fine.
Does he really intend for us to be a family?
What's this?
Basara-san printed it out for us.
Do you think Jin-san and Basara-san were faking how they interacted with us?
Then why not accept their kindness?
Right now, you need every ally you can get.
Then it's settled!
Actually...
I have a proposal regarding our future!
Proposal?
Master-Servant pact magic.
I'd like you and Mio-sama to form a Master-Servant testament.
Why do Mio and I have to become Master and Servant?
It's only as a formality.
Those whose souls are bound by a pact are able to sense each other.
I'd like to take advantage of that so you can stay attuned to Mio-sama's whereabouts.
Then isn't the GPS on a cell phone good enough?
Who knows when that might malfunction?!
And what do you plan to do if she's caught in an enemy's trap then?!
W-Well...
This magic can be used only on the night of a full moon.
Tonight happens to be one.
We can't afford to miss this chance!
Hey, say something, Mio.
I-I'm fine with it,
but do you... have something against doing it with me?
A-Are you really sure?
Yes. If it just means knowing each other's whereabouts...
Then it's settled!
This will be her first magic casting, so I'll be supporting her.
Okay...
When you kiss the magic circle that forms on the back of Mio-sama's hand, the pact will be complete.
Kiss her hand?
That's an outright master-servant relationship, isn't it?
Hm?
Hey, there's something showing up on my hand.
Huh?
Hey, Maria, what's the meaning of this?!
H-Huh? That's strange.
Did I make a mistake somewhere?
What are we going to do now?!
F-For now our goal is to be aware of each other's whereabouts,
so Mio-sama, if you could kiss Basara-san's hand...
You're kidding, right?!
Why do I have to be his slave?!
Hey, you know, "slave" has a different connotation...
U-Um...
Be quiet, Basara!
Uh, well, this looks like it's about to disappear?
Oh, no! Mio-sama, hurry up and kiss it! Kiss it now!
B-But...
It can be released on the next full moon!
The next? B-But...
It disappeared.
Wh-What's this?
No way...
No.
H-Hey, are you all right?
Wh-What is it?
Ah, the curse is already taking effect!
Curse?
Ah...
Could you explain it to us?
The main purpose of a Master-Servant pact is to maintain the subordinate's loyalty.
So when the subordinate takes rebellious or traitorous actions, the curse activates.
Most likely, since Mio-sama refused the kiss of loyalty...
This is her curse?
Despite my appearances, I am a succubus.
Succubus?
You mean the lust devils that do lewd things to people in their dreams?! Y-You?
It's slightly different, though.
I used my own magic in the pact, so Mio-sama is suffering a succubus's curse.
In other words, powerful aphrodisiac effects... how regrettable.
You idiot!
J-Just hurry... Hurry up and save me.
Can't you do anything?
Rest assured.
The curse is alleviated when the master makes the servant submit.
S-Submit? How?
It's simple.
Please touch Mio-sama.
Huh?
Right now, the aphrodisiac effects of the curse are making Mio-sama's senses hypersensitive.
She's never experienced pleasure like this before, so if you touch her for a while,
she should obediently swear her loyalty to you by choice.
H-Hey, Maria, what are you say-
Please bear with it a little longer, Mio-sama.
I'll have Basara-san relieve you soon.
It's definitely not the case that I want to watch your face as you fall from pleasure, Mio-sama.
Now, Basara-san!
Please touch Mio-sama's embarrassing places and relieve her.
I-I can touch her anywhere, right?
You can. However, the longer you take, the more her mind and body will suffer.
Mio-sama will ascend to heaven in both senses of the phrase!
Do devils even go to Heaven?
Well, if you personally prefer to tease her bit-by-bit, then that works, too.
I prefer that, myself.
Fine, already!
No! S-Stay back! Jerk!
If you do anything strange, I'll kill you a hundred times-
It's unfortunate, but give up.
I'll finish this as quickly as possible.
H-Hey...
Basara-san! This is for Mio-sama!
It's for Mio-sama!
I know that!
No!
It would seem that's it.
That's Mio-sama's weak spot.
N-No... Wh-What do I do? At this rate... I...
Not there! Don't, Basara!
No...
No way... I can't... from something like this...
Don't do that, Mio-sama.
This curse was activated because you rejected the master-servant pact.
As long as you don't vow loyalty to Basara-san, that feeling won't disappear.
The one in front of you is your master.
The one to swear your obedience to.
Master, mas...
This person is my master...
N-No...
Basara-san, please fondle her breasts directly.
That's...
Is that really okay?
It doesn't seem like you'll be able to calm her down if you keep going easy on her.
All right.
No way.
No, don't do it, Onii-chan!
N-No way... Why did I?
I see, that's what I really wanted to call Basara.
So embarrassing...
Just hold on for a little longer.
Don't do that, Mio-sama.
Please watch carefully what happens to you next.
All right...
No, no, no, no...
Onii-chan...
No more...
No...
Onii-chan! Onii-chan! Onii-chan!
Nine times? That's our Mio-sama.
She held out longer than expected.
By the way, Maria.
Yes?
Why didn't you mention the curse from the start?
As insurance in order to make sure you wouldn't change your mind.
I'm sorry.
I see.
Huh? You're not mad?
It's not my role to be.
Maria, we need to talk.
Mio-sama, my head! That hurts my head!
I didn't mean to do it!
That hurts! That hurts, Mio-sama!
You're splitting me!
Now then, I'll be on standby nearby.
Thanks.
You'll be escorted away if you loiter around.
Don't worry. I'll be perfectly fine!
A license?
A fake license!
It would be one thing if I were underage, but now I can wander as much as I want, even on weekday mornings.
Oh, I see.
Have a good day!
An adult with her appearance?
Won't they notice the fake license?
Summer break just ended,
so you didn't have to go out of your way to transfer to our school.
My father already finished the paperwork.
Apparently he knows someone here at this school.
Jin-san does? Who?
Well, I don't know, either.
The faculty room's that way.
All right.
Listen, don't cling to me at school.
I don't want others finding out we live together, either.
The Master-Servant testament is predicated on mutual trust.
Even if one displays insubordination, as long as it's motivated out of concern for the Master, the curse will not activate.
The curse activates when the Servant takes action with the intent of betraying the Master.
Trust, huh?
Faculty Room
I'm Sakazaki Mamoru, the one in charge of your class.
Nice to meet you, Toujou.
Thanks.
Toujou Basara
Um, I'm Toujou Basara.
My name's a bit over the top, but I'm an average guy.
I hope we can get along.
That empty seat over there will be yours.
Okay.
Oh, and Nonaka, since you're the class representative, could you show Toujou around?
Yes.
Toujou Basara
Everyone, line up in the hall.
We're moving to the gymnasium.
Line up?
Basara.
You're the class rep, right?
What should I-
Huh?!
U-Um...
Wh-What are you two doing?!
W-Wait!
Hey, can you back off a bit?
Basara, have you really forgotten?
Huh?
Are you... Yuuki?
Yes. Basara, it's been a while...
Would you let go of him already?!
H-Hugging him all of a sudden...
Is there something wrong with you?
Not really. This is normal for us.
Huh?
H-Hey, Basara, what does she mean?
It's none of your business, Naruse-san.
I-It is my business!
I'm living with him now!
Is it even possible to be this isolated on the first day after transferring?
Huh? Seriously? With those looks?
Yes, apparently.
That would creep a person out. So? So?
Then...
Oh, Mio.
What?
Well, what should we do about lunch?
Did you hear that?
You can buy something from the store, right?
Why not eat with your rediscovered childhood friend?
Well...
What a disaster, transfer.
I'm Takigawa. Nice to meet you.
Entry Forbidden
This comes off easily.
Is it all right?
I'm the only one in the academy who knows about this.
I understand how you feel.
I moved into this area last year myself.
The way the guys in class are looking at me isn't normal.
Nah, you made enemies of the entire school, not just our class.
Huh?
Princess Mio and Princess Yuuki.
They're the idols of our school, so you're in a king's position after tripping flags for both of them.
"Princess"? That's what they're called?
The envy of a man runs deeper than a woman's, surprisingly.
So, have there been problems before?
Nope. If anyone tried to get a step ahead, the rest of their fans wouldn't stay quiet.
So they're all keeping their eyes on each other?
Exactly.
I guess the people after Mio couldn't infiltrate the school and make any bold moves.
So isn't it bad for you to be associating with me then?
Don't worry about it.
If it comes down to it, I'll offer you up and run.
Such a dependable classmate.
It's pretty incredible that you've already set flags with two pretty girls.
It seems like fun to hang out with people who have that kind of luck, or other such unseen powers.
You're overestimating me.
Unfortunately.
Why are you following me?
Well, I'm just trying to go home like normal.
Hey, Mio-sama!
Well done on your hard work.
Isn't that phrasing a bit off?
Basara-san, Basara-san...
She seems as though she's in a really foul mood.
Well, a lot happened...
Oh. That's no good. You have to use protection.
Hey!
What?
Look, about Yuuki...
Basara.
Y-Yuuki?
I have something important to discuss. Alone.
Hey, Yuuki.
We don't need to sit next to each other, do we?
No. I don't want other people hearing us.
I-I see.
Thank you for coming.
It's been five years, huh?
You've changed.
So have you.
Before, you'd squeeze me back when I hugged you.
Did I?
You often used it as a chance to touch my butt.
D-Did I?
Basara.
Hm?
Don't involve yourself with Naruse Mio any further.
mou ichido aitai nante omoi wa zembu tojikomete shimaou
もう一度会いたいなんて想いは 全部閉じ込めてしまおう
I'll shut off all feelings of wanting to meet you once more
kono mune no oku ni zutto
この胸の 奥にずっと
Deep inside my heart forever
yume no naka de wa sunao ni ieta kotoba
夢の中では 素直に言えた言葉
The words which I could bravely say in my dreams
nandomo renshuu
何度も 練習
I practice them again and again
kizukeba itsumo soba de waratteru kimi ga atarimae ni natteta
気づけばいつも 傍で 笑ってる きみが あたりまえになってた
Before I noticed it, I took you, always smiling next to me, for granted
Aa hitomi tojite mo kienai kage ni nandomo iu kara
ああ 瞳閉じても消えない 影に 何度も言うから
I tell them again and again to the figure which doesn't disappear even when I close my eyes
mou ichido aitai taisetsu na hito tomo ni ikite ikitai
もう一度会いたい 大切な人 共に生きていきたい
I want to meet my precious person again, I want to live living with him
tatoe sekai kara yaiba wo mukerarete mo
たとえ世界から 刃を向けられても
Even if the world points a sword at me
mou nidoto kono te hanasanai to yume no soto de ieta kotoba
もう二度とこの手 離さないと 夢の外で言えた言葉
I managed to say out of a dream that I'll never let this hand go
itsumade mo egao no ma ma
いつまでも 笑顔のまま
Always smiling
Next Time
Reunion and a Gap in Trust