I hope we finish the day in a good position again. Oh, welcome back. The base over there is takeable. Should we divide up the spells that just dropped? Sounds good. I’ll take Swordflash, then. Huh? {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&H3C29CA&4c&H4918C6&c&HFFFFFF&pos(420,262.667)}Begin Battle {fad(200,0)bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&pos(420,262.667)}Action Unavailable Huh? But where’s the enemy? {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(412,262.667,470.667,262.667)}Action Unavailable {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(470,262.667,592.667,262.667)}Action Unavailable {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(592,262.667,619.667,262.667)}Action Unavailable {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&pos(619.667,262.667)}Action Unavailable {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(625.667,262.667,539,262.667)}Action Unavailable
{bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(539.667,262.667,450,262.667)}Action Unavailable No one here has… {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(450.667,262.667,402,262.667)}Action Unavailable {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&pos(406,262.667)}Action Unavailable {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(426,262.667,240,262.667)}Action Unavailable …accepted a battle? {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&move(240,262.667,44,262.667)}Action Unavailable {bord1.5shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3fnArialfs16fscx853c&HF46A35&4c&HB3285B&c&HFFFFFF&pos(-28,262.667)}Action Unavailable Huh? No way, a trap? Wait. But why? What the hell are you doing? Hey. Are we gonna start this game for real or what? {bord0shad0blur0.3fs14fscx80c&H9E9F9D&pos(273.333,21.333)}Search
Hey. Are we gonna start this game for real or what? {fad(500,500)fs20bord1shad0blur0.33c&H363735&pos(100,309)}Facing Off and Flushing Out This happened at the end of the second day. For some reason, it isn’t archived on Libra. A regular student saved the video. Really? Well, that explains the weird mood today.
Guess this means Saionji isn’t the only person the doppelgänger can impersonate. S-Something totally unprecedented is happening, meow! {bord2shad0fsp0.5fax-0.06blur0.3fs7frx273c&H9B896D&pos(211.333,42)}Special {p1bord0shad0fscy29blur9fscx3001a&H60&frx10fry0c&H76543E&pos(320,168)}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{p0} {p1bord0shad0fscy33blur4fscx2501a&H50&frx10fry0c&H76543E&clip(165.333,141.333,475.333,166)pos(320,172)}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{p0} {bord0shad0blur0.3fscx90fs13frx10pos(321,160)}The Hotly Anticipated New Superstar Appearshhh{fax-0.7}! Wait. This looks a little different from that other image.
And why does Kazami sound like she’s out of it? First, we need to figure out how this doppelgänger thing works. Right, yeah. I was wondering about that. What is she? She came in, guns blazing, saying she was the true Empress, but it looks like she can copy the appearance of anyone in ASTRAL.
So, wait, she could turn into any of us, too? Hmph. What? Yes, but if we employ information-sensing abilities, we can prevent that. In other words, just don’t give her any opportunity to replace us. We should try to always keep our teammates in sight.
Inside the game, we should move in pairs at a minimum. Got it? Sounds reasonable. As long as no one goes off alone and disappears, it shouldn’t be a problem. Aha! Wicked Inferno Strike! Aw, I lost. It’s two in the morning, you know. I was having so much fun, I couldn’t help it.
I got to play all day and night. I was bored before, but today was as fun as it gets! All day, too? What do you usually do about school? Huh? I don’t go. If I went outside, I’d have to talk to all sorts of people. I just wanna do things that are fun!
But you’re okay talking to me? Yeah, of course! I think you’re great, mister! You’re falling asleep there? It’s time I got going. Who is it? Your accomplice. Huh? G-Gimme ten minutes. T-Ten minutes? Are you kidding? Then, five. Give me five minutes. Wait out there for me. That’s still too long! Come in. O-Okay.
H-Hey, quit looking around, dummy. U-Uh, right. Th-That doesn’t mean you should look at me. Then where am I supposed to look? Wh-Why don’t you look out the window at all the lights? Aren’t they pretty? If anyone saw me here, it’d be a huge scandal.
“Passionate Love Between Seven Star Transfer Student and Genius Princess Uncovered.” “P-Passionate love”? Y-You dummy! I’m obviously out of your league! Can I at least sit down? There’s something I wanna talk to you about. It’s about the doppelgänger. Everything seems to be about her these days.
It’s such a pain, though. She gets all the attention because she looks just like me. And she’s such a good actor. It pisses me off. Normally, you’d think people wouldn’t stand for it. People are already calling her “Miss Hundred Faces.”
I bet people are gonna stop trusting their friends over the tiniest things now. Teams might even self-destruct over suspicions. Yeah, that doesn’t seem impossible. The team likely to be most affected by this Miss Hundred Faces is Eimei. And, uh, actually, if I don’t take out two other commanders today,
I lose a bet with my teammate. W-Wait, how can you say that so casually? That’s bad. Sorry. But it’s not like I’m not prepared for it. Huh? You mean you’ve got a plan of some kind? Yeah. That’s what I sneaked over here to talk to you about.
A way to finish top of ASTRAL even after Miss Hundred Faces has shaken everything up. {fad(0,480)fnArialfs26fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad0c&HF4EBE8&3c&H2A2C2A&)pos(436.667,299.333)}ASTRAL Third Day: Morning We need to take more bases. Then we should try going that way instead. Yeah, I guess so. Huh? What? What are you doing? Wait a minute! Hey, Nanase. You’re walking too far ahead.
You can still see me, can’t you? I’m just leading the way ‘cause I’m the best fighter. I can still see you right now, but you’re being too careless. You just need to keep up! You’re seriously pissing me off! Master, if you wish, I can intervene.
I don’t care if you’re pissed off. If we don’t follow the plan we talked about last night… Ah, no. I should do it myself. What is this? Hiro-kyun, it must be that super versatile ability, Blackout! This is bad! There’s zero visibility! I won’t know if someone gets replaced!
Answer me, Nanase! What did you buy me for my birthday last year? Huh? I-I don’t remember. Why ask me that now? Are you suggesting I’m Miss Hundred Faces? You could be, so answer! There’s no way! But with the way you’re talking, you might be Miss Hundred Faces.
Oh, man, this is bad. What do I do now? Hey, Nanase, where are you going? There’s still the afternoon— I’m done! I’m tired of being a suspect. I’m not playing this afternoon. What? Wait, Nanase! Sorry. I need to go cool my head.
There’s a good chance Nanase and I won’t be able to play this afternoon. No, we probably shouldn’t play in the first place. Enomoto-sama, if you back out now, what happens to your leadership bet? Oh, you’re right. Let’s just say I was never cut out to be the commander to begin with.
Man, those two. I wish they could be a bit more easygoing. {fad(0,500)fnArialfs26fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad0c&HF4EBE8&3c&H2A2C2A&)pos(205,300)}ASTRAL Third Day: Afternoon Looks like Mya-chan and the council prez are no-shows. Players cannot join a session once it is underway, so the earliest they will be back is tomorrow morning. Yeah. It is what it is.
Let’s fight our way through this afternoon like we discussed. Hiro-kyun, I know you only just started, but you’re surrounded! Himeji! Akizuki! Two teams inbound from the north and south! At this rate, we’ll be flanked! Huh? I bet the person who used Blackout is on one of those teams.
Aw! Just when it was starting to feel like a date, it’s all ruined! Jeez. I do not mind at all if that feeling is ruined, but being flanked spells trouble for us. If their whole goal was to force out Mya-chan and the prez, they’ll probably attack right away. Yeah, makes sense.
Is our plan really going to work? I know you and I are the most powerful power couple ever, and as third wheels go, Maid-chan’s pretty useful… But wouldn’t it be better to run? I shall teach you who the “third wheel” is soon enough, but I have doubts myself.
Well, then, maybe we should try and squeeze a little more out of our secret plan. It’s been two days since I met you, Mr. “Strongest on Academy Island.” Why’d it have to be her? Sorry that we’re short two. I wanted to face you with a full team.
That’s no problem. After all, I’m the one who made sure they’d be out of the picture. Hah. You even admit it? So that whole “straight arrow” thing was just an act? It’s time to put an end to this. Master, I will leave her to you. Huh? T-Two of them?
Th-This is bad! Let’s split! Are you in your right mind? You plan to face me alone? Not another step! There’s one of you and five of us. We have a larger number of spells than you. Even someone like you can’t beat those odds. Oh, I wouldn’t say that. {bord1shad1blur0.3b0fnArialfs12fscx903c&HCC4298&4c&HCC4298&c&HFFFFFF&pos(192,131.333)frx10fry0}Movement Value {fad(0,100)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs10c&HFA84EB&4c&HBD161C&pos(191.333,90.667)}Team {c&HF1D287&}Slot
{fad(0,100)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs12c&HFA84EB&4c&HBD161C&pos(91.333,146.667)clip(m 76 113 l 81 131 90 153 136 168 148 111)}Abi{c&HF1D287&}lity {fad(0,100)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs9c&HF1D287&4c&HBD161C&pos(291.667,145)}Temp{c&HFA84EB&}orary {c&HF1D287&}Allia{c&HFA84EB&}nce {fad(0,100)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs11c&HEC8CD9&4c&HBD161C&pos(189.667,251.333)}Occupy I’m more than a match for all five of you. {bord1shad1blur0.3b0fnArialfs12fscx903c&HCC4298&4c&HCC4298&c&HFFFFFF&move(192,131.333,192,125)frx10fry0t(fscx110fscy120)}Movement Value {bord1shad1blur0.3b0fnArialfs12fscx100fscy110t(fscx90fscy100)3c&HCC4298&4c&HCC4298&c&HFFFFFF&move(192,128,192,131.333)frx10fry0}Movement Value {fad(100,0)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs8c&HEEA4BA&4c&HBD161C&pos(192,40)}Predict {fad(100,0)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs8c&HEEA4BA&4c&HBD161C&pos(193,60)}Movement {fad(100,0)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs8c&HF1D287&4c&HBD161C&pos(115.999,207.333)}Wings {fad(100,0)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs8c&HFA84EB&4c&HBD161C&pos(278.667,184.667)}Informati{t(351,352,alpha&HFF&)t(725,726,alpha&H00&)}on {fad(100,0)bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs8c&HF1D287&4c&HBD161C&pos(278.667,206)}Control EX {bord1shad1blur0.3b0fnArialfs12fscx903c&HCC4298&4c&HCC4298&c&HFFFFFF&pos(192,131.333)frx10fry0}Movement Value Where did that come from? One down. Looks like Magic Blast worked. Was she your spy?
How dare you! I have returned, Master. Yeah. Good work, Himeji. Teehee. That worked a treat! Shirayuki-chan pretended to go with Noa and caught the Tsuyuri team off guard. Question is, did that disrupt the conditions for One-Shot Kill? Master! I guess that Barrier kept me from finishing you off.
It still wiped out most of your life points. Damn it. Let’s retreat. Right! What’s this? Such insolence! {bord2shad1.54a&H00&blur0.3b0fnArialan8fs40fscx903c&HCC4298&4c&HCC4298&c&HF9F3EF&pos(206.666,50.667)frz9.589frx4fry12}Spell You’re using a Counteract spell and trying to turn the battlefield to your advantage? Yeah, do you think? The misdirection’s working. But this is bad. Kururugi’s One-Shot Kill isn’t disarmed yet. Master. I have an idea.
If it works, we will eliminate another Tsuyuri member. But I will have to risk my life. Knowing that, may I ask you to please trust me? Of course you can. I’ve never not trusted you. Not even once. Okay. Thank you very much. I will not allow you to go any further. Himeji?
Oh? Don’t tell me you’re going to try the same thing again? If that is what you think, then why not make the first move yourself? I see how it is. Then I shall. Damn you! What did you do? I used Numerical Adjustment. Ridiculous!
Attack spells are programmed to deal damage to the targeted player. But by recalculating the target and timing, I can redirect the attack. {bord0shad0blur0.3b1fnArialfs9fscx903c&HCC4298&4c&HCC4298&c&HC274B5&frx10fry0pos(332,147.333)frz12.65}Ability She managed to calculate all that in seconds? W-Wow. She isn’t the Company’s leader for nothing. D-Damn you. What are you? I am a maid.
The personal maid of Academy Island’s strongest student, Shinohara Hiroto-sama. This battle’s more difficult than I imagined, but I’m not worried. I’m making them use up their spells. Impossible. When did they use Trap? That’s three down. Our Little Devil has a knack for reading people’s plans and moves.
She’s been dropping those Traps she loves all around during the fight. I see now. You were planning this all along when you went after Kagurazuki. You don’t disappoint, Mr. “Strongest on Academy Island.” However, your plan has one fatal flaw. Flaw? You have clearly used far too many Counteract spells.
I bet you didn’t prepare any real attack spells. Oh, yeah? You wouldn’t know how many— You used 35. You’ve used Counteract 35 times. Counting the Magic Blast at the start, there shouldn’t be a single spell left in your personal slots. Seriously? She was able to count during all that?
You may have forgotten, but Master still has me by his side. You will not get to him without going through his maid first. Himeji! {bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs8.3c&HFA84EB&4c&HBD161C&frz12.4pos(564.666,146)}Medusa’s {c&HF1D287&}Magic Eye {bord1.2shad1blur0.3b0fnArialfs24fscx903c&HDD48B9&4c&HDD48B9&c&HFFFFFF&frx10fry0pos(603.333,314)frz15.52}Ability Medusa’s Magic Eye. It’s an ability that prevents an opponent from moving for one minute. That sure sounds handy. With this, our victory is ensured.
Are you sure? Doesn’t One-Shot Kill require your teammates’ cooperation? Actually, One-Shot Kill only produces its greatest effect when I’m fighting alone. Huh? But that was much too sad. I used an ability to overwrite and restrict its conditions for activation, so that I would not be able to use it without allies.
But now, I must undo that restriction. Please forgive my cowardice. Wha… From the beginning, I was always stronger alone. Now you will regret ever belittling us. One-Shot Kill! Wha… Wh-What’s going on? Your slots should be empty by now!
Yeah, you could say I changed a bunch of spaces to green, but that would be… your misunderstanding. It can’t be! Black Wings. It’s an ability that lets me control visual effects. I just changed the way they looked. {bord1.5shad14a&H20&fax0.11blur0.3b0fnArialan8fs24fscx903c&HD35DA6&4c&HD35DA6&c&HFCF9FC&frz343.2pos(442.666,80.001)frx358fry352}Spell I’ve barely used what’s in my personal slots at all. {bord2shad0blur3fnVerdanafscx85fs36frz9.574move(336,-170,336,68)c&HE91D5D&3c&HE91D5D&}Operation Unavailable {bord0shad0blur0.3fnVerdanafscx85fs36frz9.574move(336,-170,336,68)c&H9E001C&}Operation Unavailable
{bord2shad0blur3an8fnVerdanafscx85fs30frz9.574c&HE91D5D&3c&HE91D5D&frx0fry2move(381.333,38,381.333,276)}Freeze Time Activated {bord0shad0blur0.3an8fnVerdanafscx85fs30frz9.574c&H9E001C&frx0fry2move(381.333,38,381.333,276)}Freeze Time Activated What’s happening? Damn it! Electronic Interference. {bord0blur0.3shad1.54a&H00&fs12c&HFA84EB&4c&HBD161C&pos(467.333,66.667)frz6.199}Electronic {c&HF1D287&}Interference {bord1.5shad1.5blur0.3b0fnArialfs24fscx903c&HDD48B9&4c&HDD48B9&c&HFFFFFF&frx10fry0frz9.121pos(487.333,292.667)}Ability My trump card. For Tsuyuri’s honor as well as my own, I cannot allow myself to be defeated here. Huh? Hey! Well done, Master. Himeji. Kururugi-sama is quite adept in battle, isn’t she? Her intuition and resourcefulness are top-level.
But wasn’t it a little strange? That Electronic Interference, I mean. If she’d timed an attack spell with it, she could have taken me out. It does seem that way. Perhaps she had a reason not to. Hiroto-kun! I took care of those other two. Didn’t I do good? Y-Yeah.
Thanks a lot. I survived thanks to you. All right! But isn’t it kind of weird? Even though we wiped out Kagurazuki, Eimei’s area hasn’t increased by even one space. You’re right. That’s strange. Now that I think of it, those two said something weird. Something about “working under Miss Hundred Faces’ umbrella.”
What could that mean? With all this happening, I don’t think it’s unrelated. That guy must be plotting something after all. At this point, I’ve only got one shot. It’s all or nothing. Listen up, you two. Trust me and listen to what I have to say. I’m really, really sorry.
I watched the live broadcast. So did Nanase. Thanks to my arrogance, your name and Eimei’s got dragged through the mud. Enomoto, tell me the truth. Did you really suspect that Asamiya was Miss Hundred Faces? No, I just said it to make her mad.
She’s foolish, but she’s honest and pure. She doesn’t respond well to cruelty. If she’d stayed in the game, she would’ve fallen apart. I wanted to make sure that didn’t— Why are you looking at me like that? Huh? Oh, uh, it’s like you just started opening up all of a sudden.
It’s something that’s always on my mind, but I don’t want to complicate things, so I keep my mouth shut. S-Sorry, Shino! I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop, I promise! How much did you hear, Nanase? Depending on your answer, I may have to erase your memory! Um, I know, I know!
“I totally have the hots for Nanase.” It was around that part. I never said anything like that! And that’s not how I talk anyway! Then, “She’s always on my mind.” I didn’t say that! Y-You totally did say that! I noticed something when I watched the video on Libra.
When we were talking to the Ibara Academy guys, one of them was about to use a Magic Blast spell. I noticed when I slowed it down to one-tenth speed. That’s the guy Asamiya attacked. Is that what happened? So you weren’t just charging ahead? You had a reason for doing that?
I told you, I’m trying to do my part for everyone. Shino’s totally reliable, Noa’s cute and super clever, Yuki-rin’s also cute and super smart, and you, Shinji… Well, I wouldn’t call you cute, but you do help hold the team together. All I can do is fight. That’s why you reacted so abnormally quickly?
I had to. I saw it going down. But, I mean, isn’t it all over now? Since we don’t have any area or spells, our popularity’s dropping, and Shino was eliminated. Huh? I didn’t know that. Shinohara was eliminated? Shino was eliminated from ASTRAL at the end of the day.
And he did it to himself. Listen up, you two. Trust me and listen to what I have to say. Huh? Why would you do that?! Did you do it just to win your bet with me? Yeah, the bet was one reason, but not the only one.
Will you being eliminated help Eimei win somehow? Miss Hundred Faces has turned ASTRAL upside-down. She now has groups working under her “umbrella,” and among her opponents, we’re bottom of the pile. We can’t win if we play it by the book. But don’t worry. Everything’s still… going according to plan. {fnArialfs42fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1.2c&HFFFEE5&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(320,140)}Third Day: Finished
{fnArialfs26fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1c&HFFFEE5&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(322,120)}Team with the most held areas: District 12’s Seijo Academy {fnArialfs26fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1c&HFFFEE5&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(448.667,236)}spaces {fnArialfs26fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1c&HFFFEE5&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(322,120)}Team with the most supporting votes: District 12’s Seijo Academy {fnArialfs42fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1.2c&HFFFEE5&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(320,140)}Special Announcement {fnArialfs36fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1.2c&HFFFEE5&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(324,100)}Eimei Academy’s {fnArialfs42fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1.2c&HFFFEE5&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(322,296)}Shinohara Hiroto {fnArialfs92fsp2fscx90blur0.3bord1.2shad1.2c&HFFFFEB&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(320,105)}Eliminated