Well, goodness. Sometimes, I’m so brilliant, it frightens me. You’re still my key piece, so don’t let me down, Miss Hundred Faces. {fad(500,500)fs20bord1shad0blur0.33c&H363735&pos(134,309)}Heroes and Tricks Shinohara-kun, you waited for… Meow? S-Sarasa-chan? Wh-Why are you and Shinohara-kun together? Saionji’s competing with Miss Hundred Faces to see who can beat me first.
So we decided to team up for now. It wasn’t really my idea, though. Hey, Kazami. Tell me something. That video of Tokoyo Academy getting clobbered… I could tell it really bothered you, too. {bord2shad0fsp0.5fax-0.1blur0.3fs7frx273c&H8F7E14&pos(211.333,42)}Special {p1bord0shad0fscy29blur9fscx3001a&H60&frx10fry0c&H78651F&pos(320,168)3c&H92771A&}m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100{p0} {p1bord0shad0fscy33blur4fscx2501a&H50&frx10fry0c&H78651F&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}! But when the footage aired, it came with commentary lauding Miss Hundred Faces. Why would Libra cover for a tyrant like that? Can you tell me? Meow… To defeat Miss Hundred Faces, we’ll need Libra’s help. I can’t, meow! I can’t get you two involved! Please don’t underestimate us.
I’m no pushover, and neither is he. Um… Fine. I’ll tell you everything, meow. Miss Hundred Faces is an unauthorized player. She isn’t affiliated with any academy and has no right to play. She’s using a forged account, meow. It seems she has an ally on the ASTRAL management committee. That must be Kurahashi.
Miss Hundred Faces’ data is all over the place, meow! All sorts of settings have been rewritten to help her. She’s a cheater with all sorts of advantages, meow! When I figured that out, I suddenly felt this huge weight of responsibility. If Miss Hundred Faces goes on to win,
It’ll be the biggest disaster in the history of Academy Island! But Libra will take the fall for everything. ASTRAL is supposed to be a fun, exciting event, meow. I wanted to make it thrilling for everyone, and I spent so much time at Libra, planning and thinking of ways to make it work, meow.
Yes, I know. Sarasa-chan. I don’t… I don’t… I don’t want Libra to be ruined by something this unfair, meow! I don’t want the place I call home to be destroyed by this, meow! So, Shinohara-kun, Sarasa-chan, please… Please save Libra for me, meow! Sure.
I’m the strongest on Academy Island, and she’s the Six Star Empress. Someone like Miss Hundred Faces is no threat to us. Why do we have to sneak around hidden like this? W-We don’t have a choice. During ASTRAL, we aren’t allowed to have any contact with people from Libra. Uh, Master…
Sh-Shinohara! What do you think you’re touching? Huh? I-I’m not touching anything. But I totally felt something. I’m seriously getting mad here. It’s not me! Maybe it was Himeji. Huh? There’s no way Yuki would… This is different. It is beyond my control. Watch it! {bord2.5shad0blur0.3fs9fax-0.14move(252,160,252,-17)3c&H6C5C35&c&HDBB8DF&frz8.783frx356fry10}United Army List
This is the United Army ability Miss Hundred Faces is using. It is rather terrible. She doesn’t know where to draw the line. If Miss Hundred Faces comes in first, all the academies in her army will be tied for second. That is what this means.
So there’s a good reason for them to want to join. Makes sense. There are already seven teams attached to Miss Hundred Faces, meow. So Kururugi didn’t just run away that time. She was trying to tie for second. Ew. I just noticed a name I hate. {fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs203c&H4A3B24&t(fscx145fscy145)move(198,284,-56,525)t(1024,2300,3c&HA9AB5C&)}Shinra Academy {fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs203c&H6C6437&t(fscx145fscy1453c&H5B522E&)move(460,24,318,145)}Kirigaya Touya {fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs203c&H4A3D23&t(fscx145fscy145)move(460,88,318,239)}Suzuki Chinatsu {fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs203c&H4A3D23&t(fscx145fscy145)move(460,154,318,335)t(4814,7000,3c&HC6CE6F&)}Kawagoe Shigetaka
{fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs203c&H4A3D23&t(fscx145fscy145)move(460,220,318,431)t(2814,4600,3c&HC6CE6F&)}Yamazaki Ayako {fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs203c&H4A3D23&t(fscx145fscy145)move(460,288,318,529)t(1024,2300,3c&HA9AB5C&)}Mizutani Saya The holder of the Black Star, Kirigaya Touya. He might be even more trouble than the Demon Maiden. Seriously? Oh? {fad(450,0)fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs323c&H5B4F2D&pos(290,142)}Kugasaki Seiran {fad(450,0)fnArialbord3blur0.3shad0fs323c&H5B4F2D&pos(289.333,243.333)}Genda Takemori It’s a tough situation, but if we can bring the other academies together through Libra, we might recover.
Miss Hundred Faces holds less than half of the total area. Which means, if all the other teams band together, we still have a chance of winning. But how do we get the teams to cooperate? If Miss Hundred Faces wins, all of the teams not allied with her will lose a star.
Oh, that’s right! And they’d do anything to avoid that. Including taking on Miss Hundred Faces! So, if I made a glorious return after being eliminated from ASTRAL, it’d fire people up, don’t you think? It sure would. The crowd would go wild for a good comeback story, meow! It is a wonderful idea, Master.
That’s why I’m going to MTCG. If you clear the most difficult route in MTCG, you can get the Wild Card that lets you take part in ASTRAL again, meow. You only have tomorrow morning to clear that route. I wonder if that’s long enough.
Kazami, we don’t have much time. What’s the quickest way to win the Wild Card? You’ll have to defeat the Sixth Assassin in the hidden quest, meow. The Sixth Assassin? An outside participant who’s in middle school. {fad(350,1450)fnArialfs42fsp2fscx90blur0.3alpha&H30&bord0.9shad2.5c&HA17CFF&3c&H1A1322&4c&H1A1322&4a&H90&pos(321.333,249.333)t(3942,5400,c&HE2D5FD&)}The Sixth Assassin In middle school? Wait, do you mean Shiina Tsumugi? H-How’d you know that, Shinohara-kun?
Oh, well, it’s because… H-How do I explain this? So, you innocently bumped into a middle schooler after hours in the hotel, then spent the night with her? Huh. What a marvelously fast worker you are, Master. Would you quit trying to spin it like that? Anyway, Tsumugi-chan’s the final boss in MTCG, meow.
Still, I have to enter MTCG, defeat Shiina, get the Wild Card, then return to ASTRAL? Can you guys last that long? Do not worry, Master. Why are you getting cold feet now? That isn’t like you. You don’t need to worry about Eimei or Ouka being tough enough.
Just concentrate on coming back to us as soon as you can, stupid Shinohara. That is very sly of you, Sarasa-sama. All right, then. Time we got started. {fad(0,450)fnArialfs22b1fscx95blur0.3bord0shad0c&HE4E7E4&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(320,125)}The Next Day {fad(0,450)fnArialfs22b1fscx95blur0.3bord0shad0c&HE4E7E4&3c&H745117&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(320,225)}ASTRAL Fourth Day: Morning We’re here, meow! This is the MTCG site. Whoa. I’ll support you, just like we planned, meow.
Right. Thank you, Kazami. Check your Device, meow. Hm? {fs12fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&fnCourier Newmove(308,220,308,380)frz154c&HBA9690&3c&HBA9690&c&HD5F5F9&}Strengthen {fs12fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&fnCourier Newfrz15.54c&HBA9690&3c&HBA9690&c&HD5F5F9&move(378,201.333,378,361.333)}Exchange The important things in MTCG are cards, quests, and coins. There are cards numbered one to nine, meow. Add them up and you get your familiar’s level, meow.
There are five quest stages. The goal for each one is to beat your opponent’s familiar. In order to do that, you have to raise your familiar’s level to match your opponent’s. So it’s a number-matching game. {fs26fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&t(fscx90fscy110)fnCourier New4c&HD07877&3c&HD07877&c&H83EEFE&move(263,273,254,270)frz17.34}Strengthen {fs26fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&t(fscx90fscy110)fnCourier New4c&HD07877&3c&HD07877&c&H83EEFE&frz17.34move(408,226,413,219)}Exchange That’s right, meow!
And to level up, you have to use “Strengthen” and “Exchange” on your cards. {fs16fscx80bord0.6shad1.2fax0.024a&H00&t(fscx90fscy110)fnCourier New4c&HD07877&3c&HD07877&c&H83EEFE&frz14.5move(275,140.333,272,133.333)}Strengthen Strengthen takes time, though, so watch out. I get it. So it’s like you buy the numbers. So if you want to save time, use Exchange. Exchange is the easiest way to increase your level.
If you add coins to your card and exchange it for someone else’s, you can boost your level in a snap. So the coins compensate for the gap in the values. {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(380.667,274)}Purchase {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(281.333,301.333)}Purchase {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(330.667,287.333)}Purchase {fs15fscx80bord0.6shad1.24a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&3c&HBFA59B&c&HC0F0F8&frz14.82pos(272.667,129.333)}Skill Cards {fs15fscx80bord0.6shad1.24a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&3c&HBFA59B&c&H9CF2FF&frz14.71pos(295.333,186)}Set Up/Purchase {fs9fscx80bord1.8shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&3c&HFFF1F5&c&HF97395&frz14.82pos(260.666,240.001)t(4740,4860,c&HF9FFD4&3c&HF9FFD4&)t(5110,5280,3c&HFFF1F5&c&HF97395&)}Level Up {fs9fscx80bord1.8shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&3c&HFFF1F5&c&HF97395&frz14.82pos(309.333,226.666)}Reward Up {fs8fscx80bord1.8shad04a&H00&fsp-1fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&3c&HFFF1F5&c&HF97395&frz14.82pos(358.667,212.667)}Disable Skill
Then you have the skill cards. You can buy those on your Device, meow. {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(380.667,274)clip(m 397 279 l 388 273 378 259 368 252 412 228 440 263 444 291)}Purchase {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(281.333,301.333)clip(m 279 288 l 282 298 288 307 296 319 240 323 194 276 178 237)}Purchase
{fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(330.667,287.333)clip(m 314 265 l 318 270 324 278 334 290 377 285 352 223)}Purchase {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(380.667,274)}Purchase {fad(0,150)fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(281.333,301.333)alpha&HFF&t(148,149,alpha&H00&)}Purchase {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(330.667,287.333)t(148,150,alpha&HFF&)t(273,274,alpha&H00&)}Purchase {fs6fscx80bord3shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HC49B86&c&HFFF1F5&3c&HF97395&frz15.89pos(380.667,274)clip(m 394 285 l 390 280 381 272 370 266 363 264 364 250 423 226 448 256)}Purchase {fs15fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HA7AD6B&c&HF2F889&3c&HA7AD6B&pos(277.333,215.333)frz17.19}Level Up {fs26fscx80bord0.8shad1.74a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HD07877&3c&HD07877&c&H83EEFE&frz17.3pos(268.667,296)}Strengthen {fs26fscx80bord0.8shad1.74a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HD07877&3c&HD07877&c&H83EEFE&pos(415.333,250.667)frz16.95}Exchange You can carry up to five cards.
Which means three number cards and two skill cards, meow. Whoo! Well, well. Isn’t this amusing, Shinohara-kun? Who were you again? I’m the guy you kicked out of ASTRAL, Yuikawa from Ibara Academy! I bet you’re also here aiming for a second chance, but I’m already on quest stage five.
I’m about to clear this whole thing. It’s impossible for you to catch up. Hey. Which card do you want? Huh? A four card. Right. In that case, I’ll trade your one card and 100 coins for it. Hey! Don’t just start talking to him like I’m not here!
Just 100 coins? It’d really help, though. You’re trying to beat her, right? Miss Hundred Faces. And what if I am? Our leader, Kururugi Senri, is always dependable. I’m sure she made the right choice allying with Miss Hundred Faces. But she had to do it because we were too weak. I’m ashamed. That’s why…
I want you to return to ASTRAL. Please set Senri free. All of us at Tsuyuri want to get stronger. And to do that together. I see. Thanks for trading number cards with me. I can’t say I’m doing it for Tsuyuri, but I will defeat Miss Hundred Faces. I understand. That’s good enough.
That sure helped. I’m already up to Level 6. Meow! Now ya gotta look for a new opponent, meow. Libra’s special search function. Who else is at Level 6 right now? Huh? Sh-Shinohara? You’re kidding me. You’re already challenging me? But you just got here! Begin battling. Our monumental first fight! We’re gonna getcha, meow!
Meow! {fs15fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H00&fnCourier New4c&H98A24B&c&HF2F889&3c&H858D3E&move(242.667,346.667,676,346.667)}Level Up {fs15fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H00&fnCourier New4c&H98A24B&c&HF2F889&3c&H858D3E&move(402,346.667,835.333,346.667)}Reward Up It is your turn. What card will the opponent use to change his numbers? Ya gotta anticipate it! {fad(0,500)fs15fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H00&fnCourier New4c&H98A24B&c&HF2F889&3c&H858D3E&pos(403.333,346.667)}Reward Up {fad(0,100)fs15fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H00&fnCourier New4c&H98A24B&c&HF2F889&3c&H858D3E&pos(243.333,346.667)}Level Up First, I’ll use Reward Up. It is your opponent’s turn. He’s probably going to use Level Up. {fad(0,500)fs15fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H00&fnCourier New4c&H98A24B&c&HF2F889&3c&H858D3E&pos(243.333,346.667)}Level Up It is your turn.
I’ll use Level Up to change my numbers, too. Reveal phase. We’re the same level. I win. What the… Game over. The challenger wins. {fs19fscx80bord0.5shad1.24a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HFF7490&c&HDAECEE&3c&HFF7490&pos(289.333,126.667)frz11.79}Quest {fs11fscx80bord0shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HFF7490&c&HF88C83&3c&HFF7490&frz14.77pos(304.001,157.333)}Quest Progress {fs9fscx80bord0shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HFF7490&c&HF88C83&3c&HFF7490&frz14.77pos(330,204.667)}Next Target {fs9fscx80bord0shad04a&H00&fnCourier New4c&HFF7490&c&HF88C83&3c&HFF7490&frz14.77pos(311.333,230)}Level All right. If I’m gonna speedrun this, I’ll need lots of coins. Guess it’s time I made some serious moves.
Over there is an Adjuster. He can exchange your cards and coins, meow. I want to make an exchange. I’ll give you a one card. In exchange, give me a Reward Up card. Huh? He’s getting rid of a number card? How can he clear the game if he doesn’t have enough number cards?
Are you in your right mind? Yeah. Do it. Very well. The exchange rate between the one card and the Reward Up card… i-is 99,000 coins. Wait, 99,000? That’s a huge amount! Is he serious? Sounds good. I accept the trade. Meow-sands! Good. He got dozens of hours’ worth of coins in a snap?
What’s he planning? Th-That was amazing, Shinohara-kun! Nobody else would’ve thought of that, meow! Now you can exchange as many cards as you want, meow! After that… I progressed through the quests. And with Libra’s help, I soon had three number cards again. I have to hurry and get them all up to nine. Shi-no-ha-ra-kun!
We thought you might be wanting these about now. We’ve been increasing our numbers since this morning. Between me and Tatara-san, we now have two nine cards. Wow, guys. Are you gonna trade them with me? Of course! And forget exchange rates. We’re Eimei buddies, after all.
If you can win here, Shinohara-kun, Eimei might be able to turn things around. I want to see that happen. So, please take them. Eimei’s future is riding on it. Do your best in ASTRAL, Shinohara-kun! Yeah, I will. I’ll keep that dream of yours alive from here on out.
Thanks a lot, Tatara and Tsuji. It’s cool. Good luck. Fight! Hiro-kyun! Hiro-kyun! Got a second? I was able to access Tsumu-Tsumu’s personal data, but security’s tight and I’m stuck on the last password. It should be the level she’s set at, but that’s gonna take a while to decipher.
Hiro-kyun, can you squeeze it out of her sooner? Understood. Shiina’s level, huh? Ah, Shinohara. You got pretty close. But now you get to stand and watch in shame! So you were in the MTCG, huh, mister? Shiina. So you were the final boss after all. Begin battling. It’s on, final boss. {fs14fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&fnCourier Newfrz15.54c&HBA9690&3c&HBA9690&c&HD5F5F9&pos(384.667,324)}Exchange
{fs9fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H50&fnCourier New4c&H6CA4A7&c&H6BD5F4&3c&H4FBFE0&frz15.15pos(365.334,300)}Exceed {fs4}h{fs9}Limit {fs14fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&fnCourier Newfrz15.54c&HBA9690&3c&HBA9690&c&HD5F5F9&pos(300.667,348)}Strengthen Your level is the number you get with a double application of the skill Exceed Limit. {fs14fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&fnCourier Newfrz15.54c&HBA9690&3c&HBA9690&c&HD5F5F9&pos(384.667,324)clip(m 400 326 l 395 320 386 314 376 300 369 292 322 320 349 350)}Exchange
{fs9fscx80bord0.5shad1.54a&H50&fnCourier New4c&H6CA4A7&c&H6BD5F4&3c&H4FBFE0&frz15.15pos(365.334,300)clip(m 375 300 l 370 293 366 280 366 270 366 264 368 262 306 274 302 318 342 334 386 328)}Exceed {fs4}h{fs9}Limit {fs14fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&fnCourier Newfrz15.54c&HBA9690&3c&HBA9690&c&HD5F5F9&pos(384.667,324)clip(m 373 330 l 359 313 332 315 345 351)}Exchange {fs14fscx80bord0.9shad1.5fax-0.054a&H00&fnCourier Newfrz15.54c&HBA9690&3c&HBA9690&c&HD5F5F9&pos(384.667,324)}Exchange Reveal phase. In other words… It’s 33! Take that! That’s a miss. A complete miss.
I’m not as weak as you think. Huh? Bow-gwow. B-But that can’t be right. Get him. Bow-gwow! Game over. The boss wins. Come on up, mister. I’m totally, totally gonna win this game! “Totally”? Are you really that sure? This game is just about matching numbers.
If you only try to get a higher number, you’ll lose. Which means… It’s negative, isn’t it? Your level is below zero. Oh, wow. You’re totally right. My level is -99. Lloyd’s a guard dog from hell, so my level got inverted. Huh. That sounds like something you’d think of. Kagaya-san, take care of it.
Just what I was waiting for! Big Sis to the rescue! Begin battling. Here we go. Meow! Hiro-kyun, I’m done overwriting the data. You’re good to go! All right. {fad(0,350)fs15fscx80bord0.5fax0.28shad1.54a&H30&fnCourier New4c&H54A29B&c&H7CE7F9&3c&H3291C2&pos(512,312)frx6fry2}Exceed {fs3}h{fs15}hLimit {fs15fscx80bord0.5fax0.2shad1.54a&H00&fnCourier New4c&H98A24B&c&HF2F889&3c&H858D3E&pos(389.333,298)}Level Up It is your turn. I’m going to use Exceed Limit on all of my number cards. Reveal phase.
So with that… I’m at Level 30. Huh? But wait, I’m at Level -99. And I know nobody else can get to that number. Huh? Why is Lloyd at Level 30 now?! Bow-gwow? Because Kagaya-san hacked your level and changed it to 30. Teehee. And that’s game, set, and match! Meow! Meow-ow-ow-ow-ow! Bow-gwow! Bow-gwow! Bow-gwow!
Game over. The challenger wins. Awesome! Seven Star! Shinohara! Wow! Yes! I knew you could do it, Shinohara-kun. Wow! Just wow! You really are strong, mister. I’m so happy. I’m so happy. Things are getting even more fun now. Maybe I should just go for it. Hey, Shiina. You’re Miss Hundred Faces, aren’t you?
That’s right. I’m Miss Hundred Faces, mister. Next time, let’s compete in ASTRAL. Let’s play a whole bunch of games and finish things off! From here on out, things are gonna get real. The person pulling the strings really was Kurahashi Mikado. I gotta hurry back to ASTRAL. Yes! I made it! Shinohara-kun! Yo, guys.
Can you hear me? It’s me. The fastest person ever to get to Seven Stars… Shinohara Hiroto. Wh-What’s happening? Why’s Shinohara Hiroto here? Is he making a comeback? I won the Wild Card in MTCG. So now I can play in ASTRAL again. I also learned something interesting. Miss Hundred Faces isn’t even a player.
She’s just an enemy character the admins threw in. She’s a gimmick to make the game more exciting. All of you are the top players from your academies. I know you have some stars, too. Are you gonna let some enemy character make fools of you? Do you want to be humiliated?
I realize the situation is desperate. It might seem impossible to turn things around now. But if you don’t want to lose to a cheating villain, what do you say to combining all our forces? If we form an alliance, we might get ahead of Miss Hundred Faces.
And your leader will be the resurrected Seven Star. The strongest on Academy Island. Me. If your team wants to join the alliance, make a Truce Agreement with Eimei Academy. I-It isn’t over yet. We can’t give up now! With the Seven Star on our side… {fad(100,0)fnArialfscx90shad1.5fay-0.014a&H49&fax0.2bord1.5blur0.3fs30pos(182,149.334)c&HFFECBF&3c&H8C6638&4c&H4A3011&frz349.1frx0fry12}Truce Agreement {fad(100,0)fnArialfscx90shad1.54a&H49&fax-0.2bord1.5blur0.3fs30c&HFFECBF&3c&H8C6638&4c&H4A3011&frz12.02pos(552,150)}Truce Agreement Meow! They’re all getting it.
{fad(200,0)fnArialfs72fsp2fscx90bord3t(0,840,fscx88fscy98bord2)blur0.3shad0c&HEDE68D&3c&H97402A&4c&H745117&4a&H30&pos(320,130)}Alliance Formed All right, listen up. Now we go on the attack.