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So what did you want to talk about, Caren?
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Well, it's about Stella.
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Right after your fight with Prince Gerard,
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she fainted right away.
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What? Then...
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Is Lady Stella in poor health?
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There's nothing wrong with her physically.
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But mentally, well...
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Meaning?
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She's been pretty depressed after seeing
Tina and Lynne do supreme magic.
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Stella's earnest, and
she's always worked hard,
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but she hasn't gotten there yet.
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I see.
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And she seemed hung up on
supreme magic to begin with.
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She's strong, so I think she'll
get over it, but still...
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Let me know the moment there's trouble.
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I will.
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Prince Gerard is suspended indefinitely.
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A Lightless Road
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Episode
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None of you are to be penalized.
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An impartial verdict. I am most grateful.
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Now, about that voice I
heard during the battle...
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Annihilate the imitation.
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I believe it was indeed the
lost Great Spell, Frigid Crane.
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Unfortunately, it seems that
only you heard this voice.
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But it is no thing of evil,
unless I am much mistaken.
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Still, what could it mean by "imitation"?
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And does Tina know of this?
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Not yet.
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I had planned to tell her once I
found a way to control it, but—
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Enter.
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By your leave.
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Mr. Allen.
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Pardon my intrusion at such a busy time.
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One of my classmates will
soon return to school.
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For your approval, sir.
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Of course.
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Felicia Fosse, is it?
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Has her health improved?
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Yes. She seems well enough for school life.
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Caren and I will help her to make
up the lessons she's missed.
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Very well. It won't be easy,
but do what you can.
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Yes, sir! Thank you very much.
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Stella is performing admirably as
president of our student council.
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Though by all rights, the post
should have gone to your sister.
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Beastfolk still face deep-rooted
prejudice and discrimination,
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but Caren is happy to assist
Lady Stella as vice president.
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Her Highness works hard and
the students trust her.
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She's fully qualified to
lead the student council.
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I've never once felt confident in myself.
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The fact is, Father opposed my
enrollment in this academy.
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Father, would you repeat that?
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I said that you need not
attend the Royal Academy.
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Generations of Howards have served the
kingdom with our hereditary supreme magic.
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But you, Stella, have no
chance of mastering it.
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I mean to apply myself earnestly to doing so.
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Diligent study at the Royal
Academy will surely bear fruit.
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You've done enough.
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Mana capacity is fixed at birth.
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You lack the mana,
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while your sister Tina has it in spades
but cannot cast even elementary spells.
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Our magical inheritance will
end with my generation.
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We must seek a new way forward as—
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No!
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I will attend the Royal Academy,
and the university as well.
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I will prove that I have talents
befitting the future Duchess Howard!
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Stella!
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Wait!
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Mother believed in me, and so will I.
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I worked like my life depended on it.
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As a result, I became president
of the student council
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and earned better grades
than most of my peers.
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What little pride I got
from that sustained me.
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Or it did until recently.
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And so...
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Felicia! Congratulations
on your return to school!
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Congratulations!
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Th-Thank you.
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It's good to see you again after so long.
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We last met at the hot spring, didn't we?
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I wouldn't have gotten to use the
baths there if not for your magic.
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It took all three of us working together!
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Rumor has it you defeated
Prince Gerard with magic, too.
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Oh, Tina deserves the credit for that.
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She sent him packing with a supreme spell.
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You can use supreme magic? That's incredible.
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Oh, no!
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I couldn't have done it
without Mr. Allen and Lydia.
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Tina, why not accept the
compliment and say thank you?
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You learned supreme magic in no time at all.
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I couldn't be more proud of you.
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That means a lot coming from you.
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But Mr. Allen was even more
incredible, don't you think?!
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Yes. He was practically...
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Stella?
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Mother must be delighted
up in the heavens as well.
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Yes!
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That was fun, wasn't it?
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And I'm glad Felicia seemed to
hit it off with the new girls.
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Yes.
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Stella,
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what would you say to an
after-party in our room?
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We haven't gotten to sit
down and talk much lately.
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Huh?
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Oh.
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Forgive me.
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I have an errand to take care of,
so I must decline today.
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Student council work?
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I could help.
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No, it's not that.
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Don't tell me you're going to study.
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You'll collapse if you
push yourself too hard.
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Oh, are you thinking of the other day?
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That only happened because I felt
so relieved the fighting was over.
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I'm fine. You have nothing to worry about.
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I'll head back now, okay?
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Liar.
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I'm telling lies.
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That time,
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when the fighting stopped,
I collapsed from envy and despair.
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Tina couldn't even cast elementary spells,
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and there she was, doing
supreme magic like a master.
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Ellie and Lynne held their
own against Gerard, too.
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But I lost my nerve and couldn't move a step.
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It was so frustrating. So pathetic.
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Y-You're wrong! I did try to join the fight!
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But I gave up when I heard what Gerard said.
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I've heard all about you and how
you'll never master supreme magic!
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At first, it was Caren.
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When I met her at the academy,
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her talent made me feel jealous and hopeless.
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I... I'll admit she's impressive,
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but I've worked hard to catch up to her!
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But Caren is the better practical sorceress.
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I've never come close to beating her.
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I still think I only became president
because Caren stepped aside for me.
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See? I knew it.
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Tina?!
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This is why I was able to breeze past you.
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Tell me, how do you feel now?
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How does it feel to get
overtaken out of the blue
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by "the Howards' cursed child"
who couldn't even do magic?
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You're wrong!
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Wrong! All wrong!
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You felt so secure, didn't you?
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As long as I couldn't do magic,
you had to be the heir.
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No!
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Tina wouldn't say that.
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My...
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My sister learning to do magic....
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made me happy.
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And jealous.
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A dream?
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You know, Allen, I've been wondering.
Are you one of those guys?
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The type who goes out of his way
to make things harder for himself?
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Do I look like someone who would do that?
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Do you ever!
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I mean, you're still tutoring while
you teach at the Royal Academy.
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And keeping Lydia happy, obviously.
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And on top of all that,
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you're even helping the Howards and
Leinsters with a business venture!
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It's important to select
the right trading partners.
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Of course it is. But that
doesn't mean you have to—
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Don't tell me you've decided
to move up in the world?
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Don't be silly.
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I'm only helping out in my spare time.
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Simply impeccable, Mr. Allen!
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Well, I guess when all's said and done,
you got played like a fiddle.
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The professor's firm friends with both dukes,
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and Duchess Lisa used to be his student.
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What did you come here first
thing in the morning for, anyway?
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If Your Highness is bored, I'd welcome
a helping hand, Lord Gil Algren.
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Or would you prefer I call you
"Duke Algren's likely heir"?
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No way. I'm just the fourth son, and—
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Hey!
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Why do you have to make fun of me like that?!
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I mean every word.
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Now, why don't you try
teasing Lydia instead of me?
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I'd be throwing my life
away if I messed with her!
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Reckless is one thing, but
don't ask me to commit suicide!
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A video orb?
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Don't tell me you recorded that.
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I'll show Lydia.
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Live strong, Gil.
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H-Have a heart, man!
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You can't do this to me!
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Well, I have a class to teach.
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Don't slack off at the university, now.
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I'll try.
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But you ought to give yourself a break.
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I'd like to, but it's just so
exciting to see my students grow.
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That look on your face screams "teacher."
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People are talking about you at
home and abroad after that mess.
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Some of the conservatives have it in for you.
They say you'll "bring disaster."
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Watch your back.
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Thank you. I'll be careful.
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Let's talk things over another time.
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Sure thing.
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It's fine.
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All I have to do is work harder than ever.
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Harder.
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And harder.
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And therefore,
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to construct a multi-elemental spell...
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Come on, relax.
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I can shorten this part, so...
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Work backwards from that to
get the activation timing.
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You'd better lengthen this a little.
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I see.
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I'm exhausted!
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But you made it through your first day back.
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Hey, hey,
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want to swing by the café
with the sky-blue roof?
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Count me in!
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I'm sorry. I have other plans.
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You two have fun.
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Is it me, or does Stella seem off?
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You think so, too?
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She's the type to bottle things up.
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Yeah.
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Maybe we'd better leave her be for now.
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I think so.
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Only...
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Sir,
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what did you want to talk about?
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You look awfully expectant.
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How could I not when you
called me here specially?
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It's a very important, serious matter.
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Meaning?
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Do you remember you once told me that
you'd like to cast a Great Spell?
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Yes.
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I'll get straight to the point.
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Tina, you have something connected
to Great Magic inside you.
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Inside... me?
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Yes.
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I've heard its voice three times now.
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And seen it, albeit indistinctly.
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But for some reason, it seems to be
inaudible and invisible to everyone else.
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Wait, um, do you mean...?
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I believe it's one of the lost
Great Spells: Frigid Crane.
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Huh?
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What?!
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But that can't be!
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I mean, people in legends did that spell!
It's in my picture book!
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I realize it's hard to believe,
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but the headmaster shares my opinion.
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There's so much we still don't know,
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but I believe we'll have to search
for answers one question at a time.
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Sir! Um...
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What should I do?
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It's all right.
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The Frigid Crane within you means no harm.
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Try to relax.
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And remember, I'm with you.
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The first step is to master
controlling your mana.
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Let's keep working on that together.
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Yes, sir!
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Now, for today's practical lesson...
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Tina and Lynne, continue practicing ways
to control the force of your spells.
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Ellie...
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A-Allen, sir!
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Would you, um, p-please
teach me an advanced spell?!
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An advanced spell?
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I can teach you formulae, but I don't
have enough mana to demonstrate them.
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Um...
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You could if you linked
mana with me, couldn't you?
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Huh?
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L-Like you did with Lady Tina
and Lady Lydia that time!
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Oh, that's right!
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It's not just our secret anymore.
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Oh dear. What a shame!
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I want to help you when it really matters!
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As do I, Dear Brother!
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I'm glad you both feel that way,
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but please, give more
thought to your own safety.
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Dear Brother! I don't think it's fair to
give Miss First Place special treatment!
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Isn't that right, Ellie?!
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Y-Yes'm!
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I think only Lady Tina getting
to do it is n-no fair!
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It is too fair!
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It is not!
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Not fair at all!
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It's terribly dangerous!
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
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Um... Girls?
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Would you stop horsing around and focus on—
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Oh, would you keep it down?
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You want to demonstrate an advanced spell?
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Fine. I'll help.
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You heard that?
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Well then, if you don't mind...
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But we don't need to link mana to—
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All right. I'll borrow a little.
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Now, allow me to demonstrate elemental
camouflage with advanced magic.
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That's amazing!
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It's not a bad way to catch
an opponent off guard.
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What next? Let me think...
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That's i-incredible!
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How beautiful!
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I just cast spells of
multiple elements at once.
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Remember what we practiced
with the eight candles?
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This is a practical application.
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You mean it's...
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The same principle?
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You three will get the hang of it in no time.
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Finally, Ellie,
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give me the name of an animal.
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Huh?
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Um... A horsie?
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All right.
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Now, here goes nothing.
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Th-That tickles.
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I tried combining compound activation
with a magical creature.
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Did that help you?
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Y-Yessir!
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I memorized the formulae... I think.
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I'm sure you'll have it down
in time for end-of-term exams.
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Let's work at it together.
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M-Me and you, Allen, sir?
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I'll t-try my best!
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Now, I think it's time we broke for tea.
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The maids have kindly prepared it for us.
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Yes!
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What are we waiting for?
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No.
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I need to hold it steadier.
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Why can't I do it?
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Why?!
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Thank you.
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That tastes lovely.
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On nights when you can't sleep,
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watch the moon and stars like this,
and don't make a sound.
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If you do that,
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the elementals will show you the way.
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Tell me, Mother, will the
elementals visit me, too?
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Yes. Never fear.
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They'll visit you, Stella.
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Mother...
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I'll keep working at it,
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harder than ever.
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William Varteresian
Henry Lin
Meagan Smith
Gabriella Ramirez
Elizabeth Ellis