Arc...
You're going down!
Cross Magic: Rose Arrow!
The flower petals are being strengthened by magic, making them like spears.
Eh, I just need to dodge them.
Hold it!
They're following me!
I didn't think much of him because he doesn't have much magic power,
but his control of wind magic is top-notch.
We're staking everything on this magic power!
How lovely. You're doing the best you can with what little talent you have.
Fine.
It's your magic against mine.
I'll show you who's superior!
Ophiuchus Magic: Envy Hellfire!
Ugh, my umbrella's in tatters.
And it was strong enough to stop bullets, too.
Still...
I win.
Your Cross Magic fell short. Tragic.
To be honest, I never thought you'd get this far,
but I suppose losers will always be losers.
Nice fighting with you!
No...
We won.
What, sour grapes now? Sad.
Spica's already fallen into my hands.
A tree doll?
Where's Spica?
She got ahead of me!
My magic power is coming back.
Thank you, everyone.
For buying me time.
Curse Break.
That's the ritual to undo the curse?!
I'll stop you!
Spica.
Where are the others?
They stopped Rigel for us.
That's how I made it this far.
You did good.
Let's go help them, quickly.
Give her to me.
Give Spica to me,
Claude!
Arc, I'm sorry, but I have no mercy left for you.
I thought we would come to understand each other someday.
I'm disappointed.
Shit! How did this happen?
Why?
It's him...
The Cross Magic was a diversion.
I hate to admit it, but we aren't strong enough to defeat you yet.
Which is why we had to be clever.
Just as I shot my arrow, I made a decoy.
With the countless petals as cover, I ran toward the spring.
I didn't need to defeat you. I just needed to get ahead.
Our goal was to bring the professor back.
So that was an act?
So that I'd be distracted by the Cross Magic?
Arc...
You're going down!
She came up with that on the spot?
A superior magician is one who can think in novel ways.
I thought she was the weakest of all his students...
But she wasn't.
Spica Virgo...
She could end up a threat to the Order!
What's the matter, Arc?
Were you bullied?
Poor thing.
Rigel.
Oh, Claude seems to be back.
No...
Why is he here?
Where is everyone?
Inside its stomach, I suppose.
They must be digested by now, though.
They all tried so hard.
"We're going to buy her time!"
What a beautiful friendship!
I was so moved.
But their looks of despair as they were being swallowed alive...
So very nice.
Oh, there's nothing to be sad about.
Those who are consumed by the Shadow Snake
are absorbed and turned into my magic power,
and then they live eternally inside me.
Now, it's your turn to become one with me.
Shut up.
Open your mouth one more time and I'll kill you, snakeface.
Kill me?
No teacher ought to be speaking like that!
Why not learn from your students?
They were all so brave until the end.
The Scorpio girl stood up over and over, saying, "I'll protect Spica!"
And the Capricorn kept up morale, saying, "Don't give up!"
The Aries continued fighting even as Arc took her life force.
The Cancer desperately protected everyone from death!
Such compassion for each other...
So beautiful.
And so very delicious.
Rigel!
I told you not to open your mouth.
Too late!
It's nighttime.
Darkness reigns now.
No matter what magic you use, I just need to dive into the shadows.
And Ophiuchus Magic becomes more powerful the darker it is.
Grand Magic: Magna Beelzebub Serpent!
No way!
Two of those snakes?!
You're the one who's about to die, Claude!
Now, let me see you struggle, Claude!
Uh, what? The sky?
It can't be...
Was I blown away by that gust?!
Ground and all?!
It happened so fast, I couldn't even keep up!
That's real superhuman ability.
Is this Claude in his true form?
He won't run out of magic power in the fountain!
He can fight with full force!
Sagittarius Grand Magic...
Cryo Bow: Icing Arrow!
Arrows of ice made by manipulating cold!
To think anyone could stop my Grand Magic!
In that case, I'll play my trump card.
Apophis has an exceptionally strong gut!
Its stomach acid can easily melt through any arrow of ice!
I stopped your Grand Magic, Claude!
Your magic is no match for me!
Huh? Claude's gone? What?
I'm over here, snake freak!
You harmed my students.
You'll pay with your life!
Sagittarius Grand Magic: Zephyr Slash!
I've done battle against first-class magicians several times in the past.
But even amongst them, he's exceptional.
I always knew he was special.
Rigel lost...
Overwhelming.
This is the professor's true power.
But winning won't bring everyone back.
Spica, look!
Is this...
Yeah.
It's Professor Hercules's Metal Magic!
I never knew you'd mastered it.
Good going, Tarf.
Chiron's passed out, but it seems he's all right.
Thank goodness!
We're truly lucky.
They all saved us this time.
It's over, Arc.
Now, tell me what the Order is up to.
What were you going to do with Spica?
Professor!
Stay back!
I'm under some kind of attack!
This magic...
Are you serious? Rigel, you dead? Bro...
Another one?!
Is this Ophiuchus Magic, too?
Lynx! You came at just the right time!
You can stop Claude with your special move!
No...
We finally defeated Rigel, and now we have to fight again?
Hooves?
That sound...
It's them!
Shuwatch!
The professors!
Beasts writhing in the darkness of night...
Should you bare your fangs at my dear lambs,
my silver bullets shall dye this eve's moon in red!
He came in hot, but I have no idea what he's talking about!
Arc must be confused, too.
You must think you're Van Helsing or something, handsome guy.
She got that?!
I don't know who you lot are, but lay another hand on our students, and...
Come to me, and I'll teach you a lesson.
Lynx, do it!
Wipe them all out!
Nah, dude, there's too many. They'll wreck me.
Sucks to be me, huh? Welp, I'm out.
What?
Don't be stupid!
Isn't it the Order's desire to take her back?!
Hell naw.
I'm just here to haul your asses back to base after you catch Spica.
I'm not doing more than my share. I just work here.
Don't you want to do better for yourself?!
I'm good.
Gotta take you back, though, or I'm cooked.
Hey!
Okay, fam, later.
Let go of me!
I shall go after them.
I ask the rest of the professors to provide aid.
That, I shall do!
I can't believe we're retreating with our target right there...
What did she just say?
Claude, where did they go?
The pigtailed girl looks familiar.
They're cultists.
Cultists?!
I thought their organization collapsed after they were all captured.
Stragglers, I suppose.
Are they plotting to bring the Order back or something?
That...
is something he can tell us.
That's why I left him alive.
Hey, snake freak.
I'm handing you over to the military.
If you don't tell them everything, I'll be there to snuff you out.
Got it?
I'll provide emergency aid.
My jewels, I'll have my pegasus carry you to the hospital.
Spica Virgo.
I'm sorry we took so long to come to your aid.
Not at all.
I'm just glad you came.
No, we ought to have noticed sooner that something was off.
We were waiting for you after we arrived in town.
But we heard that the trains were stopped by the rockfall,
so we had Professor Pegasus take us back to Mount Selene.
I'm relieved you're all safe.
You've been through a lot.
Yes.
Well, leave the rest to us.
Get some rest for now.
It's all over.
Yeah.
The professors can take it from here.
I have so many questions, but my mind's blank right now.
Everyone ended up all right, but someone could have died because of me.
I need to become stronger.
I can't let them defeat me next time.
You're already plenty strong.
I am not!
It's because I'm so weak that I put everyone in danger.
I need to be strong enough to fight on my own!
Don't blame yourself.
You all did fantastically.
You came together to confront fear.
Not one of you resigned in the face of despair.
That's true strength.
It's easy to say you won't give up,
but making good on that takes courage and comes with suffering.
I doubt any of you could have achieved this on your own.
You brought home this victory together.
And so our long day came to an end, and for the moment, life was normal again.
In any case, we'll bolster security on campus and pursue the cultist remnants.
Most of all, we'll prioritize Spica Virgo's safety.
What's with the face?
Sorry, but we need you to be in our sights so we can protect you.
I get that.
It's just that after all that happened, I wanted to go home to get some rest.
You'll have to bear with us.
Just use this time effectively.
Catch up on your studies, maybe.
You never let up, do you?!
If only there were magic to teleport to school from home...
It does exist.
Really?!
The Bracelets of Hermes.
Lemme borrow one!
Nope.
Aw.
We're out of the zircon that's needed to make them.
Hordes of monsters are keeping the miners out, and the stockpiles have run dry.
I'll go get some, then!
That sounds like fun.
Principal Jeanne!
But I can't allow you to leave the premises on your own.
So I'll come along as your bodyguard.
You? Our principal?
Professor Claude, too, of course.
I'm going?!
You're her coven's professor. Of course you are.
Or, what, are you scared?
MENACING
I'd appreciate if you'd stop treating me like your apprentice.
MENACING
Very well. I accept your challenge— your cheap provocation.
I guess these two do hate each other?
It feels like a field trip, huh?
Uh, we're going to exterminate monsters. How can you be so casual?
Did you need something?
Oh, no, it's just...
Do the two of you go back a long way?
Since he was thirteen.
I never would have thought my apprentice would turn into a cat, though.
You knew about that?
Nor that you would use Rebirth Magic.
Um... what exactly is Rebirth Magic?
I'm sorry. We don't really know much, either.
All we know is that it controls death and rebirth.
I can't let them have this power!
Oh, it looks like we're here.
My, it's so spacious.
Those crystals are so shiny and pretty!
Stay vigilant.
I hear the monsters here are ferocious enough that even the military stays away.
Am I going to be okay?
No! I gotta stay strong!
Spica! Monsters!
Crystal wolves.
Their fur is crystalline, and their fangs are tough enough to shred steel.
Worst of all, they're skilled in coordination and attack in packs.
There must be at least a hundred of them in this den.
D-Den?!
The air's trembling.
I'm scared.
But I can't back down.
I have to become stronger!
Stronger than them!
Boop.
Are you all right?
Jeanne Orion.
The only successful wielder of the one-of-a-kind Zodiac Rod.
A first-class magician.
A first-class magician? Like you, Professor Claude?!
Well, it was with my tutelage that he became a first-class magician.
If you'd like, I wouldn't mind coaching you from now on instead, Spica.
Are you implying that I'm not good enough?
Not at all. I never said such a thing.
They're bickering again.
I don't need the principal's help, though.
I can do just as well!
Here I go!
Look out!
Are you all right, Spica?
Er... Sure. Yes.
As you see, if you hit their weak point, you need only minimal magic power.
There's no need to blast a hole through them like you do.
Oh? What are you trying to say?
What I'm saying is that I can handle teaching Spica, so buzz off.
My, my. Would you like to challenge me, then?
Very well.
I'll prove that I surpassed you long ago.
The snotty little brat's become quite a big talker, hasn't he?
Please don't fight!
Zodiac Rod!
Sagittarius Grand Magic!
Lightning Hammer!
Blast Breath!
And so, caught up in the squabbling of two first-class magicians,
the monsters were exterminated so thoroughly
that I couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
Wh-When is it my turn?
Spica.
Yes?
I discovered some zircon that someone had dug up.
Now we can make you a Bracelet of Hermes.
Sorry I couldn't do anything to help.
Not to worry.
You'll be all right.
We're by your side.
Did she know what I was worried about?
Speaking of which, it seems I've won this match.
I got turned back into a cat! It doesn't count!
The professors at Diana are so amazing.
Doesn't count! Doesn't count!
What on earth are you talking about, mister?
Spica then made it back home safe, but...
MODDED TO BE A RIBBON
Your uniform's all torn up!
Do you know how much it costs to have these made?!
I was in danger! Be nicer to me!
Why should I? You're perfectly fine!
Spica couldn't wait to go back to school.
I'm fine now, but I wasn't before, okay?!
Play with us, Big Sis!
Ugh, how many oranges will I need to sell to buy you a new one?!
The Virgo family's busy preparing for a party.
Professor Claude?! Why are you here?!
I'm here to talk about Arc.
The truth about the day Diana was attacked comes to light.
Next episode: "Memories of Arcturus."
So, what time is the party?
EPISODE 13 MEMORIES OF ARCTURUS
You're just here for the dinner!