01x04 - Kyôhan

[bunniefuu]

The reason I can't die

is because I'm already dead.

Huh?

Already... dead? What do you mean?

It's too complicated for me to understand,

but that's what the grown-ups said.

But there have been rumors
saying the same thing.

That she can come back to life,
or she's a ghost or something!

Wait a minute. Mimi, are you a ghost?

Mimi is Mimi!

Of course you are.

What are those?

Oh, those are daisies.

Daisies?

So they're called daisies! Let's go look!

Hey, wait up!

Wow! They're pretty!

Mm-hmm. They sure are.

Wow, daisies... What a pretty flower.

Without further ado, let us begin
today's magical history class.

Because she's already dead?

Today, we will talk about
resurrection magic.

Can any of you explain what that is?

Seiran Lidsey?

Yes, ma'am.

Resurrection magic trades the user's
life with that of the deceased,

resurrecting them
and granting them eternal life.

It is considered
the most forbidden of spells.

That is correct.

The most forbidden spell...

But why is it forbidden?

Wouldn't it be better to be able
to bring people back to life?

Please refrain from
talking amongst yourselves.

I-I'm sorry.

Totsuki-san.

Ah, yes?

Why do you think it was forbidden?

Huh? Uh...

B-Because it's cruel?

Cruel?

Yes.

It's cruel to make someone live forever.

The answer I was looking for...
was not that, exactly,

but I can imagine it was
a contributing factor.

Take your seat.

Yes, ma'am.

As we just heard, when someone
performs a resurrection spell,

they must sacrifice their own life.

Due to that, it was banned
several hundred years ago.

Trading one life for another is never
acceptable under any circumstances.

So? How did it go?

I don't believe she has realized it yet,

but it is only a matter of time.

The reason I can't die

is because I'm already dead.

Ugh.

And after I told her
to keep her mouth shut.

Anyway, thanks for letting me know.

What do you plan to do about it?

Don't worry, don't worry.
I'll deal with it.

Sheena, done yet?

Oopsie!

This is no help.
All it says is that it's forbidden.

Resurrection magic?

Ari! Seiran!

Doing research?

Yeah. I was curious about something.

Something about Mimi-chan?

Uh, yeah.

- Attention. Attention.

- Aww, come on!

- 1407 and 1408...

Sheena?

must report to the nurse's
office immediately.

I felt the blood drain from my face.

I thought my heart
was going to stop beating.

For a moment, the thought of actually
running away crossed my mind.

Is this what Mimi feels...

every time?

Sheena?

It's nothing.

Ugh. I'm hungry!

Go tell Professor Omi.

Get some snacks and tea off her,
and I'll share some with you.

Ugh, what a pain.

U-Um, why was I called?

Because it sounds like you've
heard about Mimi's secret.

How did you know?

Well, I am a teacher.

So, how much did you learn?

How much?

Nothing at all.

It's more or less
what you already suspect.

Huh?

Weren't you looking up resurrection magic?

You mean...

Yeah. Mimi was brought back to life
with a resurrection spell.

Her mother violated the taboo to use it.

The resurrected are essentially
problematic relics of a past age,

but Mimi's extraordinary magic powers
are crucial to our country's w*r efforts.

She's been fighting for us for years now.

That's why rumors of her as one
of the seven wonders of the school

have been passed down for generations.

Time stops for the resurrected.

Their bodies stay the same as they were
when they were revived, never aging.

So Mimi will have to keep
going into battle?

That's right. For as long
as the w*r continues.

That's... That's not fair!

Then will you take her place
on the b*ttlefield?

You and all the other kids are safe here
because of Mimi, our ultimate weapon.

Without her, many more of your lives
would be lost. Don't you see?

She said she didn't have
any snacks at all!

You're a liar, Nurse!

Aww, what a shame.
I was looking forward to some tea.

Mimi.

Huh?

Do you want to go bake cookies together?

Yeah!

Excuse us, please.

- Sheena-chan.

- I can't wait to eat Sheena's cookies!

- Yes?

I'm counting on you.

All right.

It goes without saying that everything
I just told you is classified information.

If any of it gets out,
you'll be in deep trouble.

Huh?

See you, Sheena-chan.

Let's hurry and go!

I can't deny that everything
Ms. Fran said was right.

We're only able to live here
because of Mimi.

That's the truth.

Ooh.

Wanna try?

Huh? Can I?

Hey, Mimi.

Hmm?

Are you going to keep going
into battle when you're told to?

Why?

What do you mean?

Isn't it a good thing
that Mimi goes to fight?

As someone who's never had to fight
and has always depended on those who do,

I'm in no position
to judge Mimi's choices,

no matter how warped
they might seem to me.

Phew! All done!

Sheena?

You're really amazing, Mimi.

How so?

Actually, never mind.

Oh, you did a great job on that one.

Really? What about this one?

In that case, we send nine to the fifth
base of operations and five to the sixth,

splitting the assignments mainly
between classes 16 and 17.

I wonder how many casualties we'll have.

The enemy's counterattacks
have become increasingly fierce.

Yes, but the country's been pushing for us
to use students trained in battle magic.

The data shows they're more effective
than conventional soldiers.

I realize we're shorthanded, but these are
children we're sending to the front lines.

Then we'll send Mimi to the sixth base.

And if it seems like the battle
there will wrap up quickly,

we'll send her straight on to the fifth.

We're relying on Mimi
for everything, aren't we?

We have no other choice.

That is indeed the situation we're facing.

Nonetheless, it appears a certain faculty
member is treating that precious child

like her own personal property.

Ms. Fran, do you have a good reason

to be putting Mimi in close contact
with the other students?

Ms. Fran?

Been a while since I've gotten
chewed out that bad.

Couldn't you at least make an effort
to conduct yourself properly

before you get kicked out?

I'm fine, I'm fine.

There's no way this place could get along
without my restoration magic on hand.

This is a non-smoking campus.

Oh, is it now?

On top of mixing her in
with the regular students,

you even let word get out
that she has been resurrected?

What can I do?
Mimi's the one who decided to talk.

Well, Sheena-chan's not the type
to go around spilling secrets.

It should be fine.

I did spook her by telling her
it was classified information.

Ms. Fran?

Hmm?

You knew this would happen
eventually, didn't you?

What are you trying to achieve?

Oh, gosh. You make it sound
almost scandalous.

I'm just doing my job as a nurse.

And on that note, good night.

- Last night, during the attack, one of
your classmates tragically lost her life.

- In honor of her valiant efforts,
those of us left behind must strive to...

- 1407...

Laura Mel, in conjunction with
your advancement to class 14,

we will conduct a combat
effectiveness examination.

All right. Thank you very much.

Another day of lovely weather.

So what's with that
grim look on your face?

I'm trying to reevaluate
the students' scores

so that I can recalibrate
the virtual enemies.

Don't you think they're a little too hard?

These kids just advanced
to class 14, right?

You could go a little easier on them.

Mimi was enrolled in class 14

before the students even had time
to process their classmate's death.

As a result, they have been distracted
and are having trouble concentrating.

I would like to use the next mock battle
to help restore a sense of urgency.

They do not have the luxury of letting
themselves become this distracted.

You aren't very popular
with the students, are you?

If you're always this hard on them,
of course they're gonna hate you.

You should open up more and show them
you laugh and cry just like they do.

I'm not concerned about being disliked.

If liking me gave them a better chance
for survival, I'd make sure they did.

But that's not the world we live in.

We don't have much time.

Perhaps I should increase
the frequency of the drills.

However, they haven't been
excelling in their studies, either.

The life of a teacher's never easy, is it?

Hey, brats!

This isn't the place to use magic.
Go back to the field.

But there are upperclassmen there...

What, do they scare you? Grow a spine.

Good morning.

Morning already?

If you don't hurry and get up,
we won't make it in time for breakfast.

Food!

I wonder if it's rice for breakfast today.

It is.

Yes! Food, food!

There's basically nothing
I can do for her.

I don't have the strength to protect her

or the courage
to take her place in battle.

Instead, she's the one protecting me.

That's right. For as long
as the w*r continues.

Sheena!

Do my hair for me?

Mm-hmm.

Math is so boring.

Want to study together tonight?

No way. It's too boring.

I think it's actually really interesting
once you understand it.

I don't want to.

I'm gone a lot of the time, anyway.

Oh, right.

Sheena?

The next class is in the lab.

Ah!

The lab?

Mimi, grab your notebook and pen.

Wait. Where's your pen?

I just dropped it.

Don't just leave it there.

Can you reach it?

No, I can't.

Ouch!

Are you okay?

Come on, get it yourself.

Sheena, you sound like her mother.

- Huh?

- Eh?

Hey, hey, what are we doing now?

We're going to practice healing magic.

Very few people have
an aptitude for it, though.

Hey, you decide who you're doing
Gratitude Day with yet?

Was it next week?

I haven't yet.

Then let's go together!

Gratitude Day?

Simply put, it's like a cleaning day.

We go through the classrooms,
hallways, gardens, halls,

and even the library
to tidy everything up.

That sounds like a pain.

You shouldn't say things like that.

It's the day that we get to
repay the school for fostering us.

And students from every year
split up the work, so it isn't that hard.

Learn something?

I still don't know.

You should just ask her directly.

That would put Sheena on the spot.

And even if Ms. Fran told her something,

I don't think she'd be able
to talk about it.

About whether Mimi-chan
is resurrected or not, right?

Mm-hmm.

But if she is, that would
explain everything.

I actually heard something from
one of the students in class 17.

That during battle, she saw
someone cut clean in half,

but when she got back to campus,
nobody had died.

People brought back with
resurrection magic gain eternal life

and can never die.

Don't you think old spells like that
sound kind of romantic?

Romantic?

I mean, you use your very life itself
to bring someone else back.

That must mean you have very strong
feelings for that person, right?

Giving your entire soul and all of your
magic to the person you love...

Doesn't that sound wonderful?

You sure do like stuff like that, Ari.

Come on. I know you do, too.

Huh? It sounds kinda phony to me.

Then what kind of spells do you like?

I like light spells that make
pretty displays like this

and letter spells that let you
put your feelings into words.

See? Aren't those romantic, too?

N-No, I—

That was a huge expl*si*n.

They did say the enemy's attacks
have been escalating lately.

I just hope none of them hit town.

Would you do it if you could?

If you could use resurrection magic and
I fell in battle right before your eyes?

How would you answer that, Seiran?

Don't answer a question with a question.

Let's stop talking about what-ifs.

Yeah, you're right.

It's just a little further.

Whoa! Hey, wait up! It isn't safe to run!

Hurry, hurry!

Wow, it's so pretty!

So many daisies!

It's just a wild field that
nobody takes care of.

No, I think it's really pretty!

Wow.

It goes all the way over there!

She looks truly happy.

So you've never seen this in all the time
you've been at this school?

Yeah. Even though I've been here
since it was called the Archive.

The Archive?

Yeah.

That must've been a super long time ago.

How many years have you
been alive, anyway?

I haven't been counting.

Of course.

But I remember when this place
was turned into a school.

Before that, they let me
go outside a little,

but after they said a bunch
of kids were moving in,

they wouldn't let me outside at all.

They only let me out to go to battle,

and if I stopped anywhere else on the way
home, they'd get mad. I was so bored.

Bored, huh?

What's that for?

It's pretty!

But now...

Are you having fun now?

Yeah! Looking at flowers is fun!

I'm glad. What about school?

School is fun, too!

I get to draw pictures, eat with everyone,
and even wear the same uniform.

But the best thing is, I get to
spend all my time with you, Sheena!

I have a lot of fun with you too, Mimi.

What are you making?

Oh, this? My roommate before you
taught me how to make these.

I'm sorry I didn't do a very good job,

but it's a present for you.

Wow!

Sheena, gimme a mirror!

Sure, sure.

Oh, wow!

- Mimi has lived such a long time,
but she hasn't known anything

- It's so cute!

about fun or happiness.

Well?

Yeah. Looks perfect.

I want to be able to bring just
a little bit of joy to her life,

even if it's only when we spend
time together like this.

Mimi, what do you want to do next?