01x06 - Okaeri

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Let's go.

I'll be waiting.

I promise to wait for you.

So don't get hurt
and come back safe, okay?

I'm sorry, Sheena.

- I'm so glad it's over!

- Oh, crap! I left my alchemy
textbook in my room.

- I'm exhausted.

Sheena.

I just saw some of the upperclassmen
who fought last night in the hallway.

Really?

Which means Mimi-chan might be back, too.

I hope she's okay.

You don't need to worry about that,
do you? After all, Kagari-san's—

Why don't you go and meet her?
I'll keep an eye on your textbooks.

Thank you!

Yow wewy welwome.

Excuse me.

- Just get the anesthetic.

- I need a bandage.

- Where's the hemostatic?

You're safe. You'll be fine.

Somebody bring the hemostatic!

Okay, let's take a look.

Oh, come on. This is just a scratch!

It is?

I'm not wasting a restoration spell
on a little boo-boo like that.

Take care of him, okay?

All right.

How are you doing for blood?

Um, I came to get Mimi.

Oh. Then go wait in the back room.

Ms. Fran!

Did the bleeding stop?

Hang in there.

- Okay.

- Hurry up!

Take a deep breath.

I wonder if I should try to help.

But what would I do?
I don't have any magic I can use.

Ms. Fran. I've brought the usual package.

Ms. Fran?

Oh. Yes?

Hmm? A student?

I'm sorry, but Ms. Fran
is still busy treating injuries.

Could you be Sheena Totsuki?

Huh? Uh, yes.

- I think this is one of the
advanced-level instructors.

- Okay, then listen.

Give this to Ms. Fran and tell her I was
able to retrieve everything as usual.

So heavy!

Ow, ow, ow.

What's in this, anyway?

Huh?!

Ah... Ms. Fran!

Shee... a.

Huh?

Shee... a.

What?

Mimi? Mimi?

Mimi! Mimi!

Shee... a.

Shee... a.

Oh!

Sheena! It's Sheena!

Oww!

Oh! I-I'm just kidding! It doesn't hurt!

I'm not injured at all!

Um, I'm different from the others.
I always heal up quickly on my own.

I wanted to go back to you
after I had gotten cleaned up.

I know you told me not to get hurt...

but I wasn't able to keep
that promise. I'm sorry.

Sheena?

Sheena, you'll get dirty.

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

For what?

For telling you not to get hurt.

I've been so oblivious to what's going on.

I have to face reality, but I...

Huh?

Don't apologize!

Why are you apologizing? I was so
happy when you said that to me.

It made me really happy.

Sheena?

Huh?!

Sheena? Stop crying!

Did my slap hurt? Sheena?

Sheena, come on!

Phew. Sorry for the—

What the hell are you two doing?

In this most recent battle, one student
from class 15 was seriously wounded.

Also, the front is expanding and the
enemy is ramping up their attacks.

It seems we can no longer
depend on Mimi alone.

Our only hope is to bolster our forces.

Do we have other students
we can send into battle?

There are several students
who have potential,

but at the moment, it's hard to say
how effective they will actually be.

And we need someone for an exam, but the
advanced students are all busy fighting?

Yes.

In that case...

Ah, I feel so refreshed.

I'm glad.

Class is still in session.
What should we do?

What class is it?

Math, I think.

Huh? Math?

Wanna go k*ll time somewhere until lunch?

Can we?

Mm-hmm.

Yes!

Sheena is going to skip class with me!

I've never actually skipped class before.

I'll have to ask Seiran
to lend me her notes.

Huh? It's gone!

It's gone!

What is?

Oh! There it is!

Aww!

The flowers are all messed up!

Carry that student over to that bed.

What can I... do for her...

Mimi.

Wanna go to the courtyard?

Pretty!

You can pick any flowers you want.

Really?

Then these!

Just not the ones in the flowerbed!

Hmm?

Aren't they pretty?

Watch this.

Oh! You're making me another one?

That flower crown...

Hmm?

Why did you take it with you?

When I keep it in my pocket,
it reminds me of happy times.

When you're fighting?

Yeah!

Oh, I learned a bunch of flower names.

Um, this one is ivy, right?

And that's a baby's breath
and a blue star.

Please, for as long as possible,

continue to thrive and blossom,

so that no matter how badly she's hurt,
she will keep on smiling.

If there were one reason,

one thing that gave
my life here meaning...

that's what it would be.

I guess this way is fine.

It isn't that way, Kagari-san.

Huh?

I told you to call me Mimi!

Is this it?

You aren't very familiar
with the school, are you?

Mm-hmm. I know my way underground, though.

Oh.

Come in.

Excuse us.

Professor Omi, you said you wanted
to speak to me and Kagari-san?

Seiran Lidsey.

Yes.

On the next school holiday,

we have decided to hold your
combat effectiveness examination.

Combat? Is that like...

A test that measures your
readiness for actual combat.

Does that sound all right?

Yes.

What about me?

As you know, the examination is a duel
between one student and one upperclassman

that is designed to measure
their combat ability.

However, no students from class 17
were available to participate.

Does that mean...

Yes.

We will have Kagari-san fill in
for the upperclassman this time.

Huh? Me?

Kagari-san?

You should have no reason to doubt her
abilities. Do you find this acceptable?

Yes.

I will provide you
with the exam guidelines.

Be sure you both look them over.

Hey, what did that all mean?

Basically,

we will fight in a duel, you and I.

Ugh. Aren't they back yet?

Your food'll get cold.

But isn't it strange that the professor
only called for Mimi and Seiran?

Sheena!

- Sheena! Sheena! Sheena!

- Hey, you're gonna spill everything!

Welcome back. I saved a seat for you.

Thank you.

Listen, listen!

Mimi and Seiran are gonna duel!

Huh?

D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D...

Duel?!

A combat readiness exam.

Yeah, that thing!

Thank you for the food!

W-Wait, what do you mean?

A duel? So you're going
to fight each other?

You and Seiran?

The professor just called us in

and said that my exam opponent
would be Kagari-san.

A one-on-one with Mimi?

A duel? Seriously?

No way I'm missing that.

You could've been quieter about it.

But that's so harsh.
She's still only fourteen.

Did the teacher trick her into doing it?

I am taking this exam voluntarily!

Hey, hey, Sheena. I wanna eat rice ba*ls.

Huh? Well, do you want
to go ask the kitchen?

Aww, I want you to make them.

Huh? Uh, okay.

Things are going to get exciting.

After eating rice ba*ls I take a bath!

Mimi and Seiran...

Sheena.

Does Seiran like fighting?

No, she doesn't.

She can sound harsh sometimes
so people get the wrong idea,

but she's actually a very gentle person.

But she's going to duel me.

That's because, uh...

Well, she isn't going into battle
because she likes to fight.

Seiran is a very sincere, honest person.

She wants to be useful
as a way of giving back.

Giving back?

Yeah. I mean, this facility not only
gives orphans like us a place to live,

it also gives us an education.

Seiran wants to find a way
to repay them for that.

And it isn't just Seiran.

The only way any of us have
to give back is by fighting.

That's the agreement
we made with this place.

Hey, isn't that Seiran?

The one that's gonna duel Mimi?

That's gonna be a real nail-biter.

Nail-biter? She's not gonna last.

Hey, keep it down.

I guess word's been getting around.

Yeah, right.

After they tried so hard
to be secretive, too.

Well, I guess I wasn't
so quiet about it either.

So you'll be fighting Mimi-chan because
no upperclassmen were available?

That's what Professor Omi said.

I don't think that's the truth.

Huh?

You get exceptional grades. So why
haven't you been called up until now?

You know what the teachers always say.

In battle, you can't engage emotionally.

You have to focus totally
on eliminating the enemy.

Yeah.

If you had a weak point, I think it might
be that you'd hesitate to do that.

Huh?

The exam will test you with a classmate
that you share meals with every day

to see if you can fight them to the death
without getting emotionally involved.

If that's what it takes
to get me onto the b*ttlefield.

Are you sure?

Back in the slums,
I wound up on the verge of death.

If a teacher hadn't found me that one day,

I would have died there, all alone,

as an ignorant and completely
powerless child.

Also, I never would have met you, Ari.

Seiran...

I am the person I am today
thanks to this school.

So I want to contribute!
I want to repay them for everything.

And that's why,

in order to do that,
I'm willing to fight whoever I have to.

Ari?

I'll help you train.

Thank you.

You aren't talking to us until the exam?

Mm-hmm.

That doesn't mean I've suddenly
decided I hate both of you, though.

It's for my own mental preparation.

I'm sorry.

She's very stubborn
once she makes up her mind.

Okay.

I understand.

I'm sorry.

It's okay. Good luck.

Let's face off fair and square
without holding back.

Come at me with all you've got.

And so, Seiran devoted herself
to training in magic every day.

I know this is practice,
but don't hold back.

Of course.

Seiran took it all extremely seriously,

with a level of intensity
enough to drive people away...

Seiran!

...as if wagering her entire world on it.

Ooh, whee!

Fluffy, fluffy!

It's nothing.

I wonder if Mimi wants
to train a little, too?

I guess she doesn't need to.

Sheena?

Sheena, will you be rooting for me?

Mimi...

Mm-hmm. I'm rooting for you both.

Really?

C'mon, stand up!

You sure do like snuggling.

Sheena?

I'll do my best.

Mm-hmm.