01x05 - Spica and Aria

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Today, we'll be using
the herbs we all collected

to make potions that'll
increase your magic power.

Castor began showing up in class
after the incident in the forest.

Man, it's so stuffy when there
are so many guys around.

- I heard you can transform into a girl.

- What the hell are you doing, you idiot?!

Switch, please?

- Don't eat that! Spit it out!

- Professor, is it okay if I k*ll him?

- Stop chewing!

Not during class.

Professor, I captured a boar.
Is it all right if I add it to the pot?

Take it back to the forest.

But it looks like it'll take
a while yet to get all these

eccentric students on the same page.

Professor, why don't we have a hot pot
party, since we have everything we need?

Sorry.

What?

Nothing.

She seems down.

I have magic training with Professor
Claude after school every day.

Virgo Magic: Anima!

No good. It's too fast!

Come on.

The midterms are coming up.

You're going to fail if you
can't even catch a lophorn.

But..

- It always detects my magic
through its horns and gets away.

- ANIMA!

Anima just isn't a good fit.

If only I could use other magic...

No, it's because you haven't
fully grasped how to use Anima.

What do you mean?

A clever magician can find
countless ways to use their magic.

They can come up with innovative
ways to work around their limits.

That's what it means
to be a good magician.

That was a good quote, right? Right?!

You should take notes.

Annoying.

But how do I innovate?

Well...

For example, Aquarius Magic allows you
to manipulate water and change its form.

Your ideas as a magician
are what make it work.

Aria's quite advanced.

Why not ask her for advice?

Wow, that's a disgusted look.

Well, she's not going to
teach me without complaining.

Why not? You're friends.

No, we aren't.

We're enemies.

Every time I got started on anything...

I've never done this
before, but it's so easy.

Easy.

You can use magic? Wow!

You could get into Diana!

Maybe I will.

She's always better than me!
She looks down on me!

Just thinking about it pisses me off!

Relax.

You need to set aside your pride.

Shouldn't you be doing
everything you can right now?

He's right.

I have to get stronger.

Pollux and Aria and them
are all better than me.

But I need to beat all of them
if I'm going to be first-class.

You want me to teach you the
trick to using Aquarius Magic?

I don't know... Should I?

You don't want to, right? Thanks.

Sure, I'll teach you.

Really?!

But only if...

you do a puppy pose and look
at me with sad puppy eyes

and say, "Please teach me, Ms. Aria,
arf," in a begging kind of way.

Eww!

She's just messing with me again!

She doesn't think I can do it, does she?

Well, she's wrong!

This is nothing compared to the butt kiss!

Please teach me, Ms. Aria, arf!

Not embarrassing at all!

Take that!

Don't expect me to stay the
same person I was before!

Didn't expect that, Spica.

Okay, I'll teach you. Come with me.

That hits the spot.

Hey, we've been in the
bath for an hour now.

What does this have to
do with water magic?

I guess you wouldn't notice, huh?

Taking a bath stimulates your
sympathetic nervous system

and allows you to come
up with versatile magic.

Really?

Kidding!

I just wanted to take a bath.
There's no point to this.

You little...

Are you mad?

There's no particular trick to it, though.

Aquarius Magic turns water into
whatever shape you imagine.

You observe and touch the forms you want

and memorize their
structures over and over.

That's all it is.

Boring, right?

I always thought Aria was just a genius,

but she's really worked
hard to get this far.

Thanks, Aria. I'll give it a try.

Why are you trying so hard, anyway?

I want to learn to catch lophorns.

I was the only one who couldn't
catch any in that last class.

So you want your dear Claude's praise.

Huh?

Hey, wanna compete to
see who can catch more?

In a week, on the mountain.

Why would we do that?

That'll get you motivated, right?

The loser has to become
the winner's maid for a day.

I have to win!

What's wrong? Chickening out?

What?

You'd better have your maid outfit ready.

Spica, wanna hit the town
after school today?

Sorry, I have remedial classes
with Professor Claude.

Again?

She's so boring lately.

Thus Spica began her training,
and in no time at all,

the day of the contest arrived.

We're seeing how many
we can catch in an hour.

Got it.

You were just supposed to ask her
for advice. Why are you competing?

Do you think you can win?

Just watch me.

Behold the new skills I taught myself!

New skills?

All right, here we go.

Aquarius Magic: Hand of Poseidon!

Got five.

That magic has such a wide area.

She's as talented as ever.

I guess I've already won.

Done!

Anima Transform: Human Catapult!

What the hell? Wow!

If it's going to detect my magic...

I just need to use my
own body to catch it!

A-Are you all right?!

Got one!

You're already a total mess!

You don't need to put
your body on the line.

I do.

I don't want to lose.

We're rivals.

Rivals, she says.

Spica 10, Aria 20.

I lost.

It's all right.

You did your best, though, Spica.

You know, I've been bored lately,
since we haven't been hanging out.

So I was looking forward to today.

I never get bored of watching you.

Let's play again.

Aria...

Let me guess. You love me, don't you?

Exactly.

So give me your attention.

Think about me and only have eyes for me.

Jeez!

It's always nice having friends
to raise each other up.

Come on, put it in my mouth, my maid.

Nope, I hate her!

Where are you, my precious kitten?

Come out.

Let me nibble you forever!

Kitten spotted!

- Wait for me!

- Damn it! Why is this happening?!

One day earlier...

Huh? We're choosing a
leader for the coven?

The leader is tasked with
coordinating the members

and dealing with errands and school
events when the teacher is absent.

Can you think of anyone you can nominate?

Oh, a class rep.

Well, I wouldn't mind doing it.

Nah, not you.

Why not?!

The leader has to be a
mature, responsible person.

Long ago, one of the teachers chose
a leader without much thought.

The coven fell into disarray,

the students turned on each other,
and the class fell into chaos.

That's how important it is
to choose a good leader.

Are you trying to say I'd cause
the coven to fall into chaos?

I don't know the others
that well yet, though.

You don't have any ideas yourself?

I want to know how the students
themselves see each other.

In other words, you don't.

Why not just observe
their day-to-day activities?

It's the weekend tomorrow,
so they'll all be in the dorms.

No!

I want to spend the weekend
being lazy in my room!

What a lousy grown-up!

Fine, I'll help you.

If you insist.

Why are you acting like
I'm asking you for a favor now?!

Well, then, meet at my
place at ten tomorrow.

Don't sleep in.

I won't.

She's late.

It's already eleven.

What is she up to?

I can't even go back to
being human without her.

I guess I'll have to find her.

I'm always in my room when I'm a cat.

This feels new.

It's a kitty!

Merrow Pisces!

You have such lovely ears.

What's your name?

Hey!

Hey, put me down!

What's that? Your name is Elizabeth?

I never said that.

I know!

I have a gift for you, Elly!

Come to my room!

You're so adorable!

Do you like that?

This is humiliating!

Elizabeth!

She's too delusional to be a leader!

Hang on. I might actually
get a better chance

to see the students being
normal in this form.

Chiron Sagittarius Aradia.

Where'd this nasty-looking cat come from?

- I'm not nasty! You wanna go?!

- Do something, Tarf!

There, there.

Sorry about that.

Chiron was really rude.

Tarf Cancer.

He's good at petting me.

Maybe it's hungry.

Bah.

It's mine, but you can have the rest.

Feeding the needy is a royal duty.

Thank you, second prince of Aradia!

Why don't we keep this cat in the dorm?

Where I come from, cats are
messengers of the gods.

I'll give it a name, then.

How about...

Scroty McMegascrotum?

Ow!

What's wrong with that cat?!

It ran away.

I was expecting more of a prince.

We can't have such a
crude kid as the leader.

I should hurry to Spica's room.

Let me in, Spica.

sh**t! This was Hana Sasorijou's room!

Her room's terrifying!

She won't say anything.

What is this?

What's going through her head?

I've been making potions for
my poison magic research.

I need cat claws to put in.

To put in?!

Let me trim yours.

What is this?!

That's...

What?! Let me go!

That potion amplifies your sex pheromones.

It causes you to attract other beings.

It's a magic aphrodisiac.

Why the hell are you making that?!

Quit it!

Get a grip!

Sagittarius Magic!

I can't let her be a leader when she's
working on such dangerous magic.

How do I get rid of this potion, though?

Looking at that kitty
is making my heart race.

Such a naughty body.

Be my very own pet, kitty.

I want to eat you up!

And this is how it began.

Damn it! Why is this happening?!

Submit to me!

Let me fondle your paws.

I wanna kiss you, kitty.

I won't be caught!

Capella Capricorn!

Not you, too!

Found you.

You're scaring the cat.

Get back!

What is this sweet scent?

My body feels tingly.

Is this magic?

I smell it from the cat.

Crap!

I see.

It's this magic that's
making everyone go crazy.

But I won't let it get me!

Badass!

You, cat.

What is she doing?!

I'll eat that magic.

Of course.

Capricorn Magic could do it.

My magic allows me to
consume others' magic.

What the hell was I doing?

That'll rid you of the charm magic,

as well as the spell everyone was under.

You can always come to me for help, kitty.

I-I found her!

She's the one most fit to be the leader!

Meanwhile, Spica had fallen back asleep.

Not the butt! Not the butt!

What? Me, the leader of the coven?

Yeah.

I think you'd be cut out for it.

Why me?

Because you're a mature,
responsible person.

Responsible...

Professor, that's a taboo with her.

Huh?

Don't call me responsible!

I'm disobedient!

I'll break all the windows!

Capella absolutely hates
being called responsible.

What the hell?!

I'm bad!

But being so responsible,
she ended up accepting the job.

Today, we'll be experimenting

with different combinations
of magic to see what happens.

Water, coalesce!

Aquarius Magic!

Come out, my friends!

Pisces Magic!

Water Magic!

Ocean Magic!

Aquarium Sphere!

So pretty! It's like an aquarium!

I'm in the mood for some fish.

I see.

You use Aquarius Magic to
gather water from the air,

and Pisces Magic to summon aquatic
animals and make an aquarium.

I can't believe I don't need to be by the
water to call on my friends anymore. Ooh!

You're being bitten, though.

It's just a love nibble.

Now, everyone, form pairs and try it out.

Pairs?!

Who should I pair up with?

Sasorijo.

Want to team up?

Why?

Don't you know what my magic does?

Of course.

I saw you stunning all those lophorns.

Poison magic seems really fun.

"Fun"?

Well?

Why don't we pair up?

I'd never join you.

Um, I'm sorry! Was it something I said?

I'm leaving class early. Ask someone else.

D-Does she hate me?

Why?

Buck up, everyone.

As you know, the midterms are tomorrow.

For the exam, you'll be required to make
it through a special dungeon using magic.

There are dangers involved,

and if you don't pass, you may
not make it to the next year.

Make use of everything you each
learned over the past three months.

Aim to become one of the
top students of the year!

It's here.

My first exam at Diana!

Done!

I'm so hungry.

Hey, Spica.

There'll be no training
after school today.

Get some rest for tomorrow.

Okay.

Also...

Break a leg.

I want to prove to him...

that all those times he trained
with me weren't for nothing.

Hey, Professor.

I might not make it to the
top of my year just yet,

but I'll make it to the top of our coven.

Are you sure?

Hey, why are you reacting like that?

I mean, what you say
doesn't really pan out.

Remember when we were
looking for a leader?

I told you not to sleep in, but you
went right back to sleep in the morning.

W-Well...

It was a nightmare, you know.

Merrow made me wear frilly clothes,
Sasorijo nearly kissed me...

Kissed you?

Anyway, don't sweat it.
Just do what you always do.

That's what's best for you.

Okay.

I didn't expect that from Spica.

She's become a little more dependable.

What?! A kiss?!

What happened?!

Is she in love with him?

Why does that make me feel so uneasy?

I can't focus on my exam!

What do I do?!

Yes.

Our midterms are starting tomorrow.

So please tell Mother

that I'll use my Scorpion Magic
to make it to the top of my grade.

Yes, miss.

I wish you well.

I have to.

THE DAY OF THE EXAM

Airships are so fantastic!

I wanna go explore!

Calm down. Stay seated.

I guess exams aren't held at the school.

So, the exam's in a dungeon, right?

What if you get lost and
end up stuck forever?

Did you say something?

Holy crap, your face!

I told her to get some proper
rest. Why is she so worn out?

Huh? It's dark outside.

We're fighting here for our exam?!

And we have to get gold from
deep inside the dungeon?!

What's with this terrifying exam?!

- Next episode: "Midterms."

- EPISODE 6
MIDTERMS

- I'm escaping using Hermes'
ring if I'm ever in trouble!

- You'll fail if you do that, though.