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"My apologies, brother. I was just reminiscing about days gone by."

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"Were they fun memories?" "No. I was young and foolish. It's a bit

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It's embarrassing actually. I can't help but laugh.

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There's so much I should have realized as your younger sister.

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But you were a mystery. I didn't know the first thing about you.

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No. I didn't even try to know you.

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Miyuki.

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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Hey, welcome back to "Goruchu" let's register.

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Now, I mean alright here we go!

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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I'm gonna get you all set up!

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♪♪

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♪♪

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[MUSIC]

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♪♪

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[crowd chattering]

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Come join the trap team!

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[grunts]

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The recruitment process sure is quite peaceful this year.

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Yes. And hopefully it stays that way.

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You said it.

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I still can't help seeing the irony.

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Last year I was this close to being suspended for causing an uproar.

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But this year I'm on the side that cracks down on up-roars.

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Kirihara, would you kindly stop talking about that?

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Someone might get the wrong idea and that could spell trouble.

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Are you listening?

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Extracurricular Activities Federation.

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That's so. Got it.

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Shiba, Miss Shiba?

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Yes?

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There's a situation in the Robot Research Club's garage. Please go mediate.

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Yes, affirmative.

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Geez, just give it up already.

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He said he wants to join the Robot Research Club.

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Whatever, we're the ones who called out to him first.

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Go play with your little robots and stop betting it.

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Well, uh, I, uh...

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Robot Research and Motorcycle Clubs, please settle down.

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Hey, please settle down. I'm with the Federation. What's the problem?

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Hey! Out of the way!

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I'm with the Disciplinary Committee.

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The Extracurricular Activities Federation's already handling this,

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so the Disciplinary Committee can get lost.

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Except disputes between students are under the jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Committee.

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Hey, hold up!

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You're a persistent one. Just stay out of my way!

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I already told you that we deal with this, Saegusa.

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Or wait, do you need me to spell it out for you?

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This is none of your business.

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Hate to break it to you, pal,

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but the Disciplinary Committee doesn't have to do a damn thing you say

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so you can move along.

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Hold on here. Are you picking a fight with me?

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That's not my intention at all.

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But if it's a fight you want, I'll gladly oblige.

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Oh, yeah?

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So a Saegusa's going to take on a shipboats challenge to fight?

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Sure, why not?

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It'd be my pleasure to teach you a big lesson.

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I'll make it so that you never want to pick a fight with me again.

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You sure you'll be okay without your other half to help you out?

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You want her with me so you have an excuse for losing?

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Hey, that's enough! Just calm down!

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Both of you, what do you think you're doing?

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The Federation and the Disciplinary Committee, the Student Government, fighting each other? What's this about?

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I apologize for causing a commotion.

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We'll look the other way this time, but there's no next time.

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Now get back to your duties, both of you.

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Same goes for the rest of you. You should also get back to whatever you were doing.

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Rest assured, the Student Council will not pursue this case any further.

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As for the disciplinary committee and the federation, I'll make things right on my end.

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I mean, you get what I'm saying, right? He was being totally annoying.

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It's a good thing you were able to control yourself, Kasumi.

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Mmm... well...

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If I'm being completely honest, I really wanted to shred him to pieces.

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Still, isn't it strange? Doesn't it seem like Shippo's behavior towards you is unnaturally unfriendly?

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Unfriendly doesn't begin to describe the half of it.

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I'd say he was pretty much antagonistic.

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Alright then.

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Let's just talk a bit about that antagonistic attitude.

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It's likely that this goes deeper than a rivalry between the Extracurricular Activities Federation and the Disciplinary Committee, right?

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Yeah, exactly.

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He came at me as a Shippo picking a fight with a Sayagusa.

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Whether or not he did it because he's a Shippo, this does sound like it stems from a personal animosity.

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Wait, you mean he's holding a grudge against me or something?

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I hear that the current head of the Shippo family is rather easygoing and of gentle nature.

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I doubt he'd ever make such a blatant move against us, especially so publicly.

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Yes?

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(suspenseful music)

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- Did you find the root of it, Nakura?

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- Yes.

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The New Breed Front,

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the ones who terrorize the Offshore Tower,

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they are in a cooperative relationship with FAIR.

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- FAIR?

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They're a magician supremacist extremist group from the US.

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That's odd.

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I thought that the Offshore Tower

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was a model of human-magician relations.

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They showed magicians being treated as people

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and not merely as weapons.

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So why did they try to destroy it?

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Because their motivation has nothing to do with magicians and humans coexisting peacefully.

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Even so, if they trample on the hopes of so many magicians they risk creating a fissure within their group.

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Not to mention the public outcry. I can't imagine them doing something so thoughtless.

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From what I've gathered, there's a USNA humanist working among the upper echelon of their society.

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Hmm

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By having the new breed front destroy a giant monument such as the offshore tower

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They were surely trying to show the world just how dangerous magicians could be I

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Understand you may go now

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It's Koichi connect me to mr. Kudo

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So all right, what did you want to talk about big sister? Do you know what kind of person the head of the Shippo family is?

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Hey Kasumi

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It's just a question. Oh really you started some trouble with Shippo didn't you?

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How'd you know about that

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Just what were you thinking before you blame Kasumi sister, please understand that she wasn't solely responsible

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Shippo, in fact, was the aggressor and should be held more accountable in this instance.

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Well, all right. I believe you.

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So, you wanted to know what kind of person the head of the Shippo family is?

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Yes.

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Let's see.

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Not that I have ever interacted with him personally,

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But I hear he's pretty diligent and thorough.

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He's a diligent and thorough person.

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Right.

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He formulates multiple strategies so he can keep risks to a minimum.

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And he makes modest choices, so he always gets his money's worth.

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That's what I hear.

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But if that's true, that means...

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Right.

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That's not at all how Shippo was with you.

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In fact, it sounds like the exact opposite of how he behaved.

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Oh yeah, so it's a personal grudge against me after all?

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Can you think of a reason he'd be upset?

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*sigh* Nope.

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But still, if he ever tries to pull something on me, I'm going to destroy him first.

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Kasumi.

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*gasp*

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Huh?

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Huh?

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I'm sorry!

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Mr. Kudo, sorry for calling so late.

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It's fine.

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Thank you for understanding.

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I've just received word of a plot being orchestrated by the USNA's humanists.

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They're using their influence to actively manipulate the media as part of a negative press campaign against magicians.

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Hmm?

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Apparently this operation of theirs is already gaining traction.

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Considering it's you, I assume you've known about this issue for a while.

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Looks like you've seen right through me.

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So what are you planning to do with all this?

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The Otsubas have grown far too powerful.

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Before long, they could disrupt the balance between the ten Master Clans and the nation.

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I'm not alone in thinking this, am I, Mr. Kuda?

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You're going to use the Anti-Magic Faction as a means to diminish the Otsubas' power, then?

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At first high school, there's a student who has some close ties to the 101 Battalion.

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The collusion between this teen boy's high school and the military...

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Sounds like something the media and those humanist politicians would eat up, don't you think?

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You have no concerns? Aren't your daughters enrolled at first high school?

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I am emphasizing a simple fact, that there's a link between the 101 Battalion and the Yotsubas.

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Is that what you're after?

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Your thoughts, Mr. Kudo?

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Personally, I believe that approving a limited negative campaign will also allow the anti-magic movement to lose steam in the long run.

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Their target is still just a high school student.

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If we handle this right, we might even be able to direct the public's outrage toward the anti-magic faction.

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I firmly believe that this plan would have merit for the Tin Master clans.

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Hmph. Meritorious or not, I don't have the authority to approve your plan.

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No authority, maybe, but you do possess influence.

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I don't have any objections to your proposal.

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That's all I needed to hear. Thank you for your time. Excuse me.

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Brother Tatsuya. Miyuki. Long time no see.

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It really has been a while hasn't it?

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We're sorry for coming over so late. What brings you to to Tokyo?

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I'm surprised that you're in Kanto isn't this beyond your territory Fumio

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Actually, there's something that I thought you should both be aware of

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Currently there's a group of anti magician forces that are starting to manipulate the media

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Where do they come from from the USNA humanists movement?

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So it's an anti magician campaign through the media it's not only the media they've also approached members of Parliament

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Tell me everything, you know, right

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First they plan to criticize the military's use of magicians using human rights as a pretext

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Next, based on the fact that a quarter of Magic University graduates wind up serving in the military,

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they create a false narrative that Magic Education institutions are colluding with the armed forces.

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In the third phase, they call for the liberation of the children who are purportedly going to be exploited by the military.

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First High is their prime target, since it sends the most graduates to Magic Universities.

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That's their plan. At least, that's everything we could find out about it so far.

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I'm impressed you were able to dig so deep.

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Well, thank you very much, big brother.

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I'll try to come up with a countermeasure.

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Just let me know if you learn anything new.

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Yes, of course.

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Sorry to keep you waiting, Jemonji.

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It's my fault for making you come all this way.

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You know I don't mind that.

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Something pretty important must have come up, or you wouldn't ask to meet.

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A soundproof field.

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It really is something serious.

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Starting earlier this week, there's been an uptick in anti-magician reporting by the media.

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From what I can tell, the tone of the coverage is divided in two.

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That's because they each have different sources.

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You mean there are two different forces behind these stories?

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I'm sure you're aware that information gathering isn't really the Jumanji family's forte.

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I can't verify what I'm about to say, but it may be upsetting to hear.

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All right then, what have you found out?

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It's looking highly likely that one of the sources is attempting to censure the JDF and the press.

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We believe the Sayagusa family is that source.

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(door opening)

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I do admit that my father is a tactician

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fond of covert tactics.

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And even I, his daughter,

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don't always know what he's thinking.

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But no matter what the reason may be,

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his loyalty to the Tin Master clans is absolute.

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There's no way that he'd ever do anything

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to jeopardize Japan's magic industry.

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- All right.

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Then Mr. Saegusa must believe that his actions

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are actually good for Japan's magic industry.

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But I haven't the slightest clue why that may be.

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All I really know is, looking at it in this light,

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it appears that Mr. Saegusa

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may be betraying the Tentmaster clans.

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- If that's how you see it,

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would you mind coming to my place, Jumonji?

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I'm going to ask my father about it directly,

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and I'd like you to be there.

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Fine.

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Thank you for making time in your schedule to see me.

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I appreciate it.

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Well, it was at your request, Katsuo.

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So tell me, why did you want to talk today?

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Right.

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Someone's been pushing anti-magic sentiments in the media.

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Are you behind this?

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I am. Good job on figuring that out.

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Father!

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How could you?

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Now, Mayumi, what about this is making you so flustered?

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You've betrayed the Tin Master clans with your scheme.

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No, the entire Japanese magic industry.

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Sayagusa.

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Mr. Sayagusa, I fail to understand how any of this makes sense.

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Therefore, I'd like you to explain it for me.

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Is this a request as a member of the Jumanji family?

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Yes, I am asking you as a Jumanji.

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Firstly, I want to dispel any misunderstandings.

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This is not my initiative.

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This campaign was launched by a foreign anti-magician faction.

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Not only did they feed sensationalist stories to the mass media,

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but they're also responsible for funding them.

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I see.

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Does that mean that your intervention in the press

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is meant to be a countermeasure to prevent its spread?

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That is my intention. And unfortunately, the anti-magician movement is about to become public sentiment, just as they had planned it.

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However, since the movement lacks a spokesperson to speak on behalf of their collective cause, it's hard to effectively refute.

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Kotsuto, do you know the most effective way to sway public opinion? Try taking a guess.

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By causing a division?

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That's exactly right. You can put a fire out faster by dividing the coals into multiple small fires before it becomes a single large blaze.

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Small fires are better than a big inferno. I guess that's true. I can see the logic.

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Except... people's lives are endangered by even small fires.

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If you fail to extinguish the blaze in time, a mere spark can become a firestorm that takes human lives.

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I'm speaking hypothetically.

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That makes the two of us, sir.

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Excuse me.

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The Jumonji family hereby requests that you publicly express your regret in this matter,

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and immediately suspend your efforts to manipulate the press and media.

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The Sayagusa family requests a written petition provided by the Jumonji family.

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I prefer to give my response after seeing your official protest

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Understood I'll draw one up as soon as I return home

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I'm sorry you had to make a trip out here today. It's a shame. We have to deal with this

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Has Katsuo taken his leave yet? Yes

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I'm sure I could guess what it is that he would like to say.

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Go on and say it.

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Based on what was just discussed, I think Jimonji has a sound argument for you to stop

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what you're doing.

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Mayumi, Master Kudo was already aware of my plan, and he showed no indication of being

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opposed to me going through with it.

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I don't know what the venerable master is thinking.

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It doesn't make sense to me.

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All I can say for sure is that it seems like a mistake to carelessly disrupt the lives

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of our fellow magicians living in the same country.

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Everything about this seems wrong.

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We're just giving them a chance to vent.

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All of this will be over in a month at most.

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But even in a mere month, thoughtless slander can inflict deep and lasting wounds that can

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linger for a lifetime.

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Mayumi.

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For whose sake are you feeling such pronounced anger?

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Is this all for Katsuo? Or is it for someone at First High School?

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About that matter we discussed, Tuesday April 24th, you can expect a visitor.

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A member of parliament will be arriving at First High School that day.

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Is it Democratic Diet member Kanda?

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That's right. Apparently he's going to crash First High with his usual entourage of reporters.

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Crash and do what, exactly?

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From what we've uncovered so far, he wants to expose the link between First High and the military.

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But there's no link for him to expose.

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If he fails to find any evidence, he'll manufacture some by cutting together testimonies and interviews.

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Then his trusty entourage of journalists

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will blow everything out of proportion, make a giant commotion, and will turn the whole thing into a media circus.

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That sounds right. I can see that happening.

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Mm-hm.

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Thanks for providing so much intel. It's very useful.

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Glad to be of service, Tatsuya. I look forward to seeing how you handle this one.

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Looks like the time has come to set that plan in motion.

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♪♪

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♪♪

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I'm not afraid of the future, but I'm still waiting for you.