Kisaki Mio won!
Cheers!
Thank you, everyone.
That was a good fight, Mio.
You've got something good here too, Mio!
It was all thanks to Takahiro-kun!
No, it shows just how hard you worked.
Yes.
Bertille might not look it, but she's not a bad knight.
You're a beginner, Mio, but you still beat her.
You should be proud.
After all, Mio's counter at the end,
after she realized how Bertille was going to attack her,
was perfect.
It's true that Mio's ability to clearly see moving objects is quite impressive,
but on that second turn, she should have moved her elbow in more...
Um...
But Mio-chan's done with jousting now.
Oh, that's right.
Kisaki Mio will be a normal girl again starting tomorrow!
You make it sound like we're not normal!
I didn't mean it like that!
If there are other students out there with potential like Mio's...
We'll have to be careful.
Yeah, it's not that long until the summer tournament.
Good luck, both of you!
By the way, Akane.
It sounds like you've got a new technique ready for the tournament.
No, I'm not done with it yet.
What kind of technique is it?
Tell me!
Shouldn't you be working?
Don't try to change the subject.
It's not something I can show anyone yet.
And you plan on keeping it a secret, I see.
No!
What It Takes to Be a Knight
Good morning.
What's wrong?
Aren't you done with morning practice?
I just sort of woke up.
I see.
Well, you did it every day,
so that's not surprising.
This must be tough for you too.
It's a given for a knight.
It's not going to be fun watching me practice.
It's fine.
Your equipment is always so clean.
You can't call yourself a knight if it's not.
That was the first thing I was taught when I started jousting.
Akane-chan, didn't you start jousting when you were around five?
Yeah.
I'll never forget it.
That's when I realized I wanted to become a knight.
It must've been fate.
Yeah, I guess so.
A black knight...
Wow...
She's probably A-class, judging from her skill.
The same as you?
But I've never seen that armor...
Is she a new student?
No, couldn't be...
How does it feel here?
Does it hurt?
Sometimes.
How about here?
Well, sometimes.
Your injuries should have healed by now, but...
I think that whether or not you become a knight again
will depend on how you feel.
But if it really hurts,
you should probably get a specialist to look at you.
If you want, I-
Doctor, could I get a bandage?
I can write you a referral.
Tell me if you're going to...
What?!
Don't look, L-Lisa!
Huh?
Your tests will be on sanitation law, public health, nutrition...
Kisaki-san.
Hm?
Oh...
Want to go to the bakery right next to the studio?
Yeah!
I've had terrible luck today.
I can see why you'd be depressed over that.
Sorry I'm late, Mio-chan.
About those sandwiches...
Huh?
Oh, Ayako-san.
Welcome back.
It's pretty beaten up, now that I look at it closely.
All right.
Okay, I'm done.
Why do we have to move something so heavy?
It's so old-fashioned to make the first-year students clean up.
Lisa, let's stop.
We can let someone with no skills do this boring work.
I'm sure we won't have to run these errands if you win the summer tournament.
Are you two first-year students?
I can't say I'm impressed by how you're treating that equipment.
You can't hope to win like that.
Someone else who's out of touch, I see.
What was that?
Nothing.
But it's just equipment.
I don't think that has anything to do with how good someone is.
Real knights never forget their their gratitude towards their equipment.
If you two are also proud students of Winford Academy, then...
Yeah, but after that pathetic match...
Pathetic match?
A student from the Knight Curriculum lost to a regular student.
You can't be any good.
If all the upperclassmen are like that, Lisa won't just win, she'll dominate.
It's a good thing to be confident,
but you shouldn't speak so freely.
You wanna show her, Lisa?
A wise knight won't take up her lance thoughtlessly.
I see how it is.
You'd look even more pathetic if you lost to a first-year after your big lecture.
I guess you are pretty wise.
I would agree to settling this here and now.
What was that?
Akane?
I see...
So it was you.
That makes things interesting.
Lisa...
She is your upperclassman, so make sure you hold back!
What are you guys doing?!
Great. It's the perv.
It's obvious we're having a duel.
Lisa, you're fine with the first to three points, right?
Did you get permission to have this match?
Of course not.
Akane, don't be stupid!
Sakura, thank you.
I wouldn't have been able to win if you didn't let me ride you.
I wonder who's going to ride you in the summer tournament.
Mio-jouchan.
James-san.
I, um...
Here's the armor I borrowed.
Oh, someone's cleaned it up.
I gave it to you as a present...
Don't need it anymore, huh?
I have to go to work now, so...
Here I come.
1... 2... 3...
She's precise, but it's obvious what she's after.
What?!
That was close!
Lisa almost unhorsed her and won right there.
So the rumors about the prodigy were speaking of her...
She doesn't look like the type
that lets down her guard once she's in the lead.
What? A draw?
You don't know when to give up!
My, my.
We've got a pretty tough first-year on our hands.
Lisa, win on your next run.
I haven't perfected this technique,
but she's good enough for me to test it.
Akane-chan!
The same attack...
That won't work again.
I'm going to win this now.
What was that just now?
What happened?
A double attack...
Akane's good.
That was amazing, Akane-chan.
All right!
She might be more than an annoyance, after all.
She's strong.
She's the first real threat I've faced.
That was a little surprising,
but their score is even now.
Lisa won't lose to her.
Takahiro!
Noel.
We've got trouble.
The student council vice-president, Reina, is headed this way.
What?
Is there something wrong with that?
Don't you know that unsanctioned matches are forbidden by the school rules?!
What?
If the student council finds out,
they'll both be forbidden from participating in the summer tournament!
But...
Lisa has to enter the tournament!
Lisa!
Akane, stop!
I'm borrowing your horse!
Takahiro!
Takahiro-kun?!
This is it!
I won't lose!
What?
That can't be...
All of you!
You can't have a duel without prior approval—
Is something the matter?
I guess I'll ask anyway.
What were you doing here?
As you can see,
we're helping the new student practice her horsemanship.
Isn't that correct?
Yes.
Lisa...
It seems like we jumped to the wrong conclusion.
Vice-President!
But make sure you don't cause any problems for the student council.
Right.
Let's go back.
Right.
Lisa, that was close.
Takahiro, good job.
Mizuno, you saved us.
It's fine.
But to deflect two lances at the same time...
That was superhuman.
That was too reckless.
Didn't you have another way of stopping us?
Your hand went numb, right?
Looks like
we'll have to wait until the summer tournament to settle this, unfortunately.
That was a wonderful double attack,
but it won't work on me again.
I intend to improve that technique before the tournament.
I'll... look forward to it.
You should act cuter than that.
What's your name?
Lisa.
Lisa Eostre.
I don't want this...
I don't want to just watch.
I might not be as good as everyone else,
but I still...
I still...
I want to ride Sakura again!
I want to be like everyone else...
Like Akane-chan, Noel-chan, and Takahiro-kun.
I want to be a knight too!
I mean, I...
I love jousting!
Huh?
Mio?
What are you doing here?
I want to be in the tournament too!
What?!
And so the wheels of fate turned once more.
For the knights, it was a season of passion.
James-san!
Topic Winford Academy
Today we're talking about the school.
Winford Academy is a school that specializes in jousting,
located on the outskirts of Helen's Hill.
Young people from all over the world gather here to become knights and begleiters.
The school is also known for the tournament it holds every summer.
Jousting is a noble sport,
so no one can joust without getting permission from the school.
Do all of you understand that?
See you!
Fighting isn't all there is to being a knight.
When a girl takes off the armor that protects her heart,
her reason for fighting can be seen.
Next time: "Girls Without Their Armor."
Next Time: Girls Without Their Armor
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