Keep your heart and mind at peace,
and remove from yourself all uncertainty.
One of the most profound truths of flower arrangement
is that any doubt that enters your heart will take shape and appear in your work.
Akane-chan, you're good.
It's also important in jousting to have great concentration.
Right.
Look, it's Celia.
Hey.
Celia-senpai?
Where? Where?
That's a lot of distraction.
How are you going to have a match with Celia-senpai if you feel this way?
A match with Celia-senpai...
Celia-senpai...
Celia... senpai...
pai... pai... pai... pai...
Akane-chan?
Akane-chan?!
You don't have to worry about anything!
Even if I was up again C-C-Celia-senpai,
once I took up my lance, i-i-it wouldn't matter.
This is pretty bad.
Yeah.
Under the Windmill
How pathetic...
You call yourself a knight, Ryuuzouji Akane?!
That jacket...
Are you taking shelter from the rain as well, Ryuuzouji?
C-Celia-senpai?!
I never thought I'd meet you here.
I-I never thought you'd be here, t-too...
Get a hold of yourself, Akane.
Smile and greet her properly!
What a nice day it is tod—
You can never count on those weather forecasts.
I'm soaked all the way down to my underwear.
You should undress too, Ryuuzouji.
You'll catch cold if you stay in those wet clothes.
I've been training, so I'll be fine.
N-Not that you haven't been training or anything. It's just...
See? Just as I said.
Are you cold?
N-No, I'm fine.
Soldiers stationed to extremely cold places
would cut open the stomach of a dead horse,
and put their hands in to help bear the cold.
Unfortunately, we don't have any dead horses here,
but hopefully you can make due with my body.
Celia-senpai is so warm...
If let myself go and decided to indulge in this, I would...
Looks like the wind has picked up.
I can see a break in the storm.
I'm glad.
It looks like we'll be able to head back.
Yeah.
We'll just have to wear our wet clothes...
Ryuuzouji, get on.
I-I couldn't...
We have to move fast.
A little to the right.
Not that much!
This good?
You're being too rough.
Ryuuzouji?
A little further.
A little further...
Are you okay?
I'm fine...
That's where they ended up?
Just a sock?!
I wasn't any help at all.
Don't blame yourself.
You don't have to worry about me.
Senpai...
We might be able to find something to wear if we have a look around.
Right.
What's wrong, Shion?
What's going on?
Takahiro-kun!
Hey!
Wh-What is it?
You seem to be wearing yours, Mio.
Hm?
No, it's nothing.
Sorry, but could you take Sakura and the other horses back to the stable?
Sure, but...
Takahiro-kun, that's...
Long ago, people used the power of the wind to grind wheat.
I like windmills because they've helped humans live their lives for many years.
They were also used as lookouts during times of war.
There's nothing here we can use for clothing.
We could give these a try.
What? But...
Her back looks so beautiful, like something from a painting.
This back bears the burden of being top-ranked in this school...
Ryuuzouji.
Ryuuzouji?
R-Right.
Sorry, but could you pull on this end for me?
L-Like this?
It's a little tight.
It's digging into me.
S-Sorry.
I'll try pulling the other side...
Wait. If you pull right now, the knot's going to move, and...
That's weird...
I'll try this direction, then.
H-How about here?
That's, uh...
Well, we managed to cover up, but...
Huh?
It's going to be a bit hard to move like this.
I-I'm sorry...
Come on, where did...
Fiona, you looking for something?
I don't need you to worry about me.
I can do fine on my own.
Did you lose this?
Wha...
My mistake, I guess. Sorry.
I found her!
What's wrong?
Wh...
What the hell was that?!
We can't stay here forever.
If we go to the building nearby, there may be something for us to wear.
Nobody ever comes out here, so if we're careful, no one should see us.
What's wrong?
P-People...
What?
We're going to start sketching now.
No one's going home until they finish.
Okay!
Sketch... sketching?!
Sketching?
They're sketching...
If we called out to someone over there, we could...
No!
We can't let anyone see you like this.
But...
Let's wait until they finish drawing.
Until they finish drawing?
They're just students.
it won't take them long.
Will it really not take that long?
Well, I'm sure some people are different.
Shion!
What's wrong, Shion?
You won't be able to practice with Akane-chan if you don't go home.
That was mean.
Shion?
What was that sound just now?
Someone's coming.
Go hide somewhere.
But there isn't anywhere to hide.
There must be something...
That's it!
Is someone here?
Sculptures? Here?
That looks like someone I...
Huh?
Maybe it's just my imagination.
But they look real.
What?!
That felt like...
You insolent fool!
Akane?
Wait! It's me!
Huh?
Mizuno! So it was you.
What are the two of you doing?
Well, it's a long story...
I'll go out and get you guys some clothes.
Dressed like that?
I have no choice.
What's wrong?
It seems like the latch on the outside fell somehow.
What?!
Looks like we can't get out the window.
What bad luck!
It must be getting late.
What's wrong/
I had agreed to pick up a friend.
Friend?
Agreed to?
It's someone I've known forever...
...coming back, today, after an injury.
I had hoped we could meet as soon as possible, but...
That won't be possible like this.
We can't give up.
Ryuuzouji...
This person means a lot to you, right?
So whoever it is must be waiting.
But even if I could leave now, it's rather late...
What if you went on horseback?
That's...
Shion!
Shion is fast enough.
That's true...
But the door is locked.
And if we look like this...
Windmills like this were once used as lookouts.
Just as I thought.
A suit of armor!
Armor was sometimes hidden away in lookout posts, just in case.
Senpai, please wear this.
Are you sure, Ryuuzouji?
There isn't time to discuss it.
Right.
A little tighter, please.
R-Right.
Celia-senpai smells so good...
It's old armor, but it's still god.
Mizuno, you can come out now.
But what are we going to do about the door?
If we can't get it open...
We'll use this.
Flour?
We just used that...
You won't be rubbing it on yourselves.
We're going to spread it.
It's a gamble though.
Mizuno, what are you doing?
I'll try to create a dust explosion.
If you scatter small dust-like particles through the air,
you can use them to cause an explosion.
I see.
That's an excellent idea.
Are you ready?
Here we go.
What's going on?!
Something exploded!
No way!
Everyone, calm down!
Shion!
Senpai, get on.
Ryuuzouji.
A goddess...
Shion, take good care of them.
Hold on just a little bit longer.
Senpai, why take me?
I couldn't leave you there, dressed like that.
S-Senpai...
I can hear senpai's heartbeat through the armor.
I'm right next to her, but... I'm fine.
I didn't think you'd make it today.
I'm sorry I was late.
I'm glad I made it in time.
Celia-senpai?
Your friend...
Allow me to introduce you.
His name is Friedrich.
He's been my dearest friend since I was a child.
He was in rough shape,
but he's ready to go home today.
I'm so glad.
Look, look!
Akane-chan, Takahiro-kun!
Isn't that a wonderful painting?
The Knight and the Goddess
What's wrong?
N-Nothing...
Pain from the past sleeps deep within the heart.
You don't want to open up to anyone about that warm night...
Next time: I Wish Upon a Shooting Star.
Episode 8: I Wish Upon A Shooting Star
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