Servants.
Yes, sir?
I'll be heading out.
Bring the car around to the front.
As you wish.
Everyone has their own wish.
Sometimes, caught between those wishes, people suffer.
As they try to become kinder,
they grow more afraid of increasing another's pain,
and they can no longer be honest with themselves.
Where Victory Lies
The quarterfinals are as heated as ever!
I did it, Mireille!
Slowly scoring point after point, Bertille wins the match!
I did it!
Yay, Bertille-sama!
Noel and Bertille will be moving on to the semifinals!
And now...
The dark horse of this tournament,
Kisaki Mio, will also move on to the semifinals!
We did it, Sakura!
Kisaki Mio-san.
It seems that we're connected by the red string of fate.
Bertille-san!
No better stage could be prepared for our battle.
I didn't think that Bertille-sama would make it to the semifinals!
I hope we don't get a freak snowstorm.
Miracles are something you make happen yourself.
Let us meet in the semifinals,
my eternal rival,
Kisaki Mio-san.
Yeah!
Sasami?
Now, it's time for the last match of the quarterfinals.
The champion of the last two summer tournaments,
the Student Council President,
the Beautiful Goddess of War, Celia Cumani Aintree!
And she'll be against the exchange student from the far east,
second-year Ryuuzouji Akane!
Celia-senpai...
You are both my ultimate goal,
and also the greatest obstacle in my path.
I will win.
I will put all of my ambition into this lance.
Just as Mizuno told me, I will fight with all my strength, Ryuuzouji.
Mizuno,
are you watching from somewhere within the stadium?
It'll be fine, Marengo.
I'm here with you.
Oh, God!
Is the doctor here yet?
Where's Takahiro?!
Celia-senpai attacks the abdomen!
She gets the first two points!
That was a hard strike.
It felt like it was going to break through my armor and destroy me.
Akane-chan can't do anything.
That's...
Celia when she's serious.
No, this is perfect.
I wanted to fight her like this.
Celia scores a point, leading to the round.
She's one step closer to the semifinals!
I'm almost at my limit.
I'll put my everything into the next exchange.
My triple strike will be my final gamble.
With this, I'll be able to fight back.
The second blow!
I can do it!
The third blow!
I suppose my summer is over.
Celia-senpai?
Can you stand?
Yes. Um...
That was a fine match.
No. I wasn't able to score a single point on you.
No, if your wrist hadn't given out,
I imagine your third blow would have scored points on me.
You should pour more of yourself into that skill.
Your opponent will be unable to read your intent
if you can use your double and triple attacks at will.
It will get you closer towards being the strongest.
Senpai...
Thank you very much!
Good for Akane-chan.
Celia's so strong.
So I guess this year's winner has been decided.
Maybe.
But...
Only God knows where victory lies.
And now it's time for the long-awaited semifinals!
Who knew she would make it this far?
This tournament's dark horse!
She's only been jousting for a few months now...
Kisaki Mio!
And now we have our second dark horse,
Bertille Althusser!
Takahiro-kun hasn't come back yet...
No, I'm sure Takahiro-kun is trying his best.
I need to do what I can too.
Bertille-sama.
It's a miracle that you've made it this far.
What?
So you just need to make another miracle happen.
Make sure...
...you make it to the finals!
You...
Leave it to me!
Bertille-san!
Thank you!
If not for you,
I never would have started jousting!
I'm really grateful to you
for giving me such a wonderful time!
Kisaki-san!
Me too!
I'm so happy I was able to meet
my destined rival!
Thank you, Bertille-san!
Kisaki-san!
Bertille-san!
How embarrassing.
I'm not sure what's going on here,
but it seems we're about to watch a battle of destiny.
I'm going all out.
Yes, all out.
Excuse me! I'm from the stable James runs...
Marquis Ascot?
You're Noel's friend, if I remember correctly.
Did you come to cheer Noel on?
I only came here to get Mireille.
Please go.
Wait!
Noel said she wanted to win, no matter what.
She wants to do everything she can to make Mireille happy.
Please, Marquis,
go cheer Noel on.
I...
...hate jousting.
Mizuno-kun!
Leonard-san!
We just got word from the doctor!
There's too much festival traffic.
They can't make it down here.
James is saying we can't wait any longer.
We'll have to do this on our own.
Right!
The fight finally comes to an end!
Kisaki Mio wins two rounds for the victory!
She'll be continuing on to the finals!
I did it...
You got me.
These two gave it their all!
This match needs no further words to describe it.
Everyone, please give them a hand!
Next is the second match of the semifinals.
Celia and Noel Marres Ascot...
It looks like it's going to rain.
The second match of the semifinals will begin shortly!
Onee-sama!
She's an up-and-coming knight
who has recently grown much stronger
and has managed to make it into the best four!
Noel Marres Ascot!
Onee-sama!
You can do it!
My lady, don't lean so far forward!
And now her opponent!
She hasn't lost since entering this school!
The Student Council President, aiming for her third straight championship,
Celia Cumani Aintree!
Celia!
Both participants have their lances,
so it's time for this match to begin!
Noel-chan...
Celia scores the first hit!
She gets one point from a strike to the arm!
I feel bad for Akane, but they're in different leagues.
Celia is good.
I won't be able to beat her head-on.
It's started to rain,
but knights do not stop in mid-battle.
Onee-sama...
Oh, my.
Master.
Father!
We're doing this, Étoile.
Now!
She avoided it by slowing down!
I've got you.
They both land hits!
Noel gets one point for striking the arm,
but Celia strikes the abdomen,
and receives two points!
A double strike...
The points from the last round give Celia the round.
But Noel's fighting hard.
This is the first time in the tournament that anyone has scored points on Celia.
I thought I took her by surprise,
but she keeps going above and beyond.
Maybe I'm no match for her.
You're skilled enough.
You just need to stay strong.
You need to put your feelings up front when you fight.
Takahiro's right.
Why am I giving up now?
We're winning, Noel.
No matter what.
Onee-sama!
Please win!
Father is watching too.
Father is?
Noel-chan!
Onee-sama!
Noel!
What just happened?!
Celia's attack just hit Noel's helmet!
That hurts...
I really felt that one.
Attacks to the head are dangerous.
Celia will receive a penalty.
Noel receives one round!
This makes the score one-to-one.
I was finally able to put one over on her.
She made Celia take a penalty on purpose?
There's a thin line between recklessness and courage.
Sometimes opportunity comes in sacrifice.
That can't be...
I will not lose to anyone.
Noel-chan...
We're in the midst of the second semifinal match,
where things have taken an unexpected turn.
No one knows who will win this match!
How interesting.
I never thought I'd ever take a penalty.
I praise you for that, Noel Marres Ascot.
But,
I will defeat you.
I will put my entire body and spirit on the line for this.
I want to beat you too, Celia!
For Mireille...
All right, just one more push...
Takahiro, give me a hand here.
Right!
You can do this, Marengo.
All right, we're going to pull.
Onee-sama!
Noel...
There we go!
We got her out.
Good job, Marengo.
Wait, Takahiro.
Don't do anything.
Wait for her to stand up on her own.
On her own...
Noel shattered her lance on Celia's arm!
She gets one point, and has taken the lead!
For the first time, Noel has taken the lead from Celia!
You did it!
Noel-chan!
She managed to catch Celia-senpai with a direct attack!
Onee-sama...
I...
Noel...
But we still don't know how this match will end!
Both competitors will continue to battle it out!
Takahiro, we're fine here.
Head to the tournament.
We can do the rest on our own.
There's another battle you must see.
There's people there who need you.
Right.
Right!
Celia gets a point!
They're tied again!
This match could end at any time!
Both opponents receive another lance from the bearers.
Will this be the last lance handed out in this match?
Normally a begleiter hands a knight their lance,
but here we have a strange situation
where none of the remaining competitors have begleiters.
Takahiro...
I've managed to use my feelings to battle it out with Celia this far, but...
Just holding my lance up is difficult for me right now.
Why is Celia so calm?
It pisses me off...
Onee-sama...
Noel...
I...
Noel!
Father!
Noel!
Onee-sama!
Noel, you can win!
Fight with all your heart!
You're my pride and joy,
a daughter of the Ascot family!
Noel! Noel!
That was embarrassing...
But now
I know I can't lose this.
Noel, do it!
Onee-sama!
This...
...is it!
On the day when Akane ran and Lisa waited,
when Mio shouted and Noel cried,
a miracle occurred before our eyes.
The final episode: "When Summer Ends."
Final Episode: When Summer Ends
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