My burning passion absorbs all my pain
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koikogareru omoi wa itami suiage
And engulfs me in flames
watashi wo ooitsukusu no
I wonder how many tears
doredake no namida wo
I've shed in secret
kakushite kita no darou
Each and every drop
ochite yuku shizuku ni
Reflects the fear within me
utsuru kyoufu to
Flowers are meant to one day scatter
hanabira mo itsuka wa
And vanish into thin air
chiriyuki sora ni mau
Tell me why the world
tsuiteyuku mujou no
Has to be so heartless
imi oshiete
Every party sadly must come to an end
dareka no utage owari
Unbeknownst to one and all
hitoshirezu samishikute
It makes me want to reveal
akashite wa ikenai himitsu
Secrets that must not be told
uchiaketaku naru no
You're almost within my grasp
furerareru hodo chikai
So I extend my hand for you to clasp
kimi e to kono te wo nobashita
Hoping to break free of this cruel fate
kanashiki sadame yo
As long as I can keep you safe
kimi wo mamoru tame nara
I don't care if I get broken in half
kowarete mo ii
If our love isn't meant to last
hakanai omoi nara
Then please show me a dream
semete yume wo misete yo
A dream where we come together
aishiau yume misete
I'll treasure it forever
mamori tsuzuku ne
Nadeshiko!
Where are you, Nadeshiko?!
Dad!
Nadeshiko!
Nadeshiko...
Stop right there, you masked bastard.
Or would you prefer I call you "Magnus"?
Who're you?
That's awfully cold of you.
I travelled all the way from the opposite side of the Earth just to see you.
You seem to have mistaken me for someone else.
Perhaps, but that doesn't change anything.
I'm still gonna give you this!
Raishin!
Magnus has the highest combat grades in this school's history.
He's an unprecedented genius—
a one-man force who can control six automatons at once,
and the top candidate for Wiseman right now!
These ladies are awfully hasty.
I merely wanted to present you with this token of friendship.
What is that?
I gratefully accept.
Forgive me!
I'm so sorry!
I couldn't stop them!
As much as I hate to admit it, Char's right.
I'll never beat him as I am now.
Will I ever be able to match him?
Raishin, want me to wash your back for you?
You must be worn out after today.
It's a wife's duty to caress away her husband's fatigue.
Wh-What do you think you're doing?
Hey!
It's all right.
What's all right?
You'll win.
You'll win for sure.
The stage of the battle is set for the Evening Party.
Yeah, you're right.
Thanks, Yaya.
Raishin!
If you want to thank me, then give me a reward!
Cut it out!
There, there.
Get off of me!
Knock it off!
Hey there. Good morning.
I suppose I should say 'pleased to meet you',
Mr Akabane.
I'm—
One of the Rounds,
and the regulatory cornerstone of this academy,
Disciplinary Officer Felix Kingsfort.
What do you want?
I need to discuss something with you.
How'd you like to cut a deal with me?
I refuse.
Even if I'm offering you entry qualifications for the Evening Party?
Let's continue our chat after school.
A magic circuit is a substitute for a ritual,
and it acts like an engine of sorts.
Much like pressurised steam turns gears,
infusing it with mana activates spells.
Was that an offer from the Devil, or...
Are you okay, Raishin?!
Ignoring my lecture? I see you're quite the daredevil, Second Last.
For whose sake do you think I'm covering such an elementary topic?
For newcomers like me and failing students, I guess?
No, I'm doing it for the failing newcomer.
If you get it, answer this question:
Which is the most commonly used magic circuit these days?
Heat.
No, momentum.
Wait, light?
Tell him, Charlotte.
The Heart of Eve.
Correct.
All types of automatons are fitted with the magic circuit of life: the Heart of Eve.
Thanks to this circuit, these dolls can act autonomously.
The Heart of Eve provides intelligence to the puppets,
and in the hands of an excellent puppeteer,
automatons can even be made to look and act exactly like humans.
Though personally, I think imitating humans is pointless.
I don't really care what made you say that,
but I'll tell you that Yaya's the best automaton in the world.
Raishin!
Shouko built her, after all.
Shouko?!
Shouko again?!
Felix?
Why's he with that fool?
Interested, are we?
D-Don't be stupid!
Or else you'll be eating nothing but green peas starting tomorrow!
Sure, he is always nice and gentlemanly...
Nah, I'm talking not about Felix,
but about Raishin.
He's an amusing lad.
Remember what he said to me in the cafeteria?
He asked me how I was feeling.
What of it?
He treated me like an individual.
The proper approach would've been to ask you, not me,
'How's your automaton doing?'
Well, I suppose so.
Char, I'd like to ask you something.
Raishin and Yaya stuck up for you.
Do you have what it takes to defeat them?
I...
The Queen granted me the crest of a noble unicorn and the territory to the north.
I'm Charlotte of the Count Belew family, you know?
I'll eliminate anyone who stands in my way.
Anyone.
Let's talk about this deal, then.
What do you want from me?
Starting October of last year,
twenty-six students have gone missing from this academy.
In addition, there have been twelve cases where we found automatons destroyed.
It's an M.O. that almost reminds one of Jack the Ripper.
Who would do such a thing?
This is the work of Cannibal Candy, the puppeteer.
I'd like you to find him and take him down.
Why me?
There are two reasons.
Firstly, you cannot be Cannibal Candy,
as you've only just arrived at this academy.
And secondly, you're plenty strong.
I saw what happened yesterday.
Felix.
Excuse me.
I'm Lisette Norden, disciplinary committee aide.
It's not like you to get so flustered, Liz.
Did Cannibal Candy show up or something?
He did.
We discovered a half-eaten doll behind the Engineering department.
Hey there, Char.
You too, Sigmund.
Oh, you're here too, Char?
Well, there was quite an uproar.
What, you know each other?
I've been asking her out on dates forever now.
I keep getting turned down, though.
Once this case is closed, I'll ask you again.
This way, Raishin.
The magic circuit's gone.
That's how our enemy does things.
There are always signs that the Heart of Eve was swallowed whole.
Whose puppet is this?
We're investigating that.
From the scene, it looks like this automaton was the "Iron Baller".
Yeah, I remember it from yesterday.
But...
What's wrong, Char?
Hey, hang on!
Let go of me!
Seeing the crime scene must have galvanised her into action.
I'm seething inside too.
Help us out, Raishin.
Very well.
I'll investigate this my own way.
Please wait, Raishin Akabane.
There is something I'd like to talk to you alone about.
Alone?
Something confidential?
Yes.
Related to sexual companionship, perhaps?
Save your sleep-talking for when you're dead.
Wait, I got that wrong.
Die.
Which part of that was wrong?
Raishin, are you the type that gets turned on when abused?!
Well, you definitely got that wrong!
Let me come with yo—
Wait for me at the dorm.
Come back as soon as possible, please.
Before I reduce the dorm to rubble, that is.
Don't!
No rubble or ruins, okay?!
Well?
What did you want to talk about?
This isn't the most appropriate thing to say,
but be careful around Charlotte.
Her automaton is a Ban Doll.
As I'm sure you know, a Ban Doll is an automaton that was built using organic parts.
It's in clear violation of the Constitution of Magicians.
According to the legend passed down through the Count Belew family,
Sigmund has consumed humans,
burnt towns to the ground,
and committed all manner of atrocities in the days of yore.
Even now, he is apparently unable to maintain his form without consuming meat at fixed intervals.
What's your point?
We believe Cannibal Candy is also a Ban Doll user.
Raishin.
You're thinking about that vixen from earlier, aren't you?
Why are you so pointlessly perceptive?
Take off your clothes right now!
I need to sniff you to make sure that vixen didn't do anything absurd!
Dream on!
What the hell do you think people get up to while you're not looking?!
But I mean...
Anyway, I plan to investigate a bunch of things starting tomorrow.
Now that it's come down to this, I'll—
no, we'll hunt Cannibal Candy down.
Got that, Yaya?
Yes!
Char?!
What do you want from me at this late hour?
A da—
A da?
A date!
If you insist, I could go on one with you!
I'll keep my schedule free after school tomorrow.
D-D-D-Date?!
Thanks for your invitation, but no th—
Sure, why not?
After school it is.
Okay, then.
Don't forget.
Raishin!
You're awful!
This is too much!
This is where we've come on our date?
You're such a fool.
You're bait. Bait.
Thought as much.
Don't worry. You'll be fine even if Cannibal Candy shows up.
I'll take care of him,
so relax and let him attack you!
Wait, do you not have any friends?
Where did that come from?!
I mean, you couldn't ask anyone for help but me, the guy you just met.
F-Fool!
I'm the one helping you out!
Be thankful.
What, you knew about me accepting Felix's offer?
I bet you eavesdropped on us.
I-It's no big deal, is it?
Screw this.
I'm done playing detective.
We're going on a date now.
Huh?!
Huh?
What?!
Who said we were on a date?!
You were the one who asked me out.
Can't you even take responsibility for your own words?
Fine!
We'll go wherever you like.
Hang on a second!
No date!
I'm coming too!
Let's head to town, then.
You already have me, you know!
But I can't take Sigmund into town.
How could you even think about going on a date with another woman?!
Don't be stupid.
What is wrong with you, Raishin?!
Who takes automatons on a date?
Indeed. I'm not that thoughtless either.
Go have fun.
Wh-Why're you holding my hand?!
Because we're going on a date.
Unhand me!
Quit struggling!
How about having a little more faith in your master?
Faith?
Some way or another, I've stayed alive for a hundred and fifty years.
I believe I'm a pretty decent judge of character, even if I do say so myself.
I saw no lust in his eyes.
Really?
Really.
That said, men of that age tend to be rather indiscriminate.
That is true as well.
There are plenty of ways that something could happen.
Raishin!
We are not like humans.
While it seems you don't differ much from them appearance-wise or functionality-wise,
you can never be equal to one.
I know that already!
Automatons function via a mana supply from their masters.
Having feelings for them is only natural,
but why are you that devoted to yours?
W-Well, I can't say!
Either way, our masters are not here right now.
We must be careful.
I'm hungry.
Let's go home.
Shall we dine, then?
It's on me.
I don't need a freak's generosity!
You insolent fool!
How dare you embarrass me!
Looks tasty.
That reminds me.
Why did you ask me to lunch the other day?
I went with the flow, obviously.
What flow?
You picked a fight with me, Tyrant Rex, and then asked me to lunch?
What a hopeless fool you are.
Thanks for the compliment.
Why'd you come after my entry qualifications?
There are a hundred people with them, you know.
Surely there were other, easier people for you to face.
Taking on someone I could beat easily wasn't an option.
I tried to knock someone off and steal their qualifications,
which would be unacceptable unless I put myself at risk too.
Though, come to think of it, it's unacceptable either way.
Uh, my bad.
I'm not too sure myself.
Here I was, thinking it was impossible to predict your thoughts,
but there's nothing to predict in the first place, is there?
Done with your questions?
One last thing.
What's with your combat style?
I mean, you fight alongside your puppet.
I was just cheating there.
My school is one that specialises in group strategy.
Commanding an army—
that's what Akabane puppeteers do.
However, I rushed my training, so even controlling Yaya alone is too much for me.
That's why I used my own body instead of other puppets.
I have martial arts knowledge, after all.
Rushed?
Yeah.
It's only been a little over two years since I took up puppetry seriously.
What?!
And you want to be Wiseman?
I have my reasons.
By the way, have you fallen for Felix?
Wha—?
Fo—!
Don't say it like that!
I have no such vulgar feelings.
What's so vulgar about it?
It's only natural to fall head over heels for someone.
Shut up this very instant,
or I'll put a hole through your heart.
I keep making more and more enemies without realising it,
so Felix helps me out a lot as a disciplinary officer.
He's been asking you out on dates, hasn't he?
Why turn him down?
I can't accept!
Felix is rather popular, you know?
And girls can get pretty fanatical, so...
...you'll end up making even more enemies, huh?
That's right.
Why do you want to be Wiseman?
It's my dream.
I have a dream I want to fulfil even if I have to stain my hands in blood to do it.
A dream?
Thanks for coming shopping with me.
I'm surprised you were thoughtful enough to pick up souvenirs.
Or are you just too scared to return to her empty-handed?
I don't know if I should call her scary or dangerous.
What a pathetic man.
How could you let your automaton control you?
You're doing everything backwards.
Say, about what I asked earlier.
You know, the reason you came after me.
I can tell.
Just a little bit, but I understand too.
The feeling of wanting to be punished.
I can tell because I've sinned too.
Don't tell me.
Cannibal Candy?!
He made his move this soon?
Yaya!
Raishin?!
Ready?
se-no
One, two, three, go
ichi ni san hai
What you'll see now
koreyori goran idatakemasu no wa
Is the ups and downs of eccentric folks
kabukimonotachi no eikoseisui
As the times keep passing them by
jidai wa tsuneni nisshingeppo
Enjoy yourselves, ladies and gentlemen
kiitette yo rounyokunanniyo
It's a story of good versus evil
ikken wa kanzenchouaku
The heroes take the villains down
warumonodomo wo ittouryoudan
But is that really entertaining enough?
demo hontou ni sore dake de tanoshii no
This dialogue is truly absurd
mou nandatte konn'yaku mondou
Showing up out of nowhere
dokotomonaku araware
And vanishing into thin air
sugu dokoka e icchatte
Truly unpredictable
shinshuukibotsu
You can't wait for the right chance
chance wo mattara ichijitsusenshuu
But going after one would be jumping the gun
oikakereba touhonseisou
The times may keep changing
jidai wa tsuneni senpenbanka
And the human heart may be complicated
hito no kokoro wa fukuzatsukaiki
But are you seriously saying that?
demo honki de sonna koto itten no
Looks like you've been hurt far too much
mou dounimo manshinsoui
As we paint the town red at night
aa meguri megutte yoru no machi
You give me a sign and start dancing
kimi wa aizu dashi odoridasu
Go round and round and round and round and round and round and round
maware maware maware maware maware maware maware
Like you're unleashing a shower of flowers
karei ni kaben chirasu youni
Go round and round and round and round and round and round and round
maware maware maware maware maware maware maware
Let your hair fly
kami mo furimidashite
The day before yesterday, yesterday
ototoi kinou
Today, tomorrow, and the day after that
kyou to asu mo asatte to
This party will never end
kono utage wa tsuzuku
Singing, dancing, and going round and round
odore utae isshinfuran ni maware
The world is beautiful tonight
koyoi wa setsugetsuka