At Miyagami Private Academy,
there is a group of beautiful girls,
who have power and authority on par with the faculty members.
MIYA
MIYAGAMI
MIYAGAMI ACA
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY
MAXI
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTH
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTHORITY
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTHORITY-WIEL
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTHORITY-WIELDING
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTHORITY-WIELDING BEST
STUD
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTHORITY-WIELDING BEST STUDENT
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTHORITY-WIELDING BEST STUDENT COUN
MIYAGAMI ACADEMY MAXIMUM AUTHORITY-WIELDING BEST STUDENT COUNCIL
Or for short:
Best Student Council!
Fall in love, girls
Longing for natural heart-to-heart communication
Girls always
Dream about something rather unreasonable
It's all about girls
Renew your outlook every day
Fall in love, girls
In the end we all want to stay passionate
Everyone wishes they could choose their own course from under such a vast sky like this
We've got perfect smiles
So we're unstoppable
A flower that's just cute isn't enough
With all your might, gather happiness on the jet plane that bursts from your dreams
There is always only one case in the heart
It may be such a tiny fragment
Of romance right now
But it's linked to wonderful future
It'll shine more brightly tomorrow
Can't Throw Away Love
She's beautiful...
You.
Yes! How can I help you?
Could you take me to the Best Student Council?
Here I come!
There! Two pairs!
I've got nothing.
You're right about that.
I'm not talking about me! I was talking about the cards!
How about you, foreigner?
Three cards.
Sorry to do this, but... full house!
Oh!
She got us...
Sayuri, you're really good!
Not so fast!
Straight flush!
No way...
Nice try, too bad, very disappointing!
Anyway you guys are going to buy me snacks again, so thanks!
Ah, not seven days in a row!
But there's nothing we can do about it.
You're right. Those are the rules.
Sorry, my bad, thank you!
Very impressive, Rein!
You masterfully cheated them!
Cheated?
You've been cheating us for a whole week?!
Rein...
Goddamn!
I guess I have no choice. We don't have to count that one, then.
Of course not!
Rein, do not do things to deceive others.
What goes around comes around, you know.
With all due respect, Miss Vice President,
if you're not aware that you're being cheated, then as far as you're concerned, you're not!
I see. Is that your theory?
No, it's called the way of the world.
May I ask who you are?
This area is for authorized personnel only.
I found you. Sayuri Hida!
Who are you?
Oh, you've forgotten about me? Then I'll make you remember!
My name is Yuko Kimizuka!
Yuko Kimizuka
My name is Yuko Kimizuka!
Prepare yourself!
Who would've thought you're still practicing swordplay...
I wonder how many people you've hurt with that sword.
Besides my father!
I'm just...
Would you mind not coming in here without permission, saying whatever you want,
and doing whatever you please?
Yuko Kimizuka, was it?
I don't know what's going on here,
but acts of violence are prohibited inside this school.
But, if you still insist to carry on, that means
Miyagami Academy Maximum Authority-Wielding Best Student Council must take action!
I was being too emotional.
I apologize for disrupting the order of this place.
I sincerely apologize.
I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Let's settle this then.
Um, excuse me!
Sayuri, explain what just happ...
Miss Vice President, she's Sayuri's cousin, nephew, niece!
Cousin
Miss Vice President, she's Sayuri's cousin, nephew, niece!
Nephew
Miss Vice President, she's Sayuri's cousin, nephew, niece!
Niece
Miss Vice President, she's Sayuri's cousin, nephew, niece!
Which is it?
It's her cousin named Satomi!
Cousin Satomi
It's her cousin named Satomi!
That's not the name she gave us...
Anyway that's how it is!
Sayuri's family practices kendo,
so greeting each other like that is like normal or maybe not-so normal.
So which is it?!
It's just how they are. Let's go, Sayuri!
I...
Come on!
Are you okay with this, Miss Vice President?
I'll bet you anything that excuse Rein gave you was a lie!
I know.
Rein is Sayuri's childhood friend, so I'm sure she knows what's going on.
But I'm not going to force her to tell me something she doesn't want to tell me.
I'm not that inconsiderate.
When she decides to tell me about it, she will.
But...
Have some faith in your friend.
Yes...
Why, for what reason, why now?
Kimizuka...
Kimizuka... Kimizuka... Kimizuka... Kimizuka...
Sayuri!
I... Sayuri!
I...
Sayuri!
Calm down, Sayuri...
Please wait!
What?
Um, well, err...
Sayuri is a good person.
Huh?
She's usually quiet and doesn't say much, so sometimes I don't know what she's thinking,
but she's a good person!
It's true! Trust me!
Well, I guess so...
To you, she may be a good person,
but as far as I'm concerned, she's my father's enemy.
Your father's...
So I'll avenge my father for what she did to him.
That's all there is to it.
Move. You might get hurt.
Her father's enemy?
Sayuri is...
I see. I didn't know such a thing happened to Hida.
I appreciate you for telling me that.
Thank you, Cyndi.
Should we check into it, Miss President?
Yes, although I don't like to pry into people's pasts...
Now that I think about it, I heard that you're the one who scouted Hida. Is that correct?
Yes, I met her for the first time at a martial arts competition
hosted by the Jinguji Conglomerate.
As well as Tsunomoto.
At the time she was known as a genius female martial artist
and had even been featured on TV.
Right, I remember seeing her.
But on the day of the competition,
she dropped out right before the match.
I still remember it all very clearly.
Hida was crying on Tsunomoto's shoulder.
Her glasses had fallen to the ground beside her,
and her bamboo sword had also been tossed aside.
At that moment, Hida seemed like fragile glass,
and seemed as if she might shatter at any moment.
Something must have happened to her.
That's why you invited her to join the Best Student Council?
That's right.
I'll have the Covert Squad look into it.
Make sure to keep it confidential.
Of course, Miss President.
Nanaho.
What's up?
It looks like neither Sayuri nor Rein have eaten.
Is everything okay?
Maachi seemed depressed.
They both told me they've caught colds.
I guess they're resting in their room.
Yeah right! You know what they say, idiots don't catch colds!
Sayuri isn't an idiot!
Wh-What's with you all of a sudden?
I'm sorry. But it's true...
What's going on?
Don't worry about it.
Okay...
Rein Tsunomoto
Sayuri Hida
Sayuri. Sayuri.
I'm coming in.
Huh?
It was an accident.
It was bad timing, an unavoidable accident,
and there was nothing you could have done about it! That's why...
It was my fault.
You didn't do anything wrong!
I made a mistake.
You did no such thing!
That's a lie, Rein.
You're right...
I'm a liar, I cheat people, and I always run away when I'm in trouble.
But right now, believe what I'm saying.
Sayuri Hida didn't do anything wrong.
Rein...
You know what I think? I think you look too hard into some things.
So, you're better off not being able to see them all too well.
The president still hasn't come back yet.
Right...
At times like this, I want Miss Kanade to be by my side.
And I want her to tell me everything is okay.
If I hear that from her, I'll be able to believe it.
Rino...
Hida Kassei Dojo
Coming!
Who might you be?
I'm sorry to bother you so late at night, but I called you earlier.
I'm Seina Katsura from
Miyagami Academy's Maximum Authority-Wielding Best Student Council.
I see.
Mr. Kimizuka's daughter went to see my daughter...
If you don't mind, could you please tell me what happened to Sayuri?
It's kind of a long story... is that all right with you?
Yes.
We, the Hida family, carry on the tradition of the "Hida Kassei Style,"
Life
We, the Hida family, carry on the tradition of the "Hida Kassei Style,"
but the name originated from the killing technique called the "Hida Kassatsu Style,"
Hida Kassei Style
but the name originated from the killing technique called the "Hida Kassatsu Style,"
Kill
which was established back in the Warring States Period.
Hida Kassatsu Style
which was established back in the Warring States Period.
The technique was supposed to have disappeared over the course of time.
However we didn't take into account Sayuri's talent.
And the blood of the Hida family, which flows through Sayuri's body.
Sayuri had mastered the techniques of the Hida Kassatsu Style
without learning them from anybody.
But it was only after the incident when we finally realized that.
It was all too late.
We were too late even in realizing the mistake...
The Hida Kassatsu style...
Father...
Sayuri!
Mrs. Hida, maybe we should stop this match!
We can't do that!
Sayuri will eventually become the head of the Hida Kassei Style.
Running away is unacceptable!
Get her, Father!
Sayuri, don't lose! You get him!
Father!
That was...
The Hida Kassatsu Style!
Father!
Father! Father!
Father!
I see.
During a practice match with her own instructor...
No one knew that Sayuri was able to perform the Kassatsu techniques...
So how is that man doing now?
Tendons in both his arms were torn.
He'll never be able to wield a sword again.
If the sword Sayuri was using at the time had not been wooden,
he would have been dead.
I can't ever swing a sword again.
And if I can't hold a sword, I'm just a girl with glasses.
Sayuri...
Then you don't need this anymore?
Who are you?
If you're not going to use this, can I have it?
Well, I, uh...
That's what I thought.
Say, would you be interested in joining the Best Student Council?
Best...
Student Council?
That's right.
It's our own paradise that we create!
It's not a bad idea, Sayuri!
Let's just go to Miyagami Academy!
If you stay here, you'll feel awful, sad and lonely.
If you don't want to deal with those things, it's okay to run away from them!
Rein... But...
Come on, let's just go!
I came to this academy in order to throw away the sword...
In order to start a new life...
But, I couldn't give it up the sword after all.
And I knew why...
I've received the report.
I'd like to thank you for your prompt response, Seina.
Now we know what happened to Hida, but one question still remains:
Why Hida didn't give up her study of the sword arts even after such an accident.
There's a simple answer to that.
Huh?
Because she loves it.
You can't just throw away something you love.
Guys, I'm sorry to ask you this, but I want you to spend some time with me this afternoon.
I'll tell you everything.
We're over here!
Sorry...
So you thought about it, made up your mind, and decided, huh?
Rein...
Jeez, I helped you out for nothing.
You should have just kept quiet and stayed fooled!
I'm sorry...
Still, I guess you're not the type of person to do that.
Maybe I'm the one who doesn't know what's up, huh?
Then go ahead and look.
Rein...
Look right at everything and see it for what it is.
I can see very well.
That's right... I can see things I couldn't see before.
Looks like Sayuri Hida didn't show up.
Oh, I get it.
The Hida Kassatsu Style doesn't hesitate to use such cowardly tactics
as attacking one person as a group.
That's not true!
They're just witnesses.
They're just here to see me.
All right.
Sayuri...
Just be quiet and watch, Rino.
This is Sayuri's fight.
Even after hurting my father and running away, you're still holding onto your sword!
What I did to your father was inexcusable,
and it's a wrong I'll never be able to atone for.
But I will not throw my sword away.
Why?
Because I love it.
That's selfish.
You're right... I'd like to ask you a question as well.
Is this a match or a duel?
To me this is revenge. But to you, this is a duel.
All right. I understand.
You know it's okay for you to use the Kassatsu Style...
There is no such thing!
Prepare yourself!
Kimizuka
How was it, Yuko?
How did Sayuri do?
I got beat up pretty badly.
She's unbelievable.
That's what I thought.
I gave it all I had but I still lost to her.
This injury was just an accident that happened in that match.
So don't hate her for it.
I know.
Actually I never really hated her to begin with.
I just wanted to see with my own eyes whether Sayuri Hida is a true swordsman or not...
Whether she's the kind of person who'd continue to fight
even if the going is painful or difficult.
Because the person who defeated my father had better be strong, right?
So what did you think?
There's no doubt about it. Sayuri Hida is a true swordsman.
And she's a girl with a warm heart as well.
Sayuri has been sending me flowers daily, and has never missed a single day.
That's Sayuri Hida of the Best Student Council.
I heard that she had a battle right in front of the school yesterday
and sent her opponent to the hospital!
That's scary!
No wonder she's the best of the Assault Squad.
I'll never mess with her!
Not like you could anyway!
This has become a really big deal, huh?
I agree.
What do you expect? You remember what she did, right?
Rumors are spreading like wildfire.
The farther the rumors about Sayuri spread,
the fewer the students who would disrupt the order of our school. Which is a good thing.
Let's just leave it at that.
Miss President, the reason you invited Sayuri into the Best Student Council
was to give her an opportunity, wasn't it?
Could be...
Sayuri!
Hey, if you want to go back to your family's dojo,
you can go back, head back, go home, you know.
No, it's okay.
I'm a member of the Best Student Council's Assault Squad, so I'll stay here.
Okay!
Then why don't we play some poker?
We'll be betting on afternoon snacks, of course!
Only if you're not going to cheat!
If you watch real closely you'll know whether things are phony or real or the truth!
All right, then I'll keep my eyes open... and look straight ahead.
You're a stranger right now
We don't know each other and we haven't even met
When will I get to know you?
I want to connect with you, so come on, angel of coincidence
We're in the same place, but we can't notice each other
Just a sound, and the world turns rainbow colors
The moment that changes destiny itself
I look at you when you turn around
The first word
The angel of coincidence is right there
Seina Katsura here.
The long-awaited pool season is right around the corner!
But there are so many problems at Miyagami Academy
where there's nothing but beautiful girls!
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