The Irregular at Magic High School (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) (2014) s01e08 Episode Script
Nine Schools Competition Part I
1 7-12-2095 / Kokonoe Temple Who's there? Hey, Haruka.
I never thought that Shiba would catch onto me, let alone you, Master.
If you want to pull the wool over his eyes, you'll have to disguise your presence, not extinguish it.
I see, I learned something today! What brings you here, Ms.
Ono? You can let your guard down.
Haruka's a student of mine.
Sorry to intrude.
It looks like you were practicing your Mirage Bat technique.
So Ms.
Shiba, are you entering the Nine Schools Competition? Correct! Miyuki's competing in the Mirage Bat and Ice Pillars Break tournaments.
Two competitions? That's amazing! It would be nice if you would answer my question, too.
Haruka, do you mind? Even if I said no, you'd just tell them when I'm not around, right? All right, since Haruka herself has given me the go-ahead Haruka here is a Public Safety investigator for the police department.
To be precise, I became a secret investigator for Public Safety after I was assigned as a counselor to First High School.
Also, since I've trained under Master Kokonoe for a year, starting two years ago, that makes you my senior apprentice, Shiba.
Considering that, it was a tremendous Concealment spell you pulled off.
Well, that's the kind of magic I specialize in.
I see.
So you're a BS Magician, then? I don't like being referred to that way.
Shiba, normally my status as an investigator would be confidential.
So I'm counting on you to keep it off-the-record.
Very well.
Then in exchange, so to speak, if any incidents like the Blanche plot were to happen again, will you keep me informed ahead of time? Yes.
Give-and-take it is.
Come on, come on! Outta my way! Tatsuya! Yoshida! Game over! 9-2, Class E wins! That guy rocks, huh? Yeah.
He gets a good read on the ball, and he's more agile than he looks.
Nice play! Hey, way to go, Yoshida.
Right back atcha.
Sorry if this sounds offensive, but that was totally unexpected.
Mikihiko.
I don't like being called by my last name.
Call me by my first name, okay? Sure thing! Then call me Leo! Do you mind if I call you Mikihiko, too? Needless to say, you can call me Tatsuya.
Okay, Tatsuya.
Actually, the thing is, I've been wanting to talk to you for a while.
What a coincidence.
Actually, same here.
You know what, I'm starting to feel left out You're just imagining things, Leo.
I've been wanting to talk to you, too.
After all, it's not everyday that I meet people who have the stomach to put up with that Erika.
I think I might have missed something Mikihiko, do you know Erika from before? Uh, well More or less.
I guess Miki and I are what you call childhood friends? Although for the last six months or so, he's been avoiding me.
Is that right? E-Erika! Why are you dressed like that? What do you mean? This is a traditional girls' training outfit.
Tradition? You sure? I think those spats are designed rather unusually.
These are not spats! But it's not an underskirt either, is it? Even I wouldn't wear just an underskirt without a skirt! There'd be no point! These are called bloomers.
Bloomers? Sounds like a broom.
Is that how you used to dress when you cleaned your house? Of course not, for heaven's sake! I told you, it's a training outfit for girls! Are bloomers what I think they are? Back when people's morals were in tatters, schoolgirls would sell them to middle-aged guys to earn extra pocket money! Shut your mouth, moron! Student Council HQ For the nine Magic University Affiliated High Schools around the country, the Nine Schools Competition is a high-profile event.
The essay contest held in the fall is research-oriented, while during the Nine Schools Competition held in the summer, each school goes head-to-head in sports-type magic contests.
Of course, since the school's honor is on the line, the contestants are chosen based on merit.
So the Student Council is taking the lead preparing for it, right? Yes.
As far as selecting our athletes, thanks to Jumonji's help, we've managed to finalize our roster, but The issue is choosing engineers.
I mean the technical staff.
You're still short on engineers, then? Yes.
The third year class is particularly skewed towards practical skills.
As for the second years, we do have A-chan and Isori But Kei Isori, huh? I'd say he's more of a pure theorist, and not too adept at fine-tuning, right? If only you could find a way to fine-tune at least your own CAD, Mari, my job would be so much easier Well, I see we do have a serious problem.
Hey, Rin.
Would you take on the role of an engineer after all? Not possible.
With my skills, I believe that I'd only end up thwarting Ms.
Nakajo and the others.
All right, I'll be heading out now.
Um in that case, wouldn't Shiba fit the bill? After all, it seems that Shiba's the one who adjusts Miyuki's CAD Talk about a blind spot! Right I must be slipping how could I not have come up with that? If I'm not mistaken, a first year has never been elected to the technical staff.
There has to be a first time for everything! Precedents were made to be overturned.
You two are progressive thinkers, so you might see it that way, but for a first year, and a Course 2 student to boot And on top of that, I've been standing out in a bad way, in more ways than one Well Trust between engineer and user is a crucial part of CAD fine-tuning.
Appointing someone who might bring on a backlash from the athletes doesn't sound like a good idea I'd like my brother to fine-tune my CAD for the Nine School Competition as well Am I asking too much? That's right! Having an engineer you can trust is a lot of moral support.
Right, Miyuki? Yes.
All right, then.
There's going to be a prep session after school, so let's talk it over then.
I see you've brought the Silver Horn with you today! Yes, I just got a new holster for it, so I thought I'd break it in.
What? Would you mind showing it to me? That's fine with me.
Go ahead.
It's a genuine Silver model! I'm loving the way it's cut.
This exquisite curve, conducive to quick-drawing! A nod to usability that never gets lost in its cutting-edge technology! Oh, how I adore you, Lord Silver It's so unusual for Miyuki to miss, isn't it? Must be a coincidence.
I wonder what kind of person Taurus Silver is? Does he intrigue you? For sure, he intrigues me! I mean, it's that Taurus Silver! Starting with making Loop Casting a reality, he's an engineering genius said to have catapulted specialized CAD software forward by at least ten years! I see I'm not well-informed.
Who knew that he was held in such high regard Hey, hey, Shiba, what kind of person do you think Taurus Silver is? Let's see He might actually be a Japanese youth like you or me.
Japanese, did you say? Since he works exclusively for FLT, a Japanese firm.
By the way, A-chan Yes? Weren't you supposed to finish your assignment during the lunch break? Chairwoman! I'll help you out just a little, all right? For real? So what kind of assignment is this, exactly? Actually, it's a report on the Three Major Puzzles of Weight-based Magic.
I understand the parts about actualizing a Gravity Control Type Thermonuclear Fusion Reactor, and actualizing a Quasi-perpetual Motion Machine based on Infinite Inertial Expansion, but I can't figure out how to explain why General-purpose Flying Spells can't be actualized In order to use magic to fly, every time you accelerate, decelerate, ascend and descend, you need to layer a new spell over the magic already being executed.
Since the necessary Phenomena Interference Magic increases each time, the most you can hope for is ten layers.
This is why Flying Spells aren't feasible in the real world.
I was thinking that if layering was necessary, you could just cancel the ongoing spell and launch a new one in its place But if it's that simple, then somebody must have already tried it, right? Not to mention, it's like unleashing Area Interference after the fact The year before last, in England, they conducted an experiment based on the concept you just spoke of But it ended in failure.
What was the reason? It doesn't say here.
What do you think, Tatsuya? That experiment was fundamentally flawed.
A magic sequence can't be used on another magic sequence.
That's true even in the case of Area Interference.
Unless it's a spell that directly wipes out the magic sequence, it's no exception to this rule, even if it's an anti-magic spell.
In other words, they're just using magic needlessly? Yes.
The British scholars who planned that experiment must have misunderstood the nature of anti-magic.
Nine Schools Competition Part I First High School Extracurricular Activities Federation HQ The Student Council hereby nominates Tatsuya Shiba of Class 1-E as a member of the engineering staff.
A Course 2 student? Yeah, but he's on the Disciplinary Committee, right? Is he up to fine-tuning CADs? They don't even have a clue about how good Tatsuya is! Yeah.
I know I'd like to have Tatsuya take on the job.
Apparently, some among us aren't convinced.
It would probably be best to have them actually see Shiba's skills.
What are we going to do, specifically? We should just have him adjust an actual CAD.
I'd be happy to serve as the guinea pig.
That would be dangerous! If his tuning turns out to be sub-par, injury will be the least of your problems! All right then, since I'm the one who nominated Shiba, I'll gladly take on that role.
No, that role Please allow me to take it on.
The task is to copy Kirihara's CAD's settings over to this CAD for competitive use, and to make it immediately usable.
However, I'm not to tamper with the Activation Sequence itself.
Is that correct? Yes, that's what we want you to do.
What's the matter? I don't really recommend copying the settings of a CAD with different specs Well, it can't be helped.
I'll take a "Safety First" approach.
Thank you very much.
You can remove it now.
What's that guy doing? Strictly keyboard in this day and age? That's beyond old-school! Totally manual fine-tuning, huh? Hey, Kei.
Is that something amazing? Yeah.
It's just that there seem to be a lot of people who don't get what it is that he's doing.
I'm finished.
Kirihara, how does that feel to you? No issues at all.
It feels absolutely natural to me.
So he does seem to have passable skills But you can't say that he's got finesse.
His methods are too irregular.
I, for one, strongly support naming Shiba to the team! The skills he just showed us are extremely advanced.
Doing all that fine-tuning manually that's something I could never hope to do.
Sure, his skills may be advanced, but if the end-product is pedestrian, there's no point.
Kirihara's personal CAD is a model boasting higher specs than the one for competitive use.
Preventing the user from picking up on the difference I believe that such skills should be rated highly Well, I guess you could say that Chairwoman? I support adding Shiba to the engineering team.
Hanzo? In the Nine Schools Competition, our school's prestige will be on the line.
"Because he's a first year," or "there's no precedent" We cannot afford to dwell on such trivial matters.
I also agree with what you just pointed out, Hattori.
Shiba just showed us that he has the skills to be a member of our school's team.
I, too, support adding Shiba to the team.
It's been a long time.
Yes, long time no see, Special Officer.
If that's how you're referring to me, are we on a secret line? I'm really amazed at how adept you are at breaking into civilian landlines every single time.
Not that it was easy.
Special Officer, isn't the security around your house way too hard-core? That's because hackers these days are relentless.
So Major, what's on your agenda today? First, some work-related news.
Right.
Today, we finished overhauling the Third Eye.
At this juncture, we'd like you to update the software and run some functionality tests.
Very well.
I'll head over there tomorrow morning.
No, we're not so pressed for time that you need to miss school.
No, I'm scheduled to report to FLT on my next day off anyway.
I see.
Then, tomorrow morning, report to the usual place.
Understood, sir.
Moving on, Special Officer, rumor has it that you'll be taking part in the Nine Schools Competition, too? Yes, sir.
The competition site is in the Southeast Fuji Training Area.
Well, of course it's the same every year, but Watch your back, Tatsuya.
In that same area, we've repeatedly spotted what are most likely members of an international crime syndicate.
Considering the timing, we think they're targeting the Nine Schools Competition.
You said it was an international crime syndicate? I had Mibu look into it.
First High School, second year, Sayaka Mibu you're talking about her father? That's right.
After retiring from the army, Mibu transferred to the Cabinet Information Management Agency, and he's currently in charge of international crime units.
I'm surprised.
According to Mibu, they might very well be members of a Hong Kong-based crime syndicate, the No-Head Dragons.
I'll be in touch as soon as I receive any additional information.
Thank you very much.
Brother, I've brought you some coffee.
Perfect timing.
I was just about to go get you my-- Is that your Mirage Bat costume, by any chance? That's correct! What do you think? You look very pretty.
It really suits you well.
Thank you very much The Flying Spell Congratulations! So you've succeeded in launching a Sustained Gravity Control Type Flying Spell! Once again, Brother, you've made the impossible possible.
I am so proud to be your younger sister, Brother! Thanks, Miyuki.
This has brought me one step closer to my goal.
On my next day off, I'm going to test this out at FLT, but first I want you to try it, Miyuki.
With pleasure! Shiba Residence / 2nd Floor Underground I'm going to begin now.
Tell me Do you find the successive processing of the Activation Sequences draining? I'm fine.
No headache, and no sense of fatigue.
That's good.
All right, now let's see you slowly move in a horizontal direction.
Very well.
Does the spell feel choppy? No, not at all.
The time recorder function is working perfectly.
The cornerstone of this system is its recording function, which allows it to accurately record the activation points of each ongoing spell.
Humans aren't made to do this kind of digital processing.
I figured that all I had to do was use the machine to supplement it.
Just as I expected of you, Brother! Nine Schools Competition Part II NEXT TIME
I never thought that Shiba would catch onto me, let alone you, Master.
If you want to pull the wool over his eyes, you'll have to disguise your presence, not extinguish it.
I see, I learned something today! What brings you here, Ms.
Ono? You can let your guard down.
Haruka's a student of mine.
Sorry to intrude.
It looks like you were practicing your Mirage Bat technique.
So Ms.
Shiba, are you entering the Nine Schools Competition? Correct! Miyuki's competing in the Mirage Bat and Ice Pillars Break tournaments.
Two competitions? That's amazing! It would be nice if you would answer my question, too.
Haruka, do you mind? Even if I said no, you'd just tell them when I'm not around, right? All right, since Haruka herself has given me the go-ahead Haruka here is a Public Safety investigator for the police department.
To be precise, I became a secret investigator for Public Safety after I was assigned as a counselor to First High School.
Also, since I've trained under Master Kokonoe for a year, starting two years ago, that makes you my senior apprentice, Shiba.
Considering that, it was a tremendous Concealment spell you pulled off.
Well, that's the kind of magic I specialize in.
I see.
So you're a BS Magician, then? I don't like being referred to that way.
Shiba, normally my status as an investigator would be confidential.
So I'm counting on you to keep it off-the-record.
Very well.
Then in exchange, so to speak, if any incidents like the Blanche plot were to happen again, will you keep me informed ahead of time? Yes.
Give-and-take it is.
Come on, come on! Outta my way! Tatsuya! Yoshida! Game over! 9-2, Class E wins! That guy rocks, huh? Yeah.
He gets a good read on the ball, and he's more agile than he looks.
Nice play! Hey, way to go, Yoshida.
Right back atcha.
Sorry if this sounds offensive, but that was totally unexpected.
Mikihiko.
I don't like being called by my last name.
Call me by my first name, okay? Sure thing! Then call me Leo! Do you mind if I call you Mikihiko, too? Needless to say, you can call me Tatsuya.
Okay, Tatsuya.
Actually, the thing is, I've been wanting to talk to you for a while.
What a coincidence.
Actually, same here.
You know what, I'm starting to feel left out You're just imagining things, Leo.
I've been wanting to talk to you, too.
After all, it's not everyday that I meet people who have the stomach to put up with that Erika.
I think I might have missed something Mikihiko, do you know Erika from before? Uh, well More or less.
I guess Miki and I are what you call childhood friends? Although for the last six months or so, he's been avoiding me.
Is that right? E-Erika! Why are you dressed like that? What do you mean? This is a traditional girls' training outfit.
Tradition? You sure? I think those spats are designed rather unusually.
These are not spats! But it's not an underskirt either, is it? Even I wouldn't wear just an underskirt without a skirt! There'd be no point! These are called bloomers.
Bloomers? Sounds like a broom.
Is that how you used to dress when you cleaned your house? Of course not, for heaven's sake! I told you, it's a training outfit for girls! Are bloomers what I think they are? Back when people's morals were in tatters, schoolgirls would sell them to middle-aged guys to earn extra pocket money! Shut your mouth, moron! Student Council HQ For the nine Magic University Affiliated High Schools around the country, the Nine Schools Competition is a high-profile event.
The essay contest held in the fall is research-oriented, while during the Nine Schools Competition held in the summer, each school goes head-to-head in sports-type magic contests.
Of course, since the school's honor is on the line, the contestants are chosen based on merit.
So the Student Council is taking the lead preparing for it, right? Yes.
As far as selecting our athletes, thanks to Jumonji's help, we've managed to finalize our roster, but The issue is choosing engineers.
I mean the technical staff.
You're still short on engineers, then? Yes.
The third year class is particularly skewed towards practical skills.
As for the second years, we do have A-chan and Isori But Kei Isori, huh? I'd say he's more of a pure theorist, and not too adept at fine-tuning, right? If only you could find a way to fine-tune at least your own CAD, Mari, my job would be so much easier Well, I see we do have a serious problem.
Hey, Rin.
Would you take on the role of an engineer after all? Not possible.
With my skills, I believe that I'd only end up thwarting Ms.
Nakajo and the others.
All right, I'll be heading out now.
Um in that case, wouldn't Shiba fit the bill? After all, it seems that Shiba's the one who adjusts Miyuki's CAD Talk about a blind spot! Right I must be slipping how could I not have come up with that? If I'm not mistaken, a first year has never been elected to the technical staff.
There has to be a first time for everything! Precedents were made to be overturned.
You two are progressive thinkers, so you might see it that way, but for a first year, and a Course 2 student to boot And on top of that, I've been standing out in a bad way, in more ways than one Well Trust between engineer and user is a crucial part of CAD fine-tuning.
Appointing someone who might bring on a backlash from the athletes doesn't sound like a good idea I'd like my brother to fine-tune my CAD for the Nine School Competition as well Am I asking too much? That's right! Having an engineer you can trust is a lot of moral support.
Right, Miyuki? Yes.
All right, then.
There's going to be a prep session after school, so let's talk it over then.
I see you've brought the Silver Horn with you today! Yes, I just got a new holster for it, so I thought I'd break it in.
What? Would you mind showing it to me? That's fine with me.
Go ahead.
It's a genuine Silver model! I'm loving the way it's cut.
This exquisite curve, conducive to quick-drawing! A nod to usability that never gets lost in its cutting-edge technology! Oh, how I adore you, Lord Silver It's so unusual for Miyuki to miss, isn't it? Must be a coincidence.
I wonder what kind of person Taurus Silver is? Does he intrigue you? For sure, he intrigues me! I mean, it's that Taurus Silver! Starting with making Loop Casting a reality, he's an engineering genius said to have catapulted specialized CAD software forward by at least ten years! I see I'm not well-informed.
Who knew that he was held in such high regard Hey, hey, Shiba, what kind of person do you think Taurus Silver is? Let's see He might actually be a Japanese youth like you or me.
Japanese, did you say? Since he works exclusively for FLT, a Japanese firm.
By the way, A-chan Yes? Weren't you supposed to finish your assignment during the lunch break? Chairwoman! I'll help you out just a little, all right? For real? So what kind of assignment is this, exactly? Actually, it's a report on the Three Major Puzzles of Weight-based Magic.
I understand the parts about actualizing a Gravity Control Type Thermonuclear Fusion Reactor, and actualizing a Quasi-perpetual Motion Machine based on Infinite Inertial Expansion, but I can't figure out how to explain why General-purpose Flying Spells can't be actualized In order to use magic to fly, every time you accelerate, decelerate, ascend and descend, you need to layer a new spell over the magic already being executed.
Since the necessary Phenomena Interference Magic increases each time, the most you can hope for is ten layers.
This is why Flying Spells aren't feasible in the real world.
I was thinking that if layering was necessary, you could just cancel the ongoing spell and launch a new one in its place But if it's that simple, then somebody must have already tried it, right? Not to mention, it's like unleashing Area Interference after the fact The year before last, in England, they conducted an experiment based on the concept you just spoke of But it ended in failure.
What was the reason? It doesn't say here.
What do you think, Tatsuya? That experiment was fundamentally flawed.
A magic sequence can't be used on another magic sequence.
That's true even in the case of Area Interference.
Unless it's a spell that directly wipes out the magic sequence, it's no exception to this rule, even if it's an anti-magic spell.
In other words, they're just using magic needlessly? Yes.
The British scholars who planned that experiment must have misunderstood the nature of anti-magic.
Nine Schools Competition Part I First High School Extracurricular Activities Federation HQ The Student Council hereby nominates Tatsuya Shiba of Class 1-E as a member of the engineering staff.
A Course 2 student? Yeah, but he's on the Disciplinary Committee, right? Is he up to fine-tuning CADs? They don't even have a clue about how good Tatsuya is! Yeah.
I know I'd like to have Tatsuya take on the job.
Apparently, some among us aren't convinced.
It would probably be best to have them actually see Shiba's skills.
What are we going to do, specifically? We should just have him adjust an actual CAD.
I'd be happy to serve as the guinea pig.
That would be dangerous! If his tuning turns out to be sub-par, injury will be the least of your problems! All right then, since I'm the one who nominated Shiba, I'll gladly take on that role.
No, that role Please allow me to take it on.
The task is to copy Kirihara's CAD's settings over to this CAD for competitive use, and to make it immediately usable.
However, I'm not to tamper with the Activation Sequence itself.
Is that correct? Yes, that's what we want you to do.
What's the matter? I don't really recommend copying the settings of a CAD with different specs Well, it can't be helped.
I'll take a "Safety First" approach.
Thank you very much.
You can remove it now.
What's that guy doing? Strictly keyboard in this day and age? That's beyond old-school! Totally manual fine-tuning, huh? Hey, Kei.
Is that something amazing? Yeah.
It's just that there seem to be a lot of people who don't get what it is that he's doing.
I'm finished.
Kirihara, how does that feel to you? No issues at all.
It feels absolutely natural to me.
So he does seem to have passable skills But you can't say that he's got finesse.
His methods are too irregular.
I, for one, strongly support naming Shiba to the team! The skills he just showed us are extremely advanced.
Doing all that fine-tuning manually that's something I could never hope to do.
Sure, his skills may be advanced, but if the end-product is pedestrian, there's no point.
Kirihara's personal CAD is a model boasting higher specs than the one for competitive use.
Preventing the user from picking up on the difference I believe that such skills should be rated highly Well, I guess you could say that Chairwoman? I support adding Shiba to the engineering team.
Hanzo? In the Nine Schools Competition, our school's prestige will be on the line.
"Because he's a first year," or "there's no precedent" We cannot afford to dwell on such trivial matters.
I also agree with what you just pointed out, Hattori.
Shiba just showed us that he has the skills to be a member of our school's team.
I, too, support adding Shiba to the team.
It's been a long time.
Yes, long time no see, Special Officer.
If that's how you're referring to me, are we on a secret line? I'm really amazed at how adept you are at breaking into civilian landlines every single time.
Not that it was easy.
Special Officer, isn't the security around your house way too hard-core? That's because hackers these days are relentless.
So Major, what's on your agenda today? First, some work-related news.
Right.
Today, we finished overhauling the Third Eye.
At this juncture, we'd like you to update the software and run some functionality tests.
Very well.
I'll head over there tomorrow morning.
No, we're not so pressed for time that you need to miss school.
No, I'm scheduled to report to FLT on my next day off anyway.
I see.
Then, tomorrow morning, report to the usual place.
Understood, sir.
Moving on, Special Officer, rumor has it that you'll be taking part in the Nine Schools Competition, too? Yes, sir.
The competition site is in the Southeast Fuji Training Area.
Well, of course it's the same every year, but Watch your back, Tatsuya.
In that same area, we've repeatedly spotted what are most likely members of an international crime syndicate.
Considering the timing, we think they're targeting the Nine Schools Competition.
You said it was an international crime syndicate? I had Mibu look into it.
First High School, second year, Sayaka Mibu you're talking about her father? That's right.
After retiring from the army, Mibu transferred to the Cabinet Information Management Agency, and he's currently in charge of international crime units.
I'm surprised.
According to Mibu, they might very well be members of a Hong Kong-based crime syndicate, the No-Head Dragons.
I'll be in touch as soon as I receive any additional information.
Thank you very much.
Brother, I've brought you some coffee.
Perfect timing.
I was just about to go get you my-- Is that your Mirage Bat costume, by any chance? That's correct! What do you think? You look very pretty.
It really suits you well.
Thank you very much The Flying Spell Congratulations! So you've succeeded in launching a Sustained Gravity Control Type Flying Spell! Once again, Brother, you've made the impossible possible.
I am so proud to be your younger sister, Brother! Thanks, Miyuki.
This has brought me one step closer to my goal.
On my next day off, I'm going to test this out at FLT, but first I want you to try it, Miyuki.
With pleasure! Shiba Residence / 2nd Floor Underground I'm going to begin now.
Tell me Do you find the successive processing of the Activation Sequences draining? I'm fine.
No headache, and no sense of fatigue.
That's good.
All right, now let's see you slowly move in a horizontal direction.
Very well.
Does the spell feel choppy? No, not at all.
The time recorder function is working perfectly.
The cornerstone of this system is its recording function, which allows it to accurately record the activation points of each ongoing spell.
Humans aren't made to do this kind of digital processing.
I figured that all I had to do was use the machine to supplement it.
Just as I expected of you, Brother! Nine Schools Competition Part II NEXT TIME