Episode 1-3: We Must Find Ourselves Shovels!
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Rook
Rook
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Viiiil! Where are you? If you can hear me, say something!
Vil… Just where did you go, my étoile?
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Pomefiore Student A
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Vice Leader! The first year rooms were completely empty.
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Rook
Rook
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Oh, this cannot be!
The image of Epel yawning so gallantly before he slept still remains vivid in my mind's eye...
It appears that only half of the Pomefiore students are still here in the dorm.
Even if we wanted to try calling them, our smartphones refuse to turn on.
Ahhh, just what in the world is happening?!
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Pomefiore Student B
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Vice Leader Hunt! Where did Dorm Leader Schoenheit go?!
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Rook
Rook
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I cannot tell you, either, I'm afraid. Let us calm ourselves down for now.
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Pomefiore Student B
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How can we be calm? After all…
Ahh, it's already 11:59pm! Right in the middle of golden time for our skin!
Just the thought of Dorm Leader Schoenheit still being awake at such a precious hour is making me feel faint!
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Rook
Rook
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…Wait.
11:59pm? That's the time you said, yes?
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Pomefiore Student B
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What? Yes, that's what I said.
This is my family heirloom, a magic pocket watch. It has never been wrong by even a single minute since my great-grandfather's time.
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Rook
Rook
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11…59pm…
…You're right…
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Pomefiore Student A
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The date hasn't even changed? I was certain I'd slept for much longer than that.
Maybe it just felt that way because I was so exhausted from the Halloween party.
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Rook
Rook
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…
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Pomefiore Student A
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Vice Leader?
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Rook
Rook
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…That can't be.
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Pomefiore Student B & A
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Huh?
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Rook
Rook
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Don't tell me... Is this...?
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Silver
Silver
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…No matter how many times we try, it's impossible.
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Sebek
Sebek
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…Why?
Why can we not leave Night Raven College?!
We can't unlock the main gate no matter what we do…
…and even if we climb over it, the second we land on the other side, we're suddenly back inside the school grounds again.
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Silver
Silver
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It seems like there's some powerful magic cast over the whole campus.
We might not be able to do anything about this alone.
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Sebek
Sebek
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Gh. We shouldn't be wasting our time messing around here!
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Silver
Silver
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Calm yourself, Sebek.
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Sebek
Sebek
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How do you expect me to be calm?!
Both Lord Malleus and Master Lilia are nowhere to be found!
This must be some plot by an enemy country of Briar Valley. If something were to happen to the young master while we're fooling around like this… AHHH!
WE MUST SEARCH FOR THEM BOTH IMMEDIATELY!
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Silver
Silver
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…
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Sebek
Sebek
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They must be waiting for us to rescue them by now.
Alright! If we can't go over, then we just need to go under! We'll dig ourselves through the soil and go underneath the gate.
Shovels! We must find ourselves shovels!
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Silver
Silver
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…
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Sebek
Sebek
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Hey, Silver, stop staring into space! Help me search!
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Silver
Silver
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…
…Let's go see how the other dorms are doing.
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Sebek
Sebek
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Excuse me? What did you just say?
We are Lord Malleus's bodyguards. His safety comes first and foremost. There are no other choices here!
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Silver
Silver
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I can hear it getting noisier further in the campus.
Chances are they're not the only ones to have gone missing.
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Sebek
Sebek
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What?
Now that you mention it, when I dashed out of my room, the surroundings did seem awfully quiet…
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Silver
Silver
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Let's confirm the situation first. We can go search for them once we have more of a picture.
Don't worry. Father is by Lord Malleus's side.
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Sebek
Sebek
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But!
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Silver
Silver
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No matter how dangerous a situation they have been placed in, my father will always carve a way out. I fully believe that.
Are you saying you do not believe in my father's strength?
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Sebek
Sebek
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That's…not what I'm trying to say.
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Silver
Silver
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We are already at a disadvantage here. First, we must properly understand the situation we have been placed in.
What we need right now is information. If we want to save them, we have to proceed with caution.
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Sebek
Sebek
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…Okay, I understand. Let's go back to the dorm first.
Guh… It's because I'm so powerless that…that this…!
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Silver
Silver
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Leave beating yourself up for later.
…What's happening right now may well exceed what our imaginations can fathom.
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