"It all starts today!" "The first step toward my dream!" "All right!" "Good morning!" "It's a beautiful morning!" "wake up!" "Five more minutes..." "No way!" "Come on!" "wakey-wakey!" "will you hurry and get out of bed?" "Arika." "we need to do our morning clean up." "Do we really have to do cleaning for an hour every morning?" "Time to eat!" "Big Sister." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Irina." "It's your first day at the academy." "so you better be ready." "But I'm really looking forward to it!" "{\3cHD90AF9}the Uniform {\3cHC50039}and Me" "All rise." "Please teach us well." "Please teach us well." "I'm sorry to bother you suddenly like this." "It's fine." "But it certainly would help if you'd let us know beforehand." "doesn't it?" "I had forgotten." "How nice to be surrounded by so much technology." "This is the classroom for the Coral Star Class." "Headmistress!" "Please excuse us for a moment." "Are you sure about that?" "Yes." "Apparently it's been put on sale at the store called "Backstage." "Headmistress." "Miss Maria." "Did you hear about it?" "so perhaps we should get going." "sir." "How is it so far?" "I hardly understand a thing." "right?" "right?" "Of course!" "Arika?" "it feels like I'm forgetting about something." "Big Sister Shiho!" "Arika!" "you're that maki-maki girl." "Shut your mouth." "Arika." "How could you do such a thing?" "You have to come with me." "what?" "what is it?" "isn't it?" "That's it." "That's what it was." "I knew I was forgetting something." "Thank you for going to the trouble of bringing it... what?" "!" "How did this happen?" "!" "I'm not impressed with your little act." "You sold this uniform to the despicable shop... didn't you?" "!" "Despicable?" "what?" "about that store..." "You're aware that Otomes are idolized in many nations and are extremely popular." "It seems that way." "Backstage is a store that caters to such Otome fans." "Oh?" "And Arika's uniform was taken to that store?" "It appears that's what happened." "diehard fans collect that sort of thing." "Items like genuine uniforms and gym wear are sold at very high prices." "did she?" "Likely not." "She's from the border lands so she's probably not aware her uniform could be sold." "From the border lands." "right?" "Right." "And she has no relatives." "Then maybe I'll be her patron." "Ah..." "I'm not sure if that's a good idea." "She does have the skills to fight a dance battle but her chances of reaching Meister status are very slim." "Think so?" "I won't pursue the matter any further." "what?" "!" "No darn way I'd do such a thing!" "No darn way?" "!" "watch your language when talking to your senior!" "It's one thing to bend the rules so you can get into the academy but I hear you can't even cover your tuition." "well... that's true..." "it is... but..." "Hey!" "why do I have to be lectured by you anyway?" "!" "Arika." "called the "Trias" and it's our job to provide guidance to the students." "where was the uniform yesterday?" "so I wanted to wash it but I ended up forgetting it in the laundry room." "Sounds like a lie to me." "it's true that I have no money but I would never do anything like that!" "I never would." "Then how did it get into that store?" "!" "Are you suggesting someone stole it to frame you?" "!" "you're a girl who has no support and no relatives." "And some people believe it's inappropriate for you to attend this academy." "But that's no reason to..." "Stop right there." "we will take care of this from now on." "we will handle this matter more fairly and strictly than you." "Except..." "Any objections?" "ma'am." "Read this." "An anonymous individual has offered to support you." "Apparently this person was helped by your mother many years ago." "My mother?" "but if you do I imagine you'd no longer have to deal with unfound suspicions or slander." "Arika Yumemiya." "For now we'll set aside the facts about the uniform being sold." "But you are still responsible for not taking care of it properly." "Do you understand?" "Yes." "Then until the case is resolved you shall be confined to your dormitory." "You are also suspended from classes." "Arika sold her uniform?" "!" "That's what I heard." "And Big Sister Shiho just took her away moments ago." "No way." "But come to think of it she did say something yesterday about wanting to earn money quickly." "So that's why?" "she's still our classmate." "The least we can do is believe her." "This is becoming quite serious." "I say don't worry about her." "But she could be crushed right away." "what should we do?" "then she'll be kicked out of the academy." "That's a harsh outlook." "what?" "!" "That little brat?" "!" "and it's the talk of the school." "I have to act on this now!" "where are you going?" "Isn't it obvious?" "To the academy!" "you won't." "I'm not letting you out that door until you've finished this!" "I kind of feel sorry for that girl." "I doubt she's ever experienced this kind of teasing before." "I was only doing my job as a member of Trias." "Akane?" "what can we do about this?" "Let me think." "I was helped by your mother." "her daughter." "Do not worry about paying me back." "Please take advantage of my support to achieve your dreams." "I hope that you will become as wonderful an Otome as your mother was." "is it all right to believe this person?" "Are you suggesting someone stole it to frame you?" "!" "You're a girl who has no support and no relatives." "And some people believe it's inappropriate for you to attend this academy." "Nina." "Nina." "Do you think people hate me after all?" "It's the first time I've enrolled in a proper school and I was looking forward to it so much." "maybe..." "Maybe I wasn't supposed to come here." "then you should leave here immediately." "I thought you wanted to become an Otome!" "So you fought me in a dance battle that you couldn't even win!" "But..." "In the end that was all just talk." "Nina." "you will be crushing the dreams of Nina." "And she endured strenuous training to get into this academy." "Is your dream really worth that much?" "I've finally found my dream." "That's why I will pursue it no matter what it takes..." "I..." "Ersty!" "Irina!" "Arika." "Thank goodness." "we were worried about you." "I swear I didn't sell my uniform!" "So I want to know how this all happened!" "Please!" "Help me find out!" "Sure!" "Of course!" "Thank you!" "if that's the case... we might be able to give you a hand." "Big Sister Akane!" "what's wrong with that girl?" "!" "She's such an idiot!" "Nao!" "what was that all of a sudden?" "I have a favor to ask you." "Permission to leave campus?" "Both of you?" "Yes. we have already received permission from Big Sister Akane." "Then all right." "If Pearl number one has accepted responsibility." "Thank you very much." "Don't attract so much attention to yourself." "You've already broken two rules by leaving the dormitory and campus." "But I have a reason!" "it's the latest MP4 model!" "You must be Akane's juniors." "Yes." "and where's Akane?" "I'm sorry." "Something urgent came up and Akane couldn't come." "Is that so?" "I'm a friend of Akane's." "My name is Kazuya Krau-xeku." "I'm a sophomore at wind Bloom University." "Nice to meet you." "So the person who sold it to them was a man?" "He told them he had found it." "so they hardly remember his face." "about the uniform." "Did a store employee sew the tear?" "Yeah." "That's what I hear." "And they also washed it because it was dirty." "They say it's usually better not to wash these items." "Anything else?" "Again?" "Then someone else went to him asking the same questions?" "I just had an unexpected payday." "That really was a rare item I found." "This is what I'm talking about." "Hi!" "You seem to be in a good mood." "what did you do that for?" "So you got paid quite a bit for that Garderobe uniform." "who the hell are you?" "You really should've thought twice before trading in our territory." "brother." "Juliet!" "Thank you so much for all your help." "Don't mention it." "I'm happy to do whatever Akane asks." "so I learned a lot as well." "Bye." "Thank you very much!" "I'm not impressed." "Future Otomes on a date with a man?" "Major wang." "Irina." "Thanks for always looking out for Nina." "what are you doing here?" "Antsy." "I heard you needed to pay for your tuition so you sold your uniform." "I never did any such thing!" "But I also heard that you had no relatives or financial support." "Too bad!" "There is somebody who is helping me out!" "And who is this weird person?" "unlike you!" "do the best you can in your studies so you don't let that person down." "I don't need you to tell me that." "I see." "It's too bad he couldn't be of much help." "there wasn't much we could do." "It takes experience to force out crucial information from people who frequent such shops." "I..." "I found you!" "and so soon after being accepted to the academy!" "You..." "Your Highness." "You came all the way here just to say that?" "!" "That's right!" "I've come to laugh at you!" "Miss Mashiro." "I know!" "I should let Mikoto enjoy this moment!" "where is she?" "!" "Bring her to me!" "Um... if you're looking for that cat..." "Huh?" "That handkerchief." "last night..." "So that's how!" "I've solved the mystery!" "The culprit is none other than..." "Mikoto!" "what did you say?" "!" "Tokiha mushroom soup was spilled all over Arika's uniform." "There was also soup on Tomoe's handkerchief because she used it to wipe the spill." "This is the handkerchief." "isn't it?" "Mikoto found the uniform Arika left in the laundry room." "she dropped it." "That is one far-fetched story." "the tear in the uniform is absolute proof." "You all saw for yourselves how the same kind of tear was made in the handkerchief." "It likely occurred along the path Mikoto always takes on her way back to the State Guest House." "picked it up and sold it!" "The fact that the uniform went missing and that the uniform was sold are two unrelated incidences!" "That is the truth behind this matter!" "Your Highness." "Nothing but false accusations!" "Mikoto would never..." "Mikoto." "Nothing but lies!" "You're all disrespectful!" "It's obvious these are false accusations!" "Because I say so!" "There's no mistake about it!" "Arika." "I believe this incident is now in the hands of Her Highness." "Yes!" "And I believe it's clear now that I did not sell my uniform." "And I have made friends who helped me and believed in me." "So I've also decided to believe in the writer of this letter!" "Is that so." "Yes!" "So that's how it all ended." "Really?" "!" "That cat was behind it." "there could be all kinds of trouble." "Ersty." "you know." "I did nothing for you and I have no intention of doing anything for you." "what's with her?" "I feel bad for putting Miss Mashiro and Mikoto on the spot." "But it probably was the best way to wrap this up." "then don't do anything stupid like that again." "but if you continue to hang out with people like that you're going to get burned." "wh-what are you saying?" "I can't stand dirty tricks like that." "you won't get off so lightly." "That was quite a comedy." "You accepted such absurd reasoning." "Miss Maria." "And there's that anonymous supporter." "Aren't you being a bit rash?" "the only leads we have to find out about Arika are her Blue Sky Sapphire and that individual." "So we must take advantage of every opportunity." "No matter what his motives are." "I'm sorry." "But..." "I told you to tear it up and leave it on her desk!" "And what did you do?" "You wanted some quick cash?" "I thought it would create a bigger scene." "Besides I couldn't bring myself to rip up the uniform." "That's why..." "I'm sorry." "Next time I'll do things right." "763)}Nina Entangled... {\3cHD90AF9}orz" "This mushroom soup is delicious!" "a cat's bed type of the big breast family." "Nicknamed the Mai-mushroom." "How sad to be turned into fungi." "I'm still as happy as ever!" "who's that?" "!" "Mitsuketano DREAM" "I found a dream doki doki ga tomaranai" "I can't stop this thrilling feeling" "MY STAR DREAM" "My star dream" "Umaretano takaramono" "A new treasure is born mune ippai ni" "It's filling my heart kirameki hajimeru" "And it's beginning to shine brightly doushite konnani fuan ni naruno kana" "What is it that's making me so anxious?" "Kakae kirenai omoi" "Unable to control these feelings namida koboreru kedo" "My tears flow out kitto itsuka tadori tsukeruyo" "I'm sure that I'll get there one day tsumazuitatte akiramenai" "Even if I stumble I won't give up yuuki dashite mae ni susumou let's keep moving forward chiisana ippo fumidaseba horane" "Take one small step and you will see atarashii watashi" "A brand new me Yuuki ga negai kanaeru noyo" "Courage makes your wishes come true" "DO YOUR BEST" "Do your best" "Makenai youni susumi mashou so you don't lose" "Hajimattayo watashi dake wo matsu" "It has started and it's waiting right now" "Monogatari ga ima" "A story just for me" "Nigedasu yori" "Instead of running from it tachimukaeba line" "I'm going to face it sorega Otome no yuuki" "Because that's the courage of Otome" "Ganbatteruyo munega" "I am doing great kyun to samishikunaru" "Even when I feel lonely tokimo egaode" "I smile" "NO wa nai there is no "no kanarazu anatano sekaino nakani" "In the world you're living in" "Tanoshii mirai ga aru mamotte agetaino" "The future will be fun and I'll protect you daijyoubuyo" "Everything's going to be fine" "Kireina omoi houseki yorimo hikaru" "Pure thoughts are brighter than jewels" "Hokori wo motte susumi mashou" "Just keep moving forward with pride" "Makenai youni susumi mashou" "Just keep moving forward so you don't lose"