Is this the scent of demon incense?
His demonization isn't complete. He can still turn back into a human!
Someone's coming! Run!
You let that demon escape?
What are you talking about?
As I thought. You're a woman.
Who are you?
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Looks like the church's intelligence network is a little lacking.
You don't know me, but I know about you and Kyle.
What?
Nameless Priests, the cleansers of the Mirchetta Church.
You're demon hunters, secretly raised by the church, who have been
physically enhanced using demon incense.
You infiltrated the academy to hunt the demon the church has been chasing after.
There's a good chance that demon incense is being used here.
I'll ask you one more time. Who are you?
Don't worry. I won't tell anyone about your real identity.
In exchange, how about you keep my identity a secret, as well?
Fine.
I have nothing to gain by telling others that you're a woman, anyway.
I'm glad we're on the same page.
So, what are you going to do about this teacher?
I'll take care of him properly later.
Eyewitness testimony won't be enough.
He'll just make excuses to save himself.
Why don't you look more deeply into him?
Maybe you'll find something? Like demon incense.
No, thanks. We let the small fry swim free to lead us to bigger fish.
Let's head back, Ailey.
Hm? Is Ailey really close to your actual name?
Who knows?
Don't be so cold. We're close enough to keep each other's secrets, aren't we?
I wanted to save my friend from being beaten by her fiancé.
Is your friend the victim of the vampire case?
Hey, speak up!
Rachel, can you start from the beginning?
My friend's fiancé got addicted to smoking a suspicious pipe.
I consulted Lady Selena, but...
A pipe? Could it be demon incense?
Professor Koenig came to talk to me when I was unsure what to do.
He told me he knew how my friend and I could annul our engagements.
That's why you had your friend meet with the professor?
I never thought he'd do something like that...
And the professor asked to meet with you afterward.
Yes.
I was scared because he demanded money,
but I wanted to know exactly what happened.
It seems like the professor was targeting you from the beginning.
Huh?
If the victim was his target, he wouldn't have spoken with you first.
I-Is that so?
Either way, that professor needs to be punished.
That professor loves to gamble. I heard he has a lot of debt.
He's also addicted to smoking some weird pipe.
Then it's easy.
We can destroy that professor without publicizing the truth about this case.
I definitely wouldn't want to end up on his bad side.
All done.
My subordinates are so brilliant, it's scary.
How did you do it?
I flashed some money at him and invited him to play poker.
I got some information about Rachel while taking all his money.
I heard the professor was good at poker.
Well, I'm good at cheating.
An IOU?
This much?!
We can do whatever we want with him, as long as we have this.
Did he say anything about the demon incense?
It was in a pipe he picked up by chance.
He didn't know much about it.
What a useless professor.
Now we just need to set all this up as an accident and prove the victim's innocence.
We need to annul Rachel's engagement, too.
I'll have to think of some good methods.
Then why not talk it over with her now?
Right, Rachel?
Anyway, I'll go take care of the professor.
Do you feel uneasy trusting him?
Th-That's not it...
You just put your faith in the wrong man.
Just make sure you remember.
The one who hurt you may have been a man, but the one who saved you is also a man.
I wanted to become someone special.
I wanted to become an amazing girl who saves other girls, just like Lady Selena.
I'll bring up the annulment of my engagement myself.
Nothing will change if I stay weak forever.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
I don't want to spend my life gauging other people's moods in fear.
So... may I join your security force?
Of course you're welcome to join. I look forward to working with you, Rachel.
Yes, Lord Ailey!
Let's get along.
Huh? Are you planning to join, too?
We're close enough to keep each other's secrets, aren't we?
I have a job for you, then.
Please get the school president's permission
for the security force to use this empty classroom as an office.
Sure, no problem.
I'll clean up the room! I'll go borrow some cleaning equipment!
How do you plan to report the vampire case to President James?
I plan to report the truth,
and recommend keeping things quiet
to prevent students from being influenced by the case.
What a surprise.
I thought a young lady with a strong sense of justice
would never allow injustice to go unspoken.
I don't care about small fry like that.
Besides, I'm pretty sure the real culprit is still on the loose.
Okay, I'll head over to President James now.
All right!
Shit! That was the last one!
I made it through the fierce competition for lunch!
I'm so lucky I'm in an otome game where pork cutlet sandwiches exist in an era like this!
Look at this.
It's a letter to "Lord Auguste"!
Who wrote it?
"You appeared in my dreams!"
That letter...
I'm with the security force! Everyone, step away from the bulletin board.
Huh?
What the heck?
What's wrong with reading something that's been publicly posted?
Don't butt in!
Three of them at once. This might be a bit rough...
Why are you making a fuss over something so stupid?
Kyle...
It's shameful to gang up on a lone student.
L-Let's go.
Yeah...
Crap!
Thank you very much, Kyle.
You're very kind.
Kind? You're mistaken.
Kind people don't do things like this.
Huh? I think ripping that up was the right thing to do.
What?
This is the beginning of Kyle's romance path.
Selena
Since this is such an important letter, I gathered all the pieces and put it back together. Take it.
Selena went to the trouble of returning it to her friend in the game, though.
It'd be cruel to give it back after what happened.
You're a strange guy.
Oh!
Why are you following me? Leave me alone.
Well, I want to see the cats behind the school building, too.
I can see the cat food sticking out of your pocket.
Th-This is...
There you are, Ailey!
Oh. Kyle's here, too.
Did something happen?
We've received another statement from Ashtarte.
What did it say?
"To the foolish humans who refuse to offer us the head of the Holy Sword Maiden."
"We will attack Mische Academy next."
"Wallow in regret as the school festival is drenched in a rain of blood."
How does the academy plan to respond?
The director of the academy is still bedridden.
In his place, the grand duke's proxy will be visiting the academy regularly.
The grand duke's proxy?
Lord Claude?!
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The school festival is the biggest event at Mische Academy.
Two major events happen during the festival.
The swordsmanship tournament will be on the first day.
In the original game, the sponsoring church
hides demon incense among the prizes, triggering James to become a demon.
If I prevent him from demonizing during this event,
we'll avoid the destruction of the Grand Duchy of Mirchetta and prevent my bad ending.
The other major event
is the audition to become the ball's White Lily Princess on the second day.
To put it simply, it's a beauty pageant.
The search for partners to the ball has already started.
What?! You can't dance with me?!
You've got a lot of nerve for a commoner!
B-But...
Now, now.
Calm down. I think you two look good together.
You haven't decided on a dance partner yet, right?
But there's someone I'd like to ask.
Auguste said that he probably won't attend the dance,
because he'll be so busy during the festival.
Huh?
No way!
She was going for Lord Auguste?
He's way out of her league.
You're such an ugly girl.
I asked you to go because I felt bad for y—
Your method of flirting is unacceptable. Start over.
Wh-Why is there a duck here?! Who are you?
No one important. I am just a nameless duck.
That voice...
You're Ailey Calois.
Stop joking around!
I'm just going around jump-kicking any boys looking for dance partners inappropriately.
It's more honorable than posting your friend's love letter on a bulletin board.
What are you talking about?
I saw the writer of that letter hand it to you.
Are you really saying I did that?
No one would believe you.
That's fine. I was just confirming the facts.
Huh?
The demon lord?!
Huh?
Lord Claude!
It's a large academy. As I'd expect of a prestigious school.
I was worried that people would fling rocks at you when they saw you.
My lord, it's almost time for the next meeting.
We must go.
Belzebuth is actually keeping time correctly!
No, I want to become familiar with the academy grounds.
We have to prepare for Ashtarte's attack.
He won't be able to attack.
No demon can beat our lord.
Bel, don't rely on assumptions. Think for yourself.
I know you can do it.
Lord Claude is giving him guidance! He used to be so overprotective!
By the way, there's something I wanted to ask.
Is there a student dressed as a duck at this academy?
A duck?
President James!
You haven't had your lunch break yet, right? I can take over!
Are you sure?
Yes!
Oh! I can take you to the cafeteria if you haven't had lunch yet, Director!
Wait, what?!
Doesn't Selena adore the Holy Sword Maiden?
That's the demon lord! Is she okay with that?!
Keith, Bel, go back.
I'm going to look around the academy a bit more with her.
Huh? Well, all right...
I'm depending on you.
Now, then. You are...
Please call me Selena.
Selena, please show me around.
Y-Yes. Leave it to me... Um...
May I call you Lord Claude?
Yes, but please don't say my name with that cute inflection.
My fiancée gets jealous easily.
He's so wonderful!
His face is such a deadly weapon.
I want to put a paper bag over his head!
The director plans to send knights in response to Ashtarte's threat.
As for the mediator...
I'll do it.
No, I'll do it.
It's too dangerous for a woman.
Lord Claude will protect me.
He's the demon lord, though.
He's the enemy of the Holy Sword Maiden you admire so much.
Stop. He is still human!
That's true, but...
And the Holy Sword Maiden would definitely try to save the demon lord.
That's why I plan to take his side.
This girl...
A girl shouldn't be the mediator.
What if you upset the young lady of the d'Autriche family?
That's right. The director has a proper fiancée—
I'd gladly take her on.
I heard that she has a very harsh personality.
She might even break into the academy.
They say she's a frighteningly aberrant woman.
The demon lord probably didn't bring her because she'd cause serious problems.
You guys better remember this later!
Wasn't her portrait passed around recently?
Portrait?
Yeah. Here it is.
To be honest, she's...
I'm impressed by the demon lord's taste.
Wouldn't want to be like him, though.
I guess he likes beastly women because he's a demon.
I don't know who spread this image around, but they have a death wish.
I'm sure the d'Autriche family forced this engagement on him.
That's why I plan to invite Lord Claude to our school festival.
I'll become the White Lily Princess and ask him to be my partner!
I'm leaving. I need to do my nightly patrol.
I'll go with you tonight.
Me, too.
And me.
I'll go, too.
Why are you all coming along?!
Topics like that aren't my thing.
Same here.
So, who'll be the mediator?
We have no choice.
The demon lord requested Selena himself.
Is that so?
Lord Claude did?
What's going on?
Is he cheating on me?!
Isn't this the first time we've all walked around together?
I think so.
What's the point of going around with a bunch of men?
I think you'd be a better student council if you all got a little closer.
Another great idea from you, Ailey!
We should all get along better from now on!
I refuse.
We each just need to do our jobs.
I don't want anyone dragging me down.
Jeez, you're all so cold.
I guess it makes sense that they can't get along that easily.
Walt and Kyle are here to kill James,
while Auguste is the one who deals the final blow in the end.
If things continue like the game,
these four are destined to try to kill each other.
I can't let them find out James's true identity.
Huh? Something smells really sweet.
James?
D-Don't worry about me.
This is bad!
Auguste! Take President James to the dorms to rest!
R-Right.
Come on, James.
It's fine. I can go on my own.
Don't be dumb. You're white as a sheet!
Ailey Calois, go notify the teachers.
Me? That's...
Oh, Kyle. It's fine.
What?
Ailey knows who we are. He's an ally of sorts.
What did you say?
This frail-looking thing?
Well, you see, Ailey—
Let's find the demon incense quickly.
We don't want it attracting demons.
Found it!
This must be it!
It's empty. And there's not much scent remaining.
This won't be able to attract demons.
Who put this here, then? And why?
Is the church scattering demon incense throughout the academy?
They wouldn't scatter it around just to make us gather them up again.
But I heard that the church is planning to lure out the demon in the academy
by mixing demon incense into the prizes for the swordsmanship tournament.
Don't joke around! The church would never do something like that!
Well, those sly priests would do it if someone paid them enough.
Walt!
The Mirchetta family is our client for this mission.
It seems like we're just dealing with their private family problems.
You're saying too much in front of Ailey!
You already know, don't you, Ailey?
Yes, I know the gist of it.
Because of the game.
What's demon incense?
S-Sorry. James said he was feeling better...
So you're all from a secret organization working for the Elmir Empire?!
That's amazing!
That's right.
Walt and Kyle are still apprentices, though.
Huh? Wait. That means you're our boss?
Right?
Y-Yeah.
That's right.
You've gained more underlings.
So demon incense makes people more violent?
Yeah.
That must be why abuse toward women has increased in the academy lately.
Huh?
Well, that could be true.
I just thought that was the norm here.
We can't allow the distribution of demon incense in our academy.
I'll help.
Yes, that would be great.
James, aren't you going to help, too?
Help these people? When they're clearly still hiding something?
Huh?
You said that demon incense is dangerous to humans.
Is that all it is?
I'll be reporting this to the director of the academy.
Well, it's their job.
They're probably not allowed to talk about some things. Let's trust them.
I envy your simple-mindedness, Auguste.
I don't trust anyone.
I-I'll go convince him!
President James!
Please wait! Let's talk!
That's right. There's something I've been meaning to ask you.
Who are you?
I just explained that!
Let me ask a different question.
You saw my true form, didn't you?