01x19 - Race for the Ruby

[bunniefuu]

You're a bit late, Ewe.

The ruby is mine.

Stealing another student's
gems isn't against the rules.

That glitzy jewel will be mine!

Come.

I'll take both of you on together.

Aria's in first so far with 40 points.

That battle with Pollux was amazing.

They're both talented enough
to make the top of their grade.

Especially her magic.

That was already in Grand Magic territory.

She sure is talented.

But that must have cost
her a lot of magic power.

There's still no telling how this
is going to pan out, even for Aria.

Now, let's see how the others are doing.

It took me five hours...

But it's finally done!

My house on a deserted island: Iopalace!

What are you doing making a fort?!

I hope everyone comes
to hang out, voodie!

This is my living room,
this is my bedroom, and...

Io just has no competitive spirit.

Although she did find a crystal while
she was looking for materials...

Next.

Scorpion Magic!

That's my sixth gem.

Wow, Hana! You rock, voodie!

I'm falling in love, voodie.

I wish I could be cool and
collected like you, voodie.

Thanks.

Voodie, help!

Eugh, that's so sad.

Come on!

Don't use Voodie for that!

Next!

Very nice! You're adorable!

Everyone on the beach
has their eyes on you.

Aww!

I love that pose.

It's accentuating your curves. So cute!

Oh, you're good.

I love you.

I'll find the perfect gem for you, honey.

I want a diamond.

Holy hell! Is everyone in
Claude Coven messed up?!

Right, what about Spica?

How many gems has she gotten?

She's at risk of failing the grade.

She'd better be desperate about now.

I can't make it up this steep path alone

But with my friend,
I can turn it into a flat road

She's singing...

We did it!

We got the aloe!

Aloe?!

She doesn't have a single gem!

Is she going to make it?

I'm going to have to light
a fire under her a*s.

Where are all the gems?

The other students already got
all the easy gems, probably.

Is that it?

What the?!

Claude here.

I'm contacting everyone
through your Voodies.

- SPICA VIRGO - 0P CHIRON S.
ARADIA - 0P MERROW PISCES - 0P

- It's 5 PM, and here are your rankings.

- Everyone, have a look.

- ASTRAEA LIBRA - 1P IO TAURUS
- 1P CASTOR/POLLUX - 10P

- In the top three are:

- Capella in third place with 25 points,

TARF CANCER - 15P HANA
SASORIJO - 15P EWE ARIES - 20P

- Leo in second place with 30 points,

- CAPELLA CAPRICORN - 25P LEO
REGULUS - 30P ARIA AQUARIUS - 40P

- and Aria in first place with 40 points.

- SPICA VIRGO - 0P

- Crap! I'm tied for last!

The exam ends tomorrow at 7 AM.

You have 14 hours left.

Get it together!

I feel the pressure directed at me.

It'll be even harder to find gems at
night when the forest is pitch-black.

I have to find some gems now.

Looks like it's getting pretty dire.

What now?

I'm just gonna have to
take someone else's gems!

It's a dog-eat-dog world, anyway!

That's what thieves say.

Where is everyone?!

You shone!

That means there's a gem nearby, right?

Yup.

L-Look, Voodie! Look at that huge bird!

That's an armored vulture.

A mystical bird that likes
shiny things and dead flesh.

Something's shining.

Is it holding a gem in its mouth?

Good eye. That's a ruby.

A ruby...

Aren't those worth 50 points?!

That'll take me right to first place!

Aries Magic!

Not a chance.

Capricorn Magic!

Jeez! You're getting in my way again!

You suck, voodie!

I'm not letting you have the ruby.

If you're going to erase magic...

I'll just use physical force!

Capricorn!

Piece of cake!

That's my lady!

You're a magician!
Don't fight magic with brute force!

She's your arch-nemesis.

Oh?

I didn't see you there, Spica.

Y-You aren't all after the ruby, are you?

Of course.

It got away again.

Why isn't it fleeing?

It's mocking us.

Let's see who gets the
ruby from that bird first.

I hate having to work for it,
but I don't want to lose, so I will.

We're racing to take the ruby.

I-I have to fight them for the gem?

This is just extreme hard mode.

It's headed upstream.

Let's not take it personally,
whoever gets the ruby!

But why does that bird have the ruby?

It swiped it while the three
of us were fighting over it.

It came at us out of nowhere.

Are you okay, Capella?

Yeah. I'm not seriously hurt.

What is that bird?

Capella, where's the
ruby you were holding?

That bird!

It's holding the gem!

That b*stard! It got me!

Okay, then, the first one to take the
ruby from that bird gets to keep it?

I'm down.

I hate running...

So you chased it all the way here?

Yeah.

You should be careful, Spica.

There's no telling what
that bird might do.

Falling rocks?!

Are those...

Those are armored vulture young!

They're dropping rocks on us!

They're trying to block our way forward.

Aries Magic: Volcano Eruption!

There it is!

Ewe's extreme flame propulsion!

But the rocks...

Heat Wave!

Look, the young are fleeing!

That was spectacular! I'm jealous!

Aries Magic is so powerful.

That was unusual, though.

I've never seen Ewe so focused.

I'm sure she's been figuring
things out for herself

ever since that day.

What day?

Everyone's got their own
reason for having to win.

Reasons for having to win...

And everyone's trying
their hardest to win.

But...

I have a reason for having to win, too.

I'm going to get the ruby!

Now it's getting interesting.

- ARMORED VULTURE

- That mystical bird
has a gem in its mouth.

- Leo!

- LEO

- Spica!

- SPICA

- Capella!

- CAPELLA

- EWE

- Ewe!

- And the four of them are going after it.

A race to take back the ruby.

Who's going to get to it first?

To be honest, I'm the least
athletic of all of us.

I'm not going to catch up by running.

Think!

What can I do?

Anima!

I got it!

Let go! You're in danger!

No way! This is my chance!
I'm not letting go!

Not even if it kills me!

Bworph!

It k*lled her!

That bird's laughing!

You good?

Mr'm gwrrd.

You're surprisingly tough.

Damn you, armored vulture!

I'll avenge Spica and adorn her gravestone

with that ruby!

Crap, she's going to make me a grave!

I can't catch that bird, either.

I have to hit it with my attacks.

But my heat wave attack
didn't have any effect on it.

I have to do something about those
tough wings, or my magic won't get past.

What a pain.

I wonder what Capella and
the rest are going to do.

Leo Magic:

Bunny Girl!

Just gotta keep hitting it!

That's a big leap!

I'm gonna target it not
from below, but from above!

Female Flying Squirrel!

Lady Leo can glide by taking the
form of a flying squirrel, voodie.

That's my lady!

My goal isn't just to make
the top of the coven.

I'm going to get the S ranking that
I failed to get in the midterms.

I'll make my name heard all
throughout the academy!

She clung to the wing!

Does she have a death wish?!

I'm not letting go!

Hey, you've got some guts, Leo.

The rest of us don't have
Capricorn to ride on! No fair!

Wh-Why?! It was floating around!
Why shouldn't I make use of it?

You hate being accused
of being unfair, huh?

Never mind that.

Hey, big bird. I heard
you're a mystical bird.

In that case...

Take a bite, Capricorn!

I'll suck up all your magic
power so you can't fly anymore.

It's losing balance!

I'll take this thing down!

As the leader,
I can't give up first place.

Neither can I!

Wow...

While I've been wasting time thinking,

those two have already jumped
onto the armored vulture.

They're both so strong.

This is it!

It's this gloves-off
competition that I love!

That day at the camp, I learned...

that when you give it your all and win,

there's a euphoria that you
can't get anywhere else.

So I bet I'll feel super good if I beat
these two really strong girls!

I came prepared to win.

I can't hold anything back.

I'm playing to win!

Damn it, armored vulture!

Give me the ruby already!

Screw you! The ruby is mine!

Wh-What the...

It's changing direction!

It's accelerating!

Don't tell me it's...

This is getting bad.

Voodie!

That bird b*stard totally slammed
itself into the cliff to lose us.

I can't believe I had to use Voodie now!

But I doubt the bird's going
to be unscathed after that.

It's unfazed after that impact!

How can it be so strong?

Damn it! It's getting away!

What's this heat coming from?

Aries Magic...

Listen up, y'all!

Today, in Zodiac Mastery class,

I'll be teaching you about the colors
of the flames produced by Aries Magic!

The colors of the flames?

The colors you lot can use right now
are only red and orange shades...

but master Aries Magic, and you'll be
producing mega-high-temperature flames!

And this is the ultimate flame!

Blue Flame!

A blue flame!

I can feel the heat all the way from here!

I worked so hard for the final!

I stayed awake during class
for the first time in my life!

It was a pain, but I
practiced over and over!

So that I could win!

Good going, Ewe!

You melted the birdie's armor!

It won't be fending off
our attacks anymore.

True, voodie.

It'll take a while for
its armor to regenerate,

and it's lost its will to fight, voodie.

Nice!

I just need to take the ruby, and I win!

Huh? What?

So loud!

It flew!

What is it going to do?

It can still fly in that state?

Where is it going?

Th-That's...

We aren't done yet!

Why is it going straight to Spica?!

Spica and... hatchlings!

I've taken over your nest!

Your hatchlings are mine now!

It's trying to take the
hatchlings back from Spica!

Just kidding.

I'm sorry for taking advantage
of your maternal instincts.

Too bad! It's me, Voodie!

A wooden doll...

Those hatchlings are fake?!

Don't worry.

The nest and the hatchlings are all fake.

It was all a trap to draw
you into the forest.

Oh, no!

Virgo Magic: Giant Tree Birdcage!

Got you!

Spica...

When did you get to this level?

The fine control to make a wooden doll
convincing enough to fool a mother bird...

Wide-area magic that makes
use of the entire forest...

Through all her efforts and by
overcoming danger over and over...

Her talent is taking shape!

Try as you might, you aren't
getting through this cage.

In that case...

Aries Magic!

I'll just burn it right there!

She still has magic power
after how much she expended?

Your magic power really
is bottomless, isn't it?

But...

I won't let you!

Anima Transform:

Woodtwine Shield!

You thought wood would burn, didn't you?

But you're wrong.

Wood is resilient to fire!

It's no use.

Red flames can scorch the surface
but won't get past it.

And I don't have enough magic power
to make blue flames anymore.

I give up!

I'm hungry!

Yeah! I got the high-value ruby!

First place is a piece of cake!

But wait, Aria's got even more points?!

Do I need to go after the
diamond in order to win?

Next episode: "Finding the Diamond."

- What's with this tremor?

- EPISODE 20
FINDING THE DIAMOND

- The island's moving!