The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch (黒猫と魔女の教室)

SIXTH PROFESSOR HERCULES'S TRAINING

Good morning, everyone.

In your training with me, you'll be playing a game between covens.

That sounds fun!

I call it the Magic Survival Game.

The rules are simple.

You'll split up into two teams and hurl magic

at each other until one side is eliminated.

That's scary!

You'll all wear badges like this to ensure your safety.

It's so cheesy.

It's enchanted with my Metal Magic.

It'll protect you from any attack just once.

Really? Wow.

But after that, the badge will break, yes sir.

You're to withdraw as soon as it does.

So you're done after one hit.

Sounds fun.

If you win, you pass.

If you lose, you fail. Sudden death, yes sir.

Fail?!

That's right.

And if you fail...

you stay at this camp for an extra week!

I'll see you at my place for 24-hour strength training, yes sir!

I can't lose.

The whole of Mount Selene is the battlefield.

There are no time limits, no sir.

Now, our first match-up is...

Claude Coven versus Hercules Coven!

The teachers are watching us from the top of the cliff.

You're right!

I guess this training gets a lot of attention.

We're putting our coven's reputation on the line.

We can't embarrass ourselves.

Not even after how much you embarrassed yourselves at the dance yesterday?

And who are you?

Pardon me.

We're Hercules Coven.

I'm the leader, Korne Phoros.

Go easy on us, yeah?

Hello! Nice to meet you!

I'm sorry. My coven is full of meatheads.

You know how it is,

having to lead a bunch of failures.

Come again?

You came to this camp to score points like I did, didn't you?

Why else would you subject yourself to this hell when you've already passed?

Ridiculous.

Let's go.

Hey! You're that Aries girl, aren't you?

You gave us all a good laugh during training the other day.

You're just dragging everyone down. You don't even care.

Just standing there like a decoration.

Oh, did that hurt?

I'm kidding!

Being a decoration would be nice.

I could just stay still my whole life.

I want to become a decoration.

I hate to ruin your party, but could you choose your starting positions?

After you.

You don't mind?

Where should we go?

Eh, I don't think it'll matter.

We'll start here, then.

It's a teleportation tool.

The fireworks signal the start of the match, yes sir.

Be sure to give it your all!

That teleportation tool is pretty useful.

That Korne, though...

What a jerk, huh?

We probably shouldn't let our guards down.

He got an A in the midterms.

Wow, just like Aria!

We took the same route on the exam, too.

It wasn't just his magical skills. He's clever, too.

He has a way with words.

He ordered people around like they were pawns.

I don't care what he's like.

All that matters is that we take that piece of shit down.

Capella... Are you angry?

I'll take command.

We're going to wreck them.

Game on!

Libra Magic: Eye of Argus.

Ras, do you hear me?

I've linked your hearing and vision with mine.

You can see clearly where they are.

Capella's a fool.

The battle began the moment we chose our starting positions.

To choose a flat area with nowhere to hide is nonsense.

They split up!

You're supposed to act in pairs.

Er, sorry. I lost everyone.

Not a problem.

I know which directions they went.

We'll set out in pairs to hunt them down.

Surround them one at a time and pick them off.

With your brawn and my brains, we're unstoppable.

Nice! The Virgo's on her own!

There's no one else in the vicinity!

We're going in!

Hold it! Something's off!

Just kidding!

I didn't expect it to work so well.

I thought you were acting individually!

You thought we were dumb enough to choose a flat,

open field where we could get caught?

You did, though.

We did that intentionally to make you think we weren't working in teams.

Just as we hoped, you came to check on our positions.

So after splitting up once, we reconvened back here in secret.

I used Cancer Magic to make a fake boulder.

And I camouflaged it with Virgo Magic.

Aside from Spica, who was a decoy,

we all hid so that we could surround you

and take you on when you let your guard down.

You thought you'd trapped us, but you walked into our trap.

Chumps.

That bitch...

Bring it on! I'll mess you up!

Capricorn Magic.

Shit!

Nice!

One down!

I-I surrender.

I never expected you to use my trick against me.

Looks like I underestimated you a little.

So that's the Claude Coven leader, Capella Capricorn...

What's the plan, Korne?

Relax. They won't get away with that again.

Even the strongest wall has a weak spot.

Pick that apart, and we can win.

I'm tired.

Can I take a nap?

We're in the middle of a battle!

This is why the enemy keeps underestimating us!

You're so naggy!

It's important to take tactical breaks!

Those two are fighting again.

Keeping watch is such a pain.

Capella's such a try-hard.

I don't want to fight.

I'm hungry.

I should just...

"I want to get hit so I can bail."

Is that what you're thinking?

How could you tell?

I can use Psychic Magic, too.

Just kidding.

I'm just starting to understand the way you think a little.

Plus, training is a pain in the butt for me, too.

I thought you were a train-a-holic crazy person.

That's a nasty way to be seen.

But you're always working so hard.

Why is that?

Because I have a goal, maybe.

I don't know what I should work toward.

I get it.

Not having a goal sucks, too.

But I think there are times when you can

make an effort for someone else's sake, if not for your own.

For someone else's sake?

How can you make an effort for someone else?

That's nothing but exhausting.

I don't get it.

I've always run away from the things I didn't want to do or hated dealing with.

The only time I had fun was when I started learning magic with Capella.

I'm hungry...

An apple!

How about we dig in and ambush them?

An ambush might work.

What the hell are you doing?!

Leo Magic: Beast Claw!

L-Leo Magic?!

That leaves...

Ewe has Aries Magic.

Who are you?

That's Ras. One of ours.

Sorry, Capella. They caught me.

They took my wand, too.

What kind of cheap trick is this?

Let me be the one to teach you this time.

You guys always stick together. I couldn't find an opening.

So I had to make one I could take advantage of.

I used my genius scheme to draw her out.

An apple!