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- While searching for Saya, Ayato is met by Priscilla, who is being pursued by gamblers. Ayato helps Priscilla shake her pursuers. Irene arrives and tells Ayato that they are opponents for the next match. Irene attacks Dirk for failing to ensure Priscilla's safety as part of the contract, but her attack is rebuffed. Later that day, Ayato and Julis get invited to dinner at Irene and Priscilla's apartment. Irene tells Ayato and Julis her problem. Irene owes a massive debt to Dirk. She has been gambling at the casino to help pay it off. Later that night, Ayato sneaks into Claudia's apartment to ask about Irene's weapon. He learns that Ogre Luxes can change the wielder's personality. (en)
- Ayato defeats the dragon that sent the shapeshifting lizards to attack him and Kirin. While trapped underground, Kirin explains her story about Seijiro: she was held hostage by a criminal that Seijiro killed to rescue her; he was arrested as a result. The two are rescued by other people. Upon hearing that Kouichiro is using her as a pawn in his plot, Kirin decides to follow Ayato instead of her uncle. Kirin challenges Ayato to a duel. Both fighters goes all out with Ayato emerging victorious. Following the duel, Kirin decides to train with Ayato and pair up with Saya for the Phoenix Festa as both are fighting for their fathers. (en)
- Ayato wakes up three days later after fighting Ophelia and is informed about her history with Julis. In a flashback, a young Ophelia befriends Julis. With the orphanage in desperate need of money, Ophelia is sold off to be experimented on by the Arlequint scientist Hilda Jane Rowlands. Ophelia is artificially made into a Genestella that wilts any plants that she approaches. Back in the present, the Lieseltanian capital is under attack by Gustave's chimeras. Gustave uses a hydra monster to attack Julis. Ayato, Julis, and Saya defeat the hydra monster while Kirin captures Gustave. With everybody heading back to Seidoukan Academy, Julis informs Jolbert of her intentions to change Lieseltania. Julis commits herself to fight in the Gryps Festa. Back at Seidoukan Academy, Ayato sees Haruka's comatose body and encounters Hilda, who informs him that she can heal Haruka. Ayato refuses her offer and participates in the Gryps Festa. (en)
- Julis explains her background and relationship with Flora. One day, Julis visited the orphanage Flora is from. Julis' visit improved everybody's outlooks on life. As a result, Julis explains that she is fighting in the tournament to support the orphanage. The next day, Ayato, Julis, and Flora go out on a shopping trip together. Ayato is asked by a Rewolf student to meet Dirk, who reveals that Haruka was seriously injured fighting in an illegal underground tournament called the Eclipse Festa. (en)
- Lester withdraws his challenge when Ayato intervenes. Julis explains that while she is a princess, she is fighting because she needs money for her country. Ayato meets up with his childhood friend Saya Sasamiya in class. Claudia appears when Saya is arguing with Julis to decide who takes Ayato on a tour around town. Julis takes Ayato on a tour with Saya. While on the tour, Julis and Saya get attacked by a hooded man and they easily defeat him. Later that day, Claudia takes Ayato to select his weapon. With Lester unable to wield the Ser Veresta, which is an Ogre Lux that Haruka previously wielded, Ayato grabs the Ser Veresta and displays his compatibility with it. (en)
- Ayato, Julis, Claudia, Saya, and Kirin travel to Lieseltania for the winter break. Julis returns to her home to meet up with her brother Jolbert and sister-in-law Maria. Ayato meets up with Saya on the rooftop. Saya apologizes for cutting off communications between them when she moved away. Claudia asks everybody to form a team of five for the upcoming Gryps Festa and they accept. Later that night, the Riessfeld family puts on a ball that everybody attends. Ayato is approached by Gustave Malraux, who implores him to leave Claudia's team. Ayato refuses and is attacked by Gustave's chimera. Eventually, Ayato, Julis, Claudia, Saya, and Kirin destroy the chimera and Gustave retreats. (en)
- Irene Urzaiz of Le Wolfe is released from prison. She is given orders by the school's student council president, Dirk Eberwein, to defeat Ayato in the Phoenix Festa. The tournament begins with Ayato and Julis quickly winning their first match with a single strike by Ayato using the Ser Veresta. Following the match, Ayato has interviews with the media. Ayato is determined to keep the time limit of the Ser Veresta a secret. In the next match, Ernesta and Camilla easily win their first match using their robots RM-C and AR-D. (en)
- Ayato and the mysterious girl escape the mafia. One person followed them. That one person is easily defeated. The mysterious girl reveals herself as the songstress Sylvia Lyyneheym. Sylvia sings a song to locate Flora. Ayato passes on her location to Saya and Kirin as they decide that they will rescue Flora themselves to allow Ayato and Julis to concentrate on their match. Saya and Kirin arrive at the hideout. Saya and Kirin are attacked by an endless army of shadows when Lester arrives to cover for them as they proceed deeper into the hideout. (en)
- With Ayato battered, Julis struggles to defend him as she gets chained up. In response, Ayato unlocks the second level of his seal that allows him to sustain his powers for an hour. Realizing that the attacks are illusions, Ayato closes his eyes to withstand the attack and defeats Shenhua. Ayato defeats Shenyun after extending the reach of his weapon to destroy his fireball barrage. Following the match, Saya explains that her father lost most of his body in a lab accident. Saya and Kirin begin their semifinal match against AR-D and RM-C by reading their moves, which is something all previous opponents were unable to do. (en)
- Ayato is asked by Claudia to find out who is responsible for the attacks that have been happening to Seidoukan students. Ayato and Julis go out on a date. Julis explains that she is fighting for money because she needs it to start up some welfare projects. The two meet with Lester demanding a rematch with Julis, but he withdraws because of his honor code. On the way home, Ayato and Julis get ambushed by Le Wolfe students. Julis easily defeats them. She discovers that a hooded man hired them to attack those Seidoukan students. (en)
- Ayato and Julis win their semifinal match against Elliot and Doroteo of St. Galahadworth without using Ser Veresta. Saya and Kirin continue to search around for leads with help from Eishirou. Ayato meets Irene in secret. Camilla recalls the past when she lost her limbs in a terrorist attack. Ernesta installed prosthetic limbs to replace them. Going off based on Irene's speculation, Ayato goes to Rotlicht. Rotlicht is cornered by mafia men. A mysterious girl suddenly appears. (en)
- Saya's father, Souichi, tells her that he has a new gun prepared for her, but it would not arrive in time for her first match. Ayato and Julis go off to get some practice. While rushing to catch Saya and Kirin's first match, they see Irene brawling in the streets. Irene approaches Ayato to pick a fight with him, but her sister Priscilla arrives to apologize. Saya and Kirin win their first match. Ayato and Julis win their second match with only Julis attacking. The next match has Lester and Randy against Irene and Priscilla. Irene defeats Randy. As part of the plan, Priscilla's blood is drained to power Irene's Ogre Lux, the Gravi-Sheath. However, Irene sucks blood from Priscilla to recharge her Gravi-Sheath. Irene easily defeats Lester and wins the match. (en)
- Saya and Kirin struggle with their teamwork during a training session. Instead of continuing their training, the two go on a shopping trip together to strengthen their bonds. Saya buys a gun from a used Lux store. Saya and Kirin head to the pool to help Kirin learn how to swim. While at the pool, Kirin accidentally bumps into Violet Weinberg of Queenvail. An enraged Violet fights Saya but is easily defeated. The next day, Saya and Kirin return to training with their teamwork greatly improved. The match selections for the Phoenix Festa are announced with Ayato and Julis not having to fight Saya and Kirin until the finals. (en)
- On the night before the match, Ayato and Saya recall the time they trained together with Haruka. Ayato and Saya could never beat Haruka. The match against the twins Shenyun and Shenhua of Jie Long begins with Ayato activating his powers and knowing about his time limit. Shenyun creates clones of himself to force Ayato to use up his energy. Shenyun traps Ayato in his talisman cage. Julis fights Shenhua. Following the hit Ayato took from the exploding talismans, Shenyun is about to finish off Ayato with his time limit having been reached until Julis rescues him. (en)
- Saya unleashes her Lux cannon, but AR-D's barrier reduces the damage. The two robots, AR-D and RM-C, combine and overwhelm an exhausted Saya and Kirin. Following the match, Flora is kidnapped. The captors demand that Ayato put a freeze on his Ser Veresta that would make him unable to use the weapon ever again. Claudia comes up with a plan to apply for the freeze and then to stall the process for as long as possible until Flora can be rescued. Saya and Kirin go out to search for Flora. (en)
- Jolbert asks Julis to marry Ayato and reveals that she has to abandon the Gryps Festa, as Julis might not be able to handle the added political pressure with her reputation earned by winning the Phoenix Festa. Julis visits the orphanage that she wanted to save with Ayato. On the way back home, she encounters her old friend, Ophelia Landlufen. Julis and Ophelia have a duel with Ophelia's miasma attacks overpowering Julis. Ayato steps in to fight Ophelia until Gustave arrives and uses two chimeras to fight Ayato and Julis. When Claudia arrives and easily defeat the chimeras, Ophelia and Gustave flee. (en)
- The hooded men turn out to be robots built by Ernesta Kuhne of Allekant and put to use by Silas Norman's Dante ability. Silas's motive is to injure as many of the top fighters using his robotic fighters so that he would have an easier time winning the Phoenix Festa. Julis takes on Silas's robots, but she is overpowered by their great numbers before Ayato intervenes and rescues Julis. Ayato unleashes the power of the Ser Veresta. However, he realizes that his power only lasts for five minutes because of the shackles on his power cast by Haruka. Meanwhile, Claudia corners and captures Silas. (en)
- In the match, Ayato and Julis form a strategy to force AR-D and RM-C to merge as quickly as possible and defeat them during the merge. During the merging process, Ayato defeats RM-C. However, Ayato fails to defeat AR-D. AR-D's transformed version makes him stronger than before. Meanwhile, Saya and Kirin rescue Flora after defeating the shadow master Wernher in a tough battle. With Flora rescued, Claudia announces the news over the microphone. Ayato activates the Ser Veresta now that the freeze has been canceled. (en)
- Julis lectures Ayato for challenging Kirin, but she commends him for his actions. Ayato and Kirin have a training session together. Kirin explains that Kouichiro is an ambitious man who is plotting to use her to become a board member of the executive committee. Kirin also explains that she is fighting for her father, Seijiro, who was detained after using magic in self-defense. During the training session, Ayato and Kirin get attacked by shapeshifting lizards and end up falling underground. (en)
- In a meeting between student council presidents, Claudia strikes an agreement with Arlequint to form a partnership in research and development. Meanwhile, Ayato bumps into Kirin Toudou, who is the highest-ranking student of Seidoukan. Witnessing her uncle Kouichiro attacking her, Ayato intervenes and asks him to stop abusing her. Kouichiro accepts if he can defeat Kirin in a duel. Ayato holds back in his duel and loses to Kirin. Ayato finds out from Julis that Kirin is the top fighter in Seidoukan Academy despite her age. (en)
- Irene recalls the time she received the Gravi-Sheath from Dirk shortly before the fourth match with Ayato and Julis. Julis unleashes her Rafflesia attack after some strategical tactics, but Irene survives the attack. Irene sucks Priscilla's blood. The Gravi-Sheath possesses Irene and causes a massive gravity flux on the battlefield. Ayato withstands the gravity attack and destroys the Gravi-Sheath using the Reverse-gouging Shell attack to win the match. Ayato used his powers past the five-minute limit that he suffers from its side effects. The side effects are now public knowledge. Dirk decides to form a partnership with Ernesta and Camilla. Priscilla lets Irene know that she will become a fighter someday to fight alongside Irene. Meanwhile, Steering Committee chairman Madiath Mesa reveals that he has a scheme. By winning, Ayato is interfering with Madiath's plan. When Julis asks Ayato if he is okay, he says he is okay. Ayato later appears to be in pain. Ayato vows to Julis that he will protect her. After that, Ayato and Julis attempt to kiss, but Claudia, Saya, and Kirin walk in, interrupting them. (en)
- Ayato and AR-D battle. Deciding that speed is the key to victory, Julis transfers her energy to the Ser Veresta. Ayato performs the Moon of Carnage technique to defeat AR-D and win the Phoenix Festa. Ayato is presented the trophy from Madiath. Meanwhile, Eishiro kills Wernher. After the battle, Ayato and Julis are congratulated. Camilla and RM-C approach Saya asking for a rematch wanting to settle things with a fair fight. Ayato makes a request to Madiath to search for Haruka. Shortly afterward, Madiath goes his separate ways from Dirk and reveals that he is secretly in possession of Haruka's body. (en)
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