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MORNING,
WEISS.

YOU'LL BE
a LATE FOR
/ CLASS IF
f| YOU DON'T
il| HURRY. iss

MORNING,
BLAKE. \

MORNING,
YANG!

TODAY WE'RE
GONNA REMIND Pf
EVERYONE AT
BEACON ACADEMY
HOW AWESOME
TEAM RWBY IS!
 see OUR WORLD,
CREATURES REMNANT,
CALLED WAS ONCE
GRIMM. ENGULFED IN
DARKNESS...

THROUGH
ONA =~“ of
wortp “Wl iz
SUNKIN 4
DARK- 4 4
NESS. Sif
 THIS 15 A
FAIRY TALE.

A TALE OF
HUMANS AND
CREATURES...
AND MAGIC.
 HUH
?
50 fa
IT'SA
WHAT
EXACTLY XG)
CRYSTALLIZED
ENERGY % DL
PROPELLANT
THAT HELPS
TO POWER OUR
eeelS A
DUST?
WORLD.

DIDN'T THEY
TEACH YOU
THAT IN JUNIOR
SCHOOL?

FIRE, WATER,
ELECTRICITY...IT'S
THE AMALGAMATION
OF NATURE'S
POWER! IT IS THE
FOUNDATION THAT
SUPPORTS OUR
LIVES. ITS RANGE
OF APPLICATIONS
SPANS EVERYTHING

Cl FROM DAY-TO-DAY
TASKS TO MILITARY
ji

OR 50 {He ? THERE IS
RESEARCH | COMPANY'S ’5 STILL MUCH
We CONT ('
IS MAKING |BUSHES Revies sa KNOW ABOLIT =
PROGRESS | 01 SOMETHING en DUST'S EXACT -
EVERY EAR, |THAT THET Don't : ORIGIN. 2
‘ UNDERSTAND. )
, ONE THING'S
FOR SURE, @
x IT COMES IN
- HANDY FOR ®
: STOPPING /*
Oo! fp GRIMM, 4° ae
* 4,
 WHAT RUBY
IS TRYING TO SAY,
YES, YANG, |S THAT THERE'S
THAT'S IT! A NEED FOR A DEEPER
UNDERSTANDING OF AND
THAT'S IT APPRECIATION FOR THE
EXACTLY! TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY
USED IN THE TRADE OF
HUNTING THAT OUR
LIVES DEPEND ON.

I THINK IT’S
BUT YOU LIKE IMPORTANT TO
TALKING ABOUT ALWAYS HAVE THAT
$.D.C. DUST KIND OF RESPECT FOR
TECHNOLOGY OUR PARTNERS, AND
WHAT ALL THE TIME, FOR THE WEAPONS
ARE You WEISS. AND SPECIAL ITEMS
TRYING TO WE USE!
IMPLY?
YOU ALWAYS
EXAGGERATE,
RUBY.
OH,
NOTHING

JUST
BECAUSE
I'M NOT A
WEAPONS
MANIAC LIKE
YOu—
 JAUNE?!

ifae ae
DIDN'T te ~
nee MEAN \\ OH,
8) on TO KICK x: i SORRY.
oy
= THE BALL| \ a MY BAD.
mg YOUR ie
o WAY.
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CARDIN
fe 0 \ ‘
USS °
‘ ay

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CHESTER, 4
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HEH... FEEL By, ; << ;
FREE TO j | S ‘ ARE YOLI
CT OKAY?! '
LITTLE MORE ZB

OU
REALLY,
I'M FINE.
IT WASN'T
[7O\"\ AS BAD AS
\ <p] IT LOOKED.
—V

SORRY
I INTER-
RUPTED
YOUR GIRL
TALK.

ZF
 SO, I
HEAR YOU
SKIPPED
YOU GUYS
PROFESSOR
OZPIN’S
FAVORITES
OR SOME-
THING?

YOU GUYS ,
DID PRETTY
GOOD IN TEAM
SELECTIONS,
BUT NONE OF
YOU LOOK LIKE
ALL THAT.

wat hy “SD
YOU WANNA 2 (a
GO, GRADE z .
SKIPPER? “A

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AR > z
S,')

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A ALAX* )
v 2 rs,

oe HOW
SPLENDID.

soe as
 ASKING PROFESSOR
YOURSELF GOODWITCH!
IF YOU HAVE
WHAT IT
TAKES TO
SUCCEED.

HONING YOUR
SKILLS AND
TRUSTING IN
THE RESULTING

ALL ARE
IMPORTANT
FORA
HUNTSMAN OR
HUNTRESS.

BUT WITH
POWER COMES
POWER SHOULD RESPONSIBILITY.
ONLY BE
EXERCISED WHEN
IT IS NEEDED.
AND WHERE IT'S
NEEDED.
 SO WE CAN
DO WHATEVER
WE WANT, AS
LONG AS WE'RE
HONING OUR
SKILLS?

/ | WHY DON'T
I GIVE YOU
a TWO AN
on OPPORTUNITY
TO DO 60?
 you
SURE DO | rt * " } W-WHAT’S
Be 2meas | ses) 8 : ie ow GOING ON?
PROFESSOR \t ky _ cc a AM I.
WHAT
GOODWITCH. do _ Bri i & SUPPOSED T0
po?!

THE
CROWD’S
WAY BIGGER
THAN DURING
OUR USUAL
 ALL THIS
BECAUSE
YOU KNOW
YOU SURE
MADE A BIG
SPECTACLE
OUT OF IT.

I DON'T
UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING
ABOUT,

I FORGOT. SHE'S NOT if

SHE GETS LIKE YOU,
NERVOUS IN YANG. RUBY
FRONT OF
CROWDS. rm

és ONE
SOME- \
THING FON
DOESN'T , TAKE
SEEM RIGHT HIM OUT
WITH HER... WITH ONE
PUNCH!!
\\

Ww
16 NY let V0
7 ee) SE ey WHAT
DO I
WHYS" yow'o THIS \g , , DO, WHAT
ITME?! = HAPPEN?! EVERYBODY'S ape eel
WHERE'S WHY AMI . WHA
JAUNE?! FIGHTING Na warcune, sie -
HIM
\ AND
AGAIN?!
CARDIN'S
puso TIALLY
GLARING AT
SCARED ME!
HEY.
WHOA... A
I WANNA
HANDMADE,
pon WITH ITS WEIGHT, WONDER HEAVY MACE
BE THAT DEPENDING WHAT WITH TITAN/LIM
earns ON WHERE /T KINDA FLANGES!
Wes STRIKES, EVEN A GIMMICK THAT'S GOTTA
VIDEOS OF DEATH STALKER’S /THAS. HURT.
KITTENS ALL EXOSKELETON
7Ar LONG | COULD BE... NOW'S SS DOESN'T
LOOK
INTERNET. NOT THE TIME TO MECHANICAL.
BE ANALYZING /T! MAYBE THE
STONE AT THE
71P CHANNELS
. HEY. > HIS AURA?
 a you Ss
‘ HUA?

© Bee S sorry mR IA) HEAR

1's TITANIUM ME?!
CARDIN! ct.
SS =)
\ ee CHECK IT
YOU'RE Pie OUT! THE
GOING ‘\ ie ® LEADER
TOBE A “ \ OF TEAM
HUNTRESS, Oy WOOED ON ~~ 7 RWBY'S
arent J. OI : dit ELON
your?! fs » MODIS <a ¥ Ze
Per RELAX! YOU'RE eat 4
WEARING THAT af PSs
RED CAPE! YOU yp NS es net ag i,
= CAN'T EMBARRASS : SSG
7) yoursetr any |RUBY IN porns
MORE THAN YOU J Na re |
oO ALREADY HAVE! @
po NX) /

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THAT'S |
RIGHT. |
 WHY DIOL
WANT TO
BECOME A
HUNTRESS?
 Hy
i
THAT'S
WHY I'M
HERE AT
BEACON
ACADEMY.

fr,
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2)
 BEACON
ACADEMY.
ONE OF
FOUR
¥ HUNTSMAN
—

| ys ACADEMIES
| IN THE
WORLD,

IT /S WHERE
MANY YOUNG
HUMANS AND
FAUNUS RECE/VE
7TRA/N/ING
7O BECOME
HUNTSMEN AND
HUNTRESSES
TASKED WITH
SLAYING GRIMM.
 HUNTSMEN AND
HUNTRESSES SKILLFULLY
CONTROL A POWER MUCH REMAINS
KNOWN AS AURA IN A WAY UNKNOWN AGOUT
THAT ORDINARY HUMANS THE ORIGIN OF
CANNOT. ITALLOWS THEM GRIMM. WHETHER
TO DEPLOY A VARIETY OF THEY ARE EVEN
TECHNIQUES AS THEY ALIVE 1S YET TO BE
FIGHT AGAINST GRIMM, CONFIRMED.
WHICH ARE RESISTANT TO
MILITARY WEAPONS.

BUT...
OR EVEN IT'S NOT
RESOLVE OR JUST THE
STRENGTH STRENGTH
OF MIND... OF THEIR
AURA.
oR
MASTERY
OF TECH-
NIQUES.

eee THAT
MAKESA
STRONG
HUNTSMAN
OR
HUNTRESS.

I'M
SORRY?
 WE HAVE
A LOT OF
PROMISING
STUDENTS
THIS YEAR.

WHAT HEY!
IS THAT,
RUBY?

WHAT
HAPPENED Sf
TO THE GIRL
WHO WAS Af ‘i i
FREAKING ; SURE.
OUT IN THE
MAKES IT
STADIUM? en Y EASY TO
PICK HER
OUT INA
LO CROWD...
BLAKE?

IS THERE
ANY LINE
YOU WON'T
CROSS?
 5 \

LET'S ra
LET ALL
OF VALE
KNOW
\ HOW :
\ GREAT WE
ARE!

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ABSO-
LUTELY
BEAUTIFUL
MOONLIT
NIGHT.

I THINK YOU'LL
ENJOY WHAT I
HAVE IN STORE SINISTER
FOR YOU THIS SCHEMES GO
TIME. SMOOTHLY ON
NIGHTS LIKE
THIS.

I HOPE
YOU LIKE
Ruby Rose
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SCUNEE,
IS THERE
ANYTHING
YOU'RE
NOT GOOD
YOUR AT?
“ SINGING,
YOUR PIANO
5 PLAYING.
Mm YOUHAVE = tT'5 ALL
SUCH A
BRIGHT
FUTURE
AHEAD OF
YOu.

WHATEVER

eres WORDS OF
ALITTLE PRAISE
EFFORT, I O10 VieWERE
“eihe oon OVERFLOWING
: d AROUND ME.

| f

N t I EXPECTED
\/ THE PRAISE AS
DAUGHTER OF A MATTER OF
THE SCHNEE } COURSE AND
4 - BELIEVEDI
: DESERVED
ITALL.
 MY FATHER
FELT THE
SO HIS SAME WA y
INOIFFER-

Ss.
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.- WAS
EXPECTED.

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YOU ARE “T
\ TRULY _ fh, _| CLAP
| BEFITTING OF CuAP
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scHNee. |) /) V
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WELL
DONE,
YOUNG
LADY.
S\

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= YOU ARE
CERTAINLY
TALENTED.

|
4 THIS
| WAS THE
’ peel FIRST TIME
eraei wes I'VE HAD THE
YOUR ABILITY, ; sioapaaeOF
PLEASURE
TO SUMMON | Ne)
:
GLYPHS, |S VERY |
IMPRESSIVE.
ALSO...

...YOUR MULTI-
ACTION DUST
RAPIER...
; MYRTENASTER,
Ke WAS IT...?
if Z4

/A TO HAVE
f COMPLETE
if MASTERY OF
Ky SUCH A COMPLEX
WEAPON...
 =
aa
Z
HAVEN'T
LF YOu DONE
A ENOUGH ENOUGH
< } \ FOR THIS ISN'T
WITH THE
YOU CAN TODAY?
A PIANO
FLATTERY.
TRAIN ALL RECITAL.
" YOU WANT
AT ATLAS
ACADEMY.

I THOUGHT
I TOLD You
I WANT
TO ATTEND oa)
BEACON AN
ACADEMY. D
~

DIDN'T MY PLEASE
FATHER SAY DON'T
THAT, IF I INTERRUPT
WANT MY MY
WAY, I WAS TRAINING.
TO PROVE MY a
ABILITIES?
HE ALSO SAID
HE WOULD
THE THIS LEAVE THE
pio
CONVER- DECISION UP
LIKE TO
SATION IS
POINTLESS.
TO ME, HIS
BUSY. SPEAK
SECRETARY.
TO MY
FATHER.

HE CANNOT BE a

BOTHERED WITH
SUCH TRIVIAL
MATTERS.
 WHY BEACON
AND NOT ATLAS?
YOU WANT
BEACON IS SO
TO BECOME A
FAR AWAY.
HUNTRESS,
,
DON'T YOU?

IT'S
BECAUSE
BEACON
IS FAR

AND
BECAUSE
BEACON IS
1+ THAT IF AN? SAY PRESIDENT LOCATED
I WERE IN IS WORRIED WE IN THE
ATLAS, YOU OUT YOU. WOULDN'T KINGDOM OF
COULD COVER Gece Bo rx. ABE
pile
DISGRACEFUL ANYTHING
WERE TO
BEHAVIOR OF HAPPEN.
MINE?

YOU WERE
BOTH BORN INTO A
YOU AND YET PRESTIGIOUS AND
YOU ARE = POWERFUL FAMILY.
MISS TRYING TO YOU SEEK POWER
DISTANCE YOURSELF:
YOURSELF
FROM IT.

I DON'T
EXPECT
SOMEBODY
YOU'RE LIKE YOU TO
A PUPPET UNDERSTAND.
WITHOUT A
MIND OF ITS
OWN.
 WHY, IT SEEMS
r'M GLAD THANK my YOU HAVE A
To Kou) fou You. |_| NENT FOR
ACTUALLY HAVE ee
THE ABILITY To BE WELL.
IRRITATED.

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RELEASE |S
"CARE. Me kero \% rat
OPEN THE yl lua 7
CAGE. y A
B-BUT... = as
Qn

T WARNED
YOU...

THIS IS
WHAT You
SHOULD'VE
DONE IN
THE FIRST
PLACE.
 I I’M
RECOGNIZE SURE YOU’RE
THAT FAMILIAR WITH
ARMOR.
THIS ONE IS AN
IS IT THE AMALGAMATION OF
gel
DISPLAYED
SMALLER-SIZED
y)
THE SCHNEE ERIM WE*VE
MUSEUM? SUCCESSFULLY
CAPTURED.

I'M NOT
| DREPLICA
SUPPOSED IS OF IT, I'VE
THREE BEEN TOLD.
peter
cere TWES
STRONGER
THAN THE
ORIGINAL.

THEY ARE
HUMANITY’S /
NEMESIS, :
DEPRAVED
ITS STRENGTH MONSTERS. |\%
CANNOT BE —
COMPARED ,
TO THAT OF A
DROID... I’M
SURE THATS
OBVIOUS.

A
HLINTSMAN
OR
IF YOL HLUNTRESS'S
WISH TO HAVE ==—-PUT IS
vee THE YOUR WAY, TO SLAY
PRESIDENT’S YOU SHOLILD GRIMM.
WORDS. BE ABLE TO
SLAY THIS
ONE.
 All
RIGHT,
LET'S
DO IT.

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NEVER MAKE
ANYTHING OF
YOURSELF.

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 ARE YOU ALL
RIGHT, MISS

USING YOUR Sa
AURA FOR my
DEFENSE?

I'VE
BEEN...
\N

Ny

7,

THROUGH Ly
WORSE.
 SURPRISING
As IT MAY
SEEM TO
THE YOU, MISS
PRESIDENT ; SCHNEE...
DOES LOVE
YOU VERY
MUCH.

HE ONCE EVEN
MENTIONED THAT
HE ENJOYED
YOUR SINGING.
 YOU MUST
BE THERE
FOR HIM NO
MATTER HOW
YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT.

BUT YOUR
FATHER
BEARS HEAVY
OBLIGATIONS
AS THE
HEAD OF
THE SCHNEE
FAMILY.

NOW THAT YOUR

OLDER SISTER,
WINTER, IS AWAY,
WE HAVE HIGH
HOPES FOR YOU.

IF KEEPING }
ME TRAPPED |
IS MY
FATHER'S IN ADDITION TO HIS
WAY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
SHOWING TO HIS EMPLOYEES
AFFECTION, HE ALSO FACES THE
THEN : INCREASING THREAT
S33 . FROM THE WHITE
J FANG'S TERRORIST
' ACTIVITIES.
/ 2

pood: i }

DON'T
WANT
/7.
 I USED TO iC Ss
THINK I
N WAS ONE

WINTER'S
WORDS
ABOUT

ANYTHING
OF MYSELF
 EVERYONE
ONLY CARED
THAT IWAS
PART OF
THE SCHNEE
FAMILY. NOT
THAT IWAS
ME.
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p aay TINY
Po
Ss —

THOUGHT
ALL THAT
PRAISE
WAS FOR
ME. IT
WASN'T.

IT MESSED
WITH MY
HEAD WHEN
I FIGURED
THAT OUT.
I MUST BE
PROUD OF
MYSELF.

len

SO
NOW I'M
GO/NG
TO BE
STRONG.

NO MORE JUST
DOING WHAT
A SCHNEE /S
SUPPOSED TO
D0 FOR THE
SAKE OF THE
FAMILY NAME.
 W/
tig
‘& IF YOUR I WAS
tee Nigh apse SURPRISED
: WHEN you
PT) \\@ sure ne~ DECIDED TO REE
: Me iS ANTE
APPEAR AT UNTIL
ay ae A CHARITY
\ y \ CURTAIN.
fey EVENT.

° Ay \ \ \* I KNOW.
I KNOW.
A IF HE
REALLY /
LIKES MY
Ne ici ote SINGING...
LISTENING
SOME-
WHERE. \

AND YOu
KNOW...

.--ONCE I
COMMIT TO
SOMETHING, T
GIVE IT
MY ALL.
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2.
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 --AND
TAKE BACK
YOUR
DIGNITY.
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ene DUST
| COMPANY'S
DUST
_| TRANSPORT
TRAIN.

IT PASSES
\\ HERE AT
ie we | THE SAME
iV \W\N \\ . TIME EVERY
WEEK LIKE
CLOCKWORK,
 4
WE'RE
GO/NG 7O
TAKE THE
ENTIRE
TRAIN.
 -

LOOKS
LIKE ALL
THE SEATS
ARE TAKEN,

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.
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L a »
CONFIRM | A
LP. PLEASE ‘\\ fi :
STATE YOUR “Y,
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AFFILIATION / , < \
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AT
LEAST
5,000
CASES.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S
KILL THE
ENGINE.

WHAT
ABOUT THE
CREW?
ceil
 IN THE WORLD
OF REMNANT,
THERE ARE
TWO TYPES
OF HUMANOID
RESIDENTS:
‘ THE HUMANS
TOOK PLACE AND THE
BETWEEN THE FAUNUS,
7WO RACES \
BECAUSE
OF THEIR
DIFFERENCES.

AN UNSTEADY PEACE
WAS ESTABL/SHED
AFTER MUCH
TURMO/L AND NOW
THE HUMANS AND
FALUNUS SHARE
THE HABITATS OF
THE WORLD OF
REMNANT. BUT
MANY STILL HARBOR
RESENTMENTS
AN ORGANIZED = Poe TOWARDONE
PROTEST HUMANS STILL
MOVEMENT CONSE.

ee pee
AROSE OLIT OF ee
’ DISCRIMINATE
DEMANDING C/VIL ‘ AGAINST THEM.
RIGHTS.

ONE OF THE
FAUNUS PROTEST
ORGANIZATIONS,
WHITE FANG,
SOUGHT PEACEFUL
COEXISTENCE.
THEY WANTED NO
AT LEAST, BLOODSHED...
THAT'S
HOW /T
WAS IN THE
BEGINNING.
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THIS IS
WRONG...

GOODBYE.
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YOU $O
CARELESS
ABOUT
TAKING CARE
OF YOURSELF,
YANG?!

/ jjing
fim’X &
.elT'S OKAY
TO TAKE
OFF YOUR
RIBBON
WHEN
YOU'RE
INSIDE.

OUR
HEROINE.
 PROTECT
YOu.

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HUNTRESS?

=< a ” BEACON
TEXTBOOKS ‘fitmmmmmall
ARE TEACHING |
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\ PEOPLE TO
iz \) GET WHAT
ie YOU WANT
NOW?

DON'T
TELL ME
I GO To
ce
| THE FIGHT’S
SIGNAL. i
OVER
I'LL BE ALREADY!
GOING TO
BEACON
ACADEMY
NEXT YEAR!

SHOULDN'T
BEATA
NIGHT-
CLUB!
 I'M LOOKING
FOR
SOMEBODY.

I DON'T HAVE
INFORMATION
FOR FIRST-
YOU'RE TIMERS,
NOT ESPECIALLY
EVEN A LITTLE GIRLS!
HUNT-
RESS

BUT YOU
DID SAY IF
YEAH, I PASSED A
THAT
WAS A
STRENGTH
MISTAKE. TEST.

I HEAR YOU'RE
THE GUY
WITH ALL THE
INFORMATION
IN VALE.

"JUNIOR"
HEl
XIONG.
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TO ADMIRE A
FIGHTER QUICK
TO BLOWS.
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YOU'RE THE
MALACHITE
SISTERS!!

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XIONG'S
PRIZED ee
TWINS. ;
BOTH OF i
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Vy ONCE?
al WHAT A
MILTIA. ve ‘at 4 OH TREAT. (2%,
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SOON.
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PEOPLE.

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HAVE GONE A
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IF WE HADA
MORE EFFICIENT
LEADER. ;

FIGHTING
AS A
TEAM?

THERE
WESadi
AGREED eed
IMPORTANT
bre i ( THINGS THAN
GE COMING UP WITH
S COMBINATION
FOR OUR Y NAMES LIke
COMBINATION CHECKMATE AND
YOU DIDN'T! ATTACKS! ICE FLOWER!
SEEM TO
MIND IT
THAT MUCH

WOULD'VE
ACCOM-
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THE MISSION
UNSCATHED!

I'M
\| STARTING
TO GET
HUNGRY...

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\ :
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WE'LL HAVE
MATCHING
SCARS THAT
ARE MIRROR
IMAGES
OF EACH
OTHER!
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.. WE ONLY
HAVE IN THING
COMMON ie
ARE OUR

THE
SILVER-
EYED
GIRL WHO
SWINGS
A GIANT
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I DON’T LIKE
THAT LOOK
IN YOUR
EYE. THEY
PROPER ARE JUST
EDUCATOR CHILDREN,
BEHAVES? PROFESSOR.

..» THOSE
GIRLS WILL
GO OFF
TO FIGHT
A REAL
BATTLE.
 JUST BEING
ALIVE IS A
CONSTANT
BATTLE
THAT ALL
CREATURES
ARE
WE ARE BORN ENGAGED
WITH THE IN.
WILL AND
POTENTIAL TO
MEET THAT
ALL I CAN CHALLENGE
DO IS GIVE HEAD-ON.
THEM SOME
DIRECTION TO
HELP THEM
REALIZE
THAT.
HOWEVER,
THE
BATTLE
AGAINST
GRIMM |S
SOMETHING
ITISA ELSE
BATTLE ENTIRELY.
AGAINST
THE
ITIS MY REJECTION
TODUTY
LEAD OF LIFE.
THEM
INTO SUCH
BATTLES.
THIS MEANS
THAT, AT
TIMES, I WILL
BE PERCEIVED
BY OTHERS AS
NOT BEHAVING
PROPERLY.
BUT NOT FOR
THE REASONS
THEY MAY
THINK.
 DAMN
IT, IT
STILL
HURTS!

NOTHING
GOOD COMES
OUT OF
CROSSING
PATHS WITH
THOSE LITTLE
BRATS.

JUST
YOU'LL YOU WAIT,
LEARN HOW LITTLE
CUNNING
ADULTS CAN
ACTUALLY
BE.
CHILLS.

MAYBE
SOMEBODY
IS HOLDING
PERHAPS A GRUDGE
YOU HAVE, AGAINST
BUT YOU YOu...
JUST AREN'T
IF IT WAS AWARE OF IT.
SOMEBODY SHUT UP!
I JUST IT HAVEN'T
RECENTLY DONE
FOUGHT, I ANYTHING
GUESS IT’S TO ANYBODY
POSSIBLE. THAT WOULD
MAKE THEM
HATE ME!
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