Blue Archive story · Volume 3: Eden Treaty, Chapter 1, Episode 17
Vol. 3 Ch. 1 Ep. 17: Trinity's Traitor
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Nagi is really going all-in, isn't she? Even signing off on you all using these facilities for your make-up work classes.
So, how goes it? I hope you aren't simply pretending to keep busy so you can have pool parties with the students. You wouldn't do something like that, would you?
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You don't have to be so wary, Sensei. You're going to hurt my feelings.
Are you at least eating properly? I could always have your classes catered if you'd like. Would tea and cake be all right?
My apologies. I understand.
You're not interested in small talk. In that case, I'll get straight to the point.
And for the record, Nagi doesn't know I'm here right now. I'm by myself, as you can see.
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She offered you a deal, didn't she?
"A deal...?"
I'm referring to searching for Trinity's traitor.
"..."
I thought that might be it. She's a card, that one.
She didn't even give you all the details, I'm willing to bet. She just dumped the responsibility in your lap and told you to get to work.
And she didn't offer a proper reason or intent behind it either, did she? Did Nagi tell you why the Make-Up Work Club was founded this way?
Really... She told you nothing at all and burdened you with so much.
"I rejected her offer."
"It's not my role to find Trinity's traitor."
Oh?
So that's it. You represent Schale, meaning you're ultimately an interloper in all of this, unbelonging to Trinity.
It's only natural that those of us whose world revolves around Trinity would have difficulty understanding your reasoning.
How fascinating. It's a fresh perspective if nothing else.
Then whose side are you on, Sensei?
If you're not on Trinity's side...then Gehenna? The General Student Council? Or maybe you're on no one's side...
"I'm on the students' side."
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Aw...
I wasn't expecting you to say something like that.
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Well, if that's the case...
...does that mean you're on my side too? I know I may not seem like one sometimes, but I'm technically a student too...you know.
"I'll be by your side if you ever need me to be."
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Wow... You sure know how to flatter a lady, Sensei.
Are all adults this smooth? I guess there's no hiding how happy that made me. Heehee.
But doesn't this also prove my point? If you're on everyone's side, that means you can never truly pick sides as well, does it not?
So why don't I cut you a deal of my own?
"A deal...?"
I'll tell you which member of the Make-Up Work Club is the traitor.
"...!"
It's the same traitor that Nagi has been searching for, the very person she'll stop at nothing to expel.
However, the truth is that the situation is much more complicated than it seems.
It wouldn't be courteous of me to simply watch you be swayed by Nagi.
Did you know that inviting you to be the Make-Up Work Club's homeroom teacher was my idea?
"You, Mika?"
Yup. Nagi was opposed to the idea. She said she didn't want to waste the favor you owed on something like this.
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I wanted it to be someone who was from neither Trinity nor Gehenna.
Oh. And as for the traitor...
...she is indeed one of your Make-Up Work Club students.
Shirasu Azusa.
You're late.
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How are the preparations coming along?
Smoothly. All according to plan thus far.
"It's Azusa?"
Correct. As you may know, she hasn't always attended Trinity.
She was originally a student from Arius Satellite School, which broke away from the Trinity Union a long time ago.
Well, "student" might not be fully accurate.
Education was never truly a part of Azusa's experience.
"Why are you telling me this?"
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I'm sure you asked the same of Nagi at one point. Though, I can't fathom how she responded.
I won't bore you with the excuses, so let me be blunt.
You must protect her.