The Best Episodes Written By Sawako Hirabayashi

Believing that actual experience is just as crucial as book smarts if she wants to be the greatest villainess ever, Alicia heads to the village of Loana, which is isolated by a magic barrier. There, she has an encounter that changes her life...

Alicia promises her father that she'll meet his condition of getting her magic to level 90 so she can continue to be Liz's watcher. She secludes herself in a tiny shed to train, and all the while, Gill awaits her return.

Tomoko is enjoying her "Yandere Boys' Verbal Abuse" CD in her room when her phone rings. The caller is her friend from middle school, Yuu-chan. Yuu-chan was plain and geeky in middle school, but Tomoko hasn't seen her since they graduated. Realizing that Yuu-chan will probably ask her how high school life is going, Tomoko sets out to live a fulfilling high school life that she can tell her old friend all about...

Tomoko's mother tells her that her middle-school-aged cousin Kii-chan is coming to visit. Since Tomoko always acted the role of a smart, popular girl in front of Kii-chan in the past, she starts to think up ways to keep her cousin from finding out that her stories about her boyfriend were all lies.

"Without effort, there's no reward! This applies to aspiring villainesses as well." With that in mind, Alicia wants to train not only her mind but also her body from a young age. Because only then can she ultimately come closer to her ideal.

A rumor complicates Hori and Miyamura's budding relationship. Kyosuke comes home to roost and instantly takes a liking to Miyamura. Sakura evaluates her friendship with Remi.

Hori has an unexpected demand of Miyamura. When Yoshikawa learns her fake relationship with Ishikawa might be coming to an end, she's forced to reflect on her own feelings.

A lot goes on in the Hori household. The family comes together, the family fights, the family makes up... But no matter what happens, it's always fun.

Remi reflects on how she and Sengoku started dating. Miyamura discovers a hidden side of Hori. When Yoshikawa gets asked out, the gang gets Ishikawa to help.

Aria follows Kinji to the arcade where he manages to win some plush dolls for her. The next day, Kinji and Aria learn that a schoolbus has been hijacked by the fabled Butei-killer and fitted with a bomb that will explode if it slows down with an armed convertible preventing the passengers from interfering. As the busdriver gets injured when an attempt to stop the convertible is foiled by heat-detection, Aria and Kinji arrive on the scene, taking out the convertible. With the bus slowly running out of gas, Aria finds the bomb on the underside of the bus whilst Kinji finds and destroys the communications sensor. The bomb is disarmed by the sniper ace, Reki, but Aria is injured by another armed vehicle whilst trying to protect Kinji. As she is treated in hospital, she feels disappointed that Kinji didn't meet her expectations.

Field trip has finished. Along the way back to Tokyo, someone had planted a bomb within the bullet train where Kinji and the gang are boarded. Not only the bomb will explode if the train's speed is decreased, but they must increase the speed by 10kph every 3 minutes or it will explode. Even worse, Riko had deduced that the culprit is also inside the train! This mission calls for Kinji, Aria, Riko, Shirayuki and the other Buteis present in the train to disarm the bomb and save the passenger. And they've only got 80 minutes until the bullet train reaches Tokyo.

Miyamura, Iura, and Ishikawa go to the Sengoku household for a sleepover. Sengoku's cramped bedroom leaves the boys scratching their heads about sleeping arrangements. Their close proximity leads Sengoku to start asking questions about Miyamura refusing to show his skin.

Nakamine-sensei may be oblivious, Terajima-sensei may be strict, and Yasuda-sensei may be a hopeless pervert, but they all have one thing in common... They're all teachers at Katagiri High!

Haru and Shizuku's relationship keeps flipping back and forth. Haru is now determined to win her over and is getting advice from his new friends.

A month since the school festival, Shizuku's father's convienence store goes under for the 6th time which upsets her however she is able to calmly assess the situation. Her father remarks that due to her mother constantly working she grew up alone which resulted in her psyche not being able to manifest emotions. Haru, Sasayan and Asako get together for a study group where Shizuku realizes that she hasn't spent anytime thinking about her relationship with Haru. After Haru hears the story of how Shizuku never got any goldfish to care for, he spends his time at the river hoping to catch crayfish for her instead. At the library Shizuku encounters Kenji, where she gets him to explain her priorites in a straightforward manner. Meanwhile, at the bakery where Asako and Sasayan are studying, Asako feels discomfort when some girls enter and trash talk about her within earshot. However Mitsuyoshi, is able to make them leave, which causes Asako to become infatuated with him.

Sports day is officially upon Katagiri High. Miyamura has never had a reason to look forward to the school-wide event, but something (or someone) may just make his last sports day in high school one to remember...

Elise runs into Juliane, her former rival in love, at Minchester's birthday celebration. Recalling her previous cruel treatment of Juliane, Elise resolves to treat her with kindness. Just as Elise begins to relax, Minchester makes a shocking announcement.

Yotsuya's plan to rescue the heretics is successful, as is his vengeance on Kamilto for killing Kahvel's subordinate. He and Tokitate head to Radodorbo with the heretics while Shindou and Hakozaki travel separately in hopes of finding cargo bound for Radodorbo. Along the way, Tokitate becomes invested in what she perceives as a budding relationship between Yotsuya and Kahvel and tries to initiate events to bring them together.

The boy Yotsuya saved in the Chinese restaurant, Torii Keita, turns out to be the fifth player. They're sent to the alternate world again, and after receiving the fifth quest, they head for Cortonel to track down some leads. There they find Kahvel, who is now a mother. The party is shocked to learn that 15 years have passed since their fourth quest, but that isn't the only thing that's changed in this world.

After becoming a Blacksmith, Yotsuya developed two new tactical weapons to use against the orcs: the Storc for close-range combat and the Orc Eater for shooting from a distance. Although they successfully use these to fight off the orcs attacking the stronghold, the orcs learn how to throw projectiles by observing the long-range weapon. Both the humans and the orcs have suffered substantial damages as the battle enters its final stages.

Jiffon Island has taken severe damage from a series of natural disasters. Some of the survivors have taken shelter in the castle. The Orc Queen, after barely surviving the battle, reaches the boat that was carrying the human children to safety. Giving up hope for the island as it's ravaged by one disaster after another, she tries to escape to a new land with the orc children, but finds herself facing Shindou and the other human fighters first.

Elise begins to distinguish herself through her medical knowledge. Then, a patient with a severe, untreatable injury is brought to Teresa Hospital. The enigmatic, handsome young man accompanying the patient shows an unusual interest in Elise.

Elise suddenly has the chance to spend time with Ron. She is thrilled, and though he doesn't show it, Elise sends Ron's heart racing. During their date, they get caught up in an accident. Their hearts grow closer, but something weighs on Ron's mind.

Still bothered between Haru's interaction with Oshima, Shizuku begins to act more coldly and distant towards Haru while she comes to the decision to solely focus on her studies. Meanwhile, Oshima struggles with her feelings over Haru and her troubles of being an introvert. Haru tries to get closer to Shizuku by asking her out on a date, but while studying, she openly admits to him that she doesn't have any more feelings for him which creates a strain on their relationship.

Kenji is shown to consider himself to being an elite member of society, since he, and his family hold him in high regard, even considering himself able to get girls as an extreme. Though. despite an initial denial, he gradually realizes his romantic feelings for Shizuku.