“Many say that war is evil, for it breeds hatred! Many say that peace is magnificent, for it nurtures kindness! Many say that violence is a sin, for it harms others! Many say that cooperation is a virtue, for it fosters love! All those with common sense know this, of course, yet we humans still strive for strength!
“To be the strongest and most heroic of them all! To have absolute, unrivaled power that enables you to make your desires a reality! Who can say that they don’t wish for that?! Who can say that they have never longed for as much?! Everyone desires it at some point, and everyone gives up on it at some point, as it is unattainable! But for those still chasing that dream, we arrive at the Festival at which these young men and women put their lives on the line in search of victory!
“Hokkaido’s Rokuzon Academy! Tohoku’s Kyomon Academy! North Kanto’s Donrou Academy! South Kanto’s Hagun Academy! Kinki and Chubu’s Bukyoku Academy! Chugoku and Shikoku’s Rentei Academy! Kyushu and Okinawa’s Bunkyoku Academy! And finally, the newly established National Akatsuki Academy! A total of thirty-two students have been chosen from Japan’s eight schools, every last one of them an awe-inspiring knight, but only one can claim the title of Japan’s Seven Stars King!
“Fortunately for them, it is a custom among us knights to use our weapons to decide whom shall bear such a title! And to our thirty-two virtuous knights who have come here to take up those weapons, the time has come! Only here will none disapprove as you fight to your hearts’ content and the full extent of your power!
“And now, without further ado, I proudly announce the start of the sixty-second Seven Stars Battle Festival!”