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Ui blasts sensei for treating her like an accessible encyclopedia, her thunder terrifies Hiyori and Maia, who thought the Squad was fearless. Sensei is about to bribe Ui with twenty White&Mason Americano coupons, but Shimiko chips in and says it is pay back of sensei's past assistance. Ui wants to argue but Shimiko threatens her with an outdoor expedition to where sensei is. Everyone introduce themselves, and Hiyori manages to secure the Committee's digital archive of magazines. The Committee has found materials of interest, with some as Ui says are considered semi-banned in Trinity. Ui goes on to criticize those in power for trying to hide inconvenient truth, which is something the Committee fight against. Atsuko asks Ui to share their findings, emphasizing as an ex-Royal Blood. With sensei's guarantee, Ui agrees to reveal everything without holding back. According to Ui, Porta Pacis was built after the schism, with the hope that they could peacefully reconcile their differences. It is unknown why the attempt failed, with Shimiko hinting that the real threat from authority is the decision to not record something. Atsuko fills in the gap. She says the completion of the Gate of Peace triggered the Arius civil war. The physical symbol of the concept of peace intensified the strife between those who were pro- and anti-reconciliation, and led to open hostility. At least, that was what she heard, as few written records were left in Arius. The anti-reconciliation camp won the civil war, and decided to repurpose the symbol of peace by building a large record storage underneath it, and stored all the records there.
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