how to be a hero: part 1

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V O L 01 * J U N I P E R

01. | Welcome to Cerealia PART 1 Jaune and Pyrrha must come to terms with their homeworld being destroyed, meanwhile something else lurks in the darkness. 02. | Welcome to Cerealia PART 2 While becoming separated from Pyrrha for a while, Jaune meets new faces in a brave new world. 03. | Welcome to Cerealia PART 3 Jaune befriends a mysterious girl, Shiho Sannomiya, after she throws a questionable object in his face. 04. | You Got Mail Jaune sends an innocent chain letter to Pyrrha and his friends, not knowing the outbreak of spam texts it would later bring upon Cerealia. 05. | No Boys Allowed Pyrrha texts Jaune updates while she spends the night at an all-girls sleepover party. 06. | Blank Spaces Jaune discovers the wonderful world of Taylor Swift music and makes new acquaintances from it. 07. | Baby Steps After realizing that he will never win her heart, Jaune is determined to be a great friend to Weiss. 08. | Ten Facts Jaune and Pyrrha text each other early in the morning, but he keeps a shameful secret about where he works.

V O L 02 * P R O G R E S S

09. | Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Weiss discovers Jaune's secret and takes matters into her own hands. 10. | No Guarantees Pyrrha and Jaune argue the merits of owning pets when they find themselves in a CyBuddy shop. 11. | Master & Student Jaune is trying various ways to convince Sousei to train him, while Tenka meets him for the first time. 12. | Secret Agent Man When Jaune learns of Shiho's profession, he becomes inspired to help her out. 13. | Dance Dance Absolution After Natalia's Winter Ball is announced, Jaune asks Pyrrha to be his date. 14. | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back When Jaune's secret becomes a non-issue, he tries to express his gratitude to Weiss, but only worsens their already rocky relationship. 15. | Influence Anna accidentally reveals that she's a Princess to Jaune, and he takes it upon himself to defend the sovereign from harm. 16. | One Small Step Weiss sets her scorn for Jaune aside when Ruby and Blake go missing. 17. | My Reasons Christmas is approaching, and Tenka offers Jaune a deal he can't refuse. 18. | Pen Pals Shiho's roommate, Kaoru, shares animal facts with Jaune. 19. | Aggressive Marketing Jaune finds various ways to annoy the Cerealia Network with advertisements for Shiho's detective agency. 20. | Rock Glee A mysterious girl contacts Jaune and requests him to organize a performance for Rock Lee, just days before the Winter Ball. 21. | And A Giant Leap Jaune and Weiss finally reconcile and are back on the path of friendship.

V O L 03 * D R E A M S

22. | Trophy Husband It's the Winter Ball! When Jaune and Pyrrha arrive as each other's dates, they are mistaken as an official couple. 23. | What is Love? Jaune learns that Naoki has been dating Yang and they discuss romance. 24. | Red Like Roses, Part 1 Part 2 Ruby reappears at the Winter Ball, meanwhile Jaune tries to find a way to make her feel less uncomfortable. 25. | Union Jaune When the trees start coming to life and ensnaring people, Jaune must find a way to save England without Crocea Mors. 26. | Tinkerbell A familiar face from Remnant makes her debut at the Winter Ball, but nothing else is known about her, including her real name. 27. | It's Not You Shiho secludes herself from the dance floor because of the nature of her powers, but things get complicated when Jaune insists on a dance. 28. | Shoot to Thrill Jaune is once again forced to fight without his sword, until Rin presents him with another weapon to use. 29. | Loneliest of All Jaune unexpectedly learns why Weiss never reciprocated his feelings, but decides to let it go when he realizes how important their friendship is. 30. | Forever Yours When Jaune finally confesses about the secret he's been keeping from Pyrrha, they share an intimate moment on the dance floor. 31. | What Happened Next Confused and reeling from the fallout after his dance with Pyrrha, Yang offers some advice to Jaune. 32. | Shine As Jaune and Pyrrha quietly reflect on the events of the evening, they make a wish underneath the stars.

V O L 04 * M I S S I O N

33. | Tough Enough While Pyrrha is sick, Jaune spends extra time training with Tenka, learning that when it comes to Tenka, it's a school of hard knocks. 34. | It's Also a Gun Continuing with his training, it's Rin's turn to teach Jaune how to shoot with a gun. 35. | Murder Mystery Cerealia is on for a shake-up when the CEO is found murdered. Jaune informs Sousei of this blatantly public knowledge and receives a mission of his own. 36. | A New Quest Jaune's not the only one with a bruised face when he finds his latest hero Hawke sporting a similar look. 37. | Final Request Rin asks Jaune of a favour, in return he asks her to look into his own mission: the whereabouts of Elijas Sergej. 38. | Reward Jaune visits Archer to collect Rin's findings and extra quest loot: a real gun! 39. | Nothing's Changed Jaune calls Yang to inform her of Pyrrha's sudden disappearance. An opportunity arises for them to look for some answers. 40. | Surpassing Limits With his mission a success, Jaune arranges to meet with Sousei at the upcoming free CERES tour. 41. | A Point Where it Tips Jaune, Yang, England, Rio and Peko are guided through the CERES facilities by employee Mosley, until suddenly he falls strangely ill. 42. | A Point Where it Breaks The group decides to use their unsupervised time to snoop out some CERES secrets. A misunderstanding develops between Peko and Jaune. 43. | A Point Where it Bends Delving deeper into the past, the group discovers how CERES first came to colonize the planet. 43. | A Point We Just Can't Take Jaune, Peko and Rio face an impossible situation when they're forced to fight three dragons, or die inside the virtual diary.

V O L 05 * H U M I L I T Y

44. | Yang? It's Jaune In the aftermath of the horrific tours, Jaune calls Yang to compare notes. 45. | Friend Continuing with checking up on his team, Jaune contacts Rio and she offers him a strange favour. 46. | The Invincible Girl It's England's turn to compare notes with Jaune, who also just learns of Pyrrha's fate. 47. | Meow Jaune spends time with Peko in the hospital, still believing that she has a crush on him. He also provides her with the next direction in the investigation following the tours. 48. | Of Rainbows and Metal Rock Lee and Jaune discuss their future plans. 49. | Not Worried Shiho learns from England about Jaune's status and contacts him immediately. 50. | To The Grave Soon after learning he's okay, Shiho and Kaoru visit Jaune in the hospital with gifts. Secrets are revealed to the background of a teen drama. 51. | Can't Do It Alone Things get better for Jaune as Weiss not only returns from her disappearance, but gives him a much needed pep talk. 52. | Achievement Unlocked Sousei finally receives Jaune's findings and it actually turns out to be useful for once. 53. | Turning Japanese In an attempt to be closer to Peko, Jaune asks her to teach him Japanese. 54. | Delusions Still in pursuit of romance, Jaune attempts to serenade Peko outside of her apartment, earning the ire of her neighbour and true object of affections. 55. | Super Highschool Level Heartbreak Their huge misunderstanding culminates in an accidental date, where Peko finally sets things straight.

V O L 06 * H O S P I T A L I T Y

56. | Doctor Arc CERES is up to strange things again, forcing everyone to partake in a game of doctors and patients within ViViD. Jaune meets his first patient, Zack Fair. 57. | Intern Rose Things get weirder as Jaune is forced to examine alien patients, but finds an opportunity to pass it on to Ruby. 58. | It's Not a Spell Jaune examines Naoki, but it's Naoki who ends up prescribing the medicine. 59. | Mister Arc Continuing in his role as doctor, Jaune meets a rather exposed new patient. 60. | Truth Some wounds are reopened as Jaune is forced to work with Peko and uncover the truth behind a virtual murder. 61. | That Just Happened Once all the tasks inside the hospital are completed, Jaune is injected with a serum that makes him want to kiss people, making Sousei his first victim. 62. | Art of Seduction Next on his list, Jaune tries to kiss Hawke against better judgement. He also confides in her about his recent heartbreak. 63. | Did It Hurt? Jaune meets Keeper, a mysterious girl with a ski mask. 64. | Stealth Kiss The tables are turned when Jaune finds himself on the receiving end of a kiss courtesy of Rock Lee. 65. | Acquaintances The kissing saga continues, this time attempting to plant his lips on Touka. 66. | Angels & Demons It gets even weirder when another male becomes the target of Jaune's lips. 67. | Grazed Anatomy Jaune finally ends the day with his first kiss on a real girl, only it happens to be in the form of a Level 7 Psychometer. But how does she rate it?

V O L 07 * U N D E R T A K I N G

68. | I Am Miyako Hotsuin Following up on a promise he made in the virtual hospital, Jaune visits new friend Miyako with a request of his own: to join his baseball team! 69. | Still Acquaintances People are experiencing strange effects in Cerealia, including Jaune's newest acquaintance Touka. 70. | Not a Million As the mysterious side effects get stronger, a concerned Peko gives Jaune a phone call, much to his surprise. 71. | OkStupid It's Valentine's Day, and Jaune is going around leaving anonimous love notes to all the single ladies - including former love interest Peko Pekoyama! 72. | Because Of Her When mentor Tenka finally returns from his disappearance, Jaune tells him about his experience in the Nexus Code, among other things. 73. | The Game It's the day of the great baseball game! One Hit Wonders versus Six Burning Bats! Who will win? 74. | Duckface The cosplay cafe is running a promotion: find and take a photo with all five waitresses and win a prize! It seems that Jaune and Peko's paths cross again. 75. | Peace Determined to impress to Peko for some reason, Jaune makes it his mission to find the rest of the waitresses. 76. | The Rabbit Hunts The Fox Next on his list, Jaune pounces on Ai for a photo. 77. | Unfinishable Quest It appears that desperate times call for desperate measures as Hawke's quest to find Jaune a date hits a snag. 78. | The Little Mermaid Hawke arranges Jaune a visit to the brothel in order to help get over his awkwardness, but can he actually go through with it? 79. | The World Will Be Torn Asunder Jaune has a bad feeling about something and texts Shiho out of concern, moments before the sky platform comes crashing down and leaves Cerealia in ruins. 80. | ...And Then It Shall Be Free While lost and on his own, Jaune encounters the forces behind the disaster and they make their intentions clear.

V O L 08 * S P I R I T

81. | And Then There Were Four Several days after the disaster, Yang finds Jaune stranded and alive. They discuss the sudden disappearance of Weiss. 82. | The Ties That Bind Us Shiho and Jaune reunite ever since the platform crashed and he makes her an important promise. 83. | Mr. Cerealia Ruby checks in on Jaune, but it's Jaune who realizes that Ruby needs comfort. 84. | Welcome to the Jungle Every single Cerealian wakes up to find out that they're no longer inside the colony, but somewhere far away in the vast jungle of Tellus. 85. | Take My Hand Remembering his promise to Shiho, Jaune sets out to find her before looking for anybody else. 86. | Fifty Shades of Red Ruby, Jaune and Nora team up to battle a gargantuan beast - it's their biggest enemy yet! 87. | Heroes and Lizards The monster battles don't stop, with teacher and apprentice playing heroes this time. 88. | Jaune Arc's Finest Hour Milla appears to be in danger and it's up to Jaune to save her without accidentally killing her. 89. | Tickle Monster Jaune keeps misinterpreting Touka's words, what else is new? 90. | Broken Wings A mysterious explosion in the jungle causes mass mayhem for everyone. Amidst the panic and carnage, Jaune discovers Zack in his final moments and must accept the fact that he can't save everyone.

V O L 09 * P A S S I O N

91. | Out of the fire... Following their expedition in the vast jungle, everyone finds themselves separated into four groups according to their elemental alignment. Jaune and Yang discover that they are fire. 92. | ...and into the frying pan Kaoru is also among the fire group, but Shiho doesn't appear to be anywhere nearby. 93. | Better than okay Eventually everyone is brought back to the colony and Shiho contacts Jaune to make sure he's okay. 94. | Counting Blessings Much to Jaune's surprise, it's revealed that Zack is also alive and well! Yet, neither of them understand how or why. 95. | Say it Plainly Jaune seeks out Sousei for guidance, but has trouble getting it out of the man. 96. | Stay Calm and Call Shiho Jaune releases an advertisement for Shiho's detective agency with colorful reactions from everyone. 97. | Still Scared Ruby and Jaune discuss how they can help the colony using the lessons they learned so far. 98. | No Good Deed Goes Unpunished England hires Jaune to expose a culprit, only to learn that Jaune was the one behind it in the first place. 99. | Tall, Blond and Handsome Korra seeks out Jaune for some assistance regarding Cerealia's history. 100. | I Believe That Shiho and Jaune are having lunch at the academy and he tells her about his plans to help the colony, much to her concern for his well-being.

V O L 10 * C O N V I C T I O N

101. | I am now a wizard It's a brand new ViViD game in the style of classic RPGs, Jaune meets Aerith and a bunch of other new people. 102. | War & Peace When Jaune first mistakes Trowa for a girl, they somehow end up deeply discussing the cycles of war and oppression. 103. | Divine Meeting Jaune meets Edna, a seraph who has him convinced that she's an angel. 104. | Esper Ai and Vietnam are hosting a cultural party, in which Jaune gets to know the former and learn a little about her abilities. 105. | New Teacher Alisha Diphda joins Jaune's ever growing list of mentors. While their meeting is awkward at first, they eventually find a common understanding. 106. | Thor & Ariel walk into a bar... Nora brings home a cart of groceries and a mermaid, much to Jaune's confusion. 107. | An Added Edge of Jaune Following their last conversation, Jaune decides to take action with his plan and seeks out Ruby's help. 108. | Status Report After a recent disaster at the local library, Yang checks up on Jaune, but it's Ruby who becomes the hot topic. 109. | Psychometer Kaoru convinces Shiho to tell Jaune about her secret ability, but it may threaten their friendship. 110. | Can of Noodles An mysterious epidemic has hit Cerealia, including Jaune and Ruby, but he's determined to press on with their project. 111. | Ruby's Boyfriend Jaune decides to anonymously contact Hiro, the object of Ruby's affection, but does he have the right one? 112. | You're the Best Shiho is worried about Kaoru, who has decided to run off because her illness is putting everyone at risk.

V O L 11 * R E S O L U T I O N

113. | Jaune vs Yang Vengeful ghosts have been released in Cerealia, and they're out for blood! Jaune is manipulated by a sinister vision of Pyrrha. 114. | Reunion Jaune continues seeing things until an old friend steps in to help him. 115. | Jarc Edna reluctantly saves Jaune from falling to his doom, and he's determined to make a real hero out of her. 116. | Melphis Amekia Alisha and Jaune come up with a "safe word" that only they would know in case they're questioning whether the other one is real or an illusion. 117. | Motorboat Yata rescues Jaune from possessed robots, but he may have got more than he bargained for. 118. | Ninjabot Ruby and Jaune team up once again to fight an enemy like no other before. 119. | Bubble o' Arc Keimi assists Jaune against more robots, revealing her new weapon. 120. | Just Sorey Another awkward misunderstanding occurs between Jaune and Sorey. 121. | Deadly Personas Jaune meets Yu, a boy who can summon monsters. 122. | Heirlooms & Hand-me-downs Sousei questions whether Jaune is doing something useful or not. 123. | You may hate me but it ain't no lie Oona and Jaune clash on the issue of valuing all life. 124. | Super Hiro Jaune teams up with an inventor and super hero, unaware that this is the Hiro he's been hearing so much of.

V O L 12 * G E N I A L I T Y

125. | This is Fine After the events with the ghosts, Yang wants to check in on Jaune and make sure everything is back to normal. 126. | Boys Only When Ruby and Yang lose their pet Zwei, they eventually find him bonding with Jaune. 127. | Edna the Benevolent A flyer has gone out advertising a special ViViD event and Jaune tries convincing Edna to go. 128. | The Real Hiro Much to everybody's surprise, the mystery event turned out to be a prom, but that's not the weirdest part of the night. 129. | Under the sea Keimi invited Jaune to a dance, where he learns about crustacean bands and saxophone-playing starfish. 130. | The cake is a lie Oona suggests questionable ways they could have fun at prom. 131. | Romantic Declarations Jaune meets Kyouko Kirigiri, a friendly cute girl who, unaware to Jaune, is also a detective like Shiho. 132. | DVD Commentary Yu and Jaune are surprised that they shared similar experiences in the unlikeliest parts of their lives. 134. | Dance dance redemption Knowing about Shiho's secret this time, Jaune attempts asking her for a dance once again. 135. | Wet and wild As the end of the night nears, something unexpected happens when the guests are attacked by flying water balloons. 136. | Sticks and Stones Yata and Jaune have trouble understanding each other through a series of text messages. 137. | Just Dropping In? Finding himself once again dumped in a strange ViViD level, Jaune reunites with Weiss. 138. | Tangled Jaune meets a strange new girl and they decide to make the most of their time in this level, but will they remember this when it's all said and done?

V O L 13 * C O N S T I T U T I O N

139. | Left or Right CERES promotes health and happiness through yet another strange ViViD level. Jaune meets a living statue. 140. | Too much salt When Weiss wants to go after a monster with no weapons on her, Jaune has to be the level-headed one. 141. | Arousal of King Jaune meets Reisi Munakata, a King from another world. 142. | You make it easy Rapunzel and Jaune reunite once again, but their relief is short-lived when a swamp monster is on their trail. 143. | Hawkeward Jaune follows up on an ancient request he had for Hawke. 144. | Scumbag Mosley Athena wonders how to move on from Blackquill, meanwhile Jaune wants to distract her with a game of Boggle. 145. | Too much fruit Jaune is testing the waters with Weiss. Is she still mad at him? 146. | Moving On Jaune makes good on his word and meets up with Athena as well as offering some advice. 147. | Orientation Day Rapunzel plays hooky with Jaune on her first day in school while they get in all sorts of trouble and awkward situations. 148. | Edna the forgiving Jaune makes good on his promise and buys Edna chocolate, but is that all there is to his promise? 149. | Pess Edgeworth and Jaune discus the merits of owning real pets and CyBuddies.

V O L 14 * L O V E

150. | A cute, quirky girl to talk to A local carnival is being advertised all over Cerealia, and Jaune uses this opportunity to ask Rapunzel out on a date. 151. | Untouchable Empress Shiho surprises Jaune with a new weapon, but they need to come up with a name for it. 152. | Best Worst Day Ever It's the day of the carnival, in which Jaune and Rapunzel become a viral hit, confess their feelings and fight a giant elephant monster. 153. | Hiro and Hero Meanwhile, as Jaune is separated from his date, he finds Hiro in a bind. 154. | Firewall With more monsters on the loose, it's up to Jaune and Yang to team up and stop one of them from rampaging. 155. | Always about you The more things change, the more they stay the same. Can Weiss and Jaune really be friends at all? 156. | Three Seconds In the aftermath of the carnival, Jaune prematurely announces his new relationship status to Yang. 157. | Let me be sorry Reeling from their misunderstanding at the carnival, Weiss wants to apologize to Jaune. 158. | Make the most of it Jaune uses his own life experience to help an anonymous poster on the network, unaware that it is in fact Yu. 159. | The mysterious ladybug Adrien also seeks anonymous advice on the network, only to be met by a less helpful Jaune this time. 160. | All of it Realizing that his relationship with Rapunzel was never really defined, Jaune is surprised to see Rapunzel asking him out on a real date. 161. | What are you afraid of? Rapunzel and Jaune finally have a real date at her apartment, only to learn that this is nothing what real dates are like.

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