Perfect is the Enemy of Good (CD 1530)

[ISML Seitokai]

"Why do people say I am interrogating when I am merely interviewing?" -Edogawa Conan


Council Directive 1530

Proposal: The Seitokai shall pronounce the grouping of the contestants for 2017 Topaz Period
Proposed by: Finé,
Consent: Finé, Shirogane Kei, Yona, Miyamori Aoi, Azuki Azusa, Edogawa Conan
Dissent: None
Abstain: None
Witness: Imai Midori
Nyaa: Sakamoto

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Aoi: Good work everyone. The last item left for the day is to check the Topaz Period groupings and make sure they are ready to be made public.

Finé: Unfortunately, it is too soon to celebrate. I have just looked over the brackets, and they are riddled with matchups we have already seen in the Aquamarine Period. Who was in charge of creating these groups?



Conan: If I’m not mistaken, that would be Yona.

Yona: What, are you criticizing my work? I’ll have you know: as the Vice President of Relations, my will represents the will of the people.

Azusa: That’s rich. You haven’t taken a single step out of this building since assuming office. How would you know what the people think?

Yona: Shut up, treasurer. Where do you think the funding for the Seitokai comes from?

Aoi: Everyone, please. Calm down. What’s done is done; the important thing is to adjust the groups so that rematches are minimal.

Conan: That’s easier said than done. We have no time. This will dig into our schedule for tomorrow and eventually we’ll fall further and further behind. Is this the so-called curse of the Seitokai?

Yona: Just let the interns handle it, then. Midori, was it? I heard you were good at grunt work. Take care of this.



Midori: Okay, no prob—

Finé: Denied! I will not have the Council shirking responsibility. The job of the intern is to aid us, not to pick up on our slack.

Midori: I don’t mind, Finé…san…sama… In fact, please let me do it.

Finé: Stand down, Imai. The members here were chosen specifically to avoid situations like this. As the Pesident, I have a duty to make sure no one develops any bad habits that will continue to affect us in the future.

Shiroe: If I may, Ortfiné-sama?

Finé: Shirogane, there is no need for the courtesy. Speak as you will.

Shiroe: I agree that we should not encourage such behavior amongst our members, but we may need to let it slide just this once. Releasing the brackets for the Topaz Period is of utmost priority. I will assume responsibility for this and Midori-san can assist me. Will that be fine?

Finé: (sigh) It seems I will need to take that compromise. Then, I’ll leave it to you two.



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*Later that night*

Shiroe: OK, so the groups can be formed by balancing the CVP ranks between the groups, and then making minimal changes needed to avoid rematches.

Midori: CVP? Oh! Cumulative Sum of Vote Points! Gotcha. Here is the rough draft!

Topaz Groupings:

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Shiroe: This is a good start, but we will need more visual inputs.

Midori: Right. Which is why I got...This!!

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Group 1
Shiina Mashiro @ Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Suzukaze Aoba @ NEW GAME!
Kasumigaoka Utaha @ Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Shokuhō Misaki @ Toaru Majutsu no Index
Takimoto Hifumi @ NEW GAME!
Gasai Yuno @ Mirai Nikki

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Group 2
Emilia @ Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Aoyama Nanami @ Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Nakano Azusa @ K-ON!
Kirigiri Kyōko @ Danganronpa
Sento Isuzu @ Amagi Brilliant Park
Shiodome Miuna @ Nagi no Asukara

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Group 3
Megumin @ KonoSuba
Ram @ Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Nagato Yuki @ Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu
Konno Yūki @ Sword Art Online
Yazawa Nico @ Love Live!
Kanbe Kotori @ Rewrite

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Group 4
Rem @ Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Yuigahama Yui @ OreGairu
Yatogami Tōka @ Date A Live
Beatrice @ Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko @ Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko.
Hiiragi Kagami @ Lucky ☆ Star

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Group 5
Yukinoshita Yukino @ OreGairu
Doma Umaru @ Himōto! Umaru-chan
Kafū Chino @ Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?
Kōsaka Reina @ Hibike! Euphonium
Tedeza Rize @ Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?
Kanzaki H. Aria @ Hidan no Aria

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Group 6
Tokisaki Kurumi @ Date A Live
Suzumiya Haruhi @ Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu
Sawamura Spencer Eriri @ Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Yui-Nyan @ Angel Beats!
Ayase Eli @ Love Live!
Watanabe Yō @ Love Live! Sunshine!!

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Group 7
Tomori Nao @ Charlotte
Asada Shino @ Sword Art Online
Aragaki Ayase @ Ore no Imōto
Eucliwood Hellscythe @ Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Hoto Kokoa @ Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?
Ōmae Kumiko @ Hibike! Euphonium

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Group 8
Saber @ Fate Series
Isla @ Plastic Memories
Nishikino Maki @ Love Live!
Tachibana Marika @ Nisekoi
Kōsaka Kirino @ Ore no Imōto
Tadokoro Megumi @ Shokugeki no Sōma

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Group 9
Tōsaka Rin @ Fate Series
Isshiki Iroha @ OreGairu
Kuriyama Mirai @ Kyōkai no Kanata
Momo Belia Deviluke @ To LOVE-Ru
Darkness @ KonoSuba
Stella Vermillion @ Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry

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Group 10
Shiro @ No Game No Life
Sakura Chiyo @ Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun
Nakamura Yuri @ Angel Beats!
Kirisaki Chitoge @ Nisekoi
Victorique de Blois @ GOSICK
Nakiri Erina @ Shokugeki no Sōma

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Group 11
Yūki Asuna @ Sword Art Online
Illyasviel Von Einzbern @ Fate Series
Holo @ Spice and Wolf
Senjōgahara Hitagi @ Monogatari Series
Louise Vallière @ Zero no Tsukaima
Karasuma Chitose @ Girlish Number

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Group 12
Katō Megumi @ Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
Kuroyukihime @ Accel World
Shiba Miyuki @ Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei
Kasugano Sora @ Yosuga no Sora
Miyauchi Renge @ Non Non Biyori
Sakura Kyōko @ Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica

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Group 13
Makise Kurisu @ Steins;Gate
Aqua @ KonoSuba
Hirasawa Yui @ K-ON!
Yuzuriha Inori @ Guilty Crown
Ai-chan @ Getsuyōbi no Tawawa
Rory Mercury @ GATE

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Group 14
Aisaka Taiga @ Toradora!
Miyamizu Mitsuha @ Kimi no Na wa
Oshino Shinobu @ Monogatari Series
Konjiki no Yami @ To LOVE-Ru
Hestia @ DanMachi
Shiraishi Urara @ Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo

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Group 15
Yoshino @ Date A Live
Takanashi Rikka @ Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
Akemi Homura @ Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica
Miyazono Kaori @ Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Hanekawa Tsubasa @ Monogatari Series
Usami Mizuki @ KonoBiju

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Group 16
Onodera Kosaki @ Nisekoi
Jibril @ No Game No Life
C.C. @ Code Geass
Furukawa Nagisa @ CLANNAD
Matō Sakura @ Fate Series
Kinomoto Sakura @ Cardcaptor Sakura

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Group 1
Hikigaya Hachiman @ OreGairu
Maō Sadao @ Hataraku Maō-sama!
Lancer @ Fate Series
Ainz Ooal Gown @ Overlord
Uchimaki Subaru @ KonoBiju
Kageyama Tobio @ Haikyū!!

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Group 2
Korosensei @ Ansatsu Kyōshitsu
Sakamaki Izayoi @ Mondaiji
Genos @ One-Punch Man
Kurogane Ikki @ Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
Kazami Yūji @ Grisaia no Kajitsu
Yuri Plisetskey @ Yuri!!! on ICE

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Group 3
Otonashi Yuzuru @ Angel Beats!
Gilgamesh @ Fate Series
Totsuka Saika @ OreGairu
Fujinuma Satoru @ Boku Dake ga Inai Machi
Kaizaki Arata @ ReLIFE
Ginko @ Mushishi

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Group 4
Satō Kazuma @ KonoSuba
Akabane Karma @ Ansatsu Kyōshitsu
Shiba Tatsuya @ Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei
Killua Zoldyck @ Hunter × Hunter
Natsume Kyōsuke @ Little Busters!
Simon @ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

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Group 5
Saitama @ One-Punch Man
Okazaki Tomoya @ CLANNAD
Kyon @ Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu
Kraft Lawrence @ Spice and Wolf
Shirogane Kei (Shiroe) @ Log Horizon
Sorey @ Tales of Zestiria the X

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Group 6
Yukihira Sōma @ Shokugeki no Sōma
Levi @ Shingeki no Kyojin
Aikawa Ayumu @ Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Edogawa Conan @ Detective Conan
Kōgami Shinya @ PSYCHO-PASS
Midoriya Izuku @ Boku no Hero Academia

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Group 7
Archer @ Fate Series
Itsuka Shidō @ Date A Live
Satomi Rentarō @ Black Bullet
Hei @ DARKER THAN BLACK
Okumura Rin @ Ao no Exorcist
Kurapika @ Hunter × Hunter

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Group 8
Kamijō Tōma @ Toaru Majutsu no Index
Kanda Sorata @ Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Roy Mustang @ Fullmetal Alchemist
Natsume Takashi @ Natsume Yūjinchō
Sakai Yūji @ Shakugan no Shana
Saiki Kusuo @ Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan

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Group 9
Tachibana Taki @ Kimi no Na wa
Katsuragi Keima @ Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai
Kanie Seiya @ Amagi Brilliant Park
Mikoshiba Mikoto @ Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun
Tanaka @ Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
Kazehaya Kamito @ Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

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Group 10
Emiya Kiritsugu @ Fate Series
Togashi Yūta @ Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
Naegi Makoto @ Danganronpa
Monkey D. Luffy @ ONE PIECE
Tōyama Kinji @ Hidan no Aria
Adlet Mayer @ Rokka no Yūsha

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Group 11
Okabe Rintarō @ Steins;Gate
Sakata Gintoki @ Gintama
Akasaka Ryūnosuke @ Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Ōma Shū @ Guilty Crown
Usui Takumi @ Kaichō wa Maid-sama!
Kuroko Tetsuya @ Kuroko no Basket

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Group 12
Edward Elric @ Fullmetal Alchemist
Otosaka Yū @ Charlotte
Yagami Light @ Death Note
Iskandar @ Fate Series
Tennōji Kotarō @ Rewrite
Zen Wistalia @ Akagami no Shirayukihime

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Group 13
Shiota Nagisa @ Ansatsu Kyōshitsu
Natsuki Subaru @ Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Heiwajima Shizuo @ Durarara!!
Ayasaki Hayate @ Hayate no Gotoku!
Dazai Osamu @ Bungō Stray Dogs
Haruhiro @ Hai to Gensō no Grimgar

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Group 14
Emiya Shirō @ Fate Series
Sakamoto @ Sakamoto Desu Ga?
Bell Cranel @ DanMachi
Orihara Izaya @ Durarara!!
Kamina @ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Hinata Hajime @ Danganronpa

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Group 15
Felix Argyle @ Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Araragi Koyomi @ Monogatari Series
Nozaki Umetarō @ Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun
Arima Kōsei @ Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Itami Yōji @ GATE
Miketsukami Sōshi @ Inu × Boku SS

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Group 16
Yato @ Noragami
Takasu Ryūji @ Toradora!
Doma Taihei @ Himōto! Umaru-chan
L Lawliet @ Death Note
Akatsuki Kojō @ Strike the Blood
Amagiri Ayato @ Gakusen Toshi Asterisk

Shiroe: Hmm. Perhaps we can make it more readable. Something like this:

Females

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Group 1

Shiina Mashiro | Suzukaze Aoba | Kasumigaoka Utaha | Shokuhō Misaki | Takimoto Hifumi | Gasai Yuno

Group 2

Emilia | Aoyama Nanami | Nakano Azusa | Kirigiri Kyōko | Sento Isuzu | Shiodome Miuna

Group 3

Megumin | Ram | Nagato Yuki | Konno Yuuki | Yazawa Nico | Kanbe Kotori

Group 4

Rem | Yuigahama Yui | Yatogami Tōka | Beatrice | Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko | Hiiragi Kagami

Group 5

Yukinoshita Yukino | Doma Umaru | Kafū Chino | Kōsaka Reina | Tedeza Rize | Kanzaki H. Aria

Group 6

Tokisaki Kurumi | Suzumiya Haruhi |Sawamura Spencer Eriri | Yui-Nyan | Ayase Eli | Watanabe Yō

Group 7

Tomori Nao | Asada Shino | Aragaki Ayase | Eucliwood Hellscythe | Hoto Kokoa | Ōmae Kumiko

Group 8

Saber | Isla | Nishikino Maki | Tachibana Marika | Kōsaka Kirino | Tadokoro Megumi

Group 9

Tōsaka Rin | Isshiki Iroha | Kuriyama Mirai | Momo Belia Deviluke | Darkness | Stella Vermillion

Group 10

Shiro | Sakura Chiyo | Nakamura Yuri | Kirisaki Chitoge | Victorique de Blois | Nakiri Erina

Group 11

Yūki Asuna | Illyasviel Von Einzbern | Holo | Senjōgahara Hitagi | Louise Vallière | Karasuma Chitose

Group 12

Katō Megumi | Kuroyukihime | Shiba Miyuki | Kasugano Sora | Miyauchi Renge | Sakura Kyōko

Group 13

Makise Kurisu | Aqua | Hirasawa Yui | Yuzuriha Inori | Ai-chan | Rory Mercury

Group 14

Aisaka Taiga | Miyamizu Mitsuha | Oshino Shinobu | Konjiki no Yami | Hestia | Shiraishi Urara

Group 15

Yoshino | Takanashi Rikka | Akemi Homura | Miyazono Kaori | Hanekawa Tsubasa | Usami Mizuki

Group 16

Onodera Kosaki | Jibril | C.C. | Furukawa Nagisa | Matō Sakura | Kinomoto Sakura

Males

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Group 1

Hikigaya Hachiman | Maō Sadao | Lancer | Ainz Ooal Gown | Uchimaki Subaru | Kageyama Tobio

Group 2

Korosensei | Sakamaki Izayoi | Genos | Kurogane Ikki| Kazami Yūji| Yuri Plisetskey

Group 3

Otonashi Yuzuru | Gilgamesh | Totsuka Saika | Fujinuma Satoru | Kaizaki Arata | Ginko

Group 4

Satō Kazuma | Akabane Karma | Shiba Tatsuya | Killua Zoldyck | Natsume Kyōsuke | Simon

Group 5

Saitama | Okazaki Tomoya | Kyon | Kraft Lawrence | Shirogane Kei (Shiroe) | Sorey

Group 6

Yukihira Sōma | Levi | Aikawa Ayumu | Edogawa Conan | Kōgami Shinya | Midoriya Izuku

Group 7

Archer | Itsuka Shidō | Satomi Rentarō | Hei | Okumura Rin | Kurapika

Group 8

Kamijō Tōma | Kanda Sorata | Roy Mustang | Natsume Takashi | Sakai Yūji | Saiki Kusuo

Group 9

Tachibana Taki | Katsuragi Keima | Kanie Seiya | Mikoshiba Mikoto | Tanaka | Kazehaya Kamito

Group 10

Emiya Kiritsugu | Togashi Yūta | Naegi Makoto | Monkey D. Luffy | Tōyama Kinji | Adlet Mayer

Group 11

Okabe Rintarō | Sakata Gintoki | Akasaka Ryūnosuke | Ōma Shū | Usui Takumi | Kuroko Tetsuya

Group 12

Edward Elric | Otosaka Yū | Yagami Light | Iskandar | Tennōji Kotarō | Zen Wistalia

Group 13

Shiota Nagisa | Natsuki Subaru | Heiwajima Shizuo | Ayasaki Hayate | Dazai Osamu | Haruhiro

Group 14

Emiya Shirō | Sakamoto | Bell Cranel | Orihara Izaya | Kamina | Hinata Hajime

Group 15

Felix Argyle | Araragi Koyomi | Nozaki Umetarō | Arima Kōsei | Itami Yōji | Miketsukami Sōshi

Group 16

Yato | Takasu Ryūji | Doma Taihei | L Lawliet | Akatsuki Kojō | Amagiri Ayato

Midori: Wow, it looks great, Shiroe-san!

Shiroe: Then it's settled. This should be good enough. Thank you for the help, Midori-san.

Midori: Anytime.

*Suddenly Yona barges in*

Yona: Hey! Everyone! Look what I got! Isn't this pretty?



Shiroe: Yona-hime, that is very pretty, but I'm afraid we won't be able to make the report in time for the Topaz voting.



Yona: People scold me even when I do good work.

Shiroe: Come, come, princess. We will have more occasions where you can show us your pretty pictures. Let's wrap up what we got now so people can have the information they seek. Yona-hime, would you do the honor of inviting Ortfiné-sama to come and check the report?

Yona: Sure. Hey, Finé! It is ready!



Finé: Great! We should make the announcement post-haste.

Yona: *Ahem* Before that, we need to get you dressed up. (giggles)

Finé: What? Do I have to? It always feels awkward!

Yona: Come on. You must display proper regalia when making official announcements.

Finé: (sigh) Very well.

*After getting dressed*

Finé: I officially proclaim the 2017 Topaz Groups!



Finé
President
ISML Seitokai

[Toady]

Yeah, new groups! That's very exciting, but there are a lot of groups with many of my favorites. Fortunately, most of them can make it to next round!

Group 1: Aoba <3 and Mashiro (because she needs to get Topaz Necklace!)
Group 2: Azunyan :3 and Emilia-tan, but also Miuna and Kirigiri. Nanami is cool too. Hardest drunkard group.
Group 3: Yuki and Nico! Two of my top favorites. Also Megumin!
Group 4: REEEEEM <3 Kagamin! TSUKIKO!!! YuiYui... Too hard too.
Group 5: Reina only. Phew.
Group 6: Haruhi! And Love Live girls, because I'm a fanboy.
Group 7: No strong support here. Kumiko maybe?
Group 8: MAKI MAKI MAAAAA.
Group 9: Irohasu! SENPAIIII~
Group 10: Sakura, maybe?
Group 11: Only characters I'm neutral about, don't like or don't know...
Group 12: Renge!
Group 13: Yui <3
Group 14: ... Mitsuha?
Group 15: Rikka and Homura!
Group 16: Onodera and Sakura <3

Groups 2, 3 and 4 are the hardest.

For males now...

Group 1: 8man
Group 2: Yurio (rip)
Group 3: Satoru?
Group 4: Kazuma and Simon maybe.
Group 5: TOMOYA AND KYON <3 In the same group, damn. Also Saitama! And Sorey... Ok that's the only interesting group :3
Group 6: Yukihira and Conan.
Group 7: No one.
Group 8: Roy, the Flame Alchemist! Yeah!
Group 9: Keima
Group 10: Luffy
Group 11: Okabe Rintaro, Houhouin Kyouma and the Mad Scientist. These three.
Group 12: Edwardo Elrico.
Group 13: Hayate! And Subaru.
Group 14: KAMINAAAAAA! <3 FIGHT DA POWA.
Group 15: Felix. Definitely best girl.
Group 16: Errr... no one. Maybe L by default.