Ludvico Private Girls' Academy

Ludvico Private Girls' Academy (私立ルドビコ女学院), also known in early sources as Ludvico Girls' Academy (ルドビコ女学院), is a Garden in Shinjuku Gyo-en, Japan.

Overview
Ludvico is a missionary garden with a campus. The academy has "anecdotes related to time" in its past history, and perhaps due to this influence, it focuses on the education of rare skills such as Z, Phantasm and Hawk's Eye. The school's educational policy is "adaptating to dueling tactics," and students generally have a high level of tactical understanding.

The academy has had a long term rivalry with Irma Girls' High School. In the past, Ludvico Private Girls' Academy was considered the strongest garden until the current 3rd generation of Lilies. This is implied to be because of the tendency for Lilies to engage in one-on-one "duels" with Huge.

Ludvico has a top legion system, and their legion is called the Temple Legion. This is the strongest legion on the campus church. The members of the legion are not fixed, and the best Lilies are chosen right before battle. Selected members are also given a special jacket, which is shown to be a great honor.

When students enroll in Ludvico and become Lilies, they are given a baptismal name.

History
Ludvico was notorious for their secrecy and their lack of protection of their Lilies. Throughout Schwester's Prayer, the two instructors Izumi Rosa Rina and Kosaka Anastasia Ryoko often talk to GEHENA, who have plans for experimenting on their own students. This culminates in the events of Schwester's Secret, traumatizing the Lilies in their own Temple Legion.

By the beginning of White Resistance ~Whereabouts of Promise~, distrust has grown across the student body due to the exposure of GEHENA's vile actions on Kishimoto Maria Mirai. Furthermore, the two nuns that are instated, Makabe Melania Sayoko and Kaido Beatrice Chiharu, disregard the safety of the Lilies compared to the previous two teachers. At the middle of the stage play, Toride Suzanne Reika is murdered by the two nuns, which causes even more distress among the students. These events, along with constant secrecy, prompts Fukuyama Jeanne Sachie, a Lily famously known for her talent, to leave the Temple Legion and form her own legion, titled Legion Ironside. Since this goes against the school's top legion system, her legion is persecuted.

In the events of White Resistance ~The Blade of Truth~, multiple Gigant Huge attacks are orchestrated by GEHENA and Sayoko and Chiharu, which cause massive destruction. Furthermore, Sayoko and Chiharu are killed by Rina, who has returned to help the Lilies. Finally, Kishimoto Lucia Raimu lands a fatal blow on Ryoko, killing her. As a result, the academy is in shambles with most of its instructors deceased and a large part of the campus destroyed.

By the time of The Fateful Gift, Ludvico is still destroyed and the Huges there are still attacking. However, it is implied that the legion system in Ludvico has changed, and Lilies are now free to make their own legions, shown through Legion Ironside still being present.

Schwester System
Similar to Yurigaoka, Ludvico also has a tradition where an older Lily will make a pledge of sisterhood with a younger Lily. To sign the contract, they exchange the medals they wear on their neck, and both Lilies put their medal necklace on each other. Once this is done, they both are considered a Schwester.

Any student in Ludvico can make this pledge, even with students in other legions. However, one cannot be Schwesters with a student at another school, or a Ludvico student who is in the same school year. Each student can have only one Schwester.