Headquarters? Headquarters!?
- It disconnected. - Why?
Like I'd know!
Come outta there! Or I’ll k*ll this one!
Takina!
Were you planning on k*lling Erika?
Takina, we're gonna open shop!
Okay, I’ll be right there!
Oh man. What a mess you've made.
What's up?
That photo from before. See?
I sent you a copy, too.
Oh, this one.
I had DA Intelligence Division analyze this.
Even if we can't make out the face, we can get good leads from his physique.
Wha...
Wh-What the...
That means this is the best resolution DA can get?
Mizuki! This is a chance to outsmart them!
Wait, what's wrong, Mizuki?
Nothing's wrong!
Why is she pissed?
Oh hey, it's time.
Kurumi! It's time!
Challenge! I challenge you!
CLOSED
And so, let's start the after-hours board game party!
Yeah!
Didn't you say you had a deadline tomorrow?
That has nothing to do with me today.
Let's not talk about work here.
Actually, I'm on duty right now.
Detective, you're such a scoundrel.
Let's hurry up and start!
All right, let's determine who goes first.
Come on, Takina, you should play with us. I'll help you close up the cash register.
I'm already done.
So fast!
Zero error in the register. No discrepancies.
That means you're bored now, right?
Takina, come on over here! Let’s play!
Why don’t you join us, Takina?
No thank you.
Too many old guys here, maybe?
She's just shy. You know, that awkward age.
How we're playing inside the café is more ridiculous.
You think so?
Why don't you go play with them?
Would that get me back into DA?
Hey, Takina.
What is it?
Let's play games together. Okay?
I'm going home.
Then what about tomorrow?
Tomorrow is our regular day off.
I'm going to change.
Right. That's why we're gathering here tomorrow to have a game party.
Chisato.
Did you get your medical check-up and physical fitness test done?
Huh? Not yet.
It's such a drag to go so deep into the mountains.
Tomorrow is the last day. You need to do it to renew your license.
If you want to keep working, you need to go.
Can you smooth-talk them for me, Teach?
Won't Ms. Kusunoki listen to a request from you?
You're going to meet with the commander?
You’re still changing!
- Please take me with you. - So fast.
Please.
I beg you.
Oh all right, Takina.
What are you gonna say to Ms. Kusunoki?
I'm thinking about that right now.
- Takina, want some candy? - No thank you.
You'll be getting a medical check-up.
It's just one.
Consuming sugar affects blood sugar, neutral fat, liver function, et cetera.
Oh, okay.
We have been waiting for you, Miss Nishikigi and Miss Inoue.
STATE LAND BEYOND THIS POINT NO ENTRY ALLOWED
The gate will now open.
LYCORIS: CHISATO NISHIKIGI
LYCORIS: TAKINA INOUE
- Here. - Thank you.
Miss Nishikigi has a physical fitness test, so please head to the medical ward next door.
Attention all C-Class trainees.
The sh**ting exercise scheduled for eleven thirty hours will start one hour early.
Miss Inoue...
I would like to see Commander Kusunoki.
The commander is currently in a meeting. She will not return for another two hours.
The sh**ting exercise will begin at ten thirty hours.
Repeat. The C-Class sh**ting exercise will begin at ten thirty hours.
- Takina... - Hey, that's the friend-k*ller.
She got kicked out of DA, didn't she?
Attention all dorm leaders.
She apparently sends anyone she pairs up with to the hospital. How horrible.
The submission deadline for next month's dorm activity schedule is tomorrow.
What's up with them?
No submissions will be accepted after the deadline.
Would you like to wait?
Oh. Yes.
All dorm leaders who have not submitted yet, please do so ASAP.
Apparently she ignored orders.
Huh? Why would you do such a thing?
Attention all E-Class trainees.
I'll be over at the training facility.
We will have information processing exercise now,
Wait, hold on, Takina!
Wait, Takina!
so please report to the computer room. Repeat. The E-Class...
Takina.
LOCKER ROOM
LET’S KEEP QUIET IN THE LOCKER ROOM
Oh, hey.
Chisato?
Miss Fuki who has her head on straight is renewing her license on the final day?
What’s going on?
I’ve been busy. Don't think I'm the same as your lazy butt.
Is Sensei doing well?
He's fine. You should drop by some time.
You know we...
Yeah, yeah. You can't leave on your own outside of your missions, right?
I have no complaints.
Even though you can't see people you want to see?
Oh, shut up. I’m done with that.
Are you getting along with Takina?
Of course. I don't punch her or anything, after all.
You’re so annoying.
Why did you bring her with you?
She wants to come back here, right?
She does. What's so good about this place?
You're the weird one.
We orphans were saved by DA, and we were all raised here.
Don’t you feel any gratitude towards your parents?
Well, I do. But it's like gaining independence, I guess?
You're not independent at all because you took Sensei with you.
The main branch is special, especially to the transfers.
More like, if you understand that much, you should help us.
That's for the higher-ups to decide.
Oh, don't say that!
You're as tough as ever.
Well, thanks.
It's been a while, Chisato.
Hey there!
You don't fulfill your duties as a Lycoris,
but you still want the license privileges, huh?
I do work for DA every so often, though.
Chisato, you're in the presence of the commander!
Takina...
Why did you kick her out?
She disobeyed orders. You heard about it.
But she saved an ally!
And as a result, we still don't know where , g*ns went.
That dealer should not have been k*lled.
You saw this, right?
It's because Headquarters had the wrong time for the deal.
You're partially responsible for this, aren't you?
Hey, Chisato.
Before you worry about how I treat others, I would like you to do a lot more work.
We don't give you a license just for you to play around.
- Oh, you're dodging the question. - Stop it!
In the first place,
doesn't some responsibility fall on the field leader who couldn't assess the situation properly?
It couldn’t be helped.
- There was radio interference so I lost contact— - Fuki.
Radio interference?
Radio interference in the middle of an operation monitored by Radiata is abnormal.
Simply a small technical trouble.
Oh no wait, Ms. Kusunoki.
It's a huge deal if Radiata was cracked!
I have no idea what you're talking about.
- Ms. Kusunoki! - Stop it, Chisato.
A Lycoris who can't follow orders and makes her own decisions is useless. That's all.
Fuki.
Please let Takina back in to DA!
Her successor is already here.
Oh. Pretty wicked, yeah.
Hey there. I'm Sakura Otome, yeah.
So is it true that you ignored orders and you fired at a friendly?
Man, that was for real, huh.
No, I...
So you get hyped sh**ting friendlies more than enemies or something?
Stop that.
Whoa. How scary! Please don't sh**t me, okay?
Oh. I heard you only smile when you k*ll someone?
Who's spreading such lies?
Oh, but I love that, yeah!
It's like a homicidal maniac in movies and sounds awesome!
But don’t you worry.
The hole you left behind will be securely filled by me, as your successor.
Successor?
Oh, you haven't heard yet?
I'm gonna be Fuki's partner from now on.
There's no seat left for you here, yeah.
Hey, you.
Shut up, runt.
And who are you?
That's Chisato.
Fuki-senpai! Oh, and Commander too!
So this is the radio tower’s...
Don't call me “this.”
No, she's just a moron.
Commander.
I have obtained a photograph that serves as new evidence for the arms deal, and turned it in.
Is that not enough of a performance to return to DA?
Return?
If I performed well, I can return—
I don't ever recall saying that.
Ms. Kusunoki!
This can't be...
You still don't get it? She's telling you to give up!
Hey!
How scary. I'd expect nothing less from the hero of the radio tower!
You have quite the punch, like the rumors say!
Sakura, it's time for training. Let's go.
A pity! I wanted to talk to them a bit more!
What do you want?
I'm sorry.
You didn't understand back then when you got punched?
Then I’ll put it into words.
You're no longer needed here at DA.
Stop it, Fuki!
You still don't get it?
Then I'll make you understand by crushing you in a mock battle right now.
Oh yeah? Sounds good! Takina! Let's do it! Come on!
Let me go!
Oh, sorry.
Huh? Are you chickening out?
All right! We'll take you on in a two-v-two!
Hey, Takina!
She ran away!
Are you gonna run away, too?
I thought you'd be here.
Every Lycoris really likes this spot.
To live in this dorm is what we all aspire for after being adopted by DA.
And when I first put this uniform on...
You felt really happy.
Don't look so surprised like that.
I was like that, too.
Then you understand, don't you?
This was our goal.
And it was taken away from me!
How could this...
Takina, there are tons of people in the city who need you.
It doesn't have to be here.
You're fine because DA still needs you!
For me...
The place where I belong...
is no longer here.
I'm sorry.
Takina.
I understand. It's all my fault.
Back then, you wanted to save your allies.
That wasn't an order.
You decided that for yourself, right? That’s the most important part. Besides...
How they're treating you has nothing to do with that.
Is it true that there was some radio interference on that day?
Yes. Just for a few minutes. They said it was technical trouble.
It was a hack.
On Radiata?
About that. It's the most powerful AI carrying DA's secrets, right?
It has priority for every piece of infrastructure, so radio interference is impossible.
A hack... And that's why the time of the deal...
But they can't report something like that.
So they said a Lycoris acted recklessly, and that's why...
Wait, where are you going?
This is preposterous! I will talk to the commander—
Wait, wait, wait!
She's just gonna feign ignorance!
Then what can I do!?
Takina. We just need to move on for now.
There are things you can gain from losing something.
If you didn't do what you did back then, we never would have met.
- What? - Were they hugging?
Feeling adolescence?
This is so funny!
I'm glad I was able to meet you.
H-Hey!
I'm glad! I'm happy!
You're gonna become sad just so you can meet someone else's expectations? That's boring.
You have your place.
Why don't you try spending time with everyone at the café?
And if you think it's better here, you can come back.
It won't be too late. You're still in the middle.
A chance will surely come, and when it does, you can choose what you want to do.
What I want to do...
Yeah!
What I want to do always gets top priority!
Well, that leads to many failures as well.
But for now, I want to b*at up those girls who said horrible things to you,
so I’ll be right back.
A situational exercise will begin at fourteen hundred hours.
All Lycoris should report to the k*ll house booth by the appointed time.
Repeat. A situational exercise will begin at fourteen hundred hours.
All Lycoris should report to the k*ll house booth by the appointed time.
Erika, Takina is here.
I know.
I see. Apparently she's gonna do a mock battle against Fuki now.
Fuki will get revenge for you. Let's go watch.
That's no revenge.
Huh? You almost d*ed because of her sh**ting.
I'm still alive, aren't I?
I was the one who was captured by the enemy. It's not Takina's fault.
She shouldn't have k*lled the dealer, though.
I know that. I know that, but...
What? Miss Radio Tower is doing a mock battle?
- Seriously? We can watch Chisato? - Hurry, hurry!
Hibana, aren't you gonna go?
It's a match between previous partners! Sounds like fun!
- Maybe this has that girl's return on the line! - Come on, hurry up!
Huh? Is this everyone? Looks like someone is missing.
This is our tactic! Strategy! We're reserving our ace player’s stamina!
She's not someone who fights outside of her missions.
You really don't have an eye for people. I'm surprised you can be a st like that.
And is that uniform of yours just for decoration?
You're a chicken who can only sh**t rubbers.
What was that? What middle school you from, huh?
Huh? Did your brain turn into rubber as well?
Just keep brewing tea at the radio tower’s base for the rest of your life!
You wanna go?
You guys get along really well, yeah.
- You gonna bring some tea? - Huh? You want me to?!
Then we will begin. Is that all right?
Let’s start the show.
Both parties, engage each other as if heading into actual combat.
Ready...
Begin!
Not bad, Fuki.
Just like our plan, yeah.
There!
Here she comes.
You're pretty skilled.
Don't mess with me!
Oh no, you shouldn't extend your arm at such close range.
You've already d*ed twice.
What's the deal with her? She's making fun of me.
She's waiting.
That's the kind of person she is.
Takina. We just need to move on for now.
There are things you can gain from losing something.
You're gonna become sad just so you can meet someone else's expectations? That's boring.
You have your place.
Why don't you try spending time with everyone at the café?
And if you think it's better here, you can come back.
It won't be too late. You're still in the middle.
A chance will surely come.
You'll never hit her if you sh**t randomly.
I’m confident in my sh**ting, yeah!
That makes it worse!
You forgot this!
Damn it!
Stop it! Sakura!
Damn it.
Pretty good!
So this is Chisato.
I've never seen her move before. What kind of magic is this?
She’s a genius at recognizing the trajectory and sh*t timing using her excellent insight.
It's difficult to sh**t Chisato even from this range.
But, outside of that...
She's just a cheeky little brat.
Takina, our ride home is here!
Be right there.
You know, that was a mock battle.
All you had to do was take a sh*t from behind.
But you rushed in and punched. That was stupid.
This makes it even between us.
You really are a useless Lycoris.
Disobeying orders and acting on your own.
Never come back here again.
I'm gonna leave you behind! Though I’d never leave you behind.
I'm sorry about that.
Because my sh**ting skills weren't up to par, I embarrassed you as well.
It was easier for her to dodge because your sh**ting is so precise.
Is she dodging b*ll*ts!? Stuff like that happens only in manga, right?
That's what's so infuriating about her.
Next time, I'm definitely not gonna lose!
Oh, hold up, wait for me!
Takina went home. Is that okay with you?
It was a lie that she'd come back if she won.
I don’t even know what to say to her.
Hey, Takina!
Just kidding.
You know, Takina...
What is it?
You aimed for me when you were sh**ting, didn't you?
I figured you would definitely dodge it.
You really are an extraordinary person, Chisato.
But that really felt good.
It did.
Look at this.
BOARD-GAME PARTY IS IN EXTRA INNINGS! IF YOU THINK YOU CAN MAKE IT, CONTACT ME PLZZZ!
What to do?
This one's mine!
Oh! Chisato's coming!
THE TWO OF US WILL BE THERE