02x07 - The Battle's Already Over

[bunniefuu]

You're so cool!

Come along, Igni.

It's amazing to see a Kaii that tame.

I concur.

Across my years of involvement
with various Kaii, I've never seen this.

That barrier magic is strong as well.

Does everything look okay, Hibiki?

Yeah, good to go.

Here, take a look.

The magic power level's at 32%,
and the Kaii level is 5%.

Less than half the values
of a normally occurring Kaii.

Under magic power levels like this,
there's almost no chance for mutation.

Those are the brains
that got you into KMU, eh?

We're counting on you, Hibiki.

That Kaii's so cute!

It's not cute! It's cool!

It's a god, you know.

Wow...
- Whoa...

Throw to first base... and he's out.
That's one out so far.

Next, they're looking
to clean up those bases.

Can Kotesashi High
maintain their two-run lead?

Five more minutes.

This ceremonial sealing of the Kaii
is going to take a little more time.

All righty then...

Are you sure you didn't eat too much?

It's just pee. Different story.

Want me to save your spot?
- Nah, I'm good.

As a Magical Girl, this is no sweat!
We hold our pee on a daily basis!

Please, use the restroom
before every mission, okay?

Come along, Igni.

Now, show 'em what you got.

A Magic Circle inside the torii...

Strikeout. That finishes the game.

It's over, huh?

The last strikeout...

Aw, I was looking forward to watching
the Koshien championships in person.

Gosh.

EPISODE 7
THE BATTLE'S ALREADY OVER

What's up?

Well,

I thought I felt
the barrier tremble just now.

Did it?

Looks pretty darn sturdy to me.

Minor adjustments
for the ritual's finale, perhaps?

Almighty Kaii. O Blue Wolf.

I command thee
to protect our people, pacify the land,

and watch over Tonomori for all eternity.

She's sealing the Kaii...

So, this is how they reenact

Tonomori's ancient legend.

So whimsical...

Rather dreamlike, wasn't it?

I'll be in the bathroom.

Crap, I'm gonna burst...
- Wait, I'll hold your things!

Hey, Nikoyama.

It looks like Boss sent us a message.
Did yours get through?

Huh? I'm not seeing it either.

You too?

Let's find an area with better reception.

What the...

RESERVED

Ah, hallelujah.

Thanks a bunch, Kana.

Don't mention it.

Hey, Kaede. Where's Boss Man?

Sounds like he couldn't make it.
I'm reading a message from him now...

I wish he could've seen that ritual.

Wait...

Oh no! The people inside that barrier!

Huh?
- What was that?

What on earth?
- What just happened?

How did this...

What's this?
The sky is darkening all of a sudden...

I'll check for Kaii.

Kaii detected
within zero meters of this spot...

Makino!

Sakae?

Sorry 'bout that, folks.
I'll wrap this up in a jiffy.

Where'd you come from, little one?

You're not Igni, are ya?

O divine flame, boundless river,

I command thee,
purge this uncleansed vessel!

Wow.
- Part of the performance?

Iroha!
- Makino...

Activate Code C!

We're Magical Girls.

Everyone, follow us!

That Kaii isn't real, is it?

Heck no, of course not.

We can't communicate with the outside.

Can you reach the other two?

It's no use.

My calls won't go through.

Something powerful is blocking us out.

Oh, no...
- With stuff like this, just ram it down!

Ms. Koshigaya!

I knew it.
This won't be easy to penetrate...

So, this means nobody knows
what's going on in there right now?

Secure an escape route.

I'm on it!

Huh? What?
- Are we in trouble?

Error?

So we can't leave this barrier?

At this rate, we're completely...

Makino!
- Right!

Eightfold Petals Afloat!

I threw up a simple barrier
for short-term protection.

Excellent judgment, as always.

And now,

the main event awaits.

It's overtaking the talismans.

Sakae!

These are Tonomori's sacred grounds.

No funny business allowed here.

Sasa-poyo!

Is that an Earth-Type Kaii?
Where'd it come from?!

Don't worry 'bout me, Hibiki-chan.

I'll shoo it away
like one of our pesky crows.

What's going on here?

Someone's overwriting the barrier
with a language I've never seen?

Get back!

Hurry!

Second and third shots, incoming.

What's this?

They got two more Magical Girls in there.

Now my calculation's all janky.

Gosh.

Ah, judging from that design,
they must be Shigemoto's girls.

Strange twist of fate.

Wouldn't you agree?

Catherine No. 3.

Earth-Type base, with an ancient species
and some Magical Girls mixed in...

That'd make for an ultra-rare Kaii, huh?

For the occasion,
I'll throw in a little...

I've reinforced the barrier
and the Kaii inside.

The way I see it,
this battle's already over.

It happened again!

What, exactly?

Unnatural distortions
are being added to the barrier.

It's not Yamimori's work...

Sasa-poyo! Are you okay?

Don't overdo it!

Hibiki-chan,
I don't think I can walk right now...

Sasa-poyo...

Sakae!

This happens
when I undo my transformation.

I'll get up in a second...

My spells aren't working.

Neither are mine!

But why?

Could that Kaii be blocking our magic?

I'm going in to save her.

Okay!

Yamimori?

I knew I'd find you here.

TONOMORI SHRINE


SPECIAL & GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY

Yamimori?

I knew I'd find you here.

What, Sakae?

Wanna play dodgeball?

We ain't got enough players.

No, I would just cause trouble.

Don't be like that.
You ought to get out 'n play sometimes.

C'mon.

Get up, would ya?

You're the last one.

Yamimori...

You're a cheater!

You hit everyone yourself!
Nobody else even got the ball!

You can't do that!

Actually, I can.

I just think about the ideal angle
and throwing speed to rotate the...

Fine, I cheated.

Outfield, you can handle the rest.

I told you I'd cause trouble.

That ain't true at all.

You were great, Yamimori!

Like how you throw a curveball
and it drops down,

and that move
where you hit two in one throw.

It was like magic, or somethin'!

You can learn anything
in the blink of an eye.

You're somethin' else, really!

I may be "somethin' else,"
but I don't think that's a good thing.

Whenever I get told that,
everyone winds up hating me.

The grown-ups, too. Everyone.

They're impressed at first. But then,
they tell me to act like everyone else.

Everyone hates me, even the grown-ups.

Listen, Yamimori.

Starting next year, I'll be a grown-up.

Huh?

My family's got a shrine, ya know.

Tonomori's "miko" shrine maidens
become grown-ups at age ten.

What're ya talking about?

I'm saying

I'll be the first grown-up
who doesn't hate you, Yamimori.

So cheer up, Hibiki-chan.

Hibiki, "-chan"?

You're still a kid,
so I'm allowed to call you that!

Call me "Hibiki-chan"?

What's with her?

Here, at this hour?

You left school early again, didn't ya?

Now you're gonna get
kicked out of that advanced course.

It shouldn't even be called "advanced."

Not that again.

I asked a question
in my programming class,

but I got yelled at
'cause the teacher didn't know.

Hey, Hibiki-chan,

wanna help us with work around here?

We need some help
with Tonomori Festival's technical stuff.

Technical?

Ain't ya smart enough
to figure this out, Hibiki-chan?

If you stay like this forever,
you'll end up all by your lonesome again.

You're somethin' else, Hibiki.

It's a huge help, really.
None of the other folks could do this.

It's not even hard!
Here, you just build a server with basic--

No, no, that's all Greek to me.

Counting on you, Hibiki.

Ultimately, I still became a loner.

REQUEST FOR MAGIC SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

MR. HIBIKI YAMIMORI,
YOUR PROGRAMMING IS FLAWLESS

COULD YOU ACCEPT THE JOB OUTLINED BELOW?

SMALL GIFT CERTIFICATE ENCLOSED

REQUEST FOR SYSTEM UPDATE WITHOUT PAY

Someone...

Something...

Somewhere...

MAGILUMIERE MAGICAL GIRLS INC.
ANTI-MUTATION MAGIC AT EXPO

"MAGILUMIERE"

VIRAL MAGICAL GIRL COMPANY!
QUIRKY STAFF, CUTE COSTUMES

RESUME

Aw, dang it. I wanna make this
a bit stronger, but I ain't got time.

I have an interview tomorrow, too...

Hibiki-chan, got a minute?

Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.

You're interviewing with us tomorrow.

Why?

So, why'd ya come
all the way here beforehand?

I'm working right now,
so you can't stay long.

This is Igni,
Tonomori Shrine's Class B Kaii.

Hibiki-chan came up with a system
to preserve little Igni for us.

Just takes a little work.

Oh, really?

I think you need a good eye
to figure that out.

Normal people can't make it that far.

That's all it takes to impress you?

Somewhere, I gotta find
a world where I'm not alone.

So I can quit relying on Sakae too much.

Sasa-poyo!

It's you...

Igni.

Did it force that seal open?

Little Igni, you did that for me...?

Yamimori, do you copy? Yamimori!

Who...

Nikoyama from Magilumiere.

Nikoyama?

How did he breach this barrier?

Do you copy? Please answer!

I hear you! This is Yamimori!

I'm glad you're okay.

I'm manually hacking as we speak,
but I only have five minutes.

Manually? You mean...

You did all this by yourself?

Sure did.

No way...

NEXT TIME: EPISODE 8
YOU CAN CHOOSE WHERE TO GROW UP