[The SSS members are together in the meeting room to discuss what happened on the last mission.]
Hinata[At Yuri] Alright, can you please give us the down-low on what we found?
Hm...Angel has been developing her own abilities. She's using the same method we are to make our weapons.
I'm not sure. I can't say anything for certain.
Why not? You're being a little too vague, Yurripe.
[Thinking] For her to do things the same way we do; it could mean the worst possible scenario for us. It would mean there is no God. If she's an angel, why doesn't she get her powers from God? Why does she have to develop them for herself? It just doesn't make any sense.
And here's another problem: [Places Iwasawa's acoustic guitar on the table.] where did Iwasawa go?
Didn't Angel obliterate her?
Hinata
During her performance?
Then what did you think happened?
So, who kidnapped Iwasawa and-
[Aloud] No one did. She accepted her fate. That's all there is to it.
[Otonashi, Hinata, and Yui are looking for Shiina in the gym storage room to recruit for their baseball team.]
Hinata
Shiina! Where are you? Come on out! Shiina! [Notices her hiding behind a wall.] Huh?
Hinata
I was looking for you. You've got great reflexes, right?
I wouldn't know about all that.
Hinata
I know you'd be great for the team! It's baseball! Let's play baseball!
Ever since that day, I keep running it over and over in my head how I could've lost to that newbie.
Hinata
Are you talking about the operation "Parachute" to the Guild? Otonashi's become a legend because he was the only survivor.
Oh, come on. I was just lucky.
I just don't get it. I should be stronger than you in every possible way.
But if I was inferior to you in any way, it would be in concentration.
Nah, I think you have way better concentration than me.
Ever since that day, [Appears fully from behind the wall, balancing a broom with one finger.] I've been balancing this stupid broom on the tip of my finger!
[Whispering, to Hinata] She's a moron.
Hinata
[Whispering] Yeah, but she's a powerful moron.
[To Otonashi] It's perfect timing; let's fight, kid.
How can we fight when you're holding a broom?
Hinata
Through baseball, of course! Just see who gets voted "Most Valuable Player" or something. But you guys can't fight one on one!
[To Shiina] I don't have to balance a broom, do I?
Of course not. This will make the gap in our concentration levels obvious.
Hinata
Okay then, it's settled!
It seems we're recruiting nothing but morons!
[The members of the SSS are spending their time in the meeting room.]and having fun talking and telling the pink head guy to do somthing
Hinata
Aw geez, is this elementary school? We're getting nothing but brats! [Referring to Yui]
I'm sorry, but were you referring to me? I am God.
Hinata
Ugh, are you still going on about that? And here you clung into Otonashi and cried like a baby.
[Glaring at Hinata] Who did you say cried? [Hinata jumps in surprise.] You'll be the one crying. [Hypnotizing Hinata] Come on, realize how useful clothespins are.
Hinata
Huh?!
Despair in your uselessness and inferiority to the clothespins. [Naoi drops a clothespin on the table.]
Hinata
C-Clothespin...pin things...They keep clothes from falling and GETTING DIRTY! THEY'RE WONDERFUL! THEY CAN EVEN BE USED AS PAPERCLIPS! THEY'RE SO VERSATILE! WHY AM I IN COMPARISON TO THEM?! I'M NOT WORTHY TO THINK OF IT! I'M NOT WORTHY! [Otonashi picks up Naoi by his collar.]
[At Naoi] Look here, don't abuse your hypnotic abilities.
What did you do to that poor guy?
He started it. I was just trying to end things peacefully, that's all got it?
How is that peaceful?! You made a grown man cry on his knees!
[Otonashi and the SSS have escaped the rouge Kanade clone, but lost Noda.]
Hinata
Now there are two rampaging Angels. This is worse than our last Operation Parachute.
Why were there two of her?
The clones can use Handsonic and Distortion. That means they can use Harmonics, too.
You're truly imbeciles, you know that. [At Otonashi] E-Except for you, Otonashi. You're smart! [At Yuri] Allow me to list off the problems for you.
There are two problems, in fact. First of all, how many clones did the copy make? And if the clones can make more clones, then there's no end to them.
Hinata
So, let me get this straight. What you're telling us is that there might be ten or twenty clones, not just two of them?
Hold on. I thought Yuri added an additional ability? Aren't the clones supposed to return to the original? Can't we just wait for them to vanish?
And that would be the second problem. What if they made all these clones before that ability was added? What if THAT was the real issue? [Everyone is in shock by what Naoi said.]
Hinata
Wait! That means-
Hmph. Even you low-lives are starting to understand. [At Otonashi] Of course, I'm not talking about you! You're a proud noble! [At group] See, what if they knew all along that we would come here, and made a bunch of clones to ambush us in the Guild?
Hinata
That would be...
That's correct. A trap. There's already two clones behind us. They aren't vanishing, so we don't stand a chance. I imagine there's more waiting for us.
So you're telling me we're trapped in here?
We can't replenish our supplies either. Looks like this is all just a matter of time.
Hinata
Why are they doing this to us anyway?
I imagine her ultimate goal is pure submission. That is her mission after all.
She wants us to LET her obliterate us?
Hinata
It's the perfect plan to wipe us all out at once.
Let's go. [Everyone stands up and follows Yuri.]
[Otonashi and the SSS are walking down a corridor and find the third Kanade waiting for them.]
Hinata
Look out! There's another one.
[Yuri pulls out a pistol and aims it at the Kanade clone, only to have Matsushita stop her.]
It's a waste of your bullets. [Mastushita walks in front of Yuri and charges at the Kanade clone.]
H-Hey! What're you doing?! [The Kanade clone activates Handsonic and stabs Matsushita through the chest while he is blocking her.]
SMSSS Members
Matsushita the Fifth!
G-Go. Get outta here while I'm still conscious!
Hinata
Wait, you make it sound like you're about to die or something, man!
Hurry up! Take this opportunity to run for it! [Yuri runs ahead of the Kanade clone and the dying Matsushita with the other SSS members following.]
Hinata
Yeah!
Hang in there Matsushita the Fifth!
[Shouting] The rest is up to you guys!
[Yuri and the other SSS members walk down another corridor after leaving behind Matsushita.]
We won't let Matsushita's sacrifice be in vain. Thanks to him, we learned the best method is to keep moving. Angel is small, so pinning her down is the best strategy. No matter how strong Angel is, Judo lock should work on her. Looks like the day the Judo Matsushita taught us has finally come.
Then we shall sacrifice just one person per clone. Is that not correct?
Looks like we'll be able to save everyone if we can just save the original Angel. Let's hurry.
[Yuri and the SSS members come to another corridor and find the fourth Kanade clone.] They also find a banana in the corner
It's the fourth one...[TK walks in front of the group.]
TTK
It's my turn, dudes. Good-bye and good luck. [TK runs toward the Kanade clone, leaps above it, and is stabbed through the chest.]
Hinata
Hey! What gives?! It's like we're at the climax of a boy's comic book!
Oh, knock it off! We need to keep moving! [The group encounters the fifth clone.]
The time to show off my prowess has come. [He takes off his shirt and charges at the clone and gets killed.]
SMSSS Members
Takamatsu! [The group encounters the sixth clone.]
Heh heh...I can't chicken out now. [Fujimaki charges at the clone and gets killed.]
SMSSS Members
Fujimaki! [The group encounters the seventh clone.]
This is so stupid...[She charges at the clone.] This is just so stupid! [She gets stabbed by the clone.]
SMSSS Members
Shiina! [They encounter the eighth clone. Naoi hypnotizes Ōyama.]
It's time you realized...You're a clown...Lookie, there in the darkness is a lonely little girl...
Oh, no! You're right. [Ōyama gleefully walks toward the Kanade clone.] I've gotta make her laugh!!! [Ōyama is killed by the clone.]
Hinata
Ōyama!!!
[At Naoi] You're horrible, you know that?
[Nervous] Otonashi, you've got it wrong! Please hear me out! It was a figure of speech! I'll go next! [He gets killed by the ninth clone, but no one says anything.]
Hinata
Hey, someone say something...?
Nah, I don't even know his name.
[The members of the SSS are in the meeting room discussing what happened after the last operation "Parachute"]
[To Yuri] This is completely unprecedented. I've never seen someone like this before. There's a distinct possibility that she (Kanade) may never wake up.
But that in itself would be irregular! She'll wake up! She'll wake up eventually and act as if she's merely overslept.
But who will she be? When she awakens? [Everyone is surprised that Shiina actually spoke up during the meeting.]
That only proves how grave this situation is!
[To Shiina] You're absolutely right. That's the real problem.
So which Angel will it be?
The first one! I say the one we went fishing with!
Yeah, yeah. But the ones that attacked us before were cruel fighting fanatics.
It's one-hundred to one mathematically speaking.
Hinata
So you're saying that's why she's unconscious? All those minds are gushed together in her tiny head? Wreaking all sorts of havoc like a horde of jellyfish attacking her mind or is it a gaggle?
So, assuming she wakes up, she might wake up as one-hundred different people?
Statistically speaking, there's a one percent chance she'll be the same old her when she wakes up.
Hinata
What should we do?
I have a plan. I sent Takeyama into Angel's domain. He's with some people who can translate the manual.
Hinata
Where's T.K. and Matsushita?
The infirmary. They're guarding it.
Hinata
Surprisingly, T.K. stinks at English.
Let's get this straight: so they're going to delete all the data, change the login password, and steal away all her abilities? But that's merely buying us time. Do you realize that?
Yuri Of course I do. She'll break through our defenses and recreate the data.
[Wielding his halberd] Then why don't we just destroy the computer?
There are plenty of replacement computers available in the computer room. Same for the software.
Huh. Everyone seems really smart today. Did you eat something rotten?
All we can do now is wait. I wonder who will God side with?
[The entire SSS are in the gymnasium to discuss their current situation with the shadows.]
Abnormalities are occurring in this world. An enemy aside from Angel has appeared. It's a direct description, but we call them "shadows". Unlike Angel, they can come and go at any time and attack indiscriminately. Anyone devoured by the shadows loses their soul and turns into an NPC who attends class daily. They are currently replicating without end. We don't know what created them and currently have no countermeasures. Just as Yusa told us, everyone should travel in groups for safety. Now then, in the middle of this crisis there are some in the Afterlife Battlefront who have adopted new ideals. They're attempting to lead the Battlefront down a different path. And that different path is a potential escape from the crisis plaguing our world. As such, I would like to ask...I would like to ask Otonashi to serve as representative and explain his viewpoint. [The crowd looks at Otonashi.]
[To Otonashi] She figured it out.
Hinata
[To Otonashi, nudging him to the stage.] Go on. [Otonashi goes to the front of the stage and inaudibly tells the crowd what he had been doing with Kanade.]
SMSSS Member A
Screw you! Cut the crap already!
SMSSS Member B
Yeah! That couldn't happen in this world! That's too good to be true!
Hinata
It already happened! [Goes beside Otonashi] Yui managed to find it. Even someone like me who managed to die as a sorry excuse for a human. A sad loser like me was given a chance like that in this world.
Same here. [Goes beside Otonashi and Hinata] But then, I'm God. Even so, Otonashi was the only one who helped me regain my human heart. He did it with a single word and heartfelt praise.
I'll let everyone decide what to do for themselves.
SMSSS Member A
And you? What will you do, Yurripe?
Me? I've always done whatever I wanted to. I can't protect you this time. I'll simply do whatever I want. We don't have much time. Think this over on your own. That is all. You're dismissed.
[Yuri wakes up after being asleep for three days with Otonashi, Kanade, Hinata, and Naoi waiting beside her.]
[To Otonashi] Where am I? What...
The infirmary? How come you're still here? How long was I out?
Hinata
Well, you've been through a lot, Yurripe. A lot.
I'm truly amazed you pulled off being our leader like you did.
Even you're here. What are you doing here? Aren't the shadows gone? So there's nothing to keep you here.
Because we have to help you. It's our job. [Yuri gasps] You're still here.
Uh, me? [Chuckles] I see. How should I put this?
This is my theory: Yuri has overcome the emotional weight pulling her down. [Otonashi, Naoi, and Hinata are surprised. Yuri hides her face under her sheets in embarrassment.]
Eh?! Well, um, you see...I uh...
Fine. I'll hypnotize you to- [Yuri drapes Naoi with her sheets.]
Oh, hell no! You get away from me!
Hinata
We know what that reaction shows he hit: the bulls-eye.
[Panicking] N-no! That's not true! It'd be a joke if your leader got over it that easily, right?! I mean, what kind of commander would I be if that happened?! [Naoi takes the bed sheet off his head.]
Then I'll hypnotize you- [Yuri throws a pillow at him, sending him falling to the ground.]
Fine! I'm perfectly at peace! Excuse me!
Hinata
[Gasps] She admitted it! [Yuri quickly turns away in embarrassment.]
[After calming down] I swear, Kanade, you are such a tease.
Yuri, you're just obstinate.
Yeah, I know. I admit it. And I admit that I do feel kind of happy.
You called me "Yuri" just now.
Well...It's like we're friends.
Like we're friends? [Smiling] Yes, you're right.
[The SSS follows Kanade to a secret room to find it filled with plants.]
What is this place? [Notices Kanade]
[Pulls a turnip from one of the allotments.] You're wonderful. You're cute.
Hinata
Isn't this...?
MMatsusita
Hey, Yurripe. I found this. [Shows a small sign in his hands saying "Gardening Club"]
[To Yuri] Now, then. I left the meeting and the word "cute" made me remember the hydroponics turnip I'm tending for the discontinued garden club. So, let me ask you how you think I should go about reporting this to the student council?
[Yelling] WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!?!
Why is there such tight security at the entrance?!
Security? [The steel doors open behind Yuri and the other SSS members as more SSS members come into the hydroponic.]
Phew! We made it in! I can't believe all we had to do was hit the "open" button!
Huh?! What about the password?!
Yeah! The one you hit on the keypad, stupid!
I was calculating the remaining funds for the garden club.
It...was a calculator? [Pause] As of now...the Afterlife Battlefront...[Shouting] MUST NOT EAT FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK!!! [All other SSS members complain.]
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