Blue Archive story · Act 2: Volume 2, Chapter 2, Episode 15
Act 2 Vol. 2 Ch. 2 Ep. 15: Operation Planning
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Cuckoo.
Flew over the nest.
Come in.
Good to see you, Iroha.
*sigh* The pressure's getting worse and worse.
Ah, I felt that too. There's eyes everywhere, and the streets are lined with guards...
...We're all marked as persons of interest. It's a miracle we all slipped out without being tailed.
We can't sustain this for long.
Easy does it. A slight mistake could ruin everything.
*sigh* Ladies, we have a problem.
What's wrong, Satsuki...?
Oh, did someone follow you?!
...What is it?
There's a remote security system in the strategy room.
To "secure" what...?
The equipment in the broadcasting room.
...!!!
D-Doesn't that mean...?
...They will immediately know if we touch the broadcasting equipment.
Yeah. As long as the central server is active, we're locked out. Turning on the broadcasting equipment would alert the strategy room, and they could immediately cut power.
To get what we need, we have to either deceive the system or neutralize the remote security system.
Th-Then what should we do...?
The Head Prefect is always in the strategy room. We won't be able to get past her.
But to infiltrate the broadcasting room and jam the signals, we need to disable the remote control system...
Ugh, why's this so complicated?!
What, like flipping the academy was supposed to be easy?
No, but...! Wait, whose side are you on?
I'm telling you to calm down, Iori. We're not going anywhere even if you get so heated about everything.
Yaha. And you're such a peach.
...What?
Have you calmed down yet?
Ugh...
What more can we do? What...options do we even have?
Getting in the broadcasting room... Broadcasting room...
Satsuki, is it possible to disable the remote sensors or whatever on the broadcasting room equipment?
There's no guarantee. I'm hardly familiar with the place.
If we get in, I'll already have my hands full with the frequency analysis, and time is already tight.
Do you have an idea?
I know a few girls who might be familiar with the broadcasting room...
I'm in! I'm SO in!
Already?! Do you even know what we're trying to do?
*sigh* Kirara. You agreed too early.
Still... That doesn't change anything. Of course we'll help.
...I asked you two because you're the only ones with school broadcast experience. I thought it was a long shot...
Um. Iroha. You quit the Pandemonium Society, right?
Ugh, is the word already out?
And that's because you disagreed with them, isn't it? Your beliefs didn't vibe?
...Um, yes. That's correct.
There were so many Pandemonium declarations, combined with the Prefect Team and the war effort...
We weren't thrilled about all that either.
All that bluster about conquering Kivotos... We both have friends in other academies.
And they seriously wanted us to fight our friends and shed blood for Gehenna? No way.
...Yes. It is completely ridiculous.
So, since we're against all that...
Then that means we're allies.
...I'm glad we became friends.
Wow, that's so sweet! You hear that Erika? Ride-or-dies!
Hopefully not literally. But know that we'll help however we can.
So, what exactly do we have to do?
...and that sums it up. Are you familiar with the broadcasting equipment?
Um... So, here's how I understood it.
We have to bypass the remote security system, right? Because it can run an emergency shutoff?
Right. It'd be best if you could connect directly to the transmitter.
I think we can do that.
R-Really? You can?
Erika's super good with electronics!
I'm no expert, but I've seen what we're working with. I can handle it.
Wow! Then the problem's solved, right?
Fufu, our luck has turned around. We found the perfect people at the perfect time.
I had a feeling it would all work out. Score one for the good guys! Yaha!
Well, how about we work on the plan while the School Lunch Club buys us time?
They should be able to get us at least a few days, or even weeks if our luck holds...
W-We have a MAJOR PROBLEM!
Hm? What's wrong, Chiaki?
...Th-The war's breaking out! SOON!!!
What? But how?
...And that's what happened...
H-Hold on. Chemical warheads?!
Yes...! And ones of mass-destruction...
Th-This is getting a little too heavy!
This is getting pretty scary...
Our school has those kinds of weapons...?
...We do.
To be more precise, we DID.
Makoto... So you remembered everything. You just didn't act on it...
Wh-Why would Makoto know how to make warheads?
I told you. We destroyed all traces of the Tyrant Emperor together.
And that means we saw all her research with our own eyes.
But how is it possible for her to retain all that from only seeing it once...? She barely remembers her own schedule.
Makoto has an incredible memory when encountering topics she's interested in.
...Tch, seriously... NOW she chooses to be competent.
...It's as I said. When she gets serious about something, Makoto is a bigger threat than anyone else in Kivotos.
But, if that's true, doesn't it mean we're running out of time?
We don't have the luxury of contingencies and thinking everything through.
...Let's go. Now.
Eh? Just like that?
Yeah. At this point, the faster the better. We've got the basic plan. We trust each other.
I'm freaked out... But if we CAN help, then we gotta!
...Thank you. I didn't expect the confrontation to be so soon.
Ah, and I'll let "them" know that we're moving.
I suppose we have to... I don't have a good feeling about this, but we're out of time.
Just know that we're allies, no, friends, sharing the same worthy vision.
Yes. In that case...