Vol. F Ch. 1 Ep. 13: Operation Recapture Schale 1

I see. So you were sucked into a conspiracy and kidnapped.

If it wasn't for Director Kanna, it would've been very bad for you, Sensei.

The Feral Hound threw herself in front of danger to save Sensei... It's hard to believe.

Sh-She was so badly injured...

She's recovering in the tent now. A tough cookie like Director Kanna'll be fine with some rest.

The priority now is to gather as much information as possible and analyze our options.

We can't formulate a plan to move forward without understanding the situation first.

Currently, D.U. is under martial law, prohibiting all communication, logistics, and movement, and the administrative system has been shut down.

Because all communication going out of D.U. is blocked...we can't get help from other academy districts, and the whereabouts of the other chairmen are unknown...

To cancel the martial law declared by Kaiser, we need to regain administrative control, but the General Student Council lost all authority when the chief officer's censure resolution passed!

The only way to fix it is to convene the six chiefs of staff who agreed to the censure and have them cancel the censure or pass a vote of confidence.

But it's impossible to convene them while under martial law! It's an endless Catch-22!

So, we can't depend on the General Student Council for anything right now?

I mean, could we ever?

But to have administrative authority taken over by a single company... If SRT Academy was still around, that could have been prevented...

T-To top it off, Sanctum Tower is still under the control of K-Kaiser... What should we d-do?

The only way now is to invade the one place that has administrative control of Sanctum Tower and stop it!

...It's Schale!

Yes. To be exact, it's in the Schale basement. The Crafting Chamber!

The Crafting Chamber is a material generator left behind by the president of the General Student Council. Originally, only the manager of the Shittim Chest could access it...

The Kaiser Corporation seems to be trying to circumvent authentication and use it to activate the Crafting Chamber to take control of Sanctum Tower!

Maybe that's why Kaiser kidnapped Chief Officer Rin and locked her up in Schale!

Yes! They locked her up in the Schale prison! She doesn't seem to be hurt, but...

Understood. We need to reclaim Schale, which has been taken over by PMC.

W-With just us...?

Yup. We can't get a hold of other districts, so it's us or nobody.

Awesome! I've been wanting to blow up Schale for a while!

Affirmative! I'll do my best!

Ugh...but it's not gonna be easy... Our opponent is Kaiser, a powerful corporation.

Unless they're stupid, they know we're coming. And I don't think they're stupid...

...Summon the Kaiser SOF.

Th-The Special Operation Forces? At Schale?

Yes. Sensei will be here.

Sensei knows better than anyone where to attack in this situation. So we'll be ready for them.

Originally, they were the ace up the sleeve to fight against those foxes, but we'll use them here.

Hurry!

U-Understood!

I have contingency after contingency. I won't be caught off guard, so bring your best, Schale's Sensei.

Ugh... We have to rescue the chief officer...and p-put a halt to Kaiser's conspiracy... C-Can we do all that...?

It's not a matter of whether or not we can, Miyu. We have to.

Yes, that's right! The peace of Kivotos depends on us!

O-Okay... I'll do my b-best...!

Ugh, fine! I better get at least a month off after this. All this overtime just isn't it!

What're you even worried about? PMC is nothing compared to SRT Academy, the best of the best agents in all of Kivotos!

Technically we're new recruits with very minimal field experience...

And SRT doesn't even exist anymore...

And we're operating out of a camp...

And they don't even have textbooks, so they've been borrowing Valkyrie's...

What's wrong with that?! I've received a great education from Valkyrie's blu-rays!

I know, I know! I wouldn't mind if they just took all of them, though...

"We can do this. RABBIT Squad and Public Safety Bureau, let's begin."

First off, Miyako, name the operation.

O-Okay. So...to reclaim Schale...let's begin Operation Parsley...

Huh? Parsley? Is there some kind of meaning behind that? It sounds lame.

Well... B-Because rabbits love parsley...

Following that logic, how about carrots? Operation Carrots sounds cool!

W-We've already used th-that one...

Then how about Operation Donuts? Operation Glazed Donuts!

That sounds like the name of a family Christmas special.

We should consider our original intentions. How about Operation Clover?

...Let's go with Operation Recapture Schale.

Aww, that's so boring.

"Operation Recapture Schale, commence!"

Sensei... Please be careful. I have a feeling there's something more underneath the surface...

The ominous meteors I saw... I wonder what they meant...

We've checked the enemy Crusader Tanks and confirmed the number of troops! They've prepared assault helicopters and barricades...

They're definitely ready for us...

F-Frontal breakthrough i-is impossible... Miyako, wh-what should we do?

If we had just a few more reinforcements...

Huh? What's that signal...?

We found them! This way!

We got your message, Sensei! We're here to help!

The Public Peace Bureau!

Really?! Taking initiative isn't usually the Public Peace Bureau's strong point...

We've been waiting all this time for orders... Then I saw Director Kanna and Sensei near Kousagi Town!

We'll do our best to help, Sensei!

Miyako, with this...

Yes. We can do it.

Then, Sensei, what are your orders?

...Understood. Okay.

Well, everyone. To lift D.U.'s martial law and crush the Kaiser Group's conspiracy...let us begin Operation Recapture Schale!

Yes!

Retreat, retreat!

Retreat to the inside of the building and regroup!

Secured the convenience store on the first floor!

You've come to help, Bento Disposal Specialists!

...Sora?

This building has had so many violent incidents that I'm...an expert at hiding in the storage now. I've gotten used to it, I guess...

...We're sorry for the trouble.

No, thanks for saving me! Oh! Do you want some expired bentos? We have a lot.

...Thank you. I'd love some after we finish this mission.

All set! The entrance is clear!

Thank you for your help, Public Peace Bureau.

Aren't you all supposed to be upright and law-abiding? Helping us doesn't exactly fit the bill for goody two-shoes like you guys.

Criminals are just gonna make fun of a bunch of police who broke the law.

Haha... It's kinda weird to hear that from the RABBIT Squad...

It's okay since we're helping Director Kanna.

Valkyrie students get ridiculed by criminals all the time anyway...

We'll secure the entrance so reinforcements can't get in behind you, so you all go recapture the building!

We're counting on you.

Starting now, we'll be entering the Schale building and carrying out two missions simultaneously.

First, reclaim the Crafting Chamber from PMC in the Schale basement.

Second, rescue the chief officer locked somewhere in the Schale building.

But...we don't know where the chief officer is.

We're compromising the hostage's safety if we barge in without knowing their location.

We can help there.

Ah! Wh-Who are you...?

W-We're the General Student Council.

Yeah. We're at the Sanctum Tower underground communication center. You have no idea how hard it was to hide without PMC noticing us.

Who would have thought the hole I use for skipping class would be this useful? Hahaha!

M-Momoka...!

Hey, thanks to that, we restored the communication log and determined Rin's location.

It's the third empty room above the Schale Residence Hall.

Sensei... Please save Rin...

"I'll deliver her to you safe and sound."

...Yes!