Blue Archive story · Volume 3: Eden Treaty, Chapter 3, Episode 16
Vol. 3 Ch. 3 Ep. 16: Bits and Pieces
1 scenes, 199 lines
1. Makeshift Gehenna Infirmary / Tea Party Offices
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Azusa...
You turned the gift you cherished as much as your life into a murder weapon.
The bomb that was meant to destroy my halo.
You still had it all this time.
...
However, Saori is still alive. Her wounds may be grave, but she lived...
...because Atsuko protected her.
Hime, get a hold of yourself...! Atsuko!
...
The royal blood's strength has weakened... Could she be dead?
I can't have my experiments disrupted. The Communio Sanctorum is not yet ready.
...
Ah. Perhaps I was mistaken.
She had already taken precautions. Such is the course of one with precious royal blood.
So be it. I shall overlook this minor disruption. I suppose it's the least I could do for an associate.
The experiment continues.
Sa...o...
Hime! Are you okay?
*nod*
Thank goodness...
She won't get away with this.
Azusa... How dare you hurt Hime?
You'll pay for this...Azusa!
So Atsuko is still alive.
Yet I have little doubt that bomb would have destroyed my halo.
It even wounded Saori despite her being shielded from the brunt of it.
Perhaps Atsuko's halo has its own guardian angel.
...
Regardless, this is sure to throw a wrench into Arius Squad's plans.
Their all-out assault on Trinity has been delayed, and their hold on the Council has been weakened.
The fighting at the cathedral is also slowing down.
It will be possible to search and rescue the wounded with the two sides at a stalemate.
As for Azusa... This new turn of events may ease her despair, if only slightly.
Another wounded spotted! Requesting transport!
This way! Bring the stretcher!
Over there! There's another!
President! We've rescued the Pandemonium Society members that were aboard the airship that crashed into the lake! Chair Makoto was among the recovered!
The lake? The chair is a lucky woman.
We'll take care of the transportation. Continue your rescue efforts. Place any more you find into intensive care units.
Yes, ma'am!
What of the Prefect Team?
Senior Administrator Ako remains in command. The head prefect has suffered serious injuries and is still unconscious.
Huh?
The Justice Task Force's President Tsurugi is seriously injured, and Vice President Hasumi is in critical condition!
Sakurako is also in bad shape! The Remedial Knights' infirmary is full, so we're transporting them to empty rooms in the old library!
N-No... Sakurako...
What about Nagisa?
We're still searching for her!
...
Emergency! Radical Tea Party followers are preparing to declare war on Gehenna!
What?!
We can't allow that to happen. Especially not now.
It's the Justice Task Force! They're marching on the cathedral! One of our units is doing their best to stop them.
Huh?! What?!
The Tea Party's lower members must be in total disarray.
We have to do something. The fighting needs to cease so we can put our focus into the rescue efforts.
(This is getting out of hand. What am I supposed to do?)
(Seia...)
(Help me, Sensei...)
What do you mean the president disappeared?!
I-I mean...she was lying here just a moment ago...
Find her! She couldn't have gone far! She's in no condition to be going anywhere with those injuries!
Y-Yes, ma'am!
President Hina...
Is the formal declaration prepared?
It's ready!
Good. Let's not wait a moment longer.
I-I'm begging you, wait!
Urawa Hanako? Who let you in?!
Per Trinity bylaws, war cannot be declared without a proper Tea Party host.
...
Didn't you see the footage?! Gehenna is not our enemy!
I don't have all the details yet...but I'm sure Arius are the ones behind what's happening.
They were able to infiltrate the catacombs under the Trinity district.
Arrest her.
...?!
So you pledged your allegiance to the Sisterhood after all.
What?!
You're correct, we've reviewed the footage. We identified those strange entities as the Saint Justina Council.
We also know the modern-day ties the Sisterhood has with the Council. That's why we had no choice but to take the cathedral.
You can stop playing detective now, Urawa Hanako.
...!
We've also confirmed the missile's launching point. It came from the cathedral ruins, an area controlled by the Sisterhood.
Your assertion may be correct. It could be that Arius infiltrated our district through the catacombs below...
...but that leads us to believe Arius and the Sisterhood were working together all along.
...!
It's not outside the realm of possibility, especially given how shrouded in mystery the Sisterhood keeps itself.
That is why we, the Pater Faction, have taken matters into our own hands.
Don't tell me the rest of the Tea Party is...
Correct. Filius and Sanctus Faction members who opposed or reserved judgment regarding our actions have been placed in custody.
This is a coup d'etat!
Is it? You're forgetting that one Tea Party leader remains.
...?!
Pater Faction leader and Tea Party attendee, Misono Mika.
She'll be released so that we can carry out all-out war against Gehenna, just as she wanted.
...!
...
Right this way, Miss Mika.
Hmm?
What will you do now, Azusa?
You managed to save many others through resolve, but you failed to abolish the Council by voiding the commandments.
Gehenna's Hina disappeared, and Trinity's Hanako has been arrested.
Mika is even free now.
Is this the ending you were fighting for?
In the end, it truly was futile. Fleeting and meaningless like a dream...
No. Not yet.
Azusa?
Now isn't the time to give up.
You have to act. If you have time to feel sorry for yourself, then you have time to think of a solution.
The next plan. The next goal. Whatever comes next...
I can't stop here. There has to be a way...
The Council hasn't disappeared. Saori and Atsuko are safe after all... No. Regardless of that...
...I have to keep moving. Saori must be stopped.
There's no other way.
A battle has broken out! We have to respond!
There's a riot in progress at Building 5! What should we do?
Huh? Weren't you put in the Make-Up Work Club? You haven't officially been cleared to return to duty yet, have you? What are you doing here?
H-Huh? Well, I, uh...
We don't have time for this. Go to the containment block if you have nothing better to do. There should be something to keep you busy there.
But, I...!
S-Saori.
Leader...
Prepare to march on Trinity!
We need more time.
Sh-She's right. Hime is wounded, and the Council isn't doing so hot...
We have no choice but to return to the cathedral and renew the commandments.
...
I said now!
Please, Miss Mika. This way.
Miss Mika!
We're sorry for taking so long. You're free now!
I see.
Now I understand what must be going on. Are you all fans of mine or something? Have you come for my autograph?
N-No, that's not it. Trinity is in a state of...
Emergency, I know! You're gonna declare war on Gehenna, aren't you?! Hahaha! That's too funny.
Precisely! This is our opportunity to wipe Gehenna off the map!
Just as you wished, Miss Mika.
We'll follow your orders. Please issue a command to prepare for battle throughout all of Trinity!
Ahaha. Hah!
You're right, I DO hate Gehenna! I'm so flattered that you remembered!
What of it? Is that why you're all acting like a bunch of crazed fanatics?
Pardon...me?
It's kind of pathetic! Barging in here, appealing to my hatred, pleading with me to do your dirty work! Can't you see how funny it is?!
M-Miss Mika! Don't you think you're going over the line...?
Am I? Sorry if you're the one who's offended.
It's like you said: I do hate Gehenna. So much so that there are times where I'd like to burn them all like ants under a magnifying glass.
But you know what? Now isn't one of those times. Did you hear me? I don't feel like it! So why don't you all be good girls and just go home? You're wasting your time.
Y-You don't feel like it...?
How can you say something like that? This is a critical moment in Trinity's history...
So what? It's wrong to force someone to do something they don't feel like doing, you know.
It's just like my hatred for Gehenna. It's...just because! There's no greater meaning or purpose behind it.
So stop wasting your breath and mosey along. I'm not in the mood to deal with this.
Find someone else who will let you use their hate on your behalf.
What did you just say...?
Did I stutter? I'm telling you it's stupid to need someone else to order you to carry out your own hate.
That... That's not true!
Hmph.
You...harpy! This is the thanks we get for breaking you out of prison?!
Know your place! Or would you rather lose your place in the Tea Party?!
Is this how you show gratitude?! Huh?!
...
Wh-What are you doing?!
And who are you?
...!
Open your eyes.
Sit up.
S-Sensei? You're awake!
You shouldn't be moving yet! Where do you think you're going?!
You insist on fighting too, Sensei?
So that your students can remain just students. They shouldn't have to become things such as soldiers or killers.
That's the kind of outcome you're fighting to prevent, isn't it?
"Because that's how things should be."
It isn't that simple, Sensei.
You're facing malice and distrust that dates back generations, practically an eternity.
"Then it's time someone put a stop to it."