Vol. 3 Ch. 4 Ep. 7: Choices and Decisions

H-How is she?!

Not good. She keeps convulsing and coughing up blood.

Someone contact the Remedial Knights immediately! Or the Sisterhood! Just get someone here!

What about Nagisa?!

She's received the news and is en route to the hospital! I've been contacting others too, but...

Have you gotten in contact with Schale?!

I can't get a hold of them! It's strange... C-Could something have happened to Sensei?!

Don't say that! Just keep trying!

Who's responsible for this? It must be that witch!

Wait! Based on the testimony, Mika couldn't have done anything!

No! This happened after she went in the room! She's at fault!

Stop! There's no point of this... Gah!

Murderer! You're a murderer!

Get out here!

"Saori...?"

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...Sensei.

...Sensei.

Hime... They took Atsuko.

And then they attacked us... I was separated in the fight... I don't know what happened to them.

I've been running from Arius...for days on end...

I was utterly useless.

Please... Atsuko... Atsuko is going to die!

Tomorrow at sunrise, she'll execute Atsuko!

I have no right to ask you to believe me...but I beg of you...

Atsuko was raised for the express purpose of this moment...

I don't know the details, but it was her fate to die since she was born.

That woman... She said...

I could change Hime's fate...if I just faithfully carried out her orders.

She said I could...save not only Hime...but the others too.

She made me a promise. If I stole the Eden Treaty and granted Arius the power of the Saint Justina Council... If I could seize the Trinity and Gehenna districts...

Atsuko wouldn't have to die.

In the end...

I failed.

I failed the Arius Squad.

We failed to steal the Eden Treaty.

We couldn't conquer the Trinity and Gehenna districts.

We couldn't save our colleagues.

I couldn't protect Atsuko! Damn it!

I was useless. I failed.

There's no one I can turn to for help. Trinity, Gehenna, and even Arius are out for my blood.

I don't know who else to ask... Sensei... No one else can save her.

Please...

I'll do anything. I still have a bomb that destroys halos. I'm putting my life in your hands.

You can use this to kill me.

If you even so much as suspect me, you can kill me.

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Please...help Atsuko...

I beg of you...

Murderer! Bring out the murderer! It's all her fault!

Because you made contact with Arius...

Squad...went after Sensei...and...

This is all because you brought Sensei here!

It's...my fault?

It's all because of me...

Seia got hurt...because I'm a stupid person. Because I've done unforgivable things.

For a fleeting moment... I thought I could have a second chance...to make amends.

Even if it was for the hearing, I wanted to see everyone... Nagi, Seia, and Sensei...

Why... Why is everything so messed up?

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I was living a fool's dream when I thought I could have a second chance.

Truly a fool... Arius...the Arius Squad...and Joumae Saori lied to me...and I got taken advantage of...

And, in the end, I hurt my precious people.

Drag the witch out!

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Make the Justice Task Force go in there and get her!

I see. I understand now...

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I didn't see it until now. Huh.

...Joumae Saori of the Arius Squad.

It's all her fault, isn't it?

She lied to me and tried to kill Seia. She fired missiles at Nagi and hurt Sensei...

Everything, everything, everything...was her machinations.

I understand it all perfectly, now. I know what I need to do.

I have to hold Joumae Saori accountable for what she's done.

It's only fair.

I want her to feel all of my pain.

I'll take all that's precious to her. Until she's left with nothing.

Don't try to stop me! Come out, Misono Mika!

Please! This isn't the right time!

EEEEEK!

Th-The wall! The wall collapsed!

Pardon me. ★

Now, where is that gun of mine?

Oh, silly me. It's right here! Heehee!

D-Did she just destroy the wall with her bare hands?

M-M-M-Misono...! M-Mika...!

Misono Mika has escaped!

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B-But...

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The representative of the Arius district and the owner of Arius Satellite School. We usually call her Madame.

I've only seen her a few times...but she's a tall adult with red skin...and she wears a white dress...

Her name is Beatrice. Hime was the one who interacted with her a lot.

After she took Hime, we were attacked...and got separated. I haven't been able to find them.

They're probably still on the run.

The Arius basilica...in the Arius district. There's a secret holy place she's prepared for this moment. Atsuko must be there.

I don't know what it's for. Just that it's been prepared for Hime for a long time.

Hime always said that was where she would meet her end.

Beatrice said the ceremony would be at sunrise tomorrow.

Please, time is running out for Hime.

Decide to help Saori.

Make a decision to help Saori.

Help Saori.

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What?

Really?! You're choosing to help me?

Y-Yes...but... I didn't expect you to...

Have you already forgotten? I shot you!

Why would you help someone who put a bullet through you?

Oh... Um... Okay.

This is the detonator. If you press this...

Y-You want me to remove the bomb? Your insurance?

I don't know what your play is here...

Take the bomb.

But don't worry. It won't explode without the detonator.

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Break the detonator.

Wh-What...?!

Throw the broken pieces of the detonator in a trash can.

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Wh-What's going on...? H-Huh? What...?

Wh-What's going on...? H-Huh? What...?

Sensei! What is wrong with you?!

H-Hold on...!