Showdown: Foreigner IV

...Then, to recap...

We asked Oda Nobunaga to be our negotiator in order to win XX over to our side.

That's right. We're gonna fight sideshow with sideshow!

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I'm gonna rip that tongue of yours out and fry it!

Man, I thought I could get a late breakfast today, but the moment I got to the buffet line, I was pretty much whisked away by a bunch of familiar-looking peeps.

But, a promise is a promise, so here I am. Is all that really true?

It was hard enough to believe X got a job, but now you're telling me she's a...you know, mecha?

A knight completely decked out in mechanical armor? And in space, no less? I just can't picture it.

I know it all sounds like madness, Lady Nobunaga, but trust me when I say it's all true.

Here she comes. Get ready!

We're probably gonna have to fight her no matter what, but we can at least talk to her and try to learn as much as we can first.

Hyaaa! Hello, everyone! Great day to catch some waves, isn't it!

I'm sure my entrance must have less impact now than it did on the first loop, but that doesn't scare me.

I'm the shooting star Foreigner, upholding law and order across the ether universe as part of the Galactic Police!

That's right! Evil God Hunter XX is on the job!

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Well come on, what would be the point now that you know who I am? It's not like I wanted to talk like that before...

I only resorted to those brutish and simplistic expressions because we're not supposed to have personal conversations when we're on the clock.

Huh? But, aren't you on the clock right now?

Of course I am!

You think I rocketed all the way here from Kilauea just to have lunch!?

(So her hideout's in Kilauea...? Does that mean she took it from Pele after defeating her?)

I don't care what you have to say. My objective is to stop ServantFes.

I'm sure you guys are all in your own club, so we'll never see eye to eye!

XX is taking up her combat stance...! Nobunaga...!

Right. Looks like I'm up.

Heya! It's me, Summer Nobbu! Long time no race, X!

That embarrassing Buster shirt...!

Uh... Hang on, don't tell me... Space Gawain? Is that you?

It's me! Oda Nobunaga! The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven of the beach! I raced with you last summer!

Ohhh! That did happen, didn't it!

Sorry about that. It takes a little longer to search for those sorts of side stories.

Of course I remember you, Nobbu. Long time no see. Hi...and stuff.

But could you please get out of my way? Maybe you could try swimming out to the bay or something.

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Come on, X. Don't you think that's enough?

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You can hide your feelings or your sadomasochism with that mecha stuff all you want, but it doesn't fool this fool!

It's hard being the only one without a swimsuit on, isn't it?

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Especially since it must be boiling in that thing. I get it. Exercising willpower is hard.

No, this is

Besides, doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose, trying to ruin ServantFes in a cosplay getup like that?

Cosplay!?

I'm cut from much the same cloth myself, so I could tell right away!

Come on, be honest with yourself. You're super bad at the tsundere thing and you know it!

Suits me just fine, though!

(Is that something to be proud of...?)

H-h-h... Ho...

Ho?

How is this not a swimsuit, you big jerk!?

You do have a swimsuit!? And a skimpy old-school bikini at that!?

Of course I was! After all... This! Is! Summer!

Th-thank you for the honest opinion! As it's summer and all, I decided to spend my bonus on a new outfit!

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As for you, Nobbu! What would a rock 'n' roll fiend like you know!?

A new season of Universe World is here, and all the other outlaws I used to hang with have grown up and gotten jobs!

I couldn't be the only one left out, so I tried interviewing with the Galactic Police on a whim...

...only to find out I would've had a less toxic workplace if I'd gotten a job shoveling nuclear waste!

Then, just when I thought I'd get some paid leave to visit a resort planet, they send me to Hawaii...on business!

So now, while all the other Servants are out partying, I'm the only one who's still! Stuck! Working!!!

And for what? An Evil God No. 3 reading that turned out to be a nonentity? Do they think you can just order new evil gods off Amazones or something!?

Now I've got some sideshow Servant feeling sorry for me!? That's the last straw! I can't take it anymore!

I am so done holding back. Ask not for whom the lunch bell tolls; it tolls for thee!

Now you're ripping off a catchphrase!?

It's fine! My Rhongomyniad considers you a rival! I'm sure the old man won't have a problem with it!

...Did you hear that, Fujimaru?

Yeah. ...Everything finally adds up.

Did you crack your head on a coconut or something? I meant the part about Evil God No. 3!

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Evil God Hunter, Heroine XX, commencing Foreigner elimination!

As they say, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and a Foreigner for a Foreigner!

And once all's said and done, I'll finally get to enjoy Luluhawa as much as I want!

Hmm. Looks like this is it for negotiations! Pretty sure I can't talk her down at this point!

Then, that means...!

We'll just have to kick her ass, right!? Don't gotta tell me twice!

Oh man, this feels even better than I'd imagined... Swimsuits by the seaside... I knew this was going to be fun!

Still, I have my own pride as a Foreigner! You won't tempt me away from my duties that easily!

That's all for now! I'm heading back to wait for my true target to show on the morning of the seventh day!

Farewell, Nitwit Nobbu! Farewell, Master of Earth!

Next time, I'll bring in my beloved ship stationed outside satellite orbit range, the Death Saber!

This Just In: Heroine X's Du Stallion II Destroyed! By the Evil Goddess of Justice! Oh the Humanity!

I'll be using my Anti-Planet Noble Phantasm to wipe ServantFes off the map. If you don't want to get vaporized along with it, I'd get out of this Singularity while you still can!

Damn, she got away...

I guess we failed.

But the good news is, now we have more leverage to work with.

Specifically, we now know exactly what's tying her down: work obligations!

Where are you going with this?

If we can free her from those obligations and turn her into a lazy bum like Osakabehime, that'll solve everything!

Chotto a minute! Did you just say something incredibly rude and mistaken about me!?

There's no reason at all for me to get a job! Know why? 'Cause I'm a minor!

And I'll always be a minor for as long as I'm a Servant!

Liar.

Don't be a liar, Batty. Unless you want me to set your pants on fire.

I'm not lying! I really believe that!

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Okay, Master? So please don't go around bemoaning my employment prospects!

There you have it, Master. You need to come up with a new job for XX before she shows up again.

Don't worry. As long as we have leverage, it won't take long before I have her eating out of the palm of my hand!