Fourth Casino "The Name Is 'J'"

This is where the Casino Demon King who runs Rakuichi Rakuza lives!?

This is horrific...

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G-get out of here, Fujimaru...

This casino is done for...!

Demon King Nobunaga... Can you tell us what happened?

Well, I opened Casino de Rakuichi Rakuza so anyone could enjoy gambling without paying protection fees...

Huh? You mean you weren't gathering Swimsuit Daimyo to challenge the Summer Lion King for control of Las Vegas?

Oh, you already know about that, huh?

Yeah, I was kind of jealous that the Summer Lion King got a yacht...

...so I decided I was going to take it for myself.

That's why I was running this casino out here, but then

H-huh? What's that sound!?

Oh no! She's here!

I see it's time to break out my jetpack once again!

Trying to open a gambling hall without getting permission from the authorities? Outrageous!

The heavens might let you get away with this, but the Shinsengumi will not!

I, Swimsuit Swordmaster Okita J. Souji, will see that you are all dealt with swiftly!

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M-Master!? What are you doing here!?

Okita, um, putting that swimsuit you're wearing aside...

What is that you're wearing on your back?

W-well, uh... You see...

That contraption how you're zipping 'round in the air? I never seen anything so bizarre.

Y-you've got it wrong! I'm no longer the Okita Souji you know, Master!

As the wielder of Jet Tennen Rishinryu, I am the strongest swimsuited swordfighter of the Bakumatsu era...

Okita J. Souji!

Okita J. Souji... Where in the world did you come from? That "J" in your name does have a nice ring to it, though.

Are you kidding? It's just plain dorky. Not a hint of wabi or sabi to it.

Jet Sandanzuki!

Gaah! A Demon King killer!?

...Anyway, Master, I have my reasons why I can't back down from this Swordbeauties match...

...even if it means I have to fight you, too!

Besides, my scanner is picking up Swimsuit Swordmaster particles...

You! The one with four katana! You're a Swimsuit Swordmaster too, aren't you!?

I sure am! I'm the immovable Swimsuit Swordmaster, Katsushika Hokusai!

Then we can cut right to the chase!

I, Okita J. Souji, Swimsuit Swordmaster of Jet Tennen Rishinryu, shall be your opponent! Have at you!

I dunno what this is all about, but I guess we're doin' this now, huh!?

All right then, you got it! Let's have a good, clean fight!

Oh wow, interesting. I didn't know candy apples could turn your tongue red.

I just wish I could actually taste it, too. Though they do seem like they'd be right up Altria's alley...

Oh, it looks like Fujimaru's crew is here, too. I wasn't expecting them to fight just yet...

...but it does look like it'll be a fun battle. I think I'll stay and watch in person for once.

She's fast! Really fast! When it comes ta pure speed, she's got all the other Swimsuit Swordmasters beat!

But I trained my swordplay with quick and accurate brushwork! I'm sure I can keep up with her!

Just a little more, and I'll have her pinned down!

I see... I thought you were a rank amateur at first, but those four swords of yours clearly aren't just for show.

Then it looks like I'll have to get serious about this too.

Releasing limiters!

Get ready! I'm going to end it with this final attack!

Hang in there, body...!

M-Drive Full Burst!

Jet Sandanzuki!!!

Bring it! A real woman never backs down from a fight!

Kirifuri, Kannon, Aoi, Rouben, Yoshitsune, Yourou, Ono, Amida!

A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces!

...Ghh! I can't believe how strong that attack was. Those jetpack thingies really are somethin'.

Don't be so modest. Your swordplay was truly magnifi...

...cent...

M-Master...

I'm sorry, I just can't used to being called that...

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I still don't understand how you became a Swimsuit Swordmaster, Okita. I thought you were still at Chaldea.

W-well, there's a very good reason for how I got here. Though I should warn you, it's kind of a long story...

(Fwooo woo woo woom)

Huh? We're doing the flashback thing now?

Hmm hm hmmm♪

Wooo! Summer Okita finally wins!

It's been so long since I started searching for a swimsuit of my own... So very, very long...

These were trying, painful times, especially with Nobbu always fanning the flames.

But now that I finally have one, none of that matters!

Yes, at last... At long last...!

This is the year I make my swimsuit debut!

The only problem is that I'm just too beautiful! I mean, look at this ribbon! It's so cute!

Hehehehe...! I can't wait to hear what Master and Nobbu and all the others have to say...

Gah! Okita!? When did you get such an awesome swimsuit!?

It's so damn cute I don't deserve to be in the same room as you!!!

Hehehe. Right? Right?

So you finally realized the truth, Nitwit Nobbu?

The fact is, now that I've got a swimsuit, it's no exaggeration to say I'm the strongest AND most beautiful Shinsengumi☆Girl in the whole Bakumatsu era!

Dammit! I thought the best kind of swimsuit you could manage would be some dumb T-shirt, like me!

How could I have been so foolish? Your swimsuit isn't just good, it's the cutest one of the century!

Auntie's right! It might just look amazingly good! Even Chacha has to take Chacha's hatuh, helmet off to you!

This helmet His Imperial Highness gave Chacha gets so sweaty in the summer, you have no idea...

You really are the better of us, Original Me. Your swimsuit form is perfect beyond words.

Just be careful. You're so pretty that you might end up a Counter Force target.

You just radiate with splendor... Forget Bishamonten. You're like the avatar of Benzaiten, the goddess of beauty.

I bet you'll easily end up with a bunch of amazing Myth-level passive skills, like A+ Divinity!

Hahahahaha! What's with that outfit? You look fancy as anything!

I bet even Rikyu himself'd be tap-dancing in bare feet if he saw you now!

Heh... I can't believe I never noticed just how attractive you are until now.

I feel like I've been shot straight through the heart. Why did you always dress so modestly, dammit?

Then again, I should've known Okita Souji, Captain of the Shinsengumi's First Unit, always had this in her. Hey, here's a thought. What about changing your name to Dynamite☆Okita?

It's true. You're the most transcendent beauty I've ever laid eyes on. It's clear that the day doesn't really start in Japan unless you're there to start it.

You think so too, right, Oryou?

Yeah. You're way too beautiful for a human swordswoman. Are you some kind of extra special angel from the heavens?

Here, Oryou will give you a whole case of frogs to celebrate.

Man, no wonder you're the strongest and prettiest Bakumatsu swordswoman! Why, compared to you, I'm just a weak, pathetic little man-slayer!

Let me just kneel before you! Shall I massage your feet?

Please, stop, everyone. You're embarrassing me.

Still, if that's what you really think, I guess you can't all be wrong!

I mean, my swimsuited figure IS too wonderful for words, if I do say so myself!

It sure is, Okita! I gotta say it again: Me and my dumb T-shirt don't hold a candle to you!

Come on, everyone! Let's all give Lady Okita the praise she deserves for being the most beautiful genius swimsuit-clad swordswoman ever!

A round of applause for Okita in her swimsuit! Congratulations!

Congratulations! Congratulations!

Congratulations! Congratulations!

Congratulations! Congratulations!

Thank you, everyone! Thank you!

Thank you, Bakumatsu era! Thank you, everyone in the Shinsengumi!

Thank you for being part of Summer Okita's big, great, GRAND VICTORY!!!

Yes! That's exactly how it's going to turn out!

Hm hm hmm♪

Ooh, I can't wait any longer! I'm gonna go show everyone my new swimsuit right now!

Man! I can't believe there was a Galactic Police call right after I added hot water to my cup noodles!

It's a good thing I'm such an awesome space detective that it only took me three minutes to eradicate the target!

Now that I've saved the universe from yet another threat, I'm sure to get an amazing bonus this year!

Not to mention, I made it back soon enough that my noodles shouldn't be soggy yet!

Hang in there, my last cup noodles of the month! I'm coming for you!

Hmm hm hmmm♪

Aah!

Cup noodles, cup noodles♪

Huh!?

Ow ow ow... S-sorry about that. I was in such a hurry I didn't watch where I was going...

You're, um...Okita, right? I think we met in the room next to the boiler once?

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Are you okay? It wasn't that hard a crash, and you don't seem to be injured...

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Um, hello? Could you say something, please?

CQ? CQ? Anyone read me?

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...O-oh no. Don't tell me...

...(Flatline beep)

Is sh-she dead!?

Oh man, now what am I gonna do...

My bonus is gonna drop like a rock if they find out I killed a noncombatant indigenous life-form...

Oh no. What if they cut it entirely!?

If I don't do something about this, I might not even be able to afford next month's batch of cup noodles!

All right, then! I'll just have to use all my Servantverse scientific knowledge to save her...somehow!

Maybe I can do something with my spare armor parts and this mysterious secret lab I just happened to stumble on...

No, no maybes! I WILL do something with them! You can do it, XX! I'm sure the paycheck gods will watch over you!

Forget the galactic disasters! If there's ever been a battle you can't afford to lose, it's this one!

All right, let's get this operation started!

Okay, let's put this part here...

...use this galaxy cell drive in place of life support equipment...

...and set this strange energy gem I found in a primitive universe as the power source.

Finally, I'll attach a reactor to this weirdly old-fashioned jetpack, and...

...I-I'm done!

Everything should now be perfect! Theoretically!

All right! Come back to me, my bonus

I mean, newborn warrior!

Switch on! Vive la révolution!

...Nnn...

I did it! It really worked!

Huh!? Where am I...?

I'm glad you're awake. I'm, uh, a totally innocent passerby who just happened to find you collapsed in the hallway and fixed you up solely out of the goodness of my heart. Yep.

O-oh, uh, thanks. That's very nice of you...

I'm sorry to make you worry. I've always been kind of sickly, so it doesn't take much to make me faint.

Well THAT explains it. Now I feel even less bad. Anyway, you don't have to worry about that anymore.

From now on, that jetpack will keep you nice and safe.

O-oh, uh, thanks.

That's very nice of... Wait. Did you say "jetpack"?

Huh!? Wh-what is this thing!?

Is this...a jetpack!?

Specifically, it's a midair combat gadget with built-in life support.

It's a little outdated, but it should still be super OP given this planet's civilization level.

With a little practice, you might even be able to fight in outer space with it.

Whoa, whoa, slow down! Why a jetpack of all things!?

I might not look like it right now, but I'm still a beautiful orthodox swordswoman from Bakumatsu-era Japan!

Wh-why is there a jetpack on my back!? How does that make sense!?

Aah! I-I'm flying!?

Hahaha, well sure you are. It is a JETpack, after all.

You're a new woman, Okita Souji. You are now the flying swordfighter who zips across the azure skies...

...Okita J. Souji! (First thing that popped into her mind)

O-Okita J. Souji!?

Wait. Why's there a "J" in there!?

For "jet," of course.

That's not my point! Argh, I can't go out in public like this! Here, you can have it back!

H-huh? Why won't it come off?

That's because it's also your new life-support system.

Let's see, according to the M-Drive reactor's instruction manual...

...the life support lasts for... Aaaaaah!

Wh-what? What is it?

I-I'm so sorry. I was in such a hurry that I didn't read the instruction manual carefully...

It says the life support only lasts for seventy-two more hours, or about three Earth days...

You didn't read the manual!? I'm not some plastic model! What if you'd gotten my legs mixed up

...Wait. Only three days!?

You mean I only have three more days left to live!?

According to the manual, yes...

A-again, I'm really sorry. I was only trying to help. I never wanted this to happen...

Now what are we gonna do!?

P-please, try to stay calm!

Times like these, the best thing you can do is pour some hot water into a cup of noodles and have a think.

That's it! I've got it! We can use a Holy Grail! There's nothing they can't do!

And I'm pretty sure I remember someone saying if you win the Seven Duels of Swordbeauties in Las Vegas taking place as we speak...

...you can get a Holy Grail for yourself!

Th-the Seven Duels of Swordbeauties...?

...That's why I was trying to win the Seven Duels of Swordbeauties.

So I could get the Holy Grail and cure myself...

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What's more, between getting lost on the way here, and carelessly getting yakisoba at the food stalls...

...I only have about ten more minutes left...

I've heard of bad time management, but this is ridiculous!

No yakisoba is worth wasting your precious last hours of life!

Hm? Hang on. What does all that have to do with you wrecking my gambling hall?

Oh, that was just because Shinsengumically speaking, I couldn't let an unauthorized casino continue to operate.

Yikes. This is exactly why I hate the man-slayers club.

That's awful. Why didn't you say somethin' sooner? If I'd only known, I'd've...

It's okay. Swordfighters already put their lives on the line whenever they face each other.

My condition had nothing to do with our fight. There's no right or wrong when it comes to a duel.

That's what it means to live by the sword. Remember that, Hokusai.

Okita J. Souji...

I'm sorry. It looks like my reactor's running low on power.

And I'm starting to have trouble seeing, too...

Master... Could I make one last request?

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...Could you help me see one last Las Vegas sunset before I go?