Fourth Casino "Farewell Jet Tennen Rishinryu"

...So this is a Las Vegas sunset. Beautiful...

...Hehe. If I have to go, I couldn't ask for a better way than to have all of you here with me.

Okita J. Souji...

Okita J. Souji...

Well, it looks like this is it.

Once my jetpack's M-Drive shuts down, my life will go with it...

I'm sorry, those are two Js too many.

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Hokusai... Your swords may still be unrefined, but I could see the gleam of a beautiful gem shining inside them.

Don't lose sight of that gleam. Make sure you polish it as brightly as you can.

I hope you go on to win all your other Swordbeauty matches.

If our duel helps you do that...I can go out happy...

I will, Okita J. Souji... I promise.

Thank you, Hokusai.

...Hehe. This wind feels really nice.

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Farewell, my lifelong rival!

Man, what a downer ta end a duel with...

Don't worry. I'm sure she was happy that she got to duel a swordfighter like you before she passed...

...Oh, there they are.

Heeey! Guuuys!

Iori? Where have you been all this time!?

Well, I was feeling a little hungry, so I stopped by one of those food stalls to grab a bowl of udon...

Say, is everything okay? Did something bad happen?

Well...

Man, that udon was way better than I expected.

I've never had a croquette as a topping before, but damn if it didn't hit the spot!

I've pretty much been living on cup noodles lately, so having udon was a nice change of pace.

XX!?

We ended up running into each other at the udon stand. She was all like:

"You're a Saber, aren't you!? I can tell from your face! Huh? You're a Berserker? Mind if I sit next to you?"

After that, we ended up getting along surprisingly well.

So, what's going on here? Why's everyone so bummed?

...Huh? Oh hey, it's Okita J. Souji.

I'm glad I ran into you here. How's the jetpack been working for you?

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She fought one last magnificent Swimsuit Swordmaster duel...

But now, she's gone on to that great battlefield in the sky...

Huh? What are you talking about?

What do you mean, what am I talking about!?

If you hadn't installed that device that only gave her three days to live, Okita would still be...!

Three days? I don't get it.

Okita J. Souji told us that her life-support equipment would only be operational for three days...

Ohhh, that. Now I gotcha.

Ehe, yeah, that was a big goof on my part, mixing up Galactic time and Earth time.

In Earth time, the reactor in her jetpack is easily good for seven-point-two million hours...

...or about eight hundred Earth years.

And when I took a better look at her physical logs, it turned out she hadn't even died to begin with.

My scanner just got the wrong idea thanks to her body's poor condition...

You know, my scanner's kind been on the fritz lately. I should really give it a serious overhaul.

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Well then. Got anything to say for yourself, um... What was it you called yourself again?

The most beautiful swimsuit-clad swordswoman of the Bakumatsu era? Wielder of the Jet...something something Rishinryu?

How about it, Okita J. Souji?

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...Waaah!

Prepare to die, Mysterious Heroine XX!

Whaaaaaat!?!?!?

I-I give up... You're right. This whole thing was my fault.

I'm so sorry I didn't read the instruction manual more closely. This isn't the first time, either...

My spaceship's always falling apart because I skip a few steps on maintenance. You'd think I'd have learned my lesson by now...

No, I'm just as much to blame as you are. I was so happy about my new swimsuit that I didn't watch where I was going.

I'm sorry for losing my temper...

No hard feelings?

No hard feelings! Even if it was over a misunderstanding, I'm grateful to you for saving me.

Thanks, Okita... Say, you're not a Saber anymore, are you? Now that you're an Assassin, I won't have to kill you!

From now on, I think you and I are going to get along just fine.

You know, now that you can fly around like this, maybe you could even help me with my missions!

You bet! As Okita J. Souji of Jet Tennen Rishinryu, it would be my pleasure!

Good grief. I guess this is one of those instances of adversity bringing people together.

All that aside, I still feel like I was unfairly maligned this time... Just me?

Now, let's get back to that udon stand, shall we? I think I'll add a curry combo while I'm at it!

My payday still be a ways away, but today, I'm going to treat myself!

Oh, before that, can you tell me how I can take this jetpack off?

Did the instruction manual say anything about it?

Oh, it doesn't come off.

Huh?

I attached it directly to your Spirit Origin, so it's never coming off as long as you wear that swimsuit.

Never?

Never.

Heh... Hahahahahaha!

Guess you really will be sticking around for some time to come, Okita J. Souji!

Jet Sandanzuki!

Gaah! A Demon King killer!? For the second time today!?

Come on, XX, help me out here! There must be something you can do!

What happened to this amazing Servantverse scientific power you were talking about!?

Do you have any idea how much Mr. Hijikata's going to make fun of me if he sees me like this!?

Come on, look on the bright side. Thanks to that reactor, your body's never been healthier.

Plus, you'll get to live way longer than any normal human...

Oh, right, guess that doesn't matter for Heroic Spirits, huh? Well anyway, all's well that ends well!

This is NOT what I call ending well!

Oh, there's still the Holy Grail! This is exactly the sort of thing it's made for!

As long as we have the Holy Grail, I'm sure we can work something out!

Although, those things really are dangerous, aren't they? Causing revolts around the world... Making people the wisher doesn't like disappear...

Don't change the subject! Not unless you want me to cram this jetpack right down your throat!

Eesh. This turned out ta be a hell of an ordeal...

But anyway, everythin's all wrapped up neat and tidy now, yeah?

I-I guess so. And at least we know that Okita will be okay now. Right, Senpai?

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Grr... All right! Now that I know I'm stuck with this jetpack, I'll help you out too, Master.

In exchange, if Hokusai manages to win all her matches...

...would you consider helping me get rid of this jetpack?

You bet! 'Sides, it's like they say: no road is long with good company, an' swimsuits make the world go round!

No, wait, that doesn't sound quite right. Ah, whatever. The point is, we're glad ta have ya!

At any rate, this takes care of our fifth Swimsuit Swordmaster match...even if it didn't quite go as we expected.

Now, all we need to do is beat the ones who run the last two casinos, and that'll make seven!

Let's keep this momentum going into the next casino!

The next casino, huh... Then it must be that one...

You know something about it, Okita J. Souji?

Not that it matters to me, since I don't have any reason to go there.

I do. It might look like an ordinary circus-themed casino at first, but you underestimate it at your peril.

It's called...Cirque du Requin!