Radio Tower

Hmm...

So, this is the place

with the best signal?

Novel said she couldn't make it due to work.

I better download Final Quest quickly.

The daily quest will be over any minute.

??

Uh... is anyone there?

!!

C-Commander! You're here too?

I-I have a favor to ask...

Can I come in?

!!!

Oh... really?

S-sure, no problem. I understand if you don't want me coming inside...

Um... is it okay if I talk to you from outside the door then?

Ah, well that's good...

Well, it's just...

the TV isn't working.

I said the TV isn't working!

Do you know how to fix it?

No, it turns on, but...

I'm not getting any reception.

I thought I might have better luck in the tower...

Are you trying to watch Midwinter Night's Dream?

H-how did you...!

Judging by how anxious you are,

that tells me you want to watch something that's going to air soon.

And the hottest show on the air right now

is Midwinter Night's Dream.

It's got everyone hooked.

It's the only explanation.

Wow, you got it!

Just some simple deduction, that's all.

...

By the way, when you watch a show, do you watch it quietly?

Huh?

Or are you one of those people that hoots and hollers in order to get into it?

I-I just sit and watch, nothing special...

In that case, you can bring the TV in here and watch.

!!

Really?

Th-thank you! I'll go get the TV!

Yeah, it's fine.

Can't leave a fangirl

in distress hanging.

*sh... shhh... Shhhh*

...

Hey.

Remind her to breathe, will you?

!!

Oh, whoops! Thanks for reminding me!

No problem.

Hehe...

It's about time

you got here.

Hello Teacher!

Finally, the last Chosen one is here.

With this, all three members of Fatality have gathered.

This is where all dimensions and worldlines intersect.

What we know simply as the radio tower is in fact a...

Dimensional Clock Tower.

In the end, you have succeeded in occupying this clock tower.

My powers are becoming more and more frightening. I scarcely know their limits!

I was...

Well...

I'm not sure if you know, but I had lost my memory...

But thanks to Guillotine de Mephisto, everything is clear to me.

I am from another dimension.

When I came to this dimension, the world line was distorted and caused me to lose my memory.

So, in this dimension's clock tower...

Um...

Actually, I didn't quite grasp all of it. Anyway, Guillotine de Mephisto is helping me out!

You are correct, Lou Memoria, aka N102.

It is here where we can ascertain clues to the dimension from whence you came.

Since this is a dimensional clock tower,

you should be able to communicate with your friends beyond this dimension.

Yes, ma'am!

But activating this tower will require a significant amount of energy.

First, I must draw the magic circle.

Stand back for a moment.

What? I can't do that!

This notebook is the key to activating the clock tower.

Until then, I was told to keep it sealed, never to be opened.

Sorry...

This is by no means a simple procedure, so the composition of the magic circle is rather complicated.

Finally, it is complete.

Lou Memoria, do you still have the sealed notebook in your possession?

Yes! It's right here!

Very good, then our preparations are complete.

Release the seal on the notebook and place it in the center of the magic circle.

Yes!

Releasing seal... Now!

Now, let us each stand on the edge of the magic circle.

We must condense all of our strength into the notebook.

Let the ceremony begin.

I, Guillotine de Mephisto, commander of

time and space, demand you

to free the dimension of Lou Memoria!

Release the dimension!

Release the dimension!

Hey, what are you doing?!

Are you going to abandon Lou Memoria like this?

Recite the incantation!

Did it succeed?

It failed...

But we mustn't give up.

I hadn't planned on using this...

Let us continue with the ceremony.

I'm on it!

What?! Damn, they already found out?

I'm sorry Lou Memoria, this is all because I'm not strong enough.

Next time I will let you communicate with your friends.

It's okay!

You're both my friends too!

So I'm not alone.

My... my eye...

What is this warm feeling?

Is this... what they call emotion?

Hehe!

I am! Today is the best day ever!

Let's clean up and hurry back.

Hey everybody! Didn't keep you waiting too long, did I?

I wasn't getting any signal so I'm here at the radio tower.

Fortunately, it seems there's a strong signal here.

Also...

our Coach is here!

It's called T-Live.

You can livestream with just a cellphone.

I'm doing a stream for my fans.

... Anyways.

The fans are happy to see you.

We have more than 10,000 teenage viewers watching us right now.

Why don't you give them a show, Coach?

You can borrow my board,

or maybe perform a song and dance?

Give the people what they want!

Um...

I don't mean to be rude, but...

are you impersonating a Rapture?

Um...

I assume crashing into a wall wasn't part of the trick?

Figured.

Sorry, I shouldn't have pressured you into doing anything.

Commander? Epinel?

What are you guys doing at the radio tower?

I'm doing a T-Live. I came here since I wasn't getting a good signal.

T-Live? Is that like a live stream?

Pretty much. I'm doing a stream for my fans.

We just passed 10,000 viewers.

Since you're here, care to show the people something?

Coach gave it a shot... but didn't do so hot.

Is that so?

All right then, since the Commander left everybody hanging

I'll give it the old college try!

All right, I'm sure everyone's excited to see it!

Then can you show us some of your skills?

Sure, I'll show you three things I'm really good at.

First is something I've been working on throughout my enlistment.

Firearm Maintenance.

I can disassemble any weapon in under 4 seconds.

Polish with a towel for another 4 seconds.

Another 4 seconds to reassemble...

and there you have it. Pretty neat, huh?

...

They aren't?

Yeah... it might be better if you can show us something else.

Something that appeals more to teens.

Gotcha, loud and clear.

They'll eat this one up, I'm sure of it.

What is it?

While on the battlefield...

I can consume any type of food within 4 seconds.

It's simple.

3 seconds is too short and 5 seconds is too long,

but 4 seconds is juuuuust right.

...

Oh yeah... guess you're right.

Well, onto number three it is.

In under 4 seconds, I can take any heavy weapon and...

Wait.

I said something that teens might like!

You know, like singing or dancing.

!!

Oh... um, okay.

It's okay.

I promised I would make up for your failure.

I can't back down now.

Well then, for my final act, I'll... sing a song.

But my throat is a bit sore, so I'll whistle instead.

You can just imagine that I'm singing.

So, erm... here I go.

Ph-Ph Phwwwwhht~♪

Ph Phwwwwhht Phwwwhht♪ Phwwwwhht Phwwwhht♪

Attteeeeenntion!

Left, left, left, right left!

Ph-Ph Phwwwwhht~♪

Just... what was that?!

Oh, well...

since teens are so full of energy,

I thought they might appreciate the power behind it...

But...

These drills are so full of energy! They're the best the military has to offer!

I feel like standing at attention just listening to them!

No.

Huh?

This wasn't what I was asking for...

...

I just don't get kids these days.

They all throw a fit whenever they're displeased with something.

This is a big problem.

Watson.

Did you know?

Of the three criminal masterminds who are said to dominate the Rehabilitation Center,

66.6% of them have re-entered the Outpost.

That's not the point.

The important thing is that I wouldn't be surprised if they end up creating some kind of incident.

But have no fear, I, Novel, am here to prevent such tomfoolery!

By setting up surveillance cameras on the radio tower which has the most radio waves,

and by begging Exia, I was able to acquire the CCTV footage.

Watson, please.

After watching this footage, you'll change your mind.

Counselor. Counselor...

6... PM.. together...

6... PM... together...

...

Arghhh...

I feel like I'm being suffocated... I can't take this!

Can't I just break something?

She's been like that for 30 minutes now.

She keeps glaring at her phone and mumbling something to herself. It sounds to me like she intends on coming after you.

There's no doubt about it, this is a clue indicating where she intends to commit the murder!

And?

!!

I can see her phone screen. I think it says "Go go, togeter have sex parade."

I think she tried to text "Counselor, together at 6 PM"...

That must be what's got her so fired up.

...

But this is far from the last suspicious activity I managed to capture of these sordid criminals.

I give you, Exhibit B.

※※□Haha▣ha.

Agh!

Stop! For the love of God, stop! The pain is too much, I can't take it!

※Ha※□Haha!! Come now, don't disappoint me!※□Can't you try and last a bit longer?

□▣▣After all, there's always a light※□※at the end of the tunnel.

I feel like I'm gonna die!

Save me, Master!

▣※□The Instructor can't help you now.

You are being far too※▣ dramatic. □□Minus 15 points□!!

What do you make of that?

I don't care what angle you view that from,

that is clearly two Nikkes being tortured.

??

Ah-hah!

So they do.

What a dastardly villain! They even brought in yoga mats to try and cover up their sadistic torture methods!

I was just joking.

Perhaps my super sleuthing skills are a bit dull today.

I think I need to go out and hone them again.

...

Until then, we'll rely on your senses, Watson.

Counselor, at 6 PM together...

Counselor. Counselor.

Ugh, it's not working. What should I do...

...

Counselor, are you watching?

Quency told me something about an acupressure point on your body that feels great.

I was wondering if you wanted to try it out together? I'll come over at 6 PM, so...

Aaagghh! Master! Maaaaster!

□□※▣Why do you keep calling for the □▣Instructor?

...

□□※Even if anyone else is watching us※□, no one will be coming.

However, Instructor,※▣※if you are watching, and you're interested, ※you're more ▣than welcome to join us▣d.

▣And also...▣※why are you spying on me?! I haven't done anything wrong!

Watson, you okay?

Why is your face so white?

Did the culprit reveal themself while I was outside?!

What makes you say that?

We're playing some games together.

About that...

Novel invited me over to help her with some cleaning,

but Exia won't let me.

If she wants to clean up this room,

she'll have to beat me first.

Exia is so bossy.

I've never played a video game before.

Please. If anything, I'm merely preventing this clumsy oaf

from destroying my precious game console.

Iron Punch.

A classic fighting game.

If you're skilled enough, you can pound your opponent into the dirt,

so it's the best game to determine a clear winner and loser.

*Sob* Exactly...

Nothing is certain. Remember, we have to account for beginner's luck.

!!!

Er... Is it over?

Impossible... I... I lost...

Oh, I won?

I can't believe this! I lost to a complete noob who can't even tell that she won.

This can't be happening.

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll win later on!

You didn't make a single mistake the entire time. How did you do it?

I didn't?

I was just randomly pressing buttons.

!!!

You didn't have a clue what buttons to press, but I lost? Me?!

Hee hee, I won!

Anyway, can I start cleaning now?

Not yet! Let's make it best of three.

Huh? You want to keep playing?

If you refuse, you'll leave a customer dissatisfied.

?!

What kind of maid would that make you then?

Eeeek!

You're right, a maid should always leave the customer satisfied.

Very well, let's play again.

Excellent.

Another round!

Impossible. This is impossible! How can I lose every single time?!

I'm the champion! I'm undefeatable, and I keep being bested by someone who can't tell a joystick from a shoulder button!

ARRRGGGHH!

Well, I better start cleaning up!

Wham! Sorry!

I better start cleani... oh no!

My consoles! And my pride...

It can't end like this!

I demand a rematch!

Are you sure? I've already finished all the cleaning.

What kind of maid would drag a customer's pride through the dirt?

What?! I would never do such a thing!

Very well, another round!

K.O!

Darn, I lost again.

That's 100 wins for me, and 3 for you.

How come I'm winning so easily...?

What's going on here?

I was doing fine not long ago. What's this drastic change?

...

Hey, Teacher.

I think I can finally fulfill my lifelong wish.

I'm gonna be able to meet a dragon face-to-face!

Yep!

The genuine article!

Are you also interested in seeing a dragon?

Sure. I'll introduce you as the person

who will accompany me for a lifetime.

Ha!

You're so cool, Teacher. Hehe.

I feel much safer when you're with me.

Well, to tell you the truth...

You're late.

Hey, Exia.

I got here early and set up Dragon Dungeon.

Inside the outpost,

here is where we'll get the best reception.

Not long ago, I consulted Exia about my concerns.

I said I wanted to meet a dragon and asked if there was any way to make that happen.

She said if I wanted to meet a dragon,

I could easily meet one here at this Radio Tower.

So that's why we're here right now.

First off, I'll need you to take this.

Huh? Is this a game console?

Are we gonna use this to summon it?

So cool!

Correct.

Noob,

you should participate as well.

If you want to meet a dragon, you must first defeat the boss.

The best party combination is a healer, a tank, and a damage dealer.

Choose one of the three.

Oooh, can I be the damage dealer?

Her outfit is super pretty.

...

The less armor the character wears, the higher their innate defense is. I'm impressed that you noticed that.

You clearly know what you're doing.

I'll be the tank.

Noob can be the healer.

If we go full bore with this, we should be able to clear it today.

Let's go.

Tally ho!

Eeya! Hyah! Huh? Is this how you do it?

You're doing just fine. Keep listening to my commands.

As for you, Noob,

we'll be up the creek without a paddle if the healer gets offed.

How is Tia putting you to shame? It's her first time playing the game.

Dang, this is tough.

Whoa, hey now! Did we get it?

You just dealt loads of damage to the mini-boss.

I underestimated you.

I'm coming to save you, Teacher!

Noob, you're being resurrected by an honest-to-goodness Noob...

You oughta be ashamed of yourself.

Yahoo! We beat the boss!

We cleared the stage!

Nicely done, Teacher! And you too, Exia.

I feel we could have done that without the healer.

You did good, Tia.

Now can I meet a dragon?

Watch the screen carefully.

Ohmygodohmygod!

Exia, this is amazing!

Hehe.

See?

Told ya you could meet one.

You're amazing, Exia!

I wanna meet Lucius again!

How do I do that?

If you want to see him again, you've got to install Dragon Dungeon 2.

Can I be the damage dealer again?

Sure thing.

I'll go for the tank again as well.

Get 'em! Get 'em!

Take out the final boss!

Hello there, Survivalist.

Commander? What are you doing here?

He's a member of our party, that's why.

Now get 'em, you fools!

Take down the final boss!

This!

Hee hee, the day has finally come.

The day, I, Tove, will finally be recognized by my superiors!

Sit back and watch, Survivalist.

Come and witness the glorious victory of Tove, the one-of-a-kind newbie!

Hehe, everyone's gonna be so proud of me.

Hee hee, hee hee hee...

Th-this is...

our secret weapon.

With this,

we no longer...

need to worry about the TV cutting out

and us missing out on our programs.

I feel the same way myself.

We've had our heads held under the water for too long.

Now is the time when we rise and unleash all the pent-up rage inside us!

Console failures and other tragedies will now be a thing of the past!

Now, get 'em, get 'em!

Defeat the final boss! Defeat the Hands of Minus!

Incoming message from Maiden...

Wha...?! The Toy Store has been breached!

Amazing! She makes it look so easy.

Let's not pat ourselves on the back just yet.

The Workshop has been taken as well.

Centi is complaining.

Amazing! She makes it look so easy.

Let's not pat ourselves on the back just yet.

Next up is...

The Radio Tower!

Alert! Alert! The final boss has appeared!

It's now or never! We'll fight until our last dying breath!

Tove? I was looking for you.

Huh? What's this?

...

...

...

What are you talking about?

I was cleaning Snowfield Hot Spring when I got a message from Tove. I came over as fast as I could.

Is this why you asked me to come?

I was worried that something bad had happened.

Fortunately, it wasn't anything major.

Maxwell, all our dreams...

our hopes... our sweat and toil... they were all in vain.

...

Amazing! You make it look so easy.

Let's not pat ourselves on the back just yet.

A lot is being left unsaid here.

Game over, man.

But today is the final episode...

We'll have to talk about it another time.

Hmm...

Is it working?

The device seems fine, but...

Let me try.

Hyah!

...

...

...

How about it, Starfish?

Is it emitting any signal?

...

That's a question for you, Master.

Starfish is asking you if there's any signal.

?

No, what is it? Someone who likes living in a den?

Hmm...

Honestly, I wasn't too optimistic about it working either.

Normally, it should detect everyone in the Outpost,

but right now, all it's detecting is Master.

How about Trony and me?

Nope. Nothing. Only Master.

What? That can't be right...

It's been like that for a while now.

When I asked Mast about it, she said it had something to do with "maid power".

Apparently there's some kind of connection.

Maid power?

She said it's the hallmark of an outstanding maid.

Whoa! That's so cool!

Does that mean Trony can use maid power too?

I can't yet...

And I don't even want to, anyway.

Don't talk like that!

Huh?

Maid power sounds awesome!

I want you to be able to use it.

...

If you can connect to the Commander using maid power,

I could use that signal to install BOOM in the Commander's head!

!

Then would Master be able to use the signal too?

Hmm... That might be difficult.

Since BOOM is a single player game.

However, if we install the multiplayer feature...

... Anchor, how do you use maid power?

Ah hah! I knew you'd be willing to help out, Trony!

We're not installing BOOM in the Commander. It'd break him.

But if I'm able to harness maid power,

I think I could... be able to communicate with him more easily.

*Gasp*

We can practice together.

I'll help you.

!

O-okay!

First, I'll teach you how to walk Starfish.

...

Huh?

Next, you'll learn how to understand how a sea cucumber is feeling.

They can be pretty moody and hard to understand at times.

Wh-what is this?

I knew Anchor was a true professional.

If you follow her lead, Trony, you'll become an outstanding maid in no time.

A-are you actually being serious?

Of course I am!

Don't worry, Master.

I'll take good care of Trony.

Sure thing.

Is anyone there?!

Did anyone order a lunchbox?

L-lunchbox... *Huff, huff...*

If it gets cold, it won't taste as good...

Mr... Mr. Gourmand... phew...

Yes. We're currently offering deliveries for residents of the Outpost.

I received an order for one Extra-Large Meat Lover's Lunchbox and one Premium Elegance Lunchbox.

I know. I've been calling out, but no one's shown up.

What should I do? The food will be cold in five minutes.

... Uuuut of ... ay!!!

Yeah, I heard it too... gah!

Right above us!

Move ouuut of the waaay!

Ooooh, lunchbox! It's the extra-large one, right?

That's right! Here you go.

Be sure to eat it within the next few minutes, or else it'll get cold.

That won't be a problem. I'll be able to finish this in less a min...

Wait a minute, look who it is! Cadet!

Look at you, delivering a lunchbox to me.

Wait a minute, don't tell me you made this yourself?

Hey, Rosanna! Get down here!

Cadet brought me a lunchbox!

Mister!

What a pleasant surprise.

Hello. I'm Crust from Crunchy Cooking Class.

I brought your order.

Oh, guess I was mistaken.

Anyway, thanks, little lady.

Whoa, forget what I just said! You're no little lady, you're a chef! Thank you, Chef!

I take it the taste is okay?

I made sure to prepare it in a way so that it wouldn't lose its flavor even after cooling a bit, but...

This is the best food I've ever eaten!

Don't be so dramatic.

Our comportment reflects that of our organizations. A leader must maintain a semblance of dignity.

Hehe, one bite of this, and you'll change your tune.

Mmm, this is quite good, actually.

Putting up with your nonsense actually paid off for once.

*Chomp, chomp*... Surveillance.

*Sigh*...

We wouldn't want anything bad happening to you *gulp* while you're at the Outpost,

so we're *munch munch*... Keeping an eye on you.

Dang, that was one tasty meal.

Much appreciated, Chef!

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

No, we're conducting surveillance, I'm telling you!

Oh... Really?

I didn't bother telling her since I knew she wouldn't listen anyway.

At any rate.

Can I order more of these?

I need a lot of them. I'm planning on sharing with my crew.

We'll make sure you're well compensated, of course.

Absolutely! Just let me know how many you need.

And you don't have to worry about payment.

Instead, could you help spread the word?

We've had a hard time promoting them, so we have a lot of extra ingredients lying around.

No problem.

Oh, me too! I want to get some for my crew.

Can I get an Extra-Extra-Large Meat Lover's Lunchbox?

Of course! They're custom-made, so I can prepare whatever size you need.

Then how about Extra-Extra-Extra-Large?

Heck, I could prepare some Extra-Extra-Extra-Extra-Large ones for you all.

All right!

While we're at it, can we get one for Mister too?

Sure thing. I'll be sure to make Mr. Gourmand's a top priority.

Same location as before, please.

Mmm. Keeping him close makes surveillance more efficient.

All right.

From here on,

I'll walk you through this super simple game console.

Wow! *Clap, clap, clap*

What do you make of this case, Watson?

The one where Exia's teaching a total stranger how to use a device.

First, press the power button.

Power button!

Is it this one?

That's the volume button.

Then this one?

That's the control button.

Goodness, there are so many buttons...

How about this one?

Ah... Ahhh...

That's the reset button. Never press that one.

Oh my, I'm sorry.

Just press the small circle next to the volume buttons.

Oh, this one?

There we go!

Next, put the game cartridge into the console.

Oh, this little plastic thing you gave me earlier?

Hmm... Let's see...

Hmmmm...

?!?!

A case! We've got a case!

The game console snapped precisely in half!

This is a full-blown death case!

A-a death case?!

But you told me to put the cartridge inside, so...

I tried opening the console, and well...

I'll fix it right away!

There we go, all better now!

Ta-da! The dead console has come back to life!

Oh...

This is why coding is so hard.

Guess I didn't make the instructions clear enough.

It's fine. It's a common model, and I can extract the save data.

Let's try this again.

Okay!

Press the small, round button on the top left to turn on the power.

Small, round button... on the top left...

Press the raised button on the bottom right to open the cartridge slot.

Raised button... on the bottom right...

Next, insert the cartridge I gave you.

Insert... the cartridge.

My word, why won't it go in?

Hngh!

?!?!?!?!

A case! We've got another case!

The game cartridge's completely wrecked!

This is a full-blown death case!

Again...?

This is really hard. I thought I did just what you told me to.

Ahh...

I didn't specify which direction the cartridge should be inserted.

We'll have to start over.

Yes, that's correct.

I'm like programming a human.

Feels like I'm playing some hardcore game, doesn't it?

Honestly, this might be the most fun I've had in a while.

There we go, all better now!

But Exia,

these are your dear friends, aren't they?

Are you really okay with me doing this to them...?

It's fine.

My goal is to get you through stage 1 of Dragon Dungeon.

Heh,

the word "impossible" isn't even in my dictionary.

Of course!

Exia looks like she's having so much fun,

and thanks to her, I'm learning lots of new things too.

Our time together is very productive.

All right, let's start over from the top.

Okay!

Because I'm always there wherever there's a case!

With something happening every ten minutes, this place might as well be a crime scene!