Assault Lily
Hitotsuyanagi Squad first year
What does Riri have to be punished for?
Alfheim first years
If they admitted Yuri's human,
that should mean Riri didn't do anything wrong, right?
Alfheim second years
Alfheim first year
Orders are orders.
Even if they're the result of a mistake,
they're effective until rescinded.
Only following orders sometimes can put your comrades in danger, you know.
I know that!
But Lilies are supposed to have the right to make on-the-spot decisions.
That's true, but that's at Yurigaoka.
Some people outside don't think too highly of it.
Yurigaoka has to punish Riri, even if it's only a formality.
That's stupid.
If feel bad for Riri.
It's like they're making an example of her.
Episode 10
Riri.
Hitotsuyanagi Squad second year
Miss Yuyu, why are you...?
They said I can't see anyone.
It's a Schutzengel privilege.
Only for ten minutes, though.
How do you feel?
I don't know.
I guess not. That was a stupid question.
No.
Your hair is a mess.
Your appearance is important, even now.
Riri, where's your hair tie?
Huh?
Oh, right.
I lost it, didn't I?
Hitotsuyanagi Squad first year
I wish my room had an automatic door like this.
Make a request to Facilities.
Even if we don't all say it,
every Lily has something that weighs on her.
Why not drop the loner act and try relying on us a little? Is what I mean to say.
Oh.
Honestly, you're such a pain!
Her hair tie?
That four-leaf clover?
Hitotsuyanagi Squad first years
Now you mention it, I think she lost it.
You want to look for it, Miss Yuyu?
I do.
Hitotsuyanagi Squad first year
Yet I doubt you can manage it alone.
I never thought you'd ask us to go looking for a hair tie on the seashore.
You were the one who told me to rely on you.
Right now, Riri is making a tough shell around her heart.
If she keeps bottling up her regret and sadness inside it,
she'll end up cursing herself someday.
Like a certain someone we know.
I don't want Riri to end up like that.
Hitotsuyanagi Squad first years
You think Riri will recover if we find her hair tie?
Oh, honestly!
Fine! I'll do it, all right?
A miracle is something you make happen yourself.
It may be impossible for a normal person, but we have our Rare Skills.
Are there Rare Skills that help find things?
By combining Rare Skills, we can bring out infinite possibilities.
Hitotsuyanagi Squad second year
My Rare Skill, Testament, in particular, is for amplification.
I can use it to strengthen a perception Skill.
Oh, so we just need you to strengthen my Hawk's Eye!
Oh? My Register is perception-related as well.
Then I shall supply Magie using my Phase Transcendence.
What are yours, again, Yujia, Tazusa?
Mine is Heaven's Measure.
I can perceive a target's position at the nano level.
Phantasm. Kind of like precognition.
Mostly perception Skills. We're in luck.
And Miss Yuyu has...
All my Lunatic Trancer is good for is rampaging like an idiot.
Don't sweat it! My Shukuchi won't help with this either!
"Testament(Shenlin):Supercharges" "Register(Kaede):Gives a bird's-eye view and distributes(Sounds kind of elitist)" "Phantasm(Tazusa):Can see the future (Let's go)"
Testament! Here goes!
H-Hawk's Eye!
Phase Transcendence!
Receive my Magie!
M-My field of view is growing!
I can see so much!
I can see too much!
That put too heavy a load on Fumi.
We failed, but we managed to get good data.
Let's call that a win for today.
A-A win for who?
It's a rocky road ahead.
Based on yesterday's failure, I'd like to try a new formation today.
First, Fumi.
Me again?
"Fumi" "The plan, day 2" "Hawk's Eye!" "Spreads" "Everyone"
Don't worry.
This time, we're going to divide your Hawk's Eye Skill among all of us.
Now, let's get started.
Fight! Home run!
Hyah!
Wow! It's like I'm a bird!
So, this is Hawk's Eye.
But isn't this still a drop in the bucket?
At this rate, my Skill would be more...
Hmm?
What's this?
third years
second years
first years
Recharge your Magie and body! Ask about our stone sauna at the front desk!
Thanks for everything, Miriam.
How long must this go on for?
Until we find it or give up.
Not to sound like Kaede, but will we really find it this way?
We should keep trying.
Huh? Now that you mention it, where is Kaede?
She just left.
That's unusual.
She usually takes the longest baths of anyone.
Reginleif (W.E.T.P.) first year
Kaede. What's the matter?
Umm, do you have a moment?
Combining multiple Rare Skills, huh? That sounds interesting.
Arsenal Division second year
If I go on using Phase Transcendence every day, I won't last.
I'd never do it if it weren't for Riri's sake.
Then go get some sleep instead of coming here.
Well, when I hear of Riri's condition and see Miss Yuyu's, you know...
I mean,
it weighs on my mind.
Come here.
Are you maybe worried about me, Gropi?
You worked yourself to the bone for Yuri, too, Miss Moyu.
And it's been some time since we were reminded how deadly our battles can be.
I'm feeling a touch of ennui.
What's this?
Student council
A CHARM recovered from inside a Huge five months ago.
Acting Chairman
Meaning that this has been with a Huge for two years.
Two years ago. The evacuation of Koshu.
Stare.
That thing you have is pretty, Riri.
This? It's a four-leaf clover.
It's a pretty common accessory.
It's nice.
I got my dad to buy it for me when I came here.
I know, let's go shopping on my next day off.
I'll get you a present.
Really?!
Can we go now?!
We can't leave right away.
I wasn't... able to do anything for her.
Come on, let's give it another good try!
Where'd this come from?
Stomach trouble, mayhap?
We'll never finish what we don't start!
Let's get started.
This bath truly hits the spot.
It has been chilly lately.
Oh, what should we do?
Riri is going to be released tomorrow.
In the end, I guess we couldn't find it.
Makes sense for a four-leaf clover.
Is Riri coming back a problem?
Hey, what have you girls been doing at the beach?
Well, you see...
We're looking for something.
What for?
What kind of thing?
Tonight, too, Kaede?
Well, you see...
Yes, if you please.
Riri's hair tie, huh?
I'd like to help, too.
You would?
We have to find it soon.
Who knows when the next Huge will show up, right?
If there's another battle, we'll never find it.
Yes. I'll talk to Miss Yuyu and the others.
First year
Right.
"Crafts Club" "Handicrafts" "Every Wednesday" "Accessories" "Absolutely no admittance! If you please."
"Accessories for Beginners" "Make Whatever You Want"
Thank you. I'm in your debt.
"I'm in your debt"? What century are you from?
I'm sorry.
I don't know what to say at times like this.
We lost a comrade, too.
So, we want to at least do something for Riri when she's depressed.
Isn't that natural?
There you are. You came ahead of us?
Are you all right?
Please, don't mind me.
If we're combining Rare Skills,
it will be more efficient if we're in physical contact.
That said,
I've never done it with so many people.
Now!
Finisher! Phase Transcendence!
There!
There it is, Miss Mai!
What?!
Use your Rare Skill, Shukuchi!
Let's go!
S-Sure!
What?
Just a little farther!
Go, Kaede!
This is it!
I found it!
How do you do, Riri?
Miss Yuyu.
Everyone.
Here, Riri. This is for you
This is...
Come on. Don't just stare at it; put it on.
Where did you find this on sale?
It looks just like the one I lost.
It looks like it?!
Isn't it the same one?
My four-leaf clover had a crack in one leaf.
This one doesn't, so...
I should have done more research.
What do you mean by that, Kaede?
O-Oh, Miss Yuyu, you look positively terrifying.
What's this?
This...
This is mine!
There are two of Riri's hair tie?
Kaede made the new one herself.
Shiori?!
What's going on?
I found the real one on the beach on the second or third day.
But in the state it's in,
I thought it would just make Riri sadder.
So, the one we found today is...?
I knew a search that large was bound to find where the real one was,
so I got up early and moved it.
To think you duped us, too.
So, I picked it up before anyone else
and switched it with the fake I finished last night.
I'm amazed you put so much effort into it.
Yes, all right, I did it!
It's an inescapable fact that I tricked Riri and all of you!
You may punish me however you see fit.
Now the cat's out of the bag, all the blame should fall on me!
You got Shiori totally involved.
No, I just let her use the workshop.
I had no idea what she was making until just now.
Kaede.
Wh-What?
You're all right.
Yup.
Huh?
Thank you, Kaede.
Y-You're welcome.
And thank you, everyone.
Kaede was probably right.
If I only had this one, I'd only be able to remember the painful things.
But with this one to go with it,
I can tell how all of you feel and be happy.
They're both real to me.
I-I see.
Then, uh, I guess that means everything went according to plan, right?
Stand up. I'm going to thank you, too.
Thank you, Kaede.
You don't have to. I did it for Riri.
There's no need for you to thank me, too, Miss Yuyu.
I'm speaking as her Schutzengel... as her big sister.
Oh, I know what this is.
You're trying to tell me, "Riri's mine, and you can't have her," aren't you?
Yes, exactly.
So, you admit it!
Give up. You fought well.
Huh?
I wonder why?
I'm happy, so why...?
Go ahead and cry, Riri.
What you need right now
is to let your feelings out, whatever they are.
I wasn't able to protect her!
Yuri.
Even though I was supposed to take care of her!
You did all you could.
No one could have prevented what happened.
Now, where should I begin?
Just the gist.
I'll make this as quick as I can, then.
The formulae on this Dáinsleif
have been overwritten by someone.
It's conceivable that these formulae influenced the Huge in some way.
Influenced a Huge through a CHARM?
Is such a thing possible?
I don't know the details yet.
But given that Lilies and Huge have Magie in common, they share a root.
You could say they have a strong natural affinity.
This Dáinsleif belonged to Shirai, did it not?
Yes, but the last person to make a pact with it was...
Kawazoe, then.
Yes.
The last person to hold this CHARM before it was recovered
was Yuyu's then-Schutzengel,
Miss Kawazoe Misuzu.
I'm finally able to come visit.
Umm...
Should we pay our respects to Miss Misuzu, too?
Let's.
Yuyu,
how did you get over what happened to Miss Misuzu?
I don't know.
But you have to accept what happened over time.
There's no way to change the past.
I think it will take me a long time.
That's fine.
The cruelest thing about a person's death
is that it cuts off everyone connected to them.
Their thoughts, wishes, and feelings
are frozen in time, forever unfinished.
All the people left behind can do is wonder.
Well said.
You mustn't make your precious Schild worry.
Even if they're a ghost,
if we could share our feelings with the real person again,
maybe that could be a kind of comfort.
But you're...
To be continued
Next time
Episode 11
So, you're Riri.
Nice to meet you.
Illustration: Ditama Bow