Don't get hurt!
It's mine!
I can't get enough of it!
Especially that final "boom" and "whoosh"!
We actually beat February!
Yup. And it wasn't even a fluke.
It was our strategy!
You and Stella put in some good work.
Right? That was such a good shot, Shousei-kun!
Araki told me to shoot.
That was a good call, Araki.
It was amazing.
You could see Suzaku, right?
Yeah...
What's up with that vague reaction?
Vague?
It's like you don't remember.
No, I remember.
But...
I have no idea what was going on.
Weird.
I guess that's nothing new, though.
Maybe my contribution was just dumb luck.
Chin up, man!
The experiment's just getting started!
We'll figure it out as we go! I think!
Exactly!
Time to become the untouchable winners!
Sounds good.
We can do it!
So much confidence after just one win.
I never expected you to say anything good.
It's best to be ambitious.
That's right. You need to get on board, boss.
You, too, Araki.
To becoming untouchable winners!
Soy Milk
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Where is it?!
I'm back.
Here. Rice balls.
Thanks.
What'd you get today?
Salmon. You, Olga?
This and this.
That's your meal? Again?
It's not bad. Trust me.
Want some?
Heck yeah.
You're eating it?
Soy milk as always for Araki.
You sure do like soy milk.
Stella, gimme a bite.
Post?
Yes
No
There.
Hey, it's Polis!
Heya.
I saw the video.
Your jump was insane, Stella.
Piece of cake.
And she was a spider thing.
You mean this?
Yeah, that!
And Haruto-kun...
Will the games be like that from now on?
Yeah. Just the games, though.
Sounds good.
Okay, I'll watch you guys again!
I'm jealous.
Of what?
They're watching you.
N-Now you're jealous?!
Araki.
Shousei.
You by yourself?
Yeah.
Are you going shopping?
Yeah. For dinner.
Mom's asking for this stuff called lu rou fan.
Lu rou fan? Where's that from?
Taiwan, I think?
Ah.
You bought a new bike, huh?
Yeah.
Some assholes wrecked my old one.
Ugh, I wasted so much money.
Oh...
What's up with you?
Nothing.
Your Lams is on your head, right?
I bet there's a lot going on in there the rest of us can't comprehend.
Hey, check this out.
Shit!
What'd you think?
I guess I get it, but not really.
Yeah?
Sorry, I don't want the meat to spoil. Catch you later.
Okay.
Tonight, you'll be entering one-on-one matches against LAMPs!
Wow!
You'll have to pick who's fighting in what before we start.
One fight per person, please.
Oh, yeah! Look at this!
This is from yesterday! Insane, right?
Uh...
Yeah?
What does this have to do with your research?
Good question!
You know how your Lams dissipates when you leave Shin-Katsushika?
Right, because the Dust doesn't reach beyond Shin-Katsushika.
Yup.
So what I'm trying to do is make Mebius Dust portable.
Basically, I want to enable you to carry your Dust around with you,
so that you can live freely outside the city.
But what does our going all-out in our games have to do
with making the Dust portable?
I really can't tell you just yet.
There's so much about Mebius Dust that we just don't know yet.
Why does it manifest as Lams?
Why is it in the water? How does it replenish your Dust?
Why are you Lamscuria carriers more athletic than non-carrier kids?
I just want to find out what happens when you use your Lams powers at full tilt
so that we might be able to answer those questions.
I don't really understand my Lams ability, though.
Tomori-kun, your Lams is in your head... your frontal lobe.
How was it different from normal?
I don't know...
I could see these, like, afterimages.
And whatever I saw would actually happen right after.
Is anything I'm doing useful to you?
Of course! Nothing's wasted when you're doing research.
Your in-game activity is valuable data,
regardless of how useful it is to your team.
Okay, see y'all later.
That guy's got some big ideas.
Yeah...
The outside, huh?
I haven't really thought much about it.
Me neither. I've always assumed I'd never get to go.
I...
I want to go.
So I'm gonna do my best in the game.
Yeah. Let's do this.
Yup. Focus on the game!
I want to be the top player!
Agreed! Let's aim for the top!
Yup.
Let's go, Polis Hopper!
Sheesh, why are you running the show, Haruto?
That's the boss's job!
It's fine. Haruto's got this.
You have to stand your ground, Shousei-kun.
She's right. Haruto's gonna get cocky.
Come again?!
Yeah, that's true.
Welcome, Polis Hopper and LAMPs!
You're going to be playing five one-on-one games!
Have you chosen your members?
Yes, but it took a while.
Uh, can we stick with team battles from now on?
No... never mind.
What's wrong with Taketsune?
Looks like they got in a huge argument.
Someone's going to be left out today.
There's no way that group can choose without a fight.
Okay, here we go!
The first round is a boat race.
The first one to ride up the river and get to the finish line wins.
I bet they'll put Taketsune on this one.
Nope.
It's me, Stella.
You look lost, like you have no idea how my Lams would be useful.
I didn't mean—
All right! I knew it!
I have a shot at winning this one!
Hey! Stop looking at me like you don't know how my Lams could help me win!
Okay, round 1!
Round 1
Boat Race
Three, two, one...
Go!
Check it out! This is my plan!
Bet you don't doubt me now, do you?
The first round is mine!
I can't believe you had the same kind of idea as me.
Haruto! More hands!
I know! But...
That's all you've got, is it?
Okay.
Is that...
A mermaid doll?!
Limits exist to be broken.
Huh?
Haruto!
Winner!
Damn it! This sucks!
I won, Taketsune.
I dedicate this victory to you.
We win!
Next up, the second round is a maze race!
Round 2
Maze Race
We use the residential areas as a maze.
First to the finish line wins.
I'm up for round 2.
It's Taketsune!
Not good. This'll come down to raw speed.
Stella! Avenge me!
Fine, I guess.
I'll show you what I can do.
Right back at you.
Three, two, one.
I see. She's faster.
But...
I can do this!
Speed alone won't get you there.
A dead end?!
Stuck again!
Oh, come on!
Team LAMPs wins!
Yay!
Win!
There. Nothing to it.
I lost.
That puts the overall score at 2-0.
Two losses in a row...
Stella...
Damn it!
We're supposed to be the untouchable team!
Untouchable team!
We're on the ropes.
Horii Taketsune
Lams Parts: Ankles to feet
Amihoshi Mao
Lams parts: Fingertips on both hands
Kamado Yuuichi
Lams Parts: Left arm
Kurumaza Renji
Lams Parts: Spine
The third round is whack-a-mole!
Round 3
Whack-a-mole
We just need one more to win, but we want to discuss something.
If we win the next one,
there won't be a fourth round for me to take part in.
I will not stand for that!
Me neither!
Not that I was going to be playing!
So give me an opportunity!
Me, too! Me, too!
I don't mind not playing.
Round 3 Whack-a-mole
So we're wondering if you might let us play three-on-three whack-a-mole.
If you win, we'll give you three points and accept the loss.
That's fine by us, but...
Sure.
Sounds good! Three-on-three whack-a-mole!
Let me rewrite the system real quick.
Yeah!
The three of us?
Which of us is playing?
Olga, you stay on.
Okay.
For the other two...
We have me, you, and Araki.
All right.
Okay, Kai and...
Araki, you up for it?
Me?
You have Olga and Kai.
Don't worry.
You're the only one who can understand your ability.
So go figure it out.
All right. I'll do it.
Here are the rules!
You get a point for each mole that shows up in the game area.
The first to 100 points wins.
Blocking is allowed.
Looks like this is going to get even more aggressive!
You got this, Araki!
We're counting on you! Get revenge for us!
Okay, round 3.
Ready...
Go!
Dash, dash, dash...
Lots of pipes around the boulder!
Easy! Easy!
Oh, you lose points for hitting me.
Huh? You could've told us before!
Shooting Kick!
Take that!
I'm getting dizzy.
But I need to watch.
I think my ability is precognition.
I can see Dust before anyone else can.
Watch... Quick...
See the Dust before it moves!
Araki...
You can do it.
See it! See it!
It's working.
I can rewind!
Olga! Kai!
I'll watch for the next moles!
Follow my lead!
Three moles to the right of the slide!
Two moles behind the net!
I can see the moles in this field along with how our opponents are moving.
So follow my instructions!
Got it!
Past the swings, on top and in front of the fence!
Olga, drones incoming from your upper right!
Five moles in the sandbox!
Look!
Our score's going up!
Olga! Above you!
Above the net!
The banner to the side!
No you don't!
Gengo's behind you!
What?!
They're catching up!
See farther... See faster!
Araki, watch your Dust reserves!
Low
Just a little more...
Hang in there just a little longer!
Four more in front of the net!
Six behind the boulder!
They overtook us!
We lost our lead again!
We're gonna lose!
No...
We're not done yet!
Ten points under the swing!
Ten points left of the boulder!
Good!
Polis Hopper got 100 points!
Since they got to 100 first, Polis Hopper wins!
All right!
Yeah! We won!
We actually won!
Yay!
You did it, Araki.
Yeah! I...
Hey, brother! That was good!
You brought home the win, Araki!
That was amazing.
Everyone...
I can't believe my drones lost!
No regrets.
We did everything we could.
I feel like I whacked a lifetime's worth of moles.
I think I'll be okay.
Yeah?
Your rapid-fire hits were amazing, Olga.
We'll need you again next time.
I-I'll do my bwest.
Nice! We're unstoppable!
We're the best!
Let's keep it up!
Later!
See you tomorrow!
Kurusu.
Long time no see, Araki.
What are you doing here?
How could you leave us out of the fun?
I saw your stream.
Both the one just now and the last one, too.
You did, huh?
I'm glad you're finally on your way to becoming popular.
Then again, they're crappy people if they didn't know how great you were already.
Hey, Kurusu, it's already late.
You should go home.
But I just came to see you.
Walk me home?
Walk me home!
Or I'm not going home!
Fine.
Dummy!
I'll come see you again.
What did she even show up for?
Later!
You're going down next time!
No, we're winning.
It's all good, Atsushi.
Is this what you were talking about, boss?
Did they leave us out?
We can't have that, can we?
Is this Yuda Shinri-san?
Yes.
We watched the game from earlier.
We'd like to participate.
I can't wait!
Get zapped just short of dying!
Yes. It's the best way to let off steam.
Enough that it could destroy the planet.
Translation: Rei Miyasaka
Timing: Krzysztof Kunc Editing & Typesetting: Elisabeth Crist
Quality Check: SMR Translation Check: Becky Cottrill