This is so stupid.
Right when we were just starting to have fun, they ruin it.
We've lost to Diavolic lots of times, but this time is the most frustrating.
What's the difference between them and us?
Dunno.
But it must feel good to go all-out like that.
I'm really sorry.
It's because I couldn't keep up.
That's not it!
Yeah! We keep telling you!
No, it is my fault.
It's because I'm a failure.
No one understands you.
Poor thing.
Don't you really want to be praised, too?
Hey, hey! How're you all holding up?
It's been about two weeks since I asked for your help.
Look at all this data you've provided!
Thanks so much!
Some of my hypotheses about Dust have been refined, and others thrown out.
And...
There've been some new discoveries.
Professor!
Yes?
Do we get to have that machine you're trying to make?
I don't have much money, so...
Hmm...
I can't give it away for free,
but I'll do my best to make sure it isn't too much.
You got this, Prof!
Yup!
Keep helping me make Dust portable!
Oh, Tomori-kun, wait up.
Tomori Araki-kun.
Do you have a minute?
That was fun, huh, Pica-chan?
Once I can actually carry Dust around, I'm gonna hit up Harajuku and stuff.
What about you? Where do you want to go?
Well...
Oh, I guess you can't go out by yourself, though.
Suzaku.
How are you talking about this with your team?
What's on your mind?
Doesn't what the professor said bother you?
Supposing Dust becomes portable, what happens if the machine breaks?
We'll instantly...
I think it's exactly as you imagine.
He'll have some countermeasures, I'm sure.
But I don't trust him.
I don't know how to explain it to the others.
Some of them tend to jump the gun.
It'd be one thing if it was just anxiety, but I don't want to get their hopes up.
I agree with the professor's wishes.
But only those wishes.
It'll be fantastic if Dust can be made portable,
but as it stands, he's just preaching ideals.
I doubt it can be solved just by watching us use our powers.
I think it'd be better to pursue more realistic medical science.
To find a way to live outside of Shin-Katsushika
in our current bodies medically.
If we can help on that front at all, let's cooperate.
Yeah. Let me know if there's anything we can do.
You all sure like to dream, don't you?
Are you not interested?
I mean, portable Dust and Suzaku's hopes in medical science are nice and all,
but there's so much we need.
Have you forgotten about that?
What's your point?
I doubt you'd get it, Suzaku.
You live in a nice home, go to a fancy school, and have a nice family.
You can only talk like that because your environment allows it.
Why's Stella like this with Suzaku sometimes?
What's up? Are you fighting?
I love fights!
Get 'em! Get 'em!
Stop it.
I'd rather just stay the way I am.
I'm not interested in the outside.
I'm getting tired of all this talk of the outside.
It's not like we'd have cared if it wasn't pointed out to us.
The outside wouldn't exist to us if we never knew about it.
It feels like we're being told to think about it.
Think...
Oh, apparently we're with Hirou for the next game.
What's Shibamata Ball Rolling?
Sounds like a tongue twister.
Shibamata Ball Rolling.
Shibatama Bama... er...
Do you have Ramus in your mouth or something?
Shibatama for short.
Why shorten it?
I can't imagine what it's going to be like.
Still, with Hirou, huh?
They're an annoying team, in a good way.
It'll be fun, though.
Yeah.
It won't be like last time!
I can't see anything.
It's some Naughties!
We'll win this time.
Yup. Better get your head in the game.
Gather, y'all!
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
Five!
Six!
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
We're Hirou of the Shin-Koiwa Shopping District!
On the scene!
See, this is the thing with them.
They're a bit exhausting.
Are you taking pictures again?
Well, I mean...
Stop looking through the lens and observe me with your own eyes!
Sensei!
Oh, Hikinami.
Thank you for the training the other day.
Thanks to you, I've taken another step toward mastering chord progressions.
Keep up the practice!
I will!
They're talking about guitar, right?
Yeah, I think so.
Hey, hey...
What do you think?
So cute!
You can buy these at Milky Way!
You can buy them?!
Wait, they aren't real?
How many times do I have to tell this guy?
Sorry.
Okay, let's get started.
Today's game is ball rolling.
You'll be rolling the ball from the starting point through all the checkpoints in order.
The first one to make it to the goal at Taishakuten wins.
There might be some traps and contraptions along the way.
The first goal is ahead of here.
I'll keep an eye out for traps.
All right. We're counting on you.
Well, then, let's start!
Here I go!
No traps!
Not bad, Police.
Olga! Next!
Olga! Ahead of you!
Olga! Pass to Stella!
Right!
Stella! In front of you!
Piece of cake!
This is fun!
Yeah, it actually is!
Impressive, Police.
Especially Araki.
Huh? Araki-kun?
Yeah.
We can't let our guard down.
Everyone, brace yourselves!
Jeez!
Did this just get super intense all of a sudden?
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Hirou
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My bad!
Don't give up!
One more!
Araki.
Instructions, please.
Right.
Olga, to the flowerbed.
Haruto, back up Stella.
Stella, use Kai's shield to fly.
Shousei will launch the ball and pass to you.
Huh? R-Right!
Stella! Look out!
Stella!
Shirayuki!
Roger!
Go, Tenrou!
Right!
Kirara!
All right!
All right, we're through!
Good work, everyone!
This is bad! We gotta hurry!
I have to use my power.
From the white lines to the wall. From behind the bus to the pylon.
The ball will fire off from the traffic light.
The ground will shake next to the pedestrian overpass.
A sign pops up after.
Crackers from the right, a gust from the left.
Huh?!
Wh-What was that?
Stella!
Is this right?!
Almost there!
Go, Haruto!
Damn it! Whatever!
W-We did it.
Thank goodness.
Guys, keep going!
The fourth one is atop this condo.
We just need to take it to the top and pass it through the gate?
Too bad it won't be that easy.
We were supposed to have the night off.
But the prof wanted us to help out.
Don't expect to make it to the top of our condo so easily.
You bougies!
Suzaku's team is interfering?
No one told us about this!
Araki, can you read ahead?
Of course. Here I go.
Today, we're going to win thanks to my power.
February's at the top floor and the 27th floor.
Shousei, deal with them from the adjacent condo.
A-All right.
Also, the 3rd, 6th, 12th, 15th, 19th, 22nd, and 33rd floors
will have walls getting in your way. Avoid those.
The 5th, 8th, 13th, 21st, 29th, and 34th floors
will hit you with smokescreens, so avoid them. And—
Wait, too much!
Araki, you're going too fast!
But we can't win if you don't do it!
If you want to win, you have to do as I say!
What?
This isn't like you.
Takara!
I'm all right!
What's wrong? Don't just stand there! Get moving!
Y-Yes, sir!
I have to see.
I...
Low
We're almost there, everyone!
Here I am!
Your Kei-kun has arrived!
You were here?
Y'all have to enjoy my big, huge concert—
Nice!
I'm taking the rest of your Dust.
Being an idol is risky business.
All right, we got this, Marimo!
Yeah!
There it is!
Hirou!
Shirayuki! The ball!
One down!
Last one, everyone!
They've gotten way ahead of us.
No, we can still do this.
Just follow my instructions and we can win!
Farther...
I just need to see farther.
And we can win.
Low
What is that?
Shousei, shoot all the contraptions!
What?
Olga, make a spring with your hair.
Launch Kai along with Stella, who'll be holding Haruto.
Huh?!
Hey, ever heard of gravity?
Haruto and I will fall!
My calculations are correct!
Are our feelings part of your calculations?!
It's fine! We can do this!
We can win for sure!
Seriously, what's gotten into you?
Araki...
So, what are we doing?
We're doing this!
Do as I say!
Do it, and we can win!
But...
Why not?
Don't you believe me?
Because we can't win with my instructions?
It's not that!
Taishakuten Approach
There it is!
Yes!
We win, Shirayuki!
Hirou might make it to the goal soon.
Yeah...
You just needed to believe in me, and we'd have...
Knock it off already!
Seriously, what's gotten into you? You're being weird today.
It's my fault!
It's my fault we're going to lose again.
What the hell are you talking—
That's enough, you two.
I want to be useful, too!
Like the rest of you!
We finally don't have to worry about our limits.
Still, there are things we just can't do.
That's not...
Ready, and...
Yeah!
We lost.
Again!
It's not your fault, Araki.
No, it's Araki's fault.
Sorry, but today was Araki's fault.
Araki...
Let's have a debrief.
We can discuss it over some good food.
Hey, Araki...
I know you're desperate because you want to go outside.
But we aren't playing just to go outside, either.
Stella, Araki's doing it for the team.
Why won't they understand?
Why...
Why?
See, what did I tell you?
Are you ever going to leave them?
I understand you better than anyone.
I can take good care of you.
As long as we're together, we can use immense power.
So come to me.
Man, the Mother Crystal was giving off some impressive signals the other day!
It happened when these two were together.
These two might have some kind of special Ramus powers!
See? Look!
Look, look, look, look!
This value here!
Tomori Araki, huh?
Translation: Rei Miyasaka
Timing: Krzysztof Kunc Editing & Typesetting: Elisabeth Crist
Quality Check: SMR Translation Check: Becky Cottrill