Nanoha DOPPELGANGER

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As per usual for collabs, the countdowns are voiced. Unusually, the game decided to combine both parts of the event into one, so I have them all here even if the numbering is off.

1: What Are the Toji Like? ~2 Days Until the Collab Event~

Nanoha: Fate-chan, Hayate-chan.
Nanoha: Have you heard about our next job yet?
Fate: Mmhm, I heard, Nanoha.
Fate: We're going to an Earth in a different world to recover a Lost Logia.
Hayate: Sounds like they don't have magic technology there, but they said they have these people called toji.
Nanoha: Ah, that was in the data I got. They're defenders of justice, who protect everyone with okatana!
Fate: They sound almost like samurai, don't they?
Hayate: Sure do. If Signum was coming along, she'd probably want to go and spar with them.
Fate: That does sound like something Signum would say.
Nanoha: Toji... I wonder what they're like. I'm excited to meet them!

2: Are Aradama Something Scary? ~1 Days Until the Collab Event~

Nanoha: By the way, have you two heard any details about this Lost Logia?
Hayate: I only heard the name. They said it's an "Akabane Sword".
Fate: Me too.
Nanoha: Oh well. In that case, we'll just have to pick up more information where we get there.
Fate: I'd like to recover it before anyone can get hurt.
Hayate: That's for sure.
Hayate: Though, we'd better watch out too. From the sound of it, there's these nasty things called "aradama" in the Earth we're going to.
Nanoha: Since the toji eliminate aradama, does that mean they're some kind of monster?
Fate: It looks like they sent us pictures too, Nanoha.
Nanoha: So that's an aradama...
Fate: Ah, there's people there fighting the aradama. Are they the toji?
Nanoha: They look a little older than us... I think?
Hayate: So that's how they fight against aradama. They're kinda cool, huh.
Hayate: Well, I don't think we'll have to fight against aradama ourselves, but we should be careful just to be sure.
Nanoha: Sure thing, Hayate-chan!
Nanoha: So then... Let's go!

1: The Doppelganger Rumors

Kiyoka: By the way, have you heard the rumors about the doppelgangers?
Sayaka: Doppelgangers?
Kanami: It means somebody who's exactly like you, Sayaka-chan.
Sayaka: There's rumors about that?
Kiyoka: There are! In fact, there's a rumor going around the Five Traditions about people's doppelganger's showing up!!
Sayaka: ...There's people who look exactly the same showing up?
Kanami: Sounds like it!
Kanami: I heard, sometime before Halloween, people were saying "I ran into myself!" and stuff like that.
Kiyoka: At first it felt like, since Halloween was coming up, they must spreading around as some kind of prank.
Kiyoka: But, even after Halloween, it didn't go away, and there's more and more people saying they saw their doppleganger!
Sayaka: ...Did you two see your dopplegangers?
Kanami: I wish, but I don't think so.
Kanami: If I had my doppleganger, we could spar with each other anywhere anytime!
Kiyoka: I can see you doing that, Etou-san.
Kiyoka: I haven't seen mine either. But... I don't think I want to meet them.
Kiyoka: Wouldn't it be a little scary, meeting someone exactly like you?
Sayaka: It's scary?
Kiyoka: Mmhm, for me at least. Would you want to meet someone just like you, Itomi-san?
Sayaka: ...I don't know. But...
Kanami: But... what?
Sayaka: If there were two Mais, there could be so many cookies it would be bad.
Kanami: Two Mai-chans making cookies... It'd be all you can eat.
Sayaka: If that happens, I'll share with everyone.
Sayaka: What about you, Suu?
Suu: Ah, I'm good.
Sayaka: Eh?
Suu: Err, I mean! Uhh, uhh...
Suu: (I know she said to treat her normal, but Sayaka-chan is Renpu's deadly professional!) [Suu calls Sayaka 'Hissatsu Shigotonin', a reference to a famous period drama about an assassin for hire]
Suu: (I really am kind of bad at dealing with her... I'll just try not to offend her here...)
Suu: Talking about doppelgangers, it's like that, right? How, you meet three people just like you, and they might try to sue. [There is a very lame pun here about how, if you meet "au to" 3 people just like you, you're out "au to"]
Suu: Get it?
Kanami/Sayaka/Kiyoka: ......
Suu: Haha, hahaha...
Suu: (C-Crap! Now I went and froze the room over!)
Sayaka: If you meet three people just like you, they'll sue?
Suu: Please, I'm begging you, don't bring it back up. It's just something that popped into my headdd!
Sayaka: ?
Kiyoka: Inami-san... I don't that one works...
Suu: Just let it gooo!!
Kanami: Our phones... All four of us at once?
Kiyoka: That's got to be a mission... right? Do you think we're all on the same mission?
Suu: (Ah, that means it should be easy!)
Sayaka: ...It's an Akabane sword recovery mission, with the members here and Satsuki Yomi.
Suu: Eh, with Satsuki-san...?
Kiyoka: Is something wrong, Inami-san?
Suu: No... It's just, I'm sort of avoiding doing a little training with Satsuki-san...
Suu: (I ran away from this week's utsushi increasing program again...)
Kiyoka: I think it'd be better if you made sure to do your training though.
Suu: I guess so...
Kanami: Then, while we're on this mission, you can apologize to Satsuki-san and tell her you'll make sure to show up to your training!
Suu: Wait, that's a little... Hey, don't drag me with youuu!
Yomi: I see a response on the spectrum finder.
Yomi: There's a high probability that aradama will be in the area surrounding the Akabane sword. All members, please be on guard.
Everyone: Right!
Yomi: The signal vanished? All members, please confirm on your spectrum finders.
Suu: It's... gone.
Kiyoka: You're right... What do you think happened?
Kanami: Maybe somebody beat the aradama? If the signal disappeared, that's all it could be, right?
Sayaka: Is there a different unit here too?
Suu: Did they double book? Then, that means we can leave it all to that unit and go back home!
Yomi: If that is the case, the other unit will be responsible for suppressing the aradama while we hurry to recover the Akabane sword.
Suu: Great!
Yomi: We'll go confirm at the scene. All members, please apply utsushi.
Yomi: ...We're moving.
Suu: It's a good thing we'll finish this mission smoothly, huh!
Kiyoka: ......
Suu: ...What are you making that face for, Kiyoka-san?
Kiyoka: I just have a bit of a bad feeling about this...
Suu: D-Don't go raising flags like that. You're spooking me out of nowhere...
Sayaka: ...I wish Mai were here.
Kanami: I know what you mean. It'd be a real relief having Mai with us, since she can use myougan.
Sayaka: ...Mm.
Suu: ...Eh? Is there actually something here...?
Yomi: Please put an end to the chatter. ...I can see something.
Kiyoka: Is that Hono-chan, Chie-san, and Yui-chan?
Kanami: It is them.
Suu: Thank goodness... Everyone was looking so serious, I was getting worried.
Sayaka: Did the investigation team have an Akabane sword recovery mission?
Kiyoka: We didn't... I never heard about one...
Kiyoka: Hey, Hono-cha...
??? (Nanoha): DIVINE BUSTER!

2: The Doppelgangers' True Form

??? (Nanoha): DIVINE BUSTER!
Mihono/Chie/Yui: ...
Kiyoka: Everyone!!
??? (Nanoha): --!!
Kanami: I don't really get what's going on, but... we have to stop that girl!
Sayaka: Mihono! Chie! Yui!
Sayaka: We'll save you... right away!
??? (Fate): I won't let you!!
Sayaka: !? Where'd she come from...!?
Kanami: Watch out! Sayaka-chan!
??? (Fate): --!
Kanami: Are you okay?
Sayaka: Mm... Thank you, Kanami.
Suu: When did that girl get in front of Sayaka-san...? Was she using jin'i?
Yomi: A sword made of light...? That doesn't look like an okatana...
??? (Hayate): Who'd have thought backup would get here so quick. Nanoha-chan!
??? (Nanoha): Got it! Divine... Shooter!
Suu: She's shooting something!?
Yomi: All members, intercept fire.
Kiyoka: Intercept... Wait, can we even cut that with okatana!?
Kanami: We'll just have to find out!
Kanami: Chidori can even cut through lightning, so... Even if I don't really get what this stuff is, it should be able to cut it too!
Kanami: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
???: (What if...)
???: DON'T!!
Suu: It missed?
Sayaka: ...No. They fired away at the last second.
??? (Fate): Nanoha? What's wrong?
??? (Nanoha): Fate-chan, Hayate-chan. I'm sure these girls are different.
??? (Hayate): You say that, but... Didn't they come just in time to back up the rest?
??? (Nanoha): Still, I think they're different.
??? (Hayate): Well, I guess you're right they don't feel the same as the ones we've been fighting so far...
??? (Nanoha): See! So... Let's talk this over.
??? (Hayate): That's just like you, Nanoha-chan. What about you, Fate-chan?
??? (Fate): ...I think it's fine. I trust Nanoha.
??? (Nanoha): Thanks, Fate-chan!
??? (Nanoha): So then... We're sorry we attacked you! It might be a little late, but we'd like to talk with you!
Suu: They want to talk...
Kiyoka: ...What do we do?
Kanami: Let's hear them out.
Kanami: When I crossed swords with that blonde girl... I didn't get the feeling she was a bad person.
Kanami: So we should try talking with them first.
Suu/Kiyoka: ...
Kanami: Look close, listen well, trust your instincts... And we can decide from there.
Nanoha: My name is Takamachi Nanoha. And, these two are...
Fate: Fate T. Harlaown.
Hayate: I'm Yagami Hayate.
Kanami: So, Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan, and Hayate-chan.
Kanami: You can explain all this to us, right? Like, what that power was you attacked us with...
Nanoha: That was magic.
Kiyoka: Magic...? You mean like, the kind in games and stories?
Hayate: You can think of it like that. We're contract mages from the Time-Space Administrative Bureau, and we came here from another Earth.
Suu: Magic and mages and another Earth? S-She suddenly threw out a bunch of fantasy stuff...
Sayaka: But, I don't feel like they're lying.
Kanami: ...Same.
Nanoha: The reason we came to this Earth was to investigate something. We detected a strange reading, and...
Kiyoka: Why did you attack Hono-chan and them?
Nanoha: That's because... Earlier, those girls came attacking us, so we only fought back in self-defense.
Nanoha: And... Uhh. Er, could you tell us your names?
Kanami: Oh, I'm Etou Kanami. And, going around, this is Itomi Sayaka-chan, Musumi Kiyoka-san, Inami Suu-chan, and Satsuki Yomi-san.
Nanoha: Thank you very much, Kanami-san.
Nanoha: And we thought you were with them, Kanami-san, so we fought you too... But you seemed sort of different... Ah!
Nanoha: We used a non-lethal setting, so, while they're unconscious, those girls shouldn't be hurt or anything!
Suu: Non-lethal setting... So magic can do stuff like that...
Yomi: ...I'll check on Asakura-san and the others. If they're only unconscious, I'll take that into consideration.
Yomi: Musumi-san, please come with me.
Kiyoka: Ah, right!
Kanami: Oh, I'll go too!
Kanami: You know... why were Mihono-chan and them here in the first place?
Kiyoka: I'm not sure. They're supposed to be away on an expedition right about now... Huh?
Kiyoka: That okatana... That's not Kashuu Kiyomitsu.
Yomi: This is an Akabane sword.
Mihono?: --!
Kiyoka: KYAA!?
Kiyoka: This person... They're not Hono-chan! It's an aradama!
Mimic Aradama: ...
Sayaka: Watch out!
Suu: EEP!?
Suu: (Even though it looked like Mihono-san... She didn't even hesitate to chop it down!)
Mimic Aradama: ...
Yomi: ...Setouchi-san and Yamashiro-san are aradama as well.
Yomi: --!!
Yomi: ...You mentioned a strange reading. Did it have to do with these aradama?
Hayate: We're still investigating, so we don't know.
Fate: Are aradama like this rare?
Kiyoka: Aradama that can mimic a person this closely are definitely rare.
Fate: Then... I can't say for sure, but it's probably connected.
Yomi: ...Have you all heard the rumors about doppelgangers?
Kanami: Ah, we have.
Yomi: Currently, the Special Defense Team has had considerable reports of damage caused by these doppelgangers.
Yomi: We still don't know what is causing this situation.
Kiyoka: If the doppelgangers are actually mimic aradama, we have to solve this right away!
Nanoha: Um... Please let us work with you!
Kanami: Huh?
Nanoha: The reason we came to this world was to prevent a crisis that might happen!
Nanoha: Even if it's not our world, I don't want to see people in trouble, or sad, or crying... I want to rescue them! We want to help you!
Fate/Hayate: Please let us!
Yomi: ...
Kanami: I think it's fine.
Kanami: We'll need Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan, and Hayate-chan's help to get to the bottom of this mission.
Yomi: ...Very well then.
Yomi: First, I'll make a report to the Sword Administration Bureau. Once that's finished, we'll begin taking action.
Nanoha/Fate/Hayate: Thank you very much!
Yomi: This is Satsuki Yomi, of the Special Defense Team. I've identified the true form of these doppelgangers to be aradama.
Yomi: Their disguises are fairly sophisticated, so it's likely they will be mistaken for the real person. If any toji are behaving strangely... Eh?
Yomi: ...Yes.
Kiyoka: What's wrong?
Yomi: It seems that Ban-san, Kitora-san, and Tsubakuro-san have all taken out Akabane swords.

3: A Promise for After We're Done

Kanami: It was really shocking, seeing aradama mimic Mihono-chan and them.
Kiyoka: Yeah...
Kiyoka: Even more than when we fought mimic aradama before... This Mihono-chan felt more like a person to me.
Kanami: Yeah... maybe you're right. The mimic aradama back then were more like monsters than this...
Kiyoka: I don't really want to remember it... That was traumatizing...
Sayaka: If she didn't have an Akabane sword, would you have realized it?
Kiyoka: N-No. That's how much it seemed like the real thing.
Sayaka: ...
Sayaka: Nanoha, Fate, Hayate. What was it like fighting Mihono and them?
Nanoha: I don't know much about swordfighting styles and that kind of thing, but they were using their swords properly.
Suu: If it's enough for there to be rumors about them, the doppelgangers are probably pretty close to the real person, right?
Kanami: Do you think there's aradama mimicking us too?
Kiyoka: Who can say? We don't know what basis is causing mimic aradama to show up...
Fate: We've fought several mimic aradama so far, but none of them looked like any of you.
Hayate: Oh yeah, Nanoha-chan! We'd better hand those over to the toji.
Nanoha: Ah! These are Akabane swords we took from mimic aradama we fought before.
Yomi: I'll hold onto them.
Yomi: Though... why did you recover their Akabane swords?
Nanoha: We thought that maybe it was these swords... the Akabane swords that were causing the toji to act strangely...
Fate: Though, it was them being mimic aradama that was strange, so our assumption was off...
Hayate: Ah! We just left the mimic aradama like they were too!
Yomi: Without an okatana, you won't be able to suppress aradama. I believe that should still be the case for magic.
Nanoha: So we can't beat them with magic...
Hayate: ...Though, something comes to mind.
Nanoha: Fate-chan, Hayate-chan.
Fate: Right.
Hayate: Yeah, we'd better prepare just in case.
Yomi: If you use magic to cover for us, there won't be any issues. We'll dispose of the mimic aradama.
Kanami: Hey, Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan, Hayate-chan. Tell me what it was like fighting toji.
Kanami: I want to know how it felt for a magical girl.
Fate: The first that comes to mind is... They were hard to fight.
Kanami: Hard to fight?
Fate: They would grow fast, powerful, and tough... You can't let your guard down fighting someone capable at swordfighting.
Kiyoka: That would be jin'i, hachimanriki, and kongoushin.
Fate: Also, I don't get many chances to fight with people who know real swordfighting, so I learned lots from it!
Kanami: Well then, once this is over, let's spar together! The way you were moving before got me interested, Fate-chan!
Sayaka: I'm interested too. I want to try fighting seriously with Fate.
Fate: The pleasure would be all mine!
Kanami: What about you two, Nanoha-chan, Hayate-chan?
Nanoha: I think I'll... hold off. I'm not so good with close quarters combat...
Kanami: It didn't really look that way to me though...
Hayate: I'll pass on that too. Signum would've been happy to, but... Ah, Signum's from my family; she's a swordfighter.
Fate: She's a very powerful knight.
Nanoha: You're right, she probably would love to fight with the toji.
Fate: Will you be joining us, Kiyoka-san, Suu-san?
Kiyoka: Sure, if you'll have me.
Suu: I'll stay out of it by any means necessary! Cause there's no way I could handle that!!
Yomi: Please leave any sparring until after this case is resolved.
Kanami: Got it! Let's work hard at this, Fate-chan!
Fate: Of course, Kanami-san!

4: Meeting the Aradama

Yomi: It seems that Ban-san, Kitora-san, and Tsubakuro-san have all taken out Akabane swords.
Kiyoka: If it were just Tsugumi-san and Mirja-san, I could understand it... But Tsubakuro-san being in there feels wrong.
Yomi: There's no doubt those three are mimic aradama.
Yomi: Since they've taken Akabane swords, we can't ignore them. We'll go take care of this.
Nanoha: What should we do?
Yomi: We'll split into three teams.
Yomi: First... Etou-san and Takamachi-san.
Kanami/Nanoha: Yes!
Yomi: Please go after Ban-san.
Kanami: Understood. I'm with you, Nanoha-chan!
Nanoha: Okay, Kanami-san!
Yomi: Next... Musumi-san and Harlaown-san.
Kiyoka/Fate: Yes.
Yomi: The three of us, with me included, will go after Kitora-san.
Fate: I'll be in your care, Yomi-san, Kiyoka-san.
Kiyoka: Mmhm! Let's do our best together, Fate-chan!
Yomi: Lastly...
Hayate: Me, Sayaka-san, and Suu-san are going after this Tsubakuro-san person, right!
Yomi: Yes, please do.
Suu: Wait, hang on a minute! Why do I have to fight Tsubakuro-sama!?
Yomi: I'd have Itomi-san handle Tsubakuro-san. Inami-san, please give Itomi-san your support.
Sayaka: ...Mm, I'll beat Tsubakuro Yume.
Suu: There's no way I can do this!
Yomi: You should be fine.
Suu: What gives you that idea!?
Hayate: Hey now. Let's just give it our best shot, Suu-san.
Suu: Hayate-chan... Actually, it's hard to tell which of us is older here...
Hayate: You think so? Doesn't seem that way to me.
Yomi: With that, all members, please head towards your targets.
Kanami: Found you... Ban-san!
Tsugumi?: Oh? What's wrong, Etou-san? That girl with you, is she lost?
Kanami: No, she's not lost... Wait... Ban-san...?
Tsugumi?: Yes? Do you see anyone besides me here?
Kanami: I don't...
Kanami: (This is just like talking to the real Ban-san...)
Tsugumi?: If you don't need anything from me, could I leave? I'm in a bit of a hurry.
Kanami: (She's just like the real thing. If I didn't know any better, I'd be fooled for sure.)
Nanoha: ...Kanami-san, please be careful.
Kanami: Don't worry, Nanoha-chan. I was just surprised at how similar it is to the real thing.
Tsugumi?: Ah-, did you just come to chat? Then you're in my way.
Nanoha: What is it you're after? Why did you take an Akabane sword?
Tsugumi Mimic: ......So you figured it all out. Because of this girl?
Nanoha: Please give us the Akabane sword.
Tsugumi: I refuse. This is something we need.
Tsugumi: Though... Against Etou-san, I won't have a chance. There's no other way around it; I'll have to call for help.
Kanami: Help?
Mimic Aradama: ...
Tsugumi: Please handle them-.
Mimic Aradama: --!
Nanoha: Kanami-san!
Nanoha: I'll stop the aradama from moving with Bind! That's your chance!
Kanami: Leave it to me!
Nanoha: Here goes... Bind!
Tsugumi: Gh, my body won't move!? What is this...!
Nanoha: Now!
Kanami: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Tsugumi: Kh, for this to...
NAnoha: We did it, Kanami-san! Now for the rest of the aradama...
Kanami: I already beat them.
Nanoha: Already!?
Kanami: I did have you backing me up.
Nanoha: I didn't know you were that powerful, Kanami-san...
Kanami: Thanks for the compliment! But, so long as I have your help, I'm as strong as a hundred people!
Kanami: Anyway, we got the Akabane sword, though... what do you think she was going to do with it...?
Nanoha: We probably should have asked before we beat her.
Kanami: ...Ah.
Fate: YAAAAAAAAHH!!
Mirja Mimic: What is that speed!?
Fate: Kiyoka-san!
Kiyoka: Right!
Kiyoka: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Mirja Mimic: Krh, Musumi Kiyokaaa!!
Kiyoka: ...Don't call my name!
Kiyoka: The real Mirja-san... is much more impressive than you!
Mirja: Ggh...!?
Yomi: It's over.
Yomi: Why did you withdraw an Akabane sword?
Mirja Mimic: I was only following orders! I have nothing more to say!
Yomi: Is that so.
Yomi: -!!
Mirja Mimic: Gh...
Yomi: Suppression complete.
Yomi: Musumi-san, please recover the Akabane sword.
Kiyoka: R-Right!
Fate: I'll help you.
Kiyoka: Thank you. You know... You're incredible, Fate-chan.
Kiyoka: Going around with that flash of yellow light... It's like seeing lightning.
Fate: Thank you very much.
Fate: Though, you move quite quickly yourself, Kiyoka-san... You were strong.
Kiyoka: That's... all thanks to Mirja-san and everyone.
Kiyoka: I used to be useless and scared of aradama, but I only grew past it thanks to the investigation team.
Fate: ...Did you find it hard fighting against someone who looked the same as this Mirja person?
Kiyoka: If I'm honest... A little.
Yomi: Musumi-san, Harlaown-san. There's someone giving orders to the mimic aradama to take Akabane swords.
Yomi: I'm going to report to the Sword Administration Bureau, so please wait a moment.
Kiyoka: Alright.
Fate: I'll pass this on to Nanoha and Hayate too.
Kiyoka: Huh, so you have magic that works like a phone too.
Fate: We do.
Fate: (This is Fate. ...Nanoha, Hayate, can you hear me?)

5: A Hard Fought Battle

Fate: (This is Fate. ...Nanoha, Hayate, can you hear me?)
Hayate: (Hayate here! ...Sorry, Fate-chan! In the middle of a fight right now!)
Yume Mimic: Aha!
Yume Mimic: Sayaka-chan's tough alright! But... can you handle this!?
Sayaka: Kh...
Yume Mimic: Ahahaha! That's not the best you've got, right, Sayaka-chan! Do it better than that!
Hayate: Sayaka-san!!
Sayaka: ......I'm fine. You support Suu, Hayate.
Hayate: ...Okay!
Hayate: (Suu-san is...)
Suu: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
Mimic Aradama: GUOOOOO!
Suuu: It's not down yet!?
Mimic Aradama: OOOOOOOOO!!
Hayate: I'll back you up, Suu-san!
Suu: Thanks, Hayate-chan!
Suu: HAHH!!
Suu: [pant pant]...
Hokuto Mimic: ...
Suu: --!? There's an aradama mimicking Hokuto-san!?
Hokuto Mimic: ...!
Suu: Aaah!?
Hokuto Mimic: ...!
Suu: Gh!
Suu: (My utsushi... This is the sixth time...)
Suu: But, for just this aradama... Don't you dare... COPY HOKUTO-SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!
Suu: [pant pant]...
Suu: Just how many of them are there...?
Suu: (What do we do; I'll get beaten at this rate... For Sayaka-san to help me, she'll have to...)
Yume Mimic: Aha! Ahahaha!
Sayaka: --!
Suu: (...She doesn't have the room to be helping me. What now... I'm holding us back.)
Hayate: Are you okay, Suu-san?
Suu: ...Honestly, we might be in a pinch here.
Hayate: Sorry, I wish I could back you up a little better...
Hayate: I'm no good with magic that takes fine control...
Suu: Sure... Wait, fine control? Does that mean you're good at magic you don't have to control?
Hayate: That's how it goes.
Hayate: But, if I used that, you'd get caught up in it.
Suu: Then, let's go with that!
Hayate: With that?
Suu: Yeah! I'm just guessing, but I can probably use utsushi two or three more times... So getting hit with friendly fire's no problem!
Hayate: ...Are you okay with that?
Suu: Of course I'm not okay with it!
Suu: But... It's not just you, Hayate-chan... Nanoha-chan and Fate-chan too. All these girls even younger than me are trying so hard.
Suu: Me being the only one looking pathetic... I'd hate that even more here.
Suu: So... I'll be the bait, so fire away!
Hayate: Just one thing... You're not thinking of sacrificing yourself, are you?
Suu: I haven't thought that for a second!
Hayate: ...Then, let's do it.
Hayate: I'm counting on you to round them up, Suu-san!
Suu: Just watch me! If you're only looking for the best punching bag, I'm the number one toji!
Suu: Please make it quick, while I still have utsushi up!
Hayate: Got it. Yagami Hayate! Hitting you with a big one!
Hayate: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Yume Mimic: Uwah!? What was that!?
Sayaka: Suu! Hayate!
Hayate: I'm just fine. Suu-san is...
Suu: ...I'm okay!
Suu: The aradama went down... Yep! The punching bag strategy worked perfect!
Suu: Hayate-chan! Leave the mimic aradama to me, and go back up Sayaka-san!
Hayate: Okay!
Sayaka: Now it's two on one.
Yume Mimic: Awww, just when it was getting fun, you had to come and ruin it.
Yume Mimic: Weaklings always bunch right up.
Hayate: Sayaka-san!
Sayaka: Mm!
Sayaka: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Nanoha: Yeah, Fate-chan, Hayate-chan. Wait... Ah.
Nanoha: Raising Heart says it's done getting it ready!
Nanoha: We're waiting for you!
Kanami: Since you're not holding a phone, was that magic just now?
Nanoha: Yes, Kanami-san.
Nanoha: It sounds like Fate-chan and Hayate-chan succeeded in getting the Akabane swords, so they're coming our way now!
Kanami: You said something about something being ready...?
Nanoha: Right! It's our ace up our sleeve!
Fate: Nanoha-!
Hayate: Heeey!
Nanoha: Fate-chan! Hayate-chan!
Kanami: Satsuki-san, what do we do from here?
Yomi: We're going to the location where Ban-san and the other fake toji announced they would be taking the Akabane swords for testing.
Kiyoka: ...What if it's a trap?
Yomi: It's possible, but we have no other leads.
Sayaka: Understood.
Suu: About that... I'm going to have to quit here.
Kanami: Suu-chan!?
Suu: I only have one or two uses of utsushi left. If I went along like this, all I'd be doing is holding you back...
Suu: So anyway, I'm leaving the rest to you, Hayate-chan.
Hayate: Okay! You can count on me, Suu-san!
Yomi: ...
Yomi: ...Etou-san, can I leave you in charge of the rest?
Kanami: The rest?
Yomi: Someone needs to guard the Akabane swords and Inami-san. Could I ask you to go on in my place?
Kanami: ...I got it. Let's go, everybody!
Suu: They're gone now.
Yomi: With Etou-san and the others, it'll go fine.
Suu: You're probably right...
Suu: Thanks for staying behind for my sake, Satsuki-san.
Suu: ...
Suu: Aghh, it's kind of frustrating... If I were just a little bit stronger...
Yomi: Then, let's intensify your utsushi increasing program.
Suu: Huh?

6: Our Magic

Kanami: This should be the place they were going, but...
???: ...So there are shrewd ones among toji.
Kiyoka: Eh!? What's Suruga doing here!?
Suruga?: Hoh. You've met with one who looks the same as myself? Yet, that one and I are different beings.
Sayaka: What were you doing with the Akabane swords?
Suruga?: What? Merely to take your place.
Sayaka: Take our place?
Suruga?: We attained toji. Then we would need okatana, would we not?
Kanami: Aradama taking the place of toji...?
Suruga?: There are those among my kin who can mimic humans capable of polishing Akabane swords.
Suruga?: Being which, would it not be amusing to wipe out the human toji and take their place?
Kiyoka: Aradama becoming toji, that's crazy...
Sayaka: It's not amusing.
Kanami: We aren't about to let you!
Hayate: You said it, Kanami-san!
Fate: If you replacing the toji means countless people have to be your victims, then we'll put a stop to it.
Nanoha: That's what our magic is for!
Suruga?: End your barking, girl. What can one who is not a toji do?
Kanami:　More mimic aradama!? Get back, Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan, Hayate-chan!
Nanoha: There's no need! Even if normal magic won't work on them, it's not like we can't still fight!
Fate: We found a way to fight!
Hayate: Showing for the first time here! Special anti-aradama magic!
Nanoha: Hayate-chan! Fate-chan! Let's go all at once!
Fate: Okay!
Hayate: On it!
Nanoha: React Annihilation Magic, Eraser Application!
Magical Girls: BLAST SHOOT!
Suruga?: Wha...
Kanami: That's amazing, Nanoha-chan!
Suruga?: With one shot, my kin were... Amusing. I must respond in kind.
Kanami: There's so many aradama... But, if we have Nanoha and them helping us!
Nanoha: Right! Kanami-san! There's no way we'll lose!
Suruga?: Then struggle to your last. I will offer as many as you need.
Sayaka: --!!
Fate: HAAAAHH!!
Sayaka: ...You really are fast, Fate. It's hard keeping up even with jin'i.
Fate: But you are keeping up with me, Sayaka-san.
Sayaka: You can go even faster.
Fate: I'll give all I have!
Sayaka: Me too!
Hayate: Ooh. Fate-chan and Sayaka-san sure are something. I can't go letting them show me up.
Hayate: Claíomh Solais!
Hayate: Alright!
Mimic Aradama: OOOOOOOOO!!
Kiyoka: Look out, Hayate-chan!
Hayate: Thanks, Kiyoka-san.
Kiyoka: Oh, it's nothing.
Kiyoka: I'll keep you safe, Hayate-chan, so just keep going!
Hayate: Sure! Leave it to me!
Nanoha: Purge Shooter!
Nanoha: ...No matter how many we beat, more keep on coming out.
Nanoha: (Everyone's trying their hardest, but, at this rate...)
Nanoha: Kanami-san!
Kanami: HAAAAAAAAA!!
Kanami: What is it, Nanoha-chan?
Nanoha: I'll open up a path for you. So... Can I ask you to handle the rest?
Kanami: Got it, Nanoha-chan. I'll cut her down and exorcise her.
Nanoha: Please do, Kanami-san!
Nanoha: Raising Heart!
Raising Heart: All right.
Nanoha: Mana Convergence! Soul... BREAKER!!
Suruga?: Whah!?
Suruga?: What is that power...! Kh...!
Suruga?: Even guarding against it, I was pushed this far... Though, that wasn't enough to destroy me.
Kanami: YAAH!!
Suruga?: Kgh!?
Kanami: I'm not giving you enough time to call more mimic aradama!
Suruga?: A toji caught up with me...!?
Kanami: The time Nanoha-chan bought for me! I'm not letting it go to waste!
Kanami: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Suruga: Gh...
Kanami: ...Did that do it?
Suruga?: I enjoyed this, toji...
Kiyoka: Etou-san! The mimic aradama went away, but... What about Suruga!?
Kanami: Yeah, looks like I exorcised her.
Kanami: And that was all because of you, Nanoha-chan. Thanks.
Nanoha: I'm just glad we could defeat them before they could cause any major damage!
Sayaka: Your magic was beautiful, Fate.
Fate: Thank you, Sayaka-san. You were incredible too.
Kiyoka: Hayate-chan, did you get hurt anywhere?
Hayate: Nope, I'm fine. Thanks though.
Kiyoka: Alright. I'm glad I managed to protect you...
Kanami: Thanks a lot, really, Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan, Hayate-chan.
Magical Girls: Sure thing!

1: I'm Not Lettin' That Go

Yomi: ...There are no longer signs of aradama in this location either. Takamachi-san, was there anything you found suspicious?
Nanoha: No, it looks alright to me.
Tsugumi: Okay, we're done here-. "No issues in this location either", there.
Nanoha: Uh...
Nanoha: Th-That's right, Tsugumi-san...
Tsugumi: What's wrong, Takamachi-san?
Nanoha: Actually, this is the place where I fought your mimic aradama with Kanami-san...
Tsugumi: Is that what happened?
Tsugumi: Even if it was just like me, an aradama is an aradama. Don't let it bother you.
Nanoha: I know that, but, it really was just like you...
Tsugumi: Did it resemble me that closely? Hmm, I would like to have been there then. What a shame.
Yomi: ...Let's put an end to this conversation and head back. Sanae-san and Harlaown-san, and Akira and Yagami-san, should be returning from investigating the other locations now.
Akira: Yomi! What's the deal with this brat!
Yomi: Akira?
Fate: Did you do something with Akira-san, Hayate?
Hayate: Y'see, Akira-san looks like she's really packing, so I just wanted to see if I could check...
Akira: No shit I wasn't gonna let you!
Hayate: And it went like this.
Fate: Ahaha...
Sanae: Satsuki-san. About the location I went to with Fate-san, there were no signs of aradama there.
Sanae: It didn't seem like Fate-san was able to pick up anything especially strange there either.
Yomi: Understood. What about you, Akira?
Akira: ...Tch. It was the same for us; there's nothing there.
Fate: Hm? By the way... What happened to Nanoha? Wasn't she with you two, Yomi-san, Tsugumi-san?
Tsugumi: Takamachi-san should be back any minute. She was going to get something...
Nanoha: Ah, you already met up! Welcome back, Fate-chan, Hayate-chan.
Nanoha: ...Though, is it weird for me to say that when I'm the last one here?
Fate: Probably.
Fate: Welcome back, Nanoha.
Nanoha: Yeah. I'm back, Fate-chan.
Hayate: Tsugumi-san said you were getting something, so I guess that's it.
Nanoha: Yep!
Nanoha: Um, I wanted to offer you cakes! Let's all eat them together!
Tsugumi: Cakes?
Tsugumi: ...They looks delicious.
Sanae: I know. And so adorable too. Since you went and got them for us, I'll have one...
Sanae: Ah, it's tasty.
Akira: ...
Yomi: Aren't you going to eat, Akira? You...
Akira: Shut up, Yomi.
Yomi: ...
Akira: (Damnit, there's no way I could eat cakes that look this cute!)
Akira: (But it'd be such a waste if I don't... Okay. How do I go about eating one?)
Akira: (Ahh, crap. I can't stop smiling.)
Nanoha: ...Um, Akira-san. Do you maybe not like cake?
Akira: Huh?
Yomi: No, Akira...
Akira: Didn't I tell you to shut it!
Yomi: ...
Akira: ...It's not like I hate it. It's just, sorta... y'know.
Nanoha: ?
Fate: What's the matter?
Hayate: ...Ah.
Hayate: We weren't together all that long, but I can tell Akira-san's trying to look cool.
Fate: She wants to look cool?
Yume: Ah-! You look like you're eating something yummy! Lucky-! Gimme some!
Yomi: Do you want to have mine?
Yume: You already ate half of yours, Yomi-onee-san. So if that onee-san's not gonna have hers, I'll take it-.
Akira: Huh? What're you talking about...
Yume: You're the only one who doesn't look like she's gonna eat, so it's fine, right?
Akira: Hahh!?
Yume: [om nom]... Mm, so good!
Akira: A-Ahh......
Akira: ...You're gonna pay for that.
Akira: I'm not letting this one go.
Akira: I'm gonna teach you a lesson, Tsubakuro Yume!
Yume: Ehh!?
Yomi: (...Because Akira loves cakes.)

2: Playing Tag

Akira: Let's take this outside, Tsubakuro Yume!
Yume: ...Aha.
Yume: That means we're going to fight, right? You sure?
Akira: Hah?
Yume: Onee-san, you know you're going to lose?
Akira: Come try me then!
Sanae: Hold on a minute! Don't you think that's going too far over a piece of cake!
Akira: Doesn't matter how big or small what she did is, Sanae.
Akira: The point is, she did something she shouldn't. So I'm gonna teach her a lesson.
Akira: That's all there is to it. You get that, right?
Yume: I don't really get what lesson you're going to teach me, but this seems fun so I'm fine with it.
Sanae: Just hang on a minute!
Sanae: Here, look! See how troubled you're making Takamachi-san after she brought the cake for us!
Nanoha: Uhh...
Akira: That's... Well, I guess you've got a point.
Yume: Ah! I know about this cause I made sure to read the report!
Yume: Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan, Hayate-chan. You're all really strong, right?
Fate: She's looking at us like she wants to fight us... isn't she.
Hayate: (You're probably wanting to fight yourself though, Fate-chan...
Hayate: What are you going to do, Fate-chan?
Fate: ...I think I'm interested.
Hayate: Okay, in that case...
Hayate: (Hey, Nanoha-chan, Fate-chan.)
Nanoha: (What is it, Hayate-chan?)
Fate: (What do you have in mind?)
Hayate: (What do you think of this? See...)
Hayate: (Something like that.)
Nanoha: (Good thinking, Hayate-chan! That's a nice idea!)
Fate: (Yeah, let's go with that.)
Hayate: (Then it's settled.)
Hayate: Anyway, if that's how it is, what do you say we decide this with a game of tag?
Akira/Yume: Tag?
Hayate: Alright, so I'll explain the rules.
Hayate: It's pretty simple.
Hayate: We'll split into two teams: Nanoha-chan, Yume-san, and Tsugumi-san, and Akira-san, Sanae-san, and me. First team to catch Fate-chan, who's it, wins.
Hayate: Fate-chan's gonna run with all she's got, so do all you can to get her!
Yume: If we can do all we can, that means we can fight, right?
Hayate: Sure. Fate-chan's tough.
Yume: Hmm, sounds neat. I'll be fighting Fate-chan, so you two can just watch.
Nanoha: Is that really going to be okay...?
Tsugumi: Tsubakuro-san says it's fine, so there shouldn't be an issue.
Tsugumi: I suppose our job is just at the start then-.
Nanoha: At the start?
Tsugumi: [whisper whisper whisper]
Nanoha: Ehhh!?
Hayate: That team looks like they're having fun. Let's give it our best shot too!
Akira: I'm uh, sorry this turned into a whole thing. This all wouldn'tve happened if I'd just eaten the cake straight away.
Sanae: Maybe that's true, but Tsubakuro-san is also at fault for taking it from you.
Sanae: Let's try to win, Inago-san.
Akira: Yeah, glad to have you, Sanae, Hayate!
Hayate: We're counting on you as the referee, Yomi-san.
Yomi: Understood.
Yomi: Is everyone ready? Then... Please begin.
Tsugumi: Takamachi-san, if you would.
Nanoha: Is this really okay... Uhh, I'm sorry for this! Bind!
Akira: The hell is this!? I can't move!!
Yume: Ahaha! That's so cool!
Tsugumi: Now then, we'll be going on ahead-.
Nanoha:　Bind will come undone soon! Sorry!
Hayate: Nnn, that's Nanoha-chan for you. She got us...
Sanae: Isn't there anything we can do about this?
Hayate: Nanoha-chan said it'd come undone soon, so I think we're better off waiting.
Hayate: In the meantime, we can talk strategy.
Sanae: Okay, that would make the best of our time.
Sanae: More than likely, Tsubakuro-san and them are probably going to find Harlaown-san first.
Sanae: Taking on both Harlaown-san and Tsubakuro-san... It'll be a little difficult, Inago-san.
Akira: The question's, how can we hold down Yume. If we can take her out of the picture, we can figure out the rest...
Akira: Wait, they've got Nanoha with 'em.
Hayate: You can just leave Nanoha-chan to me.
Akira: Then that makes what comes after simple. We rush 'em when they're fighting Fate, and me and Sanae take out Tsugumi first.
Akira: Then, we take on Yume like that. If it's 2 on 1 we should be able to manage.
Sanae: ...You're right that that seem like our best chance of winning...
Akira: You don't like it?
Sanae: ...Kind of. If only I could stop Tsubakuro-san by myself, then you could focus on Harlaown-san, Inago-san...
Akira: Tsubakuro Yume's tough. I don't even know how well I could do going at her on my own.
Akira: That's why this is our best bet.
Sanae: ...Okay.
Hayate: Akira-san, you make yourself look like a delinquent, but you really are a nice person, huh.
Akira: Shaddup. I just like this kinda fashion is all.
Hayate: You've got such a nice figure though. I bet you'd look good whatever you wear, so, why do you go with that?
Akira: No real reason. Just, somebody I looked up to used to dress like this.
Akira: ...Anyway, I can start moving around now. C'mon, let's go.
Sanae/Hayate: Alright!
Yume: Found you, Fate-chan! You two, don't get in our way!
Tsugumi: I know-.
Nanoha: Try your best, Yume-san.
Yume: Aha!
Yume: Okay then... Let's go, Fate-chan!
Fate: --!?
Fate: Sayaka-chan was fast, but... You're quick too, Yume-san!
Yume: You fought with Sayaka-chan?
Fate: With Sayaka-san and Kanami-san.
Yume: Huh!
Fate: They were both very strong.
Yume: Then, I've gotta let you know that I'm even stronger!
Fate: --!?
Nanoha: Yume-chan, she's incredible... For the first time, someone's matching Fate-chan's speed...
Tsugumi: Tsubakuro-san is a special case, after all.
Tsugumi: Though... If Harlaown-san is evenly matched with Tsubakuro-san, she must be someone special as well.
Nanoha: Fate-chan is strong too.
Tsugumi: You sure do have faith in her-.
Tsugumi: Though, will you help support Tsubakuro-san now?
Nanoha: Sure!
Yume: Ahahaha! Is that all you've got, Fate-chan?
Fate: I can handle this. I can... get more serious!
Akira: Tch, they're already going at it. Though... We finally caught up!

3: Are You a Sly Dog or What?

Akira: Tch, they're already going at it. Though... We finally caught up!
Tsugumi: Oh, you came much faster than I was expecting.
Akira: Oi oi, you got this much free time on your hands!
Tsugumi: That's not exactly it...
Akira: Let's go, Tsugumi! ORAA!
Tsugumi: ...!?
Nanoha: Watch out!
Hayate:　Not gonna let you, Nanoha-chan!
Nanoha: Hayate-chan!?
Hayate: I'll be your opponent here!
Akira: Alright! You keep Nanoha company, Hayate!
Akira: Sanae!
Tsugumi: So it came down to this... It'll be very hard fighting the both of you though...!?
Akira: Try and see how long you can last!
Tsugumi: ...I'll try and last!!
Sanae: HAAAAAAAAAA!!
Tsugumi: ......!!
Tsugumi: ...Ahh, you got me-. Well, there's no way I could stand up to that-.
Sanae: Don't think too badly of us, Ban-san. This is just part of the game.
Sanae: Inago-san! At this rate, Tsubakuro-san will...
Akira: ...
Sanae: Inago-san?
Akira: Just take a look at that.
Yume: Ahahaha! This is fun, huh, Fate-chan!
Fate: Yes... I'm having fun, Yume-san!
Akira: ......Tch.
Akira: Sorry for this, after we went and thought up our strategy. There's no way for us to break into that one-on-one.
Sanae: ...That's for sure.
Hayate: You sure do look after others a lot, Akira-san.
Akira: Oh hey, Hayate. You beat Nanoha already?
Hayate: You looked like you were giving up on fighting, so we called a time out.
Akira: Time out...? Well, whatever. You can put an end to that too.
Akira: Let's just wait till these two are done fighting.
Hayate: Okaaay.
Tsugumi: ...Doesn't this mean I'm the only one who got beat up-?
Nanoha: Ahaha...
Yume: Ahh, that was so fun. Let's do it again, Fate-chan.
Fate: I'd be happy to do it anytime, Yume-san.
Yume: Great!
Yume: ...Wait, huh? What're you onee-sans doing?
Akira: Waiting on you two to finish up your fight. Damnit, you took long enough my head cooled off.
Yume: What does that mean?
Akira: I'm saying the stuff with the cake is water under the bridge.
Yume: Water under the bridge? I'm the one who fought Fate-chan first, so doesn't that make me the winner?
Akira: Huh?
Akira: ...Whatever, we're past that now.
Hayate: Mmhm, Akira-san's a big sister type; a real good girl.
Akira: Oi, who're you calling a good girl? You're younger than me.
Hayate: A good girl is a good girl.
Hayate: And... For being such a good girl, I have a present for you.
Yomi: It seems the fighting is over.
Akira: Yomi?
Akira: Oh yeah, weren't you the ref? Where'd you go?
Yomi: I went to get this, at Yagami-san's request.
Yomi: It's fresh cake. Isn't that nice, Akira.
Akira: ...What the hell.
Akira: If you got more cake, there wasn't any point in playing tag, was there?
Hayate: We got to have a bit of fun though. It was fun, right?
Akira: ...Yeah it was. Feels like we're all buddies now.
Akira: So anyway, since there's more, let's head back and have some cake.
Yume: Sweet! Cake!
Akira: Hah?
Nanoha: Don't worry, Akira-san! We made sure to get enough for Yume-san too this time!
Akira: You did? Geez, who put you up to that... Wait, it was you, wasn't it?
Akira: How long ago'd you think this up?
Hayate: When we offered to play tag. Cake was what got you two fighting, so cake would help you make up.
Akira: I can't go taking my eyes off you, huh.
Hayate: Thank you very much.
Akira: That wasn't meant to be a compliment...
Yume: What kind of cake do you like, Fate-chan?
Fate: I like... I like any cake.
Akira: Well, whatever.