2-4 Surprise Assault on the Origami Estate

1: The Operation Commences

Mirja: There it is; the Origami estate.
Yui: Nice timing! Mokusa seems like they're about to start making their move too. See, look at my phone.
Reporter: Hang on, it looks like something's happening! Someone came out onto the deck of the submarine! It appears to be a woman.
Akane: ...Everyone. My name is Origami Akane. Please, listen to what I have to say.
Mihono: So that's Origami Akane-sama...
Akane: Right now, the country is facing an immense crisis. Like the one 20 years ago, no, a worse disaster is about to occur.
Akane: The cause of that disaster 20 years ago... That great aradama has once again returned.
Akane: You toji felt it, didn't you? That strange phenomenon earlier.
Yui: Does she mean that sort of out-of-body experience from before?
Akane: Please, everyone, lend me your strength!
Newscaster: What was that? There's something else moving. Is that the hatches on the submarine? They seem to be opening--
Newscaster: M-Missiles!? No, those were containers... Weren't they?
Akane: This is not an attack. What we launched just now is our hope.
Kiyoka: Inside those containers... Maybe... It's Mokusa's toji...
Mirja: We're out of time. I'll briefly go over the details of the operation.
Mirja: As we discussed earlier, our objective is to cause disorder. To throw the enemy into confusion, and draw their attention even if we are outnumbered.
Mirja: The grounds cover an extensive area, so thinking efficiently, we should split into two teams. Setouchi Chie, Shichinosato Kofuki, and Asakura Mihono will form the A team. The rest of us will form the B team.
Yui: Then I'm on B team. Kiyoka-chan, let's look after each other! If you get scared, go ahead and hug me tight whenever you feel like it! Bring it on, don't hold back! No really, I'm serious!
Kiyoka: Ahaha... Thanks...
Mirja: From this moment forward, each team will operate by their own judgment. Even so, do not lose track and overextend yourselves.
Mirja: Only if each of each of you safely returns will we be able to call this our first successful operation.
Chie: That's right. After this is over, why don't we all eat crepes together again?
Mihono: I'm all for it~!!
Kiyoka: I'll do my best... For the crepes...
Mirja: Now, begin the operation.

At the same time, in the Origami family Operations Control Room--

Maki: What's going on?
Operator: ...We've picked up an unidentified flying unit. They're... Storm armor containers!
Suzuka: Where are they landing!?
Operator: Here! They're flying right here!
Maki: What!! Is this what's left of Mokusa?
Toji: Take cover! Take cover!

2: Distraction Operation (1)

Kanami: ............
Hiyori: What's wrong, Kanami?
Kanami: I was just thinking, we're back where we all first met...
Hiyori: ...That's true. Right, I never thought I'd be able to come back.
Sayaka: ...It's too soon to get caught up in emotion.
Ellen: Saaya's right. Even with the spare battery, the storm armor's running time is only 30 minutes. We have to defeat the great aradama in that timeframe.
Mai: ...Time isn't on our side here.
Ellen: Yes. Because of that, please turn off your spectrum finders. They'll only get in the way of finding the great aradama.
Ellen: If we leave them as is, they could broadcast our location to the enemy.
Kaoru: If the Origami family wasn't using dirty tricks, we could bring the fight to the great aradama straight away.
Nene: Nene...!
Kaoru: ...It's that way, Nene?
Sayaka: That way is... The shrine?
Kanami: Then the great aradama has to be...
???: Found~ youuu.
Everyone: ......!?
Yume: --I made up my mind. I'm gonna have you play with me, Chidori onee-san!
Kanami: !!
Kanami: Kh...!
Yume: Ahahahaha!

At the same time, with Asakura Mihono's A team--

Mihono: There was a huge boom from over there. That made me jump!
Chie: They must have gotten started. Then we have to cause as much of a commotion as we can and draw the guard's attention to us.
Mihono: Yeah! We have to go on a rampage to cover for Kanami and them!
Toji: Who's there; what are you doing here!?

3: Distraction Operation (2)

Toji: Guh...!!
Kofuki: Mannn, this is a pain in the ass.
Mihono: What's wrong? Normally you look all smug after you go wild, but you seem pretty down now?
Kofuki: I'm not some kind of battle maniac, you know. I just like messing around with aradama-chan. There's nothing fun about fighting other people.
Kofuki: Plus it's annoying having to worry about not killing them. Can't I just cut 'em up?
Chie: Don't. We can't afford to risk murdering anyone.
Kofuki: I know already. Mann, this is such a pain.
Chie: Come on, cheer up and let's draw off some more guards.
Mihono: I'll give it my best shot, yeah--!
Kofuki: Yeah-, you can do it, you can do it.
Chie: You too, Kofuki-chan. I know you can do anything if you try, so keep at it.
Kofuki: Just quit being so pushy already... Sigh~, I don't feel like it, but I'll do what I can I guess.

4: Girl Hunt (1)

At the same time, with Kitora Mirja's B team.

Toji A: Over there! The rebels are over there! Don't allow them to riot any further in Yukari-sama's headquarters!!
Mirja: A team must have begun to act. We should begin our work as well.
Kiyoka: O-Okay... (deep breath)... (deep breath)...
Yui: Kuhuu~, Kiyoka-chan's nervous deep breathing's too cyuuute~! I just want to take you home and hang you up in my room!
Mirja: Yamashiro Yui. It seems you're unaffected by nervousness at least. I hope I can count on that.
Yui: I never thought the day would come I'd get relied on by a hottie like Mirja-san, but I'm so glad I was born~! This feeling'll last me a lifetime!
Kiyoka: I wish I could have just a little bit of that mental strength...
Yui: Why stop there? You can have everything, Kiyoka-chan; my heart, soul and body could all be yours~.
Kiyoka: Ahaha...
Mirja: It appears Musumi Kiyoka has overcome some of her nervousness as well. Then, let's begin our operation.
Toji B: Where are the rebels!?
Yui: Oh crap! Get down, get down! C'mon, hurry, they'll see us!
Toji A: What are you doing, they're this way!
Toji B: I'll be right there!
Yui: Phew~, they would have spotted us for sure... Go me!
Kiyoka: H-Huh... Uhh~?
Yui: Hm? What's that weird look for? Don't tell me, you've fallen for me? Aww~, I'm so embarrassed~.
Mirja: Yamashiro Yui, do you not understand the aim of this operation? Our objective is to draw the enemy's attention, so what good will hiding do?
Yui: --Ah, oh yeah! I just hid on instinct!
Yui: It's a pretty bad time for my clumsiness to kick in! But, it's kinda cute too, right?
Mirja: .........
Yui: Ahh~n. That icy glare of yours like you're looking at a bug sends shivers up my spine! Thank you very much!
Kiyoka: I can't even start to understand why you're thanking her...
Yui: 'kay, that's enough repenting! It's all smooth sailing from here! I'll get it done more perfect than you can imagine, so leave everything to me!
Mirja: That's what I'd like to ask of you. I only hope you don't sail us upriver.
Toji C: Where's the enemy? I'll make sure anyone who turns on Yukari-sama gets dealt with!
Yui: Oh, she's a sitting duck! Now's my chance!
Toji C: Wh-Who's there!?
Yui: Who? Just the future love of your life, you cute little kitten you. I heard you were looking for me though; looking to ask me on a date?
Yui: If that's the case, all I can say is YES. Come here, let me give you a night you'll never forget! You know you want it. Just throw yourself into my arms!
Toji C: P-Pervert! Everyone, there's a pervert here! Get everyone you can together and get them over here as soon as possible!!
Yui: I did it, Mirja-san! Operation successful!
Mirja: ...It seems like it.

5: Girl Hunt (2)

Yui: Awww~... It's too painful, using my okatana on girls like this. My heart's about to burst...
Mirja: However, we're having an effect. Let's keep this up and head to the next position.
Yui: Right, I'll join you! Even if you take me to the ends of the earth, I'll be there!
Kiyoka: Where does all your energy come from, Yui-chan...?
Yui: Eh, you want to know?
Kiyoka: N-No... For some reason I'm scared to find out... So I'll pass...
Yui: There's nothing to be afraid of~, it won't even hurt~. Too bad!

6: An Overwhelming Impulse (1)

Yume: Chidori onee-san. You've gotta be stronger than anybody else. So if I beat you, onee-san, I'll...!!
Kanami: (Such amazing drive...! This girl, how is she... But... This is fun!)
Yume: Haah-!
Kanami: Amazing...! That's Ten'nen Rishin-Ryu at its peak! But, I won't be beat!
Yume: Pant, pant, pant...! Not... Yet... Onee-san...
Kanami: (Until what...? Is she in a hurry or something...?)
Yume: Pant, pant... This is fun... Right...?
Kanami: ...Yeah.
Yume: (inhale)... (exhale)... Here I come, Onee-san! HAAAAAAAH-!
Kanami: HAAAAAAHH-!
Ellen: ...And, right there! I'm cutting in!
Kaoru: Dynamic.
Yume: Get out of my...!
Kaoru: Now for some... Hachimanriki.
Ellen: Home ruuuuun! Kanamin's out of the park! Special delivery to Hiyoyon!
Kanami: Hyaaaaaa...
Ellen: Fufufu, too bad for you. Kanamin went flying over Hiyoyon's way.
Yume: I almost had her... Why'd you go and butt in!
Kaoru: Just seeing that look on your face makes it worth it.
Ellen: We owe you quite a lot for all our friends in Mokusa you hurt!
Yume: And so what? It's their fault for being so weak, wasn't it!
Yume: I know too. That the only reason they're leaving you behind here is because you're weak.
Yume: And that means, unlike that Chidori onee-san, without both of you together you wouldn't be able to stop me, right?
Kaoru: That's about right. Thought I hate to admit it.
Ellen: It's a good thing we have someone in command who can calmly assess the situation and make the best decisions.
Kaoru: On top of that, it's not just the two of us. Nene.
Nene: Nene-ne-!
Kaoru: It's the two of us and one pet.
Yume: Like I said, so what? Whatever, I'll go after her right as soon as I'm done with you! I don't... Have time for this!

At the same time, with Asakura Mihono's A team--

Kofuki: That's most of the guards around here dealt with. What next?
Chie: Okay, then let's change posi--
Toji: The rebels! The rebels are over here!
Kofuki: Tch... They're still coming after us?

7: An Overwhelming Impulse (2)

Kofuki: That's all of them for sure this time, right? So, where to now?
Mihono: Kanami and the others are going after the great aradama, aren't they?
Kofuki: Well duh. That's why we're doing this raid in the first place.
Mihono: Then I want to go where the great aradama is too!
Chie: But there's nothing we can do to help there...
Mihono: You can't say that if we haven't gone and tried!
Mihono: We might not be able to do anything, but there could also be something we can do. That chance makes it worth going.
Mihono: This huge reaction we're picking up definitely isn't normal... I can't just stay here and leave everything to Kanami. So... I'm going!
Chie: I understand... Then, let's go. I don't want you going by yourself, Mihono-chan.
Kofuki: I'm down for it too. I've been interested in seeing what a great aradama's like.
Kofuki: Besides, we can't leave Mihocchi running off alone. Someone's gotta babysit her.
Mihono: Ehh~ I don't want to hear that from you of all people, Fukki.
Kofuki: What was that~?
Mihono: Ahaha.

8: B Team (1)

Mai: Aradama...!? And there's so many of them!
Kanami: Hiyori-chan, these aradama...!
Hiyori: Mm. The one behind them-- The third seat of the elite guard... Satsuki Yomi!
Yomi: .........Now go... My aradama...
Kanami: There! Hyaah-!!
Sayaka: !!
Yomi: ......More... More......
Hiyori: We keep cutting and cutting and they keep coming; there's no end to this. We're only wasting our energy here...!
Mai: Don't worry. Dash on through, forward and to the right!
Kanami: Got it!
Hiyori: Good, we made it past!
Yomi: ...I won't let you escape......
Mai: I will be your opponent. Everyone else, go on without me.
Kanami: Mai-cha--
Mai: This is our best option now! So hurry! We're running out of time...!
Kanami: But...!
Sayaka: It's okay. I'll protect Mai.
Mai: Sayaka-chan...
Hiyori: Kanami!
Kanami: ...Catch up soon, okay you two! We'll be waiting!
Sayaka: ...Mai, are you mad?
Mai: ...Mmhm. I'm mad at the girl who wouldn't do as she's told.
Sayaka: .........
Mai: That's why, as punishment... I'll make you eat all my new cookies.
Sayaka: --I'll do it.

At the same time, with Kitora Mirja's B team--

Kiyoka: Wh-What...?
Mirja: These readings on the spectrum finder. Maybe it's a result of the great aradama itself beginning to act. But large numbers of aradama are appearing in the nearby area.
Kiyoka: N-No way...
Mirja: We can't lose hope yet. It's never too late to give up, even after everything is over.
Kiyoka: R-Right!
Toji: ...You, over there! You're intruders, aren't you! I won't let you keep this up!

9: B Team (2)

Mirja: Judging by the state of affairs here, Mokusa's members must be heading for the shrine.
Mirja: We should continue causing a disturbance to make their progression easier. We need to buy them time, even if it could only amount to one second.
Mirja: That one second could make the difference between victory and defeat, after all.
Yui: Then let's keep on picking up girls-- Er, picking up guards!
Kiyoka: I'm glad you're with us, Yui-chan... Your cheerfulness actually helps...
Yui: Oh, does that mean I'm slowly but surely winning you over? Then I'll just have to keep on showing you my good side!
Yui: Heeey~, you there! Don't you want to have a lovey dovey chat with me~?
Kiyoka: Ahaha... Maybe I shouldn't have said that...

10: Clearing the Way (1)

At the same time, in the way of Juujou Hiyori and Etou Kanami, who were headed for the shrine--

Suzuka: Hello there. We haven't seen you since Izu.
Maki: We knew you'd come.
Hiyori: We're in a hurry. So we're getting through here.
Maki: Do what you like. But only if you can defeat us.
Suzuka: We were beaten quite handily last time, but that won't happen again.
Suzuka: It's meaningless to speak any further. This is a matter of kill or be killed.
Kanami: Those eyes...!?
Hiyori: That sinister glow... So there's noro in your bodies after all!
Hiyori: You'd become half an aradama yourself just to protect Origami Yukari!?
Maki: Without the strength to back it up, justice is powerless-- There are things you can't protect without the power for it.
Suzuka: And there also a happiness brought about by being powerful.
Maki: If something can give me that power... I don't care at all if it comes from a god or a demon.
Suzuka: Fufu, it's a rather simple way of pledging your allegiance, don't you agree?
Hiyori: ...Kanami!
Kanami: Right!

At the same time, with Asakura Mihono's A team--

Mihono: Hyaaah-!!
Kofuki: Tch... They just keep popping out one after another!
Chie: As we get closer to the shrine, their defenses will be getting tighter... And they're all considerable toji.
Mihono: Mm, we can't let our guard down for even an instant.
Chie: If this place is still so tightly guarded, it might actually mean Etou-san and the others haven't gotten this far yet.
Mihono: Thank goodness. Then we can make things easier on Kanami before they get here... It was a good idea coming here after all.
Kofuki: Still, it's gonna be rough taking all of them on with just the three of us.
Mihono: Just keep trying! So long as we keep trying, I know we'll find a way!
Kofuki: Like usual, you're getting all confident with nothing to base it on. But we don't have a choice, I guess!

10: Clearing the Way (2)

Toji: Wh-What's with them... There's just three of them, but they're so tough.
Kofuki: It's not about how many people you've got!
Toji: Khh...!!
Chie: The guards they have here are starting to lose their resolve. Let's keep pushing them back like this!
Kofuki: This is where it counts, huh!!
Mihono: Yeah, I'll give it all I've got!

12: An Unhappy Surprise (1)

Hiyori: Gah...!
Maki: I'll admit you've got talent, but you're still just an amateur. I'll corner you this way.
Hiyori: Gh... If you're... If you're already so strong, why would you accept the noro...!
Maki: Heh... I've never once thought of myself as strong.
Maki: The ones I sought after were always so far away--
Maki: The summit I look up to is impossibly high--
Maki: Just to obtain the strength to stand at their side... For my goals, I'll use whatever I can. Aren't you the same?
Maki: Now, this is... Where it ends!
Hiyori: You might be right. For my goal... If it'll let me win against you, I'll use everything I can.
Hiyori: Like this!
Maki: You forcefully purged your S armor!? But, that won't hit me!
Hiyori: It doesn't have to. I just needed to throw off your posture for a second!
Maki: You mean, that's what you were after from the start!?
Hiyori: HAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
Maki: Well... Done...
Hiyori: Pant, pant, pant, pant...
Kanami: Hiyori-chan!
Hiyori: It looks like you settled things over there too...
Kanami: Yeah, I made it somehow. We both seem pretty tired, but can you run?
Hiyori: Of course.

At the same time, with Kitora Mirja's B Team--

Aradama: KIIGYAAAAAAAA!!
Kiyoka: Aradama!?
Toji A: W-What are they doing here!? This place should be better defended against aradama than anywhere, so how did they...
Toji B: We can worry about that later. We need to focus on the enemy in front of us right now!
Yui: Uwah, an unhappy surprise showed up-! Why did aradama have to join in now of all times!
Mirja: Thanks to their intervention, the guards are becoming further distracted. We can use this situation.
Yui: Having to fight both the guards and the aradama at the same time is just making things so much harder!
Yui: Mirja-san, I'll try my best, so will you reward me by rubbing my head later?
Yui: Just imagining you doing it while saying "Good girl, good girl" makes me feel like I could go out there and give 1000%!
Mirja: If that's what it takes to get you motivated, that's a small price to pay.
Yui: Yes! Lucky me! Alright~, here I gooooo!

13: An Unhappy Surprise (2)

Kiyoka: These aradama... They're strong...
Mirja: Is it the effect of the great aradama? Whatever the cause, we'll have to be careful.
Kiyoka: After this... I think I don't want... Any more surprises...
Yui: I know what you mean. Giving someone an unwanted surprise is a crime, after all!
Mirja: There's more coming. Prepare yourselves!
Kiyoka: U-Understood...!!