超ヒロイン戦記 - Super Heroine Chronicle/Flow Chart/Episode 29: Turbulent Shadow (Meru Route)

Episode 29: Turbulent Shadow

Noel?:....?

Meru?:......?

Noel?: Why am I in front of me?

Meru? Are there...two of me???

Noel & Meru: Eh!?

Meru: I'm Meru!? Who are you!?

Noel: I'm Noel!? Eh? Eh? What's going on!?

Meru: Hawawa, I, I've got breasts!!

Noel: Uwaa! I'm so flat!!

[Noel runs off]

Meru: Ah! Where are you going!? Noel! Noel!

Claude: Huh? Noel? What are you doing here...?

Claude: Wait is this a suprise attack!?

Meru: No, I'm not! I'm Meru! Claude!

Claude: Eh.....What are you talking about? Are you confused?

Meru: Please listen to me carefully! The thing is....

[With Noel]

Noel: Miss! Miss!

Eve: Oh, Noel you're early, next.

Noel: What? Miss.....How did you...?

Eve: Hmm, I wonder why? I wonder why?

[Meanwhile]

???: Incoming call - Confirmation. Terms of use.

???:.....Information needs to be verified. Confirmation not required.

???: Communication end. Action, start

[Back with the main group]

Aria: Do you really think we'll believe what you're saying?

Meru: It's true! I'm Meru!

Claude: I don't think she's lying, she seems to be Meru.

Hibiki: Noel wouldn't know the cool fighting stance I showed her at Butei High.

Hibiki: Meru would!

Aria: If you say you are Meru, tell us the name of the yo-yo technique you showed us at Butei High School.

Meru: It's walk the dog!

Aria:.....I believe it now, she's Meru.

Aria: After seeing Louise's magic and Dr.Shinigami's immortality, If you say you've swapped bodies or something, I'm inclined to believe it.

Haruka: Wow, It's like a manga!

Cecillia: How does it work?

Tsubasa: Couldn't it be something like a split personality?

Meru: No, it's different!

Meru: But I don't really know why I swapped bodies with Noel.....

Louise: Noel is a magician right? Did she use some kind of magic to swap your bodies?

Sonico: Oh, and she also showed us some magic tricks, like moving in the blink of an eye...

Meru: But I didn't know it was possible for a magical magician to do this.

Rem: The only way to find out the truth is to ask Noel....

[Alarm sounds]

Lingyin: What an enemy attack!?

Rena: Is it Noel? I wonder?

Aria: Laura! What's the state of the security system!?

Laura: The observation room has informed us that a high-speed flying object of unknown origin is approaching IS Academy. The representitive candidates with personal machines have been orded to intercept.

Cecillia: They want us to investigate...?

Laura: What? Do you think it's them!?

Lingyin: Whose them?

Laura: they were identified as an IS, codename 'demon' of unknown origin, they've already fought indiscriminately in various European countries and have been causing fights to break out everywhere she goes.

Charl: But we're still at IS Academy!? I guess there's no choice, we'll just have to go....

Mion: What are they like?

Charl: They attack and destroy anything that approaches them without distinction. They ignore warnings, do not negotiate, and seem to appear and disappear at the drop of a hat.

Tsubasa: So, you've fought them before, but at the end of the day, you couldn't hold out against their level of firepower?

Cecillia: That's why only we, who have our own personal machines, have been ordered to fight her.

Houki:......What's the matter, hurry up and get out of here!

Charl: Houki.....

Houki: I know. I'm not a representitive candidate or have a personal machine. Besides, there are four of you.

Cecillia: We'll leave the rest to you, Houki.

Larua: Back-up duties are also important. Don't be complacent.

Houki: That's about all I know.

Houki: (Tch......I know! I do! How could I not be frustrated?)

Hibiki: Houki.....

[Battle map]

Episode 29 Turbulent Shadow

Lingyin: There it is! That's the IS of unknown affiliation!

Charl: That's not in the data....What IS is it?

Cecillia: Wait....Is that a person?

???:....Sensor reaction.

Laura: It's the unknown machine! You're the demon!

???:.......

???:....Were is Meru?

Lingyin: Meru? Meru, what about her?

???: No response. Heading to to IS Academy.

Lingyin: Stop right there! we won't let you go to IS Academy!

Cecillia: We'll catch you here!

???:.........

Victory: Defeat K Defeat: Any ally defeated.

[Turn 2]

???: Start of migration, target location, IS Academy.

Lingyin: I won't let you go!!

Charl: Rin! Don't get close!

Lingyin: If we let them go we'll never catch up to them, they're too fast!

Cecillia: That's right! We don't know how much harm she'll do if we let them go to IS Academy!

Laura: How dare you ignore me!

Charl: No! If you move around too much!

???: Yokoshima.

[??? attacks Rin]

Rin: Kyaa!!

[??? attacks Cecillia]

Cecillia: Ahh!!

[??? attacks Laura]

Laura: Kuu!!

Charl: Guys!!

???:.......

???: Infinite Stratos. Toys for human beings.

Lingyin: Wait....I can't let you go...!

???: That's right!!

???: I'm here!!

[Houki, Meru and the others appear. Deploy]

Lingyin: Houki!

Cecillia: Meru, too! Why!?

Houki: I've been listening to the communications. We decided that it would be better for us to come here rather than being stuck in IS Academy, waiting for them to come to us.

Meru: I can't let the Cecilia and the others suffer alone!

Rin: You don't have to come out just because you want to!

Charl: We'll stop arguing and start working together again!

Let's stop the demon once more with our 4 personal machines!

Cecillia & Laura: Understood!

Houki: Wait! I'm going too!!

[Houki rushes ???]

???: Interceptions, pattern B, begging capture.

[3 Uchigane IS appear]

Houki: Huh!? What the hell!?

???:.........

Cecillia: They're Uchigane!

Charl: No, it's a machine that's not in the database!

Laura: It's a machine similar to the Uchigane!

Houki: Eh! What the hell are they!?

[If you defeat any of the regular enemies a new one will appear]

[Defeat ???]

Houki: Oh no! You haven't broken through yet!!

???:....Finished.

[Another unknown IS appears and moves next to Houki]

Houki: !?

[The IS attacks Houki]

Houki: Ugh! Why you!!

[Houki counterattacks and down the enemy]

Houki: all right! Next!.......Huh? What is it?

[Houki's IS shuts down]

Houki: I can't move!? Was it that hit I just took!?

Lingyin: Houki! What's wrong!? The enemy is coming!!

Houki: The Uchigane won't move! Come on, move!

[The enemy IS attacks Houki]

Houki: Ahh!!

Charl: Houki!!

???: That's it!

[??? attacks Charl]

Charl: Uh!!

Laura: Charl! Hold on!!

[???: attacks Laura]

Laura: Ugh

Lingyin: No more!!

Cecillia: I won't let you!

[??? attacks Rin and Cecillia]

Rin & Cecillia: Kyaa!!

Houki: Rin! Cecillia! Damn it! Not like this....!!

Houki: Uchigane! Move! Just move! We have to help everyone!!

Houki: Uhh! Uchigane! Is this my limit? You really can't move anymore!?

Houki: Ah!?

???:.........!!!!!

[Something flies past]

Houki: Huh?.......

???: Hello, hello, Houki-chan! It's you, big sister! I've just finished your personal machine, and I've sent it to you by super-express mail.

Houki: Now....? I mean, is this it?

Tabane: The fourth generation IS with a higher spec than the current IS, named 'Akatsubaki'! Come on, get in!

Houki: Okay, I understand....!

[Houki gets engulfed in light]

Charl: Watch out!!

[The enemy IS vanish]

Lingyin: Eh!?

[Houki emerges from the light in Akatsubaki]

Houki:......

Laura: That's it!

Cecillia: Akatsubaki, was it?

???: High energy signal detected. Beginning capture.

[Lots of enemy IS appear around Houki]

Houki: Ha!

[All the enemy IS go down]

???: !!

Lingyin: Wha? Just now?

Tabane: Personalization and fitting, yah, let's do it while we clean up the mess around there, shall we? A sisterly collaboration!

Houki: Please....

Houki: Everyone, we're coming!!

Charl: She's so fast!

Laura: The fourth generation IS is so different!

Houki: (I don't feel the weight of the Uchigane at all)

Tabane: What do you think? It works better than you think, doesn't it?

Houki: Yeah.....

Houki: -------I can do it! With this Akatsubaki!

Tabane: Personalization and fitting complete! Good luck now, Houki-chan!

Houki: Right.

???:.....Interesting.

Houki: I'm going to give you a taste of my new power!

Charl: It's a very even fight.

Laura: The two sides are not at full strength yet, but even so the difference is clear....

Lingyin: I thought it was a joke that we were talking about a fourth generation IS when the third generation IS hasn't even been mass produced yet...

Cecillia: I have to admit that it's true. .....

???: Akatsubaki, the fourth generation IS. Good...The data is available on request.

[??? vanishes]

Houki: She's gone...

Lingyin: Is she one of Riko and Jeanne's friend?

Charl: They are the enemy, no doubt about it.

Laura: They're also targetting Meru, which is concerning.

Cecillia: They're definitely a nuisance.

Houki: (However, If I have this Akatsubaki....!)

[Stage end]

Hibiki: Houki!!

Koto: Oh my god Houki! You were so cool!

Meru: For a second there, I was wondering what was going to happen!

Aria: I didn't know they had such a hidden ball.

Houki:.....

Hibiki: Houki?

Houki: I'm sorry, I haven't really felt it yet. (it doesnt feel real yet)

Lingyin: I didn't expect it to be able to move so quickly!

Houki: It is easier to get used to the adjustments and weapons if they are designed for me from the beginning. That's all I can say.

Houki: I'm sorry, can we finish our conversation later? I've got to go to the Uchigane.

[Houki leaves]

Koto: Houki....?

Tsubasa: Leave her alone for now.

Charl: It's said that deep in the core of IS there is a kind of consciousness.

Cecillia: It's through experience that the machine gets to know the operator.

Lingyin: It's not just a tool. The IS

Houki: (Uchigane......I'm sorry you had to go through the hardship of having an operator like me.)

Houki: (My family split up because of IS. That's why I hated IS. I think I still hate them.)

Houki: (But, if I like the IS any more now than I did then, it's because of you...)

Houki: (Thanks.....)

Houki: (I will leave you my ribbon as proof that we fought together. It's not much, but please accept it.....)

[Later with the others]

Rem: An unexpectedily strong enemy appeared.

Mion: That IS like demon, the operator seemed mechanical, what the hell was that thing?

Lingyin: It's not supposed to be mechanical. An IS will never work unless people are on board. That's just the way it is.

Cecillia: But I couldn't see anyone.

Dejiko: Like she wasn't a living, breathing person nya?

Tsubasa: What if there is someone who possesses a level of technology beyond the that of the IS world?

Charl: There are still many uncharted areas in IS. We don't know what will happen when we combine with technologies from different worlds.

Laura: The only thing that bothers me about the demon is that it was looking for Meru.

Rem: That's right. Is it a new enemy, or....?

Rena: As always, we don't know the intentions behind the enemies attacks.

Kurumi: If we knew the location enemy's hideout, we could get in and investigate.

Aira: Hideout?

Rem: Their hideout, huh.

Rika: Everyone, I have a proposal for you.

Aoi: Rika, have you noticed something?

Rika: Now that we know how to use the polyal, I want to go back to Hinamizawa.

Aria: ........Hinamizawa.

Mion: Well we've been away for a long time.

Rem: That's right, there was something that seemed to be an enemy base in Hinamizawa.

Louise: Is that true?

Lingyin: It's the place where the polyal is. Is there anything else in Hinamizawa that would be of value to the enemy?

Rika: .........I have an idea.

Rena:.....

Shion:........

Haruka: What do you know? Is there a hidden treasure?

Rika: Mii..........I can't explain it well, but it's important to Hinamizawa.

Tsubasa: If you're sure that the enemy is targetting it, you probably shouldn't go.

Hibiki: That's what I think! It could be a good way to find out what the enemy is up to!

Rem: I agree. Hinamizawa is where Dr.Shinigami was hiding out. There's bound to be something there!

Rika: What do you think Aria?

Aria: I.....

Lingyin: What's the matter? You don't look too well.

Aria: It's nothing! I'm fine!

Aria: But there is one thing I want to ask you Rika. What will happen to you when you go back to Hinamizawa?

Rika:....

Rika: Nipaih*

Aria: Um.....

[Meanwhile with Meru]

Meru: Uuuuu, How do I get my body back.....?

Meru:.....

Meru: Mmm.....The more you look at it, the more you touch it, the more of it there is....!

Meru: I can't believe how much it shakes just from the smallest movement....!

Meru: Ahh! I can't wear my clothes with a body like this!

Meru: However, she's always had no concept of underwear.

Meru: To be able to walk around like this, she must have lost her mind.

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