超ヒロイン戦記 - Super Heroine Chronicle/Flow Chart/Episode 7: A Sentinel's Resolve

第7話: 防人の覚悟

Episode 7: A Sentinel’s Resolve

Noel: Ne ne, Claude-kun, how was it?

Claude: Uuu~, I’m sorry, I couldn’t find anything about that blonde twin tail girl…

Noel: Un un, however this steady investigation is important! Doing leg work is the foundation of investigations.

Claude: I’m…not really a detective…

Tsubasa: …

Sonico: Ah… Tsubasa-chan, is something the matter?

Tsubasa: Eh? Aa, just something on my mind. I was just thinking about my missing partner.

Noel: And Tsubasa-san wants to find her. So, what kind of person is your partner?

Tsubasa: Well…She’s the world’s number 1 person who does not want to fight, I guess.

Noel: Eh? Isn’t she also a Symphogear user like Tusbasa-san?

Tsubasa: Yes. That’s why she’s so strong, and why her strength is so precarious. She doesn’t use her fists but rather her heart to beat her enemies. I guess the best way to say it is, that she fights on another level…

Noel: Hmmm…I don’t get it really.

Tsubasa: I also feel like I can’t understand her sometimes. I, who has been forged as a sword, is Tachibana’s polar opposite as a person.

Sonico: So Hibiki-chan is like that! Someday, I would love to meet her…

Tsubasa: You’ll definitely become friends with her. Though there’s no one that Tachibana can’t be friends with.

Claude: (That girl is definitely an exact opposite of me~.)

Claude: Wait, what am I thinking. Even if a person is good natured, it is not possible for that person to not get angry…

Tsubasa: Claude?

Claude: I-I-I-I-I-It’s nothing, please don’t mind me. Um, it’s okay, I’m fine…

Noel: Occasionally Claude-kun talks to himself a lot…(That pretty creepy~)

Noel: Well, let’s put that off to the side, or else we won’t be able to get any info about Kaitou Twin Tail!

Noel: (That reminds me, I went on this journey to find sensei…Though, I still haven’t found a way back to my world yet.)

Noel: (What would Meru do? No choice but to think about the current situation…)

[Scene change]

Haruka: Guess she won’t easily appear, Kaitou Twin Tail.

Aoi: Since she doesn’t know the new hiding place for the “Angel’s Tear.” It would be good if nothing else happened…

Haruka: But it’s irritating just to wait…then, let’s search everywhere for Kaitou Twin Tail…couldn’t we?

Aoi: That is a bit…the surveillance cameras haven’t caught a sign of her, she might also have the ability to disguise herself.

Haruka: Haa~, then we can’t search for her then…

[Tsubasa’s group appears]

Tsubasa: Yes, it would be difficult to start searching now.

Haruka: Tsubasa-chan! And everyone too!

Noel: We tried listening to the talk around town. However there weren’t any clues to be found at all!

Aoi: I see…

Sonico: Um…I just thought of this…Could it be that, Kaitou Twin Tail-san….is from different world like us?

Tsubasa: Eh? Why do you think she is?

Sonico: It was because Kaitou-san wasn’t surprised when she saw Tsubasa-chan singing while fighting earlier…

Noel: Ah, now that you mention it…!

Tsubasa: Then that means like that time before, she also knows about me…?

Aoi: That possibility does exist.

Haruka: That’s amazing, Sonico-chan! Like a great detective! You noticed something we didn’t!

Sonico: Ehehe~, thank you very much!

Aoi: If Kaitou-san is from a different world, then there might be a clue at the place where Sonico-san and everyone first came to this world.

Noel: That’s right, we didn’t investigate that angle.

Tsubasa: Yes, investigating that could be worthwhile.

[Battle Map]

Claude: Um, it should be around here.

Red Angel: The warehouse district. There’s no people here~.

Tsubasa: Before I lose the chance to say this, in the past, when we tried looking for clues the last time like this, we were suddenly taken by that same light and sent to another world.

Tsubasa: So that Twin Angel doesn’t get caught up in that, you two should be very careful.

Red Angel: Okay~!

Blue Angel: We’ll be careful.

[Grunt enemies appear]

Sonico: Wawa~, something appeared!?

Noel: Wow! Guess we hit the jackpot!

Red Angel: Is Kaitou Twin Tail somewhere around here then?

Blue Angel: We don’t know where she might be hiding! We should be cautious!

[Battle Start]

[When one of the enemies is defeated]

Red Angel: Something is flying over here!!

Tsubasa: That speed…It couldn’t be!?

[Laura appears]

Laura: …

Tsubasa: Laura Bodewig!!

Laura: Been a while, Tsubasa Kazanari. However, this time I’m not here for you.

Tsubasa: What?

Laura: I’ll get straight to the point. Hand over the “Angel’s Tear.”

Red Angel: Who are you!? Kaitou Twin Tail’s comrade…?

Blue Angel: We won’t hand over the “Angel’s Tear”!

Laura: …So you two are Twin Angel.

Laura: What’s with those appearances? Are you mistaking combat for some kind of fashion show?

Claude: Um, this might be a bit rude, but what about your appearance?

Laura: My IS uses this equipment for combat and is completely functional. It’s not like those flimsy clothes on them.

Laura: I’ll say this now. I’m not doing some kind of Kaitou(mysterious thief) play. If you don’t do as I say, I’ll take it from you by force.

Laura: Don’t you think it’s best to just quickly hand over the “Angel’s Tear” to me now?

Red Angel: Muu~! You made fun of the Angel Suit! We will definitely refuse!

Blue Angel: As the “Heaven’s Envoy” who protects the “Fragments of the Holy Grail,” we refuse your demand!

Laura: Then you fools who don’t value your lives that are in my way. I’ll make you regret your decision very soon.

Tsubasa: …

Sonico: …Tsubasa-chan, is something wrong?

Tsubasa: No, it’s nothing.

Tsubasa: (Laura is strong…Twin Angel shouldn’t fight her head on…!)

[At some point during the battle]

Laura: Hmmph, so it’s only this much. I had expected more from the power of the so called “Heaven’s Envoy.”

Red Angel: S-She’s strong…!

Blue Angel: I can’t find an opening…!

Laura: As warriors, you two are still too inexperienced. You’re no enemy to me, who was born as a soldier, and my Schwarzer Regen.

Red Angel: N-No way… Twin Angel…

Blue Angel: …Will never be defeated!

Laura: Either you two don’t understand the difference in our strength, or are you simply ignoring it so you can have an honorable death?

Laura: Tsubasa Kazanari, you understand don’t you. What will you do? Are you going to allow these two to be corpses?

Tsubasa: …

Noel: I won’t let you!! Then we’ll attack at once!!

Tsubasa: There’s no need for that.

Sonico: …Tsubasa-chan?

Tsubasa: I ask you this, Laura Bodewig. You won’t retreat, right? Then, how about the both of us being the two corpses?

Laura:…What are you saying?

Tsubasa: I’m advising you to retreat.

Laura: Are you making fun of me? On the battlefield, strength is everything! That is the truth and law! Then you use your strength to force me to retreat!

Laura: However that’s impossible for your rusty sword…!

Tsubasa: I see…then, I’ll show you. This body forged as a blade, this sentinel’s resolve!

Laura: What?

Tsubasa: Everyone, fall back! I want you to leave this place to me!

Red Angel: Tsubasa-chan…?

Tsubasa: She will not stop until she takes the “Angel’s Tear.” That means there’s only one way left…

Blue Angel: What way is that…?

Tsubasa: Believe me. Please!

Red Angel: …Okay!

Blue Angel: I also believe in Tsubasa-san. Everyone, please believe in Tsubasa-san and do as she says!

[When everyone besides Tsubasa retreats to the designated area]

Blue Angel: Everyone has fallen back!

Tsubasa: …Thank you.

Laura: You’re planning to buy time through dying? Such a futile maneuver…I’ll just dispose of you, and simply get rid of the rest of them.

Laura: Fall!

[New grunt enemies appear near the retreated party]

Sonico: Wah! Ah…! S-So many…! Could all of them be extras…?

Noel: Eeeeh~~, there were still this many left~!?

Laura: Those things are useful in keeping them there. Twin Angel will not escape.

Tsubasa: …

Tsubasa: …Can I ask a question? Your strength, what supports you while you fight?

Laura: What supports me while I fight? What a stupid question. My strength is my own alone, I fight to prove my own existence, there is nothing that supports me!

Tsubasa: I see…then all the more reason…I will not lose to a warrior who is only half a person.

Laura: Half a person you say? Something a rusty sword would say!

Tsubasa: I thought the same as you did in the past…Even if one polishes the blade, without a heart behind it, a blade can’t protect anything!

Laura: Hmmph, unfortunately for you, I have nothing I want to protect…!

[Laura and Tsubasa continue to battle]

Laura: As I thought, only this much. Don’t disappoint me any further, samurai.

Tsubasa: I am not a samurai! I’ll show you that Tsubasa Kazanari’s songs are not only for battle!

[Tsubasa uses Shadow Weave on Laura. Preventing Laura from being able to move]

Laura: What do you mean by that…Hm? What!? I can’t move!? Machine trouble? No, it’s my own body that can’t move!

Laura: What did you to me!?

Tsubasa: I bound your shadow down.

Laura: Impossible…!!

Tsubasa: Listen! And burn this into your heart! This is Tsubasa Kazanari’s, this sentinel’s resolve!

[Tsubasa sings her Swan Song]

Laura: Wh…What is this…!?

[A large explosion happens where Tsubasa and Laura are, and it is still expanding]

Laura: Uwaaaaaaaaaaaah~!!

[All grunt enemy units destroyed, Laura receives major damage and is sent to another world via the mysterious light. Tsubasa can no longer fight]

Sonico: …W-What is going on…

Noel: W-What, What was that big explosion just now!?

Blue Angel: Tsubasa-san!

Red Angel: Tsubasa-chan!!

Claude: Hawawa, what do we do, what do we do, what do we do!?

[Mysterious light appears near them]

Sonico: Eh!?

Noel: No way!? This can’t be!?

Noel and Blue Angel: TSUBASA-SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!

[Everyone besides Tsubasa is transported.]

[Battle End]

[Scene Change: DOKOKA Town]

Claude: This place is…DOKOKA Town!?

Noel: More importantly, where’s Tsubasa-san!?

Sonico: Sh…She’s not here…

Noel: Then, we left her behind!? T-That can’t be true!!

Aoi: U-Um…

Noel: Huh? Aoi-chan!? Why is Aoi-chan here!?

Aoi: U-uh…I came because I was worried about the situation and was caught up in it instead…

Haruka: H-huh? What is this place? Where am I??

Sonico: This place is DOKOKA Town…

Sonico: This is an amazing set…I don’t remember being in a studio though…

Sonico: Tsubasa-chan… Also, Red Angel-san and Blue Angel-san… I don’t see them anywhere either…

Aoi: Uuuuuum, I’m sure Twin Angel will appear again when we call for them. Right, Haruka-san?

Haruka: Eh? Twin Angel will definitely come to save us when we’re in danger…but more importantly, what about Tsubasa-san!?

Aoi: I don’t know. It seems she’s not here…

Haruka: No way!? What do we do!? This is bad, Aoi-chan! What do we do!?

Aoi: Please calm down, Haruka-san. It’s at times like these that we shouldn’t panic. Take a deep breath, now, su~, ha~.

Haruka: Su~, ha~, su~, ha~…phew…, I calmed down…

Aoi: It seems like Sonico-san and everyone else knows about this place, what we should do is have them tell us about it.

Haruka: O-Okay, I got it! Hmmm, Aoi-chan is really reliable…!

Aoi: That’s not true. I was also really anxious…

Noel: Trouble everyone!! Someone is heading over here…

Aoi: Hyaa~!?

[Aoi hides behind Haruka]

Noel: Ahaha, sorry sorry, did I scare you?

Haruka: Uun, anyway about what you said, what now?

Noel: Alright! Let’s go take a look!

[Scene change]

Noel: Aah~! Meru!

Meru: Noel?

Noel: Mou~, where have you been!!

Meru: Right back at you, you never did show up at the Rem-san’s office at all!

Haruka: Ah, look Aoi-chan. There’s a lot of people here!

Aoi: You’re right. Though it looks like its only people that Noel-san knows…

Sonico: …Ah~! G-Good work everyone! Um, guess we’ll be having a costar party!

Rem: Seems like Noel-chan’s party got more people now.

Noel: Rem-san! You also came!?

Rem: Yes, there was an incident that happened on my world, and I think it was connected to these strange events, so I came!

Noel: I see, so you just took the plunge! Right!

Meru: Noel, where’s Tsubasa-san?

???(Hibiki): Tsubasa-san!? Is Tsubasa-san here!?

Noel: Do you know Tsubasa-san?

Hibiki: Yes! I’m Hibiki Tachibana, just like Tsubasa-san, I am also a member of the Mobile Disaster Response Corps. I work as Tsubasa-san’s partner.

Noel: Uuuuu~, I see, so you are…

Hibiki: And, where is Tsubasa-san?

[Time passes for explanation]

Hibiki: Eh…Tsubasa-san used the Swan Song…

Noel: It was such a frightful power. But if Tsubasa-san didn’t use it, we wouldn’t know what to do at that time…

Hibiki: Tsubasa-san thought that as well, she thought she had no choice but to use it.

Noel: The Swan Song, using that is tiring right?

Hibiki: I would need to know how Tsubasa-san was at that time. Worst case scenario, she would have died from using it, however Tsubasa-san should be okay…that’s what I think.

Noel: …I also thought this about Tsubasa-san, you are also strong too.

Hibiki: No, I still have much to learn. Aria-san has been teaching me a lot.

???(Aria): Hibiki, do you know these people?

Hibiki: Meru-chan’s group knows them.

Hibiki: They’re not enemies, so you don’t have to be on guard with them, Aria-san.

Aria: Even if they’re not enemies, they are a strange group. They stick out like a sore thumb

Hibiki: The same thing could be said about us…

Rem: We should spend some time exchanging information with each other.

[Time passes for information exchange]

Haruka: Heh~! Hibiki-chan also does a similar transformation like Tsubasa-chan?

Hibiki: Yes! Have you heard Tsubasa-san sing?

Haruka: Un! It was very cool!!

Haruka: Ah, but…

Hibiki: Ah, um, I’m sure Tsubasa-san is okay. Even though Tsubasa-san has the resolve to fight with her life on the line, she will never thoughtlessly throw away her life.

Hibiki: I know her the best because I’ve fought alongside her.

Haruka: Hibiki-chan…

Aoi: Trusting in each other, that’s what it means to be partners.

Hibiki: That’s right!

Aoi: However, the truth is, without Tsubasa-san using that power, she wouldn’t have been able to protect us or prevented the enemy from stealing the “Angel’s Tear.”

Aoi: Because of that, I wish to give my thanks. We were saved because of Tsubasa-san.

Hibiki: Please give your thanks to Tsubasa-san directly! I’m sure we’ll meet up with her again!

Aria: You say that with such confidence without any basis whatsoever.

Hibiki: That’s because I believe in Tsubasa-san.

Rem: And you only need that much just to fight alongside each other.

Haruka: Hibiki-chan and Tsubasa-chan are so great…I want us to be like that too…

Aoi: Fufu, you’re right, Haruka-san.

Aria: (Partner, huh…)

Noel: You’re Aria-san, right? You’ve been looking for the right person to become your partner for a while now?

Aria: The person fit to be my partner has to be my equal, though my situation hasn’t turned out like I wanted.

Hibiki: That’s why we’re all Aria-san’s partners now! Right, Aria-san?

Aria: I had no choice! It was the best choice to just fill the role with more people rather than being on my own!

Claude: (Uwah~, she’s a really hard to approach type person…)

Aria: What’s with you? I know you’ve been avoiding looking me in the eyes, why is that?

Claude: Eh? No, I’m sorry, there’s no deep meaning behind it…

Aria: How suspicious…Alright, I’ve decided! You, become my apprentice slave!

Claude: Eh? Apprenticeship as a slave…? What does that mean?

Aria: Just like it sounds. Apprenticing as a slave. Kind of like a training period.

Claude: So I need to train in order to become a slave?

Aria: Got a complaint?

Claude: I can’t do…that…I’m sorry, I’m sorry.

Aria: I see, good, if you did I would have blasted holes in your gut and in between your eyes.

Claude: Hieeee…

Aria: …Well, even among this group of people, there’s doesn’t appear to be anyone who is fit to be my partner though.

Rem: Speaking of partners, where is Meru-chan and Noel-chan?

Sonico: Ah, about those two, since it was noisy here, they went over in that direction!

[Scene change]

Meru: Mou~! That’s why I said not to do anything unnecessary and come to Rem-san’s office! Getting involved with her because of that, even Tsubasa-san…!

Noel: The heck! Don’t act like you know about what happened with us!

Meru: I understand it pretty well!

Meru: After all, Noel is the type to just use force with any issues!

Noel: T-That’s wrong! Then what about you!

Noel: Even after listening to us talk, Meru still didn’t decide to do anything!

Noel: You just kept going ‘~desu ~desu’ after everyone, you could have just followed us!

Meru: T-That’s not the case! Even I can…

Noel: I can tell just by looking at you.

Noel: Meru always hesitates, eventually just following anyone’s lead!

Meru: You’re wrong! I was properly looking for sensei! What about Noel!

Noel: Before looking for sensei, we have to find a way back to our world!

Meru: Didn’t you think that sensei might also be in a different world?

Noel: Ah…

Meru: As I thought, Noel is an idiot!

Meru: That’s the reason why we went on this journey, and you just forgot that! Mou, I don’t know what to do with you anymore!

[Meru starts running off]

Noel: Meru!? Where are you going!?

Meru: I’m going to look for sensei on my own!!

Noel: Wait…what are you saying…

[Claude approaches]

Claude: Um, shouldn’t you chase after her?

Noel: She can’t leave here by herself. There’s no need to worry!

[Scene change]

Meru: Uuuuu, I can’t leave here…! That’s no good!!

[Meru gets taken away by the light]

[Scene change]

Noel: Eh!? Meru really left!?

Catherine: Yes! She left here completely! She’s no longer in town!

Noel: You’re kidding…What she said, she really decided to do it…!!

Noel: Accha!! She’s really mad now, huh…?

[Scene change: Everyone gathers together]

Rem: Meru-chan really left on her own?

Haruka: We have to go after her!

Aria: Go after her, but where?

Rem: That’s the problem. Even if we left DOKOKA Town, we have no idea where to go to next.

Aoi: Then, the best thing for us is to wait for Meru-san to return here.

Aria: If that’s the case, I’ll leave first. No point in waiting here, since Riko won’t appear here.

Hibiki: Isn’t it a good idea to split up then?

Aria: She won’t just disappear and cause problems because she did it for her own sake, that’s impossible.

Noel: Just like Aria-san said! It’s okay if you don’t concern yourselves about Meru’s situation.

Haruka: Aren’t you worried Noel-chan?

Noel: I’m responsible for why Meru disappeared, because of that I can’t bother everyone with this.

Noel: Meru is already a Magical Yo-Yo user, she can solve problems mostly on her own.

Rem: You think she’s okay on her own then?

Noel: Meru’s different from me, she’s smart, and prudent, and she’s very skilled. So I believe she’ll be okay.

Sonico: T-This could be a new development! Just after reunited with each other, suddenly they’re separated again…!

Aria: You’re awfully carefree about this, huh?

Aoi: [whispers] (Aria-san, Sonico-san misunderstands and thinks our situation is a movie shoot, she’s a rookie gravure model…)

Aria: [whispers] (She is mistaking this for a shoot…Well, if she doesn’t know anything and returns back to her world happily, that would be good though…)

Rem: For the time being, we’ll all move together, okay?

Hibiki and Noel: Yes!

Aria: (Riko, I’ll definitely catch you…! Please wait for me, mama…)

[EPISODE 7: NOEL ROUTE END]

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