"Why are you showing us the location of our house?" Masachika asked Nagisa while pointing at the displayed point on the map.
"Because… that's where I told you where to find this person." Nagisa said, wondering why they didn't catch her previous statement.
"Any other clues that might help?" Yuki asked Nagisa.
"I want to see you all find this person on your own." Nagisa replied. "Don't worry, this is actually easier than you thought."
Yuki and Masachika decide to trust Nagisa and accept her order by saying "We accept these tasks: to find this person and to burn New Yoshiwara to the ground."
Ayano, Sayaka, and Alya follow suit, saying "We also accept these tasks."
"Excellent. I expect nothing less than complete success from you all." Nagisa responded.
"Before I end this briefing, I want to give you all something."
Out of nowhere, a huge vehicle appeared before them all.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" Masachika screamed in shock.
"It looks big and cool… like Masachika-sama!" Ayano commented.
"It looks like something from an anime I watched…" Sayaka commented.
"We modified Ms. Ayano's car to help you clear your assignments even faster and accommodate allies you might recruit in the future." The dealer said.
"YOUR RIDE GOT PIMPED OUT AYANO!!" Yuki exclaimed.
The dealer floats around the vehicle.
"Check these out: It floats above the ground and can even fly for a short while. True omnidirectional drive." The dealer said as the vehicle moved around above the ground in all directions.
"Lightweight composite armor that can withstand even 51mm cannon shots without any problem, and it can go stealth as well." The dealer said as the car goes invisible for a second before being visible again, changing color like a PC case.
"The interior is fully furnished with combat and medical supplies, with still enough space for amenities like a bathroom, a computer, and a fridge while being able to comfortably carry up to 18 people at once."
"And most importantly… It has every tool needed for electronic, photonic, and physical warfare." The dealer said as multiple weapons appeared on the vehicle.
"2 PN rapid-fire guns, multiple sensors, and the PN High-Energy Anti-Fortress Buster cannon."
The dealer then floats to grab a key and then approaches Ayano with the key dangling from his 'limb', saying "This handcraft, the mighty Landhawk is all yours, Ms. Ayano."
Ayano takes the key with gratitude. She said "Thank you very much, Mr. Dealer." As she lifts him up again like a domestic feline.
"Wheee~" The dealer playfully said while Ayano played with him while spinning around.
"Okay, please put me down now. I had enough."
Ayano nods and releases him from her clutch.
After witnessing something adorable, Nagisa then concludes her briefing. "With that, I wish you all Godspeed, Liberators. Briefing over."
"And… Congratulations on your pregnancy, Ms. Sayaka and Ms. Ayano." Nagisa said before ending her transmission.
After expressing their gratitude and waving goodbye to the dealer, the Liberators enter the Landhawk and immediately depart for Suou residence in stealth mode.
"Damn it, Ayano! Do you really have to play with the dealer and Nagisa's floating robot like that!?" Yuki yelled at her.
"They are called mags, Yuki." Alya stated to Yuki.
"You know what I say." Yuki replied to Alya before turning to Ayano again. "Just, please don't do it again, Ayano."
"They were adorable, Yuki-sama. You should have tried it." Ayano replied.
"Don't you know that Nagisa is like, super powerful!?" Yuki screamed while gripping Ayano's shoulder and shaking her. "How if they take offense to your actions!?"
Alya responded, "While it's true Nagisa's ancestors are heroes who have defeated planet-ending beings…"
"They, along with Nagisa herself, are not demanding the utmost respect from us or the people they are trying to save."
"In fact, they appreciate friends and allies more than servants."
"You probably have seen her stricter side after committing something she cannot tolerate."
Yuki sees some sense and truth in Alya… or rather, Aida's words as the dealer and Nagisa herself has no problem with her action towards them.
"I know… Uh, sorry, Ayano… I have been on the edge lately, probably because of Masha-san…" Yuki said, apologizing to Ayano for her paranoia.
Yuki also remembers the dark and despicable thought she had back then in Nagisa's room, and starts feeling guilty over it.
Ayano grabs Yuki's hands and reassures her by saying "Yuki-sama, we are fellow wives of Masachika-sama, and we proudly carry his baby inside us now."
"You have more experience and capability when dealing with the Oracle fleet and real life. I am not suited to leading us or making decisions like you."
"Yuki-sama, you are the one who has worked the hardest among us."
"Finding Masachika-sama, helping and restoring Alya, helping the populace in the Quarantine zone as a Central Cabinet member, contacting the Oracle fleet, thinking about our next steps, dealing with A3, helping our friends…"
"Of course you will be careful and be wary of everything."
Ayano tightened her grip on Yuki's hands before continuing, "But please let go of your anxiety, Yuki-sama. It's not good for your unborn son, and it might ruin your relationship with everyone else."
This is the first time Ayano ever showed her bright and supporting side actively without being ordered, shocking everyone in the Landhawk.
Ayano sits beside Yuki and looks down as she starts talking from her heart.
"I have had some time thinking about my life lately."
"Back then, in the Central Cabinet, I had a pathological apathy and selfishness."
"My unfulfilled wish becomes a convenient excuse to just blindly follow orders, taking the easy way out since it's a way I already know …"
"All while absolving myself of guilt and responsibility, since I see myself more as a tool."
"Just living from day to day lamenting my unfulfilled wishes…"
"Foolishly wasting my free will and freedom, throwing it to a crooked government to use…"
"Nothing ventured… nothing risked… nothing gained… nothing changes… trying to delay the inevitable day that my life will turn even worse."
Ayano then smiles and raises her gaze, looking at Yuki's eyes directly.
"But… Thanks to everyone…"
"You have all helped me to realize my dream… I can finally serve the people I want to serve in the way I want."
"Including you, Yuki-sama."
"After a long series of compromising and unfulfilling events in my life, my wish finally came true, because you started contact with the Oracle fleet."
"For the first time, I feel like a proper and happy human being. I remember why I wanted to serve in the first place, as well."
"I have never been so happy and eager to serve and help you… as my master, my friend, and fellow pregnant wife of the man we both love."
"That's why… As a renewed servant, I wish to help you to reach yours too."
"I know people I serve are not perfect and can still make mistakes, but that's what a good servant is for."
"I have your back, Yuki-sama."
"Please be at ease and smile. A happy mother means a happy baby as well."
After hearing that, Yuki moves her hands out of Ayano's grip and hugs her tightly.
Yuki then says, "Look at you, acting wise and bright, stealing my role."
"Thank you, I really needed to hear that."
"You really have grown up, Ayano."
"And it's also thanks to you, Yuki-sama." Ayano replied while reciprocating her hug back.
"I should be more flexible and relaxed. I overthink too much."
Masachika nodded in silence, as he was also suffering from the same thing in the past.
"Well, maybe it would do us great to update each other about our lives before joining the Liberators." Sayaka suggested.
"There's no surveillance devices here, and it's a good thing to spend some time before we arrive at Suou's residence."
"Good idea! Brother, you're up first!" Yuki said while pointing at him.
"Well, I was the last to be released from Cryostasis, so I doubt I'd have many to share. I'll try, though." Masachika stated.
Masachika then retells what happened before Yuki found him. Everyone else stays silent, eagerly listening to him.
"After being released from my Cryopod, all I cared about is surviving…"
"With this many foreigners in Japan and the fact that I'm only a high school graduate, it's really difficult to get a job."
"I tried to go back to my place, but there's someone else living there now. Suou house is also off-limits for commoners like me to approach, seeing that I'm not."
"I can't contact anyone either, since everyone changed their contact. Not like I can afford to make a call either."
"It's only thanks to John that I got a job and a place to live. I was inches away from being killed while sleeping on the roadside."
"Even then, as lucky as I was, the struggle didn't end. I worked that hellish job for a few weeks and I have already turned suicidal."
"The ridiculous work hours from 9 AM to 9 PM every day for 6 days a week… how my workmates ridiculed me for being Japanese and not gay… my insufferable boss and landlord…"
"I mean, I didn't even know about Central Cabinet members being you guys. I was exhausted and didn't have enough money to even buy an internet connection until Alya allowed my phone to browse the internet, since somehow, she can provide Wi-Fi signal."
"Lastly… What awaits me after work is a cramped and dilapidated apartment without anyone waiting for me home."
"Senior citizen discounts and retirement are outlawed…"
"Proper anime and games that are not government-sanctioned are forbidden…"
"Good-looking women in multimedia are scorned if they are not in porn…"
"The policies being put forth just keep getting worse, as well."
"Nothing good for commoners, really."
"After Yuki found me and told me everything she knew, I wondered how much I had missed?"
"And as it turns out, plenty of it."
"Life moves on whether you realize it or not."
"The flow of time is merciless, after all."
Masachika then claps his hand and raises his head up, trying to dispel the gloom his story has caused.
"But now, it's different! I am now a father who is actively trying to save Alya's other brain part from A3 while trying to topple them to the ground!"
"I might be no one since last Friday…"
"But then, Yuki visited me with Alya, on Friday night, telling me that there is hope and that she is carrying my child."
"And then on Saturday, I got to work with Alya while she helped me with my work and killed my insufferable landlord and boss."
"On Sunday… I got to meet Nagisa from the Oracle fleet directly along with the dealer. We obtained weapons, met Ayano, destroyed the Cloud generator in New Fukuoka, and recruited Sayaka."
"And today… I got to lay with Sayaka, found out I'm now father to two more children, and we got this new ride."
"We just keep winning now, and things are going to be even better from now on, especially after we bring down A3! Hahahaha!" Masachika smiled brightly, laughing loudly over the major improvement over the last few days."
Yuki taps Masachika's shoulder twice while saying, "Indeed, my brother. The best is yet to come. We have to count our blessings."
"You were suffering at the bottom, and now here you are near the top, entrusted by Oracle fleet to save the entire Quarantine zone while bagging 4 of the Central Cabinet members, no less." Yuki said with a devious grin, teasing him.
"Many men in the quarantine zone would kill to be in your place now, you know?" Yuki added.
"Yeah. Though… my main goal for now, is to retrieve Alya's other brain part from A3." Masachika responded.
Upon hearing Masachika saying Alya's name multiple times, Sayaka decides to speak her mind out.
"Damn it… Alya and Alya and Alya again…" Sayaka uttered with an annoyed tone while gritting her teeth and gripping her rifle tightly.
"Sayaka…?" Masachika said, wondering what pissed Sayaka off.
"Uh… do you have something to share?" Yuki asked her, trying to defuse Sayaka who is seemingly going to explode with anger soon.
Sayaka then slams the wall of the vehicle with her clenched fist.
"… Is Alya a fucking main character favored by God?" Sayaka asked.
"Speak, Sayaka. I don't want to deal with this when we are in New Yoshiwara." Alya stated.
"…Fine. I am tired of hiding my feelings, anyway." Sayaka replied.
Sayaka then takes her eyeglasses off and starts speaking boldly.
"Before Oracle's arrival… She took Masachika away from us all."
"He is a great man… We all need him in some way…"
"Things were going smoothly for us all."
"I was actually glad I got to meet Yuki and Masachika even though I had to lose the middle school student council election."
"Sure, I later had to cope by becoming an otaku, since my parents are disappointed with me…"
"But I was genuinely happy that at least it took the amazing pair of Masachika and Yuki to defeat me."
"They were the perfect pair, and I wholeheartedly support them, even after knowing that they are siblings."
"Everything was fine…"
"… And then you just have to swoon him away and rob him from us."
"Yuki had to resort to raping her brother, Ayano lived a depressed life, and I had to bury my simple wish away."
"Why the hell must you become his girlfriend? Why did you make my defeat even more meaningless?"
Alya immediately replies to Sayaka's outrageous accusation.
"They are siblings, you depraved otaku. You said it yourself earlier." Alya said.
"THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS NOT YOURS TO END!!!" Sayaka screamed at her.
"Our love is mutual. Why are you cursing us for loving each other?" Alya explained to answer her.
"Are you even listening to yourself, Sayaka?"
"You are blaming me for Ayano's depression even though it comes from her own mind."
"You even told me that Yuki raped Masachika because of me. What kind of logic is that?"
"BECAUSE YOU TOOK OUR WISHES AWAY!" Sayaka screamed at her again.
Ayano, Masachika, and Yuki decide to continue staying silent since they can somewhat understand and relate with her.
"It's illogical and unreasonable." Alya stated.
"And yet… I can't stop blaming you!" Sayaka replied.
"Your wishes must not come at the cost of others." Alya responded.
"LOOK AT PAST YUKI AND AYANO! YOU FUCKED UP THEIR LIVES JUST BY EXISTING!!!"
"LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO MASHA-SAN!! YOU RUINED YOUR SISTER'S LIFE AND WISHES!! YOU DROVE HER TO INSANITY!!"
"IF ONLY YOU ARE NOT THERE!! IF ONLY YOU ARE NEVER BORN!!"
"Why the fuck did you enter our school… why the fuck do you exist…"
"Yuki and Masachika were doing so great until you arrived…"
"Why did your wish to be with Masachika get fulfilled, but not ours?"
Alya replied with an indifferent tone, "Again, you are putting me as the cause of their misery. Why not blame Masachika too while you're at it?"
"Because I want to." Sayaka arrogantly replied.
"And I tell you, it is wrong." Alya responded. "Masachika is not a trophy or an item to own. We both want to be with each other on our own free will."
"Which makes it far worse, since it's a genuine bond…" Sayaka replied. "I feel guilty and on top of that, my wishes were left unfulfilled."
Alya then asks Sayaka, "Were you happy when you heard I passed away?"
"You bet." Sayaka replied.
"But here we are… even death cannot stop you!"
"You returned to life with a new body straight out of science fiction."
"You just can't stop winning in life!"
"You can't stop ruining everyone's wishes!"
Sayaka then buries her own face between her palms while sobbing.
"Are you crying for sympathy points now?" Alya asked her.
"No… you heartless… fucking cyborg…" Sayaka replied as she cried loudly.
She continues to cry her pent-up frustration and dissatisfaction out of her system for a few minutes, while everyone including Alya waited for her to be done with it.
Ayano gave her a box of tissues and Sayaka took it quickly to blow her nose clean and wipe her tears away.
"Phew… I finally got that out of me…" Sayaka said, relieved of her stress.
"Sorry, Alya. I really needed that." Sayaka apologized to Alya for her curses at her earlier on.
"… So, you were saying everything you ever wanted to scream at me all at once?" Alya asked Sayaka if her aggression was not out of hostility.
Sayaka takes a deep breath to calm herself down and starts explaining herself.
"Yeah. I know you were right, but I was so angry over my disappointment with my unfulfilled wish."
"Deep down, I know I'm also selfish. But I also want it to be fulfilled."
"I even agreed to take part in ONA project so that I can get to enjoy the custom VR system to my liking. I was addicted to having my wishes fulfilled even if it's just a simulation in a virtual world temporarily."
"So that's why she always hurries to go back home after every Central Cabinet meeting…" Yuki thought to herself.
"Besides, everything is different now. The situation has changed and everyone can have their wishes fulfilled now."
"And it's unjust for me to blame everything on you. I just thought everyone would benefit greatly from your non-existence, and it quickly swirled into hatred."
"… You probably have sacrificed your wish for a happy, wholesome, traditional, monogamous marriage with Masachika for everyone's sake."
"I guess a healthy justified harem fixes everything, apparently." Sayaka said to conclude her vents.
Alya then pinches Sayaka's cheeks. "Ouch ouch ouch! Easy with me! I'm an expecting mother!"
"I told you, I'm the main wife, and I am the one leading you all." Alya said to her,
"You sure are confident for someone who's missing part of her brain." Sayaka said, mocking Alya. "Maybe you should give the role to Yuki instead."
"I lost it because of A3 and I will take it back." Alya declared boldly.
"Besides… I'm the one who loves Masachika the most, and his first love. That's enough for me."
"As long he's safe and happy, I won't ask for anything more." Alya said while smiling and looking at Masachika.
Everyone stares at Alya with awe, of her selfless devotion and righteous demeanor.
Yuki then told Sayaka about her time with Nagisa yesterday.
"Maybe it's time to admit my mistake as well."
"You know, Sayaka… Nagisa almost killed me once."
"I was sort of like you, blaming Alya for taking my brother away from me."
"The envy and insecurity are really overwhelming… And I ended up thinking about how to make sure Alya didn't make it out."
"It's so vile that she said she shutted Alya down so she wouldn't have to hear me and then hate me."
Alya retorted, "I already dislike you for raping my boyfriend, you incestuous homewrecker."
"… Yeah, thank you for that. Let me off that already, will you?" Yuki replied.
"Point is, let's not get our past grudges, petty grievances, and insecurity get the best of us."
"We are Liberators! We are chosen to save the Quarantine zone!"
"So, please don't blame Alya anymore, okay, Sayaka?" Yuki said to her while patting her shoulder.
Sayaka nods in agreement and decides not to think about her terrible past anymore.
"And, I already agree that Alya is the main wife back then in the ferry." Yuki adds.
"But you crossed your fingers back then." Alya said to refute her.
"… Right. I forgot you had your extra sensors back then." Yuki responded.
"Damn it, Alya's too overpowered! Help me, my brother!"
Masachika can only pat Yuki's head while staying silent and asking her, "…Forgive your unfaithful boyfriend, Alya. Please let her off the hook."
For the first time since her conversion, Alya made a smug expression at Yuki while saying, "Anything for you, darling~".
"Oi, even Aida is making fun of me now! AAAAAAHHHH!!"
They continue chatting using Yuki as the voluntary butt of the joke.
Not long after, they finally arrived near Suou's residence.
"Weird… I thought we are going to meet some guards or something."
"This might be a trap. Proceed with caution, stay in stealth mode and approach slowly."
"Alya, please use your extra sensors to scan the surrounding area. Ayano, please use the sensors on Landhawk as well."
Ayano and Alya immediately scan the surroundings, but to their horror... They found something completely unexpected.
"So many… corpses… bloodstains… bullet holes… And all the surveillance devices are broken…"
"Fuck… did A3 raid this place already?"
Yuki immediately contacts the dealer and asks him about their parents.
"I asked the dealer, and he said our parents are doing fine, brother." Yuki said.
"…That's good to hear." Masachika responded.
"But man, A3 really went all out to get back at Yuki."
"…No, that's not it, Masachika. They are all A3 soldiers and guards, along with many Muslims. There are no civilians amongst the casualties." Ayano stated.
"What? Who could have done this, then? Is it Nagisa's mentor?" Masachika asked.
Suddenly, Alya reports her findings. "Two life signatures are detected ahead. It's…"
"It's John along with a tied-up maid."
"The same John who Masachika worked with?" Ayano asked Alya.
"The very same." Alya said while displaying her scanned image on a nearby monitor in the Landhawk.
Yuki notices that John is talking to her maid.
"Oh, that's Jeanne, my new maid. After Ayano left, Suou family, under Central Cabinet order, hired her as our new maid."
"What does John have to do with these corpses? And why is he talking to Jeanne?" Yuki asked.
Ayano gasped after seeing the maid's face. "Yuki-sama… that's… not…Jeanne…"
"Huh?" Yuki said, confused with Ayano's statement.
Sayaka wipes her eyes to see the image clearly.
Suddenly, she yelled at Yuki. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN JEANNE!!? SHE IS MASHA'S NEW SUBORDINATE!! HER REAL NAME IS MARIE!! WHY IS SHE YOUR MAID!!?"
"WHAT!!?" Yuki screamed in disbelief, her eyes widened after hearing Sayaka's statement. "All this time, I had Masha's underlings working below me!? I thought she was only assigned to report to the Central Cabinet!"
"How could you not know about her!? You never went to Masha-san place at all!?"
"… Do you think they would welcome me in, after getting myself pregnant with Masachika's baby?" Yuki replied.
"… Ah, right."
Alya suddenly exits the vehicle and rushes to their location.
Before anyone could ask why, she shot John's gun out of his hand using her rifle in stun mode.
"…Ms. Natalya?" John said, surprised to see her there.
"…Did you kill everyone here?" Alya asked him.
"…Yes. They were in my way." John replied.
"Is your full name John Wick or something!?" Sayaka thought to herself.
"Why are you holding this maid hostage?" Alya asked him.
"My online friend is someone in Central Cabinet. She told me that if I ever have to ask for help regarding the government, I can always go here to find someone named Suou Yuki."
"But A3 has confirmed that she is dead. My online friend hasn't been online lately, either."
"Though, I know better than to trust A3, so I rushed here. This maid here is my only lead to Suou Yuki."
"I have to save my girlfriend."
"Some government agent… froze her and kidnapped her."
Alya knew immediately that Roberta had been kidnapped by Masha, and that John is actually Ayano's online friend.
"… I see. Then, you should join us." Alya said as Ayano, Masachika, Yuki, and Sayaka exited the Landhawk.
"… Yeah, I was right not to trust A3." John said to himself.
He then noticed someone familiar.
"Wait… Masachika? What are you doing here?" John asked.
"It's a long story…" Masachika answered.
Alya then notices something wrong with Marie.
"Hmm…"
Alya starts pulling Marie's hair until there is a loud popping noise, unmasking her.
"OUCH!" The unmasked maid said.
To everyone's shock, they are all too familiar with the revealed face behind the mask.
"…Nonoa?" Yuki asked her.
"Maybe she is one of her clones from ONA project?" Masachika added.
Sayaka pulls her eyelids down and takes her contact lens off.
"… There is no ID number below her eyelids." Sayaka declared.
"This is the real Nonoa that we attended school with."
"…Uh, long time no see, Saya-chi..." Nonoa said to greet her.