Part 23: Natsuno Minami 3
Another tie this time. I actually found a coin and flipped it to resolve this one! It landed on heads, and so next well be continuing the story ofChapter 23: Natsuno Minami 3
Music: Good Times (Azusa Chiba)
Someones trashed our room again. Also Watch this.
Shh. Stand over here, quietly. Watch the laundry basket.
You know what I think this is?
Its a spy camera, from a peeping tom.
*exhale*
Its the same creep that trashed this room. He must have set this up.
Well, thats a relief. Glad the track captains only slightly less of a moron than Natsuno!
Consider Yuki Takamiya
(I cant believe my one and only Yuki-chan Shes working with the men in black. That means she cant know She cant know about BJ.)
I must protect the BJ secret.
Yours?
Yeah, its a Its an alarm clock.
A clock?
I cannot believe she is even entertaining this nonsense.
This is confidential information, after all.
Use P.E. Bag on BJ
Yeah, well, the thing is, I
Isnt it kinda big?
How is this working!?
Uh Yeah, Im just in a hurry, so
Well, lets head out.
Music: Bad Omen (Mitsuhiro Kaneda)
We cant go out there while the MIB is waiting by the entrance. So
just wait until he gets bored and wanders over to a different spot! Bing bang boom!
Music: The Tower of Knowledge (Hitoshi Sakimoto)
Where should we look this time?
How about Sector 1?
Sector 1 has been searched. No Sentinel found.
I see. Bummer
What about Sector 2?
2065. We have been there.
Thats where we saw the Tripods
Its too dangerous.
Whats that one at the bottom?
Sector 5 1945.
Whoa, so we can travel to the past too? Hey, thats the year the Pacific War ended.
Lets check it out!
But it smells like fresh wood! They mustve just built the place.
BJ jumps out of Natsunos bag.
Check it out, BJ. Its my school in the past! You really can jump back and forth through time, cant you?
Natsuno.
I know, I know. We have to be careful not to change anything in the past. Or else well totally screw up the future!
then Dads only 3 years old. Hes probably at Grandmas house. Id love to see that A quick peek wouldnt hurt, would it?
The Sentinel, Natsuno.
Man okay.
Ive detected a drone signal. An active Sentinel is present.
The sign looks a little different, though.
Weve gotta hide.
Music: Bad Omen (Mitsuhiro Kaneda)
Are these the same ones I had last month?
Why do you ask?
The pills youve been giving me They let me see the future But these new pills are different. I feel awful when I take them. And they make me forget what Ive seen in my dreams
You must continue your treatment. Theyll completely eliminate your nightmares.
Nightmares? These dont feel like
Trust me. Theyll help you revert to your original state. Were putting an end to this operation.
Its our only hope of survival Its no use I cant remember
How could he be here 40 years in the past? Maybe it was his grandpa. Looked just like him
Im sure it was, Natsuno.
A Sentinel at Ayame Pass
Huh?
The place that woman mentioned
Oh right, Ayame Pass Wait, you mean where the park is?
There is no park in 1945. Lets go.
Use P.E. Bag on BJ
Music: Between The Lines (Kikuchi Yukinori)
See, the line here as written says, to not, but the VA says it not to. Thats not important in any way.
What if they find us?
Its huuuge! How does someone lose something so freakin big ?
The Sentinels are linked to the shifter. It was shifted here.
Crazy Anyhow, Im just glad we found it.
Number 19? Thats the one Miuras using in Destruction, no?
Use Sentinel No. 17 on BJ
You said No. 17.
Correct. Were searching for Sentinel No. 17.
I cannot pilot his Sentinel.
I have confirmed a cease in his vital functions.
Do you mean hes
Correct. He is dead.
Okay, this might seem like a weird time to bring this up but theres officially something sketchy about this robit. I think its evil! Calling that one right now!
A critical change has been detected.
The Sentinels primary system has been altered. Someone bypassed and rebuilt it.
I dont really know what that means. Maybe one of the people here did something to it.
That would be impossible with the technology of this era.
Use P.E. Bag on BJ
And I have no problem taking it to the front lines. Even there, I can perform at full power.
Im starting to sound like Takatoshi-san. Nothing to get riled up over. Im sure the people in charge have their reasons.
And even if it never does Ill still be ready.
Oh, hey Okino! Whatre you doing here?
Lets have a look at you
Well It looks like an alternate route was successfully created. It actually worked. And on my second test subject, no less.
Nanomachine reconstruction agitates the brain but you endured the process without losing your mind.
Also on the subject of potentially-evil folks: not so sure about this Okino chap! Just saying, anyone with the explicit goal of doing something called taking over the Sentinels is probably not on the up-and-up!
Goodness. I should be on my way.
As promised, Ill remove the lock on the Sentinel. And theres one more thing Id like to do. Just for good measure. There we go. As long as they come into contact with Miura-kun the data should spread to the others.
You want to know that, I want to know why neither of those dudes could stop talking to themselves.
Lets hurry.
Yeah, youre right
Music: Sneaking Suspicions (Kikuchi Yukinori)
I suppose negotiating with the professor was the right choice.
The settings have been tampered with. *looks around* Was someone just here?
Ill set it back to its original key. Id best take my leave.
Is he an alien, too?
He changed the key. I can no longer shift.
Seriously ? We cant go home?
I cant stay here that long! Cant we find another way back to the future?
The gate and the Sentinel are the only safe methods of shifting.
The Sentinel
Cool, lets go steal it! BRB BJ, got a massive robot to jack.
Use P.E. Bag on BJ
Maybe I saw a visiting god? Not likely.
Its already night. Chihiros probably worried about me
Shhh.
I know youre there.
And the rest of this encounter weve already seen play itself out in Miuras prologue. But we still dont know how Natsuno gets herself back home! Could this be the disappearance Yuki is looking into?
We can unlock this next plot block for Natsuno at any time if we so choose. But as much as I might enjoy it, you guys probably wont pick her twice in a row right?
Juro Kurabe
Iori Fuyusaka
Megumi Yakushiji
Natsuno Minami
Yuki Takamiya
Shu Amiguchi
Keitaro Miura
Tomi Kisaragi
Destruction
There's also:
Takatoshi Hijiyama (Locked behind Ogata)
Ei Sekigahara (Locked behind Natsuno)
The poll is here.