Part 67: Mission 27 (Surface Route) - Fading Pain
Welcome to the Surface Route, where Kouichi, Soubi, Eida, Arnie and Saya are deploying as event units and I forgot to get a screen of the unit arrangement. Blah. Here’s how we’re going:Dancouga/Deceive
Yamashita/Canaria
Shinn/Klan
Fei/Mike
Moritsugu/Joe
Michel/Ozma
Alto/Luca
Heroman/Rennie
Tactician: Moritsugu
Spread Accelerate/Flight around, as our starting area has some cliffs and forests to prod through in order to get to the enemies. And do keep in mind that this is the last mission you have to push Joe, Rennie and Mike’s total kill count over 150 if you haven’t unlocked that secret before.
Here we go.
Chieko Higuchi - Love 14
: Hello, everyone! Thank you so much for coming to Shimane’s Idol Jamboree!: We’ve a ton of singers coming up on stage today, so we hope you’ll have a very fun time!: And with that said, listen to my song!*
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: Wooow! Fei’s the best!: I can’t believe I get to see the giant robot-idol’s debut show! That’s already made the trip totally worth it!
: Hoo, I’m up next. I’m getting a bit nervous here.
: You’ll do great, Ranka. After all, the Galactic Fairy herself is here to cheer us on!
: Hahah, right you are. I don’t do this often, you know, so I want you to put your back into this!*Door opens.*
: Hey there, girls! Go and bring down the house, ya hear?!: H-Holly!: What’s Joey’s sister doing back here?: Yo, why’re you so confused for, eh?: We’re all UX buddies, so of course I’m gonna hang by and root for ya!
: Huh… UX?!: What, ya didn’t know, kid? We’re 100% certified—: H-Holly, shush…!
: Sis, please! You’re bothering them!: Bother-schmother! We’re all besties here after that time at Innsmouth!: Ain’t that right, Galactic Fairy?: Heheh… That’s right, Holly.: I… I can’t believe you’d speak like that to an intergalactic star!: Psh, chill, little bro. And, hey, who’s this quiet girl here? You’re not part of this crew, I don’t think.: …
: She’s Miu Kujo, a member of the Smash Dolls idol group. : Miu Kujo? Hmm, where’d I hear that name before…?: S-Sis… We met her back at Innsmouth, by that cliff…: Ooh, right, right! The one Hayase saved!: Eerr, well… Listen, girl, you can’t let stuff get to ya! There’s a ton to enjoy about life!: N-No, I… I’m fine now, I promise!: I’ve found who helps my heart stay strong… so don’t worry about me!: I know exactly what you mean. Having someone like that is what lets us do so much!: Yeah, yeah! That’s what I was getting at! Wahaha!: Sis, for crying out loud…: (Hayase…): (I know he’ll be here to see me. He promised…)
Cut to Yomotsu Hirasaka, Kouichi’s amazed at the wide open underground ruins – a Machina wouldn’t look out of place here, Arnie thinks. Saya warns him to watch his step, though, as this is the gateway to the Underworld. He might not find a Machina here, but an envoy of Enma himself!
Is that why she’s dressed as someone straight out of an Edo-period play? To fit in? Precisely: “I’ll lay restless souls to rest, and extinguish the lives of those who cannot be allowed to live…!” (Hissatsu Shigotonin quote.)
Well, the Hissatsu-style attitude certainly suits the old “Hell’s Executioner”, Kouichi laughs… but Kizaki isn’t laughing with him. Is she mad about something? “And what reason, exactly, would I have to be mad, hm?” she sniffs, but then what’s gotten her so crusty? Domyoji pokes him and tells that Kizaki heard of his secret meeting with Miu back at Innsmouth.
Ah, crap. B-But it’s not like that! She’s got this all wrong! “Saya, do you mind answering him for me?” Emi asks and Saya’s right on point: “Would you like to see what death is like?”
No, he’s already done it once and really doesn’t care for repeats!
But, as Damian points out, we arrived on the scene while they had that whole comedy routine going. Our experts had already been at work excavating the area and, when Soubi asks, Denton points out a boulder further ahead: there’s a robot buried in it! Arnie sees what looks like two heads in there, and Rachel says that, from what analysis tells, there are actually two bots in here.
What, so folks uncovered not one Machina, but two? Actually, no – there are no Machinas in that boulder at all. That being said, the two bots are equipped with armor and engines with tech very much similar to the things. So what does that mean? They’re still looking into it.
Domyoji asks if they know how old this stratum is, and Denton estimates its over 2000 years. That’s a very long time for robots to be buried – very mysterious, indeed. “Who would have thought we’d excavate two giant robots from the so-called ‘Gates of Hell’ ruins,” Denton’s excited, but now Arnie’s worried that we’re really uncovering envoys from Hell here.
Domyoji’s deep in thought, and so is Kouichi… only he’s thinking that Miu’s show should be starting soon. And he’s stuck here while the eggheads are doing their investigation…
: Ahaa, I get it! Hayase got you to swear that you wouldn’t try something like that again, eh?: I never had anyone there for me. It’s been… very difficult. But he showed me that I’m not actually alone, that someone cares about me… : So, I thought maybe I should try pulling myself together…: You look so happy when you talk about him.: Hah, I reckon lil’ Hayase’s Miumiu’s knight in shining armor!: P-Please, he’s an actual Champion of Justice, I would never…: I just thought that maybe I could bring myself to change for the better if I made an effort to show him a more enthusiastic side of me.: Hey, now, that’s a great smile you got there, Miumiu!: Tell ya what, when you get out there, I want you to flash that smile right at Hayase! Pour all your heart into them lyrics, alright?: O-Okay…!
: (Hrmmm… I really need to get back. Kujo’s show’s just about to start…)
: Then, Domyoji, you believe these ruins really are linked to Hell?
: Not actual Hell, more like Yomi.
: Yomi…?: The Realm of the Dead, is what I’m getting at. : Legend has it that Izanagi, the god that founded Japan, once traversed Yomotsu Hirasaka and into Yomi in a bid to be reunited with his late wife, Izanami. : Which meant breaking the promise he made not to go after her…
: But death had rotted Izanami away, leaving her horrid and deformed. Once Izanagi saw her that way, he fled in terror. 
: Izanami didn’t want her husband to see what she’d become…
: But it goes to show that across history, men are always completely clueless to how women feel.: (Brrr… that glare she’s giving me could freeze Hell over…): Anyway, once Izanagi made it back to the surface, he blocked the entrance to Yomotsu Hirasaka with a boulder. : So that his dead wife could never step outside…
: The Greeks have a similar legend to that, of how the musician Orpheus traveled to Hell and back to rescue his wife.
: Right, the Orphes took its name after him.: There’re legends like that across the entire world, really. And they’re not pure fabrication – all of them have a kernel of truth to them.
: Very much so. The sealed-away Talisman is what gave birth to the tale of Akoro’s demon. : And what you’re getting at is that this rock with the robots is the source of the legend about Izanami and whatnot?: Not quite. This place is Yomotsu Hirasaka – it’s just the entrance to Yomi. 
: Meaning, behind this rock, we’ll find the actual source…*Beep, boop.*
: Macross Quarter calling the excavation team!: Oh, gimme a break! We were just getting to the good stuff!: Katou Organization forces have been sighted at Shimane! They’re headed right towards you!
: The Katou Organization?!: Tsk, what an inconvenient bunch.: The Orphes, Lyras, Linebarrel and Talisman have been ordered to deploy. The rest of the team will be with you shortly!
: They just had to do this right now, hm?: Don’t worry about us, folks. We’ll manage things here, so get going!: Roger that. C’mon, guys!: O-Okay!: (I’m sorry, Kujo. Doesn’t look like I’m gonna make it…)*
*: Thank you! Thank you so much, everyone!: Now, I’ve a brand new song for you! It’s called Interstellar Flight! SRW UX - Interstellar Flight (LIVE in Alcatraz): Uoooooh, RANKAAAAaaaaaaa! Our Superdimensional Cinderellaaaaaaaa!
: Wow, those’re some crazy fans she’s got. Ranka’s grown pretty popular, huh?
: Sorry, Alto, but that’s all the music we’re gonna get. Emergency deployment orders just came in.: What?!: You’re up next, right, Miumiu? Everyone else already went up on stage.: Ah… Y-Yes.: (Hayase, where are you…?)*Bing!*
: (…! He sent me a message!): (…?!): (N-No… No!)*Miu runs off!*
: Hey, Miumiu! The stage’s not that way!: Miumiu?
: She didn’t look well… You don’t think she’d do something dangerous again, do you?: I’m going after her!*Eida leaves.*
: Wait! We just got an emergency call from the Quarter…!: She’s already gone.: An emergency… What do we do, then?: We’ll just have to let Eida handle Ms. Kujo. Let’s head back to the ship.: But we’re gonna have to cancel the rest of the show if we all leave.: No way, girl. You guys go on and I’ll fill in for ya.: Sis, you’re still…: No, no, she might just be the perfect person for the job.: I mean, it’s not every day we’ve someone who’s been the cover of Men’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Monthly, and who’s topped New York’s Indie’s Chart!: Holly Jones, the Super Guitarist… I say we can trust her with this!: M-My sister is…?!: Heheheh, did your homework, eh? You ain’t the powerhouse manager for nothing, I guess!: Yeah, just leave this to me! I’ll have this whole party on fire by the time y’all get back!
: Miu!: Are you here?! Talk to me, please!: Hayase, where are you? I-I… help…! Please, help me!: Hayase… Hayase, Hayase!
Mission 27 (Surface Route) – Fading Pain
: The target Machina’s inside the ruins by the mountain area. All troops, attack…!
: That Machina…!: It’s the Glain-Neidr! 
: Remember that the enemy Machina’s equipped with anti-beam defenses. Make sure to engage it with regular attacks.: We’re fighting in an urban area, so we need to put them down fast to keep damage to a bare minimum. 
Just the usual bevy of Katous with a boss – we’ve had way worse before. Standard tactics apply, but, to make things easier on you, get down to the city level, and draw the Glain-Neidr in while you angle your troops due west/northwest.
The plot will kick in once you get Masaki below 30%, so if you care about the extra cash, set up a good support attack.
SRW UX - Future-Bound Fighting Spirit
I didn’t point it out before, but Arnie’s known for shifting his attitude as the plot goes along. Thus, he got some new lines when we entered phase two, like this: “Do you want a fight that badly? Then I’ll give you one!”
SRW UX - Lion
SRW UX - Linebarrel
SRW UX - Lion
: Put yourself in your opponent’s mindset…: I just have to do that, and not even a Machina’ll be too much to handle…!: Are you trying to anticipate my actions? You’ll learn what a silly idea that is.
SRW UX - Love Survivor
: Didn’t bring a whole lot of guys with you today, eh? Did you already forget the beating we gave you before?: You have a very simplistic way of seeing things. A lone victory isn’t enough to decide the outcome of a war.
SRW UX - Linebarrel: Too bad your whole sat cannon strat didn’t do anything! But you better get used to that feeling, ‘cause none of this is gonna go your way!: How proud you get over stopping a single operation… : You truly are a waste of oxygen, Kouichi Hayase. : Psh, I really can’t stand you.
: Come on, guy, how many times did we fight before? We already know just how to deal with you!: That’s the conclusion you reached from just a few encounters, hm? That’s telling of how limited your imagination is.: However, reality doesn’t conform to your limitations…!
: What?! Another mech…!
: It came from inside Glain-Neidr?!: And now our battle can really begin. 
: Stay frosty, everyone! Focus all our firepower on that new Machina!: Alright, that should be good. We can get through the boulder!: Let’s go and see what awaits us beyond. Maybe an emissary from Yomi, or…
: Ah, I see…: Hm? There’s someone on the other side…?: Hmhmm… That’s your name, then?: “Painkiller”…
: M-Ms. Kujo?! What’re you doing here…?!: Miu?! Y-You’re…!: Eida, what is going on here?!: I-I don’t know! I was chasing after her and wound up here…!: That’s ridiculous! How did either of you find this place?!: Heeheehee… Oh, I have to go and find Hayase.
: I’m just like him now!: (Did that Machina… Did Izanami call her here?!)
*Alarm!*
: We’re picking up a new Machina signal around the ruins! I-It’s…!
: …: Oh? So that’s the newly-discovered Machina.: That’s the one from the ruins? So it really wasn’t either of those buried mechs?!: But who’s piloting it?!: Hayase… I’ve finally found you…: Kujo? Why are you inside that Machina…?!
: Miu found the unit inside the ruins and became its Factor!: Wh-What?!: Look, Hayase… I’m one too… I’m a Factor just like you!: Heehee, heeheehee…: K-Kujo… 
: Aaiiee!
: There’s the new Machina. And it’s already picked up a Factor, eh?
: Dang it, it’s that jerk again!: Kujo, get away from here!: Don’t worry, I won’t lose to them! Look at what the Painkiller can do!
: These people are the enemy…! They’re Hayase’s enemies… and mine!: I admit that your pink toy’s hardy… but you’re still just a rookie!
: Gaaah!: Miu!: …: What, over already?: Well, if you wanna blame anything for this, blame yourself for becoming a Factor!
SRW UX - Linebarrel (Full Intro): W-Whaat?!
: There’s another Machina inside that one too…!: That Machina… it was using its outer armor to conceal its true form. : Heeheehee, that’s right. This is the Painkiller’s true form…
: My true form…!: Kch, you getting cute with me, brat?!: Kujo… What happened to you…?: Heehee… I told you, no? I’m just like you now…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLLkLT4tjU
: I’m a CHAMPION OF JUSTICE!: …?!: This isn’t good… She’s just become a Factor, so I fear her mind’s very unstable.
: Cover her, people! We can’t let the Katous trash that Machina!
Still need to destroy everything, only we can’t lose Miu either.
Painkiller (Miu Kujo)
Pilot Skills:
Factor – D-S.O.I.L. baseline is 50
Prevail L3
Support Attack L2
Counter
All Attack L1
Spirit Commands:
Strike
Alert
Accelerate
Mech Features:
Sword
10% HP Regen
Squad Bonus: Money +10%, EN +50 (Money +20%, EN +100, Melee weapons’ +150)
Miu’s voice actress: Aya Hirano (other roles: Nene and Mina in Macross Frontier, Suzumiya Haruhi, Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail and many more).
And now for something completely different to the sweet, tanky long-range girl we had in L. Psycho Miu’s all about dodging and fighting at mid/short range, though the Painkiller still has a decent amount of HP. The lack of Focus makes sending her up front a dangerous proposition unless you pair her with someone that gives S rank, mind.
The Painkiller’s got good attack power (of our Machinas, only the Linebarrel and Vardant have more), plus Accelerate, melee damage, EN and money make her a nice squaddie for a lot of people, so it’s not difficult to find a spot for her. Finally, she doesn’t have any tricks outside her whip YET, but that’ll be fixed soon.
Now, Miu and Eida’ll need some help up top, the Sawatari’s crew is still a turn or two out, so have them land atop the nearby cliff for the terrain bonus, get rid of Masaki, and send our guys over. Despite it being the penultimate Linebarrel boss in the anime, the Naked’s actually a rather fragile (albeit with decent firepower) Machina that relies solely on its evasiveness and strong regen.
SRW UX - A Bird’s Song
: The festival had to cancel one of its acts because of your attack… How about some sympathy to the folks who have to manage refund claims?
: Don’t worry, they’re gonna pay a heavy price for messing Eida and the girls’ show! Come on, guys!: Dancouga… I’ve a score to settle with you after that last battle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdo-5rVrVXo
Case in point, it lost 40% of its HP from a single attack.
SRW UX - LOVE 14 ver. HD: This day was supposed to be all about fun for my first gig!: I might’ve sung plenty, but I still have a lot of energy left in me … think you can handle it?: She draws energy and power from the emotions of those around her, I see… but this is where it ends.
SRW UX - JOEY AND HEROMAN: How many people are in this city right now? We need to finish this battle, and fast…!: You should be more concerned about yourself. The people you’re fighting to protect are wholly incapable of protecting you.
SRW UX - Life Goes On: Do you want to make people to imagine their deaths, or do you want to destroy the Machinas?! What the hell are you after?!: I’ve no reason to explain what you’re supposed to imagine for yourself.
SRW UX - Roaring Deathblow: You must really want to destroy Machinas if you’re willing to look for and use them yourselves!: Do you have the leeway to be hypothesizing right now? Either you underestimate me or you overestimate yourself.
Arnie: “This is…!”
Saya: “Our resolve!”
And we get another of Lina’s pom-pom’s for our troubles.
: I believe this is good enough. We’ve collected plenty of intel on that Machina.
: Hrm… He ran off again!:siren: SRW UX - Love 14 ver. HD (Vocal)
: Ooh, I’m gonna make you pay for pushing Miumiu around! There’s only one thing people like you deserve!: You don’t get it, do ya? That girl’s the craziest one around here… I’m a frickin’ choir boy next to her!
:siren: SRW UX - Lion
: You’ve caused enough trouble for a day! I’m not letting you trash the girls’ show!: You better quit crowing and start paying attention, lil’ bird! Your life’s way more important than their show!
:siren: SRW UX - Life Goes On
: It’s because of groups like yours that the world gets more and more messed up! How do you not see that?!: Hah, and I’m supposed to care what you think?: Remember what Hisataka’s always saying: y’all gotta start imagining, and that’s why we’re here!
:siren: SRW UX - Linebarrel
: My mission ain’t about you today, Horns! Piss off!: Mission?! You’re here to kill Kujo, aren’t you?!: I thought I told you to piss off! You got two seconds to do that before I run you through!
:siren: SRW UX - Future-Bound Fighting Spirit
: Do you ever stop to think of how many people you’re hurting with stunts like this and that satellite weapon?!: Math’s never been my strong point, guy. : But they’ll see the light when it’s all said and done, and then they’re gonna thank us for saving ‘em!: “Saving”?! Just what are you people after?!
:siren: SRW UX - Linebarrel
: …: What’s up, greenie? Too busy pissing yourself to fight?: Hmhmhm, no, I was just imagining…: Imagining what I need to do to destroy you…
And Sawatari drops a Sheryl’s Disk (Accuracy and Ranged +10, Evasion +5).
: I’m not done yet!
: And here’s your payback, greenie!
: Aaargh!: Kujo…!: A-Aaah, no… Please! Stop! Don’t… don’t kill me! Someone help!: Psh, and now you’re pleading? Come on, save that crap for the afterlife!: Miu, watch out!: Heehee… Come, Pard, Roc!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E10jwj9AvRk
: Gwaaaargh!
: Wh-What just happened?! The Painkiller’s controlling…: Are those the two machines buried in that boulder…?!*Beep.*
: Correct! They freed themselves and flew straight out of here, apparently reacting to the Machina’s call!: By the looks of things, they’re meant as personal drones for the Painkiller.
: Drones…?!
: That’s that Machina’s – the Painkiller’s – unique ability?!: Y-You… so all that begging, that crying was just a hoax…?: Heehee… you make it sound so bad, calling it that.: You underestimated me and got caught off guard…: What I did was just a little something called acting.
: (“Acting”? She…)
: Hah, guess I took things a bit too easy…: Fine, then. You might be a chick, but the gloves are coming off right now!*Beep.*
: Oho, having a tough time dealing with a rookie, are you? : Bite me! I’m just about to rip her apart!: I’m afraid not. You’ve been given the order to withdraw – the situation’s grown too uncertain. : And you think I care?! I ain’t letting her get away after that—
: This is a direct order from the commander…!: …! Goddamn it… retreating!
: We’ve confirmation that all Katou Organization units have retreated.: Hey, Kouichi! Did you see that?: I beat him! This was my first fight and I think I did very—: What were you thinking, Kujo…?: Huh?: You can’t fight the way you did. Look at this…: You’ve turned a chunk of the city into rubble.
: …?!: Ah…Aah…
Back at JUDA, things have already wrapped up at the festival and Eida’s heard how Holly and her guitar closed the event on a major high note; “Please, Eida, tell me something I don’t know! Wahahahaha!” Rennie confesses that she’d read Holly wrong – she thought she was just an oddball sister, but didn’t expect her to be such a great musician.
But Holly isn’t surprised, as she prides herself as being an Indie artist. She topped a chart or two, but that’s it. Nearby, Psy is pushing Joey to go and get his sister under control before she picks up too much steam. “That’s not happening… No one can stop her once she gets like that…” Joey sighs. “Ya know, I heard that the Japanese crowds were a quiet bunch, but they got fired up real good. ‘Course, when you got me playing, it’s like dumping a gallon of gasoline on everyone! Wahahahaa!”
Alto interrupts Holly’s glee and asks about Ranka and Sheryl, but both have already headed back to the Frontier (they asked her to give him their best). Alto hopes Sheryl’ll get better from whatever she’s got soon.
: That’s our report for the battle at Shimane.: Miu Kujo, the Painkiller’s Factor, is currently getting examined at the infirmary.
: Hmm… that’s quite the dangerous Factor we picked up, huh?: You’ve told us that people tend to get aggressive after becoming Factors, no? Kouichi Hayase wasn’t much different…: “Aggressive” doesn’t quite sum up the way she fights, though.: True. As she herself said, it kind of feels like a piece of acting.: Like she’s trying to draw everyone’s eyes to her. The whole thing looks like she’s going “Look at me, look at how amazing I am!”
: She did acquire a lot of power in the blink of an eye. It’s not impossible that she’s deluded herself into thinking she’s a “chosen one”, a superior being.
: Whatever the case, she’s a very unstable girl.: Hmhmm, when we first met her at Innsmouth, she’d tried to kill herself.: And you say she was out of her mind when you found her at Yomotsu Hirasaka? : Considering how abruptly she left the stage area, I’d say so. And then she found her way to the underground ruins…: Where the Painkiller caught and infused her with its nanomachines. : But why did the Painkiller choose Miu Kujo as its Factor? This was no accidental death or anything…: There’s a lot of risk to this one… and not like Hayase used to be. Her personality, the circumstances behind her becoming a Factor – everything’s a different ballgame. : I’ll say…: Either way, I’ll need you folks to keep a close eye on things.
: On Miu Kujo?: No, on Hayase.
: S-So… Are you feeling alright, Kujo?: Yes. Actually, I’ve never felt better. Plus, I’m also so happy right now!: Happy…?: Because we’ll be fighting together now! Just the thought of it fills me with joy!: …: But, Miumiu, why did you rush out the festival like that?: Well, I… I just wanted to see Hayase in the show. I wanted it so, so much…: By the time I realized what I was doing, I was in that cave. And, then, the Painkiller saved me…: (Saved you? What does that mean…?)
Elsewhere, Grathan is busy trying to phone home; he eventually manages to get in touch with Charme Veker aboard her G-Excellent. She’s very surprised to hear from him, as he’d been presumed dead following his disappearance while chasing the Elshank through a wormhole. Grathan apologizes, but notes that their comm systems have been malfunctioning since coming to Earth.
Whatever the case, Charme is glad that he and his men are safe. She asks him to report, so Grathan gives the rundown on being by the third planet of the Solar System, how they’re working on capturing the Elshank, and how the former Ladorian commander Ylbora Saro has defected to their side.
Still, Charme can see that he’s been having a hard time here, but tells him not to worry: the G-Excellent will be arriving on Earth soon. Once they’re there, they’ll reorganize and bolster The Boom Army’s forces.
Grathan’s does a double take at the mothership of their army being on its way – does that mean that Emperor Annex’ personal fleet will be here too? Of course, as Charm tells, the Emperor has decided to personally see to Romina’s capture. Oh, boy…
Later, over by the G-Excellent’s bridge, Charme relates to Annex that Grathan, the C-Terahertz and their troops are safe. It won’t be long before they make it to Earth, where the Elshank’s hiding out, BUT there’s a perplexing bit of information Charme would like to investigate before they initiate operations.
Perplexing how? They’ve lost all communications with the homeworld after going through the warp hole, and haven’t been able to reestablish them since. Moreover, there’s the added problem that much of their Kylhasium was lost during the warp. Investigations are underway and solutions are being devised.
That’s fine for Annex, who then asks Charme what she thinks of Earth. Honestly, she couldn’t help but be enamored with that beautiful planet from just the few images she’s seen of it. Charme can tell that Annex isn’t satisfied with having just Planet Ladorio under his control. “I cannot be at ease until all that is beautiful belongs to me. You know that, I’m sure,” Annex gloats. Mwahahahahahaha!
Finally, here are the convos we missed today:
: You worried about me, ya white blow-up doll? Come on, just try to hit me! I’m over here!: Treating battles as a game is bad enough, but hurting everyone else because of that is unforgivable! Go, Heroman!
: …!--
: I ain’t letting your gang off the hook for what you’ve done, but I guess we gotta be grateful to you a bit?: I mean, it was only because of your sat cannon stunt that we managed to clear our names!: That’s great to hear. Now you can die without regrets!--
: You said this is the Painkiller? A shame you’ll leave this world so soon after finding it.: No. I’m going to be a Champion of Justice like Hayase…: If justice is what you’re after, then you’d best join the Katou Organization.: Heehee, I don’t think so…: You are all villains… it’s your destiny to die at the hands of Champions of Justice…--
: You sure have been busy nowadays, eh? Then I trust you’ll keep that momentum going and show me a good time!
: Did you hear that, Aoi? This guy’s craving for a battle that gets his blood pumping.: Well, who am I to turn him down? One electrifying battle, coming right up! : We don’t guarantee you’ll live through it, mind!