[The event story restarts and Sensei is brought back to the battle map of the Ark of Atrahasis. The scene transitions to the Utnapishtim's ship where Rin updates Sensei of the new operation.]
Rin: Sensei! The situation has changed! Three copies of the False Sanctum have been confirmed in the Ark of Atrahasis. They've taken positions at each of the Dimensional Engines in the outskirts. The plan is as follows: Defeat the False Sanctums, regain control the Ark, and bring back its systems before it makes landfall. As always, we will support you from the Utnapishtim's ship. Good luck Sensei.
Plana: The Shittim Chest has received new updates since the applications came in. "Protocol: Sut Abni" and "1st Class" are what was extracted. I am unable to determine their origins at this moment, though, these new functions should aid in the upcoming battle. I will inform what they are as soon as the next battle starts.
[Phase 2 Event: Fury of Set Grand Assault:
The event transitions to the next phase where three stages appear throughout the Ark of Atrahasis, one at each Area (modeled similar to Grand Assault):
Area One: Elastic Armor
Area Two: Heavy Armor
Area Three: Light Armor
The stages follow same format for all players to defeat the raid bosses together. The Fury of Set copies possess the same abilities and strength as the original. Sensei (Player) will need to battle through FINAL RESTRICTION Format at each one. The difficulty ranges from Insane to Lunatic. However, at the start of entering an Area, a special tutorial sequence begins...
Episode Sequence: Area Three Prologue (The Demon General)
[The episode sequence begins at the beginning of Area Three. Team Three is composed of Problem Solver 68, the Foreclosure Task Force, and Hina. They arrive at the corridor where they see incoming enemy drones in the area...]
Serika: Grr... More of these drones!?
Hina: Clear them out!
???: Wait.
*WHOOSH* *CRASH*
[Ana arrives and smashes in the center between the students and the enemy forces ahead. While on the field, she becomes a PLAYABLE NPC....]
Aru: A-Ana!
Ana: I'm joining this battle.
Hina: ...! You mean, you found a way to coordinate with Sensei?
Ana: A bit. It's more like... I can feel what the Sensei's commands are through all of you.
Hina: What? "Feel?"
Mutsuki: Hoh... I wonder why~.
Haruka: Uh...
Aru: (Wait, so "that" wasn't a dream?)
Serika: Whatever you guys are talking about, it can wait! We got incoming!
Ana: And I said wait. I will take them on. The rest of you, watch my flank.
Serika: (baffled expression) Huh!?
Nonomi: That's too reckless! You can't take on an entire army alone.
Ana: (glaring eyes) Watch me. Save your strength for later, I will handle this.
Plana: (appears as a hologram) Sensei. Ana has regrouped with the students at Area Three. She is at your command. Please give your orders.
[Battle Sequence: In this fixed sequence, a series of battles begin with the first wave starting with Ana as the only playable character. (These battles will act as the TUTORIAL for Ana's gameplay)
At the start of battle, the students arrive on the field as NPCs with low health and gain the debuff "exhausted" that decreases their stats to the lowest point, including dealing sufficient damage to the enemy. Upon a wave of Nameless drones spawning on the other side of the map, Plana speaks out to the Sensei and gives advice...]
Plana: Sensei. Please direct your attention to the right of the screen.
[Following Plana's directions, an icon of Ana appears on the right of the screen. The icon is discolored but acts a "meter" of some kind...]
Plana: Sensei, this is the Shittim Chest's new function, "CALL." This icon allows Sensei to CALL upon the given unit to join the battle. Please test it now.
[The icon suddenly rises until it is fully COLORED, then the phrase "CALL" appears under Ana's portrait. Sensei (Player) follows the game indicators telling them to select the icon them selecting the location where to activate it.
Upon entering combat, Ana appears from the skies, lands and smashes her fist on the ground, creating a shockwave and crater in her wake. She then levitates in the air, pulls out her rifle, and with one wave of her hand emits a shockwave that provides a buff to all allies, the black shield. Ana's default sprite is her in a general uniform with a large cape. She levitates in the air while carrying her signature rifle.
Plana continues the explanation until she is suddenly interrupted by a third party in the Shittim Chest...]
Plana: Good. The function worked. We are one step closer to understanding what the new arrivals are capable of. Analyzing next course of action...
???: Cancel it. I will take the lead from here.
[Pseudos appears next to Plana. They utilize the Shittim Chest communications to speak directly to one another...]
Plana: ...! (serious expression) Pseudos.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Do not fret, computer. I am only here to provide guidance to Sensei. After all, there are three of us with access to the Shittim Chest.
Plana: Sensei? ...Very well. If Sensei agrees to their help, I shall observe. Warning. Do not attempt any hostile action. Remember, I am watching.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Sensei, as you can see, Ana provides her black shield to all students when she spawns on the field. She will remain on the field for the duration of her "motivation points."
[A bar appears below Ana's health bar similar to the tactical support bar...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: Once it reaches zero, Ana will leave for the rest of the battle. Command her timing wisely. Now, commence the combat.
[The battle resumes and the students engage in a firefight against the enemy drones. Due to the "exhaustion" on students, the battle progresses slowly as not enough damages is being output. Pseudos Phrenapates comments on time ticking down...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: ...This is taking too long. Your students cannot break through.
Plana: Explanation. Students are exhausted from previous battle. Calculations confirm they may not reach the objective before the allocated time.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Sensei. Use Ana. She will make an opening.
[On the icon of Ana's portrait, it becomes interactable as reads a COST level (9) below it...]
Plana: ...! (sweating face) Another skill? I thought students could only have one...
Pseudos Phrenapates: But she's not a student, is she? Obliterate them.
[Once the Cost Bar reaches 9 points, Sensei is directed to select the icon, and time slows down on the field to show the extent of Ana's EX Action, an AOE attack that covers the battle three columns wide. Once Sensei executes it, Ana puts her palm out and gathers the black aura she emits. Then, a black bullet is conjured in thin air and Ana places the bullet into her rifle. She trains the rifle in the direction of the enemies and fires it off, a black blast fires forward like a cannon, obliterating the entire enemy army in its path as the screen pans out and shows the attack goes as far to the back of the map...]
Plana: (sweating face) Powerful...
Pseudos Phrenapates: That takes care of the enemies at the front. Hmm?
[Before the battle closes out, the camera pans to the back of the ally line where a wave of enemies spawn from the flank near the students...]
Plana: Alert. More enemies on approach. Warning. Skill energy depleted. Unable to launch anymore attacks...
Pseudos Phrenapates: Hmph. Ana, Slash.
[Suddenly, the in-game screen pauses and the Sensei (player) sees an interactive motion above the wave of enemies. A dot starts on the top corner where the enemies are then drags across to the bottom the screen. It appears to indicate the Sensei must swipe their finger across the line like swiping the screen on the phone. Sensei follows the motion and swipes across the screen on the wave of enemies.
After the motion succeeds, the game zooms in on Ana who starts to focus her aura on her weapon. Then, the aura transforms into a formless black blade connected to the forward barrel of the rifle, the blade now taken the shape of a Zweihänder. Once the sequence was complete, Ana winds the blade with one hand and slashes it at the direction of where the Sensei's finger swiped, launching a black slash at the wave and obliterating them with AOE damage. After the attack is over, Plana comments on Ana's skill having an interactive twist to it...]
Plana: (sweating face) ...! How- I had no idea she could do that...
Pseudos Phrenapates: I will command Ana to attack from here. Continue forward, the boss awaits.
[The final restriction battle begins with Sensei's selected ten-unit team against Fury of Set (Red copy). The stage setting is an open field with the False Sanctum protecting the Dimensional Engine behind them. Sensei gains access to Ana's CALL. Her meter fills proportional to the number of times EX Actions are activated and how much time has passed in the fight.
Upon bringing Area Three's raid health down to zero, a final battle begins between Team Three and the Fury of Set copy...]
Episode Sequence: Area Three Final Battle
Ako: (long-range comms) False Sanctum's vitals at critical level!
Ayane: (long-range comms) Almost there! Keep going!
Ana: ...Stop.
Ayane: (long-range comms) Huh?
Serika: What do mean stop? We got it on the ropes!
Ana: Take what strength you have remaining and head back to the Sensei. I will finish things here.
Nonomi: Alone? That doesn't sound like a good idea.
Ana: Hmph. For the students, maybe. For me, I pick fights I know I can win. Now go.
Hina: Abydos. You can go back. I'll stay with Ana.
Aru: U-Us too! Problem Solver 68 will finish what we started.
Mutsuki: Hehe, you aren't getting rid of us that easily.
Hoshino: Okay. Just stay safe.
Shiroko: Let's go.
*Several Footsteps*
[The Foreclosure Task Force leave the area. Ana, Hina, and the Problem Solvers remain...]
Kayoko: (long-range comms) Ana-san. You do have a plan defeating the Sanctum, right?
Ana: (pulls out her pager) ...If you really are out there, if you are watching, I need your approval.
[Back inside the Shittim Chest, Pseudos silently takes out their PDA and pulls out the black stylus pen within it. Plana notices their movement and questions them...]
Plana: ...! Alert. Pseudos is taking unknown action. ...? The Adult-checkbook?
Pseudos Phrenapates: (signs off on the checkbook and inputs commands into the PDA)
[In front of Pseudos, a black and white screen appears as big as a window and similar to a signing space for official forms. Then, their PDA automatically replies to Pseudos's commands...]
PDA voice: TRANSACTION ACCEPTED. RESTRICTIONS UNLOCKING. ACKNOWLEDGE & SIGN.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Unlike Sensei's power to bond, I have the power... to RULE. (signs the window)
PDA voice: ACKNOWLEDGED. SENDING TO PAGER...
[Back in the fight, Ana's pager begins to ring...]
*RING* *RING*
Ana: (surprised face) ...! "Approved..."
Aru: Ana?
*RUMBLE*
[Ana begins to gather black miasma around her until it forms as a dark silhouette around her entire body. The students are shocked by her transformation and questions what it is...]
Hina: Ugh... She's pushing us back!
Aru: A-Ana! You're scaring us!
Kayoko: (long-range comms) This signature... It's the same. Ana is giving off the same signature to Shiorko. A Terror!
Everyone: (shocked face) !!?
Pseudos Phrenapates: (appears before Sensei) I covered the cost. Sensei, begin.
[Battle: The final battle begins against the Fury of Set (Red copy). Ana spawns in front of the students, but with an added twist. A single EX Action appears in the skills bar with Ana's portrait, but it is covered in a dark silhouette while her eyes glow with a menacing look.
Sensei selects Ana's EX ACTION, labeled with the name "Prôtista Kháos genet" (First of all, Chaos came into being). Once it is selected, the game slows down and Sensei is required to ensure the skill makes contact against the target. When the attack is set, her EX Action-animation plays where Ana dives down and lands on the designated spot, then unleashes all her power with black aura upwards like a volcano while roaring at the top of her lungs...
After the attack is over, the Fury of Set is promptly defeated. The scene ends with Ana returning back to normal and the students walking up to her...]
Hina: (serious expression) What exactly was that just now?
Ana: (avoids eye contact) Mmm... A long, long story... One I hope none of you will ever have to hear.
Aru: (sweating face) ...
Pseudos Phrenapates: (appears before Sensei) As anticlimactic as it was, stay focused. There's more work to be done.
Plana: Recorded. Area Three Dimensional Engine secured. Onto the next.
Episode Sequence: Area Two Prologue (The Gatekeeper of Paradise)
[The episode sequence begins at the start of entering Area Two. Team Two composed of the Make-up Work Club and the Gourmet Research Society (including Fuuka) make it and discover a dangerous obstacle on their path, the scorching atmospheric temperatures that cover the area...]
Hanako: (long-range comms) Guys. The emergency shutters are broken! The entire Area is being covered in fire!
Junko: (touches the floor) *sizz* Yeow! It's like the floor's made of lava!
Haruna: Hmm... the temperature is too hot for our tastes. We'll need to re-strategize.
Azusa: Taking a detour around the outskirts will take too long. The food car could, but there's not enough seats.
Akari: Shame~... Any other ideas?
???: Ah-Ho-Ho-Ho!
Everyone: (shocked faces) !!?
*WHOOSH* *CRASH*
[Suddenly, Rea arrives and lands in the area where the floor was the hottest. She remains unfazed while burning in front of the students...]
Rea: Ho-Ho-Ho! This is fine~. Come angels, let us be on our way!
Hifumi: (nervous expression) A-Are you sure L-Lady Rea? It looks like the area is burning you really badly...
Rea: Nonsense. This is practically a cakewalk for me~. Have faith. No harm will come to pass while I am here.
Hifumi: ... (serious expression) Okay.
Fuuka: (baffled expression) S-Seriously!?
Hifumi: If Lady says it's going to be okay, I trust her!
Fuuka: Even so, it must be a million degrees hot on the path. We won't last a minute through it.
Hifumi: We won't know unless we try. Here goes!
Plana: (appears as a hologram) Rea has arrived at Area Two.
[Battle Sequence: In the fixed sequence, the following students enter the corridor and are immediately afflicted with a continuous "burn" debuff that lasts for the remainder of the battle. While the students are the NPCs, Rea becomes available as a CALL unit for the duration of battle. Plana comments on the developing situation behind the burning corridor...]
Plana: Caution. Corridor temperatures beyond normal. Burn advisory given.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Hmm... Into the inferno. Sensei, order the students to continue.
Plana: Impossible. Path is too dangerous even for students.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Have faith. Rea can do it. Continue.
[As the battle resumes, Sensei (Player) is prompted to CALL Rea to the field. When it executes, Rea flies onto the field and descends gracefully like an angel from paradise, and after she lands, she provides the "Invincible" buff to all allies. Her default character sprite wears the vestiges of paradise, levitating in the air while holding her signature hand cannon like a staff. The other distinct feature is the number counter next to her HP bar that indicates the multiple bars of health she possesses. Pseudos comments on her CALL ability...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: Rea will ensure the students are protected for a limited time. Do not waste this chance. March on.
[Rea and students progress through the map without resistance. The students remain undamaged from the burns, though Rea gradually loses HP to the point of reaching half of her health in a matter of seconds. Pseudos explains her unique ability to Sensei...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: Do not worry about Rea's health. This is only the surface of her strength.
Plana: Alert. Protection wearing off.
Pseudos Phrenapates: About time. Sensei, activate her skill.
[On the icon of Rea's portrait, it becomes an interactable (8) COST skill. Sensei is directed to activate the icon and sees Rea's EX Action, self-target ability that also reaches all allies on the field. Once activated, Rea unleashes a series of chains from her body that reaches to all students. The chains disappear after bonding her and the students, redirecting incoming damage from the students to her...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: This is Rea's power. She will sacrifice herself to receive the damage inflicted upon the students. In addition, any enhancements Rea receives will also be given to the students. The burns on the students are minimized for now.
[Upon reaching the end of the corridor, everyone discovers the path is blocked by a blast door completely sealed off...]
Plana: Alert. Lockdown initiated. Unable to gain access. What is the next course of action?
Pseudos Phrenapates: Rea, Flick.
[The in-game screen pauses once again and gives Sensei another interactive prompt (like Ana). The motion indicates the Sensei must flick Rea forward towards the door. Sensei follows the prompt and flicks the screen. After it succeeds, a sequence begins where Rea flies backwards, giving herself the momentum she needs, then charges forward towards her intended target and punches it. Her punch was so strong it shook the field and blasted the door wide open. Plana is shocked by Rea's strength...]
Plana: (sweating face) ...
Pseudos Phrenapates: Don't freeze. Carry on.
[After the battle is over, the final restriction raid battle is open against Fury of Set (Yellow copy). The stage setting is the same with the False Sanctum protecting the Dimensional Engine. Sensei (Player) gains access to Rea as the CALL unit and her special skills to help the students. Her meter fills proportional to the number of times EX Actions are activated and how much time has passed in the fight.
Once the raid boss reaches zero health, a final battle unlocks between Team Three and the enemy copy...]
Episode Sequence: Area Two Final Battle
Hanako: (long-range comms) That's it! You have it on the ropes!
Momoka: (long-range comms) Bring that giant lightning rod down!
Fury of Set: *THUNDER RUMBLE* (gathering power)
Koharu: (frightened by lightning) Ah! What now?!
Ayumu: (long-range comms) Be careful. It's trying to launch a final attack!
Azusa: Then let's finish it off before it has the chance. Does anyone have a spare IED?
Izumi: U-Uh... We ran out!
Haruna: It seems our streak of destruction has come to an end, and just when the end was in sight.
Fuuka: Well, we have to think of something quick. (panicked expression) The boss is almost done charging up!
Hanako: (long-range comms) Lady Rea. We could use your help. Could you beat it with your physical strength?
Rea: Hmm... No. I have a better idea~. All I need is a little "approval" for what I'd like to do...
Hanako: ...?
[The scene transitions to the Shittim Chest where a window to sign a signature appears in front of Pseudos. Plana reads the details of the window out loud...]
Plana: (curious expression) ...? "Paradiso Lost?"
Pseudos Phrenapates: Reading over one's shoulders is very rude, especially for an assistant.
Plana: I am simply observing. Nothing more.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Hmph. (signs off on the line) Approved. Unleash her true strength, Sensei.
[Back in Area Two, Rea's pager starts to ring and she reads the message. Then, her eyes begin to flare with excitement...]
Rea: Hoh... Ho-ho-ho...
Hifumi: ...? Lady Rea?
Rea: (maniacal laughter) AH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!
Everyone: (shocked faces) !!
Rea: My audacious lightbulb, (glaring eyes) shall we witness our final moments together?
[Rea lets go of her weapon and lets it drop to the floor. Then, a bright light emits from her body that envelops everyone in range. Once the blinding light calmed down, the students found themselves on the shores of an unknown beach under the night sky...]
Koharu: (shocked face) Eh!? How did we get here?
Azusa: A beach? And its nighttime...
Hifumi: Over there! Lady Rea's next to the boss!
[While the students gaze at their surroundings, Rea appears in front of the Fury of Set and stays close at arm's length. Then, a bright light shines above the night sky and starts getting bigger over time...]
Izumi: Wow! What pretty stars!
Akari: This place really lights them up~. Everything is so clear.
Junko: Huh? Guys, is it me, or is that one getting brighter?
Haruna: No no dear Junko. I think you mean to say its getting closer.
Junko: Oh, closer. .... (shocked face) !!? EH!!?
[Above the skies, a shooting star is seen falling down to the beach below. It's size twice as big than any island ever seen...]
Fuuka: (panicked expression) AHH!!!! A METEOR!!! RUN AWAY!!
Junko: Run!? But where?!
[Before the meteor makes impact, the students begin to shine a radiant glow, an indication they were under protection...]
Hifumi: (surprised face) ...! This is...
Rea: HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!! (graceful expression) To love or not; in this we stand or fall. May one paradise stand... and another fall. AMEN~!
[Battle: The final battle begins against the Fury of Set (Yellow Copy). Rea spawns in front of the students and a single EX Action appears in the skills bar with her portrait but under a dark silhouette. Sensei selects Rea's EX Action, labeled "Paradiso Lost." After it is activated in a selected spot, Rea envelops the stage in a bright light, then the surrounding lighting dims. Rea moves to the spot where Sensei selected, drops her weapon, then flies in the air. She opens her arms and puffs out her chest wide open, then a ray of light shines down and provides all allies the invincible buff. Suddenly, the ray of light closes in on Rea and is revealed to be a shooting star coming down as a meteor. The meteor makes impact the same time the ray of light stops shining, covering the stage in a huge explosion, dealing massive damage and leaving behind a huge crater.
After the Fury of Set is obliterated by the star drop, the scene returns to Area Two as though nothing happened. The students reel from what they witnessed...]
Fuuka: *huff* *huff* We're back... *thump* (faints to the ground)
Haruna: Whew... I think that took a few years off my life. Ha... I'm going to lie down for a bit...
Hanako: (long-range comms) A change of scenery and a shooting star. Could it be... the legends of imaginary metacognition were true?
Rea: Well, it's much easier to summon divine intervention in my vision of paradise rather than the real one. I mean... (hearty laugh) Ho-Ho-Ho! Whatever do you mean angels? It must have been a dream all of you were under.
Hifumi: (sweating face) Haha... A dream...
Azusa: (worried expression) Lady Rea... can be scary at times...
Plana: (sweating face) ...She summoned a meteor...
Pseudos Phrenapates: (appears before Sensei) Moments like these are why rules and restrictions were invented. Nevertheless, it got the job done.
Plana: Affirmative. Area Two Dimensional Engine secured.
Episode Sequence: Area One Prologue (Millennial Genius)
[The episode sequence begins in Area One where all the Millennium students (Game Development Research Department, Engineering Club, etc.) arrive. They arrive at the Dimensional Engine without any issues and find it completely untouched...]
Utaha: Hmm... That was surprisingly easy.
Neru: Geez, where did all the targets go? I was itching to fight that giant lightning bolt.
Kotori: It could be because Area One was cleared first. Enemy reinforcements wouldn't be able to reach it thanks to being closer proximity to the ship.
Noa: Still, it doesn't explain why the False Sanctum copy wouldn't come, unless...
Hibiki: ...! President! Come take a look at this!
Utaha: (approaches Hibiki) ...! That's not good.
Midori: Why? What is it?
Utaha: The engine, it's completely ruined.
Everyone: !!?
Yuuka: (long-range comms) Huh!? Did I hear that correctly? Area One's Dimensional Engine is gone?! It was fine a minute ago!
Midori: Can it be repaired?
Utaha: Uh uh. The engine motor and internal hardware are entirely fried. It would need a complete overhaul to fix it.
Himari: (long-range comms) It must be the reason why the False Sanctum isn't here. Without the dimensional engine, our chances of restarting the Ark's systems are zero.
Everyone: (worried faces) ...
Yuzu: No way... Does that mean we already failed?
???: Giving up so quickly?
Yuzu: (surprised face) !!?
Mili: (teleports in) Amateurs.
Noa: Mili! Does this mean Sensei succeeded in enlisting you?
Mili: Enlist? No way! I'm only making sure you girls don't mess up saving the day. The engine is gone. So? There's no time to be down in the dumps. Time like these, it's about putting minds together and find a solution. Think. What are the possible options?
Utaha: Well, whenever a machine breaks down, the parts can be replaced. But... this is a multidimensional analysis device, rare piece of technology. We can't replace the engine, can we?
Mili: Good. The answer is right in front of you.
Yuuka: (long-range comms) Huh? You're not going to tell us?
Mili: Heh. What's the fun of science if you girls can't find the answer yourselves?
Momoi: Hmm... I got nothing...
Mili: The Dimensional Engine was constructed based on ancient technology predating the Nameless Gods. What other invention besides the Ark of Atrahasis predates it?
Arisu: (deep thought) ...! (realization) The intergalactic spaceship!
Everyone: ...!
Mili: Ding-Ding~! Right on the dot!
Yuuka: (long-range comms) Eh? You think the ship of Utnapishtim can act as a substitute Dimensional engine? That's crazy!
Utaha: Yeah... It's so crazy it might just work. The ship is in perfect condition and the main engine has the same material and properties to match the Ark.
Kotori: There's still the risk of system incapability issues to consider. The ship runs on a different system than the Ark of Atrahasis after all.
Himari: (long-range comms) I believe there's a way around that. Arisu's Ark of Atrahasis Protocol. She can transform the Utnapishtim's ship into an Ark and align it with the Ark of Atrahasis.
Utaha: Then there's no time to waste. We head to the ship immediately!
Yuuka: (long-range comms) Wait a second. How are you going to move it to the Area? It still weighs almost 200,000 tons...
Mili: Leave that to me.
Plana: Sensei. The students are planning an alternative plan to restart Area One's Dimensional Engine. Be prepared. The False Sanctum will appear once the plan is underway.
[Battle Sequence: In the fixed sequence, the students of Team One split up, the Engineering club and Noa stay near the broken Dimensional Engine while the Game Development Research Department and Neru head to the ship of Utnapishtim. The first encounter has the Engineering Club and Noa defend against a wave of enemy drones that appeared to stop their plan...]
Plana: Team One has split into separate cells. The enemy have taken advantage of the divide and are initiating an offensive.
Pseudos Phrenapates: The engine room comes first. CALL Mili to the Area.
[Mili becomes available as the CALL unit for the duration of the stage. Sensei is prompted to CALL Mili to the field. After doing so, Mili teleports in and levitates behind the students. Her default sprite sees her in a neon light suit while keeping both hands tucked behind her back. Pseudos then comments on her ability...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: Mili's perks relies on controlling the battlefield. Her first CALL is neutral, though her skill depends on who's in her range. Go on, test it.
[The icon of Mili's portrait is ready and becomes a (5) COST skill. Upon activation, Mili repositions to a designated area. She begins snapping her finger, and each time she provides a myriad of different buffs for each allied unit in her area. It also affects Utaha's turrets that are provided their own buffs that increases their effectiveness. After the enemies are defeated thanks to the upgraded turrets, Pseudos explains Mili's strength...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: When placed near allies, Mili enhances them to their maximum potential. As long as they are on her good side, she knows what they need and how to improve on their abilities. The area is secured. Check in with the second squad.
[The stage transitions over to the Ark corridor where the second team is heading back to the ship. Along the way, they find a huge waves of enemies attempting to reach the ship before they do. The corridor door to the ship is blocked off, yet the students are too far away to stop the enemy...]
Plana: Enemy on approach to the ship. Advise immediate inception.
Pseudos Phrenapates: The students are too far away. They won't make it before the corridor door breaks down. CALL Mili. She can stall for time.
[Sensei is prompted to CALL Mili once more and place her between the enemy force and the corridor door. Mili teleports in, and instead of providing buffs to allies, every time she snaps her fingers enemies are inflicted with a myriad of debuffs. The enemy is slowed to a halt and are unable to tear down the corridor door...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: When surrounded by the enemy, Mili exploits their weaknesses and hinders their strengths. Let this be a warning, do not make an enemy of extreme intellect, especially hers.
[The students soon catch up and start firing at the enemy forces from behind. The enemy turn their attention to the students and fire back. The students start to struggle as they remain "exhausted" from their previous battles...]
Plana: Enemy forces are overpowering the students. Defeat is imminent.
Pseudos Phrenapates: Mili, Charge.
[The game pauses and provides another interactive prompt for Mili where they place their finger and hold. As Sensei follows the prompt, Mili begins to charge energy on the tip of her fingers, revealing an AOE circle around her that grows the longer the charge is held. Once Sensei releases their finger, Mili snaps her fingers and an electrical EMP wave hits all enemies in range, dealing damage and inflicts a stun effect. The enemy is defeated and the students make their way through the corridor door...]
Plana: (dizzy eyes) Uh... W-Warning. H-High density electronic magnetic pulse detected... B-But it's nothing to an advanced A-AI...
Pseudos Phrenapates: She advanced her technology this far... Gather yourself computer. There's still a False Sanctum to defeat.
[The final restriction raid battle opens against the Fury of set (Purple copy) in Area One. While the stage remains the same, Mili is the special CALL unit of the area for Sensei to utilize. Her meter fills proportional to the number of times EX Actions are activated and how much time has passed in the fight.
Once the raid boss health reaches zero, the final battle between Team One and the False Sanctum copy begins...]
Episode Sequence: Area One Final Battle
Momoi: (confident expression) All right! The demon lord's doppelganger is almost done in! Time for the finishing blow!
Midori: Be careful. Usually for a tough boss, there could be a desperate move or surprise attack waiting.
Momoi: Nah, there's no way.
*RUMBLE*
Momoi & Midori: ...?
[Enemy forces begin to spawn behind the students, surrounding them...]
Yuzu: (shocked face) Ah! We're surrounded again!
Momoi: (sweating face) Ugh...
Midori: Again...
Mili: *sigh* The same trick the last Mili-times over. This is getting old. Stand back kids. I'll finish this in one sweep.
*ALARM* *ALARM*
Neru: Huh? An alarm?
Arisu: Is that boss music?
Mili: ...! Ugh... My pager.
*ALARM* *ALARM*
Mili: (annoyed expression) I know, I know! "Restriction" is still on. Can't I break the rules just this once!?
[Inside the Shittim Chest, a signature window appears in front of Pseudos while they listen to Mili's voice over long-range comms. He listens quietly without making a single move...]
Pseudos Phrenapates: ...
Mili: (long-range comms) Oi! I know you can hear me! Ana and Rea are already doing theirs. Let me do my thing!
Pseudos Phrenapates: ...
Plana: Are you not approving her? She sounds very adamant.
Pseudos Phrenapates: I know. It doesn't change the fact the results could be... undesirable.
Plana: Un... desirable?
Pseudos Phrenapates: You will understand soon enough, Sensei and students...
[The scene transitions back to Area One where Mili's pager pings her of a new message...]
*PING*
Mili: ...! (reads message on pager) ... "Approved. Restricted Limit: 10%." (annoyed face) Only 10%?! Argh... Fine. At least I have a chance to show off. *SNAP* (snaps fingers)
[At the snap of her fingers, an echo wave effect covers the entire room like an indicator to the maximum range of her next ability...]
Yuzu: Mili?
Neru: What's she doing now?
Noa: Hmm... I haven't the faintest clue.
Himari: (long-range comms) ...! This reaction... Interesting. Noa. Please record every detail of what happens next.
Mili: Sit back and watch. This'll be a Mili-times interesting. (closes eyes) Autonomy Protocol engaged. Cockpit release.
[At the sound of a click, the power sigil on Mili's chest pops out and a small spherical object levitates in front of her. The students become shocked by the sight of Mili's body having a hole through her chest...]
Everyone: (shocked face) !!?
Kotori: (shocked face) Ah!! Her chest! Th-There's a big hole!
Hibiki: Something came out!
Arisu: (sparkling eyes) Cool...
[The floating sphere then transforms, releasing a cluster of data that gathers and creates a 3D body, another Mili. The copy hangs upside down and faces the original body. Both of them slowly open their eyes and look at each other like looking at an upside-down mirror. Then, they start speaking in sync...]
Utaha: ...! Now there's two of them!
Noa: (speechless) ...
Mili & Mili (?): Synchronization complete. Mystic restriction released. Executing code commands. Poincaré, Ricci Flow, Riemannian...
Himari: (long-range comms) Wha- Poincaré... *gasp* The Millennium Question?
[Both Mili's reach out their hands to each other, their index fingers closing in on one another like a reflection. As soon as both their finger tips touch, a huge data storm explodes from their contact, covering everyone inside a virtual experience of scientific proportions. The simulated universe is like a digital space made in the genius's image, and everyone, allies and enemies, were under her mystical spell...]
Mili Alpha & Mili Omega: Halo Expansion, I. M. Op.
[Battle: The final battle begins against the Fury of Set (Purple Copy). Mili teleports in and her special EX Action is ready for use. Sensei selects Mili's EX Action, titled "I. M. Op." The skill appears to cover the entire field, ensuring it will hit anyone and anything in its path. Upon it's activation, Mili releases a sphere from her chest and creates a copy of herself. Both of them look at one another for a moment, then touch the tips of their fingers together. She releases a holographic spectrum of data on the field and stuns all targets on the field, changes their resistances to ALL effective 2x, then charges her fingertips and snaps her fingers, releasing the same EMP shockwave through her interaction and defeats all enemies in an instant.
After the battle's conclusion, the area returns to normal and Mili stands triumph. She laughs and shows off to the students of her genius and brilliance...]
Mili: Fufu~. That felt great! Oi, did you see that students? That's how you perform a Coup de grâce.
Neru: (blank expression) ...
Noa: (blank expression) ...
Mili: ...? Students?
[The students stand still, their facial expression blank as though they continue to be under a temporal spell. The only one still moving normally was Arisu who worries about everyone's conditions...]
Arisu: (worried expression) Momoi? Midori? Yuzu-senpai? Is everything all right?
Mili: (realization) ...! She's fine... Then that means, (sweating face) aww crap.
Pseudos Phrenapates: (appears before Sensei) The students' feeble minds were unable to process the cluster of data she released all at once. Like peering into the infinity, the mind can be overwhelmed with information beyond its normal capacity. Only a strong will and high-capacity memory like that child could handle it.
Plana: W-Will the students be okay?
Pseudos Phrenapates: Possibly. In the end, she still has a bad habit of inducing "friendly fire" on her allies... Leave it to Mili to clean up her own mess. Continue with the operation.
Plana: Right. Area One secured. Substitute Dimensional Engine on route.
[After the three copies of the False Sanctums are eliminated, the FOURTH and final boss, the Fury of Set in the Throne of Naram-Sin. An episode sequence begins for the final encounter...]
Episode Sequence: Final Area (Throne of Naram-Sin) Fury of Set (Mystic Armor)
Plana: Update. All three Dimensional Engines secured. Estimated time until Ark impact, two minutes.
Pseudos Phrenapates: The original Pantheon is weakened thanks to the student's efforts. It is nothing but a ticking timebomb waiting to be defused.
[Suddenly, the Nameless Priests contact Pseudos once more...]
Nameless Priest A: Pseudos... It is not too late. Return as the Guide and fulfill your purpose.
Pseudos Phrenapates: (listening in on the conversation) ...
Nameless Priest B: The Celestial Pantheon has obtained the necessary energy to detonate.
Nameless Priest C: Yes. Destruction is inevitable.
Nameless Priest A: You orchestrated all of this. You conspired with Phrenapates and sought for power. And above all, you are a powerful ADULT. Trampling on lives and worlds is your true calling!
Pseudos Phrenapates: Fools. You still don't get it do you?
Nameless Priests: ...?
Pseudos Phrenapates: I've been playing both sides since the very beginning. Did it never cross your feeble minds that I have you right where I want you?
Nameless Priests: ...!
Pseudos Phrenapates: You failed to comprehend the rules of the game. You couldn't realize each of you were playing at the palm of my hand. And most of all, you Nameless Priests sought to control others to do your own work for you. The one thing I despise more than anything, are those who do not do their own homework.
Nameless Priest A: (exploding anger) This... will not stand!
[In the same space, the Chroma reappears with a menacing aura...]
Nameless Priest A: The Chroma has discovered your betrayal. They will give out the punishment you deserve!
Pseudos Phrenaptes: ...Do your worst.
[The Chroma approaches Pseudos to unleash their punishment, but they are stopped. An invisible force sends them back, unable to reach him...]
Nameless Priest A: Wha-
Nameless Priest B: A mysterious power surrounds him.
Nameless Priest C: He is protected by a god!
[Back in reality, Shiroko Terror approaches Sensei intent on joining the final battle...]
Shiroko Terror: Sensei...
Sensei:
- "Shiroko..."
Shiroko Terror: Sensei... I apologize. I know I've done terrible things to everyone. I don't mind if I'm never forgiven, but...
Shiroko: (appears in the room) What are you saying?
Shiroko Terror: (surprised face) ...!
Nonomi: Of course we forgive you. You're our friend.
Serika: We've known you since day one of the crazy calamities!
Hoshino: You kidnapped Shiroko, almost destroyed the world, and we still forgave you.
Ayane: (long-range comms) A lot of things don't make sense. That's why... We want to know! We want answers about everything!
Shiroko: That's our reason for fighting you, not because of stopping you, but because you were keeping secrets. Hoshino-senpai kept her secrets, so, we had to confront you the same way.
Hoshino: Ah, my kouhai really know how to beat around the bush~.
Shiroko Terror: Heh, everyone is the same...
Nonomi: (Huh? Was that a smile?)
Shiroko Terror: *inhale* *exhale* I've been dreaming of this moment since I came back. This time... I'll protect my friends and Sensei.
[Within the Shittim Chest, another application falls like a shooting star and towards Plana. Plana catches it and reads it out loud to Sensei...]
Plana: Application received. Another 1st Class form... from Shiroko? Wait...
[Shiroko Terror speaks to herself. She rises with a determined expression...]
Shiroko Terror: (deep thought) In the past, I choose this power out of my own selfishness. The same power that told me to destroy everything, bring souls to the afterlife... Back then, I fought through terror. This time... (serious expression) I'll fight for hope, hope for a brighter future.
To be continued... Event Episode 6.8: Hope in the Terror