kirara

I'll say it, I'm totally gonna say it!

I think we can—

Someone else is hurt! Please get the wounded over to me, faster!

Sorry, but I can't hold them off for too long either. We're gonna get surrounded like this.

Seriously, are our drugs worth this much?

Compared to other medications on the market, we sell really cheap... and the efficacy's guaranteed.

Oh, so that's why we send a whole squad on deliveries all the time.

Yes...

It's not just an issue of money. Medications like these are difficult to buy on the market period, so...

That's why there's Infected among the people robbing too.

Yes.

Isn't there anything we can do...?

O—Oh, right! That pink-haired girl had me set up a machine earlier! Is there something we can do with that?

Machine?

I didn't hear anything about that.

Me neither.

I think I'm getting deja vu.

But...!

Oh, if you wanna know about that...

Why don't we just make her explain it herself?

Right, that's the Miss who asked us to do everything!

(Phew... it's okay, I can do this, I can speak, it's okay...)

—Everyone, listen to me!

I have a plan.

*pant*... *pant*...

Found her! Over here!

She's got all the drugs in her car! After her!

(...hah, they followed.)

(If the map was right, then around here there should be...)

(No, wait!)

(I have to go further north!)

(Phew...)

(Yep, okay, this is the area, this is some loose sand alright...!)

(We make the sand subside here, and form quicksand...)

(Great!)

(Thank you, Originium Arts. I think I could kinda fill a mage role like this, huh?)

(Done! Next. I just stall for time a little...)

(Need to find a place to hide myself.)

Where'd she go?

Where's she hiding? The car's still here. Get all the drugs out!

Hey, girl, can you hear me?!

Ran out with the goods all alone, huh? Thought you could get away on a fluke, or are you just trying to lure us out?

No matter your plan, it's nothing now!

(What's the deal with this guy? He's a trash-talker.)

(Oh, if only I could tell him how every character who talks too much before a battle usually comes out of it pretty bad.)

Hey! The med boxes here... they're all empty!

We got tricked!

Heh... expected that. Looks like she just wanted to string us along.

Shame for you, though. You can pretend you're on your solo adventure, but we're not as stupid as you think.

You know how many of us chased your bait? Less than half.

The rest of us probably broke through that lousy Infected village by now, I'm reckoning?

Uh... wow, you really can talk.

Honestly, I'm kind of starting to envy the sheer confidence you've gotta have in order to talk at your opponent like you're straight up giving a speech.

Oh? Who knew that's where you'd be hiding... What, not gonna run?

Don't care to, anymore.

Is it really going to work?

This is all we've got. If, just if, it doesn't do anything...

What's to fear?! You heard Kirara's plan yourselves! The feasibility is tremendous!

And lest we forget, I'm present too! A wounded general is hardly a rare sight... *hiss*

Stop showing off, Akafuyu!

Kirara already led a bunch of the guys away. The numbers on the rest...

Mmhm, I think I should basically make it, even if we have issues.

There you have it.

I estimate she saw this too, hence why her arrangements are so?

Okay, then, no time to lose.

Everyone ready? Push the switch... 'eyy!

What... What is that?!

That's a caster's Arts! Hey, are you suicidal? Pull out!

Where did they find so many casters...?

Urgh!!

Watch out, girl. Arts aren't the only danger on the scene.

What the hell kind of trick are you pulling?!

We've been watching the whole time! There's no way you found a caster to help—

Hm? Didn'tcha know? Infected can use Arts barehanded.

You back these guys into a corner, and they can seriously do anything. You get me?

Oh, heyyy, lucky, everyone's actually Infected here.

Guess how many'd rather burst into dust in your face than let you get your way, huh?

Maniacs!

These Infected are all insane! They're going to take us down with them!

Run for it!!

The bandits! They're beginning to retreat!

Really?! Oh, thank heavens...!

Who knew this little box could be so much of a threat?

Good skies, didn't that work a little too well?

H—Honestly!

When we pressed it and the sound of Arts firing suddenly went off all around, even I was jumpy!

Using a preconstructed projector to intimidate the enemy! Trust her to think of it...

And arranged so perfectly in such a short span of time. How did she possibly do it?

Er, the pink-haired Miss asked us to install all these machines this morning.

Pardon? This morning?

Wait, when we'd just become aware of the bandits, before anything had even happened?!

What in the stances did the Doctor teach her...?

Aaaand it's time.

What did you do?!

This pit... pteuch, she's trapping us!

Help me! I'm going to get buried!

Girl! Don't you care if they live or die?!

Even if you kill us all, the village is still—

You just keep going...

What I want is a perfect clear.