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Magical Girl Barber Scissors Abby.

M-Magical Girl?

What is this?

A magical cube?

The source of the magic is...

Over there!

I know her!

Asuka-san, um...

You may laugh if I say this, but...

When I was a kid,

my dream was to be a Magical Girl.

A Magical Girl who used magic to defeat the bad guys and save everybody.

I knew it, I just didn't want to admit it.

I can't protect anything.

Don't say that, please.

Kurumi...

If it weren't for you,

both Nozomi-san and I would've been killed.

You saved us!

Magical Girl Rapture Asuka saved us!

So...

I want you to keep your head up and fight,

and know that the path you chose was the right one.

But I can't.

You can!

I became a Magical Girl because I wanted to be like you.

Thank you, Kurumi.

It hurts to have someone you know get caught up in this.

But the truth of the matter is, right now,

the only way to win a magical fight is to use Magical Girls.

It's pathetic.

Iizuka-san...

You have things only you can do.

Of course,

we Magical Girls do, too.

I'll join your spec-ops team.

The Magical Girl Operations Development Unit,

M Squad.

Three Years Earlier

Mt. Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu

— Just Before the Final Battle

I can't do this anymore...

We started our attack,

and now Magdalena and Hildegarde...

And Crystal and Patricia...

We lost four people in just a few hours.

There was never any way I could take Francine's place.

So what do we do, then?

Tamara...

If we don't fight,

everything will be over for real.

But...

No "buts," Rapture!

Hang in there for just one more hour.

One hour...

Yeah.

One hour.

Give us the last of your courage.

And when that hour's up?

We'll figure out something then.

One more hour of courage from you may be enough to save humanity.

One... more hour...

Yeah.

Sorry, girls.

I'll hang in there just a little longer.

Magical Girl Operations Development Unit

We're ready for you.

I can go in now, right?

Of course.

Welcome! Otori Asuka-san

Surprise!

Welcome to M Squad!

M Squad's throwing you a welcome party!

Thank you, everyone.

We'll treat you to some JGSDF rations.

Combat rations?

We don't have much of a budget.

And they're expired?

That's why we're eating them.

Why do you sound so proud of that?

I'm getting worried about joining M Squad.

Don't say that...

Spicy stewed saury, huh?

It's good.

Next up is wiener curry.

The roux is really rich.

It's pretty good.

You guys are way too excited.

All you did was heat it up.

Here, this canned stuff is good.

But...

That's not bad.

You know, we never really introduced ourselves.

Oh, you're right.

You all know me and Asuka-san, I'm sure, so...

First, Master Sergeant Yoshino.

He won the Sniper Aggregate International at AASAM, an international shooting competition.

Shima-san,

just call me Yoshino, not Master Sergeant Yoshino,

when we're in the shop.

Sorry.

I'll be more careful.

And Kaede-san is a biathlon medalist.

And I won the Inter-High Championship in wrestling.

Ise-san was with the JGSDF 1st Airborne,

but he quit to do all kinds of illegal stuff with a PMC based in the Middle East.

Hey!

A lot of stuff happened,

so he quit the PMC and came back to the JGSDF.

Those are enough introductions!

It was your idea!

Anyway, let's move on to the next dish.

I'll chop up the rat snake.

Closed for Party

I'm good.

I've had enough.

Don't worry about it! Eat up!

No, I mean...

Moscow, Russia

I can't move too many people.

We've also gotten word that the JSDF has established a powerful magical warfare unit.

So be careful.

That's all I have to say about this mission.

Any questions?

None.

Very good.

Get ready to go, then.

Yes, sir.

Everyone is counting on you.

Don't disappoint us.

Of course.

For your sister's sake, too.

My only sister...

And my only hope.

Japan, huh?

You know what a Topology Bridge is, right?

Just what the brass have told me.

A Topology Bridge is what connects the human world to other worlds,

such the Spirit World and Disas World.

Currently,

there are only two stable bridges on Earth

that maintain a constant connection between worlds.

Copenhagen in Denmark and Okinawa in Japan.

There are also other bridges called "Random Bridges".

Chu!

As the name suggests,

these appear at random, connecting the worlds.

Of course, humans can't detect them.

But even fairly powerful spirits have a difficult time detecting them, chu!

I see where this is going.

Somebody's going to misuse these, huh?

A Random Bridge has appeared on the Sarobetsu Plain in Hokkaido.

We have information that it's going to be used for inter-world smuggling.

M Squad is going to head there to observe.

You'll be leaving at 1200.

A modified Osprey from the 1st Helicopter Brigade is already on the way there.

We have new information.

The local police have received word of some suspicious foreigners.

When they responded to the call,

about ten police officers were killed.

How awful.

Who did it?

The enemy is likely a new Russian mafia, the Oboroten.

They're sending M Squad in against a simple mafia?

According to the last transmission from one of the murdered officers,

the mafia had a mage with them who used flame magic.

Flame...

Reminds you of Tamara, huh?

She's an elite soldier for the Russian Federation.

We're not going to find her here.

Yes, of course.

We're almost there.

After we arrive,

we'll deploy according to the plan.

Eliminate the enemy mage and the Russian mafia,

then secure the bridge!

There are no ROE for M Squad's special missions.

Give 'em hell!

Roger!

The deal's finished, then.

Bye-bye!

We get all this, and all we had to give them was four kidnapped Japanese.

What a deal.

It's basically free!

Hurry!

We killed those Japanese cops.

Once the stuff's loaded, we're moving!

Da!

Nazani,

if the enemy shows up...

I should just kill them all with my magic, right?

Is it true you can take down a tank unit?

Easily.

We'll be counting on you, then,

my cute little witch.

Leave it to me!

Mike Leader,

this is Mike 01.

Over.

This is Mike Leader.

Over.

Enemy forces sighted.

Their location matches that from the drone.

This is Mike 04.

Target confirmed.

Over.

Random Bridge confirmed, too.

However,

there is no sign of the spirits or Disas they would be trading with.

So they finished their trade, huh?

Mike Team is to begin the assault when you hear the sound of the Osprey's machine guns.

Over.

Mike 01, roger.

Over.

Shit!

What is that?

That's not good!

Shit!

Were they lying when they said the Japanese army was a bunch of pussies?

Lower machine gun is out of ammo!

Shit!

They've got us surrounded!

They have forces on the ground, too?

How'd they get here so fast?

Hey!

Do something!

What firepower!

Hey!

That hurt!

The enemy mage is yours.

Roger!

I'll take the offensive.

War Nurse, you focus on defense.

Right.

Magic Calorie Roll-Up!

Reactive Magic Shield!

My incendiary shot?!

Magical Girl Trivia!

The Reactive Magic Shield!

It's a defense spell that blocks enemy attacks

with a triple-layer magical shield!

The first layer explodes in response to impact,

diverting the energy, chu!

So it wasn't Tamara.

It's just a magical mercenary who's dependent on her item!

Crap!

I need to secure a way out!

Mike 03 incapacitated!

Another one of my comrades is going to die.

This is my chance!

Reactive Magic Shield!

Huh?

It's working after all!

Go!

What's wrong?

Asuka-san!

Fight!

Protect me!

Arm...

My arm...

It hurts!

It hurts so much!

Help me!

Help me, Mommy!

You killed all those cops,

and now you're crying for your mommy?

Useless fucking kid...

Lt. Shima!

Are you okay?

I guess I embarrassed myself.

She's not badly hurt.

I think I cracked a bone.

I see.

I'm glad.

I'll heal you right away!

The Russian mafia's dealt with.

Yeah.

Should we kill her, too?

Stop.

She's a prisoner, and a source of information.

Kurumi, heal her, too.

Okay.

Well, you're right.

Looks like the Random Bridge closed, chu!

A Random Bridge never opens in the same place twice.

I'll tell the guys at Wakkanai to keep an eye out,

but it should be fine.

Mission complete.

We're getting out of here.

Wakkanai City, Hokkaido

A Disas teleportation drug...

Not only is there a limit on how many times you can use it,

but if a normal person uses it,

they run the risk of liquefying their organs. But...

Shit!

It's better than being killed back there!

This is Wakkanai, probably.

If I can make it to Russiatown...

I didn't think I'd make it in time.

Instead, you came to me.

You!

I'll have a good present to give my sister.

The Japanese government doesn't know I'm here.

I can't stay here long.

So I'm going to make it fast.

I'm taking that magic item.

Are you another one of those magical bitches?

I've got nothing left to lose!

A Disas magic item?

You made me use my trump card, you whore!

I'll never go back to being human again!

You've got guts, for a mafioso.

Magical Girl Phoenix Tamara.

Phoenix from the Magical Five?

But Phoenix's specialty is wide-area attacks, right?

Which means if I get close, you're mine!

You're right. Wide-area suppression is my specialty.

But...

I can deal with other situations, too!

That knife's just a toy!

The toughest people are the ones who've found hope in despair.

You're ready for this, right?

The flames of the Phoenix are as hot as the sun!

Volshebnyy Ognemet!

I'll let you live.

I've got a lot of questions.

What's inside this?

When you find out,

you'll regret knowing.

A new world order...

Humanity's last war...

The Babel Brigade...

Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

Leyla?

Giess,

the brigade commander gave us some stuff to look over.

Take care of that girl.

You're not going to help me?

I've got preparations to make in Russia.

Not that I care,

but Giess, doesn't that outfit make you stand out?

Just like the Magical Girls,

I use my magic to divert people's attention.

It's fine.

I see.

Are you happy?

Nazani, the girl we captured this episode!

We'll just have to ask her body if she knows anything!

You can do it, Kurumi!

And it's a second swimsuit episode in Okinawa!

Heck yeah, chu!

Next time:

You'll Surely Be a Wonderful Magical Girl

"You'll Surely Be a Wonderful Magical Girl."

I feel a new threat approaching, chu!