5-7.3 Awakening

7: Suppression Order (1)

At that time--

Maki: Everyone's here, Yukari-sama.
Yukari: ...Kanayamahime has awakened. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
Everyone: !?
Chie: That can't be... Why...?
Kiyoka: No... She said she wouldn't give up..
Yui: Mihono-chan...
Kofuki: ...!!
Kofuki: Hey! What the hell did you do to Mihocchi!? This came out of nowhere... This is bullshit!
Mirja: ...Get a hold of yourself, Shichinosato Kofuki. Origami Yukari-sama, could we have an explanation?
Yukari: If you want to know the specifics, you should hear it from them. ...Etou, Juujou.
Kanami: ...Okay.
Kanami: Hiyori-chan and I were waiting on alert at the Ministry of Defense, in case Mihono-chan lost control...
Kofuki: Who gives a shit about that!?
Kofuki: Tell us what happened!
Kanami: ......
Hiyori: ......Mihono attacked someone.
Kofuki: .........Huh? You think this is a joke or what?
Kofuki: Oi, give me a real answer, Kanami!
Kanami: ......
Kofuki: Say something!
Hiyori: It's the truth!
Hiyori: When Kanami and I heard Mihono went berserk, we went to see her.
Hiyori: And when we got there... we saw toji on the floor and Mihono standing over them.
Tsugumi: ...Did Asakura-san really do it? Or did it just look that way?
Hiyori: ...Who could have made it look like that?
Tsugumi: ......That's fair.
Hana: ...
Mirja: ...What condition are the toji she attacked in?
Maki: It seems like it only went as far as them losing utsushi. Thankfully, it wasn't life threatening.
Mai: At that point... was it already Kanayamahime?
Hiyori: No...
Hiyori: It was Mihono.
Kanami: There's no way Mihono-chan could have wanted to hurt anyone though...
Kanami: She was really panicked and afraid...
Kanami: Seeing her like that...
Mai: ...
Mai: So Mihono-chan attacked them with her okatana?
Kofuki: Hey! She just said Mihocchi didn't want to hurt anybody!!
Sayaka: Stop, Kofuki.
Kofuki: Why should I!? They're the ones treating Mihocchi like she tried to kill somebody!
Mai: It doesn't make sense...
Sayaka: Mai? What do you mean...?
Mai: Why would Mihono-chan have her okatana?
Chie: ...Eh?
Mirja: ...True, you're absolutely right.
Mirja: After being placed in confinement, Asakura Mihono should not have had Kashuu Kiyomitsu with her. Isn't that right?
Mai: Yes.
Suzuka: Kashuu Kiyomitsu was confiscated while Asakura-san was confined. It's currently in secure custody... or should have been. It seems that someone brought it out.
Ellen: ...On top of that, there's one other thing that caught my attention.
Ellen: Kanamin and Hiyoyon, you two were stationed at the Ministry of Defense in case Mihomiho went berserk, right?
Ellen: So then, why did some other toji go up against Mihomiho before you two?
Kaoru:　...This whole thing's fishy.
Kaoru: I don't who, but somebody's going around pulling the strings here.
Mihono: Mai... did somebody frame Mihono?
Mai: ...I think that's probably it.
Mai: In order to make Kanayamahime awaken...
Yukari: The Hitakami faction is already taking action. If you want to save Asakura... you'll have to reach her before the Hitakami faction does.



8: Suppression Order (2)

Maki: Once you've decided on your plan, let us know. We'll follow along with it.
Mirja: The Special Defense Team will be assisting us?
Maki: It's on Akane-sama's order.
Hiyori: With all these top toji, we can settle this quick. I'll use my Hitotsu no Tachi.
Kanami: You can't do that, Hiyori-chan!
Kanami: Even if it brings Mihono-chan back, there's no point if you're gone!
Hiyori: Still, we don't have any other options.
Mirja: No, Etou Kanami is correct here.
Mirja: If you were to use Hitotsu no Tachi to suppress Kanayamahime, there's the potential for it to repeat the effects of the Kamakura Special Hazardous Waste Leakage Issue.
Mirja: In the current state of things, with the rampant frequency of aradama appearances, using Hitotsu no Tachi poses too much of a risk.
Friedman: Thinking about that won't do us much good now though.
Ellen: Grandpa!
Kaoru: What's the old man doing here?
Friedman: I thought I might be some help.
Friedman: Whether or not this could repeat the effects of the Special Hazardous Waste Leakage Issue, there's too little information on just what kind of aradama Kanayamahime is.
Friedman: We could just as easily assume it would do the same thing as with Tagitsuhime, or that it wouldn't.
Kaoru: So we're in the dark.
Friedman: ...You all have the choice of three paths to commit to. The first: consider Mihono-kun as Kanayamahime and suppress her.
Kiyoka: We're not going to do that!
Friedman: I know. The second: Hiyori-kun will use Hitotsu no Tachi, saving Mihono-kun.
Kanami: We're not doing that either.
Friedman: Then, the third option: Mihono-kun is saved, without sacrificing Hiyori-kun.
Chie: There's a way to make that happen...?
Friedman: ...I'm sorry to say, we haven't found a means to doing that.
Friedman: Still, there isn't very much time to mull it over. The tamayori toji are already making their move.
Mirja: ...We'll move out as well.
Mirja: If we can't find Asakura Mihono before the Hitakami Faction does, she won't survive.