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SECTION 4
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EPISODE 1
Section 4
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 1
Class 18 had decided to confine themselves In order to leave the room as little as possible, Takeya had entrusted any exterior dealings to others Such responsibilities were delegated to the rest of the student body, with the student council taking up the role of the core
The plan was put into action Reki iym, then laid out the plan and current situation to them From now on, there would be no lessons and no weekly sacrifices
But there was no joy Everyone knew froo just as planned when a irl is involved
All of the students are obligated to watch over the classroom Class 18 are barricaded in They use a syste out every three hours This requires a total of eighty people per day
Any student who leaves the class without Takeya’s permission will be considered White Noisette, and thusly be attacked and/or captured, period Such an attack would not be gentle by any means, but would be one that would, without a doubt, kill anyone that was not White Noisette
If the lookouts gave the signal, the entire school would be ht her Naturally, it would be a life or death battle
Takeya had another realization His actions bear a real chance of bringing about the end of all his comrades in Sorakara Farm
“You look pale, Takeya”
Takeya instinctively raised his head at Zan’s words
“Yeah…”
Takeya brought Zan and his friend Shuuhei along to the physics classroom and laid out his plan from here on out
The ballots that the class had written on a while ago were lined up on the old, scratched-up desk
“So Takeya, what are we doing?”
Takeya lit an alcohol lamp with one of their precious few matches
“Actually, there’s a bit of a catch to these ballots Each has a nuar water If we put it over fire, that nuot which number, we can knoho voted what”
“Ah, so the anonymity was a lie Which means the one who handed out the ballots, Lilly, was your accomplice?”
“Yes”
“W-Why would you do this?”
The one who responded to Shuuhei’s question was not Takeya, but Zan
“To find out who voted no There’s no way White Noisette would be up for a siege Takeya is thinking that there is a high chance that White Noisette is a those who voted no”
“Yeah We need to pay special attention to those that voted against If they’re only participating reluctantly and are dissatisfied, theytroublesome e’re tired”
Takeya started checking the ballots
“Takeya-kun I wanted to ask, but how dangerous do you think this plan is? What do you think White Noisette is going to do?”
Takeya thought about Shuuhei’s question for a moment and answered honestly
“It’s hard to believe it’ll go well I don’t believe that White Noisette will starve without doing nothing Even if the student council president has her ring, there are still things she can do to help her transform”
“Such as?”
“I’ht have her allies help her Magical girls don’t work alone”
“W-What e do?”
“We have to expose her while she is still in human form and capture her, before she has time to act”
“Capture? How?”
“Magical girls are immortal even in human form, but they become unable to move for a small amount of time if their brains or hearts are pierced If we affire them in a surprise attack Then ill pin her doith stakes so she cannot regenerate or move”
“Ah, how gory… Can irls feel pain?”
“I have irls, but they still look like girls It’ll probably be horrible Even worse, she will look like one of the classether with… But we have no choice, no?”
Zan started adding to the conversation
“Takeya, how long do you think White Noisette can hold out?”
“…About 10 days”
“Then we have a time limit We need to find out who White Noisette is and attack the accoht?”
“…Right”
The ballot check was finished Three people voted “no” Takeya startedthe nuister
“This number is… Uh…”
“Me”
Takeya frowned instinctively
“What’s with that face? What were you expecting? I’ve been telling you there’s no e can kill her constantly”
“…Well, at least he’s consistent”
“Be glad I narrowed down the number of suspects A boy like me cannot be a suspect There’s no need to tellno”
“True”
There’s no point in blairls in the class Takeya started going through the with everyone, but he doesn’t want theirls He feels that from the bottom of his heart
“Takeya-kun Who are the other two?”
“Give me a minute”
Takeya coister and came up with two names
“Hatogaya Koko and Fujisaki Nono”
He recalled their faces That said, he had no idea what Koko, who is alearing a gas mask, actually looked like
“So, one of these two is White Noisette…?”
“Or are they? White Noisette didn’t necessarily vote against Besides, both the they voted no And Koko is twelve! It’s no surprise she can’t ht”
“Yeah If anything, I think Nono is suspicious, but I don’t think a girl wearing a gaseveryone’s attention is White Noisette If a girl loaded with suspicion like that was the criainst the wall”
“Well, we aren’t Let’s just be careful of those two for now”
Zan looked at Takeya and crossed his arms
“’Be careful of’, huh?”
“What are you trying to say, Zan?”
“Well…”
Zan was being uncharacteristically evasive
“It’s okay, just say it”
“Ok… Takeya, the two that voted no…”
He hesitated a little and said
“You’re not going to kill them, are you?”
Even in the face of such brash words, Takeya’s expression re he had actually briefly considered
“There’s no e can do that It’s impossible to kill two people at this time”
“But Takeya, do you think White Noisette will mess up so much that you can be 100 certain? We only have 10 days”
“That’s true, but we cannot afford toso It’s too risky”
“…That’s true”
Zan accepted it, for now
But Takeya realized so that conversation
He’s right It’s unlikely ill be able to narrow it down so much as to definitively say someone is White Noisette And if that is the case, do I need to kill my classmates, ere h I could be mistaken?
Takeya bit his lips
When that time comes, can I really do it?
Part 2
It was the sixth day of the siege and their worst fears had been realized Takeya hadn’t even been able to pick out a suspicious person, let alone identify White Noisette
The ever-growing paranoia and suspicion between class ast them The dissatisfaction with such an oppressive lifestyle and being unable to go outside The sudden change in environht be wiped out The i when it would all end
The effect of all these intense stressors on the class’ psyche was clear Everyone was nearing exhaustion
It was only inevitable that so like this would happen:
The death of Kunugi Sumire
“That’s enough! I’irl! Please understand! No! I don’t want to suspect anyone Whatever! I don’t care anymore! Do whatever the hell you want! I don’t care! I don’t care! I don’t care!”
Sumire was unable to handle the current situation nobody comforted her like before, no matter hoorried she was, how depressed she was, or how many tears she shed Thus, she was driven to try and break free and escape the classroom
The students outside were going through the exact saht they would understand if she told thes had been, cooped up in that rooht if she pleaded will all her heart that she wasn’t a irl, they’d spare her
But Reki’s orders were absolute
“Eh? Eeh? What’s that?”
Su for her on the other side of the door, sabres at the ready Following their exauard quickly fell into line
A man in an armband spoke
“This is a irl Do you understand?”
Those who atteirls This is an iron rule
There is no way Sumire can be allowed to live
If they were to i Sumire now and spare her, then slowly but surely everyone would make their escape attempts, and the plan would be ruined
“Prepare yourselves! Everyone, surround her and kill!”
Su her head frantically from side to side
“Why? You’re supposed to be killingme?!”
“I don’t get it! I don’t get I don’t get it! I-I’, can’t you tell?! There’s no way alike this!”
“Help! Help! A-All I did was leave the class for a second, right?! I’ll go back! I’ll never leave again! I’ll go back! Let o! Spare me! Please! Please! PleeEEEEAAAAAAAA-“
Suht in front of Takeya and the rest of the class’ eyes
Her death rattle lodged itself in Takeya’s mind
Surave, but it was hard to bla the current situation She was not the only person yet to coone
Most of the students are only now cos once were by seeing Suht before their eyes
Truth be told, Takeya was one of theined that Su the classroos considered, she would have been forgiven
In reality, Sumire was not the first person to be killed since this started Two people from outside his class had been executed One of theirl before, was put to death for being too loyal to White Noisette Reki killed another for rebelling against Takeya’s plan That person was not the only one who refused to go along with the plan, but they were made into an example to dissuade the rest
In other words, Takeya was responsible for the deaths of at least three people They in all likelihood died resenting hi his name
On the day that Sumire died, Takeya voe of the classroo face as the architect of the plan, but he couldn’t hold it back any longer nobody said anything to him as he vo
The next day
Takeya lay in his futon, pressing his hand against the bruise on his cheek He remembered the words that the one who hit hi with the intense pain he felt then
“I don’t hate you or anything, but let ood hit in Sumire’s place”
Matsuri, one of Suht She did nothing else to him after that In the year that Takeya has known her that was the first time he had ever seen her cry
The pain fro him headaches, but he also felt a kind of co blamed by others
He was still haunted by Su that caainst his ear drums It was like they were about to burst
He knew all of this was co that didn’t make it easier to reconcile
He felt dirty, as if a thick oil oozing was out of his heart It was a feeling that never went away, no matter how many times he vomited His mind felt heavy and dull, like it had somehow turned into an iron ball He didn’t want to think
Did I screw up?
The words he could never say If he did, the anger and dissatisfaction of the class would turn on hiood as dead
He couldn’t afford to think like that, but that question repeated itself over and over in his head It tormented him as much as the pain did
Do I just want to save Reika-san for my own sake?
Takeya couldn’t sleep at all yesterday so he really should be getting some sleep, yet, he couldn’t sleep at all today either
On the first day of the siege the class were split into three groups It was decided they ould in 8 hour shi+fts Takeya’s group was assigned to sleep between 4 PM tooutside of that time is punishable by death
There is no day or night when the 21 Confectionaries are in play It’s 7 PM now but the sky is the same absurdly milky sky it always is
He was so broken down he even began to hate the sky outside
Lilly was sleeping on her side right next to Takeya, and she was literally—and perhapsher back on him
Lilly…
If the other class to crack, they wouldn’t do anything They ht hate Takeya, but it’s clear to the off in the first place went through would be a case of hi what he sowed
But Lilly is different She didn’t give his together with kind words, but he knew she was an ally froht beside him
He moved his mouth close to her ears
“Hey, Lilly”
It’s okay if she’s sleeping No, he wants her to be asleep
Takeya knew he couldn’t go around whining due to the position he held, but he was at his limit He couldn’t keep it locked up inside anymore He let it out
He whispered into Lilly’s ear
“A?”
Just saying those words helped clear hisor not, she was the only person that would be able to accept his coht
He was surprised he would think like that
Ah… I’ over too much…
He thought that only person he could really rely on was Reika, and that he couldn’t really claim that such a close relationshi+p existed between he and Lilly after just a year of living together
Lilly said nothing It seemed she was really asleep That’s exactly what Takeya wanted, but he was still a bit hurt he wasn’t being listened to
He pulled away from Lilly, surprised at his oeakness
When he pulled his head back under the futon, his ain
A? A? Am I wro-
pat
Takeya was lightly patted through the futon He stuck his head out
Lilly was looking at Takeya, her lips pursed Her blonde hair was touching his face
“You’re awake, Lilly”
Lilly didn’t respond right away She was thinking about how to reply She was even considering pretending to be asleep like that
“No honorifics? Don’t get too familiar with me, idiot”