Despite Hibiki giving a really rude introduction, with Shigemoto doing a lecture, Kana and her coworkers see the festival event. However, the man who is hiding in the trees creates some chaos.

As the festival goes well as Sakae transformed as she summoned Igni, it’s apparent things are going to take a turn for the worse. Sure, the festival event went smoothly as Sakae finished her performance and sealed Igni, but without knowing, things are about to take a turn for the worse.

I find it funny how Hitomi ate all that food and became so uncomfortable. She really needed to go to the bathroom. Still, it’s interesting to see her endure it until the performance ended. Kana went with Hitomi as Hitomi really needed to go to the bathroom. When they got out, they found that there was a barrier trapping whoever was inside. The audience, Sakae, Hibiki, Akane, and Iroha got stuck while an ancient and powered-up earth Kaii appeared out of nowhere. Also, escaping the barrier is not possible.

Sakae, in her magical girl form, tries to defeat the Kaii by using talismans. However, she struggled as her arm was injured. What is funny is that the audience sees this as an extension to the show rather than something they should get worried about. However, that perpetrator eventually powered up that Kaii and as the earth Kaii was about to surround a vulnerable Sakae, Hibiki dropped his laptop as he tried to save her. Of course, he was at a loss since the program was getting corrupted and couldn’t interpret the output on the screen.

We get a flashback showing how Hibiki and Sakae were during their childhood. Hibiki didn’t have many friends, besides Sakae, as the kids wouldn’t interact with him. After all, he was reading books about complex scientific subjects. When Sakae begged him to play dodgeball, he basically defeated every player, with the remaining one accusing him of being a cheater. He felt that he only caused trouble, although Sakae doesn’t seem to think so. That he is good at everything he tries makes it feel that it’s not necessarily a good thing. As a result, he feels everyone hates him, even grown-ups.

Sakae promises she will be the only one who won’t hate him. After all, she comes from a miko family, and she is considered a grown-up after turning 10 years old. As a result, Hibiki is still a child. When he got older, he had gotten into computers and fixing computers at the shrine and even taking job offers after employers found out his abilities. It’s interesting how he goes from appearing to be a nerd to being a delinquent in childhood. During class, he finds out about Magilumire and applies for a job there. He desires a world where he is not alone and doesn’t have to rely on Sakae too much.

Thankfully, Igni broke out of the seal and saved Sakae by defeating the Kaii. That is when Kaede tries to get through the others in the barrier as Hibiki responds. Kaede needs to break through the barrier so that they can rescue them. From the looks of it, it appears the perpetrator’s plan is not going as well as planned. The question is, can Hibiki and Kaede bring down the barrier created by the perpetrator? We’ll see next time.

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After Mitcher showed up out of nowhere, as he misses Mizuka, it reveals something why Mizuka won’t perform at least, without dangling a carrot with the promise of money. That is why Rin panics as Nanami tries to get back at Ouka for rejecting her offer by her attempt to destroy the Himawari Circus in her latest plan.

From last time, Mizuka got into a spat with Mitcher as she has no desire to perform. What Mitcher said about Mizuka not understanding the circus is about. Mizuka is like, “How dare he talk to me like that!” Well, there is more to that story.

The next morning, Mitcher revealed that Mizuka’s attitude to the circus currently is not what it used to be. He knows Mizuka loves the circus because she treated the troupe as a second family. She had the desire to perform with the Black Lotus troupe. Sadly, her father decided he couldn’t physically do it anymore and called it quits, which caused his daughter to hate him and basically treat him as if he didn’t exist. The reason makes sense, as most who go to see Black Lotus is to see him perform, not everyone else. It really shows when Mizuka would rather die than perform at other circuses. It has to be the Black Lotus Circus, or she won’t do it. That explains everything, as they felt bad for Mizuka.

Mitcher said that Mizuka never performed; she never understood the mindset of performing in one, as in having fun and seeing the audience smile. The only problem, she has to do it in front of the audience. The two other instances do not count as they force her against her will, and she only did it for money. It has to be genuine, of course.

While they discuss how to teach Mizuka the true meaning of circus, Rin breaks the bad news as Sumeragi is playing dirty games again. Marika is losing hope that this could be the death blow to the Himawari Circus. After all, Nanami is not happy with Ouka turning down her offer, thus she wants to come in to destroy Himawari. Of course, Maria says that Rin is being too hard on herself, and she will take it up with the Circus Collection Association.

Funny how when Ouka wants to come up with a strategy to deal with Sumeragi, it’s funny how Mizuka stormed in challenging Mitcher to a showdown. That when Mizuka wondered why the girls were so serious, but even after that, Mizuka didn’t plan to perform. Maria has to do something to what it takes to protect Himawari. Funny how Mitcher says that even if Mizuka performs, it won’t change anything. Funny how Mizuka and Mitcher bicker with each other when he ultimately agrees to having a showdown with Mizuka and has Ouka involved. If Mizuka wins, Mitcher will not only pay off her debt but let her perform in the next show. Funny how Mizuka will perform in the show if she wins. Reverse psychology works.

The funny thing is Mitcher won’t face off Mizuka directly. He has Shizuku and Svietlana take his place, and they are serious as they are performing with their costumes on. Mizuka, of course, wants to win, so they changed. While Mizuka keeps giving that forced smile, Mitcher realizes something about her. Of course, Shizuku and Svietlana gave an amazing performance. The funny thing is that the girls have to admit that Ouka’s and Mizuka’s is more amazing. As for Mizuka understanding the meaning of circus, is in her eyes, being able to master a trick that she couldn’t do before as being fun. At least she got one part correct, as Mitcher said Mizuka to stop making that forced smile. This causes Mizuka to become upset with him as she runs away. She becomes frustrated when she can’t get it at all.

In the end, Mitcher admits that the reason they failed her is that they never show the common-sense things professionals would do. Now, he entrusts Mizuka with Ouka, literally endorsing Ouka’s love for Mizuka to teach her that. That is why Nanami will risk anything to get Ouka, no matter what. I wonder why she is so willing to put everything on the line just to get back at her. Still, while Mizuka on the bus to their next destination looks so grumpy, Ouka is happy to help Mizuka to the special place, and if things don’t work out, she can leave. I have a feeling where this is going. She will finally do it, instead of just doing it for the money. The question is, will Nanami’s plan stop them in their tracks? We have to see next time.

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After Sheena and Mimi celebrated Gratitude Day by cleaning up a row in a dusty library and got some dresses out of the deal, it’s time for Mimi to fight again. As Sheena waits, she wonders what is taking so long.

From last time, Sheena realized that stopping Mimi from going to the battlefield would not work. With that, she promised her that she would wait. Well, when Sheena was in battle, she apologized as she couldn’t keep her promise of not getting hurt. Well, it’s obvious how this will turn out.

The next day, Sheena notices Mimi hasn’t come back yet. She is getting worried as Seiran said that there are upper-class students coming back. Funny how Airi stopped Seiran from saying the obvious about Mimi. Of course, when she entered the nurse’s office, there were a lot of injured students being treated. It was a tough sight as Fran told her to wait in the back.

Well, the funny thing is a cloaked man comes for a delivery for Fran. The funny thing is that the man sees Sheena as she explains Fran being busy treating injuries. Apparently, he knows her, as he tells her to give the big sack to Fran and tell her he could retrieve everything. Sheena had a hard time bringing in the bag as she fell after tripping, wondering what was inside. That is until it started moving and Sheena became shocked. That is until the bag started saying her name. It was Mimi, who hadn’t fully healed.

When she tries to hug her, her shoulder hurts because it hasn’t fully healed, but she is really covered in blood. She lies about not getting hurt. Obviously, when Sheena saw her in this state, she started crying. That is why Mimi apologizes to her. She couldn’t keep her promise. Sheena hugged Mimi and apologized for telling her not to get hurt, acknowledging its impossible and she needs to accept reality. Mimi, of course, wonders why she is apologizing when she is happy for Sheena saying Mimi’s name. Sheena couldn’t stop crying as Mimi started crying. Fran came in, wondering what had happened. I think Fran traumatized Sheena, making her witness what she usually goes through for each battle. At least we got a nice scene with Sheena making Mimi a new flower head ring after her old one got wilted and damaged from battle.

As for the meeting, relying on Mimi is not enough. I felt that it’s going to this as they have to bring in more students, starting ones that have potential. I see some bad flags as they consider conducting a duel to determine if they are worthy of deployment. The next day, Omi considered Seiran and Mimi for the combat readiness exam. Omi is basically using Mimi as her opponent, as there is no upperclassman available to do the test.

Of course, with Airi and Sheena finding out, well, as Seiran’s worst-kept secret, they avoided talking to each other until after the test. It’s interesting to see that Airi seems against it, as she knows about Seiran’s weak point, in that she cannot engage emotionally, which is important as the enemy can take advantage of that weak point. Seiran seems ready, as she sees this as giving back to the academy, since she was going to die if a teacher didn’t save her, as she was homeless in the slums. Thus, if she wasn’t able to take that offer, she wouldn’t meet her. With that, she changed the offer and trained her so that she could succeed in the test and perhaps have a better chance at survival. It makes me wonder how it will turn out. We’ll see soon enough.

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As Aya and friends finally got Mio’s mother’s approval for her daughter to go on the trip, they spent a time preparing for the tournament. The first day of the tournament begins, so how well will the girls fare?

From last time, Yuu seems disappointed that they are spending the first day of coming to Tokyo at her relative’s house just to play video games. Well, it comes from a flashback before the tournament when an update dropped. It’s not too uncommon to see adjustments balance the meta-game. Well, the character that Aya uses saw a slight nerf while Mio seems excited that the character she uses received a buff, which gets her excited.

However, it doesn’t make an enormous difference as Mio is the same. It seems as if she is trying to use the charge technique more, which rarely works out well. However, Mio is not changing her strategy as she thinks perfect parries are cool. Even practicing the same strategy, Mio kept losing even in the middle of the night. Yuu wants them to go to sleep, as staying up all night might backfire on them. Thankfully, they finished for the night.

Now, it’s the big day as they head to the tournament site. Interestingly, there is another young lady taking part besides Arisa, Morino’s little sister. It’s interesting to see Mio’s reaction when she got inside as Yuu gets excited over how a particular button feels in a fight stick. Yes, the buttons Yuu pressed require a bit more force.

Also interesting to see other fighting games being played at the tournament, and Mio gets pretty excited watching other players play. Of course, Tamaki doesn’t think she can get to the top 16, but wonder what her goals are as Yuu is here to have fun. Of course, for Aya, tournaments like online matches are to prove one’s skills. However, it’s more about skill than just earning points and starting off with easy opponents and then harder ones as one ranks up. The big difference is that their matchups depend on skill specifically, and you don’t know how they play until the match actually starts.

Eventually, they ran into Arisa, who was standing next to them, taunting them by saying, Weak-looking players spouting fighting game philosophy. Yep, despite coming from a rich family, she sounded like a brat wanting to pick a fight, which annoyed Aya. The funny thing it reminds herself when she was younger, as she wants to defeat every player. That is when Mio says Aya is strong before calling Arisa an idiot, which annoyed her. That is when the staff said to head to their pools, as the hall is ready. As they walk away, Arisa seems really annoyed.

As for the match itself, Tamaki meets her opponent, who looks intimidating. It’s obvious she is there for the first time as she gets nervous. Mio lost her first round, which is surprising, but not really, given that she is probably using the same strategies but with more nervousness, which causes her to mess up in her match. Obviously, Yuu saw her crying and tried to cheer her up, as it’s not over until it’s over. She still has one more chance to turn things around as she gives her a certain keychain plushie of some kind of character.

That said, a certain pair from the same gaming team is being featured. Yes, the one that Arisa beat last time when gekido did a stream and had straight losses. It makes me wonder if he will have a matchup against Arisa. Also, it’s interesting that there is a VTuber along with the usual commentator. Aside from that, I guess we’ll eventually find out along with how Aya fared next time.

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With Iroha and Akane joining Magilumire, Shigemoto goes on a business trip to interview a potential applicant. However, we find out what kind of person Hibiki is.

As expected, we find out what kind of person Hibiki is. Well, it’s obvious that he has the looks of a delinquent. However, he is really close with Sakae. By how he reacts after realizing that he has an interview and thinks about cancelling it, it really gets Akane upset, especially because she finds out that Hibiki is playing hooky and not handing in assignments. Hibiki said that school doesn’t make him money, so he focuses on various jobs. It’s obvious he only cares about making money.

Now that Hibiki said that if he is not suitable for the position, he is to discard his application, this makes Akane really upset. Funny how Hitomi made a remark that he would be better at AST instead, given his attitude. Of course, Sakae is not having it at all since Hibiki was being rude. She thinks that with Hibiki’s abilities; she thought he would be at a better school than KMU. She seems worried about Hibiki’s future, as he would look terrible if he flunked out of university. He really doesn’t enjoy being called a doofus. Despite the splat, Shigemoto was still going forward with the interview.

Aside from that splat, eventually Sakae explained the lore behind the festival. She also showed off Igni, but a smaller version, which came on a USB drive. Apparently, Hibiki was the one who helped convert the pre-type B Kaii that had a distinctive shape of a wolf since it’s already weakened. This allows it to obey Sakae’s orders. The funny thing is Kaede becomes very interested in Hibiki’s abilities, although Hibiki treats it as being superficial.

Believe it or not, this really makes Akane angry at him for saying that he is not fit for the job, since he doesn’t care about connecting with other potential coworkers. Akane doesn’t think Hibiki will survive in real life, and of course he shuts the door as he doesn’t like complaints thrown at him. It really shows that nobody will hire him with that attitude, no matter how good his abilities are, as he can’t work in a team. Akane, of course, loads her grievances against him to Hitomi as she smiles. Kaede is the only one in the room who thinks differently.

The next morning, Shigemoto is eating meat as he seems nervous about his guest lecture. As he focused on his lecture, the young ladies went to the festival and enjoyed the festivities. Hibiki eventually met them with Sakae, as he is making sure the barrier is functional. After all, while Igni doesn’t pose a threat, any magical forces would, as it can cause a potential to not only ruin the event but also cause a potential mutation. This makes Kana a little worried.

Meanwhile, Shigemoto is running late as students keep asking more questions. However, he saw a glimpse of a guy who should be in jail. He ended the session early as he wanted to track him down. That is why Sakae started the festival event with Igni with an interesting magical girl transformation. Also, there is a suspicious guy with a gun on his back holding a drink, mentioning that if Tsutsumi had done the job right, he wouldn’t have to be here. It makes me wonder what his motives are. For sure, he will sabotage the event. I can guarantee it.

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Time surely went by really quickly as it’s my 37^th birthday. Yes, it’s getting close to the end of my 30s. Sure, last year was probably the worst year, but how does this year fare this time?

While things finally settled down in the past year, the only big real downside is that shutdown that happened in October until early November. For a little over a month, I haven’t worked as a result, but thankfully got through it thanks to savings before I got my back pay. The funny thing is that I spent the entire month playing through Pokémon Legends: Z-A. I finished 75% of the game before I went back to work with the shutdown ending.

That said, we all know how A and I are basically ruining hobbies, especially those that involve tech like video games. It is because of A and I companies buying up all the RAM supply. As a result, most of my hobbies involve video games and experimenting with various technologies, which became really expensive. It’s not too surprising, given all the negativity coming from people being priced out of video games because of the hardware skyrocketing in price. It also led to the price of hosting going up. As a result, I got rid of one server and converted the server that hosts my blog into a virtual machine on two of my bigger rented dedicated servers.

Besides PC gaming basically becoming an expensive luxury, even video game consoles. PlayStation and Xbox, and Steam Deck had a significant price increase this year, while Nintendo had a minor one. $50 increase on the Switch 2 happening next month. Also, the Steam Machine, with relatively weaker hardware than the PlayStation 5, sold for an eye-watering $1050 without a controller. This really shows how dire the video game hobby is, and it might keep happening as long the A and I bubble continues. The funny thing is that the Nintendo Hate Grift has died down a little. PlayStation killing off physical games and Xbox’s continued mismanagement with mass layoffs make Nintendo look better in comparison.

That said, while I already own most of the hardware, as I upgraded in recent years. I also grabbed a PlayStation 5 before prices went up again and built my Steam Machine killer. In addition, I am considering new hobbies that are not heavily tech-related. This includes photography. Earlier this year, I finally upgraded my Sony CyberShot RX100 II to a Leica D-Lux 8. During the spring, I took a lot of pictures of sakura flowers. I also got myself a professional photo printer to print 4×6 and 4×8 photos at home. Sure, there is a large upfront cost, but per print comes out a lot cheaper in the long run. That said, I have a lot of photos to look through and edit before printing, which I will probably do when summer finally ends.

In addition, I have expanded my garden from last year. Sure, three blueberry bushes died, but I ended up replacing them and hopefully they will survive next year. I am also growing raspberries, potatoes, onions, and pineberries. The only difference this year is that I set up an automatic drip watering system so my plants won’t end up dying on me. I made some mistakes that led to a few plants dying, but hopefully next year will be better.

That said, while things are still bad (maybe not as disastrous as last year), at least there are some bright spots. Sure, plans for the next year are up in the air. Hopefully, things will get better in the next year. With that, feel free to say Happy Birthday to me in the comments.

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With Akane’s luck of bringing home an elephant and Maria saving it from its abusive owner, a certain someone pays a visit out of nowhere and he somehow knows Mizuka. Is it part of Maria’s plans?

Before the present, there is a flashback to ask about Rin calling about the performance venue. After all, she wants to make sure venue won’t get snatched away. She asked for conditions so it won’t happen again. Thankfully, Rin paid a small portion for the reservation, so some other Circus troupe won’t swoop in and snatch it from them. Rin eventually informs the girls that this is the case, so it should give some peace and mind.

Back to the present, the girls see a newspaper article that Sumeragi surpasses Lotus Circus. They found out that Lotus won 5 times straight in the Circus Collection. They eventually talked about Black Lotus’s partner, Aiden Mitscher. Apparently, Ouka knows about him, which is not too surprising since she is a big fan of Black Lotus. Of course, when she says if she could find a catcher like him, she would be over the moon.

Funny when Ouka says “over the moon” twice to get Mizuka’s attention, Mizuka is not amused at all. It reminded her of the bad times she had with her father. Funny how they finally realize that Mizuka is the daughter of Black Lotus after all this time. Rin is surprised that Mizuka never mentioned it, but it’s important for the future of Himawari after all.

During the evening, Svietlana and Shizuku mentioned it to Rin and Maria. She finally came clean about Mizuka as Black Lotus entrusted her with his daughter. Sadly, the debt part is still true, which is not surprising since she fell into the debt trap trying to help Imari. Apparently, Maria has all the connections, which is news to Svietlana and Shizuku as she views Mizuka as an asset to get Himawari out of debt. Well, that is if Muzka is willing to do circus work, but she seems very reluctant to do so.

Meanwhile, Mizuka is reading a book when Ouka comes in. She of course reading the picture book called The Wizard of Oz. In a way, it’s not too surprising to relate to this book given her situation. Of course, Ouka reveals that she is a big fan of Black Lotus and there is no surprise why she figured something special about her performance with Mizuka. Ouka knows that Mizuka is Black Lotus’s daughter, which is no wonder she felt something special in Mizuka. When she said that, Mizuka was fast asleep.

The next morning, the girls were brushing their teeth when a handsome blonde hair guy came by and picked up Mizuka. It’s Mitscher, one of Black Lotus’s partners. He looks older, of course, but familiar. Obviously, Mizuka is not happy at all to see him as he picked her up, threw her, and caught her in the air. Seeing the girls’ reaction was amazing, although it’s obvious that Mitcher came to check up on Mizuka, of course. As Mizuka wants to go shopping than deal with him.

While she is away, the girls share how useful Mizuka is in helping their circus. They mention Mizuka performs, as they wonder why she hates circus stuff and the trauma. Of course, Mitcher does some training from hell with having Imari stand still as he targets the apples in a magic trick. Of course, he basically traumatized almost of the girls as he does cordless bungles, throwing girls, and spinning them. I guess they got a taste of why Mizuka hates performing in a circus.

Of course, Ouka who asks Mitcher to do an aerial act with her. While he denied her at first, Maria did her magic to change his mind. She got her wish and well it was a unique experience. Mitcher got to see Ouka’s potential. Shizuku admits that she was a bad influence on Ouka before Mizuka came along. Shizuku and Svietlana did her performance for Mitcher to critique.

As expected, while Mizuka came back and thinks the performance is okay, Mitcher of course sees that something is lacking. After telling what he suggests, their performance turned out better than before. That is when Mitcher spilled the beans calling Svietlana by her last name as she competed in the Circus Collection before. That is when Maria’s connections come into play as in being the underdogs that can possibly get to the Circus Collection finals one day. With the A-team they have, they can also get rid of the debt that is burdening them.

However, Mitcher thinks that Mizuka has what it takes to coach and would rather see her perform on stage. Obviously, she doesn’t want to, as she is adamant, even after 5 episodes and being forced to perform to not perform at all. Mitcher points out that Mizuka is being rude, but we probably know why she feels this way. It’s about her father taking the place she held so dear. I guess this can explain the parallels to The Wizard of Oz.

In the end, Mizuka feels trapped into performing for Himawari against her will because of that debt. However, Mitcher will pay it off. Funny how Ouka convinces her to pay in installments instead, so Mizuka would stay longer. Still, things are contentious with Mizuka, with Mitcher as he doesn’t think Mizuka understands what circus is about. He will help her. Also, I wonder what is up with Maria and how she can assemble a talent team of young women with the connections she has. I guess the mystery deepens.

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After Sheena found out that Mimi got resurrected, as she found out the full truth from Fran, it’s finally Gratitude Day. However, she is still not comfortable with the idea of Mimi fighting in a war, let alone killing people.

From last time, Sheena took Mimi to the daisy field and even made a daisy ring for her. Mimi finally asked that question. She asked what she wanted to do. After waking up, she still doesn’t know what she wants. It makes me wonder what her answer would be besides freeing Mimi from having to fight a war.

With that comes Gratitude Day, where they clean up the academy in a way to repay it. Of course, Mimi and Sheena are just wearing their shirt and skirt for the occasion since they are doing some cleaning. Mimi wondered why, but it’s not too surprising since they are going to get dirty. Their class is tidying up a library, meaning arranging a bunch of books. When they got there, Ari and Seiran were already arranging a shelf, as Omi told Mimi and Sheena to tidy up the shelf.

As expected, it was really dusty, and Mimi pulled a book out, and all the pages fell out. That is when Sheena read a page, something about a curse being the cost of magic. She wonders if the resurrection spell is a curse, as she wonders if she can break the curse on Mimi. That is when Mimi called Sheena’s name as she saw Mimi using magic to make books fly. Sheena tries to make a book fly, but she can only get it off the ground slightly for a short period, as she says how useless she is, which shows that she can’t protect anyone.

Despite this, Mimi still thinks Sheena is good at cooking and cleaning. It shows when she helps one of her classmates put a book on the highest shelf. The funny thing is that a bunch of books fell on Mimi’s head and she hurt her head. Mimi asked for a head pat for comfort. The interesting thing green sparks are around Mimi as Sheena pats her head more. That is when Seiran and Airi checked on her. Is this a sign that Sheena can do some kind of healing magic?

After all the hard work, Mimi and Sheena cleaned the entire row, although they were really dirty from all the dust. Mimi had a lot of fun, but Sheena says Gratitude Day is not all about cleaning. There is a display of stuff that people are giving away. When Sheena came back, she wondered where Mimi was. Well, the female classmates are using Mimi as a dress-up doll, which is not surprising given how cute she is. It’s the same girl that the silver-haired lady kissed, named Ester.

She offered that outfit that Mimi is wearing and even offered Sheena a similar one-piece dress, but in light blue, which is quite nice. Of course, Sheena gave out sweets for everyone to enjoy. Also, Sheena took a potted plant that looks wilted, but think is still alive. What is interesting is that when she touches it, it has some green sparkles and sprouts a flower. This confirms that Sheena has some kind of healing magic she doesn’t know about.

One night, Sheena was waiting as Mimi came back, unscathed, but have blood covered on one of her sleeves. It’s fun to see them wash their hair, as after Sheena shampooed her hair, Mimi took the sprayer and put it up to her face. It’s funny to see her reaction when the spray is too strong. Well, Mimi did the same when she shampooed Sheena’s hair, making the shampoo bubbles look like bunny ears before spraying the spray with a bit too much power. Either way, Sheena appeared to have a lot of fun.

While in the bath, Mimi mentions the magic she uses to kill her foes, even many at one time. Still, Sheena seems worried that Mimi might not come back one day, even if Fran gives assurances that Mimi can’t die. She is sad if Mimi dies; she will never see her loved ones ever again. Sheena, besides being the weakest with magic, really doesn’t like war as she sees it as a very sad thing. Even when she met Fran the next day to get something to clean the blood, she wanted to break the spell on Mimi so she didn’t have to fight in the war.

Of course, Fran says the obvious: without Mimi, everyone will end up in the war, including Sheena, and end up getting killed. Fran sees this as being worse than just relying on Mimi, as she can’t technically die. Sheena shares her frustration about war. It’s not too surprising, as even in real life, nobody seems to like the idea of war, except perhaps warmongers. Fran sees it as a necessary evil to protect themselves and their loved ones. Even the idea of using Mimi to fight the battles is questionable, but it’s the best option out of terrible options.

In the end, Sheena concedes she can’t be idealistic to put an end to Mimi being sent out to every battle possible. She promises to keep waiting for Mimi to return and hopes that Mimi will come back safe and sound. As expected, Mimi sees her off in a cheerful mood.

(Also known as I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day)

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After Tamaki mentions she wants to take part in a tournament, EVO Japan, Mio gets excited. However, Mio has trouble convincing her mother to sign the excursion form. I wonder how she can convince her to sign it without saying she is doing to for video games.

At the beginning of the episode, it’s interesting that Morino and Hana are dropping off forms. Apparently, Morino has special plans during the break, as Hana plans to go somewhere too and took her offer to go to the station with her. Still, it makes me wonder about her plans.

With Tamaki thinking about entering a tournament, they planned the whole group trip around it. While Yuu and Tamaki came up with an itinerary for the trip to Tokyo, it’s not surprising that Mio is in a tough spot. After all, she is afraid that her mother won’t sign the permission slip, as she will think her daughter is just going to Tokyo to play video games. Funny how she will forge her mother’s signature to go without her noticing. The funny thing is, Aya prevents Mio from going ahead with it as it would be worse than just confronting her mother. After all, if she finds out if something goes terribly wrong and her mother finds out. Well, it won’t end well. At least Aya says that if they pitch it as a vacation and not an excuse to play video games, it will work out. At least Aya coaxed her into taking the right path. Nice to see Mio hug her until she begs Aya to do all the talking.

As for convincing Mio’s mother, she seems impressed that her daughter made friends instead of caring only about video games. Not only that, Mio showed she got good grades as they had tea. After Aya said they were going to Tokyo to go sightseeing, Mio’s mother was worried that her daughter would be a burden since she only cared about video games. Tamaki and Yuu do their work by showing their itinerary, as Aya reassures her that everything will be fine. After Mio tried to prove she worked so hard and wanted to go on this trip, her mother recognized her achievements. However, she gives a sense of dread as said the trip has nothing to do with gaming whatsoever. This gets everyone on edge, but thankfully she entrusts Mio’s friend to look after her daughter on the trip. So, they got over one hurdle, as long as she doesn’t find out.

That said, after getting off the airport, Aya wondered if they were in Tokyo, but the airport seemed empty. They are still an hour away from Tokyo. Thankfully, Yuu got Tamaki to the right path as she was about to wander back into the airport. Funny how while on the train, Mio seems annoyed that Yuu registered her as “Shirayuri,” the name she doesn’t like. However, Yuu apologizes as she was half asleep when she registered herself in the tournament. Also, it’s interesting to see Aya’s, Yuu’s, and Tamaki’s player names as Inuyu, Ayaman, and Teya-senpai. It’s interesting to see how they came up with those names.

Eventually, Aya and her friends arrived at Yuu’s house, where they were going to stay. I find it hilarious how Aya and Mio go for the laptop and fighting sticks. Yes, they went all the way to Tokyo just to play video games, something that they say they would not do to Mio’s mother. Even Yuu seems disappointed, as she wanted to explore Tokyo with her friends. It’s obvious preparing for the tournament is more important than sightseeing. Obviously, she became annoyed until she gave in. Of course, Aya explains the strategies Mio uses in studying her opponent’s moves. Of course, Mio says hitting the button harder does the trick, while Aya thinks she will just break the buttons.

As Yuu browsed videos, Tamaki took a break as she had lost again. Sure, Tamaki is feeling nervous. She wonders if she can play seriously at the tournament. I find it funny how Yuu says Tamaki is too serious, as they are schoolgirls who came to Tokyo just to get holed up in a room playing games. Tamaki admits they are fairly hardcore, but can’t catch up. Yuu thinks she can, as she understands how Tamaki feels, because she notices how hard she pushes herself, which is no wonder Yuu feared her at first. Either way, she wants to have fun with her at the tournament tomorrow.

Of course, we saw glimpses of male streamers playing Street Fighter 6. Yes, it’s what you would expect. Gekido, who mains Chun-Li, looks like your typical delinquent. He suffered some losses as he tried to get 100 wins. Also, Cecil is your typical guy you would see in a shoujo manga. The funny thing is, a rather new and unknown player defeated gekido in a match, and the player’s name was “Alice Alice A.” that won against her. This gets him interested, as that player might be at the tournament.

Meanwhile, in the hotel room, is that Morino in a hotel room with her younger sister, Arisa? She was playing an online match under the player name, “Alice Alice A?” I guess this is the “special plans” Morino is talking about. She is chaperoning her little sister at a fighting game tournament. I wonder what her reaction will be when she sees Aya, Mio, Tamaki, and Yuu. Either way, Arisa, the fighting game prodigy, might be a formidable boss if Aya or Mio ends up in a match against her.

(Also known as Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games)

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After Magilumiere pulled off a successful demonstration against all odds, they finally got approval for the Alice System. However, Magilumiere will need more workers to build it out to scale.

With a successful demo, Shigemoto is finally considering hiring more magical girls and a new engineer to help build out the Alice system. Funny how they picked Kana to do the interview. As expected, she seems very nervous and had to give safe answers as she doesn’t know how to describe such a unique startup company like Magilumiere. Eventually, Kana realizes she should just give honest answers and let the chips fall.

In the end, they somehow hired two magical girls, which are pretty obvious picks and tons of applicants. They are the ones Kana and Hitomi worked with previously with, Iroha and Akane. Iroha thought she wanted a career shift, but she is not sure about leaving her vice president position at RIMT.

Of course, the owner encourages her to try it out so her skills won’t go to waste. Also, Akane planned her replacement before she left her former company. It’s funny how they have high expectations of Kana. Likewise, with Hitomi and Kana, it appears Iroha and Akane are pretty close, even linking arms after their first transformation. Sure, Iroha looks cooler with her lab coat outfit, but at least she kept the glasses.

With that, Shigemoto collapses as he reveals a closet filled with stacks of job applications and resumes that they had received. It’s clear the job recruitment post was an immense success. Funny how he finally went through all the applications and only got one, and it took three months to go through that. The person they are looking for is in Kyoto, as Shigemoto has a lecture at the university there. That means a business trip and visiting a shrine where magical girls originated at a miko shrine. They seem really excited.

They arrived at the university. Funny how Kaede and Shigemoto eventually became interested in two students figuring out a magic circle before they were told to stop. While Shigemoto talked to the staff as Akane, Hitomi, and Kana explored the university. The person Shigemoto plans to interview, Yamimori Hibiki, has a questionable reputation as he doesn’t seem to go to class, poking at the computer all the time, and his name is on the board wanting his reports. It makes you wonder what Shigemoto is thinking.

Eventually, they went to the Tonomori Shrine, as they met a miko named Tonomori Sakae, a 28th-generation miko. She is also a magical girl, as she states there is maintenance being done on the shrine’s barrier. The funny thing is Sakae’s childhood friend is doing it, and it is Hibiki. They run into the person Shigemoto plans to interview, and it’s not what Kana is expecting at all. It makes me wonder how the interview will turn out, given the questionable reputation Hibiki has at the university for not handing in his assignments and attendance issues.

(Also known as Magilumiere Co. Ltd.)

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