Wh-What?
No...
Yuji, don't!
Just this single Treasure
prevents me from doing anything.
Now set free
Your hidden feelings
So that you may sever
Reality that returns to nothingness
Even if fate is inevitable
Nobody can predict what will happen
Defy it with all you've got
Grasp the future reflected in
Your eyes with your own hands
Shout out
Your existence
Cry out
Shout out
No matter what hardship
Awaits us down the way
Light my fire
That is my proposed plan...
An attack on the enemy's fortified positions,
and a counterattack to meet them anywhere they strike us.
These are the primary elements.
It's quite a typical strategy for a defensive battle.
Uninteresting.
We outnumber them on a massive scale.
Would it not be better to strike first,
destroying them before they come up with their own plan?
After their defeat at Shanghai,
will the tools choose to regroup?
Should they infiltrate our territory in small numbers,
we should appreciate their initiative,
as we did during the Révolution.
It's the opposite.
They'll strengthen their defenses,
precisely because of Shanghai.
We are not their only enemies.
As the General suggests,
we cannot lose, given our superior numbers.
The Jägers are prepared to scout the enemy.
Our Strategist has already foreseen such an obvious probability!
Now, we must discuss
how we respond in the event of the unexpected...
I am present.
We will be an immovable force.
Impudence, Decarabia!
If you wish to speak before
two of the Trinity, show yourself!
I intended no discourtesy.
Lady Bel-Peol, Strategist and Judge of Paradoxes.
Sir Sydonay, General and the Thousand Changes.
If I have unwittingly given offense, I apologize.
How dare you?
Stop it... We're in the midst of a meeting!
Decarabia, pay more attention to the actions of those around you.
Do not delay our accomplishment of the Grand Order with tiresome meddling.
Yes. I apologize.
That got things warmed up.
Begin the debate!
"The Captive Flame Haze"
Lady Shana.
We have cleaned the room and replaced your sheets.
Do you require anything further?
Then goodbye.
Please summon us at any time.
If I attacked them now,
even that Rinne could kill me.
I don't have Nietono no Shana
or Alastor.
I'm alone.
Someday, find it for yourself.
Shiro...
She's become far more accustomed to it, Sophie Sawallisch.
Yes, Takemikazuchi.
Her speed in learning is
as expected from the Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer.
I suppose.
What's next?
Then let us draft the letter with the message to the Outlaws.
I know...
Why don't you write to the Specialist of Everything?
To Wilhelmina?
No.
If I send a message, right after we said goodbye,
I'll only disappoint her.
A perfect Flame Haze doesn't rely on anyone.
You can't get to sleep yet?
I-I'm not lonely.
I asked you to sleep with me.
There's nothing for you to be concerned about.
Tomorrow will be the last day I spend with you.
I wouldn't call this a parting gift,
but I'd like you to remember something.
When you deal with others, choose but do not refuse.
No matter with whom you're dealing,
look first only at what is before you, and then judge.
If you notice something strange,
face it, without running, and then consider.
Be it Flame Haze, Denizen, or human,
investigate what you cannot understand.
And if it brings you peace, hold on to it.
Yes.
But...
I won't cling to anyone.
Because you're a perfect Flame Haze?
Lady Shana.
It's fine.
I will enter alone.
Shana, I'm coming in.
It's been a while.
There's no need to glare like that.
Tell her, Alastor.
How dare you...
Alastor.
Have you been all right?
Yes, mostly.
Did they hurt you?
Not at all.
Alastor is with me of his own accord.
If either of you wishes,
the Cocytus can be returned to you immediately.
Alastor had no alternative but to agree after what he heard.
Flame of the Heavens,
I offer you the opportunity
to accompany me just once, to gather information.
Come with me.
And see what I see,
what the Ball Masque are.
More importantly, is anything else bothering you?
I'm helpless.
Remove this chain.
I can't do that.
There may be Denizens here
who would see you injured.
I can't have you roaming around.
Then you shouldn't have captured me in the first place!
Would you prefer that I either release you, or kill you?
You would ask of me such a thing?
You're always doing the craziest things, completely straight-faced...
Climbing from the terrace to the roof,
before being dragged back by Denizen guards.
Or trying to sever your chain with that decorative sword.
I panicked when I heard you'd hurt yourself.
Shana.
Shana...
No!
Shana?
What's wrong?!
A single loss shouldn't have affected you like this!
So why?
Stop it, Yuji Sakai.
It can't be...
No, you wouldn't change your behavior toward someone, based on their power!
You would...
Don't talk like you understand me!
My, my...
I didn't expect to be met with this pathetic scene upon arrival.
This is someone I met yesterday,
who is contributing toward the Grand Order.
Allow me to introduce you.
Lamies, the Corpse Collector...
Or Leanan Sidhe, the Spiral Organ.
Fate brings us together in the strangest places...
Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Slayer, Shana.
Shana-chan?
Who is that?
If they intended to annihilate her,
their leader didn't need to come in person.
So some kind of Unrestricted Method must be sealing her power, indeed.
Hence her bond with Yuji's mother...
Complete isolation.
Are you leaving to go somewhere?
To receive all this, not being able to give anything in return...
Do not trouble yourself.
You have been very good to me, indeed.
If it's part of your job, it can't be helped.
Come back later,
and see the baby's face.
I told you to double check!
We have no record of any such person visiting us.
Are you sure you haven't confused us with another establishment?
Please!
Have someone look!
Keisaku Sato must be there!
What is that idiot doing?
When he left, he was trying to act so cool.
I'm coming in!
Okay!
Same time, every day. Good to see you.
So, how'd it go?
No good.
They kept repeating the same thing.
Finally, they hung up on me.
Sucks to be you!
No change, huh?
Yeah...
I was hoping that today our sleeping beauty here would maybe...
But she shows no signs of waking.
I don't get it...
Is Sato really at that Outlaw branch?
Isn't that what the Specialist of Everything said?
If they weren't sure, they'd have explained.
And they're playing dumb.
They're hiding something.
What's the point?
Is Sato worth all that?
Just calling isn't enough.
We'll ask Carmel-san to go directly.
Maybe they...
Could that be it?
What do you mean?
Well, there's this giant battle coming, and the Specialist of Everything
is completely ignoring her summons.
She's ignoring direct requests from the Braider of Trembling Might,
Sophie Sawallisch, too.
This isn't about Sato?
Just listen...
Basically, the guys at the Tokyo headquarters are waiting
for the Specialist of Everything to arrive.
And they plan to try persuading her then.
Keisaku is a hostage to that cause.
A hostage?
Flame Hazes don't always work well together.
Often, there are plots or trades happening behind the scenes.
But Keisaku knew what he was doing when he got involved.
Hey, if Sato returns, she'll wake up, right?
Dunno!
First, we should see
how she responds to the passionate kiss of a prince!
If the prince knew what was going on here,
he'd return, even if he had to beat the crap out of a legion of Flame Hazes!
But sometimes, things just don't work out...
If he knew Margery-san was asleep in his room,
he'd be here in a second.
Damn right.
Sheesh...
Just get back here, you idiot!
I knew it.
In this situation, I can't expect any help from Hildegard, indeed.
Personnel shortage.
I know that, but I relied on my friendship with them, to garner aid, indeed.
I should have expected that
all requests for help with this mad plan would be refused.
I have but one thing on which to rely...
The words of their creator, Gavida, the Soaring Tower of Quintessence.
"Palace of Heaven's Road and Palace of the Stars
must not be allowed in proximity to one another."
If I wait, the slim odds of victory become even slimmer.
I must leave within the next few days, indeed.
Solemn departure.
If only Margery Daw were well...
Where did I put my bag?
Your back.
I wonder if the baby is a boy or a girl.
Bel-Peol,
regarding the master...
Stolas has already explained it, yes?
Right now, nothing could stop completion of the Grand Order.
This is too important to settle for "right now."
I'll have Decarabia's guest brought in
to investigate.
The Spiral Organ?
Indeed, perhaps they can...
If that Mystes had any plan to interfere with the Grand Order,
the master would stop him.
But the lack of communication makes me a bit ill at ease.
I suppose it is out of our hands...
Then what is the master doing when he skips his strategy conferences?
Don't worry.
Hecate is calculating the final coordinates.
She isn't with our lord.
To her, all this means nothing
beyond another step toward the Grand Order's completion.
And a mere vessel will never draw away her attention.
The strategy conferences took a long time.
Yes, this involves more manpower and territory than any other attack in history.
There are a million points to argue over.
Each of them is a veteran
of group combat, with several hundred years of experience.
Even with this large a scale, if they work together, they'll be fine.
Hence Decarabia's withdrawal.
So the preparations are complete?
Connect us to the professor.
Yes.
Can you hear me?
Yes!
Bottom of the engine room here.
Ask the professor how much he's completed.
All right.
Professor!
The Strategist wishes to know how much work is finished...
Domino!
Why aren't you working?!
Strategist!
What is it, Bel-Peol?
Better than anyone else, you know how busy I am...
Hecate is adjusting the final coordinates.
You need to finish up,
as it will soon be time for the Grand Order's second stage to activate.
All second stage preparations were completed ages ago!
Currently, I'm working on a failsafe...
Eight promises were made.
My work is done.
May I now be allowed to return to my job as a servant,
my lovely Supreme Throne, Hecate?
So you were unable to stop smoking.
Yes...
And I am not yours.
That's too bad.
It has never been for me to allow.
Welcome back, General.
All that remains is to work together, to bring about the Grand Order.
He becomes bold in front of her...
What are you saying?
It's nothing.
If the luster that made you shine
Is also inside of me, (then I'm sure that we can go)
I will go and prove everything
It is the reason why I continue to exist
Inside of Kaos I say
Where can I get the real love and fate, right now?
How can I make you know my heart is with you hey?
All people, everyone, forget things,
Even their aching scars
Each time I see the passage of time,
These emotions fade
But I don't want to overlook things any longer
Back and forth, the screaming in my heart won't stop (time over)
The vanishing afterimage, that is you in and of itself
So now that you & I
I can't live life
Without you by my side...
"I'll believe..." Even in the fatality of solitude (Yeah, yeah)
The fragments of the burning records
Reflect tomorrow's brightness (Can see your light)
If the luster that made you shine
Is also inside of me, (then I'm sure that we can go)
I will go and prove everything
"I'll believe..." in a tomorrow where we coexist, (Yeah, "I'll believe")
Sato is greeted violently at the Outlaw.
Which Flame Haze appears before him,
while he worries, uncertain of what is happening in Misaki City?
Next time, on Shakugan no Shana Final:
"In Your Hand."