They're here.
This is the server's top-class mercenary guild, Wallenstein?
They have all of their PvP equips maxed out.
These guys are truly hardcore.
With these people helping us, it will be a piece of cake.
Hmm, it didn't take long for the hands-off approach to rear its head.
'Sup?
Hi there.
Hello.
Hey.
Nice meeting you.
Meow!
We're looking forward to playing with you.
We're looking forward to playing with who?
You're the leader, Bats, right?
And you're your leader?
Yeah.
Sorry about this.
We can't form alliances near the forts...
...so even though we're pretty far away, this is where I chose.
No, that's okay.
Guild Alley Cats and Wallenstein have formed an alliance.
I thought we could win by delegating to others?
All right, should we coordinate what we're doing?
Yeah, okay.
Ako-san, you're the healer, right?
Y-Yes...
Is it okay if we split the buffs so that I handle Concentration?
Can I ask you to handle Sacrament?
Huh?
Um... I, uh...
Oh, do you not know what that is?
Y-Yes, I do know...
Okay, you handle healing for you five, all right?
I'll cover the rest.
Okay.
I'll let you handle it, Ako-chan.
Good luck!
Huh?
You're not going to help me?!
This is your club, and as the teacher, I'm only supposed to observe.
No way...
Lower level, with that armor?
All right, I'll give you applicable instructions.
Do as I tell you.
Okay.
What about my bad self?
Oh, broadswordsman, you can just charge in and ran-ran around.
Ran-ran?
What is that?
It sounds like fun.
In simple terms, he's telling her to go on a smash skill rampage,
spamming them as much as she can.
The idea is that they don't want me to think too much,
and just swing my broadsword around like an idiot.
Okay, fine.
I'll ran-ran for you.
Don't underestimate the force of my broadsword!
R-Right.
Good luck.
Yeah-huh!
Beyond that, all you really have to do is tag along with us.
Oh?
Are you sure that ambiguous a course is all we need?
It'll be fine.
That tiny fort will be easy pickings.
I see.
Tell me something, Rusian-kun...
Hmm?
Don't these people kind of strike you as being jerks?
Huh?
They sure seem like that to me.
Now, now, let's not speak too ill of those we've just met.
That's Fort Cantor?
They have a defensive line around the fort's entrance.
Okay, Sette and Ako...
...both of you split up and run down either side of the fort's walls.
Huh?
How come?
Just do it; take a lap and come back.
Let's do what they say for now and see what happens.
Someone's coming!
Ah, I don't like this!
All right, that thins the ranks on their front line.
We're being decoys?!
Huh?
Isn't that mean?
Yes, it's mean...
...but tactically, it's the right play.
Wait, you, too?
He's right.
Huh?
Our non-combatants are decoys, reducing the opponent's numbers.
As a tactic, it is, indeed, correct.
But it's not the way that I like to fight.
Okay, guess we'll undermine them with this timing.
Let's go!
O-Okay.
I'll take my frustration out on the enemy!
The enemy's advance guard is coming out!
Once they come forward, they'll be within range of my spells!
Don't let them kill you!
Let me at them!
I'll stick them like pigs!
I've been practicing for this, you know.
Let me show you what I can—
Huh...?
W-What just happened?
That was incredible.
He knew just how the opponent would move.
It looks like they aren't hailed as the best PvP guild for nothing.
Here I thought the ranged attacks were falling off...
...and it turns out the archers in the rear are dropping like flies.
Huh?!
All of the Wallenstein players are going to charge in,
Bats : No need to stop them Bats : We're all going in, Bats : so you can follow in after us Mizuka : I'm going in, too, Mizuka : so cover behind me ^^
so you guys can tag along behind us?!
What the hell?
These guys can handle it without any help from us, can't they?
Yeah, there's no need for us to do anything, huh?
Hey, we're still out here...
...running around, you know!
We finally made it.
What's the mat—
Took you long enough.
Hey, what are you waiting for?
Hurry up and place your crystal.
Y-Yeah, I guess so, huh?
Fort Cantor has been captured by Alley Cats.
Well, we're going to head back to town now and resupply.
All right.
Everyone, stay sharp.
Now that we have taken the fort, Emperor Sword will probably be coming to take it back.
Oh, we'll take care of those guys.
You all stay here and enjoy yourselves.
Modern Communications Electronic Game Club
Ten minutes left.
We conquered it pretty easily, huh?
No real sense of accomplishment, huh?
This isn't the way I'd hoped you would clear it.
This is no fun!
Yeah, but once we get our screenshot, we'll be all ready for the culture festival, right?
Luckily, it was easy.
Stay on guard.
It isn't over yet.
True enough.
Let's focus on building defenses until Bats gets back—
The alliance between Alley Cats and Wallenstein has been dissolved.
Huh?
Are you allowed to break an alliance during siege warfare?
If all members of either of the guilds leave the captured location, it's possible.
Um, if the alliance is broken, what happens then?
Their attacks will wind up being aimed at us now.
Th-Then, that means...
It means this!
Meow!
Fort Cantor has been captured by Wallenstein.
That was an easy game.
Siege warfare is now at an end.
Bats, why did you betray us?
It's a lot more entertaining to turn on you here.
A real laugh!
So that's how it is.
In that case, there's little we can do.
I guess it reveals the depth of my ability
in not seeing through to your true nature.
Huh?
Oh, yeah...
Guys, we're out of here.
Farewell, Guild Wallenstein.
I expect we will meet again someday.
They're taking this pretty easy.
I thought they would be more mad...
I've given my students yet another negative meowmory!
This is kind of a strange development, huh?
Yeah.
But on the other hand, it's kind of refreshing, too.
Hmm?
Acting like that isn't really our way, after all...
...and it didn't feel right to me to take over the fort the way we did.
Still...
...it bugs me the way they took advantage of us.
Everyone else's work on the culture festival is pretty far along.
I suppose so.
We're going to have to stick with it.
I suppose so.
Hey, what's the matter?
Rusian...
...I'm sorry.
Huh?
Oh.
You're apologizing about that siege battle?
I wasn't able to do anything at all back there.
I wasn't able to do anything, either.
So, Ako, you're not to blame, and have nothing to feel responsible for.
It's not responsibility that's bothering me.
I think it might be regret, instead.
That's the sense I have.
Regret?
Yes.
Whenever I do anything, nothing good ever happens...
...so I've come to live my life so I don't ever do anything.
So it feels like it's been a long time since I've wondered to myself...
...why I didn't do anything.
Watching as our crystal was destroyed right in front of me...
...without being able to do anything is something I really, really regret.
That's great!
Huh?
Things are taking a fantastic turn!
H-Huh?
It's like you have leveled up.
Eh?
I have?
Yes, you have!
Ako, up to now, as a rule, whenever something was unpleasant or messy
or called for accountability on your part, you ran the other way.
Now you have gotten so that you regret having run away from it.
That's major progress, you know.
There's another round of siege fighting next week.
That's our last chance.
Next time...
Next time for sure, I want to try harder!
I may end up regretting it, but I'm going to try to regret it!
Yeah!
But as long as we're at it, let's try to win.
You don't want to have regrets, after all.
Right!
Student Council Room
Hard at work, President?
Cut that out.
It's creepy.
"Creepy"?
You're doing student council president stuff, so that's why I called you "President."
Don't talk to me like we're strangers.
As a sign of trust and respect...
...feel free to address me as "Kyou," plain and simple.
Okay, fine, "Kyou."
W-Would you mind not sitting there in silence, blushing?!
Sorry.
That's the first time any male outside my family has called me by my first name.
My heart just skipped a beat.
No, it doesn't have to.
So, what did you need?
Oh, it's about the upcoming siege battle.
Not to worry.
I already have some new gear that will allow me to keep casting, even while under attack.
Wait, the price for that stuff skyrocketed after the siege warfare started, didn't it?!
Also, I stocked up on reflect potions that rebound your damage back.
Those are pretty pricy, too...
Moreover, "stocked up"...
In any event, preparations are moving forward.
I'm the one who came up with this idea in the first place.
Let me take care of it.
"Let me take care of it"... huh?
Modern Communications Electronic Game Club
'Sup, everyone?
Huh?
Welcome home, master!
What's up with these?
Remember, we mentioned it before, didn't we?
About the time we went over to the president's house?
Master had the uniforms they came up with for that altered,
and brought them in for us.
Oh, good for you!
With the maid uniforms, which were the biggest issue, out of the way,
Ako, your work is just about done, right?
Y-Yes, it is...
Tell me, Ako-san...
W-What is it, Rusian?
You have everything else for your maid café ready, right?
You are the head maid, right?
The thing is, you see, um...
How is it coming along?
I-It isn't coming along!
Wow!
How cute!
You have the maid uniforms ready!
Nice going, Tamaki-san!
But we're sorry!
Other than these, Ako hasn't done a thing
about assigning shifts or writing serving manuals!
We're sorry!
Please help us!
Huh?
Wait, there's only a week left!
It's a little late to be telling us.
Oh, Matsui-san, you work, don't you?
Can you bring us serving manuals?
They'll get mad at me if I do.
Oh, but if it's just for school, maybe I can.
Guys!
Come tell us when you can't take a shift.
Everyone—boys, too!
Well, yeah, we have to work around everyone's schedules.
H-Huh?
You see that?
That's the desperate "Sorry, This Is Too Much, Somebody Help Me" strategy.
Huh?
If there's something you can't do, and you don't speak up,
that's when people get mad at you.
If you can't do something, just say you can't do it at the outset.
B-But...
There are times when it's necessary to rely on others.
Ako, you do it all the time in the game, right?
Huh?
"I can't do that."
"I can't do this."
"Rusian, please help!"
Once you can openly ask for help from those around you,
you can solve just about any problem.
That's something I learned from net games.
Rusian?
Team with the Alley Cats during siege warfare, huh?
I'm begging you!
All right, you've got it.
For real?
Yeah.
It's not as though you're complete strangers to us.
Besides...
...after they slew our Nekohime-sama...
Help meow!
...we cannot allow things to stand!
Guilty!
Now then...
...our next stop is here.
An alliance?
TMW is having a hard enough time holding off Guild Aristocrats
from the great citadel of Gramberg.
I'm sorry, but we do not have anyone we can spare to help you.
That's not what we're asking for.
We just need the fact that you are allied with us.
Hmm?
It's not unusual for someone to struggle to take a fort,
just to have a larger guild come and attack, just to kill time.
We want you to be a deterrent against that.
I see.
No one is dumb enough to pick a fight with us, just to kill time.
That's what I am saying.
But right now, Fort Cantor is being held by Wallenstein, the best of the PvP players.
Even working with the veterans of Nekohime's Elite Guard,
I think that laying siege itself is going to be difficult.
It's true that right now, our chances of winning may be slim.
But we want to throw everything we can muster against them now!
All right.
We will enter an alliance with Alley Cats.
You're sure?
Yeah.
This alliance holds no demerit for us.
Yes, well, there is no merit for you, either.
Sure there is.
It sounds like it could be kind of fun.
Defend Nekohime-sama!
Extra Damage!
Now I have twice the impact!
Nekohime-sama!
Both of you!
You're mine!
Feast your eyes on the even greater attack power of my staff!
This is just practice, so hold back a little, would you?
You are coming along quite well, aren't you?
I'd even like to recruit some of you.
Thanks for coming and joining our siege warfare practice.
Right now, we are allied.
You don't need to be so reserved.
Nevertheless...
...that is some amazing equipment.
It must have cost a fortune.
No cost.
Huh?
Surely not.
An amount uncostly to my lifestyle...
An amount uncostly to my lifestyle
...so in effect, it's like there's "no cost," right?
Huh?
My net game wife is a girl online!
It's Netoge's final episode!
So soon?!
You know, I get hit just one time, and I die!
I know! I know!
Believe that my love can save the world!
Thanks for watching, everyone!
Is this the end?!