March 17, 2026
What's wrong? Does my face look strange?
No, you're cute!
Really cute!
This... is... me?
Very nice!
Although I'm a little bothered that I'm flat...
Miss!
That's an F8000 series, isn't it?
How about selling your avatar to me, account and all?
What should I do?
- Wait! - Excuse me! Hey!
Your status is so high! I knew I could count on you!
My money is, let's see... 1,000 credits, huh?
That's the starting amount.
Oh well, I'll transfer funds from my account.
I don't want you to do that!
That money's for when I come to Tokyo to see Elsa's concert
and you take me out to an expensive sushi restaurant, right?
I never promised you that!
But if this goes well...
All right! I heard that! I was witness to it!
Then what should we do, Miyu... I mean Fukaziroh?
But wasn't that was the name of your dog?
In fact, why did you name him "Fukaziroh?"
I wanted a puppy, but it wasn't possible (fuka).
I did have a sparrow named Tarou Shinohara,
so I went with "fuka" and "jirou" (second son).
Cool way of naming, right?
Fukaziroh
Fukaziroh, may he rest in peace.
Um... So what should we do about money?
Can't we just ask for support from the person who invited you?
Goushi?
Well, I'll let you contact him.
I'm gonna see if I can set a new record for how many people try to pick me up!
What?
Second Squad Jam
Forty-three people tried talking to me.
Female characters really are rare here.
I could see a reverse harem situation working.
So, M, is it? Did he agree to give some support?
Yeah, he eagerly agreed.
It's in that garbage bin.
All right!
This is it, huh?
Um, the password...
This isn't a mistake, is it?
Probably not.
He's not going to demand I sell him my organs, or work on a tuna fishing boat later on, is he?
Probably not.
I'm ready to marry M!
Tell me his contact info!
I have physical strength and stamina, so I can carry a lot.
I have a fondness for two-handed swords, battle axes, and long lances.
They don't have any of those here.
What do you think about these?
I'm not feeling it.
None of these are the least bit beautiful.
If only the knowledgeable Pito or M were here...
Fuka, let's go to another shop!
Okay!
LLENN! LLENN!
This gun is supercool!
It's pretty! Gorgeous! Beautiful!
Huh? What is this?
It's ugly!
It's a repeating grenade launcher that's new to the market.
Two came in the other day.
Grenade... what?
A grenade is an explosive thrown by hand.
Think of it as an oversized bullet filled with gunpowder.
Hmm.
This gun was made to fire grenades a long distance and can send them flying a maximum of 400 meters.
Very nice!
It's not only cute, it's an exciting gun!
It's fun to draw a parabola and then fire it off.
And it's also a revolver.
Keep pulling the trigger and you can send six grenades flying in three seconds!
This is getting better and better! It'd be like a barrrage of explosives!
One shot can blow apart everything within a five-meter radius, so multiply that by six!
It's currently the most powerful grenade launcher on the market!
I'm buying it! Sell it to me!
I-It's expensive!
I can buy it! After all, we have a sugar daddy!
I'll take two of them.
I wanna go in there with two launchers blazing!
I'll buy all the ammo, too!
- Wai— - Money isn't a problem. We have a sugar daddy!
Shall I remove the sight? You don't need it if you have the Bullet Circle.
Yeah, go ahead!
- Wait a second... - Don't worry, we've got a sugar daddy.
All right, LLENN! Let's suit up!
March 24, 2026
Okay, let's go!
Filth needs to be cleansed!
LLENN!
The Bullet Circles makes it so easy!
I wonder what the Line for that looks like.
Fuka, try aiming at me.
Roger!
I see. Got it.
It's how I imagined.
Okay, try to practice dodging.
Yeah, you are fast!
Well done!
Don't you "well done" me! That was dangerous! Scary!
What? SJ 2 is gonna be even scarier, right?
True...
This is such a powerful, fun weapon!
But maybe it's too unbalanced. I can't fight with just these.
These guns only shine during party play, for supporting fire.
All right, then I'll breathe fire from the rear and let you have the front, LLENN.
Gotcha! That's encouraging.
Also, there's a tactic that I wanna try.
What is it?
But first we have to register.
March 25, 2026
Everyone, let's talk.
This is important. We've gotten stronger.
If we can harness that strength during SJ 2, I think we'll have a solid shot at victory.
But we have a formidable opponent.
I'm talking about the big guy, M, who teamed up with LLENN last time.
I'm positive he'll be in this next one, too.
He's a terrifying sniper and has a powerful shield.
We need a way to punch through that shield head-on.
A weapon that's even more powerful!
So let's go and get that tomorrow!
Right!
Everyone!
What's up, Kana?
LLENN has entered!
What did you say?
Update A new team has registered.
Team LF...
The "L" would be for LLENN and they're a seeded team, so that proves it!
Now I'm looking forward to it!
I wonder what made Ms. Karen change her mind.
A soldier doesn't pry into things like that.
Until the event, none of us are to get in touch with Ms. Karen.
Because until the dust clears, she's the enemy!
Roger!
After it's over, I want to have more of her sweets!
I want marshmallows!
And Hokkaido sweets, too!
Her green tea was good, too!
I bet that tea was really expensive.
All right, ladies. Cut the chatter.
Let's head home and prepare for the challenge!
Yeah!
It's me.
That team just entered.
Update A new team has registered.
Here it comes! Here it comes!
Hey, check this out!
This time we'll fill her full of bullets!
Not just that pink munchkin!
The All-Japan Machine Gun Lovers will wipe out every enemy we come across!
Yeah!
Go, LLENN!
Right!
I have just one objective!
To beat Pito!
I'm going to kill her...
...and then save her!
April 3, 2026
The preliminary's begun.
Well, we get to relax.
It really helps being seeded.
By the way, Fuka, did you read the rules?
I glanced over them.
It's a battle royale on a special 10 km field between 30 teams with up to 6 people per team.
All of the teams are enemies, but it's okay if they work with each other.
And the Satellite Scan is?
It's the terminal that tells you the location of all the team leaders every ten minutes, right?
You're gonna be the leader, right, LLENN?
Yeah. Now this is where things have changed...
In SJ 1, team names weren't displayed on the map, but they will be in SJ 2.
In other words, ten minutes from the start, everyone will know which teams are where.
Right! That'll really be useful.
Thanks to that, we'll know where Pito's team is.
Remember the team name PM4!
PM4, huh? Got it! But...
that means "The death of Pitohui and M," huh?
That's some name they chose.
I was stunned when I realized that, too.
And SHINC is a team of girls in a rhythmic gymnastics club.
They're really tough, so we'll try to avoid them.
Of course, after I kill Pito, we can focus on fighting them.
Don't talk like that. Let's wipe out all the teams!
Let's aim for two wins in a row!
That sounds promising.
Some of the teams that were in the last one will be in this one,
but until we encounter them, we won't know their weapons or strength.
So be on guard with everyone.
Roger!
What's wrong? Do you have to go to the bathroom?
Can you go by yourself? Want me to go with you?
That's not it!
No, I was just thinking about whether I'll actually be able to beat Pito.
If I fail, people will die.
There's no point in pulling your hair out over that now.
Just worry about it on the day of the event. On that day!
I think we need more booze.
Here, drink up. My treat.
Thank you. Miyu, really, thank you.
What is it? Iced tea makes you that happy?
No, not that!
Thank you for hanging out with me all this time, coming to GGO, and participating in SJ 2.
Hey, come on, friendship between women doesn't need words.
You're embarrassing me.
Anyway, you're gonna pay me back.
Okay! I'll do whatever I can.
All right, pay me back by getting us the best seats to Elsa Kanzaki's next concert.
That may be the most difficult thing to do...
April 4, 2026
I'm ready.
All right, let's do this!
Okay. Let's get wild.
Just one more spoonful.
Beginning today at 13:00, we're hosting the team battle royale tournament, the second Squad Jam!
Each team has a maximum of six players, and 30 teams are participating.
Which team will survive in a devastated world?
"Crap. The ice cream I ate upset my stomach!"
When can you get here?
"It's still rumbling."
Hurry!
"I'm wiping my butt now."
"Oh no! The toilet paper ripped!"
I don't care, just hurry up!
Guess how many shots will be fired by the end of the tournament!
500 credits per guess!
Hey!
The Memento Mori guys.
If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on them.
Yeah, they'd be the safe choice.
They've got the most total power.
SHINC. They took second place last time.
They're as intimidating as always.
Hi, ladies.
I'm looking forward to meeting you on the battlefield.
Don't die before then.
Of course we won't.
Please give us your names before you're killed.
Otherwise we might not notice.
I'm looking forward to it. I'm thrilled, really.
That's my line.
Leader...
So he is here.
Revenge.
If we confront the enemy, do as we trained.
Right.
Who are they?
They're wearing masks?
Why are they hiding their faces?
Are they guys who participate in BoB?
Yahoo! Thank you for your patience, everyone. Hi, hi, hi!
Thanks for waiting. I assume you're here to watch my exploits, right?
Great! You've been looking forward to it, right? Thanks! And thanks again for waiting!
And thank you for your support!
What was that?
She's the only one who's oblivious.
I guess she's like a princess protected by knights?
Is that woman still around?
Leader?
Right after GGO first started, I briefly teamed up with her.
She didn't have the tattoo back then, and her hair was short to make it easier to fight.
Huh. This is the first I'm hearing of this.
Back then, I did my best, clinging to a cheap popgun.
Good times.
Leader, you sound like an old man.
Why didn't you fight with her after that? Because she was weak?
That woman was strong.
I have to say, she had great moves.
She went all in on this full-dive game.
Then you should've gotten along with her.
Impossible.
Why?
Because that woman doesn't think of comrades as comrades.
She thinks nothing of using allies as shields,
and doesn't hesitate to throw a hand grenade at a monster, even if you're standing next to it.
She's the kind of woman who smiles when an ally dies.
And when she herself dies, too.
I can't do this with someone who's got a death wish.
I'm Memento Mori.
"Don't forget death" is the way I live my life.
But "I want to forget about living" is the way that woman lived her life.
That's nuts. Anybody would be creeped out.
She quit the squadron, joined another one, and pulled the same stunt.
Eventually, no one would let her join their group and she stopped trying.
Then why did she team up with M?
I don't know.
I don't know, but don't let your guard down.
Think of them as a unpredictable team.
Pitohui...
It's the name of a bird found only in New Guinea.
A bird that is poisonous enough to kill any human that touches it.
That's a pitohui.
A perfect name for her.
Hey, the pink munchkin who won last time isn't here.
Seriously? It starts in two minutes.
Don't tell me she's not participating?
What?
We made it!
Yeah, that was close!
There she is!
LLENN, the champion from last time!
She's participating with just two people again?
I expect even more slaughter than last time!
Her partner seems to be a girl, too! I can tell by the smell!
I see. You're a pervert, huh?
Do we have time to get a drink?
You want to drink? You'll only get the runs again.
I already emptied everything out of my stomach, so no problem!
Hi, LLENN!
Congratulations on your win last time!
Thank you!
This time, things are serious.
Everyone participating in the second Squad Jam, thank you for your patience!
Teleportation to the waiting area will be in 30 seconds.
Are all of your team members here?
Oh. I guess we don't even have time for a chat.
Pito.
I'm going to do my best. You can count on it.
Please don't forget our promise.
I don't know what you mean... but okay.
None of this polite talk. None at all.
Is there anything else you want to say?
I swear I'll kill you.
Let's go, partner!
All right, partner!
In the second Squad Jam, the Satellite Scan Terminal isn't an Immortal Object.
Please take note.
Fuka, let's get ready.
Yeah!
I'm counting on you, Rightony and Leftania.
What's that?
Their names.
They look the same to me,
so how do you know which gun is "Rightony" and which one is "Leftania?"
It's simple! When I have them both, the one in my right hand is Rightony.
I see.
I wonder what kind of equipment everyone else will have.
I don't know.
M will probably use the same gun and shield as last time.
What about Pito?
Regarding that, I have no idea.
Every time I see her, she uses a different gun.
Just expect her to be carrying considerable firepower when we face her.
And the other four on her team?
I have no information on them.
But I have to do this!
Well, it's possible Pito will win too, right?
If she doesn't die in the game, she won't die in real life, right?
Yeah, but...
No more doubts!
Fight!
And... kill!
Next time: Booby Trap.