She wins a staring contest, then snuggles up to Junta when he gets dusted chalk powder. She gently brushes the chalk out of his hair, which she notes is thicker than she thought. Nagisa, in turn, invites Junta to run his fingers throughherhair, which is must silkier. On the day of the physicals, Nagisa sports pigtails, and causally borrows Juntas P.E. jacket and runs off with it. Instead, her sister watches along with Junta as Seita goes on his first errand....

The New and improved Aikane is a shock to Aqua. When she says he looks like hes seen a ghost, its because thats precisely what he sees. But more than that, Akanes hard work reinvented herself into someone who is quintessentially Aquas bang out. Yuki and MEM delight in presenting her to Aqua and watching him genuinely blush in response. For example, she believes Ai had a kid in secret....

I didnt know wed delve into Tanigaki and Inkarmats situation so soon, but Im certainly not complaining! Tsukishima tolerates it all, but remains all business. He also wants to eat the placenta, which…gross. Their reunion is soon stained with blood, as Tsukishima returns from his bath with his gun drawn. Inkarmat uses her pregnant body to shield Tanigaki, having told him moments prior that shes ready for danger. They both are; being together no matter what the consequences are....

Maybe hell summon that happiness. Then she remembers shes supposed to be a bad girl, and forgets about worrying about Mitsumi. Mitsumi doesnt have time to worry. Shes also not getting proper sleep and probably skipping meals to keep up with the work. When she nearly trips on the wooden sets, thankfully Sousuke is there to catch her. The director vents about this to her friend later, and Sousuke overhears it....

Summer is here, and with it oppressive heat, but at least it dries the laundry faster. Yui decides to offer him a job at the arcade, and hes so grateful he accidentally soaks her. Regardless, theyre all having fun. She prepares a list for him of what hell need so he can recalculate. Thats when Isaki appears seemingly out of nowhere. They can get there by bus for cheap, stay there for free, and cook their own meals....

A pretty lady offers her some ohagi. That lady looks just like Tsukasa. Tsukasa and Nasa arent surprised, since they happened to see the happy couple messing around in the park. Nasa at least tries to engage with Yanagis problem, but Tsukasa tries a lot less. She rightfully clocks this as the nonsense it is. If this is the most she has to worry about, she and Taniguchi are going to beveryhappy together....

The punches begin, and even after twenty of Drotts best, Thorfinn is still standing. Thorfinn disagrees: Did theyreallyexhaust all avenues of conversation? The answer, of course, is no. When Canutes men raised their swords, Ketils men raised them in turn. But what follows is one of Thorfinns best and most noble and badass moments to date. Instead, he regards his indomitable opponent with the respect he deserves, and gets back to the punching....

He lets her watch him play, and she doesforhours.He didnt cheat, hes just that good. In the present, neither she nor Okamoto can get ahold of Yamada. Okamoto tells her if she doesnt make a move, Yamada will end up with some rando. Turns out Tsubakiwasntthe younger girl with whom Yamada couldnt promise to be together forever. Their teacher sent him to the girls to give her handouts, keeping a connection between the two....

Instead, its how that content waspresented, which was with a dynamic, freewheeling style more reminiscent ofTriggeranime. Juuichi drives Kiruko and Maru to the former school where theres a huge hole in the wall. Theres a Hiruko in there, and it uses ice to freeze its prey. Both the visuals and sound design excel at portraying the extreme cold. They brought with them a baby boyJuuichis son. His reunion is so touching even a tough nut like Kiruko wells up a little bit....

When he reaches the gates, hes met by one of the Tensen. He breaks its arm and neck, but it regenerates almost immediately. He burns it to a crisp with Ascetic Blaze, but its charred body still delivers a devastating blow. Nevertheless, hes glad he got to see and talk to Yui once more. Before the monster can counter, Mei appears and puts up a shield around Gabimaru and herself....

Martin, of course, has no idea. Earth House watches helplessly as whats left of GUND-Arms reputation goes up in literal smoke. Lilique tells the others to shut the news feeds off and leave it to the president. Petra offers Suletta her notes as further thanks for saving Lauda. But Shaddiq doesnt care what Guel hurls his way if he doesnt have hard evidence. That evidence is about to be moved, as Henao is overseeing Sarius relocation while Shaddiq buys time....

To do so would jeopardize Eves future as a pro. Leo tells her theres no shame in forfeiting. But Eve prefers her candles short, fat, and fast-burning (holy-moleythats a lot of doubleentendres! )and is committed to finishing the tournament. These two have come such a long way. Aisha continues her consistently wild shelling of the course, showing no signs of tiring. But Aisha doesnt consider Eve an easy opponent. In fact, she smells dangerous to herlike a wounded beast....

But back at the College, Lucy remains in the infirmary, unconscious for ten days. Chise is worried about her, leading Elias to ask what being worried means. Then Lucy suddenly comes to. When she does, its shortly after Seth Noel arrives. Chise knows Seth, butdidntknow he was Lucys brother. Seth commits to staying by Lucys side so Chise can take a break. Like Lucy, Mela is gradually growing from an acquaintance to a friend....