happy beans day ~the harpless brawl~ episode 28 "crush them one-by-one"

[mandytl]

Location: Botanical Garden - Temperate Zone

Lilia: Hmm, I see.

Then, to summarize what we know as a group…

Cater and Yuu of the Farmers’ Team fled the botanical gardens only to head for the coliseum.

Jade, who they’d teamed up with, has gone missing. His whereabouts are unknown.

Vil, Riddle, and Epel are on their way to the gardens to rendezvous with Cater.

Trey: It’s possible that Vil managed to add the wildcard that is Floyd to his party.

Rook: Meanwhile, we four of the Monster Team have gathered in the botanical gardens: Trey-kun, Jamil-kun, Lilia-kun, and I.

Azul-kun and Jack-kun gallivanted off in the direction of the campus store to capture even more of the enemy.

Lilia: Now, to create a practical plan of action.

Trey: How about we start by lying here in ambush for Vil’s group?

There’s plenty of cover here to help us gain the upper hand.

Jamil: No… we’ve overstayed our welcome. I think searching for Cater-senpai and Jade should be our priority.

Rook: I agree with Jamil-kun.

Let us assume for now that the runaway Cater-kun was fortunate enough to join forces with the ever-approaching Vil…

Then, let us consider Jade-kun, who vanished en route.

I can’t imagine that he’d be led astray from the others...

And so I believe that he’s temporarily acting alone in order to achieve some personal goal.

Lilia: Hoh. Which means?

Rook: A pro at hunting in the sea like Jade-kun would understand better than most the advantages of traveling in a group.

It’s an act of sheer folly to separate from your companions so quickly, especially when the first bright rays of the morning sun are still rising at noon.

That’s how I see it at least.

Naturally, once he’s carried out his objective, he’ll return to their side so as not to be caught alone and vulnerable.

Then, there’s the final piece of our puzzle… Floyd-kun.

The consequences of him doing a complete about-face only to work together with Vil could be grave.

Vil, Epel-kun, Riddle-kun, Cater-kun, Jade-kun, and Floyd-kun.

And after them… Yuu-kun and Grim-kun.

I’m simply quivering as I picture how they’ll all come together to seize the magic harp.

Trey: Ugh… Right. Those numbers and the people involved are going to be a headache.

Lilia: Then we’ll simply have to crush them one-by-one before they can reconvene.

Let’s split into two groups.

Jamil will accompany me. We’ll grab Jade by the tail.

Jamil: … Understood.

Rook: Then Trey-kun and I will pursue Cater-kun and the others. That way… my chances to fight Vil will improve.

Fufufu…!

Location: Botanical Garden

Floyd: Heeere we are!

But it’s not like we can see the back entrance or anything. It’s majorly stressing me out.

Ahah. Maybe the place is totally crawling with the Monster Team.

Sea Snake-kun seems waaay more chokeable than those other small fries. Could be fun.

Vil: Hold it, Floyd. Our objectives are to save Kalim and to rendezvous with Cater. Understand?

Floyd: Uh, I don’t really care about your Sea Otter-chan rescue mission.

Epel: Seriously?!

Floyd: Just, the battle with Urchin-chan was sooo disappointing. I didn’t even get to let loose. So let’s get moving!

Riddle: Wait, Floyd! Who just brazenly waltzes through the back entrance without concealing themselves?!

???: —Stop right there!