(Ministry of Security, part 3)
(route by: Kazutaka Kodaka & Takekuni Kitayama)
last we left off, we ran into a motherfucking HOSTAGE SITUATION in which a heretic had a nice lady all ready to kill. however, this was quickly resolved by the beautiful and malodorous Manji Fushicho running them the fuck over with her sentient talking bike. none of this would matter too much except we're pretty sure Manji killed us, we, ourselves, the protagonist, Rei Shimobe.
thus we need to go track her down, extract a confession, and murderkill her right back. only then can we return to our life as the Founder and save da world.
let'sa go !!!
now outside Ministry of Security HQ, the angels tell Rei to just get her ass inside and ask about Manji. because, like, they're not doing anything wrong, right? there must be a consultation desk for civvies, yeah? we're not going to get run over by a muscle futch and her semi-sentient motorcycle butler just by asking to see her, yes?
right?
correct?
ok?
maybe? 👉👈
☣️ more under the cut...
flavor text note: talk to the woman in the striped skirt and she'll tell you that Manji saved her once, and she wishes she was just like Manji. a heart pops up off her sprite. i think she has a little crush, tee hee.
and now we're inside the HQ. Rei goes right up to the receptionist and just asks to see Manji without an appointment. this of course does not work. Rei adds that it's an emergency. she immediately attracts attention from a guard because she is a sweet dumb bébé.
gg Rei you TWERPUS.
thankfully, however, Rei's truly the AU edition of SHSL Luck, because an alarm goes off at that exact moment within the Security HQ. yippee! an intercom commands a Security task force to head to a place called the Yamato Building, as a heretic's been the victim of someone or something called Nephilim.
unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, this means we're thrown out of Security HQ. man, we're really just shooting blanks today, huh. just spermless loads of nothing in our godly quest, which is probably what He would want.
OR MAYBE NOT!!!
our future wife/probable murderer/favorite cute patoot speeds by, almost hitting us, and we decide to chase her in a taxi to the Yamato Building.
but foist !!! in the taxi, Mikotoru explains about Nephilim. the name refers to an infamous serial killer in Shuten, apparently. he's killed between 50 and 100 people, and his modus operandi is drilling out their eyes while wearing a cartoony costume. gnarly.
Rei asks if the Founder or the ministers did anything about it...to which Mikotoru answers, like, of course not. this is a shitty cult country. what are you talking about dude.
Nephilim suddenly disappeared after that. so he's never been caught...or perhaps never existed at all. still, the victims were real enough, so he's an important target for the Ministry of Security...
...hence why Manji and her goons immediately sped off to get him, even if his victim was a heretic. ooh la la. creepy.
we wanna get into the Yamato Building as soon as we arrive but of course there's a crowd and an investigation going on.
Mikotoru takes the time to tell us one last thing about Nephilim: he must be a heretic, because the Shuten Order's doctrine does not condone murder or assault. that's another reason why the Security goons want him gone so bad.
Rei then asks why, if killing is against doctrine, sacrifices are allowed in the country...and why Manji can just run people over. turns out that, of course, the Shuten doctrine is not without its hypocrisy:
also? Nephilim's actually been gaining support with the heretics lately, too. they see him as a weapon in their fight against Shuten, and they want to appease their God, who Shuten Order folks do not recognize.
so like. there's just a lot of Real High Octane Bullshit going on with this serial killer dude. to summarize:
Manji's probably in the building lookin' around at the crime scene, and we can't just stand around waiting for her, so we decide to sneak in.
and inside we do indeed find our girlie...
...but we'll get to know her just a little more in part 15!
1- Someone who managed to get accepted to Hope's Peak with an actual Ultimate talent, while simultaneously winning the Lucky Student raffle.
(Bonus points if the Luck helps supplement the other talent!)
2- An Ultimate Good Luck Charm in which their luck spreads to the people around them. Probably has problems with fake friends.
3- The reverse of #2. Luck that functions like a siphon, sucking the good/bad luck from the people around them. If something good happens to them, something bad will happen to the people around them, and vice-versa.
4- Someone whose luck is dictated by a/some lucky charm(s) they keep on their person, and is thus highly protective over those charms.
5- Someone who rigged the lottery in their favor (either for and is actually something like the Ultimate Cheater or Ultimate Spy.
6- A genuinely normal person with no luck cycle.
(I'd appreciate it, if you come up with other takes on a Lucky Student!)
