Things tune in with the battle, and as soon as the monster realizes Sui is fighting, it starts cranking up the viciousness of its attacks and smacks her away when she tries jumping at it. Sui is sent flying into a nearby farm ground, and you yell to her in concern and ask if she’s okay. Sui gets back up, and she says she’s okay since she landed on soft ground. She’s not moving as well as she thought she could, but she figures that’s to be expected. She then suddenly looks around as she realizes that all the damage happening means there’s no trace of the happy place she spent time with her mother is visible.
Sui talks about knowing that her mother isn’t inside the monster anymore, but it’s hitting her again since she knows her mother would never make a mess of this place. It was that important to her. You either stay quiet or be concerned for Sui, but the monster roars and Sui realizes she got distracted. When the monster starts reaching for Sui, Maculata uses her threads to spin a cloth binding to hold it down. Sui calls out to her, and Maculata signals for Kouki and Andrew to attack. Kouki throws his frisbee for Sirius to follow up on while Andrew focuses fire with missiles shortly after.
Kouki and Andrew’s attack’s prove effective, which Kouki cheers about. Andrew however processes that Maculata had called him Andy moments ago. Maculata turns to Sui, asking if she’s okay and if she can stand. Sui nods, then apologizes for causing her trouble. Maculata brushes it off by saying Sui only just started at this, so it’s natural for her to mess up. The same thing happened when she first started designing. Maculata corrected her designs and Sui improved them, so it’s the same thing in battling. Pressing on despite making mistakes is how you get better, so Maculata suggests doing it together. Sui happily agrees and thanks her.
Kouki takes note of Maculata being nice to Sui and complains that she just nags him whenever she talks to him. Maculata can hear him and offers to treat him nicer IF he starts listening to her. Kouki rejects the idea and says he’s not so much of a kid to look for a mother figure in his business partners. Maculata is amused by the cheek and says that’s so like him.
The Monster roars, and Andrew notes that it got back up again already. Sui says she’s fighting since she needs to settle things with it, and her hands shake a little as she glares. Andrew puts his hand on top of hers and looks at her, saying he’ll help. He wants to save Flamier and the others, and he’s sure everyone else don’t want them to disappear either. Kouki and Maculata nod at this. Andrew then talks about how Sui came to see her mother, then fought on her own. But now it’s different. Everyone here wants to defeat the Kaibutsu, and Sui is not alone anymore.
Kouki says he has to save Hitomi, or else he’s going to lose out on a rival. He’s also disgusted by the monster’s actions and calls it too cruel for someone looking for their mother if he were in her position. Maculata says she was the one who brought Crowne and Mokdai here, so she has to bring them back safely upon her pride and friendship. She then tells Sui that she’s not the only one who has a reason to go after the thing, and she and Kouki put their hands on top of Sui’s too.
You tell Sui it’ll be okay and at that everyone will do their best as you place your hand on the pile last. Sui thanks you guys, then readies herself again as she grabs her Parallel Weapon. Sui says it’s time to end this, adding that she wants to protect the people who have been protecting her. You rally the party to battle, and everyone affirms as they get ready too. Sui says she won’t forget her mother, so she’ll end things here as the episode battle begins. More story happens afterwards.
After the battle, the story tunes back in towards its end as the Monster writhes around and roars. Bits of its extremities are starting to crystallize into light before breaking off, and Sui looks sad as she watches it happen. She thanks it for reminding her of things for a bit, but that’s enough for now. She’s going to face her future, so she bids her past goodbye. She grips her needle hard, then gets surprised when it starts shining. Maculata recognizes what’s happening and tells you it can work out. Kouki is a little bothered it’s not his time, but he agrees it’s best for the most fitting for the most appropriate player to finish things. Andrew asks Sui to finish it and to make her proper goodbyes. Sui nods, then asks you for your help.
You nod and activate Sui’s finisher through the command window to send her the VP she needs. Her needle starts glowing even brighter, and countless threads of light start surrounding Sui. Sui kicks her heels into the ground and leaps up, using her needle to pull her forward. The Monster still calls to Sui, but Sui ties the thing to the air until it gets tight enough to bind it to its limits. Sui calls out her finishing move Sewing “Aiguille du Salut,” detaching the light strings from her needle. As a result, the threads and the monster itself all dissolve into light, leaving glowing motes to sprinkle onto the field.
Kouki is amazed at how picturesque Sui’s move was, and Andrew asks if it’s over before celebrating that fact. Crowne and Mokdai reappear safely, and Mokdai starts asking what happened to the Monster. Crowne is a bit quicker on the uptake and realizes you guys must have won if she’s back. Hitomi starts asking about the lights when she reappears, then says Sui looks pretty. Flamier notes that Sui must have settled things, and you declare the battle over and thank everyone for their efforts. Everyone starts cheering, and the light falling down pours out like a celebratory well wishing.
Sui’s transformation quits out, and Sui collapses to her knees now that things are over. Maculata runs over in concern and hugs her, then tells her she did a good job. Flamier laughs and comments on remembering how her own first battle went when she sees how tired Sui is. Andrew in turn comments on how she’s in such a good mood and asks if she felt afraid. He feels he can’t measure up to her and wonders if humans need that much courage to live. Flamier says she wasn’t afraid at all since she had every bit of faith he and everyone else would save her. Andrew comments on how laid back she is and says it reminds him of his bodyguard stint. Flamier calls him a worrywart, then turns to Sui and thanks her. Andrew adds his thanks as well, but Sui decides to pass off on it saying it should be her thanking them.
Kouki starts bragging that his assistance helped a lot and that Sui would have been in a lot of trouble otherwise. He’s glad it’s over now though and says Sui wasn’t bad out there. Hitomi says Kouki was super worried about Sui and ran off quicker than anyone saying no one should attack anyone through their parental connections. Kouki complains and protests against that because she can’t prove anything! Sui is touched by the concern, and Hitomi is glad that Sui in and out of hero mode is true to herself and cute. Sui is surprised at the cute comment, so Hitomi reiterates as such and says it fits her. Sui thanks her and says she likes her hero dress since it’s something her mother left her. Hitomi is surprised by this and says she’s a little jealous Sui got her fashion sense from her mother. Sui wonders how true it is but hopes she did, and Hitomi calls Sui cute when she’s embarrassed. Kouki sighs about how Hitomi’s always annoying people and is like a little kid that way. Sirius barks, and Kouki talks to him about how Sui managed to see her mom, if in a twisted way. He decides to keep at it too until he can see his own mom again.
Mokdai starts gushing about how cool and beautiful Sui was as a hero. Sui awkwardly tries to say something, but Mokdai laughs about trying to save her only to end up getting saved instead, so he can’t act cool. If there’s ever a next time he promises to save her for sure, so Sui laughs and says okay. Crowne tells Sui she did good and asks if she finished things off in the end. She made a big lecture earlier, but she can see now in Sui’s eyes that she’s determined. You thank Sui for her work again and say she did it.
Maculata points out to Su that everyone here cares about her. She isn’t alone anymore, so she asks her to not say she’s lonely as much anymore as she pats Sui’s cheek and smiles. Maculata welcomes Sui back again, and Sui starts crying as she buries her face in Maculata’s chest. The episode ends as Maculata gently pats her on the head until she calms down.
You've been bringing these out quite quickly. Don't forget to take breaks when you need to.
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