The female Titan begins to dissolve, her massive body breaking into bloodied fragments scattered across the battlefield. As the storm clears—well, a literal one this time—Homare loses consciousness, her body giving in to the toll of summoning her terrifying blood beast.
Meanwhile, Jin is still standing there, jaws dropped, processing the fact that Shiki just nuked a Titan with a freakin’ blood-made grenade launcher. But then… it starts raining blood.
For a horrifying second, everyone thinks they’re in a horror movie—Carrie style—but turns out, it’s just the airborne splatter from Shiki’s earlier attack. The blood slowly mixes with the air, transforming into regular rain. Very metal. Jin, still awestruck, realizes that Shiki’s move didn’t just obliterate the Titan… it literally altered the weather.
But Shiki, being Shiki, doesn’t even notice the weather part. His only thought is to check on Homare. He takes one step toward her… and promptly collapses face-first like a flipped pancake. Vision blurry, body drained, he can’t even twitch.
That’s when Naito strolls in, cool as ever, and tells Shiki he just dumped an insane amount of blood power into that last attack—no wonder his tank is empty. Shiki, being stubborn as usual, insists he can keep going and actually manages to stand… for a solid five seconds. Then gravity reminds him who’s boss.
Naito, ever the blunt mentor, calls him a “noob who can’t even control his own powers.” Yet deep down, he’s impressed. Shiki’s blood output was next-level. He warns him seriously—if you use too much blood, you can literally die. But instead of worrying about himself, Shiki gets anxious about Homare. He asks Naito to check on her first, saying he can wait.
Naito is genuinely surprised. Here’s this blood-drained rookie, barely breathing, still putting someone else first. Before he can act on that rare moment of respect—Jin attacks him out of nowhere.
Fortunately, Naito’s reflexes are sharp. He blocks the ambush and pushes Jin back, asking what the hell he’s thinking. Jin coldly responds that losers don’t matter. If Homare dies, it’s not his problem.
That ticks Naito off.
He tells Jin straight-up: “I hate selfish bastards like you.” Jin doesn’t flinch. He only asks: “If I kill you, do I graduate?”
Oh boy.
Naito, unimpressed but honest, confirms: “Yeah. You do.”
That’s all Jin needs. He lunges again, blood-chainsaws roaring. But Naito blocks it with… an umbrella.
Not just any umbrella—this thing is made from the same indestructible material as the Hulk’s pants. He pushes a button, releasing a smoke screen. Jin assumes it’s a distraction for a sneak attack and prepares to strike anything that enters his range.
But then—BAM!—he gets pelted by rubber bullets.
Turns out, Naito’s umbrella doubles as a shotgun. He keeps firing from a distance, aiming with precision and even targeting Jin’s previously injured hand. The bullets won’t kill—but man, they hurt.
Jin, realizing Naito is keeping his distance on purpose, pulls a trick from his hidden deck. He leaps out from cover, dodging the incoming bullets, and throws a series of blood-forged blades at Naito. Naito dodges like a ninja on Red Bull, but is impressed—Jin has range now.
They go back and forth, and Jin finally gets behind him in mid-air, thinking he’s got this in the bag. But Naito casually tosses another bomb in his face.
Jin panics.
Boom? Nope. It’s just another smoke bomb. And while Jin is bracing for a shot from the fog, Naito pulls a Uno reverse card and pops up behind him—with a spine-shattering punch that slams him to the ground like a tent stake.
Then comes the lecture. “You think knowing your enemy’s next move makes you safe? That’s exactly what makes you vulnerable.”
Jin, bruised and barely moving, refuses to give up. So Naito flips his umbrella—yep, it’s a cage now—and traps him inside.
Even caged and battered, Jin keeps fighting, trying to break out. Naito, dead serious now, asks if he’s that desperate to see his dad again.
Jin falls silent.
“How do you know about my dad?” he demands.
Naito replies calmly, “I read your file. I know your father’s a Mamoru.”
That hits like a truck. Every cell in Jin’s body seems to reject the thought. And as Shiki overhears all this, he’s shocked—they both had traumatic pasts? He didn’t expect that.
But Jin is too far gone. He seethes in hatred as he reveals the truth: His father is a Mamoru. That monster destroyed his family, experimented on him like a lab rat, and left him covered in scars—body and soul.
He grew up surviving on garbage and revenge. And now, with every fiber of his being, he swears he’ll kill his father, no matter the cost.
His rage explodes into power, giving him the strength to rip the umbrella cage apart.
But before he can go full rage-mode…
Naito grabs him by the face—and slams him into the ground, hard.
“You stupid brat,” he mutters.
Jin tells Shiki that if he dies while chasing his dream, he’s just a delusional idiot who’ll never see that dream come true. He urges him to live — to swallow his pride, accept defeat if necessary, and keep moving forward if he really wants that dream to become a reality. That finally gets Jin to stop struggling.
Meanwhile, Mudano, Naito calmly calls the school, reporting that he has an injured student. He informs them that Byoubugaura, Homare has been retired from the test due to extreme blood loss, and Jin has been tied up like a stubborn goat. On the other hand, Shiki is still on his feet — barely. Naito tells him there’s only six minutes left before the test ends. Holding one of the two test balls, Naito gives Shiki a choice: either try to take the ball from him or find the second one and reach the school within the remaining five minutes.
Naturally, Shiki complains that it’s unfair. But life (and Naito) isn’t known for fairness, so he sprints away, and Naito casually strolls after him.
Back at the tree where Jin is tied up, Shiki pops out of the bushes like a ninja squirrel and says, “Hey, wanna team up?” Jin is baffled. Shiki explains that they don’t stand a chance against Naito alone — but together, they might just pull it off. Jin refuses, declaring that being rescued by an idiot would ruin his pride. Shiki, unfazed, is like, “Yeah, I’m an idiot. But what’s more important — your pride or your goal?”
Then, plot twist! Shiki tells him his dad was a Mamotero too. Jin is stunned. Shiki pulls a classic Naruto™ move: “You and I… we’re the same.” Somewhere, an anime OST starts playing in the background.
Meanwhile, Naito is still searching for Shiki, wondering where that little menace disappeared to. Just then, he spots Shiki running away, dramatically cursing Jin — loud enough to make it theatrical. Naito leaps into his path and taunts him with the test ball, reminding him the clock’s ticking.
Inside his head, Shiki is cursing Jin again — not for being useless, but because even while tied up, Jin still wants to be the one in charge. Just then, Jin dives in from above, aiming for the ball. Naito dodges effortlessly. But surprise! It was a feint — Jin throws a rope-tied rock around Naito, lassoing him. Shiki grabs the other end, and together they try to drag the human tank.
Naito resists easily — until Jin fires a blood blade, forcing him to dodge and lose balance. Shiki charges in and smacks the ball out of Naito’s hand. The ball rolls to Jin, and Naito expects the two to start fighting over it. But to his shock, Shiki tells Jin to take the ball and run.
Shiki celebrates like they just scored a goal, but Naito reminds him that only the person who returns the ball to the school passes. That means only Jin wins.
Cue: realization. Shiki just played himself.
Naito internally labels him a total “[insert polite insult here]” who never thinks about outcomes before acting. Shiki, now regretting his generosity, yells at Jin to come back — but he’s already too far away.
But then, plot twist #2: Jin stops. He realizes he wouldn’t have gotten this far without Shiki. He turns back and heads toward him.
Shiki, baffled, asks, “Are you as bad with directions as Zoro?”
Jin, blushing with pride-wrapped rage: “Shut up! I just don’t want to owe an idiot like you anything.”
He tosses the ball to Shiki, saying he’d rather fail than succeed thanks to someone else.
Just as their bromance hits peak power, a tiny pink creature dashes in and blocks them. Naito immediately halts the test — because Muku, their high-speed delivery pet, has arrived, and it only shows up during emergencies. Sure enough, a radio on Muku’s back plays a distress call from the Kyoto branch, which is under attack by the Mamotero agency.
Outside the test zone, the other students assume Shiki and the others failed because time ran out. But just then, Naito, Shiki, and Jin return dramatically. Naito informs them that the Kyoto branch is in danger and requesting backup. So, instead of continuing the test, they’re heading straight into the storm.
Everyone boards a boat (because what’s an anime without a sudden boat ride?), and while students have mixed feelings about joining a real battlefield this soon, Naito reassures them: they’re only there to support the real fighters.
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