What Decides the Battle

Short Summary
With the team members divided after Chika blew the bridge, Osamu goes after points on the east front. Yūma, meanwhile, battles against both Kumagai and Murakami on the west side.

Long Summary
Konami argues with Hyuse about his tone. In a rare display of maturity, Yōtarō scolds Konami for being hung up on the past. Hyuse tells the present members of Tamakoma to torture him if they want information from him, but Rindō points out that if they treat him nicely they can use him to trade for other hostages later. Karasuma swoops in with some of his realistic sarcasm, making Konami feel bad for Hyuse.

Meanwhile, Yūma and Kumagai are going up against each other. This is an especially sketchy battle for the latter, as she is against two squad aces. Kumagai tells Hiura to hold off on her sniping. Flashback to Nasu Squad's meeting where Kumagai and Hiura tease each other before it dissolves into a pillow fight. Back to the fight, the commentators discuss Hiura's vital role to the battle of the rest side. At Kumagai's command, Hiura shoots at Yūma but he dodges and starts heading to her location.

It is revealed that Hiura will be moving. Kumagai tells the sniper to bail out, but she refuses and continues shooting at Yūma. She is tricked by Yūma's diversion using his arm, and is taken out by him. Tamakoma celebrates her removal from the field of play, and Hyuse comments that this gives Kumagai a great disadvantage. Karasuma uses this as another opportunity to deceive Konami, who takes it out on Hyuse.

Tachikawa, Jin, and Mikami discuss what Yūma's next course of action could be. Murakami and Kumagai duel. After taking a hit from the former, she shoots at him with Meteor. Nasu can be seen shooting at Kuruma at the same time, and Kumagai says that by envisioning Nasu's fighting style she can fight smoother too. Ultimately, Murakami makes her bail out and disarms her last trap.

Flashback to Nasu telling Kumagai that she loves her squad very much. In her bail out bed, Kumagai cries out of frustration.

Yūma approaches Murakami, and the two prepare to clash.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Hyuse
 * Takumi Rindō
 * Raijinmaru
 * Yōtarō Rindō
 * Kyōsuke Karasuma
 * Kirie Konami
 * Kō Murakami (Present then Flashback)
 * Yūma Kuga (Present then Flashback)
 * Yūko Kumagai (Present then Flashback)
 * Kaho Mikami
 * Akane Hiura (Present then Flashback)
 * Tatsuya Kuruma
 * Taichi Betsuyaku
 * Chika Amatori
 * Osamu Mikumo
 * Kei Tachikawa
 * Yūichi Jin
 * Akane's Mother
 * Akane's Father
 * Sayoko Shiki (Present then Flashback)
 * Rei Nasu (Flashback then Present)
 * Shiori Usami

Triggers in Order of Appearance

 * Kogetsu (Kō Murakami, and Yūko Kumagai)
 * Raygust/Shield Mode (Kō Murakami)
 * Scorpion (Yūma Kuga)
 * Lightning (Akane Hiura)
 * Bagworm (Akane Hiura/Present then Flashback, Taichi Betsuyaku, and Chika Amatori)
 * Egret (Taichi Betsuyaku)
 * Assault Rifle (Tatsuya Kuruma)
 * Ibis (Chika Amatori, and Akane Hiura/Present then Flashback)
 * Raygust (Osamu Mikumo)
 * Grasshopper (Yūma Kuga)
 * Shield (Yūma Kuga/Present then Flashback, and Yūko Kumagai)
 * Meteor (Akane Hiura, Yūko Kumagai, and Rei Nasu)
 * Bail Out (Akane Hiura, and Yūko Kumagai)
 * Shooter Cubes (Rei Nasu)
 * Asteroid (Rei Nasu)
 * Thruster (Kō Murakami)

Adapted from

 * Chapter 97 (Page 19)
 * Chapter 98
 * Chapter 99

Anime and Manga Differences

 * The Anime adds multiple Flashbacks of Nasu Squad.
 * the Anime adds a scene where Karasuma jokes saying that Kumagai has an additional trigger called "punch rocket" which launches her arms using trion, which it was supposedly made using aftokrator's technology.
 * the Anime adds a small clip where Yōtarō says fights are all about guts when Tachikawa says the amount of spirit you have doesn't matter.

Debatable Canon

 * During the last Nasu Squad flashback Akane has, we see a clip of Akane introducing herself to Nasu, Kumagai and Sayoko as if she was just promoted but Akane, Nasu and Sayoko all enlisted at the same time with Kumagai joining a little before them. So it is unknown if that is how Akane actually reacted as there is a high chance they have met beforehand and/or actually know each other before their promotions.