Galopoula 8

Short Summary
Border's combatants outside the Headquarters continue to drive off enemy Trion Warriors.

Long Summary
Border continues to fend off the advancing Idras. Ninomiya warns that if a single fighter were to go out, the formation would be ruined and the enemy would advance more easily. Being controlled by Yomi, the Idras are suprisingly well co-ordinated, which makes it difficult for Border agents to work together. A certain Idra is causing trouble, so Kuroe decides to fight it since she is suited for speed fights. Kitora decides to assist her. Kuroe uses Idaten to quickly slash the Idra, while Kitora uses Spider to hold it down. However, Amō warns that the battle isn't over yet. A new Idra appears, this one being directly controlled by Yomi. Kuroe uses Itaden to quickly slash it. However, Yomi deduces that Kuroe was attacking with predetermined trajectories, which allow him to predict her movements and then have the Idra sprout a sword in that direction. It works, and Kuroe is heavily wounded, but not defeated. Netsuki and Kinuta panic, but Shinoda assures them that the battle was going in their favor.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italic are only seen briefly and have yet to make a proper appearance.
 * Kyōsuke Karasuma
 * Futaba Kuroe
 * Reiji Kizaki
 * Ai Kitora
 * Jun Arashiyama
 * Nozomi Kako
 * Yoshito Hanzaki
 * Ken Satori
 * Masataka Ninomiya
 * Sumiharu Inukai
 * Daichi Tsutsumi
 * Kōtarō Suwa
 * Atsushi Hokari
 * Tetsuji Arafune
 * Tatsuya Kuruma
 * Hisato Sasamori
 * Yomi
 * Reghindetz
 * Shinnosuke Tsuji
 * Shinji Fuyushima
 * Kyōko Sawamura
 * Eizō Netsuki
 * Motokichi Kinuta
 * Tsukihiko Amō
 * Masafumi Shinoda
 * Wen Sō
 * Yūko Kumagai
 * Rei Nasu
 * Koskero
 * Yōsuke Yoneya
 * Shūji Miwa

Triggers in Order of Appearance

 * Shield (Karasuma, Kuroe, Kizaki & Ilgar soldiers)
 * Asteroid (Minigun) (Kizaki) (Assault Rifle) (Arashiyama, Kuruma & Karasuma) (Shotgun) (Suwa & Tsutsumi) (Handgun) (Kitora)
 * Kogetsu (Kuroe, Sasamori, Tsuji, Kumagai & Miwa)
 * Eaglet (Hanzaki, Satori, Hokari & Arafune)
 * Bagworm (Hanzaki, Satori, Hokari & Arafune)
 * Hound (Kako)
 * Idaten (Kuroe)
 * Spider (Kitora)
 * Servitora
 * Viper (Nasu)
 * Nikokyra (Koskero)
 * Kogetsu/Gen'yō (Yoneya)

Side Effects

 * Tsukihiko Amō's Viewing others' fighting ability as colors