Nasu Squad's Choice

Short Summary
''Konami and Usami are surprised to learn that Yūma lost a Solo Rank Battle to Murakami, and Shiori explains them about Murakami's Side Effect. Nasu Unit, Mikumo Unit and Kuruma Unit all prepare strategies for their next match, and Kō Murakami remembers the time Arafune became a Sniper. On the match's day, everyone is surprised to see Nasu Unit's stage choice.''

Characters in order of appearance
Characters in italic are only seen briefly and have yet to make a proper appearance.
 * Kirie Konami
 * Yūma Kuga
 * Osamu Mikumo
 * Shiori Usami
 * Kō Murakami (Flashback)
 * Shirō Kikuchihara (Flashback)
 * Shōhei Kodera (Flashback)
 * Tetsuji Arafune (Flashback)
 * Kō Murakami
 * Tatsuya Kuruma
 * Yuka Kon (Debut)
 * Taichi Betsuyaku
 * Rei Nasu (Debut)
 * Sayoko Shiki (Debut)
 * Replica (Flashback)
 * Takumi Rindō
 * Shun Midorikawa (Flashback)
 * Yōsuke Yoneya (Flashback)
 * Kōtarō Suwa (Flashback)
 * Shūji Miwa (Flashback)
 * Motokichi Kinuta (Mentioned)
 * Yūgo Kuga (Mentioned)
 * Kōhei Izumi
 * Kei Tachikawa
 * Sakurako Taketomi
 * Yūichi Jin
 * Akane Hiura (Debut)

Adapted From

 * Chapter 94
 * Chapter 95 (until pages 16-17)

Differences Between the Anime and Manga

 * The scene where Osamu looks at the rice cooker and it remembers him of Replica, and then Rindō appears, is anime-exclusive.
 * The scene with Tachikawa and Izumi on defense duty and the follow-up with Sakurako trading audio recordings of the commentary to Tachikawa for "data for her collection" is also anime-exclusive.

Trivia

 * Osamu's mistaking a ricecooker for Replica alludes to the fact that Ashihara designed Replica based on a rice cooker.