Ōji Squad (chapter)

Short Summary
''Having two members left, Ōji Squad appears to track down the unguarded snipers. Kashio pursues Chika, but it seems Ōji has a different plan in mind...''

Long Summary
Ōji decides to target Oki and Chika, forcing Ikoma Squad to defend its sniper. Osamu has wires set up where Ikoma Squad will gather themselves, and plans on meeting up with Chika. Oki and Chika begin running towards their respective teammates, with Kashio on her tail. Chika uses Lead Bullet Hound; albeit to no effect, as Kashio counters this with a preconceived strategy where he bombards her with bullets, causing her to keep her shield up; and in turn, unable to use Hound. He comes to a sudden stop when Chika hops to make it seems like there are wires around. Osamu uses this moment of hesitation to shield Chika, allowing her to swarm Kashio with Lead Bullet Hound. Osamu activates Thruster to cut down Kashio, taking him out. Oki manages to shoot off Yūma's arm in the scuffle west, while Ōji locates Osamu at last.

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics appear briefly and have yet to make a proper appearance.
 * Yutaka Kashio
 * Chika Amatori
 * Kazuaki Ōji
 * Kōji Oki
 * Yuu Kunichika
 * Hiro Kitazoe
 * Kusakabe Squad (mentioned)
 * Isami Tōma
 * Satoshi Mizukami
 * Tatsuhito Ikoma
 * Yūma Kuga
 * Osamu Mikumo
 * Kazuaki Ōji (flashback)
 * Fumika Teruya (mentioned) (flashback)
 * Yutaka Kashio (flashback)
 * Shinji Fuyushima (mentioned)
 * Shiori Usami
 * Kazuaki Ōji

Triggers in Order of Appearance

 * Bagworm (Chika Amatori) (Kōji Oki) (Osamu Mikumo) (Chika Amatori) (Kazuaki Ōji)
 * Lightning (Chika Amatori(Deactivated))
 * Hound (Satoshi Mizukami)(Chika Amatori(Lead Bullet)) (Yutaka Kashio) (Kazuaki Ōji)
 * Kogetsu (Tatsuhito Ikoma) (Yutaka Kashio) (Kazuaki Ōji)
 * Shield (Yūma Kuga) (Chika Amatori)
 * Scorpion (Yūma Kuga)
 * Lead Bullet (Chika Amatori(Hound))
 * Raygust (Osamu Mikumo(Shield Mode) (Blade Mode))
 * Thruster (Osamu Mikumo)
 * Full Guard (Chika Amatori)
 * Bail Out (Yutaka Kashio)
 * Meteor (Satoshi Mizukami)
 * Senkū (Tatsuhito Ikoma)
 * Egret (Kōji Oki)

Magazine-Tankōbon Differences

 * In the tankōbon version of the chapter, when Mizukami shouted ‘Asteroid’ but was actually shooting Meteora, Yūma’s eyes have now been fixed to show that his Side Effect did pick up on Mizukami’s lie. Also, Osamu's Bagworm is on the verge of disappearing in the tankōbon version to adhere better to the 'two triggers at a time' rule.