The Away Mission Test: Part 8

Summary
''Osamu finds a work-around to his trion emergency. Meanwhile, the executives discuss the submissions for the special assignment, emphasizing Somei's remarkably spot-on answer. At the end of day one, the current rankings for Phase 1 are released, with Suwa Squad in dead last.''

Characters in Order of Appearance
Characters in italics are seen only briefly and have yet to make a proper appearance.
 * Yōko Katori
 * Osamu Mikumo
 * Madoka Ui
 * Kōtarō Suwa
 * Kōji Oki
 * Eizō Netsuki
 * Masafumi Shinoda
 * Katsumi Karasawa
 * Tatsuhito Ikoma (mentioned)
 * Masamune Kido
 * Sumiharu Inukai (mentioned)
 * Takuma Yuba (mentioned)
 * Shōhei Kodera (mentioned)
 * Kōtarō Suwa (mentioned)
 * Masataka Ninomiya (mentioned)
 * Tetsuji Arafune (mentioned)
 * Kazuki Kurauchi (mentioned)
 * Shinji Fuyushima (mentioned)
 * Risa Maki (mentioned)
 * Haruka Ayatsuji (mentioned)
 * Reiji Kizaki (mentioned)
 * Yuri Rindō (mentioned)
 * Kazuaki Ōji (mentioned)
 * Hana Somei (mentioned)
 * Isami Tōma (mentioned)
 * Jun Arashiyama (mentioned)
 * Mitsuru Tokieda (mentioned)
 * Kyōsuke Karasuma (mentioned)
 * Yūichi Jin (mentioned)
 * Hiro Kitazoe (flashback)
 * Hana Somei (flashback)
 * Kazuto Tonooka (flashback)
 * Kai Minamisawa (flashback)
 * Shirō Kikuchihara (flashback)
 * Ai Kitora (mentioned)
 * Hyuse (mentioned)
 * Yūma Kuga (mentioned)
 * Mikhael Cronin (mentioned)
 * Kirie Konami (mentioned)
 * Ken Satori (mentioned)

Triggers in Order of Appearance
None appear over the course of this chapter.