Ōji Squad (chapter)

Short Summary
''Having two members left, Ōji Squad appears to track down the unguarded snipers. Kashio pursues Chika and bails out trying to do so, 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 a wire zone 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 combo. He comes to a sudden stop when Chika hops to make it seems like there are wires around when there wasn't, in a moment of frustration Kashio uses Hound. 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 (Present then Flashback)
 * Chika Amatori
 * Kazuaki Ōji (Present then Flashback)
 * Kōji Oki
 * Hiro Kitazoe
 * Isami Tōma
 * Yuu Kunichika
 * Kusakabe Squad (Mentioned)
 * Satoshi Mizukami
 * Tatsuhito Ikoma
 * Yūma Kuga
 * Osamu Mikumo
 * Fumika Teruya (Mentioned/Flashback)
 * Yutaka Kashio (Flashback)
 * Shinji Fuyushima (Mentioned)
 * Shiori Usami (Voice only)

Triggers in Order of Appearance

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

Magazine-Tankōbon Differences

 * In the tankōbon version of the chapter, when Mizukami shouted ‘Asteroid’ but was actually shooting Meteor, 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.