Yuna: What is this?

Togo: It's done. Now I'll be able to save all of them.

---- <OP> ----

Togo: When I was little, my mother would take me to all kinds of historical sites, and I became interested in our nation's past. I can still remember the day she told me about our ancestry, and members of the Taisha are in our own family's bloodline. I started asking her if there is anything I can do, hoping to find a way of serving the Shinju-sama. She looked into my eyes and smiled, then said that she'd be so happy if there were.
Where am I?
According to my doctor, I'd been in an accident and lost two years' worth of memories, as well as the use of my legs.
I wasn't able to regain my memories, but my mother was always by my side, reassuring me. She said I was brave, and thought proud that I was her daughter.
Around the time I began getting used to living with a wheelchair, things started changing at my parents' work, and we had to move away.
Huh, it's so big. Do we have enough money to live in a place like this?

Yuna: Hello! Okay, I've got you now. Are you with the family who've just moved in?

Togo: Y-Yeah.

Yuna: Then that means you and I are gonna be neighbors. Oh, yeah, I'm Yuna Yuki. Nice to meet you.

Togo: Mimori Togo.

Yuna: What?! Are you being serious right now? Your last name is amazing!

Togo: Th-Thank you.

Yuna: Let me guess. You don't know your way around yet, right? Well, I can take care of that. Just leave everything to me.



Yuna: Oh, gee! I've never tasted anything so incredible!

Togo: Thanks a lot. That's sweet and I'm glad you like it. Cooking from this chair was hard at first, but I'm getting used to it.

Yuna: Hey, Togo!

Togo: Hm?

Yuna: If you ever feel like making these again, I eat them every day!

Togo: Yeah, sure. I'll make more. For you, Yuna.



Togo: I heard you got invited to be a part of the Cheerleading Club. Are you gonna join?

Yuna: I wish the Flower Pressing Club'd ask me instead.

Togo: We don't have a club like that here, do we?

Yuna: Mm-Hmm, well, not yet.

Fu: I know another club that's pretty awesome! You two should join!

Yuna & Togo: Hmm?

Fu: I-I know another club that's pretty awesome! You two should join!

Yuna: Why'd you repeat that?

Togo: Which one are you recruiting for?

Fu: I'm the President of the Hero Club, and a second-year. Fu Inubozaki.

Togo: "The Hero Club"?

Yuna: I don't know what that is. But I do know it sounds really exciting!

Fu: Doesn't it so? See? You totally get it. The Hero Club's mission is to do things that help people and benefit the community we live in. We work for the other clubs for volunteer at times and stuff like that.

Yuna: Helping people and the community we live in.

Fu: Yeah. Just like the teachings of the Shinju-sama. For people of our age, it isn't always easy. Sometimes we feel too embarrassed to admit that we want to make a difference. But we never let thoughts like that hold us back. Hence, the name, "Hero Club."

Togo: I get it now. To make your presence known and get other students interested, you use a grandiose word like "hero" to gain a little attention.

Fu: Actually, the plan really wasn't all that sophisticated.

Yuna: Looks like this club does a lot of supercool things. I've got to admit it seems pretty impressive. I love the way "Hero" sounds, too.

Fu: If that's how you're feeling now, you're already a Hero!

Yuna: Hear that?! I'm a Hero!

Togo: So that's your favorite part out of this, huh? Makes sense. It's so like you, Yuna.



Fu: I'm glad you both decided to join us. Thanks to the two of you, our forces are three times as large now. No exaggeration!

Yuna: Well, no wondering I never heard of anything at school about this club before. Because we're starting from scratch.

Fu: I think it's really gonna take off.

Togo: We already have two club requests, guys. They came in on our new site.

Fu: You are like a marketing genius, Togo!

Togo: There's one from the Track Club for Yuna, and mine's from the Shogi Club.

Yuna: I've got this, no problem. I'm gonna be a Hero!

Togo: I'd better put those requests up on our schedule, then.

Fu: Way to go!



Fu: "If you're troubled, talk to someone!"

Yuna: Perfect! They're like promises we can always keep to each other.

Fu: Yeah, kinda you get pumped up, doesn't it?

Togo: What should we have our fifth tenet?

Yuna: I think the last one should be something extra special.

Fu: "If you just try, you'll succeed; if you don't try, then you won't." How about that? It's a quote from Uesugi Yozan.

Yuna: Oh, Yozan, huh? I don't know. That might be a little confusing.

Togo: "You're likely to succeed if you try," That better?

Yuna: Yeah, that's easy to understand!

Fu: All right, it sounds like we're all set.



Fu: Don't be so tense, Itsuki.

Itsuki: M-My name is Itsuki Inubozaki. It's really nice to meet you.

Yuna: It's nice to meet you too, Itsuki.

Itsuki: S-Seriously? Thanks!

Fu: Even though she's my little sister, her girl power needs a little work. but she can do some cool stuff, like fortunetelling.

Yuna: Oh, that's awesome! I think I have something you might like then. For good luck!

Itsuki: It's cute.

Yuna: Isn't it? Here!

Togo: Here.

Itsuki: If it's okay, could you tell me how you do it?

Togo: Are you sure?

Itsuki: Please!

Togo: Well, it's not an ordinary top hat. There's a secret to how it's made-
Fu: -Thanks a lot, you guys.



Yuna: Huh, look at us.

Itsuki: I feel so embarrassed.

Fu: Well, I think it gets nice that the club's being recognized.

Togo: And they even call the four of us unique.

Yuna: Okay, guys. Next up is our big shot at preschool. Let's do it!

Fu, Itsuki & Togo: Yeah!



Yuna: They are ready for us to get started.

Fu: We shall get them all [???] a good experience that they [???] not to forget!

Itsuki: Big Sis is already in character, guys.

Fu: Okay, Togo, you grab their attention first!

Togo: You can count on me.

Fu: Now it's you and Itsuki I'm most concerned about. So stay on your [toast].

Yuna: We'll do our best.

Itsuki: Promised.



Fu: I have to admit; I started to be panicked when you knocked over the set, but Togo improvised and saved us.

Yuna: I think they actually liked it that way.

Fu: Yeah, me too.

Yuna: You covered for me. Thank you, Togo.

Fu: That's her. Togo's someone you can always count on.

Itsuki: I know. It's like having the most dependable sister ever.

Fu: Aha! Did you forget?! You already have the perfect sister!

Yuna: [???] we had fun, [???] out in the end.

Fu: Where was that, Itsuki?

Itsuki: Sorry.

Togo: After our club was formed, we went into battle, and became true Heroes.



Togo: We were given one duty. Defeat the twelve Vertexes that attacked us, and protect this world. So we worked together and finished the job, destroying all of them. That only started losing our physical abilities. But we kept our faith on the Taisha, never questioning what their motives might be. We hoped we'd eventually get better. Then I met her, and after listening to her story, I learned something significant about the past. At the same time, I had a terrifying suspicion that wouldn't go away. The more I investigated it, the more my original intuition became absolute certainty.
If the faeries exist not only to assist the Heroes, but also to bind each one of us to our role-

Sonoko: And in exchange, Heroes never die, and live for eternity.

Togo: I knew it.



Togo: No matter what I did, it always managed to stop me. Even if the terminal's battery was drained. The faeries' only goal seems to be keeping me alive. Of course, it'd be great if it were nothing but an emergency safety protocol, but now, I'm certain that it's something more. I must see her again.

---- <Eyecatch> ----

Sonoko: So you've come to visit me. I had a feeling you would. Last time I was so glad to see you, I didn't explain things clearly. But I think I'll be able to tell you more today, Wasshi. Oh, Togo, I mean.

Togo: Either name's all right. Because my last name was Washio for two years at least, though I still can't remember it ever being given to me.

Sonoko: Huh, that's right! Surprised you found out.

Togo: From the aptitude test, it was determined that I should be a Hero, based on my high score. Then I was adopted by a family, powerful Taisha members named the Washios, and that's when I began fighting.

Sonoko: The Washio family is a very special group. After you showed such a high aptitude, they wanted you to be their daughter.

Togo: So without thinking twice about it, my parents just agreed to that?

Sonoko: They needed to fulfill the Shinju-Sama's wishes.

Togo: We both fought, and then when I went through the Sange after that, I had fewer memories and no feelings in my legs. For the ability to fight and defeat the Vertexes, we give away parts of our bodies to the Shinju-sama as offerings. That's the Hero system.

Sonoko: Yes, I really wanna to go all-out, and I fought, but I just ended up wrapped in bondages.

Togo: I know, Sonoko.

Sonoko: Alone the Taisha families weren't able to handle it, so they searched nationwide for people who were qualified to be Heroes.

Togo: I was sent to the Togo family. My parents knew exactly what happened, but never told. They even said my memory loss was from an accident. It was all planned. Even moving in right next-door to Yuna, in a big mansion.

Sonoko: Yuna's aptitude test score was significantly higher than anyone who'd ever taken it. The Taisha must've known the Shinju-sama would choose her to battle with the Vertexes, too.

Togo: Ever since I went Mankai, it seems like we've had better food at home.

Sonoko: They're gifts from the Taisha. It's their way of compensating your family for their trouble.

Togo: Come to think of it, we ate nothing but the best food at camp, too. They weren't just showing their appreciation; they were all giving thanks, worshiping us. Our parents know the truth about what happened, but they haven't set a word to this day.

Sonoko: We were specially selected by the Shinju-sama. I guess they chose to believe it was something to be happy about.

Togo: Why are we being made go through this? Isn't the Shinju-sama on humanity's side?

Sonoko: Yes, of course, it's on our side, but it is still a god. Sacrifice is needed. And besides... Uh... Please listen calmly, okay? It's about what lies outside the wall... I'll tell you the true nature of this world we're in. It's-

Yuna: Hey, Togo, guess I missed you. I'm so in shock at everything that happened yesterday, I know Fu was upset about Itsuki, but she's never acted like that. I'm worried about her. Wonder if she's all right. Will talk to you later.

Sonoko: You should go there. I think it's important for you to witness the truth for yourself. I want you to know that I'm on your side, no matter what decision you make. The truth is, if they go out of control for any reason, I'm here to stop the current Heroes and make sure that orders are restored.

Togo: You'll try to stop us? In the condition you're in?

Sonoko: Well, I have my faeries to help me, all twenty-one.

Togo: (Gasp)

Sonoko: They're really powerful, too. If all of them went into battle, they take out their weapons and use like, bam! [???] afraid of me, so they keep my smartphone just out of reach to make sure I don't transform.

Togo: It must be awful for you. You had to go through the Sange twenty times.

Sonoko: Yeah, all I can do is lying in bed now. I'm closer to the Shinju-sama's body than to my own, but even with all the worship and praise, sometimes I...
Although these days, for some reason, I'm not suffering.
If it be okay, could you stay with me for a while?

Togo: Of course.



Togo: It seems so beautiful here, but...
Huh?

Sonoko: Just behind the wall, the illusion created by the Shinju-sama disappears, exposing the truth of what rays beyond.

Togo: I can't believe this. It's exactly what she said. This is what has been hidden from us. The real world. All this time, it's been inside a universe-sized force field.

Sonoko: It was never a deadly virus that brought humanity to the verge of extinction. The Vertexes, pinnacles of life itself, were sent here by the gods with the task of cleansing us. Without warning, they began attacking the world during the Anno Domini era. So the other gods who sided with humanity gathered their strength, coming together to form a single tree. They raised a defensive barrier across the Shikoku region. The ones who heard the voice of the gods were referred to as the Taisha. Since that time, they've managed the Shinju-sama.

Togo: It's like being in Hell. I don't understand. Those are the Vertexes Yuna defeated. I watched her destroy them!
They're being reborn. And they're gonna attack us one after another? How are we supposed to take on all of them? And each battle we only become more disabled. Over and over.

Sonoko: Your body stops working, and you'll be bedridden. Then, you'll spend the rest of your days being worshiped like this.

Togo: [Only to ??? fight!] I don't understand this. It's wrong! This can't happen to us! What am I supposed to do? I have to think. There must be something. I've got to protect them.
I know. There's only one way.

Yuna: What is it?

Karin: Why are those things coming back?

Yuna: Something's wrong. The alarm's not stopping.


(The Jukai)

Yuna: No way! I thought we defeated Vertexes already!

Karin: Calm down, Yuna! Let's get a read on this. It doesn't matter what they're doing back here, because I'm gonna... What's going on?

Togo: If I were the only one being sacrificed, it would be okay. But for Yuna and the others to be used like this... I can't allow it. Today, I'm ending the suffering. I'm on my way, everyone. Hang on! If we can just destroy the Shinju-sama, we'll finally be freed of this! We won't be forced to endure this living Hell! To save us all, I'm ending this world.

---- <ED> ----

Togo: You're seeing the true nature of the world.

Fu: You're standing in front of me now.
Yuna: I'm a failure as a friend.

Karin: Hero Club Five Tenets! Number One!