| Date A Live Ⅱ Episode 9 | ||
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| 美九の真実 | ||
| Miku no Shinjitsu | ||
| June 6, 2014 | ||
| Volume 7 | ||
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Miku's Truth (美九の真実, Miku no Shinjitsu?) is the ninth episode of Date A Live Ⅱ. |
Synopsis[]
Ryouko Kusakabe and her AST squad arrive at the DEM Japanese Headquarters to find a group of <Bandersnatch> units engaged with a group of Kurumi's clones. Meanwhile, inside the headquarters, Shido continues onward to save Tohka, knocking down a group of DEM Wizards along the way before he is eventually stopped by another group. As he is pinned by the Wizards' Territory to the ground, Miku suddenly appears and uses her Angel to rescue Shido.
She then orders the still brainwashed Yoshino and Yamai twins to stay outside and fend off the rest of DEM's troops while she and Shido move forward to find Tohka. On their way, Shido asks if Miku is here to help him because of their promise from earlier. However, Miku shouts at him and rejects that motive.
Outside, Mana deals with a now increasingly mentally unstable Jessica Bailey, getting savagely attacked by armaments equipped to her <Scarlet Licorice>. To make matters worse, Ellen teams up with Jessica against her. But just before Mana is finished off, Origami appears and protects her. After asking Mana for Shido's location, Origami quickly turns her attention toward the DEM headquarters before being halted by Ellen. Back inside the DEM headquarters, Miku manipulates one of the Wizards to reveal Tohka's whereabouts. She learns that Tohka is being held on the 18th Floor, and the Wizard gives her an ID card in order to access the facility when they arrive. On the way, Shido and Miku encounter another group of DEM troops, but Miku is able to fend them all off with her voice. Unware that two others are behind her, Shido promptly defends Miku by taking them out with Sandalphon's power. However, using the Angel increases his exhaustion and injuries, causing him to begin to feel weak.
However, as Shido keeps pushing forward, Miku chastises him for his actions and asks for him to just give in to his fatigue. She continues by saying that if he gives up and stops his whole heroic act now, they can leave without worrying about having to die. Shido then snaps and tells her to shut up, telling her that nobody can ever replace Tohka, pressing on while leaving Miku momentarily speechless. Miku counters by saying that she believes that Shido's mission to save Tohka is all a pointless act. When Shido begins to question why she hates people so much, Miku yells that humans are nothing to her but her toys for her own amusement -- with the men being her slaves and the women being her playthings -- and tells him that that is all they are worth but isn't enough for her.
Upon being asked by Shido why she hates humans so much, Miku bluntly says that it is just the way they are causing Shido to put the answer to her back by saying that she also was human once. Shido says that, before Phantom turned her into a Spirit, she used to be a human just like him, no different from the rest. Confirming what he said, Miku asks him how he knew, but Shido only says that an accomplice of his told him, referring to what Kurumi did when they were at Miku's mansion. Miku then yells at Shido that he doesn't know anything about her. Shido agrees but tells her he would if she would just talk to him.
Miku then gives in and tells Shido about her past. She explains that when she was still human, she enjoyed her career as an idol, and one day when her first album came out, her manager had set her up with a producer for an opportunity to star on television but learned that there was a catch to it, shocking Shido. Miku continues that when she had rejected the offer, a scandal was fabricated by the producer and nobody, not even her fans, came to defend her. One day when she had tried to prove herself to her fans in a concert she lost her voice due to the pressure. Shido then consoles her, but Miku yells back that Shido is the same, causing Shido to counter her by saying that she had let her own fear and anger toward people get the best of her. A group of DEM soldiers appear, but fortunately, Miku shouting at Shido to shut up knocks the soldiers unconscious.
Miku stubbornly yells at Shido, calling him an idiot, with the latter saying that she's only mad because he is right. Miku disapproves before insulting him again. Having enough, Shido swears that once he has saved Tohka, he is surely going to seal Miku's powers before taking down another group of soldiers up ahead with Sandalphon. Shido then urges her to stop hiding behind her power and just be herself again. However, Miku disagrees since her powers allow her to be the best idol there is, questioning who would even listen to her if her powers are gone. Shido declares that he still will in the place of all of her fans, revealing that he had listened to one of her old songs but commented that he liked it, knowing well that she gave it her best. Miku refuses to believe him as none of her fans will come to her defense, though Shido reassures her that he will be there for her, as well as tons of her other fans. He then persuades her that if none of her fans were to stay by her side then he will, telling her that she will have him to listen to her at the very least.
Slightly grateful, however, Miku says to Shido that she knows he will break his promise to her, once again refusing to believe him. Eventually, Shido and Miku reach the 18th floor. Back outside, Origami is confronted by Ellen, who warns her that she will die if she tries fighting her, but Origami says it will be worth it so long as she can save Shido. Opening fire on Ellen, she eventually runs out of ammo. Ellen appears unscathed from her attack, but she is distracted by the collapsing debris of the building behind her. Origami takes the opportunity to attack Ellen, but the latter manages to dodge and subdue Origami immediately, impressed by her failed strategy against her. Before Ellen can kill her, a sudden energy blast above prompts Ellen to release a Territory to protect herself. The blast was from <Fraxinus> on Kannazuki's order. Taken by surprise by the attack, Origami frees herself and manages to wound Ellen, but is sent crashing to a nearby building by her Territory. Angry, Ellen then prepares to personally kill Origami before she is contacted by Westcott, leaving behind Origami as she goes straight back to the DEM headquarters.
Meanwhile, Shido and Miku successfully find Tohka, who is unconscious in an empty room. Shido rushes in to get her, but he is interrupted by Westcott’s voice greeting him. Shido and Miku ready themselves, with Westcott introducing himself to the two. As Westcott congratulates Miku's arrival, he questions Shido's presence here. Shido reveals his name, causing Westcott to laugh maniacally in surprise. Shido then demands that Westcott set Tohka free, who in turn asks him what he would do if he were to refuse. Shido once again demands that he release Tohka, with Westcott complying and letting Tohka go free, who manages to regain consciousness and sees Shido. Suddenly, a glass panel separates the two. Shido asks Miku to brainwash Westcott, but the DEM director warns Shido that he will be in danger if he continues to stand there. Suddenly, Shido is stabbed by Ellen, with Shido falling into unconsciousness due to the severe stab wound and blood loss.
Westcott then orders Ellen to kill Shido right in front of Tohka, taunting Tohka that she may use any means necessary to try and stop Ellen. Desperate to save Shido, Tohka continuously summons Sandalphon and tries to break through the glass to no avail. With the thought of losing Shido spurring in her mind, the despair within Tohka causes her to Inverse. Aboard <Fraxinus>, Kotori learns from the crew that the flow of Reiryoku has gone negative. Westcott cackles loudly as he praises the Kingdom's Inversion and announces the return of the Demon King.
Characters[]
- Shido Itsuka
- Tohka Yatogami
- Origami Tobiichi
- Kotori Itsuka
- Yamai Twins
- Yoshino Himekawa
- Miku Izayoi
- Kurumi Tokisaki
- Mana Takamiya
- Kyouhei Kannazuki
- Ryouko Kusakabe
- Mikie Okamine
- Ellen Mira Mathers
- Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott
- Andrew Kersee Dunstan Francis Barbillori
- Kyouji Kawagoe
- Masaomi Mikimoto
- Hinako Shiizaki
- Munechika Nakatsugawa
- Kozue Minowa
Trivia[]
Major Events[]
- Shido encounters Westcott for the first time.
Blu-Ray & TV Comparisons + Deleted Scenes[]
- Scenes cut from broadcast but retained in the Blu-Ray include:
- Mana has a brief interaction with Ryouko on the battlefield before redirecting the brainwashed Spirits towards the AST team.
- Andrew Barbillori's intervention and being taken down casually by Shido and Miku.
- Kotori's conversation with Kannazuki while launching a <Mystletainn> strike at Ellen while the latter was confronting Origami.
- Ryouko has a brief interaction with Origami after Ellen retreats.
- Origami realizes the Yamai twins are Spirits.