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| Preceded by Tohka |
Chapter list | Followed by None |
Battle Commence! is the 6th chapter of the manga adaption of Date A Live, with illustrations done by Ringo, and story based on the light novels.
Synopsis[]
On the streets, Shido thinks it's no surprise that the school is closed because of what happened yesterday. He then sees the place where he met Tohka. He thinks to himself that she didn't have a name until yesterday, was called a disaster, and possesses a certain power that others wouldn't consider normal. All of that would make for a lonely existence ostracized for being dangerous.
Suddenly, someone calls out his name. Turning around, he discovers Tohka, who yells at him for ignoring her. Surprised, he asks why was she there. Tohka then tells him that he had invited her on a date. She repeats the word date a few times, which attracts the attention of the people nearby, who then proceed to gossip. Tohka asks Shido if they are enemies and if she needs to kill them. Shido hurries to tell her that not all people want to kill her. Shido then questions what happened to her yesterday. Tohka tells him that it is the same as always. They swung their swords that didn't hurt her and fired guns that couldn't hit her. Afterwards, she disappeared like she normally does. As Shido then asks her what she means by that, Tohka remarks that she doesn't know since she enters dormancy at the moment of transfer. Tohka explains that usually she gets pulled from here regardless of her own will. Shido raises his voice and asks her if something is different today, and that it's important for her to tell him. In turn, Tohka yells at him to stop talking about that and hurry up to explain the meaning behind the word date.
Shido then explains that a date is when a boy and a girl go out together to play. Learning the meaning causes Tohka to pester him for them to go on a date already. Shido tells her that she shouldn't wear her current clothes since they stand out too much. Tohka agrees and wants to go knock out a person unconscious for her clothes when Shido points out a person as an example of what she should wear. Shido stops her from attacking because it would be the same as what AST did to her. Tohka agrees with that statement. She then proceeds to get clothes for herself by releasing her Astral Dress and creating new clothes by using her Spirit powers. The two of them then start walking. Seeing a large group of people, Tohka thinks it's an all-out war, which Shido denies as being the case. The two of them then proceed to go out to eat. Meanwhile, Origami receives a call about Spirits and sends a dispatch for an observation device. Meanwhile, Reine and Kotori, while eating, discuss why Shido needs to be the one to take the role of taking care of Spirits. Kotori explains that Shido and her aren't blood related, and that he was abandoned by his real mother and brought to her house. Shido and Tohka suddenly arrive at the place where Reine and Kotori are eating, which surprises both of them. Reine and Kotori then leave, with the latter remarking that their battle has now begun.