Maki, Kaito and Shuichi meet in the courtyard at night for training, as usual.
Kaito: Oh, there you are, bro! Maki: ...I was surprised when you mentioned a special kind of training. Kaito: Well!? You brought the thing we need for our new training, right?! Maki: New training? Kaito: Pass it here! Shuichi: Here, but... is it usable?
Shuichi offers a white practice sword.
Maki: ...Is this a practice sword? Why would you have something like this? Kaito: Huh? Why are you making such a disgusted face, Maki Roll? Shuichi, internally, looking horrified: [Ah, that's right! Maki...] Maki: ...So you didn't tell Kaito yet. When I first started working, I botched a mission with a katana. Since then, I decided not to use swords... Kaito: Oh, I see... Maki: Don't make that face. I know you didn't mean any harm by it. Kaito: No, it's my fault for making you remember something that makes you feel bad. Alright! Tell us about it now! I'll listen to all of it! Maki: ...Huh? Kaito: It's difficult to talk to people about your failures. I get it. But didn't I tell you? Being able to share your burdens with others... That's how you get stronger! Don't hold on to your past forever! You gotta confront it to move on! And I'm gonna help you with that! Maki: ...What are you saying? You're ridiculous. Anyway, that failure doesn't bother me anymore. But I don't mind talking about it. Just be warned, it's a boring story. Shuichi: [Before, she would have just told me to mind my own business. Maki has changed a lot since then...]
Maki: ...When planning an assassination, you need to gather detailed information first. You need to know the target—their schedule, movements, friends and acquaintances... For this particular target, he normally worked late into the night... But when I looked further into his schedule, I found out he was into some nerdy hobbies. Kaito: Nerdy hobbies? You mean like Tsumugi is? Maki: Yeah, just like her. He especially liked cosplay. Shuichi: Cosplay? [Never in a million years would I imagine hearing "cosplay" from Maki's mouth.] Maki: So while I observed my target's private life... I thought of a good plan to get close to him, while concealing my weapon. Kaito: How? Maki: ...A prop carrying case. Kaito: What's that? How's it different from a normal carrying case? Maki: Tsumugi would know. It's a specially-made carrying case for cosplay props. It can accomodate large props, so it's convenient to carry around...So I placed a katana into that carrying case and made my move. But then... the people around thought I was a cosplayer, and something odd happened. Shuichi: What happened? Maki: On that day, they were holding a cosplay event in the same hall the target had gone to. Unfortunately... I had the same height and hairstyle as a popular character, who also carried a katana. They thought I was cosplaying that character... so I got dragged into a hall by a group of excited people with expensive cameras.
Maki: They almost saw the weapons I had in my case... If they had, they would have found out my katana was actually real... Shuichi: Sounds like a close call... Kaito: Hahaha! I was wondering what this "serious failure" of yours was going to be! Shuichi: Yeah, honestly... it was much cuter than i was expecting. Maki: Don't laugh... For me, it was very serious... I was branded as a failure, because of something so stupid. If they didn't donate to the orphanage anymore... then it would've... been the end... Shuichi: Ah... you're right... Kaito: Yeah, you're right... that's not funny. I'm really sorry for laughing... Shuichi: Yes, me too... Sorry for laughing, Maki. Maki: ... Y-You don't need to apologize. I'm not mad.
Shuichi: [Maki turned her head to the side with a pout. That expression on her face... Opening up to us with her stories... I could never have imagined this. My impression of her has changed yet again. There's still so much I don't know about Maki and Kaito... I hope Maki is right. We can learn more about each other after we get out... No. We will become friends! We will defniitely get out of here!]
They do actually train with the sword a bit before returning to the dorm.
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Memory 14: Pure white practice sword
Transcript:
Maki, Kaito and Shuichi meet in the courtyard at night for training, as usual.
Kaito: Oh, there you are, bro!
Maki: ...I was surprised when you mentioned a special kind of training.
Kaito: Well!? You brought the thing we need for our new training, right?!
Maki: New training?
Kaito: Pass it here!
Shuichi: Here, but... is it usable?
Shuichi offers a white practice sword.
Maki: ...Is this a practice sword? Why would you have something like this?
Kaito: Huh? Why are you making such a disgusted face, Maki Roll?
Shuichi, internally, looking horrified: [Ah, that's right! Maki...]
Maki: ...So you didn't tell Kaito yet. When I first started working, I botched a mission with a katana. Since then, I decided not to use swords...
Kaito: Oh, I see...
Maki: Don't make that face. I know you didn't mean any harm by it.
Kaito: No, it's my fault for making you remember something that makes you feel bad. Alright! Tell us about it now! I'll listen to all of it!
Maki: ...Huh?
Kaito: It's difficult to talk to people about your failures. I get it. But didn't I tell you? Being able to share your burdens with others... That's how you get stronger! Don't hold on to your past forever! You gotta confront it to move on! And I'm gonna help you with that!
Maki: ...What are you saying? You're ridiculous. Anyway, that failure doesn't bother me anymore. But I don't mind talking about it. Just be warned, it's a boring story.
Shuichi: [Before, she would have just told me to mind my own business. Maki has changed a lot since then...]
Maki: ...When planning an assassination, you need to gather detailed information first. You need to know the target—their schedule, movements, friends and acquaintances... For this particular target, he normally worked late into the night... But when I looked further into his schedule, I found out he was into some nerdy hobbies.
Kaito: Nerdy hobbies? You mean like Tsumugi is?
Maki: Yeah, just like her. He especially liked cosplay.
Shuichi: Cosplay? [Never in a million years would I imagine hearing "cosplay" from Maki's mouth.]
Maki: So while I observed my target's private life... I thought of a good plan to get close to him, while concealing my weapon.
Kaito: How?
Maki: ...A prop carrying case.
Kaito: What's that? How's it different from a normal carrying case?
Maki: Tsumugi would know. It's a specially-made carrying case for cosplay props. It can accomodate large props, so it's convenient to carry around...So I placed a katana into that carrying case and made my move. But then... the people around thought I was a cosplayer, and something odd happened.
Shuichi: What happened?
Maki: On that day, they were holding a cosplay event in the same hall the target had gone to. Unfortunately... I had the same height and hairstyle as a popular character, who also carried a katana. They thought I was cosplaying that character... so I got dragged into a hall by a group of excited people with expensive cameras.
Maki: They almost saw the weapons I had in my case... If they had, they would have found out my katana was actually real...
Shuichi: Sounds like a close call...
Kaito: Hahaha! I was wondering what this "serious failure" of yours was going to be!
Shuichi: Yeah, honestly... it was much cuter than i was expecting.
Maki: Don't laugh... For me, it was very serious... I was branded as a failure, because of something so stupid. If they didn't donate to the orphanage anymore... then it would've... been the end...
Shuichi: Ah... you're right...
Kaito: Yeah, you're right... that's not funny. I'm really sorry for laughing...
Shuichi: Yes, me too... Sorry for laughing, Maki.
Maki: ... Y-You don't need to apologize. I'm not mad.
Shuichi: [Maki turned her head to the side with a pout. That expression on her face... Opening up to us with her stories... I could never have imagined this. My impression of her has changed yet again. There's still so much I don't know about Maki and Kaito... I hope Maki is right. We can learn more about each other after we get out... No. We will become friends! We will defniitely get out of here!]
They do actually train with the sword a bit before returning to the dorm.