Land of the Lustrous (宝石の国)

Diamond!

I'm glad we split up.

From afar, I see just how much you mean to me.

I do, too.

Run, Bort...

What?!

Is it just me, or does this thing look way different than a minute ago?

My... sword...

Swo...

D-dangit! I don't have enough alloy left! I can't lift it!

Alex, finish it!

N-no way! No way! No way! No way!

Alex! N-no way! No way! No way! No way!

No way! No way! No way! No way!

I'm not even supposed to look at the Lunarians, Sensei's orders!

You just swing and slice! It's easy!

Come on already!

But...! Come on already!

I'm begging you!

I can't... take... it...

Fi...

Fine then.

A-Alex?

A-Ale... Lexi?

Huh?

Bort!

So it was red Alex, was it?

You knew about this...?

That's what happens when Alex sees Lunarians. A real nutcase, that one.

Look who's talking.

Finally...

We're not finished yet.

You've gotta be kidding.

Get ready for it.

I'm... not really sure I can swing a sword at these.

Whaddya know? I guess even Bort has a soft side.

They...

just ran off...

That's it! That was their plan!

There hasn't been any word since the bell rang out.

Do you think everything's all right?

I wonder.

Y-Yellow!

Any idea what this might be?

What?! What is this thing?

It's adorable! And so soft!

A-are you sure that's okay?

We don't even know what this thing is-

Yellow! Zircon!

Have you spotted any soft, fluffy white th-

That's it!

What now?

Word is there's a new type of Lunarian.

It came right up to me while I was out.

So I tried dissecting it to pass the time, but it just split in two and came back to life.

Right...

Not even that cute little thing could stop you, huh...

You're really something.

I have to attend to Dia. Go off and find the rest of these things.

Yeah, yeah.

Benito! It's heading your way!

Two to the southwest! Two more to the southeast!

Incoming!

Gotch-

Hold it right there! Wait, wait! Where are you going?!

They're everywhere! Wait, wait! Where are you going?!

101, 102...

103, 104, 105, 106...

107...

That's all of them. I hope...

Good enough...

Good grief...

Alex, you sure you should be looking at those?

I think I can handle these, so long as I just squint a bit...

I hear there were two sunspots?

I want to compile all information from its appearance.

Ah, all right. At first it was...

...kinda like that.

Did it just... bark?

Alex! Time to bring out that other you agai-

Not like that.

That's dead Alex.

You creep!

Jade! Hang in there!

Halt!

I am the one you want!

Who's that?

Show me what you've got!

That's it. There we go.

Just keep heading this way.

I'll lead you right to Sensei and-

Maybe not!

Phos!

Phos!

Phos... not again!

What are we gonna do?

Slice it up again and segregate all its parts. There's nothing else we can do...

Sensei!

Sit.

Lay down.

Chin.

Poor Shiro, what happened to your hand?

Sensei...

I didn't notice you there.

Right...

So, why did you call this thing "Shiro"-?

Sensei.

Do you know this thing?