Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation

I definitely wasn't.

You were.

Why would I look smug?

I don't know, but you did.

Welcome back.

How did the teachers respond to the idea of an after party?

Not too well.

Because you looked so smug.

No, I didn't!

I outlined the budget.

Thanks.

Shall I print it out?

It's late. You can do it tomorrow.

Okay.

You're not leaving yet?

No.

I'm staying a little late to go over the vice president's PSO2 report.

You can leave. Good work today.

Good work.

Excuse me, then.

Do you have plans for this Saturday, President?

Saturday?

I think at Tensei Academy...

We have a meeting about the school festival, right?

In that case, I could join you.

That's all right. I'll have the vice president accompany me.

I see.

I think I'm free the week after, though.

Okay.

Actually, never mind!

Excuse me!

Konoe-san.

What?

Why don't we group up sometime?

No, thanks.

You failed to form a party with her?

Konoe-san's so cold.

Quest 07 Disappearance

Vice president this, vice president that.

He's just an errand boy.

I was the one always by her side before.

Why am I getting jealous?

Aw, jeez! This is so annoying!

This is the last one!

What?

What was that?

What?

What is this? Why isn't it going away?

I bet you offended Mika somehow.

Maybe it's because of that thing at the overnight trip.

What thing?

Suzuki-san?

It disappeared?

Itsuki, you ranked.

I did? I had no idea.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You're pretty famous among the ARKS right now, because of your rapid growth.

Itsuki,

everyone's here.

Oh, crap.

There's a school festival committee meeting.

Oh, right.

All the club presidents were told to attend, too.

Mika's not here?

No.

Come to think of it, I haven't seen Konoe-san today.

I was wondering, | since she wasn't at breakfast.

Sorry!

We're late!

Let's get started.

Regarding After Party

An after party?

Yes.

I'd like to hold one after the second day of the school festival.

But we've never done one before.

We used to hold one every year.

There hasn't been one for the last ten years because the school was against it.

We'd like to bring it back for this year's school festival.

If we're going to hold an after party,

we'll need the cooperation of all classes and clubs.

We asked the club presidents to come here so we could gain your understanding.

What about permission from the school?

If the students are unanimous in their opinion,

the school will accept our wishes.

Accept, huh?

With all due respect, Seiga Academy's motto is

"student independence and creativity."

She overpowered the teachers with logic...

All right. If all the students are for it, we'll consider it.

That was definitely a smug look of triumph.

I'm opposed.

We're already putting a lot of time and effort into preparing for the school festival.

I don't think there's any point in willingly increasing our workload.

I think it's an interesting idea for the students to organize an after party by themselves.

Participation should be made voluntary, then.

I wasn't expecting so much opposition to the after party.

And Izumi-senpai's been saying since she became president that she wants to hold one, too.

It's too soon to give up.

B-But if we're too forceful, won't we be met with even more opposition?

S-Sorry.

True, bulldozing the opposition and making the president look like a dictator isn't a good plan.

Even without that, there've been concerns raised about

President Izumi's repeated lobbying of the school lately, be it over online games or anything else.

Somebody has to speak up, or nothing will ever change.

What? Mika's not at the dorm?

Yeah.

I just overhead the teachers talking in the faculty office.

Her door was locked,

but when they had the guard open it, there was no one inside.

No way.

Why the sudden interest in an after party?

It's not sudden. I've been thinking about it for a while.

I wanted us to do something ourselves,

instead of just the events chosen by the school.

Is that the only reason?

My third year of junior high...

What?

The students were going to organize an after party,

but I opposed it because it would've meant more work for us.

Just like the club presidents today.

But then...

The rest of the students, even those who'd never got along, began planning something together.

I felt like I'd been left behind.

I wished that I had done it after all.

In that moment, I wondered what it would be like

to work together towards a single goal.

Student council members Izumi Rina-san and Tachibana Itsuki-kun.

Please report to the faculty office.

Konoe-san's missing?

She was absent without leave,

so we contacted the dorm and had them check her room.

We can't get in touch with her parents, either.

Do you have any idea where she is?

No.

Don't you know Konoe-san's phone number or e-mail address?

She's not answering her phone or messages.

I'm not so sure.

It's not like I always grouped with Mika.

She seemed to have been playing in her dorm room or at cafés sometimes.

Suzuki-san.

Thanks for the information.

What did she ask about?

If Mika played PSO2.

PSO2?

Apparently she was asking other classes the same thing.

Welcome back.

Thanks.

Um, is Mika...

Is Konoe-san back?

We still can't get in touch with her parents.

If she doesn't come back, we're going to report it to the police.

The school said not to make a big fuss about it.

Got it?

I understand.

Mika?

The iconic mascot character of PSO2. A mysterious super-dimensional creature that appears anywhere and everywhere ARKS visit. Most are yellow, but there are various seasonal color varieties. Because they resemble birds, they are sometimes made the subject of fried chicken jokes.

The indigenous race of the planet Lillipa. As a pacifistic race, when encountered in the field, they are always being overpowered by Darkers. Due to their cute appearance, they are popular among ARKS as a kind of mascot, and costumes resembling Lillipa exist in the game. Their cry makes a "li-li" sound.

Suzuki-san? What are you doing here without permission?

I could ask you the same thing.

Well, I... uh...

Hey! What are you—

Stop that!

Suzuki-san!

Stop!

Sake Steamed Monkfish Liver

Too hard!! Too hard for an amateur!! (;_;)

Monkfish liver?

What's your favorite food?

Monkfish liver.

What?

I see...

Monkfish Liver Center

Do you have plans for this Saturday, President?

Senpai.

Suzuki-san was in Konoe-san's room?

What was she doing?

I don't know.

She was asking around at school to see if Konoe-san played PSO2, too.

What? I don't get it.

I always thought she was strange, but...

Izumi-senpai, are you okay?

You look pretty tired.