Hand Shakers (ハンドシェイカー)

If this is a dream, I want to wake up.

Where am I?

Was I always able to fight like this?

I spent all my time sitting in the corner of the classroom, fixing and making machines.

That was my life.

Now I'm surrounded by a sea of flames and a rain of rubble,

running through clouds of dust.

I'm scared.

I don't want to get hurt.

I just want to spend my afternoons alone,

fixing old watches and things like that.

But strangely, when I'm in this world,

I feel like I have to fight.

At some point I knew this place,

and at some point I started fighting.

At some point, I was here.

What is this?

What is this power?

What is this world?

What is a Hand Shaker?

Damn it!

Why weren't you able to finish them?

More!

More! Give me more!

Okay...

Don't screw with me, you wimp!

I should've been able to finish you!

There's no way you could win!

Is that your Nimrod?

Don't make me laugh!

People like you who just run piss me off!

Get lost!

What?

Do you think you're a Hand Shaker?

Just let me hunt you!

Mari!

Oh, there you are. Sorry.

So we want guys like that in our club...

What was the answer to the first question on the quiz?

Alexandria?

Oh, right!

You're back?

Tazuna-kun.

President Houjou...

I told you, you can just call me Lily.

We're in the same grade.

Sorry.

Okay, President Lily.

You were getting into it again, weren't you?

Once you start concentrating,

you won't come back just because somebody talks to you.

I was going to play some kind of prank on you.

I know it's a bad habit.

Here you go.

You're done already?

Yeah.

It's worth answering.

Come with me!

He'll send me a message later.

Yeah, it's fixed!

Tazuna-kun, thank you!

President Lily, you're so close...

I'm sorry.

Love, huh?

No!

People always tell me I get too close.

Maybe it's because I have a little brother.

You're always so amazing though, Tazuna-kun.

It wasn't love, huh?

It was a problem with the connection on the charger unit.

It was easy to fix.

Anybody in the mechanical section could do it.

No, your craziness for machines is amazing.

I'll hit you up next time I need something fixed.

But...

If you can't do this...

You're really amazing!

You're the student council president, President Hou—

I mean, President Lily, you're a lot more amazing.

Were you so focused you forgot to eat lunch?

And I didn't bring a lunchbox today, either.

When did you start?

First period.

I'm hungry.

I'm sure something good will happen.

Here.

The reverse Tower...

A sudden, unexpected accident.

That's okay, but...

How about I buy you a slice of cake or something after school,

as thanks for doing the repair?

Sorry.

I have another job to do for a professor at the university.

Sorry...

I'm doing it because I like it.

A lot of people ask you for things, right?

My vice-president said you helped them a lot fixing the air conditioner.

It's good practice for me,

and I get paid for the parts.

It meshes!

I'm really sorry.

It's okay.

I'll be tight on time for the repair after school,

so I won't be stopping anywhere to fix anything else.

Right, sorry!

So cool!

Makihara-sensei, huh?

Never met him before.

I don't really go over to the university.

Okay.

I'm done!

Thanks!

You really helped me out!

If you hadn't passed by I don't know what I would've done.

Not at all.

I glad it all meshed after just a little tuning.

I have some work to do,

so if I can pay you back later...

Aww, you don't need to do that.

I need to avoid stopping to fix things.

Sorry, I forgot I was in a hurry!

Are you okay?

I'm sorry, it's my fault for being clumsy!

I'm not okay...

That's a nice bike.

I like it.

Okay, bye!

Oh, right.

Really, thanks!

Thanks, young man!

And so the one I saw a while ago was really good...

Makihara Labs

It's Makihara!

Um, I'm Takatsuki Tazuna,

I was asked to fix something here.

Sorry I'm late.

Makihara-sensei?

Sensei?

Makihara-sensei?

I'm coming in...

Did they go somewhere?

I hope they're not mad.

I need to fix that habit I have of unconsciously fixing things

when I start focusing...

This room's got an electronic lock?

Is there something inside?

A hospital room?

Musubu?

No...

Brother...

Don't let go of my hand...

You who received the Revelation of Babel.

Wh-Who's there?

You who will overcome many battles and trials...

You who received the Revelation.

You who would challenge me.

Yes, you, the Hand Shaker...

What was that?

I finally found you!

I found you!

Koyori-kun's partner!

Welcome Hand Shaker!