Track 10

The sun…is rising…

Tch, stop sounding so pathetic.

Oh? What do we have here~? I thought I heard something like Liguang-san’s voice from inside the cage, but it turns out it’s really him! Disgracefully locked behind bars~.

Wha…

T-Ten…! Why’re you…

Yes, yes. I’m gonna open the door now. Please wait a sec.

You… didn’t turn yourself in?

No way. I wanted to get a good look at Liguang-san’s face while he’s all caged up. Plus, if I turned myself in I’d have to kiss my ward mayor gig goodbye.

Or would you have rather I left you all behind?

No…! I’m glad you came.

…Renga-san, let’s live more greedily.

More…greedily?

Whether it’s a Normal Clear or True Clear, isn’t it fine to want it all? To keep wanting everything, without handing it over to anyone else?

…?

Y-Yeah…!

The rescue mission is a triple success! The HAMA Tours team, who had been locked away behind bars, has been revived~!!

I knew you’d come for us. Thank you, Ten.

Make sure you dish out on the bonus later, kay?

Of course. You can look forward to it.

Alright then, first things first, we have to meet up with Yukikaze. The Morning Team is restarting its engines to tackle the True Clear!

Thank goodness… They managed to make a comeback…!

Everyone…get together, and…mmm, invincible…shiba inu fleet…

Just a little more. Wake up, Akuta. If you fall asleep now, you’re probably gonna regret it.

They don’t have much time left until dawn. From now on, even one mistake could prove to be fatal.

Gulp…

I was able to meet up with you all thanks to the three members of the Dazzler team covering for me. I’ll have to bring them some shumai later as thanks.

You won’t be able to face them if we don’t survive. It will be a tough role. Are you prepared?

Of course. You know, right? I have confidence in my stamina.

Give me your orders, Liguang. I’ll run for everyone’s sake.

Oh—? What’s happening here?! The HAMA Tours team has finished their strategy meeting and split up into three 2-man teams, but…

In one of those teams, Yukikaze Kamina is—about to charge into the swarm of Searchers~!?

Yuki-ni!?

Hehe, how daring. It’s as if a blue flame burns within his cool eyes.

Alright, we’ve managed to meet up with Yukikaze safely.

Now, we’ve almost all the conditions for the True Clear. The only thing left is to “turn the wind-up key on the Searcher in Command’s back to stop it.”

But we haven’t solved the mystery yet, have we? And how exactly do we tell which one is the Searcher in Command?

You can’t tell by appearance, can you? All of them look the same…

This is Oguro. I’m sure he has a path to victory.

Of course. All that’s left is to solve the mystery and identify it.

But… to do that, I’m going to need a bit more time.

Got it. I’ll buy you some time. I won’t let anyone near you while you solve the mystery.

Reinforcements are arriving at 5 o’clock. The Searchers that were pursuing the other team have joined us.

“Kamina. Turn left in 20 meters. We’ll use the terrain and structure of the buildings to slow down some of the Searchers.”

Got it.

Run, run, Yukikaze Kamina! Even on land, the Ice Prince runs like the wind!

And what keen insight from Liguang Lu! Thanks to his orders, the Searchers are stuck in a pile-up and can’t move!

(In past episodes of this show, every mystery hidden in this amusement park had a meaning.)

(The mystery this time is in the coded keywords scattered around the park. So if we use the gathered keywords, we should be able to reach the Searcher in Command.)

(I found a keyword at Mission B’s location, but…)

(I’m still missing one more piece of the puzzle.)

…Yachiyo, have you found anything?

Uh, Ummm… Th-Then, may this lowly one who doesn’t know his place s-s-say one thing?!

Calm down. If you’ve noticed something then feel free to say as much as you like.

This might be unrelated but, umm… I noticed something when Liguang-san rolled me down the ditch.

…...

…Nice one, Yachiyo! That’s it!

With this, the whole mystery is solved!

<Can you hear me? Renga, Ten.>

Y-Yeah! Did you solve the mystery?

<Yep, perfectly. The two of you are still waiting by the cages, right?>

Yeeep. Been waiting here like good little boys ready to run to any area of the park~.

<Good, head to the central square from where you are!>

Huh!?

But if we go out into an open space like that, the Searchers will find us for sure…

Renga-san, talk while running.

O-okay!

<Honestly, the time requirement is pretty strict this time. The mystery isn’t solvable unless we survive until the crack of dawn.>

<The words Yachiyo told me gave me a hint on how to tell the difference between the Searcher in Command and the others.>

There were streetlights placed here and there… It looked like the display changed depending on the time of day.

First there was a mark with a setting sun, and then the moon. I wondered if that meant it’d go back to the sun again in the morning…

It said “This is a mark.” What could it mean?

If we add the word “mark” that Yachiyo found to the keywords we already have, the answer becomes clear.

Something that produces steam. Everything returns to the beginning. The location of the Searcher in Command is…

The starting point where a gear is painted on the square—that’s where you’ll find the Searcher in Command with a “sun” on it!

It was there… it was really there! A Searcher with a sun mark!

You wouldn’t be able to tell unless you looked closely…!

That said, this final dash is gonna be tough.

Even though Liguang-san and Yukikaze-san are distracting them, with this many Searchers around, we’re screwed the second we step out into the square.

W-what should we do? Ten. I’ll be a decoy…

What are you talking about? We’ve got weapons, don’t we?

…! That…that’s right!

…I want to get the True Clear with everyone. We’ve already made it this far, so I want to win it together!

Hear, hear. Well then…

Let’s go. Time to get serious.

Th-This is…!

What an unbelievable sight! Ten Murakumo charges straight into the plaza…and starts toying with the Searchers!

According to the rules, you’re safe as long as you don’t get caught! But this is the first time we’ve ever had a player that challenges the Searcher instead of running away!

(This is a game of tag where it’s all over if you get caught. I’m counting on you, Renga-san.)

Your legs are pretty fast, aren’t they?

…!

Wow, look at that, it’s like a pincer attack! Renga Nishizono comes rushing in from the other side of the plaza! His target, of course…is the Searcher in Command!

(Annnd, bingo.)

The Searcher in Command notices Renga Nishizono, but it’s too late to call back the other Searchers!

—There.

(An exposed weak spot. He’s got it. That surge of confidence? I can feel it too.)

TAKE….THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!

Just as dawn breaks over Steam Park…

The HAMA Tours team successfully turns the wind-up key and stops the Searcher in Command! The other members have also survived, so they’ve achieved a True Clear!!!

We…We did it, we did it! Ten! We won!!

I knew the two of them would work something out, but…

You overdid it.

I’m glad no one was hurt. Nice dash, you two.

W-w-w-we did it~! We’re entering the golden age of HAMA Tours!!

Yeah!

I was able to win because you lent me your strength! Really… Thank you so much, Ten!

Mhm, I’m glad it all worked out~.

(I haven’t had such a long night in a while.)

Ahh… The morning sun is so bright.