After last week's cliffhanger, things have certainly taken a turn for the worst. Not only is Keido alive and kicking, but he's taken over the Japanese government and his first move as President is to lock Loop 7 up! This not only includes the school were Shu, Inori, and all of their friends are staying, but also hundreds - if not thousands - of innocent civilians. After the school finds out about what's going on outside, everyone starts to panic. Arisa calls an emergency meeting to discuss their options and pleads for her fellow classmates to be patient and wait for help from her grandfather's company. As expected, this causes an uproar - mostly from the same group of guys that harassed Ayase - which caused everyone else to panic and start rebelling against Arisa's authority. The group of instigators start saying things about how they're going to die in the school and never be able to see their families again, which causes one girl to actually go on stage and beg Arisa to figure out a way for them to get home so she can see her parents again. While all of this is going on, Shu and his friends are watching the chaos from the student council room. Yahiro isn't surprised by the rebellion, though I think everyone else is at least somewhat surprised by what's happening. Inori asks Shu if he's alright and he says yes, though you can tell he's worried about something far more important than what's going on at the school. The following day, Tsumugi and Ayase help out by giving the students who are supposed to get their weekly immunization for the virus their medication and the following stock count. While they're conducting the count on how much stock of the medication they have left, Souta finds out that the school's jam on all signals to the internet has been lifted. He's surprised to see that the students are lashing out at Arisa and demanding that someone do something to appeal to the soldiers that are now occupying the border of Loop 7. This angers Souta, but there isn't much he can do at this point without inciting more rioting. Tsumugi storms off after something Souta says and Inori joins her on a small bench. The two chat for a bit and we learn that Tsumugi has always been alone and tries not to depend on anyone, but it's clear that she depends on Ayase almost as much as Ayase depends on her. Shu eavesdrops on them, but is found out easily.
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