16. August 2008 by Ria.

It’s Xmas Eve, or at least I think it is. For several episodes, we’ve witnessed the Blade Children stalking people, and killing them. Ayumu could have ended up being a casualty, but he outsmarted the Blade Brats, and has lived to see another day. Only thing is, the tide has turned, and now it’s their turn to be victims.

Yes, there are hunters after the Blade Children, and one of them is coming for Eyes Ruthurford. You remember him, right? The seventeen year old piano star with the lame ass personality? Now Eyes is supposed to be the “top dog” of the group, but I have yet to see him get his hands dirty in any of the killings or those torturous games that Ayumu was put through.

I guess Eyes is the one providing the finances of the whole Blade operation, since he’s the rich dude. Maybe that’s why this particular hunter is trying to take Eyes out, ’cause he’s the guy with the cash. The hunter taunts Eyes like crazy, calling him every hour to tell him that his number is almost up. While this is going on, Kosuke is trying to find out how the hunter is gonna accomplish his goal.

Is he gonna use a bomb? Maybe not, since no one can find one anywhere, and the bomb scenario is gettin’ kind of old and played out. Is he gonna poison the food? Nobody knows, so some sandwiches are sent in for testing, but come back in good condition so we can rule that one out. Look, I know Eyes is just a kid, but he’s a rich one, and should be eating caviar, and lobster, and stuff like that, not some stale sandwiches.

Now this hunter starts talking way too much, which leads Kosuke and Ayumu to discover a bug somewhere in Eyes’s dressing room. Oh yeah, I guess you’re wondering why Ayumu is hanging around. Well, he’s still trying to find out where his brother is hiding. Kosuke swears up and down he doesn’t know where Kyotaka is, but we know that Kosuke is a good liar, so we can’t listen to him.

However, we do know that Kyotaka is alive, since he sent Ryo some flowers a few episodes ago, but that’s all the info we have at this point. Kyotaka is a jerk, he should be sending some flowers to the wife that he left behind 2 years ago.  Well Ayumu decides to hang out with the Kids a little while longer, so that he can get all his questions answered. I think this is a big mistake, why hang around a bunch of people that wanted you dead?

Ayumu devised a plan to smoke this hunter out, but Eyes will need to stall his concert by 5 minutes. Instead of taking some good advice, Eyes speeds up the show by 2 minutes. Hmmmm. I guess he really does have a death wish. So the concert begins, and candles are being lit left and right. This is a good thing, since the hunter can’t seem to get a good shot of Eyes. Too bad, ’cause his music is really getting on my nerves right now.

Anyway, Ayumu (being the genius that he is) figures out where the hunter is hiding, and realizes that it will be a sniper attack. Now we all know Ayumu is good a solving puzzles, but can’t take down a picture, much less a hunter. Kosuke tries to take him out, but c’mon, he’s just a kid, and the hunter looks like an adult. So who do you think got owned? Yep, you guessed it, the hunter owned Kosuke, and got away.

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15. August 2008 by Ria.

Okay, so now we know that Hiyono won’t make it back to Shumari station until after 2:30, so Ayumu might get his head blown off, or will he not? He knows that Ryo has a switch in her possession that can detonate the bomb around his neck, so he decides to create a situation where Ryo will have to disarm it, or she’ll die too.

So while Ayumu is conjuring up a brilliant scheme, he’s also going after the tape he mailed to himself, and is now sitting in his apartment mailbox. Only thing is, Kosuke gets there first. He picks the lock, and all these dummy tapes fall out. Ayumu trails in afterwards, gets the correct one, and splits on Kosuke’s bike. And he didn’t see that comin’?

“Good job Ayumu.” He’s got the tape, but now he needs to convince Ryo to detonate the bomb around his neck. So he calls her on the phone, and they meet in some isolated place near Shumari Station.

There’s a can of kerosene nearby. Yes, Ayumu planted it there, but I wonder when he found the time to mess around with that stuff. If Ryo decides to be a jerk and not remove the bomb around Ayumu’s neck, then he’ll use the Kerosene to blow himself up, the tape, and take Ryo along too.

Only thing is, Ryo is one step ahead of Ayumu, and replaces the kerosene with water before he gets there. But Ayumu is a kid that can bluff his way out of anything, so he makes up some crap about the real tape still being in his mailbox, and Hiyono has been sent there to retrieve it.

In other words, she won’t be stopping at Shumari Station. This is important since Kosuke will be waiting there with open arms, probably to kill her. Okay, not it’s getting closer to 2:30, so somebody better do something quick! Ayumu bluffs one more time by giving Ryo his watch so she can countdown the final minutes to his demise. Only thing is, his watch is set 2 minutes fast, so Ryo wigs out when 2:30 hits, and he’s still alive.

Ryo lowers her head in defeat, until she realizes that she’s been fooled…..again. So she throws the detonating switch into the water, “Bye Ayumu, it’s been nice knowing you!” But then again, maybe not. The express train passes, and Hiyono throws Ayumu the key and he takes the bomb off. Wait, since when are you able to hang all out of a moving train like that?

Ayumu wins the game. I still think he was stupid for playing in the first place, but if he didn’t, I’d be bored, and skip to the next episode.

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8. August 2008 by Ria.

Ayumu has devised a new challenge for the Blade Children, but they will need to let Hiyono loose in the city, then move in to catch her again. They’ll also have to get their hands on the tape too in order to win the game. And since Ayumu is such a nice guy, he’ll let the Blade Kids make up the rules.

Well, well, well…….little Narumi is back with a vengeance, and Ryo is all pissed off and tells him that he’ll regret this “tough guy” attitude. And what’s Ayumu’s response? “Try and make me.” Wow, Somebody just got treated!

Next day, Ryo lays down the rules. Ayumu will wear a bomb around his neck, how nice. Hiyono has the key to disarm it, unfortunately she’s on the other side of town. Ayumu will have to find her fast to get the key, but he’ll also have to retrieve the tape before the Blade Kids get it.

Where is the tape? Waiting to be delivered to Ayumu’s mailbox. Yes, he mailed it to himself, and it should arrive at 2pm, but the Blade Brats need the key to open it the mailbox. Ayumu gives the key to Ryo, but the mailbox is on the other side of town. How is Ryo gonna get the key to Kosuke, and recapture Hiyono?

And speaking of her, Kosuke will release her at 1:30, and give her 10 minutes to get as far away from him as possible. After that, he and Ryo will move in to capture her again. If they get the tape before Ayumu, and they’re able to recapture Hiyono, she will die immediately. Awwww, and there’s a tear in my eye…….not!

Bottom line, whoever gets Hiyono and the tape is the winner, didn’t I say that before? Now it looks like the Blade Children have the odds in their favor, after all, they don’t have a bomb hanging around their neck waiting to go off at 2:30. However, if Ayumu is killed, and the Kids are still not able to retrieve the tape, Madoka will check the mail, play the tape, and arrest them.

Oh yeah, everybody gets cell phones, so that teamwork is possible. HOWEVER, if Ayumu uses the phone to call for help, Ryo will detonate that bomb, and that’s that. Only thing is, how will she know who Ayumu is calling?

Anyway, it’s 1:30, and it’s on now. Kosuke releases Hiyono, and she takes off like a 747 down the street. Remember, she gets a 10 minute head start. She phones Ayumu and he tells her to head for Shumari train station where she’ll be safe, assuming that the Blade Kids won’t hurt her in front of a crowd.

The thing is, who in the hell would be afraid of Ryo? She’s no taller than a tree stump, and she has a rabbit backpack, give me a damn break! Just slap her ass down the stairs, and keep on going! Yes, I know winning the game by brute force wouldn’t be right, but if you or your friend had a bomb around their neck, wouldn’t you want to win at all costs, even if you have to cheat?

Ryo talks to Kosuke on the phone, while she’s riding in a cab…..WHAT? “Okay Ryo, you are sooooo cheating!” Anyway, she tells Kosuke that there’s no way she can get the key to him and tells him to pick the lock. But he’s worried that someone will see him. It doesn’t matter, ’cause he can’t do anything anyway until the tape is delivered.

So Kosuke goes after the tape, and Ryo goes after Hiyono. Ryo tries to think like Ayumu and also comes to the conclusion that Hiyono is probably hanging out Shumari station, and she heads over there. Spotting Ryo right away, Hiyono scrambles to get on a train, but she’s not sure which one to take.

Ryo helps her make a decision, by pushing her on the high speed express train, that won’t make it back to Shumari station until 2:30. But that’s when the bomb will go off. “HIYONO, YOU DUMB CHICK!! Can’t you do anything right?” But it’s not over yet, Ayumu has another ace up his sleeve………………

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