Chapter 6: Meet the Army
Today, Asta has been found the answers about Blue Team. He also checks the Blue Team on the first match battle with Yellow Green Team. Yellow Green Team has lost. Their leader named Rider, the S-plus Ranker asked them how did they beat him. The blue inkling boy with goggles named Goggles answered him that they knew each other well and work as a team. Rider has realized that so he will work as a team next time. The Blue team is prepared for the next match but Goggles fell in the hole. Asta went and helped him. The Blue Team is curious about Asta, who is he, and what are those weapons
Asta would tell them later but Asta asked them for a match to know more about them. In the end, Asta won and the Blue Team lost. Asta cheered them up and he has 1 request. He would like to join the Blue Team and that makes them surprised. The Blue Team has a conversation about letting him join them and Blue Team has decided he will be a team supporter. Now, let's see what is the Blue Team doing now?
Inkopolis Plaza
"WWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the blue inkling with goggles names Goggles, who is on squid form and get chased by Rider
Rider jumped and transformed back to inkling form and he got his Golden Dynamo Roller out "I'll crush you!"
Goggles jumped and transformed back "H...". "HOLD IT!" he held his hands out to stop him [Guess the reference]
But he didn't realize his clothes came out and Rider gave him a blank look
"Where's your clothes?!" Rider crushed him with his Golden Dynamo Roller. "My clothes just fell out! I didn't know it!" Goggles yelled and he needs some help
Rider grabs his squid legs and tries to tear them. Goggles tries to struggle out but it didn't work
"Hey. It's stupid Goggles from stupid Team Blue" the inkling boy said to another inkling boy and pointed at Goggles
"He's being chased by S-plus Ranker Rider" another inkling said
"Owww..." Blue Team except Asta said and looked at Rider and Goggles
"So that's a thing we forgot. And Rider seems... Really angry" Headphones said
"H-he's gonna tear our squid legs apart!" Glasses(Specs) shook in fear
"This is Blue Team's ultimate destruction! AHAHA!" Bobbles smiled. "That's not funny!" two of them said
"I'm really sorry, guys" Asta apologized. "No need to apologize" Headphones told him
"This is fun to watch" Liebe sat on the chair and watched them while eating popcorn
'There is no time to watch!' Asta thought in mind
Flashback before the battle with Asta
"You better not lose the next one!" Rider told Goggles. "Yeah!" He said with arms behind his head
5 minutes later
"Sorry, we lost... Hahaha" Goggles said
"!" Rider is angry with a tick mark on his face. He got his Golden Dynamo Roller out
Flashback end
"You beat me, then LOST THE SECOND MATCH!?" Rider said while tearing Goggles' squid legs. Goggles screamed and needed some help
'We're really sorry!' Blue Team except Asta said in mind. They can't help him but Asta goes in and puts his hand on Rider's shoulder
Rider turns and faces him "What?!"
"Let him go. It's not his fault. It's my fault. I asked them for the match" Asta told him
"Fine. But let me finish him first" Rider still tore Goggles' squid legs
Asta goes back to them "Sorry. I tried". "No need to apologise"
3 minutes later
"I'll let it slide. This time." Rider lets him go. "Thx"
"Hey guys, he forgave us!" Goggles said with a smile and covered some injures. He doesn't even care
'He's been beaten to a pulp!" two of them thought and sweat-dropped at this
"Hmm? You're watching a match today, Rider?" Goggles said while fixing his clothes "Which team?"
"Hmm" Rider thought with his arm-crossed. "The Orange Team Army" Rider answered
"A-Army... you mean, one of the S4?!" Glasses(Specs) knew
"S-S4!? The famous S4!?" Headphones surprised and every inkling shocked and surprised too
"What? UFO?" Goggles titled in confusion
"S4! ESS! FOUR!" Glasses(Specs) corrected
"S4? Who are they? I'm curious about them" Asta asked
"The four gods among the S-plus ranks, who go further than anyone else, that is S4" Glasses(Specs) told him
"They're even stronger than me" Rider told them. Every inkling is in fear about S4
"What? Stronger than you, Rider?" Goggles said
"But I'll catch up to them soon!" Rider said and started menacingly
"The S-plus world is SCARY!" Headphones said with a teardrop and Glasses(Specs), who also teardrop too
Except for Goggles and Bobbles, who don't feel fear. And Asta still curious about them but he will find it out
"I wanna go and watch, too!" Goggles said and walked away but got stopped by Glasses(Specs) "Wait a minute!"
"We've got a Turf War after this!" Glasses(Specs) told him. "Ah, right!"
"Our ranks aren't that high yet... But we'll give it everything we've got!" Glasses(Specs) said with a determination. "Yeah!"
"So let switch Asta with someone!" Goggles said. "Nah. I'm going to watch you guys. I'll ask you guys to change me later" Asta told them
"Oh Ok! What if we end up fighting the Orange Team Army?" Goggles asked
"That'll NEVER HAPPEN!" two of them said and they started laughing
"Come on! Let's go the Turf War!" Goggles said and they got their weapons out except Asta, who goes to watch them on the next match
Meanwhile on the next match for Blue Team
And they got battled with Orange Team Army. They are all standing like a real soldier in the military
Their leader names Army. He wore Special Forces Beret, Forge Inkling Parka, and Punk Cherries. The weapon he uses is N-Zap '85
Next to Army is Forge. She has black skin. She wore Special Forces Beret, Forge Octarian Jacket, and Punk Whites. She uses Rapid Blaster
Next to her is Sailor Blue. He also has black skin. He wore Special Forces Beret, Blue Sailor Suit, and Shark Moccasins. He uses Splatterscope (Charger with scope)
Next to Sailor Blue is Sailor White. She wore Special Forces Beret, White Sailor Suit, and Mawcasins. She uses Dual Squelcher
"The name's Army" Army introduced himself
'IT HAPPENED!' Glasses(Specs) and Headphones thought with a teardrop and shook in fear
In the audience
"I didn't think that is going to happen" Asta commented
"They sure are unlucky" Rider added with his arm-crossed
"This is gonna be fun" Liebe said while eating popcorn and drinking soda
'No, it's not fun at all!' Asta shouted in mind
Back to Blue Team
"So, you're Blue Team, huh? The ones that defeated Rider..." Army held his chin and looked at them "Hey!" Rider said with a tick mark on his face
"You look like a bunch of weaklings to me" Army commented. "Hmph!" They turned to him
"Well said!" Goggles pointed at himself and said with a confident smile
"That should make you angry! I mean, he's right, but..." Glasses(Specs) whispered the last part
"This'll be a piece of cake, but I won't go easy on you" Army said. "I hate losing"
"Victory is everything! It's not even worth battling if we don't WIN!" Army added
"What? I thought battles were all about having fun" Goggles tilted in confusion
"What?" Army said with a glare
"Bring it on, UFO's Army!" Goggles said with a determined smile and pointed at Army. "UFO! UFO! UFO!" Bobbles said happily
"That's Army! One of the S4! Dummy!" two of them corrected
The map is Flounder Heights
"It's Turf War! The team that uses their weapons to paint the most surface area wins!" Marie said in the mic
"And we, the Squid Sisters, are here to give you the play-by-play!" Marie added
"Here in Flounder Heights, each team will want the high vantage points!" Callie explained the map
"This is an apartment complex, and it's inhabited by Jellyfishes!" Callie said while waving at Jellyfishes and they waved back
The match is ready. The crowded cheered
"Victory shall be ours!" Army said
"Ready..." Squid Sisters counted it down
"This is exciting!" Goggles is ready. "Come on guy! You can do this!" Asta cheered in the audience
"GO!" Both sides start painting and running to the upper ground but Goggles sensed something
"I smell danger" Goggles felt something left side
"Don't say something like that all of the sudden!" two of them turned to him and yelled
"He can sense Ki?" Asta muttered to himself in the audience
"All right, split up! Just like we practiced! Aim for the high ground!" Glasses(Specs) told them. "Ok!"
Glasses(Specs) goes straight, Goggles goes left side, Bobbles goes right side, and Headphones goes up the right side while painting the stage
"Blue Team is off to a smooth start!" Callie said in the mic
"It looks like their plan is to split up and take different routes to the high vantage points!" Callie explained. "I see" Marie holds her chin and thinks
"How's this?" Goggles said. "Just like in practice!" Glasses(Specs). They got back together and painted the stage
Back to Asta and Rider
"... It's no use" Rider said with arm-crossed
"This is not good" Asta felt four Ki are closed to Blue Team. They on different sides
Back to Blue Team
Forge and Sailor White jumped out from the top and started shooting at Bobbles and Headphones
"KYYYAAAA!" Headphones and Bobbles got splatted
"Headphones! Bobbles!" Glasses(Specs) yelled but he got splatted by Sailor Blue with his Charger
"WAAH!" Glasses(Specs) got splatted
"Glasses!" Goggles said. Army jumped out of nowhere and shot him with his N-Zap '85
"EEEHH!" Goggles got splatted
"The entirety of Blue Team has been splatted!" Callie said
They all returned to their spawn points. They got back up from their spawn point but Orange Team has already painted the upper ground
"Orange Team has closed of all escape routes!" Callie said
"Damn it!" Goggles said
"Your practice can't save you now. As I thought, you're nothing special" Army mocked them about their skills
"Guh!..." Glasses(Specs) and his teammates are in trouble
"The Army collects data from every battle they participate in" Rider said
Asta turned to him and said "Wait, so he and his teammates are collecting all data about everyone's moves and skills even the weapons?"
"Yes. They put it down in their Manual, so they can see through anything" Rider answered
"That's correct! We will never let our opponents past us for we have The Squid Net Manual!" Army said
'He can collect anyone's skills and moves, huh? So if I was with Blue Team on this, he won't know my skills and moves yet! Damn it!' Asta thought about it
Blue Team started reaching to the upper ground again. Goggles tries out squid form "How about our squid form?!"
Glasses(Specs) and others got an idea "That's it!"
"Now he can't see us easily!" Glasses(Specs) added and three of them are following Goggles to the upper ground
But Army's hair is glowing. It looks like he got his special ready "Not so fast..."
"My Squid Net Manual wouldn't complete without THIS!" Army activated his Special weapon "Special Weapon: Echolocator!"
The Echolocator locates the opponents and Blue Team surprised even Asta
"With the Echolocator, the Orange Team can see the exact location of every Blue Team member!" Callie explained the Special Weapon
"Shoot!" Goggles and others transformed back and retreated to get away from Orange Team
"Move away!" Glasses(Specs) told them to retreat but they got surrounded
"Don't wast your energy" Army said and they started shooting at them
"We can see ALL OF YOUR MOVES!" Army added and Blue Team got splatted and returned to spawn point
"GUYS!" Asta yelled in worry
"Blue Team... has been struck down again!" Marie said in the mic. Everyone in the audience is felt in fear
"And while they wait to respawn, Flounder Heights is being rapidly painted over!" Callie said. "Blue Team is in big trouble...!"
Army turned to Sailor White and said "Use the Echolocator again once they get back". Sailor White saluted and said "Sir!"
Blue Team is flying back to their respawn but Goggles smells something again. Once Blue Team respawned and they got Echolocator on them again
"Can they really use the Echolocator again already!? We'll never get away from them!" Glasses(Specs) and his teammates are in trouble. Goggles smelled that again so he followed that smell and others didn't know he is with them
"Ha ha ha... Do you finally understand?" Army said to them
"My manuals are the key to VICTORY! There isn't a single thing we can't forsee!" Army continued
Back to Asta and Rider
"Wait. Where is Goggles?" Rider is looking around on the map
Asta closed his eyes to sensed Goggles' Ki. He found it and pointed at the building "He's in there!"
Goggles is inside the department and enjoy eating curry. Jellyfishes serve him some curry
"Let's eat!" Goggles prayed and started eating
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Rider yelled
Back to the match
Army turned to Asta and Rider and he wonders why they are pointing at
Army looks at Echolocator to sees where is pointed at. He saw Goggles is eating curry
Army saw this and shocked about that "C-Curry!"
"I thought I smelled something DANGEROUSLY good!" Goggles still eating
"Idiot! Get out of there!" Glasses(Specs) yelled and sweat-dropped at this
"He's going to get you!" Headphones warned him. "Curry!" Bobbles wants some too
But Army got so confused and flustered "CURRY!? M-my manual doesn't h-have any data on curry! What's the meaning of this!"
'He relies on his data so much, he doesn't know what to do when something unexpected happens!" Glasses(Specs) and Headphones thought and sweat-dropped
"Quick! He's using curry! Look for data on curry!" Forge told other teammates to look for data. They all got flustered
'They're ALL like that!' two of Blue Team thought and sweat-dropped. "They're losing it" Bobbles commented
Suddenly, the Echolocator is running out. "The Echolocator has lost its effect too!" Headphones said
"OK! Go for broke!" Glasses(Specs) told them and they started repainting the stage
Army is flustered. He doesn't know what to do about Curry. "Commander!" Forge called her leader
"Go all out!" Glasses(Specs) and two of his teammates are running to the upper ground
Army snapped back to reality and calmed his teammates down "Don't panic! We still have the upper hand!"
"Use the Squid Net Manual to read their movements!" Army added and his teammates started to stop them
Sailor White was about to shoot Glasses(Specs) but Glasses(Specs) swings his Octobrush rapidly to makes her confused
KYAA!" Sailor White shocked at this and ran away "Gross!"
"Gross!?" Glasses(Specs) got insulted
Sailor Blue on the top of the building and started aiming at Glasses(Specs) with his Charger "You can't get me from down there with your Squiffer!"
But got splatted by Headphones, who swam over and shot him "Too bad!"
"You swam through the ink!?" Sailor Blue got splatted
"Burst Bomb! Slosher! Burst Bomb! Slosher! Burst Bomb! Slosher!" Bobbles keeps threw Burst Bomb and splatted with her Slosher at Forge "What's going on!?"
"I can read their moves!" Army shocked and flustered but he didn't realize someone is behind him. He saw and turned 'I'm going to get shot!'
"Don't Move!" Goggles stopped him while still eating curry
"You're still eating curry!?" Army sweat-dropped at this
"Oops! I thought it was my weapons! Hahaha" Goggles didn't realize
'What are these guys!?' Army thought
Back to Asta and Rider
Rider face-palmed at this
"Really? Eating while battling" Liebe said with a blank look
'Hey! It's good tho! Charmy also makes food and gives to us to eat to raise our Mana!' Asta talked to Liebe in his mind
Back to the match
Goggles found his gun and his hair is glowing. His Special is ready
"This is my weapon!" Goggles pulled out Inzooka and aimed at Army
'This is a tactic... That's not in my manual!' Army is in trouble
"Special Weapon: Inzooka!" Goggles pulled the trigger and created ink of tornado towards Army
"MATCH END!" Callie said
"Let's see what are the results?" Marie said
The results are 45.8%/45.0%. Blue Team Won
"HOORAY! WE DID IT!" Blue Team cheered
"Hey, guys! Great job in the match!" Asta joined with them
The Orange Team are feeling depressed and Arny's teammates are tearing for losing
"I lost... I..." Army has nothing to say
"I can't believe there was something my manual didn't cover..." Army continued
"You've got it all wrong, man!" Goggles said
"Battles are fun because you don't know what'll happen!" Goggles told him while eating curry again
"He's right! Having fun in the battle is only one thing that can help us!" Asta added
"WOULD YOU STOP IT WITH THE CURRY!?" Glasses(Specs) and Headphones kicked Goggles and Bobbles joined too. "I'm just trying to CURRY their favor!"
'Battles are fun because you don't know what'll happen. Huh? I never thought I'd learn from my defeat!' Army realized his mistakes "I see..."
"I'll add the CURRY tactic to my battle data! Take note of it, everyone!" Army told his teammates to write the CURRY to their manual "Yes Sir!
"I don't think curry is usually eaten in battle!" Glasses(Specs) told him
"Try adding pineapple to your curry! It's good!" Goggles told Army
"THAT'S JUST DATA ON COOKING CURRY!" Glasses(Specs) shouted at him
"Here! Have some curry, everyone!" Goggles gave them some curry
"I want some too!" Asta wanted to try some. "Here!" Goggles gave him some curry
"Heh" Rider said with a small smile and walked away
"Aw~ Looks like Army lost" unknown's voice said in a tired tone
Rider heard that and turned to them. He saw three unknown inklings 'So you came to watch... S4'
"Well~ It can't be helped, he's the weakest of us four, after all" the second unknown said in excitement
The third unknown just scratched his back neck
"You're an interesting bunch, Blue Team. Even you too, Mysterious inkling!" the second unknown continued
In the afternoon, almost nighttime
"Man! We have a lot of fun today!" Goggles Said with his arms behind his head
"Yeah. Sure is fun today! We have defeated one of S4 so three more to go" Glasses(Specs) said and Headphones nodded
"Weehee! We have a new friend and teammate today! It's fun to have another friend and teammate!" Bobbles said happily
"Come on! Let's go home before it night" Glasses(Specs) told them and three of them nodded. They are on their way to the train to go home but Asta stays behind
"Hey, Asta! Don't you want to go home?" Goggles asked him. "You guys go home first. Don't worry about me" Asta told them
"Ok! Bye!" Goggles waved at him
"Seeya!" Glasses(Specs) said
"Goodbye!" Bobbles waved at him too
"See you tomorrow!" Headphones waved
The Blue Team has gone to home and Asta is waiting for Squid Sisters
"Hey, Asta!" Callie called him and he turned and saw them waved at him. "Hey there!" Asta waved at them
Callie goes to him and gives him a hug "So how's today?"
"Guess what? I got a team now!" Asta said with star eyes
"Really? Who?" Marie asked him. "It's Blue Team!" Asta said and that makes them surprised
"Really?!" they both said. "Yes, I joined their Team!" Asta said
"But, there are only 4 teammates on 1 team. Are you sure they accepted it?" Marie asked. "Of course, they accepted it. I'll be a team supporter. They decided that they will change me with someone in each match"
"I see. Ok, let's go home" Marie told them and they nodded. Now, they on their way home
"So, how's the Blue Team?" Callie asked
"Well, they are cool and strong. Except for the blue inkling girl with bobbles hat" Asta said
"Huh? You mean Bobbles?" Marie asked him. "Yes, I see she's smiling but I don't why she keeps smiling. I sense something off of her" Asta told them
"Really? You can sense someone's feeling?" Callie asked. "I don't know how I sense that. My captain said there are differences of sense. I think I actually sense that by accident. Just like the first time I hear something is near" Asta told them
"Let change the subject. Do you meet the Team S4?" Marie changed the subject. "Well, I meet one of them is Army. He's the leader of the Orange Team"
"Look like your Team has defeated one of S4 so there are 3 more to go" Callie said
"Yeah. I'm looking forward to it!" Asta said with determination
"Come on. Let's go home!" Asta added
Asta has got a Team now. Not only that, he also met one of the S4 is Army. They have defeated him so there are 3 more to go
