Assault Lily: New Chapter 2

Assault Lily: New Chapter 2, subtitled Twilight of the Flowers / The Ringing Depths (アサルトリリィ・新章 第2弾 花々の黄昏／玲瓏たる深潭) is a stage play created by AZONE International and acus. It is the sequel to Assault Lily: New Chapter, and the thirteenth stage play in the Assault Lily franchise.

The stage play ran from May 17, 2024 to May 22, 2024 at the Kameari Lirio Hall. It tells two stories simultaneously, one (Twilight of the Flowers) focused on Legion Sanngriðr, the other (The Ringing Depths) about an "Oshima Offshore Nest Investigation Team" made up of a variety of Lilies from many Gardens.

A sequel, Assault Lily Sturm, ran in April 2025.

Summary

Following the events of Assault Lily: New Chapter, Legions Álfheimr, Sanngriðr, and the Survey Team have continued to fight fiercely against the Huge on Oshima Island. Legion Sanngriðr is still facing relentless attacks by the Flowers of the End, and during one clash with them, Touka discovers a clue as to who the Flowers really are. However, there's no time to solve the mystery. The Lilies haven't been able to destroy any of the Nests surrounding the island; with the Nests still growing, it isn't long before Oshima is enveloped in the Death Zone that they feared would arise.

Sanngriðr and the Survey Team embark upon a desperate attempt to destroy the Death Zone before it becomes impossible to fight within it. After dealing with a variety of threats both familiar and new, the two teams find themselves battling Rusalka, the humanoid Huge, together. Misaka's newly discovered rare skill has kept the exhausted Lilies on their feet, but they realize mid-Neunwelt that they won't be able to defeat Rusalka without making sacrifices. It's at that moment that they receive help from a wholly unexpected place...

Plot

Prologue

The play opens with a mysterious, dreamlike scene narrated by Hasebe Touka. She reminisces about the time when, at the Odaiba Counteroffensive one year ago, her roommate Kondo Misaka saved countless lives and inspired countless Lilies by dueling a Gigant-type alone for over twenty minutes. Ever since then, Misaka has always been there for her, and hasn't she been there for Misaka? No sooner has Touka had that thought than Yamaguchi Chihiro appears, clutching Misaka possessively to her as she quotes an ancient love poem. As Chihiro guides her offstage, Misaka glances helplessly back at Touka, and Touka screams that Misaka is hers and she won't give her to Chihiro. The lights then fade to black, and the reverie ends.

Misaka places a phone call to Mashima Moyu back at Yurigaoka, telling her all about Chihiro and the Flowers of the End. She tells Moyu that she wants to save the Flowers, but Moyu reminds her that the reason Sanngriðr is on Oshima is to destroy the Nests surrounding the island and eliminate the risk of a Death Zone forming. Moyu was previously invited to become a member of Legion Sanngriðr by Touka and Luise Ingels; she spontaneously decides to accept the invitation and join Sanngriðr's reserve members, Tetsukawa Toa and Nagasaka Maho, as they fly to Oshima.

After welcoming Moyu to the legion, Misaka explains the recent situation on Oshima. Legions Álfheimr and Sanngriðr teamed up to destroy the Senba Shallows Nest, but were interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Charybdis—one of the Seven Great Ultras—and a mysterious Huge who's even more humanoid than the juggernauts were. The two legions joined forces with the Survey Team to drive Charybdis and its companion away, in a story that was told elsewhere.

The Ringing Depths, Act 1

The Survey Team meets with Nakahara Mary Tomoyo (hereafter "Mary" to avoid confusion with Seike Tomoyo), expressing alarm that even though they killed the juggernaut on Oshima, the Nests surrounding the island are still growing. Tomoyo deduces that there's only one possible explanation: the juggernaut did not, in fact, die.

Meanwhile, Chihiro and the Flowers have once again appeared before Sanngriðr, radiating hostility. With the legion exhausted from constant fighting, Kiko Totori tells the first-years to stay behind them, which Maho bristles at. Chihiro rants jealously about Touka's presence at Misaka's side and threatens to kill her, while Touka spits back at her that she won't give Misaka to Chihiro. Misaka tries to calm Chihiro down and convince her they're all friends, without any success. Despite Imai Seira warning her that she's out of Magi, Touka charges in and attacks the Flowers. Two blades clash—Touka's CHARM, and the Brionac held by Otsu no Hana. Otsu no Hana then collapses, screaming and holding her head. Touka exclaims "Hekiru?" as Otsu no Hana flees from the battlefield in apparent confusion. Chihiro stares after the fleeing Flower, also saying the name "Hekiru," then chases after her; the other Flowers follow them.

Sanngriðr goes to meet with Kojima Nadeshiko and tell her what happened. Several of the legion's members recall that they knew a girl named Tsukamoto Hekiru in Yurigaoka's elementary school, and Touka says she recognized Otsu no Hana's Magi as Hekiru's, but they all agree that she looked nothing like the Hekiru they once knew. Nadeshiko promises to investigate, and Sanngriðr departs with no answers beyond a vague hope that this means the other Flowers are starting to come back to their senses.

On the Survey Team's side, Mary explains the juggernaut's ability to be reborn again and again by fusing with smaller Huge, growing stronger with each cycle—as a result, it's now upon the verge of becoming an Ultra. They're interrupted by what at first seems to be an earthquake, but is in fact the Nests surrounding Oshima evolving to A-rank and establishing a Death Zone. The only thing that could make the situation worse is if the juggernaut becomes an Ultra and attracts even more powerful Huge to the island. Funada Kiito, leader of the Survey Team, tells Misaka and Amano Soraha over the comms that her team will correct their previous mistake and finish the juggernaut off this time. Soraha warns Kiito that she's leading the Survey Team on a suicide mission, but Kiito asks Soraha to believe in her, and Misaka agrees that Kiito is as good as her word. Misaka and Soraha decide to have their legions evacuate the civilians on Oshima while the Survey Team pursues the juggernaut.

Futagawa Fumi worries about Yamanashi Hibari's safety, and Kaede Johan Nouvel overhears her. She reassures Fumi that Hibari would never leave her beloved Fumi all alone, for it's no secret to anyone how Hibari feels about her. Fumi wonders why Hibari hasn't asked to be her Schutzengel if that's the case, and Kaede suggests that Fumi should propose taking the Schutzengel's Oath instead; it's usually the older Lily who proposes, but they both know someone who did it the other way around. Fumi isn't comfortable with the thought of becoming someone's Schild in such an improper manner, but feels reassured by Kaede's words nonetheless. Meanwhile, Mary tells the Survey Team how to disable the juggernaut's cycle unit and prevent it from reviving itself again.

Over on Sanngriðr's side, Misaka and her legion fight to defend the evacuating civilians against the Huge, despite their exhaustion and the increasingly oppressive environment on Oshima. The negative Magi created by the Death Zone is particularly unbearable for the Boosted Lilies in the legion such as Kurokawa Nady Hanna. Misaka tells Hanna to stay back as she defends her Schild from attacks. When Misaka briefly collapses in exhaustion, Hanna shouts that she'll fight with her onee-sama until the bitter end and charges into the fight, but then takes a hit and collapses as well. Misaka screams Hanna's name and rushes over to her, embracing her; they're surrounded by the light of Magi, and Misaka declares that she won't let the Huge hurt her Schild. The Lilies of Sanngriðr suddenly start to find it easier to breathe, and Tokiwa points out that the negative Magie in the area has become positive, making them once again able to fight at full power. Moyu realizes that this is the power of Misaka's rare skill—the same one that she used at the Odaiba Counteroffensive.

Kiito places Fumi in command of the Survey Team, and Fumi lays out a three-team strategy for defeating the juggernaut. They launch their assault, with Fumi activating Hawk's Eye, then declaring that she'll fight to be worthy of the Survey Team's trust and Hibari's love. Shiba Tomoshibi and Kishimoto Lucia Raimu use Laplace to counter the effects of the Death Zone. The team in charge of breaking the juggernaut's weapon—Kamigoori Marimo, Ueda Imari and Amamiya Sophia Seren—activate their rare skills and charge into battle. The juggernaut's formidable counterattacks cause the three Lilies to collapse one by one, and Tomoshibi leaps into the fight to defend them, while Raimu supports them all from the sidelines.

Seren says with determination that it was her father, a researcher at Ludvico Labs, who created the juggernaut and so she can't allow it to live. After a fierce struggle, Seren finally shatters the juggernaut's weapon with a mighty blow, and their team retreats. The three Lilies comprising the next team—Kiito, Aizawa Kazuha and Matsumura Fuka—move in to destroy the cycle unit. Meanwhile, Soraha and Legion Álfheimr finish the evacuation, and they decide to regroup with Sanngriðr to plan their next move.

Kazuha and Fuka succeed in destroying the small-type that the juggernaut is fused with, but moments later, it fuses with another one. They realize they'll need to destroy the small-type and the cycle unit at virtually the same time. Seeing the team hard-pressed, Sachie borrows Kishimoto Maria Mirai's Asterion from her Schwester Raimu and enters the fray. She calls upon Vanishing, her special ability as an elite user of Circlet Bless, while Raimu and Tomoshibi supply her with all of the Magi they can. Kaede also joins the fight, using Regista and allowing the other members of the Survey Team to begin the Neunwelt Tactic. When the juggernaut targets Fumi with energy blasts, she cuts down its attacks using Mind's Eye.

Sachie stuns the juggernaut with a powerful strike, and the Funada twins destroy the cycle unit. Sachie and the Funadas then daze the juggernaut with a flurry of attacks before Kaede passes the Neunwelt Magisphere to Kiito for the finish shot. Kiito fires the sphere at the juggernaut from short range and lands a direct hit on it, laying the experimental Huge to rest once and for all.

Twilight of the Flowers, Act 1

Misaka thinks back, as she often does, to the day in elementary school when she swore an oath to form a legion together with Chihiro, Totori, and Imagawa Homare. In a flashback, Chihiro tells the others that she wants to make the strongest legion together with them and she'll never forget this oath.

In the present, Totori and Homare find Misaka, and they talk about Chihiro. The others reassure Misaka that Chihiro will come back to herself, and Misaka vows that she'll never give up on saving Chihiro. Misaka tells the others she's glad that she finally knows what her rare skill is, and apologizes that it took them so long to form Sanngriðr because everyone thought she didn't have one. Totori and Homare reply that they never blamed her for that and have always been proud of her. Misaka hugs the two Lilies, telling them that she loves them.

Sanngriðr places a call to Kiito and updates her on the situation. As the Death Zone has interrupted all communications between Oshima and Yurigaoka, Álfheimr's returned to Yurigaoka to tell them what's going on and secure aid from other Gardens in destroying the Nests surrounding Oshima. Sanngriðr doesn't intend to wait for them, but is instead preparing to launch an assault on one of the Nests in the morning. Kiito offers her team's assistance, though she warns Misaka that most of the Survey Team is in no condition to fight.

Fumi walks on her own through the forests of Oshima, clearly exhausted, before she collapses. Hibari shouts Fumi's name as she rushes to her side; both of them are incredibly relieved to see each other alive and more or less well. Fumi tells Hibari that she was thinking of her during the battle, and says that it inspired her to fight harder so she could see Hibari again. Hibari reacts with embarrassment and tells Fumi to rest. Fumi tells Hibari how happy she is that she got to see her again, and Hibari admits that she feels the same way about Fumi. As Fumi walks away, Hibari gazes silently after her.

Sanngriðr meets up with the four members of the Survey Team who can still fight; Kiito, Tomoshibi, Marimo, and Kazuha. They start to discuss their planned assault on the Nest, but then the Flowers attack. In the initial confusion, Chihiro grabs Luise and drags her away from the other Lilies, and the two groups enter a standoff. Grasping Luise's hand tightly, Chihiro tells Touka "You love her too, don't you?" while Touka begs Chihiro to leave Luise out of their conflict. Chihiro announces that Luise is qualified to be her consort, and she doesn't intend to return her to Touka. She assures Luise in a gentle voice that they aren't enemies and encourages her to fight alongside the Flowers. Confused by the sensations overcoming her and unable to control herself, Luise screams and lashes out wildly, and Chihiro tells Luise that this is her true power—the power she can only use when together with Chihiro, her consort.

Kazuha realizes that the phenomenon occurring between Chihiro and Luise resembles the times when Raimu held hands with Sasaki Ran, calling upon their power as Princesses of the Huge. Abruptly, Tomoshibi runs away from the group without a word, but the others can spare no thoughts for her as Chihiro continues trying to convince Luise to abandon Touka and come to her side. She tells Luise that if she hadn't died, Luise would be her Schild, and Luise denies it. Losing her temper, Touka demands that Chihiro return Luise to her, but Chihiro vows that she'll take everything that Touka has from her.

Mary is observing the encounter from a distance, with a mixture of fascination and disgust, when Tomoshibi finds her. Tomoshibi asks her how Chihiro and Luise could both be Princesses of the Huge, and Mary explains that the two Boosted Lilies share cells extracted from the same Huge. She suggests that a certain someone is running an experiment on whether any Princess can make another Princess her consort, and explains that Chihiro seeks the power of a consort in order to take everything that Touka has. Tomoshibi realizes that if this is true, it means that Chihiro is acting of her own free will. She stalks off, leaving Mary alone to quote literature and privately encourage the Lilies to spoil that certain someone's plans.

Misaka begs Chihiro to stop, but Chihiro retorts that she wants Touka to experience the same pain she felt; the pain of having everything stolen from her. Abruptly, Luise starts fighting Chihiro with all her strength, attempting to cut her own throat on Chihiro's blade. She tells Chihiro she won't let her hurt Touka, or anyone in Sanngriðr, and says that Chihiro should kill her instead. Chihiro is driven into a fury that Luise is so devoted to Touka that she would die for her, and lashes out at the others with a powerful wave of energy, knocking them all off balance.

Hanna gets back up and charges at Chihiro, screaming for her to give Luise back; she wouldn't be able to bear it if Luise died. Vowing that she won't let anyone have her roommate, even at the cost of her own life, Hanna grabs Luise by the other hand. Their Magi begins to resonate, and Hanna forces Chihiro's Magi out of Luise's body, allowing her to free her hand from Chihiro's grasp. The Lilies realize that the very same phenomenon that happened between Chihiro and Luise is now happening between Hanna and Luise, meaning that Hanna is also her consort, and they can use this power to fight the Flowers off.

Elsewhere, Tomoshibi encounters two of the Flowers. Their voices in chorus with one another, they ask Tomoshibi if she knows who they are, seeming uncertain of their own identities. Tomoshibi realizes that she does know who they are. The Flowers suddenly attack her, and when their blades clash, Tomoshibi recognizes their Magi; she calls them "the runaways." She has a flashback of two people discussing a failed escape attempt that happened "back then," in which one girl got away while two others were recaptured. In her flashback, a mysterious voice comments that the recaptured girls will be used for the worst experiments.

Sanngriðr and the reinforcements from the Survey Team battle against the rest of the Flowers. Her blade locked with Touka's, Otsu no Hana suddenly says "Touka?" before screaming and swinging her CHARM around in wild fury. Homare tells Touka that they should capture Otsu no Hana, but just as they're about to do so, someone fires an energy wave at Homare and wounds her arm badly. The Flowers flee in the resulting chaos. Sanngriðr takes Homare to Nadeshiko, who identifies the wound as being from a Sonic Wave and suggests that one of the Flowers fired it. She tells Homare she's not fit to fight and needs to rest while her wound heals, then encourages the other Lilies to focus on the Nests. They depart, leaving Homare in Nadeshiko's hands.

Alone, Seira wonders how Chihiro could have been so cruel to Luise just now when she was so kind in the past. She remembers the time when she met Chihiro back during elementary school; Chihiro told Seira about the dream she shared with the founding members of Sanngriðr, and Seira promised to make her a CHARM, an offer she graciously accepted. Seira promises to save Chihiro once she figures out how to, and further vows that she will make both of their dreams come true.

Marimo tells Imari that Tsukamoto Hekiru was another Lily who went through the "13 Sisters" experiment with her, just like Chihiro did. She suggests that maybe all of the Flowers came from the 13 Sisters experiment. Marimo recalls that Hekiru was said to have come to Kuramayama from Yurigaoka, but wonders why she looks so different now, despite her Magi feeling the same.

Simultaneously, in another location, Otsu no Hana (henceforth "Hekiru") murmurs "That was... Marimo?" as she stares blankly forward. Nadeshiko approaches her, laying a hand on her shoulder. Hekiru screams in a distressed voice that until she recognized Marimo, she thought that they were fighting Huge. Nadeshiko tries to calm her down, reassuring her that she's a Lily and so it's a given that she was fighting Huge; next time, she'll be able to tell what she's fighting for certain. She guides Hekiru away and off the stage.

Now alone, Nadeshiko recalls how she had such high hopes for Chihiro and Hekiru when they were in Yurigaoka's elementary school, and raised them like her own daughters. She ran an experiment to have Chihiro fight small-types, but Hekiru ignored her instructors' orders and joined the battle, with both Chihiro and Hekiru dying as a result. Nadeshiko retrieved their bodies, but Hekiru's body was beyond repair, and she had to install her in the body of another Lily from Kuramayama. Because of Inaba Mayumi's meddling, though, Hekiru's install procedure didn't take fully and she rarely shows any sign of being the same Hekiru that Nadeshiko had known and loved. Nadeshiko vows that this time, she will make Hekiru into the perfect Princess of the Huge.

Chihiro arrives, and Nadeshiko rushes to her side, welcoming her back. Chihiro tearfully asks Nadeshiko why her one-time friends in Sanngriðr won't understand her. She says she just wants to be with Misaka, like in the past, without Touka getting in the way. Nadeshiko encourages Chihiro, telling her that she'll soon be able to take Misaka back and she just needs to remove that which stands in her way. She then leads Chihiro off to rest.

The Ringing Depths, Act 2

Morning comes, and Sanngriðr and their reinforcements make plans for how they'll take out their target Nest and its guardian, the Lambton Worm. Tomoyo is determined to make up for for Homare's absence by fighting all the more fiercely, while Toa has taken an instant fancy to Marimo and is delighted to be fighting by her side. Hibari comes up with a new formation for Sanngriðr, placing Seira in the AZ. This bothers Maho, who thinks that Totori would be amazing in that position. Homare herself sides with Maho and suggests that Totori move up to the AZ, but Totori firmly refuses, announcing that she'll stay in the TZ.

The battle begins, and the Lilies immediately start the Neunwelt Tactic, with Seira and Murakami Tokiwa declaring their determination to win. Toa uses a lull in the battle to introduce herself properly to Marimo, then gushes over her and her aggressive fighting style; Maho chides Toa for hitting on a Lily from another Garden, but Toa is unfazed. As the Neunwelt continues, Maho tells Totori she'll pass the Magisphere to her next, but Totori orders her to pass it to Tomoyo instead. In dejection, Maho makes a halfhearted pass that Tomoyo is barely able to catch.

As the first-years pass the Magisphere between themselves, Maho intercepts a pass that was meant for Hanna and announces she'll pass it to Totori. Totori activates Heliosphere, then lectures Maho about being mindful of her surroundings. Maho can no longer stay silent about her feelings; she shouts that Totori doesn't inspire her when she's fighting in a "safe and boring" manner like this, and she wants to see Totori throw herself into the fight and fire one of her beautiful finish shots, for that's the Totori who she loves. She then activates her Boosted Skill, Ether Body. After Maho slaughters a number of Huge with the assistance of her clone, she passes the Magisphere to Totori.

Totori admits that ever since elementary school, she's doubted whether she deserves to stand in the AZ, and has chosen to play it safe instead. She realizes that she can't fight for Homare's sake like that, and declares that she will trust her friends. She then fires the finish shot from her position in the TZ, destroying the Lambton Worm and its Nest.

With the battle over, Maho collapses from the lingering side effects of having used Ether Body, and Totori rushes to her side. She yells at Maho for having put herself in danger, but then calms down and thanks Maho for showing her that she needs to have faith in herself. She asks Maho to continue fighting by her side as her Schild, and Maho accepts her proposal with delight, calling her "Totori-onee-sama." The two exchange necklaces as they take the Schutzengel's Oath. Sanngriðr then moves to regroup with the rest of the Survey Team.

Unfortunately, it's soon evident that even though they just destroyed one of the Nests in the vicinity of Oshima, the Death Zone is still active. The Lilies realize this must mean there's another Nest out there, and Sachie suggests that it belongs to the recent arrivals, Charybdis and Rusalka. Moyu tells the others that those two Huge are special, and their Nest is maintained by their very presence; if they're driven away from it, the Nest will cease to exist. Sanngriðr decides to rest for a while and then go after Charybdis and Rusalka, but before they can return to safety, Rusalka appears before them. During their previous meeting, Rusalka could only manage to say a few mangled words, but she's now quite fluent in human language; she tells the Lilies that Charybdis isn't around and they will be serving as her playmates instead. The Lilies realize that, despite their exhaustion, they have no choice but to fight her.

Hibari pulls Fumi away from the group. She apologizes for making Fumi wait for her for so long, and says that after having her oath with her own Schutzengel annulled, she was scared and unsure whether she was worthy of Fumi. She asks Fumi to take the Schutzengel's Oath with her. In a panic, Fumi replies "Thank you very much!", then upon Hibari's prompting, corrects herself and says "Yes! It would be the honor of my life to be your Schild!" The two of them exchange necklaces, touch foreheads with one another in an intimate moment, then return to the battlefield.

Misaka tells the others that they'll need to do a Neunwelt to drive Rusalka away; everyone is nearly out of Magi, but she confidently declares they'll make it work somehow. Kiito announces that the Survey Team will keep Rusalka busy while Sanngriðr is charging the Neunwelt, and the battle begins in earnest.

As Touka and Luise fight together, Touka blames herself for having been the cause of the terrible experience that Luise went through with Chihiro, then asks Luise whether she really would have chosen Chihiro as her Schutzengel if Chihiro hadn't died. Moyu inserts herself into the conversation, telling Touka not to stress Luise out, reassuring her that she's the most important person there is to Luise, and reminding her that Luise's support is the reason she's able to fight as she does. Touka bows her head to Luise, apologizing for what she said earlier. Patting Luise on the head, she affirms that Luise is her Schild and she won't let anyone else have her. Moyu then leads the two of them in returning to the fight.

After Moyu makes a Neunwelt pass to Luise, Hanna rushes up to her. Luise and Hanna clasp hands, using the power they discovered earlier to blow away the Huge and declaring that the power of roommates can beat anything. Luise passes the Magisphere to Hibari, who is fighting by Fumi's side, both of them filled with confidence by their new bond. Kaede joins the two of them, congratulating them on having become Schutzengels and warning Hibari that she won't allow her to steal Fumi from Team Hitotsuyanagi. Hibari and Kaede briefly squabble over which legion Fumi ought to be a part of, but the roars of the Huge soon remind them that this is no time to be having a petty argument.

Marimo and Himari are dueling Rusalka, who cuts her arm and creates a CHARM-like blade from her own blood. She causes Marimo to stumble with a flurry of blows and then hits her with a blast of energy, making her collapse to the ground. Rusalka asks Marimo whether that wound's going to kill her, and in response, Imari launches a fierce attack on Rusalka and declares that Rusalka could never get the better of Marimo.

Toa arrives just in time to stop Rusalka from landing a blow on Imari, and asks to fight together with Marimo, who accepts her offer. Marimo chides Imari when she's clearly distracted by Toa's presence, then later compliments Toa on an impressive attack, calling her "little sister." This shocks Imari, who has actually taken an oath of sisterhood with Marimo. The three continue to fight Rusalka, and are soon joined by the Sanngriðr first-years; Rusalka playfully dashes away, and the Lilies pursue her.

Twilight of the Flowers, Act 2

After Sanngriðr has put all the Magi that they safely can into the sphere, Misaka passes it to Kiito, who discovers that it's not even halfway to standard Neunwelt strength. The Lilies of the Survey Team debate whether they can actually succeed at the Neunwelt, with Ui and Seren expressing reservations, while Sachie and Kiito put on a brave front. Kiito passes the sphere along—only for it to be intercepted by Hekiru, with the rest of the Flowers of the End (except for Chihiro) gathered around her. At first, the Lilies are alarmed that the Flowers stole their Magisphere, but they're even more astounded when Hekiru charges the sphere with positive Magi and passes it back to Touka.

Hekiru asks Marimo if she recognizes her, and Marimo acknowledges that she recognizes several of the Flowers of the End from their time in Kuramayama Labs together. Hekiru tells the Lilies that when they attacked Sanngriðr previously, they had been deluded into thinking they were fighting Huge, and she begs to fight together as Lilies with them by finishing their Neunwelt. The Lilies hesitate for a moment, but Kiito declares that right now they need all the help they can get, and Misaka agrees with her. They decide to pin down Rusalka while the Flowers finish charging the Magisphere.

As they observe the fight from afar, Nadeshiko and Mary chat with one another. Though Nadeshiko champions the power of the Princesses of the Huge, and Tomoyo the power of natural-born Singular Lilies, both of them agree that Rusalka must be destroyed. Rusalka likewise chats with Sanngriðr and the Survey Team as she fights them, easily holding her own against the exhausted Lilies despite being heavily outnumbered. When Seren shouts that they've created a true monster in Rusalka, the latter corrects her that she was born, not created.

Chisa (Ki no Hana) charges the Neunwelt Magisphere, with visible difficulty, and passes it to Wako (Koh no Hana). Just after Wako has charged the sphere, she collapses, and Chisa screams Wako's name as she rushes over to her side. Wako says that she thinks her time is up. In a voice filled with love, she tells Chisa that all the pain she went through was worth it to be able to fight by Chisa's side. She passes the sphere back to Chisa before closing her eyes and going limp in Chisa's arms. As the other Flowers watch, Chisa tearfully tells Wako that she was the one who gave her the strength to fight. She holds out her CHARM, and Hekiru steps forward to take the Magisphere from her. Chisa cradles Wako's body in her arms and presses her forehead to that of the dead Flower before slumping to the ground with her.

Sanngriðr and the Survey Team rush in, staring in shock and horror at the scene before them. Kiito asks, in disbelief, if the two dead Flowers used up all their Magi. Tomi (Hei no Hana) tells the others that the Flowers knew using so much positive Magi might kill them, but they wanted to fight as Lilies nonetheless, for being a Lily means accepting that you may die. Hekiru asks the Lilies to allow them to die while protecting the world. Overcome with emotion, Misaka shouts that she can't allow that, but Marimo points out that some of the Flowers volunteered to be boosted and asks Misaka and Kiito to let the sacrifices they made be meaningful ones. Misaka admits that in the Flowers' situation, most Lilies would want to do the same, and Kiito accepts their decision on everyone's behalf.

The Funada sisters begin dueling Rusalka. Ui says that the two of them can't fight for much longer, and tells Kiito to use her iai on Rusalka. Kiito hesitates, saying that it takes too much Magi, but Ui reassures her that she'll be here by Kiito's side. As Kiito retreats to focus on her next strike, Ui fights Rusalka alone. Rusalka batters her with strikes until she drops her CHARM and is forced to block the next attack with her own arms. Rusalka taunts Ui about her exhaustion, only to then be hit by Kiito's mighty iai strike. Astounded by the force of the blow, she collapses, giving Ui time to retrieve her CHARM. The sisters both trade blows with Rusalka, wounding each other more and more in a savage brawl that culminates with Ui lodging her CHARM in Rusalka's torso and then driving it deeper with a series of punches.

This gruesome attack knocks Rusalka out for some time, but the Funadas are just as injured as she is, and both of them collapse nearby. Misaka rushes to their side, and they tell her to finish the fight. Rusalka pushes herself up to her knees and swings her blade wildly around, fending the Lilies off, as she says in a wavering voice "These Lilies are so fascinating!"

Ryo (Tei no Hana) and Uno (Bo no Hana) battle the Huge together as they take part in the Neunwelt. Shortly after charging the Magisphere and passing it to Uno, Ryo drops her CHARM and collapses. After staring at Ryo's fallen form, Uno pours her own magie into the sphere with a wail of fury. Ayame (Shin no Hana) comes upon Uno, and their eyes meet before Uno passes the Magisphere to Ayame, then falls motionless to the ground. Ayame screams and begins slaughtering the nearby Huge with wild strikes, shouting "Makina, run away!" as she does.

Motoko (Jin no Hana) dashes over to Ayame, dropping her CHARM and embracing her fellow Flower tightly. As Fuka and Tomoshibi arrive on the scene, Motoko tells Ayame that Makina managed to get away, and apologizes for telling the doctors, saying that she was scared and wasn't able to believe any of them could really escape. Fuka is surprised by the mention of the name "Makina," while Tomoshibi says that she knows the two Flowers; they were caught trying to escape from Kuramayama Labs, and were then experimented on until they became remnants. Ayame apologizes in turn to Motoko, telling the other Flower that she should have reassured her instead of lashing out at her.

Ayame and Motoko vow that they'll fight as Lilies together until the end. Tomoshibi approaches the two, and both of them are delighted to be reunited with her. Motoko reaches out and tries to touch Tomoshibi's cheek, but collapses before she can, and Ayame promises Motoko that she'll be with her soon. She asks Tomoshibi if she knows what happened to Makina. Fuka steps forward, telling Ayame that Makina is in her legion, Cuélebre. In her last moments, Ayame asks her to tell Makina something: "You don't have to come back for us anymore." Fuka promises to tell Makina those words. Weeping, she also promises that she'll tell Makina about Ayame, Motoko, and how they both fought so beautifully as Lilies.

Hekiru and Tomi fight the Huge side by side, with Hekiru using Lunatic Trancer, followed by Tomi cleansing her negative Magi with Brave. Tomi leans against Hekiru, struggling to stay on her feet as she charges the Magisphere. She tells Hekiru that she volunteered to be boosted, hoping it would make her a first-rank Lily. But then she met Hekiru, and from that point onward, all that mattered was keeping her safe; it was that meeting which taught her the true source of a Lily's strength. The two are interrupted by a number of encroaching Huge, which they fight off, after which Tomi collapses. Hekiru rushes to Tomi's side and embraces her. Tomi murmurs "Thank you, Hekiru..." before her body goes limp.

Tearfully, Hekiru tells Tomi that she feels the same way about her, and thanks Tomi for always being there for her. She lays Tomi's body down, takes up her Brionac again, and charges the Magisphere. With a scream of "All our hopes lie here!", Hekiru flings the sphere away, and it's caught by Chihiro as she enters. Chihiro says that the Flowers of the End all fought together as sisters, and she couldn't be the only one not to die for this. She then vows that she'll protect Misaka. Hekiru smiles at her and nods before collapsing to the ground, after which Chihiro rushes over and takes Hekiru in her arms.

Hekiru tells Chihiro that she can't feel any negative magie inside her, and she knows that Chihiro will live on. With her final breath, she asks Chihiro to live for her and the other Flowers, her sisters. Chihiro bursts into tears, repeating Hekiru's name again and again.

Homare, Totori and Misaka are fighting Rusalka only a short distance away. The three of them pin Rusalka down, then shout for Chihiro to take the finish shot. Chihiro is in disbelief that they want her to do it, but Misaka tells her that doing it will fulfill their oath. With a scream, Chihiro uses the others' CHARMs as a brace for her own as she fires the Magisphere at Rusalka, blowing her away.

Epilogue

With the battle against Rusalka over at last, all the members of Sanngriðr lie fallen upon the ground. Chihiro is the first to stand up, reciting an ancient love poem as she does. Misaka rises to her feet as well, only for Chihiro to point her CHARM at Misaka and tell her to kill her.

She shouts that she and the Flowers were monsters who fought other Lilies as if they were Huge, that she can't bear to be alone again, and that it's fate that Misaka should put an end to her. As she fends off Chihiro's strikes, Misaka tells her that she's a Lily and not a monster, but Chihiro denies it with a scream and further denies that she's even the same Chihiro who Misaka once knew. Desperately, Misaka tries to remind Chihiro that the Flowers wanted her to live, but her words fail to reach Chihiro and their blades continue to clash.

Eventually, Misaka falls to her knees, laying her sword down by her side. She tells Chihiro that she could never let her be alone again. With a wail, Chihiro charges at Misaka with her CHARM held high, but Seira rushes in and wraps her arms tightly around Chihiro before she can bring her blade down upon Misaka. She begs Chihiro to stop, saying there's been enough pain and fighting already. Rising to her feet, Misaka promises Chihiro that she'll never leave her alone, and Chihiro drops her CHARM and collapses. Seira and Misaka fall to their knees beside Chihiro and embrace her, with Luise joining them in the embrace a short time later.

Chihiro moans that she's hurt all of them, but Seira tells Chihiro that she's been hurt too, and that Seira is glad she's alive. She asks Chihiro to come back to Yurigaoka with them, and Misaka echoes her words. With the other members of Sanngriðr standing nearby, Chihiro asks in disbelief if all of them would really accept her, and Misaka tells her that she was always a part of Sanngriðr. She asks Chihiro to come with them and make their dream from long ago come true. Tearfully, Chihiro thanks all of them.

Touka, standing a short distance away, watches Misaka and Chihiro with an icy expression.

Elsewhere, while holding a large book in her hands, Nadeshiko declares what has happened to be a miracle thought beyond humanity. She says that she shall watch and wait from afar, then lights the book on fire, burning its contents.

Following the curtain call, as the rest of the cast exits the stage via the sides, Misaka turns and walks towards the darkness at the back of the stage. For a moment, everything goes pitch black... but then light illuminates the grinning silhouette of Rusalka, standing in the spot where Misaka was just moments earlier.

Cast (Twilight of the Flowers)

Legion Sanngriðr

• Oomori Rio as Kondo Misaka
• Makiura Itsuki as Hasebe Touka
• Sonohara Arisa as Luise Ingels
• Hitaka Mashiro as Murakami Tokiwa
• Hamaura Ayano as Kiko Totori
• Hayashida Mahiro as Imagawa Homare
• Ito Yui as Yamanashi Hibari
• Hata Misaki as Kurokawa Nady Hanna
• Tanda Hazuki as Tetsukawa Toa
• Hayashi Coco as Nagasaka Maho
• Otaki Saori as Seike Tomoyo
• Ando Chikana as Imai Seira

Flowers of the End

• Hinaga Urara as Yamaguchi Chihiro
• Tachibana Rii / 橘里依 as Tsukamoto Hekiru (Otsu no Hana)
• Makihara Yui / 槙原唯 as Inokuchi Tomi (Hei no Hana)
• Yazawa Rio / 矢澤梨央 as Watsuji Ryo (Tei no Hana)
• Sanada Uruha / 真田うるは as Tatara Uno (Bo no Hana)
• Udagawa Momoka / 宇田川ももか as Sato Chisa (Ki no Hana)
• Hoshino Sae / 星野咲笑 as Nakamura Wako (Koh no Hana)
• Inadama Honoka / 稲玉洸 as Kato Ayame (Shin no Hana)
• Suzuki Rina / 鈴木里奈 as Saito Motoko (Jin no Hana)

Legion Álfheimr

• Tsuda Minami as Amano Soraha

Yurigaoka Girls' Academy Arsenal Department

• Saito Mizuki as Mashima Moyu

Magi Researcher

• Fujioka Sayaka as Kojima Nadeshiko

Cast (The Ringing Depths)

Yurigaoka Girls' Academy

• Asakura Fuyuna as Kaede Johan Nouvel
• Nishimoto Rimi as Futagawa Fumi

Odaiba Girls' School

• Ishii Haruna as Funada Kiito
• Saiba Mizuki as Funada Ui
• Nomoto Sora as Shiba Tomoshibi

Ludvico Private Girls' Academy

• Nakamura Yukari as Fukuyama Jeanne Sachie
• Nakagawa Rika as Kishimoto Lucia Raimu
• Hoshimori Sana as Amamiya Sophia Seren

Irma Girls' High School for the Arts

• Fukuoka Seina as Kamigoori Marimo
• Kitazawa Saki as Ueda Imari

Herensuge Girls' Academy

• Fujii Ayaka as Aizawa Kazuha
• Hoshino Marina as Matsumura Fuka

National Defense Force Military Doctor

• Onose Mirai as Nakahara Mary Tomoyo

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• Miyazaki Rina as Rusalka

Before each performance, Sakuragi Sayaka gave a recorded explanation of the Assault Lily setting while in-character as Akutsu Lucifer Maaya. This role did not appear on the cast list.

Trivia

• The plot of New Chapter 2 is closely tied to the main story of Assault Lily: Last Bullet in many ways:
  • The arrival of Legion Álfheimr on Oshima was depicted in Last Bullet.
  • Charybdis and Rusalka first appeared in Last Bullet's main story a few months before New Chapter 2's theatrical run.
  • Several parts of the Last Bullet story take place simultaneously with New Chapter 2, and a few scenes are depicted in both the play and in Last Bullet, with identical or near-identical dialogue.
  • One part of the Last Bullet story depicts the events which, just prior to Legion Sanngriðr's departure to Oshima, convinced Hibari to take the Schutzengel's Oath with Fumi.
  • One part of the Last Bullet story centers upon Kagawa Makina's reaction to discovering that Ayame and Motoko survived Kuramayama Labs.

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External Links

• Official homepage of Assault Lily: New Chapter 2

Navigation

Stage Plays Ensemble Hitotsuyanagi League of Gardens  ·  The Fateful Gift  ·  Lost Memories Sanngriðr New Chapter  ·  New Chapter 2  ·  Sturm Others Lily Collection 2023  ·  The True Story of the Odaiba Counteroffensive Hitotsuyanagi League of Gardens  ·  The Fateful Gift  ·  Lost Memories Sanngriðr New Chapter  ·  New Chapter 2  ·  Sturm Others Lily Collection 2023  ·  The True Story of the Odaiba Counteroffensive Ludvico Schwester's Prayer  ·  Schwester's Secret  ·  Schwester's Oath  ·  White Resistance ~The Promise's Path~  ·  White Resistance ~The Blade of Truth~ Odaiba The Singular Ability  ·  The Empathy Phenomenon  ·  The Battle to Overcome  ·  The Snowdrop Irma The Gleam of Dawn  ·  The Bond with the White Rose