Episode 4

**Start -Showtime-** (開演-Showtime-, *Kaien -Shōtaimu-*?) is the 4th episode of the Takt op. Destiny - Anime anime series based on the *takt op.* original concept. It is produced by MAPPA and Madhouse, and will air on October 27, 2021.

## Preview

Takt and Destiny are on a journey to New York City, receiving a lecture from Lenny and Titan about the "right way to fight. However, Takt and Destiny still can't get along with each other, but by chance, they meet an old acquaintance of Lenny's named Jonathan. Jonathan takes Takt and his friends to Las Vegas, where he lives.

## Summary

10 days after Destiny’s appearance, the group arrives in Las Vegas. Lenny attempts to teach Takt and Destiny to harmonize and be more effective at defeating D2s. They meet Jonathan, who takes them his farming community near Las Vegas owned by Mr. Lang, a place where he and his partner Maggie live and work with other locals who have been displaced by the D2s. Meanwhile, Destiny detects a vibration and decides to immediately investigate by bursting out through the farmhouse wall. Takt and Anna follow her through a prohibited area, until they arrive at a building which contains a fully operational casino, unbeknownst to the local farmers. Lenny is already there with Lang, whose armed men try to apprehend Destiny. Suddenly D2s burst in from below ground. Lenny instructs Takt and Destiny on how to defeat the D2s in the most efficient way, treating it as a musical performance, allowing them to complete the task with the minimum of wasted energy. During the chaos, Lang tries to escape with the profits from both the casino and farmland but he is stopped by Titan. Later, Takt, Anna, and Destiny continue on to New York together while Lenny and Titan depart taking information to Symphonica about Lang's dishonest dealings.

## Takt op. Intermezzo(News Report)

**The path to distribution and recovery: The key is the business strategy of the public and private sectors**

With D2's activities becoming lull, infrastructure development is being rapidly underway to recover the depressed economy.
The damage situation from the east coast to the central part is enormous, and there are many districts where it is not possible to enter yet, but the route maintenance which connects east and west is progressing smoothly, and the distribution shows the sign of the recovery.
As a result, markets and the like came to be opened in the town, and a lot of citizens gathered, and it showed the bustle.

in a joint statement, the government and Symphonica announced that they would devote large budgets and personnel to the reconstruction of the delayed plots, and there are hopes for future reconstructions.

In addition, in areas where the recovery of distribution is lagging, land reclamation and farmland development are underway.
Las Vegas was the main casino industry due to the D2 raids. However, it succeeded in mass production of corn and other grains through citizen-led development guidance, and now it has greatly contributed to the stabilization of food distribution mainly in the West.
"We want to make Las Vegas a hub for the recovery of war, accept refugees from all over the world, promote farmland development, and eventually make it a centre for food distribution," said Lang, a Las Vegas representative citizen.

All over the United States follow the path of reconstruction.
The current challenge is the presence of the hidden D2, and Symphonica has widely called for sightings.

**―L.A.News Report/August 24,2047**

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Takt Asahina
* Destiny
* Anna Schneider
* Lenny
* Titan
* Jonathan
* Maggie
* Mr.Lange

## Trivia

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