Conviction

**Conviction** is the first story episode of Nanpeidai Idiot.

## In-Game Summary

You wake up only to find yourself in the same scene from before. There is no doubt that the death of a magical girl triggers the time loop. You are determined to continue slaying demons without any girl getting sacrificed, but Akisa's words sow doubt in your mind.

## Plot

Tobio reawakens in the White Room. He scrambles to reconnect to Omnis, and returns to the Karaoke Room to find the girls discussing music like they did earlier. He realises the same scene is playing out again, and when Akisa takes him aside to ask what's wrong, he reassures that everything is taken care of.

Feeling confident that he has figured out what is going on and how it's happening, he boldly declares that he won't let any of the girls die. When the Singularity Alert goes off, the other girls are a little surprised at his gung-ho attitude, but quickly get behind him. Trailing behind the group, Akisa notes that the number of demons is unusually high.

## Transcript

*(In the White Room)*

Tobio
...Ah!
Tobio
Oh no, Seira... I couldn't save her.
Tobio
E-everyone is...!
*(Scene change to the Karaoke Room)*

TV
Shout out to all the viewers of our DAW channel! This is DONE DOKO ROCK!
Lilly
Omg, it's DONE DOKO! Tomoki's such a heart throb!
Kaori
Really now? I would've never guessed he was your type, Lilly. I'm surprised!
Lilly
I'm not boy crazy or anything, but you gotta respect a man who works hard for his success.
Omnis' Thoughts
I've seen this conversation play out before.
TV
Today you're all in for a treat. We're going to play our second hit number, "Step by Acne Days"! Get pumped, y'all!
Lilly
Hell yeah! They topped the chart again!
Seira
Wow, two top singles. They must be popular.
Lilly
They're even selling hella well outside of Japan! Do you have any favorite artists, Seira?
Seira
Well, I do enjoy Dvorak.
Lilly
Dee-voo who?! Is that some sort of death metal band?
Seira
Antonin Dvorak. He's a classical composer from the Czech Republic.
Lilly
Is classical all you listen to? Like literally only one genre?
Cocoa
Actually, Seira does have a favorite non-classical artist. She just doesn't like talking about it.
Seira
Cocoa!
Kaori
Wow, so Seira too... You know, it's nice when it's just us. All this girl talk is super fun!
Lilly
Ahaha mos def! Ombre's not even here so it's really just us.
Akisa
He IS here, though...
Kaori
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Om-om's been so passive lately, I must've forgot.
Omnis
...
Omnis' Thoughts
Here we go again. Of course, it's exactly the same scene as before.
*(Scene change to drinks area)*

Akisa
You're awfully quiet today, Omnis. Is something bothering you?
Akisa
If something's bothering you, say it. You'll understand more than if you just keep it to yourself.
Akisa
You gave me similar advice before.
Omnis' Thoughts
There's no doubt about it. I've gone back in time.
The first time, a demon killed Kaori, but I looped back and saved her.
But then Seira died instead, and now I'm back at square one.
Omnis
Akisa, I'm fine.
Akisa
Tell me what's wrong. Your happy face isn't fooling anyone. I can tell you have a dilemma.
Omnis
Everything's okay now. I took care of it.
Omnis
The strange phenomena I've been witnessing— I finally found the cause!
Akisa
Oh?
Narration
Yes, I finally figured out the reason I keep jumping back in time. The trigger was...
...the death of a magical girl.
Narration
I refused to accept the reality of a demon killing a girl right before my eyes.
This caused me to wish for the possibility of her not dying, and the time loop brings me back so I can try again.
So no matter how many times things end in tragedy, I can use my time travelling powers to give myself another chance.
Omnis
I refuse to let anyone of you die!
Akisa
What?
*(Dynamisphere alert goes off)*

Narration
Iroha and the girls ran over as a demon alert rang.
Cocoa
Ergh...!? Looks like it's time to jet!
Omnis
Don't worry. As long as I'm here, I won't let you lose!
Lilly
Whoa, Ombre. Someone's mister confident today.
Seira
Where did you muster up such chivalrous conviction?
Iroha
Haha, it's not like we have a choice. We gotta win!
Kaori
W-wait for me!
*(Most of the group rushes out)*

Akisa
What you were rambling on about remains unclear to me, but given your confidence, it would appear you've solved the problem.
Akisa
Huh, what the? The demons appear to be exceeding their usual numbers.

## Trivia

* DONE DOKO ROCK plays a different song on TV than in the first loop.