Giant Helping! Hanny Hanny Panic/Story

## 1st Half

### Gathering Light

While waiting for the day of the ritual, Rance and the others pass each day leisurely with the Knight Company. However, the long awaited ritual ended in failure. Instead, four bursts of light appeared out of thin air.

**Rance:** [I'm Rance. The invincible adventurer and all round nice guy who's super popular and makes all the flower in Spring Garden blush! Right now I am...]
**Sill Plain:** Ra-Rance-sama? Who are you talking to?
**Rance:** [Silence! A slave who talks to me like that...]
**Satella:** Don't bully Sill, Rance. To start with, what can you do in that body anyway?
**Rance:** [Gr. Y-You're right. I'm still a powerless plushie...]
**Shizuka Masou:** Goodness... We don't know the cause or a way to fix it, so shut up about it.
**Kentou Kanami:** That's right. Think of it as an accidental vacation.
**Rance:** [Gyaaa! Oi, clay head! Stop messing around and send us back to our own world! How long is it going to take you!?
**Flower Hani:** Didn't I tell you already? The ritual depends on the alignment of the moon and stars. We can't go home until the special day!
**Rance:** [When will that day come!? If you make me wait any longer, I'm going to shatter you!]
**Shizuka Masou:** That would be impossible in that body...
**Nazuna:** Calm down Rance-san. We know how to get you home, so you just need to be patient...
**Rance:** [Hmph, if Nazuna-chan says it like that... It can't be helped, I'll wait quietly.]
**Sill Plain:** That's right, Rance-sama. Nothing good comes from being impatient.
**Rance:** [Silence! You don't need to tell me that!]
**Sill Plain:** Uu- I'm sorry...

–*A few days later, the day of the ritual finally came...*
**Flower Hani:** When the moon and the stars make a flower pattern... That time is now! The day has finally come!
**Sill Plain:** Thank goodness. We can now do the ritual.
**Flower Hani:** Yeah. The trip to find the one and only flower just for me... It's finally finished.
**Hani:** We're still on a journey until we get home.
**Hani:** We've made so many memories.
**Rance:** [Gaa-! We don't need introductions! Get to it!]
**Flower Hani:** Hiii! G-got it...
**Shizuka Masou:** Fuu. We can finally go back to our own world.
**Sill Plain:** It's time to say goodbye to Spring Garden and everyone... It's kind of sad.
**Kentou Kanami:** Yeah. We've made so many good friends, so it's a little much.
**Satella:** Don't make such a face. It's not like we're never going to be able to meet again.
**Nazuna:** Yes. It's just as Satella-san says.
Besides, even if this is our final goodbye... We'll never forget all of you.
**Rance:** [Gahaha! Nazuna-chan's such a good girl! I'm going to miss you, but I'll pass on your story to my children!]
**Shizuka Masou:** Yes yes, let's set that aside for now. The only thing that's left is that weird plushie.
**Flower Hani:** Well everyone! Gather around me!
**Satella:** It's started some kind of dubious incantation...
**Kentou Kanami:** Is that really OK?
**Flower Hani:** Of course! If I do it like this, then a similar gate that brought us here should open!
**Nazuna:** Ah, there's a light in the sky! Is that the gate?
**Flower Hani:** That's right! If I materialise it like this... Aah.
**Sill Plain:** Did you you just 'Aah'...
**Flower Hani:** Awawawawa...
**Kentou Kanami:** Eh!? The gate broke into four...!
**Nazuna:** They flew off somewhere...!
**Flower Hani:** Hawawawawa...
**Shizuka Masou:** ... Hey. Could it be that it failed just now...
**Flower Hani:** I-I-I-I-... I'm sorry!!
**Rance:** [Guoraaaaa! Don't run awaaaay!]
**Sill Plain:** In the end the ritual failed... Flower Hani also ran off somewhere.
**Rance:** [So does that mean we can't go home! That fucking Haniwa toying with my naïve heart!]
**Satella:** What should we do now? Should we search for that Hani again?
**Nazuna:** But we don't know which way it ran off...
**Shizuka Masou:** Either way, those strange lights... I have a rough idea on which direction they flew off to.
**Kentou Kanami:** Those lights are fragments of the gate, right? I wonder if we'll be able to go home if we gather all of them up...?
**Sill Plain:** It's not like we have any other clues... I think it's best if we chase after those lights for now. Don't you think Rance-sama?
**Rance:** [Another fetch quest!? What a nuisance, I'm not going!]
**Shizuka Masou:** No, even if you say that...
**Rance:** [Guuu! Let go Danchou! Do you intend to take me by force!?]
**Kentou Kanami:** Fufuu. It really is best to have Danchou-san carry Rance for us.
**Sill Plain:** Please bear with it, Rance-sama. If you travel around the world once more, you might be able to meet a lot of girls that you haven't met yet, right?
**Rance:** [Hmph. That certainly is a fascinating...]
[It can't be helped. I wonder if my perfect glasses wearing beauty is still in this world... I'll need to double check!]
**Satella:** Haa, why am I surprised. You really are just like that.
**Nazuna:** Well then, let's go and find the light!

### The Blue Haired Researcher

After chasing after the light that flew into the grasslands near Blossom Hill, the figure of Maria Custard is spotted running away from pests while firing off her bazooka. Apparently the failed ritual has brought in more inhabitants of Rance's world rather than sending them home.

**Shizuka Masou:** Yes, it's not far from our last location, so it shouldn't be an issue...
**Rance:** [Dowaaa!? Th-that sound is!?]
**Kentou Kanami:** A cannon blast!? Could it be that there's a battle!?
**Nazuna:** Someone could be under attack! Let's go and help them!
**Pest:** ShaAAa!!
**Maria Custard:** Grr, what's with this insect!? I can't hit it at all!
**Dill:** Please calm down, Maria-san! As long as you have the blessing of the World Flower, then there's not an enemy we can't win against!
**Rance:** [Muu, that blue hair and those round glasses...]
**Shizuka Masou:** Isn't that Maria! Why is she here!?
**Maria Custard:** Shizuka!? Also everyone else...! What are you doing here!?
**Sill Plain:** We'll explain later! Let's cut our way out of here for now!
**Maria Custard:** It seems so... We don't have the time to chat now so we better start tidying up!
Where is this place, I don't know who any of these people are and my Tulip Mk.1 ended up losing!
**Dill:** Fuu... We somehow managed to clean this all up...
**Maria Custard:** Thanks Dill. And to everyone too. What would have happened if it was only the two of us...?
**Dill:** You're welcome. We help each other out in times of trouble.
**Nazuna:** Hello, Dill-san. Were you in the area to conduct some archaeological research?
**Dill:** Yes. As soon as I got to Blossom Hill, I was chased by pests along with Maria-san...
**Maria Custard:** You really saved us. Even though I've been thrown into an unknown place, I managed to meet all of you. Could this be what “fate” means?
By the way, I haven't seen Rance yet... Isn't he with you?
**Satella:** That's Rance there...
**Rance:** [...]
**Maria Custard:** Eh!? That plushie... Isn't a memento!? Then Rance is already gone from this world...
**Rance:** [Don't just kill me off like that!]
**Maria Custard:** Hyaaa! A-a monster!?
**Rance:** [Who are you calling a monster! I might look like this, but I'm still fully alive!]
**Maria Custard:** E-eeh...? Is there some kind of hidden camera? Some kind of contraption installed inside...?
**Nazuna:** Please relax. We'll explain everything from the beginning.
**Maria Custard:** Spring Garden... I got sent to another world in an instant...
**Shizuka Masou:** That happened to us too. A little while before you came.
**Rance:** [So when we went to look for a fragment of the gate, it turned out to be one of my women? I really don't get it.]
**Sill Plain:** It could be that due to the Flower Hani's failure, it ended causing the ritual to be reversed and it sent even more other people here...
**Kentou Kanami:** So does that mean those lights weren't gate fragments but other “people” who have been called here?
**Rance:** [Hmm, I see. So since one of those lights was Maria, then the other three lights must also be my women.]
**Satella:** How is it your only interpretation is centred around you... Do you have any kind of evidence?
**Rance:** [I don't have any evidence! But my gut tells me it's true! Gahaha!]
**Satella:** Haa, so it's just a gut feeling...
**Rance:** [OK! In order to meet up with my women, let's chase after the remaining lights! Danchou, get moving!]
**Maria Custard:** Ahaha... He really gets fired up when women are involved.
**Sill Plain:** Yes. That's our Rance-sama.
**Dill:** Do you mind if I join you? My research is done here, and I'd like to thank you for saving me.
Also, for my personal interest... I have more things I want to ask Maria-san about.
There were the ruins of a huge battleship in the Marguerite Labyrinth... I'm super curious about the ancient ruins of other worlds! Please tell me all about it!
**Maria Custard:** Of course. I'm not a specialist in archaeology, but I feel a sense of connection with you♪

### The Beautiful Soldier

Chasing the light that flew off in the direction of Winter Rose, Urza Pranaice is found acting as a commander. As expected, the probability of the body in the light being a companion of Rance's was high. After breaking up the battle at Winter Rose, the party decided to move on to the next destination.

**Rance:** [So, next up is Winter Rose? Novalis-chan is the acting queen of that country, right. And there's also the ever reliable Multiflora-chan...]
**Shizuka Masou:** Even though the words 'I'm going to find my women' is still fresh on your tongue you're moving on to other women. This guy is really...
**Satella:** The location of the next light is near here? I want to finish this investigation up quickly and get back to somewhere warm...
**Sill Plain:** Yes. There should be no mistake according to the information that Kanami-san gathered.
**Maria Custard:** Ahaa, as expected of the ninja Kanami-san, this is just your kind of work.
**Kentou Kanami:** No no, that's too much... Ah, by the way, I heard an interesting story.
It seems that a commander showed up not too long ago and has gained a lot of results in exterminating pests. The rumours also say it's a mysterious person who isn't a Flower Knight.
**Shizuka Masou:** A commander. That definitely brings a certain person to mind...
**Satella:** Look! There are some Flower Knights fighting up ahead!
**Nazuna:** Ah, you're right! We'll provide reinforcements!
**Pest:** Kishaaaa!
**Urza Pranaice:** The enemy is surely exhausted! Surround them and await further instruction!
**Mimosa:** Roger that, Urza-san!
**Cymbidium:** All members, spread out!
**Sill Plain:** A mysterious commander... So it did turn out to be Urza-san.
**Rance:** [Gahaha! My gut feeling was correct yet again!]
**Urza Pranaice:** Sill-san! Everyone else too... It's good that we could finally meet.
**Satella:** Finally meet? What do you mean?
**Shizuka Masou:** We'll talk about that later! For the time being, we need to clean these up!
**Urza Pranaice:** Everyone, change of plan. Join forces with these people and destroy the enemy at once!
**Ping Pong Mum:** A sudden tactical change in the middle of the battle! Mum loves these kinds of things♪
**Maria Custard:** O-K, let's charge in!
**Urza Pranaice:** Fuu, we somehow got out of that safely.
**Girl:** Urza-oneechan, thanks for protecting us today!
**Mother:** Stop that, you can't call the commander that...
**Urza Pranaice:** No, I don't mind. In the end, I'm just helping out.
**Sill Plain:** Urza-san, it seems like you've completely settled into this city.
**Satella:** It seems like you've got strong standing with the locals too...
**Mimosa:** Is Urza-san acquainted with Rance-san and the others?
**Urza Pranaice:** Yes. We're brothers in arms joined by pain.
**Ping Pong Mum:** Eeeh. So there are others who are as talented as the commander.
Ah, Danchou! Love you♪ I've missed you!
**Maria Custard:** Wawaa! A surprise hug!?
**Nazuna:** Ahaha... Ping Pong Mum always has a very straight forward manner of showing her affection for Danchou-san.
**Urza Pranaice:** Fufuu, isn't that great Ping Pong Mum-san. You managed to reunite with Danchou-san.
**Ping Pong Mum:** It's all thanks to your protection, Commander Urza. *Danke schon* (Thank you)♪
**Rance:** [What's with this shitty boring development... Doing this right in front of me, Danchou...]
[Oi, give me a hug too Urza-chan! With the same passion as Ping Pong Mum-chan!]
**Urza Pranaice:** Eh? I just heard Rance-san's voice just now. But, he's nowhere to be...
**Maria Custard:** That's Rance...
**Urza Pranaice:** Huh, that plushie is...! Don't tell me, Rance-san's already...
**Rance:** [Do we have to do this every time...?]
**Urza Pranaice:** I see, so that's the situation.
**Satella:** You said you could finally meet us before, does that mean you knew that we were in this world?
**Urza Pranaice:** I heard all about you from the people here. Travellers from another world who are chasing after some moving Haniwa.
So I've been waiting here instead of moving around blindly. I thought that would be the safest way to meet up with you.
**Cymbidium:** Thanks to that, she's really helped us out. Just as we were getting short handed, an amazing person like Urza-san showed up.
**Ping Pong Mum:** That's right. What's the best way of showing thanks for her protection, she's been helping us out by taking on the role as commander.
**Mimosa:** She immediately memorised our combat abilities and the surrounding terrain... The weaknesses in our unit were improved in just a few days.
**Ping Pong Mum:** It's really all thanks to Urza-sama. Even though she just came, she's fit in perfectly.
**Urza Pranaice:** No. Our ability to fight until now is all thanks to the Flower Knights. I would never have managed to survive on my own.
**Cymbidium:** It's an honour to hear you say that, Urza-san.
**Dill:** For you to solve so much in such a short time... It's amazing.
**Maria Custard:** That's her unique talent. Fufu, shouldn't you learn something from her, Rance?
**Rance:** [Keh. So what are you going to do from now on, Urza-chan? Not that I need to ask.]
**Urza Pranaice:** I'm going to rejoin with everyone of course. The people of Winter Rose will be fine without me.
Also, I'm now worried about Rance-san's body. I'm not sure when or what's going to happen, so I hope I can be of some use.
**Rance:** [Gahaha! Did you hear that Maria, that's my unique talent! It can't be helped that Urza-chan gets lonely when I'm not around!]
**Maria Custard:** Nobody said anything like that... And I don't know if there's going to be a fist flying at you later.
**Mimosa:** A fist?
**Ping Pong Mum:** Could it be that the commander is a surprisingly scary person...?
**Urza Pranaice:** Eh!? N-no, it's not like that!
**Kentou Kanami:** Anyway, the second light turned out to be our comrade, so Rance's story is becoming more credible.
**Shizuka Masou:** It's annoying, but we have no choice but to believe in it...
**Rance:** [OK! Then let's get straight to heading towards the next place of light!]
**Sill Plain:** R-Rance-sama. The next place is pretty far away, and we haven't rested yet today...
**Rance:** [You can do it! I'm not tired at all! If you guys keep working hard without rest...]
[Hey, what are you doing Danchou! Which way are you going! This way's the inn! He----y!]
**Urza Pranaice:** ... He hasn't changed a bit even in that form. I'm a little relieved.
**Shizuka Masou:** I'm glad that we're saved from him doing anything crazy. I really did want to rest today.
**Cymbidium:** If that's the case, please rest as long as you want.
**Ping Pong Mum:** That's right, commander Urza! At the very least, we need to have a parting party!
**Urza Pranaice:** Thank you. Then I'll accept your hospitality for a little while longer.

### God of War, Invitation

After chasing the light that flew towards Bergamot Valley, they helped Uesugi Kenshin with subjugating the local pests. Only one more light remains. Once the fighting in Bergamot Valley settles down, the party begins to make preparations to head towards Kodaibana.

**Rance:** [Well well, next is Bergamot Valley...]
[Hm? It's getting noisier over there for some reason.]
**Sill Plain:** Ah, take a look Rance-sama! That armour's...
**Uesugi Kenshin:** By the blessing of Bishamonten!
**Bergamot Valley Flower Knights:** [[[Waaaa!!]]]
**Iris:** Everyone, follow Kenshin-san!
**Rance:** Nanuu!? That Dancing Sword of Judgement... It must be Kenshin-chan!]
**Urza Pranaice:** She seems to be fighting pests alongside the Flower Knights just like I did!
**Rance:** [Gahaha! That's my women! They fall on their feet even in a strange new world!]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Iris-dono, fire support!
**Iris:** Roger that! Haa!
**Pest:** KishaAa!
**Iris:** The enemy's formation has changed! Move on to the next strategy!
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Understood!
**Pest:** Gugiiii!
**Uesugi Kenshin:** You pests. If you dare to threaten the people any further... You shall be cut down by my mercy!
Haaaa!
Fuu. Has that settled things for now?
**Rance:** [He-ey Kenshin-chan! Nice fight!]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Ha! That's Rance-dono's voice! Everyone else too! I'll head there right now!
**Iris:** Ah, please wait Kenshin-san!
**Sill Plain:** It's been a while, Kenshin-san.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Ooh... So you all did come to this world too?
**Iris:** Haa, haa... I finally caught up...
**Nazuna:** Thanks for your work, Iris-san.
**Iris:** It's been a while everyone. Not since that Hani issue a few days ago.
These two are... I haven't made their acquaintance. What kind of relationship do you have with Danchou-sama...?
**Maria Custard:** Eh!? Why so suspicious!?
**Urza Pranaice:** N-no! We're just travelling companions, any kind of suspicious relationship is...!
**Uesugi Kenshin:** It's fine, Iris-dono. Maria-dono and Urza-dono are from the same world as myself.
**Iris:** I see, so it's the same situation as Kenshin-san. That's a relief.
**Shizuka Masou:** You seem to have gained quite a bit of trust, Kenshin-san.
**Sill Plain:** Kenshin-san. Do you mind if I ask you for a few more details?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Yes, of course.
I had heard rumours of all of you from the Flower Knights.
It's better to stay put than to chase after shadows. Thinking that, I stayed in this country.
**Maria Custard:** Urza-san did the same thing too, but weren't you worried? I was worried until I met everyone, quite upset actually...
**Uesugi Kenshin:** No, it was fine. I am always under the same sky as Rance-dono. When I thought about that, it made it a little easier.
**Rance:** [Gahahaha, that's my Kenshin-chan! Saying such courageous things!]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Also, even though I'm under the protection of the Flower Knights, I'm reluctant to just sit around a receive my meals. So I've been helping Iris-dono and the other Flower Knights.
**Iris:** “I would rather save the lives I see before me than fulfil my objective.” That thinking seemed to spur her into action.
**Shizuka Masou:** For the people... That's like Kenshin-san.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** By the way, where's Rance-dono? I thought I heard his voice earlier...
**Rance:** [Kenshin-chan! I'm here!]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Wha- Rance-dono!? How adorable... No, such a painful appearance...!
**Sill Plain:** Is it the influence of the World Flowers, or maybe... Anyway, he's stuck in this form.
**Rance:** [For now, there's no other cures than returning to our own world. Kenshin-chan will help me out too!]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Of course I will. It's only natural if it's for Rance-dono.
**Dill:** So, Kenshin-san's joining us too.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Yes. Once again, pleased to meet you.
Thank you, Iris-dono. You've looked after me a lot since I came here.
From now on I'll be travelling with everyone... But we'll meet again?
**Iris:** Of course. That's what “being under the same sky” is... Right?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Fuu... You're right. Until next time, Iris-dono.
**Maria Custard:** The camaraderie of allies. That's a pretty good relationship.
**Satella:** So, where are we headed next?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** It doesn't matter which dangerous place we go. Everyone can depend on this body to prote...
Gu-uu...
... Excuse me. Before that, I need to eat...
**Iris:** Aah, oh no! I'll prepare you a special meal right now!
**Sill Plain:** Fufuu. Even that point is very Kenshin-san.

## 2nd Half

### Regal Majesty

The whereabouts of the final light – It's in the land of Kodaibana with Flower Hani and the Hani Corps... It's the Hani King! The party is surprised and astonished at the identity of the final light. The Hani King proclaims “I'm going to make the cute girls look at me with pitiful eyes.”

**Satella:** So... That's the location of the final light?
**Shizuka Masou:** It may be the location of the final light, but that doesn't mean that we'll know how to get home. We still haven't found the Flower Hani that we need.
**Rance:** [Forget about that porcelain doll! We'll leave him behind and find a way home by ourselves!]
[Well, I wonder who the final light is going to be? Shira? Pastel? Or maybe Kahime-chan?]
**Kentou Kanami:** Ugh... I feel sick... Or should I say it's more because of this eerie atmosphere?
**Urza Pranaice:** Yes. The air is a little scary here. I have a really bad feeling about this...
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Mu! The particular smell of the soil, it can't be...
**Flower Hani:** Hiii! H-how did you learn about this place!?
**Rance:** [I found youuuuuuuu! You little, so you were hiding here!!]
**Dill:** Ah, what kind of creature is that... It's alive right?
**Nazuna:** That's the Hani we were talking about. It's not particularly strong, but don't let down your guard.
**Urza Pranaice:** This is a unique chance. I feel sorry for it, but let's catch it.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Roger!
**Flower Hani:** Hiiii! I can't get caught yet!
**Kentou Kanami:** ...! Wait everyone! Something's rushing in at tremendous speed!
**Shizuka Masou:** That's a crowd of Hanis!?
**Flower Hani:** Oh, my brothers! You've come to save me!?
**Hani:** This is the King's road!
**Hani:** Clear the way!
**Hani King:** No, don't make them suffer.
**Rance:** [Th- The Hani King!? Why are you here!?]
**Maria Custard:** Don't tell me the final light was actually the Hani King!?
**Nazuna:** Ha-Hani King...? You know him everyone?
**Urza Pranaice:** Yes. He's the masterwork who leads the Hanis
**Hani King:** Hm, did you also come rushing into this world after following the calls of your comrades?
But it seems like there's nobody to be seen. Perhaps they have stepped out?
**Rance:** [Oi you! I'm right here!]
**Hani King:** Oya, from there? What a pretty appearance. How pitiful.
**Rance:** [Gununuu... If you say that...!]
**Hani King:** Oya, as I look further, there's even more children I don't know. Especially that glasses wearing child... How wonderful!!
**Dill:** Eh? Are you speaking about Dill-san...?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** I shall not allow you to lay a hand on Nazuna-dono or Dill-dono.
**Hani King:** Yaa, to have such a cute girl look at me with such pitiful eyes.
Speaking of... Hani Corps, move out!
**Hani:** Yeah!
**Hani:** Hani ho!
**Shizuka Masou:** Dill-san, watch out! You'll see it for yourself, but magic doesn't work on them!
**Satella:** You need to smash them up like this! Taaa!
**Hani:** Aan!
**Hani:** It's terrible, so so terrible!
**Dill:** I-I kind of feel bad for the...
**Hani King:** Hooh! What a wonderful glasses wearing child, feeling mercy for us. Let's tease her.
**Dill:** A-abababa...! D-don't come near me!!
**Maria Custard:** I won't let you! Eat this!
**Hani King:** Grr. A Tulip Bombardment? That hurt just a little.
**Sill Plain:** It looks like normal attacks won't get through...
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Ku, how odd...
**Rance:** [Gununu... How much are these damned Haniwa going to get in our way! Just for today I'm going to give you a piece of my mind!]
**Hani King:** Interesting. I accept your challenge!

### Strategy Meeting

The battle is undecided as the Hani King quickly retreats. Rance and the others go to chase after him, but the Hanis interfere and they lose sight of Flower Hani. Well, the wrong things won't work... No, he's usually annoying so they better catch him.

**Hani:** Re-regret.
**Maria Custard:** Haahaa... They're quite difficult...
**Uesugi Kenshin:** If we keep fighting like this, we're going to get outnumbered. Rance-san, we should turn back here!
**Hani King:** Arama, how strange. I was just thinking about going home. Well, see you.
**Hani:** Retreat!
**Flower Hani:** OK, I'm going to run too!
**Rance:** [Wha- wait! I'm not going to let you run this time!]
**Hani:** Out the way!
**Hani:** Hani Ho!
**Shizuka Masou:** Kuu... Flower Hani's mixed in with the crowd... I can't make him out!
**Satella:** Shit... We just needed a little more...
**Sill Plain:** Everyone just went home all of a sudden...
**Rance:** [Shiiiit! I'll remember this you damned Haniwa!]
[Kuuu... I thought it was going to be one of my women but it was the Hani King, on top of that, he's run off with Flower Hani...]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Are you alright Rance-dono? Have some of these snacks and get your energy...
**Dill:** A-a snack, that huge rice ball is a...?
**Maria Custard:** As abnormal as always...
**Urza Pranaice:** But it's just as Kenshin-san says, we need a rest.
**Nazuna:** Yes. Let's go back to the city and regroup.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** What on earth id that Hani King planning on doing?
**Rance:** [He's just another Hani, even if he thinks he's important. He's so extravagant that he's no different from an idiot.]
**Nazuna:** But didn't that Hani King say “I want you to look at me with pitiful eyes”?
**Dill:** Yes. What on earth would such a terrible thing be...
**Shizuka Masou:** Maybe there isn't any especially deep meaning to it. The Hani saying “pitiful eyes” is probably just them being their mischievous selves.
**Kentou Kanami:** They like mischief, but they don't seem like they would ever unnecessarily harm a girl.
**Nazuna:** So they're “gentlemen”. In many different ways...
**Satella:** Then it won't hurt if we leave them alone for now. It's also a pain to deal with them.
**Urza Pranaice:** No, they're just as troublesome as always... What they do is no different from a molester.
**Kentou Kanami:** Also, the Flower Hani has run away for now. We should catch him.
**Rance:** [Alright, then we're agreed. Let's get rid of all of them!]
**Sill Plain:** Huh? Wait a moment, there's some kind of ruckus getting closer...
**Hani:** Hani Ho!
**Hani:** Cute girls spotted.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Just as the rumours say.
**Nazuna:** Let's hurry everyone!
**Hani:** Uhyo! A glasses wearing class president like girl and a teacher like onee-san!
**Hani:** The light is reflecting off the lens and is so bright it's like it's cracked!
**Sweet Pea:** Who are these guys? So persistent!
**Cornflower:** Magic doesn't work on them, how annoying...!
**Hani:** Aaah... Persistent, annoying, such harsh words...
**Hani:** But... It's not so bad!
**Hani:** Or rather, it's good! Class president, teacher, scold us more.
**Dill:** As I thought! They're attacking the Flower Knights!
**Maria Custard:** It's more like they're getting overrun rather than being attacked...?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** To arms! Haaaa!
**Hani:** Aan!
**Hani:** Uwaaa! They got little brother!
**Hani:** Devil! Demon!
**Hani:** Save us big brother!
**Pest:** HaaaAAAnihooooOOOO!!!!
**Shizuka Masou:** So they're still hanging out with pests. You just can't leave them alone?
**Rance:** [It doesn't matter if there are pests. It's been the way since ancient times to smash these ceramics. Come on everyone, let's gather up all these experience points!]

### -- Final Battle --

One day, while Urza was gathering information on Hani appearances, she found a common factor on the appearance of the Hani King. It was that “glasses wearing Flower Knights are present”. The Hani King seems to have a particular obsession with “glasses girls”, so the Knight Commander and Rance come up with a secret plan.

**Sill Plain:** Fuu... So it seems daunting to find those two in all the Hanis...
**Shizuka Masou:** The Flower Hani is moving around with the Hani King... Isn't that an issue?
**Urza Pranaice:** Yes. He seems to be extremely afraid of us and for the sake of protecting himself, has found himself under the patronage of the Hani King.
**Rance:** [\*Yawn\*... Munya munya...]
**Kentou Kanami:** The eye witness reports of the Hanis is increasing. Everywhere from West to East.
**Urza Pranaice:** They're attacking women all across the land. Flipping up their skirts, stealing their socks, making them wear bloomers...
**Nazuna:** Not only skirts, but socks and bloomers as well...?
**Dill:** The more I hear, the less I understand...
**Rance:** [Guu... Zzz zzz....]
**Satella:** I don't care about these small fry Hani. Also, Rance is so bored he's fallen asleep. The main problem is where the Hani King is.
**Kentou Kanami:** We had a chance the last time we met him, but he escaped in a flash...
**Maria Custard:** He's wary of us...
**Urza Pranaice:** Kanami-san and myself are currently collecting information, but we haven't found a solution yet.
**Sill Plain:** I see... So shall we call this for today?
**Rance:** [Guga... Zzzzzzzzz....]

-*So a few days later...*
**Kentou Kanami:** Here, Urza-san. I've received an eye witness report on the Hani King from some Flower Knights.
**Urza Pranaice:** Thanks for your hard work today, Kanami-san. So the report is from...
Mimosa-san, Cymbidium-san, Iris-san, Cornflower-san... All of them are acquaintances of ours.
**Kentou Kanami:** Avoiding us while trying to gather information on us...? Hmm, that's rather complicated for a Hani...?
**Urza Pranaice:** ... Ah! Could it be...?
**Kentou Kanami:** Urza-san, did you figure it out!?
**Urza Pranaice:** Yes, possibly... No, it must surely be. I need to inform everyone as quickly as possible!
Everyone, please listen! I've figured out the conditions for the Hani King's appearance!
**Rance:** [Nanu!? Really, Urza-chan?]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Amazing. Just as expected...
**Urza Pranaice:** The common point in all the appearances of the Hani King is... That “Glasses wearing Flower Knights” are present.
**Maria Custard:** ............... What?
**Urza Pranaice:** The Hani King is particularly obsessed with glasses wearing women. All the eyewitness reports on him have come from glasses wearing Flower Knights.
**Shizuka Masou:** I see, so glasses... During the battle at Kodaibana, they were certainly primarily targeting Maria and Dill-san.
**Dill:** T-talking of that, when we ran into him by chance earlier...
**Sill Plain:** When we caught Flower Hani before, it was because we baited him with Flower Knights wearing glasses.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Is that so? Then it may work on the Hani King too.
**Shizuka Masou:** It seems credible, but will the same strategy work a second time...?
**Rance:** [It'll be fine. They're Haniwa after all. You don't ever need to change strategies or anything.]
**Satella:** However, our opponent is the actual king of Hanis? Won't he surely be wary of that?
**Rance:** [Don't worry about the minor details. Just be alert.]
[...Hm? What's up Danchou? What, you want to speak?]
[......Hm, I don't really get it... But I'll allow you to do it seeing as you sought me out for permission.]
[Urza-chan, Kenshin-chan. Danchou has a proposal.]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** A proposal? What could it...
Why do we also have to wear glasses...
**Urza Pranaice:** Even though they're props, it still feels a little strange...
**Rance:** [Gahahaha! It suits you two!]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** You really think so? Well if that's what Rance-dono says, it must be so.
**Rance** (It only came to mind after Danchou said about it... It's surprisingly not bad. Once we get back, I'll get them to wear them sometimes when we play.)
**Shizuka Masou:** To make certain our hypothesis, you're going to make the most stand out kids wear glasses...
**Kentou Kanami:** It's only a prop, so it's not so bad is it?
**Rance:** [Umu. Maria normally wears glasses, so it's nothing, but Kenshin-chan and Urza-chan wearing them is a fresh new look.]
**Maria Custard:** Gr... I really don't care about people role playing with glasses, but it's put me in a funny mood...
**Dill:** Ma-Maria-san? Why the scary look...?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** But this alone isn't enough. If they come at us in numbers, shouldn't we face them with numbers?
**Rance:** [Numbers... OK! Then we'll gather all the glasses wearing Flower Knights, and lure them out!]
**Nazuna:** Understood! Then I'll ask Berzelia-san who loves the Flower Knights to go and recruit them again.
**Urza Pranaice:** I'll go and call on the people that I've met during my journeys up until now.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** I'll also go and call on Iris-dono.
**Maria Custard:** Then I should go and respec my weapon for fighting against Hanis.
**Kentou Kanami:** This kind of feels like the build up of the final battle.
**Satella:** Is it really such a big deal...?
**Mimosa:** Did you hear? That story...
**Cymbidium:** A “Festival of Glasses Girls” right?
**Sweet Pea:** A festival to meet all of the glasses wearing girls of the world...
**Cornflower:** It seems like it will be held in Blossom Hill.
**Iris:** It can't be true. I need to go...!
**Hani:** Haa! All the glasses wearing girls are all talking about the same thing... This!
**Hani:** Glasses Girl Networking・Redux! Has it finished!?
**Hani:** Your majesty, there's going to be a glasses girl festival.
**Hani King:** Hoho, then I have no choice but to attend! Where there's glasses girls, there will be me.
**Hani:** Let's go!
**Hani:** Hani Ho!

### Mega Helping! Hani Hani Panic

A few days later, the girl power of the glasses girls draws the Hani King Corps just as planned. Last time, the Hani King escaped easily during the heat of battle, but after seeing the glasses wearing Urza and Kenshin, he abandons the option of retreat. So, the final battle began...!

**Hani:** Your majesty! There's something coming over that hill!
**Hani King:** Oya, that's...
**Rance:** [Gahaha! You idiot, you've been caught!]
**Uesugi Kenshin:** I have the blessing of Bishamonten and the World Flower! Glasses squad, all out assault!
**Glasses Wearing Flower Knights:** [[[Hooo!]]]
**Hani:** Amazing! A huge crowd of glasses girls!
**Hani:** Mega helping! (The Japanese for glasses is 'megane', thus the mega part.)
**Hani:** Ah, arere!? But everyone's carrying dangerous things!?
**Hani:** You're right! That means... we've been got!?
**Hani:** How terrible!
**Urza Pranaice:** A surprise attack is also a wonderful strategy... But it does break my heart a little.
**Satella:** Don't worry about it, it's all so we can go back to our own world.
**Hani:** Awawa... It's terrible, your majesty! We should retreat!
**Hani King:** Hmm, what should I do... Haa!
Urza-chan and Kenshin-chan are wearing glasses!
**Hani:** Ah, that's true!
**Hani:** A makeover?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Grr, they're eating it up.
**Urza Pranaice:** Yes... They're looking at us intently...
**Pinkladies:** Because Danchou said “they suit you” to me... I'll wear this special outfit out this time.
**Ping Pong Mum:** Because my beloved Danchou asked me, this is an easy request♪
**Hani King:** Mumuu! Ping Pong Mum-chan and Enotera-chan too!
When girls who don't normally wear glasses put them on... Priceless. If I miss this chance, I might never get another one!
Mega Helping Festival!!
**Hani:** Aah! Hani King-sama is...
**Hani:** Charging onto the battlefield!
**Kentou Kanami:** He really did take the bait!!
**Urza Pranaice:** Just as Rance-san and Danchou-san predicted! Maria-san, it's time for your Tulip squad!
**Maria Custard:** Okay! My Tulip replica made from readily available materials... Feel it's power with all of your body!
**Iris:** We'll also head out! Please follow Maria-san!
**Dill:** Yaa-a!
**Hani:** Hiii!
**Hani:** Anng!
**Hani King:** Mumuu. Are the Flower Knights using guns because magic doesn't work on us? Well played.
But it doesn't work on me! Look!
**Uesugi Kenshin:** He's open!
**Hani King:** Muuu...
**Urza Pranaice:** She stopped the giant with a single stroke of her sword!
**Sill Plain:** That's our Kenshin-san!
**Hani King:** Ooh, it's even better to see her up close. Even if it's just a prop, glasses girls are glasses girls.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** I won't let you proceed any further. Whether it's Dill-dono or any of the Flower Knights, I won't let you harm a single one of them!
**Hani King:** Non non. I would never dream of hurting a girl. Pain is forbidden.
We're just having fun and getting along, all we want to do is play and fight with the girls with the minimum of unhappiness.
**Cymbidium:** Eeh...?
**Sweet Pea:** What do you mean by that...?
**Shizuka Masou:** It's not necessary to understand him. It's useless to try just talking.
**Hani:** Hey hey, aren't Flower Knights actually “female knights”?
**Hani:** Hyuu! Strong girls must wear bloomers.
**Kentou Kanami:** No, why!?
**Maria Custard:** Seriously, when you don't think with decency...
**Satella:** Shit, how annoying! I'm going to gather them all and sell them to an antiques dealer!
**Hani:** Hii!
**Hani:** We don't want to be traded in!
**Rance:** [Hmm, as I thought we're overwhelmingly outnumbered. Hey Sill. Couldn't you call out a hundred more people like this?]
**Sill Plain:** That's umm... I don't think there's that many more glasses wearing Flower Knights...
**Hani:** Huh? Now that I look closely, aren't there girls wearing googles and sunglasses mixed in?
**Hani:** Are they short on people?
**Hani:** It could be a global glasses shortage...
**Mimosa:** An opening! Haaa!
**Hani:** Hiiin!
**Hani:** Aah, terrible! When people are talking too!
**Sweet Pea:** We can't let these annoying Haniwa go about unchecked! Seii!
**Cornflower:** Yes. We need to tell off bad children and educate them!
**Lobelia:** Educate is too light a word, I need to “train” them. Are you all ready?
**Hani:** Hiiii! Please be gentle!
**Hani:** Or rather this is our reward!
**Rance:** [Hmmm. Well, it looks like you're pushing it, so it's fine! Gahaha!]
[OK Danchou! This is a great chance! The Rance Attack I taught you, show it off now!]
**Hani King:** Well well, I wonder if it will work?
**Urza Pranaice:** This is the final battle! Prepare yourselves everyone!

### Epilogue

The final battle ended with neither side at a win because everyone was in pain. The Hani King and Rance's group couldn't go home, but suddenly Flower Hani appeared saying he had found a way to go home. However, it was going to take some time. So until that day comes, they will have to spend their time in this world.

**Hani:** Goodbye glasses girls.... That was a great festival...
**Urza Pranaice:** Haa, haa... I'm worn out...
**Dill:** Uuu. They took my socks...
**Cornflower:** Is this going to end... Any more embarrassment and I'll...
**Mimosa:** Hauu... Please don't look Danchou-san. This state is...
**Ping Pong Mum:** Why don't you get your fill looking at Mum instead? Danchou♪
**Maria Custard:** \*Sniff\* Why do I have to encounter such a thing after coming to another world...?
**Shizuka Masou:** Nobody seems to be injured, but everyone's been put through embarrassment...
**Uesugi Kenshin:** The Hani forces still have half their numbers remaining. It looks like we're sharing the pain evenly...
**Cymbidium:** The Hani King seems to be heavily wounded, so I don't think he'll cause any mischief any more.
**Hani King:** Uu. This is quite...
**Enotera:** Your eyes have certainly gone hollow, just like holes...
**Sill Plain:** I thought that's how it always was...
**Hani King:** Ooh... The glasses girls are in full bloom. This is my private flower garden...
The more you wear it,
The shinier it sparkles,
Those glasses of yours
**Uesugi Kenshin:** A deathbed haiku!?
**Kentou Kanami:** That's completely wrong!
**Hani King:** Haa, it was enjoyable. I have no regrets.
I'm satisfied, but I want to breathe the air of my home once more. Well, farewell...
**Maria Custard:** Farewell... Eh, are you leaving? Back to our own world?
**Hani:** That's our king after all...
**Hani:** Just like him.
**Hani:** OK, we're also going home!
**Shizuka Masou:** ... Could it be that we could have gone home from the start if we asked the Hani King...?
**Satella:** I never imagined ever asking the Hanis for anything. Their entire existence is to mess around...
**Rance:** [Is this the time to be idly chatting!? Get moving and we can also go home!!]
**Urza Pranaice:** Th-that's right. We should also follow them! Eii!
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Excuse us!
**Hani King:** Don't you all cling on to me! We're over capacity! I'm going to fall!!
**Hani:** A spider web!
**Hani:** Kandata. (A classical ninja character known for using silk threads.)
**Rance:** [OK, everyone get on! Then we'll go home! To our own world!]
[Saying that... Farewell!]
**Cymbidium:** The Hani King and Rance's group are being enveloped in light...
**Dill:** They're disappearing into thin air!
**Iris:** Take care everyone!
**Cornflower:** It's an impressive parting... Don't you think?
**Mimosa:** I can't cry because it's too sudden...
**Ping Pong Mum:** But it looks like they can go home safely.
... Huh? That light is getting bigger...
**Mimosa:** I-It popped and flew away!
**Nazuna:** It's just the same as that time... We should chase after it!
**Shizuka Masou:** Uu... Gr, what was that...?
**Urza Pranaice:** This is... Blossom Hill?
**Hani King:** Ouch-ch. Grr, I'm really upset now.
**Rance:** [Oi you! We haven't gone home and I'm still stuck in this body!]
**Hani King:** It's not like I know either. Didn't everyone ride?
On top of that are all the Hanis safe? Let's take a roll call.
**Hani:** ...
**Hani:** ......
**Hani King:** B-broken...
**Maria Custard:** Haa... I didn't think it would have been so easy...
**Flower Hani:** He-ey! Everyone!
**Rance:** [Wha- Flower Hani!? Where have you been up until now!?]
**Flower Hani:** Oh, don't get mad! I've been reevaluating the way to get home all this time!
Saying that, I've found out that “the way to come here from there” and “the way to go there from here” are slightly different...
**Sill Plain:** ... You mean that the way here and the way home are different? That's why it failed?
**Kentou Kanami:** So that's why Maria-san and the others “came here from there” after that ritual...?
**Uesugi Kenshin:** So what's this “way to go there from here”?
**Flower Hani:** The stars, moon and sun... Also the weather, temperature, and humidity are important. So we can't go home just yet.
**Rance:** [Nanuu!? So in the end we can't do anything but wait for the ritual day!?]
**Satella:** Apparently that's how it seems... Haa.
**Nazuna:** Don't get so down everyone. You'll definitely get home, but until you do, we're all here with you!
**Sill Plain:** That's right... thank you Nazuna-san!
**Shizuka Masou:** Yes. When I think about spending more time with the Flower Knights, it's not so bad.
**Satella:** Hornet-sama will be worried, but it can't be helped. I'll just think about how I'll crush the Hanis once I get home.
**Maria Custard:** Then I'll have to have lots of stories with Dill until I can go home.
**Dill:** Yes. Of course you can join us!
**Urza Pranaice:** I think I'll go back to hang out in Winter Rose. The people of that country really looked after me before.
**Uesugi Kenshin:** Then I'll also go with Iris-dono for something to eat.
**Kentou Kanami:** Everyone's so optimistic.
... Except for one person.
**Rance:** [Guuuu...! When will I get my own body back!!]

-*And so for a little while longer, Rance and the others will quietly pass their time in this world...*