April 13th

#### **Plot**

Shadow the Hedgehog declines Nagito Komaeda's offer to play Russian Roulette, calling the game dumb. Suigintou decides to watch, explaining it'd be more fun to see Nagito shoot himself before she got her hands dirty. Komaeda pleads for others to join, saying it's more fun that way. He adds on that the gun is loaded with five bullets in the chamber. Suigintou aggrees to partake in the game, informing the boy that she can't die. Sulking, the deranged teen decides to play alone and fires at his own skull, getting only a click from the gun. Questioned if it was truly loaded as he claimed, Nagito tosses the revolver over to Suigintou, shocking her with its legitimacy and five loaded bullets. She questions why he'd willingly play such a game where the reward is his own life. Komaeda explains that his talent, his Ultimate Luck, won't let him die, regardless if he desires to or not. Not quite understanding how he's relying on luck to survive, Nagito further elaborates that he'd get rid of it if he could, saying it's only ever been a curse to him. Told to remove it, he repeats to Suigintou that he can't do so. Seating herself, she replies that he'd be surprised, implying it can be done.

Elsewhere, Tanya Degurechaff is on the scene, wondering to herself where Being X has transported her this time. There to greet her right off the bat is the beloved idol herself, Nico Yazawa. Snickering at Nico, Tanya asks if she was sent by Being X to off her in place of an assassin. Nico having no clue what she's talking about disappoints Tanya that she's not there to kill her. Singing to people, not killing them, is what Yazawa informs Degurechaff to be her occupation. Wanting to be amused, Tanya encourages her to perform on the spot. Prepared for this moment, Nico changes into her idol outfit in a flash. She's then described to have sung a "Nico nico nii" song. Tanya is left unamused and inquisitive of why Nico had to change her outfit for that.

Having witnessed the performance, Suiseiseki is flabbergasted over how Yazawa changed clothes so quickly. Nico explains that school idols change their outfits before every performance because they need to look "fashiony". Degurechaff remarks failing to see the importance in that. All the while throughout this conversation, Nico keeps changing clothes, as pointed out by the heterochromatic doll. The school idol expounds that fans go crazy for changes in attire and she knows that from studying school idols every day. Suiseiseki calls her a runt while Tanya silently judges. The idol girl snaps back, telling them to not insult her since she's better than them. Simultaneously, both Tanya and Suiseiseki flip out, the former wanting to know why she's there with good-for-nothing maggots, and the latter screaming that a human couldn't possibly be better than her in any life. Finally giving it some thought, Nico asks the other two who they are.

Tanya introduces herself as the major commander of the 23rd Battalion under the orders of the Fatherland, The Empire. Suiseiseki then introduces herself as the third Rozen Maiden doll. She reveals having sisters that have their own unique powers. Nico "relates", claiming that she's got a brother and sisters that come to her shows where she's on center stage.