Scenario:Cidala - To Kill a Divine Tiger

To Kill a Divine Tiger

One day, in the midst of their eternal search for love, Huang and Bai are targeted by a trio of land sharks with their eyes on the Tiger Temple's land. The scheming land sharks drop heavy pots on the girls' heads in an attempt to pass the assassination off as an accident, but Huang and Bai shrug the attack off and move on, completely unaware. Confused, the land sharks begin planning their next hit.

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Laolao: The name's Laolao.

Laolao: Sacred tiger and foster parent to generations of Divine Tigers. Honestly, the job's starting to get real old, gawr.

Laolao: In case you didn't know, Divine Tigers are born from the peaches of a sacred tree. But that doesn't make them special or nothing, gawr.

Laolao: Aside from faintly smelling like peaches, they're just like you or me, gawr.

Laolao: The twins who are this generation's Divine Tiger, though. Talk about a handful, gawr.

Laolao: In all my years, I've never seen one like them. Give them an ear and they'll talk your head off, gawr.

Laolao: Huang's the confident type—some would say too confident. She thinks everyone she meets falls head over heels for her, gawr.

Laolao: Bai's a little miss know-it-all in the "adult" department with zero actual experience. She thinks everyone she meets has the hots for her, gawr.

Laolao: If you ask me, wrangling them's harder than preventing an apocalypse, gawr.

Laolao: Still, that doesn't change that fact that they're my adorable little daughters, gawr.

Laolao: And as much as they get on my nerves...

Laolao: I never expected to wake up one day to find them gone, gawr...

It's a bright and sunny day, and the Grandcypher has docked at a port. Inside the ship, a girl is staring out of the window.

Huang: ...

Behind her, another girl has her nose deep in a book.

Bai: ...

Huang: Hey, Bai? How does one get a "boyfriend"?

Bai: Ah, the eternal question. How indeed?

Huang: I know why you can't get one. I'm asking why I can't.

Bai: First you interrupt my reading, now you're trash talking me? Rude, much?

Bai: Good luck ever finding someone to date—you can't even see culture when it's staring you in the face.

Huang: Sorry, can't hear you. There's a perverted book lover yapping in my ear.

Bai: Again, they're art. If you don't fix that rotten heart of yours, you'll be alone forever.

Huang: Come again? You picking a fight?

Bai: What if I am? You always look down on me 'cause I'm the younger sister. I'm sick of it.

Huang: It's an older sister's job to be better, twerp!

Bai: Then I just have to beat you up and take your spot.

Huang: That's not how it works!

Bai: It will be when I'm done with you!

Huang and Bai's fists collide with each other's face at the exact same time.

They drag each other to the floor and become a rolling ball of scuffling chaos that throws the whole room into disarray.

Laolao: Enough! Every time I see you, you're fighting! Cool it, or else! Gawr!

Cidala Sisters: 'Kay...

Laolao: If I catch you doing it again, that's another dinner you'll be skipping! Honestly. How many times do I have to tell you, gawr?

Lyria's Voice: I-I mean... it's good that they're energetic, right?

Vyrn's Voice: A little too energetic—I thought the ship was gonna fall apart. Couldn't you have raised them to be a bit quieter?

Laolao's Voice: Ugh... You think you can talk big just because you raised (Captain), gawr? I could've done just as good a job as...

Laolao's Voice: Hey, there's an idea. How about we swap for a stint, gawr?

Vyrn's Voice: What a thing to say.

Bai: ...
You got us yelled at, Huang.

Huang: What! It was clearly your fault!

Later that day, the Cidala sisters head into town with their feng shui compass at the ready.

Huang: It says this way's a lucky direction.

Bai: So all we have to do is keep going and...

Cidala Sisters: We'll find love!

Huang: Let's go!

Bai: Yeah!

Using feng shui to find love is a common pastime for the sisters.

However, they've never succeeded.

Today, though, a number of interested onlookers are watching them from afar.

???: Heheheh... They're alone. Talk about a lucky break.

???: Once they're sleeping with the fishes, the Tiger Temple's as good as sunk, right, Boss?

???: That's the idea. Without the Divine Tiger around, the temple will topple as easily as a house of cards.

???: And once it's in pieces, there'll be nothing stopping us from wading in to snap up all the land.

Land Shark Goon: Woo! No wonder you're the biggest fish in the business!

Land Shark Lackey: I ain't never known a better shark than you, Boss!

Land Shark: Enough talk—let's get to work.

Huang: Still no prospective sweethearts. What gives? We haven't even been hit on once...

Bai: I can feel some dirty looks on us, though...

Huang: Yeah, yeah, I've heard that before...

As the twins wander aimlessly through town, the land sharks set up on a nearby rooftop, getting ready for their hit job.

Land Shark: We'll need to make it look like an accident. No loose ends.

Land Shark: That's why we'll be dropping these huge pots on their heads. To anyone watching, it'll just seem like plain bad luck.

Land Shark Goon: But, Boss... I heard the Divine Tiger can use some sorta weird magic...

Land Shark Lackey: Yeah, they say it's a special kinda feng shui that lets 'em dodge any attack.

Land Shark: Yes, correct. The so-called Twin Tiger Feng Shui.

When the Cidala sisters activate their Twin Tiger Feng Shui, no attack can ever hope to reach them.

It is an invincible technique that manipulates probability and luck to nullify any offense.

Land Shark: However, my investigations have revealed that they cannot use it while moving.

Land Shark: If they wish to activate their Twin Tiger Feng Shui, they must remain still.

Land Shark Lackey: So since they're walking right now...

Land Shark Goon: It's not active!

Land Shark: Indeed—their guards are wide open.

Land Shark Goon: Damn, Boss! Didn't know you were a private eye too!

Land Shark Goon: Heheheh! If they're not invincible, then we've got nothin' to fear!

Land Shark Lackey: Hey, they're coming this way! I'll get the white one, you get the yellow! You'd better not miss!

Huang: Ugh! Not even a single cheesy pick-up line! Let's just call it a day already!

Land Shark Goon: Bombs away! I'm gonna turn that pretty little head of yours into street art!

Bai: It's because you won't shut up, Huang. You're scaring off all my potential sweethearts.

Huang: Oh, you did not just say that!

Land Shark Lackey: Die!

The land sharks aim the pots at the twins' heads and let gravity do the rest.

Land Shark: Goodbye.

The heavy pots begin to fall. A direct hit from such a height would surely guarantee death.

Cidala Sisters: Nyah?

But while the pots meet their marks, the Cidala sisters look none the worse for wear.

Bai: Huh? Were those flowerpots?

The Cidala sisters rub their heads, examining the scattered pot fragments. Then, they turn their gazes upward.

Bai: I don't see anything...

Huang: I bet someone was just careless enough to leave them on a windowsill. C'mon, let's clean up the pieces.

After tidying up the debris, the sisters go on their way. As for the land sharks...

Land Shark Goon: Uh... We hit them, right?

Land Shark Lackey: Looked that way to me...

Land Shark: N-no need for concern. It's perfectly logical that a Divine General would be rather sturdy.

Land Shark: We simply have to try again another day.

Land Shark: After all... there are as many ways to perform a hit as there are fish in the sea.

To Kill a Divine Tiger: Scene 2

The land sharks continue their assassination attempts on Huang and Bai by trying to run them over with a fake runaway carriage and pushing them into a bottomless swamp. However, the carriage simply ricochets off them, and the swamp proves no obstacle before the might of the girls' fists, leaving them unscathed. From within the shadows, fear begins to creep over the land sharks as they wonder how they're going to overcome the girls' unnatural strength and toughness.

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Huang: And we were just walking, minding our own business, when: Crash! Right on top of our heads.

Bai: At the same time, too. Anyone else would've been seriously hurt.

Lyria: What a stroke of bad luck...

Laolao: Let's hope it smacked some sense into you. What I wouldn't give for some peace and quiet, gawr.

Vyrn: Is that really the first place your mind goes?

1. I'm glad you're both okay.
2. I wish I'd been there for you.

Choose: I'm glad you're both okay.

Bai: Huh?

Bai: (Captain)... Is that a roundabout way of saying you want to spend a night with me?

Laolao: Of course not, gawr. Forget roundabout—you've gone completely off the map, gawr...

Go to "Continue 1"

Choose: I wish I'd been there for you.

Huang: Huh?

Huang: Wha... A-are you... proposing to me in broad daylight?

Laolao: Of course not, gawr. How'd you even reach that conclusion, gawr?

Continue 1

Suddenly, the sound of screams can be heard in the distance.

Land Shark Goon: Whoa, there! If you don't wanna eat it, get outta the waaay!

Vyrn: Wah! The heck?

A rapidly approaching horse-drawn coach appears at the end of the street, sending pedestrians running for safety.

Laolao: Those horses are running wild, gawr! The coach is out of control, gawr!

Lyria: It's coming straight at us! We have to get out of the way!

(Captain) and the others run to the side of the street. However...

Vyrn: H-hey! Is it just me, or did it just turn toward us!

Land Shark Goon: You lot, get outta the waaay!

Land Shark Goon: A... coach?

Land Shark: Yes. We'll run the Divine Tiger over with a runaway coach.

Land Shark: In the aftermath, everyone will blame the horses. Then, all you have to do is vanish into the chaos.

Land Shark Goon: Runaway coach, comin' through!

Laolao: Wh-why does the driver look like he's having fun, gawr?

Lyria: Huang! Bai! Watch out!

The fake runaway coach speeds straight toward the Cidala sisters...

Land Shark Goon: (Eat this!)

Cidala Sisters: Nyah?

Land Shark Goon: Huh?

Suddenly, the driver finds himself spinning through the air before crash landing on his back.

Land Shark Goon: Gack!

Vyrn: Whoa, that really did a number... on the coach.

Land Shark Goon: Th-the coach?

His spine throbbing with pain, the goon looks up to see the coach in pieces, scattered across the street.

Huang: Hey, are you okay?

Standing by the wreckage, the Cidala sisters peer down at the groaning man.

Bai: I'm afraid your coach is done for. Don't worry though—Huang will pay for it.

Huang: What! I-is that how it works?

Huang: Wait, but it hit you too, Bai!

Bai: I'm pretty sure it hit you first.

Huang: No way!

Vyrn: You don't need to pay when you're the ones who got hit... I think.

Laolao: You could even ask for medical fees, gawr... Probably.

Huang: Did someone say rupies? I could really use a wardrobe update!

Bai: I have to get the newest volume of the Saucy Skyfarers series...

Vyrn: How bad are your injuries?

Huang: Injuries? Well, uh...

Bai: I don't really have any...

Laolao: Nix the rupies idea then, gawr.

Cidala Sisters: Awww!

By the time (Captain) returns after catching the two horses, the goon has recovered from his bad knock.

Land Shark Goon: (I-I slammed right into them, but it's the coach that's in pieces...)

Land Shark Goon: (Th-they're not normal!)

The land sharks are once again forced to changed their strategy.

Land Shark Goon: I can't believe they shook off a full-speed coach... They're freaks!

Land Shark Lackey: What are we supposed to do, if even running them over doesn't work?

Land Shark: We've learned that they're tough, certainly. But all we have to do is change tack.

Land Shark: This time, we'll drown them. Lack of oxygen is the great equalizer.

Land Shark Lackey: You're a genius, Boss! Wait, but what if they can swim?

Land Shark: So what if they can? Nobody said we had to use water.

Land Shark Lackey: ...?

Huang: Another day, another missed chance at love.

Bai: Tell me about it. Not a single prospect in sight, even after we came all the way out here.

Huang: We chalking this up as another loss?

Bai: Looks like it.

Just as the Cidala sisters are about to throw in the towel, they hear someone running at them from behind.

Bai: Hmm?

Huang: Th-these footsteps...

Bai: (They sound like they belong to an adult man. Why is he out here in the middle of nowhere? No way...)

Huang: (I-it's really happening... I'm gonna get hit on for the first time ever!)

The twins deliberately don't turn around, their hearts pounding in anticipation for the voice of their fervent admirer.

Land Shark Lackey: Whoops, clumsy me!

Cidala Sisters: Nyah?

Surprised by the sudden collision, Huang and Bai stumble ankle-deep into the swamp by the road.

Bai: Aw, I fell in...

Huang: H-hey! Geezer! What's the big idea!

Land Shark Lackey: ...

Bai: He's gone. I don't think he heard you. I didn't even catch what he looked like.

Huang: Ugh, now I've got mud on my feet. I get he was in a hurry, but he could've at least watched where he was going.

Bai: Hey, Huang... Is it just me, or are we sinking?

Huang: Huh? Now that you mention it...

Bai: ...
I think this swamp might be bottomless.

Huang: Bottomless?

Before they know it, Huang and Bai are engulfed up to their waists.

Land Shark Lackey: Heeheehee... Now they're sunk! Anybody'd drown in a bottomless swamp. The more they struggle, the worse off they'll be!

Land Shark Lackey: I gotta hand it to the Boss! Who cares if they're tough if they've got a mouth full of mud!

Huang: It's not literally bottomless, is it?

Bai: Probably not. The sky only goes so deep.

Huang: Still, kinda makes you curious, right? What if there's a big find down there? We could get a public service award!

Bai: Great minds think alike. It's worth a shot—this could be our lucky day.

Land Shark Lackey: Heh, they're flailing like bait on a hook. Don't they realize they'll only sink faster?

Cidala Sisters: And a one, two!

The Cidala sisters lean back and bring their fists up high before slamming them down onto the swamp's surface.

The violent impact sends mud flying absolutely everywhere.

Land Shark Lackey: Ack! Waaaggghhh!

Huang: Aww. It's just plain old dirt down here.

Bai: Talk about ordinary. Boring.

Standing in the now-empty basin, the Cidala sisters exchange mud-covered smiles. Meanwhile, the land shark watching them from a distance shivers in terror.

To Kill a Divine Tiger: Scene 3

Huang and Bai complain to each other of their recent string of bad luck, still unaware that it's the fault of the land sharks' unsuccessful assassination attempts. Laolao mentions that this is strange, since the Supreme Tiger Warhammer, the weapon handed down from the first Divine Tiger, should be blessed with good luck. Meanwhile, the land sharks despair over their continued failures and decide upon a new approach: attacking the girls from within.

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Land Shark Lackey: S-so it turns out the bottomless swamp actually has a bottom... I failed, Boss...

Land Shark: That's it. We'll use a bomb.

Land Shark Goon: Huh? But won't that draw too much attention?

Land Shark: I underestimated them. I thought their invincible Twin Tiger Feng Shui was all we had to watch out for.

Land Shark: But I was wrong. They're extraordinarily tough and strong. A bomb is our only option now.

Land Shark: This is how we'll do it: we'll pretend to be fans of theirs and lure them to a deserted hut.

Land Shark: Then... boom!

Land Shark Goon: (Is it just me, or are the boss's plans getting cruder? I'm not sure it's going to be so easy to lure them in...)

The plan goes off without a hitch, and the Cidala sisters show up at the deserted hut.

Huang: S-so this is where our fans are waiting, right?

Bai: I don't like this. This place is deserted. You know what they say: If it's too good to be true...

Outside, the land sharks listen in on the sisters using a hidden pipe.

Land Shark Goon: They really came! These two are idiots!

Land Shark Lackey: I can't believe they haven't even noticed we've been trying to off them!

Land Shark: Now's our chance! Blow them to smithereens!

Land Shark Goon: On it! Everything's in place—all that's left is to hit the button!

Land Shark Goon: And... go.

The hidden stockpile of gunpowder detonates, immediately rendering the tiny hut a gigantic pillar of fire.

Land Shark: Huang Cidala. Bai Cidala. Twelve years of age. Here their bodies lie.

When the pillar of flame subsides, the sound of coughing can be heard from within the burning debris.

???: Cough... Cough, cough.

???: Wh-what just happened?

???: Maybe a gas leak? Ugh, talk about a warm welcome...

???: Ah, Huang. Your skirt burned off—I can see your panties.

???: Nyaaahhh!

Land Shark Goon: Wh-whaaa... They survived...

Land Shark Lackey: I'm so freaked out right now...

Land Shark: This isn't over yet! We'll get them next time!

Laolao: Throughout the generations, the Divine Tiger has been blessed with good fortune. It's said this is because the Supreme Tiger Warhammers ward off evil, gawr.

Lyria: You mean the hammers that Huang and Bai wield? That's an amazing ability.

Vyrn: Go figure—didn't take 'em to be all that special.

Laolao: They were crafted from the sacred peach tree that birthed the twins, gawr.

Laolao: In that sense, they're like siblings, gawr.

Laolao: But you two must've angered them with all the misdeeds you get up to. That's why you've been having a streak of bad karma, gawr.

Huang: C'mon... But I've been so good...

Bai: I'm being falsely accused...

Vyrn: But it's true you two've had nothing but bad luck lately, yeah?

Bai: Wish I knew why...

Huang: We even had less meat than everyone at dinner last night.

Lyria: I'm not sure that counts...

Laolao: You don't get to complain after stealing mine to make up for it, gawr...

Bai: So? You enjoyed yourself plenty drinking with the other grown-ups.

Huang: Yeah! You even had snacks!

Laolao: Guh... Zip it, gawr! Who says adults don't get to have treats, gawr!

After hearing about the Cidala sisters' recent streak of bad luck, (Captain) and the others are worried.

Land Shark Goon: Heheheh... Strollin' through town without a care in the world...

Land Shark Lackey: They've gotta have nerves of steel to be wandering around outside after all that...

Atop a roof and with sniper rifles in hand, the land sharks carefully take aim at the back of the twins' heads.

Land Shark: This'll do it for sure! Put them six feet under, lads!

The bullets fly true, heading straight for the Cidala twins' heads...

Huang: Ack!

Huang: Owwwwww!

Lyria: Huh?

Bai: Owwwwww!

Lyria: Huh?

Lyria: Wh-what happened? Huang! Bai! Are you okay?

Huang: S-something... just hit my head...

Bai: Same here... I think it came from behind...

Lyria: Wah! Those bumps look really painful!

Laolao: What's up? Something else fall on you, gawr?

Vyrn: I don't see anything on the ground. What hit you?

Bai: I don't know. Something small... and really fast.

Huang: Is it bleeding, Lyria?

Lyria: No, you're okay. The bump's so big, though... There, there.

Bai: Me too, Lyria...

Lyria: There, there...

Land Shark Goon: "There, there," my ass! Who the heck shrugs off a bullet!

Land Shark Lackey: They're just brute forcing everything—it's so not fair!

It appears that the bullets bounced off the Cidala sisters' heads, vanishing into places unknown.

Land Shark: What's the point of them even having Twin Tiger Feng Shui!

Land Shark Goon: Boss! Get it together, Boss!

Land Shark: H-huh? You're right... Don't worry. We... We still have cards to play...

Land Shark Lackey: Are we using the secret weapon?

Land Shark: No, best not. We'd be putting ourselves in danger too.

Land Shark: If my intuition hasn't failed me, they're only tough on the outside—which means we just have to take them down from within.

Huang: Bai, check this out! I found it pasted to the window!

Bai: What's this?

Huang shows Bai the flyer, the contents of which read as follows.

[True Love Seminar!]

Can't find a partner? We've got you covered!

Limited time only! Free entry for Divine Generals!

Bai: This might be a once-in-a-lifetime event...

Huang: Plus, we even get in free...

Cidala Sisters: We have to go.

Flyer in hand, the Cidala sisters sneak out of the ship and head to the seminar venue.

Huang: Once this love lesson brings out my true charm, everyone will be head over heels for me! Nyahahahaha!

Bai: Nyeheheh. I'm gonna knock 'em so dead they'll be trying to arrest me for manslaughter.

Love Master: Thank you so much for coming! I'll be your lecturer in all things love today!

Love Master: Here, our goal is to throw open our hearts, learn our communication ABCs, and come out the other end as better people.

Huang: Question, sir!

Huang: Why can't I land a boyfriend!

Love Master: You can't just wait around for one to "land" in your lap—you've gotta get out there and seize one by the collar.

Huang: That makes so much sense.

Bai: May I, sir?

Bai: Everyone always looks at me with lewd eyes. Sometimes, I can hardly bear it...

Love Master: That's just another part of what makes you shine. Believe in yourself, and you'll stop caring what others think—use it as a weapon against them.

Bai: I never thought of it that way...

The love seminar strikes a chord with the Cidala sisters, who are deeply moved. Little do they know, the land sharks' hit is proceeding just as planned...

To Kill a Divine Tiger: Scene 4

Huang and Bai fall for the land sharks' ploy and attend a fake love seminar, resulting in them ingesting poison. (Captain) and the others, having caught wind of the assassination plot, come running to the rescue—but the twins are already on death's door. Suddenly, the two halves of the Supreme Tiger Warhammer combine and release a blinding flash of light, which fades to reveal that Huang and Bai have fused into a single girl.

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Love Master: To make someone fall for you, you need to make them feel special, show some vulnerability, then work together on a problem.

Love Master: Once they believe they're the only one for you, show them a gap in your armor that makes them want to swoop in and help you patch it up.

Bai: S-sounds like a pretty advanced technique...

Huang: Yeah, I get it... Wait, can you go over it again?

Love Master: Let's give it a practice run.

Love Master: You can pick the place. Pretend you're alone together with my assistant here.

Huang: Then, uh... how about a meadow?

Love Assistant: Man, what a nice meadow. It's so big and... meadow-y.

Huang: Y-yeah, it's so meadow-y!

Love Master: Special, make him feel special. Try, "I wanted to come here with you."

Huang: I-I wanted to come here! With you, that is!

Love Assistant: Huh? Y-yeah... I-I mean, I'm always happy to visit a meadow with you.

Huang: Um, next is, um...

Love Master: Vulnerability. Show him a way into your heart, and the rest will happen by itself.

Huang: You know, I'm getting kind of hungry...

Love Assistant: We can go find a place to ea—

Huang: Oh! Look, a water buffalo!

Love Assistant: Huh?

Water Buffalo?: ...

Huang: Oh, I'm already drooling! It hasn't even noticed us yet!

Love Master: R-remember to work together...

Huang: I'll go 'round front and smack it between the eyes, so you nail it from behind! ♪

Love Master: Stop, stop! That's enough!

Love Master: ...
You can't go hunting in the middle of a date.

Huang: I can't?

Bai: Tsk, tsk. Typical Huang. Take a seat—I'll show you how it's done.

Love Wingman: Wow! Meadow as far as the eye can see!

Bai: Wrong. Who said this was a meadow? I call the shots here.

Love Wingman: Oh. Sorry...

Bai: Um... What was first, again?

Love Master: Make him feel special.

Bai: I-I only came here because it's you. Don't go thinking I'm easy, okay?

Love Master: Aaand stop right there!

Love Master: You're skipping way too far ahead! We're practicing testing the waters, not deep-sea diving!

Bai: Huh? But I could've sworn...

Huang: Nyahahahaha! I'm still waiting to see "how it's done," Bai!

Bai: Oh, stuff it...

Love Assistant: Boss, isn't it about time?

Love Master: R-right. I almost forgot.

Love Wingman: (Something tells me this won't end well.)

Huang: (Is it just me, or do they look familiar?)

Bai: (I could swear I recognize them, but I can't remember where from. Maybe it's just my imagination...)

Love Master: Let's move on to etiquette. Pretend you're on a date at a cafe.

Love Master: Since this is a lesson, it'll be more efficient if you practice together.

Doing as they're instructed, the Cidala sisters sit down at the "cafe" table.

Love Assistant: Hey, waiter! Two glasses of juice for these lovely ladies!

Love Wingman: Here you are. Enjoy.

Love Master: Now, make sure you drink it through the straw.

Love Master: Don't forget to give him the upturned eyes while you're sipping. Show him how cute you can be.

Bai: What a devious technique... I'll have to add it to my repertoire...

Huang: Down the hatch!

Just the Cidala sisters are slurping down their juice...

Vyrn's Voice: Is this the place?

Laolao's Voice: I think so, gawr!

Lyria: Huang! Bai! Are you okay?

Huang: Huh? Lao! (Captain)!

Love Master: (Not good...)

Vyrn: You're safe... We've been looking all over for you.

Bai: Wh-what's wrong?

Laolao: A letter came from the Tiger Temple that said your lives are in danger, gawr.

Laolao: Apparently, there are some real rough types set on buying up the temple's land—even if it means killing you to get it, gawr.

Laolao: That aside, what's the occasion? Who are these guys, gawr?

Bai: Caught in the middle of a love seminar... This is definitely not the good kind of punishment...

Huang: Nyaaagh! I'll never live this down!

Laolao: Hmm? What's this flyer, gawr?

Laolao: "True Love Seminar.

Can't find a partner, we've got you covered...

Limited time only, free entry for... Divine Generals"?

Vyrn: T-talk about shady. Don't tell me you actually fell for this thing?

Huang: Huh? Shady?

Laolao: With a capital "s," gawr! What, the "free entry for Divine Generals" part didn't tip you off, gawr?

Lyria: What matters is that they're okay, right?

Vyrn: Hey, wait. Does that mean these guys are...

Love Master: Gulp...

Laolao: Sounds like we need to have a little talk, gawr.

Right as (Captain) steps forward to apprehend the culprits...

Huang: Urg...

Laolao: What's the matter, gawr?

Bai: Ugh...

Lyria: You too, Bai?

Groaning, the Cidala sisters begin to grow pale and clammy, and their pupils begin to dilate.

Cidala: Gack!

Lyria: Ahh!

Love Master: Yes! I knew the poison would work!

Laolao: Huang! Bai!

Huang: U-ugh...

Bai: Ngh...

Huang and Bai stagger in place, coughing up blood everywhere. Staying upright is the most they can manage.

Vyrn: They fed them poison? Quick, we've gotta find the antidote!

Laolao: J-just hold on, gawr! I'll figure something out, gawr! I'll... hmm?

Laolao: The Supreme Tiger Warhammers are shaking, gawr...

The warhammers shake more and more violently—before suddenly flying toward each other.

The Cidala sisters are dragged along by their weapons, accelerating to a rapid speed.

Vyrn: They're gonna crash!

The warhammers collide, creating a violent burst of light that forces everyone to close their eyes.

Laolao: Ugh! S-so bright, gawr! Huang! Bai!

Lyria: Wh-what is that?

The mysterious light fades to reveal a single silhouette.

Unfamiliar Girl: ...

Vyrn: Wh-who's that? And where did Huang and Bai go?

Laolao: That's the Supreme Tiger Warhammer... But why does she have it, gawr?

Lyria: Um, doesn't she... look kind of like...

Love Master: Where'd this brat come from?

Unfamiliar Girl: ...?

The girl looks just as curious as (Captain) and the others as she examines her own body.

Laolao: D-don't tell me they...

The Supreme Tiger Warhammer, now a single entity. Familiar looking clothes and features. And an all too recognizable aura...

Unfamiliar Girl: We...

Everyone: Fused together!