Kazuki sucks

"We're Japanese. We'll be fine." We're also wanted fugitives in two countries, Ryoji. We won't be fine.

Yang is piloting us back to Japan, and they monitor their waters. We're, unsurprisingly, attacked at sea. We're stuck on a painfully tiny platform with only ten or so squares to stand on. Meanwhile, our opponents are boats and, eventually, helicopters. The main goal is to defend for nine turns. When you sink the three warships, two copters appear. I only took out one, so I don't know what happens after them. Bring range if you want to make the JDF rue attacking us, which I didn't do. For once, Yun was a mistake. Kazuki is also questionable. After those nine turns, we overhear our attackers saying they're out of time and retreat.

Suddenly, a massive warship comes into view, and our party doesn't think we have a shot at it. Fortunately, they open up communications and ask if there's a Kazuki Takamura on board...

We board the ship and meet dear old dad, Iaso Takamura. As you'd expect, Kazuki screams like an emo teenager. Alisa tries to control her brother as Emma introduces herself. Isao is calm and collected and the opposite of what our annoying MC has led us to believe. Rather than bring up any of our backstory, we ask about the current happenings. The gist is Lukov is still alive and working with the JDF. I skipped this scene last night, but Luk was in communication with someone in Japan, and dad tells us that someone is a man named Sasaki. He's the one who started the coup and used Isao as a scapegoat. What's truly important, though, is Lukov has Midas. We lost a copy, but there was another copy out there. The team arrives in Japan, but we won't stay long.

Partly because Kazuki is so whiney and partly because Isao is a high valued target, we're sent away with Isao's second-in-command. He also informs his allied battalions to disperse. As we arrive at our new base, we see a scene where Isao is arrested. We get word and consider freeing him, but going after Lukov is more important. There's a split that I probably skipped over, and I don't remember which route we took. Either way, we went to an allied base and got attacked.

We're surrounded, and I went after the group closest to the spawn tile on top of the building. Let them break down the fence, by the way. The only named guy is to the left of them, but no one is very strong. The ones I ignored stayed away and didn't even bother destroying the fence. I think I collected all but two mecha and got 25000 credits. A bit useless at this point, honestly. They know where we are, so we leave.

We met up with the group and got attacked again later. This is even easier. Try to go after the ones that seem further away. They're launchers and are annoying. Regardless of how, this is a sinch.

At this point, we can get access to the strongest wanzer via the Diablo Telphone thing. I gave most of the parts to Yun because I like my destroyer. But I'll see what she can do...

...tomorrow!

I hate how no one ever really dies. I hate even more the trope of a secret mcguffin...