Amagi Brilliant Park - ep09

Now once again we have another random episode but this time it focus on the Elementario. It is interesting with focus being on them since the action is mostly center on Seiya and Izusu. That the whole plot is about how they don't really get along even though they work together on stage. This leads Latifa inviting them to Sukiyaki so that they can bond over a meal. It seems likely that Latifa set this trap up because she steps out because she doesn't have enough soy sauce. That concidering how important that soy sauce is to the Japanese this seems more planned. What make it feel more plan is how she tells them darkly about the one thing they must not do while she is gone is to not press the big red button. Then of course if you tell someone not to do something then you expontently increase the probability that the will do it. Then to prove this point as soon as Latifa leave Samala rush over to push the button. She does this to mess with Muse but in doing so cause her to overreact which cause a chain reaction which ironically leads to Muse being the one to press it when she was trying to prevent this very action.

This expresses what it control, it turns out to be the castle defense system which locks down the castle the deploying various cannons to assault anyone that comes too close. However it will shutdown in the next 24-hours, although Seiya find the choice of waiting unacceptable considering that doing so would ruin their image. This leads to him ordering everyone to invade to shut down this defense system. Which all ends in failure, that it turns out it can be shut down from inside by having the Elementario travel down a secret corridor. That by passing the four trails will allow them to gain access to the override switch. However it turns out that each of the trial requires all four to participate but also it turns out that each of the trails are aim towards exploiting one of their weakens. In the first one Samala who is can't sing is the weak link for karaoke. The second challenge Kobori is the weak link because she isn't a very good dancer. The third challenge Muse is the weak link because of her poor typing speed. That through the challenge the bond by having to rely upon one of the other to pick up the slack. In the end this is the emphasis of the last challenge because they all had to trust that they would choose to sacrifice themselves so that no one would die. That with this the clear the last hurtle which allows them to shut down the defense system but in doing so they also bond over their shared experience.