Mentioned Characters: Sakuya, Reisen, Sanae

Lunar War Soldier Reisen's Lunar Base outfit is experimental and one of the most unique. Ordinarily, her weapon of choice is a large gun, but on this day, she was armed with an energy drink.

Lunar War Servant Sakuya's Lunar Base outfit is equipped with a full suite of support functions that assist her in a variety of situations. Her weapon of choice is an ultra-low temperature knife. Unbothered by its frosty nature, she was busy inspecting it.

Lunar War Oracle Sanae's Lunar Base outfit is said to have been designed and manufactured with the knowledge and techniques of two gods. As opposed to picking one favorite, Sanae prefers to use a wide variety of weapons. That said, she had just woken up and was yet to arm herself with any of them.

A short while earlier... That day, Reisen and Sakuya entered the base's break room at almost the same time, both wanting a brief moment of rest before the operation began. Sanae was also supposed to be there, but she was running late. Muttering about Sanae's absence, Sakuya continued inspecting her knife. Reisen, however, was unbothered. She stood in front of the vending machine, browsing its selection. "Hmm, I dunno what to pick," she said casually, turning back to Sakuya. "How about an energy drink to perk you up for the mission?" "Nice idea!" Without delay, Reisen pressed the button for an energy drink, which dropped down with a clunk. That was the exact moment Sanae finally arrived.

Before the others had a chance to speak, Sanae announced that she had just woken up. Exasperated, Sakuya pointed out that the shoulder of her uniform was slipping down. Sanae thanked her and yawned, "I'll buy you both a drink to say sorry for being late." "I've already got one," replied Reisen. "Then I'll buy you another one," mumbled Sanae. Seeing that Sanae hadn't managed to fix her outfit, Sakuya sighed and walked over to adjust it herself. "Wow, thanks―eep!" Still groggy from a long night's sleep, Sanae tried to thank Sakuya, but was taken by surprise when Reisen pressed her ice-cold energy drink to her plump cheek. "Well? Awake now?" taunted Reisen. "W-W-Wide awake!" exclaimed Sanae. Reisen giggled, and even Sakuya's expression seemed to soften. "With that out of the way..." "Yep. Let's start the briefing."