"Hey! Why'd we end up here!?" Junko yells, soaked and exhausted, fleeing through Trinity's central intersection. "We're being chased, clothes drenched, running like crazy!"
"No choice. We couldn't ignore the Golden Tuna! ⭐" Akari grins.
"It's a crime to treat a legendary tuna as mere decor. That's no way to honor food," Haruna, Gourmet Research Society's silver-haired leader, declares, her modified uniform fluttering as she leads.
Carrying the massive Golden Tuna is Izumi, joined by Junko, Akari, and Haruna—Gehenna's infamous terrorist foodies, making their second appearance in this story.
"Gourmet food is solitary yet universal. This tuna doesn't want to be a money-making spectacle. We're just answering its call, right, Fuuka-san?" Haruna says.
"Ngh!? Nn—!?" (*Why'd you drag me here!?) Fuuka, Gehenna's lunch lady, bound and gagged, glares furiously.
"So excited for the tuna, huh~♡" Haruna misinterprets.
"Nnn—!" (No way!)
"Look at Fuuka-san, weeping with agreement!" Haruna beams.
"Can't understand her with the gag ☆," Akari chuckles.
"This tuna's still flopping! It slapped me!" Izumi yelps, struggling.
"Hold it tight! It's crazy expensive!" Junko snaps.
"I'm trying!"
"We kidnapped Fuuka-san, escaped, and nabbed this tuna. Don't waste it!" Haruna urges.
"I know!" Izumi huffs.
The Gourmet Research Society flees with the oversized tuna. Previously punished by Mash to work in Gehenna's cafeteria, the tuna's lure rekindled their foodie fervor, leading to Fuuka's kidnapping and the theft.
"When can we eat it? I'm starving, and those black sailor girls are chasing us!" Junko complains.
"No dining here, sadly," Akari sighs.
"Those are Justice Task Force, right? As bad as our Disciplinary Committee! Can we escape, Haruna!?" Junko panics.
"Escape? No big deal," Haruna smirks. "Compared to Sensei, the Justice Task Force is like baby goats." (Misread.)
"Exactly," Akari nods.
To them, Mash is a ravenous beast—inescapable, unstoppable. Even Gehenna's Disciplinary Committee pales in comparison.
"We'll get scolded by Sensei when we return…" Haruna says, raising her gun, Ideal. "But it's eat or be eaten. That's the Gourmet Research Society's lonely path!"
"Totally~☆" Akari agrees.
They resolve to fight the Justice Task Force, consequences be damned.
"There they are!"
"Don't let them escape!"
"More!? Fight quick and run!" Junko yells.
"Break through and retreat! Fuuka-san needs to make fresh tuna sashimi!" Haruna orders.
"Nn!?" (Cook stolen goods!?)
"For glorious gourmet—charge!" Haruna cries.
"What's the plan, senpai? Tsurugi-senpai's ready to blast off," Ichika says over the phone.
"No question—" Hasumi starts.
Mash snaps his fingers, itching to move.
"Sensei's just as ready," Hasumi notes.
"Sensei's there? Let him handle it," Ichika suggests.
"Relying on Sensei too much…" Hasumi hesitates.
"No problem. This is my case," Mash says.
They didn't learn from his last punishment. Exploding a shop and stealing? That's serious crime. As their overseer, Mash feels responsible to stop them.
"Explosions… gunshots. About a kilometer away," Azusa estimates, hearing the chaos outside.
"Sensei, sorry for the sudden request, but please help," Hasumi says, pocketing her phone.
"Been waiting," Mash says, clenching his fists.
"With the Eden Treaty nearing, this could look like a Trinity-Gehenna clash, derailing everything," Hasumi warns.
"That's bad…" Hifumi says.
"Agreed," Azusa nods.
"My cue," Mash says.
"It's a big ask, but can you do it, Sensei?" Hasumi pleads.
"Totally fine."
"How'll you stop them? We can help," Koharu offers.
"No way. Exams are close. Can't risk you," Mash says.
"Then what?" Koharu asks.
"I'll fight on the front line."
"What!?" everyone but Hifumi and Hasumi gasps.
They don't know Mash's full abnormality—catching, dodging, or crushing bullets.
"Front line!? Bullets are flying! You'll die!" Koharu yells.
"No worries," Hasumi says.
"How's that no worry!?" Hanako asks.
"Sensei's destroyed tanks, caught and thrown back bullets, and beaten Tsurugi," Hasumi explains.
"…What?" the others gape.
"Yeah, makes sense…" Hifumi mutters.
"He moves crazy fast, but… unbelievable," Koharu says.
"Truly," Hanako agrees.
Mash's water balloon fight feats were chalked up to a strong arm. Koharu can't believe a halo-less human could do this.
"Just watch. I'll show you I'm no ordinary guy," Mash says.
"How exactly?" Azusa asks.
"With these." Mash pulls out choux creams. "Choux cream punch."
Haruna stops running, sensing something. The others halt too.
"What's wrong, Haruna!?" Junko asks.
"This… presence…" Haruna mutters.
"Something's coming…" Izumi says.
Haruna feels it—that oppressive aura, that terror from before.
"Choux cream punch, choux cream punch, choux cream punch…"
The trauma of their last encounter with Mash floods back.
"Choux cream punch~ Evening!" Mash stands ahead, choux creams in both hands, having cut them off.
"Aaaah!? Why's Sensei here!?" Junko shrieks.
"Smells like choux cream~ Maybe we should just get caught~" Izumi muses.
"No way! Forgot his terrifying torture!?" Junko snaps.
"Torture… oh, yeah… but dying with choux cream's fine, right?" Izumi says.
"Shut up!" Junko yells.
"Why so scared of choux cream?" Koharu asks.
"What'd you do, Sensei?" Hanako wonders.
"Choux cream punch," Mash says.
"Choux… cream punch?" Hifumi echoes.
"Why bring choux cream to a battlefield!?" Koharu shouts.
"Subduing without weapons… so peaceful!" Hanako giggles.
"A sweet-smelling battlefield sucks!" Koharu retorts.
"Agreed… drool," Azusa says.
"Don't eat them!" Hifumi warns.
"I know…" Azusa mutters.
A muscular guy with choux creams, backed by the Remedial Class and Justice Task Force's vice-captain—this bizarre lineup terrifies the Gourmet Research Society.
"Caught by choux cream's evil grasp!" Haruna cries.
(Choux cream's… evil grasp?) Hifumi thinks.
"You stole that tuna, right? Stealing's wrong. Plus, it's not for eating," Mash says.
"Wasting such tasty tuna as decor? We'll eat it for you," Haruna argues.
"Still wrong. And explosions? Kidnapping?" Mash points out.
"Mmm!" (Sensei!) Fuuka muffles.
"Return Fuuka-chan and the tuna quietly, and I won't do anything. Your call," Mash says.
"Need you ask?" Haruna aims her gun.
No escape. Junko's reluctant, but Akari and Izumi are eager. Mash nods, "No choice," and readies himself.
"All of you… face the choux cream punch penalty—first," Mash says.
"Get ready! Hold the tuna tight!" Haruna orders.
"Return Fuuka-chan and the tuna," Mash repeats.
Mash sprints forward, choux cream in mouth, to rescue Fuuka and the tuna. The Gourmet Research Society opens fire.
"Sensei!" Koharu shouts.
No worries—Mash dodges the bullet storm, choux cream still in mouth.
"Incredible strength!" Haruna gasps.
"Fanks!" (Thanks!) Mash muffles.
"He's dodging all the bullets!?" Koharu gapes.
"With a choux cream in his mouth… so chill," Azusa notes.
Seizing a lull in gunfire, Mash leaps, snatching the ropes binding Fuuka and the tuna.
"Kyaa!?" Izumi yelps.
"Insane strength—impossible!" Junko cries.
"They took the tuna and Fuuka-san!" Akari shouts.
Landing, Mash holds the tuna in one hand, Fuuka in the other, but both hands are occupied.
Grunt.
"Nn!? Nn!?" (Sensei!?) Fuuka muffles.
"No way…!" Koharu gasps.
"Hmph!" Toss.
"Nnnn!?" Fuuka shrieks.
Mash lightly tosses Fuuka to Hifumi's group and flings the tuna skyward.
"Catch!" Hifumi yells.
"That was reckless…" Hasumi sighs.
"Untying her now," Azusa says.
"Nn… nn…" Fuuka groans.
"She's nearly fainting!" Koharu exclaims.
The Gourmet Research Society splits focus between the tuna and Fuuka, missing Mash's move.
"Crap—!" Haruna starts.
"Choux cream punch!" Slam!
"Mmph—!" Junko collapses.
"Choux cream punch!" Slam!
"Nngh—!" Izumi faints.
Mash shoves choux creams into Junko and Izumi's mouths, knocking them out. Akari and Haruna fire, but—
"Hmph!" Kick!
"He deflected bullets with a spin kick!?" Koharu gasps.
"As expected~" Hanako says.
"Akari-san, retreat!" Haruna yells.
"Sorry… no can do~⭐" Akari says.
Mash stuffs a choux cream in Akari's mouth, knocking her out. Only Haruna remains, gripping Ideal.
"Akari-san! No!" Haruna cries.
(Her lines are dramatic, but…) Hifumi thinks.
(The visuals…) Koharu muses.
Catch. Mash grabs the falling tuna and finishes his choux cream. "You're the last one. Surrender?"
"…" Haruna freezes.
No escape. Haruna schemes to dodge punishment.
"…S-Sorry… sob… I'm really… sorry…"
"…"
"I'm… reflecting… sob…"
Crocodile tears. Haruna knows Mash's kindness—fake remorse might spare her and her team.
"Sensei, she seems sorry…" Hifumi hesitates.
"No way! She's not sorry at all!" Koharu snaps.
"…"
"You… wouldn't hit a girl's face, right, Sensei?" Haruna pleads.
Mash approaches, setting the tuna down.
"It's fine." Hug.
"!?"
"Oh…?" Hanako blinks.
Haruna cheers inwardly, Yes! But—
Grab.
"Huh?" Whoosh.
"I treat everyone equally." Slam!
Mash executes a German suplex, seeing through her act. Haruna faints, foaming.
"I hold back with students… Wait, is that contradictory?" Mash muses.
"Wow…" Koharu gasps.
"Merciless…" Hanako says.
"That sounded bad," Azusa notes.
"If I could do that…" Azusa murmurs.
"No way, Azusa-chan!" Hifumi protests.
"…Tch."
The incident ends with Mash's suplex. Arriving Justice Task Force members gawk at the scene.
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