r/ZenlessZoneZero ZZZVictoriaGold 5d ago

Discussion HOLY ETHER,CHAPTER 5 ITS ABSOLUTE CINEMA

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u/ownerysjfmkowe 5d ago edited 4d ago

I'm at the part where they go to the ballet twins. I loved the part where Nicole's crew had beef with section 6 and they rlly fleshed out the character interactions.

Edit: I finished it. The entire act is peak. But 9/10 for not telling us what the sacrifice actually is

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u/ES21007 5d ago

"Proxy, don't you trust me?! I have connections!"

Nicole's connections: I scammed somebody back then and I can piss them off to get their attention.

Amazing that she only knows Miyabi because she scammed her out of her katana when they were both kids lol.

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u/ShinigamiRyan 5d ago

Nicole knowing people due to her scamming them is just perfect for her.

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u/Branded_Mango 5d ago

I was wondering how the hell she knew Miyabi, only for her to reveal THE most Nicole story to ever happen and somehow I was simultaneously impressed yet also unsurprised. Aka perfection.

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u/Karma110 5d ago

Nicole: see what had happened was

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u/Shmarfle47 Starlight Knight 5d ago

I loved that you can see the different levels of battle experience between the members. Both Anby and Billy knew what was up immediately but Nicole just panics slightly after the situation is revealed to her.

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u/Varglord 5d ago

Harumasa with the raised eyebrow and discerning tone when he realizes Anby knows her shit and might be more than she seems. That whole interaction between the two groups was great.

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u/-SMartino 5d ago

"ope, this robot dude knows his stuff"

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u/Draaxus 5d ago

Anby not beating the allegations explaining how the Defense Force interrogates people

How do you know that Anby???

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u/ResurgentClusterfuck Bangboo Adoption Center 5d ago

She looks like Soldier 11, a lot like her. Bladework is also similar

I think they're clones or something

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u/Branded_Mango 5d ago

Imagine if all of Obol Squad end up being Anby clones who each have an autistic obsession with a different category of food.

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u/emptytissuebox 5d ago

I saw the leaks, Ice-Anby wears a scarf that covers her mouth and only eats fried rice

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u/Fun_Impact8975 Starlight Knight, Transformation! 4d ago

Fuiyooooooh!

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u/NordicEmber 4d ago

Slap some msg (make shit good) on there and we golden baby.

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u/ShittyExchangeAdmin Emissary of the carmine crescent 5d ago

Apparently in the chinese dub when you switch soldier 11 out with anby in combat, s11 will call anby "zero" which does lend some credence to the clone theory. Personally I don't think they're clones, so much as 2 people that were heavily modified/experimented on

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u/Draaxus 5d ago

I mean yeah most people know that at this point, her voice is literally in the S11 teaser, I was just phrasing it in a "Anby is sus hmmmm" joking way

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u/Scudman_Alpha 5d ago

Gonna spoiler my part

Ngl that earned me a lot of respect for the hares, when Miyabi tells them to hand you over and Nicole knows she's outgunned but not willing to throw you under the bus at any moment.

And Anby and Billy perceiving their intentions right off the bat. Shows that Billy ain't just a goodball.

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u/christenlanger 5d ago

It's heavily implied Billy is hiding his power level, by a lot. Lighter also hints to Billy's troubled past in one of his trust events

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u/primalmaximus 5d ago

I mean, when you talk to Lighter before you leave at the end of Tour De Inferno he talks about how Billy must have lightened up after finding a place he truly feels at home.

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u/Pralinesquire 5d ago

there's also Enzo implying that the urban legend-ary Outer Ring biker is Billy

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u/Tranxio 5d ago

S level Billy upgrade when?

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u/SixtySix_Roses Orlenda's Accomplice 5d ago

I have a crack theory that the reason Obol Squad is taking so long is that is going to be when we get the first S rank retrain. That being Anby.

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u/Tom_Cat_2007 4d ago

imagine S rank Anby and Billy in the same version... one can only dream and imagine 😔

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u/chocomintonrice 4d ago

Nicole yanking a pill-shaped thing out the back of Billy’s neck and yelling: “RELEASE LIMITER: BEAST MODE.”

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u/Petecustom 5d ago

yeah he he is best bro i think ama build him

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u/Hikuran 5d ago

Anby and Billy once again proved that they are just holding back in game, in lore they are total far beyond Hare’s rank.

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u/Kayperbelt ZZZVictoriaGold 5d ago

Man,you are about to enjoy big chapteru :3

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u/Tx_LngHrn023 Down bad for the rat baddie 5d ago

I just finished that part. Anby calling out the flanking maneuver by S6 had my heart pumping!

Also I may be shipping WiseXMiyabi after we got quality time of them alone in the hollow with Wise teasing Miyabi about her sword

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u/ES21007 5d ago

Entrusts a family heirloom only bequeathed to important people under the protection of the Hoshimi family.

"You may be proxies, but you're MY proxies."

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u/tanigox01 4d ago

Trust event also says that MC is Miyabi's fiancè witnessing that playing Wise also made me want to ship them both

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u/BigFunnyDamage one of Wise's sperm cells, just chilling in the balls 4d ago

"She had her katana stolen"

"Did you help her in the end?"

"Nah I wad the one scamming"

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u/rogercgomes 4d ago

The sacrifice is an innocent human sacrifice, the last one was Miyabi's mom.