The beginning of the second volume of Assemble Insert finds the members of
the Special Operations Anti-Demon Seed group more or less how they were at
the beginning of the first volume. The defeated members of Demon Seed have
gone into hiding for 3 months and the Special Operations group has come
under criticism as a waste of tax dollars. Their raises have been postponed,
thier budget cut, and their air conditioners turned off in the heart of
summer. Chief Hattori hatches another desperate plan to improve their
situation: The Maron Entertainment World Debut Project!
At Maron's fist TV appearance she is hyped as a rising star who has a shot
at winning the prestigious Newcomer's Award for idol stars. Maron, however,
botches her performance and is too nervous to sing. She backs away from the
cameras and accidentally wanders onto the nearby set of a show starring
Japan's most popular idol,Sonoba Kagiri. Maron nervously crushes her mic and
apologizes wildly, bringing down Kagiri's elaborate set piece, a gold
dragon. Seconds before it is going to crash into the stage Maron catches it
with one hand, all in full view of the cameras. The TV crews and reporters
go crazy and Maron is suddenly the focus of Japan's newest craze. Maron goes
on to record 3 #1 singles in the coming months and is put in direct conflict
with Sonoba Kagiri for the Newcomer's Award.
By now Maron is a full-time idol singer and the Special Operations office
has been converted into a produciton company. The war against Demon Seed is
all but over, much to the annoyance of Professor Shimokawabe, who longs to
see Maron go into action in his powered suit once again. He pays a visit to
Demon Seed (they are not hard to find) and delivers a gift of 4 pre-packaged
powered suits. Demon Seed is back; they take over an office building and use
its lights to post a bold challenge to the police, promising to raid the
financial bureau's printing office the next evening (they also promise to
postpone in case of rain). The time of the attack just happens to correspond
to Maron's performance at the Newcomer's Award ceremony.
Hattori and the others don't want Maron to miss her big chance and pray for
rain. Just when it looks like a storm over Tokyo, the sky clears and the
Demon Seed raid goes ahead. The Special Operations group rush to confront
Demon Seed to protect Maron's happiness when she realizes that she dosn't
need to be an idol to be happy. Maron dashes off the stage during her
performance and reaches the scene just in time to crush Demon Seed and
protect her friends. The fight levels most of the neighbourhood and the
equipment of several divisions of riot police. The episode ends with the
gang playing a friendly game of Uno at the Special Operations office and
the members of Demon Seed drowning their sorrows in Chinese noodles. Sonoba
Kagiri won the Newcomer's Award but Maron and her friends are happy. The
series ends with a group photo (spoiled by Professor Shimokawabe)and some
words of wisdom.
Once again I have only covered the basics of the plot, please seek out the episode for all the gags, songs, and more SpoVitam-C.
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