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Hmm.

Last one.

Whoa. Did you actually read those?

Wow.

Glad to see you.

Rarely at the same date.

Supposedly we'll all be together tomorrow, last I was told.

I don't really care either way.

But I wish they would stop babying us and let us do our jobs. We're not going

break. These things are prototypes, after all.

We took on some heavy hits yesterday.

So what are you thinking?

It's about time for them to come.

I don't know. Could say they might show up at any time.

Thank you.

Thank you for

watching!

Our analysis of the increase in comms traffic, as well as the reports from our

autonomous scouts, shows a high probability of a large -scale Legion

the coming days.

That's the Joint Analysis Team's official conclusion.

So it's finally coming.

What is it, Colonel Wenzel?

I assume, sir, we'll reorganize, and our units will be prepared for the attack.

Which, of course, means... I'd like all my men back immediately.

The Reagan Leafs are still prototypes.

With no idea whether they're capable of operating effectively on their own, it's

safest to keep them grouped with Vonnegonders, as we've been doing. Sir,

understand your position, but Norlick Squadron's total kill count is among the

best in the Eighth Corps, and that can't be overlooked.

A fair point, but their losses are equivalent in number. Then you can

it a filtering process.

You are just exploiting the experience of the 86th! You'd be sending those four

innocent kids right back into the fray of war!

You're a death merchant, desperate to regain your status!

My new Feldress, the powerful MX -2 Regenleaf, has even more mobility and

features than the Legion.

If we're to be ready for this large -scale offensive, do we not need to

strategically break with traditional tactical doctrine and have a small elite

unit that can beat a larger force?

To protect the Federacy and its noble people.

I hope that you'll ponder using my Reganleaf and Nordlicht squadron to be

their best, most proper use, General Altner.

Reporting, Squadron Commander.

Yesterday's battle yielded two casualties, leaving us fewer than 20

We're just out here on loan from the labs and a group of foreigners, too. And

our commander is the famous Spider -Woman, the weirdest girl even among the

weirdos or the brass. Frankly, it's a bit of a shitshow.

We've been asking for reinforcements, but they stubbornly refuse to send us

Yeah, I'm used to a skeleton crew.

Well, your life would have been easier if you'd joined one of the regular units

from the start.

I feel more at home here.

Have it your way, as long as you don't get us killed with idiotic orders.

Even if you're a bratty little punk who never smiles.

Or who puts himself at the head of every charge.

Or a reaper who will drive you crazy if you try to sympathize with us.

Did you hear me?

Lieutenant!

Hm?

Change before you leave your room.

Come on, Siri.

I was really busy combing my hair.

Frederica.

I'm sorry, Sine. I made a mistake. I'm just so tired.

Yes, Rodeo. I know you. Heads up.

Frederica, what are you... Theo, go get a uniform for her, quick.

Huh? Um, okay. I just got here, but that's fine.

Oh, and by the way, check this out. Looks like you received another present.

The idea of 86's poor, helpless children has gotten so out of control, it's

developed a life of its own.

Get rid of them all. Don't even bother telling me about them.

Believe me, I'd love to.

But I have to follow protocol.

Militaries are organizations filled with inefficient, illogical humans.

So, young squadron commander, this officially concludes your report.

Now, in the interest of time, please sign here and then you can be on your

Come on. Eat, Frederica. I'm so humiliated. No

true lady should let herself be seen that way.

Who's the lady here? The biggest problem was that you were half asleep and half

naked, just wandering around the base.

What? Who told you, Raiden?

There you are, guys.

You know what? You can be so mean sometimes, I swear.

Don't be offended. All I said was that if you can't even manage to dress

yourself out here, you'd be better off at the base. That's not cruelty, that's

just honesty.

Mascots aren't asked to follow military orders.

We'd feel better if you were at the rear. It's much safer.

Sorry, I'm afraid I can't do that.

They came here to see this through to the end, and I'm gonna keep that

Then it's simple. Make sure you don't wander around the base half asleep and

half naked anymore. Deal?

Oh, get this.

That's more.

But half naked.

I told you, stop talking about that. Let's drop it. So anyway, it's been a

time since all of you have been together, am I right? You were half

Karina, you really have to calm down.

It's nice to be together now, but it won't be for much longer.

We'll be starting cleanup details soon, I guess.

Preparing damage defenses.

Recovering the remains of allied and enemy weapons?

Bodies, too, of course. The mechanized units got hit hard.

You might get sent on a patrol.

Despite knowing there's no point, though.

But there's no way we can explain that, can we?

Yeah.

Okay, wow.

I'm starting to recognize a pattern here.

You've become used to being lackeys for the whole army.

We're heading back to our base today.

So finish up and let's go!

Welcome back, you two.

First, thanks for all the rescue and support missions you've run.

After observation, it looks like the Reagan Leafs work better with you and

foreign units.

By the way, what do you think, Lieutenant?

Do you like them so far?

I've submitted my evaluation.

Alongside that of the Pararid.

Yep, saw it. So now I want to hear your feelings about them. If I'm not

mistaken, you used Feldrisses of similar classes back in the Republic, right?

If you're asking me about the Juggernauts you manufactured... No, the

Reganleafs. Juggernauts. Again, I said the Reganleafs. No, Juggernauts.

Fine, Juggernauts.

Well? It feels like you're piloting an aluminum coffin, in my humble opinion.

Oh, is that so?

Wait a minute, did she have no idea?

Those things were only designed with speed, power, and mobility in mind, not

safety. And on that same awful note, they're responsible for the deaths of

several processors.

We only barely manage them because we have some experience.

So you're saying that our Reagan Leafs are no better than the juggernauts

designed by the idiots in the Republic, is that right? The guys who piloted them

were crazy too.

It was all we were given.

Oh.

Not so bad. At least, I don't think.

But they require a certain sort of processor.

I appreciate their impressive speed.

But more so, their precision.

They're highly maneuverable.

Huh. For some reason, that doesn't feel like a compliment.

Shin isn't giving her a real compliment, is he?

So enlighten me, if you don't mind. Why are you so eager to be an operator?

Honestly, I'm told the one who recommended us was you.

Yes, but only as test pilots, that's all. Since I'm opposed to child soldiers

like you on the front lines, that's something I've always been against.

Especially 86 like you. You're far too important and I won't do it.

Incidentally, I was a Vonnegonder pilot when this exhausting war with the Legion

started ten years ago.

I was the same age as most of you.

Because of those slow -ass Vonnegonder, too many of my friends died.

I told myself that a faster Feltress could have saved their lives.

Which is the reason why I made the Reagan Leafs.

That's a very honest opinion, Lieutenant.

Thank you.

But just so you know, with the next round of upgrades, you'll have to give

much better one. You hear me? Look forward to it.

Now then, before I give you the message, I've got some good news to share.

We recently confirmed the survival of the United Kingdom of Roa Gracia, as

as the Alliance of Wald.

According to the wireless transmissions we received... What country they're

from? They're to the north and south. We learned that in college or school.

Oh, did we? On another note, the other surrounding nations, as well as the San

Magnolia Republic to the west, are still not answering our radio messages.

So should we take that to mean that the message is a bad one then, ma 'am? It

is, unfortunately.

We're predicting a large -scale Legion attack soon, and everyone here needs to

be prepared.

And you can be sure, the Western Theater Army will be strengthening its forces

and reorganizing its chain of command.

The 1028th Test Unit will be placed under the charge of the 177th

and from there on out, I will be taking command of the entire Combined Company.

It's time for the Nordlicht Squadron and my Reagan lease to sign just like I

meant them to.

Any questions for me?

What are we up against?

It's nothing to worry about. We expect to be able to beat it back easily with

our current forces.

Now remind me, you sent me a message about something similar, didn't you?

Well, I happen to find the read quite fascinating.

But the number of enemies you cited that were coming is just impossible.

It surpasses far beyond what our analysts have predicted.

This level of concern is unnecessary.

The Federacy isn't like the Republic.

We take recon and analysis seriously.

And we prepare properly. And more than anything, the Federacy will never

those who have bravely chosen to fight alongside it.

What is it?

Would you quit sneaking up on people already? You almost gave me a heart

It's so dreary in here.

You should put up a painting or a picture or something.

Brighten up these walls a little bit.

I only sleep in here. The more stuff I have, the harder it is to keep clean.

It isn't just a place to sleep, though. It's a place for you to live in. A place

to call home.

It's not good to leave it empty. That just reinforces your isolation.

Maybe that was a reasonable thing for you to do in the Republic, but... Well,

Eugene's room was homey and filled with photos.

You cleared it out?

There aren't enough hands to do all the work that he's doing, but he helped go

through his things.

Which was really just photos of his sister.

You should have avoided talking to him.

If you had, then you wouldn't have been forced to see him die.

I respectfully disagree with you.

Even if death parts you one day, you should try to meet people. You'll regret

if you don't.

Something to keep in mind.

If it doesn't concern you, then don't get involved in someone else's death.

You're a fine one to talk about that, Mr.

Kind and Gentle Reaper.

Why did you come here?

I... Well, you see, about this morning... Well, I wanted to apologize

when I said...

Carrie. Oh, are we that much alike?

Yeah, you are. Not like twins, but very similar.

Let me explain it a bit better.

See, my knight, Tyrion Nosin, was a member of the Nosin clan, exactly like

To be fair, though, he wasn't a direct descendant of the clan, so he wasn't

truly related.

But he was four years older than you, so when I saw him last, he looked just

about the same as you do now.

In a fortress filled with no other people besides adults, he was the only

could play with.

He would comb my hair, pick flowers from the garden for me. No matter what silly

things I asked for, he would never get upset.

He was really serious about everything.

Almost no sense of humor.

And stubborn, too.

I'm sure if the two of you met now, you wouldn't get along at all.

Here!

Which one is he?

This one!

Something he always said. When you talk to someone, close your book.

Follow the rules and regulations.

He was all about that stuff. You have your own way of doing things, so I'm

you'd ignore all that. Which would definitely drive him even crazier.

I can almost see it now.

Why did he become a Legion?

Honestly, it's my fault.

You see, the Giad Empire subversively used the Legion to launch attacks on our

neighbors. But after that happened, the people bravely fought back, and the

Imperial family was chased into a border fortress.

As we had been led to believe, the Legion was supposed to protect us and

soldiers dead.

But in the strange, ironic twist of events, well, I don't know what happened

back then exactly, but the Legion simply wasn't built to fight alongside humans.

So we were left with no choice.

but to deploy human defenders at the fortress.

As for Kyria, he had to fight to protect me. Against the rebelling people,

everyone's life was in danger there.

The current Federation army?

Exactly. He killed so many of them, we lost count.

And eventually, he went insane.

He lost his family and everyone he knew in his life.

His childhood home was now in enemy territory.

and the other members of the Royal Guard alongside him fell one after another

like leaves from a tree.

Honestly, I think he lost too much to ever fully recover.

Eventually, fighting for my sake was all he had.

I would often see him smiling at me, crossing a feathery soldier beneath his

boot, a battered and blood -stained felt dress at his side.

His face, calm and bright.

And the whole time, I was completely terrified.

Eventually, the fortress fell, and the Federacy caught up with us.

If it wasn't for Ernst being there to inspire his men, I don't know if I would

have been as lucky.

Thanks to him, the only thing that was shown to the crowd as proof of my death

was the Imperial mantle that I'd worn as my royal garb.

That said, Tyria happened to see the loft.

And at that moment, the Legion were wandering around the battlefield and

for valuable things they could recycle. You can see where this story is going

now.

Sirius stood there, motionless, and he did not run.

I was the one who turned him into that rabid, ferocious monster.

So ultimately, the Empire fell, and many more people lost their lives.

And only the Legion was left.

You said they're coming, right?

If that's true, we need to be ready.

I know for a fact Carrie will be there too.

When that happens... I get it.

You really don't.

If it gets dangerous, just run away. Don't fight them.

I'm afraid I'd forgotten how easily people can die.

No matter how you want them to have a future.

You made a very good point a few minutes ago.

I don't want any more of the good people I've met to die.

Saving Kyria isn't worth you or the others most likely sacrificing your

You all have a future, and that should not be taken from you.

A future?

No. I was right. You've never even thought about it. Goodness.

It's not the best example, but you should take a page out of Eugene's

Your next leave, where you want to go, what you want to do someday.

Anything like that will do.

Why are you laughing at that?

It's just, someone once said the exact same thing to me.

Yes, and?

What did you say to them?

That I'd never thought about it, that's all.

That's so boring.

Even your heart is still dreary and empty. That person must have been so

disappointed they walked away and never talked to you again.

Maybe so.

Hmm?

What are you doing, man?

She sure does like you, big brother.

A reminder of someone, that's all.

That knight?

Still, I thought it was basically the same for you.

You seem to have taken a shine to her.

Yeah, maybe. I guess so.

She's the same as the old me.

I don't know about that.

Garena, could you come pick up the princess now?

Hey, wait a sec.

So, you gave him a warning, did you?

Well, I figured it certainly couldn't hurt to try.

Listen, I told you when we first arrived here to keep that odd power of yours

under serious wraps.

You haven't forgotten what those cretins called you when they found out you

could hear all those voices.

Screaming inside your hand.

Reaper.

The hallowed Federacy aren't the saints they think they are. In fact, very far

from it.

And even here, we're not treated as equals.

More like employees, I'd say.

It isn't just the Legion that likes to take out people's brains.

If you want to be a guinea pig, that's your choice. But I refuse to end up a

hostage to boost you. I didn't sign up for that.

Don't do anything stupid.

Right. Sorry.

The warning you gave them is enough on its own. You must know that.

It's up to them if they actually want to believe your word.

But still, are you okay?

What do you mean?

Tell me you're not thinking about anything you don't need to.

Is what Ernst said to you earlier getting inside your head?

You mean about the future?

Yeah.

Frederica told me I should consider it carefully.

But the thing is, I never have.

I guess I've never needed to.

And you?

I think it'll all work out fine. It always has before.

Besides, it can't be any harder than fighting the Legion. We've been there,

that.

It's always been right around this time of day for you, hasn't it?

Hey, you think the Major's doing okay?

Even so.