August 10th, 2010 a.t.b.
With the Holy Britannian Empire's blitzkreig operations, Japan was conquered in merely a month,
her name erased from the world.
The island nation was renamed Area 11, and became a colony of the Empire.
2017 a.t.b. The 18th day. The 132nd Regiment of the E.U. Army is carrying out a rescue operation for St. Petersburg.
However, the Britannian Army has already deduced their plans, and is hindering their progress.
They've surrounded the unit in a city southwest of St. Petersburg, Narva.
Our W-0 Special Attack Force launched an operation to rescue the isolated unit, with no regard to the enemy's numbers.
The soldiers of the rescue team were young Japanese men.
The success rate of this operation was almost zero.
Not wanting to suffer a backlash of public opinion from the deaths of E.U. soldiers,
the government is using the lives of the Japanese, who are not considered citizens.
I, too, am a part of that conspiracy.
Unit 4, signal lost.
Remaining Alexanders: Eleven!
Enemy reinforcements, incoming!
Don't panic, girls.
John Weiss, try using the steroid.
I am, but... it's not working very well.
The pilots are wearing out!
But look!
This one still looks... all right.
It's Akito.
Enemies breaching the F-Line!
Enemy destroyed!
Three allied units also simultaneously destroyed!
There's no doubt! The enemy is self-destructing!
Stay away from the enemy! Destroy them before they get too close!
Another self-destruct! Four allied units lost!
More on the way!
Unit 8, self-destruct confirmed! Two enemy units destroyed!
Only two?!
Make them focus! Hurry up and finish the job!
Commander Anou.
Huh?
Forty minutes until the evacuation of the 132nd unit can begin.
I know that already, Malcal!
What's the meaning of this?
Why are the enemy's numbers greater than what you predicted?!
The ambush notwithstanding, I believe it is inevitable that the enemy will gain the upper hand within the hour.
Enough with the excuses!
Seems to me like the operation has some deficiencies in the first place!
You are the one who changed the operation just before we started.
You don't like that I added a self-destruct system to the Alexanders?
Recklessly wasting military resources is bad tactics.
The Elevens are doing the dying, anyway.
Elevens don't need your green humanism!
You know it too!
Elevens have always spewed things like 'seppuku' and 'kamikaze.' They're descendants of a race that loves to die!
What's so wrong with making Elevens like that self-destruct?!
Is this really all right?
Huh? What the hell are you talking about?
If they're wiped out like this, and the Britannian counterattack becomes spirited for it,
what will happen to the 132nd unit that is supposed to escape from Narva?
The W-0 unit was supposed to cover the 132nd unit's retreat, but if Operation Alpha fails, we will be failing our responsibilities.
Not only will we taste the anger, but also the blame of the people, Central HQ, and the government. Are you ready to accept that?
Politicians will never hurt themselves.
N-No way I'm going to let it end like this.
I still have... I...
I...
This is your fault!
Why should I... Why should I take responsibility for your operation?!
Leila!
I'm scared... I'm scared!
You...
You can't do it.
L-Let go!
L-Let go of me!
What's going on?
Who fired the gun?
Well, well, Major Hamel of the Special Bureau, right on time.
Allow me to correct you on one thing.
They are not Elevens. They are Japanese.
Major Malcal, is that Jujitsu? Well done.
H-Hey! M-Major Hamel! Get this girl—
An explanation if you please, Major Malcal.
Unit 305, emergency orders!
Lieutenant Colonel Klaus!
Yes, yes.
Deputy Commander Klaus and, newly appointed commanding officer...
Go ahead, Commander Malcal!
Operation change. Deactivating the Alexanders' self-destruct systems.
Captain Clement!
R-Right!
Chloe, Hilda! Emergency mail!
Looks like our boss is back in action.
This is great!
Am I surrounded?
No self-destructs?
Sir Wilhelm! The third platoon's been wiped out!
Is this Hannibal's ghost?
Is that it?!
Knightmare!
Die!
You monster!
Wilhelm squad, annihilated! Signal lost!
Lord Falneze, please send out the "M" troops. It seems like our army is no longer enough.
If we are uncertain of our enemy's abilities, I cannot drag our allies into this area.
Die!
No way!
Die!
You little...!
I don't believe in ghosts!
Confirming elimination of enemy Knightmares from operation zone.
132nd unit has begun evacuation!
Remaining combat strength?
Confirming now.
Oh! One!
Pilot's life signals confirmed!
Ensign Hyuga...
It's Ensign Hyuga Akito!
Remaining forces are to rendezvous at the Area 13 base!
Withdrawing from combat zone!
Activating main engine! Battle Speed Two!
We, the Seraphim Knights, were unable to answer the E.U. Army...
Lord Falneze.
We must give the fallen an honorable burial.
We're finally going home!
Man, sure took long enough.
But wasn't it fun? Think about the time at camp.
Oh yeah, keep that under wraps.
War ain't stopping me from picking up girls...
Whatcha doin'? You alone?
Yeah. Can you give spare some room?
Huh?
A Knightmare? Can't say I've seen that model before.
Just in case... You got your ID?
Must've been hard out here.
Huh?
Oh, an Eleven?
Yeah, sure, you and that Knightmare can get on the cargo tray in the back.
One survivor...
In exchange for the lives of young Japanese men, my operation succeeded.
My father said it's the people's duty to protect their homeland.
But the people of this fiendish nation...
To those that have lost their homeland...
I wonder if I'm also a cowardly commander that's all talk?
Promoting Major Malcal to Lieutenant Colonel.
You are now the official commander of the W-0 unit.
The promotion was approved at yesterday's national defense committee meeting.
The brains behind the Narva rescue mission's success, eh?
Congratulations, Leila.
Leila Malcal. I accept the appointment.
I have high hopes for you.
The W-0 squad is your pet project.
It's appropriate that you are its commander.
What's wrong? You don't seem too happy.
General Smilas, my idea for the 145 attack plan is to launch a surprise attack behind the enemy base with Knightmares.
Therefore, this operation requires a large amount of resources.
But in this last operation, our small unit suffered too many casualties.
With soldiers from the main E.U. Army, our unit would be able to expand.
I understand where you're coming from, but it's not so easy to integrate E.U. soldiers into your unit, Leila.
The public doesn't care if other nations' people die in war.
General HQ will need to evaluate and consider the survival rate for your proposed plan.
So are you saying you wouldn't care how many died if they were all Elevens?!
Leila... trying to make sense of everything is an exercise in stupidity.
But!
You just can't satisfy people with logical arguments.
At the Narva operation the other day... one Japanese soldier was able to bring peace.
And you've created peace for 15,000 Europeans.
I—
But you should reflect on what happened with Lieutenant Colonel Anou.
I am!
...I should have removed him before the operation started.
Man...
L.C. Anou has been reassigned to the Warshar supply squad.
Looks like Command has finally found something suitable for him.
There's a defense commitee meeting tomorrow as well.
Tomorrow?
Politicians feel better by holding meetings.
It'll be good for you to observe one.
Okay.
Speaking of, Leila. Do you have any plans after this?
I'll be attending the celebration party for the Narva operation.
Sorry for the wait, Lieutenant Hyuga.
Your consideration is unnecessary.
Being your bodyguard is my current mission.
Yes, yes, that's right.
Is this your first time in Paris, Lieutenant?
I've been once, long ago.
That painting is quite skilled.
Investing in art seems more profitable than gold these days...
No, no, it's all about perspective. Wartime can also be quite profitable.
It doesn't seem like Britannia will expand the war for now.
Playing both sides would be the most profitable.
A cold war is more profitable than peace, is it?
If only we were younger, right?
Banks are vicious nowadays.
Look at her... she's wearing her military uniform.
Ah, the Malcal girl...
Yes, their princess...
No one will approach a girl that reads Guibert's Essays on Tactics at a party.
So even Lieutenant Hyuga has a sense of humor.
It's my first time at the Tuileries Palace, but as expected, it really is an elitist party.
Are you dressed up because of the Narva operation's success?
For a party like this?
We're the only soldiers here.
Leila!
Leila Marcal!
Oh, excuse me. Excuse me, coming through!
Excuse us.
You should have told us you were coming, Leila!
It's been a year since we saw you.
It's been a while, brother Daniel, brother Stefan.
Leila! Why are you wearing those clothes to such a great party?
Don't be so boorish, dear.
This uniform is my best clothing.
Sounds like you haven't changed, Leila.
Well, well!
If it isn't my lovely younger sister.
Brother... Johann.
Oh? I see. Hooked up with an Eleven Lieutenant, have you?
This is my bodyguard, Lieutenant Hyuga.
Pleased to meet you.
I am Leila's older brother, third son of the Malcal family, Johann Malcal.
Pleased to make your acquaintance, Lieutenant.
That's right. I guess I should say this as well:
She's also my fiancee.
You see, this girl here is the adopted daughter of the Malcal family.
But the fat old man took a liking to her.
So he went and decided my marriage to her.
Johann!
But the thought of marrying a girl like you turns my stomach.
Stop it, Johann!
Cut it out, already!
That's right! I'll make you my whore! You'll be my mistress!
It really fits you, Leila!
Oh, I'm sorry.
Why you...!
Did you know that all Elevens are extremely skilled with blades?
If you'd like, I can cut up your face here and now.
L-Let go! Let go of me!
Here you go. Please use this.
Let's go, Commander Malcal.
Lieutenant Hyuga! Wait a second!
I didn't know you were so good with swords.
What might you be talking about?
What you were just saying, about being skilled with blades.
Oh...
Europeans are all the same.
They're scared of Japanese people because they think we all know karate and are good with swords.
They ridicule us.
I'm not like that!
Speaking of, you're a black belt in Aikido?
Who'd you hear that from?
Captain Clement told me.
Anna's such a loudmouth.
You were classmates with Captain Clement?
When we were children, after I became adopted into the Malcal family.
My birth parents were apparently Britannian aristocrats.
Britannia?
They were exiled to Europe?
Yes. I was born in Europe.
But my parents died twelve years ago, and I was alone.
The great Malcal family wanted to see what an aristocrat was like, so they took me in.
With the intention to someday marry me off to their youngest son, Johann.
So he is your brother, and your fiancee.
What a happy-go-lucky bunch.
They have the time to compare blood lines and wealth.
Lieutenant Hyuga!
But if you don't like it...
...Shall I erase it for you?
...That whole world.
Eighty-five workers paid their dues. Thirty-seven are now suffering illness.
And twenty of your comrades have also risen to heaven.
Eighteen. Don't get it wrong.
This is the first time a war of this scale has taken place in the Underground.
Ryou Sayama. Thanks to you, I paid a great sacrifice.
Let's end it already.
I've even prepared a gift for you.
Ryou, I've finished transferring the pilot IDs.
Good work, Yukia.
You've just made small change into big capital.
That so?
Then since we've already paid, this isn't the present you were talking about?
Don't get cocky just because you make some cash online.
You little thief.
Then why don't you guys do it too? If you can, that is.
Filthy Eleven giving us lip?!
Now, now, don't get so riled up.
Ryou Sayama, as youngsters you still have to pay your elders.
That's ironic, coming from a scoundrel like you.
Right, Yukia?
Just let him talk. Old people are always preaching about something, anyway.
Ryou... Mariko and Shinji's revenge...
Be patient.
Fifteen... Fourteen... Thirteen...
How about it, Ryou? Won't you join our organization? I recognize your talent.
I'll have to decline.
Just the thought of being your underling...
...makes me want to puke!
The fuck you say?
Four... three... Ryou!
Wow... torn to pieces.
How horrible. Good luck to whoever cleans this up.
Yukia! Can't use this next time.
Got it.
Humans are so fragile...
S-Someone... c-call... call... a doctor.
What, you're still alive?
Save me.
I don't really mind, but... how much will you pay?
I'm asking how much you think your life is.
A-Are you terrorists?
T-Those Eleven Order of the Black Knigh—
Nope. What we want is...
...world peace.
Yukia, Ayano, the real show is yet to come.
I know.
Things are about to get fun, aren't they?
Ever since the Revolution 300 years ago, our European Union has been under tyrannical rule.
But the system responsible for this oppressive nation, the mammonism born from egoism,
may be exactly what those revolutionaries wanted.
At least, that's the case for those that support this country's leaders.
At this rate, the day when Britannia conquers us may not be so far away.
After the Revolution, the nobles and aristocrats ran to the new continent, and our days of power were over.
That's why I think the general of the European Revolution, Napolean Bonaparte, was executed at the guillotine.
If he had been the emperor of this Union...
General Napoleon wanted a dictatorship?
A skilled dictator is much more beneficial to humanity than a democracy of ignorant people.
Your father wished for that.
That's why he was killed.
I was still young when he died, so I don't really...
Oh, no, I'm not criticizing him.
Your father and I were very close.
The Elevens turned away from Britannia and came to Europe, but ended up being segregated like this
because of the cowardice borne from tyranny.
Docile Elevens sure look pathetic...
Those Eleven hags and geezers sure look lively.
I want to see their legs make an 11 from behind!
Target has entered the area. Right on schedule.
Security is just as predicted.
Now then... let's start the game!
Five minutes out.
Is the route clear?
Yeah, no doubt. Nothing in sight.
Hatch won't open?
Let's do it!
Hurry! Hurry up! Get down!
Child's play!
A Knightmare?
Are they terrorists?
Probably.
Let's stay in here for no—
General! Hurry, outside!
Hurry!
Driver, you too! Hurry!
It's dangerous, Commander! It's dangerous! Commander, please come back!
It's sharp. Want to see?
Ayano's got the target.
All right! Let's get out of here!
Okay!
Ayano! Take the old man and meet up with Yukia!
Still one left? What a pain!
That's it for you!
What's with this guy?
Hand-to-hand with a Knightmare?
Taking us lightly?
If you want to die that badly...
...I'll kill you.
Shit!
Damn it!
Fuck!
Ryou!
Lieutenant Hyuga!
Let them live.
Ryou!
Pilot of the Glasgow!
I've subdued your friend. Resistance is futile.
Hurry up and come out!
Don't hurt her! I'm coming out now.
There, I'm outside.
Huh? What's going on? It's a kid.
I think your ages are probably similar.
Commander Malcal.
Hm?
Letting them go would cause more trouble.
Looks like you get it.
That's right.
Let go of them!
Quickly. Don't try and buy time.
If you don't let them go, I'll detonate!
Try it. Your friends will die too.
Do I look like some kid who'll be cowed that easily?
You do.
Yukia, do it!
If we're going to be captured and killed, might as well die together!
Let's hear your demands.
What do you want so badly, that you were willing to kidnap General Smilas for it?
We wanted the newest Knightmare.
A Knightmare?
Did you think that you'd be able to get away after doing this?
We'll see how far we get.
Next time we won't be taken out so easily.
Naïve indeed. The Army will kill you, even if it costs them.
Tell me! What is it you truly want?
...We want a place to belong.
A place to belong?
You guys sure are stupid. You live so contently in this shitty world you've created.
But for us Elevens, there is no place in this world.
If you want a place for Elevens, are you going to create a country?
I have no intention of involving all Elevens.
All we want... is a place for us...
...and only us.
If it's a place you want, I'll give you one.
What?
Join my unit!
That's where you belong!
I see.
If we don't...
...we'll be killed.
So we don't have a choice, is that it?
We the Mikhail Knights have been ordered by Archduke Verance to withdraw from St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg...
At Narva, west of St. Petersburg, the Rafael Knights were annihilated.
The enemy was a humanoid Knightmare unit.
The E.U. forces at Narva were supposed to be completely surrounded and isolated from the western front.
I don't think reinforcements could have broken through the western line that easily.
The enemy suddenly launched an attack from within the surrounded area.
Suddenly?
That's what the survivors said.
They said they "came out of nowhere."
The one who attacked the Roman Empire, General Hannibal.
Hannibal?
That's right. It could be Hannibal's ghost.
But if we want to talk about ghosts, then the European Union has one too!
The ghost of the revolutionary from 300 years ago!
The one who led the ignorant masses!
We the pure and nobile Euro-Britannians must transcend that foolish statesman and pave the way to the future.
Justice has chosen us!
Xin, the warrior blood of the Orient flows through your veins.
Soon, you will be able to join the ranks of the European aristocrats and our millenia of history!
You are too kind, Lord Manfredi.
In that case...
...I'd like to take over the Mikhail Knights.
Xin, you've quite the ambition.
In five more years, you'll be ready to take over the Mikhail Knights as my successor.
I'm looking forward to that day.
Xin, I think of you as closer than my blood brother.
Brother?
That's right. Let's make a new world.
What a joke.
Xin...
Unfortunately, Lord Manfredi, you are unfit to be the Mikhail Knights' leader.
What are you saying, Xin?!
It is I...
who is appropriate.
Lord Manfredi. It's time to go on a trip.
Yeah.
That's right.
I'll go ahead, Xin Hyuga Xian.
Farewell, Manfredi.
Akito?
Good morning, Commander Malcal.
G-Good morning, Lieutenant Hyuga.
What are you doing here?
I made a promise.
A promise?
These are the graves of the men that died at Narva.
At Narva? Their graves?
We made a promise before we sortied.
That the survivors would bury the fallen, here.
I am the only survivor.
I'm also responsible for their deaths.
They sortied with a smile.
That's right.
Our families were able to become E.U. citizens because we joined the war.
That's more than enough.
More importantly, Akito. Why do you fight?
You have no family to protect, no country to fight for...
You're alone.
Why are you living?
So I can die.
Lieutenant Hyuga.
Is something bothering you?
You suddenly got quiet...
No. I was talking to them.
To them?
They should be dead, but I can hear them.
...Their voices.
Because I've...
...died before.
Soko ni iru kimi wa
The you that is there
Ima dake no, kimi ja nai
isn't the only you.
Kyou made no yorokobi ya
You're living with all of the sadness and happiness
Kanashimi to issho ni ikiteru
you've experienced until today
Episode 1
The Wyvern Arrives
Ichiban taisetsu na koto wa keshite iwanakute ii
The most important things are never said
Kono sora ya yureru haoto ya sekai ga zenbu shitteru
This sky, the sound of the rustling leaves, the world knows it all
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Otona ni natta nda ne
I've become an adult, haven't I?
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Sukoshi dake
Just a little
Namida mo fukeru kurai ni
I should have been close enough
Itsudemo chikaku ni ita hazu na no ni
to wipe away your tears
Watashi wa kimi no kurushimi ya furue ni
Your sadness and your shivering
Nani hitotsu kizukenakatta
I didn't see any of it
Hontou ni taisetsu na mono wa chiisa na honoo no you ni hakanai
The truly important things are fleeting, like a small flame
Kaze ga keshite shimawanai you ni futatsu no te wo kazasu yo
I'll hold out both hands so the wind doesn't disappear
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Hitori ni natta nda ne
I'm alone now
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Dokomademo
Endlessly
hyaku no kotoba yori tsutaetai koto ga aru
There's something I want to tell you in more than a hundred words
hyaku no kotoba yori kimi dake wo omotte iru
I'm thinking of you, more than a hundred words
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Otona ni natta nda ne
I've become an adult, haven't I?
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Dokomademo
Endlessly
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Kimi wa hitori ni nattan da ne
Now you're alone, aren't you?
Jiyuu tte, setsunakunai desu ka?
Isn't freedom painful?
Dokomademo
Endlessly
Me no mae no kimi wa
The you before my eyes
Ima no, ima dake no, kimi ja nai
isn’t the you, the only you, before me now
Deatta ikutsu mono yorokobi ya
You’re living together with all the countless joy and
Kanashimi to issho ni ikiteru
sadness you’ve encountered
PREVIEW
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Seal this contract
Drowning in hatred
Those greedy souls
And soldiers of madness
The fight begins
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Episode 2
The Torn Wyvern