Ichika...
Was it lonely not having me around?
You promised you'll treat me to food every day, right?
You suck!
It looks like it'll hurt big time if I get hit with that.
Mabushii kaze no naka de egakuyo kimi no egao
Amidst a bright wind, I think of your smile.
Sunao ni nareru shunkan
It's time I can be honest with myself.
Chiisana koto de yureru yowai jibun ga kuyashii
I hate how I'm excited over the smallest things.
Nakitai toki datte ue wo muite
Even when you want to cry, look up!
Watashi dake ni dekiru koto ga aruno
There are things only I can do.
Akiramenaiyo kimi wo mamori tsudukeru
I won't give up. I'll continue protecting you.
Tomaranai supiido de omoi ga afureteiku
Feelings keep welling up at an unstoppable speed.
Maketaku wa nai dareyori mo kagayaite itai
I don't want to lose. I want to shine brighter than anyone.
Hoshi ga mienai hi mo hikari wa aru kitto
Even on nights you can't see stars, light is sure to be there.
Shinjiru koto negai mirai e
I head to the future believing and dreaming.
Ano sora de aeru kara
We're sure to meet in the sky.
Battle! Class League Match
Hey, not bad, stopping the first strike.
But...
Ichika...
God! What is he doing?!
Use the Cross-Grid Turn I taught you!
At this rate, it's only a matter of time...
I need to get away from her for a bit.
I don't think so!
That was just a jab.
What was that attack?!
It's a Shock Cannon.
It's a weapon which puts air under pressure and shoots it as a bullet.
So like my Blue Tears, it's a third generation machine.
Nicely dodged.
Especially when you can't see the bullets or barrel of this Ryuuhou.
And it seems there's no restriction on the angle the bullet is fired.
So there's no opening?
That's right.
I've got to take the initiative. Otherwise, she'll just wear me down.
Get it together. I'm using the same weapon Chifuyu-nee used.
Is this Yukihira2 the only weapon Byakushiki comes with?
That's all I used to win, too.
That's all you need!
Don't put me on the same level as the world champion.
Besides, a beginner like you can't survive a volley battle.
Recoil absorption, projectile trajectory calculation, distance estimation...
...rapid stops, absolute turns.
You must also consider projectile characteristics, atmospheric conditions,
and opponent armor characteristics.
I can continue the list.
Can you do all this?!
I'm sorry.
You're more suited to specializing in one thing.
After all, you're my brother.
Barrier Invalidation attack...
Am I capable of using it?
Rin.
What is it?
I'm getting serious now.
Huh?! Of course you are!
And I'll show you the difference between us!
It looks like Orimura-kun is up to something.
Ignition Boost, I assume.
I taught it to him.
Ignition Boost?
A surprise attack where you reach top speed instantly to close the distance between you and your opponent.
As long as the timing is right, he'll have a chance against a national representative.
But...
It's only effective once.
What?
What happened?
Was the attack off-target?
Is it an earthquake?
What? What happened?
Ichika!
SYSTEM DAMAGED
WARNING
The system's been damaged!
It appears something has penetrated the arena's protective shield!
End of match!
Orimura! Fan! Retreat at once!
Wh-What?
What's going on?
Ichika! The match's called off!
Go back to your pit!
-WARNING-
HEAT SOURCE IN MIDDLE OF STAGE
CONFIRMED AS UNIDENTIFIED IS
YOU HAVE BEEN LOCKED ON
An unidentified IS?
Locked on?
It's locked on me?
Ichika! Hurry back to your pit!
What about you?
I'll buy you time, so run while you can.
Run? I can't do that and leave a girl behind.
You idiot! You're the weaker one, so I have to step up!
I don't plan on fighting to the very end.
The teachers will come and take care of chaos like this-
Watch out!
A beam weapon?
The output's greater than Cecilia's.
H-Hey! Let go of me, will you?!
Hey, stop making a fuss.
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
Hey, stop hitting me.
It's coming again!
What is that thing?
Is that thing an IS?
Who are you?!
Answer! Who are you?!
What do you want?!
Orimura-kun! Fan-san!
Escape from the arena at once!
The teachers will come in with their IS to suppress the situation.
No, I have to hold it down until everyone makes it out.
Th-That's true, but...
B-But you mustn't!
Orimura-kun!
Ichika-san!
Ichika!
Are you ready, Rin?
Wh-Who do you think you're talking to?
Rather than that, let go of me already!
I can't move!
Ah, sorry.
Looks like that guy's totally pumped.
I can see that.
Ichika, I'll support you, so charge in.
That's the only weapon you've got, right?
That's right.
Let's go with your idea.
Hold it!
Hello?! Orimura-kun?!
Orimura-kun, do you copy me?
Fan-san! Do you copy?!
They volunteered to fight, so let's let them.
O-Orimura-sensei.
How can you not worry?
Calm down.
Have a cup of coffee or something.
One gets irritated when low on sugar.
Um, Sensei.
That was salt you put in.
Ichika...
Sensei! Grant me permission to use my IS!
I can go out right now!
I would like to...
...but look at that.
2ND ARENA STATUS CHECK
The shield is set to level 4?
And all the doors are locked.
Did that IS do it?
It appears so.
With this, they can't get out, nor can anyone go help them.
It's locked!
Open the door!
We can't go through this one, either?!
Then request the government declare a state of emergency!
We already have.
The seniors are working on cracking the system right now.
If we can open the shield, we'll send an army in right away.
So waiting is all we can do right now.
Either way, you're not part of the relief force.
Wh-What?!
Your Blue Tears is optimally equipped for one-against-many.
When you're part of the many, you actually become a hindrance.
That's not true!
How could I become a hindrance?!
Then have you ever had teamwork training?
What is your role in such situations?
What should your teammates' offensive layout be?
What level enemy have you simulated against?
How many hours can you remain operational?
Okay. You win.
As long as you understand.
Now, Ichika!
Stupid Ichika! Aim better!
That was the fourth time!
I am aiming!
Crap.
I can only use the Barrier Invalidation attack one more time.
Fall back, Ichika!
Yeah.
What are we going to do?!
Without a plan, we can't beat it!
Run if you want to.
Who said I was going to?!
Don't forget that I'm a national representative candidate!
You're right.
Then I'll at least protect your back.
Thank y-
Stay focused!
I-I know!
Hey, Rin. Aren't this guy's moves really robotic?
What are you talking about? IS are robots.
That's not exactly what I mean.
Is there really a human onboard?
Huh? IS don't move without humans on-
Now that I think about it, it doesn't attack us while we're talking, does it?
It's as if it's listening to us.
Yeah, right?
But no, an unmanned unit is impossible.
IS never move without people onboard.
That's how they're made.
If...
...Just hypothetically...
What if it's an unmanned unit?
What?
You mean you can win if it's unmanned?
Yeah.
If there's no one in it, I don't have to worry about holding back.
Not hold back?
Reiryaku Byakuya.
It's Yukihira2's most powerful attack.
USABLE EQUIPMENT LIST
CLOSE-RANGE BLADE 「YUKIHIRA 2」
I think Yukihira2's power's too strong.
ONE ABILITY
I can't let it use its full strength during training or matches.
But if I'm up against an unmanned unit, I can attack it with everything.
Reiryaku Byakuya or whatever's great, but your attacks aren't hitting at all.
I'll hit with the next one.
You said it.
Okay. It's impossible, but let's fight assuming it's unmanned.
All right. When I signal you, fire your Shock Cannon at it.
With maximum output.
Sure, but I won't hit it then.
It's fine if you don't.
Let's get-
Ichika!
If you're a man...
If you're a man, you've got to beat something like that!
Crap! Houki, run!
Do it, Rin!
Okay!
H-Hey! What are you doing, you idiot! Get out of the way!
Just fire!
Oh, whatever!
Don't blame me for what happens!
READY
REIRYAKU BYAKUTA
Energy
TRANSFORMATION
RATIO
90% OVER
I will protect...
...Chifuyu-nee...
...Houki...
...Rin...
...and everyone else...
...that I meet here!
Ichika!
How's the target?
Perfect.
Cecilia!
When did you get here?
Finish it, Cecilia!
You got it!
That was cutting the timing quite close.
I knew you could do it.
D-Did you?
W-Well, naturally.
In any case, we're-
-WARNING-
CONFIRMED REBOOT OF ENEMY IS
YOU'VE BEEN LOCKED ON
Ichika!
That thing's still moving!
What are you doing?
Y-Y-You're up?
Why are you panicking?
I-I'm not!
Stop making stuff up, you idiot!
What happened to that IS?
It stopped moving.
Don't worry. You were the only one who got hurt.
I see.
Hey.
It was under a sunset like this that we talked about the sweet and sour pork back in elementary school, wasn't it?
If I become a good cook, will you eat my sweet and sour pork every day?
Was there a different meaning to that promise?
I honestly thought you were going to treat me to free meals.
N-No, that's right!
Y-You get better at cooking when there's someone to eat your cooking, right?
I'd like to eat your cooking, too, but man, your father makes good stuff.
I want to eat his cooking again.
Um...
The restaurant's gone.
Why?
My parents divorced.
That was why I had to go back to China.
Hey, Rin.
Want to go out somewhere, one of these days?
Are you asking me out to a date?
Ichika-san!
How are you feeling?
I'm here to nurse you-
Huh?
Why are you here?
We said no cheating until he gets up!
Speaking of which, you tried to outrun me, did you not?
W-Well...
You both get out!
Ichika's my childhood friend!
He is mine, too!
First of all, you're in Class 2, so-
Hey.
Where's Chifuyu-nee?
Oh yeah...
Where did she go?
She was with us just a moment ago.
It is an unmanned unit.
The CORE was an unregistered one.
I see.
There are only 467 COREs in the world.
But this IS came with none of those 467.
What is going on?
BrushUP!! yuuki kyou mo watashi no haato kirameku
BrushUP!! Courage, today again my heart will glitter.
Next Future hajimatteru ne!
My next future has already begun.
dare ni mo yuzurenai yo sorezore no puraido
We can't surrender our pride to anyone.
mitome atteru tte iwanakute mo
We don't have to say that we acknowledge each other.
massugu maemuki na no... wakaru
You're always positive. I can tell.
ganbatteru notte ureshii shinpashii
Seeing you work so hard is a nice kind of sympathy.
tsuyoi kaze ga mikata ka douka nante
Tell me, is the strong wind our ally?
kankei nai jibun shidai da wa ikanakucha!
It's all up to you. We've got to get moving!
tomaranai karadajuu ni nagaredasu enajii
Unstoppable energy flows from our bodies.
saikou no watashi de tondeike!
Fly because of my success!
Super Super Stream kanjiteru yo
I feel the super super stream.
ima mo mirai mo oikoshi sou na tsubasa ni naru
It'll turn into wings that may even fly me past both present and future.
BrushUP!! yuuki kyou mo makenai haato migaku yo
BrushUP!! Courage, today again my unyielding heart will shine.
Next Future minogasanai de!
Next Future. Don't miss it.
Preview
A hot new boy comes!
What? Where? Where? Where is he?!
The national representative candidate from France.
And his name is Charles Dunoa-kun!
Handsome, good personality, smart, and strong!
A fine man who has everything!
But he seems to have a secret.
Next time: Boy Meets Boy.
「Boy Meets Boy」
Next Time
Orimura-kun and Dunoa-kun. Two good looking guys.
I'm so glad I enrolled at IS School!