It's been six years but I recognized you right away.
Stop staring!
I challenge you!
mabushii kaze no naka de egaku yo kimi no egao
眩しい風のなかで描くよ 君の笑顔
I picture your smile in the dazzling wind
sunao ni nareru shunkan
素直になれる瞬間
The moment I become honest with myself
chiisa na koto de yureru yowai jibun ga kuyashii
小さなことで揺れる 弱い自分が悔しい
I hate myself for being bothered by the smallest things
nakitai toki datte ue o muita
泣きたいときだって 上を向いて
Even when I want to cry, I look up
watashi dake ni dekiru koto ga aru no
わたしだけにできることがあるの
There are things that only I can do
akiramenai yo kimi o mamoritsuzukeru
あきらめないよ 君を守り続ける
I won't give up. I'll continue to protect you
tomaranai supiido de omoi ga afurete iku
とまらないスピードで 想いがあふれていく
My feelings overflow at an unstoppable speed.
maketaku wa nai dare yori mo kagayaite itai
負けたくはない 誰よりも輝いていたい
I don't want to lose. I want to shine brighter than everyone else
hoshi ga mienai hi mo hikari wa aru kitto
星がみえない日も光はある きっと
Even on a starless night, I'm sure there's still light
shinjiru koto negai mirai e
信じること… 願い、未来へ
Believing... in our dreams, I head towards the future
ano sora de aeru kara
あの空で逢えるから
Because we are sure to meet in that sky
Battle for the Class Representative!
Orimura, as for your IS, it will take me a while to prepare.
What?
We don't have a spare suit, so the academy will be making you a personal one.
A personal suit? This early, for a first-year student?
Is he being funded by the government?
That sounds awesome! I want a personal suit too!
Is having a personal suit that big of a deal?
I'm relieved to hear that.
Even though it's obvious who the winner will be in our match for the class representative,
it would certainly not be fair for me to have a personal suit while you pilot a training suit.
So you have a personal suit as well?
You don't know? Very well. Let me tell you, commoner.
I, Cecilia Olcott, am the cadet representative from England. That is to say, I already have a personal suit.
There are only 467 ISs in this world.
And the ones with personal suits are indeed the elite of the elites among the world's six billion!
467 suits? Only that many?
"Core", the technology for the core of the IS, has never been disclosed.
Currently, there are 467 ISs in the world. Dr. Shinonono Tabane built the core of every one of them!
That's Houki's elder sister...
I heard the IS core is a complete black box.
No one but Dr. Shinonono can build the core.
But she is against producing more than a set number of cores.
So government, corporate, and foundational institutions can only use the allotted cores...
for research and development purposes.
In principle, only government or corporate personnel can be given a personal IS.
However, given your special circumstances,
A personal suit will be prepared for you for the sole purpose of data-collection.
Understood?
S–Sort of.
Excuse me, sensei. Is Shinonono-san related to Dr. Shinonono by any chance?
Indeed. Shinonono is her younger sister.
What?
Are you kidding me? She's your elder sister?
Didn't Dr. Shinonono go missing?
Governments and corporations all over the world are searching for her, right?
Don't you know where she is?
That is none of my concern.
I am not her.
There is nothing I can tell you.
Yamada-sensei, please.
S–Sure!
Then let's start class. Everyone, please take out your textbook.
Was Houki on bad terms with Tabane-san?
We'll continue where we left off yesterday.
IS, or Infinite Stratos, encloses the pilot's entire body within a special energy barrier.
IS has something similar to consciousness, so there is mutual interaction,
that is, mutual understanding happens over time,
and IS will try to understand the pilot proportional to time piloted.
I don't get this at all...
Please don't consider your IS as a piece equipment, but rather as a partner.
Any questions so far?
I have one! By “partner”, do you mean like between boyfriends and girlfriends?
T–That's... Well...
I don't have experience so I don't know...
But I wonder what it's like...
This is starting to feel like a typical girl's high school class.
Houki!
Shinonono-san!
Let's go grab some food!
Anyone want to join us?
Here, right here!
I'll go! Give me a second.
I brought a boxed lunch, but I'll go, too!
Classmates should be friendly to each other, after all.
Don't you agree?
I'll pass.
Don't say that.
Come on, stand up!
Hey! I told you I'm not going!
What, you don't want to walk? Should I carry you on my back?
Let me go!
That hurts.
You've definitely got better.
Hmph. Aren't you the one that has grown weak?
It comes naturally with fencing practice.
Um...
We'll just...
We'll pass on this one.
What's wrong? Do you have something to say?
Houki!
Don't call me by my first name.
We're getting some food.
Hey! Just cut it—
Just follow me.
You don't have to get so worked up. I was just trying to be nice.
No one asked you to.
I usually won't do it even if someone asks me. I'm doing this just for you, Houki.
D–Don't give me that.
Your parents have helped me a lot, and we're childhood friends from the same class.
It's no big deal.
U–Um, t–thank y—
Here you go! Two daily specials!
Thanks.
Houki, is there any free table?
Hmph!
There's one free over there.
Did I do something?
Say, Houki...
What is it?
Can you teach me about IS? I think I'll helplessly lose to Cecilia at this rate.
That's because you get provoked very easily!
Still, please!
So aren't you the one everyone's talking about?
I heard you'll be facing off against a cadet representative, but you're a novice, right?
Do you want me to teach you about IS?
No, thank you. I'll be teaching him.
But aren't you a first year student as well? I am a third year student.
I think I can teach him better.
I'm Shinonono Tabane's little sister.
So, no, thank you.
O-Oh, okay. Then whatever.
Will you be teaching me?
What happened to you?
Don't ask me...
How did you become so weak?
Which club did you join in middle school?
The go-home club. Every day, all three years.
You'll train all over again. IS is not the issue.
I'll coach you for three hours after school every day from now on.
Wait a second. IS is—
I'm telling you, that's not the issue!
Orimura-kun is...
kind of weak.
Can he really pilot an IS?
Was I too harsh on him?
N-No. That was the right thing to do.
He obviously hasn't wielded the sword for almost a year.
Otherwise he couldn't possibly have lost to me like that.
Six years...
He has changed so much over the six years we haven't met.
So much...
I–In any case, intensive after-school training starts tomorrow!
Then I'll be alone with Ichika after school...
No, that's not what I'm after.
I'm just helping a slow classmate out, yeah, that's it!
Say, Houki...
What is it?
Weren't you going to teach me about IS?
Don't look away!
We've only been taking kendo lessons the whole week.
I–I had no choice. Your IS isn't here yet.
Even without an IS, I can learn facts and other basics!
I told you, don't look away!
So that's her personal suit...
Orimura-kun, Orimura-kun...
Orimura-kun!
Your personal IS is here!
Orimura, get ready right away.
The arena is only open for a limited number of hours, so you'll have to use it without any rehearsal!
This is Orimura-kun's personal IS, Byakushiki!
Mount it right away.
We don't have any time, so get used to it while you're fighting.
Huh?
What's wrong?
This feels different from the last time I've touched an IS.
Are you all right, Orimura-kun?
Yes.
It's all right.
I'll get used to it and come to understand what this is and why this exists.
Lean on your back.
Good. It's just like sitting down.
The system will align the rest.
Access.
System start.
Byakushiki...
So this is Byakushiki...
Cecilia-san's suit is Blue Tears. It's a long range shot-type IS.
Blue Tears...
IS has a feature known as Absolute Barrier that, regardless of the blow suffered,
saves the pilot’s life at the very least.
However, this consumes an awful lot of shield energy. Do you understand?
Orimura, are you feeling all right?
Yeah. I'm ready.
I see.
Houki...
W–What is it?
I'm off.
O-Okay. Come back a winner.
This is your last chance.
Chance for what?
It is rather evident that I will win an overwhelming victory.
I can forgive you if you apologize here immediately.
You don't call that a "chance."
Oh? What a pity. Then...
-Warning-
Enemy IS shifting to Shooting Formation
-Warning-
Farewell!
Damn it. I can't keep up with Byakushiki’s response!
Now, dance to the waltz played by me, Cecilia, and Blue Tears!
This is bad. The shield is getting scraped off.
What equipment do I have?
Only this one?
Still, it should be better than bare hands!
You are challenging a long range shot-type with short range combat equipment.
How ridiculous!
You are the first person to hold out this long against Blue Tears on the first try. I praise you for that.
Thank you for the compliment.
But it is about time for the finale!
Your left leg is mine!
It's all or nothing!
Orimura-kun!
Ichika!
You are reckless! Still, you're but struggling in vain!
I understand! This weapon does not move unless you issue the command every time!
And what's more...
you cannot perform any other attack at that time...
because you are concentrating on controlling! Right?
Oh, Orimura-kun's impressive! I can hardly believe it's his second time piloting an IS.
That idiot is getting carried away.
How do you know?
He's been closing and opening his left hand for a while.
When that habit shows up, he usually make a simple mistakes.
As expected of siblings.
Two more to go!
She always targets the angles most difficult for me to respond to!
I'm at an advantage once I get closer up!
You fell right into it.
I have more than just these four!
Oh no!
Ichika!
The suit saved him. That idiot.
E–Eh?
Ichika!
What just happened?
Orimura-kun's personal suit transformed!
Format
Fitting
Complete
W–What is this?
Don't tell me that was his first shift!
Do you mean you've been fighting on default settings up to now?
I'm not sure, but I guess that made this suit genuinely mine.
Yukihira Type II?
Isn't Yukihira the weapon Chifuyu-nee used?
Heh. I have the best older sister in the world.
But I shouldn't always be the protected one.
From now on, I will do my part to protect my family.
Huh? What are you talking...
For now, I'll protect Chifuyu-nee's name.
She can't show off a younger brother as weak as myself.
Gosh, what a pain!
I can see through it!
I can do it!
The match's over. The winner is Cecilia Olcott.
Why did I lose?
It's because you used the barrier nullification attack.
It happens when you fight without taking the nature of each weapon into consideration.
Barrier nullification?
You cut through the enemy's barrier and deliver a direct blow to the main body.
It's the special ability of Yukihira.
This function also adds your shield energy to the attack.
My victory at the 1st Mondo Grosso is largely due to this ability as well.
I see. That's why Byakushiki's shield energy meter suddenly dropped to zero.
You lose an IS battle as soon as your shield energy drops to zero.
A barrier nullification attack inflicts damage on the enemy in exchange for your shield.
It's essentially a double-edged sword.
In other words, your suit is a defective model.
A defective model?
I shouldn't have put it that way.
IS was never a finished product in the first place, so there is no such thing as a defect.
Your suit is a little more offence-oriented than other suits.
Your IS is currently at standby state, but you can summon and activate it easily.
There are regulations, so make sure you read up on this.
So that makes her the class rep.
What's up with you?
How should I say this...
Do you regret this loss?
Well, yeah.
Starting tomorrow, you know...
you'll have to do IS training as well.
Sure.
S–So...
Ichika, you want me to teach you, right?
Well, yeah, of course.
I'm more comfortable with you than I'm with other girls,
and being Tabane-san's little sister, you must know all about IS.
I–I see. I see. Of course.
There's no other choice.
What?
Good. Then let me teach you.
Make sure you leave after-school hours free at all costs. Got it?
Y–Yeah.
W–Wait!
Why do I feel this way? Even though I'm the one who won...
Orimura Ichika...
brush up yuuki kyou mo watashi no haato kirameku
Brush UP!! ユウキ今日も わたしのハートきらめく
Brush UP courage! My heart will shine today too
next future hajimatterune
Next Future はじまってるね!
The next future has begun!
dare ni mo yuzure naiyo sorezore no puraido
誰にも譲れないよ それぞれのプライド
No one can surrender their pride
mitome atterutte iwanakutemo
認めあってるって 言わなくても
Even though I know this, I won't say it aloud
massugu maemuki nano wakaru
まっすぐ前向きなの …ワカル
You're always so positive.. this I know
ganbatte runotte ureshii shinpashi
頑張ってるのって うれしい シンパシー
Working hard is a nice kind of sympathy
tsuyoi kaze ga mikata kadouka nante
強い 風がミカタかどうかなんて
Who cares if the strong wind is a friend or enemy?
kankei nai jibun shidaidawa ika nakucha
関係ない自分次第だわ 行かなくちゃ!
It doesn't matter, it's all up to me. I've gotta get moving
tomaranai karada naju ni nagare dasu enajii
止まらない カラダ中に流れ出すエナジー
An unstoppable energy flows through my body
saikou no watashi de tondeike
最高のわたしで飛んでいけ!
Fly on with the best me I can be!
super super stream kanji teruyo
SUPER∞STREAM 感じてるよ
SUPER∞STREAM I can feel it!
ima mo mirai mo oikoshi souna tsubasa ni naru
今も未来も追い越しそうな 翼になる
The wings that can fly over the past and present
brush up yuuki kyou mo makenai haato migaku yo
Brush UP!! ユウキ今日も 負けないハート磨くよ
Brush UP courage! I will sharpen my undefeatable heart today
next future minogasanaide
Next Future 見逃さないで!
Next Future! Don't miss it!
Wait a sec! Who is that girl?
Why is she so friendly with Orimura-kun?
I heard she's from China and has a personal suit!
Apparently she's Orimura-kun's friend from middle school!
On top of that, she's the class rep of Class 2!
That means...
She'll face Orimura-kun in the interclass tournament!
Orimura Ichika - Class Representative
Appointment Party
Next episode: "The Transfer Student's the Other Childhood Friend".
Next episode
The Transfer Student's the Other Childhood Friend
Oh, shall we see stuff like IS in Chinese dresses?
No way. That's not happening.