You're...
Tohru Kazasumi.
Who the hell is he?
I suppose you would dodge it, yeah...
Resolve: An Ending World
He has the same face as me... the same voice!
What is this? What's going on here?
Where are you aim—
This attack... Remy?
It's not nice to bully the weak.
H-Hold on...
C-Can we land on the ground sometime soon?
Remy, what's your status?
I saved her.
She was about to fall, but now she's happily floating around.
This is Kazasumi. We're retreating.
Enemy retreat confirmed.
Roger.
Are you hurt?
No, I'm fine.
Your big brother can be pretty annoying.
You're one of the first-years, right?
Your name was...
Remy.
Right! You're Remy Odhner!
You just saved me, right? Thanks!
What you did just now was amazing! Were those like, psychic powers?
You're not afraid of me?
Afraid? Why?
Oh right! I have to look for Tohru.
Excuse me a bit.
Tohru!
Tohru! Are you all right?
Yeah, it's just a scratch. What about you?
Where are we?
It doesn't seem like a management district...
Yeah. I've seen this before in a video we watched in class.
It's an old, old management district.
I think they called it Japan...
W-what's going on here?
You really don't know anything, do you?
Just like you said, this is Japan.
Operator, I'm in the Box with the two of them. Heading up now.
Roger that. Commencing transfer.
Help me.
It's you!
The future...
Wh-What?
The future...
I heard it was a traffic accident.
Both of them together...
Leaving such a young child behind...
Your parents' death has been ruled a work-related accident.
In accordance with regulations, your expenses will be provided for until you turn 18.
Tohru, it's okay to cry.
Consciousness confirmed.
Awareness levels, normal.
Good morning, Tohru Kazasumi.
G-Good morning.
It's Xi, right?
The girl I was with, Kyoka Katagiri—
Healthy both in mind and spirit.
I'm telling you, I'll help!
But Matsurika, you have the maintenance on Freya to do.
I leave routine maintenance to the staff.
I understand that, but you see...
I see what?
Who are those two?
They are combat personnel participating in the operation.
Combat?
This way.
Please, come in.
Welcome, Tohru Kazasumi.
I'm Brian Odhner, and I'm the supervisor here.
You woke up pretty late, didn't you?
He and Kyoka are irregulars, after all.
Now, publically, this is a research lab for the Melchizedek Corporation,
but that's just a facade...
We are fighting...
...to save this world...
...from ourselves in another universe.
What is this?
From the samples gathered on-site,
it's been proven that the parties concerned are biologically the same individual.
In other words, it's not just you.
Big Brother!
Yo!
Instructor, you too?
Hi!
Now, Kazasumi.
I'm sure you've heard the term "Desert Syndrome" before.
Yes... just rumors, though.
It's when the human body suddenly turns into sand, and crumbles away...
We call it the the "Sandification Process", AKA "Degradation."
No way...
It's real?
This phenomenon where people turn into sand is happening all over the globe.
We have yet to find a solution.
Ever since it started, the intelligence bureau has been busy with the cover-up.
How do you hide something like this?
They know who's going to disappear, so they stay one step ahead.
How do they do that?
The Timekeepers.
Roughly two years ago, they intruded on our communications.
An announcement... A warning... And a notification.
Encroachment by the primordial conclusion has been confirmed.
Time remaining until the primordial conclusion:
3...9...3...1...
The time in which we live, itself, is about to come to an end.
And the degredations are a sign of that.
That was more or less the information they gave us.
That information contained the names of who was going to disappear and when.
Everyone is going to turn into sand?
The times the disappearances occur vary, but the information continues to be precise.
Kazasumi, Kyoka, there's something I want to show you.
This is top-secret classified information.
In addition to the warnings they offered,
the Timekeepers also said they would give us technology that would save the world,
but they would only give it to those who were victorious in battle.
The opponents being...
...ourselves in another universe.
We don't know why it's Japan of 2015.
Don't you think it's these Timekeepers who are behind all this?
Even so, we can't stop the Degradation. We have to play along with their game.
But how do we get to Japan?
That's what our lab is for.
A spacetime resonance facility developed with the Timekeepers' technology...
In other words,
a time machine!
We can send qualified individuals to 2015, and also bring them back.
Qualified individuals?
Those rare individuals capable of space-time transfers.
Your measured values were especially high.
But I never thought you'd be able to spacetime transfer without a time machine...
How in the world did you do it?
I don't really know.
I fell from a high place—
What?
You simply fell from a high location?
It's true that, theoretically,
if you have enough gravitational potential, you don't need a box space.
But under fluid boundary conditions—
Leave that for later!
You have one more important thing to discuss, don't you?
This is the most important over-technology that the Timekeepers have granted us:
the Energy Cube.
Replaying recorded data.
We're applying the Energy Cube to a standard gun.
Application complete.
The gun...
It changed shape?
To be precise, it "evolved."
Something you could call "time energy" is stored within this cube.
We were told to use this to win our battles.
We mainly use it for enhancing the weapons and defensive fields of the combat personnel.
However, with each battle, the enemy weapons are getting stronger, too.
That means they've been given the same thing.
This is...
This is all insane!
Exactly. It's insane.
Degradation, over-technology, forced combat...
None of these are dreams.
We're throwing ourselves into battle as the result of a very difficult decision.
Unfortunately, we weren't given the ability to make the choice for ourselves.
There are weapons inside.
They're locked with biometric authentication.
If you wish to join the war, please open them.
That will indicate your approval of the final contract.
So here you are, troubled young man...
Hey, let's talk about your future.
In a place where we can be all alone.
O-Okay...
Ma'am, are you a member of that lab?
Yes. My instructor position is merely a front.
So, have you made up your mind?
You're telling me the world is going to end, but it just doesn't feel real to me...
I'm sure.
Humans fight only when they feel the need to.
The need to fight...
It's important to think about your future.
It makes me happy,
so I'll give you more food for thought.
What is this?
Live footage of someone's degradation!
Th-This is happening right now, isn't it?
That's what I said.
What are you trying to accomplish by showing me this?
Nothing at all. I'm just showing you the truth about the world you live in.
So, are you going to fight to save the world? Or...
I'm—
Enough playing around!
Combat between allies is a breach of contract.
Is that something that a criminal like you should say?
We'll continue this some other time, okay?
Did you send her?
You've got some sick hobbies.
I simply told him the truth.
I thought you disliked Tohru Kazasumi?
In a group of morons from high-ranking families, he's better than most.
Then why have you been removing him from the recruitment list?
Well, um... that's because...
If he joins, Kyoka will tag along.
It's a lot of trouble having a younger sister that gets out of hand... you and me both.
Shut up, you sadist.
Have you calmed down?
I guess...
Showing you a live Degradation? That's disgusting!
W-what are those?
That's Dogma and Magma.
Aren't they cute?
This is mint tea. Drink it while it's hot.
Lord Tohru Kazasumi.
On behalf of Lord Kyohma, I, Sidune Rindo, give you thanks.
You have protected Lady Kyoka.
No, it's nothing...
And I apologize for my family troubling you earlier.
Family?
That woman that calls herself Olga.
Her real name is Orika Rindo.
She's a terrorist on the most wanted list... and my elder sister.
You two siblings are really quite... unique.
Um...
About Lord Kyohma...
Please don't hate him.
He may not look it, but he's expecting a lot out of you.
Out of me?
Lord Kyohma is the next leader of the Katagiri Group.
The one who invited Doctor Odhner and created that lab was Lord Kyohma, too.
But whenever there's power, there's always conflict to go with it.
Lord Kyohma didn't want that bitc—
Excuse me!
He didn't want Lady Kyoka caught up in that, and has worked hard to avoid it.
I see...
So for Lord Kyohma to pick a fight with you like a child... I'm so jealous!
I mean, it goes to show how highly he thinks of you, Tohru!
A reason to fight?
They say I've got the power to save the world,
but I just don't understand.
What if you think of it like this?
There's always been wars and conflicts, all over the world.
Long before the Degradations started, this world was already crazy.
It's not really your responsibility, Tohru.
So you should do what you want to do.
Why do you fight?
I fight for Lord Kyohma.
As long as I can help him, I don't care what happens to me.
You're strong, Sidune...
My reason is rather selfish.
One person can't really carry that many burdens by themselves, anyway.
I knew you'd be here!
I was looking for you!
I'm sorry.
I'm glad I found you.
Well... you know, I wanted to talk.
Me, too.
My parents both died when I was young... in a traffic accident.
Yeah.
I just didn't know what was going on.
I couldn't feel sad about it, either.
But, when I heard I could go back to the past,
I wanted to see them.
I thought "I want to see Dad and Mom."
I see.
It's such a waste, isn't it?
They've got a time machine, but they can only use it for fighting.
Yeah. It really doesn't make sense, does it?
Hey...
Are you going to open the case?
"Help me," was what she told me.
Oh... you didn't tell them about that girl.
You want to help her?
Why?
I don't know.
Tohru, you get so reckless...
But what about you?
What should I do, I wonder?
Thanks for telling me about your parents.
I was happy you did.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Help Me
We are fighting...
...to save this world...
...from ourselves in another universe.
So, are you going to fight to save the world?
The reason is rather selfish.
Tohru Kazasumi.
Authentication complete. Will you open the case?
The contract is now complete. Releasing the lock.
Whether or not this is the correct decision...
I don't know right now.
But...
I'll do everything I can.
We should end this.
A sudden breakup! A turning point in life!
I don't know if we can work together if you're so cheery and I'm not...
It's because we're different that we can have this friendly rivalry!
We'd just wear each other out and end up as sand.
We'll scatter in the night skies like stars!
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