Hey. Good morning, O Sparkling One.
A-Alcor!
Yes. I am the Anguished One, Alcor.
Why are you here?
Because no one told me to go home.
Have I been a bother, Sparkling One?
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Do you have no green tea, O Sparkling One?
A-All I have is coffee.
Is that so?
But you've taken the time to get it for me, so I'll drink it.
Even a Septentrion drinks tea?
Yamato taught me this in his youth:
This is how humans make time to discuss things.
Yamato did?
Alcor, what is your relation to Yamato?
We were friends. At least, I think so.
"Were"?
Even when he was just born, he had several abilities.
And choices.
Being born with great power,
he'd surely make the right decision. So I thought.
You don't think so anymore?
I think it a shame he turned his back
on his other abilities and made a choice so quickly.
What is Yamato's choice?
To oversee the talented humans.
A world that is a meritocracy.
That's fine in and of itself.
It's not fine at all!
Who's talented and who's weak?
Who gets to decide that?
It seems Yamato Hotsuin can.
He lacks the hesitation of other humans.
I don't intend to agree or object
to the choice humans have made.
But being obstinate, denying possibility is denying thought.
It's not pretty.
So, we should think of another way?
Is that it, perhaps?
Hibiki.
You were born with tremendous power.
I never wanted it.
That's how talent is.
Whether it's wanted or not makes no difference.
And now... You continue to worry over it.
So long as you keep thinking, you will have a choice.
I'm sure there's a good one.
Coffee certainly is bitter.
So you taste, too.
Want to add some sugar?
Let's try.
I like it better this way.
Thank, you, Hibiki.
It was no big deal.
Your giving me a choice let me make this drink to my liking.
Hibiki, that's what makes possibilities.
Say, Alcor...
Can't you help humanity?
I'm a mechanism created by Polaris.
I can't directly oppose.
This is what I am.
Oh, that's right.
All I can do is look on.
So, you're staying in my room?
Where else should I go?
I don't know.
You don't, eh?
What have you done so far?
I've anguished.
Because I can do nothing.
I am a mechanism that developed emotions.
Just what am I?
Alcor...
If you're not our enemy...
If you won't interfere, then you can stay here.
It seems your perception of me has changed somewhat.
Well...
Given the time to talk, anyone would.
Your understanding has furthered our relationship.
I'm happy, Sparkling One.
Just what are the Septentriones?
But you can't let anyone find you.
If anyone knew a Septentrion were here,
it would start a war.
I'll make sure not to be found out.
Please do.
Hibiki, you awake?
Shijima, knock knock!
Whoa, hey now.
So, about what's next--
Hello, humans.
I can explain!
Th-That's...!
Wait, Nitta!
Please listen!
B-But...
Hibiki! That's that weird dude from before!
Daichi, calm down.
So, now what?
You've come to kill Hibiki, you demon?!
I'm telling you, I'm not a demon.
A Septentrion?
Seems like it.
A minion of the invaders?!
So, he's not human?
Yeah.
The ideals of "enemy" and "ally" all depend on
your point of view.
Alcor, you be quiet.
Why?
It'll make things difficult.
Oh, really?
Look, he's not an enemy we have to beat.
I think.
That's right.
Alcor, you be quiet.
Oh, really?
For real?
Still, when you put it like that...
What about the others?
We're the only ones who know.
I don't want any hijinks to spread confusion.
Yeah.
Daichi, will you trust me with this
till you can make a proper judgment?
Uh, yeah.
Hibiki, you're so wise.
You're an idiot, aren't you?
Uh, you two are pretty close, huh?
Um...
What is it, Io Nitta?
Uh, well...
That is... You're floating a little.
Oh, you're right.
I do sometimes float.
You really aren't human, are you?
Alcor, humans keep their feet on the ground.
If you say so, I'll comply.
You all right? Your face looks pale.
I-I'm fine.
Is he really all right? That red dude...
We have to hang tough.
Walking on the ground is a difficult task.
So THIS is a Septentrion, huh?
Y-Yeah.
I was about to grow worried as to
which leg, right or left, with which to start walking.
Decisions... Possibilities...
We have to choose the proper path, not be too hasty.
But...
Who can tell what's right in this situation?
Just three more.
Then everything in this useless world will be finished.
And then it begins.
The proper world.
Oh. Ban!
Kujo. You're being flippant.
Fine, Ban.
That's even MORE flippant? What?
Don't look so scary.
It's a waste of a pretty face.
It's stranger to be like you, smiling at a time like this.
At times like this, it's important to laugh.
It's too bad what happened at Nagoya.
That's not for you to worry about.
Ban, ya can't lose hope.
No way!
We're here.
What gives?
Makoto, we're the only ones called?
Thank you.
We'll need your powers for the mission to come.
Mission?
The fifth Septentrion will soon manifest.
The enemy!
And? It's gotta be me and Airi, huh?
That's right.
Sometimes, summoning a specific demon
hinges on an individual's aptitude.
Thanks to the data from yesterday's tests,
we know you two are most suited for this mission.
How crappy.
So you checked us without givin' out the reason why?
There was no need to say.
Beatin' enemies with my own hands actually suits me fine.
So, what should we do?
Am I being watched?
That's not exactly it.
It's just, we can't leave you be.
But it's about time.
Are you fine being here?
Time?
For what?
The past and the future.
Everything is ordained by providence.
Why do only Hinako and Airi attack,
and all of us stay on standby?
The fifth Septentrion, Alioth, will manifest in the ionosphere.
The demons you all use can't attack that far.
The ionosphere?
We'll launch a long-range intercept attack.
Human hands shall recreate myth.
Yamato...
Alert! Septentrion manifestation is confirmed!
Measuring enemy matter.
It seems completely different!
Just how big can it be?
Alioth has appeared!
Max speed is approximately 130 kilometers!
Irrelevant. We know its location.
The enemy is above Sapporo.
Hokkaido Sapporo
Alioth Total Length: 50 km
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Alcor
JP's Sapporo Branch Shiva Summoning System Special Site
It's cold!
Sure enough, Hokkaido chills ya!
Hokkaido Kaitaku Memorial Park
Kama Summoning System Special Site
This is JP's Sapporo Branch.
Mission prep is complete!
Sapporo?
Prep is okay.
Here, too.
Hinako! Airi!
Oh, Hibiki. Leave this to us.
Today's not your turn. WE'RE gonna finish this.
Begin mission. End communications.
Gotcha. Let's go.
Keep dinner warm for us.
Makoto!
They're both fine.
We can use the transport Terminal to quickly get them out of there.
Both of them...
Begin status.
Shiva is a god of destruction, for the most part uncontrollable,
but it has some welcoming qualities.
Hinako Kujo is the sole daughter of the Kujo family style of dance.
She was diagnosed to have an overwhelmingly higher aptitude
than the dancers prepared by JP's.
The other, Kama, is a charming demon who prefers young girls.
Airi Ban was chosen via the compatibility tests.
There's no accounting for a demon's tastes.
Th-This is no big deal!
Kama was successfully summoned.
Shiva was successfully summoned!
Guide Shiva and Kama into position.
Alioth power is increasing!
Detecting an attack!
Deploy all Sapporo Branch defensive barriers!
Repel Alioth's attack!
Understood. Open all Ryumyaku circuits.
Deploy all defensive barriers!
Kama and Shiva are fixed in firing range.
Shiva.
This demon is one of charm, who would destroy your meditation.
Draw upon that anger...
And break free!
Shiva is releasing Paspata!
Paspata is reaching the ionosphere.
Direct core hit!
Core readings have disappeared.
It was a success!
A success, huh?
I see. So that's how it's done.
We'll soon be returning via the transport Terminal.
Understood. Proceed to Gate 3.
Huh? What’s that?
A large mass has been confirmed above Sapporo.
It's Alioth's shell!
It's falling toward Sapporo!
Alioth wasn't destroyed?
Well, the core was destroyed.
But the shell remained. It'll hit the ground.
That's the characteristic of the fifth Septentrion.
Ground cameras have confirmed the shell in mid-air.
Volume is 500 cubic kilometers!
How is evacuation of the Sapporo Branch?
Complete for all building personnel.
That leaves the staff at the special site.
Have them hurry!
That's the shell? It's way too big!
Miss Kujo, hurry and escape!
The city... The city will be crushed!
Evacuation of all staff complete!
Alioth is falling toward Sapporo!
Visual confirmation impossible.
Here comes a magical attack!
Is the tower undamaged?
Y-Yes. Sapporo Tower detected.
Sapporo Area
The townspeople...
Unfortunately, we can't take in all the civilians.
The situation has ended.
Yamato... You knew!
Yes. I knew the enemy's capability.
If you think there was another way, say so.
Humanity has nowhere to run.
Yes. The Void is expanding.
There's nowhere in the world to run.
Two more days.
Will even a single human survive?
Or will no one?
The promised day.
The Septentrion onslaught.
The world's transformation.
The Hotsuin family has known of this for hundreds of years.
Together with the policymakers, they hid this,
wanting to attain power.
Yamato Hotsuin wants to survive the promised seven days,
create a new world that
follows a "national refinement curriculum" of government design.
"You just turn your backs on us civilians?"
Well, the world ain't fair at all right now, huh?
Hibiki.
Please, don't make the wrong decision.
I live while everyone else dies.
I have to shoulder all that, and survive.
What's wrong?
This feast was especially prepared.
"Feast" actually sounds kinda scary, huh?
Like a last supper?
Hey, cut that out.
So, sir, why'd you hold a banquet all of a sudden?
Alioth was defeated thanks to you and Airi Ban.
This is a modest--
I just can't get in the mood for food.
Sapporo disappeared right in front of our eyes!
This... What is this even for?
It won't make the dead any happier.
You can't shoulder it all, eh?
What do you mean?
Surviving means continuing to shoulder one's burden.
When you can't handle that strain...
Then next, YOU shall die.
Yeah, right!
I'll fight tomorrow and the day after that!
Airi. You have to eat.
I prefer chawanmushi.
I'll make some later.
And you, Yamato?
You can shoulder the burden?
Of course. I've never once thought it a burden.
Humans feel sadness and anger.
A wounded heart needs time to heal.
It's a waste of time.
Not everyone is like you, able to be so matter-of-fact!
Then you should accept that weakness and obey the stronger.
But... That's a world without kindness!
Nitta.
What is kindness?
Is kindness being complacent, licking one other's wounds?
Have you considered that while you sleepwalk like that,
the incompetent trash shall rot the world?
S-Stop it.
Well?
What is the real reason you've assembled us all?
To ask you who've survived thus far your decision.
Decision?
The enemy invasion will end in two days.
After... two days.
So we can finally go back home, huh?
I'd like that.
Therein lies the problem.
After we've defeated the last Septentrion,
the surviving humans can meet Polaris.
Polaris?
The almighty one that governs the natural order.
What? The enemy has a big boss?
Polaris is the Answerer
of cause and effect, that which sees past
, present and future.
Uh, so it's God?
Shijima.
If that is your worthless fear, then consider it as such.
The heck?
So we'll have peace once we beat it?
If we did that to the Observer,
the world would plunge into chaos.
Still, I think that'd be fun.
JP's wants to encounter Polaris,
and via the coefficients and formulae that shape the world,
create the new order it desires.
That's right.
Guess you're not a total idiot.
Wh-What's...?
That?
They're trying to rewrite the world into a form that suits them.
Ronaldo knew that and tried to stop JP's.
So, the wishes of those who survive will be fulfilled?
If so, then the dead...
Who can say?
If one were able to make such a
benevolent choice known to Polaris, perhaps.
Still, this world is being attacked
because it's been considered irrelevant.
Oh, no. Some new world is just scary!
Nitta.
The world's "update" is shaped
by the wills of the humans who intervene.
Then, the plan that the government and the Hotsuins
have had for centuries will be complete.
Isn't that right, Yamato?!
Hibiki.
This has nothing to do with some "Hotsuin plan."
To this day, I have lived by my own will.
The refuse shall not be allowed to stop Polaris.
I shall rewrite the natural order of the world.
A new world were those of talent shall govern.
And now, everyone here knows it all.
In two days, those who don't obey me may die.
Everyone, think long and hard on this tonight.
Yamato!
Your ideals may be correct...
But they're too rigid!
I can't think people can be happy in a cold future like that!
There's no need for you to understand.
I'm simply saying what I shall do so.
Those who oppose me are unnecessary.
I care not if you call me an enemy.
I shall bring you to submission.
Why are you so unable to accept humanity?
You shoulder anything and everything.
Shouldering is different from accepting, Yamato.
You are naïve.
Hibiki. You will stay at my side until the end.
If you're saying my existence is a sin,
then you shall pass judgment.
Can you promise that, Hibiki Kuze?
It's a promise, Yamato.
Two more days.
If we can survive, this will all be over.
But I... I don't need some new world.
I want to go home!
Yes?
Makoto?
Please tell me what this is about.
Tomorrow's mission has been decided.
Io Nitta. Tomorrow...
You'll die for us.