The second gen Object, the Indigo Plasma, appears to be attempting to cross the Atlantic to return to Europe.
Currently on an eastern course in the Arctic Circle in the waters near the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
If we'd sealed off the Bering Sea right away, they would've run out of supplies.
How many of our Objects are deployed in the Alaska region?
Our Baby Magnum, the Snow Quake, and the Active Sledge. Three.
Very well.
Victoria Island.
This is where we'll crush the Indigo Plasma!
Don't wanna die before we see our fire inside so...
We can fight!
In the distance, where your mud-covered expression is facing,
doromamire no sono hyoujou ga misueteru saki e
We can fight!
Our sweat that drips down, even knowing that everything will come to a futile end, Will still never forget how to fight!
nagareo chiru asa ga subete muda ni owaru to shitemo
tataku koto dake wa wasure wa shinai darou
You're so strong - able to smile in any situation, And no one has ever seen you cry...
itsudemo waraeru tsuyoi kimi no nakigao wa daremo shiranai kara
But that just leaves the bruises in your heart unhealed.
kokoro no aza wa kienai kedo
You always never gave up, you never gave up, So nothing's too late!
Just like that - Never wake up, you Never wake up
sou yatte Never wake up, you Never wake up
So let's just go on dreaming! We lamented this world, feeling unable to smile.
yume miteikou ze itsuka nageiteta waraenai sekai wa
But now we'll laugh to the ends of the Earth! That's right! Get Up, Get Up, Get Up!
dokomademo waratte sousa, Get up, Get up, Get up!
We just gotta blaze on through!
You Can't Put a Price on Honor
The Critical Running Battle on Victoria Island I
But man, here I thought the stunt the Indigo Plasma pulled was crazy, and it turns out it's Prizewell City Slicker's unit.
City Slicker?
He's a proponent of the right of blood.
He's a notoriously loathsome noble.
Notorious, huh?
He's a stupid bastard, who mistakenly believes that the ultimate goal
is to manipulate war and politics to revolve around his needs.
The reason the Legitimate Kingdom's growth has stagnated is because we lack manpower, according to him.
Rumor has it that on City Slicker's own lands, he's even brought back slavery.
Well, that's quite the anachronistic practice...
To enact this reform to the social hierarchy, he even intends to use the barrier of language.
He's a raving linguistic protectionist.
That thing where you discriminate based on if someone can speak a language or not?
The Legitimate Kingdom's official language is a collation of all the various European languages
structured around what used to be the French language.
However, for military jargon and programming languages, it's still often the case that English is the standard.
But City Slicker finds that sort of thing unforgivable.
Not only that, but he's a proponent of the right of blood.
Like the Mafia, he's surrounded himself with blood relations.
He doesn't trust any outsiders.
So he wants to sort out the pawns by using language as an excuse.
Ugh.
He doesn't care about anything other than himself.
Because of that, he didn't fit in, even among the nobles.
That made him impatient.
The earlier affair seems to have been an attempt to contribute militarily so that his voice would carry greater weight, but...
You know how that turned out.
His scheming came to light and his prestige plummeted.
I'm sure he'll also be divested of his peerage before long.
Which is why he took action before that could happen.
Prizewell City Slicker's objective is to threaten our homeland with overwhelming military might
so that he can have a say in these matters.
Not that we'd ever let that happen.
The enemy will be here shortly.
The 24th Mechanized Maintenance Battalion and the second gen Indigo Plasma.
There's no need to think of them as fellow Legitimate Kingdom soldiers.
They've already damaged the Legitimate Kingdom's reputation and have been officially deemed a hostile force.
There are civilians on this island as well.
In order to prevent needless casualties, we will take down this unit and its leader, Prizewell City Slicker!
Just as its name indicates, the enemy Indigo Plasma
is a second gen specialized in the use of fixed base plasma cannons.
It's powerful on its own,
but we've heard that they've also put together tactics that take coordinating with infantry units into consideration.
Coordinating with infantry units?
They must have analyzed our 37th Battalion's tactics and deemed them to be effective.
Isn't it great that you're being recognized, you two?
Since when did our usual recklessness become "tactics" in military parlance?
Who knows?
Here, along the coast of Victoria Island, we'll take down the Indigo Plasma.
The Baby Magnum and the Snow Quake will block its path from land.
The Active Sledge will follow up from the sea and cut off its retreat.
Three versus one, huh? That's vicious.
But we can win for sure.
Even so, there will be those who die for nothing.
You are all to stay sharp!
Qwenthur.
Oh, Princess.
Granny was acting strange, but do you know anything about that?
Huh?
It can't be helped if she gets a little nervous before a mobilization.
But...
It looks like a lot of infantry will be sent to the front line this time, too, so maybe she's worried.
Could that be it?
Where are you going? We're mobilizing soon.
I haven't had time to study lately, so I just want to at least drop by the maintenance hangar for at little bit.
Is that right?
Then hurry up, and go hear the granny's woes and comfort her.
You ladies' man, you.
I'm not that big a softie.
So that's the Snow Quake...
Boy.
Granny.
We're under critical combat readiness right now.
I have no time to be teaching an amateur.
Teach?
You're more of the watch-and-learn type anyway.
Hmph.
If you're going to watch and learn, it'll be easier if you get up higher.
Right...
And in terms of the work site, it's a nuisance to have some know-nothing wandering about.
She's in a prickly mood...
Whoa.
What's that?
I hadn't shown you that yet, huh?
We're loading the special gas used in the fixed base plasma cannons.
So that's...
Time for a refresher.
Huh?
When you apply high voltage to it, a chain reaction turns the gas into plasma, releasing tremendous energy.
It's a dangerous task that must be carried out
while taking measures to be fully grounded in order to keep static electricity from activating it.
Huh...
Whose photo is this?
Mine.
Huh. Is this your daughter?
Or your granddaughter?
I told you, that's me!
What?
Wh-What?!
C-Could you possibly have the special ability to grow young again just on nights when there's a full moon?
Fool. It was taken long ago.
Look at the scenery.
It's the Japanese archipelago of old.
The Japanese archipelago, as in the Capital Enterprise's territory?
I'm an emigrant from the Capital Enterprise.
Though, you could just as easily say that I sought asylum.
Asylum?
My daughter and her husband used to do philanthropic work, which proved to be their downfall.
The Capital Enterprise is a power whose politics and war are completely governed by corporations and the economy.
And incidentally, it seems philanthropic work violates the principles of a capital economy.
My daughter and her husband's work was deemed to be economic terrorism and they were very nearly executed.
Whoa...
And so, we had no choice but to immigrate to a place where the Capital Enterprise couldn't reach us.
Though, with how seriously the Legitimate Kingdom takes pedigree, it was no paradise, either.
I guess you've had it rough.
Where are your daughter and her husband now?
They live in an immigrant settlement city.
Here, on the east side of Victoria Island.
We will now begin the operation!
Teams A through D go on helos Teams E through H go on trucks.
The covert Team I goes on snowmobiles.
As soon as you complete your checks, all teams are to move out immediately!
Man, I hate this. We got put on a truck.
Doesn't get any cruder than this.
We're being treated like potatoes.
In a fight against an Object loaded with anti-air lasers, I think it's better than being put on a transport helo.
Never mind that. Did you score with Granny?
It sounded like she's had quite the hard life.
Here, I'll handle rigging the bombs, so you go be a lookout or something.
Is that stuff going to be useful?
On this vast frozen wasteland, the enemy infantry isn't going to conveniently walk right over the bombs.
It's not as if all the bombs will blow away their targets.
"There's no knowing where the bombs might be."
The goal is to make them think that.
Their movements will be restricted by their fear.
In the meantime, we'll continue to stay one step ahead of them.
If we can just stall the infantry, that's all we need.
Bringing this battle to a close is the Princess's job anyway, right?
Speak of the devil.
That's...
It's the Snow Quake.
I wish I'd taken a good look at it in the maintenance hangar, too.
At sea, the Active Sledge, is in pursuit, right?
I gotta say, we've got this in the bag, don't we?
I hope so.
So, what are we doing after we rig these again?
We rendezvous with the folks of Teams A through D and drive off the 24th Battalion's infantry.
An energetic shootout covered in mud and soot.
Then I wish they'd give me a gun.
I'm a student, you know.
What's the deal with not getting anything to defend myself with?
I'm a radar analyst, you know.
Tell me, where's the radar?
I feel like it's only a matter of time before that titan tits starts asking us to deliver her pizzas, too.
Get me a half-margherita, half-seafood.
Enough with the idle chitchat. I have an urgent job for you.
Team B is exchanging fire with the 24th Battalion's infantry.
Put your task on hold and go back them up.
Go reaffirm your friendship on the battlefield.
To all the supporting actors, please tell them not to die until the stars arrive on the scene.
Active Sledge, in pursuit of the Indigo Plasma.
It is believed that the Indigo Plasma will come ashore onto Victoria Island, as expected.
So, thus far, everything's gone according to plan.
Listen up! No one is to let their guard down!
A battle between two Legitimate Kingdom forces...
Between friend and foe, you mean.
When it comes to them, there's no room for sympathy.
This is bad. We're on the defensive.
What the heck are those? Powered suits?
If they were, they'd have charged instead of taking cover.
They're probably protective suits or something.
They wouldn't use germs or poisonous gases, would they?
Might be flamethrowers.
They kind of look like firefighters.
Don't think you can come ashore so easily.
We're going to get to work here, too.
Let's do our best, so that later, we can get stomped on oh-so-gently by titan tits.
But I've got nothing to do.
Act as my spotter or something.
Spotter?
I can't see the battle's progression at this magnification.
Choose my targets for me.
Smart bullets are expensive, so I'd rather not waste any.
What am I looking for?
Anyone who looks high-ranking.
And anyone who looks like it'll hurt them.
Left of the armored vehicle in the back.
The second guy looks high-ranking.
That'd be the platoon leader.
Hit.
Uh, the machine gunner on top of the four-wheel drive next to him.
I think getting him will hurt them.
Hit.
To the right and front of the same four-wheel drive.
I think that'll hurt, too.
Light machine gun.
That's a squad automatic weapon.
Hit.
Crap! They're on to us! We're being targeted!
Where?!
Left and back of where we were!
How many mils in what direction?!
Mils?!
The reticle's got markings, right?!
Hurry! They might have smart bullets, too!
Crap!
Get down!
But!
Shut up! Get down!
Found you.
All right, that's a hit.
What were you going to do if he'd been targeting you instead of me?!
It's more fun when you live on the edge a little.
The enemy's starting to fall apart.
Our guys are charging.
That's the game and set.
We have taken control.
I'll give them props that not a one of them put their hands up.
Let's check their radios.
If we can find out their frequency and encryption system, we might be able to intercept their communications.
It's no use. They'll be locked with passcodes anyway.
Your words lack such vision.
There could be some idiot who forgot to set up a passcode, too.
Hey! What the hell is this?!
It's discharging a gas!
Is it being remotely controlled?!
Damn it all! So, it was a chemical weapon?
If it were, one condom-full would kill us ten times over.
We're still alive!
It's something else.
Looks like it's heavier than air.
All personnel, evacuate up the hill!
Crap... Here come the stars of the show.
It may be a second gen, but if the Elite lacks in skill, it doesn't stand a chance!
Planning to run?
It's too late to get scared now.
Evacuate! Hurry!
It's not a poisonous gas.
They didn't use them as flamethrowers, so what's in the gas cylinders must not even be combustible.
What in the world were those...
Don't tell me...
That's...
You re kidding me, right?!
What the heck is that stuff?
Not like they'd be doing pest control out here, right?
Everyone, get down!
What just happened?
Wh-What was that?
Fixed base plasma cannons.
How can they end up causing that?
Fixed base plasma cannons are weapons that create high-temperature plasma
by applying a colossal amount of voltage to a special gas.
They spread the special gas first, and then caused it to explode.
Son-of-a-bitch!
Their Elite's the type who chars his meat on the barbeque grill.
Here on the battlefront, we only get crappy rations, so none of that talk now.
Yeah, you're right.
Anyway, we've learned something from what just happened.
Their tactic is to have the Indigo Plasma draw the enemy's attention, while the infantry units disperse the special gas.
And by firing the fixed base plasma cannons into that, they excite the gas...
...and unleash plasma from outside their opponent's field of view.
That's the way they operate jointly with infantry!
The Snow Quake!
Crap! Its legs are shot!
Princess!
Damn it all! That big frickin' softie!
I swear!
But the Active Sledge will be coming from the sea soon.
At three against one, it'll work out somehow.
Yeah, that's true.
Active Sledge, heavily damaged!
I repeat, the Active Sledge was heavily damaged and has been sunk!
Ejection of the Elite piloting it confirmed!
Unable to continue fighting!
How?! The enemy only has one Object!
Why did the Active Sledge sink?!
Unknown! Currently going over the satellite footage!
Damn it!
Hey, look!
That's not the Active Sledge...
What the heck are they?
They're Objects.
Are you serious? All six of these... are Objects?
Recorded data has been confirmed.
Unidentified group of units from beneath the sea...
They avoided our radars and appeared from deep beneath the sea!
What do you mean, beneath the sea?!
Are they modeling these off orcas and dolphins now?!
Unknown...
How are there six of them?
I thought we were supposed to have them outnumbered!
What happened?!
This is absurd.
To my esteemed brethren of the friendly forces of the Legitimate Kingdom.
I am the Elite of the Legitimate Kingdom's 24th Mechanized Maintenance Battalion.
Prizewell City Slicker.
We are not your enemy.
If anything, in the midst of this world war, we have risen up in order to bring victory to the Legitimate Kingdom!
The Legitimate Kingdom's growth is stagnant. Why is that?
Because we are being held back from mutually understanding each other.
Even though we have the Legitimate Kingdom's official language,
a whole variety of inferior languages are being used at the same time.
This is hindering us from mutually understanding each other.
In a world that changes every minute, every second,
the accumulation of these slight delays is giving rise to a deadly deficit!
In order for our Legitimate Kingdom to seize victory, we must solve this problem!
Therefore, we will take these various inferior languages...
...and eradicate them.
The seasons run on by, our of breath.
kisetsu ga kaketeku iki o kirashite
I try to keep up on an impulse all too faint.
hishi ni tsuiteku awasugiru shoudou
By the time i take notice, everyone's changing their faces
kizuke ba daremo ga kao o kaeteku
Anxious of those around me, i call everything white, "black"
mawari o ki ni shite shiro o kuro to iu
But i don't want to lie to myself, 'Cause there's more than just one form of happiness.
jibun ni uso o tsukitakunai shiawase no katachi wa hitotsu dake janai kara
Rather than a flexible strength, I want a strength that never changes.
kawaru tsuyosa yori kawaranai tsuyosa kokoro ni te o atete jibunjishin o ima aishi tea geyou
Placing my hand upon my heart, I'll make an effort to love myself.
Rather than a flexible strength, I want a strength that never changes.
kawaru tsuyosa yori kawaranai tsuyosa
Not for anyone else's sake, Right now, as i head for the future.
dareka no tame janaku ima, mirai eto
You Can't Put a Price on Honor
The Critical Running Battle on Victoria Island II