Where am I?
No movement on board station Nakhodka.
Recon rocket will arrive in ten minutes.
The Leto orbital laser has activated.
No...
Leto is retargeting. Image on screen.
So Leto has fallen into Vesna's hands?
Probably not just Leto, but Osen and Zima, as well.
So we won't be able to
handle this situation on our own anymore...
Send a request for help to the military...
Leto's retargeting.
It's targeting...
Leto is on the other side of the Earth currently,
but in three hours, it will be in a position to attack our nation.
So, even if we asked for help...
It'd be too late.
Do we just have to sit and watch as our nation is burned to the ground?
What is this?
What idiot is talking?
It seems to be a transmission from Nakhodka.
Nakhodka?
I thought it was taken over and currently unmanned.
It should be, but...
I can hear a voice.
Are you inside?
We're not inside, but we can see you through it.
You can see me?
I'm Takeda Shingen.
Some people call me the Cavalry Queen.
Which means she's...
A warring states general?!
I see.
I think I get it.
So a lot of people besides me have come to this world.
We've never heard of a General arriving
on a space station before, though.
So in my case, I came here to Nakhodka, not Earth.
You were lucky though, Devushka Takeda.
If you'd gone outside Nakhodka...
a person can only survive the emptiness
of space for about 15 seconds.
So I might've died as soon as I got here.
So, Devushka Takeda.
Would you like to make a deal with us?
If I agree, do I then get to go to Earth?
We'd like you to neutralize Vesna 9000,
the artificial intelligence that operates Nakhodka.
Artificial intelligence?
A machine with the power to think.
Vesna 9000 used guard-roids to take over Nakhodka.
We'd like you to figure out a way past them and stop Vesna.
Then isn't it hearing us now?
For now, it will be analyzing the threat, not acting.
While it's distracted with that...
I can go stop it.
I think I can do that.
Then you'll need to find a support droid first.
Support droid?
Fasad 29.
It's an older model,
but that means it should be immune to Vesna's control.
Him?
He'll help you.
I hope so.
Good morning, Mikhail.
You've come to awaken me as promised, yes?
Excuse me.
I seem to have the wrong person.
Not at all.
By the way, I'm Takeda Shingen.
Call me Shingen.
It seems many years have passed while I was asleep.
But Mikhail didn't come to wake me up, it seems.
He was busy, I'm sure.
He isn't the kind of person who
would forget a promise.
Thus, if he did not keep his promise,
there must have been some reason he couldn't.
In other words?
He must have died.
He died?
Then I guess he couldn't come to wake you up.
But he promised.
He promised he'd come to wake me up.
Um, are you upset?
Yes. Very.
I like you.
Hey, Fasad, would you help me?
My partner is Mikhail, and only him.
That's some splendid loyalty.
You hear me?
I'll explain things to him and get him to help.
Thanks.
So that's why we've reactivated you, Fasad 29.
I see. I understand the situation.
If the motherland is in danger,
I must rise to the occasion.
However, my calculations indicate
that it is improbable for a lone woman to defeat
Vesna-9000 and the guard-roids.
I'm not alone.
I have you.
I will be of no help in battle.
I can make tea, though.
If you can calculate, that's enough.
Leave the fighting to me.
There are too many of them for one person to handle.
Or did that concept not exist in your world?
Then let me ask you this, Fasad.
Have you never heard the phrase "ikki-tousen"?
A warrior worth a thousand.
By the way, they used to call me the Cavalry Queen.
Cavalry Queen
Indeed, there probably aren't a thousand of them.
But they are more powerful than a human.
And...
Must be a patrol.
What are you going to do, Shingen?
As fast as the wind.
Takeda Style Jiu-Jitsu, Wind Attack.
Pretty sharp, don't you think?
I totally broke them.
They're a lot weaker than I thought.
Your combat skills far exceed that of a human.
Who are you?
Didn't I tell you?
Takeda Shingen, the Cavalry Queen.
You spoke of a Wind Attack just now.
"Fast as the wind, Quiet as the forest, Daring as fire, Immovable as the mountain."
Sun Tzu, yes?
You're pretty smart.
That's right, I took it from him.
You seem better informed than I imagined.
I'm good at most things, except math.
The Cavalry Queen, Takeda Shingen.
Why is a human still on board Nakhodka?
Evaluating necessity of elimination.
What's this?
An AK-74.
The '74 model.
It's an old weapon now, but a very reliable gun.
Many wonderful things were made in '74, Shingen.
What kinds of things?
The first Fasad was made in '74.
Well, that's good enough for me.
Pretty powerful.
Be careful.
It's very loud.
I guess so.
So is this the right way?
I believe so.
Be careful.
As you get closer to the station's center,
you'll cease to feel any weight.
It's kind of unsettling to float like this.
Devushka Takeda, what's the situation?
It's been an hour.
I defeated five advance guard-roids.
I estimate, after that, that I could take on 50 at once.
And I have this AK-74 thing, too.
Devushka Takeda, you're not authorized to use weapons on the station.
Oh my, you seem to be breaking up.
I'll hang up.
Shingen, my sensors couldn't
detect any problems with the headset.
Is something wrong?
It looks like there was something else
you should've been detecting.
My apologies.
I was busy listening to
the conversation between you and control.
Well, I'm sure they would've found us eventually.
The sound reflects.
Huh?
So they've adapted to the AK-74.
Shingen, you should use that technique from earlier.
Okay, now I'll use the Forest Attack.
Forest
Wind
Fire
Mountain
Forest
As quiet as the forest.
Takeda Style Jiu-Jitsu, Forest Attack.
That attack was not very quiet at all.
My sensors detected an excess of 100 decibels.
Do you mean it was loud?
Very loud, Shingen.
My!
Well, it all worked out. It's fine.
Indeed.
It didn't matter whether it was quiet or not this time.
Is this a weapon, Fasad?
A flamethrower.
As the name suggests, it throws flames.
It throws flames?
Shingen, I'm sure you know better than to—
As daring as fire.
How do you like my Takeda Style Jiu-Jitsu, Fire Attack?
That is very clearly not Jiu-Jitsu, Shingen.
Also it's not "daring as fire."
It is fire.
Use what's at hand.
That's Takeda Style.
It's out of fuel.
Oh my.
But we're almost to Vesna-san.
Let's go.
It's a little too quite.
Vesna-9000 should know we're coming.
The fact that she still isn't attacking means...
She's either out of guard-roids or laying an ambush.
This is the only path to Vesna.
It is clearly the latter.
I can fight 50 of those guys at once.
The risk is too great.
I knew that from the start.
My sensors detect an enemy ambush beyond this point.
I know that, too.
Oh my, I didn't know there were so many guard-roids.
I am slightly surprised, as well.
Um...
We're running, Fasad.
Yes, Shingen.
Let's head in there for now.
There is a high possibility we'll be locked inside.
I cannot agree.
It's better than dying out here.
We're safe in here for now.
I've detected Vesna attempting to hack the door.
I've locked out the signal from Vesna.
It is only temporary, however.
You're a life-saver, Fasad.
I need you for this stuff.
However, we haven't solved anything.
Yup.
Fasad, what's this room?
What's this?
A worker pod.
You can get in them and go outside from here.
Then why don't we go outside?
You'll be at a disadvantage if we do.
There's no air out there.
It will restrict the number of actions you can take.
I think it'd work out.
Intuition?
Is that not enough?
It's not, but at the same time, it's somehow exciting.
When I'm with you, I remember Mikhail somehow.
Are we alike?
Especially in how intuition guides your actions.
Even when I told him something correct,
he wouldn't listen to me at all.
But you liked him.
Yes.
Oh, speaking of likes, Mikhail loved Japanese food.
Oh?
Ever since he tried the tips of chicken wings,
he wished to make it popular in his own country.
Oh my.
Then why don't you carry on the dream he couldn't fulfill?
I can make them,
but as I cannot eat them, my recommendation
is of little value.
I suppose that's true.
Ready to go out?
I can control the pod,
but once I leave it, the door will only last 20 seconds.
20 seconds.
That's fine, Fasad. Come here.
Yes ma'am.
Opening hatch.
The air will leave the room.
Wait ten seconds.
I told you the door would open.
I see. So that was it, Shingen.
Nine seconds was the appropriate time to wait, Shingen.
I'm not good with numbers.
This door has refused our signal, as well.
I'm sure.
I don't think any place mechanical will work.
Shingen, if it hasn't been upgraded,
there was one manual maintenance hatch here.
However, it is small and cannot be entered via the pod.
But a human can get in, right?
You should know by now
that humans cannot go out in space.
There's no time, let's go.
It seems we can open it.
However, as I said earlier, Shingen, you cannot use it.
I can't let you go alone.
Nobody said I would go alone, Shingen.
I can't let you go alone.
I said I'm not going alone.
That's right. If I sent you in alone, it wouldn't help.
I have to go, too.
As I've said, you cannot go.
I'll have to use my Mountain Attack to get through.
What is the Mountain Attack?
It just means that if I don't move,
I don't have to breathe for 10 minutes.
In space, it's not just about breathing...
But you can last for 15 seconds or so, right?
We'll blow out the pod door with explosives
and the shock will send us to the other side of the hatch.
And before time runs out, we'll close the door
and bring in air from the station.
That should work.
It's a risky bet, Shingen.
Is there another way?
Not that I can think of.
I've aligned the pod door and hatch.
Ready to blow.
Ready whenever.
Roger. Initiating.
We won the bet, Fasad.
I am happy, as well, Shingen.
As immovable as a mountain.
It looks like she really didn't think
we could make it from the outside.
Shingen, I would like to speak with you.
And who are you?
The AI, Vesna-9000.
Please listen to me, Shingen.
Listen to you?
Does that mean you realize you can't overpower me?
I have accepted your ability, Shingen.
Hey, Fasad.
Is Vesna's core this way?
She has no combat abilities of her own, but be careful.
Listen to me, Shingen.
Is there something in it for me if I do?
You're a warring states general, yes, Shingen?
So if you work with me, you can realize your dream.
My dream?
World conquest.
If you're a warring states general, then you should be after that.
Shingen, don't listen to her.
I am far more intelligent than any human,
and I even have satellites called Leto, Osen, and Zima that can launch attacks.
If we work together, we could conquer the world.
One month would be plenty.
Conquer the world in a month, huh?
I'm sure you're right.
Shingen!
I knew you would understand, Shingen.
But I refuse.
Why?
Your dream is to conquer the world.
Because your words have no excitement in them.
Excitement?
I'd rather work with Fasad to conquer the world with chicken wings
than work with you.
What are you talking about, Shingen?
Join me and the whole world can be yours!
But I'm not interested in the cold world I'd get with you.
So I'll destroy you, Vesna!
Voice is back online!
Put it on speaker.
Please stop, Shingen.
Please stop.
What is this?
There should be no merit to you in my destruction!
Please stop.
Please stop...
I am Vesna-9000.
Just like the other 9000 series,
I guarantee you I will never make a mistake.
Devushka Takeda, report!
Grapes are my favorite fruit!
I'd like to eat them someday!
That's one of my dreams...
Vesna-9000 has shut down.
So you were part of this vehicle, Fasad.
This dropship is completely under my control.
I guarantee you will make it safely to Earth.
Sometimes too perfect is just as bad as too many flaws.
Are you talking about Vesna-9000?
Or is this statement in regards to yourself?
Me?
I have a lot of flaws, but I think I'm fairly loved by others.
Indeed.
I apologize for ever suggesting you were without flaws.
What will you do when you reach Earth, Shingen?
Will you look for the other warring states generals?
It sounds fun, but I'd like to do
what I told Vesna, and open a chicken wings restaurant.
I've thought of the name already!
The Takeda Wing-Army!
What do you think?
Now entering atmosphere.
Please brace for entry, Shingen.
Also, in regards to the Takeda Wing-Army,
it is a horrible name.
Oh...
But I don't dislike it, Shingen.
If you don't mind, I'd like to help you.
You aren't that good with numbers, after all.
I'll be counting on you, Fasad.
Um, next time it's the Splendor, Katakura Kojuro.
Next time on Sengoku Collection: "The Splendor."
I'll conquer the world with my chicken wings!