This is a work of fiction. Names, characters,
places and incidents either are products of the
author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
resemblance to actual events or locales or
persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Weather forecast.
For the area of Tanegashima and Yakushima in Kagoshima prefecture
from dawn today until tomorrow.
Only clouds and rain are predicted.
Today will be stormy...
Behind the words passing by
The key of my closed heart is hidden
If setting your flag
Could save your smile
The late summer breeze
Turns into a midday squall
As we sync our wavelengths
I'm such a bad romantic
Can't even find
Any words with an edge
Still I aim for the blue sky
We can become one
As our dreams and confused tears
Draw us ever closer to the truth
That becomes our beloved
Magical keyword
The hell's going on here?
Not to mention...
I'm Tennouji Nae. Nice to meet you!
Love people, revere heaven
This is the space center, right?
L-Lemme tell you all that happened to me as it happened!
I went to the nearby store for Pocchi, and the next thing I knew I was here at J-JAXA.
I guess I don't make much sense, but I don't really know myself what happened.
They just put you in a car and kidnapped you, didn't they?
That pretty much covers it.
Guys, I remember a case like this from before.
That's the Gendo pose, isn't it?
You recognize it?
You remember a case like this?
It happens all the time in robot anime!
It means they've chosen us as the team to operate the robot of justice!
That's hilariously lame.
H-Hey.
Dad!
You're behind this?! What's going on?!
Allow me to explain.
I'm Tennouji Nae from the JAXA Innovative Technology Research Center.
Nice to meet you!
The reason we're all here today...
Make a giant robot together with JAXA!
is this!
Make a giant robot together with JAXA!
With JAXA? A giant robot?
Yes.
To be exact, it's the Innovative Technology Research Center's Robotics Support Project.
The point is, we'd like to support people developing giant robots.
The goal is to make it to the Tokyo Expo next year.
The Expo?!
But sadly, the project is badly financed.
A bird could make more money by chirping.
We were wondering who should we support, and then we saw the Robo-One.
You stood your ground against the legendary Mister Pleiades!
But Mister Pleiades is right he—
P-Please don't say unnecessary things!
We read the interview that you gave to the Kaiuri paper as well.
You said that your dream is to create a 10 meter tall giant robot.
That's when we realized you're the one we were looking for!
But I'm relieved.
Many researchers and companies must be targeting you already.
Make a giant robot together with JAXA!
That's why we were in a bit of a rush to invite you here.
I sincerely apologize!
Many researchers and companies?!
That was obviously flattery.
So how would you support us?
We'll provide research funding,
and our scientists will provide you with advice too.
That sounds way too good to be true.
Well, I can only ask you to believe me...
But if the finished robot is well received,
we might rely on you to build other robots in the future!
A JAXA robot of justice that will defeat the armies of evil in a flash!
How about it?
That sounds like a weapon to me...
I can never agree to such a concept.
I'm just joking, sir!
No!
I love that way of thinking!
Oh man, she bit on it.
Really? Thanks!
We wanted to go to the Expo anyway,
so we're building a giant robot with you!
That's great!
Well then, can we see the giant robot you're building?
But of course!
I can't believe you rejected JAXA's help...
They'd have us abandon No. 1 and build a new one from scratch.
Plans? You drew them?
You're building Gunvarrel?
It's the Gunvarrel Production Test No. 1, the GunPro-1!
I want to finish the GunPro-1.
I can't even imagine working on another robot.
Akiho...
Yashio, what do you think?
Whatever. I wasn't helping either way.
You're like that again?!
If you want me to help, then beat me in—
Damn you!
Total, utter nonsense.
Hidden Number
Aki
Mom
Home
Aki
Tennouji, you should leave for today.
Yessir.
But are you sure we shouldn't tell her this support project was your idea?
I got way too nervous when it came to that.
I didn't expect my daughter to refuse though.
I'm really sorry.
It's nothing. But isn't it nice?
She gathered a team to build and research.
I really like that kind of person!
I'll try to approach her a little more!
Brother, the typhoon's here!
I know.
Hidden number
Incoming call
Accept
Reject
Hidden number
Incoming call
Accept
Reject
Hidden number
Incoming call
Accept
Reject
Say, Airi, do you know anything about that Kagome-Kagome phone call?
Kagome-Kagome? You mean the song, right?
Not the song itself. It was used as a ringtone.
Would Sister Centipede know?
Access confirmed.
Switching to Sister Centipede mode.
Do you know about the Kagome-Kagome ringtone?
It occurred all over Japan.
Is there a second and third Kimijima Report as well?
Yes. Up to number 7.
That's quite a lot.
Do you know where they are?
Airi and Sister Centipede have no knowledge whatsoever
regarding all locations of the hidden Kimijima reports.
Does that mean you know some locations?
Yes.
The second Kimijima report is located here, in the vicinity of Space Hill Park.
Huh? So close by?
At present, the Kimijima report's A.R. marker does not appear in Iru-O.
Why?
Each Kimijima report has a condition for visibility, a certain flag.
A flag?
So the "hiddenhand" won't work here?
Wait a moment now. When did Kimijima Kou die again?
2010.
The Iru-O existed back then?
The alpha version was under development.
And what's this flag for visibility?
Downloading the flag for report number two.
Download completed without any problems.
First: Find Kimijima report no. 1 and contact Airi at least once.
Second: Under the radar dome at the South-Tanegashi Folk Museum,
press the green button once, and after an hour, press it again.
Third: Complete the Space Hill Park's go-kart course's time attack under 30 seconds,
and sync the time record with the Iru-O geo-tag as proof.
Fourth: Get SSS rating in the fighter game "Golden Wolf Fighter 4,"
and record the result on the online leaderboard.
Why does it have to be so troublesome?
Only Master knows that.
This is pretty much just playing games...
And that radar dome...
Whoa, it's really there.
What?!
I totally should've just gone home.
This brings back memories.
I didn't know there was an app version of it too.
It was popular almost ten years ago.
Misa always beat me to a pulp in it.
It's a good enough way to spend that one hour.
Outgoing message
Today JAXA people came
Sis
Today JAXA people came and told us they'd help us build a robot. But they had a condition... They want us to abandon the GunPro-1 and build a new robot. The obvious choice would've been to accept without any questions, but I refused. It's our dream to complete the GunPro-1 after all! Am I being selfish here? What do you think? Sorry for disturbing when you're so busy. Good luck with your work.
Outgoing message
Today JAXA people came
Sis
Today JAXA people came and told us they'd help us build a robot. But they had a condition... They want us to abandon the GunPro-1 and build a new robot. The obvious choice would've been to accept without any questions, but I refused. It's our dream to complete the GunPro-1 after all! Am I being selfish here? What do you think? Sorry for disturbing when you're so busy. Good luck with your work.
Sending
Today JAXA people came and told us they'd help us build a robot. But they had a condition... They want us to abandon the GunPro-1 and build a new robot. The obvious choice would've been to accept without any questions, but I refused. It's our dream to complete the GunPro-1 after all! Am I being selfish here? What do you think? Sorry for disturbing when you're so busy. Good luck with your work.
Send!
Today JAXA people came and told us they'd help us build a robot. But they had a condition... They want us to abandon the GunPro-1 and build a new robot. The obvious choice would've been to accept without any questions, but I refused. It's our dream to complete the GunPro-1 after all! Am I being selfish here? What do you think? Sorry for disturbing when you're so busy. Good luck with your work.
Sending
Hell yeah! Flag set!
It's been a while, so it took quite some time.
Oh, damn.
Airi warned you about the typhoon beforehand.
Thanks for reminding me.
What?!
Isn't that...
a plate from the radar dome?!
Was the plate blown off by the wind?
Is it gonna be alright?
In that case the antenna might have suffered damage as well, not just the dome.
When you opened the dome earlier, you made the antenna vulnerable to wind damage.
So now it's my fault?
What's gonna happen if the antenna breaks?
There is a possibility that the flag cannot be set.
Sister Centipede, are you telling me to protect the antenna?
Ending Sister Centipede mode.
I hope the antenna will be okay...
Is that the first thing you've got to say on your return?
If the antenna breaks, I'll have one less job.
What job?
Master gave me this task.
Every day I must check if the beep-beep-boop sound broadcasts properly.
I must also check if there are any changes.
That's your job?
Yeah, I've been doing it for ten years now!
But if I can't do that anymore, I'll have one less thing to do.
I shouldn't have asked.
Phew, that scared me!
Aki, do you know where Kai is?
What?
He's still not at home!
Why do I have to do this?!
She's just an AI!
Whatever happens to some AI's job, that has nothing to do with m—
Damn!
Brother, thanks a lot! Now I can continue my job!
I wish I could carry you...
Your side looks so peaceful.
I'm not conscious of the weather.
I can only see the data uploaded to Iru-O.
So I can't understand the pain you're feeling now.
But Brother, don't give up yet! Just a little more and—
Kai! Kai! Kai!
Kai!
Aki...
You moron! What are you doing?!
Why are you here?
I thought you might be here, so I came looking for you.
Then this girl called Airi showed up in my Iru-O.
She told me that you're here and that I should save you.
How do you wanna get off here?
It'll be fine. Dad and a few others came with me.
I owe you my life, Aki.
That reminds me of the SS Anemone.
Yesterday, I was taken to the hospital after that.
This afternoon I visited the people I caused trouble for to apologize
and explained Airi to Aki.
Then the last flag...
The go-kart course was closed,
but when I uploaded a fake time to the geo-tag,
I managed to set the flag.
I found the second Kimijima report.
"The organization known as The Committee of 300,
"a group that controls the world from the shadows,
"gained more and more power.
"They are following their 'Human Domestication Project,'
"through which they intend to decrease human population to one billion,
"and create a unified world government using propaganda.
"Watch out for Kagome-Kagome.
"That song holds a symbolic meaning to them,
"and wherever they conduct an experiment, you will be sure to encounter it."
The blinding light of childhood memories
Turns the scenery of my dream
Into monochrome as it lies forgotten
And vanishes from my eyes
But you've always been
Looking straight at the future
And you paid the price in tears
So we turn our hesitation
Into strength by the power
Of our connected hearts
Feel it! These overflowing emotions
For that someone in the sunset
I'll use what little courage I have
And overcome the rage of the wind
Because I want to protect you
Tune in next week too!
I'm Tennouji Nae. Nice to meet you!
Now I'm on fire!