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It was a normal family's typical morning scene.
Ah, I've done it again!
Alright, Kona. I'm off!
Yeah. Have a nice day, Mom.
But after that, my mom never came home again.
It's so cold...
If only that coldness could envelope and freeze me forever...
Duhuhu.
How awful.
Was that some kind of pretentious poem?
In the end, time unforgiving
Will draw the blood of covenant
Everything scatters, leaving void
But we're here for the greater good
Crazier than everyone, we need to dazzle
The stage with our careless justice
And the scenery floating by becomes clearer
As the Messiah of the Shoutbox slips through time
Laugh and cry for our one and only dream
Pray, shout, and struggle right down to the end
Run and break that place where feelings gather
Under this sky, oh so dear
We're fighting for the future
What a mad world
A cold wind blew through with November.
The construction of the second robot progressed quite well.
Whoa...
It's only AR so far though...
We don't know how to move it yet, so we can't build it...
I was thinking we could use... stuff to build motors.
You're so early, guys!
Since she came back from Tokyo last month,
Ms. Nae's been accompanying us here as the project director.
Good morning, Ms. Nae!
Good morning.
It's finally the weekend. Why aren't you somewhere partying?
Kaito, don't make fun of older women.
Bad boys are punished by...
extensive tickling!
Stop it!
More importantly, Ms. Nae,
we've got a present for you today.
A present?
Yeah!
One-two!
Happy birthday to you!
Come on, sing along!
Sorry, I got embarrassed!
Likewise.
I was getting tickled to death.
How come you all know my birthday? I'm so surprised!
Here, our present for you!
Thank you so much! I'm moved!
Can I open it?
Sure, go on! Kai chose it.
These are cycling sunglasses! So cute!
I'll be holding them dear!
It really looks good on you.
What about Frau Bow by the way?
Did you really expect her to come?
I talk with her over Twipo, but we haven't met face-to-face for 2 or 3 months already.
the last gunvarrel ep's a mess, not even funny
dat last ep FUUUUUUK
Is it true that the director killed the whole staff and went missing? Are they ever gonna find her?
srsly a 12-year-old could write a better script...
hella troll ending for 150 episodes lol
Is it true that the director killed the whole staff and went missing? Are they ever gonna find her?
srsly a 12-year-old could write a better script...
hella troll ending for 150 episodes lol
srsly a 12-year-old could write a better script...
hella troll ending for 150 episodes lol
Don't you dare talk bad about Gunvarrel!
What's that? What's that?
What do you think it is?
A parabola antenna?
Are you blind or what?
It's my own vernier.
You could use it on No. 2...
We couldn't! It doesn't fly! It doesn't even jump!
It doesn't need to. You could use the vernier for exhaustion.
You'd put on 10 verniers in total.
Oh! Six on the back?
Nope. Four.
It could hover as well.
"I'll be your stepping stone!" is it? Then we should paint it black and purple!
What exactly are you two talking about?
The Black Tristar!
That's nonsense.
You're right! It's nonsense!
Get it, Doc? We can't put on verniers!
Geez, you kids are boring.
You're overdoing it, Doc. You just got out of hospital.
So what do you want anyway?
Ah right, I've got a request for you...
What's this?
A monopole.
Could we build motors for the No. 2 with this?
Now this looks interesting.
This makes no sense no matter how many times I read it.
"Subliminal."
"Project Atom."
"Robot rebellion."
What?
I tried summing it up in three points.
That didn't make it easier to understand.
A robot rebellion is totally unrealistic.
Ah, I knew you'd be here!
Aki!
Whatcha reading?
Nothing.
So Doc accepted the job?
Yeah.
He said he's gonna look up stuff first,
then it'll only take a program to control the motor.
Good luck convincing Frau Bow!
You know you'll need to win in Kill Ballad first if you want me to do something.
I thought you'd say that.
Ms. Nae rose to rank 200 really fast!
We've got 4 months to go until the Expo!
Let's show the world we can build the GunPro-2!
But first we'll have to pass the preliminary examinations next month.
Are we going to make it in time?
Don't worry. I'll make the greatest entry sheet ever.
The topic is "Bring world peace by love and justice!"
What do you think? It's like a robot anime, isn't it?
It's nonsense.
Yay!
Thought she wouldn't respond.
Yashio...
You sound sick. Are you okay?
I'm... hungry.
Brought you some food.
Kagoshima special potato flavored Pocchi.
I d-don't have time for food!
More importantly, Yashio, can I...
Can I...
What?
Can I lick your finger?
Lick-lick!
Kona, you're really a freak.
D-Don't get me wrong!
It's a human instinct, a part of our elemental identity!
Even babies suck on their own thumb.
But why?!
Cause they're kids.
Duhuhu. lol shot down my own argument.
You seem quite hyped. What's up?
Found out something about the cheaters?
Nothing new.
That fart Yasumasa said the police wouldn't look into it either.
Just...
Just what?
It's about that 4th Kimijima Report you found.
You figured out something?
The leaked last episode of Gunvarrel had a very similar message to it. Duhuhu.
What do you mean?
Subliminal. Password. Dark history.
No need to sum it up in three points. Elaborate.
S-So you want to chat more with me?
In a closed room! Alone with me!
What eroge is this?
Could you at least try to focus on the topic?
T-The leaked last episode is only a 4 minute and 31 second long crudely pieced together video.
B-But there were 19 unrelated images included as well that didn't make any sense.
D-Denoising and level correcting those images resulted in other, subliminal images.
I-Images like this.
The location hasn't been identified yet. But look here.
It looks like an alphabet B to me.
Correct! Let me lick your finger!
Freaks are requested to stay at an arm's length.
There were similar subliminal pictures in the other 18 images as well,
and they all looked like they were taken in the same abandoned building.
Every picture has an alphabet letter added to them.
Do they carry any message?
Nope. But...
What's this?
Dark history.
A homepage Mom made during her high school years.
It's been abandoned for over 20 years now.
I'm surprised it's still online.
It's got the manga Mom was drawing at the time, The Maiden Poem,
and a bulletin board for interactions.
And there's a message from your mom?
October 4th, 2015.
Two weeks after Gunvarrel's last episode was cancelled.
What about that address?
A password?
Yeah!
Those alphabet letters were a pasword! Guess what!
Gunvarrel's a tool for brainwashing! It's propaganda!
I had to escape to prevent terror attacks all around the world at the time of solar flares.
But they're still there.
The others are dead.
Someone stop them!
Project Atom isn't over yet.
Solar flares...
Project Atom...
Irei Store
Then what?
Why would you need a bow from an old archery club member?
Well, this and that.
I won't delve further if you eat that,
but I very much hope you're not investigating the Kimijima reports again.
The release flags for Kimijima Report no. 5 are as follows.
One: Find Kimijima Report No. 4.
Note by Sister Centipede: flag one is already set.
Two: Run from point A to point B on the old Tanegashima airport runway in 5 minutes.
I managed to release flag two by riding my bike.
Three: Complete a lap on the Nakatane Central Sports Park track field within 60 seconds.
I cleared flag three by riding my bicycle.
Four: In the old dojo of the Central Tanegashima High School, hit the bulls-eye with an arrow.
There were no details on the distance.
And according to your predictions,
the report should be somewhere around the school?
Yes. Find it as soon as possible.
Then finally I found the fifth report at the school gates.
Robotics Club
This one's as much of an enigma as the others.
I couldn't get half of what's written there.
Could you sum it up, Sister Centipede? Doesn't have to be three points.
The Earth's magnetosphere is unstable due to the Sun entering its last stage of life.
Using that, the Committee of 300 are trying to artificially create solar corona-like phenomenon.
So humankind would go extinct?!
Indeed, that would be the result.
I should really make this thing public.
Oh, crap.
Very good! Just like that!
Next try saying that one!
Superinpei!
The PokeCom's acting all moody today...
Yes, it's m—
What?! An explosion?!
Doc?!
Hey! What's wrong?
We heard there was an explosion...
Ah, Gou told you? He really shouldn't have.
Grandpa, you just got out of the hospital! Don't go overboard!
Sorry for making you worry,
but y'know this is what makes a man's life full.
You can't get to know stuff like monopoles unless you get adventurous.
I was prepared for the island to blow up. No regrets.
I'd rather if you had some.
The monopole might explode?
Well, for now I tried cutting it in half, and it worked out.
"For now"?
Look!
What's this?
It looks like steak.
Can we touch it?
It's smart. Can't burn you.
And still it's a divine thing...
That's quite a pretentious way to put it.
Doc,
can you tell me honestly?
Is it dangerous? Is it not?
Can we use it? Can we not?
Those eyes of yours remind me of your sister.
Really?
Yeah. You can't deny you're related.
I'm getting fired up.
A mail?
Sounds like an emergency alert to me.
A solar flare. It hit the Kanto area.
Emergency report
Report from the Osaka studio
The greatest solar flare in history hits Kanto area
Around 4.30 pm, a giant scale solar flare hit the Kanto region.
Aki...
Kai! Tokyo's a mess...
Can you get through to Misa?
No...
The greatest solar flare in history hits Kanto region
Midair above Tokyo
It's all pitch black!
The city that was never said to sleep, Tokyo, is now shrouded in darkness!
The only light over there is a fire if I see right!
Dammit!
Genki, get me a drink plz.
Come on, a bit of thirst isn't the end of the world!
Genki-like lightning speed and it'll all be fine!
Mute Genki bot.
Okay! See you again!
The greatest solar flare in history hits Kanto region
Midair above Tokyo
The greatest solar flare in history hits Kanto region
Midair above Tokyo
Emergency report
Report from the Osaka studio
The greatest solar flare in history hits Kanto area
All metropolitan functions are still paralyzed.
There are also reports of robots having lost control running berserk.
What a mad world...
Robot Osugi. Was there something like that in Tokyo?
Aren't they going raid the National Diet? Isn't that bad?
A robot rebellion... ain't funny.
I think robots should be freed from human control now.
Kona...
The greatest solar flare in history hits Kanto area
Solar flare
Sun
The emission of solar flares
Bow shock
Magnetopause
Magnetosphere
Plasma sheet
Radiation belt
In 2015, the so-called '15 Crash was caused by similar grand scale solar flares,
Who's it?
It's Hattori Hanjuurou!
Answer!
Hanju, you okay?
Hattori Hanjuurou
Frau, you can stop this madness now!
Hacking the OS of RI robots is more than just a prank!
What are you even talking about?
In Japanese please.
You're the one making robots attack people in the Tokyo blackout, aren't you?
You even said it yourself on Twipo! Don't play dumb!
Twipo? I did?
"Heard that out of control robots are attacking people in Tokyo? I'm doing that."
I hacked the RIICH series RI's OS. Wasn't a big deal. Sent them on a rampage.
Who leaked the last episode of Gunvarrel? It was me of course!
If you wanna find me and get your robots back, break through my security!
This isn't me! Someone hacked my account!
So cold!
Kona!
Kona, are you there?
Kona!
They're ruining...
They're ruining Gunvarrel...
Yashio... help.
All those unexpected moments
As you mumble on and on
Will overcome even my standards
In the end
All those goodbyes we said
As we climb the stairway to the future
Just as raindrops fall no matter what we do
Light will always hold this planet together
Lives gather as if by some miracle
Showing the outline of a lively scene
An epilogue so bright it brings tears to our eyes
The sky painted by the hearts of those looking up
The wind blows gently stroking
Turning into a new path
A path that will always
Lead us to this place
Tune in next week too!
Here!!
Now, Yashio!!