Christian Era 2599
Aki, what are you doing?
Come over here and eat with us.
No way in hell!
That's a moth, isn't it?
Silkworms.
They're pretty good once you get used to them.
Still not happening.
Your base is a silk moth, too, isn't it?
So it's your friend.
All the more reason why I can't!
Jeez. No one likes pushy men.
Now, now, Aki-chan.
But we got closer because of a moth, as well.
Was it?
Yeah. A moth got into the room
so I ran out, and you said, "L-Leave it to me!"
That's right. And ever since then...
The body itself
isn't important.
Shokichi, let's go.
Those things are going to start attacking soon.
Right.
Aki-chan...
I'm so sorry.
What's important is
that we survive.
I...
left you behind.
On Track and Reckless
Captain...
What's the matter?
This is the arena you picked, isn't it?
You've gotten weak.
You're not gonna run?
Not that I'd let you get away, anyway.
You're in my class, aren't you?
What are you doing in front of your house?
Did a cockroach pop up in your room or something?
A moth...
Shokichi!
Aki-chan...
I'm sorry.
Captured.
Are you all in one piece, Keiji?
Wow... You're amazing, Captain.
You did a pretty good job yourself.
Seriously though... Being in U-NASA for twenty years,
how many times did you go through the surgery to get like that?
How many times?
What are you talking about?
I only have the Japanese giant hornet.
Wha? But you just defeated like a hundred of them... right?
Like from noon on...
Well, I am a hornet.
But you, like, spit out poison, and shoot poison stingers.
Hornet.
And your arm strength is pretty...
Hornet.
The things coming out of your elbows..
Those are the hornet's mandibles.
And...
Looking so awesome is one of the hornet's special qualities.
What the heck?
Ow...
Now, what to do.
We have to get back up.
Right.
Ivan-kun, what are you looking at that's making you so red?
Uh, well, um...
Alexander-senpai was just...
Huh? What? Sorry, I wasn't looking.
You totally pointed!
Strange...
Apparently this facility might not be so important after all.
Eh?
Ivan-kun. Name one current unnatural circumstance.
Nothing's come after us.
Precisely.
Not only is nothing pursuing us, but nothing was guarding this place, either.
Considering they knew we were coming from Earth,
it is entirely too unnatural.
Um... If this really isn't an important facility,
what's going to happen to our mission?
That's not going to change.
Right. What's important is that it's sparked our interest.
As far as I know, that is definitely here.
Apparently Rahab's intent and the Terraformars' intent is not the same.
Look.
This is already some fantasy considering how far cockroaches
have evolved in five hundred years,
but it's only been twenty years since Bugs 2.
I wonder if all of Mars's silkworms are like this.
Who knows?
Hopefully it's just around here, but...
Anyway, we're going to investigate.
It's finally over.
For now. So, you can shoot strings.
And you're not too bad with that stick, either.
Yeah... But I can only produce one, and it's not long.
Also, there's nothing special about being able to use a stick.
This is just some thug using his pipe.
You're not even out of breath this time.
Even after you handled all of those.
Well... that time was...
What?
Something in the sky just now...
Eh?
How about this?
What's this?
I see. So this isn't where those things live or their place of worship.
This is where they store things.
This isn't Bugs... is it? This shape is...
Huh?
Great Carp Number 3.
A hundred years ago,
it was the first unmanned vessel that we lost contact with.
What the roaches have their hands on are the guns,
vehicles, textiles, and medicine that was on Bugs.
That's what we thought, but...
They'd actually found something much earlier.
An even more powerful tool to fight with.
Is something wrong, Keiji?
Oh, well...
I was just wondering how this thing was
planning to get back up there after it defeated us.
Sorry for saying something stupid.
No...
It's true that these things have been acting a bit unnatural.
What is it?
The fighting tool that the Terraformars had obtained previously...
That is...
The fuel systems that were to be used to go back to Earth.
Meaning...
What is this?
Marcos! Sanjo-san!
Hey, everyone!
Why you...
Who the hell do you think you are?!
Damn it... What is this?
Damn it!
Everyone! Marcos! Kanako!
Yo!
We're safe! I think those things probably missed.
But the flames are bad.
Seriously?
At a time like this?
Marcos! The medicine!
D-Damn it! I can't die!
S-Someone!
Wha...
H-Hey... I know you guys came here as a giant group, but...
Sorry, we've been fighting since noon and the medicine's already... out.
Th-This is a bit too difficult...
If you pick up a gun, figuring out how to pull the trigger is pretty intuitive.
If they're that intelligent,
it's even plausible to think that they could drive a car.
However, this is just...
I-Is this...
Yeah, it is.
Out of all the countries that participated in Annex 1,
one of them has...
...betrayed us.
Who is it?!
A-Apparently there's nothing else I can do.
Y-You guys should have come the other day.
Major leaguer.
Dead on. Next...
I'm here to save you, you bastard.
12th
Alex K. Stewart
M.A.R.S. Ranking 12th
Alex K. Stewart
M.A.R.S. Ranking 12th
Alex K. Stewart
M.A.R.S. Ranking 12th
There is a physical ability used for fighting that
humanity did not lose over the course of evolution.
And that is...
throwing!
Wait... is he throwing under the assumption that I'm transformed?!
Wait!
Time! Time!
That bastard!
As soon as we regroup, I'm going to...
...kiss the bastard!
All right!
Here it comes, here it comes.
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes!
We're playing baseball, even on Mars?
Well, I guess I'll just have to play with you.
Since I'm the only one
who can react to one of your balls.
Well, here's another one with an interesting shape.
Take off that mitt.
Erika, are you safe?
Y-Yes...
Just stay right there.
I just saw it...
Just for a moment. Something that looked like its whole body was a mirror...
Wh-Where is it?
I know it just...
Crap! It's going to open the bug cages!
Ow...
Marcos.
H-Hey... I guess I made it in time.
It's right over there.
One more of those...
It'll be fine.
There's something amazing in the No. 2 Division.
Alex!
Righto!
Commander...
I-I'm sorry.
W-We...
Th-There were so many victims...
Well done enduring it.
You've captured a lot.
Jared, Erika.
Leave the rest to me.
Sorry to keep you waiting, you roachy bastards.
Now, let's settle the matter of
which one of us is the vermin.
This Way and That Way