My voice...
I was calling you.
Alice...
I called you Alice.
To find something I've given up on and tried to forget in a place like this...
That's right.
You are...
my past!
Hey, hey! How is that kiddo alive in space without a space suit?
I'm detecting a faint gravity wave coming from her surroundings!
So an airtight layer was formed?
Orichalt's warp ability could even do that?
Well, what else could it be then?
First of all, we have to get Ore...
...or Alice, I guess, back in the ship!
No way!
I have no idea what you want with Alice.
But I'm not handing her over!
I won't give you my past!
I won't let Alice go!
The past I was looking for...
My reason for living...
I won't give them up!
Alice...
Even our collected Ido is burning with passion now!
Rick!
Rampaging outside won't make their numbers any smaller.
Let's get out of here now!
Thanks for that.
Reflecting on your mistakes?
Good boy!
Boss!
Rick's bringing Ido and the girl back.
I'll go support them with FA-Loser.
I'm counting on you!
Clair!
How long until we're out of the cloud?
Uh, let's see...
10 minutes until we're out in an area where the density is low enough to navigate normally.
Alright!
We're jumping in exactly 10 minutes.
Girlie, support Clair.
Okay!
Lieutenant, you...
Captain.
I'm sure you understand already, but this unknown substance is after that girl.
Although, even if it looks like one, that thing isn't human.
Abandon her right now!
Don't be stupid.
Humans, you know, live for something inside their hearts.
That unsociable guy who would evade people all the time.
He's staking his life to protect that brat right now.
I've known him for a long time.
I know that bastard's serious.
And there's nobody on this ship who wouldn't support him in that.
Get it?
We're a family!
If you're worried about Ido, then instead of giving dumb suggestions...
Go get in an I-machine!
Does an Evertrancer really need one?
A reason to live.
Since the day I was born, I've never thought about a reason for living.
Just fulfilling duties I'm given, isn't that right?
Or maybe...
It's because he's no longer human, but an Evertrancer that he needs a reason for living?
If it's a mission, you have to do it!
Step on it!
Get in an I-machine and help out Ido and the rest!
Uh, me too-
You have to support Clair, don't you?
Right.
Mr. Ido's amazing.
Even though he's an I-machine, he stole two ladies' hearts.
Bridge!
Hey, bridge!
Open the airlock.
I'm letting Alice into the 4th section.
Stay quiet here for a while.
Ido, I brought yours too.
Thanks.
Tell me.
Why did you save that girl?
You into that kind of stuff?
Stop fooling around.
Apologies!
If we're still alive after this, I'll tell you as much as you want!
There's no end to them!
You know, isn't there more and more of them?
Imminent gravity wave!
Multiple objects approaching!
Why?
Orichalt's warping more Orichalt in.
At this rate their mass will keep increasing geometrically!
Captain!
At the current speed they'll catch up with us!
Clair!
Emergency jump!
Papa, you idiot!
Idiot?
You don't get it?
The system's unstable!
What? Uh...
I can't emergency jump anywhere, anytime!
Well, it's because it's like this, you know!
Something's coming from the front!
I-machines?
These are Military!
What?
What's their affiliation?
No idea.
At a moment like this, seriously?
They came outside the Miguel Network?
Are they reinforcements?
The Military I-machines released missile-like objects!
What did our company ever do to them?!
I'll intercept them!
Wait.
They're definitely military-use I-machines, but they're not the Federation Force's.
The released objects trajectory is away from our ship.
Hear that?
Looks like they're allies.
These are!
T-They're gone.
Warp weaponry?
Yeah.
Designation: TTS.
Orichalt warp torpedo.
Performs a Miguel Jump in the midst of the enemy and forcibly warps them somewhere.
If the warp coordinate is a star or a black hole, annihilation is guaranteed.
Several hundreds of billions' worth of Orichalt thrown away like that...
Our allies appear to be really well off, eh.
We will be out of the cloud in 3 minutes.
Alright then.
When we're out, we're cleaning the entire ship.
Ido!
You guys as well.
Just you try leaving a speck of that dust inside.
I won't go easy on you.
Treating people like waste matter...
Captain!
There's a transmission from the Military I-machines.
Coordinates and an Orichalt transmission decoding key.
Telling us to jump there, then?
What are we going to do, Papa?
Well, they saved us so I guess we have to show some gratitude.
Plus, we barely understand anything about our current situation.
I want some more info!
Got it.
Maybe if we ask them, they'll help us jump back into the Miguel Net territory!
You're way too optimistic.
That's why they made you into a criminal.
Enough of that, go meet the kid.
She must be crying there all alone.
Oh, right!
I'm off then!
Maya really is obedient.
Stupid.
Oh?
She's what they call a yes-man.
Sorry for taking so long.
Your name is Alice, right?
Can I call you Alice?
If Mr. Ido called this girl Alice,
that means the images back then were from his past, after all.
Alice, who appeared from Orichalt we recovered in that new planet.
Because of how bizarre of a phenomenon I bore witness to
and the situations being serious enough to even get the Military involved, I end up wondering...
Just what kind of crime did Mr. Ido commit?
Miguel Jump complete.
We're out in normal space.
Deploying spatial mesh with Vega as the base coordinate.
Warp coordinates within expected range.
There's nothing here.
You think they fooled us?
Would there be anyone stupid enough to set Orichalt at these coordinates just for that?
Imminent gravity wave detected.
A massive object is doing a Miguel Out.
That's...
The Federation Military?
It's not.
That coloring is Observer's.
By Observer you mean that-
Yeah.
A Federation agency that oversees compliance with treaties.
A separate unit from the Military.
This is the treaty compliance agency, Observer.
Requesting a docking location.
This is Stulti, affiliated with the Escavate company.
Use the 3rd hatch in the 12th block, please.
Affirmative.
Let's abide by the treaties.
Let's get this straight.
Until we know what they're trying to do, talking about Ore-
It's Alice.
What?
That's her name.
...talking about Alice is strictly forbidden.
Got it?
Lieutenant.
I'll leave the comms line open.
I'm leaving her protection to you.
Got it.
I thank you for allowing me to board your ship.
Federation treaty compliance agency, assurance committee,
3rd inspection group's supervisor Sam Tailor.
You're alone?
Please think of it as just an inspection to make sure you're following the Federation's treaties.
I have to say though, even with our investigation abilities,
finding your ship proved to be quite an arduous task.
To think you would be outside the Miguel Net.
Some trouble occurred during a Miguel Jump, you see.
Does that have anything to do with the Federation Military's ship that tried capturing you?
Ah, please don't misunderstand.
I don't intend on causing you any more trouble.
Well then, what are you here for?
Our compliance agency has received info about a high-ranking official
somehow commanding the Military to recover Orichalt from a new planet that suddenly appeared.
We're currently looking into the situation.
So it wasn't a legitimate operation, after all.
From what we know, all Escavate did was take on the request from
a dummy company to conduct an excavation at the new planet.
In other words, you're victims of a fraud.
So what, you'll let us send them a bill?
During the investigation, we noticed something strange.
They recovered the Orichalt, but why did they feel the need to capture you as well?
Dunno, try asking them.
And one more thing.
After the excavation, the new planet's satellite-
No, that entity can't be merely called a satellite... It attacked.
That's right, it can't be perceived as anything but an attack!
That object attacked, almost as if it had intelligence or a mind of its own.
Or could it have been a natural phenomenon?
Was it drawn in by something and made to look like that was an attack?
In any case, this incident is no mere illegal mining.
We called in an emergency meeting and conducted a forced inspection
of the Military forces that have been deemed to have violated the treaties.
We're trying to determine the instigator behind
the Military's orders and to uncover the mystery of that new planet.
Sure thing, do what you want.
For that, we would like to request your testimonies.
Ah. Naturally, we've prepared suitable compensation for you.
All records of the illegal actions you've committed thus far will be erased.
What do you say?
Well, that's a mouth-watering offer.
So you really did do illegal things...
It was in the gray zone.
Hm?
It's fine.
Is it really?
Miss Mikuri Maya.
Yes?
The false charges about you illegally providing resource research information can be lifted as well.
Seriously?
The person behind this can freely control the Military.
I doubt they'll just be sitting and twiddling their thumbs.
What if they decide to interfere?
Please don't worry.
We'll escort you to the destination.
Can I talk this over with my crew?
By all means.
It's only natural, I would say.
Well, what do you think?
I think he's a good guy!
Smells fishy.
Definitely a catch there.
Don't like his tone.
Hate him in general.
I think you should be more trusting of people.
You know, nobody would use stupidly expensive warp weaponry just to call someone in for questioning.
Although I guess we can tag along with them to jump back into the Miguel Net territory.
And get away from the satellite chasing us as well.
I'm against that.
There's a possibility they'll learn about Alice.
Ido, let's hear it.
That Ore-
It's Alice.
That's her name.
That ALICE, what's her connection to you?
I don't exactly know myself.
But Alice is related to my lost past.
I'm not giving her to anyone.
I thought you weren't fixated on your past?
That's because I had no leads.
Now that I've found some, I have to find out.
Even a little.
Anything.
But this is selfish, I am aware.
So I won't ask you to go along with me.
If you want to accept Observer's offer, I'll leave the ship with Alice.
Mr. Ido, you're jumping to conclusions way too fast!
Pops, I'm with Ido.
Me as well.
Rick.
Karla.
FA-Loser.
Girlie, you?
I...
Think we should protect Alice.
I second that opinion!
Ido.
Forgive me for all of the money I've borrowed from you, alright?
Way to ruin the whole scene.
My bad!
How did you come to this decision?
This ship is being chased by both the Military and an unknown satellite.
You're putting your lives in danger!
We're miners, our lives are always in danger.
Not really that different from going into a Level 4 storm.
Yeah, yeah.
You good-for-nothings...
Honestly, there's guaranteed to be a catch to this deal.
There's the genius fund manager's intuition!
As expected from someone in this business for 10-something yea-
Let's not talk about age.
My bad.
Alright, now that we've come to a conclusion-
Gravity wave fluctuation?
Could it be?
Observer's interstellar ship is trying to Miguel Jump with our Stulti in tow?
Hey hey hey hey!
That's a very forced way of escorting!
That bastard got us!
The Observer person is missing!
Why did they-
Eh? Alice disappeared?
So they knew about her from the start?!
There's a response from the corridor to the shuttle!
Got it!
You're a lady, you ought to be a little more graceful.
If talking doesn't work, then-
Stop right there.
Telling someone to stop in zero gravity is asking for the impossible now, isn't it?
Was that girl your target from the start?
Lieutenant Amanza.
You're considered a deserter, you know?
What?
A traitor who went AWOL and is collaborating with former Captain Jake Hojo, who now goes by Grayman.
You lie!
It's the truth.
However, I could restore you to your former position.
Are you trying to fool me?
Of course not.
Mikuri Maya. Don't you see?
We can create the truth without having to fool anyone
But why restore me to the Military?
It's necessary for you, right?
You're powerless in life without a social position, after all.
So you can read me like a book?
Indeed.
What if I still tell you to surrender?
Obviously, I'll do this.
I'm confident in my shooting skills.
What a coincidence.
Me too.
Supervisor!
What is it?
Multiple imminent gravity waves detected.
During a Miguel Jump?
Did they come?
Dammit!
Wait!
Release Alice!
Just wonderful.
Take me to the shuttle, please.
Multiple objects have warped into the Miguel Line.
Code Red.
I-machines, prepare for interception.
Huh?
Why the Observer ship?
Weren't they aiming for the kiddo?
What's going on?
Clair.
I feel bad for Observer, but we should do an emergency jump and escape while we can.
Papa!
The 11th shuttle has gone into the launch sequence!
What?
My apologies.
I don't have a license, see.
What are you going to do with Alice?
Research her, of course.
Your ship is taking damage, you know!
We have escape measures ready.
I'm not giving you Alice.
Mr. Ido!
I'm taking Alice back.
What is this biological signal?
What's someone like that doing on this mining ship...
Could it be?
Impossible!
You were alive?!
You bastard, you know me?
Answer me!
Who am I?
What did I do in the past?
Ido, evade!
Alice!
Stay away!
W-Wait!
That girl and that man with you-
Mr. Ido!
Catch us please!
A man who knew my past...
What?
Ido!
It's been so long since we left our home behind
Drifting on the Milky Way almost every single day
Where am I supposed to go?
What're we really looking for?
Stumbling in the darkness, cold and lost
But a ray of hope still exists in my heart
Rain or shine, always chase the dream
Someday we'll fly across the sky, never fearing anything
We'll promise that we will go on
Even if you're against the wind, never stop!
Don't look back!
We'll one day rise above it all (Never give up)
Who cares? Oh, if the going's tough
Never think, keep pushing on!
We can find our promised land!
My name is Sam Tailor.
This is hard to believe, but I witnessed someone who I think might be him.
If he's alive, he must be exterminated!
He's...
He's an enemy of mankind!
Everything is inside the ore.
Wishes and bonds are all locked in the world of minerals.
Will the thing to break that silence be definite friendship or a trifling attachment?