Ido! Ido!
Hang in there!
Hey, come on!
Uh. I forgot I can't scan for his vital signs in my flesh body...
Ms. Karla! How is he?
There's still a pulse.
Where's Alice?
That Addams guy took her then they Miguel Jumped somewhere...
I see.
Anyway, Ido comes first. His body won't last.
We have to move his mind.
Mr. Fa-Loser!
Ms. Amanza!
Kept you waiting, little lady!
Rick, find a healing pod! Quickly!
Huh? Is this expanded space?
It's reality!
Huh? Then why is she in that form?
That doesn't matter! Mr. Ido is dying right here!
Hurry and do something!
Ido?
His mind is in this body right now!
doko e nagarete tadoritsuku no ka?
Where will you end up, caught in this flow?
dare o motomete ikiru no ka?
Who will you spend your life searching for?
koko ni aru no ga sadame nara
If what you have right now is fate
isso gyutto dakishimete kanata made
You may as well embrace it as you proceed into the distance
You must be here now
toki no tabibito yo mabuta tojite
Traveler of time, close your eyes!
hoshikuzu o koeru supiido de
With enough speed to pierce through the stardust
Dive into the stars
monogatari no hajimari made
Until you reach the beginning of your story
mogaki agakitsudzuketeiku
You'll have to struggle and claw your way through!
zero kara nukedasu
Place your faith in a nascent age
aoki toki o shinjite
One that lets you break free from zero!
Calling you, calling you everywhere
utae sakebe samayoibito
So raise your voice and let out a yell, wanderer!
haruka na negai e to
Heading for your far-off wish
tsumi mo ai mo nagashite go away!
Wash away your sins... your love... and go away!
tamashii goto yurase yurase
Shake, shake your entire soul!
inochi tadoru Heralder
You're a heralder following the course of life!
Looks like we made it somehow.
Retrieval of Ido's I-machine body is finished.
Well, let's return to the company for now.
Yeah.
If any more of the guards gather, sorting them out will be troublesome.
You're right.
Let's get into the equipment container
What about the shuttle?
Leave it be.
Maya, take the transfer mask.
Right!
Alice...
So this girl is the aforementioned Orillian?
Strictly speaking, that's Alice inside the special Orichalt space.
A part of it that has materialized.
I had to abandon Kain's third body to get my hands on her, though.
How about transferring to another one of Kain's bodies?
I just can't get used to seeing your original body.
No, I'm done with that.
Eh?
Who will be saving humanity by using the Orillian, then?
It will be Addams, Mr. Hakubi Uraku.
Not Kain Arisugawa.
The glory will belong to me, Addams Forte Chevalier.
In any case, my I-machine body was lost.
Well, we do have spares so it's fine, but are you alright? It's been a while since you were flesh and blood.
It feels pretty weird.
I keep trying to enable my expanded I-machine senses.
And I almost forgot what hunger felt like, too.
Say, captain, how is Mr. Ido?
Ah, you mean how is the guy inside Kain Arisugawa's body doing?
Technically, it's a clone body.
Maya, even after hearing it again it just doesn't feel right!
He was just in his I-machine body right before leaving!
So this is just crap, then.
Don't worry, Fa-Loser.
This guy won't die even if you kill him.
Okay, here's the important part.
Is the mind that's on this ship Kain's or Ido's?
It's Mr. Ido!
Got it.
Then we'll follow through with that bastard's plan.
Incoming gravity wave detected at ED-44.
Planetary Federation Military's 4th dispatched fleet confirmed to have made a Miguel Out.
Followed by the 3rd dispatched fleet, the 6th, and 8th dispatched fleets have made Miguel Outs as well.
Message to all ships. Keep track of the supply level...
How's the situation on the Orichalt collection?
At this point, we've collected 79% of the planned amount.
I have to say, admiral, seeing all of the federation fleet assembled like this is magnificent.
Heh, you should be saying that to the sponsor.
The problem here is whether they'll listen to us, even with Fifth decimated.
The Federation scurrying may have something to do with this too, right?
Did something happen?
The Federation has started confiscating all of the Orichalt inside the Miguel Net.
Confiscating?
Yeah.
From government and civilian, indiscriminately.
But if they do that, the infrastructure inside the Miguel Net will collapse!
They must be prepared for that.
After all, Fifth and Sixth are already gone.
Trying to bait the Rajeev, then.
Gather everything in one place and lure it there.
Because it's impossible to tell between Rajeev and a normal planet just by looking?
And then blow it away with Orichalt torpedoes somewhere far and bury it for good?
Where are they gathering the collected Orichalt?
Don't know.
That's it! I'll go find out!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
You're gonna use Orichalt transmissions?
We're kind of wanted you know.
I don't think the military has the time to bother with us in such a crisis.
And besides, we have to look for Alice!
That's right.
If he took her away, then she must be needed for his plan!
Found it!
Based on the routes of the remaining Orichalt inside the Miguel Net, the gathering point is...
Near the Earth!
Most likely the Lagrange point L2.
An Orichalt storage facility is there.
They're fighting near the Earth...
There's probably no time left. The Federation's desperate too.
They should just abandon Orichalt.
As if the greedy higher-ups of the Federation would throw their treasure away.
At this point there's no point mincing words.
The only thing we know for real is that it's finally starting.
The battle with humanity's very existence at stake.
So uh, if they lose, civilization's done for?
Looks like it.
As the CEO of Escavate, I have an announcement.
Until the military settles the matter with Rajeev, business is on halt.
Close yourself up in expanded space and enjoy your vacation or something.
Over!
Eh?
Boss?
B-But!
Girlie, you're fired.
From this point, do whatever you want.
As a special bonus, we'll even take you to the Academy.
We can testify you're innocent as we-
That's not it! We still have things to do!
I've already ditched all of the Orichalt that's not needed for basic navigation.
We can't do anything anymore.
We can!
You're annoying!
Are you thinking about prattling on with your useless ideals again?
We have Mr. Ido!
Huh?
Inside his, I mean, Kain Arisugawa's memories... there's a plan against Rajeev.
That Addams person I was just talking about, he wanted that plan as well!
Then can't we just let that Addams guy handle it?
He can be the hero of justice if he wants.
No way.
Huh?
M-Mr. Ido!
You mustn't get out of the pod!
That's right, your body...
It's true, Kain Arisugawa's plan against Rajeev is in my memories.
But the current Addams won't be able to do it!
Got it! Got it! I got it, so get in the pod already.
Maya?
I knew you'd go here.
Why are you pushing so hard?
Get me inside this thing.
I won't.
If you Mind Trance in this state, the body you finally got back...
It's just a clone body.
A false vessel.
But still!
Of course, this body did teach me about some of my past.
I understood that I'm Kain Arisugawa too.
But more than that, I'm Ido. I'm Ido the Excavator.
That's it.
As Ido who has the memories of Kain, I...
Will stop Addams and bring back Alice.
Maya, please.
There's no time.
Let me be Ido.
Is this really okay?
Mr. Ido's body will most likely not survive another Mind Trance.
But we could still save it.
Even if it's a clone, we could still save his body.
But...
Mr. Ido!
I...
Mr. Ido!
Mr. Ido! Mr. Ido!
Yeah, that's right.
Hearing you calling me that...
Makes me Ido.
Mind data backup system launched.
After the mind data is backed up, the transfer to the I-machine will happen.
His body!
No, that's wrong.
My real body is...
This one.
Oh!
So you're back with us, Ido?
Even though he finally got it back...
What a selfish guy.
I knew you were crazy, but not to this extent.
Sorry, everyone, but-
Don't bother saying anything.
I've heard from the girlie that you demanded our safety.
Now it's our turn to pay back the favor.
Clair.
Can you make a Miguel Jump?
I'll try!
The point is L2, near the Earth.
Is it really alright?
For a bunch of criminals to go to the cradle of humanity?
The Rajeev groups have materialized.
15 minutes until they reach L2.
Understood.
A message from the Planetary Federation Council to all of the dispatched fleets.
This battle has the Federation... no, entire mankind's existence at stake.
By destroying the Orichalt-consuming wandering planets, Rajeevs, we will obtain a free universe and our future!
Dear soldiers, I expect great success from you!
0033 until the Rajeev group enters effective range.
The mass of wandering planet A18 is above the predicted values.
How is the situation of the exit gate fleet?
As planned, ma'am.
On standby at the outer edge of the Schwartzschild radius of the black hole
IGR-G170913624 in the Scorpio constellation.
Message from Fleet HQ. Attention to the attack data of Rajeev A18.
Exit gate torpedoes, ready for consecutive firing of blocks 2 and 3.
Rajeev group has entered the planned area.
Commence attack!
15th dispatched fleet, Orichalt entry gate torpedoes, fire!
Orichalt exit gate torpedoes, fire!
Exit gate torpedoes, approaching the vicinity of the black hole.
Orichalt to be released once the alpha line is passed.
All entry gate torpedoes, Orichalt release!
Rajeev A18, jump confirmed.
Incoming gravity wave located near the black hole.
Rajeev A18, materialization.
It passed the Schwartzschild radius!
Rajeev B5, materialization.
E7, C8, B4 confirmed as well.
Rajeev A18, redshift confirmed.
Removal from Earth space successful.
So at this moment the Federation fleet has used up 20% of the Orichalt torpedoes in their possession.
The total amount of Rajeev mass removed is 40%.
So we have won, then.
I wonder about that...
Rajeev B12, mass rapidly changing.
Release entry gate torpedoes!
67% of the Rajeev group mass has been removed.
It's going smoothly enough for now...
Incoming gravity wave located near D7!
What?
It's massive! Estimated M2 class!
Oh, isn't this kind of bad?
Humanity's one thing, but you should use the Orillian just for us already!
But then the final battle can't be fought.
Who cares about that?
Humanity can start anew with 200 million or so.
I'll let you participate as my comrade as well.
Eternal life?
Mhm.
My apologies, but I must decline.
Huh?
To be blunt, you privileged parasites on civilization must perish.
Who do you think made you Kain's replacement?
The company must be important to you as well.
MT Industries?
Kain's ghost isn't needed anymore.
I'll make humanity recognize me myself.
With this Mind Trance I'm literally staking my life on!
O Jennifer Record's daughter turned Orillian, Alice.
Let us guide humanity together.
For the sake of a bright future, where the demonic Kain Arisugawa doesn't exist!
We are down to the last 20% of our Orichalt torpedoes!
14th and 15th dispatched fleets taking heavy damage!
6th to 10th dispatched fleets finished firing all of their torpedoes!
2nd, 5th, 18th fleets not responding!
If only Kain Arisugawa was here now...
Don't expect help from legends that might not even be real.
Unfortunately, humanity has lost this.
The rest is-
Incoming gravity wave at Alpha 3!
A Rajeev from the Earth's side?
IFF code confirmed. It's a friendly.
AE Tac?
Planetary construction battle system?
Fret not!
Humanity will not perish.
And there won't be any more sacrifices.
Witness!
For I am here!
Addams Forte Chevalier!
These torpedoes are using the relativistic jet principle?
The extremely high-speed emissions from black holes...
Plasma digging weapons that use high-energy plasma jets to move?
So that's what MT Industries has developed then.
But they're not much more than heavy-duty digging equipment...
They won't be able to do much damage to Rajeev...
Admiral Ginney, I ask that you leave this to me.
Who are you?
I can't recognize your ID.
I'll register again once this is over.
That aside, I'd like to get to the point.
The inside of Rajeev closely resembles a special Orichalt space, and there's a mass of crystals there.
In a way, the mineral's brain.
Or rather, the circuit that enables the program to work.
And here is a being that possesses intelligence inside a special Orichalt space, an Orillian.
Based on that data, I created a copy of myself.
My clones, artificial Orillians, are being sent towards these crystals.
And then the programs are changed, or sent haywire so that the Rajeev's activity is halted!
That's it, Rajeevs can be given orders.
Such as self-destruction.
Aah! Carrying humanity's countless sins, my artificial Orillian clones are journeying towards martyrdom!
Now, through all of my deaths, humanity will be saved!
Congratulations, mankind!
Oh my, Uraku, you've Mind Tranced into your next body?
There wasn't a choice, Kichou.
One word from Addams sent it into convulsions.
Even though you hated moving to other bodies so much?
Well you know, you do lose 38% of your memories every jump.
Biological aging also begins immediately too, so there are no benefits other than looks.
But looks like that has come to a end as well.
Addams wasn't a realist, but a romantic.
Mhm. And our dream of becoming immortal by turning into Orillians is over too.
Farewell.
The Rajeev groups are collapsing!
12% left.
Have we won?
This strategy, unlike Orichalt torpedoes, doesn't lose actual Orichalt!
Humanity's advance will not stop!
Thank you, Alice!
It's all thanks to your data!
I have won!
Over Kain!
Glory unto me!
Blessings unto the people!
And peace unto the world!
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!
It can't be...
You're still alive...
I see, so you used Alice as an exit gate and jumped here!
As expected of you, Kain.
Wrong.
My name is Ido.
The human possessing this body.
So you've abandoned that clone body?
How foolish, you're now just a machine.
I'm the one who decided that.
Hahaha! By the way, why here?
Couldn't you wait for your blessing?
It's not long until the Rajeevs fall.
They can't be destroyed. Stop the attack.
What bizarre things you say!
Listen, Addams.
The theory that was in Kain's memories was missing a crucial condition.
Condition?
That's right.
After becoming Ido and battling Rajeev, I know it wasn't enough.
Addams, the Rajeevs don't just follow a program.
They learn and evolve.
Evolve?!
Kain has turned retarded!
Just look at this situation!
The Rajeevs will soon all be gone!
I told you, the current you can't do it.
You're too drunk with power.
When the Rajeevs are assaulted, they learn and counterattack.
W-What is this?
My Orillians were supposed to have made them go haywire!
But this is...
They're reviving!
If we call your attack a virus, then the infected Rajeevs quickly studies it, makes a vaccine producing antibodies.
So the same attack won't work anymore.
To guide humanity, I...
Stop the attack!
Are you trying to say it's fine for mankind to perish, you bastard?!
I told you before! Just abandon Orichalt!
You don't understand the reality!
You brainless scientist!
Stop it!
What?
Stop it, please!
The meaningless times have passed.
We've wandered to places we'll never return to.
Now, to carve a path of our own, we must walk the line between life and death.
This is the rear stage of heaven, till the day we must part.