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You've killed enough, no?
That lantern...
901...
O-Oreld!
After fire, we have to deal with water now?!
Everyone, get out from there!
Corporal!
908?
I developed the "protective fluid", so I remember them.
Protective fluid?
They were made to wear the suits by believing in that lie.
It's really just an anesthetic used to dull your senses.
In other words, they can't really feel their own burns.
He doesn't even know what's happening to his own body...
...by using the flamethrower?
2nd Lieutenant!
If that guy shows up...
Can you let me handle him?
I beg of you!
We've been waiting for you.
We are all servants of the Silver Wheel.
We are all-
Mione.
Only members address each other with those words.
I recall already explaining that to you previously.
Forgive me!
Hans.
How are you doing?
We're having you perform a rather dull task right now.
You gave me a place to stay.
I'm thankful.
I'm much more useful than that useless scum!
Under your orders,
I've distributed Himmel to the sewers...
...and even made the documents you wanted!
Would you like me to offer words of praise?
That's not what I...
Then continue doing what you have been doing.
That is your next quota.
You will distribute the Himmel as you're told.
Fare thee well, then.
Protect Mione well.
Just now... was that a gunshot?
I couldn't hear anything, but...
Corporal, we'll continue our argument later.
But, 2nd Lieutenant...
Machs, get going.
Yes, sir.
Ah, gosh!
Do as you like!
Lieutenant!
But can you pull the trigger?
Inside, you don't really want to fight him, right?
You're... my...
Corporal!
You mustn't hesitate!
He's not someone you can let your guard down against!
We're... on the same side...
901...
I'm not 901...
I'm part of...
Then...
2nd Lieutenant.
I am ready...
...to fight...
Don't move.
I said don't move!
I told you not to move.
I usually ask everyone to leave,
but I'm really hoping for some reward now.
Such as?
That's obvious.
I do think it's about time you recommend me to your main headquarters.
Yes, to the Society of the Silver Wheel!
Boss!
What are you talking about?!
Let's kill him already!
This guy was going to burn the hell out of us in the sewers!
Boss, who is this guy?!
Is he one of us?!
That dude with the mask?
They're the ones that flooded us, right?
That's what you told us, Boss, right?
Let's kill both of them!
Hold your horses and be patient.
Let me hear your answer now.
I'm the only one who can stop them.
Hans,
I'm really sorry for making you waste your talents here for so long.
What are you talking about?
I want to hear your response!
Hey, I'm your master right now.
Listen to me!
You take aim at the emissary, as well.
Take your stance.
Do it!
Hans, your duty is to protect Mione.
I understand.
I prioritize your orders above all else.
I promised.
Good boy...
Compared to you...
...these people do not speak with any manners or intelligence.
Incompetence is a sin.
I thought it was a good opportunity to teach them that.
Do you have any objections, Mione?
Why you!!!
Stop!
Throw your guns away!
Boss!
Emissary, I beg you to stop.
P-Please forgive my in-insolence... I...
I will be seeing you in two weeks then.
You're... going to forgive me?
I simply punished those who lacked proper speaking manners.
Emissary... I will continue to fulfill my duty...
I will serve all of you...
That's all I can do for you...
Please keep everything that happened as a secret...
Are you sure, Boss?
Aren't we the ones being kept here and being wasted by them?
You should be thankful for the fact that we're still alive.
We shouldn't have stood up against them.
I...
Documents?
Yeah.
Do you remember something like that?
I don't know about documents,
but all of us were given one of these.
This is...!
Boss, something fishy's going on.
Ah, welcome back.
There's lipstick on your face!
Why?
You were supposed to be getting information!
The 1st Mechanized Unit has been dispatched.
Gosh, where were you and what were you doing?!
Full loadouts, too.
You're hopeless, Oreld.
Are you listening?!
The number one broadsword of Imperial S.S. I,
a unit whose purpose is to assault and annihilate:
Claymore One.
Things are definitely fishy now.
This sound's...
Claymore One!
Section I!
Find the documents!
Eliminate all that oppose!
Opposition confirmed.
Eliminating.
Opposition confirmed.
Eliminating.
Documents not found.
Documents not found, either.
Stop!
Hey, you!
Where are the documents?!
Out of the way!
Opposition confirmed.
Eliminating.
What is this guy?!
Break out the AP shells.
Why are you protecting me?
Protect you.
My mission.
Stand up quickly.
They are coming soon.
They?
LT!
What's going on here?
H-Help!
The Assault Unit...
Against amateurs, they're...
Who's there?!
What, Section III?
What business does the lowly Section III have here?
This area is Section I's operational area.
Leave immediately.
Machs.
We're dealing with Section I, you know?
Machs!!!
Y-Yes, sir!
Hey! Hold it!
Report to HQ immediately.
We have intruders inside mission area.
Requesting permission to eliminate.
Intruders are army soldiers,
Imperial S.S. III - Pumpkin Scissors!
Get your commander out here!
Stop this massacre at once!
Corporal!
Hold it right there!
Stop.
We haven't received permission to eliminate them yet.
Go with him, Machs.
The corporal said he'll fight.
Mione should be right next to his opponent.
You go secure him.
And you, LT?
I must teach these foolish people a lesson.
Don't worry about me. Go.
But!
Go!
We're being taken pretty lightly, aren't we?
Does she think we won't do anything just because we're in the army, as well?
LT...
I don't know why...
...but for the first time, the Corporal...
I believe he has faith in me tonight.
Godspeed.
Why you...
Really...
Corporal, ever since you joined us,
the easy-going and cheery Section III has been full of violent events.
The Thirteen Appointed Families...
...was the title bestowed upon those who have volunteered great contributions to the Empire.
The title given to the Malvin family was "L."
The Slasher, L.
On the battlefield,
the title given to the vanguard knights...
...that slash open a pathway
Come at me if you dare!
Corporal!
Sergeant Major Machs.
Where did Mione go?
There haven't been any other apparent escape routes so far.
They must have gone down to the sewers.
The sewers... down here, eh?
Wait.
I was careless.
We shouldn't go any further from the lieutenant.
If you trusted her, then don't worry about her.
The LT will be fine.
She's a soldier and a noble besides.
Elimination,
in other words, voluntarily opening fire would require permission.
Even for Major Connelly,
he'd need at least one hour for all the paperwork to go through his superiors.
At least for one hour,
Section I soldiers won't be able to fire against the LT.
Everything will be okay if we come back by then.
But there's no way she can fight by herself for one hour.
Fatigue will ensue.
That's good enough.
If she doesn't resist, she'll only be arrested.
But the person back there...
...is Alice L. Malvin.
Because it's her...
She's a person that will slash her sword and will not let evil pass before her eyes.
She won't give up her sword.
Boss!
Movement again.
Is that more lipstick on your face?
Now's not the time for that!
The army heads are in commotion.
The army heads?
Ever since Section I's hound came back,
Major Connelly has been in talks with them.
Alice must've taken action.
And so, it's probably a request for permission to open fire.
Open fire?
On our own men?
Even Claymore One has been dispatched.
Connelly would do something like that.
How could he...
What are we going to do, Boss?
Let's go have a chat with Connelly.
Corporal Randel Oland.
You have given me...
...a battlefield!
I'm back.
Where have you been all this time?
Get that to the analysis crew.
What is this?
Parts of an experimental subject.
Blood, skin, hair, nail...
I plucked them off the subject.
Then, these are 901's...
Yes.
By tomorrow morning...
Either 901 or 908...
We'll be getting a sample from one of them.
Mer-kun, can you see?
The small flame that floats in the darkness.
I wonder what they look like in the corporal's eyes.
And those flames...
Next time, "The Darkness That Still Cannot be Saved."
Come get us if you're not scared!