They disappeared...? Jail and the others...
Where did they go?
Jail said they're returning to the future.
The future? What does that mean?!
Three hundred years into the future.
She said, she'll wait for me, for 300 years--for this murderer.
Rihito...
It's quite unbelievable, but...
We have friends in the future...
Three hundred years though? We'd all be dead.
But we can connect with the future.
Right, Rihito?
Yeah, Tokikaze is right.
We'll wrap up this stupid war real quick,
and make sure we connect with the future, where Hina and the others are.
That's our job, I think.
Good speech, Rihito.
Great as always, Commander!
Let's all work together and end this war quickly!
Yeah!
--They won't kill a single person... --Let's do it!
--They won't kill a single person... --I'll work hard!
Class A needs to be the army that doesn't kill.
I won't ever expose them to what I felt...
So... I will do the killing.
I will kill, instead of the others.
That day, war broke out all over the world.
It was a war intended to decrease the population of the world
until it matched the food output.
Later, it was called the Waste War--a war to send extra humans to waste.
It all started 300 years ago.
I want you, the ones watching this, to know...
...what happened to Licht.
The results are superb! It was just as we had hoped.
I... I forced him to kill a person.
It was to allow the children to survive.
But...
We need the Ace...
...to change the future, to save us from unilateral plunder.
Hmm?
What's that guy doing?
Rihito, he's okay...!
Rihito...?
That day... Rihito killed 337 people.
Um... are you okay?
He was the second Ace that was finally born after so much waiting.
A gentle, positive Ace...
"The Tortoise and the Hare" A gentle, positive Ace...
"The Tortoise and the Hare"
To me it felt like I got a big brother, so I called Licht "bro-bro."
It felt like destiny, like I became an experimental subject to meet him.
Licht steadily changed every day.
Perhaps it was due to his overexposure to Schmerman's genes.
He started to grow unhealable scars, all over his body...
...and his mind.
Schmerman's killer impulses took more and more control of Licht as he killed.
By the time he surpassed 10,000 kills...
...Licht lost the ability to smile.
Rihito!
Check this out!
Feeling horny? We can take a bath together, if you'd like!
Wait, um, only bathing, not any more...
Private Ichinose, I order you.
Don't kill any enemies.
He's gone, isn't he?
Our favorite, perverted, kind Rihito...
Nah, we just picked the wrong underwear.
What was his favorite? White? Black? Something more flashy--
Saki...
I'm never going to give up. That Rihito we knew can't be gone.
Yes... All we need is to find some lingerie that he likes and...
Touching, isn't it?
They're working so hard to bring back the commander of the army that doesn't kill.
But Rihito, if you didn't kill anyone, they would all die, right?
Or perhaps... would you like to get them to help you?
I'm sure this is a huge burden for you.
From that day on...
...Licht put on a mask and never took it off in front of the others.
We can't let Rihito do all the killing by himself!
Please let us fight, too!
Calm down, all of you!
Please, sir!
So... you wish to receive the same operation as him?
Class A is always together!
--Yeah! That's right!
--Please, Mr. Schmerman! --Yeah! That's right!
If Rihito must fight, we will, too.
I don't want Rihito-senpai to become any more distant than he is now.
Understood.
Schmerman?!
The plan was to operate on everyone. Going ahead of schedule shouldn't be a problem.
Thus, four additional compatible subjects were found.
Tokikaze Sakai, Ace of Sudden Strikes...
Taketora Doan, Ace of Heavy Strikes...
Mizuka Sonohara, Ace of Pursuit...
Captain Alexandrov Grigorovich, Ace of Explosive Strikes.
We thought this would keep Licht from doing all of the killing himself, but...
Rihito!
Don't kill--ever.
I'm an Ace now, too! I can't let...
This is a direct order as your commander. Never kill anyone.
Please take me with you! Rihito-senpai!
That was a direct order! You're a soldier now!
Wait! Rihito!
Disobey my orders and I will cut you down.
Rihito...
Now is the time.
What do you mean?
To take the offensive.
The Original Ballots.
We can't stay on the defensive if we want to bring an end to this.
You're right about that, but...
We are not immune to the worsening food problems plaguing the other nations.
Soon, we will die alongside them.
We should set the other plan in motion as soon as possible.
Alcia...
We can gain unfathomable powers by getting all seven Original Ballots
and achieving a unanimous vote.
A power surpassing that of the simple majority,
even bending the laws of nature...
Yes, and with that, we must create our utopia, Alcia,
before it becomes too late.
What's the call, Schmerman?
Alan, it seems like there is no chance to save this world, as we thought.
You're right...
If this is the only way to save the children...
But I suppose Rihito will never forgive me, no matter how much I apologize.
The blame is for me alone.
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill enemies!
How strong is he?!
Kill!
Rihito-senpai...
Stand back! Sonohara!
Kill! Enemies!
Stop, Rihito!
By that time, Licht was no longer human at all.
Even still, the Class A members followed Licht's orders and stayed out of battle.
I think, inside, they all knew.
The only thing Licht had left to cling on to was
his desire to keep his friends from killing anyone.
If he lost that... perhaps Licht would never be able to return to how he was.
Then, two years later...
Um, is this correct?
Ta-da! The war is finally over!
I was asleep for the exact moment it ended,
but I no longer have to use my powers to predict enemy positions and stuff.
My work as a soldier is over!
So, you know...
From now on, I'm going to become bro-bro's wife!
I felt a spark the moment I met him. Love at first sight is really a thing, huh?
So this is going to be my love letter to bro-bro.
Speaking of, they say bro-bro has been asleep since the end of the war--
three months straight.
But I'm sure he'll be up soon, right?
Meanwhile, I'll study up on make-up techniques and become super hot!
I'm going to be so curvy and flashy!
Well, good night for now, bro-bro! Love you!
I didn't know at all-- what happened the day the war ended...
Schmerman and the others collected all seven Original Ballots
and passed a resolution by unanimous vote...
...to leave this forsaken world, and create a utopia,
guaranteed to be safe and prosperous.
Using the unfathomable forces of the unanimous vote,
a continent was created 3000 meters above the ground.
This was their utopia, Alcia.
Then, using another unanimous vote, they plundered all of the resources from below.
Without fuel, there would be no way to operate planes and helicopters.
Nobody would be able to attack Alcia from the ground.
The population of Alcia were created from embryos of people
from various nations and races.
This allowed them to grow up without knowing anything about our civilization,
or about the true nature of Althing.
Then, using Althing, Alcia would be governed with absolute power.
A Count was forced on the population, and sending people to the Abyss made sure
the population growth was kept in check.
The study of flight was forbidden to keep the true nature of Alcia hidden.
Any dissent was immediately suppressed by the military, armed with replica Ballots.
That was what Alcia became.
A select small number of people, living free from war in a utopia...
I'm sure you've figured it out by now.
The "Abyss" is the rest of the world left behind by Alcia.
Whatever small amount of resources and food were ripped away from it by Althing.
Alcia is a world that's only sustainable through the things it takes from the people below.
The price of the survival of the select few is
the abandoned people--an overwhelming majority.
One Ace rejected this, violently.
Tokikaze.
This is wrong!
You...?
We, Class A, will never accept this! Even if we must rebel against you!
That idiot!
Wait, Captain Alan!
There is a more suitable person for this chase.
Why?!
Rihito!
Rihito...
Huh? I...
"It's all my fault."
That was the moment Licht's heart stopped beating.
Twenty years after the Waste War, bro-bro finally woke up.
But... what should I do? He hasn't aged a single day.
And... there's something wrong with him. He won't smile at all.
It's okay, right? He'll be like his old self soon, right?
"Bro-bro," huh? I guess that's wrong since I'm much older than him now.
When Licht woke up, he scrambled to find out what happened to the rest of Class A.
And he did.
The members of Class A stayed at that school to save as many war orphans as possible.
But there was only so much food they could produce in that barren land,
and most of what they made was taken away by Alcia.
To help save the children, they...
...took their own lives, so the children could eat more.
That day, Licht and I escaped the military.
Fifty years later. Licht won't take off his mask.
One hundred years later. Licht won't say a word.
Something good happened today. Licht started to talk, just a little.
He'll be back to his old self soon, and take his mask off, right?
So, I...
I decided, when Licht takes his mask off, I'm going to ask him to marry me.
I'm an old maid now, but he wouldn't mind, would he? I waited for two hundred years...
Will I be his wife the next time I film this?
Or will I be drinking my sorrow away after he dumps me?
Three hundred years after the Waste War. Licht has not taken off his mask.
Today, I finally understood what Licht's regret is.
I also understood that I will never be able to take off his mask.
Over the past 300 years, I have seen how prosperous Alcia has become.
But that prosperity is based on the things stolen from the people left on the Abyss.
After three hundred years of regret, Licht's decision is to take Alcia on.
To fight the entire military organization by himself...
To destroy this madness that is Alcia...
That's why I chose to rely on you.
If I didn't do anything, Licht would be killed sooner or later.
The only way to save him is to change the past,
to make the regret not happen in the first place.
Please... I can't do it myself.
Whenever Licht sees me, he is reminded of that war.
Maybe there really is no way to save Licht at all.
But I believe you...
Because someone among you was able to take off Licht's mask.
Someone was able to receive and embrace his sorrow.
Please... Please save him.
I can't save him... I can't save my dear bro-bro.
Welcome back.
Um...
I know. You couldn't change it, right?
It's all right. I just wanted you to know. That's all.
Well, you must be tired, right? I have lots of food ready.
Nana.
Where is Licht?
Licht...
Let's pick up where we left off three hundred years ago,
right here, right now.
"Episode 18 - Birth of Alcia" right here, right now.
"Episode 18 - Birth of Alcia"
I'm Licht! I'm finally back on Next Episode Preview duty!
Without further ado... Next time, there will be nip-slips!
Yes, here I come!
Don't do it now! How indecent!
I'll do my best to slip well!
What happened 300 years ago?
Next episode, "Cheating."