Looks like the technology here is far more advanced than Alcia's.
Yes... But if what Nana said is accurate, we are 300 years in the past.
What does that mean?
I do not know.
Was it okay for us to just walk in here without permission?
We need to determine whether or not he is really Licht.
They called him "Rihito," right?
I... I think it's Licht.
Why?
Just a hunch...
But I'm certain.
At any rate, that woman forced a huge problem on us.
See for yourselves what happened 300 years ago...
What should have happened...
And if possible, I'd like you to change things.
Because I couldn't change them.
Change...
What is she making us do?
Three hundred years in the past.
What a huge crowd...
What's about to start here?
What do you think?
His age, his appearance-- it is not the Licht we know.
The only similarity would be...
Would be what?
I do not like the look on his face.
Out of my way.
What's wrong with you?!
You bumped into her!
Shut up!
Ow!
You...!
--Huh? --What's this?
What's up?
I haven't seen you around here.
My Ballot... is not here?!
First Lieutenant!
No, Taketora!
You giving me orders now?
Huh? Sonohara.
Stop, Doan.
Tokikaze...
You're not trying to oppose me by any chance, are you?
I... I just...
Step back. This is no place for cowards.
Coward?
I'm just telling Doan not to pick on the weak
who think this is the right place to play soldier in a military costume.
"Playing" soldier?!
So, like, who's fighting who now?
Cut it out, guys. You're just making yourselves hungrier.
Conflict doesn't create anything.
What we need now is to love each other.
Don't you agree?
--N-No! Why! But this is somehow starting to feel very pleasant!
--Why are you like this?! --N-No! Why! But this is somehow starting to feel very pleasant!
--You're always like this! --N-No! Why! But this is somehow starting to feel very pleasant!
Yeah, that's Pudding all right.
No doubt.
Mic check, mic check.
Welcome to Special Military School #13.
Military school?
Starting from today, you will have the honor to...
Ugh, what a bother!
Listen, brats. Starting today, you're no longer civilians. You're soldiers.
There's only one thing a soldier needs to do, which is to follow orders!
We tell you to eat, you eat. We tell you to sleep, you sleep.
We tell you to die, you die. That's all.
Captain, please take this seriously.
I am serious enough.
You're the instructor. Please be more thorough and explain better...
Too much hassle.
Oh, well... Fine then. Out of my way please.
Hello, nice to meet you. I am your instructor, Second Lieutenant Firenda.
As I'm sure you know, our nation is currently in grave danger.
In the previous war, all nations' major cities were destroyed.
The environment was massively altered as well.
A catastrophic global food shortage is causing an unstoppable wave of starvation--
Enough details!
Become a good soldier and earn cash and food.
Here's a word from the headmaster.
Listen quietly, no matter what. Understand?
Attention! This is our academy's headmaster and commander-in-chief,
Major Schmerman!
"Schmerman"...?
"The Tortoise and the Hare"
"There was a tortoise and a hare. One day, the hare told the tortoise, 'You really are slow.'"
"The Tortoise and the Hare."
Huh...?
"Once upon a time, there was a tortoise and a hare.
--One day, the hare told the tortoise, 'You really are slow.' Then the tortoise said,
--H-Hey... --One day, the hare told the tortoise, 'You really are slow.' Then the tortoise said,
--H-Hey... --'Then let's have a race, to the top of that mountain, to see who's faster.'
--What is this? --'Then let's have a race, to the top of that mountain, to see who's faster.'
--The two ran..."
--Seriously?! A fairy tale?! --The two ran..."
--Seriously?! A fairy tale?!
We're not in kindergarten!
Be silent.
"Be silent," he says!
We're kindergarteners, we don't know big words like "silent"!
Good one!
Enough already!
Hmm?
Huh?
He said, be silent.
What was the first thing I told you? Soldiers follow orders no matter what.
The penalty for insubordination is death.
--Help! --Move!
Ugh, what a bother, from the first day, too.
--No! Let me out!
--What is this?! Open! --No! Let me out!
Help! Someone!
Like I said, silence, right?
Those who panic just because someone died,
those who try to run away without being ordered to--
death by gunfire to all of you.
Also, those who break down in tears.
Hina!
Don't move!
It's no use. I can shoot her faster than you can try to save her.
F-First Lieutenant...
He is right.
There's a good boy. Soldiers need to follow orders.
Hina!
Just beware of one thing. This is not a dream.
Let your guard down, and you will die.
Soldiers follow orders, true.
But never abandoning a friend, that is also what defines a soldier!
Idiot.
Run!
Not bad, you've completely masked your intentions.
I underestimated you, my bad.
Is killing people... so easy for you?
That's what soldiers do.
Weak!
First Lieutenant!
This should be obvious. Those who assault a superior officer...
...are also sentenced to death.
Stop!
I can't guarantee this man's safety.
Rihito...
Licht...!
Stop it. That's not a joke.
You think I'm joking?
Are you thinking that you can successfully take me hostage with that stick?
Hmm?
It seems a bit inadequate for the task of slicing my throat.
I told you. If you think I'm doing this as a joke...
Huh?
No laughter...? No laughter... No laughter...
Fine. I will teach you.
You have to do this.
Now if you twist very strongly, you can snap my neck.
Not a simple twist, mind you.
Imagine pulling the tip of my jaw towards my ear quickly.
The rest of you should remember that.
Done properly, you can kill, even if you are only as strong as an average woman.
Now go ahead, kill me.
Excuse me?
I am the commander-- by killing me, you can win this war.
I promise they won't harm you any further.
But if you hesitate... that young lady dies.
The only way to save her is to kill me.
You don't want her to die, do you?
What do you want to do?
Don't you want to save her?
Now...!
No.
Are you sure?
Unless you kill me, that young lady...
If you want to kill someone so badly, kill me instead.
This is wrong.
I won't kill anyone!
Yes, there's no doubt about it.
We found him.
Yes, that is him.
Yes, that really is Licht.
Then I have no choice.
I suppose I will kill you now.
I can't breathe...
Impossible... With just the intent to kill...?
Unbelievable...
Okay, okay. Please give them a break now.
You, too, Captain.
Huh? I...
Paint bullets.
I'm Captain Alan. Firenda and I will take care of you, as instructors.
If anything, remember this:
On the battlefield, the first ones to die are those that disobey orders.
Same for those that panic and those that break down in tears.
I've seen loads of people like that.
Remember... don't die.
Yes, yes. So that's the end of the entrance ceremony. Dismissed.
Second Lieutenant Firenda,
I haven't finished reading the book yet...
Yay!
Solid meat!
They feed us so much?
--Food! --This is the best!
What are you doing here?
My words to you exactly.
I'm so glad you're friends.
Shut up, idiot.
--How cold. How mean...
--Please. By the way, thank you for earlier. --How cold. How mean...
--Please. By the way, thank you for earlier.
Hmm? Oh, don't mention it.
I'm so happy you saved me again.
Again?
Yes!
Um... It's fine! I save girls as many times as needed!
That girl, that girl, the other girl. They're all my treasures!
Oh, and you, too, of course.
So that was all an act, right?
Yes. Come to think of it, I did not feel any intent to kill from Captain Alan.
But...
His intent to kill was completely real. It was abnormal...
"Headmaster's Office"
There was one quite unique individual in there.
Huh?
The boy who threatened me with the flower.
Oh, the dreamer boy.
"I won't kill"...he said with a straight face.
I'd say the samurai boy is much more useful.
He is immature, definitely, but...
...he sprang into action the moment you pulled out your gun.
The samurai boy began moving after you took the first shot.
Do you understand?
Yeah...
He took action before anyone else...
...to take down the commander, me.
I see...
Interesting, isn't it?
So you think he should lead the squad?
I don't know that yet. There is the issue of aptitude.
He voluntarily entered a school for soldiers yet says he won't kill.
The contradiction is obvious.
He is just spouting ideals.
But I wonder why...
For some reason, that foolishness is so lovable.
He is interesting. Very.
You want him to become a candidate?
Well.
Who knows?
Wait, you! Enough of this!
He's like that from this age.
Seems so...
Assuming he is Licht, there is still so much we do not understand.
His face, his height, his hair... All different from the Licht we know. Why?
--Stop!
--Besides, what is this school? --Stop!
--Besides, what is this school? --Don't come near me!
Perhaps, this is...
...somehow related to how Licht became an Ace.
Otherwise, there would be no reason to send us here in the first place.
Nana said she would like us to change it if possible.
Change what, though?
That could be...
First Lieutenant.
"Record Room"
This thing is called a "computer."
It seems to be a tool used in this world to gather information.
I did some research and...
What's this?
Something fell from the sky...?
This here is the issue.
Althing?!
What does this mean?!
I don't know. I tried to find out more, but I got blocked...
Secret information.
A top-level secret, too.
What is Althing...?
It's a god.
Just when humanity was about to die off in the previous war,
it came falling from the sky.
Nobody knows where it came from or why it came.
It was built using an extremely advanced technology.
Built...?
It takes a vote and uses an unknown power to force the majority decision on everyone.
A decision-making power that the human race never achieved in its history.
An assembly of sorts, like none other...
Assembly...
The human race decided to call it Althing.
Althing...
People rejoiced, called it an epiphany from heaven,
and began the first vote immediately.
Dispose of nuclear weapons, ban all warfare.
That was supposed to end every threat.
Supposed to?
So it's peaceful now, right? That's great!
Yeah... up to that point.
That point?
We're announcing classroom arrangements soon.
Don't be late.
So Althing was not created in Alcia...?
There's no reason to believe the captain is lying, and it all lines up.
The Count, the process of sending someone to the Abyss...
All of the mysterious rules of Alcia can be explained as a determination by Althing.
Those black hands...
If those are the unknown enforcing power that the captain mentioned...
It does... fall in line.
This is where it all started...?
It seems like our task here is bigger than just finding out about Licht.
All of the secrets of Alcia... are here... 300 years in the past!
"Episode 12 - Entrance Ceremony"
"Women's Bath"
The girls' bath--the land of hopes and dreams!
Butts, boobs, unleashed!
--No, Rihito!
--Let me go, Tokikaze! I have to go! --No, Rihito!
--Let me go, Tokikaze! I have to go!
Fine, in that case, I'm coming with you!
Next episode, "Full Stomach"