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# CR

# Kantai

Colonel Milizé!

Father!

If anybody's still alive, cover your ears and get down!

If there are any survivors, cover your ears and take cover!

You okay?

Are you okay?

Confirmation complete.

Search concluded.

Returning to base.

Want some?

Even at a time like this, I thought maybe you could eat something sweet.

I just thought that something sweet would go down easier.

Or do you not like chocolate?

Good.

Father...

said we were doing horrible things to the Eighty-Six.

So why did you protect me?

Well...

We're part of the Republic. We were born and raised here.

We are members of the Republic. We were born and raised here.

It's a citizen's duty to fight to protect his country. It's something to be proud of.

It's a citizen's duty to fight to protect their country. It's something to be proud of.

I'm not one of those losers who just talks and does nothing.

I'm not one of those losers who's all talk.

So I fight.

So I choose to fight.

I'll fight and protect this country to the end.

I have a brother. I guess he's about your age.

I have a brother. He should be around your age.

He's probably grown up big and strong.

I'm sure he's grown big and strong now.

You haven't seen him?

You can't see him?

No. I can't go home yet.

No, I can't go back yet.

Thank you.

I'm Shourei Nouzen. Call me "Rei."

Such a strange name...

What a strange name.

It's a rare name in this country.

You're not from the Republic?

My brother and I were born here,

but our parents were from the neighboring country.

Do you know what the Empire of Giad is?

Have you heard of the Empire of Giad?

The country that made the Legion...

They're the country that made the Legion.

Aren't you scared to fight?

I am.

But if I don't fight, I can't survive.

So I won't die. I can't.

I have to go back to my brother.

I have to go back...

to my brother.

What is your brother doing now?

He's dead.

He died here on the eastern front, five years ago.

He died here on the Eastern Theater, five years ago.

I'm sorry.

No, it's fine.

Remember when you asked me if there was something I wanted to do when I left the army?

Do you remember when you asked me about what I wanted to do after leaving the army?

Y-Yes.

There isn't anything I want to do.

But there's something I have to do.

I've been searching for him for the past five years.

I've been searching for my brother for the past five years. All this time.

You mean his body?

You mean his dead body?

No.

Morning, Lena.

Morning.

It's so good!

I know, right?

The cream is artificial, but the strawberries are real.

Oh, right.

Want to go look at party dresses next week?

For the Revolution Festival.

It's that time already?

It's that time of year?

Do I have to go, you think?

Do you think I really need to go?

Of course.

All the good dressmakers will be booked up if you don't act fast.

Sorry. I'm a little busy.

Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately.

You haven't been around much lately, Lena.

You've been pretty distant lately Lena.

If you're looking for a dress, why not ask a gentleman to go with you?

I heard you met another prospective partner.

Rudolph, right?

Hmm, Rudolph huh?

He was cute.

You have something good to say about one?

You're actually complimenting him?

Does this mean it's finally—

Does this mean you've finally—

Not a chance.

Because...

I mean, just look at him.

He's 5.

He's five.

I know they want my family's money, but seriously?

No matter how attractive my family wealth is, that's a bit much...

Why did you put up all the photos from your past prospects?

My team did it as a joke.

So I won't forget, they said.

Lena, are you sure you're not tired?

Your face is a mess.

Is it?

You're overusing the Para-RAID.

You're using the Para-RAID too much.

I told you that sharing sensory data puts stress on the brain.

I told you that sharing sensory data puts a lot of stress on the brain.

I just happened to be up all night analyzing combat data.

It's just that I pulled an all-nighter analyzing combat data.

I know I've said this before,

but there's no point in doing any favors for the Eighty-Six.

So don't you think it's okay to go to the party?

So don't you think it's okay to attend the party?

But what if there's a battle during the party?

What if a battle starts during the party?

We'll be fine.

Who puts on a party during wartime, anyway?

I mean, who puts on a party during wartime anyway?

Nothing that happens inside the walls has any effect on us.

Whatever happens within the walls is irrelevant to us.

We appreciate the analysis of the enemies you provide,

but it's not something that needs to take up all your private time.

Is my help unwanted, Captain Nouzen?

Is what I'm doing unnecessary, Captain Nouzen?

No, analysis from a larger perspective that encompasses the entire theater is valuable.

No, your high-level analysis from a theater perspective is valuable.

Your estimates of enemy force composition are accurate and of particular help.

Your estimates of enemy force compositions are accurate and particularly helpful.

Thank you.

I'm glad.

But you don't need to spend all your time on it.

Too much time focusing on the battlefield, and you'll end up like me.

If you spend too much time thinking about the battlefield, you'll end up like me.

What kind of joke is that?

Understood.

I'll go enjoy myself then.

With the stupid party, and the stuffy dress and high heels.

The Revolution Festival?

Do you remember something about it?

Do you remember anything about it?

I think I saw fireworks.

I think I remember seeing fireworks.

In a garden with a fountain, in front of the palace.

The palace?

Did you use to live in District 1?

Did you use to live in the 1st Sector?

I don't really remember, but I believe so.

Oh, wow!

I remember going with my brother.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have...

It's fine.

I can't remember the faces or voices of my family.

Concerning my family, I can no longer remember their faces nor their voices.

He said you'd probably grown up big and strong.

He was reminiscing that you'd grown up big and strong.

I could tell he really cared about you.

Your brother really wanted to go home and be with you again.

I hope that's right, but...

If only that were the case...

Uh, Captain, you're supposed to be on patrol, aren't you?

Captain, you're supposed to be on patrol, aren't you?

Are you in your room?

I apologize.

Well, if you've decided it's not necessary, I'll respect that, but...

I thought you'd be angry.

I'm not that much of a stuffed shirt.

I'm not that much of a stuffed shirt—

Nobody will see us here.

It's fine.

Hey, stop!

Sorry, Major.

Major?

I-It's nothing!

Really, it's nothing!

Major, we're beginning preparations for combat.

Major, we're preparing to sortie.

No warnings have been issued here.

But, they haven't sounded any warnings.

No, the Legion are coming.

Confirmed. We're ready to go at any time.

Same with the Third Platoon.

Third Platoon's also ready.

Roger.

Captain Nouzen, how did you know the Legion are coming?

If you weren't on patrol, how could you find them so fast?

Major, would you please cut your Para-RAID?

There are a lot of Black Sheep this time.

It's dangerous to remain synced with me.

It'll be dangerous to remain synchronized.

"Black Sheep"?

Black Sheep?

If you're curious, I'll explain later.

But cut the sync, please.

Please cut the synchronization.

I can't know what's going on without the Para-RAID.

I can't observe the battlefield if I cut the Para-RAID.

I'm not cutting it.

I will not.

I warned you.

I've warned you.

Undertaker, you're too far ahead!

They'll surround you!

Mommy...

Ma...

What?

What's this?

This isn't static.

Mom.

Mom!

Help me.

It's so hot.

Help me!

No! No!

It's so hot!

Mom! Mom!

No!

Major!

Major Milizé!

I'm cutting the link, Major!

I don't want to die.

Kaie?

That voice...

Mom... Mom... Mom...

It's so hot!

Help me!

No!

What?

Why?

Mom! Mom!

Help me!

Mom!

No!

Help me!

Stop it!

No!

I don't want to die!

Mom.

What? It's not static.

What is this? It's not static.

Mom!

No! Help me! Help me!

Help me! Help me!

You're even more annoying than usual today!

Damn, you're more annoying than usual today!

No!

Are you okay?

I wonder if she'll be alright...

No!

Major! Major Milizé!

No... Make it stop...

I'm cutting the link, Major!

I don't want to die.

Damn. That's Kaie!

Shit! That was Kaie!

How? Didn't you torch her with her Juggernaut?

It can't be! We torched her along with her juggernaut!

Help me!

They took her? Damn it!

I don't want to die.

Gunslinger.

Gunslinger:

Heading 060, distance 800.

The enemy's front rank, the third Grauwolf from the right.

Roger.

I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.

I don't want to die.

Target silenced.

Good work today.

Thanks.

Everybody was really giving it their all today.

Everybody really gave it their all today.

They wanted revenge, huh?

It's a nasty thing.

But you know, I thought they'd all pass out from exhaustion.

But you know, I figured they'd be burned out after the mission.

Maybe they're all feeling lonely.

Maybe they're feeling a bit lonely.

At this time, normally...

Around this time, she'd usually...

No Handler's ever called after hearing those voices.

Right.

No more report-writing for you, huh?

Those Handler's never synchronize after hearing those voices.

Guess you're off the hook for those reports.

Yes, it's fine, Major.

I'm impressed.

I'm sorry for losing control today.

Not at all.

Captain...

Those voices I heard during the battle...

What are they?

what were they?

Once, I almost died...

Once, I almost died.

Actually, I think I did die.

Actually, I probably did die back then.

So that's why I can hear them.

The voices of the ghosts who died as I did, but are still here.

The voices of the ghosts who've died, yet still linger.

"Ghosts"?

Ghosts?

But there was just the Legion out there, right?

But there were only Legion out there, right?

I think they're ghosts, too.

They're the army of a lost country,

They no longer have a reason to exist due to the collapse of their country.

with no reason to exist now that the Empire's gone.

The ghost army of a collapsed country.

So the reason you know when the Legion are coming...

Yes, it's because I can hear them.

Yes. It's because I can hear their voices.

When they come, I know.

Whenever they come close.

I always hear them, even when I'm asleep.

Wait... "Always"? Do you hear them now?

Wait, you said always. Do you hear them now?

Not just during battle, but even now?

Night!

Goodnight!

How far away do they have to be?

How far away can they be?

I don't know the exact distance,

but I'm aware of every Legion past the former borders of the Republic.

but I can sense every Legion within the Republic's former borders.

Isn't it... painful?

Isn't it mentally taxing for you?

I'm used to it.

I've become used to it.

It's been a long time since it started.

Since when?

And did you hear Lieutenant Kaie Taniya's voice

because she became a ghost as well?

Captain?

The Republic government predicts the war will end in two years, right?

The Republic's government assumes the war will end in two years, right?

How did you know?

Theo heard from the commander we told you about before.

Theo heard it from his Captain, the one we talked about earlier.

The Legion has a timer. In a little under two years, it'll run out.

The Legion have a hard-coded lifespan. In a little under two years, it'll run out.

Right?

Isn't that right?

Yes.

The Legion's central processing unit is modeled after a human brain.

The Legion's central processing unit is modeled after biological brains.

That design will cause it to stop functioning in two years.

That design will stop functioning after two years.

If that design won't work,

If that particular design will stop functioning,

they just need to replace it with another beforehand.

they simply need to replace the design with a new one before the deadline.

Using materials that are readily available on the battlefield where they live.

Using the materials which are readily available on the battlefield.

You can't mean...

Human brains.

Their central nervous systems are more advanced than other living creatures'.

Within nature, our nervous systems are much more well-developed than the rest.

The Republic forbids the burial of Eighty-Six.

The brains of the fallen Eighty-Six which the Republic forbids the burial of.

The brains themselves rot,

Brains will eventually rot,

and I've heard multiple Legion with the same voice.

and I've confirmed that some Legion have the same voices.

So it's more likely a copy of the brain.

So in actuality, it's probably a copy of the brain's structure.

Then...

Kaie is probably out there still somewhere.

Kaie's probably still out there.

So I don't think it's the same as what you'd call a "soul."

So I don't think it's the same as what you'd call a soul.

The original human's mind isn't inside. You can't communicate with it.

It can't be considered the original person. We can't communicate with it.

It's just a fading echo of who they were— their thoughts copied at the moment of death.

They're copies of the mind on the brink of death; their final moments.

Ghosts that haunt the Legion.

They're the phantoms that take the form of the Legion.

And those are the Black Sheep?

Yes.

Black Sheep that hide among the white ones.

The haunted Black Sheep that hide among the White Sheep.

Of course, the Black Sheep are more common now.

Of course, nowadays, the Black Sheep are more common now.

Major, you're going to lose this war.

What do you mean?

The Legion with the new designs won't shut down in two years.

The Legion using the new design aren't at risk of shutting down in two years.

But what about the Eighty-Six?

The only ones left are children, and they're all already fighting.

The only ones left are children, and they're already being sent to the frontlines.

We'll all be dead soon.

When that happens, will you Alba fight,

When that happens, are the Alba able to fight?

now that you've learned to push the costs of the war onto someone else?

The Alba that pushed all military service and death onto everyone else?

Well...

You can't.

They can't.

But there are fewer Legion now!

They're down to about half their number compared to a few years ago.

They've been reduced to less than half of what they were a few years ago.

To the degree you can observe them, right?

You mean the observable forces.

It's true that the amount of Legion you can observe has decreased.

It's true that the number of Legion on the frontlines has decreased.

But that's only because there are more at the rear.

But that's only because they've relocated their forces to the rear.

They're conserving and building up their forces?

That's not possible. The Legion aren't that smart.

There's no way. The legion don't have that kind of intelligence.

Or so you thought. That's the other reason you'll lose.

They shouldn't. But that's why you've overlooked it.

What do you mean?

The heads of the dead that the Legion take are all badly damaged.

The heads that the Legion obtain, are more often than not

But the Black Sheep are still better at processing than the normal Legion.

damaged in one way or another.

So what if they got an undamaged brain?

But the Black Sheep are still more intelligent than normal Legion.

Now imagine if they retrieve an undamaged brain.

Is that possible?

A ghost commander, who leads and guides the unthinking Legion.

Previously, the Legion were only capable of taking simple direct orders.

We call them Shepherds.

But the ghost commanders can think for themselves and take command.

And the armies they lead are vastly more powerful than the others.

We call them Shepherds,

and they lead armies that are unrivaled among the Legion.

Wait. This isn't a hypothesis? They already exist?

Can you hear their voices?

I can.

They're commanders. Their voices travel far.

The commanders' voices are especially clear.

Yes. There's one at the rear of Combat District 1.

Yes, there's one at the rear of 1st Combat Ward.

But the Republic will lose years from now,

But, if the Republic were to fall, that would still be a few years

after you've all been wiped out, right?

That's true.

Yes. That'll be the case.

So we just need to wipe out the Legion before then.

Let's fight. I'm with you—

Let's win. I'll help alongside...

No, I'll just do my best.

No. I'll have to try my hardest.

I'll analyze the enemy. Come up with plans.

Anything I can do.

Everything I can do.

Captain Nouzen...

Your term of service is up this year, right?

So let's win before then, and both survive.

Yes...

You're right.

Can we call it a night?

It's lights-out here.

Sorry for keeping you up late.

Goodnight.

It's your fault!

It's all your fault!

I'll be going soon,

I'll come for you soon,

Brother.

"Through to the End."

Through to the end.

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# CR

Colonel Milizé!
Father!
If anybody's still alive, cover your ears and get down!
You okay?
Confirmation complete.
Returning to base.
Want some?
Even at a time like this, I thought maybe you could eat something sweet.
Or do you not like chocolate?
Good.
Father...
said we were doing horrible things to the Eighty-Six.
So why did you protect me?
Well...
We're part of the Republic. We were born and raised here.
It's a citizen's duty to fight to protect his country. It's something to be proud of.
I'm not one of those losers who just talks and does nothing.
So I fight.
I'll fight and protect this country to the end.
I have a brother. I guess he's about your age.
He's probably grown up big and strong.
You haven't seen him?
No. I can't go home yet.
Thank you.
I'm Shourei Nouzen. Call me "Rei."
Such a strange name...
It's a rare name in this country.
You're not from the Republic?
My brother and I were born here,
but our parents were from the neighboring country.
Do you know what the Empire of Giad is?
The country that made the Legion...
Aren't you scared to fight?
I am.
But if I don't fight, I can't survive.
So I won't die. I can't.
I have to go back to my brother.
What is your brother doing now?
He's dead.
He died here on the eastern front, five years ago.
I'm sorry.
No, it's fine.
Remember when you asked me if there was something I wanted to do when I left the army?
Y-Yes.
There isn't anything I want to do.
But there's something I have to do.
I've been searching for him for the past five years.
You mean his body?
No.
Morning, Lena.
Morning.
It's so good!
I know, right?
The cream is artificial, but the strawberries are real.
Oh, right.
Want to go look at party dresses next week?
For the Revolution Festival.
It's that time already?
Do I have to go, you think?
Of course.
All the good dressmakers will be booked up if you don't act fast.
Sorry. I'm a little busy.
You haven't been around much lately, Lena.
If you're looking for a dress, why not ask a gentleman to go with you?
I heard you met another prospective partner.
Rudolph, right?
He was cute.
You have something good to say about one?
Does this mean it's finally—
Not a chance.
Because...
He's 5.
I know they want my family's money, but seriously?
Why did you put up all the photos from your past prospects?
My team did it as a joke.
So I won't forget, they said.
Lena, are you sure you're not tired?
Your face is a mess.
Is it?
You're overusing the Para-RAID.
I told you that sharing sensory data puts stress on the brain.
I just happened to be up all night analyzing combat data.
I know I've said this before,
but there's no point in doing any favors for the Eighty-Six.
So don't you think it's okay to go to the party?
But what if there's a battle during the party?
We'll be fine.
Who puts on a party during wartime, anyway?
Nothing that happens inside the walls has any effect on us.
We appreciate the analysis of the enemies you provide,
but it's not something that needs to take up all your private time.
Is my help unwanted, Captain Nouzen?
No, analysis from a larger perspective that encompasses the entire theater is valuable.
Your estimates of enemy force composition are accurate and of particular help.
Thank you.
I'm glad.
But you don't need to spend all your time on it.
Too much time focusing on the battlefield, and you'll end up like me.
What kind of joke is that?
Understood.
I'll go enjoy myself then.
With the stupid party, and the stuffy dress and high heels.
The Revolution Festival?
Do you remember something about it?
I think I saw fireworks.
In a garden with a fountain, in front of the palace.
The palace?
Did you use to live in District 1?
I don't really remember, but I believe so.
Oh, wow!
I remember going with my brother.
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have...
It's fine.
I can't remember the faces or voices of my family.
He said you'd probably grown up big and strong.
I could tell he really cared about you.
Your brother really wanted to go home and be with you again.
I hope that's right, but...
Uh, Captain, you're supposed to be on patrol, aren't you?
Are you in your room?
I apologize.
Well, if you've decided it's not necessary, I'll respect that, but...
I thought you'd be angry.
I'm not that much of a stuffed shirt.
Nobody will see us here.
It's fine.
Hey, stop!
Sorry, Major.
Major?
I-It's nothing!
Really, it's nothing!
Major, we're beginning preparations for combat.
No warnings have been issued here.
No, the Legion are coming.
Confirmed. We're ready to go at any time.
Same with the Third Platoon.
Roger.
Captain Nouzen, how did you know the Legion are coming?
If you weren't on patrol, how could you find them so fast?
Major, would you please cut your Para-RAID?
There are a lot of Black Sheep this time.
It's dangerous to remain synced with me.
"Black Sheep"?
If you're curious, I'll explain later.
But cut the sync, please.
I can't know what's going on without the Para-RAID.
I'm not cutting it.
I warned you.
Undertaker, you're too far ahead!
They'll surround you!
Mommy...
What?
This isn't static.
Mom.
Help me.
It's so hot.
No! No!
No!
Major!
Major Milizé!
I'm cutting the link, Major!
I don't want to die.
Kaie?
That voice...
Mom... Mom... Mom...
It's so hot!
Help me!
No!
What?
Mom! Mom!
Help me!
Mom!
No!
Help me!
No!
I don't want to die!
Mom.
What? It's not static.
Mom!
No! Help me! Help me!
You're even more annoying than usual today!
No!
Are you okay?
No!
Major! Major Milizé!
No... Make it stop...
I'm cutting the link, Major!
I don't want to die.
Damn. That's Kaie!
How? Didn't you torch her with her Juggernaut?
Help me!
They took her? Damn it!
I don't want to die.
Gunslinger.
Heading 060, distance 800.
The enemy's front rank, the third Grauwolf from the right.
Roger.
I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die.
Target silenced.
Good work today.
Thanks.
Everybody was really giving it their all today.
They wanted revenge, huh?
It's a nasty thing.
But you know, I thought they'd all pass out from exhaustion.
Maybe they're all feeling lonely.
At this time, normally...
No Handler's ever called after hearing those voices.
No more report-writing for you, huh?
Yes, it's fine, Major.
I'm impressed.
I'm sorry for losing control today.
Not at all.
Captain...
Those voices I heard during the battle...
What are they?
Once, I almost died...
Actually, I think I did die.
So that's why I can hear them.
The voices of the ghosts who died as I did, but are still here.
"Ghosts"?
But there was just the Legion out there, right?
I think they're ghosts, too.
They're the army of a lost country,
with no reason to exist now that the Empire's gone.
So the reason you know when the Legion are coming...
Yes, it's because I can hear them.
When they come, I know.
I always hear them, even when I'm asleep.
Wait... "Always"? Do you hear them now?
Not just during battle, but even now?
Night!
How far away do they have to be?
I don't know the exact distance,
but I'm aware of every Legion past the former borders of the Republic.
Isn't it... painful?
I'm used to it.
It's been a long time since it started.
Since when?
And did you hear Lieutenant Kaie Taniya's voice
because she became a ghost as well?
Captain?
The Republic government predicts the war will end in two years, right?
How did you know?
Theo heard from the commander we told you about before.
The Legion has a timer. In a little under two years, it'll run out.
Right?
Yes.
The Legion's central processing unit is modeled after a human brain.
That design will cause it to stop functioning in two years.
If that design won't work,
they just need to replace it with another beforehand.
Using materials that are readily available on the battlefield where they live.
You can't mean...
Human brains.
Their central nervous systems are more advanced than other living creatures'.
The Republic forbids the burial of Eighty-Six.
The brains themselves rot,
and I've heard multiple Legion with the same voice.
So it's more likely a copy of the brain.
Then...
Kaie is probably out there still somewhere.
So I don't think it's the same as what you'd call a "soul."
The original human's mind isn't inside. You can't communicate with it.
It's just a fading echo of who they were— their thoughts copied at the moment of death.
Ghosts that haunt the Legion.
And those are the Black Sheep?
Yes.
Black Sheep that hide among the white ones.
Of course, the Black Sheep are more common now.
Major, you're going to lose this war.
What do you mean?
The Legion with the new designs won't shut down in two years.
But what about the Eighty-Six?
The only ones left are children, and they're all already fighting.
We'll all be dead soon.
When that happens, will you Alba fight,
now that you've learned to push the costs of the war onto someone else?
Well...
You can't.
But there are fewer Legion now!
They're down to about half their number compared to a few years ago.
To the degree you can observe them, right?
It's true that the amount of Legion you can observe has decreased.
But that's only because there are more at the rear.
They're conserving and building up their forces?
That's not possible. The Legion aren't that smart.
Or so you thought. That's the other reason you'll lose.
What do you mean?
The heads of the dead that the Legion take are all badly damaged.
But the Black Sheep are still better at processing than the normal Legion.
So what if they got an undamaged brain?
Is that possible?
A ghost commander, who leads and guides the unthinking Legion.
We call them Shepherds.
And the armies they lead are vastly more powerful than the others.
Wait. This isn't a hypothesis? They already exist?
Can you hear their voices?
I can.
They're commanders. Their voices travel far.
Yes. There's one at the rear of Combat District 1.
But the Republic will lose years from now,
after you've all been wiped out, right?
That's true.
So we just need to wipe out the Legion before then.
Let's fight. I'm with you—
No, I'll just do my best.
I'll analyze the enemy. Come up with plans.
Anything I can do.
Captain Nouzen...
Your term of service is up this year, right?
So let's win before then, and both survive.
Yes...
Can we call it a night?
It's lights-out here.
Sorry for keeping you up late.
Goodnight.
It's your fault!
I'll be going soon,
Brother.
"Through to the End."

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# Kantai

Colonel Milizé!
Father!
If there are any survivors, cover your ears and take cover!
Are you okay?
Search concluded.
Returning to base.
Want some?
I just thought that something sweet would go down easier.
Or do you not like chocolate?
Good.
Father...
said we were doing horrible things to the Eighty-Six.
So why did you protect me?
Well...
We are members of the Republic. We were born and raised here.
It's a citizen's duty to fight to protect their country. It's something to be proud of.
I'm not one of those losers who's all talk.
So I choose to fight.
I'll fight and protect this country to the end.
I have a brother. He should be around your age.
I'm sure he's grown big and strong now.
You can't see him?
No, I can't go back yet.
Thank you.
I'm Shourei Nouzen. Call me "Rei."
What a strange name.
It's a rare name in this country.
You're not from the Republic?
My brother and I were born here,
but our parents were from the neighboring country.
Have you heard of the Empire of Giad?
They're the country that made the Legion.
Aren't you scared to fight?
I am.
But if I don't fight, I can't survive.
So I won't die. I can't.
I have to go back...
to my brother.
What is your brother doing now?
He's dead.
He died here on the Eastern Theater, five years ago.
I'm sorry.
No, it's fine.
Do you remember when you asked me about what I wanted to do after leaving the army?
Y-Yes.
There isn't anything I want to do.
But there's something I have to do.
I've been searching for my brother for the past five years. All this time.
You mean his dead body?
No.
Morning, Lena.
Morning.
It's so good!
I know, right?
The cream is artificial, but the strawberries are real.
Oh, right.
Want to go look at party dresses next week?
For the Revolution Festival.
It's that time of year?
Do you think I really need to go?
Of course.
All the good dressmakers will be booked up if you don't act fast.
Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately.
You've been pretty distant lately Lena.
If you're looking for a dress, why not ask a gentleman to go with you?
I heard you met another prospective partner.
Hmm, Rudolph huh?
He was cute.
You're actually complimenting him?
Does this mean you've finally—
Not a chance.
I mean, just look at him.
He's five.
No matter how attractive my family wealth is, that's a bit much...
Why did you put up all the photos from your past prospects?
My team did it as a joke.
So I won't forget, they said.
Lena, are you sure you're not tired?
Your face is a mess.
Is it?
You're using the Para-RAID too much.
I told you that sharing sensory data puts a lot of stress on the brain.
It's just that I pulled an all-nighter analyzing combat data.
I know I've said this before,
but there's no point in doing any favors for the Eighty-Six.
So don't you think it's okay to attend the party?
What if a battle starts during the party?
We'll be fine.
I mean, who puts on a party during wartime anyway?
Whatever happens within the walls is irrelevant to us.
We appreciate the analysis of the enemies you provide,
but it's not something that needs to take up all your private time.
Is what I'm doing unnecessary, Captain Nouzen?
No, your high-level analysis from a theater perspective is valuable.
Your estimates of enemy force compositions are accurate and particularly helpful.
Thank you.
I'm glad.
But you don't need to spend all your time on it.
If you spend too much time thinking about the battlefield, you'll end up like me.
What kind of joke is that?
Understood.
I'll go enjoy myself then.
With the stupid party, and the stuffy dress and high heels.
The Revolution Festival?
Do you remember anything about it?
I think I remember seeing fireworks.
In a garden with a fountain, in front of the palace.
The palace?
Did you use to live in the 1st Sector?
I don't really remember, but I believe so.
Oh, wow!
I remember going with my brother.
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have...
It's fine.
Concerning my family, I can no longer remember their faces nor their voices.
He was reminiscing that you'd grown up big and strong.
I could tell he really cared about you.
Your brother really wanted to go home and be with you again.
If only that were the case...
Captain, you're supposed to be on patrol, aren't you?
Are you in your room?
I apologize.
Well, if you've decided it's not necessary, I'll respect that, but...
I thought you'd be angry.
I'm not that much of a stuffed shirt—
Nobody will see us here.
It's fine.
Hey, stop!
Sorry, Major.
Major?
I-It's nothing!
Really, it's nothing!
Major, we're preparing to sortie.
But, they haven't sounded any warnings.
No, the Legion are coming.
Confirmed. We're ready to go at any time.
Third Platoon's also ready.
Roger.
Captain Nouzen, how did you know the Legion are coming?
If you weren't on patrol, how could you find them so fast?
Major, would you please cut your Para-RAID?
There are a lot of Black Sheep this time.
It'll be dangerous to remain synchronized.
Black Sheep?
If you're curious, I'll explain later.
Please cut the synchronization.
I can't observe the battlefield if I cut the Para-RAID.
I will not.
I've warned you.
Undertaker, you're too far ahead!
They'll surround you!
Ma...
What's this?
This isn't static.
Mom!
Help me.
Help me!
It's so hot!
Mom! Mom!
No!
Major!
Major Milizé!
I'm cutting the link, Major!
I don't want to die.
Kaie?
That voice...
Mom... Mom... Mom...
Help me!
No!
Why?
Mom! Mom!
Help me!
No!
Help me!
Stop it!
No!
I don't want to die!
Mom.
What is this? It's not static.
Mom!
Help me! Help me!
Damn, you're more annoying than usual today!
No!
I wonder if she'll be alright...
No!
Major! Major Milizé!
No... Make it stop...
I'm cutting the link, Major!
I don't want to die.
Shit! That was Kaie!
It can't be! We torched her along with her juggernaut!
Help me!
They took her? Damn it!
I don't want to die.
Gunslinger:
Heading 060, distance 800.
The enemy's front rank, the third Grauwolf from the right.
Roger.
I don't want to die.
Target silenced.
Good work today.
Thanks.
Everybody really gave it their all today.
They wanted revenge, huh?
It's a nasty thing.
But you know, I figured they'd be burned out after the mission.
Maybe they're feeling a bit lonely.
Around this time, she'd usually...
Right.
Those Handler's never synchronize after hearing those voices.
Guess you're off the hook for those reports.
Yes, it's fine, Major.
I'm impressed.
I'm sorry for losing control today.
Not at all.
Captain...
Those voices I heard during the battle...
what were they?
Once, I almost died.
Actually, I probably did die back then.
So that's why I can hear them.
The voices of the ghosts who've died, yet still linger.
Ghosts?
But there were only Legion out there, right?
I think they're ghosts, too.
They no longer have a reason to exist due to the collapse of their country.
The ghost army of a collapsed country.
So the reason you know when the Legion are coming...
Yes. It's because I can hear their voices.
Whenever they come close.
I always hear them, even when I'm asleep.
Wait, you said always. Do you hear them now?
Not just during battle, but even now?
Goodnight!
How far away can they be?
I don't know the exact distance,
but I can sense every Legion within the Republic's former borders.
Isn't it mentally taxing for you?
I've become used to it.
It's been a long time since it started.
Since when?
And did you hear Lieutenant Kaie Taniya's voice
because she became a ghost as well?
Captain?
The Republic's government assumes the war will end in two years, right?
How did you know?
Theo heard it from his Captain, the one we talked about earlier.
The Legion have a hard-coded lifespan. In a little under two years, it'll run out.
Isn't that right?
Yes.
The Legion's central processing unit is modeled after biological brains.
That design will stop functioning after two years.
If that particular design will stop functioning,
they simply need to replace the design with a new one before the deadline.
Using the materials which are readily available on the battlefield.
You can't mean...
Human brains.
Within nature, our nervous systems are much more well-developed than the rest.
The brains of the fallen Eighty-Six which the Republic forbids the burial of.
Brains will eventually rot,
and I've confirmed that some Legion have the same voices.
So in actuality, it's probably a copy of the brain's structure.
Then...
Kaie's probably still out there.
So I don't think it's the same as what you'd call a soul.
It can't be considered the original person. We can't communicate with it.
They're copies of the mind on the brink of death; their final moments.
They're the phantoms that take the form of the Legion.
And those are the Black Sheep?
Yes.
The haunted Black Sheep that hide among the White Sheep.
Of course, nowadays, the Black Sheep are more common now.
Major, you're going to lose this war.
What do you mean?
The Legion using the new design aren't at risk of shutting down in two years.
But what about the Eighty-Six?
The only ones left are children, and they're already being sent to the frontlines.
We'll all be dead soon.
When that happens, are the Alba able to fight?
The Alba that pushed all military service and death onto everyone else?
Well...
They can't.
But there are fewer Legion now!
They've been reduced to less than half of what they were a few years ago.
You mean the observable forces.
It's true that the number of Legion on the frontlines has decreased.
But that's only because they've relocated their forces to the rear.
They're conserving and building up their forces?
There's no way. The legion don't have that kind of intelligence.
They shouldn't. But that's why you've overlooked it.
What do you mean?
The heads that the Legion obtain, are more often than not
damaged in one way or another.
But the Black Sheep are still more intelligent than normal Legion.
Now imagine if they retrieve an undamaged brain.
Is that possible?
Previously, the Legion were only capable of taking simple direct orders.
But the ghost commanders can think for themselves and take command.
We call them Shepherds,
and they lead armies that are unrivaled among the Legion.
Wait. This isn't a hypothesis? They already exist?
Can you hear their voices?
I can.
The commanders' voices are especially clear.
Yes, there's one at the rear of 1st Combat Ward.
But, if the Republic were to fall, that would still be a few years
after you've all been wiped out, right?
Yes. That'll be the case.
So we just need to wipe out the Legion before then.
Let's win. I'll help alongside...
No. I'll have to try my hardest.
I'll analyze the enemy. Come up with plans.
Everything I can do.
Captain Nouzen...
Your term of service is up this year, right?
So let's win before then, and both survive.
You're right.
Can we call it a night?
It's lights-out here.
Sorry for keeping you up late.
Goodnight.
It's all your fault!
I'll come for you soon,
Brother.
Through to the end.