Levius (Levius -レビウス-)

Levius, settle down! Tighten up those strikes!

Think you could hit me with that?!

Southpaw?

What's he switching for?

Levius!

Step back!

It's no use. Try to watch quietly.

You're far too calm about this!

You're wide open!

One! Two!

He was telegraphing on purpose...

Was he waiting for an opening?

That's one way to do it, right?

But the broken gear is a problem.

Eight! Nine! Ten!

Your winner! Levius Cromwell!

EPISODE 1 ALL OF THE IMPACT ENDS UP HERE

One-two-one-six.

One-one-five-three-seven.

One-two-one-six.

Last one!

Hey, Levius... There's something we gotta talk about.

What is it, Uncle?

Sorry, maintenance time.

Let's talk later.

I'll start the steam.

Okay.

Try moving your fingers.

Faster.

Faster.

Faster.

Okay.

Again. The valves around your elbow are damaged.

Fighting with just one arm really is putting too much strain on it.

This should make it a little better.

Just clench your fist.

Yeah, that feels much better.

You should get that one replaced as well.

No one fights with just one prosthetic arm these days.

Well, you can do whatever you like.

But if you lose, my stock goes down.

Yeah, I got it.

Thanks, Bill.

Still as strange as ever...

Morning, Gran.

Welcome back, Levius.

It's cloudy again today.

Oh yeah?

That's right. It was cloudy the past two days, too.

Even though they say the war ended...

When you go outside, that awful smell of the steam hangs in the air,

and it feels like the sun will never come out again...

It's not like that.

It'll be sunny tomorrow, for sure.

Well, I certainly hope so.

It'll be okay, Gran.

Well, I'm going to go see Mother.

Well, take care.

I mean, it's like Mum's losing her mind.

Must be her age, or something.

She's always complaining, or rambling on about something.

Just before, she was blabbering on about regrets or something.

Something in the past.

Levius.

Hey, Levius.

You're not listening.

Sorry.

I'm sorry I haven't been able to visit often.

Mr. Cromwell...

Mr. Cromwell!

We're very sorry, but the price of the medication has gone up again...

Oh, I see.

Hey, Levius. About your last fight...

You retried your spin hook, right?

I told you not to use that, didn't I?

You can win if you just fight normally.

Levius!

That blow leaves the side of your head totally open.

Try getting hit there. It'll end your career, if not your life!

Until we perfect it, the risk is just too great.

You understand that much, don't you?

When you straighten your arm then bend it with all your power,

all of the impact ends up here, straining your elbow!

Right?

It's true about the strain on the steam tubes and artificial muscles.

That's the reason it's always the same valves breaking.

If we could switch to Edmond's parts it'd be different,

but this gym's too broke.

You're going too far!

But it is the truth.

Anyway, I forbid you from using it in a fight!

Got it?!

That's no good, Uncle.

If I can't use it in a real fight...

Don't use real fights to practice!

I shouldn't have to tell you how dangerous that could be!

I can only learn it by actually doing it.

Yeah? Well...

Why not just let him do what he wants?

Levius is still just a rookie.

Wouldn't it do him good to have at least one finishing blow?

Don't you get involved, Natalia!

You'll just make all of this worse!

Huh? Shut up, you hairy pig!

Just when the prodigy Ms. Natalia offers to grace you with her advice.

A prodigy at what?

At metal boxing, of course, you quibbling four-eyes!

Levius has just been lucky, that's all.

And they call him G3's rising star.

Whatever. That won't last forever,

so why not stand out while he can?

With his "killer move".

Enough! Like it wasn't enough that you barged in here!

I'll throw you out!

You wanna try? You think a washed-up ex-boxer like you can do it?

W-Why you...!

Natalia's right, y'know.

That is what I need.

That's right! Glad to hear it!

Just listen to your senior, and you could be fighting slightly better.

Of course, you'd still be no match for me.

For cryin'...

So, what are you going to do?

No matter what I do,