Coppelion (COPPELION)

Ibara!

Please wait for us, Ibara!

You walk too fast...

Both of you are just too slow.

Dumbass...

Come on.

It's taking forever to get to our destination.

Aoi can't walk anymore.

The same goes for me as well.

Can't you see that?

Hey! That sign!

Hurray!

- We did it! - We finally arrived!

I know, let's take a picture!

What? But we really don't have time...

Oh, come on!

Here, get in. You too, Ibara! Hurry!

Hello, Vice Principal?

Where are you now?

We've just entered one of the 23 Wards.

What do you see around you?

Fields, a school, a hospital, a pond, a steel tower,

cumulonimbus clouds, trees, utility poles, a scarecrow...

Are there people nearby?

No... Not a single soul.

Keep heading towards the center of the city.

You won't be able to use your phones from here on.

Roger that.

Let's go, Aoi, Taeko.

But Ibara...

From here on, it's...

Don't worry. Just think of it as a school trip.

Now let's do some sightseeing in the Old Capital!

COPPELION First, we'll cross the river. It's down this road.

Are we going to walk the whole way?

In such a big city?

Don't you remember what we learned in school?

They can't tell what the city is like from the sky.

So somebody's got to investigate from the ground.

Yeah, but that doesn't mean

we should be walking around mindlessly in a place like this.

We're not puppets, you know.

But we still have to do the job we're assigned.

I know that!

But... Are there really people here?

Who knows? Our job is to find out.

Yes, Vice Principal?

We've just picked up a radio signal.

It's an SOS.

It's from within a five-kilometer radius of your position.

So there are people nearby...?

There is a good possibility.

Find an open area and set off a smoke flare.

Roger that. What should we do once we find them?

Don't do anything.

All you girls need to do is find them.

But why the sudden SOS?

There's been a drastic increase in the past month.

They must have had a good reason to stay behind.

Reporting in!

We'll be flying over our destination in ten minutes, Commander Mishima!

My main job is as an instructor at

a National Defense Academy technical school.

So Vice Principal will do.

Get everyone fully equipped!

Yes, sir!

Wow!

What a huge river!

The wind feels nice...

The water's all sparkly!

Do you see that, Ibara?!

Say! Let's take a small break here.

It's already past noon!

Sure, why not?

This is a big, open area.

The Vice Principal's helicopter should be able to land here.

All right!

You brought that much food with you?

Ah... Yummy! It's so yummy!

What is this, a picnic?

I-Ibara?

I gave myself some balanced nutrients!

Isn't that much simpler?

But that's...that's like...

What's wrong, Aoi?

Nothing!

Ahh, these rice balls are delicious!

So are the sausages and crab cream croquettes!

They're all sooo good!

I'm so glad I was born human!

There it is.

Bring us down by that red smoke.

Did you hear that?

It came from nearby...

Under the bridge!

It's a person!

H-He sounds like he's in pain, Ibara.

But the Vice Principal said...

Yes, he told us not to do anything.

The reading on the counter exceeds normal levels...

It's coming from... the guy in the hazmat suit.

Help...me...

Please... Someone...help...

Taeko.

Hand me the first-aid kit.

What?!

But we're not supposed to do anything until the Vice Principal arrives.

To hell...with the rules!

I-Impossible...

How can she stay alive without wearing a mask...?

I'm going to give you a shot of Aether using this specialized handgun.

It's a cure-all.

Relax and breathe calmly.

You feel a little better now, right?

An angel...?

Vice Principal Mishima...

Bring him in... Hurry!

Yes, sir! Bringing him in stat!

Bringing him in stat!

What do you think you're doing, Naruse?

That is only meant for people with minor symptoms.

I told you that it exists only in limited quantities.

It will only provide temporary relief for serious cases like him.

See? I told you...

Then you should make more of it!

I intend to treat every living person we find.

That's our job.

Who are those girls?

How can they be okay without wearing any masks

or hazmat suits?

They are known as...

Coppelion.

Genetically engineered children born

with a strong resistance to this environment.

What's wrong, you two?

Normal humans can't live in this environment.

Does that mean we're...

puppets, after all?

Dumbass! Would a puppet enjoy eating a rice ball so much?

Come on, let's go.

Wait up, Ibara!

Ah, that rice ball was delicious...

- Only those girls can walk freely - You were eating way too much, Aoi.

- in the Old Capital... - Did not!

the world's largest ghost town.

Morning in the Old Capital...

Huh?

Hey.

Oh, good morning, Ibara.

Care for a rice ball?

I have salmon flakes, tarako, and chicken soboro.

Ibara! Come outside!

What is it, Taeko?!

Look. Over there!

It's a dog. I think it followed me.

Oh, you're right.