Scarlet Nexus (SCARLET NEXUS)

Mom... Mom!

This way! It's not safe!

-- --

You must go on living.

After completing an intense training regimen,

two young recruits have become Scarlet Guardians,

the brave warriors who protect our planet from harm.

Private First Class Yuito Sumeragi.

And...

...Private First Class Nagi Karman, on the scene!

Just before their journey begins,

these brave Other Suppression Force members will demonstrate

their great powers and--

Nagi. Stop talking and fight!

Heh!

Excited, are ya?

Hm?

-- --

Are you ready to give up yet?

Huh?

But how did you?

Whoa, easy! Easy!

You're wide open.

Now?

Let's go!

I'm Nagi Karman, a Scarlet Guardian as of today!

See ya 'round!

Quit showing off!

What the heck?

Hey. That was this guy!

Wow, really?

There's an event today, held by OSF,

also known as the city's own Other Suppression Force.

That's right, an induction!

Only the best recruits passed the SAS aptitude test.

And here we have this year's star candidate!

Alright! Check it!

They're just about to say my name!

His name...

...is Mister Yuito Sumeragi!

Yes, I believe that's the son of Joe Sumeragi!

The Chairman of New Himuka, right?

Nevermind, it's you.

Precisely!

The younger son of our head of state,

and the pride of his illustrious family.

His older brother, Kaito Sumeragi,

is supreme commander of the New Himuka OSF.

He chose to serve on the battlefield

rather than in politics like his family.

Yes! And we have even more intriguing

information to share.

According to multiple sources,

Yuito's psionic aptitude is quite low.

That is a problem.

There's certainly been some concern

over whether this son of privilege will be able

to hold his own in combat against the Others.

Really? Well, that was lame.

Don't let it get to you, dude.

Oh. It's not like I care.

My psionic score is pretty low.

Forget about the news!

Starting today, we're in OSF!

You and me, pal!

You trained hard to get this far, remember?

Come on! Nothing can screw this day up!

You've always dreamed of this. Like, since you were a kid!

So don't let anything get you down!

You're right. Thanks, Nagi.

Ha! You don't have to thank me every time I'm right, Yuito,

you'll exhaust yourself.

Huh?

An Other alert.

They just had to come and ruin our special day, huh?

An Other alert has been issued.

The encounter rates for Others in each region are...

That Other was slain in a single blow!

And by none other than Septentrion First Class

"Brain Eater" Major General Karen Travers!

No escape.

Incredible!

Major General Spring just froze that Other right in its tracks!

Oh wow. Before long, we'll be fighting those things, too.

That's right.

You must go on living.

That was close! Glad we weren't too late.

Is Commander Travers here?

We've got a real babe on the team!

Naomi Randall. Hello!

I guess that's her sister.

They're the same age.

Twins huh?

She's looking!

Hm?

Pay him no attention.

Guys like that always take advantage of girls.

Not worth your time.

Come on, cut it out!

I'm so tired of you treating me like a baby, Kasane.

Mm?

Besides, I was looking at the other guy.

How about him?

Hm?

Now for Supreme Commander Sumeragi's

commencement address! All rise!

Ah! Here comes your big brother!

Each person chosen to be here today is a highly motivated

and capable individual.

You should be deeply proud of your passion and courage.

However, the Others represent a constant threat

to the safety of our nation.

The Scouted Class, with their innate psionic ability,

and the Volunteer Faction,

with trained psionics, are equally vital.

If our society is to overcome this danger,

it will require the combined strength

of all your powerful minds.

As of now, not much is known about the Others,

except that they descend from the Extinction Belt

in the stratosphere.

With your skills, you are able to counteract their attacks.

You alone hold the key.

And so, as you assume your duties today,

never forget why you enlisted.

All 2,168...

...recruits in this room are now Scarlet Guardians

with New Himuka's OSF!

Hm!

I don't know...

I still need an opening to talk to her!

Huh?

Let's go. You heard me, go!

We can talk about it later, I guess.

So, when that person saved your life,

how old were you?

Five, I think.

And the only thing you know is it was a woman from OSF?

Hey, I found her!

Really?!

Oh...

Naomi Randall!

Come on, man.

Hm... Eldest daughter of a great family.

And then, of course, there's her little sister, Kasane Randall.

What's wrong?

It says here Kasane's birth parents were killed

by Others when she was a child.

After that, the Randall family adopted her as their own.

She and Naomi are the same age.

Kasane was scouted by OSF when she was 12

and went into their training program.

Naomi is ranked fifth.

Wow, that means they're both total elites!

Wait a minute, the Randall family.

Kasane Randall.

I think she was at my dad's inaugural party.

So that's all you got, huh?

You're no help to me at all, you know that?

Oh, and Yuito? We need to get one thing straight.

Hm?

Kasane's all yours, buddy.

Huh?

Yeah, she kinda freaks me out.

I'll stick with Naomi.

-- -- I'm relieved.

It's a good thing you're back to normal now.

What?

Well, this morning, you said you had that dream

with the Red Strings again.

You must never allow the Red Strings

to escape your grasp.

What do you think it means?

I wonder if it might have something to do

with your psionic abilities.

Forget that. I'm much more worried about you.

I hope we're assigned to the same platoon.

I need to protect you, since you're so clumsy.

Kasane! That's not a nice thing to say!

There's not much info to go on.

I guess we'll never know who rescued you.

Sucks. And my brother didn't know anything, either.

Yuito! We're in the same platoon!

Hey, it's good to see ya, Hanabi!

Oh-ho! Who is this?

Hanabi Ichijo. My childhood friend.

That's Nagi.

Hey there.

Nice to meet ya!

I don't think I saw you during training earlier.

Yeah. That's because I ended up in Scouted Class.

Oh, that makes sense.

Hm?

Welcome to Seto Platoon, troops.

I am Seto Narukami. I'll be your commander.

so listen.