Kuromukuro (クロムクロ)

This can't be happening. No way.

Kennosuke…

I'll protect you, even at the cost of my own life.

Thus, worry not.

I can't just rely on his protection.

Did it mistake me for someone else?

No way!

Muetta…

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All these alarms were bogus!

There has been no fire

and no escape attempt by the captured Cactus.

A bug in the security system?

The Black Relic is departing!

Why did it start to move?

Call Ken.

No answer.

It's climbing the slanted elevator shaft.

Use the GAUS to stop it.

The third one is still undergoing adjustments.

GAUS 1 and 2 are enough.

Major, we have Dr. Hausen on the line.

The detained Efidolg agent has escaped.

What? How?

Well, the cell was unlocked.

What the hell was that shitty samurai thinking?

I'll fix his brain by forcing a 120mm M1 up his ass!

Hey, what happened? You wet yourself with fear?

A high-level security lockdown?

The GAUS cannot be deployed. A high-level lockdown has been imposed.

A high-level lockdown?

Arrest the director at once. Revoke her ID and all privileges.

Uh, on what charges?

Mutiny.

Ah, as I had expected, you were quite fast, Major Graham.

Only you could have done something like that.

Unfortunately, I must have you detained now.

Do what you will. I've already won.

What is the objective of the Efidolg?

Their goal is domination.

Making our planet a colony?

It's nothing that benevolent.

They want absolute domination.

A tightly controlled, hierarchical system with a ruling class,

where the will of the people will mean nothing.

What? What place did she disappear into?

What's going on?

It… doesn't bite, does it?

What? Where am I?

I'm falling! Falling! Falling! Fa—

…or maybe not.

Huh? I am…

Ah, that's right. This place is…

I must find a way to return home.

Did something happen?

They said that the alarms were false, but were they really?

Has Shirahane returned?

I don't think so.

In any case, calm down.

They said they were taking us in for questioning, but nobody has asked us anything.

Is that really surprising?

In truth, they took us here just to keep us from leaking any information.

Shit, there's nothing to do when you're offline.

Please, please connect to the Internet!

If the aliens attack now,

will we be left for dead here?

Don't say such troubling things.

If we die, nobody will even remember us, right?

I haven't done any of the things I wanted to…

There was something you wanted to do?

I haven't even found anything worth doing.

Alright, there's no point in worrying now.

People are never satisfied with what they have.

Oshou, what do you mean?

He means we can't have our way with everything.

Marina-chan, you're surprisingly knowledgeable.

Well, I am a teacher, after all.

Are ready for this? There will be no going back.

I was ready from the very beginning.

This is Frontier Reform Officer Muetta.

I request extraction of me and the Black Glongur.

Hasn't Muetta been retrieved already?

We definitely did retrieve someone.

But only a Frontier Reform Officer could have captured a Glongur.

I will investigate at once.

If we ended up with a lifeform from Earth, I will dispose of it.

No need for any more talk.

We have no need of a pilot without a Glongur,

but a pilot with actual experience is more than welcome.

This is…

I finally found it. It's a hinge stone.

Hinge stone?

What?

Complete domination?

How do you know all this?

Because my own planet was conquered by them.

Then why did you come here?

To avenge my fallen comrades.

To ensure another planet doesn't fall to the same fate.

I definitely had my reasons.

Then why not come to light and fight at our side?

I tried that several times, but was almost killed every time.

It's also possible that my freedom to act would be restricted.

As such, I've decided to remain minimally active, only providing you with information.

Information?

Mozumi here.

I am confirming the whereabouts of all our staff members,

but I can't reach Sophie.

Is she with you?

Can't reach Sophie?

Information on what?

The GAUS.

You cannot imitate a Glongur with what you have now.

Your technology is too far behind.

So you're helping us gain the strength we need to fight the Efidolg?

Yes.

The research facility developed the GAUS to be able to fight back

should the Efidolg attack someday.

Although I don't know if anyone really believed they would.

But now the Efidolg really are here.

Still, I think we're offering good resistance.

The Efidolg you've encountered so far are mere reconnaissance unit.

An entire invasion force will follow.

An invasion force?

My planet fell quickly when they suddenly appeared all at once.

Huh? Is this…

Couldn't you have detected the movements of the main force?

I don't know. Efidolg ships have the ability to move very fast.

The one that's orbiting Earth right now uses gravitational propulsion.

What is it?

What? The Glongur?

I don't know what happened, but I'd better prepare to act.

Ojou-sama! Are you alright?

So many visitors today.

Who were you conversing with?

A demon.

This is…

The Tiger's Maw Leaping into the Fire

It's no use. I don't understand this.

Is this the one that Yukihime piloted?

Looks like its repairs are complete.

If Yukihime was able to activate it…

I will make my own escape.

What is that?

This cannot be!

I have to get out of here!

Princess.

You'd better stay here.

You can't do much good on this ship.

Got it.

It's quite loose.

And irritating, somehow.

Muetta reporting in.

Good work.

Where is Mirasa?

She's searching for the lifeform from Earth that we mistakenly retrieved.

Lifeform from Earth?

It won't take long.

Why do you ask?

Never mind. I will get to that later.

Do you have something to report?

Something incomprehensible has happened.

What do you mean by that?

I was able to activate the Black Glongur, even though I never pledged to it.

Moreover, my own memories were stored in it.

That's quite easily explained.

How so? This is supposedly our first visit to this planet.

In the distant past, Efidolg planted the seeds of life on various planets.

And it is our duty as Frontier Reform Officers to guide them down the right path.

We are of the same origin, so such coincidences are possible.