BACK ARROW (バック・アロウ)

Lingalind... a world surrounded by a wall.

The wall enshrouds the land,

protecting, nurturing, sustaining.

The wall is god.

It is at the very center of life in Lingalind.

Lingalind is largely divided into two nations.

One that takes pride in intelligence:

the Supremacy of Lutoh.

And another one that honors valor above all:

the Republic of Rekka.

On that fated day, what one could call an omen occurred.

This omen was observed by Rekka's High Diviner,

known as Shu Bi.

Sir Shu Bi, I think this Rakuho is...

Yeah. It's the sign of the Hori.

And it's predicted to fall...

East of Gentosho,

not far from the border of Lutoh, I believe.

That's right. Would you ask the throne

to send soldiers to retrieve it for me, Ren?

No need! Gotta hand it to you Shu,

your prediction was spot on this time.

You're already on the move, General Kai?

Impressive as always.

Of course I am.

If I don't uphold my vows and retrieve it, no one will!

Besides, it's the sign of the Hori! That means this

Rakuho's got the best possible treasure inside, right?

The Rakuho's officially within our borders!

I know! Let's step on it, guys!

Sir!

Whoa! Look at all the Bind Warpers!

This haul is gonna make fighting Lutoh

a whole lot easier.

Nice work, Shu Bi. Load 'em up, everyone!

His Majesty will be pleased with--

I take it you goons

are from the Republic of Rekka?

A Briheight!

How'd Lutoh get here so quick?

Lutoh will be taking possession

of that Rakuho. Stand down.

I'll dispatch reinforcements immediately--

He's fine. Try to have some faith in Kai.

You guys are to guard the Rakuho!

Sir!

Bring me a Bind Warper!

What kind of savage are you?

Men introduce themselves before a fight!

But if you need someone to teach you manners,

I'll gladly accept.

Oh, yeah?

I'm the Republic of Rekka's invincible general,

Kai Rhodan!

Now, behold as I manifest my conviction.

For you won't see it again!

Manifest Armor.

We got ourselves a Briheight battle!

My conviction is: Unrivaled!

As colossal as the wall guarding our world!

As immovable as a boulder!

Manifest Armor.

Relying on numbers, are we?

We're only after the Rakuho. Hand it over.

Heh. Every last one of you looks the same!

Briheight are the physical embodiment of one's conviction!

I guess that means your conviction

is mass-produced blind faith, doesn't it?

You don't deserve to lay your hands on Rakuho! Come!

You underestimate

the power of numbers!

It's basic warrior's etiquette to take

the first hit. Those afraid to die don't belong in a Briheight!

It shows you're prepared to lay it all on the line.

As a warrior should! In other words...

No second chances!

Face the power of my Gigan and begone!

I don't wanna die!

What?

Just as I thought! There's another Rakuho falling!

But that's impossible,

they're only supposed to fall once a month!

Where?

The remote south. Iki.

Iki? The abandoned lands?

Yep. The place isn't much use to anyone.

But since it's not our territory,

sending troops would be trouble.

Come on home, General Kai.

All right, fine.

I, on the other hand, can go.

You'll upset His Majesty again.

This is more than just a second Rakuho.

I've never seen a sign like that--

All the more reason to get permission before you go!

This is unprecedented!

I'd never make it in time! I can just set the precedent.

Okay, where'd you go? There it is!

Hey, Bit! Think you can handle it?

Leave it to me! I've got this!

Help! Help, help, help!

Sheesh!

Did you get it, Elsha?

At that distance, it's child's play!

Good grief, Bit. Could you stop being afraid of everything

that moves already? It's getting old.

I wasn't scared,

I just didn't expect it to run at me like that!

Oh, yeah? Is that what happened

when you chickened out of your "coming of age" test?

Shut up, will ya?

Atlee!

Hey, Atlee! Let's play chopscotch!

It's hopscotch.

No, that's different!

You can be the chopper!

You just gotta split this in half with your head!

Uh? With my head?

Here we go!

Uh, no thanks. This game of yours is kinda weird.

Whoa!

You saved me, Atlee!

You need to learn that me catching you isn't a game.

I've told you that before!

I know, sorry, sorry!

You sure you're actually sorry?

Atlee? Check out what I got! Sweet, right?

Awesome, some food!

Meat, too!

Hey, don't pretend like you're the one who shot the thing.

Welcome back. Good work out there today, Chief.

Not good enough.

All that work and we could only bring back

one measly hornhare.

I guess that's true.

It sounds like it's rougher than usual this year.

Really? Our meal is just this?

What gives?

Sorry, guys. If I'd only gotten serious,

I could have brought back at least two of them for you.

Again, you didn't even get the one we do have.

I helped!

Putting on a tough guy act doesn't make us any less hungry.

I am tough.

Hey, one's better than nothing at all.

Yeah! You tell her, Atlee!

Isn't Elsha the one who shot it?

Well, look at that! You tell 'em, Atlee.

See, someone listens.

What made you want to come with me, Ren?

Well, mostly because it's my duty

to assist and protect the Head Diviner.

But also because you'll get there sooner if I tag along.

Oh, yeah? You're not wrong,

but we still won't be there for when it lands.

Hey, uh... What's that?

Huh? Whoa, whoa, wh-wh-whoa!

Not my house!

Holy crap! Everyone okay?

-- Get the chief! -- What was that?

Was it a landslide?

Hey. You all right? Agh, damn it!

What is this thing?

Could it be a Rakuho?

A Rakuho? As in a treasure from the heavens?

Why would one land way out here?

Treasure my ass!

It's a treasure? Really?

I've only ever seen one, so I'm no expert,

but this does look familiar.

Hey! I bet it's lotsa food! I think I see some inside!

Yeah! Like the stuff that Bit brings back!

Who, me?

Dr. Sola?

Perhaps he's talking about the preserved food we get

from the trade point? In a way, that is sort of a treasure.

Oh! Like that stew in those pouches we have sometimes?

I getcha! Then there's a bunch of delicious food inside?

Are you for real?

If there's this much food, we can stuff our faces!

What a feast! What a treasure!

What a feast! What a treasure!

Is this really the place?

You realize we're in the boonies of Iki, right?

Yeah. Edger Village.

To think people actually still live here.

What in the world are they doing down there?

Uh... Some kind of country ritual, maybe?

Dinner! Food! We're thankful!

Isn't this great, Grandpa? Now we've got food.

Yep.

Hey-yo, Chief! Can we open it or what?

Sure, once you make sure it's cooked all the way through--

Yeah, I'm sure it's done by now!

Woo! Let's crack it open and eat!

Maybe a festival?