Juushinki Pandora

Did you drink too much again?

Pleasure goes hand in hand with pain, Leon-kun.

I've never tried alcohol before.

Seriously?

Seriously.

Is it the one Neo Shangwan told us about seven days ago?

Correct. It's the same one that was reported going upstream from Lake Tai and heading inland.

About time we got a good look at it.

Do you think it's coming this way?

It's highly probable. I presume that it's being drawn to the reactor.

Ow...

DIMENSIONAL GOD MACHINE

LAST HOPE

DIMENSIONAL GOD MACHINE

DIMENSIONAL GOD MACHINEDIMENSIONAL GOD MACHINE

DIMENSIONAL GOD MACHINE

We promised that someday, sometime in the distant future,

even if we forgot each other's names, these lights would never go out

Just holding on to this planet that rotates as if it's breathing,

just controlling this body is taking everything I've got

On the far edge of despair, the rock bottom of hope

are a sword and shield of clear thought

Whose story is this? How did this world begin?

Answer with the life that's brought you this far

Choose with that heart, shout with that voice

And don't you let go of what you love the most

At last, at last, I have found you

I have, I have, I have heard you

What's the situation?

It's as we expected.

See if flares can lead it away!

Operation Howl Breakthrough

No dice?

Deploy an attack helicopter squadron to the first line of defense.

You're cleared for use of ABI rounds.

And deploy a second line of defense, pronto!

Sir!

Pandora, get ready to move out!

Gotta bring home the bacon.

Denied.

The Hyperdrive is clearly of no use to us.

"Destroy this crazy world and create a new one"?

I guess you didn't have it in you, Leon Lau.

Without that Hyperdrive, the Pandora will never be considered a valuable military asset.

You know what happened to the world last time outsiders researched our city's reactor.

We'll protect the city ourselves.

Is this all right, Princess?

Do as you please.

The usual please, Miss!

Here you go! I threw in a little extra.

Thank you!

Have you seen this man?

Nope. He your boyfriend or something?

Thanks for your time.

Run!

Mommy!

Leon!

It's not coming from the sky...

An enemy attack...?

I have to protect...

I have to protect Neo Xianglong...

April 30th, 2038, 11:08

First line of defense, attack helicopter squad, deploying.

Permission to use ABI rounds?

I suppose it beats letting the outsiders have them...

Permission granted. Attack at once!

All units, begin attack! Target the front left track of the B.R.A.I.!

Fire ABI rounds!

200 million a round. What a waste.

They really are evolving.

First line of defense breached!

Accumulation rates normal, interference levels normal...

Dimension disappearance rate within the margin of error. I don't see any abnormalities.

Where's Mr. Scholar here going?

April 30th, 2038, 12:18

Enemy is approaching the second line of defense!

Distance, 18.3 kilometers!

Don't falter! Fire another barrage on the same coordinates!

Eat this, you monster!

It's stopped moving!

Good. Keep at it and alter its course!

Enemy B.R.A.I. has opened up its front face!

Quantum reaction detected! It's amplifying at the front of the B.R.A.I.!

So this B.R.A.I. contains that same organ...

The black chaos...

Dark Drive.

What the...?

Ultrasonic waves?

It's not responding to my commands! Program is malfunctioning!

Permission to reboot! Hardware is sustaining damage! Come on!

Helicopter squad not responding. Looks like they crash-landed.

Many ground vehicles are out of commission!

Don't make light of us!

Check with our remaining forces!

Sir!

Tell anyone who can move to keep attacking!

Sir!

I'm sending out Leon's MOEV!

Denied! What if it goes out of control again?!

If the Absolute Defense System is destroyed, Neo Xianglong is done for!

What, plannin' to throw your own shit at it and make it leave?!

Cain.

Pardon me.

I'm not a fan of vulgarity, either.

Mr. Scholar here's got something to say.

Y-Yes, um...

We'll use the Infinite Cannon.

The so-called ultimate weapon Neo Xianglong is so proud of?

We can't do that.

What?!

All the city's energy must be concentrated before the Infinite Cannon can be used.

If you do that, the food being produced at the factories will be ruined.

Those in hospitals would be severely affected.

The very existence of Neo Xianglong hangs in the balance!

We have to make some sacrifices.

Wasn't it your responsibility to protect this city?

Think of that B.R.A.I. as a whale that's undergone re-adaptation and rapid evolution.

A whale? Talk about growing up.

I theorize that the B.R.A.I.'s attack

is an ultrasonic wave, immensely strengthened by amplification in multidimensional space.

I researched the frequencies of its ultrasonic waves,

and I believe what it's performing is echolocation—

emitting ultrasonic waves so that it can ascertain the position and distance of its surroundings.

So its eyes are atrophied.

I see. That's why flares didn't work.

The melon in a whale's head focuses emitted ultrasonic waves.

You should strike there.

Judging from the quantum energy reactions, I believe its Dark Drive is also there.

But it'll be no easy task to pierce its armor with the rounds we have.

What's your plan?

To use my MOEV.

My MOEV can superimpose energy from multiple dimensions,

so in theory, it can break through that armor–

Who would pilot it?!

Who the hell would pilot a machine that could kill them?!

I will.

I will pilot it.

I will pilot it.

Leon!

Now we're talking.

A human is required to activate the Hyperdrive.

I suspect that the quantum fluctuations in a human's psyche are a part of it.

For this reason, ever since synchronizing with my mind,

the unit became unable to respond to anyone but me.

Just you?!

Like you all said, I'm to blame for overloading the reactor.

I had lost myself in research because of its infinite possibilities.

Eventually, I began to feel uneasy.

Uneasy?

About how we shouldn't open this box.

But I wasn't too sure, so I was about to contact Ceci–

Princess.

I was contacting the Princess for advice when the reactor suddenly went haywire,

resulting in the Xianglong Crisis.

I also felt that it was dangerous.

So the reason you decided to invest

was merely to put a stop to the research?

This time, I'll protect everything.

If I lose control once again,

I don't mind if you kill me.

Here.

Since you get hungry really fast, Leon...