Buddy Complex

Do you understand?

You almost got Captain Conrad killed!

Everything will be all right.

Leave it to us.

Lee-san...

Opening your cockpit during battle,

and even trying to make contact with an enemy pilot.

Just what the hell were you thinking?!

It was Hina.

It doesn't matter who it was!

Zogilia is the enemy!

Can't you differentiate between who to fight and who to protect?

Hina is not the enemy.

She was the one who saved me before.

You're still spouting that nonsense?

Don't you think that's enough, Dio?

You're still injured from the forced Decoupling, you know?

But…

It's not like you to get all fired up at an amateur.

That's right.

Even if he could pilot a Valiancer, this guy is still a civilian.

You shouldn't be forcing him to follow military teachings.

I understand.

C'mon now.

Thanks to you we didn't have to swim.

Lee!

Hey, go and see him.

Aoba-kun.

Lee-san.

Hey, I see you're okay.

Yeah.

Uhm…

If you weren't there, we would've both been killed.

Hey. Don't talk too much.

You are our savior.

So don't worry about me. I'm fine.

I thought I told you not to talk. Let's get going now.

This ship will now be heading towards Narashino Base to repair and resupply.

Maintain the priority patrol deployment. Be wary of the surroundings.

Please wait, Secret Service Agent Margaret.

I can't accept detaining Second Lieutenant Riazan to the brig.

It was the enemy pilot who recklessly tried to initiate contact.

The Second Lieutenant wasn't at fault.

Based on our records,

the enemy pilot called the Second Lieutenant by her name.

How do you explain this fact?

If letting the enemy know of our name is a crime,

then I'm also a criminal.

The biggest crime she has committed is arousing my suspicions.

Lieutenant Colonel.

Riazan... Hina doesn't have any connection with the enemy.

I know.

But, Hina is now..

I'll do everything in my power to have her released as soon as possible.

Understood.

Are you sure about letting him leave the ship?

It's fine. He said he was from Narashino, right?

That's exactly why.

It appears that he has some connection with the Zogilia's pilot.

And to protect the classified information we have to...

You needn't worry.

He's being monitored.

You can come out now, Mayuka-chan.

I've noticed you already.

Was it that obvious?

You don't have to worry. I'm not going to run away.

Well, this is also my mission.

You're a soldier, after all.

Well, where do you want to go?

Since I don't have to hide anymore, I can show you around.

You don't have to. I've lived in this town my whole life.

That being said, that was 70 years ago.

You're still going on about that?

But it's the truth.

Then you will really need my help.

The town is quite different from how it was 70 years ago.

Is that so?

Yes!

Will Mayuka be okay?

To think that she volunteered herself.

Mayuka's taste in men is a bit surprising.

Isn't that a fact?

Eh? But…

I'll be leaving my position. Take care of the rest.

Yes, Vice Captain.

Yes, Vice Captain.

This is my house?

Yes.

From the address you gave me, this is the right place.

In order to expand the Narashino Base, the military acquired this area.

Due to the war situation, that never happened.

What happened to my family?

Tsubasa.

Tsubasa-san?

My sister.

Even if it is 74 years later, she would still be...

88 years old.

Unfortunately, there is no residential data of "Watase Tsubasa".

The database had many problems due to the war.

I'm sorry I'm not able to help you.

Let's go.

Okay.

It looks like a totally different city.

It's been 70 years, after all.

Thank you very much.

This place seems to have changed, too.

Wait for me.

Here.

Grab my hand.

O-Okay.

Be careful.

Are you okay?

Y-Yes.

Thank you very much.

The school was heavily damaged

during the second Far East war that took place eight years ago.

After that, the school was permanently closed down.

I see.

The war, huh?

That is...

Aoba-san?

I see.

This place is still intact.

Do you know? That's called a baskbetball.

Of course.

I was on the basketball team.

Basketball's been around since the olden days?

The olden days, huh?

It's okay. It is the truth.

Yes!

Damn it, I lost.

You really don't go easy.

Yumihara?

Call me Hina.

Hina?

Aoba, believe in me.

Don't get any closer! You are Zogilia's enemy.

It's like they're two different people.

However, I'm certain that was Hina.

Both my school and even my house are gone.

What should I do now?

Aoba-san

I can't see it. The light vortex.

Light vortex?

Yup.

When you enter it, it lights up brightly.

And when I came to, I was already in this world.

There really isn't one here.

Why was it there in the first place?

There doesn't seem to be any cars driving by.

There should be more residents living around here.

You're about to go into the future now.

Dio is waiting.

Mayuka-chan.

Yes?

Is Zogilia far away from here?

Well, it is far.

It's all the way to the other side of the sea.

Why'd you ask?

I knew it. The only way to find out is to ask Hina

Hina?

Are you going to Zogilia?

Is it impossible? Dangerous, perhaps?

Of course! Zogilia is our enemy.

Moreover, it's possible that they've already seen your face from the previous battle.

And if they have seen it already, you may get captured or even killed.

I see. You're right.

We're in the middle of a war.

Isn't it obvious?

What the heck am I saying?

Aoba-san...

Thank you very much.

What's the matter?

Would it be alright if I no longer pilot a Valiancer?

Right now, Cygnus is the only place I can return to.

But going back there means I might have to pilot a Valiancer again, right?

But if I were to do that,

someone will get hurt again because of me.

Just like Lee-san.

I can't... I can't take that...

Aoba-san.

When you first appeared, I was really grateful.

Out of nowhere, you matched with Dio.

Even though it was your first time,

you had an unbelievable Emphater level in Coupling.

And even managed to save us twice.

Aoba-san is...

Aoba-san is...

I've been thinking that you may be our savior.

Mayuka-chan...

It may be wrong to ask this of you, since you're not a soldier.

But can you come with all of us?

Please pilot the Valiancer again.

We all need you.

I need you to fight.

Thanks to you we didn't have to swim.

You are our savior.

I understand.

Let's go back to the Cygnus.

Yes!