World War Blue (蒼い世界の中心で)

Go forward...

Forward!

I won't run away...

Not anymore!

I won't go back!

Go forward...

with all my power!

I knew that you could do it if you tried, brother.

I wish I could have seen you do more.

Til! Til! Til!

I swear I won't run away anymore.

I won't go back.

I won't stop.

Even if my legs break, even if I can no longer see,

I'll keep running forward.

And you'll be watching me from somewhere,

won't you, Til?

And so I started running to the center of the world.

The continent of Consume, a land where war never stops.

There, the blue-eyed Segua Kingdom

and the Red-Eyed Ninteldo Empire

struggled for control of the land.

But for the last few years,

with the ascension of Emperor Marcus,

the forces of Ninteldo rapidly grew in power,

and they and their allies controlled 90% of the continent.

The Segua Kingdom was losing the war.

The Hard Wars of Consume

Capital of Segua, Outori

We finally made it, Til.

Vice-General Ramses!

You're being very loud.

What's wrong?

M-My apologies, Vice-General Ramses.

A strange man is asking to be let into the military.

Who?

He's definitely a Seguaian, but I don't know about him...

He says his name is Gear.

Gear?

So you're the one who wants to join our army, right?

Um, I want to join the Segua army.

Please!

I knew it. He's...

Very well, I understand.

Gear, correct?

If you want to join the army,

you must fight here and prove your strength.

Fight everyone here.

B-But that's crazy!

Does that not satisfy you?

No, I understand.

There are 50 of the regular army's best men here.

Now show me your Killer Power!

Begin!

Wow!

He moved so fast!

Could you see that?

What was that?

I won't run away anymore. I'll go forward!

I'll prove my power!

He wiped them all out?

In just a few minutes?

He's far beyond what I imagined!

Stop right there, kid.

Not yet.

It's still too early to get cocky.

The strongest man in the Segua army.

Harris, the Captain of Defenses.

You're fast, I'll admit that.

But do you have power?

What?

There it is!

He's what I've been waiting for!

With him here, I can make it real.

A new era for Segua!

That was great, brother!

I can take back our share of Consume from Ninteldo,

and end the Hard Wars!

Ninteldo Territory

I told you!

Games like you don't know a thing!

Here in Consume...

things won't work that way.

It's over.

People kept going on about how great

their specs were before they actually showed up,

but they were crap.

There's no one left on Consume who can stand against us.

I guess all that's left is Segua.

I heard rumors they're going to try something soon.

Segua?

It doesn't matter what Segua does.

Ninteldo has but one goal.

And I believe that

heaven has entrusted us with it.

To be honest, things don't look good.

Ninteldo and its allies control 90% of the continent.

But the next operation is the beginning of our counterattack.

Our target is Hope Fortress,

in one of the countries allied to Ninteldo, "Tetrand."

We'll rescue General Alex, who's being held there.

Gear, I'm putting you in charge

of the first special forces squad for the mission.

This is all moving a little too fast...

It's the most important task in the upcoming operation.

Is that not enough?

No, it's plenty.

You can beat up those Ninteldo guys!

You're great!

Go get 'em!

Let's all do our best in the next operation.

I didn't know Segua still had warriors like you.

Where have you been?

Opal!

What are you—

Just saying hello.

I was watching from above.

You're putting him in the special forces squad?

This is Opal,

one of the special forces, just like you.

She's the second strongest in the Segua army.

General Alex is the strongest,

but he's been captured by the enemy.

So right now, she's the strongest we have in our army.

I'm Gear.

Nice to meet you.

I-I'm Nel!

W-Well, for today you should rest.

I'll have a room prepared.

We can go over the details tomorrow.

It's so soft!

I haven't slept in a bed like this in ages.

A letter?

Yeah, looks like it.

I'm tired.

Let's get to sleep.

Yeah.

What do you want?

Calling me out at this hour.

I'm amazed you didn't run away.

I'll be up front with you: I don't like you!

What?

I don't want to fight in the special forces with you.

Fight me!

If you win, I'll do whatever you want.

But if I win...

You leave the castle!

All right, if that's what it takes to satisfy you.

That's the attitude I hate!

You think if you show how strong you are, everything will go your way.

You get off on beating people weaker than you.

Just like him...

I hate men like you more than anything!

I saw your power back there.

It's not fair unless I show you mine.

Throw that rock there at me.

Like this?

Got it?

No matter how fast you are,

I'll never miss.

I'm not stupid enough to kill another Seguaian.

Whoever lands the first solid hit wins.

Got it?

Yeah.

Then let's get started.

When this pebble hits the ground, we begin.

Okay.

I've won.

My victory is already assured!

He's probably going to go around to dodge the arrow,

but he has to get close to attack.

He'll leap towards me.

And when he does, he's mine!

You're just a barbarian.

You can't beat me.

Unlike you, I've fought for years and years.

You're just an arrogant rat who's come down from the mountains!

And that arrogance ends here!

He's coming straight at me, and he's fast!

Huh?

Oh, you're awake?

What are you doing?

Put me down!

You were out cold.

Let me go!

I couldn't leave you out on the beach at night.

Maybe everybody thinks I'm full of myself

because I beat them,

but that's not true.

I just wanted everyone to accept me,