Leviathan (リヴァイアサン)

Get it together.

Hey, don't wobble!

Hey, how long am I gonna be stuck in this ridiculous pose?

Still a long way to go.

Always keep your side toward the opponent.

No, it just tickled a bit.

Let's fight already.

Pretty good, huh?

But I guess there won't be a second round of fencing lessons.

Yeah, we're finally arriving, aren't we?

By tomorrow afternoon.

I've been wondering,

why are you all heading into Constantinople?

Oh, I just heard about it recently.

Apparently, it's to mend relations between Britain and the Ottoman Empire.

The Behemoth. You've heard the name at least, right?

Yes, in the newspaper.

It's the latest Beastie.

Exactly. It's a battleship even bigger than a Kraken.

They sold it to the Ottoman Empire, if I recall.

Aye, the payment was already made.

But as soon as the war was about to break out,

Britain quickly changed its mind and held on to it.

And so the sultan is absolutely furious.

I see. That sounds like a real problem.

In that case, the Ottoman Empire might side with Germany.

Right, that's why we're in such a hurry.

We're trying to settle the situation while they're still neutral…

Oh, sorry.

In battle, that'd be game over.

But how are they planning to?

Who knows.

And the one leading those negotiations is

Dr. Barlow.

So what about you?

-Huh? -After we arrive tomorrow.

It all depends on the negotiations led by the doctor.

The Ottoman Empire could become our enemy too.

Either way, I think we'll need to leave the city as soon as possible.

What's the matter? Feeling tired already?

Of course not.

Hey, Sharp! What are you standing around for?

The supply ship's almost here!

Oh crap! Here, take this.

Sure.

German ironclads spotted ahead!

Hey, look.

They used to be allies with Germany, right?

That's right.

Fighting their old allies? That's rough.

Worry about your own arse, will ya?

I'm done babysitting you.

Son of a…

Hell yeah!

Piece of cake!

Looks like this'll be over in no time.

Klopp. It's rubber.

Everything's covered in rubber stuff.

Is there a problem?

Retreat! Get out of here now!

What?

That's a lightning generator!

One hit and it's all over!

Klopp used to work with the German military!

Hurry, report to the captain!

Lightning?

Clankers relying on nature? Don't make me laugh.

Don't run your mouth just because you were old buddies.

Shut your yap and report it now!

Fine, I'll pass on your speculation.

"Speculation"?!

There's no time to argue! We must retreat immediately!

For now, we wait for orders.

We can't act on our own.

How much time before they fire?

It's coming any second now.

I'll take full responsibility!

-What do you think you're doing?! -No!

Get away from the metal!

You've saved us all, Klopp.

Good grief. That was something.

Come on, put the gun down. We need to fix the engine.

What?!

So it was you guys earlier?

Everyone was saying the Leviathan made the turn on its own.

Klopp was quick to notice that lightning.

Mr. Klopp.

You know about that lightning-like energy, don't you?

It was still in the testing stage back then.

And was the developer Nikola Tesla?

Precisely.

Tesla? Who's that?

A Serbian inventor who created wireless telegraphy.

I knew it.

That man's head is always full of such offensive inventions.

As a fellow scientist, I find it absolutely intolerable.

No kidding.

If he's Serbian, that makes him a Clanker, right?

No. He's always taken a stance beyond such boundaries.

Last I heard,

he's researching communication devices in the neutral nation of America.

Then why would Tesla's technology end up with the German military?

Yes, it doesn't add up, does it?

Mr. Alek, could you please come to the bridge?

Hello, Your Highness.

The captain called you in too?

When the lizard gives the orders, there's not much of a choice.

Calling us all the way to the bridge?

He must have something important to say.

He probably wants to thank us.

No, I think it's something unfavorable.

Something he didn't want to share with us until you had his engines fixed.

You still don't trust the Darwinists, do you?

Nor should you.

Do you think you've forged a friendship?

We must not forget the hostile history between the Clankers and the Darwinists.

Thank you for coming.

First, let me express my deep gratitude for your efforts earlier.

We're glad we could be of help.

Now, I have some bad news.

I have just received word that Britain and Austria have officially declared war.

This is deeply regrettable.