Monster Strike 3

Would you like to know what happens in the future?

You who dwell in the present time, would you like to see the future?

A bright future awaits!

If you heard that prophecy, would you believe it?

Actually, a future that is much more naturally accepted

is one like this, where the world ends.

Unthinkable betrayal.

Defeat and despair.

Inescapable death.

Unexpected goodbyes.

Blood and tears flowing.

All of that...

is part of a future that will unmistakably come to be.

No matter how hard anyone struggles.

Episode 01 The Beginning of the End

So, Ren, are you doing okay?

Yeah. You?

I'm fine.

But I think I'll stay with Nostradamus for a bit.

It seems she had a vision of a bad future.

She's been down ever since.

She won't say what she saw, though.

I see.

Then you should stay by her side for now.

Yeah. Later.

If there's anything you want to talk about, let it all out!

We're friends, aren't we?

I'm here to listenadamus.

I wonder what kind of future Nostradamus saw.

Who knows?

She was saying that the end times are coming.

That means this world is going to end, right?

I might have seen that before, too.

Huh?

A different kind of end time than Nostradamus saw,

the one for the time when I was alive.

When I was alive, Japanese people were fighting one another.

They were fighting and murdering each other in this tiny country.

That's when I caught a glimpse of the impending end times.

Bakufu, Choshu, Satsuma, all quarreling with each other,

not realizing that a foreign force would crush them all.

I saw a future where the country we call Japan would end.

Incensed, I fought against that fate.

I decided to unite the country known as Japan!

Amazing! So that means you changed the course of the world before it could end!

Indeed.

I've never even considered something like that.

That I could change anything, let alone the world...

Only thou can know what thou must do.

"Only thou can know what thou must do"?

Yes, it means that only you yourself can know what you need to do.

No matter what happens, you just need to choose to do what you can do.

Listen to your heart.

The thing Miroku said...

You have the power to change the world.

I wonder what she meant.

Mana?

Walpurgis...

What's wrong? Why are you sitting in the dark?

It's nothing. I was just wondering if I'm strange.

Like, maybe I have even more amazing powers than you.

Mana...

There's something I need to talk to you about.

I know your father.

What? How do you know him?!

Please answer me!

What do you mean?!

Mana, you are...

CEO Madarame of Madarame Holdings

is about to give a statement about a new project.

Mr. Madarame?

Is he finally going make an announcement about that new energy?

In order to prevent any issues with traffic,

the police have cordoned off the area around Madarame Tower,

where the announcement will take place.

Some have raised eyebrows at the scale of police involvement.

The speech by CEO Madarame of the Madarame Group

to announce the new project is about to begin.

Hello, my name is Madarame.

I am sending this message from Madarame Tower in Tokyo to all of you worldwide.

I have a big, happy proposal, a true dream, that will make all of our lives better.

Currently, the world is in constant strife, repeating tragedy after tragedy.

Let us turn history into a future where no human will have to lose their life!

Now, do you know how much is spent each year on military expenses worldwide?

It's over 180 trillion yen.

They say that it's for deterrents, but what exactly is that money spent on?

In the end, humans are still killing humans.

What I am proposing today is a new kind of deterrent that will change the world.

A new kind of weapon.

And that is monsters.

Beings that possess special abilities.

Wh-What is Mr. Madarame saying?

By using monsters,

we can protect ourselves from the threats of the world without endangering ourselves.

And that 180 trillion yen in military funding can be curbed, too.

To accomplish this,

we've garnered the approval of various countries' governments, including Japan's.

To begin, allow me to demonstrate some of these monsters' abilities.

I have developed a way to summon the monsters

Monsters? He can't be serious, right?

you know from the game Monster Strike at will.

Monsters exist in real life!

Let me demonstrate their power.

I have just flipped a switch that launches interceptor missiles.

Their target is my current location, the Madarame Tower.

Do not be alarmed, however, for my monsters will stop these missiles.

Acala the Immovable Type Monster

Immense defensive capability that can withstand 6 simultaneous missile strikes!

Possible to acquire for 1/20th the cost of a B-2 bomber!

Compared to traditional systems, this reduces cost by magnitudes!

Behold! This is the power of monsters!

This is the new project of the Madarame Group:

Monster Strike Revolution!

And now, please enjoy the abilities of the monsters.

Mr. Madarame!

Well, well, if it isn't Ren.

I'm so glad you could make it.

What's the meaning of this? Using monsters as weapons?!

I'm really grateful to you guys.

You helped free the energy points.

We didn't help you so you could wage war with monsters!

You can't succeed in this world by just being idealistic.

By using monsters, we can protect the peace, and thus human lives!

What could be better than that?

Don't you care what happens to those monsters?

Monsters aren't tools for people!

Wait, wait, wait.

What you're doing is no different.

You're using monsters as a tool for MS.

How is that different from what I'm doing?

It's a one-way relationship where humans benefit by using monsters.

That's not true.

I've never once felt that I'm being used by Ren.

Ryoma...

I'll tell you why I'm fighting.

It's because Ren and I are friends!

Humans trusting monsters, and monsters trusting humans.

The bond that has deepened over time is our power!

You only see monsters as a means to fight.

Ren and I will crush your shortsighted ambitions, right here, right now!