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Supreme Commander, we will be arriving at our target location shortly.

Understood.

What I hold in my heart is justice

My sun that burns red and hot

The truth slumbers froZen somewhere in this world

I reach out in search of it

How much love and sorrow will I touch?

To remain true to myself, I melt the darkness away

When I pass through the doorway to a world I have yet to see

If my wings are to be injured

I will turn my heart hard as iron

O crisscrossing lights

The shadows dropped will surely make the time beyond the future shine

Far corners of the boundless universe

Each to their own solitary star

We live, connecting to one another

To become bridges that transcend Earth

The daylight moon, dimly lurking in the aZure sky

Taunting, clouding, though droplets of the dream may spill

I reach out my hand, the warmth that I receive

The smile I find there, for you to remain true to yourself

I will lay down my life by your side

And the triumph that shields me

What?! Kouichi's not here?!

No, he's not.

You see, the famed JUDA Corporation's CEO was rather taken with Kouichi

and he got hired by them.

B-But he's still in middle school...

They said it falls under some kind of special class of employees.

The salary is really good, too, so he should have a secure future!

He goes to school from their employee dormitory now.

I'm sorry, Risako-chan. After you came all this way to get him...

What's with that?!

Crap!

I woke up at the usual time again!

Kizaki!

You're so cold, going ahead without me!

Because if I had waited, I would have been late.

We're going the same way anyway, so you could've woken me up.

The least you could do is wake up on your own in the mornings.

This is why you are no good.

But you always woke me up when you were staying at my place.

Oh, wait, Kizaki.

Kizaki-san!

Morning, Kizaki-san.

- You're looking as beautiful as ever today! - What?!

Come to think of it, we have P.E. for our first period, don't we?

- Are you the athletic sort, Kizaki-san? - Wait, what are you...

Well, well...

You looking for a fight?

Um, who is he?

He's a classmate of ours.

I think his name is...

So-so grades.

Outstanding athlete.

The middle school star and the most popular among the girls.

That's me.

Makoto Doumyouzi.

- Huh? - Hayase.

You've been on my radar for a while now, too.

I heard rumors that you'd suddenly become a lot stronger recently,

so it made me wonder, how much stronger?

Kizaki, it'll be dangerous, so stay back.

I'll have you know...

I'm crazy strong!

Fantastic!

Ooh, fast!

Or maybe not really.

Impossible! Hayase-kun's a Factor!

Get up.

You're strong, aren't you?

Take that!

Damn it!

Incredible...

You know,

you've got decent power and speed,

but you have no sense of how to fight.

Aw, man, what a disappointment.

In that case,

I'll show you my true power!

Come, Linebarrel!

Wha...

I told you, didn't I?

- I'm crazy... - Hayase-kun!

You...

...truly are despicable!

You were about to lose a fight, so you ported the Linebarrel over?!

You must be some kind of idiot!

We were right in the middle of maintenance work!

We had to go back and collect the data all over again!

l-I feel bad about that.

As punishment, for the next month,

you're cleaning the toilets and the main baths of the dormitory!

What?!

I've been thinkin' he's an idiot,

but to be such a complete fool...

Maybe he should start over from when he became a Factor.

A person's true nature will not change so easily.

Meanin', even death won't cure idiocy.

Hey! You didn't have to go that far!

I agree. You're a boy, after all.

It can't be helped that you hate to lose, right?

Moritsugu-kun. Yamashita-kun.

Shall we get going soon?

- Yes, sir. - Huh? You guys are going somewhere?

The UN is holding a conference

on how to deal with the Katou Organization.

We're going there to hear the bigwigs complain

and listen to technology-related presentations.

Well, hold the fort while I'm gone.

See you later!

Niiyama-san?

Kizaki-san...

Pardon me.

I'd like to see Kouichi Hayase-kun of the Special Service Division.

Sheesh!

When you get down to it, this is Doumyouzi's fault!

Damn it!

You're...

...Hisataka Katou!

Hello, Kouichi Hayase-kun.

Is Hisataka Katou really?

Yeah.

Looks like there's no question he's the real deal.

"Secret Society Katou Organization Supreme Commander Hisataka Katou phone: secret / fax: secret / e-mail: secret"

Thank you.

Are you really the leader of the Katou Organization?

You must have at least seen a photograph of me.

Though, if you wish to doubt me, that would be fine, too.

You're our enemy.

So what are you doing here?

True, I am your enemy.

However, I am, in point of fact, right here before your eyes.

Can you imagine the reason for that?

Like hell I know what you people are thinking!

That is not good.

The power of imagination is none other than the driving force of life.

The ability to make predictions, consider the possibilities,

and lay plans for the future.

Those who have lost that ability

are no different than domestic livestock in fenced-in enclosures.

Imagine.

That is the only way to survive the coming era.

You came all this way just to tell me that?

No.

I want the Linebarrel.

Message from the Security Department.

They say that in three minutes,

they will have the employee dormitory completely surrounded.

What the hell was reception doin'?!

Lettin' the enemy commander through without checkin' him out!

It seems he went through the standard procedure for visitors.

The fact that even security didn't stop him must mean...

He's unarmed?

We have attempted to seize the Linebarrel on several occasions.

However, you are now beginning to develop into a Factor,

who can fully draw out the capabilities of that craft.

Thus, as a show of my respect, I came here to pay you a personal visit.

C-Castella cake?

You folks over there.

Why don't you join us instead of hiding over there?

A gift brought to you by your enemy...

Too scared to touch it?

No way!

It's spicy!

This is... curry-flavored.

Does it taste different than what you had imagined?

Though it may look like a sweet confection,

there is no guarantee that the insides will bear out its appearance.

The moment we forget to exercise our imaginations,

the world will cease to make progress.

Make more careful observations,

closely scrutinize the information and think about it.

And to help you do that...

I will give you the information you need.

Imagine the shape of the future to come...

...with what you have up here.

What are you people?

What in the world are you trying to do?

World conquest.

So you're a member of JUDA, too.

- Yes... - But...

...how can middle school students become corporate employees?

That's, well...

I cannot answer that question.

In our country, JUDA alone is charged

with taking measures against the Katou Organization,

and so, in order to ameliorate this current situation,

- Where could the CEO have gone? - the Special Self-Defense Force has begun to develop a new Arma model.

- The SSDF's presentation's begun already. - the Special Self-Defense Force has begun to develop a new Arma model.

For a detailed explanation, let us turn to the CEO...

...of Kiriyama Heavy Industries, which handled its development.

Eiji Kiriyama-kun.

What we are about to show you

is an anti-Machina humanoid weapon

"'Jinrai' HFX-19 Anti-Machina Humanoid Weapon" is an anti-Machina humanoid weapon

"'Jinrai' HFX-19 Anti-Machina Humanoid Weapon" born of a completely new design philosophy!

"'Jinrai' HFX-19 Anti-Machina Humanoid Weapon" The HFX-19, "Jinrai"!

The HFX-19, "Jinrai"!

I see. So Hisataka Katou came.

As expected, his objective is the Linebarrel and...

And he's probably becoming interested in Hayase-kun.

But to think he's already made a move...

The Machinas in JUDA's possession, from the Linebarrel on down...

and the Machinas in our possession...

They are all the product of extreme technology

that cannot possibly exist in this world.

In that case, where did this technology come from?

It came from a world in a different time and dimension than this world.

A parallel proximate world that is created

when the world comes to a certain point in the space-time continuum

and branches off due to a divergent choice.

It is another world that has a high probability of existing.

Another world?

We call that world the high-probability world.

An adjoining world that developed a highly advanced machine technology

that differs from that of this world's due to a slight divergence in history.

That is where the Machinas were sent from.

For the purpose of invading and conquering this world.

And the Katou Organization is the advance force.

I came over here as its supreme commander.

Which makes me, in your eyes, a being from another world.

Did you all know?!

Please pardon us.

The CEO should have had this talk with you soon as well.

That our enemy is invaders from another world out to get our world.

I don't want you to get the wrong idea, though.

I am the only one who came from the other world.

All the others are people of this world, who support my ideology.

I'm sure ya just handily bamboozled 'em into joinin' ya!

Rightfully speaking, with the might of my world,

conquest of your world could be accomplished in the blink of an eye.

But we have some circumstances to consider on our end as well, so...

...as things stand, there are a certain number of steps we need to take.

What circumstances are you talking about?

If you want more information than this,

join the Katou Organization.

Don't tell me ya came here to recruit us?!

No.

What I want is...

Hayase-kun, come with us.

The Katou Organization needs the Linebarrel.

Needs Kouichi Hayase.

I'm at a loss as to what to do...

It doesn't look like anything I say will persuade her to leave...

And Ogawa-san isn't responding, either...

- Hey... - Y-Yes?

So, are you living together, after all?

What?

You are, right?

Eating together, bathing together...

C-Could it be that you even share a room

and at night again, your b-b-b-b-b-breasts!

No, wait! Please stop!

- You probably do things like that, and things like this, - W-We do not! Please stop!

- and even things like that! Nooo! - W-We do not! Please stop!

- Hey! - What?

What's that bag?!

Could it be that you're going to cook dinner for Kouichi or something?!

No, this is nothing of the sort.

I don't believe you!

Let me see!

A bonsai?

Yes...

You like them?

Because they're so terribly cute.

Growing such a tiny tree in your room...

Don't you think it's a splendid technology and concept?

Yeah... l-I guess...

That something like this is commonly available in stores for purchase

is really wonderful.

What is the Linebarrel?

The Linebarrel clearly has capabilities far beyond that of other Machinas.

Its D-soil, its performance... Everything about it...

That is only natural.

Unlike the other Machinas, which are simply weapons of invasion,

the Linebarrel is different, from its basic design philosophy on up.

The man who designed and built the Linebarrel

was a scientist who was celebrated as a genius.

Amagatsu Kizaki.

- Kizaki?! - Yes.

Emi Kizaki, who came to this world with the Linebarrel,

is Amagatsu Kizaki's daughter.

In other words, she's from the same world that I come from.

The Machinas that JUDA currently has

were all taken from the Katou Organization by Ishigami

when he betrayed and left the Katou Organization.

Ishigami was originally a key member of the Katou Organization, you see.

I have just one question.

Is Kizaki one of you?

No.

Amagatsu Kizaki was against us.

As his daughter, Emi Kizaki came to this world to carry on his wishes.

I see.

Hearing that is enough for me.

Like hell I could pledge allegiance to invaders from another world!

No matter what secrets the CEO may be keeping,

no matter what the Linebarrel is,

as a champion of justice, I will defeat the Katou Organization,

without fail!

Justice, is it?

What exactly does justice mean to you?

Shut up! You people have no right to speak of justice!

Not when you're the ones who killed Yajima!

I think we will leave it at that for today.

We will meet again some other time, Hayase-kun.

Hold it!

You don't think you can just leave in peace now, do you?!

Of course I do.

The Katou Organization!

It can't be!

Why wasn't the alarm sounded?!

Huh? Oh, hey...

Wait for me!

Hayase-kun.

If you wish to know the meaning of justice,

come to the Katou Organization.

It appears Kouichi Hayase was nothing more than a simple child.

No.

That boy exceeded my imagination.

Are you fine with this?

Yes.

I see.

So they withdrew without initiating any hostilities.

Well, I'm sure he's as aware as I am, after all.

That now is not yet the time for such things.

The Katou OrganiZation is an invader from another world.

Both the Linebarrel and the Machinas are from that world.

Hisataka Katou wants the power that I possess.

And... KiZaki is...

Hey, Kizaki...

Uh, well...

Kizaki, are you... that is...

Hayase!

Doumyouzi?!

I heard! Hayase!

You apparently had a rough time yesterday, huh?

JUDA came within an inch of becoming a blazing inferno, right?

H-How did you know about that?!

Don't underestimate my intelligence gathering abilities.

You know that mecha you summoned yesterday?

People are in an uproar about it online right now!

Whoa!

The media won't report a peep of it,

but there's some mysterious terrorist-like people

wreaking havoc all over the world, right?

And you're the champion of justice, who pilots that mecha to fight them...

I knew it.

Then let me support you in your endeavors.

- Let us! - Me?!

I want to help you!

It's the duty of those who know the truth, if you will!

You say that, but...

Aren't you actually just trying to get involved half in fun?

You idiot! It's all in fun!

Sounds like fun.

Yeah!

What?! I don't understand!

I don't understand at all what made them come to an understanding!

It must be so nice...

I'm always being left out.

I'm so lonely.

I'm feeling intensely like an outsider.

All right, then. Niiyama, you join us, too.

Come on, Kizaki, you, too.

Starting today, we're all part of the group!

All right! We got two of the most popular girls in our class in one fell swoop!

So that was your goal?!

This is part of how we're going to support you with all we've got!

We'll call the team the Hayase Corps!

I don't really get what's going on, but count me in!

The glorious No. 1 corps member will be me!

What?! Why?!

All right!

All of you, follow my lead!

Yeah!

I'm not going to lose!

Help...

Okay, let's go to a family restaurant

to discuss the activities of the Hayase Corps.

And of course, our corps commander, Hayase, will be treating!

- We'll be counting on you! - Yeah!

Hey! Don't decide that without consulting me!

If the rain should let up

Where should I go home to?

When I want to see you

How should I call for you?

For whom and for what

Do I want to become stronger?

The contradiction of fighting when I want to protect

Will you give me the answer to that?

To your sky awaiting a rainbow, where it rains

(Take me away)

Out of the neverending dream, where it rains

(Take me away)

Kiss me just once and I can be freer

This moment will not come around a second time

Transcending reality and imagination, together with you

(We fly away)

Transcending boundaries and limitations, together with you

(We fly away)

The view I'd searched so long for, just one miracle

See, this is how you're going about changing everything

Something isn't quite right.

I haven't seen any action at all.

I mean, where are the battles? What happened to the battles?

If there's nothing for the Linebarrel to do,

I can't show off how cool I am!

You're despicable!