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Having lost my parents at a young age,

the only immediate family I had was Yuriko Moritsugu, my elder sister.

Back then, I spent all my time getting into altercations

with the delinquents running rampant in the world.

They could hit me or stab me...

No matter what injury I received, I felt no pain whatsoever.

I could take any and all abuse like it was nothing.

Somewhere along the way,

I came to believe this body was a God-given power

and my encounters with delinquents grew ever more frequent.

In my own way,

I was pretending to be a champion of justice.

However,

no matter how faithfully I carried out the justice I believed in,

the way the world saw me was the same.

Yes.

They saw me in the same light as the worthless scum that I had defeated.

Honestly! How many times do you need me to leave work early

and come get you from the police before you're satisfied?!

I'm going to get fired at this rate!

There are rotten bastards out there!

Worthless scum who make others suffer to no purpose!

Is that really the reason?

What are you trying to say, Sis?

All it looks like to me is that you enjoy being violent.

You've got to be kidding me!

I'm... I'm...

...doing what's right!

And then one day...

...my elder sister...

...was murdered.

The perpetrators were delinquents whom I had previously beaten up.

You didn't do anything wrong, Reiji!

It's the world that's wrong for not recognizing your righteousness!

It's this rotten world that killed Yuriko-san!

Back then, Eiji Kiriyama was my one and only friend and kindred spirit.

But I had come to a realization.

That it was my self-centered sense of justice that killed my elder sister.

That my idea of justice was warped.

No one wants for me to play the champion of justice...

So I'll just end it now...

End my very existence...

Your brand of justice has not come to an end yet, has it?

Reiji Moritsugu.

That was how Hisataka Katou and I met.

Kono mune ni idaku no wa seigi

What I hold in my heart is justice

My sun that burns red and hot

Akaku atsuku moeru waga taiyou

Kono yo no dokoka de kouri-tsuki nemuru shinjitsu

The truth slumbers frozen somewhere in this world

I reach out in search of it

Mitsuke-dasu kono te

How much love and sorrow will I touch?

Ai to kanashimi ni doredake fureru no ka?

To remain true to myself, I melt the darkness away

Boku wa boku de aru tame yami o tokashite-yuku

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

Mada minu sekai e no tobira o kuguru toki

If my wings are to be injured

Tsubasa ga kizutsuku no nara

I will turn my heart hard as iron

Kono kokoro o hagane ni kae

Kousa-suru hikari yo

O crisscrossing lights

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

Ochiru kage wa mirai no saki o kagayakaseru-darou

Far corners of the boundless universe

Hateshi no nai uchuu no sumi

Each to their own solitary star

Hitotsu-hitotsu kodoku no hoshi ni

We live, connecting to one another

Ikiru bokura tsunagari-au

To become bridges that transcend Earth

Chikyuu koeru hashi to naru you ni

The daylight moon, dimly lurking in the azure sky

Kuraku hisomi-uku seiten no tsuki

Taunting, clouding, though droplets of the dream may spill

Azakeri kagerou yume no shizuku ga koboretemo

I reach out my hand, the warmth that I receive

Sashi-nobeta kono te uketoru nukumori

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

Soko ni aru hohoemi kimi ga kimi de iru tame

I will lay down my life by your side

Inochi o sowaseyou

Soshite boku o mamoru shouri

And the triumph that shields me

A battleship that's 1 km long?!

In other words,

JUDA headquarters was partly meant as a facility

to keep the Flag camouflaged.

But I don't think it was necessary

to directly convert the CEO's office into the bridge...

The CEO's office at JUDA is equipped

with the most functional and revolutionary interface.

There's no other environment in existence

that's more suitable to be this ship's bridge.

You say that, but isn't it actually because you think it's cool?

He promptly freezes up whenever things get inconvenient for him.

Look, Kouichi.

This is where we believe the control unit for the Spheres is located.

The Flag is headed there as we speak.

Good going, Rachel! That's what I call a nice turn of events!

Well, when you consider my talents, the outcome was inevitable.

All right!

Then either we go clobber Katou or he opens a dimensional hole.

It's a race to see who gets it done first!

Hayase-kun.

Please come to the sick bay immediately.

Huh? The sick bay?

"Sick Bay"

H-Hold on a second!

I don't need to have a thorough examination done!

Yes, you do!

When the Linebarrel's Mode B is used,

it puts quite a strain on the Factor!

You don't want to find out later that you're not feeling well, right?

Let's get you properly checked out.

There's nothing wrong with me!

Besides, the doctor and the nurses

didn't make it in time to board this ship, right?

Not to worry.

We are fully staffed with a doctor.

Doctor, please.

What?!

Th-The building manager?!

Now, hurry up!

W-Well, you say that, but...

Hayase-kun, please quietly submit to the examination!

Okay, be a good boy, raise your arms over your head

and do the shuffle out of your clothes.

U-Uh, w-wait... Anything but...

...that!

So, in other words, the Painkiller's poor condition

was like the side effect that humans sometimes suffer from vaccinations.

Once the benefits of the immunization kick in,

we should run into few, if any, troubles,

even if there are more viral attacks on our D-Soil like last time.

H-Help!

K-Kouichi?!

Don't come near me lookin' like that!

What's going on, Kouichi?

I can't even begin to explain!

Hayase-kun!

Here they come!

- Help me, Yajima! - What?!

You can't run away!

The doctor is waiting!

- It will be fine! - S-Stop!

- And the doctor said it wouldn't hurt. - I don't wanna!

Kouichi...

Why don't you go help them out, too?

What? But I'm an outsider, so...

There's no need for you to feel like you should hold back.

Go on, hurry along.

Yajima...

Yeah, you're right!

- Yajima-kun. - Y-Yes, Sir?

You think what you just did was a bit cool, don't you?

What?

Nah, I wasn't...

Stuff like that won't work, you know.

Not on girls at that age.

The Linebarrel's Mode B...

There's no difference in the data compared to the previous incident,

but he was using different powers.

But who would've thought that Soubi's Talisman would get taken down?

If we could get a read on that teleportation-like movement,

I think we could win, but...

Hell! I'll get a read on the damn thing!

Supreme Commander,

we have locked on to the coordinates

where the Hub Dynamo is expected to appear.

Spheres 1 through 6 are synchronized well with the Hub Fountain.

All right. Begin the boring operation.

Roger. As of now, we will begin the dimensional wave resonance boring.

Spheres 1 through 6, generate dimensional waves.

Spheres 1 through 6, generating dimensional waves.

All dimensional waves, connection to Hub Fountain confirmed.

Spatial rigidity has reached a critical level.

Development of stationary dimensional wave confirmed.

Upon confirmation of the stability of the event's probability boundary,

we will excavate an advance dimensional pilot tunnel.

This is...

I am going to put your body to good use.

Masaki?

Are you?

Wait! Please stop!

What in the world is the meaning of...

Stop!

Please stop!

No! Don't tease me there!

I swear!

I don't know how they can be all squeally 'n giggly durin' this crisis!

But what a surprise, right, Sister?

To think that following Risako-san,

that even Miu-san would kiss Hayase-san...

What are they?! Cats in heat?!

Seriously, what's the deal with 'em?!

I guess they're all growing up and leaving us behind.

Is this what they call a stratified society?

Wrong!

I am relieved that everything was normal.

I told you, didn't I? I'm totally fine.

This is stupid!

Like hell I could do that!

Why do I gotta kiss Hayase?!

Huh?

Huh? H-Hayase?!

What? What's this about a kiss?

H-Hell if I know, ya moron! It's all yer fault, Hayase!

Wha... What's with her?

Izuna, what's gotten into Shizuna?

O-Oh...

There's been some complications with her puberty...

Moritsugu-san...

Moritsugu-san, why did you kill the CEO?

Because it was necessary.

Because... it was necessary?

Not because you hated him or had something against him,

but because... it was necessary...

Then...

Then why did you ask me to come here?

I have a use for you.

You think a letter like this would make me betray JUDA?!

I was saved! By JUDA! And by the CEO!

We were all like family!

So... why?!

It was ultimately all prearranged.

I misjudged you, Moritsugu-san!

And what if you did?

Come, Hind!

The Hind-Kind got ported away?!

Where's Yamashita-kun?!

We have been trying to raise him, but there has been no response!

It seems Yamashita-kun never boarded this ship.

What?!

Then where the heck is he?!

Incoming communication from the Hind-Kind!

Is that you, Yamashita-kun?! Where are you right now?!

I'm sorry for acting independently.

I'm going to put an end to Moritsugu-san!

Wha?! Put an end to him?! What do you...

He's cut off communications with us.

Put an end to Moritsugu-san?

We've located the Hind-Kind!

The base of Mt. Fuji...

It's in the Sea of Trees at Aokigahara!

Pardon me, my friends.

The presence of another Machina has been confirmed right near the Hind.

It is... the Vardant.

Wh-What?!

Come, Yamashita.

I...

I always thought you were...

Yamashita-kun, don't do anything stupid by yourself!

Warning. Bearing 1,200, distance 3,000.

Multiple crafts of unknown allegiance rapidly approaching!

That's... the Pretender!

Which means...

Kiriyama's alive?!

Looks like it.

Then, what about the other units?

They're unmanned models of the Jinrai that the SSDF was developing.

Kiriyama's gone to attack the Flag?!

Yes, along with the Jinrai master-slaves.

He shouldn't have been in any condition to move yet, though...

Reiji's and my brand of justice...

I will make this world acknowledge it!

Damn it!

Wait for me, everyone!

I'm coming right back!

- Don't come, Hayase! - What?!

But you're up against the Pretender, plus a bunch of other enemies, right?

We'll handle that much by ourselves.

But...

Have faith in the Hayase Corps!

Doumyouzi...

Kouichi-kun, leave the Flag to us.

That is right, Hayase-san!

Get yer butt over there and bring Yamashita back to us!

Let us have some cool moments once in a while, too, Kouichi.

The Hind has fired its heavy guns!

It looks like he's entered into combat!

Hayase-kun, please stop those two.

We will protect this ship without fail!

Kizaki...

All right!

But if it gets dicey, give me a call right away!

Enemy formation presently coming into range of our ship's aerial defenses!

Combat command from here on out, Kizaki-kun, I will leave to you.

As of now, the Flag will enter into combat readiness from stem to stern!

The Hind-Kind's primary role is long-range combat support.

That is why you are equipped with heavy guns and the Reflector Cores.

l-I don't need you to tell me that!

- However... - Damn it!

Now that you have been joined by the Apparition,

your role ought to have changed.

Using the Reflector Cores

to analyze information and provide backup firepower.

But even if you understand this,

if your skills cannot keep up, your precious Machina is as good as junk.

Don't mock me!

Both its offensive and defensive abilities are excellent!

That's the Flag for you!

Unmanned craft are no match for it!

What's wrong, Emi?

That Pretender...

Eat this!

You will not hit...

...a champion of justice!

He dodged them all?! What incredible mobility!

Yajima! Drive him this way!

Got it!

Take that!

He went your way, bob-cut girl!

Don't call me "bob-cut"!

Here we go, Sister!

All right! Eat this!

You think the outdated model of the Nerve Crack can hit me?!

Ya can't know until ya try!

Miu-san!

Why, you!

Wh-What was that?

That is!

It's no use tryin' to scare us with make-up like that!

Now, Izuna!

Don't get in the way of Reiji's and my justice!

- Wh-What is this?! - What is it, Izuna?! What's wrong?!

- S-Stay away! Don't touch me! - Izuna! Pull yerself together! Izuna!

You pests need to disappear!

I will eliminate the foes of justice with my own abilities!

I am righteous!

I am justice!

The Pretender's D-Soil activation level

has surpassed 300% and is still rising!

That's impossible! If it keeps rising,

the Factor will become fused with the Machina!

Why won't you understand?!

I am the one in the right!

I am righteous!

What part of you is righteous?!

Every ounce of my being!

Incoming!

I am justice!

I offer up my righteousness to Reiji!

Oh, Jesus!

The shield!

Die, JUDA!

What the?!

M-My body...

l-It's so hot...

D-Soil activation level, 500%!

The metabolic system is going haywire!

It doesn't make sense, Reiji...

There's no way... it should be like this...

Help me...

If you're the champion of justice, then I'm your champion, Reiji.

Rei...ji...

K-Kiriyama...

What in the world was that just now?

It just means he was human.

To the very end.

Moritsugu-san...

You said, let's protect justice... Let's fight together...

You said those things to me...

Were they all lies?

Deceiving your friends and hurting them...

That's what you wanted to accomplish, Moritsugu-san?!

Is this your idea of justice?!

Answer me, Reiji Moritsugu!

Is that all you want to say?

You alive, Yamashita?!

Hayase?!

Moritsugu!

Taking in the view from atop a hill

The nostalgia of it almost made me cry

The memories I wanted to forget, sparkling

I'm beginning to change

I'm still scared, but please watch over me

I'll be carrying them for a long, long time to come

These emotional scars that won't go away

A time when I can touch them, laugh, and properly face them

May such a time come someday

I want to pray for my future self

So that I will be sure to find happiness

It is not as if I betrayed JUDA because I bore ill will against them.

Though I may have been frequently left high and dry on the front line

due to command error, I bear no ill will against JUDA.

Yes, absolutely no ill will whatsoever...

You're despicable.