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Hey, Muro! Come here a sec.

We found something.

Wh-What is this?!

Muro, it's exactly as you said.

Yeah. There's something strange about our world.

Some hidden secret...

Daddy!

Lookie! A weird animal!

Natsume! What are you doing here?

I, uh...

Don't tell me you snuck into the car!

Uh...

I, um... um...

Cut her a break, Muro.

You tell her stories about the surface every night.

Of course she'd want to see it.

Right, dear?

Yeah!

Sheesh.

It's close! A Gadoll!

Retreat! Hurry!

Not our lucky day, is it?

Crap. An avispine.

Muro, it's catching up!

Hold on tight, Natsume!

Okay!

The Gears!

Hell yeah! We're saved!

We can make it!

Dammit! They got Ivan!

Take my daughter! She's bleeding badly.

Will do!

We can't hold here.

Natsume! Do you recognize me?

Yeah...

Stay strong! You're going back to Deca-dence, okay?

Natsume, Daddy's gonna be back soon, okay?

Wait for me.

Okay.

Get going! Quickly!

Yes, sir!

Long ago, the mysterious Gadoll suddenly arose as a threat to humanity.

This led to the loss of over 90% of the world population.

In this dire situation,

the Gears, soldiers belonging to the anti-Gadoll corps called The Power,

pooled their great knowledge to build the mobile fortress Deca-dence.

The fortress utilized oxyone,

the energy that flows through a Gadoll's veins, to become a last bastion.

Humanity's last remnants were provided a living space in its oxyone storage tank.

Hence this place became humanity's new world.

Linmei

Thenceforth, for hundreds of years,

Fei

we Tankers have lived in peace, under the protection of the Gears.

Tanker Orphanage

A Tanker's role is to support the Gears, so that they may focus on fighting.

After the Gears fight, we butcher the Gadoll meat,

and if any armor is damaged, we repair it.

Natsume

To serve the Gears in this manner is the Tanker way of life.

What a wonderful recitation.

Today you all leave this facility.

Maintain the Tanker ethos as you devote yourselves to the following jobs.

Linmei, butchery worker.

Yes!

Wow.

Marco, weaponry worker.

That's Linmei for you.

Congratulations!

Yes, sir.

Peth, dye worker.

Yes, sir.

My enlistment was refused?

What's going on here?!

Nobody said I couldn't join The Power!

It wasn't refused.

I just didn't receive a notice of enlistment approval.

How is that any different?

I don't need to tell you why, do I?

Sound mind and sound body.

That is the requisite for enlistment in The Power.

Give up on being a soldier and accept a different position.

Welcome!

It's 200 for 5.

Too expensive! Make it 150.

Gadoll sausage, jerky, and yamatoni .

Hey, cheer up! I bet you'll have another chance.

I give thanks for my food.

Oh, sorry. I thought you liked those.

I was just trying to cheer you up.

I mean, I heard you were rejected from The Power!

Hey now, Linmei!

I wasn't rejected! The notice just didn't come!

How is that different?

As a soldier you'd be dead weight with that arm, anyway.

Isn't this for the best?

I've been training like crazy! I wouldn't be dead weight! You hear me?

Sure, sure. Bye now.

One day, she'll be butchering Gadoll that I defeated.

Hey, you know... I'm actually glad about it.

Huh?

I love your earnestness.

But for a Tanker to become a soldier is incredibly rare.

And it's dangerous!

Your father...

What I mean is, I want you to stay alive.

Thanks.

Fei, look.

The Gears are so lucky.

I wish I'd been born into a race of warriors, too.

Listen, that's why you should leave the Gadoll fighting to them, right?

We can focus on-- Wait, what will you do?

Huh?

For a job!

The director found you something, didn't he?

Well, yeah...

Mobile Fortress Deca-dence

I'm so high up!

Hey.

U-Um, my name is Natsume.

I start with the Kaburagi team today.

Pleased to meet you.

Kaburagi

Uh-huh. Follow me.

Um, excuse me, Mr. Kaburagi, sir. What should I call you? Boss?

Um...

There. Off you go.

Huh?

Hey, what's the big idea?!

Can't do the job if you freak out over that.

Clean that.

What?

Dang, that reeks! What is this stuff?

A clump of rotten Gadoll meat and mucus.

Barf.

I was told my job was armor repair--

Rookies start with five years of cleaning.

A Tanker search unit.

I wonder if Kurenai is there.

What're you doing?

No idle hands.

S-S-Sorry!

Cleaning for five years ?

Boss, you eat that every day, right? Don't you ever get tired of it?

Not an issue.

Oh, then is that some kind of highly nutritious milk? Or--

Just water.

Be quiet and eat.

Help.

Working hard?

You okay?

O-Oh, hello, Mr. Kennel, sir.

It's Fennel, hun.

Fennel

How's work? Used to it yet?

Yes, sir!

Though the boss still barely speaks to me.

Yeah. He was born like that, and he'll be like that till he dies.

So, wanna forget about him, and say...

...grab a bite?

Um, no, I...

It can double as your welcome party! We're off tomorrow, anyway.

I don't know...

Be a good boy, now.

Good even--

Huh?

Hey! Boss! Open up!

Don't pound the door with that. What is it?

This was left at the office.

Oh.

Hey, wait!

Um, you see, well, I...

If it's all right, would you throw me a welcoming party?

What?

We're off tomorrow, and I made the preparations, so...

I'll pass.

What's your deal?

Well, that lost item...

...is yours , boss.

And I noticed it and returned it.

I took the trouble... to come out here.

So then, for various reasons, I didn't get to join The Power.

Isn't that horrible?

Say you'd become a soldier, then what?

Why, what else?

I want to work hard toward ending the fighting.

Would've been futile.

Huh?

There are Tankers in The Power, but not even 200.

More importantly, the fight against the Gadoll won't end.

It's more efficient to serve the Gears than to die in vain.

But then nothing will ever change!

Some things just can't be changed.

Let it go.

That's what everyone else says, too, boss.

Humans are extinct out there.

Isn't it more than enough to get to live out a peaceful life in here?

But if the Gadoll are gone, then there will be true peace!

Your dreams are your business, but your job is to clean the armoring.

Of course I'll do my job like I'm supposed to!

But... I still want to be a soldier.

An armor repairer has to live as an armor repairer.

That's reality.

Are you telling me to have no ambitions?

If that's how it sounded, then take it that way.

Huh? The door...

Stop!

Excuse me?

Talk's over. Go home.

Oh, but I have to clean up.

Forget about that. Go on now. Get going already.

What's that?!

Is it a Gadoll?

How is one here?

Now's my chance! Stay still!

Stop. He's not dangerous.

Huh?

Where'd you find the little guy?

I found him on the job.

What's his name?

He doesn't have one.

What?! The poor thing!

Oh, is this for me?

Who's a good boy?

That settles it. Your name will be Pipe.

Don't go giving him some weird name.

But I think he likes it.

Didn't the Gadoll kill your father?

Yeah... but he's not like the others.

"Kaburagi"

Chip successfully recovered.

Good work.

The error code is 411.

Kaburagi, your rate of bug discovery and recovery is remarkably low.

Devote yourself more fully.

All right, "The world must be rid of bugs."

Kaburagi?

The world must be rid of bugs.

Good enough.

I just can't accept it.

You told me before not to have ambitions.

Perhaps you're right, boss, but...

...to me... that's the same as being dead.

Whatever.

Hey...

Gadoll?!

Command Room

Commander General Minato, a group of Gadoll detected.

Report.

Distance is 1500.

Expected time of encounter is 0530.

Six mid-size species:

Octhulhu, avispine, seldurum, spoonwormer, nemollis, and burrn.

Sixty-five in total.

The one large-size is a giland.

Full speed halt!

Prepare to activate Deca-dence.

Minato

Engage them here.

Deca-dence full speed halt!

Launching anchor!

Deploying multilayer armors 1 through 4!

Deca-dence fully moored!

Open main sortie gate!

We're deploying!

Make it another good hunt!

Whoa! It's huge!

Don't chicken out!

Who? Me?

Cut the chatter, boys! Here we go!

Kurenai

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Non-combat personnel, take shelter immediately.

Repeat.

Non-combat personnel, take shelter immediately.

--Get a move on! Hurry! --Such a pain.

What?

Come on. Give me a break! This is no time for a jam.

Oh, shit! Oh, shit!

Stay calm, Fennel.

I know! I only have one year of cleaning duty left!

Hey! Stop!

Mr. Fennel?

--Let's go! --Fire!

Zones are open!

Go! Go! Go!

Kill 'em!

Get 'em!

Slow bastard!

Over here!

I need this.

You piece of shit! This is your fault!

B-Boss?

Hey, check it out!

Who's that? He's incredible!

I-I'm alive.

Incredible, bos--

Take care of the last one, Minato.

The giland has entered firing range.

Fire blood-sucking harpoons.

The giland set up its Zone!

Beginning oxyone transfer.

Activation preparations complete.

Activate Deca-dence!

Yes, sir!

Activating upper armor.

Retracting main core.

Light-guiding pseudo fibers ignited!

Activating the anti-shock harness.

Anti-shock harness equipped!

Beginning deployment of the Deca-dence Cannon!

Deca-dence clasp complete.

Preparing for coupling.

Deca-dence Cannon activated. Deploying anti-shock stand.

Connecting nerve cables.

Connection complete!

Deca-dence Intercept Form activation sequence complete!

Unbelievable.

I-I'm saved.

Hell yeah!

Annihilation of the large-size Gadoll giland complete.

Congratulations to all staff.

Remember to refill on oxyone, and be sure to conduct occasional reboots.

That is all.

Have a profitable day.