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From the moment l was born unto this world. a voice called out to me.

"Be noble!" It said to me.

Which is why we musketeers must speak up for as long as our voices hold.

Fight for as long we retain our pride.

And live on as long as the breath of life remains within us.

We must remain dignified.

ever dignified.

Supreme nobility!

Noble Musketeers

Human civilization has veered down the wrong path.

Nuclear war between the great powers engulfed the world in flames of turmoil.

And the ensuing dramatic climate change reshaped the very world itself.

the entire world economy came crashing down.

Fearful of the chaos they themselves seemed capable of

the people yielded their weapons and armaments to the World Empire.

But with all the world's weapons concentrated in their possession

the World Empire was only pushed further towards despotism.

And with the end of war came too the end of dignity and freedom for the people.

Peace was maintained by force.

Yet there were those who stood up in resistance.

And armed with antique guns left uncollected as mere displays of art

they fought to win back freedom for the people once more.

These brave souls are-

of course!

the great Napoleon.

By which I mean you noble musketeers!

you do understand why it is

yes?

Nicola One of Emperor Napoleon's beloved pair of flintlock pistols

Of course! We're a pair of twin pistols

your majesty.

Noel One of Emperor Napoleon's beloved pair of flintlock pistols Our powers are meant to aid you.

Rapp?

What wonderful spirit my little twins have been endowed with!

your majesty.

But the ones who rose up in the face of the oppression of the Empire were the resistance.

As musketeers we are meant simply to

Rapp The flintlock pistol gifted to General Rapp by Emperor Napoleon

follow the orders of the resistance fighters

who act as our masters.

Now I was in the midst of explaining as much to our new recruits

so if you would please excuse yourself...

then.

Your majesty!

Please don't leave!

You should be the one excusing yourself!

Your words are like blessings.

Tabatiere! Or should I say chef?

Tabatiere The first breech-loading rifle of the French Army

used predominantly by second line troops

Fix these two up some crepes.

Me?

indeed.

not as a profession?

Princess Ekaterina?

Ekaterina The flintlock pistol of Russian Empress Catherine the Great

I finished eating my own pudding

of course.

what with Napoleon and his mannerisms.

That fella is just a regular ol' musketeer like any of us

huh?

but I imagine letting him maintain his pompous nature might come in handy someday.

And who are you to call someone pompous?

Boy I'm famished!

I might right die of hunger...

Keny!

are we?

Spring.

You bet yourself it was!

Kentucky A rifle musket used by the United States' Kentucky regiment

with a sniper like me around?

This was my first transport mission

Springfield The United States' first domestically produced flintlock rifle musket

but it was actually pretty fun!

monsieur Kinbee.

They performed quite well.

Kinbee The first firearm produced in Japan by the hands of Kinbee Yaita

They have no need of old hands like me anymore.

Sounds like I should whip up some crepes as a reward.

Tabatiere?

I'll take two! And don't you forget the honey!

eh?

This is a- That's not fair!

That's not fair!

Honey...

all right.

then.

I insist you make one for me as well.

fine. Six crepes it is.

Yeehaw!

Yay! Things sure are lively around here lately.

First things first you two need to... Things sure are lively around here lately.

I do believe four of you went out on this mission.

I do believe four of you went out on this mission.

Where's your last man?

I let him split off from the group.

now?

He said he was gonna take a look around town before coming back.

Indeed...

My thanks!

watch where you're walking!

Don't gimme that dumb look you ol' geezer!

You were the ones who bumped into-

Yeah?

huh?

Let's get outta here.

Stop right there.

Huh?

Pick up his things and apologize to this old man.

eh?

I said apologize.

Well I say-

I-It's the Empire!

that's going too far.

I think that's quite enough.

Stay out of this!

Charleville?

Don't lose that temper.

What do you think rushing headstrong at the imperial army is going to accomplish?

Charleville The first rifle musket standardized for use by the French military

Brown Bessie-boy.

Brown Bess The musket said to have built the British Empire

I can't just pretend I don't see the brutality they dish out.

aren't you?

aren't ya?

You really think you woulda stood a chance against 'em?

You gotta be kidding me!

eh?

only fighting back from the shadows like a coward.

then?!

Brown.

Do you two always have to fight?

Springy.

Charle! Are you done with the mission Kyodo sent you on?

is all.

right?

I'm glad it was you he bumped into!

Springy!

You oughta take a page outta Springer's book.

I was just abiding by my own chivalric code.

And does that code of yours serve our master's purposes?

Furusato A Portuguese firearm known to be the first imported to Japan

Furusato! Are you bringing that to our master?

I am indeed.

How are they fairing?

Have they gotten any better?

Hardly. They barely eat half of what I serve them.

I imagine it's mostly because of how they snuck off the other day and brought Nicola and Noel to us.

too...

They were right to do what they did.

They just stuck to their guns to work to take down the World Empire.

I want to stick to my convictions too and help them with that.

my little Brownie.

Our master wore themselves down to bring you into this world.

If anything were to happen to you it would devastate them.

if the World Empire's forces were to find this place

it would put our dear master in serious danger.

you hear?

That goes for the rest of you as well.

sure.

granny!

I mean...!

mémère?

Springer that was harsh! Don't you go treating me like a retiree!

I'm still on active duty like the rest of you!

Kinbee.

As special branch minister

I offer you thanks on part of the resistance.

Kyodo Granbird Special Branch Minister of the resistance

Lord Kyodo.

It was our younger recruits who did all the work.

And they did as much because they had your guidance.

sure. Thanks.

I've brought you all here to discuss new orders from headquarters.

isn't it?

The very same.

Mr. Noah Nelson.

He's an activist who advocates around the globe for a change to direct democracy.

Aleksandr The flintlock pistol of Russian emperor Alexander I

Direct democracy?

That seems quite an improbable alternative...

I agree.

But I do not disagree with the premises of his thinking.

I believe he will be a key leader in the wake of the Empire's downfall.

And our mission?

The very same Mr. Nelson was captured days ago by the imperial forces.

He will be shipped off for the capital 5 days from now.

are they?

We need to prevent this loss at all costs.

We are to ambush the transport and rescue Mr. Nelson!

and south eastern forces.

A unified effort...?

This sounds like quite an undertaking.

I'm not certain we have the time to prepare...

Magnificent!

We must be brash if we are to catch them off guard!

right...

Unfortunately the resistance lacks the firepower to pull this off.

In order for this mission to succeed we will need the help of musketeers like yourselves.

What does our master have to say?

We have their approval.

And they asked that we take all your concerns into account on this matter.

none among us have anything to object.

You have my thanks.

as for our current deployment formations

Dreyse and his squad are headed on a mission in the north this evening.

and Kinbee are scheduled for deployment to the east tomorrow.

Leopold and Margarita only just left to go seek out more relic weapons.

What about Mahmut and the others?

They're off to the southwest to strike up a deal with some new allies.

Perhaps we will need to restructure our squads.

Indeed. And I think it is time that I-

There's still Ieyasu!

and Yukimura are scheduled to return in just three days.

I believe they are more than suited for this mission.

True! They should be able to handle this.

They're more then experienced enough.

I would rest easy knowing this was in their hands.

They really assigned us to such an important mission?

Fear not.

My insights have never been mistaken!

You will simply be placed as backup to Ieyasu and the others.

but I want you to follow their lead and learn from their ways.

We're gonna get to watch the Shogun in action?

This sounds like it will be quite informative!

I don't think we have any objections.

This is it!

This is my chance for me to show our master what it is I fight for!

we're only in this as backup-

THIS IS IT!

Brown!

I'm heading straight out for training!

you stinkin' redcoat!

my noble musketeers!

eh?

That one there is Charle's. Yours is right next to that.

okay.

I honestly can believe Napoleon bunked us together like this.

What does he expect this to do for us?

Bess.

Where should I fly these stars 'n stripes?

Ugh! Put that horrid thing away!

"Horrid" is it?!

ya know!

just put it away!

Absolutely not!

aren't you?

Chassepot A French bolt-action rifle used during the Franco-Prussian War

If you're going to bicker like this so early on

do you really think you can handle this mission?

Shut up! Shut it!

Chassepot.

They have their own ways just was we all have ours.

Dreyse The weapon that supported the development of Prussia

and the world's first practical bolt-action rifle

This is no place for us to butt in.

Dreyse?

are you?

What?

aren't you?

Lorenz!

Lorenz Austria's first domestically produced caplock mechanism rifle musket

sure! Wait...

But I'm bound to have my hands pretty full as it is...

pal?

then?

aren't you?

was it?

He probably just picked us at random.

You all take care on your mission now.

And you do just the same.

It's almost time. We need to move.

you know.

eh?

We'd better be in top condition!

but perhaps we should organize our things first.

yeah...

you asleep yet?

Nope. It's almost too quiet to sleep.

You won't have to worry about that when Ieyasu and the others get back tomorrow.

d'ya think the Shogun-

Hush up and get to sleep already. We still have more training to do.

you stuck-up redcoat?

Keny.

We're all tired enough anyway.

Who would have ever imagined guns like us feeling "tired?"

huh?

I'm mighty fond of this new body though.

with bodies like these.

Yeah.

too.

All thanks to our master.

Yeah.

Which is exactly why we need to take care of these bodies of ours.

For our sake and for our master's as well.

I'll never die.

And just how are you so sure?

Because I decided as much for myself.

That's how.

What a load hogwash.

though?

Why did you put us- put him on this mission?

For his eyes.

His eyes...?

ever-focused eyes.

I want to see just where they lead him!

huh...

Rise and shine!

Wh-what in tarnation?!

What's the matter?

His majesty has called for you.

G'mornnnngh...

There's been a change to the transport schedule?!

Indeed.

It seems it was hastily changed to early dawn today.

They may have caught wind of our intentions.

But all of a sudden like this...?

We hardly even got a few hours left.

then?

We will carry out our plan today.

Ieyasu and his team will not make it back in time.

We will need to reorganize our troops.

That will not be necessary.

We will simply deploy all the musketeers present here now.

Everyone?

Even us?

But of course.

I won't have it!

no one would be left to watch over our master.

I will allow nothing of the sort!

too...

You're right... We'll have to call off-

Let me handle it.

Bess...?

This is our one and only chance to rescue Mr. Nelson.

Backing down is not an option.

I've been training for this day.

And I'm prepped and ready to face what lies ahead.

Give me leave to see this through!

now can we?

too!

And me! We've trained so hard for this!

Really you two...

I'll go with you.

Listen to yourselves...

Very well! The mission is yours.

Your majesty...

Let us leave this matter in the hands of our gallant young musketeers.

then.

I won't object.

But I will ask that you promise me one thing.

abandon the mission and retreat immediately.

Wha...?

To be honest

I've yet to come to grips with the phenomenon that has brought you musketeers to life.

But I truly believe that you all will be the key to this revolution of ours.

I can't explain what it is that brought you here...

But we cannot stand to lose a single one of you.

Promise me you will make it back here alive.

for lady fortune smiles down upon us this day!

too.

too.

then.

Is that them?

Kentucky!

"Be noble."

Got 'em!

Wonderful! That worked better than planned!

Here come seconds!

I'm headed in!

Springy!

On it!

right?

We have an escort waiting for you down below. Hurry!

Goodness! Thank you.

We'll leave the rest to you.

You got it!

That went off without a tick!

Keny sure has good aim!

too.

Get back!

What was that...?

look!

was it?

It doesn't look like we'll hold them back for long.

I missed!

Looks like antique relics like these aren't much use against them.

Wait! Look down there!

What are we gonna do? Brown? Charle?!

We have no choice but to retreat.

What?!

right?

Making it back alive takes priority.

But if we do those people down there will...

Charle!

That's just the way it's gotta be!

We'll all die too at this rate!

We'll be dismantled! Never to see our master again!

we aren't running away.

We're just returning to out master's s-

Wha...?!

does it?

Indeed it does not.

We musketeers are merely gifted with slightly more skill than ordinary humans.

then?

You have to seek that answer out...

Find the virtue from which you were reborn as a musketeer.

Find your own noble spirit.

That is the quintessence of we august musketeers.

And it is what grants us...

Supreme nobility!

Brown...?

that's incredible!

This is what it means... to have supreme nobility...

But how...?

Brown!

that chivalric bastard...

Who's there?!

you're...!

is he?

So what the heck is "nobility" anyway? What's it taste like?

isn't it what you would use to describe a queen like me?

eh?

I will end you.

Maybe a more important question than "what" nobility is

don't you think?

Well I ain't tellin'!

Fight with nobility!

Be noble!