Lady Valkyrie died while protecting us back then…
Shiki…
I'm not sure…
I'll be able to recover from this.
That's okay. For now, anyway.
No.
I doubt…
I will ever…
Which one of you is Madame Kurenai?
Who are you?
I'm taking you to Homura!
I am so terribly sorry,
but I have absolutely zero interest in my daughter.
You're coming with me.
After I beat the crap out of you!
The floor…
The kid uses gravity Ether Gear.
Ether Gear?
You mean that magical power Drakken uses?
What about the Oculus Kurenai radiation sequence?
Continue as planned. And hurry!
Come forth! Punishers, the envoys of heaven!
UNTIL THE DAY IT TURNS TO STRENGTH
Render divine punishment on this rogue!
Dye him crimson!
Magimech Attack! Gravity Wave!
What's happening?
My body's being pulled towards it!
Impossible! He destroyed all the Punishers!
Stay away from me!
What's going on? I'm falling!
Oh, no! Madame Kurenai!
You made Homura cry!
Tears are a flaw of the weak!
Winners always wear a smile.
You're the one who stole the smile from Homura's face!
If shedding tears makes one weak, then so be it.
We will keep pressing on, carrying that weakness.
Because someday, it will turn to strength!
What?
You let that kid face Madame Kurenai all on his own?
He passes out at the sight of an insect!
Why didn't you tell us?
Master went to see Madame Kurenai?
All by himself?
As a fellow user of Ether Gear, I can sense it.
The level of that kid's Ether…
It's abnormally high.
That's still no reason to let him go alone!
We need to get ready now!
We're going in!
-Yeah! -Let's go!
Ms. Rebecca!
Homura!
Shiki went to fight Madame Kurenai all on his own!
We should also…
I look forward to seeing my master.
I swear I will find my master!
I must find her! There are things I must tell her!
Homura.
Have you told her what you came to tell her?
I'm sure she'll hear you.
Go on. Do like you always do and speak your thoughts.
That way, I'm sure your feelings will reach her.
Madame Kurenai, something is wrong!
What?
The Oculus Kurenai…
has been hacked into!
Impossible! Who could have done that?
I don't know.
However, all systems are down!
Someone else has taken complete control of it!
This can't be!
She's become a tacky old hag.
I remember when she came crying to me begging for money.
Satellite Blaze systems are now under our complete control.
This is for the interest on your loan, lady.
Oculus Kurenai also called the Satellite Blaze,
an ultra-wide-spectrum laser canon.
It's wasted as some hag's toy.
This one device can locate and attack any target.
That's not a toy.
So you plan to use it to find Edens Zero, right?
No.
I have a different use in mind.
What? After you went to the trouble of getting it,
you won't look for Edens Zero with it?
There's no need to look for it anymore.
Coincidence is a funny thing.
It's not far from here.
The Edens Zero.
It's at three o'clock direction, at a distance of 7,500.
So that's Edens Zero.
It's smaller than I expected.
Of course, compared to our Belial Goer.
So how do we steal it?
Hand-to-hand combat.
We'll board it.
Drakken…
I see.
Is it war that you want?
I'll destroy the labor district and Drakken as well!
Get me the Kurenai Dragoon immediately!
But it's not finished yet!
It's taking time to debug it!
It just needs to work! Deploy it now!
Yes, my lady!
Zaiten Three!
You guys go squash the uprising in the labor district!
-Right. -You got it!
I'd rather not.
Nino!
Yes, ma'am…
What do you plan on doing to the labor district?
I shall kill everyone who defies me.
Homura's down there, you know!
That makes it even better! I can destroy her with the rest of them!
Why you…
KURENAI
What…
What is that thing?
It's my Knight Gear, Kurenai Dragoon!
Boarding!
Before dealing with Drakken,
I need to get rid of you first.
-There's a Knight Gear attacking the city! -Flee!
Behold this power! This mobility!
This is the mightiest Knight Gear on this planet, Kurenai Dragoon!
Do you think a human fist could damage the latest Knight Gear models?
Those blasted Punishers are attacking!
Damn it! We were supposed to attack first!
Let's send them packing!
-Yeah! -Yeah!
Our hearts are with Lady Valkyrie!
One plus two…
Makes a million power!
-Isn't it three? -Calculation results perpetually in three.
Let's go too!
Aye!
My EMP is fully charged!
I will protect Homura and Valkyrie!
Four enemies terminated.
Don't they have an Ether coating?
Their defense against physical bullets is high,
but they have low Ether resistance.
Then these Happy Blasters will be super effective!
That girl's really something.
You'd better believe it.
She's a close friend of Lady Valkyrie's top disciple.
In fact, she even defeated the Black Rock.
-What? -What?
High-energy reading approaching!
What's that?
Isn't that…
It's the high-speed ax-man!
It's Fuzaiten Baku, one of the Zaiten Three!
The Zaiten Three?
Who said you could start an uprising?
You've made Madame Kurenai angry.
You're making me angry too!
I thought you were searching for someone but look at you now.
Weisz!
Wrong.
My name is Arsenal!
The weapon-clad steel warrior!
You're Weisz, right?
That is Mr. Weisz's voice.
I am Arsenal!
What are you thinking? We're in the middle of the city!
How pleasurable!
So this is gravity Ether Gear?
Intriguing!
Let's see how long a human can handle the weight of this beast!
Weisz, is this battle suit thingy the new weapon you were talking about?
I am Arsenal.
That is Mr. Weisz's voice. Shall I do a voice recognition scan?
I am Arsenal!
A real hero never reveals his true identity.
Wait! You're a hero now?
Okay, I get it, "Weisz-man."
I said I'm Arsenal!
Oh, Mr. Arsenal! Please protect us!
On one condition.
Promise to wear the sheer maid uniform in the--
You call yourself a hero?
Who's this guy?
So you've shown yourself, Beastman Baron von Lion!
He just gave me some random name!
For love and for justice…
I will make evil pay!
I will soar through the cosmos to--
It's against the rules to attack in the middle of my speech!
Well, I don't really understand that kind of thing.
But there is one thing I know.
I have been given orders by Madame Kurenai.
"Render divine punishment on the rebel forces!"
You call this divine punishment?
Speaking of orders, I have mine too.
I can't get through to Rebecca at all, damn it!
What the hell's wrong with this damn planet?
All you care about is Rebecca.
Who do you care about more, me or--
Rebecca!
At least let me finish before you answer my question.
But she's just so darn cute.
Look. I've even got Rebecca on my lock screen.
Oh, my.
It's getting kind of steamy here.
It's ready!
Your special armored exoskeleton is designed to draw out
the full potential of your Ether Gear.
Arsenal Suit Mark I.
Use this bracelet to activate and deactivate it.
All right!
This is an order, Weisz.
Bring everybody back safely.
You got it!
Vise Cannon!
Are you using your power to customize that suit in real-time?
Drum Buster!
That's amazing!
You're quite quick for your huge size, Baron von Lion.
My greatest weapon is my speed, after all.
Arsenal is pretty confident in his speed too, you know.
Battleax…
Sonic Wave!
Nice, isn't it? I've got Ether coating.
I told you, that won't…
Ether depleting. Approximately 10% remaining.
What?
Arsenal will shut down in 30 seconds.
Hold on here!
Time remaining, 27, 26, 25…
This is bad!
I didn't calculate that I'd use up Ether so quickly!
What happened? He's suddenly slowed down!
Detecting decline in performance.
Damn it!
Looks like there's still room for improvement.
Shutting down in ten seconds.
But…
Ten seconds is all I need!
Divine punishment!
What?
What's that?
Heat energy levels rising!
You will be the first chapter in the legend of Arsenal!
My legend starts right here!
Metallica Explosion!
Remaining Ether, 0%.
Arsenal system shutting down.
That was Baku of the Zaiten Three…
-He kicked his butt! -He kicked his butt!
You did it!
Wow! Way to go, future professor!
Oh, no! My identity will be revealed!
You're still talking like that?
Anyway, where are Shiki and Homura?
And where are your clothes?
What?
Crap!
I didn't expect the whole suit to come off!
You perverted duckie!
And so the legend has begun.
TAKING UP THE TORCH
Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey