01x02 - Rinne

[bunniefuu]

Help me.

She doesn't

look human.

What race is she?

Who are you?

Are you asking me who I am?

Rinne.

Rinne?

Is that your name?

Please save me.

She's not a demon, is she?

After I help you,

you better not turn around and attack me.

That couldn't break it?

But I don't have any other weapons.

Right.

If it were that sword

I remember it's called

Code Holder.

It is Sid's

sword.

Hey, are you okay?

Are you finally awake?

Vanessa!

What?

Come out at once!

I haven't lost to you yet!

How dare you send

such a weak, lowly demon to stop me?

Wait, I'm

Hurry up and bring Vanessa here!

Code Holder

can cut through fate.

Cut through the unnecessary fate of death

from this world.

No way.

The magic

vanished.

What was that just now?

How could a mere demon do that?

I'm a human, not a demon.

A human?

Take a closer look.

I don't have wings or a tail, do I?

I saved you because you asked me to.

Do you believe me now

that I'm not hostile?

I'm sorry.

I have bad blood with demons,

so I couldn't help it.

Bad blood with demons?

That means

you're not a demon, right?

Then what race are you?

Race doesn't matter.

I'm grateful that you saved me

and I'm willing to apologize

for attacking you.

But

Don't ask about my race anymore.

Please.

I understand.

Thank you for understanding, human.

The name's Kai.

What?

I'm not used to being called "human."

Kai.

Kai, right?

I'm Rinne.

Rinne, I want to ask you something.

Do you know where we are?

I have no idea too.

I only remember I was fighting Vanessa.

Before I knew it, I was locked up in here.

Vanessa.

As in The Dark Empress Vanessa?

The hero of the Demonic Race?

That's right.

You fought against a hero.

Rinne, are you super strong?

Of course.

Even if it's a horde of demons,

I can crush them.

But,

Kai, you're quite strong too.

How did you block my magic?

It's probably

because of this sword

Fate Special Being: Awakened.

The risk of interfering

with the New World is "extreme."

Assign Rasterizer

to commence the sealing process.

No way.

Let's run, Rinne!

No!

Rinne!

Fate Special Being: Captured.

Initiating Zero Code.

No!

No!

I

No!

Are you kidding me?

This isn't the time for me to stand still!

Sid, lend me your sword!

The forbidden sword?

Why is it here?

Let's go.

Did we

escape?

Rinne?

I was so scared.

I see.

It was

It was really scary.

How warm.

Don't you have any companions?

I don't have any.

This is the first time anyone

has treated me like this.

Be it the Wild God Race,

Spirit Race, or Phantom Beast Race,

they all said I'm different from them.

The Demonic Race

was the worst of them all.

They called me an ugly hybrid.

That's why Vanessa and I had a big fight.

I see.

I'm like you too.

Because no one remembers me.

It feels like I'm all alone in this world.

From the history I remember,

humans were the ones

who won the Five Races Great w*r.

But in this world,

human cities are taken over by demons.

Wait a second, Kai.

Did you say demons took over human cities?

I've never heard of that.

What?

I remember

even before Vanessa and I fought,

the humans were gaining

the upper hand in that battle.

Right.

That's why the demons were anxious,

saying that a human hero had appeared.

Have you heard about Sid?

Sid?

Sid

Hey.

I don't really know.

I'm sorry.

But I'm glad.

What?

You and I

might be companions

who remember the same history.

Companions?

What's the matter?

You're the first person

to say that to me.

It's also my first time saying that

to someone else.

Is that so?

Then, we're the same.

Thank goodness, we got out safely.

Kai, what are you going to do now?

Well, for now

Rinne!

Is it because of the attack earlier?

Hey, Rinne.

I'm going back to the town first.

If you have nowhere to go,

will you come along?

I hate human towns.

Why?

Because I don't trust anyone.

What about me?

You're different.

Because you saved me.

Then, trust me and come with me.

If you ever find me untrustworthy,

you can leave then.

Okay.

I'm exhausted.

I hate this!

I didn't know she'd panic in a car.

It's good that she can hide her wings.

-But she still garnered much attention.

-Will they bite me suddenly?

Don't talk to me so casually!

And she tried to attack people

with magic in town.

But to her,

it's full of people of a different race.

It's only normal for her to be wary.

It turns out that

non-humans can also sing.

I don't know when,

but it returned to normal.

Code

Bad news, Kai!

What should I do? The water won't stop.

Kai, what's wrong?

Stop asking.

Wrap yourself in a towel first.

It's bad for my heart.

Kai, humans are so sneaky.

Sneaky?

How so?

How could they bathe in such warm water?

Until now,

I've been bathing cold

in ponds and rivers.

On top of that,

the bed is so soft. It's not fair.

It's really soft and fluffy.

I see. I'm glad you like it.

But

there are only ruins left on the surface.

The cities really have

been taken over by demons.

Yes.

I was skeptical at first too.

But I'm certain after meeting Rinne.

The world we're in now

is a time when the outcome

of the Great w*r was reversed.

A reversed time?

Let's call the history we remember

with Sid in it the true world.

Then what about this world?

This is an alternate world

with a different history.

In other words,

we just need to escape from here

and return to the true world, right?

Yes.

But that's only

if there's a way to go back.

Kai!

There's powerful mana.

The demons are here.

A hostile race has invaded.

Residents, please evacuate to the shelter.

I repeat.

A hostile race has invaded.

I didn't think it would reach this stage.

Kai?

I really didn't think that

humanity would be cornered like this.

-Someone!

-Help me!

I can't believe no one

can come to the rescue.

I'm sorry, Rinne.

Let me help them.

The only one in this world

who can emulate what Sid did

is probably me.

No good. It's not effective at all.

Saki, get the machine g*n!

Got it.

Get down, Saki!

Kai!

Saki, splash water on it.

What?

Once their stone bodies absorb water,

they'll be too heavy to fly.

That's when we'll hit them with grenades.

Damn it.

I expected no less from someone

who dares to provoke Vanessa.

I know, right?

If you're going to fight,

I'll do it with you.

By the way

Hey, Kai!

What was that b*llet just now?

It blocked the spell.

And you defeated demons

with your bare hands, right?

What martial art was that?

Actually,

I came from a world

where humanity won the Great w*r.

That martial art

and the lightning b*llet earlier

were all technology from that world.

A world where humanity won?

What are you talking about?

Ground Surveillance Team here.

Two demon scouts have escaped.

The location of this underground city

has been exposed.

They'll definitely send more demons.

How could this happen?

I'll report to HQ at once.

Hey, Kai.

Can you come with us to the Resistance HQ?

Are you sure?

You're so strong.

I'm sure Lord Jeanne

would welcome you to join us.

All right.

The Resistance HQ in Urza Federation

is in the old royal capital, right?

Isn't it in ruins?

That's why it's there.

The demons wouldn't

expect humans to be there.

That's true.

So you used that as a blind spot.

It was suggested by

the former commander,

Lord Jeanne's father.

And where is her father now?

He retired two years ago due to an injury.

Since then, Lord Jeanne

has succeeded his position.

I see.

I am Kai Sakura Vento.

This is my companion, Rinne.

Yes, I've received the report.

Let's hear it.

You came from a history

where humanity won the Great w*r?

-Don't be ridiculous, kid!

-How dare you tell such a brazen lie.

Listening to him is a waste of time.

When we met the other day,

you spoke as if you'd

known me for a long time.

In the history you mentioned,

what is our relationship?

We were classmates

and childhood friends.

You often told me that

-you wanted to be like Auger and Zell.

-That name

Lord Jeanne?

It's nothing.

Let's call it a day.

It's so soft. This is awesome.

We have something to discuss with you.

Lord Jeanne is waiting

in the meeting room.

I heard from Private First Class Saki

about the Gargoyle's weakness.

Did this knowledge

also come from the other world?

Yes.

Do you believe me now?

If your knowledge and power are useful,

we should put them to good use.

That's all.

Good evening, Kai and Rinne.

Jeanne.

So you did pretend to be a man.

The only people who know I'm a woman

are Falin and some old executives.

Do you believe me now?

Auger and Zell.

I'm surprised that you know

the nicknames of my dad and grandpa.

But I don't completely believe you.

It's just that

your knowledge and strength

are indeed trustworthy.

So I hope you can lend us a hand.

What do you want to do?

I want to work

with the Human Cities nearby

to surround and defeat

the incoming demons attacking Neo Vishal.

If we succeed,

we won't have to give up on Neo Vishal.

So you want a fight till the end?

I'll give you a reasonable reward.

I hope you'll help.

Hey.

I feel it might never end if we do that.

Indeed, we can repel them this way.

But I'm sure more demons

will come for revenge next time.

I know.

Besides, if it's a high-ranking demon,

they can use one spell

to raze the whole city.

I get all that.

But this is the only way.

We should attack the royal capital.

What?

We only have to defeat one demon.

Just the hero of the Demonic Race,

The Dark Empress Vanessa.

Are you serious?

She's a monster.

Thirty years ago,

she single-handedly

annihilated

the royal capital's defense forces

and occupied the government palace.

If we want to hurt that monster,

we can only rely on Sid's sword,

Code Holder.

I know.

That's why

the two of us will fight Vanessa.

Just the two of you?

In the world I know,

there's a man named Sid.

He defeated Vanessa all by himself.

So, can you do the same as he did?

I'll do my best to try.

What good will you gain by doing so much

for us?

I've been thinking about that too.

Indeed,

I'm from another world.

Maybe I have no reason

to risk my life to help this world.

But

Ashran and Saki

are risking their lives to fight.

If I abandon this world,

even if I go back to my world,

I wouldn't be able to face them.

Kai

Compared to humans,

demons should be more wary

of the other three races.

That's why most of their fighting power

is deployed near the border.

Only about 10% of demons

are in the royal capital.

While we're fighting Vanessa,

I hope the Resistance

can lure the other demons away.

If we use all our forces,

we might be able

to stall them for a few hours.

But most of our men

might be k*lled before they

reach the government palace.

We can infiltrate from underground.

In the government palace,

there's an underground railway

that the royal family used to escape.

Let alone a demon,

even regular folks don't know.

Falin.

Why didn't you tell me

about this combat resource?

It was an operation

planned by the former

commander 15 years ago.

By my father?

But back then,

there was no way to defeat Vanessa.

We had to give up.

Even so,

I didn't know about this

as the next commander.

That seems odd.

It's probably because you're his daughter.

Attacking the government palace

and challenging Vanessa.

No parent would let their daughter

carry out such a reckless plan.

He's right.

What a fool.

I'm really sorry.

But I'd like

to bet on him too.

I'll fight too.

Let's have a strategy meeting.

If we keep hesitating,

Vanessa will attack us.

Yes.

Let's do it.

We will challenge the demon hero.

We will take back the Urza Federation.