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Prime Minister Adam visits a woman incarcerated in the Ravi Island prison to request her assistance in the fight against the Holy Erste Empire. A knight in black armor is also on hand, and when news of the empire's invasion of Ravi is announced, the knight urges the conflicted prisoner to make a decision.

Gran and company are in Golonzo to figure out the logistics of swapping engines.

Meanwhile on Ravi Island, Prime Minister Adam is visiting a prison located in the desert.

Adam

How are you feeling? I have been told you're passing the days without issue and recovering well.

???

...

Adam

I apologize for any inconven—

???

Enough with the small talk.

???

What did you come here for? I'm of no use to you anymore.

Adam continues speaking formally to the prisoner.

Adam

Do you know what is currently taking place in the skydom?

???

Somewhat. And of what concern is that to me?

Adam

Then I believe you are already aware of the reason behind my visit today.

Adam

Since you are familiar with the situation in the skydom, I will get straight to the point.

Adam

I realize you have only recently regained consciousness, but I'm afraid I must ask for your assistance.

The prisoner watches from behind bars as the prime minister of the Erste Kingdom bows his head to her.

Adam

An unknown group is marauding around using the Erste namesake. I know you will not allow that to stand.

Adam

Thus to preserve peace in the skydom as well as Erste's honor, we must meet these imposters in battle.

Adam

Any help we can enlist to bolster our forces is welcome.

???

And this is a request from the mouth of the Erste Kingdom's prime minister himself?

Adam

Of course. The stakes are too high to send a messenger. I am seeing to this matter personally.

Adam

Furthermore this is not the only crisis about to befall Erste.

???

What?

Being the queen's most concerned loyalist, Adam offers the criminal a proposal.

Adam

This is a special exception, but I ask for your cooperation as part of serving out your sentence.

Adam

If you accept, you shall be granted freedom from this dingy cell.

???

I actually don't have any complaints about how I'm treated here.

???

But hasn't it occurred to you that I'll betray you once I get out?

???

I already attempted to break out once.

Adam addresses the prisoner's query with some hesitance.

Adam

Numerous people within the government have voiced their misgivings about you.

Adam

Many believe there can be no leniency for your past actions. I also agree with this line of thinking.

Adam

Nevertheless, I believe you are needed in this crisis.

Adam

The kingdom cannot overcome it without you.

Adam

Deep down, I know you still think about Erste.

???

...

Jailer

Prime Minister, I'm sorry. I must disagree. This woman is too dangerous.

Jailer

We'd be compounding the problem if we allowed her to—

???

I volunteer to keep her on a leash.

???

You!

???

Sorry, Adam. I should've come sooner to help you with this troublesome task.

???

Thankfully it seems I still made it in time to be useful.

???

...?

Messenger

P-Prime Minister Adam! We've got trouble! The Holy Erste Empire has appeared on Ravi Island!

Adam

Understood. It may be too little too late, but make haste and notify the other islands.

Messenger

Sir!

The figure in black armor poses a question to the prisoner.

???

The problem is significantly more dire than you may think.

???

Of course, you're free to wallow in this cell as a living corpse and simply forget about everything happening outside these walls.

???

You've already done quite a lot in your time as prime minister. No one would censure you if you choose to turn a blind eye to the issue at hand.

???

But if there's anything left that you believe in, then you should stand up for it.

???

So make your choice. Will you take comfort in solitude, or will you rise to fight again? The clock is ticking.

???

...

This perpetrator of a heinous crime is being given a second chance.

Regardless of what she decides to do, it won't stop the march of boots approaching in the distance.

Zwei expertly leads the imperial onslaught against the Erste Kingdom, but she becomes upset at Furias, who still refuses to recognize her as Orchid. Before she can blow up at Furias, the diminutive general is suddenly hit by a mysterious affliction. He knows his time is short.

Golem

...!

Titan Suit S. 1

Haaah!

Golem

...

Titan Suit S. 1

Got the sucker! Nothing can stop us!

Golems form a defensive perimeter in the desert surrounding the capital of the Erste Kingdom. They're engaging the forces of the Holy Erste Empire in a brutal fight.

Golems

...!

Holy Erste Imp. S.

Tch. They're no slouches in the numbers department...

Zwei

The wrecking ball option is the way to go. Other weapons aren't going to work well against golems.

Titan Suit S. 1

Understood!

Zwei

Avoid any pointless fights. It's not our job to exterminate golems.

Zwei

Once we breach the palace, start searching for the original.

Zwei

Nothing else matters until we finish her off.

Holy Erste Imp. S.

Understood!

Thanks to the golem girl's expertly issued commands, her troops cut through the kingdom's defenses.

Zwei

Sigh...

Furias

Very good, Zwei.

Furias

Focusing on the wrecking ball option against the golems was a wise call.

Zwei

...

Furias

It will even serve us well as we march on the Palace of Elijah Chelm.

Furias

However, once we're inside the palace, our best bet is to switch to the fire option.

Zwei

...

Furias

Knowing how the original and her cohorts think, they'll probably come out to the front lines to minimize casualties.

Furias

Then it'll be your turn, Zwei. Coordinate with the titan suits to—

Zwei

I told you my name is Orchid! Why do you keep calling me something else!

Zwei

If you're not going to use my real name, then get out of my face!

Furias takes the golem girl's outburst in stride and keeps talking.

Furias

The fire option is effective indoors, but make sure the smoke works in your favor.

Furias

Obscuring your own line of sight in this situation could prove fatal.

Zwei

...!

Furias

Now as for cutting off the original from her support—

Furias

Ugh!

Zwei

What's wrong with you...

Just as the golem girl is about to reach her boiling point, Furias interrupts with pained groans.

Furias

Gaargh!

Zwei

Wh-what! I didn't do anything!

Furias

I know that... It's just a spasm that will pass soon—

???

Who are you! I said who the hell are you!

???

S-stop! You think I'll let you get away with this?

???

You imposter!

Furias

Huff... Huff...

Zwei

What, what, what? Did the Erste Kingdom do something to you?

Furias

No... I'm fine. Leave it be.

Zwei

...?

Furias

(It's been getting more frequent over the past few days.)

Furias

(Time is running out.)

The golem girl remains baffled by Furias's sudden outburst of pain.

Which is to be expected. No one but Furias can understand the pain that wracks his body.

As the shipwrights of Golonzo get to work transferring the engine of the Grandsleuth to the Grandcypher, emergency reports of the imperial invasion on Ravi reach the crew. Since the repair of the Grandcypher can't be finished in time, the crew leaves the ship and Rackam behind to head for Ravi first.

Gran is inheriting the Grandsleuth's engine with Walfrid's blessing.

The crew heads back to Port Breeze, where the Grandcypher is loaded onto a freighter and brought to Golonzo.

The Grandcypher and the Grandsleuth are side by side at last.

An army of skilled shipwrights works around the clock to transfer the engine of one ship to the other.

Rackam

Good, good... Make sure you don't scuff up anything!

Golonzo Shipwright

Hah hah hah! No worries, chief!

Golonzo Shipwright

Course this ain't a quick patch job, but we owe you one. You can bet your bottom she's in the good hands of the shipwrights of Golonzo!

Golonzo Shipwright

Our pride's on the line to deliver her back in the best condition she can be!

Rackam

Haha! Glad we can count on you guys!

Rackam

But I'm not wild about being an observer though...

Rackam

Noa! I don't mind if it's heavy lifting or whatever. Give me work to do!

Rackam hurries over to Noa, who is acting as a foreman.

The helmsman's giddiness brings a grin to Eugen's face.

Eugen

Rackam's having a grand ol' time.

Lyria

He must be so happy knowing the Grandcypher will be able to fly again!

Dialogue Option

I know the feels.

Lyria

Mm-hm! We love the Grandcypher too!

Dialogue Option

The adventure can go on.

Lyria

Yes. We were in a tough spot for a while.

Vyrn

Who'da thought we'd end up getting the engine the old man flew with?

Vyrn

I know it's not really the same, but it feels like a part of him is with us now!

Gran can't agree more with Vyrn's observation.

Not everyone is caught up in the moment however. Io nervously studies the repair schedule.

Um, I think we might have a problem here.

I asked a kingdom soldier when they were planning to leave for Valtz.

From what the soldier told me, I don't think the Grandcypher's gonna be ready in time.

I really wanna go help Master, but the ship's still...

Katalina

They couldn't have known how long it would take to complete repairs of this scale when they chose a deployment date.

An apologetic Noa comes over to address the worried crew.

Noa

I wish I could do more to make the Grandcypher flight-ready as soon as possible.

Noa

But great care must be taken when dealing with an airship's engine. It's essentially the ship's heart after all.

Dialogue Option

We'll just have to deal with it.

Noa

Thank you for understanding.

Dialogue Option

We're counting on you.

Noa

Haha. Thank you. As a shipbuilder, there's nothing more gratifying than having a ship's owner put their trust in you.

Rosetta

We should coordinate with other forces to ensure the rescue of Valtz goes smoothly.

Rosetta

We'll have to leave the Grandcypher in Noa's care for the time being.

Rackam

Well, it's not like our journey ends here.

Rackam

Take the time to do it right, and we'll avoid problems later—

Sierokarte

Oh, this is bad!

Rackam

Gah! Where'd you come from? Yeesh... So, what's got you all rattled?

Sierokarte

The Holy Erste Empire forces have arrived at Ravi Island!

Sierokarte

The golems aren't having any effect against the titan suits, so the kingdom is sending out a distress call for assistance!

Rosetta

We're in a race against time...

Dialogue Option

We have to go!

Noa

Sorry. I know you're in a hurry, but can I make one more request?

Gran and company stop. Noa continues quietly.

Noa

I completely understand what the fight ahead of you entails.

Noa

But I'd like Rackam, as the Grandcypher's helmsman, to stay behind on Golonzo.

Sierokarte

Yes, but we're facing the might of the Holy Erste Empire...

Noa

Exactly. I have a very bad feeling about this.

Noa

There's a high chance that the empire is being backed by the True King.

Noa

If you're going to face an adversary like him, you'll need a fully-functional Grandcypher at your side.

Noa points to the airship which is covered in scaffolding.

Noa

A helmsman and his airship are connected at the heart. We can't afford a single slipup.

Noa

The engine's output needs to be calibrated to match the capabilities of the airship and the helmsman.

Noa

That's why it's imperative that Rackam learns the ins and outs of how the Grandcypher handles with the new engine.

Rackam

Yeah, that makes sense. As far as we're concerned, the ship is the body, and its engine is the heart.

Rackam

You can't make a big change like that and expect everything to be the same. I have to get a feel for her.

Noa turns to Gran with a serious face.

Noa

What do you say, Gran? Will you let me borrow Rackam for a while?

Rackam

Excuse me, "borrow"? I'm not a tool, you know...

Dialogue Option

He's all yours!

Noa

Thanks. Since you're entrusting me with him, I'll make sure he lives up to your expectations.

Dialogue Option

Just don't forget to return him.

Noa

Of course, though I can't say I won't be sad to see him go...

Noa

But a shipwright lives to see its creation leave the nest with its helmsman.

Rackam

Guess I'd be worried about the Grandcypher the whole time if I were out there fighting.

Rackam

It's much better for me to be here rather than slow you guys down.

Rackam nods to show he accepts his captain's decision.

Rackam

All right then. You go deal with that Holy Erste Empire, Gran.

Rackam

I'll get the Grandcypher in shipshape!

With one final nod, the crew sans Rackam make haste for a port to find a ship that will take them to Ravi.

Unfortunately, Ravi is already undergoing events that can't be undone.

The destructive force of war reaches Ravi's capital, with Zwei and her titan-suit soldiers confronting Orchis's entourage. Adam, Drang, and Sturm create an opening for Orchis and Orchid to escape, but this is exactly what the golem girl wants. Zwei corners the two unescorted girls and attacks.

The blitzkrieg launched by the Holy Erste Empire storms through the Erste Kingdom.

Although the kingdom is putting up a valiant defense of the capital, the empire is knocking at the door.

Erste Kingdom S. 1

Haaah!

Titan Suit S. 2

Heh! Your sword might as well be a toothpick against my titan suit!

Erste Kingdom S. 1

Guh...

Pommern

Do not engage the titan suits, I do say!

Pommern

Retreat back to a golem if you encounter one!

Erste Kingdom S. 2

Yes sir!

Titan Suit S. 1

Hahaha! We're invincible!

Titan Suit S. 1

Castle walls mean nothing to a titan suit!

Pommern

Grrr! Retreat! Retreat, I do say!

Orchis

This is awful... They're destroying buildings on purpose...

Orchis

Even if we win this battle, it'll take that much longer to rebuild.

Drang

Aww... And it was such a beautiful city full of history too. What a waste.

Sturm

Everyone's been evacuated. Houses and buildings can be fixed.

Orchis

Home is where the heart is. How can people recover if they have no place to call home?

Orchis

(I couldn't protect the city that Mother and our ancestors had kept safe for all this time...)

Orchis

(Because I'm... I'm a failure of a ruler...)

Orchis

(If only Mother were here... The great Queen Viola would know what to do.)

Adam

Your Majesty!

Orchis

Y-yes?

Orchis is startled out of her heavy thoughts.

Adam

Your Majesty, it is not safe to be here. Please consider evacuating to the palace.

Adam

Every island we have contacted is amassing forces as we speak. They will surely help us turn the tide.

Adam

Therefore it is better if you withdraw from the front lines.

Orchis

...

Orchid

Don't worry. I'll protect Orchis no matter what.

Orchid

That's why I want her to do what she thinks is right.

Orchis

Orchid...

Adam

However—

???

Found you!

Orchis

You're...

Orchis and her contingent are confronted by a golem girl and her squad of titan suits.

Zwei

How do you do? Who knew we'd be seeing each other again so soon?

Orchid

Orchis, stay close to me.

Orchis

...

Orchis nods and steps behind her protector.

Adam

They have us surrounded...

Adam

I'll open an escape path. Take Her Majesty and get to the palace.

Sturm

Not more tin cans to deal with... They can come at us as many times as they want. It's going to end the same anyway.

Drang

Hmm, but this could work out for us.

Drang

That golem girl is the key.

Drang

Capturing her would immediately turn the tide in our favor. Wouldn't you agree?

Adam

You may be right, but I doubt it will be easy.

Drang and company show their intent to fight seriously, but the golem girl's smile never breaks.

Zwei

I'm Orchid. The greatest masterpiece of golem technology.

Zwei

No one can match me!

Red threads shoot out from the golem girl and wrap around Orchid's arm.

Orchid

This is...

Zwei

Now!

Titan Suit S. 3

Understood!

Sturm

What!

Instead of red flames, the titan suit releases gray smoke that fills the room.

Drang

They got us good. Those flamethrowers were a fake-out...

Drang

I can't see a darn thing. On the other hand, those guys shouldn't be able to see us either—

Titan Suit S. 2

Raaah!

Sturm

Think later! They're attacking through the smoke screen!

Drang

My bad, sorry! Thanks for the help, Sturm!

Drang

They're just blindly attacking anyone—they figure those titan suits'll keep 'em safe.

Drang

Makes me worried for the little ladies...

Orchis

Huff... Huff...

Orchid

Are you okay, Orchis?

Orchis

Y-yes... I just haven't had much exercise lately...

Orchis

I'm more worried about Adam and the others...

This is what had happened as soon as the smoke was released.

Adam

Ngh!

Adam immediately severs the strings wrapped around Orchid's arm.

Adam

Your Majesty! Both you and Orchid run for it! We'll hold them—

Titan Suit S. 1

Yaaah!

Adam

Urgh!

Titan Suit S. 1

H-he stopped me with his own body?

Titan Suit S. 1

No, wait. He's that prime minister who's a golem!

Adam

We will hold the line, Your Majesty! Find a safe place away from here!

Orchis

Okay!

Orchis

You and I were the only ones who managed to escape...

Orchid

...

Orchis

Orchid?

Orchid

No... We didn't manage to escape.

Orchid

We were allowed to escape.

Orchis

Huh?

Still trying to figure out Orchid's words, Orchis follows Orchid's gaze.

Zwei

Heehee...

The golem girl calmly steps out from her hiding place.

Zwei

It doesn't matter if the strings were cut. We don't have to be connected for me to know where you are.

Zwei

Once you're gone, no one will get in my way.

Zwei

That's why I'm going to kill you!

Orchid

Orchis! Stay back!

Orchid

...!

Orchid summons Lloyd just in time to take the brunt of the golem girl's attack.

Zwei

Oh... Oh! If I can just grab Lloyd...

Zwei

Then I can become Orchid... I can become the original...

Zwei

Then everybody will look at me!

Orchid

No! You can't have my name or Lloyd!

Orchis

What is that girl talking about?

Orchis can do no more than watch the two girls go at each other from where she stands.

She can't quell the swirling anxiety in her chest.

Orchis

Wait! Why are you doing this?

Zwei

I will become Orchid.

Zwei

I will take Lloyd, kill the original, and then become Orchid.

Zwei

You do know how I was born, right?

Orchis

You mean you're Orchid's...

Zwei

Mm-hm. They were going to throw me away.

Zwei

I'm just trash. A sham. I have no value.

Zwei

I'm a fake as long as the original exists. There is no "me." No one even looks at me.

Zwei

But if I kill the original, then I'm the only one left. That means I'll be Orchid.

Zwei

The one and only Orchid. Everyone will love me.

Orchis

...

Orchid

...

Orchis and Orchid keep their mouths shut as they listen to the golem girl's twisted dream.

Finally Orchis is the one to break the silence.

Orchis

Let's stop this, okay? It's not going to work.

Zwei

Huh?

Orchis

You're different from Orchid.

Orchis

Even if you steal Lloyd. Even if you kill Orchid. You'll never be Orchid.

Orchis

Because she is Orchid, and nothing you do will ever change that.

Orchid

Orchis...

Zwei

...

Orchis frantically tries to get her point across in this life-or-death situation.

But the golem girl will have none of it. She laments the curse of the circumstances she was born with.

Zwei

Okay, smarty-pants. What else should I do?

Orchis

Huh?

Zwei

I said, "What else am I supposed to do?"

Orchis

Um... well...

Zwei

Do you want me to live the rest of my life as an imitation, knowing that I'll never be the real thing?

Zwei

I didn't ask for this. I didn't want to be born as a fake.

Zwei

But somehow it's my fault? Why can't a fake find happiness? Why is a fake forever condemned to be a fake!

Orchis

...

Zwei

I'm nothing as a fake! So I'll take what I want! I'll obtain "myself"!

Zwei

I will become Orchid! And that means killing the original!

Orchid

...!

Zwei attacks Orchid and wrests control of Lloyd. Orchis shields the fallen Orchid, and just as Zwei is about to kill them both, the Black Knight and Freesia arrive to save the two girls. Despite Orchis escaping with her life, she suddenly falls unconscious, which draws attention away from Zwei, who uses that chance to flee.

Zwei

Is that all? And you call yourself the original!

Orchid

...!

Orchid barely has time to blink as she takes an all-out attack from the golem girl.

Orchid

...!

Orchis

Orchid!

Orchid is sent flying back. Orchis immediately runs to her side.

Orchid

Ugh...

Orchis

Orchid! Stop! Don't move!

Orchid

Run... Orchis...

Orchis

Orchid...

Meanwhile the golem girl summons the new power she has just stolen.

Zwei

Haha... Finally... I finally have it...

Zwei

So this is Lloyd! Look at me, everyone! I'm Orchid!

Zwei

All that's left is to dispose of the original...

The golem girl, in all her elation, slowly struts toward her prey.

Orchid

Run, Orchis! I'm okay!

Orchis

No, you're not! I'm not going to abandon you.

Zwei

Move.

Orchis

...!

Orchis looks up at the ruthless predator who now has Lloyd in her arsenal.

Zwei

Move. I'm not interested in you.

Orchis

I'm not moving.

Orchid

Orchis!

Zwei

Why not?

Orchis

...

Zwei

...

Zwei

How nice. So that's the kind of people the original draws toward her.

Orchis

What?

Zwei

Okay, I'll grant your wish.

Zwei

You can die with her!

Orchis

...!

The young queen shields her friend and shuts her eyes in terror.

What she hears next is not a cry of death, but one of joy and relief.

Orchid

Apollo!

Zwei

...!

Black Knight

Orchid. Orchis. I'm sorry to have kept you both waiting.

Black Knight

But you have nothing to worry about now. I'm here.

Orchis

Apollo!

Zwei

So what? One more person isn't going to—

???

Not just one.

Zwei

...!

The golem girl whirls around to see Freesia pointing a gun at her.

Freesia

You should always be vigilant of your surroundings.

Freesia

Otherwise you might blunder into a trap like an idiot.

Zwei

...!

Still composed, the golem girl knows the tables have turned against her.

Black Knight

Come quietly, and we won't have to get rough with you.

Zwei

...

Black Knight

Who's that behind you? Why do you have an Erste golem—

Orchid

Orchis? Orchis! Wake up!

Black Knight

What!

Hearing the distress in Orchid's voice, the Black Knight immediately runs over to the two girls.

Orchis

...

Black Knight

Orchis?

Freesia

Stop!

Black Knight

...!

The golem girl is gone in an instant, using the Black Knight's moment of preoccupation to turn tail.

Freesia

Tch... She's a fast one.

Black Knight

This takes priority. Call Adam over here. He should know something about her condition.

Freesia

...

Orchid

Orchis...

There's something terribly wrong with Orchis. She seems to show no signs of life.

But as the girl's warmth slowly seeps out of her, another crisis draws ever closer.

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