Chapter Summaries

Ing defeated three elite Guardians in an exercise, and Takamura Yuei questioned whether his exceptional skill would hide flaws in the XFJ Project’s new unit. After Ing bluntly criticized the Fubuki, Takamura resolved to challenge him.

• Ing used abandoned buildings to eliminate Stella Bremel, Talisa Manandell, and Valerio Giacosa in five minutes without taking damage.
• Takamura Yuei warned Tetsuya that Ing’s skill could conceal the new unit’s problems and make it unsuitable for ordinary Guardians, but Tetsuya kept Ing as the core test pilot.
• Tetsuya told Ibrahim to familiarize Ing with the new unit and have him work with Takamura to identify problems before further testing.
• Takamura found Ing with Stella, Talisa, and Valerio at the hangar, then asked what he thought of the Fubuki.
• Ing listed the Fubuki’s shortcomings and said it would be battlefield trash for ordinary Guardians; Takamura suppressed her anger and invited him to an exercise match.
• After Ing left, Takamura vowed to teach him how formidable Far Eastern pilots were.

Ingram used prolonged Type 94 Shiranui testing to delay the XFJ Project while earning a place in Argus Squad, and he eventually ran out of improvements to make. Meanwhile, Ingram, Giliam, Shirakawa Shuu, and Yuzes completed four distinct machine lineages and began testing them.

• Ingram's praise of Far Eastern pilots sounded like mockery to Takamura Yuei, who quietly formed a grudge against him.
• Ingram trained with Argus Squad in his assembled Type 94 Shiranui, gained the other Guards' acceptance, and defeated Takamura Yuei in a private exercise.
• After a month and a half of testing, Ingram had brought the Type 94 Shiranui to its improvement limit and could offer no further changes.
• Yuzes used his psychokinesis and control of Yukon Base to assemble his machine first, while Ingram, Giliam, and Shirakawa Shuu completed their own development work.
• Ingram built four transformable X1–X4 MS units based on the R-1, Giliam made five Wraith-based machines, Shirakawa Shuu created four G Series Mecha Skeleton-based machines, and Yuzes replicated the VF-31 Variable Fighter series.

Yuzes completed the first batch of Variable Fighters, began testing and producing weapons, and started using hypnosis pods to infiltrate the United Nations Army. Meanwhile, Ingram, Char, Giliam, and Shirakawa Shuu expanded their own forces and influence across America, the front lines, and the Far East.

• Yuzes finished four prototype machines with shared armor and power systems, though only Ingram's reached B-class standards, and he continued producing beam weapons.
• Argus Squad and a Soviet Tactical Fighter squad traveled to an Indian Ocean base for environmental tests of the Type 94 Tactical Fighter.
• Yuzes discovered captured BETA specimens and the Soviet Enhanced Human project at Yukon Base, then began using Egg Hypnosis Pods to infiltrate the United Nations Army's upper ranks.
• Ingram formed X Unit after completing his machines, while keeping his true trump card concealed.
• Char consolidated control of the frontline base and the Crimson Comet Brigade, while Giliam took control of the SU-47 enhancement project department.
• Shirakawa Shuu expanded his influence across the Far East and began a plan to take control of the region.

After Char became commander of the Soviet frontline, the United States expanded Ingram’s X Unit while the Far East’s Great General Zhengwei began a covert revolution to reclaim power. Shirakawa Shuu met Zhengwei, discovered she was Miyoshi Meiya’s twin sister, and forced her to choose whether to become his puppet willingly or by force.

• After an assassin’s attack on Char triggered turmoil among Soviet leaders, Char became commander of the frontline and gained control of its forces.
• The United States strengthened Ingram’s X Unit, appointed a general as its commander, and made Ingram its deputy commander.
• Great General Zhengwei, with Kaede Sakon’s cooperation and support from much of the Far East’s leadership, began a covert revolution and arranged to meet Shirakawa Shuu.
• Shirakawa Shuu discovered that Great General Zhengwei was a teenage girl who looked like Miyoshi Meiya and was her twin sister.
• Shirakawa Shuu shot Sawu Shoya, then offered Zhengwei the choice of becoming his puppet willingly or being made one by force.

Yuzes and his allies completed their preparations and coordinated a plan to finish Main Mission Two through operations across several factions. At Yokohama Base, Zengar admitted to Kagetsu Yuko that his companions had engineered the Far East’s upheavals, then prepared to act.

• Yuzes used the unrest to hypnotize United Nations Army officers, while the group’s new units and weapons finished testing and their allies gained control across several factions.
• After receiving Takamura Yuei’s application for live-combat tests on the Soviet front, Yuzes approved it and contacted Char, Giliam, Shirakawa Shuu, and Ingram to coordinate their plans.
• Char and Giliam planned to expose the Undead and pressure America, while Shirakawa Shuu and Yuzes prepared their forces to enter combat alongside Ingram’s X Unit.
• The group agreed to rely on Char and Ingram to claim Faction Territory, since Yuzes, Giliam, and Shirakawa Shuu could not obtain it through the United Nations Army.
• At Yokohama Base, Kagetsu Yuko asked Zengar whether he had truly intended to destroy the BETA, and he said he would do so if that was her wish.
• When Kagetsu asked about the Far East’s recent upheavals, Zengar admitted that his companions had arranged them, and she encouraged him to proceed.

Zengar led Yokohama Base’s defense and grew to admire Kagetsu Yuko, while considering whether to bring her beyond her world. Meanwhile, Argus Squad reached the front line, where a massive BETA assault was reported and the Jial Brigade’s commander took charge of the coming operation.

• Zengar commanded Yokohama Base’s defense forces, fought the BETA with Miyoshi Meiya and the others, and developed mutual admiration with Kagetsu Yuko without falling in love.
• Zengar considered bringing Kagetsu Yuko out of her world so she could use her talents without its limits.
• Argus Squad arrived at a frontline support base after waiting at Char’s military base, then learned that a huge BETA force was crossing the sea to attack.
• At a combat conference, Tetsuya outlined the BETA offensive while the Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade treated the threat casually and Argus Squad prepared to fight.
• Lieutenant Colonel Ficajia Ratrova introduced herself as commander of the Jial Brigade and took command of all Tactical Fighter units for the operation, including responsibility for protecting the test units.

Ficajia briefed the experimental squads on their protected roles in the coming BETA battle, while the Burning Legion prepared to showcase its new Tactical Fighters. The Soviet Army’s secret units arrived for testing, prompting the United States to rush its own new units toward the battlefield.

• Ficajia assigned the United Nations experimental squads to rear positions and ordered them to obey commands during combat.
• Valerio complained that the plan would keep the experimental squads from the front lines, while Ingram recognized that the operation was arranged to showcase the Revenant series and advance Char’s plans.
• A Jial Brigade pilot shouted his support for General Char, and the Crimson Comet Brigade joined him.
• Ficajia ordered company commanders and squad leaders to collect and distribute the new units, assigning them to one-third of each brigade for the first live-combat test.
• Transport Aircraft and trucks delivered tarp-covered Tactical Fighters, and news of the Soviet Army’s secret units spread to other factions.
• The United States ordered its first completed new units sent to the Soviet Army’s battle against the BETA, despite limited preparation time.

Char had reshaped the Far East defense line around layered fire support and Tactical Fighters, but the BETA adapted by deploying Beam Types and changing their advance. He ordered the fleets to withdraw and anticipated that Amuro would cross the sea to destroy the Beam Types.

• Char reorganized the defense line, using mines, bombardment, and Tactical Fighters to reduce losses against the BETA.
• The United Nations Army experimental squads watched the Soviet Army deploy SU-47s and Revenants, including Char's red machine and Lalah's green one.
• Char received satellite reports that Beam Types had appeared at sea and ordered all warships to withdraw to safe areas.
• A scout reported that the BETA were slowing, spreading beyond the defensive lines, and sending Jumper Bugs ahead of the pointed horns.
• Char concluded that the BETA had adapted their tactics and expected Amuro to cross the sea and eliminate the Beam Types.

Char watched the BETA adapt their assault, spread out, and use red Jumper Bugs to clear the minefields, while reinforcements raced to eliminate the exposed Beam Types. He ordered the experimental units and rear forces to withdraw and sent the Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade to intercept as the air force prepared to sortie.

• The BETA divided their forces after entering the sea, sending groups toward the defensive line and around its flanks while placing Beam Types behind protective forces.
• Char messaged Yuzes and Amuro, sending Shin Matsunaga, Johnny Ridden, Ingram, and Amuro toward the Beam Types.
• Shin Matsunaga, Johnny, Ingram, and Amuro evaded the Beam Types' laser fire as they flew toward their targets.
• Red Jumper Bugs charged across the coastline and detonated the buried mines, while more BETA landed beyond the minefields.
• Char ordered the experimental units and rear forces to withdraw, sent the Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade to intercept while retreating, and ordered the air force to prepare for sortie.

Char ordered Argus Squad and other noncombat units to retreat while he and a small force confronted the advancing BETA. Char and the Undead mecha revealed mass-produced beam weapons, leaving Stella hopeful that humanity could finally counterattack.

• Valerio questioned Char's order to retreat, but Stella and Inge explained that the altered BETA attack pattern made withdrawal the right tactical choice, and Inge led Argus Squad away.
• The Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade withdrew to Char's defensive positions, leaving Char, Lala, Ficajia, and a few Guard Force pilots at the front.
• Char told Lala to provide support, then charged the BETA in his red mecha with a new weapon.
• Char fired a beam weapon, and the Undead mecha behind him joined in, cutting through BETA, including Assault Types.
• Talisha and Stella were astonished by the beam weapons, and Stella realized humanity now had a powerful way to fight back against the BETA.

Char and the Revenants used beam weapons to slaughter the BETA, while the Air Force prepared to bomb the combat zone. Near Yokohama Base, Zengar sent the young pilots and their units out to find and destroy BETA.

• The Revenants’ beam weapons pierced BETA armor and slowed the horde’s advance.
• Char charged into the swarm with a Beam Saber and Beam Rifle, while the Crimson Comet Brigade and Jial Brigade joined the slaughter.
• Char received word that Ingram, Amuro, Shin Matsunaga, and Johnny had eliminated the Beam Types, then ordered the Air Force to prepare a bombing and other Tactical Fighters to withdraw.
• Ingram, Amuro, Shin Matsunaga, and Johnny returned and split up to reinforce the left and right defensive lines.
• Near Yokohama Base, Zengar ordered Miyoshi Meiya, Sakaki Chizuru, Aya Hoshimine, Tamase Himihime, Kagari Takeru, and the other young pilots to board their units and seek out BETA.

Sanger led Shirakawa Shuu, Elsam, Eshe, and thirteen tactical squad rookies into BETA-occupied territory to complete Main Mission Two by killing thousands of BETA. After the group encountered an overwhelming swarm, Sanger ordered them into formation and began cutting a path toward a chosen battlefield.

• Sanger, Shirakawa Shuu, Elsam, and Eshe led the tactical squad across the defensive line into BETA territory.
• The squad traveled for half an hour before Eshe casually killed the first BETA they encountered.
• Dozens, hundreds, and then thousands of BETA appeared, filling the squad's screens.
• Sanger ordered the squad to form C Formation and advance southwest at low altitude, with Elsam in the center and Shirakawa Shuu covering the rear.
• Sanger drew two reinforced Beam Sabers, cut through dozens of BETA, and led the formation toward the designated battlefield.

Zengar led the tactical squad through an abandoned city for its first live BETA battle, where the rookies fought in coordinated mobile formations and destroyed more than eight thousand enemies without losses. As Eshe led their retreat, Beam Types attacked, and Shirakawa Shuu revealed that his unit carried modified nuclear reaction missiles.

• Zengar ordered the tactical squad to enter the city and required each member to eliminate at least five hundred BETA while maintaining coordination.
• Miyoshi Meiya led the thirteen rookies in a wedge formation as Zengar, Elsam, Shirakawa Shuu, and Eshe supported them and coached them through the fighting.
• The squad kept moving through the city, overcame several dangerous moments, and destroyed more than eight thousand BETA without any units being damaged or anyone dying.
• Zengar judged the squad exhausted and ordered Eshe to lead their retreat while he and Shirakawa Shuu covered the rear.
• Beam Types attacked the withdrawing squad, and Elsam raced toward them as Giliam asked Shirakawa Shuu about his launcher.
• Shirakawa Shuu said his unit carried modified nuclear reaction missiles and asked whether Giliam wanted to test their power.

Shirakawa Shuu destroyed a BETA-infested city with a Reaction Missile and completed his mission, while the new mecha revealed by the world’s major powers and the Far East sparked widespread confusion. At Yokohama Base, Zengar confirmed to Kagetsu Yuko that his companions had helped develop the new mecha and promised to explain more when the time was right.

• Shirakawa Shuu launched a Reaction Missile that obliterated a BETA-infested city, completed his mission, and agreed to give Elsam a missile.
• The new mecha from the United Nations Army, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the Far East drew worldwide attention and bewilderment.
• Zengar and Elsam returned to Yokohama Base, where Miyoshi Meiya and the tactical squad saluted them after their live combat exercise.
• Kagetsu Yuko confronted Zengar about the apparent nuclear explosion, and Elsam explained that the weapon was a Reaction Missile without nuclear radiation.
• Zengar admitted that his companions had coordinated the development of the new mecha and beam weapons, then told Kagetsu Yuko that his goal was to eliminate the BETA.
• Kagetsu Yuko said she believed Zengar and trusted that he would tell her the truth when the time was right.

Shirakawa Shuu, Char, Yuzes, Giliam, and Ingram agreed to move ahead with Mission Three and announce a major press conference at Yukon Base. After Giliam and Ingram left, Char, Yuzes, and Shirakawa Shuu secretly resolved to find the new participants and recruit or kill them.

• Char asked whether they should begin the next stage before everyone had completed Mission Two, and Shirakawa Shuu urged them to proceed immediately.
• Yuzes requested living BETA specimens and described the Enhanced Human project at Yukon Base, including a white-haired girl who might become an Innovator or Newtype.
• The group decided to announce in ten hours that Yukon Base would host a major press conference one week later, inviting the world's faction leaders.
• Ingram declined to interfere with his country's choices, while Char called Xiao Ran an opportunist.
• After Giliam and Ingram left the communication link, Char, Yuzes, and Shirakawa Shuu agreed to investigate new participants and recruit or kill those who opposed them.

As the world’s leaders gathered at Yukon Base for a press conference on new mecha, Yuzes and Shirakawa Shuu waited for an attack by the Loyalty Organization and the Refugee Liberation Front. With the attackers contained, the representatives announced the creation of the Earth Federation Government, leaving its unification plan newly revealed to the world.

• The Soviet Union, the Far East, and the United Nations Army prepared a joint press conference at Yukon Base as America cut off material aid to the Far East.
• The Burning Legion completed Main Mission Two for nearly all its members, while Char helped Argus Squad finish the XFJ Project weapons test and recruited the white-haired duo into the Crimson Comet Brigade.
• Yuzes and Shirakawa Shuu discussed the planned attack on Yukon Base and the human factions behind it as their communicators alerted them that the attackers had arrived.
• The Loyalty Organization and the Refugee Liberation Front attacked Yukon Base, but Yuzes’s defenses and the base’s soldiers contained them.
• Amid the gunfire and confusion, a representative announced that the Soviet Union, the Far East, and the United Nations Army would merge into the Earth Federation Government.

After the attack on Yukon Base ended in surrender, the Far East, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations Army announced the formation of the Earth Federation and a plan to accept refugees and withdraw overseas troops. With Main Mission Two complete, Zengar, Shirakawa Shuu, Yuzes, and the others received a new half-year mission to destroy ten BETA nests.

• The Loyalty Organization and the Refugee Liberation Front ordered their forces at Yukon Base to surrender after the Earth Federation promised to accept refugees and civilians fleeing Federation territory.
• The Earth Federation announced that it would withdraw United Nations Army forces from bases outside its territory and hand those bases over to local governments.
• The press conference stunned world representatives as the Far East, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations Army united into a powerful new government.
• Yuzes and the others chose not to interfere in United States affairs, while keeping their main objective focused on the Ultimate Mission Card.
• After Main Mission Two ended, Zengar, Shirakawa Shuu, Yuzes, Giliam, Char, Elsam, and the others received a mission to destroy ten BETA nests within half a year.

After the group destroyed a young BETA hive in the Far East, the assault exposed how poorly their current mecha suited hive battles. Char assigned the team to develop better mecha, train pilots, and strengthen the New Federation’s forces as they prepared to tackle the remaining hives.

• Half a month after the mission began, Yuzes, Giliam, Char, Zenga, Elsam, Shin Matsunaga, Johnny, Ingram, and others joined the Far East Army to destroy the Far East hive in two days.
• Char, Zenga, Yuzes, and the others returned with damaged mecha, while Eshe, Harvey, Barnes, and Lala had withdrawn before the group entered the hive’s depths.
• After resting, Char and Shirakawa Shuu concluded that current mecha and weapons could not sustain the demanding battles required to destroy Eurasian hives.
• Yuzes warned that the world’s industry could produce only B+ class mecha within six months, and Zenga requested a custom machine built around his combat style.
• Char assigned Yuzes, Shirakawa Shuu, and Giliam to mecha development; Ramba to the Far East Front; Tetsuya, Johnny, and Shin Matsunaga to army integration; and Zenga, Elsam, Eshe, Harvey, and Barnes to pilot training, while Char oversaw the New Federation.

After the Earth Federation’s first hive victory, Char consolidated its forces while Ingram rose to prominence in America. Yuzes, Shirakawa Shuu, and Giliam spent three months developing new mecha and weapons, leaving the team exhausted and with only a fraction of its mission complete.

• The destruction of a BETA hive by a small team boosted the Earth Federation’s reputation, while America expanded X Unit and Ingram gained influence among its leaders.
• Char directed the Earth Federation’s integration, and Tetsuya reorganized its military as Yukon Base trained new pilots and researchers joined the mecha projects.
• Yuzes, Shirakawa Shuu, and Giliam improved the XFJ Project for mass production, researched beam weapons, and devised a sword suited to Zengar.
• The three technicians spent nearly three months completing their work, but the mission was only one-tenth complete and two and a half months remained.
• Yuzes, Shirakawa Shuu, and Giliam recognized how demanding Luo’s workload was, while others marveled that the team had made personal-use mecha beyond fourth-generation machines in three months.

Yuzes, Shirakawa Shuu, and Giliam completed standardized B-class Astray mecha, which the Earth Federation used to destroy a Eurasian BETA nest in sixteen hours. The victory prompted more factions to join the Federation, while Ingram’s X Unit completed another nest operation, finishing Main Mission Three but leaving the group unable to return to Prometheus yet.

• Yuzes, Shirakawa Shuu, and Giliam developed standardized B-class Astray mecha with nuclear furnaces, flight capability, and weapons tailored to each pilot.
• Zengar, Elsam, Char, and the other pilots led several hundred mecha toward the Eurasian Front and destroyed a BETA nest in sixteen hours, using a Gauss Electromagnetic Rifle and Reaction Missiles to devastating effect.
• The Earth Federation forces eliminated more than six hundred thousand BETA with only minor mecha losses, drawing attention and hope from people around the world.
• More factions announced that they would join the Earth Federation after seeing its forces defeat the nest.
• Ingram led the X Unit in excavating another Eurasian BETA nest, completing Main Mission Three, but the group could not return to Prometheus because of the time constraint.