Shirabii Shirabii

The Republic of San Magnolia is enjoying peaceful days, having not been invaded by the neighboring empire’s Legion weapons. This is the story of Shin, Lena, and their friends as normal students attending Eighty-Six Private High School, where they’ll partake in club activities, the culture festival, a fireworks festival, and more! A story of heartwarming romance and glorious youth that could never have happened in the original 86 unfolds!

They were in the midst of youth, even on the battlefield... Shin, Lena, and their friends experience brief moments of peace and happiness while facing certain death, enjoying a short break, plunging into battle once again, and setting foot for the first time in the frigid United Kingdom—sharing them with their comrades, friends, lovers, and family. Glimpse another side of 86—EIGHTY-SIX that will leave you wishing against all odds that more such moments will visit them again tomorrow. This volume contains various short stories previously uncollected or unpublished, now compiled into a single volume!

The Republic's evacuation resulted in massive casualties on both sides, and the fallout takes a toll on everyone. As Shin muses on what it means to be a leader, Lena thinks of her homeland, now lost to her forever. Frederica, too, is dismayed by her own powerlessness as the ill-fated Empire's last Empress—she'll have to change if she wants to survive. Meanwhile, discontent is brewing within the Empire, and a few disaffected squadrons, desperate to reverse the state of the war, reach for a dangerous miracle...?

As Lena and Shin take their first steps on Republic soil after what seemedlike alifetime, they find a country that still hasn't changed—one thatcannot change. Buttheir newest operation can’t wait. After survivingbattlefield after hellish battlefield, andseeing what they have to returnto, Lena and Shin begrudgingly take their first stepsinto the darkness...But the ghosts of the dead gather to stand in their way, their eyesacavernous silver.

Following Kaie’s death, Lena becomes distinctly aware of both her ownignorance andthe fierce emotions the Eighty-Six hold toward Albans like her.As Spearhead squadronsorties again, she hears it-the voices of the dead,mixed in with the mechanical cries ofthe Legion, and Kaie’s amongthem...!

The Republic of San Magnolia...Eighty-Sixth Sector: Alone child soldier, Shinei Nouzen, touches down on a hellish battlefield. As the“Reaper” of the Eighty-Six, he is saddled with the last wishes ofhis departed comrades, and the obligation to take them as far as he can go. Thisis the tale of the people who made him into the Reaper, and the cruel, abruptincidents of death and destruction which stole them from him.

The Spearhead Squadron has sustained heavy losses in the battleagainstthe new Morpho. Among the dead is Shana, Shiden’s-Vice Captain.As Shiden swearsrevenge for her fallen comrade, Kurena, whose distressresulted in Shana’s death,loses her composure entirely. To makematters worse, the Morpho has fled into theHoly Theocracy of Noiryanaruse.Now, Shin and company must set foot into thismysterious nation that even theUnited Kingdom and the Federacy are wary of!

An end to the endless war. The possibility of stopping the Legion once andfor all.Such is humanity’s most fervent desire. But in the war-freeworld of tomorrow, whatwill become of the Eighty-Six? Many have gained arenewed hope for the future.Some have found love, and others have newaspirations, but what of those who haveyet to dream? The warm rays of hopehave bent their iron wills and distorted theirrealities. For those tragicfew, the worst is yet to come...

Lena takes command of the front-line Spearhead squadron from her postwithin San Magnolia's fortified first district. She and Shin fight on withoutever seeing one another, but the fate of the two takes a sudden turn due to adeath on the battlefield...

The Merciless Queen, a high-ranking commander unit for the Legion, hasfinally been taken into custody. Now the Federacy, the United Kingdom, and theAlliance of Wald can conduct a thorough analysis of this special Ameise and findout what makes the Legion tick. In the meantime, the members of the 86th StrikePackage take a step away from the iron and blood so that they can relax for thefirst time in ages. And it seems that a certain two are getting a bitmore...comfy...than everyone else.

Long besieged by the fully autonomous killing machines known as the Legion,the Republic of San Magnolia endeavors to turn the tide of war by employingautonomous weapons of their own... Enjoy Asato-Asato's award winning novel infully illustrated manga form!

Live to fight. Die with honor. That was all they knew, and they were proud.But as they saw themselves reflected in the Sirins-slaughtered by the thousandswith nothing to show for it-a crack formed in their ironclad resolve. Shin'smind festered with doubt. Lena's heart tore at the seams as she struggled tounderstand him. Would they find common ground over the course of the UnitedKingdom operation? Or would they drift further apart...?

Desperate for more information on Legion Developer Zelene Birkenbaum, theEighty Sixth Strike Package sets its sights on the United Kingdom of Roa Gracia.Little do they know, their hunt for answers is about to yield far moreinformation than they bargained for. Within the United Kingdom, a Legionstrategy crazy enough to terrify even the Eighty-Six is already well underway...

At long last, Shin and Lena have been reunited! While the atmospherebetween the two has been nothing but pleasant, Kurena and Frederica seem lessthan thrilled, and Raiden struggles to take a hint. The fun comes to an end whenthe Eighty-Six receive their first mission as new squadron with Lena at thehelm. Their destination: an abandoned subway tunnel in the northern part of theeighty-fifth Sector of the Republic. Deep underground, the gaping maw of asubterranean Legion base awaits them...

An unprecedentedelectromagnetic attack from the Legion rocks both Giad and San Magnolia to theirvery foundations. With the Gran Mur destroyed, nothing stands between the Legionand the unguarded Alba enjoying the height of luxury in the capital. Having noother option, the Federal Republic of Giad orders a special operation. But willShin be able to take the fight to the mechanical menace while also battling hispersonal demons...?

A collective sigh of reliefis exhaled as Lena, Shin, and the others enjoy a hard-won peace. But no truemember of the Spearhead squadron can avoid battle forever, and these fewsurvivors welcome it. They willingly walk back through the gates of hell, readyto resume the fight against the Legion, emboldened by full hearts, freshperspectives, and...a new friend.

The San Magnolia Republic has long been under attack by unmanned weaponsfrom the neighboring Empire. Against this onslaught, the Republic has alsodeployed similar weapons, narrowly avoiding great loss of life and impendingdisaster-or at least that's how it seemed.The truth is that it has neverbeen possible to have no casualties. Young men and women drawn from theRepublic's supposedly non-existent 86th district are organized into the "86unit" and then ordered to pilot the "unmanned weapons" before heading tobattle