Pumpkin Scissors 24 (KCDX)

[Machine Translation] Commander Kerub begins negotiations for the survival of the nation at the "Tower of Language". He is fighting a war of words with the ambassadors of various countries to conclude a "secret pact" on the grounds of patent infringement. Three years have passed since the ceasefire. The long war with the Republic has left deep scars on the Empire. Starvation, pestilence, soldiers being turned into thieves.... It was another war, called "war disaster. Concerned about this, the Imperial Army set up the 3rd Section in the Intelligence Department and assigned it to the task of rebuilding the war damage. In reality, they were nothing more than an excuse for the military to obtain budgetary support and to suppress the dissatisfaction of their subjects. However, they are truly committed to cutting through the thick layer of deception that covers society and exposing internal corruption, and they call themselves the "Pumpkin Scissors" as they continue to push forward today to accomplish their mission! After appealing to the "Anti-Imperial Army" via telegraph, Ensign Alice defeats the Sword Captain "Scorpion Sword" in mortal combat. While the Imperial counterattack is underway, the huge land battleship "Scorpion's Crown" appears, and with its overwhelming firepower, lays waste to the Imperial capital. Meanwhile, the assault suppression unit of the Land Affairs Section 1, "The First Great Sword," begins to raid the "Language Tower" to rescue the dignitaries of various countries who have been taken hostage. After rescuing some of the hostage-takers, Commander Kerub begins negotiations that will determine the very survival of the nation. In the midst of a battlefield riddled with shells, he engages in a war of words with the ambassadors of each country, using patent infringement as a shield to conclude a "secret agreement. What is the way to save the dying empire?

『言語の塔』で国家存亡に関わる交渉を開始したケルビム中佐。特許違反を盾に各国の大使と"密約"を結ぶべく舌戦を繰り広げるが！？停戦から3年。永きにわたる共和国との戦争は、帝国に深い傷跡を残した。飢餓・疫病・兵隊の野盗化…。それは"戦災"という名の、もう一つの戦争だった。これを憂慮した帝国陸軍は情報部内に第3課を設立し、戦災復興任務に当たらせた。その実、軍部の予算獲得のための方便であり、臣民の不満を抑制する"言い訳"でしかない彼ら。だが、社会を覆う欺瞞のブ厚い皮を切り裂き、内部の腐敗を暴くことを真に実践する彼らは、自らを『パンプキン・シザーズ』と呼び、任務達成に向けて今日も邁進する！電信を通じた『抗・帝国軍』に対しての訴えを終え、剣隊長『蠍の剣』を死闘の末に倒したアリス少尉。帝国の反撃が進む中、現れた巨大陸上戦艦『蠍の王冠』は圧倒的な火力で、帝都を蹂躙する。一方、陸情1課の強襲制圧部隊『第1の大剣』は、人質にされた各国要人を救うために『言語の塔』に突入を始めた。人質となった一部の要人を救出し、国家の存亡に関わる交渉を開始したケルビム中佐。砲弾が飛び交う戦場の中、特許違反を盾に各国の大使達と"密約"を結ぶべく舌戦を繰り広げる。瀕死の帝国を救う道は！？