Yoshikatsu Matsuzaki

An untold chapter in the Mass Effect saga, following the early career of Alliance Marine, James Vega, as he leads a squad of elite special forces into battle against a mysterious alien threat known as The Collectors. Stationed at a colony in a remote star system, Vega and his troops must protect the inhabitants from an invasion of the deadly insectoid warriors determined to collect the population for unknown purposes. Soon after the attack, Vega's commanding officer falls in battle, forcing the young officer to embrace the responsibility of leadership for the colony's survival. Having idolized Earth's greatest hero and warrior, Commander Shepard (the central character in the Mass Effect video games), the young and idealistic Vega must now make life and the death decisions that will effect not only the lives of his squad, but the lives of every person in the colony - all of whom he has sworn to protect...

偉大なる航路の後半の海、新世界のとある島。NEO海軍を自称する元海軍大将・ゼットらは巨大なエネルギーを持つ鉱物、ダイナ岩を盗み、その破壊力で全海賊抹殺を企てていた。一方、新世界を航海中のルフィたち麦わらの一味のもとに、右腕に大型の武器を装着し、けがを負ったゼットが現れ、ルフィたちは介抱する。しかし目覚めたゼットはルフィたちに襲い掛かり……。