E17 - I Won't Forget

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SIGN    August 27th, Stellar Year 2149
[02:28] Shin
    Are you okay?
[02:29] Theo
    I guess...
[02:30] Kurena
    Where are we?
[02:32] Raiden
    Their target's the forward base.
[02:34] Shin
    Yeah.
[02:35] Raiden
    Shit!
[02:36] Frederica
    What's going on—
[02:37] Shin
    Don't look.
[02:40] Soldier
    Someone, come help!
[02:42] Soldier
    Over here, too!
[02:44] Soldier
    My arm!
[02:54] Shin
    Anju, please.
[02:56] Anju
    Of course.
[02:58] Frederica
    Kiri did this...
[03:01] Anju
    Let's go.
[03:02] Frederica
    Shinei, you're not going
     to do this, right?
[03:07] Frederica
    You're not going
    to end up like Kiri, right?
[03:12] Shin
    Yeah.
[03:14] Reporting soldier
    The first barrage hit the 8th Mechanized's
    forward operating base, FOB14.
[03:18] Reporting soldier
    Seventy-two minutes later,
    FOB13 was struck.
[03:23] Reporting soldier
    Fifteen hours later,
    the 5th Infantry's FOB28 and FOB30 were struck.
[03:29] Reporting soldier
    The artillery strikes wiped out all FOBs.
SIGN    August 28th, Stellar Year 2149
[03:32] Reporting soldier
    The four regiments stationed at these bases—
[03:35] Reporting soldier
    approximately 20,000 people—
[03:37] Reporting soldier
    were wiped out.
[03:39] Reporting soldier
    The ultra-long-range artillery behind this
    is believed to be a new type of Legion,
[03:43] Reporting soldier
    that we will refer to as the "Morpho."
[03:45] Reporting soldier
    Its estimated specs are as follows:
     800 mm caliber,
[03:49] Reporting soldier
    effective range 400 km,
[03:51] Reporting soldier
    initial velocity 8,000 meters per second.
[03:54] Reporting soldier
    This would be impossible
    for a normal cannon.
[03:56] Reporting soldier
    We believe it to be a railgun.
[03:59] Ernst
    A railgun.
[04:01] Ernst
    This was in their report
    when we took them in.
[04:04] Man
    Yes.
[04:05] Man
    It's incredibly powerful.
[04:08] Man
    We believe the 15 hours between the second
    and third strikes were used to replace the barrel.
[04:13] Man
    During this time, the western front's forces
    loaded up every cruise missile they had
[04:19] Man
    and launched a saturation strike
    immediately after the fourth volley.
[04:23] Man
    The strike seems to have dealt some damage,
    but did not destroy the railgun.
[04:32] Zafar
    With regard to the damage,
SIGN    Crown Prince Zafar Idinarokh 
    The United Kingdom of Roa Gracia
[04:34] Zafar
    our autonomous units infiltrated Legion-held territory
    and managed to observe the Morpho.
[04:40] Zafar
    You didn't land a direct hit,
    but you severely damaged it.
[04:45] Bel
    If you could get that close,
SIGN    Lieutenant General Bel Aegis 
    Alliance of Wald
[04:48] Bel
    couldn't your machines
    have eliminated the Morpho?
[04:54] Zafar
    Unfortunately, they can't carry
    that kind of payload.
[04:57] Zafar
    And many have to be destroyed
    just to get one in.
[05:03] Bel
    I see.
    So you spent quite a lot on this.
[05:06] Zafar
    We're all about to embark
    on a joint operation.
[05:10] Zafar
    There's no sense in hiding anything.
[05:12] Zafar
    Mutual trust is the most powerful way
    to bind two humans, or two nations.
[05:20] Enrst
    The issue at hand is how we deal with the Morpho
    and these supposedly sentient Legion.
[05:29] Bel
    Sentient Legion commanders.
    We've seen them here.
[05:33] Zafar
    The Legion's weakness was that
    they rely on their numbers and strength,
[05:37] Zafar
    but are tactically simple.
[05:40] Bel
    That large offensive may have been an attempt
    to lure more troops to the front lines.
[05:47] Both
    It makes my head hurt.
[05:52] Reporting soldier
    Continuing...
[05:53] Reporting soldier
    From its movement speed
    and last known firing position,
[05:56] Reporting soldier
    the Morpho is likely a train-based weapon
     that uses the old high-speed railway network.
[06:01] Reporting soldier
    Given the available routes
    and its movement radius,
[06:06] Reporting soldier
    every one of our nation's capitals
    could be within its firing range.
[06:10] Reporting soldier
    Its current location
    is the train terminal in Kreutzbek City.
[06:14] Reporting soldier
    We estimate it will take
    a minimum of eight weeks
[06:17] Reporting soldier
    for repairs and for it
    to become combat capable again.
[06:20] Reporting soldier
    If we can't find some countermeasure by then...
[06:24] Reporting soldier
    we will be defeated.
[06:27] Ernst
    What countermeasures do we know will work?
[06:30] Willem
    No we know of.
[06:34] Willem
    Our anti-air guns aren't fast enough
    to shoot it down, and we don't have enough to try.
[06:40] Willem
    We're bringing in more cruise missiles
    from the other war zones,
[06:43] Willem
    but Legion jamming means
    we can't guide them.
[06:47] Willem
    And their slow speed makes them
    easy targets for Legion AA.
[06:51] Willem
    The Morpho itself seems
    to have powerful AA weaponry.
[06:56] Willem
    Another air strike likely would not work any better.
[06:58] Willem
    Without air superiority, an air-to-surface
    attack will be extremely difficult,
[07:04] Willem
    and yet it lies far outside
    our artillery range.
[07:08] General 1
    Then we'll have to eliminate it directly
    using ground troops.
[07:18] General 2
    An all-out offensive by every soldier
    in the western theater into Legion-held territory.
[07:24] General 2
    A strike 100 km deep into enemy territory,
    swarming with Legion.
[07:32] General 1
    Even if we bring in
    all our immediately available reserves,
[07:36] General 1
    we lost 26% of our forces on that front
    in the last attack.
[07:39] General 1
    Pulling troops from the other
    battle lines isn't an option,
[07:43] General 1
    so we'll have to do it
    with what we have here.
[07:46] General 3
    We've brought down the numbers of Legion
    in that area by roughly the same amount, but...
[07:51] General 3
    They outnumber us by so much
    to begin with.
[07:54] General 3
    Their manufacturing plants are unharmed.
[07:57] General 3
    In two months,
    there'll be even more of them.
[08:01] General 1
    It's a handy thing to have...
[08:03] General 1
    The power to predict destruction,
    but nothing else.
[08:06] General 3
    Whatever unit we choose
    to eliminate it will die.
[08:11] General 2
    Yes.
[08:13] General 2
    That's why we should choose those
    who are most likely to succeed,
[08:16] General 2
    and least likely to be missed.
SIGN    August 29th, Stellar Year 2149
[08:25] Willem
    So you're the Eighty-Six?
[08:28] Willem
    Of course, I've seen your ages,
    but you really are still kids.
[08:35] Willem
    I'm sorry.
    I've read the reports.
[08:38] Willem
    You have incredibly strong combat abilities
    and aren't even afraid of death.
[08:44] Willem
    But you're not in the Republic anymore.
[08:47] Willem
    Don't do anything reckless.
[08:50] Willem
    The Federacy isn't like the Republic.
[08:52] Willem
    Nobody here is replaceable.
[08:56] Willem
    For better, or for worse.
[09:00] Frederica
    Shinei, what's wrong?
[09:03] Shin
    Nothing.
[09:04] Theo
    You still tired?
[09:07] Theo
    That last fight was
    probably really noisy for you.
[09:11] Theo
    Didn't you get overwhelmed near the end?
[09:14] Anju
    You didn't even notice the Legion's retreat.
[09:17] Frederica
    I knew it.
    That's not how you usually fight.
[09:21] Frederica
    I synchronized with you,
    but you didn't respond at all.
[09:26] Shin
    Synchronized?
[09:27] Frederica
    You didn't even notice?
[09:30] Frederica
    You should all get some rest,
    especially Shinei.
[09:34] Frederica
    You know at the bottom of your hearts
    that you're all exhausted.
[09:38] Theo
    At a time like this?
[09:39] Theo
    That'd be rough.
[09:42] Frederica
    Maintaining a soldier's mental health
    is an important part of the military.
[09:45] Frederica
    Especially since you're Eighty-Six,
    you'll be given some special consideration—
[09:52] Kurena
    I don't want that.
[09:54] Kurena
    I don't want to be treated
    differently out of pity!
[10:00] Soldiers
    Eighty-Six...
[10:03] Raiden
    Kurena.
[10:04] Kurena
    I much prefer to be looked at that way.
[10:06] Kurena
    I'm used to it.
[10:09] Theo
    Well...
[10:09] Theo
    We got lucky this time, but the whole base
     could be blown up at any moment.
[10:15] Theo
    Everyone's on edge.
[10:17] Anju
    They said that it would take two months
    to repair the Morpho,
[10:20] Anju
    and we shouldn't expect any attacks
    until then.
[10:23] Theo
    That estimate's based off five seconds of footage
[10:25] Theo
    from some shady foreign country
    and some weird psychic power.
[10:28] Theo
    I bet they feel like they can't trust it.
[10:32] Kurena
    But Shin knows the truth.
[10:34] Theo
    They didn't believe it
    till they heard that voice.
[10:37] Anju
    Yeah...
[10:39] Raiden
    But still, there's been
    no major trouble or confusion.
[10:42] Raiden
    The Federacy trains its soldiers well.
[10:46] Theo
    The Republic's soldiers
    would turn tail and run.
[10:50] Theo
    I wonder if the Major's still alive.
[10:54] Anju
    Theo!
[10:55] Theo
    Oh...
[10:56] Kurena
    She wouldn't run.
[10:58] Anju
    Kurena!
[11:05] Shin
    What?
[11:06] Theo
    Don't tell me he doesn't realize it...
[11:10] Anju
    Is there anything we can do
    about the Morpho?
[11:13] Raiden
    We've got two months
    to come up with a plan.
[11:15] Raiden
    Even if we do,
    it probably won't be a good one.
[11:17] Theo
    It'll probably be us again.
[11:20] Raiden
    Probably.
[11:21] Frederica
    Are you okay with that?
[11:24] Kurena
    I just told you!
SIGN    August 28th, Stellar Year 2149
[11:32] Marcel
    You want me
    to give it to him again?
[11:35] Nina
    There's no answer.
[11:38] Marcel
    Can I take a look?
[11:50] Marcel
    It's easier to blame it
    on somebody else.
[11:56] Marcel
    Be careful on your way home.
[12:03] Marcel
    I'll make sure he gets it.
SIGN    September 1st, Stellar Year 2149
[12:33] Nina
    Why did you abandon him?
[12:36] Nina
    Why didn't you save my brother?
[12:42] Nina
    You killed him, right?
[12:46] Shin
    Yeah.
[12:48] Nina
    I was waiting for him to come back!
[12:51] Nina
    You knew I was waiting!
[12:54] Nina
    Give my brother back!
[12:57] Man 1
    Why is it always you?
[12:58] Man 2
    Why should you be the one to survive?
[13:02] Man 3
    You have no reason to live!
[13:05] Man 1
    You have no one waiting
    for your return!
[13:10] Shin
    That's right.
[13:12] Man 1
    If you'd died instead of him...
[13:17] Lena
    I won't forget!
[13:22] Shin
    Major...
[13:26] Grethe
    Lieutenant Nouzen,
    General Richard wants to speak with you.
[13:30] Shin
    All right.
[13:37] Richard
    You can hear the Legion's voices.
[13:40] Richard
    You know where they are.
[13:43] Richard
    Do I understand that correctly?
[13:45] Shin
    Yes, sir.
[13:46] Richard
    Where are they?
[14:10] Richard
    Forget the Republic.
[14:13] Richard
    That's enough.
[14:14] Richard
    It seems you're telling the truth.
[14:17] Richard
    If you have that ability,
    you're even more suited for this operation.
[14:21] Richard
    It's quite simple.
[14:24] Richard
    Our three nations will launch
    a full assault as a decoy,
[14:28] Richard
    lure the enemy's main forces
    to their respective fronts,
[14:31] Richard
    and then withdraw.
[14:32] Richard
    A special assault force
    will then make an aerial entry
[14:35] Richard
    into Legion-held territory,
    which will now be less defended.
[14:39] Richard
    They will destroy the Morpho.
[14:41] Richard
    I'm assigning Lt. Shinei Nouzen and the 15 members
    of Nordlicht to this special offensive.
[14:49] Richard
    You'll be at the vanguard
    of the largest joint operation in history.
[14:53] Richard
    The edge of the spear
    that pierces the Legion's defenses.
[14:57] Richard
    Spearhead.
[14:59] Richard
    Give this your all.
[15:02] Grethe
    Permission to speak, General?
[15:05] Richard
    What is it, Wenzel?
[15:07] Grethe
    This is a suicide mission!
[15:10] Grethe
    Why them—
[15:13] (Flashback) Hart
    Because you're Eighty-Six!
[15:16] (Flashback) Kaie
    I don't think that's what he's saying.
[15:18] (Flashback) Daiya
    Well, it's what he means.
[15:20] (Flashback) Kujo
    We can't assign anybody with a family
    to this insane mission, huh?
[15:26] (Flashback) Myna
    I guess Eighty-Six aren't welcome,
    no matter where they go.
[15:30] (Flashback) Mikuri
    She knows that,
    and she's still getting mad.
[15:32] (Flashback) Mikuri
    She can't change it!
[15:34] (Flashback) Mikuri
    Like that princess.
[15:36] (Flashback) Kujo
    I don't know anything about that!
[15:38] (Flashback) Rekka
    Wow, I can hear the voices of the Legion
    all the way in the Republic's capital.
[15:42] (Flashback) Chise
    Did the white pigs all die?
[15:45] (Flashback) Kino
    They're on their way to hell!
[15:46] (Flashback) Kuroto
    I don't know if hell exists,
    but it's all the same when you're dead.
[15:50] (Flashback) Daiya
    Die as scum.
    Or die with pride.
[15:53] (Flashback) Daiya
    It's how you live that's important, right?
[15:56] (Flashback) Haruto
    We lived with pride!
    Right up to the very end!
[16:01] (Flashback) Kujo
    But that was only
    because of you, Undertaker.
[16:06] (Flashback) Kujo
    Our Reaper!
[16:08] (Flashback) Kujo
    Don't forget that!
[16:10] (Flashback) Kujo
    Thanks!
[16:13] (Flashback) All
    Thanks!
[16:21] Shin
    I'm left behind... always.
[16:27] (Flashback) Lena
    I won't let you die.
[16:32] Shin
    Then I wanted you to live longer
    than we did.
[16:35] (Flashback) Lena
    Don't leave me.
[16:37] Shin
    That was my wish.
[16:45] (Flashback) Lena
    I won't forget.
[16:53] Shin
    Goodbye.
[16:59] Richard
    Somebody has to do it.
[17:02] Richard
    In that respect,
    you have experience in Legion territory.
[17:06] Richard
    If you've done it once,
    you can do it again.
[17:09] Richard
    The Federacy saved you
    from the battlefield.
[17:14] Richard
    If you've come back to it,
[17:18] Richard
    it means you were willing to do this.
[17:20] Richard
    War is a soldier's job.
[17:23] Richard
    Dying in battle...
[17:27] Richard
    is part of the job.
[17:32] Shin
    Understood.
[17:37] Grethe
    Are you disillusioned, Lieutenant?
[17:40] Grethe
    That the world you ended up in
    was no better than this?
[17:44] Shin
    It's the best solution
    to the problem at hand.
[17:47] Shin
    Without taking out the Morpho,
    no matter the cost,
[17:50] Shin
    it will be difficult for the Federacy
    to maintain its battle lines.
[17:53] Grethe
    Yes.
[17:55] Grethe
    But all we need for this mission
    is your power.
[17:59] Grethe
    As long as the Morpho is destroyed,
    I'm allowed to say how the operation is done.
[18:04] Grethe
    I'm sending the other foreign units
    on this mission.
[18:08] Grethe
    You don't have to go yourself.
[18:11] Grethe
    You and your friends must stay here.
[18:13] Grethe
    And when this is over,
    quit the military.
[18:18] Grethe
    You've fought more than enough for your homeland,
    which refused to protect you.
[18:24] Grethe
    So—
[18:24] Shin
    So...
[18:26] Shin
    You want us to cease being
    who we are,
[18:29] Shin
    for the sake of your "pity"
    and your "sense of justice"?
[18:32] Shin
    Is that right?
[18:34] Shin
    I'm grateful that you saved me.
[18:37] Shin
    But that does not give you
    the right to pity me.
[18:41] Shin
    It doesn't give you the right
    to tell me not to fight,
[18:44] Shin
    or to run from the battle
    and make someone else fight for me.
[18:47] Shin
    I refuse to be like the Republic
[18:50] Shin
    or turn my eyes from the war
    until the day the end comes!
[18:54] Shin
    We...
[19:04] Shin
    There may be a time lag
    that causes the mission to fail.
[19:07] Shin
    I'll take direct command
    of the assault team.
[19:19] Ernst
    I guess we can't keep quiet
    about it any longer.
[19:25] Willem
    I'm sorry for making you
    do the hard job, General.
[19:30] Richard
    It's fine.
[19:31] Richard
    This is a division commander's responsibility.
[19:35] Richard
    Do you think he'll be able
    to come back? Even alone.
[19:39] Willem
    Strategic Planning HQ says the odds
    of survival are close to zero.
[19:43] Willem
    The soldiers would be furious if one of their friends
    was sent on a mission like that.
[19:49] Willem
    But they'll accept it
    if we send the Republic's monsters.
[19:53] Willem
    They'll smirk and say it's an
     appropriate mission for the Eighty-Six.
[20:00] Willem
    If you're a match for a monster,
    that means you're a monster yourself.
[20:04] Willem
    If death is so attractive to them,
    then why don't we let them have it?
SIGN    September 2nd, Stellar Year 2149
[20:23] Grethe
    Any questions?
[20:36] Bernhold
    Commander,
[20:39] Bernhold
    I appreciate you not abandoning us, but...
[20:43] Bernhold
    I can't just watch kids the age of my and
    my relatives' children going off to die.
[20:52] Bernhold
    If you change your mind,
    that's fine.
[20:54] Bernhold
    Tell us to go without you.
[21:12] Raiden
    Well, it's a bad enough plan
    that they're saying that.
[21:17] Shin
    The Lieutenant Colonel has told us
    we're free to refuse.
[21:21] Kurena
    No way.
[21:22] Kurena
    If we run now, we're no different
    from the white pigs.
[21:25] Anju
    You snapped at her, too, right?
[21:28] Anju
    We feel the same way.
[21:33] Theo
    But we were chosen for the most dangerous part
    because we're Eighty-Six, right?
[21:39] Raiden
    Yeah.
[21:40] Theo
    Well, we're going 'cause we're Eighty-Six.
[21:45] Theo
    But I feel kind of lonely.
[21:52] Raiden
    Yeah.
[21:57] Raiden
    Shin!
[21:58] Kurena
    Let's go eat!
[21:59] Anju
    What's for dinner today?
[22:01] Theo
    I want something hot.
[22:02] Theo
    This place is cold.
[22:04] Kurena
    Right!
[22:05] Raiden
    You think?
[22:06] Anju
    It's too cold for girls.
SIGN    September 2nd, Stellar Year 2149
SIGN    Special Visual Commentary Episode