E18 - The Truth Is

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[00:01] Commander
    For these reasons, we have selected
    the five Eighty-Six, as well as the rest of Nordlicht,
[00:05] Commander
    for the mission to destroy the Morpho.
SIGN    Detail Roster
[00:10] Commander
    This is my formal decision as
     Western Theater commander.
SIGN    September 2nd, Stellar Year 2149
[00:16] Commander
    Even you don't have the right
    to overrule—
[00:19] Ernst
    I know that.
    I was ready for it.
[00:23] Ernst
    But I want to know one thing.
[00:26] Ernst
    General, this isn't a year-late attempt
    at a "disinfection," is it?
[00:33] Ernst
    There's no way that those children,
    especially just the five of them,
[00:36] Ernst
    can break through Legion-controlled territory.
[00:40] Ernst
    Some of the officers had said
    right when we took them in
[00:46] Ernst
    that it was better to eliminate them
    for the safety of the Federacy.
[00:52] Ernst
    You were one of them.
[00:55] Ernst
    I won't deny your wish
    to protect what you care for.
[01:00] Ernst
    However, this nation is built on justice.
[01:04] Ernst
    It's not acceptable for a human to try to have his way
    using violence, rather than using words.
[01:12] Ernst
    So I'm asking you.
[01:16] Ernst
    You can assure me this isn't
    what it looks like, can't you?
[01:20] Commander
    Of course.
[01:22] Commander
    But...
[01:23] Commander
    I want to hear your thoughts.
[01:25] Ernst
    On what?
[01:27] Commander
    They're not poor, pitiful children.
[01:30] Commander
    They're monsters, created by the
     madness of the battlefield.
[01:32] Commander
    Are you willing to take them
     into your beloved homeland?
[01:36] Commander
    Is that really what the Federacy should be?
[01:39] Ernst
    Of course.
[01:41] Ernst
    Those are my ideals
    and the ideals of the nation I lead.
[01:46] Ernst
    I speak on behalf
    of the entire Federacy, after all.
[01:51] Ernst
    I am responsible for executing
     my duties with pride and dignity!
[01:58] Officer
    Understood.
[03:39] Grethe
    Oh, no, it's pitch black.
[03:41] Grethe
    You'll damage your eyes.
[03:43] Richard
    I'm not willing to listen
    to alternative plans.
[03:46] Grethe
    I know.
    So I have a suggestion.
[03:49] Grethe
    The reason you kept Nordlicht
    split up into smaller platoons
[03:54] Grethe
    was to keep the rest of the military
    from realizing their strength, wasn't it, Richard?
[04:04] Richard
    The Republic weapons we captured—
    Juggernauts, were they?
[04:08] Richard
    Once you've seen the combat logs on them,
    it makes you want to do that.
[04:14] Richard
    A blade that cuts too well will either be avoided, or used until it breaks.
[04:19] Richard
    Either way, it won't end well.
[04:22] Grethe
    In the end, your fears came true, though.
[04:28] Richard
    Don't get too attached.
[04:30] Richard
    Even if we ever-so-kindly took them in,
    they would never forget the battlefield.
[04:36] Grethe
    I don't know about that.
[04:38] Grethe
    They're still kids in their mid-teens.
[04:42] Grethe
    Right now, they're not used
    to their new environment.
[04:44] Grethe
    It's all they can do
    to protect themselves.
[04:47] Grethe
    But...
[04:48] Grethe
    Someday they might get used
    to this country
[04:51] Grethe
    and long to have the things
    that were stolen from them.
[04:55] Grethe
    And even if they were still to choose
    to live on the battlefield,
[05:00] Grethe
    it should be their decision to make.
[05:02] Grethe
    I'll wait until then.
[05:05] Grethe
    However many years it takes.
[05:08] Richard
    Do you have a duty to go that far?
[05:10] Grethe
    Of course.
[05:11] Grethe
    It's our responsibility for arrogantly
    trying to save our fellow humans
[05:15] Grethe
    as you would a drowning puppy.
[05:19] Richard
    And you think a bloody blade,
    forged and honed on the battlefield,
[05:22] Richard
    can understand human feelings?
[05:24] Grethe
    We made the same bet before.
    Do you remember?
[05:28] Grethe
    I won then.
[05:30] Richard
    And the Legion took all your winnings.
[05:34] Grethe
    Yes.
[05:42] Richard
    Grethe, you simply see
    the dead in them. That's all.
[05:48] Richard
    You see what you can never get back.
[05:51] Grethe
    So what if I do?
[05:54] Grethe
    If you're that worried,
    then that'll make this easier.
[05:58] Grethe
    Those slow transport helicopters aren't appropriate
    for my Reginleifs' big mission.
[06:04] Grethe
    Give me permission to use it.
SIGN    September 13th, Stellar Year 2149
[06:11] Richard
    "It," huh?
[06:15] Old man staff
    I never thought I'd see the day
    the sealed door opened.
[06:20] Woman staff
    Sometimes living a long time
    has its benefits.
[06:22] Theo
    "The sealed door"?
[06:24] Grethe
    That's what some call it.
[06:26] Frederica
    If it's sealed,
    then it should be left that way.
[06:30] Grethe
    Now, let's go.
[06:36] Frederica
    What is this?
[06:38] Grethe
    An old Imperial Air Force hangar.
[06:41] Grethe
    For a prototype.
[06:43] Raiden
    A prototype plane?
[06:46] Grethe
    That's right.
[06:47] Grethe
    It completed its test flights
    and was about to enter mass production
[06:50] Grethe
    when the war started, and the
     base was temporarily abandoned.
[06:54] Anju
    This place is right next
    to the border.
[06:57] Theo
    I guess the Legion took it over real quick, huh?
[07:10] Shin
    Why is it underground?
[07:12] Grethe
    A bunch of reasons.
    It's safer from bombing this way.
[07:16] Grethe
    It also means the Legion didn't take it.
[07:23] Grethe
    This is the X-C1 "Nachzehrer,"
    a prototype ground-effect vehicle.
[07:29] Grethe
    It's still sleeping right now, though.
[07:33] Kurena
    It flies?
[07:35] Raiden
    "Ground-effect vehicle"?
[07:37] Grethe
    A plane that uses ground effect—
[07:40] Grethe
    which occurs when you stay right
    above the ground—to fly.
[07:43] Grethe
    It can get you to the Morpho far faster
    than a transport helicopter.
[07:48] Anju
    Um, I think I heard you say,
    "right above the ground."
[07:52] Grethe
    Yeah.
[07:53] Grethe
    It flies only a few meters
     above the ground!
[07:57] Grethe
    It flies lower than a cruise missile,
    making it hard for radar and AA missiles to locate!
[08:03] Grethe
    That's the power of the Nachzehrer!
[08:05] Frederica
    What an awful name.
[08:08] Frederica
    A Nachzehrer is an old vampire legend
    from the southeast part of the Federacy.
[08:11] Frederica
    It rises from its grave
    and wanders the graveyard
[08:15] Frederica
    while dragging its shadow behind it,
    and rings the church bell.
[08:20] Theo
    Yeah, that is a nasty name.
[08:23] Theo
    Wait! We'll run into buildings
     if we're just a few meters off the ground.
[08:27] Grethe
    This mission takes place
    in former Imperial territory.
[08:30] Grethe
    We have the geographic data.
[08:32] Grethe
    The Legion doesn't make towns or homes.
    We'll be fine.
[08:35] Raiden
    What about the Legion themselves?
[08:37] Grethe
    We avoid them, of course.
[08:39] Grethe
    Lieutenant Nouzen can do that, right?
[08:41] Shin
    I can tell you where they are.
[08:43] Shin
    But will it really work?
[08:45] Grethe
    This thing can't exactly turn on a dime,
    so we'll have problems if we get ambushed.
[08:50] Grethe
    But the three-country alliance will be handling
    most of the enemies, so we don't need to worry.
[08:55] Frederica
    And then what?
[08:58] Frederica
    If we do get to the Morpho,
    can we win?
[09:02] Frederica
    And even if we do win,
    we'll be in the middle of enemy territory.
[09:06] Frederica
    How will we get back?
[09:14] Grethe
    Well—
[09:14] Shin
    It's more important to take out the Morpho
    than worry about how we'll get back.
[09:18] Frederica
    But—
[09:20] Shin
    Are you going to ignore it?
[09:22] Shin
    You don't need me to tell you
    what the result of that will be.
[09:28] Raiden
    That said,
[09:30] Raiden
    you seem to take it for granted
    that this thing flies, but...
[09:33] Kurena
    Who's going to pilot it?
[09:36] Grethe
    Who else?
[09:43] Grethe
    Me!
[09:47] Grethe
    What do you think?
[09:48] Theo
    This isn't the time for jokes.
[09:49] Raiden
    Who's really going to do it?
[09:51] Grethe
    Me, as I said!
[09:54] Grethe
    It's really me!
[09:55] Officers
    You're joking.
[09:56] Officers
    That's ridiculous!
[09:57] Grethe
    It's really me!
SIGN    October 7th, Stellar Year 2149
[10:06] Frederica
    Come in.
[10:09] Shin
    Frederica.
[10:10] Frederica
    I'm not leaving.
[10:13] Shin
    I came because I heard you were
    throwing a tantrum about not leaving.
[10:16] Frederica
    It's not a tantrum.
[10:17] Frederica
    I'm a member of Nordlicht, too.
[10:20] Frederica
    Why do I have to be
    the only one to leave?
[10:23] Frederica
    It wouldn't be allowed anyway.
[10:25] Frederica
    You haven't forgotten what I said
    about mascots being hostages, right?
[10:30] Shin
    An exception would be made
    for the president's daughter.
[10:34] Frederica
    But...
[10:35] Frederica
    Why are you suddenly saying this?
[10:38] Frederica
    You're the one who said that nobody else
    has the right to decide how you live!
[10:42] Shin
    I also said it's best not to get involved
    in someone's death if you don't have to.
[10:50] Shin
    And...
[10:55] Shin
    I remember its voice.
[10:57] Shin
    I don't need you to show me.
[11:00] Frederica
    It should be the other way around!
[11:01] Frederica
    I'm the one with the relationship to Kiriya!
[11:04] Frederica
    You should be the ones to go home!
[11:06] Frederica
    I'll talk to Grethe.
[11:09] Frederica
    You managed to survive the awful battles
    in the 86th district.
[11:13] Frederica
    You can't die in a plan like this.
[11:16] Frederica
    I'll handle this.
[11:18] Shin
    You can see your knight,
[11:22] Shin
    but not the other Legion.
[11:24] Shin
    If you head in,
    you and everyone else will die.
[11:26] Frederica
    But—!
[11:27] Shin
    Why are you so insistent on sending us
    back to the rear?
[11:33] Shin
    Didn't you want us to kill your knight?
[11:37] Shin
    Or maybe you don't really
     want them dead at all?
[11:46] Shin
    Then head home. And forget it.
[11:50] Shin
    You don't want to end up like me, right?
[11:53] Frederica
    And what about you?
    Whom do you think you're talking to?
[12:00] Frederica
    You followed your own brother onto
    the battlefield and slew his ghost.
[12:05] Frederica
    Why are you telling me now that
    I can't chase my own ghost?
[12:09] Frederica
    Why are you telling me
    I can't achieve my goal?
[12:12] Frederica
    You realize on some level,
    don't you?
[12:15] Frederica
    That having no goal,
    no place to call "home,"
[12:17] Frederica
    clinging only to pride to keep you alive,
[12:20] Frederica
    is what made that pathetic ghost what he is!
[12:22] Frederica
    Do you want to end up the same way?
[12:27] Shin
    I'm not your knight.
[12:30] Shin
    You're free to see me in him if you like.
[12:32] Shin
    But I don't want to be forced
    to join in your regret and atonement.
[12:38] Frederica
    You don't understand!
[12:40] Frederica
    I'm telling you not to go!
[12:42] Frederica
    Why don't you obey,
    you impudent fool?
[12:45] Frederica
    You regret not telling your brother
    not to go, right?
[12:49] Frederica
    You still regret that he went to his death
    without you saying anything!
[12:54] Frederica
    So why are you trying
    to do the same thing he did?
[12:59] Frederica
    Why are you trying to make me suffer,
[13:01] Frederica
    as your brother made you suffer?
[13:11] Shin
    Frederica...
[13:14] Frederica
    Don't go, Shinei...
[13:18] Frederica
    I don't want you to die like Kiri.
[13:23] Frederica
    I don't want... I don't want
    any more people to die.
[13:31] Frederica
    I don't want to lose another big brother.
SIGN    October 9th, Stellar Year 2149
[14:01] Anju
    I'm amazed Frederica agreed not to go.
[14:05] Kurena
    I don't think she agreed.
[14:09] Theo
    She's locked up in her room
    and not even coming to see us off.
[14:13] Raiden
    She's the only one getting left behind.
[14:15] Raiden
    That's enough reason to be grumpy.
[14:17] Shin
    If she's not going to the rear,
    it doesn't matter what she is.
[14:22] Mechanic
    Everybody,
[14:25] Mechanic
    get on board!
[14:29] Raiden
    Let's go.
[14:31] Anju
    Yeah.
[14:31] Theo
    Okay.
[14:32] Kurena
    You're sleepy?
[14:34] Theo
    Normally I'd be asleep at this hour.
[14:36] Anju
    Sleep on the plane?
[14:38] Theo
    I can't sleep on planes.
[14:39] Shin
    Let's go.
[14:43] Soldier
    Good luck.
[14:45] Mechanic
    I hope it doesn't need to get used.
[14:50] Grethe
    Everybody strapped in?
SIGN    30 minutes to mission start
[14:52] All
    Yes, ma'am.
[14:54] Shin
    You were telling the truth
    about being the pilot, huh?
[14:57] Grethe
    We don't have another choice.
[14:59] Grethe
    Most of the old Air Force's pilots
    died in combat.
[15:02] Grethe
    I'm the only one who ever flew it
    during the test flights.
[15:07] Shin
    You mentioned being
    a former Air Force pilot.
[15:10] Grethe
    You sound as though
    you totally forgot until now, Lieutenant.
[15:15] Grethe
    I'm sure you forgot this, too, then.
[15:20] Grethe
    I'm opposed to kids like you
    going out to fight.
[15:26] Grethe
    To you Eighty-Six, fighting to the end here
    is your source of pride, your identity.
[15:32] Grethe
    But I'm not giving up on this, either.
[15:34] Grethe
    If you're going to fight to the end,
[15:36] Grethe
    then my job is to fight
[15:40] Grethe
    alongside you as well.
[15:44] Grethe
    The country you finally reached
    is far from a utopia.
[15:49] Grethe
    But remember this.
[15:52] Grethe
    Not one person in this country
    wants you to die in battle.
[15:57] Grethe
    We want you to stay alive.
[16:00] Grethe
    That goes for me, the Division Commander,
    and the rest of the unit.
[16:06] Ernst
    And me, too.
[16:09] Ernst
    Hey, it's been a while.
[16:11] Ernst
    How are you doing?
[16:13] Raiden
    What are you doing?
[16:15] Ernst
    I'm here to cheer you on, of course!
[16:18] Ernst
    I'm the highest ranking officer
    in the Federacy Army, after all.
[16:22] Ernst
    The Federacy's people, its territory,
    and its neighbors are all in danger.
[16:27] Ernst
    I have to do at least this much.
[16:29] Ernst
    Especially since you're the core
    of this mission.
[16:34] Ernst
    Yes.
[16:35] Ernst
    Nordlicht's success in this mission will determine
    the fate of the Federacy,
[16:38] Ernst
    the surrounding countries, and humanity.
[16:42] Ernst
    Keep that in mind.
    And make sure you destroy the Morpho.
[16:48] Ernst
    We know you can do it.
[16:51] Shin
    Roger.
[16:53] Ernst
    And one more thing.
[16:56] Ernst
    This is your highest-priority mission.
[17:01] Ernst
    Come back alive.
    All of you.
[17:06] Anju
    We'll do our best, but...
[17:08] Kurena
    Right?
[17:09] Theo
    We can't promise.
[17:11] Ernst
    That's not good enough.
[17:13] Ernst
    You need to come back,
    no matter what.
[17:16] Ernst
    You're fighting to the end, right?
[17:18] Ernst
    So you need to survive
    till the end of the war.
[17:21] Ernst
    So... come back.
    No matter what.
[17:35] Ernst
    That's right.
[17:37] Ernst
    Come back, no matter what.
[17:41] Ernst
    Or I'll...
[17:47] Ernst
    destroy this world.
SIGN    5 minutes to mission start
[18:02] Officer
    Mr. President.
[18:03] Ernst
    Yes.
[18:04] Ernst
    Let's get started.
[18:08] Ernst
    Attention, comrades!
[18:11] Ernst
    The Western Theater forces will begin
    an all-out march into Legion-held territory.
[18:18] Ernst
    This battle will determine not only the fate
    of the Federal Republic of Giad,
[18:21] Ernst
    but also those of the United Kingdom of
    Roa Gracia, the Alliance of Wald,
[18:27] Ernst
    and the other nations whose cries for help
     we haven't even heard yet!
[18:31] Ernst
    This is the greatest operation
    in the history of mankind!
[18:38] Ernst
    You are the mighty shield
    that defends your homeland,
[18:43] Ernst
    and the sharp sword
    that cuts open a future for humanity!
[18:47] Ernst
    We will be a symbol of justice
    for the world!
[18:50] Ernst
    Keep our successful battles
     close to your heart
[18:54] Ernst
    and advance, bravely, valiantly!
[19:21] Ernst
    Begin the mission.
[19:22] Female Soldier
    Fire!
[19:23] Soldier 1
    Fire!
[19:24] Soldier 2
    Fire!
[19:47] Tank Soldier
    Let's go, men!
[19:49] Tank Soldier
    Advance!
[20:05] Operator 1
    Flywheels 1 and 2 active.
[20:07] Operator 1
    Temporary transformer operating normally.
[20:09] Operator 2
    Initiating cooling of catapult rails.
[20:12] Operator 2
    Coolant units operating at 23% and rising.
[20:17] Operator 3
    Opening canopy. Deploying catapult rails.
[20:25] Operator 1
    All joint locks deployed.
[20:28] Operator 1
    Nachzehrer, ready for takeoff!
[20:46] Foxhole Soldier 1
    I've been waiting for this,
    you pieces of scrap.
[20:51] Commander
    They're on the move!
[20:56] Operator 4
    Phase 1 complete.
[20:57] Operator 4
    We've succeeded in luring
    the Legion vanguard out of position.
[21:00] Operator 4
    We will now move to phase 2.
[21:04] Operator 4
    Tiwaz HQ to Léraðr HQ.
[21:06] Operator 4
    Nachzehrer, you are cleared for take off!
[21:08] Operator 1
    Roger.
[21:09] Grethe
    Okay, here we go!
[21:17] Operator 1
    Nachzehrer, take off!
[21:34] Anju
    Th-This is scarier than I thought.
[21:38] Theo
    Is the person who came up with this crazy?
[21:42] Grethe
    Oh, it's an honor to have you say that!
    I thought nothing scared you!
[21:47] Grethe
    It's a little over 1000 km to our goal.
[21:50] Grethe
    Enjoy our nine minutes or so
     in the sky!
[21:53] Operator 4
    Nachzehrer has taken off successfully
[21:57] Operator 4
    and is proceeding as planned!
[22:12] Soldier 3
    Unit 4, signal lost!
[22:14] Soldier 4
    We've lost contact with the 2nd Company!
[22:16] Soldier 3
    Stay calm! Unit 1, Unit 2, keep going forward!
[22:19] Soldier 3
    Infantry, after us!
[22:22] Soldier 4
    Retreat!
[22:24] Soldier
    Damn it!
[22:30] Tank Soldier
    Give me a damage report! The battle's not over!
[22:34] Tank Soldier
    If you have something
    you want to protect, then fight!
[22:37] Tank Soldier
    Raise your heads and go forward!
[22:41] Raiden
    The Federacy isn't retreating.
[22:44] Tank Soldier
    Just a little more!
[22:45] Tank Soldier
    Just hang in there a little more!
[22:47] Tank Soldier
    And then those goddamn disgusting Eighty-Six will...
[22:51] Tank Soldier
    Then we'll win!
[22:56] Kurena
    Yeah.
[22:57] Kurena
    If we take out the Morpho, we win, right?
[23:01] Raiden
    We have to live up to their expectations.
[23:04] Theo
    Yeah, if they're working that hard.
[23:06] Anju
    Yeah.
SIGN    "If There's Something Worth Dying For."