11 - Lazy vs. Unsleeping

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[00:03] Flashback
    The Imperial Army quickly gave up
    on a real counterattack,
[00:07] Flashback
    and put all their energy into
    buying time for the retreat,
[00:11] Flashback
    even if they had to burn an entire forest.
[00:14] Flashback
    Who was it that was capable of making
    a desperate plan like that succeed?
[00:21] Flashback
    It's not Lieutenant General Safida
    of the Northern Garrison.
[00:24] Flashback
    If he was capable of a plan like that,
[00:26] Flashback
    we wouldn't have had an opening
    to begin with.
[00:30] Gi
    Incompetence at the top causes a tragedy.
[00:33] Gi
    It's very common.
[00:35] Gu
    If you go through history books,
    sometimes you'll see the opposite.
[00:39] Gu
    A rare hero, forced to serve
     an incompetent general,
[00:42] Gu
    reveals his genius within the flames of war.
[00:46] Gu
    Behind that fire, we'll find him.
[00:51] Gi
    Jean, you are happy to
    face a competent foe?
[00:55] Gu
    I want to see something
    I've never seen before.
[01:00] Gu
    Everybody's like that, aren't they?
SIGN    Lazy vs. Unsleeping
[02:41] Gi
    Solork?
[02:43] Gi
    Solork?
SIGN    Imperial Base, South End of Northern Region
[02:54] Gi
    It's been a month...
[02:56] Gi
    What are you doing, Solork?
[02:59] Gu
    Princess Chamille!
[03:01] Gu
    An urgent report.
[03:03] Gu
    The La Saia Alderamin forces have crossed
[03:05] Gu
    the Great Alafatra mountain range to attack!
[03:09] Gi
    The Holy Army of Aldera?
[03:12] Gi
    Solork...
[03:16] I
    It's time.
[03:17] I
    Let's have a battle.
[03:19] M
    A battle?
[03:21] M
    Didn't we burn down the forest to
    avoid that, because they outnumber us?
[03:25] I
    That's correct, Matthew.
[03:28] I
    The operation with the fire's going well.
[03:31] I
    The enemy set fires of
    their own to burn it out,
[03:34] I
    but that's not going to
    make any dramatic change.
[03:37] M
    In that case, if we just watch and
    make sure the flame doesn't die...
[03:41] Y
    Then the enemy will go around the forest.
[03:45] M
    Is that possible?
[03:46] I
    Nana, can you explain the details?
[03:50] N
    The Alafatra Mountains are our turf.
[03:54] N
    Beyond the west edge of Gagal Kasakan Forest,
[03:58] N
    there's a thin mountain path.
[04:00] N
    It's too small for many to pass at once.
[04:03] N
    But if you exercise proper caution...
[04:08] I
    They can come out near the back of our camp.
[04:12] Y
    That ghost squad, Kala Karm,
[04:14] Y
    probably told the enemy the same thing.
[04:18] Gu
    We need to keep them focused on us
[04:21] Gu
    so they don't start thinking
    about going around.
[04:25] Gu
    Hence, we fight now?
[04:29] I
    Correct.
[04:33] Gu
    This is obnoxious.
[04:34] Gu
    A way around?
[04:36] Gu
    It's a course we didn't plan for,
[04:39] Gu
    and it will take forever.
[04:41] Gu
    Adaptability is the core element of warfare.
[04:44] Gu
    Don't talk like a textbook.
[04:47] Gu
    We'll send another unit
    down that other route...
[04:50] Gu
    It's too early to send
     another unit, I believe.
[04:55] Gu
    Why not wait a while longer?
[04:57] Gu
    You, kid?
[04:59] Gu
    I haven't asked for you yet today.
[05:01] Gu
    How silly.
[05:03] Gu
    When you're as good as I am,
[05:04] Gu
    it's possible to come before you're called.
[05:07] Gu
    That's called disobeying orders
    and acting on your own.
[05:12] Gu
    So, what is it?
[05:13] Gu
    Why do you want me to wait?
[05:18] I
    Going around isn't a good option
    for them, either.
[05:21] I
    The longer route means
    their attack will be delayed.
[05:25] I
    But the time they'll lose
    isn't enough for us to escape.
[05:31] I
    To buy time for the main unit to retreat,
[05:35] I
    I want to pin the enemy down here
    for a minimum of eight days.
[05:39] Gu
    Reporting.
[05:41] Gu
    The fires to our front are dying down.
[05:44] Gu
    What?
[05:45] Gu
    If we went out now,
[05:47] Gu
    we could have them put out by nightfall.
[05:49] Gu
    Well?
[05:51] Gu
    The situation's changed, right?
[05:53] Gu
    They want us to go that way.
[05:57] Gu
    Doesn't it seem like
    that's what they're saying?
[06:10] I
    Worried about Kala Karm?
[06:14] Gu
    I suppose so.
[06:17] I
    Captain, one of my hands
    has a walnut in it.
[06:21] I
    Guess which.
[06:30] I
    The time you just wasted
    choosing between two hands
[06:32] I
    is the same as the time you wasted
    worrying about ghosts.
[06:37] I
    Not scientific at all.
[06:39] I
    The essence of a ghost lies in the fear
    that it may or may not be there.
[06:44] I
    That fear paralyzes us and
    stops us from making bold moves.
[06:48] I
    Please understand that
    that's part of the ghost squad's attack.
[06:54] Gu
    Yeah.
[06:55] Gu
    I'm too old to be scared of ghosts.
[06:58] I
    I'll be on my way to my post, then.
[07:22] I
    It's hot.
[07:24] I
    It's like I'm in a boiling pot in hell.
[07:27] I
    The enemy could be here at any minute.
[07:32] I
    You're a fool.
[07:35] I
    You really think you can win
    against a force of 12,000 men,
[07:40] I
    with a single battalion
    of 600 and 120 Sinack?
[07:45] I
    The Unsleeping, Shining Officer...
[07:47] I
    He may be the true genius of this era.
[07:53] I
    If so, the time has come for
    the bloom to come off your rose...
[07:56] I
    Shut up!
[07:57] I
    Stop whispering to me!
[08:06] I
    Nothing.
[08:10] Gu
    We can't give them
    the chance to attack first.
[08:13] Gu
    Beams on!
[08:15] Gu
    Open fire!
[08:18] Gu
    Fire!
[08:31] M
    Damn it!
[08:31] M
    There are so many of them already!
[08:35] T
    We need to defeat more
[08:36] T
    while Ikkun and the others
    have their attention!
[08:40] Gu
    I can't really see the fight from here!
[08:43] Gu
    Can't we get closer?
[08:45] Gu
    No need to hurry.
[08:48] Gu
    The odds we'll make it past
    their defenses are good.
[08:52] Gu
    That's why I took them up
     on their invitation.
[08:56] Gu
    Hey, wait for the signal and
    then send in the second wave.
[08:59] Gu
    Once you see 60 stakes, send it out.
[09:02] Gu
    That's right, isn't it, kid?
[09:04] Gu
    Yes.
[09:05] Gu
    I doubt we'll be able to cross
    that wall via brute force.
[09:09] Gu
    Let's follow the plan.
[09:16] I
    Stakes to block bullets?
[09:18] I
    The first wave's goal was to put those up?
[09:21] Gu
    That's not good!
[09:22] Gu
    They're blocking the cannon's trajectory!
[09:24] Y
    Captain, a word!
[09:27] N
    Send us out to fight them up close!
[09:29] N
    We'll rip out those stakes!
[09:30] Gu
    It's too early to fight hand-to-hand!
[09:33] Y
    The positioning of the stakes...
[09:34] Y
    doesn't it look like they're trying to
    carry something past the cannons?
[09:37] Y
    It's probably preparations for a second wave!
[09:41] Gu
    It can't be...
[09:44] Gu
    Fine!
[09:45] Gu
    But don't push yourself too hard!
[09:47] Gu
    That goes for you too, Nanaku Daru!
[09:50] Gu
    Got it!
[09:54] Y
    Cannons trajectories are raised!
[09:55] Y
    Here we go!
[10:04] I
    Okay!
[10:05] I
    Defend Yatori's and
    the Sinack's unit at all costs!
[10:13] N
    Stay the hell off our mountain!
[10:16] Y
    Nanaku Daru, you're going too far ahead!
[10:18] N
    Leave me alone, Red One!
[10:20] N
    I'm not counting on your help!
[10:24] Y
    The enemy waves withdrew...
[10:26] Y
    Why?
[10:27] N
    Let's go pull out the farthest stakes!
[10:33] Y
    Air guns?
[10:34] Y
    But they're out of range...
[10:37] Y
    No, Nanaku Daru!
[10:44] Gu
    Don't stop!
[10:45] Gu
    Keep firing!
[10:47] Gu
    Yeah! That was the best timing!
[10:49] Gi
    Jean, get your head down!
[10:53] Gu
    Mm... that was a very accurate counterattack.
[10:57] Gu
    Looks like they have an air rifle unit, too.
[11:01] Gi
    I thought the Empire didn't have
    the technology to make air rifles.
[11:05] Gu
    Doctor Anarai Kahn, the man
    who told us how to make them,
[11:08] Gu
    was an Imperial researcher, right?
[11:11] Gu
    He probably still has pupils there.
[11:13] Gu
    It would make sense if
    they developed them, too.
[11:16] Gu
    We did our job.
[11:18] Gu
    The enemy is busy recovering their wounded.
[11:21] Gu
    Yeah!
[11:22] Gu
    Now they can't lower their cannons
[11:24] Gu
    until they're finished with that.
[11:26] Gu
    Thank you, Captain Harrah.
[11:28] Gu
    We can finally end this.
[11:30] Gu
    Now's your chance, General!
[11:34] I
    An air rifle unit?
[11:36] Gi
    First Lieutenant Ikta, over there!
[11:43] I
    They sent an escalade?
[11:45] I
    That's not good.
[11:46] I
    We've got wounded along that route
[11:48] I
    so we can't use our cannons.
[11:53] Gu
    Captain!
[11:54] M
    I'm fine!
[11:55] I
    Should we head back to
    the barricade and fight there?
[12:00] I
    But what about the Sinack, then?
[12:02] I
    What about Nana?
[12:04] I
    Should I take the risk to save them?
[12:07] I
    Or take the safe option and abandon them?
[12:12] I
    I abandoned Kanna, didn't I?
[12:17] I
    Don't hesitate.
[12:20] I
    There are two things I have to answer first.
[12:22] I
    Strategically, should you save them?
[12:25] I
    Tactically, can you save them?
[12:34] (Flashback) Y
    If I'm the right hand,
[12:36] (Flashback) Y
    you'll have to live up to being my left.
[12:39] I
    What am I doing?
[12:41] I
    It's Yatori we're talking about!
[12:44] I
    Change of plan!
[12:45] I
    We're done playing hide-and-seek!
[12:46] I
    We're going to save our Sinack allies!
[12:49] I
    Charge!
[12:53] Gu
    Fire!
[12:59] I
    Nana, are you safe?
[13:02] Gi
    Watch out, Ikta!
[13:03] Gi
    There's more behind them!
[13:07] Both
    Form ranks!
[13:09] I
    Surround the right flank!
[13:11] Y
    Protect the left flank!
[13:20] I
    Thirty seconds until we retreat.
[13:22] Y
    Take back as many of
     the wounded as you can.
[13:31] Gu
    Get back!
[13:32] Gu
    We won't last another
    three minutes at this rate!
[13:36] Gu
    Open the gate!
[13:40] I
    We've returned, Captain!
[13:42] Gu
    Okay, we're retreating!
[13:44] Gu
    Set the fires!
[13:56] Gu
    We still couldn't get them?
[13:59] Gu
    We had a huge advantage!
[14:02] Gu
    We dragged our advantage out for too long.
[14:05] Gu
    The enemy always had the option of
    setting the forest path alight to seal it.
[14:11] Gu
    We missed out on the best possible result,
[14:13] Gu
    but our prize for this time was information.
[14:16] Gu
    The enemy is being led by an
    extremely talented general,
[14:20] Gu
    but they number less than two battalions.
[14:24] Gu
    What's important is that we didn't lose.
[14:29] Gu
    We failed in our attack,
[14:31] Gu
    but we still haven't lost.
[14:38] H
    They just passed away.
[14:41] Gi
    No...
[14:44] Gi
    Even Corporal Ninika?
[14:49] Gi
    I'll tell First Lieutenant Ikta.
[14:52] H
    W-Wait, Sergeant Major Mitcalif.
[14:55] H
    Um...
[14:57] H
    I need to go to the command tent, too.
[15:00] H
    Shall we go together?
[15:02] Gi
    All right, Second Lieutenant Becker.
[15:06] H
    Excuse me.
[15:09] H
    Um, where's Ikta-san?
[15:10] T
    He went to the forest path,
[15:12] T
    but I think he'll be back soon.
[15:15] H
    You hear that?
[15:16] H
    Let's wait a while.
[15:19] H
    Matthew-san, is your shoulder okay?
[15:24] M
    Five more centimeters to the right
    and it would've hit my neck or face.
[15:28] M
    When I think about that,
[15:29] M
    it seems strange that I survived.
[15:33] Gi
    I'm going to the path.
[15:38] T
    Go.
[15:40] T
    We're fine here.
[15:42] H
    Okay.
[15:47] Gi
    First Lieutenant Ikta,
[15:49] Gi
    Sergeant Cicindi and Corporal Ninika
    have passed away.
[15:52] Gi
    There were 11 casualties from the squads
    you commanded this operation.
[15:57] Gi
    Six of them were fatalities from
    the Third Light Troop Training Platoon.
[16:02] I
    Thank you for the report.
[16:04] I
    I'll adjust things to make up
     for the reduced numbers.
[16:07] I
    You get some rest.
[16:10] Gi
    Is that all?
[16:13] Gi
    Don't you have anything to say for
    the men who died at your orders?
[16:19] I
    You're referring to my decision
    to save the Sinack, right?
[16:26] Gi
    If we hadn't gone to save them,
[16:27] Gi
    we would've had less than
    half as many casualties!
[16:31] I
    That's right.
[16:33] I
    The Sinack would've all died, though.
[16:39] Gi
    I wish they would've.
[16:42] Gi
    It's that woman's fault for
    charging ahead without a plan!
[16:47] Gi
    Sergeant Cicindi really respected you.
[16:52] Gi
    Did you know that?
[16:54] I
    Yes.
[16:55] Gi
    Really?
[16:56] Gi
    He was a fan of yours ever
    since the first mock battle.
[17:02] Gi
    He always said that we had an
    incredible commanding officer.
[17:07] Gi
    That you were destined for greatness.
[17:10] Gi
    Corporal Ninika was the first person
    I had under my command as a private.
[17:16] Gi
    We were both women,
[17:18] Gi
    so we looked out for each other.
[17:21] Gi
    Are you saying they're worth every
    bit as much to you as the Sinack
[17:25] Gi
    that we were fighting until just yesterday?!
[17:28] Gi
    That it's natural we'd risk
    our lives to save them,
[17:31] Gi
    and we should just accept the casualties?!
[17:33] Gi
    How am I supposed to accept that?
[17:39] Y
    You're blaming the wrong person,
    Sergeant Mitcalif.
[17:43] Y
    First, let me correct you.
[17:45] Y
    It was I, not Ikta,
    who decided to save the Sinack.
[17:51] Gi
    That's a lie.
[17:52] Gi
    First Lieutenant Ikta
    made the decision himself.
[17:56] Y
    Yes.
[17:57] Y
    However, that decision was
    predicated on my actions.
[18:04] Y
    Ikta was sure I'd go to save them.
[18:07] Y
    And I was acting on the assumption
    that he'd come as well.
[18:13] Y
    If we hadn't been able to meet up,
[18:15] Y
    my unit would've been wiped out, too.
[18:19] Y
    Thus, the decision to aid them was mine,
[18:22] Y
    and I should take responsibility for it.
[18:25] Gi
    But...
[18:26] I
    And I'll say this, too.
[18:28] I
    At this point, the Sinack
    are officially our allies.
[18:33] I
    I don't consider that a platitude
    or a mere formality.
[18:37] Gi
    You may be that way,
[18:39] Gi
    but how are we supposed
     to feel when we're told
[18:41] Gi
    to kill them as enemies yesterday,
[18:43] Gi
    and protect them as allies today?!
[18:46] Y
    Orders in a military organization
[18:49] Y
    require you to put your feelings aside.
[18:52] Y
    Every soldier knows that
    they may have to obey orders
[18:56] Y
    that conflict with their values.
[18:59] Gi
    Then, if you were told to
    kill First Lieutenant Ikta,
[19:02] Gi
    you'd do it?!
[19:07] Y
    That question is 300 years too late.
[19:11] Y
    The Igsem family has always
    obeyed those orders.
[19:20] I
    That's enough, Yatori.
[19:22] I
    You're right, but you're not
    leaving her an out.
[19:26] I
    Yatori may have said that,
[19:27] I
    but I believe you have the right to hate me.
[19:31] I
    No one can order you not to feel something.
[19:37] I
    That said, Suya,
[19:40] I
    I've already had Sergeant Cicindi
    and Corporal Ninika
[19:44] I
    lay down their lives to protect them.
[19:48] I
    How could I abandon something
    they gave their lives to protect?
[19:56] Gi
    That's not fair!
[20:00] I
    Suya...
[20:05] M
    Until now, we've always
    been on the winning side.
[20:08] M
    All we had to do was do what Ikta said,
[20:10] M
    and we won amazingly easily.
[20:15] M
    But that wasn't true.
[20:17] M
    I only realized after that
    I'd lost 11 men in my unit.
[20:23] M
    Killing and dying is what war is all about.
[20:27] M
    Out there, it's just as
    possible that I'll die myself.
[20:35] I
    Hey, Yatori,
[20:37] I
    when you're ordered to kill me...
[20:39] I
    If you can't refuse it,
[20:41] I
    how are you going to do it?
[20:47] Y
    First, I will do everything
    I can to kill Yatorishino.
[20:55] Y
    I'll rip apart her soul, grind it to powder,
[20:58] Y
    and throw that powder on the flame
[21:02] Y
    so that she'll never come back to life.
[21:06] Y
    After everything is done,
[21:08] Y
    the one remaining, Igsem, will kill you.
[21:15] I
    Then,
[21:17] I
    until the moment two blades sever my neck,
[21:23] I
    I'll think about how I lost you.
[21:44] Gu
    Our allies are still delayed
    at the base of the mountain.
[21:47] Gu
    We're going.
[21:49] Narr
    In a single battle,
[21:52] Narr
    the rear guard unit's numbers
    had fallen to below 600.
[21:56] Narr
    And the Holy Army of Aldera
    still had over 10,000 men.
[22:01] Narr
    The battle became even more heated.
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