12 - Ghost Hunter

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[00:04] Gu
    Your Highness!
[00:06] C
    What's the meaning of this,
    Lieutenant General Safida?
[00:08] C
    You're the high commander
    of the Northern Garrison.
[00:11] C
    Why were you the first to flee?
[00:14] C
    Many soldiers are still in
    the process of retreating!
[00:18] Gu
    The commanding officer's safety
    is the highest priority.
[00:23] C
    I see. You're right.
[00:26] C
    We'll need you to be present at the
    military tribunal when this is over.
[00:35] C
    You mustn't die, Solork.
[00:38] C
    There's something I have to tell you.
SIGN    Ghost Hunter
[02:20] I
    Ideally,
[02:21] I
    we would've been able to defend the
    barricades without having to retreat.
[02:26] I
    Even if the enemy attacked again
    after they pulled back,
[02:30] I
    we could have bought half or even a full day.
[02:33] M
    Is that loss of a day going to prove fatal?
[02:38] I
    Not particularly.
[02:40] I
    However,
[02:41] I
    from now on, it depends on the enemy.
[02:43] I
    What will the Holy Aldera Army do,
    now that they've actually fought us?
[02:48] I
    Let's wait and see.
[02:54] Gu
    Ryttsah!
[02:55] Gu
    Such lovely weather!
[02:57] Gi
    Jean, a message from our allies
    in the mountains.
[03:02] Jean
    Syoo!
[03:04] Jean
    That's your brother, all right.
[03:06] Jean
    He's selected exactly the information I want.
[03:09] Jean
    And this is the most interesting bit:
[03:11] Jean
    A member of the Igsem family,
    famed for its swordplay, is in that army.
[03:15] Gi
    Yes.
[03:16] Gi
    Even my brother referred to
    her skills as "extraordinary."
[03:21] Gu
    She probably is truly extraordinary, then.
[03:25] Gu
    It may be thanks to her
    that we're stuck here.
[03:38] N
    I'm sorry.
[03:40] N
    It's my fault they died.
[03:45] Gi
    No need to apologize.
[03:47] N
    Ikta apologized to me first.
[03:50] N
    I would have you test my faith as well.
[03:55] N
    You may cut off both my arms.
[04:00] N
    But please let me keep them
    for the duration of this battle,
[04:04] N
    so that I may wield a sword!
[04:09] ---
    S...
[04:10] Gi
    Stop it...
[04:12] Gi
    Stop it, please!
[04:13] Gi
    That's not right!
[04:15] Gi
    If you do that, then...
[04:18] Gi
    Then...
[04:24] Gi
    how am I supposed to forgive myself?
[04:28] Gi
    I didn't want to kill anyone!
[04:32] Gi
    I didn't want to kill people
    from my own country!
[04:36] Gi
    I had no idea that simply becoming a soldier
[04:39] Gi
    meant you had to fight so many battles
    without any just cause...
[04:47] Gu
    That's the responsibility of the person
    who gave the orders,
[04:50] Gu
    Sergeant Major Mitcalif.
[04:53] Gu
    All the people you think you killed
[04:55] Gu
    were actually killed by me.
[04:58] Gu
    You did your job splendidly.
[05:00] Gu
    There's no reason you should
    be blamed for anything.
[05:04] Gi
    But doesn't that mean
    you'll be punished by God?
[05:10] Gu
    Don't worry.
[05:11] Gu
    I have a commanding officer, too.
[05:13] Gu
    Once we're all dead, he can
    actually do some work for once.
[05:19] Gu
    So, change of subject...
[05:22] Gu
    Have you two seen First Lieutenant Ikta?
[05:28] Gu
    He should just sleep in his own tent.
[05:31] Gu
    He insisted on sleeping on straw today.
[05:38] Gi
    Something they gave their lives to protect...
[05:42] Gi
    You don't see it as a platitude
    or formality either, do you?
[05:46] N
    Ikta, you boor.
[05:48] N
    If you were going to sleep somewhere,
    you could have slept in my bed.
[05:52] Gi
    Wh-What did you say—
[05:55] Gu
    Captain Sazaluf,
[05:56] Gu
    the enemy's on the move!
[05:59] I
    They're here, huh?
[06:01] Gu
    Another unit of enemies has split off
    for the bypass on the right.
[06:05] Gu
    Approximately 500 mounted units.
[06:08] Gu
    But half of the horses have two riders:
[06:10] Gu
    a cavalryman and an infantryman behind him.
[06:13] Y
    Clever.
[06:15] Gu
    Yeah.
[06:17] Gu
    It's a lot faster than just
    having the infantry walk.
[06:22] I
    Let's send a force to intercept.
[06:24] I
    It's obvious they're trying to
    make us split our forces,
[06:27] I
    but we can only play along.
[06:29] Gu
    So, the question is who we send.
[06:33] I
    Torway and I will handle it.
[06:35] Y
    It can be Torway and myself as well.
[06:38] Gu
    I'll go.
[06:41] Gu
    Well, my reason is pretty sad,
    but hear me out.
[06:45] Gu
    To be honest, this battle's been beyond
    my ability to handle for a while now.
[06:50] Gu
    If I'm left in charge here,
[06:52] Gu
    I'm not sure I can make the right calls.
[06:54] Gu
    And actually, First Lieutenant Ikta
    and First Lieutenant Yatorishino,
[06:58] Gu
    I think it's a bad idea for
    you two to leave this place.
[07:02] Gu
    If occupying a fort and fighting a textbook
    war of attrition is all that's needed,
[07:06] Gu
    even I can handle that.
[07:08] Gu
    Makes me a failure as a commanding officer,
    but I'm the best man for this.
[07:13] Gu
    Please let me go.
[07:16] I
    All right.
[07:17] I
    I'll leave you to handle the enemies
    on the bypass route,
[07:21] I
    but please take Torway and his men.
[07:25] Gu
    You sure?
[07:26] Gu
    They're our air rifle unit.
[07:28] I
    That's exactly why.
[07:30] I
    You can do it, right, Torway?
[07:32] T
    Yeah.
[07:38] T
    It's going to be tough for a while,
[07:41] T
    but if you follow Ikkun and
    Yatori-san, it'll be fine.
[07:45] M
    Yeah.
[07:46] M
    Hang in there.
[07:47] H
    Take care of the western fort, okay?
[07:50] T
    Yeah.
[07:56] M
    He's really changed.
[07:59] M
    He's standing up straighter.
    It's like he's grown up.
[08:03] H
    Yes.
[08:05] M
    He's a lot different than me.
[08:07] H
    Yes?
[08:09] H
    Matthew-san.
[08:11] H
    Anything that's taboo in the Aldera religion
[08:13] H
    would be taboo for the Aldera Army, right?
[08:15] M
    Of course—
[08:19] Gu
    Hey!
[08:21] Gu
    It's a beautiful day for a trip
    through the sky, right, Miara?
[08:25] Gi
    If you've got time to talk,
[08:27] Gi
    finish this up already!
[08:30] Gu
    Syah!
[08:33] Gu
    A force of over a hundred
    is heading for the west.
[08:37] Gi
    I've written that down!
[08:38] Gi
    Now let's get back to the surface.
[08:40] Gi
    As fast as we can!
[08:41] Gi
    Right now!
[08:43] Gu
    We can stay up here a for a bit, right?
[08:45] Gu
    The general finally gave me the okay.
[08:49] Gu
    As far as anyone else will be told,
    I'm doing this on my own, though.
[08:54] Gu
    L-Look, sir!
[08:56] Gu
    That accursed thing!
[08:58] Gu
    Oh, what is that?!
[09:02] Gu
    Damn that Kioka kid!
[09:04] Gu
    I'll arrest him immediately!
[09:09] Gu
    These little acts aren't for me.
[09:12] Gu
    You don't seem terribly happy
    about this, either.
[09:17] Gu
    It's the Kiokans who feel it's acceptable
     to break the commandments
[09:21] Gu
    to ensure victory.
[09:23] Gu
    But it's also true that you can't win a fight
[09:27] Gu
    if you're only trying to look good for God.
[09:31] I
    I didn't expect them to send a blimp.
[09:34] Y
    Perhaps the Alderan commander
     is more flexible than we thought.
[09:42] I
    Attention!
[09:44] I
    That's just a recon vessel.
[09:46] I
    Don't spend all your time
    staring up into the sky at it.
[09:50] I
    We need to look at reality,
    and at the future.
[09:53] I
    Listen, we need to buy
    a minimum of seven days
[09:58] I
    to support the retreat.
[10:00] I
    As you can see,
[10:02] I
    the fire we set in the forest
    is starting to burn out.
[10:06] I
    The enemy will come through
    the burnt-out parts to attack.
[10:10] I
    Which means it's clear
    what we have to do, right?
[10:14] N
    First, restore the wall of flame.
[10:17] N
    Second, repel the enemies as they attack.
[10:22] I
    That's right.
[10:23] I
    From now on, we'll need to maintain
    an adaptive, mobile defense.
[10:28] I
    I'll be sending a number of you
    to the appropriate places
[10:31] I
    depending on where the fire's burnt out
    and what the enemy does.
[10:33] I
    We just keep that up for seven days.
[10:36] I
    To pull this off, we just need one thing:
[10:39] I
    a scientific stance from you.
[10:44] I
    For the next seven days,
    you must be lazy in the right way.
[10:48] I
    You must work when it's time to work,
[10:50] I
    and rest when it's time to rest.
[10:52] I
    And seven days later,
    when our mission is complete,
[10:56] I
    we'll be heading south for our own retreat.
[10:59] I
    I don't doubt that future at all.
[11:04] I
    As of this moment,
[11:07] I
    I am initiating the mobile defense operation!
SIGN    Bypass Route - Western Fortress
[11:12] Gu
    Wow, that's quite the barrier.
[11:16] Gu
    Which means... I guess we go to sleep.
[11:20] Gi
    No, wait, you big dummy!
[11:23] Gu
    It doesn't look like we could knock
     that out at night or by surprise.
[11:27] Gu
    We've got the plan Jean gave us, too.
[11:30] Gi
    You giant Udo tree!
[11:32] Gi
    How many times do I have to tell you
    not to pick people up for no reason?
[11:38] Gu
    So they're finally here, huh?
[11:40] Gu
    Doesn't look like
    they'll attack tonight, though.
[11:44] Gu
    They'll attack during the day,
    when they can use their air rifles.
[11:48] Gu
    Meraize, right?
[11:50] Gu
    What's going on with the air mortars?
[11:52] Gu
    We brought them down from the mountains,
[11:55] Gu
    but we only have six.
[11:57] Gu
    Forgive us.
[11:58] Gu
    Well done.
[12:08] M
    Okay, pour on the oil!
[12:16] M
    Yeah, at this rate it'll just
     be another five minutes...
[12:24] M
    Everyone, stop work and focus to our front!
[12:29] M
    Fire!
[12:31] I
    So, it's the third day of the mission,
[12:33] I
    and our first enemy encounter?
[12:36] I
    That about matches my expectations.
[12:38] I
    Order Matthew's platoon
    to take a four-hour rest.
[12:41] I
    Yatori will take over for him.
[12:43] Gu
    Roger.
[12:47] Gu
    A report from the rear.
[12:48] Gu
    The blimp has been seen
    near the eastern forest path.
[12:52] I
    The blimp again?
[12:53] I
    And at the east?
[12:55] Gu
    Yes.
[12:56] Gu
    There are 300 cavalry below it,
[12:59] Gu
    running across the same area again and again.
[13:02] I
    The same area?
[13:05] I
    I don't know why.
[13:08] I
    Nana,
[13:10] I
    is there possibly an eastern route
     they could take to get around?
[13:13] N
    No, I guarantee there isn't.
[13:17] I
    What are they doing, then?
[13:24] Gu
    Enemy unit withdrawing!
[13:25] Gu
    They're pretty passive.
[13:27] Gu
    With 800 men, they could afford
    to be a little more bold.
[13:33] Gu
    What are they waiting for?
[13:35] T
    Captain,
[13:38] T
    I want to deploy my platoon to the rear.
[13:41] T
    May I have permission?
[13:43] Gu
    The rear?
[13:44] Gu
    Why?
[13:48] Gu
    It can't be—
[13:53] Gu
    The Imperial Army's back is wide open.
[13:56] Gu
    When our rifle attack disorients them,
    our allies will charge.
[14:01] Gu
    Line up on the ridge and prepare to fire!
[14:03] Gu
    Go!
[14:12] Gu
    The red-haired Igsem woman.
[14:17] Gu
    Two blades...
[14:21] Gu
    This isn't the weapon I should be holding.
[14:27] Gu
    We will open fire now.
[14:32] Gu
    Aim, fire!
[14:39] Gu
    An ambush?
[14:42] Gu
    Keep firing!
[14:44] Gu
    The enemy is bunched up!
[14:46] Gu
    We can win!
[14:50] (Flashback) I
    The third day after you
    arrive at the fortress,
[14:54] (Flashback) I
    or perhaps the fourth day,
[14:56] (Flashback) I
    Kala Karm will attack the rear
    while the sun is up.
[14:59] (Flashback) M
    But we haven't seen Kala Karm...
[15:02] (Flashback) I
    Not once, no.
[15:04] (Flashback) I
    That's just because this area
    makes it difficult to attack.
[15:08] (Flashback) I
    But...
[15:09] (Flashback) T
    That's right!
[15:11] (Flashback) T
    The western fortress is different!
[15:13] (Flashback) I
    This is the chance they've been waiting for.
[15:16] (Flashback) I
    They'll attack from the rear
    using their air rifles.
[15:21] (Flashback) T
    How should my unit handle them?
[15:25] (Flashback) I
    First, turn the chess board around.
[15:27] (Flashback) I
    If you were the Kala Karm commander,
[15:30] (Flashback) I
    how would you attack the fortress?
[15:32] (Flashback) I
    By looking for a place around
    150 meters from the fortress,
[15:35] (Flashback) I
    where I could easily set up a firing line.
[15:38] (Flashback) I
    Just keep asking yourself that question.
[15:41] (Flashback) I
    If the enemy attacked like that,
    how would you deal with them?
[15:47] T
    I dealt with them like this, Ikkun!
[15:53] Gu
    All forces, retreat!
[15:55] I
    The enemy is retreating.
[15:58] I
    I won't let a single one escape.
[16:11] Gu
    You're kidding me.
[16:12] Gu
    They took out Kala Karm?
[16:14] Gu
    We don't have a choice. We'll attack.
[16:17] Gu
    The enemy's split their forces
    to set that ambush.
[16:21] Gi
    I think they'll come right back, though!
[16:23] Gu
    So we knock out the fortress right now!
[16:27] Gu
    They're here!
[16:28] Gu
    Good! Everyone, intercept!
[16:31] Gu
    Are the air mortars ready?
[16:33] Gu
    The battle at the fort continues,
[16:36] Gu
    but they say there's no risk
    of falling right now.
[16:39] I
    Use the light signals to
    tell them they did well.
[16:43] I
    And that after three more days of defending,
[16:45] I
    they are to retreat.
[16:47] Gu
    Yes, sir.
[16:51] I
    I see...
[16:52] I
    Torway pulled it off, huh?
[16:56] Y
    Yatori Platoon has finished replenishing
    the fires in sector two on the west side.
[17:01] I
    Hey, Yatori.
[17:02] I
    Good work.
[17:06] Y
    I figured that would be the case,
[17:08] Y
    so I brought some for you.
[17:12] Y
    I see.
[17:13] Y
    So Torway did it.
[17:15] I
    Yeah.
[17:16] I
    Looks like he managed to
     deal with the Ghosts.
[17:19] Y
    Did he take out the commander?
[17:21] I
    I don't know.
[17:23] I
    His report said they were
    almost entirely wiped out.
[17:26] I
    But I assume you
[17:29] I
    wanted revenge for Warrant Officer Deinkun?
[17:33] Y
    That's right.
[17:35] Y
    Either way, Torway wins.
[17:37] Y
    This time.
[17:40] Y
    No.
[17:41] Y
    It may be past the time to
    talk about winning and losing.
[17:44] Y
    The power of the air rifles is overwhelming.
[17:47] Y
    Has the age of the sword already passed?
[17:53] I
    From Igsem of the Sword
    to Remeon of the Gun.
[17:57] I
    The star of the battlefield changes.
[18:00] I
    I don't think that's a bad thing
    for you, though.
[18:06] I
    You bear too many burdens right now.
[18:10] I
    If I told you everything I'd done
    since I joined the military
[18:15] I
    was to make the burden on you lighter,
[18:19] I
    would you get mad?
[18:21] I
    If I can have that as a goal,
[18:23] I
    maybe I can forgive myself...
[18:27] I
    For breaking my promise with my mom
    and becoming a soldier.
[18:34] Y
    I won't get mad.
[18:36] Y
    But, even if that's true, I...
[18:40] I
    There's still some time.
[18:43] I
    Use it all to worry about the future.
[18:47] I
    I'll help make it so your conclusion
[18:50] I
    leads to a better future.
[18:53] I
    Until the day comes when
    you can hold your head high
[18:56] ---
    and be proud of who you are,
[18:58] I
    I will be by your side.
SIGN    Mobile Defense Operation - 6th Day
[19:09] I
    Enemy reinforcements?
[19:11] Gu
    They took a very long way around the east,
[19:13] Gu
    and even our allies on the mountain
    couldn't see them.
[19:16] I
    The east side of the forest...
[19:19] I
    That's where that blimp was flying.
[19:21] Gu
    There are supposedly six wagons
    pulling something big.
[19:26] I
    Something big?
[19:29] I
    Have our allies find out
    what it is immediately!
[19:32] Gu
    Yes, sir!
[19:34] Gu
    Hey!
[19:36] Gu
    You did well to make it here by sunset.
[19:44] Gu
    Begin loading!
[19:50] Gu
    Inject sun energy!
[19:57] Gu
    All cannons are ready to fire!
[20:00] Gu
    Fire!
[20:09] M
    What was that noise?
[20:11] M
    It was too loud to be mortars!
[20:13] Y
    Ikta, are those...
[20:28] Gu
    The sound of horses?
[20:31] Gu
    But that way is...
[20:38] I
    Explosive cannons!
[20:39] M
    What's a explosive cannon?
[20:42] I
    It's a new weapon the Kioka military has
[20:44] I
    that detonates compressed sun energy
    to propel a cannon shell.
[20:48] I
    It should be something the Holy Army of
    Aldera despises even more than blimps.
[20:54] Y
    Those explosive cannons can destroy
    the barricades from beyond the flames.
[21:00] I
    Oh! So, that was it?!
[21:03] I
    I finally get why the cavalry kept running
    in the same spot under the blimp!
[21:08] I
    They were training!
[21:12] I
    They used the blimp to record
    the paths through the forest,
[21:16] I
    and built an obstacle course to mimic it.
[21:19] I
    Then they memorized the way to
    break through the wall of flames!
[21:24] I
    They got us!
[21:26] Gi
    So the explosive cannons
    that were brought to Aldera,
[21:28] Gi
    and never saw any use,
    are now used like this...
[21:32] Gi
    But the general is going to be
    very upset with you again.
[21:37] Gu
    Exkyaazy!
[21:38] Gu
    I'll think of an excuse later.
[21:41] Gu
    Come, it's time to make the Empire pay
    for keeping us sitting here.
[21:47] Gu
    All forces, to the west!
[21:51] Gu
    The Imperial Army's desperate attempt
    to maintain the firewall
[21:56] Gu
    was broken by the
    Unsleeping, Shining Officer.
[21:59] Gu
    There were less than two days left
[22:01] Gu
    until the rear guard could retreat.
SIGN    Next time: "In a Twilight Empire."
SIGN    In a Twilight Empire