3 - The Knights of the High-Level Officer's School

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SIGN    Katjvarna Empire High-Level Officer's School
[00:03] Gu
    First, everyone,
[00:04] Gu
    let me congratulate you on
     successfully entering
[00:07] Gu
    the Katjvarna Empire Central Base's
    High-Level Officer's School.
[00:10] Gu
    This class includes the five who rescued
    Princess Chamille from the enemy
[00:14] Gu
    and were conferred the rank
    of Imperial Knight.
[00:18] Gu
    Princess Chamille has also
    decided to learn with you
[00:23] Gu
    at the young age of twelve.
[00:26] Gu
    I hope you find inspiration from this
    to work hard at your lessons.
SIGN    The Knights of the 
    High-Level Officer's School
[02:08] Gu
    Run! Keep running!
[02:10] Gu
    You're falling behind a lap,
    Warrant Officer Ikta Solork!
[02:14] Gu
    Why don't you just pack up
    your things and go home?
[02:18] I
    Sounds like a great idea to me—
[02:21] Gu
    Louder!
[02:23] I
    Sir, yes sir!
[02:27] I
    What did I do to deserve this?
[02:30] T
    Cheer up, Ikkun.
[02:32] T
    We only have crossbow practice, a lecture,
    and a marathon in the afternoon!
[02:36] I
    Is that supposed to make me feel better?
[02:38] I
    And don't call me Ikkun.
[02:40] Gu
    Hey,
[02:41] Gu
    slow-ass Imperial Knight.
[02:44] I
    Uh, who are you guys?
[02:47] Gu
    We prepared something special
    to give you energy.
[02:51] Gu
    Here.
[02:53] Gu
    Don't be shy. Eat up.
[02:57] Gu
    Wh-What? You wanna go?
[02:59] I
    One, two...
[03:06] I
    Thanks. Centipedes have venomous fangs,
[03:08] I
    so you need to knock the head off
    or they can be dangerous.
[03:11] I
    Keep that in mind.
[03:13] Gu
    L-Let's go.
[03:17] A
    Using bugs against Ikta?
    Talk about not knowing your enemy.
[03:21] T
    Still, that was terrible.
[03:23] H
    I couldn't handle it.
[03:25] I
    Hey, don't you think it's cute
    how childish they are?
[03:28] M
    Eh, the best way to deal with
    those types is to ignore them.
[03:32] M
    The smallest dogs always bark the loudest.
[03:34] Both
    That sounds especially true coming from you.
[03:37] H
    Why are you talking in sync there?
[03:42] Sh
    Thank you for the escort.
[03:44] Sh
    I appreciate it.
[03:46] Gu
    Your words honor us.
[03:47] Gu
    Please focus on your studies without worry.
[03:55] Sh
    May I sit here, Warrant Officer Solork?
[03:59] I
    Neither the desk nor the chair belongs to me.
[04:03] I
    Do what you want, Warrant Officer Chamille.
[04:07] Gu
    Quiet, everyone.
[04:09] Gu
    This is the lecture on elementary tactics.
[04:13] Gu
    We will begin with chapter two,
    section four, on the Japonic war.
[04:18] Gu
    In Imperial Year 788,
[04:21] Gu
    an expedition was conducted into
    the far-eastern state of Japonic,
SIGN    Are you enjoying your life here?
[04:24] Gu
    which is presently Kioka Republic territory.
SIGN    It's terrible. I can't nap or bring in lovers.
SIGN    Are women all you think about? I'm not sure what to say about that, honestly.
[04:44] Gu
    What battle was notable for excellent
    performance by its low-ranked officers?
SIGN    Sorry. You're too young to talk about this, huh?
[04:48] Gu
    Warrant Officer Chamille?
[04:53] I
    Page 132.
[04:57] S
    The Battle of A-Abhilia.
[04:59] Gu
    Correct.
[05:01] Gu
    Now, tell me why this battle
    was historically significant,
[05:05] Gu
    Warrant Officer Solork.
[05:10] I
    The commanding officer on the
    imperial side was Captain Ilshim Giorgo.
[05:13] I
    He and the 800 men in
    his independent battalion
[05:16] I
    were surrounded in the wetlands of Abhilia
    by three corps of Japonic soldiers,
[05:20] I
    numbering about 1600,
[05:22] I
    and were on the brink of annihilation.
[05:25] I
    Tactics at the time called for retreat,
[05:27] I
    but he had his men shed their armor,
SIGN    Abhilia Wetlands
[05:30] I
    and eliminated each force in turn
[05:32] I
    before they could regroup.
[05:34] I
    Technically called "defeat in detail."
[05:37] I
    The battle is historically significant
[05:40] I
    as an example of how a tactical victory
    can overcome a strategic defeat.
[05:45] Gu
    Very good.
[05:47] I
    But is this really correct?
[05:49] I
    His true genius
[05:51] I
    was predicting where his units and
    the enemy's would be and when.
[05:56] I
    Do you understand?
[05:57] I
    In a war where decisions were based on
     unit positions and relative strength,
[06:02] I
    he added a new factor: where each unit
    would be at a certain point in time.
[06:06] I
    That was his real accomplishment.
[06:09] Gu
    Warrant Officer S-Solork!
[06:10] I
    If we really wish to learn from him,
[06:12] I
    we can't just sit here and stare at the map.
[06:16] I
    We must picture the units
    moving in real time,
[06:18] I
    as if we're playing blindfolded chess.
[06:22] ---
    That's all.
SIGN    The Next Day
[06:40] M
    I hate to say it,
[06:41] M
    but with your skills, you could probably
    snipe an enemy commander.
[06:45] T
    Thanks, Ma-kun.
[06:47] T
    Being able to shoot a distant enemy
    is a huge advantage,
[06:50] T
    so I want to master that skill first.
[06:53] M
    That's a big goal.
[06:55] Gu
    Is that you, Toruru?
[06:58] Gu
    Look, Sushura. The Imperial Knight is here.
[07:02] Gu
    It's been a long time, Toruru.
[07:05] Gu
    We just got back from the
    Northern Garrison fortress.
[07:10] Gu
    You a friend of his?
[07:12] Gu
    I'm Sarihaslag Remeon.
[07:14] Gu
    His brother.
[07:16] Gu
    And the big guy is Sushuraf Remeon.
[07:20] Gu
    And you are?
[07:20] M
    Warrant Officer M-Matthew Tetdrich.
[07:24] Gu
    One of the five who saved
    the Third Princess, right?
[07:28] Gu
    Well, as his brother, I should thank you.
[07:31] Gu
    He slowed you down, didn't he?
[07:33] Gu
    My little brother, I mean.
[07:35] M
    No, Torway actually...
[07:38] Gu
    You don't need to defend him
    when he doesn't deserve it.
[07:41] Gu
    While he's good at shooting from afar,
[07:44] Gu
    that's because he doesn't
     want to be near the enemy.
[07:46] Gu
    He's a huge coward.
[07:49] Gu
    Right, Toruru?
[07:53] Gu
    So, Matthew-kun,
[07:54] Gu
    as soon as things start to
    look even a little bad,
[07:57] Gu
    he'll abandon his comrades and run—
[07:59] T
    I won't run!
[08:02] Gu
    Hey, Toruru,
[08:04] Gu
    who said you could interrupt me?
[08:08] T
    I-I...
[08:09] Gu
    You what?!
[08:12] Gu
    Come out and say it!
[08:14] I
    "I feel sick just looking at your face."
[08:18] I
    "I wish it would explode."
[08:23] I
    It is written in the scriptures
    of the Aledelans...
[08:25] I
    "No mercy for sadistic, hot assholes."
[08:36] I
    Don't worry.
[08:37] I
    I took off the head.
[08:38] M
    I-Ikkun...
[08:40] I
    Stop calling me that.
[08:42] Gu
    Who are you?
[08:43] Gu
    A friend of Toruru?
[08:45] I
    Some pretty boys I can handle,
    and some I can't.
[08:49] I
    You're in the latter camp.
[08:50] I
    Appearance court declares you guilty.
[08:52] I
    You are sentenced to explode, immediately.
[08:58] M
    Ikta!
[09:00] Gu
    Just like I said!
[09:02] Gu
    His friend's being hit right in front of him,
[09:04] Gu
    but he's too scared to stop me!
[09:06] I
    Not only are you an asshole sadist,
    you're stupid, too?
[09:11] I
    If you were the commander
    in a war of attrition,
[09:15] I
    you'd fall for the enemy's provocations
     and be wiped out!
[09:19] Gu
    You're still running your mouth?!
[09:21] I
    Sure am.
[09:23] I
    A barbarian punches someone
    when he feels like it,
[09:26] I
    a soldier attacks when it's time to attack,
[09:29] I
    and Ikta Solork says everything he wants
     whenever he wants to say it.
[09:39] Gu
    You asshole!
[09:42] Gu
    Your turn.
[09:44] Y
    I don't know what's going on, but all right.
[09:48] Gu
    I see interaction between soldiers
    is a very violent thing, Yatori.
[09:53] Gu
    P-Princess Chamille...
[09:55] Y
    Yes.
[09:56] Y
    I believe Ikta asked the upperclassmen
    to spar with him.
[10:01] Y
    Ikta, what are the rules?
[10:02] I
    Five versus one, and you're allowed
    to attack after they're down, I guess.
[10:06] Y
    Roger.
[10:09] Y
    Since he's been knocked down,
    I, Yatorishino Igsem,
[10:11] Y
    shall take his place.
[10:14] Y
    Let us resume.
[10:17] Y
    U-Uh, hang on—
[10:23] Gu
    Don't screw with us—
[10:28] I
    Now...
[10:30] I
    Who's next?
[10:32] Gu
    Don't get cocky.
[10:35] Gu
    Don't, Sushura.
[10:36] Gu
    Stop it.
[10:37] Gu
    That's enough sparring.
[10:40] Gu
    Princess, we'll be leaving.
[10:47] Gu
    Don't think this is the end.
[10:50] H
    Mil, make some ice.
[10:51] I
    My stomach hurts...
[10:54] I
    My back hurts...
[10:57] Y
    Don't worry.
[11:00] Y
    Ikta's a lot tougher than he looks.
[11:02] T
    But...
[11:03] T
    It's my fault my brothers...
[11:05] I
    Where'd you get that idea, hottie?
[11:08] I
    A sadistic hottie interrupted my nap,
    so I got him back, is all.
[11:14] M
    You're crazy.
[11:15] C
    I know that was planned, Solork.
[11:18] C
    You started that fight knowing that
    Yatori and I were coming.
[11:22] I
    Hey, Haro.
[11:24] I
    Can you give this princess,
    who wants to show off her insight,
[11:27] I
    some advice from an elder?
[11:31] ---
    Let's see...
[11:33] H
    Some things are better left unsaid?
[11:36] H
    I'm sorry!
[11:38] I
    Hey, Torway.
[11:40] I
    Do you know why you fight a war of attrition?
[11:43] T
    Y-Yeah.
[11:44] T
    You want to avoid a decisive battle,
[11:47] T
    buy time, and wait for another chance, right?
[11:51] I
    If you understand, then fine.
[11:54] I
    But, well, that's the most difficult thing.
SIGN    Three Months Later
[12:00] Gu
    Listen up.
[12:01] Gu
    You will now each be given
     a platoon of imperial soldiers!
[12:07] Gu
    This is a big responsibility, so own it!
[12:09] All
    Sir, yes sir!
[12:12] gu
    Warrant Officer Yatorishino Igsem.
[12:14] gu
    Fire Troop Platoon 1!
[12:17] Y
    It is an honor, sir.
[12:21] Gu
    Warrant Officer Torway Remeon,
    Air Gun Platoon 1.
[12:26] T
    It is an honor, sir.
[12:30] Gu
    Warrant Officer Ikta Solork.
[12:32] Gu
    Light Troop Platoon 3.
[12:35] I
    It's an honor, sir.
[12:40] Gu
    Congratulations on assuming command of
    the platoon, Warrant Officer Solork.
[12:44] Gu
    We're glad to have you here.
[12:46] I
    Thanks. You, too.
[12:48] I
    What's your name, Sergeant Major?
[12:50] Gi
    I believe you already know my name.
[12:53] I
    What? Have we met before?
[12:56] Gi
    Sergeant Major Suya Mitcalif.
[12:58] Gi
    You were on intimate terms
    with my mother two years ago.
[13:04] I
    Are you Amishia's...
[13:07] Gi
    Yes. Her daughter.
[13:09] Gi
    But, Warrant Officer,
    please never say her name again.
[13:15] Gi
    You adulterer.
[13:18] All
    The daughter of a woman
    you were sleeping with?!
[13:22] Y
    I can't say I approve of breaking
     a married woman's vows.
[13:25] I
    I was told she was divorced.
[13:28] I
    Anyway, the whole platoon knows about it.
[13:33] I
    Nobody's going to listen to me.
[13:36] I
    Suya's not even letting me lead.
[13:39] Y
    Solve that problem yourself.
[13:41] Y
    I haven't the slightest bit of sympathy.
[13:44] I
    Fine.
[13:46] I
    I won't ask for your help anymore.
[13:50] Y
    Please remain seated, Your Highness.
[13:53] Y
    You too, Torway.
[13:54] Sh
    But Yatori...
[13:56] T
    He's done so much for me...
[13:59] Y
    His own carelessness brought this on.
[14:04] Y
    It just means there's no need to worry.
[14:07] Y
    If that was enough to stop him,
[14:09] Y
    Ikta Solork wouldn't be here
    in the first place.
[14:13] Gu
    Stop.
[14:15] Gu
    All troops, left.
[14:20] I
    They're pretty well-trained.
[14:27] Gu
    Look at that.
[14:28] Gu
    His troops are ignoring him.
[14:31] Gu
    We need to show him his place.
[14:35] M
    Th-They got us!
[14:36] M
    This is bad! Ultra bad!
[14:38] H
    What's bad?
[14:40] M
    The mock battle!
[14:42] M
    They put up the details for it!
[14:44] T
    Six platoons will split into two
    and fight with paint rounds, right?
[14:49] M
    The problem's how they split it!
[14:51] M
    One side is me, Ikta, and Torway,
[14:53] M
    and the other is Yatori, Captain Sarihaslag,
    and Lieutenant Sushura!
[15:00] I
    So, graduated officers are
    coming back to bully us, huh?
[15:05] Y
    I'm surprised they liked me so much.
[15:09] M
    Is now really the time to be so relaxed?
[15:11] T
    I-I'm sorry. It's my fault.
[15:14] I
    Don't get so cocky, hottie.
[15:16] I
    I'm obviously the main target
    for their revenge.
[15:20] I
    Honestly, Matthew's just an afterthought.
[15:23] Y
    I agree.
[15:24] Y
    I feel bad for him.
[15:26] M
    Seriously, why do you two only agree
    when it's time to pick on me?
[15:30] I
    What about Haro's medic squad?
[15:32] h
    I think we'll be treating
    the wounded from both sides
[15:36] h
    rather than participating in the battle.
[15:39] M
    Now's not the time to worry
    about other people!
[15:42] I
    Now, calm down, Matthew.
[15:44] I
    This is just an exercise.
[15:45] I
    We've been in a real experience
    where we risked our lives, right?
[15:51] I
    Anyway, I'm off to go turn
    danger into opportunity.
[15:58] Gi
    So, what do you want?
[16:00] Gi
    I don't need your input for
    the next training exercise.
[16:04] I
    You're not even giving me a chance, huh?
[16:06] I
    Is it because I slept with your mom?
[16:12] Gi
    No...
[16:13] I
    I see.
[16:14] I
    So you're not disrupting the chain of
    command over a personal grudge.
[16:19] I
    Then why is it?
[16:20] Gi
    It's because...
[16:22] Gi
    Your physical aptitude is below standards.
[16:25] Gi
    And I can't see you as fit
    for command on the ground.
[16:29] I
    Is that the reason?
[16:30] Gi
    Th-That's right.
[16:32] Gi
    If you're so good at desk work,
    you should do that instead of command.
[16:36] I
    I see.
[16:38] I
    By the way, Suya, you heard
    about the mock battle, right?
[16:42] I
    You think you can win that?
[16:46] Gi
    I hate to say it,
[16:49] Gi
    but probably not.
[16:51] Gi
    They're much more skilled than us.
[16:53] I
    In that case, if I lead us to victory,
[16:57] I
    that means I'm a better
    commander than you, right?
[17:00] Gi
    Why do you...
[17:01] I
    Because I'd be doing something you couldn't.
[17:04] I
    So, at least, it'd prove I'm not
    an incompetent commander.
[17:12] I
    Fine.
[17:13] I
    If we win the mock battle,
[17:15] I
    and you play a major role in the victory...
[17:18] I
    You'll let me command the platoon?
[17:22] Gi
    But what if you lose?
[17:25] I
    Then I'll go take a desk job, like you say.
[17:29] I
    Does that work?
[17:32] Gi
    Fine.
SIGN    Southern Urt Forests
[17:46] I
    This weather's a real problem.
[17:48] I
    It's ruining our attempts to tell
    ourselves we're off to a fun picnic.
[17:53] Gu
    I'm sorry, Warrant Officer Remeon,
[17:56] Gu
    but why is our commander... um...
[17:59] Gu
    that man?
[18:02] T
    Because he's the most suited for it.
[18:06] Gu
    The target is 30 kilometers to the south.
[18:09] Gu
    We'll sleep outside tonight
[18:10] Gu
    and arrive tomorrow afternoon.
[18:13] I
    No, we're setting up camp
    at the site by nightfall.
[18:17] Gu
    Listen, Warrant Officer,
[18:19] Gu
    30 kilometers is as the crows flies.
[18:22] Gu
    You need to think—
[18:24] I
    Yeah.
[18:25] I
    Of course I thought about it.
[18:27] I
    Anyway, can you not scream too much?
[18:30] I
    You're scaring the troops.
[18:37] Gu
    No need to hurry, guys.
[18:39] Gu
    It's easy to get lost on
     their complicated route.
[18:42] Gu
    This'll be easy.
[18:42] Ch
    It seems Captain Sarihaslag
    knows this training ground well.
[18:47] Ch
    What will Solork do?
[18:50] Y
    It's always hard to guess what Ikta will do.
[18:52] Ch
    Even after knowing him this long?
[18:55] Y
    He takes into account what
    you think he's going to do, too.
[19:01] Y
    By the way, Your Highness,
[19:03] Y
    please make sure you're not
    caught up in the crossfire.
[19:07] Y
    Stay behind them at all times.
[19:09] CH
    I'm aware.
[19:11] I
    Everyone, you took out what I told
    you to from your luggage, right?
[19:16] I
    Okay, all troops, move to the left.
[19:21] I
    All right!
[19:22] I
    Back to march!
[19:25] S
    Warrant Officer, it's against
    orders to throw away our baggage.
[19:30] I
    I'm not throwing them away.
[19:32] I
    This is a supply depot.
[19:33] S
    What if we need them at the battle?
[19:36] I
    I chose what we left carefully.
[19:38] I
    We can dilute the paint for the bullets
    with water to get more of it,
[19:42] I
    and with the tent exteriors
[19:44] I
    we can escape the weather.
[19:45] S
    But the higher-ups determined the list—
[19:47] I
    How the baggage is used is within
     the ground command's discretion.
[19:52] I
    That's why we made a depot!
SIGN    Exercise Day 1
[20:00] I
    Okay, call roll.
[20:03] Gi
    We really made it before sunset...
[20:06] Gi
    Have you been here before?
[20:08] I
    Nope, it's my first time.
[20:09] Gi
    You're lying!
[20:10] Gi
    You didn't use a map once on
     the way here, Warrant Officer!
[20:14] I
    It's a pain to keep taking the
    map out when it's raining.
[20:18] I
    On the other hand, the map in here
    doesn't get wet and takes no time at all.
[20:22] I
    The rest is... experience, maybe?
[20:26] I
    My master trained me
     from when I was young.
[20:28] I
    Fieldwork is the most
    basic element of science.
[20:31] Gi
    Science?
[20:33] I
    I'll go take a look at the Kuriri River
    to the south later.
[20:36] I
    Tomorrow, we'll make camp beyond.
[20:39] Gi
    Wha—
[20:39] Gi
    Please wait!
[20:41] Gi
    The orders said the north plains
     were where we are to—
[20:43] i
    They said it was an ideal place
    for our forces to meet, is all.
[20:48] i
    I can interpret that to mean
[20:49] i
    I'm allowed to make camp
    anywhere in the forest I like.
[20:53] i
    If I've got the choice,
[20:55] i
    I want a battlefield that
    works to my advantage.
SIGN    Exercise Day 2
[21:06] Gu
    It's almost noon and there's no sign of them.
[21:10] Gu
    Will they make it by sunset?
[21:13] Y
    Captain Sarihaslag.
[21:16] Y
    My scouts have returned.
[21:18] Y
    The enemy is camped on the other side
[21:20] Y
    of the Kuriri River, to the south.
[21:23] Gu
    What?!
[21:24] Gu
    We're supposed to fight here!
[21:25] Y
    All the orders said was that this
    would be an ideal place to meet.
[21:30] Y
    I would not interpret that as
    orders on where we fight.
[21:35] Gu
    A-All forces, advance to the south!
[21:37] Gu
    Hurry!
[21:38] I
    Well, then.
[21:39] I
    Yatori should have noticed by now.
[21:42] I
    The sadistic hottie will start
    to panic and head down here,
[21:45] I
    since he won't want to be incompetently late.
[21:47] I
    Matthew, Torway, you're ready, right?
[21:50] Both
    Yeah.
[21:52] Both
    Yes.
[21:54] Narr
    Imperial Year 906, June.
[21:57] Narr
    It's said that this mock battle
    is the first time Ikta Solork
[22:02] Narr
    showed a glimpse of his genius.
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