3 - The 502nd Joint Fighter Wing

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[00:01] Narr
    Karibuchi Takami was dispatched from Fusou
SIGN    Best Wishes in Battle
[00:05] Narr
    to the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing,
    the Brave Witches.
[00:09] Narr
    But during a Neuroi attack on
    the fleet, she was wounded.
[00:14] Narr
    Her sister, Hikari, volunteered to
    go in her place.
[00:19] R
    If you want to fight,
    you have to get stronger.
SIGN    Episode 3
    "The 502nd Joint Fighter Wing"
[01:58] ---
    Orussia Empire Petersburg
    502nd Joint Fighter Wing Base
[01:58] Ro
    Sub-lieutenant Karibuchi Takami's
    younger sister from Fusou
[02:02] Ro
    is joining us in her stead.
[02:05] H
    I'm Karibuchi Hikari.
[02:07] H
    I'll do my best in my sister's place.
[02:11] G
    I'm Gundula Rall, the commander of the 502nd.
[02:14] G
    My rank is flight leader.
[02:16] A
    I am Flight Lieutenant Aleksandra
    Ivanovna Pokryshkin.
[02:22] K
    Flying Officer Waltrud Krupinski.
[02:25] K
    Will you call me "Countess"?
[02:27] H
    Countess? Are you really important?
[02:30] Ro
    Feel free to ignore her jokes.
[02:33] K
    That's terrible, Sensei.
[02:35] Ro
    Sensei?
[02:36] E
    I'm Flight Sergeant Edytha Rossmann.
[02:39] E
    I'm the wing's instructor.
[02:42] G
    Georgette Lemare. I'm a pilot officer.
[02:46] Gi
    Shimohara Sadako. I'm a pilot officer.
[02:49] Gi
    Hey, it's your turn, Kanno.
[02:51] K
    I don't care.
[02:55] N
    Um, next to me is Pilot Officer Kanno Naoe.
[02:59] N
    I'm Flight Sergeant Nikka Edvardine Katajainen.
[03:02] N
    Call me "Nipa."
[03:04] Ro
    Okay, introductions are finished.
[03:05] Ro
    Let's eat.
[03:08] K
    Hey, Karibuchi-san.
[03:10] K
    Can I call you Hikari-chan?
[03:12] K
    Huh?
[03:16] Gi
    She's asleep...
[03:18] K
    The little kitty must be really tired.
[03:22] Gi
    What's so funny?
[03:26] H
    A core?
[03:29] H
    I'm sure I saw a core...
[03:33] H
    What was that?
[03:38] H
    Good morning, Sis.
[03:40] H
    I'll do my best, okay?
[03:45] H
    Okay!
[03:53] Gi
    It's gotten pretty cold.
[03:55] Gi
    Has it?
[03:57] Gi
    I shouldn't have asked a Suomusian.
[03:59] Gi
    Huh?
[04:00] Gi
    Someone's running up ahead.
[04:03] Gi
    It's Karibuchi-san.
[04:04] Gi
    Let's pass her.
[04:10] H
    Good morning!
[04:11] Gi
    Morning!
[04:12] Gi
    Training?
[04:13] H
    Yes.
[04:13] Gi
    You're slow, Nipa!
[04:15] Gi
    What's your problem? Jeez.
[04:21] Gi
    Karibuchi-san's following us.
[04:24] Gi
    A beginner can't keep up with our pace.
[04:30] Rall
    Karibuchi?
[04:31] Ro
    Yes.
[04:34] Gi
    I can't go on...
[04:37] Gi
    Damn it!
[04:40] Gi
    Hey! You!
[04:44] Gi
    I refuse to accept it!
[04:46] Gi
    You can't take Takami's place!
[04:50] Gi
    She and I were going to
    destroy the Neuroi nest!
[04:53] Gi
    But because you were weak...
[04:56] H
    You're right.
[04:57] H
    It's my fault.
[04:59] H
    It happened to my sister because I was weak.
[05:01] H
    But I'll work hard and get stronger!
[05:04] Gi
    If working hard were all it took
    to get stronger, it'd be easy!
[05:08] Gi
    Right now, we need someone ready to fight.
[05:10] H
    We won't know until we try!
[05:12] Gi
    Hey, you two.
[05:14] Gi
    No fighting.
[05:16] Gi
    We're all comrades.
[05:17] Gi
    We are not!
[05:18] Gi
    The weak put others in danger, too.
[05:21] Gi
    If you want to befriend someone,
    go back to Fusou already!
[05:24] Gi
    Kanno!
[05:27] Gi
    I-I'm sorry.
[05:28] Gi
    She can be really mean, but she
    isn't a bad person.
[05:32] Gi
    It's like... In her own way,
    she's struggling hard.
[05:35] H
    I know.
[05:37] H
    If only I were stronger...
[05:41] Gi
    By the way, Karibuchi-san, are you
    a marathon runner or something?
[05:45] H
    No.
[05:46] H
    I just used to run to bring my dad his lunch.
[05:50] Gi
    Lunch?
[05:51] H
    Yes.
[05:54] Gi
    That's funny.
[05:57] Gi
    You fell asleep while eating yesterday, right?
[06:00] Gi
    It's almost breakfast time. Let's go back.
[06:01] H
    Um, Nipa-san...
[06:04] H
    Thank you for saying that we're comrades.
[06:09] Gi
    Let's go.
[06:12] Ro
    It seems she has a lot of basic stamina.
[06:20] Gi
    You eat a lot.
[06:22] H
    I need to eat a lot and get strong.
[06:25] Gi
    Is the taste to your liking?
[06:27] H
    It's delicious.
[06:28] H
    Did you make it, Shimohara-san?
[06:30] Gi
    Yes.
[06:31] Gi
    There's a cooking crew,
[06:33] Gi
    but I like to cook.
[06:35] Gi
    These penny buns go well with
    the butter, don't they?
[06:39] Gi
    Nipa-san picked them in Shuvalov Park.
[06:44] Gi
    Maybe we'll have chanterelles
    or truffles next time.
[06:47] Gi
    Truffles...
[06:48] Sa
    But if you break another Unit, I'll forbid
    you from mushroom hunting.
[06:53] Gi
    That isn't fair!
[06:55] H
    Um, are there seconds?
[06:57] Gi
    Yes, there's plenty.
[07:00] K
    Girls who eat a lot are cute.
[07:04] H
    Cute?
[07:07] Ro
    Right now, we're looking at our
    former primary targets,
[07:12] Ro
    Neuroi nests Anna and Vzsily.
[07:15] Ro
    There's also the new nest in the White Sea...
[07:18] Sa
    Another bad spot....
[07:20] Ra
    Very well, we will name
    the new nest "Grigori."
[07:24] Ro
    The area affected by Neuroi emerging
    from Grigori is expanding rapidly.
[07:29] Ro
    It threatens to cut off our supply lines.
[07:32] Ro
    If our supply lines are cut, we will be
    forced to withdraw from this base.
[07:36] K
    Well, that sucks.
[07:38] K
    This is pretty dire news, huh?
[07:40] Ro
    That means we need to neutralize
    Grigori at once.
[07:47] Gi
    Um...
[07:48] Gi
    Is it possible to defeat a Neuroi nest?
[07:51] Ro
    You were told that the 501st
    wiped out the Gallia nest.
[07:55] Gi
    But how?
[07:58] Ra
    Supposedly, it's top secret.
[08:00] Ra
    Damn it.
[08:01] Ra
    But if the 501st can do it, so can we.
[08:06] Gi
    I'll crush it.
[08:08] Ra
    That's the spirit, Kanno.
[08:10] Ra
    Karibuchi...
[08:10] H
    Y-Yes!
[08:12] Ra
    You start training this afternoon.
[08:14] Ra
    Until then, have someone show
    you around the base.
[08:16] H
    Yes, ma'am!
[08:17] ---
    Ah...
[08:19] Ro
    Georgette-san, can you do it?
[08:22] Gi
    U-Um, I have something to do.
[08:26] Ro
    I see.
[08:27] Ro
    Nipa-san, then.
[08:29] N
    Sure.
[08:30] Ra
    All right.
[08:31] Ra
    Everyone, follow the duty schedule.
[08:55] H
    What a view!
[08:57] N
    This is the area's tallest building.
[09:00] H
    What a big town!
[09:02] N
    Before the Neuroi came, two million
    people lived in Petersburg.
[09:06] H
    That many?
[09:08] N
    But everyone has evacuated now, except the
    soldiers needed to maintain this base.
[09:13] N
    This is a front-line base against the Neuroi.
[09:16] H
    A huge town like this...
[09:19] N
    It's Kanno.
[09:23] H
    Kanno-san...
[09:24] N
    She must have been really upset
    that Karibuchi-san outran her...
[09:29] N
    Never mind.
[09:30] N
    You shouldn't try to copy her.
[09:32] N
    Rossmann-sensei has instructed
    us all to avoid overwork.
SIGN    The 501st Joint Fighter Wing
    Strike Witches
    
    The first joint fighter wing to be put together.
    
    Wing Commander Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
    was their commander, and they were
    stationed in Britannia. Though there
    were a few changes in the beginning,
    in the end, there were 11 members.
    
    They were the first to attack a Neuroi nest,
    and after they recovered Gallia, they disbanded.
    (As of October, 1944)
SIGN    Chidori
[09:52] H
    Chidori, I'm about to start training.
[09:54] H
    Let's do our best together!
[09:56] H
    I'll do my best, too!
SIGN    Chidori
[09:58] H
    Is that how she'd talk?
[10:00] Ro
    What are you doing?
[10:01] H
    U-Um, my sister told me to
    listen to my Unit's voice.
[10:05] Ro
    You seem to have a lot of endurance.
[10:09] Ro
    You have completed basic
    and intermediate training.
[10:12] Ro
    Your grades are F-rank.
[10:14] Ro
    This document is useless.
[10:16] Ro
    Put on your Unit.
[10:18] H
    Yes!
[10:24] Ro
    Start engine.
[10:27] .
    Magical power mixture at 9:1.
[10:29] .
    Keep RPMs at 1,500.
[10:32] H
    Right!
[10:34] Sa
    Your base and peak RPMs are 1,000 apart.
[10:37] Sa
    Focus more on training.
[10:39] Ro
    This is terrible.
[10:40] Sa
    Increase them to 2,000.
[10:41] H
    Yes!
[10:44] Sa
    This is Fusou's latest model.
[10:46] Sa
    2,000 hp and a top speed of 600 km/h.
[10:49] Sa
    Its operational distance is in
    the 2,000-kilometer class.
[10:51] Sa
    I can't wait to see how it flies.
[10:53] Sa
    Take off!
[11:03] Ro
    I thought she increased them to 2,000.
[11:05] Sa
    She isn't accelerating well.
[11:08] Ro
    Go to an altitude of 300, and do a
    lap around the base's exterior.
[11:12] Ro
    Then pass over the runway
    airspace at top speed.
[11:14] H
    Yes!
[11:20] Ro
    Is Fusou's new Unit defective?
[11:23] Sa
    It isn't the machine's fault.
[11:25] Sa
    She simply lacks the requisite magical power.
[11:28] Ro
    That's fine.
[11:29] Ro
    Come back.
[11:30] H
    Already?
[11:31] Ro
    That's right.
[11:32] Ro
    I've seen enough.
[11:35] H
    Yes.
[11:37] Ro
    Try spinning it at full power.
[11:39] H
    Yes!
[11:43] Sa
    I knew it.
[11:44] Sa
    You don't reach the magical
    power this Unit requires.
[11:48] H
    That's strange...
[11:49] H
    I was able to fly with it.
[11:51] Ro
    You weren't.
[11:52] Ro
    It was letting you fly.
[11:55] Gi
    This is Takami's new Unit, right?
[11:57] Gi
    An amateur can't control it.
[11:59] Gi
    I'll use it.
[11:59] H
    No!
[12:00] H
    Chidori belongs to my sister and me.
[12:02] Gi
    What the hell is Chidori?
[12:03] Gi
    Shut up!
[12:04] Sa
    We'll issue orders later regarding
    assignment for the new Unit.
[12:09] Gi
    I'm sure she can't use it.
[12:11] H
    We don't know that!
[12:13] Gi
    What are you talking about?
[12:14] Gi
    You can't even spin the engine!
[12:16] H
    That's...
[12:18] Gi
    I have to get stronger.
[12:21] Gi
    Takami isn't here, and there's a new nest.
[12:24] Gi
    In this situation, an amateur like
    her will just be a handicap!
[12:28] Ro
    Squadron Leader Rall will make that decision.
[12:32] Gi
    Damn it!
[12:33] Ra
    So, how did it go?
[12:35] Ro
    Right now, she isn't ready for combat.
[12:37] Ro
    It would be best to send
    her back immediately.
[12:40] Sa
    I agree.
[12:42] Sa
    This base doesn't have room for a novice.
[12:46] Ra
    It's unfortunate.
[12:47] Sa
    They were probably after the Fusou supplies.
[12:50] H
    Um!
[12:50] H
    I saw a Neuroi core in the last fight!
[12:54] ---
    What?
[12:55] Ro
    If that's true,
[12:56] Ro
    it explains how you survived
    the Neuroi for five minutes.
[13:00] Ro
    If she's the sister of Sub-lieutenant Karibuchi,
    the one with magic eyes, it's possible.
[13:03] Ra
    Interesting.
[13:05] Ra
    Sensei, take a look.
[13:07] Ro
    Roger.
[13:10] Gi
    Emergency sortie!
SIGN    Chidori
[13:16] Sa
    The enemy is a single medium-size.
[13:18] Sa
    It's heading toward us from Grigori,
    at an altitude of 3,000 meters.
[13:21] Sa
    Its speed is 300 km/h.
[13:23] Sa
    Fifteen minutes until arrival.
[13:25] Sa
    Flying Officer Krupinski will be my wingman.
[13:27] Sa
    Kanno and Nipa will take the front.
[13:29] Sa
    Shimohara and Georgette will stand by here.
[13:31] Sa
    Hikari-san, you launch, too.
[13:35] H
    Yes, ma'am!
[13:36] Gi
    Why her?
[13:37] R
    It's part of her training.
[13:39] R
    I authorize it.
[13:41] Gi
    Roger...
[13:42] Ro
    Obey my orders, and do not leave the
    second position for any reason.
[13:47] H
    Yes, ma'am!
[13:55] Sa
    Enemy sighted!
[13:56] Sa
    All Witches, charge!
[13:58] All
    Roger!
[14:03] Ro
    Hikari-san, can you see the core?
[14:07] Ro
    Well? Can you?
[14:08] Ro
    Can't you?
[14:11] H
    I can't...
[14:13] Ro
    I see.
[14:14] Ro
    That's enough.
[14:15] Ro
    Fall back.
[14:17] H
    Yes.
[14:20] Ro
    Watch out!
[14:24] Ro
    Karibuchi-san!
[14:27] Ro
    Run, fool!
[14:35] H
    Kanno-san!
[14:36] Gi
    Are you trying to get killed?
[14:38] Gi
    You should have listened!
[14:39] Gi
    Nipa!
[14:40] Gi
    Roger!
[14:50] Gi
    Take this!
[15:04] H
    Kanno-san!
[15:06] H
    Thank you for saving me.
[15:08] Gi
    I didn't save you.
[15:09] Gi
    I just don't want the new Unit destroyed.
[15:12] Sa
    Kanno-san and Nipa-san,
[15:14] Sa
    search the area for more enemies.
[15:16] Sa
    Everyone else, head back.
[15:18] All
    Roger.
[15:20] Ro
    It seems what you saw wasn't a core, was it?
SIGN    Chidori
[15:34] H
    Hey, Chidori...
[15:35] H
    I know what I saw was a core.
[15:38] H
    But why was I able to see it?
[15:40] Ra
    Well?
[15:41] Ro
    Unfortunately...
[15:43] Ra
    I see.
[15:45] Ra
    Sergeant Karibuchi Hikari.
[15:47] H
    Yes, ma'am!
[15:48] Gi
    Commander Rall, Flight Sergeant
    Nikka collapsed again.
[15:51] Gi
    The cause was a locust swarm getting
    into her coolant unit again.
[15:54] Ra
    What?
[15:55] Ro
    She has the worst luck.
[15:57] Ro
    Where's the recovery team?
[15:59] Gi
    They say it's hard to pinpoint her crash point.
[16:01] Gi
    And it will take time to locate
    her from the ground.
[16:04] Ra
    She probably won't make it in time for dinner.
[16:06] H
    I'll go help her.
[16:08] Ro
    Even if you go...
[16:09] H
    Very well.
[16:10] H
    I permit it.
[16:11] H
    Thank you!
[16:13] Ra
    Pilot Officer Kanno is currently
    above Lake Ladoga.
[16:16] Ra
    Go with her.
[16:18] H
    Yes, ma'am!
[16:22] Ro
    Was that a good idea?
[16:24] Ra
    There's no harm in letting her
    take home some memories.
[16:27] Ra
    Get the paperwork ready to
    send her back to Fusou.
[16:30] Ro
    Yes, ma'am.
[16:31] ---
    Lake Ladoga
[16:33] Gi
    You again?
[16:35] Gi
    What are you doing here?
[16:36] H
    I'll look for Nipa-san, too.
[16:38] Gi
    You'll slow me down.
[16:39] Gi
    I'm better off on my own.
[16:41] Gi
    No fighting.
[16:43] Gi
    We're all comrades.
[16:45] H
    We're comrades.
[16:46] H
    I have to help her.
[16:52] Gi
    She should be around here.
[16:54] Gi
    She should build a fire
    or something, at least.
[16:57] H
    Nipa-san!
[16:58] H
    Where are you?
[17:02] Gi
    Oh, no... My eyes are getting blurry.
[17:05] H
    Nipa-san!
[17:07] Gi
    She has lots of stamina, even if
    that's all she has.
[17:10] H
    Nipa-san!
[17:14] H
    I found her!
[17:15] Gi
    You did?
[17:19] Gi
    Nipa!
[17:20] H
    Nipa-san!
[17:22] Gi
    Hey, Nipa, are you okay?
[17:26] H
    She's fine.
[17:27] H
    She's alive.
[17:29] Gi
    Good... You worried me.
[17:32] Gi
    Wh-What?
[17:34] H
    Nothing.
[17:38] Gi
    Oh... Kanno.
[17:40] Gi
    What do you mean by, "Oh... Kanno"?
[17:42] Gi
    I was worried about you.
[17:43] H
    I'm glad you're safe!
[17:45] Gi
    You were late, so I fell asleep.
[17:49] Gi
    I broke another one.
[17:51] Gi
    There's kneeling waiting for me at home, huh?
[17:54] H
    Kneeling?
[17:55] Gi
    Just come on.
[17:56] Gi
    Let's return before it gets late.
[17:59] Gi
    I'm hungry.
[18:01] Gi
    Let's hurry.
[18:02] H
    Right!
[18:04] H
    Kanno, below us!
[18:05] H
    What?
[18:08] H
    Neuroi!
[18:09] Gi
    Damn it!
[18:10] Gi
    Where did they come from?
[18:11] Gi
    The nest is nearby.
[18:13] Gi
    It might be a new attack wave.
[18:14] Gi
    I'm the only one who can fight, huh?
[18:16] Gi
    You take care of Nipa!
[18:18] Gi
    Hey, Kanno!
[18:19] Gi
    You go home!
[18:21] H
    Kanno-san!
[18:25] H
    She's so high....
[18:26] Gi
    At least ten thousand meters.
[18:28] Gi
    There isn't enough air up there!
[18:33] Gi
    Damn it!
[18:34] Gi
    The engine!
[18:40] Gi
    Damn it!
[18:41] Gi
    At this height, the Unit won't listen to me!
[18:44] Gi
    I can't breathe, either!
[18:49] Gi
    This is bad.
[18:51] Gi
    The Neuroi is stopping Kanno
    from coming back down!
[18:54] Gi
    Damn it all! Work! Work!
[18:57] H
    Nipa-san...
[18:59] Gi
    Where are you going, Karibuchi-san?
[19:01] H
    I'm going to save her!
[19:03] Gi
    Carrying me, you won't be able to!
[19:05] H
    But I'm going, anyway!
[19:18] Gi
    Let's get rid of my Unit.
[19:19] Gi
    That'll make it a lot lighter!
[19:21] H
    No!
[19:22] H
    I won't let you!
[19:28] Gi
    If I can just distract it for one second...
[19:34] Gi
    Kanno!
[19:35] Gi
    You guys!
[19:45] Gi
    Now!
[19:50] Gi
    Tsurugi Issen!
[19:57] Gi
    You did it!
[20:07] Gi
    I see one pair of wing lights!
[20:10] Sa
    One?
[20:15] Gi
    I can see them!
[20:16] Gi
    All three are there!
[20:17] Sa
    Good.
[20:18] Sa
    Everyone's safe.
[20:19] Gi
    Yes! We're here!
[20:22] Gi
    Good grief...
[20:23] H
    I'm hungry, aren't you?
[20:33] Gi
    They fell.
[20:35] Sa
    All three of you, kneel!
[20:41] Gi
    What are you looking at?
[20:42] H
    It's so amazing that you punched a Neuroi!
[20:45] Gi
    You can't have it.
[20:46] H
    I didn't ask that.
[20:48] Gi
    I've used this to defeat all kinds of Neuroi.
[20:51] Gi
    I won't give it to anyone.
[20:54] Gi
    Anyway, Kanno, don't you have
    something to say to Hikari?
[20:58] Gi
    Well, it appears you have stamina and guts.
[21:01] H
    Really?
[21:02] Gi
    Is that all?
[21:03] Gi
    Shut up!
[21:04] Gi
    That's all she has!
[21:06] Gi
    I refuse to accept her.
[21:08] Gi
    After she saved you, you don't
    need to say that!
[21:11] Gi
    What?!
[21:12] Gi
    What?
[21:13] Gi
    No fighting!
[21:15] Sa
    Pilot Officer Kanno to the command room!
[21:19] Ra
    You three worked together to shoot it down?
[21:21] Gi
    Maybe.
[21:23] Gi
    But I'm sure I would have won without her!
[21:26] Ro
    I see.
[21:28] Ro
    In the end, she was useful.
[21:31] Gi
    Yeah...
[21:32] Gi
    But I would have beaten it without her.
[21:35] Ra
    Sensei, you can have her for a week.
[21:38] Ro
    Yes, ma'am.
SIGN    To Be Continued
SIGN    On a tough battlefield,
SIGN    if you lack the power to fight,
SIGN    you and those around you will be sad.
SIGN    I don't want anyone else to experience that sadness.
[23:35] .
    Next time on Brave Witches:
    If You Want to Fight, Get Stronger!
SIGN    Episode 4
    "If You Want to Fight, Get Stronger!"