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E7 - After the Bewilderment

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SIGN    Naha Airbase
[00:02] Flashback
    Let's make it clear who's right.
[00:05] Flashback
    If we win, you're going to
    change the way you act.
[00:08] Flashback
    You're the new girl, and you're
    going to start listening to orders.
[00:11] Flashback
    And if I win, you'll do whatever I tell you?
[00:18] Flashback
    Hm...
[00:19] Flashback
    Then I'll ask you to leave Gripen
    and be my partner instead, maybe.
[00:26] Flashback
    Very well.
[00:27] ---
    Are you certain?
[00:29] ---
    You don't even have the
    slightest chance of winning.
[00:32] ---
    Gripen is an incomplete Anima.
[00:35] ---
    You can't win against me in a fair fight,
[00:37] ---
    or even if you try to trick me somehow.
[00:39] ---
    Do you still really intend to fight?
[00:42] ---
    I'll ask you the same question.
[00:45] ---
    That way, when we kick your ass,
    you won't be able to make excuses.
SIGN    After the Bewilderment
[02:24] ---
    So, um... sorry.
[02:26] ---
    We're going to have a real fight.
[02:30] ---
    "Impossible. What the
    hell are you thinking?"
[02:33] ---
    ...is what I'd like to say.
[02:34] ---
    But words wouldn't be enough to persuade her.
[02:38] ---
    I'm surprised.
[02:39] ---
    I thought you'd be mad.
[02:41] ---
    We don't have time for a lengthy debate.
[02:45] ---
    If Phantom doesn't participate
    in tomorrow's operation,
[02:47] ---
    we're not going to succeed.
[02:52] ---
    And that would mean that Japan falls to the Xi.
[02:56] ---
    But we don't have time for a mock battle.
[03:02] ---
    Eagle and Gripen's Daughters need repairs.
[03:05] ---
    What are you going to do?
[03:06] ---
    We'll borrow the base's simulators.
[03:09] ---
    But even if Phantom agreed to the fight,
    do you have a way to win?
[03:14] ---
    She'll crack your systems in a simulator
    just like she would in the sky.
[03:17] ---
    She's the type who'll do
    whatever it takes to win.
[03:21] ---
    That's why we'll do the same thing.
[03:23] ---
    What do you mean?
[03:25] ---
    I mean...
[03:31] ---
    That's basically gambling!
[03:32] ---
    I know it's risky.
[03:34] ---
    But is there any other way?
[03:36] ---
    Fine. I'll help.
[03:39] ---
    I'll send Funato.
[03:41] ---
    If he leaves now, he'll make it by evening.
[03:43] ---
    Our second try at the operation
    is at 0620, before dawn tomorrow.
[03:48] ---
    We're launching the attack regardless
    of whether Phantom participates.
[03:51] ---
    Not that there's any way to know how many of
    those cruise missiles will hit without her.
[03:55] ---
    I don't really want to think about it.
[03:58] ---
    I'm counting on you.
[03:59] ---
    Bring that tomboy back in line.
[04:02] ---
    Feel free to get a little rough
    with her if you have to.
[04:05] ---
    As long as her father approves.
[04:07] ---
    Yeah.
[04:10] ---
    Now, I need to go talk to Gripen.
[04:19] ---
    What's wrong?
[04:21] ---
    Are you not feeling well?
[04:23] ---
    You don't want me anymore.
[04:26] ---
    You said you were willing
    to be Phantom's partner.
[04:29] ---
    That's only if we lose.
[04:31] ---
    But if we fight,
    we're probably going to lose.
[04:34] ---
    If you accepted her conditions when
    there's no way for us to win,
[04:37] ---
    it means you don't want me anymore.
[04:40] ---
    I'm so stunned, I can't even stand.
[04:43] ---
    I'll never recover.
[04:45] ---
    I want to die.
[04:47] ---
    Listen, Gripen.
[04:49] ---
    We're going to win.
[04:51] ---
    We're going to persuade Phantom to help us,
[04:53] ---
    destroy the Xi base,
    and all go back to Komatsu.
[04:57] ---
    That's why we're going to fight her.
[04:59] ---
    Of course, I'll never give you up.
[05:02] ---
    We're partners. We need each other.
[05:06] ---
    Don't make me say that after
    everything that's happened.
[05:10] ---
    I'll explain how we're going to win.
[05:15] ---
    Kei, where are you right now?
[05:17] ---
    On base.
[05:18] ---
    I said I had to work.
[05:20] ---
    Did you?
[05:21] ---
    Anyway, we ran into some
    trouble doing inventory,
[05:25] ---
    and I might be staying here tonight.
[05:27] ---
    Staying there?
[05:28] ---
    They don't have enough help.
[05:30] ---
    I can't say no, it looks like.
[05:33] ---
    Fine. I'll bring you supper,
[05:36] ---
    so wait outside the base for me.
[05:38] ---
    Well...
[05:39] ---
    You can come out for a minute or so, right?
[05:41] ---
    It'd be really hard to
    get out there in time.
[05:45] ---
    Why?
[05:47] ---
    Um... Well...
[05:49] ---
    It's Kei!
[05:50] ---
    Hugs!
[05:52] ---
    Huh? "Hugs"? Kei,
    I just heard a girl's voice.
[05:57] ---
    Are you up to something?
[05:58] ---
    Sorry, I'll call you back!
[06:01] ---
    Eagle!
[06:02] ---
    Daddy told me!
[06:05] ---
    He said you're trying to avenge me!
[06:08] ---
    Huh?
[06:09] ---
    He said you'd kick Phantom's butt
    and make her apologize to me!
[06:13] ---
    He said you love me and you were mad
[06:15] ---
    that she was mean to the girl you loved!
[06:19] ---
    I love Daddy best,
[06:21] ---
    so we can't be together,
     but you made me really happy!
[06:22] ---
    Why did he tell her that?
[06:25] ---
    This hug is my thank you!
[06:27] ---
    Couldn't you have picked a better time?
[06:31] ---
    Anyway, get off me. Okay?
[06:35] ---
    Do you not like hugs?
[06:36] ---
    I do, but... That's not the issue here.
[06:39] ---
    Aren't you nervous about tomorrow?
[06:43] ---
    Nope.
[06:44] ---
    You're not...
[06:46] ---
    If you had to pick between Japan and the
     whole world, which would you protect?
[06:50] ---
    Let's say that if we lose the
    battle tomorrow, Japan is doomed,
[06:54] ---
    but if you go out there,
    there's no hope of surviving.
[06:57] ---
    If you want to save all of humanity,
[07:00] ---
    it's better not to fight tomorrow at all.
[07:02] ---
    What would you do?
[07:05] ---
    I can just come back
    alive and keep fighting.
[07:08] ---
    Go out there like "whoosh,"
    and then win like "boom"!
[07:13] ---
    Is that weird?
[07:15] ---
    No, I just feel a whole lot more relaxed now.
[07:17] ---
    Each of you girls really
    are unique, aren't you?
[07:21] ---
    You each have your own personality
    and other things that make you unique.
[07:24] ---
    So there must be a place where
    all of your values meet.
[07:28] ---
    Getting there is our first goal.
[07:30] ---
    We can figure out the rest later.
[07:32] ---
    What are you talking about?
[07:34] ---
    I'm saying that someday, we'll all
    be able to understand each other.
[07:39] ---
    Thank you, Eagle.
[07:40] ---
    That was a much better present than a hug.
[07:45] ---
    I don't get it.
[07:58] ---
    Oh, there you are.
[08:00] ---
    Hey.
[08:03] ---
    I did what the director asked me to.
[08:06] ---
    Sorry. I know it's sudden.
[08:08] ---
    It's fine.
[08:10] ---
    I'm not sure I approve,
[08:12] ---
    but knowing you, I'm sure you've got a plan.
[08:16] ---
    Thank you.
[08:18] ---
    Oh, you're having a strategy meeting.
[08:20] ---
    Would you like me to wait?
[08:23] ---
    What are you talking about?
[08:25] ---
    We don't have a strategy.
[08:27] ---
    We're going to defeat you
    head on, in a fair fight.
[08:31] ---
    And there's no reason you brought your
    favorite engineer all the way from Komatsu?
[08:35] ---
    Funa-san came to repair the Daughters.
[08:38] ---
    He's only tuning up the
    simulators while he's here.
[08:41] ---
    Come on, there's no time to waste.
[08:43] ---
    Let's get started.
[08:51] ---
    To confirm, it's really okay to decide
    my participation in this operation
[08:55] ---
    based on the outcome of the battle?
[08:58] ---
    Yeah. I've gotten Yashirodoori-san's approval.
[09:01] ---
    Don't do anything lame, like sobbing
    and begging, after you lose.
[09:06] ---
    You, too.
[09:07] ---
    When you start crying and begging
    for forgiveness, it will be too late.
[09:11] ---
    Okay, let's get started.
[09:18] ---
    The combat area will be the
    vicinity of Naha Airport.
[09:20] ---
    This is a one-on-one dogfight.
[09:23] ---
    Everybody, review the mission parameters.
[09:25] ---
    The weather is cloudy.
[09:27] ---
    Cloud cover is 7/8.
[09:28] ---
    Wind direction is 180 degrees,
    speed is 5 knots.
[09:31] ---
    Well? How are you feeling?
[09:33] ---
    Not bad.
[09:35] ---
    It's better-made than the one at Komatsu.
[09:37] ---
    I can fly it without issue.
[09:40] ---
    Good.
[09:41] ---
    Let's see what you've got.
[09:44] ---
    Also, do note that I
    neutralized the processing
[09:48] ---
    delay program you put into my simulator.
[09:52] ---
    It would have delayed my control response
    by several fractions of a second.
[09:56] ---
    Did you have Funato-san put that in?
[09:58] ---
    I'm impressed you managed to do
    it in such a short span of time,
[10:01] ---
    but it was a rather rough piece of work.
[10:03] ---
    I ran 120 or so test signals through
    it and found it immediately.
[10:08] ---
    Don't worry. I've done nothing to your unit.
[10:13] ---
    So far, that is. I can't say what
    I'll do when the battle begins.
[10:17] ---
    Good luck.
[10:19] ---
    No way... That's way too fast.
[10:22] ---
    Okay, break left and right,
     and begin the mission.
[10:26] ---
    The dogfight begins when
    you intersect again.
[10:29] ---
    Three,
[10:30] ---
    two,
[10:32] ---
    one...
[10:36] ---
    Gripen, does anything feel wrong?
[10:39] ---
    I don't know.
[10:40] ---
    I don't even know if she's using
    the same signals as last time.
[10:44] ---
    So we may already be under attack?
[10:47] ---
    Yeah.
[10:49] ---
    Can we rely on our radar?
[10:51] ---
    What do we do, Kei?
[10:53] ---
    Fight normally, for now.
[10:55] ---
    I'll keep an eye on things.
[10:58] ---
    Roger.
[11:00] ---
    She's in the clouds, huh?
[11:05] ---
    Target lock on.
[11:07] ---
    Fox...
[11:09] ---
    What?
[11:14] ---
    Damn it!
[11:15] ---
    That position is totally
    different than before!
[11:18] ---
    Did she really move?
[11:20] ---
    Or is it a fakeout?
[11:24] ---
    Radar says left.
[11:26] ---
    Thermal says below...
[11:28] ---
    But I'm being locked on from behind...
[11:31] ---
    Kei, I'm sorry.
[11:33] ---
    I can't keep this up.
[11:35] ---
    Gripen!
[11:37] ---
    Looks like you tried a lot of things...
[11:40] ---
    But you're right there!
[11:45] ---
    Fox 2!
[11:52] ---
    Barbie 03 is down!
[11:54] ---
    Gripen wins!
[12:02] ---
    What did you do?
[12:04] ---
    I took out your radar and data link.
[12:07] ---
    How did you find me?
[12:09] ---
    You were doing a bad job of concealing
    your intent to kill, maybe.
[12:15] ---
    Don't make that face.
[12:17] ---
    These simulators are multiseat, right?
[12:20] ---
    You can put a different system in each seat.
[12:23] ---
    We put in an Anima system for the front seat,
[12:26] ---
    and a human system in the rear.
[12:29] ---
    And what did that do?
[12:31] ---
    You took over the Anima data link, right?
[12:34] ---
    So...
[12:35] (Flashback) ---
    Kei, I'm sorry.
[12:36] (Flashback) ---
    I can't keep this up.
[12:39] ---
    I cut off the information
    coming in from her,
[12:42] ---
    and made it so I could receive
    information from the craft directly.
[12:45] ---
    Once we were just an ordinary manned fighter,
     it was easy to spot you.
[12:50] ---
    But how could she fly like
    that when she was dazed?
[12:55] ---
    Who said Gripen was piloting?
[12:59] ---
    Halfway through, all she was
    doing was sitting there.
[13:02] ---
    At the end, I was the one flying.
[13:05] ---
    A human pilot?
[13:07] ---
    An Anima and a human taking turns
    piloting a Daughter?
[13:11] ---
    Even a veteran like you doesn't
     know everything yet, right?
[13:15] ---
    That delay program was a decoy.
[13:20] ---
    To hide the fact that we'd isolated my
    interface and switched control over to me.
[13:24] ---
    You let your guard down after
    making your first discovery,
[13:26] ---
    and had no idea you walked into a trap.
[13:29] ---
    Well? This is a new
    experience for you, right?
[13:39] ---
    Very well.
[13:41] ---
    If you're going to tell me to participate
    in tomorrow's mission, I'll accept.
[13:46] ---
    But I do have one condition.
[13:49] ---
    Condition?
[13:50] ---
    I want you to pilot the Daughter
    during the next mission, Kei-san.
[13:55] ---
    Me?
[14:06] (Flashback) ---
    No! Don't!
[14:10] (Flashback) ---
    Mom!
[14:23] ---
    I want you to pilot the Daughter
    during the next mission, Kei-san.
[14:29] (Flashback) ---
    Gripen's current combat
    abilities are very low.
[14:33] (Flashback) ---
    To tell the truth, she lacks
    the capacity to handle piloting,
[14:35] (Flashback) ---
    radar control, and weapons
    systems simultaneously.
[14:38] (Flashback) ---
    She knows that better than anybody.
[14:41] (Flashback) ---
    So the best option is to split
    things up with a co-pilot.
[14:46] (Flashback) ---
    Split them up?
[14:48] (Flashback) ---
    Gripen's maneuvers are capped at
    9Gs in order to keep you safe.
[14:52] (Flashback) ---
    So a human pilot won't perform
    all that differently than her.
[14:57] (Flashback) ---
    Instead, the Anima can handle
    the radar and weapons systems,
[15:00] (Flashback) ---
    boosting sensors and lock-on capability.
[15:04] (Flashback) ---
    And how do we handle the HiMAT?
[15:06] (Flashback) ---
    The strength of an Anima is that it can
    handle the Xi's maneuverability, right?
[15:10] (Flashback) ---
    Only idiots do repeated
    high-speed maneuvers.
[15:14] (Flashback) ---
    What's important is altitude and speed.
[15:16] (Flashback) ---
    You must minimize loss of kinetic energy and
    ensure you're always in the optimum position.
[15:22] (Flashback) ---
    That's all.
[15:24] (Flashback) ---
    Don't worry. I'll be there to help you.
[15:29] (Flashback) ---
    You want me to fight the Xi?
[15:33] ---
    Am I going to fight them?
[16:00] ---
    I'm going to pilot Gripen?
[16:04] ---
    Kei?
[16:06] ---
    Gripen!
[16:07] ---
    What's wrong?
[16:09] ---
    I thought you'd be asleep.
[16:14] ---
    I couldn't get any rest.
[16:17] ---
    You couldn't?
[16:19] ---
    Do you promise not to laugh?
[16:22] ---
    It's pretty pathetic,
[16:24] ---
    but when I think about
    piloting in a dogfight,
[16:27] ---
    I can't stop shaking.
[16:29] ---
    To tell the truth, I'm so scared.
[16:34] ---
    You're strong.
[16:36] ---
    You don't complain even when
    you have trouble flying.
[16:38] ---
    You keep trying, never giving up.
[16:41] ---
    That's wrong.
[16:42] ---
    I'm not strong.
[16:45] ---
    But there are a lot of people
    in the world who can't fight.
[16:48] ---
    Who can't shoot down the Xi.
[16:52] ---
    Compared to them, I'm blessed.
[16:55] ---
    I can struggle against
    them with my own power.
[16:59] ---
    I can fight.
[17:01] ---
    Complaining is a luxury.
[17:03] ---
    Yeah.
[17:05] ---
    A normal person can't even
    die while putting up a fight.
[17:09] ---
    But now I have the power to defeat the Xi.
[17:13] ---
    I have wings that can fight back.
[17:16] ---
    That's a real luxury.
[17:18] ---
    Luxury is the enemy.
[17:20] ---
    No, I know what you're trying to say, but...
[17:24] ---
    I feel a little better.
[17:26] ---
    Okay.
[17:27] ---
    Wait, aren't you going to rest?
[17:30] ---
    You should get some sleep while you can.
[17:33] ---
    I need to tune my Daughter.
[17:35] ---
    But I'm fine.
[17:37] ---
    I took a nap.
[17:38] ---
    And...
[17:39] ---
    And?
[17:41] ---
    I was able to talk with
    you because I was awake.
[17:45] ---
    I was able to learn about your fears.
[17:48] ---
    Gripen?
[17:49] ---
    Don't worry.
[17:51] ---
    No matter what happens, I'll be there
    to back you up until the very end.
[17:56] ---
    I won't let you fly alone.
[17:59] ---
    So... let's fight together, Kei.
[18:02] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[18:04] ---
    Anyway, I'm heading back to the barracks.
[18:07] ---
    Get some rest, too.
[18:10] ---
    What's that?
[18:12] ---
    The Viper Zero.
[18:14] ---
    Naha Base's Daughter.
[18:16] ---
    Viper Zero?
[18:18] ---
    The F-2A-ANM.
[18:20] ---
    A combat fighter based on the
    American F16-C Fighting Falcon.
[18:25] ---
    But the upgrades to it were so great that it
    bears little resemblance to its base model.
[18:30] ---
    It's a pervert, a 40-year old design
    loaded with the latest instruments.
[18:34] ---
    Pervert?
[18:37] ---
    A fighter than can carry
    four AShMs is a pervert.
[18:40] ---
    If it's that amazing,
[18:43] ---
    why didn't it participate
    in the last mission?
[18:46] ---
    Naha Base is on the front lines of the war.
[18:49] ---
    Protecting it is Viper Zero's job.
[18:52] ---
    So it never participates in other missions.
[18:55] ---
    So when it does participate,
    it means things are really bad, huh?
[18:59] ---
    Yes.
[19:03] ---
    What game are you two playing?
[19:04] ---
    Let me join in!
[19:06] ---
    Get off me!
[19:07] ---
    Let me join in!
[19:09] ---
    We're not playing! Let go!
[19:15] ---
    The Taiwanese Air Force, the US Air Force,
[19:17] ---
    and the forces at Naha will
    be launching a decoy.
[19:20] ---
    The hope is that they can lure out the
    planes buzzing around Umidori Island.
[19:24] ---
    This is a pretty large-scale operation.
[19:27] ---
    The bosses have a fire
    lit under their asses now.
[19:29] ---
    Air routes over the East China Sea
    have been totally cut off.
[19:33] ---
    Supply lines to the front will
    collapse if they don't act fast.
[19:37] ---
    Well, it's a bigger deal now,
[19:39] ---
    but that doesn't change the fact
    that we're counting on you.
[19:42] ---
    Good luck out there.
[19:46] ---
    So the three of us end up
    charging in alone, huh?
[19:49] ---
    Well, that was always the plan.
[19:52] ---
    Skipper Head to Barbie.
[19:54] ---
    We have an emergency.
[19:56] ---
    The Taiwanese unit has been wiped
    out by another enemy unit.
[19:59] ---
    A new Xi force is heading for the 7th Fleet.
[20:03] ---
    Barbie 01 to Skipper Head.
[20:05] ---
    Is anyone going to defend the fleet?
[20:06] ---
    A unit is heading from Naha Base,
[20:08] ---
    but it'll take time to arrive.
[20:11] ---
    Are we closer?
[20:12] ---
    No.
[20:14] ---
    If we go to support them, we'll use up
    all of our ammunition and fuel.
[20:19] ---
    Let's continue on our way.
[20:20] ---
    But there's no point if the fleet sinks.
[20:24] ---
    Let's split up.
[20:26] ---
    One of us will go to support the fleet.
[20:29] ---
    The other two will continue the mission.
[20:31] ---
    You want us to attack the
    island with just two of us?
[20:34] ---
    That's crazy.
[20:34] ---
    Crazy or not, we have to
    use the forces we've got.
[20:38] ---
    We don't have the luxury of asking for more.
[20:40] ---
    Luxury is the enemy.
[20:42] ---
    Fine.
[20:44] ---
    I'll go drive off as many of them as I can.
[20:47] ---
    We'll just have to hang in there
    until reinforcements arrive.
[20:50] ---
    What are you talking about?
[20:52] ---
    Please protect me, per our original plan.
[20:56] ---
    Eagle, go protect the fleet.
[20:58] ---
    Why are you telling me what to do?
[21:01] ---
    This isn't coming from me.
[21:04] ---
    Father told me that this was the
    plan if something happened.
[21:08] ---
    R-Really?
[21:09] ---
    Really.
[21:10] ---
    He said that the enemy would stand no chance
    in the face of your unstoppable onslaught.
[21:16] ---
    Though I'm reluctant to say it, I agree.
[21:20] ---
    Then that's different!
[21:22] ---
    Daddy said he was counting on me.
[21:26] ---
    Okay, I'll go shoot down all the bad guys!
[21:30] ---
    Was that...
[21:31] ---
    It was a lie.
[21:32] ---
    Thought so.
[21:34] ---
    Can Gripen and I actually protect Phantom?
[21:39] ---
    Kei, radar contact.
[21:41] ---
    Head on.
[21:53] ---
    There they are!
[23:27] ---
    Next time on Girly Air Force...
[23:30] ---
    ALT 08: "An Unhappy Top Secret."
[23:30] ---
    An Unhappy Top Secret
[23:34] ---
    Barbie 01, cleared for take off!