3 - Sortie / Dignified and Fleeting
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[00:07] ---
You're heading to the lab now, right? Hop in.
[00:10] ---
No, but...
[00:12] ---
Just get in.
[00:20] ---
The inside of this car is my kingdom.
[00:23] ---
Even the power of Melchizedek, which rules over
every corner of this management district...
[00:29] ---
...doesn't reach here. That's the contract.
[00:31] ---
Contract...
[00:35] ---
A special contract comes with a heavy price.
[00:38] ---
This is a tiny kingdom, but someday...
[00:42] ---
...I'll expand out to the entire city.
[00:45] ---
You really are amazing, Lord Kyohma.
[00:47] ---
Just call me Kyohma.
[00:49] ---
The circumstances were a bit unusual,
but you became a warrior as well.
[00:53] ---
But...
[00:56] ---
I won't let you watch my back
until I know how you think.
[01:01] ---
So let's hear what you're really after.
SIGN Sortie: Noble and Fleeting
[02:37] ---
Yes. What you're really after.
[02:39] ---
Why did you decide to join the battle?
[02:43] ---
Don't say it's to "save this world."
[02:46] ---
It can't possibly be something that shallow.
[02:49] ---
It's not to protect Kyoka, either.
[02:51] ---
According to the reports I received,
you opened the case slightly earlier than she did.
[02:56] ---
Then Kyoka also...
[03:02] ---
Yeah. You didn't hear?
[03:05] ---
So what about you?
[03:07] ---
You have a different reason, right?
[03:10] ---
Something you haven't mentioned at the lab yet.
[03:13] ---
For instance...
[03:15] ---
The fact that you warped to Japan of 2015 by yourself.
[03:18] ---
Does it have something to do with that?
[03:21] ---
Bullseye?
[03:22] ---
You might not believe this, but...
[03:29] ---
A kid asked you for help, huh?
[03:32] ---
You mean her, right?
[03:37] ---
You were watching?
[03:38] ---
Kyoka doesn't know,
but I assigned bodyguards to her.
[03:42] ---
The Katagiri family has many enemies.
[03:44] ---
I myself have several,
as does my little sister.
[03:48] ---
If something unusual happens around her,
I immediately get a report.
[03:53] ---
Hey.
[03:56] ---
Don't ever tell her this.
[03:59] ---
She'd hate me.
[04:03] ---
Don't laugh. I'm serious!
[04:05] ---
I'm sorry.
[04:06] ---
But still, I never realized there were bodyguards.
[04:09] ---
They're hiding. Just like this!
[04:14] ---
It was a huge success, right Lord Kyohma?
[04:17] ---
Wh-Where have you been until now...
[04:19] ---
Humans have more blind spots
than they realize.
[04:23] ---
Don't underestimate Sidune.
[04:25] ---
She may not look it, but she's the most veteran of them all.
[04:28] ---
The Rindo family has served
the Katagiri family for generations,
[04:32] ---
as bodyguards, spies, and assassins.
[04:51] ---
You know how to get
to the training facility, right?
[04:54] ---
You're heading straight there today.
[04:56] ---
Yeah, I'm fine.
[04:58] ---
I'll join up later.
So go get your butt kicked.
[05:01] ---
Got it.
[05:04] ---
It doesn't look like
he's fully committed to doing this.
[05:07] ---
He can't help it.
[05:08] ---
People like you are very special, Lord Kyohma.
[05:12] ---
We should get going, too.
[05:13] ---
Yes, my master!
[05:19] ---
My uniform?
[05:20] ---
It's a bit different...
[05:25] ---
That combat suit comes with
a G-Splitter already embedded in it.
[05:29] ---
You read the manual, right?
[05:32] ---
It's a miniature inertial control system, right?
[05:35] ---
Correct.
[05:36] ---
It allows high-speed movement
by controlling gravity.
[05:40] ---
It also functions as a defensive field that lessens physical impacts.
[05:45] ---
Where does it get its power?
[05:47] ---
CP energy is fed to it
from a weapon affected by the Cube.
[05:52] ---
Now, please put it on.
[06:04] ---
Um, how long are you going to be watching?
[06:07] ---
I'm checking your physical condition.
Is that a problem?
[06:12] ---
Don't tease me!
[06:14] ---
I'll have someone come pick you up.
[06:16] ---
So when you're ready,
please exit the room.
[06:23] ---
This is a ghost.
[06:25] ---
A ghost?
[06:26] ---
A fuzzy image of a human sometimes seen on the battlefield.
[06:32] ---
I've encountered one before,
and they've shown up in other people's reports too.
[06:37] ---
I think it was Brian
that decided to call them ghosts.
[06:41] ---
But this is the first time I've seen one that's so clear.
[06:45] ---
When it happened, I'd been chasing after her...
[06:48] ---
...and I fell from some place that looked like a factory.
[06:53] ---
It showed up inside
the management district too, huh?
[06:55] ---
That's a big deal, yeah.
[06:58] ---
And so you decided to join the battle
to check this thing out.
[07:05] ---
Another factor,
distinct from the Timekeepers...
[07:08] ---
Ghost-hunting doesn't sound that appealing to me.
[07:19] ---
What's wrong?
You look like you've seen a ghost.
[07:24] ---
Or maybe a dead man?
[07:28] ---
Um, who are you?
[07:30] ---
Grab it. Real flesh and bone.
[07:36] ---
I'm Aaron Burroughs.
[07:38] ---
I've joined the operation as a mercenary.
[07:41] ---
What you saw was the me in the other universe...
the enemy's Aaron Burroughs.
[07:47] ---
I took him down.
[07:51] ---
You're going to join the training program here.
[07:54] ---
We can't just dump you on the battlefield without training.
[07:58] ---
That is, until we hear something
from the Timekeepers?
[08:01] ---
That's right. Their messages always appear without warning.
[08:05] ---
I don't know how many days we have,
but I'd like you to learn the basics of team battle.
[08:10] ---
But in any case,
you're Tohru Kazasumi.
[08:14] ---
To be honest, I have high expectations of you.
[08:17] ---
Is he that strong?
[08:19] ---
Yes. A formidable opponent.
[08:23] ---
Um, there's something I'd like to ask...
[08:26] ---
What is it?
[08:28] ---
How did feel... to fight yourself... and kill yourself?
[08:34] ---
I may be a mercenary, but I'm still a soldier.
[08:37] ---
It's my job to fight on the battlefield and win.
[08:41] ---
If needed, I can kill anyone...
[08:44] ---
...and I'm prepared to die on the battlefield at any time.
[08:47] ---
Is that how it works?
[08:49] ---
It's not a great feeling.
[08:57] ---
Let's go! I'm not gonna hold back!
[09:00] ---
You missed!
[09:03] ---
Come on, let's go!
[09:06] ---
W-Wait, time out!
[09:13] ---
Nope, not letting you get away!
[09:18] ---
Wrong place!
[09:21] ---
I'm going to play a little trick.
[09:24] ---
Go!
[09:37] ---
Look, look, Tohru!
My own personal combat suit!
[09:41] ---
Y-Yeah...
[09:44] ---
We match!
[09:45] ---
Kyoka Katagiri has left the field.
[09:48] ---
The winner is Remy Odhner.
[09:50] ---
Oh, drat.
[09:52] ---
Don't turn your back on
the enemy during a fight.
[09:55] ---
If you did that on the battlefield,
you'd be blown apart.
[09:57] ---
Yes sir, instructor!
[10:05] ---
That worked up a good sweat!
[10:15] ---
I'm sorry, Remy.
Let's spar again sometime, okay?
[10:19] ---
F-Fine.
[10:26] ---
You made up your mind.
[10:28] ---
Yeah.
[10:31] ---
I decided to fight as well.
[10:46] ---
Yes. Right now, we're practicing a situation where multiple battles are going on in the same area.
[10:53] ---
Yes. It's only day three, but they've made
remarkable progress, haven't they?
[10:57] ---
You fell for it!
[11:08] ---
Dammit, how many of those can you throw?
[11:15] ---
You underestimated me, didn't you?
[11:17] ---
I didn't think I was!
[11:28] ---
I told you, didn't I?
[11:29] ---
You have to watch your blind spots.
[11:32] ---
I give up...
[11:36] ---
You can totally tell you're an amateur.
[11:38] ---
If you went to a battle like that...
[11:42] ---
I'm training for the sake of Lord Kyohma.
I can't lose that easily!
[11:54] ---
Again!?
[12:07] ---
What the hell was that?
[12:10] ---
That's your ability.
[12:13] ---
Nth dimensional space-orientation function.
[12:15] ---
The ability to understand spatial relations
and control your location within the flow of time.
[12:20] ---
Nth dimensional?
[12:22] ---
Well, we just use an acronym and call it NDSF.
[12:27] ---
In the brains of eligible people,
this function is very active.
[12:32] ---
It was an accident. Sorry about that.
[12:35] ---
I'll just leave it at that.
[12:38] ---
There won't be a second time, though.
[12:40] ---
Is something the matter?
[12:46] ---
Lord Remy.
[12:47] ---
It's nothing much.
[12:50] ---
A psychic created by human experimentation...
[12:56] ---
I guess I'm not that different, though.
[13:00] ---
How is the training going?
[13:02] ---
They're very quick to catch on.
They were able to use the gravity control in no time.
[13:07] ---
It seems like they've done their share
of the combat curriculum at the academy as well.
[13:12] ---
Arcturus Academy, huh?
[13:14] ---
We used that place, as it was part of the Melchizedek group,
in an effort to gather the eligible close to the lab.
[13:20] ---
Your idea paid off in an unexpected way, though.
[13:25] ---
That academy is where the future leaders of Melchizedek are born.
[13:28] ---
They need to at least be able to defend themselves.
[13:31] ---
And so you're sure this is all right?
[13:34] ---
I'll keep a close eye on Lady Kyoka.
[13:38] ---
Yeah, please do.
[13:40] ---
So Lord Kyohma,
please do the job you need to do.
[13:46] ---
She chose for herself.
[13:49] ---
I have no right to stop that.
[13:53] ---
Emergency. Emergency.
[13:55] ---
All operations personnel
immediately report to the briefing room.
[13:59] ---
Repeat. Immediately report to the briefing room.
[14:04] ---
What's this?
[14:05] ---
Looks like they're here.
[14:07] ---
Yeah.
[14:09] ---
It's the Timekeepers.
[14:14] ---
Operation system, commence phase two.
[14:17] ---
Nothing unusual on the bio-scans.
[14:19] ---
Target Group NDSF detected.
Commencing brain-wave tracking.
[14:24] ---
Anti-tachyon circuits booted.
Commencing weak boson propagation
[14:28] ---
Circuit has reached criticality.
[14:31] ---
Chrono potential at 95% of theoretical values.
[14:34] ---
Creation of CP field confirmed.
[14:37] ---
This is the final checkup.
We have no time, so I'll keep this brief.
[14:42] ---
We'll be warped into the Shibuya area,
but we don't know where we'll end up.
[14:46] ---
We'll be squad A, and old man
Aaron will lead in squad B after us,
[14:50] ---
but the chance of us
landing in the same location is low.
[14:52] ---
How effective are the defensive fields?
[14:54] ---
They can withstand
a certain amount of attacks,
[14:57] ---
but I don't know what happens when the
enemy weapon's firepower overwhelms us...
[15:01] ---
Avoid direct hits as much as possible.
[15:02] ---
As much as possible?
[15:04] ---
If you're heavily injured,
the operator can initiate a forced return.
[15:09] ---
But if you're dead, there's nothing we can do. That's when it's "game over."
[15:16] ---
Final confirmation complete.
Time vault 03, release!
[15:23] ---
Kyoka, this is your first battle.
Don't pull ahead of the group.
[15:27] ---
Why are you acting so high and mighty,
stupid big brother?
[15:29] ---
Who are you calling stupid?
[15:32] ---
Leave me alone!
[15:34] ---
Don't do that so suddenly!
[15:41] ---
Your G-Splitter, idiot!
[15:44] ---
Be careful!
[15:45] ---
Sorry!
[15:46] ---
Look. Over there!
[15:50] ---
So they really do exist...
[15:59] ---
Okay, I'll...
[16:01] ---
...knock them even further out of position.
[16:03] ---
You never give me a break, do you?
[16:05] ---
So this is the match up, huh?
[16:07] ---
It doesn't matter who I'm fighting,
I do the same thing.
[16:11] ---
Let's go, guys!
[16:15] ---
Everyone, stay close!
They're trying to pick you off one by one!
[16:18] ---
I know that! I know that, but...
[16:35] ---
Tohru!
[16:36] ---
Don't come here! They'll snipe you!
[16:39] ---
He's got cold feet.
[16:41] ---
It's understandable...
[16:44] ---
Maybe bringing two people with no experience on the same mission wasn't a good idea...
[16:48] ---
Sidune, about my little sister...
[16:50] ---
Leave her to me!
[16:55] ---
I'll play with you right now!
[16:57] ---
Eat this!
[17:00] ---
At that rate he's eventually going to run out of bullets.
[17:03] ---
I'm here, too!
[17:05] ---
So she finally came over, huh?
[17:07] ---
Wow, they really do look like us...
[17:12] ---
Lady Kyoka, you shouldn't overextend your position!
[17:14] ---
You can't get away!
[17:17] ---
I told you not to do that!
[17:20] ---
Listen to what others tell you, you tomboy!
[17:23] ---
Who did you call a tomboy?
[17:33] ---
I failed to eliminate them.
[17:44] ---
Kyohma!
[17:45] ---
What? I'm kinda busy!
[17:48] ---
That girl may be nearby!
[17:50] ---
The ghost?
[17:52] ---
I don't know, but...
[17:57] ---
Are you all right?
[17:58] ---
I'm fine.
[18:00] ---
Change of plans!
[18:01] ---
Sidune, Kyoka, rendezvous with me!
[18:05] ---
Roger that. Come on, Lady Kyoka!
[18:08] ---
Wait a minute!
[18:09] ---
Kyohma, I...
[18:11] ---
I'll give you two and a half minutes.
Capture that ghost.
[18:15] ---
Ghost?
[18:16] ---
I'll explain later!
[18:17] ---
Two and a half minutes.
Remember that!
[18:20] ---
Got it!
[18:24] ---
Yes, I'll be visiting your company right now...
[18:27] ---
What's the meaning of this, Big Brother?
[18:29] ---
I asked him to search the area.
[18:31] ---
Hey, explain. What's this about a ghost?
[18:34] ---
It's the girl you saw before.
[18:39] ---
At any rate, right now...
[18:42] ---
...he won't be much help in battle.
[18:44] ---
We're going to change our formation!
[18:50] ---
Perfect. There's someone
worth taking out our aggression on.
[18:54] ---
You think you can fight without Tohru Kazasumi...
It looks like you underestimate me.
[19:00] ---
They look just like each other, too.
[19:21] ---
Be careful.
[19:23] ---
Time... will end...
[19:26] ---
Wait!
[19:28] ---
The future hasn't been determined yet.
[19:34] ---
So that's a ghost?
[19:35] ---
Remy...
[19:37] ---
Those crows were a terminal for the Timekeepers.
[19:40] ---
You'll see them often in the management district, too.
[19:43] ---
Do you know something?
[19:45] ---
I heard that the Timekeepers
are all from the future.
[19:48] ---
Since they have more advanced technology than we do, it's probably true.
[19:53] ---
From the future, huh?
[19:55] ---
The ghosts are probably also from the future, and they're their enemies.
[20:00] ---
Anyway, that's what Kyohma says.
[20:03] ---
"The future hasn't been determined yet."
[20:05] ---
Maybe that's why they're so fuzzy.
[20:09] ---
You heard?
[20:10] ---
I usually can't hear.
It must be because you're next to me.
[20:15] ---
But having you leave the battle and decreasing our firepower?
[20:20] ---
What the hell is Kyohma thinking?
[20:22] ---
But you...
[20:24] ---
I'm scouting. Don't compare me to you.
[20:29] ---
I'm sorry! I need to get back!
[20:32] ---
Wait! I need information from you, too!
[20:35] ---
Squad A has entered combat.
Some have been injured!
[20:42] ---
Lord Kyohma's field...
[20:46] ---
They separated us?
[20:48] ---
Where the hell is their Tohru?
[20:51] ---
Big Brother!
[20:55] ---
Don't get in my way!
[21:12] ---
Kyohma! Behind you!
[21:51] ---
Sidune?
[23:25] ---
We got a fan letter!
[23:26] ---
"Who's stronger, Dogma or Magma?" It says.
[23:29] ---
We're a team, but we're also rivals!
A battle is inevitable!
[23:33] ---
Going down together,
the two corpses side by side...
[23:35] ---
The battle continues to the ends of hell!
SIGN Confrontation Those Who Defend time
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Next episode: "Confrontation"
[23:38] ---
"Those Who Defend Time"