E11 - Everyone's Thoughts

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SIGN    Everyone's Thoughts
[01:38] Irma
    Huh?
[01:40] Tama
    Oh, you're with the Americans.
[01:43] Irma
    Sending cadets out into combat...
[01:45] ---
    I guess the UN really is short
    on manpower in the Far East.
[01:48] Tama
    I'm so sorry about all of this.
[01:52] Irma
    What do you mean?
    Why would you apologize for it?
[01:56] (Flashback) Tamase
    There are people who say I'm selling
    Japan out to foreign countries.
[01:59] (Flashback) Tamase
    But right now, Japan is
    the last bastion of hope
[02:02] (Flashback) ---
    that people will ever be able
    to live in the Far East again.
[02:05] (Flashback) Tama
    The last bastion?
[02:06] (Flashback) Tamase
    And to protect Japan, we need
    the American military's help.
[02:10] (Flashback) Tamase
    But there are people who don't like that.
[02:13] (Flashback) Tamase
    Still, somebody has to do it.
[02:18] Irma
    It must be even harder for you, then.
[02:20] ---
    Pointing guns at your countrymen...
[02:23] Tama
    It's... part of the mission.
[02:25] Irma
    True.
[02:27] Irma
    Y'know, I'm originally from Finland.
[02:30] Irma
    I'm actually a war refugee.
[02:32] Irma
    You know, with Finland being overrun.
[02:36] Tama
    Why would you enlist in the American
    army if you're from Finland?
[02:41] Irma
    For citizenship.
[02:43] Irma
    The only way to get it is to
    serve until you're discharged.
[02:47] Irma
    But once I'm a citizen, I can move
    my family out of the refugee camps.
[02:51] Tama
    Your family survived, then?
[02:53] Irma
    My mother and little sister did.
[02:55] Irma
    But my father volunteered to serve and
    went MIA on the North Karelian front.
[03:00] Irma
    I want to fight the BETA like
    he did, to protect my family.
[03:06] Irma
    And then one day,
    we'll chase them out of Europe,
[03:09] ---
    and rebuild the Finland my dad
    risked his life to protect.
[03:15] Tama
    The country her father
    was trying to protect...
[03:17] Irma
    My name's Irma. Irma Thesleff.
[03:20] Irma
    How about you?
[03:21] Tama
    Uh... um, it's Miki Tamase!
[03:24] Irma
    Okay, Miki. Why don't you and your
    father come to Finland someday?
[03:29] Tama
    Sure! I would love to!
[03:31] Irma
    Okay, it's a promise.
[03:33] Tama
    Yeah!
[03:36] Tama
    When you make a pinky swear, whoever breaks
    it has to a swallow a thousand needles!
[03:47] Tama
    She's fighting to get her homeland back.
[03:51] Tama
    But my daddy...
[03:54] Tama
    He's dragging people like her into this!
[03:58] Tama
    He says that we need the American
    army's help to protect Japan!
[04:04] Takeru
    I mean, we do need their help, right?
[04:07] Tama
    But I'm scared...
[04:09] Tama
    That he might've caused the coup
    to get the Americans involved!
[04:14] Kamiyo
    Shirogane Takeru.
[04:17] Kamiyo
    Her Majesty has summoned you.
[04:30] Yuuhi
    Ordinarily, your remarkable
    TSF piloting abilities,
[04:34] Yuuhi
    in addition to the other soldiers and
    resources involved in this operation,
[04:37] Yuuhi
    would have all been dedicated
    to fighting the BETA.
[04:40] Yuuhi
    Do you agree that it would be tragic to
    see them lost in this kind of conflict?
[04:47] Yuuhi
    So why did you hesitate to
    administer the triazolam?
[04:54] Yuuhi
    Shirogane...
[04:55] ---
    In time, I can see you having
    authority of your own.
[04:58] Yuuhi
    That means you will be forced
    to make many hard decisions.
[05:02] Yuuhi
    And unfortunately, there will not
    always be an obvious correct choice.
[05:06] Yuuhi
    The choices that you will make, and the
     direction in which they take you...
[05:10] Yuuhi
    Should you find yourself lost,
[05:12] ---
    have the courage to take a moment to
    consider your original motivation.
[05:15] Yuuhi
    And never hesitate to dirty your own hands.
[05:19] Yuuhi
    Those who lead must never flinch in
    the face of their responsibility.
[05:23] Yuuhi
    That is all I wanted to tell you.
[05:26] Yuuhi
    Thank you for coming during this
    period of rest. You may go.
[05:32] Yuuhi
    Shirogane? Is there
    something you want to ask?
[05:36] Takeru
    I was feeling like I lacked
    patriotism as a Japanese person.
[05:40] Takeru
    I think I can understand why Captain Sagiri
    was willing to start an uprising
[05:43] ---
    to change things.
[05:45] Takeru
    But to me, there's something
    more important.
[05:47] Yuuhi
    And that is?
[05:49] Takeru
    Humanity's collective focus should
    be getting rid of the BETA.
[05:54] Takeru
    Worrying about Japan's future
    can wait until after that.
[05:57] Takeru
    But it just doesn't even seem like humanity
    wants to unite to get rid of the BETA.
[06:02] Yuuhi
    What makes you question your patriotism?
[06:06] Takeru
    Everyone in my squad has unique circumstances.
[06:11] Takeru
    All of them have some major, if indirect,
    connection to the country.
[06:17] Takeru
    When I interact with them,
[06:19] ---
    it feels like they take being Japanese
    a lot more seriously than I do.
[06:24] Ayamine
    Our families have known each
    other for a long time...
[06:27] Ayamine
    And we were almost raised like siblings.
[06:31] (Flashback) Gen.Ayamine
    We're going to try and make
    sure as many people as possible
[06:33] (Flashback) ---
    can escape the peninsula safely.
[06:36] (Flashback) Sagiri
    And we're going to survive.
[06:39] (Flashback) Sagiri
    Both myself and the general.
[06:40] (Flashback) Ayamine
    Okay. I'll be waiting.
[06:44] Ayamine
    The Tragedy of Gwanju.
    That's what they called it.
SIGN    UN HQ In Gwanju Lost
SIGN    Desertion Under Enemy Fire?
SIGN    Lieutenant General Ayamine
[06:54] Sagiri
    I'm sorry.
[06:56] (Flashback) Ayamine
    Naoya!
[07:01] Ayamine
    Naoya...
[07:02] Takeru
    There's the daughter of
    UN Under-Secretary Tamase,
[07:04] ---
    the daughter of former
    Lieutenant General Ayamine...
[07:07] Takeru
    Chief Yoroi's daughter, too.
[07:10] Takeru
    Along with the daughter of Prime Minister
     Sakaki, who was killed this morning.
[07:15] Yuuhi
    Shirogane...
[07:16] Yuuhi
    Call everyone here, please.
[07:19] Yuuhi
    Major Walken...
[07:21] Yuuhi
    For the assistance that the American
    armed forces have provided,
[07:24] Yuuhi
    as shogun of the nation of Japan, allow me
    to express my most heartfelt gratitude.
[07:37] Walken
    With all due respect, Your Majesty,
    verbal thanks are more than enough.
[07:46] Yuuhi
    Sergeant Jinguuji.
[07:47] Marimo
    Ma'am!
[07:48] Yuuhi
    Might I speak to your soldiers?
[07:51] Marimo
    By all means.
[07:52] Yuuhi
    You are Sakaki Korechika-dono's
    daughter, yes?
[07:55] Sakaki
    Ma'am!
[07:56] Yuuhi
    Korechika-dono was a loyal subject.
[07:59] Yuuhi
    You have my deepest condolences
    on his untimely passing.
[08:04] Yuuhi
    And I ask you to endure this
    affair for just a bit longer.
[08:08] Sakaki
    Yes...
[08:09] Yuuhi
    You are Tamase Genjousai-dono's daughter, yes?
[08:13] Yuuhi
    The benefits that your
    father's tireless efforts
[08:16] ---
    have brought to Japan cannot be understated.
[08:21] Yuuhi
    And your choice to follow him in
    service to the international community
[08:25] ---
    is an admirable one.
[08:26] Tama
    Right!
[08:27] Yuuhi
    You are Yoroi Sakon-dono's daughter, yes?
[08:29] Mikoto
    Yes, ma'am!
[08:31] Yuuhi
    The shogun's house has the pleasure
    of employing him rather frequently,
[08:34] ---
    and I have met him myself many times.
[08:37] Yuuhi
    I'm afraid in allowing this to happen,
[08:39] ---
    I have once again prevented the
    two of you from seeing each other.
[08:44] Yuuhi
    I'm sure you're worried about him,
    but you need only bear it for a bit longer.
[08:48] Mikoto
    Yes, ma'am!
[08:49] Yuuhi
    And you are?
[08:50] Ayamine
    Cadet Ayamine Kei, ma'am.
[08:54] Yuuhi
    I have received instruction in military
    affairs from a great many officers.
[09:01] Yuuhi
    And I am certain that all of them would
    lament this current state of affairs.
[09:07] Yuuhi
    "People should do what they
    can for their country."
[09:10] Yuuhi
    "And a country should do what
    it can for its people."
[09:16] Yuuhi
    One of my mentors would often say this,
[09:18] ---
    and I carry his words in
    my heart at all times.
[09:22] Yuuhi
    The gravity of those words has never
    been as clear to me as in this moment.
[09:27] Yuuhi
    But I have no intention of playing
    the part of underachieving pupil,
[09:32] Yuuhi
    so can you endure for just a moment longer?
[09:35] Ayamine
    Yes, ma'am.
[09:38] Yuuhi
    Cadet Shirogane.
[09:40] Takeru
    Ma'am!
[09:41] Yuuhi
    I'd like to offer my heartfelt
    thanks to you once again.
[09:43] Yuuhi
    I can only hope this will help you
    find the answers you are seeking.
[09:48] Yuuhi
    Now, then, with the long-standing
    conflict against the BETA,
[09:51] ---
    our citizens are on the verge
    of spiritual exhaustion.
[09:54] Yuuhi
    Sadly, as I currently am, I'm unable
    to even offer a measure of comfort.
[09:58] Yuuhi
    It's never been more apparent to
    me how much I am still lacking.
[10:00] Yuuhi
    But in spite of that, I still
    wish to protect my people...
[10:03] ---
    To protect their souls, and their country.
[10:06] Takeru
    I get it.
[10:08] Takeru
    When they talk about the country,
    they don't mean the government.
[10:10] Yuuhi
    I'm sure those who haven
    risen up in this fashion
[10:13] ---
    let the same noble desire
    overwhelm their reason.
[10:16] Yuuhi
    There is no doubt that they have killed
    their countrymen, which is a grievous sin...
[10:22] Yuuhi
    For which they will face appropriate punishment,
     after being tried in a court of law.
[10:28] Yuuhi
    But...
[10:29] ---
    I ask that you show some small forgiveness
    when considering their motivation.
[10:33] Yuuhi
    Because the blame for
    that lies with me alone.
[10:36] Yuuhi
    And the notion of humanity's defenders
    being counted among the dead, for my sake,
[10:42] ---
    is something that cannot
    be allowed to continue!
[10:46] Yuuhi
    Which is why I will speak
    with the insurgents myself!
[10:51] Walken
    Your Majesty?!
[10:53] Yuuhi
    Tsukuyomi, bring me a Takemikazuchi!
[10:56] Meiya
    Please, wait.
[11:02] Meiya
    I am Cadet Mitsurugi Meiya.
[11:05] Meiya
    And with all due respect, I must insist...
[11:07] Meiya
    That the duty of negotiating
    with the insurgents fall to me.
[11:12] Meiya
    I have often been described as
    the living image of Your Majesty.
[11:16] Meiya
    I beg of you...
[11:16] Yuuhi
    This is a responsibility
    that belongs to me alone.
[11:20] Meiya
    Your Majesty, your responsibility
    is nothing as small as this.
[11:25] Meiya
    Were anything to happen to you, it would
    almost certainly mean doom for the Empire.
[11:30] Meiya
    If you truly consider yourself
    responsible for this conflict,
[11:34] Meiya
    then you must understand that you do not
    personally need to quell their uprising.
[11:40] Meiya
    I beg you for your permission.
[11:44] Takeru
    Meiya...
[11:58] Yuuhi
    I leave this matter to you.
[12:02] Tsukuyomi
    Major...
[12:04] Tsukuyomi
    I believe having the cadet
    act as a body double
[12:06] ---
    will increase our chances of being
    able to break past the encirclement.
[12:10] Tsukuyomi
    If she's able to talk down the insurgents,
     then all the better.
[12:13] Tsukuyomi
    But if she fails, she'll be providing
    a distraction that will improve
[12:16] ---
    the chances of Her Majesty's escape.
[12:18] Tsukuyomi
    And even if she is captured,
[12:20] ---
    by the time they realize who she is,
    Her Majesty will be at the Yokohama Base.
[12:24] Walken
    This doesn't seem to be in the spirit
    of what Her Majesty wanted.
[12:29] Walken
    And the royal guard has no problem with that?
[12:31] Tsukuyomi
    The odds it offers for all
    soldiers safely returning home
[12:33] ---
    are no worse than any other plan.
[12:35] Tsukuyomi
    And even if the negotiations are successful,
[12:36] ---
    the insurgents will be executed eventually.
[12:39] Tsukuyomi
    I believe Her Majesty proposed
    the plan fully aware of that.
[12:42] Walken
    She's willing to go that far?
[12:44] Takeru
    Major!
[12:45] Takeru
    Requesting permission to speak!
[12:48] Marimo
    Pipe down, Shirogane!
[12:49] Walken
    What is it with this guy?
[12:50] Takeru
    Ma'am!
[12:51] Takeru
    Thank you for permission, sir!
[12:53] Marimo
    Damn it!
[12:56] Takeru
    I'm volunteering as well.
[12:57] Walken
    To what end?
[12:58] Takeru
    Sir, it'd be smart to have the
    shogun's body double in my unit,
[13:01] Takeru
    where the real deal had been riding.
[13:03] Takeru
    There's a good chance they've already determined
    my unit is the one the shogun is aboard,
[13:07] Takeru
    which will help with the
    authenticity of the ruse.
[13:09] Takeru
    Please, Major!
[13:13] Major
    You've already balked at my orders once.
[13:15] Major
    Is there some reason I should trust you now?
[13:20] Takeru
    No.
[13:21] Major
    Then why?
[13:22] Takeru
    At first I thought that this conflict
    was a stupid fight between humans.
[13:27] Takeru
    But after considering a lot of different
    perspectives and positions during the mission,
[13:30] Takeru
    I wasn't sure what to do anymore.
[13:34] ---
    But I've realized one thing:
[13:36] ---
    That I'm a Japanese person,
[13:39] ---
    and I need to consider what needs to be
    done to achieve my goals, take those actions,
[13:42] ---
    and take responsibility for
    what happens as a result.
[13:44] ---
    That's why I'm volunteering.
[13:49] Walken
    And what exactly is your goal?
[13:51] Takeru
    Victory for mankind, sir!
[13:56] Walken
    I get where you're coming from.
[13:58] Walken
    But they would be suspicious if you
    approached them by yourself.
[14:01] Tsukuyomi
    A royal guard escort will likely be
    necessary to make it convincing.
[14:05] Tsukuyomi
    Do you agree, Major?
[14:08] Walken
    We're going with your plan!
[14:10] Walken
    Dismissed!
[14:15] Tsukuyomi
    Look after Meiya-sama.
[14:58] Irma
    Dad...
[15:00] Walken
    Hunter-1 to all units.
[15:02] Walken
    I'm going to brief you on the plan.
[15:04] Walken
    Sixty seconds prior to
    the end of the ceasefire,
[15:06] Walken
    Lt. Tsukuyomi is going to make contact
    with the rebels via open channel
[15:10] ---
    and make an offer for negotiations.
[15:14] Walken
    For information security, data links
    are to be disabled during the plan.
[15:19] Walken
    Our success is going to be riding on
    all of you using your best judgment.
[15:22] Takeru
    It's okay. I know you can pull this off.
[15:24] Walken
    I'm counting on you all.
[15:27] Everybody
    Roger!
[15:30] Tsukuyomi
    This message is for Captain Sagiri.
[15:32] Tsukuyomi
    I am Lt. Tsukuyomi with
    the Imperial Royal Guard.
[15:36] Tsukuyomi
    If you are open to discussion,
    then I request a response.
[15:39] Sagiri
    This is Captain Sagiri.
[15:42] Sagiri
    Have you come to a conclusion
    with your deliberations?
[15:44] Tsukuyomi
    Her Majesty would like to
    speak to you in person.
[15:48] Sagiri
    Is that true?
[15:50] Tsukuyomi
    Whether you believe it or
    not is your choice to make.
[16:10] Sagiri
    It is an honor to be in your presence.
[16:14] Sagiri
    I am Captain Sagiri Naoya,
[16:16] ---
    with the Mainland Defense Force Imperial
    Capital Guard's 1st Tactical Armored Regiment.
[16:22] Meiya
    Raise your head.
[16:24] Sagiri
    Ma'am...
[16:29] Meiya
    It is truly unfortunate that we must
    meet under these circumstances.
[16:35] Sagiri
    I cannot begin to apologize for
    having caused you such concern.
[16:41] Sagiri
    But I beg your patience until the
    corruption of the Empire has been excised.
[16:47] Meiya
    The fact that I caused you all to feel this
    was necessary is what truly frustrates me.
[16:52] Meiya
    I have no doubts that our government
    has worked in the interests
[16:55] ---
    of our country, our people,
    and the world at large.
[16:58] Meiya
    It is my inability to help reconcile
    the differences among my subjects
[17:01] ---
    that is to blame for what has happened.
[17:03] Sagiri
    With all due respect, Your Majesty,
[17:05] Sagiri
    if differences cause discord between those
[17:07] Sagiri
    who would seek to make your
    will into political reality...
[17:09] Sagiri
    it falls to the government and the military
    to mend those relationships, not yourself.
[17:13] Sagiri
    But they have proven they lack the
    ability to regulate themselves,
[17:16] Sagiri
    with no consideration for
    the grief it causes you.
[17:19] Meiya
    I understand what you wish to say.
[17:21] Meiya
    But it does not change the
    fact that responsibility
[17:24] ---
    the state of our nation
    falls to myself, as shogun.
[17:27] Meiya
    There is no need for you and your
    comrades to shed blood in my name.
[17:31] Sagiri
    Forgive me.
[17:32] Sagiri
    Hearing your words is truly
    like having my spirit cleansed.
[17:36] Sagiri
    But given this opportunity
     to speak to you,
[17:39] Sagiri
    there is something that I must make you
    aware of, as much as it shames me to do so.
[17:44] Meiya
    By all means.
[17:45] Sagiri
    This escalation is the result of the
    conspiracy meant to play into America's hands!
[17:51] Sagiri
    It has been said that one of
    our men made the first attack,
[17:54] Sagiri
    but after looking into the
    soldier who opened fire,
[17:56] Sagiri
    we were able to confirm he was in the
    employ of an American intelligence agency.
[18:04] Takeru
    Damn!
[18:06] Sagiri
    America, in its desire to
    regain influence in the Far East,
[18:08] ---
    intends to take you into custody
    as a means of ending this conflict.
[18:11] Sagiri
    That is the nature of their scheme.
[18:13] Sagiri
    And it is the interim government in Sendai,
[18:17] ---
    who so readily accepted
    American intervention,
[18:19] Sagiri
    and who turned the capital into a battlefield
[18:22] ---
    by covering up your attempt
    to order a ceasefire!
[18:26] Sagiri
    That said, I was unable to
     prevent what happened.
[18:29] Sagiri
    And my guilt cannot be...
[18:32] Meiya
    If you care so much for your nation...
[18:35] Meiya
    For your people... for Koubuin Yuuhi...
[18:41] Meiya
    What drove you to strike
    down your fellow man?!
[18:46] Meiya
    Bloodshed gives rise to
    more bloodshed, birthing conflict.
[18:52] Meiya
    Even if you intended express the true
    will of the shogun to the people...
[19:00] Meiya
    How can you condemn the
    government who forced people
[19:02] ---
    from their homes on Mount Tengen
    after what you have done?
[19:05] Meiya
    How can you claim to speak for the people?
[19:07] ---
    Not after what you have done!
[19:11] Meiya
    The nation of Japan exists
    in the heart of its people.
[19:15] Meiya
    And the shogun is a mirror
    that reflects those hearts.
[19:20] Meiya
    To defend Japan is to defend its people!
[19:24] Meiya
    Because there is no such thing as
    a country without those people.
[19:28] Meiya
    You should have known that
    better than any other,
[19:30] Meiya
    yet you have found yourself astray.
[19:33] Meiya
    But it is not too late to do the right thing.
[19:36] Meiya
    This conflict must be brought to
    an end as quickly as possible,
[19:39] ---
    so that the people's
    hearts can be unburdened.
[19:42] Meiya
    And only one person can save the
    lives of your compatriots...
[19:46] Meiya
    As well as the the lives of the Imperial,
    American, and UN soldiers involved.
[19:50] Meiya
    Only you can do this.
[19:53] Meiya
    Your concerns for Japan's
    future are not lost on me.
[20:00] Meiya
    The lessons I have learned
    today will inform me,
[20:02] ---
    as I devote myself to the betterment
    of our country and its people.
[20:06] Meiya
    In the name of Koubuin Yuuhi...
[20:09] Meiya
    I swear to you.
[20:18] Sagiri
    Your Majesty...
[20:19] Sagiri
    The fates of my comrades...
    are in your hands.
[20:47] Sagiri
    Enemy attack!
[20:48] Takeru
    Wh-What the—
[20:50] Takeru
    What just happened?!
[20:52] Meiya
    Stop!
[20:53] Meiya
    Don't do it!
[20:55] Walken
    Hunter-2, why did you fire?!
[20:57] Walken
    Hunter-2!
[21:00] Tsukuyomi
    What are you doing, Shirogane?!
[21:01] Tsukuyomi
    Get back!
[21:04] Meiya
    It's not too late!
[21:06] Meiya
    There might still be a chance—
[21:07] Takeru
    Damn it, just put your safety harness on!
[21:10] Meiya
    But—
[21:11] Takeru
    I am not letting you die here!
[21:13] Takeru
    You're gonna live to see Her Majesty!
[21:17] Takeru
    Why?!
[21:19] ---
    How the hell did it come to this?!
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