E19 - The Night Before The Attack

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[00:11] Takeru
    Kasumi?
[00:14] Takeru
    Sumika?!
[00:16] Sumika
    Takeru-chan! Would you rather
    Kasumi-chan woke you up?
[00:19] Takeru
    That's not what I meant!
[00:21] Sumika
    So weird...
[00:23] Sumika
    Didn't I used to wake you up every morning?
[00:27] Sumika
    Or did I dream that?
[00:29] Takeru
    I'm positive: This is the Sumika I recognize.
[00:33] Takeru
    It wasn't a dream. I guarantee you.
[00:36] Sumika
    Okay!
[00:40] Sumika
    So, Takeru-chan,
[00:42] Sumika
    how much time can we spend together today?
SIGN    December 23rd, 2001
[02:19] Radhabinod
    At dawn today, Operation 21st was announced.
SIGN    The Night Before The Attack
[02:26] Radhabinod
    The goal is the BETA hive located
    on Sadogashima, Target 21,
[02:31] Radhabinod
    and the suppression thereof.
[02:33] Radhabinod
    It's a large-scale joint operation
    between the UN and the IJA.
[02:38] Sakura
    Sado...
[02:39] Radhabinod
    The primary objective of this operation
    is to neutralize the target.
SIGN    IJA Pilots
SIGN    IJA Type-90 Armored Division
[02:44] Radhabinod
    Secondary will be occupying enemy facilities,
SIGN    Elsewhere, Early Morning UN Orbital Bomber Fleet
[02:46] Radhabinod
    in addition to collecting enemy intel,
    to whatever degree possible.
SIGN    UN Orbital Divers
[02:51] Radhabinod
    We are attacking the forward base
    for the BETA invasion of Japan.
SIGN    Operation 21st
[02:58] Radhabinod
    Once this threat has been neutralized,
[03:00] Radhabinod
    it will improve security for
    the entire Far East Defensive Line.
[03:06] Radhabinod
    You'll be briefed in detail
    by your commanders.
[03:10] Radhabinod
    I expect only the best from all of you.
[03:12] Radhabinod
    That is all!
[03:14] Isumi
    A-01 will be the only unit
    deploying from our base.
[03:19] Takeru
    Only us, huh?
[03:20] Isumi
    Our mission will be to escort and
     guard an experimental new weapon.
[03:27] Yuuko
    I'll be direct: Operation 21st was
     devised to test this new weapon.
[03:34] Yuuko
    You all need to keep that in mind.
[03:37] Yuuko
    It's not an exaggeration to say that
    both the IJA and Far East UN forces
[03:40] Yuuko
    will be acting as guards for the weapon.
SIGN    Valkyries A-Flight
[03:43] Yuuko
    You're going to be protecting
SIGN    Valkyries C-Flight
[03:45] Yuuko
    the strategic anti-BETA weapon that is the
    linchpin in preventing humanity's extinction:
SIGN    Valkyries B-Flight
[03:49] Yuuko
    The XG-70b, also known as the Susano-O Mark II.
[03:55] Takeru
    It's so huge... That's not a TSF!
[03:58] Takeru
    Sumika's gonna pilot that thing?!
[04:02] Yuuko
    The XG-70b is a product of
    America's HI-MAERF project.
[04:06] Yuuko
    A prototype Tactical Aeronautical Fortress.
[04:10] Yuuko
    It's a conceptual pipe dream,
[04:12] Yuuko
    designed to enter enemy territory
    on its own and destroy a hive.
SIGN    Susano-O Mark II
SIGN    Charged Particle Cannon Firing Sequence
[04:16] Yuuko
    The anti-gravity field generated by the
     Moorcock-Lechte drive mounted inside it
[04:21] Yuuko
    is capable of neutralizing
    BETA laser offense,
[04:24] Yuuko
    while the charged particle cannon attacks,
    and eliminates, the hive.
[04:30] Takeru
    This world has technology like that?!
[04:34] Yuuko
    Ultimately, though, it was
    shelved before being finished.
[04:37] Yuuko
    And some less costly, more easily mass-produced
    weapons were the ultimate byproduct.
[04:44] Yuuko
    I'm talking about the G-Bombs.
[04:50] Yuuko
    I'd rather Japan not endure
    another one of those things,
[04:53] Yuuko
    so I procured this prototype.
[04:57] Yuuko
    Given that this is our first practical test,
    I'm playing things as safely as possible,
[05:01] Yuuko
    but depending on the outcome,
    all future anti-hive operations
[05:05] Yuuko
    may be performed with 1/100th
    of the manpower we'll be utilizing.
[05:08] Yuuko
    And if we accomplish that?
    Then "victory for humanity"
[05:12] Yuuko
    starts to sound like an actual possibility
    for the first time in this entire war.
[05:17] Yuuko
    The success of Alternative IV is tied
    to the success of this operation.
[05:21] Yuuko
    I'm counting on you.
[05:23] A-01
    Yes, ma'am!
[05:27] Isumi
    I'll brief you on the specifics of the
     operation the day before we head out.
[05:31] Isumi
    Dismissed.
[05:33] Akane
    Well, this is a really big deal, right?
[05:35] Touko
    Yeah, really.
[05:37] Akane
    "Yeah, really"?
[05:41] Hayase
    It's finally happening.
[05:42] Munakata
    Sado, huh...
[05:43] Kashiwagi
    Let's do our best!
[05:45] Hayase; Manakata
    Of course you'd say that.
[05:59] Haruka
    Come on, Sakura-chan.
[06:00] Haruka
    Oh, right! I'll see you later.
[06:03] Tama
    Okay!
[06:04] Mikoto
    Later!
[06:05] Chizuru
    See you around.
[06:07] Takeru
    This is finally it.
[06:08] Chizuru
    Yeah. After all this time.
[06:10] Meiya
    Right.
[06:11] Meiya
    We'll be having our first true battle.
[06:14] Ayamine
    You're right...
[06:15] Mikoto
    We finally get to fight the BETA!
[06:19] Tama
    BETA, and not other people.
SIGN    Carry out your mission at all costs
    Fight to your very last breath
    Make your death count
[06:33] Techs
    Go! Go! Go! Stop!
[06:42] Takeru
    The Susano-O Mark II.
[06:44] Takeru
    And Sumika's gonna be in that thing?
[06:47] Tsukuyomi
    Lieutenant Shirogane.
[06:50] Takeru
    Lieutenant Tsukuyomi!
[06:54] Tsukuyomi
    We haven't spoken since the incident.
[06:56] Takeru
    Thank you for everything you did.
[06:58] Tsukuyomi
    I'm the one who owes you gratitude.
[07:01] Tsukuyomi
    For protecting Her Majesty,
    and assisting Meiya-sama.
[07:06] Tsukuyomi
    You have my most sincere gratitude.
[07:08] Takeru
    I appreciate that.
[07:11] Tsukuyomi
    I realize it's a bit late, but congratulations
    on your commission, Lieutenant.
[07:15] Takeru
    Thanks.
[07:18] Tsukuyomi
    I have a favor to ask of you.
[07:21] Tsukuyomi
    Will you come with me?
[07:31] Takeru
    So... Tsukuyomi-san,
[07:34] Takeru
    what's this all about?
[07:39] Ikaruga
    It was just announced
SIGN    Elsewhere, 2:48 AM
[07:41] Ikaruga
    by UN command and the General Staff Office
[07:46] Ikaruga
    that Operation 21st has been ordered.
SIGN    Operational Outline for the
     Recovery of Sadogashima
[07:55] (Flashback) Ikaruga
    You will prepare to take to the field,
    representing the Royal Guard.
[08:05] Tsukuyomi
    This is a personal request of mine.
[08:09] Tsukuyomi
    Please, look after Meiya-sama.
[08:12] Tsukuyomi
    Pitiful as it is, there is no one
    else I can turn to.
[08:16] Tsukuyomi
    If you find that she seems to
    rush to her death in battle...
[08:23] Tsukuyomi
    All I ask is that you admonish her.
[08:26] Tsukuyomi
    I beg you.
[08:30] Takeru
    Come on, Lieutenant, that's not necessary!
[08:33] Takeru
    I would've done that,
    even if you hadn't asked.
[08:37] Tsukuyomi
    My unit has been relieved of
    our mission to guard Meiya-sama.
[08:41] Tsukuyomi
    We will no longer be protecting her.
[08:44] Takeru
    But she's related to the Shogun, isn't she?
[08:47] Takeru
    And the Shogun's the most
    important person in Japan.
[08:51] Tsukuyomi
    You really aren't from this country, are you?
[08:56] Tsukuyomi
    Not that it makes a difference anymore.
[08:59] Tsukuyomi
    Shogun is a title bestowed
    by His Imperial Grace
[09:02] Tsukuyomi
    to the individual who becomes
    head of state affairs.
[09:05] Tsukuyomi
    In more antiquated terms,
    they are like a regent.
[09:08] Tsukuyomi
    After our loss in the war, the Shogun
    had practically become a figurehead.
[09:13] Tsukuyomi
    However, with the invasion of the BETA,
    and the recent uprising,
[09:16] Tsukuyomi
    the position has had its authority restored.
[09:20] Takeru
    If the office has its power back,
[09:22] Takeru
    isn't that all the more reason
    to make sure Meiya has security?
[09:24] Tsukuyomi
    In acting as a decoy for Her Majesty,
[09:27] Tsukuyomi
    Meiya-sama's presence has
     become public knowledge.
[09:30] Tsukuyomi
    The Office of the Shogunate
    now has concerns that Meiya-sama
[09:35] Tsukuyomi
    may be used by the Americans
    to carry out a similar incident.
[09:37] Takeru
    If they want to pretend she's not related to
    the Shogun, then she can't have security.
[09:41] Takeru
    Wait, did they let her commission
    go through because they want her KIA?
[09:48] Takeru
    How the hell is that fair?!
[09:50] Takeru
    After what she went through because of
    her love for this country and Her Majesty,
[09:53] Takeru
    even going so far as to be a decoy...?
[09:56] (Flashback) Meiya
    What drove you to strike
    down your fellow man?!
[10:04] Takeru
    And now... she really has been...
[10:08] Takeru
    abandoned, hasn't she?
[10:22] Takeru
    Lieutenant, I have faith in Meiya.
[10:26] Takeru
    After everything that's happened,
    I think it finally means
[10:30] Takeru
    that she can actually
    begin living for herself.
[10:34] Takeru
    She'll probably keep fighting for the sake of
    Her Majesty, and the Japanese people.
[10:38] Takeru
    But I don't think she'll do
     anything to end her own life.
[10:42] Takeru
    That's what I believe.
[10:47] Tsukuyomi
    Right.
[10:59] Meiya
    Takeru.
[11:00] Takeru
    Meiya?
[11:04] Meiya
    There was something I wished to ask you.
[11:09] Meiya
    Y-You were with someone, the other day.
[11:13] Meiya
    Who is she?
[11:15] Takeru
    It must've been then...
[11:18] Takeru
    Oh. You saw us, huh?
[11:22] Meiya
    "Sumika."
[11:25] Meiya
    You mentioned that name before.
[11:28] Meiya
    And that you had been
    separated from that person.
[11:32] Meiya
    Unseemly as it might be, I was wondering...
[11:35] Meiya
    If the woman you were with was this Sumika.
[11:40] Meiya
    I can hardly imagine
    why I was struck by such a notion.
[11:45] Takeru
    Meiya...
[11:47] Takeru
    That girl's involved with my
    special mission from Yuuko-sensei.
[11:51] Takeru
    So I can't even tell you whether or not
    your suspicions are right, yet.
[11:56] Meiya
    I see. But of course. I apologize.
[12:00] Takeru
    Look, Meiya, I appreciate
    you being honest with me,
[12:04] Takeru
    and I think the way
    you do things is admirable.
[12:06] Takeru
    But you can afford to cut yourself
    more of a break, y'know?
[12:12] Takeru
    You don't have to act like part of
    the Shogunate anymore.
[12:17] Meiya
    I'll try to keep your advice in mind.
[12:25] Isumi
    Listen up, people!
[12:27] Isumi
    The BETA always prioritize the machines
[12:29] Isumi
    with the highest computational power
    in the immediate area.
[12:34] Isumi
    Do you get why the Susano-O Mark II
    needs guards now?
[12:37] Isumi
    For re-supply in the field,
SIGN    UN Space Force
SIGN    Operation 21st
[12:39] Isumi
    we'll be using munitions drops
    that have been spread along the route.
[12:42] Isumi
    The beacons should make them easy to find,
[12:45] Isumi
    but don't get hasty and end up as BETA chow.
[12:47] A-01
    Yes, ma'am!
[12:50] Yuuko
    You'll want to pay attention
    if you intend on surviving.
[12:53] Yuuko
    There are a few points to note
    while escorting the Susano-O Mark II.
[12:57] Yuuko
    First of all, always maintain a minimum
    distance of 10 meters from its surface area.
SIGN    Susano-O Mark II
SIGN    Charged Particle Cannon Firing Sequence
[13:03] Yuuko
    Next, when it prepares to fire its charged
    particle cannon, take cover behind it.
[13:08] Yuuko
    It generates a nasty
    electromagnetic field when firing.
[13:10] Yuuko
    Get caught in it, and you're toast.
[13:14] Sumika
    Susano-O, activate.
[13:18] Sumika
    Moorcock-Lechte anti-gravity
    drive output nominal.
[13:21] Sumika
    Stability confirmed.
[13:23] Sumika
    Rutherford field stable.
[13:33] Kasumi
    Good luck.
[13:37] Haruka
    Ninety-eight seconds! That's over the limit.
[13:40] Isumi
    What?! You morons!
    Are you trying to get killed?!
[13:51] Isumi
    Take this seriously, damn it!
[13:53] Isumi
    Get it together!
[13:55] A-01
    Yes, ma'am!
[13:56] Isumi
    It's time to explain our role
    in Operation 21st.
[13:59] Isumi
    First, the UN Space Force will launch
    an orbital bombardment,
[14:03] Isumi
    followed by long-range saturation fire from
    the Imperial Combined Fleet 2nd Squadron.
[14:09] Isumi
    After that, the Imperial Navy's
    17th Tactical Armored Squadron
[14:11] Isumi
    will launch an amphibious assault
    to secure a beachhead.
[14:14] Isumi
    Whiskey Unit will then land.
[14:16] Isumi
    Their job is to lure away enemy
     reinforcements deployed by the hive.
[14:18] Isumi
    After that will come the UN Fleet and Imperial
    Combined Fleet 3rd Squadron's bombardment.
[14:23] Isumi
    That's when Echo Unit takes to the field
    to further split enemy forces.
[14:27] Isumi
    Then the Orbital Divers will be dropping in.
[14:30] Isumi
    Their objective will be
    infiltrating Target 21.
[14:32] Isumi
    Once Orbital Divers confirms reaching
    the fourth stratum of the hive,
[14:35] Isumi
    Whiskey Unit will rendezvous with them
    and begin to occupy it.
[14:38] Isumi
    That's where we come in.
[14:40] Isumi
    Our only objective is the escort mission.
    Once we land, we'll head south with Echo.
[14:44] Isumi
    The Susano-O Mark II,
    A-02 for the purpose of this mission,
[14:47] Isumi
    will deploy from Yokohama Base.
[14:48] Isumi
    Until it arrives,
[14:50] Isumi
    our job is to clear a path along a southeast
    trajectory, and to then secure that route.
[14:53] Isumi
    If the Orbital Divers have successfully
    taken the hive at that point,
[14:56] Isumi
    then we'll commence collecting intel.
[14:58] Isumi
    But if they fail, A-02 will launch an attack
    aimed at neutralizing the hive
[15:01] Isumi
    and any remaining forces in it.
[15:04] Isumi
    The XO will be taking command
    from the Imperial Navy's flagship,
[15:06] Isumi
    the heavy cruiser Mogami.
[15:08] Isumi
    Once operations have wrapped up,
    we return to Yokohama Base within 48 hours.
[15:12] Isumi
    That about covers it.
[15:18] Kyozuka
    Hey, kids!
[15:21] Kyozuka
    Anyone want seconds?
[15:22] A-01
    Here!
[15:22] A-01
    I'll take some!
[15:22] A-01
    Yes, please!
[15:24] Kyozuka
    You got it!
[15:30] Meiya
    Tomorrow is the day.
[15:32] Meiya
    Will you be all right, Tamase?
[15:34] Tama
    I-I should be!
[15:36] Tama
    Besides, I need to stop acting like a baby.
[15:40] Meiya
    True enough.
[15:41] Ayamine
    Tomorrow's our first
    actual mission against the BETA.
[15:45] Mikoto
    Kei-san?
[15:46] Ayamine
    I'm going to fight.
[15:47] Ayamine
    As a human. And as a soldier.
[15:50] Mikoto
    This might be the last day
    that we're all together like this.
[15:59] Chizuru
    That's right.
[16:00] Chizuru
    We're finally in a position to
    protect the world with our own strength.
[16:05] Chizuru
    We can pay back Instructor Jinguuji and
    everyone else who raised us to this point
[16:09] Chizuru
    in the way that we were meant to all along.
[16:14] Meiya
    And for the sake of those who aided us...
[16:17] Tama
    Everyone who helped us...
[16:18] Ayamine
    For their sake.
[16:20] Mikoto
    Let's do it for them!
[16:22] Chizuru
    And we're all gonna survive!
[16:25] 207th
    Right!
[16:27] Isumi
    Come in.
[16:29] Takeru
    Excuse me, ma'am.
[16:30] Isumi
    Head on back and get some rest, Sakura.
[16:32] Sakura
    Right.
[16:34] Isumi
    What is it? Come on in.
[16:36] Takeru
    Okay.
[16:39] Isumi
    Usuki's from Sado originally.
    And somehow, she ended up with us.
[16:44] Takeru
    Is that right?
[16:45] Isumi
    Did you eat already?
[16:47] Takeru
    Yes.
[16:47] Isumi
    Better get your affairs in order, then.
[16:50] Isumi
    What's wrong?
[16:51] Takeru
    Get my affairs in order?
[16:52] Isumi
    Get rid of anything that
    might upset your loved ones
[16:55] Isumi
    if they need to collect your belongings.
[16:57] Isumi
    What's wrong?
    Got too much material to dispose of?
[16:59] Takeru
    I-It's not that!
[17:01] Isumi
    Just take care of it.
[17:04] Takeru
    Let's do this, guys!
[17:06] 207th
    Right!
[17:07] Veteran Tech
    Final maintenance checks
    are all done. No problems!
[17:10] Veteran Tech
    Godspeed!
[17:12] Techs
    You can do it! Good luck! Come back safe!
[17:16] Isumi
    We're departing from the Yokohama Base
[17:20] Isumi
    headed for Joetsu,
    380 kilometers to the northwest,
[17:22] Isumi
    and after loading our units on the TSF
    carrier Osumi, we head to Sadogashima.
SIGN    The Osumi
[18:08] Takeru
    Want some?
[18:11] Kashiwagi
    It's called the Susano-O Mark II, right?
[18:13] Kashiwagi
    Sure sounds strong enough.
[18:15] Kashiwagi
    Here's hoping the test goes well.
[18:18] Takeru
    We'll be in real trouble if it doesn't.
[18:20] Takeru
    Humanity's future is on the line.
[18:23] Kashiwagi
    If it's a success, though, and the
    Susano-O gets officially adopted...
[18:28] Kashiwagi
    Maybe my little brothers won't have to fight.
[18:33] Kashiwagi
    I guess I'm being selfish, huh?
[18:37] Takeru
    You're fighting for your
    family, then, Kashiwagi?
[18:41] Kashiwagi
    When you straight up ask me
    like that, I'm not so sure.
[18:46] Kashiwagi
    I guess it's important
    to prioritize your motivations?
[18:51] Takeru
    I dunno.
[18:52] Takeru
    But I know that I wouldn't have been able
    to move forward if I didn't.
[18:57] Kashiwagi
    I see. You've had your own
    share of troubles, huh?
[19:03] Kashiwagi
    Maybe I'll think about
    my priorities some, too.
[19:07] Kashiwagi
    Thanks for the tea.
[19:09] Takeru
    Sure.
[19:16] Takeru
    Selfish, huh?
[19:18] Takeru
    I guess I'm the same way about Sumika.
[19:31] Sumika
    Takeru-chan...
[19:37] Isumi
    Can't sleep, Shirogane?
[19:39] Takeru
    Captain.
[19:40] Takeru
    Not tonight. It's kinda...
[19:41] Isumi
    I bet.
[19:43] Isumi
    I never asked, but what are you
    fighting for, anyway?
[19:47] Takeru
    There are a lot of things I ruined,
[19:49] Takeru
    and other things that I care about,
    that I'm fighting to get back.
[19:52] Isumi
    I see.
[19:54] Isumi
    The Americans ran a psychological
    study comparing mindsets
[19:57] Isumi
    between the world wars and the BETA war.
[19:59] Isumi
    What do you think the number one reason
    that soldiers were willing to fight was?
[20:02] Takeru
    To protect humanity or the Earth?
[20:04] Isumi
    Apparently, it was for their comrades.
[20:06] Isumi
    That's how it is for me. I want my war
    buddies to survive as long as possible.
[20:13] Takeru
    Um, hypothetically...
[20:15] Takeru
    Let's say you were going out with someone
    in the same squad, and they're a VIP.
[20:20] Takeru
    In terms of carrying out the mission,
[20:22] Takeru
    how much would you let emotions
    influence your actions, Captain?
[20:25] Isumi
    That's a tough situation to cook up.
[20:29] Isumi
    Since I'm a fragile coward,
[20:32] Isumi
    I'm pretty sure they'd be a big influence,
    as long as it didn't disrupt the mission.
[20:37] Isumi
    I used to fight because there was
    a man I wanted to be reunited with.
[20:41] Isumi
    But the more battles I made it through,
[20:43] Isumi
    the stronger my desire became
    to keep my comrades alive.
[20:46] Isumi
    You might experience a similar shift
    with your sweetheart.
[20:51] Takeru
    Was he your boyfriend, captain?
[20:54] Isumi
    My boyfriend?
[20:55] Isumi
    As things currently stand,
    it's completely unrequited on my end.
[20:58] Takeru
    Sounds kinda ambiguous.
[21:00] Isumi
    Well, the problem is that I had
    three other rivals for his affections,
[21:02] Isumi
    and to make it worse, they're all my sisters.
[21:06] Isumi
    My older sister's in Internal Affairs,
[21:07] Isumi
    and the younger two along with
    the guy are TSF pilots with the IJA.
[21:11] Takeru
    Wait, are they...
[21:13] Isumi
    From what I could tell at a glance,
    my youngest sister is involved in this op.
[21:18] Takeru
    You must be worried.
[21:20] Isumi
    I just have to trust in her,
    and focus on my own job.
[21:24] Isumi
    The only upside is that he and my sister
    have no idea that I'm here.
[21:30] Takeru
    You should try making a move
    on him once the mission's over!
[21:33] Isumi
    Well, he's sort of a childhood friend, too.
[21:38] Takeru
    The truth is, my girl is a
     childhood friend, too.
[21:42] Isumi
    I suddenly have this urge to kill you.
[21:46] Takeru
    But why?!
[21:47] Isumi
    Never mind!
[21:49] Isumi
    Just for reference... what was it
    that made you realize how she felt?
[21:55] (Flashback) Sumika
    How's that feel, Takeru-chan?
[21:58] Isumi
    What is it?
[21:59] Takeru
    W-Well... she sorta...
[22:02] Isumi
    Wha—What?!
[22:04] Isumi
    I mean, I guess even someone as dense
    as him could figure it out after that...
[22:08] Isumi
    Still!
[22:10] Isumi
    You need to survive this battle,
    and make it up to her!
[22:14] Isumi
    Those are your orders! Let's hear them!
[22:16] Takeru
    I will survive, and
    I will make it up to Sumika!
[22:20] Isumi
    Sumika. That's a beautiful name.
[22:23] Isumi
    Take good care of her for as long as you can.
[22:26] Takeru
    I would've done it
    even without the order, ma'am.
[22:30] Isumi
    Somehow, that ticks me off.
[22:33] Isumi
    I didn't think we'd be out here
     this long. I'm heading back.
SIGN    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents
     either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.